By Shannon Lukens.
An inmate in the Routt County Jail kicked out several windows at the jail Sunday, causing more than $20K worth of damage. The Routt County Sheriff’s Office says they had to use “less lethal munitions” to get control of Glen A. Shaffer, Jr., Part of the detention center can’t be used until the damage can be repaired, which could take a few weeks. Shaffer is facing new criminal charges of criminal mischief and attempt to escape. An arrest record from last summer shows Shaffer had an address of Yampa, and he was arrested then on eight charges, including Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft, Trespassing, Burglary, and Theft up to $20,000. It involved a burglary spree in the area of Fish Creek Falls Road, Hilltop Parkway, and Buena Vista Court. Shaffer’s next court date is next Tuesday. (1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27)
July 18, 2023 — YAMPA MAN ARRESTED AS SUSPECT IN MULTIPLE COUNTS OF THEFT AND BURGLARY
Josh Veenstra will be in Washington DC next week. The owner of Good Vibes River Gear in Craig is attending meetings for the American Rivers Southwest Council. He says he is representing Northwest Colorado and the importance of clean water, and the future of our water rights for the Colorado River Basin.
“It’s to help protect rivers and to keep water in the river and the importance of clean water. We are depending on a water system basin for 100 million people and we are at the headwaters of the most important part of that system.”
Steamboat Springs is also represented on the Southwest Council for American Rivers. Those on the council are Katey Greene, Nick Kelley, Ben Kurtz, and Deirdre Macnab.
The American Rivers website says, “Life depends on rivers. It’s not just that rivers make our lives better. We can’t survive without them.”
American Rivers also commissioned the documentary called, “Craig, America.”
More on the Story — VEENSTRA TO REPRESENT NW COLORADO AT AMERICAN RIVERS SW COUNCIL MEETING IN DC
Steamboat Creates is hosting a “Creative Mixer,” where you can “Satisfy your curiosity about Creative Industries Infrastructure Projects.” It’s at 5 p.m. tonight at the Depot Art Center. Presentations will be featuring The Hayden Center, Brown Ranch, Perry Mansfield Performing Arts Camp and the Strawberry Park Amphitheater. Find out more at SteamboatCreates.org or call 970-879-9008.
Stuart Handloff says construction should start on the outdoor amphitheater at Strawberry Park Elementary in June. Finney Construction will be the general contractor. The cost to do the work is $650,000. The Piknik Theatre board is still trying to raise an additional $100,000 on order to break ground. Donations are tax deductible. Donate here
Find out more by emailing Stuart Handloff at PiknikTheatre@gmail.com or call 970-355-9403.
The Board of Trustees for the Town of Oak Creek meets tonight. One agenda item is moving the town’s child care and summer camp activities from the community center to Soroco Middle School. That meeting starts at 6 p.m. Link to agenda
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Photo courtesy Brian Harrington
Gigi Boyd finished in first place Wednesday in Boardercross on the NorAm Hole Shot Tour at Gore Mountain in New York. Boyd is a junior at Steamboat Springs High School. Steamboat’s Kendall Harrington was third. She goes to Boston College now. Walker Overstake was 8th. They’re all representing Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
In Steamboat Sailor Basketball, the boys lost last night, in the first round of the state playoffs, to the Green Valley Ranch Raptors, 48-45.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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