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Kearney, Deneen win moguls event
The day was cold, the course was snowy and the visibility was often limited. Still, hundreds lined the Voo Doo moguls run at Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday and went wild as a pair of nearly perfect final runs paid off in men’s and women’s moguls at the 2010 U.S. Winter Olympic Team Trials in Steamboat Springs.
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by Joel Reichenberger
at 6:34pm
Afternoon
Hometown athlete Johnny Spillane clinches Olympic berth
Lodwick second, Demong third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials competition at Howelsen Hill
By the time Johnny Spillane crossed the finish line of Wednesday’s 10-kilometer cross-country race, the hometown crowd filling the grandstands at Brent Romick Rodeo Arena had reached a fevered pitch. Just moments before, Steamboat’s Spillane and Todd Lodwick were streaking toward the finish line in a sprint, and Bill Demong, who lived and trained here until 2003, was just a few seconds back.
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by John F. Russell
at 1:52pm
Early Morning
America’s best moguls skiers battle for Olympic slot today
The first moguls run on Voo Doo ski trail at Steamboat Ski Area takes place at 1 p.m. today for the men and women. The second run is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
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by Luke Graham
at 12:00am
Stories
Kearney, Deneen win moguls event
The day was cold, the course was snowy and the visibility was often limited. Still, hundreds lined the Voo Doo moguls run at Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday and went wild as a pair of nearly perfect final runs paid off in men’s and women’s moguls at the 2010 U.S. Winter Olympic Team Trials in Steamboat Springs.
Hometown athlete Johnny Spillane clinches Olympic berth
Lodwick second, Demong third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials competition at Howelsen Hill
By the time Johnny Spillane crossed the finish line of Wednesday’s 10-kilometer cross-country race, the hometown crowd filling the grandstands at Brent Romick Rodeo Arena had reached a fevered pitch. Just moments before, Steamboat’s Spillane and Todd Lodwick were streaking toward the finish line in a sprint, and Bill Demong, who lived and trained here until 2003, was just a few seconds back.
Joanne Palmer: A piece of holiday luck
I had an early Christmas miracle. Last week, as I drove down U.S. Highway 40, my Ford SUV skidded on a patch of ice, and I lost control. I swerved into the oncoming lane and headed straight for a Subaru. I yanked the steering wheel hard to the right and put my SUV into a 180. I kept waiting for it to stop. I was sure my car would stop.
Snow to subside by Christmas Day
Weather Service predicts a few inches today and Thursday
Routt County residents dreaming of a white Christmas might have to keep dreaming until next year. At least in terms of actual, Bing Crosby-esque snowfall on Christmas Day, the forecast does not look good.
Nordic team members: Lost bags, jet lag are just part of the sport
Changed flights, missing bags and long international flights are just part of the game for the members of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team. “There is nothing that we can do about it,” said Dave Jarrett, U.S. Nordic combined coach. “Unless we want to live in Europe, we are always going to be faced with challenging flights and tight schedules.”
America’s best moguls skiers battle for Olympic slot today
The first moguls run on Voo Doo ski trail at Steamboat Ski Area takes place at 1 p.m. today for the men and women. The second run is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
Hometown skier nearly grabs Holiday Classic title
Jenny Allen was back at home Tuesday, and she made the most of it. “It’s fun,” Allen said about returning to Steamboat Springs to take part in the annual Holiday Classic. “Ski racing is serious most of the time, but it’s great to be back with friends and family. It was smiles all around, and that’s how I like it.”
Winter Sports Club cross-country performs well
The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club cross-country team opened the season in Crested Butte on Saturday and Sunday with multiple top results in the junior national qualifying event.
Van service would give South Routt commuters another option
County, Sierra Club match federal grant
The Routt County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday accepted a check for $13,435 from the Trapper’s Lake Chapter of the Sierra Club to help match a federal grant for two years of commuter van service from the South Routt communities of Oak Creek and Stagecoach to Steamboat Springs and back.
Planned North Routt timber sale to span 4,500 acres
The way has been cleared this month for one of the largest timber sales on public land in Routt County in years, with the issuance of a final decision on the environmental assessment of the Little Snake North Timber Sales and fuels reduction project. It is intended to remove pine trees that have been killed by the statewide beetle infestation that is virtually wiping out lodgepole pine forests in Colorado.
Steamboat briefs: Jewelry worth $50,000 reported stolen from condo
Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of $50,000 worth of jewelry stolen from a slopeside condominium Monday evening.
The Record for Dec. 21
2:28 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a suspicious incident at Yampa Valley Medical Center, where security officers reportedly found an intoxicated man in a car. When police arrived, he had driven away, but officers pulled him over and arrested the 52-year-old Steamboat Springs man on suspicion of driving under the influence and DUI per se.
Chuck McConnell: No thanks, Sen. Bennet
On Dec. 17, I participated in U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s Conversations with Coloradans here in Steamboat. I wanted to learn how our senator could vote for the health care “reform” legislation now being promulgated when the majority of American voters’ opposition has been made abundantly clear. Sadly, Mr. Bennet will vote in favor of this bill, and I have heard absolutely no rational reason why.
Bud Romberg: Good for all of us
Steamboat Springs residents will have, as we all know, an opportunity shortly to ratify or reject the annexation of Steamboat 700.
Roving Christmas Tree tradition began 71 years ago
Five generations of Webbers have participated in the Roving Christmas Tree since it started on Christmas Eve in 1938 in Steamboat Springs.
