Stories
Widow of soldier 'sick' over anti-war T-shirts
A former Hayden resident and widow of a soldier killed in Iraq has sharp words about a Flagstaff, Ariz., T-shirt distributor she believes is dishonoring the name of her late husband.
Gunman threatens Rio Blanco deputy
Criminal charges are pending against a 21-year-old Meeker man who was arrested Thursday after he allegedly pointed a loaded assault rifle at a deputy's head, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office reported.
Briefs for September 21
Hearing to unseal records continued
Great Paint Out showcases plein air works
Painting outdoors comes with its challenges - namely, that light changes, and so will the painting if it's not finished in three or four hours.
Center offers hiring help
Workshop to explain employee documentation law
Colorado's new employment verification law is the topic of a roundtable discussion at Howelsen Lodge on Monday.
Briefs for September 20
Hearing to unseal records in murder case is today
On Scene
It's often difficult to find regional variations in the age of mass media.
Happy hours
Happy hours
Day of atonement
Jewish community reflects on past year for High Holy Days
Throughout the years, the Jewish community in Steamboat Springs has shifted from its role as a gathering place for the High Holy Days to a place for communal worship and learning.
The Record for September 18
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Margaret Hair: 'Dinner and a Movie' is back
Dori Weiss won't tell me what five movies she plans to show in her "Dinner and a Movie" series, which will be held at the Steamboat Smokehouse for the next five Thursdays.
Tough-luck Rams prep for Mustangs
It's not exactly how Soroco High School football coach David Bruner drew it up. In his first year at the helm - and with an offense designed to make the scoreboard flicker like a firecracker - Bruner has had to take a different approach with a small and inexperienced team.</p
Golf in sixth straight state tourney
Playing on a big stage with big stakes, the Steamboat Springs High School golf team shot its lowest score of the year at Thursday's regional tournament in Cortez.
Hayden looks to get on track
Football plays Paonia tonight
Maybe the best part of regular-season high school football is that there's always next week.
Ready to rally
Fast course, high stakes highlight Rally Colorado
There's not a huge margin for error for the top drivers in this year's Rally America Championship tour.
Craft gems
Program at Arts & Crafts Gym makes creating even easier
Since it opened in January, the Steamboat Arts & Crafts Gym has offered space and materials for visiting or local art fans to make projects ranging from finger painting to quilt making.
Poppin', funky Latin
ONDA combines tight horns with Afro-Cuban rhythms
Mixing Latin rhythms with American song forms isn't anything new - Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo did it popularly in the 1940s, and without that collaboration, Latin jazz might have come a lot later to the scene.
Twentymile Coal Co. cited
Emergency response plan fails to meet federal standards
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited Twentymile Coal Co. for a failure to file an acceptable emergency response plan for its Foidel Creek Mine in Routt County. Out of 455 underground coal mines in the United States, Twentymile is the only one without an approved emergency response plan, the MSHA said.
The wild and wooly days
Bandanna's reunion show a relic from the way music was
As a way of explaining what live music was like in Steamboat Springs 30 years ago, Rick Bear slides a yellowed bar tab across the table.
Jane McLeod: Too good to be forgotten
Parsley is undoubtedly one of the most familiar herbs - maybe even too familiar to generate much excitement. Some of us dismissed it as a garnish that was perched (often with a slice of orange) on the side of every restaurant entree we ordered. Little did we know, or probably care, that the little clump of ruffled leaves was packed with vitamins, minerals and antiseptic chlorophyll, making it a beneficial as well as attractive garnishing herb.
Crunching the numbers
More information needed for Oak Creek annexation move
After a lengthy and impassioned Oak Creek Planning Commission meeting Wednesday, developer Heather Kline was left with two options for her Darling Annexation proposal: come back with current construction costs and make another presentation to the Planning Commission, or leave nearly two years of work behind.
The Record for September 19
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Company training
Emerald City Opera teaches singing, acting in workshops
Holding your own on an opera stage goes beyond singing - you also have to be able to stand up and sit down in a hoop skirt.
