Published on March 15, 2009
Steamboat Springs High School sophomore Sara Hoing returns the ball Saturday during her doubles match against Aspen. Hoing and her partner, Julia Cooper, left, lost the match, 6-2, 6-4.
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Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer player McKenzie Worden takes a shot Saturday during Steamboat's match against Glenwood Springs. The Sailors won, 4-1.
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Steamboat Springs High School boys lacrosse players, from left, Tyler Samlowski, Garret Ehrick and Drew Ruff walk off the field after Ehrick scored a last-second shot to win Saturday's game against Summit County.
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Hayden's Caitlin Mahanna looks to toss up a shot after blowing past Meeker's Marki Cook in the second half of Saturday's game.
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The Hayden High School girls basketball team celebrates after winning the third-place game of the Class 2A girls basketball state tournament Saturday in Pueblo. The Tigers beat Meeker, 42-40.
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Steamboat Springs High School junior Jack Spady winds up for a shot during the fourth quarter of Saturday's game against Summit County.
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Hayden coach Eric Hamilton talks to his team during a timeout Saturday at the state basketball tournament in Pueblo.
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Hayden coach Eric Hamilton watches as Jarah Woodley tries to get a pass over a Meeker defender in the second half of Saturday's state tournament third-place game.
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Fans celebrate moments after the Hayden girls basketball team wrapped up third place in the Class 2A girls state basketball tournament Saturday in Pueblo.
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Neelan explains his skibike last week to interested skiers at the Steamboat Ski Area. He was stopped constantly by people wondering what exactly he was riding.
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Neelan swings high up the side of the halfpipe at Steamboat Ski Area. Neelan has been riding his skibike for three years and said it has allowed him to overcome injuries that nearly had forced him from the sport.
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Patrick Neelan imported his skibike from Austria. He now sells bikes on his Web site, www.skibike.us. They retail at about $1,100.
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Patrick Neelan carves the slopes of Steamboat Ski Area last week on his skibike. Skibikes are allowed at Steamboat only for disabled skiers. Their use is more widespread at other Colorado resorts.
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Editorial cartoon for March 15, 2009
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Stephen Thomas
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Soroco High School sophomore Cannon Murray grabs some orange slices for breakfast Thursday.
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Soroco High School students eat breakfast Thursday morning before taking CSAP tests.
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Soroco High School students Lauryn Bruggink, left, and Ashleigh Poteet eat breakfast Thursday at the school.
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Soroco High School cook Sue Schaffner serves up breakfast to students Thursday morning. A hearty breakfast is one of the things school officials hope will produce strong CSAP scores.
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South Routt County rancher Dean Rossi feeds his cattle Friday afternoon. A water dedication policy being considered by the city of Steamboat Springs could have the unintended consequence of creating a local water rights market and drying up the county's treasured agricultural lands.
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A cow stands next to an irrigation ditch at Dean Rossi's ranch. Some worry a proposed annexation policy could dry up local agricultural land.
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Some downtown business owners hope officials change the rules regarding downtown signage to help lure people to businesses on side streets.
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Painter and handyman Chris Sack, owner of Alpine Finishes, has stayed busy during the current ecomonic recession by taking on any job that comes his way.
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Jill Archer, who was visiting Steamboat Springs from Atlanta, checks out Zing, which sells functional and decorative art and accessories in downtown Steamboat Springs. Zing, and Rumor Design and Redesign, are part of a movement to form a design district downtown. David Chase Rugs and Furniture, Romick's Into the West, Steamboat Floral and Gifts, Cowgirls and Angels, Healthy Solutions, bistro c.v., Building for Health and Wells Fargo also would be included in the district.
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Traffic flowing along Lincoln Avenue is reflected in the window of Zing. The store is part of a cooperative design district.
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Painter and handyman Chris Sack, owner of Alpine Finishes, has stayed busy during the current ecomonic recession.
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Elise Kuczera
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The Dry Creek Park building is expected to be completed by May 1.
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South Routt Early Learning Center director Tami Hotchkiss does an activity with students Thursday morning.
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Yampa Valley School teacher Dan Juba helps student Scotty Baraw move a fridge that Scotty is converting into a school store.
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Dave's Dippers dressed as Dippin' Dots ice cream for the 2008 Penguin Plunge. The team jumps each year in tribute to Dave Linner, a flight nurse who was killed in an accident in 2005. Linner helped start the annual fundraiser to benefit Yampa Valley Medical Center in 2004 when he expressed a need for patient simulators at the hospital. The sixth annual Penguin Plunge is March 28 at Catamount Ranch & Club.
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Claro Rivera lays brick Thursday at a new building under construction at Dry Creek Park. The building will include an office, garage, restrooms, an unfinished commercial kitchen for concessions and shaded outdoor space.
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Yampa Valley School student Conner Bomberg shows classmates, from left, Mason Woolley, Scotty Baraw, Lejla Pecenkovic and Cole Breland a video for a class project Friday.
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Desiree Ebaugh, 4, of Phippsburg, plays with slime Thursday at the South Routt Early Learning Center. About 60 students are enrolled at the school, which opened last year.
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Land Title Guarantee Co. team member Stan Urban finishes a short swim at the 2008 Penguin Plunge. Urban's team dressed as superheroes and performed a short skit before jumping into the freezing water. The sixth annual Penguin Plunge is March 28 at Catamount Ranch & Club.
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Stan Urban leaps into the freezing water of the Catamount Ranch & Club swimming pool during the 2008 Penguin Plunge. Urban's team from Land Title Guarantee Co. will jump this year with a top-secret costume theme.
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Dave's Dippers get ready to jump into icy cold water at the 2008 Penguin Plunge. The team jumps each year at the fundraiser, which is presented by the Healthcare Foundation for the Yampa Valley and benefits Yampa Valley Medical Center. Proceeds from this year's event, which is March 28 at Catamount Ranch & Club, will go toward the purchase of digital mammography equipment for the diagnostic imaging department at YVMC.
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The asking prices for entry-level condos at Walton Village have been reduced 10 to 20 percent late this winter, to less than $200,000.
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Construction on large multi-family projects such as Edgemont at the base of Steamboat Ski Area will continue in 2009, but as of Thursday, building department officials have received just three applications for new single-family home starts.
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