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Commissioners approve grants from museum tax

The Routt County Board of Commissioners approved several grants from local historic organizations for additional funds from the Museum and Heritage Fund tax.

Two requests were fully funded, Routt County Manager Tom Sullivan said. One was a $2,195 grant request from the Tread of Pioneers Museum to help preserve visual, oral and written history of notable people and events in the community. The other was a $450 mini-grant request from the Moonhill Schoolhouse and Community Center Inc., to help produce and distribute two editions of a quarterly community newsletter.

Historic Routt County's request for $2,545 to help purchase office furniture and computer equipment was only partially approved. Sullivan said county commissioners thought the county might have some computer equipment and furniture to donate, so the organization would not have to purchase everything it proposed.

The grants are awarded through the capacity building fund, a small part of the more than $200,000 the countywide mill levy collects each year. Most of the funds are divided among historic groups and museums according to the group or museum's taxing district.

Lutheran Women's Guild hosts rummage sale

The Lutheran Women's Guild hosts its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 13 and 9 a.m. to noon May 14 at the church on Amethyst Drive. The guild is accepting clean items that are in good shape through May 12. Call 879-0175.

LIFT-UP Donation Center will reopen Thursday

The LIFT-UP Donation Center is closed today because of a lack of space for all the generous donations that have been given. The center will reopen at 10 a.m. Thursday. Call 879-3374 for more information.

Auditions next week for The Merry Widow opera

Emerald City Opera is holding auditions for this summer's opera production, The Merry Widow (sung in English), at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Steamboat Springs and at 7 p.m. May 11 in the Moffat County High School choir room. Fifteen adult men and 15 adult women are needed. Interested singers should call 879-1996.

Contact veterans office for benefit information

The Veterans Affairs Office of Routt County, located in the Workforce Office in Sundance at Fish Creek shopping center, offers information about the benefits available after discharge from the U.S. military. The office hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.