Stories for July 19, 2010

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Republican sheriff hopefuls share platforms at North Routt forum

Republicans Nick Bosick, Garrett Wiggins discuss education, cooperation

Nick Bosick and Garrett Wiggins said that no matter what happens in the Republican primary for Routt County sheriff, the important thing to them is to unseat the incumbent.

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Steamboat U-18 soccer places 2nd at tournament

Boys soccer team edged out in finale Sunday

The Steamboat Springs en­­­try into the U-18 division of the Steamboat Mountain Soccer Tournament, which wrapped up Sunday afternoon in Steamboat Springs, didn’t accept second place lightly. The team lost, 1-0, to Utah-based Red Hot FC. It didn’t take much longer before the team was back to laughing, however, putting its run in perspective.

The Record for July 17

The Record for July 17

Steamboat briefs: Local groups reach out to returning service members

The Routt County Veterans Affairs, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4264 in Steamboat Springs and American Legion Post 44 in Steamboat would like to meet and greet local sons and daughters returning from military service.

Monday Medical: 10 things to know about YVMC

The first thing you might not know about YVMC is that we are a nonprofit hospital. We consider it our responsibility to serve the community. In addition to medical services, YVMC offers many other benefits to the community that are either free or at a very affordable cost.

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Elissa Greene: Kaeshammer brings bebop to Strings

With five weeks left in the season, there still are plenty of opportunities to enjoy fabulous music at the Strings Music Pavilion. Jazz pianist and singer Michael Kaeshammer will close Wednesday's program with his signature bebop sound.

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Luke Graham: Baseball is alive and well

It’s been talked about to no end. Baseball in mountain communities such as Steamboat Springs, Vail and Summit County presents unique challenges. The winters are long, the summers are short, and there are a vast number of other things to do.

Steamboat Springs Rodeo Series results for July 16 and 17

Steamboat Springs Rodeo Series results for July 16 and 17

Deb Babcock: What’s up with the worts?

One day while on weed patrol, one of the Yampa River Botanic Park staffers asked, “What is with all these worts: soapwort, lungwort, mugwort, dropwort, sneezewort. What does wort mean?”

Volcker brings economic wisdom to Steamboat

Former Federal Reserve chairman will participate in moderated discussion Thursday

Paul Volcker’s visit to Steam­boat Springs might have as much to do with the fish waiting to be caught in Routt County rivers as it does with the fate of the U.S. economy. In addition to being former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve and an economic adviser to President Barack Obama, Volcker is an avid fly fisherman. He’ll speak Thursday at the second event of the summer Seminars at Steamboat series.

Aging well: Disability awareness highlights challenges, opportunities

As the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities act approaches, it’s a good time to think about challenges facing people with disabilities or, taking awareness one step further, to imagine having a disability.