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SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008 VOLUME 121, NUMBER 44 • STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO • www.steamboatpilot.com HAYDEN JUNIOR HOLLI SALAZAR SURGES TO STATE TITLE | S PORTS 1D $1.00 FINAL BOWS Steamboat Mountain Theater drops the curtain after “Cabaret” STYLE 1E THE GREEN IDEA Cutting the environmental impact can be tough for restaurants BUSINESS 1B Classifieds . . . . . . . 3B Crossword . . . . . . . 5E Education. . . . . . . . 6A Happenings . . . . . . 2A Horoscope . . . . . . . 5E Milestones . . . . . . . 3E Obituaries . . . . . . . 3A South Routt . . . . . . 8A Television . . . . . . . . 5E Viewpoints . . . . . . . 4A OUTSIDE INSIDE LAST WEEK: Will you use your federal economic stimulus check for savings or to pay off debt, rather than spend it? Results/5A VIEWPOINTS To report home delivery problems, please call (970) 871-4250 on Sunday from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Missed papers will be delivered by 10:30 a.m. www.steamboatpilot.com THIS WEEK: Do you think Lincoln Avenue is unsafely narrow through downtown Steamboat Springs? ROUTT COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD SINCE 1885 Afternoon thunderstorm. High of 74. Page 2A DELIVERY PROBLEM? PAGE DESIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER WOYTKO Blythe Terrell PILOT & TODAY STAFF HAYDEN When pressed to come up with their favorite memory of the year, several Hayden High School seniors agreed: the foot- ball team’s playoff run. It was “ecstasy,” Samuel Kopsa said. The seniors followed their Ti- gers all the way to the state semi- finals this season. And Coach Shawn Baumgartner, whom the Rocky Mountain News named Class 1A Coach of the Year, hap- pens to be a senior class sponsor. He was impressed with the graduates-to-be, both on his team and off. “With the seniors, as football coach, in the second half of the season they showed a great deal of leadership for us,” Baumgartner said. “I think that might have been characteristic of the class. They’ve been leaders at school.” He has sponsored the class for all of its four years of high school, and he taught them in middle school gym class. The class of 2008 is the first Baumgartner has spon- sored in his six years in the district. “I can remember them coming in as sixth-graders — shy, scared,” he said, “coming up to senior year, when they’re not so shy.” Hayden seniors sign off MATT STENSLAND/STAFF Hayden High School seniors, from left, Brianna Ford, Russell Waugh, Garrett Murchison and Samuel Kopsa talk about their time at Hayden schools Tuesday in the high school office. The students will graduate at 2 p.m. today at the school. See Graduation, page 6A City’s fiscal plans vague Brandon Gee PILOT & TODAY STAFF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Spurred by the potential loss of Triple Crown Sports, much dis- cussion has been devoted in recent weeks to Northwest Colorado’s need for a long-term regional economic strategy. But the picture of what such a strat- egy might look like remains nebulous. A concrete idea supported by Steamboat Springs City Manager Alan Lanning is con- solidating the region’s economic development efforts. From the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association to the Yampa Valley Economic Development Cooperative, there are at least seven organizations currently promoting economic vitality in the region. Asked recently what the key elements of a long-term eco- nomic strategy are, Lanning answered “accountability and vision.” Lanning said it’s hard to achieve the former when there are so many players. When the subject was broached at a recent Saturday-morning retreat of the Steamboat Springs City Council, Councilman Jon Quinn agreed. “I think there are too many (eco- nomic development cooperatives) that we deal with,” Quinn said. Lanning said a consolidation of economic development efforts, with the installation of one execu- tive director, proved successful when Lanning served as city man- ager in Brookings, S.D. “At the end of the day, the executive director of that organi- zation was responsible for what happened,” Lanning said. “It worked.” The heads of at least two local Udall tabbed to run for U.S. Senate Steven K. Paulson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLORADO SPRINGS Mark Udall invoked his fam- ily ties to the West on Saturday in an acceptance speech after Democrats nominated him to run for the U.S. Senate and worked to select delegates to the party’s national convention. Udall, a U.S. rep- resentative from Boulder County, is opposing for- mer Republican Rep. Bob Schaffer in the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Wayne Allard. During his speech, Udall told the crowd gathered in this Republican stronghold city south of Denver that, if elected, he would support alternative energy development, affordable health care and a plan to get the United States out of Iraq. He was heckled several times when he criticized the war in Iraq, with protesters noting Udall also voted to fund the war. Udall didn’t respond. The state Democratic Party Convention drew an estimated 10,000 to the World Arena as del- egates for Democratic presiden- tial candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton competed for the spots at the national con- vention in August in Denver. The crowds filled the arena and its parking lots, and at least two men were arrested for try- ing to get into the event without credentials. Udall said he is well aware of the West’s issues, not only through his experience in Congress but through his fam- ily. His father, the late Morris Udall, represented Arizona for three decades in the House and sought the Democratic nomina- tion for president in 1976, fin- From fryer to fuel tank A faint carnival smell drifts down Chris Voyvodic’s driveway, teasing visitors with the possibility of a doughy funnel cake or a paper cup of French fries. No such luck at this personal trainer’s house. The grease-scent- ed breeze wafts from his 2002 Ford F-250 pickup, a diesel-burning number that Voyvodic rigged to run on vegetable oil. Voyvodic, 42, a former ski bum with a wide grin and an easy manner, said he has always been inter- ested in the environment. He and his wife, Clare, live with their two children in a solar-powered house up Routt County Road 36. Voyvodic put the system in last spring with help from his “genius neighbor,” Jimmy, and his son, Mason, now 5. Voyvodic is thrilled with it. So, he said, is the truck. “The engine likes it way better than diesel,” Voyvodic said. “Diesel engines are lubricated by the fuel, and it’s a much bet- ter lubricant.” Voyvodic said the system cost him about $2,400. He used a kit and informa- tion from greasecar.com. Here’s how it works: A tank in the bed holds about 40 gallons of vegetable oil. Tubes ferry fuel to the engine. The oil is heated on the way and under the hood, because oil that is too cool would ruin the fuel injectors, Voyvodic said. Vehicles that run on vegetable oil have to start and stop using regular diesel fuel, Voyvodic said, so he has to fill that tank from time to time. A switch in the cab allows him to flip from one fuel source to another. When it’s time to shut down the truck, the vegetable oil lines have to Family powers truck with restaurant’s used vegetable oil STORY BY BLYTHE T ERRELL SUNDAY FOCUS See Grease, page 13A If you go What: Hayden High School graduation When: 2 p.m. today Where: Hayden High School gym Speakers: Assistant football coach Bob Harris and his daughter, Michelle Wilke, a former Hayden teacher Yampa community remembers Carey and Bertha Trantham Melinda Dudley PILOT & TODAY STAFF YAMPA David Trantham remem- bered his parents, Carey and Bertha Trantham, as a great team, whether raising their chil- dren or playing on the softball diamond. Bertha and Carey Trantham passed away March 8 and April 13, respectively, at the ages of 93 and 97. They spent 71 years together after marrying Dec. 21, 1936, in Yampa. At Saturday’s memorial ser- vice at Yampa Bible Church, David remembered both of his parents taking him sled- ding through Yampa as a child — Bertha pulling him to and from the store, David riding with all the groceries, while Carey would opt to hitch the sled to the bumper of the fam- ily’s Chevrolet and tow David down the road. “There’s not that much traf- fic in Yampa, at least not back then, so you didn’t worry about that,” David said. “Then he hit the brakes and the truck stopped, and the sled didn’t. I slammed straight into the bumper and flopped right back down.” Bertha May Montgomery Trantham was born at her parents’ home near Yampa on June 7, 1914. Carey William Trantham was born in Willard, Mo., on Sept. 10, 1910. In 1915, his family moved to Yampa, where Bertha and Carey both grew up and graduated from high school. The Tranthams raised their children in Yampa and were remembered for their athleti- cism. At one time, the whole family was on Yampa’s town softball team, with Bertha as the pitcher. Both parents played basketball in high school. The Tranthams’ son Carey remembered his mother’s “sweet jumpshot” that kept her beating him at games of horse well into her mid-60s. “I was really blessed to have been theirs and to have lived in this community,” he said. Granddaughter Denise Sc- hurr recalled her grandfather’s green thumb and raspberry bushes — and his annoyance with the cats that would disturb his garden. “Grandpa had reinforce- ments. He had a BB gun he’d use to scare them away,” Schurr said. “No cats were harmed in the process, of course.” So when the time came for Grandpa Trantham to teach his grandchildren how to shoot, he Lanning: Economic consolidation key See Economy, page 12A Udall See Udall, page 13A See Trantham, page 12A Lanning MATT STENSLAND/STAFF Mason Voyvodic watches as his father, Chris Voyvodic, pours used vegetable oil into a bucket at their home. After filtering the oil, which he salvages from Mazzola’s Italian Restaurant, he is able to use it to power his diesel truck.
Transcript of HAYDEN H S 1D FINAL BOWS
SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008VOLUME 121, NUMBER 44 • STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO • www.steamboatpilot.com
HAYDEN JUNIOR HOLLI SALAZAR SURGES TO STATE TITLE | SPORTS 1D $1.00FINAL BOWS
Steamboat Mountain Theater drops the curtain after “Cabaret”
STYLE 1E
THE GREEN IDEACutting the environmental impact can be tough for restaurantsBUSINESS 1B
Classifieds . . . . . . . 3BCrossword . . . . . . . 5EEducation . . . . . . . . 6AHappenings . . . . . . 2AHoroscope . . . . . . . 5E
Milestones . . . . . . . 3EObituaries . . . . . . . 3ASouth Routt . . . . . . 8ATelevision . . . . . . . . 5EViewpoints . . . . . . . 4A
OUTSIDEINSIDELAST WEEK: Will you use your federal economic stimulus check for savings or to pay off debt, rather than spend it?Results/5A
VIEWPOINTSTo report home delivery problems,
please call (970) 871-4250 on Sunday from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Missed papers
will be delivered by 10:30 a.m.
www.steamboatpilot.comTHIS WEEK: Do you think Lincoln Avenue is unsafely narrow through downtown Steamboat Springs?
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When pressed to come up with their favorite memory of the year, several Hayden High School seniors agreed: the foot-ball team’s playoff run.
It was “ecstasy,” Samuel Kopsa said.
The seniors followed their Ti -gers all the way to the state semi-finals this season. And Coach Shawn Baumgartner, whom the Rocky Mountain News named
Class 1A Coach of the Year, hap-pens to be a senior class sponsor.
He was impressed with the graduates-to-be, both on his team and off.
“With the seniors, as football coach, in the second half of the season they showed a great deal of leadership for us,” Baumgartner said. “I think that might have been characteristic of the class. They’ve been leaders at school.”
He has sponsored the class for all of its four years of high school, and he taught them in middle school gym class. The class of 2008
is the first Baumgartner has spon-sored in his six years in the district.
“I can remember them coming in as sixth-graders — shy, scared,” he said, “coming up to senior year, when they’re not so shy.”
Hayden seniors sign off
MATT STENSLAND/STAFF
Hayden High School seniors, from left, Brianna Ford, Russell Waugh, Garrett Murchison and Samuel Kopsa talk about their time at Hayden schools Tuesday in the high school office. The students will graduate at 2 p.m. today at the school.See Graduation, page 6A
City’s fiscal plans vague
Brandon GeePILOT & TODAY STAFF
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Spurred by the potential loss of Triple Crown Sports, much dis-cussion has been devoted in recent weeks to Northwest Colorado’s need for a long-term regional
economic strategy. But the picture of what such a strat-egy might look like remains nebulous.
A concrete ideasupported by Steamboat Springs City Man ager Alan Lanning is con-
solidating the region’s economic development efforts. From the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association to the Yampa Valley Economic Development Cooperative, there are at least seven organizations currently promoting economic vitality in the region.
Asked recently what the key elements of a long-term eco-nomic strategy are, Lanning answered “accountability and vision.” Lanning said it’s hard to achieve the former when there are so many players. When the subject was broached at a recent Saturday-morning retreat of the Steamboat Springs City Council, Councilman Jon Quinn agreed.
“I think there are too many (eco-nomic development cooperatives) that we deal with,” Quinn said.
Lanning said a consolidation of economic development efforts, with the installation of one execu-tive director, proved successful when Lanning served as city man-ager in Brookings, S.D.
“At the end of the day, the executive director of that organi-zation was responsible for what happened,” Lanning said. “It worked.”
The heads of at least two local
Udall tabbed to run for U.S. Senate
Steven K. PaulsonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLORADO SPRINGS
Mark Udall invoked his fam-ily ties to the West on Saturday in an acceptance speech after Democrats nominated him to run for the U.S. Senate and
worked to select delegates to the party’s national convention.
Udall, a U.S. rep-resentative from Boulder County, is opposing for-mer Republican Rep. Bob Schaffer
in the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Wayne Allard.
During his speech, Udall told the crowd gathered in this Republican stronghold city south of Denver that, if elected, he would support alternative energy development, affordable health care and a plan to get the United States out of Iraq.
He was heckled several times when he criticized the war in Iraq, with protesters noting Udall also voted to fund the war. Udall didn’t respond.
The state Democratic Party Convention drew an estimated 10,000 to the World Arena as del-egates for Democratic presiden-tial candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton competed for the spots at the national con-vention in August in Denver.
The crowds filled the arena and its parking lots, and at least two men were arrested for try-ing to get into the event without credentials.
Udall said he is well aware of the West’s issues, not only through his experience in Congress but through his fam-ily.
His father, the late Morris Udall, represented Arizona for three decades in the House and sought the Democratic nomina-tion for president in 1976, fin-
From fryer to fuel tank
Afaint carnival smell drifts down Chris Voyvodic’s driveway, teasing visitors with the possibility of a doughy funnel cake or a paper cup of French fries.
No such luck at this personal trainer’s house. The grease-scent-ed breeze wafts from his 2002 Ford F-250 pickup, a diesel-burning number that Voyvodic rigged to run on vegetable oil.
Voyvodic, 42, a former ski bum with a wide grin and an easy manner, said he has always been inter-ested in the environment. He and his wife, Clare, live with their two children in a solar-powered house up Routt County Road 36.
Voyvodic put the system in last spring with help from his “genius neighbor,” Jimmy, and his son,
Mason, now 5. Voyvodic is thrilled with it. So, he said, is the truck.
“The engine likes it way better than diesel,” Voyvodic said. “Diesel engines are lubricated by the fuel, and it’s a much bet-ter lubricant.”
Voyvodic said the system cost him about $2,400. He used a kit and informa-tion from greasecar.com.
Here’s how it works: A tank in the bed holds about 40 gallons of vegetable oil. Tubes ferry fuel to the engine. The oil is heated on the way and under the hood, because oil that is too cool would ruin the fuel injectors, Voyvodic said.
Vehicles that run on vegetable oil have to start and stop using regular diesel fuel, Voyvodic said, so he has to fill that tank from time to time. A switch in the cab allows him to flip from one fuel source to another. When it’s time to shut down the truck, the vegetable oil lines have to
Family powers truck with restaurant’s used vegetable oil
STORY BY BLYTHE TERRELL
SUNDAYFOCUS
See Grease, page 13A
If you goWhat: Hayden High School graduationWhen: 2 p.m. todayWhere: Hayden High School gymSpeakers: Assistant football coach Bob Harris and his daughter, Michelle Wilke, a former Hayden teacher
Yampa community remembers Carey and Bertha TranthamMelinda DudleyPILOT & TODAY STAFF
YAMPA
David Trantham remem-bered his parents, Carey and Bertha Trantham, as a great team, whether raising their chil-dren or playing on the softball diamond.
Bertha and Carey Trantham passed away March 8 and April 13, respectively, at the ages of 93 and 97. They spent 71 years together after marrying Dec. 21, 1936, in Yampa.
At Saturday’s memorial ser-vice at Yampa Bible Church, David remembered both of his parents taking him sled-ding through Yampa as a child — Bertha pulling him to and from the store, David riding with all the groceries, while Carey would opt to hitch the sled to the bumper of the fam-ily’s Chevrolet and tow David down the road.
“There’s not that much traf-fic in Yampa, at least not back then, so you didn’t worry about that,” David said. “Then he
hit the brakes and the truck stopped, and the sled didn’t. I slammed straight into the bumper and flopped right back down.”
Bertha May Montgomery Trantham was born at her parents’ home near Yampa on June 7, 1914. Carey William Trantham was born in Willard, Mo., on Sept. 10, 1910. In 1915, his family moved to Yampa, where Bertha and Carey both grew up and graduated from high school.
The Tranthams raised their
children in Yampa and were remembered for their athleti-cism. At one time, the whole family was on Yampa’s town softball team, with Bertha as the pitcher. Both parents played basketball in high school.
The Tranthams’ son Carey remembered his mother’s “sweet jumpshot” that kept her beating him at games of horse well into her mid-60s.
“I was really blessed to have been theirs and to have lived in this community,” he said.
Granddaughter Denise Sc -hurr recalled her grandfather’s green thumb and raspberry bushes — and his annoyance with the cats that would disturb his garden.
“Grandpa had reinforce-ments. He had a BB gun he’d use to scare them away,” Schurr said. “No cats were harmed in the process, of course.”
So when the time came for Grandpa Trantham to teach his grandchildren how to shoot, he
Lanning: Economic consolidation key
See Economy, page 12A
Udall
vironmental impact can be
See Udall, page 13A See Trantham, page 12A
Lanning
MATT STENSLAND/STAFF
Mason Voyvodic watches as his father, Chris Voyvodic, pours used vegetable oil into a bucket at their home. After filtering the oil, which he salvages from Mazzola’s Italian Restaurant, he is able to use it to power his diesel truck.
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