Steamboat Today, Nov. 5, 2009

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S T E A M B O AT

TODAY

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

®

Vol. 21, No. 265

RO U T T

S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S

Duty taken from BOCES

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C O U N T Y ’ S

DA I LY

N E W S PA P E R

Picture perfect

Federal No Child Left Behind money to go directly to school districts Page 5

S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S

Mail ballots could stay Routt County could use method in future odd-year, primary elections Page 3

SPORTS JOHN F. RUSSELL/STAFF

Mary Levingston hangs a painting for the second annual Steamboat Springs Arts Council Holiday Art Auction and Fundraiser. The benefit will hold a preview of the exhibit from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Depot Art Center. Early bidding on the donated artwork also will start Friday. For story, see page 6.

Top seat up for grabs Hermacinski hopes to be elected City Council president

Swiggart a finalist Page 17

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Cari Hermacinski is making no secret of her aspirations to be the next president of the Steamboat Springs City Council. Hermacinski won re-election Tuesday against former

■ LOTTO

■ INDEX Briefs . . . . . . . . . 10 Classifieds . . . . . 24 Comics . . . . . . . 23 Crossword . . . . . 23 Happenings . . . . . 7 Horoscope . . . . . 22

Brandon Gee

PILOT & TODAY STAFF

The Record . . . . 10 Scoreboard . . . . 21 Sports . . . . . . . . 17 Sudoku . . . . . . . 23 ViewPoints . . . . . 8 Weather . . . . . . . 31

Wednesday night’s  Powerball numbers: 10-11-14-45-51 17 Lotto numbers: 2-18-20-30-31-36 Cash 5 numbers: 3-15-17-22-27

City Council President Kevin Bennett. Kenny Reisman and Jim Engelken, who also is a former councilman, won their races and will be the only new members to join the body when it meets Tuesday for the first time since the election and begins to chart a course

■ WEATHER

Partly sunny. High of 58.

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for the next two years. “I’d like to. I’d love that challenge,” Hermacinski said Wednesday about the prospect of becoming the next council president. “That’s what I’ve been practicing for the past couple years.” Hermacinski was referring to the fact she has served as

president pro tem under current City Council President Loui Antonucci since she was elected in 2007. Antonucci is leaving the council. The City Council president runs council meetings and, with the president pro tem, sets council agendas. See Council, page 12

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