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Washington considers wolf compensation (April 30, 2016)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Capital Press reports that Washington wildlife officials are contemplating a policy on lethal control of depredating wolves. One idea is to provide higher compensation for ranchers who exhaust non-lethal preventative measures. That compensation could be as
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Wolf hunting reduces sightings (April 30, 2016)
Is that a bad thing?
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Visitors to national parks are half as likely to see wolves in their natural habitat when wolf hunting is permitted just outside park boundaries. That’s the main finding of a paper co-authored by the University of Washington appearing April 28 in the journal P
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Town of Pinedale update (April 28, 2016)
Town elections, board openings, public input sought on KOA campground land
by Town of Pinedale
As most of you already know, the Town of Pinedale Municipal Election will take place Tuesday, May 3 at the Wrangler Gym.
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Funeral Services for Connie Binning May 3 in Pinedale (April 28, 2016)
by Covill Funeral Home
Connie Binning passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at her home in Cora. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 3rd at 10:30 A.M. at the Pinedale L.D.S. Church. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the
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River crossing (April 28, 2016)
Jay Warner sent in this photo of an antelope crossing river at the upper end of Warren Bridge recreation area.
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Town Moose (April 27, 2016)
Joe Zuback sent in this photo of a moose spotted in the Town Park in Pinedale oon Monday, April 25th.
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First Annual Battle of the Gyms (April 27, 2016)
by Terry Allen
Andrew Zook, owner of Wyoming Athlete Development in Pinedale, put on the First Annual ‘Battle of the Gyms’ in Pinedale on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Five teams of six athletes each from Wyoming participated in the competition. Team Iron Kitchen from Alpine, Tw
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Chamber Community Conversation Luncheon in Big Piney April 27 (April 26, 2016)
Sustainable Economic Development for Sublette County’s Future
The Sublette County Chamber of Commerce and Sublette Economic Resource Council (SERC) will host a Chamber Community Conversation Luncheon at the Big Piney Library on Wednesday, April 27th.The topic will be "Sustainable Economic Development for Sublette County'
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Courthouse security measures increased (April 26, 2016)
by Sublette County Sheriff’s Office
A new security measure was installed last week at the Sublette County Courthouse in the form of a new x-ray machine for use with court security operations. The new equipment was purchased with grant funds provided by the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security, a
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Endangered Species delisting issues (April 26, 2016)
Sublette County Commissioner Joel Bousman went to Washington D.C. during the week of April 18-22 to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Interior Subcommittee on delisting issues with the Endangered Species Act. Below are links to his writ
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Funeral Mass for Rose Dickie April 30 (April 25, 2016)
by Covill Funeral Home
Rose Dickie, 72, of Marbleton, Wyoming passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, April 30th at 1:00 P.M. at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Big Piney. A rosary service will be held the night before April 29th at 6:00 P.M. at th
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PAPO and JIO Boards of Directors to meet May 6 in Pinedale (April 25, 2016)
Review mitigation projects and discuss budgets
by Bureau of Land Management
The Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) and Jonah Interagency Office (JIO) boards of directors will meet on May 6, at the Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office, 1625 W. Pine St., Pinedale, Wyoming.
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Big game herd management meeting in Pinedale April 25 (April 25, 2016)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
The Wyoming Game & Fish Department is holding a public information meeting in Pinedale on Monday, April 25th to review and discuss big game herd management objectives for Wyoming Range mule deer, Sublette pronghorn antelope and Darby bighorn sheep. Game and F
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Wyoming Legislature update – April 25, 2016 (April 25, 2016)
by Albert Sommers, House District #20 Representative
Hello Sublette County, this is Albert Sommers reporting to you from the Sommers ranch calving pastures. I do not believe that I have ever seen such an early spring. I hope we continue to get some beneficial moisture, as that helps cattle, wildlife, meadows,
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Vote in Wyoming film contest (April 25, 2016)
Video features the Rivera Lodge in Pinedale
by Pinedale Online!
Brooks Mitchell, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wyoming, has submitted a short movie about the Rivera Lodge in Pinedale in the Wyoming Short Film Contest by the Wyoming Film Office. The 10 entries that receive the most "likes" will move on to the fin
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Short Eared Owl (April 24, 2016)
Mike Lillrose was out with his camera on Saturday afternoon (April 23) during the snowstorm and found this short eared owl posed up on a fence post. "It's nice to see some migratory owls showing back up to our area."
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American Kestrel (April 24, 2016)
Arnold Brokling spotted this American Kestrel (the smallest Falcon in North America) overlooking a hillside close to town on Saturday, April 23rd. "It would occasionally take flight, look for prey while hovering, then return to the same perch."
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Fremont Lake ice is off! (April 24, 2016)
Dave Bell sent in this photo of the ice stacking up on the shore of Fremont Lake. "The westerly winds are blowing the ice off Fremont Lake on Saturday afternoon (April 23). I would believe that Doug Olsen and Derek Jones are the first boaters on Fremont Lake t
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Candidate Forum – Pinedale Town Council positions (April 22, 2016)
by Pinedale Online!
A Candidate Forum was held in the Pinedale Auditorium on Thursday, April 21st, for candidates running for Pinedale Town Council seats up for election. The event was hosted by the Sublette County Chamber of Commerce-Government Affairs Committee, the Pinedale Ro
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Sandpipers and gophers (April 22, 2016)
Arnold Brokling went out to Fremont Lake on Friday to check the condition of the ice. He sent in these photos from his outing. "This Gopher was posing on top of a rock begging to have its picture taken," Arnie said.
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Nine wolves killed (April 22, 2016)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Responding to repeated livestock depredations on cattle on private property in the Bondurant area in recent weeks, federal wildlife officials have killed nine wolves in the area, including three on Thursday.
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Sublette County Rural Health Care District news (April 22, 2016)
Financial info, Stroke Month, free school physicals
The Sublette County Rural Health Care District has posted their financial information on their website so it is fully accessible to the community. They have their annual budgets, year-end audits, copies of their annual reports and their monthly "snapshots" to
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Meet & Greet for Range Solar & Wind April 30 in Boulder (April 22, 2016)
At the Boulder Community Center
Range Solar & Wind LLC is a renewable energy company out of Casper, Wyoming. They will host an informal Meet & Greet at 11:00AM on Saturday, April 30th at the Boulder Community Center in Boulder, Wyoming. This should be of interest to anyone wanting to know m
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Lightning (April 21, 2016)
Severe Weather Awareness Week
by National Weather Service
This is Severe Weather Awareness week in Wyoming.
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Pinocchio Comes to Town (April 18, 2016)
by Terry Allen
The Missoula Children’s Theatre came to Sublette County Friday night, April 15, and put on their version of Pinocchio, using child actors from our own community.
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GOP Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz visits Wyoming (April 19, 2016)
by Pinedale Online!
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz was the first presidential candidate to come to Wyoming to speak to delegates. Cruz spoke at the Republican State Convention held at the Parkway Plaza Convention Center in Casper on Saturday, April 16th. The state’s G
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Weather Service to teach Spotter Training in Big Piney April 28 (April 18, 2016)
by National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Riverton will teach a Severe Weather Spotter training class to increase the number of weather spotters in Big Piney and surrounding areas of Sublette County. The free, two-hour training class will take place at 6:00 p.m. Thursda
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County Commissioners to discuss Union cell tower and easement next to Museum (April 18, 2016)
Public input not required to build 2nd cell tower adjacent to Museum
by Pinedale Online!
Union Wireless has requested a building permit with Sublette County to build a 60’ cellular communications tower on land adjacent to the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale. The tower would be on Anderson Family Trust property approximately 60 feet east of
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Tickets available for Dancing with the Sublette Stars (April 17, 2016)
Performances April 28 & 29 in Marbleton to benefit the Children’s Learning Center
Dancing with the Sublette Stars, a fund-raiser for Children’s Learning Center (CLC) in Sublette County, will take place Thursday and Friday on April 28 and 29, 2016 at Southwest Sublette County Pioneers Senior Center in Marbleton, Wyoming.
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Spring in Boulder Canyon (April 17, 2016)
Dave Bell posted this photo from his hike up Boulder Canyon on Saturday, April 16th. "The snow is going out, the trail is still very snow covered and icy and muddy. But, large parts are snow free and dry – it was a gorgeous day hearing the roar of Boulder Cree
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Severe Weather Awareness Week April 18-22, 2016 (April 17, 2016)
Are You Weather Ready?
by National Weather Service
The National Weather Service, FEMA, and emergency management agencies around Wyoming encourage residents, businesses, schools, and radio and television stations to use Severe Weather Awareness Week April 18-22, as a time to prepare.
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Fishing Report – April, 2016 (April 17, 2016)
by Mike Kaul, Two Rivers Emporium
Most streams around Pinedale have shucked off their ice cover and in the lower parts of our valleys there is a lot of open water. Fishable stream water will increase daily, but most of the lakes are still solid blocks of ice. Sections of the Green and New Fo
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Sublette County Historical Society receives WCF grant (April 17, 2016)
Will help fund Hugh Glass grizzly bear attack diorama
by Museum of the Mountain Man
The Sublette County Historical Society/Museum of the Mountain Man is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Upper Green Sustainable Communities Endowment Fund of the Wyoming Community Foundation. The SCHS/ MMM was one of several local
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Donkey Basketball in Pinedale April 26 (April 17, 2016)
The Pinedale High School National Honor Society students will host a fun evening of Donkey Basketball on Tuesday, April 26th at 7:00 pm in the Wrangler Gym in Pinedale. All proceeds go towards the National Honor Society Scholarship Fund. Tickets are being sol
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What a Wonderful World (April 15, 2016)
Photos by Fred Pflughoft
by Pinedale Online!
Photographer Fred Pflughoft has posted a new photo gallery album with shots from mid-April. He titled it "What a Wonderful World" after one of his favorite songs from Louis Armstrong. "We are so blessed to live in a place with such magnificent skies and abunda
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Winter returns (April 14, 2016)
by Pinedale Online!
Weather update, Thursday, April 14, 11:30AM: Showers continue to spread across portions of northern Sublette County in western Wyoming this morning. Thunderstorms have been noted, with the potential for some gusty wind to 40 mph. Periods of heavy rain showers
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Archaeology talk April 19 in Pinedale (April 14, 2016)
The Upper Green River Basin Chapter of the Wyoming Archeology Society will be having a meeting on Tuesday, April 19th, at 6:30 pm at the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale. There will be a short business meeting followed by a presentation by Rick Weatherm
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2016 Adult Co-Ed Softball season begins (April 14, 2016)
Sign up your team now
by Sublette Softball
It’s that time of year to get your team signed up for the 2016 Adult Co-Ed Softball season. Anyone looking for a team to play on, please let us know and the Sublette Softball Board will place you on a team.
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Select Yellowstone roads open to automobiles on April 15 (April 13, 2016)
Free Entrance April 16 through April 24
by Yellowstone National Park
Spring in Yellowstone National Park is an excellent time to experience the park's abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery. Starting Friday, April 15 at 8:00 a.m., the road segments from West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful and the Grand C
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Dancing in the rain (April 13, 2016)
Arnold Brokling saw this Sandhill Crane ‘dancing in the rain’ on Wednesday morning, April 13th.
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Sunrise beam (April 13, 2016)
Renee' Smythe sent in this photo of the stunning sunrise over the Wind River Mountains on Wednesday morning, April 13th.
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Sharp-Shinned Hawk (April 12, 2016)
On Sunday (April 10th), Fred Pflughoft had just finished cleaning out the old nest material from his bluebird box and re-dug the hole for the post when this Sharp-Shinned Hawk made an appearance. He watched it for a number of minutes from his kitchen window th
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Pronghorn Migration Interpretive Site completed in Wyoming (Original post April 12, 2016 | Updated April 14, 2016)
by Wildlife Conservation Society
Scientists with the WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) announced the completion of an interpretive site celebrating the hard work of numerous partners that resulted in an outstanding conservation success and improved safety for motorists and wildlife—includin
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Warrant team proving successful (April 10, 2016)
by Sublette County Sheriff’s Office
In January, Sublette County Sheriff’s Office Support Captain Gabriel Torres, created a warrant team to begin overseeing and tracking down the large number of outstanding warrants issued from Sublette County Courts.
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2016 (April 10, 2016)
by SAFV Task Force
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s campaign focuses on ways that individuals and communities can help prevent sexual violence.
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Territories and Surveyors pre-1868 (April 10, 2016)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
Brothers Joe V and Mike Hickey presented a program entitled, ‘Territories and Surveyors pre-1868’ on Thursday, April 7th at the Green River Valley Museum in Big Piney. The Museum also held a Silent Auction for an 1893 upright piano and two Cheyenne Frontier Da
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Not a barn kitty (April 10, 2016)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The heart got to racing a little bit upon realizing the furry ball in a tight corner in an outbuilding on the ranch was not one of the herd of black barn kitties. Fortunately, everyone stayed calm and relaxed and no one got hurt.
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Bucky's Snow Check Party (April 3, 2016)
by Terry Allen
The winner of the sled drawing at Bucky's Snow Check Party Saturday was Tiger Jaskolski. His name was drawn out of the hat and he won a junior sized sled. "That's quite a machine," he said. "My grandkids are going to use it, but I'm going to ride it first." Me
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Boulder Bazaar (April 3, 2016)
by Terry Allen
The Annual Boulder Bazaar was held Saturday, April 2. It was the second bazaar held since the remodel of the historic school house a couple years ago.
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Camp Fire Girls Reunion and Open House June 10 & 11 (April 5, 2016)
Sublette County Camp Fire Girls will have a Reunion & Open House on Friday and Saturday, June 10 & 11 at the Sublette County Library in Pinedale. The event will include photograph exhibits, displays, food & activities to celebrating 60+ years of Camp Fire Gir
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MESA Fundraiser and Tack Swap (April 3, 2016)
by Terry Allen
The Sullivan's out in Boulder hosted this event Saturday, April 2. Carla Sullivan said they have a MESA sales about every other year.
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Where to find flowers in Pinedale (April 4, 2016)
Fred Pflughoft just posted a new photio album of his family visit to Washington and Oregon. "Thought the folks of Sublette County would enjoy seeing some spring flowers and GREEN vegetation which is still 2 months away for us here."
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Minimum of 1,700 Wolves in Northern Rockies (April 2, 2016)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has released its annual report for the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population – a population that has expanded to include at least 1,700 wolves in 282 packs in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. From this core population area, the wo
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Grizzly Bear Meeting on Wednesday April 6 (April 2, 2016)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Wyoming Game & Fish Department will hold a public information gathering meeting on its draft grizzly bear management plan at the Sublette County Library in Pinedale on April 6 at 11 a.m.
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April Fools! (April 1, 2016)
by Pinedale OFFline
Did you miss our April Fool’s Day edition of Pinedale OFFline this year? Click here to read the stories and go back through the archive: www.pinedaleOFFline.com
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Deeply Rooted (April 1, 2016)
The Pinedale Fine Arts Council (PFAC) presented the Chicago-based Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre on Thursday, March 31 at 7PM in the Pinedale Auditorium. Deeply Rooted is a Chicago-based modern dance company that performs a mixed repertoire of works inspired by e
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Missoula Children’s Theater return to Pinedale (April 1, 2016)
Pinocchio auditions begin April 11
by Pinedale Fine Arts Council
The Missoula Children’s Theatre of Missoula, Montana, will arrive in Pinedale on Monday, April 11, to audition students in grades K-12 for the production, "Pinocchio". The Missoula Children’s Theatre directors will select 50-60 students to rehearse during the
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Big Piney man charged with poaching non-typical mule deer (Original post April 1, 2016 | Updated April 3, 2016)
by Pinedale Online!
Charges have been filed against Big Piney resident Nathan Strong for allegedly poaching a mule deer out of season in the Hoback area of western Wyoming between Pinedale and Bondurant after hunting season had closed in the fall of 2015.
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Sublette County 4-H thanks donors to food drive (April 1, 2016)
by William Shafer
Thank you to all that donated to the recent Sublette County 4-H Share the Love Food Drive! There was a great response this year. We gathered 864 pounds of food for the local food closets in Boulder, Daniel, Pinedale, Big Piney/Marbleton, and La Barge! On behal
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Teton Park Road open to non-motorized recreation (April 1, 2016)
by Grand Teton National Park
The Teton Park Road, between the Taggart Lake Parking Area and Signal Mountain Lodge, has been plowed and is open to non-motorized recreational uses such as walking, biking and rollerblading.
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Spring bicycling begins on select Yellowstone roads (April 1, 2016)
Bicyclists must plan ahead for safety
by Yellowstone National Park
Beginning today, bicyclists willing to brave the unpredictable elements of spring in Yellowstone National Park are able to travel 49 miles of park roads from the West Entrance at West Yellowstone, Montana, to Mammoth Hot Springs.
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Nordic ski trail grooming report – April 1, 2016 (April 1, 2016)
by Report courtesy of Mike Looney, Groomer
Friday, April 1, 2016, 9:35AM report: All trails groomed above this morning except for Heart Attack. Chilly, 14F degrees at the Nordic Equipment building, which is good because it will make the snow hold out a bit. Slight breeze. Should be good crust skiing th
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