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Mountain Chic: Body Maintenance
Toxin buildup in body can lead to sickness, fatigue
There's a new trend at health spas across the country, and Allyse Eggleston is taking notice.
Asian touch adds spice
The hard-rock miners who toiled to extract precious metals from the Colorado Rockies in the 19th century often built their families statuesque Victorian homes - if their day jobs proved successful.
World travelers blend aspen views with Asian influences
Ann Butcher's clients in Valverdant have always enjoyed a spacious home on a rare secluded lot within the city limits of Steamboat Springs. But the master bath was from another era.
Honoring the West with sophistication
Home interiors
The days when Jace Romick's clients ordered custom aspen log beds are all but over. The log furniture has been relegated to the children's "bunkhouse."
Modern home balances Western theme
Home interiors
The extensive remodel of Randy and Gail White's home in Strawberry Park began with a single area rug they jokingly refer to as "the million dollar rug."
Welcome home to the New West
Home Interiors
Steamboat Springs may have a reputation as a cowboy ski town, but some of the valley's finest homes are beginning to reflect a more sophisticated look.
Click on this: Web sites worth a whirl
With the never-ending advances in consumer electronics, one too many blinks and you might miss the latest technology release.
Capture nature's beauty in photos
Steamboat photographers show you how to document the perfect petal
The scenic beauty surrounding Steamboat Springs provides professional photographers with an inspirational setting to create images they hope will last for generations.
Planting trees and shrubs: It all begins with the soil
Gardening guide
Of the problems faced by Yampa Valley gardeners, probably 80 percent can be attributed to soil issues, master gardener Deb Babcock said.
Remembering water conservation
Gardening guide
Steamboat Springs benefits every spring and early summer from an abundance of snowmelt flowing off the Continental Divide in the form of rivers, streams and seasonal creeks. But there are limits on how much treated water the community can afford to devote to the irrigation of gardens.
Heat up the night
Gardening guide
Steamboat is notorious for cool summer nights. Many homeowners long for an outdoor fire, but few residents understand the process for obtaining a city permit.
Containers help plants grow
Gardening guide
Container gardens offer one of the best opportunities for condominium and townhome owners to grow a Rocky Mountain flower garden. But to succeed, you must understand that the plants in your clay pots live a very different life from those planted in a flowerbed.
Coax native blooms
Gardening guide
The first European gardener in Steamboat Springs was probably Margaret Crawford, who homesteaded at the big bend in the Yampa River with her family in July 1875. You can still see evidence of her affinity for yellow roses in the large bushes that thrive throughout Steamboat's Old Town.
Cooking with: Chef Mike Murphy
Part-time teacher, full-time student
Chef Mike Murphy can dance around the kitchen like nobody's business. And he should - he's spent a lot of time there.
Take a trip off the beaten path
The ski mountain has closed for the season, most of your shoes and pant cuffs are muddy, the trails are too sloppy for hiking or mountain biking, the weather is warming but the streets feel oddly quiet, and for some reason, you just can't shake the feeling that all you're doing is sitting around waiting for something to happen.
Designing the way to downtown
Architecture standards will highlight U.S. 40
Tracy Barnett, program manager for Main Street Steamboat Springs, won statewide recognition in March for her work promoting and bringing vitality to downtown Steamboat. Said Vince Martinez of the Colorado Community Revitalization Association, the state's oversight body for cities that participate in National Trust Main Street Center programs: Steamboat "truly has the feel of a real community - you feel that local flavor right away."
Breaking the ice
Out-of-the-way angling options for early spring fishing
If the beginning of trout-fishing season in the Yampa Valley was the subject of a reality TV show, it might be called "Ice-capades, Season 5."
Artists at Work
Photographer John F. Russell goes behind the canvases and into studios. Writer Tom Ross talks to artists, including painters, a wood carver, a quilter and more, about the inspiration behind their work.
All in a day's work: Saving Lives
Routt County Search and Rescue crews battle weather, time and full-time jobs to save the stranded
Routt County Search and Rescue responds to about 80 911 calls for help each year. Most of the calls are from residents and visitors who are lost or injured in the rugged terrain that surrounds the county's few cities and towns. The number of calls for help has increased in recent years as more people move to and visit Northwest Colorado.
Crossing Borders
Patients look beyond Western medicine for cures for what ails them
Americans increasingly are turning to non-conventional health care treatments for their ailments and general well-being. The trend is no different in Steamboat Springs, where the number of complementary and alternative medical practitioners has increased significantly in recent years.
Q&A
Getting to know Developer Jim Cook
Realtor and developer Jim Cook is a principal in three major downtown Steamboat Springs redevelopment projects - Howelsen Place, Alpenglow and Riverwalk. Each includes a mix of residential and commercial spaces. Together they offer the promise of kicking off a renaissance in the downtown commercial core.
Hayden's all-day kindergarten catches Steamboat's eye
Justin Fry isn't shy. Before he started reading about eggs Thursday, he wanted to share what he thought about the students in Christine Epp's kindergarten class at Hayden Valley Elementary School.
Group plans Dr. D recall
A coalition of former Steamboat Springs School Board members and John DeVincentis former supporters is weighing an effort to recall DeVincentis from the School Board.
Ask a lawyer
Protect yourself from rental nightmares
So you've decided to rent out your three-bedroom condo near the ski area, and it's suddenly become apparent that your renters probably will be a group of college-aged ski bums or a young married couple who may or may not have a couple of dogs hiding out in the back of their car.
Sailors tennis finishes 1-1 after cancellation
With the countdown to the state and regional tournaments at less than three weeks to go, Steamboat Springs tennis coach John Aragon now has a better idea on where the Sailors stand.
Road Trip
Cabin Fever - Catch it!
Columbine Cabins, in the heart of Routt County's historic gold country, are just 29 miles and 110 years from Steamboat Springs.
Sailors drop Delta doubleheader
It was just one of those days for the Steamboat Springs baseball team.
Mountain Chic: Keeping your skin healthy and fresh
Soak up the sun - sans the sun
The dangers of tanning beds are well documented but widely disputed, which is why many women are choosing to steer clear of the argument by using sunless tanners.
Sailors fall to Cougars in OT
Stick penalty leads to emotional loss
It's a mistake that only happens once in a lacrosse player's career.
Welcome to spring
Spring is in the air. You can see it in the first green patches starting to appear throughout town and the dogs frolicking in the river.
Steamboat girls bring best effort against talented Kent squad
Steamboat Springs girls lacrosse coach Jenn Kirkpatrick knows getting better means playing - and learning - from the best.
Steamboat girls can't finish shots, tie Palisade, 1-1
The Steamboat Springs girls soccer team dominated its game, Saturday against Palisade, in every facet of play except one - scoring.
Best of the Web for April 15
Attagirl, Denise. Let's avert our eyes as we pass this wreck and get on with our real task: finding and shooting that messenger who dared to expose Dr. DeVincentis' reprehensible behavior. And let's use that stalest of reasons: our lawyer made us do it. Horse pucky. The board can't be sued for the actions of someone who wasn't a board member at the time he acted. If the district is sued for what he did as a principal (for what? bad taste? having the potty mouth of a 14-year-old?), his actions were outside the scope of his duties and therefore entirely his responsibility.
John F. Russell: Bowlers don't get no respect
Some young athletes dream of becoming Olympians, others dream of playing in the National Football League or driving a ball out of the park like Barry Bonds. But how many children these days grow up hoping to be just like Pete Weber or Norm Duke?
What is a conservative?
Confusion and misunderstanding are abound concerning the definitions of "liberal" and "conservative." The labels are typically applied after hearing a person's position on a single issue. This has led to these labels becoming almost meaningless in popular usage.
Tim Bishop and Jerry Buelter: Proud of staff
Since last week's events involving discontent between members of the school board and our community, many parents offering their support and concerns have approached us. We want to assure the public that what is being written in our newspaper has not and will not infiltrate the doors of our schools or classrooms.
Bethany Aurin: Fallout shameful
I am writing to express my extreme distaste regarding the current state of affairs with our School Board. I am a 33-year resident of this school district, a 1977 Steamboat Springs High School graduate, the proud parent of an Strawberry Park Elementary School third-grader and Steamboat Springs Middle School sixth-grader, and a six year employee of the district as a school bus driver.
Our view: County should not be surprised it made list
We appreciate Routt County Clerk Kay Weinland's efforts to correct the election problems that occurred in November 2006. We think the formation of an Election Review Committee was the right step, and we agree with the committee's recommendations of more machines and more voting centers.
Jail report for April 7 - April 13
Saturday, April 7
Base area project details unclear as contruction begins
Work on the multi-year, $23 million redevelopment project at the base of Steamboat Ski Area begins this week, but many of the details - such as agreements with private property owners and a permanent source of maintenance funding - have yet to be finalized, or figured out at all.
The Record for April 13
Friday, April 13
Class notes for April 15
Dean's list
Starting down the right path
Eighth-graders learn more about careers at Boys2Men conference
Jerry Buelter wanted to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was in eighth grade.
Silverton Mountain opens unguided tracts of untracked spring lines
Jen Brill was having a rough winter last year.
Dave Shively: It's the adrenaline, stupid
Before the end comes - when the closure sets in and the recreational umbilical cord is ripped from the gut of the sunburned diehards- before I burn my ski socks and check the kayak for spiders, I take a brief look back before throwing another season in the bag.
Community comes together to support special-needs child
When Tanner Tritz's little brother Peyton began to sign Tanner's cast, his parents thought it would have something to do with hockey, a passion of Peyton's.
Club 20 committee proposes health care reform
Two months of discussion, and input from a wide range of interests, were used in formulating a Club 20 plan to reform the state's health care system, members said.
Community Agriculture Alliance: Every day is Earth Day for ranchers
On April 22, residents will celebrate the 37th year of Earth Day.
Jimmy Westlake: Cancer the crab
Of the 12 constellations that mark the Sun's annual path through our sky, called the zodiac, Cancer the Crab is the faintest and most challenging to locate. The Crab rides high in the sky on spring evenings, tucked in between the more prominent constellations of Gemini the Twins to the west and Leo the Lion to the east. Finding this celestial crustacean requires a dark, moonless night, so the middle two weeks of April this year are perfect for crab hunting since the new moon falls on April 17.
Joanne Palmer: Construction Town U.S.A.
Steamboat Springs officially changed its name today from Ski Town U.S.A. to Construction Town U.S.A. Residents in an uproar!
Looking back for April 15
New water mains in Steamboat
The last criminal case that came up for trial in the district court, that of E. Gwynn charged with operating a confidence game, went to the jury at noon April 7. The jurymen were out two nights and brought in the verdict of not guilty Saturday morning.
Serious about clowning around
This jokester is professionally trained
If clowns are wearing rainbow wigs or have painted their upper lips, they are considered amateurs.
Routt County Spotlight: Eva Hermacinski
Routt County Spotlight: Eva Hermacinski
Real Estate Transactions for April 4 to April 11
Real Estate Transactions for April 4 to April 11
High demand for loft living
Third phase under way at Blackhawk Lofts on Village Drive
Sales of Blackhawk Lofts townhomes got off to a slow start in 2003, but the situation has reversed itself dramatically this spring.
Mountain-area condos priced below $250K
In this era, when the price of admission for a new ski area townhome is north of $800,000, it's still possible to find small condos less than a mile from the ski area for less than $250,000.
Grabbing an opportunity
Steamboat gymnastics coach fills void with new gymnasium
A Steamboat Springs math teacher and gymnastics coach has opened a new gymnasium to fill a void left when the Steamboat Gymnastics Center closed its doors in early March.
Business File for April 15
Prudential Steamboat Realtor honored
Pam Vanatta of Prudential Steamboat Realty was honored with the PREA 100 Award by Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, a Prudential Financial company, March 20 in San Diego.
Millie Beall: Leader of dissent
Here I sit, in Lhasa, Tibet, and all I can think about are the years I served the Steamboat Springs School District from 1992 to 2000, with four of those years as president of the board.
