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Ozone Advisory for Tuesday March 1, 2011 (February 28, 2011)
In the Upper Green River Basin in Sublette County
by Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Upper Green River Basin, Wyo. - The Air Quality Division (AQD) of Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in conjunction with the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), is issuing an ozone advisory for tomorrow, Tuesday March 1, 2011, for the Upper G
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Ultra, Shell and QEP Energy implement ozone contingency plans (February 28, 2011)
In response to DEQ Ozone Advisory
by Ultra, Shell and QEP joint media release
Ultra, Shell and QEP have implemented their respective ozone contingency plans as a result of the ozone advisory issued for today by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for Sublette County.
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Ozone Advisory for Monday, Feb. 28 (February 27, 2011)
by Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Upper Green River Basin, Wyo. - The Air Quality Division (AQD) of Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in conjunction with the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), is issuing an ozone advisory for tomorrow, Monday February 28, 2011, for the Uppe
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Commissioner Bousman to testify in Washington DC on SO 3310 March 1 (February 26, 2011)
Representing Wyoming on BLM ‘Wild Lands’ order
by WCCA
On March 1, 2011n Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA) President/Sublette County Commissioner, Joel Bousman, will be representing Wyoming by offering testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee during their full committee hearing entitl
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Winter kill (February 26, 2011)
Winter is hard on wildlife, yet the death of one usually means sustenance and survival for dozens of others. A winter kill deer near Dave Bell’s home has provided an opportunity for him to photograph bald eagles, ravens, magpies, and others that have congrega
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UW hosts State Science Fair March 6-8 (February 25, 2011)
by University of Wyoming
More than 300 students representing 41 Wyoming schools will compete in the Wyoming State Science Fair March 6-8, at the University of Wyoming Union ballroom.
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WYDOT lets road contracts (February 25, 2011)
WYO 353 near Boulder to get pavement overlay in 2011
Contracts totaling more than $7.8 million for 10 projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its regular monthly meeting in Cheyenne.
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BLM issues guidelines to field managers on Secretarial Order 3310 (February 25, 2011)
Public lands with wilderness characteristics are to be inventoried, described, and managed in accordance with new ‘Wild Lands’ policy
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued guidance today (Friday, Feb. 25) to its field managers describing how the agency will use its land use planning process to manage public lands with wilderness characteristics in accordance with Secretarial Order 3310,
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Little League and Babe Ruth registration in March (February 25, 2011)
Every Wednesday at the PAC
Little League and Babe Ruth baseball (ages 4-15) will be holding registration every Wednesday in March at the Pinedale Aquatic Center from 6-8PM. We are proud to announce that Pinedale Little League is on its own this year, so there will be no more weekly tr
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County Comprehensive Plan Review public meetings in March (February 25, 2011)
County seeks public comment
by Sublette County
The Sublette County Planning and Zoning Department will be holding three separate public meetings to receive comment regarding the County Comprehensive Plan. The public is encouraged to attend. For additional questions please call 307-367-4375 or to submit wr
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Game and Fish offers free Summer Youth Camp (February 25, 2011)
For teens age 14-17
by Wyoming Game and Fish
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering teens ages 14-17 a camp where they can learn about wildlife and the outdoors, make new friends and create good memories—it’s called the WILD about O.R.E.O. Youth Conservation Camp.
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Price appointed to WG&F Commission (February 25, 2011)
by Wyoming Governor's office press release
Governor Matt Mead sent the Wyoming Senate his list of appointments for various boards and commissions today. The list includes dozens of boards and commissions and Governor Mead says he appreciates how important these entities are to the state and wants to th
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Encana contributes to Sublette County charities and organizations (February 25, 2011)
Gives more than $224,000 through company’s Community giving program
by Encana media release
As part of Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.’s commitment to leadership in the field and community, the company invested more than $1.25 million in 2010 in charitable organizations in Wyoming. Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations, Encana contributed mor
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Big Piney Ranger District remains closed (Original post February 24, 2011 | Updated Friday, Feb. 25)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
Update, Friday, Feb. 25: The Big Piney Ranger District office is cleaned up and open for regular business hours.
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Aniel Daniel Chili Cookoff postponed until fall 2011 (February 23, 2011)
The Aniel Daniel Chili Cookoff and Dessert Auction is POSTPONED until fall of this year (2011) due to the restoration/construction at the schoolhouse. The event is usually held on the last Sunday in March or the first Sunday in April at the historic Daniel Sc
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Local historian writes about Sublette County oil and gas history (February 23, 2011)
Article by Ann Chambers Noble on WyoHistory.org
by Pinedale Online!
Local historian, Ann Chambers Noble, recently wrote an article about the history of oil and natural gas exploration development in Sublette County which has been posted on the WyoHistory.org website. The article, entitled, "The Jonah Field and the Pinedale Ant
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Screening Health Risk Assessment for Sublette County available (February 23, 2011)
Public Meeting March 31 in Pinedale
by Sublette County media release
The Sublette County Commission, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, and Wyoming Department of Health are announcing the public availability of the Screening Health Risk Assessment for Sublette County. The final report, entitled "Screening Health Risk
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Cross-Country Skiing Skyline Drive (February 22, 2011)
Photos by Dave Bell
Dave Bell spent two totally opposite days X-C skiing on Skyline Drive. "Monday, President Day (Feb. 21), was gorgeous--warm, blue skies and no wind. Tuesday, was very snowy, blustery and gray. But, there is beauty everywhere--it just comes in different shades.
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Learning about local artifacts (February 22, 2011)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The local Upper Green River Basin Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society held their regular monthly meeting on February 15th at the Green River Valley Museum in Big Piney.
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‘Family On Bikes’ just 950 kilometers from goal to reach tip of South America (February 21, 2011)
Family of 4 from Boise, Idaho nearing end of 20,000 mile, 2-1/2 year bike journey from Alaska to Argentina
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
Editor’s Note: We first met the Vogel family, a family of four from Boise, Idaho, when they passed through Pinedale in October, 2008. They were on a grand adventure, a 20,000-mile, 2-1/2 year bicycle trek from Alaska to Argentina, the southern tip of South Ame
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One orange dot in the US = us! (February 21, 2011)
Boulder ozone level hits 98 PPB on Monday, Feb. 21st
by Pinedale Online!
The U.S. government AirNow air quality monitoring website showed just one orange dot for the entire United States for the 5:00PM hourly ozone reading. An orange dot means "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups". That one dot was Boulder, Wyoming. The 1-hour reading
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Pinedale Jazz groups attend Kinser Jazz Festival at Casper College (February 21, 2011)
by Sublette County School District #1
The Pinedale Jazz Band and Jazz Choir traveled to Casper College to participate in the 44th annual Kinser Jazz Festival. The band performed four tunes for their judges and were rated on their performances both individually and as a group. The choir performed
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Pinedale High School Basketball vs. Mt. View (February 21, 2011)
Boy’s and Girl’s games
Pinedale High School played Mountain View on Saturday, Feb. 19th. The games will be broadcast live on KPIN 101.1 FM Sublette County radio. Rod Barta announced the games. Thank you to KPIN for game scores.
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Scott Talbott new WG&F director (February 20, 2011)
by Wyoming Governor Matt Mead press release
Governor Matt Mead is appointing Scott Talbott as the next Director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
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Armenia plans wolf bounty program (February 20, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The government of Armenia has put plans in place for a bounty on wolves. The wolf hunting season runs from August through February, and both shooting and trapping are allowed. The bounty will be $275 per wolf.
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Pinedale BLM hosts Annual Planning Meeting Feb. 24 (February 19, 2011)
Meeting for Oil and Gas operators is open to the public
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) will host oil and gas operators at the Annual Planning Meeting (APM) for the Pinedale Anticline Project Area (PAPA) as directed in the 2008 PAPA Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Record
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Solar Flare impacts continue through Saturday (February 19, 2011)
by Pinedale Online!
Last Monday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day), the largest solar flare since December 2006 occurred. This event disrupted high frequency (HF) communications and prompted a rerouting of air traffic near the poles. According to the National Weather Service Spac
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Bill could help ski areas with off-season business (February 19, 2011)
Udall, Barrasso, Bishop and DeGette introduce recreation bill to boost ski area economies with off-season business
by Legislators media release
On Thursday, Feb. 17th, Senators Mark Udall (Colorado) and John Barrasso (Wyoming) and Representatives Rob Bishop (Utah) and Diana DeGette (Colorado) introduced the Ski Area Recreation Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011 to amend the National Forest Ski Area
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Rocky Mountain Power Foundation gives $2,000 to PFAC (February 19, 2011)
Grant helps bring cultural performances to youths and adults in Sublette County
by Rocky Mountain Power-Pinedale Fine Arts Council joint media release
The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to the Pinedale Fine Arts Council to help support a year-long series of arts programming and education in Sublette County. The grant will help the council provide culturally diverse professional pe
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2011 Wyoming Senior Winter Games (February 18, 2011)
February 16-20, 2011
The 2011 Wyoming Senior Winter Games are in Pinedale Wednesday through Sunday, February 16-20, 2011. Events are at White Pine Ski Area, the Pinedale Aquatic Center, the Sublette County Ice Arena, and Rendezvous Pointe. Events are for anyone age 50 and over and
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University of Wyoming Fall Semester Graduates - Sublette County (February 18, 2011)
by University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Sublette County at the completion of the 2010 fall semester. The following degrees are on this list: BS (Bachelor of Science); BSCE (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering).
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PAWG documents available online (February 18, 2011)
Revised bylaws, groundwater report, field officer’s report
The Pinedale Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management has posted more documents for the Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG) online.
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Mule Deer public meeting in Pinedale Feb. 23 (February 18, 2011)
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) in coordination with the Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) will host a mule deer-focused public meeting on Feb. 23 at 9:00 a.m. in the PFO’s Rendezvous Room at 1625 W. Pine St. in Pinedale,
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Blog helps SCSD#1 keep staff-parents informed (February 18, 2011)
Sublette County School District #1
by Pinedale Online!
Sublette County School District #1 Superintendent, Jay Harnack, has a blog that he uses to help keep staff, parents and students more informed about what is going on in the Pinedale school district. The blog was started in December, 2010.
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Bison Hunt applications due by Feb. 28 (February 18, 2011)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
The Wyoming Game & Fish Department reminds those seeking tohunt bison in Wyoming this fall that the application period ends Feb 28,2011. The Jackson Region is the only region offering a hunt at this time. The process for acquiring a license is largely the same
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SCSD #1 promotes nutrition and fitness for students (February 18, 2011)
by Sublette County School District #1
The Sublette County School District #1 in Pinedale is promoting Nutrition and Fitness for their students. School Nutrition has taken some hard hits on the national scene the past few years and the Nutrition Team has been proactive, by taking steps to provide h
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Children’s Learning Center earns National NAEYC accreditation (February 18, 2011)
In Pinedale and Big Piney
by Children’s Learning Center release
Children’s Learning Center, located in Pinedale and Big Piney, has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals.
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Private Lands Public Wildilfe Program sign-up now (February 18, 2011)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
The open enrollment and renewal period for landowners wishing to participate in the 2011 Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Private Lands Public Wildlife program began Feb. 1. All contracts must be approved by end of business April 15, 2011.
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Craig Sheppard to retire from Pinedale High School (February 17, 2011)
‘40 years of distinguished service and commitment to children’
by Jay Harnack, Superintendent, Sublette County School District #1
Sublette County School District #1 Superintendent, Jay Harnack, sent out the following notice to SCSD#1 and local media on Thursday, February 17th.
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Extreme Snowmobiling video Feb. 22 (February 17, 2011)
Filmed entirely in Wyoming
The Pinedale Snow Explorers Snowmobile Club is pleased to present 10 High’s Extreme Snowmobile Video on Tuesday, February 22nd in Pinedale. This video was filmed entirely in Wyoming. It shows backcountry riding, boondocking, extreme Wyoming snowmobiling. It
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Montana gov asserts wolf authority (February 17, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week asserting that Montana would no longer cooperate with federal officials in terms of wolf management.
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New wolf lawsuit seeks status review (February 17, 2011)
by Pacific Legal Foundation press release
Attorneys with Pacific Legal Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct the legally mandated five-year status review of the gray wolf, to determine whether the species continues to warrant listing as "endang
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One Lunger Snowmobile Race Feb 19 (February 17, 2011)
Fun race features pre-1973 vintage snowmachines
The Pinedale Snow Explorers Snowmobile Club will host their 11th Annual Pinedale One Lunger Vintage Snowmobile Race on Saturday, February 19th, at the Cora racetrack (just north of Cora on Hwy 352).
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Wisconsin wolf woes (February 15, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Duluth News Tribune reports that conflicts between wolves and livestock and dogs are on the increase. For more information, click on the link below.
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Wyoming left behind (February 16, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Some of the proposals before Congress that seek wolf delisting exclude wolves in Wyoming. For example, Idaho Representative Mike Simpson's proposal would reinstate the delisting rule from 2009, but only Montana and Idaho were included in that rule.
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Idaho wolf reduction considered (February 16, 2011)
by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s request to manage gray wolves in the Lolo Elk Management Zone in north central Idaho in response to impacts of wolf pr
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Dealing with bold wolves (February 16, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
An Alaskan writer has an interesting column about bold wolves that are roaming a military base in Alaska. While wolf aggression to humans is rare, locals say these wolves are different. Wildlife managers agree, and the wolves are now being targeted for removal
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PAC celebrates its 3rd birthday (February 16, 2011)
Valentine's Farmers Market
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Pinedale Aquatic Center (PAC) celebrated its third birthday with a "PAC Free Day" on Sunday, February 13th. The public was welcome to come in and tour the facilities without paying an admission fee. In addition to the open house, the PAC hosted a Valentin
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DEQ update on Ozone levels in Sublette County (February 15, 2011)
by Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Upper Green River Basin, Wyo. – Isolated elevated 8-hour ozone levels may be experienced this afternoon, February 15, 2011, at the Boulder monitor in the Upper Green River Basin.
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Ozone readings rise in the Boulder area (February 15, 2011)
Ozone reading of 106 PPB recorded at 7:00 PM Monday
by Pinedale Online!
UPDATE: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 9:45AM: The ozone monitor is back up on the Boulder monitoring webpage.
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4-H Cloverbuds learn about citizenship, community involvement (February 13, 2011)
5 to 7-year olds
by Ranae Lozier
The 4-H Cloverbuds held their monthly meeting February 9th at the Pinedale Extension Office. The meeting started off with some tasty snacks by 4-H Volunteer Windy Noble. The Cloverbuds were greeted by 9-year 4-H member and former Wyoming State Leadership Te
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State evaluates turnouts and sign inventory along Wyoming Highways (February 13, 2011)
30-Day public comment period on study
by Diane Shober, Director, Wyoming Office of Tourism
We have partnered with the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to conduct a study to evaluate the turnout and sign inventory along Wyoming highways. The purpose of the study is to enhance the visitor e
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Sublette County Commissioners workshop Feb. 14 (February 13, 2011)
by Mary Lankford, Sublette County Clerk
The Board of County Commissioners will be participating in a workshop on Monday, February 14, 2011, starting at noon, in the Commissioners Meeting Room of the Sublette County Courthouse. The agenda for the workshop is:
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Pinedale BLM seeks comments on proposed QEP gas wells south of Pinedale (February 13, 2011)
Public comments accepted until March 11, 2011
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) to disclose the potential effects of allowing QEP Energy (QEP) to construct the Stewart Point 7-28 well pad and drill two natural gas delineation well
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Invasives Task Force to host Open House Feb. 28 (February 13, 2011)
An effort to combine all known cheatgrass locations in Sublette County
by Jennifer Hayward, District Conservationist , USDA-NRCS Pinedale Field Office
The newly formed Invasives Task Force will be hosting an open house at the NRCS/SCCD Conference Room on Monday, February 28th, from 9:00 am – 7:00 pm. We are asking that all people that have knowledge of either cheatgrass locations or other invasive weed spec
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High School Alpine Ski results (February 13, 2011)
Pinedale Invitational Ski Meet at White Pine Ski Area
Below are the results of the High School Alpine ski meet at White Pine Ski Area Friday and Saturday, February 11 & 12, 2011. Teams from Pinedale, Kelly Walsh, Natrona, Cody, Laramie, and Jackson will be competed.
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FREE e-Commerce Workshop March 16 (February 11, 2011)
The Sublette County Chamber of Commerce, along with the Small Business Administration and Wyoming Entrepreneur.biz, invite entrepreneurs to attend a free e-commerce workshop on Wednesday, March 16th in Pinedale.
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‘Artifact ID’ topic for Feb. 15 WAS meeting (February 11, 2011)
Upper Green River Basin Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society
The Upper Green River Basin Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will hold their next regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 15th at the Green River Valley Museum in Big Piney at 7:00PM. This meeting will be an "Artifact ID" session. WAS members
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High School Alpine Skiing GS Feb. 11 & 12 at White Pine (February 11, 2011)
Giant Slaloms – Spectators welcome!
Pinedale will host high school alpine skiing at White Pine Ski Area on Friday and Saturday, February 11 & 12th. Teams from Pinedale, Kelly Walsh, Natrona, Cody, Laramie, and Jackson will be competing in the event to position for who will go into the state cha
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Mother Nature On Another Tear (February 10, 2011)
Blowing Snow, Limited Visibility and High Winds
by Dave Bell
A regular headline on the National Weather Service forecast web site this winter--Winter Weather Advisory for High Winds, Blowing Snow and Limited Visibility.
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Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office receives seized drug fund check from DCI (February 10, 2011)
Division of Criminal Investigation composed of law enforcement officials from southwest Wyoming, including Sublette County
by Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming - The drug law enforcement resources of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office received a windfall this week from a sister law enforcement agency.
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Off the road (February 9, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit
Motorists on Highway 351 are urged to use caution as they approach the Paradise Road junction this morning. A tractor-trailer accident that took place about 8:15 a.m. is slowing traffic and partially blocking the roadway near milepost 11.
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Wyoming Senators sponsor single issue bill (February 9, 2011)
by Joint release from U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to stop Congress from passing bills with hundreds of unrelated measures that logjam the legislative process, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are taking a page from the Wyoming legislature handbook.
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QEP Energy selects construction companies (February 7, 2011)
by QEP Energy Company
QEP Energy Company is pleased to announce that Fixter Construction, in conjunction with Roscoe Co., have been chosen as the construction management team for QEP's new Sublette County field office and facility.
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Free trip to Africa at the Library Feb. 17 (February 7, 2011)
by Sublette County Library
The Sublette County Library in Pinedale invites the public to join Pinedale resident, Tom Peters, on Thursday, February 17th at 6:30 pm when he will share stories and photos from his travels to Kenya, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Benin Africa as this month’s spe
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NHL Hockey Coach Graeme Townshend teaches Pinedale youth (February 7, 2011)
Two-day youth skating clinic
by Pinedale Hockey
Local hockey players recently attended a skating clinic at the Sublette County Ice Arena (SCIA). Graeme Townshend, Skills and Skating Coach for the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, taught skating skills and puck handling techniques to area youth during the two-day c
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Pinedale High School Basketball – Cody and Powell games (February 6, 2011)
The Pinedale Wranglers boys and girls teams played basketball games against Cody and Powell on Friday and Saturday, February 4th and 5th, in away games. Games were broadcast live on KPIN 101.1 FM Radio, courtesy of KODI and KPOW radio station feeds. Below are
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Wintery Weather (February 5, 2011)
Photos by Dave Bell
Dave Bell took photos of the blustery weather in the mountains above Fremont Lake. " Saturday has been a wild day that is for sure. Snow overnight then gusts to 33MPH with 4 intense snow squalls has sure made a mess of my drive-way! In between one of the "even
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Officials comment on Secretarial Order 3310 (February 5, 2011)
Wyoming County Commissioners Association and Western Congressional Caucus send letters to BLM and Department of Interior urging withdrawal of new ‘Wild Lands’ order
by Pinedale Online!
On January 28th, the Wyoming County Commissioners Association sent a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Robert Abbey with their comments on the draft manuals that are said to implement the Department of Interior Secretarial Order 3310 Wild Land
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Lummis sponsors wolf delisting bill (February 5, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), along with a bipartisan group of House colleagues have joined together to introduce legislation that removes protections the gray wolf receives under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Lummis released the following sta
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Wolves living in eastern Oregon (February 5, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
State wildlife officials have confirmed wolves are now living in northeastern Oregon. It appears there are at least three wolves in the Walla Walla River/Mill Creek region.
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CBD: Tell senators to back off (February 5, 2011)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Center for Biological Diversity sent out an email this week suggesting that readers "Tell your senators to back off anti-wolf legislation."
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University of Wyoming Provost’s Honor Roll: Sublette County (February 4, 2011)
by University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming lists two students from Sublette County on the 2010 fall semester Provost’s Honor Roll. The Provost’s Honor Roll consists of undergraduates who have completed at least six but fewer than 12 hours with a minimum 3.5 grade point average
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Children's Learning Center begins winter mountain sports program (February 4, 2011)
by Children's Learning Center
It used to be that kids would spend their time outside until the sun went down. But with television and technology, many of today's children spend their free time sitting still. We used to talk about kids and use words like "basketball" and "jump rope" - tod
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PFAC brings hit comedy ‘Bus Stop (February 4, 2011)
Special Valentines production features actors from Montana Repertory Theatre
by Pinedale Fine Arts Council
The Pinedale Fine Arts Council is proud to present a special Valentine’s production of William Inge’s hit theatrical comedy "Bus Stop" on Monday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Pinedale Auditorium. The play will be performed by actors from the Montana Reperto
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Wind Chill Warning (February 2, 2011)
Wind Chills of 30-40 below zero predicted
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Warning for from 10PM Wednesday evening until 11AM Thursday for the Upper Green River Basin including the towns of Pinedale, Big Piney, La Barge, and Farson. Dangerously cold wind chill temperatures expected
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American Heritage Center conducts energy boom oral history project (February 2, 2011)
Collects photos and nearly 40 audio oral history interviews
The American Heritage Center has been working on a project called, "Wyoming’s Energy Boom, 1995-2010: An Oral History Program" To date, they have gathered almost 40 audio oral history interviews of Sublette County residents and people connected with the oil an
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Brot Coburn to give Everest talk at the Big Piney Library Feb. 9 (February 2, 2011)
‘Everest: To the Top of the World’
Broughton (Brot) Coburn returns to the Big Piney Library on Wednesday, February 9th to speak about his adventures on Mt. Everest with the IMAX team filming during a particularly dangerous climbing season. This adventurous story is highlighted by expedition sli
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Mountain Man Back Country Horsemen meeting Feb. 7 (February 2, 2011)
Mountain Man Back Country Horsemen will hold a meeting on Monday, February 7th at 5:30 p.m. at the Pinedale BLM building, 1625 W. Pine St. This will be a working meeting to discuss upcoming projects, speaker ideas and schedule dates to play E-Ball (Equestrian
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High School Basketball – Pinedale vs. Big Piney (February 2, 2011)
Boys & Girls games played in Big Piney
Pinedale High School played Big Piney in Boys and Girls Basketball games in Big Piney on Tuesday, February 1st. The games were broadcast live on KPIN 101.1 FM radio.
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40 Below Zero (February 2, 2011)
by Pinedale Online!
Arctic air has brought bitterly cold temperatures to the Upper Green River Valley for the past several days, and will continue until the end of the week. Overnight temperatures dropped to between 30 and 40 below zero in Pinedale, Big Piney and Bondurant.
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Help Wanted – We have Jobs for job seekers (Original post February 1, 2011 | Updated February 7, 2011)
Pinedale Online JOB BOARD
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
Looking for work? Our Pinedale Online JOB BOARD can help connect you to companies that have job openings now. Here are jobs posted recently that are accepting applications.
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Sublette LPDT-WLCI to meet Feb 3 in Pinedale (February 1, 2011)
The Sublette Local Project Development Team (LPDT) of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative will hold a meeting on Thursday, February 3rd in Pinedale. The meeting will be at 10:00 am in the Sublette County Conservation District NRCS conference room (
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4th Annual ‘Walk for Life’ May 21 (February 1, 2011)
Sponsored by the Pregnancy Resource Center
Mark your calendar: The Pregnancy Resource Center's 4th Annual 'Walk for Life' will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011. It will start at the Pinedale Aquatic Center at 10:00 AM. Registration begins at 9:30 AM. FREE LUNCH, raffle items & fun!
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Public comment period begins for the BLM Rock Springs Resource Management Plan revision (February 1, 2011)
BLM administered land in Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta, Sublette, and Fremont counties in southwestern Wyoming – Comments taken until April 4.
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office has issued a Notice of Intent to revise the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) and conduct public scoping for resource information, issues, and concerns.
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Dept of State issues worldwide caution for U. S. citizens anywhere (February 1, 2011)
Continued threat of terrorist attacks and violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests
by U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State has issued a Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world.
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Streeper maintains overall lead in IPSSSDR - Big Piney-Marbleton Stage (February 1, 2011)
Day 4 – Big Piney-Marbleton Stage, Tuesday, February 1
by International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR)
Blayne Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, posted the fastest time for the third day in a row in Day Four of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR). His Day Four time was 2:51:32, representing an average of 13.3 miles per hour f
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Streeper maintains overall lead in IPSSSDR - Pinedale Stage Stop (February 1, 2011)
by International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
Blayne Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, posted the fastest time for the third day in a row in Day Four of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR). His Day Four time was 2:51:32, representing an average of 13.3 miles per hour f
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