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World: Israeli warplanes hit minibus; Hezbollah rockets kill 2
Israeli warplanes struck a minibus carrying people fleeing the fighting Sunday in southern Lebanon, killing three people, Lebanese security officials said, and Hezbollah rockets killed two civilians in northern Israel.
Transactions for July 3-17
TOTAL REAL PROPERTY SALES -- $58,640,200, TOTAL TIMESHARE SALES -- $249,400
Tyler James Marren
Tyler James Marren, son of Sherry and James Marren, was born at 6:16 p.m. July 10, 2006. He weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. His sibling is Cole Marren. His grandparents are Jerry Brewer of Craig; Bill Brewer of Craig; and Mary and Everett Smith of Hartsburg, Mo.
Scientists skeptical of new air pollution rules
The Bush administration might add to air pollution by making it easier for thousands of aging factories and plants to modernize, scientists say.
A parade of success
Shriners in cars a feature of this year's Colorado Days
Hayden resident Ashley Walden hasn't been to every Colorado Days event, but she was pretty sure Saturday's Colorado Days parade was the best the town's ever had.
Storm Mountain Coffee selected for national chef tasting
Storm Mountain Coffee Roasters owner Julie Spitzley is used to locals sampling her coffee with a smile, but she never expected someone to recommend her coffee for a national culinary event.
Our View: No guarantees with new ownership
The announcement that American Skiing Co. is selling the Steamboat Ski Area has created a buzz in the community.
Sports: American Landis wins Tour de France
The highs and lows of Floyd Landis' nail-biter of a bike race ended without a hitch Sunday as he won the Tour de France and kept cycling's most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year.
Pick Up Sticks
Lacrosse flourishing among Steamboat's youths
Andy and Jake Flax haven't put their lacrosse sticks down in five years. As hockey players, the Flax brothers were intrigued by lacrosse, another stick sport, after their eighth-grade year, despite the sport's anonymity among boys in Steamboat Springs.
The bottom line
Oak Creek struggles to gain better financial footing
In a small town like Oak Creek, everyone seems to know everyone else's business. Except, that is, for the town's business.
At Home debuts
Paper launches quarterly magazine
Steamboat Springs is more than a mountain town. It is a lifestyle. At Home in Steamboat Springs debuts today, a little more than a year after Steamboat Pilot & Today publisher Bryna Larsen proposed an idea for a free lifestyle magazine.
A new way to fly
Light jets could have big impact at Steamboat Springs Airport
Imagine no longer having to deal with multiple layovers in crowded airports or nervously standing by luggage carousels wondering if your bag made it to the final destination.
Paul Edward Fancler, 1941-2006
Former Steamboat Springs resident Paul Edward Fancler died July 8, 2006, surrounded by his family at Loyola University Hospital in Chicago, after a courageous battle against leukemia. He was 65.
Getting details on retail
Shoppers for the government help determine CPI
Armed with a badge and a tablet computer, Sandy Zeiss walked into a Minneapolis auto-repair shop last Wednesday and peppered an employee with detailed questions about the cost of a brake job for a six-year-old foreign compact car.
'One step at a time'
Betsy Kalmeyer triumphs in Hardrock 100 again
As Steamboat Springs long-distance runner Betsy Kalmeyer crossed the finish line of the Hardrock 100 race last weekend, she was overcome with joy -- and relief.
Sound Off for July 23
I'm calling about the article in Sunday about "Immigration haze." Comunidad Integrada is seeking to locate 1,500 Spanish-speaking residents to Routt County. What will this do to affordable housing in our area? We already have a problem with that. And these new residents, where are they coming from? Why are they coming here? What are they doing to the wage scale for the people already here?
Earl Reed "Jr" Crowner, 1916-2006
Former longtime Yampa resident Earl Reed "Jr" Crowner died June 29, 2006, at Mesa Manor in Grand Junction. He was 89.
Worth the walk
Cancer survivors take on Relay for Life
Doctors told Bill McKelvie that nothing could be done to help him after he was diagnosed with cancer for a second time.
Across nation, building materials in tight supply
Although home builders in many parts of the country are beginning to experience a decline in buyer demand, the shortage of some key building products is continuing.
Families realize their dreams
Fox Creek tour gives residents sneak peak of their new homes
Juan Carlos Maldonado, his wife Guadalupe and their two children last week toured the home they thought they never would be able to afford.
Hitting hard at 15
Baseball talent showcased at Triple Crown quarterfinals
Cheering crowds and the classic sound of wooden bat to baseball echoed around Howelsen Hill on Saturday during the 15-and-younger Triple Crown World Series playoff games.
Omar M. Campbell: Illegals are a threat
Thank you, Alan Matte, for your Letter to the Editor in the Sunday, May 28 Pilot & Today -- gleefully titled "Response to Omar" by the editors.
Group seeks airport closure
Petition circulating to put issue before voters
A petition is circulating to place a question on November's ballot asking city voters to close Steamboat Springs Airport.
Emaline Ruby Farrington
Emaline Ruby Farrington, daughter of Jessica Wright and Matthew Farrington, was born at 11:31 p.m. July 12, 2006. She weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Her grandparents are Peter and Pam Farrington of Brisbane, Australia; and Maude and Gregory Wright of Boothbay, Maine.
The good and the rad
Local BMX riders building courses, interest
If you want to ride BMX in Routt County, you need only one tool -- a shovel. Without a maintained public course to speak of, local riders create their own with dedicated grassroots grunt work. For a few separate groups of local enthusiasts hooked on riding the smaller, specialized bikes characterized by 20-inch wheels, the sport is experiencing a rebirth in popularity.
Cooking with Chef Kate Rench
She's the starving artist who ended up in a kitchen. She's the chubby ice-cream-eating Buddha child who matured into a tall, skinny biker babe. And she can dance around the tiny kitchen of Cafe Diva as comfortably as she danced for an audience of 20,000 people at the Pepsi Center during a Prince concert.
Democrat Gary Wall: Crusading for civil liberties
The winner of the Republican primary between Ray Birch and Garrett Wiggins will face Democrat Gary Wall in the general election.
Time for a new sheriff in town
The two Republicans battling for a chance to be Routt County's next sheriff are as different as night and day
Garrett Wiggins is a man of many talents. He has rebuilt classic cars, ranched in Florida, worked on an alligator farm, been a taxidermist and served as a police officer, a Routt County Sheriff's Office deputy and the assistant plant manager at a large tobacco company. Ray Birch is an imposing man with a strong jaw and broad shoulders. To some, he appears intimidating. To Birch, it's just a façade.
Welcome home
This is one of the reasons I came back to Steamboat Springs from Texas. I'm a newspaper editor. Most of the work I produce is in black and white and completed in one, 24-hour cycle. Other than reading them, I have no experience with magazines. But when Publisher Bryna Larsen told me she wanted to launch a magazine to go along with our news product, I thought it would be a great chance to do something new. And it was.
Business briefs for July 23
Tim Landusky has opened a new tax service business in Steamboat Springs.
Gracymay Lynn Tuttle
Gracymay Lynn Tuttle, daughter of Jeramy and Sherry Tuttle of Oak Creek, was born at 4:42 p.m. June 4, 2006. She weighed 2 pounds and 2 ounces and was 14 inches long. Her siblings are Louden, Samantha, Nathan, Axel, Nathaniel, Jeremiah and Mike. Her grandparents are Jack and Connie Tuttle of Golden; Donna and HP Sanders of Hayden; and Sterling Osborn of Georgia.
Don A. Erwin, 1927-2006
Part-time Steamboat Springs resident Don A. Erwin died July 18, 2006, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kan. He was 78.
The Record for July 23
7:52 p.m. A woman in the 2500 block of Village Drive was concerned that her husband was missing. The woman told police it was not uncommon for her husband to disappear for long periods of time without telling anyone but that he had been gone longer than usual. A report was taken.
Jimmy Westlake: The teapot in the sky
Legend has it that a pot of gold awaits you at the end of the rainbow -- if you are lucky enough to find the end. No luck is required, however, to find the pot of tea at the end of the Milky Way. All you need is a clear, dark night and an unobstructed view of the southern sky.
Routt County Spotlight: Jairo Alonso Cardenas Rodriguez
Age: 25, Occupation: Maintenance worker, Place of birth: Bogota, Colombia
John F. Russell: Saying thanks
As a reporter, I meet lots of people working to make a difference in our community.
Weed whackers
Flea beetles feasting on non-native leafy spurge, helping contain weed
No larger than the head of a nail, the leafy spurge flea beetle doesn't appear capable of much. Things change, however, when you release thousands of the tiny insect.
All mixed up
STA Mixed Doubles Championship finals today
At times, the Steam�--boat Springs Tennis Association's Mixed Doubles Championships seemed more like a social mixer than a cutthroat competition.
Carol J. Ward: Proud of Son
This letter is a response to the article "Mothers protest Bush visit" in Friday's Steamboat Today.
Alice Klauzer and Christine McKelvie: Get involved
As event sponsors of Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society fundraiser, we want to invite all who have survived cancer to the opening ceremonies and inspirational Survivors' Lap at 6 p.m. Aug. 4. The event will take place at the Steamboat Springs High School track. Survivors -- people and pets -- will be given free T-shirts, recognition and loving support.
Nation: Sniper shootings target vehicles on Indiana interstate
Sniper fire struck two pickup trucks along Interstate 65 in southern Indiana early Sunday, killing one person and injuring another, state police said.
Into the next phase
Steamboat's Todd Lodwick, who recently retired as America's best Nordic combined skier, is busier than ever
He has traveled around the world for 13 years, but one of the most difficult journeys Todd Lodwick takes these days is just a short drive from his downtown home. The new father admits that dropping off his 5-month-old daughter, Charley, is more difficult than it was to climb aboard a plane when he wasn't jumping well for a long World Cup trip through Eastern Europe.
Joy Ride
Kayaking the run from Fish Creek Falls to the C-hole a thrilling experience
For the core of Steamboat's adrenaline addicts, Fish Creek Canyon runs much deeper than glossy tourism brochures flaunting a single picturesque fall.
The new look of luxury
LPS developments changing valley landscape
Live music was a must when the listing real estate firm for Marabou Ranch planned a picnic this summer. Country Western recording artist Clay Walker, with no fewer than five No. 1 hit singles to his credit, was booked for the party by DMB Real Estate of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Work from your patio
Telecommuting booming in Steamboat
This bombshell from Noreen Moore, business resource director for the Routt County Economic Development Cooperative: "Within six years, 40 percent of corporate workers will be location-neutral," said Moore, who recently completed an extensive study about the growth of location-neutral business and "telecommuting" in Routt County. Telecommuting means working via computer and telephone -- often at home -- for a company that is not located where you live.
A magical place: Covered Bridge House
Imagine a bridge, water flowing underneath, as the entrance of a home. You can do so in the Steamboat Covered Bridge House, perhaps Steamboat's most renowned luxury home. The house sits on a high point overlooking the golf course at Catamount Ranch and Club with views of the Flat Tops and Walton Canyon. Pam Vanatta of Prudential Steamboat Realty has the home listed for $8.9 million.
Smart move
Steamboat's SmartWool a nice fit for Timberland
Gardner Flanigan's wife, Millie, forbids him from discussing his job in crowded public places such as airports. She isn't about to miss a flight because yet another enthusiastic stranger wants to demonstrate his version of the "SmartWool salute."
Get in shape with Mike McCannon
Mike McCannon is a personal trainer with Forever Fit of Steamboat Springs. His training career began 25 years ago, when he started designing workout regimens for friends. He soon discovered a passion for helping others achieve physical fitness.
Strings of success
Popular concert music series has grown from humble beginnings
On the morning that a city official said it wasn't acceptable to seat two people on the roof and two people on a chair, Strings in the Mountains founders Kay Clagett and Betse Grassby knew they had outgrown their first venue.
Challenges run deep
Standing in a high-mountain meadow on a June morning in the summer of his 94th year, John Fetcher likes what he sees. Sand Mountain -- and its lingering snowfields -- dominates the view from the upper Fetcher Ranch. Fetcher is irrigating his cattle pasture, and the world seems right. But the early summer breeze that rustles the willows along the creek whispers of changes to come.
Irrigation patterns evolving in Strawberry Park
Wayne Kakela, dressed in blue overalls and a straw hat, presides over a small corner of Routt County that serves as a microcosm for the changing use of water in a mountain resort town.
Change on the horizon
Yampa River's abundant water won't be overlooked for long
The rules have changed. The increasing demand for water brought on by the booming population of Colorado and other Western states has forced new strategies for water management, and the Yampa River figures to play an important role.
