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Steamboat Doubles Volleyball Tournament starts Friday
Denver-based Volleyball of the Rockies has put on the Steamboat Doubles Volleyball Tournament for the past 10 years and has seen its tournaments continue to grow. The event, formerly the Powderkeg Tournament, is in its 29th year in Steamboat Springs and kicks off Friday.
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by Luke Graham
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Long-running Steamboat golf event continues quest against breast cancer
For more than 11 years, Linda Danter has been working to raise money, to raise awareness and to lift spirits as part of the grass-roots golf tournament she helped start. This year’s Rally for the Cure is scheduled to take place Tuesday at the Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club.
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by John F. Russell
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Steamboat City Council to consider relaxing aspects of vacation home rental policy
The Steamboat Springs City Council took the first step Tuesday toward relaxing fees and parking constraints on the operators of licensed vacation home rental properties, but not before it heard from passionate constituents on either side of an issue that has stirred a stew of emotions for more than a decade.
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The Record for July 6
12:34 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of an argument between a man and a woman at the bus stop near Dream Island Plaza. Officers gave one of the people a courtesy ride.
Hayden town manager offered Arizona job
Russ Martin plans to review the contract with his family before making a decision
Russ Martin said this evening that he hadn't received word or a contract from Camp Verde. He plans to review the offer with his family before making a decision but said he will probably take the job if the contract is acceptable.
Romanoff questions Bennet's campaign contributions in Steamboat visit
Democratic Senate candidate points out oil, gas contributions to opponent
The Democratic candidate for Senate criticized the campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry to his primary opponent, Michael Bennet.
Routt County OKs conservation parcels
$6.1 million will purchase development rights on 9,400 acres
Routt County’s purchase of development rights program is poised to increase its total conserved acreage by 68 percent in the next 11 months after the Routt County Board of Commissioners acted Tuesday to earmark $6.1 million in dedicated conservation tax dollars to conserve 10 rural land parcels.
Steamboat's lodging 75 percent full during holiday weekend
Steamboat Springs’ lodging was 75 percent full Saturday, according to the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association’s lodging barometer. That amounts to 10,300 visitors in town.
Steamboat Doubles Volleyball Tournament starts Friday
Denver-based Volleyball of the Rockies has put on the Steamboat Doubles Volleyball Tournament for the past 10 years and has seen its tournaments continue to grow. The event, formerly the Powderkeg Tournament, is in its 29th year in Steamboat Springs and kicks off Friday.
Armstrong commits to Steamboat's Ride 4 Yellow
David Nagel, the event director for the Aug. 8 Ride 4 Yellow fundraising event, confirmed Wednesday that Lance Armstrong was scheduled to ride. The 26-mile ride along the Continental Divide trail is about half full, and organizers are bracing for a jump in interest now that the cycling legend will participate.
Susie Makens: Voting against school spending on carpet
Thank goodness someone has sense on the Steamboat Springs School Board. Denise Connelly is the only one to vote against the approval of spending money on carpet.
Craig P. Kennedy: Clarifying the difference between Access Anything and STARS
In light of the recent article in the Steamboat Today regarding the adaptive fishing camp that just took place in Steamboat Springs, I would like to clarify the roles and responsibilities of Access Anything and STARS (Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports).
Tracy Barnett: Downtown cleanup went to waste
On July 1, 80 Mainstreet Steamboat Springs volunteers gathered to pick up trash, wash windows, sweep sidewalks and gutters, and help make downtown sparkle for our summer guests. Following the Fourth of July parade, I was extremely disappointed to see that those efforts were for naught.
Our View: Engelken served community well
A working-class man who sought to represent working-class Steamboat Springs, Jim Engelken had an admirable record of civic service here that came to an end Tuesday night at Centennial Hall.
July Fourth Ski Jumping Extravaganza results
July Fourth Ski Jumping Extravaganza results
Boost in retail sales expected in Moffat, Routt Counties
Yampa Valley Partners Director Kate Nowak thinks the economy may be taking a turn for the better based on recent gross retail sales forecasts. Nowak and Scott Ford, director of the Routt County Economic Development Cooperative, have predicted a boost in retail sales in both Moffat and Routt counties, according to Yampa Valley Partners’ third quarter regional economic forecast newsletter. Gross retail sales in Moffat County are expected to top $35.8 million dollars in July, a 4.9-percent increase from 2009, according to the newsletter.
Steamboat briefs: Food preservation demo Saturday during farmers market
Master food safety advisers will demonstrate how to properly can and dehydrate foods at the Routt County Extension kitchen in the Courthouse Annex, next to the Mainstreet Farmers Market.
Steamboat cyclists finish strong in Breckenridge
Switchbacks, climbs no match for riders
Kelly Boniface was running out of gas on the final 45-minute stretch of Sunday’s Firecracker 50 bicycle race in Breckenridge, but she didn’t even think of stopping her titanium Moots Zirkel mountain bike. Boniface was one of several Steamboat cyclists who finished the race Sunday.
Joanne Palmer: What’s in a purse?
As a child, I was amazed my mother could produce a tissue on demand. Whenever one of her children had a runny nose, a spot of blood or sticky hands, my mother produced a tissue out of her purse. Now, I do the same, but my purse is less of a purse and more of a miniature suitcase.
Long-running Steamboat golf event continues quest against breast cancer
For more than 11 years, Linda Danter has been working to raise money, to raise awareness and to lift spirits as part of the grass-roots golf tournament she helped start. This year’s Rally for the Cure is scheduled to take place Tuesday at the Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club.
Steamboat briefs: Mount Werner Road paving begins; work to last 10 days
The city of Steamboat Springs starts paving today on Mount Werner Road from Montview Lane to Mount Werner Circle.
The Record for July 5
12:23 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a noise complaint in the 400 block of Ore House Plaza where a group of people reportedly were running around and pounding on the floor. Officers gave them a verbal warning.
Computer analysis delays Loggers Lane case
Routt County Sheriff’s Office investigator Mike Curzon said a computer analysis is taking longer than expected in the Loggers Lane Owners Association investigation.
