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City after-school program set to move to Soda Creek
The after-school program is set to move into Soda Creek Elementary School at the beginning of December.
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by Zach Fridell
at 12:00am
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Suit up for the season
A look at trends in ski and snowboard fashion for 2008-09
Five years ago, the lone blaze orange onesie hanging in a corner at The Click snowboard gear and apparel store would have been a joke, a way to poke fun at the past. In 2008, the lone onesie is alone because the store has sold the style in every size that is not extra large.
Tyler Johnson to receive US flag flown in F-16 over Iraq
A U.S. Air Force squadron in Iraq heard about the Tyler Johnson's illness and subsequent amputations and wanted to respond. The squadron commander flew an American flag around Iraq, and the Routt County resident will present it to Tyler when she returns.
City after-school program set to move to Soda Creek
The after-school program is set to move into Soda Creek Elementary School at the beginning of December.
Smallest no more: Teenager stands out in Alpine skiing
Anna Marno is used to being the smallest and youngest. It started while growing up in a small town in Wyoming, trying to keep up with her older brother and his friends. Now, the 16-year-old Marno is trying to keep up with the top-level Alpine skiers in the nation.
Hayden wrestlers feed off football letdown
Practice is nothing new for the four seniors on the Hayden wrestling squad. The group has been remarkably successful in its stint on the mats, and coach Ty Zabel said that has a lot to do with a consistently focused and competitive wrestling room.
Steamboat hockey full of family connections
Steamboat Springs High School senior Eric Bonner smirks a little when he thinks about what it was like growing up in his house full of defensemen.
John F. Russell: Keep ski jumping afloat
An old, black-and-white photo depicts a cold, gray winter day in the mountains. There are hundreds of people, dressed in long fur coats and top hats, standing in a snow-covered field at the base of a steep hill.
Ski, snowboard shops offer highly functional, trendy gear
Thin is in. So, apparently, are the 1980s, at least when it comes to the newest ski and snowboard equipment lining store shelves across Steamboat Springs.
Soroco musicians hit the road
Band, choir members chosen
Seven Soroco High School students joined more than 100 other high school musicians from across Northwest Colorado in Aspen last weekend to perform with the Colorado Music Educators Association honor band.
Cheerleading for the new squad
New SSMS team forms
Watching the Steamboat Springs High School Sailors cheerleaders support their football and basketball teams recently has created inspiration for more than a dozen younger girls, resulting in the creation of a cheer squad at Steamboat Springs Middle School.
Class notes for Nov. 23
Kristi Brown earns a Master of Public Health
Best of the Web for Nov. 23
The sheriff's department is charged with a number of public safety responsibilities. These responsibilities are not optional expenses for the county. Despite being in a budget crunch, we are not in the kind of emergency that requires cutting back on these fundamental services. It is the commissioner's role to find the funds needed for the department to do its work. : The mileage they are suggesting comes to about 400 miles per day for the entire department. With a little more than 2200 square miles to patrol in addition to the other department business, is that a realistic number?
Paul Potyen: Beyond paper or plastic
Have you ever thought about all the packaging that you have to deal with after you've brought your food home from the local grocery store and opened it to prepare your meals?
Conservative commentary: Spreading the misery
In the last days of the seemingly endless presidential campaign, Barack Obama showed up uninvited and unannounced at Joe the Plumber's residence in the battleground state of Ohio. In a few short minutes, the candidate apparently let his guard down after polls showed him to be a runaway winner Nov. 4. So, Joe wondered out loud, if Obama did indeed win, would his plans for soaking the "rich" preempt or neutralize his goal to buy the business in which he presently was only an employee? Or, put another way, shouldn't everyone be allowed to dream and work to become wealthy without being stigmatized for it? Obama's answer rang alarms across the country when he proclaimed that it was better to "spread the wealth."
The Record and Jail Report for Nov. 21
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.
Our View: Optimism may bring more cuts
The Steamboat Springs City Council gave final approval last week to a $56 million budget for 2009. The budget included more than $2 million in cuts compared with one originally proposed by city staff.
Jimmy Westlake: The Christmas star
About 2,000 years ago, St. Matthew recorded that something extraordinary appeared in the sky over Bethlehem of Judea that accompanied the birth of Jesus. For centuries, astronomers have wondered about the nature of this Star of Bethlehem. Was it a one-time supernatural event, never seen before and never seen since? Although that is a possibility, it seems unlikely that St. Matthew would have been the only person to record the appearance of an amazing event like that. Another possibility is that the Star of Bethlehem was a rare but natural celestial event that might have gone unnoticed by the masses but would have caught the attention of sky watchers, such as the Magi mentioned in St. Matthew's gospel.
Rich Tremaine: The growing case for local products
When the headlines scream that children in China are dying because the industrial chemical melamine is being found in their milk and food products, this is a sad story, but it doesn't really hit close to home. After all, our milk doesn't have melamine in it, and this isn't like the melamine-coated boards that are used in cabinet construction - is it?
Looking back for Nov. 20, 1958
National Forest receipts hit billion-dollar mark
Joel Reichenberger: Tumbling into ski season
Thoughts from a sports-filled weekend and my first ski trip of the winter: Bad news, Smartwool.
Craft fairs kick off holidays
The holiday season rapidly is descending on Steamboat Springs, as downtown's trademark pine garlands went up over Lincoln Avenue on Saturday. But with Thanksgiving only days away and just more than a month until Christmas, not everyone is ready for the purported most wonderful time of the year.
CDOT could delay US 40 repair
The troubled economy, coupled with a Colorado Department of Transportation Commission decision to favor snow and ice removal ahead of pavement maintenance, could delay a major overhaul of U.S. Highway 40 in downtown Steamboat Springs.
Routt County Spotlight: Judi Fabbri Williams
Occupation: Office manager, Steamboat Springs Middle School
Auto dealers confident
Cook, Steamboat Motors officials expect slow period but not disaster
As General Motors, Ford and Chrysler report financial struggles, going as far as to seek federal help, a couple of Steamboat Springs dealerships say those problems aren't squeezing them.
Work force center reaches out to workers
Aid offered to those facing tough times
Unemployment is creeping up in Colorado and Routt County, and experts are offering free help to workers and businesses who are hurting.
Business File for Nov. 23
Wi-Fi provider adds tower near Milner
Real estate transactions for Nov. 13 to 19
Seller's name listed first, followed by the buyer
On the Market for Nov. 23
Reid takes the lead at Alpine Mountain Ranch
Townhouse prices drop in Stagecoach
A 35-year-old, three-bedroom Stagecoach Townhouse comparable to one that sold in late July for $268,000 now can be had for as little as $214,000.
Trailhead debuts model unit
Executives pursue highly personalized marketing
Resort Ventures West executives continue to pursue a highly personalized marketing plan and are debuting a fully furnished model unit at Trailhead Lodge in Wildhorse Meadows as Steamboat continues to weather the real estate slump of 2008.
