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South Routt gridiron legends debate Rams' best 11-man squad
The future of football in South Routt County is unknown.
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by Dave Shively
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Sailors boys, girls return to court
Colorado high school basketball champions are crowned in March, but coaches and players know a championship mentality is built much earlier.
Hunt of the Week: Dr. Dennis Noonan
Hunt of the Week: Dr. Dennis Noonan
Growing rock climbing program producing next crop of local pioneers
Alex Moore hopes to strengthen his students by teaching them the basics.
Class Notes for Nov. 4
Weaver received Rotary scholarship
Bryn Weaver, a 2001 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, has recently been awarded a prestigious Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to earn her master's degree at the London School of Economics in London.
Christian Heritage School explores world cultures as Halloween alternatives
There were a few ghosts, a princess and a pirate roaming the hallways of Christian Heritage School on Halloween, but they were outnumbered by packs of kangaroos, zebras and tigers.
Hayden advances to state quarterfinals with thrilling win
The nine seniors on the Hayden football team have advanced to the Class 1A state playoffs in every one of their high school years.
Artists' Gallery celebrates one year on Lincoln Avenue
The Artists' Gallery of Steamboat threw itself a first birthday party Friday, celebrating a visible boom in the town's art community.
Michael Brown: Wants vs. needs
After living in Steamboat for 17 years, I have finally figured out what the Yampa Valley Curse really is. It is turning wants into urgent needs that require huge expenditures and, of course, tax increases. It manifests itself whenever there is a meeting of elected officials, and most prominently when there is an election.
Best of the Web for Nov. 4
Best of the Web for Nov. 4
Curtain call
With 7 months left to operate, Steamboat Mountain Theater owner looks to the future
For all the energy he puts into supporting theater in Steamboat Springs, Kelly Anzalone has no formal experience in theater or any of the arts. At all.
Routt County Spotlight: Burt Kempers
Burt Kempers Age: Older than I can remember
Vision 2030 spotlight
Vision 2030 is a collaborative citizens effort to define the future of the Yampa Valley. Vision 2030 intends to gather the wisdom of valley residents to update the 1994 Vision 2020 Report of Recommendations and create a community vision that will define the "heart and soul" of the Yampa Valley and develop specific, doable, measurable strategies for ensuring that the "heart and soul" are successfully stewarded from one generation to the next.
Jimmy Westlake: The fireballs of fall
As you gaze up at the starry sky in early November, don't be surprised if you see a blazing fireball or two streaking across the heavens. There's no reason to be alarmed, it's just the annual Taurid meteor shower reaching its peak of activity.
Our View: Make your voice heard
Voter apathy tends to be strongest in odd-year elections. That doesn't appear to be the case this year, and for good reason.
John F. Russell: Injury doesn't stop skier
If American ski racer Caroline Lalive had her way, she would be ripping down a super-G course on some European mountain with a name that I can't spell - let alone pronounce.
700 in focus
City Council Candidates differ on annexation
It's been called everything from the biggest thing to face Steamboat Springs in 30 years to the city's last chance to confront its affordable housing crisis.
Scott Berry: Use common sense
The new recreation center has turned into a classic sociological debate. The potential benefits for some of the citizens of Steamboat would be wonderful. One can become ecstatic about its potential. But therein lies the crux of the matter - it has become very emotional.
David W. Bishop, M.D.: Rec center satisfies
While speaking with my son, Tim Bishop (principal of Steamboat Springs Middle School), I was informed that Steamboat Springs is considering the building of a recreation center. Durango now has a recreation center that required bringing it to the voters on two occasions. The second vote narrowly passed, but the resulting Community Recreation Center has been of great benefit to our area. The center was opposed by various private gyms and training centers, but ultimately no mortal damage was caused. Many of the people now using the recreation center did not have memberships in these private gyms anyway. What has been surprising is the use of the center by senior citizens. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon finds many seniors using the indoor walking/running track and the various exercise machines The recreational pool and current pool are also very popular with the seniors. The lap pool is used all day by many people. The Masters Swimming program practices four times per week in the early morning and two times in the late afternoon. There are probably nearly 40 adults registered in this program. The Durango age group swimming teams use the pool for training and for multi-team swimming meets. Swimming lessons and other programs are provided throughout the year.
Ball sparks WWII memories
Museum exhibit opening in time for Veterans' Day
For Oak Creek resident Lorraine Gregory, a deflated football recently found upstairs in her farmhouse brings back memories of rationing food and purchasing bonds to support Americans fighting overseas in World War II.
Business File for Nov. 4
The Charitable Foundation of Colorado Group Realty will award $11,000 in grants Monday to nine local community programs.
Hayden developments stall
Villages at Hayden, Hidden Springs Ranch hit legal snag
Construction at the Villages at Hayden and Hidden Springs Ranch residential developments has been put on hold because of a legal dispute between the developers and their contractors.
Real estate transactions for Oct. 23-29
Real estate transactions for Oct. 23 through 29, 2007.
Cheap homes hard to find
Sub-$500K market shrinking quickly
Properties priced below $500,000 in Routt County still account for a large chunk of transaction volume. However, the supply is drying up, and the monthly number of sales of properties less than a half-million dollars has declined by 32 percent since the first quarter of 2007.
Mobile homes enjoy new stature
Residents of two Steamboat Springs neighborhoods are translating mobile homes into newfound security and upward mobility.
Abstinence first
Steamboat high school students get straight talk on sex
Alison Harris was 16 when she and her Steamboat Springs High School classmates were shown how to unroll a condom by their health class teacher.
Swiss deli opens doors downtown
With this weekend's opening of Heidi's Little Switzerland, owner Heidi Schaefer is continuing a dream her father started in California 35 years ago.
The Record and Jail Report for Nov. 4
The following is a list of people booked into the Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.
Rec center issue dominates ballot
Questions ask voters to fund construction and operation of facility
For more than a year, proponents of a new recreation center in Steamboat Springs fought simply to get the facility onto the ballot.
Michael Turner: Staff irresponsible
The editorial staff of this newspaper demonstrated an amazing lack of community responsibility by recommending a "no" vote on one tax issue that addressed the deteriorating infrastructure of our community (roads) and then turning around and supporting a "yes" on a frills-packed, taxpayer-supported "fun palace" (recreation center).
South Routt gridiron legends debate Rams' best 11-man squad
The future of football in South Routt County is unknown.
Jon Casson: Skatepark needed
There is a lot of discussion in our community about the proposed recreation center, its location, necessity and cost. As part of the rec center's proposed plans, there is a portion of land allocated toward a new skateboard park. I'd like to elaborate on the skatepark portion of the rec center.
Conservative commentary: Consumers deserve health care choice, not mandates
"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it." - Mark Twain
Ken Burgess: Maintain roads
The County Commissioners have crafted a tax increase that can keep Routt County infrastructure from sliding backward as growth continues. Gravel roads are fine for the rural countryside that defined so much of Routt County in the past. Today, however, the volume of traffic has exceeded the ability of those gravel roads to be economically and safely maintained. Existing paved roads established 20 or 30 years ago now do not provide an efficient and safe environment with the growing traffic, which includes school buses.
Dave Shively: 'Gotta run'
Nobody knew Bernie Boettcher when he first came to Steamboat.
