Stories for October 20, 2009

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Times change, work doesn't for Steamboat's J.D.W.

Dewey, Janet Williams celebrate four decades with HVAC, cooling business

Dewey Williams hasn't run out of work in 40 years. Williams and his wife, Janet Williams, are celebrating four decades in business with J.D.W., a Steamboat Springs company that does a little bit of everything - heating and ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning, sheet metal needs and more.

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Slopeside Grill sold

Bill Banks confirmed as buyer; sale slated to close Nov. 3

Steamboat homeowner Bill Banks bought the restaurant, which had been owned by Chris Corna's family since his death in May. Jim Cook said the sale is scheduled to close Nov. 3.

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Committee collecting signatures to put Steamboat 700 to vote

First step taken toward city vote on Steamboat 700 annexation

It looks as if the Steamboat Springs City Council - regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 3 election - will put Steamboat 700 to a citywide vote rather than repeal the annexation if petitioners gather enough signatures to trigger the city's referendum process.

Broncos alumni set to return to Steamboat

Athletes will play exhibition basketball game Oct. 31

Football players to take on students, locals in Oct. 31 basketball game.

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Hayden 4th- and 5th-graders spend morning in Steamboat at Yampatika

Hayden Valley Elementary School fourth-grader Gabrielle Lewis spent part of her Monday morning writing a story while sitting in a tree. She was part of a group of fourth- and fifth-grade classes that took a field trip to Yampatika's Environmental Learning Center.

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Times change, work doesn't for Steamboat's J.D.W.

Dewey, Janet Williams celebrate four decades with HVAC, cooling business

Dewey Williams hasn't run out of work in 40 years. Williams and his wife, Janet Williams, are celebrating four decades in business with J.D.W., a Steamboat Springs company that does a little bit of everything - heating and ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning, sheet metal needs and more.

Steamboat Briefs: South Routt School District plans parenting classes

South Routt School District is hosting a parenting class titled "How to Motivate Your Child without Tearing Out Your Hair." The three-workshop series runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays starting Oct. 27 in the District Administration building behind Soroco High School.

Water workshop touts federal funding

Wednesday water meeting could benefit municipalities, HOAs

Variety of groups could benefit from a Wednesday workshop about federal funding, organizers said.

The Record for Oct. 18, 2009

Sunday, Oct. 18

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Luke Graham: Soroco's state title game

This is Soroco's red-letter game. It's the one Rams players, coaches and fans circled, highlighted and looked at prior to the season. Come Friday at 7 p.m., the 7-0 Soroco football team will meet the 7-0 Norwood team at Soroco High School.

Greyhound returns to Steamboat Springs

Bus will run daily from Salt Lake City to Denver on U.S. 40

After an absence of more than five years, Greyhound buses again will roll along U.S. Highway 40 between Salt Lake City and Denver. The daily service resumes today.

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Jimmy Westlake: Mars buzzes the Beehive

I received dozens of phone calls from excited folks last August after an e-mail made its way around the Internet announcing that Mars was about to make its closest pass by Earth in 50,000 years and would appear as big as the full moon in our sky.

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Focus turns to state pot laws

Department of Justice makes medical marijuana stance clear

Local medical marijuana users and dispensaries no longer need to worry about federal prosecutors. It's the state law that still preoccupies them. On Monday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that it will no longer be a priority to prosecute medical marijuana users who adhere to state law.