September 2007
Photos for September 17, 2007
Jerry Champlin with Continental Industries prepares to cap an old natural gas well in Moffat County near the Wyoming state line. The crew has been busy in Wyoming, and this was their first trip out of state for work in five years, they said.
Derrick hand Jason Hammond, left, relays signals from Ryan LeMay to driver Jerry Champlin near the Wyoming state line in Moffat County on Wednesday. The Continental Industries workers spent two days capping an old natural gas well before returning to Casper, Wyo., for the weekend.
Tracy Mendoza of Moffat County fights for the ball with Adrian Agular of Eagle Valley early in the game.
Armando Lopez of Moffat County drives past Gonzalo Gomez of Eagle Valley on his way to score the third point with eight minutes left in the game. Moffat County won the game, 3-2.
Dan Goode and his grandsons, twins Trey, left, and Broc Caldwell, 3, all of Rifle, watch Jerry DeLong sheer a sheep at Sheep Wagon Days at the Wyman Living History Ranch and Museum, four miles east of Craig, on Saturday afternoon. The four-day event, which ended Sunday, was designed to educate the public about the history of the sheep industry in the area, and included sheep shearing and working dog demonstrations as well as tours of sheep wagons.
Johnathan Mounce, 2, looks at the goats at the petting museum. The event had animals such as chickens and llamas on display.
Rodney Duncan works a forge using a hand crank as part of a demonstration on blacksmithing at Sheep Wagon Days at the Wyman Living History Ranch and Museum on Saturday afternoon. Duncan is using a coil spring from an old Buick, which he fires then hammers to remove the carbon and then shape.
Cassie Owens, a 22-year-old Craig woman and 2003 Moffat County High School graduate, died Saturday morning. Owens, a featured speaker at the Craig Relay for Life event, was diagnosed with cancer in December 2006. Her funeral is Wednesday at First Christian Church.
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Question of the week
Do you seek medical care from The Memorial Hospital in Craig or Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs?
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