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Staring down sheep
Border collies, handlers vie for honors in Steamboat Stock Dog Challenge
Annie, a 6-year-old slightly crippled border collie, keeps a huddle of sheep in a pen by staring them down. Adorable but intimidating, Annie backs away a little when one of the ewes starts at her, but Dot, standing next to her at the edge of the small pen is stationary, backing her up.
Working out first game jitters
Game yields positive results for softball
Maggie Garcia is pretty committed to the Steamboat Springs girls softball team's improvement. The new head coach had surgery to remove her gallbladder Thursday, but that didn't stop her from traveling to Delta on Saturday to coach the team in its season-opening doubleheader.
Luella Boettler Berry: Control needed
A recent article in the Rocky Mountain News motivated me to write this letter to express my concern regarding the aggressive development going on in Steamboat Springs. This is where I grew up on a cattle ranch, and although I realize a certain amount of growth and progress are inevitable and acceptable almost anywhere, when it is carried to the extreme of ruining a beautiful area, it is a travesty.
Sailors' tennis celebrates back-to-back victories
It was one of those matches we'll look back at in two months and say, "Matt Gadbois is a better player for playing it."
Class notes for Aug. 26
Jenna Rae Conlin, a junior journalism major at the University of Colorado at Boulder, made the Dean's list for the spring 2007 semester. Students must earn a grade point average of 3.75 or higher while enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of courses to make the Dean's List.
New beginnings in school district
Summer was a season of change in the Steamboat Springs School District.
Living in Steamboat
As Steamboat Springs grows and real estate prices soar, conversations often have turned to whether the city can remain an affordable place to live for its working class. Using salary schedule information from the Steamboat Springs School District, the Pilot & Today met with local financial planners to assess how a hypothetical first-year school teacher could expect to live in Steamboat, and whether goals such as owning a home are within reason.
Luke Graham: I've never run the race, but I'm from Leadville
I was 10 years old and kicking around Leadville on my bike when I saw them.
Austin and Dylan Reed: Ski coaches great
After they closed down the Nordic program at Winter Park, we started commuting to Steamboat to participate in the Nordic Combined with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. We've commuted here for the past three years, and this year we'll have privilege of living here year-round. We can't believe we'll be living in such a great place as Steamboat!
Business File for August 26
Colorado Group Realty opens new office
An ultra trail runner's gut check crucible at Colorado's classic 100-mile odyssey
Sometimes you can beat the mountain. Sometimes.
Routt County Spotlight: Sarah Fox
Sarah Fox Age: 24 Occupation: Vice President / LEED Accredited Professional of Fox Construction, Inc.
Diann Ritschard: Grazing the national forest
Bands of sheep and herds of cattle dot the landscape of the Routt National Forest in the summer, creating picturesque scenes that have tourists digging for their cameras. Besides being photogenic, the sheep and cattle are being managed to provide benefit to the land.
Jimmy Westlake: Will the Aurigid meteors storm?
With the recent Perseid meteor shower still fresh on their minds, sky-watchers are now turning their attention to a possible meteor storm on Sept. 1 called the Alpha Aurigids. This is typically a ho-hum annual meteor shower that produces a paltry six meteors per hour at its peak, but at least three times in the past century, the Alpha Aurigids have roared to life with an unexpected burst of activity. In the years 1935, 1986 and 1994, several observers noted dozens of bright, oddly colored meteors coming from the direction of the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer, near the bright star Capella. The spectacular displays were very brief, only lasting for about 50 minutes to an hour, and few people witnessed them because they were unexpected.
Joanne Palmer: Real estate mogul ... not
When the going gets tough, some folks go shopping. Some people give it up to a higher power, while others head off to see a shrink.
Seth Bograd: Add other towns
I can't help but notice Routt County's daily newspaper on Mondays lists only gas prices in Steamboat Springs. Why not let travelers heading to our area of the county know that they might find comparable gas prices in Clark, Hayden, Oak Creek, Yampa and Toponas? Please include these towns, and any I may have overlooked, in your list of countywide gasoline prices, which would then better serve your readership.
Real estate transactions for Aug. 16 to 22
Real estate transactions for Aug. 16 to 22
Million-dollar homes march at double time
Sales of million dollar-plus homes in Routt County have doubled during the past year, leaving a market segment that was believed to have a five-year inventory three years ago with what might be only a one-year supply.
Stagecoach condos get facelift
Wagonwheel owners get together to improve their homes
The homeowners at one of the older condominium projects in Stagecoach were planning to meet this weekend to talk about rebuilding the playground at Wagonwheel.
Economic development cooperative hashes out index
The Routt County Economic Development Cooperative is continuing its efforts to produce a livability index by the end of this year. The goal of the index is to provide a benchmark to measure the county year-to-year in a variety of categories.
Editorial cartoon for Aug. 26
Joe Roberts' weekly editorial cartoon.
Best of the Web for Aug. 26
Exceptions will be made if you are demolishing your historic structure to build over priced "urban" loft condo apartments and swanky commercial space.
Letter to the editor: Much work to do
On Aug. 21, your City Council took a very determined step by approving an emergency 90-day moratorium on accepting applications for building or demolition permits affecting any exterior aspect of any "historic structure" (any structure more than 50 years old) within the city limits. As was clearly discussed at that meeting, this emergency measure will allow a discussion to take place in which the community can decide what policies should be put in place to identify and protect our historic resources.
Rick Akin: Grit, guts and determination
I had written an entirely different editorial for today, but when Brent Boyer told me that a story about my wife, Jennifer's, attempt at the Leadville Trail 100 last weekend would be the lead story in today's Sports section, I thought a different commentary would be in order. You probably are asking yourself what a grueling, high-altitude, 100-mile trail race has to do with Conservative political philosophy. The truth is, it is a great illustration of the conservative mode of thought.
Early childhood programs aim to reach children young
Kim Kreissig said that without the Discovery Learning Center's early childhood program, she would be "totally lost."
Labor Day festivities include centennial celebration, old time favorites
Through the decades, Oak Creek has morphed from a booming mining town to a hippie refuge to the fiercely independent and eclectic town it is today.
The Record and Jail Report for Aug. 26
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.
Blending talent
Seniors, sophomores lead Sailors to win
There might not be a more valuable game of the 2007 season than Steamboat Springs' 23-14 victory against Kent Denver.
Beetles, climate change reducing water quality, supply
This spring, in the Yampa/White river basin, snowpack peaked on March 13 at a level that was 72 percent of average for that date.
Oak Creek continuing its efforts to tackle growth issues
A simple Jose Bergamin quote topping four pages of Oak Creek Mayor Pro-Tem Angie KenCairn's notes on the town's comprehensive plan seem to set the tone for the direction the town is heading in.
Our view: The highest stakes
Energy development is impacting Colorado at a startling rate, spurring news and opinions that seem to change by the moment.
Xcel plan would halve number of trucks but double their size
Bigger is better.
