Steamboat Pilot & Today

Shirlee Finney looks at the art in the new gallery named after her late husband, Jack Finney, at Steamboat Springs High School. The gallery officially opened Friday evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the start of a new student art show. Photo by John F. Russell

I took this photo of the moon during sunrise on the morning of Nov. 1. Gorgeous! Submitted by: Beth Aigner

The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is loaded onto a trailer Friday near Meeker. The tree will come through Steamboat on Tuesday. Meeker Chamber of Commerce/courtesy

From Friday's Capitol Christmas Tree cutting. Submitted by: Katelin Cook

From Friday's Capitol Christmas Tree cutting. Submitted by: Katelin Cook

From Friday's Capitol Christmas Tree cutting. Submitted by: Katelin Cook

This is the Tread of Pioneers Museum and Spellbinders crew that hosted the Haunted Tours of the Crawford house last Friday. Submitted by: Candice Bannister

Steamboat Springs High School cheerleaders finished 11th in state last year and have been invited to a national competition this year. Pictured from left are senior cheerleaders Guerin Lewis, Abby Burns, Allison Williams, Kate Jankowski, Sydney Finkbonner, Brandi Salazar and Miranda Salky. Not pictured are Brooke Bumgarner and Ainsley Yeager. Salky, Finkbonner and Lewis were named All-American cheerleaders. Casey Barnett/courtesy

Art teacher Morgan Peterson positions student art while setting up the new Jack Finney Memorial Art Gallery for a show at Steamboat Springs High School. Peterson got a hand from teacher Carole Buelter, student Ali Pougiales and high school maintenance worker Greg LaPointe. Photo by John F. Russell

The Routt County Planning Commission voted, 8-1, to approve Shell Oil's new Trout Creek well. It must still go to the Routt County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 20 for final consideration. Shell currently is drilling the Dawson Creek well, pictured above, south of Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Photo by John F. Russell

The Routt County Planning Commission voted, 8-1, to approve Shell Oil's new Trout Creek well. It must still go to the Routt County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 20 for final consideration. Shell currently is drilling the Dawson Creek well, pictured above, south of Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat's Mitch McCannon is dragged down by a pair of Delta defenders Friday night. Steamboat lost, 35-0. Photo by Joel Reichenberger