Steamboat Pilot & Today

Paintbrush on the Spring Creek Trail. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Aspens and ferns on the Spring Creek Trail. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

A mother bear and two cubs visited our garden. This little guy seems to approve. Submitted by: Barb Orms

Here is a fun picture of the view outside my office window. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Iris at Yampa River Botanic Park. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Green Courte Partners has offered this property at Third Street and Lincoln Avenue to Mainstreet Steamboat Springs for temporary commercial use. The building previously housed Stremel’s convenience store and Blimpie but has been empty for years. Photo by John F. Russell

Brita Horn, left, Tony Stich and Jim "Moose" Barrows

Jean White, left, and Randy Baumgardner

Laurel Watson, curator of the Hayden Heritage Center, points out photos in an exhibit featuring the Elkhead community. A tour of the Elkhead Schoolhouse will be part of Hayden Heritage Days next weekend. Photo by Nicole Inglis

The Elkhead Schoolhouse is pictured here circa 1917. The schoolhouse is on private land but will be open for a public tour during Hayden Heritage Weekend next week. Hayden Heritage Center/Courtesy

This painting by Joan Hoffman of the Elkhead Schoolhouse will be auctioned off during next week's Hayden Heritage Weekend. Joan Hoffman/Courtesy

Columbines at Yampa River Botanic Park. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Rylan Laszewski stretches to make the shot Tuesday afternoon at a basketball court in the Steamboat II neighborhood. Photo by John F. Russell

The Sleeping Giant Group partners envision a casino that would cost about $52 million to build and be between 55,000 to 65,000 square feet. The hotel would have between 150 to 200 rooms and be between 75,000 and 100,000 square feet. Adam Zollinger/FFKR Architects

Proposed site plan for casino development near Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Patten Associates