Steamboat Pilot & Today

Patti Zehner sent in this shot of a bear enjoying a bird feeder in the Pamela Lane area on May 17.

Fresh aspen buds and hardly any snow at the ski area. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Oak Street flowers are blooming. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

City Hall blooms for spring. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Soroco's Micaela Meyer grabs the baton from Jaelyn Whaley during the 800-meter relay Thursday at the state track meet. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Carl Rossi takes off with the baton Thursday in the 3,200-meter relay at the state track meet. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Micah Gibbons runs the final steps of his leg of the boys 3,200-meter relay Thursday at the state track meet. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Colton Jensen runs the hurdles Thursday at the state track meet. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Leah Walorski runs Thursday in the 3,200-meter relay at the state track meet in Lakewood. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Josie Rossi takes the baton Thursday in the girls 3,200 relay at the state track meet. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Jaelyn Whaley leads the way around the track in the 3,200-meter relay Thursday in Lakewood. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Aubree Haskins launches the shotput Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco junior Micaela Meyer runs the hurdles Thursday at the state track meet in Lakewood. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Nic Paxton goes flying Thursday in the long jump competition at the state track meet in Lakewood. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Soroco's Haley Johnson takes off with the baton as the Rams' Lauryn Bruggink cheers her Thursday during the first day of the state track meet in Lakewood. Soroco's 800-meter relay team advanced from the preliminary round to Friday's finals. After that race, the squad will join the three local athletes who won state medals in Thursday's action. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Tracey Epley, who for more than 10 years has been the jury commissioner and clerk of court for the Routt Combined Court, is moving to Houston to take a job at the international law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski. Photo by Matt Stensland

Duckels Construction worker Jose Gonzalec power washes the stone along the creek that started flowing this week at the base of Steamboat Ski Area. Photo by Matt Stensland

Missed the Boat members, from left, Jon Huge, Ryan Cox and Andrew Henry, performed with their band in May 2011 at State Bridge. The historic music venue in Bond was rebuilt last year and opens again this weekend. Missed the Boat will play there again May 25 for Campout for the Cause. Photo by Nicole Inglis

Patty Zimmer leads a Yogatta Dance class during Yoga Day 2011 at Bud Werner Memorial Library. This year’s Yoga Day celebration takes place Sunday with donation-based sample classes all day and a raffle. Photo by Matt Stensland