The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Leadership Steamboat applications due Friday

Since 1992, the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association and Colorado Mountain College have facilitated the Leadership Steamboat class, a leadership training program organized to develop leaders in business and community service.

Applications for the 2008-09 Leadership Steamboat class are due Friday. Applications are available online at www.steamboatchamber.com. For more information, call Sandy Evans-Hall at 970-875-7007.

Brewers’ festival seeks local home brewers

The Steamboat Brewers’ Festival is seeking home brewers in the Routt County area who are interested in participating in the event from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at Torian Plum Plaza at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.

Interested home brewers can contact event organizer Jody Anagnos of Blue Dog Events at 970-846-8523 or jody@steamboatbrewersfestival.com. For more information about the event, visit www.steamboatbrewersfestival.com.

CMC offers writing, literature courses

Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs is offering courses in creative writing and American Literature from the mid-19th century to the present. Call 970-870-4444 for in-person registration information or register online.

Community Foundation grant applications due

Sept. 15 is the deadline for applications for grants from The Yampa Valley Community Foundation Community Grant Fund and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. Recreation Grant Fund. Community grants are available for any nonprofit activity in Routt or Moffat counties that falls within the areas of environment, education, health and human services, recreation or art and culture. The Ski Corp. Recreation Fund serves above-ground recreation projects in Routt County. Grant applications are available at www.yvcf.org. Recipients will be announced in December. For more information, call the Yampa Valley Community Foundation at 970-879-8632.