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- Craig Kiwanis Club Play ticket sales begin today
- February 4, 2012
- The chance to see people from around town performing onstage in a locally produced and unique show is something Craig residents have come to love year after year. Just as big of an event is the process of getting admission to the stage performance. Tickets to the 66th annual Craig Kiwanis Club Play go on sale today at J.W. Snack’s, 210 E. Victory Way. For anyone who’s ever purchased tickets to the play in the past, it’s not just a walk-in, walk-out setup. Patrons of the show line up hours and sometimes days before the tickets go on sale, congregating with others who love the tradition.
- MCHS girls basketball cruises to 54-27 victory at Eagle Valley
- February 4, 2012
- Matt Ray said the Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team expected to get a win Friday at Eagle Valley. The Bulldogs lived up to their own expectations, riding a big first-half lead to a 54-27 victory to score a sweep over the Devils this season. But, Ray said it is the work a team puts in against a lesser opponent that can make the difference later in the season, something his team didn’t do in the second half against Eagle Valley. “In the first half, we came out and did what we needed to take a 31-10 halftime lead,” he said. “But in the second half, we were not as good as I had hoped and we let one of their girls look better than she probably should have.”
- Local Fuel Gauge for Feb. 4, 2012
- February 4, 2012
- Local Fuel Gauge for Feb. 4, 2012
- Rig Count for Feb. 4, 2012
- February 4, 2012
- A count on oil and natural gas rigs, as of Feb. 3, operating in Colorado, Wyoming and the U.S. overall, according to Baker Hughes, Inc., a Houston-based energy consulting company:
- Craig youth hockey player Hunter Beckett selected to skate with Colorado Avalanche
- 12:00 a.m., February 4, 2012 Updated 11:20 a.m.
- At 5, Hunter Beckett had to decide which sport to pursue — hockey or wrestling. Hunter had been competing for the Craig Bad Dogs youth wrestling program, but said he wanted to try something new. Hunter’s parents, Matt and Stephanie Beckett, had been playing hockey as he was growing up, and ultimately Hunter decided to follow his parents. Now, five years later, Hunter’s decision and hard work has paid off. The Moffat County Commission chose him to skate with the Colorado Avalanche during the team’s warm-up before a March 24 game against the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center.
- Sandrock Elementary singers chosen to participate in first elementary honor choir
- February 4, 2012
- Julie Laur believed Courtney Smith, Tiffany Hildebrandt and Alyssa Zimmerman had what it took to shine on the big stage. “They’re excellent,” said Laur, Sandrock Elementary School music teacher. Laur handpicked the three Sandrock Elementary vocalists to represent Moffat County at the Colorado Elementary All-State Choir on Jan. 28 the Broadmoor Hotel’s International Center in Colorado Springs. The performance, presented by the Colorado Music Educators Association, was the first of its kind in the state and was designed to showcase Colorado’s best up-and-coming singers.
- MCHS boys basketball outmatched in 71-43 loss to Eagle Valley
- February 4, 2012
- The game plan for the Moffat County High School boys varsity basketball team Friday at Eagle Valley was to control the tempo and slow the game down. But, no matter how hard the Bulldogs tried, head coach Eric Hamilton said Eagle Valley forced the contest into a running match, one the Devils easily controlled. Moffat County struggled early to keep Eagle Valley at bay and couldn’t keep up with the scoring pace in a 71-43 loss on the road. “We played alright at times, but (Eagle Valley) is just a great ball team who can shoot lights out,” Hamilton said. “It was senior night there so they were motivated, and were in the game and we were just outmatched.”
- Editorial: Refine rather than rebuild
- February 4, 2012
- It can hardly be argued The Memorial Hospital in Craig has vastly improved as a health care provider since it moved to a new facility west of town two-and-a-half years ago. Hospital officials deserve credit for this, but plenty of kudos should also go to the public for funding $42.6 million for the new hospital. One trip to TMH is all it takes to understand just how far the hospital has come from the old days of the Russell Street location. However, as improved as TMH has become, the editorial board believes the hospital should show more consideration to private practice health care providers. The hospital, which receives public money, has advantages other local providers don’t when it comes to the bottom line.
- LSRV boys, girls hoops keep up winning streaks
- February 4, 2012
- With most of the season behind them, the boys and girls varsity basketball teams of Little Snake River Valley are ready to embark on the next level of play. Both the Baggs, Wyo., squads have an overall record of 17-0 and a 4-0 record in the Three Trails Conference following a string of victories in the last week.
- Todd and Glenda Bellio built a home on self-sufficiency, hard work
- February 4, 2012
- Rosie the Riveter is a prim little princess compared to Glenda Bellio. Glenda’s face is tanned from years of working in the elements. Her boots are worn and crusted with mud. Her fingers are black with what could be mechanic’s grease. Three weeks before she gave birth to Ripley, the first of her two children, she was repairing a snow cat at Steamboat Springs Ski Resort.
- New EDP director: Diversification is key
- February 4, 2012
- It was a Thursday in late January when Betsy Nauman Cook received a phone call from Dave Fleming, chairman of Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership hiring committee. A few days earlier, Cook powered through a second round of interviews with Fleming, and EDP members Scott Cook, Mike Anson and Gene Bilodeau. She was competing against four other director candidates, a position vacated in November 2011 by Darcy Owens-Trask. Cook was not feeling her best. In fact, she lost her voice before the interview was finished.
- Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado
- February 4, 2012
- (AP) — The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver before heading east toward the central plains. Blizzard conditions hit the eastern Colorado plains, with 5-foot drifts in parts of Elbert County. Snow was still falling Friday night, with another 2 to 4 inches expected in Denver and northeastern Colorado. Snow was expected to taper off Saturday as the storm moved east. Near-zero visibility forced officials to close all 160 miles of westbound Interstate 70 between the Kansas state line and Denver. A 70-mile stretch of eastbound I-70 from Denver to the plains town of Limon (LYE-min) also was closed. Highway officials said the freeway would likely remain closed overnight Friday.
- Bynum, Bryant lead Lakers past Nuggets 93-89
- February 4, 2012
- DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip Friday night with a rare win in Denver, where the Nuggets were bleary-eyed and, in Danilo Gallinari’s case, blurry-eyed. Lakers coach Mike Brown was simply red-faced after a non-call in the waning seconds gave Denver one last shot at the victory. Andrew Bynum scored 22 points and Kobe Bryant added 20 in their 93-89 win that wasn’t secured until Al Harrington missed a 3-point attempt with 2 seconds left that would have put Denver ahead. “A step-back, that’s my favorite shot,” said Harrington, who hit two big 3-pointers earlier in the fourth quarter. “I thought it was going to go in.” Matt Barnes was fouled on the rebound and sank two free throws with two-tenths of a second left.
- Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud
- February 4, 2012
- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday, leaving in flux the fate of one of the state’s most powerful positions. Republican Secretary of State Charlie White has held on to his office for more than a year despite being accused of lying about his address on voter registration forms. A Hamilton County jury found White guilty of six of seven felony charges, including false registration, voting in another precinct, submitting a false ballot, theft and two counts of perjury. He was acquitted on one fraud charge. White expressed no outward emotion as the verdict was read, and later said outside the courtroom: “‘I’m disappointed for my family and the people who supported me.”
- Briefs for Feb. 4, 2012: Wild Horse Club meeting Feb. 18
- February 4, 2012
- The Sandwash Basin Wild Horse Club will meet at 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Golden Cavvy Restaurant, 538 Yampa Ave. The meeting is open to anyone interested in the local wild horse herd. For more information, call Nancy at 970-756-1978.
- Baxter Black: Feedlot consultants — A tribute
- February 4, 2012
- When I started practicing feedlot medicine in the late 1960s, it was a fairly new specialty. Feedlots, as we picture them now in the Midwest and southwest, were not as common. But by this time I hired on with the Diamond A out of Roswell, N.M., and 20,000 head yards were spreading across the country. They prospered in the more arid southwest because mud is the biggest enemy of feedlot grain. The Imperial Valley of California, the desert country of Arizona and the Texas panhandle became popular places to feed cattle.
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