By Shannon Lukens.
Students and staff at Sleeping Giant School were temporarily evacuated Tuesday, due to an unusual odor and some smoke detected in the building. It was coming from the HVAC unit. Steamboat Springs Fire was called to investigate with the maintenance team to determine the source. All students and staff were safely allowed back into the school.
Text messages and email notifications are going out to families of nearly 59,000 Colorado children, ages four to six years, from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, or CDPHE. It’s a reminder that their children may be overdue for a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. There will be details on why it is important and how to get the MMR vaccine.
From the CDPHE:
- Contact a health care provider or your local public health agency.
- With measles on the rise, contact a vaccine provider today: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/find-no-cost-vaccine-provider.
- You can exempt your child/children from school-required vaccines. More info: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/vaccine-exemptions
The Ikon Pass has added nine new destinations throughout Japan, China, and South Korea for the upcoming season. The Ikon Pass gets you on the slopes of Steamboat Springs, but also now 72 destinations on five continents in 13 countries.
Press Release – Joy Goes Big in Asia
The Tread of Pioneers Museum unveils a new exhibit on Wednesday, Oct. 22. “This is Native Art” features the artwork of 26 contemporary Native American artists.
Artist, activist, and author Danielle SeeWalker is the curator of the exhibit which originally opened at the Colorado State Capitol last winter before going to the Golden History Museum. “We wanted to show that Native art is not frozen in time—it is modern, diverse, and deeply connected to lived experiences today,” said curator SeeWalker.
More on the Story — Tread of Pioneers Museum Hosts Contemporary Native American Art Exhibition
Women United and United Way of the Yampa Valley are hosting a Homebuying 3-Class Series, on Oct. 22, Nov. 5, and Nov. 12. Learn how to prepare, work through the process, and finalize buying a home. Classes are from 6-7:30 p.m. in SB215 at Colorado Mountain College. Free dinner starts at 5:15 p.m. To register, call 970-879-5605, ext. 107, or find out more at UnitedWayoftheYampaValley.org
Registration is now open for the Friends of Stagecoach Ice Fishing Tournament at Stagecoach Stage Park in Oak Creek. It’s Jan. 3, and limited to the first 300 participants. The cost is $40 and there will be cash prizes. Register through www.FriendsofStagecoachSP.org
We are compiling a list of Halloween parties and events, open to the public. It’s on our website. If you have any events to add, email me to Shannon@SteamboatRadio.com
The Moffat County School District has submitted a new edition of the Bulldog Bark. The topic is “Robotics Helps Grow Kids.” You can read it at KRAIRadio.com
Bulldog Bark: Robotics Helps Grow Kids
Six seniors were honored and recognized Tuesday night, on the Steamboat Sailors Girls Volleyball Team. They are: Macee Wettlaufer, Ava Hicks, Makayla Slamal, Cam Romero, Ava Drennen, and Janie Gonzales. It was also the last home game for Steamboat Sailor Girls Volleyball Head Coach Wendy Hall, who is retiring after 39 years of coaching with the team.
Then there was a technical glitch for the National Anthem so everyone in the gym immediately starting singing the National Anthem acapella, very loudly and very proudly.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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