Long-awaited repairs to the Hayden water plant’s intake pipe on the Yampa River began last week after several delays.

Before the damaged pipe can be replaced, expert divers must partially dam and drain the river. Repairs are estimated to take at least two weeks to complete.

The problem was first noticed at the plant in September 2006, when intake from the pipe dropped to 625 gallons per minute, down nearly half from its usual level of 1,000 gallons per minute, according to Plant Operator Scott Price.

6 p.m. The Humane Society of Moffat County hosts its monthly meeting at the Golden Cavvy. The meeting is open to the public.

Seizing a recent opportunity, the Backwoods Diner, 337 W. Victory Way, expanded to make room for 30 more seats.

The Disney family movie, “The Game Plan,” is a movie that winningly appeals to both football players and ballerinas simultaneously.

With only a handful of games left to play, the Moffat County High School soccer team knows the time is now if they are to make a push toward the playoffs.

Falls are the leading cause of death from injury among people ages 65 years and older in the United States, with more than a third of adults aged 65 years or older falling each year. In 2001, this was more than 1.6 million older adult emergency room visits with nearly 388,000 associated hospitalizations.

A trip home to visit family and friends is often a highlight of summer. However, these trips also can make us aware of some of the difficult aspects of aging.

Registration for an upcoming customer service seminar - a workshop offered by the Craig Chamber of Commerce and a host of other sponsors - has been good thus far, but is short of participants from an important segment of the local business community.

At first, Chelsey Herod just wanted to get experience.

Lance left work 30 minutes early and ran to the parking lot. He had 30 minutes of city driving to pick up Sarah and then another 20 minutes to get to the day care center. If they could get a head start on the rush-hour traffic, the family had a six-hour drive ahead of them.