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Sailors tennis is set for success
Injuries have a remarkable way of serving as motivation.
Man shares dying art
Koji Wada looks at the calendar and he can almost count the years until a traditional Japanese art dies with the last craftsman who took the time to learn it.
Catch up on movie-watching
MudFest begins this weekend
Tonight's screening of "Vera Drake" and Saturday's showing of "Being Julia" will kick off the third independent film festival hosted by Mountain Movie
Hometown girl places 5th at worlds
One year after suffering a knee injury that interrupted her career, freeskier Gina Gmeiner placed fifth at the FIS Freestyle World Championships in Ruka, Finland on Thursday.
Man who changed sailing to speak
Sailing always has been about freedom. There is a feeling that comes over people as they watch land disappear. No one can touch you out there, it seems -- only Mother Nature.
Hayden donation money tapped
The town of Hayden has no more money for donations.
CD reviews for March 18
It's hard not to like Cake. Their songs are catchy, but also multilayered. They're mainstream enough that you've heard them on the radio, but they're not the usual sock puppets of Top 40.
Completing the circle
When tribal art meets a contemporary artist
Haynes Robinson considers himself a savant of rug making. He can visualize a carpet from beginning to end. He can imagine every knot. He can conceptualize the dyes that should be used. From there, he needs only to communicate his ideas to a weaver and watch it become reality.
Hippy band with an edge
Guitar player Eric Holder is the man behind the curtain in this band. On the surface, The Menagerie is a jazzy, funky, at times even loungey jam band, pushed along by Holder's heavy metal guitar.
Music Calendar for March 18
¤ Jazz pianist Paul Potyen When: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: Lobby of the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel
Reuniting -- again
Duckbutter brings those you haven't seen for a while
Earlier this week, Scott Ramsay sat in a park in Austin, Texas, picking at his guitar and trying to remember the lyrics to a Phish song he hasn't played for a year.
Irish music on Sunday extends St. Patrick's Day
Steamboat's favorite fiddle player, Jessie Burns, will be back in town this weekend as part of a two-week reunion tour with The Wayfarers.
Arts calendar for March 18
¤ A lecture by Haynes Robinson, founder and owner of Rugs by Robinson, with live music by Celtic piper and guitarist, Gary Burman, and food with a Middle Eastern flair by Nanny Marno is from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chase Oriental Rug Company on West U.S. Highway 40. Free. Call 879-5667
The Muffin Lady is on her way
To Randi Levin, aka The Muffin Lady, a well-timed brownie can solve all sorts of political and social problems.
News in brief for March 18
Soap Box Derby deadline for kids approaching A deadline is approaching for youngsters interested in ordering a racecar kit and taking part in the June 11 All-American Soap Box Derby in Oak Creek.
Boys lacrosse booming
The Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse team has gone from having barely enough players to having enough for multiple teams.
District to adopt early releases
Beginning next school year, Steamboat Springs students will get out early once a month to give staff more planning time.
Farmers market may be held by courthouse
A farmers and artisans market could be held Saturday mornings in the Routt County Courthouse parking lot this summer.
Soup Bowl Supper beneficiary named
The Animal Assistance League of Northwest Colorado has been named as the beneficiary of this year's Soup Bowl Supper fund-raiser. The proceeds will be used to rescue, treat and find homes for sick and injured animals that have no owners.
Smoking ban looked at for city, state
A state bill to ban smoking in public places could fuel a local group working toward similar measures.
Cocaine case continued
Cases against two men charged with the sale and distribution of cocaine have been continued to allow for more research.
County planners OK gravel pit
The Routt County Planning Commission recommended that a proposed expansion of a Toponas gravel pit be approved Thursday night.
A local's ultimate CD mix
Name: Chad Phillips Occupation: County planner Age: 40
Soroco names superintendent
Vilas School District Principal Kelly Reed will take Steve Jones' place
Vilas School District Prin-cipal Kelly Reed is the next superintendent of the South Routt School District.
County looks at N. Routt snowmobile ordinance
Routt County commissioners want a more comprehensive plan for winter recreation in North Routt County before changing specific rules.
Travel the world in one night
People use a lot of words to describe Steamboat Springs, but "diverse" isn't usually one of them.
On Scene for March 18
There wasn't an empty seat at the Thursday night performance of the Steamboat Dance Theatre. As we had been in the past, the audience members were impressed by the choreography and lighting in Penny Hamilton and Michael David's piece, "Torque." The piece was modern, experimental and completely original (with a nod to Cirque du Soleil), and I look forward to more of the same in our local dance scene.
Autumn Phillips: Defining times
We are close, and we are strangers. We are held together by a thin strand as fragile as a spider web that we have agreed not to break.
