By Shannon Lukens.
A 28-year-old man who recently moved to Steamboat Springs from Durango died in a crash on River Road Sunday. Colorado State Patrol says Nathan Stephen Whatcott’s car went airborne off the left side of the road, around Mile Marker 116, went down an embankment and rolled multiple times, landing on its roof. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Stay alert and be bear aware. The bears are still out there looking for food before hibernating for the winter. The door of the compost center at LiftUP of Routt County was heavily damaged overnight by a hungry bear.
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. has announced two promotions. Dina Castor is SnowSports Director of People and Products. Jim Hillmuth is SnowSports Director of Operations. Both have served in management roles at the resort since 2017. More on the Story
The Routt County Board of County Commissioners meets today. Scott Cowman will report on Routt County Environmental Health, with a request to purchase snowblowers for the Milner and Phippsburg Wastewater Treatment Plants. Agenda
The Steamboat Springs Chamber is hosting a free webinar of Workshop 2: Credit & Debt. It’s at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, via Zoom. Register Here
The Steamboat Springs City Council meets tonight. That starts at 5 p.m. in the Citizens’ Meeting Room at Centennial Hall. Agenda
The Routt County Museum and Heritage Fund Advisory Board also meets at 6 p.m. tonight in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room. One agenda item is lighting, painting and ceiling repairs for the museum with the Hahns Peak Area Historical Society. Agenda
Regional training to help schools prepare students for success after high school is being offered at CMC in Steamboat Springs today, with the Colorado Department of Education. About 65 educators are attending from districts and schools across Colorado.
PWR Regional Training: Northwest & West Central
Better Tomorrow invites you to join them for From Awareness to Action (FATA), a 4-day social justice training series happening October 21–24 at Bud Werner Memorial Library Hall. The theme is, “A community united for change.” That starts today. LINK TO REGISTER
Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “The Road to Patagonia.” It’s a movie that starts at 6:30 p.m. in Library Hall. It’s a documentary about a surfing adventure, ecology, and a love story. The Road to Patagonia trailer
There’s a free workshop tonight, titled, “Tackling Teen Online Sports Gambling.” It’s at 6 p.m. in the Media Center at Steamboat Springs High School. Dinner will be provided from the SSHS PIC. For more information, or to RSVP, email Tom Valand (tvaland@ssk12.org).
Virtual link here: https://meet.google.com/uac-sayh-nrr
The kids at Meeker Elementary School are competing this evening in an Elk Bugling and Camouflage Contest. It starts at 6 p.m. tonight. It’s presented by the Meeker Police Department.
The Steamboat High School Mountain Bike Team captured the D1 State Championship Title at the Colorado High School Cycling League State Championships over the weekend. The competition was at the CMC campus in Glenwood Springs. Twenty-nine cyclists from Steamboat Springs competed out of a total of 906 riders, bringing home the first D1 title in the program’s history. The Steamboat team also won the Team Spirit Award with a disco theme, complete with a disco ball, bubble machine, and dance floor.
More on the Story — Local Steamboat High School Mountain Bike Team takes D1 State Title
It’s Senior Night for the Steamboat Sailors Girls Volleyball Team. The seniors will be honored around 6:30 p.m. before the home match with the Battle Mountain Huskies. There are six graduating seniors: Macee Wettlaufer, Ava Hicks, Makayla Slamal, Cam Romero, Ava Drennen, and Janie Gonzales. This is also the last home game for Head Coach Wendy Hall, who is retiring after 39 years of coaching with the Steamboat Sailors Girls Volleyball team. (Other coaches are Harper McCannon, Ruben Dones, and Anna Allsberry.)
The Steamboat Sailors Boys Soccer team is away this evening, with a game against Glenwood Springs.
The Moffat County Girls Volleyball team has a home match tonight against Grand Junction.
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