Stories for September 20, 2008

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As complete as it gets

Steamboat looks impressive in 35-14 win against Eagle Valley

It wasn't the best game the defense had played, and it wasn't the best game the offense had played.

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Mary Walker: Life in Nairobi is indescribable

I am spending a week in Nairobi before heading home. Life here is indescribably different than in Narok, with the girls, and at the rescue center. Nairobi is a very cosmopolitan city and a hub for East African politics, commerce and tourism. There are something like 64 different ethnic groups represented within the city - black Africans, of course, Indians, Europeans, with "mzungus" (white people, in Swahili) making up a marked minority. Nairobi is one of several international cities that has banned the use of plastic, unrecyclable bags. Everyone that I have met in Kenya knows of Barack Obama. His grandmother lives outside of Kisumu. If he is elected president, I think there will be a national day of celebration here.

Chix with Stix win tournament

Women's hockey team places 1st at Oktoberfest competition

The Chix with Stix women's hockey team acquired something it never has possessed in its 16-year history last weekend: a trophy.

Steamboat briefs for Sept. 20

Co-principals to take helm at Strawberry Park

The Record for Sept. 18

12:08 a.m. A fire alarm went off in the 800 block of Howelsen Parkway. Everything was fine.

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Sailors drop doubleheader

Steamboat plates 3 runs in 2nd game against Delta

It was another long afternoon for the Steamboat Springs High School softball team Friday, but the squad had little trouble finding highlights.

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Workplace meets the West

Woman uses horses to improve participants' job relationships

Christina Haxton and her horse, Jack, want to teach you a lesson.

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As complete as it gets

Steamboat looks impressive in 35-14 win against Eagle Valley

It wasn't the best game the defense had played, and it wasn't the best game the offense had played.

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City slashes project budget

Antonucci: Finances on a 'collision course'

The city of Steamboat Springs plans to hack its 2009 budget for capital projects by nearly half, and Finance Director Lisa Rolan is predicting an even tougher situation in 2010.

Frontier causes turbulence in tourism

Airline's arrival at Yampa Valley Regional Airport boosts capacity in uncertain times

Frontier Airlines' landing might cause turbulence in the Steamboat Springs tourism industry.

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Elementary school rocks out

Climbing wall adds new dimension to physical education

First-grader Louden Kirby might like South Routt Elementary School's new rock climbing wall "too much," he said as he clung to handholds Friday.

Soroco hopes to remain focused

Rams host Nucla for homecoming

There was more than enough going on the past several days to distract Soroco High School football players. It's homecoming week in Oak Creek - a fan and student favorite, but a football coach's worst fears come true in terms of keeping a team focused on the task at hand.

Tigers want to match pace with speedy Bears

Letlow has put up big numbers on gridiron in previous games against Dolores

It's not the size of the Dolores football players that has Hayden coach Shawn Baumgartner sweating, just a week after his team's biggest victory of the young season. It's the speed.

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Tom Ross: Pinedale a changing Western town

A great deal can change during the course of seven years in a mountain town, whether it's Steamboat Springs or Pinedale, Wyo.