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Town challenged in Steamboat summer cycling series
Wednesday’s Storm Peak Challenge, the toughest race in the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Race Series, pushed riders like no other event does, driving them up slopes so steep that many in the usually iron-willed field were reduced to hopping off their bikes like mere mortals.
No injuries in small kitchen fire Wednesday night
Residents at Dream Island Mobile Home Park put out the small fire with a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrived.
The Record for Aug. 9
1:16 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of an abandoned car at a gas station in the first block of Anglers Drive.
Advocates Building Peaceful Communities to host annual fundraiser
Advocates Building Peaceful Communities' annual fundraiser is Saturday in its traditional format of food, drinks and chocolate. The 26th annual Decadent Desserts is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at The Steamboat Grand.
Dave Gerard makes annual pilgrimage for Steamboat shows
As Dave Gerard drove into the Rocky Mountains for five live performances this weekend, the New England native had a new addition riding in the backseat. Two-year-old Ada, his first child, is joining him on tour for the first time.
Logging resumes at Steamboat Ski Area
Beetle-killed tree-removal operation is largest to date
During the next two months, logging crews will be removing an estimated 100 acres of trees, and numerous hiking and biking trails will be closed below Thunderhead Peak.
2 men charged with harassment after jail fight in Steamboat
Man who stabbed teen at library, victim's brother charged with harassment
Adam Huber, the man serving a six-month sentence for stabbing a 14-year-old boy in the hand at Bud Werner Memorial Library in April, was involved in an altercation July 30 with the boy’s older brother, William Ellifritz.
Steamboat senior-living facility hits $40 million
Developers seek permit for care center along Walton Creek Road
The developers of a more than $40 million senior-living facility off Walton Creek Road enter the city approval process in earnest Thursday night when they go before the Steamboat Springs Planning Commission seeking a development permit.
Crews reach 85-percent containment on Cedar Fire
Fire crews have achieved 85-percent containment on the Cedar Fire, a blaze near Cedar Mountain, five miles northwest of Craig, the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit reported late Wednesday. The fire began about 11 a.m. Tuesday on Bureau of Land Management public land at the base of Cedar Mountain on Moffat County Road 7. It’s been described as a “wildland urban interface fire.” “Fire crews made good progress with mop-up and fireline reinforcement today,” according to fire authorities. “However access to parts of the fire was hampered by steep, rough terrain. No support with retardant was necessary and there has been no fire growth.”
Woman taken to hospital after ATV rollover
A 44-year-old woman was taken to Yampa Valley Medical Center with injuries not considered to be life-threatening after she rolled her all-terrain vehicle Tuesday in North Routt County.
USA Pro Cycling Challenge field finalized
136 riders to come through Steamboat Springs on Aug. 26 and 27
The 136-rider field for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was finalized Wednesday morning in anticipation of the Aug. 22 to 28 race, which will be in Steamboat on Aug. 26 and 27.
Adult league softball standing for Aug. 9
Standings and results for Steamboat Springs adult league softball.
Town Challenge makeup race set for Wednesday at Steamboat Ski Area
Just because it took a week longer doesn’t mean the Storm Peak Challenge hill climb will get any easier. Originally scheduled for last week but washed away because of rain, the fifth of seven Town Challenge Mountain Bike Race Series events is rescheduled for Wednesday.
Joanne Palmer: New rules for an uncool mom
I have my life back, and I don’t want it. Let me explain. My son, the child formerly known as Peter, has morphed into a teenager and doesn’t need me anymore. He prefers hanging out with his peeps instead of me.
Jimmy Westlake: Perseids compete with Fruit Moon
Two of my favorite things happen in early August: The serviceberries ripen, and the Perseid meteors shoot across the sky. I spend my waking hours scanning the high branches for the sweet Rocky Mountain berries and what should be my sleeping hours scanning the skies for shooting stars.
Seminars at Steamboat returns Thursday with Tamar Jacoby
Tamar Jacoby will speak at 5 p.m. Thursday at Strings Music Pavilion. Tickets are free and available for pickup at 4:15 p.m. at the pavilion.
Steamboat youths work through grief with photography projects
Under her photograph of a paint-splattered flowerpot, 13-year-old Rachael Green had printed the words “Free. Imagination. Joy.” On Friday, Rachael admired that photo on the wall of Kneading Hands massage studio, where it hung along with about 20 other photographs by her and several peers.
The band plays on at Hahn's Peak Ranch
The Routt County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to let the band play a little later at Hahn’s Peak Ranch wedding receptions but also set limits on when to get the party started.
Steamboat briefs: Defensive driving class for new motorists is offered
Steamboat Springs High School students who want to park a vehicle on campus or apply for open campus privileges in the 2011-12 school year are required to take a 4.5-hour Alive at 25 defensive driving course.
Barb Parnell: Fight obesity
Colorado is officially the leanest state in the nation, with a 19.8 percent adult obesity rate, according to the “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future” report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health released in July.
Our View: Officials must stand for transparency
The principle of open government took a blow last week from a disturbing Colorado Court of Appeals ruling that opens the door for public bodies like school boards and city councils to conduct secret ballots to make decisions that impact the people they were elected to serve.
Tests in store for Steamboat bike course
A 2-acre parcel of vacant grassland between Whistler Park and Walton Creek was empty Tuesday afternoon, with the exception of an occasional neighborhood resident walking a dog along a singletrack trail.
Moonhill Dairy is reviving a Routt County tradition
Out of sight, in a remote corner of the Elk River Valley, 13 new arrivals from Missouri and Idaho are making a daily contribution to reviving Routt County’s dormant dairy industry. John Weibel, who raises grass-fed beef under the Rockin J Pastures brand has added dairy cows to his operation at Moonhill Dairy.
