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Hayden's Walker a winner
There aren't too many sprint races in the world that a walker can win.
Hutson's 400 finish highlights finals
Steamboat sprinter Tyler Hutson joked that a little bit of his skin probably was still left on the Stocker Stadium finish line after a rough tumble at Friday's 200-meter preliminary dash of the Class 4A Regional Track and Field Championships.
Best of the Web for May 13
You mean to tell me that the current city employees can't be directed by city council (if that is what the community wants) to make "green" decisions without having to waste $80,000 on a new position?!
Soroco relay squads dig deep; four of five qualify for state
Soroco runner Johnny DeCosta chose his words wisely before the final day of competition at the Regional Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Grand Junction.
Our View: Good riddance, good work
The photograph that ran on the front page of the Steamboat Pilot & Today on May 6 was one of symbolic importance for residents who have waited years for changes to the commercial district at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
Sailors struggle on final day
It was difficult to tell whether the tears in Breanne Murray's eyes after Saturday's final round were brought on by her championship match loss or the realization that her high school tennis career was finished.
Dave Shively: End of the canyon
The cool mud penetrates the space between my toes, and the sun cooks barren shoulders as I begin soaking in the canyon.
One in a Vermillion
World-class wilderness resources in basin subject to change
Shrieks from the peregrine falcons echo off the vertical canyon walls climbing 600 feet up from the creek bed. It's immediately apparent how far you are from civilization.
New alternative school looks ahead
Program nears end of its first year
Cole Breland is an artist, and he has no problems painting a picture of what would have happened had he remained at Steamboat Springs High School.
Increasing number of children assuming healthcare responsibilities for parents
A vase of lavender tulips sits on a table to the right of Marie Bowes' recliner. To Marie's left is a picture window overlooking a giant meadow turned green with the change of seasons. Snow still covers the mountain peaks that tower above the meadow.
Routt County Spotlight: Diane Davis
Q. When did you move to Routt County and what brought you here?
Costshare available to improve wildlife habitat
The Colorado River Salinity Forum, in partnership with Conservation Districts, will make funds available to landowners for wildlife habitat improvement projects in western Colorado. This 75 percent cost share opportunity is available to state and local governments as well as private landowners.
Jimmy Westlake: The planetary superhighway
Our solar system is flat, like a pancake. That is to say, the planets orbit the sun in nearly the same plane, like marbles rolling around on the floor. And, all of the planets move in the same direction around the sun - counterclockwise as viewed from above the Earth's North Pole. The moon, too, orbits the Earth in nearly the same plane that the planets orbit the sun and in the same direction.
Joanne Palmer: Lemonade
"Like lemonade!"
Real estate transactions for May 3-8.
Real estate transactions for May 3-8.
Luxuriously green
Marabou strives to show multi-million dollar homes can be sustainable
The log rail fence stretching along the hay and wheat fields on County Road 42 is brand new, but it already has been modified. It was too tall to allow elk to cross it during their seasonal migrations.
Green companies enlist carbon-conscious consumers in the cause
It's a dicey fact of the eco tourism business that anyone who jumps on a plane for the long flight to Ecuador to visit the Galapagos Islands has just contributed a few tons of greenhouse gases to global climate change. Eco tourism, anyone?
Mike Johnson: The entire story
Here is a simple fact to consider: When school boards give a directive to a superintendent, it must be done in a public meeting. A directive cannot be given to a superintendent in executive session - secret session, as the Pilot & Today likes to say.
Lynn Abbott: For the common good
I would like to begin by thanking Rick Akin for his discussion of "What Makes a Conservative" in the Steamboat Pilot & Today several weeks ago. I have no intention of defining what makes a "liberal" or a "progressive"; we come in many shades. However, Rick's column did spur me to join this discussion - a discussion that is valuable for our community and one in which I hope many people will participate.
Gary Hofmeister: Conservatives think twice
Lots of truth here. The caveat is daily demonstrable by realizing how easily TV manipulates our feelings through images of emotional scenes they want us to see and internalize. Indeed, it is nearly impossible not to be swayed by such visuals. That they might not be giving you the whole truth is usually considered nit-picking and/or irrelevant.
The Record for May 11
4:20 a.m. A 38-year-old Oak Creek man was arrested on Colorado Highway 131 near Routt County Road 22 on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.
Jail Report for May 5 to 11
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.
A place to call home
Business leaders stress need for affordable housing
A 27-year-old severe needs teacher at Strawberry Park Elementary School, Anne Davidson has always been a renter. That changed April 19, when she closed on the purchase of one of the last available condominiums at Fox Creek Village, a Hilltop Parkway development built by the Yampa Valley Housing Authority.
Wadhams recharging GOP
State Republican chairman fires up Lincoln Day Dinner crowd
Speaking to Routt County Republicans at the Old Town Pub & Restaurant on Saturday night, Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams touted Fort Collins Republican Bob Schaffer, a former congressman, as the GOP candidate for the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Wayne Allard of Loveland.
John Russell: Being a parent isn't so easy
It would be easy to think that the most difficult thing to do this weekend at Pueblo City Park was winning a state tennis title.
Education briefs for May 13
Steamboat Springs resident Emma Simmins received an award for academic excellence from the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado. Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible for the award.
Soroco students beautify Oak Creek for AmeriCorps Youth Service Day
Lottie Turon has spent her fair share of time balancing on a ladder to paint houses, but Tuesday was the first time the Oak Creek resident had four young helpers to aid in the task.
Whiteman students take annual foreign trip
Don't be fooled. Although Peru, Bolivia, Russia, Vietnam and South Africa could be attractive vacation destinations, the Lowell Whiteman School students who spent nearly four weeks in those locations did anything but relax.
