By Shannon Lukens.
A Grand County man died in a rafting accident Monday. The 38-year-old man has not yet been identified. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office says he was an experienced rafter, and was wearing a helmet and personal flotation device when he fell overboard. It happened in the Colorado River, at Pyrite Rapids in the Gore Canyon, outside of Kremmling. Grand County Search and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene. They got a lot of help from a Union Pacific Railroad crew that was able to get them to the area were the man’s body was able to be pulled out of the water.
GRAND COUNTY MAN DIES IN RAFTING ACCIDENT
Routt County now has a new American Sign Language interpreter, based in the community. Jillian Chamberlain recently signed the Town Hall meeting with Senator Hickenlooper. She was hired in June as a full-time staff member for STARS, which is Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports. She will serve STARS, but also be available for Steamboat Ski Resort, Routt County, the school district and any other groups that may need her ASL interpreting services.
Contact Jillian at: jillian@steamboatstars.com
ASL INTERPRETER IS HIRED FOR STARS AND OTHER GROUPS IN NW COLORADO
CDOT is hosting a Truck “Roadeo” this morning at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. Maintenance employees will compete against each other and other CDOT employees from around the state. You can go and watch and kids will be able to climb on some of CDOT’s heavy equipment. It’s free from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
It is Back-to-School Night at Sleeping Giant School today. The Open House is from 5-7 p.m.
It’s also Back-to-School Night for Strawberry Park Elementary. Grades 3-5 are from 5-5:30 p.m. Grades K-2 are from 5:45-6:15 p.m.
Community Agriculture Alliance and Friends of the Yampa are hosting an event at the Commons on 7th Street in Steamboat this evening. Nine groups will be there to work together on how to manage water resources in the Yampa Valley Basin. It starts at 5:30 p.m.
A workshop on Conserving Water in your Garden and Yard is in South Routt County at 6 p .m. tonight. Yampa Valley Sustainability Council is hosting the free workshop on water conservation practices and principles for gardens and landscaping. After the presentation, there will be a tour of a local garden to show some water conservation practices in action. Link to register
The 2nd Annual Warhorse Stampede will be “Puttin’ Fore Patriots” today at Rolling Stone Ranch Golf course. All proceeds go to Warhorse Ranch programming and operations. It is a fun golf tournament with a National Lampoon’s Caddyshack type seriousness, various contests, and there will also be hecklers driving around. Lots of fun! Register at www.Warhorseranch.org as an individual or team. And sponsorships are available.
The Colorado High School Cycling League was Sunday in Frisco. Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athletes competed, with 25 racers representing Steamboat Springs High School and Steamboat Mountain School. The team took first place in their division.
Some of the top finishes were Mary McLarnon winning the girls varsity race, with Eva Minotto in second. Aidan Haack took second place for varsity boys. Ryan Montgomery was fourth for JV. Whitney Warnke won for freshmen girls.
The Colorado League has more than 160 high schools. The Steamboat Springs Team compete in the Yampa region. The next competition is in Steamboat, Sept. 9-10. Volunteers are needed, if you can help.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL CYCLISTS HAVE TOP FINISHES
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