The Last Stand
Photo archive for May 9, 2008
Eighth-graders Lindsay Miles and Brandon Leu hunt for trash along Colorado Highway 131 on Thursday in Oak Creek, where Soroco Middle School students participated in National and Global Youth Service Day.
Soroco High School sophomore Matt Watwood throws a discus Tuesday while training for this weekend’s regionals in Grand Junction.
Steamboat Springs High School sophomore Lucas Stover does a drill during track practice Tuesday at the school. Stover will compete in the 400-meter dash and the 1,600-meter relay this weekend at regionals in Grand Junction.
Steamboat Springs senior Molly Weiss returns a ball Thursday at the state tennis tournament in Pueblo. It took Weiss three sets, but she won her first match of the tournament. Later, she won in two to advance to today's semifinals.
Steamboat Springs junior Shelby Reed won both of her matches Thursday on the first day of the three-day state tennis championship in Pueblo. Reed returns to the court today to face Niwot’s Claire Runge for a chance to advance to the state championship match.
Steamboat Springs’ Hayley Richman swings for a ball Thursday at the state tennis championships in Pueblo. Richman played with Mandy Thielemann in the No. 2 doubles bracket. The pair won their opening match in three sets but fell in the second round. They still can play their way to third place in the consolation bracket today.
A barbed wire fence sets in several feet of water that has collected in a pasture near Routt County Road 62 near Clark.
The rising water of Cottonwood Creek flows over a small section of Routt County Road 62 near Clark. Lower temperatures Thursday kept water levels down, but residents fear the water will continue to rise with higher temperatures.
Rowan Heid places sandbags to stop the water of Cottonwood Creek from flowing toward his home and barns. Heid said the cooler weather in the area helped keep water levels down Thursday afternoon, but he’s sure the high water will be back when things warm up.
Snow lingers around Stillwater Reservoir in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in this August 2006 photo. A regional water board is addressing the use of state funds for improvements to Stillwater. Funding for small water projects is creating local debate after a Moffat County rancher on Wednesday requested state dollars for a private project.
Steamboat Springs Middle School sixth-grader Christine Krentz watches her classmates perform during rehearsal Tuesday.
Andy Pratt plays the piano and sings with Matt Stoddard during a rehearsal for Cabaret.
Rehearsing for the Steamboat Springs Middle School production of “The Wizard of Oz” are, from left, eighth-graders Gaby Strnad, Kailee Duryea and Jake Barker.
The inaugural Eggs 2 Ovaries fundraiser will open at the K. Saari Gallery today from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will feature hand-painted ostrich eggs from 22 local and regional artists, and the money raised will be used to fight ovarian cancer.
Matthew Relis, who performs as REL-I, plays with his world beat trio at 10 p.m. today at Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill, Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Todd Leestma, who performs as the Intergalactic Funk Cowboy, recently released his second “funk opera.” The storyline pits him against the Pirate of Unfunk for the lasting existence of things that groove.
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