Stories for February 16, 2009

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Green Courte optimistic

Real estate firm says downtown redevelopment projects on track

Officials from the Chicago-based real estate investment firm that has assumed the leadership role in three prominent downtown Steamboat Springs redevelopment projects thinks it is well-positioned to weather the recession.

2 Hayden residents to return from Iraq duty

Airman to arrive at YVRA today; police chief delayed

Air Force Airman 1st Class Rebekah LaDue is scheduled to arrive at 1 p.m. today at Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Hayden Police Chief Ray Birch, who is serving in the Air Force Reserves, is expected to reach town early next week.

Jim Temple's friends, family share stories at Sunday memorial

A mournful song set the tone at Jim Temple's memorial service Sunday. The Steamboat Springs legend, who founded and helped build what would become the Steamboat Ski Area, loved "On Top of Old Smokey," his son Jeff Temple said.

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Watch "Good Morning America" segment about Steamboat

Carnival street events shown on network TV. The video runs 2 minutes and 33 seconds and features on-camera interviews with Steamboat Springs Executive Director Rick DeVos and Olympic gold medalist Deb Armstrong.

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Demong wins World Cup event Sunday

Spillane finishes 10th in precursor to World Championships

Billy Demong packed in the sixth World Cup win of his career Sunday, finishing seventh in the jumps and second in the cross-country race to take the win in the last World Cup before Nordic World Championships begins Feb. 19.

Small plane crashes; 1 slightly injured

Single-engine Cirrus skids on runway at Steamboat Springs Airport

A single-engine Cirrus airplane crashed at Steamboat Springs Airport at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. No one was seriously hurt. The plane skidded on the runway as it landed, Steamboat Springs police Sgt. Dale Coyner said.

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Free presentation to explore solar eclipses

Robert Ball had been in Russia for days, and the sky had been overcast almost the entire trip. Ball was on a tour in central Siberia following the path of a predicted total solar eclipse.

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2 Hayden residents to return from Iraq duty

Airman to arrive at YVRA today; police chief delayed

Air Force Airman 1st Class Rebekah LaDue is scheduled to arrive at 1 p.m. today at Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Hayden Police Chief Ray Birch, who is serving in the Air Force Reserves, is expected to reach town early next week.

Sailors hockey seeded 8th

Class 2A wrestling brackets also released this weekend

A strong finish to the season proved enough to give the Steamboat Springs High School hockey team a boost into the top half of the 16-team state championship bracket.

Tigers boys wrap up No. 3 district seed

It was a rocky regular season for the Hayden High School boys basketball team, but a late charge helped the Tigers wrap up the No. 3 seed in this weekend's district tournament.

The Record for Feb. 14

12:45 a.m. A disturbance was reported at Timothy Drive and Whistler Road. It was an oral argument. Police mediated the situation and did not arrest anyone.

Steamboat briefs: American Legion offers transport to VA services

The American Legion Post 44 is providing transportation to VA medical centers in Grand Junction, Denver and to the VA Clinic in Craig.

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Jim Temple's friends, family share stories at Sunday memorial

A mournful song set the tone at Jim Temple's memorial service Sunday. The Steamboat Springs legend, who founded and helped build what would become the Steamboat Ski Area, loved "On Top of Old Smokey," his son Jeff Temple said.

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Aging Well: Moffat County group soaks up Hawaiian experience

One week in January, several local older adults were wearing coats, hats and boots. The next week, they waded into the warm ocean, were surprised and delighted by frolicking whales and watched red hot lava simmer into the sea.

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Luke Graham: News of the weird

Ridiculousness comes from everywhere in the sporting world. It comes in all forms. From ESPN to Sports Illustrated and even from my fingertips to your eyes.

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Jane McLeod: Gathering a bouquet of herbs

Although a blanket of snow may have your herb garden tucked in until spring, that doesn't necessarily mean the end of fresh herbs.

Monday Medical: Get to know AEDs like your ABCs

Last February, several employees at Steamboat Ski Area read about automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, in the Steamboat Today Monday Medical article, "The Heart's Chain of Survival."