Steamboat Pilot & Today

WEDNESDAY

n Routt County Republicans meet at noon in the Commissioners' meeting room in the Routt County Courthouse. Call 870-2891.

n Yampatika's Wee Naturalist program for children ages 3 to 5 meets from 9 to 11 a.m. at Yampatika, 925 Weiss Drive. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for nonmembers. Price includes snack and juice. Call 871-9151.

n Yampa story-hour is at 10:30 a.m. at Yampa Public Library.

n Story-times for preschoolers age 3 to 5 is at 10 and 11 a.m. at Bud Werner Memorial Library.

n The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Tele Club meets from 6 to 8 p.m. at Howelsen Hill. Call 879-0695, ext. 104.

n Town Challenge adult slalom race training is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Howelsen Hill. Call 879-0695, ext. 104.

n Meditation for peace and illumination is at 7 p.m. at the Bear River Center. This is a free, guided meditation.

n The city of Steamboat Springs hosts adult open gym basketball from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs High School gymnasium. Cost is $3.

n Paul Geppert will play live music at 10 p.m. at Fedora's.

THURSDAY

n A meditation and study group meets at 8 a.m. at 804 N. Park Road. Call 871-9716.

n Preschool story hour is at 10 a.m. at Hayden Public Library. Call 276-3777.

n The Yampa Valley Working Women's Network hosts a networking luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Room. Call 870-0497 or 870-6497.

n Yampa Valley Recycles will meet at noon in the Crawford Room in Centennial Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend.

n A free concert featuring Pat Green and Cory Morrow is at 2:15 p.m. in Gondola Square at the Steamboat Springs Ski Area.

n The Tap House Cup, a Town Challenge slalom race, begins at 7 p.m. at Howelsen Hill. Registration is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room in the Howelsen Hill Lodge. Call 879-0695, ext. 104.

n The Routt County Humane Society meets at 5:15 p.m. in the commissioners ante room at the Routt County Courthouse annex. Call 879-RCHS.

n The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee meets at 6 p.m. in Centennial Hall.

n Ask-A-Lawyer Night, offering free civil legal consultations to low-income residents, is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Colorado Mountain College library. Call 276-2161.

n A French conversational group will postpone its monthly gathering by a week. It will meet instead from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 15 at 129 Spruce St.

Call Nicole at 870-1698.

n Hahn's Peak Cafe hosts an acoustic jam/open mic night beginning at 7 p.m. Call 871-1495.

n A conversational Spanish-English exchange group meets at 8 p.m. at Epilogue Book Co. Call 879-book.

n Colorado Mountain College hosts open-gym basketball at 8:30 p.m. Free for full-time students, $1 for nonstudents. Call 870-4479.

UPCOMING

n Leif Howelsen, son of Steamboat Springs' "Father of Skiing" Carl Howelsen, will speak at noon Friday at the Tread of Pioneers Museum. Call 879-2214.

n Town Challenge adult slalom race training is from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at Howelsen Hill. Call 879-0695, ext. 104.

n The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Tele Club meets from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mount Werner. Meet in front of the Billy Kidd statue. Call 879-0695, ext. 104.

n A knitting Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Epilogue Bookstore. Call 846-4483.