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Where to worship
Interdenominational worship service on ski mountain during summer and ski season. Services are held when Gondola is running. 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Vista overlook on Tower Run. Call Dr. Kent Osteen 870-1992 or 879-7062.
Looking back: Homewood hosts ski jumping meet
The 14 head of long yearling steers brought to Steamboat last Thursday for shipments to Denver were indications of what the younger generation of Routt County can produce. The calves belonged to members of the 4-H Clubs, which are operating under the direction of County Agent Floyd Moon. The six heaviest steers averaged 1060 pounds each. A. Seymour judged the group to select a ring of five to represent the Routt County clubs at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.
'The stage is set'
Steamboat wrestlers find success with regionals on radar
Steamboat Springs wrestling coach Sean McCarthy thought his team gained invaluable experience at a tournament in Conifer on Saturday. The nine-team tournament featured four key regional opponents Steamboat will likely face if it hopes to advance through the regional match, Feb. 9 to 10 at Ralston Valley.
Steamboat skiers compete with consistency
Steamboat Springs Alpine ski team coach Chad Bowdre is beginning to see the consistency on his girls squad begin to pay off.
Boys basketball cruises to victory
The Steamboat Springs and Battle Mountain boys basketball teams hit the midpoint of the 4A Slope season Saturday going in opposite directions.
John F. Russell: Making the most of a second chance
Brett Buckles understands the pressure that comes with winning. She understands what it is like to live with the pain of a chronic injury and the significance of getting a second chance to do something you love.
Hat trick up his sleeve
Ingalls' offensive explosion paces Sailors in win
Centering the first line for the Steamboat Springs hockey team, Greg Ingalls had been accustomed to giving all year. Coming into the game against Coronado, the junior had 11 assists in 11 games. But on Saturday, the junior found himself on the receiving end three times
Girls unable to set streak
Steamboat falls to Battle Mountain in bid for second win
It's hard to imagine a game between teams with records of 1-12 and 2-11 had playoff implications, but that was the case when the Steamboat Springs and Battle Mountain girls basketball teams met Saturday.
Pipe dreams
Front Range thirsty for Yampa water
Carl Brouwer knows it could have gone worse. Brouwer, an engineer for the Front Range's Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, recently traveled to Glenwood Springs to meet with officials monitoring the Colorado River. Brouwer's job was to present details of a proposed trans-mountain diversion that would pump Yampa River water, part of the Colorado River system, across the Continental Divide to a lake near Denver International Airport. In some circles, people will tell you coming to the Western Slope and asking for water is like walking into a bar and asking for a brawl. Sayings such as "whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting" linger on this side of the Rockies.
A family foundation
Swanson history steeped in hardware
The Swansons have been in the hardware business for 60 years, but there are some things that will never change. "The presentation is different, we have more variety than we used to have, there is more competition, but other than that, it's about helping people get what they need so they can fix something," said Dennis Swanson, who stands six feet, seven inches tall, which makes it easy for him to spot customers who look like they need help at his Ace at the Curve hardware store in Steamboat Springs.
The cost of a piece of history
Old Town prices put pressure on historic homes
The rising cost of Old Town real estate raises the likelihood the modest homes that make up Steamboat Springs' historic neighborhoods will be targets of redevelopment.
Building with a vision
Six Oak Creek families construct homes as part of self-help housing
When Corine Schweikert found out she had to help build her house and five of her neighbors' houses as part of a self-help housing project, she couldn't help but laugh.
The Record for Jan. 19
12:43 a.m. A 39-year-old Wheat Ridge man was arrested near Mount Werner Circle and Ski Time Square on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, weaving and not having proof of insurance.
Jail report for Jan. 21
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.
Fund Board faced with taxing issue
School district begins debate on renewing the half-cent sales tax for education
The elimination of the millions of dollars the half-cent sales tax generates would make Dale Mellor's job much easier, but the Steamboat Springs School District director of finance hopes that day never comes.
Tackling budget hurdles
Oak Creek board members informed of doubling deficit
Routt County Commissioner Nancy Stahoviak told the Oak Creek Town Board its current deficit could be double the $161,000 the Town Board members originally thought.
Class Notes for Jan. 21
Lowell Whiteman pupil named Student of Month
Kelly Northcutt, a senior at The Lowell Whiteman School, was named Rotary Student of the Month during the Jan. 16 meeting of the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club.
Kerry Hart: Battling the community college inferiority complex
Someone recently commented to me that a community college education is inferior to an education at a four-year college or university. Of course we know this is a myth. But apparently, the stigma still is out there.
Hayden turning attendance around
District's tougher policy has the attention of officials in South Routt and Steamboat
The state of Colorado and its public school administrators and teachers set high academic standards annually, but students and parents take full responsibility when it comes to one issue - going to school.
John Whittum: Council on right track
Last Tuesday, City Council held a work session to discuss an ordinance to protect our watersheds. This item had originally been on Council's agenda earlier in the month but was tabled indefinitely. Many of us were surprised to see it appear on the agenda without much (if any) notice. The hasty introduction of the ordinance antagonized a number of people in the agricultural community, and so Council quickly realized its mistake and tabled the ordinance to allow more time for the community to examine the subject.
William S. Schurman: Unworthy of praise
Shame on the Pilot & Today for printing a front page article praising Jim Cook (who was not well received as the newsmaker of the year) and by choosing not to run the story about the renovation of the Squire building by the Hogue family on the front page. They have truly benefited the community by restoring their building to its original beauty.
David R. Freseman: Energy assistance
During this time of year, many in our community struggle to keep up with their home energy bills. While some of us don't think twice about living in a warm, comfortable home, others must seriously weigh such choices as keeping the heat on or doing without food or medical care.
Our View: Slowing troubled waters
The Steamboat Springs City Council was right to slow down movement on a proposed watershed ordinance. There are a lot of questions that must be answered before such regulations can be justified.
Routt County Spotlight: Jay Kimbrough
Jay Kimbrough
The guilty party
Don't fall victim to murder mystery ignorance
Soon after the guests of a local party arrived, the host was murdered.
Seedling tree program species selling out
Just a reminder! Tree species available through the Routt County Conservation District (RCCD) are beginning to sell out. And the last day to order is March 31.
Joanne Palmer: Pregnancy myths
Now that my son, Peter, is 9 and I have emerged - at least I think I have - from the fog of first-year parenthood, I'd like to weigh in on a few of the popular myths about pregnancy and parenting.
Bill May: On the Outlaw Trail
The date was late February 1898.
Jimmy Westlake: Meet the Seven Sisters
High overhead as darkness falls on cold January evenings is a tiny cluster of stars that often is mistaken for the Little Dipper. Although it does have a dipper shape to it, with a tiny little bowl and tiny little handle, its real name is the Pleiades, and it is popularly known as the Seven Sisters. A person with average vision should be able to see six stars in the cluster with no difficulty and a bit of careful searching should reveal the seventh faint star as well. A person with exceptional vision might make out as many as 8, 9, or even 10 stars with their unaided eye. How many can you see?
Real estate transactions for Jan. 9-15
Seller's name listed first, followed by the buyer. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS FOR JAN. 9 THROUGH JAN. 15: FARVER, CRAIG A AND FARVER, VIRGINIA L TO YANOSKI, STEVE AND LOVE, GENIE FOR HORSEBACK AT STAGECOACH LOT 202 - $36,000
Condos wave 'so long' to sub-$100k prices
The Steamboat Springs real estate market has crossed a threshold it isn't likely to glimpse again.
Business File for Jan. 21
Colorado Group Realty announces new broker
Kelda Combs Wall has joined Colorado Group Realty as an associate broker.
Lenders discuss budding businesses
Scott Ford will tell you there are a few words and phrases entrepreneurs should avoid using when asking a lender for a loan to start a business.
