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Hanging on every note
Tishamingo revamps sound with third release
Singing the national anthem in front of 15,000 Atlanta Braves spectators was a surreal experience for Jesse Franklin, who plays guitar, keyboard and organ and sings for Tishamingo.
'For the love of the game'
The Freddy Jones Band reunites without sacrifice
After taking a hiatus from 1999 to 2005, the Freddy Jones Band has reunited. The band members have figuring out a way to keep making music amid a life filled with laptops, cell phones, families and real jobs.
Allison Plean: No biz like show biz
I couldn't tell if the woman in my adjoining bathroom stall at Steamboat Springs High School was laughing or crying Monday night.
Tattoo of the week: Noah Laplant
I got these tattoos because of what ravens symbolize.
The Record for March 7
The Record for March 7, 2007.
Weather steals the show
Men's Junior Olympic slopestyle event cut short by storm
Thursday's weather was the clear-cut winner in the 2007 Chevrolet Freestyle Junior Olympic Championships slopestyle event at the Steamboat Ski Area.
Locals fare well at NCAA championships
Former Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club member Lisa Perricone, a University of Colorado skier, finished fifth in the giant slalom at the 54th annual NCAA Skiing Championships on Thursday in Jackson, N.H.
Ingalls, Smith lead Nordic Junior Olympic team
Led by strong performances from Katherine Ingalls and Marty Smith, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athletes have helped propel the Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior Olympic team into fourth place halfway through the 2007 Junior Olympics in Soldier Hollow, Utah.
Redistricting process marches on
Final hurdle is South Routt School Board vote on March 15
The South Routt School Board has spent countless hours reworking its district boundaries, and that process soon will come to a close.
Police cars to remain in town
Oak Creek board allows town employees to use vehicles
The Oak Creek Town Board on Thursday night agreed to make two extra police cars available to town employees who have been using their own cars to conduct town business.
Students hone Spanish skills in Europe
Christian Heritage School Spanish teacher Lupita Hathaway believes one of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to immerse yourself in it, which is why she took nearly a dozen high school students to Europe last month.
Keeping her word
Hayden school administrator takes a dip for students
Green eggs and ham wasn't on the lunch menu at Hayden Valley Elementary School on Thursday, but there was a big pool of green Jell-O awaiting school administrator Rhonda Sweetser.
A new look
Steamboat girls reload soccer ranks
The girls on this year's Steamboat Springs High School soccer team know they have some big shoes to fill. The team graduated a tight-knit core of eight seniors who led the Sailors to a staggering 52-1-1 league record during the past four years.
Early close not crowd pleaser
Ski area officials say this season is longer than past ones
The Steamboat Ski Area's last day of the 2006-07 season is a Saturday, leaving some feeling slighted out of a day of skiing. Historically, Sunday has been the last day of skiing on the mountain.
Snow removal up to owners
City Council offers shoveling, plowing law clarification
Removing snow from sidewalks, parking areas and curbs on or along any commercial or residential property within Steamboat Springs city limits is the job of the property owner, according to the city's municipal code. Steamboat's snow removal law has been on the books for years, but the issue was highlighted this week during a bit of "housekeeping" by the Steamboat Springs City Council. The council clarified the law Tuesday night after a request from city staff.
Area briefs for March 9
Area news briefs for March 9, 2007.
Deb Babcock: Maybe Dilbert just needed a dracaena
Gardening
The concept of feng shui has become increasingly popular in the United States in recent years, but it's actually a very old Chinese concept of being in harmony with your environment. It's the art of placing things in your room so you maximize the positive energy or feelings you desire when being in that room.
Skit concerns community
Use of fake gun frightens Steamboat Christian Center youth group
A church skit involving a fake gun went awry Wednesday night at Steamboat Christian Center leading youth and adults to duck under chairs and call 911.
Happy hours
Giving you a reason to stop on your way home from work
An accidental message
Two Oklahoma artists often get more than they painted for
Darshan Phillips does not like to talk politics.
Pastel portrayals
Suzy Holloran honors local intrepid women with paint
Suzy Holloran decorated the walls of the Utterback House of the Tread of Pioneers Museum with her pastel paintings, but the women she portrayed set the stage.
On scene
Steamboat Springs is the perfect town to entertain a guest for a long weekend in the winter. My friend Jenny Siferd from North Carolina hopped off the plane Friday and into a whirlwind of art openings, plays, free concerts, dance parties, cross-country skiing and getting stuck in a tree well on a powder day.
