Stories for April 13, 2009

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Skiing closes with a splash

Pond skim, concerts and late-day sun mark end of season

Style topped grace in the second annual Steamboat Splashdown Pond Skim on Sunday, closing out the 2008-09 ski season with flashy costumes and a ride across a man-made pond at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.

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Sen. Bennet to speak in Steamboat, Hayden on Tuesdsay

Colorado Democratic expected to tout the economic recovery plan and its impact on small towns on the Western Slope.

Wall fights pay cuts

County refuses to foot sheriff's bill

A recently adopted 10 percent pay cut for Routt County employees has provided the next point of contention between the Board of County Commissioners and Sheriff Gary Wall. Click here to see a copy of the letter from Wall's attorneys questioning the commissioners' legal authority to cut the pay of Sheriff's Office employees.

The Record for April 11

Saturday, April 11

Steamboat scores medals galore at Copper

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club snowboarders wrapped up their season with a massive medal haul at last week's United States of America Snowboard Association Nationals at Copper Mountain. The club grabbed 25 medals, 12 of which were gold.

Steamboat briefs: Sixth annual Teen Battle of the Bands set for May 15

The sixth annual Teen Battle of the Bands is scheduled for 9 p.m. May 15 at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel. The event will feature teen bands from Steamboat Springs, Hayden, South Routt and Craig.

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Skiing closes with a splash

Pond skim, concerts and late-day sun mark end of season

Style topped grace in the second annual Steamboat Splashdown Pond Skim on Sunday, closing out the 2008-09 ski season with flashy costumes and a ride across a man-made pond at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.

Jane McLeod: Cheery chervil

Most gardeners like to try growing something new and different mixed in with the tried and true, and for herb aficionados, chervil might just fill that need.

Monday Medical: Communicate your health care choices

A healthy, vibrant woman, age 75, was golfing when she suddenly fell to the ground. Diagnostic tests revealed an aggressive type of brain cancer. A delicate surgery was recommended.

Elkhead story hits newsstands

New Yorker editor spent months researching school near Hayden

Dorothy Wickenden's grandmother Dorothy Woodruff arrived in 1916 to teach at the Elkhead School north of Hayden, drawn by a desire to serve and a hankering for adventure. Wickenden, the executive editor of The New Yorker magazine, arrived to retrace some of Woodruff's steps and to tell her grandmother's story.

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Luke Graham: Caress still smiling

Andy Caress always has had an unquenchable thirst and love for everything that surrounds life. So even as the Steamboat Springs tennis pro and former Coastal Carolina tennis star treks through the toughest part of his 23 years on this Earth, he's still smiling.

Girls to Women Conference offers advice to 8th-graders

After lunch at the annual Girls to Woman Conference, Routt County eighth-graders participate in an exercise called "Reality Bytes." Girls preparing to make the transition to high school fill out a financial survey that asks what career they want to have and what kind of lifestyle they'd like to lead.

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Aging well: VNA programs aim to improve, protect lung health

A lack of medical insurance or funds shouldn't be barriers to better lung health.