Steamboat Pilot & Today

Fire extinguished
at Steamboat Grand
A small fire broke out at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel about noon Tuesday. A small pallet with cardboard sitting on top of it caught fire in a loading dock.
The Steamboat Springs Police Department received a call at 12:19 p.m. By the time the fire department arrived, the fire was mostly out, firefighter Michael Arce said.
A sprinkler went off to squelch the fire, and maintenance workers at the Grand also used a hose and dry chemical fire extinguisher to contain the fire.
When the fire department arrived, they pulled a line off the truck to hose down the pallet and extinguish the fire. The fire department left the Grand by 12:39 p.m.
Residents can join Editorial Board
The Steamboat Pilot & Today is accepting applications for readers interested in serving on the newspaper's Editorial Board.
Two community members will be appointed to serve four-month terms on the board. Applications are due Aug. 15. The terms will begin Sept. 1.
The newspaper Editorial Board includes Publisher Suzanne Schlicht, Editor Scott Stanford, City Editor Melissa Roddy and reporter Tom Ross. The board meets weekly and reaches consensus on the opinions expressed in the newspaper.
Those interested in serving should send a letter of no more than 500 words explaining why they would be a good choice for the board. Each application must include name, age, occupation and address.
Send applications to Editor Scott Stanford by e-mail at sstanford@steamboatpilot.com; by mail at P.O. Box 774827; Steamboat Springs, CO, 80477; or drop them by the Pilot & Today office at 1901 Curve Plaza.
Planning Commission
will look at 3 projects
The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission will look at three projects Thursday night: the final development plans for River Place, Steamboat Ski and Bike Kare and Copper Ridge Storage.
The largest project, the River Place, is a mixed-use development on 2.8 acres with 12 single-family units, six attached live/work units, a common house and detached garages. The site is at the intersection of Dougherty Road and U.S. Highway 40 at the east entrance of town.
Plans for the Steamboat Ski and Bike shop indicate an 11,980-square-foot, two-story mixed-use building at the corner of Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue. The building, which will go on the lot where the Good News Building once stood, will have retail and office space on the first floor and residential and retail on the second.
Plans for Copper Ridge Storage indicate 13 metal buildings between 1,600 and 4,353 square feet.
The site is at Copper Ridge Business Park.
Perry-Mansfield to hold 90th anniversary fest
Perry-Mansfield celebrates its 90th anniversary with an open house and barbecue from 1 to 6 p.m. July 27.
The festivities include camp tours, student rehearsals, an equestrian demonstration, a dance presentation, root beer floats and a barbecue dinner. The event is free and open to the public. Call 879-7125 for information or to RSVP.
Tickets available
for Literary Sojourn
Tickets are now on sale for the 11th annual book lovers' Literary Sojourn to be held Sept. 13 at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort. Five critically acclaimed and award-winning authors are featured in this year's festival: Tim Cahill, Alexandra Fuller, Maxine Hong Kingston, Gus Lee and Colum McCann.
Tickets may be purchased at Bud Werner Memorial Library, Off the Beaten Path Bookstore or by mail via the Literary Sojourn Web site: www.literarysojurn.org.