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Rolling with recruiting
SSHS quarterback Hinder taking nationwide offers, recognition in stride
If the 35-plus letters he receives each week from college coaches around the nation won't do it, there is a good chance that nothing will make Steamboat Springs High School junior quarterback Austin Hinder sick of being recruited.
Christian Heritage picks McCain in student vote
School's Tuesday ballot was part of the National Student/Parent Mock Election event
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won in a landslide Tuesday.
Stories
Sundbergs earn honor for monitoring weather throughout 36 years
Every day at 6 p.m., Beth and John Sundberg check the rain gauge in the raspberry patch behind their Hayden home. The couple has monitored the moisture and temperature for 36 1/2 years.
236 acres preserved at ranch
Landowners create first conservation easement in North Routt's Little Snake River Valley
Pat and Sharon O'Toole have become the first landowners in North Routt's Little Snake River Valley to place land in a conservation easement.
Rolling with recruiting
SSHS quarterback Hinder taking nationwide offers, recognition in stride
If the 35-plus letters he receives each week from college coaches around the nation won't do it, there is a good chance that nothing will make Steamboat Springs High School junior quarterback Austin Hinder sick of being recruited.
Youth hockey scores a title
Steamboat players win at Frightfest
Nothing could scare the Steamboat Springs Bantam A team at the Foothills Frightfest Hockey Tournament in Littleton.
Hayden agencies present trimmed budget
Public works, services discussed
Although they stopped a few times to ponder the minutiae of town cell phone plans, Hayden trustees powered through their second budget talk at a work session Monday night.
Kiwanis Club donates $5K
Local group recognizes Young Tracks for community service
In celebration of 60 years of service, the Kiwanis Club of Steamboat Springs donated $5,000 to the Young Tracks Preschool & Childcare Center, along with their time and energy, in the biggest donation the club has made in recent memory.
Steamboat briefs for Oct. 29
Singers needed for CMC's 'Carmina Burana' show
The Record for Oct. 27
2:22 a.m. A one-vehicle noninjury accident was reported on U.S. Highway 40, where a parked vehicle ran into a fence and a ditch. Steamboat Springs Police officers arrested one person on suspicion of driving under the influence. One person was also transported to the Yampa Valley Medical Center with minor injuries.
Kat Kelly: Support Howelsen
If we all skied Howelsen Hill one or two weekends a month this season, I think we might have a good chance of saving this historic area of our town from budget cuts.
Christian Heritage picks McCain in student vote
School's Tuesday ballot was part of the National Student/Parent Mock Election event
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won in a landslide Tuesday.
YVRA plans Wi-Fi, new sign
Airport aims to spruce up grounds before tourism season
Yampa Valley Regional Airport is chugging away on modifications and improvements ahead of the ski season.
Ron Pollard: Socialism coming
As the tide of this election moves forward, it appears that the first-term Sen. Barack Obama will become our president, and significant change will follow throughout the next four years. The ultimate change will be what is now considered capitalism tinged with socialism, to a socialistic country tinged with capitalism. With a "filibuster proof" Democratic congress led by President Obama's stated economic plans, I believe we will have the biggest economic and socialistic change in this country's history.
Babette Dickson: Vote 'yes' on 51
Amendment 51 is a painless measure meant to relieve such a painful situation:
Ken Collins: Signs of the times
As for what has been happening to some of the political signs lately, it is shameful, illegal and unfair. Freedom of speech allows one to show promotion for one's candidates but does not allow the destruction of such.
Betty Leipold: Bring back whistle
What other town has an unusual name like Steamboat Springs, or a Butcherknife Creek running through it, or a Yacht Club in the middle of the Rockies, or a whistle that blasts off every noon?
Our View: 'No' on 46 and 51
Voters should oppose amendments 46 and 51 on this year's ballot.
Commissioners discuss economics
Panel outlines the good, bad and risky in Routt County
When asked to assess Routt County's economic outlook, commissioners discussed the ups and downs of areas including the tourism industry, agriculture and the region's diverse population.
Hagenbuch attacks Baumgardner's fundraising in HD 57 race
Trailing his Republican opponent by about $10,000 in fundraising, Routt County Democrat and state House District 57 candidate Todd Hagenbuch has gone on the offensive.
