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Roller Hockey begins at the Sublette County Ice Arena (May 31, 2012)
From ice skates in the winter to roller hockey or summer
by Sublette County Ice Arena
The Sublette County Ice Arena will be open for roller hockey starting Tuesday, June 12th on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hours are from 12 Noon until 7PM on Tuesdays and from 12 Noon until 5:00PM on Wednesdays. Ages 12 and under skate from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. Age
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New Pinedale Dinner Shuttle begins (May 31, 2012)
by Sublink Stage media release
Sublink Stage is pleased to announce the new Pinedale Dinner Shuttle, which will begin operation on Friday, June 1, 2012. The Shuttle is designed to transport guests from the major hotels on the west/north end of town to restaurants in downtown and to the sout
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Sommers Homestead will be open for summer hours (May 31, 2012)
Friday & Saturdays from 10AM to 3PM June 1 through August, 2012
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The new Sommers Ranch Homestead living history site will be open two days a week during the summer for public viewing. The site will be staffed by volunteers, and open Fridays and Saturdays from 10AM until 3PM from June 1st through August. The Homestead Gran
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AIS decals required for all boaters (May 31, 2012)
Drain, Clean, and Dry
by Wyoming Game and Fish
With the Memorial Day weekend upon us, many Wyoming boaters will be headed out to enjoy some time on the water. The Wyoming Game and Fish (GF) reminds all boaters that any watercraft entering into any waters in Wyoming must have a valid Aquatic Invasive Specie
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2011 Watershed Progress Report available (May 31, 2012)
by Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
The 2011 Watershed Progress Report, published by the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts, highlights the work being done across Wyoming to address the state’s impaired and threatened waters. This report first published in 2005 and again in 2007 and
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Pinedale Cleanup Day June 9 (May 31, 2012)
Community Clean-up Day is June 9th. Sign-ups will be in American Legion Park. There will be a pork BBQ afterwards. Main Street will be picking up trash in the downtown area. Volunteers are being sought to help with this effort to beautify Pinedale. Meet at 8:1
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Wayfinding sign construction work along Pine Street (May 31, 2012)
According to Kate Grimes, Planning & Zoning Administrator for the Town of Pinedale, the construction going on along Pine Street is the installation of bases for the wayfinding signs. A Vac truck is at work excavating the holes this, and next week new concrete
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Home Schooling informational meeting June 12 (May 30, 2012)
New to home schooling or considering home school? Come to an informational meeting Tuesday, June 12 from 7-9pm at the Pinedale library board room (this is not sponsored by the library). We will discuss different approaches to home schooling, Wyoming regulati
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19th Annual Deer Mortality Survey shows encouraging overwintering results (May 30, 2012)
80-90 Percent fawn survival rate for Sublette and Wyoming Range mule deer herds
by Wyoming Game and Fish
Eleven volunteers and six Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel completed the 19th annual deer mortality survey on May 5, in Nugget Canyon, to determine how deer overwintered in the Wyoming Range mule deer herd.
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Barrasso announces re-election plans (May 30, 2012)
U.S. Senator John Barrasso announced plans to seek re-election. Barrasso, an orthopedic surgeon and former State Senator, was elected in 2008 to serve the remainder of Craig Thomas’ term in the U.S. Senate after Thomas’ death in 2007. Barrasso was elected w
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Memorial Day trek to Sweetwater Guard Station (May 29, 2012)
Photos by Dave Bell
Dave Bell hiked out of Sweetwater Guard Station on Memorial Day, Monday, May 2th, enjoying an alternating warm and snowy day as flurries rolled through all day long. "This is a pretty area that I have never visited before. It is worthy of more exploration. The
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Sommers announces for House District 20 (May 27, 2012)
by Guest Editorial by Albert Sommers
For the first time in many years Sublette County will have the opportunity to elect a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives who will be elected solely by the citizens of this county. Although House District 20 does not include all of Sublette County,
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Mountain lions killing collared wolves (May 27, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Mountain lions are preying on radio-collared wolves in the Bitterroot region of Montana, according to news accounts. Two collared wolves have been killed by wolves already this year.
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Newfoundland canid was a wolf (May 27, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The supposed 82-pound coyote killed in Newfoundland a few months ago has been confirmed to have been a wolf. Since wolves haven't been seen on the island in more than 80 years, the animal most likely traveled across ice to arrive there.
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Spring Fishing Report (5/31/12) (May 26, 2012)
by Mike Kaul, Two Rivers Emporium
The snow pack melt started in early April this spring and the streams have ebbed and flowed with warm, then cool temperature swings throughout April and May. This has resulted in some excellent spring fish catching. When cool temperatures prevail the water
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Flag Alert: U.S. Flag at half staff on Memorial Day (May 25, 2012)
Monday, May 28th, Sunrise to Noon (half day)
In accordance with US Code: Title 4,7., Governor Matt Mead has ordered that both the U.S. Flag and State of Wyoming Flag be flown at half-staff from sunrise on Monday, May 28, 2012, and remain at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff
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Boulder Community Center Party June 2 (May 25, 2012)
Come out to the Boulder Community Center on Saturday, June 2nd at 6:00PM for a fun night of friends, food, and dancing. Everyone is cordially invited to this community gathering. They are celebrating their upcoming renovations.
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Brisket Disease & the validity of PAP testing talk June 2 (May 25, 2012)
Talk in Pinedale by Dr. Tim Holt
Jensen Angus would like to invite all area cattlemen and veterinarians to a free, interactive lecture by Dr. Tim Holt of CSU on Saturday, June 2nd in Pinedale. Dr. Tim Holt talk about Brisket Disease and the validity of PAP testing. It will be at the Sublette
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Rock and Kawa file Petition for Writ of Review for 5 to 3 (May 25, 2012)
Seek to overturn vote on May 8 Special Election regarding number of Sublette County Commissioners
by Pinedale Online!
Sublette County residents Paul Rock and Ernie Kawa have filed a civil suit in Sublette County District Court against Sublette County Clerk, Mary Lankford seeking a Writ of Review regarding the May 8, 2012 Special Election which reduced the number of county com
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April Lippincott Memorial Run/Walk June 2 (May 24, 2012)
Fundraiser for Kickin’ Cancer in Sublette County
The April Lippincott Memorial Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, June 2nd. The event begins at 9:00AM at the Horse Creek turn around, across from the Daniel Junction Store.
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Mixed Media Artists' exhibit to run through Rendezvous Days (May 24, 2012)
Artists Reception June 22 at the Pinedale Library
by Charmian McLellan
Artist members of Mixed Media are excited to be holding their annual show this summer, and it will be on display through the Rendezvous festivities. The paintings and pottery may be seen at the Pinedale Library beginning Tuesday, June 19, 2012, until July 17,
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Pinedale youth participate in Riverton Pitch Hit & Run sectionals (May 24, 2012)
by Samantha Harnack, Pinedale Aquatic Center
Sunday, May 20th, 2012, six Pinedale boys, their families and Amber Anderson (Pinedale Aquatic Recreation Director) attended the Aquafina Pitch, Hit & Run sectionals in Riverton, Wyoming. Each of the boys participated in the Saturday, May 12th local competitio
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Wolf kills calf in Washington (May 24, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
A Methow Valley, Washington rancher may receive Washington state's first wolf compensation after wildlife managers determined that wolves were responsible for attacking one of his calves.
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Alaska trapper scoffs at wolf buffer idea (May 24, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Alaska trapper who legally harvested a wolf outside Denali National Park provides details of the animal, and scoffs at the notion of a buffer zone outside the park.
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Minnesota outlines first wolf hunt (May 24, 2012)
by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota’s first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season will be conducted this fall and winter. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on details of the proposed season.
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WGFD to take kids fishing on June 2nd (May 24, 2012)
Kids Fishing Day at the CCC Ponds
by Wyoming Game & Fish
Kids are invited to "get hooked on fishing" at the annual Kids Fishing Day event Saturday, June 2, 2012. The event will take place at the CCC Ponds three miles north of Pinedale. Parents are invited to come and share in the fun and maybe learn a thing or two
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SCRHCD Special Meeting May 30 (May 24, 2012)
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Sublette County Rural Health Care District will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm in the Sublette County Commissioners room in the Sublette County Courthouse in Pinedale. The purpose is for an Executive Session f
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Courthouse ramp closed for repairs May 23-25 (May 23, 2012)
PUBLIC NOTICE: The north ramp into the Sublette County Courthouse will be closed for repairs Wednesday, May 23rd through Friday, May 25th. Access to the Clerk and Treasurer’s offices will be through the south entry, through the Assessor’s office for these thr
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Sublette County projects highlighted at Preserve Wyoming Conference (May 23, 2012)
Wyoming historic preservation and Main Street annual conference held in Pinedale May 17-19
by Pinedale Online!
Preservationists from around the state gathered for the annual Preserve Wyoming and Main Street Wyoming conference, held in Pinedale May 17-19th. The conference was organized by the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, Wyoming State Parks and Cultural
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CO2 injection helps recover oil in Scotland (May 23, 2012)
by Pinedale Online!
Bloomberg posted an article saying that Scotland hopes to increase oil production in the North Sea by using carbon dioxide to push out hard to reach energy resources. The recently-opened Centre for North Sea Enhanced Oil Recovery With CO2, will help advance te
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Rendezvous Rodeos July 12, 13 & 14 (May 22, 2012)
The Sublette County Sporting Association will be holding three nights of rodeos during Green River Rendezvous Days in Pinedale, July 12-14. The rodeo will be at the Pinedale Rodeo Grounds just south of town. Entries due by Friday, July 6th.
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WGFD: Report Harlequin Duck observations (May 22, 2012)
by Wyoming Game and Fish
The Harlequin Duck is one of Wyoming’s most rare, beautiful, and unusual waterfowl species. Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologists expanded their survey efforts in 2002, through the federally funded State Wildlife Diversity Grant program, to more thorough
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Respect nesting Trumpter Swans (May 22, 2012)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
Trumpeter swans in western Wyoming have responded to the warm spring weather this year by initiating nesting early at many traditional sites. Most years, wild pairs will start sitting on eggs the third week of May or later. A few swans, however, started to inc
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Sage & Snow Garden club seeks volunteers (May 22, 2012)
For Annual Sage And Snow Garden Club Barrel Project
The Sage and Snow Garden Club needs help with the annual Pinedale flower barrel project on June 16 and the Sublette Center's flower barrels on June 19. The success of these programs depends on a huge volunteer effort. There are activities for every gender, age
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2012 Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Jackson May 30-June 2 (May 22, 2012)
Convention will help cattle producers ‘Field the Curve Ball’
by Wyoming Stock Growers Association
The 2012 Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show is May 30-June 2 at the Snow King Resort in Jackson and will gather producers statewide to discuss "Fielding the Curve Ball – Regulation. Litigation. Misinformation." Hosted by the Wyoming Stock Growers
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Author Mark Spragg in Pinedale (May 22, 2012)
Film May 31st, Book readings June 5th, Book signing June 8, Writing Workshop June 9
Explore the works of Wyoming’s own award winning author and screenwriter, Mark Spragg, at the Sublette County Library, 155 S Tyler Ave in Pinedale. During the month of May, the Beyond the Happiness Project Book Club will be reading An Unfinished Life and disc
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Free Journal Writing Workshop in Big Piney June 2 (May 22, 2012)
Sign up for Tina Welling's Journal Writing Toolbox to be held at the Big Piney Library, 106 Fish St, Saturday June 2nd, from 10 am – 4:30 pm. Gain a deepened understanding of yourself and your relationships and realize your possibilities through journal writ
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Wyoming Free Fishing Day June 2 (May 22, 2012)
Kid’s Fishing Day at the CCC Ponds in Pinedale
Both residents and nonresidents alike can fish for free with no license in Wyoming on Saturday, June 2. The Free Fishing Day was authorized in 2003 by the Wyoming State Legislature. Free Fishing Day applies to all waters in Wyoming with the exception that fish
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Summer food preservation series workshops offered (May 22, 2012)
Canning, freezing, drying, fermentation
The University of Wyoming Extension Office is offering workshops on various methods of food preservation. Participants can sign up for individual classes or the entire series. Classes to be held in the Lovatt Room of the Sublette County Library in Pinedale.
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Devan LaMere competes in Junior Olympics training (May 22, 2012)
by Laurie LaMere
Devan had good results at the Western Regional Junior Olympics held in Bozeman, Montana in mid-March. She was one of three racers from Wyoming selected to the Intermountain Division (IMD) team. The IMD team consisted of 18 woman and 22 men from Idaho, Utah an
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Vacation Bible School June 4-5 in Big Piney (May 22, 2012)
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church is sponsoring "Show Me Your World" Vacation Bible School June 4-5th in Big Piney. The school is for ages 4 through High School. Classes will be split by age groups. It will be from 10 am-3 pm at 340 Smith Ave. Lunch an
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Barrasso calls on Obama to cancel $20 million Obamacare propaganda (May 22, 2012)
‘The American public want real solutions to problems of health care—not more press releases and propaganda paid for with their taxpayer dollars.’
by Senator Barrasso media release
WASHINGTON, DC –Today (Tuesday, May 22), U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) at a Republican Leadership press conference called on President Obama to cancel the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) $20 million contract with a private public relati
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Sommers to be recognized for 2012 Leopold Conservation Award (May 22, 2012)
Pinedale-area ranchers, siblings Albert and Jonita Sommers, will be honored by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association for winning the 2012 Leopold Conservation Award. The award will be presented during the Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show Awards
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Two Denali wolves killed outside park (May 22, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Two wolves known to inhabit Denali National Park in Alaska have been legally harvested outside the park. But the loss of two breeding females from some of the most visible wolf packs in the world (sounds like Yellowstone) has conservationists in an uproar, dem
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UP overcrowded with wolves? (May 22, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Government officials killed eight wolves in and around Ironwood, Michigan recently. Is the presence of two wolf packs around town an indication that the Upper Peninsula may be overcrowded with wolves?
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Kill order for 2 Idaho wolves (May 22, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
A wolf attack on a domestic sheep herd left at least a dozen lambs as orphans in Idaho, and federal officials are now on the hunt for two wolves.
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Utah still searches for wolf pack (May 22, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
State wildlife officials are still searching for a wolf pack in Utah. A biologist reports that she believes a wolf did respond to the electronic howling she broadcast in the Diamond Fork Canyon area.
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Sublette County Friends of the NRA Chapter Banquet June 2 (May 22, 2012)
The Sublette County Friends of the NRA Chapter is holding its fourth annual banquet on June 2nd at 5:00 PM at the Sublette County Ice Arena in Pinedale. Tickets are $40.00 each and are available by calling Fred Archambault at 307-360-6437, Ralph Trotter at 30
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Vintage Military Rifle Match June 23 (May 21, 2012)
The Big Piney Gun Club will host the Vintage Military Rifle Match on Saturday, June 23rd. It will start at 10:00AM at the Big Piney gun range, seven miles west of Big Piney on Hwy 350.
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Clinics closed May 28 for Memorial Day (May 21, 2012)
The Pinedale Medical Clinic and the Marbleton/Big Piney Clinic will be closed Monday, May 28, 2012 to observe Memorial Day. Emergency Services are available by dialing 911.
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Solar Eclipse (May 20, 2012)
Photos by Dave Bell
Dave Bell took these photos of the solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20th. "The eclipse was pretty cool. The smoke from the Cottonwood controlled burn was blown out of the valley at the last minute and the clouds were not a factor. The only way I knew to shoot this
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Strong wind (May 20, 2012)
Pam McCullough sent in this photo showing how the strong wind blew their boat off its trailer in Pinedale last Friday (May 18, 2012).
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Galaxy Rocks (May 20, 2012)
Dave Bell did some hiking around the Big Sandy area recently. This area has some very interesting rock formations. Click on this link for more of his photos: Galaxy Rocks Album.
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WY wolf killed in South Dakota (May 20, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
A reportedly 130-pound wolf believed to have originated in Wyoming was recently found dead along a road on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
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Candidate filing period open (May 20, 2012)
Sublette County and state candidate positions
by Bob Rule, KPIN 101.1FM Radio
Thursday, May 17 was the first day of filings for those wishing to be on the Wyoming Primary Election ballot in August, for various elected positions.
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Partial eclipse of the sun Sunday, May 20 (May 20, 2012)
by Bob Rule, KPIN 101.1FM Radio
Late in the day on Sunday, May 20th, those living in the mid and western portions of the United States will be able to observe a partial eclipse of the sun. Sunday's solar eclipse will not be total in any location, because at this point in time, the apparent
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Sheep Shearer in Big Piney May 20 (May 15, 2012)
by Sublette County Woolgrowers
Sublette County Woolgrowers are hosting a sheep shearer from Utah in Big Piney on Sunday, May 20, 2012. He welcomes large and small flocks of sheep. Shearing starts at 7:30 A.M. until around noon on Sunday the 20th. For more information, location, etc. call 30
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Flag half staff notice for May 15 (May 14, 2012)
by Governor Matt Mead’s office media release
Pursuant to President Barack Obama's Presidential proclamation to lower the United States flag in honor of Peace Officer's Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Governor Matt Mead has ordered that both the U.S. flag and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-s
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Sage & Snow Garden Club meets May 15 (May 14, 2012)
The Sage & Snow Garden Club will hold their May meeting on Tuesday, May 15th at the Weed & Pest Office south of Pinedale (South Bench Road). The topic for this month’s meeting is "Xeroscaping in Your Flower Garden". Members will have a plant exchange for al
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Archaeological Society meets May 15 (May 14, 2012)
Topic: Underwater archaeology
The Upper Green River Basin Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will hold their next regular meeting on Tuesday, May 15th at 7:00 PM at the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale. Jim Collis, Pinedale’s new BLM Archaeologist, will be speaking about u
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Sparks cause grass fire (May 13, 2012)
by Pinedale Online!
The Big Piney/Marbleton Volunteer fire department responded to a small grass fire ignited by sparks when a bird apparently shorted out wires on a power pole east of Big Piney on Saturday, May 12th. A repairman from Rocky Mountain Power overheard the fire disp
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Yellowstone’s south entrance opens to cars May 11 (May 11, 2012)
by Yellowstone National Park
The South Entrance to Yellowstone National Park opens for automobile travel at 8:00 a.m. Friday, May 11, allowing spring visitors from the Jackson, Wyoming, area access to Lake and Old Faithful. The roads from the park’s North and West Entrances opened as sch
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Second Jackson Hole wolf killed (May 11, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
A second wolf has been killed by federal wildlife officials because it had become habituated to humans and human development.
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Wolf photographed in California (May 11, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Oregon wolf that has traveled to California only to return to Oregon, is now back in California and has been photographed there.
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Sublette County Historical Society receives WCF Grant (May 11, 2012)
by Laurie Hartwig, Director of the Sublette County Historical Society/Museum of the Mountain Man
The Sublette County Historical Society/ Museum of the Mountain Man (SCHS/MMM ) are happy to announce that they have been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Upper Green Sustainable Communities Endowment Fund of the Wyoming Community Foundation. The SCHS/MMM was o
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Teton County siren activation accidental (May 10, 2012)
by Teton County Emergency Management
Editor's Note: Rich Ochs, Coordinator of the Teton County Emergency Management, sent out a media release on Thursday afternoon to let the public know that the siren activation in Teton County at approximately 3:00pm on May 10th was an accidental activation.
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Earthquake in the Hoback (May 10, 2012)
by Pinedale Online!
There was a 3.5 earthquake reported in the Upper Hoback area at 1:18AM on Thursday, May 10th, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake measured magnitude 3.5 ML and was located at 43.100°N, 110.497°W, southwest of Bondurant in the Upper Hoback Creek
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Bears are out! (May 9, 2012)
Mike Lillrose sent in this photo of a bear cub he took while out hunting for antler sheds near Pinedale on Tuesday, May 8th. He was hiking in a steep canyon when he heard brush crashing. He looked over to see a female black bear at a full charge. She stopped
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Common Loon (May 9, 2012)
Dave Bell went to New Fork Lake last weekend and saw lots of wildlife, including this common loon. There is still some snow on the ground and the trails are muddy, but the lake is no longer frozen. Click on this link for more photos from his outing: New Fork
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Pinedale Cycling Club first meeting May 24th (May 9, 2012)
The Pinedale Cycling Club will hold their first meeting on Thursday, May 24th in Pinedale. Meet at A-Z Hardware parking lot at 5:30PM. Everyone is welcome, no matter age or ability. They will meet every Thursday at 5:30PM and every Saturday at 9:00AM.
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Sublette County Special Election (May 8, 2012)
Citizens vote to decrease the board of county commissioners from 5 to 3 members
by Pinedale Online!
Sublette County held its second special election to determine how many county commissioners should preside over county business, three or five? Last August, voters elected to go from 3 to 5 commissioners, with 28% of registered voters going to the polls.
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Pinedale Town Council election results (May 8, 2012)
Timothy Lingle and Nylla Kunard win seats (unofficial results)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Town of Pinedale held their municipal elections on Tuesday, May 8th. Voters went to the polls to elect two town council persons. Seats up for election were held by Nylla Kunard and Michael Kudar, who were running for relection. Other candidates vying for
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ALCO store Grand Opening May 26 (May 8, 2012)
Store to stress convenience, friendly service and great prices
by ALCO media release
A new ALCO Store will open in Pinedale, Wyoming, on Saturday, May 26. The store’s Grand Opening celebration will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony for local dignitaries and store staff beginning at 7:45 a.m. Refreshments will be served.
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Summer Expo (May 8, 2012)
The 2012 Summer Expo was held on Wednesday, May 2nd at the Pinedale Aquatic Center (PAC). The event was hosted by PAC and Sublette Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES). The event was an opportunity for the community to learn about what is happening
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Rylee Whitman places 6th at cutting championship (May 8, 2012)
Rylee Whitman took 6th place at the Western National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Championship Cutting in Reno, Nevada. The event took place from April 29th to May 6th. Rylee was in the Junior Youth Division which competed on Saturday, May 5th. She rode S
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Cottonwood area prescribed burn to begin May 8th (May 8, 2012)
In the Wyoming Range
Editor’s Note: The Bridger-Teton National Forest hopes to begin the Cottonwood II prescribed burn on Tuesday, May 8th. This controlled burn is in the North and South Cottonwood drainages and Bare Pass near Red Castles in the Wyoming Range, on the Big Piney R
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DIG IT! Berries and Fertilizers (May 7, 2012)
by Sage & Snow Garden Club
Flora's friend Herb has raspberry bushes that he is willing to part with, so this weekend the great raspberry caper will occur. Herb doesn't know it yet, but Flora will also bring along some trash cans and hope to come home with some of that lovely composted m
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Health officials urge vaccinations for whooping cough (May 7, 2012)
by Wyoming Department of Health
With a current pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic being declared in one western state and cases rising in at least one neighboring state, Wyoming’s state health officer is encouraging vaccination to help ensure vulnerable residents are protected from the dise
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Sage-grouse financial incentives talk May 17 (May 7, 2012)
In Marbleton
by Sublette County Conservation District
Landowners and producers in Sublette County are invited to a special talk that will inform them of programs with financial incentives for them to enhance rangeland sustainability on Greater Sage-grouse habitat on their lands. The talk will take place on Thurs
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PAWG May 22 & 23 field trip and meeting agenda available (May 7, 2012)
Pinedale Anticline Working Group
by Bureau of Land Management
The Pinedale Anticline Working Group’s (PAWG) agenda for the May 22 meeting and May 23 field trip is now available at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/Pinedale/pawg/meetings.html and the Sublette County Library at 155 S. Tyler Ave. in Pinedale, Wyoming.
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Montana proposes major wolf hunt overhaul (May 7, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Montana may allow wolf trapping, allow each hunter to take up to three wolves, eliminate hunt area quotas, and other measures in order to lower the number of wolves in the state's population.
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Alaska wolf travels 2,100 miles (May 6, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Alaska wildlife officials were able to track a wolf for 2,100 miles before finding the animal dead of starvation.
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Musical theatre May 14 (May 6, 2012)
Pinedale High School Musical Theatre will present ‘The Ever After - A Musical’ performance on Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the Pinedale High School Auditorium. Admission is free
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WYDOT hosts STIP public meeting May 9 (May 6, 2012)
by Wyoming Department of Transportation
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), District 3 Staff will be hosting their annual public meeting, the 2012 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) meeting in Pinedale at the Sublette County Library at 155 South Tyler Avenue on May 9, 2012
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Super Moon (May 6, 2012)
Dave Bell got some great shots of Saturday’s ‘Super Moon.’ A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its annual elliptical orbit making the moon appear larger than normal in the night
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Annual Free Fathers Day BBQ June 17th (May 6, 2012)
Timberline Lodge invites everyone to their Annual Free Fathers Day BBQ on Sunday, June 17th. Enjoy a BBQ Tri Tip steak dinner with all the fixins, live music, horseback and wagon rides for the kids, horseshoe pit and more. Bring your fishing poles for their st
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BP donates towards new computers for Pinedale Preschool (May 6, 2012)
Also donates to Sublette County Special Olympics
Robert Lenz, Field Finance Lead for BP, gives the students at Pinedale Preschool a check for $2500 to help purchase two new classroom computers. BP is a British oil and gas company which operates in the natural gas fields in Sublette County.
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Alaska holds off on wolf kill (May 4, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Alaska wildlife officials have agreed to try to find another way to boost the Kenai moose population, implementing a one-year delay on its proposal to bump up the wolf kill in the area.
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Oregon wolves killing sheep (May 4, 2012)
by Oregon Department of Fish & Game
PENDLETON, Ore.—A May 2 investigation by ODFW confirmed that four penned sheep (two ewes, two lambs) were killed by a wolf on private land east of Weston, Ore. in northern Umatilla County.
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Encana OCP Committee recommendations released (May 3, 2012)
For the Normally Pressured Lance Natural Gas Development Project in Sublette County, Wyoming
by Pinedale Online!
The Operator Committed Practices (OCP) Committee has released their list of recommendations for Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc’s proposed gas field development in the Normally Pressured Lance (NPL) Natural Gas Development Project in southern Sublette County. The
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2012 Aquatic Invasive Species decal required for boats (May 3, 2012)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
Boaters are reminded that along with registration of boats for the upcoming boating season, watercraft using Wyoming waters must have an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) decal. This is the third year the AIS decal and watercraft inspection program has been in ef
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Mountain Bluebirds (May 3, 2012)
Dave Bell has posted some great photos of mountain bluebirds nesting near his home. "We have a "couple" Mountain Bluebirds preparing to nest in a birdhouse right out of our backdoor and are enjoying the bird activity--flitting back and forth gathering material
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Dancing with the Sublette Stars is SOLD OUT, but… (May 2, 2012)
Don't despair, you can still see the Sublette Stars dance at DRESS REHEARSAL on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 7:30pm in the Lovatt Room of the Sublette County Library in Pinedale. General admission at the door is $20 Adults, $10 Students 18 and under. The Danci
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Elizabeth Chambers wins Wyoming Doodle 4 Google (May 2, 2012)
Goes on to the national competition in New York
by Pinedale Online!
Pinedale Middle School 7th-grader, Elizabeth Chambers, was chosen as the Wyoming State Finalist for her drawing in the Doodle 4 Google contest. She was recognized in an all-school assembly on Wednesday, May 2nd.
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Telephone service disruption in the County Clerk’s Office (Original post May 2, 2012 | Updated May 3, 2012)
by Mary Lankford, Sublette County Clerk media release
Update, Thursday, May 3, 1:30PM: Phone service has been restored to the Sublette County Clerk’s Office in Pinedale. They can be reached at their regular phone number, 307-367-4372.
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Vote Tuesday for ‘3 to 5’ or ‘5 to 3’ (May 2, 2012)
Special Election on May 8, 2012
by Joy Ufford, editor@subletteexaminer.com
PINEDALE – The Sublette Examiner got a call stating people are confused about whether or not they need to "vote again" if they voted in the August 2011 special election – for or against changing the Sublette County Commission seats back to three, or to stay at
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Utah still searching for wolf pack (May 1, 2012)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Wildlife officials in Utah are still searching for what may be a pack of wolves in the northern portion of the state. Animals have been returning the howls broadcast by a biologist.
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Wyoming wolf delisting comment period (May 1, 2012)
by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Following the recent approval of four documents that clarify Wyoming’s approach to wolf management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the comment period on May 1 regarding our proposal to remove the gray wolf population in Wyoming from the Federa
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Mother’s Day Tea & Plant Exchange May 12 (May 1, 2012)
The Daniel Community Center invites everyone to bring your favorite tea cup and finger food to share at their Mother’s Day Tea & Plant Exchange on Saturday, May 12th. Celebrate Moms! Everyone is welcome - Kids and adults, treat your moms to a special afternoo
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DEQ Air Quality Task Force meeting May 9 (May 1, 2012)
by Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host the third Upper Green River Basin Air Quality Citizens Advisory Task Force meeting.
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Little Miss Wyoming - Sublette & Teton County May 5 (May 1, 2012)
Little Miss Wyoming will hold a pageant for Sublette & Teton County on Saturday, May 5th from 5-8PM in the Lovatt Room of the Pinedale Library. Girls 0-15 enter at the door. Bring a party dress and photo. Ages 3-15 also bring casual wear and optional talent.
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EPA identifies areas that do not meet 2008 Ozone standards (May 1, 2012)
All of Sublette County, and portions of Lincoln and Sweetwater counties, Wyoming designated as non-attainment
by Environmental Protection Agency
Working closely with states and tribes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is identifying areas that meet or do not meet the 2008 air quality standards for ground-level ozone, known as smog. The agency’s approach to implementing these standards wil
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Pinedale Senior Class Lasagna Dinner May 3 (May 1, 2012)
The Pinedale Class of 2012 will host a Lasagna Dinner on Thursday, May 3 from 5:00 – 7:00PM in the old Elementary School Cafeteria. The Pinedale Jazz Band & Jazz Choir will perform. There will be a Silent Auction and a Dessert Auction. Free will donation.
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