Steamboat Pilot & Today

Submitted by: Ron Szerlong

Honey Stinger donated $5,000 to Partners of Routt County, a large portion of the proceeds from the 2012 Steamboat Stinger. Michelle Petix, executive director of Partners in Routt County, is being given the $5,000 check from Bill Gamber, CEO of Honey Stinger.

Susanne Kane Bostrom, owner of Alpine Floral, is surrounded by poinsettias as she stands in the atrium of her store. After 36 years in business at the location, Susanne has decided to close the retail location, but she will continue to sell flowers online and handle orders for many of her longtime customers. Photo by John F. Russell

The University of Colorado’s Alex Wood is picked up and slammed down by Ifo Ekpre-Olumu, of Oregon, in 2011. Wood and fellow Steamboat alumnus Austin Hinder each will be working with a new head football coach going into 2013. Cliff Grassmick / Boulder Daily Camera

Former Steamboat Springs High School quarterback Austin Hinder prepares to throw a pass during a fall practice at the University of California. Hinder and fellow Steamboat alumnus Alex Wood each will be working with a new head football coach going into 2013. Cal Athletic Department/Courtesy

Jill Bergman, left, and Michelle Ideus are displaying their artwork at the Depot Art Center in Steamboat Springs this month. Fellow artist Karen Schulman also is represented in the MiJiKa exhibit. Photo by John F. Russell

Submitted by: Torre Wilkinson

Yampa Valley sundog, from Abbey Road. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Yampa Valley sundog, from Abbey Road. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

The More Barn. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Sundog over the More Barn. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Sundog over the More Barn. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Sundog over the More Barn. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Richard Darsow, manager of the Express Lube portion of Yampa Valley Tire Pros and Express Lube, checks the oil in a pickup at the west Steamboat Springs business. The former Grease Monkey recently changed its name. Photo by John F. Russell

Phillip, a 4-year-old F1 Savannah cat, has been missing from the Blue Sage Circle area for about a week. He is about the size of a large fox and might look like a bobcat in the wild, his owner said. Carole Krohn/courtesy