Stories for November 12, 2006

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Limon badgers Hayden

Tigers' season ends with 21-0 loss at home Saturday

Hayden's 21-0 loss to Limon on Saturday afternoon was not as black and white as the final score indicated.

Tennis Center hosts doubles championship

The 2006 Steamboat City Mixed Doubles Championships, sponsored by Alpine Bank and Capital Advisors, saw its second day of terrific matches.

Summit still superb

Moffat County Bulldogs lose, 26-0; Tigers head to quarterfinals

Summit County routed Moffat County 26-0 on Saturday in Breckenridge.

Luke Graham: Someone is always stepping up for Sailors

You can't spell Steamboat without the word team.

Scott Stanford: Hayden is on its way

Sports commentary

If Limon is the measuring stick in Colorado small-school football, Hayden is halfway there.

Tease photo

Smooth sailing

Steamboat defense shuts down Fort Lupton for a 28-0 win

A week after the Steamboat Springs offense put up an eye-popping 446 yards rushing, the defense returned the statistical favor against Fort Lupton in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Business News and Notes for Nov. 12

Susan Phillips has joined Buyer's Resource Real Estate. She holds a bachelor's degree in land use planning from Metro State College of Denver and has worked in natural resource management, including involvement in projects related to land acquisition for the purpose of public access and recreation. This background provides her with knowledge of the many important, and sometimes complicated, aspects of land use and real estate investment, in turn allowing her to offer valuable assistance to clients as they make their buying decisions.

French bistro

Epicurean reopens with a new feel

The Epicurean deli has been closed, but owner Marco Pauvert says he and his wife, Rebecca, are reopening Tuesday.

Swinging away winter blues

All Seasons Golf aims to make sport available year-round

The winters in Northwest Colorado can be extreme and long, especially for the avid golfer.

Off-road warriors

Steamboat tandem ready to challenge Baja 1000

Riders at the World Off Road Championship Series have begun to take notice of the rickety, two-door 1985 BMW sedan with a duct-taped sunroof.

Events honor vets

Two women recognized for WWII service

Rosa DeVault was in her 20s when her seven brothers were drafted into the armed forces. She remembers her large family, 14 in all, praying together during World War II and the Korean war for her brothers' safe return.

Sound Off for Nov. 12

Voting woes our fault

Hayden resident killed in accident

Doug Seward, 37, died Friday afternoon in a car accident on Colorado Highway 14 in Larimer County's Poudre Canyon.

Audrey Mandell: On-site housing

Have the editors at the Pilot & Today and the developers lost sight of the fact that the main goal and primary intent of the inclusionary zoning ordinance is to provide on site affordable housing? Payment in lieu is only another option when the on-site housing requirement cannot be met.

Robin Gunthorpe: Turn off cell phones

Since visiting this little part of heaven over the past 10 years, I notice an increasing and worrying trend - the regular practice of people driving with a cell phone glued to their ear. In Britain, it is illegal, but people still do it. They face a driver's license penalty and a fine. One must ask - what is the importance of that call? Recent European studies based on this issue have highlighted that it is worse than being drunk in charge of a vehicle.

Big spenders, big winners

Money was a significant factor in local and regional 2006 political races. In two of the three contested, countywide races, the candidate who received the most campaign contributions won the election.

Rick Akin: A troubling pattern

The fact the Amendment 44, which would have legalized possession of one once of marijuana for people 21 and older, carried Routt County is surprising. The fact that it received over 53 percent of the vote in this county is shocking. The fact that the number of "yes" votes in Routt County correlates so closely with the votes for local Democratic candidates is dumbfounding.

Class notes for 11-12

Class notes for Nov. 12, 2006.

Our View: Rethinking community center

The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission's rejection of plans for a new community center once again creates an opportunity for the city to reconsider moving forward with the center as presently conceived.

Steamboat students showcase math skills

Quartet wins small-school title at CSU scholastic competition; Stoddard takes third overall

Between school commitments, athletic obligations and out-of-school tasks, getting four high school-aged boys together at one time is nearly impossible in Steamboat Springs.

Jail Report and Record

The following is a list of people booked into the Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.

Routt County's centennial farms

In 1948, Michigan established the first Centennial Farm Program in the United States to recognize working farms owned by the same family continuously for 100 years or more.

Lloyd and Annabeth Lockhart

Lloyd G. Lockhart and Annabeth Light Lockhart of Steamboat Springs, Colo., will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Nov. 20. They both were born in Routt County and, except for time during the war and college years, have lived in Steamboat Springs. Their lives have been actively spent in community affairs as well as owning F.M. Light & Sons. Lloyd, as president of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, chaired the 50th Winter Carnival, was instrumental in founding the Steamboat Rotary Club chapter, was an active member of Kiwanis Club for many years and has been president of the Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce as well as commander of the American Legion. Annabeth, as a member of the Routt County Republicans, was an elected delegate to the National Convention to nominate Ronald Reagan in 1980. She is a 50-year member of Beta Sigma Phi.

Routt County Spotlight: David Caddell

David Caddell

From the target to the table

Big game a healthy meat choice that provides options

Brendan Hines bends over the grill, putting his nose within six inches of the sizzling burgers.

Sod roof makes home stand out

Steamboat house wins BEAM award

A noteworthy Routt County home compared favorably with some of the finest homes in the Vail and Beaver Creek area this month.

Attention to math pays dividends

CSAP scores show improvements in county schools

The certificate honoring Steamboat Springs Middle School's excellence in mathematics is small and barely visible in Principal Tim Bishop's office. But he knows it's there.

Dave Shively: Rock on

Nothing beats rock.

Jimmy Westlake: The new solar system

How many planets are in our solar system? It seems like that should be a very simple question to answer and, for most of our lives, the answer was simple: There were nine planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Joanne Palmer: Go ahead, take my day

Every seven minutes, someone's identity is stolen. So - why did they forget me? If anyone would like to be me, I'll gladly give you my social security number, checking account number, the keys to my house and my banged-up, 1995 Subaru with over 100,000 miles on it. Here's a sample of what you'll get.

In the hunt for a belt buckle

Soroco student heads to national reining competition in Oklahoma

Bryan Luark, a Soroco High School senior, will compete with his quarter horse, 'Boomen James Foley,' in the National Reining Horse Association's Adequan North American Affiliate Championships in December. The championship will be held in Oklahoma City.

Jane Bennett: See play tonight

Kudos to all involved with the production of the play, "Arsenic and Old Lace," at the Steamboat Mountain Theater. It was very entertaining throughout with excellent performances by all. The theater experience was terrific, and the set was fabulous.

Routt County leaning to the left

Results of Tuesday's elections show that, for the third year in a row, Routt County voters cast ballots strongly in favor of Democratic candidates and liberal issues, a departure from gubernatorial and presidential elections in 2002 and 2000, respectively, and a significant statement by a county in which voters continue to be split into almost equal - if not conservative-leaning - thirds among Democratic, Republican, and unaffiliated registrations.

Bill May: The fish dog

I've told about the "foot-log" Dad used to put across the river during low water so that we could cross the river to our mailbox. The foot-log had a six-inch board nailed on top to walk on, and stays were nailed to one side to support a smooth wire about 30 inches above the log to hold onto, to keep your balance.

Joanne Palmer: Go ahead, take my day

Every seven minutes, someone's identity is stolen. So - why did they forget me? If anyone would like to be me, I'll gladly give you my social security number, checking account number, the keys to my house and my banged-up, 1995 Subaru with over 100,000 miles on it. Here's a sample of what you'll get.

Real estate transactions for Oct. 26-30

GARDNER, DANIEL K TO COLLINGS, ANN L FOR PINES CONDOMINIUMS UNIT 104 - $187,000

Affordable Penny Lane home unsold

The house at 2381 Penny Lane in West End Village is listed for sale well below the prevailing "price of admission" for single-family homes within the city limits of Steamboat Springs. Yet, it's been waiting for months to sell.