Stories for May 6, 2009

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Evening

Steamboat's season ends at feet of Thompson Valley star

Sailors lose, 2-1, in home playoff game

Coury Pitt scores twice and makes unbelievable defensive play to preserve her team's first-round win. The Sailors' season ends with an 11-4-1 record.

Afternoon

Cash coming for Cog Road fix

Repairs planned for slides on C.R. 76, C.R. 86 in West Routt

Residents had voiced concerns for months after part of Cog Road fell away. Routt County will split the cost with energy impact grants.

Catamount golf course ranked as one of state's best

The May issue of Golf Digest magazine pegs Catamount Ranch & Golf Club as the eighth-best course in Colorado. Catamount, a private course, was ranked No. 10 in 2008.

Sailors girls kick off playoff home-opener at 6 p.m.

Sailors to take on Thompson Valley at Gardner Field

The No. 11 seed Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team takes on No. 22 Thompson Valley at Gardner Field. opens up the state playoffs at 6 p.m. today at Gardner Field. Today's winner will play Saturday against the winner of sixth-seed Valor Christian and No. 27 Woodland Park.

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Steamboat's season ends at feet of Thompson Valley star

Sailors lose, 2-1, in home playoff game

Coury Pitt scores twice and makes unbelievable defensive play to preserve her team's first-round win. The Sailors' season ends with an 11-4-1 record.

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Cash coming for Cog Road fix

Repairs planned for slides on C.R. 76, C.R. 86 in West Routt

Residents had voiced concerns for months after part of Cog Road fell away. Routt County will split the cost with energy impact grants.

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Catamount golf course ranked as one of state's best

The May issue of Golf Digest magazine pegs Catamount Ranch & Golf Club as the eighth-best course in Colorado. Catamount, a private course, was ranked No. 10 in 2008.

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Pedestrian flown to Denver after being hit by pickup

Police say vehicles always must yield to people in crosswalks

An unidentified 77-year-old man has been flown to Denver with significant head injuries after he was hit by a pickup while crossing the street at Pine Grove Road and U.S. Highway 40 at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday.

Our view: A well-rounded approach to education

Local school districts are providing worthwhile alternatives to the college prepatory model of secondary education.

City Council votes to give ski area base a makeover

$12.5M URA bond, Thunderhead to transform properties

The Steamboat Springs City Council gave life Tuesday to base area plans including a promenade around the immediate ski base, a free-flowing Burgess Creek in the summer and a five-star redevelopment of the former Thunderhead Lodge site.

Summit County looks to reduce speed-limit signs

Officials may remove 150 postings to save money

Some speed-limit signs in local neighborhoods could start to disappear, as county officials move to reduce the overall number of signs.

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Joanne Palmer: Notes from Operation Pickup

The following report summarizes the surveillance operation conducted by P.I. Palmer on a typical afternoon as parents picked up their children after school.

Mary Walker: Rites of passage important to many cultures

I am leaving the Rescue Centre a week earlier than usual. The girls have become accustomed to me sending them off to their boarding schools at the end of each holiday. I know that it is not a good idea, in the big picture of these girls' lives, for them to get too accustomed to anything, even my promises that I have every intention of keeping.

Steamboat track team eyes 4A Showcase

New qualifying format a challenge for Sailors athletes

The reality of the new state qualifying format for Class 4A is about to set in on the Steamboat Springs High School track and field team.

Steamboat briefs: School district officials welcome CDC flu notice

A Steamboat Springs school official responded Tuesday to a notice from the Centers for Disease Control that alleviated its recommendation to close schools if a confirmed case of H1N1, or swine flu, should occur.

The Record for May 4

12:39 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers conducted a monthly sex-offender address verification in Steamboat Springs.

Hayden library to add teen corner

Officials plan to add shelves, seating, books

The Hayden Public Library and its board have considered adding a teen area for years, and it's finally coming together, Library Director Ana Lash said. She plans to include books aimed at teens, a restaurant-style booth, Tiger-themed decorations and furniture.

NASCAR racer's charity ride comes to town

Kyle Petty's fundraiser to arrive in Routt County on Monday

NASCAR driver Kyle Petty is bringing his cross-country charity motorcycle ride to Steamboat Springs next week.

Sheriff Gary Wall: We can't compromise public safety

To the citizens of Routt County: I am very aware of the financial shortfall in the previously projected revenues for Routt County. I have studied my approved budget for 2009, and I am willing to do my part in meeting the county's objectives to reduce expenditures.

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Community Cultivation makes a 2nd Education Fund Board request

After being rejected by the Education Fund Board its first time around, Community Cultivation's proposal will appear again tonight in front of the full board but with only half the amount of money requested.

As economy turns, county focuses on present and future

What is known: applications for permits to drill in Moffat County are down this year. What is unknown: what that decline means for Moffat County.

Routt County appreciates DA's voluntary budget cuts

Oldham agrees to $42,700 in trims while keeping staff

Fourteenth Judicial District Attorney Elizabeth Oldham said her office may not be returning long-distance phone calls as often and may have to skimp on office supplies in the coming year, in the face of tough budget cuts.

Sheriff: Oak Creek needs $300,000 for law enforcement

Commissioners, town leaders still debating police needs needs

A contract proposed by Routt County Sheriff Gary Wall states that complete law enforcement coverage for Oak Creek would cost more than $300,000 per year, far exceeding the $120,000 the town has to spend.