Steamboat Pilot & Today

Snow from the most recent storms sits on top of a row of mailboxes along Routt County Road 36. Photo by John F. Russell

The Steamboat Springs School District on Tuesday selected Tracy Stoddard as the next principal at Strawberry Park Elementary School. Stoddard will replace Celia Dunham, who is retiring at the end of the school year. Photo by John F. Russell

Flight for Life Colorado has added a Learjet to the aircraft operated by Mayo Aviation that are available to transport medical patients from Northwest Colorado to larger hospitals. Its primary mission is flight greater than 400 miles from Centennial Airport. It will come to Yampa Valley Regional Airport and Craig-Moffat Airport most often when it is the second fixed wing aircraft called out. It will not fly into Bob Adams Field in Steamboat Springs. Courtesy photo

Leon Rinck clears snow out of his driveway in Strawberry Park on Thursday morning after a snowplow passed along Routt County Road 36. After several days of snow in the area, local residents are back to digging out — something they have not had to do often this winter. Photo by John F. Russell

Soroco senior Tristan Palyo faces down former teammate Josh Baker, now wrestling for Merino, on Thursday at the state wrestling tournament in Denver. Palyo pulled a major upset in the match, winning 5-3. He was one of five local wrestlers to advance to Friday's quarterfinals in the three-day tournament. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden junior T-Lane Mazzola pushes for the pin against Dax Doyle on Thursday in the first round of the state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Lauryn Bruggink shouts in pain Thursday after sustaining a shoulder injury while being pinned during the first round of the Class 2A state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden senior Nick Williams works for position Thursday in the first round of the state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden junior T-Lane Mazzola wrestles Dax Doyle on Thursday in the first round of the state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco senior Tristan Palyo wrestles former teammate Josh Baker, now wrestling for Merino, on Thursday at the state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Chad Terry wrestles Thursday at the state wrestling tournament in Denver. He won with a first-period pin. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Lauryn Bruggink wrestles Thursday during the first round of the Class 2A state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Lauryn Bruggink shouts in pain Thursday after sustaining a shoulder injury while being pinned during the first round of the Class 2A state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden senior Nick Williams works for position Thursday in the first round of the state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Journey Vreeman wrestles Rocky Ford's Ricky Aragon on Thursday in Denver. Vreeman lost, 4-1. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Journey Vreeman wrestles Rocky Ford's Ricky Aragon on Thursday in Denver. Vreeman lost, 4-1. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Kaiden Decker wrestles Thursday in the state tournament in Denver. Decker hung with his opponent, Seth Harrington, of Sedwick, for much of the first two periods but was pinned late in the second. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Kent Miller prepares to wrestle Thursday in the state tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden freshman Kent Miller tries to hop off his back while wrestling Garrett Seewald, of Merino, on Thursday at the state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat's Nathan Parks wrestles Thursday in the Class 4A wrestling tournament. Despite grabbing the lead several times in the wild first-round match, Parks lost. He'll wrestle again Friday in the consolation bracket. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Ryan Domson wrestles Thursday in the first round of the Class 2A state wrestling tournament in Denver. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat's Nathan Parks wrestles Thursday in the Class 4A wrestling tournament. Despite grabbing the lead several times in the wild first-round match, Parks lost. He'll wrestle again Friday in the consolation bracket. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Several local residents — including, from left, Eileen Grover, Jackie Grimaldi, Nancy Mucklow and Karen Massey — have been working on a cookbook to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Routt County Fair. Photo by John F. Russell

Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk will play a free show at 3 p.m. Saturday in Gondola Square at Steamboat Ski Area as part of Ski Mardi Gras. The band features two sons of Neville Brothers members, a double bass attack and a distinctively New Orleans dance party sound. Courtesy photo

Josh Weathers and the True Endeavors play three nights of funky rhythms and energetic blues at the Tugboat on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The shows start at about 9:30 and tickets are $5 each. Courtesy photo

Buffalo Pass aglow. Submitted by: Derek Svennungsen