Steamboat Pilot & Today

Bert Davis and his dogs perform during Friday night's Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series performance. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Bert Davis and his dogs take a bow during Friday night's Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series performance. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Craig Fire/Rescue, Moffat County Sheriff’s Office and Bureau of Land Management firefighters respond Friday to the Knez Fire 10 miles south of Craig. A lightning strike is the suspected cause of the blaze that burned two acres of private property. No structures were threatened, and no injuries were reported. Mop-up operations continued into late Friday night. Photo by Joe Moylan

Steamboat Ski & Bike Kare's Derek Hodson helps Bobby Menges get the hang of a bike the shop supplied Friday afternoon. Menges plans to ride in Saturday's Tour de Steamboat event. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Bobby Menges benefited from the Sunshine Kids Foundation and now is back in town for this weekend's Tour de Steamboat, which raises money for the program that helps children fight cancer. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Boulder resident David Elrod thanks Steamboat Springs Police Department officer Evan Driscoll as he leaves the 1 p.m. Friday showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" at Wildhorse Stadium Cinemas. Officers are conducting walk-throughs at local movie theaters in the wake of the shooting at the new Batman movie Friday morning in Aurora. Photo by John F. Russell

Participants and staff members of the new Book Trails camp in Steamboat Springs take a break for a photo shoot during camp this week at the Kurtz Ranch. Courtesy/Terry Leonard

Campbell Killean and his sister Kate play in the waters of Burgess Creek on Thursday at the base of Steamboat Ski Area. Their family was visiting from Denver. Photo by John F. Russell

Easton A’s catcher Israel Gomez waits in the on-deck circle for his turn at bat during a Triple Crown game Friday afternoon at Howelsen Hill. Gomez, and the team he was playing for, traveled from San Diego to Steamboat to play in the tournament. Local businesses are hoping that the Triple Crown organization will continue to bring a steady stream of visitors to town this summer. Photo by John F. Russell

Easton A's pitcher Chad Nelson looks to throw a strike during a Triple Crown game Friday afternoon at Howelsen Hill. Nelson, and the team he was playing for, traveled from San Diego to Steamboat to play in the tournament. Local businesses are hoping that the Triple Crown organization will continue to bring a steady stream of visitors to town this summer. Photo by John F. Russell