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Lift ticket winners announced
he following people have won lift tickets in the Steamboat Pilot & Today's joint promotion with Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. Winners are from Steamboat Springs unless otherwise noted:
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A report has released details of the ski area's financials; Routt County voters have no reason to worry about the security of their votes, county officials say; today's lift ticket winner is Jason Krueger of Clark; the Soroco volleyball team dropped three games to North Park; and the Soroco and Hayden football teams play tonight. Brought to you by Coleman Cook and Sharon Pace-Ward of Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs.
County says voting machines secure
Routt County voters have absolutely no reason to worry about the security of their votes Nov. 7, county Clerk and Recorder Kay Weinland said Thursday.
West Grand poses threat to Soroco
Tonight might be the best time for Soroco to catch the West Grand football team. After all, West Grand was hammered, 38-6, by Hayden last week.
Moose is Loose
Golf tournament supports skiing prospects
For more than 30 years, golfers have teed off to help the children of Steamboat Springs excel on the ski slopes as part of the Moose in Loose golf tournament.
Hayden looks to build
After impressive start, Tigers to take on Paonia
In Shawn Baumgartner's four years as Hayden football coach, he has learned that one win or loss doesn't make a season.
Backus' appeal rejected
Man convicted in Gerald Boggs' death will remain behind bars
The murder conviction of Michael Backus was upheld. Thursday by the Colorado Court of Appeals
At the movies
Reviews of "Everyone's Hero," "The Black Dahlia," "Gridiron Gang," "How to Eat Fried Worms," "The Illusionist" and "Flyboys"
Fox hunt to target coyotes
The wide-open spaces of Northwest Colorado will beckon equine enthusiasts Saturday to the Elkhead Ranch, 20 miles north of Hayden, for a traditional fox hunt.
Before the pavement dries
Women reflect their views of the world through art
Dee Timm said the art world remains a male-dominated field. "It definitely is, and they are the ones getting the education chairs," she said. "It's not like it was in the 70s, but it is not 50-50 by any means."
Lombardi gets big present
Soroco senior to sing national anthem at Rockies game
What started as a joke has turned into a birthday present for Soroco senior Toni Lombardi.
Man arrested after threatening officers
Deputies were forced to use a Taser gun on a 40-year-old man to arrest him Thursday after he reportedly threatened officers with an ax.
Permission to party - and dress badly
Jill Murphy Long throws bash to promote third book
After Jill Murphy Long failed her home ec class, she was nicknamed "Home Wreck."
You're hired!
'Reality Town USA' winner to become fake ski company director
Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be a new concept for another reality TV show, Ski Town Productions takes the stage.
A chance to serve
Oct. 6 is deadline to apply for open City Council seat
Residents interested in public service have exactly two weeks to apply for a seat on the Steamboat Springs City Council. Council member Kevin Kaminski resigned from his seat Tuesday. Kaminski announced the resignation in August, after he and his family purchased a new home outside of District 3, which Steamboat voters elected Kaminski to represent in November 2005. The City Charter requires council members to live in the district they are elected to represent.
Fetcher foundations
Family's contributions displayed in new museum exhibit
The Fetcher family is being featured at the Tread of Pioneers Museum in a new exhibit, "Foundations of Steamboat: The Fetcher Family," that will be on display until August.
CD reviews
John Mayer, "Continuum";
The Record for 9-20
The Record for Wednesday, September 20, 2006.
Life of the party
Yo, Flaco! comes to Steamboat ... sans Omnibot 2000
Brandon Martin, guitarist for the band Yo, Flaco!, took his Omnibot 2000 robot with him on the band's last tour.
Briefs for 9-22
Area briefs for Friday, September 22, 2006.
Rams drop three
Soroco's intensity fades in losses to North Park
As an under-sized 1A school playing against larger 2A opponents, North Park volleyball coach Randy Hodgson feels fortunate to have size and experience on his sideline. Having lost only one starter from last season, the tall and talented Wildcats (9-1 overall, 4-0 in league) showed some veteran swagger in their Thursday match at Soroco, winning in three games, 25-19, 25-4, 25-13.
Company cited in accidental death
OSHA investigation found several safety violations at Hayden Station
A Texas-based company has been cited and assessed about $18,000 in fines in the death of a Mississippi man who fell nearly 100 feet into an empty boiler at Xcel Energy's Hayden Station.
Deb Babcock: Bring plants inside before frost
With autumn upon us, it's time to bring indoors some of your more tender garden plants before the frost kills them off. This includes favorite annuals that bring color to your home during the gray Steamboat winter, such as geraniums, begonias, coleus, fuchsia and impatiens.
The spice is right
Who will be crowned at the chili cookoff?
Who will be crowned at the chili cookoff?
Put your hoe down and pick up a spoon
Second annual Downtown Hoedown hosts its first chili challenge
It takes Yampa resident George Trujillo between six and eight hours to peel enough chili peppers to make one batch of his award-winning chili.
On Scene
I felt like I traveled back in time on Friday night. The entourage at the Steamboat Yacht Club flashed back to 2004 - back when the Brewglass Boys were playing as many gigs at Mahogany Ridge as Worried Men.
Allison Plean: Some like it hot
Beans, beans - are they the magical fruit or are they good for your heart?
