Steamboat Today, May 13, 2009 by Steamboat Pilot & Today

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Lending a hand

Station on schedule New Hayden police headquarters expected to be finished in early June Page 11

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County has 2 fires Officials had forewarned that dry, windy conditions could cause incidents Page 3

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Hayden Middle School students, from left, Nate Mack, Taylor Colding and Neylan Wheat rake the ground at The Haven Assisted Living Center on Tuesday afternoon. The students lent a hand for Global Youth Service Day, organized by school-based mentors for Partners in Routt County. See story on page 4.

March sales tax down

Collections decline 22.5 percent from same month in 2008

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Steamboat Springs’ March sales tax report, expected to be released today, will show a 22.5 percent drop in collections for the month, city officials said Tuesday.

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Tuesday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 3-9-12-19-20 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.

Year to date, city sales tax collections declined 18.5 percent in the first quarter compared with the first quarter of 2008. March was the city’s seventh straight month of yearover-year sales tax decreases, and the gap is widening — the percentage decrease has increased each month.

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If sales tax declines continue to accelerate, the city will be forced to consider additional budget cuts that could include layoffs, officials said. The city already has cut millions of dollars from its 2009 budget through moves including weekly furloughs for most city employees. Those cuts allowed

for as much as a 19 percent decrease in sales tax this year. “We are down at what we had projected on our revised budget,” City Manager Jon Roberts said Tuesday. “We’ll be looking now at the next month to see if the reductions flatten See Sales tax, page 18

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Candice Lombardo and Rob Bannister relax Sunday afternoon on the banks of Mad Creek. The weekend’s warm weather had many residents out and about on mountain bikes and local trails.

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Council backs transfer tax Plan would offer developers variety of compliance methods Brandon Gee

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A plan outlined by the Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday would offer developers a variety of ways to comply with the city’s affordable housing ordinance. Instead of building deedrestricted affordable units, one option for developers would be to voluntarily impose a real estate transfer tax on first and subsequent sales of units within their projects — a mechanism that city officials acknowledged presents legal uncertainties. Developers also would be allowed to make a payment to the city in lieu of building units. Under the city’s existing inclusionary zoning policy, paying a fee in lieu is allowed only for projects at the base of Steamboat Ski Area and for fractional units. A combination of a payment and transfer tax

also would be allowed. Existing compliance methods — building units or dedicating land — would remain on the books, but council also agreed to remove a penalty that increases affordable housing requirements 25 percent when units are built off-site or land is dedicated off-site. Council also agreed to developers’ request that payments be collected when their projects sell and close, rather than earlier in the process when they are issued a building permit. “What I’d really like to see is just adding additional options for compliance,” Councilwoman Cari Hermacinski said. Local lender Jeff Chapman, of Homebuyers Mortgage, supported council’s revisions to the affordable housing ordinance and said adding flexibility would be a sage move at a time of enormous economic uncertainty. Mark Scully, of Green Court Partners, develop-

ers of downtown projects such as River Walk and Howelsen Place, said there is an even simpler reason for amending the ordinance. “They don’t want them,” Scully said about the deedrestricted units in Howelsen Place. “Flexibility goes right at that issue.” No action was taken at Tuesday’s work session City Council meeting, but the first reading of an ordinance amending the city’s affordable housing policies will be crafted based on council members’ direction Tuesday. The specifics of the plan — such as what formula the city will use to calculate payment in lieu and the size of a real estate transfer tax — are not determined. Real estate transfer taxes are illegal in Colorado unless they were in existence before

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Two fires sprang up in Routt County on Tuesday, even as fire officials warned that high winds and dry conditions made controlled burns dangerous. One morning fire on Forest Service Road 42 in northern Routt County was the result of a controlled burn that got out of control, North Routt Fire Protection District Chief Bob Reilley said. The fire was only about 5 feet in diameter, Reilley said, and burned less than a tenth of an acre before the homeowners were able to control the flames. But because the fire wasn’t called in to the Routt County Communications dispatch center, the homeowners may have

not been informed about the fire warnings, Reilley said. “I’m sure they would have been advised it’s a red flag day and they would have picked another day,” he said. “It’s possible to (burn during a red flag day), but maybe this is a good day to tidy up some other stuff in the yard.” The red flag warning, although not a prohibition against burning, is a strong indication that anyone burning should take extra precautions, Steamboat Springs Fire Marshall Jay Muhme said. “Any time there is a red flag warning out, people are advised not to burn,” Muhme said. “It’s more for information only — there’s no real law or anything against it.” The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning

from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, advising that high winds and low humidity combined to make particularly dangerous fire conditions. A second fire, near mile marker 55 on Colorado Highway 131 in the Oak Creek Canyon, was sparked by high winds blowing on smoldering embers from an old fire, Oak Creek Fire Protection District Chief Chuck Wisecup said. Embers from a fire pit that had been used without a permit in the previous days were kicked up by the wind and thrown into a patch of dry grass near a creek, Wisecup said. The fire consumed only about 20 square feet of grass before it was contained, he said, but it too could have been avoided. See Fires, page 18

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Hayden Middle School students Matthew Hamilton, front, and Belle Mazzola plant flowers and other plants at The Haven Assisted Living Center on Tuesday afternoon. The students lent a hand for Global Youth Service Day, organized by school-based mentors for Partners in Routt County.

Youths pitch in for Hayden service day 95 middle school students participate Blythe Terrell

students about making a difference in the community. The hardest workers would win HAYDEN awards, Schnittka said, and they Austin Bush and Kayla planned to end the day with a Dunckley were two of the first flag ceremony. students on the scene Tuesday The students are part of at the Haven Assisted Living something bigger than their Center, raking dirt to prepare it community, she said. for landscaping. “There’s over Hayden Middle 2,000 other ser“We decided to open vice projects School eighth-gradgoing ers lent a hand it up and just make on around the for Global Youth it a nice day to come world,” Schnittka Service Day, orgawith the community said. nized by schoolThe youths had and master based mentors for help, however. T.J. gardening students.” Thrasher, general Partners in Routt County. About 45 manager of constudents converged Donna Hackley struction at Windat the Haven to VNA Aging Well emere Landscape program coordinator plant, seed and preand Garden Cenpare a garden. ter, provided landWe’re “just helpscaping guidance. The Northing out the community a little west Colorado Visiting Nurse bit because they help us,” said Association coordinated with Kayla, 14. the mentors, and Hayden’s She and Austin, also 14, said Garden Club, master gardeners they help with gardening at and master gardening students home. And, they agreed, work- led the middle schoolers. ing outside is better than being Before the youths arrived, the in class. gardeners planted columbine, Mentors Jess Schnittka and scotch moss and red currant Susie Huser organized the ser- plants. vice day. Schnittka handled the “We decided to open it up team at the Haven. Huser led and just make it a nice day to the rest of the middle school stu- come with the community and dents, who worked at Dry Creek master gardening students,” said Park and Hayden Town Park. Donna Hackley, coordinator of All 95 students at the school the VNA’s Aging Well program. participated, Schnittka said. Tim Redmond, a town trust— To reach Blythe Terrell, call 871-4234 or e-mail bterrell@steamboatpilot.com ee and volunteer, spoke to the PILOT & TODAY STAFF

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Man still in serious condition Craig motorcyclist airlifted to Denver Health after crash Monday Zach Fridell PILOT & TODAY

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The new pedestrian bridge over the Yampa River at Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area likely won’t open until mid-June, when streamflows are expected to recede sufficiently to allow postconstruction revegetation work to proceed. Colorado Division of Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Jim Haskins said Monday that he spoke to a project engineer who said the riparian area disturbed by

the bridge construction is under water. Downstream from the bridge, the Yampa was flowing Tuesday afternoon at 340 cubic feet per second above its historic average for the date. Heavy equipment operators from Duckels Construction installed the steel frame of the 120-foot-long bridge March 5. It will allow the public to cross from the west shore of the Yampa just off Routt County Road 14 south of Steamboat to a 50-acre lake created when the Lafarge gravel pit was retired. The intent of the bridge is to �

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Denver Health spokesman Josh Herrington said. Cowan said Bustad was not a part of the large NASCAR charity motorcycle ride that was traveling through the county Monday. The crash occurred near mile marker 103 west of Hayden on a flat curve. Cowan said the road was dry and there did not appear to be any gravel on the roadway. Bustad’s motorcycle was heavily damaged in the crash, Cowan said.

allow anglers, waterfowl hunters and nature lovers to visit the lake even when streamflows are high. However, for the rest of this month, melting snow is expected to raise river levels to the point that the last touches on the construction can’t be completed. The structural steel component of the bridge cost between $80,000 and $86,000 and was paid for by the DOW. The city of Steamboat Springs owns the 101-acre parcel surrounding the lake, although it is outside city limits. The DOW has a contract to manage it. The land was purchased from Lafarge in late 2004 with grants from the Yampa River Legacy Project and Great Outdoors Colorado. Admission to state wildlife areas like the Chuck Lewis and nearby Service Creek wildlife areas requires purchasing a habitat stamp from the DOW. Hunters and anglers have a fee built into their licenses. However, the non-hunting and fishing public has been required to purchase a habitat stamp for $10. That requirement is scheduled to go away in 2010 after the passages of Senate Bill 235, which renews the habitat stamp program with some changes. The bill, sponsored by state Sens. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, and Dan Gibbs, D-Silverthorne, would renew the DOW’s ability to collect See Bridge, page 17

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Craig resident Ricky Bustad remains in serious condition in a Denver hospital after crashing his motorcycle west of Hayden on Monday night. Bustad, 37, was traveling west on U.S. Highway 40 at about 7:20 p.m. when he apparently lost control of his 1994 Harley-Davidson FLSTN motorcycle and went off the right side of the road. Bustad was not wearing a helmet and sustained head injuries when he struck two signs before landing

in a patch of bushes. According to Colorado State Patrol trooper Tonja Cowan, Bustad was suffering short-term memory loss at Yampa Valley Medical Center after the crash. “He took a really serious hit to the head, so his short-term memory is shot,” Cowan said. “He was asking me to tell him how he got in the hospital bed.” Cowan said drugs and alcohol are not thought to have played a role in the crash. Bustad was airlifted to Denver Health on Monday night, where he remained in serious but stable condition Tuesday,

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Mark A. Thielen, 52, of Steamboat Springs, died May 8, 2009, surrounded by his family. A funeral Mass is at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Name Catholic Church, with Father Ernest Bayer as celebrant. Interment is at Steamboat Springs Cemetery immediately after the service. Yampa Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

■ Yampavalley.info hosts a Web site training session from 9 to 11 a.m. at Colorado Mountain College in Bristol Hall, Computer Lab 321. Participating organizations and local nonprofit organizations seeking a Web presence are welcome. Reservations are required. Contact Jackie Kuusinen to RSVP at 879-0240, ext. 315, or at jkuusinen@marmot.org. ■ Story-times for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 are at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at Bud Werner Memorial Library. ■ Professional pianist Alpin Hong gives free, public performances with local students at the Strings Music Pavilion at 10:30 a.m. today with the Soroco High School choir; 1:30 p.m. today 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. ■ Aging Well, a program of the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, holds “Wellness Day” at 11 a.m. at the Haven Community Center in Hayden. The day includes Arthritis Foundation exercise, lunch for $2.50, a guest speaker, a memoir-writing class, wellness checks from a registered nurse and foot care by appointment. Call Aging Well at 970-871-7676. ■ Advocates Building Peaceful Communities hosts a free women’s support group at noon at the Advocates office. Call 879-2034. ■ Moms in Touch, a group of mothers praying for their children and schools, meets at noon at Concordia Lutheran Church. Call Barb at 879-8761. ■ A job networking group and résumé workshop is from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Epilogue Book Co. Call 970-367-4416. ■ Lowell Whiteman Primary School students present a spring strings concert at 5 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. All are welcome to the free concert. Call 879-8081.

Jason David Sear, 41, of Steamboat Springs, died May 11, 2009, at the Yampa Valley Medical Center, surrounded by his family. A celebration of his life is from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Catamount Lake House, 30215 Waters Edge Trail. Call 970-8719229 for details. A private interment will be held at Steamboat Springs Cemetery. Yampa Valley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Jason Sear Memorial Fund for Cancer Services, c/o Healthcare Foundation of the Yampa Valley, P.O. Box 883415, Steamboat Springs, CO 80488. Call 970-871-0700 to donate by phone.

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Longtime Steamboat Springs resident Julia Ellen Johnson passed away Feb. 9, 2009. A memorial service is from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Long Park in Grand Junction. Call Adam Johnson at 970-734-5943 for more information.

■ Steamboat Springs women’s rugby is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Ski Town Fields next to the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs. No experience is necessary, and all women are invited. Call Anne at 303-859-3784. ■ Steamboat’s Recreational Poker league plays at 7 p.m. at Snow Bowl. The tournament is free and open to the public. Players must be 18 or older. Visit www.steamboatpokertour.com.

THURSDAY ■ A Success Steps lunch presented by SCORE and Colorado Mountain College is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Steamboat Smokehouse, 912 Lincoln Ave. The session will provide information about how to find and bid on city, county and federal opportunities. The $15 cost includes lunch. Speakers include Jamie Kingsbury, of the U.S. Forest Service; Anne Small, with the city of Steamboat Springs; and Marti Hamilton, with Routt County. Call Randy Rudasics at 870-

4491 to register.

■ The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association hosts “Good Morning Steamboat” with five local speakers, at 7:30 a.m. at the Steamboat Smokehouse restaurant. Bagels are provided by Colorado Bagel. The cost is $5 for members. Contact Alli to register at 875-7000 or alli@steamboatchamber.com.

How to submit your Happenings

■ The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association hosts a Business After-Hours Mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Village Inn and Qdoba restaurants in Central Park Plaza. Free food and prizes for Chamber members will be available.

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

■ The new Soda Creek Elementary School group “Thinking Green” presents

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■ Holy Name Catholic Church offers a free community dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall at 524 Oak St. All are welcome.

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■ The Yampa Valley School, a public school administered by the Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services, is expanding next year and holding an open house at 6 p.m. at the school, 325 Seventh St. Applications are available at http:// nwboces.org.

■ Delectable Mountain Quilt Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. Doris Williams and Ann Woods present a “Christmas Express Trunk Show.” Members are free; guests pay $3.

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Friends and family of longtime Steamboat Springs resident Harold Baldwin will gather to celebrate his life at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Steamboat Cemetery. Baldwin passed away Dec. 15, 2007. its new Web site, a tour of the school and discussion titled “Sustainability at Soda Creek School” from 6 to 7 p.m. at the school, 220 Park Ave. All are welcome. Call 629-5558.

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Improvements needed for pedestrians

ighway improvements and a shift in our driving mentality are needed to make Steamboat Springs a more pedestrian-friendly community. Such efforts could prevent future tragedies while also fostering a healthier, more welcoming community for residents and visitors. AT ISSUE As it stands, several Pedestrian of Steamboat’s busiest safety intersections also are the most dangerous for pedestrians. Pine OUR VIEW Grove Road and U.S. Proposed Highway 40, where highway 77-year-old resident improvements Bob Bear was fatally have potential injured by a pickup last week, is considered by to address serious issues local law enforcement officials as one of the relating to worst in the city in pedestrian terms of car accidents. safety in Unfortunately, it’s also the most logical interSteamboat. section for pedestrians to cross U.S. 40 to access our city’s two grocery stores, the Yampa River Core Trail, Fetcher Pond and other popular destinations between downtown and the ski area. The alternative — crossing at Anglers Road and U.S. 40 — isn’t much better. Steamboat Springs Police Capt. Joel Rae said the Anglers intersection, as well as Hilltop Parkway at U.S. 40 and Third Street at Lincoln Avenue, rank as some of the most dangerous intersections in our city. Consider other

pedestrian-unfriendly intersections such as Downhill Drive at U.S. 40, Elk River Road at U.S. 40 and many of the numbered cross streets through downtown, and it’s hard to imagine why residents or visitors would feel empowered to walk to their destinations instead of jumping behind the wheel of a car. The less motivation we give for people to walk or bike, the more traffic we see on our streets. Fortunately, it appears some needed improvements may be coming. A consultant group studying changes to U.S. 40 is reviewing proposals for 10-foot sidewalks along the highway, as well as a pedestrian overpass or underpass at Elk River Road and U.S. 40. Both improvements would be substantial and beneficial. More immediate improvements include the “bumping out” of sidewalks at downtown Steamboat intersections, thereby decreasing the distance from one side of the street to the other. Similarly, developer Brian Olson is proposing a pedestrian underpass along Fish Creek that would take walkers and bicyclists from his future City South development near Staples and Alpine Lumber to the other side of U.S. 40 without having to navigate the dangerous intersections. Those proposed improvements should be supported by city officials and the community at large, but they’re also potentially years away from execution. In the interim, there are other steps the community and its residents should take to improve pedestrian safety:

■ Obey the law: Motorists must yield to pedestrians in marked and unmarked crosswalks. That means that when a pedestrian steps off the curb at Sixth and Lincoln or 10th and Lincoln, for example, motorists are required by law to allow them to cross. Cars in adjacent lanes cannot pass and overtake a car that is stopped to allow pedestrians to cross the road. The same goes for pedestrians. When crossing at a signal, obey the “walk” and “don’t walk” commands. Pedestrians also can’t jump off the curb and expect motorists to see them and stop for them. ■ Increased signage: Cities such has Boulder have made concerted efforts throughout the past decade to be more pedestrian-friendly by installing signs that flash when pedestrians are present and remind motorists of the state law. Such signs would be a welcome sight in our community. ■ Increased enforcement: The Steamboat Springs Police Department and Routt County Sheriff’s Office should ramp up enforcement of the law as it pertains to motorist and pedestrian issues. Most important, our community should embrace a cultural shift in our driving habits. We always should be aware of our surroundings, and we should never hesitate to safely come to a stop and allow pedestrians to cross the street in front of us. As a community, we spend a lot of time and money selling ourselves as a friendly Western town. Perhaps it’s time our behavior behind the wheel lived up to that reputation.

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Make crossings safer

A good friend of mine, Bob Bear, was killed last week while trying to cross U.S. Highway 40 at the intersection with Pine Grove Road. He was returning from the Yampa River Core Trail that runs along the river past the Botanic Park and the new library.

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This is arguably the most dangerous walking crossing in Steamboat Springs. (A close second, of course, would be dodging traffic on Third Street trying to get to the post office.) Bob lived at the Selbe Senior Apartments with his wife, MaLou, and along with his neighbors at the Pine Grove Apartments and rental bikers from Ski Haus, they found the

EDITORIAL BOARD only way to cross U.S. 40 was at the corner in front of the Ski Haus gas station. Because I regularly walk or bike this same route, I recall the walk signal where Bob was hit turning to the flashing red warning icon after just a few seconds, leaving me stranded on the See Letters, page 9 Bruce Tinsley

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They had it made In the late 1930s, a group of 268 promising young men, including John F. Kennedy and Ben Bradlee, entered Harvard College. By any normal measure, they had it made. They tended to be bright, polished, affluent and ambitious. They had the benefit of the world’s most prestigious uniBrooks versity. They had been selected even from among Harvard students as the most well-adjusted. And yet the categories of journalism and the stereotypes of normal conversation are paltry when it comes to predicting a life course. Their lives played out in ways that would defy any imagination save Dostoyevsky’s. A third of the men would suffer at least one bout of mental illness. Alcoholism would be a running plague. The most mundane personalities often produced the most solid success. One man

couldn’t admit to himself that he was gay until he was in his late 70s. The men were the subject of one of the century’s most fascinating longitudinal studies. They were selected when they were sophomores, and they have been probed, poked and measured ever since. Researchers visited their homes and investigated everything from early bed-wetting episodes to their body dimensions. The results from the study, known as the Grant Study, have surfaced periodically in the years since. But they’ve never been so brilliantly captured as they are in an essay called “What Makes Us Happy?” by Joshua Wolf Shenk in the forthcoming issue of The Atlantic. (The essay became available online Tuesday.) The life stories are more vivid than any theory one could concoct to explain them. One man seemed particularly gifted. He grew up in a large brownstone, the son of a rich doctor and an artistic mother. “Perhaps more than any other boy who has been in the Grant Study,” a researcher

wrote while he was in college, “the following participant exemplifies the qualities of a superior personality: stability, intelligence, good judgment, health, high purpose and ideals.” By 31, he had developed hostile feelings toward his parents and the world. By his mid-30s, he had dropped off the study’s radar. Interviews with his friends after his early death revealed a life spent wandering, dating a potentially psychotic girlfriend, smoking a lot of dope and telling hilarious stories. The study had produced a stream of suggestive correlations. The men were able to cope with problems better as they aged. The ones who suffered from depression by 50 were much more likely to die by 63. The men with close relationships with their siblings were much healthier in old age than those without them. But it’s the baffling variety of their lives that strikes one the most. It is as if we all contain a multitude of characters and patterns of behavior, and these characters and patterns are bidden by cues we don’t even hear.

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Protect children who ride school buses Letters continued from 8 narrow concrete median strip with traffic speeding by in both directions or turning onto Pine Grove Road inches in front of me. It indeed is puzzling why so much money and effort has been invested in a pleasant, much-used trail along the Yampa River with no safe way for walkers or bikers to cross U.S. 40 to reach either of the supermarkets or other businesses and residences on the north side of the highway. One can only imagine the chaos that will follow when the post office is moved to the new proposed site

across U.S. 40 from Safeway and the two most dangerous foot crossings are merged into one.

George Tolles

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School bus safety It’s about time the situation on the school buses is addressed. I write this editorial in frustration because of the letter request that volunteers ride the school buses with the children. This situation has been going on for years — fights, inappropriate language, fires, sexual promiscu-

ity, etc. My child is in the first grade and does not ride the bus because of this situation. It’s about time something is done! Time to pay for escorts and use the cameras on the buses. Let’s put our tax dollars to good use and protect our children. If this has been going on for years, why hasn’t something been done? Either get something done or start reimbursing parents who choose to drive their children for safety reasons. I think when I file my taxes, I’ll deduct the gas cost of driving my children to school.

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lowed by a free barbecue at Howelsen Hill. Routt County Senior Environmental Health Specialist Heather Savalox said about 100 people already have signed up, an increase from a total of about 40 volunteers last year. “We’re taking people right up until the last minute,” Savalox said. Volunteers are advised to wear sturdy shoes and long pants and to take a backpack, water bottles, sunscreen, work gloves and pick-up sticks, if they have them. The county will provide safety vests and trash bags. For more information or to volunteer, call the Routt County Department of Environmental Health at 970-870-5588.

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MONDAY, MAY 11 Midnight. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a complaint of dogs locked in a car in the Meadows Parking Lot off Pine Grove Road. Officers contacted the owner, who came and took care of the dogs. 12:58 a.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area. 3:49 a.m. Police were called to a report of several cars that had been opened and rummaged through in the 400 block of Pine Street. Officers collected evidence from the scene and took a report. 7:30 a.m. Deputies were called to a report of theft on Routt County Road 36. 7:45 a.m. Deputies were called to a report of a burglary in the 11000 block of U.S. Highway 40 in Hayden. 9:18 a.m. Police were called to a report of theft of money from a wallet at a house in the 1000 block of Pine Street. 9:49 a.m. Police were called to a report of vandalism in the Sundance at Fish Creek shopping center, where some light bulbs were broken. 3:17 p.m. Police were called to a request for an officer in the 300 block of Lincoln

Avenue, where a customer was not pleased with service from a bank. Officers reminded the man it was a private business and that he could choose to take his business elsewhere. 4:28 p.m. Police were called to a report of a theft of a cowboy hat, valued at $250, from the first block of Anglers Drive. 5:33 p.m. Police were called to a suspicious incident at Fish Creek Falls Road and Tamarack Drive where someone reportedly was throwing rocks at passing cars. Officers could not locate any suspects. 6:09 p.m. Police were called to a report of a shoplifter in Central Park Plaza. 6:09 p.m. Police were called to a report of theft of a mountain bike from the 2800 block of Alpenglow Way. 7:20 p.m. Deputies, Hayden Police Department officers and West Routt Fire Protection District emergency responders were called to a report of a motorcycle crash on U.S. 40 near mile marker 103, west of Hayden, where a 37-year-old Craig man ran off the road. Paramedics transported the man to Yampa Valley Medical Center, then to Denver Health. 9:16 p.m. Police were called to a report of a suspicious person in the 1400 block

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of South Lincoln Avenue where a man was standing outside a store attempting to sell goods. The man was gone when officers arrived. 9:19 p.m. Police were called to a report of a suspicious person in the alley behind the 400 block of Seventh Street. A man apparently had attempted to enter an SUV, but a person yelled at him and he ran away. Officers were unable to locate the suspect. 9:39 p.m. While police were responding to another call nearby, officers were alerted to a theft in progress in the 1400 block of South Lincoln Avenue, where a man reportedly grabbed two cases of Budweiser beer from a liquor store and ran away. A manager gave chase and the officer arrested a 20-year-old Steamboat Springs man on suspicion of theft and being a minor in possession of alcohol. The beer was returned to the store.

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vehicles also were rummaged through but that it does not appear that anything was taken Steamboat Springs Police from the vehicles. Department officers are invesSeveral cars also were opened tigating thousands of dollars and rummaged through Monday worth of damage that happened night in the 400 block of Pine Saturday night to at least 15 Street. It is not immediately clear cars. whether the incidents are related. Capt. Joel Rae said numerous cars were damaged “from Highway cleanup day to the 400 block of Tamarack (Drive) down to the parking lot be held Saturday morning Routt County is sponsoring behind the Hilltop Sinclair (gas its third annual highway cleanstation) and into Fish Creek” up day Saturday. Volunteers Mobile Home Park, in a rash can register between 7:30 of crimes that appear to be and 8:30 a.m. in front of related. the historic Routt County Rae said the vandals ripped Courthouse in downtown front and rear windshield wipSteamboat Springs. ers off of cars and broke at least one car window. The cleanup is from 8:30 Sgt. Dale Coyner said several a.m. to noon and will be fol-

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Worker Manuel Rodriguez works on a few final details inside the Hayden Police Station. The new station nearly is completed and is expected to be open for business in early June.

Hayden station on schedule Furniture installation scheduled for next week at police building HAYDEN

That new-police-station smell is flowing through the halls of the building that will house Hayden’s finest. It’s a mix of fresh paint and

recently cut wood, and Police Chief Ray Birch was basking in it as he showed off the new digs Tuesday. The station, on Hawthorne Street in eastern Hayden, is on schedule and under budget, Town Manager Russ Martin said. The department expects to occupy it in early June.

“We’re just excited about having it,” Birch said. “If it takes a few weeks longer, that’s fine.” Tiles and carpets are on the floors and paint is on the walls. Lockers and showers have been installed. Parking lot paving is

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Habrá dinero para reparar la Carretera Cog Las reparaciones están planeadas para la Carretera del Condado de Routt 76, y 86 Blythe Terrell

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Habrá dinero para reparar la carretera de Cog al norte de Hayden. Los residentes se han quejado de que parte de la carretera 76 del Condado de Routt se estado deslizando durante el deshielo de la primavera. El deslizamiento fue especialmente dramático el año pasado, cortando la carretera a una solo un carril. El Departamento de Carreteras y Puentes del Condado de Routt dijo a los residentes el miércoles que habrá subvenciones de

impacto de energía que ayudará a pagar por las reparaciones. El dinero también servirá para reparar un deslizamiento de la Carretera 86 del Condado de Routt, conocido como el deslizamiento de Elkhead. “El Departamento de Asuntos Locales de Colorado ha ofrecido aproximadamente $582,000 en una subvención de contrapartida para reparar los deslizamientos de Cog y Elkhead,” Paul Draper, director de Carreteras y Puentes del Condado de Routt, escribió en un correo electrónico a los oficiales del condado y residentes. “Se esperan que estos fondos

lleguen este verano u otoño.” El Departamento de Asuntos Locales de Colorado administra los fondos de impacto de energía. El dinero será para pagar por el diseño y reparación, dijo Tammie Crawford, coordinadora de campo del Departamento de Carreteras y Puentes. Yeh y Asociados, una firma de ingeniería geotécnica, ha sido contratada para diseñar las reparaciones de la Carretera Cog, escribió Draper. Él espera que el proyecto esté en subasta a finales de Junio y comienzos de Julio. La construcción ocurriría a finales del verano o comienzos del otoño, Draper escribió.

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del futuro del oeste de la Carretera 40 del desarrollo de la Calle 12 oeste al límite de Crecimiento Urbano (justo cerca del Steamboat Golf

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izamientos como áreas con proyectos de prioridad para completar este año y tener alocados los importes adicionales del condado para asegurarnos que suceda,” ella escribió. Lynda Vaillancourt, quien vive cerca de la Carretera Cog, dijo que la carretera solo ha tenido un carril por todo el invierno pero no se ha deslizado mucho esta primavera. Ella dijo que estaba complacida que los oficiales del condado han seguido a sus promesas para ayudar. “Estamos muy felices de que en realidad ahora tienen un plan, un límite y un presupuesto,” dijo Vaillancourt.

Agenda De La Comunidad Hispana

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9:30 – 10:30 a.m. La hora del cuento para niños entre las edades de 3 a 5 años en la biblioteca Bud Werner Memorial.

6:30 p.m. La Iglesia Católica Holy Name ofrece una cena gratis para la comunidad en el salón principal de la iglesia 524 Oak St. Todos son bienvenidos

Mediodía. Se reúne el grupo de Ayuda para Mujeres que han sobrevivido Violencia Doméstica y Asalto Sexual, GRATIS. Llame al 879-2034.

2 – 4 p.m. Vacunas en escala móvil de precios (0-$14) para adolescentes (el padre tiene que estar presente) y para hablantes de español de cualquier edad (habrá intérprete) Venga al VNA en 940 Central Park Drive, Oficina 101 o llame al 879-1632.

LUNES 9:30 a.m. Un grupo de estudio de la Biblia en la Iglesia de la Biblia de Yampa

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Mediodía – 4 p.m. GRATIS consultas de asma y tabaco, y vacunas de la pulmonía GRATIS para personas sin seguro médico, con bajos recursos que fuman, tienen asma, diabetes, o una enfermedad al corazón / pulmones / hígado / riñones. Venga al VNA en 940 Central Park Drive, Oficina 101 o llame 8791632.

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4 – 5:30 p.m. El Banco de Comida Congregacional de Hayden distribuirá comida a aquellos en necesidad el cuarto Martes de cada mes. Para recoger comida vaya al sótano del Edificio Médico de Solandt. Llame a Connie Todd al 276-3459.

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Club). La reunión será el miércoles 20 de Mayo en el Centro Comunitario (1605 Avenida Lincoln) de 4 a 7 pm. Este estudio está siendo auspiciado por la Ciudad de Steamboat Springs, el Condado de Routt, el Departamento de Transportes de Colorado y la Administración Federal de Carreteras. Habrá bocadillos y un intérprete. Llame a Laura Anderson, Gerente de Proyectos de la Ciudad al 871-7074 si tiene preguntas.

Frank Roitsh, quien vive en el área del deslizamiento de Cog, dijo estar muy contento. “Nosotros en el área de Cog estamos extáticos de que este proyecto esté en marcha para mejorar nuestra seguridad y poder continuar ir y venir a Hayden, y al área de Steamboat,” dijo Roitsch. La subvención de impacto de energía fue otorgada por $340,000 menos que el Condado de Routt pidió, escribió Comisionada del Condado Nancy Stahoviak en un correo electrónico. La junta de comisionados “ha identificado estos dos desl-

¡HAZNOS SABER LO QUE QUIERES LEER! Envía tus preguntas o sugerencias acerca de la página “La Vecindad” a: Por correo electrónico: lavecindadcolorado@gmail.com Por carta: 940 Central Park Dr. Suite 101, Steamboat Springs CO 80487 Por teléfono: 970-871-7637 (por favor deje un mensaje)

CHAMBER RESORT ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Thriving in Tough Economic Times

Randy Rudasics

FOR THE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CHAMBER RESORT ASSOCIATION

Is your business positioned for the return of better days? When your sales begin to improve, will your business be healthy or in crisis management? In the coming years, what trends will emerge that affect the national and local economy? The 2009 Economic Summit serves to act as a catalyst for businesses to survive and thrive as challenging times turn into improving times by presenting practical strategies for today and forward-looking insight into tomorrow. The program kicks off May 20 at 5:30 p.m. Carl Steidtmann, the chief economist for Deloitte, the country’s leading professional services firm, will review and analyze the national economic picture and how that relates to the Yampa Valley. Steidtmann, a longtime resident of Steamboat Springs, has had his research quoted extensively in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today and The Financial Times. He holds a Ph.D., MBA and bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado. Next up, representing the state of Colorado will be the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Susan E. Kirkpatrick. Prior to her appointment by Gov. Ritter to this role in January 2007, Kirkpatrick was the Director of Institutional Advancement and CEO of Aims Community College. She also served as the mayor of Ft. Collins from 1990 to 1993 and has taught at the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University. The Department of Local Affairs mission is “strengthening colorado communities” and this mission is carried out through

specialized training and technical and financial assistance. DOLA includes the Office of Emergency Management, Division of Housing, Division of Local Government, Board of Assessment Appeals and the Division of Property Taxation. On May 21, after opening remarks from city and county officials, keynote speaker Daniel Levine, from Avant Guide, will discuss “Turning Economic Challenges into Profitable Opportunities.” Levine identifies profound social shifts that are occurring that will transcend current economic challenges and dramatically reshape commerce in the U.S. and around the world. During lunch hour, keynote speaker Craig Storey, CEO of Sprig Toys in Ft. Collins, will discuss Sprig’s experiences bringing a new company to market with innovative products in today’s economy. Finding financing, marketing strategies and their products’ “green” focus are part of its success story. Sprig raised its first round of capital in spring 2008 and launched its line of battery-free toys later that year. The company has been very successful at the retail level and has received numerous awards for its innovation Starting at 3 p.m. May 21, legendary Denver Broncos linebacker Karl Mecklenburg will draw from his NFL career to present “Six Keys to Success.” This is sure to be a fun and uplifting experience. Mecklenburg played for the Broncos from 1983 to 1994, earning Pro Bowl recognition six times during his career. In 2001, Mecklenburg was inducted to the Broncos Ring of Fame. Today, in addition to motivational speaking, Mecklenburg is the founder of the Reach Foundation which serves to assist children through educa-

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If you go What: 2009 Economic Summit Where: Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel and Conference Center When: Summit starts May 20 at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $60 Call: Alli at the Chamber at 875-7000 Online: www.steamboatchamber.com/ ecosummit

tion and outdoor experiences. There will be several practical and informative breakout sessions between keynote speakers. In the morning and afternoon of May 21, Yampa Valley SCORE will offer a program entitled “Economic Survival Guide,” with strategies to deal with a number of challenges facing business owners at this time. Successful business executives and local SCORE volunteers Mike Forney and Rich Lowe will lead these programs. Mike will present in the morning and Rich in the afternoon. SCORE also will host a series of individual counseling sessions in the morning and afternoon that entrepreneurs and small business operators can sign up for in advance to discuss their unique situations. The evolution of social networking is something business owners cannot ignore. Jay O’Hare, of Altera Performance Group, will discuss the value of these Internet resources as part of marketing and customer relations strategy. Instead of interaction between you and a potential customer, your interactions now will be measured by the responses of many customers who will be talking with each other while they are talking to you. In the afternoon, Jay will host a workshop to help you get started with a blog or social network. Bring your laptop, and get ready to connect! If your Web site is not generating the traffic you expected, an afternoon program led by Brian

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Berry, of JDB Technology, will teach you the tricks and tools necessary to optimize your Web site with search engines and to improve your page conversions. Why do some Web sites receive prioritization on Web searches? Learn how to increase visibility of your site on the Internet. Two panels of interest have been created to highlight evolving local economic trends. The Emerging Industries morning panel will identify points of growth and strength in our economy during the next decade. What businesses and industries will growth at a faster pace and create the most jobs in the Yampa Valley? Representatives on this panel include: Karl Gills, CEO of the Yampa Valley Medical Center; Sue Birch, CEO of Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association; Nancy Kramer, of Community Agriculture Alliance representing Northwest Colorado Products, Deep Roots and NW Colorado Cultural Heritage Tourism; and Andy Cadenhead, timber management officer for the Hahn’s Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District of the Medicine Bow and Routt County national forests. The afternoon panel is Local Thrivers. Topics include: what businesses are growing now, creating new jobs and improving the diversity of our economy. What are they doing right and how are they dealing with this economy? Representatives on this panel include: Tim VanWyngarden, Manager of Business Development for ACZ Labs; Rich Hagen, partner/ owner of Big Agnes and Honey Stinger; Laura Lamun, owner and general manager of Little Moon Essentials; Rob Mitchell, president of Moots Cycles; Mark Bryden, president of SmartWool; Chris Timmerman, part owner of Spiffy Dog and

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the Creek Company; and Terry Brown, owner and GM of Wing Time. All of these successful businesses are based in Steamboat Springs. Summit participants are encourage to preregister for the panels and breakout sessions that best fit their interests on the Chamber Web site or by calling the Chamber. The Economic Summit is in its 14th year. The themes each year have highlighted community needs, concerns and evolving trends. Recent summit topics include regional transportation in 2008, the economics of sustainability in 2007 and emerging trends, marketing, technology and work force in 2006. The summit is organized by the Steamboat Springs Economic Development Committee which is a part of the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association. The mission of the EDC is to promote long term, environmentally sound, economic stability and diversification through the following strategies: • Foster a culture of entrepreneurship and compatible economic development. • Sponsor forums, provide information and resources about local business needs, participate in community development and facilitate solutions where possible. The fee for this year’s summit is $60. To register, call Alli at the Chamber at 875-7000. You also may register online at www. steamboatchamber.com/ecosummit. We live in unique times with significant challenges. This program and these speakers will help you understand and navigate these rough waters. Come learn, and take a proactive approach toward improving your business and preparing for the future.

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Catch Corvus the Crow cawing his way across our southern sky at about 10 p.m. in mid-May.

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inging his way across our springtime sky is a delightful little constellation named Corvus the Crow. The four main stars of Corvus form an unmistakable kiteshaped pattern located one-third the way up in our southern sky at about 10 p.m. in mid-May. Its distinctive pattern makes Corvus easy to spot and resembles that of a much more famous star pattern, Crux the Southern Cross. Crux is not visible from our far northern latitude but is hiding just out of view below the horizon underneath Corvus. Corvus’ four brightest stars, starting at the top and proceeding clockwise, are Algorab, Gienah, Minkar and Kraz. Minkar marks the crow’s head, Algorab his tail, and Gienah and Kraz represent the tips of his wings. In most constellations, the designation Alpha is bestowed upon the brightest star, but Corvus is a notable exception. In 1603, Johannes Bayer gave the Alpha distinction to Alchiba, an obscure little star just below Minkar and marking the Crow’s beak. Could this be evidence that the star once appeared much brighter in our sky and has faded? No one knows. Corvus is pictured in the sky as trying to steal a sip of water from Crater the Cup, his neighboring constellation to the west. Crater’s stars are fainter than those of Corvus, but the gobletshaped pattern is unmistakable. Crater’s Alpha star, Alkes, marks a corner of the cup’s base. Both of these constellations are pre-

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Jimmy Westlake cariously balanced on the back of Hydra the Water Snake. There’s a Greek legend that links all three of these constellations together. In it, Corvus is the beloved pet bird of the sun god Apollo, whose day job was driving the fiery chariot of the sun across the sky. One hot summer day, Apollo grew very thirsty and sent his beautiful white-feathered bird Corvus to fetch a drink of water from a nearby well. The bird flew off with the best of intentions, carrying Apollo’s cup, but along the way to the well, Corvus was distracted by a fig tree and stopped to eat his fill of the sweet fruit. Realizing that he had tarried too long, Corvus devised an alibi. He picked up a scrawny little water snake in his beak and flew back to Apollo with an empty cup, explaining that the water snake had prevented him from reaching the well. Apollo was furious at this feeble lie and cursed the bird so severely that his white feathers turned jet black. He then tossed all three — the Crow, the Cup and the Water Snake — into the sky and changed them into stars. There, Corvus suffers eternal thirst as Hydra prevents him from drinking any water from Crater.

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Adrienne Stroock, of Prudential Steamboat Realty, cuts down a section of drywall while working on a Routt County Habitat for Humanity home in Hayden late last week.

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Last weekend’s Carpenter’s Ball attracted 180 revelers and raised $40,000 for Routt County Habitat for Humanity, enough to give the nonprofit agency a funding start on four new affordable condominiums in addition to a single-family home progressing in Hayden. “Considering the economy, the fact that the community rallied and stepped up for us — I

was pleased and impressed, for sure,” Routt Count Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Tommi Weeden said. Habitat is well into the construction of the Hayden home, with drywall and roofing next on the schedule for construction manager Leif Myhre, Weeden said. He’s apt to need some skilled help with that phase of the project. The project received a boost when volunteers from Prudential Steamboat Realty turned out at the job site for Prudential Builds

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Day late last week. Prudential Realtors Cam Boyd, Charlie Dresen and Chris Wittemyer worked on siding the home. Colleagues Colleen De Jong, Cindy MacGray, Billie Vreeman, Adrienne Stroock and Lisa Olson formed an insulation crew. See Habitat, page 17

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With nobody firmly opposed to the idea, the Moffat County Commission and Craig City Council are prepared to negotiate facts and figures for expanding the Moffat County Visitor Center. According to a draft agreement reviewed by the county and city Tuesday, they would be responsible for a majority of the project’s costs. The goal behind a Visitor

Center expansion is to build enough room for MCTA and the Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership to join the Chamber in the same building. Commonly, the venture has been referred to as creating “one-stop shopping” for residents and tourists. The draft agreement states construction would cost about $200,000, though Moffat County Commissioner Audrey Danner said that is a highend estimate. An architect also would need to be hired for about 8 percent of the project

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ing by 89 percent from March 2008 to March 2009, but the actual dollars spent on food stamps were much fewer, going from about $18,000 in 2008 to $34,000 in 2009. Peer said Rio Blanco County officials cite the contraction in the energy industry as the primary cause of their issues. Moffat County suffers from that also, but she thinks there are other factors at play. Routt County and the local work force’s dependence on service industry jobs there could be a key reason residents need more assistance. “Maybe they’re losing their jobs or having their hours cut,” Peer said. “I think that’s a big reason we see this increase.”

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cost, or about $14,000. Chamber Executive Director Christina Currie said the group plans to seek grant funding to offset the local cost and perhaps even form a nonprofit foundation, if necessary. The Chamber, MCTA and EDP would each pay 10 percent of the remaining cost not paid by grants. The city and county would split the remaining 70 percent. Commissioner Tom Gray said he’s not sure he could support donating $70,000 of taxpayer money for a Chamberowned building.

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Food stamp allocations may not provide a clear picture of the economy, but they are a piece of the puzzle, said Marie Peer, Moffat County Social Services director. According to a set of reports from the Colorado Benefits Management System, the state’s computer records, Moffat County’s food stamp requests and dollar allocations have increased rapidly in the past year. Food stamps “have in the past been a barometer for how the economy is doing,” Peer said. “As people lose their jobs or have their hours cut or whatever, the number of cases goes up.” A Social Services report shows food stamp cases have increased from 406 in December 2008 to 505 in April 2009. The total caseload increased 47 percent compared with the last year, from April 2008 to April 2009. Actual cases increased by 162, up from 343 in 2008. Peer said she didn’t know specifically why additional residents are coming to her office, whether it is because of layoffs

or other reasons. However, she said there has been a noticeable increase in the number of people applying who are ineligible because they make too much money. “It feels like the bad news about the economy is making people more panicky,” Peer said. “It seems like they’re trying to shore up losses in income.” The actual dollar allocation given out for food stamps has increased more dramatically than the caseload. Social Services data from March 2008 to March 2009 shows that funding went up about 73 percent in that time. The actual dollar amount increased from about $66,000 in March last year to almost $114,000 this year. The rate of growth in financial allocations is almost double the state average of 42 percent. The other three Northwest Colorado counties also experienced higher than average increases, though neither of the other two spends as much money as Moffat County. Routt County allocations went up 52 percent, from $21,000 in March 2008 to $32,000 in March 2009. Rio Blanco County outpaced Moffat County’s growth, with food stamp expenses increas-

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Bridge continued from 6 habitat fees from hunters and anglers, but at the same time eliminate the $10 fee for everyone else. Both houses of the Colorado state Legislature agreed to amended language in the new bill earlier this month, and Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to sign it June 2, DOW spokesman Tyler Baskfield said.

By September 2010, the habitat stamps won’t be required of people who do not fish or hunt. “We collected less than 1 percent of total habitat fees from people who don’t hunt or fish,” DOW spokesman Randy Hampton said. The new bill allows the DOW to offer a voluntary $25 habitat stamp to people eager to support habitat improvement.

Baskfield pointed out that funds raised by the habitat stamps have helped to conserve 66,000 acres, much of them with public access. He predicted a number of people voluntarily would contribute to the program. “The Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area is a great example of that,” he said. “For people who value preserving habitat, we think they won’t mind contributing.”

Station will include 2 interrogation rooms expected to start Monday, and furniture is scheduled to arrive next week. Construction has run smoothly, said Gerry Carter, project manager for contractor TCD. “It’s easy when you have a great architect,” Carter said, referring to Ron Szerlong. The 5,500-square-foot, $2.3 million building will include a training room that the public could use, an evidence room, an exercise area and locker rooms. It will offer nearly 20 times as much space as the Hayden Police Department currently has, plenty of room to expand the force, if necessary. Birch said his crew operates in about 300 square feet in Hayden Town Hall. The new station also offers great views, he said. “What I like about the building — a lot of things, of course, it’s our first police station — is that pretty much wherever you are, you can look out and see the valley,” Birch said. The new building also includes a sally port to get people into the station discreetly, an intoxilizer room to measure people’s level of intoxication and two interrogation rooms. The department will apply for a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to equip its intoxilizer room, Birch said. That agency handles intoxilizer equipment in the state. Adding that room will eliminate a law-enforcement challenge for Hayden, Birch said. When police arrest people suspect-

ed of driving under the influence, they must take them to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office in Steamboat Springs for testing. Under law, they must test the person within two hours, Birch said. “In winter, if traffic’s bad or a blizzard hits, it can be tough to make it in that two-hour time frame … and you could compromise the DUI case,” he said. The police station also will have a foyer with a phone that’s open 24 hours so people can duck in and call Routt County dispatch in an emergency. Space is available so other law-enforcement agencies can meet or conduct interviews, Birch said. Birch also has an office in the building.

“This is way too big for me,” he said with a grin. “This is what they came up with when I was in Iraq. I didn’t know how big it was going to be — that’s my disclaimer.” The town will put out requests for proposals for landscaping and cleaning, Martin said. “We’ll temporarily occupy the building, and we’ll not give ourselves a (certificate of occupancy) until we’ve done what we require everyone else to do,” he said. Martin and Birch said they were pleased with TCD’s work and construction pace. “We started this 2 1/2 years ago,” Birch said. “It’s really nice seeing it actually built.”

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framed affordable units at Eco Corral for $90,000 apiece if it can raise about $200,000 between now and September. The green building practices being used at the project would make the condos more affordable to live in, Weeden added. “If we could pull that off, it would be remarkable,” she said. People interested in making a contribution or volunteering to work on the home in Hayden should call Weeden at 970-8716101.

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Weeden said companies and institutions that volunteer at Habitat homes are one of the most effective forms of volunteerism at the job because the individuals involved already know how to work well together. “It can be fun for them when they get the feeling that their group can make a difference,” she said. “It gives camaraderie to the office,” Boyd said. “You always

want to give to charities, and right now a lot of people can’t, but they can give of their time.” A portion of the proceeds from the Carpenter’s Ball will be used to leverage the next Habitat project — a building containing four two-bedroom condominiums, part of a green building project known as Eco Corral. The project is being developed by Classic Homes on Hilltop Parkway in Steamboat Springs. Weeden said her agency would have an opportunity to finish the

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“If this guy had his burn permit, we would have been calling him and telling him it’s a red flag warning day, and we’d prefer he didn’t burn,” Wisecup said. Routt County Communications dispatcher Lorie McCarty said dispatchers warned callers against burning when they called in controlled burns Tuesday. Tuesday’s winds were fore-

cast at between 15 and 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, said forecaster Mike Chamberlain, of the National Weather Service’s Grand Junction office. The National Weather Service, in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, declares red flag days based on weather and available fuel. “This indicated for people in the field that if a fire were to start … there may be very rapid movement of the fire

and acceleration of the fire,” Chamberlain said. “It’s very dangerous for field personnel.” The red flag advisory for Northwest Colorado expired at 9 p.m. Tuesday, but with conditions today expected to remain largely the same, a new advisory may be issued. Check Steamboatpilot.com throughout the day for updates. — To reach Zach Fridell, call 871-4208 or e-mail zfridell@steamboatpilot.com

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dependent on tourism spending. “I think the local spending out. If the reductions continue to accelerate, we will have to is probably more consistent,” Antonucci said. look at additional cuts.” But February returns sugThe March sales tax figures were disclosed during City gested locals are buying less, as well. That Council President month, the base Pro-tem Cari “I think the local of Steamboat Ski Hermacinski’s and spending is probably Area and westPresident Loui ern Steamboat Antonucci’s weekmore consistent” each saw sales tax ly City Council than tourist decreases of 28.7 agenda review spending. percent. Western meeting Tuesday, Steamboat caters with city officials Loui Antonucci primarily to locals. including Roberts City Council president A detailed March and interim sales tax report — Finance Director which will divide Bob Litzau. “The trend isn’t looking sales tax revenue into categogood,” Hermacinski said after ries and areas — is expected to be released today. the meeting. March’s sales tax decrease Antonucci agreed that “it looks like the slowdown is was the largest of the current accelerating,” and noted that economic downturn. Sales tax this most recent monthly drop decreased 19.6 percent in Febis particularly painful because ruary, 13.5 percent in January, March is the city’s biggest for 9.1 percent in December, 8.8 sales tax collections. However, percent in November, 4.3 perAntonucci also said collec- cent in October and 3.8 percent tions for April and May might in September. Roberts said the city already stabilize because they are less

By the numbers Sales tax collections have been decreasing for the past seven consecutive months in the city of Steamboat Springs. Month Sales tax decrease March 2009 22.5 percent February 2009 19.6 percent January 2009 13.5 percent December 2008 9.1 percent November 2008 8.8 percent October 2008 4.3 percent September 2008 3.8 percent Source: City of Steamboat Springs

has reduced its expenditures to the minimum level necessary to sustain services and said additional cuts would require a reduction in service levels or the use of financial reserves. Asked whether a reduction in service levels would include layoffs, Roberts said, “I think at this point, we wouldn’t rule out any options.” City Council is scheduled to receive an update on the 2009 budget at its meeting next week. — To reach Brandon Gee, call 871-4210 or e-mail bgee@steamboatpilot.com

Aigner: Community Alliance suspicious of fee Council continued from 3 the tax was outlawed or are negotiated as part of an annexation. Supporters of such a tax to meet affordable housing requirements — including the local development community — say it is valid if offered voluntarily by a developer. City Attorney Tony Lettunich told council members that the question has not been tested in Colorado courts, and he said he is unsure whether a court would find a real estate transfer tax truly voluntary if it was included as an option within a

mandatory ordinance. “I can’t say it would be bulletproof,” Lettunich said. Steve Aigner, community organizer for the Community Alliance of the Yampa Valley, said the group’s members are “generally suspicious of the voluntary transfer fee” and advocated that it only be considered in combination with a payment. “If you have a payment in lieu and a portion of the funds already accruing, you would not be high and dry if it is challenged,” he said. Most council members,

however, were less concerned about a legal challenge. Hermacinski noted that the people most likely to challenge a voluntary real estate transfer tax — developers — are the ones proposing it. If such a tax were ruled unconstitutional, the city no longer would be allowed to collect on units it previously was approved for and would have to remit revenues collected in the previous four years plus 10 percent interest and attorney fees for the plaintiff. — To reach Brandon Gee, call 871-4210 or e-mail bgee@steamboatpilot.com

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Vail native Michael Johnston, 34, was appointed Monday night to take a Colorado Senate seat vacated by former state Senate President Peter Groff, who took an education post in the Obama administration. Johnston, a current Stapleton resident and high school principal, grew up in Vail and attended Vail Mountain School. He was chosen by a Democratic Party vacancy committee to fill the spot and will serve until at least the next general election in 2010. The district is mainly east and northeast of Denver. “It was a tremendous honor to earn the seat (Monday) night,” he said. “We had an amazing coalition of supporters — strong supporters from every community and of differ-

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Waves of mud rumbled down the lower slopes of the Buttermilk ski area Monday, wiping out everything in their path, including a large section of a maintenance building at the base. The initial slide occurred about 2:30 p.m. Some Aspen Skiing employees were working in the vicinity of the maintenance structure at the time, witnesses said. The Skico reported no injuries as a result of the incident, which happened to the skier’s left of the superpipe. We were “all outside working on the side of the shed,” said Mac Dinnell, 18, when the first wave of water, mud, trees and rocks made its way down the slope and into the rear door of the building. He said his first thought was to get out of the way, even though he had some equipment and other items inside the building. That included his two dirt bikes and a set of vehicle keys. “I’m not sure how I’m going to get home,” said Dinnell, who has worked for the Skico about seven months.

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Wall Street is back on the defensive. Stocks ended mixed but well off their lows Tuesday as early concerns about a barrage of stock offerings eased and rising oil prices lifted energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrials increased 50 points, while broader indicators declined. Investors turned to defensive

corners of the market, driving up shares of drugmakers such as Pfizer and food and drink producers such as Coca-Cola, which tend to hold up better in economic downturns. Even strapped consumers aren’t as quick to cut back on medication and food. The fluctuations came as some traders worried that the economic recovery won’t be as brisk as hoped when stocks were posting big gains in the

past eight weeks. Stock offerings from companies trying to raise cash has stirred concerns about the loss in value that existing shares would incur as more shares are issued. But the dip also brought investors looking to jump into a market that has rallied more than 30 percent since early March. “You have people who missed this mammoth rally and now those people are taking the

opportunity on any pullback to buy,” said Jeffrey Frankel, president of Stuart Frankel & Co. The financial stocks that pounded the market to 12-year lows in March and then led the bounce higher declined for a second day. Even after sliding this week, bank shares have roughly doubled since early March, as measured by the KBW Bank Index. Investors also pulled money from technology stocks after the

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Nasdaq composite index closed at a six-month high last week. The slide Monday and mixed finish Tuesday makes it difficult to tell whether Wall Street might be able to restart its stalled twomonth rally. The Dow increased 50.34, or 0.6 percent, to 8,469.11 after declining 155 on Monday. The S&P 500 index declined 0.89, or 0.1 percent, to 908.35 and the Nasdaq declined 15.32, or 0.9 percent, to 1,715.92.

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Denver International Airport plans to spend almost $350,000 next year to minimize the probability of birds colliding with airplanes. DIA operations manager Mike Carlson said the money pays for federal wildlife officers who harass birds to stay away from the airplanes’ paths. The airport topped the nation in the number of bird and wildlife collisions with airplanes last year with 318 accidents, according to a Federal Aviation Administration report released last month. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport reported the next highest number with 228.

Each collision can cost airlines more than $2 million in damages to planes. Three wildlife biologists working for DIA use non-lethal methods such as fireworks and also eliminate habitat so airplanes have a clear path. “The idea is not to do anything to attract them and, when they are here, make them as uncomfortable as possible,” said Kendra Cross, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture who works at DIA. DIA expects a fourth wildlife biologist on the job by June 1. Cross said the airport’s size and the fact that it’s the fifth busiest airport in the U.S. makes bird and wildlife strikes more likely to happen. At 52 square miles, DIA covers more land than any other

airport in the country. Cross noted that the FAA report did not distinguish between urban airports and airports, like Denver’s, which are surrounded by open, agricultural areas. She also said that not all airports report every bird collision. After the report was released, the FAA and airport officials reassured travelers that the figures were not indicative of airport safety because of the different variables. The April report marked the first time the FAA disclosed its bird-strike database, largely because of the attention brought on after a US Airways jet landed in the New York’s Hudson River after birds knocked out both of its engines Jan. 15.

Company to avoid nuclear blast zone Noble Energy to drill within 3 miles of 1969 detonation site THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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An energy company drilling for natural gas near an underground nuclear blast says it won’t seek permits to drill closer at least through 2010. Noble Energy is extending its voluntary moratorium on seeking permits within a half-mile of the Project Rulison site in western Colorado. But the company told Garfield County commissioners Monday that it plans to drill more than 40 new wells within three miles of the site, which is about 50 miles northeast of Grand Junction.

Concerns about possible releases of radioactive contamination from the underground explosion have increased as more wells have been drilled closer to the site. A nuclear bomb was detonated 8,426 feet below the surface in 1969 to free up natural gas, which was deemed too radioactive to sell. The Department of Energy prohibits drilling within 40 acres of the site. The Colorado Oil and

Gas Conservation Commission, which issues drilling permits, alerts DOE when companies apply for drilling permits within three miles and requires a hearing for permits within a halfmile. The state imposes more stringent conditions the closer the well is to ground zero and requires sampling of the gas. The closest well is seven-tenths of a mile from the blast site.

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A Pueblo teenager who pleaded guilty to first-degree assault for shooting an off-duty security guard has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Tenth Judicial District Judge David Crockenberg sentenced 17year-old Michael Edward Rivas on Monday, saying he was unconvinced that Rivas only shot the security guard after the guard shot at Rivas. The security guard, Edward Martinez, was driving between job sites Oct. 24 and had stopped for a traffic signal when a group of teens approached and tapped on his window with the butt of a shotgun. Martinez told authorities he drove through the intersection, stopped and got out of his car, and was then shot in the groin and chest with a sawed-off shotgun. Police say Martinez’s bulletproof vest may have saved his life.

Castle Rock PetSmart has filed a lawsuit against the company. The Marczuk family say their 2-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Buddy, was attacked by a store employee’s dog April 12, about a half-hour after they dropped Buddy off at the store. The employee was cited for having a dangerous animal, described in the police report as a bulldog mastiff. Castle Rock police say 36year-old Crystal Marie Cruz is due in court Wednesday on the misdemeanor charge. PetSmart spokeswoman Jessica White says Cruz had brought her dog in to be groomed that day, but White says she can’t discuss the case any further because of the lawsuit. The family hopes to force PetSmart to change its policies.

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Skating legend Tony Hawk can perform practically any feat on a board. When his feet arrive in Nederland, though, the legend wants to lay low. Hawk plans to visit the town’s six month-old skatepark May 30 for a grand opening and dedication event, but the director of the nonprofit group that runs the park says Hawk doesn’t want to be the focus.

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Robert Gates said it was time for “new thinking and new approaches.” Yet it seems unlikely the switching of commanders portends a new U.S. war strategy. Obama announced a revised plan just two months ago. Instead, the administration is hoping a military command shake-up will lead to a more effective implementation of the existing strategy, which is aimed at defeating al-Qaida terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan and preventing their return to either country.

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The Vatican defended Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday as a man of strong anti-Nazi credentials and a peacemaker in the face of mounting Israeli criticism and Arab anger concerning the Israeli occupation. Critics faulted the German-born pope for failing to apologize in a Benedict speech at Israel’s Holocaust memorial for what they see as Catholic indifference during the Nazi genocide — a controversy that threatened to overshadow his high-profile pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Benedict delivered messages of peace Tuesday while visiting the holiest Muslim and Jewish sites in Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. “The purpose of this visit is peace,” Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said.

The pope has been on the receiving end of strident messages from Israelis and Arabs. On Tuesday, Grand Mufti Mohammed Hussein handed the pope a letter complaining about Israeli policies in Jerusalem and appealing for the Vatican’s help in bringing about Palestinian independence. “We reiterate to you that peace and stability in this country, which have been lacking for decades, can only be achieved with the end of occupation and with our Palestinian people regaining their freedom, their right to self-determination and their other legitimate rights,” it said. The pope’s speech at Israel’s national Holocaust memorial Monday attracted widespread attention in Israel, with the parliament speaker accusing Benedict of glossing over the Nazi genocide. The pope’s own wartime actions — he was forced to join the Hitler Youth and the Nazi army, which he later deserted — have also drawn notice. “The pope spoke like a historian, as somebody observing

from the sidelines, about things that shouldn’t happen. But what can you do? He was part of them,” parliament speaker Reuven Rivlin said. “With all due respect to the Holy See, we cannot ignore the baggage he carries with him.” The pope delivered an emotional address at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, saying the cry of those killed by the regime he grew up under “still echoes in our hearts.” But moments later, Yad Vashem’s top two officials criticized him for failing to use the words “Nazis” or “murder” in his speech. “One would have expected the Vatican’s cardinals to prepare a more intelligent text for their boss,” columnist Tom Segev wrote in the Haaretz daily. Lombardi defended Benedict, saying the pope mentioned his German roots in 2005 when visiting a synagogue in Cologne, Germany, and at the Auschwitz death camp the following year. “He can’t mention everything every time he speaks,” Lombardi told reporters in Jerusalem.

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Meek to be roasted Legendary Sailors coach to be subject of event in June Luke Graham

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The Boston Bruins’ Chuck Kobasew scores on Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward to give the Bruins a 4-1 lead during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday. The Bruins won, 4-2, and forced a Game 7.

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The Boston Bruins played an entire season to get to this point: a winner-take-all Game 7 in their building. With those high stakes, the NHL’s top remaining seed wasn’t about to get caught up in settling a score. Instead, the Bruins moved a step closer to giving the Carolina Hurricanes a different kind of knockout punch. They evened the Eastern Conference semifinals and sent the

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series back to Boston for a decisive seventh game by beating Carolina, 4-2, Tuesday

night. “We’ve been working hard all year to get home-ice advantage,” center Patrice Bergeron said. “And there it is, and we have it.” Mark Recchi had a goal and an assist. Marc Savard scored before leaving in the third period with a minor leg injury. Steve Montador and Chuck Kobasew added goals, Bergeron had two

assists and Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots in his second straight victory. “Basically, I’m trying not to let them get anything to feed off of,” Thomas said. The Bruins led, 2-0, barely 5 minutes in and made it stand to win their second straight since falling one loss shy of elimination. The reward: a trip back to Beantown for Thursday night’s Game 7, their first at home since losing in the first round to Montreal in 2004. “From the time we fell behind, 3-1, in the series, our goal was to

create a Game 7,” coach Claude Julien said. “We’re there now. ... Getting to Game 7 is one thing. Now, we’ve got to decide what we’re going to do with it.” And there wasn’t even any need to retaliate for what they considered a sucker punch thrown by Carolina’s Scott Walker near the end of Game 5. Matt Cullen and Sergei Samsonov scored for the Hurricanes. Their first losing streak of the playoffs has put them in danger of blowing a 3-1 series lead for the first time in franchise history.

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For the next four weeks, local golfers can play Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club at discounted rates. The course, formerly known as the Sheraton Steamboat Golf Course, announced this week

that locals can play at member rates until June 7. Those rates are $75 for 18 holes or $65 for tee times after 2 p.m. The rates include the use of a golf cart. Starting June 8, Rollingstone greens fees will be $125 for 18 holes. The club also will offer two twilight deals. From 1 to 3 p.m., the cost will be $95. From 3 p.m. to close, the cost

drops to $75. “We’ve never had any type of a locals rate,” said Brian Thorne, Rollingstone’s director of golf. “We’re doing as much as we can and wanted to get something in there for the locals rate.” Those who choose to take advantage of the rates also will get to see the revamped course,

which underwent more than $2.2 million in renovations. Rollingstone completed 160,000 square feet of fairway leveling, added 9,000 lineal feet of drainage, renovated or added 14 tee boxes and created four tee box options. The course also added a new See Golf, page 30

There’s the one about a benchclearing brawl with Moffat County. There are ones about his career as an athlete, his ribbing of referees and his getting thrown out of games. Of course, there also are the ones about him coaching great teams. Truth is, coaches don’t win more than 540 basketball games, 44 league, district or regional championships, and 20 preseason tournament championships without accumulating some stories along the way. And everyone who has ever come in contact with former Steamboat Springs High School coach Kelly Meek knows he can tell a tale. This time, however, the tables will be turned on Meek. Under the guidance of current boys basketball coach Luke DeWolfe and assistant coach Jim Bronner, a roast of Meek is scheduled for 4 p.m. June 13 in the old gym at the high school. The roast should last for a couple of hours, and the party then will move to The Tugboat Grill & Pub. “I’ve heard some good ones,” Bronner said. “Hopefully, the right people will be here.” The event is free and open to all. Donations for the boys basketball team will be accepted but not required. Bronner said the idea popped up on a road trip to Delta earlier this season. It was sort of fitting, Bronner said, because Meek used to tell most of his tales while on the long bus trips across the region. Bronner said he’s not sure how many people will show up, but he expects people who taught with Meek, referees, people in his poker group, friends, opposing coaches and former players to be among the guests. For more information about the roast or to participate, email cody_sherrill@yahoo.com or call DeWolfe at 871-3640.

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The Denver Nuggets returned from Dallas with a bad taste in their mouths and it had nothing to do with Chris “Birdman” Andersen’s nasty case of food poisoning. Andersen said between bites of mashed potatoes Tuesday that he’s recovered from his sour stomach that kept him out of the Nuggets’ 119-117 loss to the Mavericks the previous night. “I feel really good now,” Andersen said after getting additional IVs and shooting some baskets. He said he can’t wait for Game 5 tonight at the Pepsi Center when the Nuggets try to clinch their first trip to the Western Conference Finals in 24 years. His teammates are equally eager to take out their frustrations on the basketball court. They’re upset with the way their families and friends were treated Monday night at American Airlines Center, where fans hurled insults at Kenyon Martin’s girlfriend, rap star Trina, and where Carmelo Anthony’s girlfriend, LaLa Vazquez, of MTV fame, was removed from her seat by security guards for

her safety. Fans also got into shouting matches with Martin’s mother, who had extra protection around her after Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called her son a thug after the frenetic finish in Game 3. “I think all of us are kind of angry about ... the treatment we got in Dallas,” Nuggets coach George Karl said Tuesday. “And we want our home crowd to be with us and ... we want to show them that we owe them a game.” On Tuesday, Cuban apologized for yelling at Martin’s mother, Lydia Moore, and suggested things had gotten out of hand. But his apology was brushed aside by the Nuggets because it contained an offer that they could all sit in his suite with his own family “when the series comes back to Dallas.” “We don’t plan on going back to Dallas,” retorted Chauncey Billups.

Cuban also offered to take Martin and his mother out for dinner this summer. Dinner in Dallas is a sore subject with the Nuggets right now. Andersen said he ate something bad at the team hotel Monday that left him doubled over in the locker room during the game with severe abdominal cramps and vomiting. The Nuggets sorely missed their energetic center as Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki scored a series-high 44 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help the Mavericks stave off elimination. Without the “Birdman” swatting away passes and making things tough on Nowitzki in the paint, Dallas outrebounded the Nuggets, 50-34, and Denver managed just seven secondchance points. With all the talk about hostile treatment in Dallas, Andersen isn’t alleging sabotage. “Nope. I’m actually going to have some fresh legs,” he said. “I’m just real anxious to get out there on the floor and give it everything I’ve got.” Billups, who said his wife also got into a confrontation Monday night, acknowledged the Nuggets were worried about what was happening in the stands.

All Rollingstone holes are open this year Golf continued from 29 pump system. “The biggest thing is, we updated our irrigation system,” Thorne said. “It was pieced and patched together and never had a big renovation like we did until now. “It gives us more watering options. There is much better turf coverage, and we should

see some better conditions out there. A lot depends on the weather, but in a typical year, it’s more efficient and should help conditions.” Thorne said Rollingstone Ranch is using this season as sort of a grand reopening for the course. Whereas last year construction limited play on some holes, this year Rollingstone

Ranch is a full go. “It was just to cater to the locals a little more,” he said. “We wanted to get something in there for them because we’d like to see them out here more.” For more information or to book tee times, call 879-1391. — To reach Luke Graham, call 871-4229 or e-mail lgraham@steamboatpilot.com

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Larry Jones knows something about running a filly against the boys in a Triple Crown race, and he’s not looking forward to the threat posed by Rachel Alexandra. The trainer saddled Eight Belles to a gallant second-place finish in last year’s Kentucky Derby before she broke her front ankles past the finish line and had to be destroyed on the track. Now, Jones is preparing to send this year’s beaten Derby favorite Friesan Fire in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes against stellar filly Rachel Alexandra, who has won five consecutive races by a combined 43 1/2 lengths. “Anytime the horse is as fast as her, you wish you didn’t have to run against them,” Jones said Tuesday. “I’ve chased her twice with fillies. If I’ve got any shot of beating her, it’s going to have to be with a boy. I ain’t got a filly that can try her.” Perhaps because she’s beaten

HORSE RACING — PREAKNESS her fellow females so soundly, Rachel Alexandra is gearing up to test herself against new rivals. Coming off a smashing 20 1/4-length victory in the Derby eve Kentucky Oaks, Rachel Alexandra is expected to be among at least 13 horses entered today for the 1 3-16-mile Preakness. That’s when the filly’s owner, Jess Jackson, has to pony up a $100,000 supplemental fee because she wasn’t nominated to the Triple Crown races. “She may never know there’s any colts in here. She just may go in the front and think there’s a bunch of girls chasing her around there,” Jones said. Pimlico oddsmaker Frank Carulli already has said he would make Rachel Alexandra the morning-line favorite. No filly has won the Preakness since Nellie Morse in 1924. Gary Stute, who trains Papa Clem, isn’t thrilled by the prospect of taking on Rachel Alexandra. “Personally, it’s a little disap-

pointing, but for racing I think it’s great,” he said. “I figure it should bring 20-30,000 extra fans here on Saturday. And when the husbands are watching the race at home, the wives will be watching, too. Racing is in kind of a downward spiral right now, and this can only help it in the long run.” Jones may not welcome the extra competition, but he has no qualms about a filly going against the boys a year after the Eight Belles tragedy thrust horse racing into a heated debate on such issues as safety and treatment of the animals. “If they run her in the Preakness, it shows me they have confidence that we didn’t mess up running Eight Belles in the Derby,” he said. “It wasn’t the fact that there was boys in there that made her do what she did. That wasn’t why Eight Belles had her problem.” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was sanguine about Rachel Alexandra. He saddled Excellent Meeting, the last filly to run in the Preakness in 1999. She was pulled up in the race.

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Ray Allen’s 3-pointer with 1:20 left gave Boston its first lead since the opening minutes and the Celtics beat the Orlando Magic, 92-88, on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Stephon Marbury scored all of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, keeping the Celtics in the game after a lackluster 36 minutes that left them trailing by 14 with 8:49 to play. Orlando led, 85-75, with 5:39 left, then Boston scored the next 13 points to open an 8885 lead before Rashard Lewis’ free throws with 7.3 seconds left. Paul Pierce had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, Kendrick Perkins grabbed 11 rebounds, and Game 4 hero Glen “Big Baby” Davis scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. Davis also grabbed the rebound and hit a pair of free throws after Dwight Howard intentionally missed a free throw with 5.9 seconds left. “It’s all about never giving in and having the heart of a champion,” Pierce said. Howard had 12 points and 17 rebounds for Orlando, which needs a victory in Game 6 on Thursday night to force the series back to Boston for a decisive seventh game.

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Tuesday, but he didn’t wait quite as long. Mickael Pietrus dunked on an alley-oop to make it 77-63 with 8:49 left, Orlando’s biggest lead of the game, and Celtics coach Doc Rivers disgustedly called a timeout.

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Kobe Bryant needed only three quarters to score 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back from their Game 4 flop, routing the Houston Rockets, 118-78, on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. The top-seeded Lakers did everything they didn’t do in Sunday’s 99-87 loss at Houston — hustled, rebounded and played tight defense on Houston’s smaller lineup, keeping Aaron Brooks in check and limiting wide-open shots. On Sunday, the Lakers trailed by 29 points. On Tuesday night, they had a 29-point lead by late in the second quarter, on a 3-pointer by Bryant, who led seven Lakers in double figures. The Lakers can wrap up the series Thursday night in Houston. Bryant looked more like himself after being held to 15 points on Sunday. With the Lakers far

NBA PLAYOFFS ahead after holding the Rockets to only 15 points in each of the second and third quarters, he sat out the fourth period. Pau Gasol had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Andrew Bynum had 14 points, Trevor Ariza had 13, and Jordan Farmar had 12. Lamar Odom and Josh Powell had 10 apiece. Brooks was held to 14 points after scoring a career-high 34 on Sunday. Ron Artest had a horrible night shooting, 4-of-15 for nine points. The Rockets shot only 32 percent. The Lakers fell behind by six points midway through the first quarter, but it didn’t take them long to answer the question of whether they’d show up. Los Angeles gained control by outscoring Houston, 23-6, during the final six minutes of the first quarter. Bryant had eight points, making three straight shots at one point. Odom sank a 3-pointer and Farmar another 3 at the buzzer for a 35-24 lead.

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The Detroit Red Wings’ Daniel Cleary gets held off this shot on Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller by Francois Beauchemin and Ryan Whitney during the first period in Game 6 of the NHL Western Conference semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday. The Ducks won, 2-1.

Series goes back to Detroit ANAHEIM, CALIF.

The Anaheim Ducks made sure there would be no road clincher by the Detroit Red Wings. Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist, and Jonas Hiller made 38 saves as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings, 2-1, Tuesday to force a decisive Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinal series. Scott Niedermayer and Bob-

by Ryan added assists for the Ducks, who built a two-goal lead in the second period and managed to shut down the Red Wings until Johan Franzen brought Detroit within a goal with 2:25 to play. Game 7 will be in Detroit on Thursday, with the winner moving on to face the Chicago Blackhawks in the conference finals. Led by their top line of Getzlaf, Perry and Ryan, the Ducks matched the Red Wings’ up-tempo attack stride for stride

and avoided elimination. The Red Wings had clinched their past eight playoff series wins with victories on the road, and seemed poised to do the same after outskating and outshooting Anaheim, 78-45, in consecutive wins in Games 4 and 5. But facing elimination, the Ducks returned to the form that carried the team to a leaguebest 10-2-1 mark in the final weeks of the season, then through a first-round upset of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks.

Fight for the Cup featuring more punches Pittsburgh Penguins’ most physical forward, said Tuesday. “In the playoffs, you’re more likely to take a punch and turn the other cheek.

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Adam Jones hit two home runs for the first time in his career and drove in four runs, leading the Baltimore past Tampa Bay, 7-5. Jones hit a solo shot in the first inning and a three-run drive in the second. Both homers — his seventh and eighth of the season — came off Andy Sonnanstine (1-4), who had allowed only one home run in 32 2/3 innings this season. Baltimore trailed, 5-1, in the second inning before rallying for its fourth win in six games. Kevin Bass (2-1) pitched four scoreless innings of relief and George Sherrill, the fifth Baltimore pitcher, worked the ninth for his sixth save.

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Roy Halladay pitched a fivehitter to best former teammate A.J. Burnett, Scott Rolen had three hits and three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees, 5-1, on Tuesday night. Aaron Hill hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who improved to an American League best 23-12. Halladay (7-1) walked none and struck out five to win his fourth straight start and improve to 16-5 in 33 career games against New York.

White Sox 7, Indians 4 CLEVELAND

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past Cleveland. Both home runs were off Indians starter Jeremy Sowers (0-2), and Thome’s 42nd multi-homer game gave him 547 for his career. Thome, who entered the game in a 3-for-22 slump, trails Mike Schmidt by one for 13th place on the all-time home run list. D.J Carrasco (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief and struck out Mark DeRosa and Shin-Soo Choo to work out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth. Bobby Jenks pitched the ninth inning, recording his eighth save in as many chances.

Rangers 7, Mariners 1 ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Josh Hamilton returned from the disabled list and hit the goahead homer in a six-run seventh inning for Texas, which won for the eighth time in 10 games. Hamilton, activated after missing 13 games with a strained ribcage muscle, struggled in his first three at-bats before his two-run shot off reliever Mark Lowe (0-1) gave the Rangers a 3-1 lead. Rookie Derek Holland (1-1) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first career victory.

Twins 6, Tigers 2 MINNEAPOLIS

Joe Mauer hit a home run and was robbed of another by Clete Thomas, and Minnesota’s struggling bullpen protected a lead for three innings. Joe Crede homered for the Twins in his first at-bat after missing three games with a

hamstring injury. Jeff Larish and Ramon Santiago homered for Detroit, but Armando Galarraga (3-3) gave up five runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He is 0-5 with a 5.63 ERA in his career against the Twins.

Athletics 12, Royals 3 OAKLAND, CALIF.

Jack Cust hit a three-run homer in a seven-run second inning, and Orlando Cabrera had three hits and four RBIs for Oakland. Two days after getting shut out by Texas, the A’s set a season-high for runs while pounding out 13 hits to snap a twogame losing streak. Matt Holiday added two hits and two RBIs and Trevor Cahill (2-2) pitched six innings for the win as the A’s handed the Royals their fourth straight loss.

Red Sox 4, Angels 3 ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Jason Varitek drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the ninth inning, and J.D. Drew homered for Boston. Drew led off the ninth with a single against Scot Shields (1-3) and scored one out later when Varitek lined a 1-2 pitch to right-center. Ramon Ramirez (4-0) pitched a hitless eighth inning for the victory, and Jonathan Papelbon got three outs for his ninth save in as many chances. Jered Weaver, coming off the first complete-game victory of his four-year career, allowed a run and four hits in seven innings and left with a 3-1 lead before the bullpen squandered it.

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Rockies outscore Astros, 12-1 DENVER

Ian Stewart hit a grand slam and a solo shot and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven sharp innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 12-1 win against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Stewart’s second career grand slam came on a fastball from Astros reliever Tim Byrdak in the fifth inning. His five RBIs tied a career high. Brad Hawpe finished with four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in a career-high five

runs. Todd Helton added a tworun homer in the third, giving him 1,994 career hits. Jimenez (3-4) turned in his third straight solid start, scattering seven hits and giving up one run before being lifted for a pinch hitter. He’s now allowed just five runs during his last 21 innings. The hard-throwing Jimenez struck out four as his fastball hit 98 mph at times. He also had pinpoint command, walking none in a game for the first time this season. Jimenez did have two pitch-

es get away from him, sending Carlos Lee diving for the dirt on two balls near his head. Ivan Rodriguez drove in the Astros’ run with a one-out single in the seventh. Lee turned in a nifty play in left field, robbing Chris Iannetta of a home run in the fourth when he jumped at the base of the wall and reached over to bring back the ball. Astros starter Felipe Paulino (1-3) was roughed up in his first appearance against Colorado, giving up eight runs — seven earned — and seven hits in four innings.

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Chan Ho Park had his second straight effective outing to win his first game with Philadelphia, and Jayson Werth stole home to lead the Phillies to a 5-3 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. Park (1-1) has rebounded nicely after a dreadful start this season. He walked none and gave up two runs in six innings. Raul Ibanez continued to look like a smart pickup for the Phillies, hitting a two-RBI double in the fourth for a 4-2 lead. Werth stole home in the seventh inning and tied a team record with four steals in one game.

Pirates 7, Cardinals 1 PITTSBURGH

Zach Duke limited St. Louis to three singles in eight innings after giving up a homer to Albert Pujols in the first and Pittsburgh ended an eight-game losing streak. Adam LaRoche and Brandon Moss both broke out of slumps with homers for the Pirates. Njyer Morgan’s two-run triple finished off a four-run second inning that included Duke’s run-scoring single and the Pirates — back in last place in the National League Central — won for the only second time in 14 games since April 26.

Mets 4, Braves 3, 10 innings NEW YORK

Carlos Beltran drew a basesloaded walk from Jeff Bennett (0-1) with two outs in the 10th inning and New York rallied to beat Atlanta. Beltran also scored the tying run in the ninth for the Mets, who have won eight of nine. They were down, 3-0, in the eighth but fought back to improve to 1-11 this season when trailing after seven innings.

Francisco Rodriguez (1-0) worked two scoreless innings for the win, the first time he has pitched more than one inning in a major league game since Aug. 17, 2007, with the Los Angeles Angels.

Brewers 6, Marlins 3 MILWAUKEE

Prince Fielder hit a pair of two-run homers, and Rickie Weeks and Mike Cameron hit solo shots for Milwaukee. It was the first time this season the Brewers hit four homers in a game. Milwaukee has won seven of its past nine and is five games over .500 since a 4-9 start. Fielder, who had been hitless in his previous 10 at-bats, singled in the second and hit his first homer in the fourth inning off starter John Koronka to cut Florida’s lead to 3-2.

Cubs 6, Padres 2 CHICAGO

Milton Bradley hit a towering two-run homer off Jake Peavy and Rich Harden pitched six sharp innings for Chicago. Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome both had two doubles and three hits, Bobby Scales added his first major league home run and Harden (4-1) won his fourth straight decision for the Cubs. Peavy (2-5), whom the Cubs were interested in obtaining in the offseason, is the last Padres starter to get a win, on April 16. San Diego has lost nine straight road games and four in a row overall.

Reds 3, Diamondbacks 1 PHOENIX

Brandon Phillips homered and drove in two runs for Cincinnati, and Micah Owings dominated his former team. Owings (3-3), traded by Arizona last September, went

seven innings and allowed one run and a season-low four hits. He walked two and struck out four. Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his 10th save in as many chances.

Giants 9, Nationals 7 SAN FRANCISCO

Pablo Sandoval slugged a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth, ending the San Francisco Giants’ wild 9-7 victory against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 30 games with a first-inning single for the Nationals, who have lost nine straight to the Giants.

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The Associated Press All Times MDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 23 12 .657 — Boston 21 12 .636 1 New York 15 17 .469 6 1/2 Tampa Bay 15 19 .441 7 1/2 Baltimore 14 19 .424 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 17 14 .548 — Kansas City 18 15 .545 — Minnesota 16 17 .485 2 Chicago 15 17 .469 2 1/2 Cleveland 12 22 .353 6 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 18 14 .563 — Los Angeles 16 15 .516 1 1/2 Seattle 16 17 .485 2 1/2 Oakland 12 18 .400 5 ——— Monday’s Games Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 4 Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 4 Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Texas 7, Seattle 1 Minnesota 6, Detroit 2 Oakland 12, Kansas City 3 Boston 4, L.A. Angels 3 Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 5-0) at Cleveland (Cl. Lee 1-5), 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay (Niemann 2-3) at Baltimore (Bergesen 1-0), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-1) at Toronto (Richmond 4-1), 5:07 p.m. Seattle (Washburn 3-2) at Texas (McCarthy 3-1), 6:05 p.m. Detroit (Willis 0-0) at Minnesota (Perkins 1-2), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (Bannister 3-0) at Oakland (Outman 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Boston (Wakefield 4-1) at L.A. Angels (Palmer 3-0), 8:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Detroit at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Seattle at Texas, 12:05 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 5:08 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 18 14 .563 — Philadelphia 16 14 .533 1 Florida 17 16 .515 1 1/2 Atlanta 16 17 .485 2 1/2 Washington 10 21 .323 7 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 20 13 .606 — Cincinnati 19 14 .576 1 Milwaukee 19 14 .576 1 Chicago 18 14 .563 1 1/2 Houston 14 18 .438 5 1/2 Pittsburgh 13 19 .406 6 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 22 12 .647 — San Francisco 18 14 .563 3 Colorado 13 18 .419 7 1/2 San Diego 13 20 .394 8 1/2 Arizona 13 21 .382 9 ——— Monday’s Games Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 3 Cincinnati 13, Arizona 5 San Francisco 11, Washington 7 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 2 Milwaukee 6, Florida 3 Colorado 12, Houston 1 Cincinnati 3, Arizona 1 San Francisco 9, Washington 7 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta (Jo-.Reyes 0-2) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 11:10 a.m. Washington (Martis 4-0) at San Francisco (Zito 1-2), 1:45 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 1-1) at Philadelphia (Moyer 3-2), 5:05 p.m.

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The New York Mets’ Jose Reyes tags out the Atlanta Braves’ Chipper Jones at second base during the eighth inning at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y., on Tuesday.The Mets defeated the Braves, 4-3, in 10 innings. St. Louis (Pineiro 4-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 3-3), 5:05 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 2-3) at Milwaukee (Looper 2-2), 6:05 p.m. San Diego (C.Young 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 4-2), 6:05 p.m. Houston (Hampton 1-3) at Colorado (Marquis 4-2), 6:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 3-1) at Arizona (Augenstein 0-0), 7:40 p.m. Thursday’s Games Florida at Milwaukee, 11:05 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m. San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m. Houston at Colorado, 1:10 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0 Tuesday, May 5: Cleveland 99, Atlanta 72 Thursday, May 7: Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85 Saturday, May 9: Cleveland 97, Atlanta 82 Monday, May 11: Cleveland 84, Atlanta 74 Boston vs. Orlando Monday, May 4: Orlando 95, Boston 90 Wednesday, May 6: Boston 112, Orlando 94 Friday, May 8: Orlando 117, Boston 96 Sunday, May 10: Boston 95, Orlando 94 Tuesday, May 12: Boston 92, Orlando 88, Boston leads series 3-2 Thursday, May 14: Boston at Orlando, 5 p.m. 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 Friday, May 8: L.A. Lakers 108, Houston 94 Sunday, May 10: Houston 99, L.A. Lakers 87, series tied 2-2 Tuesday, May 12: L.A. Lakers 118, Houston 78, L.A. Lakers lead series 3-2 Thursday, May 14: L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m. 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 Saturday, May 9: Denver 106, Dallas 105 Monday, May 11: Dallas 119, Denver 117, Denver leads series 3-1 Wednesday, May 13: Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m. Friday, May 15: Denver at Dallas, 7 p.m., if necessary Sunday, May 17: Dallas at Denver, TBA, if necessary

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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 Friday, May 8: Carolina 4, Boston 1 Sunday, May 10: Boston 4, Carolina 0 Tuesday, May 12: Boston 4, Carolina 2, series tied 3-3 Thursday, May 14: Carolina at Boston, 6 p.m. 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 Friday, May 8: Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3 Saturday, May 9: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT Monday, May 11: Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT, series tied 3-3 Wednesday, May 13: Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m. 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 Thursday, May 7: Detroit 6, Anaheim 3 Sunday, May 10: Detroit 4, Anaheim 1 Tuesday, May 12: Anaheim 2, Detroit 1, series tied 3-3 Thursday, May 14: Anaheim at Detroit, 5 p.m. Chicago 4, Vancouver 2 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 Saturday, May 9: Chicago 4, Vancouver 2 Monday, May 11: Chicago 7, Vancouver 5

TENNIS Mutua Madrilena Masters/Open Results Tuesday At Recinto Ferial Casa de Campo Madrid Purse: Men, $5.04 million (WT1000); Women, $4.5 million (Premier) Surface: Clay-Outdoor SINGLES Men (First Round) Marin Cilic (13), Croatia, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-1. Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, 7-5, 6-4. Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 3-0, retired. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Nikolay Davydenko (10), Russia, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-2, 6-2. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-0, 7-6 (5). Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2. James Blake (14), United States, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-2, 6-4. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

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2006 Porche Cayenne S, AWD, 1 owner, 33K, all leather, perfect condition! $28,500 OBO 970-846-9589 1986 Subaru, 4WD Turbo, Runs Great. $1000 obo. Call 734.6220 evenings. 1964 Corvette, Frame up restoration. 64,000 origional miles. All #’s match. Call 879-3019

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Kayaks and Equipment

New / Used: Whitewater, Sea, Lake or Inflatable Kayaks and canoes. Kids after school Program starts May 27th, Adult classes now. Dry top repair. Mountain Sports Kayak School 970-879-8794 Yamaha YFM45FAV ATV Kodiak(green) with Moose Plow (winch installed) for sale for $5000 O.B.O. 970-846-8016 2008 Suzuki King Quad 450 4x4 Limited Edition with trailer. EXCELLENT condition, only 38 hours, winch, $6,400 obo 912-223-0578

Jeep Wrangler soft top with frame. Fits 06 models. Never used. $250 871-7991 or 804-761-0348 BF Goodrich Rugged trail T/A’s, 275/65R/18, 6 months of wear. $400 OBO 846-5436 Bridgestone truck tire, 245/75R16 x 4. (970) 846-5717

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M & M Auto will buy your junker. If your junk car is complete, we’ll haul it away and give you $$$. Call 970-879-8178.

2007 KLR 650, 60 MPG, 3200 miles, garage kept, many extras including armor jacket, 2 helmets, $4800. Call Steve 879-7413 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

2001 Red Acura S Type, 100k miles, winter tires with rims, new brakes & transmission. Below Blue Book. $8,000 (970)871-7100/846-6620 FINANCING WORKING PEOPLE! $750.00 MINIMUM DOWNPAYMENT. NO CREDITCHECK. Tom Reuter, Dealer, 875-0700. “Working Cars / Working People - 24,000 Mile Warranties! www.checkpointautosales.com

2006 KTM 300 XC after market parts, adult owned, well maintained. $3,900 970-846-4391 2007 Honda CRF 70, Great condition, well maintained, added skidplate. $995 846-7859

1995 VOLKSWAGEN Eurovan Camper. Very good condition. Runs great, loves the highway. 104k. $14,000 NEGO. SERIOUS buyers only. 846-2556, Steve. 1999 VW Eurovan Full Camper, $12,000 will accept offers, 157k, very clean. 970-879-7228

1992 Komfort 5th Wheel Camper, Great Shape, loaded, $4750. See at 365 Steele St in Craig. Call Scott at 620-0396.

$500! Police Impounds! Hondas, Acuras, Chevys, Toyotas, etc. Cars, Trucks, SUV`s from $500! For Listings call 800-576-6918 xA875

1973 Ford LTD 400, Brown, needs exhaust system. $1800 OBO 970-819-5002

2008 Genuine Buddy 125CC black scooter. $2,500, Barely ridden. Two helmets included. Weight benches, free weights, dumbbells everything for the serious weight lifter! $150 OBO (970) 879-1282, (970) 846-0269.

1999 Rockwood premier pop - up camper. Lots of room, with amenities. $3,800 call Dan 846-6979

1995 Plymouth Voyager, 160k miles, good all around condition, 2 sets of tires, $1,200 OBO. 970-871-1346

****1998 Honda Civic, Sweet! 1993 Astrovan $600, #2907. 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS, Sensational! Tom Reuter, Dealer, 875-0700. www.checkpointautosales.com Warranties available!

2003 BMW F650CS - GREAT COMMUTER BIKE, 3150 MILES, ABS, HEATED GRIPS, GARAGE KEPT, SUPER CLEAN, TANK BAG, DEALER SERVICED (RECORDS ON FILE), PICTURES EMAILED UPON REQUEST, $5900, CALL 970-871-1737

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 2006 KTM EXC 450 street legal, new Durelle race suspension, 2 tanks, 2 sets of plastic. 2 many extras to list. $3,950 303-588-8983 1996 Yamaha Blaster, $1300 OBO Call 629-0596. 2004 KTM 625 EXC, on or off road, two tanks, two sets of tires, great shape, $4500. 2002 Honda XR 250 four stroke, $1900 OBO. 276 4446

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

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

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2001 Hallmark 19’ Fun Wagon. 2/3 place enclosed snowmobile trailer, white, excellent condition. $5500.00 970-879-0991 or 970-846-8377 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 2005 Wells Cargo Silver Streak 19’ snowmobile trailer. All aluminum, 6” taller than standard, epoxy floor, cabinet storage excellent condition, new $10,000, asking $7500 Call 846-0516

95 BMW Covetable Black, 69k, also has Factory Hard top, A MUST SEE!. Serious Inquiries only. $14,000 870-0443 Leave Message 2001 Chevy Silverado 3500 Crew cab LT, LOADED, 30,000k, 8.1gas, $14,500 OBO 846-3634 or 846-1669 1997 F350 7.3 four door long bed, 121k, $8,500 OBO 970-846-5056

2006 CRF-250X Honda & 2006 Yamaha TTR-250, low miles, like new. Dirt/street ready. See at Extreme Power Sports 970-879-9175/970-276-4821

1962 AMC Rambler. Engine runs great with 80,000 miles on it. Body and chrome are in mint condition. 1,300 OBO (651) 442-3512

2003 Trail Blazer LS 4x4, Green - Gray Metallic, Winter & Summer Tires, 365 Steele Street, Craig. $8700 970-620-0396 Scott

2006 F150 single cab 40k miles auto 4x4. $10,900 OBO 970-846-5358.

2006 KTM 450exc lights off road ready $4,200 OBO 970-846-5358.

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2000 Jeep Wrangler, 6 cylinder, 49k, Red, soft top, air. Sport Edition. PRICE REDUCED! $9500 make offer. (970)736-2486, 819-4834

1991 Ford Explorer, 4WD, Runs good, new plugs, wires, battery, oil, great tires. 100k, $1,200 OBO 970-291-1614

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2000 F-350 Dually, 4x4, V10, 8x12 flat bed with 48” solid rails. Only 11,300 miles. $13,900 OBO. 303-324-7700 (cell)

Chariot Child Trailer Cougar 1 model for one child Includes bike & ski attachments Great Condition! $575. Call 846-1583

98 GMC 3500 1 ton Dually flatbed 4x4, 119k. Great work truck! $4,200 OBO 970-846-5358.

2000 Dodge Dually 3500, Excellent condition, 200k. Call 970-879-3388

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

Moots mountain bike, 2005 Sinco, XT full suspension 16”, Excellent condition. $2700 Firm Call 870-0392

2000 Dodge diesel 1 ton Dually. Regular cab, 6 speed, 4-wheel drive. 120k miles. Good condition. $12,000 OBO (970) 276-3218

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OPENING FOR THE SEASON Saturday May 2nd. 9AM-4PM, Driving range open 9AM-6PM. Call for details 970-846-5647 - www.3qc.net. Painting crew for hire. No job too big or small. Call 846-1044

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

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

2007 Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC 70 (large) Talas 36 front fork, DHX 4.0 rear, Juicy brakes. X9 shifter. $2200 303-877-4897

Montana 4WD Tractor & PJ Trailer packages, Gooseneck & Bumper Pull Dumps, Great Prices, delaer, Auto Parts of Craig 970-824-6544

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

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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

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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

Kenmore washer & dryer, Used 1 yr. stored several. $300 OBO for both. & Portable Dishwasher $100, Moving. 736-2573, 970-370-1547

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

1/2 price Massage. Why Not relax during these hard times Call Eric 970-819-8697

New Jeld Wen sliding windows, RO-60x48 5/16 frame size 59 5/16x47 9/10. Premium clad window. Wood interior, vinyl exterior. Low E high altitude, Desert sand color, $300 970-879-2288

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

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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.

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Free: Split King Bed, massage chair and couch coffe table and speakers! You Haul 970-846-5235 Need to get rid of logs? Mingle Wood Timbers Inc. will pick them up for free. (970)871-9238 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. Free: Queen size mattress with box spring. (315) 489-8736

LEGAL HAPPY HOUR Free legal advice

Call to sign up. Randall Salky, Attorney at Law McGill Professional Law 970-879-6200 ext. 13 FREE: 10,000 sqft 6 Mill new black plastic. Call 846-3205 Free granite remanants. 970-217-7881 Free towing of unwanted & abandoned vehicles. 879-1065 Free: Fire truck kids bed. Pick up on Spar street down by the Ice rink.

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

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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

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Wood computer desk $500, Wood Lateral File cabinet $150, computer desk $125, Dell Computer with Flat Scn $500, HP LJ2015P New $300, Office Chairs & more. Call 870-3110 2 days only! May 13 & 14 Used office furniture including Large conference table with chairs and other Misc items. Karen 879-8814

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FREE: Wooden round Kitchen table, base needs repair. You Haul 326 Oak (Yampa Valley Mortgage Office).

Five piece theatre seating includes three recliners and storage, black leather, excellent condition, new $1200, asking $875. Call 879-1643

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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. Zenith 32” TV in good condition. Craftsman 28” snowblower 6 forward and 2 reverse speeds new in 2009. 846-2060 American Standard white fiber glass 66” x 32” left hand bath tub. $200 (970) 846-5717 6 person Tiger River Hot tub, excellent condition, 4 years old, new easy open cover. Enjoy! $2,500 970-846-8399 Experienced, Licensed, Home Care Provider has immediate openings Monday-Thursday. Please call Kelsey 970-846-4231 Artisans! Looking for a place to showcase handcrafted creations or consign antiques? Call the Hayden Artisans’ Marketplace, 276-2019. Tues-Sat, 10a-6p How can we keep America’s electric bills affordable? Visit www.ourenergy.coop TOP SOIL! TOP SOIL! TOP SOIL! Kimco 879-6898 BUYING GOLD, SILVER AND PLATINUM BULLION AND COINS. all (970)-824-5807 or Cell (970)-326-8170. 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 Top Soil? Call 970-879-0655

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

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

Snapper Rider Mower, used 2 seasons. $1,600 new, tuned and sharpened. $800 OBO (970) 736-2692

Registered Angus Bulls by AI sires. Fertility, Trich & PAP tested, BVD-PI negative. Aric, 970-824-3341 or Stacy, 970-824-6702. Berkshire piglets, 4H or feeder, 12 weeks old, $100. 819-1356 or 736-1191.

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.

Warm Weather, experienced riding to condition your horse in time for Spring/Summer. No broncs please! Robin Lorenz Romick 879-0392, 846-2669

Little Bear Child Care enrolling for summer. Outdoor emphasis. Full, part time space for children ages 2-7. Tracy DelliQuadri 879-8067

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

16k Husky Hitch, New $350.00 970-846-9903

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1993 Sooner Aluminum 3 horse slant, gooseneck, down feed doors, rear and front tack. Excellent condition $8500.00 970-879-0991 or 970-846-8377

CHILDCARE OFFERED: Experienced Craig mother offering FT & PT day care, no weekends. Children of all ages. Call 937-231-3925

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

SAT & ACT prep, all subjects, all ages. Ivy League School Junior, former SSHS valedictorian offering tutoring. Call Max 970-879-9057

2 year old Red Angus bulls. (719) 379-5213

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FOUND ipod on bike path first of May. Call to identify 970-819-2728 LOST: REWARD! Lost IPOD classic w/ leather case Saturday night 9702911647. FOUND: Canoe found on Yampa River. Please call to identify 819-3503

PIANO SALE

Gem Digital Piano, ebony spinet model. Paid $2,800 at piano sale, sell $999 OBO. 970-819-1227

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. 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

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

HAYDEN GARDEN CLUB’S SEEDLING SALE & EXCHANGE, Sat May 16th, 9am-noon at Yampa Valley Feeds at the Historic Hayden Grain Elevator. Yampa Valley Feeds now featuring Carolyn Moon’s garden plants and flowers on Friday and Saturday. www.yampavalleyfeeds.com or 276-4250. Visa/MC accepted. Wanted: School supplies and classroom related antiques for year-long education exhibit at Tread of Pioneers Museum. Call Curator at 879-2214

Contractor looking for paid Boarding for two yellow Labs for the Summer. Both dogs are fabulous with kids! (480)694-1326

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

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 Bar Lazy U Border Collie puppies. Reds, blacks, tri’s. Registered, 1st shots, wormed, 5 free obedience lessons. $350. Renee 276-4807

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

3 Teacup poodles. 1 male ready to go now. Other 2 ready on 6-16. Call for details (970)653-4494. Female Pit bull puppies for sale. 7 weeks old. $125, call Kaila (254) 977-3328 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. City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 www.petfinder.com DATE: DATE: 5-8-09 Dogs for Adoption-$30 each: Jack-Sweet blind and diabetic 6-year old lab who loves to camp and swim. In foster care. Niobie- 2 year old female lab mix. A little shy at first, but warm, playful and gentle. Cats for Adoption We have 7 adult cats waiting for great homes!-$30 each.

Sale Friday Only! Everything needs to go, cash only, any reasonable offer accepted! Baby, household, jewelry, recreation, outdoor items, tile, stone & glass. 201 Wildhog DR #17 Oak Creek

Kayak, Jackson FUN 1.5 with spray skirt, $550. (970) 871-1493 16’ Tipi, poles, Redwood floor, stakes, rope & door. $500 Call 736-2652 WANTED:Hobie 16 Sailboat Mast or similar for experimental Sailboat project. Johnny Walker 879-4947

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.

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

ALFALFA FOR SALE-BARN STORED, 65 LB THROW BALES. $120.00/TON. YOU LOAD AND HAUL. 879-1312 AFTER 5:00 PM 1400 # grass hay round bales. Been covered most of the winter. $100 per bale. 276 4446

NETWORK SUPPORT ANALYST

Craig Campus, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Craig Campus is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Network Support Analyst. The successful candidate will be technically skilled in Windows Server and Desktop applications. Knowledge of Cisco equipment would be an asset. Symantec Ghost and Backup Exec are used on the campus. You will be part of a team that supports the CNCC Community Colleges and be involved in the State Community College standards. Excellent communication and customer service skills are a must. This position will be supporting the current Craig campus and the new campus currently on the drawing board. This is an Administrative Position with benefits. Salary rate is in the mid to upper 30’s, low $40’s. Minimum requirements: AA/AS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent certificates and work experience will be considered. Starts July 09. Visit the CNCC website at www.cncc.edu/human_resources/job_opportunities for a complete job announcement including important instructions for the completion and submission of the application. Application deadline: May 30, 2009. CNCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Local business has part time afternoon receptionist openning. Must have strong telephone and computer skills. Able to learn specialized software program and comfortable in a busy office atmosphere. Apply in person only Monday through Friday 1-3pm. Aces High and Royal Flush, 1605 Shield Drive.

Fly Rod and Reel lost on Saturday May 9th around 6-7th and Oak. REWARD!!!! (970) 846-3631 LOST:May 1st Ramp to flat bed trailer, last seen on HWY nest to Christian Heritage school in Steamboat II. 846-6455 FOUND IN STEAMBOAT PINES, COUNTRY GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD: BLACK MALE CAT PLEASE CALL 879-8535 SO WE MAY RETURN HIM.

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

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

Black Thoroughbred mare, 4 yrs old, registered. 16 hh. gorgeous! Great conformation - you must see her. (970) 389-0114

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

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

PAINTERS: 5 yrs experience in commercial painting. Work in Steamboat & Craig. Drug test. EOE, Ins., 401k Contact Walter (888)947-2559.

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

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Automobile Mechanic / Technician - Experienced automotive technician for Tom Reuter’s Cars, Steamboat. Possible housing available. 875-0700. Full or part time opportunity. 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.

WORK AT HOME FREE INFO PACK UPTO $500-$2000 MO. PT $2500-$6000 MO. FT PAID VACATIONS NO TELEMARKETING LOG ONTO livingfreein2008.com Steamboat Lake Outfitters is now hiring for Breakfast cooks, line cooks, & Pizza cooks. Call 970-879-4404 or apply online www.steamboatlakeoutfitters.com

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.

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

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

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

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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

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

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

GrandKids ChildCare Center Junior Toddler Assistant Teacher

- FT (32 hours per week) Assists in providing age appropriate activities and curriculum. Provides a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment for the toddlers. Maintains an effective relationship and open communication with other staff, parents and departments. Must have a good knowledge and understanding of young children with at least 1 year of previous experience in a child care setting preferred. At least 1 college course in Child Development or Infant Toddler Theory & CPR are required. We offer great benefits including health insurance, paid time off, professional staff, ski passes, 403(b) retirement plan and more! Apply at Yampa Valley Medical Center Human Resources 1024 Central Park Drive Steamboat Springs, CO or fax resume to 871-2337 or e-mail to: careers@yvmc.org

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

SUMMER JOB

Rodeo / Ballfield concessions. Earn extra income, have fun, 10 weekends mid June thru August and Labor Day. All ages over 18, full availability only please! 970-879-9678

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

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

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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.

Network Coordinator

Approximately 20 hours per week in Craig to provide support for future facility and space development of the VNA. Experience with community planning and facility development preferred. Must be able to organize and facilitate group meetings. Strong communication and computer skills required. Apply in person at the VNA, 745 Russell Street, Craig or 940 Central Park Dr. Suite 101, Steamboat. Or apply online to sanderso@nwcovna.org EOE

Own A Computer? Put it to work earning $500 to $5,000 per month FT/PT Hours. www. Rkhglobal.com

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Full-time benefited position implementing public health program in Steamboat/ Craig. Conduct client screenings, provide patient education, case management and develop community health referral program. Must have good computer skills, be self motivated and enjoy working with people. Must be willing to travel. Some program training will be provided. Bachelor’s degree and bilingual skills preferred. Apply in person at the VNA, 745 Russell Street, Craig or 940 Central Park Dr. Suite 101, Steamboat. Or apply online to ikateb@nwcovna.org For more information call 970-871-7603. EOE

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

Community Health Worker

Now hiring a PT housekeeper for the summer. E-mail resumes to davem@catamountranchclub.com Or contact Dave at 970.871.9229 x 401

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.

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Accountant II/III

(Full-Time) Responsible for the maintenance and operation of Kronos timekeeping system. Assist in month end close preparing complex bank and other reconciliations, financial analysis, and journal entries. Assist in yearly budget and audit. Self starter and independent. Candidate must possess excellent customer service attitude, financial analysis and software computer skills. Must have intermediate Excel skills. Strong knowledge of G/L and accounting principles required. Accounting degree desired. At least 2 years of previous accounting experience required. 5 years significant accounting experience in lieu of degree considered. 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 www.yvmc.org or email to: careers@yvmc.org.

Summer Job - Apprentice Window Cleaner. Must have positive attitude and no experience please. Starting pay $11.00 per hour (970)870-9470 please leave message.

PT/FT Live-in caretaker needed for elderly person. Nightly room/board 7miles west on Yampa river property. Please contact for details (970)846-0422

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

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.

HAYDEN: 9 miles NE, off HWY 40, 2BD, WD (share with upstais), pets maybe. $700 mo + $300 deposit. 846-2953 CRAIG:Remodeled 2BA, 1BA apartments with Travertine, slate, oak, and alder finishes, Economy apartments, or 2BD, 2BA Townhomes that allow pets. 970-824-9251 OAK CREEK: Large 2BD, wood floors Dish TV, pet allowed. Available Now. $825 month + utilities. 819-0897 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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STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA condo on mountain. Available 5/15, NS, NP, $1100 monthly. Flexible Lease. 970.547.4662 STEAMBOAT: Walton Village 1bd, 2bath, renovated kitchen & living room, furnished NS, NP $950 970-819-0731 Fantastic Rentals Furnished 1 bedroom units starting at $900, 2 bedroom units starting at $1350. 1st, last and security. NP, NS. Lisa at 879-5100 STAGECOACH:Immaculate remodel, 3BD, 2BA, stainless steel appliances, granite, WD. $1200 month. First, Last & Security, NS, NP. Available 09/01/09. 970-736-8199 STEAMBOAT: 1BD, fully remodeled Timbers Condo. New floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, great view. $950, Available June 10th 802-310-1135 STEAMBOAT: Live - work by the River. 2BD, 2BA,Brand new, furnished WD, NS, NP. Monthly, seasonal, yearly. (970)871-6016 or 819-0696

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

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

OAK CREEK: COMFORTABLE TWO BEDROOM Larger Unit, high ceilings, Dish TV, good location. $650 month. Quiet building. Storage available. 970-879-4784

STEAMBOAT:Villas 2BR, 2BA, Furnished, Hot Tub. Bus route, No Pets, $1,400 plus electric. Rent includes heat water, cable. Lease, 970-879-8161

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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 OAK CREEK: Great Views! 2BD, 1BA, recently updated, flooring, paint and windows. $650 monthly plus utilities. 1st, last, deposit. 970-736-2383 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 STEAMBOAT-OLD TOWN: 2BD, 1BA. Includes all utilities, WD, some furniture available. NS, pet? First, Last, Security. $1100 month. 970-870-9386. OAK CREEK: 2BD, 1BA apartment, all appliances, NS, pets negotiable, 1st & security. $850 per month includes all utilities. Joe 846-3542 STEAMBOAT:Rental available: Live on the river & walk to town. 2BD, 2BA, 1300sqft, new construction. Extraordinary views of the mountain. River outside your door, large deck. $1,550 includes cable trash & grounds maintenance, Available immediately. 970-846-1760 STEAMBOAT: Sunny, Quiet, studio Apt Downtown with garage. Excellent location, rarely available. NS $1000 month + elec. 871-1681 or 846-8026 OAK CREEK:2BR, 1BA Apartment. Heat, water & sewer included. $695 monthly + deposit NS, Pet negotiable. Available immediately (970)846-6218 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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STEAMBOAT:Large 2BD, 1BA apartment, Laundry facilities and storage. No smoking, No pets Like new condition. $1,200 monthly. Call 928-486-2070

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA Rockies, next to pool. NS, NP, 6 month lease. $1150 monthly + electric. 970-291-1209 STEAMBOAT: Top floor, fully furnished 2 BD, 1 BA Meadows condo with WD and 1 car garage. NP. On bus route. $1495 month. Avail June. Call Central Park Management at 8779-3294 STEAMBOAT: Walton 1BD, 1BA nicely updated, washer, dryer, gas fireplace, storage, bus route. $900 Scott Wither 970-846-5898 Candice 970-846-1642 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 Steamboat: Garden-level 1 BD, 1 BA furnished condo at Meadowlark. Some storage, NP. Avail June. $775 month. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294. 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: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, 2BA partially Furnished, Internet, Cable Included, bus-route, WD, Hot-Tub, mountain. NS, NP $1200 1st, Last, Security. 970-871-7921

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

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

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

STEAMBOAT:Sunray 2BD, 2BA, on bus, vaulted ceiling, WD, 1 car heated garage, included heat water & cable. Call Mike 846-8692 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 STAGECOACH: Wonderful 2bdrm, 1bth Stagecoach Wagon Wheel condo. $850.00 a month with May FREE. 720-244-5514

STEAMBOAT:MOUNTAIN AREA, Shadow Run or Sunburst: Available -Furnished 2BDs , fireplace, hot tub, on bus route. Starting @ $1000. 970-846-5655.

TOPONAS: Newer 2BD,1BA. large acreage Partially furnished. 1 pet; horses nego. NS. $800 (970)638-4281, (970)846-4593

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

STEAMBOAT:Very comfortable furnished condo with deck, 2BD, 2BA, awesome views. Includes cable, internet, water & trash. Available Now. 970-846-5323 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, WD, cable, internet included, NS, NP, furnished, on mountain. Sauna, pool, hot tub, On bus route. First, Last. $1350 monthly. 819-2804 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, Ski Trails Condo. Fully furnished, $1000 monthly includes all utilities. NS, NP. Available until December 1st. 970-846-2659 STEAMBOAT: 2 BD, 1 BA Shadow Run condo with WD. Near bus stop. NP Great price at $1075 month. Avail June. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294 STEAMBOAT:1BD Pines at Ore House, Wood & Tile floors, community hot-tub, bus route, NS, NP, WD, $1100 includes cable. 970-846-9482 STEAMBOAT:Rockies 1BD, fully furnished, gas fireplace, new carpet, tile. Freshly painted, pool. 1 year lease, $900 monthly. Available immediately. (970)879-3142 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, Walton Village unfurnished, WD, NS, NP, lease. Water, heat, cable included. $850 month. Available May 1st. Call 970-948-1525 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Storm Meadows East Condo. Fully furnished. Utilities included. $975 monthly. Available until December 1st. Call (507)250-5041 STEAMBOAT: 1BD, 1BA, Shadow Run, WD, partially furnished. NS, NP, $950 a month. 970-456-3739 STEAMBOAT:FREE FIRST MONTH, 2BD, 2BA, garage, FP, WD, NP, NS, furnishings possible, includes heat, cable, water, trash. $1500 monthly. 970-846-5190 STEAMBOAT:Storm Meadows 2BD, 2BA fully furnished, mountain, WD, NS, NP, & bus. 818-917-0809 or kruha@verizon.net

STEAMBOAT:Large top floor 2BD, 2BA Rockies Condo. Furnished, hardwood, deck, storage, bus route, pool/hottubs, golf; utilities included. $1500, Lindsay 508-789-1910 STEAMBOAT:New 2bd, 2ba units, all upgrades, furnished, WD, decks, hot tub, NS, NP $1500 $1750, Utilities paid, flexible. 303-909-5563 STEAMBOAT:Beautiful top floor 3BD, 2BA with slate tile and hardwood floors. Open floor plan, great mountain views, FP. NP. $1,275 monthly. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294 STEAMBOAT:Rockies 1BD. Furnished, FP, pool, hot tub. Walk to Mt. No pets. $950 monthly plus electric. Lease 970-879-8161 STEAMBOAT:BEST DEAL! 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 $1425 month - includes heat and cable. Neg Lease Term. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294. 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: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: 2 Bed, 1 Bath Mountain Condo. Cable, trash, water is included. WD, gas fireplace in unit. $1200 month. 970.846.8062 STEAMBOAT:Walton Village 1BD. Partially furnished. Hot tub. On bus route. No pets. $800 monthly plus utilities. Lease (970)879-8161 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA furnished Rockies 1st floor. Views! Pool, hot tubs out your door! Mountain, bus route, NS, NP $1250. 304-722-2386

STEAMBOAT: Old Town 3BR, 2BA, furnished flat, off-street parking, NS, NP, first, last, security, references. $1500 mo + util. 879-1521. STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA, off Tamarack. WD, DW, NS, pets ok, garage deck, views. $1950 monthly, flexible lease. Utilities included. (970)846-2225

STEAMBOAT: 2 level, 2BD, 2BA Pines Condo with wood burning FP, hot tub. Available Now $1400 month Call 970-581-9197, 970-402-0581

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.

STEAMBOAT: NEW 3BR, 2.5BA, 2 CAR HEATED GARAGE. MOUNTAIN VIEW. 328 PARKVIEW DRIVE, NS, PETS NEGOTIABLE. $2300 MONTH, REDUCED. 970-819-1890

STEAMBOAT:3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Furnished Condo on Mountain. WD, NP, NS. Steamboat Home Management & Realty 879-1982

STEAMBOAT:Sunray 2BD, 2BA furnished on bus line, vaulted ceiling, WD, 2-car heated garage. Includes heat & water. Call mike 846-8692

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

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

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

STEAMBOAT:Beautiful 2BD 2BA newer furnished condo, excellent location. High end finishes, one car garage, NS, Pet Negotiable, $1750 includes all 846-1630

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Bright 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom condo. Walk downtown, wd, dishwasher, NS/NP, good storage, views of sunset, cable included $925. (970) 846-6786. STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA furnished, remodeled, top corner unit, mountain views. wood floors, WD, HT & pool, NS, NP. $1095 monthly (970)736-1204 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: Comfortable condo on Apres Ski Way. Suits single, couple, $750, NS, NP, 970-846-6453 STEAMBOAT: Completely remodeled 2BD, 1BA. NS, NP, $1,250 + utility. Close to bus route, on site laundry facility. Susan Ross 970-819-2300 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: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:2BD, 1BA, 3357 Apres Ski Way, WD. Walking distance to Gondola. NP, $1100 monthly + deposit & utilities. 970-846-9589 STEAMBOAT:Responsible Caretaker Renter (couple) needed! Reference Required. 3BD, 2BA, mountain, WD, Deck. Avail June. $1500 $1700 depending on duties. 970-858-7735 STEAMBOAT: Large home with great yard, nice neighborhood. 4 BD, 2 BA, partially furnished, 1 car garage, deck, WD. Dog allowed. $2000 month. Avail June. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294. 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 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 STEAMBOAT:PETS WELCOME - 4BD, 4BA Majestic Valley unit with 2 car heated garage, gas fireplace, radiant heat. NS, unfurnished. $2350 month + utilities. First, Deposit. Call Ryan (970)819-2742 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

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 STEAMBOAT: Unfurnished 5BD, 3BA, Downtown, views, NS, pet okay, year lease, $2,500 month, + utilities. 970-879-2373 STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2.5BA, plus apartment, 2 car garage, pets ok. $2500 month (970)819-1540

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, nicely updated top corner unit w/fire place, WD, NS, NP, hot tub, on bus route. $975 + electric. (303) 880-9352

STEAMBOAT: Never lived in Sunray 2BD, 2BA, Beautiful Garden level unit, with quality finishes. WD, FP, HT, NS, 1 car garage, on bus line $1400 + deposit which in includes water, cable and heat. Lease length negotiable. Email for photos: naomi_lang@hotmail.com or call 819-0484

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 YAMPA:2BEDROOM, 1BATH NO GARAGE. PROPANE & ELECTRIC HEAT. YEAR LEASE. 1ST, LAST, DEPOSIT. AVAILABLE 06/01. NP $850 638-4264 OR 638-4455. STEAMBOAT:Old Town Home, 3BD, 2BA, Gas fireplace, W/D, NS, Pets OK, One yr. lease, 1st and security. $1800 month, 846-4705

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STEAMBOAT:$300 Cash if lease by May 25. Cozy 3BD, 1BA Old Town home. Hardwood floors, WD, Pets considered. $1700 month plus utilities. First, Security. 846-1007

STAGECOACH: 3BD, 2BA townhome, WD, wood stove, spectacular lake view, end unit, new wood floors. $1100 monthly + utilities. (970)734-8500

STEAMBOAT:Private ski area home located on Val D’Isere. 2BD, 1BA. Deck, Garage, FP, Dog Neg. $1300 monthly. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294.

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

STAGECOACH:3BD, 2BA $1,195 month includes water, sewer, trash & snow. NP. Fully furnished New carpeting. Available Immediately 970-819-1666

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: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: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: 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: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 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. HAYDEN: 3BD, 1BA. Discounted to $895 monthly. 2-car garage, available NOW, Pets considered! Call (970) 846-5551 YAMPA:MAY FREE! Log Home 3BD, large yard, 2 out buildings plus shop, NS, pet negotiable. $850 monthly. Last, security. 970-819-2683 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: 1300 Sq Ft house in Fairview, fenced yard, garage 2BD, 1BA, 2 attic rooms that could be used as an office. $1,550 Available June 1st. (970)846-1760 CLARK: Steamboat Lake. Beautiful log home for rent. Furnished, 5 BR, 3BA. $2,000 mo plus tenant paid utilities. Call (303)698-9279 STEAMBOAT: Old Town, 4BD, 3.5BA, pristine long term rental property, $3,5800 no pets. Scott Wither 970-846-5898 Candice 970-846-1642

YAMPA: 2BD, 1BA with garage, large fenced yard. NS, pet negotiable. $725 monthly, first, last, security. Available May 1st. (970)846-4596 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:3BD, 2BA newer-home. 2 car garage, spacious kitchen, FP, WD. Mountain, bus route, landscaped, Jacuzzi tub. $2150 month. 970-846-5004, 870-6410 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 STEAMBOAT:3BD, 3BA Unfurnished, open floor plan, vaulted ceiling, hot tub, double garage & fenced, NS, Pet? $1,800 month. Call 970-846-2880 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:4 + bedroom old town home, big fenced yard, pets okay. Furnished, $3,000 includes utilities. Flexible terms, call for appointment. (970)871-6898 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:2BED, 1BATH, Oversized garage; fits 2 cars. long-term lease. Newly remodeled, painted, excellent condition. NP, $975 per month, includes water and trash. (970)846-0588 STEAMBOAT: Unfurnished 1 bedroom 1 bath Mobile Home located in Dream Island MHC, $875 monthly, $900 deposit, Call (970) 879-0261 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: 3BD, 3.5BA Custom home on Anglers Drive. This home has everything! $3,750 monthly, see more details at or Call tntpropertiesonline.com 970-846-6767

CLARK: Right on The Elk River, 3BD, 2BA, WD, NS, pets neg., $1350 month 879-3253

STEAMBOAT: 3bed, 3bath Walton Village Townhome for rent. Sunny, corner unit with valley views. Fully furnished. $1600/month. NS, NP 970.846.9449 STEAMBOAT: Whistler 2BD, 1BA $1,295 monthly discount, fully appointed, nicely furnished, no pets, Scott Wither 970-846-5898 Candice 970-846-1642

STEAMBOAT:Furnished Herbage Townhome, 3bd, 3ba. On mountain on bus route. $1,950 monthly includes heat, water, cable. NS, NP. Available 6-1. 303-525-9102 STEAMBOAT: The Aspens @ Walton Creek. 3BD, 3.5BA, WD, NS, partially furnished. Rent or Rent to Own option. $2150 monthly + utilities. 1 car garage, FP, lease, 1 dog negotiable, 1st, Last, Security, References. Available June 1st. 970-870-0767 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 HAYDEN:Bright, 1150sqft 2bdrm, 2bath near airport with 1150sqft heated garage, storage or commercial space. Available May 20th. $1400 monthly. 846-4296 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:QuailRun - 3BR’s, 3-1/2Baths. Furnished, hottub. Bus route. No pets. $2200 monthly plus electric. Rent includes heat, water, cable-internet. (970)879-8161 STEAMBOAT:1/2 OFF FIRST MONTH’S RENT! 2BD, 2BA, furnished, WD, mountain, deck, Hot tub, cable, bus. $1,350 + deposit, NS (310)920-5859 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA, garage, washer dryer, bus route, furnished $1,400, 3 month discount. Scott Wither 970-846-5898 Candice 970-870-0497 or 970-846-1642 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA, end unit, mountain, bus route, recently update, pool, NS, NP, 1st, last security. $1300 Available June 2nd 970-846-4965 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 $1550 month 734-4919. STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA, nice, clean, 2300 sf, fully furnished or unfurnished, private town setting, aspens, great mountain views. NS $1900 970-819-7684 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:Chinook Lane, 2BD, 2BA on bus route. Furnished, WD, NS, lease. 1st, last, deposit $1500 month + utilities. Call 970-222-0913 STEAMBOAT:Enclave - 3 bedrooms. Furnished. On mountain and bus route. Two car garage. $1925 monthly plus utilities. NP Lease. (970)879-8161 STAGECOACH:3BD, 2BA, 1400sf townhome in Stagecoach. Furnished end unit. $1300 monthly. 846-5086 STEAMBOAT:$1,600 monthly, 4BD, 4BA FURNISHED Townhome between Mtn & town on bus route. Views, 1 car garage, W/D. (303)815-0535 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.

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WOODBRIDGE: Whistler Road - Sunny, convenient - 3BD, 2½ BA, heated garage, gas fireplace, bus route. WD, DW, NS, NP. $1,500 mo. 879-6200, Ext. 16.

STEAMBOAT: 2BD’s in a 3BD Indian Meadows. Corner unit, very nice, 1 year lease, NS, pet? $600 per room. 846-5632

STEAMBOAT:Rooms for rent in beautiful 4BD Townhome, NS, NP. $650 monthly per room includes all utilities & internet, on bus route, between downtown and mountain. (970)846-6423 STEAMBOAT:NEW 3BR, 2.5BA Townhome! Furnished Private Bedroom & Bath! Great neighborhood, Hardwood, Tile! WD, WiFi, lease $850 includes utilities! 970-846-0440 STEAMBOAT:1bd, shared bath in 3bd, 2ba nice townhome. Hot tub, NP, NS, Tamarack area. Quiet, responsible. $700 month includes utilities, Wi-Fi. First, Last. (970)846-4312 Downtown 7th Street location. Master Suite fabulous home. $1,000 monthly, Includes utilities, cable, NS, NP. 875-0700. Short stay available -No lease. STEAMBOAT: Furnished room available, on mountain, includes heated garage parking, bike path, bus, NP, NS. $700 month. 819-9463 STEAMBOAT: 1 bedroom in new house for rent. All utilities included. WD, Direct TV. $575 Call in the evenings. 870-2944 STEAMBOAT: 2-3BD, BA, family room, seperate entrance, share large kitchen, WD, fireplace, NS, $1,250 monthly. 970-879-2373 STEAMBOAT: Furnished room, sharing kitchen & bath at highway house in Steamboat. NP, NS On bus route. $400 monthly + utilities. 970-846-6910 STEAMBOAT:1 room available in 3BD house on 13 acres, on Trout Creek. $600 monthly. 879-3699

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STEAMBOAT:Mature, responsible Roommate wanted, Furnished or unfurnished bedroom, Large family home, NS, NP (pet, kid friendly) $475 Includes utilities. 970-846-2730 STEAMBOAT: Share house downtown newly remodeled, contemporary, 3BD, 2BA. Overlooking deck! Garage space optional. WD, $650mo + 1/3 utilities. 846-0267 STEAMBOAT:11 miles SW. Sunny bedroom with porch, older farm house. Shared home, modest rent exchange for minimal chores. NS,NP,ND. (970)879-5640 STEAMBOAT: On bus route and bike path, Roommate wanted $665. Available June 1st, Please call to set up Interview. 303-653-6233 STEAMBOAT:2BD, Shared bath available in 4BD, 3BA, Duplex. Internet, HDTV, WD, Storage, NS, NP, $600, split of utilities, deposit, 970-846-6034 STEAMBOAT: Roommate wanted on the mountain, Duplex middle unit, $500 includes utilities, NS, NP. Bill 879-2854 to set up interview.

STEAMBOAT:WAREHOUSE SPACES AVAILABLE. AFFORDABLE RENTS IN TOUGH ECONOMY. $7.50 SF - NNN FOR MORE DETAILS. CALL TRAVIS AT 879-6831 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. 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 STEAMBOAT:Copper Ridge 1 warehouse 1,920 sqft warehouse. 12 ft doors, mezzanines. Available Now. (970)879-7659 or 846-9643 STEAMBOAT: 800sqft Warehouse #3, Yampa Valley Business Park. $825 monthly. Call Tom at 879-1708 STEAMBOAT:Make your money work for you. Consider a commercial lease with option in professional office space from 800 to 6000sf. 879-9133

MILNER:$400 month. One room and private bath. 10 miles west of town, No deposit required, utilities included. NS, NP. 970-870-0577 STEAMBOAT:Room for rent with private bathroom. Hot tub, NP, on the bus line. $625 not including utilities. Check out yv310.com and email info@yv310 for details. 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:Looking for 1 roommate to share 3BD, 2BA house with one other, WD, pets neg. $625 includes utilities. (970) 846-8890 CMC student needs affordable housing for June & July only! Call Zach 720-273-6460 STEAMBOAT:Room in large log home, half mile from town. NS, NP, WD. $600 month, including utilities. 970-879-3473, leave message. STEAMBOAT: FREE MAY RENT! 1 room in 2 bedroom condo, 6 month lease, NS, NP, $700 plus utilities. $800 per month. 879-6562

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 OAK CREEK: Exceptional, Affordable Office spaces in newer building on main street. Rent includes utilities and heat. 736-2513 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: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: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

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CRAIG:Shop - Warehouse 1st & Ranney St, 4800ss per bay, 2 bays available. 970-629-2252 STEAMBOAT:2 Retail Commercial Spaces available - Ace @ the Curve Plaza, high traffic anchor tenant. 850sqf. & 1200sqf. NNN, all spaces finished, incentives available. Contact Dave@steamboatagents.com 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: 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.

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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

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

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

Furniture / Design Business For Sale with inventory. Prime downtown location, serious inquiries only. Call for details 879-5154 Seeking Equity partner for Steamboat Springs based Technology business. Background- Marketing / Sales preferred. Pursuits@DreamPursuits.com Successful year round guest ranch business for lease or option to buy. Owner financing may be available. Great growth potential! Call 970-879-6220

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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

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

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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

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

2BD, 2BA + loft, great location, new paint, carpet, tile and Hickory hard wood floors. $279,900. Call 819-4335

STEAMBOAT: 427 Oak St. Available Immediately, 1850 Sq Ft. For further info Call Janet 879-0642 or 846-6962 FSBO DEAL: Upper Walton Village 1BD. $170,000 Call 819-6209

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

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.

Over 3 acres Heavy Industrial House/Office, Shop 1728 sq ft. 26 units self storage, Many existing uses. Close in. 970-879-5036 STEAMBOAT:Premium building on a beautiful site with great parking. Fox Creek Park office space from 845 to 6000sf. Financing available. 879-9133 THE VICTORIA 10th & Lincoln RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE OR LEASE Hal Unruh Prudential Steamboat Realty 970-875-2413

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.

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

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

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

AFFORDABLE MOUNTAIN CONDO! $259,900 MLS#122773 Two-bedrooms, two-bathrooms. Pets allowed! Tour: www.PropertyPanorama.com/43173.

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OPEN HOUSE! Saturday May 16th 11-3pm. $169,900 LOCAL STARTER OR INVESTOR CONDO MLS#124806 One Bedroom, dogs allowed. Low dues. Washer/dryer. The market has bottomed; pending home sales up, existing home sales up, construction spending up, monthly supply of inventory down, buyer traffic up, consumer confidence up. Interest rates lower than ever! Use the $8,000 tax credit for 3.5% of your down payment, also 102% financing, you don’t need any money to buy this home. This condo is less expensive to buy than to rent. Investors: this is the first property in years in Steamboat that cash flows positive. Now is the time to buy! Tour: www.PropertyPanorama.com/57622

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STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, Spectacular views, on mountain, newly renovated, stone, granite. Call for details. Available May-November, short or long term. 970-879-1833

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STEAMBOAT:RIVERSIDE PLACE AGGRESSIVELY PRICED STARTING AT $10 FT. Several square foot age options available for retail, office, restaurant space. Jim Hansen (970)846-4109 Thaine Mahanna (970)846-5336 Old Town Realty

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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.

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NEW HOME Energy Efficient 3bdrm, 2bath, 2 car garage. Good time to buy with a price to sell! 275 Bilsing St. Craig 970-629-5427 or westernslopefsbo.com

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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

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 OWN THIS DOWNTOWN HOME FOR ONLY $1,750/month with $50,000 down, 5% interest only payment on $420,000, balloon in 3-5 years! 2BD/1BA home on a huge .79 acre lot. VIEWS! Owner/Broker Call Roy Powell RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT 970-846-1661 REAL ESTATE DEALS: Get Steamboat’s monthly ebulletin on foreclosures, bank sales and top deals emailed to you. Email: darrinfryer@earthlink.net to be on the distribution list. 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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Foreclosures, Short Sales, & Smokin’ Hot Real Estate Deals WWW.STEAMBOATBESTBUYS.COM Updated Weekly. 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

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

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

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

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Stagecoach 3BD, 2.5BA, garage, 2300 sqft, stream in back, Beautiful Views. $419,000. Call 970-846-1525

46275 Rock Springs Lane. $697,000. 3bdrm 2ba 80 acres. Borders Elkhead Reservior & BLM. Very Motivated. Call Linda ReMax About You 824-7000.

DOWNTOWN CHARMER, 2BD/1BA home plus 2nd unit 1BD/1BA, 19 acre lot with trees. Great location. Owner/Broker Call Roy Powell RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT (970)846-1661

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

Stagecoach Home. Friendly neighborhood Cul-de-sac in Meadow Green! 5BD, 3BA, 2-Car Garage, stainless appliances, designer paints. Below Appraisal. Motivated 970-736-0031

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

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Tree Haus 4BD, 2.5BA, 2800 sq ft, BEST LOT IN TREE HAUS! $925,000. Call 970-871-1499 Paonia Retirement - Clark Homestead offers energy conscious homes for elegant living, two bedroom units, with oversized garage. www.clarkhomesteadpaonia.com 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 $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!!! 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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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 FSBO 2BD, 1.5BA House. Remodeled, 2 storage sheds, fenced front yard, great condition! 377 Steele St, Craig. Asking $110,000 970-629-9504 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 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. 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

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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

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4BD, 1.75BA, 2300sf, new appliances, new carpet, horse corral, Hay shed, good water, great views! Mid $200’s. See web site for full description: http://ricks-place-online.net or call 970-629-5397

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

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Save thousands in realtor fees! Oak Creek house for sale by Owner. $220,000. 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

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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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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

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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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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

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West Acres 2bd, 1ba, updated and clean! Tile, laminate floors, new furnace, wood stove, 2 sheds, all appliances incl WD, large deck, fenced yard! $42,000 819-0929 or 819-4377

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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 Mountain Real estate 846-8081 or 846-7522 1971 Nassau 55’, 2BD, new water heater, central heating, hard wood floors. $7000 OBO 819-9463 Sleepy Bear #36 2BD, 1BA, new carpet, paint. WD. $29,000 Call 734-6208 RENT TO OWN! Willow Hill MH/Park, Oak Creek! Remodeled 1400 sq./ft., 4 Bedroom doublewide - $950 month. 875-0700. Beautiful fenced yard! 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

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5 miles NE of Craig, 38 acres, $106,400. Views, power, owner financing available with $10,000 down. 970-826-4721 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

BEST AND NEWEST TOWNHOME 2BR, 2BA 1152sqft Westend Village. Great finishes, sunny end unit. www.coreykopischke.com/house 846-2141 FSBO $289,000

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

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

Stand out in the crowd! Call 970-871-4255 to add an attention getter to your advertisement. NATIONAL FOREST ACCESS. 5.2 acres. Hahn’s Peak views. $219,000! Another excellent buy! Roy Powell RE/MAX STEAMBOAT (970)846-1661

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

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 Earth Friendly Mission - Style home on 60 fenced acres. Barn with work shop, game, spring & views. Between Elk Head Reservoir & Town of Hayden. $420,000 Motivated Seller. Call Steve, Broker for owner 970-846-5376

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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

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

We’ve gotta sell it! .57 acre view lot Morningside Stagecoach. Utilities available. Make an offer! 970 846 6524. 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 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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Woodbridge Townhomes. 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths. Heated garage. Gas fireplace. On bus route, close to trails. $399,000.00. Call 879-6200, Ext. 16. 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

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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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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CRAIG: FSBO, Family, Friends and Fido 4BD, 2BA, 2 car garage, AC, large fenced yard, spacious deck, new windows, new kitchen, many upgrades, 1281 Crest Drive, Craig, CO. $244,900 Brokers Welcome=2% 970-824-6804, 970-629-8739

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

Stand out in the crowd. Call 970-871-4227 to add an attention getter to your advertisement.

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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CLARK: 1BD, 1BA, .75 acre, 100ft Elk River $355K OBO. Motivated, Brokers Welcome. 870-1023

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QUIET AND BEAUTIFUL On cul-de-sac. 1/2 acre Aspen tree covered site. ALL UTILITIES TO LOT. $98,000 Call Roy Powell RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT (970) 846-1661 STAGECOACH: Large Lake View Lot, ready to build, no assesments, W-S taps paid, soils test, plans, utilities. $190,000. Call 638-4496

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

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Refugees talk about fear Pakistanis describe life in Swat Valley under Taliban control Nahal Toosi

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JALALA, PAKISTAN

The Pakistani teenager remembered recognizing her distant relative almost instantly, even though his head had been severed and placed on his back,

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punishment the Taliban claimed was for spying. The brutal discovery was just one example used Tuesday by Kulsoom, a 16-year-old refugee, to describe life in the Swat Valley under Taliban control. As tens of thousands flood refugee camps to escape fighting between the army and militants, some are cautiously sharing their stories, detailing how extremists ran roughshod over cities and hamlets. The Taliban’s brand of Islamic law proved too harsh for many residents in the relatively conservative region of Pakistan, and it appears to be a major reason large numbers of the displaced support the military’s latest offensive in the area. Kulsoom, who comes from Swat’s main city of Mingora and gave just one name to protect her identity, said she quit a housekeeping job that helped support her family because of growing Taliban restrictions on womens’ movements. She said she was stopped on the street while wearing a regular veil and warned by Taliban fighters to wear an all-encom-

passing burqa instead. Then, there was the sickening moment a few months ago when she and friends found the body of her distant relative. “All I could think was that I missed the old days when we were happy,” said Kulsoom, radiating a cheerful fatalism in a camp of several hundred families in this village south of the fighting. As her mother warned her to not say too much, the young girl, first declared, “I’m not scared of them!” then later begged for details about her to be limited for fear she would be identified. Swat was once a popular tourist haven known as the “Switzerland of Pakistan” for its Alpine scenery. It began falling prey to the Taliban — many of them locals who signed on to support a radical Islamist called Maulana Fazlullah — about two years ago. Sporadic military offensives and peace deals failed to push the militants out, leading the Pakistani army — under pressure from the U.S. — to last week launch what it described as a decisive operation against the militants in the valley.

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