Author: Mac Watson
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The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is the recipient of another award. This time, the former Japanese-American concentration camp used during World War II, is being awarded the 2023 Traveler’s Choice award from Tripadvisor, the travel service and advice website. The award is given to sites rated in the top 10 percent of World Travel Destinations…
Robbie Robertson, a Canadian musician who led one of the most seminal bands in the 60’s, The Band, has died at the age of 80. Born in 1943, Robertson was born and raise on the Six National Reservation of an indigenous mother, while his Jewish father was a professional gambler who died in a hit-and-run…
Tam DeRudder Jackson, Linda Rae Sande, and Sara Vinduska, all romance writers, spoke about the Cody Romance Roundup event that happens at the Chamberlin Inn courtyard this weekend. 18 writers, all in the romance genre, will be there to talk about their works, sign books and share specialty cocktails. Tam, Linda Rae, and Sara also…
Tam DeRudder Jackson is a very successful romance novelist who has lived in Cody for over 30 years. Starting out as an English teacher at Cody High School, it wasn’t until recently she decided to publish a romance novel. She also spoke about how big the romance novel market is and an event at the…
A series of literary articles and poetry published by first-generation Japanese immigrants incarcerated at Heart Mountain during World War II has been awarded the best website prize by the Wyoming Historical Society. Known as the Heart Mountain Bungei, the literary journal was published in Japanese in Heart Mountain during World War II. The Bungei articles…
Janie Curtis and Tiffany Mannion from That Other Project spoke about wanting the City of Cody to have an Active Transportation Plan that can be utilized by everyone. Hike, bike, horse trails and green spaces would all connect Cody. The 501c3 says they’ve hired an engineering firm out of Lander and will work with Engineering…
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is recognizing the contributions made by its longtime Vice Chair Douglas Nelson by presenting him with a lifetime achievement award. The Douglas W. Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award acknowledges Nelson’s more than 50 years of commitment to telling the story of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and Heart…
Brook Grant, who started Compete 4 A Cause five years ago, is gearing up for another event on August 12th at the Wynona Thompson Auditorium. This year they have added a Visual Arts Competition and will have a special guest singer. A little girl named Nylah Marx is the recipient this year and the goal…
The United Farm Workers (or UFW) Foundation is now accepting applications for the USDA Farm and Food Worker Relief (FFWR) Grant Program. The FFWR Program is a program that would allow UFW Foundation to provide a one-time payment of $600 to farmworkers affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Under the FFWR Program, relief payments will be…
For decades, the fossil fuel industry has played a major role in the economy of the Cowboy State. According to a study, in 2019, the industry directly and indirectly supported 68,600 total jobs (28,300 direct and 40,300 indirect) or 16.6 percent of Wyoming’s total employment. The fossil fuel industry has also generated an additional 1.4…