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Steamboat boys hang on for gritty win
As the minutes shrunk and the score tightened, there wasn't a raised pulse in the Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team's huddle.
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by Luke Graham
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Stories
Slip 'n' slide, safely
Winter Driving School gives students skills to stay on the road
As he turns the steering wheel to demonstrate what it feels like to go into a tailspin, Bridgestone Winter Driving School instructor Matthew Johnson says something that is not entirely comforting: "I can't hardly see where we're going."
Local teenager killed in crash
A Steamboat Springs teenager was killed in a car accident Friday night on an icy highway in Idaho.
CSAP results different for white and minority Steamboat students
Administrator JoAnne Hilton-Gabeler said that while the Steamboat Springs School District is working to shrink an achievement gap between white and minority students, the gap is growing and is now larger than the state average.
Keep on racing
Stacked CMC Alpine ski team starts season with high hopes
Jaymes Elkins toyed around with the NASTAR gates every time his local ski club made a trip up to the Pocono Mountains from his native Hightstown, N.J. But he never really took ski racing all that seriously. Certainly not seriously enough to think he'd some day wind up on a collegiate Alpine ski racing team with a shot at a national title.
Dave Shively: Pure hootin'
In three years as a passholder to the local resort, I had never skied three full days in a row. But with a friend in town, the back-to-back-to-back, open-to-close experience was eye opening.
Class Notes for Jan. 13
Steamboat Springs-based Partners in Routt County is teaming up with Routt County merchants to sell Partners decals to raise money for the nonprofit organization's one-to-one mentorship program.
Making connections
AmeriCorps program builds mentorships in Routt County middle schools
Virginia Lamneck and Jenny Ackerson said it doesn't take much to gain the trust of the Hayden Middle School students they work with as school-based mentors.
Paul Epley, Ph.D.: Poverty's pimps
Arvin Fluharty, Ph.D., a pioneer biochemist in Thin Layer Chromatography and Atomic Absorption Spectraphotometry, shocked an auditorium of researchers at a gathering in1969 (and was almost booed off of the stage), by espousing his fear that "We might never cure cancer for the simple reason that we now have more people living off of it than dying from it!" Dr. Fluharty predicted that the major "breakthroughs" in bringing cancer-curing drugs to market would be made through the efforts of for-profit American drug companies that recouped their research expenses by selling the cancer-curing doses as opposed to living off of government grants. In other words, he dared to suggest the all too obvious conflict of interest in a circumstance where success puts you out of business. Have you ever noticed that the first goal of an "Ad Hoc" committee is to find a way to guarantee its perpetuity? Particularly if they hold their meetings at a swank restaurant or the Broadmoor Hotel at someone else's expense.
Ken Brenner: Balanced plan best for Roan
There has been considerable debate about whether to allow natural gas drilling on BLM-administered public lands on the Roan Plateau near Rifle and if so what should be done with the revenues. As a likely candidate for Sensate District 8, I wanted to make my position known. I favor a balanced approach to developing the natural gas reserves under the Roan Plateau with a no surface disturbance stipulation for the remaining public lands. This position best balances the benefits of energy production with conservation of a special wildlife and recreation habitat. Any revenues from energy development must flow to the affected communities first to address the direct impacts of extraction and other consequences of the energy boom.
Board of Education: Student success
It is with great honor that we share some of the latest news from our district. Based on our CSAP scores, the Colorado Department of Education has ranked Steamboat Springs RE-2 as the 4th highest performing school district in the state. This has occurred while maintaining a favorable financial position. Our recent audit confirms that we are operating well within the boundaries of sound fiscal protocols. For more detailed information about our district's performance, please look for our Annual Report that will be arriving in your mail later this month or visit our website, www.sssd.k12.co.us. The combined efforts of many individuals are having a significant impact on the education of our community's young people.
Marie Matta: Cheap shots
I usually do not read Ann Coulter's column because her mean-spiritedness and superficial views just make me angry. However, I made an exception. The heading of her column and the first paragraph about the passing of her father caught my attention, and I thought she would reveal a gentler side of herself. How naive of me! Much to my disappointment, she still managed to politicize her memories of him and take cheap shots at individuals and organizations on the other side of her political fence. Clearly, her dad was a good man, and my condolences to her on her loss, but I feel equally sorry for her that she was unable even to write a tribute to her father without injecting her poisonous political platitudes.
Ski Corp. working on parking plan
Meadows, Knoll lots jammed Saturday; shuttles cart from Central Park Plaza
Steamboat Ski Area shuttles trolled Central Park Plaza on Saturday as part of a makeshift overflow parking plan enacted after skiers and snowboarders filled the Knoll and Meadows lots to capacity.
Our View: Housing strategy undefined
If anything has been made clear during the past couple of months, it's that the city of Steamboat Springs must define its role in the affordable housing movement.
Sailors girls in tough stretch
Steamboat b-ball falls to Glenwood
It might have been a different game for the Steamboat Springs High School girls basketball team, but it was the same old problem.
Aspen skiers renew rivalry at Nordic races
Gary Crawford remembers the days when he was a junior Nordic ski jumper.
Editorial cartoon for Jan. 13
Joe Roberts draws a cartoon that appears weekly on the editorial page of the Sunday Pilot & Today. This is the cartoon for Jan. 13, 2008.
Ownership potential instills pride in Fish Creek residents
Walking through the Fish Creek Mobile Home Park in Steamboat Springs, the signs of recently completed remodels and ongoing renovations are hard to miss.
Routt County Spotlight: Julie Niemi
Julie Niemi Age: 55 Occupation: Business owner, barista, chief cook and bottlewasher at Spill the Beans Espresso Bar
The Record for Jan. 11
Saturday, Jan. 5 Ernesto Silvio Quispe Perez, 47, Steamboat Springs - Harassment (domestic violence), criminal mischief (domestic violence) (Steamboat Springs Police Department)
Steamboat freestylers go big
Heavy snow lifts local skiers to the podium at Bump Bash
The heavy snowfall that buried, and re-buried, the Voo Doo ski run at the Steamboat Ski Area was a bit of a Catch-22 for the coaching staff hosting this weekend's Lando's Mojo Bump Bash.
Facing racial issues
Policy, parents fight harassment in schools
After an allegedly race-related incident led to violence at a local school last year, the Steamboat Springs School District has installed a harassment policy aimed at better investigating complaints from students and staff.
Looking back: Planning group formed
From the Thursday, Jan. 16, 1958, edition of The Steamboat Pilot:
Steamboat hockey makes a statement
Steamboat Springs High School hockey coach Jeff Ruff has challenged his players to own their level of play throughout the season.
Steamboat boys hang on for gritty win
As the minutes shrunk and the score tightened, there wasn't a raised pulse in the Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team's huddle.
John Russell: Coaches endure the cold
Learning to stand on the steep pitches on the side of the Voo Doo mogul course is a trick of its own.
Paradigm Theater taking final bow in Oak Creek
The stage is empty at the Paradigm Theater, and its spotlights are about to fade.
Wildhorse announces First Tracks
Deed-restricted sales could test demand for affordable housing
The city's efforts to ensure affordable work force housing will continue to unfold Tuesday, when developers of Wildhorse Meadows introduce their deed-restricted community housing project, First Tracks, to prospective buyers.
Business file for Jan. 13
West Elevation Architects, a Steamboat Springs firm specializing in modern architecture, has created two new positions, hiring Carolyn Corogin to concentrate on interior design services and Beth Banning to coordinate intrinsic art projects.
'Nowhere to live'
Possible foreclosure forces would-be residents to find homes elsewhere
The first residents of the Villages at Hayden subdivision were expecting to move into their new homes by the end of the year, but the development's five model homes still sit unfinished, mired in legal battles and facing foreclosure.
Real estate transactions for Jan. 1 to 9
- GRANTWEST LLC To SAXON REAL ESTATE INC For WESCOIN MEADOWS COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUMS UNIT 3,4 - $805,000
