Stories for September 30, 2009

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Candidates divided on financing issue

Council hopefuls gather for Rotary forum

Candidates for Steamboat Springs City Council were split on whether major capital projects should go to a vote at a Tuesday forum hosted by the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club.

Calls for vote on 700 continue

Council worries about proposed Steamboat 700's housing costs

City Council members gave initial support Tuesday night to the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation, but developers were asked to address a number of issues before returning for final consideration.

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Calls for vote on 700 continue

Council worries about proposed Steamboat 700's housing costs

City Council members gave initial support Tuesday night to the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation, but developers were asked to address a number of issues before returning for final consideration.

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Candidates divided on financing issue

Council hopefuls gather for Rotary forum

Candidates for Steamboat Springs City Council were split on whether major capital projects should go to a vote at a Tuesday forum hosted by the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club.

Tim Rowse: A kind act

Good Samaritans are alive and well.

Tom Williams: Council listened

We, the residents of West Acres Park, would like to thank the members of the City Council for their personal interest in our concerns about the New Victory Highway.

Our View: Road work worth the headaches

Commuting through downtown Steamboat Springs got a lot more stressful with this week's commencement of a major Lincoln Avenue resurfacing project. But our short-term pain will net long-term gains for the city, its residents and its visitors.

Head-on crash victim from Hotchkiss

The man killed in a head-on crash near Toponas on Monday afternoon has been identified as 48-year-old Todd Moore, of Hotchkiss.

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Wild Horse Gallery art auction starts Friday

Wild Horse Gallery accepting bids in-house and online

More than 100 pieces of Western-themed art will be part of an online and silent auction starting Friday at Wild Horse Gallery. Most of the gallery's 50 or so artists suggested a few pieces to be included in the auction.

Donations of pink scarves sought

Donations of pink scarves are appreciated to benefit the Yampa Valley Breast Cancer Coalition, which will sell the scarves at Epilogue Book Co. to raise funds for the annual Bust of Steamboat event.

No new policy for 131 plowing

Service on South Routt road to remain same as past 25 years

The Colorado Department of Transportation will continue to plow Colorado Highway 131 at the same levels as the past 25 years, officials said Tuesday. The only change is a set of new signs announcing the policy.

Steamboat Briefs: Grant funds available for food, shelter programs

Steamboat Briefs: Grant funds available for food, shelter programs

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Man encounters mountain lion on Quarry Mountain trail

Mountain bike rider Dave Dietrich wasn't sure how he should feel Monday evening after coming across a full-grown mountain lion on Emerald Mountain.

151 absent from middle school Tuesday

Variety of illnesses to blame; district, health officials to meet Friday

School district officials said 151 of Steamboat Springs Middle School's 497 students were called in sick or sent home Tuesday. With 30 percent of students absent, the Steamboat Springs School District reached a threshold it established to discuss closing the school.

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Joanne Palmer: The art of quirky behavior

I love odd behavior. I love it so much I keep a running list of strange habits and quirky behavior in a notebook on my desk. On my list are things like, "Wearing a baseball cap to bed," "Can't kiss in the bathroom," and "Sorting M&M candy by color."

The Record for Sept. 28

The Record for Sept. 28