Steamboat Pilot & Today

Thursday morning's hot air balloon takes the long and winding road to higher education at the Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus. Submitted by: Rebecca Musso

Flying High over Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus. Submitted by: Rebecca Musso

Hayden’s Dan Engle breaks a tackle Aug. 31 against Belleview Christian. Engle scored two touchdowns in the 70-24 victory, which was Hayden’s first game in 8-man football. The Tigers look to capitalize on their momentum going into Friday's showdown with No. 1 Dayspring Christian. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Yampa Valley Medical Center has been working with the Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide group to pilot the Suicide Prevention Advocates program at the hospital. YVMC’s Director of Emergency and Trauma Services Paula Golden, left, and Chief Nursing Officer Marie Timlin say the program has been a valuable resource for patients. Photo by Matt Stensland

Took this picture from my front porch. Submitted by: Chanelle Powell

Grand Junction golfer Scott Sullivan chips out of the sand Thursday at Haymaker Golf Course during the second round of the Colorado Golf Association Senior Stroke Play Championships. Fox Hill Country Club’s Guy Mertz took the overall lead Thursday with a 1-under par 71. Coupled with his even par round Wednesday, Mertz’s two-day total of 143 has him two shots ahead of three golfers. Day 1 leader Tom McGeary struggled to an 80 on Thursday and is eight strokes behind. Steamboat’s Butch Boucher shot a 77 on Thursday and is eight back. John Vanderbloemen also shot 77 and is 12 back. Both made the cut. Steamboat’s Steve Dodson shot 79 on Thursday and failed to make Friday’s final round. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs resident Mike Varrone took advantage of Thursday’s mild weather to ride through Old Town with his dog Bailey. Photo by John F. Russell

Heavy equipment operator Chase Davis, of Duckels Construction, moves a load of dirt at a construction site in West Lincoln Park on Thursday afternoon. The Steamboat Springs Utilities Department, which is contracting with Duckels, has begun work to replace about 1,000 feet of sewer interceptor in the area. A news release from the city also stated that a partial closure of 13th Street will be necessary in October. The Bud Werner Memorial Library and Yampa River Core Trail will remain open during construction, which is expected to be completed the first week of November. Photo by John F. Russell

Curator Park Myers talks about the importance of a new painting by Will Day that will be on display in a pop-up gallery that recently had been created in a vacant space in Old Town Square. The piece will be part of a show in the vacant downtown Steamboat Springs space that will open on Friday. Photo by John F. Russell

Artist Christie Ginanni Stepan creates an installation inside a vacant space in Old Town Square on Wednesday afternoon. The piece will be part of a show at a pop-up gallery in a vacant downtown Steamboat Springs space. Photo by John F. Russell

Artist Beth Banning checks out her sculpture inside a vacant space in Old Town Square Wednesday afternoon. The piece will be part of a show at a pop-up gallery in a vacant downtown Steamboat Springs space. Photo by John F. Russell

Above the clouds: Taken at 7:30 a.m. on Mount Werner. Submitted by: Sam

Artist Beth Banning paints a sculpture inside a vacant space in Old Town Square on Wednesday afternoon. The piece will be part of a show at a pop-up gallery in a vacant downtown Steamboat Springs space. Photo by John F. Russell

Gallerist Kimberly Saari and artist curator Park Myers are reflected in "Mirror Relief (Mount Werner)." Myers created the piece and will display it in a show at a pop-up gallery in a vacant downtown Steamboat Springs space. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs High School golfer Sam Scheer tees off the ninth hole at Yampa Valley Golf Course on Wednesday in Craig. Steamboat took third in the tournament with a score of 230. Fruita Monument came out on top with 227, and Rifle was second with 228. Photo by Nate Waggenspack

Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) and Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz) escape an assassin in “The Bourne Legacy.” The movie is a continuation of the “Bourne” films, focusing on a new spy character who is being hunted down by his superiors. Universal Pictures/Courtesy