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No break for Steamboat skier Michaela Frias
It’s been a busy summer for Steamboat Springs cross-country skier Michaela Frias. She has spent days dryland training, logged hours on roller skis and traveled to the Regional Elite Group camp in Park City, Utah. And she has been invited to the National Elite Group training camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.
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by John F. Russell
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Steamboat coffee shops change owners, get new menus
Tasha and Al Compos admit they picked a bad week to start their new business in Steamboat Springs. After the couple bought and renovated the Spill the Beans coffee shop on 13th Street, they held a grand opening party six weeks ago that coincided with the road repaving on Lincoln Avenue.
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by Scott Franz
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High-speed chase ends when car rolls down embankment
Craig man reaches 90 mph in pursuit
A 46-year-old Craig man led Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a car chase that reached 90 mph on the west end of Steamboat Springs on Sunday evening, ending when the man drove off a 50-foot embankment and rolled his vehicle.
16-year-old boy dies in Yampa River
A 16-year-old boy died Saturday in the Yampa River behind the Kampgrounds of America in Craig, the victim of an apparent drowning. Jeremy Ashton, a Moffat County Sheriff’s Office investigator, said the boy was Craig resident Shannon Wenger. Wenger was with a group of friends who were walking through a tributary pond of the river on the Northwest Ready Mix property east of Craig, Ashton said.
2nd annual Lid Jam in Craig raises skate awareness in honor of late Shane Braselton
Breyden Clark, 11, and Samuel Walls, 10, walked to the event table filled with prizes Sunday at the Craig skate park during the second annual Lid Jam. They set their skateboards down and asked Lid Jam organizer Kenny Stacy if there were any helmets left. “You guys always need to wear these, OK?” said Stacy as he pulled out two of the last three helmets from under the table and handed them to the boys.
Elissa Greene: Dance troupe, Keb’ Mo’ perform at Strings
There are only three more weeks of music and a few chances to see and hear fabulous music at the Strings Music Pavilion this summer. On Friday night, three-time Grammy Award-winner Keb’ Mo’ will sing and play the blues.
Circus back in Hayden after 15 years
Portion of the sales go back to the Chamber for community promotion
The circus is returning to Hayden. The Hayden Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus during performances at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dry Creek Park.
The Record for July 31
The Record for July 31
Steamboat Springs School Board to consider opposing measures
School Board says Proposition 101 and Amendments 60, 61 would reduce revenues
The Steamboat Springs School Board tonight will consider a motion to oppose three anti-tax ballot measures that will be posed to Colorado voters in November. The measures, Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61, are citizen-led initiatives aimed at decreasing taxes and government spending.
Aging Well: Healing in the saddle
Riding a horse might be the last thing a person recovering from surgery or injury, or coping with a chronic condition, might imagine doing. If a person likes riding or is interested in learning, however, not only is it possible, it’s a good idea.
County Agenda for Aug. 2 and 3
County Agenda for Aug. 2 and 3
Groups to host workshop on Aug. 28 for caregivers
Aging Well, a program of the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association and the Routt County Council on Aging, will host an all-day workshop Aug. 28 for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
Lodwick 2nd at Nordic combined event in Park City, Utah
Steamboat skier makes late charge at backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships
Steamboat Springs’ Todd Lodwick charged late in Sunday’s backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow in Park City, Utah, but it wasn’t enough.
Luke Graham: A refreshing athletic perspective
When Freestyle America founder Nick Preston talked about remembering Hannah Kearney as a 9-year-old with freckles and pigtails, it wasn’t hard to see that not a ton has changed in Kearney as she prepared to water ramp at Bald Eagle Lake on Thursday.
Deb Babcock: Importance of eradicating weeds
There’s an old gardening saying that a weed is only a weed when it’s in a place where you don’t want it. However, in the case of several noxious weeds in the Yampa Valley — some of which have beautiful flowers — it’s a weed wherever it grows.
Steamboat coffee shops change owners, get new menus
Tasha and Al Compos admit they picked a bad week to start their new business in Steamboat Springs. After the couple bought and renovated the Spill the Beans coffee shop on 13th Street, they held a grand opening party six weeks ago that coincided with the road repaving on Lincoln Avenue.
Steamboat cyclists at home in Wyoming
Boniface takes 1st place in Laramie race as Steamboat riders fare well
Just how much cushion she built on the field, Kelly Boniface didn’t know Saturday as she pedaled madly down the Wyoming singletrack. She could only be sure of one thing: There was no one in front of her.
Monday Medical: Risks of bacterial meningitis
Two years ago, Tyler Johnson, a fifth-grade student from Steamboat Springs, was flown by helicopter from Yampa Valley Medical Center to a Denver hospital. Tyler had become seriously ill with a high fever and a rapidly spreading rash on his feet.
