City Council to address development
Council meets at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday
On a City Council agenda with a number of potentially contentious development applications, the Ranch at Steamboat may be the most controversial.
City extends its deadline on citizen survey
The survey the city sent out to 4,000 residents two weeks ago is taking some people a little longer to finish than the city expected. That's why the city is extending the deadline for returning the surveys from today the original deadline to April 8.
Olympians receive a hero's welcome
Event also serves as forum for Colorado Ski Heritage project
Wyatt Wilson, a young Winter Sports Club athlete just learning to jump off the K-18 ski jump, walked around the Howelsen Hill Lodge Wednesday night looking for Olympians. He was carrying a sheet of paper with colorful mug shots of all 16 Steamboat 2002 Olympians on it, most of which had autographs next to them. Wilson's dreams and his identity as a young Steamboat athlete are closely connected to those Olympians.
Campbell gathers local input
Senator wrangles with some residents on federal issues
U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., displayed a short fuse Wednesday during a town meeting with Steamboat Springs residents.
Doctor's death impacts locals
Denver man who died in plane crash frequented area
Dr. Louise Theilen of Steamboat Medical Group got ready to pick up the phone Tuesday morning to consult a man she has relied on for advice since medical school.
Welcome Home Olympian event today
Delayed by more than a month, the Welcome Home Olympian Celebration is coming to Steamboat Springs today.
Traditional caucuses out
Democrats changing the way they nominate candidates
In an effort to improve participation in local politics, the Routt County Democratic Party is changing the way it nominates candidates for office.
Sen. Campbell to visit Steamboat
Town Hall meeting set for Wednesday
Del Francis, a Walden resident, is excited to meet U.S Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell this week. Francis was a Navy radar man on a destroyer that went down after a collision with an aircraft carrier near Vietnam in 1969. Now, he is trying to get the names of his 74 downed shipmates etched on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. They were left off the wall because they were not close enough to a combat zone they were 50 miles away when their destroyer was involved in a crash with an Australian aircraft carrier.
The Big Playoff
When the 2002 Winter Recreation Basketball League Sweet 16 tournament begins today, there will be no cheerleaders. There will be no coaches frothing at the mouth, no monster tomahawk jams. There will not even be referees.
Steamboat to welcome Olympians
Delayed by more than a month, the Welcome Home Olympian Celebration is coming to Steamboat Springs next week.
Fund-raiser for teen programs set for Saturday
This Saturday, the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. is sponsoring "Turns for Teens," an event to help pay for teen programs at the Steamboat Mental Health Center. The event will begin at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bashor race course at the Steamboat Ski Area.
No helmet rule for Steamboat
Ski Corp. not likely to follow Aspen's lead
Though Aspen Skiing Co. will require all ski and snowboard students younger than the age of 6 to wear helmets, Steamboat is not likely to follow suit, Ski Corp. officials said Thursday.
Impact fees may get reviewed
Council considers forming citizens group to look at issue
A citizens group may be formed to help the city determine what to do about controversial impact fees on new development.
Pay for consultants on area plan undecided
The consultants chosen to help construct the Steamboat Springs Area Community Plan are ready to start working. Now the city just has to decide how much to pay them.
Fund established for fire victims
Mary Couch's home, which was torched by a fire last Wednesday, will not be ready for habitation for another three to six months, she said Tuesday.
Haymaker raising its prices
Fresh off another relatively lucrative season, the city-owned Haymaker Golf Course is upping its rates for the 2002 season.
Grant would benefit fire station, Howelsen ski area
The energy impact fund grant committee has recommended giving more than $1 million in state grant money to two Routt County organizations.
January sales tax revenues down
Sales tax revenues for the city of Steamboat Springs were down again in January, this time by 7.3 percent. But, compared to some other ski resort towns, Steamboat was either near the norm or above average.
Buses feeling effect of slowing tourism
Bus ridership has been down for much of this winter. That does not necessarily mean there were fewer tourists in town, but there is a definite link between ridership and tourism.
Weather shift brings powder back to Northwest Colorado
From certain chairlifts at the Steamboat Ski Area Thursday morning, skiers and snowboarders looked either entirely invisible or entirely invincible.
Committee seeks grant to improve ski area
Members of the Colorado Ski Heritage Project will be in Fort Morgan today making their case to the energy impact fund committee for a grant of $2.5 million so they can upgrade the ski jumps at Howelsen Hill.
Swap may save Emerald
Land exchange with State Land Board, BLM could preserve mountain
Through a land exchange between the State Land Board and the Bureau of Land Management, Emerald Mountain has its best chance yet of being preserved in perpetuity, according to members of the Emerald Mountain Partnership.
City's survey targeting residents' needs
The city is sending out a survey Friday to 4,000 randomly selected residents to find out what locals think about the job the city does and to help the city determine how to spend taxpayer money from the 2003 budget hearings.
Chamber short on cash
Summer marketing discussed with City Council
In order to stabilize and advance its summer marketing program, the chamber needs more money, chamber representatives said to the City Council Tuesday night.
Area Community Plan on deck
Council, Planning Commission to meet today
Aerial photographs of Steamboat today look nothing like the same photographs taken in 1994. That's why some people in the city are pushing to buy a new $75,000 aerial map of Steam- boat for the planners of the city's future to use.
Storm peaks in Steamboat
High winds, drifting snow shuts down Northwest Colorado Friday afternoon
A fast-moving storm from the northern California coast reached its peak on Friday, pinning down Steamboat Springs and much of Northwest Colorado for most of the morning and afternoon. Cars were forced to stop in the middle of the road on Rabbit Ears Pass, which closed at about 2 p.m. because of whiteout conditions and didn't reopen until about 6 p.m.
Trailer park wants subdivision
Communally owned lots will be divided among owners
A group of trailer home owners who decided about one and a half years ago to communally buy their trailer park are ready now to divvy that land up to the individual homeowners.
Anonymous donations assist in city's ice rink goals
$175,000 from donors will be used to build lobby, skate rental area
Not only does the U.S. Women's Hockey Team love the newly renovated Howelsen Ice Arena, the local community loves it, too.
City OKs hangar development
Most of the participants in the debate over whether the city should lease land to a developer to build hangars at Steamboat Springs Airport have asserted a commitment to airplane hangars is equivalent to a long-term commitment to the airport.
Council extends tubing ban for 2 more years
The City Council decided Tuesday commercial tubing above Fifth Street will be banned for another two years by a vote of 6 to 1.
Council to review tubing ban
Trailer park residents raise concerns
Peter Van De Carr, the owner of Back Door Sports, is taking a Zen approach to the city's attempts to potentially ex- tend a ban on commercial tubing above Fifth Street.
White to run for re-election in District 57
Republican state Rep. Al White, who currently represents District 56, announced Monday that he will run for re-election in District 57.
City to consider tubing ban
Peter Van De Carr, the owner of Back Door Sports, is taking a Zen approach to the city's attempts to potentially extend a ban on commercial tubing above Fifth Street.
Fire department seeks volunteers
Dedication, strength and a willingness to be woken up at 3 a.m. are all characteristics the city is looking for in new volunteers for its fire department.
Prepare for turbulence
The fate of Steamboat Springs' airport heats up
As city staff steps up its efforts to turn the airport into an efficient money-making enterprise, local opposition has stepped up, too.
Olympic cauldron to be extinguished today
Tonight at midnight, the cauldron on the courthouse lawn that has burned for an entire month to show the community's appreciation for its local Olympians will be extinguished.
Orton Foundation unveils plan
The Orton Family Foundation knows just how powerful information can be. The Steamboat-based nonprofit is on a mission to empower rural communities to determine their own destinies, especially by making information accessible.
Tennis to replace trailer court
Health and Rec moves forward with development plans
The Steamboat Springs Health and Recreation Association is getting ready to build tennis courts this summer where Trailer Haven trailer park currently sits. The nonprofit association presented an application last week to the city to build three hard courts after the trailer park is demolished and its remaining residents are evicted this July.
The Mayer of Steamboat
Ski Town U.S.A.'s silver medalist talks about his sport and his home
Lynn Mayer can't talk about her son's final mogul run at the Olympics without crying. Travis Mayer had surprised everyone by qualifying first, meaning he would ski last in the finals of the freestyle moguls event. As he came out of a heated tent at Deer Valley, he heard the roar of the crowd and lifted his arms. He told his coach he was about to win him a medal.
Hangar dispute may break deal
Before they enter into a deal to lease 30 acres at the airport to Dunn Properties for private hangar construction, the city wants to make sure it has an out on the lease if it wants or needs to close the airport.
Allard hosts town meeting
Senator tough on war on terrorism, campaign finance
Some blew kisses; others blew darts. Regardless of what the crowd shot at him Tuesday morning at a town meeting, however, U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., responded to each question with diligence and care, according to audience members.
City Council gives OK to Chadwick
The members of the City Council all think the Chadwick will generally be a good thing for the base of the ski area; what they couldn't decide on Tuesday night was whether it was "too much of a good thing."
Council supports tubing ban
Don Woodsmith is tired of tubers floating by his house and making obscene gestures. City regulations forced tubing companies to operate on the lower stretch of the Yampa River last summer, meaning every day tubers floated by the trailer park where Woodsmith lives.
City to decide on Chadwick
Building up for development permit in front of council
Few people think the parking lot currently sitting across the street from the Market on the Mountain is achieving the best and highest use of that land. There is considerable debate, however, on just what sort of a structure should go there.
Allard to hold town meeting
U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., will hold a town meeting from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. today at Centennial Hall to talk with residents.
Wilderness debate back on city's table
A city position supporting a statewide wilderness designation proposal that pleased local environmentalists, angered the Moffat County commissioners and sparked debate for months, could be altered tonight.
Group hopes to keep Howelsen 'king' of the hills
Colorado Ski Heritage Project gaining ground in efforts to upgrade local ski jumping facilities
No one wants to put any more pressure on Todd Lodwick and his fellow Nordic combined skiers this weekend. But if they were to pull off a medal-winning performance, it could certainly add a boost to a local drive to upgrade the ski jumps at Howelsen Hill.
Bush's popularity may trickle down
Lincoln Day Dinner well received by local Republicans
The overwhelming popularity of President Bush bodes well for Republicans everywhere this election year, said a number of Republicans at the Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday at Steamboat Springs Airport.
Steamboat still relies on foreign workers
Visas arranged months in advance, before economy went south
Even though the economy is the worst it has been in a decade, many Steamboat businesses still looked overseas this winter to find workers. It was not an orchestrated coup to take jobs from young Steamboat people; rather, the influx of foreign nationals was part of an economic necessity that keeps jobs filled in Steamboat during the busy seasons, local employers said.
City donates computers
Nonprofits have until 5 p.m. today to make requests
A group of about 20 to 25 outdated computers are available to nonprofit organizations courtesy of the city of Steamboat Springs but today may be the last day to request them.
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