March 2010
Photos for March 8, 2010
Craig Middle School wrestler Ashlee Griffiths, top, tries to pin Hayden’s Tommy Bertram on Saturday. Griffiths, who wrestles in the 85-pound class, won all of her matches by pin to take first in her weight class.
Andi Lytle stands behind her display booth Saturday during the Wedding Expo in the Centennial Mall. Lytle runs Kiss My Frosting, a cake baking business specializing in wedding and birthday cakes. The mall and the Craig Daily Press sponsored the event. To purchase this photo or any other in today’s Daily Press, visit www.craigdailypress.com.
Matt Snyder, a Steamboat Springs Ski Area snowboard instructor, helps Elizabeth Weiss, 11, of Craig, down a green circle trail Sunday as part of the Snowboard Outreach Society program. The Boys & Girls Club of Craig has taken students to the program for four years.
Krista Bird, left, and Pearl Wyman, right, take a break during their fifth day of the Snowboard Outreach Society program Sunday. Fourteen students from Craig received five days of instruction at Steamboat Ski Area before graduating from the program Sunday.
Curtis Dunlap, top, grapples with Hayden’s Taylor Lewis. Overall, Craig Middle School finished third in the Northwest Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday in Hayden, behind first-place Meeker and second-place Hayden.
In the reflection of Steamboat Ski Area snowboard instructor Matt Snyder’s goggles, a group of five snowboarders from the Boys & Girls Club of Craig take a break on the slopes. Each group of Craig students had one instructor and two or three volunteers riding with them to help improve their snowboarding skills.
A member of the Special Response Team handcuffs Doug Vaughan while another team member keeps watch during a simulation exercise Saturday at Yampa Valley Bank in Craig. Vaughan played the role of a gunman who barged into the bank and took hostages during the mock drill.
Josh Phillips, 25, is helped out of Craig Middle School by Craig Fire/Rescue firefighters Saturday during an EMS and Craig Fire Department training scenario.
Doug Vaughan holds a fake gun to Makeysha Slaugh and David Brown while talking to negotiators on the phone during a simulation drill Saturday at Yampa Valley Bank. Hostage negotiators and the communication team played a large role in organizing response efforts to Saturday’s practice emergency scenarios.
Dennis Jones, Craig Fire/Rescue battalion chief, gives instructions to firefighters Saturday during an EMS and fire department training scenario at Craig Middle School.
Firefighters talk to a participant Saturday during an EMS and Craig Fire Department gas leak training scenario at Craig Middle School.
Special Response Team members secure the area with gunman Doug Vaughan pretending to be shot during a simulation drill Saturday at the Yampa Valley Bank. The SRT was ordered in when the gunman became agitated and commanders felt it was time to move in and get medical help for wounded hostages.
SRT members secure the teller area during a simulation drill Saturday at the Yampa Valley Bank.
EMS technicians lift hostage David Brown onto a gurney during a simulation drill Saturday at the Yampa Valley Bank. Brown played the role of the bank’s vice president of loans and was shot in the chest during the fake scenario.
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Question of the week
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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