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Steamboat's elk season strong for some, empty for others
The 2009 elk and deer season is about to enter the fourth quarter, and how things are going depends on who you ask. Jon Wade aside, for instance, drove to some ground a buddy had given him permission to hunt on, walked over a ridge and took a shot almost immediately.
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by Joel Reichenberger
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Steamboat artists donate pieces to benefit Arts Council fundraiser
A call for art by the Visual Arts Committee brought in about 50 donations from about 50 artists. That work opens for early viewing and bidding from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Depot Art Center. The selection includes paintings, photos, glasswork, fabric art and pottery.
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by Margaret Hair
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YVMC surveys senior housing need
YVMC has targeted local baby boomers and senior residents with a survey about the demands for senior living for their parents. A first batch of postcards went out in the mail, and anyone interested can return the postcard to receive the survey.
SteamboatPilot.com, ExploreSteamboat.com receive upgrades
SteamboatPilot.com and ExploreSteamboat.com users will notice a new look and improved functionality to both sites beginning today. SteamboatPilot.com's new look starts with its flag and menu bars and continues all the way down to a redesigned video player, improved search function and revised calendar tool.
Steamboat briefs: College workshop to be held in Oak Creek today
College in Colorado will provide free college preparatory workshops from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at Soroco High School. The workshops will include information about planning for college, including test prep, how to apply to and how to pay for college, said Bridget Black, a spokeswoman for College in Colorado.
Steamboat's elk season strong for some, empty for others
The 2009 elk and deer season is about to enter the fourth quarter, and how things are going depends on who you ask. Jon Wade aside, for instance, drove to some ground a buddy had given him permission to hunt on, walked over a ridge and took a shot almost immediately.
Steamboat 700 petitioners submit 600 signatures
Let's Vote committee required to collect 829 signatures by Nov. 12 to force referendum of annexation
The committee that hopes to bring the city of Steamboat Springs' annexation of Steamboat 700 to referendum submitted its first collection of signatures Tuesday. City Clerk Julie Franklin confirmed Wednesday that the committee, known as Let's Vote, has submitted 14 petitions, which the group says contain more than 600 signatures.
Steamboat artists donate pieces to benefit Arts Council fundraiser
A call for art by the Visual Arts Committee brought in about 50 donations from about 50 artists. That work opens for early viewing and bidding from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Depot Art Center. The selection includes paintings, photos, glasswork, fabric art and pottery.
Swiggart a High School Heisman finalist
Kylee Swiggart has been named one of 20 state finalists for the 2009 Wendy's High School Heisman Award. More than 50,000 seniors applied nationwide, and 10,848 were selected as finalists.
Hermacinski eyes council presidency
Economic development, growth issues on council's priority list
Cari Hermacinski is making no secret of her aspirations to be the next president of the Steamboat Springs City Council. Hermacinski won re-election Tuesday against former City Council President Kevin Bennett. Kenny Reisman and Jim Engelken, who also is a former councilman, won their races and will be the only new members to join the body when it meets Tuesday for the first time since the election and begins to chart a course for the next two years.
The Record for Nov. 3
The Record for Nov. 3
Athlete of the Week: Mitch Lekarczyk
Why Lekarczyk: The Steamboat linebacker had five tackles in a 58-13 win against Buena Vista on Friday. In the season, Lekarczyk is leading the Sailors with 10 tackles a game. That number also puts him seventh in Class 3A.
Joanne Palmer: Foot-long hot dogs and the Tippler
Don't expect to find anything healthy to eat at a college football game. No one is selling veggie burgers, smoothies or fruit salads. You can, however, expect to find foot-long hot dogs, brats and burgers glistening with grease.
Hans Cartin receives federal prison time for gun, drug charges
Steamboat man to serve 8 years
A Steamboat Springs man arrested in a December raid was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun and possession of and intent to distribute cocaine.
BOCES won't handle No Child Left Behind funds
Money will go directly to school districts
The Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services will not be given federal No Child Left Behind Act funding for title programs to disburse to its six member school districts. A letter Wednesday from Robert Hammond, the deputy commissioner of the Colorado Department of Education, stated that the funds would be distributed directly to the districts instead of through BOCES.
More mail-only elections likely for primaries, odd years
Routt County's first election conducted exclusively with mail ballots isn't likely to be its last. That means an all-mail-ballot format may continue to be used in August primary and November odd-year elections in Routt County.
