News for Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board requests finalized

The Steamboat Springs School District’s largest grant request to the Education Fund Board cleared the first step in a long vetting process Wednesday night.

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Facts, analysis goals of oil and gas forum in Steamboat

The ongoing effort to educate residents about potential impacts from oil and gas exploration continued Wednesday night in Steamboat Springs.

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Crew revives spirit of Steamboat's Inferno this weekend

The Inferno, formerly located in Gondola Square, closed in 2000 but in its 16-year history laid the groundwork for many classic Steamboat stories.

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Documentary chronicles importance of Yampa River’s spring swell

"The Last One," a documentary premiering at 6 p.m. Thursday at Bud Werner Memorial Library, will celebrate the Yampa River’s wild nature.

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Hayden, Steamboat club volleyball team wraps season

The Whiteout 14s Black, a club volleyball team made up of seventh- and eighth-graders from Steamboat and Hayden, wrapped up its season last weekend with a fifth-place finish at the Western Colorado Volleyball Championships in Grand Junction.

Steamboat's Kerry Lofy starts big mountain ski team

Lofy, who had at one time had a big mountain program with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, has about a dozen skiers from across Colorado on the Colorado Free Ride Lofy team.

Run, Rabbit Run's 50-mile race in Steamboat fills up

The Run, Rabbit Run Steamboat ultramarathon is attracting international attention and drawing racers in so quickly that the shorter of the event’s two races is full.

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Steamboat's Brant Crossan comes in 5th at Junior Worlds

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and U.S. Ski Team development ski cross athlete Brant Crossan just missed the finals after he finished fifth on Tuesday at the FIS Junior World Ski Championships.

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Fire destroys Steamboat home Wednesday

A fire alarm might have saved the life of a Steamboat Springs man whose house was destroyed early Wednesday just west of downtown Steamboat.

Economic Forum Series to address Yampa Valley business issues

The series kicks off with an examination of local workforce development and education at 4 p.m. Thursday at Steamboat Smokehouse.

Steamboat briefs: World Tuberculosis Day is recognized Saturday

World Tuberculosis Day is Saturday, and this year’s theme is “Stop TB In My Lifetime.”

The Record for March 20

1:06 a.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to help West Routt Fire Protection District firefighters with a one-car, rollover accident near mile marker 117 on U.S. Highway 40. No one was injured.

Routt County approves new oil well

Oil and gas hearing goes beyond midnight

The Routt County Board of Commissioners voted, 2-1, early Wednesday morning to grant a permit for Quicksilver Resources to drill a new well on Wolf Mountain.