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New York firm pumps $100M into Comet Ridge for oil exploration
The Australian oil exploration company hoping to find 200 million barrels of oil in underground shale beds between Steamboat Springs and Hayden has hit a gusher of cash.
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Doug Monger and Nancy Stahoviak: Re-striping of C.R. 36 a safety issue
We have received a number of requests via email from bicyclists to reconsider the decision made Tuesday, June 24, to re-stripe Routt County Road 36 from the existing 9-foot driving lanes and existing 5-foot identified shoulders to 10-foot driving lanes and 4-foot identified shoulders.
Editorial cartoon for June 29
Joe Roberts draws a cartoon that appears weekly on the editorial page of the Sunday Pilot & Today. This is the cartoon for June 29, 2008.
Sue Kimes: Detour signs?
I am a patient person by nature, but the traffic snarl downtown Thursday morning was unprecedented.
Whitewater wellness
Disabled veterans kayak to help mend war wounds
It was hard to tell, anytime during the week, that Louis Stamatelos once spent a month in a coma or that doctors had pronounced him dead four separate times.
Routt County Spotlight: Krissy Olick
Krissy Olick
Watch out when visiting forests
Falling trees are always a danger when traveling in forests. That danger is much greater now that beetle-killed trees are falling.
Joel Reichenberger: A story for every mile
I spent much of last week talking to organizers, participants and former champions of the Great Divide and Tour Divide mountain bike races. By the time I was done, I had hundreds of photos, dozens of pages of notes and hours of recorded interviews. There was no way to fit it all in the story this week, so I'll use this space for a few more of the dozens of inspiring stories people shared.
Experts: Volatile market shouldn't scare people away
Don't panic. That's the message coming from financial advisers in Steamboat Springs amid the U.S. economic slowdown and housing crisis. Instead, they suggest investors maintain diversified portfolios and make sure they have a long-term financial plan.
Business File for June 29
Banking magazine ranks Alpine Bank in top 20
Real estate transactions for June 18 to 25, 2008
Seller's name listed first, followed by the buyer
Willow Point releases five-acre lots
Fifteen Elk River Valley plots priced lower than $500,000
A team of six local Realtors and three developers have worked together to bring a rare commodity to market this summer - 15 five-acre lots in the upper Elk River Valley, most of them priced lower than $500,000.
Crazy Horse Ranch feels like home
The main residence at Crazy Horse Ranch houses some special touches that would be difficult to find anywhere else in the valley.
On the Market for June 29
Colorado Group cultivates green clients
Looking to the West
New York firm pumps $100M into Comet Ridge for oil exploration
The Australian oil exploration company hoping to find 200 million barrels of oil in underground shale beds between Steamboat Springs and Hayden has hit a gusher of cash.
Jack Trautman: Not about stripes
To Routt County commissioners Doug Monger and Nancy Stahoviak:
John F. Russell: Goodbye to a friend of skiing
He was an unseen force in skiing, a good friend of the Nordic combined community and one of those guys who actually returned a phone call when you needed to talk with him.
Best of the Web for June 29
C.R. 36 a gem
Daniel H. Smilkstein, MD: Time to pedal
As long as policy decisions in this community can be made based on a few individuals' concerns and without a clear vision for the future, we as a community are at risk of pedaling backward relative to other resort communities. The recent 2-1 vote by the Routt County commissioners to change the current bike lane width on C.R. 36 was definitely a move in reverse.
Jail Report and The Record for June 29
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.
Spinning passion into profit
Local weavers, quilters, jewelry makers enjoy freedom of craft work
When local leaders discuss the sorts of businesses they'd like to encourage, they tend toward terms such as economic gardening and location neutral.
Omar. M. Campbell: Vote on 700
In response to the article "Developers want no 700 vote" (Steamboat Today, June 21):
'Taste' thrills in South Routt
Hundreds attend 11th annual event held in Decker Park
The Taste of South Routt was great in 1997, and as the years have gone by, the food and the people have only gotten better.
Ski and Resort Corp. awards scholarships
Thirty-two local students were awarded a total of $77,000 in scholarships from Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. The program has awarded $235,000 to 108 students since it began 12 years ago.
Class Notes for June 29
The Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors is again awarding renewable college scholarships to past Board of Realtors scholarship recipients. Visit their Web site at www.ssbr.org for application guidelines, or call the board at 879-4663, ext. 11. The deadline to submit applications is Monday.
Students travel to Zambia and teach at village school
At first, their parents rolled their eyes when a group of middle school students said they wanted to travel to Africa to work at a school for three weeks.
Two vie for GOP seat
Former cops contend for District 57 nod
Two Grand County men with police backgrounds are vying to become the Republican candidate to replace outgoing state Rep. Al White in House District 57.
Upward and onward
Rosanne Iversen summits Mount Shasta with Breast Cancer Fund
Most anyone would consider climbing a fourteener a success. But for Dr. Rosanne Iversen, the real success on Mount Shasta wasn't reaching the peak.
Experts give tips on helping Spanish-speaking workers
Presentation includes lessons in culture, history and language
Dave Slade has been asked what the difference is between a Hispanic and a Mexican. Sometimes, it's a joke. Other times, it's not.
Our View: Housing flexibility needed
As the city's landmark affordable housing policies are enacted in new development projects, the Steamboat Springs City Council must be prepared to adapt those policies to existing market conditions. Without adaptation, the policies have little chance of achieving their desired and worthwhile result: the creation of attainable housing for our work force.
Steamboat soccer ties Craig
Pacific rallies for comeback against El Mexico
Sure, the Steamboat Pacific men's soccer team wanted to win Saturday's game against El Mexico, a desire made even more acute by the 4-1 beat down the Craig club put on the Steamboat Springs side in its first game of the season.
Tour Divide one of the most grueling bike races on the planet
Three cyclists descended Thursday from the rolling mountains above Steamboat Springs. The course they took wasn't unique, as they pedaled along the same highway into town as dozens of other riders.
Jimmy Westlake: 'Planets on parade'
For the next couple of weeks, the evening twilight will serve as a colorful backdrop for a remarkable parade of planets, specifically, the Red Planet, Mars, and the Ringed Planet, Saturn. Throw in a bright star and a crescent moon, and the parade gets even better!
Steamboat rugby falls, 47-21, in Breckenridge
Winless in its first three matches, it appeared a long day on the pitch loomed for the Gentlemen of the Blue Goose rugby squad when it took on the two-time defending Mountain League champion Steamboat Rugby Club on Saturday.
Looking Back for June 26, 1958
Coordination between civic groups, Chamber sought
Chamber of Commerce Manager Bob Smith asked for coordination between civic groups - the Town Board and Planning Committee, the Winter Sports Club, the Bathhouse Association and the Chamber - at a meeting held in Hahn's Peak on Tuesday night.
All That Jazz doing fine despite doom in music industry
For the past 10 years, music magazines have been flooded with articles about the death of the record store.
