Photos for August 19, 2007

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Senior Jay Hanley, left, and sophomore Fraser Egan, right, will combine their forces to create a powerful offensive backfield for the Steamboat Springs High School football team this fall.

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A uniquely colored young alpaca rests in the yard on Carol Collins' ranch near Stagecoach on Thursday afternoon. Alpacas are raised for their fleece which is shaved annually to make fibers for clothing and several other applications.

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Carol Collins shows off a sheared alpaca fleece on her ranch near Stagecoach on Thursday afternoon. Alpacas are raised for their fleece which is shaved annually to make fibers for clothing and several other applications.

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A young alpaca rests in the shade on Carol Collins' ranch near Stagecoach on Thursday afternoon. Alpacas are raised for their fleece which is shaved annually to make fibers for clothing and several other applications.

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Carol Collins watches over some female alpacas on her ranch near Stagecoach on Thursday afternoon. Alpacas are raised for their fleece which is shaved annually to make fibers for clothing and several other applications.

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A female adult alpaca mugs for the camera on Carol Collins' ranch near Stagecoach on Thursday afternoon. Alpacas are raised for their fleece which is shaved annually to make fibers for clothing and several other applications.

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Steamboat Springs High School sophomore Valdan Chase serves the ball during a practice for the boys tennis team Thursday at the Steamboat Tennis Center.

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Steamboat Springs High School junior Oren Pierce crushes the ball during a practice for the boys tennis team Thursday at the Steamboat Tennis Center.

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Rider Ryan Hilfiger soars through the sky during the Planet Powersports Freestyle Motocross show at the Routt County Fair in Hayden on Friday night.

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Ryan Hilfiger pumps up the crowd during the Planet Powersports Freestyle Motocross show at the Routt County Fair in Hayden on Friday night.

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Rider Chris Taylor tries to pump up the crowd during the Planet Powersports Freestyle Motocross show at the Routt County Fair in Hayden on Friday night.

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Sarajane Rossi shows off her reserve grand champion market beef steer at the Routt County Junior Livestock Sale during the Routt County Fair on Saturday night in Hayden.

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A market swine waits to be auctioned off at the Routt County Junior Livestock Sale during the Routt County Fair on Saturday night in Hayden.

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Rider Chris Taylor takes off from a ramp before clearing a 70-foot gap on the way to the landing ramp during the Planet Powersports Freestyle Motocross show at the Routt County Fair in Hayden on Friday night.

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A performer clears a 70-foot gap between the take-off and landing ramps during the Planet Powersports Freestyle Motocross show at the Routt County Fair in Hayden on Friday night.

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A performer clears a 70-foot gap between the take-off and landing ramps during the Planet Powersports Freestyle Motocross show at the Routt County Fair in Hayden on Friday night.

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A performer snags some air during the Planet Powersports Freestyle Motocross show at the Routt County Fair in Hayden on Friday night.

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Donald Davis, left, and Randy Macon discuss their objectives near the entrance to the Sulphur Cave on Howelsen Hill during an expedition to explore and document the cave Saturday morning in Steamboat Springs.

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Caver Mike Frazier of Colorado Springs emerges from the Sulphur Cave on Howelsen Hill during an expedition to explore and document the cave Saturday morning in Steamboat Springs.

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Dr. Fred Luiszer, left, and Dr. Norman Pace take a reading of air quality at the entrance to the Sulphur Cave on Howelsen Hill during an expedition to explore and document the cave Saturday morning in Steamboat Springs.

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Donald Davis shows off a collection of elemental sulfur on a rock near a spring source on Howelsen Hill on Saturday morning. Davis and a group of scientists and cavers met to explore the Sulphur Cave on the side of Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs.

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Signs along Routt County Road 37 in Hayden give an understatement of the road's rough condition. The extension project to link the road with U.S. Highway 40 has been in the works for nearly three years, and there still is no end in sight.

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The Steamboat Springs City Council is considering extending the moratorium on demolition permits for old buildings such as this home at 428 Pine St., which was built in 1913.

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The former Steamboat Springs Bed and Breakfast, 442 Pine St., built in 1948, could be demolished within a month by its new owner. The city's Historic Preservation Advisory Commission recommended a 30-day waiting period before demolition, but after that period, the city's current historic preservation laws require no preservation action from the owner. The Steamboat Springs City Council will discuss a 90-day ban on historic demolition permits Tuesday.

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Joe Roberts.

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Jenn Wright

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Construction is just beginning to go vertical at Bear Lodge, on the corner of Village Drive and Medicine Springs Road. The developers have the luxury of releasing four units at a time in the 36-condominium building, to maximize return.

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The team proposing to redevelop the Ptarmigan Inn Hotel would construct 39 new luxury condominiums with 27 lock-off bedrooms that could be managed more like traditional hotel rooms.

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Mountain Temp Services employees, from right to left, Corey Voyek, Jeffrey Carrell and Tony Grant, shown here on Thursday afternoon, help direct the daily operations of the newest temp agency in Steamboat Springs.

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