Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Donald Dewey Sipe passed away on January 1, 2019, at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota. Donald was born November 19, 1931 to Dewey Sampson and Estrid Nancy (Frojd) Sipe in Sundance, Wyoming. He spent his early years growing up in sawmill camps in Northeast Wyoming in the Bear Lodge. In 1936, the family moved to Moskee, Wyoming, where he attended the first two years of school. In 1939, the family moved to Spearfish. During the summer months, Donald spent his time working on his uncle's ranch... Full story
Irvin Edgar Brimmer, 76, Hulett, Wyoming, died Friday January 4, 2019, at the Central Wyoming Hospice Home in Casper, Wyoming. Irvin was born March 10, 1942, in Spearfish, South Dakota, to Mary (Sims) and Loraine Brimmer. He grew up in the Hulett area attended school on Lytle Creek and Hulett. He graduated Hulett High School in 1960 and was salutatorian of his class. He work as a surveyor shortly after high school and loved to tell the story of staying the night on Mt Rushmore; specifically, on... Full story
Jerry Allen Schweitzer, 58, of Lead, South Dakota, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Deadwood, South Dakota, on February 22, 1960, smallest of the twins to Curtis K. Schweitzer and Beverly B. (Harris) Schweitzer. He lived in Lead and went to the schools in the area. Jerry was a machine mechanic at the bowling alleys in Pluma, Lead and Huron. He loved to fish and tell stories and bowl. He is survived by his mom, Bev... Full story
Dorothy Terry, an 88-year-old Sundance, Wyoming resident went home to her final resting place, January 2, 2019, at the Legacy Center in Gillette, Wyoming. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation in memory of her late husband, John, in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo, Wyoming. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com Dorothy Grace Terry was born September 23, 1930, in Sheridan,... Full story
A celebration of life for Mary Garman will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Crook County School District Administration Building (old Elementary Gym) in Sundance. A full obituary was previously published.... Full story
At the first meeting since her departure from the Sundance City Council, Sheryl Klocker was presented with a cake and commemorative award to mark her years of service since 2011. "I'm very thankful for the time that I spent here. I love being part of the community and watching it grow and I intend to keep a watchful eye," she smiled after receiving the accolade from Mayor Paul Brooks....
Familiar faces and one new; Judge Matthew Castano swore in Crook County’s elected officials for 2019 in the courtroom on Monday morning. While most of those who will take charge of the county’s operations are retaining their seats, Fred Devish begins a four-year tenure as County Commissioner this week. From left to right: Commissioners Jeanne Whalen and Fred Devish, County Clerk Linda Fritz, Clerk of District Court Tina Wood, County Attorney Joe Baron, County Treasurer Mary Kuhl, County Ass...
The Sundance City Council began the year with an open seat to fill, which was achieved through a council appointment. After Callie Hilty was selected for the position, she was sworn in to serve the first regular meeting of her term. The council also approved additional appointments for the year, including Brad Marchant as mayor pro tempore Marchant is the senior councilman in 2019, said Mayor Paul Brooks. The Sundance Times was once again appointed as the official newspaper for the city and...
Seniors in Sundance are already facing the prospect of a winter trapped in their homes, but an idea from the city council may be able to dig them out of the hole. Council Member Jana McLean, whose day job is Director of Crook County Senior Services, mentioned the problem to the council last week and asked for suggestions to solve it. After heavy snowfall, she explained, it can be difficult for some seniors to clear their own driveways. Not every senior has family living in the area, she...
The annual audit returned the usual finding this year that there is an issue with separation of duties within Crook County’s boards. This “significant deficiency”, said auditor Paul Stille of Leo Riley & Associates, comes down to the small size of government within the county. Separation of duties is an internal control structure that ensures a county transaction passes by as many eyes as possible, reducing the risk of fraud. “The county’s component units (fair board, library board and the w...
City Attorney Mark Hughes handed the Sundance Council a lengthy sample ordinance at Wednesday’s meeting that would give the city some control over a new rule that could allow cell phone companies to place equipment in public rights-of-way. “The Federal Communications Commission adopted some new regulations regarding cell towers and things like that,” Hughes said. “I don’t know that we’ve had any call for it since we’ve been a municipality but we probably should adopt something – I just don’t kn...
If you signed up for the Geri-Fit Fitness Study class, we will begin on January 14, at 10 a.m. Classes will run every Monday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Don’t forget to bring your dumbbells and a water bottle! The Fitness Study class is full. However, we are hoping to continue the fitness class beyond the study. If you would like to participate in the regular fitness class starting around April 1, please call the library to sign up. Library Programming: VALENTINE’S TRAVELING BAKE SALE: The Friends of the Library are busy planning the traveling bak...
1 Years Ago The Times January 8, 1919 Oyster Bay, N.Y., Jan. 6. - Col. Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep early today at his home on Sagamore Hill in this village. Death is believed to have been due to rheumatism which affected his heart. The former president was up most of Sunday and retired at 11 o’clock last night. About 4 a.m. Mrs. Roosevelt, who was the only other member of the family at Oyster Bay, went to her husband’s room and found that he had died during the night. John Guidinger and Pete Kommes were among the Beulahites tak...
Would you like to become one of our volunteers? Crook County Family Violence would like to invite you to attend the FREE 32 hour CORE Volunteer Training Monday, January 14 through Thursday, January 17. This four day training will be presented at Crook County Family Violence’s office located at 104 N 5th in Sundance from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. You will not only learn the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking but have the opportunity to become a CCFV volunteer. Free lunch will be provided! For more information or if you would l...
Our Thanks To all the people who labored to make this benefit happen, thank you. It is humbling to see a small community come together to help its own. Thank you again for your generosity. Dennis and Shirley Conway AKA Santa and Mrs. Claus Thank You THANK YOU! Voy Cox Horseshoeing LLC (Moorcroft, Wyoming) and Cassidy Ranch (Sundance, Wyoming) for the beautiful peacock feather arrangements. Thank you for thinking of us! From the residents at Sundance Assisted Care Thank You On behalf of myself and the Council of County Services, to all of the...
By Sarah Pridgeon After the Sundance Food Pantry vacated the city-owned building that had housed it for several years, the council decided it was finally time to get rid of it. Unfortunately, reported Clerk Treasurer Kathy Lenz last week, there was little interest from the public. The council decided to put the building out for bid without the land on which it sits. A potential buyer would need to haul the structure away. This decision was reached because, while attractive and holding...
Keen to take up the offer of an old water tank that the Town of Pine Haven was in the process of replacing, the Sundance City Council directed city engineers Trihydro to gather some cost estimates. Unfortunately, reports Karla Greaser of Trihydro, using the second hand equipment for the project to replace a tank in the canyon area would actually cost more than purchasing a new one. Greaser told the council that Trihydro had completed its evaluation of the cost to take down the welded tank,...
The Sundance City Council is now expecting that the timeline to obtain a permit for a new construction and debris pit will stretch into the fall. “Working through the permitting schedule and my experience with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), it’s going to be September or October before we have an approved permit,” said Travis Evans of Trihydro on Wednesday. Evans further explained that the DEQ is instituting new standards and regulations, including for existing sources such as mu...
January 1, 2019 Site Name Elevation (ft.) Current Snow Depth (in.) Current Snow Water Equivalent (in.) 30-year Median SWE (1981-2010) Last Year’s SWE Current Percent of 30-year Median SWE (%) Blind Park Snotel 6870 21 3.2 3.2 2.6 100 Cole Canyon Snotel 5870 17 3.1 2.2 1.7 141 Ditch Creek 6880 15.8 2.3 2.0 1.3 115 Little Bear Run 6240 11.7 1.8 1.7 0.9 106 Mallo 6420 21.3 3.4 2.9 2.1 117 Mount Tom 5560 16.4 2.4 1.8 1.4 133 North Rapid Creek Snotel 6250 16 2.7 3.2 2.9 84 Submitted by Sherry Burr, NRCS...
Speeding – Bradley E. Bunch, SD, 90/80, $90; Daniel Eugene Engesser, SD, 86/70, $127; Jacob Lee Bolstad, CO, 82/70, $105; Genni L. Goschke, SD, 90/80, $90; Chezvaugh E. Turner, NJ, 65/45, $145; Torin P. Wirtanen, Moorcroft, 70/50, $145; Seferino J. Zuniga Campo, WA, 88/70, $145; Steven E. Haugue, Gillette, 88/80, $86; Michael H. Ring, TX, 97/80, $130; Timothy W. Willis, CO, 86/80, $92 No Seat Belt (driver) – Lamoine D. Sell, Sundance, $25; Timothy W. Willis, CO, $25 No Valid Driver’s License – Lolandiz Nole Cunyas Chihuan, ND, $125 Expired Temp...
Dec. 31 – Deputies did multiple welfare checks. Deputy did house watch. Deputy investigated suspicious circumstances. Deputy investigated fireworks violation. Deputy requested ambulance for welfare check. Detention Deputy did fingerprints. Jan. 1 – Paper service. Deputies had multiple calls to assist other agencies. Deputies did multiple motorist assists. Jan. 2 – Two VIN checks. Two paper services. Traffic stop. Deputies did multiple welfare checks. Deputy did motorist assist. Detention Deputy did prisoner transport. Jan. 3 – Three VIN che...
Once upon a time, before it became normal to eat a miniscule bag of pretzels while staring down at a cloud, we had no other option but to go about our business via sea. Coming from a maritime town, I know as well as anyone that our relationship with the waves is deeper, stronger and much more abiding than the one we now hold with luggage tags and drinks trolleys. And with all those seafaring centuries behind us, it’s no surprise that the bottom of the ocean is a museum all of its own. It i...
Dear Editor, “Let’s send President Trump a message ‘Wyoming is not Trump country!’ by beating Foster Friess and electing Mark Gordon.” This message from Switch For Wyoming was on my answering machine the evening prior to the August Primary election. Did it work? Gordon 38,951, Friess, 29,842, Difference 9,109. Total crossover votes from Democrat and unaffiliated voters 10,392. The $150,000, Switch for Wyoming budgeted to get Gordon elected worked! Conservatives were wrangled out of a fair election in the Wyoming Republican Party Primary!...
Bill would set out-of-state tuition minimums LARAMIE (WNE) — For the second consecutive year, Rep. Bill Henderson, R-Cheyenne, is bringing a bill to the legislative session that would statutorily prescribe a difference between the tuition rates paid by in-state and out-of-state students at the University of Wyoming. Henderson brought a bill last year that would have required both UW and Wyoming’s community colleges to charge out-of-state students at least 10 percent more than they charge in-state students. That bill failed its introductory vot...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature will take another crack at changing the requirements for the Hathaway Scholarship for high school students looking to focus on career and technical education. The bill, Senate File 43, would change requirements for students to receive the two highest levels of funding through the Hathaway Scholarship. Instead of requiring two sequential years of a foreign language class, the bill would allow students in ninth through 12th grades to take three years of one elective: career and vocational education, p...
