Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs High School player Andrew Firestone battles a Battle Mountain player for a loose ball during Monday’s freshmen game at Gardner Field in Steamboat Springs. Steamboat won the game, 10-0. Photo by John F. Russell

Easter Bunny and Greta Martin. Submitted by: Candice Martin

Dipped rainbow Easter egg. Submitted by: Candice Martin

Easter egg. Submitted by: Candice Martin

An elk hanging out in the Hillside neighborhood. Submitted by: Colin Ashbaugh

Moon shot taken early April 7 from Eagles Nest on the mountain. Submitted by: Doug Meinel

Laurel Street pre-kindergarten class visits the post office to send a care package to Cpl. Joe Nerney to remind him of home. Submitted by: Laurel Street Preschool

Editor & Publisher magazine named Steamboat Pilot & Today Advertising Director Meg Boyer one of the top young leaders in the newspaper industry in its April edition. Photo by John F. Russell

Colorado Mountain College student Ben Saheb, right, listens as Georgie Weber makes a point in a class called integrated sciences for sustainability on the campus of the Steamboat Springs college Monday afternoon. Interest in the college’s four-year programs has grown since the college introduced them. Photo by John F. Russell

Dry grass on the valley and large areas of brown seen on the slopes of Mount Werner on Monday afternoon are sure signs of the dry spring we’ve been having in the Yampa Valley. Photo by John F. Russell

The Steamboat Springs High School boys freshmen lacrosse team was on the field Monday evening for a game against Battle Mountain. The same night, the Steamboat Springs School Board was meeting to discuss the possibility of ending its funding of Tier 2 sports in Steamboat. Those sports include tennis, cheerleading, Alpine and Nordic skiing, lacrosse, hockey, golf, baseball and wrestling. Photo by John F. Russell