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Steamboat kayakers share 1st place in rodeo
Youths own C-Hole
The pros take to the water today, with the Paddling Life Pro Invitational and some of the best kayakers in the world setting up camp in Steamboat Springs. Sunday, though, it still was amateurs and locals who dominated the whitewater on the second day of the Yampa River Festival.
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More than 70 volunteers lay flags near veterans’ gravestones in Craig
Families, veterans and community members gathered Sunday night at Craig Cemetery to place American flags at 680 gravestones belonging to local veterans.
Tournament swarms Tennis Center in Steamboat
More than 50 children turnout for holiday play in Steamboat
Things were downright friendly Sunday between Tate Schroeder and Whitney Turley, two players in this weekend’s 12-and-younger circuit championships at the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs. The girls joined together and cruised to a victory in the doubles bracket.
Steamboat briefs: County commissioners will not meet today or Tuesday
The Board of Routt County Commissioners is not conducting county business today or Tuesday. The board is off today for the Memorial Day holiday.
Overtime for Scott employees would cost city nearly $25,000
Proposal would use city funds to have paving work resume later
Paying Scott Contracting three days worth of overtime wages and associated expenses in exchange for fall work starting after Labor Day would cost Steamboat Springs nearly $25,000, according to a proposal city officials will address this week. The Steamboat Springs City Council is scheduled to take on the topic Tuesday night at Centennial Hall.
Luke Graham: Ubaldo’s right arm
Baseball is a stat geek’s dream. It’s the perfect fit for over-thinkers whose minds never quit. There are endless scenarios, endless numbers, endless statistics and endless amounts of second-guessing. I’ve always loved the statistical side of anything. I still read box scores daily.
The Record for May 29
The Record for May 29
Sunshine spurs strong sales in Steamboat
Businesses see increased traffic during holiday weekend
Sunshine and holiday visitors translated into some much-needed good news for downtown businesses. At the tail end of a mud season filled with challenges from wet weather to the downtown repaving project, several Lincoln Avenue merchants reported strong sales Saturday and Sunday.
Jane McLeod: Touting tarragon
For centuries, herbs were regarded as essential to daily life. But the custom of growing herbs for culinary use largely died out by the mid-19th century, and soon after, knowledge about using herbs in cooking declined as convenience foods and table condiments increased in popularity.
Monday Medical: Healthy grilling season starts now
Although I know of several die-hard locals here in Steamboat Springs who grill year-round, even battling cold, wind and snow, most of us haul out our barbecue grill for outdoor cooking in the summer.
Steamboat kayakers share 1st place in rodeo
Youths own C-Hole
The pros take to the water today, with the Paddling Life Pro Invitational and some of the best kayakers in the world setting up camp in Steamboat Springs. Sunday, though, it still was amateurs and locals who dominated the whitewater on the second day of the Yampa River Festival.
Aging Well: Dinner and golf event celebrates hospice programs
It is said that life is best lived in the present. That adage is perhaps no more poignant than when the end of life is near. When a person’s fight is finished and their focus turns to peace — and the present — there is hospice.
