Former beauty queen Marilyn Van Derbur, who will speak about her book "Miss America by Day" in Steamboat Springs.
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Morgan Palyo, 8, gets a hug from her mom, Wendy, inside the family's new store, Flat Tops Ranch Supply, in Phippsburg on Thursday evening.
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Roger Good speaks to a reporter after a Success Steps breakfast at Colorado Mountain College's Small Business Resource Center on Wednesday morning.
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Steamboat Springs Zac Valicenti knocks a volley over the net during the final day of the state high school tennis championships at Pueblo City Park. Valicenti, and partner Ben Paley, finished fourth in the No. 3 doubles bracket after losing to Greeley Central in the match.
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Steamboat Springs' Charlie Smith serves the ball during a Sailors' loss to Montrose on Saturday at Pueblo City Park during the 4A Boys State High School Tennis Championships. Smith and his partner Alex Gibbs finished fourth.
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Steamboat Springs Ben Paley returns a volley against Greeley West on Saturday at the tennis championships at Pueblo City Park.
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Steamboat Springs tennis player Alex Gibbs returns a volley against Montrose in the No. 1 doubles consolation championship Saturday at Pueblo City Park. Montrose upset the Sailors in the match to take third. Steamboat finished fourth in the bracket, and third in the team standings.
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Steamboat Springs' Ramsey Bernard pumps his fist after winning a point against Cheyenne Mountain's Justin Hermes at the 4A Boys State High School Tennis Championships at Pueblo City Park. Bernard won the match, 6-0, 6-2, to collect his second state title in four years.
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Sailors coach John Aragon congratulates senior Ramsey Bernard as he leaves the court at Pueblo City Park after winning the state title at No. 1 singles.
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Steamboat's Sean Hurst moves the ball down the field during the Sailors' game against Rifle at Gardner Field in Steamboat Springs on Saturday afternoon. Steamboat won the close match, 2-1.
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U.S. Forest Service employee Kent Foster discusses the possible uses of the Ferndale Picnic Area near Rabbit Ears Pass on Thusday morning.
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U.S. Forest Service employees Wendy Holden, left, and Kent Foster discuss the possible uses of the Ferndale Picnic Area near Rabbit Ears Pass on Thursday.
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Tom Fox and the caribou he shot with a 70-pound Mathews Drenalin.
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Mike Homier with his caribou that he shot with a long bow in Alaska.
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Yellow aspen leaves on the ground Thursday morning at the US Forest Service's Ferndale Picnic Area denote the passing of fall in the Yampa Valley.
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Joe Roberts
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Project Coordinator Joe Kracum says three 500-foot holes were drilled in locations around the base to search for possible geothermal activity.
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Project Coordinator Joe Kracum discusses the multi-year, $23 million public redevelopment project at the base area on Thursday afternoon.
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A large group of students from Steamboat Springs High School currently is completing an internship program at Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs.
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Physical Therapist Lance Pugh, center, explains the electro-stimulation process to high school intern Cam Niswander, left, while physical therapy patient, and Niswander's classmate, Gus Worden receives the treatment and reads a newspaper.
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NASA astronaut and Steamboat Springs High School alumni Steve Swanson tells students about his recent trip to space during a homecoming week assembly at the high school in October 2007.
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Steamboat Springs High School student Ashton Palmer runs with the ball during the school's annual homecoming week powder puff football game at Gardner Field on Wednesday evening.
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Marilyn Van Derbur, author of "Miss America by Day"
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Marilyn Van Derbur, author of "Miss America by Day"
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Karen Goedert, left, speaks to Blue Wipperfurth after a Success Steps breakfast at Colorado Mountain College's Small Business Resource Center on Wednesday morning.
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Spectators on the 13th Street Bridge and workers with nets and buckets in the Yampa River below wait for a mass of 2,200 yellow rubber ducks to make their way downstream during the 20th annual Rubber Ducky Race in Steamboat Springs on Sept. 15.
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Linda White ladles chili for a patron at the Chili Challenge during the Downtown Hoedown in Steamboat on Sept. 15.
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Participants learn to salsa dance at the fourth annual Festival of the Americas in downtown Steamboat Springs on Sept. 15.
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Tom Lake wades in the Yampa River as he collects some of the 2,200 yellow rubber ducks floating downstream during the 20th annual Rubber Ducky Race in Steamboat Springs on Sept. 15.
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Actress Monique Loumeau, left, plays Fifi Patish at the Mystery Dinner Theater fundraiser for Steamboat Mental Health.
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Guests enjoy solving the who-dunnit during a Mystery Dinner Theater at Rex's Bar and Grill in August.
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Actor Casey Wayman plays Vinnie Calzone during a Mystery Dinner Theater fundraiser for Steamboat Mental Health.
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Dave Martin, center, during the fourth annual Steamboat Wine Festival in August. Martin was also on Bravo's Top Chef.
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Stephen Asprinio of Bravo's Top Chef with an attendee at the Steamboat Wine Festival.
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Stephen Asprinio of Bravo's Top Chef at the Steamboat Wine Festival in August.
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Hollis Hampton, from left, Sheriff Gary Wall, Alice Klauzer and Wes Dearborn at the Decadent Desserts fundraiser for Advocates Against Battering and Abuse.
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Laura Stout, from left, Alice Klauzer, Diane Moore, Tim McCarthy and Doug Hirning enjoy time at Decadent Desserts, a fundraiser for Advocates Against Battering and Abuse.
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Colorado Masonic Grand Lodge senior grand steward Dana Speaks performs a tribute during a cornerstone ceremony at the Routt County Justice Center.
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Former Routt County Commissioner Dan Ellison lays mortar for the cornerstone at the Routt County Justice Center.
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Colorado Masonic Grand Lodge member Charles Johnson, right, speaks to member John Egen during a cornerstone ceremony Sept. 12 at the Routt County Justice Center.
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Routt County Commissioner Doug Monger gives a holler after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 12 at the Routt County Justice Center.
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14th Judicial District Chief Judge Michael O'Hara is applauded Sept. 12 after his remarks during the dedication of the Routt County Justice Center.
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Nancy Kramer adds raspberries to her Raspberry Amaretto Trifle.
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Robert DeGrange mixes up a Black Canyon Christmas Cocktail.
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Robert DeGrange adds a stick of cinnamon to a glass of Black Canyon Christmas Cocktail.
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Robert DeGrange creates a Black Canyon Christmas Cocktail.
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Spencer Family Standing Rib Roast
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Prime rib has become a holiday tradition for Jan Spencer and her daughter Katie.
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Rick Spencer adds soy sauce to some prime rib.
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Dianne Stoyko prepares beets for her family borscht recipe.
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Dianne Stoyko serves up a dish of her family borscht.
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Dianne Stoyko adds fresh dill to a dish of borscht.
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Beth Banning adds salt to a batch of sweet potato chips.
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Beth Banning's Sweet Potato Chips.
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Beth Banning prepares some sweet potato chips.
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Nancy Kramer's Raspberry Amaretto Trifle
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Making sure your home looks great for the holidays is part of Lindsey Grannis' business.
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Martin Aragon Soto places a wreath on a home in Steamboat Springs. Aragon Soto works for Christmas Decor, a company that specializes in making sure your home is ready for the holidays.
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Matt Johnston feels like there is a bright future in holiday decorating. His company, Christmas Decor, will give your home that holiday touch, then take down and store the lights after the holiday season.
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Merle Nash vividly remembers joining other ski pioneers in the late 1950s for April hikes from the bottom of Priest Creek to the top of Storm Mountain, with skis on their shoulders. They rose at 4 a.m. to take advantage of the crusted snow so that they could climb the mountain and ski down, scouting the routes for future ski trails.
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Steamboat Springs' John Fetcher stands at the top of Mount Werner earlier this summer. Fetcher played a key role in the early days of the Steamboat Ski Area and moving Steamboat into the modern era.
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One of the ski area's first gondola cars.
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Ski legend Buddy Werner and Storm Mountain Ski Area founder Jim Temple.
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Merle Nash stands beside a modern Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer that is being used to grade the slopes of the Steamboat Ski Area. Nash, and his father Willis's D-7 Caterpillar, played an instrumental role in the formation of many of the ski area's first trails.
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Some of the first conceptual drawings of the base area at the ski area. The futuristic sketches reveal the dreams Jim Temple had for the area.
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Jim Temple talks in 2007 about the early days of the Storm Mountain Ski Area at his home outside of Boulder. Temple still has many of the original plans and documents from the early days.
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The seven dreamers on ground breaking day - July 6, 1958. Top row, from left, Willis Nash and Glenn Stukey. Bottom row, from left, James Temple, Buddy Werner, Marvin Crawford, William Sayre and John Fetcher.
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Name the Steamboat sportscaster who is known for his calls of amazing golf shots at holes 16 and 17 at Augusta National during the Masters golf tournament.
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What state is Billy Kidd, Steamboat Ski Area's director of skiing, originally from?
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Name the man who settled the Steamboat Springs area in the late 1800s.
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Name the company that owned the ski area immediately prior to the arrival of American Skiing Co. in 1997.
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How did the Yampa River get its name?
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Homebuilder Mike Roberts' Steamboat Springs home.
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You might never guess that some of Steamboat's most luxurious homes are also environmentally friendly. Mark Steur's motivation for using "green" building standards in his home south of Steamboat Springs came from a personal belief that he needed to build a healthier environment for his family.
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Just because Mark Steur's home is "green" doesn't mean it isn't decked out. The home has a one-of-a-kind custom wine cellar that is sure to get lots of attention.
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Mark Steur's motivation for using "green" building standards in his home south of Steamboat Springs came from a personal belief that he needed to build a healthier environment in which to raise his son. Steur, whose son has Asperger's Syndrome, is convinced the growing incidence of the condition is partly because of the harmful compounds used in building homes.
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Joe Jones, project manager for general contractor TCD, said Marabou's developers advocated green building from the beginning.
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At first glance this kitchen looks like many of the others you would find in some of Steamboat Springs' higher end properties. But builder Mike Roberts took the environment into consideration when building his green home, insisting on recycled wood, and earth-friendly flooring and countertops.
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Built on "green" practices doesn't mean that Mike Roberts' home is short on the extras. The bottom floor is open, allowing for a pool table, bar and television viewing area.
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The office inside Mike Roberts' Steamboat Springs home has large open windows that allow for heating in the winter, cooling in the summer and terrific views of Fish Creek year-round.
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Slot machines in Central City.
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The Central City Opera House is one of many landmark buildings that form the backbone of this historic Colorado mining town.
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The lights from cars and tour buses look like a stream of activity from the view outside a window at the Golden Rose Hotel. The once sleeping mining town now competes with Black Hawk for the attention of tourists.
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The bathrooms and bedrooms inside the Golden Rose Hotel are a throwback to Colorado history. On Central City's main street, this hotel is close to casinos, the Central City Opera House and the Teller House.
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Deb Armstrong
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Matt Souder's pan-seared halibut
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Matt Souder prepares a pan-seared halibut in the kitchen at the Three Peaks Grill in Steamboat Springs. The flaky halibut and fruity, not spicy, salsa make for a refreshing dish.
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Pan-seared Halibut with Rosemary Vegetable Medley, Rice Pilaf and Balsamic Strawberry Salsa
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Matt Souder puts the finishing touches on a pan-seared halibut in the kitchen at Three Peaks Grill.
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Emily Eisenhower prepares lunch at the Bamboo Market. The deli offers a menu filled with organic and natural foods.
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Marty Cowell prepares for the lunch rush at Bamboo Market. The food on the all-natural, organic menu is prepared fresh daily.
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Marty Cowell prepares for the lunch rush at Bamboo Market. The food on the all-natural, organic menu is prepared fresh daily.
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The inflatable stability ball helps enhance core stability through a number of exercises, including pushups, as demonstrated by Tara Nultemeier, owner of Peak Fitness.
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Tara Nultemeier, owner of Peak Fitness, demonstrates the lunge. The exercise is great for the road because it doesn't require a lot of extra equipment.
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Bernice Trujillo shows how a resistance band can be used to improve a workout while you are on the road.
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If you're hitting the road for the holidays this year, why not find some room in that suitcase to pack along a workout that will help you stay in shape? Personal trainer Bernice Trujillo says it doesn't take a lot of space to keep all those calories from adding up to a dreaded New Year's resolution.
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Scholarship Day/Opening Day at Steamboat Ski Area is Nov. 21.
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The Festival of Trees event at the Tread of Pioneers Museum features about 25 decorated trees.
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Mail your comments, criticisms or ideas to: At Home in Steamboat Springs, Attn: Allison Miriani, P.O. Box 774827, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477. You can also e-mail amiriani@steamboatpilot.com.
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