Steamboat Pilot & Today

Submitted by: Shannon Dillard

Insurance Agent Chip Ravenscroft, from Brown & Brown, issues a Pinnacol Assurance dividend check in the amount of $7,586 to Rocky Mountain Youth Corps for continuing commitment to safety. Pictured, from left, is Chip Ravenscroft, Jenny Holcomb and Mark Wertheimer from Rocky Mountain Youth Corps. Submitted by: Anna Scheffers

Steamboat residents Tim and Ashley Ficke just crossed the border after riding their tandem bike 400 miles along route 50, the loneliest road in America, from Reno Nevada to the Utah border. Submitted by: Judy Duncan

May 31 sunset. Submitted by: Matt Helm

May 31 sunset. Submitted by: Matt Helm

The Steamboat Springs High School Class of 2012 says goodbye to faculty members Thursday after an all-school assembly at the gymnasium. The class will graduate Saturday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Laura Tyler meets with Victoria Stillwell, from Animal Planet’s “It’s Me or The Dog,” during the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants conference. Often, TV shows do not generate the authentic long-term results of training during the one-hour episodes. A behavior consultant or professional trainer can help you set up a proper plan for training. Courtesy photo

Steamboat Art Museum is hosting a retrospective of Steamboat Springs photographer Rod Hanna’s work. The exhibit opens during First Friday Artwalk and continues through Oct. 14. Rod Hanna / Courtesy

Steamboat Art Museum is hosting a retrospective of Steamboat Springs photographer Rod Hanna’s work. The exhibit opens during First Friday Artwalk and continues through Oct. 14. Rod Hanna / Courtesy

Steamboat Art Museum is hosting a retrospective of Steamboat Springs photographer Rod Hanna’s work. The exhibit opens during First Friday Artwalk and continues through Oct. 14. Rod Hanna / Courtesy

Steamboat Art Museum is hosting a retrospective of Steamboat Springs photographer Rod Hanna’s work. The exhibit opens during First Friday Artwalk and continues through Oct. 14. Rod Hanna / Courtesy

Steamboat Art Museum is hosting a retrospective of Steamboat Springs photographer Rod Hanna’s work. The exhibit opens during First Friday Artwalk and continues through Oct. 14. Rod Hanna / Courtesy

Steamboat Art Museum is hosting a retrospective of Steamboat Springs photographer Rod Hanna’s work. The exhibit opens during First Friday Artwalk and continues through Oct. 14. Rod Hanna / Courtesy

The Justin Lane Band out of Colorado Springs is slated to play Ghost Ranch on Saturday and June 14. Both shows are free and start at 9:30 p.m. Courtesy photo

The third annual Armed Forces Entertainment Wrangler National Patriot Tour has been traveling in Afghanistan’s eastern regions during Memorial Day week. Steamboat Springs residents, from left, Jeff Chadwick, of Wrangler Corps, Army Spc. Alex Palaniuk, 4th Infantry Divison, and Rob Powers, founder of the American300 Warrior Tours, met up at Forward Operating Base Joyce in the northeast region of the country on Memorial Day. For more information about the tour, visit www.american300.org. Rob Powers/Courtesy

Photographer Rod Hanna’s work will be featured at the Steamboat Art Museum this summer. The show features work ranging from his days as an award-winning newspaper photographer to his latest images of some of America’s most scenic landscapes. Photo by John F. Russell

Colorado State head basketball coach Larry Eustachy speaks to a crowd at The Boathouse Pub on Thursday afternoon in Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Colorado State University head football coach Jim McElwain speaks to a crowd at The Boathouse Pub on Thursday afternoon in Steamboat Springs. McElwain visited Steamboat Springs along with new men's basketball head coach Larry Eustachy. Photo by John F. Russell

Colorado State University head football coach Jim McElwain speaks to a crowd at The Boathouse Pub on Thursday afternoon in Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Traffic in downtown Steamboat Springs was ground to a halt July 6, 2009, as the Saddleback Ranch Cattle Drive sent a herd of longhorns from the west end of downtown to the rodeo arena near Howelsen Hill. Organizers of the popular downtown cattle drive during the Fourth of July holiday say they need an additional $3,000 to make insurance premiums in order to revive the event this year. Photo by Joel Reichenberger