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Steamboat ministries take fresh approaches to community
There are two schools of thought with churches today: old vs. new, said Matthias Krier, pastor at United Methodist Church in Steamboat Springs. He described the old as traditional and unwilling to change, while the new offered fresh perspective and shifted some control from clergy to parishioners.
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by Jack Weinstein
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Afternoon
Sailors football smashes past Pueblo Central
Team beat Central, 35-7, for bid to state 3A title game against Valor Christian
Steamboat Springs High School defeated Pueblo Central, 35-7, in Saturday's 3A semifinal playoff game in Pueblo. The Sailors football team will play Valor Christian for the state title at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Legacy Stadium in Aurora. Steamboat, who had seen its season end twice in the past four years in Pueblo, put together its best performance of the year.
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by Luke Graham
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Chief Plaza going up for sale
Owner placing downtown movie theater on the market
The Chief Plaza Theater is going up for sale. Jon Sanders, principal with Ski Town Commercial Real Estate, said last week that owner Michael Barry would place the Lincoln Avenue building on the market.
Crafts for the holidays in Steamboat
A few years ago, Diane Davis sat down in her kitchen with a hot glue gun, a pile of holiday evergreen wreathes, a collection of decorations and her forgotten creative side. That craft-a-palooza left her family and friends with holiday wreathes, and it left Davis with what would become the Steamboat Arts & Crafts Gym.
Our View: Time for 700 education
The Let’s Vote committee has gotten the required number of verified signatures, and all that remains — if the petition is not challenged — is the Steamboat Springs City Council’s decision about whether to kill the Steamboat 700 annexation ordinance or send it to city voters.
Steamboat ministries take fresh approaches to community
There are two schools of thought with churches today: old vs. new, said Matthias Krier, pastor at United Methodist Church in Steamboat Springs. He described the old as traditional and unwilling to change, while the new offered fresh perspective and shifted some control from clergy to parishioners.
Disorder has made life hectic for Steamboat Springs athlete
Stephen Remillard is a marathon runner. He knocked off his first last year, the San Francisco Marathon. One thing that’s kept him running is his association with the International Essential Tremor Foundation and Remillard’s own drive to raise awareness for the disorder that has affected his own life.
Search and rescue teams gear up for the winter
Had people managed to get lost last weekend along the stretch of U.S. Highway 40 that crosses Rabbit Ears Pass, or buried under the 2 or 3 inches of snow that partially covered the rocky terrain, there likely would have been good news. The army of search and rescue volunteers that canvassed the area would surely have found them.
Joel Reichenberger: Ski goals revisited
I expect this to become a tradition, at least so long as I never actually fulfill any of the goals I’m about to lay out. I laid out a series of objectives last year as the ski season got under way, and come April, I had not come all that close to fulfilling most of my plans.
Steamboat Springs High School's season-defining series
As defining a season as it has been up to this point, maybe the most defining moment of the Steamboat Springs High School football team’s season came midway through Saturday’s Class 3A semifinal game against Pueblo Central.
Valor advances through its defense
Sailors, Eagles to face off in finals at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Legacy Stadium
Valor Christian, who came into the Class 3A semifinals with an offense that could be compared to Steamboat Springs High School's, used a little defense Saturday against Mountain View, advancing to Saturday’s state championship with a 21-7 win.
John F. Russell: Jumping returns with thrills
Willy Graves’ smile stretched from one ear to the other after he landed at the bottom of Howelsen Hill’s big jump Friday afternoon. “This is totally like Christmas morning,” Graves said with no attempt to hide his excitement about getting to ride the “big hill” at Howelsen.
Logging set for areas hit by pine beetle infestation
A massive tree-removal project will affect areas including Spring Creek, Fish Creek, Burgess Creek and the base of Steamboat Ski Area in an effort to mitigate hazards created by the bark beetle epidemic.
Business File: Young Professionals names inaugural board
The Young Professionals Network of Steamboat Springs has selected its inaugural board to guide the network’s future. The community development committee is under the umbrella of the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association, began in April 2009 and has 118 members representing 82 companies in Yampa Valley, a news release stated.
The Record for Nov. 27
8:27 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a car crash in the 2000 block of Pine Grove Road.
The Jail Report for Nov. 21 to 27
The following is a list of people booked into the Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.
Breckenridge cops cracking down on aggressive skiers
Local police officers could be more noticeable on the lower slopes and terrain parks at Breckenridge Ski Resort this winter to enforce the Colorado Ski Safety Act.
Vail Valley locals lobby for late bus
This is not just about drinking — that’s what members of a Facebook group focused on bringing ECO Transit’s late night bus service back to Colorado’s Vail Valley are saying.
Vail developments going green
Bob Trotter, general manager of the Vail Valley’s Westin Riverfront Resort, has been in the hospitality business a long time. He’ll be the first to acknowledge it’s not the most environmentally-efficient industry in the world. But his latest job is different.
Steamboat briefs: Horizons services seeking volunteers
Horizons Specialized Services is seeking volunteers to serve as mentors to individuals with developmental disabilities. Volunteers spend at least three hours a month with Horizons clients. Activities can include hiking, biking, bowling, swimming, fishing, walks and more. If interested, call Rebecca Hanson at 879-4466, ext. 111.
Best of the Web: Stagecoach sewage
I know that when my wife and I purchased our house in North Routt, we looked at several of the vault houses in Stagecoach. We decided at that time that we wanted nothing to do with that system. It seems to me that a “vault” for your sewage is just trouble waiting to happen. What do you do the week that your vault is full and no one will come out to clean it for you do to weather, fuel shortage, expense etc.?
Rich Lowe: It doesn’t add up
While mathematics was not my strongest subject in my academic career, I do understand basic math. I wonder if Rep. John Salazar understands that the math he cited in the Nov. 22 Steamboat Pilot & Today simply doesn’t add up. Here is why:
Noreen Moore: Thanks Pilot
Thank you to Suzanne Schlicht and Justin Hirsch of Steamboat Pilot & Today and its staff for their enormous assistance in producing the Routt County Livability Index (RCLI). Their efforts alongside the generosity of our major sponsors of Routt County, Colorado Mountain College, Department of Local Affairs and numerous private companies enabled us to produce the second edition of the RCLI.
School lunches for Nov. 30 to Dec. 4
School lunches for Nov. 30 to Dec. 4
Looking Back for Nov. 30, 1934
U.S. 40 highway in Northwest Colorado will receive considerable work, it is understood from the appropriations for road work in 1935.
On the Market: Existing home sales grow in October
The National Association of Realtors reported that existing-home sales showed a gain in October thanks in part to homebuyer tax credits.
Tax credit could multiply home sales
1st-time, current homeowners can take advantage of legislation
Steamboat Realtors are optimistic that the combined effect of twin federal tax credits for homebuyers could unstick a portion of the local real estate market.
One Steamboat Place logs $15.25 million in 1st round of closings
The Steamboat Springs real estate market received a qualified boost Monday when the first 13 condominium sales closed at One Steamboat Place for a combined $15.25 million.
Ben Beall: Observations upon returning from Latin America
My wife, Millie, and I just returned from 27 months in the Peace Corps working in the Andes of Bolivia and the rain forests of Costa Rica. We are glad to be home, and in this week of Thanksgiving, we believe that every one of us needs to give thanks for our good fortune to live in the U.S.
