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by Mike McCollum
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Winter storm warning for Steamboat Springs
Severe winter weather is again headed for Routt County. Steamboat Springs and surrounding areas are under a winter storm warning from 6 p.m. today through midnight Monday.
Welcome to Winter Carnival
Beginning as the organizing committee for the first Winter Carnival, the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club has maintained the Winter Carnival as a service to the community since 1914. We are pleased to host the 95th Winter Carnival beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6 and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 10. This year's theme is "A Celebration of Community."
Looking back on 94 Winter Carnivals
In the 95 years since Carl Howelsen hosted the first "Midwinter Sports Carnival" in Steamboat Springs, the event has captured a community's imagination and daredevil spirit with horse-drawn skiers, record-breaking jumps, parades and shovel rides down Lincoln Avenue, and lots of pyrotechnics.
Winter Carnival's can't-miss spectacle
Call 'em crazy, but the brave men and women who take part in the Winter Carnival shovel race help make it one of the annual spectacle's most entertaining events. It also helps make the street events one of the most popular aspects of Winter Carnival.
Renewed royalty
Winter Carnival queen named princess at age 3
Missy Krause made her first appearance on the Winter Carnival court when she was 3 years old, as a little princess.
Gliding to the oldies
Ski band tradition continues with classic rock, new director
Steamboat Springs High School's new band director Jim Knapp has never attended Winter Carnival, but he's well aware of the precedent set by the school's famous Ski Band.
A celebration of community
Parade focuses on what ties locals together
In the wake of the construction projects that are reshaping Steamboat Springs, Winter Sports Club officials chose "A Celebration of Community" as the theme for the 95th Winter Carnival.
Relic of a bygone era
Muzzle-loading Biathlon unique to Steamboat
Rich in tradition and uniqueness, the International Muzzle-loading Biathlon returns to the Winter Carnival for its 34th year.
The new chariots
'Sledstyle' riders ramp up rodeo event
The chariot horses that once raced at Brent Romick Rodeo Arena during Winter Carnival will be replaced by pure horsepower this year.
Wilhelm family named grand marshals
Following in the footsteps of some of Steamboat Springs' greatest local legends - Billy Kidd, Hazie Werner and Moose Barrows - a longtime ranching family will serve as grand marshals for the 95th annual Winter Carnival.
Tigers drop too many turnovers
Costly mistakes doom Hayden girls in 59-49 loss to Plateau Valley
With the District 5 playoffs approaching, the Hayden High School girls basketball team will have to learn from its 59-49 loss to Plateau Valley on Saturday.
Hayden boys send forth 38 3-point attempts in OT loss
The Hayden High School boys basketball team can live by the 3-point shot.
Winter tradition in its 95th year
Although Steamboat Springs is now known as "Ski Town USA," winter sports did not make their debut until local legend Carl Howelsen put on the first Winter Carnival in 1914.
Demon girls blitz Sailors, 61-23
Leah Mansfield's 3-pointer with 1 minute, 40 seconds to go in the game drew a huge ovation.
Gerri Wilmer: Real Republicans
Voters have a chance to select a real Republican, not a Republican in Name Only (RINO). Look at John McCain carefully. This 72-year-old RINO has a record of siding with the liberal Democrats and with his "good ole boy" Clinton club. He hasn't closed the border in his own state of Arizona, and illegals are stampeding over the border with McCain ready to give them amnesty and Social Security cards.
Volunteer talks about political unrest in Kenya
In the days following accusations of a rigged election, Narok, the city in Kenya where Mary Walker lived and volunteered, was relatively calm - during the day.
Karl Gills, CEO: Praising YVMC staff
During weather conditions like we had Monday night, most of us found our way home, battened down the hatches and let the wind and blowing snowstorm pass. Yampa Valley Medical Center and its employees must continue our patient care responsibilities regardless of the weather.
Rob Douglas: Enough is enough
As Colorado reaches Super Tuesday, I'd like to ask my friends on the left to resist the urge to nominate Hillary Clinton. My request is not entirely political. It is based on my former life in Washington, D.C.
Looking Back: Three fun-filled days set for Winter Carnival
From the Feb. 6, 1958, edition of the Steamboat Pilot.
Census gives opportunity to shape future of agriculture
Community Agriculture Alliance
It's not every day that a walk to your mailbox leads to an opportunity to shape the future of the agricultural industry. But for the nation's farmers and ranchers, that opportunity has now become a reality.
Student wins for simplicity
High school senior designs this year's button
The second time was a charm for Steamboat Springs High School senior Karyn Savory, who created the winning design for the 95th Winter Carnival button in her second year of entering the contest.
Marianne Capra: Caucus fever
It's hard to say which I am more revved up about - the birth of my next daughter, or the Colorado caucus for president, both of which are expected to happen this Tuesday.
Our View: The drive for traffic funding
The biggest hurdle to widening and improving U.S. Highway 40 from 13th Street west to Steamboat II isn't how to do it or whether to do it - it's how to fund it. For that reason, city of Steamboat Springs and Routt County officials as well as our state legislators should play an active role in lobbying for funds to offset the cost of such a significant capital project.
On the market for Feb. 3
The big news came in from Bruce Carta at Land Title Guarantee Company as we went to deadline with this debut of a Real Estate section front in the Steamboat Pilot & Today.
Still Off the Beaten Path
Bookstore moving to Ninth Street
Off the Beaten Path Bookstore will continue to avoid Steamboat's main drag when it moves to a new home on Ninth Street in March.
Jimmy Westlake: A river of stars
The very familiar star pattern of Orion the Hunter is found nearly overhead at 8 p.m. as January ends and February begins. The bright stars Betelgeuse, at Orion's shoulder, and Rigel, at his foot, join the three stars marking Orion's Belt to form one of the most widely recognized star patterns in the entire sky.
Man on fire
Lighted Man continues annual tradition
Jon Banks can set his annual watch according to the few minutes he comes blazing down Howelsen Hill, launching an elaborate bundle of pack-mounted Roman candles to kick off the Winter Carnival's Night Extravaganza.
Lynx Aviation in holding pattern
Likelihood of Frontier service to YVRA fading for the short term
Although the touchdown of Frontier Airlines' new turboprop subsidiary at Yampa Valley Regional Airport was expected before the start of the ski season, the airline's dropping profits are dimming hopes that the carrier will begin service to Colorado mountain communities.
Business File for Feb. 3
Cooper vice president of Alpine Bank
Holy Name Catholic Church plans a building for the next 100 years
The parish of Holy Name Catholic Church in downtown Steamboat Springs has begun a capital campaign to help fund a major addition and remodel to the church. The brick building where worshippers gather today was dedicated on Christmas Eve, 1965.
Class Notes for Feb. 3
Hoza named Optimist Teen of the Month
Sculpture contest promotes community spirit
Local high school students aren't the only ones who compete for a chance to participate in Winter Carnival's annual snow-sculpting contest.
Rising mill levy funds boosting coffers, concerns across county
Some Routt County taxing entities are seeing massive budget increases this year from escalating property tax revenues, creating a controversial windfall that is expanding the scope of local services but also raising concerns about the use of taxpayer dollars.
John F. Russell: Building Olympic dreams
It's surprising to hear Tyler Jewell, a snowboarder who lived in a tent just outside of Steamboat Springs leading up to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, compare his snowboarding career to building a house.
Unique program, ideal conditions producing successful biathletes
The location couldn't be more ideal.
Rub shoulders with future Olympians
If you've already fully embraced middle age, there's probably no chance you'll qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. However, there's no reason you shouldn't rub shoulders with future Olympians at historic Howelsen Hill during this year's Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs.
Yampa Ranger District honored
The Yampa Ranger District has been honored with the Regional Forester's Ranger District of the Year award, beating out U.S. Forest Service districts in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Editorial cartoon for Feb. 3
Joe Roberts draws a cartoon that appears weekly on the editorial page of the Sunday Pilot & Today. This is the cartoon for Feb. 3, 2008.
The Record for Feb. 1
Susan Marie Paquin, 41, Fairview, Tenn. - Third-degree assault (domestic violence) (Steamboat Springs Police Department)
2008 Winter Carnival schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Rick Akin: Does the talk match the walk?
Super Tuesday, including the Colorado caucuses, is only two days away, and it is clear that the race for the Republican presidential nomination has come down to John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Local kids use birthdays to give to charity
Instead of unwrapping the usual mountain of presents at his last birthday party, Lisa Gamber's first-grade son raised money to adopt a pair of wild gorillas.
Sailors keep league record intact
With 31 seconds left, Steamboat's Aaron Calkins cleared the Glenwood press with a full-court inbound pass to Michael Vandahl, who, in turn, dropped in an uncontested layup.
Keeping the spirit alive
Strawberry Park's quadathlon steeped in snow sport traditions
Strawberry Park Elementary School physical education teacher Sam Rush put her students through a gauntlet of winter sports activities during the past two weeks in an effort to keep the spirit of Ski Town USA alive.
Dave Shively: Moving forward
When I heard the oddly intertwined stories of Brett Buckles and David Lamb - a pair of Steamboat natives who bounced back from debilitating ski injuries to the top of our nation's skiercross ranks - I featured them on our Dec. 30 Sunday Sports front in a story titled, "Comeback Kids."
