Stories for July 25, 2008

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Ski area to boost parking, snowmaking

More than $4M in projects reported

The Steamboat Ski Area is pumping up parking and its downtown presence ahead of the 2008-09 ski season.

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Multi-skilled performer back at Steamboat rodeo

Max Reynolds has seen plenty of change. It's hard not to when you've been around rodeos as long as he has.

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Once endangered, Perry-Mansfield thrives again

A home for the arts

Rusty de Lucia made her first trip to Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp in 1955.

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Recreational users discuss options for mountain's future

With unlimited recreational options on Emerald Mountain, city officials and consultants are struggling to satisfy everyone with future plans for the area.

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One shot at a time

Jim Steinberg strives to capture all of Colorado

On a desk in his Oak Street gallery and office, nature photographer Jim Steinberg has the proofs for his fifth book, "Colorado Scenic Byways: Taking the Other Road," stacked neatly in their cover.

Rob Douglas: A not so hot pursuit

Former Oak Creek Mayor Kathy "Cargo" Rodeman has no living peer in Routt County as a woman of controversy. Ms. Rodeman has amassed a public and private record exhibiting a bottomless capacity for good judgment and bad - sometimes within the same nanosecond.

Alt named Soroco principal

The Soroco middle and high schools have a new leader in Dennis Alt, as the South Routt School Board voted unanimously Thursday to hire him as the district's secondary principal for the 2008-09 school year.

Steamboat briefs for July 25

Adult baseball league stepping to the plate

The Record for July 23

5:56 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 2000 block of Curve Plaza. Everything was fine.

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Ski area to boost parking, snowmaking

More than $4M in projects reported

The Steamboat Ski Area is pumping up parking and its downtown presence ahead of the 2008-09 ski season.

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Folk singer churns out soul

Ruthie Foster came into the music world as a folk singer. Armed with an acoustic guitar, she used simple songwriting to hone her craft, learning how to tour and entertain an audience.

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Steamboat Grooves wants you to dance the house down

Word from the underground

Clad in a powder blue Steamboat logo tank top, a sweatband, aviators and a pair of red shorts for which the word "short" is almost an injustice, Tony Santora isn't exactly the definition of hip.

CD review for Fleet Foxes

CD review for Fleet Foxes, "Fleet Foxes"

On Scene: Socially conscious success

Before he showed up on the 2008 Free Summer Concert Series lineup, the only thing I knew about Michael Franti was that a promotional copy of his 2006 release, "Yell Fire!," sat on the floor of my Jeep for 10 months before I sold it to a used record store.

Community has raised more than $10,000 for 10-year-old boy's medical bills

After an undiagnosed disease left 10-year-old Tyler Johnson near death in late June, he's now bravely coping with the loss of both feet and the fingers of his right hand, which were amputated this week.

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Perry-Mansfield features the best of jazz, ballet, modern

Five weeks ago, none of the students in the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp high school and college program could fly.

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Event at Circle K Ranch included rocket launch, leather crafting, cookie decorating

Homemade rockets were a-flying over the Circle K Ranch on Thursday afternoon as 4-H members stared up into a slightly cloudy sky.

Spring Creek race will offer challenges to runners

Preparing for her first stint as an individual race coordinator, Steamboat Springs Running Series director Shannon Carlin was hoping to avoid any major problems and get through Saturday's Spring Creek Memorial run without an overwhelming amount of stress.

Secretary of State praises local improvements for voters

Routt County is no longer on the state's Election Watch List.

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Excitement builds as new, universal playgrounds take shape

Eight-year-old Paige VanArsdale can't wait for the new climbing wall being built at Soda Creek Elementary School. She said it's going to be "pretty tall" and measured the height with her hands - about a foot and a half.

Hour hours for July 25

Amante Coffee Where: Wildhorse Marketplace When: 4 to 7 p.m. daily Special: $1 off beer, wine and liquor

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Margaret Hair: All girls, all Zeppelin

Let's face it: Jimmy Page was a waif, and Robert Plant wore dainty shirts and tight pants.