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- Middle school teams take district tournament
- December 16, 2003
- The Craig Middle School basketball teams went to Rangley last weekend with a mission to become district champions. Mission accomplished. The eighth-grade team completed an undefeated season with a 60-14 win against Meeker in the first round and a 46-32 victory in the championship game over Steamboat Springs.
- Aspiring hoopsters finish up season
- December 16, 2003
- The only thing completely official about the Craig Parks and Recreation third- and fourth- grade basketball league is that the boys enjoy their hoops. “I just like playing the game and having fun,” said Rodney Hatfield of the Blizzards. “One day I think we can all go to college and play together.” Tuesday night the Blizzards and their opponents, the Blue team, played in the last game of the night at Sunset Elementary School. For the Blue team it is was the last game of the season. “I’ll miss playing with my team,” said Paul Laliberte. “They were good teammates.”
- North Park to receive spring facelift
- New equipment caters to all ages, interests
- December 16, 2003
- The lot euphemistically referred to as a “park” has changed over the years. Old and dangerous playground equipment has been removed, leaving only a baseball field and a short sledding hill. The city’s insurance carrier at one point recommend it be closed. Nonetheless, youth are drawn there. It’s their only option within walking distance. Kids who drag their dogs or their sleds from home to North Park will be in for a treat by next summer when the city installs more than $30,000 worth of playground equipment.
- Preventative measures key to lower bills
- Local utility companies provide free home assessment services
- December 16, 2003
- As the mercury in thermometers drops this winter, there are a few things homeowners can do to make their heating bills follow suit. Yampa Valley Electric Association can help owners of residential properties find cold air leaks with the help of a thermal imaging camera. YVEA provides the service free of charge, Jan. 5 through Feb. 27. Using technology similar to that employed by the military during Desert Storm, Brian Thornton, Member Service Advisor at YVEA, makes an hour long VHS tape of a home using a camera that records all cold areas and objects in dark shades and all warm areas and objects in bright shades.
- Felon considers plea agreement
- December 16, 2003
- After skipping a sentencing hearing and fleeing to Texas, convicted felon Donald Manley has been forcibly returned to Craig to face charges of bond violation and criminal mischief. On Tuesday, Manley, 43, waived his right to a preliminary hearing. He is due in district court on Jan. 9 to enter a plea for the charges.
- Local vets push for medical care
- Hopes for local VA
- December 16, 2003
- It’s well before the sun rises when two Routt County veterans, Michael Condie and Michael Ilku pile into a vehicle and head to the doctor’s office. The duo leave Steamboat Springs traveling the dark roads to Craig at a quick clip, before picking up fellow Moffat County veteran, Robert Cooper. But the group wastes little time and is off again, pressing to meet appointments scheduled throughout the morning at the Grand Junction VA Medical Center.
- County personnel face reality of cuts
- Departments reorganizing workload
- December 16, 2003
- The directors of several Moffat County departments are searching for ways to deal with personnel cuts included in the 2004 county budget. The Museum of Northwest Colorado lost its five part-time employees. One of the two Natural Resources Department employees was eliminated. An assistant’s position in the Human Resources Department that was just made full-time in October has been returned to part-time. And the emergency service coordinator position with the Maybell Ambulance Service has been eliminated.
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