• Spilanthes, found in the greenhouse, is used at Harwigs in one of their signature cocktails.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Soroco senior Micah Gibbons tries to get over the pole vault bar Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Hayden senior Jewel Vreeman races in the 100-meter dash Thursday at the state track meet.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Soroco's Hayley Johnson, right, cheers as Charlee Veilleux takes off with the baton during the 800-meter relay at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Neighbors comfort the owners of a home on Apres Ski Way while watching firefighters battle the blaze that destroyed the home Thursday morning in Steamboat Springs.
  John F. Russell

  

• Chris O'Konski watches Thursday as a fire destroys the home he lived in on Après Ski Way.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Firefighters walk down the steps of the burning home.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Firefighters gather on Après Ski Way, where a fire destroyed a home.
  Matt Stensland

  

• People gather on a trail to watch a home burn on Après Ski Way.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Firefighters work to put out a home on fire on Après Ski Way.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Flames and smoke pour out of a home on Apres Ski Way Thursday moring. The fire destroyed the home and left residents looking a a place to stay.
  John F. Russell

  

• Fire shoots out the window of a home on Après Ski Way.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Smoke and flames pour out of a home on Apres Ski Way Thursday morning. The blaze destroyed the home.
  John F. Russell

  

• Fire. Submitted by Catherine Kurtz.
  

  

• A whistle pig on the wood carvings at the Steamboat Golf Course. Submitted by Colleen Perkins.
  

  

• Evening cloud over Mt. Werner. Submitted by John Wither.
  

  

• Submitted by Michelle Harbin.
  

  

• The three-day roots music and lifestyle gathering known as Campout For The Cause is held annually on the banks of the Colorado River at Rancho Del Rio. It features a number of musicians and lifestyle workshops for all ages.
  

  

• Water cascades down the steps at the Après Ski Way home.
  Matt Stensland

  

• In this photo one of the dance instructors for Two-Step Tuesday, Matt, teaches one of the attendees how to twirl.
  

  

• Routt County's new 1.5-mile trail linking the west side of Steamboat Springs to Silver Spur, Steamboat II and Heritage Park further west in the county, would have its eastern terminus at the end of Gloria Gossard Parkway just to the left of these homes in West Acres.
  

  

• Among the flowers found in the original greenhouse are nasturtiums, calendula and pansies.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Earlier this week, Elkstone Farm employees planted squash and other annuals. In this photo: Ali Giese, Natalie Savage and Alex Berger.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• A variety of flowers grows near the commercial kitchen.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Liana Vitousek, Jeanie Berger and Alex Berger
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Known for their permaculture practices, Elkstone Farm produces different varieties of strawberries that include Honeoye, Seascape and Fort Laramie Everbearing.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Alex Berger prepares to deliver harvested produce to C.V. Bistro.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• The Elizabeth blueberries produced at Elkstone Farms are cultivated in a raised bed with peat moss, which is known to create the more acidic soil accustomed to growing blueberries.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Asparagus ready to be harvested.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• One of the fig trees found in the original solar and geothermal powered greenhouse.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Rhubarb ready to be harvested.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Moffat County's Diego Quezada, right, hands the baton off to RIley Allen on Thursday during the 3,200-meter relay at the Class 3A state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Soroco's Gerald Scott runs during the 2A 3,200-meter relay Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Permaculture is a agriculture philosophy Elkstone Farm uses that mimics nature and creates micro environments that enable the plants to grow in a harmonious way.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Soroco's Micah Gibbons talks with coach David Bruner on Thursday during the pole vault competition at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Steamboat Springs senior Austin Kerbs shows off his medal after placing sixth in the Class 4A high jump competition at the state track meet in Lakewood. Kerbs was one of two local athletes to land a medal Thursday. Hayden's Jack Redmond had one of the best days of his career in placing second in the 2A triple jump.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Soroco's Sarvis Anerella takes off with the baton after taking it form Andrwe Schupner during the boys 3,200-meter relay Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Soroco's Jessica Rossi runs in the 3,200-meter relay Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Moffat County's Allie Dilldine, right, hands off to Mattie Jo Duzik, the anchor leg of the girls 3,200-meter relay. The team ran to a sixth-place finish and a medal at the Class 3A state track meet in Lakewood on Thursday.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Soroco's Briana Peterson takes off with the baton during the 800-meter relay Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• The city's parks and community services department recently talked to a consultant about the possibility of adding an aerial adventure course to Howelsen Hill.
  

  

• Members of Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue battle a blaze at a home on Apres Ski Way Thursday morning in Steamboat Springs.
  John F. Russell

  

• Soroco's Lauren Childers runs during the sprint medley relay Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Soroco freshman Mattie Rossi flies over the final hurdle Thursday. She finished third in her race and qualified in fifth place for the finals in the 100 hurdles.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Members of Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue battle a blaze at a home on Apres Ski Way Thursday morning in Steamboat Springs.
  John F. Russell

  

• Members of Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue battle a blaze at a home on Apres Ski Way Thursday morning in Steamboat Springs.
  John F. Russell

  

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