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Sheraton Steamboat is for sale
Ski Time Square, Thunderhead and golf course also on market
A group of resort properties that could figure prominently in the redevelopment of the base of the ski area are for sale. Sheraton Steamboat Hotel General Manager Chuck Porter confirmed Friday that a consulting firm in the hospitality industry has been retained to market the holdings of Ski Time Square Enterprises.
Video: A first look at Saturday's headlines
Men sentenced to six months in jail for stealing food from trash; a local official wins an environmental health service award; the Stock Dog Challenge is Saturday; this weekend could be your last chance for tubing on the Yampa; and the Sailors play in Laramie tonight.
Men get six months in jail for stealing food from trash
Men were on their way to Rainbow Gathering when they were arrested
Their crime? Taking five cucumbers, four or five apricots, two bundles of asparagus spears and a handful of cherries from a garbage can at Sweet Pea Produce. Their sentence? Six months in the Routt County Jail.
First lift ticket winner: Barbara Meglen
Click on powder hounds ad to submit your entry
Barbara Meglen of Steamboat Springs has won a lift ticket to the Steamboat Ski Area courtesy of the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. and steamboatpilot.com
Video: Morning News Update
Despite all the activities planned for Labor Day, weekend tourism is expected to be down from last year; a car accident Thursday injured two people; Ski Corp. is improving its snowmaking; one shopper will win $1,000 shopping spree from downtown businesses; the Fox Creek affordable housing project is open; the first lift ticket giveaway winner has been announced; and the Sailors' football team takes on Laramie tonight. Brought to you by Coleman Cook and Sharon Pace-Ward of Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs.
Glitch blocks out CBS 4, Broncos' game
Some Steamboat Springs Broncos' fans missed the Broncos preseason game with the Arizona Cardinals' Thursday night because of a technical glitch.
Injury bug bites Soroco
Rams limited in Saturday game against Hotchkiss
Before the season, Andy Reust said the season for Soroco might hinge on the health of his team.
Into the unknown
Hayden, Coal Ridge have questions
Despite weeks of practice and a scrimmage against some tough teams, Hayden head football coach Shawn Baumgartner admits there are still a lot of unknowns going into tonight's game against Coal Ridge.
Respect gained
Sailors soccer falls to talented Summit team
The Steamboat Springs High School boys soccer team players dug themselves a tough hole in the first minute of their opening game against the Summit High School Tigers on Thursday night in Frisco. After a penalty called near the Sailors goal, Tigers sophomore Christian Larsen, a 6-foot-3-inch tall transfer student from Denmark, scored on the ensuing direct kick, putting Summit up 1-0.
Tale of two teams
Steamboat, Laramie two contrasting styles
When the Steamboat Springs football team takes the field tonight in Laramie, Wyo., an interesting encounter should take place between two different styles.
First lift ticket winner to be revealed
Ski Corp., newspaper promotion continues through the month
The Steamboat Pilot & Today will give away the first of 30 lift tickets to the Steamboat Ski Area today in a joint promotion between the newspaper and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. The winner will be announced during the video news update today on steamboatpilot.com. The video news update is posted online by 9 a.m. each morning.
'The Oscars of sustainability'
Community Alliance of Yampa Valley honors new pioneers
The Community Alliance of the Yampa Valley is holding a new event to recognize the area's "new pioneers." "It will be like the Oscars of sustainability in the Yampa Valley," board member Brett Kencairn said. Kencairn is modeling the New Pioneers of the Yampa Valley event after a similar gala held by a sustainable organization in the Pacific Northwest.
Future looking bright for Haven
The Haven Assisted Living Facility is aging well on the east side of Hayden after 10 years of providing care to residents.
Mountain trenched with snow in mind
During the past two weeks, trucks have delivered more than two miles of pipe and fittings for snowmaking improvements at the ski area. The snowmaking enhancements are part of more than $7 million worth of capital-improvement projects being completed for the 2006-07 ski season.
Weekend offers many options
Labor Day events take place in air, on mountain, in town
The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association's goal when planning this year's Labor Day events was to do something completely different than everyone else.
Deb Babcock: Using insects to control weeds
In their native habitat, most plants have natural enemies that hold their spread in check. This includes insects, foraging animals, pathogens in the soil and the ecological environment in which the plant originated.
Tourism projections down
Hopes are that last-minute travelers will decide to make their way to Steamboat this weekend.
Taser brings end to police chase
A 51-year-old Steamboat Springs man was arrested early Thursday morning after refusing to pull over during a routine traffic stop. Police said they had to use a Taser to subdue the man.
Aging in place in Steamboat Springs
Experts: Net wealth resides in homes
It isn't uncommon to bump into an acquaintance at a cocktail party in Steamboat Springs, exchange exclamations about how the value of each others' homes have skyrocketed and then agree that your real estate represents your retirement nest egg.
The Record for August 30
1:57 a.m. A 20-year-old Steamboat Springs man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and drag racing on Routt County Road 33. The man was stopped by police near 13th Street.
Briefs for September 1
Display cars welcome
First multi-family development opens
George Thomas can plan his workday just by standing on his porch.
Sidewalk sale with an incentive
Labor Day event sale promises chance to win $1,000 shopping spree
Perusing racks and racks of discounted clothing and other merchandise from more than 40 downtown businesses just got a little easier.
At the Movies
Reviews of "Beerfest," "How to Eat Fried Worms," "Invincible," "Accepted," "World Trade Center," "Material Girls" and "The Illusionist."
Wait: Old-fashioned bookmaking takes time
Bookbinder Laura Wait uses materials from all over the world to make her art books. Her handmade paper comes from Europe and Japan, and the leather she uses to make covers comes from England. The threads and chords for binding the books are shipped from Ireland, and the fabrics she uses to make protective boxes for the books are from Italy and Germany.
'Very questionable characters'
Paradigm Theater brings Rocky Horror Show to Oak Creek
Barbi Bonfiglio started going to see The Rocky Horror Show every Friday night when she was 16 years old.
On Scene
There was only a piano, a microphone, a stool and some shimmering attire on the stage of the Julie Harris Theater on Friday night. The pitter-patter of rain outside complemented the patter of the cabaret performers. (Patter is the small talk the actors say to the audience, which breaks the fourth wall and gives you insight into the personality of the performers.)
A life on the road
Blues musician brings rhythm to Routt County
Road warrior Jimmy Thackery has seen the world through a bug-smeared windshield. "When you perform 300 nights a year on the road playing roadhouses and do that for 30 years, by God, people will start calling you a road warrior," Thackery said.
The new funky frontier
Little Hercules paves its own way
Little Hercules played its first paid gig at The Tugboat Grill & Pub. They will revisit the Tugboat this weekend with an original funk, groove and rock inspired sound that has been nine years in the making.
Allison Plean: The waiting game
It's already started. I bought a new pair of snowboard boots, I signed up for a merchant pass, and I found 10 bucks in my ski pants. Conversations all around me consist of last minute vacation talk, new Warren Miller films and waterproofing pants.
Ready to roll
Heeling Friends and its rising star continue success
It took only a minute Tuesday before the elderly Yampa Valley Medical Center patient opened up and began to talk. Dogs like Kandu, a two-legged Jack Russell terrier mix, can have that effect on people.
