July 2012
Photos for July 4, 2012
Gary Brannan, Moffat County weed and pest management manager, and Pam Boyd, pest control technician, examine the results of two mosquito abatement tests conducted in Moffat County earlier this week. The department utilizes a variety of mosquito abatement techniques and strive for 95 percent control throughout the county. Aerial treatments for adult mosquitoes are scheduled to continue through Friday.
A long line snaked through Veterans Memorial Park for free food during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Picnic in Craig.
Kids bounce in a jump castle during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Picnic in Veterans Memorial Park in Craig.
Live music was provided to patrons of Wednesday’s Fourth of July Picnic in Veterans Memorial Park in Craig.
A veteran talks with two women during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Picnic in Veteran’s Memorial Park in Craig.
A boy sits on the back of a donkey during the Wednesday’s Fourth of July Picnic in Veterans Memorial Park in Craig.
Two girls eat dessert first at the Fourth of July Picnic on Wednesday in Veterans Memorial Park in Craig.
Crowds wave and watch as the end of the parade continues down Victory Way during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Members of the High on Horse 4H Club group ride with an American flag during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Parade participants ride in the back of a covered wagon during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
A patriotic donkey and its handler walk along the parade route during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
A donkey decorated in holiday gear nibbles its handler during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Horses pull a covered wagon to the start of the parade route during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
A man with a creative mustache drives a truck decorated to thank veterans during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
A young girl rides on a float during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
A parade participant driving a tractor pauses to talk during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Children decked out in patriotic attire ride on a float during Wednesday’s Fourth of July parade in Craig.
Members and volunteers from Horizons Specialized Services hold up a banner during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
A parade participant in a classic car waves American flags during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Classic cars near the beginning of the parade route near Veterans Memorial Park during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Members of the Augusta Wallihan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ride on a float during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Crowds wave flags as they watch parade participants along Victory Way during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Dressed in a Colonial-era costume, a member of the Augusta Wallihan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution holds up a flag during Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
Veterans sit on top of Wyman Museum’s Korea-era M47 tank in Wednesday’s Fourth of July Parade in Craig.
An M47 tank waits to be unloaded from a trailer June 27 at Wyman Living History Museum. Anson Excavating & Pipe Inc. offered to haul the tank, which weighed in at more than 100,000 pounds.
Lou Wyman, founder of Wyman Living History Museum, stands near an M47 tank June 27 on the museum grounds. The machine will be on permanent display and joins other U.S. military equipment Wyman has collected.
An M47 tank purchased for Wyman Living History Museum features a 90 mm main gun, pictured here, and also is capable of carrying three machine guns. The tank was put into production after the end of World War II and was used in Korea and Vietnam, museum founder Lou Wyman said.
Mike Anson, Anson Excavating & Pipe Inc. co-owner, examines an M47 tank June 27 shortly after its arrival at Wyman Living History Museum. The company offered to haul the machine from Texas for no profit, museum founder Lou Wyman said.
From left, Shayne Sperry, Josh Dollard, Carla McCune with Pepsi and Matt Beckett with Craig Fire/Rescue pose with 42 cases of water donated by Pepsi employees to be distributed between Craig Fire/Rescue, Moffat County Sheriff’s Department and Bureau of Land Management personnel helping with fire fighting efforts in the area. McCune said that Pepsi will be matching employees’ donations and delivering another 42 cases in the coming weeks. Members of the public can contribute financially to the purchase of water by contacting Carla McCune at 970-824-8195.
Michael Wood of Geneva, Ill., holds the ball he used Tuesday on the fourth hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course, where he hit a hole-in-one. Wood, 30, was playing the golf course for the first time. A 25-handicap golfer, it was his second hole-in-one in five weeks.
An American flag flutters on an M47 tank shortly after its arrival June 27 at Wyman Living History Museum. Lou Wyman, the museum’s founder, purchased the newly restored tank five years ago and plans to display it during today’s Fourth of July parade, scheduled to start at noon at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4265, 419 E. Victory Way.
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Question of the week
News this week showed snowpack in the Yampa River basin has reached 94 percent of median for the date. Do you think Moffat County is out of the woods as far as drought concerns?
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