February 2008
Photos for February 2, 2008
The pins cycle through a turn on their way down to be set on the lane.
A bowling ball races down the alley. Each machine contains 21 pins, two sets of pins with one extra.
Steven Skiff works on a ball lift rod in one of the lanes. Each lane shuts down when the motor inside detects a stop in the line. The Brunswick machines have each cycled about 100,000 times, he estimated.
Pins set up before being placed on the lane. The pins are made of wood, with a plastic coating, and each is made to weigh the exact same amount.
Steven Skiff watches over the lanes from the perch about where the pins lie. Skiff said each lane is stripped, oiled and cleaned every day to assure a reliable bowling experience. “One thing about bowling,” he said, “everything is constant. It’s all about maintaining consistency.”
Moffat County High School’s Desirae Pearcey scores in Friday night’s game against visiting Glenwood Springs. The Bulldogs won the game, 65-42.
Lyndi Welman talks to students about the origin of hamburger ingredients at a previous Ag-Day. This year’s event is in May at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
Moffat County High School’s Thomas Noble goes up for a layup in the third quarter against visiting Glenwood Springs. Noble scored a team-high 23 points, helping Moffat County to a 61-59 win.
The Community Foundation of Northwest Colorado, with help from Colorado Preservation, Inc., is trying to renovate the historic train depot at the south end of Yampa Avenue. The building was built in 1917 as the final stop for the Moffat rail line and is on Colorado’s Most Endangered Places list.
