Stories for October 7, 2008

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Soda Creek springs to life

The new Soda Creek Elementary School, in its first day of operation after more than a year of construction, received a stamp of approval Monday from enthusiastic students who deemed the school not only "awesome," but also "very big."

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Democrats host seniors lunch today

Free lunch isn't the only thing on today's menu for Routt County senior citizens.

District pulls $1M from funds

The 2007-08 school year presented a "perfect storm" - financially speaking - for the Steamboat Spring School District, resulting in a nearly $1 million gap between revenues and expenses, Finance Director Dale Mellor told the School Board during its meeting Monday.

County fiscal outlook bleak

Commissioners receive somber briefing from finance staff

An exasperated mood permeated the Routt County Board of Commissioners' hearing room Monday afternoon, when county Finance Director Dan Strnad kicked off the county's 2009 budget preparations with a forecast that revenues and debt proceeds will decrease $10 million, or 16 percent, in 2009.

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Parks' master plan nears end

Rita Valentine Park up for public discussion Wednesday

The future of all Steamboat Springs parks - and one in particular - will be up for a public debate this week at a meeting of the city's Parks and Recreation Commission.

New allegations against ex-Habitat director

Flannery accused of stealing about $70K from county nonprofit

Police are investigating claims that Shelly Flannery, former executive director of Routt County Habitat for Humanity, embezzled about $70,000 from the nonprofit organization over a nine-month period.

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Logging of ski slopes under way

Forest Service, Steamboat officials will remove only most dangerous trees this year

Several Mount Werner hiking and biking trails have been closed for the remainder of the fall while the Steamboat Ski Area and U.S. Forest Service work to remove dead and dangerous trees before the slopes open to skiers and snowboarders for the winter.

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Soda Creek springs to life

The new Soda Creek Elementary School, in its first day of operation after more than a year of construction, received a stamp of approval Monday from enthusiastic students who deemed the school not only "awesome," but also "very big."

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Slow start, fast finish

Sailors golfers compete in first day of state tournament at YVGC

Judging by their first six holes during Monday's opening round of the state championships at Yampa Valley Golf Course in Craig, no one would have thought Scott Ptach and Kaelen Gunderson would end their rounds with smiles on their faces.

The Record for Oct. 5

Sunday, Oct. 5 12:44 a.m. Steamboat Springs police responded to a reported disturbance in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue, where four men were fighting. Officers arrested a 24-year-old Delta man and a 27-year-old Paonia man on suspicion of obstructing a peace officer.

Steamboat briefs for Oct. 7

Additional hunter education course offered