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Shortened Cardboard Classic still entertains
Cardboard Classic participants are limited to only a few construction materials - cardboard, duct tape, masking tape, string and water-based paint, but Lew Cutter decided to push the envelope and duct tape chairs to his craft.
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by Melinda Dudley
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Steve Rummler: Review Afghan war
Lately, I've been hearing that Iranian bombs have been found in Iraq. We know this because numbers on fragments indicate an Iranian origin. There probably are other indications as well. But before we believe that Iran is supplying them, we might want to review the Afghan war.
On the Market for April 6
Homes on The Range Steamboat Springs architect Michael Olsen confirms his office is actively working on six new homes tentatively planned for The Range single-family subdivision in Wildhorse Meadows, near the base of the ski area.
Looking back for April 11, 1968
Pool memberships going along swimmingly
Prepping for Passover
Handed-down recipes, family traditions make holiday
Passover doesn't get started until sundown on Saturday, April 19, but local grocery shelves have been stocked with holiday staples for weeks.
Routt County Spotlight: Kimberly Diane Wilkerson
Kimberly Diane Wilkerson
Jimmy Westlake: Berenice's Hair
There are a number of star clusters visible to the unaided eye, such as the well-known Pleiades and the Beehive clusters, but there is only one star cluster that forms a constellation all by itself. You can see it high in the eastern sky on April evenings as a smattering of several dozen faint stars. This is the constellation we call Coma Berenices, or Queen Berenice's Hair, and it is one of only a few constellations associated with a real person rather than a mythological one.
Judy's doughnuts a hot commodity
Judy's Country Donuts & Bakery had been open less than a week, and owner Judy Deming already had a cadre of regulars.
Sailors baseball loses both in doubleheader
The improvement of Steamboat Springs High School's baseball team has begun to show itself on the field. But, the point at which the Sailors will become a force in the Western Slope League is yet to arrive.
Girls lacrosse loses in snowy conditions
Playing in blowing snow on a snow-covered Gardner Field with snow banks lining the field like boards at a hockey game, the Steamboat Springs girls lacrosse team fell to Palmer, 15-4, on Saturday.
The Record and Jail Report for April 4
Daniel Marcus Williams, 28, Steamboat Springs - Driving under the influence, driving under the influence of drugs, speeding, weaving (Steamboat Springs Police Department)
A taste of Mexico
Quintero's offers flavor, flair from south of the border
The vivid colors of Quintero's Mexican Restaurant evoke, appropriately, Mexico.
Cricket coming to area
New cell phone service limited across county
Cricket Communications is expanding west along Interstate 70 and adding a dot of coverage around Steamboat Springs.
Business file for April 6
Businesses are invited to this week's Success Steps Luncheon, which is titled "Changing Credit Markets: Personal Credit Management and its Effects on Business Lending," according to a news release. Officers from First National Bank of Steamboat will present information on monitoring, protecting and improving credit scores; available mortgage products; and current business lending conditions.
Aspens at Walton Creek attract locals
The development team for The Aspens at Walton Creek envisioned a neighborhood of townhomes that would appeal to local buyers, and to date, that seems to be the market.
Sailors glide past grass, Devils
Steamboat Springs bounces Eagle Valley, 8-0, on turf field
The grass is always greener on the other side of the street - literally.
Steamboat no match against Black Widows' venom
West Jeffco goalie ruins team's only home stand
The Steamboat hockey team entered Saturday's home game unsuccessful in four of its first five games of the season and as a first year program going against last year's league champions, the West Jeffco Black Widows.
Steamboat boys lacrosse impressive in Saturday split
Alexander Dawson boys lacrosse coach Travis Aldrich was waiting for it to happen. He knew it was just a matter of time before Steamboat Springs coach Bob Hiester established another legitimate lacrosse program like he has done at all his previous posts.
Earn your turns
Closing day doesn't mean the end of ski season
There's good news, more good news and only a shred of bad news.
John F. Russell: Too much time on my hands
When next Saturday morning rolls around, I will wake up in unfamiliar territory.
Tim Miles: New technology expands education
Early last year, the Steamboat Springs School District marked a 15-year period of upgrading and integrating technology to streamline operations as well as strengthen educational programs in its schools.
Conservative commentary: Coming home to the Grand Old Party
The media coverage of the race to the White House is very entertaining. Who needs "Law and Order" when we have Fox News and conservative talk show radio to give us daily updates on the fiasco within the Democratic Party?
Jim Engelken: Assumptions false
Columnist Rob Douglas weighed in on the Triple Crown access to Emerald Park debate last Thursday with a number of false assumptions. I don't know where Rob got his information about what I said to City Council at their meeting on the subject, but he clearly wasn't in attendance.
Our View: Allow use of Emerald park
Short of an alternate solution, the Steamboat Springs City Council should allow Triple Crown Sports limited use of Emerald Park fields in the summers of 2009 and 2010.
Fred Duckels: Bypass needed
I have observed Steamboat Springs and U.S. Highway 40 for more than 60 years. I can remember times when one could look down Lincoln Avenue and not see a single vehicle. The traffic has greatly increased during this period, mostly after 1970.
Sailor tennis blanks two opponents without losing a set
They go by the moniker "Drama Team," and on Saturday the Steamboat Springs girls tennis team's No. 1 doubles squad lived up to its name.
Joel Reichenberger: Magill looks past injury
There were plenty of reasons for Tim Magill to skip this year's trip to a number of world speed skiing competitions in Europe.
Carpenter Ranch to Costa Rica
Local high school students make a difference through Rotary Interact Club
She lives in an expensive real estate market, but Steamboat Springs High School junior Meghan Hanrahan found a way to purchase land.
State speaker addresses county Dems
Andrew Romanoff says education, health care Colorado's challenges
Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, identified education and health care as two of the biggest problems facing the state in his keynote address to the Routt County Democrats during Saturday night's Jefferson/Jackson Dinner.
Shortened Cardboard Classic still entertains
Cardboard Classic participants are limited to only a few construction materials - cardboard, duct tape, masking tape, string and water-based paint, but Lew Cutter decided to push the envelope and duct tape chairs to his craft.
Diesel prices slam businesses
Record-high fuel costs pain truckers, other industries
Diesel fuel prices are higher than ever, and businesses are feeling the burn.
