Stories for August 23, 2003

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One step at a time

Transition program helps kids with disabilities adjust to life after school

On a table there are two pieces of bread, a knife and two jars -- one full of peanut butter and the other with jelly. To most, it's the obvious makings for a sandwich, but for others, it can be an unsolvable puzzle.

Real Estate Transactions for Aug. 10-17

MOTT, MERRITT and MOTT, CATHERINE and WHITCHER, WILLIAM and WHITCHER, MARIJEAN to GENTILCORE, HANNAH and for PROMONTORY AT STEAMBOAT CONDO Unit: B-20 - $275,000

Births for Aug. 24, 2003

Rams pumped for season

Soroco girls crank up music, energy

Loud tunes and enthusiasm filled the air inside the Soroco gym Friday during the Rams' final volleyball practice of the week.

Police defend their operations

Law enforcement says recent criticism is off base

A private investigator is challenging the way law enforcement officers in Steamboat Springs treat the public.

A farewell to summer

High mountain lakes offer hikers choice of Labor Day destinations

Hikers in Northwest Colorado can bag two wilderness lakes with a moderate hike during the Labor Day weekend and say goodbye to summer without remorse.

South Routt Calendar

Warden -- Martinez

Yampa Valley Beef making a comeback

Yampa Valley Beef, the value-added program to sell locally raised beef to area stores, has begun a cautious re-entry into the market. "We really see this as a great opportunity," said Jean Petersen, director of the Community Agriculture Alliance. "The question was, how do we get it back in the marketplace?"

A Labor of love

Oak Creek residents pitch in to save holiday

When Becky Wisecup was in the eighth grade, she woke up Labor Day morning in Oak Creek with as much excitement as if it were Christmas.

Booshehri -- Gallagher

Obituaries for Aug. 24, 2003

Opal Josephine 'Jo' Marlatt Baugh Moss 1920-2003

'Now or never'

Pressure's on for Soroco seniors

For most of his high school career, Soroco football player Will Ford has been looking to the future.

Lila Rider for Aug. 24, 2003

Lila Rider

Buildng Permits for Aug. 1-15

Rich Dieter 2932 West End Ave. Crystal Peak Single-family Res. $108,487

West End Village progressing rapidly

Italy is much different than Colorado. Though they are about the same size, Italy has 57 million people, while Colorado has about 6 million. "There is no land there," said Lynne Erspamer, who lived in Italy for 15 years and will soon live at Steamboat's affordable housing subdivision, West End Village.

Hay Auction brings less than 2002

More rain in valley brought more hay this year

Les Ohlhauser stood on the back of a pickup rattling off numbers with the sing-song speed of his auctioneer's voice. His voice slowed for a moment as the numbers dropped quickly toward the minimum bid.

Access antipathy

Resident who spent 7 years, $100,000 to gain access to county road raises hogs to make a point

Nadine Arroyo gets into her white pickup each morning and night and bumps along a dirt road for about 30 minutes to reach the far end of her 680-acre property west of Steamboat Springs.

Hanging up spurs until next summer

The Steamboat Springs Professional Rodeo Series came to a close Saturday night.

Business News in Brief

Colleen de Jong recently joined Prudential Steamboat Realty. De Jong is the daughter of Matthew and Verna Crawford and grew up in Steamboat. She recently returned after working for six years as a commercial real estate manager and broker in Denver.

Lending a helping hand

Incoming middle schoolers welcomed by seventh-, eighth-graders

The leap from elementary school to middle school isn't easy, particularly when rumors of bullies and loads of schoolwork run rampant through sixth-grade circles.

Health cost crises

In the end, everyone pays for the uninsured

For 23-year-old Phil Atkinson, $73.58 per month seemed like a lot of money.

Why test for drugs in Hayden? Behind the Headlines

Nick Schafer is the principal at Hayden High School. The Hayden School Board recently adopted a policy in which students who wish to leave campus during the school day must agree to random drug testing. Schafer talked about the reasons for the policy and how it will be implemented.

Size doesn't matter

Sailors look for speed, chemistry to offset lack of size

Lonny Radford and David May thought everything would be different by the time they became seniors on the Steamboat Springs High School football team.

Sailors reach high

If there were any lingering feelings of disappointment in Katie Liefer's heart after coming up just short of a state volleyball championship last fall, they're gone now.

Airport, Ski Corp. officials target new summer flights

Yampa Valley Regional Airport has never enjoyed direct jet connections to cities beyond Colorado outside of ski season. But the outcome of a federal grant application could change that.

An ounce of prevention

at issue West Nile virus our view Coloradans need to do their part to prevent more deaths.

Sound off for Aug. 24, 2003

Sound off for Aug. 24, 2003

The record for Aug. 24, 2003