By Shannon Lukens.
The celebration of Life for Daniel Baker of Craig is at 2 p.m. today, in the auditorium at Moffat County High School. Baker was a father, and the Parts Manager for Cook Chevrolet. He died in a crash on icy roads on Hwy 40 last week.
In a wolf update, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is planning the next release of wolves, which are coming from British Columbia in Canada. CPW says wolves will be released either in Rio Blanco County, Eagle County, Garfield County, or Pitkin County. CPW met with elected officials of those counties in Rifle last week to explain how they’ll decide where the new group of wolves will be released. Last year, the first group of wolves to be released in Colorado happened in December in Grand and Summit counties, and very close to the Routt County border.
Press Release — CPW meets with county commissioners as part of gray wolf release planning efforts for 2024-25
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is having a meeting with local ranchers and producers in Meeker next week. It’s at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Fairfield Center in Meeker. Rio Blanco ranchers are asking that any ranchers in neighboring counties to please attend the meeting as well.
Oak Street, between 9th and 11th Streets in Steamboat Springs, will be closed today. Cranes will be placing the generator assembly for the new Downtown Fire Station. The closure is until around 5 p.m. Local access will be available to the businesses there. Completion of the new City Hall/Downtown Fire Station is on schedule and on budget, and is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
More on the Story — Oak Street to be shut down on Wednesday between 9th and 11th Streets
A Steamboat Springs Community Blood Drive is from 12:30-6 p.m. this afternoon, Nov. 13, and then from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Steamboat Springs, at 1155 Central Park Drive. Schedule a time to donate blood at Donors.Vitalant.org and use Blood Drive Code 0234. All Vitalant donors have a chance to win a $10K gift card. You can also make an appointment at Vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825).
Direct Link to Steamboat Springs Blood Drive
Northwest Colorado Health is hosting a free event – “12 Tips for Holiday Grief” – at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13, in Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library. This event is open to anyone in the community and offers an opportunity to connect with others who have lost a loved one and learn tips to navigate grief during the holiday season. Light refreshments will be available. For more information, please contact Dr. Jo Anne Grace at 970-846-8319 or visit northwestcoloradohealth.org/events.
From up north in Baggs, Wyoming, The Little Snake River Valley girls volleyball team won the Wyoming State 1A championships last weekend. Congratulations to the Rattlers.
The Little Snake River Valley 6-man football team from Baggs is again headed to the Wyoming State Championships football game in Laramie this Saturday. They’re up against #2 Burlington at 10 a.m. in a re-match of last year’s state championship that Burlington won.
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