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Vol. 21, No. 267
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Steamboat Springs High School senior Joe Dover jumps and hugs quarterback Austin Hinder after Steamboat’s 30-21 win against Glenwood Springs High School on Friday in Glenwood. By beating Glenwood, Steamboat earned the Western Slope League title. For story, see page 11.
Denver’s 1st loss Page 11
Core Trail work starts
Addition to begin behind Walton Pond and head upstream Tom Ross
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Correction Jody Patten is the U.S. Highway 40 project information manager for Scott Contracting. Her employer was incorrectly reported in the article “Bumps in the roadwork” on page 1 of Friday’s Steamboat Today.
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Excavating crews took advantage of the unseasonably mild weather this week to launch construction of a $374,000 extension of the Yampa River Core Trail on the city’s south side. The city of Steamboat Springs is using grants from
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Friday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 3-10-11-19-39 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
Great Outdoors Colorado and the Colorado Department of Transportation to add 3,200 feet to the trail. The new segment begins behind Walton Pond Apartments and the U.S. Forest Service headquarters and travels upstream along the river to Dougherty Road adjacent to the Steamboat Christian Center. The trail will be paved in concrete to a width of 10 feet. The
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work includes restoration of wetlands along the river. The new segment of the trail does not offer direct access to the river, Craig Robinson said. He supervises rodeo, ski area, trails and open space for the Parks, Open Space and Recreational Services Department. “We’re definitely looking to complete the trail and replace wetlands this fall,” Robinson
said. “If we can get the concrete done, that would be great.” If concrete cannot be poured before winter weather sets in, the crews will aim to do that work next spring before high water. That would be necessary to meet the deadline specified in the GOCo grant. The successful bidder on the See Core Trail, page 6
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