FRIDAY ❖ APRIL 30, 2010
Find out where to get the best steak dinner in the county
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Moffat County’s ‘Atticus Finch’ By JOSHUA ROBERTS DAILY PRESS WRITER
10 years. Mayer frequents Mathers’ for more than just a drink; in his bartender, he finds a welcoming smile and friendly conversation.
Local attorney Sherman Romney never envisioned himself before the U.S. Supreme Court, hammering away at the justices with the finer points of law. And although he dabbled in it for a time, he never really took to criminal defense work, either. Rather, the Castlegar, British Columbia, native and longtime Craig resident had a subtler image of what he wanted his legal career to look like. “I didn’t really picture myself as being the courtroom attorney,” said Romney, who has lived in Craig for about 17 years. “It was more of what I’m doing now, which is kind of the smalltown, transactional attorney. “It was like the old Atticus Finch, small-town attorney. Hopefully, you can help people solve problems.” Romney, a former municipal court judge and later Craig city attorney, has worked with hundreds of local clients over the years in his private practice; he now primarily handles family, civil and business law. He is the owner of Romney Law Office, with locations at 415 W. Victory
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CRAIG DAILY PRESS READERS VOTED VANESSA PADILLA best server for the 2010 Best of Moffat County contest. Padilla, 21, has been serving since she was 13 years old and currently works at the Tin Cup Grill.
At your service
Local women honored in food and beverage industry By NICOLE INGLIS DAILY PRESS WRITER
Mike Mayer sidled up to the bar in Mathers’ Lounge & Café on Wednesday evening and slid an empty glass across to Erin Mathers-Call.
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With a smile and a blink of her wide gray eyes, MathersCall grabbed the glass of clinking ice and remnants of brown liquor. “You want another one, honey?” she asked. Mayer looked at his watch
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and decided to call it an evening. But that didn’t stop him from sticking around for a few minutes of conversation with Mathers-Call, his favorite bartender in the establishment he’s visited every week for
EATING LIGHT: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 630 Green St., hosts a salad luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. The event is open to the public. Tickets cost $6 and are available at the church. For more information, call JoAnn Stoddard at 824-5960 or Jan Rinker at 824-4136.
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Annie’s Mailbox . . . . 16 Classifieds . . . . . . . 17 Comics . . . . . . . . . . 15 Crossword . . . . . . . 15 Datebook . . . . . . . . . 2
Entertainment . . . . 16 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sudoku . . . . . . . . . 15 Weather . . . . . . . . . . 2