News for Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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Teva out as 11-year title sponsor of Mountain Games

The Teva Mountain Games in Vail have lost their title sponsor for the winter and appear to be moving forward without the shoe brand for their popular summer event.

Rerouting of Continental Divide Trail could ban bikes

Opposition is mounting to a proposed plan to ban bikes from a new rerouting of the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail — or the CDNST — in southern Colorado’s Cochetopa Hills area of the Rio Grande National Forest.

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Joanne Palmer: Dreaming of an iChristmas

There will be no Christmas next year. I have looked into my crystal ball and am here to announce, sadly, that Christmas will only be an app in 2013. The iChristmas app.

Steamboat briefs: Kremmling police looking for witnesses to accident

The Kremmling Police Department is seeking potential witnesses to a car crash that occurred at about 6:10 p.m. Nov. 21 on Colorado Highway 9 just south of Kremmling.

Chula Beauregard: Mindful of our roots

The article you published about the future of the Old Town Hot Springs (“More than mineral water,” Nov. 24 Steamboat Today) impels me to write. With all due respect to Pat Carney and the board of directors, I feel we need to refocus our priorities regarding one of our valley’s greatest gifts.

Ed Miklus: Time for leadership

Instead of standing around re-arranging deck chairs, here are a few suggestions, in priority order, that may help preserve our economic future and our viability as a community.

Our View: Board needs a say, for accountability’s sake

The Steamboat Springs School District needs to strike an appropriate balance between allowing administrators to spend money to cope with specific challenges caused by increased student enrollment and providing the oversight needed to make sure such expenditures are made in a transparent manner as part of a public process.

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Steamboat business owner lights up the night at Denver Zoo

Max Halterman, owner of OM Gallery in downtown Steamboat Springs, was invited by the Denver Zoo to design and install the new Festival of Lanterns exhibit.

Craig woman charged with felony after Thanksgiving hit-and-run

A Craig woman suspected of being involved in a Thanksgiving hit-and-run at Kum & Go in Hayden has been charged with vehicular eluding, a Class 5 felony, as well as five misdemeanors.

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club cross-country team begins season

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club ability cross-country team kicked off the season Nov. 23 and 24 with the Yellowstone Ski Festival in West Yellowstone, Mont.

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Howelsen Hill Ski Area in downtown Steamboat to open season Saturday

Skiers and snowboarders will have the chance to ski the steep face of Howelsen Hill starting Saturday, when the historic downtown ski area opens for another season.

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Steamboat Springs hockey team looks to new season, new coach

The Steamboat Springs High School hockey team begins play at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at home under the direction of new coach Brent Tollar.

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Luke Graham: University of Colorado has a decision to make

The problems that plagued football coaches Jon Embree, Dan Hawkins and Gary Barnett are still present at the University of Colorado.

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Changes to Steamboat Springs' Yellow Line bus service take effect Dec. 9

The test drives are complete. An abundance of community feedback has been weighed. Now, Steamboat Springs Transit is ready to tweak its Yellow Line in an effort to increase its ridership and make it run more efficiently.

The Record for Nov. 26, 2012

7:10 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to an intrusion alarm in the 800 block of Oak Street. It was a false alarm.

Steamboat's Scholarship Day raises $24,220

Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. announced that the ski area raised $24,220 at last week’s annual Scholarship Day fundraiser for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.

Kremmling wood pellet plant lands deal for dead timber on Routt National Forest

The $4.75 million contract awarded to Confluence Energy of Kremmling for beetle-kill removal is one of two such contracts totaling $13.4 million.

Steamboat Springs morning roundup for Tuesday, Nov. 27

Hayden officials consider a new airport tax, local schools are warned of suspicious activity and off-duty pot use is debated.