Captions: U.S. Navy veteran Jim Rich, a 26-year summer resident of Mineral County, was among the dozens of veterans honored Monday at the annual Memorial Day service in Basham Park. A resident of south Alabama, Rich was an ROTC member while attending Tulane University and was a commissioned officer entering the Navy./Courier photos by Keith R. Cerny

Members of the Creede Elks Lodge prepare the flags to open the annual Memorial Day Service in Basham Park. Veterans were recognized and remembered during the ceremony which featured the community choir and keynote speaker Scott Lamb.

Silver Chef competitor Chris “Goldie” Gulden of Creede makes final preparations for the judges during Saturday’s Silver Chef competition, an annual feature of the 30^th annual “Taste of Creede Festival.” Representing Kip’s Grille, Gulden accidentally dropped his first plate and had to re-plate for the judges.

Resident Creede artist Stephen Quiller works on his water color painting as one of the participants in the “Taste of Creede” artists on main street stroll. Several artists participated in the annual quick draw event on Sunday with their creations offered later at auction.

Three judges had the difficult task of picking a winner from among a half-dozen entries in the annual Silver Chef Competition during the 30^th annual “Taste of Creede” festival. Shown are, from left, Mick Hug, Veronica Valencia and Chris Moore. John (not Arp) with Arp’s Restaurant was named the winner.