News for Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Shell to host open house in Steamboat, Craig

Events are May 23 in Steamboat and May 24 in Craig

Shell representatives will be in Craig next week for a repeat performance of what took place last month in Hayden.

Steamboat briefs: Tread of Pioneers Museum sponsors scavenger hunt Wednesday

The Tread of Pioneers Museum in downtown Steamboat Springs will be open from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The museum is sponsoring a downtown scavenger hunt in historic Steamboat buildings.

The Record for May 14

11:01 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a noninjury crash in the 1500 block of Lincoln Avenue.

Molly Waters: Shame on circus, paper

After watching an Internet video reportedly showing animal handlers from the Carson & Barnes Circus abusing elephants, I decided to dig a little deeper into their practices.

Data: Visitor numbers flat for Steamboat

Economic analyst says tourism numbers this season comparable to 2010-11

A local group of data diggers is taking a new approach at figuring out how many people are visiting Steamboat Springs, and the results might be surprising.

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Routt County school districts to merge tech services

South Routt plans to tap Steamboat to manage tech needs

South Routt contracted Steamboat this school year to help manage some of its technology needs and maintenance, and the smaller district plans to completely consolidate its tech services with its neighbor to the north next school year.

Our View: You can't fix what isn't broken

There isn’t a pressing need for the Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board to change how it doles out money to Routt County school districts each year.

Steamboat man involved in motorcycle crash still listed in serious condition

The Colorado State Patrol has identified the man involved in the motorcycle crash Monday near Colorado Highway 131 and Routt County Road 14 as Niall McNeice, 24, of Steamboat Springs.

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Steamboat’s Jake Miller bound for Nebraska Wesleyan

Jake Miller will do something he once thought not possible. The Steamboat Springs High School senior will play basketball at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln, Neb., next season. 

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Golfweek magazine ranks Haymaker Golf Course 9th in state

Haymaker Golf Course recently was named the ninth “Best Course You Can Play” in Colorado by Golfweek magazine.

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Joanne Palmer: Vultures, hagglers and free birds

As all great garage-salers will tell you, what you set out to find rarely is what you come home with. And as much as I love a bargain, the people-watching is equally fun.

Water safe to drink in town of Yampa

Yampa residents were told their drinking water again was safe to drink Tuesday after being contaminated by too much chlorine Sunday.