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Sweet Pea owners: 'We didn't want this'
Jail time for taking food from trash 'ridiculous,' Hieb says
The owners of a fresh produce store said Saturday that it is absurd that two men are in jail for taking spoiled fruit and vegetables from the store's trash area.
Rec league season winds down
Having played in Steamboat Springs' adult recreational summer softball league for the past ten years, ABI team captain Yvette Look knew that going into Thursday night's Coed C League playoffs with a No. 7 seed didn't mean a thing.
Sailors take to the air
Stillwell leads charge with three touchdowns
Steamboat Springs head football coach Aaron Finch knew his team could run the ball but wanted to make a concerted effort to show the Sailors were more balanced on Friday night.
Sheepdog event kicks off
The third annual Stock Dog Challenge sheepdog trials will kick off today with a demonstration during the art show at 3 p.m. at the Steamboat Ski Area. The exhibit will provide a glimpse of the competitions taking place all day Sunday and Monday at the Stanko Ranch on Routt County Road 33, about 3 1/2 miles from Bud Werner Memorial Library.
Three Steamboat residents walk away from rollover
Three Steamboat Springs residents suffered minor injuries when their car rolled multiple times in an accident early Friday morning.
Hepatitis link investigated
North Carolina officials looking at Rainbow Family connection
Health officials in North Carolina are investigating whether a hepatitis outbreak in that state coul be linked to a person or people who were at the Rainbow Family of Living Light Gathering in Routt County earlier this summer.
Local Briefs for 9-2
Local briefs for Saturday, September 2, 2006.
The Record for 8-31
The Record for Thursday, August 31, 2006.
Labor Day a big deal in Oak Creek
Holiday was occasion to honor men, women working in coal mines
For the residents of Oak Creek and South Routt County, there are very few holidays that get more attention than Labor Day. Oak Creek hosts the arguably biggest Labor Day celebration in the county, thanks in large part to its history as a coalmining community. The town schedules plenty of activities surrounding Labor Day to honor the men and women laborers in the community, as well as past laborers.
Little Bambi pays a visit to the telephone company
Escaped Chihuahua discovers next best thing to calling for help
We may never know what compelled Bambi to go AWOL on Aug. 22. Was it separation anxiety? Or was it a case of reaching for a lifelong dream of working for the phone company? Perhaps Bambi was simply answering the call of the wild. Could a Chihuahua ever be devious enough to hatch a plot? A scheme resulting in her owner's mother-in-law crawling under a truck in her nightgown? Bambi ain't talkin' to the press this week.
A final float
Labor Day marks end of commercial tubing season
Steamboat Springs' visitors and locals have one of their last opportunities to tube the Yampa River this weekend. Peter Van De Carr, owner of Backdoor Sports at Ninth and Yampa streets, is one of three Steamboat outfitters allowed to commercially rent tubes under the Yampa River Management Plan. He said he plans to rent tubes and offer shuttle service through the weekend before calling it a season.
Labor Day schedule of events
Schedule of events for the Labor Day weekend in Steamboat Springs and Oak Creek.
County official honored
Mike Zopf wins statewide environmental award
Mike Zopf is not the kind of man who seeks recognition for his work. So, his staff sought it for him. Zopf began working for the Routt County of Environmental Health in 1977. He has been director of the department since 1978. This month, after nearly 30 years of county service, he received the Milton M. Miller Award from the Colorado Environmental Health Association.
