Photos for May 28, 2011

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Todd Givnish offers a tip to first-time stand-up paddleboarder Julie Deener on Saturday at Fetcher Pond in Steamboat Springs. The 31st annual Yampa River Festival continues today.

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Marcus Andrews, 7, paddles his stand-up paddleboard while Emmanuelle Vital offers advice Saturday during a paddleboarding demonstration on Fetcher Pond in Steamboat Springs. The event was a part of the Yampa River Festival, which continues today in Steamboat.

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A look south reveals Lake Catamount and the Flattops. The warm afternoon sun does great things for the view atop Rabbit Ears, so any time after 4 p.m. should yield better photographs.

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The view from U.S. Highway 40 on Rabbit Ears Pass is one few who drive it ever forget.

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The sun sets behind a ridge as seen Wednesday from Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs. Keeping the horizon from being at the center of a photograph, thus focusing on either the sky or the ground, can help a photo’s composition. Foreground objects, such as two trees here, also can help add depth to a photograph.

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Soroco’s Pie Lombardi, right, gives a shout-out to his mother Saturday at the school’s graduation ceremonies.

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Tom Southall, a former high school sports standout at Steamboat Springs High School, speaks Saturday at the Soroco High School graduation in Oak Creek. Southall called on the graduating Rams to offer service, respect and compassion as they enter into the world.

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The lines of numbered boxes inside the Phippsburg Post Office could disappear soon because of budget cuts.

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Mariea “CC” Connor, the postmaster officer-in-charge of the Phippsburg Post Office, visits with patron Rocco Stefano on Thursday after he picks up his mail. The post office, which is a favorite gathering place for many longtime residents, is in jeopardy of closing down.

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The Phippsburg Post Office, a fixture on main street, is in jeopardy of being closed down due to budget cuts.

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Peter Wharton stands with homie Jacob Martinez during a graduation ceremony for Helping Homies on Thursday afternoon at Steamboat Springs Middle School. The program, which is in its first year, has sixth-graders mentoring first-graders.

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Reina Salky, 14, right, and Michaela Graham place a flag in front of the grave of World War II veteran Sylvia Boggs.

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Soroco High School valedictorian Alex Smith glances toward her class Saturday during graduation ceremonies in Oak Creek. Smith said it was those classmates that made her time at Soroco so special.

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Ron and Joyce Cless

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Andrea Len and Justin Lewis

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The wrong photograph ran with an article about good values in the real estate market in the May 15 Steamboat Pilot & Today, giving the mistaken impression that longtime Steamboat Springs residents Mark Fischer and Mary Beth Norris had sold their home, which they have not. The correct home is at 455 12th St.

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April’s biggest deals in Routt County

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Bugler’s Ridge comprises 3,400 acres of dense aspen and grassland northwest of Routt County Road 25 just a few miles south of Oak Creek. For a number of years, it has been managed for trophy elk hunting. New owners reportedly are interested in exploring for oil and gas.

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First Lt. Robert Bjorgum, left, relaxes with fellow officers of the 99th Infantry Battalion at Perham Downs, England, before seeing combat in France.

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