By Shannon Lukens.
Yampa Valley Electric Association has reached a 15-year agreement with Guzman Energy to provide wholesale power to the cooperative. YVEA will end its agreement with Xcel Energy, and that should take about five years. This is expected to save tens of millions of dollars for YVEA and its customers. Guzman Energy is based in Denver.
- Details on the transition
- Yampa Valley Electric Association
- Guzman Energy
- YVEA REACHES AGREEMENT WITH GUZMAN ENERGY
The first Northwest Colorado Energy Summit is Friday and Saturday at the Quality Inn in Craig. Former Moffat County Commissioner Ray Beck says the mission of the summit is to advocate, communicate, and educate about options for energy. Ray Beck is with a group called JOLT which is helping organize the Energy Summit. JOLT stands for Joint Organizations Leading Transition. The power plants and coal mines in Moffat County and in Colorado have been mandated to shut down in the next seven years.
- Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 2
- Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon June 3
NORTHWEST COLORADO ENERGY SUMMIT RECEIVES MORE SUPPORT
Steamboat Radio News continues to inquire of the U.S. Postal Service officials about why residents of Steamboat Springs and Routt County have to pay for a P.O. Box when they have no other way to get their mail. James Boxrud, with Strategic Communications with the United States Postal Service in Denver, wrote to us saying, “The analysis for Post Office Box Fee determination for each of the 7,062 Steamboat Springs Post Office Boxes is still ongoing. We will inform customers when we’ve made a final determination.”
Steamboat Radio News will keep asking until this is resolved for the community.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has already had to euthanize two bears in Steamboat Springs. Keep your doors locked on your homes and vehicles at all times. Also scare the bears away by making noise. But don’t to shoot them to haze them which is what may be happening in one Routt County neighborhood. Here’s Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Kris Middledorf.
“You can bang pots and pans. You can make a bunch of noise. But we don’t need people taking it into their own hands, using firearms to shoot at bears.”
Steamboat Radio News has learned of a family of bears in the Tree Haus neighborhood. Neighbors have been making noise to scare them away, but they say one neighbor has been shooting at the bears. Here’s Routt County Undersheriff Josh Carrell.
“We are here to protect everyone, especially if anybody feels unsafe, we encourage you to contact the Routt County Sheriff’s office or law enforcement immediately. We ask that everyone is responsible gun owners who possesses them.”
One neighbor says they have respectfully requested of the neighbor not to shoot a gun at the bears anymore in the neighborhood. If it happens again, neighbors plan to reach out to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office.
DON’T USE A GUN TO HAZE BEARS AWAY
The City of Steamboat Springs would like more input from the community on the new Civic Plaza being built at the new City Hall and Fire Station complex on 10th Street. There are two designs and you can see them at EngageSteamboat.net. There is a link to vote on your favorite.
The Steamboat Springs School District has been recognized as one of 11 districts in the state as “Accredited with Distinction.” Soda Creek Elementary was given the Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award and the John Irwin Award, which North Routt Community Charter School also received. It is given to schools that demonstrate exceptional academic achievement over time.
Today is the last day of school for students in the Steamboat Springs School District.
The Yampa River Festival continues through Sunday. The best time to watch is Saturday, at the C-Hole behind Bud Werner Memorial Library.
Bark in the Park is Saturday, June 3, at the City Dog Park in Craig. It’s sponsored by the Humane Society of Moffat County. Pet friendly vendors, food trucks, and more will be there from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s free, but please bring a bag of dry cat food to help with the local pet food pantry.
Northwest Colorado Health is hosting a free Kick-Off to Summer event on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at City Park in Craig. Bring your family to enjoy the sunshine and outdoors, visit with neighbors and make new friends. Games and activities will be provided by local community organizations. This is a great opportunity to connect with local resources and meet other families. Families are encouraged to bring layered clothing, hats and sunscreen, drinking water, lawn chairs and a picnic lunch. (This will be a nonalcoholic family event.) For more information, or if you are a community organization that would like to participate, please contact Kim Maneotis at 970-870-4119 or Marco Borja at 970-875-7341.
The Food Truck Carnival is in Craig, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, in the 500 Block of Yampa Ave.
You’re invited to an afternoon of fun at the Moffat County Library in Craig. It’s a Kick-off Carnival for the Summer Reading Program, with games, stories, crafts, food and fun. It’s from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 3.
The Summer Reading Program at the Moffat County Libraries runs June 3 through Aug. 31. There’s Kids Club on Tuesdays. On Thursdays, there’s Story Time, the Lego Club, and Music & Movement. Find out more on the Moffat County Library website.
Family Fun Day with Routt County Search and Rescue is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3. It is at Vanatta Field and the Howelsen Hill Beach. This community event is free for the family with games and fun for the kids, Search and Rescue Equipment on display, and the Classic Air Medical Helicopter.
Clean-up Day in Oak Creek is Saturday, June 3. Meet at the town’s Public Works Facility at 618 Lillian Lane at 8:30 a.m. Oak Creek residents can dispose of two pick-up loads at $5 per load. But no liquid waste, or coaches, and mattresses, and electrical things like TVs and computers. Tires can be tossed for $10 per tire.
The Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association is hosting the 111th Annual Reunion Dinner and “Country Barn Dance.” It’s Saturday, June 3, at the Freeman Fairfield Center at 3rd and Main in Meeker. All of the information is at RBCPioneers.org
The 2023 Baggs Ball is Saturday evening, June 3. The theme is “Boots and Bling.” It’s a fundraiser for the Valley Community Center, with great food and lots of dancing. Questions? Call 307-383-2166.
The 42nd annual Steamboat Marathon is June 4. Runners are competing in the marathon, half-marathon, and a 10K. Be aware of road closures.
THE STEAMBOAT MARATHON IS THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 4
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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