Stories
Fresh faces in Steamboat schools
New students aren't the only fresh faces at Steamboat Springs School District schools this fall. Here's a quick glance at some of the new teachers hired by the school district.
Steamboat soccer takes tourney title
The Steamboat Springs boys soccer team picked up its first nonleague tournament championship in school history with a 3-1 win over Bullis High School of Maryland in the finals of the Alexander Dawson tournament Saturday.
An ounce of prevention ...
... may be worth significant savings to the health care insurance industry
For 30 years, Susannah Lusk often had a cigarette in her hand. A Camel Light, to be specific. She smoked six of them a day.
A taxing issue
City shies from eliminating food, utility taxes
The city of Littleton will give voters the option to repeal a 1 percent sales tax on groceries in November, becoming the latest municipality in Colorado to consider eliminating taxes on basic household necessities.
Get out there
Labor Day's mini-adventures begin in downtown Steamboat
Labor Day weekend in Steamboat Springs is all about free concerts and courageous cowboys riding snorting bulls. But that doesn't mean you can't squeeze several quick outdoor adventures into your schedule, even if you brought the kids along.
How do you answer criticism of police?
J.D. Hays is the public safety services director for the city of Steamboat Springs. Here, he answers questions about some of the issues facing the police department.
Phippsburg teen battles scoliosis
Therapy to straighten her back gave Gina Iacovetto a new perspective on life
Gina Iacovetto has been walking around Phippsburg all summer.
Our View: Random Drug Testing at Hayden High
The Hayden School Board was correct to require high school students to agree to random drug testing in order to leave campus for lunch.
Real Estate Transactions for Aug. 18-28
TEJON PARTNERSHIP, L.L.P. TO POUR BOY OIL CO. III, INC. FOR LOT 7, THE EVERGREENS AT EAGLERIDGE - $550,000
Oak Creek Bonfiglio Drug burglarized; teen arrested
A Steamboat Springs teenager was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly breaking into Bonfiglio Drug in Oak Creek and attempting to steal more than $3,000 worth of prescription drugs, Oak Creek Police Officer Felipe Nardo said.
Artist on the edge
Mathematics form the foundation for George Krawzoff's paintings
The gallery owner looked straight into the eyes of a young, hopeful George Krawzoff and explained the problem. He loved Krawzoff's work and he would love to show it in his gallery, but there were a lot of people in the United States who want to show in Aspen.
Billie M. Mitchell
Former Routt County resident Billie M. Mitchell died Aug. 15, 2003, at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. She was 75.
Summer's last gasp draws crowd
Headwall packed for Labor Day weekend's free concert
Despite sporadic showers throughout Saturday, Steamboat Springs locals and visitors alike started their Labor Day weekend by packing the Headwall slope at Mount Werner for a free concert and by shopping for Western art.
Cowboys make good heroes
I never met 9-year-old Ryan Battistoni, but I would guess that his heroes have always been cowboys.
Motivation from a mother
Triathlete Cindie Hill competes for love of her mom
Carol France is a high-maintenance, Southern matron with not one athletic bone in her body. But given a choice between taking part in an Ironman triathlon, the ultimate test of endurance and will, or having breast cancer consume her body, France would easily choose the first, her daughter Cindie Hill said.
Sailors stomp Sierra, 35-20
Imagine what Lonny Radford might pull for an encore after scoring two touchdowns and intercepting one pass in his first varsity game in nearly a year, as Steamboat Springs defeated Sierra 35-20 Saturday.
Hayden man dies in Iraq ambush
Mark A. Lawton, 41, leaves behind a wife, two children
A Hayden man has become Routt County's first casualty of the war in Iraq.
Katherine McLaren Bennett
Katherine McLaren Bennett died Aug. 18, 2003, at the Doak Walker Care Center. She was 95.
Loi Iva Kier
Longtime South Routt County resident Loi Iva Kier passed away Aug. 24, 2003, at Horizon's Care Center in Eckert. She was 85.
Building permits for Aug. 18-22
Enclave at Quail Run LLC 3396 Covey Circle Wintergreen Homes Triplex -- Bldg 19 Unit 1 $177,714
Victorian home in Yampa filled with history
Marlene and Don Wuest were living in Stagecoach when they decided it was time to move closer to their jobs in Steamboat Springs. But, when they walked in the front door of a 104-year-old Victorian-style house in Yampa, they knew they'd found their new home.
Business News in Brief
The Sequoia Building at 141 Ninth St. is home to two new legal practices. Margaret O'Donnell and Michele M. Desoer have opened separate practices in the historic building.
Construction begins on Chadwick
Work to continue through winter on luxury condo project
The corner of Village Drive and AprÃs Ski Way will be transformed this winter by the construction of a six-story luxury condominium building. The long-awaited Chadwick at Steamboat Springs is notable in a recovering real estate market because all 23 residential condominiums are under contract at prices ranging from just more than $600,000 to $1.2 million.
Smartwool offers new line of socks
The marketing staff at SmartWool identified a national trend in outdoor sporting goods and the Adrenaline is already flowing. In fact, by November, company executivess hope the Adrenaline is flowing right out the door of the company's textile plant.
Bell Mercantile Building predates Oak Creek
Before Oak Creek was called Oak Creek, the town was named after the Bell building and its owners. In 1895, Ed and Sam Bell subdivided their ranch with a few streets and called it Bell Town. In the middle of town, they built a general store and called it Bell Mercantile. The store served as a distribution center for all types of goods for the mines and ranches of South Routt County, said Johnny ManChac, co-owner of the building.
