News in brief for Nov. 14
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Accidents but no injuries reported Sunday evening
The Colorado State Patrol reported four accidents Sunday evening, but no significant injuries.
Two of the accidents were rollovers, one on Colorado Highway 131 and one on Colo. 129. The other two accidents were on Rabbit Ears Pass, a State Patrol officer said.
'Taming of the Shrew' will be held this weekend
Steamboat Springs High School presents Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the high school theater. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children ages 13 to 18 and $5 for children 12 and younger and for students with activity passes. Tickets are available at All That Jazz.
Scholarships available for winter sports athletes
Steamboat's Over the Hill Gang is offering financial assistance of as much as $1,000 an athlete for local winter sports competitors. The money is to be used for an athlete's education or skills improvements in their sport. Applicants must be attending or have graduated from a Routt County school or be a minimum two-year resident of the county. They also must be between 14 and 22 years old as of Tuesday.
Scholarship applications are available at all Routt County high schools, Steamboat Springs Middle School, The Lowell Whiteman School, Christian Heritage School, Colorado Mountain College and the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. Applications must be completed and submitted by Tuesday. Recipients will be announced in December. Call Pat Aljanich at 879-5784 or Kay Burch at 879-6070 for more information.
Suicide support group to meet once a month
Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide, or REPS, is offering a new monthly support group for those who have lost a loved one to or who have been touched by suicide. "Heartbeat of Routt County" will be held the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Visiting Nurse Association office, 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101. Hosts include Ronna Autrey and Laurie Marano, local community members who have lost loved ones to suicide. For more information, call Ronna at 871-0682.
Health resource center looking for volunteers
The Community Health Resource Center is looking for computer-literate volunteers to work three hours a week. The center operates a medical lending library and conducts Internet searches. Call Yampa Valley Medical Center or the resource center for more information.

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