News for Monday, October 1, 2012

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Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs shakeup ousts Aragon and Toy

The local tennis community was shaken recently as longtime local pros John Aragon and Don Toy didn't have their contracts with the Tennis Center renewed.

Steamboat, Hayden football shine in sports roundup

It was a big weekend for the Steamboat Springs and Hayden high school football teams and a mixed bag for the rest of the local fall high school sports programs in Routt County. Check in and see how the teams fared, and what they have ahead.

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Hayden community members pitch in to help woman displaced by fire

It didn't take long for community members in the town of Hayden to step up and help a woman who was displaced Sunday night after her home caught fire, killing two cats.

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Tom Ross: Colorado hasn't tapped into international tourism the way Arizona has

If you’re planning a road trip to the American Southwest late this fall or perhaps next spring, you might want to brush up on a few conversational phrases in German and get ready to make friends.

Karl Koehler: The assault on coal

Each year, the American Lung Association publishes its “State of the Air” report. In 2012, Denver managed to avoid the most-polluted cities lists but was absent from the list of the cleanest.

Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board to talk process at Wednesday meeting

The Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board will meet Wednesday night to weigh some proposed changes to its grant vetting process, which kicks off in February.

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State oil and gas commission reopens oil well setback, water rules

Mike King, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, rejected any notion that the state’s recent lawsuit filed against the city of Longmont signals that the governor’s office is not looking out for local communities in energy matters.

The Record for Sept. 30, 2012

12:23 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a suspicious person at Secluded Court. Police found a couple of teenagers hanging out in a car and told the teens to leave the area.

Mandatory water restrictions lifted for Steamboat Springs

The restrictions had been in place since late June and resulted in a 15 percent reduction in water consumption, officials said.

Local candidates to attend Pilot & Today's Wednesday gathering

The newspaper's Coffee and a Newspaper gathering will provide opportunity for an informal meet and greet with local candidates. All are welcome to stop by between 7 and 9 a.m. Wednesday.

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Architecture students help Hayden Granary's future come into focus

The group is there to focus on the Hayden building owned by Tammie and Patrick Delaney, but the discussion ebbs and flows along the ladder of abstraction from insulation in the wedge section off the coffee shop to a plan for the building and the future of Hayden.

Shell's Trout Creek oil well southwest of Steamboat Springs scheduled for Nov. 1 public hearing

The Routt County Board of Commissioners will consider approving a reimbursement agreement with Shell Oil on Tuesday for $354,217 in improvements to County Road 65 needed for the approved Gnat Hill well.

Steamboat Springs morning roundup for Monday, Oct. 1

One Book Steamboat scavenger clues are here, a house fire in Hayden displaces the homeowner and City Council will discuss the budget Tuesday.

One Book Steamboat kicks off with book scavenger hunt

One Book Steamboat kicks off Monday with a scavenger hunt for 10 free copies of Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” which are hidden across Steamboat Springs. Here are the clues.