Gov. Bill Ritter speaks at a breakfast Monday morning at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort. Ritter was on a tour to introduce Michael Bennet to Northern Colorado. Ritter named Bennet, the former superintendent at Denver Public Schools to replace Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate.
Published on January 13, 2009
Bill Rooney, right, is survived by his wife, Debi. The couple lived in Yorba Linda, Calif., but also owned homes in Steamboat Springs.
Published on January 13, 2009
Former Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet addresses a question from a Steamboat Springs citizen during a pancake breakfast at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort on Monday morning. The breakfast was part of a tour designed to introduce Bennet to the state. Bennet has been named by Gov. Bill Ritter to replace Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate.
Published on January 13, 2009
Lynda VanTassle cuts through the fog as she swims laps at the Old Town Hot Springs pool Monday afternoon. Outside the pool, temperatures were a tad chilly, but the naturally heated waters and a wet suit help keep Van Tassle's workout going year round.
Published on January 13, 2009
Patrick Rooney, right, is survived by his wife, Erynn Rooney, left, and their 1-year-old son, William Rooney IV.
Published on January 13, 2009
Modern astronomers recognize Mira as the prototype of a class of variable stars called red giant variables. At its faintest, Mira fades to magnitude 10, far below naked-eye visibility, and, at its brightest, it can shine as brightly as a second magnitude star, similar to the three stars that form Orion's Belt or the stars in the Big Dipper.
Published on January 13, 2009
Eddie Brenner worked with his Black Angus steer, Tex, from May until January. He showed the steer last weekend in Denver. The pair are pictured in late November at the family's Steamboat Springs ranch. Tex weighed about 1,500 pounds at the time.
Published on January 13, 2009
Patrick Rooney, left, and his father, Bill Rooney Jr., were killed Sunday in a single-engine plane crash near Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
Published on January 13, 2009
Emmy Barr floats through the fluff in Morningside Park at the Steamboat Ski Area on Monday.
Published on January 13, 2009
Former Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet listens to a question from a concerned citizen during a pancake breakfast at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort on Monday morning. The meeting was part of a tour designed to introduce Bennet to the state. Bennet has been named by Gov. Bill Ritter (shown in the background) to replace Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate. Salazar is expected to take the position of secretary of the interior in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet.
Published on January 13, 2009
