Stories for December 8, 2006

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The Record for Dec. 9

12:23 a.m. A black dog reportedly was chasing an elk on a cross country trail in the 200 block of Golf Course Road.

Briefs for Dec. 9

Daniel Robbins trial starts Monday

A scheduled three-day trial for a 31-year-old man accused of vehicular assault in a June 2005 crash that his passenger, a Clark resident, will begin Monday in Hot Sulphur Springs.

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Video: Morning News Update

Northwest Colorado's booming energy industries and rapid population growth in Routt County could stress electricity infrastructure in the Yampa Valley. The Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. will open 36 more trails and four more lifts Saturday as the ski area ramps up for the holiday season. A social host ordinance that would hold adults accountable for allowing teens to drink illegally at their homes most likely will not become law. A tubing hill equipped with a tow rope is opening this weekend at the Saddleback Ranch west of Steamboat Springs. Brought to you by Coleman Cook and Sharon Pace-Ward of Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs.

Bulldog wrestlers pin down Sailors

Facing the Moffat County High School wrestling team, Steamboat Springs coach Sean McCarthy knew the match would be lopsided.

Slow start dooms Sailor girls

For the last 24 minutes of Thursday's tournament-opening game, the Steamboat Springs High School girls basketball team outplayed, outworked and outscored the Aspen Skiers.

Steamboat walks over Basalt

Sailors look to improve after tournament win

Steamboat Springs junior basketball player Michael Vandahl proved he has recovered from recent knee surgery faster than his coaches and teammates expected.

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Fortune favors the brave

Pam Pierce overcomes fears, releases her first CD

Pam Pierce often wakes up the residents of the Doak Walker Care Center with her singing while she is working.

School district's audit clean

No changes made on fiscal year 2006 audit

Dale Mellor's record speaks for itself.

Totally tubular

New lodge, tubing hill opens west of Steamboat

A tubing hill equipped with a tow rope is opening this weekend at the Saddleback Ranch west of Steamboat Springs.

No snow, but more terrain

The Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. will open 36 more trails and four more lifts Saturday as the ski area ramps up for the holiday season.

Citywide Yule log hunt begins Monday

Search is Steamboat Springs holiday tradition

The 27th annual Yule Log Hunt, sponsored by the Tread of Pioneers Museum and the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association, begins Monday. The citywide search for the three-foot-long, 50-pound log is a long-standing holiday tradition in Steamboat.

A merry little winter concert

Columbine Chorale to put on show Tuesday night

When Nichole Young was hired as the director of The Columbine Chorale, she was a little unsure of what to expect.

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Story contest winners named

Students awarded gift certificates for fiction writing

The inspiration for their short stories were different, but Victoria Lavington, Drew Ruff and Corey Puffett all have one thing in common - a love of writing.

Mother's Deli rejects plea offer

A bar owner cited for allowing a visibly intoxicated patron to loiter on the bar's premises last fall has rejected the city's plea offer.

Alcohol ordinance looking grim

A social host ordinance that would hold adults accountable for allowing teens to drink illegally at their homes most likely will not become law.

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More people, more power

Future growth could impact local electricity

Northwest Colorado's booming energy industries and rapid population growth in Routt County could stress electricity infrastructure in the Yampa Valley, an official said Thursday.

Happy hours

Happy hours for Dec. 8, 2006.

Tattoo of the week: TJ Weiss

TJ Weiss' tattoo

Not your mother's fanny pack

Marian Howley re-defines fashion functionality with homemade purses

Marian Howley doesn't like to carry a lot around, but when she found that her little leather Coach bag wasn't big enough for a trip to London, she sewed her own purse.

On Scene

Notes from around town

I'm no music critic, but I was astonished by the Steamboat Springs Orchestra's performance last weekend. From the balcony of the Steamboat Christian Center, I felt like I could have been in an opera house.

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Santa's little scandal

Risque 'Reindeer Monologues' sure to shock audiences

Tony Counts has been camping in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area and hanging out with elk to research his part in the production of "The Eight: Reindeer Monologues," which opens Thursday at Steamboat Springs Mountain Theater.

Guerilla grass

Oakhurst performs acoustic attacks on unsuspecting victims

Whether on a cruise ship or armed with a golf cart, you could be the next victim of a guerilla grass acoustic assault by Oakhurst.

A living tradition

Old School band preserves traditional style of Irish music

Gary Burman and his band, Old School, will play Irish melodies on the second Wednesday of every month at Steamboat Smokehouse. In addition to bandmates Nora Parker, Greg Zulevich and Bonnie Murray, anyone who knows the songs and wants to join in is encouraged to do so.

Allison Plean: No more running from scissors

I've never considered myself a high-maintenance girl. Even worse is the girl - as Meg Ryan's character explained in "When Harry Met Sally" - who thinks she's low maintenance but really is high maintenance.