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Storied 1979 football season 'set the tone for the football family'
As storied a season as the 1979 Steamboat Springs High School football season was, that season wasn't necessarily about wins and losses. Sure, Steamboat finished on top, but when players talk about that game and season, it's the tears of never getting to line up next to one another.
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by Luke Graham
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Atira solicits Ski Time Square ideas
Site at base area sits vacant as council tables redevelopment plans
From landscaping and a playground, to an ice skating rink and tethered balloon rides, there has been no shortage of ideas thrown out for using the site of the demolished Ski Time Square commercial area.
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by Brandon Gee
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Jail Report for Oct. 24 to Oct. 30
Jail Report for Oct. 24 to Oct. 30
Joel Reichenberger: Welch is back on the bike
Realistically, Essam Welch had no choice but to "get back up on that horse." Welch and his bike are a fixture in Steamboat Springs, no matter the season. He doesn't even own a car, happily pedaling day in and day out from his home to his job at Orange Peel in downtown Steamboat.
Even snow can't keep kayakers from hitting Gore Canyon
Dec. 12, Chan Zwanzig's birthday, was the latest in the season he ever dipped his kayak into the Colorado River for a run down Gore Canyon. On that Dec. 12, it was like he was kayaking in a Mario Brothers fantasy.
Storied 1979 football season 'set the tone for the football family'
As storied a season as the 1979 Steamboat Springs High School football season was, that season wasn't necessarily about wins and losses. Sure, Steamboat finished on top, but when players talk about that game and season, it's the tears of never getting to line up next to one another.
Historic home hidden in willows
Former sheep ranch comprises 31 platted city lots
Chances are, locals have driven by the property of longtime Steamboat residents Mike Kortas and his wife, Nina Darlington, many times without appreciating what they were looking at. The entire 13 acres is available for $1.8 million or broken into its component parts.
Broncos alumni fall in game against Sailors All Stars
The Denver Broncos Alumni suited up to play a charity game of basketball Saturday morning at Steamboat Springs High School and proved to be plenty popular with a crowd of locals as they were hounded for autographs after the game ended.
Sailors volleyball team loses at districts
The Steamboat Springs High School volleyball team's season came to an end Saturday at the District 8 volleyball tournament in Montrose. Steamboat lost, 3-1, to Montezuma-Cortez and 3-0 to Mullen in pool play. The 18-25, 25-17, 25-21 and 25-17 loss to Montezuma-Cortez proved to be the deal-breaker.
John F. Russell: Down to a moment
A few months from now, on the snow-covered slopes surrounding Vancouver, the world will watch as Olympic champions are determined in terms of meters and seconds. The journey to the games can be measured in years of hard work, measured in seemingly never-ending training sessions.
Tigers football finishes with win
For the second consecutive year, the Hayden football team finished its season with a win, pounding West Grand on Friday night, 35-7. The Tigers got two rushing touchdowns from Jake Walker, two from Treyben Letlow and one from Brian Hoza, running over the Mustangs for their fourth win of the season.
The Record for Oct. 30
12:47 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers, Routt County Sheriff's Office deputies and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to a report of domestic violence in Steamboat Springs. Officers arrested a 33-year-old Steamboat Springs man on suspicion of harassment related to domestic violence, criminal mischief, prohibited use of weapons and obstruction of telephone service after a nearly four-hour standoff on Laurel Lane.
Atira solicits Ski Time Square ideas
Site at base area sits vacant as council tables redevelopment plans
From landscaping and a playground, to an ice skating rink and tethered balloon rides, there has been no shortage of ideas thrown out for using the site of the demolished Ski Time Square commercial area.
Oak Creek comprehensive plan to be revised
Updated town policy draft makes few, but significant, changes
The town of Oak Creek has until Dec. 31 to update its comprehensive plan, giving new direction and guidance to the city government. The comprehensive plan, created in 1996, was designed to be used as guidance for town policies.
Woman donates Steinway piano to CMC
Steamboat Springs resident Lynn Scarlett-Atkinson decided to donate her piano to CMC shortly after her Old Town bed-and-breakfast, The Alpine Rose, closed in 2005. The instrument belonged to Scarlett-Atkinson's mother, Caroline Curtze, and came to Steamboat Springs in the mid-'90s.
Best of the Web: Rental regulations
I am glad to see this being reviewed. Vacation home rentals are an important service in a ski town. They should keep high standards and work with neighbors but shouldn't be subject to more than is necessary, regulation-wise.
Kelley McDaneld: Rape reporting
I am deeply concerned about the fact that the Steamboat Pilot & Today did not immediately report on the recent sexual assault that occurred in downtown Steamboat Springs.
Our View: Pedal to assist cycling-related tourism
We were greatly impressed during Labor Day weekend at the ability of a local man, Corey Piscopo, to spearhead a first-time, multistage bicycle-racing event that attracted more than 300 entrants to town.
Business owners, police officers discuss shoplifting in Steamboat Springs
Detective Jerry Stabile, of the Steamboat Springs Police Department, said the number of reported shoplifting cases is slowly increasing in the city, from 22 in 2007 to 32 in 2008 and 31 so far this year, with the holidays and winter season ahead.
School lunches for the week of Nov. 2 to 6
School lunches for the week of Nov. 2
South Routt's Jim Iacovetto dies at 96
Jim Iacovetto, eldest son of family patriarch Sam Iacovetto, could be found around the South Routt area wearing his denim overalls, his denim jacket and his strong work ethic. As an engineer on the railroad for 43 years, Jim Iacovetto was part of a South Routt tradition of an involved family that shaped many aspects of early Phippsburg. Iacovetto died Oct. 25 in Grand Junction. He was 96 years old and had lived in Delta County for the past 35 years.
Real estate transactions for Oct. 26 to Oct. 29, 2009
Total Sales -i$9,968,000
Realtors hope trends signal market stabilization
Taken as a snapshot, real estate sales consummated Wednesday offer a glimpse of a market in transition. In a market where year-to-date dollar volume as of the end of the third quarter is down 62 percent, Wednesday's closings suggest there are buyers looking in a variety of price points and at widely ranging properties.
Steamboat Briefs: Youth-focused discussions planned for Tuesday
Grand Futures Prevention Coalition and Partners in Routt County are hosting a training and conversation Tuesday.
Looking Back: Bear River School starts health campaign
The Bear River School has started a health campaign. There are 14 children in the school who will be provided with milk and cod liver oil as a means of bringing them up to normal weight.
Hayden school doing OK without gym
Hayden district pursuing solutions including grants
Hayden Middle School is getting along fine without the use of its gym, for now, Principal Gina Zabel said Thursday. Favorable weather, creative solutions and lack of conflicts with Hayden High School for shared use of its gym have allowed the middle school to have activities inside.
Steamboat restaurants share recipes for creating hearty flavors
At the first sign of cold weather this year, Ben Stroock had a problem. Before he knew it, the eight to 15 varieties of soup he keeps in rotation were almost completely wiped out. "It just becomes soup season and people just want all of them," Stroock said.
On the Market: Limberg honored for service as chairwoman
Jill Limberg, managing broker/owner at Colorado Group Realty, was recognized with a Distinguished Service Award during the recent state convention of the Colorado Association of Realtors at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.
