July 2007
Photos for July 23, 2007
Volunteers release balloons at the start of the survivor lap Friday evening.
Relay for Life participants brought canopies and tents to rest in during their off-times of walking the track from 6 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday.
Rex Durham and Cassie Moon, both 18, try to catch a few winks of sleep at about 5 a.m. Saturday. However, master of ceremonies Ken Prescott kept most of Relay for Life’s participants awake with loud, upbeat music.
Peggy Hough, left, and Linda Griffith cheer for survivors as they make their way around the track at Relay for Life on Friday. “Every year, it’s going to get bigger,” Griffith said about Craig’s inaugural event.
More than 1,000 luminarias lined the Moffat County High School track Friday night as volunteers continued to walk through the night, raising money for cancer research.
Toni Lombardi, left, and her mother, Lori Lombardi of Oak Creek, stand together as they listen to the opening ceremonies Friday night at Relay for Life. Toni performed the National Anthem at the kick-off proceedings.
Hundreds of people, seen here watching a computer presentation of the luminaria honorees Friday night, participated in Craig’s first Relay for Life event, which raised more than $64,000.
Anne Gulliksen of the American Cancer Society speaks with Elisa Hayes, co-chairwoman of Craig’s Relay for Life event, Friday evening during the relay’s opening ceremonies. Gulliksen said Craig’s first event Friday and Saturday was impressive.
A walker makes her way around the Moffat County High School track as the sun rises Saturday morning during Craig’s first American Cancer Society Relay For Life. More than 480 walkers took part in the 18-hour event to raise funds for cancer research.
Children line up at K-Mart on Friday night for a Harry Potter costume contest. From left are, Riley O’Leary, Conner Perkins, Cheyenne Harmon, Marissa Butler, Jordan Harmon and Brynnae Demster.
Craig Fire/Rescue crews work to control and extinguish a fire ignited by a lightning strike at about 3:45 p.m. Sunday about nine miles from Craig on Moffat County Road 15. The fire was about 200 yards wide, Fire Chief Chris Nichols said. No structures were threatened. No one was injured.
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