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Laura Laughlin, Ed Spearing, Brad Smith, and Dennis Cooper, all from the Cody Elks Club, spoke about their convention which takes place this weekend. The convention will have quarterly state meetings, election of new officers, and a golf tournament, just to name a few things. They also talk about the various charities and philanthropic work…
Joy Hill, Park County Planning and Zoning Director and Dossie Overfield, Park County Commissioner, spoke about what phase the Land Use Plan is in. Currently, residents of Park County can review the adoption phase of the Land Use Plan and comment on things like land use, ag, water and easement rights as well as wildlife…
Ryan Brown, President and founder of Celebrities for a Cause and Kayla Rivers, Vice President of Celebrities for a Cause, spoke about their upcoming event that will support Special Olympics of Park County and Wyoming. Over 40 celebrities are coming to Cody starting on June 29th to take part in the fundraiser. There will be…
Brad Cline from the Wyoming Veterans Commission spoke about many different things coming from the VA. Things like pension for war-time veterans, healthcare, survivor and dependent benefits, and changes in the Pact Act for soldiers who were deployed to the Persian Gulf and Vietnam. Brad also talked about how filing a claim can not only…
Todd Bray, Josh Foster, and Dan Boehm from Downrange Warriors spoke about how hard it is for some veterans to find their identity and purpose when they transition into civilian life. Although their mission may be over in the military, they must find a new one and Downrange Warriors tries to help veterans find purpose…
Cody Beers, WyDOT Public Relations Specialist, spoke about upcoming projects in and around the Cody area since the weather is getting nicer. One project is a bridge rehab near the jail on the Chief Joseph highway. That project is expected to take 3 months and there will be traffic delays over the bridge during that…
Lisa Peterman, Executive Director of Crisis Intervention Services, spoke about April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month and how there are different kinds of assault. Sexual assault doesn’t just happen to women, but men as well and it doesn’t discriminate by race, class, gender or socio-economic factors. Lisa also spoke about their capital campaign to improve…
Vernon Orndorff, Park County No. 6 Superintendent of Public Instruction, spoke about what happened last week with Cody schools. There was a “swatting” incident as well as a lockdown incident. Both were quickly determined to be not credible threats. The Superintendent spoke about what it’s like to be an educator in charge of the security…
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…
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.