Stories for May 25, 2008

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Search area expanded

Civil Air Patrol looking at 4,000 square miles in 11 counties

The Civil Air Patrol expanded its search Monday for the pilot and passenger of a downed aircraft, to an area encompassing 4,000 square miles in 11 counties. Levi Klapperich, 26, of Durango, and his father, Mark Klapperich, 56, of Hayden, have been missing since Sunday morning after their twin-engine Cessna 310 left Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden and flew east toward Fort Collins.

Early Morning

YVMC expanding care

$13 million expansion will increase birth, surgical services

Things can get a little tense at Yampa Valley Medical Center's Family Birth Place. When the hospital was built in 1999, about 200 babies were being delivered each year. YVMC delivered 431 babies in 2007.

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Blown transformer blacks out Steamboat

Power outage total; residents report huge flash of light

Power has been restored to some areas of the city; officials expect other affected areas to come on line soon.

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Search area expanded

Civil Air Patrol looking at 4,000 square miles in 11 counties

The Civil Air Patrol expanded its search Monday for the pilot and passenger of a downed aircraft, to an area encompassing 4,000 square miles in 11 counties. Levi Klapperich, 26, of Durango, and his father, Mark Klapperich, 56, of Hayden, have been missing since Sunday morning after their twin-engine Cessna 310 left Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden and flew east toward Fort Collins.

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Lacrosse a growing game

Steamboat seventh-, eighth-graders shine at tournament

Arguably the best evidence of lacrosse's growth in Steamboat Springs can be seen in the seventh- and eighth-grade Steamboat Youth Lacrosse teams.

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Rio Stampede has new format

Mountain bike race shortens length, pushes date to August

After four years of running as a 12- and 24-hour event, Rio Stampede race directors decided to move the event to six- and 12-hour rides.

Steamboat briefs for May 25

Man injured in Colorado Highway 131 rollover

Routt County Spotlight: Lennae Jenkins

Occupation: Montessori preschool teacher, middle school track coach

Real estate transactions for May 15-20, 2008

Seller's name listed first, followed by the buyer

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Top kayakers ready to take on Yampa

Paddling Life Pro Invitational returns to Steamboat Springs for third year

As great as things look water-wise for tomorrow's Paddling Life Pro Invitational - the third incarnation of Steamboat Springs' premier kayaking event - the days leading up to the competition haven't been worry free.

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Boxer to train near Hayden

Rustic camp has speed bags, ring - and wood-chopping

People often come to Steamboat Springs to train and earn a spot in the Winter Olympics.

Small victories

It's 6:30 a.m., a friend is kicking my tent and hollering something about fishing. In the distance, a chainsaw already is roaring.

John F. Russell: Lucky to be in Colorado

I'm the worst kind of sports fan.

The Record and Jail Report for May 23

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.

Class Notes for May 25

Fox named Rotary Student of the Month

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'Develop your strengths'

Reed tells Soroco graduates to make most of tomorrow

Soroco High School's Class of 2008 spent 12 years together in South Routt schools, watching each other grow and learning what makes each of them unique - and getting along in spite of it, salutatorian Mikal Achtner said Saturday.

Editorial cartoon for May 25, 2008

Joe Roberts draws a cartoon that appears weekly on the editorial page of the Sunday Pilot & Today. This is the cartoon for May 25, 2008.

Best of the Web for May 25

Communities that take a proactive approach to transportation and effectively combine transportation and land use planning can have greater success. Combining the two can help reduce the amount of new trips that are generated when growth occurs, but there are still increases in the number of trips and these need to be accommodated.

Harriet Freiberger: We are the spring

Here in our mountain valley, Mother Nature supersedes the calendar, and clearly visible reasons explain why Memorial Day marks the change in seasons. While some folks identify this holiday with the beginning of summer, for us the last Monday in May says springtime.

Our View: Park to test housing plan

Last week's news that Chicago-based Green Courte Partners is under contract to purchase Dream Island Mobile Home Park presents an interesting scenario for the city of Steamboat Springs and its relatively new affordable housing mandates for developers.

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Windsor victims return to homes after tornado

Residents of a northern Colorado farm town ravaged by a large tornado returned to their homes Saturday to find varying degrees of damage.

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Clinic renovations complete

South Routt Medical Center offering new services

Just more than two years ago, the South Routt Medical Center was running on bake sales, dances, raffles and the generosity of Steamboat practitioners willing to spend an occasional day in the clinic, physician assistant Jennifer Sliney said.

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YVMC expanding care

$13 million expansion will increase birth, surgical services

Things can get a little tense at Yampa Valley Medical Center's Family Birth Place. When the hospital was built in 1999, about 200 babies were being delivered each year. YVMC delivered 431 babies in 2007.

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Streetscape consultants plan revitalized downtown

Yampa Street could become a festival hub, Lincoln Avenue could have wider, plaza-like sidewalks, Oak Street could get greener and side streets could be revitalized under recommendations consultants are considering.

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Galleries making their moves

Sleeping Giant changing venues, Wild Horse adding Lincoln Avenue shop

Two galleries will add a splash of color to Lincoln Avenue storefronts next month.

Dollar volume less than half of April 2007

Inventory of mid-range single-family homes up 36 percent

The Steamboat Springs Multiple Listing Service showed 1,640 listings as of May 6, the most in the local market since the end of the third quarter of 1999.

Business file for May 25

Pair form brokerage, Steamboat Home Loans

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Meat experts offer tips and recipes for grilling

While complex flavors and multi-layered seasonings line the spice section of supermarket shelves, most grilling enthusiasts will agree, simple is the way to go.

Looking back for May 25, 2008

Highway budget allots more funds for Rabbit Ears

Community Agriculture Alliance: Are you a violator of the Clean Water Act?

Did you know that in 2000 the National Water Quality Inventory reported that agricultural nonpoint source pollution is the leading source of water quality impacts on surveyed rivers and lakes, the second largest source of impairments to wetlands and a major contributor to contamination of surveyed estuaries and ground water?

JImmy Westlake: The Northern Crown

One of the smallest of our 88 constellations shines down on us in late spring and early summer. It's not particularly bright, but its distinctive shape makes it a favorite among sky watchers. It represents the golden, star-studded crown of Greek Princess Ariadne, and is known as our constellation of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown.

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Yampa Valley Customs will take on a range of vehicles

Rrr-revamped rides

The Michigan employment situation was ugly when JC Cirisan lost his job in the high-tech sector.