Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs No. 2 doubles player Kira Lorenzen works on her serve during practice Tuesday evening at the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs. The Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team traveled to Pueblo on Wednesday for the state high school girls tennis championships. Play begins Thursday. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs tennis player Allie Lowrie returns a serve during the Sailors practice Tuesday afternoon at the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs. The team traveled to Pueblo for the state high school tennis championships, which will begin Thursday. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs No. 2 singles player Rachel Grubbs returns a serve during the Sailors practice Tuesday afternoon at the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Daniel Bernard Roumain, a classically trained composer, performer and violinist, works with high school band students Tuesday in Steamboat Springs. He will perform Friday at Strings Music Pavilion and is the featured artist for the 2012-13 Strings School Days outreach program. Photo by John F. Russell

Daniel Bernard Roumain, a classically trained composer, performer and violinist, listens as the members of the Steamboat Springs High School band play Tuesday morning. He will perform Friday at Strings Music Pavilion and is the featured artist for the 2012-13 Strings School Days outreach program. Photo by John F. Russell

Daniel Bernard Roumain, a classically trained composer, performer and violinist, works with band students Tuesday at Steamboat Springs High School. Photo by John F. Russell

Daniel Bernard Roumain, a classically trained composer, performer and violinist, takes an unconventional approach to playing the violin Tuesday while playing for students at Steamboat Springs High School. He will perform Friday at Strings Music Pavilion and is the featured artist for the 2012-13 Strings School Days outreach program. Photo by John F. Russell

Bjorn and Susan Kielman's alpacas. The alpacas are gentle and inquisitive. Submitted by: Verleen Tucker

Bjorn and Susan Kielman's alpacas. The alpacas are gentle and inquisitive. Submitted by: Verleen Tucker

Bjorn and Susan Kielman's alpaca. Submitted by: Verleen Tucker

Spring slowly making its way up the Flat Tops. Submitted by: Verleen Tucker

Flowers already can be found in full bloom in Steamboat Springs, which is good news for photographers but not so good for those suffering from seasonal allergies. Photo by John F. Russell

Most Steamboat Springs residents would welcome the sight of bees buzzing around a flowering crabapple tree at the end of winter. However, for those suffering from seasonal allergies, the sight may not be as welcome. Photo by John F. Russell

Moose taking a break in The Sanctuary neighborhood. Submitted by: Andrew Firestone

Morgan Graham, a third-grader at Soda Creek Elementary School, reads Wednesday afternoon during class. Steamboat’s third-graders posted record scores on this year’s state reading test. Photo by Scott Franz

MarchFourth Marching Band is a festive visual and musical experience of circus arts and a powerful neo-marching band funk sound. The show is scheduled for Aug. 17. Courtesy/Merrick Chase

Steamboat Springs resident Jay Weinberg gets a helping hand from Alpine Bank employee Jeremy Behling, center, and John Radosevich, a security technician with Colorado Document Security, during Wednesday's Shred-A-Thon at Alpine Bank in Steamboat Springs. The bank in the past has hosted five shred-a-thons where local residents can bring outdated, sensitive documents containing personal information to be destroyed and is planning another in September. Photo by John F. Russell

John Radosevich, a security technician with Colorado Document Security, wheels a load of paper to be shredded Wednesday during the Alpine Bank Shred-A-Thon in Steamboat Springs. The bank in the past has hosted five shred-a-thons where local residents can bring out-of-date, sensitive documents containing personal information to be destroyed safely in the mobile shredder. The bank already is planning another in September. Photo by John F. Russell

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