By Shannon Lukens.
The Steamboat Springs Farmers Market, presented by F.M. Light & Sons, has wrapped up for the summer season. Lisa Popovich was at 7th and Yampa at 5 a.m. every Saturday morning for the past 16 weeks.
“About 102,000 people have visited the market over the course of the summer, which is amazing. It’s the single most visited event in Steamboat. Period.”
Popovich says there are about 165 vendors each week, with about 30 new vendors this year. And she was really happy about one other thing.
“We are really lucky we didn’t get rained out this year.”
Next up for Main Street Steamboat is the Chili Challenge. It is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Taste some chili and enjoy live music at 7th and Yampa Street. Presented by F.M. Light & Sons and Main Street Steamboat Springs.
More on the Story — The Steamboat Springs Farmers Market has another successful summer
Registration is open as of Monday, Sept. 23, for the annual Smartwool Sample Sale. It’s on Friday, Oct. 11, the Howelsen Hill parking lot, hosted by Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. You can register as of today for a one-hour shopping slot, but shopping is available for everyone from 4-5 p.m. Registration information is on our website.
REGISTER HERE or visit www.sswsc.org for more information.
More on the Story — Smartwool Sample Sale is Oct. 11
The Steamboat Springs School District Board of Education meets for a business meeting at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, at Steamboat Springs Middle School. Sarah Leonard from the Steamboat Springs Chamber will make a presentation on Vitality in the Valley. After the meeting, the board will tour Butcherknife Creek and Trail with Steamboat Springs High School Science Teacher Bennett Colvin, to see the recent restoration project.
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners meets Tuesday morning. That meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. in commissioners Chambers in Craig.
Hayden Night Live had the packed crowd at the Hayden Center cheering and laughing Saturday night. The first skit was, “This Aint Steamboat.” Another skit was, “So you think you can date?” featuring the lucky bachelor meeting Miss Steamboat, Miss Craig, Miss Oak Creek, and Miss Vail. The entertaining event was a fundraiser for the Hayden Arts Commission. Many more pictures are on the Steamboat Radio Facebook page.
In sports…
The Moffat County football team shut out Grand Valley Friday night, 30-0. The Bulldogs are 2-2.
Soroco lost to Rangely.
The Steamboat Sailors and Hayden Tigers had the weekend off.
The first competition for the ESports Team at Steamboat Springs High School is, Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Those are some of the eight Esports competitors at the high school.
ESports is short for electronic sports which is a high level of organized, multi-player video games.
SSHS Head Coach Dani Booth says more and more colleges are adopting ESports and offering scholarships.
The ESports season runs through Nov. 14 followed by the playoffs.
The team is looking for students who would be interested in helping with their Twitch stream or being an announcer for the competitions.
For more information, reach out to Esports Coach Dani Booth at dbooth@ssk12.org
More on the Story — ESports Team at SSHS starts competitions Sept. 24
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