January 2009
Photos for January 31, 2009
Moffat County High School sophomore Lauren Roberts goes up for a bucket Friday against visiting Battle Mountain High School. The Bulldogs ran away from the Huskies, 67-17, winning their sixth consecutive game.
Moffat County High School senior Chayton Owens fights for a rebound Friday against visiting Battle Mountain. Owens scored a game-high 31 points in the Bulldogs' 72-41 victory.
Justine Hathhorn, left, and Callie Papoulas look at information given Tuesday at Moffat County High School for the Moffat County Work and Life Skills program. Orientation for the class begins Monday and Tuesday.
More than 60 second-grade students from Sunset Elementary School visited Yampa River State Park on Friday as a follow-up to classroom lessons about local life and life in the polar regions. Students donned snowshoes and traversed around the park in search of tracks to learn about local wildlife.
Several local officials attended Salazar's stimulus package presentation, such as Craig City Councilor Terry Carwile, at right, and Moffat County Commissioner Audrey Danner, next to him. However, city and county residents also attended and asked questions about topics ranging from the Democrats' energy agenda to affordable health care.
U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., speaks with Moffat County Commissioner Tom Gray on Friday after a discussion about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 at Craig City Hall. Local residents and officials spoke with the congressman about the federal stimulus package, as well as other issues.
Michael O'Hara, chief judge of the 14th Judicial District and presiding Moffat County Drug Court judge, listens from the bench Tuesday night during a Drug Court session at the Moffat County Courthouse. O'Hara was one of the program's principal organizers.
Anna Lighthizer speaks at Tuesday's Drug Court session at the Moffat County Courthouse. January was a month of milestones for the Drug Court program, which turned 1 year old Jan. 15 and graduated its first client about two weeks later.
Tausha Merwin claps Tuesday for a 21-year-old woman who graduated from the Moffat County Drug Court program. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, had been convicted of conspiracy to possess a Schedule 2 controlled substance of more than one gram, a felony, and was facing probation revocation. However, she successfully completed the yearlong Drug Court program, becoming its first graduate.
Wind chimes are among a variety of items kept in the store year round. "Spring, summer, winter, fall; we cover all seasons," Davis said.
Liz Davis helps a customer Wednesday at the Giving Tree. Davis said she keeps seasonal inventory on hand for each holiday, but she also keeps a main stock of items.
One of the many decorative pieces Davis keeps at the store.
Liz Davis organizes a gift basket Wednesday for the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday. Davis said she can create baskets for about any situation, each made to order.
The United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Services released the Annual Crop Survey on Jan. 12.
Mary Augusta Wallihan
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