Steamboat Springs High School alumni Cody Sherrill, left, and Devin Borvansky returned to the Sailors basketball program this season to coach the freshmen and junior varsity teams.
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Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Nordic program director Todd Wilson awards Steamboat skier Mary O'Connell her first-place medal in Saturday's Nordic combined Junior Olympic qualifier at Howelsen Hill.
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Steamboat Springs High School basketball coaches Cody Sherrill, left, and Devin Borvansky cheer on the varsity squad during Tuesday night's game against Moffat County. The former Sailors players are happy to be part of the program they credit for positively influencing their lives.
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Steamboat Springs High School senior Eric Bonner takes a shot during the Sailors game against Valor Christian High School on Saturday at Howelsen Ice Arena.
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Steamboat Springs High School freshman John Wharton brings the puck up the ice during the Sailors' game against Valor Christian High School on Saturday at Howelsen Ice Arena. Steamboat won, 6-0.
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Hayden senior Coy Letlow tries to haul Meeker's Aaron Webster to the mat Saturday as the Tigers beat the Cowboys in a wrestling dual. Letlow won his match, scoring with a reverse with 18 seconds remaining in the final period.
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Hayden's Jake Magee tries to put the squeeze on Meeker's Pat Love on Saturday night in Hayden. Magee won the match with a third-period pin.
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Steamboat Springs School District Superintendent Shalee Cunningham is seeking the community's input to better set and reach broad-based district goals.
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A draft of Oak Creek's comprehensive plan update identifies areas of town that could accommodate future growth. Routt County Road 25 and agricultural lands north and south of town are named as ideal places for future annexation.
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Stem cells may shape health care in the future, and companies such as StemSave emphasize the importance of preserving valuable stem cells that can be found in wisdom teeth, baby teeth and, in some cases, permanent teeth that have been extracted.
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After wisdom teeth have been extracted, they are sealed in StemSave's technology collection kit and shipped to the New York-based company. Once there, the cells are tested for viability before being cryogenically stored.
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Oral surgeon Dr. John Lupori is breaking new ground at his Steamboat Springs practice. Lupori, who has partnered with a company called StemSave, is giving patients the option of saving stem cells, which can be recovered from extracted teeth.
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Krista Halsnes offers up a snack to one of the Alaskan malamutes that make up the 16-dog team for the week's Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race.
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Krista Halsnes spends a few moments enjoying her dogs as she loads them up Thursday to travel to Jackson, Wyo., for the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race. The 8-stage event started Friday in Wyoming and continues today with a 76-mile section. The race runs through Saturday and ends in Park City, Utah.
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Krista Halsnes, a Steamboat Springs High School student, stands with her father, Jarle, as they prepare to leave for a nine-day, eight-stage dog sled race in Wyoming. They took along a puppy, Carrot, to help him learn to socialize with the other 16 dogs on the team.
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Krista Halsnes' team is comprised of the three-year-old descendents of Oak and Ziggy, a pair of Alaskan huskies the Halsnes family bought several years ago. Oak and Ziggy still lead the squad.
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Julie, Jill and Tara Wernig, shown from left, opened Mountain Mama's.
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Tara Wernig prepares a crepe inside Mountain Mama's. Tara, along with her sisters Julie and Jill, opened the business and started serving crepes, cookies and even an occasional meatball sandwich the first week of January.
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Julie, Tara and Jill Wernig, shown from left, have opened a new business, Mountain Mama's, at the Gondola Transit Center near the base of Steamboat Ski Area. The business offers hungry skiers the opportunity to purchase crepes, hot cookies and even a meatball sandwich if they choose before hitting the slopes.
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Vail Resorts is pushing for more oversight of the Colorado Tourism Office, which Vail CEO Rob Katz says could be doing more to promote the state to potential visitors.
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Betsy Blakeslee
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Tyler Hamlet, of Poor Boyz Productions, has earned several awards for his film-making in the ski genre.
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Tina Suriano reads to her daughter, Makayla Suriano Husman.
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Second-grader Regan Righetti reads Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Steamboat Springs during a book fair meant to encourage home-schooled elementary school students to read more books.
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Dave Foster, with Colorado Plumbing, and Heating works behind the bar at The Ghost Ranch Saloon. The new downtown music venue is schedule to open May 22.
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Routt County sales volume 2005 through 2008
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The Gansmann home in The Range at Wildhorse Meadows is the first to break ground and top out in the single-family subdivision. The home is notable for its Romanesque turret that will house a dramatic spiral staircase.
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Developer Scott Gansmann has topped out the first home in The Range single-family subdivision in Wildhorse Meadows. The 4,200-square-foot home features a Romanesque turret containing a spiral staircase. Michael JK Olsen Architects of Steamboat Springs designed the home.
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2009 Winter Carnival button
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The Steamboat Springs High School Ski Band will have a new look this year. Band members will have new uniforms and cowboy hats while they perform on skis on Lincoln Avenue.
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Master of ceremonies Tom Whiddon interviews Jon Banks, the Lighted Man, in front of the Winter Carnival queen, attendants, little princesses and family during the 94th Winter Carnival in Olympian Hall at the Howelsen Hill Lodge.
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Two horses get a break from the action during last year's Winter Carnival on Lincoln Avenue.
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Amber Elliott tosses her ring in the bucket while being towed by a horse down Lincoln Avenue during last year's Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs.
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Leif Hovelsen is this year's grand marshal of the Winter Carnival.
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Skiing icon Glen Plake, left, and Scott Flower, right, help Cole Puckett, over the jump ramp on Lincoln Avenue during Winter Carnival last year.
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