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Sailing ahead with confidence
First playoff game against Fort Lupton
Steamboat Springs football coach Aaron Finch doesn't know a whole lot about Fort Lupton, the Sailors' first-round playoff opponent. What he does know, however, is that his team is hitting its stride at just the right time.
John Spezia: Points missed
After reading the BARC letter to the City Council and the Pilot & Today's editorial on base area redevelopment, I feel that a number of key issues and points were missed.
Diane Brower: Keep it up, council
I am writing on behalf of the Community Alliance of the Yampa Valley. The Steamboat Springs inclusionary zoning ordinance was established for the primary purpose of providing homes for the working people of our community.
Hope Cook: Editorial off mark
The City Council has been taking a lot of heat for much of their work. Most recently, a Pilot & Today editorial and the Base Area Reinvestment Coalition sharply criticized council's denial of the One Steamboat Place community housing plan. First and foremost, I want to point out that this City Council has been extraordinary in their efforts to try new things and to balance the needs of different aspects of the community.
Our View: Take the time to vote
Major decisions will be made on Election Day. There are seven state amendments, seven state referendums, two school bond issues and a City Council pay raise on Tuesday's ballot.
Sargent slaughtered, Hayden advances
Tigers control ball, shut down Farmers' offense to win playoff opener
Hayden defensive back Russell Waugh guessed that five years from now he will remember one thing about Saturday's first-round playoff game against Sargent - the interceptions. The first of Waugh's two picks helped Hayden's defense stave off Sargent's best scoring opportunity, and the Tigers went on to win, 14-0.
The Record for Nov. 5
The following is a list of people booked into the Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.
Grooming the growth
Economic council works to help South Routt's burgeoning business community
Ken DePaul thinks the growing number of new South Routt County businesses is a sign of things to come.
Dave Shively: Raging bulls
Four years ago, if you asked people what PBR meant to them, your answer would have to do with Milwaukee's 1893 award-winning macrobrew. If you ask Routt County residents today, you might get a different answer, or at least a clarification to learn which of "nature's choicest products" you were talking about - select hops or a whirling, belligerent 1,800-pound beast?
Luke Graham: Up next - Hayden vs. Goliath
This is what you'd consider a red-letter game. Except, with this one, you'd highlight it, circle it, underline it, enlarge it and put it in bold letters.
Half the harvest
Through two of the fall's big game rifle seasons, hunters gauge success, eye early migrations
High-country hunting may have taken a brief break during this past week's five-day hiatus between the second and third deer and elk rifle seasons, but that's when the craziness began for the butchers at Steamboat Meat & Seafood Company.
John F. Russell: Success can be title-less
Too often in high school sports the success of a team is tied to how well it does in the playoffs. State champions are viewed as successful, while those that fall along the way - well, they still have some work to do.
Sound Off for Nov. 5
Vote yes to raise City Council pay. How embarrassing is the salary we currently give our hardworking elected officials? That is a thankless job, requiring more than 40 hours a week if done properly by someone who cares and takes the time to understand all sides of the issues and does his homework.
Turnover troubles
Low salaries make help hard to keep in District Attorney's Office
In a community where employee turnover rates can be as high as February snowbanks, the situation in the 14th Judicial District District Attorney's Office is no different.
Issues 'lost in translation'
Officials seeking dialogue, not division, as City Council meets with base area planners
A letter criticizing city development policies has not stalled plans for redevelopment at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
Bilingual benefits
Elementary school Spanish program marches on
It was Wednesday afternoon - still three days until the weekend, but the fourth-graders in Judy Ross' and Barb Gregoire's classes were singing and clapping. "My job is easy," Ann Coon said. "They love Spanish." Señora Coon, as her nametag read, opened the 20-minute Spanish lesson with a series of Spanish commands. Then, Coon, the district's elementary Spanish teacher, began the lesson of the day.
Joanne Palmer: The Fat Fairy strikes again
The Fat Fairy flew in last night.
Getting out the vote
Candidates from both parties remain optimistic
With their campaigns quickly winding to a close, the top Republican and Democratic candidates for Colorado governor and Third Congressional District representative expressed optimism Saturday for Election Day wins.
Scholarship progam powered by beef
In an era when cattle companies are folding up shop in Routt County, it's refreshing to hear that a new cattle company has been formed.
Jimmy Westlake: The Fourth of July in November
As you gaze up at the magnificent night sky in early November, don't be surprised if you see a blazing fireball or two streaking across the heavens. There's no reason to be alarmed, it's just the annual Taurid meteor shower reaching its peak of activity.
Bill May: Dead Man's Gulch
Until the winter of 1938-39, we had no car bridge across Elk River. In summer, we could go out through the hills with a car, but that route was closed in winter. If we went to town in winter, it was with a team and sled (or, of course, we could catch the stage, which was also sometimes a sled but usually a Model A pickup).
Routt County Spotlight: Kelly Anzalone
Kelly Anzalone
Looking back: Ski area development in works
Contour maps of Storm Mountain now are being made to push through development of a $1 million ski area on the 10,600-foot peak just east of Steamboat Springs.
Wish Granted
Shaman, healer, spiritual teacher changes mindsets
He doesn't look like a shaman. He doesn't dress like one, and he doesn't have a framed shaman certificate hanging on the wall of his office.
Housing authority works to restore funds
USDA loans for 13 households in Fox Creek Village were jeopardized
October has been a long month for 30 families hoping to move into the affordable homes at Fox Creek Village Condominiums. Now, there's renewed hope that the federal mortgage assistance they need is falling back into place. "If you had called me two weeks ago, I was not feeling good," Elizabeth Black said. "They were waiting for their units, but there wasn't any money, so it was heartbreaking. But we had five closings (Thursday) and hope to have five more in the next week or so."
Walgreens goes below big box threshold
Pharmacy developers change strategy at Steamboat Crossings
The developers seeking to build a Walgreens store just off U.S. 40 at Pine Grove Road are back in the city planning process with a redesigned proposal, or more accurately, two different proposals. THF Real Estate of St. Louis, Mo., previously proposed a small commercial center on the north side of Pine Grove Road at U.S. Highway 40 with a condominium project of more than 100 units on the south side of Pine Grove. They were all part of a single proposal called Steamboat Crossings.
Foreclosure rate stable in county
Area has not seen the ra[pid increase other parts of state are experiencing
Colorado is leading the country in foreclosure rates, but Routt County is not a significant contributor to that rate. Nearly every foreclosure in Routt County comes through Routt County Treasurer Jeanne Whiddon's office. There have been 40 foreclosures in her office this year; she anticipates another 10 before the year is out.
Wool - It's what's for winter
Routt County Woolens manages to stay ahead of the flock
Routt County Woolens has continued to grow throughout the years, but its mission has never changed. "We want to ensure there is a market for local (wool) producers," said Nancy Mucklow, who, along with North Routt County sheep rancher Greg Brown, owns Routt County Woolens. The company was formed in 1997 after the Colorado Department of Agriculture provided grant money to explore the market potential for producing a wool blanket made from legendarily clean wool from Routt County.
