Stories for April 30, 2009

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Automobile sale causes stir

Grand Junction car dealership offers deals; area sellers say buy local

A Grand Junction car dealer has set up shop in Steamboat Springs for the week, and local dealerships don't like it. Grand Valley Auto Sales has brought about 90 vehicles to a lot on Routt County Road 129 near Steamboat Springs Airport.

Steamboat girls tennis team looks for 5th regional title

The Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team enters today and Friday's regional tennis tournament as the odds-on favorite to bring home a fifth consecutive regional title.

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Literary Sojourn lineup announced

Tickets available online and at local bookstores, library

This year's festival, scheduled for Oct. 10 at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort, features five authors who have published a combined 49 volumes of fiction. Tickets to the event cost $75 and are available at Bud Werner Memorial Library, Epilogue Book Co., Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, and www.literarysojourn.org.

Swine flu confirmed in Colorado

Both victims live on the Front Range. One went on a cruise to Mexico and spent several days in San Diego. The other is a baggage handler at DIA.

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Kids' Carnival hosted by Steamboat Springs High School students

More than 700 local elementary school students attended the annual Kids' Carnival put on by Steamboat Springs High School's leadership class.

Suspect in dog shooting arrested

A man accused of shooting his neighbor's dog was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of prohibited use of a weapon and cruelty to an animal.

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Commissioners: There will be layoffs

Furlough plan not enough to balance $4.9 million deficit

Two out of three Routt County Commissioners all but guaranteed there will be layoffs in county government before the end of the year to confront a $4.9 million deficit and allow the county to repeal pay cuts and furloughs as soon as possible.

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Automobile sale causes stir

Grand Junction car dealership offers deals; area sellers say buy local

A Grand Junction car dealer has set up shop in Steamboat Springs for the week, and local dealerships don't like it. Grand Valley Auto Sales has brought about 90 vehicles to a lot on Routt County Road 129 near Steamboat Springs Airport.

2009 Running Series kicks off Saturday

Spirit Challenge starts summer racing season in Steamboat Springs

Trail runs make up the bulk and heart of the Steamboat Springs Running Series, but they don't get under way until midsummer. The series' best-known events, like the Steamboat Marathon, all are more than a month away.

Carbon monoxide detector law unlikely

Local officials say a state law passed earlier this year reduces the need to craft Routt County regulations requiring carbon monoxide detectors in living units.

The Record for April 28

3:58 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to an ambulance request in Steamboat Springs.

Swine flu 'likely' in Colorado

No confirmed cases, but local health officials remain on alert

Local health officials continue to receive multiple daily updates from state and national health agencies as they prepare for what one official said was the likelihood of the virus eventually turning up in Colorado. No swine flu cases have been confirmed in the state.

Steamboat briefs: City Planning Commission has meeting tonight

The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission meets tonight to discuss the Steamboat 700 project, to decide whether to allow a mobile vending cart on Yampa Street and to consider minor code changes to the Community Development Code pertaining to mobile homes and vacation home rentals.

Summit County concealed permits increase

Firearm sales higher than ever as gun enthusiasts fear legislation

Local firearms sales and concealed weapons permits are higher than ever as gun enthusiasts fear Democratic legislation restricting the Second Amendment.

Colorado skier hits 2,000 straight days

Sitting in the barroom of Frisco's Blue Spruce Inn last week, Rainer Hertrich, 47, took a moment to decide on his drink order. He adjusted his Spyder ballcap and sat back in his chair. Then a wide grin emerged.

Most trails still too wet to ride

Coordinator urges mountain bikers to let area dry out

Cyclists with an itch to explore the area's extensive dirt trails are being urged to wait.

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Steamboat girls tennis team looks for 5th regional title

The Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team enters today and Friday's regional tennis tournament as the odds-on favorite to bring home a fifth consecutive regional title.

Networking can be key to finding work

Resume workshop offers tips and tricks to the unemployed

Karen Goedert, of Resort Recruiters, holds a resume workshop from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays in the back of Epilogue Book Co.