Stories for May 16, 2009

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Evening

Worsley wins state title in 50-yard freestyle

Steamboat senior places second in 100 fly at swimming championships

With a title in the 50-yard freestyle and a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly on Saturday, Steamboat senior Cole Worsley, swimming for Moffat County, wrapped up one of the most decorated swimming careers in the high school's history.

Afternoon

Cole Worsley wins state title

Steamboat Springs senior wins 50-meter freestyle at high school championships in Loveland

Worsley won the 50-meter freestyle today at the Class 4A State Swimming Championships in Loveland, touching the wall in 21.22 seconds. The Steamboat Springs High School senior swims for the Moffat County Bulldogs.

Early Morning

Republican hopefuls convene at Friday's Lincoln Day Dinner

Former Colorado Congressman Scott McInnis all but guaranteed he will take on Gov. Bill Ritter in the 2010 gubernatorial election at the Routt County Republicans' Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser Friday.

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Worsley wins state title in 50-yard freestyle

Steamboat senior places second in 100 fly at swimming championships

With a title in the 50-yard freestyle and a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly on Saturday, Steamboat senior Cole Worsley, swimming for Moffat County, wrapped up one of the most decorated swimming careers in the high school's history.

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Cole Worsley wins state title

Steamboat Springs senior wins 50-meter freestyle at high school championships in Loveland

Worsley won the 50-meter freestyle today at the Class 4A State Swimming Championships in Loveland, touching the wall in 21.22 seconds. The Steamboat Springs High School senior swims for the Moffat County Bulldogs.

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Lift mechanic Frank Fidler wins association award

The Rocky Mountain Lift Association named Frank Fidler, a nine-year veteran of Ski Corp.'s lift maintenance department, its Mechanic of the Year last week at a conference in Grand Junction.

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Tom Ross: Freelance hiking is great work if you can get it

Steamboat is chock full of backpackers and hikers, every one of whom would drop everything to stuff a rucksack and earn a paycheck by backpacking in Yosemite National Park. Kelly Bastone did just that.

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Worsley qualifies for events in today's finals

Steamboat Springs High School senior Cole Worsley, who swims for Moffat County, made a loud splash at Day 1 of the Class 4A State Swimming Championships, qualifying for today's finals in his individual events and setting a state record in the process.

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Hayden, Soroco collect state medals; Salazar upset in shot put

The day's results were written on faces across the state track meet at JeffCo stadium in Lakewood. For most of the Hayden High School and Soroco High School athletes on the second day of the three-day event, it was looks of relief and joy.

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Republican hopefuls convene at Friday's Lincoln Day Dinner

Former Colorado Congressman Scott McInnis all but guaranteed he will take on Gov. Bill Ritter in the 2010 gubernatorial election at the Routt County Republicans' Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser Friday.

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YVMC opens expanded Family Birth Place with extra comforts

The expanded Family Birth Center at Yampa Valley Medical Center is slated for completion in July. The expansion will double the center's number of rooms from five to 10, with five labor and delivery rooms and five post-partum rooms.

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Former governors debate climate change at Energy Summit

Although the questions surrounding global warming - its existence, causes and effects - were not settled Friday, two former Colorado governors took the opportunity to discuss the issues in front of an audience deeply invested in the debate.

Steamboat briefs: Police say student had knife at high school Thursday

A student at Steamboat Springs High School is accused of brandishing a knife at another student Thursday.

The Record for May 14, 2009

12:52 a.m. A person complained about construction-related noise on Hilltop Parkway. Police issued a verbal warning.