February 2010
Photos for February 27, 2010
Lori Yoder, 17, hangs laundry on a rack downstairs in her family’s home. The Yoder family rotate household chores among the 11 children.
Darlene Yoder, 3, and her sister, Judy, 5, paint in a coloring book Friday in their living room.
Sheila Yoder, 16, prepares supper for her family Thursday in their kitchen. She said that she, her older sister and her mother all take turns cooking their meals for the family of 13.
Lois Yoder sews a dress for one of her daughters Thursday at her home. Lois sews most of the clothing her family wears.
The Yoder family settles into home with graham crackers and milk after school at the Craig Mennonite Church.
Vernon Yoder, right, talks with his oldest son, Theron, 14, about work to be done around their home with the skid steer Friday on the Yoder property.
The Yoder family poses for a family portrait Thursday in their living room. Top row, from left, are Bradley, 13, Theron, 14, Tonya, 11 months, Vernon, 45, Lois, 41, Amy, 2 weeks, Sheila, 16, and Lori, 17. In the front row are Melvin, 11, Jeffrey, 9, Wesley, 6, Judy, 5, and Darlene, 3.
Melvin Yoder gives his sister Tonya, 11 months, a blanket ride through the living room of their home. The blanket ride is part of Tonya’s therapy to increase her core strength and coordination because she was born with Down syndrome.
Lois Yoder holds the newest member of her large family, Amy Nicole, born Feb. 15 at The Memorial Hospital in Craig. Lois has had 11 children in 17 years.
Moffat County High School junior Lauren Roberts, right, drives to the baseline in the third quarter of the Bulldogs’ game versus Centaurus High School. MCHS wound up losing to the its division’s No. 1 seed, 56-36, to knock the team out of the Class 4A state tournament.
Lois Yoder holds the newest member of her large family, Amy Nicole, born Feb. 15 at The Memorial Hospital in Craig. Lois has had 11 children in 17 years.
Joanne Snow, a social worker with the Moffat County School District, leads a lesson Thursday at the Boys & Girls Club of Craig while Shene Chamberlain, center, and Hannah Everding listen. Snow teaches a few sessions each week at the Moffat County Alternative School, which offers flexibility and independent studies to high school students in a different setting.
Rick Gabbert, left, and his son Clint put up a sign for the newest business in downtown Craig, a pet store called The Jungle, on Thursday on Yampa Avenue. The Jungle will specialize in fish and amphibians but also will carry a full line of pets. The store will open March 4, which is Clint’s birthday.
Shelly Arias, a library assistant, checks out books to Tory Tovar, 12, on Wednesday at the Craig branch of the Moffat County Libraries. Tovar, a seventh-grade student at Craig Middle School, checked out two books from the “Cirque de Freak” series by author Darren Shan.
Charleah Firestone, a library assistant, catalogs new children’s books Wednesday at the Craig branch of the Moffat County Libraries. Firestone is a retired teacher. She said she enjoys being around books as well as people.
Carolyn Casinger reads Dr. Seuss books to children Thursday during story time at the Craig branch of the Moffat County Libraries. Casinger, a library assistant, said the theme of story time was celebrating the upcoming birthday of Dr. Seuss, whose real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel, on March 2.
Employees of the Craig branch of the Moffat County Libraries pose for a picture in front of a new book display Wednesday at the library. Pictured, from left, are technician Marla Stephenson, director Sherry Sampson, assistant Larona McPherson, services coordinator Shannon Davis, program coordinator Christy Gonzales, assistant Shelly Arias, assistant Carolyn Casinger, and assistant Charleah Firestone. Assistant Cori Hall was not available for the photo.
Christy Gonzales, program coordinator, cuts out shamrocks to use for children’s programs Wednesday at the Craig branch of the Moffat County Libraries. Gonzales coordinates programs to encourage reading and creativity for children as well as adults.
This pictured item will be featured as part of the collection at the Wyman Museum. Can you guess what it is? Read the answer in Monday’s Craig Daily Press.
A sedate and well-shaded Lincoln Avenue leads west from the Steamboat Springs bathhouse and pool in this 1916 photographic view.
This 1910 Lewis Hellebust photo shows a party at the G. Paul Pitt homestead west of Craig. Hellebust is sitting in the very front of the photo. Notice the “Craig” high school pennant in the left corner, as well as other memorabilia, hanging on the walls. See another photo by Lewis Hellebust on page 20.
This Hellebust photo shows Bill Mason standing in the doorway of his homestead cabin west of Craig. Mason homesteaded near G. Paul Pitt but never proved up on the land.
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Should high school officials be allowed to withhold diplomas from students as punishment for behavior deemed inappropriate during a graduation ceremony?
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