By Shannon Lukens.
Heavy rains and big winds blew through the Yampa Valley this weekend. On Saturday night, a large tree went down during strong winds in Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig, during the Reggae Festival. Moffat County Sheriff KC Hume said one person was taken to the hospital with some minor injuries.
Video of tree, courtesy Patty Douglas
The Kum & Go rebranding to Maverik gas stations continues in Colorado. The Hayden station is open, earlier than what the Maverik website said it would. That website says the Craig station on Yampa Ave. is scheduled to re-open Tuesday, July 23.
The Kum & Go stores at 1302 W. Victory Way in Craig, and the one at Curve Plaza in Steamboat Springs are closed until Tuesday, July 30, again according to the Maverik website.
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The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission discussed wolves at their recent meeting in Meeker. Details on a new ad-hoc working group were released. Ranchers include Steve Raftopoulos from Moffat County, Philip Anderson of Jackson County, Lenny Klinglesmith from Rio Blanco County and Paul Bruchez from Grand County. Four wolf advocates are on the group, including Eric Washburn from Steamboat Springs. CPW officials are also in the working group.
Here are the members:
Phillip Anderson from Jackson County
- Paul Bruchez from Grand County
- Steve Raftopoulos from Moffat County
- Lenny Klinglesmith from Rio Blanco County
- Courtney Vail, Board Chair and Community Outreach Advisor with the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project
- Eric Washburn, wolf advocate and big game hunter from Steamboat Springs
- Veronica Yovovich, Rangeland Wildlife Conflict Specialist
- Jeff Davis, Director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Reid Dewalt, Deputy Director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Eric Odell, Technical expert with Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Dustin Chiflett with Colorado Department of Agriculture
- NW Region Regional Manager Travis Black
CPW Director Jeff Davis told the commission the restoration process hasn’t been easy on anyone.
“I personally struggle because urban people need rural people and rural people need urban people and this urban-rural divide really, to be frank, sucks, from a public servant perspective. I’m just hoping that maybe in all of this, we’ll come out of it stronger and really truly listening to understand one another.”
Jeff Davis’ full comments:
CPW also reported that over 6,200 Born to be Wild license plates have been sold for over $300K in revenue. It will be used for preventative and deterrent measures for wolves.
They also said CPW will be more proactive on communication.
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Carl’s Tavern has new owners, kind of. Collin Kelley has bought Carl’s Tavern back. He used to own it, but he sold it seven and a half years ago.
“We’re really excited to come back to where it all began. Things have really come full circle. We’re just excited to get in and recreate the magic that we had with Carl’s back in the day and get all the locals back in.”
Carl’s is at 7th and Yampa. It has been shut down since early May. Kelley says he plans to re-open around Thanksgiving. The menu will still have “American comfort food.” Kelley, who also owns Primrose, says there will be a new name for the restaurant which he is finalizing now.
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Seminars at Steamboat is tonight. The speaker is Nancy Gibbs from Harvard. She’ll be discussing, “Policy Issues driving the 2024 Presidential Election.” All seminars are bipartisan and free. That’s at 5:30 p.m. tonight at Strings Pavilion.
Find out more at SeminarsatSteamboat.org See you there! https://seminarsatsteamboat.org/nancy-gibbs/
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Also tonight, representatives from the University of Colorado are in Steamboat Springs to talk with prospective students and families about undergraduate programs at the CU campuses in Boulder, Denver, and Colorado Springs. It’s from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library. It’s free and bilingual services will be available.
The Rubber Ducky Race in Steamboat Springs is at 5 p.m. Monday, July 22, on the slides at Old Town Hot Springs. The event is hosted by Northwest Colorado Health as a fundraiser to support their hospice program. It’s $10 per duck and you don’t need to be present to win. Tickets are online at NorthwestColoradoHealth.org/RubberDucky
Tomorrow, the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners meets Tuesday morning. Agenda items include reports from Finance, and the office of Emergency Management about establishing ambulance service areas. The Moffat County Balloon Fest is also asking for a Special Event Liquor License.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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