News for Friday, May 11, 2012

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Steamboat hockey names Brent Tollar new coach

Brent Tollar, who serves as the director for the Steamboat Springs Youth Hockey Association, takes over as the Steamboat hockey coach for Jeff Ruff, who resigned in March.

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Steamboat girls tennis swamped at state, exits tourney

There were no medal winners from Steamboat this year, unusual for a program that has established itself as one of the best on the Western Slope, if not the state.

Quicksilver Resources expands with Craig office

Energy company to keep Steamboat presence but focus on Moffat County

While energy operators were busy Wednesday finalizing this year’s drilling plans, representatives from Quicksilver Resources were closing a deal for a new office building in Craig.

US Highway 40 paving project to start in June

$3.7M to be spent resurfacing 6-mile stretch between Steamboat, Hayden

The Colorado Department of Transportation will spend $3.7 million this summer to resurface a six-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 40 between Steamboat Springs and Hayden.

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Steamboat youth group Jam Sesh turns out 2nd album

The creative incubator of the weekly Jam Sesh, a youth group at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, has cultivated the musical talents of about seven regular attendees.

The Record for May 10

12:47 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a car that hit a bear in the 700 block of Amethyst Drive. The car had minor damage, and the bear ran away.

Steamboat briefs: Thursday named Electric Vehicle Day in Colorado

Gov. John Hickenlooper has proclaimed Thursday as Electric Vehicle Day in Colorado, and Northern Colorado Clean Cities will host a public education roundtable Thursday outside Bud Werner Memorial Library.

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Army reservists pitch in for Routt County Habitat home

With a nail gun in hand, a group of Army reservists moved board by board Friday to help close in a new Routt County Habitat for Humanity duplex on Steamboat Springs’ west side.

Spoke Talk: Confronting our own worst enemy

It’s surprising to me how unpopular cyclists are to some people given how low impact bicycling can be.

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Steamboat Dance Theatre brings dance crew to schools

Members of the Boulder hip-hop and break dance crew the BE Life visited Steamboat Springs elementary schools Friday and will teach workshops Saturday.

Small wildfire in northern Routt County extinguished

The fire is thought to have started when tree branches touching a power line caught fire and fell to the ground. The fire burned about one-tenth of an acre.

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Bulldog football summer camp based in Pueblo this year

Football has been a loved sport in the United States for a long time. Moffat County is no different. Football is an important sport here. The Bulldogs are gearing up for the football camp in Pueblo this summer. The juniors of 2012 recently had to make a decision based on where the new camp would be located.