September 2007
Photos for September 22, 2007
Crews with Leitner-Poma of America used a special twin-engine, heavy-lifting Sikorsky-Erickson S-64 Skycrane helicopter to lift and set 19 towers and cross-arms in two hours for the new six-passenger Christie Peak Express chairlift at the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday.
Scott Smith, left, and Cory Vigil swim ashore after their boat "SS Bulldog" fell apart at the halfway point. Teams were only disqualified once the team members were swimming.
Velvet Warne, a Moffat County freshman, waits as she's pulled ashore by her teammate. Teams were graded on speed and creativity.
Steven Soos, left, and Seth Eriksen, not pictured, of team "Sinkers" battle Hannah Terrill, right, and Autumn Taylor at the halfway point during the race. Buoys were set in place as halfway points and for each set of two teams to crisscross.
Emily Norris, front, and Emily Hepworth ride in a boat titled "Rubber Ducky" at the Moffat County science department's Science Olympics Cardboard Regatta on Friday afternoon at Loudy-Simpson Park. Teams built their boats out of cardboard only and were supplied a limited amount of duct tape to hold the boats together.
The Moffat County high school Bulldog rides past the freshmen class during the pep rally Friday morning.
A foundation and stairway are all that remain from this home in the Gadd subdivision located in the town of Blue Mountain, eight miles east of Dinosaur. W. E. Gadd welcomed the public to build in the town that could offer, "Water, and plenty of it."
Jessi Moser, a sophomore at Moffat County, cheers as her class is called during the pep rally.
Jorgiea Raftopoulos, left, and Meagan Rader, seniors at Moffat County High School, cheer during the Homecoming pep rally at MCHS on Friday morning.
Austin Corson rides on the 4-H float down Yampa Avenue Friday during the homecoming parade.
Troy Vernon, a member of the Moffat County High School rodeo team, rides Money down Victory Way during the homecoming parade Friday afternoon.
Ammunition prices went up 15 percent during September, putting a strain on hunters, recreational shooters and ranchers.
Emma Gines, 4, left, dances to the music of the homecoming parade while Mary Willems, 2, watches Friday afternoon on Yampa Avenue.
Ryan Gerber leads the Moffat County High School band down Victory Way during the Homecoming Parade in Craig on Friday afternoon. The parade started at Craig Middle School, traveling south on Yampa Avenue then west on Victory Way to Safeway.
Matt Kincheloe of Moffat County High School rushes the ball to just shy of a goal in the second quarter Friday.
JB Chapman and Dave DeRose are the barrelmen. They were passing out information for Moffat County Schools to help raise money for building improvements.
Robert Daniels, left, and Travis Wilson of Moffat County sack Hunter Blevins of Eagle Valley in the second quarter of the homecoming game Friday night. The final score was 20-6 in Eagle Valley's favor.
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