Pet Kare veterinarian Paige Lorimer performs acupuncture Wednesday on Scooter, a ferret found abused and injured at the Rainbow Family gathering, while new owner, Bill Higbee, holds him. The acupuncture aims to help relieve nerve damage in Scooter's lower waist, which has seen partial sensation return.
Published on August 31, 2006
Elise Day, left, attends one of the last two strength and conditioning classes with Forever Fit Wednesday morning. Summer fitness classes endi and winter fitness and conditioning classes start next week.
Published on August 31, 2006
Steamboat's Stewart Beall stiff-arms his way to the half-way line during Steamboat's semifinal match against Wyoming at the Cowpie Classic, July 8 and 9. Beall scored Steamboat's only try of the game in a tough 15-5 home loss.
Published on August 31, 2006
The Haven board president Mark Fischer cuts a birthday cake with former board member Melvin Richardson on Wednesday during The Haven birthday celebration and business meeting.
Published on August 31, 2006
Law enforcement officers will be out in force over the Labor Day Weekend looking for all degrees of intoxicated drivers with saturation patrols in the county.
Published on August 31, 2006
A joint meeting was held Tuesday in the Routt County Commissioners meeting room between Steamboat Springs City Council members and Routt County commissioners to discuss city and county issues.
Published on August 30, 2006
Kevin Cooper, track hoe operator for All-Terrain Excavation, demolishes a building on Tuesday morning at Marabou Luxury Rural Subdivision, located west of Steamboat Springs off Routt County Road 44.
Published on August 30, 2006
Anton Fredrickson and his father, Albert Frederickson, repair a broken fence pole on the perimeter fence of the Steamboat Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The father-and-son business, Fredrickson Albert A Fence Contractor, has been busy during the summer months and expects business to increase as winter approaches.
Published on August 30, 2006
Nick Labor works through warm-up drills during soccer practice Tuesday afternoon. Labor and the Sailors will open the season in Summit County on Thursday. The team will play its first home game Saturday.
Published on August 30, 2006
Cortni Denning models her Fashion Revue 4-H project during the Aug. 5 Exhibit Day, where she qualified to go to state. Denning placed second in the state competition.
Published on August 30, 2006
Lucille Sundberg, a resident of the Haven, walks outside the assisted living center Tuesday morning. The Haven has been operating for 10 years and a birthday celebration is being held today.
Published on August 30, 2006
A dusting of snow on the Sawtooth Range in North Routt.
Published on August 29, 2006
The sun rises over Routt County Road 179 on Monday morning.
Published on August 29, 2006
Steamboat Springs Middle School sixth-grade students, from left, Codi Coghlan, 11, Hannah Mihaich, 11, and Liesl Lord, 11, count the flags in the atrium as part of a scavenger hunt on Monday intended to help students learn their way around the school.
Published on August 29, 2006
A bull rider holds on during a ride at the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena in Steamboat Springs.
Published on August 29, 2006
Chris Alan Ecker
Published on August 29, 2006
Juan Herrera of El Paso, Texas, celebrates with his three-year-old son, Sebastian, Sunday after completing the Steamboat Springs Triathlon at Lake Catamount. Herrera, 35, finished in 2 hours and 14 minutes.
Published on August 28, 2006
Soda Creek Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Kristi Spence sets up her classroom Sunday with help from her son Ethan, 3, six-year-old daughter Hanna, with her hand over her mouth, and six-year-old friend Este Wilkinson. In the background is Kristi Spence's husband, Jonathan Spence.
Published on August 28, 2006
Heavy thunderstorms fill the sky with lightening strikes moving towards the northeast.
Published on August 28, 2006
Steamboat Springs resident Georgianne Nelson rides her bike Sunday over a bridge on Pine Street, between 10th and 11th. A construction firm contracted by the city will begin replacing the bridge this week. The project could continue until Thanksgiving.
Published on August 28, 2006
Junior Natalie Nichols reaches for the save during the Sailors girls volleyball practice held during all last week to prepare them for Saturday's scrimmage in Meeker.
Published on August 27, 2006
Hayden Tigers Kaylee Sweetser and her teammates work on spiking during practice last week. The Tigers return four starters and have a total of nine seniors on the squad.
Published on August 27, 2006
Linebacker Matthew Lettunich knocks the ball out of Kent Denver receiver Michael Morahan's hands.
Published on August 27, 2006
Sailor running back Jay Hanley reaches for the endzone after being stopped short of the goal line during Saturday's 31-7 home opener win at Gardner Field.
Published on August 27, 2006
Sailors linebacker Nigel Hammond sacks Kent Denver quarterback Will Deevy for a 4-yard loss during Steamboat Springs High School's 31-13 win on Saturday.
Published on August 27, 2006
Brian Aragon performs a tail grab on Steamboat Lake. Wakeboarding and wake surfing have become popular summer sports in Routt County, where residents can choose between several lakes and reservoirs on which to ride.
Published on August 27, 2006
Jeff Aragon rides along the crest of the wake kicked up by his dad's ski boat.
Published on August 27, 2006
Jeff Aragon executes a flip while wakeboarding on Steamboat Lake with his dad, brother and friends on a recent August afternoon.
Published on August 27, 2006
Jeff Aragon poses for the camera while wake surfing at Steamboat Lake. Wake surfing, in which the rider doesn't have to hold onto a tow line, has become increasingly popular in the world of water sports.
Published on August 27, 2006
Kristina Allevato relaxes with her best friend, Jazz, on the deck outside her Westland Mobile Home Park home. Allevato has lived in the trailer park for 16 years. She and other Westland home owners are receiving thousands of dollars in compensation for being forced out of the neighborhood.
Published on August 27, 2006
Bruce Kleiman has owned his Westland Mobile Home Park trailer since 1981. He is one of approximately 100 Westland residents losing their homes to the construction of Riverwalk, a multi-use development on Yampa Street in downtown Steamboat.
Published on August 27, 2006
Steamboat Springs police officers Doug Scherar, clockwise from left, Garrett Wiggins, Ricky Romero and Sgt. Nick Bosick attend a swing-shift briefing last week. Public Safety Director J.D. Hays is asking the city to hire two additional patrol officers for 2007. Hays said his department hasn't increased staffing in 10 years.
Published on August 27, 2006
Ekaterina Bazarova plays Alice in Circus Chimera's presentation of "Alice in Wonderland."
Published on August 27, 2006
Fridman Torales plays the Cheshire Cat in Circus Chimera's presentation of "Alice in Wonderland."
Published on August 27, 2006
Published on August 27, 2006
The three penthouses at the Highmark, currently under construction at Village Drive and Apres Ski Way, are listed by Cam Boyd at Prudential Steamboat Realty for $2.25 million to $2.35 million, or nearly $1,000 per square foot.
Published on August 27, 2006
The "Fifth and Yampa" building would offer a mix of residential condominiums and commercial space at a vacant lot near the entrance to Howelsen Hill in old town Steamboat Springs. The Yampa River is across the street.
Published on August 27, 2006
Developer Paul Franklin would like to obtain the necessary permits for "Fifth and Yampa" by this fall and begin construction as early as March 2007. This aerial view shows the site immediately to the east of the Bank of the West parking lot, close to the Fifth Street Bridge.
Published on August 27, 2006
The Yampa River winds its way west, passing through Milner. The river grows larger with the addition of streams, creeks and other rivers on its way to the confluence with the Green River in Utah.
Published on August 27, 2006
Sheep scurry up a hill to graze near the Maybell Ditch, which leads them to the Yampa River for water.
Published on August 27, 2006
The Yampa River meets the Green River at their confluence in Utah. After the rivers merge, the water heads downstream to feed Western desert communities.
Published on August 27, 2006
Sprinklers keep grounds green at the Steamboat Golf Club, where golfers with early tee times wait for the water to shut off.
Published on August 27, 2006
At Yamcolo Reservoir, the Yampa River gives life to plants.
Published on August 27, 2006
Utah rancher Scott Chew rests on a fence before herding cattle into the back of a truck. Chew and his family spent the June day preparing to move cattle to their "summer ranches" on the Yampa River in Maybell and on the Elk River in Clark. Because of the chore, Chew did not have time to fix his broken irrigation system that day, leaving his fields drying in the sun. The number of irrigated agricultural acres in Northwest Colorado has decreased in recent years, from 230,000 in 1998 to 170,000 in 2005.
Published on August 27, 2006
Water exits through the spillway at Bear Lake.
Published on August 27, 2006
A replaced headgate holds back water for irrigation use on ranches in South Routt.
Published on August 27, 2006
Anglers try their luck in the Yampa River just below the spillway at Stagecoach Reservoir, where fishing is good and fish are plentiful.
Published on August 27, 2006
GIS specialist Nicolai Bencke of the U.S. Forest Service checks the snow depth on top of Buffalo Pass on May 22. Bencke conducted studies at the weather station through the winter and spring, and he said this year's heavy snowfall had an unusually high moisture content. "That's why we are going to see a lot of water this year," he said.
Published on August 27, 2006
Ricardo Salinas and his daughter, Mia, 5, play in the Yampa River near Dr. Rich Weiss Park.
Published on August 27, 2006
Spring runoff fills the Yampa River from the entrance to Mount Harris Canyon, pictured above, down to its confluence with the Green River.
Published on August 27, 2006
A small rockslide closed U.S. Highway 40 near the entrance to the Mount Harris canyon for several hours early Friday morning. Colorado State Patrol troopers said no one was injured as a result of the slide.
Published on August 26, 2006
Denise Turner sorts mail Thursday while working her mail delivery route on Kelhi Court in the Fish Creek Falls Road area. Turner's route consists of 40 stops at cluster boxes servicing 470 customers. Cluster boxes will become more prevalent in Steamboat in the next couple of years - and free post office boxes are going the way of the dinosaur.
Published on August 26, 2006
Steamboat's Free Summer Concert Series isn't free, but it sure is great, writes columnist Tom Ross. He promises not to take any more of the concerts for granted.
Published on August 26, 2006
Overall winner Barkley Robinson leads the pro/open division pack up to Thunderhead Peak during Friday's Mt. Werner Valley View Cross Country race.
Published on August 26, 2006
Danny Armstrong shows off the road rash he acquired during a crash en route to his men's expert 19-29 division win in Friday's Mt. Werner Valley View Cross Country race.
Published on August 26, 2006
Bruce Penning, his wife, Cristin, and their daughter, Madeline, head toward their room at the Holiday Inn in Steamboat Springs on Friday. The hotel had more guests this summer than any other summer in its 25-year existence.
Published on August 26, 2006
Nicole Brown and Mike Armstrong hold their newborn boy, Peyton Lee Armstrong, on Friday at the Yampa Valley Medical Center. The hospital is on track to break a record for the number of babies born in August as well as in the entire year.
Published on August 26, 2006
Jeff Troeger
Published on August 25, 2006
Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club snowboarder Blake Eddington executes a stale fish in the Snow Park halfpipe during the team's summer training trip to New Zealand.
Published on August 25, 2006
Sailors quarterback Tanner Stillwell, left, pitches the ball to fullback Josh Mangold during Thursday's practice. Coach Aaron Finch complimented his team's effort and told players they could be part of something special this year. The Sailors open the season against Kent Denver at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gardner Field.
Published on August 25, 2006
An unknown person looks out across the Fetcher Ranch in 1949. Jay Fetcher will speak today at noon at the Tread of Pioneers Museum about his family's history in the Yampa Valley.
Published on August 25, 2006
Jay Fetcher herds cattle on his ranch. Fetcher's father, John Fetcher, moved to the area in 1949 to become a rancher.
Published on August 25, 2006
South Routt Elementary School fourth grader Josiah Chikalla eats lunch during the first day of school on Thursday. Chikalla recently moved to Yampa from Oregon.
Published on August 25, 2006
Transportation Safety Administration screener Mary Martinez uses a handheld metal detector to search Craig resident Connie Lyster before she boarded a plane Thursday morning at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden.
Published on August 25, 2006
Hayden Police Chief Jody Lenahan speaks with screener Ann Doolin as a passenger goes through security Thursday morning at Yampa Valley Regional Airport. The heightened airport security is putting a strain on the Hayden Police Department because an officer must be present during all passenger screenings.
Published on August 25, 2006
Scooter, a paralyzed ferret, moves around much better with the aid of a cart made by his new owner, Bill Higby.
Published on August 25, 2006
Chef Jacques Wilson will be leaving the kitchen at the Yampa Valley Medical Center for Monterey, Calif., to work for the famed Sardine Factory Restaurant.
Published on August 25, 2006
Steamboat Barn Village, a proposed subdivision, will provide a variety of residential units on about 40 acres north of Central Park Drive, south of Fish Creek and east of Pine Grove Road.
Published on August 25, 2006
South Routt Elementary School kindergarten teacher Mary Shanklin instructs her new students Thursday as they wake up from their nap after lunch.
Published on August 25, 2006
Morrison-Williams would be performing tonight at the Steamboat Mountain Theater at 8 p.m.
Published on August 25, 2006
"Thunderbird Dancer," acrylic on canvas by Laura Kowalski. Her art show opening is tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Comb Goddess.
Published on August 25, 2006
"Suspension of Disbelief," acrylic on canvas by Laura Kowalski. Her art show opening is tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Comb Goddess.
Published on August 25, 2006
"Going Under," acrylic on canvas by Laura Kowalski. Her art show opening is tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Comb Goddess.
Published on August 25, 2006
"The Other Side," acrylic on canvas by Laura Kowalski. Her art show opening is tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Comb Goddess.
Published on August 25, 2006
This binturong is younger than 6 months old.
Published on August 25, 2006
Carmelita, a baby tiger
Published on August 25, 2006
Andrea Marcovicci, instructor for the Art of Cabaret workshop, tells participants how to address the audience.
Published on August 25, 2006
Art of Cabaret faculty members Karen Mason, left, and Christopher Denny critique Jeannie Trimdak after she sings.
Published on August 25, 2006
Pianist Christoper Denny accompanies artists at the weeklong Art of Cabaret workshop at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp.
Published on August 25, 2006
Russ Lorenson sings as Shelly Markham plays piano Tuesday morning at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp during the Art of Cabaret workshop.
Published on August 25, 2006
Allison Plean works with Jellybean, a baby white tiger.
Published on August 25, 2006
Russ Lorenson sings as accompanist Shelly Markham plays in a Tuesday morning session at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp during the Art of Cabaret workshop.
Published on August 25, 2006
Published on August 25, 2006
Steamboat Springs boys soccer team practices on the new artifical turf field. Coach Rob Bohlmann says the field helps keep the ball more evenly played.
Published on August 24, 2006
Sophomore Sabra Severinghaus works her way through Steamboat Springs High School registration with help from parent volunteer Jill Bull on Wednesday. Student registration went smoothly with over 679 students set to attend during the 2006-2007 school year.
Published on August 24, 2006
8th grader Aaron Ginesta, 13, shows coaches his speed during the first week of Steamboat Springs Middle School football practice. All week, 7th and 8th grade players practiced in helmets and shorts, working on conditioning themsleves for the fall season.
Published on August 24, 2006
Stephanie Howle, an early childhood specialist with First Impressions, will replace Renee Donahue as the organization's early childhood manager. Howle has worked with First Impressions since July 2005. She has a bachelor's degree in child development from Auburn University and a master's degree in early childhood education from Jacksonville State University.
Published on August 24, 2006
Renee Donahue, former executive director of First Impressions of Routt County, accepts a gift from Bob White, Routt County's director of human services, during a luncheon on Wednesday. Stephanie Howle has been hired as Donahue's replacement.
Published on August 24, 2006
5-year-old Leandra Miller, a North Routt preschooler, does her part at the groundbreaking event for the new North Routt Preschool on Tuesday morning. The event took place at the new building site, which is on a long-term lease agreement from Home Ranch owners Steve and Ann Stranahan. The Stranahans donated all of the land needed for the 2,400-square-foot school.
Published on August 23, 2006
Harper Louden, longtime news director at KBCR AM/FM, said she was terminated Tuesday morning from the radio station.
Published on August 23, 2006
Commuters wishing the Steamboat Springs Transit bus route included a stop on Hilltop Parkway or Fish Creek Falls Road may have their desires fulfilled soon.
Published on August 23, 2006
Retired Army Major General and military analyst Robert Scales spoke Tuesday night about current issues in Iraq and lessons for America's military at the last Seminars at Steamboat at the Strings on the Mountain Festival Park tent.
Published on August 23, 2006
Priska Sorensen, right, warms up with Darcy Hornstein at practice for the Steamboat Springs High School girls fast pitch softball team at the middle school baseball field on Tuesday night.
Published on August 23, 2006
Returning senior Priska Sorensen of Steamboat Springs High School's fast pitch softball team goes through batting practice with coach Donna Ryan on Tuesday.
Published on August 23, 2006
Fort Collins' Zach Crandall runs during Sunday's Continental Divide Trail Run. Crandall won the race in a time of 2:04:09.
Published on August 22, 2006
Farmers and ranchers are putting irrigation water back on their harvested fields to grow fall pasture for cattle.
Published on August 21, 2006
Christian Heritage School kindergarteners Amber Townsend, 4, right, and Abigail Berlet, 5, craft colorful flowers on their first day of school.
Published on August 21, 2006
Matt Tredway of Steamboat Springs picks his way across a treacherous crevasse during an attempt on Mount Everest in May.
Published on August 21, 2006
Steamboat Springs Middle School football coach Matt Gantick, left, helps seventh-grader Kit Croop, 12, try on shoulder pads Saturday in the school gym. Middle school football practice starts today.
Published on August 21, 2006
Jeremy Sanders, owner of Bonehead Boiler, boils heads to make European mounts, such as the ones seen in the background.
Published on August 21, 2006
Audrey and Glenn Pritchard make products from native wood, stones and animal antlers.
Published on August 21, 2006
Walden is known as the "Moose Viewing Capital of Colorado." The moose seen here was crossing U.S. Highway 40 near Rabbit Ears Pass, not in Walden.
Published on August 21, 2006
Kremmling elk catch
Published on August 21, 2006
Joe Herod, owner of Craig Sports, sells just as many hand load supplies as he does manufactured ammunition. He thinks that's because hand loading is less expensive.
Published on August 21, 2006
The Marcia Car, constructed in 1906, is open for tours via the Craig Chamber of Commerce.
Published on August 21, 2006
Sand Wash Basin is home to the largest wild horse herd in Colorado.
Published on August 21, 2006
Cedar Mountain, on the west side of Craig, is a great place to hike and see wildlife.
Published on August 21, 2006
Downtown Craig offers a variety of shops with a collection of antiques and other collectors' items.
Published on August 21, 2006
Published on August 21, 2006
Biologist Debbie Dunaway, left, removes a lymph node from an elk as Anna Solomon records the information to test the animal at the chronic wasting disease collection center.
Published on August 21, 2006
Hunters say wearing disguising camouflage is the key to surprising animals. Different environments call for different colors and patterns.
Published on August 21, 2006
Chad Mosher, left, accepts a rifle from Donald Broom while John Shipley addresses the crowd at the end of Saturday's Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series finals. Mosher won the 15th annual Pat Mantle Memorial bronc riding contest. The prize package included the rifle and $2,000.
Published on August 21, 2006
Daters Nicki Farnsworth and Jason Reeder paint pottery on their first date at the Potter's Wheel last Wednesday. They were being filmed for the 13th episode of a local TV show in Salt Lake City called, "Not on the First Date."
Published on August 21, 2006
Christian Heritage School Secondary Principal Alan Weisberg welcomes three of his four daughters to the school this year. Michelle, top right, will teach English and the Bible. Melissa, bottom left, will teach government, and Lesley, bottom right, will teach math part time.
Published on August 21, 2006
Sarah Handing twists in the air after being tossed by fellow Steamboat Springs High School cheerleaders in front of the George P. Sauer Human Services Center on Seventh Street.
Published on August 21, 2006
Carrying the ball, Soroco's Johnny Decosta breaks tackles during an Oklahoma tackle drill. Soroco football practices were held at Decker Park last week from 8 a.m. to noon. The practices focused on conditioning players for the 2006 football season. See below for the Soroco Rams' game schedule.
Published on August 20, 2006
Senior Andrew Hoing returns the ball during a volley. Hoing won, 6-0, 6-0 against his opponent from Alexander Dawson on Saturday. Matches were held at the Ranch tennis courts for the Steamboat Sailors boys' tennis season opener.
Published on August 20, 2006
Steamboat Springs quarterback Tanner Stillwell drops back for a pass during football practice last week. Along with three-year veteran Stillwell, Steamboat returns nine starters, including first team All-Staters Lane Shipley and Westin Cofer.
Published on August 20, 2006
Carrying the ball, Soroco's Johnny Decosta breaks tackles during an Oklahoma tackle drill. Soroco football practices were held at Decker Park last week from 8 a.m. to noon. The practices focused on conditioning players for the 2006 football season. See below for the Soroco Rams' game schedule.
Published on August 20, 2006
Published on August 20, 2006
The Cottonwoods townhomes have been given a fresh look by original developer Carlos Palomino. Additionally, a partnership of four longtime locals has purchased and remodeled the interiors of six of the units for resale.
Published on August 20, 2006
Partners Jill Wehrli, seated, Scott Bradley and Jan Levy are nearing completion of a major overhaul of six townhomes at The Cottonwoods. The three-bedroom, 3.5-bath units are back on the market for $443,000-$459,000. Derek Ready was not present for the photo.
Published on August 20, 2006
Christina Palaia harvests greens from her greenhouse Thursday that she will sell to local eateries.
Published on August 20, 2006
The flowers from Christina Palaia's squash plants are used in meals at Vista Verde Guest Ranch.
Published on August 20, 2006
Firefly Mountain Produce owner Christina Palaia has not been able to keep up with the demand for her organic produce since she started the business last year.
Published on August 20, 2006
Glenda Long, 16, leads her steer to weigh-in on Wednesday. She was followed by her sister, Courtney, 18, and brother, Joe, 14. The total weight of the three steers was 2,273 pounds.
Published on August 20, 2006
Tannya Rozell, 9, grooms the two swines - which were sleeping - she entered in the 2006 Routt County Fair.
Published on August 20, 2006
Kaitlyn Jezzo, 13, walks one of Ryan Fralick's, in back, market swines to the wash area for a good bath and grooming before presentation.
Published on August 20, 2006
10-year-old Liam Delaney gives his sister's pig Wilber a washing in preparation for the Market Swine judging Wednesday at the Routt County Fair and Rodeo.
Published on August 20, 2006
Cole Carnahan, 11, tends to his ducks in the small animal barn on Wednesday. Cole was waiting for his ducks to be judged.
Published on August 20, 2006
4-H Interview judge Ramona Green interviews Joseph Kostechko, 10, at the Routt County Fair last week. Each 4-H member is interviewed about what they did during their 4-H projects.
Published on August 20, 2006
Kaelley Freideman, left, 18 months, and sister Katelyn, 3, spend time walking around the stalls at the Routt County Fair, where they found two bum lambs to pet Wednesday.
Published on August 20, 2006
Steamboat Springs quarterback Tanner Stillwell drops back for a pass during football practice last week.
Published on August 20, 2006
Steamboat Springs Weston Cofer sharpens his defensive skills during the Sailors practice Thursday afternoon at the high school's practice facility.
Published on August 20, 2006
The condition of the fly is checked after several casts during fly-fishing in the late summer due to the abundance of aquatic vegetation along the river bottom of Yampa, which could damage small hooks.
Published on August 20, 2006
Jim Curd a local fly-fisherman takes to the Yampa River casting where fish are surfacing looking for a meal. Jim said,Õ This year the river flow has been exceptionally well through the summer giving the river a health look".
Published on August 20, 2006
An anglers fly box contains the types of flies used for the time of day, season and types of fish ones fishing for.
Published on August 20, 2006
Mariah Hoots, 9 smiles after winning the Grand Champion Market Swine on Saturday. Her pig Hula takes a nap before the 4H Junior Livestock Sale.
Published on August 20, 2006
MaryKay Monger pours barbeque sauce on her roast beef slices at the 4H Presale/Bobby Robinson Memorial BBQ on Saturday as Lynn Whaley, left, slices more beef.
Published on August 20, 2006
Auctioneer Chad Green begins the Routt County Junior Livestock Sale at 6 p.m. Saturday night at the Hayden Fairgrounds.
Published on August 20, 2006
Plans to raise the level of Stagecoach Reservoir by four feet would significantly increase water storage for future demands but also would effect some of the trails, boat ramps and other amenities at the state park south of Steamboat Springs.
Published on August 20, 2006
South Routt Elementary School Principal Michael Young comes to Yampa from Perry, Okla., where he was an elementary principal for nine years.
Published on August 20, 2006
John Hanley completes a preflight inspection at the Steamboat Springs airport on Friday afternoon.
Published on August 20, 2006
Kelsey Samuelson parades her Grand Champion market steer after getting a cool $5,000 for her 1,251 pound 4H project at the Junior Livestock Sale on Saturday night at the 92nd Annual Routt County Fair.
Published on August 20, 2006
The Colorado River immediately below Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell is currently carrying 13,400 cubic feet per second of water as it winds toward the Grand Canyon and Lake Mead beyond. Lake Powell was at just 52 percent of capacity July 11.
Published on August 20, 2006
Thunderclouds building over Pine Valley Mountain offer the promise of rain for St. George, Utah, where skies are already hazy from the smoke of wildfires. The clouds produced lightning but no moisture in St. George, which receives just 8.3 inches of precipitation annually.
Published on August 20, 2006
Robert Bonds, who moved to St. George to escape the crowded highways of Pasadena, Calif., cools off with a cliff dive at Sand Hollow Reservoir.
Published on August 20, 2006
Kent Christiansen treats his friends to a wakeboarding session on a blisteringly hot evening at Sand Hollow Reservoir. Sand Hollow, the newest state park in southern Utah, stores domestic water for the city of St. George, about 15 miles away.
Published on August 20, 2006
Published on August 20, 2006
Many homes in St. George depend heavily on desert plants for their landscaping. Many others are landscaped with a carpet of irrigated bluegrass.
Published on August 20, 2006
A view of Lake Powell, where water from the Yampa, Green and Colorado rivers is stored. St. George and Utah state officials are proposing to spend about $400 million to pump water out of Lake Powell and pipe it 120 miles west to their growing communities.
Published on August 20, 2006
The entrance to the Sunbrook development in St. George, Utah, is marked by lush plantings and natural-looking fountains.
Published on August 20, 2006
A course maintenance worker at the 27-hole Sunbrook Golf Club in St. George, Utah, applies water to the browning fringe of a green in the midst of a 107-degree afternoon. Golf in St. George is the counterpart to skiing and snowboarding in Steamboat Springs for second-home owners and retirees.
Published on August 20, 2006
Earthmovers carve subdivision roads out of the desert at the new Dixie Springs development. It is situated between St. George, Utah, and the entrance to Zion National Park at Springdale, Utah. New homes would be only two miles from power boating at Sand Hollow Reservoir State Park, which stores domestic water for St. George. Dixie Springs, together with two other developments - Sky Ranch and Cliff Dwellers - will add 40,000 residential building lots to the historical town of Hurricane City. The present population of Hurricane City is just more than 13,000. The local newspaper reports that Hurricane City's population someday could exceed 150,000.
Published on August 20, 2006
Brittney Rodriguez, 4, goes down the inflatable slide Friday at the Routt County Fair. Rides were free Friday courtesy of First National Bank of the Rockies.
Published on August 20, 2006
Keely Kaminski, 4, goes down the inflatable slide Friday at the Routt County Fair.
Published on August 20, 2006
Aaron Gabel, 3, climbs a rope on the inflatable obstacle course Friday. Rides were free courtesy of First National Bank of the Rockies.
Published on August 20, 2006
Oreo, one of Jack White's three llamas, was very curious about passersby Friday at the Routt County Fair.
Published on August 20, 2006
Adalia George, 2, pets one of Jack White's three llamas at the Routt County Fair on Friday.
Published on August 20, 2006
Stretch the Nine-Foot Clown entertains children at the Routt County Fair on Friday.
Published on August 20, 2006
Shelbee Weiss, 4, pets a pig Friday at the Routt County Fair.
Published on August 20, 2006
Jewel Vreeman, 8, and her sheep, Alfalfa, at the "dress your animal" show Friday.
Published on August 20, 2006
Kaia Kuzminsky, 7, and her sheep, Skittles, participate in the "dress your animal" show Friday at the Routt County Fair.
Published on August 20, 2006
Savanah Maxwell, 7, and her goat, Ripple, participate in the "dress your animal" show Friday at the Routt County Fair.
Published on August 20, 2006
Stretch the Nine-Foot Clown entertains fair-goers Friday.
Published on August 20, 2006
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Published on August 20, 2006
Pet communicator Megan Sisk gets up close and personal with Brewster.
Published on August 20, 2006
Animal communicator Megan Sisk watches as Brewster, a rat terrier, mugs for the camera. Sisk uses her knowledge of energy medicine, healing touch and aromatherapy to work with different kinds of animals.
Published on August 20, 2006
Soda Creek has marked areas where parents drive to drop off and pick up their children. But Principal Judy Harris said that although staff members are well-organized in helping match parents with students, the combination of kids and cars is cause for concern.
Published on August 20, 2006
Students at Soda Creek sometimes meet with adults for tutoring or mentoring outside the classroom. Currently, that takes place at desks in hallways, but plans for a new school include more private meeting places.
Published on August 20, 2006
Soda Creek Elementary School wasn't built to accommodate computers, but now they are part of every classroom. In the computer room, a lack of ventilation combined with the heat from several computers can make for an uncomfortably warm environment.
Published on August 20, 2006
The music room is one of several rooms at Soda Creek that have problems with ventilation. The door in the corner is the only source of airflow, but teachers can't put the fan in the doorway because it would create a fire hazard.
Published on August 20, 2006
The music room offers another example of how support beams divide classrooms at Soda Creek Elementary School.
Published on August 20, 2006
In this kindergarten room at Soda Creek, students sit in pods of tables wrapped around poles.
Published on August 20, 2006
Many teachers at Soda Creek have made creative use of the support beams in the middle of their classrooms. In this kindergarten room, students sit in pods of tables wrapped around decorated poles.
Published on August 20, 2006
The pole in this first-grade classroom makes it difficult for a teacher helping students in the reading area, foreground, to keep an eye on students sitting at desks near the door.
Published on August 20, 2006
Judy Harris is the principal of Soda Creek Elementary School.
Published on August 20, 2006
Adalid Ponce, 4, reaches out to pet a pig Friday. Adalid and other children went on a tour of the Routt County Fair to learn more about 4-H.
Published on August 19, 2006
A large sunflower shines brightly as dark storm clouds dim the horizon. The rain has helped spawn the large number of wild sunflowers that can be found between Hayden and Craig on U.S. Highway 40.
Published on August 19, 2006
Dustin Hall flies around a corner at the Hayden Speedway Friday night during the Rocky Mountain Invitational American Sprint Car Series.
Published on August 19, 2006
Sandy Stanfill changes sheets a the Rabbit Ears Motel in downtown.
Published on August 19, 2006
Stretch the Nine Foot Clown lets children from Young Tracks Preschool and Childcare run between his legs outside the livestock show hall on Friday. The children toured the fairgrounds with 4-H members. Friday was Clover Bud for a Day, a special day during which preschoolers could learn more about the county fair and about the 4-H program.
Published on August 19, 2006
Kacie Babcock, 6, shows off her Grand Champion ribbon she won in Friday's Dress Your Animal show. Babcock dressed up as Tinkerbell, and her dog, Cash, was Peter Pan.
Published on August 19, 2006
Michael Martin, 3, frosts a "cookie" inside the Exhibit Hall at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Friday was Clover Bud For A Day, giving young children a chance to see what it is like to be in 4-H.
Published on August 19, 2006
Ben James, left, Erin Murphy and Blane Hoza learn pilates and work on coordination skills at the Steamboat Pilates and Fitness Center earlier this summer. The program is for children with autism and other neuro-developmental disorders.
Published on August 19, 2006
Matt Costa and Allison Plean at the free concert Aug. 11.
Published on August 18, 2006
Part of Mary Beth Galer's studio on Lynx Pass. She is one of the artists featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
Part of Mary Beth Galer's studio on Lynx Pass. She is one of the artists featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
Mary Beth Galer sits in her studio on Lynx Pass. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
"Botanical Garden," painting by Vickie Rosenzweig. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
"Aspen Fall Colors," painting by Vickie Rosenzweig. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
"Aspens," painting by Vickie Rosenzweig. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
"Zion National Park," painting by Vickie Rosenzweig. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
"Trout Creek," painting by Audrey Kruse. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
Susie Jackson paints the house next to her studio near Catamount Lake. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
This sideboard was designed and built by Mike Roach of Dovetail Designs. His studio and showroom is part of the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
"Celebrate the Stars," painting by Audrey Kruse. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
"Big Flattop Mountain," painting by Audrey Kruse. She is one of the artists who are featured in the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
This custom made oak dining room table is one of Mike Roach's favorite pieces. He made it out of old barn beams that he had to re-saw and kiln dry. The table is almost 4.5-feet wide, 10-feet long and 2.5-inches thick. Mike Roach's studio and showroom is part of the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
This end table was designed and built by Mike Roach of Dovetail Designs. His studio and showroom is part of the Steamboat Springs Arts Council's Artist Studio Tour on Saturday.
Published on August 18, 2006
From left, Tread of Pioneers Museum staff members Candice Lombardo, Gail Hanley and Kelly Bastone at last year's Levi's and Lace Western Gala.
Published on August 18, 2006
Participants enjoy the Tread of Pioneers Museum's Levi's and Lace Western Gala in 2004. Front row, from left, Kelly Bastone, Candice Lombardo, Jayne Hill, Gail Hanley and Nancy Rosi. Back row, Angie Hess, Marty Woodbury and JoAnn Lathrop.
Published on August 18, 2006
Asleep at the Wheel will play the last concert of the summer for Strings in the Mountain on at 7 p.m. Sunday. Strings is pulling back the chairs and rolling out a dance floor for the occasion.
Published on August 18, 2006
Jake Shimabukuro will be rockin' the ukulele at 8 p.m. today at Strings in the Mountain Music Festival Park.
Published on August 18, 2006
Brandon Munn, of Laramie, Wyo., rides a saddle bronc at last weekend's Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo. Munn is ranked second in the saddle bronc standings and is expected to be one of the six cowboys shooting for this year's Pat Mantle title.
Published on August 18, 2006
Kevin Kaminski, who represents District 2 on the Steamboat Springs City Council, has decided to purchase an apartment within the district so he can remain on the Council even as he closes a purchase of a house outside his district.
Published on August 18, 2006
Marley Loomis' standard Rhode Island red hen, Fluffy, won three ribbons at the Routt County Fair on Thursday.
Published on August 18, 2006
Mary Grace Hahn returns from an easy float in a lake kayak on Lake Catamount ahead of a fast-approacing storm early Thursday morning.
Published on August 18, 2006
Seabees characters, from left, Taylor Anderson, AJ Johnson, Blaise Holden, Sean Hill, John Oakland and Max Pensack rehearse their scene in the production of South Pacific last April in the high school auditorium.
Published on August 18, 2006
Scout Reynolds walks Kiwi around the arena before they begin the Bum Lamb Contest yesterday at the Routt County Fair. Reynolds hand-raised the lamb, bottle-feeding it every two hours until it was six weeks old.
Published on August 18, 2006
The Hayden Town Board will discuss improvements to Hayden Town Park at Thursday's meeting.
Published on August 17, 2006
Tyler Manzanares, 17, of Hayden claimed the championship in senior swine showmanship at the Routt County Fair on Wednesday.
Published on August 17, 2006
Katherine Ingalls climbs up a steep section of road during Wednesday's Buffalo Pass Pass Hill Climb. Ingalls was in the women's expert class.
Published on August 17, 2006
Steamboat Springs High School resource teacher and varsity basketball coach Ashley Berggren was told in the past month that she wouldn't be back as a coach or teacher. Berggren, who was a probationary employee, said her termination came without warning or explanation.
Published on August 17, 2006
Megan Morgan races to the top of Buffalo Pass during Wednesday night's hill climb. The race is the second to last event of the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series.
Published on August 17, 2006
This single-engine, four-passenger plane crashed near Kremmling when its pilot tried to land in the rain. Ritesh Lal, 32, of Sunnyvale, Calif., and his 2-year-old son, Neil, survived the accident and were taken to Kremmling Hospital.
Published on August 16, 2006
The Hayden community is coming together to help Tim Ingalls, who does not have health insurance and needs open-heart surgery. Pictured are Tim Ingalls and his mother, Pat, at their Hayden home.
Published on August 16, 2006
Victor Bianculli, 8, finishes a sand sphinx he helped build with other Parks and Rec summer camp third- and fourth-grade students on Tuesday at Howelsen Beach while Avery Welsh, 8, looks on.
Published on August 16, 2006
Steamboat Springs golfer Paul Berry chips onto the green at the Yampa Valley Golf Club in Craig last season. Berry finished in a tie for first on Tuesday at a tournament in Grand Junction but conceded after the second playoff hole so that his opponent could attend the funeral of a friend.
Published on August 16, 2006
A mountain biker climbs up Buffalo Pass during last year's hill climb. The Buff Pass Hill Climb, one of the toughest races of the summer, is a tradition in the Town Challenge Series.
Published on August 16, 2006
Hayden football player Sam Kopsa pulls in a pass during the Tigers' football practice on Wednesday. The Hayden School Board is voting on student and activity fee schedules for the upcoming year.
Published on August 16, 2006
Matthew Wright, 10, maneuvers his horse, Individual's Last Chance, around obstacles at the Trail Class event on Tuesday at the Routt County Fair.
Published on August 16, 2006
A Federal Aviation Administration district manager sent Steamboat Springs city officials a letter last week that criticized the possibility of closing Steamboat Springs Airport.
Published on August 15, 2006
Shaelynn Salazar, 8, reaches for a cup of shaved ice from vendor Cecil Pearson, Monday afternoon at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. At right is Shaelynn's brother, Garrett Salazar. Garrett, 4, ordered a hot dog with extra relish.
Published on August 15, 2006
Kevin Stokes keeps his eye on the prize during the opening day of high school football practice at Steamboat Springs High School. Monday marked the first official day that high school athletes could return to high school fields and courts.
Published on August 15, 2006
Craig driver Phil Goodwin fights for position during the a race at the Hayden Speedway earier this summer. This Friday the speedway will host one of the biggest races of the season when the ASCS Sprint Cars come to town.
Published on August 15, 2006
Acclaimed ukelele musician Jake Shimabukuro performs Friday at Strings in the Mountains Music Festival Park.
Published on August 14, 2006
Blake Goode entertained a large crowd at the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena Friday night with his Roman Riding skills. The Steamboat Springs Professional Rodeo will wrap up this weekend with the final two performances of the summer.
Published on August 14, 2006
Boy Scout Troop 194 headed to Berthoud Pass this past weekend to work on the Continental Divide Trail. Pictured from the left are David Reed, Brian Berry, Ian Berry, Daniel Bockelman, Francis Abate and Vincent Abate.
Published on August 14, 2006
Routt County Fair open horse race organizers watch 11-year-old Hunter Gansmann from the "crows nest" as she does a run during the barrel race competition Sunday at the Routt County Fairgrounds.
Published on August 14, 2006
The city of Steamboat Springs recently added recycling bins at the Brent Romick Rodeo arena. The hope is that fans will use the bins to recycle aluminum.
Published on August 13, 2006
Aaron Hornstein looked ready for football season, and a few more no-handed pushups during a conditioning camp help last week at the high school. Practice offically begins Monday. (Corrected from an earlier version)
Published on August 13, 2006
Local kayak instructor Barry Smith paddles while waiting for one of his daily groups of first-time kayak learners to reach the end of their two-hour lesson.
Published on August 13, 2006
Hayden resident Millie Delaney, 9, walks her quarter horse Dusty Downs to judge Sheryl McConnell during Saturday's open horse show at the Routt County Fair.
Published on August 13, 2006
Ria of Northern Ireland ad Moriya of Israel sing a verse of "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)" by the Proclaimers during the Building Bridges for Peace seminar at Colorado Mountain College last week.
Published on August 13, 2006
Landlord Scott Wedel sits outside his duplex at 2075 Walton Creek Road in Steamboat Springs. Wendel's nine tenants could face eviction Sept. 4 if a city ordinance is upheld.
Published on August 13, 2006
Dave Turner, left, and Eric McComb ride up Rabbit Ears Pass Saturday during the Tour De Steamboat.
Published on August 13, 2006
A Wild West Relay runner headed west to Steamboat passes cyclists heading east up Rabbit Ears Pass for the Tour de Steamboat on Saturday morning.
Published on August 13, 2006
Steamboat Springs back Westin Cofer clears a cone during an agility drill at conditioning camp last week.
Published on August 13, 2006
Chris Cole, left, kicks the ball for Steamboat while a Trefor Davies from Vail attempts the block. Vail defeated Steamboat 28-25 on Saturday.
Published on August 13, 2006
Brian VanMeueren ends his leg at the Wild West Relay, handing over race duties to Fort Collins "No Small Feet" teammate Holly Osborne at relay station #31 atop the east summit of Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday morning.
Published on August 13, 2006
A Wild West Relay competitor begins her leg of the race Saturday morning from relay station #31 on the East summit of Rabbit Ears Pass.
Published on August 13, 2006
Cowboys and cowgirls gather in a circle for worship time before a rodeo practice at the Tuff E Nuff Rodeo Company on Wednesday evening.
Published on August 13, 2006
Guy Urie teaches young riders what needs to be known about bull riding, saddle bronc riding and bull fighting at the Tuff E Nuff Rodeo Company.
Published on August 13, 2006
Layne Behrman works to stay on his bull during the first ride of the evening at the Tuff E Nuff Rodeo. The rodeo is held every Wednesday night during the summer.
Published on August 13, 2006
Layne Behrman tapes his wrist in preparation for an afternoon of bull riding at the Tuff E Nuff Rodeo Company, where learning is what it's all about.
Published on August 13, 2006
Bull rider Caleb Brown of Craig shoots out of the chute durinng a Wednseday night Tuff E Nuff Rodeo at Guy and Linda Urie's ranch.
Published on August 13, 2006
Published on August 13, 2006
Australia's Tanya Faux was the overall female winner in the Paddler Magazine Pro Invitational, which included a timed race on Fish Creek and a freestyle event on the Yampa River.
Published on August 13, 2006
Australia's Tanya Faux was the overall female winner in the Paddler Magazine Pro Invitational, which included a timed race on Fish Creek and a freestyle event on the Yampa River.
Published on August 13, 2006
Australia's Tanya Faux was the overall female winner in the Paddler Magazine Pro Invitational, which included a timed race on Fish Creek and a freestyle event on the Yampa River.
Published on August 13, 2006
Steamboat Springs Middle School sixth-graders, from left, Natalie Pearl, 12, and Molly Dierdorff, 12, build a sand castle on the beach at Stagecoach State Park. All of the school's sixth-graders visited the reservoir for a day of swimming and boating.
Published on August 13, 2006
Bucking Rainbow Outfitters/Blue Sky West raft guide Pete Scully leads clients down the Yampa. The local rafting company predicted a good summer for boat trips because of exceptional snowfall during the winter of 2005-06.
Published on August 13, 2006
George Donahue, of Oak Creek, tries his luck fishing below the spillway of Bear Lake during the early spring, when melting snow from the Flat Tops fueled high streamflows.
Published on August 13, 2006
Visitors relax and enjoy the Yampa River on a hot summer afternoon.
Published on August 13, 2006
John Anorella, wilderness coordinator for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest's Yampa District Office, turns water on for summer campground use at Bear Lake.
Published on August 13, 2006
Pat Gorham fly fishes in the Yampa River west of town on an early morning.
Published on August 13, 2006
The Morris family, father, Alan; mother, Karen; daughter, Audrey, 8; and son, Rowan, 4, take a five-day raft trip down the Yampa. Here, they shove off at Echo Park with Steamboat Rock in the background.
Published on August 13, 2006
Two young friends find relief playing in the Yampa near the "C-Hole," where an arrangement of boulders makes a popular play area for kayakers, rafters and swimmers.
Published on August 13, 2006
Local kayak instructor Barry Smith waits for one of his daily groups of students as he shares the river with passing tubers.
Published on August 13, 2006
Visitors and locals play and cool off in a stretch of the Yampa River at Dr. Rich Weiss Park.
Published on August 13, 2006
Three Boulder men designed Crocs as the perfect boat shoes. Now, they can be found everywhere and on people of all ages.
Published on August 13, 2006
The views from the first phase of Alpine Mountain Ranch take in U.S. Highway 40 where it begins to ascend Rabbit Ears Pass with Flat Top Mountain just visible in the distance.
Published on August 13, 2006
The front of the Bear residence on River Road displays a love of the Craftsman style of architecture and design.
Published on August 13, 2006
When John Marshall bought The Bottleneck in 1976, about 50 wines were sold. He increased that to 2,000 varieties.
Published on August 13, 2006
The Bottleneck owner John Marshall is closing his downtown liquor store after 33 years of business.
Published on August 13, 2006
Willie Roberts of Delta, Colorado chases down a fast-running calf during Friday night's rodeo at the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena. The rodeo season in Steamboat Springs is winding down quickly after tonight's performance (7:30 p.m.) there is only one more weekend of rodeo left this summer.
Published on August 12, 2006
Ball Buster's shortstop Chris Ward tags out a runner during Friday's Triple Crown World Series at Howelsen Hill. There are five Steamboat teams in the 75 team field, which is l competing for titles in men's B/C, men's D and men's E. There are also upper and level level divisions for women's and mixed coed.
Published on August 12, 2006
Steamboat Springs Matt Mahoney drives a ball to the outfield during the Triple Crown World Championships at Howelsen Hill Friday. Mahoney was playing for the Ball Busters Õ- one of five local teams playing this weekend.
Published on August 12, 2006
U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Manassa, checks out one of the city's buses during a tour of the Steamboat Springs Transit Operations Center. Salazar secured more than $625,000 for city transportation needs.
Published on August 12, 2006
Steamboat Springs rancher Jo Stanko bales hay on her ranch just west of downtown Steamboat Springs along Twentymile Road.
Published on August 12, 2006
Linda Long, left, explains to her grandson Joe where she wants banners hung. Long has been setting up the Exhibit Hall for the Routt County Fari for more than 20 years.
Published on August 12, 2006
The board of Grand Futures Prevention Coalition announced that Sandra Visnack will become the new tri-county executive director. The coalition, a community-bases substance abuse prevention organization serves Routt, Grand and Moffat Counties in Northwest Colorado.
Published on August 11, 2006
People walk through the Soda Creek Western Mercantile on Thursday during the first day of the "quitting business" sale. Chase Oriental Rug Company is moving into the store.
Published on August 11, 2006
David Chase Scully is moving his business, Chase Oriental Rug Company to the building that is currently occupied by Soda Creek Western Mercantile.
Published on August 11, 2006
A Steamboat home sits for sale awaiting prospective buyers. Bruce Carta of Land Title in Steamboat reported that July's dollar volume in home sales set a new record for the month, surpassing $100 million.
Published on August 11, 2006
Bus driver Gabriel Gassaway switches with another city bus driver Thursday at the Stock Bridge Transit Center. U.S. Rep. John Salazar, who visits Steamboat today, secured more than $625,000 in funding for transportation needs in the city. Much of the money will be used for refurbishing city buses.
Published on August 11, 2006
The sun's late-afternoon rays light up the sky near Steamboat Springs on Wednesday evening.
Published on August 11, 2006
Six-year-old Jimmy Colfer attempts to attract a little business to his lemonade stand along Howelsen Parkway on Tuesday afternoon.
Published on August 11, 2006
Sidewalkers Curtis Church and Heather Kline help Brisa, a client, during a hippotherapy session at the Humble Ranch Thursday.
Published on August 11, 2006
Katie Gary powers the ball over the net during a volleyball camp at the Steamboat Springs High School on Thursday afternoon.
Published on August 11, 2006
Portrait of Bob Dylan by David Michael Kennedy. Kennedy will be represented by Studio Gallery 27 through August 31.
Published on August 11, 2006
Portrait of Isaac Stern by David Michael Kennedy.
Published on August 11, 2006
This photograph by Luli Gradin is part of her "Floating World Flowers" series. Gradin will be represented by Studio Gallery 27 through August 31.
Published on August 11, 2006
Summer in Northwest Colorado doesn't get any better than riding down the Colorado River on a floating bachlorette party raft with seven of your girlfriends on a sunny day.
Published on August 11, 2006
Diane White-Crane with one of her llama puppets and her guitar. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., she will be at Off The Beaten Path signing books, performing songs from her CD, "Songs for Llama Lovers" and will introduce some of her llamas to the community.
Published on August 11, 2006
Diane White-Crane with one of her llamas on a hike. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., she will be at Off The Beaten Path signing books, performing songs from her CD, "Songs for Llama Lovers" and will introduce some of her llamas to the community.
Published on August 11, 2006
Pianist Joyce Yang will perform Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Strings in the Mountains Festival Park.
Published on August 11, 2006
Matt Costa will be playing at Howelsen Hill on Friday as part of the Free Concert Series. The opening band begins at 5:30 p.m.
Published on August 11, 2006
The Steamboat Springs swim team, Team Lightning, finished fourth last weekend at the seasonal state championship meet in Craig.
Published on August 10, 2006
Ron Assad carries the ball just short of a try during the Steamboat Old Timers Rugby Club match against the Colorado Senior Old Boy's Rugby Club at the Cowpie Classic, July 8 and 9.
Published on August 10, 2006
Univeristy of Colorado Associate Professor Ekaterini Vlahos accepts the Historic Routt County 2006 Preservation Leadership Award from Patrick Delaney during a luncheon Wednesday afternoon at the Tread of Pioneer Museum.
Published on August 9, 2006
This rendering shows what the proposed One Steamboat Place mixed-use development at the base of Steamboat Ski Area might look like from the Headwall ski trail. City Council members, on Tuesday questioned the building's height and density but supported the developers' efforts to meet city needs.
Published on August 9, 2006
Pete Kuhl of All Kuhl Trucking finishes filling his truck with diesel fuel on Wednesday evening. A statewide diesel shortage is hitting consumers in their wallets, and suppliers are struggling to keep up with demand.
Published on August 9, 2006
The glow of the moon lights up the night sky in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday evening.
Published on August 9, 2006
Thornton's Tim Bone holds a 30-pound, 11-ounce pike outside the Denver Headquarters of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, where it was officially weighed, pending confirmation as a state record catch. Bone caught the 30-pound, 11-ounce fish last Saturday at Stagecoach Reservoir. The state record for a northern pike is 30 pounds, 6 ounces.
Published on August 8, 2006
Hayden Mountain Valley Bank operations coordinator Pam Simpson holds a Hayden Buck that will go into circulation this week. The bucks can be purchased at Mountain Valley Bank and First National Bank of the Rockies.
Published on August 8, 2006
Routt County Road and Bridge heavy equipment operator Delbert Kemry removes the remains of a car from the bank of the Yampa River at the Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area. The car was put between the river and the bank years ago in an effort to stop the banks from eroding.
Published on August 8, 2006
Jaelyn Whaley, 10, discusses her Creative Cooks presentation with a judge at Saturday's 4-H Exhibit Day at Soroco High School.
Published on August 8, 2006
Garrett Wiggins will make a run for sheriff this year without the help of this roadster that he inherited from his stepfather.
Published on August 8, 2006
When candidate Ray Birch isn't running for sheriff, he's perfectly at home with one of his horses on his ranch near Hayden.
Published on August 8, 2006
Hayden pastors Doug Zirkle and Janet Babish stand at the Hayden Congregational Church. They say they feel they were discriminated against because the town refused to run an announcement on public access television for vacation Bible school.
Published on August 8, 2006
Penn Lukens swims in the 11-12 boys division of the 100-meter freestyle race at last weekend's Seasonal State Championship meet in Craig.
Published on August 7, 2006
Swimmers on Steamboat's Team Lightning won the girls 12-and-under 200-meter freestyle relay at last weekend's Seasonal State Championship meet in Craig, setting a new state record. From left are Molly Dierdorff, Katie Ross, Lucy Franklin, Amy Brodie and Steamboat Springs swim team coach Essi Kenttala.
Published on August 7, 2006
Cam Fritz is one of many golfers who showed up for practice Monday afternoon at Haymaker Golf Club. Fritz and about 30 other junior golfers kicked off the high school season with the first practice of the school year. Steamboat Springs' Paul Berry won Monday's Denver Country Club Junior Invitational.
Published on August 7, 2006
Alfredo Zuritz, of Academy Sports Turf in Englewood, cuts the artificial turf were it meets the high jump pit near an end zone at Gardner Field on Monday. Crews cut, place and glue the turf.
Published on August 7, 2006
Academy Sports Turf's Rigoberto Escobedo pulls a roll of new artificial turf into place at Gardner Field on Monday. Crews began laying the turf Saturday and are targeting an Aug. 21 finish date.
Published on August 7, 2006
Garrett Wiggins, left, and Ray Birch are competing in the Republican primary for Routt County Sheriff today.
Published on August 7, 2006
Steamboat Springs' Jeff Aragon surfs behind a boat at Steamboat Lake on Monday morning. The surfers ride the wake created by the boat and are able to surf the lake.
Published on August 7, 2006
A flower blooms in Orton Meadow on Emerald Mountain. A variety of flowers can be spied on hikes on Emerald and Howelsen.
Published on August 6, 2006
A flower blooms in Orton Meadow on Emerald Mountain. A variety of flowers can be spied on hikes on Emerald and Howelsen.
Published on August 6, 2006
A flower blooms in Orton Meadow on Emerald Mountain. A variety of flowers can be spied on hikes on Emerald and Howelsen.
Published on August 6, 2006
Ted Armstrong of Grand Lake, right, with grandson Danny, look on as Ken Shovick cuts son Tom's hair Aug. 4, perhaps for the last time. Shovick has given haircuts to three generations of the Armstrong clan. He and his wife, Jane, are retiring next month.
Published on August 6, 2006
Andie Baker, 9, of the Elk River Wranglers 4-H Club prepares her grand champion Boer goat last year. This year's Routt County Fair begins this week.
Published on August 6, 2006
Mike Hughes, a crew leader with the city of Steamboat Springs' Community Youth Corps, checks on the health of a box elder sapling at The Nature Conservancy's Carpenter Ranch east of Hayden. The box elder is a member of a rare plant community that evolved along the Yampa River. Hughes and a team of young adults were working at the ranch under a grant from the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.
Published on August 5, 2006
Stillwater Reservoir is full from melting snow in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in South Routt County. Stillwater is one of a string of small reservoirs along the upper Yampa.
Published on August 5, 2006
Colorado Division of Wildlife fisheries biologist Billy Atkinson and assistant Dave Dietrich test the Yampa River for dissolved oxygen in summer 2004. The extreme drought of 2002 caused trout in the Steamboat Springs stretch of the Yampa to bunch up near the mouth of Fish Creek, where the cold water held more oxygen.
Published on August 5, 2006
A prickly pear cactus has finished flowering near the Maybell Ditch. The Yampa River supports a delicate ecosystem that has adapted to the riverÕs natural cycles.
Published on August 5, 2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Mike Montagne releases razorback suckers into the Yampa River after injecting the fish with passive transponders, which allow biologists to track them. Montagne has devoted 13 years of his career to propagating the endangered fish species.
Published on August 5, 2006
Anthony Delgartio visits the Boardwalk at Rotary Park, a 1,300-foot-long boardwalk that winds through 7 acres of wetlands near a stretch of the Yampa River east of Steamboat Springs. The park features informational signs in English and Spanish and a kiosk to educate visitors about the river and its wetlands.
Published on August 5, 2006
The upthrust layers of rock in this ridge guarding the entrance to "The Vale of Tears" in Dinosaur National Monument are typical of the changes wrought on the landscape 65 million years ago. Much more recently, the Yampa River, foreground, became a tributary of the Green River, and the two rivers combined to cut downward through hundreds of feet of rock.
Published on August 5, 2006
Heidi Mitzelfeld, an education specialist with The Nature Conservancy, explains how the Yampa River carves sediment from the banks of river on the outside of bends, where the current is fastest, and deposits silt and gravel on the inside of bends, where the current is slower. The river and the plants and animals that live along its length in Routt County are woven together, she said.
Published on August 5, 2006
Members of the Yampa Valley Fly Fishers help Colorado Division of Wildlife biologists count the numbers and species of fish in the Yampa River within the boundaries of the Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area. The survey, completed in late fall 2004, found a few large trout in the stretch, along with northern pike, but very few younger trout. The crew used electro-shocking to temporarily stun the fish, making them easier to locate. They were returned safely to the water.
Published on August 5, 2006
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raises thousands of endangered razorback suckers at the Ouray Fish Hatchery south of Vernal, Utah. The razorback is the most threatened of four endangered fish that have evolved during millions of years in the lower reaches of the Yampa, Green and Colorado rivers.
Published on August 5, 2006
The pale lavender blossoms of tamarisk have the beauty of ornamental plants. But the pretty flowers are deceiving. The tamarisk is an aggressive invader that disrupts the natural environment along rivers such as the Yampa and Green in Northwest Colorado.
Published on August 5, 2006
National Park Service botanist Tamara Naumann and her husband, Pete Williams, set out down the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument. Naumann is on a mission to eradicate the invasive plant tamarisk from the river environment, where it aggressively displaces native species.
Published on August 5, 2006
Published on August 5, 2006
From top: Photo by John Rinne; photo courtesy of Dexter National Fish Hatchery; photo by James E. Johnson; photo courtesy of Colorado Division of Wildlife/Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Published on August 5, 2006
Northwest Colorado Lynx third baseman Allan Capistron tracks down a hard hit ground ball during a Triple Crown World Series game Thursday at Vanatta. The Lynx, a team made up of Craig, Steamboat and Hayden players, lost the game, 14-0.
Published on August 3, 2006
Horses run across the rolling hills of the Tuff E Nuff Rodeo Ranch on a late summer afternoon.
Published on August 3, 2006
Amy DeCastro and Matt Shelters show the reward they received for turning in a wallet they found containing $600.
Published on August 3, 2006
Ridgelee Gingerich, 10, left, Tia Rozell, 9, Ashlee Gingerich, 8, and Shiloh Rozell, 8, perch themselves from a barn loft to watch Wednesday afternoon's Tuff E Nuff rodeo practice.
Published on August 3, 2006
National law enforcement officers ticket Rainbow Family gatherers for not having a permit for a gathering of more than 74 people as well as for other forest violations June 19 in Big Red Park.
Published on August 3, 2006
Cole Gibbs, 8, of the Steamboat Gymnastic Boys Team, trains for the pommel horse and rings events training with a barrel.
Published on August 3, 2006
Evan Barbier, 8, of the Steamboat Gymnastic Boys Team, trains for the pommel horse and rings events. The boys season has ended, and with the girls season starting in September, training is going on three days a week at the Steamboat Gymnastic Center.
Published on August 3, 2006
Libby Foster, a former case manager for Partners in Routt County, was named the executive director of the nonprofit organization. Foster was chosen from a pool of more than 20 applicants.
Published on August 3, 2006
Steve Bell speaks at the Seminars at Steamboat in Centennial Hall on Thursday. Bell's audience packed the house and spilled out into the entrance area.
Published on August 3, 2006
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez, standing, talks to Routt County residents during a campaign stop in Steamboat Springs on Thursday.
Published on August 3, 2006
Northwest Colorado Lynx catcher Austin Sadvar attempts to tag a runner out at home during Thursday's Triple Crown World Series at Vanatta Field. The Lynx, a team made up of players from Craig, Steamboat and Hayden, lost the game, 14-0.
Published on August 3, 2006
Oziel Garza-Ornelas with Audrey Luna in a scene from Emerald City Opera's production of "Letters for Mozart: Life and Love Through his Operas" which shows tonight and Sunday afternoon at the Steamboat Springs High School auditorium.
Published on August 3, 2006
Oziel Garza-Ornelas with Audrey Luna in a scene from Emerald City Opera's production of "Letters for Mozart: Life and Love Through his Operas," which shows tonight and Sunday afternoon at the Steamboat Springs High School auditorium.
Published on August 3, 2006
Steamboat Springs tennis players who attended last week's Taco Bell Open included back row, left to right, coach John Aragon, Shelby Reed, Kerry Enochs, Brian Aragon, Andrew Hoing, Brian Burger; Other players making the trip included front row, left to right, Jack Pietig, Christi Valicenti, Kyle Jenkins, Jeff Lambart, Alex Gibbs and Zach Valicenti. Not pictured were Amanda Aragon, Molly Weiss, Breanne Murray, Ramsey Bernard, Andrew Riley. Matt Gadbois, Anya Salzgeber and Jay Trousil.
Published on August 2, 2006
Mountain bike racer Jon Freckleton leads a pack of riders up a steep section of Howelsen Hill during Wednesday's Town Challenge Mountain Bike race.
Published on August 2, 2006
Second baseman Nathan Hill snags a hard-hit ground ball during the team's opening game of the Triple Crown World Series. Hill's team, the Northwest Colorado Storm, lost the game 8-2.
Published on August 2, 2006
Shay Adamo, 6, right, Zaya Howell-Durand, 4, Sophie Leeson, 4, and Bennett Gamber, 5, look for more customers during a bake sale in front of Laurel Street School.
Published on August 2, 2006
Twin sisters Abbey, left, and Arden Habermehl finish reading their books on the last day of the ARC Summer Reading Program at Soda Creek Elementary School. Steamboat Springs School District students continue to score well above state averages in all Colorado Student Assessment Program testing areas, including reading. CSAP results for 2006 were released Wednesday.
Published on August 2, 2006
Steamboat Emergency Response Team members conduct tactical exercises at the soon-to-be-demolished Harbor Hotel on Wednesday. Team members include, front to back, Jerry Stabile, Dave Kleiber, Nick Bosick, Josh Carroll and Dale Coyner.
Published on August 2, 2006
Bob Fry uses a mouthstick to operate a new electronic voting machine at the Routt County Courthouse Annex on Wednesday. Early voting for the Aug. 8 primary election continues through Friday.
Published on August 2, 2006
Vicki Morgan talks on the phone inside Affordable Furnishings and Collectibles. Morgan closed the store in January and has reopened with plans to make the shop into more of a general store.
Published on August 1, 2006
Clouds float over the future site of One Steamboat Place, where a gondola from the Meadows area will transfer people to and from the base of the ski area. The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission is scheduled to review the proposal for the area Thursday night at Centennial Hall.
Published on August 1, 2006
Hayden Police Chief Jody Lenahan, left, poses in front of a Sturgis, S.D., cruiser with his partner Dan Anderson at the 2003 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Published on August 1, 2006
Cody Lechnir, right, and Chase Davis remove a door from one of the third-floor rooms in Monson Hall on the Colorado Mountain College campus Tuesday. The two were clearing salvageable items for a remodeling job to take place before the beginning of the 2006-07 school year. With fall enrollment up again, all the college's dorm rooms already have been assigned.
Published on August 1, 2006
Steamboat Springs' Tucker Campbell hits a fairway iron toward the green during the Haymaker Junior Championships on Tuesday afternoon. Campbell was one of several members of last year's Steamboat Springs High School golf team. That team will open the 2006-07 season on Monday.
Published on August 1, 2006
The Lizard Car, a gift from Houston high schoolers, shows signs of damage. The rear passenger window was broken, and some figurines were removed along with the "king's" crown.
Published on August 1, 2006
Towny Anderson
Published on August 1, 2006
