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Olympic toast of the town
Athletes sent off with a Hootie and a holler
A day like Friday is what separates Steamboat Springs from any other town in the world. Thousands turned out to support America's 2006 Winter Olympic hopefuls and watched Steamboat Springs resident Ryan St. Onge, Colorado native Jeremy Bloom and East Coast women Emily Cook and Hannah Kearney qualify for the Olympics with wins in the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in freestyle skiing.
The air up there
Aerialists St. Onge, Cook wow Howelsen Hill crowd
Ryan St. Onge had the home hill advantage. Before a crowd of thousands, with snow lightly falling from the sky above Howelsen Hill, St. Onge became Steamboat Springs' newest Winter Olympian with his win in the men's aerial competition at the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
2005 World Champ overcomes slow start to win
The pigtail braids -- held together by plastic pink flowers -- couldn't hide the scowl on Hannah Kearney's face. This was the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, and her first moguls run was unacceptable. "I was disappointed with my quality of skiing," she said.
Police officers under investigation
Prosecutor investigating procedures used to obtain search warrant
A special prosecutor is investigating whether two Steamboat Springs police officers acted improperly when obtaining a search warrant last month, local police officials said.
Bloom back to Olympics
Former CU star edges past Steamboat's Mayer in finals
It was the calm before the swarm. Loveland's Jeremy Bloom took his spot on the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Trials podium Friday and smiled for the crowd. When he stepped down, TV cameramen and other members of the media crowded around the 5-foot-9 moguls skier turned Colorado Buffaloes football player turned moguls skier.
Man killed while checking on accident victim
A Walden man was killed Thursday afternoon on Colorado Highway 14 while he was standing in the highway talking on the phone with a 911 dispatcher.
The Record for Dec. 31
12:35 a.m. Extra police officers were sent to patrol Ski Time Square because business owners complained the bar crowd had become increasingly noisy and boisterous.
Briefs for Dec. 31
Kim Vogel has been named public affairs officer for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland.
Taxis, bus drivers prepare for year's busiest night
Torchlight parade among main events
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, 20 taxis will start their engines. A fleet of 10 extra city buses will hit the streets, and drivers will prepare for the annual swarm of revelers that need a ride home.
Residents' comments wanted
YVHA officials holding meetings to discuss affordable housing
Before Yampa Valley Housing Authority officials draft an affordable housing plan, they want to get residents' input.
