Stories for November 23, 2009

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Local girl collects shoes for Rwandan orphans

Boxes will be placed at schools, grocery stores, banks and at Bud Werner Memorial Library today in Steamboat Springs. If all goes as planned, the boxes will be filled with new and used Crocs and other shoes that will be sent around Christmastime by 11-year-old Reagan Mertz to an orphanage in northern Rwanda.

Del’s Jewelry holding final sale

After more than six decades of business in downtown Steamboat Springs, Del’s Jewelry is holding an extended, final sale to liquidate every item in the store. The sale began last week and continues through Jan. 9, 2010, Del Delhaute said.

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Del’s Jewelry holding final sale

After more than six decades of business in downtown Steamboat Springs, Del’s Jewelry is holding an extended, final sale to liquidate every item in the store. The sale began last week and continues through Jan. 9, 2010, Del Delhaute said.

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Relay For Life fundraising under way for 2010 event

If you wake up to find a neon green toilet sitting in your front yard, don’t be alarmed. It’s not a prank or an insult, and it’s all in good fun, said Shannon Samuelson, Craig Relay For Life committee co-chair.

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Pueblo Central becomes focus for Steamboat football

Now it’s official. After the Steamboat Springs High School football team advanced to the semifinal round of the Class 3A state football playoffs Saturday afternoon, with a 31-7 victory at home against Windsor, the Sailors can talk about a trip to face Pueblo Central.

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Diet and fitness class starts today at Tennis Center

Surely, come Friday morning — maybe even Thursday afternoon — plenty of people across Steamboat Springs will come to regret how much they just ate. Those who are likely to swear an oath of future health can get a head start today, however.

Mike Lawrence: Eyes on South Africa

In the summer of 1994, when I was 16, I saw soccer fans for Argentina, Greece and Nigeria line Route 1 outside of Boston for more than a mile, singing, blowing horns and banging drums while walking to Foxboro Stadium.

County Agenda for Nov. 23

Scheduled business of the Routt County Board of Commissioners

County agenda for Nov. 23

Deb Babcock: Your garden in winter

At the annual meeting of the Yampa River Botanic Park, Karen Vail was the featured speaker and discussed the various microclimates we can create in our gardens to accommodate various plants, expanding the range of things you can grow here.

Steamboat briefs: BOCES evaluation set for tonight at special meeting

The leadership of the Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services will be evaluated during a special meeting tonight.

Partners in Routt County seeks adult volunteers

Sunday’s third annual “Pig-Out 4 Partners” event to benefit Partners in Routt County served two purposes, said Executive Director Libby Foster. Foster said 10 percent of the proceeds from the day’s business at Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, given to Partners, would provide the youth mentoring organization with some much-needed funding. And she hoped it would improve Partners’ visibility in the community.

Monday Medical: Hold your weight during the holidays

Some of us here at Yampa Valley Medical Center are teaming up to help keep one another from overeating this holiday season. We have stepped up on a scale to weigh ourselves for the Holiday Hold-Off Challenge.

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Local girl collects shoes for Rwandan orphans

Boxes will be placed at schools, grocery stores, banks and at Bud Werner Memorial Library today in Steamboat Springs. If all goes as planned, the boxes will be filled with new and used Crocs and other shoes that will be sent around Christmastime by 11-year-old Reagan Mertz to an orphanage in northern Rwanda.

The Record for Nov. 21

The Record for Nov. 21