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Since Jan. 17, 2007, every day of Molly Look's life has been about accomplishments, big and small.
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Steamboat Seen for July to October 2008
Photos of people around town in July to October 2008
The scoop on ice cream and frozen desserts
Steamboat's all-too-brief summers hardly leave enough time to capitalize on the year's prime ice cream-eating months.
Golf Gear Guide
1. Quit lugging your bag on your back and enjoy the scenic views offered at Steamboat golf courses with help from Clicgear's Model 2.0 push cart. Named "Best New Product" at the 2007 PGA Merchandise Show. $189.99.
Freshies focuses on ingredients, work atmosphere
There's no such thing as an offseason at Freshies. When the ski lifts stop running and the streets clear, you still can expect a crowd at the South Lincoln Avenue restaurant, a locals' favorite.
Brent Boyer: Remembering Mrs. Fields
Decades later, I can still picture Mrs. Fields' warm smile. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was fortunate that she was just as quick with a well-deserved tongue-lashing or stern order to retreat to the corner of the classroom reserved for the misbehaved.
Real Routt roots rock
Hometown high-country boys hit the road with self-reliant approach to relaying Southern, low-country blues
The location makes sense. They head for the 1889 State Armory building, in the heart of Denver's Curtis Park Historic District. But it's deeper than that, beyond the stuccoed exterior of the historic building with the three-story tower standing against a swanky new downtown loft development.
Steamboat rally tandem builds race into premier national event
It was a crash that, Matthew Johnson puts lightly, typically does damage to the driver.
Brewing interest in Fort Collins
Sample the ultimate brewery tour, where beer and bikes are blended to perfection
Steve DeLine can't recall how many times he's made the trip from North Park over Cameron Pass, down the Cache la Poudre River and into Fort Collins. Probably 20 times a year, the Steamboat resident estimates, in all conditions and often lugging trailers of heifers from his cattle ranch near the tiny hamlet of Rand to the family's farm just north of Fort Collins. But it never gets old.
Tweaking urban mountain style
The renaissance taking place in downtown Steamboat Springs has sparked a new design sensibility - one that resides somewhere between the banks of Butcherknife Creek and the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Q & A with Todd Park Mohr
Working across genres and against the mainstream grain has defined much of Todd Park Mohr's career. The creative force behind Big Head Todd and the Monsters has cultivated a loyal fan base by touring hard for more than 20 years and exploring new sounds on his own terms.
Six teachers making a difference
Talk to any teacher about their line of work long enough and it invariably comes out - they're not in it for the money.
Little Moon Essentials and Bubble Creek Soap Co. bring local flair to body care products
When Little Moon Essentials founder Laura Lamun was trying to name her new exhaustion-relieving rosemary, eucalyptus and vetiver bath salt, a friend suggested calling it the "Tired Old Ass Soak."
100-year traditions die hard
Centennial ranches remain rare in changing times for cattle industry
You can still sit down for a cup of coffee in Steamboat with someone whose parents arrived here in a horse-drawn wagon or a stagecoach.
Local artist creates statue to celebrate Chamber's centennial
Sandy Graves' sculptures of horses commanded my attention when I entered the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat during a First Friday Art Walk this spring. With long limbs and exaggerated dimensions, the sculptures were simultaneously haunting and soothing.
Joel Reichenberger: Chapman got what he gave
We made a big deal last weekend for the grand finale of Triple Crown adult slow-pitch softball in Steamboat Springs, running a preview of the tournament and a big feature Sunday to commemorate the last of the company's 26 years in town.
Flat hike offers forested scenery
Windy Ridge trail provides easy trek to old Indian quarry, breathtaking views
The trail that follows Windy Ridge to an 8,000-year-old Indian quarry near Rabbit Ears Pass offers beautiful scenery near and far, offering gorgeous views that are a common luxury on Steamboat-area hikes.
Molly on the mend
Molly showing self-confidence in recovery
Since Jan. 17, 2007, every day of Molly Look's life has been about accomplishments, big and small.
Powderkeg serves up top-level volleyball play
27th annual tournament draws 350 teams from across state, region
Chad Bond knows good volleyball.
Steamboat rugby squad wins three in Cow Pie tourney
As battered, bruised and busted up as the Steamboat Springs Rugby Club was Saturday, there wouldn't be any excuses during the opening day of the 34th annual Cow Pie Classic Rugby Tournament.
Little League on to state
Steamboat 11- and 12-year-old Little League coach Tim Bishop has wanted his group of all stars to just react to the game of baseball.
Record field runs Howelsen
Craig's Trapp again sprints past Running Series competition
Mason Rechenau didn't have big plans for his first Steamboat Springs Running Series event of the summer. Staying at his family's home near Stagecoach Reservoir, the Fort Collins-area high school student decided to run Saturday's Howelsen Hill race with a group of cross-country friends.
John F. Russell: A trip to the bottom of the world
Twenty-three-year-old snowboarder Sean Busby always has welcomed adventure in his life, so when he was offered a chance to travel to Antarctica several months ago, he jumped at it.
Super grandmothers and life lessons
Students share stories of older role models in essay contest
After they shared personal stories and memories of older people who have impacted their lives, four Steamboat Springs students received heartfelt gratitude from their elderly audience.
By land and sky
Rainbow Weekend thrills thousands with art, Balloon Rodeo
For Steamboat Springs native Michelle Wilkie, Art in the Park is a family must-have during a summer return to the Yampa Valley.
Jail Report for July 13
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. Saturday, July 5 Marya Lynn McCain, 25, Steamboat Springs - Third-degree assault (Steamboat Springs Police Department)
One hurt in crash at Azteca
Woman taken to hospital after car strikes building
A Georgia woman was injured Saturday afternoon when she was struck by a car while sitting outside Azteca Taqueria on Ninth Street.
The Record for July 11
Friday, July 11 12:56 a.m. An intoxicated man was found passed out in the road at Eighth and Yampa streets. He was taken to detox.
Wall trial to begin Monday
Witnesses named for court proceeding
The jury trial of Sheriff Gary Wall begins Monday at the Routt County Justice Center, and Wall himself is on a list of potential witnesses who could defend the county's top law enforcement officer against charges that he drove drunk nine months ago.
Our view: Use it, but don't abuse it
Increased recreational use of the Yampa River, particularly on the part of tubers, finally has reached the point that aggressive enforcement is needed.
Best of the Web: July 13
No single user group should dictate the use of any public land ...
Leon Rinck: C.R. 36 not safer
An open letter to Nancy Stahoviak and Doug Monger - I live on Routt County Road 36 and would like you two to hear of the immediate effects I have seen since your decision to widen C.R. 36.
Paul Potyen: Time for a change
I feel compelled to reply to Paul Epley's commentary in the July 6 edition of the Steamboat Pilot & Today.
Lynne Paschal: Out of whack
I was disgusted to see the words "sustainability" and "10,000-square-foot home" used in the same article in Sunday's paper discussing the first home built at Marabou.
Best Bets for July to September 2008
July 18 and 19: Bad bulls take out their frustrations on good cowboys every Friday and Saturday night through Aug. 16 during the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series at Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat. Adult admission is $14, children's admission is $7, and children 6 and younger get in free. Don't bother to polish your boots. All rodeos start at 7:30 p.m.
Kelly Koclanes: Thanks from MDA
On behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the families we serve, a sincere thank you to the Steamboat Springs Fire Department for making this year's "Fill-the-Boot" drive a success. Firefighters selflessly give their time year after year to aid in the fight against muscular dystrophy.
Steamboat entrepreneurs excel in sometimes-hostile business world
Anyone who says there's equality between the sexes in the business world probably hasn't seen the numbers.
Laura A Case: We need Lanning
As a constituent/resident of Steamboat Springs, I am so frustrated and disappointed in the politics of this town. I guess that Alan Lanning, city manager, is the next scapegoat to be sacrificed.
South Routt calendar for July 13, 2008
Today - The Oak Creek Public Library is closed.
Oak Creek explores energy options
South Routt town could become first biomass-fueled municipality in nation
Oak Creek long has relied on local power sources to heat its homes. After a long history with coal, the town is turning its eyes toward biomass - Northwest Colorado's newest plentiful natural resource, thanks to the pine-beetle epidemic sweeping through forests across the American West.
Need a quick getaway? Go car camping
For an overnight camping trip with family or friends, there are only a few things you really need: a tent, a sleeping bag, food, water and bug spray.
Routt County Spotlight: Lee Smith
Occupation: Office manager/Account executive for NRC Broadcasting
Real estate transactions for July 3 to 9
Seller's name listed first, followed by the buyer - LESSER, JACQUELYN F To BOLA ENTERPRISES INC For STEAMBOAT LAKES FILING NO 3 LOT 75 - $1,400
Business briefs for July 13
Local Exchange moving and then shutting down
Click on this: Stocking up on outdoor gear
Whether you need new snowboarding boots, a rock climbing harness or a fleece, Steep and Cheap will have it - you may just have to wait awhile.
On the Market for July 13
Steamboat, Aspen absorb greatest drop
Angler's dream hits market for $8.9M
The next owner of Cottonwood Ranch will acquire some of the best trout-fishing habitat in Routt County. Along with a carefully restored stretch of the Elk River, the buyer will get the bonus of 182 acres, including hay meadows, and a 6,300-square-foot home that makes an ideal sportsman's retreat. There are sturdy outbuildings, and senior water rights that date to 1988. And there's more fishing in a live pond with sustaining aquatic invertebrate life that encourages trout to grow plump.
Whitewater Run development would transform river frontage
Currents of change on Yampa Street
Principals in Riverfront Partners LLC have formally announced their purchase of the Yacht Club restaurant building and attached open space, plus the steel building on Yampa Street housing Backdoor Sports.
Chamber explores location-neutral business
Location-neutral companies are a tricky business. Not everyone agrees on the definition, for example, and not everyone knows how best to meet their needs - or even what those needs are.
Torian Plum shops suffer
Ski Time Square demolition keeping public away, some business owners say
It's not easy to run a store when everyone thinks you're closed.
New Businesses
All That Jazz music store has moved from 635 Lincoln Ave. to 601 Lincoln Ave. The phone number is still 879-4422.
Exploring Corsica on a self-guided 'walking' trip
The idea of a walking tour across some part of Europe always intrigued me, except for one major factor - such tours include other people. I'm sociable enough, but the prospect of having to walk or otherwise hang out for several days with a group of people I might not like makes me queasy.
