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Tracy Barnett: Dee will be missed
Although we all knew it was coming, the loss of Dee Richards from this community leaves a big hole that it will be hard to fill. Dee was an original. She has influenced my life in more ways than she ever knew.
Joanne Palmer: S'mores season
Mark your calendars now. You'll need plenty of time to get ready for two little known but important August holidays.
Return to the river
Close calls and canyon floats on a pair of the Southwest's wild and scenic stretches
The age-old maxim that you cannot put your foot in the same river twice rang true this week on the Piedra River. This remote gem of a tributary comes screaming for a short runoff season out of the southern San Juan Mountains and into a tight and steep box canyon just west of Pagosa Springs. The 12-mile lower canyon stretch, which constricts into a series of Class IV and V drops, has long been a favorite of southwest Colorado paddlers. For the Durango-based outfitter I guided for more than six seasons, the Piedra was a proving ground.
Steamboat Rugby improves to 3-0
Vindication. Redemption. Revival.
High-octane horsepower
Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup returns to Steamboat
For the 19th consecutive year, the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup returned to Steamboat Springs for a weekend of mountain highway cruises and showboating.
Stagecoach twins revving, riding into competitive motorcross scene
Richard and Carmen Strait kept their 14-year-old identical sons Ben and David from riding competitive motocross as long as possible, but they couldn't hold them off forever.
John F. Russell: Smiling at its best
If you want to appreciate soccer, and I mean truly appreciate the game itself, you need to watch a youth soccer game at the Heritage Park fields.
New Forest Service map to identify motorized-use routes
U.S. Forest Service officials hope a new motorized-use map will help off-highway vehicle riders stay on designated roads and trails. The map, which would be specific for the Routt National Forest, is expected to be completed in late September.
YVEA's future is 'bright'
Electric co-op's annual meeting includes district elections
Yampa Valley Electric Association board member Pat McClelland began the job six years ago, and he is determined to finish it.
Fundraiser aims to preserve agricultural heritage
For 9-year-old Yampa resident Eric Logan, working cattle during a Cayuse Classic competition Saturday was just like another day at work - except it was a little more fun.
Hayden firefighter beats cancer one day at a time
Firefighter Ken Farmer wears a silver fire proximity suit and shows off the fire trucks at Yampa Valley Regional Airport with all the exuberance of a child with a new toy. Farmer, 54, behaves like a man with a second lease on life - which is exactly what he is.
Best of the Web for June 17
Best of the Web for June 17, 2007.
Robin Craigen: Ordinance is excessive
Steamboat Springs Vacation Home Rental Alliance, a group of vacation home owners, property managers and concerned citizens, has reviewed the proposed revised Vacation Home Rental ordinance and has the following comments in advance of Tuesday's first reading of the ordinance by the City Council.
Bonnie Ives: Name insulting
An article recently appeared in the Steamboat Pilot & Today concerning "Mad House," (on Mad Creek and destined for demolition by the U.S. Forest Service).
Kevin Rogers: Keep Bob's alive
I enjoyed reading the article on Bob Logan's Conoco station in the June 3 Steamboat Pilot & Today. I take issue, however, with Jim Cook's insinuation that somehow Bob's station is a blight on downtown. I submit that walking traffic turns around at Bob's because the parking lot, motels and Planned Parenthood that follow do not provide a compelling reason to continue.
Betty Leipold: Future bleak?
Does any one of our elected officials have the courage to curb the insatiable appetite of Jim Cook? And where does he get off telling Bob Logan that he should move his service station because the land is too valuable?
Leellen Koroulis:
A heads-up to 4-H and FFA families and anyone who owns livestock in the state of Colorado: Colorado State University has announced that premises registration under the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will be mandatory for all 4-H/FFA youths in October 2007 as a part of registration in a livestock project. Premises registration is voluntary at the federal level at this time, but CSU thinks it will become essential in all segments of the livestock industry in the future.
Jack Horner: Cyclists beware
I drive a two-lane, paved road every day. I tow equipment and horses daily on this road. Ninety percent of the road is double yellow on the centerline. It is double yellow because of blind corners and hills that prevent seeing what is coming.
All things motorized
Steamboat Springs Car Club members love pistons and wheels
The bugs plastered to the windshield of Maury Bunn's Ford 427 Shelby Cobra are a testament to how much the founder of the Steamboat Springs Car Club loves to drive.
Routt County Spotlight: Sheila Wright
Sheila Wright
Our View: School Board shouldn't change policy
We applaud the Steamboat Springs School Board for reviewing and revising its governing policies. Such an overhaul appears to have been due. But we are concerned with the board's plans to revise Board Governing Policy 11, which covers board member conflicts of interest.
The Record for June 15
Friday, June 15
Ride the Rockies rolls through 'Boat
More than 2,000 cyclists will descend Rabbit Ears Pass today as part of the 22nd annual Ride the Rockies.
Runners, bikers navigate 'Short Cut' routes for fast times
Derek Leidigh did his homework before Saturday morning's Hot Springs Short Cut Run. The local runner knew the best place to make up ground in the Steamboat Springs Running Series' seven-mile race - the only race without a set course - would be at the start. Leidigh wove through city streets from the starting line at the downtown post office to Routt County Road 36, which climbs north to the Strawberry Park Hot Springs finish.
Business File for June 17
Prudential Steamboat Realty was recognized as a top company performer in the first quarter of 2007.
Real estate transactions for June 5 to 11
Real estate transactions for June 5 to 11, 2007
The cattle battle
Ranchers face myriad of challenges in today's environment
Driving a four-wheel-drive pickup across her ranch in designer sunglasses, Jo Stanko represents the dual identities of Steamboat Springs. The contrast between the high-end resort feel of the city and the rural ruggedness of ranches just minutes away can be striking. The former, a bellwether. The latter, a relic.
Community Agriculture Alliance: Historic Routt County honors preservation
"What's happening to Steamboat?" is a question that has been asked plenty of times this spring as folks from out of town visit for the first time in a year or two. With all the change that is happening in our community, it's hard to recognize what has stayed the same. At a Historic Preservation Month/annual member meeting in May, Historic Routt County honored some of the places and people who have helped keep the ties to our past intact.
Jimmy Westlake: The heavenly harp
What's that bright star rising in the northeastern sky as darkness falls this month? It's Vega, and its arrival is a sure sign that summer is just around the corner. Speaking of corners, Vega marks one corner of the well-known asterism called the Summer Triangle and is the first corner of the triangle to pop up above the horizon.
Lightning strike causes brush fire
Lightning ignited a small brush fire Saturday afternoon on Oak Creek's Green Mountain.
Dave Shively: Pain in the pass
Whenever I'm up on the "Great Divide" and drive down the west side of U.S. Highway 160, I make it a point to blast C.W. McCall's classic 1975 trucking anthem, "Wolf Creek Pass."
Prices soar for limited condos
Mountain market experienced 39 percent gain in values during winter
The market for resort condominiums in Steamboat Springs is tight, and there isn't much relief in sight for the next couple of years.
