Thomas Reuter
Editor-in-Chief
editor@thesteamboatlocal.com
Thomas is a Colorado Native and a resident of Steamboat since 1993.  He loves Big Brother.

Joe Carney
Senior Editor
jcarney@thesteamboatlocal.com
Copy Editor, Layout, Boatload of Entertainment,  Movie Reviews and Calendars.  Photography and Nightlife Shenanigans.

Paul and Ellen Bonnifield
Our Story
Researching and writing together for over 35 years and they still like each other. Writing, he is loquacious, she taciturn; verbally, they reverse roles. Both enjoy the outdoors, laughing and dancing.

Elliot Silberberg
Another One Bites the Dust

Inebriated Informant
The Inebriated Informant seeks solace in the large bosom of The Steamboat Local. Due to his near-continuous inebriation he chooses to hide his identity in anonymity – like Batman.

Dr. Dawn Obrecht
Dr. Dawn
www.docdawn.com
Dr. Dawn is the only MD addiction medicine specialist on Colorado’s western slope.  She is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and teaches a course to medical students at CU Denver.

KatNThaHat
Sports
T.D. Counts aka “That guy” Snuck over the pass in 2000 and was hooked. Now on the radio, 1230 am ESPN radio, Monday and Thursday, 4-6pm. Born in Pasadena, CA, raised in Long Island, NY and a graduate in psychology from UWGB.

Nacho Neighbor
Graduate of Lehigh University and best described as a “practicing hedonist”. He likes his beef rare, martinis shaken, and his women conscious.  He is all about Routt. His mantra: If you’re gonna be stupid, ya gotta be tough!

Dean Tresner
Far Flung Correspondent
Is an international boulevardier with an attendant sense of style, wonder and loathing. He’s currently perched at the foot of the mountain.

Scott L. Ford
Do You See What I See?
Columnist for The Local since January 2003.  Retired from CMC, he is currently a volunteer in several Yampa Valley economic development projects. He is married with three adult children and a chocolate Labrador Retriever, Tobias.

Chelsea Yepello
‘Scopes to Live By
Chelsea Yepello has been a Steamboat local since monkeys could walk on two feet and has been the scope lady for fiveish years. Chelsea is the only known survivor of the governmental experiment of ingesting Pop Rocks and soda at the same time. She hates bananas, raisins, root beer and peanut butter.

Lena Franzen
According to Astrology
www.lenahealingarts.com 970-879-2444 or lenasteed@comcast.net
Lena originally from Sweden, has been a Massage Therapist here in Steamboat since 1986. She has been practicing Astrology since 1995. Her office is on 2955 Village Drive (corner of Walton Creek Road).

Jonah Weil
Age 13, is the cartoonist of “Walks Like a Duck.”
He lives in Boulder, Colorado, but Steamboat is his favorite place to ski so he visits often. He is a student at Alexander Dawson School.

Chris Walsh
The ? Comic
Likes to draw pictures of himself in awkward situations!

Justin Barker
Justin Barker has left town again to chase the almighty dollar in Saudi Arabia.  His wife Teresa Villarroya Bronchal is waiting. Will he come back mounted proud upon a gleaming horse flying down out of the sky or crawling on his belly out of the sand?

Charlie Holthausen
Captain Carburetor’s Shop Talk
Born in northern NJ, he has called Steamboat home since 1995. Founder of Black Diamond Automotive and Master certified for over 25 years.  Recently he has been working on building an “Art Car”.

Tracy Barnett
Mainstreet Steamboat Springs
www.mainstreetsteamboat.com 970-846-1800 tracy@mainstreetsteamboat.com
A former restaurant owner for over 20 years in Steamboat, Tracy believes in the promise of Downtown Steamboat Springs. Shamelessly promoting the heart and sole of Steamboat Springs, you will find Tracy scooting around downtown, setting up the farmers market, or lighting up the night in a push to make downtown Steamboat a place for all of us to enjoy.

Allison Tonini
Intern
Originally from Kentucky, where they train the horses and let the women run wild, it was only a matter of time before this mountain mama found herself seeking adventure in the Rocky Mountains.  Her free spirit now has her working for free as an intern at The Local.  Coffee anyone?