Steamboat Pilot & Today

John Fetcher in 1978. File photo

John Fetcher in 1992. File photo

Criss and John Fetcher at the Snowball in 1994. Criss received the Hazie Werner Award of Excellence. File photo

John Fetcher, 96, returns a volley during a match at The Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs in 2008. Fetcher played tennis twice a week with a group of seniors. Photo by John F. Russell

John Fetcher, 96, at The Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs in 2008. Fetcher played tennis twice a week with a group of seniors. Photo by John F. Russell

John Fetcher at the top of the Thunderhead Ski Lift in 2007. Photo by John F. Russell

For North Routt County rancher John Fetcher, shown in 2008, keeping bees is more of a hobby, but the honey produced is great with breakfast. Photo by Matt Stensland

Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District board member Tom Sharp presents an inscribed irrigator's shovel to John Fetcher during the 2008 Water Forum. Photo by Tom Ross

Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District General Manager John Fetcher, left, and Stagecoach Dam Manager Dan Ellertson inspect the turbine room in August 2007. Photo by Tom Ross

Longtime Routt County resident John Fetcher visits with former Colorado governor Roy Romer, left, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, middle, in October 2008 outside The Shack Cafe. Photo by Matt Stensland