Stories for July 3, 2007

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School Board releases e-mail investigation report

John DeVincentis violated school policies by sending and receiving personal e-mails on his school computer in 2004 and 2005, and Pat Gleason violated school policies by publicly releasing those e-mails, an attorney who investigated the e-mails has concluded. The Steamboat Springs School Board on Tuesday released a five-page report on its internal investigation into the DeVincentis e-mails. Grand Junction attorney Earl Rhodes conducted the investigation.

City to discuss vacation rentals

City officials will once again wrestle with how to regulate vacation home rentals in Steamboat Springs.

Steamboat Springs principals, directors get salary increases

The Steamboat Springs School Board on Monday unanimously approved salaries and benefits packages for administrators that brings them closer to the mean for comparable districts. Just six administrators remain below the mean.

On the Record for July 1

2:08 a.m. A suspicious person was reported in the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue.

Steamboat briefs for July 3

Ashley Lynn Meadows of Oak Creek was among 580 students named to the Gonzaga University Dean's List for spring semester 2007. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 grade-point average to be listed.

Sheriff Wall defends ElderWatch decision

Routt County Sheriff Gary Wall defended his suspension of the ElderWatch program in a meeting Monday with the Routt County Board of Commissioners.

Teen rebounding from crash

Avid cyclist, skier listed in 'good' condition at Denver hospital

A promising Steamboat Springs cyclist and skier is in good condition at a Denver hospital after colliding with a truck Friday while biking on Routt County Road 129.

Tom Ross: A magical night in the tent

Master picker fits 540 friends into room

Brent Rowan might have the biggest living room in Steamboat Springs. It's called the Strings in the Mountains Performing Arts Tent.

Sports briefs for July 3

Haymaker Golf Course head pro Hank Franks can compile quite a list of factors that made Friday and Saturday's Ski Town USA Classic golf tournament a special success, from it being the 10th year of the event and both Haymaker and Sheraton Steamboat Golf Courses being in peak condition, to the nice weather and Henery Hernandez's Friday hole-in-one.

Nordic event to showcase Howelsen ski jumps

July 4th holiday fanatics who can't wait until sundown for a skyward show will have the country's best Nordic ski jumpers to tide them over tomorrow.

American Skiing Company to dissolve

Common stockholders won't see a penny from shares when business goes away

There's still time to cash out your shares in American Skiing Company for pocket change.

Dr. D recall petitions filed

Group submits 2,307 signatures to force DeVincentis on ballot

The potential recall of Steamboat Springs School Board member John DeVincentis moved a step closer Monday to being on the November ballot.

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Dryness causes fire concerns

Fire burning near Buffalo Park; smaller blazes put out

Extremely dry conditions have fire officials concerned heading into the July 4 holiday. On Monday there was a wildfire burning in the Buffalo Park area of the Routt National Forest and a handful of smaller fires in the Steamboat Springs area. The Buffalo Park fire was first reported Sunday and was caused by a dry lightning strike last week. "It was dry enough that it continued to smolder until the heat was right," said Lee Duerksen, a visitor information official at the U.S. Forest Service's Yampa ranger district.