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Shedding a sweet light
Hanukkah celebration focuses on food, family
The irony of celebrating the first night of the Jewish Festival of Lights in a restaurant that greets its customers with a large ceramic pig hasn't escaped Paula Salky.
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by Margaret Hair
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Ace icon Doug Post moves on
Post and his wife will head to Washington next month
If you've ever been pelted in the noggin with candy at Ace at the Curve, odds are that Doug Post was the one slinging the sweets. After nearly 25 years at Ace and True Value, Post is on his way out.
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by Blythe Terrell
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Steamboat girls struggles at Flaming Gorge Classic
Sailors fall to Rock Springs, 69-29
After playing solid basketball for six straight quarters, the Steamboat Springs High School girls basketball team couldn't get anything going on the final day of the Flaming Gorge Classic Basketball tournament, falling to Rock Springs, Wyo., 69-29.
Steamboat sports briefs for Dec. 21
Bill Demong wins World Cup event in Austria
The Record and Jail Report for Dec. 19
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.
Looking back for Dec. 18, 1958
1,200 petitioners ask for junior college
Some 1,200 signified the definite desire on the part of these residents of a five-county area for the establishment of a junior college in this area.
Routt County Spotlight: Loryn Kasten
Occupation: Public relations manager, Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.
Cari Hermacinski: Solutions needed
Research shows that Steamboat Springs has an occurrence of underage alcohol use that exceeds most communities. This is deeply troubling to me as a community member, councilwoman and mother. I do not believe that there is any "safe" location for underage alcohol use.
Gary Burman: Ordinance needed
I am appalled that the City Council didn't pass the social host ordinance. It is true that it's not going to solve the problem of underage drinking, but it is a great first step. Contrary to Cari Hermacinski's statements that no data are available that show a social host ordinance is effective and that data are available that show an ordinance can even cause greater harm (e.g. incidence of drunken driving), a cursory search on the Internet last night turned up a study that discusses the effectiveness of social host ordinances and that they do work. I could not find the research that Hermacinski referenced.
Real estate transactions for Dec. 11 to 17
Seller's name listed first, followed by the buyer
On the Market for Dec. 21
Prudential Steamboat nabs top state awards
Sailors boys fall to Cheyenne East, 41-38
A slow first quarter doomed the Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team Saturday during the final day of the Flaming Gorge Classic Basketball tournament, as the team fell to Cheyenne East, 41-38.
Anne Barounos: Ordinance wrong
It was with great relief that I read this week that the social host ordinance failed to pass City Council. I attended and spoke up at the forum held at the high school and had assumed - obviously mistakenly - that the views of the many people at that meeting who spoke out against the social host ordinance would be transmitted to the City Council. In fact, of the 50-odd parents who attended the high school forum, it seemed that a majority were against the ordinance, for various reasons. To read in the Pilot that City Council received numerous letters in support of the ordinance, and no communications against it, was a bit of a shock to me.
Best of the Web for Dec. 21
Excellent purchase. This is how to enhance Steamboat's appeal to the rest of the world. Any and all land that can be purchased in that particular area should be procured or obtained in any manner possible. I beg you to keep it as it is! I hiked and skiied in that area years ago when I lived in "Brooklyn" and always considered it one of the finest properties in the city. This acquisition will help keep Steamboat's appeal that I love so dearly.
Median home price declines by 22.5 percent
The average price of single-family homes in Steamboat Springs is holding relatively strong at $996,816, but a 22.5 percent decline in the median home price in Rout County tells a different story.
Local timeshare size triples
Village at Steamboat owners hope to be recession-proof going into new year
The greatly expanded number of timeshare condominiums at The Village at Steamboat Springs could afford Steamboat Springs a measure of recession-proofing this ski season. After all, the 800,000 vacation members of Wyndham Vacation Ownership essentially have paid for their stay in a condo at Steamboat in advance.
Court held in classrooms
Criminal justice program starts this spring at CMC
When Jeff Weeden was asked to teach criminal justice at Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus, he thought of what made a good instructor: a multi-faceted, engaging approach and a love for the topic.
Shedding a sweet light
Hanukkah celebration focuses on food, family
The irony of celebrating the first night of the Jewish Festival of Lights in a restaurant that greets its customers with a large ceramic pig hasn't escaped Paula Salky.
Soroco teachers steal show at holiday concert
Vocal stylings aside, the Soroco faculty choir's festive outfits - Christmas sweaters, electric pink wigs and dark sunglasses - were a big hit with the audience at Tuesday night's holiday concert at Soroco High School.
Skiing 'sisterhood' pulls together women at 3-day seminar at Steamboat Ski Area
It's 8 a.m. The Steamboat Ski Area doesn't officially open for another thirty minutes. Nevertheless, there's a ski race going on - a race to go skiing, anyway.
SSWSC wins pair of titles
Club strong in Howelsen Hill races with 7 podium finishes
Dori McNeill said she knew it was a good run the whole way through. It ended up being good enough for first place. Steamboat brought home one other championship and seven podium finishes Saturday.
Sailors have tough day on the ice
Lewis-Palmer hands Steamboat 1st loss of season
If Lewis-Palmer hockey coach Steve Fillo's assessment of his team's 4-0 win against Steamboat Springs High School on Saturday is correct, Sailors fans should be encouraged. Fillo sees a Sailors squad that has all the potential to make a deep run into the playoffs.
Fewer guests expected for the holidays
Early figures show 15 percent drop in bookings; officials say calls still coming in
As Christmas approaches, the latest figures show that local lodging bookings are down by about 15 percent, compared with 2007. Still, visitors are pushing forward with late bookings, observers said, and some spots will be packed to the gills for the holidays.
Ace icon Doug Post moves on
Post and his wife will head to Washington next month
If you've ever been pelted in the noggin with candy at Ace at the Curve, odds are that Doug Post was the one slinging the sweets. After nearly 25 years at Ace and True Value, Post is on his way out.
Joel Reichenberger: Steamboat is a great place to grow up
I wonder if the children growing up here in Steamboat Springs realize how well they have it. I've seen Steamboat's youths soak up the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club experience before, and I long ago came to the conclusion this town would be a great place to grow up. It was a point reinforced while I was covering the many events at Howelsen Hill on Friday and Saturday.
Rams bounce back
Soroco boys rock North Park, 78-28, on Saturday
The Soroco boys basketball team ruined its chance to take a perfect record into the two-week holiday break Thursday, when a rash of turnovers led to a loss at Hayden. But the Rams played squeaky clean Saturday and enter the break on a high note after downing North Park, 78-28.
Class Notes for Dec. 21
Meghan Hartley named Teen of the Month
Fun Bucket set to open in '09
Oak Creek locale a place for games in supervised environment
When The Fun Bucket opens in Oak Creek early next year, co-owners Darrell Randall and Beverly Halcomb hope their youth center will fill what they perceive as a huge void in their community - safe, supervised after-school activities for South Routt children and teens.
Officials pursue stimulus
City, county lobby for federal infrastructure dollars
Yampa Valley children aren't the only ones preparing lists of Christmas wishes this holiday season. City and county government officials have their own roll of infrastructure projects they hope will become a reality sooner than previously anticipated.
Soroco girls can't snap losing steak
Rams lose to Wildcats for 9th consecutive game
The Soroco girls basketball team accomplished one of the goals it set for Saturday's game against North Park.
Conservative commentary: In defense of social conservatives
For rank-and-file Republicans, our party's mission is to advance freedom through limited government, strong national security, personal responsibility and traditional family values.
Lynn Abbott: Greed is the Grinch
Nearly every headline last week brought to mind Dr. Seuss's evil-eyed Grinch, whose heart is two sizes too small: sub-prime mortgage lenders, loan securitizers, corporate CEO's, auto execs, Governor Bleepovich and now Bernard Madoff, who lived up to his name and made off with billions of dollars from people all over the world. When I read the news, I picture them as mean old grinches, with green, snaky fingers slithering out from under their furry Santa jackets to snatch every dollar from every Who in Whoville. How can they sleep at night?
John F. Russell: Todd Lodwick's comeback is no surprise
When Lodwick announced his comeback last summer, nobody expected the road back to the top of international competition to be easy for the four-time Olympian skier. But I would never bet against him.
Our View: Council erred on host vote
The Steamboat Springs City Council blew an opportunity last week to send a clear message to residents, particularly adults, that underage drinking will not be tolerated in our community.
Club strong in Howelsen Hill races with 7 podium finishes
Club strong in Howelsen Hill races with 7 podium finishes
Dori McNeill said she knew it was a good run the whole way through.
Tree on the move
Roving Christmas Tree to mark 70th year with deliveries in Hayden
As far as his family can figure, Walt Webber started the Roving Christmas Tree in Steamboat Springs 70 years ago this year.
Fund Board finds sharing sales tax difficult to do
After 15 years of keeping revenues from the city's half-cent sales tax for education within city limits, members of the Steamboat Springs group are looking through bylaws and regulations in an effort to figure out how and when to grant the money to the South Routt and Hayden school districts.
Business leaders: Now is the time to fight for customers
Steamboat Springs' business outlook could be summed up with a word: competitive. Real estate agents and home sellers are competing to move properties. Construction companies are competing for projects. Tourism-related businesses are competing for visitors.
Business File for Dec. 21
Small-business counseling group SCORE and Visa have added new online tools that provide small business owners with ideas and guidance on topics from securing funding to managing cash flow, according to a news release. The Financial Management Workbook and Ask SCORE provide advice and mentoring to help small-business owners make decisions.
