Colorado Department of Transportation, city of Steamboat Springs and Scott Contracting officials do the final walk-through of the Lincoln Avenue construction project Thursday afternoon.
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SKI Magazine readers ranked Steamboat as the 14th best ski resort in North America.
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Steamboat Ski Area ranked 14th among North American resorts in SKI Magazine’s 2010-11 reader poll. That’s down from 10th last year. Among the 18 categories in which readers ranked ski areas, Steamboat placed 16th in terrain parks.
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This antique doll was owned by Faye Allen and is on display as part of a special exhibit at the Tread of Pioneers Museum.
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This historic photograph shows the front of Furlong’s hardware store in Steamboat Springs. It is part of a new display at the Tread of Pioneers Museum featuring the Allen family.
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Phyllis Allen, center, checks out the new exhibit at the Tread of Pioneers Museum on Thursday with her son Lon Allen and daughter Gina Walker. The exhibit chronicles the family's heritage in Routt County.
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“Foundations of Steamboat,” a new Tread of Pioneers Museum exhibit about the Allen family's history in Steamboat Springs, will be on display for a year.
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This antique teacup was part of a Faye Allen's collection. The cup, photographs and many more items are on display at the Tread of Pioneer Museum in Steamboat Springs.
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Phyllis Allen, center, stands in front of the new exhibit at the Tread of Pioneers Museum on Thursday with her son Lon Allen and daughter Gina Walker.
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Phyllis Allen looks at “Foundations of Steamboat,” a new Tread of Pioneers Museum exhibit about her family’s history in Steamboat Springs. The exhibit will be on display for a year.
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Ultraviolet Hippopotamus plays at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at The Tugboat Grill & Pub. The cost is $5.
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Tomorrows Bad Seeds, a reggae-rock outfit from California, plays at 9 p.m. Saturday at Ghost Ranch Saloon. It’s a free show.
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Genovations Creations’ Chief Science Officer John Kopta works at the Colorado Springs-based lab to isolate cannabinoids, the marijuana compounds with medicinal properties.
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Some towns have banned medical marijuana centers; others are seeking voter guidance in November
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Genovations Creations uses a scientific process to isolate cannabinoids in marijuana to create a cannabinoid profile.
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Steamboat Springs Police Department arrest statistics
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Steamboat Springs High School senior Charles Wood runs the ball during the first half against Delta last week. The Sailors travel to Rifle today for what could be a physical and challenging road game.
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Attendees of Wednesday night’s candidates forum at the Routt County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall clap after listening to a candidate.
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Garrett Wiggins, a candidate for Routt County sheriff, speaks during the candidates forum Wednesday night in Hayden.
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Kelly Boniface and Nate Bird help Kris Cannon step away from her bike for the first time in nearly 24 hours after she locked up second place in the 2008 24 Hours of Moab mountain bike race in Utah. Cannon will race in the solo division again, and Boniface will again serve as a part of her support crew, along with Amy Harris. Bird, meanwhile, will ride as a part of a two-man team.
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Jeremy Jones tears down a slope in Alaska in a scene from “Deeper,” Jones’ snowboard movie which plays Friday at The Steamboat Grand.
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Hayden High School senior student council president Delanie VeDepo has been busy in recent weeks helping organize this week’s homecoming events.
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An Under Armour-branded retail store is expected to move into this store front on Lincoln Avenue. Great Outdoor Clothing Co., which specialized in discounting many brands of discontinued men’s and women’s lines of outerwear, formerly occupied the 2,500-square-foot space.
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Hayden Valley Elementary School physical education teacher Ginny Glenn greets students and parents as they arrive at school Wednesday morning during International Walk to School Day.
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Hayden Valley Elementary School students and family members walk to school Wednesday morning during International Walk to School Day.
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Students from Hayden Valley Elementary School and family members walk to school Wednesday morning during International Walk to School Day.
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State Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, right, and Hayden Valley Elementary School Principal Rhonda Sweetser greet students as they arrive to school Wednesday morning during International Walk to School Day.
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Torie Christensen recently released her first cookbook of gluten-free recipes, featuring her favorite, peppermint hot cocoa coffee cake.
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The cover of Torie Christensen's cookbook, "A Bite of Heaven."
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Torie Christensen, 21, a Steamboat Springs High School graduate, recently published a cookbook of gluten-free recipes. The college student learned in high school she had an intolerance to gluten, dairy and eggs, and she used her passion for cooking to overcome those dietary restrictions.
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Medical marijuana cultivation
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Medical marijuana cardholders by state
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Michael Lee, owner of Cannabis Therapeutics in Colorado Springs, says his center has 84 medical marijuana products on its shelves, including beef jerky and spaghetti sauce.
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Matt Brown, director of public policy for Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation, says the medical marijuana industry could generate hundreds of millions in sales taxes.
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Pipes line a vendor table in Denver at the Aug. 21 Cannabis Festiva in Commerce City. The event is dubbed the largest outdoor cannabis festival in Colorado.
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East Colfax Avenue in Denver also has a large concentration of medical marijuana centers, some next door to each other.
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Flo Barron, who owns Little Brown House on South Broadway Street in Denver, doesn’t mind being near three other medical marijuana centers.
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Medical marijuana centers are highly concentrated along South Broadway Street in Denver. The number of centers in Colorado has been estimated as high as 1,100.
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Aloha’s owner Chris Ward tends to marijuana plants in the grow room of his medical marijuana center in Milner, which opened July 4.
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Marijuana plants grow under the lights at Aloha's in Milner. Owner Chris Ward has a number of plants, which are used to supply the many patients who come through the doors of his dispensary.
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Dispensary owner Chris Ward is experimenting with new hybrid marijuana plants that offer patients alternatives to deal with their symptoms.
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The well-known shape of the marijuana leaf has become an icon for the medical marijuana industry as it continues to grow.
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A flowering marijuana plant grows at Aloha's dispensary in Milner.
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Once the marijuana has been trimmed, it is placed in glass jars to cure.
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A non-flowering marijuana plant grows inside Rocky Mountain Remedies in Steamboat Springs.
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Kevin Fisher, and partner Ryan Fisher seating in the background, talk about the regulations and legal process that goes into opening a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado. The pair, who are not related, run Rocky Mountain Remedies in Steamboat Springs.
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Cannabis pollen sacs.
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Grow lights illuminate a Rocky Mountain Remedies warehouse where medical marijuana is grown.
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An overview of the grow operation at Rocky Mountain Remedies shows plants at different stages of development.
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A marijuana plant grows in the Aloha's dispensary in Milner.
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Local dispensary owner Chris Ward holds a seed in his hands. Ward is hoping to develop new strains to better care for the patients who come to Aloha's dispensary in Milner.
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A grower at Rocky Mountain Remedies in Steamboat Springs trims the bud prior to the drying process.
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A marijuana plant grows inside in a five-gallon bucket as part of the operation at Rocky Mountain Remedies in Steamboat Springs. The facility has different types of plants in different stages of growth in an effort to make sure that patients always have a variety of different strains to choose from.
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The bud of a marijuana plant at Aloha's in Milner.
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A grower at Rocky Mountain Remedies in Steamboat Springs trims the bud prior to the drying process.
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Rice cereal treats and other edible items infused with marijuana are available for patients at Rocky Mountain Remedies. Many baked goods are made with marijuana butter.
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Patients who enter Rocky Mountain Remedies will find a wide selection of marijuana. Many patients prefer to smoke it, but the Steamboat Springs business also offers edibles, drinks and tinctures with varieties of marijuana in them.
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Stems of marijuana hang in the drying room at Rocky Mountain Remedies in Steamboat Springs.
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Chris Ward holds a jar of medical marijuana ready to be purchased by patients at Aloha’s in Milner.
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Chris Ward has sold medical marijuana and related products to more than 360 patients at Aloha’s in Milner.
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Chris Ward, owner of Aloha’s, tends to the plants inside the grow house at his center in Milner. Ward said his business is not yet profitable.
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Rocky Mountain Remedies co-owner Kevin Fisher trims buds inside the grow room at his center in Steamboat Springs. The business employs 16 full-time workers and is one of the largest centers in the state based on number of patients served.
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Ryan Fisher, one of the owners of Rocky Mountain Remedies in Steamboat Springs, hangs marijuana buds to dry.
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The buds are moved to plastic bags after the cultivation process.
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After drying, the buds are placed in airtight glass jars to cure for two to four weeks.
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The buds are trimmed from the plant, and the fan leaves are removed. The buds are hung to dry for four to six days, and then the sugar leaves are trimmed off.
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The plants are moved to another room and exposed to 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness each day to flower, or bud, for six to 12 weeks.
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The plants then are moved from the 1-gallon pots to 5-gallon buckets, where they stay for three to five weeks.
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As the roots continue to grow, the plants are moved into larger containers, first to a 1-gallon pot where they stay for one to two weeks.
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When it gets big enough, the plant is moved to a 16-ounce cup, where it stays for 10 to 14 days, receiving light, water and other nutrients.
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A clipping from a mature female plant is placed in an organic sponge inside a plastic container for six to 10 days.
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Aloha’s owner Chris Ward tends to marijuana plants in the grow room of his medical marijuana center in Milner, which opened July 4.
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