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Oak Creek approves projects
Board discusses how to rid town of pike
The Oak Creek Town Board unanimously approved three building projects at its meeting Thursday despite questions from other town residents about whether the projects were legal.
A Grand Future
Prevention Coalition director promoted
Grand Futures Prevention Coalition executive director Sandra Visnack has been promoted to the coalition's tri-county executive director.
Soda Creek Western Mercantile closing
Chase Oriental Rug Company owner purchased buildng for location, more space
Word of a "quitting business" sale at a popular Western clothing and merchandise store in downtown Steamboat Springs brought out the masses. Even before Soda Creek Western Mercantile opened Thursday morning to begin the sale, about 150 people had gathered outside. Supervisor John Brothers said about 200 people were in the store within the first five minutes after opening.
Summer tourism slowing
The summer vacation season is winding down, according to the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association's Lodging Barometer.
Deb Babcock: Don't fear earwigs
The poor earwig, though disgusting to most of us, can be a beneficial insect as well as a destructive one.
The past is present
Songwriter Matt Costa looks to history for inspiration
Matt Costa collects postcards from the early 1900s from an antique store by his house in Huntington Beach, Calif. He appreciates the moments captured in the old photographs and the messages that reveal what people were thinking at that time.
Llama mama goes off beaten path
Local author to do book signing, puppet show and live performance
Diane White-Crane could not have written "Hiking the 'Boat II" without her llamas. "They were my partners and my buddies," White-Crane said. "The llamas were carrying everything so I could still hike and not carry 50 pounds on my back. And the llamas bring a lot of fun."
Driving class mandatory
The Steamboat Springs High School juniors and seniors parked on campus or driving around town during lunch earned those privileges.
Liquor businesses seek safe harbor
Business owners are seeking changes to the city's liquor license ordinance that would afford the businesses safe harbor if they failed a liquor compliance check.
Two more liquor licenses gone
Two Steamboat Springs businesses that failed recent compliance checks by selling alcohol to minors had their liquor licenses suspended Thursday.
Business as usual
Despite foiled terror plot, operations smooth at regional airport
Yampa Valley Regional Airport implemented new safety precautions, but by and large, officials said it was business as usual Thursday at the airport in Hayden.
The secret behind the lens
Two photographers portray what they can't explain
In 38 years of work, Bob Dylan is the only subject David Michael Kennedy has ever been nervous about photographing. "Because I felt like I was in the presence of something more. The guy is just a genius," Kennedy said. "And I was more interested in photographing Dylan the person, not the icon we knew in the '60s."
On Scene
Summer in Northwest Colorado doesn't get any better than riding down the Colorado River on a floating bachlorette party raft with seven of your girlfriends on a sunny day.
Big weekend for Democrats
Visit from Rep. John Salazar, picnic on schedule for party
Routt County Democrats have significant events scheduled today and Saturday.
Learner's permit age changed to 15
Teenagers hoping to get their learner's permits may have to wait longer than expected.
A step ahead
Sailors volleyball heads into season with camp
Steamboat Springs High School volleyball coach Wendy Hall was pleased to see the girls who will be trying out for her team next week already playing six-on-six games before their first official practice.
Arrest made in child porn case
A 31-year-old Steamboat Springs man was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of trading child pornography.
Briefs for August 11
Defensive driving classes Aug. 15, 19
Real estate sales set record
The Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors recently reported that the first six months of June were off mildly in both volume and dollars sales when compared to the record numbers of 2005. But July appears to have been a different story.
Ski Corp. opens real estate office
The Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. plans to carve out a slice of Steamboat Springs' burgeoning real estate market.
Ski Corp. launches billboard campaign
Advertisement: "Champagne Powder. Best chilled and poured over friendly ski town."
If a billboard advertising campaign is working, there is no sense in changing it. That is the thinking behind the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.'s billboard marketing efforts along the busy Interstate 70 corridor. The billboard again will emphasize a friendly ski town atmosphere and world-class Champagne Powder.
Allison Plean: All about the Benjamins
My friend lost his wallet on a subway in Tokyo, and someone returned it with all the contents intact. Tokyo has a population of more than 12 million people. Why is that story so shocking? After all, things like that happen all the time in Steamboat Springs.
Cycling tour seeks workers
Tour de Steamboat race co-director Katie Lindquist needs more volunteers for the 105-mile, non-competitive cycling tour on Saturday.
Golfers finish second
If the Steamboat Springs High School golf team members were in school, head coach Steve Dodson would have given them an above-average grade for Thursday's opening tournament in Battlement Mesa.
The Record for August 9
12:03 a.m. A 39-year-old Steamboat Springs man was arrested on suspicion of violating his bail bond conditions after officers found him intoxicated and hiding in a mobile home in the 1300 block of Dream Island Plaza.
Taking things to heart
Young pianist finds her passion in art, clothing and music
If pianist Joyce Yang broke a finger, she would switch careers and enter the fashion industry.
Humble partners
Children bond with horses, llamas at local ranch
Children and horses both know how to live in the moment, Humble Ranch Executive Director Cheri Trousil says. That helps create an important bond during Humble Ranch's hippotherapy sessions, in which horses become a therapeutic tool for children suffering from disabilities.
