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Taste of South Routt draws crowd
Community spirit ran high Saturday at the 10th annual Taste of South Routt festival at Decker Park in Oak Creek on Saturday.
South Routt business provides luxury, extra care for boarded pets
Peggy Haas' dogs - Charlie, Wings, Lucy and Hercules - have been in doggie heaven playing host to the constant flux of new faces at the Haas' new RK Pet Ranch, which opened last week.
The Record for June 22
Saturday, June 16 Matthew Paul Anderson, 45, Oak Creek - Menacing, third-degree assault, harassment, prohibited use of a weapon (Routt County Sheriff's Office)
Steamboat rugby prepares for Cowpie Classic
With wins against longtime rival Vail and its first victory against Aspen since 1978, it'd be easy to expect the Steamboat Springs rugby team already accomplished its goals.
Bronco riders have high hopes for coveted Pat Mantle Memorial prize
For Todd McCaughey, Saturday night's Steamboat Springs Rodeo was just a step in the right direction.
Pub owner Nerney wins unlawful sexual contact trial
A jury of four women and two men found Jade Summit and Pirate's Pub owner Kevin Nerney not guilty of unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor, in Routt County Court on Friday morning. The trial began Thursday.
Riley Siddoway: No cycling fatalities
As one of Steamboat's "special" cyclists, I was taken aback by Jack Horner's letter to the editor published June 17.
Routt County Spotlight: Laura Gilligan
Laura Gilligan
Community Agriculture Alliance: Congratulations to our senior graduates
Congratulations to our graduated seniors! Good luck in your careers or your pursuit of higher education. The Routt County Conservation District is dedicated to supporting seniors in Routt County.
Two Moffat County ranches offer solitude
Few Steamboat Springs Realtors pack lunches when they head out to show property to prospective clients. Penny Fletcher of Colorado Group Realty always brings a cooler packed with food and beverages when she takes clients west to visit Canyon Ranch and Yampa River Ranch in Moffat County.
Real estate transactions for June 12 to 19
Real estate transactions for June 12 to 19
May numbers surpass $200M
Steamboat Springs real estate dollar volume continues to soar
The dollar volume of Routt County's real estate market continued to surge to unprecedented levels in May, when transactions totaled more than $205.5 million.
Business File for June 24
Prudential Realty earns top honors in region
George Krawzoff: Right to use road
Anybody threatened by an aggressive driver should call *277 to report the license plate and description of the driver.
Our view: Supporting the authority
It comes as no surprise that a recent survey revealed a tax to support affordable housing faces long odds in Steamboat Springs.
Yampa Valley Electric Association goes green one bulb at a time
"Going green" is second nature to Richard Levy, so when the local Sierra Club chairman purchased his home three years ago, he installed 12 compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Sailors gear up for '07 football season
It's definitely not doom and gloom with the Steamboat Springs High School football team.
Bob Beauprez: Pelosi pays for Plunders
After campaigning across America in 2006, condemning the Republicans for a "culture of corruption" and pointing to the explosion of "earmarks" during the past several years as evidence, Nancy Pelosi promised reform and a new set of ethics in the House of Representatives - if only the Democrats were given the majority. Enough people believed her, and she now is the Speaker of the House.
Joanne Palmer: Happy camper?
The origin of the word camping is derived from the French word campo. It can be defined as: cramming-as-many-of-your-household-possessions-into-your-car-attaching-car-to-pop-up-camper-and driving-as-far-as-possible-from-your-house-only-to-reassemble-all-of-these possessions-in-the-dirt. Once completed, I made this startling discovery:
New exhibit features early Steamboat fashion trends
During longtime Steamboat Springs resident and F.M. Light & Sons heiress Annabeth Lockhart's childhood, Easter meant more than just a church service and egg hunt. It meant a new hat and a new pair of patent leather shoes.
Jimmy Westlake: The summer triangle
There are few sights in nature more beautiful than the starry summer sky. When the sun goes down and the summer stars come out, three of the first ones you'll see, high in the northeastern sky, will be the trio of bright stars that forms the corners of an unmistakable asterism called the Summer Triangle.
Looking Back: Hatchery receives 480,000 trout eggs
The pioneers of Routt and Moffat Counties will have their annual reunion in Steamboat Springs Saturday, June 25, at the high school gymnasium. The business meeting will start at 10:30 in the morning followed by the basket dinner at noon. Those who attend will bring their own cups, spoons and forks. All persons who have lived in Routt or Moffat Counties for fifteen years are eligible to belong to the association. They are urged to attend the meeting to become acquainted with other residents of the section and to keep up the spirit of fellowship. Dues for the members of the association are 25 cents per year. Funds derived from the members are used for the purchase of iced cream, coffee or lemonade served at the reunion.
Murray Tucker: Reconsider epithets
As Shakespeare put it, "fair is foul and foul is fair." It is about time we came to understand the shifting connotations of various political terms and what philosophy of government each represents.
Best of the Web for June 24
If the rise in real estate values has created this affordable housing dilemma, why propose funding with a sales tax increase? Why not tax the cause via a real estate conveyance tax? And use it to fund open space to boot.
King relinquishes City Market throne
Local grocer retires after 36 years in business
The numbers on the clock in Chuck King's office are not where they're supposed to be. They lie jumbled behind the glass at the bottom of the clock as if someone violently shook them from their proper positions. The phrase "Who cares?" is printed across the face.
Forces combine
Tracy Barnett got out of the restaurant business three years ago because she was tired of "the employee hassle."
John Fry: Linkage alternative
I would like to propose an alternative to linkage fees that will provide all the benefits but without the extra baggage. Call it the "Shared Vision Back-end Investment" proposal.
Customs Enforcement raids impact local businesses
News of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the area late last week had an indirect effect on local businesses, from employees not showing up, to owners scrambling to catch up on paperwork.
U.S. teams defend titles at raft nationals
What Steamboat Springs is for Nordic ski jumpers, the Vail Valley is becoming for whitewater raft racers.
Wetland flora grows; Justice Center construction on schedule
In theory, the plants growing in the wetlands surrounding the new Routt County Justice Center should return twofold during the next several years.
Dave Shively: End of the run
It's an annual lament when the Yampa drops below the dreaded 500.
John F. Russell: I wanna be a cowboy, but I'm not
Anyone who knows me realizes I'm not a natural-born cowboy.
