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Katie Kinkaid

Age: 19

Occupation: Student at Colorado Christian University in Denver

Bratwurst and hamburgers sizzle on a grill while friends and family members bask in the early June weather.

Craig Assembly of God is traveling to Mexico for another mission trip, but this year is going to be different.

Sandra Dawn Harder, 30, of Craig, was booked into Moffat County Jail on suspicion of second-degree assault on a police official, criminal attempt and menacing assault on a police official.

While announcing last weekend’s Steamboat Marathon, Rob Powers watched as a runner collapsed about 100 yards from the finish line. “I was watching him come in like everybody else, and his legs just went to rubber,” Powers said. “He looked like Joe Frazier had just clocked him in the head. Just a total knockout fall.”

First off, Iva Decker of Craig called me Wednesday with a question about “Rhubarb Coffee Cake,” the recipe featured in last week’s column. She wanted to know if the 1 1/2 cups brown sugar was the right amount. I checked the recipe, and that’s what Darlene had written down. So, I called her.

Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. has started its summer improvements to Steamboat Ski Area, but spokeswoman Heidi Thomsen said nothing major is in the works.

Construction of a roundabout at Mount Werner Circle and AprÃs Ski Way is 30 percent complete and should be finished by Sept. 15, project coordinator Joe Kracum said Thursday.

The Moffat County High School rodeo team begins the preliminary round of the state championships a week from today, officially signaling the end of the 2007-08 MCHS sports season.

The parking lot of Moffat County High School is empty, except for a few cars parked in the back.

School is out for the summer, but inside the school gymnasium a loud voice can be heard echoing off the walls.

Last month, I drove to Steamboat to see the movie “Iron Man.”

The roundtrip is about 100 miles, my car gets 25 miles to a gallon, gas costs $4 a gallon, a movie ticket costs $7 and popcorn and a soda cost another $7.

I continue to be amazed by how creative hotels are when it comes to those little extras that make you remember your stay.

8:30 to 10 a.m. Senior swimnastics is at the American Legion Post 62 pool, 1055 Moffat County Road 7. Call 824-3625.

The Colorado First Conservation District will host its annual meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Wyman Museum, 94350 E. U.S. Highway 40. All cooperators are welcome. RSVP to Dede Sorrentino at 824-5114.

Mark Twain’s literary creations Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher have existed for more than 120 years, but their spirit lives on this weekend.

Darcy Trask, Craig/Moffat County Economic Development Partnership executive specialist, acknowledges the value of tourism.

Daniel Boone. Kit Carson. As Howdy Davis lists off their names and exploits, his eyes twinkle above a silver-tipped mustache that slopes down to his chin.

The cases of eight defendants facing drug possession and trafficking charges took another step Thursday in Moffat County Court.