Steamboat Today, Oct. 19, 2009

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S t e a m b o at

today

Monday October 19, 2009

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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Vol. 21, No. 250

RO U T T

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

FREE

C O U N T Y ’ S

DA I LY

N E W S PA P E R

A day for the dogs

Fuel Stop.....................$2.44 West Kum & Go.........$2.43 7-Eleven......................$2.39 Petro West..................$2.61 Phillips 66..............................$2.46 Bob’s Conoco........................$2.58 Space Station.........................$2.54 Hilltop Sinclair.........................$2.54 Anglers Kum & Go...................$2.43 Ski Haus....................................$2.59 Mount Werner Sinclair...............$2.44 Shell............................................$2.55 Shop & Hop................................$2.49 State Average.....................$2.43 National Average................$2.54

h ay d e n

Low bids, few buyers Land auction for Dry Creek Village sites struggles amid recession Page 3

sports

Joel Reichenberger/staff

Zelda Lacey leaps for a tennis ball thrown by Marie Lacey on Sunday. The pups got a one-day pass to the pools at the Old Town Hot Springs, which will undergo a seasonal cleaning.

Program keeps growing

Masquerade Ball benefits support services for families affected by autism Margaret Hair

Pilot & Today Staff

Steamboat Springs

Falcons fly past Bears Page 21

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■ Index Briefs . . . . . . . . . 10 Classifieds . . . . . 27 Colorado . . . . . . 15 Comics . . . . . . . 25 Crossword . . . . . 25 Happenings . . . . . 7

When guests come through the door at Yampa Valley Autism Program’s second annual Masquerade Ball, they’ll have a chance to bid on masks created by some of the children the program serves. Tagged with information about the child who designed it, each auction-item mask ben-

Horoscope . . . . . 26 Nation . . . . . . . . 19 Scoreboard . . . . 24 Sports . . . . . . . . 21 ViewPoints . . . . . 8 World . . . . . . . . . 35

Saturday night’s  Cash 5 numbers: 15-21-23-27-30 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.

efits an organization that in the past several years has grown from its grass-roots to provide services to more than 40 families in Routt and Moffat counties. The Masquerade Ball is from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Three Peaks Grill, and it includes live music by the Worried Men, dinner music by the Fairlie Well Trio, a cocktail hour, dinner, drawings, a live auction and dancing. Tickets are $60 for

■ weather

Mostly sunny. High of 67.

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individuals and $115 for couples. Live auction items include a five-day, four-night stay in Belize; an Avalanche package with hockey game tickets and a signed jersey; a five-day stay in Puerto Vallarta; and a gourmet dinner with limo transportation. Yampa Valley Autism Pro­ gram provides services such as social groups for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, early intervention and infor-

mation, and respite opportunities for families, said executive director LuEtta Loeber. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre­ vention, “autism spectrum disorders are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause severe social, communication and behavior challenges. People with ASDs handle information in their brain differently See Autism, page 14

■ There’s more online For around-the-clock updates, breaking local news and sports scores, videos, photos and an interactive community forum, visit www.steamboatpilot.com.


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