January 2009
Photos for January 24, 2009
Emily Mahanna, 14, practices Tuesday with her fellow Craig Cougars at the Moffat County Ice Arena. The Cougars recently hosted the Mini Jamboree, which included teams from across the Western Slope.
Area representatives worry the Shell Frontier Oil & Gas water right filing on the Yampa River has the potential to use all the remaining water available for development. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service limits the amount of water that can be appropriated to protect four endangered fish species.
Mike Swaro, a Colorado Division of Wildlife district wildlife manager, surveys the hills in Game Management Unit 13, south of Craig. Swaro said he's taken part in classification flights for about seven years, but he still doesn't eat beforehand because the helicopter pilots take wild swings through the air to keep up with elk on the ground.
Elk run across the hills a short distance south of Craig, near Trapper Coal Co. Hundreds of animals were spotted Wednesday near Knez Divide, a couple of miles east of state Highway 13.
A lone bull elk pauses a short time to look up at the Division of Wildlife helicopter hovering over him and his herd.
Elk from the Bear's Ears herd in north Moffat County run across the landscape underneath a Colorado Division of Wildlife helicopter. The state agency conducted flights throughout Northwest Colorado in the past few weeks as part of its effort to track herd size and migration.
Jory Steele, left, and Alisha Camp laugh as they accidentally cover themselves in grease Wednesday during class.
Jory Steele preps the engine Wednesday before the process of rebuilding.
Jory Steele prepares an impact gun before stripping or disassembling the engine before rebuilding it.
Colorado Northwestern Community College instructor David May, left, talks with Alisha Camp about the next step that she, and fellow student Jory Steele, not pictured, will take in the rebuilding of a Chevrolet small-block engine. Camp and Steele, both Moffat County High School students, a junior and senior, respectively, are taking the course through the high school in conjunction with CNCC.
The Fiscal Year 2008 Report shows that food service continues to be beef's primary channel to consumers.
Michele Conroy and her second-grade class take time out from carving from a "whale bone" (Dove soap) for a picture. Conroy has spent 19 years at Sunset Elementary School and will be moving to the new elementary school for the 2009-10 school year. Conroy said her first consideration for making the move was the best interest of children.
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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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