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Safety tips offered for Labor Day weekend
The U.S. Forest Service and Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit remind residents and visitors to be aware of fire danger as well as danger from falling trees during Labor Day weekend.
Steamboat briefs: Prudential Steamboat hosts Labor Day Open House tour
Prudential Steamboat Realty hosts the Labor Day Open House Tour from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Craig residents sound off on proposed Hayden casino
Craig residents on Thursday night echoed the sentiments of some Hayden residents who have said that they need to diversify their economy and that a casino could help them do that.
Routt County dude ranches earn Signature Ranch Awards
Vista Verde Guest Ranch north of Steamboat Springs is one of three Routt County dude ranches recognized in the inaugural All Signature Ranch Awards hosted by www.duderanch.com.
Colette Erickson: Moral obligation
In the past few weeks, I have noted with great sadness the increase in ads for “free horses” in the classifieds. This probably is because of the current hay shortage and associated stupendous rise in hay prices.
Art Judson: A casino poem
Let Hayden be our Tijuana / Gamin’ and drinkin’ in a steam-filled sauna.
Jack Gutschenritter: Wolf in sheep's skin
Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS receives lots of money from Republicans and the Republican Party specifically to produce and disseminate the distortions. He is on top of his job.
Ken Brenner: Building appreciation
As the elected trustee for Routt County and on behalf of the Steamboat Springs community, I want to thank the Colorado Mountain College system for the new academic and student center at the Alpine Campus.
Rob Douglas: Casino falls short on public policy
Before getting mired in arguments about gambling per se, the proposed casino should be evaluated on the basis of whether it meets the public policy goals at the heart of Indian gaming laws.
Backpacking to the source of the Amazon
If you’re going to knock something off the bucket list, it might as well fill a big bucket. That’s my reasoning, anyway, behind camping at a lung-busting 16,200 feet in the Peruvian Andes on a four-day, mule-assisted backpack trip to the source of the Amazon River — a far cry from our Yampa River back home.
Routt County events calendar for Aug. 31 to Sept. 6
Routt County events calendar for Aug. 31 to Sept. 6
Steamboat Springs soccer team begins another season
It never takes long to figure out what type of team the Steamboat Springs High School soccer team will be, and it all starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at home against Centaurus.
Energy rights owners in Routt advocate for property rights
The group is expressing its desire to see members' mineral rights developed, and it’s not unrealistic to say that rights owners who have executed leases with energy exploration companies here have hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake.
Mary Walker: A better path leads to a special Kenyan wedding
One of the first rescued Maasai girls to benefit from the Tasaru Girls School Fund is Janet Semerian Pere. Janet’s uncle brought her to the rescue center when she was a young girl to protect her from a marriage to an old man that Janet’s father had arranged.
A Dog's Eye View: Teach old dogs new tricks
We rarely tap into the fullness of a dog’s mental capacity during his or her lifetime. And, as with humans, it’s beneficial to start learning early and continue perfecting new skills throughout life.
Steamboat Springs High School golf team struggles Thursday
The Steamboat Springs High School golf team struggled at Cobble Creek Golf Course in Montrose, carding a team score of 236. The score left the Sailors in the middle of the pack.
Nicole Inglis: Labor Day in Steamboat a double-edged sword
I knew it was coming. For the last few weeks, I’ve watched it slowly approach on the calendar, a looming, double-edged sword of a holiday.
World music, bluegrass band to make Steamboat debut Friday
This week, the Gypsy Lumberjacks are in Colorado playing shows in Denver, Golden and Fort Collins. On Friday, the 3 1/2-year-old band makes its Steamboat debut at Old Town Pub.
Friends of the Chief has new plan to finance theater purchase
Friends of the Chief has a new plan and might be closer than ever to closing — for good this time — on the Chief Plaza Theater building the nonprofit hopes to renovate into a performing arts venue in downtown Steamboat Springs.
Steamboat Springs to host benefit ride for Routt County Riders
The Ride For Dirt mountain bike race will serve as a fundraiser for Routt County Riders.
The Record for Aug. 29, 2012
12:01 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a bear in the 1400 block of Athens Plaza.
Steamboat Plein Air Painters have eye, brushes for the outdoors
Four local artists recently launched the new Steamboat Springs Plein Air Painters group, a small collective that aims to foster the growth of outdoor painting in the Yampa Valley.
Steamboat Springs volleyball team looks to new season
The Steamboat Springs High School volleyball team readies for a new season, having lost nine seniors.
Oak Creek business owner hoping to catch brisket thief
An Oak Creek business owner is hoping to have a successful year so she can purchase security cameras to catch the person who has been stealing her brisket.
Yampa Street bar burglarized overnight Wednesday
The robber took an undisclosed amount of tip money that was in envelopes for employees.
Hayden police searching for arson suspects
Police in Hayden are hoping to find the person or people who lit several rolls of toilet paper on fire late Wednesday night in the restrooms at Hayden Town Park.
Hahn's Peak Lake to be partially drained for trail construction
The construction of fishing piers and a trail connecting the day-use area with the campground will require Hahn's Peak Lake to be drained by 10 feet.
Projected Labor Day tourism in Steamboat Springs outpacing 2011
Labor Day weather favors Steamboat tourism
The high temperature in Denver on Sunday could reach 97 degrees while Steamboat enjoys daily highs in the mid 80s for events like the Wild West Air Fest.
Steamboat Springs morning roundup for Thursday, Aug. 30
Steamboat Spring police officers train in school shooting scenario, camping ramps up for Labor Day and children go back to school in Steamboat.
