News for Saturday, August 11, 2012

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Steamboat Stinger Mountain Bike Race Results

Steamboat Stinger Mountain Bike Race Results

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Mainstreet Farmers Market continues to grow in Steamboat

These days, it’s hard to miss the Mainstreet Farmers Market, staged on Sixth Street in downtown Steamboat Springs on Saturdays.

Visiting Nurse Association: Herd mentality

Ranchers understand the concept of “herd immunity”: Immunize the majority of the herd to protect the entire herd. The same disease concept applies to us.

Maynard Short: Outrage ludicrous

Steamboat Springs City Council member Sonya Macys criticized City Manager Jon Roberts for using “Obamacare” as a description of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I took a few minutes to check out public usage of the term Obamacare and had the following results:

Peter Van De Carr: Let the water flow

Here is the scenario: 500 acre-feet of water is owned by the city of Steamboat Springs and is held in Stagecoach Reservoir for emergency use.

Barb Parnell: Thanks, Totally Kids

Once again, our community takes action to support our children.

Daniel S. Baum: City got it right

It is my understanding that the city of Steamboat Springs has chosen to negotiate a contract with Stacy and Jim Swiggart as operators of the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs. The city got this one right.

Our View: County tax rulings raise concerns

The Routt County Board of Commissioners has the unenviable task of trying to interpret a new state law that seeks to more fairly apply agricultural tax status to land parcels throughout the county.

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Steamboat Stinger mountain bike race draws large, diverse crowd

The second annual Steamboat Stinger 50-mile mountain bike race drew a record number of entrants Saturday.

The Jail Report for Aug. 3 to Aug. 10, 2012

The following is a list of people booked into Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.

The Record for Aug. 10, 2012

12:23 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of loud music coming from a bar in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue. It was quiet when officers arrived.

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Months of work pay off for Clark family at Routt County Fair

Teagann Yeager and her sisters Cassett, 13, Quin, 5, and Oaklee, 2, have spent months preparing for this year’s Routt County Fair, and it’s all paying off as the fair kicks off with horse events.

On the Market: Steamboat market logs $7.92M from 4 sales

The first full real estate week of August wrapped up in style Thursday and Friday when four sales of $1.4 million or more accounted for $7.92 million in dollar volume.

Real estate transactions for Aug. 6 to 9

Real estate transactions for Aug. 6 to 9

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Steamboat Springs tennis tournament still growing in 20th year

The NTRP Tennis Championships entered its 20th year in Steamboat this weekend. With the addition of the Colorado Cup, the event was the biggest in history.

John F. Russell: Coors Field ballpark a place to make memories

A trip to Denver to watch a ball game at Coors field is the best way to remember the reasons I've always loved the game of baseball.

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Tom Ross: South Routt homesteaders recalimed boots from outlaws in Yampa's early days

If you didn’t show up for the brown bag lunch Friday at the Tread of Pioneers Museum, you missed out on hearing Yampa historian Rita Herold tell the story of the shootout between the Bird boys and a couple of outlaws who had the nerve to steal their boots.

2012 Steamboat NTRP Championships for Friday

2012 Steamboat NTRP Championships for Friday

Steamboat Youth Lacrosse results for week 6 playoffs

Steamboat Youth Lacrosse results for week 6 playoffs