Sorted by date Results 776 - 800 of 1429
More than 1,200 people attended the Cowboy Hall of Fame at the Casper Events Center Sept. 27 to honor 54 individuals being inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame. Mary Kay Walker's father, Leonard Albert "Len" Walker was one of those inducted and she came from Reno, Nev., to accept the award on her late father's behalf. Walker was among the cowboys and cowgirls who represented a cross section of the state of Wyoming and its cowboy history – trail driving, building ranches, breeding f...
It will now be easier for the public to access agendas and governing body related information, thanks to the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) transitioning to a paperless public meeting technology called BoardDocs developed by eGovernance Solution. BoardDocs is a web-based service that will allow CCSD#2 to make meeting agendas and supporting documents available on the district website www.crb2.k12.wy.us. The information is available through a link on the district website. “It will save the district time and money that has been requi...
The University of Wyoming Extension office will host an open house on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Jeffrey Memorial Community Center in Rawlins. “We are trying to make Carbon County residents more aware of the extension system and the resources we offer to individuals, families and producers,” said extension educator Abby Perry. The open house will feature more than a dozen UW specialists, area educators and county educators, covering sports nutrition, food safety and 4-H. Eating well for less, integrated pest management, grazing management, irr...
The Carbon County Library has a busy October planned for the Encampment Library branch beginning Wednesday with Out of This World Reads. The Encampment Library is calling all stellar readers to enjoy a space-themed BookQuest. Crafts, games, origami and snacks will be part the event from 4-5 p.m. On Tuesday, Craft and Chat: Pumpkin String Art will use a pumpkin as a canvas to create an autumn decoration using string and nails. Those who want to participate need to bring their own pumpkin, but the Encampment Library will provide everything else....
The American Legion Auxiliary met Sept. 15 at the American Legion Post. Five members attended. President Fran Payne Rogers presented a video about the events leading up to and the story behind the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. Carrie Craig took over duties of the Chaplain for the unit. Members were reminded that the Department of Wyoming President for American Legion Auxiliary will make her official visit Nov. 7 at noon. There will be a lunch served during her visit. Details will be worked out at the October meeting. Also, members are...
The community visioning process for the Saratoga Master Plan continues with the public values input phase of the project. Saratoga area residents are encouraged to complete a Community Input Survey available at Saratoga Town Hall, the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce or online at the following link: https://surveymonkey.com/s/SaratogaMasterPlan. Values weighed include natural environment and resources; land use and housing; economy and community facilities and services. This link can also be found on the town of Saratoga and Chamber o...
University of Wyoming Professor of Philosophy, H. L. Hix, is hitting the road to visit communities across Wyoming, engaging in conversations about art and writing. Join H. L. Hix as he explains and shares his insights into the beginning of "Ley Lines" as it originated from two blogs, and how it grew to book and museum exhibition. Ley lines are the hypothetical or actual alignments of geographically or historically important places in the landscape, such as sacred sites, monuments, and...
With hunting seasons opening up across the state, hunters are asked to review the rules governing the use of State Trust Lands. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department does not manage State Trust Lands, but often receives questions from hunters and anglers on the rules and restrictions affecting usage of these lands. In general, hunters and anglers can use State Lands for hunting and fishing provided there is public access to these lands. This means the lands must be legally accessible via public road, right-of-way, easement, public waters, or...
With many hunting seasons open or about to open in most of the state, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department offers those going afield basic hunter safety rules that will help ensure a safe and enjoyable hunt. Here are some basic tips to stay safe this hunting season: • Wear hunter orange. The wearing of a garment of hunter orange is a legal requirement for all while hunting big or trophy game and for hunting pheasants in Game and Fish Wildlife Habitat Management Areas. This highly visible outerwear is important for the safety of those hunting a...
Hunters who are in the age group where hunter education certification is required but have not yet completed a course may still be able to go hunting this year by participating in the Hunter Mentor Program. Since the program was implemented in 2008, thousands of prospective hunters of varying ages have been mentored through the program. With few exceptions, hunter education is required of persons born after 1965 to participate in hunting activities using firearms. One exception is the Hunter Mentor Program. Game and Fish hunter education...
Wyoming’s greater sage-grouse hunting season is open Sept. 19 through Sept. 30 across much of Wyoming, and the falconry hunting season opened Sept. 1, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Many sage-grouse around the state have been tagged or collared as part of various research and study programs. Power Company of Wyoming, LLC (PCW) is asking hunters to please be aware that lightweight GPS tags have been placed on more than 50 female and male sage-grouse located on and around The Overland Trail Cattle Company ranch, the site of P...
The south entrance to East Allen Lake and boat ramp (Bureau of Land Management Road 3158) is once again open to the public. The road was closed in June due to flooding. Micah Morris, Habitat and Access Biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, said people using the access road should remain on the main road as water is still fairly close to the ditch and a vehicle will most likely sink and get stuck if it leaves the roadway. East Allen Lake is located near Medicine Bow in Carbon County. Contact the Laramie Game and Fish office at...
Hunters now have an extra month to purchase preference points with the recent change of the preference point deadline from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31. The preference point deadline will be even longer this year – to Nov. 2 since Oct. 31 is on a weekend. When application deadlines fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is extended to the next business day. Preference points are available for qualifying big game hunters who did not apply for a moose or bighorn sheep license this year and non-resident elk, deer and antelope hunters who did not apply...
A total lunar eclipse will be visible over southern Wyoming, weather permitting, on the evening of Sept. 27. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through at least a part of the shadow cast by the earth, darkening the moon’s surface as seen from earth. The following table provides the times for specific parts of the eclipse: Partial eclipse begins - 7:07 p.m. Total eclipse begins - 8:11 p.m. Greatest eclipse - 8:47 p.m. Total eclipse ends - 9:23 p.m. Partial eclipse ends - 10:25 p.m. This lunar eclipse is the last of a series of four c...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Education Center’s annual trek will be covering the east side of the county on Sunday. The trek begins at 8 a.m., in Baggs at the Cowboy parking lot. The first stop on the trek is the Little Snake River Museum in Savery. There, the attendees will learn about ditch companies that have been or are presently serving the Little Snake River Valley. The next stop will be at Hog Park. The trek will travel Wyoming and Colorado county roads past Three Forks to Hog Park Reservoir. This trip will include stops along t...
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGALT) awarded Alan Barnett its eighth annual Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award at its Annual Roundup, held on Aug. 29 at Warren Livestock Company's Pole Creek Ranch outside of Cheyenne. Many Wyoming producers know Alan through his work with Farm Credit Services but in addition to his career as an agricultural lender, Alan and his family bought a ranch on Gooseberry Creek on the western edge of the Big Horn Basin. A conservation easement on that ranch was com...
Saratoga Chapter #12, Order of Eastern Star is starting their 2015-2016 year off with some great projects and new members. The Chapter will be collecting donations for the Feed Wyoming and local food pantries throughout the year. The annual Bridge and Pinochle card tournament is scheduled for Sept. 27 at noon. This tournament is for anyone interested and for those who have played last year. It will be held at the Masonic Lodge, 112 W Rochester, with prizes, food and tons of fun! The card parties are held all year long and partners are welcome....
The Laramie Game and Fish office has received several complaints from livestock grazers on the Red Rim-Grizzly Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) near Rawlins about gates being left open. Open gates have allowed cattle to wander onto pastures that have already been grazed, causing stress on riparian areas that are important wildlife habitat. Wandering cattle also create a labor issue for ranchers, who must spend countless hours herding the animals back into the proper pastures. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds hunters to obey...
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following Platte Valley area students, or graduates of Carbon County School District No. 2, at the completion of the 2015 spring semester. Abbey Davidson, BS; Sara A. Rangitsch, BA; Kyle Warren, BA; Joshua Simmons, BS; Steven Priest, CERT; David Capozzoli, BS; Lindsay Wessel, BSAR; Kenzie Besso, BA; Ben Collamer, BSCE; Linda Smith, BSN; Paul Young, BSME....
Kylie Marie Ebersole, of Saratoga, has been recommended for admission to practice law in Wyoming. She was recommended for admission after receiving a passing score on the Uniform Bar Exam and meeting all other requirements for admission....
The town of Saratoga has contracted with Community Builders, Inc. (CBI), a community and economic development consulting firm based in Douglas, Wyo. to prepare an updated Comprehensive Master Plan to serve the needs of the community for the next 20 years. CBI has teamed up with Coffey Engineering and Surveying from Laramie and BHA Design from Fort Collins, Colo. to complete the master plan. The town’s existing Comprehensive Plan was completed in 1977. Since a master plan helps to guide the community’s future, it should periodically be rev...
September is Library Card Sign-up Month at the Carbon County Library System. The Carbon County Libraries, in conjunction with the American Library Association and public libraries nation wide encourages students to sign up for a free library card. The library is an important tool for students, according to a Carbon County Library press release, as the library system in Carbon County offers materials, programs and services that support academic achievement. The library system offers access to educational resources such as e-books, online...
Prolonged dry conditions have prompted the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to ban open fires on all Game and Fish Commission-owned and administered lands within the Laramie Region. “Areas are drying out and have created excellent fuel conditions and the potential for human-caused fires has become very high. We have already had large fires in Sheridan and on Laramie Peak,” said Jerry Cowles, Habitat and Access supervisor in Laramie. Affected lands include Red Rim Daley and Grizzly, Pennock, Wick, Cottonwood, Jelm, Thorne/Williams, Forbes, Tab...
Guy Erickson broke 90 in 18 holes for the first time in his high school career this weekend. The Saratoga Panthers Golf team fought windy weather, but it didn’t seem to deter Erickson as he shot an 86. “It was a nice accomplishment for Guy and hopefully it will give him confidence moving forward,” head coach Jared Mason said. The first tournament was at the Wheatland Invite, Friday and Saturday, with Saratoga competing against Torrington, Rawlins, Laramie, Douglas, Lusk and Wheatland. Erickson, Christian Soles, Torin Hedley and Hazer Hinkl...
The Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office would like to make the public aware that a bear has been reported in the Prior Flat Campground located in Shirley Basin on Aug. 11 digging though the trash cans in the campground. Here are some tips for you to follow to aid you in having an enjoyable experience with your public land. Campground and Picnic Area Precautions • Never cook or store food in or near your tent. • Hang food and other items with strong odors (e.g., toothpaste, bug repellent, soap, etc.) out of reach of bears. Hang ite...