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- How to reduce energy costs
- Winterizing a home can be a cheap and easy project
- November 29, 2008
- Last winter, Ace at the Curve employee Jim Warren cut his home energy costs by replacing all his windows. He also stopped warm air from leaving his house by caulking around those windows, and he put a hotel shower cap over the inside grate of a bathroom fan.
- Black Friday brings relief
- Local retailers report strong turnout on traditional shopping day
- November 29, 2008
- Whether you were on Wall Street in New York or Lincoln Avenue in Steamboat Springs, this year’s Black Friday provided a bright spot after months of dark economic news.
- Gary Neptune: pastor to the people
- November 29, 2008
- The people of Craig always have held to their faith to help them build the community and sustain their lives. It took a special person to be a spiritual leader on the frontier - whether it was in the late 1880s or the mid-20th century.
- Christmas trees galore
- November 29, 2008
It’s that time of the year again: the day after Thanksgiving.
- Moffat County’s federal legislators say they’re not against coal
- November 29, 2008
- Moffat County’s congressional representation said it is committed to coal’s future. Democrats John Salazar - Moffat County’s U.S. representative - senator-elect Mark Udall and Sen. Ken Salazar said they support coal and all other domestic energy resources as a means to achieve energy independence.
- Local young women swoon for ‘Twilight’ book series - and now movie
- November 29, 2008
Craig resident Crystal Walker had a premonition.
- DOW plans ‘aggressive’ winter action
- November 29, 2008
- Regional Colorado Division of Wildlife officials plan to meet winter head-on this year. “We’re geared up, I hope, so if we have a similar winter again (compared to record snowfall last year), we can hopefully alleviate the problems that landowners experienced,” said Bill de Vergie, area wildlife manager for the Meeker office, which oversees Moffat County.
- Almost 140 students get credit for CSAP
- MCHS pupils accrue total of 118.5 credits from proficient, advanced scores
- November 29, 2008
- It may be too early to tell, but numbers from a first-year Moffat County High School program giving students class credit for performing well on a state test could be changing students’ attitudes about the annual assessment.
- Andy Bockelman: ‘Bolt’ electrifies family audiences
- November 29, 2008
In a world where hamsters roam free and Styrofoam packing peanuts are considered Kryptonite, super dog “Bolt” reigns supreme.
- Chuck Mack: Mining out the memories
- November 29, 2008
I was working at the Haybro Mine near Oak Creek in 1950. My wife, Alberta, and I were married Dec. 11 of that year.
When the mine closed down in the spring of 1951, it was never to reopen again.
- Our view: Bargains in your backyard
- November 29, 2008
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What’s on your Christmas shopping list?
Kitchen gadgets?
Books?
Children’s toys?
Or maybe an iPod or flat-panel TV?
Every year, many Craig residents make a mass exodus to shopping centers in Grand Junction and surrounding areas to do their Christmas shopping.
- Athletic footwear varies among different sports
- November 29, 2008
From wrestling to basketball and beyond, what an athlete wears on his or her feet plays an integral role when competing.
- Police blotter for Nov. 29
- November 29, 2008
Firefighters responded to a vehicle crash.
- Craig briefs for Nov. 29
- November 29, 2008
- The Moffat County Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday this week, instead of at its usual time Tuesday morning. Its meeting agenda will be released Monday or Tuesday, with a full government update running in the Daily Press the following day.
- Maneotis named 2008 4-H Member of the Year in Moffat County
- November 29, 2008
Karissa Maneotis is one busy 16-year-old.
- Datebook for Nov. 29
- November 29, 2008
Today
- Consumers up at dawn
- Residents stake out stores in early morning to be the first ones inside
- November 29, 2008
- John Lopez and Alexandria Kjellesvig, an younger-than-20 couple new to Craig from California, had one mission for their day after Thanksgiving. “I could do with one of those laptops they have in there,” Lopez said at about 4:30 a.m. in front of the Wal-Mart SuperCenter. He had gotten there early enough to be at the front of a 200-person line.
- John Vandelinder: MCHS state champions share common ground
- November 29, 2008
I think I’m onto something.
