By Shannon Lukens.
Closing day for Steamboat Resort has just been extended one week, to April 21. One of the factors in the extension is that the Wild Blue Gondola can go all the way to the top of the mountain now. The other is more than 20 feet of snow this season. Season passes will be good through closing day. Restaurants will stay open and the SnowSports School will offer private lessons. Springalicious events will still be the weekend before.
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Honey Stinger has a new Chief Executive Officer. John D’Alessandro has more than two decades of consumer packaged goods experience with companies like Humm Kombucha, Bayer Aspirin, Chef Boyardee, Hawaiian Tropic and more. He now lives in Park City, Utah, but will be working full-time in Steamboat Springs.
Permits for renewals and new businesses for Commercial River Operations on the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs are open. Applications will be accepted through 8 a.m. Monday, March 4. The business is required to submit a detailed business/operating plan for proposed use, which should include safety plans, daily numbers, times/areas of use, and demonstrate understanding of commercial guidelines and Planning codes.
Please reach out to the Parks & Recreation Commission for any questions.
The Parks & Recreation Commission meeting will take place at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 in a hybrid format both online and in-person in Centennial Hall. Operators should be prepared to discuss their plan and answer questions from the commission if necessary.
The Routt County Humane Society has received another grant. This one is for $3,000 to be used for essential care for veterinary care services for low-income pet owners.
The Tuesday night dinner at Holy Name Catholic Church in Steamboat Springs has been CANCELED tonight because of no hot water and no heat in the building.
Craig City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. this evening. Craig Chief of Police, Mike Cochran will be presenting a Life Saving Award to Police Officers Nicholas Cordova, Wacie Laabs, Daniel Molina, and Sambu Shrestha. Another presentation is from Paul Knowles, with the Museum of Northwest Colorado about the museum’s new social media strategy.
Steamboat Springs City Council meets tonight. One agenda item is the appointment process for boards and commissions and a council liaison.
Tonight is the Youth of the Year Recognition from the Boys & Girls Club at Northwest Colorado. It’s at 6 p.m. at CMC. Eight students from both Moffat County High School and Steamboat Springs High School are being considered for Youth of the Year.
Learn about embroidery at a Stitch & Sip Embroidery Class on Tuesday, Feb. 13. It starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Steamboat Commons on 7th Street between Lincoln and Yampa. Classes are offered by local artist Victoria Rudolph. The cost is $40, which includes instruction, a starter kit, and a Happy Hour drink. Look for the link to register at VictoriaLRudolph.com or on the Community Calendar on our website.
On Wednesday…
Two members of the Steamboat Springs School Board will be at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14. You are welcome to stop by and say hello to Chresta Brinkman and Leah Helme.
Two or more members of the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners may participate in a vehicle fleet management workshop with a representative from Enterprise Car Sales. That’s at 1:30 p.m.
The Moffat County Tourism board also meets Wednesday afternoon. They’ll have an update on the May events in Maybell. They’ll also discuss funding for three new Moffat County Tourism Association signs. Two would be on Hwy 13 and one would be on Hwy 40. That meeting is at 3 p.m. in the Yampa Building in Craig.
The Creative Arts Scholarship contest presented by the Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition is open through this Friday, Feb. 16. This is for seniors in high schools in Moffat and Routt counties. The submissions are for written or visual arts inspired by cranes. Students can be awarded up to $10,000 in scholarships.
Brackets have been released for the 2024 CHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at Ball Arena, Feb. 15-17. We’ll be there, covering the wrestlers from Northwest Colorado on KRAI AM 55 Country. Moffat County has ten boys and girls competing at state. They’ll have a big sendoff at the high school at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday. Hayden High School has five boys, SoRoCo has two boys and one girl, and Steamboat Springs High School has one wrestler headed to the state championships.
2024 Colorado Wrestling State Championship Tournament: Brackets, Results and Schedule
Moffat County has four girls and six boys going to state. Girls are HayLee Staker, Kayla Deaton, Abby Martinez, Kenleigh Pubanz, Callah Caperton, and Amanaki George (who wrestles for MCHS but goes to SSHS). Bulldog boys are Eli Frederickson, Blake Hill, Kaeden Martinez, and Zach Hedman.
Here are the state qualifiers from Hayden High School:
120 lbs – Chase Preston – Senior
132 lbs – Ethan Silva – Junior
144 lbs – Triston Day – Junior
165 lbs – Logan Silva – Senior
190 lbs – Tommy Weber – Senior
Steamboat Springs High School has Regional Champion Henry Dismuke who is a senior.
Soroco High School has Aiden George (138 lbs. Senior), Dash Duksa (190 lbs. Senior), and Larhae Whaley (115 lbs. Senior)
We are waiting to hear from Meeker High School.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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