
By Shannon Lukens.
The Roanoke Times in Virginia is reporting a longtime problem with stray voltages in the water at Smith Mountain Lake. That’s where 18-year-old Steamboat Springs resident Jesse Hamric died on the 4th of July, from an electrical shock in the water. The Virginia newspaper quoted the Assistant Fire Chief of the Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire Department as saying they tested for stray voltage and, “It was reading off the charts” near the dock where Hamric died. Ray Talley also told the newspaper, “It’s definitely a problem here. Most docks have stray voltage.” It’s usually around the electric boat lifts at the docks. Talley told the paper that this one was at least 20 years old.
Services for Hamric are at 12:30 p.m. this Saturday at the Steamboat Christian Center.
More on the Story — STRAY VOLTAGES ARE A LONGTIME PROBLEM IN LAKE WHERE JESSE HAMRIC DIED, ACCORDING TO ROANOKE TIMES
Memorial and Obituary for Jesse Hamric
A service for Steamboat Springs Olympian Jim “Moose” Barrows is today at the JASDIP Ranch on Routt County Road 14. People will start gathering at 4:30 p.m. and the service starts at 5:30 p.m.
Moose’s sister, Nancy Gray, says her family has received hundreds of letters.
“We’ve had such a big outreach from the whole world. We got a letter from Franz Klammer and a letter from Jean Claude Killy, and we got stuff from the International Ski Federation. The Colorado Ski Hall of Fame is going to do a video that’s going to be amazing.”
The family has asked that if you want to attend the memorial service for Moose, please take a shuttle. There are shuttles leaving from the Meadows Parking Lot at 4 p.m. today. The Steamboat Springs Olympian died June 28.
More on the Story — OBITUARY FOR JIM “MOOSE” BARROWS
More on the Story — CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MOOSE BARROWS
Those honored in this year’s annual Navigator Awards have been announced. The Business of the Year is Talon Grips. The Business Leader of the Year is Stephany Traylor from the Dusky Grouse. The Non-Profit Leader of the Year is Karen Schneider from Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation. The Young Professional of the Year is Pete Blei from Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. A celebration is at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, at Mythology Distillery.
The Senior Social Center in Craig is celebrating ten years. You’re invited to celebrate from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, at 775 Yampa. There will be a Taco Bar from Vallarta’s, with ice cream and cake.
Today is the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series. Race number three tonight is the Cow Creek Classic on the back of Emerald Mountain. The Town Challenge is for kids and adults and there is a 5K Foot Division now. Find out more at TownChallenge.com
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority Board of Directors meets at noon on Thursday, July 11. Agenda items include staff reports, a City of Steamboat Springs Housing Strategy + Action Plan, and a Strategic Plan Update. That meeting is in the Community Room of the Routt County Department of Human Services Building on 6th Street.
The Local Marketing District in Moffat County meets in the commissioners’ chambers at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
Sign up now for the Emerald Mountain Epic. It’s a weekend of biking and trail running races benefiting both Partners for Youth and Routt county Riders. The event is Aug. 3-4 on Emerald Mountain. The bike is Saturday and the run is Sunday, which is either a 10K, half-, or full-trail marathon. See who gets crowned King and Queen of the boat. Register or volunteer at EmeraldMTNEpic.org