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Tom Hathaway lowers his head in prayer on the steps of the Routt County Courthouse during the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer is a nondenominational service observed on the first Thursday in May.

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Family mourns Bob Bear Pedestrian killed in Wednesday accident worked at Lowell Whiteman for 25 years Zach Fridell

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Steamboat Springs resident Robert “Bob” Bear worked at The Lowell Whiteman School for 25 years and was affectionately referred to as “Bear” by all who knew him, his daughter said.

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Bear, 77, died at about 8 p.m. Wednesday in a Denver hospital after being hit by a pickup that morning in Steamboat. Bear was crossing U.S. Highway 40 at Pine Grove Road at about 11:15 a.m. when he was struck by a pickup beginning a right turn. Police said the truck had come to a complete stop and was moving slowly,

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but Bear was knocked to the ground and hit the back of his head on the pavement. Bear was airlifted to Denver and admitted to St. Anthony Central hospital. Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg said an autopsy is planned for today to determine the cause of death. Bear’s daughter, Steamboat Springs resident Annie Meyer,

said her father was returning from his daily walk from the Selbe Apartments to the Yampa River Botanic Park when the accident occurred. She described her father as an “extremely intelligent, cautious and alert elderly man.” “He was fully aware of how See Death, page 14

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Addition by subtraction

wo days ago, the Colorado Legislature called it a wrap for 2009. Unfortunately, as our lawmakers packed their bags and headed home, they left my fantasy unfulfilled for yet another year. I dream of a day when sometime, somewhere, somehow, some group of elected officials will convene for the purpose of removing laws from the books instead of adding them. Hey, what can I say? My flights of fancy tend toward the bizarre. Then again, what would you expect from a public policy wonk who spends his free time observing the Steamboat Springs City Council debate issues like “fee in lieu” or watching Routt County Commissioner Doug Monger turn beet red every time Sheriff Gary Wall appears at a meeting? But seriously, wouldn’t it be nice if just once in our collective lifetimes a group of lawmakers gathered for the sole purpose of removing laws instead of piling on additional ones that most of us don’t know, fewer follow and even less respect? Here’s a quick quiz. No Googling allowed.

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Name 10 — any 10 — of the hundreds of laws and regulations your local, state and national elected representatives enacted in the last year. What’s that? You can’t name 10? Try five. Really? You can’t even name five new laws or regulations passed in the last year that you’re personally responsible to follow upon pain of fine or imprisonment? OK. It may be unfair to expect that those of us who work outside of the political class would be able to recite even a few of the new laws and regulations passed each year that burden us all. But, it is reasonable to expect that those in the political class — who, after all, write and pass the laws we mere mortals are expected to heed — know the laws they’ve enacted. So next time you bump into your friendly

local, state or national politician, give them the same test with a few slight twists. Ask your elected representative to: ■ Name 10 civil or criminal laws they voted for since being elected. ■ Recite the sanctions for violations of the law. ■ Provide the number of times the law has been enforced. ■ Provide the cost of enforcing the law. ■ Provide evidence that enforcement of the law met the goal of the law. If your chosen elected official objects to the quiz and makes excuses about why he or she can’t answer those five questions, ask one more. Ask a question that should be exceedingly simple for any elected official adhering faithfully to the American form of government that — as envisioned by the framers of the Constitution — is supposed to value and protect the liberty of its people above all else. Ask your elected representative to name something — anything — in the daily lives of See Douglas, page 15

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Steamboat Springs residents Dave and Holly Williams captured this image of a black bear outside their home Thursday morning on Deerfoot Avenue. For more of the Williams’ bear photos, click on the Photo Galleries section of Steamboatpilot.com. Have pictures you’d like to share with us? Email them to editor@steamboatpilot.com.

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No charges in semitrailer fire Blaze blocked U.S. 40 for hours Thursday; no injuries occurred

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The members of the Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue extinguish a semitrailer blaze at the base of Rabbit Ears Pass on Thursday afternoon.The truck was fully engulfed when the firefighters arrived.

lons in one of its front fuel tanks, and the fire melted the top off the tank, Cowan said. Cowan said the officers on scene weighed the option of citing Martin for the incident but declined because there was no crash and Martin was able to stop the rig before flames erupted. Jeff Barrett, a trucker who was one of the first on the scene and helped block traffic with his

rig, said brake fires can occur when drivers descend mountain passes without shifting to the appropriate gear. It is not clear if Martin has experience in mountain driving. Cowan said Martin told her that he descended in third gear while tapping the brakes. U.S. 40 was reopened by midafternoon. Crews were able to remove the truck Thursday night.

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The driver of a semitrailer that caught fire Thursday afternoon at the base of Rabbit Ears Pass and stopped all traffic for several hours will face no charges, Colorado State Patrol troopers said. The driver, 28-year-old Marcus Martin, of Austin, Texas, was driving west on U.S. Highway 40 when his brakes overheated. Martin pulled the semi to the side of the road and when he opened the engine compartment, the engine broke out in flames, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Tonja Cowan said. Martin was the only occupant of the semi, and no injuries were reported. Martin was hauling 1,515 cases of bottles and cans of Heineken, Heineken Light, and Amstel Light destined for B&K Distributing, according to Kevin Kaminski, one of the owners of B&K. The fire spread from the engine compartment into the cab of the semi, completely engulfing it in flames, before moving to the trailer, where several cases of alcohol caught fire, fueling the flames to reach higher. Cowan said that even after the flames were extinguished, responders had to wait for a hazardous materials team to arrive to deal with diesel fuel. Hazmat teams are required to respond any time more than 50 gallons of hazardous material is at a scene. The semi had more than 75 gal-

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Isaac Iacovetto recommends the dinosaur nuggets. They’re chicken tenders shaped like dinosaurs, the 4-year-old explained, and they’re part of the children’s menu at his If you go parents’ restauShorty’s restaurant. Cody and rant is at 107 Janine Iacovetto Moffat Ave. in opened Shorty’s Oak Creek. Call in Oak Creek 736-2241 for on May 2. more informaIsaac played tion. with toy trucks at the counter of the restaurant Thursday in Oak Creek. He said he helps out with work sometimes. “I give the sodas to the people,” Isaac explained. That might play into the family-friendly atmosphere his parents are going for. The Shorty’s menu includes $3.50 children’s meals, as well as steak, burgers and fish and chips, Cody Iacovetto said. It opened last week at the former site of Big Tuna’s on Moffat Avenue. Cody and Janine were born and raised in Oak Creek but have lived in Denver for the past seven years. Before that, Cody Iacovetto said, he owned Dinty Moore’s Family Restaurant. Shorty’s will be open 4 to 9 p.m. Friday through Tuesday. “A big part of it was we wanted to do something for the high school kids in Oak Creek,” Cody Iacovetto said. “So we’re closed Wednesday and Thursday, and Thursday the restaurant is just going to be available to high school kids. We’re going to do inexpensive burgers and fries and come up with some fun things for high school kids to do.” The restaurant is named after J.R. “Shorty” Hamidy, who ran Hamidy Hardware in the building. The Iacovettos pay homage to him with a few photos on the wall. One shows Hamidy riding a stuffed horse, posed buckingbronco style.

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Cody Iacovetto and his son, Isaac, sit inside the new Shorty’s Restaurant in Oak Creek. Iacovetto opened the restaurant last week and is offering a variety of items including burgers and steaks.

Old photos of Lombardi and Rossi family members also hang above booths in Shorty’s. And, of course, there are some Iacovettos. “We have a picture of my family,” Cody Iacovetto said. “My grandmother and grandfather immigrated here in, like, 1905, and so there’s a picture of them and their 10 kids in the general merchandise store they had in Phippsburg.” The photos will help the Iacovettos combine an old-time feel with a family feel. “What we want is for it to be a 1940s-type atmosphere, where

people go in there and they sort of step back in time — so Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, that kind of music,” Cody Iacovetto said. The community has been receptive so far, he said. On the Thursday teen nights, Iacovetto said he might offer specials and show movies. He’s looking forward to adding teen hangout space in Oak Creek. “I’m real excited about the kids part,” Iacovetto said. “I think it’s really needed, and I love the restaurant. I just love if they have a good experience and leave happy.”

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Rochelle “Shelly” Flannery was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail and ordered to pay $75,270.90 in restitution after pleading guilty to embezzling money from Routt County Habitat for Humanity. Flannery, the former executive director of the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, also was ordered by Judge Shelley Hill to perform 100 hours of community service, serve 10 years of probation and pay fines and court costs. Flannery pleaded guilty to

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criminal attempt to commit theft greater than $20,000, a Class 4 felony. In exchange for her plea, a Class 3 felony was dismissed. Steamboat SpFlannery rings Police Department Detective Jerry Stabile said his investigation showed Flannery deposited pre-signed checks, meant for vendors, into her personal bank account. She also is accused of stealing Safeway grocery cards intended for use in a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser. The embezzlement from Habitat was discovered when

Flannery’s former employer, the Rio Blanco County Historical Society, accused her of stealing from that nonprofit organization to pay personal bills. Flannery was accused of charging $7,000 in personal expenses, including her private cell phone, to the historical society, and she took $7,300 in small bills and checks, which she later repaid. Habitat for Humanity was largely unaffected by the theft, said Jeffery Weeden, director of the Habitat for Humanity board, because an insurance carrier already has covered the group’s losses. Flannery instead will pay restitution to the insurance carrier.

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For the second year in a row, the Routt County Board of Commissioners will take its show on the road and host a series of public forums throughout Routt County to discuss any issue on the minds of county residents. The first of the evening public comment sessions is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday in the

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Commissioners Hearing Room in the historic Routt County Courthouse. Similar meetings in Oak Creek, Hayden and North Routt will be held in future weeks. “It’s a time, unlike in the winter, when travel is a little easier for people. It’s an open conversation for anything,” said County Commissioner Diane Mitsch Bush, who noted that the commissioners entertain public comment See Forum, page 15

If you go What: Chat with the Routt County Board of Commissioners When: 6 p.m. Monday Where: Commissioners Hearing Room, historic Routt County Courthouse Call: County offices at 879-0108 for more information

Future chats 7 p.m. May 19: Oak Creek Town Hall 7 p.m. June 1: North Routt Preschool 7 p.m. June 2: Hayden Town Hall

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■ Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat hosts figure drawing from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 1009 Lincoln Ave. Model fee is $12. Take your own supplies. Call 879-4744.

Steamboat Springs resident Cora Lee McAtee, 69, died May 5, 2009, at the Yampa Valley Medical Center. A funeral liturgy is at 10:30 a.m. today at Holy Name Catholic Church. Call the Yampa Valley Funeral Home at 879-1494 with questions.

■ The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association offers a drop-in clinic from 1 to 4 p.m. at 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101, for people ages 11 and older needing any recommended vaccine. No travel immunizations. A parent must accompany youths younger than 18. Call 8791632. ■ Businesses between Third and Fifth streets host a Design District Downtown Stroll from 5 to 7 p.m. Participating businesses will hand out flowers to create a Mother’s Day bouquet. Event includes prizes, refreshments and discounts. Call Tracy Barnett, of Mainstreet Steamboat Springs, at 846-1800.

SATURDAY ■ The Nature Conservancy hosts a Bird Festival from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Carpenter Ranch. The festival includes morning bird walks, Yampatika programs for all ages and a slide presentation at 10:30 a.m. about the history of landscape painting in America. Take a picnic lunch and binoculars. Wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Contact Betsy at bblakeslee@tnc.org or 970-276-4626. ■ Hayden’s Spring Fling Garage Sale and Flea Market is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall in Hayden. The cost to sell is $15 per space. Event includes food and is rain or shine. Call Sandy at 734-6100 to sign up for a space. ■ Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association hosts a Children’s Health Fair from 9 a.m. to noon at Soroco High School. The fair is for children as old as 18 and offers free services including immunizations (parents must take their child’s records), oral screenings, Medicaid and CHP eligibility screenings, and lung function tests (call 875-1883). A Spanish Interpreter will be available. Call 8791632 for details on the fair. ■ A South Routt Community Garden organizational meeting is at 10 a.m. at the South Routt Nursery in Phippsburg. Call 736-0040. ■ The second annual May Fair is

from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Routt Nursery in Phippsburg. There will be free crafts and activities for children to honor mom for Mother’s Day. Call 736-0040. ■ The Steamboat Golf Club Ladies Golf Association has its Spring Luncheon at noon at Steamboat Yacht Club, 811 Yampa Ave. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. The cost of $14 includes nonalcoholic beverage and tip. RSVP to Pam at 8796749 or pamalandy@hotmail.com. ■ Hayden Artisans Marketplace hosts a “Make Your Own Mothers Day Card” event from noon to 4 p.m. at the store, 144 Walnut in Hayden. Supplies are provided. Call 276-2019. ■ The Great American Laughingstock Co. holds auditions for its summer 2009 Picnic Theater Festival from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Depot Art Center on 13th Street. Rehearsals begin June 8 with weekend performances from July 10 to 26. E-mail Stuart Handloff at shandloff@hotmail.com, or call 970355-9403. ■ The Historical Society of Oak Creek and Phippsburg hosts an opening reception for a new exhibit, “The Immigrant Experience in & around Oak Creek, 1910 — 1960,” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Tracks & Trails Museum. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be on display for six months. Call the curator at 736-8245 for details. ■ Routt County Habitat for Humanity’s fourth annual Carpenter’s Ball begins at 6 p.m. at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel. Tickets are $50 a person or $90 a couple and include dinner and dancing. Entertainment is provided by The Rolling Tones.

SUNDAY ■ The Holy Name Youth Group sponsors its third annual Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast at 9 a.m. at Holy Name Catholic Church. The cost is $5 per person, $20 per family or by

donation. The funds benefit the youth group summer mission trip and the summer youth conference. All are welcome.

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■ A benefit concert for LIFT-UP of Routt County is at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The concert features classical music for soprano, flute and piano. The suggested donation is $10 per adult and $5 for children younger than 12.

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MONDAY ■ The Routt County Council on Aging presents William Moore, director of respiratory care at Yampa Valley Medical Center, who will present “Sleep and Aging Well” at 12:45 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. All are welcome. Call 879-0633 to reserve noon lunch.

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■ The Board of Routt County Commissioners hosts a public chat about county issues from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Routt County Courthouse. All are welcome to the open discussion.

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TUESDAY ■ Aging Well and other local groups host a volunteer landscaping day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the new Haven Community Center in Hayden as part of Hayden Youth Service Day. Volunteers are needed to help plant trees, bushes, shrubs, flowers and sod. Residents are invited to view new community gardens from 4 to 6 p.m. To volunteer, call Aging Well at 871-7676. ■ Newborn Network hosts a mom and baby group at 11 a.m. at the Family Development Center on Village Drive. Beth Wendler leads a discussion about enjoying music with young children. ■ The Routt County Council on Aging screens “Foxfire,” with Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronin, and John Denver, at 12:45 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. All are welcome. Call 8790633 to reserve a noon lunch.

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■ Concordia Lutheran Church holds its 29th annual Spring Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Proceeds are donated to local, national and international charities. Call 879-0175 for details.

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Trickle-down corruption Jonah Goldberg

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Some days you have to ask yourself, my God, what if these people were Republicans? Democrats took back Congress in 2006 and the presidency in 2008 in no small part because of their ability to bang their spoons on their high chairs about what they called the Republican “culture of corruption.” Their choreographed outrage was coordinated with Goldberg the precision of a North Korean missile-launch pageant. And, to be fair, they had a point. The GOP did have its legitimate embarrassments. California Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham and lobbyist Jack Abramoff were fair game, and so was Rep. Mark Foley, the twisted Florida congressman who allegedly wanted male

congressional pages cleaned and perfumed and brought to his tent, as it were. Of course, it wasn’t as if Democrats were without sin. Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on fraud, bribery and corruption charges in 2007, after an investigation unearthed, among other things, $90,000 in his freezer. Then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was busted in a prostitution scandal. But that’s all yesterday’s news. Let’s look at the here and now. Barack Obama, who vowed he’d provide a transparent administration staffed with disinterested public servants with the self-restraint of Roman castrati, appointed an admitted tax cheat to run the Treasury Department — and he’s hardly the only one in the administration. New York Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is under investigation for, among other things, failing to report income from his Caribbean villa. Meanwhile, Sen. Christopher

Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, got sweetheart deals from subprime lender Countrywide and has yet to adequately explain his too-goodto-be-true deal on his million-dollar “cottage” in Ireland, which he may have gotten in exchange for finagling a pardon (from President Clinton) for a felon. Oh, Dodd also secretly protected those AIG bonuses that raised such a ruckus. Rep. Jack Murtha, of Pennsylvania, Nancy Pelosi’s moral authority on military matters during the Iraq war, has been revealed as a kleptomaniac of sorts, delivering as much of the federal budget as possible to various cronies and lobbyists. Former Sen. John Edwards, who had an affair even as he was scoring Oprahpoints as the supportive husband during his wife’s battle with breast cancer, is being investigated by the feds for the improper use of campaign funds. It See Goldberg, page 9

A complicated question Maureen Dowd

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I had dinner once with John and Elizabeth Edwards, when he first burst onto the national scene. Looking across the booth at her grinning, boyish husband, she told me that it was irritating to be married to someone so comely who looked so much younger. She was smiling, but she was telling the truth. The Edwardses reminded me of the Quayles — smooth, pretty boys married to Dowd tough, smart women they’d met at law school. Elizabeth Edwards would have made a wonderful candidate herself. But she poured everything into John. And then John betrayed her. And then John betrayed his staffers, going ahead with the 2008 campaign, letting his disciples work

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around the clock because they believed in him and what he was running on, even though the Edwardses knew it could implode at any minute because of John’s entanglement with Rielle Hunter. Like Monica and Gennifer before her, Rielle was not a discreet choice. She inspired the literary character of Alison Poole, “an ostensibly jaded, sexually voracious” New York party girl who had the lead in Jay McInerney’s novel “Story of My Life” and in a short story in his new book, “How It Ended,” as well as a couple of walk-ons in novels by Bret Easton Ellis. What unimaginable stress, to learn that you were trying to make your husband president at the same time his mistress was making a baby that could well be his. And while you were raising young kids and battling deadly cancer. “He should not have run,” Elizabeth Edwards writes in her new book, “Resilience.” John told her a little about Rielle a few

days after he announced in 2006, and she told him to drop out to “protect our family from this woman, from his act,” she writes. She said she cried, screamed and threw up when she found out. But she ended up going along, helping sell the voters on her husband’s character as a truth teller and charm as a loving husband and father. She had put so many quarters in the shiny slot machine of their mutual ambition. It was hard to walk away. Just as it’s hard to walk away from her desire to prosecute her husband and his former girlfriend now in public, while still taking the marriage “month by month.” John Edwards’ political career is over, and he’s being investigated by the feds about whether he used campaign funds to underwrite his affair. Nobody — except Rielle — has any interest in hearing from him again. Americans would have been See Dowd, page 9 Bruce Tinsley

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Media hail real corruption as bold leadership Goldberg continued from 8 looks like the silky-haired champion of the little guys may have used their donations to bribe the alleged “baby mama” into silence. And it would be a shame to let it pass that Obama’s Senate seat was put up for sale by the then-governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. A congressional ethics board is investigating whether Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. tried to buy it. But you know what? We ain’t seen nothing yet. For starters, the real corruption isn’t what the media are ignoring or downplaying as isolated incidents. It’s what the media are hailing as strokes of bold, inspirational leadership. The White House, as a matter of policy, is rewriting legal contracts, picking winners (mostly labor unions and mortgage defaulters) and singling out

losers (evil “speculators”), while much of the media continue to ponder whether Obama already is a greater president than FDR. If a Republican administration, staffed with cronies from Goldman Sachs and Citibank, was cutting special deals for its political allies, I suspect we’d be hearing fewer FDR analogies and more nouns ending with the suffix “gate.” Take Obama’s “car czar,” Steven Rattner. According to ABC’s Jake Tapper, Rattner is accused of threatening to use the White House to smear a Chrysler creditor if it refused to back the administration’s Chrysler bankruptcy plan. He’s also connected to a massive pension fund scandal involving the investment firm he used to run. It’s alleged that Rattner’s firm bought the less-thanworthless DVD distribution

rights to the achingly awful film “Chooch” — produced by the brother of an official in the New York comptroller’s office — as a thinly veiled bribe to gain access to New York pensions funds. Chooch, by the way, is Italian slang for “jackass,” which just happens to be the Democrats’ mascot. More to the point, political corruption is inevitable whenever you give hacks — of either party — too much discretion of public funds. Businesses look to Washington for profits instead of to the market. The thing is, this has become the governing philosophy of the Democratic Party, from banking and cars to health care and now student loans. The federal government is taking over, and the culture of corruption inevitably trickles down. That in itself should be a scandal. Call it “Choochgate.”

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Elizabeth’s book gratuitous peek into their lives relieved if the last we heard of him was that cringe-inducing “Nightline” interview last year, when he made the argument that he was a helpless narcissist and that he hit on Rielle when Elizabeth’s cancer was in remission. But now Saint Elizabeth has dragged him back into the public square for a flogging on “Oprah” and in Time and at bookstores near you. The book is billed as helping people “facing life’s adversities” and offering an “inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life’s biggest challenges.” But it’s just a gratuitous peek into their lives, and one that exposes her children, by peddling more dregs about their per-

sonal family life in a book, and exposes the ex-girlfriend who’s now trying to raise the baby girl, a dead ringer for John Edwards, in South Orange, N.J. Elizabeth said when they married, the only gift she asked John for was to be faithful. “It didn’t occur to me that at a fancy hotel in New York, where he sat with a potential donor to his anti-poverty work,” Elizabeth writes in her book, “he would be targeted by a woman who would confirm that the man at the table was John Edwards and then would wait for him outside the hotel hours later when he returned from a dinner, wait with the come-on line ‘You are so hot’ and an idea that she should travel with him and make videos. And if you had asked me to wager that house we were

building on whether my husband of then 28 years would have responded to a come-on line like that, I would have said no.” She may be smart, but she doesn’t seem to know much about men. Like Hillary with Monica, the feminist struck out at the girlfriend, implying that Rielle was a wacky stalker. “We’re basically old-fashioned people,” Elizabeth told O magazine. “So this was a pretty big leap for him. Maybe it’s being so different is what was attractive.” Asked by Oprah in a taping for Thursday’s show whether she’s still in love with her husband, she replied, “You know, that’s a complicated question.” The really complicated question is what she hopes to gain from this book.

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Recent warm weather is spurring more local golf courses to open for the season. Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club officially has opened the front nine holes. Director of Golf Brian Thorne said Wednesday he wasn’t sure when the back nine would open up but said hopefully within the next week. Haymaker Golf Course officially is scheduled to open today. Non-resident rates are $69 for 18 holes and $45 for nine. Resident rates are $48 for 18 holes and $31 for nine. The Steamboat Golf Club opened April 25. Early season rates are $20 for nine holes and $28 for 18. For more information or to make tee times, call 8794295. Catamount Ranch & Golf Club opens Saturday. The driving range is open.

Today is the last day to register for the sixth annual Teen Battle of the Bands, which 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 appearance. The city of Steamboat Springs teen programs, the Steamboat Pilot & Today Teen Style section and Z Rock are sponsoring the event. Registration forms are available at the city Parks, Open Space and Recreational Services office at 245 Howelsen Parkway or on the Web at www.steamboatsprings.net/rec,

through the Teen Programs link. Completed forms can be dropped off at the office or e-mailed to Brooke at blightne r@steamboatsprings.net. Call 879-4300 for details.

Volunteers needed for Touch a Truck event Trucks are needed to display at the free Touch a Truck community event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 6 at Howelsen Hill. Touch a Truck is for children of all ages. Organizers hope to have more than 20 trucks and vehicles on display for children to check out up close, sit in the driver’s seat and honk horns. All those participating should arrive with their truck between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. to set up before 10 a.m. The event is a volunteer effort. If you have a truck to display, contact Jody at Blue Dog Events at 846-8523 or jody@bluedogevents.com.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 12:21 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers performed a welfare check on a man found unconscious at a bus stop at Third Street and Lincoln Avenue. Officers gave the man a courtesy ride home and turned him over to a sober roommate. Officers also charged the man for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. 1:56 a.m. Police were called to a suspicious incident in the 2400 block of Val d’ Isere Circle where a person heard noise outside and dogs barking. Officers arrived and found that the noise was likely from a bear in the trash cans. 3:56 a.m. Police were called to a complaint of two men loudly playing with nunchakus outside in the first block of Spruce Street. Officers issued a verbal warning and asked the men to move inside. 6:28 a.m. Police and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to a report of a gas leak alarm in the 3200 block of Aspen Wood Drive. The homeowners recently had renovated the furnace, causing the alarm to go off. Everything was fine. 9:15 a.m. Oak Creek Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to a report

of smoke on Blue Valley Lane in Oak Creek where a man was burning logs without a permit. Firefighters put the flames out before the man arrived. 9:26 a.m. Police were called to a car crash at Ore House Plaza and Pine Grove Road where a bicyclist struck the car of a woman pulling out of a driveway. The woman was ticketed for failing to yield right of way. 11:15 a.m. Police and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue were called to an accident at Pine Grove Road and U.S. Highway 40 where a pickup truck struck a pedestrian. The 77-year-old pedestrian was airlifted to Denver where he later died. Police said criminal negligence is not evident in the driver’s role in the accident. 12:01 p.m. Police were called to an assault in the 2900 block of West Acres Drive where a 21-year-old woman reported that her mother grabbed her and scraped her arm. Officers were unable to locate the mother and took a report. 4:12 p.m. Police and Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a report of a young man with a gun in the 3800 block of Whistler Road. Officers were unable to locate the suspect at the time but later discovered it was a high school-age boy with a pellet gun.

Crime Stoppers If you have information about any unsolved crime, call Routt County Crime Stoppers at 870-6226. You will remain anonymous and could earn a cash reward.

6:57 p.m. Police were called to a report of a theft of three bicycles from the first block of Anglers Drive. The bicycles were reportedly parked outside next to a trailer. Officers took a report. 8:08 p.m. Police were called to a report of dognapping in the 2700 block of Laurel Lane where a man had let his dog out and saw a suspicious car leave the area. Officers determined the report was unfounded when they found the dog running loose on Columbine Drive later in the evening. 11:34 p.m. Police responded to vehicle taillights visible in the 1300 block of Indian Trails, where officers were approached by a man bleeding from his head. Officers found that four men were intoxicated and had been fighting. Two of the men were transported to the Yampa Valley Medical Center, one for a cut on the shoulder and one for a knock to his head. All four men declined to pursue criminal charges.

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Hayden trustees told the town manager to keep pursuing stimulus money for a second water storage tank. At its meeting Thursday, the Hayden Town Board of Trustees told Russ Martin that the project was worth the risk that it won’t get funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Design for the project could cost $75,000, and Hayden already has spent one-third of that. The water storage tank, which probably would be built near Yampa Valley Regional Airport, is expected to cost $2.5 million. The town could get as much as $2 million in stimulus money. If the town wants to keep moving, it must move now, Martin said. “They literally have to have a 60 percent design by May 27, and they will have to have a 100 percent, final design by the end of June,” Martin said. “This is the game they’re putting us in, and if we want to do it, this is what we’ve got to do.” If the town gets $2 million for the $2.5 million project, that could mean water rate increases, Martin said. It’s too soon

to know how much those hikes Hayden Economic Development would be, he said. Commission. Trustees unanimously urged Martin said he was pleased him to go for it. with the policy. “It’s really vital, I think, for the “It’s one that puts Hayden community to have on the map, and it a double system,” should,” he said. “It’s kind of a Trustee Bill Hayden The residential Catch-22. It’s a bad said. “A lot of comincentives were time monetarily, munities have two trickier for the water tanks or more town. Under those but it’s a golden for the redundancy.” incentives, builders opportunity. … We Trustees acknowlcould delay the payneed to get it done.” ment of some buildedged the negative ing fees and tap impact to town Tom Rogalski fees until the town finances, however. Hayden Town Board trustee issues a certificate “It’s kind of a of occupancy. Catch-22,” Trustee Trustees were concerned about Tom Rogalski said. “It’s a bad time monetarily, but it’s a golden abandoned developments or resiopportunity. … We need to get it dences that are under construction for years before that certifidone.” Also at Thursday’s meeting, cate arrives. “It just seems like there’s plenty board members approved incentive policies for commercial and of opportunity for abuse there,” residential construction. Rogalski said. “They’re hooked The Town Board can opt to up, they haven’t paid a tap fee, return 20 percent of building fees there’s nothing to say they can’t to businesses that start in, relocate use that water, and they will. … to or expand in Hayden. The They basically got a free ride until town also could choose to return such time as the house sells.” as much as half of use, property Trustees opted to add language or sales tax to those businesses for saying the town had the right to as many as four years. collect on those fees if it saw fit “This policy is something that — if there was a problem, for we are pleased to work with you example. The residential incenall to generate,” said Rodney tives expire in six months but McGowen, chairman of the could be renewed.

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Professional pianist Alpin Hong, shown here playing the theme song from “Halloween” during a January band practice at Steamboat Springs High School, is returning to Steamboat for workshops and performances with local students at the Strings Music Pavilion next week.

If you go What: Strings Music Festival “Class Acts” concert, featuring pianist Alpin Hong and student musicians from Routt and Moffat counties When: 7 p.m. May 15 Where: Strings Music Pavilion, off Pine Grove Road Cost: Free; tickets are required and available at www.stringsmusicfestival.com starting Monday Call: 879-5056 More information: Professional pianist Alpin Hong has completed two teaching tours of Northwest Colorado schools in the past two years, reaching young audiences with his presentation, “Movies to Games, Classically Trained.” He’ll join the

Soroco middle school and high school bands for their spring concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Soroco High School. Hong also will give performances and workshops for local students at Strings Music Pavilion throughout the week: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with the Soroco High School choir; 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with the Steamboat Springs Middle School eighth grade band; 10:30 a.m. Thursday with the Christian Heritage School choir; 10:05 a.m. Friday with the Steamboat Springs High School concert and jazz bands; and 1:30 p.m. Friday with the Steamboat Springs Middle School seventh-grade band. All performances are free and open to the public.

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For the past 1 1/2 months, about 30 students from Routt and Moffat counties have been getting ready for their main stage debut. On May 15, hours of rehearsing will end in a performance of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” at the Strings Music Pavilion — professional pianist Alpin Hong and Moffat County High School clarinetist Sarah Bolton are featured soloists. “They’re excited,” John Bolton, band director at MCHS, said about the ensemble members. “It’s a hard piece of music, and they’ve been working on it. They’ve really enjoyed Mr. Hong’s performance here, and they’re really excited to be able to play a piece of this caliber with him.” Hong has toured Northwest Colorado schools with his “Movies to Games, Classically Trained” program during the past two winters as part of Strings Music Festival’s youth outreach program. During a tour of Yampa Valley schools in January, he suggested tapping local musicians for a concert. “These kids are the future audience, and I think this would be a good way to feature as many of them as possible,” Hong said during his tour here in January. “This is the audience of the future, and if we don’t invest in the audience of the future, then we’re just going to be playing with ourselves.” More than 225 students will work with Hong on music that crosses the line between classical tradition and pop culture — choirs, orchestras and bands from Steamboat Springs, South Routt County and Moffat County will take part in a series of

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It’s not good news, but it’s reality, and Moffat County will manage, commissioner Tom Gray said. As has become the norm during the past year, the county received less than it requested from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs energy impact grant fund last week. State officials awarded the county $500,000 of a $1.1 million request, which will go toward repaving about 5.5 miles of County Road 7, north of the Craig bypass. Grants from DOLA are lower and scarcer than they’ve been recently, the commissioners said during a workshop Thursday morning with road and bridge department officials. With the energy industry experiencing lower profits, the severance tax pool — and

thereby grant funding — is getting smaller, said Linda Rice, DOLA public information officer. Because the county received half its request, it will have to cut about $403,000 from other capital projects to afford the County Road 7 project. Gray said the county is willing to take the hit this year, but in the future, it may start turning some paved roads back to gravel instead of sacrificing other programs. This year, the sacrifices will be a new road and bridge shop in Great Divide — budgeted for $100,000 — and a program to repave several area parking lots, which won’t be scrapped entirely but will be cut back by about half. At the Thursday morning meeting, Bill Mack, road and bridge director, said he doesn’t see how the county can afford to keep up its plan to repave 5 miles of road each year without more DOLA support.

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At a glance ■ Moffat County received $500,000 of a $1.1 million grant request from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to repave 5.5 miles on County Road 7. ■ The county will have to cut $403,000 from other capital projects to be able to afford the road project. ■ Commissioner Tom Gray said if DOLA funds become scarcer during the next several years, the county may begin turning paved roads back to gravel. ■ DOLA officials expect the grant fund to be “much less” this summer and next year, and the state plans to take $22.6 million of what’s in the fund to balance its deficit.

“The bottom line is, I don’t know where the money’s going to come from,” he said. “With DOLA funds, we were getting close. Without DOLA, I don’t see how we’re ever going to get there.” Rice said DOLA grant revenue has fluctuated throughout its entire 30 years, but it seems certain it will be “much less” in the next 12 months.

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In with the new, and back to the old. As The Memorial Hospital prepares to move to its new facility, it might consider moving other entities in to its current Russell Street building. During a special TMH board meeting Thursday night, George Rohrich, TMH chief executive officer, said the existing building potentially could be used to house other hospital operations

spread throughout town. Previously, there had been discussion of building a medical office building on the new campus in west Craig, but with a price tag of more than $7 million, it was not known how the hospital would fund such a building. The old building could potentially house TMH Rehabilitation Center, which is located in Centennial Mall. “This is just a temporary solution,” Rohrich said. “But using this building buys us time.” One of the main consider-

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service will visit each site and evaluate the weed problem, as well as map the specific infested sites. Once the maps are complete, the landowner will be given the choice of treating the weeds themselves, contracting with a county district or conservation service representative, or contracting private assistance. All treatments must occur before Nov. 1. After one season of treatment, the representative will return to the sites to re-evaluate and re-map to determine the success of the treatment. Treatments will be performed the second year on the remaining infestations and must be completed by Nov. 1, 2010. A third and final visit will be performed in the summer of 2011 to re-evaluate and re-map to determine the final success of the project treatment. The results will be given to the county district, the landowners, the county Cooperative Extension Office, the conserva-

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Lowell Whiteman School staff from 1960 to 1985. He was struck Wednesday by a white GMC pickup driven by Craig resident Terry Tomey, 48, who was heading east on U.S. 40 when he attempted to turn south onto Pine Grove Road. “He walked right out in front of me,” Tomey said Wednesday. “I have no idea where he came from. I didn’t even see him standing on the corner.” Meyer questioned Tomey’s account. “I can tell you that (Bear) was not in a hurry — he was not physically able to hurry — and I sincerely doubt that he crossed against a green light,” Meyer wrote. Bear “was aware that he was slow, aware that it was a dangerous intersection, and he would always wait for a fresh light to cross.” Reached on Thursday evening, Tomey said he had been unable to sleep since the incident. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Tomey said the emotional trauma of Wednesday’s accident was greater than any trauma he experienced in combat. “This is just tearing me up,” he said.

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Tomey again said he had come to a stop before pulling forward. “I was at idle. I barely took my foot off the brake and by the time I turned to the front of the car, he was already there,” he said. Steamboat Springs Police Capt. Joel Rae said that based on an interview with an eyewitness and the driver, it does not appear that possible charges against Tomey will be affected by Bear’s death. “Based on the circumstances that we know of, and the witness that saw the whole thing, we don’t believe there was anything criminally negligent or careless, per definition, that transpired,” Rae said. “It’s just a bad situation, but there’s no indication of drugs or alcohol or anything else. It’s simply an accident, so no, we’re not going to be looking at vehicular manslaughter. We’re not even going to be looking at careless driving resulting in death.” Rae said police have not made a final determination about what, if any, charges Tomey faces. — To reach Zach Fridell, call 871-4208 or e-mail zfridell@steamboatpilot.com

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every week but that it is during the workday in Steamboat when many residents cannot find time to attend. “I think this provides a more comfortable format, and they can say anything they want. … I think people are interested in government, and they want to know what we’re doing. Plus, they have good ideas.” County Commissioner Nancy Stahoviak said one positive outcome from last year’s meeting was the feedback the commis-

sioners received in Hayden about slides on the Cog Road north of Hayden. “That allowed citizens to come and interact with us directly about a large concern to them,” Stahoviak said. Stahoviak said the commissioners knew about the roadway slipping off Routt County Road 76 but that the public forum brought home how serious of a concern it was to local residents. As a result, the county applied for an energy impact grant to fix the road and learned this week

that it won nearly $600,000 to fix the slide and another road, C.R. 86. Road repairs also dominated the commissioners’ discussion last year with South Routt County residents, who also were concerned about increasing transportation costs. Stahoviak said she isn’t sure what the hot topics will be this year. “We never have any idea,” she said. “We just say we’re here, and we’re willing to listen to whatever you have to say.”

Strings youth outreach programs ongoing Pianist continued from 12 workshops at the Strings Music Pavilion on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Strings has been doing youth outreach concerts in local schools for about 10 years, said Jennifer Shea, marketing and development director for the organization. Most of those programs have been geared toward young listeners. “This program was conceived

as a way to reach other students — not just the music students, but as a way to reach the whole student body,” Shea said. Bringing Hong into the schools was a chance to reach an older audience that shares some of his interests, she said. “He’s a snowboarder, a skateboarder; he’s very energetic, and in his programs he’s able to link together how moods are created with classical music, movie music and video game music,”

she said. Bolton said he hopes the collaboration between his music students and Steamboat bands will continue. The “Rhapsody in Blue” performance offers young musicians a chance to break the high school band mold, he said. “It’s just fresh to get out of that and play hard and do a good job and strive for something more than we get in a general band experience,” he said.

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I’m so convinced that legislators are allergic to removing laws that I’ll throw a pizza party for any legislative body within Routt County that schedules a meeting for the sole purpose of repealing five or more laws before the end of the calendar year. It’s time that elected officials realize that the more our legislators legislate, the less Americans respect the law because they view the law as more of a burden than a benefit. As a nation, we’ve passed the point where the majority of our citizens can

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Balancing the state budget dominated this year’s legislative session, but the hard work may not be over. The budget could come back to haunt lawmakers later in the year if tax revenues continue to decline because of the recession. Lawmakers set up a contingency plan before leaving town that allows Gov. Bill Ritter to spend from the state’s $150 million reserve fund if revenues decrease. He also has set aside $50 million in federal stimulus money in case economic forecasts show the recession worsening. Ritter said Thursday he wouldn’t want to use the entire reserve and would consult with members of the Joint Budget Committee before deciding what steps to take. The next revenue forecast from legislative economists is due June 20. Another will come in September. If either shows revenue declining by more than the $200 million Ritter is authorized to spend, lawmakers likely would have to return for a special session and make more cuts in the budget. Republicans argue that majority Democrats should have made deeper budget cuts before

Summary of major bills this session: Budget Reform ■ House Bill 228 — Phases out the limit that allows spending on general state services to grow by 6 percent a year. Replaces it with a new 5 percent personal income limit, which would allow spending on state services to go up when the economy recovers. During five years, money also must be set aside for transportation, building projects and a reserve fund. Jobs and the Economy ■ House Bill 1001 — Provides tax incentives to businesses that create 20 or more jobs. Signed into law. ■ Senate Bill 67 — Provides small businesses with direct access to capital. Signed into law. ■ Senate Bill 171 — Strengthens the relationship between businesses, industry and community colleges by improving job training and retraining programs. Signed into law. ■ House Bill 1276 — Would give homeowners and their lenders 90 days to avoid foreclosure by working with certified mortgage counselors to regain solid financial footing.

wrapping up their yearly 120day session Wednesday. “There is this ticking time bomb that the leadership in this building continues to ignore. We’re going to have to deal with this in the next six months,” said Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry. House Minority Leader Mike May said lawmakers must real-

Health Care ■ House Bill 1293 — Charge hospitals a fee based on their size to raise $600 million a year. The state also will qualify for an additional $600 million in federal matching funds. Backers say it will provide coverage to nearly 100,000 Coloradans and provide some guarantee that hospital care is available to the other 700,000 people. Critics say hospitals could chose to pass the fee onto health insurers. Signed into law. Transportation ■ Senate Bill 108 — Imposes new fees on all vehicle registrations to ultimately raise $250 million a year to repair unsafe bridges and maintaining roadways. It also will impose a $2 daily fee on all car rentals and open the door to tolling on existing highways if surrounding communities back the idea. They could use some of the money raised by tolling to pay for mass transit. New Energy Economy ■ House Bill 1149 — Requires homebuilders to offer prospective home buyers the option of having their home prewired for solar or having a system installed, making it easier to finance renewable energy with a home mortgage. — The Associated Press

ize that the Legislature cannot continue trying to buy its way out of a recession by collecting more taxes and fees while hiring more state employees. May said it was irresponsible for Gov. Bill Ritter to hire 1,300 new employees during the past year when the state knew revenues were declining. ��

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A second law professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder is joining President Barack Obama’s administration. CU said Thursday that associate professor of law Nestor Davidson has accepted an appointment as principal deputy general counsel at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Davidson previously served as special counsel to the secretary of HUD.

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit northeast Colorado on Monday and attend a meeting about farm and ranch issues in Fort Morgan. Colorado congresswoman Betsy Markey said Thursday she and Vilsack will hold a “rural community forum” at Morgan Community College. Markey is a first-term Democrat whose district includes northeastern and eastern Colorado.

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Barack Obama’s budget, unveiled with fanfare Thursday, fails to deal with his biggest money problems. A molasses-slow economic recovery will make it hard to find the huge sums he’ll need to reach his biggest goals — fixing health care, confronting climate change and overhauling the tax system — without much deeper cuts than he’s proposing in other programs. Obama faces not only fiscal obstacles but political ones, as well. The White House’s exercise in fiscal discipline this week amounts to micro-cutting — proposals that would trim half a percent of the overall budget — and don’t address the sac-

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lion, down only slightly from this year’s all-time record. Republicans scoffed that Obama’s cuts were not nearly enough. “They appear to be a diversionary tactic — an effort to change the subject away from the unprecedented debt this budget heaps on future generations,” said House Republican Leader John Boehner, of Ohio. On the other hand, some of Obama’s proposed trims are recycled from George W. Bush’s hit list and won’t be popular with some Democrats. For instance, he proposed ending a $400 million-a-year program that pays states and counties for keeping illegal immigrants in their jails — a Bush idea rejected previously by the Democratic-controlled Congress. The president defended proposed cuts that he portrayed as

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New applications for jobless benefits plunged to the lowest level in 14 weeks, a possible sign that the massive wave of layoffs has peaked. Still, the number of unemployed workers getting benefits climbed to a new record. Retail results also improved as discounter Wal-Mart Stores and other stores reported April sales figures that beat expectations. Analysts acknowledged the positive economic signals but cautioned that any recovery will be subdued as long as unemployment stays high. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of newly laid-off workers applying for benefits declined to 601,000 last week. That was far better than the increase to 635,000 claims that econo-

mists expected. But the total number of people receiving jobless benefits climbed to 6.35 million, a 14th straight record. The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims, which smooths out volatility, totaled 623,500 last week, a decrease of more than 30,000 from the high in early April. Goldman Sachs economists have said a decline of 30,000 to 40,000 in the four-week average is needed to signal a peak. Meanwhile, retailers’ business last month was helped by warmer weather, tax refunds, and a shift in the Easter holiday, helping Wal-Mart and many mall clothing chains post better-than-expected results. But consumer sentiment and business in many areas remains weak, and analysts expect a drawn-out recovery as unemployment remains high

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April retail sales figures offered more signs that consumers are starting to feel better about spending. But they are still keeping their budgets tight, sticking mostly to necessities such as groceries and health care products. In a glimmer of hope for the broader economy, some mallbased clothing stores saw their declines stabilize and Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, reported some strength in housewares and other discretionary goods. But with unemployment stubbornly high, the results may signal more bumping along the bottom than the beginning of a significant recovery Among merchants that reported Thursday, Gap, American Eagle and Wet Seal posted smaller sales declines at their established locations than ana-

lysts had forecast. The Children’s Place, T.J. Maxx owner TJX and teen retailer The Buckle saw bigger gains than expected. But luxury stores again were hard hit as their higher-end wares find fewer takers. “I think we are seeing signs of stabilization that is taking hold,” said Michael Dart, senior partner at consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates. “But this will be a long, drawn-out recovery, rather than a quick rebound” amid a litany of economic problems. Retailers benefited from warmer weather and people receiving their tax refunds. Signs that the economy is improving — a stock market rally and better news about the housing market — have boosted shoppers’ confidence. Sales at stores open at least a year, or same-store sales, increased 0.7 percent last month, the first overall increase in six months, a tally by Goldman Sachs and the International Council of Shopping

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The government’s long-awaited “stress-test” results have found that 10 of the nation’s 19 largest banks need a total of about $75 billion in new capital to withstand losses if the recession worsened. The Federal Reserve’s findings, released Thursday, show the financial system, like the overall economy, is healing but not yet healed. Some of the largest banks are stable, the tests found. But others need billions more in capital — a signal by regulators that the industry is vulnerable but viable. Government officials have said a stronger banking system is needed for an economic rebound. Officials hope the tests will restore investors’ confidence that not all banks are weak,

and that even those that are can be strengthened. They have said none of the banks will be allowed to fail. The banks that need more capital will have until June 8 to develop a plan and have it approved by their regulators. Among the 10 banks that need to raise more capital, the tests said Bank of America needs by far the most: $33.9 billion. Wells Fargo requires $13.7 billion, GMAC $11.5 billion, Citigroup $5.5 billion and Morgan Stanley $1.8 billion. The other five requiring capital are regional banks: Regions Financial, of Birmingham, Ala., needs to raise $2.5 billion; SunTrust Banks, of Atlanta, $2.2 billion; KeyCorp, of Cleveland, $1.8 billion; Fifth Third Bancorp, of Cincinnati, $1.1 billion; and PNC Financial Services Group, of Pittsburgh, $600 million.

At a glance Here are the results of the government’s stress tests of financial companies with at least $100 billion in assets released Thursday: ■ Of the 19 companies tested to see how they could handle a worsening economy, 10 were found to need more capital: Bank of America, $33.9 billion Citigroup, $5.5 billion Fifth Third Bancorp, $1.1 billion GMAC, $11.5 billion KeyCorp, $1.8 billion Morgan Stanley, $1.8 billion PNC Financial Services Group, $600 million Regions Financial, $2.5 billion SunTrust Banks, $2.2 billion Wells Fargo, $13.7 billion ■ The remaining nine companies have not been asked to raise more capital. They are: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group, MetLife, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of New York Mellon, State Street, Capital One Financial, BB&T and American Express. — The Associated Press

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General Motors drew closer to bankruptcy Thursday, acknowledging that its revenue decrease by nearly half as car buyers worldwide steered away from showrooms for fear that the auto giant would not be around to honor its warranties. The company lost $6 billion in the first three months of the year. The results were bad enough to bring a warning from Chief Financial Officer Ray Young, who acknowledged the difficulty of climbing out of a steep decline even if the company cuts costs. “Once you start losing rev-

enue, you get yourself into a vicious circle in which you cannot recover,” he told reporters during a conference call. GM is living on $15.4 billion in federal loans and faces a June 1 government deadline to finish a restructuring plan or join Chrysler in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The company would prefer to restructure out of court, but even its own executives say the obstacles are formidable. “I think bankruptcy is highly likely, not because the losses are so bad, but because everyone has realized that this company needs fundamental restructuring,” said Douglas Baird, a University of Chicago law professor who specializes in bankruptcy cases.

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Wildfires imperil California Santa Barbara residents forced to flee, dozens of homes lost SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.

Paradise is not lost, but it’s in flames — again. The seasonal wildfires that menace this idyllic coastal city roared to life earlier than usual but with all-too-familiar ferocity, burning mansions to their foundations and forcing more than 13,000 to flee. Dozens of homes were destroyed, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said. “I knew it was time to leave,” said Tom Morse, 62, a day after he dusted off his motorhome as the fire neared his Mission Canyon Heights house. “I could see the flames getting close.” The fire was just the latest to ravage the area known as the American Riviera, home to screen stars, former presidents and Oprah Winfrey. The blaze reached the burn area of another wildfire that just six months ago destroyed about 200 homes in Santa Barbara and Montecito. The latest 1,300-acre fire remained out of control, and firefighters were on alert for a

predicted return of a “sundowner” — fierce winds that sweep down late in the day from the Santa Ynez Mountains towering close behind Santa Barbara. A sundowner Wednesday afternoon turned a slumbering brush fire on rugged slopes above the city into a towering wildfire that hurled flames into homes and spit embers into more distant neighborhoods. Some 5,400 homes were evacuated, and another 13,000 people were advised to be ready to leave. “It started firestorming dramatically,” said Gregg Patronyk, a lifelong Santa Barbara resident who grabbed a hose and started wetting his roof when he saw other houses ablaze. “The fire got within 200 to 300 feet of my house. “There was a lot of pressure to leave,” he said. “Police wanted me out, and I got a frantic call from my sister, who was walking up the hill to get me. So I packed up the car and left, picking her up on the way.” Nearly 1,400 firefighters from

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Wesleyan University students were told to stay in their dorms and the city’s only synagogue closed Thursday as police warned that the man wanted in the shooting death of a woman at a bookstore may be bent on killing other students and Jews. Apparently applying the lessons of Virginia Tech, police and administrators locked down the 3,000-student campus and stepped up patrols as authorities hunted for the killer. Johanna Justin-Jinich, a 21year-old student, was shot several times Wednesday inside a bookstore cafe just off campus by a gunman wearing a wig. Two years ago, she complained to police in New York that the suspect, 29-year-old Stephen P. Morgan, had stalked and threatened her. University officials said police told them the suspect expressed threats in his personal journals toward Wesleyan and its Jewish students. The Hartford Courant, citing anonymous law enforcement sources, said police confiscated Morgan’s car and found a journal in which he spelled out a plan to rape and then kill JustinJinich before going on a campus

avoid any further bloodshed.” Wesleyan officials told students to stay indoors and staff members to stay home. Most buildings on campus, including cafeterias and the library, were locked. Normally bustling sidewalks were empty, and police cruisers patrolled the campus of the elite liberal arts school. In dorms, students in flipflops, gym shorts and pajama pants shuffled downstairs to pick up box lunches. “We’re supposed to do some work, but really I just keep checking my e-mail and checking on friends and letting people from home know that I’m OK,” said freshman Christina Yow, of China. “Anything to distract.”

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shooting spree. It also reported that police stopped Morgan shortly after the shooting, spoke to him and let him go, only to later learn from Justin-Jinich’s family that they suspected him. Police declined to discuss the report. “Investigators have been in contact with Wesleyan University and leaders of the Jewish community, urging both to be extra vigilant,” Middletown Police Chief Lynn Baldoni said. Justin-Jinich, of Timnath, Colo., came from a Jewish family, and her grandmother was a Holocaust survivor. Morgan’s brother said Morgan wasn’t anti-Semitic. His family issued a statement pleading with Morgan to turn himself in “to

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Did government health officials “cry swine” when they sounded the alarm on what looked like a threatening new flu? The so-far mild swine flu outbreak has many people saying all the talk about a devastating global epidemic was just fearmongering hype. But that’s not how public health officials see it, calling complacency the thing that keeps them up at night. The World Health Organization added a scary-sounding warning Thursday, predicting as many as 2 billion people could catch the new flu if the outbreak turns into a global epidemic. Many blame such alarms and the breathless media coverage for creating an overreaction that disrupted many people’s lives. Schools shut down, idling even healthy children and forc-

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resenting $10 billion of investment. Never before have spacewalking astronauts attempted to fix dead science instruments on the Hubble, equipment that never was meant to be handled in orbit. Before they’ve just swapped out the whole thing at the telescope, which started out life shockingly nearsighted. In all, five spacewalks will be performed in as many days by two repair teams. Two of the repairmen have visited Hubble before and, because of that, were chosen for this extraordinarily difficult job, on a par with operating-room surgery. “Hubble needs a hug,” said the chief repairman, John Grunsfeld, who will be making his third trip to the telescope.

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A top Cuban official on Thursday said Cuba is willing to discuss everything with the Obama administration, but it won’t give up its form of government in talks to improve relations. The comments by the director of Cuba’s Foreign Ministry’s North American Department echoed the sentiments of President Raul Castro, who has said repeatedly that officials would be willing to sit down for direct talks with U.S. leaders as long as his country’s sovereignty is not threatened. President Barack Obama has suggested it may be time for a new beginning with Cuba, and the White House authorized unlimited travel and money transfer for Americans with relatives in Cuba. But his administration has said it would

“Cuba cannot be asked to give up its form of government as a condition to Raul Castro establish President of normal Cuba relations with the United States.” like Cuba to respond by making small political and social changes to its single-party communist system. Castro has bristled at that suggestion. “Cuba cannot be asked to give up its form of government as a condition to establish normal relations with the United States. That position is a nonstarter. It will lead us no where,” the Cuban official, Josefina Vidal, said at the start of a Cuban academic conference in Canada. “In doing so, the United States would make

the same mistake that previous governments have done.” She said dialogue should occur without preconditions. The conference is examining the significance of the 50th anniversary of the Cuba revolution. Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon is scheduled to give a speech Saturday. The U.S. has long sought what it considers real change from Cuba in the areas of human rights, free speech, free markets and democracy. Last month, President Raul Castro said Cuba was willing to discuss “everything” with the U.S., leading to hopes that a door was opening to a new relationship. But former president Fidel Castro insists that Cuba should make no concessions in return for better U.S. ties. “Cuba is ready is to discuss everything but not to negotiate its sovereignty or its political or social system,” Vidal repeated.

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storage of genetic information. “People in Britain should be innocent until proven guilty,” said Chris Grayling, law and order spokesman for the opposition Conservatives. “Ministers are just trying to get away with as little as they possibly can instead of taking real action to remove innocent people from the DNA database.” British police can take DNA samples from anyone who is arrested and can keep the genetic profiles indefinitely even if the suspect is never charged. Even some victims of crime have found themselves on the database after samples of their blood or other genetic material were taken from crime scenes. The information is stored on one of the world’s largest national DNA databases, which was set up in 1995 and now holds genetic profiles of more than 5 million people — 8 percent of the

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Pakistan’s army has a rare window of support for its latest campaign against Taliban militants near the Afghan border, and U.S. hopes are pinned on the military for bringing stability to both countries. But so far, refugees say, the military is relying on helicopter gunships, aerial bombings and artillery while avoiding close combat — tactics it has used before with little success. Although it still is early in the battle for the Swat Valley, some fear the campaign will follow the pattern of previous offensives in

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lars in aid and embedded about 30 U.S. military trainers with forces in the northwest. Although analysts say the money is sharpening the army’s counterinsurgency capabilities, they caution the force must abandon its obsession with archrival India to be effective. For more than 50 years, Pakistani soldiers have been preparing for conventional land battles on the plains of the Punjab against Hindu India rather than going door-to-door against fellow Pakistani Muslims on the mountainous border. It currently has more than 100,000 of its 500,000 troops stationed on the Afghan frontier. Most of the rest are on the Indian frontier, experts say.

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the frontier zone, which have been more limited and ended inconclusively after heavy collateral damage in towns and villages and massive displacement of the population. “If the government, the army wants to control and crush the Taliban, why don’t they send ground troops to flush them out?” said Yar Mohammad, a 50-year-old stone mason who fled the valley and was in a refugee camp Thursday. “Why are they only shelling, which hurts the public most of all and creates anti-government feeling?” Washington, anxious to stop the spread of the insurgency in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has given the army billions of dol-

The dirt road that runs in front of her house is a river. Her fields of rice and manioc lie ruined underwater. And with water seeping into her mud-brick, thatched-roof home, Maria do Remedio Santos knows it’s time to join her neighbors. Like 218,000 others across a swath of northern Brazil three times the size of Alaska, the neighbors have fled the worst

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rainfall and flooding in decades, braving newly formed rivers teeming with anacondas, alligators and legless reptiles known as “worm lizards” whose bite is excruciating. They have made their way into shelters, some of which already are packed with people, pets and livestock with little food or medical supplies. But Santos said Thursday there is no other choice for the nine people — relatives and neighbors — camped out in her shack.

“For now, we’re all sleeping in the living room, but we’re going to have to leave,” she said. “There’s no other way out.” Already, 36 people have been killed in the flooding, sparked by unusually heavy rains that have been falling for two months on 10 of Brazil’s 26 states, an area stretching from the normally wet rainforest to coastal states known for lengthy droughts. Meteorologists blame an Atlantic Ocean weather system that typically moves on by April.

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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Bashor camp attracts locals

Steamboat takes 2nd in Grand Junction Winter to see if she qualifies for state

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All it takes is a glance at the slopes of Steamboat Ski Area and it seems clear the ski season has come to an end. But when Deb Armstrong, the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club’s competitive Alpine program director, looks at the mountain, she sees something different. She sees a new beginning and an opportunity for local skiers to step to the next level. For the first time, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, with the cooperation of Steamboat Ski Area, will offer the Bashor Ski Camp for Alpine racers. The camp, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, is expected to draw 27 skiers of different ages and abilities. Armstrong said she plans to break the camp down into two sessions each day. The first session, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., will be for the older skiers. The younger skiers will ski in the afternoon session, which is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. “Everybody involved with this camp has gone that extra mile to make sure that it happens,” Armstrong said. “The ski area listened to us and then did everything they could to make it happen.” The truth is that this is just one weekend and one camp. It represents a small portion of the off-season training most top-level skiers go through each year to stay competitive on the slopes. But Armstrong expects the camp to pay off and thinks it’s a great opportunity in a time when many parents are faced with making tough choices. “The economic environment makes it tough on parents right now,” Armstrong said. “Normally, our skiers See Ski camp, page 32

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Claire Parsons’ early morning win helped Steamboat to a fast start. Meanwhile, her struggles in the second round signified that this year’s team is still a little too young. Parsons roasted St. Mary’s senior Hillary Kuklenski in the first round of the No. 3 singles bracket. The Steamboat sophomore controlled the match, driving the ball to all corners en route to a 6-1, 6-2 victory. “It’s different this year because I don’t have a doubles partner,” said Parsons, who

Steamboat Springs High School junior pole vaulter Jaime Winter now plays a waiting game. Winter’s vault of 8 feet was good enough for second place Thursday in the Class 4A Showcase meet in Grand Junction, but she still isn’t guaranteed a spot in the state meet in Denver later this month. She’ll have to wait until Sunday to see if anyone else in the state tops her season-best jump of 8 feet 6 inches. That jump, produced last weekend, put Winter in 16th place in Class 4A, meaning she would qualify for the state meet in Denver. The top 18 in each event qualify for the state meet in Class 4A and 5A. “Hopefully. I really hope so,” Winter said about qualifying. “If they take everyone tied for 8-6, I’ll go. There needs to be three or four girls to jump higher this weekend for me to not go.” Winter probably won’t know her fate until at least Sunday when results from track meets across the state are tabulated. Still, the Steamboat junior was happy with her performance Thursday. She took third overall at the showcase meet, which features student-athletes from schools of all sizes. On a warm yet gusty day, Winter looked as if she had set her personal best. She cruised through the first couple heights and hit 8 feet on her second attempt. Although she missed all three of her attempts at 8-6, she walked away pleased. “Yeah, I’m happy. I’m excited,” she said. “I wish I would have cleared 8-6, but hopefully my jump last weekend will be good enough.” Steamboat’s other female competitor, Corinne Landy, cleared 7 feet. The biggest surprise of

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Steamboat junior Kylee Swiggart returns a ball Thursday during the state tennis tournament in Pueblo. Steamboat’s No. 1 doubles team, featuring Swiggart and Sara Bearss, won both of its Thursday matches and will play today in the state semifinals.

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Swiggart, Bearss advance to state tennis semifinals Joel Reichenberger PILOT & TODAY STAFF

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It was a day of “almosts” for the Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team Thursday as the three-day Class 4A state tennis tournament got under way in Pueblo. Four of the squad’s six entries advanced through the morning’s opening round, but only the No. 1 doubles team of juniors Sara Bearss and Kylee Swiggart capitalized in the afternoon session. That pair plays today at 9 a.m. in the state semifinal.

“We’ve improved so much,” Bearss said about her doubles team, the same paring that also made last year’s semifinal round. “We’re better at the net, and we have better consistency. We’ve worked hard, and we’re ready for this.” On the strength of Bearss and Swiggart’s run, Steamboat is tied for sixth-place in the tournament with five points. Cheyenne Mountain leads the standings with 13 points. After the No. 1 doubles team’s success, the Sailors fell in a series of hotly contested two-set matches.

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A big reason Carmelo Anthony finally is a winner in the playoffs is he realizes he doesn’t have to carry the Denver Nuggets by himself. Appearing in the Western Conference semifinals for the first time after five straight first-round exits, Anthony’s unselfish play has sparked the Nuggets to a 20 lead against the Anthony Mavericks heading into Game 3 on Saturday in Dallas. A perfect example of the new and improved ’Melo came in the first quarter of Game 2 on Tuesday night in Denver when Anthony, instead of trying to split a double team and slice his way to the rim like he used to,

took a couple of steps to draw in the defenders then lobbed a pass to Nene under the basket for a wide-open dunk. He continued doing that for three quarters, hitting J.R. Smith, Kenyon Martin and Anthony Carter for easy baskets before taking the shots himself in the fourth quarter, when his 15-point outburst carried Denver to a 117-95 win. “He doesn’t mind playing Robin sometimes,” point guard Chauncey Billups said. “That’s the key. When your best player is willing to take a back seat for the betterment of the team, that’s when you start to make progress as a team.” Indeed, the Nuggets are two wins shy of their first appearance in a conference championship series in 24 years. One more win and they’ll break the franchise

record of 60, including postseason victories, set in 1984-85. “I take the role-playing position when Chauncey’s got it going or J.R.’s got it or anybody’s got it going,” Anthony said Thursday. “I don’t want to try to go out there and force anything when they got it going. When it’s my time, then I’ll make sure I deliver.” And deliver he has, scoring 29 of his 48 points in this series in the fourth quarter, sparking two straight runaway wins against the bedazzled Mavericks. More than anything, Anthony said getting his teammates involved early takes pressure off him. “Yeah, I don’t have to go out there and just do it all by myself and do it all in one or two plays,” Anthony said. “There’s times when I can just focus on other things and let Nene keep it going and let Chauncey keep it going.”

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If not for a sudden gust of wind, Bengie Molina could’ve had a three-homer afternoon. Not that he’s quibbling with two. Behind Molina’s big day at the plate and Matt Cain’s six innings of one-hit ball, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies, 8-3, on Thursday. By showing a little patience, Molina finally solved Jason Marquis. The Giants catcher was hitless in 12 career plate appearances against Marquis before lining a solo homer to left-center in the second and crushing a two-run shot to right the following inning.

It was Molina’s sixth multihomer game and first since July 22 against WaTHURSDAY’S shington. GAME: “The only thing Rockies 3 I did different was Giants 8 I let the ball travel to me,” Molina said. “I was just trying to stay back as long as I could.” Molina nearly had another homer in the fifth, but the wind held the ball up and allowed Dexter Fowler to track it down in deep center. “I actually hit the third one better than I hit the other two,” he said. Molina finished with three hits and four RBIs, driving in another run on a bases-loaded,

check-swing groundout. On that particular play in the seventh, Molina didn’t even run toward first, figuring he would be called back because he said the ball bounced up and hit him in the hand. When plate umpire Gerry Davis said nothing, Molina gladly accepted the RBI as Eugenio Velez raced home on the short chopper to the third-base side. “It kind of got me by surprise that nobody said anything on that play,” Molina said. “I wasn’t arguing, I was just saying ‘It hit my hand’ and I walked away.” Cain (3-1) fought his control early, walking four in the first two innings, then settled down. He retired nine of his last 10 before being lifted for a pinch runner in the seventh.

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competed at state last year in the No. 4 doubles division. “It’s more difficult. “In that first match, I was controlling the game instead of letting the other person control me.” It was Parsons who was scrambling across the court a few hours later, struggling to return Fossil Ridge junior Chelsea Dinkel’s well-placed shots. Parsons was close midway throughout the match but eventually lost in two sets, 6-4, 6-1. “Claire left her heart out on that court,” Steamboat coach John Aragon said. JOEL REICHENBERGER/STAFF The team’s No. 2 doubles Mandy Thielemann, left, and Hayley Richman, Steamboat’s No. 2 doubles team, squad of Hayley Richman and celebrate a point Thursday during the Class 4A state tennis tournament in Pueblo. Mandy Thielemann pulled out a two-set, first-round victory No. 2 doubles Results thanks to a gutty, match-ending Hayley Richman and Mandy Thielemann No. 2 singles tiebreaker, winning, 6-1, 7-6 (6). def. Monte Dugas and Anna Stenger of Kim Gehling, of Fountain Valley, def. Like Parsons, they couldn’t carry St. Mary’s, 6-1, 7-6 (6) Valerie Lezin, 6-1, 6-0 that success all the way through Becca Chott and Kerri Brisch, of Regis, the quarterfinals. def. Richman and Thielemann, 6-3, 6-4 No. 3 singles The pair lost to a Regis team, Claire Parsons def. Hillary Kuklenski, of No. 3 doubles 6-3, 6-4. St. Mary’s, 6-1, 6-2 Christi Valicenti and Kaitie Breisch def. Christi Valicenti and Kaitie Chelsea Dinkel, of Fossil Ridge, def. Joslyne Lovelace and Taylor Smith, of Breisch, Steamboat’s No. 3 Parsons, 6-4, 6-1 Pueblo West, 6-3, 6-4 doubles team, won a first-round Frances Adams and Katie Boe, of No. 1 doubles match, 6-3, 6-4, but lost in the Cheyenne Mountain, def. Valicenti and Kylee Swiggart and Sara Bearss second round against a pair from Breisch, 6-1, 6-3 def. Meredith McClellen and Kara Cheyenne Mountain, 6-1, 6-3. Bowman, of Fossil Ridge, 7-6 (6), Valerie Lezin lost in the No. 4 doubles 4-6, 6-3 first round of the No. 2 singles Shelby Solano and Kenya Walker, of Swiggart and Bears def. Abbey Chase bracket, 6-1, 6-0, and the No. 4 Pueblo South, def. Ali Diehl and Lauren and Brianna Zafian, of Mullen, 6-3, doubles team of Ali Diehl and Siegel, 7-5, 6-3 6-3 Lauren Siegel lost in the opening match, 7-5, 6-3. Bowman from Fossil Ridge. set, 6-4. In the third, however, “Valerie wasn’t feeling very They had to rally just to the pair was at its best. It built a well, but she still played well,” force a first-set tiebreaker, then 5-2 lead, and Bearss served out Aragon said. “We played alright had to rally again after slip- the final game for a 6-3 victory. in the first round. A lot of our ping into a 4-2 hole in that “Both teams were really aggirls fought hard but turned it on first-to-7, set-deciding game. gressive,” Swiggart said. “We too late.” “That tiebreaker, that was the didn’t know what to expect, but Bearss and Swiggart, mean- key. We snuck it away from them. once we got on the court, we felt while, blasted through their They had opportunities to close, good.” quarterfinal match, defeating a missed them, and we took advanThe duo returns to action Mullin pair, 6-3, 6-3. Their true tage,” Aragon said. “We knew today against Kelly Berlinger test came in the first round, a coming in that if our girls want- and Megan Harrison, of Regis, grueling match that turned out ed a chance at a championship, in the state semifinals. to be Steamboat’s only three- they’d have to go through (Fossil The rest of the squad will set contest. Ridge). Our girls fought hard in have a chance today to get The Sailors pair was matched that match. They wanted it.” back in the action through up against the defending No. That comeback was even playbacks. The playback oppor1 doubles state champions, more important considering tunities won’t be set until after Meredith McClellan and Kara Steamboat dropped the second the semifinal round.

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Jaime Winter pole vaults at the Class 4A Showcase meet in Grand Junction on Thursday. Winter finished second in Class 4A and third overall, clearing 8 feet.

top 18 of their respective events this season, track and field coach Luke DeWolfe remained optimistic about today and Saturday’s possibilities. “Hopefully our distance

runners go out and establish themselves,” DeWolfe said. “Hopefully they run their best times of the year. Hopefully everybody runs their best times of the year.”

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the day came from Christian Heritage freshman Matthew Jones, who competes in track for Steamboat Springs High School. The shaggy redhead matched his personal best Thursday, clearing 9-6. Early on, however, it looked like Jones wouldn’t make it past 8-6. But because of the gusts, judges ruled it was the wind that knocked over the bar, and not Jones. From there, he seemed to gain confidence. “This is my first year. It’s just fun,” Jones said about pole vaulting. “It’s an agility sport and isn’t real muscular. I want to get the high school record of 14-6. I think if I work on it, I could.” Jones’ vault of 9-6 wasn’t good enough to crack the top 18 in Class 4A. The Sailors now turn their attention to the rest of the showcase event, which continues today and Saturday. Although Steamboat hasn’t had any other athletes qualify in the

would have to travel for this spring camp to someplace like Summit County or A-Basin. Parents would have to pay for travel expenses, hotel rooms

and lift tickets. This way, we get to keep our athletes close to home.” The idea of holding a camp on the slopes of Mount Werner after Steamboat Ski Area closed is not new. Roger Perricone, the manager of competitive services for the ski area, said the idea has been tossed around for several years but that the details had not come together. This year, the senior management team at the ski area worked to make the camp possible. It was too difficult to get a lift open to transfer the skiers up and down the mountain, so a snowmobile will be used for the task. “This is a small enough group and the slope is short enough that I think we can get it done with snowmobiles,” Perricone said. “This is a test. We are going to have to take it one year at a time and see what happens.

But we understand how important these camps are to young skiers, and we understand how important it is to keep them close to home.” Armstrong and Perricone are excited about the Steamboat camp and the benefits it will bring to skiers. Armstrong said there could be other training sessions later this spring but only if the weather cooperates. Last week’s rain and high temperatures were not great, but Perricone and Armstrong expect the skiing on Bashor to be good this weekend. “Last year, we had six skiers,” Armstrong said about the camp, which was held outside of Steamboat Springs. “This year, it has really grown. That means we are reaching out to more skiers.” — To reach John F. Russell call 871-4209 or e-mail jrussell@steamboatpilot.com

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While the rest of the NBA exchanges elbows, flagrant fouls and menacing stares in the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for a fight. So far, they can’t find one. LeBron James scored 27 points, ending the first and second quarters with last-second baskets, and Mo Williams added 15 points as the untested Cavs overpowered the Atlanta Hawks, 105-85, on Thursday night to open a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal. Now a perfect 6-0 in the postseason, the Cavaliers tied a league record by winning their sixth consecutive playoff game by double digits. The only other team to do it was the 2004 Indiana Pacers. Maurice Evans scored 16 points, and Mike Bibby had 11 for the Hawks, who were missing center Al Horford and forward Marvin Williams because of injuries. If that wasn’t bad

NBA PLAYOFFS enough, leading scorer Joe Johnson rolled his right ankle in the third quarter and did not return. X-rays were negative and the Hawks said Johnson is doubtful for Game 3 on Saturday in Atlanta. Just like Game 1, this one was easy for the Cavs. Too easy. In his second game since being named MVP, James dropped a long 3-pointer in the final second of the first half as the Cavaliers opened a 24-point lead that swelled to 36 in the third. James and the Cavaliers starters spent the entire fourth quarter lounging on the bench as Atlanta’s reserves outplayed the Cavs’ backups in 12 minutes of garbage time to make the score respectable. “Defense,” James said when asked how the Cavs dominated. “That has been us throughout the whole series and the whole playoffs. When we get D stops, it’s easy to execute on offense.

Andrew Ladd tipped in teammate Dave Bolland’s long shot less than 3 minutes into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 2-1 comeback victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night, tying the Western Conference semifinal at 2. Game 5 is Saturday night in Vancouver. Martin Havlat tied it at 1 with 2:44 left in regulation after it looked as if Roberto Luongo was going to shut out the Blackhawks. Ladd shoveled the puck off the boards, and Havlat’s wrist shot from the between circles beat Luongo high. In overtime, Bolland chased down the puck along the boards and fired a shot from beyond the right circle. Ladd was in front of Luongo and tipped it in at 2:52.

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NHL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP Conference semifinal series at 2. After Franzen, who also assisted on Hossa’s first goal, scored two first-period goals, Hossa broke a 2-2 tie with goals in a 3:05 span of the second period. Game 5 is Sunday in Detroit, and Game 6 is Tuesday night in Anaheim. Mikael Samuelsson also scored, Henrik Zetterberg added an empty-netter, and

Valterri Flippula had two assists for the Red Wings. Chris Osgood made 25 saves for Detroit, while the Red Wings were able to chase Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller after Samuelsson’s goal early in the third. Hiller, who had made 59 saves in the Ducks’ 4-3 tripleovertime win in Game 2 and 45 saves in a 2-1 victory in Game 3, allowed five goals on 33 shots before being replaced by JeanSebastien Giguere.

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special place to me, and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I’m sorry about this whole situation.” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs called the development a tragedy and a shame. “I think it’s a disappointment to anybody that’s a sports fan,” Gibbs said. “My sense is, it’s a great embarrassment on Major League Baseball. And you hope that each time this happens that others will recognize — if they are doing it — and stop. But, regrettably, it happens over and over again.”

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was talking to reporters before Thursday’s game against Pittsburgh when a clubhouse attendant stuck his head in and said, “Manny Ramirez, 50 games.” “You’re kidding me,” La Russa said. Then he checked the schedule to see whether the Cardinals would be playing the Los Angeles Dodgers while Ramirez is out. Reaction ranged from shock

to self-interest across the sports world and beyond after Major League Baseball suspended the slugger for 50 games for violating the subRamirez stance abuse policy. The commissioner’s office did not identify the banned substance; Ramirez said it was not steroids, but a medication that a doctor had given him. “Under the policy, that mistake is now my responsibility,” he said in a statement released by the players’ union. “L.A. is a

trainers and overeager cousins, like the ones every other cheater that got caught trotted out. Just show us the prescription. Ramirez went out of his way in a statement released by the players’ union to say the banned substance he got suspended for was “medication, not a steroid.” And that whatever it was, Ramirez’s doctor “thought (it) was OK to give me.” But just like Alex Rodriguez’s account of the cousin who persuaded him to experiment with performance-enhancing drugs, it sounds too clever by half. It raises more questions than it answers. It already feels like one of those instances where the cover-up winds up doing way more damage than the crime. Ramirez didn’t say what the medication was, but a person told The Associated Press it was HCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin, often given to women as a fertility treatment. It’s occasionally prescribed for men, too, because it stimulates production of testosterone. Unless Ramirez was doing some family planning, it’s hard to say why a 37-year-old slugger currently tearing the cover off the ball would want HCG, and further, why he’d seek out a doctor all the way on the other side of the country to get it.

HCG is something you take coming off a cycle of using anabolic steroids — which effectively depress the body’s testosterone levels — if Litke you want to kickstart production of the stuff. HCG helps make that transition smoothly, which explains why it turned up several times in testimony gathered during the BALCO investigation. Of course, every ballplayer has a story for every banned substance that turns up in his system or medicine cabinet. Ramirez’ story might not be the most far-fetched, but it’s one of the most disappointing. He already was big when he arrived in the majors, always chubby instead of chiseled and rarely moody, except when contract time rolled around. Though he was all the way on the other end of that spectrum, like ARod and his lean frame, Manny looked like one of those guys you could believe in. No more. So forget the shock and lose the awe. Everybody else will soon enough. A-Rod will be back in the Yankees lineup on Friday, Manny will be back in 50 games and both their fates will depend more on whether they can win games instead of what drug-laced cocktails helped them do it.

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NHL The Associated Press All Times MDT CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston vs. Carolina Friday, May 1: Boston 4, Carolina 1 Sunday, May 3: Carolina 3, Boston, 0 Wednesday, May 6: Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT, Carolina leads series 2-1 Friday, May 8: Boston at Carolina, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10: Carolina at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12: Boston at Carolina, 5 p.m., if necessary Thursday, May 14: Carolina at Boston, TBD, if necessary Washington vs. Pittsburgh Saturday, May 2: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 Monday, May 4: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3 Wednesday, May 6: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT, Washington leads series 2-1 Friday, May 8: Washington at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9: Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m. Monday, May 11: Washington at Pittsburgh, TBD, if necessary Wednesday, May 13: Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m., if necessary WESTERN CONFERENCE Detroit vs. Anaheim Friday, May 1: Detroit 3, Anaheim 2 Sunday, May 3: Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, 3OT Tuesday, May 5: Anaheim 2, Detroit 1, Anaheim leads series 2-1 Thursday, May 7: Detroit 6, Anaheim 3, Series tied 2-2 Sunday, May 10: Anaheim at Detroit, 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 12: Detroit at Anaheim, TBD, if necessary Thursday, May 14: Anaheim at Detroit, TBD, if necessary Vancouver vs. Chicago Thursday, April 30: Vancouver 5, Chicago 3 Saturday, May 2: Chicago 6, Vancouver 3 Tuesday, May 5: Vancouver 3, Chicago 1 Thursday, May 7: Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, OT, series tied 2-2 Saturday, May 9: Chicago at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 11: Vancouver at Chicago, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14: Chicago at Vancouver, TBD, if necessary

NBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland vs. Atlanta Tuesday, May 5: Cleveland 99, Atlanta 72 Thursday, May 7: Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85, Cleveland leads series 2-0 Saturday, May 9: Cleveland at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Monday, May 11: Cleveland at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 13: Atlanta at Cleveland, 6 p.m., if necessary Friday, May 15: Cleveland at Atlanta, TBA, if necessary Monday, May 18: Atlanta at Cleveland, 6 p.m., if necessary Boston vs. Orlando Monday, May 4: Orlando 95, Boston 90 Wednesday, May 6: Boston 112, Orlando 94, series tied 1-1 Friday, May 8: Boston at Orlando, 5 p.m. Sunday, May 10: Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 12: Orlando at Boston, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14: Boston at Orlando, TBA, if necessary Sunday, May 17: Orlando at Boston, TBA, if necessary WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers vs. Houston Monday, May 4: Houston 100, L.A. Lakers 92 Wednesday, May 6: L.A. Lakers 111, Houston 98, series tied 1-1 Friday, May 8: L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10: L.A. Lakers at Houston, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12: Houston at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14: L.A. Lakers at Houston, TBA, if necessary Sunday, May 17: Houston at L.A. Lakers, TBA, if necessary Denver vs. Dallas Sunday, May 3: Denver 109, Dallas 95 Tuesday, May 5: Denver 117, Dallas 105, Denver

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leads series 2-0 Saturday, May 9: Denver at Dallas, 3 p.m. Monday, May 11: Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13: Dallas at Denver, 7 or 8:30 p.m., if necessary Friday, May 15: Denver at Dallas, TBA, if necessary Sunday, May 17: Dallas at Denver, TBA, if necessary

MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W Philadelphia 14 New York 14 Florida 15 Atlanta 13 Washington 8 Central Division W St. Louis 19 Chicago 16 Milwaukee 16 Cincinnati 15 Pittsburgh 12 Houston 11 West Division W Los Angeles 21 San Francisco 14 San Diego 13 Arizona 12 Colorado 11

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——— Thursday’s Games Atlanta 4, Florida 2 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2 San Francisco 8, Colorado 3 San Diego 4, Arizona 3, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Houston 5 Washington 11, L.A. Dodgers 9 Friday’s Games Atlanta (Jo-.Reyes 0-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 5:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Karstens 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 5:10 p.m. St. Louis (Pineiro 4-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 2-1), 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 0-0) at Milwaukee (Bush 1-0), 6:05 p.m. San Diego (Gaudin 0-1) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 2-2), 6:05 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 1-3) at Colorado (Hammel 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Martis 3-0) at Arizona (Y.Petit 0-2), 7:40 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 0-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 5-0), 8:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W Toronto 20 Boston 18 Tampa Bay 14 New York 13 Baltimore 12 Central Division W Kansas City 18 Detroit 14 Chicago 13 Minnesota 13 Cleveland 11 West Division W Texas 15 Seattle 15 Los Angeles 13 Oakland 10

The Detroit Red Wings’ Johan Franzen loses the puck as Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller defends the net in the first period during Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday. Detroit won, 6-3. Texas (Harrison 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 0-4), 6:11 p.m. Toronto (Richmond 4-0) at Oakland (Outman 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (Meche 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Palmer 2-0), 8:05 p.m.

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——— Thursday’s Games Kansas City 3, Seattle 1 Oakland 9, Texas 4 Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 6 Baltimore 5, Minnesota 4 Boston 13, Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 0 L.A. Angels 6, Toronto 1 Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 1-3) at Baltimore (Guthrie 2-2), 5:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 2-2) at Cleveland (Cl.Lee 1-4), 5:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (J.Shields 3-2) at Boston (Penny 2-1), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Jakubauskas 1-3) at Minnesota (S.Baker 0-4), 6:10 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T D.C. United 3 1 4 Toronto FC 3 2 3 Chicago 2 0 5 Kansas City 3 3 2 New England 2 2 2 Columbus 0 2 5 New York 1 5 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Chivas USA 6 1 1 Seattle FC 4 2 1 Colorado 3 2 2 Real Salt Lake 3 3 1 Houston 2 2 2 Los Angeles 1 1 5 San Jose 1 4 2 FC Dallas 1 5 1

Colorado at New England, 5:30 p.m. Houston at New York, 5:30 p.m. Seattle FC at Seattle FC, 6:30 p.m. Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. D.C. United at Chivas USA, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 17 Columbus at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.

LPGA Pts 13 12 11 11 8 5 5

GF 12 10 13 10 5 8 5

GA 10 10 10 9 11 12 10

Pts 19 13 11 10 8 8 5 4

GF 11 10 10 14 6 9 7 7

GA 3 4 8 10 5 9 12 14

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Wednesday’s Games D.C. United 1, Kansas City 1, tie Los Angeles 2, Real Salt Lake 2, tie Friday’s Games San Jose at New York, 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Kansas City at Columbus, 5 p.m. Toronto FC at D.C. United, 5:30 p.m. New England at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Houston, 7 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Los Angeles at Seattle, 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16 Chicago at Toronto FC, 2 p.m.

Thursday At Kingsmill Resort & Spa, River Course Williamsburg, Va. Purse: $2.2 million Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71 (36-35) a-amateur First Round Lorena Ochoa 32-32 — 64 Lindsey Wright 33-32 — 65 Hee-Won Han 35-31 — 66 Sarah Lee 33-33 — 66 Minea Blomqvist 36-30 — 66 Seon Hwa Lee 34-33 — 67 Na Yeon Choi 33-34 — 67 Amy Yang 33-34 — 67 Hye Jung Choi 34-34 — 68 Kris Tamulis 35-33 — 68 Suzann Pettersen 35-33 — 68 Angela Stanford 35-33 — 68 In-Kyung Kim 35-33 — 68 Chella Choi 34-34 — 68 Beth Bader 35-33 — 68 Il Mi Chung 36-33 — 69 Sarah Kemp 34-35 — 69 Diana D’Alessio 35-34 — 69 Vicky Hurst 36-33 — 69 Katherine Hull 37-32 — 69 Cristie Kerr 34-35 — 69 Momoko Ueda 35-34 — 69 Song-Hee Kim 34-35 — 69 Teresa Lu 35-34 — 69 Brittany Lang 35-34 — 69 Mika Miyazato 34-35 — 69 Irene Cho 37-32 — 69 Shiho Oyama 35-34 — 69 Janice Moodie 38-31 — 69

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Braves complete 2-game sweep of Marlins, 4-2 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB ROUNDUP MIAMI

Jair Jurrjens gave up three hits in seven innings to help the Braves complete a two-game sweep of the slumping Florida Marlins, 4-2. Casey Kotchman homered and hit an RBI double for Atlanta. David Ross had a tworun homer. Jurrjens (3-2) allowed two runs, both on homers by Hanley Ramirez. The righthander’s ERA rose to 2.01. Marlins right-hander Anibal Sanchez (1-4) allowed two homers and four runs in 4 2/3 innings before leaving the game because of discomfort in his pitching shoulder. Sanchez underwent surgery on the shoulder in June 2007 and returned last July.

Mets 7, Phillies 5

and Jason LaRue hit a goahead homer in the fifth, leading St. Louis to the win. Leadoff batter Skip Schumaker had three hits and scored twice for the Cardinals, who won two straight against the Pirates after opening a four-game homestand with two losses against the Philadelphia Phillies. St. Louis batted around in a four-run fifth that started with LaRue’s first homer of the season. Ross Ohlendorf (33) hit Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick in consecutive at-bats, the latter with the bases loaded. Chris Duncan had a sacrifice fly and Khalil Greene singled in a run.

Padres 4, Diamondbacks 3, 10 innings

NEW YORK

SAN DIEGO

Carlos Beltran and David Wright each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5, on Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Jose Reyes added a solo shot in the second off an ineffective Jamie Moyer as the Mets again gave Mike Pelfrey the run support Johan Santana has lacked all season. Pelfrey (4-0) beat the rival Phillies for the second time this month, his only wins in 10 May decisions during his career. Ramon Castro had a tworun double, Wright went 3 for 3 with a walk and the Mets made the 46-year-old Moyer (3-2) look his age by turning spacious Citi Field into a band box for one night.

David Eckstein singled in the winning run for San Diego with one out in the 10th inning. The Padres won for just the fourth time in 17 games. Eckstein, who entered the game for defensive purposes in the top of the inning, lined a shot just past first baseman Josh Whitesell to bring in Kevin Kouzmanoff. Kouzmanoff started the winning rally with a one-out double to left-center off Esmerling Vasquez (0-1), his third straight hit. Nick Hundley and Chris Burke, who was with Arizona last year, walked to load the bases and bring up Eckstein.

Nationals 11, Dodgers 9 LOS ANGELES

Right-hander Micah Owings pitched six innings and had a tiebreaking triple, leading Cincinnati’s flu-depleted lineup to the victory. The Reds needed everything they could get from Owings (23), their fifth starter and occasional pinch hitter. The lineup was missing two starters with the flu, and the pitching staff was so worn out that shortstop Paul Janish worked the ninth inning of Milwaukee’s 15-3 win Thursday night. Owings’ run-scoring triple off Braden Looper (2-2) helped him turn a 6-5 lead over to the bullpen. Francisco Cordero retired the three batters he faced in the ninth, remaining perfect in eight save chances.

Nick Johnson and Adam Dunn each had three RBIs, and the Washington Nationals rallied for 10 runs in the final three innings Thursday night to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-9, on the first day of Manny Ramirez’s 50-game drug suspension. Josh Willingham homered for the Nationals, who had lost their previous 10 games at Dodger Stadium. Ryan Zimmerman was 2-for-4, extending the longest hitting streak in the majors this season to 25 games. Matt Kemp hit his third career grand slam to highlight a six-run first inning for the defending NL West champion Dodgers, who lost at Chavez Ravine for the first time this season after setting a modern major league record Wednesday night with a 13-0 start at home.

Cardinals 5, Pirates 2

Cubs 8, Astros 5

Reds 6, Brewers 5 CINCINNATI

ST. LOUIS

Todd Wellemeyer threw seven innings of four-hit ball

HOUSTON

Alfonso Soriano homered twice to lead Chicago to the

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Atlanta Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson tags out Florida Marlins third baseman Emilio Bonifacio at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Thursday. The Braves defeated the Marlins, 4-2.

two-game sweep. Soriano hit a solo home run in the fourth and a two-run shot in the ninth. He has nine home runs for the season. Mike Fontenot had two RBIs and Milton Bradley, Micah Hoffpauir and Aramis Ramirez all drove in a run for the Cubs.

Red Sox 13, Indians 3 BOSTON

The Boston Red Sox tied a modern major league record with 12 runs in an inning before making an out and Tim Wakefield won his fourth straight decision, 13-3, against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Jason Bay hit a three-run homer and an RBI double and four other batters had two-run hits in the sixth when the Red Sox obliterated a 2-1 deficit and broke the AL record of 11 runs before an out was recorded.

Rays 8, Yankees 6 NEW YORK

Mariano Rivera gave up home runs to consecutive batters for the first time in his major league career, with Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria connecting in the ninth inning as the surging Tampa Bay Rays handed the Yankees their fifth consecutive loss. Longoria had two of Tampa Bay’s six homers. Johnny Damon hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth for New York — one of two Yankees home runs. There have been 47 home runs hit at the new Yankee Stadium, 32 of them to right. The record for the first 13 games at a major league park is 51 at Hiram

Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

White Sox 6, Tigers 0 CHICAGO

Mark Buehrle was perfect into the seventh inning and allowed one hit in eight innings, leading the White Sox over Detroit. Placido Polanco’s one-out double ended the 30-year-old left-hander’s bid for a perfect game. Buehrle pitched a nohitter April 18, 2007, against Texas. Buehrle (5-0) is the first White Sox lefty to open a season 5-0 since Wilson Alvarez in 1994. The team is 6-0 in Buehrle’s starts — and 7-14 in games started by all others.

Royals 3, Mariners 1 KANSAS CITY, MO.

Brian Bannister worked six scoreless innings to outpitch Jarrod Washburn, and the Royals extended their winning streak to six games. The Royals turned four double plays in front of 32,714 screeching fans and overcame some shaky moments from closer Joakim Soria to earn their eighth win in nine games overall. They have won six straight against Seattle for the first time since 1989.

Athletics 9, Rangers 4 OAKLAND, CALIF.

Jack Cust hit a grand slam, and Matt Holliday added a three-run shot for Oakland. Bobby Crosby had three hits and drove in a run as the A’s snapped a four-game losing streak and got starter Trevor Cahill his first major

league win. Jack Hannahan doubled home a run and Kurt Suzuki added three hits in the A’s highest scoring game this season. Cahill (1-2) gave up one run and five hits in seven innings. Brandon McCarthy (3-1) allowed seven runs and seven hits in four-plus innings for Texas, which had won five straight.

Angels 6, Blue Jays 1 ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Jered Weaver allowed three hits in his first career complete game as Los Angeles cruised. The Blue Jays entered the game with a major league-leading .297 batting average only to get tied up by the right-hander, who retired 18 of the last 19 batters. Weaver’s only mistake was a home run to Aaron Hill in the fourth. Toronto lost for the second time in seven games, while Los Angeles won for the fourth time in five.

Orioles 5, Twins 4 BALTIMORE

A .154 hitter drove in the goahead run, the slumping third baseman homered and scored twice, and the struggling closer sealed the victory with a solid inning of work. Relying on an unlikely cast of stars, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins, 5-4, on Thursday night for a two-game sweep. “A lot of guys that have been scuffling a little bit came through,” said manager Dave Trembley, who hadn’t seen his team win two in a row since April 13 and 14 at Texas.

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Traders say ‘sell’ ahead of bank, jobs results NEW YORK

Investors might think the economy is stabilizing, but they’re not ready to celebrate. Wall Street slid Thursday after a surge earlier in the week and as traders braced for a release of the government report cards on the nation’s biggest banks and for the April jobs report today. Major market indicators declined more than 1 percent,

including the Dow Jones industrial average, which lost 102 points after gaining nearly the same amount Wednesday. Investors pocketed gains ahead of the release of the government’s “stress tests” on banks, which largely met with investors’ expectations late Thursday after news reports this week on which financial companies would be asked to raise money. Stock futures turned higher after the government released its report and said 10 of the nation’s

19 largest banks need a total of about $75 billion in new capital to withstand losses if the economy worsens. “I would say it’s a sigh of relief,” said Keith Lanigan, managing editor of MidnightTrader, which tracks extended-hours electronic trading. Stocks began the day higher but quickly reversed course as investors looked past upbeat reports on the job market and retail sales and decided to cut their holdings after what had

been a 4.8 percent gain this week in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. “With the rise we’ve seen lately there’s no sense leaving it all on the table,” said Dan Cook, senior market analyst at IG Markets. He said investors likely wanted to remain cautious ahead of the April employment report today. The Dow ended down 102.43, or 1.2 percent, to 8,409.85 a day after the blue chips jumped 102 points to close above the 8,500 level for the first time in four

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months. With Thursday’s loss, the index is down 4.2 percent for the year. The S&P 500 index declined 12.14, or 1.3 percent, to 907.39, and the Nasdaq composite index declined 42.86, or 2.4 percent, to 1,716.24. Financial stocks sold off in afternoon trading after weak demand at a Treasury bond auction raised concerns among investors about the government’s ability to raise funds to fight the recession.

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Chris Brown’s lawyer wants LAPD records Anthony McCartney THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Chris Brown’s attorney has requested police files regarding the alleged beating of Rihanna — including an investigation into a leaked photo of her bruised face — seeking evidence ��

of misconduct he says could be grounds for dismissal. Mark Geragos wrote in a motion filed Wednesday that he wants the personnel and investigative records to see if he can discredit police witnesses during a June preliminary hearing. He also wants the paperwork from an investigation into a photo of a battered Rihanna that was leaked to celebrity gossip Web site TMZ. If those files contain evidence of police misconduct, Geragos wrote, they could help him build an argument to dismiss charges

against the R&B singer. Brown, 20, remains free on bail after his Feb. 8 arrest with his thengirlfriend. Geragos wrote that he thinks a Los Angeles Police Department officer sold TMZ the photo, which he said has damaged the singer’s case. He added that it was seen by “hundreds of thousands of viewers” and remains on TMZ. “The purpose of the leak was necessarily for profit and to vilify Mr. Brown and poison the potential jury pool,” Geragos wrote.

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The LAPD has said the photo appeared to be part of its investigation and is investigating the leak. The department had no new information on that probe Thursday. Geragos also is seeking the personnel files and other records of 25 LAPD officers and employees who apparently handled the case, including any previously filed misconduct complaints. The motions are scheduled to be heard May 28. Police said at the time of Brown’s arrest that he was

Sutherland is charged in designer’s head-butt claim THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PEOPLE NEW YORK

Kiefer Sutherland was charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer at a Manhattan nightclub. The star of Fox television’s “24” reported to a lower Manhattan police station in a Lincoln Town Car alongside his lawyers, but he did not speak to reporters. Sutherland, 42, was interviewed by investigators, given a ticket, ordered to appear in court June 22 and released on his own recognizance. The minor charge is akin to a speeding ticket.

The network said Thursday it has ordered 13 episodes of “Modern Family,” starring Ty Burrell, Ed O’Neill and Julie Bowen. The announcement comes two weeks before ABC and other networks unveil their schedules for the 2009-10 season. ABC’s early word on “Modern Family” is a sign that the show has solid network support and that comedy may be in for a rebound on TV.

‘Terminator’ spoiler: The classic T-800 killer is back

The head of a trendy clothing company being sued by Woody Allen insists that lawyers won’t try to delve into the film director’s personal life at an upcoming trial. “I have deep respect for Mr. Allen, who is a source of inspiration for me,” American Apparel founder Dov Charney said in a statement. Allen sued the Los Angelesbased company for $10 million after it used his image on its billboards in Hollywood and New York and on a Web site.

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Well, he said he’d be back. In some form, anyway. The T-800 killer cyborg famously originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the “Terminator” film franchise makes an appearance in the latest film, “Terminator Salvation.” A screening for media was held Thursday night. The California governor confirmed last month that his likeness “might appear” in the film, which stars Christian Bale as leader of the human resistance against machine conquerors. Schwarzenegger said he had no time to shoot new footage, but technology was used to insert his image from the earlier movies.

Ed O’Neill to star in new ABC mockumentary show ��

involved in a fight in the Hancock Park neighborhood with a woman who later was identified as Rihanna. He was charged with felony assault likely to cause great bodily harm and making criminal threats and has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, Brown could be sentenced to probation or nearly five years in prison. An attorney for Rihanna has said the 21-year-old Barbadosborn singer will testify if required but would prefer that the case be resolved before a trial.

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ABC says it has picked up a mockumentary-style comedy about family life for next season.

Clothier denies he wants to exploit Allen’s past NEW YORK

Ziggy Marley makes a children’s reggae CD Ziggy Marley brings his reggae vibe to the young set with “Family Time.” But unlike many youth-oriented records, this one offers the right balance of music and message to make it enjoyable for the entire family. Make no mistake, this is a children’s album, but one that parents won’t seem to mind. Although this is Marley first album of children’s music, he’s no stranger to the genre. He performed the theme song to the PBS animated series “Arthur,” and even supplied some tunes for “Dora the Explorer.”

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2008 BMW S1200 GS, blue, never tittle, only 500 miles. Options, bags, grips, & engine guards. $16,500 firm 871-7991, 804-761-0348

2003 Harley Davidson V-Rod 100 year anniversary edition, very low miles, two up seat, screaming eagle exhaust Great buy at $9,900 (970)879-2491 or (970)879-2491

Tomcat single man inflatable ducky kayak. helmets, paddles, life jacket. $500 OBO (dry suit?) (970) 640-3255

‘06 Suzuki C90 1500cc, 2-tone, 1200 miles, backrest, windshield & saddle bags, 2 matching helmets (new) $7900. Call 970-824-4954 message.

Stand out in the crowd. Call 970-871-4255 to add an attention getter to your advertisement.

2006 Porche Cayenne S, AWD, 1 owner, 33K, all leather, perfect condition! $28,500 OBO 970-846-9589

2006 KTM 525 EXC Low Hours Rare Fast, Quiet, Legal, Garaged $5000 OBO 846-4687

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2003 25’ Tahoe 5th Wheel Awning, outside shower, air, full bath, kitchen, queen bed, full bed, couch, bunk-beds. $11,000 OBO (970)638-0411 1995 VOLKSWAGEN Eurovan Camper. Very good condition. Runs great, loves the highway. 104k. $14,000 NEGO. SERIOUS buyers only. 846-2556, Steve.

60 USED CARS AND TRUCKS, Fully reconditioned vehicles with new car warranties! TOM REUTER CARS, Steamboat Springs, 875-0700. www.tomreuter.com

2004 7000lbs Big Tex 8 x18 deck over trailer, duel ax. w/ brakes, removable side rails, new tires, breakaway pkg. $2500 OBO. 970-846-8810

98 GMC 3500 1 ton Dually flatbed 4x4, 119k. Great work truck! $4,200 OBO 970-846-5358. 2007 Chevy Avalanche, 49k miles, Black Z71, Loaded! $26,000 Brian 970-846-6980 1992 3/4 Ton, 4x4, 140k, well maintained, good condition, 1 owner. $3500 Ron 970-879-6378 99 4x4 Dodge Ram 150L, Leather, 94,000 miles. $3,400 Call 819-6167

For Sale: 2004 Wanderer Wagon Toy Hauler. Used 4 times, less than 3,000 miles $23,000 Call 970-629-2113

Sled Storage

Inside Storage (May-September) $60/per sled free trailer storage. Stock Drive Storage 970-824-3005

Stand out in the crowd. Call 970-871-4255 to add an attention getter to your advertisement. 2000 GMC 3/4 Ton Sierra Long Box Regular Cab, High miles runs great! V8, Gas, $5,000 OBO. Kevin 970-846-6123 2006 F150 single cab 40k miles auto 4x4. $10,900 OBO 970-846-5358.

2002 Suburban, fully loaded, newly painted. $8000. Call 879-6978 1999 Suburban LT, body in great condition, needs engine! New tires, new battery, (970) 824-4645 2006 Jeep Wrangler X IL6, 6 speed manual, low 13k, set up for towing with RV. $13,000 846-3634 or 846-1669 2003 Trail Blazer LS 4x4, Green - Gray Metallic, Winter & Summer Tires, 365 Steele Street, Craig. $9000 970-620-0396 Scott

2000 F-350 Dually, 4x4, V10, 8x12 flat bed with 48” solid rails. Only 11,300 miles. $13,900 OBO. 303-324-7700 (cell) 2000 Dodge diesel 1 ton Dually. Regular cab, 6 speed, 4-wheel drive. 120k miles. Good condition. $12,000 OBO (970) 276-3218 ****REPO - SAVE $2,000 -1997 Dodge ClubCab! 1997 F250HD Powerstroke, Fantastic! 1990 Chevy Stepside, WoW! Tom Reuter, Dealer, 875-0700. www.checkpointautosales.com Warranties!

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Sale prices only while supplies last. 4 ft $338, 8 ft $628, 12 ft $915. Includes Drawbar. Farrow Repair Service, 970-879-0130 Montana 4WD Tractor & PJ Trailer packages, Gooseneck & Bumper Pull Dumps, Great Prices, delaer, Auto Parts of Craig 970-824-6544 WANTED: 4wd tractor with loader. 25-40 hp. Jim 870-9229d 879-5879ev

FINANCING AVAILABLE Does your system need an upgrade but your bank account is low? For commercial consumers, we have financing options. Call us today to find out m o r e . ( 9 7 0 ) 8 7 9 - 0 7 3 4 www.northwestdata.com PC COMPUTER SERVICES HALF PRICE Residential Computer Repair, located in Steamboat. Microsoft Certified Professional. Tune Ups, Troubleshooting, Repairs and Installations. Cell:(818)426-9095 chill333@live.com. AUCTION May 17—11 AM “BOB” SINCLAIR LOGGING Enterprises LLC Liquidation, 1 mi E of Granby CO Flyer= 303-710-9999 or Cookie@Lockhartauction.com www.lockhartauction.com

“Reading is seeing by proxy” Downtown Books 543 Yampa Avenue, Craig 824-5343 Painting crew for hire. No job too big or small. Call 846-1044

ANNIVERSARY SALE during May @ Favorite Things 584 Yampa in Craig. 10-50% off Welcome new customers & old friends!

Mister Money of Steamboat970-879-3633

FOR WOMEN ONLY. Concealed Carry Class, Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, in Hayden. Private and small group classes for men and women also available. Call Steve, 970.846.7041 or go to www.tdsguntraining.com.

Having trouble getting the computer help you need? Ask a local where they go for help... We have been helping Steamboat use computers since 1985! Whether it’s your home or business, we are the locals choice for anything computer related. Andy, Marcus, Royce and Kenneth. 970-870-7984 www.ComputerSupportGuys.com 2130 Resort Drive, Suite 100

BUYING GOLD, SILVER AND PLATINUM BULLION AND COINS. all (970)-824-5807 or Cell (970)-326-8170. Lamarzocco espresso machine 3 group runs great $2500. Also new Swift grinder $2500, will deliver. 970-878-5250 NEED TUTORING SERVICES? Friendly, effective tutor available for your child or teen, in my home or yours. Most subjects available. Please call 846.0613 if interested.

TUTORING

SAT & ACT prep, all subjects, all ages. Ivy League School Junior, former SSHS valedictorian offering tutoring. Call Max 970-879-9057 16k Husky Hitch, New $350.00 970-846-9903

ATTENTION HUNTERS: Accurize your rifle, glass bed, float barrels, 25 yrs experience. 970-824-2051

Wanted: School supplies and classroom related antiques for year-long education exhibit at Tread of Pioneers Museum. Call Curator at 879-2214

FREE: Twin Box Spring. 846-6979

Footjoy GreenJoys - used 1 season; sz 8 1/2, $25.00; Air Hockey Table, $100; PlayStation 2 with 18 games & Guitar Hero, $125; 1996 Yamaha Blaster, $1300; Refrigerator, $75.00; 32” color TV w/remote, $50.00. All items in good working condition. All items OBO. 629-0596

Need to get rid of logs? Mingle Wood Timbers Inc. will pick them up for free. (970)871-9238

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What’s new at YAMPA VALLEY FEEDS at the Historic Hayden Grain Elevator – Flower Baskets and plants for Mother’s Day; great selection of tack and more! Swing by on your way to the Hayden Spring Fling on Saturday, May 9th for great deals on ‘back of the warehouse’ items. Be local & buy local! www.yampavalleyfeeds.com or 276-4250. Visa/MC accepted.

Remington Model 760, 30-06 with 2-7 lauphauld, scope $350 Call 734-5943

FREE: Horse training cart, needs new wheel; Corner mounted steel hay & grain horse feeder. You pick up; near Clark (970)846-5574

SPORTING CLAYS

OPENING FOR THE SEASON Saturday May 2nd. 9AM-4PM, Driving range open 9AM-6PM. Call for details 970-846-5647 - www.3qc.net.

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Excess building material? Drop off your unwanted plywood;2x6’s, decking, posts, windows @ West Acres #51 or call 871-1340 to donate!

FREE: Copy Machines 60ppp Doc seeders, staple, 3 - hole punch, computer connected and scanning. Non profits get first choice. Call Kathy @ Post net 846-5333

KHS SJ100 Dirt jumping single speed bike with dual disks, includes set of studded snow tires. $500 OBO (970) 640-3255 2006 Rocky Mountain Switch 3.0, size medium, 7” travel, $1500. Call Dan 846-6979 Moots mountain bike, 2005 Sinco, XT full suspension 16”, Excellent condition. $2700 Firm Call 870-0392 2007 Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC 70 (large) Talas 36 front fork, DHX 4.0 rear, Juicy brakes. X9 shifter. $2200 303-877-4897

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GT Aluminum frame, front suspension mountain bike. Top components, In great shape and Very reliable. $250 Call Mike 819-0251

FREE: TV with remote. 846-5501

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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 Discounted Steel Buildings. Big & Small, Get the Deal of Deals! Placement to Site. www.scg-grp.com Source # 1B7 Phone: 970-846-5268 LANDSCAPERS RECYCLE ALERT - HOME RESOURCE AT THE MILNER LANDFILL HAS THE DEAL OF THE SUMMER.RAILROAD TIES IN BUNDLES OF 20 FOR $25.00 PER BUNDLE LOADED . TUES THRU SAT 9-3. Structural Pipe for Sale. Most sizes available. Great for fencing, coral’s, arenas, ect. Truckload discounts. Please call (970) 352-4330. 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

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

Free towing of unwanted & abandoned vehicles. 879-1065 Free granite remanants. 970-217-7881 FREE TO NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION ONLY: Herman Miller 4 pc desk ensamble. Includes storage cabinets and accessories. Please contact Loretta at 846-3009 Free to good home: Kira is a 6 year old sweet, affectionate mixed breed. Very nervous and unhappy around our small children. Needs a family of adults. Call (970) 736-8599 to meet her.

LEGAL HAPPY HOUR Free legal advice

Call to sign up. Randall Salky, Attorney at Law McGill Professional Law 970-879-6200 ext. 13 FREE: 4ftx6ft 8in sliding glass panels, good for green house etc.. Call 879-3109

BRAND NEW AFFORDABLE FURNITURE! Beds, dressers, recliners, bunk beds, book shelves, couches... Accepting quality consignment. RUMMAGERS 11th St. South, downtown 970-870-6087 STEAMBOAT’S MATTRESS HEADQUARTERS Mountain Mattress and furniture, Queen sets from $299. All natural, memory foam, 22 models on floor (970)879-8116 Black - Distressed Media cabinet. $250 Call 870-1681 or 819-2929

Locally Harvested Locally Milled Locally Handcrafted Locally Owned Please Support Businesses in your community! Call for local Discounts. 970-756-LOGS(5647).

TOP SOIL! TOP SOIL! TOP SOIL! Kimco 879-6898

WANTED: Loafing shed in good condition & chicken coop. 846-6531 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. Need Top Soil? Call 970-879-0655 How can we keep America’s electric bills affordable? Visit www.ourenergy.coop Experienced, Licensed, Home Care Provider has immediate openings Monday-Thursday. Please call Kelsey 970-846-4231 Zenith 32” TV in good condition. Craftsman 28” snowblower 6 forward and 2 reverse speeds new in 2009. 846-2060 6 person Tiger River Hot tub, excellent condition, 4 years old, new easy open cover. Enjoy! $2,500 970-846-8399 CHILDCARE OFFERED: Experienced Craig mother offering FT & PT day care, no weekends. Children of all ages. Call 937-231-3925

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

FORESTRY EQUIPMENT: TIMBERJACK 608 Feller - Buncher with Quadco 24”Shear Excellent Condition $75,000; CLARK 666 Ranger with Esco grapple, new tires Good Condition $20,000; JOHN DEERE 440 winch skidder, new tires, Good Condition $13,000; 1985 OSHKOSH, AWD, tandem axle, log loader, low miles BCI 400 Cummins with Prentice Log Loader $22,000; DANZCO mid mount Delimber, diesel engine $12,000; 2005 T-300 BOBCAT Skidder - 1600 hrs, 2006 Fecon Bullhog, Grapple, Shear, bucket $55,000; 2005 CASE 721 D Loader 1120 hrs, ride control, 3rd valve kit, shuttle shift, Excellent Condition $85,000. All equipment located in Grand Lake CO 303-898-2970 or 970-531-1074

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�� Kirsch K3 Home Surround Sound System, never used, still in box, 4 front & rear, center, Subwoofer speakers. $500 846-1841

Jeans a little tight? Try something that works. Take it off keep it off. Get ready for Spring! 970-824-9284

21 Ton National Boom Truck For Sale. $60,000. Call 970-846-3659

FREE: Hamster with cage. Call 819-8777 Kenmore washer & dryer, Used 1 yr. stored several. $300 OBO for both. & Portable Dishwasher $100, Moving. 736-2573, 970-370-1547

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

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Now Buying Elk & Deer Antlers. Yampa Valley Fur and Antler, 970-824-5505

Warm Weather, experienced riding to condition your horse in time for Spring/Summer. No broncs please! Robin Lorenz Romick 879-0392, 846-2669 Black Thoroughbred mare, 4 yrs old, registered. 16 hh. gorgeous! Great conformation - you must see her. (970) 389-0114 2 year old Red Angus bulls. (719) 379-5213

Dog Training/Behavior Consultation Grooming, do-it-yourself dog wash CANINES UNLIMITED 824-6364 www.caninesunlimitedtraining.com AKC Female Shihtzu, ready 5/8. Adorable Tri-Colored playful pup! $600 846-8725 3 Teacup poodles. 1 male ready to go now. Other 2 ready on 6-16. Call for details (970)653-4494. Contractor looking for paid Boarding for two yellow Labs for the Summer. Both dogs are fabulous with kids! (480)694-1326

11 yr old Arabian gelding, does it all. Hunter/jumper, dressage, western. Quick and athletic, great gymkhana prospect. $3,000 OBO 819-0651

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

3 yr old and 4 yr old Arabian hunter / dressage prospects. Both amazing quality, have been shown. $4,500 each. 3 yr old Arabian reining or working western prospect. 30 days under saddle. $2,500. 846-4866

WANTED: Old Style, torpedo shape Kayak in fiberglass for experimental Sailboat project. Johnny Walker 879-4947

Registered Angus Bulls by AI sires. Fertility, Trich & PAP tested, BVD-PI negative. Aric, 970-824-3341 or Stacy, 970-824-6702.

Chicken Equipment- Feeders, Waterers, Nest. 970-629-1385

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.

Found: Mens bracelet on Highland Way. Call to identify 819-9423. City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 - 760 Critter Court 5-3-2009Found in Milner-Black and Tan male shepherd mix:Found at Laurel St./Missouri AveYoung male tiger striped cat.Found in Oak Creek canyon: female black lab mix. Found on Tamarack near Hilltop Apts: female medium-haired gray cat.

City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 www.petfinder.com DATE: DATE: 5-5-09 Dogs for Adoption-$30 each: Jack-Sweet blind and diabetic 6-year old lab who loves to camp and swim. In foster care. Charlie-10 month old Newfoundland/Border Collie. Energetic! Petey- 2 year old Rat Terrier mix- Great with everyone! Niobie- Female Doberman mix coming soon. Cats for Adoption We have 8 adult cats waiting for great homes!-$30 each. Kittens available in 3 weeks. Bar Lazy U Border Collie puppies. Reds, blacks, tri’s. Registered, 1st shots, wormed, 5 free obedience lessons. $350. Renee 276-4807 Love our Oceans Sale! All salt water equipment & livestock on sale! Plus, any red tag in store up to 60% OFF! Tropical Rockies Through May 19. 879-0909

HAYDEN - INDOOR YARD SALE, 9-4 FRIDAY&SATURDAY 118 S. Walnut, Mt. Harris Liquor Bldg. Antique gas cooking stove, furniture, clothing-all ages, pictures, knick knacks, dishes and more. New stuff! Hayden Spring Fling Garage Sale and Flea Market. Saturday, May 9th, 8-3. Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, Hayden. $15.00 space. Inside or out, rain or shine. Lunch provided. COME ONE COME ALL! Call Sandy 734-6100

Estate Sale to benefit Emily Ingram. Friday, Saturday, (Sunday maybe). 9am 609 Pahwintah #4 Collectors treasures: Original fine art, prints, ceramics, jewelry, furnishings, kitchen contents, and more. Some free furnishings.

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The Hayden School District has the following positions open for the 2009-2010 school year: High School: *Science / Interventions Teacher *Guidance Counselor Middle School: *Math Teacher *Social Studies *Special Education Teacher *Part-time 6th Grade Teacher Elementary School: *Elementary Teacher *Sign Language Interpreter * To apply, visit the district website at www.haydenschools.org and click on the employment link for further information.

Garage Sale! 111 Hillside Dr this Saturday, May 9th 8am to Noon. Cool stuff, Cheap & Free items. Saturday Only Garage Sale from 8am-11am. In the courtyard BEHIND Bamboo Market. At the corner of 11th and Yampa. Leather settee, beautiful armoire, ottoman, high end audio, and many other things.

Multi Family garage sale Sat May 9th 7:30 am. Like new Simmons queen mattress set, armorie, home decor, clothes & more. 40523 Steamboat Dr, Steamboat II. For pre purchase 819-0713.

1400 # grass hay round bales. Been covered most of the winter. $100 per bale. 276 4446

FOUND: Toyota car key with remote, and mailbox key. Found under Powerline on Hillside Drive trail. Please call 819-4176

Moving Sale Saturday 5/9/09. 8am to 1pm. Office, Kitchen, Garden, Clothes, MUCH MORE!!! 1790 River Queeen Dr. Steamboat Blvd. to Clun House, turn right on River Queen.

KFMU & Reps Great American Garage Sale. Bring your stuff to SSMS. Saturday May 16th 8am - 12pm. $20 per space. Local retailers and restraunts also attentding event KFMU broadcasting live sure to draw a crowd.Call Ronna (970)875-2941 Laurie 970-846-3456 to reserve your space.

Saddles for sale 15” Colorado Saddlery - stock; 16” Hand Tooled -stock. Excellent condtion leather rapped horns. 970-870-6259 or 970-291-9637

FOUND ipod on bike path first of May. Call to identify 970-819-2728

MOVING SALE: May 9th 8am. 211 N Lincoln Ave unit 35 Willow Hill Trailer Park in Oak Creek. Lots of good stuff, cloths books furniture etc.

YARD SALE: 743 E Lincoln, Tons of nice boys clothes size 6mo to 3T, women’s, men’s XLT, Toys, books, baby items, lots of misc. Most things under $1. 8:00am

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Concordia Lutheran Church Spring Rummage Sale May 8th 9-5 and 9th 9-12. Donations now being accepted through Thursday. Please no tires, computers or large appliances. Call 970-879-0175 for details.

1976 Miley horse trailer. Good and safe. Used to haul pigs for 4-H. $800.00 4 Jeep Liberty Wrangler summer tires 235/70R16 very good $200, 4 Suburban tires 265/70R16 good $175. 879-9252

FOUND: Pendant in ally behind Holy Name Catholic Church Call 879-2292 to identify

Antique Sale Cash only. Sat May 9th 8am to 4pm & Sun May 10th 8am to 4pm. 200 Clifton, Yampa. Depression glass, old books, etc.

Friday, May 8, 2009

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.

Multi family, kitchen ware, small appliances, tons baby stuff, chariot, queen beds, large couch, desk, skiing, boarding, biking, fishing, camping gear. Surf, snow DVD’s, tools, books, CD’s. Sat 8 to 11 West Acres #1 No early Birds! Saturday 5/9 7:30-11:30 Copper Mountain Estates #38. Complete 37 gallon fish tank, exercise bike, sleeper sofa, wood planer, table saw, six panel 28 door, 06’ Jeep Wrangler X, AND MORE!

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 WANTED:Art, Crafts and food vendors for Grand Olde West Days in Craig. May 23-May 25. For applications grandoldewestdays.com or 824-8244

Huge Garage Sale, Saturday May 2nd, 9-1. No early birds! Household items, babys stuff, tools, furniture. #25 Copper Ridge Storage on Copper Ridge Drive off of Elk River Road.

Sat May 9th 8am to Noon: Take Elk River Road, pass the airport and take first Left (RCR 44), approx 3/4mile on Left. Watch for signs. Bar stools, book shelf, pet supplies, tires, womens, mens clothes, jewelry, womens shoes, womens carhart bibs, coats, household decorations, DVD player, VCR, movies, purses, grill, sleeping bags, kitchen supplies.

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Soda Creek Elementary School – Elementary Teacher – 3 Positions. Must meet NCLB HQ requirements. Deadline: until filled. Complete online application at https://apps.winocular.com/steamboat/apply/ EOE

Looking for nanny to care for infant in my home. References. Karen 846-3712

South Routt School District 09-10 School Year.

Long Term Sub for High School Math Teacher

Part-time bookkeeper needed for primarily accounts payable. Must know Quickbooks. 10-15 hrs per week. Email resume to amy@mybrokers.com

Instruct grades 9-12 in basic math & advanced math, August through December.

High School Social Studies Teacher

Instruct high school social studies curriculum.

PAINTERS: 5 yrs experience in commercial painting. Work in Steamboat & Craig. Drug test. EOE, Ins., 401k Contact Walter (888)947-2559. SHOP MECHANIC: Precision Excavating, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Shop Mechanic with equipment management experience. Please apply in person at 195 West Jefferson Avenue in Hayden 970-276-3359. EOE

Connell Resources, Inc. a leading heavy & highway contractor has the following positions available: Transport Driver. Minimum two years experience preferred. Current Class A CDL with Hazmat required. Parts-Runner to pick up and deliver parts and supplies out of shop in Craig. Requires data entry skills for computer work. Valid driver’s license and good driving record a must. Pre-employment drug screen/physical eval. required. Qualified applicants send resume or apply in person to 1205 Hilltop Pkwy., Steamboat Springs, Co. 80487. Apply on line at www.connellresources.com. FAX (970) 870-0290. EOE

PIPE FOREMAN: Precision Excavating, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Pipe Foreman. Please apply in person at 195 West Jefferson Avenue in Hayden 970-276-3359. EOE

FIELD MECHANIC: Precision Excavating, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Field Mechanic. Please apply in person at 195 West Jefferson Avenue in Hayden 970-276-3359. EOE

Head High School Wrestling Coach

Please submit a letter of interest that includes why you are interested in the South Routt School District and the position for which you are applying, current resume, three letters of recommendation, to Dennis Alt, PO Box 158, Oak Creek, CO 80467. Direct program questions to: Dennis Alt, High School Principal dalt@southroutt.k12.co.us

NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Rangely Campus * Colorado Northwestern Community College is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Natural Resources Program Director to help build a Natural Resources Program at CNCC. This is an Administrative Position with benefits. Pay is commensurate on experience and education. Minimum requirements: Master’s Degree. Education considered relevant includes natural resources, range management, geology ecology, anthropology, environmental policy, hydrology or combinations of suitable science and policy disciplines. Visit the CNCC website at www.cncc.edu/human_resources/job_opportunities . or a complete job announcement including important instructions for the completion and submission of the application. Application deadline: May 30, 2009. EOE

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Colorado Northwestern Community College, an NJCAA Division I Institution, is accepting applications for: * Assistant Women’s Volleyball / Softball Coach * * Aviation Maintenance Manager * CNCC is looking for a knowledgeable Aircraft Mechanicomanage, supervise & coordinate the maintenance of all air-craft in the CNCC Aviation Maintenance Technology Program. Complete job announcements and required CNCC Application for Employment can be found at: www.cncc.edu/human_resources/job_opportunities.htm. CNCC Is An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 Own A Computer? Put it to work earning $500 to $5,000 per month FT/PT Hours. www. Rkhglobal.com Housing included in this job opportunity. We are looking for a personable, detail oriented individual for a position at Dutch Creek Guest Ranch at Steamboat Lake. Job entails housekeeping, with some waitress and front desk duties. Room, board, salary and tips. Ask for Jon (970)879-8519 BREEZE’S SALON is looking for a Stylist and Nail Tech. 2 week free booth rental with sign on! Heavy Walk in Traffic! 970-824-2300 or 702-719-9183

CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: STAFF ASSISTANT III, City of Steamboat Springs. FT Excellent benefits. Salary: $17.24/hr + DOQ. Provides a variety of routine to complex administrative and technical support to the City Finance Dept. Requires excellent computer skills, HS grad, business training and/or 3-5 years related experience Submit resume and application to: City of Steamboat Springs 137 10th Street, POB 775088, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 or to: jthrasher@steamboatsprings.net (Attn: FIN SA III) by May 18, 2009. Application and info available at: www.steamboatsprings.net EOE. Steamboat Lake Outfitters is now hiring for Breakfast cooks, line cooks, & Pizza cooks. Call 970-879-4404 or apply online www.steamboatlakeoutfitters.com Mystery shoppers. Earn up to $100 a day. Under cover shoppers needed to judge retail-dining establishments. Experience not required. 800-721-8703

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

Motel manager needed. Must have computer knowledge, general lodging knowledge, handyman skills, single person or couple. Send resume to 2455 West Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625.

Moffat County-Seeking applicants for the position of Fulltime Grounds, Facility Maintenance Technician for Parks & Recreation Department. For complete job description, contact Colorado Workforce Center (970) 824-3246. Moffat County is an EEO Employer.

TRAVEL U.S.A.

Publication Sales Co. hiring 18 sharp enthusiastic individuals to travel the U.S. Training, travel, lodging and transportation furnished. Return trip guaranteed. 1-800-781-1344. Comb Goddess has an opening for ft or pt booth rental hair stylist. 871-0606

Is now hiring for FT or PT Hair Stylist. Please send resume to cross7@resortbroadband.com

Luv To Scrub! Residential cleaning, 61-year-old woman with more than 30 years’ experience. Detail oriented. References available. Gail, (307) 383-2071.

Clinical Financial Outcomes Analyst (FT/Exempt) The Clinical Financial Outcomes Analyst, in conjunction with Patient Care leadership, analyzes and plans for the financial viability of the nursing units and oversees their financial operations. Additionally, this position supports patient care goals, organizational strategies and quality initiatives. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in healthcare related or relevant financial field & two years of accounting or related experience in financial outcomes analysis. Education/experience in Lean-Six Sigma or similar methodology preferable. RN is preferred but not required. Candidate will have significant experience/skill with computer systems, spreadsheets, and other analytical applications and the ability to analyze and draw conclusions from performance improvement data. We offer great benefits including health insurance, paid time off, ski passes, 403(b) retirement plan and more! Apply at Yampa Valley Medical Center, Human Resources at 1024 Central Park Drive Steamboat Springs, CO, fax resume to 871-2337, apply online at or email to: www.yvmc.org careers@yvmc.org.

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

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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

The Steamboat Holiday Inn will have two positions available this summer. * Front Desk Agent * A part-time seasonal position with the possibility of full-time year-round employment. * Night Auditor * A part-time year-round position. All our positions offer world-wide travel benefits, discounts at Rex’s American Grill & Bar, and health insurance after 6 months for full time positions. The right candidates must be self-motivated, pay great attention to detail, and have the right customer service attitude. Apply in person, fax your resume to 970-879-0251, or email resume to Lauren@SteamboatHI.com. Accepting applications through June 3rd, interviews will begin June 5th.

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Landscape Maintenance, 5 days a week possible odd jobs and erons. Reference please. $15 per hour. Call 879-5720 or 734-7069

Become an Avon Representative. Only $10 sign up fee. For more information contact Mona at (970)-824-6744 or 629-8460.

STEAMBOAT:1BD Old Town, NS, NP Cable & utilities included, $500 month, 1st, Last, Deposit. Available 06/01/09 - 09/01/09. 846-4180 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. $1,850 month + partial utilities. Or 2BD apartment $1,300 monthy plus utilities. Call Russ 203-253-6509

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�� OAK CREEK: COMFORTABLE TWO BEDROOM Larger Unit, high ceilings, Dish TV, good location. $650 month. Quiet building. Storage available. 970-879-4784 STEAMBOAT: Very nice studio apartment available. utilities, cable, and internet included. NP, WD, First, last, security. References required. $725 monthly. (970)871-9918 or (970)846-5358 STEAMBOAT-OLD TOWN: 2BD, 1BA. Includes all utilities, WD, some furniture available. NS, pet? First, Last, Security. $1100 month. 970-870-9386. 2bd, 1ba, waterfall, stone patio, Saltillo tile, hickory cabinets, gas fireplace, fenced yard, WD. $1550 includes gas, electric, cable, trash. NS, 1 dog allowed. 970-734-7374

STEAMBOAT:2 Bd, 1 Bath Val D’Isere. Flexible lease, hardwood floors, DW, WD, very clean, utilities included. Pets neg. $1300 303-859-2616

Now Accepting applications for the Following position: Assistant Head Housekeeper, Full Time, Year Round, Experience, Bi-lingual Preferred, Benefit Package offered. Applications, Resumes can be delivered or mailed to: 2340 Apres Ski Way Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 or email to: angelicaVchamonix@yahoo.com

OAK CREEK: 2BD, 1BA apartment, all appliances, NS, pets negotiable, 1st & security. $850 per month includes all utilities. Joe 846-3542 STEAMBOAT:Studio apartment in luxury home available. $1200 monthly includes utilities. (970)879-8089 STEAMBOAT:Partially Furnished 1BD, 1BA in private home. Separate entrances, WD, $925. First, last, deposit. All utilities included plus cable. NS, NP. 819-1848 STEAMBOAT:1BR, 1BA in new house near the mountain. Separate entrance, full kitchen, WD. $795 month single, includes most utilities. NS, NP. Nelson 846-8338 STEAMBOAT: Sunny, Quiet, studio Apt Downtown with garage. Excellent location, rarely available. NS $1000 month + elec. 871-1681 or 846-8026

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The Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation has one part time year round opening for Resident Manager. Candidates must be able to read, write and comprehend the English language, be at least 21 years old, and be able to interact professionally with tenants under varying circumstances. For more details and to apply go to www.steamboat.com/jobs Phone 970-871-5132 Employment for this job is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. EOE M/F

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

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

SAKETUMI Hiring (1) P/T “Talented, Motivated Kitchen Person” Potential to train in the fine art of sushi and a F/T position for the right candidate Contact Chef Graves at 970-367-6214

Oak Tree Inn & Penny’s Dinner are currently accepting applications for all staff. Looking for positive & hard players. Apply in person @ 98 Moffat Ave In Yampa. Road & Bridge Flagger: $13.22/hour, no benefits. Details: http://www.co.routt.co.us. Click on Employment. Application to Routt County Human Resources, PO Box 773598, Steamboat Springs, CO, 80477. Deadline – May 12, 2009, 5 pm. Equal Opportunity Employer.

POLICE OFFICER- CITY OF CRAIG, CO $44,290/yr - $56,678/yr. Full time with excellent benefits. Take-home car. Craig, in NW CO, offers unlimited recreation activities and excellent quality of life. Seeking applicants interested in working for a value driven, progressive and community involved police department. Must be 21 YOA. H.S./GED. Colorado POST Certified/Certifiable OR currently attending a police academy. Bilingual is a plus. For employment packet, contact Human Resources, City of Craig, 300 W 4th St. Craig, CO 81625, 970-826-2010 or 826-2008, employment link at www.ci.craig.co.us or klarson@ci.craig.co.us. Deadline: May 22, 2009. EOE/AA/ADA

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Christian Heritage School - Middle / High School Science Teacher. Must be in agreement with Statement of Faith, Contact Al Weisberg 879-1760 for more information or send resume to CHS, 27285 Brandon Circle, Steamboat Springs CO 80487.

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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 Make great money with fun people! Sales Associate. Apply @ SEARS 1855 Shield Dr or E-Mail resume to ds3198@searshc.com

OAK CREEK:2BR, 1BA Apartment. Heat, water & sewer included. $695 monthly + deposit NS, Pet negotiable. Available immediately (970)846-6218

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STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Walton Village. WD, NS, NP, Hottub, Pool, Tennis. Water, Cable, Trash included. $950 monthly + gas, electric. Available NOW. First, Last, Deposit. 970-291-9059, 970-291-1117 STAGECOACH:Immaculate remodel, 3BD, 2BA, stainless steel appliances, granite, WD. $1200 month. First, Last & Security, NS, NP. Available 09/01/09. 970-736-8199 Stand out in the crowd. Call 970-871-4255 to add an attention getter to your advertisement.

Drastically reduced Storm Meadows Club, furnished 1BD, 1BA, upscale amenities, athletic club. NS, NP, flexible terms. Valerie Lish RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT 970-846-1082

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, utilities included, hot tub, easy access to hiking and biking trails large porche, yard area, 6 month lease, fully furnished $950 per month. 1-800-733-7060

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:Large 2 bed / 2 bath condo on the mountain. Possibly furnished. NS, NP on bus line $1400. 970-846-6444

STEAMBOAT: Villas 2BD, 1BA sunny upper corner unit, attached garage, HT, WD, NS, NP. Gas & cable included. $1350. 846-3471

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

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA Rockies, next to pool. NS, NP, 6 month lease. $1150 monthly + electric. 970-291-1209

STEAMBOAT1BD, 1BA Pines at Ore House, Mountain views, WD, hot-tub, bus, FP, NS, NP $1,200 month. 1st, Last, Security. 970-846-2377

STEAMBOAT:2 duplexes: furnished, fire place, hottub, no dogs. 2BD, 2BA, available May 1st, $1500; 2BD, 1BA, pool, available May 18th, $1400, first,deposit. Room for rent in 3BD, 2BA downtown house $600. 970/581-9197, 970/402-0581

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:BEST DEAL! New 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. Only $1495 month - includes heat and cable. 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 NS, NP. Liz 879-5100x10 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, Ski Trails Condo. Fully furnished, $1000 monthly includes all utilities. NS, NP. Available until December 1st. 970-846-2659 STEAMBOAT: Completely remodeled 2BD, 1BA. NS, NP, $1,250 + utility. Close to bus route, on site laundry facility. Susan Ross 970-819-2300 STEAMBOAT:Available May 16, studio at North Star on the mountain. On the busline, pet negotiable, deposit negotiable, no smoking, furnished or unfurnished, you choose! $850.00 719-459-1121 or 719-535-0484 STEAMBOAT: Comfortable condo on Apres Ski Way. Suits single, couple, $750, NS, NP, 970-846-6453 STEAMBOAT:Remodeled, top floor 3 bedroom/ 2 bath condo on mountain. Possibly furnished NS, NP, on bus line $1500 970-846-6444 STEAMBOAT: Live - work by the River. 2BD, 2BA,Brand new, furnished WD, NS, NP. Monthly, seasonal, yearly. (970)871-6016 or 819-0696

STEAMBOAT:Beautiful 2BD 2BA newer furnished condo, excellent location. High end finishes, one car garage, NS, Pet Negotiable, $2,100 includes all 846-1630

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA furnished Rockies 1st floor. Views! Pool, hot tubs out your door! Mountain, bus route, NS, NP $1250. 304-722-2386

STEAMBOAT:Oversized 2BD, 2BA Rockies condo, fully-furnished, fully-equipped kitchen, newly rennovated swimming pool, 2 hot tubs. Gas fireplace, NP, $1,250. Free internet and cable. 1-800-733-7060

STEAMBOAT:2BD plus loft, 1.5BA, WD, steps from bus, NS, pets negotiable, 8 minute walk to Gondola. $1650 815-441-3627

STEAMBOAT:Furnished, very private creek side, Burgess Creek. Very clean, 2bd, 3ba, attached garage. $1,600 month. Available May 1 Michael (949)433-1708 STEAMBOAT:FREE month of May! Fully furnished one bedroom, all utilities included, pool, hot tubs, $1250 month to month, $1000 month, 6 month lease. 970-846-1031 STEAMBOAT: Newer 2 BR, 2 BA Sundance Creek Condo with FP, deck, W/D & garage. Quality finishes, excellent location & views. NS/NP. $1500 plus utilities. Nelson 970-846-8338 STEAMBOAT:2 Bed / 1 Bath Mountain Condo. Cable, trash, water is included. WD, gas fireplace in unit. $1200 month. 970.846.8062

STEAMBOAT:Sunray 2BD, 2BA furnished on bus line, vaulted ceiling, WD, 2-car heated garage. Includes heat & water. Call mike 846-8692 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA condo on mountain. Available 5/15, NS, NP, $1100 monthly. Flexible Lease. 970.547.4662 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, Condo, Fully furnished, WD, on bus route, NS, NP $1,450 plus utilities, First, Last, Security Available 5/5/09 (719)338-4763 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 2BA Nicely Furnished. Fireplace, WD, Fully equipped kitchen, Cable, Pool, Hot Tub, Very Clean, Mountain views. NS, NP References required. $1,000 1st, last, dep. Call 879-6189

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STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA furnished, remodeled, top corner unit, mountain views. wood floors, WD, HT & pool, NS, NP. $1095 monthly (970)736-1204

STEAMBOAT:Walton Village 1BD. Partially furnished. Hot tub. On bus route. No pets. $875 monthly plus utilities. Lease (970)879-8161 STEAMBOAT:Storm Meadows 2BD, 2BA fully furnished, mountain, WD, NS, NP, & bus. 818-917-0809 or kruha@verizon.net

STEAMBOAT:2bd, 2ba Furnished, Roomy, sunny ground floor unit. Great location, easy walk to downtown. NS, NP, WD, Deck. Available June 1st, $1600 includes utilities. 846-1599

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA cute condo on mountain, furnished, top floor, NS, NP. $700 monthly Susan 870-8282 or 879-3831

Bright 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom condo. Walk downtown, washer/dryer, dishwasher, NS/NP, good storage, views of sunset, cable included $1,000. (970) 846-6786.

STEAMBOAT: 2BD, 2BA partially Furnished, Internet, Cable Included, bus-route, WD, Hot-Tub, mountain. NS, NP $1200 1st, Last, Security. 970-871-7921

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, Walton Village unfurnished, WD, NS, NP, lease. Water, heat, cable included. $850 month. Available May 1st. Call 970-948-1525

STEAMBOAT:Great 2BD, 2.5BA, All Appliances, carport &garage on mountain. NS, NP $1,475 1st, last, deposit. Available 6/1 Dan 719-491-6231or 719-495-8304

STEAMBOAT: Sunray Meadows, 2BD, 2BA, 2 car garage. Top floor, vaulted ceilings, appliance upgrade, WD, all utilities paid, $1,600 970-846-9369

STEAMBOAT:1BD Pines at Ore House, Wood & Tile floors, community hot-tub, bus route, NS, NP, WD, $1100 includes cable. 970-846-9482 STEAMBOAT: 1BD, 1BA, Shadow Run, WD, partially furnished. NS, NP, $950 a month. 970-456-3739

Walton Village Omicron Unit for rent. One Bedroom, 2 FULL baths with a Murphy bed. Perfect for a couple. Nicely remodeled. Upper corner unit right next to the pool with ski mountain views. $1100. Lease length & terms flexible. Available the first week in May. Please call (970) 291-9183 for more information.

STAGECOACH: Wonderful 2bdrm, 1bth Stagecoach Wagon Wheel condo. $850.00 a month with May FREE. 720-244-5514

STEAMBOAT:Shadow Run 1bd, 1ba remodeled, fully furnished, fireplace, views, pool, hot tubs, on bus route. NS, NP. 1st, last + deposit. Lease available May 1st, $995/mo. 970-846-7032

STEAMBOAT:3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Furnished Condo on Mountain. WD, NP, NS. Steamboat Home Management & Realty 879-1982 STEAMBOAT:Rockies 1BD. Furnished, F/P, pool, hot tub. Walk to Mt. No pets. $1000 monthly plus electric. Lease 970-879-8161

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:WALTON VILLAGE 1BD, 1BA LOWER CORNER UNIT, WD, NP, NS, HOT TUB, POOL, TENNIS COURTS. FIRST, LAST, DEPOSIT $825 879-7746

STEAMBOAT:4BD, 1/2 Duplex between town & mountain. Heated garage & drive, hot tub & 4 decks. Wow! $2400/monthly. Call Greg Forney 970-870-1020 STEAMBOAT:B=Dup, 3BD, 2BA, Riverside, fenced yard, quiet, storage D/W, W/D, NS, NP, bus. June 1st. $1,500/mo. 1st, Last, Security. References. Possible Sale or Rent2Own. 970-276-9151 STEAMBOAT:4BD, 2BA upper 1/2 of duplex, on mountain, 1-car garage, bus route, WD, DW, pet OK. 879-5811 STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA, off Tamarack. WD, DW, NS, pets ok, garage deck, views. $1950 monthly, flexible lease. Utilities included. (970)846-2225 STEAMBOAT: Older Duplex, available May. 4BD, 2BA. Beautiful views, great location, NS, pets considered. $1800mo + utilities. Flexible lease 870-0242

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA, Adult professionals preferred, $1,400, discount available, 12 month lease available with garage. Call Candice 970-870-0497 or 970-846-1642

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STEAMBOAT:Newer 2bd, 2ba, furnished, WD, 2 decks, bus, hot tub, Internet, NS, NP $1500, ALL utilities paid. 1-800-881-8751 for pics.

STEAMBOAT: VERY CLEAN mountain unfurnished 2BD, 2BA, no stairs, utilities included, attached garage, WD, NP, NS, $1494 month, available immediately, 846-0303

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STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Mountain Views, Remodel, WD, NS, NP, pool, hottub, tennis, on bus. $1000 + electric. 1st & deposit. (970)846-0515

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STEAMBOAT:Magnificent 1BD condo, Storm Meadows on Mountain. Fully furnished. $1,250 month to month. All inclusive, NS, NP. Ron @ 970-620-5918

STEAMBOAT:FREE FIRST MONTH, 2BD, 2BA, garage, FP, WD, NP, NS, furnishings possible, includes heat, cable, water, trash. $1500 monthly. 970-846-5190 STEAMBOAT:MOUNTAIN AREA, Shadow Run or Sunburst: Available -Furnished 2BDs , fireplace, hot tub, on bus route. Starting @ $1000. 970-846-5655. STEAMBOAT:Very comfortable furnished condo with deck, 2BD, 2BA, awesome views. Includes cable, internet, water & trash. Available Now. 970-846-5323 STEAMBOAT:Available immediately, Lrg 2bd, 2bth, mountain, no dogs, NS $1200, lease short or long term, inc all util- Eric 970-846-0463 STEAMBOAT:Beautiful top floor 3BD, 2BA with slate tile and hardwood floors. Open floor plan, great mountain views, FP. NP. $1,350 monthly. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294

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:3BD, 1BA, garden level, fenced yard. Off Tamarack. Bus, 1-car garage, WD, NS. $1650 plus utilities. Available Now 970-879-5507, (970)879-8584 OAK CREEK:Brand New 1/2 Duplex for Rent 3BD, 2BA, 2-car garage, all appliances included + central vacuum. NS, Pet negotiable. Sierra View, $1650 monthly + utilities. Call Joe 846-3542 TOPONAS: Newer 2BD,1BA. large acreage Partially furnished. 1 pet; horses nego. NS. $800 (970)638-4281, (970)846-4593

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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:New home in Tree Haus. Stunning views, 3BD, 3BA, fully furnished, 2 fireplaces, 6 big screen TV’s, NS, NP. $2490 monthly 970-846-5551 STEAMBOAT:4BD, 2BA Fairview Home available 6/15/09. Solar and gas heat, cool summers, warm winters. Private landscaped yard, NS. $2,300 (970)846-9053 STEAMBOAT:On the mountain, bus-route, close to park, great neighborhood. 4BD, 2BA, 2-car garage, WD, NS. $2,200 month plus utilities. 970- 846-1984 STEAMBOAT:467 8th street downtown, 4BR house, extra large private yard on Soda Creek, 2 large living rooms, plus dining room, wd, pets considered, must see this place, $2,000 monthly (970)846-4722 CLARK: 4BD, 2BA, 2 car heated garage, heated shed. On Seedhouse Rd in Clark. NS $1,800 monthly 303-688-0405 YAMPA:2BEDROOM, 1BATH NO GARAGE. PROPANE & ELECTRIC HEAT. YEAR LEASE. 1ST, LAST, DEPOSIT. AVAILABLE 06/01. NP $850 638-4264 OR 638-4455. STEAMBOAT:3BD, 3BA Unfurnished, open floor plan, vaulted ceiling, hot tub, double garage & fenced, NS, Pet? $1,800 month. Call 970-846-2880 HAYDEN: 3BD, 1BA. Discounted to $925 monthly. 2-car garage, available NOW, Pets considered! Call (970) 846-5551 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:Fantastic Oldtown 3BD, 1BA. Great location! Large fenced yard, big deck. NS, available 6-1. Dog ok. $1,950 + utilities. 846-5667 STEAMBOAT:Fairview neighborhood, 10 minute walk to Downtown SS and new library, on FREE Bus Route. 5 BR, 2BA, WD. Large Kitchen, DW, lg living areas. Pets negotiable. $2000 mo plus util. 603-728-8010

STEAMBOAT:Quiet Fairview neighborhood. Cozy 2BD, 1BA. WD, NS, 5/1/09. Year lease, $1,000 plus utilities. 1st, Last, Deposit 970-846-3292 STEAMBOAT:1-4 bedroom homes/condos. Downtown, Walton Village, Walton Creek Also others $800 - $2000 per month. Available now or soon 970.846.1052 www.AxisWestRealty.com HAYDEN: 3BD, 2BA, 1 car garage, $1,100 monthly First, Last, Deposit- NS, NP, 970-871-1973 after 6PM. Steamboat:Old Town Gem. 2BR, 2BA, WD, Utilities Included. Pets Negotiable, NS, NP, $1700 monthly. Available June 1st. 970-846-9994 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. STEAMBOAT:4bdr 2ba $489 monthly! Foreclosure! Stop Renting! 5% dw, 30 yrs @ 8% apr! For Listings Call 800-576-6921 xB030 STEAMBOAT:Great Location close to lifts Bus & Grocery: 3br with loft & yard on large lot. Great deck, yard & ample parking, wood stove, pets ok. Flexible on # of occupants. Ideal for skiers, students or construction. $2,000 Call Jon 970-819-6930 STEAMBOAT:Walk to Gondola, 4 Bed, 3 bath furnished custom duplex home. WD, NS, NP. $2400 plus utilities. 846-6910 STEAMBOAT: Bright, open 3-4 BR, 2Ba custom family home in Fairview. Fenced, landscaped yard. NS, pets considered. Avail. June 1st. $2500 monthly. INCLUDES utilities. Jen 846-6377. STEAMBOAT:4 + bedroom old town home, big fenced yard, pets okay. Furnished, $3,000 includes utilities. Flexible terms, call for appointment. (970)871-6898 STEAMBOAT: Spectacular ski area views from this 4BD, 3BA Tree Haus home. Just 2 miles from both downtown and the ski area. Close to everything Steamboat has to offer! Fully furnished with landscaped yard, large deck, hot tub and 2-car garage. Long-term lease $3,500 monthly + utilities. Pets welcome. Call 970-390-5244. YAMPA:MAY FREE! Cute 3BD, large yard, 2 out buildings plus shop, NS, pet negotiable. $950 monthly. Last, security. 970-819-2683 STEAMBOAT: Beautiful Log Home 9 miles from town. 5BD, 5.5BA Studio, 3 car garage, Great views! $3,500 monthly. (970) 879-1982 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 YAMPA: 2BD, 1BA with garage, large fenced yard. NS, pet negotiable. $850 monthly, first, last, security. Available May 1st. (970)846-4596

STEAMBOAT: 3BD, 3.5BA Custom home on Anglers Drive. This home has everything! $3,750 monthly, see more details at tntpropertiesonline.com or Call 970-846-6767 STEAMBOAT:Energy Efficient 4BD, 3.5BA, 2-car garage, deck, Beautiful family home in town at Tamarack Point. Childrens Park, school-bus. Views, NS, Lease, $2,250 monthly. 1st, Last, Security 970-846-9903 HERITAGE PARK: 3BD, 3BA unfurnished log home in excellent condition, gas fireplace, wood floors, sunroom, garage, hot tub, $2500. 970-846-5655. STEAMBOAT:3BD, 1BA Old Town home WD, Pets negotiable. $1900 month + utilities. First, security. References. Leave Message 846-1007 YAMPA- 1BD, 1BA house, quiet and comfortable, furnishings available, lease negotiable woodstove and propane. Available in June $675+ utilities 638-4495

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. $2000 + utilities 970.846-0833 CLARK: Right on The Elk River, 3BD, 2BA, WD, NS, pets neg., $1350 month 879-3253 YAMPA: STILL AVAILABLE!!!! Available May 1st. Funky 3BR, 1 1/2BA with attached garage, pellet stove, FP, fenced yard and sheds, WD. Year lease- first, last and $500 dep. Dog welcome $750 monthly contact Greg via email bowsermania@yahoo.com STEAMBOAT:Old Town Home, 3BD, 2BA, Gas fireplace, W/D, NS, Pets OK, One yr. lease, 1st and security. $1800 month, 846-4705 STEAMBOAT:Single family home on ski mountain, 3BD + apartment, location, views, flat lot, 2 car garage, ski-in/out. Call for details (970)819-1540 STEAMBOAT: Beautifully landscaped 3 bedroom, 2 BA = bath house for rent. Located on Blue Sage Circle in the Fish creek Falls area. Oversized garage, WD, NP, NS. Available June 1st. One year lease at $1900 a month. Please call 819-5648

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 STEAMBOAT:Duplex log home, 3BD, 1BA, renovated kitchen, acre, next to River Bend. 1 dog ok. Se Habla Espanol. $1000 819-2987 CLARK: Steamboat Lake. Beautiful log home for rent. Furnished, 5 BR, 3BA. $2,000 mo plus tenant paid utilities. Call (303)698-9279 CLARK:Charming Cabins for lease 17 miles North of Steamboat: 1BD’s start at $650 monthly, 2BD’s $1,000 monthly plus utilities. NS, NP. Horse boarding available. 1st, Last, Security. 970-879-6220. STEAMBOAT: Unfurnished 5BD, 3BA, Downtown, vies, NS, pet okay, year lease, $2,500 month, + utilities. 970-879-2373 STEAMBOAT:Private ski area home located on Val D’Isere. 2BD, 1BA. Deck, Garage, FP, Dog Neg. $1350 monthly. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294.

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 OAK CREEK:For rent or buy 3BD, 2BA home, great views and nice neighborhood. For details. Christina 970-819-9414 or Brandon 970-819-8953 STEAMBOAT: Unfurnished 1 bedroom 1 bath Mobile Home located in Dream Island MHC, $875 monthly, $900 deposit, Call (970) 879-0261

STAGECOACH:3BD, 2BA $1,195 month includes water, sewer, trash & snow. NP. Fully furnished New carpeting. Available Immediately 970-819-1666 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:READY TO RENT! Unfurnished 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage. Clean, quiet, fantastic views, close to town and mountain. Low utilities. 1st, Last, Security. Plowing, trash removal paid. Pets considered $1500 month 734-4919.

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STEAMBOAT:Villas @ Walton Creek 3BR, 3BA, 1CG, on bus route, fully furnished, no pets. Playground & 2 hot tubs on premises. $1850 mo. plus electric. Rent includes water, heat & cable. 6 month or 1yr lease. 1st, last, dep. Call Rory: (561) 722-2121 STEAMBOAT:2BD townhouse, ski area, furnished & fully equipped, WD, pool, hot tub. NS, NP. Available 06/01. $1350 month. Cable, monthly house keeping included. 303-503-8100. STEAMBOAT:$2,000 monthly, 4BD, 4BA FURNISHED Townhome between Mtn & town on bus route. Views, 1 car garage, W/D. (303)815-0535 STEAMBOAT: 3bed, 3bath Walton Village Townhome for rent. Sunny, corner unit with valley views. Fully furnished. $1600/month. NS, NP 970.846.9449 STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA, nice, clean, 2300 sf, fully furnished or unfurnished, private town setting, aspens, great mountain views. NS $1900 970-819-7684 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, furnished, WD, mountain, deck, hot tub, cable, bus route. Available 6/1, $1,350 + deposit NP, NS (310)920-5859 (310)-379-0464 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA Whistler TH unit. Recent partial renovation. 1st, last, deposit with payment plan. $1300 mo. Includes several utilities and amenities. Avail immediately. 970.596.9884

STEAMBOAT: Furnished room available, on mountain, includes heated garage parking, bike path, bus, NP, NS. $700 month. 819-9463 STEAMBOAT: Furnished room available with private BA in 4BD, 5.5BA Custom home in Aspens! $600 monthly. HOTTUB, WIFI, WD, DW, NS, 10mi East of downtown Steamboat. 970-819-9725 STEAMBOAT:Roomie wanted for downtown condo, fully furnished, WD, NP, NS, parking. $600 month + deposit, utilities included. 970-819-5673 or 970-457-7278 STEAMBOAT:Room for rent with private bathroom. hot tub, on the bus line. $625 not including utilities. Check out yv310.com and email info@yv310 for details. Downtown 7th Street location. Master Suite fabulous home. $1,000 monthly, Includes utilities, cable, NS, NP. 875-0700. Short stay available -No lease.

STEAMBOAT:QuailRun - 3BR’s, 3-1/2Baths. Furnished, hottub. Bus route. No pets. $2300 monthly plus electric. Rent includes heat, water, cable-internet. (970)879-8161 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1.5BA Whistler Townhome. WD, deck, pool, hot tub, NS, NP. $1300 month includes most utilities. 1st, last, security. 846-2451. HAYDEN:Bright, 1150sqft 2bdrm, 2bath near airport with 1150sqft heated garage, storage or commercial space. Available May 20th. $1400 monthly. 846-4296 STEAMBOAT:Enclave - 3 bedrooms. Furnished. On mountain and bus route. Two car garage. $1975 monthly plus utilities. NP Lease. (970)879-8161 STAGECOACH Townhome: 3BD, 2BA great views, unfurnished. First, last, security. $1,100 monthly. NP, Available May 1st. (970)618-1727 STEAMBOAT:Chinook Lane, 2BD, 2BA on bus route. Furnished, WD, NS, lease. 1st, last, deposit $1500 month + utilities. Call 970-222-0913 STEAMBOAT:Furnished Herbage Townhome, 3bd, 3ba. On mountain on bus route. $2100 monthly includes heat, water, cable. NS, NP. Available 6-1. 303-525-9102 STAGECOACH:3BD, 2BA, 1400sf townhome in Stagecoach. Furnished end unit. $1300 monthly. 846-5086

MILNER:$400 month. One room and private bath. 10 miles west of town, No deposit required, utilities included. NS, NP. 970-870-0577 STEAMBOAT:Furnished Bedroom-Private Bath, great views, neighborhood in NEW 3BR,2.5BA Townhome! Hardwood, tile, WD, Internet, WiFi, utilities included. $850 lease 970-846-0440 STEAMBOAT: Small bedroom available in House, 7th and Pine Downtown, no storage, $525 includes utilities. 970-819-8141 STEAMBOAT:Enjoy country living on ranch about 10 minutes West of Steamboat, on Trout Creek. One room available $600 monthly. 879-3699 STEAMBOAT:Mature housemates needed for 4bd, 3.5ba home. $650 plus utilities, pets and lease term negotiable. Available June 8. (303)673-0727.

STEAMBOAT:2BD, Shared bath available in 4BD, 3BA, Duplex. Internet, HDTV, WD, Storage, NS, NP, $600, split of utilities, deposit, 970-846-6034 STEAMBOAT:2 rooms available in 3BD, 2BA new townhome. Available now! WD, cable, wifi, $550 per room plus utilities. Travis 970-846-6799

STEAMBOAT:Looking for 1 roommate to share 3BD, 2BA house with one other, WD, pets neg. $625 includes utilities. (970) 846-8890 STEAMBOAT:Room in large log home, half mile from town. NS, NP, WD. $600 month, including utilities. 970-879-3473, leave message. STAGECOACH:Looking for roommate NS, NP but must be dog friendly. $450 month Includes everything. Available May 1st. (970)846-1726. STEAMBOAT:Mature, responsible Roommate wanted, Furnished or unfurnished bedroom, Large family home, NS, NP (pet, kid friendly) $475 Includes utilities. 970-846-2730

STEAMBOAT:1900sqft of Lincoln Avenue Frontage for $3930 per month, includes utilities! First floor space, available mid may. The Commercial Propert Group 970-879-1402 STEAMBOAT:Spacious executive office space available in May. 1200 sqft. Pine Grove area. Easy access, unlimited parking. Call Mark 879-6519 mjthomsen@qwestoffice.net STEAMBOAT: 3 offices available in very nice building near the ski area and on the bike path. Would share space with 2 person CPA firm. $1300 monthly includes utilities and DSL. Contact Scott 970-734-8118. OAK CREEK: Exceptional, Affordable Office spaces in newer building on main street. Rent includes utilities and heat. 736-2513 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:Copper Ridge 1 warehouse 1,920 sqft warehouse. 12 ft doors, mezzanines. Available Now. (970)879-7659 or 846-9643 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: 800sqft Warehouse #3, Yampa Valley Business Park. $825 monthly. Call Tom at 879-1708 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. 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

STEAMBOAT:WAREHOUSE SPACES AVAILABLE. AFFORDABLE RENTS IN TOUGH ECONOMY. $7.50 SF - NNN FOR MORE DETAILS. CALL TRAVIS AT 879-6831 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: Office space for Free! Single to large executive suite in a professional building great parking,1st month Free 970-870-3473

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:Discounted rent, AVAILABLE NOW! 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 970-875-084, kath@evodesign.biz

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Priced way under recent appraisal of $270,000! Granite slab countertops, stainless appliances, cherry cabinets. Move-in ready. (970)846-5803. sue@oldtownrealty.com

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RETAIL - Center of Downtown 1,200 - 3,500 SF Boutique Retail, Food Service - Restaurant? Flexible Terms. OFFICE - Prestigious location center of Downtown 700 - 1400 SF, Tenant finish allowance, Call Jon Sanders 970.870.0552 STEAMBOAT:Make your money work for you. Consider a commercial lease with option in professional office space from 800 to 6000sf. 879-9133 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: 427 Oak St. Available Immediately, 1850 Sq Ft. For further info Call Janet 879-0642 or 846-6962

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

STEAMBOAT:Premium building on a beautiful site with great parking. Fox Creek Park office space from 845 to 6000sf. Financing available. 879-9133 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. 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

Motivated Seller. Offered at $333,000. #124445 This is the least expensive three bedroom condominium on the market! This is a totally remodeled top floor corner unit. Enjoy ski mtn views and lots of light due to the extra windows in this unit. The remodel completed last year includes hardwood floors, new paint and texture, new tile and carpet and new vanities in the baths. Owners can have pets! Call Cheryl Foote at (970)846-6444 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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STEAMBOAT: 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom, luxury townhome. Great location on mountain, sleeps 8. Pool, spa, fitness center. July 4-11. $1,500 970-879-1833. STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, Spectacular views, on mountain, newly renovated, stone, granite. Call for details. Available May-November, short or long term. 970-879-1833

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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Don’t Wait! Fire Sale! Offered at $399,999 #124186. Drastically reduced for a quick sale! Everyone is waiting for “the Deal” to come on the market... this is it! Enjoy huge views of the Mt Werner from this premier two bed, two and a half bath unit at The Ranch at Steamboat. This unit has been upgraded to include granite counter tops, new furniture, newer flooring, paint and appliances including water heater and washer/dryer. Call Cheryl Foote at ( 9 7 0 ) 8 4 6 - 6 4 4 4 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com Prudential Steamboat Realty Stand out in the crowd. Call 970-871-4255 to add an attention getter to your advertisement.

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Over 3 acres Heavy Industrial House/Office, Shop 1728 sq ft. 26 units self storage, Many existing uses. Close in. 970-879-5036

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HAYDEN/STEAMBOAT: Heated 14’ x 45’ storage unit for cars/RV, home or business. On site airport shuttle, clubhouse and manager. $69K Jack (303)475-9864 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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CLARK: 1BD, 1BA, .75 acre, 100ft Elk River $355K OBO. Motivated, Brokers Welcome. 870-1023

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

Offered at $225,000 #125118 HUGE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE PRICE AND SITS ON THREE CITY LOTS!. 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bathroom home with 2-car garage. The home is nestled in mature trees against the open space of the newly constructed Sierra View Subdivision and sits towards the end of a cul-de-sac for privacy. Enjoy the outdoors on the backyard covered deck with hot tub. Call Lisa Olson or Beth Bishop at 970-875-0555 to ﬁnd out more or see virtual tours at www.lisaolson.com. Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Furniture / Design Business For Sale with inventory. Prime downtown location, serious inquiries only. Call for details 879-5154

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HAYDEN: 3100 sq ft warehouse with office and full bath/shower – 2 12X14 foot truck doors and man doors on either side. Could divide. New, landscaped and ready to lease @ $10.80 per foot ($2800mo). Valley View Industrial Park, a great midpoint location between Craig and Steamboat. Call Dutch (970) 846-1676.

Quail Run $299,900 2 bedrooms with garage, vaulted ceilings, low HOA dues priced for a quick sale! (970)846-5803 sue@oldtownrealty.com

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Affordable Quail Run Condo, All utilities for heat, water/sewer, cableTV, trash, hot tubs & snowplowing is included in Homeowners dues! Extremely well marintained 2BD/2BA, w/garage, top floor w/ski mountain views. $397,900. Call Roy Powell, RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT 970-846-1661

Great SPACIOUS HOME on 1.7 acres 4BD,/4BA set-up w/two separate units, decks, and oversized garage. ONLY $540,000 Call Roy Powell REMAX/STEAMBOAT 846-1661

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FSBO #313 Ski-inn, 2BD, 2BA, Under Gondola, W/D, 987 sq.ft. $572,500 Phil (713)818-1513 Top Floor Corner Walton Creek Offered at $234,000 #125088 Gorgeous complete remodel with granite, custom cabinetry, stainless appliances, wood composite flooring, 6-panel doors, slate, custom tile in the new bathroom, new vanity, etc. The most desirable location in the complex. Call Kathy or Erik Steinberg at (970)846-8418 steiny@cmn.net Prudential Steamboat Realty BEST PRICED 2bd/2ba on the market! Only $249,000 for 1020 sqft. OWNER FINANCING! Why wait? Call me! Roy Powell 846-1661, RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT

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River Bend Ranch Offered at $1,495,000 #123153 Overlooking the Elk River and Mad Creek below, River Bend Ranch is a hidden gem conveniently located just 7 miles from town. The 35-acre property provides fly fishing on over 1.5 miles of the river and horseback riding amongst fenced pastures. The classic 4,188 square foot home has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths and is well suited for entertaining or enjoying the beautiful scenery. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty 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

4 + bedroom old town home, big fenced yard, & furnished. $790,000 Call for appointment. (970)871-6898

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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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Brand New Home in Hayden Offered at $279,900 #125085 HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! Brand New! Three bedroom, two bath home in the new Sagewood subdivision. This home has Hickory wood floors, stainless steel appliances, a nice large master bedroom and an attached oversized one car garage. Call Cheryl Foote at ( 9 7 0 ) 8 4 6 - 6 4 4 4 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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

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

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Value with Quality Offered at $765,500 #125109 Incredible value for the dollar - $206 per sq ft. Listed under year-end appraisal. Well thought out home. Like new condition, 4 bed, 4 bath, great open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, easy access to three car garage and mudroom off main floor, lots of cabinet space with soft-close on drawer, granite counter tops, walk-in-pantry, solid pine doors and trim, lower level activity room, two laundry areas, huge fenced backyard, large 30 x 12 deck off dining room, fabulous views of Flattops and open space. Easy access to walking trails. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty Foreclosures, Short Sales, & Smokin’ Hot Real Estate Deals WWW.STEAMBOATBESTBUYS.COM Updated Weekly. Lovely Home in Hayden Offered at $375,000 #124970 Gorgeously remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Hayden in wonderful family neighborhood. Remodel includes bamboo floors, granite counter tops, tile flooring, new cabinets, trim and paint throughout. Enjoy outdoor living with fenced yard and large deck with sweeping valley views. A perfect place to call home and a must see for Hayden buyers. Call Colleen de J o n g ( 9 7 0 ) 8 4 6 - 5 5 6 9 Colleen@PrudentialSteamboatRealty.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

GREAT DEAL! 2BD, 1BA Oak Creek mobile home, woodburning stove, updated appliances, and lots of remodeling, $7,000 price negotiable. 970-819-0252

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RIVERSIDE LOCATION - 27 Dream Island 2BD, 1.5BA, WD, Newer App., Hrdwd kitch Flr, woodburner, New Skirting. $44,500 MUST SEE to appreciate. 870-3110 or 276-9231 1971 Nassau 55’, 2BD, new water heater, central heating, hard wood floors. $7000 OBO 819-9463

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Adorable Home in Phippsburg Offered at $274,500 #125256 Located 4 miles south of Oak Creek, you must see this well-cared for home! Plenty of room upstairs and downstairs with recent upgrades in kitchen, baths, windows, new flooring and more. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, large kitchen, sunny dining area upstairs. 1+ bedrooms and a master bath downstairs. Great backyard, storage shed, hot tub, mature trees and room to grow on the lot! Call Angela A s h b y ( 9 7 0 ) 8 1 9 - 4 8 9 7 Angela@YourSteamboatHome.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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 or westernslopefsbo.com

Save thousands in realtor fees! Oak Creek house for sale by Owner. $229,000. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Remodeled 2008 kitchen, bath, carpet, tile, doors, trim. Tons of storage. W/D, fenced yard, carport, shed, deck. Walk to park, main street. Minutes to boating, fishing, hiking. 415 Moffat Avenue. Brent 970-406-0310 Foreclosure! 4bdr 2ba $32,500! Bank Foreclosures! Must Sell! For Listings Call 800-576-6921 xR406 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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100% FINANCING AVAILABLE Short Sale, 4BD House, Gar $225,000 Remodel, 2BD, Ski base $257,000 SingFam, 2+BD, Insp. Cmplt, $215,000 Liquidation, 2 BD, Garage, $195,000 Less Than Rent, 2 BD, Stgch, $199,000 Never Lived In,3+ BD,Bsment $329,900 BEST BUYS IN STEAMBOAT Only $149,000 - 4 BD w/ 2 Car Garage Lowest priced 2 BD w/ garage $339,900 Low dues 3 BD, Gar, pets ok, $409,000 Deal on 2 BD, Mtn, Garage, $400,000 Steal- 4+BD, Gar,Mtn Views $599,000 NEW Stmbt Home, 14.9 acres, $625,000 On Core Trail, 3 BD, 2 Gar, $735,000 STMBT BLVD, 3+ BD, Gar,$848,000 Best Views - 35 Acres, 4+ BD $850,000 41+ acres, pond views, $237,777 Walk Everywhere, 3BD+Loft, $649,000 FOR VIRTUAL OR BEST BUY TOURS VISIT WWW.SteamboatBestBuys.com Lisa Olson/Beth Bishop Prudential Steamboat Realty 970-846-0713/970-846-7523

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DOWNTOWN CHARMER, 2BD/1BA home plus 2nd unit 1BD/1BA, 19 acre lot with trees. Great Sleepy 3BD, 1.5BA, WD, great location.BearOwner/Broker Callrefrigerator, Roy Powell shape. $44,000 Call 879-3721 RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT (970)846-1661

$167.50 PER SQFT! Silver Spur 4BD, 3.5BA home. This is the LOWEST PRICE/SQFT ON THE MARKET. An immaculate well built 4600+ sqft custom home. Call Roy Powell at RE/MAX STEAMBOAT (970) 846-1661. Plus get $10,000 back at closing!!!

Dream Island 3BD, 1BA, completely remodeled, new cabinets, appliances, carpet, storm windows, roof, wood trim. 100% financing to qualified buyers. $37,500 Don Kotowski Rocky RENT TO OWN! Willow846-8081 Hill MH/Park, Oak Creek! Mountain Real estate or 846-7522 Remodeled 1400 sq./ft., 4 Bedroom doublewide - $950 month. 875-0700. Beautiful fenced yard!

FSBO 2BD, 1.5BA House. Remodeled, 2 storage sheds, fenced front yard, great condition! 377 Steele St, Craig. Asking $110,000 970-629-9504

The only Brand New all custom designed Mobile Home on the Market. Bring all offers. Realtors Welcome! Craig $59,000 970-620-4798

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OLD TOWN CHARM Offered at $559,000 #125275 2 bedroom home downtown. New roof, insulation, hot water heater, interior & exterior doors and windows. The kitchen is outfitted with new tile flooring, decorative backsplash and vintage cabinets that have been refinished for a stunning new face. Both bedrooms boast hardwood floors & have been recently gutted and outfitted with built-in bookshelves. Remodeled bathroom with modern Kohler fixtures and impressive tile overlay. Mature trees & self-draining irrigation system. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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House on Private 5 acres Minutes From Town. Offered at $675,000 #124331 Great location near Steamboat. On paved county road, easy access, 5 wooded acres, remodeled 3 + bed and 3 bath, extra large 24x48 plumbed outbuilding for garage for the toys, work area, storage, or barn, place for your RV . Large deck off kitchen, open floor plan with free standing gas stove in living room, electric dog fence plus acres to roam. Incredible drinking water, flower garden area, large mature Blue Spruce and Lodge pole pines, wild life, and undeveloped acres adjacent. Call Cindy MacGray at (970)875-2442 or (970)846-0342 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Cute Single Family Home in Oak Creek Offered at $349,900 #124232 Cute, bright and sunny 2+ bedroom/ 2 bath home above Oak Creek. Artistic details throughout, plenty of room for everyone. Private master with big windowsand balcony. Nice location on 3 fenced lots, storage shed and room to build a garage. Call Kathy or Erik Steinberg at (970)846-8418 steiny@cmn.net Prudential Steamboat Realty

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FSBO:Own a piece of Routt County History. Updated 1730sqft 4BD, 2.5BA home on .3acres. 15 miles South of Steamboat on Highway 131. $240,000 846-8630 or 846-1558

Gorgeous North Routt Home Offered at $460,000 #124041 This home not only has views, great layout, custom tile, hardwood floors, 4 bedrooms, ample square footage and sits on almost a ½ acre lot. It is also located in one of North Routt’s greatest neighborhoods! The master bedroom is on the main level, 2 upper bedrooms with private living area including a home theatre system and the lower level is perfect for guests including a brand new bath and laundry. Call Cheryl Foote at ( 9 7 0 ) 8 4 6 - 6 4 4 4 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com 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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PRICE REDUCED! FSBO: 2BD, 1BA woodstove $10,000 OBO. Partial Trade? 970-669-7751

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 Best Buy Three Bedroom Townhome Offered at $409,000 #124556 3 BDRM/2.5 BA & GARAGE! Corner unit with natural light, views of the mountain. Just steps from Yampa River access, the Core Trail & free bus route. Club house amenities, pet friendly and super low dues! Call Lisa Olson or Beth Bishop at 970-875-0555 to find out more or see virtual tours at www.lisaolson.com. Prudential Steamboat Realty New low price - Make Offer Townhouse above golf course - 3 bed, 2 lofts, 4 decks, 3-1/2 bath, 2043 sq.ft. with 2 car heated garage. Flattop views, 2 gas fireplaces, partial furnished. $399,900 DeanLaird.com 970-846-8284 Colorado Group Realty BEST AND NEWEST TOWNHOME 2BR, 2BA 1152sqft Westend Village. Great finishes, sunny end unit. www.coreykopischke.com/house 846-2141 FSBO $289,000

NATIONAL FOREST ACCESS. 5.2 acres. Hahn’s Peak views. $219,000! Another excellent buy! Roy Powell RE/MAX STEAMBOAT (970)846-1661 Panoramic views including the Ski Area and Trout Creek! Secluded location with nearly 40 acres. Great value just 10 miles from town. $339,000. Roy Powell RE/MAX/STEAMBAOT (970)846-1661 5 miles NE of Craig, 38 acres, $106,400. Views, power, owner financing available with $10,000 down. 970-826-4721

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3 Old Town Lots in Steamboat Springs Flat, easy build, fenced with views of Sleeping Giant. $300,000 970-826-0307

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VIEWS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE!!! Aspen Tree Covered, Ready to build. Steamboat Lake. $125,000 OR TRADE! Call Roy Powell RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT 970-846-1661

The Perfect Horse Property Offered at $1,170,000 #125293 This 35-acre ranch gives an excellent opportunity to build your dream home while the existing 2 bedroom unit provides a current living space. This fully outfitted equestrian ranch offers a 6,940 square foot barn with horse stalls, indoor round pen, heated tack room with hot & cold water, feed room and loft storage for over 40 tons of hay. A 1,200 square foot heated shop will easily accommodate up to 4 vehicles or many of your other toys. A Catamount Ranch & Club membership is also available. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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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Historical Farm Offered at $1,900,000 #122095 Located at the west gateway of Steamboat Springs, this 10+ acre homestead portrays a simpler way of life. Set on top of a knoll and overlooking a large pond, the views stretch from Mt. Werner to the Flat Tops. The property has a home built in 1927, a classic barn worthy of national registry, grain silos and is ideal for horses. The homestead has great potential for future development and is in the West Steamboat Springs Area Plan. Call Cam Boyd at (970)879-8100 ext. 416 or (970)846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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HUGE DOWNTOWN PARCEL! Surrounded by undeveloped 3rd Avenue & Pagosa Court alley. .79 acres includes 2BD, 1BA rental. Build up to 4 more homes! Not sub-dividable. $470,000. Call Roy Powell RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT (970)846-1661

SAVERY, WYOMING PANORAMIC VIEW OF MOUNTAINS .52 ACRES with 3 BR, 1.5 Bath Home. 24’ x 40’ SHOP www.kbuchananrealestate.com BUCHANAN REAL ESTATE, Karen Buchanan, Broker. 307-383-7738

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160 contiguous acres. 4 miles North of ElkHead Reservoir. Easy access. (2)80 acre parcels $240,000 each or $470,000 for both. 970-846-8630 or 970-846-7796 FSBO

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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Rare Ranchland in South Valley. Offered at $1,500,000 #118981. Rare larger parcel in the fabulous South Valley. Extensive panoramic views of the ski area, divide, Sarvis wilderness area, Blacktail Mountain, Stagecoach, and Thorpe Mountain. Wonderful pond dug in the late 1950’s is a wildlife watcher’s delight. Homesite has 30+ year old trees and the best views in the South Valley. Sellers have owned and farmed this land since 1954. Call Kathy or Erik Steinberg at (970)846-8418 steiny@cmn.net

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

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2 sanctuary golf course lots, exceptionally beautiful private lots. Adjacent to Fish Creek, covered with trees, incomparable views. Practically half price. Priced hundreds of thousands. below most recent appraisal. Extraordinary opportunity for the savvy investor. Serious inquiries please! OWNER 970-879-3974 or 303-588-8001

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During what portion of the day are tornadoes most likely to occur?

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Terrorist suspect arrested Islamic commander, accused of plane hijacking, held in Malaysia Julia Zappei

with the cooperation of the two countries,” Chia said. Mas Selamat was captured KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA April 1 in a joint operation A top Islamic terror sus- involving the security agencies pect accused in a plot to crash of both countries, Singapore’s a hijacked plane into Singapore Straits Times newspaper said on has been arrested in neighboring its Web site, quoting unidenMalaysia after escaping a high- tified regional intelligence officials. security Singaporean Malaysia’s home jail last year, an offi“The arrest was minister was expectcial said today. made possible with ed to hold a news Mas Selamat the cooperation of conference today to Kastari, suspected the two countries.” reveal details. commander of the Mas Selamat, Singapore arm of who is known to the al-Qaida-linked Walter Chia walk with a limp, Jemaah Islamiyah, Spokesman for Singapore’s is accused of plotescaped from the embassy in Kuala Lumpur ting to hijack a jail Feb. 27, 2008, by plane and crash wriggling out a toilet window in a surprising security it into Singapore’s internationbreach that sparked a massive al airport. He was being held under the Internal Security Act, manhunt. The search had largely which allows indefinite detenfocused on Singapore and neigh- tion without trial. Security breaches are virboring Indonesia, where the Indonesian branch of Jemaah tually unheard of in tightly Islamiyah was thought likely to policed Singapore, an island find him shelter. The group is nation of 4 million people that accused of carrying out the 2002 is a 45-minute boat ride from Indonesia where Mas Selamat bombings in Bali, Indonesia. However, he was arrested is alleged to have links with in Malaysia’s southern Johor militant groups. The Singapore government state bordering Singapore and is being interrogated by author- said Mas Selamat escaped from ities there, said Walter Chia, the high-security Whitley Road a spokesman for Singapore’s Detention Centre because of a “security lapse.” He had been embassy in Kuala Lumpur. “The arrest was made possible taken from his cell to a room THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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