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Street dance stays on Walnut
The Colorado Days street dance will stay put on Walnut Street, at least this year.
Border is a blurring line
There is no sign announcing Annunciation House. Unless a person knows differently, the old brick building in El Paso, Texas, almost looks abandoned.
Español: La frontera es una linea que se pone borrosa
No hay letreros que anuncian la Casa de la Anunciación. A menos que una persona sepa diferente, el antiguo edificio de ladrillo en El Paso parece abandonado. Las ventanas están cubiertas. Todas las puertas están bloqueadas menos una que está cerrada con candado. Pero al tocar la puerta, se abre de par en par a los olores de comida mexicana y las voces alegres de personas hablando dialectos de español desde el norte de Mexico hasta los rincones alejados de la America Central.
Autumn's Picks for July 8
Tonight Opening reception for an exhibit of new works by Max Damore When: 6 to 9 p.m. Where: TEI Modern Contemporary Gallery in the Torian Plum Plaza Cost: Free Call: 879-2240
Doodling the essence of things
Max Damore paintings are like mazes that you follow with your eyes. The lines wind around each other and fold into the shapes of figures or scenery. They play across the canvas like musical notes leaving the bell of a horn. They creep across the canvas like a sloth along a branch. They capture the things that Max Damore sees and hears -- a shape, a song, a moment with his wife.
On Scene for July 8
Dining in the river? The Steamboat Yacht Club took riverside dining to a whole new level this weekend when one of the restaurant's white tents uprooted during Sunday's fast-moving thunderstorms. The tent planted into the Yampa River, after taking out portions of the deck railing, making it appear as if the Yacht Club was offering tubers and kayakers the chance to dine while still in their crafts. After some makeshift repairs, the restaurant was open for business Monday -- the busy Fourth of July holiday.
Recital season begins this week
They board planes with their cello cases and violins, giving up six weeks of their summer for their music. This is the sixth year for the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory, held at Lowell Whiteman School. Sixty-seven students from across the United States come to Steamboat Springs to study chamber music with internationally renowned faculty from major orchestras, professional quartets and universities. They take private lessons and master classes and practice for hours each day, pairing their music with interdisciplinary studies, such as printmaking, photography and tae kwon do.
City asked to improve landscaping of road
City of Steamboat Springs officials said they are working to improve landscaping along Mount Werner Road after receiving complaints about the lack of upkeep in the area.
Twentymile lowers fan noise
A redirection of an exhaust fan at the Twentymile Coal Company has eased noise complaints from surrounding neighbors.
Rodeo brings fast times at arena
No one can say that Lee Meyring didn't make the most out of his time in the arena during last week's ranch rodeo.
Cowboy headed to finals
Former Steamboat resident 'hoping to stay on and score high'
The key to doing well at the National High School Rodeo Finals is simple for Travis Darling.
Easy as cowpie
Steamboat to try for Cowpie Classic rugby tournament win
Steamboat Springs in an international town, so it's only appropriate that its rugby club has an international influence.
Briefs for July 8
Arts council seeks artists to paint sidewalks The Steamboat Springs Arts Council is looking for artists to adorn the sidewalks with their painting for the upcoming Beaux Arts Festival, to be held Aug. 6. Call 879-9038.
CD reviews for July 8
Chez Ravine A record by Ry CooderAvailable at All That Jazz for $17.98 Do you like music better if it has a story attached? Do people buy Abbey Road because of the legend behind the cover art? Did most of us buy Brian Wilson's "Smile" because it sent him to bed for three years in deep depression and wasn't released until decades later?
Music calendar for July 8
Tonight Steve Boynton When: 5 to 8 p.m. Where: Brauns Bar & Grill, 709 Lincoln Ave. Cost: Free Call: 870-1441
Autumn Phillips: Just a memory
Put up four walls and create a reality. Tear them down, and many of the memories disappear with the rubble.
Man struggles to make trip from Honduras
Former teacher faces hardships as he treks for months to get to United States
Juan Lopez* trained for his trip to the United States like a man training for a marathon. His daughters watched as he got into shape and cried.
Showing you what they've learned
At the end of every three-week Summer Kaleidoscope program, participating children get to show off what they have learned. At Saturday's Art in the Park event, Robin Getter's students, ages 6 to 11, will perform "An African Tale."
Mapping their lives through art
In the beginning, Jeffry Lusiak and 19 teenage actors had nothing but blank paper and a performance date on the horizon.
Jorgenson continues gypsy jazz
Music is a chain that spans all time. One musician is inspired by another. They take what they hear and build on it until their sounds inspire someone else.
Well, aren't French women smart
If you want to get rich, write a book about how to lose weight. Mireille Guiliano, author of "French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure," did just that and, well, I think she's doing all right. Since the book came out earlier this year, she has been invited on Oprah, been reviewed in The New York Times and become a national best-selling author.
Arts calendar for July 8
Art Events An opening reception for an exhibit of new works by Max Damore will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the TEI Modern Contemporary Gallery in the Torian Plum Plaza. Call 879-2240.
Art in the Park
Arts and craft fairs have become a summertime staple across the United States. White tents full of pottery, jewelry and hand-carved toys fill West Lincoln Park once a year to provide an outdoor shopping experience for anyone looking for something unique and handmade.
2nd Montessori class unlikely
Upper-elementary teacher position declined by three candidates
It is unlikely that the Steamboat Springs School District will have an upper-elementary Montessori teacher for the coming school year.
Post offices reveal history
During the years, Jan Leslie has learned how to tell large stories by focusing on small things. Her first book used the records from rural schools as a way of exploring forgotten corners of Routt County's story. Her second book, which she will be discussing today at the Tread of Pioneers Museum, hangs her historic hook on post offices.
Routt families to gather
JoAnne Semotan is a dam holding back a century of information. Get her talking, and the conversation winds from the early days of horse breeding in Routt County to the way ranchers were affected by the Great Depression.
Rainbow weekend to attract 10,700
July 16 expected to be even busier
Steamboat Springs' condominiums and hotels will be 71 percent full Saturday as Rainbow Weekend draws crowds to see the Balloon Rodeo and Art in the Park. However, an early forecast for July 16 suggests even more visitors are expected in town for the Mountain Youth Soccer Tournament.
Colorado Mountain College names interim dean
An interim dean has been named for Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs.
Environmentalist leads talk
MacNeill tells about world's destruction during seminar
Everyone was surprisingly calm as Jim MacNeill told them their world was being destroyed. He painted a picture of rising temperatures and swelling oceans, melting ice caps and the destruction of our food supply.
The Record for July 8
Wednesday, July 6 12:56 a.m. An officer was requested in the 400 block of Willow Bend. 4:53 a.m. A burglar alarm reportedly went off in the 700 block of Yampa Street. It was one of eight burglar alarms that reportedly went off in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday. All were false alarms. 8:10 a.m. A theft reportedly occurred in the 23000 block of West U.S. Highway 40.
Take a seat on The Last Bus
The song begins with a loud ring, like a monk hitting a bell to wake people from mediation. The first few measures are a chaos of modem static and traffic, and then the music starts.
