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- Mark Todd
- Contributor to "Being Here: A Gunnison Valley Journal," moved to Gunnison valley in the late 1980's, taught English and Journalism at Western Colorado University (source: Being Here: A Gunnison Valley Journal). Contributor to "The where that tells us who we are: A Gunnison Valley Journal," (source: The where that tells us who we are: A Gunnison Valley Journal)
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- Mark Worth
- "Worth grew up sailing small boats off the shores of New York and Connecticut. In 1979, he pried himself from the Atlantic’s watery embrace and moved to Telluride, where he became a pioneer in the nascent telemark skiing movement in the San Juans. But when the snow melted, Worth pined for wind and open water. He spent most of the summer of 1984 at Miramonte Reservoir, teaching himself to sail an early-model windsurfer. “The rig was rudimentary,” he recalls. “There were no foot-straps or harness lines, so when the wind picked up, I’d just hold on really tight.” (A windsurfer consists of a mast and sail mounted on a surfboard-like platform. It operates on the same principles as sailboat – albeit a very nimble sailboat.) The windsurfing bug bit Worth hard. By 1991, he was summering in Hood River, Ore., where he honed his skills in the famed Columbia River Gorge. Five years later, he opened a windsurfing guide service. His business thrived; he’d found his niche. At the end of the decade, Worth expanded his curriculum include the new sport of kiteboarding. He now runs Gorge Kiteboard School in the summer and Telluride Snowkite School in the winter." --Taken from: https://www.telluridenews.com/the_watch/news/article_6570e43e-2f0c-561a-b621-1d9c1bac30fd.html Link accessed 12/31/20 Worth was also the mayor of Telluride, Colorado in late 1980's.
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- Marka Moser
- Marka Webb Moser was born 24 May 1940 to Barbara Shove Palmer and Joel A.H. Webb in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Marka Webb graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School and earned her teaching credentials from the University of Colorado in Boulder. As a child and youth, she skied Aspen, Winter Park, Arapahoe Basin, Vail and Ski Cooper, plus several areas that are no longer in operation including Climax Ski Area, Pikes Peak Ski Area and Ski Broadmoor. In 1965, the Webb family stayed at Pepi’s when Bridge Street still had a dirt surface. The family fell in love with Vail and Moser’s uncle, sports broadcast journalist Bud Palmer, bought one of the first condominiums at All-Seasons from Rod Slifer. In 1969, Marka Webb married Kris Moser, who was a wildlife biologist and officer with the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The young family jumped at the chance to transfer to the Minturn district. Marka served as a permanent substitute teacher in the fledgling Vail school system (consisting of three full-time teachers) and coordinated volunteers to oversee extracurricular activities such as music, art and P.E. Eventually, she covered education for local newspapers and was trained as a photojournalist by Jack Affleck. In the early days, Moser also worked at the Mug Shoppe by the Covered Bridge where its owner’s, George “The Skipper” Knox and wife Ella, helped keep an eye on the Moser’s two young daughters, Barbara and Mary Catherine. The Mosers bought their first home in the Buffehr Creek West Condominiums from brothers Dave and Rob Garton. Sons Michael and Matthew Moser were born in Vail. In her Vail Valley Voices oral history, Marka Moser recalled that the annual rummage sale (Eagle Valley Community Fund) was her first community service effort. She has been a board member for a staggering number of nonprofit organizations including the Buddy Werner League, an affordable youth ski race organization named for the late Olympian who was also Moser’s college friend. Through the Eagle Piney Water Protection District and similar organizations, Marka Moser has been instrumental in protecting water rights of Vail and Eagle County. Additionally, Moser has found time to participate in book clubs, the local women’s hockey league and the locally famous Happy Hikers club. In February 2023, Marka Moser was named recipient of the 2023 Vail Trailblazer Award by Vail Town Council.
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- Marketa Zubkova
- Contributor to "2020: The Hammer and The Dance: A Gunnison Valley Journal," (source:2020: The Hammer and The Dance : A Gunnison Valley Journal).
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- Marlee Boucher
- Contributor to "2020: The Hammer and The Dance: A Gunnison Valley Journal," (source:2020: The Hammer and The Dance : A Gunnison Valley Journal).