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Post Office deadlines approaching for holiday shipping
Mike Evans, chief official at the Steamboat Springs Post Office, has one piece of advice for those looking to get gifts and packages to their destinations by Dec. 25: "Do not wait until the last minute."
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by Margaret Hair
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Football all-state teams announced
Although the season has been over for more than a month, football players in Routt County continue to make waves statewide.
Rancher growing grain for Coors
Frentress' malt barley harvest meets brewer's strict standards
The next time Kurt Frentress drinks a Coors beer, he might be tasting malt barley harvested on his Hayden ranch. The fourth-generation Hayden rancher was one of three Routt County farmers asked by Coors Brewing Company agronomists to grow the crop in a pilot program aimed at expanding the company's regional malt barley supplies.
Organization sends packages to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan
Clean socks, chocolate and fly swatters may not seem like extravagant Christmas presents, but for soldiers facing danger far from home, life's simple pleasures - or basic essentials - can be very meaningful.
Annual Holiday Classic to open ski race season at Howelsen
The news coming across Anje Worrell's desk has been mixed lately. The bad news is that the Sitz/SeeMe racecourse at Steamboat Ski Area won't be ready to host a pair of FIS giant slalom races this weekend.
Girls' offensive woes continue
Steamboat hoops drops opener in Wyoming tournament
The Steamboat Springs girls basketball team's offensive struggles continued Thursday in a 39-32 loss to Kemmerer, Wyo., in the opening game of the Flaming Gorge Basketball Tournament.
Sports briefs for Dec. 14
It didn't take long for Steamboat Springs sophomore Genna Bradley to punch her ticket to the 2008 girls swimming and diving state championships, Feb. 14 through 16 in Fort Collins.
Stay tuned for 'wild snow'
Steamboat Ski Area opens many Priest Creek trails today
Skiers and riders at Steamboat Ski Area can now enjoy the Sundown Express and Elkhead chairlifts, along with the trails they serve in the Priest Creek basin, which open today.
Developers cure concerns
The Aviator project revisions win over Planning Commission
Developers of The Aviator made enough revisions to their project to win over all but one member of the Steamboat Springs Planning Commission on Thursday.
Senior guard leads Sailors basketball to win in Wyoming
Even as the injuries continue to pile up for Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball senior guard Michael Vandahl, his performance never drops.
Steamboat briefs for Dec. 14
With holiday parties in full swing, the Colorado Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Colorado State Patrol and 68 other law enforcement agencies, will step up patrols this weekend in hopes of limiting driving under the influence, according to a CDOT press release.
The Record for Dec. 12
12:09 a.m. Police received a report of an assault in the 3000 block of AprÃs Ski Way. No charges were filed.
High school, club skiers feed off each other heading into first race
Steamboat Springs High School cross-country ski coach Chrissy Lynch believes the Sailors cross-over skiers - those who compete for both the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club as well as their high school - are a key component to helping the Sailors raise their overall ability level as they head into their first competition of the season Saturday in Vail.
Post Office deadlines approaching for holiday shipping
Mike Evans, chief official at the Steamboat Springs Post Office, has one piece of advice for those looking to get gifts and packages to their destinations by Dec. 25: "Do not wait until the last minute."
Deb Babcock: Plants for cool spaces
Unlike those of us who can reach for a fleece or an extra pair of socks when we're chilly, our houseplants have to suck it up and shiver in the cold and drafty areas of our homes.
Getting people moving
It's Tuesday afternoon, and guitarist Todd Tijerina has to be feeling like a bluesman.
CD reviews for Dec. 14
Jens Lekman "Night Falls Over the Kortedala"
Live Nativity scene brings music, drama to the holidays
For their first professional recording session, Christel Houston's students at Christian Heritage School acted like professionals.
Buying local in South Routt
Leisure Mountain Studio brings local work, tasty coffee to Yampa
At the bottom of the notices she sends out about receptions for art openings at Leisure Mountain Studio in Yampa, the coffee shop/gallery space's co-owner Debbie Johnson has started to write, "Buy locally, not globally."
'We found the perfect candidate'
Full-time dentist joins Northwest Colorado Dental Coalition staff in Craig
Several words come to Janet Pearcey, director of the Northwest Colorado Dental Coalition, when describing Dr. Dana Fujita.
Margaret Hair: Limping in a winter wonderland
Sitting at my desk, poking the giant welt that used to be my left knee with a pencil, I'm trying to think of something that I've been more of failure at than snowboarding.
Epilogue Books wins screening with 'Kite Runner' book club
Only the country's 10 largest markets will get "The Kite Runner" in theaters this weekend. Luckily for the 259 Steamboat Springs residents who joined Epilogue Book Co.'s "Kite Runner" book club, they've already seen the movie.
On scene: 'No Country for Old Men'
"No Country for Old Men," adapted by Joel and Ethan Coen from Cormac McCarthy's novel, is an easy movie to review - if the focus is the craft of filmmaking.
