By Shannon Lukens.
Close to 3,000 Routt County residents were without power early Tuesday, and our stations were off the air for a few hours. It started around 12:45 a.m. when a raccoon got into the Airport Substation across from Bob Adams Airport, affecting power from the Steamboat Springs Community Center to Milner. Linemen, a dispatcher, and an engineering team from Yampa Valley Electric worked to get the last power turned on by 5 a.m. They had to then make some repairs to the substation.
Different groups and agencies in Routt County have put together a list of where residents can get free food, or food at a low cost. It includes places like the LiftUp Food Bank in Steamboat Springs and Oak Creek. There’s a Food Blessing Box in front of the Heart of Steamboat United Methodist Church and the Hayden Congregational Church. You can take food or donate food. A full list of low-cost or free food options is on our website.
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VFW Post 4265 in Craig is hosting an American flag retirement ceremony with the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. Flags have been collected. VFW Commander Tara Garber says they’ll take more flags and people are welcome to watch the ceremony.
“Only American flags get respectfully retired and honored by the VFW. The community is welcome to bring chairs because we’ve got probably over 300 flags already to retire.”
The flags will be burned completely, and the ash buried afterwards.
Flags can still be dropped off in the red box under the VFW flag at 419 E. Victory Way.
The flag retirement ceremony starts at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Moffat County Safety Center which is at 800 W. 1st Street in Craig.
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The parent education group called, “Steamboat Kids & Phones” is hosting a “Talk the Walk” series of discussions about kids, phones and technology. Meet at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday (June 11, June 18, and June 25) at the Memorial Park sign by the field on 2nd Street for a walk to the middle school and back. The topics slated for June were determined based on our six-month feedback survey and recommendations from local parents:
- Walk #1-Wednesday, June 11, 5:15 pm- Netflix series Adolescence
- Walk #2-Wednesday, June 18- 5:15 pm- Online pornography
- Walk #3- Wednesday, June 25- 5:15 pm- Ongoing parenting challenges around tech & phones
The Town Challenge Mountain Bike series begins at 5:25 tonight, Wednesday, June 11, with the Emerald Endurance on Howelsen Hill. There are Junior and Adult divisions. Race-day registration is available starting at 4 p.m., behind the lodge at Howelsen Hill. Six Town Challenge mountain bike events are scheduled this summer.
- June 11 — Emerald Endurance at Howelsen Hill
- June 25 — Mount Werner Madness at Steamboat Resort
- July 9 — Emerald Envy at Howelsen Hill
- July 23 — Cow Creek Classic on Emerald Mountain from Cow Creek Trailhead
- Aug. 6 — Buff Pass Burner (hill climb) on Buffalo Pass
- Aug. 13 — Free community ride at Howelsen Hill followed by end-of-season awards and a BBQ at Howelsen Hill.
For more information, call 970-879-4300. Register here.
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Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.