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Video: A first look at Saturday's headlines
Three Hayden teens are sentenced for their roles in a March branding incident; the number of babies born at YVMC last month matches the record; Tom Ross looks at the work behind the summer concert series; the Steamboat Triathlon is Sunday; and the last Town Challenge mountain bike race is tonight.
Tourism numbers remain strong
School is back in session in many Colorado schools, and high gas prices continue to make people cringe at the pump. Nevertheless, the number of people expected to spend tonight in Steamboat Springs lodging properties is up compared to the same weekend last year. And the trend of increased summer tourism is expected to continue into the Labor Day weekend.
Countdown to race day
Sunday marks second running of Steamboat Springs Triathlon
Folks wanting to go out for a Sunday morning cup of coffee should expect delays if they use River Road to Routt County Road 14 between Howelsen Hill and Colorado 131.
Video: Morning News Update
A rockslide closes U.S. 40 early this morning; a Montrose couple was injured in a crash Thursday; are putting a strain on the Hayden Police Department; longtime Yampa Valley chef Jacques Wilson is leaving Steamboat; Steamboatpilot.com and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. are going to give away free lift tickets; and a ferret is rescued from the Rainbow gathering and rehabilitated.
At the Movies
"Beerfest," "How to Eat Fried Worms," "Idlewild," "Invincible," "Accepted," "Snakes on a Plane," "Step Up," "World Trade Center" and "Material Girls"
Deb Babcock: Steamboat 'shrooms
Deb Babcock discusses the variety of mushrooms growing in the area and how to identify edible and poisonous ones. She also offers some tips on how to gather mushrooms.
South Routt kicks off new year
When he worked in Oklahoma, Michael Young's first day of school always involved shedding his tie and loosening his collar to seek relief from the 100-degree heat.
Barn Village moves forward
City planners have recommended approval for a residential subdivision on a 39-acre site including the historic More Barn, north of Central Park Drive and east of Pine Grove Road.
Housing help available
$300,000 in grants available for down-payment assistance
The piggy bank just got bigger for would-be homeowners.
Scooter rides again
Ferret paralyzed at Rainbow Gathering finds Steamboat sympathy
When Lisa Archer Leach and Maggie Smith of the Routt County Humane Society heard about canine parvovirus outbreaks at the Rainbow Family of Living Light gathering in North Routt County last month, they headed north on a mission to offer free vaccinations and educate the gatherers about the disease. What they found was a severely paralyzed ferret named Two Cents who had lost the use of his hind legs.
Allison Plean: An endangered cause
I had some good role models when I was in college. They were these women who could throw a whole chicken over a 12-foot fence and land it in a tire. They were women who rolled out hundreds of feet of chain-link fence in the rain. One had an arm mangled by a black leopard without shedding a tear.
Chef leaving Steamboat
Jacques Wilson moving to California with family
This fall, Steamboat Springs will lose an acclaimed culinary staple when Jacques Wilson leaves his post as Yampa Valley Medical Center's executive chef and director of food services.
Briefs for 8-25
Area briefs for Friday, August 25, 2006.
Back in the day
Jay Fetcher to speak about family history in Yampa Valley
Fetcher will talk about childhood escapades and the history of his family in the Yampa Valley at noon today at the Brown Bag Lecture at the Tread of Pioneers Museum. The Fetcher family helped shape the ski area as it is today.
Airport committee flying right along
Facilitator removes self from panel
A committee to guide studies of future development and land use at Steamboat Springs Airport made progress Thursday, despite the loss of its facilitator. During a meeting at Centennial Hall, members of the Steamboat Springs Airport Steering Committee shook off questions about the purpose of their group and continued working to clarify goals the committee outlined last week.
Security strains police
Heightened measures at airport spread Hayden's forces thin
Being prevented from taking a drink on a plane is a minor inconvenience to many air travelers, but the heightened air security measures are causing a serious strain on a local police department. Since Aug. 10, the day after British authorities foiled a terrorist plot involving planes headed for the U.S., heightened security has required an armed law enforcement officer be present when passengers are being screened at YVRA.
Kent Denver no pushover
Sailors football team expects tough game from Class 2A opponent
Call it part caution and part unknown, but Steamboat Springs football coach Aaron Finch is a little leery about Saturday's game against Kent Denver. It's not that he isn't confident. In fact, he is excited and pleased with his team's progress the last two weeks of camp. He just knows that it's tough to judge a team's talent until it gets on the field for a game that matters.
Sailors hang tough
Golf team places second on difficult course
Despite the tough course at Cotton Ranch Golf Course on Thursday, the Sailors shot a team score of 242, five shots behind first place Basalt and good enough for second place.
Five magic number for Board
Members agree a sixth Planning Commission seat unnecessary
The Oak Creek Town Board decided to accept Planning Commission member Andy Benjamin's resignation without advertising the vacancy.
A free ticket to ride
Steamboat Pilot & Today, ski area to give away lift tickets
Daily lift tickets to the Steamboat Ski Area will be given away each day in September on steamboatpilot.com in a joint promotion between the newspaper and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.
The Record for August 23
12:29 a.m. A man in the 1900 block of Cornice Drive reported damage being done to an apartment by a tenant. Police told the man the situation was civil, not criminal.
Getting through the fire
Laura Kowalski uses acrylic paint to find balance in her world
Every winter, artist Laura Kowalski has to turn on her space heaters eight hours before she paints in her garage/art studio. "I have to carry the paint and water into the house and can't store anything in here or it would freeze," she said. "Painting without heat is a challenge and cuts back on the spontaneity of it."
On Scene: 'Uke' and me
Jake Shimabukuro ordered a Midori sour at Mambo Italiano after his performance at Strings in the Mountains on Friday night. It was not the drink I expected from the "baddest ukulele player on the planet" - according to a San Francisco Chronicle review. And he was one of the nicest people I've met.
Get intimate with actors
Cabaret offers a window into the performers' personalities
A typical evening in New York City in the 1930s, '40s and '50s would entail going to the theater and then going out to dinner - and then going to see Cabaret at 2 a.m. "It was a very different world," Cabaret faculty member Barry Kleinbort said. "There was something secretive about all these people getting together to make this happen, and people like the freedom of being able to say whatever they want (in the performances)."
CD reviews
Thom Yorke, "The Eraser"; Jurassic 5, "Feedback"; Outkast, "Idlewild"
Ex-breakdancer breaks it down
The last time Dain Estes and his band, Shaking Tree, were in Steamboat Springs, he had a dance off with a waitress.
Not your average honky-tonk
For Morrison-Williams, it's not about the "honky-tonky bedonk-e-donk." This country Western band doesn't want to produce highly commercialized songs.
