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The steady aim of a marksman is required to qualify for state and national competitions in 4-H shooting, and Moffat County is always well represented in the sport’s final round.

Bill Leonard and Jerry DeLong have served next to one another at the Craig Police Department for 22 years.

And soon they’ll share the same title: captain.

When referring to building the new The Memorial Hospital west of town, those on the hospital’s Board of Trustees often call it the “hospital on the hill.”

LOL.

JW.

G2G.

Or, in other words for those of you who are text-messaging-illiterate, these translate to laugh out loud, just wondering and got to go.

Chris Toovey

Age: 48

For some snow boots with an evening gown is a fashion don’t.

So they snowshoe in high heels, enduring the cold, just to make it to the Firefighter’s Ball.

It strikes me as odd that so many people willingly get in their cars each day and head off to jobs in Steamboat Springs, not taking into account that they may actually be able to take a lower-paying job in Craig and have more money at the end of the month, extra hours to be at home with family each day, more recreational time, and perhaps even improve their health from not sitting and being stressed out on the highway so much.

The Memorial Hospital will spearhead the infrastructure groundbreaking for the land west of town owned by Colorado Northwest Community College at 4 p.m. Aug. 1.

The Moffat County School Board heard a presentation Thursday from Neenan Archistruction for elementary school renovations and new middle school construction projects, then presented a new idea to build the middle school on top of the existing one, hoping to save about $2 million on the November bond proposal.

This year, our 3-year-old Montmorency cherry tree produced pie cherries for the first time. Last weekend, Jessica and Jaycee, our grandchildren, picked 17 cherries from the tree (plus a couple of cherries that went for tasting).

One day after last season’s 36-0 playoff loss at the hands of Summit High, you would have been hard pressed to find a single Moffat County High School football player dwelling on the defeat.

The heads of Economic Development Partnership, Craig Chamber of Commerce and Moffat County Tourism Association met Thursday at Colorado Northwest Community College to discuss the public perception that the three overlap and work against each other.

For the first time in five years, I’m obligated to host two separate birthday parties instead of the combined - and much easier - single party that having two girls so close in age has allowed me.

The first time I met Michael “Mick” Havrilla I was a frazzled, tired and green reporter.

7 to 9 p.m. Celebrate Recovery meets at First Baptist Church, 1150 W. Ninth St. Child care is provided. Call Caroline 620-0659.