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Stoddard, Gay awarded prestigious scholarship
SSHS seniors offered full-ride scholarship to any state school
For the first time in Steamboat Springs High School history, two seniors have been offered a Boettcher Scholarship in the same year. Charlie Stoddard and Jamie Gay were among 40 Colorado students offered a full-ride scholarship to any Colorado school.
Girls soccer team aims higher
Winning league not good enough for Sailors
Rob Bohlmann and his Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team have their sights set on something more than a 2009 Western Slope League title.
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Oak Creek examines police pros, cons
Community involvement, professionalism top residents' concerns
The take-home message from Tuesday night's police forum was that Oak Creek residents say they care more about who the officers providing their law enforcement are than what type of agency they work for, Police Commissioner Dave Ege said.
St. Onge golden in aerials
Former Winter Sports Club athlete takes world championship title
U.S. Ski Team freestyle skier Ryan St. Onge, a former Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club member, put down two of his best jumps of the season today in Inawashiro, Japan, to win gold in aerials at the 2009 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships.
Council vote: Water rights, big box not required
Members turn down annexation rules
The Steamboat Springs City Council voted unanimously Tuesday not to require the developers of Steamboat 700 to bring water rights or large-format retail to the table as a condition of annexation.
Sailors baseball expects to see strong season
Pitching depth and consistent offensive production could be the keys for a Steamboat Springs High School baseball team looking to establish itself as a contender in the Western Slope League.
Winter Sports Club skiers finish on top
The weekend ended with a bang for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club at the freestyle Division Championships in Telluride.
Toxicology reports pending for Steamboat man
Stephen Thomas, 21, died Sunday morning after party
Preliminary autopsy results show that a Steamboat Springs man who died Sunday after a party in North Routt aspirated vomit into his lungs, which contributed to his death, according to the Routt County Coroner.
Lynne Garell: More information
I would like to add to a story that ran in the Steamboat Today on Feb. 27 entitled "The challenge of eating local foods." The community dialogue on agriculture policy, to be held March 18 at the Steamboat Springs Community Center, is being co-sponsored by several community programs: Deep Roots Local Food Trust, the Community Agriculture Alliance, Northwest Colorado Products, the Routt County CSU Extension Office, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the city of Steamboat Springs. We are eager to hear ideas from consumers about what they want their food supply to look like, and this event is one opportunity for consumers to be heard.
Suzie Spiro: To Dr. D
As a past employee of the district, I want to thank you very much for offering a picnic to make me feel better about the loss of the laptop from the school offices and the potential loss of my identity. I am a vegetarian not interested in a feel-good picnic. As I do not eat hot dogs and hamburgers, please take the money that you would have spent on my portion of this picnic and pay for monitoring my identity.
Mary Darcy: Editorial wrong
None of the Editorial Board members who wrote the Sunday editorial on class size were at that particular school board meeting, and it showed. I found it misleading. It, along with the accompanying article "Class-size debate murky," did not give an accurate portrayal of the meeting or the issue.
Our View: Ultimately, district makes right decision
The Steamboat Springs School District did the right thing Tuesday when it negotiated a deal to provide credit monitoring for all past and present employees whose Social Security numbers were on a laptop stolen from district offices.
Stoddard, Gay awarded prestigious scholarship
SSHS seniors offered full-ride scholarship to any state school
For the first time in Steamboat Springs High School history, two seniors have been offered a Boettcher Scholarship in the same year. Charlie Stoddard and Jamie Gay were among 40 Colorado students offered a full-ride scholarship to any Colorado school.
Steamboat briefs: Charges still pending in Lopez fight-related death
Charges have yet to be filed in connection with the Jan. 5 death of Richard Lopez, who was injured in a fight in downtown Steamboat Springs three days prior.
Joanne Palmer: Simple answers to complex questions
Lately, I've been contemplating one of life's more enduring questions. I don't mean the simplistic, easy-to-answer stuff such as, "What is the meaning of life?" Everyone knows the answer is chocolate.
Felony drug charges filed against Jensens
Steamboat couple accused of growing, selling marijuana out of their home
Marijuana possession and cultivation charges have been filed against a Steamboat Springs couple accused of growing the drug at their Ninth Street home.
The Record for March 2
7:31 a.m. A welfare check was requested in the 26500 block of Routt County Road 43 for a 32-year-old man who had been feeling depressed. Routt County Sheriff's Office deputies located the man, and he was fine.
Girls soccer team aims higher
Winning league not good enough for Sailors
Rob Bohlmann and his Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team have their sights set on something more than a 2009 Western Slope League title.
