- By Shannon Lukens.
Some swastikas were drawn in a 5th grade bathroom at Soda Creek Elementary School in Steamboat Springs Tuesday afternoon. Steamboat Springs School District and school administration met with 5th grade students to discuss the gravity of making derogatory comments and using hateful symbols. Due to the age of the students, the school district told parents that they are approaching the incident with increased education to help the students better understand why hate and antisemitism have no place in our schools and community.
The Inspector General for the U.S. Post Office has finally completed and released an Audit Report of delivery and customer service in the mountain towns of Colorado. The report confirms that customers here have experienced lower on-time service for packages and mail, and the main reason is that it is hard to hire and retain personnel. It also sites inadequate management and lack of communication, “that resulted in significant delays, incorrect package returns, and misinformation for customers.” The report says they have made ten recommendations to fix the problems.
Colorado lawmakers Bennet, Hickenlooper, and Neguse sent out a press release about the confirmation of the deficiencies in local mail service, which they also credited local media for bringing it to their attention. We have been reporting on this since January.
US POSTMASTER GENERAL RELEASES AUDIT ON MOUNTAIN TOWNS
The Yampa Valley Community Foundation is in their new building at 4th and Oak in Steamboat Springs. The had an Open House Thursday morning. The building is 3,400 square feet, and geothermally heated and cooled. Tim Wohlgenant is the Executive Director of the Yampa Valley Community Foundation.
“We’re one of the few commercial buildings in town that went that direction and we’re really pleased with it so far. It’s going to save us a ton of money.”
The land was donated and the cost of construction for the $2.7 million dollar building was also paid for with donations.
YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CELEBRATES NEW BUILDING
The Yampa Valley Balloon Rodeo will be back again this summer. The date has just been confirmed for the last weekend in July (July 26-28). Expect at least 30 balloons and pilots to be flying over Steamboat Springs.
In a few upcoming events…
Better Tomorrow’s newest program, Queer Futures, will host a ribbon-cutting and open house event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at 480 Rollingstone Drive.
A Merry Christmas Craig Holiday Concert is at 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening. It’s free at the Craig Christian Church at 960 W. Victory Way. They’ll have coffee, cider and pie.
A Menorah Lighting is at the base of Steamboat Resort at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in a celebration of the Festival of Light.
A second Menorah Lighting is at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Heart of Steamboat Church at 8th and Oak. All are invited, whether local or visiting, Jewish or not.
Bark the Halls Saturday, Dec. 9 as the Routt County Humane Society presents “Picture your Pet with Santa.” It’s a fundraiser at Snow Bowl Steamboat, from noon to 3 p.m. Pet parents and family members with their furry companions are all invited. Photos with Santa Paws will be available for a suggested donation of $15, with all proceeds going to support the Routt County Humane Society.
About 60 to 70 athletes are competing in the Winter Start ski jumping and Nordic Combined at Howelsen Hill this weekend. It’s a Junior World Championships team qualifier, all hosted by Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
SKI JUMPING AND NORDIC COMBINED ATHLETES KICK OFF SEASON AT HOWELSEN HILL THIS WEEKEND
In high school sports…
The Steamboat Shootout basketball tournament continues through Saturday at Steamboat Springs High School. We’ll do play-by-play on some of those games on KTYV 105.7 Sports on FM. That’s also where you can listen to tonight’s Sailor Hockey game against Durango. The puck drops at 7:15 p.m. at Howelsen Ice Arena. Bring a stuffed animal for the Teddy Bear Toss. The Sailors play Durango again on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Howelsen.
SOROCO High School is hosting a wrestling tournament, for boys and girls. The Sailor wrestling team will be there, as will the Moffat County Girls team.
The Soroco Rams and Hayden Tigers basketball teams are at the Meeker Shootout.
The Moffat County Boys and Girls basketball teams are at a tournament in Glenwood Springs. The Bulldogs and the Tigers Boys Wrestling teams are at the Western Slope Showdown in Montrose.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
https://www.steamboatradio.com/2022/12/09/upcoming-events-in-the-yampa-valley/
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