Stories for December 30, 2003

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Snow attracts holiday crowd

Steamboat Ski Area officials won't release numbers, but signs are that Steamboat is experiencing record holiday business.

CMC prepares for semester

After one of the busiest fall semesters in recent memory, Colorado Mountain College -- Alpine Campus officials are gearing up for an equally busy spring.

WSC women holding their own

Things were looking good for the members of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's women's Alpine team after the first run of Tuesday's slalom race.

Here's a chance to do a little dirty work

Gardening has been a part of Barbara Sanders' life from the time she was a little girl. Her parents gardened, and she learned to love planting seedlings, tending to them and watching them grow.

Happenings for Dec. 31

WEDNESDAY n Steamboat's Over the Hill Gang, which offers guided skiing to intermediate skiers 50 and older, meets at 9 a.m. Sunday through Friday across from the Billy Kidd statue.

Our view: There's plenty on 2004's plate

There is no way to have known at the end of 2002 that we would experience the things we did in 2003.

A look back at 2003

From the tragic death of one of Hayden's own in the war in Iraq to triumphs at state wrestling and track meets, the community experienced an array of emotions in 2003. What follows is a look back at 2003 and some of the events that will long be remembered in Hayden:

City files for recreational water rights

Keeping its word, the city of Steamboat Springs filed for a recreational water right at the Routt County Courthouse last Friday to secure a 2003 priority.

Marijuana fight continues

Nord battles to get drugs returned to him after they were seized

A Hayden man has asked a state court to cite officers who seized marijuana from his home with contempt for not following a judge's order to return the drugs.

EDC to become part of 'economic garden'

Noreen Moore, business resource director for the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association, talks about unity, communication and integration as the keys to helping existing businesses succeed.

Steamboat skiers shine

Area athletes take on Howelsen Hill

Steady snow and the tricky pitches of Howelsen Hill did little to deter Steamboat Springs skiers in Tuesday's Rocky Mountain Trophy Series slalom race.

Lodwick takes third in Germany

Three-time Olympian Todd Lodwick captured his first World Cup podium finish in two years Tuesday in Oberhof, Germany.

Snocross comes to Hayden this week

Last year, sports promoter Henry Billet thrilled thousands of spectators in Steamboat Springs with a pair of snowcross snowmobile events built on high-speed thrills and spills.

PAL gives S. Routt kids New Year's Eve option

After patrolling the streets of Oak Creek last New Year's Eve, Oak Creek Police Chief Tim Willert came home and told his wife, Mindy, that the area needed to supply something for children to do.

The Record for Dec. 31

Monday, Dec. 29 3 a.m. A vehicle was reported to be off the road and stuck in a snow bank along Broad Street. The driver was thought to be intoxicated but was gone when the Steamboat Springs Police Department arrived.

Briefs for Dec. 31

Fund set up at First National to help Stillwell

Skier comes home, dominates races

Steamboat Springs ski racer Brede Halsnes capped off a strong week of ski racing in his hometown by winning the final Rocky Mountain Trophy Series slalom at Howelsen on Wednesday.

Tricky course tamed

Steamboat racers speed through turns

It was going to take more than a few tricky turns at the top of Howelsen Hill on Wednesday morning to trip ski racer Heidi Hillenbrand and her teammates from the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.

The Blotter for Dec. 31

Friday, Dec. 26 2:52 p.m. A coal hauling truck slid off an icy patch of Twentymile Road. No one was injure