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Working the grind
Longtime snowboard coach creates rails for the snowboarders, motocross drivers and skateboarders
The first flakes of snow to touch the ground last week instantly awoke ski and snowboard jibbers from their summer slumbers, leading them on a search for one item - a few good rails. Whether it was students setting up their first jumps at The Lowell Whiteman School or teens driving up Buffalo Pass to bring pickup-loads of snow back to the city, the recent winter-like weather has proved beyond a doubt that the demand for rails - and not just salvaged rusty wreckage - is at an all-time high.
Roger Watson: Look in the mirror
Ann Coulter's (Sept. 14 Steamboat Today) column sought to put the blame of world terrorism on Bill Clinton's administration. She states that Bush was in office only eight months before Sept. 11 and was really not accountable. She fails to mention that Clinton warned Bush that Osama Bin Laden would be the biggest threat to national security, which Bush ignored, already setting his sights on Saddam Hussein and Iraq. She also conveniently ignores the fact that it was Bush who got a briefing five weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks that the threat of an attack was at a fevered pitch. Of course, Bush was at his ranch on vacation, and his response to the report was to go fishing.
Olivia Lucero: Honor the deal
Mobile Home Park is in the final stages.
Kerry Hart: Putting the community in community college
Have you ever wondered what happened to the old junior college? Back in the day, there were primarily three types of institutions in the higher education arena: the four-year college or university, the private vocational institutions and the junior college. Although there are not many junior colleges still in existence, the junior college was designed to provide the first two years of a baccalaureate degree for those students intending to transfer and complete their degree at a university.
Class Notes for Sept. 24
Young writers contest open to local students
Off the Beaten Path Bookstore and the Hayden, South Routt and Steamboat Springs School districts are combining to host a young writers contest this fall.
School's numbers, students reach high
More than 100 skiers, riders and world travelers ready for record-setting year at Lowell Whiteman
Annie McLean came for the skiing, but it took more than powder days for her to remain at The Lowell Whiteman School.
Road to recovery
Forest Service, youth corps' efforts plant new life in burned forest
Four years have passed since lightning ignited the Hinman and Burn Ridge fires in North Routt. An estimated 30,000 acres of national forest land burned in a matter of months during both blazes. But now, signs of a rebirth are visible. Forest Service employees and members of the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps spent the past two weeks planting an estimated 45,000 Engelmann spruce and lodgepole pine trees in the burn area.
Sound Off
Have any of our leaders who are responsible for approving the Disney castle at the corner of Apres Ski Way and Village Drive thought about traffic? That corner was already a complete mess, even on the slowest winter mornings. But add a few hundred car trips in and out of the cartoon castle, and then One Steamboat Place and Snowflower 2 - holy smokes! Think how crazy it's going to be. Any plans or foresight into this pending chaos?
Scott Gordon: A valuable experience
Opinions, point/counter point, pontificating on controversial topics. This is what I imagined might take place at a Steamboat Pilot & Today Editorial Board meeting when I took on my role as a community member of the Editorial Board. My preconceptions were only partially realized.
Hot, spicy competition
Chili challenge crowns top recipes in the county
While most Routt County residents were tucked in bed at 4 a.m., George Trujillo was making five gallons of the famous green chili he knew would bring him victory.
Tommy Larson: Driving problem
Downtown Steamboat Springs does not have a parking problem, it has a driving problem. Adding a parking structure will only address the symptoms of congestion, not the real issue.
Omar Campbell: Patriotism lacking
On Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor triggered World War II.
Elizabeth Black: Thanks, Realtors
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority would like to express its gratitude to those participating Realtors, real estate agencies and others in the housing industry in the Routt County Chapter of the Colorado Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Foundation (CARHOF). YVHA received a grant from CARHOF in the amount of $6,500 that will go toward the purchase of land for an affordable housing subdivision on Elk River Road in Steamboat Springs.
Our View: The rewards of giving
The Routt County United Way kicked off its 2006 campaign last week with a goal of raising $550,000, up from the record $530,000 raised in 2005.
Sailors soccer bounces back
Team picks up win over Palisade after Tuesday's loss
Steamboat Springs soccer coach Rob Bohlmann was looking for his team to put together a complete game against Palisade on Saturday, after struggling to find a rhythm against Battle Mountain earlier in the week.
Tennis sharp in victory
Burger silences former teammates' jibing
Admittedly, Steamboat tennis player Brian Burger was a little bit nervous before taking on his former team.
The road ahead
Cog Rally drivers prepare for championship series' fastest race
A couple of years ago, Steamboat Springs resident Chris Moore decided he wanted in on the action. After watching rally car competitors travel from all reaches of North America to race on the county roads in his backyard, Moore invested in a 1977 two-wheel-drive Dodge Colt and entered in last year's Colorado Cog Rally in Hayden.
Sailors discover spark
Down two games, volleyball rallies to beat Delta
Friday's disappointing, three-game loss to Palisade looked to derail the Sailors as they returned to the court on Saturday in their match against Delta. After a lackadaisical and sloppy warm-up led to close back-to-back losses in their first two games, Steamboat Springs coach Wendy Hall said she was at the breaking point of frustration, until something intangible happened to her team in game three.
Dave Shively: Living the dream
The video clip was impossible to ignore, seeing that one motocross guy whip his bike through the air two full rotations and land to the cheers of a packed Staples Center crowd at X Games 12.
The Record for 9-22
The Record for September 22, 2006, and Jail Report for September 16 to 22.
A county divided
Local voters' views on candidates differ in upcoming gubernatorial election
The choice for governor is clear in the minds of Routt County residents. Of course, that choice depends on whom you ask.
South Routt Calendar for 9-24
South Routt Calendar for the week of September 24, 2006.
The Year of the Ram
Soroco High School Homecoming Week theme reflects Chinese zodiac calendar
For Soroco High School's Class of 2007, this is their year. Literally. It is the year of the ram on the Chinese zodiac, and it also is the year of the Soroco Ram.
Rilla Wiggins: Hahn's Peak news
Whee! Got up last Saturday morning and there was at least 6 inches of snow out there, and it was hanging over the roofs. Couldn't find my shovel so I could clean off my ramp, so had to close shop all day. Marsy cleaned off the step Sunday morning. I was pushing some snow off, and that heavy snow came off the roof, right on my head. By Monday noon, most of the snow was melted here in Hahn's Peak basin, but the mountaintops look like winter.
Community Agriculture Alliance: Love of the land
I have been blessed with a very unique opportunity, and it all started two years ago.
Jimmy Westlake: The trouble with Uranus
Uranus. There, I said it. The very thought of having to say the name of the seventh planet over the airwaves is enough to send chills up the spine of even a veteran reporter. Imagine choking on embarrassing headlines like, "Astronomers today announced the discovery of five dirty rings around Uranus," or, "This week, NASA scientists probed Uranus for the first time," or, "Scientists are monitoring Uranus very closely for signs of methane gas."
Bill May: Mishap at Grand River
Here's another story that was passed down by that colorful old cowboy of Hayden, Charlie Temple. Charlie came into this country early - when it was all open range. The typical full-fledged cowboy of those days was apt to be familiar with ranges and cow trails from Vernal to Wolcott and from Rawlins to Rifle. Such was the case with Charlie; so his stories related to people and places all over Routt County, which at that time covered a big part of that 20,000-square-mile area.
Looking back: Trustees set budget for 1957
50 Years Ago, from the September 20, 1956, Steamboat Pilot
Routt County Spotlight: Tom Palmer
Tom Palmer, Age: 45, Occupation: Radio, Place of birth: Steamboat Springs
Get out while you can
Soon, leaves and snow will fall
Those glancing around and wondering where all the beautiful fall colors have gone are not alone.
Real estate transactions for Sept. 5 to 7
TOTAL REAL PROPERTY SALES - $20,291,700; TOTAL TIMESHARE SALES - $169,800
Group acquires Bear Claw III
21-year-old approval would be set aside for ski-in, ski-out site
An Edwards-based development group has purchased the ski-in, ski-out Bear Claw III site at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area.
Business briefs
Cyd Pougiales with the Thira Incorporated architecture firm was recently designated as the lead coordinator of the American Institute of Architects Colorado West Chapter in Steamboat Springs.
Two wheels, one chain and a new name
Longtime bike designer Kent Eriksen building his own line
He has been building custom bikes for more than 30 years in Steamboat Springs, but only until now has Kent Eriksen's name been decaled on them.
