S T E A M B O AT
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JUNE 4, 2009
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Vol. 21, No. 133
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Fire burns hole in school roof
Learning to judge 4-H members hone their skills on local livestock in preparation for county fair Page 2
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Pizza parlor to expand Wolf Mountain moving to former Quintero’s location, adding arcade, party room Page 12
SPORTS
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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at South Routt Elementary School in Yampa on Wednesday afternoon. Officials think the fire was caused by a lightning strike. Read story on page 3 for more.
YVEA forum sparks debate Practice ski jumping Page 21
■ INDEX Briefs . . . . . . . . .10 Business. . . . . . .16 Classifieds . . . . .27 Colorado. . . . . . .36 Comics . . . . . . . .25 Crossword . . . . .25
Board candidates disagree on utility’s rate structure, conflicts of interest Brandon Gee
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Stark differences about Yampa Valley Electric Association’s roles and rate structure emerged during a Wednesday night forum featur-
■ LOTTO Happenings . . . . .7 Horoscope . . . . .26 Scoreboard. . . . .24 Sports. . . . . . . . .21 ViewPoints . . . . . .8 Weather . . . . . . .20
Wednesday night’s Powerball numbers: 16-20-22-32-37; 9, 2 Lotto numbers: 17-20-29-36-37-42 Cash 5 numbers: 2-8-14-23-26
ing candidates for the utility’s board of directors. The discussion boiled down to differences about whether YVEA’s primary concern should be to achieve the lowest rates possible and whether it should engage in energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives that
■ WEATHER
Afternoon and evening storms. High of 73.
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could cost money and move the electric cooperative away from its traditional modus operandi. Susan Holland and Megan Moore-Kemp are pushing for a new direction for YVEA. They are challenging Scott McGill for YVEA’s District 8 seat representing Steamboat Springs
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and Charles Perry for a District 9 representing South Routt, respectively. The District 1 seat, which covers the area served in Wyoming and parts of northern Routt and Moffat counties, is uncontested. See Forum, page 15
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