By Shannon Lukens.
A man from Craig has been convicted of kidnapping, carjacking, using/carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, and transportation of stolen firearms. A federal jury in Wyoming convicted 51-year-old Joseph Beecher of Craig. It was for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s ranch in Rio Blanco County in February 2022. A press release from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in Wyoming said Beecher was mad after being let go from his job. He stole some guns and went to Bloomberg’s ranch to try to kill him. He only found the female employee there. He drove her around and ended up at a motel in Cheyenne, Wyoming, which is where police caught up to him. Sentencing is in November and it could be seven years to life.
Thirteen people have been appointed by the Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to serve on the board for the Colorado Circular Communities Enterprise. It’s a group to help Colorado businesses, governments and communities use resources through recycling, composting, and other products. One of those appointed is from Routt County. That’s Winn Cowman, owner of Cowgirl Compost.
The U.S. Postal Service is having job fairs in Northwest Colorado today. Stop by the post office on Pershing Street in Craig from 8:30-11:30 a.m. this morning, or from 1-4 p.m. this afternoon at the Steamboat Springs Post Office at 3rd and Lincoln
Saturday is the Walk to End Alzheimers in the Yampa Valley. The walk starts at 10 a.m. at West Lincoln Park in Steamboat Springs. For more information, contact Heidi Wheeler at 303-953-6922 or email HKWheeler@alz.org
The Ride the Cog Festival is in Hayden on Saturday, presented by West Routt Forward. All the fun is at Hayden Town Park from 7:30-1:30 p.m., with different levels of biking on the Cog, a Kid Zone and Toddler Strider Course, and then live music and a beer garden starting at 1 p.m.
The Cycle Effect will be there with free bike clinics for beginners and intermediates starting at age six. That starts at 10:30 a.m.
Schedule of events
- 7:30 a.m.: Registration and Check-in at Hayden Town Park (3rd St.)
- 8 a.m.: Gravel Grinder/Combined Ride Start
- 9 a.m.: Breezer Ride Start
- 10:30 a.m.: Kids Zone Opens
- 11 a.m.: Beginner/Never-ever Clinic
- Noon: Intermediate Mountain Bike Clinic with The Cycle Effect
- Noon: Food Trucks/Vendors open
- 1 p.m.: Kids Bike Parade
- 1-3 p.m.: Live Music and Beer Garden
For questions, go to WestRouttForward@gmail.com
This weekend is the Showdown in the ‘Boat. This is a Colorado High School Cycling League with mountain bike competitions on Emerald Mountain this weekend. About 400 student-athletes are competing all around Emerald Mountain and Howelsen Hill.
Saturday evening, there is a Community Vigil for Hope. It’s at 7:30 p.m. by the bear statue at Bud Werner Library. Har Mishpacha, which is the Jewish Congregation of Steamboat Springs, is organizing the candlelight vigil in response to the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
In sports,
The Steamboat Sailors Football team is away in Granby tonight, facing off against Middle Park High School at 7 p.m. Listen on KTYV 105.7 Sports on FM, and watch through the Steamboat Radio YouTube Channel, all of which is available on our website.
The Cross Country team is at Eagle Valley and the Bulldog Cross Country team is competing in Grand Junction.
The Sailor Boys Soccer team hosts Golden at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gardner Field. And the Bulldog Soccer Team plays Montezuma-Cortez in Grand Junction at 1 p.m. Saturday.
More football, the Moffat County Bulldogs host Berthoud tonight at 6 p.m. It is Military Appreciation Night.
After the game, Partners for Youth in Moffat County is inviting all middle school and high school kids to the football field for some fun Minute-to-Win-It games. It’s from 8-10 p.m. tonight and it is free, and there’s food and fun. Questions? Email Mackenzie@PartnersYouth.org
The Hayden Tigers have an away game at Sargent. The SoRoCo Rams are also away, playing Sangre de Cristo.
SoRoCo is hosting a volleyball tournament and the Lady Bulldogs will be there Saturday.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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