By Shannon Lukens.
Courtney Diehl of Steamboat Springs has been reappointed to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine by Governor Polis. She is the board president. The board regulates and licenses veterinarians in the State of Colorado.
Moffat County will have National Voter Registration Day all day today, Tuesday, Sept. 19. Stop by the new Moffat County Courthouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is also a good time to update or change any voter information.
Steamboat Springs City Council meets this evening, Tuesday, Sept. 19. One agenda item has the Steamboat Chamber staff requesting $750,000 for the “continuance of ongoing destination promotion efforts.” A letter to council from the Chamber says, “We were able to highlight responsible visitation and our Kindness Floats the Boat messaging to new and repeat visitors.”
Tuesday night’s meeting also has an update from the Parks and Recreation Commission.
One part of City Manager Gary Suiter’s report includes hockey news. Steamboat Stampede Youth Hockey has started practicing. The Adult Hockey League for the fall has 16 teams registered, with an average roster size of 12. Howelsen Ice Arena will also be getting heated sidewalks at the building and the main entrance in the spring.
The council meeting starts at 5 p.m. and is also on Zoom.
2024 Chamber Proposal Presentation
Parks and Recreation Commission Report
A rusty crayfish has been discovered in Lake Granby, south of Grand Lake, in neighboring Grand County. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says it is the first time a rusty crayfish has been found in the Upper Colorado River Basin. It is an invasive species, actually first discovered back in 2009 in the Yampa River and at Catamount Reservoir. They are believed to have been illegally introduced as bait, by people fishing.
CPW says to only use legal bait in Colorado. Don’t throw any bait back in the water, if it is alive. Clean, drain, and dry your gear and water craft before going to another body of water. Don’t ever dispose of pets or unwanted aquarium plants or animals in natural systems.
CPW SAYS INVASIVE SPECIES DISCOVERED IN LAKE GRANBY
Forty new U.S. citizens are being sworn in Wednesday morning, at the Colorado National Monument in Fruita. They are from 21 countries. There is at least one person from Steamboat Springs who will take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States.
The Class of 2026 and 2027 at Steamboat Springs High School are the two biggest classes ever at the high school and the largest class in the district. Here’s Steamboat Radio News Intern Chloe Sachs.
The sophomore class at Steamboat Springs High School has 231 students and the Freshman class has 224. Principal Jay Hamric knew it was a big freshman class so they held a pep rally to make sure the freshmen felt comfortable and knew they were being celebrated.
“We had an amazing pep rally, on the very first day of school and welcomed this large class and to give them a warm, big, loud greeting where the entire student body, 10th grade through 12th grade, stood on their feet and give them a big ovation.”
Hamric says one of the only adjustments of the large class sizes was that they had to bring some extra desks out of storage. He also says the large class sizes have resulted in larger sports teams and more participation in band, choir, and theater.
CLASS SIZES ARE GROWING AT STEAMBOAT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
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