Steamboat Today, April 20, 2009 by Steamboat Pilot & Today

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Six-year-old Rose Epstein, of Steamboat Springs, jumps off a loading dock at the Hayden granary Saturday afternoon. Yampa Valley Feeds was holding a grand reopening and offering tours of the granary, which opened in 1917.

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Hayden’s Home Rule Charter Commission has set a brisk pace. The group spent three hours sifting through discussions of town government, referendums, ordinances and more April 13. The commission is scheduled to meet again tonight. It is charged with drafting a town charter so Hayden can switch from statutory to home rule. The Hayden Town Board of Trustees and Hayden voters would have to approve the charter. “There were a few things we left and we want to come back to because we’re not quite sure,” commission member James Lewis said. “There was a little disagreement or we wanted to go into some things further, but for the most part, it was very good.” The nine-member commission won’t meet April 27 but plans to resume at the same time the following two Mondays. The goal, Town Manager Russ Martin has See HRCC, page 11

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In these trying economic times, there is one way to give without affecting your bank account. Yampa Valley Medical Center’s employees are more efficient, and patients receive enhanced care because of this mode of giving. The gift is time, given through the daily actions of our volunteers. This week, April 19 to 25, is National Volunteer Week. It is a time to “Celebrate People in Action,” and recognize those who improve our quality of life by giving their time to others. YVMC benefits from its 210 volunteers who participate in 11 programs and a variety of events throughout the year. Like employees, our volunteers keep sight of our mission to provide excellent healthcare through safe, personalized and quality services. Working closely with healthcare professionals, our volunteers enrich the services and programs at YVMC. When patients are brought to the emergency department after an accident on the slopes, one of the first people they encounter is a volunteer from the Help at Hand program. “I say this every year, we can’t do what we do without them,” YVMC Emergency Department Director Paula Golden, R.N., said. “They make the patient experience

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more positive at a time that can be stressful.” While the patient is being triaged by an ED nurse and checked in by admissions, the Help at Hand volunteer focuses on additional needs: putting away the patient’s belongings for safe keeping, providing a warm blanket and making sure they have a ride home. They also may become emotional support for a frightened patient and their family. “Help at Hand volunteers tell me what they enjoy most about their job is knowing they made a trip to the emergency room a lot less traumatic,” Volunteer Services Coordinator Mindy Fontaine said. Volunteers make a difference in patient care throughout the YVMC campus. Much like in the ED, Day Surgery volunteers provide support for patients and their families. At the Community Health Resource Center, a free medical lending library, volunteers assist patients by providing the resources to better understand a diagnosis. At the Doak Walker Care Center, “the Bingo Ladies”

Get involved If you are interested in volunteering for YVMC, Hospital Auxiliary or the Healthcare Foundation, please call Mindy Fontaine at 870-1146, or e-mail mindy.fontaine@yvmc.org.

run the weekly Bingo game, just one example of the many activities in which volunteers interact with residents. “Each and every program is designed to provide a meaningful experience for the volunteer while also providing a priceless benefit to the hospital,” Fontaine said. “The programs are just as individualized as our volunteers.” Inpatients are visited by two different volunteer services during their stay in the hospital: the Cookie Cart, which provides warm cookies and beverages to patients and their families, and the STAR volunteers. STAR stands for Safety Teaching using Auxiliary Resources. These volunteers sit down with patients for several minutes and explain how to become a more active participant in their health care. Both programs offer patients and their families additional support during a time they often feel more vulnerable. In addition to various programs in the hospital, volunteers also put in countless hours See Volunteer, page 11

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Snowmaker earns honor Ski Corp.’s Scott Livingston receives award from Colorado group

Scott Livingston has earned the title of snowmaker of the year, after four years of nominations. Livingston received the award from Colorado Ski Country USA at its 29th Annual Snowmaking and Slope Maintenance Conference and Trade Show, which was held April 6 to 8 in Grand Junction. Livingston Livingston has worked for Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. since 1996, becoming a snowmaking controller in 1998. He said he thinks his positive demeanor pushed him into the winner’s circle this year. “Probably attitude, I would hope, attitude and sticking with it,” Livingston said. “It seems like they’re interested in people who want to stay in snowmaking as a career, and I definitely don’t have any plans to change any time soon.”

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Livingston grew up in and compressors. Wyoming and in Colorado “It’s really mentally chalSprings. He earned a degree lenging and fun trying to keep in computer mapping from all the pressures even,” he said. the University of Wyoming. “It’s kind of like being the producer of a movie, Livingston had finished his first sumgetting the guys to “It’s really mentally mer with the U.S. the right places at challenging and fun Forest Service in the right time and trying to keep all the trying to be as effiWyoming when pressures even. It’s cient as possible.” some friends deThe Steamboat cided to move to kind of like being the Ski had Steamboat Springs. producer of a movie, four Area controllers He wanted to learn getting the guys to last season, he to snowboard, so he the right places at said. Livingston came along. described the Livingston startthe right time and ed as a parking work as “quite trying to be as attendant for Ski scientific.” efficient as Corp. “When they’re possible.” “We always heard out there adding the snowmakers on water to guns, you the radio, and they want to keep the Scott Livingston were always intense pressure as even as Snowmaker and sounded like possible, because they were having a otherwise the good time, so I wanted to be a snow will be either too wet or snowmaker,” he said. too dry,” he said. Livingston interviewed for Ski Corp. spokesman Mike a gunner job. When Ski Corp. Lane called Livingston “a found out he had a computer shining star in the snowmakdegree, he was invited to be a ing area of the resort.” snow controller. Now, he clicks See Snowmaker, page 13 a mouse to coordinate pumps

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ne way to make gardening easier on your body and on the plants is to build a raised bed. It can be designed in most any shape and size that appeals to you. I have two that are side by side rectangles, each 10 feet long by 4 feet deep and 2.5 feet high. These dimensions make it less strenuous on your back and leg joints to reach into the bed for planting, weeding, watering and harvesting. Make your bed any deeper than about 4 feet and you’ll have to stretch and strain to reach into the center of your garden, defeating the primary reason for building the structure. When you fill your raised bed with a mixture of well-tilled, composted soil, the plants have an easier time spreading their roots to gather the air, water and nutrients needed for vigor and healthy growth. To create a raised bed, map out the size and shape of the space you wish it to occupy in your yard. Most any materials can be used for the frame — lumber, stone, brick, cement blocks, railroad ties, etc. Beware of using creosote or treated wood (green-treated is OK) as the chemicals can leach from wood into the soil and from there into your plants. If this is the only option available to you, then you can line your raised bed with plastic sheeting to provide a barrier between the wood sides and the soil. Before filling your bed with soil, you might want to throw in a layer of gravel

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Deb Babcock or similar material to allow for good drainage. And if burrowing animals are a problem, you can line the bottom and sides with hardware cloth — that bendable metal fence-like material available at the hardware store. Another amenity you might want to consider is a structure that allows you to cover the raised bed with cloth or netting as the need arises. Because of our short growing season, many of us have a tendency to try to push the season and often get caught with plants in the ground and a frost predicted. A structure of rebar in the corners of your bed with thin pvc plastic piping arched

Deb Babcock is a Master Gardener through the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension office in Routt County. Questions? Call 8790825.

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between posts gives you an archway on which you can secure sheets, burlap or other materials to keep the warmth in on a cold night. This same structure also can be used to secure netting over and around your raised bed if you have a problem with small animals (rabbits, chipmunks, birds, etc.) getting into the garden and grazing on your flowers and veggies. Fill your raised bed with welltilled soil and compost or organic material to provide good tilth or fluffiness that aids in plant growth. Let it settle for a week or so in order to reduce large air pockets, then plant your seeds or plants according to package and label directions. Water well, mulch and enjoy a relatively easy season of gardening.

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Low-cost STD testing offered STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Discounted testing for sexually transmitted diseases will be available Tuesday and Friday at Planned Parenthood. A test for gonorrhea and chlamydia will be $5, and HIV tests will be $5. The program is offered through GYT09, a national campaign by Planned Parenthood, MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation. The campaign encourages young people to be tested for STDs; GYT stands for Get Yourself Tested. “The goal of GYT09 is to generate buzz, remove the taboo and stigma about getting tested and get young people talking about STDs testing in a comfortable way,” Monica McCafferty, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, said in an e-mail. Steamboat Springs’ Planned

Call 879-2212 for an appointment at Planned Parenthood, 1104 11th St., in Steamboat Springs.

Parenthood encourages people to make an appointment to be tested, health center assistant Marisa Gray said. HIV testing usually costs $67, and the gonorrhea/chlamydia urine test typically costs $72, she said. Results of the HIV test are available in about 10 minutes, and the other test takes a couple of days, Gray said. All results are confidential, and Planned Parenthood treats men and women. The agency encourages but does not require parental involvement for people younger than 18, Gray said. Testing is crucial for anyone who is sexually active, Gray said. “I think as far as the gonorrhea/chlamydia goes, they are definitely something people can carry without symptoms, and that’s why it really is important

Welders complain of flu-like symptoms, cause still unknown CRAIG

A total of 19 workers at the Tri-State Generation & Transmission power plant were taken to The Memorial Hospital early Saturday morning after complaining of flulike symptoms. TMH Emergency Medical Service responded to calls a little after midnight Saturday and took seven welders to the hospital, Tri-State Communications Manager Jim Van Someren said. The welders, who work for a subcontractor hired by TriState, were coughing and said they felt nauseous. A short time later, 12 other welders said they were experiencing the same symptoms and were

taken to the hospital in private vehicles, Van Someren said. None of the 19 people suffered symptoms serious enough to be admitted to TMH, and all were treated and released by noon Saturday, Van Someren said. The cause of the illnesses remains a mystery, he added. Officials attempted to recreate the welders’ work conditions and tested the space for any gases or chemicals, but all tests came back negative, Van Someren said. Tri-State hired two Denverarea industrial hygiene firms to look into the incident, he added, but they had not uncovered any leads into what caused the welders’ sickness as of Sunday night. Fire Chief Bill Johnston said he also investigated the area but could not find anything that

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would have led to the workers’ conditions. Van Someren said the welders were helping with an ongoing $39 million environmental renovation to the plant’s third power unit.

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to get tested,” she said. “And even if you think you don’t have it, it’s probably just a great idea to take advantage of that price, because it can lead to a lot more serious symptoms, especially in women, with fertility.” More people are contracting gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis in Colorado, according to a news release from Planned Parenthood. From 2003 to 2007, reported cases of chlamydia increased 33.1 percent, the release stated. McCafferty provided statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the CDC, at least one in four teenage girls has an STD. “It is estimated that nearly 19 million new STDs occur each year, and that by the age of 25, one in two sexually active young people will contract an STD,” she wrote.

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ments related to the bid for a pile driver ■ 3c. Consideration for approval and authorization to sign a Professional Services agreement with D&D Inc. for surveying of CR 50Z right-of-way 10:50 to 11 a.m. County manager/Tom Sullivan ■ 4a. Consideration to approve and authorization to sign the lease agreements with the FAA for the WAM Aircraft Tracking System license and agreement for use of the Routt County microwave system 11:50 a.m. to noon Public comment Public Comments will be heard on any item not on the agenda. County Commissioners will take public comment under consideration but will not make any decision nor take action at this time 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ■ 5a. LEGAL/John Merrill Docket & pending matter review. Executive Session to be requested under C.R.S. 24-6-402 (4)(b) — discussion with county attorney concerning specific legal matters *Meeting Adjourned Agenda is Subject to change up to 24 hours before scheduled hearings

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Action agenda 9:30 to 9:35 a.m. Call to order ■ Pledge of Allegiance ■ Approval of minutes for regular and special meetings of the Board of County Commissioners

■ Consideration for approval of accounts payable, manual warrants and payroll ■ Items of note from the previous day’s work sessions ■ Consideration for approval of corrected assessments and/or abatements 9:35 to 9:45 a.m. Public comment Public Comments will be heard on any item not on the agenda. County commissioners will take public comment under consideration but will not make any decision nor take action at this time Item # 9:45 to 9:55 a.m. Communications/J.P. Harris ■ 1a. Consideration to approve the submission of the Recovery Grant application for CAD/RMS system and authorization to sign all related documents 10 to 10:30 a.m. KRACUM Resources/ Joseph Kracum ■ 2a. Update on Base Area projects 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Road & Bridge/Paul Draper ■ 3a. Consideration for approval and authorization to award and sign all documents related to the 2009 Chipseal Project ■ 3b. Consideration for approval and authorization to award and sign all docu-

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Today Work session 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. County manager/ Tom Sullivan ■ Administrative and Commissioners’ Reports/Helena Bond/Administrative Updates 11:30 a.m. to noon Legal/John Merrill ■ Updates 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Road & Bridge/Paul Draper ■ Updates ■ Review and discussion of 2009 Chipseal project bids ■ Update on US 40 NEPA study process 2:30 to 3 p.m. Media briefing 3 to 3:30 p.m. Communications/J.P. Harris ■ Discussion regarding Recovery Grant application for CAD/RMS system 3:30 to 4 p.m. Purchasing/Tim Winter ■ Updates **Meeting Adjourned

The roulette wheel spun. The ball was dropped. Chips of every color covered red and black numbers. The dealer called out, “22 black!” More than 10 people packed around a seemingly small table let out a roar. This wasn’t Las Vegas, however. Gamblers were trying to find Lady Luck on Friday night for a good cause, a cause other than building up their own bankroll. Horizons Specialized Services hosted its biggest fundraiser of the year, Casino Night, at the Holiday Inn of Craig. Money raised through the event helps to fund a variety of

services in Moffat County, and supplements money received from state and federal sources. Services Horizons provides include language and motor skill development for children ages 3 and younger, and programs for adults who live in group homes and apartments. Horizons Director Susan Mizen estimated volunteers sold more than 50 tickets to the event, raising about $6,500. Players got the opportunity to try their hand at blackjack, Texas hold ’em, roulette and other games. “We were looking for something different, trying to find a niche. We were just dinner auctioned to death,” said Kay Borvansky, Horizons resource development coordinator. Horizons provides services to people with developmental dis-

abilities in the five Northwest Colorado counties: Moffat, Grand, Jackson, Rio Blanco and Routt. Money raised from Friday’s Casino Night stays in Moffat County, however. “We’re here to support people with developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community they grew up in,” Mizen said. “Most of the adults in the program have families here, many went to high school here, and so, being part of Horizons is kind of the next step.” Clients sold tickets to the event and gambled as well. “(Casino Night) is a great opportunity for exposure,” Borvansky said. “It helps people get familiar with the people we help.”

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■ The Kiwanis Club meets at noon in the Alpenglow Room in Willett Hall on the Colorado Mountain College campus. ■ The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association offers drop-in hours for pneumonia vaccines for uninsured, low-income adults from noon to 4 p.m. at 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101. Call 879-1632. ■ Parenting Preschoolers, a discussion group sponsored by First Impressions of Routt County, is from noon to 1 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. Call 8705270 for more information. ■ The Routt County Council on Aging presents Frank Cutler, a licensed acupuncturist who will discuss traditional Chinese medicine, at 12:45 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. Call 879-0633. ■ The Hayden Garden Club meets from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the West Routt Library in Hayden. Garden and soil preparation is the topic. All are welcome. Call Tammie at 846-1404. Integrated Community’s bilingual conversational group, Intercambio, meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the CIIC office at 718 Oak St. All are welcome to the free event that fosters English and Spanish language skills. Call 871-4599. ■ Steamboat’s Recreational Poker league plays at 7 p.m. at The Tap House. The tournament is free and open to the public. Players must be 18 or older. Visit www.steamboatpokertour.com.

TUESDAY ■ Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association offers a free, drop-in clinic from noon to 3 p.m. at 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101, for uninsured, low-income adults needing vaccination against hepatitis, HPV, tetanus, measles, chicken pox, shingles, pneumonia and influenza. Any adult with risk factors may qualify for hepatitis vaccination for as much as $14 a shot. Call 879-1632. ■ The Routt County Council on Aging screens “Butch Cassidy and

■ Ben & Jerry’s in Wildhorse Marketplace hosts Free Cone Day from 2 to 6 p.m. One free ice cream scoop per person. Donations accepted to benefit the Routt County Humane Society.

WEDNESDAY ■ A free, lunchtime mini-workshop about plein air painting is from noon to 1 p.m. at the Center for Visual Arts, a nonprofit community art center at 56 Ninth St. Take your lunch. Drinks are provided. Call 846-5970.

THURSDAY ■ A kick-off event for the Young Professionals Network, sponsored by the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association, is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at bistro c.v. at Fourth Street and Lincoln Avenue. City Manager Jon Roberts is the featured speaker. E-mail marion@steamboatchamber.com to RSVP. ■ “Town Hall for Hope” is at 6 p.m. at Anchor Way Baptist Church in Steamboat II. Dave Ramsey speaks about the economy during the free event.

FRIDAY ■ Hayden’s Potato Luncheon is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Routt County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Top your baked potato with all the fixings, and enjoy a salad and brownie for $8. Proceeds go to the Crow Canyon field trip for Hayden Middle School students. ■ The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association offers free cardiovascular assessments from 8 a.m.

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to 5 p.m. at 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101. Checks include full cholesterol panel, glucose levels and BMI. Call 846-9855 or 875-1880 to make an appointment.

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SATURDAY ■ The Community Alliance of the Yampa Valley’s annual meeting is from 6 to 8 p.m. April 25 at the Depot Art Center. The keynote speaker will be John Hess, of Crested Butte, who will discuss “Annexation: Lessons Learned.” It is a free event, and refreshments will be provided. Call Steve at 846-8488.

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UPCOMING ■ South Routt Bible Church holds a Ladies of the Valley Spring Tea event at 2 p.m. April 26 in Oak Creek. Leslie Meysenberg is the featured speaker. The theme is “The Joy of the Lord.” ■ Yampa Valley Pony Club, an English riding club for children ages 8 and older, hosts its summer kick-off meeting at 6 p.m. April 29 at Lowell Whiteman Primary School, 818 oak St., for returning members and interested newcomers. Call Michele at 879-3306.

MONDAYS ■ The Hayden Congregational Food Bank will distribute food to those in need from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of every month. The pick up location is downstairs in the Solandt Medical Building. Call Connie Todd at 276-3459.

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TUESDAYS ■ Ski Town USA Rotary Club of Steamboat meets at 6:45 a.m. at the Catamount Golf Course Clubhouse. All visiting Rotarians are welcome at the breakfast meeting. ■ Story-times for toddlers, ages 2 and 3, are at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at Bud Werner Memorial Library.

How to submit your Happenings The best way to submit Happenings items is to e-mail all relevant information to happenings@steamboatpilot.com. Readers also can visit our interactive Happenings listings at www.steamboatpilot.com or submit written information at the front desk of Steamboat Pilot & Today, 1901 Curve Plaza. Fax to “Attention Happenings” at 879-2888. Preference will be given to nonprofit organizations. Questions? Call 871-4233.

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the Sundance Kid,” starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, at 12:45 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. All are welcome. Call 879-0633 to reserve a noon lunch.

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The aura of arugulance Maureen Dowd

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The first thing I wanted to do in the Bay Area was go out to Skywalker Ranch and ask George Lucas about a disturbing conversation we’d had at an Obama inaugural party in Washington. Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars,” had told me that I had gotten Dick Cheney completely wrong, that Cheney was no Darth Vader. I felt awful. Had I been too hard on Vice? Lucas explained politely Dowd as I listened contritely. Anakin Skywalker is a promising young man who is turned to the dark side by an older politician and becomes Darth Vader. “George Bush is Darth Vader,” he said. “Cheney is the emperor.” I was relieved. In “Star Wars” terms, Dick Cheney was more evil than Darth

Vader. I hadn’t been hard enough on Vice! Lucas was on his way to Europe and didn’t have time to elaborate in person. But he sent me this message confirming our conversation: “You know, Darth Vader is really a kid from the desert planet near Crawford, and the true evil of the universe is the emperor who pulls all the strings.” Sated, I went over to talk to the other celestial celebrity in San Francisco who inspires cultlike devotion for what she does with green cooking rather than blue screens: Alice Waters, who has created her own mythical empire of healthy food with her cookbooks, edible gardens in public schools and renowned Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse. Waters has been much in the news lately as the fairy godmother of the White House organic vegetable garden, an idea she has been pushing since 1993. Instead, Bill Clinton installed a seven-seat hot tub on the South Lawn. Although he loved to eat, Bill was more a consumer of fast

food than slow food, as Waters calls her movement to persuade Americans to sup on simple, locally grown foods free of pesticides and herbicides. The 64-year-old Waters, who got her taste for revolutions in the ’60s in school at Berkeley with the anti-war and women’s movements, wears a gold peace sign on a necklace. But with her radiant skin and her mesmerizing, hesitating arias about the sensual pleasures of food, she seems more like a ’30s movie actress than a graying hippie. (I’m not surprised to find out she loves Turner Classic Movies and Hollywood’s vintage hotel, Chateau Marmont, that she named her restaurant after a character in Marcel Pagnol’s 1930s trilogy of movies, and that she thinks of her restaurant as theater.) She wasn’t invited to the opening of the White House garden, and she understands why the Obamas would want “to keep a kind of distance from me and from See Dowd, page 9

(Right) Winging it at the DHS Jonah Goldberg

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The Extremism and Radicalization Branch, Homeland Environment Threat Analysis Division of the Department of Homeland Security, issued a report last week. It’s called “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.” I had no idea there even was an ERBHETAD of the DHS working on the Goldberg RECEPCFRRR. Who among us doesn’t feel safer already? The problem with it is that it makes little effort to document or demonstrate its contention that “extremist” groups are resurgent, that they are right-wing or that they may be formed from the ranks of

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“disgruntled military veterans.” Worse, it’s very sloppy about what qualifies someone as “extremist” in the first place. Basically, it’s fancy bureaucratese for: We’re guessing bad people will do bad things because the economy is bad and the president is black. But we have no real evidence. For instance, the report insists that returning “disgruntled military veterans” from Iraq and Afghanistan are recruitment fodder for extremist and terrorist groups. But, if you follow the footnotes, as John Hinderaker of the Powerline blog did, you’ll discover that, according to the FBI, only 19 Iraq and Afghanistan war vets have joined the “extremist movement” (and some of them may have lied about their service). More than half of America’s 1.4 million active-duty military personal have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (and there roughly are 23 million veterans in the United States). Any way you slice it, 19 yahoos amount

to statistical noise so faint you would need one of those UFO-hunting dishes to pick it up. My objection to the DHS report — and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano’s thumbless grasp of why the report bothers people — isn’t that the agency is concerned with domestic terrorists. It should be, even though it rankles a bit that this administration is so squeamish to describe Islamic terrorists as “terrorists” but is promiscuous with the T-word when it comes to right-wing Americans. The evidence that al-Qaida & Co. are terrorists is widely available, but Napolitano boasts that she calls attacks such as those on 9/11 “man-caused disasters.” She says she doesn’t want to fuel “the politics of fear.” But her own department dubs nebulous and ill-defined Americans as terrorists even though DHS has “no specific information” that they’re See Goldberg, page 9 Bruce Tinsley

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Waters’ ambitious vision involves Obama that whole celebrity chef” aura. Barack Obama got upset during the campaign that he was painted as a finicky elitist after he complained about the price of arugula at Whole Foods. She’s well aware of the criticism leveled at her in blogs for condescension and food snobbery. In a post Friday called “Alice in Wonderland,” National Review stirred the pot against her: “The truth is, organic food is an expensive luxury item, something bought by those who have the resources.” She says wryly: “I’m just put into that arugulance place. I own a fancy restaurant. I own an expensive restaurant. I never thought of it as fancy. People don’t know we’re supporting 85 farms and ranches

and all of that.” Since the Obamas haven’t taken her up on her offer of a “kitchen Cabinet,” she wants to do her first TV show called “The Green Kitchen.” She can do a soliloquy on the “discernment” of choosing the most ambrosial orange. But she also says that a recession is a time when people need to learn the basics — “a kind of everyday cooking, in a really tasty way. We’re really trying to take the ‘ie’ out of foodie.” She says she’s sick of hearing about diets and obesity in America and thinks neither would be so prevalent if her European-style “delicious revolution” succeeded. Waters is a visionary. She imagines a “peace garden” on the Gaza Strip that would employ people “from all sides.” She imagines a high school

where the children could run the whole cafeteria themselves, learning math, nutrition, art and food. She imagines starting gardens at Monticello and Mount Vernon that would “become the source of all food in the White House.” She imagines food being covered on the front page and the business page — not the food page, or on TV by “lesser” reporters like “the weatherman.” Her most ambitious vision involves President Obama, who didn’t want beets in his garden. “I would just like to serve him some golden beets sometime that were roasted in the oven, that were not overcooked, that were dressed with a lovely little vinaigrette, maybe even diced in a salad,” she says in her seductive way. “Squeeze ’em with a little lime. It’s fantastically nutritious.”

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of “Il Duce,” Benito Mussolini. The only problem was that they clamored for socialism — the socialism of the trenches! — and their leader had earned the title “Il Duce” as the leader of the Socialist Party. The idea that American “hate groups” are right-wing and bristling with vets got new life with JFK’s assassination at the hands of a disgruntled vet named Lee Harvey Oswald. Everybody knew right away that Oswald was an agent of “hate” — and hate was code for right-wing and racist. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren summed up the instantaneous conventional wisdom when he blamed the “climate of hatred” for Kennedy’s death. Everybody knew that the right was involved. There was just one inconvenient truth: Oswald was a communist who, according to the

Warren report, had “an extreme dislike of the rightwing” and actually had tried to murder a right-wing former Army general. Sen. John Kerry belonged to an organization of vets that considered assassinating American politicians. (Kerry denied participating in those meetings.) Barack Obama was friends with, and a colleague of, a domestic terrorist whose organization plotted to murder soldiers and their wives at a social at Fort Dix. A young Hillary Clinton sympathized with the Black Panthers, a paramilitary gang of racist murderers and cop killers. But if you’re terrified of a bunch of citizens who throw tea in the water and demand lower taxes and less government spending, well, that’s just a sign of political seriousness. Because everyone knows who the real threat to the country is.

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ance. The city of Steamboat Springs teen programs, the Steamboat Pilot & Today Teen Style section and Z Rock are sponsoring the event. Registration begins in May. Call 879-4300 for details.

6th annual Battle of the Bands slated for May 15 The sixth annual Teen Battle of the Bands is scheduled for 9 p.m. May 15 at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel. The event will feature teen bands from Steamboat Springs, Hayden, South Routt and Craig. Each band must have a three-song set. Local musicians and other sound aficionados will judge bands on originality, musicianship, sound, lyrics and appear-

South Routt all-alumni reunion July 5 in Soroco All alumni of Oak Creek, Yampa and Soroco schools are invited to an all-alumni reunion from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 5 at Soroco High School. Cost is $3 at the door, or $16 to include a catered meal that must be paid for before June 15. Contact Wayne Rossi at wrossi1969@hotmail.com for details.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 18 12:50 a.m. A disturbance was reported in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue. Police issued a trespassing warning. 1:36 a.m. A 28-year-old man from Margate, Fla., was arrested after a traffic stop at Lincoln Avenue and Old Fish Creek Falls Road. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 2:23 a.m. A fight was reported in the 100 block of West Jefferson Avenue. No more information was available. 2:32 a.m. A suspicious incident was reported in the 100 block of Logan Avenue. No more information was available.

10:52 a.m. Vandalism was reported in the 300 block of Breeze Basin Boulevard in Hayden. Hayden police took a report. 10:58 a.m. A suspicious incident was reported at mile marker 116 of U.S. Highway 40 in Hayden. A teenager had an air-powered pellet gun, authorities said. 11:12 a.m. A juvenile situation was reported in Steamboat Springs. Youths were playing with a piece of small machinery. Police took them home. 11:18 a.m. Trespassing was reported in the 1400 block of Moraine Circle. Police took no action. 12:43 p.m. An animal complaint was

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reported in the 40000 block of Steamboat Drive. No more information was available. 1:39 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 100 block of South Walnut Street in Hayden. 1:46 p.m. Shoplifting was reported in the 1800 block of Central Park Drive. Police cited a person for theft. 1:55 p.m. A traffic stop led to an arrest at mile marker 119 of U.S. 40. An 18-yearold Steamboat Springs man was arrested on a fugitive of justice charge. 7:42 p.m. A traffic stop led to an arrest at U.S. 40 and East Pine Grove Road. A 48-year-old Steamboat Springs man was arrested on suspicion of driving with a revoked license. 7:44 p.m. Shoplifting was reported in the 1800 block of Central Park Drive. The juvenile suspect was turned over to his or her mother.

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YVMC wishes to give thanks to volunteers Volunteer continued from 2 for events such as blood drives, the Community Health Fair and the annual Rubber Ducky Race. Volunteers also are vital to the Healthcare Foundation for the Yampa Valley’s Penguin Plunge and Ski Town USA Golf Classic & Benefit Auction. “It’s fun to raise money because you get to spend it on things we really need,” Hospital Auxiliary

President Lee Gamble said. “Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to the community and meet people you would not have met otherwise.” Gamble also said that YVMC’s volunteers come from all walks of life, they are full- and part-time residents. The time they give also varies, from nearly 20 hours per week to a few hours per month. “It doesn’t take much, a few hours can be huge,”

Gamble said. “Every little bit counts.” Today, and throughout this week, YVMC wishes to thank our volunteers here and throughout our community. We cannot say thank you enough for ways you improve our lives. Riley Polumbus is communications specialist at Yampa Valley Medical Center. She can be reached at riley. polumbus@yvmc.org

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is mayor pro-tem), and voters elect a mayor. ■ The president would be required to vote. ■ Six members would serve four-year terms, and one person would serve a two-year term. Residents would be limited to three terms. After that, the person would be required to sit out a four-year term. ■ Public notices should be posted in two places. ■ A roll call vote would be required for all votes, and abstentions allowed only for conflicts of interest. ■ First and second readings would be required for ordinances. ■ Petitions to put initiatives and referendums on the ballot would require 15 percent of registered Hayden voters. Recalls would require 25 percent of voters.

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little sooner because we don’t have as much as we did on the said, is to get the draft charter agenda,” Irvine said. Lewis said his main concern to the Town Board in June. Commission Vice Chairman was that residents weren’t parBill Irvine said none of the ticipating in the discussions. “I’m kind of disappointed panel’s decisions were irreversbecause nobody’s ible. “I am not a “Maybe when we get showing up, and I know later politician, and the thing complete, when it comes it takes a lot for drawn up and it’s to a vote, people me to absorb this, will be griping, ‘I especially when posted and people didn’t know anywe move along so have a chance to thing about this’ fast,” Irvine said. look at it and read it, or whatever, and “So that’s why they’ll have they didn’t come it’s not carved to anything,” in stone. … I’m something to say.” Lewis said. on these boards The charter because I live in James Lewis draft will be availthis town, but I Hayden commission member able for public never said I was a viewing and comgenius.” The commission is learning ments, possibly in May. “Maybe when we get the quickly, he said, and it could be good to aim a fresh eye at thing complete, drawn up and the way Hayden does things. it’s posted and people have a Last week, members agreed chance to look at it and read the town should lengthen term it, they’ll have something to limits and select a board presi- say,” Lewis said. dent rather than elect a mayor, Last week’s conclusions for example. The April 13 meeting lasted include, according to the draft three hours, but Irvine said he minutes: ■ A seven-member Board expected tonight’s to be shorter. The Home Rule Charter of Trustees with a councilCommission is scheduled to selected president is appropriate. This would be a change spend two hours working. “We’ll move a little slower, from the current setup. The but we’ll be out of there a board has six trustees (one

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An elderly woman, bombarded by credit offers, incurs overwhelming debt, and creditors threaten legal action. An older man receives a large bill for dental work he is not sure he received, while another elderly individual just needs help getting advance directives in place. Unfortunately, these individuals, and many other older adults, have little income to pursue the legal help they need. Northwest Colorado Legal Services is an important resource for low-income older adults and others contending with legal problems or questions. Tucked away in a small office in the old hospital building in Hayden, the organization is one of 15 programs operating under the nonprofit Colorado Legal Services, which provides free legal advice and representation to qualified individuals involved in civil matters. Adults ages 60 and older, unlike their younger counterparts, do not have to financially qualify for the program. This may be because many older adults already are vulnerable due to ailing health — including cognitive problems affecting judgment, social isolation and other challenges. “They normally don’t have anywhere else to turn,” said Sherri Ferree, coordinator of Northwest Colorado Legal Services. “The majority of seniors we work with are on extremely limited incomes and may be intimidated to seek assistance directly.” Ferree will discuss program services and legal issues concerning older adults Wednesday during Wellness Wednesdays in Craig.

Learn more Sherri Ferree, coordinator of Northwest Colorado Legal Services, will talk about the organization’s services and how to apply at noon Wednesday during Wellness Wednesdays at the American Legion in Craig. For more information, call 871-7676. Northwest Colorado Legal Services hosts a free Ask a Lawyer night from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Thursday in June, August, October and December at the Colorado Mountain College Library in Steamboat Springs. Ferree hosts an “application intake” night to help residents apply for the program’s legal services, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Moffat County Library in Craig. For more information about Northwest Colorado Legal Services call 276-2161 or 1-800-521-6968. Information about legal issues affecting older adults and others is available at www.coloradolegalservices. org.

Ferree works with about 26 local attorneys who provide legal advice or represent low income residents of Routt and Moffat counties. She also assists clients in Jackson, Rio Blanco and Grand counties. Attorneys advise program clients at no charge and provide additional legal work or representation at a significantly reduced rate. Currently, Northwest Colorado Legal Services compensates attorneys about $60 an hour compared to typical attorney rates of $200 to $300, Ferree said. The program, which is funded by local and state sources, does not charge clients any attorney fees, though they usually are responsible for fees to file court documents. In 2006, about 14 percent of Colorado Legal Services cases involved individuals ages 60 and older, according to the organization’s annual report for that year.

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Limited incomes often prevent older adults from seeking legal advice. Northwest Colorado Legal Services provides adults ages 60 and older free legal advice and additional legal services, if necessary, for civil matters. All other individuals qualify for services based on income.

Locally, Ferree receives about four calls a month concerning older adults. Often, clients’ problems or questions are fairly simple and can be handled with quick advice. Other situations may require further investigation to determine if there is a legal issue and how to proceed. Priority is given to cases involving public benefits, such as Medicaid and Medicare, housing, consumer issues and advance directives, such as living wills. Most older clients come to Ferree hoping to resolve a consumer problem or collect a debt from a family member or person that has taken advantage of them financially. Consumer issues may involve individuals who get in over their heads in debt

because they are not fully cognizant of how various forms of credit work. In other situations, older adults receive bills for services they believe were either low quality or never happened. Sometimes, all that’s needed is a kind voice and patience to help older clients understand their situation while feeling comfortable in seeking help, Ferree said. “We just need to make sure seniors know there is a place to go for assistance,” she said. In addition to holding office hours Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Ferree conducts workshops on legal issues of interest. She also organizes Ask a Lawyer night every other month in Steamboat Springs and holds a session each month in Craig to help

individuals fill out the application for services. For more information, call 276-2161. Residents interested in learning more about a specific civil legal issue can refer to the user-friendly Colorado Legal Services Web site, www.coloradolegalservices.org or look for a copy of the Northwest Colorado Services Legal Aid Handbook at local libraries. Tamera Manzanares writes for the Aging Well program and can be reached at tammarie74@yahoo.com. Aging Well, a division of Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, is a communitybased program of healthy aging for adults 50 and better. For more information or to view past articles, log onto www.agingwelltoday. com or call 871-7676.

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The Steamboat Ski Area upgraded much of its snowmaking equipment in 2008, putting more than $1 million into the system. Snowmaking controller Scott Livingston has used that system since he joined the crew in 1998. He’s been named snowmaker of the year by Colorado Ski Country USA.

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to be among the honorees. “I love our town, love our mountain, and I’m proud to be part of the whole community and the ski area,” he said. “I’m proud to be part of the whole thing.” — To reach Blythe Terrell, call 871-4234 or e-mail bterrell@steamboatpilot.com

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the more well-known cases. Janelle, 40, was a professional mountain biker who died unexpectedly in 2007 of heart failure. “People think that because they exercise like that, you’re not at risk. But you can’t run from genetics — the difference is that more often, you’ll live to talk about it,” Gaul said. Gaul has served as a team physician for the U.S. Nordic Team for a decade, and as an endurance athlete himself — he’s run the Leadville 100 and is a former Nordic skiing instructor — he knows the challenges that come with higher altitude. At high altitudes, the heart has to work harder because there’s less oxygen available in the air. Often, people tout the benefits of high-altitude training — the body compensates for the change by producing more oxygen-carrying red blood cells, getting more oxygen to the working muscles. However, the increased strain

also means that problems that might not show up at lower altitudes, such as a small blockage in a blood vessel, will cause problems at high altitude. “You need to have less of a blockage to show symptoms up here,” Gaul said. “Any problems will show up faster.” So, who should be concerned? “You do risk assessment,” Gaul said. “People who are told they have a heart murmur, people with high cholesterol or people with a family history (of heart problems.) I always ask, has anyone in your family died young (for health reasons?)” Your own body will usually tip you off if something is amiss. “Have you had a sudden change in your exercise performance? Is there anything you could do before that you can’t now?” Gaul asked. “A lot of people say they’ve just felt ‘off,’ and they don’t know why. But your body knows when you shouldn’t be doing something.”

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The four-man, two-woman jury took nearly three hours to reach its verdict. The decision was reached shortly before 9 p.m. Palmer was acquitted of a lesser harassment count. He is to appear in court May 12 for sentencing. Palmer is free on $10,000 bond. Deputy District Attorney Richard Nedlin said after the jury trial he was pleased with the outcome. The verdict came at end of a daylong trial in which defense attorney Jeffery Wertz said the violation was a mistake not initiated by his client. He said that Palmer was at home watching a football game Sept. 29 when a friend asked to use

the telephone. The friend, identified as Matt Franzen, testified he got distracted while using the phone and mistakenly hit a speed dial button that connected him with the victim’s office line. Franzen said he realized the error and handed the phone to Palmer, who happened to be talking about the victim. At about the same time, her voice mail engaged and recorded a six-word, four-second expletivelaced message from Palmer. Palmer said he quickly hung up the phone. He admitted to leaving the message but said that he was “projecting” or acting out a conversation with the victim and that he did not intentionally violate the protection order.

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We have not received an observation from the upper elevations around Steamboat in several days. I do not have enough information to give the zone a danger rating. Observers have reported that Below 9000' conditions are trending to LOW.

To Report Scores: ■ Call Sports Editor John F. Russell at 871-4209 during the day. ■ Call the News Desk at 871-4246 at night.

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s soon as it became official that the Steamboat Springs High School boys lacrosse team would make the playoffs for the first time in school history, attention instantly turned to whom, where and when the team would play. It’s going to be a tough balance for the coaches and athletic directors who make up the seeding committee and are given the task of putting out a 24-team bracket. For those who don’t know, the lacrosse playoff bracket works this way: ■ The top eight seeds are given a first-round bye. ■ Seeds nine through 24 play in the first round, with the higher seed hosting. In the second round, the brackets are reseeded, with the No. 1 seed playing the lowest remaining seed, and so on. ■ The kicker in the deal, at least for Steamboat, is that according to the Colorado High School Activities Association, conference champions are guaranteed a top-16 seed and at least a first-round home game. The Sailors, at 13-0 overall and inaugural champions of the Mountain Conference, should therefore play at home in the first round. Although this isn’t set in stone — nothing ever seems to be in playoff seeding — it would be a travesty if the Sailors weren’t given a home game. It’s pretty common knowledge that the Mountain Conference is the weakest in the state. That’s not being harsh, it’s just the truth. Teams in the conference, excluding Steamboat, are all relatively new to high school lacrosse. Most schools in the conference have maybe 500 or 600 players to choose from, while teams in Denver and surrounding areas have thousands. That said, this is the best Steamboat team in school hisSee Graham, page 20

Steamboat Springs senior John Cutter runs in the 1,600-meter relay race Saturday at a track meet in Rifle.

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Watwood has big day Hayden’s Holli Salazar again tops in shot put event Joel Reichenberger PILOT & TODAY STAFF

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Soroco High School junior Matt Watwood was plenty busy Saturday. He was plenty successful, too. Only a couple of errors prevented him from being the winning pitcher in the

Steamboat Springs High School baseball team’s game Saturday in Rifle against Battle Mountain. When things were left up to him while competing for Soroco a few miles down the road at a track meet at Rifle High School, he suffered no such setback. Watwood, whose baseball

team went on to win in extra innings, won the boys discus and placed third in the shot put. “I got up at 4 a.m. and got ready to go to the track meet. It started at 9 and the baseball game didn’t start until 2:30 p.m., so I said ‘Let’s see what I can get in,’” Watwood said. “In shot, I threw two feet fur-

ther than I’ve ever thrown in my life. I was five feet shorter than my best in discus, but I still won the meet.” Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Soroco high schools each fielded a team at the 18-team track meet, and all three scored high finishes. See Track, page 20

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Chauncey Billups settled down his teammates, then stepped up his game. Billups scored 36 points and made a career-best eight 3pointers in leading Denver to a 113-84 rout of the New Orleans Hornets, the second-biggest

blowout in the Nuggets’ playoff history. Capitalizing on their first home-court edge in a playoff series in 21 years, the Nuggets nearly bested their previous biggest margin of victory, a 141-111 wallop of San Antonio back in 1985.

Billups sank four of his 3s in the third quarter, when the Nuggets began to turn a tight game into a laughter. At one point, they led by 34. Denver used a 21-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to build a 95-69 cushion, a run that was highlighted by Billups’ seventh and eighth 3s. Billups was 8-for-9 from beyond the arc, and the best

long-range performance of Billups’ career helped negate All-Star point guard Chris Paul’s big game. The All-Star had 21 points and 11 assists but also an abundance of angst as the Nuggets dominated the boards, set the tempo and ran away with it in the second half. The Nuggets host the Hornets for Game 2 on Wednesday.

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Watwood’s performances led the way. He won the discus with a toss of 133 feet, 1 inch. It was nearly 2 feet better than his nearest competitor. His shot put distance of 45-4 was 2 feet short of event champion Greg Orosz, of Glenwood Springs. Hayden’s Holli Salazar won the shot put with a throw of 39-0.5. She also was seventh in the discus. Jake Walker also logged a top finish for Hayden, finishing second in the 100meter dash with a time of 11.66 seconds. Steamboat’s Morgan Bessette was third in the girls long jump with a lead of 15-4.5 “We had a couple girls jump well again. Morgan was really good again,” Steamboat coach Luke DeWolfe said. “We were missing some legs from some relays. We had a lot of kids gone for spring break, so we pushed a lot of kids to get in events maybe they haven’t tried much before. “They did a good job with that. Overall for us, it was a really good meet.” The Hayden girls 3,200meter relay team of Maddison Kopsa, Calla Manzanares, Delanie VeDepo and Krista Tomke finished third. Soroco had a trio of girls fourth-place relay teams. Lauryn Bruggink, Traci Schlegel, Ceanna Rossi and Sarajane Rossi ran in the 1,600 and the 800 relays while Lindsay Miles subbed in for Ceanna Rossi in the 800 sprint medley. Steamboat’s Brittany Long was fifth, Hayden’s Delanie VeDepo sixth, and Katherine Lynch, also from Steamboat, seventh in the 1,600 meters. Long and Lynch also teamed up to score in the 800, finishing fourth and seventh, respectively. Tomke was fifth. Alex Estes scored in three events. He was a part of Soroco’s sixth-place 1,600 relay team, fourth in the high jump and sixth in the long jump.

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Soroco senior Sarajane Rossi sprints for the finish line Saturday in the 1,600meter relay at a track meet in Rifle. Rossi and her teammates finished fourth.

Rifle track meet results Girls 800 sprint medley 4. Soroco 2:02.77 Girls 3,200 relay 3. Hayden 11:08.62 Boys 3,200 relay 6. Soroco 9:25.41 Boys 110 hurdles 6. Billy Zehner, Hayden 17.59 seconds Boys 100 dash 2. Jake Walker, Hayden 11.66 seconds Girls 800 relay 4. Soroco 1:57.66 Girls 1,600 run 5. Brittany Long, Steamboat 5:50.74 6. Delanie VeDepo, Hayden 5:57.55 7. Katherine Lynch, Steamboat 6:06.29 Girls 400 relay 7. Steamboat 56.1 seconds Boys 400 relay 4. Hayden 46.47 seconds Boys 400 dash 4. Jeff Sperry, Steamboat 53.73 seconds Girls 800 run 4. Long 2:39.02 5. Krista Tomke, Hayden 2:42.41 7. Lynch 2:45.55

“We did well,” Soroco coach David Bruner said. “We got a lot of personal records today. We had some young kids that did well, then Matt Watwood

Boys 800 run 8. John Cutter, Steamboat 2:11.07 Boys 3,200 run 4. Chris Zirkle, Hayden 10:50.16 6. Gus Allen, Steamboat 10:51.24 Girls 1,600 relay 4. Soroco 4:32.28 Boys 1,600 relay 4. Steamboat 3:45.44 6. Soroco 3:48.30 Girls high jump 8. Maddison Kopsa, Hayden 4-6 Boys high jump 4. Alex Estes, Soroco 5-8 Girls long jump 3. Morgan Bessette, Steamboat 15-4.5 Boys long jump 6. Estes 19-2.25 Boys triple jump 7. Cody Miles, Soroco 39-0.05 Girls discus 7. Holli Salazar, Hayden 90-11 Boys discus 1. Matt Watwood, Soroco 133-01 Girls shot put 1. Salazar 39-0.5 Boys shot put 3. Watwood 45-4

was really good in his throwing events.” — To reach Joel Reichenberger, call 871-4253 or e-mail jreichenberger@steamboatpilot.com

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tory. The record indicates it and just watching the games certainly tells it. The Sailors are deep at all three levels. Offensively, the line of Andrew White, Gus Worden and Chase Grippa is tough to defend. The Sailors roll out lines of talented midfielders, with Garret Ehrick leading the way as the best and most consistent player in

the conference. Defensively, the team hasn’t been tried too much this year, but with senior Jasper Gantick anchoring the back line, the Sailors should be set. It’s the most complete team Steamboat has ever had. The bottom line is if Steamboat had played in the same conference as last year, the team would have most likely been pushing for a playoff spot. Now that the team is

undefeated — an impressive task no matter what conference a team plays in — it deserves that home game. There, the Sailors will most likely see a Denver team, maybe even one that administered beatings to a program in its infancy just years ago. And this time, we’ll all get to see just how far Steamboat has come. The guess here is they’ve come far enough to get into that second round.

Washington vs. N.Y. Rangers Wednesday, April 15: N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Saturday, April 18: N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0, N.Y. Rangers lead series 2-0 Monday, April 20: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 22: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Friday, April 24: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 5 p.m., if necessary Sunday, April 26: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, noon, if necessary Tuesday, April 28: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, TBD, if necessary New Jersey vs. Carolina Wednesday, April 15: New Jersey 4, Carolina 1 Friday, April 17: Carolina 2, New Jersey 1, OT Sunday, April 19: New Jersey 3, Carolina 2, OT, New Jersey leads series 2-1 Tuesday, April 21: New Jersey at Carolina, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23: Carolina at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26: New Jersey at Carolina, TBD, if necessary Tuesday, April 28: Carolina at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m., if necessary Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia Wednesday, April 15: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 Friday, April 17: Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Sunday, April 19: Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 3, Pittsburgh leads series 2-1 Tuesday, April 21: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Thursday, April 23: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1 p.m., if necessary Monday, April 27: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, TBD, if necessary ——— WESTERN CONFERENCE San Jose vs. Anaheim Thursday, April 16: Anaheim 2, San Jose 0 Sunday, April 19: Anaheim 3, San Jose 2, Anaheim leads series 2-0 Tuesday, April 21: San Jose at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23: San Jose at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25: Anaheim at San Jose, 8 p.m., if necessary Monday, April 27: San Jose at Anaheim, TBD, if necessary Wednesday, April 29: Anaheim at San Jose, TBD, if necessary Detroit vs. Columbus Thursday, April 16: Detroit 4, Columbus 1 Saturday, April 18: Detroit 4, Columbus 0, Detroit leads series 2-0 Tuesday, April 21: Detroit at Columbus, 5 p.m. Thursday, April 23: Detroit at Columbus, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25: Columbus at Detroit, 5 p.m., if necessary Monday, April 27: Detroit at Columbus, TBD, if necessary Wednesday, April 29: Columbus at Detroit, TBD, if necessary Vancouver vs. St. Louis Wednesday, April 15: Vancouver 2, St. Louis 1 Friday, April 17: Vancouver 3, St. Louis 0 Sunday, April 19: Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2, Vancouver leads series 3-0 Tuesday, April 21: Vancouver at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Friday, April 24: St. Louis at Vancouver, 8 p.m., if necessary Sunday, April 26: Vancouver at St. Louis, 6 p.m., if necessary Tuesday, April 28: St. Louis at Vancouver, TBD, if necessary Chicago vs. Calgary Thursday, April 16: Chicago 3, Calgary 2, OT

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FURNITURE SALE! All furniture 50% off at shop & warehouse. 908 Lincoln. (970)879-5154 ANTLER CHANDELIER 24” x 42”. Great Condition. $2500 OBO. Call 970-291-1011

Tune-ups, Troubleshooting & Repairs All Computer & Laptop Brands New & Used PCs, Laptops & Parts, Virus Removal & Prevention, Wireless Networking, DELL Registered Partner 970-879-8890 DaveGlantz@ComputerCures.biz

Indoor, outdoor bar stools, iron. 40 at $25 each. 879-0826 AFFORDABLE FURNITURE, NEW AND USED Beds, dressers, bookcases, desks, couches, end tables... RUMMAGERS THRIFT STORE 11th St. South, downtown 870-6087

Easy Yoke Poultry has Pullets & Guineas & more. Come by Critters ‘R Us, Monday’s, Friday’s, Saturday’s 1-5pm or call Elijah 970-824-4768 (2) 15” Western saddles, $300 each. (1) 17” Australian Stockmans saddle, $450. BRAND NEW! 1979 Ford Bronco Full Size, fresh 400 big block, many new accessories,, $4,200 OBO. 307-567-2011 or 970-757-2011 14yo TB mare, ex-racehorse, sound & healthy. Needs experienced rider, regular work. Great: athlete, potential, challenge. (917)282-1704. Sidney Peak. 2 year old Red Angus bulls. (719) 379-5213 Want to buy 3-4 year old bred cows or pairs. Black only. (303)518-4177

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3 Teacup poodles. 1 male ready to go now. Other 2 ready on 6-16. Call for details (970)653-4494.

Dog Training/Behavior Consultation Grooming, do-it-yourself dog wash CANINES UNLIMITED 824-6364 www.caninesunlimitedtraining.com

AKC Registered Lab Puppies. Chocolates and Blacks, Championship blood line. Ready on April 29th. $500, taking depostis now! 970-824-9615

WE’RE GETTING NAKED

the store, that is

SWEET POTATO LINGERIE

is moving to Old Town Square Downtown May 1st. Take up to 75% off bras, panties, jewelry, shapewear, toys, costumes, lingerie, stiletto shoes, platform boots, sleepwear, swimwear. Also we have stick on bras for weddings and prom. RELIABLE BACKUP SOLUTIONS We see hard drives die every day. When yours does, make sure your valuable customer data or cherished family photos are saved. We can help. (970)879-0734 www.northwestdata.com

HELP US MOVE SALE

117 8th Street Downtown. 879-LOVE

CHILDCARE OFFERED: Experienced Craig mother offering FT & PT day care, no weekends. Children of all ages. Call 937-231-3925 We buy used books. All kinds! Please call (970)620-4507 Like new plastic crates. $2 each.

Log Cabin Shell 12’x20’, one and one-half stories tall, 12”-14” handpeeled saddle notched chink style log shell only, pre-constructed and re-erected on your site. $18,500. Call 970-846-4427/879-3935 Steel building frame - 50’x75’ with (3) 50’ I-beams and all uprights. Brand new, never used. Paid $12,000. Will take best offer 846-5264 Beetle kill pine T and G flooring. Kiln dried, quality milled 1x6 $2.35 / s.f. F.O.B. Granby Co. 970-887-2644 www.ecowoodsales.com Wanted: Railroad ties 970-846-9987 Locally cut beetle kill lumber. 970-846-8202

Spring Harrow Sale

Sale prices only while supplies last. 4 ft $338, 8 ft $628, 12 ft $915. Includes Drawbar. Farrow Repair Service, 970-879-0130

1972 Ford 4x4 Pick-up, $1,500. (3) Shotguns: Mossberg 12ga pump, Higgins 16ga bolt, Remington semi-auto. 970-826-0399 Jeans a little tight? Try something that works. Take it off keep it off. Get ready for Spring! 1-800-305-4421 Credenza orig. $1100. Now $300.00 Desk orig. $1200. Now $300.00 1965 Mustang coupe $3700.00 Antique dresser/hutch $260.00 879-4700 Experienced, Licensed, Home Care Provider has immediate openings Monday-Thursday. Please call Kelsey 970-846-4231 Mobile Welding, Fabricating and Mechanic. 20 years experience. Call 970-276-8163 5’8” Wurlizer Grand Piano, Show Room $3500; Woodmaster 18” Planer - Molder $1200; Yamaha 3500 Watt generator $750. All Excellent condition. Call 970-756-3106

IntExt LLC

Call us for all your remodeling needs! Licensed & Insured. 970-819-4991 Water Damage Specialist

BARN, 12’x40’. Used rarely, sky lights in each stall, heavy metal framed. Nice sliding doors with barred windows. Wood walls inside. Please call 970-620-0059 and ask for Tina. For Sale: 2 teams of Black Percheron Geldings age 10 -13 well broke to drive, have pulled hay wagons, sleighs and carriages. 970-409-9614 5 year old Steel Gray mare. Own Grand daughter of Peppy San Badger. Broke, gentle, trailers. 14.2 hands. (970)326-8621 Warm Weather, experienced riding to condition your horse in time for Spring/Summer. No broncs please! Robin Lorenz Romick 879-0392, 846-2669 Wanted: 5 1/2’ x 12’ sectional temporary corral fencing any condition, other sizes considered. (970) 819-3234

AKC Basset Hounds. $400 Also Mini Schnauzer and a Yorki/Westie. Cocker Spaniel. All $50 off. BAKER DRIVE PETS 970-824-3933

CALLING ALL DOGS! FAMILY DOG TRAINING Starts May 7th in Craig. Contact Laura Tyler 970-629-1507 or Sandra Kruczek 970-824-4189

K-9 Gentle Dental will be at Mt. Werner Veterinary Hospital for the April / May Hygiene Clinic. April 23rd, May 2nd, and 14th. No anesthesia required. Call Angel for appointment 619-370-5956.

Vocal Snow ranger 180 with marker M 54 bindings. Thule ski rack, Fly rode (Sage 2 piece #7 Gl790DS Graphite with metal case). Size 34 Sheepskin coat like new. 879-5954 or 846-4423

Alfalfa seed, corn seed, grasses. Farmer to Farmer. Call us before you buy. You will SAVE MONEY!. We deliver anywhere. Ray Odermott, 208-465-5280, 800-910-4101, 208-340-6119. 30 ACRE PASTURE WITH POND, fenced, horses or cattle, Elk River $250 month or $50 a head OBO. Call 846-9646 Large round bales alfalfa & meadow hay. Horse quality, never rained on $130 ton. Delivery available Call (970)734-7915 or 272-3282.

CRAIG: DOWNTOWN Large 2 to 3 Bedroom Apartments.Furnished, parking, laundry facilities. All electric kitchens including DW, disposals. Small pets ok. Call (970)824-7120

High quality grass hay for sale. Large round bales, $120 Ton 970-846-7305

STEAMBOAT:WOW! $950 monthly, IN TOWN, cozy, clean, unfurnished 2BR, 1BA. Pets negotiable. Limited persons and cars. Gas heat, water - LOW UTILITIES. First, last, security, pet deposit. 970-734-4919

City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 - 760 Critter Court 4-17-09 Found at 7-11: female brown pit bull puppy

OAK CREEK: Large studio apartment - 1BD apartment, both in great condition! $675 monthly includes all utilities, dish. 970-819-2849

LOST: Grey male cat, Hilltop area. Please call 970-846-9449

Mister Money of Steamboat970-879-3633

ALL STEEL PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS. Strong, secure, weather & rodent proof. Great for business, home, ranch, oil field & more. 8x8x20ft in stock. 8x8x40ft. available. 970-824-3256.

Found: set of keys on 4th and Pine. Call to identify! 970-879-0344 Lost white ferret near Hahn’s Peak. Last seen Friday, April 10. Please call 756-3106 or 756-6737 if found. LOST. 150 Dynastar skis with Look bindings and favorite poles. Meadows Parking Lot 4/12. 846-4582.

Free towing of unwanted & abandoned vehicles. 879-1065 FREE: To good home Alaskan Huskies, Iditarod finishers, loving, good with kids. Call 846-5456

STEAMBOAT’S MATTRESS HEADQUARTERS Mountain Mattress and furniture, Queen sets from $299. All natural, memory foam, 22 models on floor (970)879-8116 Upscale professionally designed western themed furniture package for two bedroom condo, barely used, new in ‘08. 42” flatscreen, stereo, HD DVD, Two bedroom sets, table, barstools, living room, artwork, stocked kitchen, western artwork and more. $18,000.00 OBO 252-202-5683.

Individual and Group Health Insurance PPO, ALL-PROVIDER. Emergency room, RX. Rates guaranteed. Replace expensive COBRA Plans. www.LoneEagleInsurance.com (970)879-1101

CRAIG GUN & SPORTS SHOW

Loudy Simpson - Ice Arena Sat. April 25th 9am - 5pm and Sun. April 26th - 9am - 3pm

San Peppy 5yr old gelding. Not started, the sweetest disposition, pick your discipline. $2000 OBO. Will trade for hay. Lisa @ (970)319-7187.

�� Free confidential pregnancy tests & ultrasound. Pregnancy Resource Center. 544 Oak Street (The Good Shepherd House) Walk-ins welcome Tuesdays from 12-6PM, and Thursdays 9-1PM or call for an appointment any time. 871-1307

AKC Golden Retriever puppies, born 3/7, 3 males, 4 females, $450, parents on site 970-629-8719 Looking for a Pembroke Welsh Corgi male to breed to my female. Call 826-2761 FREE: Lab mix puppies. Ready to go. 276-4746 City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 www.petfinder.com DATE: 4-14-09 Dogs for Adoption-$30: Moon-Black Lab/Coon Hound-Male with energy and loyalty! Last call! Jack-Sweet blind and diabetic 6-year old lab who loves to camp and swim. In foster care. Wolfie- 4 year old Husky mix. Good with other dogs and cats! Cats for Adoption: We have 14 adult cats waiting for great homes!-$30 each. Kittens available in 5 weeks.

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NEED CASH? WE BUY GOLD!

BUYING GOLD, SILVER AND PLATINUM BULLION AND COINS. all (970)-824-5807 or Cell (970)-326-8170.

Moving Garage Sale, WD, bunk beds, nice mens and womens clothes, kitchen table, some freebies! 4/16 8am-5pm. 4/18 6pm to ? 4/19 3pm-? 538 Tamarack Drive, Unit 304. ?’s 846-8783

There are funds available for uninsured and underinsured local women to pay for annual wellness exams, mammograms and breast cancer treatment costs. Don’t compromise your health we can help! Call the Yampa Valley Breast Cancer Awareness Project to learn how to apply for funds. 846-4554.

POTTERY SALE

Everything 25-50% off today! Blue Sky Pottery, Pine Grove Center next to Ski Haus. 970-846-9349

�� STEAMBOAT: 3BD, 2.5BA, partially furnished, 1 garage, 1 out door space, WD, hardwood floors, premium appliances, close to down town, responsible couples and families preferred. $1900 month + partial utilities. Call Russ 203-253-6509

CRAIG:Remodeled 2BA, 1BA apartments with Travertine, slate, oak, and alder finishes, Economy apartments, or 2BD, 2BA Townhomes that allow pets. 970-824-9251

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Sanctuary-Studio with Garage

STEAMBOAT:New Studio unit with deck & gargae. WD hook ups, $975 monthly. 970-870-1681, or 970-819-2929 OAK CREEK:2BR, 1BA Apartment. Heat, water & sewer included. $695 monthly + deposit NS, Pet negotiable. Available immediately (970)846-6218

OAK CREEK: Great Views! 2BD, 1BA, recently updated, flooring, paint and windows. $650 monthly plus utilities. 1st, last, deposit. 970-736-2383

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA furnished Rockies 1st floor. Views! Pool, hot tubs out your door! Mountain, bus route, NS, NP $1500. 304-722-2386

STEAMBOAT:WALTON VILLAGE 1BD, 1BA LOWER CORNER UNIT, WD, NP, NS, HOT TUB, POOL, TENNIS COURTS. FIRST, LAST, DEPOSIT $850 879-7746

STEAMBOAT:Studio apartment in luxury home available. $1200 monthly includes utilities. (970)879-8089

STEAMBOAT:Condo Rental: 4Bdrm, 4Bath, fully furnished. Outside deck, WD, garage, fireplace. Complex has pool and hot tubs. Across the street from gondola. NP, NS in unit. $2,100.00 month. Call Megan 720-335-6562 or e-mail megangillick@gmail.com

STEAMBOAT: Newer 2 BR, 2 BA Sundance Creek Condos with FP, deck, W/D & garage. Quality finishes, excellent location & views. NS/NP. $1600 plus utilities. Available now. Nelson 970-846-8338

STEAMBOAT: NEW 3BR, 2.5BA, 2-CAR HEATED GARAGE. MOUNTAIN VIEW, SNOW REMOVAL. 328 PARKVIEW DRIVE, NS, PETS NEGOTIABLE. $2400/MONTH, REDUCED. 970-819-1890

STEAMBOAT:Sunray Meadows 1BD, 1BA, heated garage $1100; Shadow Run 2BD, 2BA pool $1300; Both furnished, FP, HTB, WD, Cable, Net, trash, NS, NP all except electric. Call 879-8726 or 846-1407

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, ROCKIES CONDO, Fully Furnished. Month-to-Month. All utilities, CATV and Internet included. Pool, Sauna, W/D and FP. No Pets. $950 monthly. Call Tom 970-734-5977

STEAMBOAT:OLD TOWN. 3BR, 2.5bath. 2 car garage. Hottub. Nice living space, great neighborhood. Furnished. $2200 + utilities. First, last, security. NS, pet considered. References required. Available June 1. 871-1594.

STEAMBOAT:GREAT LOCATION: 1BD, 1BTH on Yampa St, backyard, pets OK, OPEN NOW, some utilities included $785 mo. Call Jill 846-7801 STEAMBOAT:One room efficiency apartment, full bath, full kitchen, pets possible. Fireplace. NS. $900 includes utilities. 846-4420

The Grand Junction Housing Authority will be accepting applications for the Moffat County Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly known as Section 8) waiting list. The waiting list will be open from April 1, 2009 through April 30, 2009. Applications can be picked up and turned in at the Department of Social Services, 595 Breeze Street, Craig, Colorado. Contact Roberta McQuay toll free at 1-866-883-9968 if you have questions or need an application sent to you.

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, great views, cable TV, internet, gas fireplace, hottub, covered parking, NS, NP lease $1400 negotiable Available 4-15. 917-292-7286

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Basement apartment with bonus room. Beatiful view of Mt. Werner. Knotty Pine and slate finishes. WD, utilities included. 970-291-9009

STEAMBOAT:Spring Meadows Condo Available May 1st. 2BD, 1BA, unfurnished, close to mountain. $1100 monthly plus S.D. NS, NP. By appointment (970)879-2373

STEAMBOAT:QUIET BUILDING! 2BD, 1BA, walk to town. Gas fireplace. Pet considered. $1,400 month. First, last, deposit. Available May 1st. 970-846-3859 STEAMBOAT: Sunny, Quiet, studio Apt Downtown with garage. Excellent location, rarely available. NS $1100 month + elec. 871-1681 or 846-8026 OAK CREEK: 2BD, 1Bath apartment, all appliances, NS, 1 pet negotiable, 1st & security. $895 per month includes utilities. Joe 846-3542 STEAMBOAT:Delightful 2BD, 1BA, furnished, sunny & spacious. Beautiful views, hot-tub, WD, cable & wireless. Landscaped. $1250 month. 846-5004 - 870-6410 STEAMBOAT: Private, one room efficiency apartment, full bath, laundry room, NS, NP. $750 includes utilities, cable TV, wireless. 846-6905

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STEAMBOAT:1BR, 1BA unfurnished suite in new house. Excellent mountain location, separate entrance, full kitchen, W/D. NS, NP. $1000 monthly includes most utilities. Nelson 970-846-8338 STEAMBOAT:Beautiful studio apartment, front porch overlooking pond, private settings. All utilities included. $1000 monthly negotiable. Mountain location. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. (970)291-9266 STEAMBOAT:Downtown Apartment. 1bed, 1bath apartment located at 7th and Oak streets. Kitchen, W/D, Parking for one car. $900 per month. All Utilities included. Available 5/15/08 No Smoking, No Pets. Call Jimmy at 970-846-7256 STEAMBOAT:Wonderful Furnished 1BD in town $1,000 month. Includes utilities, wireless internet, Direct-TV, beautiful views! NS, NP. First, Last, Deposit (970)879-3118 STEAMBOAT:HUD Homes! 4 Bed, 2 ba $37,900 or $413/mo! Stop Renting (5% dw, 30 yrs @ 8%) For Listings Call 800-576-6921 xT480 STEAMBOAT:Furnished large 1BD, 1BA apartment in new log home. Near mountain. NP, NS, $895/monthly includes all utilities, cable, internet. Call (970)846-5551

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STEAMBOAT:Shadow Run 2BD, 2BA Condo. Unfurnished. On bus route. NP, W/D. Includes cable, internet, gas fireplace, all utilities for only $1400 monthly + deposit. 970-871-7943 leave message. 12 month lease

STEAMBOAT:Oversized 2BD, 2BA Rockies condo, fully-furnished, fully-equipped kitchen, newly rennovated swimming pool, hot tub. Gas fireplace, NP, $1,300. Free internet and cable. 1-800-733-7060 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Storm Meadows East Condo. Fully furnished. Utilities included. $975 monthly. Available until December 1st. Call (507)250-5041

1BA, 1BA, Ski Trails Condo. Fully furnished, $1000 monthly includes all utilities. NS, NP. Available until December 1st. 970-846-2659

STEAMBOAT: Condo on mountain. 2BD, 1BA. Cute, clean, great karma! (970) 846-2631

OAK CREEK:2BD, 2BA, 1 car garage. Brand new condominium in Oak Creek for rent. Pets allowed. $1,500 monthly 970-846-3597

STEAMBOAT:Timbers 1BD, 1BA, fireplace, NS, pets negotiable, $1,000 includes electric, water, trash. Lease negotiable. 1st, last, dep. 970-819-9222.

STEAMBOAT:Available May 1- Save on rent- live with a friend! Large, furnished, 2 Bed, 1 bath condo mountain. NS, NP on bus line $1600. 846-6444

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, 1-car garage. Deck, FP, WD, bus route. Most utilities included. NS, NP. $1500 monthly, 6 month lease discount. 5/1. 846-0402 STEAMBOAT:Affordable rentals.1, 2, 3 bedroom condominiums available on the mountain. Some with garages. NP, NS. Starting at $900. Lisa 970-879-5100

STEAMBOAT:Luxurious 1BD, 1BD furnished Storm Meadows Club. Pool, Hot tub, gym, tennis, laundry, internet. $1100 includes utilities. NS, NP, lease negotiable. (970)819-6933

STEAMBOAT:Furnished, very private creek side, Burgess Creek. Very clean, 2bd, 3ba, attached garage. $1,600 month. Michael Available May 1 (949)433-1708 MONTH TO MONTH ON MOUNTAIN1BD, 1BA furnished. Pool, hottub, fitness room, tennis court. NS, NP. Valerie Lish RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT 970-846-1082

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA on mountain, 900sqft. $1100 monthly. Available May 1st. Deposit negotiable. Furnished, NP, W/D on site. Call (970)846-1812

STEAMBOAT:Top floor 2BD, 2BA condo in a great ski area location. High ceilings, FP, 2 decks, W/D, on bus route, 1 car garage. NP. $1595/month - includes heat and cable. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294.

STEAMBOAT:1BD Walton Village, Fully Furnished, totally refurbished, gas fireplace, WD, NP, NS. Available April 15th. Rent negotiable based on lease term. 819-1811

STEAMBOAT:Beautiful top floor 3BD, 2BA with slate tile and hardwood floors. Open floor plan, great mountain views, FP. NP. $1,350/month. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294

STEAMBOAT:Furnished 1BD, 1BA. Utilities and internet included. W/D in unit. Pool, hottub, on mountain. 1st, last, security $1250. Liz 879-5100x10

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA on mountain, no stairs, utilities and TV included, garage, W&D, NP, NS, $1,500 monthly, available May 1, 846-0303

STEAMBOAT:Available May 1- Save on rent-live with a friend! Remodeled, furnished, 3 bed, 2 bath condo on mountain. NS, NP, on bus line $1800 846-6444

STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA. Close walk to downtown. Willing to negotiate. $1,550 monthly, NS, NP. All utilities included. 970-846-1598

STEAMBOAT:Available May 1- Totally remodeled one bed, one bath condo on the mountain. $1100 month NS, NP on bus line with great amenities. 603-630-0111

STEAMBOAT:3 Bedroom, 3 Bath Furnished Condo on Mountain. W/D, NP, NS. Steamboat Home Management & Realty 879-1982

STEAMBOAT: Large, 2BD, 2BA + loft, one car garage, NS, NP, WD, DW, on mountain. Cable, water, trash included. 846-4037

STEAMBOAT:Sunray Meadows 2BD, 2BA, garage, WD, NS, NP, Building 11. Spectacular views, Most utilities included. Available Now Tim (480) 831-1970

STEAMBOAT: Excellent 2BD, 2BA unit @ Mustang Run on the mountain, fully furnished, NP, NS $1250 month tenant pays electric. Call 879-8814 ask Mix

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA very small condo on mountain, furnished, NS, NP. $750 month Susan 870-8282 or Lee 846-0695

STEAMBOAT:1BD newly remodeled, fully furnished, on mountain, WD, NS, NP. $950 month, available now Julie (970)819-5401

STEAMBOAT:Spring Sale until June 12th! $300 per week or $1,000 monthly! Furnished 2BD, 2BA, Sunray Meadows, garage, NS, NP. (720)581-3299

STEAMBOAT: ON MOUNTAIN. 2bd, 2ba condo at Timber Run, completely furnished, pool, hot tub, sauna, wd in unit, stunning remodel just completed. Available NOW, $1,500 month see www.steamboat319.com or 608-347-6208

STEAMBOAT: Beautiful 1BD, 1BA, utilities included, furnished, pool, hot tub. $1,000 Available May 1st 970-846-0100 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Walton Village condo, fully furnished, beautiful unit, NS, NP. Available now. 1st, last, deposit. $1,100 month. 819-7505 STEAMBOAT:Beautiful condo, furnished, 2BD, 2BA, deck, shuttle. Hot tub & sauna. $1400 includes gas, cable, water & internet. Available May 1st. 970-846-5323 STEAMBOAT:Sunray 2BD, 2BA furnished on bus line, vaulted ceiling, WD, 2-car heated garage. Includes heat & water. Call mike 846-8692 STEAMBOAT:2 duplexes: furnished, fire place, hottub, no dogs. 2BD, 2BA, available May 1st, $1600; 2BD, 1BA, pool, available May 18th, $1500, first,deposit. Room for rent in 3BD, 2BA downtown house $600. 970/581-9197, 970/402-0581

STEAMBOAT:Newly refurbished small 1BD on mountain. Available early May, NS, NP $850, will work with last and deposit. Call 970-879-5124 STEAMBOAT:1BR, 2Bath quiet top floor corner unit directly across from ski area. Huge views, townhome feel, hottub. NP, NS short or long term $1050 monthly. Available May 1. 970-846-7547 STEAMBOAT: Awesome furnished 2BD, 2BA, short or long term rental at The Pines. $1,250 monthly, weekly rates available. NS, NP 970-846-3875

STEAMBOAT: 2BD, 2BA partially Furnished, Internet, Cable Included, Bus-Route, WD, Hot-Tub, mountain. NS, NP $1450 1st, Last, Security. 970-871-7921

STEAMBOAT: 1BD, 1BA, Shadow Run, WD, partially furnished. NS, NP, $950 a month. 970-456-3739

STEAMBOAT:Rockies fully furnished condo, 2BD, 2BA, hot tub, pool, near ski area, NS, NP, Available May 3rd. $1,400 monthly plus electrical. 6 month lease, 970-879-0045 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, Walton Village unfurnished, WD, NS, NP, lease. Water, heat, cable included. $850 month. Available May 1st. Call 970-948-1525

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1.5Bath, Ski Time Square, furnished, DW, underground parking, hot-tubs, most utilities. NP. References. Minutes from Gondola. $1000 month. 303-589-6929. STEAMBOAT:Beautifully remodeled 1BD, 1BA. Granite, hardwood, home stereo, etc. W/D, DW, NP, NS. $975.00 month. 303-332-3138.

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA, 3357 Apres Ski Way, WD. Walking distance to Gondola. NP, $1300 monthly + deposit & utilities. 970-846-9589 STEAMBOAT:Large 3BD, 2.5BA West End Village Duplex. 1 car attached garage, all appliances, gas fireplace, view, on school bus route, NS, NP, 1st, last, security. $1,575 month plus utilities. Available immediately. Call 870-8976 STEAMBOAT:4BD, 2BA upper 1/2 of duplex, on mountain, 1-car garage, bus route, WD, DW, pet OK. 879-5811 STEAMBOAT:Duplex in old town. Available 5-1. 2.5BD, 1.5BA, NS, pets negotiable, WD, garage. $1175 monthly, utilities included except gas. (970)870-0594 TOPONAS:Newer 2BD, 1BA Log Home. Partially furnished. Large acreage. NS. $800 monthly. 970-638-4281 or 846-4593 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, mountain, 1600 sqft, heated floors, WD, NS, Pets okay. Available May 1st. $1,400 + utilities & deposit. 970-393-0980 STEAMBOAT:2Bd, 1Ba. Close to Mountain on Bus Route. Lower half of Duplex NS, WD, Pet Ok. $1,100 plus deposit and electric, $500 Rebate at end of lease, available 5/1/09. 970-367-5961 or Cell 909-816-5558. STEAMBOAT:4BD, 1/2 Duplex between town & mountain. Heated garage & drive, hot tub & 4 decks. Wow! $2400/monthly. Call Greg Forney 970-870-1020

YAMPA- Available May 1st. Funky 3BR, 1 1/2BA with attached garage, pellet stove, FP, fenced yard and sheds. Year lease- first, last and $500 dep. Dog welcome $750 monthly contact Greg via email bowsermania@yahoo.com STEAMBOAT:13th St near library & Core trail/river, 2-3bdrm home, 1 full bath, WD, DW, NS, large yard, flexible lease term. $1500 P/M + utilities, 1st, Last, Deposit. 846-9106 STEAMBOAT:Executive 3Bed, 3.5Bath Home Convenient Hilltop location! Unfurnished Hot tub, Home Theater, Granite, Lease Purchase option available, NS, NP $2,500 month negotiable. Available now. 918-859-0554

STEAMBOAT:1-4 bedroom homes/condos. Downtown, Walton Village, Walton Creek Also others $700 - $2000 per month. Available now or soon 970.879.8171 www.AxisWestRealty.com STEAMBOAT:Old Town, 3BD, 1 3/4BA, WD, gas, near schools & bus, NS, NP. Treed yard & decks. First, last, $1000 deposit. $1550 monthly. 970-879-3233 Oak Creek:2BR, 1BA house for rent. New remodel and sunny. $1,000 month includes water, sewer, trash and electric. Call 970-846-3824

STEAMBOAT: 2BD condo on mountain, no pets. $1,300 monthly. Month to month negotiable, available May 1st. 970-734-4644

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Remodeled, top corner unit, mountain views. Fireplace, wood floors, WD, hot tub & pool, NS, NP. $1150 monthly (970)736-1204

STEAMBOAT:New home in Tree Haus. Stunning views, 3BD, 3BA, fully furnished, 2 fireplaces, 6 big screen TV’s, NS, NP. $2700 monthly 970-846-5551

STEAMBOAT:Walton Village 1BD. Partially furnished. Hot tub. On bus route. No pets. $900 monthly plus utilities. Lease (970)879-8161

STEAMBOAT:Rockies 1BD. Furnished, F/P, pool, hot tub. Walk to Mt. No pets. $1100 monthly plus electric. Lease 970-879-8161

STEAMBOAT:Downtown 3BD, 2BA, WD, NS, NP. Available May. $1875 monthly, first, last, security. 303-378-5543

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STEAMBOAT:Private ski area home located on Val D’Isere. 2BD, 1BA. Deck, Garage, FP, Dog Neg. $1400/month. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294.

STEAMBOAT:Fishcreek Falls, 3bd, 2.5ba Duplex, walk to downtown, fenced yard, deck, hottub, new carpet, furnished, WD, NS, NP, $2,000+utilities. 307-360-8769

Steamboat: 4BR, 3.5BA, 2 car garage, 3000 sq.ft home on Hunters Drive. Hot Tub, Rec Room, furnished or unfurnished, pets negotiable. NS. $2850 per month + utilities. 879-5351.

HAYDEN:3 bedrooms, 2 baths, den/hobby room (could be small 4th BR). Two story corner lot with fenced back yard, storage shed long detached garage. $1300.00. Per month + deposit, all utilities and city services. Call Dutch (970) 846-1676

YAMPA: 2BD, 1BA with garage, large fenced yard. NS, pet negotiable. $850 monthly, first, last, security. Available May 1st. (970)846-4596 CRAIG: $1000 monthly plus utilities. 1st, Last, 3BD, 1BA with garage. 805-267-6325 STEAMBOAT:4bd, 2ba house in Old Town. Great location. Semi furnished. Walking distance to Main St. Washer/dryer. Year Lease. NS, PETS ALLOWED. Fenced back yard. Available May 1st. $2300 + utilities 970.819.0854 STEAMBOAT:Old Town House 464 8th $1950 P/M WD, 3B, 2B, Pet OK, Yard. Available Now. 303-875-8862 STEAMBOAT:4bd, 3.5ba, carport, partially furnished. Located approx. 6 miles North of Steamboat. NS, $1800/month. Damage and pet deposit. Lease negotiable. (303)673-0727. STEAMBOAT: Beautiful Log Home 9 miles from town. 5BD, 5.5BA Studio, 3 car garage, Great views! $3,500 monthly. (970) 879-1982

Steamboat: 4br, 3.5ba 2 car garage On the mtn. near park and bus. Very clean home. Large landscaped yard, quiet neighborhood. NS, W/D Pets Negotiable. Unfurnished. Available May 1st $2700 + utilities 846-2994 STEAMBOAT:Old Town Home, 3BD, 2BA, Gas fireplace, W/D, NS, Pets OK, One yr. lease, 1st and security. Available now. $1800.00 per month, 846-4705 STEAMBOAT:Fairview - 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Unfurnished. Close to downtown and college. $1800 monthly plus utilities. NP (970)879-8161 YAMPA:Newer home, 3BD, 2BA, laundry room. First, last, security. $900 monthly. Available June 1st. 638-4618 YAMPA:Cute 2Bed, 1Bath home, Huge yard, beautifully remodeled kitchen, NP, NS, WD. $1000 month. First, last, security. 970-846-6891 or 970-846-3763 STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA newer-home. 2 car garage, spacious kitchen, FP, WD. Mountain, bus route, landscaped, Jacuzzi tub. $2200 month. 970-846-5004, 870-6410 CLARK: Steamboat Lake. Beautiful log home for rent. Furnished, 5 BR, 3BA. $2,000 mo plus tenant paid utilities. Call for pics and details. (303)698-9279 STEAMBOAT:4BD, 3BA, Fully furnished, NS, No cats, small dog considered. Single, double occupancy! $1,800 utilities. Mature applicants please call (818)720-1134 STEAMBOAT:House On The Mountain - 3BD, 2BA, garage, on bus route and Core Trail. Fenced yard, pets negotiable, furnished or unfurnished. Short or long term lease. $2100 + utilities. Available May 1st. Call (970)819-2879 STEAMBOAT:Old town 2-3 bdrm home, 3 blks from Lincoln, new bath, laundry, and DW, ideal for couple, pets okay, 1st & security $1500 monthly plus utilities. Call (970)871-1130 STEAMBOAT:3BD, 3BA Unfurnished, open floor plan, vaulted ceiling, hot tub, double garage & fenced, NS, Pet? $1,800 month. Call 970-846-2880 STEAMBOAT:3bed+den, 2ba, W/D. Great views, hottub, between mountain and downtown. Storage available. Pets negotiable $2,250 first/last/deposit. (720)810-0870 STEAMBOAT: 3BD, 3BA, $1900 month. First, last, deposit. NP, NS. Available May 1st. (970) 846-8327 STEAMBOAT:On the mountain, bus-route, close to park, great neighborhood. 4BD, 2BA, 2-car garage, WD, NS. $2,400month plus utilities. 970- 846-1984

STAGECOACH:Beautiful home for rent on Thorpe mountain. 4BD, 3BA, garage, hot tub, NS, NP. On 17 acres, just minutes from Stagecoach reservoir. Asking $2100 monthly. 281-798-4005.

STEAMBOAT: 2BD, 1BA Whistler- Nice unit fully furnished except beds. $1200 monthly. Month-month ok. 303-638-0956 STEAMBOAT:3BR, 3BA on mtn, bus route, WD, cable, pool, tennis & hot tub. Avail 5/1 $1,600 + utilities. 846-6853 HAYDEN:Valleyview Work OR Live. Large 1150 sqft 2BD, 2BA + 1150 sqft heated storage with overhead door. Great views! New construction. $1500 month. 819-1788 or 870-0169

STEAMBOAT:3BD, 3BA, fully furnished, 4-7 month lease. $1700 monthly. Security, reference, NS, NP. 970-819-9316

STEAMBOAT:4bdr 2ba $489 monthly! Foreclosure! Stop Renting! 5% dw, 30 yrs @ 8% apr! For Listings Call 800-576-6921 xB030

STEAMBOAT:Ultra-luxe 3-level, 4BD, 4.5BA, 2 car garage, fully furnished (luxe), NS, No cats, Dogs negotiable. Walking distance to gondola. 6-mo/1-yr. $2,950/mo. (303)204-1202

STEAMBOAT:Sunny Pamela Lane 3BD, 2BA, with vaulted ceilings & garage. WD, NS, pet? Walk into downtown. $2,000 month. Call 846-1007

STEAMBOAT:Remodelled 3BD, 2.5BA, large master suite, mud room, storage shed, privacy fence. West Acres #69. $1,350 (970)846-5646 STEAMBOAT: Unfurnished 1 bedroom 1 bath Mobile Home located in Dream Island MHC, $875 monthly, $900 deposit, Call (970) 879-0261 HAYDEN: 1BD, Adorable trailer for rent - $550 monthly includes utilities. Small, cozy on working ranch off highway 40. 970-276-4291 STEAMBOAT:2BED, 1BATH, Oversized garage; fits 2 cars. long-term lease. Newly remodeled/painted, excellent condition. NP, $975 per month, includes water and trash. (970)846-0588

STEAMBOAT:New luxury 4BD, 4BA large 2 car garage on bus route. NS, NP, $2500 unfurnished or $2800 furnished per month. Chuck 879-2871 STEAMBOAT: Whistler Village Townhome, 2BD, 1BA, new carpet, new paint, updated appliances. WD, NS, NP. Hot tub, Pool, $1100 + utilities. First, last, deposit. Call 970-846-8186. STEAMBOAT:Downtown Living! 2bed, 2.5bathModern amenities, large kitchen, WD, gas FP. Charming, convenient, NS, references. Available 5/1. $1500 mo. 846-6114 STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA, nice, clean, 2300 sf, fully furnished or unfurnished, private town setting, aspens, great mountain views. $1900 monthly 970-819-7684 STEAMBOAT-ALPINE MEADOWS. 2 BD, 2.5 BA, W/D, nicely furnished, very clean, good location, great landlord! NS, NP, $1300/mo. 970-819-2519. STEAMBOAT:Whistler Townhome 2BD, 1 1/2 bath pool jacuzzi $1200 month includes cable. First, last, deposit. Available 5/1/09. Contact Alex 727-249-6944

STEAMBOAT:Brand new 3 bdrm 2.5 bth 2-car heated garage, between town and mountain, $2050 per month plus utilities, pets negotiable. 970-846-3480 STEAMBOAT:Enclave - 3 bedrooms. Furnished. On mountain and bus route. Two car garage. $2075 monthly plus utilities. NP Lease. (970)879-8161 HAYDEN:2 BD/1.5 BA townhome with new upgrades, 1 car garage, W/D hookups, near open space, decks. NP. Negotiable Lease. $775/month. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294. STEAMBOAT:QuailRun - 3BR’s, 3-1/2Baths. Furnished, hottub. Bus route. No pets. $2400 monthly plus electric. Rent includes heat, water, cable-internet. (970)879-8161 STEAMBOAT:$2,400 monthly, 4BD, 4BA FURNISHED Townhome between Mtn & town on bus route. Views, 1 car garage, W/D. (303)815-0535

STEAMBOAT:2BR, 2.5BA remodeled end unit. Must see! W/D, cable included. $1450 plus low utilities. NS, pets negotiable. May 1st! 970-846-7792

STEAMBOAT:1BD with private bathroom. Between town and mtn. on bus route. NS, pets nego. $600 month includes utilities. 846-1609. STEAMBOAT:AMAZING LOCATION IN OLD TOWN! 1BD in 4BD house, Share with 4 laid back 20somethings, N/S, W/D, pets ok, 1/5 utilities, parking, $575 monthly. (847)707-6943

STEAMBOAT: Beautiful 4BD, 3.5BA, 1 car garage, between mountain and town, bus route, WD, NS, NP. $2100 monthly. 846-6423.

Room for rent in 3BD, 2BA house. Near town and bus stop. Avaialbe May 1st. NS, NP, $650 monthly includes utilities. Call Shauna 970-291-1143 HAYDEN:Rooms available in Hayden. Long-term rentals $500 per month plus utilities, NS, NP. 970-276-4545 or 970-276-2079

STEAMBOAT:11 miles SW. Sunny bedroom with porch, older farm house. Shared home, modest rent exchanged for minimal chores. NS,NP,ND. (970)879-5640 STEAMBOAT:1 furnished bedroom available in quiet, comfortable three-bedroom home. On bus route. WD, cable, internet. NS, NP. $700 includes all utilities. No lease, no deposit, no first or last required. Month-to-month. Laura 871-7638 or 870-1430 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA, Fully furnished, on bus route, NS, walk to mountain. (970)846-8280 STEAMBOAT:Mature Christian wants NS roommate, split furnished 2BD, 2BA. Cable, WD, Storage, bus, mountain. Utilities included No lease $675 846-3740

STEAMBOAT:1BD, private bath, separate entrance, storage space, WD, NS, NP, on MT, bus route. Available May 1st, $700 no utilities, 846-3331, furnished 3BD townhouse to share with one person. STEAMBOAT:Room for rent on mountain, clean, furnished, WD, NP, NS, great deck. $575 + 1/4 utilities+ deposit. References. 970-846-0323

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CHIEFTAIN EXECUTIVE OFFICE SUITES STEAMBOAT:Office Suites Available for Immediate Occupancy. Conference room accessible. Long/short term available. Starting at $400 per month. All inclusive Call Bruce 846-0262

STEAMBOAT:Exceptional Downtown Locations! Office spaces ranging from 175 to 325 SF. 1st and 2nd floor units. COMPETITIVE & NEGOTIABLE LEASE RATES! Call Central Park Management at 879-3294. STEAMBOAT:New Riverfront commercial unit & Below Market Rent. 1400sf with two large internet ready offices with windows & warehse, garage, storage, receiving bay, good signage, parking, kitchen, bathroom, riverside patio, near bikepath. 970-846-3289 or 970-875-0845 or kath@evodesign.biz STEAMBOAT:Gain equity while renting. Lease option to buy. Build to suit in as little as 45 days. Adequate parking. Central location. 879-9133 STEAMBOAT:Sundance @ Fishcreek. Get 3 months Reduced rent starting July 1. Prime Storefront for Office or Retail. 2032 sq ft corner space with huge windows, private bath, wet bar, great parking. Bob Larson 871-4992.

STEAMBOAT:2 rooms available in 3BD, 2BA Mountain Vista townhome. Available now! WD, clable, wifi, $700 per room includes utilities. Travis 970-846-6799

STEAMBOAT:RIVERSIDE PLACE AGGRESSIVELY PRICED STARTING AT $10 FT. Several square foot age options available for retail, office, restaurant space. Jim Hansen (970)846-4109 Thaine Mahanna (970)846-5336 Old Town Realty STEAMBOAT:Executive Office Suites Available at the Historic Old Pilot Building Great downtown location with full amenities: Phone System, Wireless Internet, Cable TV, Conference Room, and Kitchen. Contact Rhianna at (970)875-0999 STEAMBOAT:Warehouse: Live or Work 2,000 sq.ft. 3 phase power, fire alarm, sprinkler, large swing and overhead doors, internet, passive solar. Tenant finish, built to suite. This is an excellent property with great neighbors. 970-879-6667

RETAIL - Howelsen Place Center of Downtown 1,200 - 3,500 SF Food Service and Boutique Retail, Flexible Terms. OFFICE - Prestigious location center of Downtown 700 - 1400 SF Tons of light, Howelsen Place Call Jon Sanders 970.870.0552 STEAMBOAT:Lease with option to buy. Last premium storefront/office space unit available with road frontage. Plenty of parking facing unit. Views. 879-9133 STEAMBOAT: 427 Oak St. Available Immediately, 1850 Sq Ft. For further info Call Janet 879-0642 or 846-6962

STEAMBOAT:Pentagon West: Large garage bay with office. Community kitchen, conference room, high-speed internet, dog friendly. Available 5/1/09 970-846-4267, 970-871-9101 ext.10

STEAMBOAT: Rent all or Part of A+ Professional Office Building. Features: Reception, conference, windows & kitchen. MOSER & ASSOC. 970-879-2839

STEAMBOAT:Entrepreneurs seeking office space for new - growing business check out Bogue Enterprise Center at CMC. Great rates, one year leases, copy center, meeting rooms, SCORE counseling available. Call 870-4491

STEAMBOAT: Bright, sunny office spaces with great signage at the Copper Clock Building along Elk River Road. 284SF and 470SF. ONLY $350 and $550 mo! Call Central Park Management at 879-3294.

CRAIG:ROOM 4 RENT condo, rooms upstairs, full privileges, WD cable, DSL, phone. $470 Utilities included. 1st & last. (970) 620-4653

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1.5BA Whistler Townhome. Partially furnished, WD, deck, pool, hot tub on site. NS, NP. $1300 month includes most utilities. 1st, last, security. 846-2451. STEAMBOAT:Luxury Duplex, incredible views, 3 BD, 2.5 BA, leasing now with flexible terms, high end furnishings included, $2,700 month, 2 car garage, no smoking (303)904-2377

STEAMBOAT:Enjoy country living on small ranch about 10 minutes West of Steamboat, on Trout Creek. One room available $600 monthly. 879-3699

STAGECOACH Townhome: 3BD, 2BA great views, unfurnished. First, last, security. $1200 monthly. Available May 1st. (970)618-1727

YAMPA:3 bdrm, large yard, 2 out buildings plus shop, NS, pet negotiable. $1100.00 monthly, first, last, security. 970-819-2683

CLARK:Horse Property for rent. Newer home, 3BD, 2BA, partially furnished, hot tub, W/D, pasture, 3 stall barn, dog kennel, NS. Views, recreation! $2250 month or $1850 month contingent on certain conditions. 970-846-5574.

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STEAMBOAT:RIVERSIDE PLACE AGGRESSIVELY PRICED STARTING AT $10 FT. Several square foot age options available for retail, office, restaurant space. Jim Hansen (970)846-4109 Thaine Mahanna (970)846-5336 Old Town Realty STEAMBOAT:Heated Shop or warehouse and office space available for lease or sale. 1,000-4,000sqft. Starting at $1,000 a month. Call 970-870-8640 STEAMBOAT: Office space for Free! Single to large executive suite in a professional building great parking,1st month Free 970-870-3473 STEAMBOAT: 800sqft Warehouse #3, Yampa Valley Business Park. $825 monthly. Call Tom at 879-1708

STEAMBOAT:Furnished room, private bath, wifi, cable, W/D. Quiet mountain complex on bus route. $700 includes utilities. Deposit, NS, NP. 819-0404

HAYDEN: 3100 sq ft warehouse with office and full bath/shower – 2 12 foot truck doors and man doors on either side. Could divide. New, landscaped and ready to lease @ $10.80 per foot. Valley View Industrial Park, a great midpoint location between Craig and Steamboat. Call Dutch (970) 846-1676.

STEAMBOAT:Sundance Creek, 1BD, garage, storage, cable, WD, hottub, on the bus route, 1st, Last, Deposit. Call for pricing. 970-846-9319

STEAMBOAT:First month free. Professional suites and individual offices available at 1205 Hilltop Pkwy from $600. Lofted ceilings, AC, security, plenty of parking, great views from every office. Call Jules 879-5242

STEAMBOAT:WAREHOUSE SPACES AVAILABLE. AFFORDABLE RENTS IN TOUGH ECONOMY. $7.50 SF - NNN FOR MORE DETAILS. CALL TRAVIS AT 879-6831

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STEAMBOAT: Have interest in purchasing a property within Steamboat city limits. Wiling to consider all properties up to $375,000. Please call 303-903-8772

STEAMBOAT: Need more office space?? Hilltop Document Storage is the perfect solution for storing sensitive and confidential documents. Call (970)879-5242

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STEAMBOAT:It’s time. One commercial suite left offering road frontage visibility. Easy access and parking in front. 2870sf can be split. 879-9133

Huge Price Reduction! New 2 bed, 2 bath condo with garage and carport in Oak Creek. $189,900 Call Cheryl at Prudential 970-846-6444

FSBO #313 Ski-inn, 2BD/2BA, Under Gondola, W/D, 987 sq.ft. $572,500 Phil (713)818-1513

FSBO-COMPLETELY REMODELED Walton Village 1BD, 1BA on greenbelt. W/D, gas fp, pool, hot tubs, tennis. A STEAL @ $205,000! MUST SEE! Call 879-8127.

Dreamboat Cafe located @ OTHS. Is for sale great seasonal business. Some owners financing possible. 970-691-0251

Successful year round guest ranch business for lease or option to buy. Owner financing may be available. Great growth potential! Call 970-879-6220

Awesome Business Opportunity Spruce Up! Hair Salon For Sale. Long lease included. 701 Oak Street Steamboat Springs. Gigi Walker 879-1722

STEAMBOAT:Opportunity+ Location+ Price= Fox Creek Park . One commercial suite left offering road frontage visibility. Great for medical office use. Financing available. 879-9133

Copper Ridge Business Park. Offered at $379,000. #123218. Your next address for your home and business. Beautiful living area has slab granite countertops, warm and inviting hickory flooring throughout and solid oak doors, cabinets and trim. Travertine tile graces the main bath and entrance. Low association dues. Large warehouse is both ready for your offices and garage spaces. Call Suellyn Godino at (970)846-9967 Prudential Steamboat Realty

CONSIDER: 2660 s.f. A+ building. Lots of light and parking. Rent possible. For price: MOSER & ASSOC. 970-879-2839 Office, Warehouse - Copper Ridge Business Park 1500 + sq. ft. West facing, high ceilings, great location. (970) 870-1472 THE VICTORIA 10th & Lincoln RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE OR LEASE Hal Unruh Prudential Steamboat Realty 970-875-2413

Own, Don’t Rent! Offered at $215,000. #125028 Own! Don’t rent! Very cute, top floor, corner unit with lots of light over looking the green space with views of the ski area. Bedroom has windows on two sides, one bath, washer/dryer, wood stove, new appliances and kitchen. Nice beams and T & G ceilings. Easy access to parking area, free bus and the recreational amenities. Nice upgrades and quality finishes. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty Pines Condo Offered at $299,000 #124394 This unit has just undergone an extensive remodel including new slate tile, hardwood floors, paint, appliances and countertops. This unit is sunny and bright with a delightful patio opening up to the grassy courtyard. The Pines complex offers extremely low dues and is ideally located near shopping. Call Cheryl Foote at (970)846-6444 PRICE REDUCED!

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Exquisite Mountain Convenience. Offered at $795,000. #124035. This 4-Diamond rated, fully furnished condominium at Canyon Creek is just 200 yards from the mountain base. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms with a warm living room, gas fireplace, leather seating, recessed ceiling with accent lighting and walkout deck. This unit has newly tiled floors, new carpet, granite countertops, new window treatments and new furnishings. Granite counters and double sinks in every bathroom, underground parking, outdoor pool, hot tubs, fitness center & more. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com PRICE REDUCED!

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Ski Inn Condo. Offered at $425,000. #124058 Great location, ski in ski out on the mountain. Remodeled larger two bedroom unit. Bldg 1 has larger bedrooms and extra owners closets. Lower level unit gives you easy access. Views of the gondola, Emerald Mountain from the deck and living room. Beautiful fireplace in the living room. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

Just listed! Walton Creek, 2BD, 2BA, 1020 sqft, GREAT PRICE! $249,000. Owner financing possibilities! RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT Roy Powell 846-1661

Ski-in Ski-out Offered at $749,000 #124658. Best priced, Gold rated, 2 bed, 2 bath Torian Plum in excellent condition, 1240 sq ft, turn key 7th floor unit with incredible views of the ski area. Close to all the action - concerts, food, lifts, skiing, hiking/biking in the summer. Year round amenities - outdoor pool, hot tub, shuttle, and much more. Great rentals through Resort Quest. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty

Phoenix Rising! Offered at $875,000. #121523 This completely renovated Phoenix condominium is absolutely turn-key. An immaculate upper level, 4 bedroom, 2-story unit with Brazilian teak hardwood floors, stunning stone fireplace and large living room. Modern granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and elegant master suite give this unit a distinguished look & feel. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Walton Village Condo Offered at $199,500 #123649 One of the best condominiums on the market. This is a very rare offering as the Omicron building is the only building at Walton Village Condos that allows nightly rentals. This is a one bedroom, two full bath corner unit priced to sell. Enjoy all the amenities that this complex has to offer such as a swimming pool, hot tubs, tennis court and is conveniently located on the bus line. Call Cheryl Foote at (970)846-6444 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com PRICE REDUCED! Prudential Steamboat Realty

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1,800 sqft Shop, Storage, Office Space. Will consider lease. $290,000. 970-870-1681, or 970-819-2929 ��

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STEAMBOAT:Commercial for SALE: 2800 sf Warehouse on 1 acre fenced Industrial Yard in Elk River Business Park includes office, bath, two overhead truck doors and 2 man doors, Concrete truck pad in front. Most of lot buildable for more warehouse/commercial structures. $1,195,000.00. Call Dutch Elting at (970)879-8100 Prudential Steamboat Realty.

Property Specialist. The least expensive way to own a luxury Steamboat property! Use year round and make the most of the fabulous amenities and location. Walk to skiing, restaurants, spa, fitness center, concierge and shopping. One, two, three bedroom and even a 4 bedroom Penthouse currently available. Priced from the mid $50’s to $200K .Dave Hartley Colorado Group Realty, LLC (970)870-8800 office, (970)846-3281 cell www.mybrokers.com,dave@mybrokers.com

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Domino’s Pizza local franchisee. $220,000 OBO. Financing available. Partnerships a possibility. Call Todd at 970-846-4038

Investment Property over 3A. Industrial with house, shop, 26 units of self storage, many existing uses. SUPER LOCATION! Bill 970-734-8069

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MOUNTAIN TWO BEDROOM! Exceptional Value $259,900 MLS#122773 Perfect for local/2nd homeowners. New windows, pets allowed, views, two blocks to base area, ready for sweat equity! Tour: www.propertypanorama.com/43173. LOCAL OR INVESTOR STARTER CONDO! Extreme Value. $179,900 MLS#124806 Great square footage, low HOA dues! Pets allowed, WD. 100% financing + an $8,000 tax credit = make Steamboat home. Tour: www.propertypanorama.com/57622. Ski Town Realty, Bruce Tormey, Realtor BruceT34@yahoo.com (970)846-8867

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HAYDEN/STEAMBOAT: Airport Garages, Spring Special! Own a heated 12’ x 22’ storage unit for cars, home or business. $39,900 now $24,900 on a limited # of units. On site shuttle/clubhouse and manager. Rentals also available. AirportGarages.com (970)879-4440

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Impeccable Quail Run 2BD, 2BA, 1-car garage + lots of storage. Top Floor corner unit with ski mountain views. $397,900. Call Roy Powell, RE/MAX Steamboat 970-846-1661

FSBO DEAL: Upper Walton Village 1BD. $180,000 Call 819-6209

Lease Option to Buy! 3 bedroom /2 bath home with garage in Hayden. $279,900. Call for terms. Call Cheryl at Prudential. 970-846-6444 EXCEPTIONAL VALUE! Country home includes 1BD, 1BA accessory apartment. Main home is a 4BD, 3BA + family room on 1.7 + acres. Extra storage in 2 car garage. A lot Sq. Ft. at $540,000 Call Roy Powell REMAX Steamboat 846-1661 Price Reduced! New home, 2BA, 3BD, 2 Car garage on large lot! Gain instant equity! 980 E 9th, Craig. 970-629-5427

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$445,000 Downtown! Includes accessory apartment + 2BD, 2BA home. Owner/Broker Call Roy Powell RE/MAX STEAMBOAT (970)846-1661 New Price on this Fabulous Home w/Caretaker unit Offered at $849,000 #124387 “This home sits on a large lot in one of Fishcreek Falls finest subdivisions, Margarite Ridge. Enjoy all that this single family home has to offer with beautiful back yard, large open living area and great views. There are four large bedrooms and three and half baths with the master suite resting on its own level. The caretaker unit is a large one bedroom with kitchenette, full bath and its own entrance. Truly a remarkable home. Priced to sell. Call Cheryl Foote at (970)846-6444 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com Prudential Steamboat Realty Gunn Creek Estate. Offered at $3,600,000. #122343. Crossing a wooden bridge over Gunn Creek lies a magnificent 8500+sqft custom home. Built masterfully with hand carved doors, a gourmet kitchen, dual offices, multiple living rooms and fireplaces, a game room and bar. Surrounded on 18 acres of gardens, trees, waterfalls with Gunn Creek flowing through to your own trout pond. Fenced with a 4 stall heated horse barn completing this truly wonderful offering. www.gunncreek.com For a personal enchanting tour please contact Karen or Fred Hughes at (970)846-4841 or (970)846-1880. Prudential Steamboat Realty Paonia Retirement - Clark Homestead offers energy conscious homes for elegant living, two bedroom units, with oversized garage. www.clarkhomesteadpaonia.com Great Location Offered at $835,000 #124046 Great location with easy access to public schools, Spring Creek Trail, and downtown area. Sitting on two city lots this 3 bed, 2 bath home is loaded with potential. A feeling of privacy, views of the Ski area, great fenced back yard with water feature plus mature trees with landscaping and large deck for entertaining or enjoying morning coffee. 2 car garage and storage shed. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty The Living is Good!! Offered at $315,000 #s 124615 & 124497 Priced for a short sale! Great views of the Stagecoach reservoir. 3 bed, 3.5 bath, 100% frame construction, attached two car garage, alder cabinets, granite tile countertops, hardwood floors, solid knotty pine doors and trim, slate entryway, spacious vaulted ceilings and master suite with his/her vanities and walk-in closet. 8 x 20 deck, common area park, near fishing and boating, skiing and hiking. #124615 $315,000. Also ask about #124497. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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NEW HOME Energy Efficient 3bdrm/2bath, 2 car garage. Good time to buy with a price to sell! 275 Bilsing St. Craig 970-629-5427 Gorgeous Modern Log Home Offered at $895,000 #125016 This fantastic 3+ bedroom home in Silver Spur offers the luxury of travertine tiled floors, granite countertops and knotty alder trim & doors encompassed within modern log home construction. The master “retreat” features lofted ceilings, stunning log beams, Jacuzzi jetted tub and steam shower. A gate from the fenced backyard gives direct access to a maintained nature trail and protected green belt. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

HUGE Price Reduction on Apres Ski! Offered at $749,500 #122413 After a drastic price reduction, this is now priced $95,500 under the 2007 sales price! Time is of the essence, so make your offer today. Excellent redevelopment opportunity. Location and convenience near the mountain sets this location apart from others. Views of the ski mountain and south valley are outstanding. Existing duplex brings in great rental income. Preliminary plans for construction of a new duplex are included. Call Angela Ashby at (970)819-4897 www.YourSteamboatHome.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Magnificent Silver Spur 4BD, 3.5BA home. Offered at $775,000 Call Roy Powell at RE/MAX STEAMBOAT (970) 846-1661

Quality Plus Opportunity! Offered at $255,000. #124329. Great 3 bed, 2 bath, energy efficient, 1250 sq ft duplex with fenced yard and sun porch. Like new condition with wonderful finishes, radiant floor heat, hickory floors and much more. Possible USDA loan available to qualified buyer. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty

Affordable Quaint Log Home plus Artist’s Studio on 4 lots, Phippsburg, backyard perimeter-fenced. Just $74,000. Upper Yampa Realty 970-736-8454 www.UpperYampaRealty.com

Foreclosure! 4bdr 2ba $32,500! Bank Foreclosures! Must Sell! For Listings Call 800-576-6921 xR406 Extraordinary Cabin in the Woods Offered at $779,000 Embrace the timeless style of this 4 bedroom/3.5 bath custom timber-frame residence defining elegant Colorado rustic with its massive Douglass-fir timbers throughout the interior. You can see and feel the passion of the old-world craftsmanship only seen in multi-million dollar homes. Surround yourself in the aspens and pines on a .67 acre lot adjacent to a greenbelt with access to BLM ensuring privacy and unlimited activities. Call Suellyn Godino at (970)846-9967 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Luxury Home in the Sanctuary Offered at $3,979,000, #122392 This home overlooks the Sheraton Golf Course with amazing views of the mountain and valley. This 5 bedroom/ 7 bath including a 1 bed caretakers unit home & backs up to 38 acres of green space.The master suite has a private deck, fireplace and oversized his and her closets. A gourmet kitchen, covered deck and media room top off this amazing home. Call for an appointment. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Magnificent Mountain Views! 10314 Hwy 125, Rand. Custom 3 bd 3 ba home built in 2002. Granite countertops & entryway. Open flr plan, walk out full unfinished bsmnt. Storage buildings. Watch moose & elk in their natural habitat. Livestock welcome. Rick Peden RE/MAX Action Brokers 970.229.9200 office 970.227.8486 cell

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Overlook Drive Oasis Offered at $2,175,000, #122522 This 4 bedroom / 4 ½ bath home has panoramic views from the valley to downtown. The house overlooks the Rollingstone Golf Course (formerly the Sheraton) and comes with a transferable golf membership. Easy living with a main floor master and his & her walk in closets. Eat-in country kitchen has a sitting area and fireplace. Three bedrooms on the lower level have access to a covered deck and large family room with wet bar. Great storage, 1000+ square feet of unfinished space, fenced in dog yard, water features, and a spacious office with a private bath complete this special home. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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FSBO 35 +/- acres. 2700 sq ft, 5BD, 3BA, oversized 2 car garage. Oak Creek runs through property. 17 miles South of Steamboat. Abundant Elk & Deer. No covenants. Brokers welcome. $589,000 (970)846-1558

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CRAIG: FSBO, Family, Friends and Fido 4BD, 2BA, 2 car garage, AC, large fenced yard, spacious deck, new windows, new kitchen, many upgrades, 1281 Crest Drive, Craig, CO. $253,000 Brokers Welcome=2% 970-824-6804, 970-629-8739 Magnificent Mountain Views! 10314 Hwy 125, Rand. Custom 3 bd 3 ba home built in 2002. Granite countertops & entryway. Open flr plan, walk out full unfinished bsmnt. Storage buildings. Watch moose & elk in their natural habitat. Livestock welcome. Rick Peden RE/MAX Action Brokers 970.229.9200 office 970.227.8486 cell Old Town Victorian Offered at $895,000 #124998 This charming Victorian style home sits in the heart of downtown in what could be the cutest row of homes in all of Steamboat. Walk to schools, the library, bike path, Howelsen Hill or a myriad of other activities from this premier Old Town location. With 4 bedrooms plus an office and a renovated attic for additional space, the layout makes this home very livable and fun for entertaining. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

Amazing Steamboat Starter Home! Offered at $429,500. #124053. Perfect starter home in Steamboat II with fantastic views of the mountain on a large corner maturely landscaped lot. This home is in almost perfect condition and has been fully upgraded. The kitchen is complete with gorgeous granite countertops, new appliances, huge pantry and brand new front loading washer and dryer. Throughout the home vaulted tongue and groove ceilings soar throughout every well designed spacious room. The backyard is zero scaped for maximum water efficiency and the front is complete with a natural blooming herb garden and gorgeous poppies! This home is a MUST see! Call The Hibbard Team at (970)846-8247 or (970)846-8536 www.steamboatliving.com Prudential Steamboat Realty Monarch Ridge Offered at $1,093,000 #124936 Overlooking the Yampa River Valley, this stunning home has 360-degree panoramic views of the Steamboat Ski Area, Continental Divide and Yampa River. Solitude and privacy await you at this 43.5 acre homestead just 15 miles west of Steamboat Springs. Custom built with 3 bedrooms and immaculate, top-end finishes throughout. Italian porcelain tiled floors, solid hickory doors & trim and hand-textured walls & ceilings. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 4 1 6 o r ( 9 7 0 ) 8 4 6 - 8 1 0 0 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty Views, Views, Views! Offered at $3,595,000, #122380 Possibly the best views of the mountain can be seen from this 5 bedroom/ 7 bath home. The master suite is on the main level with its own office and walk out to a private hot tub. A large family room, wine cellar, great storage and incredible craftsmanship can be found in this luxury home. Call for an appointment. Completion in August of ‘08. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty OWNER FINANCING! Large private .79 acre lot. 2BD, 1BA home. Unique opportunity. Fairview neighborhood. VIEWS! $470,000 Call Roy Powell RE/MAX Steamboat 970-846-1661 LOG HOME SALE -1300 sq ft, complete dry-in package for $55,900.00. Save $3,000.00. 719-686-0404 or www.highcountryloghomes.NET . Many models available.

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2BR, 1BA with plenty of parking & numerous storage sheds for all your toys! Truly affordable living in Milner. $40,000. Joyce Hartless 291-9289. Colorado Group Realty. Why rent-OWN! Nicest lot in Oak Creek! Remodeled 1400 sq./ft. doublewide - Willow Hill. No money down! $750 month. 875-0700

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STEAMBOAT:2BR, 1BA Riverside Duplex unit, New roof, carpet, paint. Nice yard, No HOA This home qualifies for a USDA Rural Direct Loan with possible interest rate to 1%. $265,000. (970)879-2025

Great Horse, Farm or Business Property Offered at $645,000 #125023 Easy access to Hwy 40 and Steamboat or Yampa Valley airport. 35 acres with 5 acres on lower property and 30 acres on upper property. Amazing views and possible building sites on upper property or continue hay production. Lower 5 acres has 6500 sq ft indoor facility - use for indoor riding arena or for your shop/business, several out buildings and 3 bedroom house. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty Private on cul-de-sac. 1/2acre Aspen tree covered site. Ready for your mountain home. $98,000 Call Roy Powell RE/MAX Steamboat (970) 846-1661

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN – Yampa Valley Electric has a vacancy for an Engineering Technician. Primary responsibility is to accurately maintain the Association’s AutoCad mapping system. Other duties include maintenance of system and facility records. Minimum requirement for the job is a demonstrated proficiency in AutoCad Map 3D. Other computer skill requirements are Microsoft office software (Word, Excel, Access), Adobe and the ability to learn the iVue software used by the company. Must be self-motivated to perform the duties of the job with minimal supervision. Valid driver’s license is required. Apply by submitting resume to YVEA, POB 771218, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 by April 28, 2009. EOE

The Fastenal Co., international leader in construction and industrial supplies is presently seeking Part-Time Inventory/Sales person. This is 18 to 22 hours a week position with potential for advancement. Competitive wages -no benefits. Apply in person (no phone calls) Fastenal Co. 2549 W. First St. Craig, CO 81625

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Mystery shoppers. Earn up to $100 a day. Under cover shoppers needed to judge retail-dining establishments. Experience not required. 800-721-8703

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Magnificent Large Lot on Ridge Road Offered at $750,000 #124724 1.3 Acre on the Mountain with views of Mountain and Valley. Water, sewer, electric, gas, phone and driveway to lot. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Reality

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4+/-acres bordering Oak Creek: Keep your livestock! Water/sewer taps paid. Building sites w/great views. $190,000. Upper Yampa Realty 970-736-8454 www.UpperYampaRealty.com Overlooking Trout Creek! Situated approximately 10 miles from Steamboat in a secluded location with nearly 40 acres. Exceptional opportunity to build your getaway home. $339,000. Roy Powell RE/MAX Steamboat (970)846-1661 Mountain Get Away Home Site! In the center of Routt County’s most majestic recreational area adjoining National Forest. Build your mountain retreat on this 5.2 acre paradise. Roy Powell RE/MAX Steamboat (970)846-1661

Stay at home Mom in Stagecoach looking to baby sit from my home. References available. Call Julie 970-736-1120 PART-TIME NANNY ASAP for fun 3 yo. 20 hrs wk, Mon/Wed, excellent references & experience required. Bilingual welcome. Lite housekeeping. 846-0075

MAGNIFICENT DOWNTOWN PARCEL! Consisting of 11 city lots measuring 275’ x 125’. Surrounded by undeveloped 3rd avenue & Pagosa Court alley. .79 acres includes 2BD, 1BA rental. Convenient downtown location. Now only $470,000. Call Roy Powell RE/MAX Steamboat (970)846-1661 A Rare Deal on the Elk River Offered at $649,000 #124727 This is an outstanding value for such a rare piece of land on the Elk River. 22+ acres with waterways, water features and stunning views just outside of Steamboat Springs. Fish and recreate on your own private river retreat. Utilize the charming cabin that exists on the property while you plan your home on one of the many optimal building sites. Call Karen or Fred Hughes at (970)846-4841 or (970)846-1880. Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Steamboat Springs High School - 2009-2010 Math Teacher, College/Career Counselor, and Guidance Counselor (1 year position). Deadline: Open until filled. Complete online application at https://apps.winocular.com/steamboat/apply/ EOE

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Moffat County-Seeking applicants for the position of Temporary part-time Custodial Technician for Parks & Recreation. For complete job description, contact Colorado Workforce Center (970) 824-3246. Moffat County is an EEO Employer.

Apprentice plumbers needed for large commercial project in Craig, Colorado. Top wages & Benefits. Send resume to fax # 801-820-2520 Email to bbingham@kkmechanical.net

METER TECHNICIAN City of Steamboat Springs. 30 hours /benefited position. $15.63/hr + DOQ. Reads, operates, and maintains water meters. May assist with utility system operation and maintenance. Must be able to respond while on-call, within 20 minutes. Requires H.S. graduation, mechanical skills, computer skills, CDL (within 6 mos.), ability to work independently, extensive walking, and work in variable weather conditions. Submit to: City of Steamboat Springs 137 10th Street, POB 775088, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 by April 29. For info and application: www.steamboatsprings.net EOE

Comb Goddess has an opening for ft or pt booth rental hair stylist. 871-0606

Accounts Receivable / Guest Service Agent. Must have cash handling and computer skills. Collection experience a plus. Full time - Benefits available after 90 days. Sign on bonus of $150.00 payable after 90 days. Contact information: Holiday Inn, Craig 970.824.4000 X 419

Now Hiring MACHINIST For Job Shop in Craig, CO $20-25 P/H DOE Benefits Package Manual Experience Necessary CNC & Manual Preferred Must Have Own Tools Please Submit Resume via FAX or Email 9 7 0 - 8 2 4 - 8 0 9 0 alan@magnummetals.com

WANTED: 29 SERIOUS PEOPLE Work from home using a computer. Up to $1,500-$5,000 PT, FT www.ltjglobal.com

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3 Old Town Lots in Steamboat Springs Flat, easy build, fenced with views of Sleeping Giant. $340,000 970-826-0307

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Radio Shack is looking for a sales person experienced with Electronics and Car Audio. Apply at 106 West Victory Way.

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For sale or trade for Routt County property. Beautiful Colorado Springs, Black Forest Custom Home with 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 3 car garage and 6,374 sq. ft. Gated community. Stunning views. $899,000. Call 970-879-8655 for more information. Realtors welcome.

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Do you need a new career NOW? We have over 100 to choose from. Get paid while you train in the Colorado Army National Guard. Call Sergeant Holloway 970-986-9206

Accounting Clerk II. Part-time, approximately 20 hours per week, position in Steamboat Springs. This position will assist with accounts payable, accounts receivable, account reconciliation, and month end financial reporting. Three years experience in accounting and/or bookkeeping related field required and experience with fund balances preferred. Requires excellent computer and communication skills. Apply in person at 745 Russell Street, Craig or 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101, Steamboat Springs. For questions, please email sanderso@nwcovna.org EOE.

Local family needs home HEALTH worker 2-4 days per week. Flexible daytime hours. Must be willing to work around smoker. Call 970-846-2324 days or 970-879-2324 evenings

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HOLISTIC HEALERS Affordable Rent for a beautiful space. Run your own business. Daily, Weekly or Monthly Rent. Call Anne 846-0737

Medical Assistant. Part-time, approximately 20 hours per week, position in Craig. This position will promote safe, quality patient/client care as a clinical resource in the Northwest Colorado Community Health Center. Provides consistently high quality care to patients, evaluates the needs of the patients, responds to client’s inquiries and performs a medical triage function. Requires excellent computer and communication skills. Apply in person at 745 Russell Street, Craig or 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101, Steamboat Springs. For questions, please email ggarrison@nwcovna.org. EOE.

Clinical Specialist. Full-time, salaried, exempt, benefited position in Craig. This position will promote safe, quality patient/client care as a clinical resource in the Northwest Colorado Community Health Center. Will also supervise select staff and may provide patient care. Three years experience as an RN required and experience in community health center preferred. Requires excellent computer and communication skills. Apply in person at 745 Russell Street, Craig or 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101, Steamboat Springs. For questions, please email ggarrison@nwcovna.org. EOE.

Medical Records Technician. Full-time benefited position in Craig. This position is responsible for the custody, supervision, filing and indexing of medical records for the Northwest Colorado Community Health Center. Performs all clerical duties related to the medical record. Requires excellent computer and communication skills. Apply in person at 745 Russell Street, Craig or 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101, Steamboat Springs. For questions, please email sanderso@nwcovna.org EOE

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES City of Steamboat Springs $82,171-$109,755 excellent benefits. Administers combined Finance and Intergovernmental Services Department with a 14 person staff. Requires education and training equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field and 5 years of increasingly responsible experience in local government. Advanced degree and experience as Municipal Finance Director in Colorado is preferred. Finalists subject to Open Records disclosure Submit to: jthrasher@steamboatsprings.net by April 30, 2009. For information see: www.steamboatsprings.net EEO

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SECRETARY - $13.58 - $15.36 /hour + benefits. Deadline: 5/10/09. Complete online application at https://apps.winocular.com/steamboat/apply/ EOE

ACZ Laboratories, Inc. is accepting resumes for the following positions: A full-time, benefited Senior Level Organic Chemist. Prior experience in an environmental organic laboratory is required. Previous experience with GC and GC/MS instrumentation, in-depth knowledge of EPA methodology and strong communication skills are a must. Applicant must have the ability to run and trouble-shoot instrumentation. One full-time, benefited laboratory technician position and for two June - November non-benefited seasonal laboratory technician positions. An associates or bachelors degree in applied science is preferred but not required. Applicant will perform analyses according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on client samples. Must follow all documented policies and procedures; prepare standards and reagents as needed. Effective communication, dependability and attention to detail skills are necessary. To apply for one of these positions please send your resume with cover letter and professional references to hr@acz.com. ACZ is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Central Park Liquor is hiring full-time night cashiers and stockers at $12/hour. Shifts include all weekends and holidays. For more info contact Brandon @ 970-879-3428 or apply in person @ 1835 Central Park Plaza.

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Position will be a member of the TIC Holdings (TICH) Human Resources team with a primary focus on coordinating the overall implementation, administration, monitoring, and refinement of TIC’s EEO/AA Programs and assuring compliance with EEO/AA legislation. Requirements include a minimum of a high school diploma with bachelors degree highly recommended. At least 2-4 years experience in human resources or a related field is required. PHR certification is preferred. Advanced computer and keyboarding skills are required including advanced Word, Excel and Outlook skills including the ability to become proficient with other database programs. If you value an employee-driven organization that creates opportunities for people to excel, and meet the above criteria, to apply please send resume and cover letter to Avrom.Feinberg@ticus.com. TIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, veterans and the disabled to apply.

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patients and using sloppy surgical techniques. Patel, who was extradited from the U.S. in July, has not entered a plea or spoken publicly about the accusations. When asked if he had anything to say, Patel told the court: “No thank you, your honor.” Magistrate Brian Hine ruled there was enough evidence to send Patel to trial to face manslaughter charges in the deaths of Gerry Kemps, James Phillips and Mervyn Morris. Prosecutors said Kemps died of blood loss after Patel failed to stop the 77-year-old man’s bleeding during an operation on his esophagus. Phillips also died after undergoing surgery on his esophagus by Patel. Prosecutors say Patel was not qualified to perform such surgeries. Morris died after undergoing two operations performed by Patel to stop bleeding in his bowel; prosecutors said Patel

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cism of Islam. The administration of President Barack Obama, America’s first black head of state, announced Saturday that it would boycott “with regret” the weeklong meeting in Geneva, which already is experiencing much of the bickering and political infighting that marred the 2001 conference in Durban, South Africa. The Netherlands, Germany and New Zealand announced their boycotts Sunday and today, while Australia, Canada, Israel and Italy already had said they would not attend. “I would love to be involved in a useful conference that addressed continuing issues of racism and discrimination around the globe,” Obama said in Trinidad on Sunday after attending the Summit of the Americas. But he said the language of the U.N.’s draft declaration risked a reprise of Durban, during which “folks expressed antagonism toward Israel in ways that were often times completely hypocritical and counterproductive.” “We expressed in the run-up to this conference our concerns that if you adopted all of the language from 2001, that’s not something we can sign up for,” Obama said. “Hopefully some concrete steps come out of the conference that we can partner with other countries on to actually reduce discrimination around the globe, but this wasn’t an opportunity to do it,” he said.

Some European countries still are deciding whether to attend the U.N. conference, which runs through April 24. Britain said it will send diplomats, despite concerns the meeting could become a forum for Holocaust denial or anti-Semitic attacks. At the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said the conference is needed to eliminate racial intolerance throughout the world. Asia News, a Catholic news agency that is part of the missionary arm of the Vatican, said about the pope’s comment: “The Holy See is distancing itself from the criticisms of some Western countries.” “I am shocked and deeply disappointed by the United States’ decision not to attend,” said U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay, who is hosting the conference. She conceded some countries were focusing solely on one or two issues to the detriment of the fight against intolerance but said it is essential that the issue of racism be tackled globally. The major sticking points regarding the proposed final U.N. declaration are its implied criticism of Israel and an attempt by Muslim governments to ban all criticism of Islam, Sharia law, the prophet Muhammad and other tenets of their faith. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — who repeatedly has called for the destruction of Israel and denied the Holocaust — is slated to speak on the first day.