Stories for November 14, 2009

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Steamboat wins playoff opener

If Friday’s 24-13 opening-round playoff win against Berthoud proved anything, it’s that this Steamboat Springs High School football team is so much more than the glitz and glamour of stats in a box score.

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Sailors football looks to Windsor

Windsor defeats Pueblo County, will come to Steamboat next

Steamboat Springs High School will probably host its second playoff game Nov. 21, Steamboat coach Aaron Finch said this afternoon.

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Joel Reichenberger: Sailors take advantage with big plays

Steamboat Springs High School got what it needed Friday night at Gardner Field — a 24-13 opening-round playoff victory against Berthoud — but it wasn’t always pretty. In a lot of ways, the Sailors struggled.

Aspen workers jump at starter condos

Studios, 1-bedrooms drawing most interest in affordable housing lotteries

Workers looking to gain a foothold in Aspen are helping keep one piece of the local real estate market booming — affordable housing.

Steamboat briefs: Scarf sales benefit breast cancer awareness program

Pink scarves are on sale at Epilogue Book Co., benefiting Yampa Valley Breast Cancer Awareness Program. The program provides funding for women in Yampa Valley with little or no insurance who are fighting breast cancer. Donations also are accepted. Donations of hand-knit or crocheted scarves can be made at Epilogue or by calling Jo at 846-2627.

The Record for Nov. 12

1:54 a.m. Police were called to a report of a suspicious car in the 3800 block of Whistler Road.

ACET hearing rescheduled for Thursday

Jorge Orduno-Acuna was prepared to go through a preliminary hearing on drug charges Friday, but the prosecutor’s mother reportedly suffered a sudden illness early that morning, and the case was postponed.

‘Baby and Me’ program provides incentives for mothers to quit smoking

This fall, six women graduated from “Baby and Me — Tobacco Free,” a program to keep women from smoking during and after pregnancy. Funded by a grant and led locally by Hope Cook, the prenatal coordinator for the North­west Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, the program gives expecting and new moms incentive and motivation to quit smoking and stay smoke-free.

Craig woman gets 60 days in jail for attempted theft

Craig woman Lori Wagner on Friday pleaded guilty to attempted theft and criminal mischief after she was accused of stealing more than $30,000 from a Steamboat Springs real estate company.

Lincoln Avenue work stops for winter

Contractors finish in the nick of time, dodging snowstorm

Construction on Lincoln Ave­nue/U.S. Highway 40 wrapped up for the season Thursday, one day before winter arrived in Steamboat Springs. This fall’s underground utility work was a prelude to next spring, when the asphalt pavement on Lincoln Avenue in downtown Steamboat will be replaced by concrete.

Bowling tournament celebrates local Special Olympics athletes

This afternoon, 35 athletes will march out to Olympic music, recite the Special Olympics oath and compete in a tournament that’s two months of training and more than 15 years of tradition in the making. The regional bowling tournament is for Special Olympics athletes from Routt and Moffat counties. Competition starts at 2 p.m. today at Snow Bowl

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Tom Ross: Lea wants to borrow your car

Lea Croteau is a professional sports car driver, and she wants to borrow your vehicle. And don’t be surprised if your set of wheels seems to have undergone an attitude adjustment when she returns it — Croteau knows how to accelerate out of the corners.

BOCES deficit lingers

Colorado statutes require school districts to have balanced budgets

The BOCES board approved the 2009-10 budget Thursday, carrying over a deficit of more than $34,000 from last year. BOCES will remain $34,000 in the red even after it applies $273,000 in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act federal stimulus funding and $44,000 in total payments from Steamboat Springs, Hayden and South Routt school districts for the Day Treatment Program.

Former detective’s case continued to Dec. 8

Ken Johnson’s charges stem from reported misconduct

The case against former Craig Police Detective Ken Johnson was continued Friday until 11 a.m. Dec. 8 in Moffat County District Court.

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Decorated veteran relives stories from World War II

At age 85 and a Craig resident, Ray Wagner still has strong feelings about World War II and the atrocities he said he faced and committed while overseas.