News for Thursday, June 21, 2012

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Coed C League Adult League Softball standings and results for June 21

Coed C League Adult League Softball standings and results for June 21

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Steamboat Swim Team performs well at Grand Junction meet

Samantha Terranova decided last summer to make swimming her thing. She always had been a seasonal swimmer, taking to the pool in Steamboat Springs when the weather was warm. Her decision to swim year-round already is paying off.

Rally for a Cure golf tournament growth benefits cancer efforts

The reason remains simple, Linda Danter explains. Cancer doesn’t play favorites. “Everyone we know has been touched by this horrible disease,” Danter said. “To me it just seems to be an epidemic locally.”

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Steamboat cyclist rolls through hometown as part of Tour Divide

Dave Meissner was one of a number of Tour Divide riders who made and then left Steamboat Springs on Thursday, arriving shortly ahead of a larger pack of racers and savoring every moment he could.

The Record for June 20

12:28 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a bear behind a business in the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue. The bear was scared away.

Clark man dies after crashing ATV

A 52-year-old Clark man died Thursday evening after the ATV he was driving crashed on Routt County Road 62 about two miles northwest of Clark.

Routt receives $1.45 million in PILT funding

Routt County is among the 56 rural Colorado counties receiving more than $27.7 million from the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.

Man accused of brandishing knife at Steamboat bar

Other recent arrests result in variety of felony charges

Four men and one woman face felony charges as a result of several recent incidents in Routt County.

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Strings Music Festival: Toasting to a new season

Twenty-five years after Strings Music Festival's start, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this year’s season. I look forward to sharing with you the upcoming music and musicians of Strings each week.

Rob Douglas: City staff costs jump

If you were listening closely Tuesday, you heard alarm bells emanating from Citizens Hall in Steamboat Springs, triggered by a report presented to the City Council showing that city employee costs may soon consume more than 90 cents of every sales tax dollar collected by the city.

Steamboat briefs: Carly Romick is named to Colorado State dean’s list

Carly Romick, a 2008 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University.

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Steamboat cycling advocate unhurt in Spring Creek bike crash

A local cycling advocate involved in a scary collision Wednesday on the popular Spring Creek Trail is urging fellow cyclists to ride responsibly.

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Strings opens 25th season in Steamboat with Dvorak concert

Strings Music Festival's special anniversary season kicks off Saturday with the Strings Opening Night Orchestra presenting an evening of music from Czech composer Antonin Dvorak.

Community Agriculture Alliance: Deadline looms for landowner grant program

Need help addressing your natural resource concerns? The Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for 2013 funding in its Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

A Dog's Eye View: Dogs on board

We love being able to take our dogs with us almost as much as they love to come along, but even the best driver in the world still can be involved in an accident.

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Northwest Colorado fire conditions worse than 2002

Routt County’s top emergency management official says wildfire conditions are more severe this year than they were during summer 2002, when a series of fires scorched thousands of acres in the area.

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Offbeat Revolution brings youthful, reggae vibe to Steamboat

Age is no barrier in music, and the youthful Offbeat Revolution will bring its lighthearted rock-reggae vibes to Steamboat for the first time Friday night.

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Routt County events calendar for June 22 to 28

Blackberry Smoke, a Southern rock band fresh off a tour with Eric Church, will play at 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Ghost Ranch. The show costs $10.

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Voluntary fishing, tubing closures in place for the Yampa River through Steamboat

Local officials are asking everyone to stay out of the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs to protect the waterway’s ecology.

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Vitamin Cottage officially coming to Steamboat

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage posted a message to its website confirming it hopes to open a new store in downtown Steamboat Springs as early as Sept. 10.

Steamboat's ranch rodeo to coincide with downtown cattle drive

The annual rodeo, which celebrates the day-to-day activities on working Colorado ranches, will now be held at 1 p.m. July 1.