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Monday November 2, 2009
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Vol. 21, No. 262
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Gas prices Cost of a gallon of regular unleaded fuel on Sunday
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A slide and a smile
Fuel Stop.....................$2.60 West Kum & Go.........$2.54 7-Eleven......................$2.55 Petro West..................$2.75 Phillips 66..............................$2.69 Bob’s Conoco........................$2.68 Space Station........................ $2.69 Hilltop Sinclair.........................$2.74 Anglers Kum & Go...................$2.54 Ski Haus....................................$2.69 Mount Werner Sinclair...............$2.59 Shell............................................$2.69 Shop & Hop................................$2.59 State Average.....................$2.60 National Average................$2.69
S t e a m b o at S p r i n g s
A quiet Halloween Police, Sheriff’s Office and State Patrol see few arrests during holiday weekend Page 5
sports
Danielle Heit and her 1 1/2-year-old son, William Heit, play on the slide at Whistler Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Joel Reichenberger/staff
Still time to vote
Ballots due at 1 of 5 election locations by 7 p.m. Tuesday Jack Weinstein
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Ravens halt Broncos Page 19
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■ Index Briefs . . . . . . . . . 10 Classifieds . . . . . 24 Comics . . . . . . . 22 Crossword . . . . . 23 County Agenda . . 6 Happenings . . . . . 7
One day before the end of Routt County’s first all-mail election, there’s still time to cast your ballot. Routt County Clerk and Recorder Kay Weinland has a few last-minute reminders for voters before the election concludes at 7 p.m. Tuesday. For those who have not
Horoscope . . . . . 22 The Record . . . . 10 Scoreboard . . . . 21 Sports . . . . . . . . 19 ViewPoints . . . . . 8 Weather . . . . . . . 31
Saturday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 3-4-14-27-32 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
received a ballot, they can ballots. Anyone wishing to be picked up in the turn in a ballot must do Elections Office on so by dropping it off the third floor of at one of the five the Routt County locations in the Courthouse until county: the Routt the election ends. County Clerk Replacement bal- SteamboatPilot.com/election2009 and Recorder’s lots also can be Office at the picked up until 7 Routt County p.m. Tuesday. All Courthouse, Yam ballots are due by pa Town Hall, Oak that time. Creek Town Hall, It is now too late to mail Hayden Town Hall and the
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Sunshine and some clouds. High of 48.
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Clark Store. For city voters, this year’s ballot includes three contested races for Steamboat Springs City Council, in districts 1 and 2 and for the at-large seat; one contested Steamboat Springs School Board race, for the District 1 seat; and Referendum 2C, which proposes lowering the amount of signatures needed See Election, page 14
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