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Steamboat's Black Tie Ski Rentals knots deal for shop
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
Ian Prichard, of Black Tie Ski Rentals, confirmed Wednesday that he and partner Joe Sternberg have purchased a commercial condominium adjacent to the upper terminal of the Wildhorse Gondola in One Steamboat Place.
They purchased the 750-square-foot retail space for $337,500 from SV Timbers LLC through a business entity called Pittsford Partners.
Steamboat briefs: Hayden Town Council to consider roadway work
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
The Hayden Town Council is scheduled to consider accepting roadway improvements at the Lake Village subdivision tonight. Approving a resolution to accept the improvements, which have been completed, would allow to town to issue certificates of occupancy on the completed homes.
The Record for Aug. 31
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
1:22 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a suspicious car in the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue. People in a black Subaru were reportedly in the area earlier trying to start a fight, and the car had returned. Police talked to the people and took one person from the Subaru to detox.
Big names dot Steamboat Springs Stage Race
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
The second annual Steamboat Springs Stage Race registration ended early Wednesday with more racers than the inaugural event, including multiple high-level racers. Race promoter Corey Piscopo said Wednesday that 350 riders had registered for the four-day stage event that begins Friday and ends Monday. Last year, the event featured 302 riders.
2010 Men’s softball A league playoffs
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
2010 Men’s A league playoffs results for Sept. 1, 2010.
Steamboat photographer Rod Hanna releases book documenting 6 autumns
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
Rod Hanna announced the release of his second book of nature and landscape photography, “Colorado’s Seasons of Gold." A 220-page study in autumnal hues, the book consists of 172 digital photographs taken throughout six years during the brief peak in the aspen and cottonwood trees’ annual transition to winter.
Steamboat boys golf team struggles in Delta
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
The Steamboat Springs High School golf team struggled Wednesday at a tough Devil’s Thumb course in Delta, finishing well behind the pack with a team score of 251. “For some reason, this course gives us fits,” Steamboat coach Steve Dodson said. “I don’t know why. We’ll talk about it.”
Stock Dog Challenge highlights Steamboat’s rich agricultural history
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
In a stock dog competition, success depends on the actions of more than just the dog, said Mariane Sasak, a local dog trainer and event organizer for this weekend’s seventh annual Steamboat Stock Dog Challenge. In this weekend’s event at Stanko Ranch, almost 100 canines will compete in a contest chasing, herding and cutting a flock of sheep.
Lodging barometer forecasts busy Labor Day weekend in Steamboat
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association expects a slew of events to attract tourists who will stay in more than half the city’s available beds during the last big summer tourism weekend, according to the lodging barometer forecast released Wednesday. The barometer projects 56 percent of lodging will be occupied Saturday night.
Steamboat sales tax collections up in July
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:28:04 -0600
City sales tax collections increased 1.7 percent in July compared with July 2009, marking the city’s first such increase — meaning, a positive change compared to the corresponding month a year earlier — since August 2008.
Hayden Tigers volleyball looks to rebound
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:35:20 -0600
Hayden High School volleyball coach Greg Johnson has been on both ends of the spectrum in his two years at the helm. Now in his third year, expectations are tempered with only two starters returning. But that doesn’t mean Johnson doesn’t expect to win.
Bull Bash event Sunday in Steamboat
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:10:14 -0600
Promoters of this weekend’s Rocky Mountain Bull Bash aren’t kidding when they say spectators can expect to see top-level talent inside the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena in downtown Steamboat Springs. The annual event will feature some of the sport’s top cowboys.
Steamboat Golf Club to join Patriot fundraiser
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:05:55 -0600
The Steamboat Golf Club plans to show its support for U.S. servicemen and servicewomen this weekend by participating in Patriot Golf Day.
Serafy, Podzemny earn golf wins at Break the Boat Skills Challenge
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:05:23 -0600
Ted Serafy and Dennis Podzemny took top honors last weekend in the Steamboat Golf Club’s second annual Break the Boat Skills Challenge.
Steamboat youth program in need of girls lacrosse players
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:04:26 -0600
Steamboat Youth Lacrosse is introducing a new program for girls in first through fifth grades.
Moffat County Commission discusses Vermillion plan
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:05 -0600
Moffat County Commissioner Tom Gray said he has a clear idea of how the efforts of local entities that developed the 1-percent drilling plan for Vermillion Basin should be viewed.
Gray contends they are on the “moral high ground” for reaching a “balanced approach” to managing drilling in the area.
But, several months after the Bureau of Land Management proposed keeping Vermillion closed to natural gas drilling in its resource management plan, Gray said many have raised eyebrows at the integrity of the decision.
Judge sentences Craig woman to jail term
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:05 -0600
Judge Shelley Hill had stern words for Craig resident Tausha Merwin before sentencing Tuesday afternoon in Moffat County District Court.
“I do not hesitate in telling you, do not come before me or Judge (Michael) O’Hara again, because you will not like it,” she said.
Hill sentenced Merwin to serve 30 days in Moffat County Jail.
Merwin was convicted July 14 of attempting to influence a public servant, a Class 4 felony, after a three-day jury trial. She pleaded not guilty to the charge Feb. 17.
Barbecue teams make large food donation to Craig kitchen
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:05 -0600
Like the taste of a good barbecue sauce, the first Colorado State BBQ Championship in Craig continues to resonate.
St. Michael’s Kitchen was the recent recipient of “hundreds of pounds” of barbecued pork, brisket, ribs and chicken donated by teams from Friday and Saturday’s championship at the Wyman Museum.
The kitchen, a non-denominational charitable organization of St. Michael Catholic Church, serves free food to the community from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays in the church basement, 678 School St.
A life of death: The role and election of Routt County coroner
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
The county coroner is not required to carry a gun, wear flashy sunglasses and make pithy one-liners at crime scenes like in popular TV shows. What the Routt County coroner does requires a lighter touch and more empathy as he notifies the families of car crash victims and suicides and makes determinations on the cause of 40 or so unattended or suspicious deaths each year.
Joanne Palmer: My bad breakup with my Mac
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600
In a moment of temporary insanity, I decided my morning routine needed a change, a shakeup, an about-face. I decided to redouble my efforts to break my morning computer habit. I stumble out of bed and there she is waiting for me — Miss Mac, my pretty white MacBook on the dining room table. Overnight she has learned to speak.
