By Shannon Lukens.
The final plan for wolf reintroduction, as approved by Colorado voters, is scheduled to be released today. Then the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will take feedback from the public at five upcoming meetings in the state. The closest scheduled for Northwest Colorado is in Rifle in February. One meeting is via Zoom on Feb. 16. There is a link to comment and you can find that on our website. The wolves in North Park came down from Wyoming. They were not introduced into Colorado.
One meeting is scheduled via Zoom on Feb. 16. CPW scheduled the other meetings in Colorado Springs (Jan. 19), Gunnison (Jan. 25), Denver (Feb. 22), and Rifle (Feb. 7), which would be the closest one to Northwest Colorado.
Here’s the link to COMMENT form
Today is the deadline to apply for the vacant seat on Hayden Town Council. A Letter of Interest needs to go to Town Clerk Sharon Johnson or Mayor Ryan Banks by the end of the day today.
Toys are being collected for Mickey’s Fund. It’s a toy drive for kids spending the holidays at Children’s Hospital in Denver. It was established back in 1985 by Moose Barrows of Steamboat Springs. Unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at Steamboat Sotheby’s International Realty or Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club before Thursday, Dec. 15. Donations are also welcome, with checks made out to Children’s Hospital CO. For more information, please call 970.879.8100.
It All Started with a Boy named Mickey
The Holiday Food Card Drive is underway with Routt County United Way. Pick up some food cards at local grocery stores and drop them off at the United Way office at 4th and Oak in Steamboat Springs, before Monday, Dec. 12. Or donate to the Holiday Food Card Campaign through the Routt County United Way website. Mountain Valley Bank is matching up to $7,500 dollars this year.
Today is the 6th Annual Routt County Youth Services Coalition Parent Connection Summit. It’s up at CMC in Steamboat. The subject is Navigating Hard Conversations.
Tonight is a “Christmas Joy” concert with the Yampa Valley Singers. It’s at 7 p.m. tonight and then 4 p.m. Saturday at the Heart of Steamboat United Methodist Church at 8th and Oak.
Downhome Christmas is noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, at The Yampa Building in Craig. Bring the kids to visit Santa and create Christmas crafts all afternoon.
The Steamboat Group is having a food drive for LiftUp of Routt County, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at City Market. Feel free to stop on by and support LiftUp.
The Hayden Holiday Stroll is Saturday, hosted by the Historic Hayden Granary and the Hayden Heritage Center. The fun is from 1-4 p.m. on East Lincoln Ave. in Hayden with Santa and hay rides, crafts, hot cocoa and cider and even chestnuts roasting on an open fire. It’s the 12th year for the free Hayden Holiday Stroll.
Holidays in the Rockies is this Saturday at the Depot Art Center (1001 13th Street) in Steamboat Springs. It’s from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Depot Art Center this Saturday and next. There will be over 20 booths to shop for unique, handmade gifts from local creatives, a kids activity area, lunch options and live music, and a visit from Santa! This Saturday from 10 to 4 at the Depot Art Center. For more information visit steamboatcreates.org.
Sunday is a day to get your pet’s picture with Santa. It’s from 1-4 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Casey’s Pond in Steamboat Springs.
In sports…
The Moffat County Girls and Boys basketball teams are at a tournament in Glenwood Springs this weekend.
The Steamboat Sailors are playing in the Steamboat Shootout with 16 teams in town. Listen and watch those games through SteamboatRadio.com
The Hayden Boys Basketball team is in Rangely for a tournament. The Soroco boys are at the Meeker Shootout.
The Sailor Hockey team has games in Durango tonight and tomorrow.
The Moffat County Girls Swim Team and the boys wrestling team are both in Delta.
In wrestling, there’s an invitational in Soroco on Saturday for Steamboat, Moffat County, and Hayden, boys and girls. Here are the teams competing:
- Soroco High School
- Moffat County High School
- Eagle Valley High School
- Middle Park High School
- North Park High School
- Battle Mountain High School
- Rangely High School
- North Fork High School
- West Grand High School
- Hayden High School
- Mountain Valley High School
- Olathe High School
- Basalt High School
- Classical Academy
- Rifle High School
- Steamboat Springs High School
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