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Salvador Santana to perform at Steamboat's Old Town Pub
Musician to open for New Mastersounds Thursday
Salvador Santana — whose father is pioneering fusion guitarist Carlos Santana — plays at 9 p.m. Thursday at Old Town Pub. Instrumental funk group The New Mastersounds headline the show.
Steamboat officials hope to parlay Olympic success into state funds for Howelsen
Call it medal fever, medal mojo or maybe just medal money. Whatever the term, there’s no doubt that city officials are seeing financial opportunities in the recent, extraordinary success of Steamboat’s Winter Olympians, particularly members of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team.
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by Mike Lawrence
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Steamboat's Johnny, Hilary Spillane expecting 1st child in fall
Lots of people are congratulating Johnny Spillane these days, and not just because he brought home three silver medals from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Johnny and his wife, Hilary, learned a few weeks before the start of the Olympics that they were going to have a baby.
Burlesque photo show opens today in Steamboat
Local artist Jessica Maynard chose Denver performance troupe as subject
Photographer Jessica Maynard saw Ooh La La Burlesque perform last fall and decided she wanted to do a photo shoot. A reception for the display is 5 to 9 tonight at RED Contemporary at the Sheraton.
Salvador Santana to perform at Steamboat's Old Town Pub
Musician to open for New Mastersounds Thursday
Salvador Santana — whose father is pioneering fusion guitarist Carlos Santana — plays at 9 p.m. Thursday at Old Town Pub. Instrumental funk group The New Mastersounds headline the show.
Joanne Palmer: Reading the dog stars
In celebration of this dog-loving town, I’ve provided some dog horoscopes for all you canines out there: Social networking on your DogBook account may bring you the help you’ve been waiting for and the support you need.
Steamboat officials hope to parlay Olympic success into state funds for Howelsen
Call it medal fever, medal mojo or maybe just medal money. Whatever the term, there’s no doubt that city officials are seeing financial opportunities in the recent, extraordinary success of Steamboat’s Winter Olympians, particularly members of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team.
Drop in drilling permits concerns officials
Moffat County saw a decrease in drilling permit applications filed by oil and natural gas companies in 2009. Some area officials say new regulations designed to better protect wildlife and the environment from potential harm caused by drilling for oil and gas are to blame, while others point to a downward economy or a drop in natural gas prices.
Yampa election to be reviewed
Town could call off election because of limited candidates
The Yampa Town Board is scheduled to discuss tonight whether the town needs to cancel its April municipal election for the third consecutive time. During a Yampa Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. today at Yampa Town Hall, Town Clerk Janet Ray plans to update the board on the number of petitioners seeking to join the board.
Education Fund Board to set budget tonight
Decision to determine 2010-11 school year allocations
The Education Fund Board is scheduled to set its 2010-11 budget tonight. The budget amount will determine how much the Fund Board, which disburses the city of Steamboat Springs’ half-cent sales tax for education, will allocate to Routt County school districts and community groups for next school year.
Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry to headline Lincoln Dinner
State Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry will visit Steamboat Springs this weekend to headline a lengthy list of speakers at local Republicans’ annual Lincoln Dinner. The Routt County Republican Central Committee’s fundraising event begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Steamboat Springs Community Center.
The Record for March 1
The Record for March 1
Ken Collins: It all evens out
When the 2002 Olympic flame skipped Steamboat on its way to Salt Lake City and went to Aspen instead, we were adult and had our own flame. When the Nordic combined team won silver the other night and Steamboat was never mentioned, I was upset, because we’ve heard Park City and Vail mentioned so often. Every “up close and personal” always starts with where they are from or train. Not so with our kids. But remember this: When it’s all over and everybody goes back home, those other athletes don’t get to return to Steamboat. I guess it all evens out.
Our View: County presents interesting growth plan
The Routt County Board of Commissioners shifted direction last week regarding 5-acre subdivisions in the county, expressing more openness toward the possibility of developers building those rural subdivisions outside the city of Steamboat Springs’ urban growth boundary.
North Routt charter school grant rescinded
School can reapply for funding to help build facility
Groundbreaking for the new North Routt Community Charter School won’t happen this spring, as originally planned. The Public School Capital Construction Assistance Board rescinded a $3.1 million Building Excellent Schools Today grant that was awarded in August to the charter school, school Director Colleen Poole said.
Law could end Wiggins’ run for Routt County sheriff
ACET leader to continue campaign while Hatch Act is examined
Garrett Wiggins is looking into a 1939 federal law that could prevent him from running for elected office, but he said he is continuing his campaign until the question is resolved.
Bud Rogers: Vote ‘yes’ on 700
The City Council, city staff and many others have been diligent in researching and negotiating the annexation of Steamboat 700. Danny Mulcahy and his mostly local design professionals have presented, through open houses and continuing information, development plans that try to help solve our growing affordable housing needs here in town.
Dennis Howard: Vote ‘no’ on 700
Can we please all stop abusing and overusing the phrases “affordable housing” and “attainable housing”? First of all, the definitions are way out of whack with what is really affordable for most people in this town. How many people do you know making $20 an hour on a year-round basis? How many young couples do you know who are making $80,000 a year or more? If you are, then consider yourself blessed, because if you look around town, a majority of the jobs are in the retail, restaurant and lodging sectors. Store clerks, housekeepers, front desk agents, maintenance people, waiters and waitresses, shuttle drivers, cooks and others who work in this town are not making $40,000 a year. A lot of these are unfortunately only seasonal jobs. These are the people on the front lines who give Steamboat Springs our great reputation for being a friendly town.
Junior Olympians take stage at Steamboat's Howelsen Hill
Event brings 77 Nordic combined athletes to town
If you can't get over the excitement of the Olympic Nordic combined competitions on TV last week, head to Howelsen Hill to see some of the best young competitors at close range.
Jimmy Westlake: Venus returns to the evening sky
It’s been nearly a year since Venus graced our evening sky. Venus spent last spring, summer and fall as our Morning Star, rising in the east an hour or two before the sun. Then, on Jan. 11, Venus passed behind the sun and entered our evening sky.
Commissioners discuss adding jail administrator
Sheriff asks county to consider adding person to oversee operations, increase efficiency
Members of the Routt County Board of Commissioners told Sheriff Gary Wall on Monday that they have no intention of creating a new position for a jail administrator. However, they agreed in principle with the need for one and said they might be willing to reclassify an existing position in the Routt County Sheriff’s Department to make it happen.
