By Shannon Lukens.
Steamboat Springs Police Chief Mark Beckett is sending out a warning about youth in the community who are drinking, and parents who are allowing it to happen.
“We are gonna talk about our community youth and alcohol and the parents that allow it to happen. And when, when my officers show up, and my officers are getting yelled at from parents about, ‘You’re being too serious,’ or, ‘Is this really worth your time?’ Folks, when we talk about bigger picture issues like the behavior health crisis and all the other things going on in our community, a lot of it touches on substance abuse.
Our youth should not be drinking or taking drugs or doing things. They certainly shouldn’t be doing it with the permission of their parents. It’s at house parties. It’s in parking lots. We’ve got a group of kids at Soda Creek Elementary who are going there at nighttime and they think it’s funny to run from my officers, which is actually very serious and very dangerous. I want parents to be responsible for their kids.
It’s time to start doing the right thing for our youth.”
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Courtesy photo from Strings
Strings had a sold-out performance and largest crowd ever Friday night with the band Hound Mouth.
It was the largest event in Strings history, with 620 people attending the high-energy, standing-only performance. The chairs were removed at the pavilion which is the second time only that there was a standing-room only concert. And Strings reports that it was the most bicycles they’ve ever seen at the venue.
Tonight is another big night at Strings.
Seminars at Steamboat celebrates 23 years in the Yampa Valley, bringing public policy experts to the Steamboat Springs community. All seminars are nonpartisan and free to the public, starting at 5:30 p.m. tonight at Strings Music Pavilion. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Tonight’s topic and speaker is:
- “After Pax Americana, What?” A conversation with Ambassador Ivo Daalder (retired)
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Local Rotarians continue to take donations to help fellow Rotary clubs with the flooding in Texas. So far, $151,718 has been raised for the Texas Rotary District. Tax deductible donations can still be made through SteamboatRotary.org. There is a tab that says Donate for Texas Flood Relief.
A bridge event is on Monday morning, July 14. Author Robert Todd who wrote, “Adventures in Bridge,” is speaking about, “Compete when they open the bidding,” is at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m. with lunch at 11:30 a.m. and bridge playing at 12:30 p.m. It’s $10 per player, if spots are still available. For more information, email BridgeinSteamboat@gmail.com.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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