Harry Rubinstein never had used Twitter before his wife had a stroke Aug. 15. After his son and daughter-in-law set up a way for him to provide his family with medical updates via Twitter, Rubinstein now is trying to share that knowledge with others through a site called Tweet for Health.
Published on January 17, 2011
Francis Abate and his wife, Ruth Abate, use this converted school bus for their seasonal Buffalo Gal ice cream business. The bus is in a garage at the couple's Create a Stir commercial kitchen facility in Hayden.
Published on November 26, 2010
Steamboat Toffee Co. owner Pete DeWolf, left, talks with his toffee team earlier this month at the Create a Stir commercial kitchen rental facility in Hayden. Create a Stir owners Francis and Ruth Abate are hoping to attract caterers, culinary classes and more to the business.
Published on November 26, 2010
Routt County Commissioner Doug Monger checks statistics Friday while testifying in Denver before the Public Utilities Commission, which is conducting hearings about potential impacts of new state energy legislation.
Published on November 1, 2010
Oak Creek residents J.D. Fuchs, left, and James Singleton talk with Theresa Kelliher of the Oak Creek Fire Protection District on Sunday, as the town adjusted to a "boil alert" after a leaky valve drained the town's water storage for about four hours Saturday night.
Published on September 27, 2010
Theresa Kelliher, of the Oak Creek Fire Protection District, right, talks with Oak Creek resident J.D. Fuchs about the town’s Saturday night water leak. Free water was distributed to residents Sunday at the Main Street fire station. At left, Dusty Schrader, of the fire district, looks on as Theresa’s daughter, Megan, hands water to James Singleton.
Published on September 27, 2010
The Hahn's Peak Area Historical Society estimates the Wither cabin dates to the 1880s. Marge Eardley, president of the society's board, said the cabin's restoration includes much of the furniture used decades ago.
Published on September 3, 2010
A ribbon-cutting for the historic Wither cabin, which is restored and open to the public, is at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Hahn’s Peak Village, during the Arts, Crafts and Collectibles Fair.
Published on September 3, 2010
Steamboat resident and American Red Cross volunteer Sarah Cherry, left, talks with Carlos Nataren, right, and Abel Gamarra, center, about clothing and housing options Sunday evening. Nataren and Gamarra are two of 18 people displaced by the Saturday fire at their duplex home at Fourth and Oak streets.
Published on August 16, 2010
A Steamboat Springs man was injured Sunday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle and going off the side of the road around this tight turn on Routt County Road 33. Emergency responders took George Hine, 43, to Yampa Valley Medical Center.
Published on August 16, 2010
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., spoke about topics including health care and partisan politics Monday morning with about 25 Steamboat residents, including, seated from left, Anna Fields, Myron Fields and Vesna Palmer.
Published on February 16, 2010
Jim Stanko, right, presents the 2009 Leckenby Pioneer Award to longtime Steamboat Springs residents Bud and Jane Romberg on Monday. Both former educators, the Rombergs have been involved for decades in numerous community services and activities.
Published on October 27, 2009
Jim Stanko, left, presents the 2009 Stanley L. Larson Award to family members of Chuck Fulton. From right are Fulton's son Vance Fulton, Terry Wattles, Vance Fulton's wife, Sue Fulton, and Chuck Fulton's daughter Rebecca Wattles. Chuck Fulton's son Lee Fulton, of Fort Collins, could not attend Monday night.
Published on October 27, 2009
Soda Creek Elementary School third-graders donated $175 to LIFT-UP of Routt County on Friday. The students earned the money by creating a craft business as part of a unit on economics. The students toured local businesses and sold crafts. LIFT-UP Executive Director David Freseman said he plans to use the money to help needy residents pay utility bills. "We're running low on utility assistance funds," he said.
Published on May 30, 2009
The line of people walking to Invesco Field on Thursday, to see Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination for president, stretched far along Colfax Avenue, where protestors thronged closer to the stadium.
Published on August 29, 2008
Protestors of numerous causes make their voices heard Thursday afternoon outside Invesco Field in Denver, where crowds thronged like ants around an anthole in anticipation of Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president.
Published on August 29, 2008
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama laid out an aggressive policy plan Thursday night at Invesco Field, telling an estimated 84,000 that if elected, he will "cut taxes for 95 percent of working families," end U.S. dependence on oil from the Middle East in 10 years, and invest $150 billion in alternative energy over the next decade. "We cannot meet 21st-century challenges with 20th-century beauracracy," he said.
Published on August 29, 2008
Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told the veterans caucus Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that Republicans have "forgotten what (veterans) need when they come home."
Published on August 29, 2008
Volunteer Jane Hall, of Denver, right, lifts a free bike for Sallie Wyte, of Colorado Springs, on Thursday morning in downtown Denver. "It's my second day (riding a free bike)," Wyte said. "The first time was so much fun."
Published on August 29, 2008
Californian Brian Petrich, who is in Denver following the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, said he had logged 150 miles on free bikes offered downtown by Thursday morning.
Published on August 29, 2008
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