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Meteorologist: La Niña hints at abundant snow for Steamboat
Last visit from strong weather pattern left ski area with 489 inches at mid-mountain
“We’re expecting a strong La Niña, and the last strong La Niña treated Steamboat pretty well,” meteorologist Joe Ramey said Tuesday. That was the winter of 2007-08, when the Steamboat Ski Area recorded 489 inches of snow at mid-mountain.
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Steamboat sales tax collections up in July
City sales tax collections increased 1.7 percent in July compared with July 2009, marking the city’s first such increase — meaning, a positive change compared to the corresponding month a year earlier — since August 2008.
Hayden Tigers volleyball looks to rebound
Hayden High School volleyball coach Greg Johnson has been on both ends of the spectrum in his two years at the helm. Now in his third year, expectations are tempered with only two starters returning. But that doesn’t mean Johnson doesn’t expect to win.
Bull Bash event Sunday in Steamboat
Top-level talent expected at weekend Professional Bull Riders competition
Promoters of this weekend’s Rocky Mountain Bull Bash aren’t kidding when they say spectators can expect to see top-level talent inside the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena in downtown Steamboat Springs. The annual event will feature some of the sport’s top cowboys.
Steamboat Golf Club to join Patriot fundraiser
The Steamboat Golf Club plans to show its support for U.S. servicemen and servicewomen this weekend by participating in Patriot Golf Day.
Serafy, Podzemny earn golf wins at Break the Boat Skills Challenge
Ted Serafy and Dennis Podzemny took top honors last weekend in the Steamboat Golf Club’s second annual Break the Boat Skills Challenge.
Steamboat youth program in need of girls lacrosse players
Steamboat Youth Lacrosse is introducing a new program for girls in first through fifth grades.
Judge sentences Craig woman to jail term
Tausha Merwin to serve 30 days in Moffat County Jail
Judge Shelley Hill had stern words for Craig resident Tausha Merwin before sentencing Tuesday afternoon in Moffat County District Court. “I do not hesitate in telling you, do not come before me or Judge (Michael) O’Hara again, because you will not like it,” she said. Hill sentenced Merwin to serve 30 days in Moffat County Jail. Merwin was convicted July 14 of attempting to influence a public servant, a Class 4 felony, after a three-day jury trial. She pleaded not guilty to the charge Feb. 17.
Barbecue teams make large food donation to Craig kitchen
Like the taste of a good barbecue sauce, the first Colorado State BBQ Championship in Craig continues to resonate. St. Michael’s Kitchen was the recent recipient of “hundreds of pounds” of barbecued pork, brisket, ribs and chicken donated by teams from Friday and Saturday’s championship at the Wyman Museum. The kitchen, a non-denominational charitable organization of St. Michael Catholic Church, serves free food to the community from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays in the church basement, 678 School St.
Moffat County Commission discusses Vermillion plan
Moffat County Commissioner Tom Gray said he has a clear idea of how the efforts of local entities that developed the 1-percent drilling plan for Vermillion Basin should be viewed. Gray contends they are on the “moral high ground” for reaching a “balanced approach” to managing drilling in the area. But, several months after the Bureau of Land Management proposed keeping Vermillion closed to natural gas drilling in its resource management plan, Gray said many have raised eyebrows at the integrity of the decision.
Steamboat briefs: Investigation has stalled in South Routt goat shooting
The investigation into the case of two goats reportedly shot to death near Toponas has stalled. Routt County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Mellisa Baumgartner said there were no shell casings recovered and no obvious tracks on the ranch of Lara Jackson and Dave Cabell, where the goats were found shot Friday.
Steamboat's Sweet Pea works toward compliance
Yampa Street cafe gets building permit for bathroom expansion
Sweet Pea Market and Cafe is taking steps toward compliance with state and county building regulations. The business has more customer seating than regulations allow for a food establishment with only one bathroom.
Steamboat's Strawberry Park students learn cycling safety at bike rally
When Steamboat Springs resident Phil White lived in Fraser, he thought the steep dirt road outside his home wasn’t the ideal place to teach his 7-year-old daughter how to ride a bike. But on Tuesday, Simone smiled as she pedaled along the concrete paths of Strawberry Park Elementary School with her classmates.
Jennifer Schubert-Akin: Thanks to Freedom Conference attendees
The Steamboat Institute would like to thank the more than 300 people from all across the nation who attended our sold out second annual Freedom Conference this past weekend. It is extremely gratifying and encouraging to see the high level of interest in people who want to learn more about lower taxes, limited government, individual rights and responsibilities, free market capitalism and strong national defense.
Paul Mauro: Baumgardner should learn from Arizona visit
I spend half of my year in Arizona, so I read with interest the article about Rep. Randy Baumgardner’s recent visit to Arizona (“Border trip spurs debate,” Aug. 27, 2010, Steamboat Today). The new law in Arizona is not going to accomplish what many across the U.S. think it will. Nor will it do anything for the real problem with security at the border. I hope Mr. Baumgardner learned that.
John E. Worthen: Thanks for recognizing Seminars at Steamboat
We, the board of directors for the Seminars at Steamboat, were delighted with the Steamboat Pilot & Today’s editorial Aug. 29 (“A summer of opportunity”) recognizing the seminars as one of the outstanding events of this summer of opportunity in Steamboat.
How to bike race in Steamboat and Colorado
Competitive cycling can be an intimidating sport to enter, but the camaraderie, travel, participation in the outdoors, and high level of endurance training have kept me at it for the past 15 years despite numerous crashes along the way.
Steamboat police: Sexual assault report fabricated
A reported sexual assault against a teenage visitor to Steamboat Springs earlier in the summer was unfounded, police say, after the girl reportedly said that the incident didn’t happen.
New operators to take over Hilltop Sinclair gas station in Steamboat
Western Convenience Stores is taking over the Sinclair gas station and convenience store at Hilltop Parkway and U.S. Highway 40, the site’s owner said Tuesday. Local developer Jon Peddie, who owns the site with Jim Woods, said Centennial-based Western will become the new operators of the gas station and convenience store.
The Record for Aug. 30
4:33 a.m. A restraining order violation was reported to Steamboat Springs Police Department officers at the police station in the 800 block of Yampa Street.
Our View: Chief plan shows promise
On Friday, the Friends of the Chief group announced that it placed the downtown Steamboat Springs movie theater under a purchase contract with plans to make it a performing arts venue. As the Friends of the Chief makes plans, we want to make sure the group has plenty of time to answer questions central to making this venue a success.
Routt County weighs budget crunch against road maintenance
County officials immersed themselves in the lingo of road paving Tuesday — double chip-and-seals and wheel rutting — as they surveyed a preliminary Road and Bridge Department budget of about $9.6 million in hopes of finding a way to create room in the overall budget.
Meteorologist: La Niña hints at abundant snow for Steamboat
Last visit from strong weather pattern left ski area with 489 inches at mid-mountain
“We’re expecting a strong La Niña, and the last strong La Niña treated Steamboat pretty well,” meteorologist Joe Ramey said Tuesday. That was the winter of 2007-08, when the Steamboat Ski Area recorded 489 inches of snow at mid-mountain.
Joanne Palmer: My bad breakup with my Mac
In a moment of temporary insanity, I decided my morning routine needed a change, a shakeup, an about-face. I decided to redouble my efforts to break my morning computer habit. I stumble out of bed and there she is waiting for me — Miss Mac, my pretty white MacBook on the dining room table. Overnight she has learned to speak.
A life of death: The role and election of Routt County coroner
The county coroner is not required to carry a gun, wear flashy sunglasses and make pithy one-liners at crime scenes like in popular TV shows. What the Routt County coroner does requires a lighter touch and more empathy as he notifies the families of car crash victims and suicides and makes determinations on the cause of 40 or so unattended or suspicious deaths each year.
