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phase 2 construction at Yampa Valley Regional Airport is about six weeks behind schedule and will not be completed by the time winter air service begins Dec. 15. Former Oak Creek Mayor Kathy "Cargo" Rodeman told the Oak Creek Town Board and dozens of residents Thursday night that she wants her job back. Strong winds tore through the Yampa Valley on Thursday afternoon, uprooting trees and knocking out power. Brought to you by Coleman Cook and Sharon Pace-Ward of Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs.
Snapping the streak
Hayden hopes to deny Limon team's 50th consecutive win
Hayden football coach Shawn Baumgartner knows there are good reasons his 9-1 Tigers have advanced to the Class 1A playoff quarterfinals.
Sailors' next test
Steamboat defense gears up for attack from Bluedevils
Through 10 weeks of the season, the Steamboat Springs football team has seen power-running teams, balanced teams and teams that spread the ball out. On Saturday, the defense will face its newest - and possibly toughest - challenge yet.
The Record for 11-8
The Record for November 8, 2006.
Area briefs for 11-10
Area briefs for November 10, 2006.
Deb Babcock: Growing plants without soil
Growing plants hydroponically avoids one of the biggest problems with indoor plants: over-watering or forgetting to water and then drowning our plants when they start to wilt and wither. It also avoids the messiness associated with soil and repotting as plants outgrow their space, and it avoids the bug problems associated with insects that live in soil.
Museum hosts tree festival
Twenty-six Christmas trees will be decorated by nonprofit organizations and businesses for the 12th annual Festival of Trees fundraiser. The event is a fundraiser for the Tread of Pioneers Museum, and the trees will be on display there from Nov. 11 to 20.
Routt County gears up for Veterans Day
For many people, Saturdays are days for running errands and watching football. But this Saturday is a special day for Routt County's veterans and their families - it is a day to remember the men and women who have served in the U.S. military.
Finding early childhood answers
First Impressions' Parenting Expo to offer 16 informative sessions
First Impressions of Routt County officials understand that expectant mothers and new parents often have lots of questions. In an effort to help them get answers, the nonprofit organization is hosting a Parenting Expo from 10 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel.
Rodeman to return?
Oak Creek residents disagree on ex-mayor's new position
Former Oak Creek Mayor Kathy "Cargo" Rodeman told the Oak Creek Town Board and dozens of residents Thursday night that she wants her job back.
Campaign proves successful
Supporters worked hard on behalf of school issues
Steamboat Springs Superintendent Donna Howell's voice was barely audible Tuesday night, but the smile on her face spoke volumes.
Microburst fells trees, causes outages
Strong winds tore through the Yampa Valley on Thursday afternoon, uprooting trees and knocking out power.
Purchase of new voting machines already planned
Draft of 2006 county budget forecasts need for 2008 elections
Routt County Clerk and Recorder Kay Weinland forecasted several months ago that the county would need more electronic voting machines in 2008.
Mike Lawrence: Don't hype the mandate
Dems stress centrist, bipartisan work
Remember the speech a day after the 2004 election? When finalized votes showed President George W. Bush had defeated Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and won re-election by garnering 51 percent of the popular vote nationwide, with about 3.5 million more votes than Kerry, Bush immediately got behind a lectern and told the television cameras that the American people had given him a "mandate" approving his policies on issues including the war in Iraq, tax cuts and Social Security reform.
Construction lagging
Phase 2 of airport expansion about six weeks behind schedule
Phase 2 construction at Yampa Valley Regional Airport is about six weeks behind schedule and will not be completed by the time winter air service begins Dec. 15.
A poet's reflections on adolescence
Cesare F. Rosati bestows lessons on life and love to young men
As a teenage boy, Cesare F. Rosati quickly figured out that the jocks got all the girls. Life lessons such as that helped Rosati write "Love & Life: Advice for a Teenage Boy." The collection of poetry was published recently.
Pick up a good book for Children's Book Week
This week is Children's Book Week, so encourage your children to read a good book, or pick one up yourself. Here are a few recommendations, all winners of the 2006 Newbery Medal or Honor awards.
From the goggles to the lens
Fourth annual Steamboat Mountain Film Festival hits the slopes
Memories of deep powder from the 2005-06 ski season won't die anytime soon for most area residents. Nonetheless, this weekend's Steamboat Mountain Film Festival will give skiers and riders a chance to relive those memories from a variety of perspectives.
Lessons from the attic
'Diary of Anne Frank' play has universal messages
The set for Steamboat Springs High School's production of "Diary of Anne Frank" is eerie for its realism.
Through tragedy and triumph
Steamboat String Quartet brings legacy of Beethoven to dinner concerts
Legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven was beaten by his father, had no relationships with women and lost his hearing. "Ninety-nine point nine percent of people would never go near music after that," said John Sant'Ambrogio, a cellist in the Steamboat String Quartet.
Allison Plean: Snowflake queen
There is one statement you dread hearing when toying with the idea of getting a tattoo. And you know you will hear it.
For love of the music
Steamboat Springs Orchestra recruits the next generation
John Fairlie never gets tired of the thrill of being in the midst of the all-encompassing sound of an orchestra. Fairlie, a displaced Hurricane Katrina refugee, runs the Steamboat Spring Orchestra's youth program, whose 50 members will perform Nov. 17.
