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Steamboat rugby beats Vail, Aspen in record-breaking year
It's hard to appreciate what the Steamboat Springs Rugby Club has accomplished this year if you don't turn the pages back and take a glimpse at the past.
Matt Windt: An improved event
What a wild two weeks it has been. I enjoyed another beautiful Fourth of July, a parade, fireworks, a cattle drive, the rodeo, Art in the Park and, yes, the 27th annual Hot Air Balloon Rodeo presented by Bank of the West. This year was different for me because, for the first time, I wasn't sitting there as a spectator. I was driving to the event early in the morning to set up, lead, watch and learn.
Runners cruise Howelsen's singletrack to new course records
Lisa Adams has lived and run in Steamboat Springs for seven years, but never considered the trail-running potential at Howelsen Hill and Emerald Mountain.
Shawn Reilly Mills: Let's switch homes
Your view (Our View, July 11 Steamboat Today) praising the addition of Frontier flights to the Yampa Valley Regional Airport gave me a great idea. You seem enamored of the airport and the growing number of flights in and out, so I would like to propose you and I switch homes for the next year.
The family of Howard Kirby: Thanks for help
We wish to thank those who expressed their sympathy and reached out to comfort us at the time of our loss of our husband and father. We want each and everyone to know how much we appreciated your caring, whether it was a card you sent, food brought to our home and to the meal the day of the service, and especially for the donations to the memorial fund. The fund will go toward the planting of a blue spruce tree and a donation to the Routt County Historical Society for our hall here in Toponas. Both will be in Howard's memory. We sincerely thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts.
Best of the Web for July 15
Best of the Web for July 15
Coca-Cola sets up shop in Hayden
Coca-Cola broke ground last week on what will become a 26,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the Valley View Business Park in Hayden. The company paid $285,000 for two lots totaling 2.7 acres in the development, according to Prudential Steamboat Realty.
Business File for July 15
Sales tax revenue continues rise
Community Agriculture Alliance: The smell of fresh cut grass
There are smells that nature formulates that stun man into realizing how lucky and fortunate he is to be on this planet. While these smells of nature can be different for everyone, some of the most common - and my favorites - are the cleansing smell of the earth after a rain, the fragrant smell of lilac blooms in the spring, and the musty yet sweet smell of decaying plant material in the fall.
Joanne Palmer: Seven stages of garage sales
Yes! A garage sale. Why not? The household budget is experiencing a petite deficit; closets are overflowing and clutter reigns supreme. In a moment of entrepreneurial insanity, I decide to pool my trinkets, trash and treasures with others and haul everything over to a friend's house.
Jimmy Westlake: The eyes of the Dragon
Peering at us from out of the darkness on July evenings are the twinkling eyes of Draco the Dragon. Draco is one of several constellations in the sky that pictures a creature killed by Hercules, the great, strong man from mythology. The two stars marking Draco's eyes are remarkable in that they appear close together and are nearly the same brightness, making them easy to spot. Their names are Eltanin and Rastaban.
Routt County Spotlight: Rachael Rangel
Rachael Rangel
Corn fuel's role in food costs debated
A farmer plants corn in the Midwest, and people in Steamboat Springs drink less beer.
Real estate transactions for June 29 to July 11
Real estate transactions for June 29 to July 11
Looking back: Steamboat pictured on postcards
A group of 27 people drove to Frisco and back Sunday. The distance is 100 miles. There were six cars, most of them going over the Rabbit Ears Pass, then up the Blue River to Frisco. Mr. and Mrs. Webster See went over the Gore Pass because they stopped at Yampa to get Mrs. See's mother, Mrs. Chapman, and her granddaughter.
Women's shooting clinic fires away at stereotypes
Nicole Rabanal was 8 years old at the time. She was with her brothers and dad in the countryside, shooting a shotgun for the first time.
Real estate: Steamboat primed for a new kind of planning
The feel and character of Steamboat Springs is changing - again. What was once a ranching and mining community that received much of its sales tax from tourists headed for Salt Lake City on U.S. Highway 40, and what is now a ski-oriented city off the beaten path from more posh resorts like Vail and Aspen, is becoming a worldwide, year-round tourist destination marked by luxury hotels and third- or fourth-homeowners.
New businesses
New businesses in and around Steamboat.
Click on this: Do it yourself
Home improvement Web site targets women
I had home improvement ideas floating in my head well before I closed on the purchase of my condo last month. Walls would get a fresh coat of paint, the bathroom mirror and fixtures would be updated and the carpet in the dining and living rooms would be replaced with wood laminate.
Impress hosts with your grape knowledge
Tasting expensive wines at a dinner party can be intimidating, but it needn't be. Just adopt the demeanor of those poker players who dominate cable TV and trust your senses. There's a good chance no one will have the grapes to call you out, especially if you sell your convictions.
Great wines for less than $25
Local wine experts share their steal bottles
Local wine experts share their picks for great wines less than $25.
Fruit of the vine
Exploring the complexity of wines for fun and flavor
Wine expert Lisa Lesyshen says no two people have identical palates, and there is no wrong answer to the question, "What do you taste in this wine?"
Road Trip: Experiencing wine country
If you can't swing a trip to Bordeaux, France, this summer, don't despair; Chateau Deux Fleuves is easily within your grasp.
Question and Answer: John Sant'Ambrogio
More than 6,000 concerts and 50 years as a professional cellist haven't slowed John Sant'Ambrogio. He recently founded Arts for the Soul, an arts camp for adults, and is a member of the Generations Trio. At Home sits down with him for a chat.
Cooking with Jason Landers: Treating breakfast like royalty
All it took was a little push from his wife, Kelly, for Chef Jason Landers to enter the culinary world.
Mountain chic: Don't neglect your feet
Colorado's dry air and intense sun can wreak havoc on feet
They're hardworking, under-appreciated and most often hidden from plain sight. And unfortunately, they're often neglected when it comes to routine body maintenance.
Staying Fit: Gear Guide
Gear picks for the outdoors.
Harmon "Buck" Buckland: It takes more than a T-shirt
I read with interest Lynn Abbott's letter to Paul Epley in Wednesday's Steamboat Today, in which she offers to give Dr. Epley a Democrat T-shirt and makes several unfounded charges against the Bush administration. Last Sunday, the Pilot & Today published a Conservative Commentary by Dr. Epley in which he made the point we should be active in assuring Congress and courts do not establish a preferred religion and stop discrimination against Christians and Jews in the name of "Separation of Church and State." As Rick Akin observed about her previous response to the Conservative Commentaries, Ms. Abbott is again long on platitudes and short on specifics. It tells me that Ms. Abbott believes that slogans on her T-shirts constitute a full analysis.
Our View: Let the voters decide
We applaud the Steamboat Springs City Council's decision last week to forward a recreation center initiative to the ballot in November.
Harvesting trees aims to preserve forest from pine beetles
In a barley patch in the Seedhouse Corridor of the Routt National Forest, a one-armed monster of a machine moves across the landscape on a set of tracks.
Jail Report and the Record for July 15
Saturday, July 7 Theodore Edward Niemi, 65, Craig - DUI, DUI per se (Routt County Sheriff's Office)
Sheriff responds to county's letter about policies
Routt County Sheriff Gary Wall will not be making any policy changes that interfere with the county's budgetary authority, and will continue to comply with all county, state and federal laws.
Yampa coffee shop supports local, regional art scene
Living in Northwest Colorado has inspired longtime Yampa resident and artist Nita Herold Naugle's creativity since she was a child.
November ballot shapes up
School Board, City Council seats on ballot with rec center
Voters will have plenty of candidates and initiatives to consider this fall despite a local group's failure to put the recall of School Board member John DeVincentis on the November ballot.
Don't fear the flame
Tips for sizzlin' summer barbecues
Put away the skewers and start worshipping the grilling basket. It will change your barbecuing life.
Outdoor living
Steamboat homeowners maximize their space for easy entertaining and relaxing
Steamboat homeowners maximize their space for easy entertaining and relaxing
Weekend warriors
You moved to Steamboat for the lifestyle. Problem is, you pile up so many hours during the work week that by the time Saturday rolls around it's easy to pass up the recreation opportunities that brought you here in the first place. Talk about a Catch-22.
Signature golf
A well-placed tee shot on a freshly mowed fairway. An improbable chip that flirts with the cup. A 40-foot two-putt to save par. Four hours of summertime bliss spent with old friends or new ones.
Coloradans on a quest to find the never-ending winter
Most serious ski enthusiasts never want the ski season to end. But, alas, summer arrives each year and they are stuck with only memories of the snow-covered slopes as boating, hiking and biking replace the thrill of executing those perfect turns in champagne powder.
Routt County Barns
Drive along any country road in Routt County and you will see them. Barns of all shapes and sizes dot the landscape, helping to define the area's character and showcasing our proud Western lifestyle.
Neverending winter: Ski jumpers turn heads year-round
It's big, it's green and it might seem a little out of place for someone not in touch with Steamboat Springs' long Nordic tradition. But since it opened in summer 2006, the new plastic-covered, K-68 ski jump at Howelsen Hill has received a lot of attention.
Staying Fit: Triple task
Training for triathlons
Last year, Nicole Lindstrom was the top local female finisher at the Steamboat Springs Triathlon. But it didn't earn her top honors. Now entering her sixth year of competitive triathlon racing, the 34-year-old environmental geoscience consultant is determined to get faster and stronger to best her second-place finish by riding her fitness peak through this summer's Aug. 26 race.
Best Bets: Things to do from July to October
Things to do from July to October 2007
Brent Boyer: Yes, I said it
Avoiding cliches is a fundamental tenet in journalism. But I don't care. Today, I'm breaking the rule.
Cancer survivor: The battle continues on
After being diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago, longtime Steamboat Springs resident Tom Fox made the decision to not "burden" his family, friends and co-workers with the bad news.
Climbers hang on to the area's undocumented and overlooked routes
You could've lived in Steamboat Springs for 10 years, driven past it 100 times and still wouldn't have known it was there. Even if someone told you there was a set of quartzite granite outcroppings a stone's throw from a U.S. Highway 40 shoulder pull-off on your way up to the Rabbit Ears Pass West Summit, you'd still have trouble finding the unmarked trail.
Dave Shively: Into the fire
A funny thing happened on the way back to the Clark Store.
John F. Russell: Soccer star proving he loves game
It's easy for a sports columnist to be critical of today's top professional athletes. Just pick a topic, and you can find some professional athlete to use as an example of what's wrong in the world of sports.
Soccer grows in popularity among youths
If the 23rd annual Steamboat Mountain Soccer Tournament is any indication, soccer in America - specifically youth soccer - is growing.
