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Building department statistics lagging
Construction valuation for projects down $24.7M from 2008
Statistics through April from the Routt County Regional Building Department confirm what anybody associated with the building trades already knows: 2009 is shaping up to be one tough year for the construction industry.
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by Brandon Gee
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Eateries join forces for Restaurant Week
Event to include food specials, rail jam, block party
Local restaurants are urging residents to put forks to plates during Mainstreet Restaurant Week this month. The idea, Mike Lang said, is to draw people together to support Steamboat Springs businesses.
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by Blythe Terrell
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Hayden's Foster wins triple jump
Senior takes regional title; Rams, Sailors also make state
Hayden High School athlete Logan Foster had no expectations of traveling next weekend. But whether it was less pressure at the regional meet or a change in approach, Foster earned a trip to the state meet starting Thursday.
Police call social host ordinance a success
Capt. Rae: Law fixes ambiguities in battle to curb underage drinking
Steamboat Springs Police Capt. Joel Rae said although the city's new social host ordinance may not bring in a huge caseload, its real success will be clarifying vague state laws to help officers battle underage drinking.
Dylan Roberts: Overlooked achievements of 100 days
While the first 100 days is a ceremonial milestone that dates back to the famed first months of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, there is a reason President Barack Obama's and every recent presidents' first days in office are judged with scrutiny.
Paul Epley: Cap and trade, or drop your pants?
One of the worst dirty little secrets of liberalism is how they will protect the "little guy" by soaking the rich.
Youth Corps a stimulus success story
RMYC hires, spends locally with federal dollars
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps has bolstered its staff with local faces and spent about $30,000 at community businesses with the help of $254,000 it received in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Don't confuse contractor Gary L. Wall with the sheriff
Gary Wall runs Associated Building and Remodeling - and jokingly dissociates himself from Routt County's controversial sheriff. He added the words "Gary L. Wall (not the sheriff)" to his pickups and trailer about eight months ago. They also remind passers-by that the fellow Wall works with, Ralph Fox, is "not the deputy."
Best of the Web: Congrats, champs
Way to go, girls (Sara Bearss and Kylee Swiggart)! Nice work!
Eateries join forces for Restaurant Week
Event to include food specials, rail jam, block party
Local restaurants are urging residents to put forks to plates during Mainstreet Restaurant Week this month. The idea, Mike Lang said, is to draw people together to support Steamboat Springs businesses.
Business briefs: Sweet Potato to open in Old Town Square; SCORE, CMC lunch to address government contracts
Sweet Potato Lingerie has closed up shop on Eighth Street to move to Old Town Square on Lincoln Avenue at Seventh Street. Sweet Potato is scheduled to open Tuesday at its new spot, downstairs near Steaming Bean Coffee, owner Leslie Faulkner said.
Loan funds could help farmers in Colorado
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to free up more money for operating loans could help farmers searching for credit after the failure of New Frontier Bank in Greeley.
Workforce Center offers free computer sessions
Colorado Workforce Center is offering free computer sessions for job-seekers needing to learn new skills, or update existing computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Outlook.
The Record for May 8, 2009
1:39 a.m. A man reported a suspicious person on Anglers Drive.
Bob Enever: Friday Artwalks are wonderful
Congratulations to Mainstreet Steamboat Springs. These First Friday Artwalks are wonderful events.
Jail Report for May 2 to May 8
Lona Elaine Ellis, 31, Steamboat Springs - Driving under the influence, driving under the influence per se, unsafe U-turn, weaving (Steamboat Springs Police Department)
Looking Back for May 11, 1934: Fire hazard in forest high
From the Friday, May 11, 1934, edition of The Steamboat Pilot.
Routt County Spotlight: Leah Helme
Occupation: Manager, Carmike Chief Plaza
Jeff Troeger: I hope global warming debate is a set-up to talk about solutions
To Richard Lamm and Bill Owens: The local Steamboat Springs and Craig newspapers are running ads for your upcoming "Global Warming - Fact or Fiction?" debate ("Fueling Thought" Energy Summit 2009 in Craig).
Boynton reaches out with recording and music store
In the 2 1/2 years Steve Boynton has owned First String Music store, he's seen the place become a gathering spot for musicians. "I love the idea that the store builds community through music," he said.
Joel Reichenberger: Tennis leading the way
Steamboat Springs wasn't a town built with the high school spring sports season in mind - a fact made painfully clear as most of the local high school's spring teams bowed out in the first round of the playoffs or failed to make the postseason at all. Only the tennis team has been able to leap Mother Nature's hurdles so far.
Building department statistics lagging
Construction valuation for projects down $24.7M from 2008
Statistics through April from the Routt County Regional Building Department confirm what anybody associated with the building trades already knows: 2009 is shaping up to be one tough year for the construction industry.
On the Market: Cantafios earn Graduate Realtor designations
Ralph A. and Denise L. Cantafio, of Real Living Professional Group, have received their Graduate Realtor Institute designation from the National Association of Realtors.
Our View: Power to the people
It's not every election cycle when we see multiple contested races for Yampa Valley Electric Association's board of directors.
Real estate transactions for April 29 to May 6, 2009
- JACOBSON, ROBERT To KRABACHER, THOMAS and HEATON, EMILY For RED HAWK VILLAGE SUBD LOT 5 - $290,000
Locals anticipate another big kayaking season
Pete Van De Carr pays attention to all the important factors. He checks the water content of the snow, the totals compared to last year and the snowpack still waiting to melt away from the high country surrounding Steamboat Springs.
Real estate sales down with economy
Realtors: Consumer confidence, price reductions key to real estate rebound
First quarter statistics show a further weakening of the real estate market in Steamboat Springs and other western Rocky Mountain resorts, but real estate professionals say they are beginning to see signs of recovery.
Oak Creek museum tells stories of a population from across the globe
Annabelle Petranovich's Yugoslavian mother thought bananas were peeled sausages. Mike Yurich's Croatian father wandered for days in Chicago because cleaners cut the colored string off the streetcar he took home.
Weed threatens Routt County hay crop
Extension Agent C.J. Mucklow is worried that an English wildflower that has mysteriously appeared in Routt County could become Northwest Colorado's next "bad weed."
Class Notes: Hayden senior is Rotary Student of the Month
Elaine Cromie, a senior at Hayden High School, is the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club's Student of the Month for April.
Coy Letlow goes from Tiger to Bear
Hayden football player gets preferred walk-on status at UNC in Greeley
When the final decision came, Hayden High School football player Coy Letlow knew University of Northern Colorado was the best fit.
Sen. Al White: An open letter
To the citizens of Northwest Colorado: I have received a lot of grumbling, and frankly, downright anger this year from many of you.
