News for Sunday, August 21, 2011

Routt County Fair comes to a close

Tuf Garcia only needed one word to describe what it was like to clutch the reigns of his quarter horse as it thundered across a freshly groomed oval track Sunday in Hayden. “Fast,” said the first-place open sprint finisher after he was handed a belt buckle.

Old Town Hot Springs hosts appreciation day in Steamboat

Recognizing that he had only three full days until he’d be back in a classroom in Steamboat Springs, Jack Strotbeck wasted no time going down waterslides and eating free food at Old Town Hot Springs on Sunday.

$675 stolen from Holy Name Catholic Church

A Holy Name Catholic Church staff member called police Friday to report that $675 had been stolen from a church safe sometime between Aug. 14 and 16.

Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series results for Aug. 19 and 20

Luke Graham: The future of NCAA football

It has had to be harder for the University of Miami to stomach. Opposed to Ohio State University or the University of Southern California, Miami’s latest transgressions seem more critical to the fabric of the NCAA.

County Agenda for Aug. 23 and 23

Monday Medical: Team up to manage concussions

The school year is about to start in Routt County. For many students, this means playing fall sports.

Deb Babcock: Bring garden colors indoors

Vegetable and fruit gardeners have learned how to preserve their garden bounty beyond the short harvest season through canning, freezing and other methods. Flower gardeners can do the same thing, too, for their colorful flowers, grasses, seed heads and foliage.

USA Pro Cycling Challenge starts Monday

Deep field to race across Colorado in inaugural event

The USA Pro Cycling Challenge field, widely viewed as the deepest and most talented field to compete on U.S. soil, begins Monday and for the next seven days will travel along some of Colorado’s most scenic roads.

Running Series: Continental Divide Trail Run results

Steamboat Springs Running Series race Sunday

Sunseri shines in crowded Running Series race in Steamboat

16-mile Divide trail run brings out top performances

Steamboat Springs athlete Nicholas Sunseri proved yet again that he’s tops in town this summer, blasting the 16-mile Continental Divide Trail Run to the tune of a course record and another first-place finish.

Cowgirl steals hearts, wins buckle at final rodeo of Steamboat season

Five-year old Katie Jo Knez has spent the summer flying up and down Brent Romick Rodeo Arena on her trusty steed Duke, and on Saturday she locked down a season championship in pee-wee barrel racing.

Steamboat celebrates completion of Beall Trail on Emerald Mountain

A group of those who helped guide the project gathered Saturday to dedicate the trail, to toast the hard work they’d invested in it and to celebrate bicycling.

Brian T. Kelly: Join School Board

We are fortunate to live in a community that values and supports education. However, we now find ourselves in a situation where 9 days before petitions must be submitted to the district election official, not one interested party has come forward.

John F. Russell: Facing life's challenges, 1 climb at a time

Fabio Calabria started racing bicycles when he was 12 years old, just more than a year before he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The athlete will be racing in this week’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

Dave Carley: Chemical troubles

Perhaps with the extent of the beetle-kill our eyes have become immune to what otherwise would be an obvious defoliation of the landscape.

Joel Reichenberger: Dismal future for college sports

I’ve been a passionate fan of college sports for each of my 29 years, and it’s been the rivalries that have made my experiences so great. Conference realignment has and will destroy that passion.

Hope Cook: A practical health care approach

Whether you agree with the Affordable Health Reform Act, there is a part of it that has finally put common sense into how we as a society look at our present and future health care approach.

Altitude could be determining factor in Pro Cycling Challenge

Everyone from high-altitude doctors to the race favorites is sure of one thing: while France’s may remain the world’s best major cycling race, Colorado’s is the highest, and that will figure greatly into everything that happens.

Our View: Step forward and join School Board

With less than one week until the deadline, the Steamboat School Board doesn’t have any declared candidates for three open seats.

The Record for Aug. 19

12:09 a.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies talked with someone at 13th Street and Lincoln Avenue.

The Jail Report for Aug. 13 to 19

Heidi Christine Blackmar, 29, Steamboat Springs — Driving under the influence, expired plates, no valid drivers license, no proof of insurance, defective headlamps (Colorado State Patrol)

Steamboat ice cream options abound

A city that experiences six months of winter has a steadily increasing number of places that serve up dishes of an ice cold dessert, and the newest member of the ice cream club could be rolling around your Routt County neighborhood.

Yampa Valley College alumni attend Steamboat reunion

More than 60 Yampa Valley College graduates were in Steamboat this week to reflect on their college experience at the campus that predated Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus.

Laurie Hallenbeck: Hayden news for Aug. 21

Get well wishes to Lori Laird’s mother, Carolyn Miller, who is in the hospital in Denver.

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Yampa Valley Steam Improvement Charitable Trust

Yampa Valley Steam Improvement Charitable Trust requests proposals for Design for the Chuck Lewis SWA Phase III River Restoration project.

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CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PENDING ACTIONS AN ACTION AFFECTING MARRIAGE STATUS HAS BEEN FILED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO Leslie Kay Lewis Ronald Paul Lewis,

THE ROUTT COUNTY FOUNDATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, INC.

Notice is hereby given of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of The Routt County Foundation for Senior Citizens, Inc. to be held Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at the Scott Community Center.