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New state texting law takes effect July 1 (June 30, 2010)
Illegal to text while driving in Wyoming
by Wyoming Department of Transportation
Motorists who are texting while driving are now breaking the law. A new state law goes into effect Thursday (July 1, 2010) making it illegal for motorists to write, send or read text messages. Violators will face a $75 fine.
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Grazing buy outs for wild horses? (June 30, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Bureau of Land Management, under the direction of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, has released a proposal for a new future for wild horse and burro management. Important new actions in the proposal include:
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June 30 Thunderstorm (June 30, 2010)
by Pinedale Online!
An evening thunderstorm on Wednesday, June 30th, brought rain, lightning and thunder. When it blew over, the late-evening sun on the storm clouds glowed with an incredible light. Several people in the community sent in photos of the amazing display.
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Self-sufficiency (June 30, 2010)
Resources for emergency medical and long-term food supplies
Food and Water in an Emergency U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the American Red Cross
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Green River Lakes Campground reopening (June 29, 2010)
Free firewood!
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
PINEDALE – The Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has opened the Green River Lakes Trailhead and boat launch site and plans to open the Green River Lakes Campground starting Friday July 2. This entire site has been closed to allow r
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Extensive Wyoming land conservation project conserves nearly 19,000 acres (June 29, 2010)
Sommers-Grindstone ranches protect future for ranching, wildlife, fishing access, cultural sites
by Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust
UPPER GREEN RIVER VALLEY, WYOMING - A massive land-protection agreement in Sublette County closed Thursday, conserving nearly 19,000 acres of historic agricultural land, critical wildlife habitat and iconic view sheds.
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1 killed, 1 injured in crash north of Pinedale (June 28, 2010)
Jose D. Salazar, from Colorado, killed
Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) reports one person was killed and one injured in a one-vehicle roll-over accident which occurred around 5:32PM five miles north of Pinedale on Sunday, June 27th.
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SCSD#1 Special Meeting June 29 (June 28, 2010)
by Sublette County School District #1
Sublette County School District #1 Board of Trustees will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at 6:00 PM in the Board Room of the Administration Building, 101 E Hennick, in Pinedale.
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Why is the Forest Service flag at half staff? (June 28, 2010)
The US and Forest Service flags are at half staff in honor of two Forest Service employees who were killed in a plane crash on Monday, June 21st in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The pilot and two Forest Service employees, Dan Snider and Rodney Whiteman, died when
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Weekend Hikes – Dave Bell’s scenic photos (June 28, 2010)
Big Sandy to Fish Creek Park; Sjoberg Creek
Dave Bell hiked from Big Sandy Opening to Fish Creek Park on Saturday and found the snow rapidly receding. "The trail is quite muddy, snow in the normal spots and quite a lot of downed timber to work around. Fish Creek Park is still mostly brown with spring on
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Town Moose (June 27, 2010)
Susie Hatch, Hatch Real Estate in Pinedale, sent in these photos of a cow and calf moose near her office in Pinedale recently.
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Encana employees volunteer to make a difference (June 27, 2010)
by Encana news release
PINEDALE – Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. makes a conscience effort to be a leader in both the energy industry and community. Across its operations, Encana motivates its employees to make a difference where they live through volunteer work and community involveme
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Sommers Grindstone Conservation Project finalized (June 27, 2010)
$19.7 million Conservation Easement on 30 square miles of private ranch land in Sublette County
Trib.com posted a story on Friday, June 25th, announcing the securing of the Sommers Grindstone Conservation Project, a compilation of four separate conservation easements on the Sommers Ranch (Albert Sommers and his sister Jonita Sommers) and the Grindstone C
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News Watch (June 27, 2010)
International
Venezuela to nationalize U.S. firm's oil rigs
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Green River Lakes facilities partially open (June 26, 2010)
Road, trailhead and boat launch open
by Pinedale Online!
The Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest reports that some of the facilities at Green River Lakes are now open. The road, trailhead and parking, and boat launch and parking areas are now open. The campground will remain closed for tre
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Prescribed Burn in the Wyoming Range (June 25, 2010)
Purpose is to reduce fuels and stimulate aspen regeneration
by Bureau of Land Management
Editor’s note: Below is the media release from the Bureau of Land Management about the prescribed burn taking place in the Wyoming Range. Due to wet weather, this burn did not actually begin until Thursday, June 24th. The public can expect to see smoke from th
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Sublette Center Open House (June 24, 2010)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Sublette Center in Pinedale hosted the June Sublette County Chamber of Commerce Mixer on Thursday, June 17th. The Center offered a chance to socialize, meet the staff, and take a tour of the facility.
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Sublette Commissioners Special Meeting June 25 (June 24, 2010)
by Mary Lankford, Sublette County Clerk
The Sublette County Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, June 25th, in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room of the Sublette County Courthouse in Pinedale. Sublette County Commissioner Chairman Bill Cramer called this Special Meeting with local agenc
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4-H Shooting Sports 22 Club Car Wash in Pinedale June 28 (June 24, 2010)
The 4-H Shooting Sports 22 Club will host a Car Wash fundraiser in Pinedale on Monday, June 28th, in the parking lot of Trona Valley Credit Union. Club members are trying to raise funds for a trip to Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody in August to learn about firearm
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Flowers are blooming (June 24, 2010)
It took to almost the end of June, but we finally have flowers blooming here in Pinedale. Lilacs, poppies, crabapples, and a lot of flowers I don't know the names of all are adding color to the landscape after what seemed like a very long, drawn-out winter.
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‘If you like what you have you can’t keep it’, Enzi warns (June 24, 2010)
by U.S. Senator Mike Enzi media release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New health insurance rules unveiled this week violate President Obama’s promise to allow Americans who like their health plans to keep them, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, Ranking Member of the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee,
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Enzi, Barrasso fight to end automatic pay raises for Congress (June 24, 2010)
Urge Speaker Pelosi to pass bill in House that would save roughly $80 million over ten years
by U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso joint media release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., recently joined a group of bi-partisan Senators in sending a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) calling for her to bring up for vote legislation that would end the system of automati
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3 on 3 Basketball Tourney July 10 (June 24, 2010)
‘Rendezvous Daze’ during Green River Rendezvous Days
The "Rendezvous Daze" 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will take place on Saturday, July 10th, as part of Green River Rendezvous Days in Pinedale. The event is being organized by the Pinedale Aquatic Center. It is sponsored by the PAC, WLC Engineering, and the Pin
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Economics of predation on range operations (June 24, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Three University of Wyoming professors affiliated with the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics just had a new paper published by the Society for Range Management.
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Wolf control works (June 24, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
A retired Alaska wildlife biologist gives his view and history with wolf control in that state. Click on the link below for the story.
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Wolves at the door in New Mexico (June 24, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Range Magazine takes a look at the wolf situation in a new special report: "Land in Crisis: Wolves at the door in Catron County, New Mexico."
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Enzi encourages ranchers to review new regs (June 23, 2010)
by U.S. Senator Mike Enzi media release
Washington, D.C. –The USDA is publishing proposed rules in the Federal Register tomorrow that are designed to give small, independent ranchers a place to hang their hat when they have a grievance against a large meat packing operation.
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PAWG Cultural/Historical Task Group Plans June 25 field trip (June 23, 2010)
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office will host the Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG) Cultural/Historical Task Group on a field trip to the newly discovered Wagner Variant of the Lander Trail on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 9 a.m.
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Pinedale High School Reunion July 9-11 (June 23, 2010)
Rendezvous reunion for all 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s Pinedale High School graduates
Pinedale High School alumni and friends are welcome to attend a reunion during Rendezvous Days, July 9-11th in Pinedale. The reunion is for any and all 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s Pinedale High School graduates. Other grads, non-grads, Big Piney, LaBarge and Bondurant
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Memorial Service for Trinket Heil June 26 (June 23, 2010)
A Memorial Service for Trinket Heil will be held on Saturday, June 26, at 11:00 a.m. at the Bondurant Cemetery. After the service, people are welcome to come to the Heil home for food and drink.
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WYDOT Deer Fence Open House in Pinedale July 7 (June 23, 2010)
For US 191 Trapper’s Point Wildlife Connectivity Project and proposed US 189 Dry Creek Wildlife Connectivity Project
by Wyoming Department of Transportation
PINEDALE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will host an informational open house concerning the US 191 Trapper’s Point wildlife connectivity deer fence project. This meeting will also include information about a proposed wildlife connectivity
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Why not put a ‘bounty’ on the spilled oil? (June 23, 2010)
Can we turn a disaster into a potential gold mine?
by Dawn Ballou, Editor, Pinedale Online - Editorial
I’ve been thinking about the oil spill and wondering if we can possibly turn it into a potential economic benefit?
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Baby Birds (June 23, 2010)
by Pam McCulloch
These hungry little birds are nesting in the yard of Alan and Sharron Ziegler in Pinedale.
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Ron Micheli visits Pinedale (June 23, 2010)
Candidate for Wyoming Governor
Gubernatorial candidate Ron Micheli stopped by KPIN Radio station in Pinedale Wednesday morning and helped read the Post It and Sell items for sale over the radio, followed by an interview. KPIN is offering all the statewide candidates an interview on the radi
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Sublette Social June 23 in Pinedale (June 23, 2010)
by Sublette County Republican Party
Citizens wanting to meet and visit with Republican candidates should attend the Sublette Social at 6 p.m. tonight, June 23, in the Sublette County Library in Pinedale.
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Telephone/Internet outage in Sublette County (June 23, 2010)
by Pinedale Online!
For the third time in several weeks, Sublette County residents had their land line phone service cut off for hours due to the cutting of a fiber optic telecommunication cable.
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Skateboard & BMX Comp June 26 in Pinedale (June 21, 2010)
Sponsored by the Great Outdoor Shop
The Great Outdoor Shop will be hosting their 2010 Skateboard & BMX Competition on Saturday, June 26th at the skateboard park in Pinedale. Helmets are required. There will be prizes, t-shirts, and live music before the contest. Registration begins at noon. Skat
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The Barrels are planted! (June 21, 2010)
by Sage and Snow Garden Club
On Saturday, June 5, 2010, Sage and Snow Garden Club members and others planted over 1,500 flowers in 122 flower barrels and planters at 44 business locations, plus Town Hall, in Pinedale.
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Big Piney Co-Ed Softball and Hiking Club start June 21 (June 21, 2010)
Big Piney Recreation is offering Co-Ed Softball and a Hiking Club for summer recreation. These activities start on Monday, June 21st. To sign up, contact Marilyn Erickson or Tracy Pape, Recreation Directors, at Big Piney Recreation (across from the Post Office
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Trumpeter Swans (June 21, 2010)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
These trumpeter swans were seen near Big Piney on Saturday. This very large bird was once close to extinction. Populations are now increasing and sightings in the Upper Green River Valley are more frequent. Its call is a low-pitched trumpeting. This bird does
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Elkhart (June 20, 2010)
Boulder resident Sammie Moore took these photos on Monday morning, June 14th, of the Wind River Mountains, Fremont Lake and a spring storm while on a trek to Elkhart Park.
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Campground update (June 18, 2010)
On the Bridger-Teton National Forest
by Pinedale Online!
Here’s the latest update on area campgrounds, as of June 18, 2010:
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National News Watch (June 18, 2010)
FCC moves towards internet regulation, SpaghettiO recall, Greenspan says US economy in fiscal crisis, hydraulic fracing public meetings scheduled
FCC moves toward Internet regulation
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Windmill (June 17, 2010)
Dave Bell captured this photo of a windmill sillouetted by billowing storm clouds in the background. Click on this link for more of Dave's scenic photos of the area: Dave Bell Photo Gallery
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Flag Day (June 17, 2010)
Local Boy Scouts and Veterans honor the nation’s flag
As a patriotic tribute to the flag and Flag Day, June 14th, Boys Scouts from Sublette County and LaBarge, and local veterans, hung a giant flag in the yard of Windy and Tom Noble in Pinedale. "Tom and I wanted to do something patriotic and something that woul
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8th Annual Chuckwagon Chug 5K and 10K July 3 (June 17, 2010)
Part of Chuckwagon Days celebration festivities in Big Piney
The 8th Annual Chuckwagon Chug will be held on Saturday, July 3rd. The event is part of the Big Piney Chuckwagon Days 4th of July celebration festivities.
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Sublette County firefighters train in Riverton (June 17, 2010)
by Sublette County Firefighters
On Saturday, June 12, 2010, and Sunday, June 13, 2010, fifteen Sublette County firefighters, along with three Sublette County Fire instructors and one Sublette County Emergency Medical Service person, converged on the Wyoming State Fire Academy in Riverton, Wy
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Sacajawea Campground to open June 18 (June 17, 2010)
Big Piney Ranger District
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
BIG PINEY – The Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest announces that the Sacajawea Campground will be opening on Friday, June 18. The cost is $ 7.00 per night and drinking water is available.
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St. John's Episcopal Church ‘pre-parade’ Pancake Breakfast July 4 (June 17, 2010)
Big Piney Chuckwagon Days
St. John's Episcopal Church will host their annual Chuckwagon Days 4th of July Pancake "pre-parade" breakfast from 7-9 AM on Sunday, July 4th. The church is located at 340 Smith Ave. in Big Piney (just north of Tegeler and Associates. They will offer pancakes,
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First Flea & Farmers Market -- June 27th (June 17, 2010)
by Pinedale Farmers Market
The Pinedale Farmers Market announces the first monthly Flea & Farmers Market to be held Sunday, June 27th from 11am to 2pm on North Tyler Street by the Visitor's Center. In addition to the regular weekly Farmers Market, all community members are invited to b
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Montana judges hears federal wolf case (June 17, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Delisting wolves in Montana and Idaho, without delisting wolves in Wyoming, was the subject of oral arguments in a federal courtroom in Montana Tuesday.
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Wyoming.com advises of network performance issues (June 16, 2010)
With their wireless internet service
Wyoming.com sent out a network announcement e-mail to customers in the Pinedale and Big Piney areas on Wednesday evening advising of technical issues related to their wireless internet service:
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WAS Meeting at the Green River Valley Museum (June 15, 2010)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Green River Basin Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeology Society held their June meeting on Tuesday, June 15th at the Green River Valley Museum in Big Piney.
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Scruffy coyote (June 15, 2010)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
This coyote was seen prowling through pastures on a ranch near Big Piney on Tuesday morning.
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Major late spring snowstorm Sunday (June 12, 2010)
Will impact travel over South Pass and central Wyoming
The National Weather Service advises that a major late spring snowstorm will continue to affect the east slopes of the Wind River Mountains, the Green and Rattlesnake Mountains and Casper Mountain Saturday night through noon Sunday.
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Wolf attacks Forest Service horse (June 12, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest press release
An incident occurred at the Blackrock Ranger Station on the Buffalo Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest Thursday June 10 where a wolf attacked one of the Forest Service’s horse stock. According to Acting District Ranger Ray Spencer, the horse
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Fishing Report – June 11, 2010 (June 11, 2010)
by Mike Kaul, Two Rivers Emporium
June is usually the transition month for water flows in Sublette County, but the speed of change from low stream flows to get out of the way high water was extremely rapid.
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PAWG cancels and reschedules meetings (June 11, 2010)
Cancels June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23, and Oct. 28 meetings
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office has canceled the Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG) meetings on, June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23, and Oct. 28.
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U of M mountain goat study halted after death of two animals in Glacier Park (June 11, 2010)
University of Montana - Wildlife Conservation Society cooperative study
by National Park Service
WEST GLACIER, MONTANA – Glacier National Park officials report that a new University of Montana (UofM) study of mountain goats has been postponed pending an internal investigation into the cause of two deaths of adult mountain goats this week in separate darti
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Delegation: Wyoming to receive funding to combat grasshopper infestation (June 11, 2010)
Funding is in response to delegation’s request that USDA address grasshopper infestation in Wyoming and western states
by Wyoming delegation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today (June 11, 2010), U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and Representative Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyo., applauded the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to provide funding for grasshopper treatment activities in
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Snowe, Enzi blast S-Corp provision in Tax Extenders bill (June 11, 2010)
by Senator Enzi media release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Senate continues to move forward with its debate on H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Committ
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FTC looks to ‘reinvent journalism’ (Original post June 10, 2010 | Modified June 11, 2010)
Government wants to increase revenues to news organizations and address
Editor's Note: Scroll to the end of this story for reader comments.
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BLM seeks comments for RMP amendments (June 10, 2010)
To incorporate new sage-grouse policies
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming will prepare an environmental impact statement and resource management plan (RMP) amendments for the Casper, Kemmerer, Pinedale, Rock Springs, Newcastle and Rawlins field offices in order to incorporate new sage-grouse pol
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Sublette Socials set (June 10, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Citizens wanting to meet and visit with Republican candidates will soon have two great opportunities for doing so. The Sublette County Republican Party will host two "Sublette Socials" in the coming months. A few refreshments and lots of politics will be on ha
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One-day Horse Clinic June 19 (June 10, 2010)
Sponsored by the Mountain Man Back Country Horsemen
The Mountain Man Back Country Horsemen (MMBCH) will sponsor a one-day horse clinic on Saturday, June 19th. Jennifer Hayward, local horse trainer, will instruct the course. It will be held at Sullivan’s Arena west of Boulder from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Benefit fundraiser for Day Elder June 25th (June 10, 2010)
To help with medical expenses related to brain cancer treatment
There will be a benefit fundraiser and dinner for Big Piney resident Day Elder on Friday, June 25th, at the Big Piney Senior Citizens Center. Day was recently diagnosed with brain cancer and will be getting treatments in Houston, Texas.
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Archaeology meeting in Big Piney on June 15th (June 9, 2010)
Talk on the Wagner Variant of the Lander Trail
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The next meeting of the newly-formed Upper Green River Basin Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeology Society will be held on Tuesday, June 15th at the Green River Valley Museum in Big Piney starting at 7:00PM.
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Summer Reading and Million Minute Challenge begins June 15th (June 9, 2010)
Sublette County Library in Pinedale
by Sublette County Library
PINEDALE – The Sublette County School District #1 is challenging the entire community to read a total of one million minutes in one year! Everyone can sign up for the challenge to read 5,000 minutes as a family or individually over the summer at the Sublette
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Campaign signs can be erected in Sublette County (June 9, 2010)
Memo to all Sublette County Primary Election Candidates
by Mary Lankford, Sublette County Clerk
Sublette County Clerk, Mary Lankford, sent out this Memo today (Wednesday, June 9, 2010) regarding placing campaign signs in Sublette County.
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Half Moon Lake Lodge reopens (June 8, 2010)
Resort located on the shore of Half Moon Lake
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
After being closed for nearly four years, Half Moon Lake Lodge has reopened.
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Sublette Commissioners Budget Hearings (June 8, 2010)
Agendas for June 9 & 10
by Mary Lankford, Sublette County Clerk
Below are agendas for Wednesday and Thursaday budget hearings with the Sublette County Commissioners. Wednesday's meeting is in Marbleton at the Town Hall. Thursday meeting is back in Pinedale at the courthouse.
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Wells launches sheriff's campaign (June 8, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
John Wells of Big Piney has launched his bid for the Republican nomination for Sublette County Sheriff. According to his new site on Facebook, Wells has been the South County Captain for the Sublette County Sheriff's Office since September of 2009.
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Wildlife Nursery (June 8, 2010)
Photos by Buck Ortega
Pinedale residents Larry and Linda Whitaker sent in these photos taken by their son-in-law, Buck Ortega, who was recently in Pinedale. "He snapped these pictures of two new families in Pinedale. We thought you might like to share them with other nature lover
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Black Cloud (June 8, 2010)
Photo by Dave Bell
Dave Bell captured this strange black cloud on Sunday. "Shot with a Canon 7D and a 400MM f2.8 with a 1.4 Extender about 7:30PM Sunday evening. Cloud was roughly over the Upper Green River probably in the vicinity of the Big Bend area of the Green River."
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CRIMESTOPPERS: Be on lookout for Black Pickup (June 8, 2010)
by Sublette County Sheriff’s Office
The Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in locating a Black Crew Cab, either GMC or Chevrolet pickup with possibly two male occupants. These individuals activated flashing headlights and an audible siren and approached a female subject walking her
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Wyoming/Western wolf update (June 7, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that there are no recent livestock depredations in Wyoming.
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Living with wolves: Montana (June 7, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Montana's wolf population tallies more than 500, and ranchers are struggling to live with the large predators. Missoula, Montana's News Channel 13 takes an in-depth look at Living with Wolves. Click on the link below to check it out.
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Alaska waits on court to resolve wolf, caribou conflict (June 7, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Alaska wildlife officials have postponed a plan to kill wolves on a caribou calving ground in a national wildlife refuge until a federal judge issues a ruling. The state proposes an aerial predator control program in order to help the struggling caribou popula
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Tripled Montana wolf harvest proposed (June 7, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
A state wildlife biologist said that an expanded wolf hunt is the only way to reduce Montana's wolf population. Nearly tripling the harvest is now being considered.
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Oregon wolf numbers increasing (June 7, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Oregon wildlife and livestock officials are beginning to experience first-hand what it's like to live with wolves. One ranch in the eastern part of the state is part of a research project aimed at monitoring interactions between wolves and cattle. The study ha
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Mexican wolf program at risk (June 7, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes its Mexican wolf recovery program is at risk of complete failure. Twelve years after Mexican wolves, a distinct subspecies of gray wolf, were released in Eastern Arizona, there are few wolves left, and the program is
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Dig It - Tree Planting for Long Life (June 6, 2010)
by Sage & Snow Garden Club
Planting trees too deep has become an epidemic leading to the decline and death of 57% of landscape trees due to the development of trunk-girdling roots. Trunk girdling roots develop when a tree is planted too deep in the root ball and/or the root ball is plan
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Phones & Internet back in service (June 5, 2010)
by Pinedale Online!
Phones and internet service were down in Sublette County for about 6 hours Friday afternoon (June 4), from about 4:30PM to 10:30PM. We received reports of service also being down in Jackson Hole and over to Afton. Unconfirmed reports are that a fiber optic lin
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Kickin’ Cancer June 5th (June 3, 2010)
Tickets still available for dinner!
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
We want to correct information we had posted about Kickin’ Cancer. Apparently just the tickets for the Grand Prize drawing are sold out. The dinner tickets will be sold at the door and there will be plenty of food for everyone who wants to come! Tickets at the
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BLM approves Rands Butte Project (June 2, 2010)
Methane – Helium recovery project west of Big Piney
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office has signed the Decision Record for the Rands Butte Project Environmental Assessment (EA) by Cimarex Corporation.
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SCRHCD seeks applications to fill board vacancy (June 2, 2010)
Sublette County Rural Health Care District
The Sublette County Rural Health Care District is seeking applications to fill the 2-year term vacancy left open when former board member Dick Kalber resigned on May 16th.
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BLM Pinedale office issues firewood permits (June 1, 2010)
by Bureau of Land Management
Firewood permits for the Pinedale Field Office area will be issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office beginning June 14, and ending Nov, 1. Weather and road conditions may affect the start date of permit sales. In the event of poor co
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Green River Valley Museum opens for the season (June 1, 2010)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Green River Valley Museum opened on Tuesday, June 1st for their summer season. The museum is located in Big Piney and was created to preserve and perpetuate the history and culture of the Green River Valley.
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Student Art Show (June 1, 2010)
by Tim Ruland, Pinedale Fine Arts Council
The Pinedale Fine Arts Council hosted a student art show on Thursday May 27 at the Sublette County Library. On display was ceramic work produced by Pinedale High School art students during a two-week PFAC residency with artist Steve Shrepferman of Cody, Wyomin
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‘Does Green Cost More?’ June 10 (June 1, 2010)
Sublette County Chamber of Commerce Community Conversation Luncheon
The Sublette County Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Community Conversation Luncheon on Thursday, June 10th at noon at the Hampton Inn and Suites Breakfast Room. Special guest presenter will be Jason Dunlop with the United States Green Building Council
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Sublette County Chamber of Commerce Monthly Mixer June 17 (June 1, 2010)
At the Sublette Center
The Sublette County Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their next monthly mixer at the Sublette Center in Pinedale on Thursday, June 17th. Appetizers and refreshments will be served between 5:00 pm -7:00 pm. Staff will be on hand for information and tours
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2010 Growth and Sales Revenue Development Seminar June 23 (June 1, 2010)
by Sublette County Chamber of Commerce
The Sublette County Chamber of Commerce invites Chamber members to register for "The Calvary - 2010 Growth and Sales Revenue Development Seminar" on Wednesday, June 23rd from 10:00 am through 2:00 pm in the Sublette County Library Labrynth Room in Pinedale. Pr
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack renews Interim Directive covering Roadless Areas in National Forests (June 1, 2010)
Gives Ag Secretary ultimate decision-making authority over proposed forest management or road construction projects in inventoried roadless areas
by US Department of Agriculture press release
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today (May 28, 2010) that he is renewing an interim directive regarding inventoried roadless areas within the National Forests and Grasslands for an additional year.
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