Stories for February 2, 2010

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Whiteman alumna dies in fire

Friends remember Lucy Causley for living ‘every day to the fullest’

Friends and former teachers of Lucy Causley’s at The Lowell Whiteman School described her as positive, bubbly, energetic, exuberant, enthusiastic, compassionate, tolerant and inquisitive. Lucille “Lucy” Grace Causley, a 2009 Whiteman graduate, died in a Saturday morning fire in Gunnison. A freshman at Western State College, Causley was 18.

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Asphyxiation ruled cause of death in Dady autopsy

Detectives, prosecutors will decide whether to file charges in Dady case soon

The results of an autopsy of Keith Dady confirm that the Steamboat Springs man died from the way he landed on the floor after a Dec. 4 scuffle with his friend and roommate.

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Whiteman alumna dies in fire

Friends remember Lucy Causley for living ‘every day to the fullest’

Friends and former teachers of Lucy Causley’s at The Lowell Whiteman School described her as positive, bubbly, energetic, exuberant, enthusiastic, compassionate, tolerant and inquisitive. Lucille “Lucy” Grace Causley, a 2009 Whiteman graduate, died in a Saturday morning fire in Gunnison. A freshman at Western State College, Causley was 18.

The Record for Jan. 31, 2010

Sunday, Jan. 31

Steamboat Briefs: Steamboat resident falls short in hug record try

Steamboat Springs resident Dagny McKinley’s quest to bring extreme hugging to the Winter X Games fell a bit short of her goal. McKinley tried Thursday to set a Guinness world record for most hugs in a 24-hour period.

Ski Time Square hearing today

Council to review development proposal, medical pot licenses

All signs indicate that a public review of the development plan for Ski Time Square, which has been tabled for months, will occur tonight at Centennial Hall. The Steamboat Springs City Council again is scheduled to review the proposed development at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.

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New gondola opens to public

Lift from Wildhorse Meadows to base area now operating

Colorado’s newest gondola opened to the public in a gentle snowfall Monday morning as Chris Wilson, a condominium owner at nearby Trailhead Lodge, ducked into the first cabin on the new Wildhorse lift, just down the hill from Steamboat Ski Area.

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Nordic skiers test skills

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club racers grab top results in Utah

Getting to the finals of the skate sprint event at the Junior Olympic qualifier, which was held at the Soldier Hollow 2002 Winter Olympics venue in Utah on Friday, was no easy feat. The races drew a field of 643 racers, including top college racers and at least one current Olympian.

South Routt laptop discussion continues

School district forms committee to consider student computers

The South Routt School District is forming a committee to consider buying laptops for students, but the plan may move slower than South Routt School Board President Tim Corrigan would like.

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Tom Ross: Surface hoar sings a siren’s song

Just when I thought I’d skied every kind of snow condition known to “Jackrabbit” Johannsen, I encountered something new Saturday. I’m calling it “whispering surface hoar.” I was fortunate to get patched into a group of nine hybrid snowmobile skiers for an outing up Buffalo Pass during the weekend.

Steamboat Springs School District hopes to avoid layoffs

Officials meet with staff, parents for input on budget shortfall

Steamboat Springs School District officials aren’t sure whether layoffs will be necessary to overcome an estimated $2 million shortfall in the 2010-11 school year budget. But Superintendent Shalee Cun­ningham hopes any poten­tial staff cuts could be accomplished through attrition rather than involuntary loss of employment.

Sales tax revenues drop $3.2M in 2009

City collections down about 16.3 percent from 2008

The city of Steamboat Springs collected about $3.2 million less in sales tax revenues in 2009 than it did in 2008, but the decrease falls within expectations and will not require reserve spending, a finance official said Monday.