Steamboat Pilot & Today

Resident arrested on suspicion of stealing wine

A 21-year-old Steamboat Springs man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a $23 bottle of wine from Mambo Italiano.

Michael Berj Keshian was outside in the patio area of the busy restaurant close to 1 a.m. Sunday. He reportedly opened a window, reached inside and stole an unopened bottle, said Steamboat Springs police Capt. Joel Rae.

Keshian then allegedly hid the bottle under his shirt and left, Rae said. When Keshian tried to come back into the restaurant with the same bottle of wine, he was arrested on charges of theft.

Keshian made his $120 bond at 10:10 a.m. Sunday.

Man reportedly stuck while tubing Yampa

An older man reportedly got stuck while tubing on the Yampa River on Monday afternoon.

He put his tube in at Rotary Park, then reportedly was getting pushed into the bushes on the side of the river, said Mel Stewart, EMS batallion chief. The man stepped out and sat on a rock.

EMS officials came to assist the man, helping him walk back to shore, Stewart said.

Tickets on sale for annual Literary Sojourn

Tickets are on sale for Literary Sojourn, the premier festival of authors in the Rocky Mountain Region. The 13th annual celebration of books and reading is Sept. 10 in Steamboat Springs. This year's master of ceremonies is Nancy Pearl, a regular on NPR's Morning Edition. Guest authors are Chris Abani, Haven Kimmel, Patrick McGrath and Ruth Ozeki.

Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at the Bud Werner Memorial Library and Off the Beaten Path Bookstore or by mail via the Literary Sojourn Web site: www.literarysojourn.org. For more information, call the library at 879-0240 or Off the Beaten Path Bookstore at 879-6830.

Ride tickets available for discount to fair

Discounted ride tickets are available for the Routt County Fair, which is from Aug. 17 through Aug. 21. Residents can save 10 percent by purchasing tickets before Monday. Tickets are available at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall office in Hayden and the Cooperative Extension office in Steamboat. Call 276-3068.