Speak Your Piece
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Ken Straniere, PR and Marketing Director, along with Rachel Johnson, Manager of Memberships and Annual Giving, and Kirsten Michael, Exclusive Tours Coordinator, spoke about the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Ken gave an update on tourism, Rachel talked about Wyo Give which is a day of giving to charities and Kirsten spoke about private,…
Brian Schroeder, the Superintendent of Wyoming Schools, was on SYP talking about the USDA wanting new guidelines for states to follow if they want Fed money for lunch programs. Superintendent Schroeder said that 25 states have resisted and if they need to and the AG sees fit, they will sue the Federal Government over the…
Aaron Buck, Yellowstone Regional Airport Director, and Bob Redmond, YRA board member, talked about how the airport is doing as far as passengers, the pilot shortage, capacity and expansion in the future. The airport is moving forward on a 10,000 square foot expansion on the east end of the airport. There may also be a…
Kristin Fong from the Wyoming Business Council, along with Amy Quick and Amber Power from the WBC, spoke about how Wyoming is open for business. The Wyoming Business Council helps businesses with everything to start-up to marketing to putting people in touch with leaders in the community. They also talked about how leadership is important…
Farmer Zach Buchel from FarmTableWest off the Powell Highway came on SYP to talk about regenerative farming, how he got into farming, and what vegetables he is trying to grow in a greenhouse in winter in Wyoming. He will be building a geo-thermal greenhouse to raise four crops a year. Zach also spoke about food…
Mike Fink, Recreation, Aquatics and Facilities Superintendent of the Paul Stock Aquatic and Recreation Center joined me on SYP. Also in studio was Katie Duggar, Accounting Specialist and Jacob Wilkins who is a Junior Camp Counselor at the Rec Center. There are many things going on at the Cody Rec Center, including the Runners’ Stampede…
Joy Hill and Kim Dillivin from Planning and Zoning for Park County came on Speak Your Piece to talk about the recent meetings pertaining to the Land Use Project. Meetings were held in Cody, Meeteetsee, and Powell and what surprised officials were how different those towns’ needs and wants differed. Meeteetsee was concerned with connectivity…
Laurel Thompson, Outreach Coordinator for the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Office, came on SYP to talk about all the great things to do in the Big Horn Basin. From hiking trails to boating and fishing to dinosaur bones and tracks, there is something for everyone to see and do here in Park County.
Wes Allen, co-owner of Sunlight Sports here in Cody, came on SYP to talk about how Sunlight Sports raised almost 16 thousand dollars to help the town of Red Lodge. We talked about how important giving is in the Big Horn Basin and how did he decided on who received the funds. We also spoke…
Cody Beers, WyDOT Public Relations Specialist, spoke about how WyDOT will help out Yellowstone National Park when called upon and how well local and national government agencies are communicating through the flooding of our first national park. He also spoke about the road project north of Cody on the Powell Highway is almost complete, ahead…