Archive for Monday, April 5, 2010

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Sales tax sees slight decline in Steamboat
City Manager: February revenues give city budget “breathing room”
03:48 p.m., April 5, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
February sales tax revenues dipped just 3 percent compared to February 2009, giving city officials confidence that the winter months could buoy Steamboat’s budget through a potentially slow mud season.
State legislators opposing Hatch Act in small communities
03:01 p.m., April 5, 2010 Updated 09:28 p.m.
Two state representatives want to push a federal law out of small communities. In March, Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R- Hot Sulphur Springs, and Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, began investigating a solution to problems caused by the Hatch Act in Craig, Steamboat Springs and other communities after hearing concerns from residents.
On the Record for April 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
On the Record for April 5, 2010
Annie’s Mailbox:
April 5, 2010
Dear Annie: My husband and I are an interracial couple. My father totally disapproves of all interracial relationships, especially one involving his “baby girl.” Annie, I am 47 years old, and even after two years of being with the most wonderful man in the world, I still cannot take him to my parents’ house.
Cardboard Classic celebrates 30 years Saturday at ski area
Annual event showcases creativity and construction prowess
April 5, 2010
Since the early-1970s, Steam­boat Springs residents and guests have devoted the late spring to construction projects that almost always end in disaster. Crafting vehicles from cardboard, glue, string, tape and water-based paint, competitors with a daring streak have entered the Cardboard Classic.
Datebook for April 5
April 5, 2010
Datebook for April 5
Andy Bockelman: Don’t bother with ‘Bounty Hunter’
April 5, 2010
Seeing one of the stars of “The Bounty Hunter” slung over the shoulder of their co-star stirs up memories of Charles Grodin in the same position with Robert De Niro in “Midnight Run” nearly 25 years ago. Granted, it’s a sexier look with the former pair, but that’s about the best thing you can say about their movie.
My life, my words: April Rubley: No bad dogs
April 5, 2010
“I started at PETCO in Glenwood Springs, which is where I trained for grooming. And from there, I got offered a position at an Aspen grooming staff.
Paving in Steamboat slated to begin today
Weather not expected to delay resurfacing project on U.S. 40 through downtown
April 5, 2010
Last week, Colorado Department of Transportation officials said snowfall could postpone the start of work on Lincoln Avenue through downtown Steamboat Springs today. But Scott Contracting’s Jody Patten said there hasn’t been enough snow in the past few days to delay the $5.6 million repaving project.
Advice for accidental business start-ups
EDP offers seminars for entrepreneurs
April 5, 2010
An economic downturn bre­eds a different kind of workforce, said Darcy Trask, Moffat County Economic Development Partnership director. With high unemployment levels, some turn to alternate sources of income by starting a small business. These are known as “accidental entrepreneurs.”
Easter events decorate weekend in Craig
April 5, 2010
Cassie Reed reached her blue-dyed fingers into her plastic shopping bag to show off her loot. In the annual Craig Lions Club Easter egg hunt Saturday at City Park, the 8-year-old came away with what she called a good haul of pastel-wrapped candy.
Horoscope for April 5
April 5, 2010
Horoscope for April 5
Bad Dogs perform well at home
Several Craig wrestlers claim 1st-place finishes during 4th annual Bad Dogs Wrestling Classic
April 5, 2010
For most of the year, Cody Pleasant and his Craig Bad Dog youth wrestling teammates have had to travel long distances for tournaments. The team won a national tournament in Utah, competed in Las Vegas and has made several trips to Denver and the Front Range. Wrestling at home Saturday was a nice change, Pleasant said.
Craig briefs: Seniors invited to VFW dinner tonight
April 5, 2010
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4265, 419 E. Victory Way, is hosting a free spaghetti dinner at 5 p.m. today for all seniors.
H. Neal Glanville: Lost in land why, how come
April 5, 2010
I have been to the river, and spring is creeping our way — slowly perhaps, but it’s coming. It sounds silly coming from a fish-alcoholic who loves winter, but we should brush the next few storms off and begin doing our part to clean up the mess the snow has hidden these past six months.
On the Record for April 2
April 5, 2010
On the Record for April 2
Aging Well: Grandparents’ support important to families, children with autism
April 5, 2010
When Lu Etta Loeber’s grandson, Henry, was diagnosed with severe autism 12 years ago, her initial shock ebbed into fear, worry and denial. She grieved that she never would have the relationship she expected with her grandson, and she grieved for her daughter, suddenly saddled with the enormous responsibility of raising a son with a complex and baffling neurological disorder.
New tool forecasts unemployment
Analysts use year-over-year data to predict rates in Routt, Moffat
April 5, 2010
Scott Ford and Yampa Valley Partners are trying to add perspective to the inexact science of unemployment figures. The statistics are a challenging metric partly because of the way unemployment is calculated, said Ford, director of the Routt County Economic Development Co­­operative.
Your community snapshots for April 5
April 5, 2010
Here are some of the entries for the Craig Daily Press Your Community Snapshots photo contest for March’s categories — industry and Spring Break.
Agenda for Moffat County Tourism Association
April 5, 2010
Moffat County Tourism Association agenda

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