Steamboat Pilot & Today

Understanding Grief progam starts today

Understanding Grief, a free, four-week program for people who have lost a loved one, takes place from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning today, at the Visting Nurse Association offices, 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101. Call Carol Gordon at 870-3232.

CMC offers free class to prepare for GED exam

A free preparatory course for the graduation-equivalency diploma (GED) exam, focusing on writing, reading and math, is being offered from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in Willett Hall room 300 at Colorado Mountain College. Call 870-4444.

Steamboat Youth Hockey spots quickly filling

Only a few spots are left in Steamboat Youth Hockey's Midget Legacy Golf Tournament. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Monday at Catamount Golf Club. Cost is $100 per player, with a barbecue to follow on the clubhouse deck. Proceeds will provide a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior hockey player. Call 871-0063.

'The Language of Film' registration under way

Registration is under way for "The Language of Film," a 10-week course on film appreciation taught by producer Dori Weiss and director Chris Nyby. Each session will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. Sessions will take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 17-Nov. 19. Call the Steamboat Springs Arts Council to register at 879-9008.

CMC offers parent training course on 'Love and Logic'

Colorado Mountain College offers a parent training session on "Becoming a Love and Logic Parent." Classes will run from 6 to 9:45 p.m., Sept. 23-Oct. 14, in Steamboat Springs. Cost is $41 for in-district tuition. Call 870-4444 to register.

Soup Bowl Supper tickets on sale for Sept. 9 meal

Tickets are on sale now for the second annual Steamboat Clay Artisans' Soup Bowl Supper, a major fund-raiser for LIFT-UP of Routt County. The event is Sept. 9 at the Depot Arts Center. The event features locally created ceramic bowls that will be filled with gourmet soup provided by several local restaurants. There will be three seatings, at 5, 6:15 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $17 and include soup, bread, dessert, beverage, the ceramic soup bowl to take home and a chance at other ceramic creations in a door prize drawing. A silent auction will also be available for larger ceramic pieces. Advance tickets only are available at the Lift-Up Thrift Store, the Arts Depot, The Buzz, and Potter's Wheel. Call 870-0727.

Hayden Recreation Dept. offers Tae Box class

The Hayden Recreation Department offers a Tae Box class taught by Kim Temple from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesday and Thursday in the Hayden Elementary School cafeteria. Cost is $28 per month. Call 276-3532 to register.

Columbine Youth Chorale seeks young singers

Columbine Youth Chorale is seeking talented young singers. The children's choir is open to all interested youths ages 8-14; no experience is necessary. The group meets from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Methodist Church. The choir will present a Christmas program on Dec. 13 in collaboration with the Steamboat Springs Youth Orchestra. Call 879-1996.