May 2009
Photos for May 9, 2009
Kirk McKey holds up the newest golf ball of his collection. On Thursday, McKey hit a hole-in-one at Yampa Valley Golf Course, earning the ball the top spot in his collection.
Mickee Mackin stands next to a cabinet full of Lladró ceramic figurines from her private collection, all of which have been discontinued by the company and are no longer made. The Little Red Riding Hood doll in the upper right was given to her by her brother, Buzzy Kelly, when she was 11. The doll is one of a few pieces Mackin said she will never sell.
Bill Mackin's study is a hodge-podge of different collectibles, including the dark leather boots pictured in the top left. Mackin said they were owned by Hoot Gibson, a rodeo champion, World War I veteran and Hollywood star, director and producer from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Mickee, left, and Bill Mackin understand each other's collecting obsession. They met and became friends in the early 1980s in Salt Lake City. Mickee said that when Bill would come to her home, before he could do anything else, he had to run up to her collection room to see whether she had any new items.
Dale Nakai, front left, a Moffat County High School freshman, accepts a Dell laptop and some kind words from Craig resident Tony St. John, front right, Friday at the high school. Nakai was one of five students awarded grand prizes in the 14th Annual Safety Belt Awareness Program, sponsored by the Craig Police Department and organized by St. John. The program rewards high school students for buckling their seatbelt while driving. Other winners were Challyn Pfifer, back left, a senior who won a set of Dayton tires; Alex McKey, a junior who won a 19-inch Sharp LCD high-definition television; Keith Fenton, a junior who won a Pioneer in-dash car stereo; and Katy Nottingham, a junior who won a gift certificate for $100 worth of gas. Police officers handed out 289 other prizes from September to April during the program. Pictured in back right is Cpl. Bryan Gonzales.
Bob "Bad Man" Meldrum was one of the West's last "bad good guys."
Bob Meldrum's horse and saddle are pictured. After years of violence and an eventual prison stint, Meldrum seemingly quieted down and opened his own saddle shop. A fire destroyed the saddle shop in 1926, and Meldrum disappeared soon after.
The machining center uses a carbide boring head for engine block machining.
A personal project Kolbaba is working on in his shop is a 1934 Chevrolet truck. He installed a 1957 Chrysler Hemi engine in the truck.
Kolbaba programs a CNC machining center May 1 at Valley Performance. Typically used for mass production, Kolbaba said it has a wide range of production capabilities for applications in his shop.
Kolbaba spent almost two years working on a 1966 Ford Fairlane for a customer.
Gregg Kolbaba works on a cylinder head earlier this month in the engine assembly room at his shop, Valley Performance, in Craig. Kolbaba said he builds and rebuilds all types of engines, from stock to race engines.
Calving season is over in Moffat County, and it's now time to turn cattle out onto summer pasture.
Summer Hudish, left, receives a check from MCHS senior Dani Kawcak, during a presentation Wednesday at the Museum of Northwest Colorado. Kawcak, along with three other members of the MCHS Key Club, presented the checks to four local agencies.
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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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