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Get your head in gear
If you wanted to hang out with the cool crowd at Arapahoe High School back in the mid-1980s, there were a few basic things that you just had to have.
Cowboys turn on offense to give Rams boot
The Soroco junior varsity won a thrilling 46-44 game Saturday against Plateau Valley. The varsity squad didn't fare nearly as well.
Height lifts Sailors over Demons
Over winter break, the Steamboat Springs boys basketball team, whose tallest starter stands at 6'2", traveled to Wyoming to play in games against teams with posts that were 6'10".
Parallel wins
Jewell, Loo claim giant slalom victories at Race to the Cup
Marne Roberts might just have earned herself a trip to Europe.
Sailors hockey bounces back against Liberty
Steamboat Springs hockey coach Jeff Ruff thinks it's weekends like this one that could propel his team to great heights this season.
Teams' bleak play gives Sailors a loss
The Demons couldn't hit many shots and neither could the Sailors.
Soroco girls team struggles with Plateau Valley press
Soroco coach Danelle Rivera said the girls on her basketball team were looking forward to their first district game on Saturday against an 8-0 Plateau Valley team - so much so they requested to get back in the gym and start practicing a day before she had scheduled.
Class notes for Jan. 7
Alyse Gentry and Michael Peckham, both of Steamboat Springs, have been named to the Dean's List for the 2006 fall term at Johnson & Wales University. To receive Dean's List commendation, students must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or better.
No substitute for subs
County schools in need of teachers for the rest of the year
Substitute teachers are a necessity, not a luxury.
William "Albe" R. Alberts
1952-2006
Steamboat Springs resident William "Albe" R. Alberts passed away peacefully Dec. 19, 2006, surrounded by family and friends in Steamboat.
Doris Pauline Shelton
1931-2006
Former Hayden resident Doris Pauline Simpson died Dec. 27, 2006, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. She was 75.
Haroldene "Dena" Mae Lager (Gourley)
1928-2007
Former Steamboat Springs resident Haroldene "Dena" Mae Lager, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Jan. 2, 2007, in Gilroy, Calif. She was 78.
Wayne E. Swanson
1934-2006
Longtime Steamboat Springs resident Wayne E. Swanson passed away Dec. 23, 2006, at the Doak Walker Care Center in Steamboat Springs of Parkinson's disease and related complications. He was 72.
Dayton Guy Dowling
1927-2006
Longtime Hayden resident Dayton Guy Dowling died Dec. 27, 2006, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig after a brief illness. He was 79.
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Top comments submitted by readers to our Web site
"Shame on Congress if another year goes by without such reforms" (Pilot & Today "Our View" published on Dec. 31) Shame on this paper for assisting in the invasion of Iraq. The same is happening here again. The biggest issue in this country is Iraq! You helped get us there now help get us out.
Richard Levy: Expanding editorial
On Dec 27, the Steamboat Today's "Our View: Cap Won't Come Without a Price" talks about Steamboat's newly adopted "big box ordinance." The editorial correctly points out that "big-box stores will detract from our (town's) natural beauty and its unique sense of community, which is part of our attractiveness to both residents and visitors."
Our View: Getting our housing going
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority turned a $250,000 investment into the $5 million Fox Creek project, creating 30 affordable housing units for Steamboat Springs residents.
Dave Shively: Airborne excursions
"It's pretty cool to be in the air so long that you can think about some stuff."
Going to the dogs
Local dog sledding fanatics harness canine power for backcountry thrills
Carol Bloodworth jokes that she's "totally going to the dogs."
Horizons seeks volunteers for skiing excursions
For Steamboat Springs resident Chris Martinez, the smile on his skiing partner's face while coming down Preview ski run makes the entire day worthwhile.
The air up there
Civil Air Patrol pilots search for blizzard victims
Hayden resident Sam Haslem started his new year's celebration 13,500 feet in the air, hundreds of miles from Routt County.
Back to work
Taylor returns to Capitol as Dems take state reins
State Sen. Jack Taylor has seen a lot during his 14 years at the Capitol in Denver.
Former law office receives a face-lift
Boat House Pub would continue Yampa Street trend
The evolution of Yampa Street into a downtown restaurant district is poised to continue with the news that the new owners of The Boat House at 609 Yampa plan to build a pub on the site.
Marabou developers call time-out
Team members optimistic as ski area sale prompts recalculation of market
The developers of Marabou Ranch luxury subdivision west of Steamboat Springs have responded to the pending sale of the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. by temporarily withdrawing about 40 home sites from the market and accelerating construction of community buildings.
Bigger bang for your buck
Seminar focuses on marketing
Small business owners have a short period of time to attract vacationers into their doors.
Retail takes off at airport
Second of three phases of YVRA expansion nearly complete
Trini Riley has seen a lot of changes at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden since she opened her snack bar there in 1995.
In 2007, look up
Celestial highlights this year include meteors, planets and a total lunar eclipse
Sky watchers in 2007 can look forward to several excellent meteor showers, lots of bright planets, and two total eclipses of the moon. Add in a spacecraft flyby of the planet Jupiter and two more launches of spacecraft headed for Mars and beyond, and it stacks up to be a great year in astronomy!
