Lead stories
Evening
Silver ends Lodwick's Olympic drought
Years of frustration end for Steamboat Springs Nordic skier
After 18 years, five Olympics and more setbacks than most athletes will see in a career, Todd Lodwick finally has his medal. “I’m going to wear it everywhere,” Lodwick said about the silver the Americans won Tuesday in the Nordic combined team event. "I’m going to cherish this medal.”
- Share
- Discuss
-
by John F. Russell
at 7:58pm
US Nordic combined team takes silver
Medal is US's 1st in team event
Tuesday’s silver medal performance has to rank up there as a defining moment of these 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The Austrians won gold, finishing in 48 minutes and 55.6 seconds, just 5.2 seconds ahead of the Americans. The Germans won bronze, 19.5 seconds behind the Austrians.
- Share
- Discuss
-
by Luke Graham
at 6:19pm
Stories
Steamboat's Fletcher to get Olympic start today
19-year-old will compete in individual Nordic combined event
With two silvers in the Nordic team’s bag and a keen eye on the future, 19-year-old Taylor Fletcher will take Brett Camerota’s place in the large hill Gundersen individual event. The event begins with trial jumps at 10 a.m. and the competition jump round at 11 a.m. Mountain Standard Time.
Shell halts Yampa water bid
Oil company withdraws application filed in Steamboat in December 2008
Shell Oil Co. said Tuesday that it is abandoning its quest for water rights on the Yampa River to develop oil shale production, citing delays in the project because of the global economic downturn.
Steamboat briefs: Minor injuries in tow truck, plow truck head-on crash
There were only minor injuries after a big-rig wrecker and a Colorado Department of Transportation plow truck hit head-on between Yampa and Phippsburg at about 7:45 p.m. Friday.
The Record for Feb. 22
1:44 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to a request for an ambulance in Steamboat Springs. A 24-year-old woman was taken to the hospital and died. Officers said the death was possibly the result of a drug overdose, but an autopsy is planned for today.
Mark O’Reilly: Vote ‘yes’ on 700
First, a disclaimer. I have no connection to the groups either for or against the Steamboat 700 annexation. I’ve made an effort to become informed, and based on the facts as I understand them, I support the Steamboat 700 annexation. I find the tactics of those opposing the annexation to be fear-based rather than fact-based.
Diane Brower: Vote ‘no’ on 700
How do the citizens of our community deal with the myths, assumptions and half-truths that confuse and cloud the Steamboat 700 annexation question on the mail-in ballot vote to be returned by March 9? Although the Steamboat 700 annexation agreement document is confusing, complicated and incomplete, it contains the only commitments that the developer will have to abide by.
Our View: Vote ‘yes’ on Referendum A
The carefully and expertly negotiated Steamboat 700 annexation agreement — already approved by City Council and the Planning Commission — offers the city a chance for smart, master-planned growth in the area we long have identified as the place for future residential expansion. City residents should vote ‘yes’ on Referendum A.
Routt County hires communications director
Tim McMenamin scheduled to start work with county March 8
After a period of flux in the Routt County Communications Department, Timothy McMenamin said he hopes to bring stability to the position as he takes control of the department March 8.
Steamboat’s infill options debated
Director: Available city lots face zoning, location challenges
The city’s most recent build-out analysis cites 3,111 buildable lots within current city limits. Whether those lots can meet affordable housing needs depends on whom you ask.
Crowds at Gondola Square, Olympian Hall cheer on Nordic team
When the Olympic Nordic combined team competition was decided in the final kilometer Tuesday in Whistler, British Columbia, Steamboat Springs fans stood on their feet in Gondola Square and Olympian Hall to salute the sterling silver performances of Brett Camerota, Todd Lodwick, Johnny Spillane and Billy Demong.
Camerota proves himself as strong 4th
It’s easy for Brett Camerota to get lost in the big picture. He was the youngest member of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team to compete in Tuesday’s Nordic combined team event. He’s surrounded by the mountains in the sport, among three world champions in Todd Lodwick, Johnny Spillane and Billy Demong.
CMC won’t change location in Steamboat
Officials decide against relocating college campus
Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus will stay put, the Board of Trustees decided after a discussion during a special teleconference meeting Friday.
Back-and-forth race ends in 2nd for Nordic team
Slower skis, Austrian power prevent US team from gold finish
The U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team’s silver-medal performance Tuesday in the team event went a long way toward erasing bad memories from the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games.
Joanne Palmer: My Olympic dreams live
I’m training for the XXII Olympics! I’ve decided to go for a spot on the U.S. Curling Team in 2014. All the years I’ve been sweeping the kitchen floor, I thought I was just cleaning the house. Little did I know I wasn’t cleaning but training. No longer will I regard housework as a necessary evil, something to avoid at all costs or, gulp, a chore.
Anderson grabs 3rd as Telemark event wraps up
Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Telemark skiing coach Shane Anderson helped put on the show that was the Telemark World Cup event that descended on Steamboat Springs this week. And Tuesday, as the race wrapped up its three days in Steamboat with a bright and sunny day of racing at Howelsen Hill, Anderson stole that show.
Sailors rally against Thunderbirds to avoid upset
Steamboat advances in state tourney; will face No. 1 Longmont
Steamboat Springs guard Charles Wood said there was no place he’d rather be. He was happy to be there, and so was his team. Wood came through with 6 seconds remaining and sank two free throws, capping a Sailors rally and avoiding a tough first-round loss Tuesday night in the Class 4A state basketball tournament.
John F. Russell: Good neighbor, great role model
Some of us can spend our entire life looking for a positive role model. You know — the kind of person who can tell you the best way to live your life without words, or lectures. The kind of person who reaches out without hands, yet touches us in a way that guides us to new heights.
VNA receives Snowball grant
Funding will help organization maintain services in 2010
The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association got some much-needed assistance Tuesday. Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. presented the VNA with the second annual $25,000 Snowball Community Grant during a reception at The Steamboat Grand.
Jimmy Westlake: The Gemini twins
High overhead on early evenings of late winter you’ll find a close pair of bright stars, nearly equal in brightness. Upon seeing these stars, one would not be surprised to learn that they always have been associated with the mythological Gemini twins.
Sports briefs: Club hockey advances after win
The Moffat County Bulldogs club hockey team recently completed a road sweep of Telluride.
Steamboat woman sentenced in marijuana case
Jensen will get 30 days in jail or treatment facility, probation
A Steamboat Springs woman who was charged with cultivation of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute, as well as possession of psychedelic mushrooms, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail or a treatment facility and 150 hours of public service.
Sant’Ambrogio dazzles with orchestra
Watching cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio play the Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major on Sunday was a chance to watch a musician fall in love all over again with a piece she’s known for years.
