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Cast far, far away
Local guide looks back at 12 endless summers fishing around the globe
In the summer of 1994, Steamboat Springs native Jason Jagger was at the ripe age of 25, plugging away in the Yacht Club's night kitchen. But then a couple local fishing buddies, Justin McCarthy and Perry Coleman, approached Jagger with a proposition that changed the course of his life and led him on a fishing odyssey to the world's premier rivers and streams.
Dave Shively: Do I need a machete?
Outdoors commentary
I had almost forgotten I owned one. Cleaning out the back of my vehicle, I pulled the rusting machete out along with the remnants of summer days long gone - cam straps, headlamps, a bed roll, even my fake Bubba teeth.
A Decade of dancing
Weekend performances showcase dancer's favorite choreography
What would Barbi Bryant-Bonfiglio's brain look like if it were set to music? That's the question the Oak Creek resident will try to answer during part of "A Dance Retrospective/1995-2006" on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Girls basketball led by sisters, cousins
The Steamboat Springs girls basketball team may not have the numbers of other programs, but it sure will have the camaraderie.
Scrapping for boards
Steamboat boys hope to overcome size with versatility
Cameron Petet is ready for his games to start meaning something. The Steamboat Springs senior spent the summer traveling to tournaments and the fall playing open-gym games with what head basketball coach Kelly Meek calls the core group of eight varsity players.
John F. Russell: Stepping up for an Olympic dream
When Mike and Marne Roberts first learned Tyler Jewell's story, they knew exactly what they needed to do.
Hello, Mr. President
Monger to lead state group of county commissioners
Hayden rancher and accountant Doug Monger, elected county commissioner in 2000 and re-elected in 2004, has been named the next president of Colorado Counties, Inc., or CCI, a statewide organization of county commissioners and officials. The announcement will be formally made this week, during CCI's 99th annual Winter Conference in Colorado Springs. Monger has also been asked to join an advisory committee for Governor-elect Bill Ritter's "transition team," which will help Ritter assess the current state of Colorado government in preparation for taking office in January.
Preparing for the Cup
Howelsen Hill site of Nordic Combined B event
Preparations are under way for the opening event of the Nordic Combined World Cup B season in Steamboat Springs.
Oak Creek to appoint new mayor
Kathy "Cargo" Rodeman isn't the only one who wants to be Oak Creek's mayor. Three men also have applied for the job. The Oak Creek Town Board is expected to choose a new mayor at a special meeting Tuesday.
Safe and sound
Police officers educate at school during Safety Day
On Tuesday, a group of Steamboat Springs police and community service officers learned that you should never accept candy from a stranger on the playground and that you should shut and lock the door when your mom isn't around.
Off to a good start
Business owners excited by heavy downtown traffic
The day after Thanksgiving historically is one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. But while volume is always high, it isn't always the day with the highest sales volume. In Steamboat Springs, most downtown businesses are busiest the week before and the week after Christmas.
Class Notes for Nov. 26
Ten Steamboat Springs High School students have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board for their achievements on the Advanced Placement Program Exam.
The Record for Nov. 24
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.
A true home office
Ryan and Kyle Lewis moved to Steamboat about a week ago without a place to live or space to build their future business.
Business Briefs
Yampa Valley Medical Center's Board of Trustees has selected Tim Jenkins and Scott Marr as new board members.
Tough and pink
Playful fashion and hardcore snow sports come together at PowderDivas
If you're going to ski on a pair of pink butterfly camo boards - like Head's "The Wild Thang," Wendy Allen thinks you might as well go all out. Complete your outfit with a white and pink parka by Orage, pink goggles by Oakley and a pink helmet by Boeri or Giro.
Sound Off for Nov. 26
This is about the community center. Is the City Council stalling on this project or does it just appear so. And Scott Stanford was off the mark with the editorial on Sunday. Scott if you had been here longer you might appreciate how important and how vital the seniors have been to Steamboat. Hopefully, you will be a senior one day, and will appreciate respect.
Steve Hitchcock: Efficient approach
We are so fortunate. Our community, through various entities, has the ability to consider, simultaneously, a new school, additions and improvements to other schools, significant improvements to Health and Rec, a new county justice center, a new city recreation center, a new public library and a new community center.
Ken Brenner: City and county
Steamboat Springs City Council asked Routt County Commissioners to fund part of the Community Center costs because the Council on Aging, administered by the commissioners, is the prevalent user of the current facility.
Brett KenCairn: Fixing Oak Creek
As one of many who has come to know and love Cargo and her energetic efforts to help Oak Creek, I have been deeply disturbed by the drama now taking place.
City, SSHRA can do better
Much is happening on the local recreation center front. The Steamboat Springs Health and Recreation Association announced last week that it plans a major expansion - estimated at $8 million - at the Old Town Hot Springs. The City Council is exploring buying the U.S. Post Office property at Third Street and Lincoln Avenue, presumably as the site for an indoor pool operated by the SSHRA.
Joanne Palmer: A dog's life is good enough for me
Life in the 'Boat
In my next life I'm coming back as my dog.
Jimmy Westlake: Exploring the Mouth of the South
Celestial news
Shining brightly in the southern sky as darkness falls is one of autumn's few bright stars, a blue gem named Fomalhaut (pronounced foam-a-low). Fomalhaut belongs to our constellation of Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish, pictured on ancient star atlases as swimming belly-up and swallowing the stream of water flowing from the water jug of Aquarius hovering above. In fact, the name Fomalhaut comes from the Arabic words meaning "the mouth of the fish."
Bill May: Cowboy orders a bride
Tales from the Ranch
When I was a kid, I guess I wasn't any different than other kids of that day and age. I was enamored by cowboys. Oh, sure, there were plenty of "hands" that worked for Dad, but you know how it is, the ones from "across the fence" are always more glamorous. And, when I think back on it, I do believe that all of the cowboys of that period were more glamorous than any of the ones nowadays.
Routt County Spotlight: Karen Goedert
Routt County Spotlight on Karen Goedert.
Technology rules Christmas wish lists
This holiday season is all about high-tech toys. Don't believe it? People started camping out at 10 a.m. the day before the Steamboat Springs Wal-mart released the new PlayStation 3. Wal-Mart got only six units, and the store is unsure of when it will receive more.
