Olivia Wright browses through a book inside the new teen reading room at the Bud Werner Memorial Library in Steamboat Springs. The library kicked off Teen Read Week with a Pizza and Pages event Monday. Teens are invited to vote for their favorite books throughout the week, and they also are offered amnesty from overdue fines if they go to the library during the week. Teen Read Week is an annual national event organized by the American Library Association to encourage teens to read for fun.
Published on October 14, 2008
This year's awards podium at the U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships in Lake Placid included three athletes with strong ties to Steamboat Springs. Steamboat native Johnny Spillane, center, won the event, followed by former resident Bill Demong, left, in second and another Steamboat local, Todd Lodwick, in third.
Published on October 14, 2008
Volunteers Carol O'Hare and Kelly Wilson hang flags and McCain-Palin signs in the newly opened McCain campaign office located at 401 Lincoln Avenue.
Published on October 14, 2008
Archaeologists theorize that ancient Puebloan structures such as Hovenweep Castle, which admit light through windows at the solstices and equinoxes, were used as calendars to guide planting and harvesting of crops.
Published on October 14, 2008
