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Seminar series kicks off

The New York Times’ Adam Liptak shines light on Supreme Court

Correction Children who attend Robin Richards’ day care center in Hayden are picked up and dropped off at a bus stop at Pine and Lincoln streets, not in front of her business. The story “Hayden not eliminating bus” in Wednesday’s Steamboat Today incorrectly stated the location of the stop.

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The New York Times Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak talks Thursday evening during a Seminars at Steamboat presentation at Strings Music Pavilion.

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On her fourth and final day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor continued to emphasize a judge’s responsibility to apply the law to the facts, rather than make political decisions. That sounds great theoretically, The New York Times’ Supreme Court reporter Adam

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Liptak told a Steamboat Springs audience Thursday evening, but we have reason to be skeptical. Liptak spoke at the first installment of this year’s Seminars at Steamboat lecture series. He said the Supreme Court grew markedly more polarized in its most recent term, with conservative and liberal justices lining up against one another in 5-4 and 6-3 votes in about half of the court’s decisions. If the justices are objectively

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applying the law to the facts, Liptak said, “then why do they keep doing it in a predictably different way?” Liptak said the court under Chief Justice John Roberts is beginning to come of age and find its identity, which is a conservative one. Justices Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito “appear ready to move,” Liptak said. “The question is whether the swing justice, Anthony Kennedy, is ready to move with them.” Liptak noted that Kennedy

voted in the majority 95 percent of the time in the most recent term and sided with the conservatives in about twice as many cases. Because Sotomayor will replace liberal Justice David Souter if confirmed by the Senate, she will not tip the balance of the court, Liptak said. And because liberal justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens are the most likely to retire next, President Barack Obama may not get a chance See Liptak, page 14

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Justice delayed is justice denied

he expression “justice delayed is justice denied” is a cliché, but it’s nonetheless proving true with the glacial pace of the prosecution of Eduardo and David Capote for their suspected roles in the Jan. 2, 2009, death of Sgt. 1st Class Richard Lopez in downtown Steamboat Springs. Although it’s galling that 14th Judicial District Attorney Elizabeth Oldham charged the Capotes with only assault instead of manslaughter or murder — as the police suggested and every right-minded person knows was appropriate — the failure of Routt County Judge James Garrecht to keep this case moving forward adds insult to death. The key dates in the history of the Lopez case are: ■ Jan. 2, 2009: The Capotes are suspected of fighting with Lopez and two of his friends at Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue. Lopez suffers severe head trauma from hitting his head on the pavement and is unconscious when taken by ambulance to the hospital. ■ Jan. 5: Lopez dies from his injuries. ■ Feb. 18: District Attorney Oldham receives the case from

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police after a seven-week investigation. ■ March 23: Oldham files assault charges against the Capotes after reviewing the police investigation for five weeks. ■ June 24: David Capote appears before Judge Garrecht, but his case is delayed until July 15 to allow more time for Capote’s attorney, Charles Feldmann, to conduct discovery. Garrecht raises the issue of combining David and Eduardo Capote’s cases into one trial with Feldmann (who represents both of the Capote brothers) and prosecutors. ■ July 2: Garrecht delays Eduardo Capote’s case until Aug. 7 to allow more time for Feldman to conduct discovery. ■ July 15: Garrecht again delays David Capote’s case, this time until Aug. 7. Garrecht again discusses combining the Capote brothers’ cases but makes no decision.

Given that the next court date for the Capote brothers is Aug. 7, it will be more than eight months since Lopez lay dying on a cold Steamboat street before the Capotes are even in the starting blocks in Garrecht’s courtroom. That is unconscionable. The Steamboat Springs Police Department worked diligently and appropriately in conducting a seven-week investigation spanning thousands of miles and interviewing dozens of witnesses in order to gather evidence to present to the District Attorney’s Office. For Oldham to take five weeks to review the police investigation and determine what charges to file is mindboggling. But what is really troubling is Garrecht’s inability to move this case any further than he has in the almost five months between when the Capotes were charged and when they will next appear in court. Five months. Five months, and Garrecht hasn’t even decided whether to combine the Capotes’ cases into one trial — typically regarded See Douglas, page 13

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If the day arrives when Steamboat 700 helps the city of Steamboat Springs build a new public safety building, the downtown police department would move west but not as far west as the proposed annexation. Deputy City Manager Wendy DuBord confirmed this week that the city remains focused on acquiring a 5-acre piece of property, immediately west of the Routt County Jail, from the Kline family. The city has designated a new police headquarters as a highpriority project. The Steamboat Springs City Council said Tuesday that Steamboat 700 could contribute significantly to the new police headquarters, rather than contribute smaller amounts to every project on the city’s capital improvement plan. In the current 700 proposal, all of the development’s building and use taxes would be channeled to Steamboat 700’s needs. But City Council acknowl-

edged that if the development possibility of 2,000 new dwellis approved, Steamboat 700 ings within 20 years would make residents would have an impact the existing downtown police station untenable. on citywide public “We have peofacilities ranging “The lack of adequate ple working in from downtown closets right now, parking to the police facilities to and we aren’t fully Howelsen Hill Ice accommodate the staffed,” Rae said. Arena, for example. need, as a result of Director of Thus the proposal the annexation of Public Safety J.D. for an aggregate Hays amplified payment toward the Steamboat 700 is that viewpoint in new police headan urgent problem a May 27 memo to quarters. because the existing Planning Services In the longbuilding will not Manager John term, under the Eastman. current proposal, accommodate the “The lack of Steamboat 700 additional personnel adequate police would contribute required to provide facilities to accombuilding and use adequate police modate the need, taxes to the city’s as a result of the capital needs after services.” annexation of its own infrastructure is paid for. Steamboat 700 is J.D. Hays The city began an urgent problem Director of public safety in a planning for a new because the existmemo to Planning Services Manager John Eastman ing building will public safety building in the summer not accommodate of 2000. And while the additional Police Capt. Joel Rae said his personnel required to provide staff would continue making adequate police services,” Hays do if it had to, the anticipated wrote. growth that would come with See Police, page 16 annexing Steamboat 700 and the

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Routt County Commissioners delayed taking action Tuesday on a proposal from Ty Lockhart to develop duplexes on land originally platted for an athletic

field at Heritage Park. The conceptual planned unit development amendment would convert a 1.89-acre parcel along U.S. Highway 40, platted in 1997 for a soccer field, into three duplexes and 0.4 acres of open space. The land was platted as an athletic field — as were

four other parcels there — to be preserved from development and for use by homeowners of Heritage Park. Two parcels were developed as soccer fields and were leased for 20 years to the city of Steamboat See Heritage, page 13

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A memorial service for Taelyn Jade Skufca is at 3 p.m. today at Central Baptist Church in Hayden. Memorial donations may be made to the Taelyn Skufca Memorial Fund, in care of First National Bank of the Rockies. An online guestbook is at www. grantmortuary.com.

■ The 25th annual Steamboat Mountain Soccer Tournament begins at 8 a.m. and includes 105 teams playing at 11 fields throughout Steamboat, with players ages 10 to 18. All are welcome to watch the action. ■ Yampatika hosts a free, guided hike at 9 a.m. at Fish Creek Falls. Meet at the upper parking lot kiosk. ■ Stagecoach State Park hosts a beaver program at 11 a.m., a bat program at noon, and a snake program at 3 p.m. All programs are on the marina deck and free with a parks pass. All ages are welcome. ■ Hayden Public Library’s summer reading program hosts cooking and bingo from 11 a.m. to noon. ■ Tread of Pioneers Museum presents a Brown Bag Lunch event, “Political Cartoons of the 1890s by cartoonist, William H. Walker,” presented by Kitty Ellison, at noon at the museum. Take a lunch to the free event exploring local and national history. ■ Totally Kids offers an afternoon of fun from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Hayden High School auditorium. Enjoy a movie and visit with friends. Call 846-9083. ■ Nordic ski jumping is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Howelsen Hill. ■ The Hayden Farmers Market is from 5 to 8 p.m. in the 100 block of Walnut Street, just south of U.S. Highway 40. Vendor slots are filled on a first-come basis. Anyone interested in selling products or produce can call Suzanne at 846-0616. ■ The Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory presents the Bergonzi Quartet at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. A $10 donation is suggested. ■ Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp presents “Machinal,” a play by Sophie Treadwell, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday in the Julie Harris Theatre. “Machinal” portrays a young woman’s struggle for peace in the maledominated 1920s Machine Age. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 10 and younger. Call 879-7125.

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Former Oak Creek resident Irene Roussin passed away July 13 in Paonia. A memorial service is at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Methodist church in Paonia. To view the online obituary, visit www.taylorfuneralservice.com.

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A memorial service for former Routt County resident Phillip Richard “Dick” Latham is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mountain View Baptist Church in Walden. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Mountain View Baptist Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 301, Walden, CO 80480.

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A memorial service for Ann Copeland is at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hayden High School gym. A wake is at 6 p.m. at the HiWay Bar at 136 E. Jefferson Ave. in Hayden. Memorial donations may be made to the Ann Copeland Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of First National Bank of the Rockies. An online guestbook is at www.grantmortuary.com. David James Bedell, a lifetime resident of Routt County, passed away at his home in Clark on July 14. A celebration of his life is at 5 p.m. Aug. 1 at 55005 Routt County Road 62 (Indian Rocks). For more information, call the Yampa Valley Funeral Home at 970879-1494. a.m. at the Hayden Congregational Church, 202 E. Jefferson Ave. The cost is $6 per person, children younger than 12 are admitted free. Call Jim at 276-3338. ■ Yampatika hosts a Mountain Wildflower Hike from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. The cost is $55 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Call 871-9151 to register. A free, guided hike is at 9 a.m. at Fish Creek Falls. Meet at the upper parking lot kiosk. ■ The 28th annual Steamboat Springs Writers Conference is from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Depot Art Center on 13th Street. The cost of $60 covers four seminars and a catered luncheon. Visit www.steamboatwriters.com, or call Susan at 879-8138. ■ Routt County Rifle Club and Three Quarter Circles host a shooting challenge Saturday at Routt County Rifle Club and Sunday at Three Quarter Circles. Fees for each day are $35 for 100 rounds. Sign-in is at 8:30 a.m. each day. Prizes will be awarded. Call Bryan at 734-5462 or Maureen at 846-5647. ■ Strings Music Festival’s High

Country Kitchen & Garden Tour begins with breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Strings Park. Tour includes eight homes across the city and the Strings Guild Silent Auction, which closes at 10 a.m. Tickets are available at the Strings Box Office, by phone at 8795056, ext. 105, or at www.stringsmusicfestival.com. Tickets cost $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the tour and $65 for the VIP Tour. ■ A free introductory seminar on teaching sign language to hearing babies is at 10 a.m. in Bud Werner Memorial Library’s story-time room. Attendees will learn about the benefits of communicating with pre-verbal babies through sign language. The program will be presented by Ona Canady, baby sign language specialist and founder of Baby Sign in Steamboat. ■ Stagecoach State Park hosts a special “Bugs” activity at 11 a.m. Meet at the Wetlands Parking Lot at CR 14 and CR 16, with bug spray. A crayfish activity starts at 1 p.m. on the swim beach. A wildlife tracking activity is at 3 p.m. on the marina deck. All programs are free with parks pass. All ages are welcome.

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■ The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association presents “Good Morning Steamboat,” with speakers about local issues, at 7:30 a.m. at the Steamboat Smokehouse restaurant. Bagels are provided. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. RSVP to RSVP@steamboatchamber. com or 875-7000.

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You can’t judge a judge by her cover. Despite the best efforts of Republicans to root out any sign that Sonia Sotomayor has emotions that color her views on the law, the Bronx Bomber kept a robotic mask in place. A wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not know that a gaggle of white Dowd Republican men afraid of extinction are out to trip her up. After all, these guys never have needed to speak inspirational words to others like them, as Sotomayor has done. They’ve had codes, handshakes and clubs to do that. So when Republican Sen. Jon Kyl,

without so much as a howdy-do, went at Sotomayor, and soon was asking her whether she agreed with Barack Obama’s contention, when he voted against John Roberts, that a judge’s heart is important, the would-be justice was as adroit as her idol Nancy Drew. “No, sir,” she said, indicating that the only bleeding-heart thing about her was the color of her jacket. She added that “it’s not the heart that compels conclusions in cases. It’s the law.” Obama wants Sotomayor, naturally, to bring a fresh perspective to the court. It was a disgrace that W. appointed two white men to a court stocked with white men. And Sotomayor made it clear that she provides some spicy seasoning to a bench when she said in a speech: “I simply do not know exactly what the difference will be in my judging, but I accept there will be some based on gender and my Latina heritage.”

The judge’s full retreat from the notion that a different life experience is valuable was more than necessary and somewhat disappointing. But, as any clever job applicant knows, you must obscure as well as reveal, so she sidestepped the dreaded empathy questions — even though that’s why the president wants her. “We apply law to facts,” she told Kyl. “We don’t apply feelings to facts.” Republican Lindsey Graham read Sotomayor some anonymous comments made by lawyers about her, complaining that she was “temperamental,” “nasty,” “a bit of a bully.” Then he patronizingly lectured her about how this was the moment for “self-reflection.” But the barbed adjectives didn’t match the muted performance on display before the Judiciary Committee. See Dowd, page 9

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Every time a Democrat senator has talked during the Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor this week, I felt lousy about my country. Not for the usual reasons when a Democrat talks but because Democrats revel in telling us what a racist country this is. Interestingly, the Democrats’ examples of ethnic prejudice did Coulter not include Clarence Thomas, whose nomination hearings began with the Democrats saying, “You may now uncuff the defendant.” Their examples did not include Miguel Estrada, the brilliant Harvardeducated lawyer who was blocked

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from an appellate court judgeship by Senate Democrats expressly on the grounds that he is a Hispanic — as stated in Democratic staff memos that became public. No, they had to go back to Roger Taney — confirmed in 1836 — who was allegedly attacked for being a Catholic (and who authored the Dred Scott decision), and Louis Brandeis — confirmed in 1916 — allegedly a victim of anti-Semitism. Indeed, Sen. Patrick Leahy lied about Estrada’s nomination, blaming it on Republicans: “He was not given a hearing when the Republicans were in charge. He was given a hearing when the Democrats were in charge.” The Republicans were “in charge” for precisely 14 days between Estrada’s nomination May 9, 2001, and May 24, 2001, when Sen. Jim Jeffords switched parties, giving Democrats control of the Senate. The Democrats then

refused to hold a hearing on Estrada’s nomination for about 480 days, shortly before the 2002 election. Even after Republicans won back a narrow majority in 2003, Estrada was blocked “by an extraordinary filibuster mounted by Senate Democrats” — as The New York Times put it. Memos from the Democratic staff of the Judiciary Committee later were unearthed, revealing that they considered Estrada “especially dangerous” — as stated in a memo by a Sen. Dick Durbin staffer — because “he is Latino and the White House seems to be grooming him for a Supreme Court appointment.” Sandy Berger wasn’t available to steal back the memos, so Durbin ordered Capitol Police to seize the documents from Senate computer servers and lock them in a police vault. See Coulter, page 9 Bruce Tinsley

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Bush made bad decisions based on fear Like the president who picked her, Sotomayor has been a model of professorial rationality. Besides, it’s delicious watching Republicans go after Democrats for being too emotional and irrational given the GOP shame spiral. W. and Dick Cheney made all their bad decisions about Iraq, WMDs, domestic surveillance, torture, rendition and secret hit squads from the gut, based on false intuitions, fear,

paranoia and revenge. Sarah Palin is the definition of irrational, a volatile and scattered country-music queen without the music. Her Republican fans defend her lack of application and intellect, happy to settle for her emotional electricity. Graham said Sotomayor would be confirmed unless she had “a meltdown” — a word applied mostly to women and toddlers until Mark Sanford proudly took ownership of it when he was

judged about the wisdom of his Latina woman. And then there’s the Supreme Court, of course, which gave up its claim to rational neutrality when the justices appointed by Republican presidents — including Bush Sr. — ignored what was fair to make a sentimental choice and throw the 2000 election to W. Faced with that warped case of supreme empathy, no wonder Sotomayor is so eager to follow the law.

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Dems treat judicial nominations like war Coulter continued from 8 Led by Sens. Leahy and Chuck Schumer, Democrats ferociously opposed Estrada, who would have been the first Hispanic to sit on the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. They were so determined to keep him off the Supreme Court that Leahy and Schumer introduced legislation at one point to construct a fence around Estrada’s house. In frustration, Estrada finally

withdrew his name Sept. 5, 2003. At the time, liberal historian David Garrow predicted that if the Democrats blocked Estrada, they would be “handing Bush a campaign issue to use in the Hispanic community.” So when Republicans treat Sotomayor with respect and Sen. Lindsey Graham says his “hope” is that “if we ever get a conservative president and they nominate someone who has an equal passion on the other side, that we will not forget this moment,” I think

it’s a lovely speech. But Democrats treat judicial nominations like war — while Republicans keep being gracious, hoping Democrats will learn by example. To the extent that the Sotomayor hearings have been less than civil, it is, again, liberals who have made it so, launching personal attacks against the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions, and even the fireman whose complaint started the Ricci case.

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News in brief Defensive driving classes coming up for students All Steamboat Springs High School juniors and seniors are required to complete the National Safety Council’s Alive At 25 defensive driving class if they intend to park a vehicle on campus or apply for open campus privileges during the next school year. Parking permits will be sold to juniors and seniors for $40 after Aug. 18 in Mr. Hensen’s office at the high school. Sessions of the nearly five-hour Alive at 25 class are scheduled for August 6, 12, 18, 20 and 25. The cost is $30. Register and see class times

on the Web at coloradosafedriver.com. New drivers also can take the class to apply for their Learner’s Permit. Seniors must take a free, twohour refresher course, scheduled for numerous August dates. Email dhensen@sssd.k12.co.us, or call 871-3685 for class times.

Services, benefits are available for veterans Services and benefits are available for veterans in Northwest Colorado, including a VA Telehealth Clinic in Craig. To find the services that can help you, visit the Routt County Veterans’ Affairs

Office in Sundance Plaza, 425 Anglers Drive, or contact Mike Condie at 970-879-5489 or mcondie@co.routt.co.us. Office hours are 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.

Arts Council seeking show proposals for fall, winter The Steamboat Springs Arts Council’s Visual Arts Committee is seeking proposals from individual artists or groups of artists for fall and winter shows. Apply online at www.steamboatspringsarts.com or call Mary Levingston at 8799008, ext 105.

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reported in the 800 block of Yampa Street. 1:24 p.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a stray border collie in the 39800 block of C.R. 129. They were unable to locate the dog. 1:31 p.m. Lost property was reported in the 1000 block of Central Park Drive. 1:48 p.m. Found property was reported in the 1800 block of Kamar Plaza. 3:40 p.m. A theft was reported at Seventh and Oak streets. 3:51 p.m. A suspicious incident was reported in the 800 block of Yampa Street. 4:45 p.m. A 34-year-old Steamboat man was taken into custody during a traffic stop at 11th Street and South Lincoln Avenue. He had been sought on child abuse charges. 5:15 p.m. A vehicle complaint was reported in the 1500 block of Curve Plaza. 7:04 p.m. Deputies responded to onevehicle accident at mile marker 110 on U.S. Highway 40 near Hayden. An elderly woman, one of seven passengers, suffered minor injuries, but she did not require medical attention. 7:06 p.m. A vehicle complaint was reported at Eighth Street and U.S. 40. 7:13 p.m. An animal complaint was reported near the 1800 block of Ski Time Square Drive.

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

7:22 p.m. Deputies assisted a motorist who was waiting for a tow truck at mile marker 114 on U.S. 40. 7:41 p.m. A vehicle complaint was reported on Stone Lane between Chinook Lane and Whistler Road. 7:59 p.m. Deputies responded to a burglary alarm that was set off in the master bedroom of a home in the 33500 block of Water Song Lane. They cleared the home, and the alarm was reset. 8:54 p.m. A noise complaint was reported near the 1000 block of 13th Street. 9:29 p.m. Officers responded to check the welfare of an individual at the Dream Island Plaza bus stop. 10:14 p.m. A noise complaint was reported in the 1300 block of Sparta Plaza. 11:23 p.m. Officers arrested a 57-yearold Evergreen man at Lincoln Avenue and Old Fish Creek Falls Road. He was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol, swerving, making an improper right turn and for being stopped in the roadway.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 1:49 a.m. An intoxicated pedestrian was reported at Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue. 3:18 a.m. A noise complaint was reported in the 2900 block of Columbine Drive. 4:14 a.m. A suspicious incident was reported in Gondola Square. 8:31 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers responded to a report of vandalism in the 200 block of Park Avenue. 9:14 a.m. Vandalism was reported in the 300 block of Honeysuckle Drive in Hayden. 10:06 a.m. An ongoing problem with barking and aggressive dogs was reported in the 40400 block of Haven Place. 10:09 a.m. An animal complaint was reported in the 300 block of Third Street. 10:52 a.m. A burglary alarm was set of in the basement of a home in the 37400 block of Routt County Road 14. It was secured and reset. 11:47 a.m. An animal complaint was reported in the 1000 block of Central Park Drive. 12:01 p.m. An animal complaint was reported in the area of Ridge Road. 12:05 p.m. An animal complaint was reported in the 2100 block of Downhill Drive. 12:24 p.m. An animal complaint was

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Everything about Davy Knowles seems little known, but nothing about him should be. The blues guitarist — already accomplished at the age of 22 — comes from the Isle of Man, a tiny island in the Irish Sea between Ireland and England. He said his biggest influence is Rory Gallagher, a relatively obscure Irish blues guitarist. And Knowles’ new album, “Coming Up for Air,” hasn’t hit mainstream radio, but it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Blues Chart last month and includes production from guitar legend Peter Frampton. Knowles plays the Old Town Pub at 10 p.m. today with his

What: Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam When: 10 p.m. today Where: Old Town Pub, Sixth Street and Lincoln Avenue Cost: TBA Online: Listen to the band at www. myspace.com/backdoorslam or www. davyknowles.com

band, Back Door Slam. He said people at the show can expect “lots of loud electric guitar but also some subtle moments — I think those are important, too.” Knowles and Back Door Slam played the pub in September 2008 after a gig at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Tonight, they return to Steamboat Springs before a Saturday show at the Mile High Music Festival in Denver. Knowles said while

traveling Thursday that he’s excited to return to the ’Boat. “It’s a fun town to come back to,” he said in his relaxed British accent. “The people (at Old Town Pub) are so nice, and it’s such a great place to play.” This time around, Knowles is joined by new musicians. He’s parted ways with original Back Door Slam members Adam Jones and Ross Doyle, and now shares the stage with two Seattle musicians: a bassist known as P.K. and drummer Steven Barci. He said Jones and Doyle are incredible talents — the trio created the 2007 release “Roll Away” — but eventually, a change was in order. “It was just trying to do some-

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If you wear clothing or eat food, you are actively involved in agriculture. And you have a responsibility and opportunity to be involved with people and organizations that are preserving the agricultural heritage and economy. Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, an affiliate of the National Farmers Union, is an active advocate for agricultural producers and consumers. Recognizing that effective farm policy is important for safe, abundant and healthy food,

To learn more about Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, visit http://RMFU.org.

RMFU has developed programs to protect the consumer’s right to a secure food supply and to combat world hunger. The offices for RMFU are in Colorado, but the staff is working with state legislatures in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming to promote use of local farm-fresh food in schools and other public facilities. Civic organizations have joined the efforts to promote local food production and usage, develop

cooperative markets between local consumers and producers, and help protect consumers from corporate monopolies and market manipulation. Throughout the tri-state region, RMFU is a leader with renewable energy, energy efficiency and biofuels development. Local input is encouraged so that our rural communities can protect the environment and See Agriculture, page 16

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Lockhart to consider possible changes Springs. The other three remain empty grass fields. However, in 2005, Great Outdoors Colorado granted $150,000 and the city provided $100,000 in matching funds to develop one of the parcels into a turf soccer field and youth baseball field. The neighborhood opposed the proposal, and the funds were returned. The Routt County Planning Commission on June 19 approved Lockhart’s new proposal, 5-2. The commissioners who voted in opposition of the proposal cited a desire to preserve the opportunity for additional fields. Commissioners said the five parcels originally were approved as athletic fields for use by Heritage Park homeowners because the neighborhood itself contained no open space. The county requires that 25 percent of all planned unit developments be “useable open space.” Routt County Commissioner Doug Monger expressed concern that by approving Lockhart’s requested amendment, the remaining open space, still platted for use as athletic fields, would someday be developed as duplexes. Because the open space parcels were owned by Lockhart and not overseen publicly by the Heritage Park homeowners association or the Steamboat II Metropolitan District, which maintains recreation areas in Steamboat II and Silver Spur subdivisions, Commissioner Nancy Stahoviak reiterated Monger’s concern for future residential development. “This subdivision could end up with no place to recreate, and that wasn’t the intent of the county when it approved the open space policy,” she said. The proposal also concerned some Heritage Park residents. Lee Pierson, a member of

the neighborhood’s homeowners association, is opposed to Lockhart’s proposal, he said Thursday. Pierson said there are still some potential options for the open space parcels, such as turning them over to the Steamboat II Metro District for public recreational use. “I think it’s premature to give up on those plans,” he said. Pierson said he opposed the development of the turf soccer field and youth baseball field in 2005 because the proposal didn’t fit with the original planned unit development that commissioners approved in 1997. Other reasons for opposing that plan were that homeowners weren’t consulted, and there wasn’t a buffer between the fields and the neighborhood, he said. Stahoviak added Tuesday that the only way she could approve Lockhart’s request was if the other parcels were dedicated “in perpetuity or long term” as open space and given to public entities closely related to the subdivision. Lockhart said his proposal met the county’s open space requirement and reminded commissioners that the surrounding open space parcels still were platted as athletic fields. If he or someone else wanted to develop those into something else, they would have to come before the Planning Commission and county commissioners for approval, Lockhart said. He said he wasn’t prepared to accept the commissioners’ condition to keep the open spaces as such in perpetuity because the needs of the community could change. “I thought at that time, there was a need for athletic fields,” Lockhart said about the neighborhood’s development in 1997. “Now there isn’t.” Lockhart also said keeping control over certain open space

It’s time to ensure justice Douglas continued from 2 as a no-brainer decision in legal circles. As reported by the Steamboat Today, Oldham argued before Garrecht during Wednesday’s hearing that combining the cases would be appropriate because they are part of the same incident and involve similar evidence and many of the same witnesses, some who are serving in the military overseas. Oldham is correct in that assessment. Frankly, this is not a difficult case as criminal cases go. But, it is witness-intensive, and the

defense knows it. Therefore, the longer the Capotes can delay the proceedings, the harder it will be for the prosecution to bring its witnesses to trial and the foggier the witnesses’ memories will be if and when they get to trial. Therein lies the truth that justice delayed is indeed justice denied. The Capote brothers’ goal is to delay this case in an effort to deny justice. It is time that Judge Garrecht ensures that justice is not denied because of delay. To reach Rob Douglas, e-mail Rob.Douglas@Comcast.net

parcels would allow him to require certain amenities, like paved parking lots, if they were developed as athletic fields. Commissioners delayed the discussion until Aug. 11 to give Lockhart time to consider three options: whether to change his proposal to include long-term assurances that the open space parcels would remain open, do nothing or withdraw his request. If he elected not to change the proposal, it would be up to commissioners to approve or deny. Lockhart said he would think about it. — To reach Jack Weinstein, call 871-4203 or e-mail jweinstein@steamboatpilot.com

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to swing the court to the left, Liptak said. Asked by an audience member if it is a flaw that the court is trending right at a time when the nation as whole seems to be drifting left, Liptak said the framers of the Constitution probably intended for the court to be a “lagging indicator.” “That probably was part of the framers’ vision,” he said. “What the framers probably didn’t envision is how long people would live.” Although Sotomayor may not turn the tide of the court, Liptak said history shows that as a woman and the court’s first Hispanic justice, she will “have an impact just by showing up.” Liptak said the court’s first black justice, Thurgood Marshall, forced the court to think differently about race issues. “If Thurgood Marshall is in

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arranged for Liptak to participate in the series. Liptak also discussed the customs and procedures of the court, major decisions from the previous term, his personal opinion that cameras should be allowed in the court, and Roberts’ use of Bob Dylan lyrics in one of his written opinions. Other speakers in this summer’s series are former U.S. Rep. Phil Sharp, president of Resources for the Future, on Aug. 6; Paul Tagliabue, former National Football League commissioner, on Aug. 13; and Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, on Aug. 20. Seminars Chairman John Worthen said the purpose of the seminars is “to engage this community in discussion and dialogue on important policy issues.” Each seminar is free and held at Strings Music Pavilion.

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Man on cross-country walk Strickland stops in Craig on his way from Texas to Washington Yesenia Robles CRAIG DAILY PRESS

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U.S. Highway 40. He figures it might take him two or three more months to get to Washington. His journey is not rigidly planned, though. He was given a map in Kremmling, but he hardly uses it. He said the Lord will guide him and help him along, as he already has. During one of his first nights,

greatest education came from playing with the jam band Gov’t Mule. “I got to play with Warren Haynes on stage every night. That was the biggest learning curve ever,” Knowles said. “Just when you think ‘I’m getting the hang of this,’ someone comes along who just blows you off the stage.” Knowles credits many other influences with sparking his career. His voice lit up Thursday

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when talking about Gallagher, who some describe as a founder of Irish rock. “He seems like a guitar player’s guitar player — the guy is so underrated,” Knowles said. “I listen to more Rory Gallagher than I do Jimi Hendrix even — it’s sad that people don’t know him. He’s definitely my biggest influence.” — To reach Mike Lawrence, call 871-4233 or e-mail mlawrence@steamboatpilot.com

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James Strickland walked his way through Craig on Thursday with an almost 12foot-tall cross slung over his shoulder. Strickland, who began his journey with $5 in his pocket, is walking from Longview, Texas, to Aberdeen, Wash., to see his two children.

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With $5 in his pocket and a 12-foot cross on his back, James Strickland left Longview, Texas, on foot 11 weeks ago hoping to make his way to Aberdeen, Wash. The only other things he had with him were determination and a cell phone to call family. “I’m walking for the Lord,” Strickland said. “It’s a sign of obedience. I was in a pretty deep pit, and it was something I needed.” In Aberdeen, Wash., Strickland plans to meet with his 3year-old daughter and 4-yearold son, whom he hasn’t seen since November. He hopes to stay there to be close to his children. Late Tuesday afternoon, Strickland made his way into Craig and stopped at the Westward Motel where he met Diane Kalsow, the manager. “He came in and asked for a room at the lowest price I could give him, and when he told me what he was doing, of course I gave him the room for free,”

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The needs generated by Steamboat 700 at build-out include more than desks for patrol officers, Rae said. The addition of officers increases the need for records personnel and detectives, for example. And the combined addition of full-time employees also increases the need for parking at the police station. Hays said current police department staffing includes 24 sworn officers and 17 non-sworn personnel. Staffing would need to be increased by eight patrol officers, one detective, a school resource officer and two support people as a result of the development of Steamboat 700, he said.

City Council members agreed in principle Tuesday to phase the need to build new public facilities as new neighborhoods at Steamboat 700 receive their final plat, and with it, the go-ahead to begin selling home lots. A yetto-be decided number of homes at 700 would represent a trigger point for constructing the new public safety building. The city hired a consultant to evaluate the existing public safety building at 840 Yampa St., and the best alternative site, in 2000. The 1980s-era building comprises 12,600 square feet, compared to a need of about 26,484 square feet plus expanded parking. The recent Hays memo concluded that his

department could make do with a smaller building than 26,000 square feet if it had to. The report concluded the Kline property west of the jail was superior to either of two sites at Steamboat Springs Airport. The primary reason was the availability of access and the distance from downtown. However, because of wetlands on the rear of the site, the Kline property does not afford space for future expansion, the consultants added. DuBord said the city previously sought an energy impact grant to help it acquire the Kline property but was not funded because the application was viewed as “land banking” for a future need.

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At the national level, Farmers Union has been involved with the discussions and development of farm bills, country of origin labeling policies, fair trade agreements, genetic engineering policies, conservation programs and estate management tools. Policy for RMFU is created at the local level and adopted at the annual convention held in November each year. Staff members and the board of directors take their direction from the membership to develop workable programs with local, regional, state and national governments, organizations and individuals. RMFU is truly a grass-roots organization that works for the producer and the consumer. The members and insured of Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt

counties are represented by the regional organization, Northwest Colorado Farmers Union. The current officers are President Marsha Daughenbaugh, of Steamboat Springs; vice-presidents Reed Kelly, of Meeker, and Bob McKune Sr., of Rangely; and Secretary-Treasurer Christy Belton, of Steamboat. Each of these officers brings a different perspective and interest to the organization and would be interested in visiting with you about current agriculture issues, programs and membership opportunities. Other local members serve on regional, state and national task forces providing great opportunities for area input on a variety of agricultural subjects. Marsha Daughenbaugh is president of the Northwest Colorado Farmers Union.

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Strickland camped out in the middle of east Texas and realized he was surrounded by wild hogs. “I know they will eat a man, but I just said, ‘Lord, I trust you,’” Strickland said. “They were close, though.” The wild hogs didn’t bother him. The cross Strickland carries is almost 12 feet high, made with help from a friend in Texas. The man and the cross have had their share of hardships along the way. HANS HALLGREN/CRAIG DAILY PRESS There are three wheels at its base, the fourth set of wheels James Strickland said he built the cross with the help of a friend in Texas. Now, he’s had to use. In the begin- 11 weeks into his journey, he already has gone through three sets of wheels but has ning, there also were foam pads received help maintaining the cross from people he meets during his journey. on one side to help relieve the 2,000 miles across the country, inspirational messages on his pain of the weight on his shoul- people thought he was crazy. phone. ders, but he has found that a In the beginning, he thought Leaving Craig on Thursday, wrapped blanket works better. so, too. Strickland already was feeling He cut four inches off of the “I thought it was an original energized and excited to see his base of the cross after breaking idea, but of course, my pastor children in Washington soon. its axel, and he’s gone through told me about Arthur Blessit,” “It’s in a pretty dark county,” four sets of tennis shoes that have he said. Strickland said. “It has a pretty been provided to him by people Arthur Blessit is a Vietnam high suicide rate, and it’s just he has met on his journey. veteran who has been carrying bad, you know. I hope to bring Strickland hasn’t had to do it a 12-foot cross for 40 years all some people to the Lord.” all himself, though. across the world. Through his Strickland didn’t start out People also give him food Web site, Strickland found ideas with the latter mission in mind. and water, sometimes without and more inspiration. “I do seem to be helping othhis asking. Eventually his family came ers, but I didn’t expect that,” he “I’ve had a few hand ges- around, too. He said they sup- said. “I thought it was going to tures that were inappropriate, port him, and he keeps in con- be a personal journey.” but mostly I’ve had support,” tact with a cell phone he carWalking for so long, it has Strickland said. ries. been a journey that he said has When Strickland thought New friends he has made helped him feel more at peace about his idea to walk more than along the way also send him and closer to the Lord.

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Breckenridge cuts services $3 million shortfall possible in public works, recreation, replanting Robert Allen

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More cuts are under way for the town of Breckenridge as officials work to absorb an estimated $2 million to $3 million revenue shortfall for 2009. Town Council gave the nod Tuesday to another $1.08 million of trimming in about five departments without making any layoffs — rather, some positions are being eliminated through attrition, said town spokeswoman Kim DiLallo. The total savings, including cuts made during the past several months, is estimated at about $2.7 million relative to the 2009 budget. Cuts include $200,000 to a replanting program, $146,132 to public works and $350,000 to a range of recreation expenses including elimination of outdoor education programs, bus service and reduction of all facilities’ hours, among others. Town financial-services manager Brian Waldes said the

$250,000 cut from the town’s “Better that than losing our housing fund won’t result in drunk-driving enforcement,” any program cuts. The fund has Councilman Jeffrey Bergeron been trimmed down to $2.05 said about the task force. million. Waldes said the town’s cuts Councilman Eric may have positioned it so that Mamula said the “The things we dipping into changes make good talked about and reserves — previbusiness sense and ously estimated “better expendithings we’re doing ture of taxpayer are good, whether in at $5.2 million dollars.” — won’t be neceseconomic hard times sary. “The things we or not.” “It’s going to talked about and be really close things we’re doing based on our curare good, whether Eric Mamula Breckenridge councilman rent numbers,” he in economic hard said. times or not,” he Of the myrisaid. DiLallo said the replanting ad cuts staff recommended to program involved compensa- council Tuesday, the only rejection to property owners who tion was a reduction of planreplanted trees in place of those ning commission stipends to killed by the mountain pine 2008 levels — from $400 to $200 beetle. As part of the program, a month for each of seven mempositions for interns have been bers. Council members discussed cut, as well. The Breckenridge Police De- cutting their own $500 a month partment looks to lose a part- salaries, which would require time records position and an ordinance and a year’s wait possibly its drug task force to take effect. However, they — depending on federal grant have an option to forego their funding — amid $22,039 in pay voluntarily, as individuals. cuts.

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TODAY ❱❱ Brown Bag Lecture — Tread of Pioneers Museum, noon

Kitty Ellison presents “Political Cartoons of the 1890s” featuring work by William H. Walker for the Tread’s weekly lunchtime lecture series. Admission is FREE; bring a bag lunch. Call 879-2214. Corner of Eighth and Oak streets.

❱❱ Hayden Farmers Market — 100 block of Walnut Street in Hayden, 5 to 8 p.m.

Featuring several food stands and other types of vendors, the recently founded Hayden Farmers Market is FREE to attend. Call Suzanne at 846-0616 for more information or to apply to be a vendor at future markets.

❱❱ The Greyboy Allstars with Karl Denson — Howelsen Hill, 6 ✔ p.m. The second concert in the 2009 Best Bet Free Summer Concert Series.

Scheduled to appear with all-star saxophonist Karl Denson, The Greyboy Allstars combine 1970s funk grooves with jazz melodies to land on a laidback, danceable sound. Listen to the Allstars at www.myspace.com/thegreyboyallstars. Brooklyn funk band The Pimps of Joytime opens about 6 p.m. FREE. Call All That Jazz at 879-4422

❱❱ Jesse Christensen — Rex’s American Grill & Bar, 5 p.m.

Happy hour entertainment. FREE. Call 870-0438. Rex’s is at 3190 S. Lincoln Ave., next to Holiday Inn.

❱❱ “Taming of the Shrew” — Spring Creek Park, 6 p.m.

The 2009 Picnic Theater Festival updates a William Shakespeare classic. Bringing in performers from Steamboat Springs and New Zealand, the festival strives to get theater out of the box while building cultural connections. Admission to all Picnic Theatre performances is FREE; donations are accepted. Call Stuart Handloff at 355-9403 for more information. Park at Steamboat Springs High School and walk to Spring Creek Park.

❱❱ Organstein Jazz Trio — Three Peaks Grill, 7 p.m.

Cool off with jazz tunes from Paul Potyen on piano, Steve Boynton on guitar and Dave Allen on drums. FREE admission. Call 879-3399. 2165 Pine Grove Road.

❱❱ Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series — Brent Romick Rodeo Arena, 7:30 p.m.

The rodeo includes all the usual events, such as tie-down roping, steer wrestling and bull riding. Live entertainment and barbecue get going at 6 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 7 to 15 and free for children ages 6 and younger. For more information, call 8791818. The rodeo grounds are at 501

Howelsen Parkway, at the bottom of Fifth Street across the Yampa River.

❱❱ Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory faculty concert — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7:30 p.m.

The faculty of the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory presents the Bergonzi Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at the University of Miami. FREE with a $10 suggested donation. Call 879-1350 ext. 13. Eighth and Oak streets in downtown Steamboat Springs.

❱❱ Brent Rowan and friends — Strings Music Pavilion, 8 p.m.

Brent Rowan, the two-time Academy of Country Music’s Guitarist of the Year, and guests Gary Burr and Victoria Shaw play for part of the Strings Music Festival Different Tempo Series. Hear music at www.myspace.com/brentrowan. Tickets cost $39. Call 879-5056. Strings Music Pavilion, off Pine Grove Road.

❱❱ “Machinal,” — Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and ✔ Camp, 8 p.m. Perry-Mansfield high school Best and college drama students Bet

present “Machinal” by Sophie Treadwell. Cost is $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 10 and younger. Call 879-7125. Julie Harris Theatre, PerryMansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, 40755 Routt County Road 36.

❱❱ Lyrics Born — Ghost Ranch Saloon, 9 p.m.

Independent hip-hop artist Lyrics Born performs at the Ghost Ranch Saloon. Listen to a song from Lyrics Born at www. ExploreSteamboat.com. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 on the day of show. Call 879-9898 or go to www.ghostranchsaloon.com. 56 Seventh St.

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❱❱ Jebus — The Boathouse Pub, about 9 p.m.

Jebus plays rock and jam music. Hear music at www.myspace.com/jebus. Admission is FREE. Call 879-4797. 609 Yampa St.

❱❱ Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam — Old Town Pub, 10 p.m.

Blues band Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam livens up the pub. The band from the Isle of Man has opened for Kid Rock, Gov’t Mule and The Who. Hear music at www.myspace.com/backdoorslam. Cost TBA. Call 879-2101. 600 Lincoln Ave.

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❱❱ Something Underground — The Tugboat Grill & Pub, 10 p.m.

Something Underground plays rock music at The Tugboat. Music is streaming at www.myspace.com/somethingunder-

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James Cowan and Virginia Veale rehearse a scene from “Machinal” on Thursday at the Julie Harris Theatre at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp. For story, see page 23.

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Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) team up to learn a secret from Voldemort’s school days, after coaxing the reclusive Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) out of retirement. The sixth film in the Potter saga is darker and more ominous than before, as the evil Voldemort creeps closer. The art direction and cinematography are gorgeous. Rating: ★★★

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The title character is a flamboyantly gay, deliberately provocative man who ambushes innocent bystanders in his desperate bid for celebrity. Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat”) shows nerve in placing himself in real situations in front of a rabid wrestling crowd and an outraged TV studio audience. Rating: ★★★★

A teen romantic-comendy assembled from spare parts, about a nerd (Paul Rust) who harbors a secret love for the most popular girl in school (Hayden Panettiere), and he declares this during his valedictory speech. Rating: ★★

‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ Animated comedy, PG, 93 minutes

The best of the three “Ice Age” films, involving the best use of 3-D I’ve seen in an animated feature. With the voices of Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Simon Pegg. Rating: ★★★★

‘Public Enemies’ Crime drama, R, 140 minutes

Shrugs off the way we depend on myth to sentimentalize our outlaws. Johnny Depp plays John Dillinger as efficient, violent and hard as steel. Directed by Michael Mann (“Heat”) with precision, sidestepping clichés and sweeteners. Rating: ★★★★

‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ Sci-fi action, PG-13, 149 minutes

A horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine. Rating: ★

‘My Sister’s Keeper’ Drama, PG-13, 108 minutes

An 11-year-old girl files suit to prevent her parents from making her donate a kidney for her very ill 16-year-old sister. An effective tearjerker, well acted, based on the best-seller by Jodi Picoult. Rating: ★★★★

‘The Proposal’ Romantic comedy, PG-13, 107 minutes

Sandra Bullock is back in form as a tyrannical boss from Canada who is threatened with deportation and commands her long-suffering assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her. Predictable but charming. Rating: ★★★

‘The Hangover’ Comedy, R, 100 minutes

A very funny, very raunchy comedy about a disastrous bachelor party in Las Vegas. When the groom (Justin Bartha) disappears, his buddies (Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms) search for him. Rating: ★★★★ — Roger Ebert

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Chief Plaza Theater 813 Lincoln Ave. 879-0181 www.carmike.com Tickets: $7.50 adult matinee, $7 child matinee, $10 adult evening, $7 child evening ❱❱ “I Love You, Beth Cooper” (PG-13) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:40 p.m. daily ❱❱ “The Proposal” (PG-13) 1, 4, 7 and 9:40 p.m. daily ❱❱ “My Sister’s Keeper” (PG-13) 1, 4, 7 and 9:40 p.m. daily ❱❱ “The Hangover” (R) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:40 p.m. daily

Wildhorse Stadium Cinemas 655 Marketplace Plaza 870-8222 www.metrotheatres.com Tickets: $9 adult Monday through Thursday, $9.50 adult weekend and holidays, $6.50 matinee before 6:30 p.m., $6.50 children and seniors ❱❱ “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (PG) Noon, 1:30, 3:15, 4:45, 6:30, 8 and 9:45 p.m. ❱❱ “Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs” (PG) 12:20, 2:45, 5:20 and 7:45 p.m. daily ❱❱ “Public Enemies” (R) 12:40, 3:40, 6:40 and 9:40 p.m. daily ❱❱ “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (PG-13) 1:45, 5 and 8:15 p.m. daily ❱❱ “Bruno” (R) 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20 and 9:30 p.m. daily

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It’s safe to say that PerryMansfield Performing Arts School and Camp’s production of “Machinal” will be unlike anything you will find on TV, at the rodeo or anywhere else in Steamboat Springs this weekend. “It’s like a living nightmare,” said Director of Theatre Victor Maog, who said the expressionistic 1928 play by Sophie Treadwell synchronizes language, movement, music and sound with a harrowing storyline. “It is very, very, very much a fusion experience. … I think that’s why it’s become a landmark play in a time when plays are supposed to be real with four walls.” “Machinal” is the story of a woman named Helen Jones, who suffers in the dull and

If you go What: Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp’s production of “Machinal” When: 8 p.m. today and Saturday Where: Perry-Mansfield, Julie Harris Theatre, 40755 Routt County Road 36 Cost: $15 for adults; $10 for children ages 10 and younger Call: Perry-Mansfield at 879-7125 for more information

woman-suppressing machine of society until she meets and has a brief, passionate affair with Dick Roe. She murders her husband, and afterward, she is convicted and ultimately put to death by a literal machine: the electric chair. “She has that heartbeat that wants to break free,” director Alex Correia said. “But the more she struggles and struggles, the tighter and tighter it gets. … She escapes one awful See ‘Machinal’, page 28

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Jeremie Harris and Virginia Veale rehearse a scene from “Machinal” on Thursday at the Julie Harris Theatre at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp.

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The Greyboy Allstars play at Howelsen Hill tonight for the second concert in the Free Summer Concert Series. The Allstars combine 1970s funk grooves with jazz melodies to land on a laid-back, danceable sound.

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It’s been a few years since The Greyboy Allstars made a stop here, but don’t expect any radical changes from the funk and jazz group at tonight’s second installment of the Steamboat Springs Free Summer Concert Series at Howelsen Hill. “We’re pretty much on autopilot right now as far as what we do. We just try to do it better and get better every day,” said influential, all-star saxophonist Karl Denson, the band’s leader. “We’ve been together for a long time now. … We’re just trying to develop a consistency in terms of what we do and just do more of it.” The performance could, however, include some new songs from The Greyboy Allstars. Denson said the fivepiece band is four songs into a new album and may take a couple of the tunes for a test drive in Steamboat. Denson said the new album will be mostly similar to The Greyboy Allstars’ previous work: relaxed, danceable funk-jazz mixtures. See Concert, page 27

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On the ’Net ❱❱ Visit www.exploresteamboat.com to listen to songs by The Greyboy Allstars and The Pimps of Joytime. ❱❱ Visit www.greyboyallstars.com/ Media/GBA_StillWaiting_hi.mov to watch a Greyboy Allstars music video. ❱❱ To learn more about the Steamboat Springs Summer Concert Series, go to www.steamboatfreeconcerts.com. The site includes information about this summer’s artists, the history of the series and hosts a PayPal account that allows anyone to donate to the series.

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When asked to whom he would compare his sound, hiphop artist Lyrics Born answered without hesitation. “Nobody,” the Californiabased, Japan-born artist said Thursday. “There’s absolutely nobody on the planet who’s doing what I’m doing right now. … I can say that with absolute honesty.” The confident Lyrics Born has experience to back up that kind of statement. He’s toured internationally for several years and collaborated with some big names: KRS-One, Blackalicious’ Gift of Gab, Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, to name a few. Lyrics Born plays at the Ghost Ranch Saloon at 9

What: Hip-hop artist Lyrics Born When: 9 p.m. today Where: Ghost Ranch Saloon, 56 Seventh St. Cost: $20 in advance, $25 day of show Contact: Call 879-9898 or go to www. ghostranchsaloon.com. Listen: Hear “Funky Hit Records,” from Lyrics Born’s recently released “The Variety Show – Season Pho,” at www. ExploreSteamboat.com. Catch up with the artist at www.lyricsborn.com.

p.m. today. He’s bringing a keyboardist, bassist, drummer and guitarist, and will be backed by vocals from his wife, Bay Area recording artist Joyo Velarde. The big instrumental backing plays to two of Lyrics Born’s self-described strengths — experimentation and an energetic live show.

“I’m not trying to do what everybody else is doing — everybody else seems to be copying themselves,” he said, citing a singularity of producers and patterns in the industry. “I’m definitely trying to be more experimental.” Lyrics Born’s Steamboat Springs show comes between the release of “The Variety Show — Season Pho’,” a mix-tape-style recording, and production on his next studio album, “As U Were,” which Lyrics Born said should be released in March 2010. He said local hip-hop fans can expect a good time tonight at the Ghost Ranch. “I’ve got the whole band — it’s a lot of fun,” Lyrics Born said. “It’s just a major, major party.” — To reach Mike Lawrence, call 871-4233 or e-mail mlawrence@steamboatpilot.com

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There could be a new king emerging in late-night TV. David Letterman’s CBS “Late Show” whipped NBC’s “Tonight” show in the ratings last week by nearly 800,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Letterman generally lost to “Tonight” when Jay Leno was the host, and he hasn’t had this big a victory margin since returning from heart surgery in 2000. A late-night generation gap also appears to be emerging: the median age of O’Brien’s audience last week was more than 10 years

younger than Letterman’s. NBC says that’s good news, because advertisers pay a premium to reach youthful audiences. In the 18- to 49-year-old age demographic for which NBC sells advertising, O’Brien won each night last week, NBC said. Still, Letterman has won two of the past three weeks among all viewers during which both men competed with original programming. And the “Late Show” received another boost Wednesday with an attentiongetting appearance by Paul McCartney. “We feel we’ve got the momentum going for us right now, and we feel very confident,” said David Poltrack,

CBS’ chief researcher. He said network executives privately had been hoping that Letterman could gain ground against O’Brien and be able to take over first place in the fall. The situation still is fluid, but changes seems to be happening faster than they expected, Poltrack said. Significant numbers of the traditional late-night audience have made the switch, even though O’Brien continues to be very popular with young viewers who liked him when he was on a later time slot. Last week, Letterman averaged 3.68 million viewers, compared to O’Brien’s 2.82 million, Nielsen said.

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❱❱ Sol Jibe — Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill, 10 p.m. Sol Jibe, a band from the Reno/Tahoe area, blends American roots, world beat and Latin rhythms into “World Pop.” Listen to the band at www. ExploreSteamboat.com. Admission is FREE. Call 879-3773. Mahogany Ridge is at 435 Lincoln Ave.

❱❱ DJ Also Starring — The Tap House, 10 p.m.

A weekly dance party features a mash-up of Also Starring’s ever-changing record collection along with crowd-pleasing hits. Drink specials at the bar all night: $2 well drinks and $2 draft beer. FREE. Call 8792431. 729 Lincoln Ave.

❱❱ High Country Kitchen & Garden Tour — Across Steamboat Springs

The High Country Kitchen & Garden Tour kicks off at the Strings Park with a continental breakfast from 9 to 10 a.m. The event features eight houses with amazing high country kitchens and gardens. Each ticket includes a map and descriptions to visit on attendees’ own schedules. Cost is $25 in advance, $30 day of tour and $65 for the VIP Tour, which include transportation. Call 879-5056, ext. 105, or visit www.stringsmusicfestival.com.

❱❱ 28th annual Steamboat Springs Writers Conference — The Depot Art Center, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Steamboat Springs Day for Writers, presented by the Steamboat Springs Writers Group and Steamboat Springs Arts Council, features young adult novelist

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❱❱ Cosmic Night and free karaoke — Snow Bowl, 7 p.m.

❱❱ Mainstreet Farmers Market — Sixth Street between Lincoln Avenue and Oak Street, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

❱❱ Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series — Brent Romick Rodeo Arena, 7:30 p.m.

Featuring regionally grown produce, arts and crafts, food vendors, local businesses and live music, the Mainstreet Farmers Market takes place every Saturday through the summer. Admission is FREE. Call Tracy at 8461800.

Make a hand-built pottery planter or wall vase during the hand-built pottery workshop with Julie Anderson. The workshop is this Saturday and July 25, for glazing the pottery. Bring a lunch. $100 class fee and $20 materials fee. Call 870-0384. 1280 13th St.

Dona Steele leads a workshop to teach participants to make canvas floor mats. Bring your lunch for this one-day workshop. $120 class fee and $30 materials fee. Call 870-0384. 1280 13th St.

❱❱ North Routt Charter School Community Fun-raiser — ✔ Iacovetto Ranch, 3 to 8 p.m. The Fun-raiser features a pig Best Bet roast, live music by Awkward

Happy hour entertainment. FREE. Call 870-0438. Rex’s is at 3190 S. Lincoln Ave., next to Holiday Inn.

❱❱ 2009 Picnic Theater Festival — Spring Creek Park, 6 p.m.

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Students from the summer chamber music program perform. FREE. Call 8791350 ext. 13. Corner of Ninth and Oak streets.

❱❱ Cuarteto Latinoamericano — Strings Music Pavilion, 8 p.m. The ensemble will perform tangos and pieces by Latin American composers. The group has been nominated for a Grammy Award and at Latin Grammy. Cost is $35 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 18. Call 879-5056. The Strings Music Pavilion is off Pine Grove Road.

❱❱ “Machinal” — Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, 8 p.m. Perry-Mansfield high school and college drama students present “Machinal” by Sophie Treadwell. Cost is $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 10 and younger. Call 879-7125. Julie Harris Theatre, Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, 40755 Routt County Road 36.

❱❱ Tasty Vittles — The Boathouse Pub, 10 p.m. Tasty Vittles plays rock/jam music. Admission is FREE. Call 879-4797. 609 Yampa St.

❱❱ Something Underground — The Tugboat Grill & Pub, 10 p.m. Something Underground plays rock music at The Tugboat. Music is streaming at www.myspace.com/somethingunderground. Cover is $5. Call 879-7070. 1860 Ski Time Square Drive.

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SUNDAY ❱❱ 2009 Picnic Theater Festival — Spring Creek Park, 6 p.m.

“Eccentricities of a Butterfly” by Dagny McKinley: A day in the life of local writer McKinley’s character Audrey Rose. Admission to all Picnic Theatre performances is FREE; donations are accepted. Call Stuart Handloff at 355-9403 for more information. Park at Steamboat Springs High School and walk to Spring Creek Park.

❱❱ Cique — Ghost Ranch Saloon, 6 p.m.

Jazz music by Cique. Cost is $5. Call 879-9898 or go to www.ghostranchsaloon.com. 56 Seventh St.

❱❱ Game night — The Tap House, 10 p.m.

Square off in Nintendo Wii, Guitar Hero and bar games. FREE admission; happy hour drink prices all night. Call 879-2431. 729 Lincoln Ave.

THIS WEEK ❱❱ Arias concert — Bud Werner Memorial Library, 7 p.m. Tuesday

An Arias concert, presented by the 2009 Emerald City Opera Institute for Emerging Singers. Cost is $17. Call 879-1996. 1289 Lincoln Ave.

❱❱ Theater performance — Bud Werner Memorial Library, 6 p.m. Wednesday

Great American Laughing Stock Co. theater performance at Bud Werner Memorial Library. FREE. Call 8790240, ext. 313. 13th Street and Lincoln Avenue

❱❱ Strings Music Festival Wednesday Night Classical — Strings Music Pavilion, 7 p.m. Wednesday

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❱❱ Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory student recital — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7:30 p.m.

❱❱ Canvas floor mat workshop — Steamboat Arts & Crafts Gym, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

❱❱ Jay Roemer — Rex’s American Grill & Bar, 5 p.m.

FREE admission. Call 879-9840. 2090 Snow Bowl Plaza.

❱❱ Pottery workshop — Steamboat Arts & Crafts Gym, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Moment, games and a silent auction. The cost is $30 for adults (pre-paid by July 13), $35 (after July 13), $7 for children ages 5 to 13. Call Hillary at 846-1833. The Iacovetto Ranch is at Pearl Lake, between Clark and Hahn’s Peak off Routt County Road 129.

❱❱ Reverend Horton Heat — Ghost Ranch Saloon, 9 p.m.

The Gryphon Trio performs Hatzis “Old Photographs”; Hindemith Sonata for Solo Viola; Dvorak Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola; Mozart Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major. $25 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 18. Call 879-5056. Strings Music Pavilion, off Pine Grove Road.

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Expect ‘good music’ Concert continued from 24 When asked what the audience should expect tonight, Denson replied “good music.” “I think that’s the best way to describe it,” he said. “It’s going to be good and enjoyable. That’s kind of the point.” Concert series co-founder Joe Kboudi had some advice for concertgoers: “Bring your dancing shoes.” “It’s a jam band with some real good horns and keyboards,” Kboudi said. “We just thought it would be great for the series because we wanted all the genres, and they have a big range. … They have a really good following, and for people who have never heard them before, they’re a good jam band.” The Greyboy Allstars are scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m. The Pimps of Joytime will kick the show off at 6 p.m. Lead singer Brian J said the audience should expect “a funky good time” from the opening act. “We’re just going to have some fun and bring our interpretation of funk and soul to the people,” he said. The five-man band hails from Brooklyn, N.Y., where Brian J said they are exposed to several styles of music — from blues to afrobeat — that they try to blend together. “We create our own funky gumbo, and that’s what’s unique about it,” Brian J said. This is The Pimps of Joytime’s first performance in Steamboat. — To reach Brandon Gee, call 871-4210 or e-mail bgee@steamboatpilot.com

If you go 2009 Steamboat Springs Free Summer Concert Series ❱❱ Today, The Greyboy Allstars with Karl Denson at Howelsen Hill: Scheduled to appear with all-star saxophonist Karl Denson, The Greyboy Allstars combine 1970s funk grooves with jazz melodies to land on a laidback, danceable sound. Listen to the Allstars at www.myspace.com/thegreyboyallstars. Brooklyn funk band The Pimps of Joytime opens. ❱❱ July 31, The Freddy Jones Band at Howelsen Hill: Listing the Allman Brothers, Little Feat and Dave Matthews among its influences, The Freddy Jones Band reunited in 2005 after a hiatus that followed radio play and commercial success through the mid- and late-’90s and got right back to tossing blues guitar solos into an alternative rock format. Listen to The Freddy Jones Band at www.myspace.com/freddyjonesband. An opening act is to be announced. ❱❱ Aug. 13, Susan Tedeschi at the base of Steamboat Ski Area: In addition to being a killer blues singer and guitarist, Susan Tedeschi has shown a willingness to reinvent the genre, throwing the soul and gospel elements that define Chicago blues into the mix. Tedeschi has played in Steamboat several times, including a winter show in April 2008, and free summer concerts in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006. Listen to her songs at www. myspace.com/susantedeschi. Roots rocker Joe Pug opens the show. ❱❱ Aug. 20, The Avett Brothers at the base of Steamboat Ski Area: The Avett Brothers bring a relentless live show, old-time instruments used on straightahead rock and folk songs and lyrics that make you stop and write them down. The band’s first release for American/ Columbia records, “I and Love and You,” is expected out in late September. Concert series president Joe Kboudi got interested in the Avetts after they played for Strings Music Festival in August 2008. “Of all the bands, The Avett Brothers have a fresh, real sound that I haven’t heard, and they’re a not-to-miss band,” Kboudi said. Listen to the Avetts at www.myspace. com/theavettbrothers. An opening act is to be announced. Gates open at about 5 p.m., opening acts start at 6 p.m., and headliners go on at about 7 p.m.

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With the investigation of Michael Jackson’s death zeroing in on what drugs the pop singer took and who provided them, an upcoming toxicology report is key to whether anyone is criminally charged. It’s already known propofol, a powerful anesthetic not meant for home use, was among the drugs found in Jackson’s rented mansion. The Los Angeles Police Department, working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and California attorney general’s office, is trying to determine how the medications got there. The coroner’s toxicology report and the full autopsy results are not expected until the week after next. It will provide two important facts: whether propofol and any other drugs were present in the 50year-old singer when he died June 25 and whether the levels

were toxic. “The quantity is key here,” said Lawrence Kobilinsky, leader of forensic science at John Jay College in New York. “Not only the presence, but the amount that has to be interpreted to see if it contributed to the death.” Kobilinsky sees propofol as “a smoking gun.” “There is no reason it should have been available to him. If it is a contributing factor to his death, then I think there would be criminal charges,” he said. The district attorney’s office is in contact with police — a common practice during an investigation — but no evidence has been presented for possible charges, prosecutors’ spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said. Police have said very little publicly. Chief William Bratton has said detectives are scrutinizing Jackson’s prescription history and the doctors with whom he dealt, and haven’t ruled out anything. “Are we dealing with homicide? Are we dealing with an accidental overdose? What are we dealing with?” Bratton said last week. Investigators obtained a search warrant and removed several bottles of propofol from Jackson’s home, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. The person is not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. Federal drug agents have contacted a major maker of propofol, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp. Authorities asked AmerisourceBergen for sales data on propofol and its brandname counterpart Diprivan

to doctors, pharmacies and hospitals, company spokesman Michael Kilpatric said. It’s part of an effort to determine how the drug made it from the factory to Jackson’s home. It’s a mound of information, but investigators sorting through it have a critical edge: They’re focusing on just a handful of doctors who hovered in Jackson’s orbit, among them his longtime dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, and recently hired personal physician Conrad Murray. Police interviewed Murray two days after Jackson’s death. Authorities say he is a not a suspect, though the cardiologist is a key figure in the investigation because he was with Jackson in the mansion and tried to revive him. Edward Chernoff, Murray’s lawyer, said the doctor never gave or prescribed Jackson the painkillers Demerol or OxyContin and that the doctor didn’t give the pop star any drugs that contributed to his death. Jackson had numerous medical procedures and took pain medication for years. Cherilyn Lee, a nurse who worked for Jackson but was not with him when he died, has said Jackson asked her for Diprivan, the brand-name version of propofol, to alleviate his insomnia. She refused. Propofol and Diprivan are the drugs most widely used in the U.S. to induce general anesthesia. They can depresses breathing and lower the heart rate and blood pressure, so they are supposed to be administered by an anesthesia professional in a medical setting.

Director: Play challenging ‘Machinal’ continued from 23 situation to find herself in an even worse situation.” Correia said the world economic crisis provided him with an immediate connection to the play that anyone with a 401(k) can relate to. Like the play’s main character, he said he felt frustration and anger about “somebody else’s choices controlling our lives.” Virginia Veale, a student at The Juilliard School in New York, stars as Jones. Correia said the expressionistic drama provided a substantial challenge for Perry-Mansfield students, who were given just three weeks to pull it off. “I love it because of the stylistic challenge for the kids,” Correia said. “There’s a lot of weird acting stuff going on.”

Correia said he took the idea of seeing the entire story through Jones’ eyes to heart, which has a profound influence on the set, the design and the sometimes-grotesque costumes. “We want to give (students) the sort of literary and artistic challenge that would test their capacity to handle heavyweight material,” Maog said. “On a very simple basis, (the audience is) going to see some of the most amazing young talent I’ve actually ever seen tackle one of their toughest works. That’s a cage match in itself.” For more information about the play or to buy tickets for this weekend’s performances, call 879-7125, or go to www. perry-mansfield.org. — To reach Brandon Gee, call 871-4210 or e-mail bgee@steamboatpilot.com

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Judge suspends $100 fine for motorist for illegal parking in Aspen Rick Carroll

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By his own admission, Aspen Municipal Judge Brooke Peterson doesn’t cut much slack when it comes to motorists who park illegally in disabled spots. But Wednesday, Peterson did just that when he suspended the

$100 fine Mark Thomas faced for parking in a disabled space on Monarch Street just north of the alley than runs behind Carl’s Pharmacy. Peterson’s reasoning? Thomas provided photographic evidence showing the handicap sign is blocked by tree leaves and branches. “This is quite unusual for me to do this,” Peterson said,

“but it appears there is some obstruction.” Thomas came to court armed with several photos he took of the parking space in question. Thomas said that June 26, he went into Carl’s to buy some iced tea; when he returned he found a ticket on his car window for parking in a handicap spot. The ticket was issued by Aspen parking officer Ginny Stewart.

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A former Colorado Department of Revenue supervisor says love for her ex-boyfriend led her to steal $11 million in unclaimed tax refunds from the state. The ex-boyfriend, Hysear Randell, is on trial in Denver this week on charges of theft, forgery, computer crime and racketeering. On Wednesday, Michelle Cawthra testified that she deposited unclaimed tax refunds and other money in Randell’s bank accounts during two years by forging documents and creat-

ing fake businesses. She said she frequently used computer passwords of other workers so she wouldn’t be detected. “I did things I don’t think I otherwise would have done had I not been in love with him,” she testified. Randell, who is married, is accused of using the money to pay for delinquent child support, land deals, diamond jewelry, cars and business ventures. Aside from some jewelry and trips, Cawthra, 32, said she didn’t benefit from the money she stole. Defense lawyer Scott Reisch said Randell, 42, thought the

money was coming from a Cawthra family trust fund. He argued Cawthra tried to use the money to lure Randell away from his wife, Trudy Randell, who is accused of helping create bank accounts for the scheme. She has pleaded guilty to theft but has not been sentenced. Cawthra said she didn’t have a trust fund. She said she tried to get Randell to leave his wife but that he knew the money was coming from the state. Cawthra is serving a 24year prison term after pleading guilty to racketeering. She testified as part of a plea deal with prosecutors that could help reduce her sentence.

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Dish Network settles charges

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Dish Network said Thursday it agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle charges that it improperly marketed, promoted and sold its products and services. Although the satellite TV provider isn’t admitting any wrongdoing in settling with attorneys generals in 46 states, it agreed to pay restitution to affected customers and make fuller disclosures in advertising and written contracts. State officials say Dish failed to disclose all the terms of

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AROUND COLORADO service to customers, including rebates, credits and free offers. The states say that Dish refused to take responsibility when customers were misled by service resellers and equipment installers. State officials also accused Dish of charging customers’ credit cards and withdrawing money from bank accounts without giving adequate notice and getting proper authorization. They also said Dish didn’t tell customers that equipment sold or leased was used or refurbished. As part of the settlement, Dish agreed to more clearly disclose in ads any restrictions on promotional offers. It also promised to either sell new equipment or tell consumers they’re buying used goods. The company also must require retailers that resell its services to comply with the terms of the states’ agreement. Dish will pay restitution to affected consumers who filed complaints between Jan. 1, 2004, and July 9, 2009. People also can file complaints during the next five months with their state’s attorney general, Dish or Better Business Bureau to qualify, as long as the problem occurred within the past two years. Englewood-based Dish reached a settlement with all states except California, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio. Those four states, along with the Federal Trade Commission, have sued Dish for alleged violations of a federal telemarketing law and thus aren’t part of the settlement. Dish did agree to comply with Do Not Call and other telemarketing laws as part of the 46-state settlement. Shares of Dish were up 43 cents, or nearly 3 percent, to close Thursday at $16.04.

The lawyer for a Montrose man accused of installing twoway mirrors in an apartment says he’s reviewing a plea deal offered to his client. Thirty-eight-year-old Darin Flora was accused in June of unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor. Police say Flora was working at a triplex in May when a tenant of one unit found a two-way mirror in his shower stall and another in his roommate’s bedroom. Maintenance workers had access to areas on the other side of the mirrors. The Montrose Daily Press reports that Flora’s record includes a guilty plea in 2004 to charges including third-degree sexual assault-peeping Tom. Flora’s attorney said Wednesday he was reviewing a plea offer in the latest case. Flora is due back in court Aug. 12.

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Air Force Academy officials say 30 more freshman cadets have tested positive for swine flu, bringing the total to 97. In a separate case, five younger students attending a summer program at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley have been diagnosed with the virus. They were among 230 students in fifth through 12th grades in a summer enrichment program. It was halted a week early when 11 students and staffers became ill. At the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, officials say the outbreak appears to have

Firefighters contain part of blaze near Norwood NORWOOD

Four hotshot crews and more than 16 engines are on the scene of an 877-acre wildfire in southwest Colorado. Fire managers said Thursday the blaze is 25 percent contained and crews are trying to extend their containment lines. The fire is five miles northwest of Norwood. Twenty homes remain evacuated, but no structures have burned. The fire started Tuesday afternoon on federal land in a canyon. Officials say lightning probably sparked it.

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Defense officials say a decorated Fort Carson soldier has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi, of Seffner, Fla., died from wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked in the Konar province of Afghanistan on July 14. The attackers used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Defense officials said the 29-year-old was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division from Fort Carson south of Colorado Springs.

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NASA could put a man on the moon but didn’t have the sense to keep the original video of the live TV transmission. In an embarrassing acknowledgment, the space agency said Thursday that it must have erased the Apollo 11 moon footage years ago so that it could reuse the videotape. But now, Hollywood is coming to the rescue. The studio wizards who restored “Casablanca” are digitally sharpening and cleaning up the ghostly, grainy footage of the moon landing, making it even better than what TV viewers saw July 20, 1969. They are doing it by working from four copies that NASA scrounged from throughout the world. “There’s nothing being created; there’s nothing being manufactured,” said NASA senior engineer Dick Nafzger, who is in charge of the project. “You can now see the detail that’s coming out.” The first batch of restored footage was released just in time for the 40th anniversary of the “one giant leap for mankind,” and some of the details seem new because of their sharpness. Originally, astronaut Neil Armstrong’s face visor was too fuzzy to be seen clearly. The upgraded video of Earth’s first moonwalker shows the visor and a reflection in it. The $230,000 refurbishing effort is only three weeks into a monthslong project, and only 40 percent of the work has been done. But it does show improvements in four snippets: Armstrong walking down the ladder; Buzz Aldrin following him; the two astronauts reading a plaque they left on the moon; and the planting of the flag on the lunar surface. Nafzger said a huge search that began three years ago for the old moon tapes led to the “inescapable conclusion” that 45 tapes of Apollo 11 video were erased and reused. His report on that will come out in a few weeks.

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GOP can’t derail Sotomayor

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Lacking the votes to block Sonia Sotomayor from the Supreme Court, Republicans established lines in the sand for challenging any future nominee for the high court and tried to limit President Barack Obama’s hand if he gets another opportunity to pick a nominee. In four days of televised hearings, Republicans failed to knock Sotomayor off balance or pin her with the label of a liberal activist who would make policy from the bench. The hearings presented a high-profile opportunity for Republicans to trumpet the cause of their conservative base and push back against an administration seeking sweeping changes on health care, taxes, global warming and other big issues. They succeeded in getting Sotomayor to distance herself from Obama’s wish for justices who have “empathy” and his belief that “what is in a judge’s heart” should influence rulings. Under GOP questioning, she rejected the belief of some liberals that the Constitution is a “living” document whose meaning changes throughout time, and that foreign law should be used in deciding cases. Those responses established clear issues for Republicans to confront any future high-court nominee by Obama and could complicate his search for liberal candidates when the stakes may be higher if a conservative justice retires or dies. On the other hand, Sotomayor is widely expected to be confirmed by the Senate with a substantial number of GOP votes, suggesting that Obama has little to fear from Republicans. Sen. Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, the senior Republican on

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NEWS ANALYSIS the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that Republicans would not try to block a confirmation vote. He said he still had “serious concerns” about Sotomayor but was pleased she had repudiated Obama’s “empathy” standard. Republicans used the opportunity to score points with their political base with a spirited — and mostly civil — volley of assaults, including repeated but futile attempts to pin her down on divisive issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, gun ownership and the death penalty. Not wanting to challenge her too aggressively for fear of alienating Hispanics, a growing voting bloc, they diverted much of their fire and cast the Obama administration as far to the left of mainstream Americans. It’s a script sure to be used in next year’s midterm elections and beyond. Republicans “got a chance to try out their lines,” said GOP

consultant Rich Galen. “But it really doesn’t mean much because she’s going to get confirmed.” Galen compared the hearings to a “Kabuki dance,” the highly stylized Japanese stage play where the outcome is known well beforehand. Sotomayor and her Democratic defenders pushed back hard against repeated GOP efforts to portray her as a liberal activist. Instead, she presented herself as a nonideological, cautious and thorough jurist whose record reflected not judicial activism but a close adherence to law in her 17 years on the federal bench. She told the panel repeatedly that “Congress makes the laws,” not judges. And under persistent GOP questioning, she said she disagrees with Obama’s contention that Supreme Court justices should have “empathy” and his comments — made as a senator — that sometimes judges must look into their hearts as a last resort.

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Man speaks at hearing about promotion denial because of skin color Nancy Benac

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He spoke, this 35-year-old firefighter, to frustrations that still ripple in an undercurrent across the nation. Frank Ricci, who is white, sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday and spoke in a steady, deliberate voice about how he studied hard, played by the rules, and was denied a promotion because of the color of his skin. He made no mention of Sonia Sotomayor, who had ruled against a discrimination claim by Ricci and fellow firefighters, and now is on track to become the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. Everyman firefighter and Hispanic role model, these two are among the newest faces in an enduring American debate about how to do right by longdisadvantaged minorities and still give the majority a fair shake. Had Sotomayor not been nominated for the Supreme Court just as the Ricci case was unfolding, the Connecticut firefighters’ lawsuit might have been nothing more than a fairly significant employment case that went largely unremarked upon in public. Instead, Ricci found himself telling his story before U.S. senators and on national television after Sotomayor herself repeatedly was called upon to answer for her ruling in the case during four days of testimony before the committee. People shouldn’t be reduced to “racial statistics,” Ricci told the senators. They “don’t wish to be divided along racial lines.” His message was seconded by fellow firefighter Ben Vargas, who is Hispanic. “You put a face on the issues,” Sen. Ben Cardin, DMd., told the firefighters. Sotomayor, for her part, held out her ruling in the case as evidence that she hews to the law and precedent, not emotion or sympathies. Ricci, whose lawsuit ultimately was upheld by the Supreme Court, called the whole ordeal “an unbelievable civics lesson.” To Ronald Walters, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, it was a lesson in the enduring potency of racial politics. For Republicans, Walters said, “it’s an issue that plays well with their constituency, and they’re drumming it. ... Basically, this is a narrow pitch toward the white community and the elections in the fall.” It’s not a new strategy.

“This all has a background,” said Kenneth O’Reilly, a historian who has written extensively on racial politics. The notion of the “white male as victim” has been around for decades, O’Reilly said, harking back to tensions about affirmative action during the Reagan

years. A decade earlier, the high court first visited the question of reverse discrimination when Allen Bakke, a white student with good grades, accused the University of California medical school of twice denying him admission because of his race.

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Relentlessly rising unemployment is triggering more home foreclosures, threatening the Obama administration’s efforts to end the housing crisis and diminishing hopes the economy will rebound with vigor. In past recessions, the housing industry helped get the economy back on track. Home builders ramped up production, expecting buyers to take advantage of lower prices and jump into the market. But not this time. These days, homeowners who got fixed-rate prime mortgages because they had good credit can’t make their payments because they’re out of work. That means even more foreclosures and further declines in home values.

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The initial surge in foreclosures in 2007 and 2008 was tied to subprime mortgages issued during the housing boom to people with shaky credit. That crisis has ebbed, but it has been replaced by more traditional foreclosures tied to the recession. Unemployment stood at 9.5 percent in June and is expected to rise past 10 percent and well into next year. The last time the U.S. economy was mired in a recession with such high unemployment was 1981 and 1982. But the home foreclosure rate then was less than onefourth what it is today. Housing wasn’t a drag on the economy, and when the recession ended, the boom was explosive. No one is expecting a repeat. The real estate market still is saturated with unsold homes and homes that sell below market value because they are in or close to foreclosure.

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Rejecting pleas to save CIT Group, the Obama administration decided that the possible loss of the nation’s biggest lender for entrepreneurs and minority-owned businesses did not warrant tapping a politically unpopular bailout program financed by taxpayers. In the end, the administration said CIT did not meet the standards for aid. It was financially hobbled after a weeklong downward spiral of borrowers drawing down credit lines and creditors pulled their backing. The firm’s solvency also was in doubt as the loans on its books

lost value. Unlike Detroit automakers that were bailed out, CIT was not backed by powerful labor unions that could mobilize voters ahead of midterm congressional elections next year. And CIT’s lobbying push for federal help paled in comparison to big Wall Street firms that received a taxpayer handout last fall. “The reason CIT didn’t get rescued is because it didn’t have enough clout,” said Jonathan Macey, deputy dean of Yale Law School and author of a book on Sweden’s bank bailout. “If they had just had a few more labor unions and special interest groups, they might have (been saved), and

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that’s extremely discouraging.” Sen. Evan Bayh, an Indiana Democrat who serves on the Senate banking and small business committees, said in an interview that the decision may not look so good politically, but he defended the administration’s action. “While it may have appeared to some that they were helping the big guys, it was actually their concern for the broader economy and the little guy that was driving their decision,” Bayh said. “Now the optics here a bit more difficult, but I’m sure it’s still the merits that are driving this decision. You’ve got to remember that taxpayers are the little guy, too.”

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Pentagon eyes Army increase Military plans to add 30,000 soldiers to bolster depleting forces Lolita C. Baldor

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The Pentagon is considering a plan to add 30,000 soldiers to the Army to bolster a force depleted by a growing number of wounded, stressed and other soldiers who can’t be deployed with their units. Struggling to wage wars on two fronts, the Army says it needs a temporary increase in order to fill vacancies in units heading to the battlefront. The 547,000 member active duty force was beefed up by 65,000 in recent years, but military leaders say it hasn’t been enough to make up for the roughly 30,000 soldiers who — at any one time — are injured, pregnant, suffering from post-traumatic stress or health problems, or have been assigned to other jobs. Military leaders have been warning Congress that the prob��

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Human remains strewn amid overgrown weeds have deteriorated into jumbled bones. Paper records in a rusted metal cabinet have dissolved into dust. Days after horrified relatives learned that former workers at a historic black cemetery near Chicago allegedly dug up hundreds of bodies in a scheme to resell grave plots, relatives are learning that DNA likely won’t help them find their loved ones. The piles of bones and deteriorated records may make identifying many remains impossible. “Identifying everyone would be a tremendous long shot,” John Howard, president of the National Association of Medical Examiners, said this week. Officials estimate that at least 300 of 100,000 graves were tampered with at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill., which is the burial place several famous

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been tapped for other duties or have just returned from the battlefront, guaranteed one year at home before they redeploy. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that he plans to decide as early as next week whether to approve the temporary boost — which would be filled largely from intensified Army recruiting. Senators, however, already have introduced legislation calling for the increase. A senior defense official said Thursday that if the Army is given the go ahead to increase its ranks, it will be able to do so quickly and in time to make a difference in closing the deficit in the coming year. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions are still preliminary, said a substantial number of Army recruits have signed up but are in the delayed entry program awaiting a training slot and enlistment into the active duty Army.

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Americans including civil rightsera lynching victim Emmett Till. Four former workers are charged with dumping exhumed bodies in a deserted field the size of four square blocks in order to resell grave plots. Till’s grave was not disturbed. In the weeks since authorities announced the graveyard scheme, thousands of relatives have flooded the cemetery looking for answers. Some, who knew exactly where their family member was buried, reported missing gravestones or unkempt plots — but many others couldn’t figure out where the relatives were buried because the cemetery’s records were in such disarray. Forensic experts say it’s possible to extract enough viable DNA from many of the skulls, teeth and large bones. But investigators warn that it may not do much good because in order to find matches, scientists would then also have to test relatives from all of those buried at Burr Oak.

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lem has been getting worse, as the number of soldiers unable to return to the battlefield has increased by as much as 3,000 in the past several years, according to Gen. Pete Chiarelli, the Army’s vice chief of staff. “It is a stretched and sometimes tired force that is meeting all the requirements, but at the same time, it is difficult to get our units up to the operating strength they need to before deployment,” Chiarelli said. According to the Army, 13 percent of the personnel in a typical unit heading to war are not available, compared to 11 percent previously. Roughly 9,400 soldiers are in so-called “warrior transition units,” with either physical or stress-related injuries. Another 10,000 are unavailable because of other less serious injuries, medical screening problems and pregnancy. In addition, about 10,000 have

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House Dems muzzle GOP

Lawmakers try to protect against politically hazardous votes Andrew Taylor

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In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House of Representatives are taking extraordinary steps to muzzle Republicans in this summer’s debates on spending bills. On Thursday, for example, Republicans had hoped to force debates on abortion, school vouchers and medical marijuana, as well as gay marriage and gun control, as part of House consideration of the federal government’s contribution to the District of Columbia’s city budget. No way, Democrats said.

when they were the minority party from 1995 through 2006. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., insists the clampdown is to prevent debates from dragging on and on. Republicans, however, have agreed to limit the amount of time debating the bills. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., acknowledged in a brief interview that one reason for restricting amendments is to save members of his party from having to cast politically painful votes. So instead of debating an attempt to allow more children living in Washington to receive school vouchers, the House will vote on a Quixotic attempt to eliminate the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.

At issue are 12 bills totaling more than $1.2 trillion in annual appropriations bills for funding most government programs — usually low-profile legislation that typically dominates the work of the House in June and July. For decades, those bills have come to the floor under an open process that allows any member to try to amend them. Often those amendments are an effort to change government policy by adding or subtracting money for carrying it out. The tradition often has meant laborious debates. But it has allowed lawmakers with little seniority to have their say on doling out the one-third of the federal budget passed by Congress each year. It was a right the Democrats zealously defended

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Democrats’ health care bills won’t meet President Barack Obama’s goal of slowing the ruinous increase of medical costs, Congress’ budget umpire warned Thursday, giving weight to critics who say the legislation could break the bank. The sobering assessment from Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf came as House Democrats pushed to pass a partisan bill through committees, while in the Senate, a small group of lawmakers continued to seek a deal that

could win support from both political parties. With the pressure mounting on all sides, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., dismissed as “a waste of money” a TV ad campaign by Obama’s political organization aiming to nudge moderates of both parties off the fence. He called it “Democrats running ads against Democrats.” A spokesman later said Reid has no problem with the effort. From the beginning of the health care debate, Obama has insisted that any overhaul must “bend the curve” of rapidly increasing costs that threaten to swamp the budgets of govern-

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China has bought a rebound in economic growth with a flood of government spending and bank loans, averting a surge in politically dangerous unemployment and fueling hopes that it might help lead a world recovery. The government’s announcement Thursday that secondquarter growth accelerated by 7.9 percent from a year earlier boosted global financial markets, though Beijing cautioned that a full-fledged recovery is not firmly established. The economy grew by 6.1 percent in the first quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, and analysts said fullyear growth should easily reach the government’s 8 percent target. The increase highlighted the economy’s dependence on Beijing’s $586 billion (4 trillion yuan) stimulus effort. It was launched after demand for Chinese exports collapsed, wiping out tens of millions of factory jobs and raising the specter of unrest. “A major motivator for this stimulus is to maintain job growth and to prevent massive disorder. It seems to be succeeding,” said Kenneth Lieberthal, a China scholar at the Brookings Institution in Washington. Economic recovery in China could help fuel a global revival if it leads to increased purchases

of American and European factory equipment, Asian industrial components, as well as Australian iron ore and raw materials. A stronger economy also could help Chinese companies pursue foreign acquisitions such as Beijing Automotive Industries’ bid to acquire General Motors’ Opel division. “The U.S. is probably going to get more exports going to Asia. So that’s good,” said Jay Bryson, global economist at Wells Fargo Securities. The surge buoyed markets from Tokyo to Singapore. “This should give people confidence that China’s economy is on strong footing and that there are a lot better days ahead,” said Alan Landau, Hong Kongbased president of Marco Polo Pure Asset Management. But analysts cautioned that China alone cannot drive a rebound. The bulk of Chinese imports are raw materials from other developing economies, so the direct benefits to the United States and Europe might be limited. “At this stage, the main impact will be in the commodities market,” benefiting Australia, Canada and Latin America, said Stephen Lewis, chief economist at Monument Securities in London. It will take economic improvement in the United States, the world’s largest economy, and European countries to really pull the world out of recession, economists said. In addition, there were con-

cerns about the foundation on which China’s recovery is built. Economic growth is being driven by stimulus spending on construction of airports and other public works, not measures that would spur domestic consumption. And most of the money is going to state companies, though some is starting to reach the private sector. “The difficulties and challenges in the current economic development are still numerous,” said Li Xiaochao, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics. “The basis of the rebound of the people’s economy is not stable.” State-owned banks have increased lending to record levels to finance stimulus-linked projects and encourage housing sales. New credit soared in the first half to a record $1.1 trillion (7.3 trillion yuan), and there are concerns.

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Some of Britain’s leading children’s authors are refusing to do readings in schools because of a new policy requiring them to be registered in a national database and undergo criminal background checks to prove they aren’t sex offenders. It’s not just the $104 fee for the police checks that has outraged the authors. It’s the idea that they — and even parents who volunteer in schools — must be declared innocent

before being allowed to read to children. Some of the biggest names in children’s book publishing have joined the boycott beginning this fall, including a number of past recipients of the prestigious children’s laureate prize. Akin to poet laureate, the governmentappointed position is awarded to a noted children’s author, who is charged with promoting children’s literature in schools. “Of course we have to take care, but this is not necessary,” said Michael Morpurgo, the 2003-05 children’s laureate whose more than 100 books

long have been revered by British students and teachers. “I’ve done this hundreds of times, and you are never alone with children. There are always 100 to 200 children and teachers around you. It’s absurd to think children are in any kind of danger.” The new rule, which takes effect in October, requires anyone who comes into contact with schoolchildren or vulnerable adults to register with the newly established Independent Safeguarding Authority and undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check to prove they are not a known threat.

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panies to ship doses of vaccine out of the country. That does not bode well for many nations, including the United States, which makes only 20 percent of the regular flu vaccines it uses, or Britain, where all of its flu vaccines are produced abroad. “This isn’t rocket science,” said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. “If there is severe disease, countries will want to hang onto the vaccine for their own citizens.” Experts say politicians would

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Critics decry his government as corrupt and ineffectual, the economy is in the tank, and the country is racked by an insurgency led by the very people he helped oust from power eight years ago. Nevertheless, President Hamid Karzai is the odds-on favorite to finish first in Afghanistan’s Aug. 20 presidential election. The best scenario for his opponents is that the 40 others in the race — including two women — can win enough votes to deny him a majority. That would force a runoff — in which Karzai would be vulnerable if the other hopefuls can rally around a single alternate candidate. Whatever the outcome,

country’s ethnic communities. Karzai probably can count on winning most of the votes cast by his fellow Pashtuns, who make up about 40 percent of the population and most of the Taliban. Karzai, the urbane Englishspeaking son of a Pashtun tribal leader, came into power shortly after the 2001 fall of the Taliban regime and had the strong backing of the Bush administration. He was one of the few Pashtun leaders to oppose the Taliban inside Afghanistan during the U.S.-led invasion. But his standing has fallen hard since then. Diplomats in Kabul say Karzai has shied away from making hard choices to end the endemic corruption and increasing violence sweeping his country. If he wins a second term, Karzai has promised to open negotiations with the Taliban to end the war and focus on building roads, improving education, boosting the economy and shoring up agriculture. Many of those goals are shared by other candidates. In the weeks before the balloting, Karzai’s staff is working hard to try to avoid a runoff, which would be held Oct. 3 after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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COLLEGE TENNIS

Smith to play in North Carolina ’09 SSHS graduate prepares for college Luke Graham

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Recent Steamboat Springs High School graduate Charlie Smith’s boredom has turned into an opportunity to play collegiate tennis. Smith, a three-year varsity player for the Sailors, will play tennis for Division III Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., in the fall, a little more than four years after he first picked up a tennis racket. Smith played soccer for most of his childhood, but the sport had worn on him by the start of his freshman year. With nothing to do in the fall, Smith decided to give tennis a try. “The first time I picked up a racket was the first time I practiced two weeks before my freshman year,” Smith said. “Coach (John) Aragon played me with the same kid every day. It was terrible. But I worked a lot harder that spring and made varsity my sophomore year.” Smith played No. 4 doubles as a sophomore and then wrapped up his junior and senior years at No. 1 doubles. He finished fourth at state with partner Alex Gibbs his junior year. “I think it’s just that I’m athletic,” Smith said in regards to how he picked up the game so quickly. “I worked hard and was committed to tennis. If sports were a class, I’d get an ‘A’ in it. But I played with better players, and it was all around just fun.” Smith also had a scholarship offer to play at Mesa State College in Grand Junction. He considered it, but ultimately decided to head to North Carolina where he has family. He visited Guilford College and knew it was the place for him. He hit with coach Eddie Luck and several of the other players and was offered a spot See Tennis, page 46

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Ten-year-old Frank Ruppel, who swims for the Steamboat Springs Team Lightning summer club, is close to making the Colorado Swim Team and getting an invite to Hawaii to compete against the best swimmers in the western United States.

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Frank Ruppel on verge of swimming in national event Luke Graham

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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

He’s only 10, but Frank Ruppel understands the importance of good coaching. Frank, who swims for the Steamboat Springs Team Lightning summer club swim team, admits he wasn’t exactly a fish when he started competitive swimming at age 6. But a

couple of coaches and long lessons later, Frank is one of the best and brightest swimmers in the region. “I started swimming and didn’t have the best of luck,” he said. “But I got with the coaches and started improving. It came naturally.” Naturally enough that Frank is on the verge of making the Colorado Swim Team and getting an invite to Hawaii to com-

pete against the best swimmers in all of the Western United States. During the weekend, Frank set two zone times in the 50and 100-meter backstrokes. If he sets one more in either of his other events — the 50 or 100 butterfly — Frank will qualify for the event in Hawaii. Zone times are times swimmers have to achieve for consideration for the Colorado

Swim Team. Frank and the rest of his Steamboat teammates left Thursday for the Western Slope Open in Grand Junction. There, Frank said he thinks he has a shot in the 50 and 100 fly. He’s only 1 second off of qualifying in the 50-meter event. Frank comes from a swimming family where all of his See Swimming, page 46

Rodeo hopes ‘Wild Child’ fills stands Nationally known performance act in Steamboat Springs for 2-week run Joel Reichenberger PILOT & TODAY STAFF

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Faced with the same gloomy economic outlook that seems to have given the rest of city indigestion, the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series vowed last winter not to go on a diet. It swore to stick to its tradi-

tional 10-week, 20-performance schedule, to pull all the stops when it came to attracting competitors, and to roll out the same glitzy lineup of clowns and nationally renowned rodeo acts fans had become accustomed to. “If anything, you’re going to see a better product,” rodeo board member Rob Powers said

in December. Patrons at this weekend’s two performances, the first of which starts at 7:30 p.m. today at Brent Romick Rodeo Arena in downtown Steamboat Springs, will see the evidence of that plan. As the rodeo approaches the midway point of its summer run — admittedly dealing with

a decline in attendance — it turns to its biggest act. Troy “Wild Child” Lerwill has been voted five times as the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association comedy act of the year and has served three times as a barrelman at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. See Rodeo, page 47

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For the men’s club at Steamboat Golf Club, the annual Cowboy/Cowgirls Shootout is much more than just another golf tournament. “It’s staple at our club,” course manager Wayne Garrison said. “It’s an opportunity to give back to the youth in our community. It’s our chance to get children involved with golf.” This year, the Cowboy/

Cowgirls Shootout celebrates its 14th year with a July 29 tournament. Bill Nickey, the course’s former junior director, started the tournament. He has since moved to Pennsylvania for health reasons. The tournament has remained and become an annual tradition at the nine-hole course just west of Steamboat Springs. The tournament is specifically for youth golfers as old as 18. The youngest golfers, ages 9 and younger, play five holes and tee off at 2 p.m. There are

also divisions for golfers ages 10 to 11 and 12 to 13. Those golfers play nine holes at tee off at 12:30 p.m. The older divisions, including the 14 to 15 division, and 16 to 18 division, tee off at 8 a.m. and play 18 holes. The entry fee is $30 and includes tournament fee, lunch and prizes. The deadline to enter is July 27, and golfers (or their parents) should register at the Steamboat Golf Club’s pro shop. For more information, call the course at 970-879-4295.

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on the team. He’ll play doubles and singles next year. Because Guilford is Division III, it can’t give out athletic scholarships. Still, Smith earned several academic scholarships to help with the cost. His plan is to spend two years at Guilford before transferring to a bigger school in California or North Carolina. “Oh yeah, Charlie can defi-

nitely play at the college level,” Aragon said. “The thing is, if he keeps the same attitude and keeps working and challenging himself, by the time he’s a junior or senior, he’s going to be quite a player.” Smith left Thursday for Alaska to attend a National Outdoor Leadership School trip. He flies into North Carolina on Aug. 16 to start school and tennis. He said he isn’t sure what

he’ll study — perhaps education or business — but said he is glad to have the opportunity to keep playing tennis. “I’m playing the best I have my whole life,” he said. “The coaches have been talking about it, and I hope it stays like that when I get back. But I’ll be playing with good kids. I’ll have to play better.” — To reach Luke Graham, call 871-4229 or e-mail lgraham@steamboatpilot.com

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coach Team Lightning. “I didn’t even think about zones and all we do is eat, drink and sleep swimming. … I figured we’d be done with swimming by the end of July. Not in Frank’s book, if he has his way.” Frank also plays football, soccer and is a Nordic skier. But he says swimming is easily his favorite and best sport.

No one will doubt him now. “I’ll be pretty disappointed if I don’t make it,” Frank said about qualifying for the Colorado Swim Team. “But I don’t think that’s going to happen.” If he doesn’t make it this weekend, Frank will have one more chance — July 25 and 26 in Fort Collins at a Junior Olympics event.

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He will perform at both Steamboat rodeos this weekend and again at next weekend’s shows. “The thing about Troy is that everyone loves him,” rodeo board member Char Mighton said. “His act is spectacular, he’s very funny and the crowd loves it. We are hoping he is going to be a big draw for the next two weeks.” Lerwill will serve as the weekend’s clown and barrelman, and as a special rodeo entertainer. He said he began developing his routine the first time he hopped on a dirt bike when he was 11. He went on to live the life of a daredevil. He raced on the professional motocross circuit for six years and served as a rodeo bull fighter after that. Eventually, he combined his two loves, creating a motorcycle-powered rodeo act. His high-flying, quick-witted performance has been one of the most popular events at the Steamboat rodeo since he first laid tracks here five years ago. JOEL REICHENBERGER/STAFF “I’m always looking forward Pacer Lee tries to ride Ragu ealier this summer in the saddle bronc riding competito coming to Steamboat,” he tion at the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo. The series will return at 7:30 p.m. today with said Thursday from his Utah the first of two weekend performances. home. “I really enjoy the atmosphere at that rodeo.” Children ages 7 to 15: $8 Rodeo schedule Rarely does the weekend’s Children ages 6 and younger: free 6 p.m. Pre-rodeo barbecue starts clown influence a crowd, and Tickets are available at F.M. Light & 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Pre-rodeo live enterSons, Ghost Ranch Saloon, Sheraton landing an act that actually tainment Steamboat Resort, Steamboat does comes with costs. 7:30 p.m. Rodeo starts Grand, Gondola General, Information Lerwill is the highest paid The rodeo runs every Friday and Center/Vacation Services in Gondola act performing this summer in Saturday through Aug. 16. Square, Steamboat Springs Chamber Steamboat. Resort Association, Steamboat Central Ticket prices He does come as a little bit Reservations. Adults: $15 of a bargain considering he All tickets are general admission. performs his motorcycle act and normal clown and barrel- Springs sales tax numbers were any more people in the seats. man duties (other acts sched- down 16.5 percent compared to “We consider ourselves very uled for later in the summer last year, and the lodging num- lucky to have Troy for two weeks require the rodeo board to book bers, drawn from more recent this year,” Mighton said. a clown in addition to the act). weeks, are down, as well. Still, Mighton guessed Lerwill’s With a soaring “wild child,” — To reach Joel Reichenberger, call 871-4253 costs approach twice that of a the rodeo hopes to avoid losing or e-mail jreichenberger@steamboatpilot.com regular weekend performer. “I know there are people who come when he’s here,” Mighton said. “He is a draw, so we’re trying to promote him a little more.” In the light of a significant decrease in available city funds and dealing with a batch of advertisers facing an equally stormy economy, the board �� tried out several new plans this summer. �� Sales of a new $35 season pass started slow, Mighton said, but picked up in the week �� before the first rodeo. �� “That, in some form, will be �� back next year,” she said. “It �� went over very well.” �� In all, the rodeo’s attendance �� is down 8.4 percent versus a year ago. A month of spotty rain�� storms hasn’t helped. �� It’s not good news, but compared to numbers from around �� | �� town, it could be worse. �� May’s city of Steamboat

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ing only the Diamondbacks and Rockies in Tucson. With most Cactus League teams in the Phoenix area, the Diamondbacks and Rockies said it was inconvenient to travel to road games. The Diamondbacks also wanted to be closer to their fan base. The Rockies have trained at Tucson’s aging Hi Corbett Field since their inception in 1993. “We know that this shared home will be one of the finest year-round training facilities in all of major league baseball and something that our organizations, fans and the community will be proud of for decades to

come,” Rockies President Keli McGregor said. The deal is for 25 years with options to extend. The tribe and the clubs said they would make joint decisions on the design of the facility near Indian Bend Road and the Loop 101 freeway, a short distance from a casino operated by the tribe and an adjacent large hotel that is under construction. HKS Architects, which recently designed the Camelback RanchGlendale facility for the Dodgers and White Sox, is designing the new facility. “Our ancestors built ball courts on this land and throughout the valley,” said Diane Enos, president of the Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community. “Now we are excited about bringing baseball home to our community.”

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Aaron Cook pitched six solid innings, Clint Barmes hit a three-run homer and Seth Smith added a two-run shot to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-1 victory against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. Cook (9-3) continued his dominance over THURSDAY’S the Padres by getGAME: Rockies 10 ting out of two bases-loaded jams Padress 1 while only allowing one run. Cook raised his career record against the Padres to 13-4. He allowed a run in the first and pitched out of trouble in every inning except the second when he had his only 12-3 inning. The right-hander allowed eight hits, walked four and struck out eight. Barmes homered in the sixth inning, his 11th, off Mike Ekstrom to increase the Rockies’

lead to 7-1. Smith homered off Ryan Webb in the eighth. Colorado scored at least seven runs for the fourth time in six games. Colorado’s Todd Helton had four hits, including two doubles that left him two short of becoming the 50th player in baseball history with 500. The Rockies (48-41) improved their record to 30-13 since Jim Tracy replaced Clint Hurdle as manager. San Diego has lost 22 of 30. Cook won his sixth straight decision as he improved his mark to 6-1 with a 1.60 ERA in his past nine starts in San Diego. Cook has a career ERA of 2.66 against the Padres in 23 appearances, including 21 starts. The Padres scored their only run on Kevin Kouzmanoff’s single in the first. After San Diego loaded the bases, Cook struck out Will Venable and got Eliezer Alfonso on a grounder.

In the third, the Padres loaded the bases with two outs before Cook struck out Alfonso, who stranded eight baserunners, including five in scoring position. San Diego left 14 men on base. Chad Gaudin (4-8) walked Cook with the bases loaded in second. Gaudin allowed four runs — one earned — and four hits in five innings. He walked four and struck out eight but was the victim of two errors, including one by Gold Glove first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzalez, one of two San Diego All-Stars, drew two walks, giving him 43 in San Diego’s past 43 games. Rockies All-Star RF Brad Hawpe was held out of the starting lineup, which had been decided upon before the AllStar break by Tracy. “Knowing the whirlwind he obviously went through over the last couple of days, I wanted him to have another day off to get rest,” Tracy said.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies are National League West rivals. Now they’re partners in a spring training facility planned for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Phoenix. Under an agreement announced Thursday, the tribe will build an 11,000-seat ballpark and a complex that includes 12 practice fields, training facilities and offices. The facility is expected to be ready for the 2011 exhibition season. The 140-acre site is adjacent to Scottsdale. It is thought to be the first major league spring training facility on tribal land. “We are certainly excit-

ed that we have come to an agreement on our future spring training home with a wonderful community,” Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall said. “We have had several interested parties and sites but ultimately found this site to be superb.” The Diamondbacks have held spring training operations at Tucson Electric Park since the team’s inception in 1998, sharing the facility with the Chicago White Sox until 2008. The White Sox moved into a new facility with the Los Angeles Dodgers near the PhoenixGlendale border last year, leav-

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Lance Armstrong is ready to climb again, ready to leave the pack at the Tour de France after days of flat riding that belonged to sprinters. After three days of sitting back in the main pack while others challenged for stage wins, the worst thing to happen to Armstrong was a small puncArmstrong ture to his back tire on Thursday’s 12th stage. Nicki Sorensen, of Denmark, won it, Rinaldo Nocentini, of Italy, kept the yellow jersey, and Armstrong’s tire was repaired within a flash. Finally, on Friday, it’s back

CYCLING — TOUR DE FRANCE to serious business as Armstrong goes up against his Astana teammate Alberto Contador on a tricky trek that features one grueling mountain climb. “Tomorrow is hard, that is a real stage,” Armstrong said Thursday. “The climb up Col du Platzerwasel is difficult, it is a long way. It is a longer day and anything can happen.” Armstrong, who retired after his seventh straight Tour win in 2005 only to stun the cycling world by announcing he would race again this year, expects some of the Tour contenders to make their move today. “You have to watch all the rivals, even someone like (Denis) Menchov,” Armstrong said about the Giro d’Italia winner. “Some

might say he is five or six minutes behind and his race is finished, but if he gains back time, he has the Alps, and then if he is close enough on the (Mont) Ventoux, he could present a problem.” Armstrong briefly looked to be in trouble after about 37 miles on Thursday, when he had to pull over to let his Astana team repair a puncture in his back wheel. But after a few moments, four of Armstrong’s teammates helped him catch up with the main pack again. “Up and down all day long and was aggressive from the start,” Armstrong said on his Twitter feed. Although Nocentini will keep the yellow jersey heading into Friday’s 13th stage, he is not considered a threat for overall victory — and seemed to be saying he’s done the best he can.

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These kind of things usually don’t end well, no matter how much we might want them to. Golf is a tough enough game for even the youngsters playing in this British Open, and 59-year-olds have no business getting in the way — no matter what their pedigree might be. But then Tom Watson starts talkDahlberg ing about feeling something spiritual out on the links, and you start wondering. He calls the golf course “she,” like Turnberry is an eccentric old aunt, and says he feels a serenity when he is with her. On Thursday, he went out underneath a retro argyle sweater with a 16-year-old as one of his playing partners and shot a 5under 65 that was as remarkable as it was improbable. It matched the score he posted in the final round on the same course in 1977 to beat Jack Nicklaus by a shot and win the claret jug trophy in what would live in golf lore as the “Duel in the Sun.” The ease with which it came made a lot of his fans — and there are many in Britain, where his success has been great — want to believe. But he’s at an age where the supreme confidence of one day can mysteriously disappear by the next. The day before, he had teased reporters by telling them what a great story it would be if he might somehow win, then laughed at the silliness of it all. He didn’t mention anything

about the text messages wishing him good luck from a woman named Barbara, who just happens to be married to the man he beat 32 years ago. He doesn’t have many other secrets, because Watson always has been an open book, at least when it comes to golf. He’s played on the public stage in four different decades now, and his five British Open wins, second only to Harry Vardon, would testify to a brilliant career even if he had never done anything else. But win a sixth just nine months after undergoing hip surgery? Against a field that includes Tiger Woods and a host of 20-somethings who hit the ball long and far? Not likely. Not at an age when nerves fray quicker and muscles ache longer. He beat Nicklaus in 1977 and won the 2003 Senior British Open with a final round 64. And there was the near miss in

1994, when he and Nicklaus had some dinner and a few bottles of wine after the final round, then sneaked on to play the adjoining par-3 course in the dark. A security guard came to shoo them away, only to find the greatest player ever and a five-time British Open champion engaged in a bit of fun. Golf hasn’t been as much fun lately, and Watson knows time is running out, so that makes the round that left him just a stroke behind Miguel Angel Jimenez so special. British Open champions once had a lifetime pass to the tournament, but the age limit is now 60, meaning next year’s tournament at St. Andrews will be his last. He seems resigned to that and says he doesn’t want to play when he has no chance to win. But he feels he still has a few rounds left in him and believes there is something magical here that he can’t quite explain. They just might, assuming the cosmic gods of golf want it that way.

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All Times MDT By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Philadelphia 49 38 Florida 46 45 Atlanta 44 45 New York 42 46 Washington 26 62 Central Division W L St. Louis 49 42 Milwaukee 46 43 Chicago 44 43 Houston 45 44 Cincinnati 42 46 Pittsburgh 38 50 West Division W L Los Angeles 56 33 San Francisco 49 39 Colorado 48 41 Arizona 38 51 San Diego 36 53

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——— Thursday’s Games Chicago Cubs 6, Washington 2 Milwaukee 9, Cincinnati 6 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 4, Florida 0 Colorado 10, San Diego 1 Houston 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 5-4) at Washington (Stammen 2-4), 5:05 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 10-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-4), 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Suppan 5-6) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 9-8), 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 5-5) at Florida (Nolasco 6-7), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 7-4) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 7-7), 5:35 p.m. Arizona (Garland 5-8) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 7-3), 6:15 p.m. Colorado (Jimenez 6-9) at San Diego (Geer 1-4), 8:05 p.m. Houston (Oswalt 5-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 9-4), 8:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Washington, 5:05 p.m. San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 5:10 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 8:05 p.m. Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W Boston 54 New York 51 Tampa Bay 48 Toronto 44 Baltimore 40 Central Division W Detroit 48 Chicago 45 Minnesota 45 Kansas City 37 Cleveland 36 West Division W Los Angeles 50 Texas 48 Seattle 46 Oakland 37

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——— Thursday’s Games Cleveland 4, Seattle 1 L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 2 Friday’s Games Detroit (French 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 8-4), 5:05 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 9-3) at Cleveland (D.Huff 4-3), 5:05 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 0-0) at Toronto (R.Romero 7-3), 5:07 p.m. Minnesota (Perkins 4-5) at Texas (Padilla 7-4), 6:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (J.Shields 6-6) at Kansas City (Bannister 6-7), 6:10 p.m. Baltimore (Berken 1-6) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 7-6), 6:11 p.m. L.A. Angels (Saunders 8-5) at Oakland (Cahill 5-8), 8:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m. Boston at Toronto, 11:07 a.m. Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

CYCLING TOUR DE FRANCE RESULTS Thursday At Vittel, France 12th Stage 131.4 miles from Tonnerre to Vittel 1. Nicki Sorensen, Denmark, Team Saxo Bank, 4 hours, 52 minutes, 24 seconds. 2. Laurent Lefevre, France, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, 48 seconds behind. 3. Franco Pellizotti, Italy, Liquigas, same time. 4. Markus Fothen, Germany, Team Milram, same time. 5. Egoi Martinez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time. 6. Sylvain Calzati, France, Agritubel, same time. 7. Remi Pauriol, France, Cofidis, 1:33. 8. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team ColumbiaHigh Road, 5:48. 9. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Cervelo Test Team, same time. 10. Marco Bandiera, Spain, Lampre-NGC, same time. 11. Mauro Santambrogio, Italy, Lampre-NGC, same time. 12. Steven de Jongh, Netherlands, Quick Step, same time. 13. Cyril Lemoine, France, Skil-Shimano, same time. 14. Nicolai Trussov, Russia, Team Katusha, same time. 15. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Astana, same time. 16. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, same time. 17. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, GarminSlipstream, same time. 18. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time. 19. Yauheni Hutarovich, Belarus, Francaise des Jeux, same time. 20. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, same time. Also 21. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, same time. 25. George Hincapie, United States, Team

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Columbia-High Road, same time. 48. Rinaldo Nocentini, Italy, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time. 77. Tyler Farrar, United States, GarminSlipstream, same time. 138. Danny Pate, United States, GarminSlipstream, same time. 146. David Zabriskie, United States, GarminSlipstream, same time. 162. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, same time. Overall Standings (After 12 stages) 1. Rinaldo Nocentini, Italy, AG2R-La Mondiale, 48:27:21. 2. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, :06. 3. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, :08. 4. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, :39. 5. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, GarminSlipstream, :46. 6. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, :54. 7. Tony Martin, Germany, Team ColumbiaHigh Road, 1:00. 8. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:24. 9. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:49. 10. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, 1:54. 11. Luis Leon Sanchez, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 2:16. 12. Maxime Montfort, Belgium, Team Columbia-High Road, 2:21. 13. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 2:25. 14. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 2:40. 15. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 2:45. 16. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Cervelo Test Team, 2:52. 17. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 3:02. 18. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 3:07. 19. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-High Road, 3:16. 20. Vladimir Karpets, Russia, Team Katusha, 3:49. Also 29. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia-High Road, 5:25. 68. David Zabriskie, United States, GarminSlipstream, 30:26. 160. Tyler Farrar, United States, GarminSlipstream, 1:26:32. 163. Danny Pate, United States, GarminSlipstream, 1:30:55.

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Chicago 6 3 Toronto FC 7 6 D.C. 5 3 Columbus 5 3 Kansas City 5 6 New England 4 5 New York 2 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Houston 9 4 Seattle 7 3 Chivas USA 8 5 Los Angeles 6 3 Colorado 6 4 Real Salt Lake 5 6 FC Dallas 4 8 San Jose 3 9

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NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Thursday’s Games Los Angeles 3, New York 1 Saturday’s Games Houston at Toronto FC, 11 a.m. Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 6 p.m. Colorado at D.C. United, 6 p.m. San Jose at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chivas USA at New England, 4 p.m. Friday, July 24 FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 25 Chicago at Seattle FC, 1 p.m. Toronto FC at Columbus, 5:30 p.m. New England at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. New York at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

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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 2002 Ford Focus SE, 4 door, auto, 31,000 miles, excel condition. $5,600. 879-7929 (w) 879-5473 (h) 2005 Mini Cooper Convertable Yellow, Black Top, Manual, Stored Oct - April, 27 - 35 MPG, ONLY 4,500 miles. $19,000 970-870-8043 1986 Subaru Hatchback, 1 owner, $1000, 824-7572 1975 Fiat Spider Convertible. Good Condition. $3200 Call 870-0837 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. 1972 FJ40 Whole, for parts. 6 cylinder 3 speed. Runs, block leaks water. Solid drive train, rusty body, $600, 846-4163

SUMMER FUN! Yamaha & Kawasaki old style high performance trick Jet Skis/ trailer, Fully reconditioned! $1,500! Tom Reuter, Dealer 875-0700

1995 Nissan Maxima, manual, 122k, good condition with power windows & doors, heated seats, leather interior, and Bose stereo system. $3,200 call 970-734-8118 BUY POLICE IMPOUNDS! (Cars Section) Cars, Trucks, SUV`s from $500! Hondas, curas, Chevys, Toyotas, etc. For Listings call 800-576-6918 xA875

1998 Malibu Response LX Ski Boat, Great condition! Low hours, excellent maintenance, great sound system. Well below market $13,250. 291-1093.

1996 Ford Aerostar XLT Van AWD Good Condition, clean, 166k, Great family vehicle. $1,500 OBO 970-846-4918

1999 Jetta, new body, 125k, well maintained, excellent shape, Good 1st car. Blue book $6500. Asking $5000 OBO Call 970-878-5986

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, $5650, CALL 846-8808 2000 Yamaha 90TTR, Good Condition! $800.00 includes Boots & Chest Protector. Great first bike for starters. 736-0520 For Sale: 970-824-3623

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1999 Harley Custom Sportster. Mint condition and low miles, must see! Call Steve @ 846-2496 2008 BMW GS1200 blue, only 600 miles. Options, bags, grips, & engine guards. $15,500 mint condition. 871-7991, 804-761-0348

Demolition Derby Contestants DESPERATELY NEEDED! 3 Classes Mini, Cars & Pickups. Routt, Moffat County Fairs. Don Hayes 970-276-4174 Lewis Moon 970-824-9568

2005 Harley Davidson XLC Sportster 1200 Custom; Hard Bags, Engine Guard, Forward Controls, Windshield, 12” Handlebars, 2119 Miles, Custom Exhaust Pipes, Excellent condition, $9500 OBO Call 970-826-0686

1999 SAAB 9-5 Fully Loaded, Turbo. 144k miles runs great. Thule rack. $3,999 call kyle (603)969-3050.

FOR SALE:2006 Harley Davidson Fat Boy with extras, 700 miles, 2001 Harley Duece lots of extras, both mint condition. 970-276-3677

2004 Fleetwood Gearbox 35’ Toy Hauler. 5500 Onan Gold Gerator, 120 gallon fresh water, on board refueling station. Queen bedroom with large shower tub and seperate toilet. Micro, Fridge and Stove. AC, Heat, Stereo CD system, Walkie Talkies with recharge station, lots of storage inside and out. Asking $25,500 (937)231-3925 Craig.

Scooter for Sale! 2007 Yamaha Vino 125cc, low miles. $1,900 OBO. please call Tracy at 970-846-8863.

WANTED: Small pop up camper for family of three. Call 846-9529

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92 GMC Suburban, Exterior good , interior fair, 4WD, New paint. KBB $4100 will sell for $3500 OBO 824-9701, 629-1870 2004 Dodge Durango, Sweet! 2000 “Jimmy” and Explorer Sports, Fantastic! (2) Jeep Grand Cherokees, Nice! Tom Reuter, Dealer, 875-0700. www.tomreuter.com 1995 Jeep CJ., Wrangler, 67,000 original miles, 3” lift & many extras, excellent condition, call for details, $7,000, 970-870-1007 2004 Jeep Wrangler Sport 23,600 miles, extras, Hardtop, Softtop, Original Owner, no off-road use, 5speed, Extraordinary Condition $15,750.00 970-819-2074 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport. 125,000 miles. 4WD, Thule rack and box possibly included. $4,200 obo. 819-4296

2003 Yamaha TTR 125. Electric and kick start, good condition, new front tire. $750 970-879-1922 after 5:00 pm.

(30) Subaru Outbacks, Foresters, and Imprezas, from $1,500 / $15,000! 2002 Jeep Liberty, Great! Tom Reuter, Dealer, 875-0700. www.checkpointautosales.com. Great Warranties! 1987 Spryte five passenger snowcat. Very good condition. 45 inch “J” tracks. Blade hydraulics $14,000 possible free delivery. 970-653-3030

1985 Chevy K5 Blazer, 75,000 miles, Strong Blue Printed & Balanced 350 motor. $3500 OBO Call 218-370-0448

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2008 Weekend Warrior Wide Body. 34’ Toy Hauler. Like new, upgraded interior with 5.5 onan. Fueling station, 150 gallons of fresh water. Sleeps seven, all the EXTRAS! Blue Book $50,000, asking $33,500. 970-824-5337 970-629-5966 2005 Suzuki Z400, less than ten hours of riding time. $4500 OBO For more information call 970-629-3625 2008 Harley Ultra Classic, loaded. 1057 miles. $21,000 Firm. 2003 Bass Tracker Fishing Pontoon Boat with 2004 115 HP motor. $14,000 OBO. 2006 Subaru Baja 4 cyl, 5 speed, 44,000 miles, $14,500 OBO 970-326-7100 or 970-824-3415 ask for Bob

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1979 Mitchell 24 ft motor home, fair condition, $1,500, 824-7572

Cheap Summer Fun! Canoe’s, Kayak’s, Inflatables, for Lakes or White water. New / Used. Mountain Sports Kayak School 879-8794

14 ft aluminum boat, 9.8, 4-stroke outboad motor, electric trolling motor, tilting trailer, $1,750 obo, 970-291-9131 Walden

2005 525 KTM original tires, 40hrs, Bike looks brand new, completley stock. $3500 Call 846-1265

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2007 Chevrolet Suburban LS 1500 4x4 (new design) Silver with black cloth interior, towing package, running boards, front row bench seat=9 passengers, 45k miles, excellent condition! $27,500 is priced below KBB value. Call 819-5161.

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1983 Toyota Land Cruiser good condition. Runs and drives great! $2995 OBO. Call 819-7700

16’ Flatbed Dual axle 10,000 GVW, brakes, spring assist ramps. $2300 Call 846-8415

(12) Trucks from $500 Down! 2000 Ford Ranger Flareside, Hot! 1997 Dodge Diesel, $6,955! #2579. Tom Reuter, Dealer, 875-0700. www.checkpointautosales.com.

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TRI-MATIC PAINT SPRAY BOOTH + MAKE-UP AIR UNIT, 8’x12’ working area, 9’ height, Very Clean, Fluorescent Lighting, Fire Suppression, Fire Dept. Approved, 2 ½ Gallon, Dual Regulated, HVLP Spray Gun, Well Maintained, Extra Clean, Low Hours, $32,000 New - SALE PRICE $20,000, 970.736.8244 Dovetail Designs Vanmark Sheet metal Brake, 10 ft 6 in trim master, like new, asking $1200 obo, 970-878-4191 DELTA DJ-30 12” Jointer 3 HP 1 PH good condition. Erik 970.291.9546 16 trusses 28.5’ span 4-12 pitch. Assorted large windows. 2 sliding glass doors, light fixtures, furniture. Call 846-8236 for details New Wood Exterior Door with window 36”x77” high. Paid $375 Yours for $100 OBO Call 970-819-0813 Selling lodgepole fence rails, logs, and stays of any size. Call 970-846-9308 with questions.

KENMORE Refrigerator and electric range, biscuit colored, great condition, $150 ea. $275 for both,871-8831 free small microwave with p u r chase

Full Size Ford F250, with oversize service body, Rack, and western 7 ft snow plow, $2,600, everything works good! 970-402-0581 1981 Volkswagon Pick up, with bed cover, runs good, good gas mileage, 970-824-6679

Maytag Neptune HE, front loading, full size, washer and dryer for sale. Great condition! $500 for set obo. Call 846-3227.

86 Ford Pickup with wench and heavy bumper, $2,000, 90 Subaru Royal, $500 as is! 824-4647

2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab, 4x4, 5 speed manual 4 cyl, 95,000 miles, looks & runs great, $8,800 OBO 824-1958 94 Isuzu NPR Diesel 15’ box, new tires $7000: 93Acura Legend LS Coupe, 6speed, Sweet car, runs GREAT! $4000 OBO 970-879-3689 89 F350, with camper, transmission out, motor runs, good tires, 4wd, $1000, 970-620-4298 2005 Toyota Tacoma, 4 Door Long Bed, CD player, Towing Pkg, Snow Tires, Topper Shell. 55,000 miles $20,500 OBO. 736-8369 evenings 1995 Ford Ranger 4x4, new clutch, AC, cruise, good mileage, new differential, runs great, $3000 OBO. Call Mike 970-846-0536

Retirement Sale! Everything is 25% off starting Saturday 7/18/09 at NEOLITHICS, 565 Yampa Downtown Craig. Do your Christmas shopping early! “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” Downtown Books 824-5343

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THE GREATEST FUN ON EARTH!! Sporting Clays 9AM-4PM, Driving range 9AM-6PM. Call for details 970-846-5647 - www.3qc.net.

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1981 Ford F-150 Ranger XLT. Runs well, good body and tires. Must see! $1,500 OBO 970-819-7164

FREE: Need second refrigerator for beer and meat? Full size side by side, You Haul. 970-819-0813

Campy record 53/39 crank set. campy bottom bracket, sword carbon bars, bargain prices call 879-4615 Trek 6700 Hardtail Mountain Bike 16.5 in frame, excellent condition, $1300 new, asking $600 obo, 970-291-9076 Full Suspension Specialized Mountain Bike, 6yo, Small, XTR, great starter bike for a woman or young child, $550 obo, 846-1063

Small Round Baler, little use, like new $8000, 824-4547

Split King mattresses, box springs, and frames with headboard. Can be used as two twins, or as a King. Includes solid wood headboard. Is clean and cofortable, good condition. $50.00 970-393-2047

WEEKDAY CONCEALED CARRY classes. Tues., Wed., Thurs., evenings, 6-9 p.m. July 21, 22, 23, in Hayden. www.tdsguntraining.com, or call: Steve at Tactical Defense Solutions 970.846.7041

Italian furniture for sale. Like new, good price. bedroom set, living room set, dining room set. Moving next week so call in a hurry! 736-1107

Free Firewood!! 2-4 years seasoned Pine, logs 12”-16”. Muddy Pass area. 303-673-9434 Please help the Hot Springs get rid of Beetle Kill, great firewood! call Joe for details, 879-0342

FREE: Refrigerator, good for shop, garage, and gas dryer, you haul. 879-5789 Evenings. 2 Twin size box springs and mattress, good condition, clean, 870-8091

Torker boardwalk beach cruiser. Black with flames, fenders ,light, speedometer. Great condition, very low miles. $200.00. 846-1372.

Free-cab over pop up camper. 846-3057

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Green Grocery Getter - NEW Rickshaw Bikes, Variable Speed, disc brakes, small dump bed. Assembled or still in packaging. 970-819-1411

TREK 2120ZX full Carbon Fiber frame, wheels and crank. Road bike, good shape! $200.00 970-393-2047

Patio Set, 6 chairs almost new - assembled. 1 glass top table new, unassembled $225, 879-2712

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Need to get rid of logs? Mingle Wood Timbers Inc. will pick them up for free. (970)871-9238 FREE: 20-25 Baseball Cage (batting) Helmets, Call 970-319-7187 Black Lab Shepard Collie mix 3 year old dog, mostly black. Needs good home. Must have fence or place he can run. All shots for the year, neutered. Call 629-8344. FREE: 30ft of Deck Railing, Picket style. Pick up at 1855 Fish Creek Falls RD by Drive Way FREE: New kittens! 736-1120 Firewood, you load & haul, mostly 8’ lengths. Seasoned dimension timber from old decks, NOT treated wood. Call 871-1816

Tune-ups, Troubleshooting & Repairs All Computer & Laptop Brands New & Used PCs, Laptops & Parts, Virus Removal & Prevention, Wireless Networking, DELL Registered Partner 970-879-8890 DaveGlantz@ComputerCures.biz

Free- Banquet table, 24” x 60”, formica top, folding legs, very strong. Good condition. Call 970-819-2375 to arrange to pick it up. Free towing of unwanted & abandoned vehicles. 879-1065

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Utility sink, perfect for laundry room, basement or garage, great condition. Indestructible, barbecue grill, would make a great built in, needs new burners, 879-2065 x110

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

690B John Deere track hoe, 38,000 lbs. Strong, rebuilt motor. Good tracks and pins. Good Shape! $12,000. 970-629-1014 or 970-276-3245 6 Ton National Boom Truck, 60’ reach, Ford 800 with flat bed & carrying rack. $12,000 846-6823

Small Square bales of grass hay. Very good quality. Near Craig. $6.00 per bale in stack, $5.00 per bale in field. 970-629-1760

580 SuperK Backhoe 4,500 hours. Excellent condition, full maintenance records. $29,000.00 970-879-9133

Dryland, Irrigated Grass Hay. Small Square bales & Big Square, Round Bales. Pre - Order, Delivery Available 879-1663 or 846-6120

Solid Wood Fireplace Surround and Mantle for gas or electric. Beautiful faux finish, crown molding, never been installed, minor dings from storage make this a steal at $175.00 For pics or info please call 970-393-9227

Looking for private land in UNIT 3 for 2-4 hunters to hunt antelope. Will pay trespassing fee. Call Steve 970-376-1536

Campbell Hausfeld airless paint sprayer. 7/8 hp, 50 gpm, 50’hose. Spare tip / filters. Less than 20 hrs. $300.00 970-846-9374.

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Visit Yampa Valley Feeds for your 4H livestock project show supplies, feed and more. Many great saddle consignments, from English (Bates, Crosby & more) to Western (Longhorn, Courts, & more). Show clothes, chaps, jackets, breeches & boots... it’s show time—get ready for the Yampa Valley Open Horse Shows and Humble Ranch Benefit Show! Visit www.yampavalleyfeeds.com or 276-4250.

10 Corrientte Long Horn X, $400 a calf. AI pairs $850. Never been roped. Call 878-5986

Intrane tubing & reel despenser for Intrane: Water pump with tank: Precision Model 111 Scintillator: Small antique wood stoves (great for cabin). For more information call Merle Nash 970-879-1627 Almond fiberglass bath tub jacuzzi, like new, excellent condition includes jet motor $195 call 879-4615 Now Taking Applications for All Day Childcare. Infants - 5 years old. If interested please call Colleen at 970-819-2449 TOP SOIL! TOP SOIL! TOP SOIL! Kimco 879-6898 2 Used Propane Fireplaces - needs repair or use for parts, call Joe for details 879-0342 Need Top Soil? Call 970-879-0655 TIME SHARE, Mexico Palace Resorts, www.palaceresorts.com 50 weeks for $10,000 obo, golf and spa discounts, RCI membership fees, paid through 2011, 846-3047 SERVICE PLUMBING- Need a Service Plumber? Call 928-240-0252. Seeking nanny position, 5 years experience. Live in, full time. Infant to 5 years. references available. 402-340-1564 please leave message. 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. BUYING GOLD, SILVER AND PLATINUM BULLION AND COINS. Call (970)-824-5807 or Cell (970)-326-8170.

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Good old country boys, good old fashioned work! Call us for all your remodeling needs! Licensed & Insured. Also offering tree removal! 970-819-4991 ABECKA Home School Curriculum Textbooks & Teachers guides. Partial 6 & 7; Full 8, 9 & partial 8. 970-723-3339 Message

Hay for sale, alfalfa mix and grass hay. Call for pricing 970-824-3430 and leave message.

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Butcher lambs and goats, ready now! Free delivery to processor. 970-826-4468 Meadowbrook Horse Cart for sale. Includes all tack and harness; plus sleigh runners. $1,800. Call 879 6043.

City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 - 760 Critter Court, FOUND: 7/7/09- E. of Hayden on Hwy. 40: 2 large white with tan dogs; one with short hair, one with long hair. 7/7/09-River Rd. White Ferret. 7/10/09Male Golden Retriever on Red Tail-Deer Park. 7/10/09-Small black, white, tan female dog with short hair.

Mini Ausie Chihuahua, Cocker Spaniel, Papillon, Pekingese, Westie, Yorkies. All from top USDA licensed Top Breeders. Baker Drive Pets 970-824-3933

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Registered Miniature Schnauzers, 2 males left. Shots. Ready to go second week of July.824-7403 days or 879-1649 evenings. K-9 Gentle Dental will be at Mt. Werner Veterinary Hospital for the July Hygiene Clinic. July 9th, 11th, 23rd. No anesthesia required. Call Angel for appointment 619-370-5956. City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 www.petfinder.com DATE: 7-12-09 Dogs for Adoption: Rowdee-Male Pit Bull-great with other dogs! Roman-Huge male Blue Doberman-Good boy! Hank-2-3 year old adorable hound mix! Sampson-7 year old Rottweiler mix-Mellow, good with cats and dogs! Yola-Adult female Victorian Bulldog. Hooch-Female 10yr. old husky/malamute. Chelsea-small black & white terrier mix-loads of energy and spunk! Cats for Adoption: We are over-crowded! Many cats available. All sizes, colors and ages. 8 weeks to 14 years old! Foster homes needed!! Purebred Rednose Pitbull puppies, no papers, ready on July 27th, 2 males 4 females, parents on sight, $200. 970-846-1265 Great Pyrenees Pups! AKC, 6 males, Gentle Giants. Ready Sept 1st. Taking deposits. Call 846-3998

City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 - 760 Critter Court, 7-15-09—Found on Ridge Road-young female brown and white springer spaniel. 7-15-09-Found on RCR 129-female black and white miniature border collie 7-15-09-Found at Indian Meadows-neutered male black & white cat.

Trampoline 7’x14’ great condition. $300 you haul, 970-879-6704

FOUND: nice pair of sunglasses on the Devil’s Causeway on July 15th. Call 734-4074 to identify. Found: Fishing pole in case on HWY 131. Call 970-879-8353 FOUND: Garmin Etrex GPS on sunsine loop. Please call 928-713-3917 to identify

Feeder Steers for Sale. 700 -750 lbs, Organic, no shots or antibiotics. Call 970-326-7721 or 970-824-7882 Angora Goats, kids Yearlings, Wethers Does and Buck. Do Not Challenge Fences. Call 846-3998 Alpacas For Sale. Fiber, pet males. Halter trained. $500 pair includes gelding. Experienced, award-winning breeder. Visitors welcome! NeverSummer Alpacas. 736-1129 4 yo gelding, broke ranch horse. Gentle $2600 3 yo filly 25 rides, very Gentle, never bucked $800 846-9848, 736-2413

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John P. Armstrong. Reliable, professional, horse shoeing for balance and performance. Gentle handling of your horse, 9 years experience, Hot-Cold and corrective shoeing. Hayden, CO, 435-640-0201 Standing at stud AQHA Capitol Class -Black Bay. Hollywoods Shining -Red Dun. Get ‘em Dun -Palomino. APHA Tuff N Tru -Bay Homozygous Tobiano. Foundation breeding, great dispositions, versatile. Call 970-824-4145 or 970-629-0190 2003 Logan 3 horse slant, excellent condition. $8000 Call 970-846-0913

Alfalfa Seed, Corn Seed, Grasses. Call us before you buy. YOU WILL SAVE MONEY!. We deliver anywhere. Ray Odermott, 208-465-5280, 800-910-4101 CERTIFIED WEED FREE. Grass Hay for Sale. Small square bales. Local Steamboat Hay. Please contact: 303-493-1852 Hay for sale! Alfalfa 3x3x8 square bales, or small square bales. Pre-order round bales. 970-276-3381 HAY FOR SALE! Alfalfa, Alfalfa Mix & Grass. Delivery Available. Please call 970-824-5219 or 970-620-3449

�� Lost Cat “Luke”, short grey and white hair, Walton Creek and Chinook. Missing since July 10th. 819-9463 FOUND: Nintendo Gameboy near Spring creek. Call to identify 970-819-0938 FOUND: Snowboard on Elk River Rd & HWY 40 Sat 07/11. Please call 846-0307 to identify. City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 - 760 Critter Court, FOUND: 7/10/09-Downhill Dr. near Napa: male Mini Pinscher and male Pomeranian. City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 - 760 Critter Court FOUND: 7/12/09-Whitehaven-Female grey-white short hair cat, and male black and white short hair cat. LOST: Cat - “Rooster”, missing since July 3, from Hilltop area. Neutered adult male, black and white long hair, very affectionate please call 819-0853 with any info. FOUND: 07/10 Fishing case with Tack by Walton Pond. Please call to identify 970-901-0033 FOUND: Diabetes kit. 970-819-2796 to identify.

AKC registered Shelties, four females and one male. Gorgeous pups! Ready to go first week of August. 824-8736, 629-2405 AKC Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppies ready around August 10th. Tails and dewclaws are done, first set of shots. 620-5886

The Steamboat Springs School District will be destroying Special Education files for all students who attended any school in the District prior to 2004. If you would like to have a copy of your file, please contact Leah Henderson at 871-3198 by Monday July 20.

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FOUND: nice pair of sunglasses on the Devil’s Causeway on July 15th. Call 734-4074 to identify. Found: Subaru Car Keys, infant carrier backpack, @ Fish Creek Falls870-2299 Missing: Superman mannequin from London Phone Booth at MyWireless, Your Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer: Reward of $100 store credit, free cell phone upgrade or accessories for the safe return of Superman. 675 South Lincoln, 970-846-7000.

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Local Blue Stain Pine. Check us out each week at the Farmer’s Market in Downtown Steamboat Springs, every Saturday! (970) 756-LOGS (5647).

BEST DEALS! Buy Direct Eliminate Middleman order next Winter’s hay. Grass, Alfalfa, Mix, Small Square, Large Rounds. Delivery options. 970-879-2391

City of Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter Phone: 879-0621 - 760 Critter Court, 7/3/09-Found at City Market: Senior black-tan female dog with rainbow collar. 7/4/09-Found at the Farmers Market: Yellow female lab with flea collar. 7/2/09-Found at the Yacht Club-Older short hair grey cat. 7/1/09-Found at Big Valley Ranch-Neutered male white Bichon Frise (?).

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Premium irrigated alfalfa mix hay, small square $5.50 per bale, $160 per ton. Large round also, $160 per ton. 970-824-1050

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Free confidential pregnancy tests & ultrasound. Pregnancy Resource Center. 544 Oak Street (Good Shepherd House) Walk-ins welcome Tuesdays 9-5PM, Wednesdays 4-7PM, Thursdays 9-2PM. Call for an appointment any time. 871-1307 www.steamboatpregnancy.com

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.

Garage Sale Saturday 7am to 11 am. Everything goes, moving sale! Kitchen, sporting goods, misc. household, snowboard jackets, clothing. 1275 C Hilltop Pkwy. Garage Sale: 359 Pearl Street, Sat 18th 8-12. 2 dressers, goalie hockey gear, climbing gear, kayak with skirt and paddle. Lots of misc. Moving Sale! Bikes, clothing, shoes, household, kitchen, sporting goods, hand knits, 1129 Pine St, off 11th St. 8-12 Saturday.

Multi Family Yard Sale Sat 07/18 & Sun 08/19? 830am - 1pm. 161 Spruce St - All types of items: Outdoor gear, household Items, furniture & lots more!

375 River Rd, Saturday 8-noon. Lots of kids stuff, double stroller, dressers, art, housewares and lots more!

YARD SALE, Indian Trails #6 or Copper Mountain Estates #6 Sat July 18, 8-3, snow blower, 4 wheeler, tanning bed, tools, mirrors, lamps, and misc madness! Garage Sale Saturday 7/18. 38970 Main, Milner. Corner of 3rd and Main around back. Radial arm saw, small fridge, wine rack, air compressor, more! 8:00am to noon. No early birds!

Moving sale Deerwood Ranches subdivision. Take HWY 131 to CR35A and follow signs. Odds and Ends, Bedding, Wood Stove, Leather Sofa, Free Electric Stove. Saturday 8-? No early birds. 970-879-1233 Sat 18-Sun 19, 9-3, 29805 Rock Point Trail, call for details, 736-2765, doors, windows, screens, large metal desk, motor cycle parts, combination oven, assorted small stuff! Calls taken after 7/19.

Stmbt II Corner of Stbmt Dr and Harbor PL Friday & Saturday 8am - ? 4 piece couch, weight set, movies, tires, Trailer, Riding chaps & books. 970-870-6174

MOVING SALE, 323 Honeysuckle Dr., Clothing, furniture, collectibles, 82 Ford S10 pickup, filing cabinet, other great stuff! We can’t take it with us! Name your price. 8-? Two home Garage Sale, Saturday July 18th in Hayden. 129 and 131 Harvest Drive. Sale Starts 8am. Antique Hutch and other Great Furniture for Home and Office, Tools, Office Equipment, Books and Much, Much More! Starts at 8am.

390 River Road, Saturday, 8AM-12noon (at corner of Agate and River Rd). girl’s clothes (up to 7 years old) men’s and women’s clothes, 12” TV, Stereo, toys, more.

Colorado Northwestern Community College Craig Campus is seeking an adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor to supervise first and or second year students. The ideal candidate must be a Registered Nurse with a Master of Science Degree, and have a minimum of 2 years clinical experience. Please contact Marilyn Hehr at (970) 824-1120 or (970) 824-1104 for additional information. CNCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Mobile Installer for local shop. Experience necessary, NGA Certification preferred. Must be detail oriented, reliable, good communicator. Looking for part time, possibly more. Call 970-846-8434, fax resume to 970-797-1395

SPEECH COACH (or Co-coaches) SSHS. Media Paraprofessional SSMS. Special Ed. Paraprofessional SPE. Please complete district classified application at https://apps.winocular.com/steamboat/apply/ Questions: 970-871-3199. EOE

NOW HIRING SPA EMPLOYEES. Accepting resumes for Nail Techs, Esthetician and Massage Therapists for new Steamboat Spa. Flexible hours. Must be certified and registered with the state. Email resume or letter of interest to info@artistrynailspa.com

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

Now hiring FT / PT receptionists for the summer. E-mail resumes to davem@catamountranchclub.com Or contact Dave at 970.871.9229 for more information.

Early Childhood Assistant Teacher

Discovery Learning Center, nationally accredited, accepting applications for full and/or part-time faculty and substitutes. Must enjoy and respect children, have sense of humor, and sense of wonder. Responsible for implementing program activities as part of a teaching team and sharing responsibility for the care and education of a group of children. Assists in the planning and implementation of the curriculum, working with parents, and assessing the needs of individual children. Health, retirement, and education benefits. Send resume and references to POB 773982 SS CO 80477 or fax to 879-7467. EOE Position available for August 2009. Pre-school Teacher IN CRAIG: 12:00-6:30 Monday through Friday. Must be group leader qualified. 970-824-9400

Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely Campus is seeking an adjunct Horsemanship Instructor to teach Equine Evaluation during the 2009 fall semester. The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor of Science Degree, and have a minimum of 3 years judging experience. Please contact Brandon Velie (970) 675-3351 or Brandon.velie@cncc.edu for additional information. CNCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MOVING SALE! Saturday 8-?, 2735 Apres Ski Way, Top of Walton Creek Road on left in Herbage. Furniture, beds, couches, rugs, lamps, ski gear, dirt bike, lots of quality clothing, we’re not taking it with us, come make a deal!

Sat 07/18 ONLY 8am - 1pm, Furniture, Skies, ski clothing and everything in between. 857 Mill Run CT (1/3 mile up Hilltop on left hand side)

Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor

Steamboat Lake Outfitters is now hiring for prep cooks, pizza cooks, line cooks, wait staff, front desk agents and cashiers, call 879-4404 or apply online www.steamboatoutfitters.com

The Holiday Inn of Craig is now hiring for Front Desk Agent: Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include weekends. Both full time and part time positions available. Front Desk PM Supervisor: three plus years of hotel Front desk experience required. Cooks: Both full time and part time. For more information please contact Gayle Henderson-Haas at 970.824.4000 X 419.

Licensed esthetician needed for European facials and waxing procedures at busy medical spa. Part time-full time. Experience required. Some training involved. Send resume to 970-879-4527, or call Patty at 970-871-4811.

EVENT HELP NEEDED!. One evening only Mon July 27th. Housekeeper, servers, and misc guest services. Call 702-271-6692 or 970-276-1255

The Oak Creek Hockey Assoc. is looking for someone to work 10 hours per week to manage ice sales and online calender from approx. Nov. 1 - Mar. 15. Send Letter of interest and resume to Michele Barkal at jmj@zirkel.us

Multi-Million Dollar Debt Free 12 year old company seeking professionals that would like to own their own business. Call Mike 303-229-3211.

Adjunct Horsemanship & Horse Management Instructor

CAMPING——RVING—SALE, Sold 27ft. RV, have lots of camping gear and stuff for the RV left. MUST SELL, WALTON POND MINI STORAGE, 800 Weiss Drive off 40S UNIT 62 G SATURDAY JULY 18TH 9AM TO 3PM, Questions? 239-213-8225

Steamboat Storm Women’s Hockey Team Annual Giant Garage Sale Sat. July 18 8:00-11:30 Wells Fargo Bank Parking Lot Sporting goods, furniture, quality clothing, Something for everyone. Bag sale at 11:00. Don’t miss it.

Drivers with 3 years of safe delivery of petroleum products. Airbrake, tanker and Hazmat Medical Card, Clean MVR required. Craig base, max 4 overnights per month, Top pay. Contact: Jason@monumentoil.com

Mountain Mattress and Furniture Annual Summer Warehouse Sale! Mattress from $10, sofas from $20, various chairs, tables, and other furnishings, 2005 13th St. across from Ferrell Gas, Saturday 8-11.

105 Highland Circle (off Fish Creek Falls Rd.) Saturday 8-1. 7ft. Meyer Snowplow, 1986 Jeep Cherokee, Spinning Wheel, misc. furniture, lots of misc. Half price sale at noon.

Garage Sale - NW Storage in Craig, Fri. 17th from 9-4, Sat. 9-3, Washer-dryer, couch, anything to furnish a house with, household items, something for everyone!

HVAC Service Technician, HVAC / Sheet Metal Installer needed. Please call 970-879-7753 for more informtaion

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Busy medical practice looking for Medical Assistant - CNA, must have computer skills and phlebotomy helpful. Competitive wages and benefits. Bring resume to 595 Russell Street, Craig.

Hod Carrier / Mason tender, Drivers licence and transportation a must. Send resume to bigmike@nctelecom.net 970-879-2317 PEAK EXCAVATING is hiring FT / PT, Truck Drivers willing to labor, Minimum Class B CDL, 970-846-6289 or 970-879-6289

Mountain West Environments seeks experienced gardeners with an eye for detail. Horticulture background a plus. Valid drivers license required. Call Rochelle at 879-2313 x 22 for information.

Landscape Foreman needed, irrigation knowledge and machine operation experience required. High energy job. Call Kyle 970-846-9632

Temporary Maintenance Worker / Routt County Fair (custodial): $13.12 hour. Routt County Fair, August 7-16, 2008. Full details at www.co.routt.co.us or 276-3068. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Horizons is looking for an individual with a degree in SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Colorado Type E Special Services Certification (CDE Licensure), and experience with children birth to three with developmental delays. This position is one member of a team that works with children (in their homes), families, BOCES, and other agency professionals. Some travel is required. Send resume or letter of interest to Susan Mizen at: smizen@horizonsnwc.org. EOE. SERVICE COORDINATOR Horizons has a rare full-time benefited professional opening in Steamboat This case management position involves program monitoring, advocacy, community relations and person-centered planning for adults with developmental disabilities. Strong computer & writing skills a must. * Excellent organizational skills, follow-through and attention to detail a must! * Bachelors degree in human services or related field required * Qualified applicants will be organized and self-motivated, have good communication skills, a good sense of humor, be flexible and enjoy creative problem solving. * Prefer experience working with individuals with disabilities and their families. Application on our website HorizonsNWC.org Pre-employment Meeting set for July 20 at 1:00 405 Oak Street, Steamboat Springs EOE For questions, call 879-2065 X 112.

SENIOR BUYER - PURCHASING

Position will be a member of the TIC Holdings (TICH) Purchasing team. This position works to maximize profits on awarded projects by successful and well planned commitments for plant equipment, materials and services and to provide the Estimating Department with competitive pricing and coverage for commodities and services on bids. This position requires a minimum of 10 years experience in procurement of construction commodities and services. Position requires knowledge of industrial construction methods and materials, engineering processes, risk analysis, good analytical, organizational, negotiating skills, and proficient computer skills. Applicant must be proficient in reading blueprints and specifications, and utilizing concepts of Value Engineering. If you value an employee-driven organization that creates opportunities for people to excel, and meet the above criteria, please send resume and cover letter to Avrom.Feinberg@ticus.com. TICH is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, veterans and the disabled to apply.

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Well established company is seeking a full charge bookkeeper. Successful candidate will have a minimum of three years experience with Quick Books and other computer programs. Attention to detail a must. A degree in accounting or business management is a plus. Duties include Payroll, A/R, A/P and timely preparation of financial statements. Salary is commensurate with experience. An excellent benefit package including group health/life/ltd insurance, 401k and profit sharing is available. To apply for this position please send your resume with cover letter and professional references to hr999@gmx.com Here’s a genuine career opportunity. Full-time year-round position for a person with proven sales ability and history. Local Steamboat business is looking for an individual that is highly motivated by a base-plus-commission compensation package to be our sales representative for the Routt, Moffat, Grand county area. Product and industry knowledge is not necessary; we will privide training. However, proven sales ability and drive is a must! Ideal candidate will be a self-starter with some technical /mechanical aptitude. Let’s get started on your career! Contact Tom at Pilot Office OUtfitters 879-6450 x15.

Segafredo is seeking pt Barista. Resteraunt experience preferred. Must be available through fall, flexible scheduling. Apply in person at Segafredo in the Sheraton or email resume to bestespresso@live.com Harwigs L’Apogee is now hiring for Floor Staff positions. Apply in person between 3-5, ask for Lee or Mike. New family restaurant opening in Baggs, WY! All staff needed: line cooks, waitresses, dishwasher, etc... Send inquiries and resume to sshort2@bresnan.net.

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Seeking Kitchen manager, full time with competitive salary adn benefits. Please email resume to carmen@riograndemexican.com and nick@riograndemexican.com. We are accepting applications for PM line cooks. Some Spanish a plus. Please apply within.

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Now hiring retail associate, weekends and part time. Sales experience helpful but not necessary. Apply in person! Zing, 345 Lincoln Avenue.

STEAMBOAT:Studio apartment in luxury home available. $950 monthly includes utilities. (970)879-8089

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STEAMBOAT:Caretaker studio in Whitewood, 20 minutes from downtown. Furnished, private entrance and patio. NS, NP, lease required. $725 monthly. 970-846-6767 STEAMBOAT: Available Now! Charming 1BD, garage utilities included, Quiet Fish Creek neighborhood Month to month possible. $850 month Call 819-1164 OAK CREEK: 2BD, 1BA apartment, freshly painted, your own WD, NS, pets negotiable, 1st & security. $850 month includes all utilities. Joe 846-3542

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The Classified Adevrtising Department of the Steamboat Pilot and Today is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated self-starter who is able to multi-task with efficiency and provide the highest level of Customer Service. The ideal candidate should posess sales / customer service experience, be computer literate and be able to work well in a demanding, and fast paced environment. Excellent growth opportunity and benefits. Please email cover sheet and resume with referrences to: afleeson@steamboatpilot.com

NEED A CARETAKER? You’re looking for me. 25+ years in the valley, experienced, reliable, and absolutely trustworthy. References available. 970-879-6324

COLD STONE CREAMERY is now hiring a part time Cake Decorator for the Steamboat location. Experience required, flexible hours. Apply in person at 2032 Curve Plaza. No phone calls please. The Boathouse Pub is currently accepting applications for experienced line cooks, experienced servers, and dishwashers. E-mail resume to boathhousepub@yahoo.com

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OAK CREEK: AFFORDABLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM hardwood floors, high ceilings, Dish TV, good location. Quiet building. Must See! 970-879-4784 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. $1,700 month + partial utilities. Or 2BD apartment $1,100 monthy plus utilities. Call Russ 203-253-6509 CRAIG:1 BD and 2 BD, available in August, WD in apartment, NP, background check. Pick up application at 615 Riford Rd #5G, 824-2772

STEAMBOAT: 1 bedroom 1bath, Apartment for rent in Dream Island. $1000. $1000 Security Deposit Call 879-0261 STEAMBOAT:This place feels like Home! 2 OR 3 bdrm, 1ba, unfurnished, NS, NP, $1,400 , 1st, and last mo, super location, on Oak St, off street parking, newly remodeled, WD hookups, call Moser & Assoc. 970-879-2839

STEAMBOAT:Sunny downtown studio apartment, with great view of Hollowsen Ski area, attached garage $850 mo. 846-8026, 846-1063 STEAMBOAT:Sweet mountain home private garden Apt, quiet, sunny 2bd deck WD, DW, NS, NP $1100-Utilities, wireless Inc 1st Dep 846-0261

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

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STEAMBOAT:2 BD, 2 BTH, 1200sqft, separate entrance, Dishwasher, WD, pets considered, NS. Great views $1200 mo plus utilities. 846-9213 STAGECOACH: 2BD, 1BA. Partially furnished, bottom floor, corner unit. WD. NS, no dogs. $950, some utilities included. 846-4355 day STEAMBOAT:Walton Village Apartment 1BD, 1BA, very nice, clean, on bus route, WD, NP, NS, $900 monthly. Water, cable included. 970-846-6423

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STEAMBOAT:Spring Meadows Condo 2BD, 1BA, unfurnished, close to mountain. $900 monthly plus S.D. NS, NP. (970)879-2373 STEAMBOAT:On the River 2BD, 2BA, Brand new, furnished WD, NS, NP, Mountain Views. Monthly, seasonal, yearly.$1650 (970)871-6016 846-7400 STEAMBOAT: 2BD, 2BA partially Furnished, Internet, Cable Included, bus-route, WD, Hot-Tub, mountain. NS, NP $1100, negotiable, 1st, Last, Security. 970-871-7921

STEAMBOAT:Clean 2bd, 2ba, 1 Car Attached Garage. Includes Heat, Cable, Internet. WD in Unit. Available Now; $1375 Mth 879-4529 STEAMBOAT: Old Town Fully furnished 3bdrm 3.5ba, garage, $2,695 per month, discounted 1st month rent, Scott 970-846-5898 Candice 970-870-049

STEAMBOAT:All Inclusive PackagesMonthly Leases Includes: Wireless Internet, Local Phone, Basic Cable and Utilities. Fully Furnished, Dog Friendly 2Bedroom, 2Bath From $1,200; 1Bedroom, 1Bath From $800; housing@steamboat.com (970) 871-5140 or 877-264-2628

STEAMBOAT: Fully furnished 1-5BD condo, all tuilities included, no lease, month to month. Available from July to December. NS, NP, great monthly rate! Call Kim 970-879-5351 1-800-820-1886

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STEAMBOAT: Clean and New studio apartment available. utilities, cable, and internet included. NP, WD, First, last, security. References required. $725 monthly. (970)871-9918 or (970)846-5358

STEAMBOAT:Walk to town or bus from this large studio. Nicely furnished, vaulted ceiling, in floor heat. Short or long term, $825 includes everything. Available Now. Call 846-5138 for photo link

STEAMBOAT:Large studio apartment in new home. Close to downtown, perfect for professional. WD. Full kitchenette. NS, NP. $850 mo. includes heat, electric & wireless internet. First, last, & deposit. Call 970-879-5352 or 814-880-1854.

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STEAMBOAT: Downtown, 8/1/09, Unfurnished, clean, cozy, 2BR 1BA. New carpet, paint, tile. No pets. $975.00 Year Lease 970-734-4919 http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/269 3405

BELONG- Be part of the Sheraton Steamboat Resort Team! Imagine working at a beautiful resort, loving what you do and having fun along the way. Come join our amazing team. *Reservations Manager *Bell / Luggage Attendant * Front Desk Supervisor * General Maintenance Engineer * Room Attendant * Security Officer * Steward * Our Associates also enjoy competitive wages and generous benefits — including discounted hotel rates worldwide and free golf! To apply for these full time Positions, you must apply online at: www.sheraton.jobs/steamboat Questions? Call Human Resources: 970-879-2232 EOE

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

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Satisfying, Meaningful Year-Round positions open. Excellent benefits available to qualified employees. Direct Care Staff -We will train conscientious, caring individuals to work for adults with developmental disabilities. Our clients are wonderful to work for! Colorado Driver’s License required. EOE. Call Yvonne 871-4800 ext. 101. House Coordinator -Seeking an individual to support clients while maintaining quality group home operations. Applicants must demonstrate superior leadership ability, excellent communication skills, attention to detail and flexibility. Background in a similar field and/or managerial experience a plus, but we are willing to train the right person. Colorado Driver’s License required. EOE. Call Yvonne 871-4800 ext. 101

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CRAIG:2BD, 1BA Vacant apartments, covered parking, laundry facilities. $705 + 1 month deposit. Alpine Apartments 4th & Tucker. Jesse 970-824-3636

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STEAMBOAT:Be the first to live in this Large 2BD, 1BA. Including Laundry facilities, storage. Completely remodeled! NS, NP 928-486-2070 STEAMBOAT: Heart of Downtown Steamboat, 1BD, 1BA. Unfuirnished apartment. NS, NP, $850 per month plus utilities. Call 970-453-2992 STEAMBOAT:Cabin for rent, 1BD + loft at River Bend. Pet ok, low utilities. Available now. $875 monthly 970-846-9340 STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA Caretaker unit, Private Home on Mountain, Separate Entrance, WD, Near Bus. References, 1st, Deposit. Available September 1, $900 846-3366

STEAMBOAT:1BD, garage, WD, FP. Remodeled, new carpet, storage, parking, ski mountain views, bus. Cable, trash, water included. NS, NP, Reference, Lease, Deposit. $1095 970-846-7275 STEAMBOAT:Need 1 person to share 3bdrm, 2ba condo, with 2 clean, laid-back people. NS, NP; $520, first & dep. 970-846-6391 STEAMBOAT: NO UTILITIES! Nice 2BD, 2BA, mountain, bus. We pay utilities even cable. $1400 month, Available NOW, NS, NP. 970-846-7523 STEAMBOAT:Ski Time Sq. - Very spacious 1bd, 2ba multi-level condo. Great View and short walk to Torian Plum merchants or Gondola Square. Mostly furnished (minus bed). DW. Ski Locker. Private underground parking. Hot tub, Sauna, & Coin-Op W/D on-site. NS NP. $1,100/mo on annual lease; Gas FP, Cable, Water, Trash, included. 970.846.3442. Available Sept. 1.

STEAMBOAT:Sunray - 2 BD, 2 BA condo, unfurn. Fireplace, WD, garage, NS, NP. $1300 monthly plus electric. Call 970-879-8161 STEAMBOAT:Pool, tennis, hot tub, 1BD. 1BA Walton Village. NS, NP, WD, furnished. $825 monthly plus deposit. Some utilities included. 970-879-4857 STEAMBOAT:Rockies 1 BD, 1 BA condo, furn. Fireplace, NS, NP. $900 monthly plus elec. Phone & internet included. Call 970-879-8161 STEAMBOAT: Sunray Meadows Beautiful 3 BD 2BA, WD, FP, Garage with Direct Access, Close to Bus, Near Ski Area, NP. $1695 monthly includes HEAT! Call Central Park Management at 879-3294. www.rentalsatsteamboat.com

STEAMBOAT:Spacious 2br, 2.5ba, carport, garage. WD, sauna, very quiet, on creek. Perfect for sm. family. All appliances, some utilities inc. NS, NP. 1st, last+dep. $1250, 1yr. Dan 719-491-6231days, 719-495-6231eve. STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, fully furnished, great views, cable, internet, gas fireplace, hottub, parking, NS, NP lease $1400 negotiable Available 8-1. 917-292-7286 STEAMBOAT:1BD, beautifully remodeled Timbers Condo. New floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, great views, MUST SEE! $900, Available now! 802-310-1135 STEAMBOAT:Nicely Remodeled 2BD, 1BA, mountain, bus, WD, NP, lease negotiable.$1200 month negotiable. All utilities included except gas & electric. 970-846-1446

STEAMBOAT:Yampa View 2BD + loft, 3BA, complete remodel, Spectacular Views! Short term lease up to 6 months. Call Mike 846-8692

STEAMBOAT:1700sqft 3bd, 3ba Willett Heights Condo on Tamarack, two-floor end unit, lots of windows, WD, fireplace, ns, np, $1,450 monthly, available August 1, 970-879-0496

STEAMBOAT:Furnished, Downtown 3 bdrm condo. Only 1 parking space. First, last and deposit plus 6-1 yr. lease. $1,800 mo., 846-9378

STEAMBOAT:Walton Village 1BD, 1BTH, available 8/1, NS, NP. First, Last, Deposit. $950 month. 846-1601

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STEAMBOAT:Walton Village. 1bd, 1bath corner unit. Partially furnished, clean. Enjoy pool and Tennis. Lease negotiable. $800 monthly. Lisa at 970-879-5100 STEAMBOAT:3 Bed, 3ba, Clocktower Sq. $2000 incl util. Fully furnished, hot tub, BBQ, WD. 6 month lease. Jen 415-350-7726 STEAMBOAT:Completely remodeled 2BD, 1BA. NS, NP, $950 + utility. Close to bus route, on site laundry facility. Susan Ross 970-819-2300 STEAMBOAT: 2 and 3 bedroom condo’s. Fully furnished on mountain with garages. Sorry no pets, no smoking, VERY REASONABLE! (970)871-6762 STEAMBOAT:Mountain 1bd, 1ba remodeled, furnished, views, pool, hot tubs, free bus. NS, NP. 1st, last + deposit. August 1st, $975. 970-846-5425 STEAMBOAT: 2BD, 2BA Shadow Run, bus-route. Available July 1st. WD, storage. Utilities included. NS, NP. $1200, 819-4301 STEAMBOAT:WANTED Caretaker unit for couple seeking home to do in home care taking with security. Available Immediately. 678-227-2270 STEAMBOAT:Available NOW! Downtown 2Bd, 1Ba with wd, np, $1150 call 846-8247, long term rental, view online www.steamboatliving.com STAGECOACH: Wagon Wheel Condos 2BD, 1BA Spacious, FP, WD, quiet, NP, NS. Avaialbe August 1st. $850. Rory 970-736-1031, Karla 720-244-5514 STEAMBOAT:1br Walton Village Condo: $900 month, furnished, new remodel, wd, pool, tennis, hot tub, corner unit. Call 970-846-3594

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STEAMBOAT:1BD, 1BA, new carpet, new stove, new paint. Year lease, Deposit. $850 970-819-0528 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, Condo, Fully furnished, WD, on bus route, NS, NP $1,250 plus utilities, First, Last, Security (719)338-4763 STEAMBOAT:Newly painted, furnished, North Star Effeciency condo, on mt, on bus route, cable, HT, Sauna, trash, WD, NS, NP, $850 + utilities, 719-459-1121, 719-535-0484 STEAMBOAT:Villas 2BD, 1BA, 1 car garage, WD, hot tub. Utilities include; heat, cable, gas, water, trash. Bus, NP. $1250. 846-3811 STEAMBOAT: Meadows 2 BD / 1 BA, Nicely Furnished, Hardwood Floors, New Carpet, HUGE GARAGE, Top Floor, Quiet, On Bus Route, Walk to Gondola, WD, NP, $1195. Central Park Management - 970-879-3294, 303-929-8443 HAYDEN:Brand new corner unit, large 1bd, 1ba, @ Creek View. Great location! Low utilities, NS, Child and pet friendly! $895mo. 970-819-5587 STEAMBOAT:Sunny corner unit, 2bd, 2bath, Available NOW, walkout patio to pool, tennis. 1st, last, NS, partially furnished $1200. 970-879-6528 STEAMBOAT:1bd, 1.5ba, Walton Village. Furnished, WD, NS, NP, $900 month + utilities, $900 damage. Year lease. (303)588-9449 or (303)517-2227 STEAMBOAT:SKI IN SKI OUT, 2BD, 2BA Storm Meadows, $1750 +Electric, NS, NP, Yr lease negotiable. 846-8284. STEAMBOAT:Walton Village, Upstairs One Bedroom. WD, Pool, Tennis, Bus Route, NS, NP $1,000 Month includes all utilities. Lease Call 970-879-5076 STEAMBOAT:Villas, 2 BD, 1BA fully furnished, garage, FP, WD, deck, hot tub, utitlties include heat, water, cable and trash, near bus, NS, NP, top corner, $1,250mo lesliefiji@frii.com 970-879-0080

STEAMBOAT:1BD, 2BA, Top corner, GFP, WD, Pool, HT, Updated, Creek views. NP NS References required. $950. 1st, last, deposits 879-3788 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA on mountain, beautiful views, very quiet environment!, covered parking! Fully furnished, cable, gas, water, and trash included. $1,300 per month. Call Drew 970-291-9101

STEAMBOAT:2 units On mountain with Incredible views, walk to Gondola. Just remodeled furnished 2BR, 1BA. NS, NP, lease. Upper Unit $1550, Lower $1450+ utilities. 970-481-7640.

OAK CREEK:Brand New 1/2 Duplex for Rent 3BD, 2BA, 2 car garage, all appliances included, central vacuum. NS, Pet negotiable. Sierra View, $1395 monthly + utilities. Lease option available. Call Joe 846-3542

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STEAMBOAT: Family rental on mountain, 4BD, 3.5BA, 2 car, nice yard, bus route, NS, NP. $2100 1st, last, deposit. 970-846-3366 STEAMBOAT:2WKS FREE RENT 5bdrm 3bath lrg shop 8 miles from town Horses OK Pets Neg 3fncd acrs. TRASH PD INTERNETpd SPLIT GAS. discount for caretaking 879-5149

STEAMBOAT:Quail Run, 2bd, 2ba, top floor corner furnished WD, FP, garage, 2 decks, NS, NP, turnkey. 210-426-7000 STEAMBOAT:Storm Meadow Club C Rare opportunity to rent furnished 1BD, 1BA, upscale amenities, flexible terms.. Valerie Lish RE/MAX Steamboat 970-846-1082. STEAMBOAT:Villas- 2 BD, 2 BA condo, furn. Fireplace, W/D, garage, NS, NP. $1375 monthly includes utilities. Call 970-879-8161 STEAMBOAT:Walton Village 1br, 1bath, $900, (970) 734-4403 STEAMBOAT:2bd + loft on mountain, particially funished, cable, deck, views, gas fireplace, on bus route, $1,050, available now! 970-870-0497, tanishsp@hotmail.com

STEAMBOAT:Convenient Steamboat Blvd. 2BD, 1BA or Spacious South Valley 2BD, 2BA $1300 +electric. Garage, yard, views, lease. Pet considered. 970-870-9815 STEAMBOAT:New 3bdm, 2.5ba; Between town and Mountain, 2 car garage, Great Views of Emerald, Mt Werner AND down valley, NS, Pets negotiable. $2,200 970-819-1890 STEAMBOAT:8-1 Unfurnished, clean, sunny, bright LARGE 4BR 3BA office, family room, mud room, woodstove, garage, yard, great views, LOW UTILITIES. $2100 970-734-4919 http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/204 80104 STEAMBOAT:UPPER DUPLEX ON MOUNTAIN, Great Views, deck, 2bd, 1ba, Study, WD, Available 8/1, NS, NP, $1200 mo, includes utilities; References Required. 870-6434. STEAMBOAT:2BD 1BA cozy, quiet, downtown. Great yard. WD, NP, NS. Lease, references First, Last, Security $1100 month + utilities. 970-879-9038 STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA, 3357 Apres Ski Way, WD. Walking distance to Gondola. WD, NP, $1100 monthly + deposit & utilities. 970-846-9589 STEAMBOAT:Make this your home, Sunny, Spacious, 2bd, 2ba, includes garage, sewer, water, trash, lawn maintance, and snow removal, $1,500. (970)871-0961

CLARK:Charming Cabins Fully furnished. 1BD’s start at $700 monthly, 2BD’s $1,100 plus utilities. NS, NP. Horse boarding available. 1st, Last, Security. 970-879-6220.

STEAMBOAT:3Bdrm, 3.5Ba 2,900 sq.ft. Downtown, New. Luxurious open floor plan, garage, decks, family room, office, storage, WD, NS, pets, lease, $2,200. 970.846.3868

STEAMBOAT:Great Landlords seeking Great Tenants! Newer 3BD Downtown home with garage. 4BD Mountain home with garage and awesome views! 846.3353

STEAMBOAT:Newer 6BD 3.5BA + office $2900 or possible 4BD $2200. Deck, garage, ½ acre quiet cul-de-sac, .7 miles up Fish Creek Falls Rd. NS, pet ?, must have references. Possible rent to own. 819-9977

STEAMBOAT:4 + bedroom old town home, big fenced yard, pets okay. Furnished, $3,000 includes utilities. Flexible terms, call for appointment. (970)871-6898

STEAMBOAT:5BD, 3BA, bus route, On Golf Course, WD, NS, 2-car garage, pets considered. $2,150 + utilities. Great home. Call 970-846-5551

STEAMBOAT:Old Town! 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage, WD, NS, pet neg. Built in 2000, 1500 sf finished up, 900 sf unfin garden level. Great landlords (I promise). $2100 + util. 1st + sec dep. 1 yr term. Avail. 7/1 Contact 520-8th-st@comcast.net.

STEAMBOAT:2BR, 1BA duplex on mountain. Large deck opens to fenced backyard...great for dogs! Available now! $999 mo + utilities. 970-846-9069 STEAMBOAT: 2BD, 1BA Riverside Duplex. Quiet, corner lot, close to river, close to bus route, backyard. Dog Ok. $950 month. Available Now! Call Central Park Management at 879-3294.

HAYDEN:Downtown, 4BD, 2BA huge 1 car garage. Nice yard. Prime location. Flexible lease. Great Landlord. $1400 month 970-736-2315

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STEAMBOAT:Never-lived-in, brand new home, 5 minutes from downtown. 4bd, 3.5ba, views, decks, school bus route, nice yard, private. NP, NS. $3,500 month + utilities. Corey 970-846-3782 Email: bryna@organic-marketing.com. HAYDEN:Large 1bd, 1ba with master bedroom 15X15, new paint, carpet, pets ok, $650 month + utilities. Available 07/01/09 846-0794 STEAMBOAT:Cute Old Town home. 3BD, 1 BA. Hardwood floors, gas stove, WD. Pets considered. $1500 mo plus utilities. Sign a lease by July 31 and get $200 credit. 846-5200. STEAMBOAT:Strawberry Park 3BD, 2BA $1850 + deposit. 5BD, 3BA (includes 1BD APT) $2650 + deposit, acreage, pets? Paul 970-879-1086, 970-846-9783 STEAMBOAT:Spacious 3bd, 2.5ba, large rooms, well maintained, vaulted ceilings, gorgeous fireplace, quiet neighborhood, great location. WD, NS, $1,500 970-871-1711

STEAMBOAT:Wonderful Neighborhood. 2BR, 1.5BA, attached garage, decks, good condition, WD. Dog considered. $1400. Rent reduction for snow removal help. 970-846-4217

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1BA in Historic Brooklyn neighborhood. Available Sept 1st, $1000 month, year lease, Call for more info 970-846-5902

STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA $1800 monthly, new carpet new paint, some new appliances. “Face Lift”. 620 Oak, Available July 1st 879-3301

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STEAMBOAT:2BD, 2BA, Furnished, garage, WD, views, fenced yard, pets negotiable, NS. $1500+utilities, First, last, security. Long term. 846-3111. Details www.westworks.us/rental

OAK CREEK:Very nice Duplex 2BR, 1BA, 1 car garage, patio. Sewer, Water, Trash included. 1st, last +deposit $850 month 970-736-8565

YAMPA: 2 bedroom Log home $850.00 month. First, Last, Damage year lease. NP Available June 1st. (970) 638-4455

STEAMBOAT:Mountain area, 3BD, 1BA, fireplaces, WD, nice yard, two car garage, pets okay. NS, $1800 +utilities. Valerie Lish RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT 970-846-1082

STEAMBOAT:3 BD, 3 BA, garage, on mountain close to bus route, trails, park. $1800 mo, NS, NP. 846-3048

STEAMBOAT:Incredible views, 5 acres. Water, sewer, storage. 3BD, 1BA (sauna) WD, fireplace. NS, NP. Low rent for responsible person. 970-879-0321

STEAMBOAT:Spectacular views!!! Very Large new 1BD $1000 or 2BD, 2BA house, NS. $1500 Both with large decks. 970-879-0514 or 970-879-9168

MAYBELL: 3BR, 2BA. Fenced back yard. Pets negoitable. NS. $900 monthly + security deposit. Available now. Call Lisa 970-824-7000

MILNER: Brand new 2BD, 2.5BA home, beautiful views, large deck, WD, 1 floor, ample parking. $1400 month includes utilities. 970-846-5730

STAGECOACH:4BD, 3BA, LAKE VIEW! Hot tub, NS, WD, pet negotiable. No Move in FEES. Rent negotiable for RIGHT tenant. 736-0031

STEAMBOAT:New Sunray, 2BD, 2BA, $1400 deck, views. Attached heated garage. Gas FP, tile, wood finishes, designer lighting. Heat, H20, Cable, WD, included. NS, NP. Bus route, near gondola. 720-341-7726

OAK CREEK:Great new home, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage. Granite countertops, central vacuum, fire place, slate floors. NS, pets negotiable. $1800.00 monthly + utilities Lease option available. Sierra View Oak Creek 970-846-3542 STEAMBOAT:Cozy Old Town, unfurnished cottage, with garden patio and yard. $875 plus utilities, Available 8/1, NS, references required, 970-879-2140 OAK CREEK: 2BD, 1BA furnished home, Large fenced yard, dogs ok, $1500 month, available Sept 1st. Call 970-736-2408 or 919-815-3404 STEAMBOAT:3BR, 3.5BA in town, lg deck, gas fireplace, single garage + extra storage unit, hot tub, bus route, pets OK, NS, year lease. $1600 + most utilities. Available 8/1. Carrie 208-597-5546 HAYDEN: 376 South 2nd, 2 BD, 1BA, WST Included, NP. $575 month + secutiry deposit. Avaliable July 16. 970-276-4728 STEAMBOAT: Blacktail, 3BR, 2BA country home, 10acres. Heated garage, WD. Superb views, space, privacy. Dogs neg. $1650+ security. 415-868-9675, 415-517-9675 OAK CREEK:Small 3BD, 1BA unfurnished, small yard, year lease. $750 month, $750 security, Available August 1 970-736-2295 STEAMBOAT:Available now, clean, modern 3BD, 2BA, attached garage, large deck, quiet cul-de-sac by mtn. Must see! $1850. 846 9529.

STEAMBOAT:Family home, 3BD, 3BA between town & mountain, views, large family room, granite, stainless steel, 2-car, NS, NP, $2,100. First, last, deposit (970) 846-9496

OAK CREEK- 3 bed, 1 bath, fenced yard, detached garage, woodstove, WD hookup, pets negotiable. 970-846-3839

STEAMBOAT:AFFORDABLE COUNTRY LIVING, 3bd, 2ba, White Cotton Area, on two acres, garage, storage, quiet setting, pets negot, $2200 mo, 970-376-5442

STEAMBOAT:3bdrm, 3bath house $1650 mo. 1st & security deposit. Pets negotiable. Avail.8/20. Perfect for family. Steamboat II. Call 208-255-1425(h), 208-304-4350(c)

STEAMBOAT:Country living right across from the Haymaker golf course on HYY131. Three bedroom one bath home on 42 acres. Will consider a pet. Call Kathy 879-7090. NS

STAGECOACH:Like new 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage, high end finishes with large decks overlooking Reservoir. NS, pets negotiable. Lease required $1250 month + deposit. 845.9591.

STEAMBOAT:Downtown by High School. Great views. Unfurnished, 3bedroom, + Den, 2bath, 2 car garage. 1,726 sq. ft., pet considered, available July, lease, ns. $1,600 -$1800 monthly. Axis West Realty 970879.8171or www.AxisWestRealty.com

STEAMBOAT:Old Town Home, 3BD, 2BA, Gas fireplace, WD, NS, Pets OK, 1st and security. $1600 month, 846-4705

STEAMBOAT:528 Laurel in Old Town, 2 BR, 2 BA, rock fireplace, WD, garage, garden, dogrun, available August, $1,500 month.785-766-5434

STEAMBOAT:Third Street Home for rent. 3BR, 2BA, detached pottery studio. Parking for Two. $2,200 month First & deposit (970)879-4893 STEAMBOAT:4BD, 3BA, 4 car garage. Excellent views, deck, yard, furnished. NS, NP, on bus route, $1,800. 1st, last, deposit, 1 yr. lease 928-486-3544 STEAMBOAT: Beautiful home on 49 acres. 3BD + caretaker. 20 minutes from downtown. NS. $2400 month. 970-879-8814

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STEAMBOAT:3 BDRM 3 1/2 BATH LOG HOME FISH CREEK 3500 sq ft, 2 car garage. Available August 1st $2250 plus utilities, yr lease. Pet ok. fs. Will trade 1 mnth rent for painting and maintenance. Call:305-942-9362 or e-mail juliabesson@msn.com

STEAMBOAT:Clubhouse Drive 2Bed, 3Bath, 1600 sqft gas FP, hot tub on private deck off master BDRM. 2 car garage, furnished. $1,500 month + utilities. First, Last, Deposit, 602-768-3497 STEAMBOAT:Newer Townhouse-$1,750, 2 Masters, 2.5 bath, decks, garage, fireplace, WD. Family neighborhood with common house. Near river, mountain, on bus route. NS, NP 714-843-5726 STEAMBOAT:Chinook Townhome- 2 BD, 2 BA condo, unfurnished. WD, NS, NP. $1275 monthly plus electric & gas. Call 970-879-8161

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:PERFECT FAMILY RENTAL! You only pay electric! 3bd, 3ba+ loft, office and gameroom. Approx 2100 sqft completely remodeled Kitchen, baths, carpet, new appliances. NS, NP, $1,800. Swim in our Pool this summer! (970) 819-8777

STEAMBOAT:Spectacular Setting views above Strawberry Park. 10 minutes to downtown. Paved Roads. 3BD, 3.5BA, den, 7 acres. Details: http://sodacreekhouse.blogspot.com/. $2200 mo., 401-465-4130.

STEAMBOAT:Hilltop Pkwy Condo, 2BD, 2BA, WD, NS, Lease. 1st, last, deposit. $1300.00 month + Utilities. Call (970) 846-4951.

STEAMBOAT:Great old town location, 3 BR, 2 Bath, 2 car gar., 3 decks, great views. $1800 mo. + util., 1-yr. lease, 1 mo. sec. dep, NS, small pets OK, avail. Aug. 1. Call 871-1816 STEAMBOAT:New 3BD, 2.5BA, 1 car garage for Rent, Lease to Own or Sale! Potential Owner Finance. Call Marc at 970-846-6480 YAMPA:1BD, 1BA house, quiet and comfortable, furnishings available, lease negotiable woodstove and propane. $675, includes water and trash, 638-4495

STEAMBOAT:2BD, 1.5BA Whistler Townhome. WD, deck, pool, hot tub, NS, NP. $1100 month includes most utilities. 1st, last, security. 846-2451. STEAMBOAT:3BD, 2BA, 1 car garage, WD, NS, pet considered. Available now. $1,600 monthly. Rent to own option. 970-291-9025 STEAMBOAT: Mountain Vista 3BD, 2BA, WD, FP, Bright, 3 Levels, Garage, Balcony, Gorgeous Views, Close to Trails. NP. $1550 monthly. Call Central Park Management at 879-3294

STEAMBOAT:2bd 2ba, deck, hot tub, pool, bus route, wd, utilities included, furniture available, flexible lease, $1075 mo., 1st, security only! 819-2593

STEAMBOAT: New, fully furnished 3BD, 2.5BA home by the river. Garage, Gameroom, Community Center, Fireplace, Entran Heating, WD, Bus-Route. NS, NP. $1950 monthly +utilities. 714-475-8210 OAK CREEK:2BR, 1BA house for rent. New remodel and sunny. $1,000 month includes water, sewer, trash and electric. Call 970-846-3824

OAK CREEK:RENT TO OWN! Willow Hill MH Park, Remodeled 1400 sq.ft., 4 Bedroom doublewide $950 month. 875-0700. Beautiful fenced yard! STEAMBOAT:Clean 3BD, on bus route $1100 Room also available on bus route, $400 + UTL Quiet neighborhood. Call 970-871-0867 HAYDEN:Available 8/1, 2BD, 1BA, fenced yard, pets okay. Lot rent included for $950 plus matching security deposit. Call Kristy at Lucky Stars Property Managemment, (970)846-3805.

STEAMBOAT: 3BD, 3.5BA furnished, NS, new construction, 2 blocks from gondola, 2 car garage, $2,300 monthly. 970-819-1540 STEAMBOAT:2BD,1BA on mountain, pool, hot tub. bus route, WD, cable, water. $1,075 monthly 702-806-4555 STEAMBOAT:Quail Run Townhome- 3BD, 3.5BA, furnished, fireplace, WD, garage, NS, NP. $1975 monthly plus electric. Internet included Call 970-879-8161 STEAMBOAT:JULY FREE!! 2bd 1ba Whistler Unit. Recent partial renovation. Last, deposit only. Includes several utilities and amenities. $1300 month (970)596-9884

STEAMBOAT:1BD, shared BA, nice neighborhood, on bus route, in town. $600 includes utilities, NS, No Drugs. 970-734-7374 STEAMBOAT:Furnished Townhome, Room Overlooking Valley, Private Bath, WD, DW, WiFi. $750 includes utilities. Available Now! Lease or Monthly. 970-846-0440 STAGECOACH:Townhome Master Bedrm couple ok, Bdrm deck, utilities included, Hot tub, dish, Pets ok. No lease $450, $400 736-2200, 620-3120 STEAMBOAT:2bd, shared bath, nice townhome. hot tub, NP, NS, $550 each, Flexible lease. (970)846-4312 STEAMBOAT:Furnished room available, on mountain, includes heated garage parking, bike path, bus, NP, NS. $700 month. 819-9463

STEAMBOAT:Whistler Townhome, Furnished, End unit, mountain views. 2BD, 1.5BA, new windows, NS, NP, bus-route, bike-route, pool. $1200, security deposit. 805-720-0707

HAYDEN:2bd, 1.5ba, Townhouse. $625 plus security deposit. NP, owner pays water and trash. Available Immediately. Bear River Realty 276-3392

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STEAMBOAT:Mature, Responsible Roommate wanted, Furnished, Large family home, Absolutely, NS, NP (pet, kid friendly) $575 Includes utilities, month to month. 970-846-2730

STEAMBOAT:Furnished Herbage Townhome, 3bd, 3ba. On mountain on bus route. $1,800 monthly includes heat, water, cable. NS, NP. Available 8/1. 303-525-9102 STEAMBOAT:New luxury 4BD, 4BA large 2 car garage on bus route. NS, NP, $2500 unfurnished or $2800 furnished per month. Chuck 879-2871 HAYDEN:2BD Townhome, $775 monthly + utilities, NS, NP: 2BD Duplex, $700 monthly + utilities, NS, NP, Both Available 07/01. 970-879-1200 STAGECOACH:$1300 mo. End unit new remodel new appliances 3BD+, 2BA,WD avail. July 15 Call Jim, Laura 846-3083 970-282-9568 STEAMBOAT:Newly remodeled Woodbridge townhome, 3 bdr 2.5 bth, 2 decks and a garage. WD, fully furnished, NS, NP, on bus route. available Augusy 1st. $1,600+ utilities, call 970-846-7695 STEAMBOAT: 2BD, 2BA, Clean and bright Chinook THMS. Hardwoods & tile, on bus route. Available 8/1, WD $1,200. 970-846-6435 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:Brand new 3bd, 2.5 ba, @ Creek View. Includes kitchen appliances, garage, FP, deck, patio. NS, child and pet friendly, $1495 mo 970-819-5587 HAYDEN:Valleyview Work OR Live. Large 1150 sqft 2BD, 2BA + 1150 sqft heated storage with overhead door. Great views! New construction. $1500 month. 819-1788 or 870-0169

STEAMBOAT: Beautiful 4BD, 3.5BA, 1 car garage, between mountain and town, bus route, WD, NS, NP. $1950 monthly. 970-846-6423.

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:1 bedroom in new house for rent. All utilities included. WD, Direct TV. $575 Call in the evenings. 870-2944 STAGECOACH:2 rooms available in 3BD, 2BA condo $400 and $450 month, Utilities included, internet, WD, Direct TV, LD, 736-8527, 846-7955 STEAMBOAT:2 rooms for rent in large mountain townhome. Both have private baths. $650.00 a month includes all utilities wi-fi, pool, on free bus rout. available 8/1. Please call Sarah 970-291-9097. Month to month available. STEAMBOAT:Sunny room, private bath, Stylish, clean, townhome, Quiet, private! Garage, WD, dishwasher, Fireplace, decks, NS, NP, $650 month includes cable, hi-speed internet, 846-2294

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STEAMBOAT: Office space singles to 5 room suites. Historic building 737 Lincoln and Mountain location. Private parking both locations. 970-870-3473 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) negotiable. Valley View Industrial Park, a great midpoint location between Craig and Steamboat. Call Dutch (970) 846-1676. STEAMBOAT:Office space with top quality finishes, shared kitchen, bathroom. Great work environment with park-like setting. 146-700SF starting at $375. 879.9133 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:1BD 1BA in 2BD 2BA Quail Run Condo, $600 includes utilities WD, NS, NP, hot tub, bus route, 846-9527 STEAMBOAT:Looking for 1 roommate to share 3BD, 2BA house with one other, WD, pets neg. $525. (970) 846-8890

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STEAMBOAT:Duplex, lower level, Tamarack by Fish Creek Falls, 2bd, 3ba, Fully furnished, WD, DW, 1 car garage, 970-819-7764, NP, NS, cable, internet. $1,200 1/2 utilities. Owners visit occasionally, upstairs unit. STEAMBOAT:1bdrm with bath, Furnished, WD, HT, SP, NS, NP, On Mountain $700 plus 1/2 utilities, $300 deposit dmeinel@gmail.com or 879-4160 STEAMBOAT:WESTEND, Mature, responsible, adult to share 2 bd condo, NS, ND, WD, Balcony, $575 month + utilities. Avail. now. 871-6763 STEAMBOAT:Furnished, unfurnished one room with bath available in 4BD, 3BA. Internet, WD, Storage, NS, NP, $600, 1/3 utilities, deposit, 970-846-6034

STEAMBOAT:700 sqft Warehouse with 250 sqft loft, #11, Yampa Valley Business Park, 2464 Downhill Drive, $725 per month total. 879-1708

STEAMBOAT: RETAIL: Center of Downtown 1,200-3,500sqft Boutique Retail, Food Service Restaurant? Flexible Terms. OFFICE: Prestigious location center of Downtown 700-1400sqft, Tenant finish allowance, Call Jon Sanders 970.870.0552

STEAMBOAT: Office space singles to 5 room suites. Historic building 737 Lincoln and Mountain location. Private parking both locations. 970-870-3473

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STEAMBOAT:Office Suites Available for Immediate Occupancy. Conference room accessible. Long/short term available. Starting at $400 per month. All inclusive Call Bruce 846-0262 STEAMBOAT:Brand new Oak St prime location. 2350 main floor sq. footage available now for tenant finish. $25sq. ft. NNN 879-1756 STEAMBOAT:Fox Creek Park. 1,140 square foot office space with three brand new built in Knoll workstations, also a private office, and a conference room with flat screen T.V. and high-end electronics, has kitchen and bathroom with shower, and ample parking. $2,565 per month. Call Emily at 970.871.1556.

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STEAMBOAT: A+ Professional Office Building. Features: Reception, conference, windows & kitchen. MOSER & ASSOC. 970-879-2839

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

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STEAMBOAT:1,500SF road frontage shop with well appointed office. Knotty pine built-in cabinets and workstations. 2200SF shop, dock height $8.60SFNNN 879.9133

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STEAMBOAT:First month free. Professional suites and individual offices available at 1205 Hilltop Pkwy from $600. Lofted ceilings, AC, security, plenty of parking, great views from every office. Call Jules 879-5242 STEAMBOAT: Copper Ridge Office / Storefront with storage for rent. Approx 2200 sqft or can be divided 303-350-9436

STEAMBOAT: BEAR RIVER CENTER- Beautiful 2nd floor space available immediately! Perfect for salon, spa, gallery, or office space 960SF. Call Central Park Management today for more information. 970-879-3294 STEAMBOAT: Prime Downtown Location in Historic Professional Office Building! 1,050 sf first class finished space including 3 offices and 5 work stations located at 141 9th Street. Call Ryan at 970-819-2742 STEAMBOAT: Office to share. Nice downtown Architectural office has Space to share. Call Matt @ 970-846-6115.

STEAMBOAT:Successful Oak St. location for lease, Fall ‘09. 1476 sq. ft. plus storage. Good parking. $22/sq. ft. NNN. 879-1756 STEAMBOAT:Hwy 40 Frontage, Logger’s Lane Commercial Center, 2480sf Finished retail, industrial space, overhead garage door, Central AC & Heat. 970-846-5099

STEAMBOAT:Room in large log home, half mile from town. WiFi, NS, NP, WD. $600 month, including utilities. 970-879-3473, leave message.

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:Furnished room available. On bus route, WD, internet, cable. $600 includes utilities. Laura 871-7638, 870-1430.

STEAMBOAT:300 SQ FT, heated storage, 9 ft garage door, 3 foot man door, $300 month. call Michael 846-3587

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 HAYDEN:Large heated storage space available for rent at Hayden airport. Great for a car and motorcycle or just plain storage. Call Kathy 970-879-7090 STORAGE UNITS FOR RENT! 10x10 $50 month, 10x15 $75 month and 10x20 $100 month. 970-879-1065

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

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Affordable Walton Creek 2BD, 2BA. No Banks required, owner will finance, low down $! $249,000 Roy Powell 970-846-1661, RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT

Fabulous FSBO 1900sqft 3BD, 2.5BA + family room, 4th BD, 1/2 duplex on mountain, 1 car garage, Completely remodeled. For more info log on to www.steamboatduplex.com or call 879-5833. Asking $589,900

Shadow Run 2BD, 2BA $300,000. Owner will Finance. 440-666-6008

STEAMBOAT:4Bdrm, large 3.5bath, north of Steamboat on Elk River, Sleeps 10-12, damage deposit, cleaning fee, pets o.k. with deposit, 303-673-0727

Custom Live / Work, High - End Finishes, 2170SqFt, 3 Phase Power, Stainless Steel Appliances, Custom Cabinets, Pre - wire for Sat / TV, Internet & Phone. Owner Builder, Brokers Welcome. $569,750 Call for Appointment 970-819-5480

Commercial Retail in Downtown Steamboat Offered at $899,000 #125768 Excellent commercial retail building in the center of downtown. Extensively remodeled exterior and interior. Used as art gallery for over 10 years. High traffic area would make a great showroom. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty Professional Office=Successful Office Offered at $545,000 #124666 10% down with Small Business Administration financing to purchase your own office suite. Compare what you are paying to lease and call for details. What an excellent opportunity to have your business suite customized to fit your needs. Price includes high end finishes ready to move in. Walk to shopping dining and hospital. Your perfect business location, The Pine Grove Business Center is located on a busy thoroughfare, the free bus route and beautiful Fish Creek. Top it off with Steamboat Ski Area views. Occupancy August 1, 2009. Two units under contract, better hurry. Call Suellyn Godino at 970-846-9967 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Warehouse for sale. Very clean, Wescoin Ridge Unit A#2. 1015 sqft, bathroom, office, 160 sqft storage above. $297,000 Call: 970-879-8202

2 Businesses + land. 3 acres Industrial, Private, Future Developement Potential, Residence and Office, Shop, Exhisting Self Storage. Possible Owner Financing. 970-879-5036

Walk to Starbucks Offered at $382,000 #125995 Admire wildflowers as you cross the pedestrian bridge to Safeway for fresh pastries. Head back to your condo stopping at Starbucks along the way. Grab a newspaper, kick back on your patio and enjoy the morning. Professionally decorated one bedroom+den/2 bath with walk in closet, gas fireplace, garage and low HOA. Convenient to shopping, restaurants, beauty salon, fitness and gourmet food/wine store. Call Peggy Wolfe 970-846-8804 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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STEAMBOAT: THE VICTORIA 10th & Lincoln RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE OR LEASE Hal Unruh - Prudential Steamboat Realty 970-875-2413

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Luxury ski-in - ski-out, 4Bed, 4Bath condo in the Antler’s. Furnished, stainless, granite, awesome amenities. Appraised over $2 mil., Strong nightly rental income in ski season. Looking for Real Estate around $1 mil. Licensed owner Doug Sigg Real Estate of the Rockies 303-579-3674

The Best Bargain @ Ski Time Square Condos Offered at $275,000 #124919 Delightful! The best bargain at Ski Time Square Condos. Charming, 1+ bedroom, 1+ bath condo, currently “beach-front” on ground floor. Walk-out access to the ski mountain with private underground parking. Call Karen Hughes at 970-846-4841 or 970-879-8100 Prudential Steamboat Realty

Waterfront Living Offered at $385,000 #125999 Walk out your back door to enjoy the Yampa River. Fishing, floating, swimming. Located on the bike path for a quick, green commute to downtown. Choose either the upper level 2/2 residential or the lower level for commercial use. Please call for more information. Call Peggy Wolfe 970-846-8804 Prudential Steamboat Realty

Shadow Run, 1BD, second floor, clean, 2 blocks from Gondola. $215,000 Call 970-819-2233

Better Than A Condo! $129,900

4BD, 2BA home with garage. Downtown. Large yard, decks. Land NOT included. No dogs. 970-879-4862. Pocket Sized - But Practical! Offered at $123,000 #125819 Revamped with new wood flooring, appliances and electronics. Complete turn-key unit with steady rental income through VRBO. Convenient access, low HOA fee’s, on site laundry. Sunset views. Priced to move quickly! Call Karen Hughes at 970-846-4841 or 970-879-8100 Prudential Steamboat Realty Looking for an Affordable Condo? There are many condos to choose from! Whether you are looking for a one, two or three bedroom unit, something with a garage or views to take your breath away, give me a call. Something available in all price ranges. Let me show them to you today. Great financing available for qualified buyers. Call Cheryl Foote at 970-846-6444 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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POSSIBLY THE BEST: 2660 s.f. A+ building. Lots of light and parking. Rent possible. For price: MOSER & ASSOC. 970-879-2839

DEERCREEK 1 BEDROOM WITH GARAGE, STORAGE AND FREE PUPPY! Great First Home With $8000 IRS Tax Credit. NEW:Hardwood Floors, Karastan Carpet, Sliding Glass Doors, ETC. LOW HOA! Ski Mountain Views, Breezeway Entrance, Toasty Fireplace, Basement, WD, 2 Decks, Bus, Pets. This Great Condo Has Everything You Could Want For Comfort, Convince & Value! Wait Till You See The New Bathroom! Real Value $295,000 Call 970-846-7275

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Customize your space and preserve your options. Commercial lease with option to buy in professional office space, 800-6000SF. 846.4733

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STEAMBOAT:Mini-home like, by Gondola, large 1BD, 1.5BA luxury condo inside Sheraton. Western museum like art and decor. Pent house style with cathedral ceilings both levels, recent remodel with new furniture and carpet. Sleeps 6-7. Ideal family with kids set up. New King and Queen sleeper bed plus bunkbeds with ottoman bed. vrbo.com/1866 (970)870-9768

Tree Haus 4BD, 2.5BA, 2800 sq ft, BEST LOT IN TREE HAUS! $895,000. Brokers Welcome! Call 970-871-1499

Saddle Mountain Standout Offered at $539,000 #125940 Sitting on over 5 acres and with panoramic views of Saddle Mountain and Trout Creek below, this quaint ranchette sits on the cusp of old-world charm and contemporary delight. Enjoy 2 bedrooms, tongue & groove walls and ceiling, hardwood floors, new carpet, a spacious outdoor deck, greenhouse and a glorious “cabin” feel. Just 15 minutes from town. Call Cam Boyd at 970-879-8100 ext. 416 or 970-846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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

SALE PENDING - LOCAL STARTER OR INVESTOR CONDO MLS#124806 One Bedroom, dogs allowed. Low dues. WD. Tour: www.PropertyPanorama.com/57622

Ski Town Realty, Bruce Tormey, Realtor BruceT34@yahoo.com (970)846-8867

For the Discriminating Buyer Offered at $1,890,000 #125994 Wow! Brand New Construction at its finest. This 5 bedroom, 5 bath and two half bath duplex offers breathtaking views that will make it easy to call this home. There are five bedrooms, all suites, each having its own bathroom. The kitchen and dining area offers plenty of room for family, eating and entertaining. The kitchen is a chef’s dream with its Wolf range, Subzero refrigerator, dual dishwashers, double ovens and prep sink. The family room offers plenty of space to watch TV or play games. Call Cheryl Foote at 970-846-6444 www.SteamboatMountainProperties.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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FSBO, exceptionally nice, updated home, 1860 sq ft, 4 BD, 2 BA. All new windows, new kitchen, family room, A/C, 2 car garage, Large, fenced yard, sprinkler system, two storage sheds. Spacious decks. 1281 Crest Drive, Craig. $244,900 Brokers welcome = 3% 970-824-6804, 970-629-8739

OLD TOWN GEM 157 Hill Street

LOG HOME & CABIN PACKAGE - 1757sqft $60,900.00; 615sqft - $31,900. Many other models available. 719-686-0404 or visit www.highcountryloghomes.NET.

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Absolutely Charming 1930’s home. 2BD+Den 2BA. Only 4 block walk to town. Large master suite. Butcher Knife Creek steps from your door. FSBO $789,000. 970-871-0709 /970-846-3690 BrokerDirectCo.com/#111581

Stagecoach 3BD, 2.5BA, garage, 2300 sqft, stream in back, beautiful Views. $399,000. Room to expand, lease option! Call 970-846-1525 970-736-0890

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Saddle Mountain Beauty Offered at $765,000 #124453 Sitting on over 7 acres and only 10 miles from town, this custom log home has 3 bedrooms and almost 2,900 feet of living space. The finishing touches include large logs and posts, stone tiled flooring, river rock breakfast bar and tongue & groove lofted ceilings to accent the strength of the home. This great horse property has direct views from Sleeping Giant to Mount Zirkel and Saddle Mountain. Call Cam Boyd at 970-879-8100 ext. 416 or 970-846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty Oldtown Charmer. Beautiful, perfectly-kept 2BR,1BA house with 2 car garage. Nice updates to kitchen & bath. Gas f/p, w/d/dw. $565,000 Motivated Seller. Easy to see. MLS #125735 Norbert Turek, Elk River Realty 970-846-1610 www.Elkriverrealty.com

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STAGECOACH. Beautiful 2740SqFt Home 4 5BD, 3BA. Large rec room. Vaulted ceilings and Great room. Slab Granite. Custom cabinets. 2 decks. Big Lake Views. Lots of mature trees. Established neighborhood. Less than 20 minutes to Steamboat. See pics & more info on www.coloradomtnhome.homestead.com. 970-819-1562 MUST SEE! Instant Equity! $489,000 Economical, wonderful, in town; beautiful mature grounds; minute’s walk to river, downtown. 2bd, 2ba home plus detached guesthouse. MLS 124942.www.steamboathomeforsale.com. 970-734-7113.

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Move-in Ready, 3BD, 2BA, 1-car home located within walking distance of downtown Steamboat. Master bath with Whirpool tub and double sink vanity, gas-fireplace 2-decks, extra parking, corner lot, mature landscaping, sprinkler system, on bus-route, bike-path, great views! No HOA, no lot rent. Pioneer Village $430,000 Directions: HWY-40, 1/2 mile west of 13th St, Across from new Community Center, Rt on Conestoga Circle top of hill, brown house on left, 1467 (970)871-4880 (970)819-0347

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Fish Creek Falls Beauty Offered at $1,195,000 #122419 Close to Fish Creek Falls, this 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom home has a large yard and classic barn. Set on almost an acre, you’ll feel like you’re in the country. Enjoy modern appliances and gorgeous views of the Flat Tops. A main floor master suite has private ambiance and great morning sun. A multi-level outdoor deck and wooded side yard make it easy to feel secluded. The barn works great for extra storage, parking, workshop or home office. Call Cam Boyd at 970-879-8100 ext. 416 or 970-846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

Home for Sale in Steamboat II, In a great neighborhood, 3bd, 2ba, 2 car garage, wood stove, hot tub, storage sheds, FSBO, $420,000, 879-6579

Stagecoach Home w/Extras Galore Offered at $499,000 #125954 Wonderful family home in Stagecoach with views of the reservoir. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with fabulous outdoor space. Extras galore: large deck with gorgeous garden area, office area with deck, large partially-finished basement, 3rd garage bay for your outdoor toys plus extra parking area. Great house, Great value. Call Colleen de Jong at 970-846-5569 Colleen@PruSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

Brand New Home in Hayden Offered at $259,900 #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

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Back on the Market with a $20,000 price reduction! Offered at $759,000 #125547 Immaculate Single Family Home offering the ultimate location close to Whistler Park, minutes from the Ski Area, and easy access to the Core Trail. Interior offers a great open floor plan with vaulted T&G wood ceilings. Home is warm and charming with luxury appointments that include new appliances, hickory cabinetry, slate flooring, slate shower surrounds, and beautifully landscaped yard. Filled with brand new mountain furnishings and accessories. Offered turn-key. Truly a MUST SEE residence. Call Kim Kreissig at (970)870-7872 or (970)846-4250 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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FSBO Single Family, Longview Highlands, Built 2001, 3-Bed, 2.5-Bath, Views, Stainless, Fireplace, 3,000 Square Feet for $750,000. (970) 846-0093

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Luxury Home in the Sanctuary Offered at $3,979,000 #125699 This home overlooks the Rollingstone Ranch Golf Course with amazing views of the mountain and valley. This 5 bedroom/ 6 bath home backs up to 38 acres of green space. In addition, a 1 bedroom/ 1 bath caretakers unit completes this estate. The master suite has a private deck, fireplace and oversized his and her closets. A gourmet kitchen, covered deck and media room top off this amazing home. Call for an appointment. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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North Routt CharmOffered at $489,000 #122993 This 4 bedroom, 2 bath home in Clark sits on over 1 acre. Remodeled in 2006, this home has new paint, new doors, new blinds and a new roof. Enjoy stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, radiant floor heat and tiled floors. The master suite incorporates a double sink vanity in the bathroom and double closets. Relax outdoors on 1,000 square feet of covered deck, a fenced garden and private Elk River fishing access. The property has an attached 2-car garage and two additional sheds. Call Cam Boyd at 970-879-8100 ext. 416 or 970-846-8100 www.SteamboatAgent.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Luxury Ski-in/Ski-out Offered at $2,300,000 #125786 Luxury slopeside residence in Premier location within the Antler @ Christie Base community. Highly desirable top floor unit commanding breathtaking unobstructed views of the ski area. This 4 bedroom, 4 bath residence is beautifully appointed and offers all the conveniences one needs to enjoy the ultimate family retreat. Tastefully furnished, turn-key and ready for your occupancy or high-end nightly rental. Call Kim Kreissig at 970-870-7872 or 970-846-4250 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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Brand new, 3BD 2 BA Home in Craig, buyer tax credit with purchase, owner financing available, seller willing to negotiate. Ken 846.4472

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Overlook Drive Oasis Offered at $2,175,000 #125774 This 4 bedroom / 4 ½ bath home has panoramic views from the valley to downtown. The house overlooks the Rollingstone Golf Course 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. 3 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, 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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Views, Views, Views! Offered at $3,595,000 #125698 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 new luxury home. Call for an appointment. Call Marc Small at (970)879-8100 or (970)846-8815 www.ForSaleSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

Walk to the Slopes! Offered at $1,090,000 #123431 Excellent location and ski area views from this single-family home in desirable Landings neighborhood located just two blocks from the Gondola. Gorgeously decorated five bedroom, four bath home featuring vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, wood-burning fireplace and 2 spacious decks with outstanding views. The HOA takes care of the exterior maintenance so you can enjoy life! Call Colleen de Jong at 970-846-5569 Colleen@PruSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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LOWEST PRICED HOME IN BLACKTAIL ESTATES, Priced under recent appraisel, FSBO, 2bd, 2ba, on 5 acres with 2.5 acres in haymeadow, horse friendly neighborhood, remodeled with new windows and red wood decks, slate entry, travertine master bath and much more! 360 degree views, passive solar design, NO HOA’s! 970-819-5632, $589, 995.

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40 ACRES East North CRAIG $100,000, Owner finance 6.5% with $5000 down, $673.95 mo, elec and roads, 970-640-8723

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160 ACRES, 15 miles from Craig Views, quiet water EA access, $379,000, OWC, call Troy 846-2356 or Penny 846-4429, Colorado Group Realty

Location, turn key, beautiful 4BD, 3BA home near Botanic park and Emerald park. 2 car heated garage, sprinkler, fenced back yard, professionally landscaped, views. $550,000 970-846-7018

Nicest 150 acres in the area, mountain top, wooded & private yet close to town, 2BD, 2BA log home, Ponds, Trail System & Wildlife. REDUCED over $700,000 can be split. Call Scoot Colorado Group Realty 970-846-3881 Newly Remodeled Log home on 60 acres, 4 BR, 3 BA, garage, barn, CR 76, north of Hayden. Lease option. 970-276-1314

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STEAMBOAT:New custom home near Whistler Park & open space. Top quality finishes, 3BR, 2BA, garage, huge patio, views & fully furnished. Pics at www.vrbo.com listing #249226. $3,250 mo. Available now through Sept. 30. 970-846-8338

Price Reduced! New home, 2BA, 3BD, 2 Car garage on large lot! Gain instant equity! 980 E 9th, Craig. 970-629-5427

Sleepy Bear #36 MUST SELL! Great opportunity at $10,000. Call 734-6208 2003 Mobil Home for sale. 3bd 2ba on big lot. New carpet inside, new deck and concret parking area. $115,000. (970)629-2380 to inquire.

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Ready to build owner finance 40 acres E.N. Craig, 64x40 pole barn. Older motorhome, electricity, septic, water, phone, $190,000. $20,000 down, approx. $1,930 per month, 970-640-8723

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FSBO 4BD, 4.5BA, 2900sqft Townhome with 900sqft lock off apartment. Great views, $599,999 (970)846-8327 (303)877-4897.

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OWNER MUST SELL! Steamboat Lake Area, Great views! All utilities. $49,500 - Won’t last at this price. 970-846-4742

Ridgeline, single-family lot. Spectacular views, great neighborhood. $190,000. Owner will develop plans/estimates and would consider owner-carry. Norbert Turek, Elk River Realty. 970-846-1610 MLS# 124199 www.elkriverrealty.com

Expansive Ski Area Views Offered at $650,000 #125398 Fantastic price for premier lot with jaw-dropping views of the Steamboat Ski Area and Flat Tops. Upscale neighborhood, expansive views and a flat building site with aspens and scrub oak. Build your luxury dream home on this perfect and private .68 acre lot. Best lot on the market at this price. Call Colleen de Jong at 970-846-5569 Colleen@PruSteamboat.com Prudential Steamboat Realty

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35 Acres Steamboat Lake North, waterfront, $800,000, 727-443-2679

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Owner Says “Sell!” Very Special Property. 7.31 Acres. Power to Property. Great Light & Privacy. Trees have been cleared. $199,000. Call Ivy Baker, Broker Associate at 970-846-7707 Prudential Steamboat Realty.

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3 Old Town Lots in Steamboat Springs, Howelsen and Emerald mountains in your back yard. $300,000 970-826-0307

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2 lots with permit ready plans for unique 4000sqft homes. Existing 3BD, 2BA house $995,000. Owner 619-977-6606

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3BD, 2BA $54,5000 Owner Finance with Down Payment or contract to title. 970-879-8954 Leave message. MILNER:2BR offers affordable living with large kitchen, log accents, wood stove & storage space. $40,000. Joyce Hartless (970) 291-9289 Colorado Group Realty.

New luxury Townhome 4BD, 4BA, 2 car garage. Alder trim, fireplace, central vacuum, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops & more. Close to Ski mountain, bus route & core trail. Lease option available. Leave message 870-6733. $745,000.

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$465,500 MOVE IN READY! MLS#125821 Newly remodeled bathrooms and kitchen. Open and modern, privacy, views, 1/3 acre, master suite, three car garage. Tour: www.PropertyPanorama.com/67633

Very Rare 160 Acres Offered at $2,200,000 #125619 Very rare opportunity to own 160 acres surrounded by national forest and nestled in the forest next to the Flat Tops wilderness area, with Tout Creek running through it. Call the Elkins Team at 970-846-5376 or 970-846-6668 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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SilverSpur Masterpiece, custom finishes and extras gallore. 4BD, 3.5BA, easy show any time, unbeatable price! Roy Powell RE/MAX/STEAMBOAT (970) 846-1661.

40 ACRES, 20 minutes rom Craig, Meadow-Water County Rd access, $94,000, OWC, Call Troy 846-2356 or Penny 846-4429, Colorado Group Realty

Ready to build, 5.3 acre LPS lot. Surrounded by 190 acres of preserved land. Bordering Flying Diamond Ranch, Ag Status, water, good hay. Just off expanded HWY 131, elevated, private setting. Stunning views of ski area. Flat building site, no envelope. FSBO $235,000. 970-819-5353

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A Great Place to Horse Around Offered at $349,900 #125483 Looking for a home ready for your family and horses? Check out this ranch style three bedroom, two bath home north of Hayden. The home sits on 37+ acres and features great mountain views. Fenced and cross fenced with good pasture and alfalfa crop. Loafing sheds and a large shop/garage complete the picture. Low down payment financing available. Call Today! Prudential Steamboat Realty

Cheapest lot in SS city limits, 1.89 acres, Zoned Residential, Subdivision Potential. JV-Subordinate-TradePrice Reduced $30,000. NOW $159,000, Ron Wendler CGR 875-2914

Steamboat, approx 2100 Sq feet, 3 bd, 3ba+ loft office and gameroom. Completely remodeled Kitchen, baths, carpet, new appliances. Great porch, steps away from the pool. Won’t last long at this price! (970)819-8777

35 ACRES, County Road Frontage, Ridgetop, Big Views. Only $79,900, OWC, Call Troy 846-2356 or Penny 846-4429, Colorado Group Realty

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

Charming Captain’s Recreational Retreat! Offered at $649,000 #125509 Fun Included! Fully furnished 3 bed, 3 bath home. 2.75 acres with Mill Creek running through. Includes numerous toys for water/snow activities. Trails abundant with direct access to Routt National Forest and Steamboat Lake Park. Call Karen Hughes at 970-846-4841 or 970-879-8100 Prudential Steamboat Realty

STEAMBOAT:Affordable Whistler, Own A Home, Take Advantage of $8,000 Tax Credit. 2BD, 1.5BA, $249,900. Bill Pyle, Old Town Realty 970-846-7953

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Chateau at Bear Creek Back on the Market! WOW! Was $1,100,000 NOW $899,000! #125702 Beautifully remodeled 5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath townhome located on a pond and a short distance to the base of the ski area. Enjoy exceptional views of Mount Werner from your large wrap around deck. Like new with high-end finishes throughout including granite slab counters, stainless steel appliances, natural stone and travertine bathrooms, wet bar with wine fridge and copper sink... New carpet, paint... the works!! Southern exposure provides excellent light throughout the home. Beautifully landscaped yard with mature garden. Priced to sell!! Call Kim Kreissig at (970)870-7872 or (970)846-4250 Prudential Steamboat Realty

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FSBO: 4BR, 2BA, Large Garage / Shop, 58 fenced Acres, Three Springs, One Pond. $525,000 with incentives. Call Arlan 970-846-3681

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MOUNTAIN TOP HOME 35 ACRES 360 Degree views, LOWEST PRICE IN STEAMBOAT! 3000SqFt, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, Custom Woodwork, Bamboo floors, Granite counters, 3 car garage, 1800sqft of Patio’s. Don Kotowski Rocky Mountain Real Estate 846-8081 or 879-1212 CABIN in Routt National Forest, near Freeman Resevoir, furnished, 800 sq ft, 1 acre lot, MLS # 126085, $124,900, www.routtcabin.com, Amy J. Williams at Colorado Group Realty, 970-846-8601

STEAMBOAT: WANTED:3BR Duplex, TH or SF Downtown or on mtn to trade for 2BR, 2B Lodge unit, beautifully updated including heated tile floors. Short walk or shuttle to base, nicest pool on the mtn! Onsite mgt and great rental income. 970-222-3095

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