Craig Daily Press / Hans Hallgren

Hans Hallgren began as photographer at the Daily Press in September 2007. He graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver in 2005 and interned at The Golden Transcript during that time. After graduating he moved to Connecticut to work for The Hour, a daily newspaper in Norwalk, Con., for almost two years. He moved back to Colorado to be close to family in Denver in July. In his free time he enjoys watching movies and working on his art.

Recent stories

Local teen prepares display in honor of Fourth of July: By Hans Hallgren; June 24, 2009; Clint Gabbert, 18, is not your average teenager. His idea of a hobby is spending countless hours stringing together lights and tinkering with a computer program to set the display to music.
Communities at Work: Meeker man has spent almost 50 years making saddles: By Hans Hallgren; June 13, 2009; It can be argued that there is a point when any craft becomes an art form.
Lay artist ‘been recyclin’ before recyclin’ was even a word’: By Hans Hallgren; June 5, 2009; Art comes in many forms.
School district superintendent prepares for retirement: By Hans Hallgren; June 3, 2009; As people began crowding into the American Legion Post 62 on Tuesday afternoon, it seemed, at first, like any other gathering. More than 60 people clustered around, chatting, laughing and eating.
Riders trek from Craig to Maybell: By Hans Hallgren; May 18, 2009; Saturday wasn’t a typical bike ride.
Integrated Community holds 5th annual Cinco de Mayo festivities: By Hans Hallgren; May 4, 2009; The Irish have St. Patrick’s Day. Italian’s have Columbus Day. German’s have Oktoberfest. These are days to celebrate heritage, not only for the people originating from those areas of the world, but for all to appreciate.
Tri-State workers taken to hospital Saturday: By Hans Hallgren & Collin Smith; April 20, 2009; A total of 19 workers at the Tri-State Generation & Transmission power plant were taken to The Memorial Hospital early Saturday morning after complaining of flu-like symptoms.
Horizons wins big with Casino Night: Fundraiser brings in $6,500 for organization; By Hans Hallgren; April 20, 2009; The roulette wheel spun. The ball was dropped. Chips of every color covered red and black numbers. The dealer called out, “22 black!” More than 10 people packed around a seemingly small table let out a roar.
Children search for hidden loot in Easter egg hunt: By Hans Hallgren; April 13, 2009; They watched the clock closely. Children huddled around three sets of doors, waiting for 2 p.m., when they would be unleashed.
Girl Scout troop donates gifts to foster children: By Hans Hallgren; April 6, 2009; Eight kindergarten-aged girls walked into the Moffat County Department of Social Services on Thursday with an assortment of bags almost as big as they were.

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Recent photos

Daigle holds one of the 6-inch shells Craig Fire/Rescue will launch.

The black tubes in the lower portion of the photo are used to fire 3-inch shells and the boxes in the upper portion are used to fire 4- to 6-inch shells. Steel tubes are inserted into the boxes according to the size of shell the firefighters will be launching. The black tubes, however, will not be used this year as the 300 3-inch shells Craig Fire/Rescue has for this year’s show come in special packs, which are buried in the ground and will be fired during the finale.

Firefighter Will Daigle holds a flare the crew will use to set off the fireworks. The flares are attached to 4-foot lathes, so the firefighters are able to have their faces as far from the fireworks as possible for safety reasons.

Boxes of fireworks sit in the garage Wednesday at Craig Fire/Rescue.

Randy and Cindy Looper, owners of the Elk Run Inn in Craig, fear that Four Hands LLC, a development company with an office in Carbondale, is trying to force them to sell their hotel. Phil Mann, Four Hands representative, said he “categorically denies” forcing the Loopers into anything.

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