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Men's lacrosse shows improvement
The budding success of lacrosse in Routt County apparently isn't limited to the youth and high school programs.
Suicide seminar begins Monday
Workshop focuses on prevention
The Steamboat Mental Health Center will hold one of its biannual "gatekeeper training" workshops Monday at the Yampa River State Park Visitor Center in Hayden.
Bruce Schiller: Don't like dogs?
The Routt County Humane Society (RCHS) had a very successful "Soggy Doggy Washdown" on Aug. 4. More than 100 hundred local families participated by bringing their dog for a bath, and many businesses, including Alpine Bank, Powder Claws and Paws 'n Claws, helped sponsor the event.
Anne McGihon: Records are ours
As the House sponsor of SB 07-45, I was disappointed in the reaction to the bill by the Routt County Clerk and Recorder and pleased by the editorial response by the Steamboat Pilot & Today.
Best of the Web for August 12
Best of the Web for August 12
Tour de Steamboat cycling event brings riders together
Cyndy Mansur and Rupert Laumann met five years ago during the Bicycle Tour of Colorado. Mansur, now a Hayden resident, and Laumann, who lives in Tucson, Ariz., kept in touch through the years and eventually started dating.
John F. Russell: A Panda to be missed
Panda, the big black bull with a splash of white on his face, is hard to forget.
West Routt landowners face subsurface oil demands
County officials Tuesday gave final approval to an oil drilling permit west of Milner on land the Morton family has called home since 1942.
Jay O'Hare: The right formula
In 1980, the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl with offensive linemen whose average weight was 252 pounds. The 2007 Super Bowl winners, the Indianapolis Colts, had offensive linemen weighing in at 306 pounds, on average.
Kay Weinland: Access is free
In an attempt to set the record straight, I feel compelled to respond to the recent Question of the Week in the Steamboat Pilot & Today and the editorial the Aug. 8 edition of the Steamboat Today.
School budget affects construction
Just one month after contractors broke ground on the new Soda Creek Elementary School, district officials are looking at cost-cutting measures to make up a deficit of more than $1.6 million.
Steamboat man places 4th at barbecue competition
Sleep is not one of the ingredients competitive barbecue cooks stock up on during a competition.
High school still needs coaches for fall sports
The high school sports season starts Monday in Steamboat Springs, but late last week, the Steamboat Springs High School was still seeking cross country and cheerleading coaches.
Melissa VanArsdale: Thank you, Donna
Steamboat lost a very knowledgeable and sincere community leader Friday at the hands of a few - five, to be exact: the School Board. None of them represented the community. They were the same School Board members who, I might remind them, were elected to represent us - parents and staff alike.
Conservative commentary: 'Rights' do not burden others
When we consider drastically altering our expectations of government, we risk undermining the principles on which our country was founded and proving Ronald Reagan's maxim: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."
Our View: Bad decision at a bad time
The Steamboat Springs School Board's decision Friday to buy out the final two years of Superintendent Donna Howell's contract brought a needed conclusion to what had become an embarrassing, drawn-out affair for the school district and the community. Unfortunately, we believe it was the wrong conclusion.
The Record for August 10
Friday, Aug. 10
Rising speedboat tide lifts all spirits at adaptive water ski/wakeboard camp
Life can change in an instant.
Christian cowboys
South Routt Bible Church camp combines horses, lessons of the Lord
Kicking off her tennis shoes and slipping on her cowboy boots, Stagecoach resident Joplyn Brittain could barely contain her excitement as she ran in the direction of the horse arena Friday.
Local business salvages usable building materials
Along the dusty, winding road that leads to the Twin Landfill outside of Milner, Jolie Lemoine rummages through almost every vehicle that enters the dump.
Steamboat rugby team wraps up league title
It seemed a key ingredient was missing in each of the past four seasons for the Steamboat Springs Rugby team. Be it inexperience or a lack of depth, the squad always seemed one element short.
Local pro dedicated to teaching in Himalayan country
From the seventh hole of the Royal Thimpu Golf Club in Bhutan, golf professional Luke Brosterhous says you can see the Decehn Phodrang Monastery.
Steamboat Barn Village construction under way
Lots expected to reach market this month
Bob Comes and Jim Kelley once flew together in the cockpit of a United Airlines 747-400. Today, they are steering the course of a new residential development on a landmark Steamboat Springs property.
Market passes $1B in July
Is $2 billion in 2007 real estate sales realistic for Routt County?
The Routt County real estate market has already passed the $1 billion plateau, almost four months faster than it did in the record-setting year of 2006.
bistro c.v. keeps it simple, fresh
When Brian Vaughn calls his new downtown Steamboat Springs restaurant a "Rocky Mountain bistro," he's talking about more than its location.
Real estate transactions for August 1-8
Real estate transactions for August 1-8
Trot around the block
Carriage rides pump Western flavor into downtown Steamboat
Living in Las Vegas doesn't always provide the type of exposure to the outdoors and the Old West that residents living in Steamboat Springs experience daily.
Routt County Spotlight: Randy Rudasics
Randy Rudasics
Jimmy Westlake: Mars in the news
Until recently, the bright planets Venus, Jupiter and Saturn have dominated the evening sky. Even Mercury made a brief appearance back in June. Now, only Jupiter remains to light up the night as Mercury, Venus and Saturn have quietly moved from one side of the Sun to the other and are now seen in the early morning sky. Noticeably absent during all of this activity is the planet Mars. Where has the Red Planet been hiding?
Joanne Palmer: The Great Granny Garbanzo Advice Column
Warning: If you don't like reading about bodily functions, slime and snot, this week's column is not for you.
