Photos for October 18, 2009

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Keegan Burger reaches to return a ball Saturday at the state tennis tournament in Pueblo.

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Keegan Burger eyes the ball Saturday at the state tennis tournament in Pueblo. Burger finished fourth in No. 2 singles.

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Gabri Erspamer returns a serve Saturday at the state tennis tournament in Pueblo.

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Kyle Rogers swings for a return Saturday at the state tennis tournament. Rogers and Gabri Erspamer, Steamboat's No. 4 doubles team, lost in the consolation finals and finished fourth in the tournament.

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Steamboat Springs High School seniors Devin Wilkinson, left, and Jayde Mattox raise their arms for a block during their match Saturday against Battle Mountain. The Sailors beat the Huskies in four games.

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Steamboat's Keegan Burger knocks a return Saturday at the state tennis tournament in Pueblo. Burger finished fourth in the tournament.

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Local photographer Debbi Funston gives photography tips to Kristal Eckley, left, and Gail Hunter on Saturday at the beginning of a Sisters in Steamboat Weekend photography workshop.

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Kristal Eckley, left, and Gail Hunter take self-portraits Saturday afternoon in front of a graffiti wall behind Orange Peel Bicycle Service. The friends were participating in a walking photography tour with local photographer Debbi Funston as part of Mainstreet Steamboat Springs' inaugural Sisters in Steamboat Weekend.

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Steamboat Springs Police Officer Dan Kelliher talks to a motorist after issuing a warning ticket at Walton Creek Road and U.S. Highway 40.

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Steamboat Springs Police Officer Dan Kelliher talks to a motorist after issuing a warning ticket at Walton Creek Road and U.S. Highway 40.

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Routt County elections supervisor Vicki Weber shows one of the ballot boxes, which are at the Routt County Clerk and Recorder's Office, Yampa Town Hall, Oak Creek Town Hall, Hayden Town Hall and the Clark Store.

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Scott Contracting workers install new sewer line at the corner of 11th Street and Lincoln Avenue.

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Scott Contracting traffic supervisor Markus Dean stops traffic while workers cut through the pavement in front of Lyon's Corner Drug.

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Fuzziwig's Candy Factory owner Matt Cardille says the construction has hurt customer traffic because "nobody wants to come downtown."

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Pioneer Spirits co-owner Kenny Loose says the effect of the Lincoln Avenue construction "hasn't been as bad as I thought."

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Scott Contracting workers Juan Benitez, right, and Salvador Gonzales cut through the pavement Thursday in front of Lyon's Corner Drug on Lincoln Avenue.

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The Kona Jake cyclocross bike ($799), available at Orange Peel in Steamboat Springs, is a cross between a mountain bike and a road bike. It's ideal for cyclocross, or just transportation on Routt County gravel roads.

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Tires on a cyclocross bike, like the rest of it, are a cross between mountain bike tires and road bike tires. They are narrower than a regular mountain bike tires, but studded with knobs to help keep traction on gravel.

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Because cyclocross is a sport designed to survive wet mud season weather, warmer cycling clothing usually is necessary. A long-sleeved jersey from Orange Peel, right, ($90), a pair of Pearl Izumi Cyclone gloves ($40) and fleece-lined Salsa bib knickers ($100) can stand up to the fall weather.

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Cariveau heads down a trail at Howelsen Hill. Cyclocross is a variation of mountain biking.

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Local cyclocross rider Jon Cariveau runs up the rodeo grounds steps Saturday at the base of Howelsen Hill.

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Sarah Kostin

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Steamboat Springs resident Pio Utu said that in his native Samoa, the Sept. 29 earthquake and tsunami leveled churches, homes, schools and more, leaving many residents without shelter as cyclone season approaches.

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Members of Steamboat Springs resident Pio Utu's family including his sister, Sose, center, and brother-in-law Fono Fepulea'i, right, help with disaster relief in Samoa, which is rebuilding after a Sept. 29 earthquake and tsunami. A benefit for relief efforts is Saturday at Steamboat Springs High School.

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Bonnie Dougherty looks through the costumes Thursday at The Costume Party and Dance Shop in downtown Steamboat Springs.

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The Costume Party and Dance Shop owner Sandy Pugh, clockwise from top left, Carol Herman, Sara Pugh and Victoria Belz model costumes at the store between 11th and 12th streets on Lincoln Avenue. Pugh said the store would be open through November.

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The luxury ski-in, ski-out condominiums at the Steamboat Villas in Morningside Tower at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort and marketed by Starwood Vacation Ownership are the best-selling timeshare units in Steamboat in 2009.

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Timeshare sales at The Village at Steamboat have gathered steam since Wyndham Vacation Ownership took the strategic step of reducing new product in the pipeline and refocusing its marketing and sales efforts on a higher demographic than it pursued before the recession settled in.

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Developer/property manager Curt Weiss is seeking city approval for a plan to demolish three apartment buildings adjacent to Walton Pond and replace them with 14 new townhomes.

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