Stories for May 3, 2008

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Cog Road crumbling

Mudslide on C.R. 76 more hazardous than usual, neighbors say

The edge of Routt County Road 76 crumbles every year as mud tumbles down from the snow bank above and water flows across, county Road and Bridge Director Paul Draper said. But this year, the erosion dips more into the middle of the road, making a half-moon shape, he said.

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High school Knowledge Bowl team places 13th in state

If members of the Steamboat Springs High School Knowledge Bowl team were baseball players, they would have hit nearly .500 this season.

Sailors wait for playoff brackets

There's not a whole lot more anyone could have asked out of the Steamboat Springs girls soccer team coming right out of spring break.

The Record for May 1

Thursday, May 1

Steamboat Briefs for May 3

Mountain bus service altered on Whistler Road

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One Steamboat Place to begin building steel structure June 3

The hive of construction activity at the One Steamboat Place site at the base of the ski area this week was in preparation for large concrete pours in the week ahead.

Fire destroys Oak Creek home

South Routt firefighters fought a house fire for about four and a half hours early Wednesday but couldn't prevent an under-construction home from burning to the ground on Wenatchi Trail outside of Oak Creek.

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Tom Ross: Bullwinkle mystery explained

What about that moose head in the Routt County Courthouse?

The trio of moose that were spotted enjoying the Walton Creek breakfast buffet in South Steamboat this week made me curious enough to jump on the Internet. I wanted to learn more about the largest members of the deer family in North America.

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Cog Road crumbling

Mudslide on C.R. 76 more hazardous than usual, neighbors say

The edge of Routt County Road 76 crumbles every year as mud tumbles down from the snow bank above and water flows across, county Road and Bridge Director Paul Draper said. But this year, the erosion dips more into the middle of the road, making a half-moon shape, he said.

Hunt rounds out Seminars at Steamboat

Organizers expect large election-year crowds at series events

Seminars at Steamboat officials have identified their fourth and final speaker for the 2008 edition of the series, which begins July 10.

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Boys 3,200 relay squad pushes for state times

Track must place in top three at regionals

The Steamboat Springs boys 3,200-meter relay team finished eighth. The Sailors, now just one week from the regional meet, finished behind the four teams they needed most to beat.

Hayden drops rec district plan

Town will not take issue to West Routt voters in November

Hayden will not go forward with the West Routt Recreation District this year.

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Sailors tennis claims title

Steamboat wins fourth consecutive regional championship

Two hours into the final day of the Steamboat Springs tennis team's regional tournament in Grand Junction, the Sailors had only one complaint - the team had yet to engage in a single competitive match.