Author: Mac Watson
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Bruce Salzman and Tim Barry, both from First Hunt Foundation and Wyoming Outdoorsmen, spoke about the programs that First Hunt Foundation offers. They offer turkey, doe, pheasant hunting as well as fly fishing for people who have never learned the sports of hunting or fly fishing. Some people who are taking advantage of the programs…
Wyoming Game and Fish is announcing a contest for kids who are interested in hunting, with the grand prize of free, lifetime hunting licenses. The department says, “the application period for the Tom Easterly Memorial Award is now open and youth in the Big Horn Basin are encouraged to apply.” Kids who are between the…
Impact 307, which is tied to the resources of the University of Wyoming as a business incubator for the area, is announcing the finalists for the 2023 Park County Start-Up Challenge. The Start-Up Challenge launched on January 30th and was “open to early-stage businesses which will propel significant growth in Wyoming’s economic ecosystem,” according to…
Rene Huge, Gallery Director for the Cody Country Art League, along with artists Maggie Basset and Tanner Loren, spoke about how important the art league is to the community here in Cody. They also spoke about their particular art and how their creativity works as well as fund raisers that are coming up at the…
Tina Hoebelheinrich, the CEO of the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce, spoke about her resigning from the Chamber to take on the same position for the City of Casper. Tina also spoke about the Workplace Bootcamp offered for teens in April as well as the fireworks display that has been handed off to another organization…
Martin Kimmet and Vince Vanata from the Park County Republican Party spoke about their take on this session of the legislature, bills that are still on Governor Gordon’s desk that they want signed and highlighting some of the more important bills that never got out of the drawer. Plus, they spoke on how Rep. Harriet…
This is the time of year where we Spring ahead and lose an hour of sleep. But why? Where did this custom come from and why do we stubbornly keep it? This weekend, make sure to turn your clocks FORWARD by an hour on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Beware on Monday, when you find…
Leprechauns are always associated with St. Patrick’s Day, (which is coming up on March 17th,) the Luck of the Irish, and the guarding of a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. But just how did this diminutive, troublemaking, up-to-no-good creature (is it an elf? a sprite? something sinister?) come to still be…
Richard Jones, from WyCAN, which is an anti-drug organization, specifically targeting marijuana, spoke about recent laws that were not passed in Wyoming. Richard also spoke about Delta 8 and synthetic pot as well.
Karen Horner, Park County Library Director, spoke about the Leprechaun Lure Contest which involves kids making their own leprechaun traps to win some golden prizes. Kids and parent are invited to the winning celebration on March 16th at 4PM.