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At-large race draws largest field of hopeful candidates
Of the five City Council seats up for election this fall, the race for the at-large seat is the only one to draw more than two candidates. The at-large seat is a two-year seat, as opposed to the other six council seats, which carry four-year terms. Candidates for the at-large seat may reside anywhere in the city, while other candidates must live in the districts they want to represent.
Hunt of the Week: Dave Summers
Occupation: Safety/Training Director for a power line utility contractor
Dave Shively: The new limits
I just read about Andrew Skurka's presentation to the vaunted ranks of The Explorer's Club. The 26-year-old already had made short work of a long list of epic North American trails - the 7,778-mile Sea-to-Sea Route in 11 months, the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 45 days, the 487-mile Colorado Trail in 14.5 days. Yawn.
Vision 2030 spotlight: CJ Mucklow
CJ Mucklow Residence: Clark Number of years in the valley: 18
Hometown homecoming
Steamboat Springs High School spirit on display throughout the week
A legion of alumni filling the stands for the homecoming football game, carefully crafted parade floats, and a coroneted king and queen are images synonymous with small-town America.
Business file for Oct. 7
Board of Realtors names award winners, officers
Jill Limberg of Colorado Group Realty and Wendy Fisher of Anchor Realty shared the prestigious Realtor of the Year Award at the Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors annual Rewards banquet Sept. 13 at Catamount Lake House.
Krause named Optimist "Teen of the Month"
Steamboat Springs High School senior Melissa Krause has been named the Steamboat Springs Optimist Club's "Teen of the Month" for September. Melissa has a 4.5 GPA, participates in the school's Link Crew, was elected by her peers to be on the Honor Council for the past three years, and she is co-president of the National Spanish Honor Society.
Editorial cartoon for Oct. 7
Joe Roberts draws a cartoon that appears weekly on the editorial page of the Sunday Pilot & Today. This is the cartoon for Oct. 7, 2007.
George Thomas: Traffic gets worse
I've been living in Steamboat for the past seven years, and even in that short time, I have seen traffic congestion increase significantly, and I'm sure it will only get worse. In my opinion, one measure the city could take to help ameliorate traffic flow is to consider building roundabouts at selected intersections instead of using traffic lights.
Luke Schafer: Stats not the issue
On Oct. 4, the Craig Daily Press reported that the Moffat County Commissioners disputed Gov. Bill Ritter's use of the term "2 percent" in referring to Vermillion Basin. The governor made it clear that he was referring to the percentage of the Bureau of Land Management's Little Snake Resource Area's overall acreage in the Vermillion Basin, which is 2 percent. This is not in dispute.
Barbara De Vries: Remember to vote
It doesn't make sense for citizens of Steamboat Springs to pay for a facility that is in direct competition with an established nonprofit business. It also doesn't make sense that the residents of our city would have to pay for it twice - once in property tax and once for a membership, if they choose to do so.
Fashion Forward
Ski-season clothing takes it a step further this fallwith new textures, bold prints and even bolder colors
For anyone who has ever dreamed about skiing Mount Werner in a full paisley-print snowsuit, this is your year.
Routt County Spotlight: Michael Brumbaugh
Q. When did you move to Routt County, and what brought you here?
Jimmy Westlake: Comet LONEOS
Last March during an automated patrol of the night sky, the Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search, or LONEOS, discovered a tiny little blip on a photograph that was, at first, thought to be a new asteroid.
Best of the Web for Oct. 7
Best of the Web for Oct. 7
Conservative commentary:
Unlike football, where the dimensions of the field of play are defined and consistent, baseball allows a lot of latitude, particularly with regard to the distance between home plate and the outfield fences. This latitude has allowed teams to "tailor" their park from season to season to fit their particular personnel. You might say that, if we employ the following definitions presented in the Encyclopedia Britannica, football is conservative (providing a level and equal field of play) and baseball is radical.
Our View: Wants versus needs
The Steamboat Springs City Council made the right decision by restoring most of the city's funding to community support groups for 2008. But that isn't to say such funding should continue at current levels.
Wall advised to seek attorney
Commissioners: Sheriff's policies have legal, fiscal risks
The Routt County Board of Commissioners has advised Routt County Sheriff Gary Wall to seek legal counsel, citing Sheriff's Office policies that commissioners say "present significant legal or financial risk for the county."
High school seniors get class credit for coaching youth hockey
Matt Lettunich is almost a foot taller than the Steamboat Springs Youth Hockey League skaters that zoomed past him Thursday at Howelsen Ice Arena.
Tax increase would fund improvements for roads
A proposed property tax increase for Routt County residents would raise $3.3 million a year for road improvements and other capital projects.
Finger Rock Fish Hatchery stocks fish, sustains healthy trout populations
On Tuesday morning in Yampa, about 2,000 rainbow trout were loaded into a Colorado Division of Wildlife truck headed for their new home - Rangers Lake, about two hours away.
The Record for Oct. 5
Jesus Antonio Mota, 26, Hayden - Third-degree assault, two counts of child abuse (criminal negligence) (Routt County Sheriff's Office)
Real estate transactions for Sept. 27 to Oct. 3
Real estate transactions for Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 2007.
Burgess Creek boom
Purchase price of mountain parcel increases tenfold in two years
A 1970s-era office building that sold for $1.15 million in November 2005 recently sold for $11.5 million.
Taking shape
Aspens at Walton Creek in pre-construction sales
The Aspens at Walton Creek townhomes are under construction, and the first potential resale is already on the market. The $668,000 asking price could set a new "low end" for residential housing at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
Wood stock
BMC West sale shows strong local lumber industry
BMC West Building Materials' western Colorado units, including its Steamboat Springs location, were sold last month to West Canyon Investments for $11.4 million.
Sailors' cross country experiences unexpected success
Cam Niswander wasn't really expecting much out of the Steamboat Springs boys cross-country team heading into this season.
Flying back to the top
Johnny Spillane looking to regain 2003 form
Johnny Spillane wasn't sure what the problem was.
John F. Russell: Sailors prove no 'I' in team
They don't give trophies to the fourth-place team at the state high school golf championships, but after watching the Steamboat Springs High School golf team in Broomfield, I think they should.
