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Mad Dogs win men's hockey league title
Van de Carr solid in goal as team takes men’s league championship
Pete Van de Carr credited his teammates but was quick to assert that he got lucky. OK, call it luck, if he insists. Whatever it was, it ensured Sunday’s men’s league championship game wouldn’t be close. Van de Carr was solid in goal for most of the game helping lift the Mad Dogs to the title.
Base area businesses trying to stay afloat
Efforts are under way to revive business activity at the base of Steamboat Ski Area, but some establishments are struggling to bridge the gap until those efforts pay off. City officials announced that base area sales tax revenues dropped about 10 percent in January.
Stories
Rockslide closes I-70 for 17 miles in Glenwood Canyon
Interstate's closure in creates possible detour via U.S. 40 through Steamboat
U.S. Highway 40 through Steamboat Springs is one detour route for vehicles after last night's rockslide on I-70 near Glenwood Springs.
The Record for March 6, 2010
Saturday, March 6
Steamboat Briefs: Bridge across Trout Creek closed today until June
The bridge over Trout Creek on Routt County Road 33 (Twentymile Road) will be closed until June 1 starting today, Routt County Road and Bridge Department Supervisor Paul Draper said.
Seminars at Steamboat announces 2 speakers
Economy, international relations experts to speak this summer
At their first event almost seven years ago, organizers of the Seminars at Steamboat were worried if anyone would show up to hear international relations expert Joseph Nye speak.
Mad Dogs win men's hockey league title
Van de Carr solid in goal as team takes men’s league championship
Pete Van de Carr credited his teammates but was quick to assert that he got lucky. OK, call it luck, if he insists. Whatever it was, it ensured Sunday’s men’s league championship game wouldn’t be close. Van de Carr was solid in goal for most of the game helping lift the Mad Dogs to the title.
Emergency medical services train with mass casualty scenarios
Once a year, the Moffat County Emergency Management Council organizes a training exercise to test protocols and cohesion among several agencies, including the Craig Police Department, Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, Craig Fire/Rescue, The Memorial Hospital EMS, Search and Rescue and dispatch.
Deb Babcock: Hardy plants for a dry season
If the snowfall remains as light through the rest of the season as it is now, we may be in for a dry summer in 2010. Therefore, as you look at the plant catalogues for new flowers to place in your garden, consider some of the more drought-tolerant varieties that have proven hardy here in our zone 4 mountain environment.
New teachers face uncertain futures in Steamboat
School district could cut budget by nonrenewal of probationary contracts
Morgan Peterson understands the reality of her situation. In her second year as an art teacher at Steamboat Springs High School, she’s one of many “probationary” teachers in their first through third years with the Steamboat Springs School District.
Monday Medical: Try nutrition from the ground up
You might say that the American Dietetic Association is getting back to nature for National Nutrition Month in March. This year’s theme is “Nutrition from the Ground Up,” which is a good reminder to all of us that eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans will create a healthy diet base.
Sports briefs: Tigers basketball earns No. 7 seed, will face Holyoke at state
Hayden boys basketball team begins tournament play Thursday as CSU-Pueblo
The Hayden High School boys basketball team found out Sunday what exactly its regional championship victory had earned it. The Tigers will play starting Thursday in the state basketball tournament in Colorado State University — Pueblo’s Massari Fieldhouse.
Compromise reached on sage grouse
Interior secretary crafts approach to give bird greater protection
Short of designating the sage grouse as threatened or endangered, the compromise crafted by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar embraced the latest science indicating that grouse need help to avoid extinction in the face of energy development, grazing and house-building.
Steamboat 700 campaign tops $100K
Developers continue heavy spending for annexation votes; Let’s Vote reports $4K
Supporters and opponents of the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation continued their heavy campaign spending in February, pouring thousands of dollars into local media outlets and businesses in an effort to spread their messages leading into the final days of the election on Referendum A.
