August 2009
Photos for August 7, 2009
Jeremy MacGray, of JSM Builders in Steamboat Springs, reflects on the ups and downs of the current housing market and the way JSM Builder has adjusted in the past year. MacGray said his company has shrunk but that it has also become more efficient in the way it spends.
Craig Rotary Club member Michael Toczek, left, who is the past president, hands Cole White a gavel to signify White becoming the 2009-10 club president.
Craig Rotary Club member Michael Toczek recently presented a check for $1,600 to Moffat County Young Life area director David Pressgrove. Young Life will use the money for youth programs.
Jaidyn Steele won 14 belt buckles for her performance in the National Little Britches Rodeo finals. She ranked second in all-around Little Wranglers.
Andy Bullen, from left, Kody Fox, Jessica Hogue and Craig Rummel. Bullen and Rummel presented Fox, Hogue and Braylin Wertenberger (not pictured) with $1,000 scholarships from Yampa Valley Friends of the NRA and Bears Ears Sportsman Club.
Kyle Abaeyta, of East Carbon, Utah, competes in the pre-shift contest. Miners had to find and correct hazards in a simulated mine to keep miners on the next shift out of harm's way.
Ray Mazzola, left, participates in the 18th annual Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench & Pre-Shift Contest at Moffat County High School while judges Peter Saint, center, and Barry Grosly, right, evaluate his work. Twenty teams from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming participated in the event.
Jaidyn Steele recently rode her way to a first-place ranking in barrel racing for the National Little Britches Rodeo. The 8-year-old will move up one division next year.
Craig Fire/Rescue promoted K.C. Hume, from left, Samantha Johnston and Dennis Jones to the ranks of battalion chief, lieutenant and battalion chief, respectively. The three received their new ranks during a special ceremony Thursday at the fire station.
Colorado State Patrol Sgt. Scott Gardner shows Derek Pedrosa, 3, a squad car Tuesday during National Night Out, part of a nationwide community-policing event, in the Wendy's parking lot. Officials from various law enforcement and public service agencies attended the event.
Members of the West Elk Mine rescue team, of Somerset in Gunnison County, go over a simulated rescue scenario Wednesday at Moffat County High School before a timer starts. The team of six had 90 minutes to systematically explore a simulated mine and safely evacuate a victim.
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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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