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Pioneer Picnic in Oak Creek continues tradition
Generations of Routt County families gather for annual event
The price of admission was just a covered dish, but what Routt County residents took away from Sunday’s Pioneer Picnic was far more valuable. South Routt historian Mike Yurich said families who homesteaded areas of Routt County as early as the 1880s started the annual picnic about 1900.
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by Jack Weinstein
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Craig woman’s trial to begin
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Lightning cause behind fires
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Pioneer Picnic in Oak Creek continues tradition
Generations of Routt County families gather for annual event
The price of admission was just a covered dish, but what Routt County residents took away from Sunday’s Pioneer Picnic was far more valuable. South Routt historian Mike Yurich said families who homesteaded areas of Routt County as early as the 1880s started the annual picnic about 1900.
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The Record for July 10
The Record for July 10
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he Hayden Activity Center is open 6 to 11 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 4 to 11 p.m. Saturdays. Activities include pool, foosball, pingpong, video games and basketball.
Deb Babcock: Create a moveable feast
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Monday Medical: Sleep disorder can harm health
Years ago, I asked our then 4-year-old son whether his little sister’s loud crying the previous night had wakened him. “Not me, Mom,” he replied. “I was wide asleep.” What a perfect description for the sleep disorders that afflict as many as one-third of our population.
County Agenda for July 12 and 13
Routt County Board of Commissioners agenda items for Monday and Tuesday
Strings Music Festival offers classical, bluegrass and more
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Steamboat Springs Rodeo Series results for July 9 and 10
Results for Friday and Saturday's Steamboat Springs Rodeo Series
Down economy, election could create empty seats for Steamboat Planning Commission
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