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LIFT-UP Food Bank will be closed today, Friday

The LIFT-UP Food Bank, Community Thrift Store and Donation Center will be closed today and Friday for the holiday. The Thrift Store will be open Saturday. Call 870-0727.

Tread museum open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday

The Tread of Pioneers Museum will be open for special hours during the holiday weekend. It will be closed today and open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Call 879-2214.

Benefit dinner, auction to be held for teens who died

A benefit dinner and auction for the families of three teens killed in a recent car accident in Walden will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Jerilin Wattenberg Community Center in Walden. Dinner and live entertainment will accompany a live auction that begins at 5:30 p.m. and a silent auction that runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Auction items include framed artworks, horse tack, handmade crafts and other donated items. All proceeds will benefit the families and the surviving teenager's mounting medical expenses. For more information, call Kay at (970) 723-4739, Sandy at 723-8446 or Toni at 723-8584.

Salvation Army needs bell ringers for holidays

Help raise money for local families in need by volunteering to ring the Salvation Army bell for one-hour shifts. Call Debbie at 879-8192 to sign up.

Routt County Fairgrounds arena open for riding

The Routt County Fairgrounds indoor arena is available for open horseback riding. The cost is $5 for a two-hour session, and $100 punch cards are available. Open riding schedules can be picked up at Soda Creek Western Mercantile, Elk River Farm and Feed, Horses Etc. in Craig, or the feed store in Hayden. The schedule is posted online at www.routtcountyfair.org under "Community Information -- Recreation" and "Horseback Riding."

Ski art show to be held Monday to Dec. 3

Friends of the Routt Backcountry is hosting a ski art show Monday to Dec. 3, the week before the Backcountry Ball, at Centennial Hall. The art will be auctioned off during the Backcountry Ball, which will be held Dec. 4.

Historical society seeks restoration proposals

The Hahn's Peak Area Historical Society is soliciting proposals for restoration projects in historic Hahn's Peak Village. Proposals are due Tuesday. For details, call Brian Watterson at 871-1979 or e-mail bwatterson@peabodyenergy.com.

Middle school hosting book fair next week

The Steamboat Springs Middle School will host a book fair from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during school days from Wednesday to Dec. 13.

Library announces its

'Sock It to Me' program

Bud Werner Memorial Library announces its holiday "Sock It to Me" program. Teens are invited to come to the library to enter a drawing to win a holiday stocking full of books, movies and other goodies. Each time a teen checks out a book or movie, he or she receives a ticket for the drawing.

SOS seeks volunteers for season, fund raising

The Snowboard Outreach Society is a nonprofit organization that is seeking volunteers for the upcoming season and current fund-raising events. Call Jodi Link at 845-7040.