July 2007
Photos for July 25, 2007
Moffat County School District employee Matt McCarthy, left, prepares the high school track for Relay for Life walkers Friday morning by blowing debris from the track surface while logistics chairman Dave Waite marked locations for tents where the teams could rest.
Deputy Fire Chief for Craig Fire/Rescue Bill Johnston cooks up some hotdogs and bratwurst for volunteers Friday at the Relay for Life event. The relay was Craig’s first to raise funds to find a cure for cancer.
Eleven-year-old Trenton Alexander unloads signs Friday morning for placement around the track at the high school before the Relay for Life event. Alexander’s mother, Carla, was co-chairperson for the relay.
Christy Gonzales assembles a sign prior to the Relay for Life at Moffat County High School. The St. Marks pre-school employee volunteered to work the relay on Friday to raise money to find a cancer cure.
Volunteers release balloons at the start of the survivor lap Friday evening at Craig’s first American Cancer Society Relay For Life at the Moffat County High School track.
The Carnival Critters team dresses up for Craig’s first Relay for Life event, themed Carnival for a Cure.
The band Never Ending Fire perform during Craig’s first Relay for Life on Friday night. Pictured, from left, are Andrew Field, Ari Osborn, Sam Leonard, Katie Morris and Travis Wilson.
Camie Slaight, 19, and Rachel McAlexander, 15, members of the Relay for Life event committee, share a hug and a smile Friday night during the event’s opening ceremonies at the Moffat County High School track.
Vermillion Basin in Northwest Colorado is a point of contention between the pro-energy development Moffat County Commissioners and environmental groups such as the Wilderness Society that would like to see the area protected. The Bureau of Land Management has the final word in the development of public lands under their charge as part of the Little Snake Resource Area.
Trey Morris, 14, of Meeker chips onto the 17th green during the Classic at the Yampa Valley Golf Course. Morris finished third in the Boys 13-14 group.
Greg Blackstun, 15, of Craig watches his second shot on the 18th hole during Tuesday’s Yampa River Junior Golf Classic.
A fire on Moffat County Road 15 burned 35 acres of private land Tuesday afternoon. It was the third fire in three days. A fire Monday burned 20 acres near Elkhead Reservoir. Fire officials are warning homeowners and landowners to be aware of smoke and fire, since the fire danger continues to be high.
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