Speak Your Piece
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Rulon Gardner is one of the most iconic athletes to come from the Cowboy State, growing up on a dairy farm in Afton. After being out of wrestling for many years, he is training to go back to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. A 1989 Star Valley graduate, Gardner defeated Aleksandr Karelin, nicknamed “The…
Corri Siggins and Jody Oliver, from the Women Empowerment Campaign, spoke about how the non-profit’s mission is to embolden and empower women and keep the community safe using knowledge as their greatest weapon. They also spoke about how they hold three to four workshops a year and have frank conversations about cybersecurity, situational awareness, escape…
Lisa Peterman, executive director of Crisis Intervention Services, spoke about how they have moved into a temporary place in the old Marathon building and will be there for a number of months as they move forward with their project that will allow them to have more services. Lisa is optimistic and says it’s through grant…
Larry French and Larry Dodge, citizens of Park County, have come up with a food preparedness plan for Park County. They estimate that the project would cost about 663 thousand dollars and would store bushels of corn, wheat, oats and beans. That comes to about 15 hundred tons of food for the 30 thousand people…
Jacob Haslem, founder of Kodiak Pest Control, has started a group called Big Horn Freedom Quest that supports Operation Underground Railroad. OUR rescues people who are being trafficked for sex. Sex trafficking is more than a billion-dollar industry worldwide and it happens all over the United States, including at big-time events like the Super Bowl.…
Deni Hirsh, Chief Development Officer for Forward Cody, spoke about what Forward Cody does for the community, their vision for 2023, and why membership is so important. Deni also talked about her background in fundraising and grant writing which helps her in her current role as a development officer.
Todd Bray, President, Dan Boehm, Secretary and Treasurer, and Josh Foster, Board Member from Downrange Warriors spoke about how they have branched out their program to include first responders and law enforcement, not just veterans. They have a campaign called Stop the Bleeding which is working on stopping vets and first responders from self-isolating behaviors.…
Jeff Martin, Director of the Department of Homeland Security for Park County, spoke about what the department does for Park County, how the community can help, and what is coming up for the department in the future. Jeff also gave us an update on the ice that is affecting a bridge on the South Fork.
Youth For Justice from Cody High School is a group of students who choose legislation, usually impacting kids, and go to the legislature in Cheyenne and talk to state representatives from all over the state about a bill that they research and stand behind. They were founded 25 years ago by Deb White, who is…
Joy Hill and Kim Dillivan, from the Park County Planning and Zoning Department, spoke about the Land Use plan – where the plan is at the moment, what needs to still be done and how it will proceed moving forward. They also spoke about how important it is to get the public’s input and opinions…