Michelle Perry Special Section Editor
Michelle Perry began her tenure at the Craig Daily Press as a photographer and features writer in October 2004. She is now the special sections editor, overseeing the newspaper's many editorial sections and magazines. She also covers the education beat and shoots many of the newspaper's photographs. A graduate of Indiana University, Michelle is originally from Ohio. She enjoys photography, sewing and knitting. She leads the Moffat County 4-H photography and news writing clubs, sits on the county's Grand Futures Prevention Coalition board and assists with the Humane Society of Moffat County's annual fundraising Pet Mates calendar. She loves Craig and the people who make it special, and especially enjoys the West's wide open spaces. She looks forward to hearing you. Call her at 824-7031, ext. 213, or e-mail her at mperry@craigdailypress.com.
Recent stories
- CSAP scores in
- Moffat County lower than last year, on par with state averages
- August 1, 2007
- Moffat County School District’s five-year trend is over.
- ‘Left it a better place’
- Community leaders Pres and Patti Askew move to Denver, but plan to return often
- July 30, 2007
- Pres and Patti Askew think their departure will have minor effects on Craig.
- School district still looking to fill positions
- July 28, 2007
- With 24 days until the start of classes, Moffat County School District has 16 positions left to fill.
- Leonard promoted, DeLong and Forgay reassigned at police department
- July 27, 2007
- Bill Leonard and Jerry DeLong have served next to one another at the Craig Police Department for 22 years. And soon they’ll share the same title: captain.
- ’Toon-ing up
- Four-week cartoon class among Aging Well’s Wellness Wednesday course offerings
- July 26, 2007
- They each create a character — give her a name, an outfit and a persona. Then they draw a box around her and send her on her way, for someone else to shape and mold.
- Fires engulf collective 55 acres
- Lightning sparks 20-acre fire 3 1/2 miles northeast of Elkhead Reservoir
- July 25, 2007
- Two wildland fires — one Monday and one Tuesday — burned 55 acres of private land in Moffat County.
- Local teachers attend national conference
- John Haddan named to national curriculum review committee
- July 21, 2007
- For several years, John Haddan and Rick Murr have attended the annual Colorado Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association summer conference.
- The Memorial Hospital receives award for patient care
- July 21, 2007
- When a patient was hospitalized during her 25th wedding anniversary, The Memorial Hospital staff organized a private, candlelit dinner for the patient and her husband to help them celebrate.
- Gas station fire deemed an arson
- Owner: ‘I don’t know why anybody would want to do this’
- July 20, 2007
- A fire at a Craig Conoco service station early Thursday morning has been deemed an arson, said Capt. K.C. Hume of Craig Fire/Rescue.
- ‘Voice around the stigma’
- First lady hears Craig’s strengths, concerns
- July 18, 2007
- With good intentions but limited resources, Moffat County mental health providers often struggle to offer comprehensive services.
Recent photos
Residents view the Moving Wall on Thursday after the opening ceremony for the wall’s Craig visit. The wall, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is on display 24 hours a day through noon Monday at Loudy-Simpson Park.
Hometown Harmony, composed of Charleah Firestone, from left, Carol Buchanan, Brenda Hershiser and Beth Gilchrist, sings “Armed Forces Medley” on Thursday morning during the opening ceremony for the Moving Wall. The quartet also performed the national anthem during the ceremony.
Carrie Floyd and her 5-year-old son, Mitchell, located and photographed the name of Gale S. Pritchard, a 23-year-old Craig resident who died fighting in Vietnam. Floyd said it is important to her to teach her son about the history the wall represents.
Jim Harned, of Grand Junction, makes a rubbing of a late solider’s name found on the Moving Wall on Thursday at Loudy-Simpson Park. “Even though I wasn’t (in Vietnam), it’s a pretty emotional thing,” Harned said.
Veteran Charley Watkins addresses the crowd that gathered Thursday morning at Loudy-Simpson Park for the opening ceremony of the Moving Wall, which is in Craig until Monday. Veterans, the mayor and a pastor spoke to the crowd about the efforts to get the wall here and its symbolism.
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