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Lanning under fire again
City manager earns criticism, praise in rocky annual evaluation
Friday, July 4, 2008
Steamboat Springs City Manager Alan Lanning strongly refuted rumors Thursday that his job is ending after a rocky evaluation earlier this week.
Lost mountain biker found, not injured
Rescue crews locate Steamboat Springs man in southern Park Range
Friday, June 27, 2008
Routt County Search and Rescue crews have located a Steamboat Springs man who spent last night lost in the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Area. The man is not injured.
Stripes cause strife
Despite outcry, narrowed shoulders could be painted today
Friday, June 27, 2008
Road stripers could widen the lanes of traffic on Routt County Road 36 as soon as today, despite strong public opposition to narrowed shoulders on the popular recreation corridor through Strawberry Park.
Colleagues praise Taylor
Steamboat Springs senator reflects on career at state Capitol
Sunday, June 22, 2008
During 16 years at the Capitol in Denver, state Sen. Jack Taylor was the prime sponsor of 211 bills and 39 resolutions or memorials.
Hundreds gather to mourn Mark and Levi Klapperich
Sunday, June 1, 2008
The overflowing bleachers and bright sunshine at the Hayden High School football field would have made Mark and Levi Klapperich smile.
CD reviews of The Roots, Death Cab for Cutie and Flogging Molly
Friday, May 30, 2008
The Roots tell you right off the bat: Contents under pressure. Do not shake.
Foreign affairs
Lowell Whiteman School students spend month overseas
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Just a few weeks ago, 17-year-old Daniel Wright found himself in Senegal, surrounded by government officials and soldiers carrying automatic weapons.
Helping outside the classroom
2008 Friends of Education praised for work on playgrounds
Friday, May 23, 2008
Julie Taulman, Shelly St. Pierre and Ed MacArthur are quick to praise the generosity of the Steamboat Springs community. But few give more than them.
Matt Tredway named Teacher of the Year
Thursday, May 22, 2008
To learn math concepts, sixth-graders in Matt Tredway’s class at Steamboat Springs Middle School are designing houses and getting a feel for blueprints in a unit on architecture.
CHS graduates flip tassels in front of friends, family
Monday, May 19, 2008
The crowd would have matched a graduation of 20 students, not two.
In a class by themselves
Lifelong friends to share the stage as Christian Heritage School graduates
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Christian Heritage School’s entire class of 2008 lives in one house. And shares one bedroom. CHS seniors Theresa Cutter and Kristen Miller, both 18, met in kindergarten, if not preschool.
South Routt talks road repairs
County commissioners give dim funding outlook in public meeting
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Road repairs and rising transportation costs dominated the conversation between South Routt County residents and county commissioners at a public meeting Tuesday in Oak Creek Town Hall.
Students put individual touches on Yampa Valley School mural
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Joel Ocejo, 16, drowned out the light-hearted conversation of his classmates as he leaned forward and focused on his artwork.
Clinton, Obama debate hits home
Routt County Democrats engaged in lively presidential candidate conversation
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Across the nation, politically active Democrats are engaging in a spirited debate about whom their party should nominate for president.
Rancher asks for water funds
Request raises eyebrows at Yampa/White River Basin meeting
Friday, May 9, 2008
A leading Northwest Colorado water official received initial support Wednesday to use state funds for a study assessing a potential private reservoir on his family ranch.
Schaffer touts tax breaks
U.S. Senate candidate talks fiscal policy with GOP
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Jack Taylor began to bow his way off the political stage while Al White prepared for another act Saturday night at the Old Town Pub & Restaurant.
Hayden Destination Imagination team invents story behind mythical ocean zone
Sunday, May 4, 2008
With just a nail and some copper wiring, Ian Cadenhead can explain the secrets of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.
High school Knowledge Bowl team places 13th in state
Saturday, May 3, 2008
If members of the Steamboat Springs High School Knowledge Bowl team were baseball players, they would have hit nearly .500 this season.
Soda Creek taking shape
New elementary school features broad arcade, roomy feel and a fireplace
Friday, May 2, 2008
The new Soda Creek Elementary School is nothing like its predecessor. The ceilings are higher. The hallways are wider. There are no pillars in the middle of classrooms.
Hayden CSAP results strong
Steamboat steady; South Routt third-grade reading scores dip
Friday, May 2, 2008
Hayden improved, Steamboat Springs held steady, and South Routt struggled in unofficial third-grade reading test results released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Education.
Steamboat seventh-graders honored for health skit
Friday, May 2, 2008
Wednesday at Steamboat Springs Middle School, friends crowded around seventh-grader Codi Coghlan and urged her to join them in the latest trend of losing weight.
Cunningham hired
New superintendent to make $150,000 a year plus benefits in two-year contract
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dr. Shalee Cunningham, an educational consultant from Napa, Calif., is the new superintendent of the Steamboat Springs School District.
South Routt first-graders turn classroom into rain forest, offer tours
Sunday, April 27, 2008
A blue river wound across the floor, a green forest canopy covered the ceiling and animals including a snake and a monkey relaxed on children’s desks.
South Routt takes energy lead
Overhaul includes biomass heating
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The South Routt School District could be the last in Colorado to heat its schools with coal. In a matter of months — after the hazardous coal boilers installed in 1970 are removed and replaced — it could also be the first Colorado school district to heat a school with biomass, using wood pellets from plants in Kremmling or Walden.
Bigger degree at CMC
Four-year bachelor’s in education program to start this summer
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The first four-year degree program at Colorado Mountain College’s local campus is scheduled to begin this summer and could be a model for more expanded programs in the future.
South Routt students shine in FFA competition
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Byron Dean likely doesn’t need fresh wallpaper or a new paint job for his classroom walls at Soroco High School. There probably are more than enough FFA awards to fill the space.
Charter school officials plan new building
Current North Routt facility overcrowded
Sunday, April 20, 2008
North Routt educators are undertaking an ambitious process to fund and construct a new school in Clark.
Reed resigns as South Routt superintendent
Superintendent to leave school district June 30 for Grand Junction job
Friday, April 18, 2008
South Routt School District Superintendent Kelly Reed announced his resignation Thursday night. His resignation is effective June 30.
Project aims to verify carbon offsets
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Steamboat Springs is one of eight potential pilot communities for a state program to certify and sell carbon offsets, or reductions of greenhouse gas emissions to counter pollution created elsewhere.
Soda Creek students present songs, dances during masquerade
Soda Creek third-graders present multicultural songs, dances during masquerade
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Alex Wadsworth, 8, strode confidently onto the gymnasium floor in an orange-and-white dress she said came from Japan.
County adds voting equipment
Officials concerned about registration system
Friday, April 11, 2008
Routt County has 20 more electronic voting machines to use in upcoming elections, but the county’s top election official expressed “serious concerns” Thursday that a new statewide voter registration system could crash in November.
Climbing wall up at middle school
Concrete and steel structure challenging students
Thursday, April 10, 2008
As sixth-grader Malia Fraioli scaled a climbing wall like an adventurous spider Wednesday, teacher Matt Tredway wasn’t only watching her hands.
Carpenter Ranch to Costa Rica
Local high school students make a difference through Rotary Interact Club
Sunday, April 6, 2008
She lives in an expensive real estate market, but Steamboat Springs High School junior Meghan Hanrahan found a way to purchase land.
Learning about life
High school juniors acquire new skills at symposium
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Jacquelyn Mitchell had many time-honored lessons Thursday for local high school students learning about job interviews.
SSMS project moves forward
Fund Board approves up to $1.46 million for construction
Thursday, April 3, 2008
A long-awaited construction project at Steamboat Springs Middle School could break ground this summer after its funding took a big step forward Wednesday night.
J. Elliott re-elected mayor
Three newcomers win seats on Oak Creek Town Board
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Oak Creek Mayor J. Elliott was re-elected to another term Tuesday, edging out challenger and former mayor Gerry Greenwood by just three votes.
J. Elliott re-elected mayor; three newcomers win town trustees seats
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Oak Creek Mayor J. Elliott was re-elected to another term Tuesday, edging out challenger and former mayor Gerry Greenwood by just three votes.
Finalists offer a range of skills
Superintendent interviews Friday
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Shalee Cunningham says she works best in small school districts such as Steamboat Springs.
Heritage school hoops it up
March Madness reading program inspires young bookworms
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Every student who heard the question — “Who read the most?” — immediately pointed to Hannah Kline.
Chuck & Lynn Abbott
Sunday, March 30, 2008
In 1965, Lynn Rich met her future husband. But she didn’t pick him up. Her mother did.
Barb De Vries
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Barb De Vries, a former sexton at the United Methodist Church, is retired — almost.
Fund Board sales tax idea raises some eyebrows
City officials undecided about whether to share revenues with Hayden, South Routt districts
Saturday, March 29, 2008
City officials were undecided Friday about whether to share revenues from the city’s half-cent sales tax for education with school districts in Hayden and South Routt.
Fund Board confirms ballot push
Voters likely to decide this year on education sales tax renewal
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Steamboat Springs voters likely will decide this year whether to renew the city’s half-cent sales tax for education, and the decision could include whether to give some tax revenue to the Hayden and South Routt school districts.
Knezevich tops agenda
2008-09 calendar also up for School Board action tonight
Monday, March 24, 2008
Steamboat Springs High School Principal Mike Knezevich’s name stands alone on tonight’s Steamboat Springs School Board agenda.
Science students make sense of mess
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Steamboat Springs High School science teacher Cindy Gay, who provides endless hands-on activities for her students, had yet another surprise in store for her physical science classes after blues break.
Willett House not part of church plan
Historic home across the street from proposed expansion of Holy Name Catholic Church
Saturday, March 22, 2008
The downtown Steamboat Springs house at 544 Oak St., used by the Pregnancy Resource Center and known as the Good Shepherd House, is not the former residence of the late Dr. Frederick E. Willett.
Eagle County hires Smyser
Steamboat’s interim superintendent to lead Vail-area district
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Two of Steamboat Springs’ top rivals on high school athletic fields scooped the Sailors in the search for a superintendent.
Knezevich’s renewal uncertain
School Board to address principal’s future employment Monday
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The contract of Steamboat Springs High School Principal Mike Knezevich might not be renewed for the next school year.
Students hear message of strength at leadership symposium
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Kevin Basik has the kind of infectious enthusiasm that can spark a roomful of laughter with a corny joke.
Between the lines
Assessing reading skills in young students a challenging, constant process
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Eric Casey, 7, spent part of Thursday morning diving into colorful books such as “The Messy Monster,” “Arthur’s Underwear” and “The Penguin Finds a Hot Dog.”
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