By Shannon Lukens.
Two Skycrane helicopters are at Yampa Valley Regional Airport right now, as part of a regional fire response team with Operation Sky Hammer. It’s through the U.S. Forest Service. The firefighting team is being given office space, a kitchen, and other facilities, as well as parking for support equipment and vehicles.
“YVRA is proud to host U.S. Forest Service Operation Sky Hammer at our facility, it reinforces our shared commitment to wildfire preparedness and rapid response,” said Airport Director Tinneal Gerber. “By providing critical infrastructure and support, we’re helping ensure our community and surrounding areas are better protected during peak fire season.”
To learn more about how to protect your home or property from the threat of wildland fire, visit www.RouttWildfire.org or www.LiveWildfireReady.org.
More on the Story — Operation Sky Hammer is on standby at Yampa Valley Regional Airport
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Two nonprofits have received short-term philanthropic loans for capital expenditures from Yampa Valley Community Foundation. The Oak Creek Fire Protection District (OCFPD) received a philanthropic bridge loan of $300K for the purchase and outfitting of a new ambulance to serve the South Routt region. A loan of $300K was made to the Yampa Valley Autism Program (YVAP) for the purchase, remodel and move-in expenses of a permanent home on Mid Valley Drive.
- YVCF Impact Investment Program
- YVCF Oak Creek Fire Protection District Ambulance
- YVCF Yampa Valley Autism Neurodiversity Center
Northwest Colorado Health is hosting a Wellness Wednesday BBQ with the Moffat County Cattlewomen. It’s from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, at St. Michael’s Church in Craig, 678 School Street. Wellness Wednesdays have fun activities for older adults, who can connect with others in the community and learn more about the Aging Well program. For more information, please contact 970-871-7676 or visit northwestcoloradohealth.org/agingwell.
Join Partners for Youth for a Summer Thrills Scavenger Hunt. It’s free, for middle school and high school aged students from Hayden and Moffat County. It’s from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, at Alice Pleasant Park. Questions? Email: Mackenzie@partnersyouth.org
This weekend, the 46th Annual Vail Invitational Figure Skating Championships are happening at Howelsen Ice Arena in Steamboat Springs. The skating competition is being hosted in Steamboat Springs because Dobson Ice Arena is undergoing a two-year renovation. Thirty skaters with the Steamboat Skating Club will be competing in 44 events. You’re welcome to come and watch the competitions.
Steamboat figure skaters had top finishes at the Excel National Skating Festival in Colorado Springs last weekend.
Results:
- Shealyn O’Connor — 3rd place in Excel Preliminary
- Elsie Miller — 5th place in Excel Preliminary
- Felicity Charoenying — 1st place in Aspire 1
- Nora Gould — 5th place in Aspire 1
- Olivia Roesink — 1st place in Aspire 2
- Hadley Hoffman — 7th place in Aspire 2
More on the Story — Steamboat Skating Club to host Vail Invitational this Friday and Saturday
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