Stories for October 24, 2008

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Shoppers join costume craze

Celebrations offers variety of rentals for Halloween festivities

By late Thursday afternoon, "pirate day" at Celebrations was in full swing, with a half-dozen employees roaming the store wearing eye patches, bandannas and ruffled sleeves.

Steamboat runners ready for state meet

Going for personal bests

Sailors coach Matt Reinhold said each member of the cross-country team could run a personal-best time Saturday in Fort Collins.

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Tigers volleyball team hopes to avoid relapse

2007 district tournament signaled low point for Hayden; 2008 hopes high

The situation, at a glance, doesn't look very different. The Hayden High School volleyball team entered its district tournament a year ago as the fourth seed. Now, the Tigers will roll into today's tournament, in Paonia, as the third seed.

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Steamboat runners ready for state meet

Going for personal bests

Sailors coach Matt Reinhold said each member of the cross-country team could run a personal-best time Saturday in Fort Collins.

Halloween events planned for weekend

Prizes for the best Halloween costumes in South Routt will be awarded Saturday night at the South Routt Parent Teacher Organization's Halloween carnival. In Steamboat, the SKY Club's Screamboat Chamber of Horror! opens tonight at CMC.

Oak Creek discusses police

The Oak Creek Town Board cleaned up some administrative matters from the town's former police administration Thursday, and laid the groundwork for establishing a citizen focus group to discuss what Oak Creek's next police department should look like.

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Rob Douglas: Is this downtown Steamboat or downtown Newark?

It's long past time somebody says out loud to Monument Oil - and the Brown clan of Grand Junction that runs Monument - what we've all been whispering for months.

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Shoppers join costume craze

Celebrations offers variety of rentals for Halloween festivities

By late Thursday afternoon, "pirate day" at Celebrations was in full swing, with a half-dozen employees roaming the store wearing eye patches, bandannas and ruffled sleeves.

Sailors travel to Buena Vista for postseason tuneup

It's late October and football playoffs are on nearly every team's mind.

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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet brings updated art form to Steamboat

Evolution on pointe

The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is not interested in performing "Swan Lake." Keeping the "evolving art form" of ballet fresh, the company performs three contemporary dance pieces tonight at SSHS.

Hayden seeks winning record

Tigers to face beaten-down West Grand tonight

Not only was the Hayden football team's 26-25 loss last week to Meeker heartbreaking, it also was dream-crushing. The loss virtually eliminated any chance the Tigers had at advancing to this season's playoffs.

Intrawest refinances

Analyst: Debt payment will mean less investment in Steamboat

Intrawest successfully refinanced $1.7 billion in debt Thursday, staving off fears that Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.'s parent company was heading toward bankruptcy.

Police station funding deal draws near

Hayden is close to a financing agreement for its planned police station, Town Manager Russ Martin said Thursday.

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'Real-deal' roots, R&B

Todd Anders Johnson steers clear of cliches

In a year where gas prices and cost crunches have made it hard for many regional bands to keep up with touring, Todd Anders Johnson has come up with a solution - one that covers at least two states.

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Hayden Marketplace rounds out first year as co-op

Working together in West Routt

The Hayden Marketplace, partial owner and gourmet foods purveyor Andrea Wheat explained on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, is a work in progress.

CD review for Oct. 24, 2008

CD review for Oct. 24, 2008

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Ski film to play at Steamboat Grand

Powder performance

"Calling this stuff powder is like calling Everest a mountain," Jonny Mosely narrates in the opening scenes of a Steamboat Springs segment in Warren Miller's "Children Of Winter."

Motivational speaker blends comedy, motivation in show

When Yalden yells, teens hear

When Jeff Yalden talks to students, he does it in an imitation of teenage style that leaves the 37-year-old former Marine acting the part of his 17-year-old daughter.

On scene: Steamboat's annual ski swap

Steamboat's annual ski swap

Margaret Hair: Longevity in local music

A few years ago, a co-worker at another newspaper in another state shared a disparaging but true sentiment about the local music scene:

At the movies

Capsule reviews of films opening this week

Everything remains safely wholesome and intact in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

Shops offer high-end ski gear as alternative to in-flight luggage

Aviation consultant Mike Boyd describes the purchase of an airline ticket this winter as a mere down payment on the flight.