The Last Stand
Photo archive for August 29, 2008
The line of people walking to Invesco Field on Thursday, to see Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination for president, stretched far along Colfax Avenue, where protestors thronged closer to the stadium.
Protestors of numerous causes make their voices heard Thursday afternoon outside Invesco Field in Denver, where crowds thronged like ants around an anthole in anticipation of Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama laid out an aggressive policy plan Thursday night at Invesco Field, telling an estimated 84,000 that if elected, he will "cut taxes for 95 percent of working families," end U.S. dependence on oil from the Middle East in 10 years, and invest $150 billion in alternative energy over the next decade. "We cannot meet 21st-century challenges with 20th-century beauracracy," he said.
Steamboat Springs High School football player Nelson Brassell collides with a Grand Junction player Aug. 22 at Gardner Field during a scrimmage.
Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told the veterans caucus Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that Republicans have “forgotten what (veterans) need when they come home.”
Volunteer Jane Hall, of Denver, right, lifts a free bike for Sallie Wyte, of Colorado Springs, on Thursday morning in downtown Denver. “It’s my second day (riding a free bike),” Wyte said. “The first time was so much fun.”
Californian Brian Petrich, who is in Denver following the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, said he had logged 150 miles on free bikes offered downtown by Thursday morning.
Julia Massey, who works in the circulation department at the Bud Werner Memorial Library, rolls a book cart along the floor of the new library addition Thursday afternoon. The floor features a topographic map of Steamboat Springs with a compass, roads, rivers and creeks. The library is closed to the public through Sept. 12 to allow for the moving of collections and setup in the new library building.
Tom Maneotis, of Oak Creek, counts sheep as they come off his truck Thursday for the 2008 Stock Dog Challenge.
Jan Cohen and her dog, Drift, herd sheep Thursday for the 2008 Stock Dog Challenge, which starts Saturday.
2008 Stock Dog Challenge organizer Marianne Sasak sits in a field at the Stanko Ranch with her dogs, Dot, right, and Annie.
Dot, a border collie belonging to 2008 Stock Dog Challenge organizer Marianne Sasak, looks after a herd of sheep brought in Thursday morning. Sheepdog trials are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday at the Stanko Ranch, less than four miles west of Steamboat Springs on Routt County Road 33.
Jonathan Tiersten will perform today, Saturday and Sunday at the Tugboat Grill & Pub.
Kansas blues trio Moreland & Arbuckle play tonight at The Tap House with local favorite American Relay. Aaron Moreland, center, shared the things that have influenced his band’s raw sound.
Dressmaker Gale Loveitt stands Wednesday with a few of her custom dresses at her showroom above Lyon’s Corner Drug.
Marissa Mack's painting titled "Geometric Planes" is currently on display at the Creekside Cafe & Grill in downtown Steamboat Springs along with several other pieces.
Marissa Mack’s work is currently on display at the Creekside Café & Grill in downtown Steamboat Springs. Mack was raised in Steamboat Springs and also works as an interior decorator. Photo by John F. Russell
Mack’s paintings will be on display at Creekside Café & Grill through the end of the month. Creekside is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 879-4925.
Painter Marissa Mack’s work is on display at the Creekside Café & Grill in downtown Steamboat Springs. Mack was raised in Steamboat Springs and also works as an interior decorator when she isn’t painting. Below: Mack’s paintings will be on display at Creekside Café & Grill through the end of the month. Creekside is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 879-4925.
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