Stories for January 18, 2008

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Early Morning

Busy, sub-zero weekend coming to Steamboat

Frigid weather, lots of cars and even more skiers dominate the forecast for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

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Happy hours

Happy hours for Jan. 18

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Still life, with workshops

Artists' Gallery starting to book demos, seminars in refurbished space

Painting in the back room of the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat - under new fluorescent lights and a roof that no longer leaks, oil painter Susan Gill Jackson tests the room's potential for art demonstrations and workshops.

CD reviews for Jan. 18

Margaret Hair reviews two new CDs.

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Acoustic soul

Eclectic musician Dave Gerard brings well-crafted solo act

Soul-influenced jam musician Dave Gerard comes through Colorado only a few times a year, but he speaks fondly of how his attention to likeable songwriting is received here.

Margaret Hair: Jamming for a cause

Sure, Wes Dearborn has raised tens of thousands of dollars to benefit patients with multiple sclerosis at the Jimmie Heuga Center. He thinks it's a worthy cause.

The Record for Jan. 16

12:05 p.m. A possible drunken driver was reported at Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue. Police took a report.

Word from the underground

Steamboat Springs hip hop artists bring indie tour to Wired

Tonight, Andrew Lindsley and Brandon Norwick - or Ocelot and B_Where when they're performing - bring live hip hop back to Steamboat for the first time in what seems like a long time.

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High hopes for the lowbrow

Local artists join with nightclub to get work on display

Mike Benninghoven doesn't have anything against Steamboat's formal art spaces or galleries - he just doesn't expect his work to be on any of their walls.

Hayden girls come off 29-day break

The holiday break hit the Hayden girls basketball team in an unusual way.

Soroco hoops faces Rangeley

Boys basketball looking for full game of solid play

Soroco boys basketball coach Sam McLeod has seen his team play a good half of basketball against Rangely. Tonight, the Rams coach wants to see a full game from his squad.

Sailors look to rebound

Girls hoops faces Delta, Palisade

Steamboat Springs High School girls basketball coach John Ameen has never lacked confidence heading into a game.

Win in Palisade will put Sailors atop league

Now is the time for the Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team to separate itself from the rest of the league.

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Steamboat boys hockey ready to focus on pivotal league games

Nothing has come easy this season for the Steamboat Springs High School boys hockey team.

Steamboat briefs for Jan. 18

About a dozen homes were left without water service Thursday when a water line broke on Ridge Road. Steamboat Springs' Public Works Director Philo Shelton said the break's impact was limited because the dead-end pipe broke near its end.

On Scene: Trickling in

Maybe, just maybe, a hip-hop scene is making its way into Steamboat Springs.

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United Way director to resign

Andersen praised for his strong leadership, fundraising

Mark Andersen is stepping down as executive director of Routt County United Way almost two years into his second stint leading the charitable agency.

Hayden School Board OKs baseball as JV sport

Supporters of Hayden baseball stepped up to the plate Wednesday before the Hayden School Board.

Talk to address cowboy artist's history and work

It makes sense that Bill Ward would be the best person to talk about the 50-plus pieces of cowboy art on display at the Steamboat Art Museum - he used to own all of them.

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Base area projects could stall

City and private officials debating future operations, upkeep

Future public improvements at the base of Steamboat Ski Area could be delayed without an agreement for operations and maintenance, the Steamboat Springs City Council was warned this week.

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Jane McLeod: Dill-icious

Some herbs just need a little more public relations in order to earn a starring role, and underused and underappreciated dill (Anethum graveolens) is one of them. Dill's feathery stature lends a graceful note to any herb patch with its very finely cut, blue-green foliage growing easily up to 3 feet on hollow, upright stems topped, when the plant matures, by delicate heads of tiny greenish-yellow flowers arranged in clusters like inverted umbrellas. All parts of the plant are aromatic with a slightly sharp, yet sweet flavor.

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Busy, sub-zero weekend coming to Steamboat

Frigid weather, lots of cars and even more skiers dominate the forecast for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

A winter centerpiece

Organizers aim for Winter Festival to draw crowds in off-season

Looking forward one year, Nicky Boulger could see the Moffat County calendar was pretty bare from hunting season in the fall to Grand Old West Days in the summer.