August 2007
Photos for August 11, 2007
Richard Knorr drags the top of a tent over its structure Thursday morning. The tent is to be used as an information booth during the Moving Wall's stay, which lasts until noon Monday.
Police Sgt. John Forgay hammers in a stake Thursday morning to help support the Moving Wall structure.
Sherry Carter helps clean the Moving Wall panels after they are put up.
More than 30 volunteers, ranging from the Craig Police Department and Craig Chamber of Commerce, to Rotary and veteran volunteers helped put up the Moving Wall on Thursday morning.
Sean Smith chips onto the green at the Yampa Valley Golf Course Thursday morning. Smith is the lone senior on the Moffat County High School boys golf team.
Farrier's can carry a hundred pounds of shoes, from o-lights to number 6 shoes, as they travel to ranches maintaining horse's feet. Luke Wilson took up the business to work on his horses' feet as he rodeos in the summer.
Luke Wilson files the horse's hoof with a rasp to make sure it is flat and level, a critical step before applying the horseshoe. He said horses should be shod every six to eight weeks, depending on how fast their feet grow.
Luke Wilson takes a breather after shoeing a horse on a hot Tuesday afternoon in Craig. Wilson learned the trade in Oklahoma three years ago to work on his own horse while following team-roping events. He can shoe a horse in about 45 minutes, and said business is good.
Tools of the trade in the horseshoeing business include nail-pullers, clinchers, nail-cutters, nippers, hammer, foot stand, rasp and files, hoof knife and most important, a pair of chaps to protect your legs from nails.
Luke Wilson has been shoeing horses for three years in Northwest Colorado. He learned the trade in Oklahoma so he could keep horses' feet in good shape during rodeo season. Luke and his brother, Grady, are team ropers.
Ray Gibson rests at a bench in front of the Moving Wall on Friday afternoon. Nearly 1,000 people attended Thursday's opening day, and thousands are expected today and Sunday.
Jana Rowe and her team, the Curvaceous Babes, raised the most money of any team for Craig's first American Cancer Society Relay For Life, and earned the traveling trophy for their efforts. Including the $3,945 the Babes raised, the Craig Relay grossed $68,457.73.
Heath Peters, 10, did not fall off the mechanical bull Friday afternoon at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. The fair continues today and Sunday.
Cody Coupe, 16, talks with the judge before being named showman grand champion in the market beef show during Friday's Moffat County Fair.
Ashleigh Santistevan, 14, smiles during the judging for senior showman at the poultry competition. She took first place in her division at Friday's Moffat County Fair contests.
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Do you seek medical care from The Memorial Hospital in Craig or Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs?
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