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Locals help family of birds cross the road for years
The longtime local watches as a family of sandhill cranes plays out a ritual that has stretched more than a decade. The birds' slow and methodical march across the ranch lands west of Steamboat Springs usually goes unnoticed, but not by Mary and her husband, Glenn Barber.
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by John F. Russell
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Trillium House, aided by foundation, opens doors to public today
Thirty years ago, a group of concerned residents created the Yampa Valley Foundation and rallied around the sole task of saving the financially struggling Alpine College in Steamboat Springs. That task was successfully finished, but the spirit of their work carries on.
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by Brandon Gee
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Incumbents voted to keep YVEA board seats
Scott McGill and Charles Perry defeat Susan Holland and Megan Moore-Kemp, respectively
Scott McGill and Charles Perry defeated Susan Holland and Megan Moore-Kemp, respectively, in elections to Yampa Valley Electric Association's board of directors.
Mosquitoes appear across county
Extension agent suggests eliminating standing water or using larvicide
Mosquitoes are buzzing thickly in some spots across Routt County, and they might get worse this summer.
The Record for June 18
12:06 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a noise complaint in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue. The noise was gone when officers arrived.
Council, commissioners unite Monday to discuss agenda items
Steamboat 700's responsibility for a new road connecting Routt County Road 129 to U.S. Highway 40 in western Steamboat will be up for discussion Monday at a joint meeting of the Steamboat Springs City Council and Routt County Board of Commissioners.
Locals help family of birds cross the road for years
The longtime local watches as a family of sandhill cranes plays out a ritual that has stretched more than a decade. The birds' slow and methodical march across the ranch lands west of Steamboat Springs usually goes unnoticed, but not by Mary and her husband, Glenn Barber.
Trillium House, aided by foundation, opens doors to public today
Thirty years ago, a group of concerned residents created the Yampa Valley Foundation and rallied around the sole task of saving the financially struggling Alpine College in Steamboat Springs. That task was successfully finished, but the spirit of their work carries on.
CattleWomen hosts grilling contest
Contestants in the Routt County CattleWomen's eighth annual cook-off were expected to start setting up their grills at about 6:30 a.m. today. Tickets for a grilling contest sampler plate are $8, and a lunch including barbecue beef, potato salad and baked beans provided by Steamboat Smokehouse will be available for $10.
Liberty is a part-time job
24-year-old mechanic, blacksmith restores WWI-era military truck
It's taken nine months of part-time work for Dalton Reed to undo about 90 years of history's wear and tear.
Steamboat briefs: Memorial Web site, fund set up for Rebecca Green
Friends of the family of Steamboat Springs resident Rebecca Green have set up a memorial Web site, www.rebeccagreenmemorial.com, and the Rebecca Green Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo bank in Steamboat Springs. Green, 40, has been missing since falling into Fish Creek near the upper falls June 13. Routt County Search and Rescue spokeswoman Riley Polumbus said that search crews still had no luck in their efforts as of Friday afternoon.
Sailors boys use season to tune basketball skills
As tradition goes for the Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team, this is the time when playoff contenders are made, league championships are won and players build on skill sets.
Rollingstone Respite House coming along
SmartWool employees spent Friday landscaping for VNA facility
When Kevin Lotz and about 15 fellow SmartWool employees arrived at the Rollingstone Respite House at about 8:30 a.m. Friday, they found an overgrown, mosquito-heavy obstacle. "It had not been cleared for years and years," said Lotz, who is director of information technology for SmartWool.
Weekend Mustang rally continues today at 10 a.m.
The swarms of Ford Mustangs that have descended upon Steamboat Springs have been about as difficult to spot as the ski mountain on a sunny day. Basically, walk outside downtown and they dominate the view.
Westin Cofer unsure whether he will continue to play
Former Sailors football star to decide about future
Westin Cofer had always loved everything about football. Opposing teams in high school planned around the former Steamboat Springs High School linebacker, and Cofer earned a partial scholarship to Mesa State College in Grand Junction following his senior year as a Sailor in 2006-07.
