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Merry Mainstreet attracts families
Parade, music, shopping featured at 2nd annual downtown event
Merry Mainstreet, in its second year, featured a parade, visits with Santa, a pub crawl, caroling, gingerbread house displays and a window-decorating contest from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The event brought local families downtown to celebrate a kickoff of sorts to the holiday season.
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New Orleans drummer, burn survivor Caro is all in
When he was 2, Dan Caro was badly burned in a fire and lost his hands. A long road to recovery included four months in the hospital, “80-ish” skin grafts, reconstructive surgeries and other operations at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston. Treatments continued through his 18th birthday. It was unbelievably tough, but Caro said he wouldn’t trade the struggle for an average life. “I’m all in, that’s my attitude,” Caro said.
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Local dentist goes the distance, keeps on going for triathlon
Late last month, Steamboat Springs dentist Dr. Jim McCreight completed the Ironman Arizona — grueling even to think about — in 12 hours, 56 minutes and 53 seconds.
Business File: Fleischer, Black Tie Ski Rentals merge resources
Fleischer Sport and Black Tie Ski Rentals have joined at a location in the new One Steamboat Place plaza to offer ski and snowboard rentals, free overnight ski and snowboard storage with rentals, boot dryers, onsite basket checks, retail, snacks, beverages and more. The store held a grand opening Thursday evening with appetizers, beer and wine.
Merry Mainstreet attracts families
Parade, music, shopping featured at 2nd annual downtown event
Merry Mainstreet, in its second year, featured a parade, visits with Santa, a pub crawl, caroling, gingerbread house displays and a window-decorating contest from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The event brought local families downtown to celebrate a kickoff of sorts to the holiday season.
New Orleans drummer, burn survivor Caro is all in
When he was 2, Dan Caro was badly burned in a fire and lost his hands. A long road to recovery included four months in the hospital, “80-ish” skin grafts, reconstructive surgeries and other operations at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston. Treatments continued through his 18th birthday. It was unbelievably tough, but Caro said he wouldn’t trade the struggle for an average life. “I’m all in, that’s my attitude,” Caro said.
Despite injury, SSWSC rider wins 2nd day of Race to the Cup
This side of an alarm clock malfunction, the second day of the Race to the Cup parallel giant slalom event at Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat Springs started about as bad as it possibly could have for Mimi Wiencke. She hit a patch of ice and fell while trying to qualify to make the top 16 in the Race to the Cup.
The Record for Dec. 11
The Record for Dec. 11
Jail Report for Dec. 5 to 11
Jail Report for Dec. 5 to 11
High school seniors applying for college and scholarships
In a perfect world, Devin Wilkinson would attend Colorado College in Colorado Springs, play intramural hockey and try to walk on to the Division III school’s girls volleyball team. Knowing it’s not a perfect world, Wilkinson is keeping her options open and many of the seniors at Steamboat Springs High School are doing the same.
Best of the Web: Building fees
OK, can anyone name a single instance when a government fee or tax was reduced once it was no longer needed? I am unaware of any.
John Whittum: Step up, paper
In last Sunday’s Steamboat Pilot & Today, we read the results of the Question of the Week: “What do you think is the best way for the city and other parties to inform the public about the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation?”
Betty Leipold: Post office traffic
Regarding the awkward traffic pattern at the downtown post office: I have not heard one favorable comment about it.
Dean Cork: Care packages
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Yampa Valley Community Foundation, the people of Steamboat and the Yampa Valley. I am a private military contractor stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Lodwick collects Cup win
U.S. Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick returned to action Saturday and led a strong American finish at a Continental Cup meet in Park City, Utah. The U.S. Ski Team veteran and two-time World Champion led Saturday’s jumping round and then raced to victory on the 10-kilometer ski course at Soldier Hollow.
Our view: New postal plan a bit better
The latest plans offered by the U.S. Postal Service for Steamboat Springs may not be perfect, but they’re a step in the right direction. It’s hard to expect a lot of concessions from a federal agency projected to lose $3.8 billion this year.
Steamboat briefs: VNA offers breathing screenings
Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association is offering free breathing screenings and asthma education during the 2009-10 school year for school-age children in Routt, Jackson and Moffat counties. For more information, contact Victoria Barron at 970-875-1883.
5 new liquor businesses are in the pipeline
At least five new liquor establishments have received their liquor license or a set a hearing for one in recent weeks, showing that business owners are confidently moving forward in at least one sector of the local economy that’s going relatively strong: liquor sales.
Study: Routt lags in charitable donations
County behind others in giving
The holiday season in Routt County is chock full of charity parties, toy drives and fundraising efforts. But even with all the opportunities to donate and the county’s overwhelming number of nonprofit organizations, at least one study indicates the generosity of residents here lags behind that of folks in similar Western Slope counties.
Sailors hockey skates to 4-0 win
The Steamboat Springs High School hockey team got goals from four players and never were really challenged Saturday, downing Mullen, 4-0, at Howelsen Ice Arena. The Sailors outshot Mullen 40-4, including 24-1 in the first period.
School lunches for week of Dec. 14
School lunches for the week of Dec. 14
Looking Back for Dec. 14, 1934
75 YEARS AGO, From the Friday, Dec. 14, 1934, edition of The Steamboat Pilot:
Steamboat trumpet player receives All-State jazz honor
At the Colorado Music Educators Association Convention during the last weekend of January, Steamboat Springs High School student Mike Makens will be one of five trumpet players to perform in Colorado’s 2010 Small School Jazz Band.
Local Spotlight: Wendy DuBord
Local Spotlight: Wendy DuBord
Soroco boys basketball outlasts Vail Christian
At its best, Vail Christian showed its sharpshooting could keep it in a game with the Soroco boys basketball team Saturday in Oak Creek. It was the Rams’ steady approach that eventually carried the day, however, and Soroco defended its home court with a narrow 48-42 victory.
Housing Authority celebrates end of tough year in changing market
Nancy Stahoviak gave a simple reason for the Yampa Valley Housing Authority’s end-of-the-year luncheon last week. “We decided it was time to celebrate our existence,” said Stahoviak, a Housing Authority board member and Routt County commissioner.
John F. Russell: The king of state titles
Last weekend’s championship football game between Steamboat Springs and Valor Christian reminded me just how special a state title is in a community like ours. I’m sad to say that one of the men who truly understood the significance of a state title in Steamboat Springs is no longer with us.
Ice rink hub of Oak Creek activity
Skate lessons, hockey leagues pack open-air rink that opened Dec. 3 with 5 inches of ice
From Steamboat Springs, Grand Lake, Kremmling and Stagecoach, the players piled onto the ice at the Oak Creek Ice Rink on Thursday evening in temperatures that already were minus 2 at 6:30 p.m. The town facility is maintained by the hockey association during the winter and opened Dec. 3 with more than 5 inches of ice.
Real estate transactions for Dec. 3 to 10, 2009
Real estate transactions for Dec. 3 to 10, 2009
Sailors girls win, boys lose in Shoot-Out
Steamboat basketball tourney wraps up
The Steamboat Springs High School girls basketball team has talked about winning a Western Slope League championship this year. It appears more and more like a reasonable outcome, especially after the Sailors’ performance in his year’s Steamboat Springs Shoot-Out.
