By Shannon Lukens.
Here are the board results for Yampa Valley Electric Association.
- District 2 – Moffat County, Sunbeam, and Maybell will be Ray DuBois.
- District 3 -City of Craig will be Sasha Nelson (incumbent – uncontested)
- District 6 -North Routt County and Steamboat Springs will be Tom Fox.
Smoke blowing into the Yampa Valley could be from the Spring Creek Fire. It’s burning near Parachute. The Oak Creek Fire Rescue Wildland Team says on their Facebook page that they have sent three engines and 13 crew members to help with the Spring Creek Fire. Residents of Garfield County, and also Routt and Moffat counties are reminded to sign up for your county’s Emergency Notification System.
SPRING CREEK FIRE UPDATE NEAR PARACHUTE
Garfield County residents are being asked to sign up for the Emergency Notification System at https://garco911.com/
Routt County Emergency Notifications www.RouttCountyAlerts.com
Sign up in Moffat County through the Sheriff’s Office website at Crimewatch.net or look for the Office of Emergency Management on the Moffat County Government page.
- Link: https://member.everbridge.net/819965091381281/login
- Or this link: https://moffatcounty.colorado.gov/government/departments/office-of-emergency-management
The City of Craig has been awarded a grant of $100,000. It’s to hire a full-time Recreation & Events Coordinator, to work with event planning and marketing for outdoor recreation assets in and around Craig. The grant comes from the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office. The 12 recipients were announced by Governor Polis’ office.
CITY OF CRAIG RECEIVES $100,000 GRANT FROM STATE
The Moffat County School District Board of Education met this week. The district discussed the most urgent projects that need funding, including repairs or a new roof at Sandrock Elementary, asphalt work at Ridgeview Elementary, Craig Middle School, and Moffat County High School, repairs at the baseball field where the Bulldogs play, and the gym floor at the high school also needs to be redone. But for that to happen, the bleachers have to be removed, and they can’t be reinstalled. So it would be a new gym floor and new bleachers. The project is out to bid. Also at Monday’s meeting, school district staff gets a 4% across-the-board pay increase. Bulldog Academy is being created. And open enrollment and preschool enrollment begins July 1 for Moffat County Schools, at MoffatSD.org
MOFFAT COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING UPDATE FOR JUNE 26, 2023
Seven care team members for Casey’s Pond Senior Living Community are no longer working for Casey’s Pond. Spokesperson Pam Sullivan says it happened recently. She said two left for personal reasons. Others are no longer working there because she says they did not meet the Standards of Service for Casey’s Pond. They were traveling agency personnel. Sullivan says the care and services at Casey’s Pond is not being impacted. She says they are “engaging with other traveling agency care partners to meet our standard of care.” Sullivan adds, “Casey’s Pond takes our responsibility seriously in providing care and services to older adults with respect, compassion, and love.”
The City of Steamboat Springs is hosting a Community Open House. It’s with students from the CU Denver Planning Studio. The graduate students are spending the summer working with the City of Steamboat Springs to help create a new Steamboat Springs Area Community Plan. There is an Open House from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at the Steamboat Springs Community Center.
YOUR INPUT IS WELCOMED FOR THE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA COMMUNITY PLAN
Aerial mosquito treatment spraying will continue tonight through Thursday in Craig and Maybell, weather permitting. Spraying will be in the early morning or late evening. If you see the application being done, bring children and pets inside, close your doors and windows, and turn off any fans or coolers. For questions, call Moffat County Weed and Pest at 970-824-9184.
You’ll see and hear a Chinook helicopter flying over the slopes of Steamboat Resort today. Doppelmayr is using the helicopter to fly up the towers for the extension of the Wild Blue Gondola. There could be impacts and delays for riding and hiking on the trails.
The Senior Social Center of Craig is inviting all to an expo to find out more about resources and volunteer opportunities. Non-profits can also find volunteers. There will be cardiovascular health screenings as well as food, fun, and prizes. It’s from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at the Yampa Building in Craig, at 775 Yampa Ave.
Remember the big, fire-breathing dragon that was in so many Steamboat parades? The last time we saw it was 2018. The dragon was spotted being pulled by a truck down Lincoln Avenue Tuesday. We asked at the stoplight if the huge dragon will be in the 4th of July Parade next Tuesday and the answer was yes.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.