Austin Hinder thanks his family, friends, coaches and teammates as he accepts his invitation Wednesday at Steamboat Springs High School to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Hinder was presented with a hat and jersey and invited to play in the Jan. 9 game at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The game is broadcast live on NBC, and previous representatives have included Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Adrian Peterson and Tim Tebow. Hinder - who has helped the Sailors to an 8-0 record this season - has accounted for more than 1,700 yards rushing and passing and 23 touchdowns.
Published on October 29, 2009
Unbridled wind gusts toppled an information kiosk in Torian Plum Plaza on Wednesday morning.
Published on October 29, 2009
Steamboat Springs High School volleyball players Devin Wilkinson, No. 7, and Jayde Mattox, No. 10, go up for a block during their Oct. 3 game against Palisade. Steamboat opens the District 8 tournament at about 9:15 a.m. Saturday in Montrose.
Published on October 29, 2009
Powerful winds claimed this cottonwood tree at Waterford townhomes Wednesdy morning.
Published on October 29, 2009
Fierce winds at the base of the ski area boosted street signs off their standards Wednesday morning.
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Steamboat Springs High School sophomore Eian Stamp gets his pinkie painted purple by Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs member Sandy Evans Hall on Wednesday as part of Rotary's End Polio Now fundraiser. Students at schools throughout Routt County were asked to donate $1 to support the cause.
Published on October 29, 2009
Stacy Huffman, director of owner relations at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel, is being presented Friday with the inaugural Young Professional of the Year award.
Published on October 29, 2009
The David family, of Steamboat Springs, from right, Danny, Max, Robin and Preston, participate in the 2008 Downtown Halloween Stroll. The event is one of several family-friendly activities for the holiday.
Published on October 29, 2009
R.J. Knight, left, of Bowling Green, Mo., supervises in December 2007 as a crew weaves wire strands into the core of the Steamboat gondola haul rope. Their work splicing what was then a new gondola rope is unrelated to vibration issues that led the ski area to install a new rope this month.
Published on October 29, 2009
Chuy Rivera, on the roof, and Jonathan Rivera clean up a lodgepole pine that was blown over by strong winds Wednesday afternoon in Steamboat Springs. The tree, which was growing in the front yard of Nathan and Summer Walker, clipped their home before landing on the home of the family's neighbor. Nobody was hurt, but both homes were damaged. For more about Wednesday's high winds and weather conditions, see page 6.
Published on October 29, 2009
Store employee Jill Bergman pulls a pair of earrings from one of several display cabinets at the Artisans Market. Store owner Jan Lomas said that after consistent shoplifting programs, she invested more than $10,000 in glass cases to secure easily concealable objects - but the cases can make shoppers less likely to buy, Lomas said.
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