November 2009
Photos for November 14, 2009
Britany Nielson, left, and her mother-in-law, Cindel Nielson, sell bows Friday afternoon at the Holiday Craft Show in Centennial Mall, 1111 W. Victory Way. The fair continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. More than 75 crafters are expected to participate.
Andrew Raftopoulos goes up for a shot during a Moffat County High School boys basketball scrimmage Friday night. The scrimmage was part of Midnight Madness to celebrate the beginning of a new basketball season.
Maddy Jourgensen hands a ball to Melissa Camilletti during the MCHS Midnight Madness girls against boys three-point-shootout Friday night at the high school. The first annual Midnight Madness showcased both the boys and girls teams in contests and scrimmages.
Justine Hathhorn drives the lane against Maddy Jourgensen during the Midnight Madness basketball scrimmage Friday night at Moffat County High School. The girls and boys teams played scrimmages after a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.
Ray Wagner, front, helps train soldiers on defusing mines during World War II. Wagner spent nearly six months retrieving bodies of fallen soldiers were often booby trapped and surrounded by mines.
Ray Wagner, center, poses for this photo with soldiers from his unit in Italy during World War II. The photo originally ran in a military publication after Wagner’s unit liberated an Italian village.
This is a service picture of Ray Wagner as a teenager, taken shortly before being deployed to North Africa. Wagner served tours throughout North Africa, Italy and Greenland during his time with the military.
Ray Wagner, of Craig, diffuses a mine in Italy during World War II. The photo originally ran in a military publication during the war.
Decorated World War II veteran Ray Wagner, 85, told stories from his days serving in North Africa, Italy and Greenland on Friday afternoon. Wagner received three Bronze Stars, one Silver Star, three Purple Hearts and a Presidential Citation of Valor during his service in the Army.
Students eat lunch in the Moffat County High School cafeteria on Wednesday. With the final pupil count at about 2,310 students, the Moffat County School District had a 3 percent increase from last year in the total number of funded students.
Mark Wick, left, holds the American flag while Bill Frye fastens it to the line of a flag pole during the Veterans Day tribute Wednesday morning at Moffat County High School. The VFW presented colors to the school’s student body.
Rylee Villard, 4, helps Mark Wick mix raffle tickets during the VFW Post 4265 Veterans Day barbecue Wednesday night. The post gave away an AR-15 to the raffle winner.
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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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