Steamboat Today: Stories for August 8, 2010

Steamboat's Ride 4 Yellow event draws massive crowd

More than $300,000 was raised and collected for cancer-fighting charities during Sunday’s Ride 4 Yellow event, where 200 riders, including Lance Armstrong, rode 26 miles from Dumont Lake on Rabbit Ears Pass, past the lakes of Routt County’s backcountry, over the top of Steamboat Ski Area and down, to the top of the gondola, where a large crowd awaited.

Crash near Craig sends two to hospital

Brandon Cumberledge, 17, of Colorado Springs, and Gladis Anel Soto Aragon, 28, of Craig, were hospitalized Saturday with serious injuries that were not considered life-threatening after their cars collided on U.S. Highway 40, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol.

Dick Morrissett: Count your blessings

It was a dream come true to return to Steamboat Springs to celebrate our daughter Heather and her husband John Fairless’ 13th wedding anniversary. Steamboat isn’t the same as it was in 1975 when we purchased our Rockies condo, which we kept until 2004.

The Record for Aug. 6

New subdivision plan emerges on Steamboat’s west side

The partners in the proposed Sunlight Subdivision were holding their breath throughout the long community debate about the annexation agreement for Steamboat 700 in 2009. Now the sun has risen on a new day for the developers.

30 years after Olympic letdown, teammates bike Ride 4 Yellow

1980 U.S. Olympic eight-man rowing team in town for race

The men of the 1980 U.S. Olympic eight-man rowing team are friends today, 30 years after they came together, because they are uniquely suited to one another. That relationship will be on display today on the Continental Divide Trail during the inaugural Ride 4 Yellow bike ride.

Christopher Woytko: Why I ride

I ride for three initials taped on my handlebars: MLW. I wrote those words about a month ago in preparation for today’s Ride 4 Yellow event. This week, I added another set of initials: AC.

Steamboat Springs Running Series Mount Werner Classic results

Joel Reichenberger: Believing in Lance

Lance Armstrong is certainly no stranger to Colorado, but still today, when he visits to ride in the inaugural Ride 4 Yellow event, all of Steamboat Springs will stand a little straighter, chest puffed out a little more.

200-mile long Wild West Relay ends in Steamboat

Race a true test of endurance

Runners streamed down the Butcherknife Trail one by one, but they poured onto the dirt track at Steamboat Springs Middle School by the hundreds Saturday afternoon. All told, 117 teams took part in the seventh annual Wild West Relay.

Gary Hofmeister: Certain things never change

As I’ve noted before, my move to the center/right direction of the political spectrum came shortly after graduation, but my feelings on racial equality and indeed, equality of opportunity, have not budged an inch to this day. Please note the dramatic separation of these two concepts as opposed to forced equality, which it appears our president and groups such as the NAACP now are promoting.

Morgan Peterson: Thanks for cameras

I am writing this letter as a response to the article written by Jack Weinstein in April (“High school seeks manual film cameras for photography class,” April 28 edition of Steamboat Today) that asked the community of Steamboat Springs to donate manual film cameras to the high school in support of its photography program.

Our View: Water rates merit more explanation

The Steamboat Springs City Council was presented a study last week that recommends substantial and sustained water and wastewater rate increases for all customers. If approved as recommended, the typical residential water bill for a single-family home that uses 7,000 gallons of water per month would increase 14 percent in 2011.

Steamboat briefs: Library seeks storytellers and designers

Bud Werner Memorial Library is launching Story-time for Grown-ups this fall. Participants will spend an hour in Library Hall listening to contemporary and classic short stories read aloud by some of the Yampa Valley’s finest voices.

Commission advises to retain Routt County Judge Garrecht

Surveys and interviews used in review of Routt County Court judge

Routt County Judge James Garrecht has been tending court for 24 years, all in Routt County, but when voters are asked to vote whether to retain him in the November election, it will be tantamount to the flip of a coin.

Steamboater to plan celebration to recognize 10th Mountain Division’s Colorado ties

Steamboat Springs resident Nancy Kramer said she was late to submerge herself in her father’s military history. But since she took a trip with him to the 10th Mountain Division’s memorial on the top of Tennessee Pass in summer 1978, she hasn’t looked back.

Steamboat's SmartWool, Big Agnes, Honey Stinger attend retailer show

Steamboat Springs-based Honey Stinger energy foods company, which soon will start shipping its latest waffle creation, was among the 1,040 exhibitors who packed the Salt Palace Convention Center for the annual Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.

Business File: Free seminar focuses on working for government

The Colorado Procurement Technical Assistance Center hosts a free seminar about how to do business with the government from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bogue Hall at the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus. Topics will include registering for bid opportunities, completing registrations, avoiding pitfalls and marketing to government agencies.

The Jail Report for July 31 to Aug. 6

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.

Steamboat's low census response would harm funding

Babette Dickson was shocked to hear that Steamboat Springs’ and Routt County’s 2010 census response rates were so low. As of April 27, the most recent figures available, only 38 percent of Steamboat residents had responded to the 2010 census.

Stagecoach Master Plan update in limbo

Funds cut by commissioners; long-range planner laid off

An update of the Stagecoach Master Plan would be the first thing added back to the county planning agenda if the resources were available. But after the long-range planner was laid off and the office remains busy with other projects, it’s unlikely that will happen any time soon.

Hayden Reader of the Week: Dylan Brady

Hayden Public Library proudly announces its eighth and final Reader of the Week for the 2010 Summer Reading Program, Make a Splash at Your Library. Dylan Brady, 6, has won the honor. His parents are Brandon Brady and Trish Warner.

Laurie Hallenbeck: Hayden news for Aug. 8

Happy birthday wishes to Mariah Doolin, Ilda Booco, Connie Bell, Melissa Camilletti, David Hayden, Michelle Hoza, Jason Dorr, Sam Jenkins, Joanne Kelley, Sabatina Scura, Tori Montieth and Jack Redmond.

Lila Rider: Oak Creek/Phippsburg news for Aug. 8

Sympathies to family and friends of Gordon Miles, who passed away here Friday. Love and prayers from everybody at the Doak Walker Care Center.

Class notes: Steamboat graduate earns Bachelor of Arts from CU

Graham Hogrefe, a 2006 Steamboat Springs High School graduate, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in May from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Looking Back for Aug. 9, 1935

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen and make your fortune in Hahn’s Peak gold. In a lurid and misleading if not absolutely fraudulent circular being scattered by thousands throughout the country, C.T. Ahlstrand, who says he is a Realtor in Greeley, is again at the old game of gathering in the shekels of the unwary. This time, he has picked on Hahn’s Peak because of its glorious past.

Stories for August 8, 2010

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1980 U.S. Olympic eight-man rowing team in town for race

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1980 U.S. Olympic eight-man rowing team in town for race

Race a true test of endurance

Surveys and interviews used in review of Routt County Court judge

Funds cut by commissioners; long-range planner laid off

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