Steamboat Today, June 1, 2009

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S T E A M B O AT

TODAY

MONDAY

JUNE 1, 2009

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

®

Vol. 21, No. 130

RO U T T

Gas prices Cost of a gallon of regular unleaded fuel on Sunday

FREE

C O U N T Y ’ S

DA I LY

N E W S PA P E R

REPS offers help

Getting a jump on training

Fuel Stop ................... $2.57 West Kum N Go ....... $2.59 7-Eleven ................... $2.49 Western Petro.......... $2.59 Bob’s Conoco ...................... $2.59 Hilltop Sinclair ..................... $2.59 Anglers Kum N Go .............. $2.59 Ski Haus................................ $2.59 Mount Werner Sinclair........... $2.49 Shell ........................................ $2.59 Shop & Hop ............................. $2.59 State Average ................... ...................$2.43 National Average ...............$2.50

Suicide, depression forum is Tuesday

S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S

Zach Fridell

PILOT & TODAY STAFF

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Carnival is a hit Organizers for school fundraising event pleased with turnout, results Page 3

SPORTS

Padres top Rockies Page 13

■ LOTTO

■ INDEX Aging Well . . . . .12 Briefs . . . . . . . . .10 Classifieds . . . . .23 Comics . . . . . . . .21 County Agenda. . .6 Crossword . . . . .21

JOHN F. RUSSELL/STAFF

U.S. Ski Team member David Babic works out the details of a trick on the water ramps at Bald Eagle Lake in Steamboat Springs. Babic and several other members of the team trained at the water ramps as part of a U.S. Ski Team Camp in May.

Happenings . . . . .7 Horoscope . . . . .22 Scoreboard. . . . .20 Sports. . . . . . . . .13 ViewPoints . . . . . .8 Weather . . . . . . .18

Saturday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 8-10-18-21-25 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.

■ WEATHER

Cloudy with storms. High of 68.

The death of a loved one, friend or coworker from suicide can leave the survivors numb and overcome with shock and disbelief. This, Ronna Autrey knows well. There is no easy answer to getting through it, but talking with fellow survivors and understanding the grief process provides a major help, Autrey said. She lost an adult son to suicide seven years ago. The Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide group will host a community forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. The forum will feature experts and survivors. The recent death of Slopeside Grill owner Chris Corna, ruled a suicide by a medical examiner in New York, has elicited a strong reaction from the community. That reaction prompted REPS workers to hold the meeting, said Autrey, the nonprofit group’s suicide prevention coordinator. “Many times, it’s just out of the blue, and it takes everybody by surprise, and then denial sets in,” Autrey said, stating clearly that she was speaking generally about suicide and not specifically about Corna’s death. “We See REPS, back page

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