Anne Carr, of Craig, looks at an exhibit Monday at the Museum of Northwest Colorado that features all 323 Saturday Evening Post covers illustrated by Norman Rockwell. The exhibit opened Monday and has garnered interest in and beyond Craig, museum staffers said. Photo by Bridget Manley
As large as the full moon in the sky, the star cluster Omega Centauri contains millions of stars and appears like a fuzzy ball to the naked eye. Binoculars or a small telescope will reveal the swarms of stars within the cluster. This image was taken through a 7-inch telescope from atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii on March 28, 2012. Jimmy Westlake/Courtesy
Colorado State Patrol troopers investigate the scene of a rollover crash that sent two people to the hospital at about 11 a.m. Monday on Colorado Highway 131. Michael Schrantz/staff
Organizers say money raised from the 10th annual Steamboat Golf Shoot-Out tournament will support the development of top junior golfers in the Yampa Valley. Photo by John F. Russell
Strawberry Park first-grader Colin Kagan gets his pinkie painted purple Monday afternoon by high school volunteer Jaelin Kauf. The Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs took part in the Purple Pinkie Project to raise money to administer polio vaccine in third world counties. Photo by John F. Russell
Nathanael Huere proudly displays his purple pinkie during Purple Pinkie Day at Strawberry Park Elementary School on Monday afternoon. The Purple Pinkie Project is an effort by Rotary Club's across the nation, including the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs, to raise money to administer polio vaccine in third world counties. When a Rotary volunteer administers the vaccine in one of those third world countries, the child's pinkie is colored with the topical solution Gentian Violet — temporarily marking the child to prevent double dosage on National Immunization Days. In Steamboat Springs on Monday, children who made a donation had their pinkies colored purple as part of a symbolic showing of support for the project. Photo by John F. Russell
Strawberry Park Elementary School first-grader Josh Wille gets his pinkie painted purple Monday afternoon by Steamboat Springs High School Rotary Interact Club member Marnie Buckley. The Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs organizes the Purple Pinkie Project as part of Rotary International’s ongoing effort to eradicate polio from the world. In Steamboat Springs on Monday, children who made a donation of $1 or less had their pinkies painted as part of a symbolic showing of support for the project. Photo by John F. Russell
A Colorado State Patrol trooper investigates a wrecked motorcycle along Routt County Road 14 on Monday afternoon. State Patrol Sgt. Scott Elliott said a man lost control of his motorcycle and was ejected from it. The man, who has been identified as Niall McNeice, 24, of Steamboat Springs, was airlifted to Denver Health Medical Center after he suffered serious injuries. Photo by John F. Russell
Twin yearling moose calves feed in an aspen grove on Overlook Drive. One came very close, laid down and took a moment to drink from a stream flowing by before they both took off to join their mother who was feeding nearby. Submitted by: Verleen Tucker
Twin yearling moose calves feed in an aspen grove on Overlook Drive. One came very close, laid down and took a moment to drink from a stream flowing by before they both took off to join their mother who was feeding nearby. Submitted by: Verleen Tucker



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