Routt County in photos: Dec. 21, 2014
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Study in yellow and black. American goldfinches, left, and evening grosbeaks seen during the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Vocal quartet Under the Streetlamp will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Strings Music Pavilion in Steamboat Springs. Tickets start at $65 for adults and $30 for youths younger than 18.
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Downy woodpecker (male) seen during the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Green-tailed towhee seen during the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. This bird is usually a summer resident in our area. It is quite rare to see them here in the winter. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Townsend's solitaire seen during the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Steller's jay seen during the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Sharp-tailed grouse seen on the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Sharp-tailed grouse seen on the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Sharp-tailed grouse seen on the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Thunderhead Lodge. Submitted by: Chris Lanham
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European starling seen during the 2014 Christmas Bird Count in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: David Moulton
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Parking zone. Submitted by: Chris Lanham
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A photo of Tory Tovar sits on an easel outside Moffat County High School after the vigil Sunday night. Students and loved ones were invited to leave flowers and remembrances around the picture this week.
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Bear River Young Life Director David Pressgrove leads students in a prayer at a candlelight vigil for Moffat County High School student Tory Tovar on Sunday night. Friends, peers and loved ones of Tovar's gathered at MCHS to honor his memory.
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Students, friends and family of 17-year-old Tory Tovar gather in front of Moffat County High School on Sunday night for a candlelight vigil to honor and celebrate Tovar's memory.
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Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's Nicolas Veth won Saturday's National Junior Race and was 31st in Sunday's Holiday Classic.
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Former Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club skier and current Ski Club Vail athlete Hig Roberts raced back from fourth place to win the men's Holiday Classic on Sunday.
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University of New Mexico's Mark Miller slipped from first to fifth between his first and second runs Sunday at the Holiday Classic.
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Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's Zak Kjos finished 19th at Sunday's Holiday Classic.
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Steamboat Springs High School student and Winter Sports Club skier Devin DeJong finished 28th at Sunday's Holiday Classic.
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Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's Nate Bowman finished 40th at Sunday's Holiday Classic.
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Argentina's Macarena Simari Birkner had a top first-run time but slipped to third overall after her second run at the Holiday Classic.
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Steamboat Springs High School student and Winter Sports Club skier Serina Kidd finished 15th at Sunday's Holiday Classic.
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Former Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club skier and current Colorado Buffalo Katie Hostetler finished 10th in Sunday's Holiday Classic.
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Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club skier Sara Gezon finished 23rd in Sunday's Holiday Classic.
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Former Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athlete and current Colorado Buffalo Shane McLean took fifth in Sunday's Holiday Classic race. It's probably her last competitive race at Howelsen, she said, and she made the most of the experience.
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Tory Tovar holds his son, Caemden, shortly after his Oct. 9 birth at The Memorial Hospital. Multiple funds have been started to help Caemden's mother, Haley Bellin-VanGrandt, raise the baby following his father's death.
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Tory Tovar smiles in a natural setting along the Yampa River as part of a senior class portrait. The 17-year-old Moffat County High School senior had planned to graduate early prior to a car crash that claimed his life.
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Moffat County High School's Elias Peroulis fights against a hold during a wrestling match in Grand Junction. Peroulis and other MCHS wrestlers recently competed in the Warrior Classic.
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Vocal quartet Under the Streetlamp will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Strings Music Pavilion in Steamboat Springs. Tickets start at $65 for adults and $30 for youths younger than 18.
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A pair of sharp-tailed grouse perch atop a tree off of Anglers Drive on Saturday morning. Dozens of grouse were spotted in the area by one group as part of the Christmas bird count.
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Soroco freshman Jonah Jonas won the fall Stock Market Experience challenge sponsored by the Colorado Council for Economic Education, beating out more than 3,000 students across the state in a mock Wall Street contest.
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From left, Soroco High School students Andrew Schupner, Brittney Schrader, Leah Walorski, Morgan Harding and Briana Peterson took third place in the statewide Stock Market Experience challenge.
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Soroco girls basketball player Leah Walorski battles for a rebound against South Park on Saturday. The Rams routed the visiting Burros, 82-28. The 82 points were a new Soroco girls basketball single-game record.
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Steamboat Springs basketball player Austin Kerbs came up huge in the fourth quarter Wednesday against Rifle. A pair of late offensive rebounds and five fourth-quarter points from Kerbs helped the Sailors win by four.
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Chance Beaty and the Soroco Rams are playing stellar defense heading into the holiday break. They used it big time in wins over Rangely and South Park over the weekend.
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Therapist Barbara Bronner offers support for caregivers working with loved ones who have dementia. Bronner wants to let people know about the support groups in case anyone in the community is dealing with the stress and pressure on their own.
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Therapist Barbara Bronner offers support for caregivers working with loved ones who have dementia. Bronner wants to let people know about the support groups in case anyone in the community is dealing with the stress and pressure on their own.
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A group of volunteers spotted and recorded a hairy woodpecker just off Anglers Drive on Saturday morning during the annual Christmas Audubon bird count.
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Tresa Moulton, left, and David Moulton spot some birds on some property along Anglers Drive on Saturday morning. The annual Christmas Audubon bird count ended with more than 2,500 birds counted and recorded. Last year was a record year with 3,200 birds identified.
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