News for Thursday, August 2, 2012

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Coed C League Standings and Game Results for Aug. 2

Coed C League Standings and Game Results for Aug. 2

Steamboat Youth Lacrosse Week 5 standings

Steamboat Youth Lacrosse Week 5 standings

Rob Douglas: We must work it out

Arguably, a byproduct of increased bicycle tourism has been an increase in the number of potentially dangerous interactions between bicyclists and motorists.

Balloons and BBQ Blast this weekend in Craig

Things will heat up in more ways than one during the Balloons and BBQ Blast this weekend in Craig.

Blaze west of Craig contained

Sugar Fire is 1 of 3 reported Wednesday within Moffat County

Firefighters with the Bureau of Land Management, Moffat County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service have contained a five-acre fire in Moffat County.

Romney energizes supporters in Basalt

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney assailed President Barack Obama’s record Thursday during a campaign stop at Basalt and touted his own plan with a little help from his friends.

Steamboat briefs: Wild West Relay rolls into Steamboat on Saturday

The relay begins Friday morning at the Budweiser Tour Center and takes runners 200 miles from Fort Collins into Wyoming, back down to Colorado and eventually into Steamboat, where they’ll finish at Strawberry Park Elementary School.

Community Agriculture Alliance: What we remember

As Yampatika’s newly appointed environmental literacy program coordinator, it seems appropriate that my first editorial should cover the growing role of environmental education in our schools.

A Dog's Eye View: Puppy Diaries: Dress rehearsal

It’s referred to as puppy-proofing. You wander through your home, almost on hands and knees, trying to make note of every possibly dangerous thing your puppy might try to investigate or chew or rearrange.

Routt County events calendar for Aug. 3 to 9

Find events for this week in Routt County.

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Break in the rain welcomed by Steamboat area farmers

The timing of recent showers has been dicey for farmers eager to mow and bale hay.

The Record for Aug. 1

1:22 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a person who had pocket dialed 911 operators.

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Series of lakes atop Buffalo Pass provides easy, beautiful hikes

Summit Lake is the prize that awaits at the top of a bumpy eight-mile drive. It left me in awe Wednesday when a rainbow — there’s a good crop of them this year — formed overhead as I was hiking back toward my car.

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YarmonyGrass returns to its State Bridge roots

The popular Colorado music festival YarmonyGrass, now in its seventh year, has returned to State Bridge for the bulk of the festival after experimenting with other venues.

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Longtime Colorado musician brings bluegrass project to Steamboat

Traveling to Northwest Colorado this weekend, the five-piece string band Bluegrass Delta Force plays Carl’s Tavern on Friday night for free and the YarmonyGrass festival at State Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

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Luke Graham: How 'Appetite For Destruction' changed my life

The year 1994 changed my life. One sweet summer day, I heard Guns N’ Roses' "Appetite For Destruction" for the first time. That moment changed the musical landscape for me.

Routt County drought conditions downgraded from 'extreme' to 'severe'

It is the first time since the week of May 22 that the county has been at the lower “severe” drought level.

Steamboat Springs School Board president likely to resign

Steamboat Springs School Board President Brian Kelly may resign in the fall to meet the demands of his surveying job.

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Summer Art opens at Steamboat's August Artwalk

The work of 25 artists — all Steamboat Springs Arts Council members — will be on display this month at the Depot Art Center, showing a wide spectrum of artists, mediums, subjects and perspectives.

Mount Werner Classic returns to Steamboat with all new format

The Mount Werner Classic returns Saturday in name only. It’s now a 50-kilometer test that will send runners up, over and back down the Steamboat Ski Area.

High school sports season begins Monday with Steamboat golf

The high school sports season begins Monday with Sailors golf. All other sports can begin sanctioned practices Aug. 13.

Wild West Relay rolls into Steamboat Springs on Saturday

The relay begins Friday morning and takes runners 200 miles from Fort Collins into Wyoming, back down to Colorado and eventually into Steamboat, where they’ll finish at Strawberry Park Elementary School.

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Tom Ross: Routt County families still use hand-cranked phones

Steamboat Today readers are telling me that some of the old hand-cranked wooden wall phones continue to be used as a personal communication system to link buildings on rural properties in North Routt.