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For a lake to be named after a bird that thrives off fish, one would expect it to be stocked to the gills with the water-dwellers.

No reports.

The Relay for Life “Rack Pack” team hosts two fundraisers this weekend to benefit the American Cancer Society.

7:30 a.m. to noon. The Relay for Life “Rack Pack” team presents a booth during Huck Finn Fun Day at Loudy-Simpson Park. Visitors can get their face painted, play fish pond, and win a free guided elk hunt or dinner for two. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

Alvaro Landa, 34, is a second-year firefighter with Craig Fire/Rescue.

While some people who helped Craig become an established community came from distant places, others came from just “down the road.” George Welch was one of the latter.

Mixing animal science with words. “I absolutely love it,” said Sarah Kawcak, of Craig, when referring to her studies in Animal Science Livestock Merchandising at Oklahoma State University.

Craig residents will have the opportunity to literally bury their problems Monday thanks to performance artist Marc Horowitz.

High school diploma, followed by a college degree; first one and then the other.

As Jessica Knez found out, that order isn’t set in stone.

The train, which came in Tuesday night from Denver, did not reach Steamboat until 4 a.m., but it got to Craig before the track had been seriously damaged. It was unable to return and still is held there, Steamboat having become the western terminal for railroad travel.

Officials and administrators from The Memorial Hospital began discussions at the end of May on the possibility of changing the hospital’s name - a name that carries a legacy dating back nearly six decades - when TMH opens its new facility next year.

Hayden leaders want to drop the speed limit and trim trees to make a curve on Hospital Hill safer.

Samantha Johnston’s rookie year at Craig Fire/Rescue was a baptism by fire of sorts. She said she wouldn’t have had it any other way.

Numbers spoke volumes when the Moffat County School District began seeking applicants for the Moffat County High School principal position this year, superintendent Pete Bergmann said.