October 2008
Photos for October 25, 2008
The Moffat County 4-H shooting team took home seven first-place finishes at the 2008 State Fair finals. Members of the team, front row from left: coach Jody Lee and coach Steve Sloan. Back row from left: Natasha Sloan, Austin Lee, Dakota Lee, Bob Aaberg, Wesley Chapman, Mark Tuck, Miranda Blomquist, Parker Hagins, Curtis Tuck and coach Red Lee. Not pictured: Justin Willems, Brady Springer, Kearn Gerber and Colten Yoast.
Moffat County coach Kip Hafey gives his weekly pre-game speech to his team Friday in Glenwood Springs. The Bulldogs lost, 41-7, to the No. 1 ranked Demons.
Free senior dinners are offered monthly by the Ladies' Auxiliary of VFW Post 4265 at the VFW building, 419 E. Victory Way. The dinners will be canceled for November and December. In the past, the Ladies' Auxiliary and the VFW Steakhouse have used the building's kitchen facilities. Because the restaurant began serving breakfast, however, the kitchen can no longer accommodate both groups, steakhouse manager Penny Nelson said.
Kevin and Treva Millard pick out horses Friday. The horses, gathered in the Sand Wash Basin, are captured to thin the herd to a number the habitat can support.
A fake skull sits in the backyard of the Craig House of Horror.
Jewel Vreeman, 10, looks at wild horses Friday at a viewing before the Bureau of Land Management wild horse and burro silent bid adoption. About 20 horses will be adopted. The silent auction will be held this morning at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
Listening for wanderers through the backyard of the Craig House of Horror, Tanner Hankins gets ready for his cue as they make their way through the corridors.
Justin Ketchum, left, and Tanner Hankins get dressed in costume Thursday before opening for business.
Harvey Preston, and the other actors at the Craig House of Horror, decided to scare up some business before opening Thursday by waving to passers-by. The chainsaw Preston uses is chainless, but the sound it makes is very real.
Stevie Brumback pets her horse Buck on a cold Friday morning at her home west of Craig. With winter weather approaching, horses require extra calories to maintain body temperature in the cold. A blanket also can be used to keep your horse warm.
Daniel Cramblett pours fake blood over his mask while setting up for Thursday night. Actors in the house use a variety of props to terrify visitors.
Sunset elementary student Orion Duran declares his distaste for green eggs and ham with fellow second-graders Wednesday at the Seussical. The show presented Dr. Seuss-inspired music for Sunset students and parents.
Caroline Thornberry plays Horton during the second-grade presentation of "Horton Hears a Who!" at Sunset Elementary School's Seussical on Wednesday. More than 40 students from three second-grade classes donned Seuss-inspired attire to pay homage to the children's books writer.
Natasha White gets a final scare upon exiting the Craig House of Horror on Thursday night during scare hours. The first hour open at the house is no-scare, but at 7 p.m., the actors fill the house, ready to frighten travelers.
Frank Sadvar, secretary/treasurer of Craig Elks Lodge No. 1577, is pictured presenting a check for $400 from the Elks National Foundation to Mel Shockley, commander of American Legion Post No. 62 in Craig. The Craig Elks members donated more than $5 each to the Elks National Fund, and a $400 grant was then awarded to the local Legion Post. The Elks Club's main goal is to help care for U.S. veterans and soldiers, in addition to donating time and money to local youth.
Francisco Reina, of Craig, votes via paper ballot Friday at the Moffat County Courthouse. Early voting continues until Friday.
Pictured is the interior of Craig's first soda fountain circa 1905 in the City Drug Co., 520 Yampa Ave.
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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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