August 2012
Photos for August 1, 2012
Elkhead Reservoir has been a hot spot this summer for recreation. Fishing, boating, hiking and swimming were all popular activities around the lake in July.
Water levels have dropped a little at Elkhead Reservoir, but it has not been enough to keep recreational users off the water. Boat traffic was good throughout July, according to Elkhead boat inspectors. Here, a boater kicks off August Wednesday at Elkhead.
Charlie Epp takes a look into his smoker during the first Colorado State BBQ Championship at Craig in 2010. This year’s event will be hosted in conjunction with the Moffat County Balloon Festival. The Balloons and BBQ Blast takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Loudy-Simpson Park. The BBQ kicks off at 9 a.m. Friday, with awards distributed at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The balloons launch Saturday and Sunday morning after sunrise, or sometime around 6 a.m. For more information, visit craigbbq.com or mcballoonfestival.com.
Joe Neal tries to get on the green of the sixth hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Neal played in the boys 8-9 division of the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Holden Beckett hits from the fairway in the Yampa River Junior Classic. Beckett played in the boys 8-9 division in the tournament.
Jim Neal tries to finish off his round in the Yampa River Junior Classic Tuesday. Neal won the boys 5-7 division, shooting 23 over three holes.
Garrett Anson hits from just off the green at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Anson played in the boys 5-7 division in the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Adam Clark looks to get on the green of the 18th hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Clark finished second in the boys 5-7 division in the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Katelyn Peroulis hits off the first tee at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Peroulis finished third in the girls 15-17 division at the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Katie Rice hits off the fairway of the ninth hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Rice finished second in the girls 15-17 division.
Sam Samlowski approaches the ninth green at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Samlowski, 17, placed second in the boys 15-17 division of the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Riley Brodie tees off the tenth hole of the Yampa Valley Golf Course. Brodie played in the boys 15-17 division of the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Colten Yoast tees off the 10th hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Yoast played in the boys 15-17 age group of the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Chris Jones approaches the ninth green in the Yampa River Junior Classic. Jones placed third in the boys 15-17 division of the tournament.
Calvin Shepherd hits from just off the fairway on the ninth hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Shepherd played in the boys 15-17 division of the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Sicily Belcastro tees off in the Yampa River Junior Classic. Belcastro placed third in the girls 10-12 age group.
Elly Walters shoots for the green at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Walters took second in the girls 10-12 age group at the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Masi Smith hits an approach on the sixth hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Smith won the girls 10-12 division in the Yampa River Junior Classic by shooting 46 on nine holes.
Spencer Rice tees off at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Rice played in the boys 10-12 division of the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Holden Kleager hits off the first tee in the Yampa River Junior Classic. Kleager won the boys 10-12 division after shooting a 39 and winning a playoff hole.
Dylan Chalmers hits off the first tee in the Yampa River Junior Classic. Chalmers played in the boys 10-12 division of the tournament.
Luke Pleasant tees off at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Pleasant played in the boys 10-12 age group at the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Logan Hughes hits off the first tee at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Hughes played in the boys 10-12 age group in the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Grady Anson strikes the ball at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Anson played in the boys 10-12 division in the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Jacob Smith hits off the first tee at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Smith shot a 39 on nine holes in the boys 10-12 division and took second place.
Cody Pleasant hits of the tee in the Yampa River Junior Classic. Pleasant played in the boys 10-12 age group in the tournament.
Mike Bingham played in the boys 13-14 age group at the Yampa River Junior Classic. Bingham shot an 86 to take second.
Peyton Jacobson tees off the 10th hole in the Yampa River Junior Classic. Jacobson shot 91, to take third in the boys 13-14 age group.
Nick Burri hits off the first tee at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Burri played in the boys 13-14 division in the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Linc Kleager hits from the fairway of the first hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Kleager shot a 93 in the boys 13-14 division of the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Justin Lauinger shoots off the first tee at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Lauinger won the boys 13-14 age group, shooting 76 in the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Riley Oleary shoots off the first hole tee at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Oleary played in the boys 13-14 age group.
David Miller, from Troop 172 in Maybell, earned his Eagle Scout Rank on July 9. Pictured with David are his parents, Vicky and David Miller, and Alec Brown, a Moffat County Sheriff's Office deputy.
Bradon Martin, 15, hits off the 10th tee Tuesday at Yampa Valley Golf Course during the Yampa River Junior Classic. Martin, who attends Steamboat Springs High School, shot a 75 on the day, the low score in the boys 15-17 age group.
Caitlin Harjes hits an approach shot Tuesday on the ninth hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Harjes shot a 99 at the Yampa River Junior Classic and won the girls 15-17 age group.
David Andujo of Craig chips onto the green Tuesday on the sixth hole at the Yampa Valley Golf Course. Andujo shot a 30 over six holes to win the boys 8-9 age group in the Yampa River Junior Classic.
Pati Martinez, creative director for Hill Aevium, a brand consulting firm with offices in Denver and Edwards, said the logo's play off county and country was inspired by images associated with Moffat County’s cowboy culture.
City of Craig and Moffat County elected officials join members of the Moffat County Tourism Association for a county logo unveiling Tuesday at the MCTA office in Centennial Mall. MCTA Board members have been working on a new brand for the county for more than a year.
Jo Ann Baxter unfurls the Colorado state flag following a Tuesday morning visit with the Craig Rotary Club. Baxter, a Democrat, spoke to the group about her campaign for state representative for Colorado House District 57.
Jo Ann Baxter discusses details of her campaign for state representative for Colorado House District 57 at the Craig Rotary Club’s Tuesday meeting at the Golden Cavvy. Among the issues Baxter will focus on are education, water usage and economic development.
Jo Ann Baxter, right, holding the banner, is a Craig resident and candidate for Colorado House District 57. She is shown here campaigning with her husband, Brian, on Saturday during the Silt Heyday in Garfield County. Baxter has been campaigning for the office in recent weeks in Moffat, Rio Blanco and Garfield counties.
Jo Ann Baxter, a candidate for Colorado House District 57, meets with fellow Democrat Roger Wilson, representative for District 61, on Saturday during Silt Heyday in Garfield County.
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