Stories for August 17, 2007

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Golfers improve on the fairway

It's coming.

The Record for August 15

12:19 a.m. A warning was issued to a group of loud people in the 700 block of Walton Pond Circle.

Council ballot taking shape

Hermacinski, Bentley announce intent to run for seats

Steamboat Springs Planning Commission member Cari Hermacinski and longtime Steamboat resident Meg Bentley have announced their intent to run for the Steamboat Springs City Council.

Bus drivers wanted

Fewer drivers mean fewer route options

The Steamboat Springs School District needs additional bus drivers in order to prevent a cutback in bus service.

Showcasing Steamboat's studios

Self-guided tour takes art aficionados across West Routt

Artists from West Steamboat to Hayden will be featured Saturday in the seventh annual Steamboat Springs Arts Council Studio Tour.

Transcending the genre

Running Late seeks to mix bluegrass, other music

A fiddle, dueling vocals and a blistering banjo sound may define bluegrass music, but Joe Turman said his band, Runnin' Late, transcends the genre.

On scene

The Sam Bush concert at Howelsen Hill on Aug. 8 was the closest many of us have been to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in several years.

Former resident wins 13-week soap opera contract on Internet reality show

Ryan Serhant couldn't believe his ears when his name was read off a red envelope during Monday's live taping of the CBS Early Show.

Energy growth and conservation collide in a balancing act

Colorado is changing so much that, for the first time in a long time, Doug Seiter is a little ashamed of how well things are going.

Jane McLeod: Add some lemony zest

It seems there is always room for just one more plant in the herb garden, and while poking through catalogs, I was reminded of an old favorite - sorrel. Sorrel is a hardy perennial that appears early in the spring and lasts until autumn. It is an herb that is most commonly used as a salad green. But because it's not one of the more elite herbs, it suffers from benign neglect in both the garden and the kitchen.

Winter Sports Club creates snowboardcross program

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club snowboard program was pleasantly surprised with the places its snowboardcross riders qualified to compete last winter.

Steamboat briefs for August 17

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Medical Institute and Colorado Mountain College have partnered to offer nationally recognized wilderness EMT certifications to medical professionals already certified as EMT-Basics and higher.

Shake-ups planned for city staff

City Manager Lanning proposing changes, new positions

Steamboat Springs City Manager Alan Lanning is proposing numerous changes to city staff, including seven new positions that could be part of the 2008 city budget.

Slim pickings for area school board candidates as deadline nears

The Steamboat Springs School District is without a superintendent, and as of Thursday, there were no candidates for School Board either.

'Creating lives we love'

Author, motivational speaker brings her message to Steamboat

To say Cynthia Brian is a ball of energy would be an understatement.

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A gem of an opera

'Madama Butterfly' is Emerald City Opera's 'best show yet'

A performance worthy of New York City or London will grace a stage in Steamboat Springs tonight and Sunday.

Routt County Fair gears up for big events, final weekend

Steamboat Springs resident Elise Anderson grows the biggest zucchini in Routt County.