News for Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Chamber trying to get downtown Steamboat cattle drive back on track

Steamboat Springs’ broad main street was literally built to host cattle drives, but the logistics of trailing 200 head of cattle down Lincoln Avenue are becoming more complicated and expensive, even if it’s just once per year.

Drought conditions worsen in Routt County

May precipitation well below average

A weekly report updated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday indicates extreme drought conditions continue to expand in Northwest Colorado.

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Final days of school met with mixed emotions for Steamboat seniors

When the 142 soon-to-be-alumni officially were released from Steamboat Springs High School following an all-school assembly in their honor in the morning, they walked quietly away.

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Rob Douglas: Politics in Yampa Valley

On Tuesday, national news became local and local news became national when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney landed in the fossil fuel-endowed Yampa Valley to engage President Barack Obama in the national debate about America’s energy future.

Town Challenge results: Howlin’ Howelsen XC

Town Challenge results: Howlin’ Howelsen XC

The Record for May 30

12:01 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a fight at a bar in the 600 block of Yampa Street. Two men were given summonses to appear in court for disorderly conduct.

Community Agriculture Alliance: Nurture your own baby forest

3rd annual ReTree Steamboat event will be held June 9

As you have hopefully heard by now, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council is hosting its third annual ReTree Steamboat event June 9, and this year, the organization is focusing on longevity and survival of the yearling trees that will be planted.

A Dog's Eye View: Train like a TV star

Often, TV shows like “It’s Me or the Dog” or Cesar Milan’s “The Dog Whisperer” do not generate the authentic long-term results of the training put on display in these one-hour episodes.

Next 48 hours critical for Steamboat runner prepping for Marathon

Last-days tips could make or break marathon

The time to train has come and gone, but no matter how many miles a runner has logged this spring, the next 48 hours could make or break his or her looming date with Sunday’s Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K races.

Routt County events calendar for June 1 to 7

First Friday Artwalk starts at 5 p.m. in downtown Steamboat Springs.

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Justin Lane Band to play 2 shows at Ghost Ranch in Steamboat

Justin Lane has come a long way from karaoke stages in Texas. Now a resident of Colorado Springs, the country singer has found a niche and a band of his own, playing his down-home sort of “red dirt” Texas country across the Midwest.

First Friday Artwalk listing for June 1

First Friday Artwalk listing for June 1

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Steamboat Art Museum displays photography of Rod Hanna

Fifty years after Rod Hanna first picked up a 35mm camera at the Davenport Times-Democrat, the fruits of his storied photography career line the walls of the Steamboat Art Museum.

Steamboat briefs: 2 US Forest Service roads are closed for tree removal

Two U.S. Forest Service roads have been closed south of the Sarvis Creek Wilderness area to remove beetle-killed lodgepole pine trees.

April posts modest gain for Steamboat Springs

April’s sales tax collections in the city of Steamboat Springs increased 3.5 percent compared with April 2011, according to a preliminary report released Thursday afternoon.

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New CSU football, basketball coaches visit Steamboat

Colorado State University coaches Larry Eustachy and Jim McElwain met with alumni Thursday at The Boathouse Pub in downtown Steamboat Springs as part of the “RamStorming” tour.