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Gravel pit opponents speak up
Commissioners to consider pre-application Tuesday evening
Opponents of a proposed gravel pit south of Steamboat Springs have caught wind of the project they thought was dead in the water four years ago. The Routt County Board of Commissioners will review a pre-application for the Steamboat Sand and Gravel Mine and a subsequent land preservation subdivision Tuesday.
Stories
August sales tax down more than 20 percent
Lodging, sporting goods, retail all take significant hits compared to August 2008
Steamboat Springs sales tax decreased 20.4 percent in August compared to August 2008, placing the city's year-to-date collections at about 17.2 percent - or about $2.3 million - less than last year.
Steamboat Briefs: SkyWest Job Fair to be held Tuesday at The Haven
SkyWest Airlines is seeking to hire new agents at Yampa Valley Regional Airport and will hold a Job Fair on Tuesday at The Haven at 800 S. Sheldon Lane in Hayden.
Parrotheads put on Art'n the Park'n Lot
Once inspired by the seafood and creole culture of the Gulf Coast, local artist Peggy Green's inspiration has evolved into sweeping Wyoming horizons and quaint Colorado churches.
Aging Well: Getting vitamin D from sun too risky, doctors warn
Vitamin D has been making a lot of headlines lately. It's long been known that vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium to build healthy bones. The vitamin prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia (soft bones) in adults. Together with calcium, vitamin D also protects against osteoporosis and the risk of bone fracture.
Chix defend Oktoberfest title
Local women's hockey team set to open season Nov. 6
The Chix with Stix women's hockey team of Steamboat Springs is still more than three weeks away from the official start to its 18th season. But the ladies got off to a good start when they traveled to Breckenridge Sept. 18 to 20 and defended their B1 division Oktoberfest Women's Hockey Tournament title.
The Record for Oct. 10, 2009
Saturday, Oct. 10
Deb Babcock: Dividing perennials in the fall
Now is a good time to propagate many of the perennials in your garden if they've become overgrown, if you just want to have more of a particular plant or if they seem to have lost some of their heartiness.
360 partner faces unrelated foreclosures
Virginia-based Hank Wilton is reorganizing his assets, local Realtor says
Developer Hank Wilton, the majority partner in the proposed 360 Village project seeking annexation into Steamboat Springs city limits, is the subject of three foreclosure filings in the Routt County Public Trustee's Office.
Gravel pit opponents speak up
Commissioners to consider pre-application Tuesday evening
Opponents of a proposed gravel pit south of Steamboat Springs have caught wind of the project they thought was dead in the water four years ago. The Routt County Board of Commissioners will review a pre-application for the Steamboat Sand and Gravel Mine and a subsequent land preservation subdivision Tuesday.
Monday Medical: SportsMed celebrates 20 years
You could say I learned about SportsMed the hard way by becoming one of its first patients. In October 1989, I fearfully entrusted my damaged knee and newfound sense of mortality to Bob Carlson, the physical therapist who founded SportsMed and served as its first director.
