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Vol. 21, No. 132
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Teddy Bear Picnic
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Steamboat Springs resident Jackie Snyder sings with her 4-year-old daughter, Ella, during the Teddy Bear Picnic on Tuesday at the Bud Werner Memorial Library. Dozens of local children and parents attended the event, which is held annually. The picnic included performances by the Yampa Valley Boys and We’re Not Clowns.
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Coming to terms with loss REPS meeting draws 40 people to talk about suicide, grief Zach Fridell
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Yampa Valley Medical Center Auxiliary member Jayne McCawley’s name was misspelled in the page 2 Monday Medical article, “Swaddling babies brings comfort,” in Monday’s Steamboat Today.
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The 40 people who attended a forum about suicide, grief and death Tuesday night were told biological causes and personal stories of suicide. But they also were told that
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there may never be a final answer. “The reality is that after many, many circulations in your head, it may come back and the answer is that there is no answer,” panel member Dennis Freeman said. Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide held the panel
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discussion to help the community deal with suicide and loss in the wake of Slopeside Grill owner Chris Corna’s May 18 death in New York, deemed a suicide by medical examiners there. Suicide prevention coordinator Ronna Autrey said the group had no way to know whether
Corna’s death was a suicide but that the tragedy presented an opportunity to address the issue in Steamboat Springs. REPS hosted Tuesday’s forum at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. Carol Gordon, with the See REPS, page 17
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