Stories for April 25, 2007

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TV18 Video: Steamboat Today News

Alexis DeLaCruz of the Steamboat Pilot & Today provides the morning news, which airs on Steamboat Today between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Steamboat TV18. The top headlines include an a plan for a regional sports complex; the hiring of new deputies at the sheriff's office; and the approval of a new oil well near Hayden.

Sheriff hires former officer

Mackey resigned from police department last year

A former police officer who left the department after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor crime in May 2006 has been hired as a patrol deputy for the Routt County Sheriff's Office.

Area briefs for April 25

The Steamboat Springs Arts Council docents invite residents to join them on their field trip to the Denver Art Museum on May 9. There are four seats left on the taxi. Call Audrey at 736-8369.

Oil drilling sites approved

Routt County may not be experiencing the energy boom that neighboring counties are, but county officials are noticing an increased level of interest from drilling companies.

Undersheriff gets POST certification

Routt County Undersheriff David Bustos received his Peace Officer Standards and Training certification in March, increasing his pay to about $68,000 a year.

Hope Cook: Inform the public

I make the following comments on behalf of the Community Alliance of the Yampa Valley. On Sunday, April 22, the Steamboat Pilot & Today continued its discussion of the housing policies being proposed for Steamboat Springs. We thank the Pilot & Today for keeping this important issue on the minds of our community.

Maggie Bitume: Still a long way to go

As a great fan of baseball and sports in general, I was very disappointed to see there was no mention at all about the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day on Sunday, April 15, 2007.

Our View: Solving our school traffic woes

At issue: School transportation concerns

Kudos to the Strawberry Park Green Team for its initiative to reduce traffic at the elementary school. Too bad the same program isn't being taken on at Soda Creek, where it's needed even more.

Mt. Zirkel's forecast for today: mostly windy

GPS coordinates allow detailed backcountry forecasts

If you thought the weather in Steamboat Springs on Tuesday was bordering on wintry, you should have stood at the summit of Mount Zirkel.

Course openings swing season into gear

The golf season is set to swing into high gear during the next few weeks as Haymaker, the Sheraton Steamboat Golf Resort and Catamount Ranch & Club look forward to planned openings.

Local golf pro moves to Telluride

Fuhrer to leave Haymaker role

For more than nine years, golfers playing the Haymaker golf course have been greeted by Tim Fuhrer's smiling face. But this season golfers will need to look to another smiling face for a pick-me-up.

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Triple Crown on deck

County representatives question figures in economic sports study

Triple Crown sporting events could bring $1.2 million in tax revenue to Northwest Colorado every summer, potentially supporting the need for a new regional sports complex in Hayden. However, county officials said Tuesday many of the numbers in the study could be misleading.

Leadership Steamboat: Recreation center location crucial

Location. Location. Location. Anyone who owns a business or has considered starting a new business knows that location is critical. Land options in Steamboat can be financially challenging. With our rapidly growing built environment, traffic considerations also affect site location.

The Record for April 23

12:48 a.m. A Routt County vehicle reportedly was left running for five hours in the 300 block of Clifton Avenue in Yampa. The vehicle was turned off.

Mike Lawrence: Water market heating up

The first time I saw bottled water for sale, the concept struck my childhood mind as strange.

Two for the road

Steamboat swimmers drive to Craig, make waves and qualify for state

Cole Worsley was looking forward to a relaxing spring break. Unfortunately, the Steamboat Springs High School sophomore is now looking at some of the most intense training of his swim season.