March 2009
Photos for March 21, 2009
Moffat County High School outfielder Erick Leonard connects with a pitch last season against Delta. The Bulldogs opened the 2009 season Friday in Montrose with a doubleheader against Alamosa and the host Indians.
Bernie, a black and white collie-Dingo mix, was adopted on the Front Range to work cows. However, she didn't become a worker, but rather a nurturer, even to the unlikeliest of animals.
Allen said the base of his business is shoe and boot repair, but he also repairs saddles, gun holsters and many other items.
Wells uses a sole stitcher, which uses a curved needle to sew the sole to the boot.
Robert Wells works on a saddle Wednesday at Craig Boot Repair. Wells attaches the skirt to a wood tree covered in rawhide in the assembly of the saddle.
Ernie Allen hammers nails Wednesday into a boot, attaching its sole at Craig Boot Repair.
Sunrise Kids LLC students and Judi Whilden watch David Keiss, of JM Landscaping, as he patches a fence. The students are enrolled in the preschool's child care program for spring break.
Josey King, 10, watches an episode of "The Cisco Kid" during a matinee screening Friday at Wyman Museum, 94350 U.S. Highway 40. The next matinee will be "Roy Rogers" at 2 p.m. Sunday. The cost is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children 12 and younger. Call 824-6346 for more information.
KRAI/55 Country owner and general manager Frank Hanel talks about the various awards the radio station won recently.
KRAI/55 Country newsperson Doug Larlham records news Friday at the radio station. KRAI/55 Country won Medium Market Radio Station of the Year on March 14.
Nurse April Branstetter talks Wednesday about the Specialized TeleHealth system the VA TeleHealth Clinic in Craig uses. The system earned the local clinic a place in an upcoming documentary. It uses an encrypted signal, allowing patients in Craig to communicate with doctors in Grand Junction via video.
Dorothe Shivington pets Mei Ling on Wednesday in her room at Sandrock Ridge Care & Rehab. Patty Thompson, the dog's owner, said a lot of the people she visits say holding Mei Ling is like holding a living stuffed toy because she's so soft.
Charlotte Good, left, visits with Mei Ling and owner Patty Thompson on Thursday in the waiting room of The Memorial Hospital's radiology department. With each visit to the hospital, Thompson likes to stop by the various waiting rooms to comfort patients' family members.
Betty Rice, right, a Sandrock Ridge Care & Rehab resident, holds Mei Ling while visiting with Patty Thompson on Wednesday in Rice's room. The Yampa Valley Canine Society has seven registered therapy dog teams. Group officials expect the next round of team certifications to happen this fall.
Mei Ling, a Shih Tzu, waits in the halls of Sandrock Ridge Care & Rehab on Wednesday for her next patient visit. Owner Patty Thompson takes Mei Ling to Sandrock and The Memorial Hospital each week.
Katherine Mullis, center, gives Mei Ling a treat Wednesday at Sandrock Ridge Care & Rehab while Hilda Schmidt, right, and Patty Thompson watch. Thompson has been visiting Sandrock for a number of years but received her Delta Society Pet Partners certification for animal-assisted therapy Jan. 24 through her membership with Yampa Valley Canine Connection.
Betty Rice, a resident of Sandrock Ridge Care & Rehab, holds Mei Ling on Wednesday during her weekly visit with owner Patty Thompson. Rice looks forward to each visit from Mei Ling, part of Yampa Valley Canine Connection's animal-assisted therapy program. "If I happen to be sick or if (Mei Ling) is on vacation, it makes for a long week without her."
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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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