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Museum of the Mountain Man opens for the summer season (posted 5/3/2024)
Special mountain man art exhibit on display
Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale opened May 1st for the summer season. The Museum preserves and interprets the history of the Rocky Mountain fur trade era, 1820-1840.
New this season, is a special mountain man art exhibit in the downstairs rotunda. The exhibit is entitled: "One With the Land: The Mountain Man’s Journey Into the Unknown."
This exhibit features more than 70 original pieces of artwork from 38 artists all depicting historic mountain men on the landscapes they explored and lived. The display is on loan from the Peterson Family Foundation in Boston.
Artists whose work is in the exhibit include: Barry Eisanach, Charles Fritz, Chris Calle, Clark Kelly Price, David Wright, Don Crowley, Don Meiduch, Ernie Cselko, Frank Hagel, Frank Magsino, Frank McCarthy, Gary Carter, Gary Metz, Gerald Farm, Gordon Snidow, Harry Johnson, James Bama, Jeffrey Watt, Jim Norton, Joe Abbrescia, Joe Beeler, Joe Velazquez, Juan Dell, Judy Allen, Ken Riley, Lee Teter, M. C. Paulson, Maynard Dixon, Michael Coleman, Michael Dudash, Paul Calle, Richard Iams, Robert Lougheed, Russell Houston, Steve Devenyns, Tim Shinabarger, Todd Conner, and William Ahrendt. This impressive art exhibit will be on display through October of 2024.
In mid-May, the American Mountain Men (AMM) will be at the Museum for three days, May 7-9, for Living History Days. Schools from all over western Wyoming will bring classes of children to see demonstrations and hear talks by the mountain men about the daily life in the mountains during the early 1800s. The public is welcome to attend the talks during the day and visit with the mountain men at their camp on the Museum lawn in the evening. The AMM will return July 10-14 for Green River Rendezvous in Pinedale. There will be over 38 living history programs and demonstrations at the Museum, all free to the public. Additional presenters include talks by Native American historian Bad Hand, and children’s programs by Lapita and Dan Frewin. The schedule of events is posted on the Museum website here. Visitors are strongly advised to make their room reservations well in advance of rendezvous in July, as lodging in town fills up for that event. For information about lodging, see www.visitpinedale.com.
In the fall, the Museum of the Mountain Man will be the host for the National Fur Trade Symposium, September 12-15, which is held every three years around the country. This year’s symposium will launch the ‘Eve of Rendezvous’, and the 200-year anniversary of important fur trade era dates that will occur over the next twenty years. During the four-day symposium in Pinedale, there will be presentations by leading fur trade historians who will explore the evolution of rendezvous, discovery of South Pass, the events of 1824, Jedediah Smith, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Andrew Henry, John Weber, William Clark, John Colter, elk hide tipis, food & booze of the fur trade, and a debate on the greatest mountain man of all time. Special programs include keynote speaker Jim Hanson, a visit to the Green River rendezvous grounds, living history mountain man camp, a rendezvous meal, auto tours and special art exhibits. Registration is open for this conference. See www.MuseumoftheMountainMan.com/symposium for more about presentations, programs and speakers.
2024 Calendar of Events at the Museum of the Mountain Man:
May 7–9: Living History Days with the American Mountain Men
July 11: Annual Western Art & Wine Auction
July 11–14: Green River Rendezvous (American Mountain Men, Bad Hand, Lapita & Dan Frewin)
Sept 1: Sommers Homestead Living History Museum Open
House & Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame Celebration
Sept 12-15: National Fur Trade Symposium
Oct TBD: Halloween at the Museum
Nov 1: Museum closes for the Season
Dec 6: Wreath & Chocolate Auction
The Museum is located at 700 E Hennick St. They are open daily, including weekends, from 9AM to 5PM through October. Admission is $10 for adults (age 13 and up), $8 for senior citizens, children 12 and under are free. Phone: 307-367-4101, www.museumofthemountainman.com
Click on this link for more pictures: Museum of the Mountain Man opens for the summer season (24 pictures)
Notice of North Piney Cottonwood road closure (posted 5/3/2024)
Sublette County Road and Bridge
PUBLIC NOTICE:
County Road 23-143, North Piney Cottonwood, will be closed
from 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs, Monday through Friday starting May
1st, for the next two weeks.
Access to 1st and 2nd North Roads and the Bill Budd Road
areas can be accessed using the Guio cutoff/Mickelson Lane
County Road 23-141. Please plan accordingly.
Sublette Commissioners meeting May 7 (posted 5/3/2024)
Carrie Long, Sublette County Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING
AGENDA
LOVATT ROOM, PINEDALE LIBRARY
PINEDALE, WYOMING
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Request approval of the agenda
• Request approval of the prior meeting minutes (04-16-2024).
• EMS Week Proclamation
9:05 a.m. Billy Pape, Road & Bridge, Update on Activities
• Road Engineering Services Bids
• Chip Seal Discussion
• Bike Path Maintenance Discussion
• Purchase Property for Recycling
• Supervisory Position for Waste Management
10:00 a.m. Carrie Long, County Clerk – Salary Step Clarification
10:15 a.m. Golf Course Discussion – Billy Pape, Carrie Long
10:45 a.m. KC Lehr, Sheriff – Justice Center Update
11:15 a.m. Andre Irey – Maintenance, Update on Activities
11:20 a.m. Designation of County Election Precincts and Polling Places
• Designation of Precincts, in accordance with W.S. 22-7-101 (Resolution 24-100481W)
• In accordance with W.S. 22-9-125, Adoption of Alternate Procedures for Casting, Collecting, and Counting Absentee Ballots
11:30 a.m. Emily Paravicini, Treasurer – Property Tax Program
Lunch (Catered by Rivera Lodge)
1:00 p.m. Dennis Fornstrom, Planning & Zoning
• Request for Conditional Use Permit for a Gravel Pit with Aggregate Processing andConcrete Batch Plant
• Request for Conditional Use Permit for a Temporary Workers Camp
2:00 p.m. Jeness Saxton, County Administrator – Department Update
Monthly Reports:
• Payroll (in the amount of $1,148,815.27)
• Accounts Payable
• Catering Permits
• Assessor – Laila Illoway (State Assessed Notice of Valuation Changes)
• Treasurer – Emily Paravicini – Monthly Report, Bonds
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ASK FLORA April 2024 (posted 4/21/2024)
Sage & Snow Garden Club
Dear Flora,
I am starting to plan for my garden space this season. I was wondering if you could tell me the advantages of raised bed gardening?
Thanks, Beddy Green
Dear Beddy,
There are many reasons that you might want to garden in raised beds. Beds can be any shape, size, depth. Raised beds can be built at height to reduce bending/kneeling and to accommodate gardener’s physical needs. Beds can be accessed without stepping on the soil (reduces soil compaction). The soil in raised beds warms up quickly in the spring (up to 12 degrees warmer than in-ground beds). Beds can be filled with organically rich soil, amend native soil with compost or needed fertilizers, or use other ingredients to improve soil drainage. Beds can be located almost anywhere-- for best solar exposure/convenience. Raised beds can produce more vegetables than traditional in-ground beds. Beds are easy to adapt for insect, critter, or frost protection. You can add hardware cloth underneath to protect from rodents. You can add netting to prevent insect infestations. Row covers can protect from frost and larger critters that like your tasty crops too!
Dear Flora,
Can you tell me the benefits of using row covers? Could you recommend some types of row covers that help to extend our Sublette growing season?
Shari Rowe
Dear Shari,
Row covers are so valuable in our climate! Row covers help to trap warmth and provide wind protection to create a microclimate that promotes plant growth. The covers benefit our vegies and fruit production by keeping out unwanted insects and larger predators that love to devour everything they can get to. Row covers can be layered to increase the level of thermal protection on our frosty nights. Row covers do require hoops for frames and clamps or some type of weights to keep the covers in place.
Some garden club favorite row covers include—
1.5 ounce Agribon cloth (frost protection down to 24 degrees)
2—4 mil poly row covers (add 3—6 degrees of frost protection)
Dio-Betalon 550 (absorbs dew and frost between layers, provides wind protection while allowing water to permeate through, can add additional cover for frost protection when needed).
Dear Flora,
The voles at my house last year ate everything! Do you have any ideas on how to get rid of them?
Harry Trapper
Dear Harry,
It was a record year for voles last season. Many local gardeners have been struggling with your same problems. Voles will eat roots of bulbs and perennial flowers. They tunnel and burrow into garden beds eating everything in sight. They need to eat their weight in plant food every day because their metabolism is so high. They can breed year round having up to ten litters per year. This creates a big problem for gardeners! Once again, our local Sage & Snow garden club members have a few suggestions:
- Mow grass and trim perennials very short and bag it in the fall to remove food & cover.
- Remove hiding places like boards, pallets, straw, leaves, and mulch.
- Use ˝ inch wire mesh hardware cloth under raised beds. Use stock tanks, lick tubs, or other tall planters for planting.
- Use inches of gravel in plant holes to protect plant roots.
- Trapping is effective—use Jawz Mousetraps or the Better Mouse Trap by Intruder. Change kinds of bait, place traps in burrow paths and up against walls (since they like to scurry along edges).
- Voles don’t like the smell of castor oil pellets or predator urine-soaked pellets like "Shake-Away Rodent Pellets". Try these products in your yard.
- Poison them—use Kaput Bait Stations or poison bombs in their tunnels. (Warning--this option can be dangerous for dogs, cats, and wild predators).
Dear Flora,
Where can I learn more about gardening in Sublette County?
Ever Grateful,
Sage Snow
Dear Sage,
The Sage & Snow Garden Club has information about our many club activities and membership, go to our website at https://www.sageandsnowgardenclub.org/. Arlinda McLaughlin, Master Gardener, has a wealth of information that she is willing to share on gardening in Sublette County. Contact her at 307-231-9402 or email ajmclaughlin47@gmail.com.
Happy Gardening!
Sublette County Democrats pot luck dinner May 10 (posted 4/18/2024)
Sublette County Democrats and friends are invited to a pot luck dinner on Friday, May 10, 2024 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Daniel School House, 18 Schoolhouse Lane in Daniel, Wyoming. Bring something to share, BYOB. Come talk politics.
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