An honor guard bears the body of Sgt. 1st Class Richard Lopez to the waiting hearse after his funeral Thursday at St. Rose Cathollic Church in Paso Robles, Calif. He died Jan. 5 after a fight outside a bar in downtown Steamboat Springs. The U.S. Army Special Forces veteran had earned a Purple Heart, among other awards, after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The crowd raises their arms during Wednesday night's Wailers performance.
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Wailers lead singer Elan Atias performs Wednesday night during the sixth annual Ski Jam music festival.
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Steamboat Springs High School basketball player Darcy Hornstein tapes up teammate Lindsey Yost's ankle before practice Thursday. The lady Sailors take on Palisade at 6 p.m. today at Kelly Meek Gymnasium.
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Jamaica natives and current Steamboat Springs residents, from left, Merlene Wallace, Clover Williams, Marsha Gray and Delroy Shirley attend The Wailers concert Wednesday night during the sixth annual Ski Jam music festival.
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Kimberly Saari, owner of K. Saari Gallery in Steamboat Springs, has joined forces with Brandt Vanderbosch, middle, owner of Vertical Arts Architecture and his designer, Katy Vaughn, right, to open a satellite gallery in Brandt's business at Wildhorse Marketplace.
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Brooks Overstake slides down a snow pile outside George P. Sauer Human Services Center on Thursday afternoon. Overstake, 4, attends the day care at Natural Wonders, which is located across the street.
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Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters load an injured skier onto an ambulance Jan. 6 at Fetcher Base at the Steamboat Ski Area. City officials have ranked emergency services as one of their highest funding priorities on a list that may be used to help decide budget cuts this year.
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Five-year-old J.J. Macchia uses crayons to color paper feathers as part of an art project celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at the city's School Days Off Program at Soda Creek Elementary School on Thursday afternoon.
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Brayden Macdougall uses Crayons to color paper feathers as part of an art project celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at the city's School Days Off Program at Soda Creek Elementary School on Thursday afternoon. The Partners of Routt County mentoring program organized the project in which the group created a papier-mÕche dove covered with features colored by the children. Each feather featured King quotes promoting love and tolerance.
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Fabric artist Wendy Kowynia shows some pieces she has weaved.
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Fabric artist Wendy Kowynia's art is on display at the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat.
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Fabric artist Wendy Kowynia's art is on display at the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat. She holds a guest spot and is hoping to make the most of the opportunity.
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Sweet Sunny South, an old-time band from Paonia, blends traditional Appalachian instruments and melodies with bluegrass speed and jazz soloing. Rob Miller, right, said the group has settled into its unique sound during its years performing on the Colorado acoustic music scene. Sweet Sunny South plays at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Depot Art Center.
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Folk singer Todd Snider opens for Sam Bush today at Ski Jam. Snider's latest release, an EP titled "Peace Queer," is a collection of anti-war songs. Austin, Texas-based five-piece The Band of Heathens starts the show at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at All That Jazz and online.
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Jeans 'n Classics vocalist Leah Salomaa.
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Jeans 'n Classics lead arranger and guitar player Peter Brennan.
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Jeans 'n Classics vocalist Jean Meuiller.
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Jeans 'n Classics vocalist Rique Franks.
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Canada's Jeans 'n Classics plays classic rock, R&B and pop tunes over orchestral arrangements. The group will play favorites from The Beatles catalog Sunday with the Steamboat Springs Orchestra. There will be two shows, at 4 and 8 p.m., in the Steamboat Springs High School auditorium.
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