Stories for February 17, 2004

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Learning to find yourself

Cree woman, Steamboat resident shares her story Friday

Forty years is a long time not to know who you are, but it took that long for Angie Swinger to get the courage and the motivation to walk away from her life for a year and visit her biological family on the Cree Indian reservation in Canada.

Ready to wrestle

Soroco juniors Whit Gates, Matt Iacovetto off to state

Disappointment is a great motivator, which may explain in part why Soroco's Matt Iacovetto heads to the 69th annual State Wrestling Championships with something to prove.

Dueling Doolin

Hayden 'showed heart,' is ready for state

Jake Doolin refused to release details when asked what fabulous hairstyle he was going to be wearing at this year's state wrestling tournament.

A look ahead at the 69th annual State Wrestling Championships in Denver

Nearly 900 high school wrestlers will compete at the Pepsi Center this weekend during the 69th annual State Wrestling Championships in Denver.

3 Tigers headed to state meet

Hayden wrestlers miss regional titles

Matt Iacovetto got his revenge.

Town manager hired

Minturn HR director will begin March 1

Minturn's human resources director will be Hayden's next town manager.

Attorney: Marchus fired

Building official's lawyer says county has begun termination process

County commissioner candidate Mark Marchus, chief building official with the Routt County Regional Building Department for the past six years, is being terminated, Marchus' attorney said.

Scouting new frontiers

Troop raising money for Hawaii trip, projects

Boxes upon boxes of Girl Scout cookies lined tables in the Routt County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall last week as troop leader Lori Laird and Laurie Hallenbeck separated the Thin Mints from the Trefoils and the Samoas from the Do-si-Dos.

Briefs for Feb. 18

Blood drive is Thursday at YVMC with appointment

Our View: A commendable move

Hats off to the Steamboat Springs School District and Steamboat Springs Montessori for reaching a compromise that avoids what could have proved to be a costly legal battle.

Ronald Lewis: Balderdash

Regarding the Feb. 15 letter to the editor, "Check out Kucinich" by Nina Rogers, I have a question: How did Ms. Rogers find Steamboat Springs? I am afraid that she got lost on her way to "The Socialist State of Boulder." What balderdash.

City, developers make deal

City agrees to share cost of culvert with developers

The City Council and a developer of a 19-unit townhome project struck a deal in the middle of Tuesday's council meeting.

Town could force enclave annexation

A proposed annexation of recreational land south of town could now surround many properties near the town limits of Hayden.

County mulls recreation fees

User fees for Routt National Forest should not be implemented unless the money can be used for specific improvements at the place of collection, county commissioners said Tuesday.

Kristi Palmer and Kelly Rhodes: Apologies to Soroco

The student body, faculty and support staff of Rangely High School, as well as the community, would like to offer our sincerest apology to the students and community of Soroco High School for the incident that occurred during the Soroco Rams' visit to our school Jan. 30. We are embarrassed for the breach of trust that came about as the result of thieves breaking into your team's locker room and taking money and items of value. We have always prided ourselves on our ability to ensure visiting teams complete safety while on our grounds, so this incident came as a great shock and shame to us.

Les A. Liman: Save justice center

When I decided to move to a ski resort 35 years ago, I visited several and chose Steamboat Springs. It was and remains a real town with real people. Town was a place where you could go to the bank, wash your clothes in the Laundromat, pick up the mail, and buy some groceries -- all without a car.

Parties look at legal defense agreement

Routt County, two municipalities and two water districts are considering forming a joint legal defense agreement as they evaluate the impacts of Steamboat Springs' filing for recreational water rights.

Hunter has his court appearance postponed

The first court appearance for a Wisconsin hunter charged with criminally negligent homicide was postponed from Tuesday to March 23.

Self-help housing possible in Hayden

Building home in Hayden may be thousands of dollars cheaper than expected for qualified people willing to lend a hand.

Temporary snow trail OK'd

A temporary trail providing snowmobile access to the Routt National Forest from Steamboat Lake State Park could open as early as this weekend.

Officials stress reasoning

Educational benefits, not money, behind school compromise

Steamboat Springs School District officials stressed Tuesday that the sole impetus for creating a Montessori program at Strawberry Park Elementary School was its educational benefits.

U.S. attorney: Move marijuana case

The U.S. Attorney's Office called factual and legal arguments for not moving a Hayden resident's medicinal marijuana case to a federal court "frivolous" and "plainly wrong."

The Record for Feb. 18

Monday, Feb. 16 12:20 a.m. A man reportedly was sitting on the front stoop of a bar in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue yelling obscenities. The Steamboat Springs Police Department gave the man a ride to a hotel.

Girls end with win

Tigers face Rams in playoffs Saturday

Creativity is good in art and basketball, and Hayden girls basketball coach Jayme Adams is beginning to see the Tigers adapt and adjust to opposing defenses before her eyes.