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Contents
Slow Computers!!!
Two-Wheeled Therapy Page 6
Tubers setting up shop in the middle of the core trail…
In Praise of the Sandwich
Page 7
Running of the Babies
Page 8
I didn’t call you back because I knew you’d call again…
The Teaching Life of Romana Kirby
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Manx Moto Mecca - Part 2
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Using Data to Help Define Community
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Skin, Pictures and Online Dating
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The Great Salmonella Gamble
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The Future of Real Estate
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By Paulie Anderson By Cody Badaracca By Lyn Wheaton
By Ellen & Paul Bonnifield By Joel Mayne
By Scott L. Ford
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Losing your parrot on vacation… Forgetting to take your knife out of your pocket before you get to airport security…
Raves... That moment that your dog takes a dookie right in front of a business and you actually have a bag in your pocket… Not having a broken foot… Getting reunited with your parrot…
Dance Page 16
Downhill only trails…
News from the Chief of the Chief
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The Cold Loop… (BRR: Beall, Ridge, Rotary)
Calendar of Events
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Say What?...
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My Rookie Mistake and Other Delays
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Alternative Fuel News
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The Everyday “Sommelier”
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“Heavy metal fans are really just nerds with anger issues.”
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Phoenix the Dragon of Fire
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My adrenalin starts pumping as soon as I look at my bike. The excitement is as palpable as being hit in the face with a shovel, though much more pleasurable. The drive to the parking lot consists of loud Fugazi or some Slayer to insure the adrenalin buzz maintains its freshness until it’s time to evacuate the smooth roads and plush, air conditioned interior of the Screamer van in trade for the dust, rocks and open air of the mountain. A perfunctory check of the bike’s most vulnerable components - brakes, tires, suspension, chain – add a little air to the rear tire (I’m prone to pinch flats) and I’m off to the gondola. I love when I get car number 42. Remember Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything? Car 42 reinforces my belief that Bike is my 42. I stare out the window of the gondola with Metallica’s Orion blaring on my IPhone as I adjust my body armor in hopes of catching a glimpse of someone leaning into one of the few berms or hitting one of the tabletops visible on the ride up. I squeeze my skull into the helmet just before I enter the terminus at the top of the mountain and prepare for my first descent down Rustlers Ridge. Being a creature of habit, I have my standard route which varies little unless I go with friends. First run: Rustlers Ridge to Buckin’ Bronc to Bull Rider. Second run: Flying Diamond to Rawhide to Zig Zag connector to Creekside. Third Run: Rustlers Ridge to Buckin’ Bronc to Bull Rider (again). If it’s a four run kind of day then I’ll throw in an Upper Valley View to Rustlers Ridge just for some peddling.
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Back in April I wrote about how my BMC was killed by a faulty bike rack on the way to Moab and my homeowner’s insurance covered the replacement cost of a new bike. Since a new BMC was out of the question due to the lack of a BMC dealer in town, I picked up a Transition Covert. For the last few years I was riding mainly backcountry trails and had all but ignored the new downhill trails on the Mountain. The BMC was a great cross bike, but with the longer suspension travel and different geometry on the Covert, I decided to roll down the Mountain to try out the new trails and test the new gear. Two trips to the hill and I traded my puny little brain pan for a full face helmet so I could hit the blacks. I was hooked. My real question here is when is enough enough? I have a real problem. Seriously. I have a deep need to possess every style of bike available. One for each day of the week, or maybe even two or three. There’s the cruiser for rolling down the core trail – complete with a PBR holder. Then there is the single speed 29 for ripping up Rotary trail or any of the other fun little rides on the backside of Emerald. No suspension on the 29, just raw fun that reminds me of an adult sized BMX. Did I say BMX? Yes, I still have my old freestyle bike for those days when I’m feeling like doing some tricks –
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The rock on upper Tenderfoot. most of which I’m so rusty at performing that I should probably wear my downhill gear when riding. Of course I have my Townie – a purple GT Karakoram with a milk crate on the back for rolling around Steamboat doing errands or just tooling around acting busy. A grocerygetter. Last but certainly not least, the newest edition to the lineup, a Kona WO ready to rip up the winter trails in Steamboat or the sand in Moab. All that I still find myself drooling over the 24 inch Free Agent for the pump track. And now that 27.5 inch wheels are all the rage in the mountain bike world, I probably need one of those, too. Maybe a Yeti. Yeah, I have a problem. A Road bike, you ask? No way, man. Not enough rubber on those things for me.
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Breaded Gastronomy
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In Praise of the Sandwich By Cody Badaracca In the unending list of arbitrary holidays and occasions that Americans celebrate (Christmas, St. Valentine’s Day, April 15th, Columbus Day, Have-a-childand-take-it-to-work Day) keeping us distracted from the harsh and subversive workings of Cause and Effect, the legal system, and the ever-encroaching presence of the Great Void, one observance stands apart. One celebration that crosses racial and socioeconomic barriers and brings us together, as a nation and people: honoring the sandwich in all of its layered goodness. August is National Sandwich Month. Thirty-one glorious days of sandwich and sandwich accessories. The celebration began back in 1952 as a promotional scheme by bread companies, the American Bakers Association, and the National Live Stock and Meat Board to sell more sandwich fixings to an all-too-willing public and to “call attention to the convenience, versatility and nutrition of sandwiches.”* There was even a contest for sandwich ideas, including prizes and publication of the recipes, with the first recorded winners in 1956. The contest petered out in the 1980s, but lack of incentives has not swayed people from continuing to eat sandwiches. Simply put, they are a practical and efficient (and delicious) way of delivering food into one’s mouth. If the dog is man’s best friend, then the sandwich is the dog of the food kingdom and much like Darwin’s great epiphany, the sandwich has naturally proliferated into its many varieties based on environment, ingredients available, freak culinary accidents…and occasionally a healthy dose of THC-induced munchies coupled with poor decision making at the grocery store. The roots are usually traced back to the 4th Earl of the Port of Sandwich – John Montagu – but he really just gets credit for the name. The concept of the sandwich has been around for ages in the form of the gyro and pita wrap. The true father of the sandwich was the famous Jewish sage Hillel the Elder. Sometime around the switch from BCE to CE (Secularism!) Hillel was said to have “…enwrapped the Paschal lamb, the matzo and the bitter herbs to eat them as one in fulfillment of the verse, ‘with matzot and maror they shall eat it.’” ** (Which is the sort of pragmatic, DIY thinking that religion lacks these days. Of course, Hillel would not be thrilled knowing this kosher vehicle of food preparation has become so decadently diluted that it’s ended
up delivering delicious barbecued pig meat into the belly of one particular heathen writer who listens to Thrash Metal loudly and self-references in the third person.) But sandwich lore maintains that in 1792 Montagu, a notorious gambler, instructed his cook to prepare his dinner in such a way that he could eat it without the need for utensils and interrupt his gambling streak. The disgruntled cook slapped a slice of meat (possibly with spit) between two pieces of toast. The sandwich was born, a considerable amount of money was probably lost, and there was much rejoicing. The English gentry realized how convenient the meal was and Montagu’s sandwich caught on, though it remained the fare of the late-night drinking crowd and did not become popular in Colonial America until the late 1830s.* It’s probable that the sandwich was around, but because of anti-English sentiment in the Americas during and after the Revolutionary War, nobody wanted to be caught eating a “Sandwich” and be deemed a turncoat. Since then, however, the sandwich has become a staple in the American diet. According to statistics from the Sandwich Consumer Trend Report (yeah, it’s a real thing), 87 percent of consumers have purchased a sandwich away from home, and that accounts for less than half (46 percent) of all occasions involving a sandwich.*** You can’t make this stuff up. As a country, we love our PB n’ Js, our hoagies, our BLTs, our Po’ Boys, our Philly Cheese steaks, our Tuna Melts, our Panini, and our delicious roast beef sammies. The sandwich is an edible snapshot of our country’s rich cultural hodgepodge. So this month, show your appreciation for the sandwich and buy the Valley Voice staff a few from any one of your fine local delicatessens. …Seriously. We’re really hungry.
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Routt County Disasters
Running of the Babies By Lyn Wheaton
Over the 4th of July weekend my daughter and I, along with the rest of the nation, decided to take a peaceful ride down the bike path, to the Farmers Market. Our scenic Yampa Core Trail reminds me of the Nantucket bike path. It sometimes reminds me of the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, too. This Saturday was one of those days. As we rode down the trail, the trip was interrupted with a series of stops and starts caused by traffic bottlenecks. When possible we would signal and pass on the left, just as you do on a highway. While doing this I was reminded of a harrowing experience I had on this same bike path, this same holiday weekend, about 5 years ago.
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Many civilizations had come and gone since I had last been on my bike. It just happened that I picked Saturday, July 3rd to get back out there and give it a try. I started out with a good amount of caution, not really trusting the adage – it’s just like riding a bike. Nothing for me is ever just like riding a bike, even riding a bike. By the time I got to the trail entrance, I not only had my confidence back, I remembered how much I loved anything with wheels. I stood on the edge of the path waiting to merge on. People were whizzing by. I was getting nervous. I waited for an unobstructed lull before making my entry. As soon as I hit the trail I started picking up speed, only to be halted by a rather large and slow family - not large in their physical size, but large by population. It was hard to politely pass them without scaring the kids. Fortunately there was a preteen girl in front of me with the same gusto for speed. She yells out, “ON YOUR LEFT” (like on the ski hill) and passes with ease. So I follow, simply stating, “ME TOO!” Of course, my passage didn’t go as smoothly. I made my way past the first leg of the multi-generational clan, when suddenly I was faced with a slew of bikers coming at me, head-on. In that moment I realized that biking had changed significantly. It was really orderly now – just like driving, just like everything. There were special lanes and signals and many rules that I did not seem to know. And right then, I was in the wrong bike lane at the wrong time, and about to be obliterated. I swerved on to the dirt shoulder of the opposite lane and was stuck there. I was coasting over bramble, rocks, and all sorts of wilderness type stuff on my asphaltonly, leisurely cruiser. I had been keeping my eyes on that family the whole time, they had come to represent stability and comfort to me. Desperate to not go over the edge, I yell across to them, “I’m gonna have to get back over in there with you. I got myself into quite a pickle.” They graciously let me back in, as if nothing had happened. At that point I decided it would be prudent to take a “Zen” approach to this bike ride and enjoy the rest of the jaunt tucked safely in the middle of the family – I had now broken up. I settled in with my adopted family and things were going along nicely, until an overzealous dad, with a baby Burley hitched to the back of his bike, decided to pass
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us all. This guy was decked out in full biking apparel. His outfit resembled a psychedelic wetsuit. I’m assuming these get-ups are not designed for style, but have some sort of aerodynamic quality, and this dad was determined to use the suit to its utmost capacity. This neon colored monstrosity was coming up on us like a bull in the streets of Pamplona. He was clearly irritated. All of his energy was fixated on passing us. We could feel the hot breath emanating from his flared nostrils as he became more agitated. He was probably sweating bucket loads inside that suit. This creature had morphed into a bizarre synthesis of rodeo clown and bull, right there on the bike path, in that flashy costume. No wonder he snapped, he probably turned on himself. I would later learn that this extreme workout behavior is quite common in Steamboat. What I will never understand is, why, in all of his “localness” did he choose the core trail, on the Fourth of July, to do a serious Steamboat workout with a “baby-on-board?” His tone was showing more and more frustration as he yelled, “LEFT! LEFT! ON.YOUR. LEFT!!!” But there was no room for him to pass. Finally he couldn’t wait any longer. The adrenaline, psychosis, or whatever was pumping him up, caused him to plunge forward into the oncoming traffic. People began to slow down, yielding to the relentless Olympic hopeful. A rush of bikes came from around the bend and were heading directly toward him. He was forced into the ditch of the wrong lane, much like I had been, a while back. The difference between my earlier situation and the insane clown posse’s current predicament was that mine was not the by-product of bravado. Rather, my situation was created by a combination of naiveté and enthusiasm gone awry. I had to learn the hard way, as always. Additionally, if I had gone over the cliff (maximum height probably 10 feet) it somehow would have been really funny. On the other hand, if the dad with the baby attached went over – it would have been terribly tragic.
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L 1 By now the bikers had all stopped and were aghast. You o could hear loud gasps of horror as we silently watched R the baby buggy careen back and forth, flirting with the t h edge of the trail. It looked as if the buggy, with baby inside, was going to capsize and plunge right over the o side, into the river. People were frozen in fear, but the b determined dad cycled on. T h And then, the Burley starts making a horrific noise. The back wheels are screeching and wobbling. The dad f keeps on riding until finally he notices the entire bike 1 path has come to a complete stop. There may as well w have been an ambulance approaching. Everyone stood t in silent vigil, watching with revulsion. Apathetically, m the father of the year dismounts, looks at the nearly U disabled Burley, and reassures us all in a dismissive h manner. “No worries. It’s only a loose bolt, everything’s cool.” Gradually things started to move again. And “our” R little family began apprehensively pedaling away from m the scene. But the mood had changed. Things were dour.d c There was a profound feeling of tension in the air. d The children in “my” family felt extreme pressure to t ride as fast as they could. Their feet struggled to land e on the pedals that were spinning automatically, much faster than their frantic legs could keep pace. But they A persisted, training wheels and all. I wonder how they o h are today, 5 years later. I can hear the parents now, O “Why don’t you want to go? It’s just a nice relaxing bike path.” Meanwhile the kid is in a corner retching h o his guts out at the memory. r It wasn’t long before super dad rejoined the traffic. He q d came pushing through with obvious distaste for the crowds that were littering his personal workout tract. C He was making a real freaky looking face while grunt- t ing in a prehistoric fashion. I wondered once more why he was trying to accomplish a workout of that caliber A on the bike path and reminded myself, if any activity r d ever makes me that miserable, to give it up.
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The Teaching Life of Romana Kirby By Ellen & Paul Bonnifield
Ramona Kayser spent the summer after high school graduation as she usually did – working in the hay field. But she now had a new and bold dream for her life. Late in August, she yielded the hay rake and her beloved team of horses to her younger brothers, Tinker and Joe. The slender, dark haired young woman celebrated her seventeenth birthday just a few weeks before she boarded a train bound for Colorado State College of Education in Greeley.
also took classes in Alamosa during the summers with a couple of Yampa teachers. Howard was supportive of Ramona’s educational ambitions and took care of their children for the few weeks she was gone. In 1963, Ramona heard about a half-day kindergarten teaching job at McCoy. Without consulting her husband and knowing she didn’t have a degree, she applied for the job. The principal interviewed her then called the superintendent. By that time, McCoy was desperate for a teacher so the superintendent gave Ramona emergency teacher status and hired her.
Upon arrival in Denver, her uncle met her at the Moffat Train Depot and took her and her meager luggage for the entire year, a footlocker and a small suitcase, to Greeley. Ramona, her goals clearly in mind, planned to follow her mother’s footsteps to become a teacher. She chose the unorthodox (for a woman) major of business education and a minor in physical education. Eager to start this new phase of life, she was confident because she lived away from home during the winters the four years she was in high school,
Confident that her one year in fifth/sixth grade and her experience raising her own children would give her the insight to teach kindergartners, she stepped into her classroom. By the end of the second day, she promised herself, “If I ever get out of this, I’ll never get myself into this again!”
An older, experienced teacher took Ramona under her wing and helped her through that first year. Without this guidance, Ramona probably would have abandoned teaching. Half way through that first year, Ramona’s babysitter for her three-year-old son went back to work. When Ramona explained her problem to the principal, he said that as long as the child wouldn’t cause trouble, he could come to school with her. She says that he is the only child who went through two and a half years of kindergarten and didn’t know how to read.
Life in dorms had strict curfews. If a girl missed the 10:00 pm curfew on weekdays or the 10:30 pm curfew on Saturday nights, she faced immediate expulsion. Ramona squeaked in just under the curfew several times, because she was not willing to face the wrath of her parents if she missed the magic hour. Except for one using mechanical calculators, her classes were a breeze. The first summer home from college, Ramona spent her time roaming the countryside on her horse with friends and later working in the hay field. August 8, 1945, Ramona and her friend Wanda heard the train whistle blow as they were riding. Curious, they rode to the depot and were delighted to see a handsome young man recently out of the service step off the train. Unbeknownst to her, Ramona had just seen her future husband. Ramona began her second year of college somewhat more confident than the year before. She had some dates, made more friends and studied hard. When she came home for the Christmas holiday, she attended a dance and met her soldier, Howard Kirby. He wanted to take her home after the dance that evening, but her dad emphatically said “No!” As she was raking hay in mid-August during her second summer home from college, Ramona thought about her junior year. She was half way through college now. One afternoon a 1939 Chevy came driving across the hay field. Out stepped Mr. Carmichael, the head teacher of the Phippsburg School. A teacher he hired did not return her contract and he needed another teacher quickly. He offered Ramona the job. Ramona’s reply was definite. No, she planned to return to college. In vain, Carmichael spent time trying to convince her to accept the position. A week later, Carmichael returned with the same request and again Ramona refused. Afterwards her dad suggested that it might not be too bad to take a
year off from college and earn some money. When Mr. Carmichael came back a third time, Ramona, with her parents’ blessing, agreed to teach for one year. She was assigned a class of fifth and sixth grade students. The school provided a tiny house for Ramona and another young teacher from Philadelphia. One night they heard a rattling noise on the roof. Ramona realized that some high school boys were throwing rocks on the roof to frighten them. She rushed out of the house and chased the boys until she caught one of them. She made him give her the names of his partners in crime. The next day, Ramona waited at the bus stop for those boys. One boy shook her off and started to get on his bicycle. Ramona snatched him and convinced him that he shouldn’t do it again. In the spring, one of her students left the school grounds at lunchtime. Mr. Carmichael caught the shy, timid boy when he returned. Carmichael got very angry and scolded the student harshly. When Ramona defended the boy, Carmichael turned his wrath on her and told her she wouldn’t have a job next year. She snapped back that she wasn’t planning to come back. By that time Ramona and Howard planned to be married in the summer although they hadn’t yet told anyone. After her marriage, Ramona continued to take correspondence classes in business that were offered through the college at Greeley. She took many of the extension classes offered at the school in Yampa. She
After the third year at McCoy, there were no kindergarten students. By this time, Ramona was working on her teaching degree from Adams State College in Alamosa by attending summer school. The college offered stipends to teachers, but they had to have a teaching job to receive the stipend. Once again Ramona appealed to her principal at McCoy. The superintendent of schools offered her a job as an aide and teacher in Eagle. She drove to Eagle from Toponas for two years while she finished her degree. Twenty-eight years after starting college, Ramona received her degree in 1973. Now looking for a full time teaching job, she went to see Mr. Bill Meek, superintendent of the Soroco Schools. She didn’t have a résumé and he didn’t have a job for her, so they visited. A week before school started he called Ramona and offered her a third grade class. For the next 32 years, Ramona successfully taught third grade. Ramona’s principal for that first year recalls that she had 39 students, yet her class had the highest achievement scores on the Iowa Basic Tests. He calls her a very practical person who knew both her community and her students well. Knowing that most of her students had never seen a pelican, she once brought a wounded pelican to school to share with them. These traits made Ramona Kirby a beloved teacher.
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Manx Moto Mecca - Part 2 By Joel Mayne
Riding for hours inside an aluminum tube 30,000 feet over the Atlantic is a bad idea. I don’t trust what goes on behind the scenes. It’s possible that the same “engineer” who gave the world the oft cussed, and physically abused pay phone or Windows Vista also worked on those complex aeroplane electronics. I do, however, take calculated risks for things like the greatest motorcycle race in the history of the world. I figure that if I have go down in the middle of the ocean, there’s a 50% chance that it’ll happen on the way back to work, post vacation, post margaritas etc.
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I made it to Dublin with just enough time to meet my one-legged old man and catch a small prop-job over to the Isle of Man. Missing that ride would have been disastrous, as the only other way over is the sea ferry, which takes hours and involves another set of logistics. Every option is booked a year in advance of the 107-year-old TT races. Things continued to evolve in our favor when we touched down on the island and two locals agreed to drive us from the airport to Douglas, so we could exchange some mighty U.S. dollars for Manx money that’s printed on the island and accepted nowhere else in the world. They taught us that “Manx” refers to all things originating on The Isle of Man. The Norse, who’ve been running around on the place since the 8th century, first christened it: “The Kingdom of Mann and the Isles” in 1079. More recent claims on the rock have bounced back and forth between the Scottish and the English, but if you ask any of the natives, the place is simply and autonomously Manx. There’s the tailless Manx Cat, a mutant breed that has now spread worldwide, and the Manx Norton, a special edition motorcycle built for 15 years to commemorate the races. How ‘Manx” someone is or isn’t, is a frequent topic of discussion in the pubs which often segues from discussion of grandparents and great-grandparents to outright fisticuffs. I made a point of steering conversations toward just “how Manx” every new friend I met was shortly after declaring myself a tourist. Joel Mayne and his Father.
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you’ve read the Spetsnaz pamphlet entitled “Jungle Survival Training for Accidental Children”(translated from the original Russian). I will forever cringe when I see a subsistence, cane-pole fisherman on the roadside and wonder with much dread what’s in his bucket. More on Food
Home Away From Home Our new friends dropped us off at The Laxey Association Football Club, (a soccer field with a couple of bathrooms and a Pub). Rob, the club manager, greeted us with welcoming pints of Okell’s bitter in hand. The Manx are serious about their beer and formally adopted strict brewing laws based on the German Rheinheitsgebot (of 1516) 140 years ago. Okell’s was founded in 1850 and the ale is drawn out of kegs by long tap handles that must be pumped back and forth to propel the orgasmic product into the large glasses. The first sip revealed the superiority of Manx ales and lagers to anything we get in the U.S.A. This further dispelled the most successful ruse since “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” in which our beloved “Millenials” have come to believe that the best beer in the world is produced here in Colorado by vaped-out hippies who moved here 2 years ago from the east coast and opened yeasty breweries with trickle-down grandparent funds. Not so. We were several pints deep, when Rob finally walked us out through the rain to our tent site. We were wedged tightly between hundreds of snoring, farting, European, moto-enthusiasts for the week. The one-legged man and I share a long and sordid camping history. Back in the day, he took immeasurable joy in marching the occasional naïve friend and I into the most hostile places, during precisely the wrong seasons. We spent our vacations in mosquito-infested swamps eating only what we killed or caught or alternative canned foods of dubious content and flavor (Bream, sardines, Spam, Vienna Sausage). Perhaps
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L.A.F.C. was relative paradise compared to our past operational areas. But the Manxland had just enough challenges to make it funny. Eating whatever’s offered is key to blending with the indigenous population and conducting a successful insurgency. If you’re a “foodie,” cross this island off your list. To the Manx, food is an afterthought revolving around one’s visit to the pub. There is little focus on actual restaurants and a lot of “chippys” offering fish and chips and “takeaways” offering paper troughs of hastily prepared curries and such. Hot sauce is unavailable, and the sausages, with the distinct un-flavor of sawdust, even made the one-legged man turn his head sideways and wrinkle his nostrils. After the first few days, I was genuinely concerned about “turning into a French fry.” I loitered around the back door of the L.A.F.C. kitchen long enough to befriend the cooks, Sean and Julie. They became my food and coffee angels. I showed up every morning like a stray dog for the rest of my stay to eat custom sandwiches while standing on the porch away from the upstairs pub packed with crowds of raucous Germans, who live exclusively on lager and frankfurters.
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First Race: First Winner: Most Wins: Lap Record: Lap Length: Curves: Altitude:
1907 Charles R. Collier (average speed - 38.21 mph) Joey Dunlop 26, (1977 - 2000) Bruce Anstey 132.3 mph 37.75 miles 200+ 1300 feet
Number of deaths between 1907 - 2009: 242 Poise is an understatement Race Report The racing was, as expected, amazing. We bounced our way from one viewing site to another by mix of buses, hitchhiking, the Manx Electric Railway and unavoidable walking along the gnarly country roads and trails. Michael Dunlop earned BMW, their first wins on the island since 1939, putting him closer to catching up with the all-time king of the island, his uncle, Joey Dunlop. Enjoying extreme motorcycle racing as a central focus in such a rural, rainy place requires flexibility and stamina. Races are cancelled and re-scheduled constantly. There are delays for racer deaths, recreational rider deaths, animals in the road, etc. The only way to get updates is by holding a crackly a.m. radio up to your ear and trying to understand the wonky accent of the “Radio Manx” announcer.
The Real Thing I began to wonder if it was cruel to feed an old man in his seventies this way and to walk him forever on a prosthetic leg. Was I subconsciously conducting revenge survival exercises on him? Then I caught him sitting in the rain, spreading cold baked-beans straight from a can onto a foul Weetabix cracker that he’d scavenged from some Irishmen who’d left early. His leg was cast aside and the stump was rubbed so raw that it looked like flank steak. He smiled and said, “Where we going today Bud? Let’s go back up that mountain. That place is awesome!” He greased the leg down with a tube of something from the V.A., pulled it on and we were off again.
We got it done. It was worth crossing the ocean to scratch something off an old man’s dream list. A motorcycle lover’s life is forever incomplete without a visit to the ISLE OF MAN TT RACE...period. The Manx are still living in a fairly analog, Smoky and the Bandit era, and the streets are alive with motorcycles having the piss rung out of them day and night. We’ve lost some of that real life and death excitement here in the land of device-hypnotized zombies posting pictures of their fabulous Chicken enchiladas on Facebook. A guy can hardly ride his horse into Safeway for a bag of chips without getting arrested.
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Economics
Common Sense of Our Dollars and Cents
Using Data to Help Define Community Character By Scott L. Ford
The month of July has a lot of significance to me and my relationship with Steamboat Springs. It was in July 51 years ago I first saw the Yampa Valley while coming down Rabbit Ears Pass. The place grabbed my heart and soul. From that moment on I always knew where I wanted to live. A lot of us have similar stories. This place is filled with folks who always knew where they wanted to live and did what was necessary to make that dream a reality. The reality of living here full-time for me happened again in July, 22 years ago. Ask someone to define what they like/love about Steamboat and often the phrase, “It’s a real town,” works its way into the conversation. Ask this same person to define what they mean by “Real Town” and they will begin to list a litany of characteristics. Although the order in which the characteristics are listed is different, there is a great deal of commonality from one person to the next that helps describes community character. Over the next four issues I am going to attempt to define this collective community character statistically using objective data from credible independent sources. Although statistical data has its limitations, it can serve as a “measuring stick” that can be useful in assessing the changes occurring over time locally and as a way to assess those changes in comparison to other places like Steamboat. This discussion about community character and ways to measure it will become increasingly important as deliberations about affordable/attainable housing emerge yet again in this town. From my perspective, discussions about “affordable” and/or “attainable” housing miss the point because they focus on the wrong thing. What we are really interested in is strategies/tactics that focus on preserving community character. Housing is simply one element in preservation of character. Through data, I am going to explore four key characteristics that likely serve as indicators to help define what “Real Town” means. This is my list of four key characteristics. You may have a different list. I would be happy
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to discuss them with you. The only thing I ask is that whatever may be proposed is currently being measured routinely, objectively and from an independent credible source. Anecdotal evidence although occasionally valuable in assessing quality of life characteristics, has very little value quantitatively. My List of Measurable Community Character Features: 1. Sources Of Household Income And The Distribution Of That Income Amongst The Residents Where does our money come from (labor and non-labor sources) and statistically how is that income distributed from the dirt poor to the uber rich. 2. Demographics of the Community Beyond simply age/sex statistics, what is the make-up of the family structure in our area over time and is that changing at a faster or slower rate than comparable communities.
3. Economy Fundamentals Like people, economies change over time and are often influenced by national trends the local community has no or very little control over. Are these economic changes unique to our area or are they occurring nationally? 4. The Degree of Civic Engagement To what degree are those of us who call this place home involved in the decision making process that influence our community outcomes? This is one of those data “quests” I am prepared to engage in. As I embark on this journey I ask you to join me. I can promise the journey will be insightful. Hopefully we will discover a few valuable “measuring sticks” by which to assess what we collectively mean when we say “Real Town.” Perhaps more importantly will be those areas to focus our energies on in any effort to preserve the community character of this extraordinary place many of us call home.
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Mister Helpful’s Dating Guide
August 2014
AND NOW... Skin, Pictures and Online Dating By Mr. Helpful, M.D.
Yes boys and girls, Sex Sells and we all want to be happy to someone special thinking that we are a special kind of sexy just for them. But strangely we only really want that special person to be someone WE have designated and not really every Internet freak with a keyboard. So BEFORE posting that sexy picture of yourself you need to think it through a bit more. What do you want to say to your date with THAT picture: *No sex here *Some sex here *Maybe sex here *Yes sex here *You grab your car keys, get over here now, I’m unlocking my front door. “Skin will Win” is the old battle cry for Wet T-shirt contests worldwide. As juvenile as that is, we all want to see naked people, even overly religious types on religious dating sites. We are at our heart, voyeurs hoping to not get caught looking. Online dating – PERFECT!!!
Yes there are dating sites that let folks post completely nude pics of themselves. In any manner they wish to pose. Yes there are. If this is something you are inter-ested in then go for it. Just do your best to class it up a bit and avoid looking “common” or “undesirable” in a blah naked kind of way. There are sites that will not let their customers post any naked pics and delete pics that might come under “questionable” concerns. Yes there are. So how much skin is too much skin? It’s up to you and the viewing audience to say. Consider these variables: * The Male body vs. the Female body * Totally In Shape vs. … not * Skinny vs. hairy
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These few factors are only some of the millions of nano second decisions we all get to make when viewing and posting pics. We are a strange and wonderful bunch. Now go pick yer favorite. The Male Nearly Naked Body Pics – I asked several women and got a rainbow of answers. Each one of them said the same thing, Yes of course I want to see a great looking guy’s body and No, I do not want to see a guy’s body pic on his profile. That’s right, in each conversation; they smirked “Hmmm… yummy” and coughed out “gross.”. If I had to give any advice on this one, I’d go with a conservative approach. But that’s me, I’m fat, stupid, covered in boils and whatever “game” I may have is based on my personality, not my looks so much. For gay men, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I asked several gay men about Skin will Win in online
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pics and they had similar opinions. The “guy” in them liked to see and joke about wanting to see sexy muscle pics. But the “man” in them spoke about wanting to find someone who had a little class as well. Be fair when responding to a profile and try to find a compliment about them in a small way. Moreover, It’s all about your happiness. The Female Nearly Naked Body Pics – Sure go ahead, whatever you want to do is fine…
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Come on, did you really think I would have anything else to say? The female body is at times far more attractive than the male body. We all know that and sleep quite comfortably under that knowledge. A wonderful photographer, Kim Keith, does BodyScapes of the female form. She is skilled at making ANY woman look amazing and beautiful in black and white close ups. An episode of Seinfeld had Jerry and Elaine discussing the differences in bodies saying, “The female body is a work of art. The male body is utilitarian, it’s for getting around. It’s like a jeep.” Ok I will say this; on the day you post pictures to your profile, you might be feeling sexy/flirty. And there will come a time when someone sends you a message or a wink based on those sexy/flirty pics and YOU ARE NOT feeling sexy/flirty that day, well then … is it completely their fault that you are upset with them being sexy/ flirty with you? They had a visceral/sexual reaction to your PICTURE, the one YOU posted. I know, I know, You only want to have the right person see your sexy/flirty pictures and fall in love with you and you with them. I know, I know. And all those creepy guys are out there staring at you and making you feel bad by sending you hundreds of creepy and vulgar messages, I know I know. Here... Let me hit the delete button for you because you’re too upset to do it yourself. Is it your fault that you’re hot? NO. Should you put up with creepy asshole types who have nothing else to do but send horrific, vulgar messages to you or anyone else? NO. Does it happen? Yes. Now get over it and move on with your life, block them, report them or delete your profile. Our bodies are our own to do with what we chose. At the same time our boundaries help define us. And at the very same time, the Internet is written in pen (meaning it lasts forever) and once we send a photo into it we have lost all control over that image. Regrets happen only after something has gone terribly wrong. Carpenters have a great phrase “Measure twice, cut once.” Think about, then hit send.
Find Mister Helpful’s Dating Guide on Facebook, hit the LIKE button and read the expanded versions of this column and others. Next month – Dating the Boss or even the Boss’ Daughter. In the history of ever, there have been worse ideas.
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“Are backyard, small-family-farm chickens safer in regards to Salmonella than large-scale, factory-farmed chickens?” And down the rabbit hole I went. One article became four, then those four nearly doubled. In the interim, I’ve read probably a few hundred different articles on a variety of websites. I’ve done more research on this topic than I have on anything outside of my college thesis (and probably including that too, to be honest). So let’s look at the evidence presented before us, shall we? Salmonella affects two parts of the poultry industry: eggs as well as chicken meat. Each part has its own path of infection; eggs can be infected when laid, whereas meat is most commonly contaminated during the butchering. Because the most prevalent forms of Salmonella--at least, the ones that affect humans--do not cause any visible symptoms in chickens, there is no way to tell whether or not a chicken has Salmonella without testing. And since chickens can hatch right out of the egg already infected with Salmonella, any chicken is a potential carrier. Therefore, the conditions of a chicken’s upbringing should have no impact on the level of Salmonella risk, right? Well . . . it’s not that simple. Not only can Salmonella be transferred vertically from hen to chick, but along horizontal vectors as well. (Salmonella infection during egg formation is actually quite rare; the majority of contamination happens during the handling process.) As Salmonella colonizes the intestines, the default method of infection from one chicken to another is via fecal matter. This can take the form of chicken feed contaminated with rat droppings, an overabundance of flies, or chickens pecking at one another--including cannibalization of dead cagemates. Under crowded factory farm conditions, any or all of these may be present. Another factor to consider is the amount of Salmonella bacteria present in a chicken’s gut flora. In a healthy chicken, the number may remain low. Even if a person consumes undercooked eggs or meat, the human digestive system is designed to destroy potentially harmful bacteria; there may not be enough Salmonella bacteria to cause illness. However, when a chicken is stressed, their intestinal flora gets out of balance. This leaves the way open for opportunistic Salmonella bacteria to rapidly multiply
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and establish a strong foothold inside the chicken’s digestive system. The greater number of bacteria present in meat or eggs, the greater the likelihood that some will slip past the human defense system to invade the host’s intestines--making that person sick in the reproduction and transmission process. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand how factory farm conditions stress their inhabitants. Crowded quarters are just a start. Battery-caged chickens (95% of egg layers in the US) are generally given 67-86 square inches of space; they are usually debeaked at a day old to discourage pecking. There is no legal definition for free range chicken eggs, but “free range” meat chickens must only have access to the outdoors; there is no legislation respecting size or type of terrain. Also known as “high-density floor confinement” chickens, they are traditionally debeaked as well.
Aside from the regular day-to-day stress of factory farm living, chickens are subjected to extra levels on occasion. In order to stimulate the production of another round of eggs, layer hens are often put through forced molting. In this situation, food and sometimes water are withheld from the hens for 7-14 days, causing them to lose 25-35% of their body weight. A withholding period of food (and often water) before slaughter is common for meat chickens as well. Lastly, there is transportation stress, where chickens are packed onto trucks in all sorts of weather to be taken to the slaughterhouses. This is akin to playing Russian roulette where there’s more than one bullet in the chamber. Organic versus conventional methods don’t much matter; free range or not--all high-volume industrial processes are highly stressful situations for a chicken to be in. No, instead, I think I’ll stick with the backyard chickens in our neighborhood--running around, pecking at bugs, scratching in the dirt. In short, living like a chicken should. The eggs may cost me more, but I know that they’re being gathered by hand, not dropped onto a conveyor belt. As hard a job as it is, I appreciate even more the meticulous care and cleanliness of a homebutchered bird, especially when I can observe or take part myself. Ultimately, what is my health worth--and that of my loved ones? And back to the original question as to whether nonfactory-farmed chickens are safe from Salmonella? My answer, in short, is this: there are no guarantees, but I’ll trust undercooked backyard chicken or runny small-farm eggs. I remind my beloved, when he frets over rare chicken, that we know where it came from, what sort of life it lived, and, where applicable, how it died. After all, if I’m going to gamble, I’d rather it be under conditions where I know the deck isn’t stacked against me.
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Sustainably Situated
The Future of Real Estate
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Good for the buyer, even better for the seller: The Green MLS and the HERS Index Would you ever buy a car without looking at its milesper-gallon (MPG) or safety ratings? Of course not! When you buy a car, you want to know it is safe and how much it will cost to operate. And yet, many people buy homes, an investment much larger than a car, without understanding all of the factors that affect the “safety” of the home or looking at the home’s operating costs. Over the last decade, new tools have been developed to help – the Green Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index. The Green MLS offers additional data entry fields to the traditional Real Estate listing that identify green-building features and certifications. The HERS Index is the industry standard by which a home’s energy efficiency is measured and covers house type, orientation, house size, utility rates, climate and operation of the home. The HERS Index is the dominant energy rating system in Colorado and is the rating system used for all of the data and tracking within the Colorado residential market. These tools will help a homebuyer make smart decisions when buying a new home.
MLS features and the HERS rating of a home. Rusin will also discuss the value of energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) and the differences between these two home features. And finally, the workshop will also briefly cover financing green building practices. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) energy efficient mortgage has been updated in the last two years and many people still are unaware of this excellent opportunity. The CEO has developed a mortgage incentive program to extend these benefits and bring awareness to the new program.
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But we’re not quite there, yet. After seven years since its enactment, Steamboat’s Green Building Program is still voluntary and with the building market back on the rise, it’s time to bring awareness of the Green MLS, HERS Index, and other best Green Building Practices back to the forefront of this local market. This September, YVSC is hosting a Green MLS and HERS Index workshop with Peter Rusin of the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) on September 17th from 1pm to 3pm at Centennial Hall. The two-hour workshop is open to anyone, with critical information for real estate agents, appraisers, contractors, builders, utility program managers and community development organizations. During the workshop, Rusin will provide background on the Green MLS and HERS Index. He will present information on how to use, interpret, and advertise Green
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These tools are not just useful to the buyer but can really benefit a seller who has done the work to create a sustainably built, highly energy efficient home. Recent market data show that the housing market has changed and that people are buying high performing homes and willing to pay more for them. Currently, it’s the seller’s choice to list additional features for the Green MLS (for example - whether the paint is Low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) or the hot water heater is a new High Efficiency (HE) model), and it’s the buyer’s prerogative to ask. But more and more buyers are asking, and these two systems are becoming a standard in many regions across the country among the real estate market. In fact, according to the Green Resources Council (http://www.greenresourcecouncil.org/green-resource-council-info/greening-mls), Steamboat Springs, CO is already listed as a Green Building “Example to Follow.”
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Library Author Series presents
Laura Pritchett Tuesday, August 12 7 p.m. in Library Hall
An evening with award-winning author Laura Pritchett, one of the West’s defining literary voices, speaking about her new novel, Stars Go Blue.
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The Sketchbook Project Mobile Library @ Bud Werner Wednesday-Friday, August 13-15
Audrey Rose woke just as the horizon glowed orange, stars still glittering overhead. A hummingbird flitted in for a closer look at this new inhabitant to this world. Hovering, wings beating, the bird greeted this figure still filled with too much blood, holding back too many tears. Away the bird disappeared. Stretching, Audrey Rose reached up to the sky. She inhaled and found her lungs expanding. She could breathe again. The tightness in her lungs loosened, the hurt and pain she had carried for so long rooted through her feet into the ground, burying through the earth, through rock, through shale to melt within the center of the earth. Suspended between the sky and the earth, she felt the urge to fly. The earth held her tightly, reminding her to never stop reaching, because one day the stars may fall upon her or the earth may loosen its hold.
Audrey Rose ran. She ran until her heart pounded into her head, she ran until her muscles stretched and her stride lengthened. The canyon opened into a lush valley where the grasses grew up to her waist. Her lengthening turned into leaping and her leaping into spinning and twirling and jumping until finally she was laughing. Something had crawled inside of her bubbling up, bursting and she too, felt fit to burst. She danced. She pounded her legs into the ground, danced the dance of the bears, the dance of the elk, the dance of the rabbit and the dance of the wolf. When she finished, she collapsed onto her back. There she lay watching the clouds move across the sky, the sun rising slowly over the edge of the canyon, shining down upon her. She was perfectly content.
She breathed in again as the sky began to lighten, robin’s egg blue chasing away peacock purples, swallowing stars to waken the world. Audrey Rose walked. She felt the earth under her feet, her toes naked, breathing, mud and dirt caking into the lines of her skin, into her toe prints, collecting memories. Antelopes bounded across the hills, their black masks never to be removed. As she came upon a pond, a golden eagle lifted off empty-handed. She folded the bird’s wings and eyes inside. Her body screamed out to breathe, to fully feel the warmth of the first rays of morning. Removing and folding her sparkly skirt, Audrey Rose buried it in the red clay earth at the top of a canyon. Immersed once again in shadows, the chill pulled her skin into waves. The cold only served to invigorate her. Ants poked out to start their day; butterflies opened their wings in the hopes of catching a speck of gold to warm them. With the chill circling her,
To create the self she wanted to be, she wrote Roman Payne’s words from The Wanderess with twigs and leaves, fallen from the trees around her. “She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city.” Building a fire, she collected the fragments of those words and fed them to the flames, standing over the fire so the smoke could clothe her that these words might be written into her skin, her pores and into the very heart of her.
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Days passed as she remembered the most basic lessons of life; survive, eat, sleep, dream. She wandered the hills until they had built a nest inside of her. She learned the patterns of the deer and the antelope. When she stretched her body between heaven and earth her heels lifted from the ground.
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Hours passed as she rolled from back to stomach so she could see more intimately the world around her, then stomach to back so she could fill with the expanse of canyon, sun, sky, ravens, robins and every bird in between. She returned to her campsite when the urge took her, retrieving her pink sparkly skirt, now smudged red and orange from the earth. She did not put her skirt back on, did not want her identity, wanted the possibility to be reborn, refreshed, awakened to the earth as a baby would be, bathed in innocence, cloaked in ignorance and the possibility that every being is a perfect living being.
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Smoke Signals
News from the Chief of the Chief By Scott Parker
Hello all and thank you for reading the 12th installment of Smoke Signals: News from The Chief of The Chief.
• Shel Shocked • Girl Rising • PARTY FOR PAULIE!!!
Wait…what? 12 months? If my math is correct that equals one year! My, how the time flies! As my favorite high school teacher used to say, “Time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like an apple.” At times it is really hard to believe that I have been back in Steamboat Springs for a year now. Thank you for having me. It has been an honor and a privilege to be “The Chief of the Chief” (thank you for that name, Casey) for the past year and I have every intention of sticking around to see this amazing venue reach its true potential!! While reflecting on the past year I can say that it has been quite a ride. Here are some of my favorite shows…(in no particular order)
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• The Wood Brothers • The Summit (thank you Eric Meyer for an EPIC time) • Todd Park Mohr (Possibly the best event yet) • Kip Attaway • Duel of The Strings • Liz Longley • Ben Miller Band • Cabaret
Thank You!!! I cannot possible offer enough thanks to all of the people who put together the two benefits for me over the last two months. The road to recovery is long and expensive and I am truly humbled by the outpouring of financial support and love from the community of friends and family by which I am surrounded. It would be impossible to list all of the people who came out to the events at the Circle R in Oak Creek and the Chief Theater in Steamboat, but I thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. Lawrence and Paula Jaconetta, Scott Parker, Meg Widmer and the Jasmir Bellydance Troupe, Keith Anderson (my poppa!), We’re Not Clowns, The Yampa Valley Boys and all the women who braved the icy Jello bath and wrestled in my honor – I love you! Thank you for sharing your strength and making sure I remember what I’m fighting for. Paulie Anderson
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I have no doubt that my 2nd year at the helm will yield an even greater return. We have an excellent and extremely hard working board of directors, a great staff (you rock, Heather), and an incredible group of volunteers. Thank you Steamboat Springs for supporting the Chief Theater!
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I have said it before and I will say it again. Please… please…please…call me (970-367-3830)…email me (scott@chieftheater.com) or stop in. Let me know what we can do better, what type of programming you would like to see, or just share your comments in general.
August 8th
Thank you for reading. Cheers, Scott
8pm Tickets $15.00
Wine Stroll August 9th An Evening of Clowning Around! Don't Miss We're Not Clowns as they open for the Poofy Du Vey the award winning clown! 18 and over only please!
7pm Tickets $15.00
August 16th
Woodstock
45th Anniversary Party!
Featuring music by Easy Peaces The Film Woodstock will be playing
Easy Peaces
7pm Tickets $15.00
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Calendar of Events Wild Mushroom Hike Late August. Location and date are based on where the ‘best’ mushrooms are. Registration Required: 970.871.9151. $50. Call to get your name on the list before spaces are filled, Yampatika will contact with details. Piknik Theatre Festival Aug. 1 – Aug. 17 6:30 PM @ Yampa River Botanic Park A picnic basket, blanket and laughter is all you need for the FREE outdoor Shakespeare and musical comedy presented in the Yampa River Botanic Park. No charge, donations accepted. Produced by the Great American Laughing Stock Company and presented in Collaboration with the Steamboat All Arts Festival. All performances at the Yampa River Botanic Park, except August 3 and 9 performances which will be held at Bud Werner Memorial Library, and the August 1 performance at 6 PM. For more info: galsco.org ; steamboattheatre.com. Steamboat All Arts Festival Aug. 8 - Aug. 17 Various locations, Steamboat Springs 6th Annual All Arts Festival. A collaborative two-week event, the All Arts Festival encompasses the rich culture of Steamboat’s visual, music, dance, culinary and performance arts whilst featuring nationally-renowned artists in an idyllic mountain setting. For full schedule and more info: www.steamboat-chamber. com/signature-events/all-artsfestival Routt County Fair Aug. 14 - Aug. 17 8 AM @ 398 Poplar Street, Hayden The Routt County Fair celebrates its 100 year anniversary. First begun in 1914, 100 years later the fair still offers a fun-filled, family oriented fair enjoyable for both rural and urban audiences. IMBA World Summit Aug. 20 – Aug. 24 8 AM @ Various Locations The 2014 International Mountain Biking Association World Summit will consist of two distinct one-day conferences, each with content geared to specific audiences. We encourage all attendees to come out early, as there will be fantastic riding opportunities early in the week, as well as other pre-conference activities. For more info: ww.imba.com/ world-summit Friday August 1 TOP Museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series Noon @ Tread of Pioneers
Museum (800 Oak St.) Hour-long lecture on Steamboat through the locals. Topics on the history of the area. Bring a friend and lunch. www. treadofpioneers.org Chris and Deanna Koebnick 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock. FREE Be GREAT Birthday 5 PM @ Four Points Lodge Steamboat’s Boys & Girls Club 5th Birthday. Features a scenic gondola ride, shuttle transportation to the new Four Points Lodge. Cocktails, dinner and live entertainment with Derek Evilsizor performing Frank Sinatra classics. Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Steamboat Springs. Tickets: $150/person, everything included. Limited space; RSVP: 970-871-3162 Trevor G. Potter w/ Walt and the Ol’ 37 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Americana. FREE Mtn Music Series 7 PM @ Gondola Square Featuring: Wish You Were Pink (Pink Floyd Tribute). FREE Steamboat Pro Rodeo 7:30 PM @ 5th St./ Howelsen Parkway Genuine Western Rodeo. Tickets at gate and locations in town. Adults,$20 gate/$18 advance; kids 7 -15, $10 gate/$9 advance. Kids 6 and under, FREE. Stand Up Comedy 8 PM @ Chief Theater 18 and older only. Tickets: $15. Chieftheater.org The California Honeydrops 8 PM @ Strings Music Pavilion Presented by Strings Music Festival, the Honeydrops are a groovy mash-up of NOLA jazz and San Fran R&B. Their music speaks to the soul. Tickets: $55. stringsmusicfestival.com/ The Last Revel 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Bluegrass. FREE Bill McKay Band 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Rock/Soul. $5. www.schmiggitys.com Saturday August 2 Wilderness Wildflowers in the Flattops 8 AM @ TBA Explore the wild flora of the Flattops with the Over the Hill Gang and Yampatika. Registration required: 970.871.9151. FREE Writers Conference 8:30 AM @ Art Depot Thirty-third writing conference featuring two instructors and
To submit your events or calendar information e-mail: cody@yampavalleyvoice.com Events may be edited for length or content. Calendar entries must be received by the 15th of each month. four seminars with a catered luncheon. All welcome. Optional pre-conference dinner and reading on Friday night. For more info: steamboatwriters. com Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-846-5608. zimmer@ springsips.com Farmers Market 9 AM @ 7th and Yampa St. 10th Annual Farmers Market. Over 75 vendors. Foods, arts and crafts, music. www.mainstreetsteamboat.com/farmersmarket Farmers Market Music 11 AM @ Yampa St/ 7th Ave Performer: Jay Roamer FREE Todd Musselman 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock/Folk. FREE Leaner and Lunker 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Acoustic Music. FREE Hot Night at the Hot Springs 6 PM @ Old Town Hot Springs Second Annual Fundraiser at Old Town Hot Springs. Pig roast dinner, wine, beer, live music, silent auction. Proceeds benefit Family Changing Room. Free childcare provided – call to reserve. Tickets: $35. Info: (970) 879-1828 x0 Free Master Class 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Performers from the NY Metropolitan Opera coach critique emerging opera singers. In collaboration with the Steamboat All Arts Festival. For more info: emeraldcityopera.com ; (970) 879-1996 Steamboat Pro Rodeo 7:30 PM @ 5th St./ Howelsen Parkway Genuine Western Rodeo. Tickets at gate and locations in town. Adults,$20 gate/$18 advance; kids 7 -15, $10 gate/$9 advance. Kids 6 and under, FREE. Lisa Fischer 8 PM @ Strings Music Pavilion Grammy-winner Lisa Fischer performs. Fischer has sang backup for The Rolling Stones and Tina Turner. Tickets: $48. stringsmusicfestival.com/
For those who live here and for those who wish they did.
Movies on the Mountain 8 PM @ Gondola Square Feature films for FREE, Film: The Goonies Sundog 8:30 PM @ Hahn’s Peak Roadhouse local Country/Rock FREE Juba Juba 9 PM @ Ghost Ranch Grateful Dead birthday tribute to Garcia FREE Josh Roberts & The Hinges 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Rock out of the South. FREE Friends & Fox Street 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Rock/Funk/Soul $5. www. schmiggitys.com Sunday August 3 Outdoor Yoga 9 AM @ Torian Plum Plaza Yoga outside. Rain or shine. Bring a mat and sense of fun. Dress appropriately. All levels. Suggested donation: $10 Chris and Deanna Koebnick 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock. FREE Sunset Happy Hour 5 PM@ Thunderhead Drinks and music on top of Mt. Werner. $12. Music: Worried Men Psychedelic 70’s Sunday 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Free. www.schmiggitys.com Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840 Monday August 4 Evening with author Jennifer Pharr Davis 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library The 2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year who hiked the Appalachian Trail in 46 days, becoming the fastest person and the first woman to ever set the mark. Davis will discuss her memoir, “Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph,” FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Ladies 80’s Night 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Free. www.schmiggitys.com Open Mic Night 10 PM @ Old Town Pub
Hosted by Jay Roemer. Free drink for Performers. FREE.
Race: Soul of Emerald XC. For info and registration: townchallenge.com
Tuesday August 5
Classical Concert 6 PM @ Strings Music Pavillion Cliburn Piano Medalist 2013: Sean Chen. First American to win a prize in that competition since 1997. Tickets: $40, $5 for juniors. stringsmusicfestival.com
Olympic Heritage Walking Tour 9 AM @ Olympian Hall (Howelsen Hill) Easy walking tour explores Steamboat’s Olympic heritage. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum and FREE chairlift ticket. FREE. Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-846-5608. zimmer@springsips.com Strings Youth Concert 11 AM @ Strings Music Pavilion Featuring: Billy Jonas Band. Funky-folk music for the whole family. Tickets: Adults, $10; Kids, $1. stringsmusicfestival. com Two-Step Tuesday 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Country Dancing. Free. www.schmiggitys.com Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840 Wednesday August 6 Steamboat Wine Festival August 6th – 10th 11th Annual Steamboat Wine Festival Over 100 food and wine artisans, plus locally-made products at this ultimate food and wine experience. Includes the Stroll of Steamboat, Farm to Barn Wine Dinner, the Toast of Steamboat, and much more. Info/tickets: steamboatwinefestival.com Mineral Springs Walking Tour 9 AM @ The Art Depot Yampatika naturalist discusses the history of Steamboat’s springs. Participants get a coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE Leaner, Lunker and Friends 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock. FREE Wednesday Wonderings 5:30 PM @ Yampa River Botanic Park Different topics of interest each week. FREE. Topic: TBA Town Challenge Wed. Aug. 6, 2014 5:30 PM @ Howelsen Hill Steamboat Town Challenge is a six race mountain bike series held every summer.
Bluegrass Wednesday 7 PM @ Carl’s Tavern FREE Pat Waters & Bryan Joyce 8 PM @ Schmiggity’s Acoustic Rock Free. www.schmiggitys.com Thursday August 7 Downtown Historical Walking Tour 9 AM @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.) Easy walking tour of Steamboat’s historic buildings. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-8465608. zimmer@springsips.com Splatz Kids Club 9 AM @ Snow Bowl Paint. Bowl. Eat. $20 includes all supplies and lunch. For info: 970-871-7904; splatzpainting.com Steamboat Writers Group Noon @ The Art Depot Writers discuss and critique their work. All are welcome. FREE. www.steamboatwriters. com, info@steamboatwriters. com Music on the Green 12:15 PM @ Botanic Park Music in the park. Bring a lunch and blanket. Featuring: Acutonic (Reggae). FREE. stringsmusicfestival. com Jody Feeley and Brad Rasmussen 4 PM @ Aurum Contemporary. FREE
Seminars at Steamboat 5 PM @ Strings Music Pavillion Rationing Health Care: Ethical Challenges, Ethical Answers. Featuring: Dr. Arthur Caplan. FREE. For more info: seminarsatsteamboat.org ; seminarsatsteamboat@yahoo.com. BMX Series 6 PM @ Howelsen Hill Weekly race on USA BMX
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Calendar of Events sanctioned track. Registration: 4:30 PM; Race: 6 PM. All ages.
Farmers Market Music 11 AM @ Yampa St/ 7th Ave Performer:Michael Jonas
Yampa Valley Boys 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Country/Bluegrass. FREE
Jesse Christensen 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Country Rock. FREE
Speak of the Devil 9 PM @ Schmiggity’s Black Sabbath Tribute $3. www.schmiggitys.com Friday August 8 TOP Museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series Noon @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.) Hour-long lecture on Steamboat through the locals. Topics on the history of the area. Bring a friend and lunch. www. treadofpioneers.org Pat Waters and Bryan Joyce 4 PM @ Aurum 2-man Rock band. FREE Chamberlin Birch 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local contemporary. FREE Steamboat Pro Rodeo 7:30 PM @ 5th St./ Howelsen Parkway Genuine Western Rodeo. Tickets at gate and locations in town. Adults,$20 gate/$18 advance; kids 7 -15, $10 gate/$9 advance. Kids 6 and under, FREE. Jon Gibbs & Randy Kelly 7:30 PM @ Hahn’s Peak Roadhouse Acoustic Duo FREE Speak of the Devil 8:30 @ Circle R (Oak Creek) Local Metal and Rock. FREE The Damn Quails & Midnight River Choir 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Honkey Tonkin’ rowdy music. FREE. Whitewater Ramble 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s High-Octane Rocky Mountain DanceGrass $8. www.schmiggitys.com Saturday August 9 Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Farmers Market 9 AM @ 7th and Yampa St. 10th Annual Farmers Market. Over 75 vendors. Foods, arts and crafts, music. www.mainstreetsteamboat.com/farmersmarket
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Michael Jonas 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local bluegrass. FREE Evening of Clowning Around 7 PM @ Chief Theater. We’re Not Clowns open for the Poofy Du Vey The award winning adultthemed clown. 18 and older only. Tickets: $15. Chieftheater.org Steamboat Pro Rodeo 7:30 PM @ 5th St./ Howelsen Parkway Genuine Western Rodeo. Tickets at gate and locations in town. Adults,$20 gate/$18 advance; kids 7 -15, $10 gate/$9 advance. Kids 6 and under, FREE. Emily Bear Jazz Trio 8 PM @ Strings Music Pavillion A gifted 12 year old pianist and composer, Emily Bear has recorded six albums, performed at the White House and Carnegie Hall, and is mentored by music legend Quincy Jones. Moves seamlessly from jazz to classical to salsa. Tickets: $32. Stringsmusicfestival.com The Jackie Myers Band 9 PM @ Ghost Ranch Roots/bluegrass FREE Caribou Mountain Collective 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Dynamic Bluegrass. FREE Filthy Children 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Funk. $5. www.schmiggitys. com Sunday August 10 Outdoor Yoga 9 AM @ Torian Plum Plaza Yoga outside. Rain or shine. Bring a mat and sense of fun. Dress appropriately. All levels. Suggested donation: $10 STARS Charity Ride Noon @ Gondola Square STARS Biking the Boat Charity Ride is a whole family fun ride. Choose from the 100 mile Gran Fondo, the 55 or 26 mile Challenge ride, or 5 mile family friendly All Abilities ride. For registration and info: www. steamboatstars.com Chris and Deanna Koebnick 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock. FREE
Sunset Happy Hour 5 PM@ Thunderhead Drinks and music on top of Mt. Werner. $12. Music: Caliente Pete Stein 2 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Acoustic music on the patio. FREE Psychedelic 70’s Sunday 7 PM @ Schmiggitys Free. www.schmiggitys.com Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840 Monday August 11 Pat Waters 4 PM @ Aurum One man rock band. FREE “How Like An Angel,” 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Award-winning film version of collaboration between I Fagiolini and the Australian contemporary circus group Circa. Part of the Dance on Film series. Perry-Mansfield Executive Director Joan Lazarus introduces. FREE. www. steamboatlibrary.org/events Ladies 80’s Night 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Free. www.schmiggitys.com Open Mic Night 10 PM @ Old Town Pub Hosted by Jay Roemer. Free drink for Performers. FREE. Tuesday August 12 Olympic Heritage Walking Tour 9 AM @ Olympian Hall (Howelsen Hill) Easy walking tour explores Steamboat’s Olympic heritage. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum and FREE chairlift ticket. FREE. Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-846-5608. zimmer@springsips.com Evening with author Laura Pritchett 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Speaking about her new novel, “Stars Go Blue,” FREE. www.steamboatlibrary. org/events Astronomy Exploration 8:30 PM @ Dumont Lake Picnic Area (Rabbit Ears Pass) Come watch the Perseid Meteor Shower at Dumont Lake. Registration Required: 970871-9151. FREE
Two-Step Tuesday 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Country Dancing Free. www.schmiggitys.com Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840
For info: 970-871-7904; splatzpainting.com
Wednesday August 13
Steamboat Writers Group Noon @ The Art Depot Writers discuss and critique their work. All are welcome. FREE. www.steamboatwriters. com, info@steamboatwriters. com
Mineral Springs Walking Tour 9 AM @ The Art Depot Yampatika naturalist discusses the history of Steamboat’s springs. Participants get a coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE
Music on the Green 12:15 PM @ Botanic Park Music in the park. Bring a lunch and blanket. Featuring: Leaner, Lunker, Friends (Folk, Classic rock). FREE. stringsmusicfestival. com
Wednesday Wonderings 5:30 PM @ Yampa River Botanic Park Different topics of interest each week. FREE. Topic: Herbal Salves, Mary O’Brien
Mobile Sketchbook Library 2 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Part of the Sketchbook Project. A traveling library with 4,500 handmade books from artists all over the world, an estimated 200 Steamboat submissions. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary. org/events
An evening with Steven Peterman 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Founder of The Sketchbook Project, a global, crowd-sourced art project. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Pete Stein & The Black Tiger Fire Band 7 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Americana and Bluegrass. FREE Todd Musselman 8 PM @ Schmiggity’s Acoustic Rock Free. www.schmiggitys.com Bruce Hornsby 8 PM @ Strings Music Pavillion 13-time Grammy Award nominee who has built one of the most diverse, collaborative and adventurous careers in contemporary music. Hornsby’s music ventures into jazz, classical, bluegrass and electronica. Tickets: $110. stringsmusicfestival.com/ Thursday August 14 Downtown Historical Walking Tour 9 AM @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.) Easy walking tour of Steamboat’s historic buildings. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-8465608. zimmer@springsips.com Splatz Kids Club 9 AM @ Snow Bowl Paint. Bowl. Eat. $20 includes all supplies and lunch.
Jody Feeley and Brad Rasmussen 4 PM @ Aurum Contemporary. FREE Sunset Happy Hour 5 PM@ Thunderhead Drinks and music on top of Mt. Werner. $12. Music: Rural Wreckage Trevor G. Potter w/ Walt and the Ol’ 37 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Americana. FREE Art Lecture 6 PM @ Chief Theater “Everything You Want to Know About Art but are Afraid to Ask.” An inspiring seminar hosted by Betsy Dillard Stroud. Tastings provided by Harwigs. Lecture will begin at 7 PM. Limited space. Tickets: $20; $15 for Arts Council members. For more info: (970) 875-7006 Yampa Valley Photo Club 6:30 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Subject: Lightpainting. Will be part of a large scale collaborative lightpainting shoot. For more info: yampavalleyphoto@yahoo.com or call 970-846-4577 Galaxy Dynamite 8:30 @ Circle R (Oak Creek) Psychedelic Electronica FREE Trevor Jones Band 9 PM @ Schmiggity’s Rock. $3. www.schmiggitys. com Friday August 15
Hour-long lecture on Steamboat through the locals. Bring a friend and lunch. www. treadofpioneers.org Tyler Rice 4 PM @ Aurum Looping acoustic Rock. FREE. Randy Kelley and John Gibbs 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Acousitic. FREE
Mobile Sketchbook Library Noon @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Part of the Sketchbook Project. A traveling library with 4,500 handmade books from artists all over the world, an estimated 200 Steamboat submissions. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary. org/events Steamboat Pro Rodeo 7:30 PM @ 5th St./ Howelsen Parkway Genuine Western Rodeo. Tickets at gate and locations in town. Adults,$20 gate/$18 advance; kids 7 -15, $10 gate/$9 advance. Kids 6 and under, FREE. Manna Machine 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Rock n’ Roll covers FREE Branded Bandits 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Heavy Rock. $5. www.schmiggitys.com Saturday August 16 Steamboat Stinger 8 AM @ Emerald Mountain Mountain Bike Race and Trail Run. Steamboat original event created by Honey Stinger. 50 mile bike race on August 16, and a full/half trail marathon on August 17. For registration/info: www.bikereg.com/ steamboat-stinger-mountainbike-race. Enduro-X MTN Bike Race 8:30 AM @ Gondola Square Enduro mountain bike format with multiple stages, timed descents and lift access for uphill transitions. More info: enduro-xrace.com
Splash and Dash 9 AM @ Old Town Hot Springs Inaugural Steamboat hosted USA Triathlon’s series event, Splash and Dash. Combines running and swimming. Geared toward first time triathletes/ kids who love to swim and run. Three age divisions will participate: 7 - 9, 10 - 12, and 13 - 15 year olds. To register: active.com/steamboat-springsco/triathlon/races/steamboatsplash-and-dash-2014
TOP Museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series Noon @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.)
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Calendar of Events Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies!Info: 970-8465608. zimmer@springsips.com Farmers Market 9 AM @ 7th and Yampa St. 10th Annual Farmers Market. Over 75 vendors. Foods, arts and crafts, music. www.mainstreetsteamboat.com/farmersmarket Farmers Market Music 11 AM @ Yampa St/ 7th Ave Performer: Trevor G. Potter FREE
Run. Steamboat original event created by Honey Stinger. 50 mile bike race on August 16, and a full/half trail marathon on August 17. For registration/info: www.bikereg.com/ steamboat-stinger-mountainbike-race. Enduro-X MTN Bike Race 8:30 AM @ Gondola Square Enduro mountain bike format with multiple stages, timed descents and lift access for uphill transitions. More info: enduro-xrace.com
Todd Musselman 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock/Folk. Free
Outdoor Yoga 9 AM @ Torian Plum Plaza Yoga outside. Rain or shine. Bring a mat and sense of fun. Dress appropriately. All levels. Suggested donation: $10
John Aviza 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Singer/Songwriter FREE
Chris and Deanna Koebnick 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock. FREE
Woodstock 45th Anniversary Party 7 PM @ Chief Theater Music by: Easy Peaces. Woodstock documentary will be playing. Tickets: $15. Chieftheater.org
Psychedelic 70’s Sunday 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Free. www.schmiggitys.com
Steamboat Pro Rodeo 7:30 PM @ 5th St./ Howelsen Parkway Genuine Western Rodeo. Tickets at gate and locations in town. Adults,$20 gate/$18 advance; kids 7 -15, $10 gate/$9 advance. Kids 6 and under, FREE. Movies on the Mountain 8 PM @ Gondola Square Feature films for FREE, weather permitting. Film: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Asleep at the Wheel 8 PM @ Strings Music Pavillion The king of hot smokin’ western swing, Ray Benson, comes back to Steamboat to close out Strings’ 27th season. Tickets: $60. Stringsmusicfestival.com Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels 9 PM @ Hahn’s Peak Roadhouse Honky Tonk Country Felix y los Gatos 9 PM @ Ghost Ranch Tex Mex Music FREE 40 Oz to Freedom 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Sublime Tribute. $8. www. schmiggitys.com Sunday August 17 Steamboat Stinger 8 AM @ Emerald Mountain Mountain Bike Race and Trail
Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840 Monday August 18 Ladies 80’s Night 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Free. www.schmiggitys.com Open Mic Night 10 PM @ Old Town Pub Hosted by Jay Roemer. Free drink for Performers. FREE. Tuesday August 19 Olympic Heritage Walking Tour 9 AM @ Olympian Hall (Howelsen Hill) Easy walking tour explores Steamboat’s Olympic heritage. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum and FREE chairlift ticket. FREE. Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-846-5608. zimmer@ springsips.com “A Seed Saving Session” 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Lecture and demonstration with CSU Master Gardener Jackie Buratovich. Harvesting how-to and saving seeds.Hands-on opportunity to do some seed separating. Bring a headlamp and magnifying glass or glasses. FREE. www. steamboatlibrary.org/events
Two-Step Tuesday 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Country Dancing Free. www.schmiggitys.com
their work. All are welcome. FREE. www.steamboatwriters. com, info@steamboatwriters. com
Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840
Susan Gibson 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Folk. FREE
Wednesday August 20 Mineral Springs Walking Tour 9 AM @ The Art Depot Yampatika naturalist discusses the history of Steamboat’s springs. Participants get a coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE Leaner, Lunker and Friends 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic rock. Free. Wednesday Wonderings 5:30 PM @ Yampa River Botanic Park Different topics of interest each week. FREE. Topic: Seed Saving, Gayle Lehman Town Challenge 5:30 PM @ Gondola Square Steamboat Town Challenge is a six race mountain bike series held every summer. Race: Churn and Burn XC/ DH. For info and registration: townchallenge.com “Touching the Wild” 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Film about crossing the species divide and living with mule deer in Deadman Gulch, Wyoming, FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Bluegrass Wednesdays 7 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Band: Ragweed. FREE Susan Gibson 8 PM @ Schmiggity’s Singer/Songwriter Free. www.schmiggitys.com Thursday August 21 Downtown Historical Walking Tour 9 AM @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.) Easy walking tour of Steamboat’s historic buildings. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-846-5608. zimmer@springsips.com Steamboat Writers Group Noon @ The Art Depot Writers discuss and critique
For those who live here and for those who wish they did.
Sunset Happy Hour 5 PM@ Thunderhead Drinks and music on top of Mt. Werner. $12. Music: Off the Chain
Farmers Market Music 11 AM @ Yampa St/ 7th Ave Performer:John Aviza Todd Musselman 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock/ Folk. FREE Trevor G. Potter w/ Walt and the Ol’ 37 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Americana. FREE
Talking Green: Sustainability of Historic Preservation 5:30 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Patrick Eidman of History Colorado’s State Historical Fund with a local perspective from Paul Bonnifield. In partnership with Historic Routt County. Info: www.yvsc.org/calendar/ upcoming-events/talkinggreen/
Danny Shaffer 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Singer/Songwriter. FREE
Movies on the Mountain 8 PM @ Gondola Square Feature films for FREE, weather permitting. Film: Special IMBA Movie
Cure for the Common 9 PM @ Schmiggity’s Electro Thunder Funk $3. www.schmiggitys.com
Leaner & Lunker 8:30 PM @ Hahn’s Peak Roadhouse Good ol rock n roll
Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840
Friday August 22
Leung & the Wreck 9 PM @ Ghost Ranch Rock /Blues FREE
Wednesday August 27
TOP Museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series Noon @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.) Hour-long lecture on Steamboat through the locals. Topics on the history of the area. Bring a friend and lunch. www. treadofpioneers.org
James & the Devil 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Rocky Mtn Rebel Rock $5. www.schmiggitys.com Sunday August 24
Two-Step Tuesday 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Country Dancing. Free. www. schmiggitys.com
Mineral Springs Walking Tour 9 AM @ The Art Depot Yampatika naturalist discusses the history of Steamboat’s springs. Participants get a coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE Weston Smith 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock. FREE
Better Half 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Folk. FREE
Outdoor Yoga 9 AM @ Torian Plum Plaza Yoga outside. Rain or shine. Bring a mat and sense of fun. Dress appropriately. All levels. Suggested donation: $10
All About Me 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern 80s Rock covers. FREE.
Chris and Deanna Koebnick 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock. FREE
Stringboard Theory 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Groove-Infused Funk Rock $5. www.schmiggitys.com
Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840
Bluegrass Wednesdays 7 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Band: Michael Jonas & The Wayward Mountaineers FREE
Saturday August 23
John Brown’s Body 9 PM @ Schmiggity’s Reggae. $15. www.schmiggitys. com
Jay Roemer 8 PM @ Schmiggity’s Solo Acoustic. Free. www. schmiggitys.com
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Thursday August 28
Ladies 80’s Night 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Featuring: All About Me $5. www.schmiggitys.com
Downtown Historical Walking Tour 9 AM @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.) Easy walking tour of Steamboat’s historic buildings. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE
Tyler Rice 4 PM @ Aurum Looping acoustic Rock. FREE
Continental Divide Run 8 AM @ Knoll Parking Lot, Mt. Werner Circle Part of Steamboat Springs Running Series. 16 mile amazing trail race from Fish Creek Falls over to the ski area via the mountain view trail. For info/ registration: runningseries. com/races/continentaldivide_ trail_run.php Yoga in the Botanic Park. 9 AM @ Botanic Park Yoga at the Botanic Park. All levels. Bring a mat or towel and water. Suggested $10 donation supports The Park. Free goodies! Info: 970-846-5608. zimmer@springsips.com Farmers Market 9 AM @ 7th and Yampa St. 10th Annual Farmers Market. Over 75 vendors. Foods, arts and crafts, music. www.mainstreetsteamboat.com/farmersmarket
Open Mic Night 10 PM @ Old Town Pub Hosted by Jay Roemer. Free drink for Performers. FREE. Tuesday August 26 Olympic Heritage Walking Tour 9 AM @ Olympian Hall (Howelsen Hill) Easy walking tour explores Steamboat’s Olympic heritage. Participants get coupon to the Tread of Pioneers Museum and FREE chairlift ticket. FREE.
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 7 PM @ Chief Theater Award-winning Taiwanese comedy. Part of the Foreign Film series. Mandarin with English subtitles. FREE. www. steamboatlibrary.org/events
Steamboat Writers Group Noon @ The Art Depot Writers discuss and critique their work. All are welcome. FREE. www.steamboatwriters. com, info@steamboatwriters. com Trevor G. Potter 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Rock/Folk. FREE
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Sunset Happy Hour 5 PM@ Thunderhead Drinks and music on top of Mt. Werner. $12. Music: Wise 100 Doors Chamberlin Birch 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Contemporary. FREE “Wrenched” 7 PM @ Bud Werner Memorial Library Documentary capturing the passing of the monkey wrench from the pioneers of ecoactivism to the new generation which will carry Edward Abbey’s legacy into the 21st century. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events
August 2014
Farmers Market Music 11 AM @ Yampa St/ 7th Ave Performer: Better Half
The Rusted Porch 2-6 PM, Everyday
Nikki Z Band 9 PM @ Ghost Ranch Classic Rock FREE Trevor G. Potter & Rural Wreckage 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Local Americana. FREE
Sunday August 31
Trevor G. Potter w/ Walt and the Ol’ 37 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Americana. FREE Highland View 9:30 PM @ Carl’s Tavern Local Bluegrass. FREE Acutonic 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Reggae. $5. www.schmiggitys.com Saturday August 30 Wild West Air Fest 9 AM @ Bob Adams Airport 10th Annual Wild West Air Fest & Labor Day Celebration. Wild West Air Fest features a vintage and warbird static aircraft display, an aerobatic show, classic cars and more. Tickets: Adults, $10; Kids 6-12, $5; 5-under, FREE. Farmers Market 9 AM @ 7th and Yampa St. 10th Annual Farmers Market. Over 75 vendors. Foods, arts and crafts, music. www.mainstreetsteamboat.com/farmersmarket
August 1, 2014, 5 pm - 8 pm
Michael Jonas 6 PM @ Rex’s American Grill Local Bluegrass. FREE
Me & Ed’s Music Machine 9 PM @ Schmiggity’s Rock. FREE. www.schmiggitys. com
Tyler Rice 4 PM @ Aurum Looping Acoustic Rock. FREE
Last minute changes can and do occur - Mother Nature, illness, tour malfunction, whatever - the accuracy of this calendar is not guaranteed! Schmiggity’s 7-9 PM, Everyday
MTHDS 10 PM @ Schmiggity’s Hip Hop. $5. www.schmiggitys. com
TOP Museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series Noon @ Tread of Pioneers Museum (800 Oak St.) Hour-long lecture on Steamboat through the locals. Topics on the history of the area. Bring a friend and lunch. www. treadofpioneers.org
First Friday Artwalk
Jesse Christensen 4 PM @ Aurum Acoustic Country Rock. FREE
Old Town Pickers 8:30 @ Circle R (Oak Creek) Local Bluegrass FREE
Friday August 29
Happy Hours
Wild West Air Fest 9 AM @ Bob Adams Airport 10th Annual Wild West Air Fest & Labor Day Celebration. Wild West Air Fest features a vintage and warbird static aircraft display, an aerobatic show, classic cars and more. Tickets: Adults, $10; Kids 6-12, $5; 5-under, FREE. Outdoor Yoga 9 AM @ Torian Plum Plaza Yoga outside. Rain or shine. Bring a mat and sense of fun. Dress appropriately. All levels. Suggested donation: $10
McKnight’s Irish Pub & Loft 4-6 PM, Everyday Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant 3-6 PM, Everyday Sunpie’s Bistro 3-6 PM, Everyday Steamboat Smokehouse 3-6 PM, Everyday Mambo Italiano 3-6 PM, Everyday Carl’s Tavern 4-6 PM, Everyday Cantina 4-6 PM, Everyday Old Town Pub 4-6 PM, Everyday Boathouse Pub 4-6 PM, Everyday Aurum 4-6 PM, Everyday Big House Burgers & Bottlecap Bar 4:20-6 PM, Mon – Sun
Splatz Kids Club 9 AM @ Snow Bowl Paint. Bowl. Eat. $20 includes all supplies and lunch. For info: 970-871-7904; splatzpainting.com
Rex’s American Grill & Bar 4:20-6 PM, Everyday
9th Annual Steamboat Springs Chuck Wagon Chili Challenge 11 AM @ 8th and Oak St. Sample traditional & unique chili recipes. Vote on favorites. Live music, children’s activities and salsa and cornbread competitions. A wholesome activity for all ages. To participate: www.MainStreetSteamboat. com, under Events and Art to find the Registration Form. For more info: 970.846.1800.
Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill 4 – 5:30 PM, Everyday
Pat Waters 4 PM @ Aurum One man band. FREE Psychedelic 70’s Sunday 7 PM @ Schmiggity’s Free. www.schmiggitys.com Dollar Bowling Night 7 PM @ Snow Bowl $1 games and PBRs. Reservations: 970-879-9840
8th Street Steakhouse 4:30-6 PM, Everyday
Laundry 4:30-6, Everyday Riggio’s Ristorante 5-6 PM, Everyday
CIRCLE SEVEN FINE ART 1009 Lincoln, 970-879-4744, features SUE GALLION new fiber artwork “A Primitive Art Turned Modern”, beautiful, vibrant colors with a modern twist; DANA LEE STONER new photographs processed in some of the latest photographic methods. ALSO FEATURED: Finalists from the 2014 Steamboat Art Competition. DOUGLAS KENYON COLLECTION 435 Lincoln Ave., 970-629-9999 MANGELSEN-IMAGES OF NATURE 730 Lincoln Ave., 871-1822 Celebrating 40 years! The work of legendary nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen. Introducing Tom’s newest book The Last Great Wild Places: Forty Years of Wildlife Photography. Pre-Order today and save for September delivery. Art Steamboat Finalists are also on display. STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM 807 Lincoln Ave., 870-1755 The Steamboat Art Museum is proud to announce the “Birds in Art” exhibition. “Birds in Art”, organized annually by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. This wonderful exhibition features fresh artistic takes on avian marvels by some of the world’s most talented artists. July 18th – September 15th. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL AT THE DEPOT 1001 13th St., 879-9008 SUMMER ART: 79 Steamboat Springs Arts Council Artist Members show their work in multiple medium at the historic train Depot, the Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts. Join us for a lively Reception, August 1, from 5pm to 8pm. Also on exhibit are a selection of finalists for ART STEAMBOAT: a regional, juried competition with a $10,000 grand prize.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTS 837 Lincoln Ave., 846-5970 Unveiling of Finalists in ArtSteamboat $10,000 Art Prize. Pick your favorite piece from contemporary works by CVA’s very own finalists CHERIE DUTY, KATHRYN FRESQUES, JAN MARET WILLMAN, plus works by regional finalists ELLE GOULD, TOM HEBERT, MONROE HODDER, MARILYN SCHUTZKY, RUTH SOLLER, & JO TOYE. Pre-purchase options available. Complimentary wine & hors d’oeuvres. WILD HORSE GALLERY 802 Lincoln Ave., 879-5515 Wild Horse Gallery will feature the graphite drawings of Karmel Timmons and oil paintings by David Harms. For more information: www.wildhorsegallery.com or call 970-819-2850. ALTERNATIVE VENUES COLORADO GROUP REALTY 509 Lincoln Ave., 875-2917 CREEKSIDE CAFE 131 11th St., 879-4925
Mazzola’s Italian Restaurant 5-6 PM, Everyday
DELUXE TATTOO 837 Lincoln Ave., 879-1243
Bistro CV 5-6:30 PM, Everyday
HARWIGS/LAPOGEE 911 Lincoln Ave., 879-1919
The Tap House 3-6 PM, Mon. – Fri. Slopeside Grill 3 – 6 PM, Mon. – Fri. Cugino’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant 4-6 PM, Mon. – Fri. Circle R Bar 4-6 PM, Thurs. – Sat.
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Nutritionally there is a difference between surviving and thriving. For a dog to survive, minimal nutritional requirements need to be met; to thrive, on the other hand, a dog needs to receive optimal quantities of quality antioxidants, phytonutrients, (compounds in fresh foods that give them their vibrant hues of red, green, yellow and orange) and essential fatty acids in order to strengthen the immune system and reduce potential for disease imbalances. Dogs’ bodies are designed to absorb their necessary nutrients from fresh, living foods.
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In a “perfect” world, our dogs would be able to get all the nutritional support they need from a balanced (through a variety of food sources), natural (as possible), fresh whole foods diet. But we live in a world of depleted soils and over-processed foods. Most commercial pet foods, even if they have the word “fortified” on the label - to meet AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials, the official watchdog of the animal feed industry) standards – contain synthetic, isolated, less bioavailable vitamins and minerals, not the natural vitamins and minerals that are found in whole foods. Even the best, IMO, diets – the raw-fed, species appropriate diets – can be affected by the depleted soils upon which the animals used in their foods may feed. Simple storage can also cause foods to lose some of their nutritional value. So what can we do? In this and a couple of future articles, I’ll discuss some highly beneficial supplements you might consider adding to your dog’s food bowl. Let’s start with one of my favorites: arthrospira platensis…better known as Spirulina. Spirulina, a blue-green microalgae named for its perfect spiral shape, contains one of the highest concentrations of nutrients in any food – be it plant, grain, herb or animal. In its natural form, Spirulina is composed of over 60% complete, easily digestible vegetable protein- which is more protein ounce-for-ounce than meat! Good start, yes? It gets better… Above I mentioned a couple of vital nutritive components of a healthy diet. Let’s break some of those down and see how Spirulina stacks up. Antioxidants. First, why should we care about them? Because, they help combat free radicals (kind of a cool name, but not so cool as compounds in the body). When oxygen interacts with cells - a natural part of the metabolic occurrence – oxidation happens and changes are made to those cells. Some changes cause cellular death (rotting fruit) while other changes are beneficial (dead cells being replaced by healthy cells to heal a wound). While oxidation is a natural part of cellular function, some cells can get damaged and turn into “free radicals” - thus called because they are missing a critical molecule and go on a rampage to find and steal from other healthy/stable molecules. The danger
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is that if the unstable (free radical) molecules are left unchecked, continuing to steal and convert stable molecules into unstable/injured ones, they can actually damage a body’s DNA, in fact mutating it. The body then becomes unbalanced, vulnerable to infection and/ or dis-ease; aging can be hastened. Enter the anti-oxidants. These powerful nutrients travel around the body, mopping up the free radicals, neutralizing and rendering them harmless. Antioxidants thus reduce oxidative stress in your pet’s body and protect her cells’ delicate DNA. They also support overall cell, tissue, and organ health. Antioxidants are also important for the health of your pet’s eyes as they age, especially in those breeds with more protruding eyes. Beta carotene is one of the most powerful antioxidants, helping to boost the immune system and Spirulina is the richest known source of it. Spirulina also contains high levels of the crucial antioxidants vitamin A, C and E and powerful carotenoids, which further encourage cellular strength and health. GLA (gamma-linoleic) acid. Spirulina is a complete protein, containing all the essential amino acids including Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) and Gamma-linoleic acid (GLA). GLA is known for its anti-inflammatory benefits, making it very effective in helping the body manage the “itis” conditions like arthritis, dermatitis, stomatitis, colitis, etc. EPA and DHA aid in promoting a healthy coat and skin, comfortable movement, flexibility and a strong immune system.
Phytonutrients. These are chemicals derived from and giving plants their unique, vibrant colors. Phytonutrients (also called phytochemicals) have powerful antioxidant properties. One of these, Chlorophyll, a component of Spirulina, strengthens the blood and helps detoxify the body. Spirulina also minimizes bad bacteria like e-coli and stimulates production of beneficial flora like lactobacillus within the gut. Having a healthy gut helps improve and increase absorption of valuable nutrients from the foods your dog eats. These are only some of Spirulina’s talents. Check it out for yourself. Below are a few references to get you started. Spirulina is as good for humans as it is for dogs. -Dogs Naturally Magazine (various informational articles) -www.healthypets.mercola.com/ -blog.natural-dog-health-remedies.com/2013/06/spirulina-health-benefits-for-dogs.html
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August 2014
Here Knitty-Knitty
My Rookie Mistake and Other Delays By LA Bourgeois
We join our determined knitter as she continues her work on the self-designed cardigan for the Fair. After knitting that intricate lace pattern over four hundred and eighteen stitches over and over again, I finally finished the collar and front band and started on the right front side. Changing to shorter rows (and going away to visit family) improved my speed immensely, and I was able to finish up that first side in only a week. After I slipped those finished stitches onto a piece of waste yarn, I counted. Then I counted again. And again. I’d knit the first side with only eleven repeats instead of twelve. Eleven instead of twelve. Did you hear my scream? I’m sure you did – even from West Virginia where I was visiting family. You might have thought some poor lady was being attacked by a bear or a mountain lion or even, perhaps, a Sasquatch. You might have wondered why no one helped her and then gone back to your own knitting. Your own knitting on the correct number of stitches. Show off. In frustration, I simply slipped the stitches from the other side onto my needle, counted them three times, and started the second side. By the time I’d finished, I’d come to peace with the idea that I had to rip back the whole first side and knit it with the correct number of stitches. Such a rookie mistake! I turned on a comedy on Netflix (The IT Crowd – have you seen it? A rollicking British comedy about three people working in the IT department of a large corporation. Right up my alley!), pulled out the waste yarn, and began winding the kinky yarn into a small ball as all that work disappeared. When the episode was over, I could slip my needle back into the line of stitches and get started again.
While knitting the first side for the second time, I took frequent breaks to figure out my knitting math. I knew the number of stitches and rows which I needed to knit to make the upper back work. I also knew I needed to connect the sides to the back in order to create the half circle lower back. With all that knowledge, I pulled out my graph paper and started charting the upper back. I previously decided to create a zig-zag pattern across the back in order to create something reminiscent of peony petals. With my basic shape of the upper back delineated in scale, I began to draw the pattern precisely. That did the trick, and I quickly had a map for my first section of the back. After I finished the front (finally memorizing my lace pattern on the next to last repeat), I excitedly slipped my needles into the center back and began knitting.
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Using a series of short rows, the back began to form quickly – much more quickly than the front with that intricate lace pattern! Using a bright and variegated pink, I created the zig-zag pattern across the blue field.
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Then, as happens often, I was pulled off course. Some people put together a couple of benefit parties for our fearless leader here at the Valley Voice, and I offered to knit up a piece to be auctioned off at the event. Since I needed something plain to knit on the way home (air sickness sucks!), I worked up a quick shawl pattern and cast on a garter stitch shawl. I figured if I could finish up the piece by July 15th, I would still have enough time to finish up my Fair Cardigan. I knit furiously against my deadline, adding stripes, a band of lace at the bottom, and binding off with beads. As I write this piece on July 15th, the “Aliens Will Pay” shawl is blocking on a sofa in our library/wine cellar/ file room. By the time you read this piece, the shawl will have been auctioned off at the event on July 20th. Watch for it in the wild and thank whoever you see wearing it! And now I’m back into the Fair Cardigan and about to embark on another graph paper adventure as I form that half-circle of the lower back! Wish me luck. The rows only get longer from here.
Next month: The Judgement! LA Bourgeois knits for fun and profit at Sew Steamboat. Read more of her knitting adventures online at http://www.housewyfe.com.
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Energetically Speaking
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Alternative Fuel News By Fred Robinson
The first meeting of the Colorado Hydrogen Coalition last month was very informative. New Fuel-Cell cars are now available and NREL, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in Golden, Colorado is building a Fueling Station for them. The Hydrogen Fuel Station is at the main campus near Interstate Highway 70 and Colorado Mills Boulevard. It will use electrolysis of water and steam reformation of natural gas to extract pure hydrogen for dispensing into vehicles. The facility is large and the best part is the Hydrogen is FREE. NREL and DOE, The Department Of Energy, are giving away free fuel if you have a Fuel Cell Vehicle. The vehicles are expensive and free fuel is a good incentive. They did not say how long this will be available, but indicated it will operate for free until there is too big a demand for the station to supply. Then the hydrogen will have to be purchased from another source. Hopefully this will happen smoothly and companies will fill the need for Hydrogen Fuel. There was also a tour of the Wind to Hydrogen Project that is closer to Boulder. NREL has had this research facility in operation for a few years. The wind generator for the project was broken, so they were using grid power for electrolysis, and they did not dispense any Hydrogen into my Multi-Fuel Vehicle. They have two electrolysis systems in operation; a Teledyne that uses an electrolyte solution and a Proton that uses permeable membranes. NREL has a couple of Toyota FCHVs that they fuel there. It is likely they will take this system apart when the new fuel station is running. Last week CNCC, Colorado Northwestern Community College, and the Craig/Moffat Economic Development
Partnership, in Craig, Colorado hosted a meeting for local fleets and anyone else that is interested in having CNG, Compressed Natural Gas, available for vehicle fuel. DOE-funded Northern Colorado Clean Cities had information available and Maria Eisemann presented and chaired the meeting. Gary Winslow from Ward Energy presented information about their program to build CNG Stations all over Colorado and surrounding states, as well as their ability to modify vehicles to use CNG or repair them. Ward Energy also provided lunch. Mike Ogburn from CLEER had information about electric and CNG vehicles. Lou Wyman has a big museum in Craig and wants to build a CNG station near it. He has support from the community there and several fleets and companies see the advantage of a cleaner lower cost fuel that is produced locally. The Marianna Raftopoulos Businesss Success Center will be very helpful and the Automotive & Diesel Technology class at CNCC is interested in learning how to modify vehicles to run on CNG. I showed the program director my vehicle and explained how it will run on Hydrogen, CNG, E85, Intergalactic Gas (HCNG) or gasoline. He has tried ethanol in his motor home and is excited to work with CNG. Colorado and the Federal Government have tax rebates and incentives available to purchase vehicles and build infrastructure. Colorado has the most money available for this in the USA. More information is available from the Colorado Energy Office and Clean Cities. There is also money available to build charging station for EVs, electric vehicles.
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Straight from the Rack
The Everyday “Sommelier” By Lisa Haddad
It’s true, I’m a cork dork, an Oenophile, and a little bit of a wine snob. Now, don’t get me wrong when I say .I’m a wine snob, I’ve been known to down a $7 bottle of wine with gusto! I just like a good wine and if I get to pick something without looking at a tag it inevitably winds up being the $100 bottle. That being said, like most people I can’t afford a $100 daily drinker. So, how do you choose something when the shelves are filled with clever labels and every bottle touts a 92 or better score on the cards set up by the distributor?
tion. This is to let some air into the wine, same thing a decanter does. This is called “opening” the wine.
So what’s a girl to do? Learn the basics of wine. Make informed decisions about what kind of wine you like (Varietals), where that wine is grown (Appellations or Regions), when may have been a good year for it (Vintage) and what sorts of wines are good with what foods (Pairing). These are some of the bare bottom basics. Wine is a complex and fluid (yeah, can’t resist a good pun) topic. There is so much to learn! Not just about the way it tastes or smells, but its history, its viticulture, enology and wine-making. Wine has literally changed the world.
6. Once I look at my wine, I give it a quick sniff. Just a whiff. I am looking for the health of the wine, not the bouquet or aroma. If it smells like a wet dog, well, that isn’t good.
Before I go into full-on wine dork mode, let’s talk about some of the things that people always want to know when they find out you went to wine school. What wine is good with what food? That, my friend is the million dollar question. First off, what are you eating? And moreover, what kind of wine do you like? It drives me insane when I get this pat answer of, if you are eating chicken, then drink Chardonnay. I DON’T like Chardonnay! I just don’t. So, why the heck would I want to buy a bottle of Chardonnay if I don’t like it? Especially when there are about 5 other wines I could drink and love! So that takes me right up to the same question, what do you like? Oh, you don’t know? Because I just said I don’t like chardonnay, but then again, I have to say I DO like un-oaked Chardonnay. ACK! If I didn’t know anything about wine then I’d be tempted to grab a can of PBR and call it a day. It’s intimidating! I think the easiest thing to do when you want to learn about something is to start at the beginning. Start with the easy stuff, do you prefer red, white, blush or rose’? Do you like still wine or bubbly wine? Have you ever been to a wine tasting? Do you know the basics of tasting wine? No? It’s OK, I do and I’ll tell you how! First, the basic thing you need to know is that it’s YOUR palate! Just because *I* taste/smell something doesn’t mean you have to. Ready? Let’s taste. 1. Get a nice clean glass that hasn’t been washed with soap, or if it has been rinse it really well. 2. Take a piece of paper out of your printer, a white one. Set it on the table. 3. Pour about 1-1.5 ounces of wine into the glass. (If you are tasting more than one wine, there are some rules on which ones to taste first. Go lightest white to heaviest reds) 4. Time to swirl, don’t get all crazy, beginners, keep the glass on the table and gently swirl it in a circular mo-
5. Once the wine has swirled a bit, pick up the glass and tip it from side to side gently (I do this in front of the paper), look through it. Some people will tell you this is to see the “legs” or the wine that runs down the side of the glass on the inside; I do this to make sure it’s clear, free of debris and healthy looking. The paper behind it will help you see what color your wine is.
7. If the wine is healthy, then I want to take a whiff, a real good one. Not just at the tip top of my glass, but really get my nose in there. Stick my nose in my glass, sure! I want to see what’s “on the nose.” Do I pick up peaches, flowers, maybe leather, cherry or tobacco? Tell the people you are with, they will be like “OH yeah! I DO get that!”
around my mouth like I’m painting my entire tongue with it. I want to have a little gurgle in my mouth in which I pull in air. Air is life for wine! You can’t taste without a smell! So, what do you taste? White wine, typically stone fruits like peaches, apricots, or flowers, maybe citrus or melon. How about a red? Tobacco, plumbs, cherry, bright currants, or even barnyard. 9. Once you’ve had your taste, now what? Well, if you are embarking on the wine dork lifestyle, take notes. Or move onto wine #2! 10. Clean your palate, swirl some water in your glass between tastes or nibble on a piece of cheese/crackers. Why Cheese? The lactic acid is helpful in clearing your palate. That’s really it. I advise taking notes if you plan on trying to recall what you had. I also advise not to wear out your palate with more than say 10 wines. I think you really poop out after any more. There are so many fun tastings to do, but mastering art of the taste is the first step! Enjoy, and don’t drink and drive!
8. Once I’ve given the nose its turn, I turn to the tasting part. I want a good healthy sip, which I can swish
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Chili entrants should provide a minimum of 5 gallons (more is better), already hot (at least 140ºF);plus, something to maintain temp throughout the competition. NOTE: there is no electricity so no crockpots. Salsa entrants should provide a minimum of 2 gallons; plus something to dip (i.e. chips, tortilla bites, bread, other) Cornbread entrants should provide enough to serve at least 300 people a bite-sized taste (approx six - 9” x 14” pans)
YOU MUST PROVIDE your own gas stove or grill, pot, ladle, table, chairs, tent, condiments, etc WE WILL PROVIDE taster cups, spoons, and napkins for the judges and the public ouY may start setting up at 9 am. The judging will commence precisely at 11am. Prizes for “Best” and “Runner-up” in each category, plus an overall “People’s Choice Chili” Prize will be awarded at 2:45pm.
Questions? Contact Tracy Barnett at 970.846.1800. www.mainstreetsteamboat.com/events
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Well-behaved women One of the stories in Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories is a tale entitled The Butterfly That Stamped. The story is about the great king Solomon, who was driven to near distraction by the quarreling of his 999 wives, until finally his number one queen Balkis managed, by trickery, to make the wives realize the error of their ways. In the story Balkis tells a haughty queen from Egypt that Solomon had been teaching a butterfly’s wife a “lesson in low-speaking and humbleness, for that is counted a virtue among the wives of butterflies.” Just So Stories were written in the 1890s, so perhaps one needs to make allowances for the social mores of the times, but how much has changed? In reading a review about a smart, outspoken woman character in a television series, the words used to describe her manner was “catty wit.” Would a smart, outspoken male character have been described that way? I am very much afraid that “low-speaking and humbleness” are characteristics still prized in women. Not that I have any objection to humbleness, when it means taking the time to realize and acknowledge that another’s view of the world is every bit as valid as one’s own. The difficulty comes when “low-speaking and humbleness” are prized beyond being true to one’s self and speaking one’s own truth.
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I started thinking along these lines when the news first broke of the hundreds of girls and young women abducted in Nigeria, and I read of four young women who escaped because they had suspicions that the men were not soldiers come to protect them, and so they slipped out of the bus and ran home. In other words, they trusted their instincts instead of just being “obedient.” That got me to thinking about what would have happened had the militants kidnapped a bus full of boys? The thought almost makes one laugh, doesn’t it? A bus full of boys would have rebelled. They would have kicked and fought and turned that bus inside out which is probably why rebel troupes seldom kidnap boys by stealth - boys can’t be counted upon to keep their mouths shut and do as they are told! Did you read about the 10-year-old boy who was abducted outside his house in Georgia? His abductor told him he couldn’t talk, so the boy sang a gospel song (the same one, over and over) for more than three hours until his captor couldn’t take any more and let him out of the car unharmed. Would a girl have behaved similarly? My friend Nicole has a beautiful, smart and wonderfully outspoken 14-year-old daughter. I congratulated her on raising an outspoken “take-no-shit-from-anyone” daughter, and told her that, even though raising her probably has more than its share of aggravations and frustrations, at least she can be confident that her daughter would NEVER meekly allow herself to be loaded onto a bus bound for life as a sex-slave or whatever. Let someone just try it - ha! When I was in my teens and twenties, I allowed myself to get into situations that were uncomfortable and hazardous to me, all because I was somehow convinced that it would be wrong of me to use the word “no.” If I said “no,” people might think I was a bitch. If I said “no” people might not like me. If I said “no,” I might hurt someone’s feelings. Saying “no” wasn’t nice, and if I wanted to be nice, I couldn’t say “no.” Luckily for me, none of those situations ever escalated beyond uncomfortable and slightly hazardous, but they easily could have, just because I was so afraid of that simple little word. I cared about being liked more than I cared about being true to myself; more than I cared about loving myself. There was an article in a recent edition of Time Magazine that talked about sexual assaults on college campuses, and the author was asking how colleges should handle reports of rapes. Just the fact that the author and the colleges feel they still have to ponder this issue demonstrates the huge scope of the disconnect. And, quite frankly, since there still seems to be a serious disbelief problem when it comes to cases of sexual assault, I think it’s high time we started teaching our children, especially our girl children, to stand up and speak their truth!
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The Way I Roll Phoenix the Dragon of Fire By Nacho Neighbor By Cody Badaracca
Secretly it is all about “us.” I mean the collective “me.” I, me, mine. What about me? Who be me? Take a slurp, adjust your specs and I’ll tell you.
Note: This photo is of “Spike”, the Holthausens’ first dragon, at the 2013 Burning Man Festival. Spike was an entirely self-funded beast. With donations, the Holthausens are hoping to make their second dragon “Phoenix” even bigger and better. And you know what they say about big dragons… Photo courtesy of Gail Holthausen.
Food, wine, cars, the opposite sex, family and, well, maybe something more. Slurrrrrrrrrrp I go. Ahhhhhhh. Today, the day before deadline, was a good one. Weather was here, too bad you’re not beautiful. Well, some of you anyway. (I’ve seen you in the paper). Conversely, you’ve seen me in the paper, hence the assumed name. Seriously, you thought some woman named her kid Nacho? No I’ve never been to Mexico to wrestle, and no Jack Black didn’t use me as his muse. I’m Not-‘Cho Neighba……
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78 degrees Fahrenheit, slight breeze and a tad of cloud cover. I’m not greedy, just give me 200 more days like this and I might be more sociable. But really, many of you may not want that. After all, I bite. I bite steak rare, I bite tuna rare-er. I bite cheese steaks like they told me there is no Santa Clause. I bite any Thai food like I was playing for Uruguay in the World cup. (Yes, that much!) Anything rolled into anything and fried, I will bite with pride. Who am I kidding? I will bite anything fried with pride. A Ferrari, a Lambo, which should it be? No, No, No, way too small for me! Sam I am, green Porsches for me, the Bugattis are cool. A few Jags, hmmm, let me see…… An old Land Cruiser to roll over the dirt plain as can be, without a top so my friends can see me… Methanol, ethanol, dead dinosaurs for fuel, strapped in a racecar now that’s friggin’ cool! 200 in the straights, 60 per turn. It’s this kind of gforce, for which I yearn. Nascar is fine if your sister is your date. Indy cars, rally cars, and motocross are my bait. My brothers there are two, but the three girls used to hit me…. Sterling curly rings pounded my arms. Yowee, zowee, dang, that hurt me………… Cab, Cab Franc, Sangiovese they suit me, Cabernet is the usual, but that doesn’t bother me. Whites I like yes sireeeeeee. Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, and Rieslings always please me, plenty of room in my belly yippee…yippee. Sunsets up high or on the beach. A bottle of wine, make that one of each…………(At least!) The other sex, how can I decree? If I say stupid stuff they will alienate me……. Always aware of one’s special needs, it’s the drunks at 2 am that I hate to feed. But If I had to pick one, which I can do with speed, The OC’s finest is all I need!
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Here’s a weird joke: what do you get when you cross a mechanic and an artist? A Dragon. (That works, for some reason.) Long-time locals Charlie and Gail Holthausen are giving birth to a dragon…again. Although this one needs some monetary midwifery from the community. The former owners of Black Diamond Auto and the Potter’s Wheel, respectively, are creative do-gooders who’ve been tinkering ever since moving to the Valley in 1995 from New Jersey. In 2011, Charlie and Gail created their first dragon, “Spike”, which has paraded down main street Steamboat during the 4th of July, and has attended the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City, Nevada. The week long arts festival in the middle of the Nevada desert drew over 50,000 attendees last year. A city rises out of sand and returns to it, a 40-foot effigy is burned and art flourishes in all its eccentric beauty – pretty neat stuff. Add a dragon? Frickin’ Sweet. “Our first burn was in 2011,” says Charlie “we’ve been back the last 3 years.” Spike came about after the Holthausen’s first foray into the world of mechanical mutant creations in 2009 – a 40-foot long Iguana car with a swiveling tail built from a caravan and a boat trailer. “After we built the Iguana, we wanted to do something with spikes and fire,” Charlie says, “and we love dragons.” Enter Spike: 14 feet tall, 35 feet long, riding atop a Nissan truck chassis and spewing 100-200 gallons of propane fueled fire into the air, into the imaginations of young children, and into arsonists’ ploys. “I never had the patience for building a ship in a bottle,” says Charlie. But apparently he’s got the gumption for dragons made out of recycled material. Charlie estimated he and Gail easily poured 500 hours of work into Spike, gathering
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materials, welding trampoline tubes, creating Spike’s skin out of used CDs and rigging her to breathe fire. The Holthausens are now on their second dragon, “Phoenix” and are reaching out to the community for some financial aid. As their Kickstarter website states: “Our first dragon was a red beauty featured in the Burning Man documentary, ‘Spark’ and was entirely self-funded. (With a lot of help from our local Twin-Enviro recycling center.) To make our second Dragon even bigger, more durable, and twice as majestic, we could use your help!” The Holthausens are looking for donations to pay for materials to make Phoenix more weather resistant, easier to store and easier to steer by using an old steering column and relocating all the controls to the dragon’s head. All donations to the Holthausens’ kickstarter website will only go to purchasing materials for the dragon, and has some sweet incentives, including an evening drive through the Burning Man fest for two people (if you donate $500 or more), silver and copper medallions, stickers, and the possibility of scaring the ever-loving hell out of that bully from 7th grade by showing up on his lawn at 2 in the morning atop a flame-spewing dragon. (This isn’t actually offered, so you might have to pay more for this option.)
To donate: www.kickstarter.com/projects/2028980801/phoenix-dragon-20-burning-manmutant-vehicle-proje You can also contact Charlie “Captain Carburator” and Gail “Kismet” Holthausen here: captaincarburetor@ gmail.com
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The author of the New York Times best-selling book “Nothing Daunted,” Dorothy Wickenden, took time off from writing a new book and flew in from New York to join the tours, which enabled book fans to speak directly with her and get books autographed. The tour was an immersion into the book starting at the Hayden Museum, where coffee and baked goods were provided by Wild Goose Coffee. Participants checked in and were provided with complimentary water bottles and tour itineraries -- including transcripts of the Mahanna yearbook written by the students from Elkhead. A museum tour followed, which has a pictorial of the Elkhead area and school as well as one of the dresses Rosamund Underwood purchased in Paris while on a Grand Tour of Europe.
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The Hayden Heritage Center led two fundraiser tours to the Elkhead Rock Schoolhouse June 21st and 22nd. More than 25 people participated each day.
Guests boarded shuttles provided by Wyndham Vacation Rentals, a much more pleasant transportation experience than what the teachers experienced in 1916. The tour consisted of stops at sites mentioned in the book along the way up to the schoolhouse. Guests stopped at the top of the Cog and at the Upper Elkhead School by the Elkhead Historic
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Ranch, known in the book as the McKinley Adair Ranch. Wickenden discussed parts of the book and gave background history. Once at the schoolhouse, a nature walk was given by area ranchers Penny Howe and Ryan Wattles, a great grandson of one of the original homesteaders featured in the book. On the walk, participants learned about the backdrop to the story of the schoolhouse and the reasons why the area did not flourish. A short walk to the homestead of teacher Iva Rench gave a well- rounded look at the beautiful scenery as well as the conditions and hardships faced in the area by residents and teachers alike. Guests roamed the school grounds and toured the recently renovated teacherage that was built in 1918. Lunch was held in the school, cafeteria-style, with talks by Wickenden, Belle Zars (granddaughter of Ferry Carpenter), and Mary Borg, whose family purchased the schoolhouse in the 1960’s and has since renovated the building. Guests returned to the museum where they had another chance to tour and pick up walking tours of the town. The museum thanks The Horse & Hen Farmstay Bed & Breakfast in Hayden, who put up Wickenden, and Twin Enviro, which provided porta-potties.
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Arrests made of two alleged embezzlers By Brodie Farquhar
HAYDEN – Two former associates of the domestic violence response agency in Craig were arrested July 17th for alleged embezzlement of federal and state funds from the program – one of them was owner of the Chakra Healing Spa in downtown Hayden. According to a press release from the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s office, the two are out on $20,000 bonds, each. According to an affidavit by Agent Jack Haynes of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Renae Lynn Virden of Fruita, and Kimberly Ann Gardner (owner of Chakra Healing Spa) of Routt County, conspired with one another to create a scheme to embezzle Federal, State and other funds from the Advocates Crisis Support Services (ACSS), a non-profit victims assistance program in Craig, of over $450,000 in ACSS operating funds from 2009 to November of last year. ACSS has served victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, crimes and trauma in Moffat County since 1978. Services are without charge and are confidential for all clients and their families. Funded by state and federal foundations, as well as donations from individuals and foundations, ACSS operating budgets have ranged from $300,000 to $500,000 per year. Virden had been an employee of the City of Craig and was a board member (secretary/treasurer) of ACSS. Gardner had been an employee of the City of Steamboat Springs and was hired by Virden in 2009 as a grants/financial specialist for ACSS. The ACSS board of directors became aware that prior executive directors had not been maintaining adequate financial records. Virden volunteered to clean up records and hired Gardner to assist her. Virden was herself designated interim executive director in late 2012. Sharon Farquhar, the current executive director for Advocates, was hired in June of 2013. By July, she realized something was wrong as her requests for financial
retirement benefits be cut for the staff, which was done. Virden also suggested to the board and to employees that ACSS might need to be shut down as grants funds were decreased. Farquhar said services for domestic violence victims have not been impacted, though ACSS employees have been hurt financially.
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Farquhar said Virden and Gardner succeeded in staving off scrutiny and hard questions from the board due to long-established friendships with board members. “They were trusted and they betrayed that trust,” said Farquhar, both personally and professionally. “While there is always a need for trust in these working relationships, their assurances were a blind behind which they deceived the other board members.”
and personnel records, a QuickBooks computer program, locked filing cabinets and even a post office key, were repeatedly delayed, denied or ignored by Virden and Gardner. “I knew this was not proper procedure. There were responsibilities in my job description which I was denied the chance to do,” said Farquhar.
When Gardner was first contacted by CBI investigators, she acknowledged that the missing funds were “a lot of money,” and claimed she had simply done what Virden directed her to do. Virden immediately told CBI investigators she would not speak with them without a lawyer present.
Farquhar appealed to her board president for help and got it. By late October, Virden resigned from the board and by mid-November, Gardner resigned as well. As Farquhar gained access to financial records, she discovered that Virden and Gardner had been writing numerous checks to themselves without board authorization. According to bank records analyzed by the CBI, Virden received $10,000 in travel expenses and $80,000 made out to a corporation she created in her boyfriend’s name. Gardner paid herself more than twice what she earned from her full-time job with the City of Steamboat Springs for part-time, contract work with ACSS. A bank account created by Gardner was used by the pair to deposit money and transfer funds to each other.
The case will be tried in Glenwood Springs because the Moffat County DA office works closely with Advocates and it would be a conflict of interest.
Prior to Farquhar’s arrival as executive director, Virden and Gardner recommended to the board that health and
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“We ask at this time that the confidential nature of our services, clients, staff, and location be respected, as this case proceeds through the judicial process,” Farquhar said. The next court action in the case is slated for August 11. “What I’ve learned about embezzlement cases is that the suspects are caught for two reasons: arrogance that they can get away with it and ignorance of the vast paper and digital trail they leave,” said Farquhar. It was this trail that led Farquhar to contact the ACSS board, the local DA and the CBI for further investigation.
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Hayden School Board By Brodie Farquhar
The Hayden School Board voted July 16th to reserve a spot on November’s election ballot in Routt County, in case the district decides to seek a mill levy override extension. The override to the mill levy is currently worth about $320,000 and is in its last year. Failure to gain an extension would mean painful cuts.
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The Hayden Heritage Center is planning on doing a fundraiser this fall titled “Echoes of the Past: A Cemetery Lantern Tour.” The tentative date is set for early October. It will take place in the early evening and will entail a wagon ride to the Hayden cemetery where participants will go on a guided tour lit by lantern and flashlight. Local actors will portray different pioneers and others who played important roles in the history of Hayden and West Routt County by telling their unique stories.
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“Glenwood Springs does a similar tour,” said Laurel Watson, museum curator. “We are using Hayden high school drama club students, teachers, anyone interested. So if someone is interested, please contact the museum! We are letting the actors pick who they are inclined to portray, so I don’t have a list yet (of historic figures).” Notables up at the Hayden cemetery include Ferry and Eunice Carpenter, H.B Pleasant who started the American Ballet, early pioneers such as Ezechial Shelton who surveyed Routt County, William Walker (a saddle maker who traveled to Routt County by bicycle), Coke Robards who is in the Cowboy Hall of Fame, coal miners, teachers, ranchers, business people, railroad workers… all people who played a major role in the development of Routt County and Northwest Colorado. The tour through Glenwood Springs’ famous Pioneer Cemetery is regarded as a perfect warm-up for Halloween. It combines creepiness with history to make for a unique event. Costumed guides lead guests past the tombstones of such legendary Wild West figures as Doc Holliday, who was one of the guns in the famous shootout at the O.K. Corral, and “Kid Curry” Logan, a member of Butch Cassidy’s “Wild Bunch.”
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Board President Brian Hoxa termed the vote a “placeholder,” should the board pursue an override extension. Board Vice President Tim Frentress cautioned that whether the district pursues an override extension or a bond issue, it has to keep an eye on the biggest tax revenue generator – Peabody Coal. Frentress said the current longwall operation at Twentymile has about two years left to it, but that the proposed Sage Creek operation would mine the same Wadge coal seam that Twentymile has been mining, but a few miles to the northwest. Sage Creek has 105 million tons of coal that could be used to fire the Hayden power plant, operated by Xcel Energy Inc. The board also discussed, with Hayden councilman Dallas Robinson, the need to improve pedestrian safety in town. Robinson and representatives of Northwest Center on Independence asked for the district to support efforts to improve cross-walk safety across Highway 40. The highway can be extremely busy with traffic bound to Craig or Steamboat Springs, and not all drivers stop to allow students to cross at the Third Street cross-walk. Finally, new District Superintendent Trudy Vader is working to hold an early August meeting with the town council and the Chamber and Economic Development Council, as well as an ice cream social where the public can meet the county’s school superintendents at the Routt County Fair. Dates, times and locations to be announced.
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Signage Ideas Advance in Hayden
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By Brodie Farquhar
HAYDEN – Town council members and business figures in Hayden met in July with Chris Endresen of the Colorado Center for Community Development to review ideas about wayfaring signage in Hayden. By consensus, the group settled on a ranch-design theme for entryway signs into the community, as well as historic gateway markers and information kiosks. (The other design options included national park/monument; large, etched flagstones and metal silhouette.) Information kiosks would fall into four categories: cultural, recreational, governmental services and educational: • Cultural kiosks would provide information about the Hayden Heritage Center, historic Walden Street and the historic Solandt Memorial Hospital. • Recreational kiosks would provide information about town parks (Dry Creek, Main Street, Hayden Town, skate, Vista Verde), baseball fields and Routt County Fairgrounds. • Governmental services include town hall, the police department, West Routt Fire Protection District, U.S. Post Office and The Haven. • Education kiosks would provide information about the Hayden middle and high schools, elementary school and West Routt Library. With the a consensus now focused on a ranch-style design, Endresen and his graduate students will develop more suggestions around that theme, using wood as a primary material.
Business signs Left unresolved, so far, is what to do about the illegal signage along Jefferson Street (Highway 40) that businesses use to attract attention to businesses along the highway and one or two blocks off the main drag. Sandwich boards and vertical banners are illegal according to the town’s codes and regulations, but are regarded as helpful, indeed essential, to the success and survival of Hayden businesses. Wild Goose Coffee at the Granary, one block off the highway, has estimated that half of its business is due to a highway sign that alerts travelers on the highway.
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Your Monthly Message By Chelsea Yepello Aries
March 21 - April 19
For some reason you find it necessary to post your life long obsession with swallowing the entire Millennium Falcon... one Lego at a time... on you tube.
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After a few close calls, you have become slightly suspicious of the rest of your acrobatic team. It really became apparent when they started wearing partially used latex gloves during the double flip-semi turndismount... ewwww.....
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You will soon become the first person in history to be offered sex because of their awesome Sudoku playing skills. See? The newspaper pays off!
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You will be haunted by your estranged nickname this week. Somehow it seems that the more you are called it, the more the Clumsy Ninja fits you.
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Dear friend. Be proud of what you have become and who you have attached your little silly life to. Somehow, when it all comes together, it doesn’t seems silly anymore... and a few people out there really look up to you. August 23 - September 22
The universe has given you the chance to start your life anew, become healthier and eat more fiber. Use bananas in your chocolate cake instead of shortening. (You are welcome.) September 23 - October 23
Your mother thinks you are a loving, unique and beautiful person that deserves happiness and joy until the day you die... unfortunately you ate her soup... so the day you die will be much sooner than you expected.
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October 24 - November 21
Sooner or later you will have to sit down in front of the mirror and ask yourself a really tough question. It will be the ever daunting... “What happened to my left big toe and why are those clowns staring at me?” OK, to be fair, that’s two questions.
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Everything you have ever wanted this week will be yours! YAY! That is, as long as what you want is a day old sandwich and a five gallon bucket filled with cheap sunglasses. The possibilities are ENDLESS!!!
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A tall, dark and handsome man will appear in your dreams this week. You will look longingly into his eyes, only to realize that he is the Marlboro man and smells like cigarettes and children tears. That’s OK, it’s a dream, change him into Brad Pitt and move on.
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Understanding the Two Types of Money That Exist By Scott L. Ford
Money plays a central role in our lives, yet no one can be totally free of misconceptions about it. Typically there are just two kinds of money; it is either commodity money or it is fiat money. Money is a token that is widely accepted as a medium of exchange. The token can be tangible like a coin or note, or intangible like a bank deposit. If the token is convertible on demand into a valuable commodity like gold, the token is known as commodity money. The exchange value of commodity money varies, but is normally greater than its value as a commodity. A precious metal coin is simply a token potentially convertible into the bullion that comprises it. If the tokens are intrinsically worthless and inconvertible, the government must endow them with a special status to make them viable as money. Such tokens are known as fiat money. Except for collector’s items, all government-issued tokens today are fiat money. One must therefore avoid thinking in terms of commodity money to understand modern money. In the era of commodity money, the issuer was constrained by the need to hold a sufficient supply of the underlying commodity. There is no such constraint in the case of fiat money. The value of fiat money therefore depends on the policies and actions of the issuer, normally the central bank of a country. Since the end of the gold standard, the definitive money of the U.S. has been credit issued by the Federal Reserve (Fed). We call that credit fiat money because it is legal tender by government fiat. Simply put, it is legal tender because the government says so.
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This week, don’t worry so much and enjoy every day you can. You are an inspiring person and should take it easy....you make everyone happy... you are the light of so many lives... you think there is a joke coming.... well there is...
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