Stories for August 18, 2009

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Gaelic Storm to play today with former local Jessie Burns

Back when she worked with Strings in the Mountains, fiddle player Jessie Burns frequently would see CDs by the Irish rock band Gaelic Storm come across her desk.

Teacher reaches across world with supplies for students

Hayden 1st-grade class to gather items for students in Solomon Islands

With the girl's help, Epp, then a kindergarten teacher at Hayden Valley Elementary School, began sending supplies to the Three Swallows School on the tiny island of Gizo, east of Papua New Guinea, in 2007.

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Earthquake's magnitude adjusted

Originally reported as 4.4, Craig quake now listed as 3.7 on Richter Scale

Analysts from the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden have adjusted the magnitude of an earthquake that occurred Monday night north of Craig.

The Record for Aug. 16

12:28 a.m. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders and Routt County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a report of a fire alarm in the 33000 block of Routt County Road 38.

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Gaelic Storm to play today with former local Jessie Burns

Back when she worked with Strings in the Mountains, fiddle player Jessie Burns frequently would see CDs by the Irish rock band Gaelic Storm come across her desk.

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Routt County Riders bicycle club reforming

Routt County Riders is stepping up fundraising efforts and organization as the bicycling advocacy group solidifies and earns nonprofit recognition.

Marijuana dispensary on tonight's City Council agenda

Topics also to include Iron Horse Inn's 6-figure losses, housing, base area

Two local men have opened a medical marijuana dispensary in western Steamboat, just ahead of an emergency moratorium on such businesses to be considered by the Steamboat Springs City Council tonight.

Steamboat briefs: Defensive driving classes coming for SSHS students

All Steamboat Springs High School juniors and seniors are required to complete the National Safety Council's Alive At 25 defensive driving class if they intend to park a vehicle on campus or apply for open campus privileges during the next school year.

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Mid-week arts and entertainment events

Looking for something to do to spice up the middle of your week? Here's your guide to what's going on in Steamboat through Thursday.

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Tom Ross: Guitar Hero or Guitar Zero?

Just get yourself a guitar and learn to play real music

Welcome to the age of the "Guitar Zero." You may fool yourself into thinking you're playing "Stairway to Heaven" on your PlayStation 3, but it's only a half step above air guitar.

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Teacher reaches across world with supplies for students

Hayden 1st-grade class to gather items for students in Solomon Islands

With the girl's help, Epp, then a kindergarten teacher at Hayden Valley Elementary School, began sending supplies to the Three Swallows School on the tiny island of Gizo, east of Papua New Guinea, in 2007.

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Autopsy testimony heard in murder trial

At the start of the second week of testimony in the Terry Hankins murder trial, the court viewed the most graphic photos to date of Cynthia Hankins' remains.