June 2009
Photos for June 15, 2009
Ben Landa, of Craig, tees off Saturday at the Seventh Annual Arroyo Memorial golf tournament at the Yampa Valley Golf Course. Money raised from the tournament goes to the Boys & Girls Club of Craig.
Rob Nessler, of Fruita, watches friends play Saturday with his daughter Joee, 2, and son Peyton, 5, at the Arroyo Memorial.
Richard Wilcox, of Grand Junction, lines up his shot Saturday on the ninth hole of the Yampa Valley Golf Course.
Doug Wagner kicks up some dirt during the Super Street main event Saturday night at the Hayden Speedway. Kurt Ashley (not pictured) won the event, which was his first race in nearly a decade.
Danny Stahl makes the turn in the number 51 car. Stahl, who has won five championships through three events, said Street Stock is his favorite event because it requires more technique.
Emily Pfeifer sits in her home next to a family bookcase. On the shelves are, among other things, several stacks of barbershop music study material and her 1994 yearbook from Kahuku High and Intermediate School in Hawaii where she went to high school with music star Jack Johnson.
From left, Kale, Mara and Isis Beckett write their names on a sign thanking Rosie Crosthwaite for her years as a preschool teacher at St. Mark's. Isis and her children were taught by Rosie throughout the years.
A sign created by friends, family and former students thanked Rosie Crosthwaite on Saturday at her retirement picnic on the St Mark's front lawn.
Rosie Crosthwaite hugs Easton Eckroth, 4, on Saturday at a picnic to celebrate her retirement after 27 years as a teacher at St. Mark's Preschool. Easton was taught by Crosthwaite for a year and joined a number of other former students, friends and family at the picnic.
From left, Clay Gonzales, Jason Fast, Len Browning, Steve Herman, Gary Tague and Jim Dodd participate in a ground-breaking ceremony Sunday at The Journey at First Baptist, 1150 W. Ninth St. The church broke ground on a $2 million expansion project.
Members of the Sweet Adelines International Yampa Valley Chorus stand inside the worship area at First Congregational United Church of Christ where the group practices during the summer. The women shown are Emily Pfeifer, center, with, front row from left, Jeana Womble, Deb Dunaway and Holly Dunaway; back row, from left, are Aaron Gillett, Brenda Hershiser, Debra Mack and Jan Cutnar.
The Sweet Adelines International Yampa Valley Chorus, photographed after its award-wining performance at Rocky Mountain Magic.
The Yampa Valley Chorus' award medals from the Rocky Mountain Magic competition last month. At left is the group's first place small choir medal, pictured next to the fifth overall award.
Emily Pfeifer moved to Craig because of her husband's job, but she wound up accepting an offer to become the artistic director for the Sweet Adelines International Yampa Valley Chorus. The group recently took home its highest honors in an official competition, taking first place small choir for the second time and placing fifth overall for the first time.
Cars in the Street Stock event prepare for the green flag Saturday night at the Hayden Speedway. Heath Chamberlain won the race, which was his first win in two years of racing.
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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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