News for Saturday, July 28, 2012

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1,000 attend funeral of AJ Boik, who was killed in Aurora theater shooting

The church sanctuary where AJ captivated everyone’s attention one last time has an honest quality to it; the pews, positioned in a complete circle, force a face-to-face interaction that breaks through barriers in what seems like one giant, communal embrace.

Real estate transactions for July 20 to 26

Real estate transactions for July 20 to 26

On the Market: 6 Steamboat homes on parade in Saturday tour

The 2012 Steamboat Springs Parade of Homes, presented by Colorado Group Realty, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Mackenzie Holmberg: Behind the scenes

I show horse and market lamb at the fair, and I also am the president of the High Point 4-H club. I’d like to give you an idea of what goes on behind the show pen.

Hayden Reader of the Week: Kiera Faucett

The Hayden Public Library proudly announces the seventh Reader of the Week in the annual Summer Reading Program.

The Record for July 27

12:46 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a disturbance in the 400 block of Pine Street.

Our View: Airline program woes raise questions about tax

Some may think it’s premature to judge the new 0.25 percent sales tax to help fund direct ski season jet flights into Yampa Valley Regional Airport. But an 11 percent reduction in seats is alarming.

The Jail Report for July 20 to 27

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

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Vail defeats Steamboat for Mountain League rugby title

Vail won the Mountain League for the third straight year, beating Steamboat, 31-17, in a winner-take-all game. The two teams next play Saturday in Breckenridge.

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Steamboat Springs Relay For Life raises more than $41K Friday night

As about 50 cancer survivors and their caregivers gathered for the Steamboat Springs Relay for Life on the Steamboat Springs High School track Friday evening, a steady rain didn’t dampen their smiles.

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Soldiers climb Longs Peak to combat post-traumatic stress disorder

Inside Bob Mullen’s living room Thursday, a small band of soldiers put their life stories down on paper. The veterans were preparing to climb Longs Peak to raise awareness for soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Tom Ross: Chris Botti pushes limits of soft jazz at Strings show

A different Chris Botti from the musician on the recordings showed up Friday at Strings, and what we got was even better than his best-selling soft jazz albums.

John F. Russell: Olympic paddler leaves lasting impression on Ski Town USA

Olympic paddler Rich Weiss nearly won Steamboat Springs' first Olympic medal the summer before Nelson Carmichael's historic run.