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Year of the crane
A look back at an action-packed 2007
There were few dull moments in 2007. A $265 million ski area sale that brought new vitality to the resort, a City Council upheaval, a massive proposed annexation, affordable housing policies, the sale of Ski Time Square, a bought-out superintendent, controversial e-mails and a failed recall effort, a broken water pipe, a rejected recreation center, a sheriff facing DUI charges - and the list goes on.
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by Brandon Gee
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Storm closes Rabbit Ears, Gore, Cameron passes
Wind, snow advisories in effect for Northwest Colorado until Monday morning
The strong winds and heavy snow that struck Steamboat Springs on Sunday are expected to continue through the night and could bring gusts of up to 50 miles per hour and 16 inches of snow to the area.
Last-minute shoppers drive sales
Merchants saw improvement over 2006, but still long-term lows
After getting off to a slow start earlier this month, holiday sales boomed in Steamboat Springs the week before Christmas, but still fell short of previous years for most local retailers.
Laurel Street's future more secure
Local preschool pulls off downtown real estate purchase
A community institution that has served scores of young families, Laurel Street School and Family Center, is on the path to a more secure future this winter. The nonprofit preschool's board of directors was recently able to purchase its downtown real estate for $750,000.
'Soft spots' forecast for ski travel
Resort officials target slow times in January, February
Local vacation lodging properties are in such demand during the holidays, the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association's lodging barometer projected that mountain condominiums would be 102 percent full Saturday.
Real estate transactions for Dec. 20-26
Real estate transactions for Dec. 20-26
Biz file for Dec. 30
Success Steps seminars changing venue
Dave Shively: Steamboat's 82nd
Two turns in that one stash is all it takes, just enough to produce an awkward yelp, your first words of the day. Then you realize you're alone in the woods, and you belt out a full rebel yell for the other snow gluttons that care to echo.
Commercial guides give snowmobile riders keys to the forest
Many casual visitors to the Yampa Valley simply cross over Rabbit Ears Pass - passing it as the formidable boundary to Steamboat Springs while seeing it as a divide, rather than a gateway, to the Routt National Forest.
Comeback kids
Steamboat skiercross duo finds second chance for Olympic glory in booming freestyle scene
It has been six years since Brett Buckles traveled to Europe to compete. Her final 2002 trip was for a European Cup downhill race as a member of the U.S. Ski Team, during her last year as a member.
Steamboat cross-country skiers prepare to peak at nationals
The girls on the elite end of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's cross-country junior ability team can already hear the Megadeth chords ringing in their ears.
Kerry Hart: Reality TV and grade inflation
In Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion radio show, Keillor signs off with the news from Lake Wobegon with a summary of the Midwest small-town stereotype and includes the remark, "Where the children are all above average." During the past couple of decades, I have seen students increasingly feel entitled to grades of 'A' or 'B' simply because they believe they are above average and incapable of doing average work.
No down time for hoops team
No. 5-ranked Steamboat Springs boys basketball holds holiday 'player practices'
It may be late December, but a quick look into the Kelly Meek Gymnasium tells a different story.
On the road, with a mission
Humanitarian workers return home to Steamboat Springs for the holidays
Mayling Simpson-Hebert's life, spent traveling across the globe as a medical anthropologist, reads like a good road trip novel.
John F. Russell: Born freestyle
Ten years ago this February, a young skier named Jonny Moseley exploded onto the Olympic scene in Nagano, Japan, with his gold-medal run.
The Record and Jail Report for Dec. 28
The Record and Jail Report for Dec. 28
Phippsburg announces holiday lights contest winners
For Phippsburg resident Artie Weber, decorating his house for Christmas each year is not just a way to spread holiday cheer, but also a special way to honor the memory of his late father, who kept his childhood home aglow with lights each year.
Editorial cartoon for Dec. 30
Joe Roberts draws a cartoon that appears weekly on the editorial page of the Sunday Pilot & Today. This is the cartoon for Dec. 30, 2007.
Conservative commentary: The B(C)S
As you may know from prior editorials, I am a firm believer that competitive sports tell us a lot about life.
Our View: Get involved in 2008
As the coming year unfolds, and events build on projects, planning and policies begun in 2007, we encourage Routt County citizens to take an active involvement in their community because 2008 is shaping up to be a big year.
Birdwatchers take stock of Steamboat's feathered friends
During Saturday's annual winter bird count, aimed at identifying all species of birds in the Steamboat Springs area, local birdwatchers endured the cold to "put the 'brr' in birding," Yampa Valley Birding Club count coordinator Tom Litteral said.
Foos family rebuilding after fire
Kathleen Foos still doesn't know why she woke up in the middle of the night on Dec. 11. It was not until nearly half an hour later, when she could not fall back asleep after a midnight snack, that she first noticed anything amiss at her Phippsburg home.
Looking back: President's health big concern
Next to the Russian situation, President Eisenhower's condition will be of supreme importance. What its influence upon Russia will be, nobody knows.
Yampatika ski program a 'constant learning' experience
Jada Lindblom is probably the only skier on Mount Werner with an ermine in her backpack.
Jimmy Westlake: Quadrantid meteors set to dazzle
On any given night of the year, a single observer can see about five or six "falling stars," or meteors, every hour of the night. These are called sporadic meteors because they can dart randomly from any direction of the sky. There are certain nights of the year, however, when a single observer can see 10 times that many meteors, all springing from the same point in the sky. These are our annual meteor showers, each caused by the Earth plowing through the dusty wake of a comet's tail. The richest of the annual meteor showers are the August Perseids, the December Geminids and the January Quadrantids.
Agriculture Allianace: 2008 - A year for agriculture to be counted
As we approach the new year, those of us with farm or ranch land already have started to receive our "every five-year" package from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, looking for information. It's the agriculture census. They want to know how much land we each have and how it is used, whether for crops or for pasture. They want to know how much agricultural equipment we have and how old it is. They want to know how much the land has produced. And, they want to know whether we have jobs other than agriculture.
Year of the crane
A look back at an action-packed 2007
There were few dull moments in 2007. A $265 million ski area sale that brought new vitality to the resort, a City Council upheaval, a massive proposed annexation, affordable housing policies, the sale of Ski Time Square, a bought-out superintendent, controversial e-mails and a failed recall effort, a broken water pipe, a rejected recreation center, a sheriff facing DUI charges - and the list goes on.
