Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs — Off the Beaten Path on the market

Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, Coffeehouse & Wine Bar owners Dick and Leslie Ryan confirmed their business - and the distinctive, baby blue Victorian building it occupies - are for sale.

Dick Ryan said the building at 56 Seventh St. is under contract but hasn't closed. The business has received a few nibbles, but no offers, Dick Ryan said. Off the Beaten Path Bookstore has been a downtown icon since the Ryans built it in 1990.

Leslie Ryan said they are selling the business and building because they are retiring.

"My husband is 74, and we've been doing this for a long time," she said.

The Ryans declined to comment further, saying it would be premature.

Comunidad Integrada seeking festival volunteers

Comunidad Integrada is looking for volunteers for the Festival of the Americas. A volunteers meeting is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Azteca Taqueria. Call Genah at (720) 394-0251 for more information.

Grant fund applications due in September

Applications for the Routt County Museum and Heritage Capacity-Building Grant Fund are due Sept. 21 to the Routt County Board of Commissioners Office in the Courthouse Annex. Qualified projects must relate to historic preservation and must be sponsored and administered by a qualified museum entity within your district. The approved museum entities are the town of Yampa, the Oak Creek and Phippsburg Historical Society, Tread of Pioneers Museum, Hahn's Peak Historical Society, Historic Routt County and the Hayden Heritage Center. Applications are evaluated on a set of standardized criteria available through the museum entities and specified in the application packet. If you have any questions or want an e-mail application, call Helena Bond at 879-0108, ext. 315.