Stories for August 26, 2004

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Resident helps in Florida

Emergency Services Manager volunteers after Charley hits

Routt County Emergency Services Manager Chuck Vale met a Florida woman this week who has a large hole in her roof thanks to Hurricane Charley.

Briefs for Aug. 27

Snowboard art competition A prospectus will be available Sept. 1 for participants in the third annual Ride Snowboard's Graphic Arts Competition. Entries are scheduled for exhibition in February 2005. The deadline for entries is Jan. 15, 2005. For more information, visit www.artlinksteamboat.org.

Smith concedes win to Walcher

State Rep. Matt Smith, a 3rd Congressional District candidate, conceded to fellow Republican Greg Walcher on Thursday, but the Grand Junction lawmaker refused to say whether he would support Walcher's bid to replace retiring Rep. Scott McInnis.

Nightlife for Aug. 27

Worried Men plays at 10 p.m. at Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill, Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue. Free. Call 879-3773.

In the right hands

Hahn's Peak Cafe gets new owners who will carry on with tradition

When Dana Morton opened Hahn's Peak Cafe 3 1/2 years ago, her business plan was simple: Run the place for three to five years, and then find the right people to buy it. When the three-year mark came, Morton quietly started looking for buyers. She ran a cryptic ad in the newspaper advertising the sale, but didn't mention the restaurant by name. She was looking for a certain kind of buyer, she said. Someone who would run Hahn's Peak Cafe in the same local, friendly, come-as-you-are tradition she had established.

Arts festival an exploration

John Sant'Ambrogio came to Steamboat Springs for the first time in the mid-1980s to start a small music camp with Kay Clagett and Betse Grassby. The camp was called Strings in the Mountains.

A sampling of emotion

Full of effect pedals and synthesizers, Transcendental Hayride is the perfect music to accompany a late-night laser light show.

Hayden weighs growth options

Hayden residents want the town to plan now for moderate to fast growth.

Oak Creek hires second police officer

The Oak Creek Town Board hired a second full-time police officer Thursday to help keep the department functioning in the absence of a police chief.

The Record for Aug. 27

8:54 a.m. A vehicle complaint was made about how tow trucks were parked on 13th Street.

Autumn Phillips: Adventures at sea

You spend so many hours daydreaming about the trip you are going to take or the mountain you are going to climb. You bore your friends with the details of your plans. You watch your savings account. You mentally pack and repack. When an adventure is on the horizon, you live in the future. I quoth thee this, the old saying, "There is no greater happiness than that felt while thinking about future happiness."

Creekside wins adult coed soccer title

Most people who frequent the Creekside Cafe and Grill are aware of its famous eggs benedict, but few know that the popular restaurant has built a soccer dynasty of sorts in Steamboat Springs.

Hayden volleyball squad has winning attitude

Seniors Jamie Waugh and Lauren Branstetter yelled out instructions, sending more than 30 Hayden volleyball players to the floor for warm-up laps Tuesday.

Hayden has experience, talent to compete in Western Slope League

Hayden senior Evan Hilling remembers his first days of freshman football practice. Everything was fast and complicated, but he needed to play. The Tigers, like many small schools in Colorado, had to use underclassmen to field a competitive varsity team.

Tax board debates lodging tax

Members think tax could set an 'unfortunate precedent'

The city of Steamboat Springs' Tax Policy Advisory Board thinks the 2 percent tax on lodging to pay for airline flight guarantees could set an "unfortunate precedent."

Airport commission determined

Members pursue finding terminal financing solution

Members of the Yampa Valley Airport Commission received encouragement from County Manager Tom Sullivan on Thursday night to pursue financing options for the next phase of terminal improvements at Yampa Valley Regional Airport.

Seminars discussion Monday

Sept.11 commission attorney to speak in Steamboat

The lead attorney for the Sept. 11 commission will make an appearance in Steamboat Springs on Monday to discuss, among other things, the commission's findings and recommendations.

Possibility of snow tonight

Snow. For days, that word has been a rumbling undercurrent in Routt County conversation, soliciting groans from some and cheers from others.

Man arrested in shroom growing case

A 26-year-old Steamboat Springs man was arrested on suspicion of growing psilocybin mushrooms in a condominium on Burgess Creek Road.

District buys out part of Mader's contract

The Hayden School District bought out a portion of former superintendent Scott Mader's contract as part of a separation agreement.

New member on School Board

AlidaLee Gingerich is the newest member of the South Routt School Board after being appointed last week to fill the seat vacated by Dawn Ford.

Former city planner in private practice

Former Steamboat Springs city planner Scott Woodford has returned to work in a private planning practice.