Obits
Births
- Lisa Shafer and Jim Landers, Steamboat Springs, a boy.
- Meghan Camilletti and Ruddy Camilletti, Boulder, Milner, a girl.
- Barbara and Michael Kelly, Steamboat Springs, a girl.
- Kirsten Denise Vice and Douglas David Nesja, Craig, a girl.
- Bobbi and Robert Gilbert, Ankeny, Iowa, twin boys.
- Tanya Easter-Ranftl and Robert Ranftl, Clark, a boy.
Couple events
- Sweetland Anniversary
- Zopf and Ciak Engagement
- Simmins and Scherer Engagement
Stories
Paonia girls basketball, Holyoke boys take titles
Local high school basketball teams all fell short in their bids for state championship glory, but teams with local ties were much more successful.
The Record for March 13
The Record for March 13
County Agenda for March 15 and 16
County Agenda for March 15 and 16
Hurt Routt County man picked up by Flight for Life helicopter
A 44-year-old Routt County man was taken from the North Routt backcountry by a Flight For Life helicopter Saturday night after injuring his leg in a snowmobiling accident. The group of four Routt County men, described as experienced snowmobilers, were riding in the Quaker Mountain.
Steamboat Ski Area weathers high winds
Gusts that closed lifts Sunday morning not forecast to return today
The gusting winds that closed Steamboat Ski Area lifts Sunday morning are not forecast to return early this week. The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction is forecasting sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s for today and Tuesday, with “calm” winds of less than 10 mph both days.
North Routt Coureur des Bois proves popular, challenging
In many ways, the North Routt Coureur des Bois is an old-fashioned kind of race. The fastest racers all tore up the 90- and 45-kilometer courses using skate-ski style Sunday. But with a steady and seemingly long-lost rhythm, dozens of skiers assaulted the sixth annual race on classic skis.
Steamboat’s Paley grabs 3rd in World Cup event
Steamboat Springs teenager Lorin Paley was third Saturday in a telemark World Cup event at Granpallars Espot, Spain.
Steamboat baseball starts season slow
The Steamboat Springs High School boys baseball team had a rough weekend, falling Saturday at Cedaredge, 11-0.
Sailors tennis splits weekend matches
The Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team split a pair of weekend matches, falling to Colorado Academy, 2-5, on Friday before bouncing back to beat Denver East, 5-2, on Saturday.
U.S. Nordic combined team wraps up season
Despite no podium finishes at King’s Cup, 2009-10 memorable
There were no podium finishes for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team members Sunday at the season-ending King’s Cup in Norway, but the winter of 2009-10 will nonetheless be remembered as the greatest in this country’s Nordic history.
Steamboat briefs: Steamboat School Board to discuss budget tonight
The Steamboat Springs School Board meets at 6 p.m. today at Centennial Hall, 124 10th St., for a meeting featuring an overview of the Steamboat Springs School District’s 2010-11 budget.
All 13 Craig businesses screened pass alcohol checks
Alcohol compliance checks were recently conducted as a collaboration of the Moffat and Routt counties Grand Futures Prevention Coalition, the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, and the Craig and Steamboat Springs police departments.
Monday Medical: SportsMed earns designation
While hundreds gathered in Gondola Square and at Howelsen Hill on Feb. 25 to watch the final Olympic Nordic combined event, a more intimate gathering took place at Yampa Valley Medical Center’s SportsMed gym. SportsMed recently was named an official medical provider of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams.
Party caucuses set for Tuesday in Steamboat
Community gatherings set stage for delegates, party platforms, candidates
As Democrats in Washington, D.C., attempt to push reform legislation through the House of Representatives and Republicans work to block a bill they don’t support, health care also will be a primary topic of discussion in much smaller venues Tuesday at party caucuses across Routt County.
Aging Well: Downsizing does not have to be daunting
Downsizing is a process we undertake, to various degrees, throughout our lives. Still, as we age, we seem to accumulate more stuff while growing more attached to items that have accompanied us throughout the years.
Luke Graham: Rules for March
The dawn of the NCAA basketball tournament always symbolizes the start of spring and warm weather. The tournament might be one of America’s top five sporting events. Tight games, upsets, Cinderella runs and the 5 vs. 12 games are all things we love in the first week.
Hoopsters headline Steamboat fundraiser
Event will raise money for Boys & Girls, Optimist clubs
The Harlem Ambassadors are bringing their basketball hijinks to Steamboat Springs. The team will participate in a fundraiser Tuesday night for the Boys & Girls Club of Steamboat Springs. The event is at 6 p.m. at Steamboat Springs High School.
Deb Babcock: Cool tools for your garden
Walk into any gardening or hardware store and chances are you’ll be confronted with rows of weird-looking gardening implements. How do you choose the best tool for the job? Here are nine cool tools that should serve the majority of your needs.
Routt County government Web site hacked
Tech official: No personal or sensitive information accessed in weekend incident
Routt County’s information systems director said no personal or sensitive information was accessed when hackers posted messages and logos on Routt County’s main public Web site during the weekend.
Entertainers prepare to take stage in Hayden
Bunkhouse Bull Session planned for April 16 at fairgrounds
Cowboy poets and musicians are gearing up to shoot the bull — again.The second Bunkhouse Bull Session is planned for April 16 in Hayden, again at the Routt County Fairgrounds, again the night before the North Western Colorado Bull Sale and again to raise money for Routt County 4-H.
