By Shannon Lukens.
The Copper Ridge property that the City of Steamboat Springs had been making plans to purchase is now under contract, with a competing buyer. The city had been working on purchasing the 870 acres of open space along County Road 129 for the past 13 months, to add to recreational amenities for the community. The seller has accepted another offer of the property.
More on the Story — Acquisition of the Copper Ridge Parkland property is halted
Backdoor Sports in Steamboat Springs has new owners. Chris and Dominique Welch, and Chris’s brother, Mike, have purchased the longtime Steamboat Springs business from Gretchen Van De Carr. Her husband, Pete, ran the popular shop on Yampa Street, which has been in business since 1986. Pete died in a skiing accident in February. Chris Welch said they had submitted their offer to purchase Backdoor Sports the morning Pete died.
“And we’re not going to try to be Pete. No one will ever be Pete. But the ideas that he had where everybody was welcome in here. It was a happy place to be. He was happy to have you. He was happy to try to get you out and enjoy whatever it is that you were going to do. We’re going to build that same thing.”
Backdoor Sports is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stop in a say hello.
More on the Story — Meet the new owners of Backdoor Sports
Today is Routt County Day of Caring, hosted by United Way of the Yampa Valley and Alpine Bank. Volunteers will be helping nonprofits and low-income individuals through the community with different projects.
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center is hosting a spring hiring and networking event today. It’s from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the conference room at the hospital. Human resources and hiring managers will be there to tell you about all of the jobs that are available, along with employee benefits, including long-term employee housing, child care, tuition assistance, health insurance, retirement savings options and more. Walk-ins are welcome. Some onsite interviews may be available during the event.
Yampa Valley Community Foundation has launched a “Grow Your Own” fund to support Routt County Educator Advancement and Recruitment. Money raised will support educators at public schools throughout the county. An anonymous donor gave $50K to start the fund. Donations are being accepted through the Yampa Valley Community Foundation website.
- Link to Donate
- More on the Story — YVCF starts a new fund to support local educators
Steamboat Springs High School students participated in a BioTechnology Research Fair Tuesday afternoon. BioTech students presented their DNA Barcoding projects. Other presentations were on Heat Resistant Coral and a Comparison of Plastic-eating Mealworms. More pictures are on the SteamboatRadio Facebook Page.
Tonight is Week 2 of the Town Challenge River Race Series. It’s the Yampa River Challenge from 5th Street to the D-Hole. Find out more at TownChallenge.com
Courtesy photos
The Steamboat Sailors girls golf team finished 5th in the CHSAA 3A State Championships in Greeley. Kat Cosby was 6th individually and Kaitlyn Grommeck finished 8th.
Girls Golf: Results from 2025 State Championship
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