Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Six years since launch and the Sundance Winter Festival continues to draw crowds of spectators from far and near, while an ever-increasing list of eager participants drag skis and tack to wait at the start of the skijoring course. Throughout Saturday’s event, the sidewalks were abuzz with the cheers of the crowds. The festival’s usual luck returned as the skies turned blue and the temperature was positively balmy. Revelers enjoyed good food while sipping on hot drinks and cold beer, as the rac...
A job posting for the administrator position within Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) was the first indication that the Board of Trustees is considering the removal of CEO Nathan Hough. According to its president, the company contracted to manage the district has been instructed to get rid of Hough – or face the axe itself. At time of going to press, the only indication that Hough has been or will be removed is the existence of the online job ad. A listing for a “Chief Operating Officer” located in Sundance, Wyoming, appears to ha...
At the recommendation of Superintendent Mark Broderson, the Crook County School District Board of Trustees has chosen to delay adoption of a new technology policy due to concerns that its wording is too vague. At Monday’s meeting, the board heard that members of staff are concerned it would allow searches of personal cell phones. The policy was created by the office of Tracy Copenhaver, legal counsel for the Wyoming School Boards Association. This office is responsible for sending out new policies to districts across the state, Broderson s...
John William “Bill” Whalen Jr., 73, of Aladdin, Wyoming passed away at home Sunday evening, February 9, 2020. Bill was born May 10, 1946 to John and Elizabeth Whalen. He attended the one room school at Aladdin grades 1-8, graduated from Sundance High in 1964 and attended community college in Powell, Wyoming. Bill served in the US Army during the Vietnam conflict. He loved ranching and spent his life working on the Whalen ranch alongside family and friends. Surviving Bill are wife, Sandy; dau...
Please come eat a meal in the high school commons area Saturday as members of the Sundance community and high school are hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Casey McInerney family. During the Sat., Feb. 22 basketball games against Hulett, the concession stand proceeds will benefit the McInerney family to defer medical expenses. In addition to regular concession fare, there will be a pulled pork meal deal served at the concession stand....
Above: Todd Fritz (left) and Jim Bowman (right) present Hilari Anderson with her quilt on Tuesday at the Crook County Courthouse. Anderson was the winner of the American Legion quilt raffle. The quilt has been on display at Sundance State Bank. Below: The quilt raffle drawing was held last Friday at the Senior Center. Left to right: Cliff Coon, Jim Bowman, Charlie Jones, Todd Fritz, Regina Bowman and Ray Leeman....
There will be an afternoon of cowboy poetry on Sun., Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Greater Hulett Community Center. Featured artists will be Chuck Larsen, Paul Larson, Robert Dennis and Ted and Lisa Emmons. Proceeds will go to the local Mason organization. For more information contact Bill Willey 290-2869 or Barbara Willey 290-2913. Tickets are available from them or at Hulett Town Hall....
Our Thanks Many thanks for the cards, calls, food, flowers and donations to the Fern Grubb memorial. Our mother was a leader, volunteer, avid traveler and card player. She loved her family for 95 years and was especially proud of her great grandchildren and their parents. Thank you to the staff at CCMSD for her loving care this past six months. We give thanks to our family and friends for your love and support at this time. Joyce (Dave) Hall; Ken (Janet) Grubb; and Donna Grubb Kiewel and families Our Thanks The family of Nancy Richards would...
1 Years Ago The Times February 18, 1920 Word has just been received that the engine and the remainder of the commercial club’s moving picture equipment have arrived at Upton and will be installed at the hall here at once and that it may be announced with practical certainty that the first shows will be put on Friday and Saturday nights of next week with probably a matinee on Saturday. The social function for Washington’s birthday here this year will be a big dance next Monday night under the auspices of the commercial club. A general and cord...
The National Weather Service has issued a warning that northeast Wyoming is likely to experience greater than average levels of flooding this spring. River basins in Crook County that may be affected include the Little Missouri and Belle Fourche. The above-average flooding is expected to continue through June in some parts of the Rapid City Hydrologic Service Area, which covers northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota. The causes include saturated soil conditions, high river levels and the potential for ice jam-related flooding. In the...
Physicians and other health care professionals throughout Wyoming are often thought of as being in leadership roles, especially taking the lead in caring for the needs of their patients. However, these same health care professionals also are called upon to provide more strategic leadership roles -- both in their personal and professional lives, and in their communities. Responding to the need to better equip physicians to embrace advanced leadership roles – such as influencing Wyoming health care policy and mentoring medical students – the Wyo...
Dewey Schoenewald of Moorcroft faces multiple felony charges associated with burglary after allegedly taking numerous items from an oil field pumping station. These charges may be combined with another active case involving Schoenewald that was recently bound over to District Court. On January 18, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a theft on the D Road near Moorcroft. The victim informed the deputy that a theft had taken place that morning at his oil field pumping station. At the location, the deputy reports observ...
Crook County resident Ricky Dean Wilmore faces two felony counts of child abuse after allegedly causing physical injury to a child that was not the result of reasonable corporal punishment. On January 24 at 9 p.m., a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report from the Department of Family Services of a possible case of child abuse involving a child with multiple bruises on various parts of their body. The deputy observed the bruising on the child and noted that the bruising was of various colors, indicating they were not c...
Strata Energy has again issued an invitation to Crook County high school graduates to apply for Strata’s Community Energy and Opportunity scholarships. Strata scholarships are available to students graduating from a Crook County high school or Crook County accredited home-school program. Since the start of the scholarship program in 2013, Strata has awarded over $21,000 to Crook County students. Students will have until April 15, 2020 to submit scholarship applications. For more information on Strata’s scholarship program, specific eli...
Feb. 10 – Three VIN checks. EMS page. Fingerprints for outside employment. Investigated vehicle crash on Warren Peak. Investigated theft complaint. Civil assist. Attempted to serve warrant. Investigated assault complaint. Feb. 11 – Four VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Booked in new inmate. Released inmate. Multiple assists to motorists. Prisoner transport from Pennington County. Investigated sex offender violation. EMS page. Attempted to serve warrant. Prisoner transport to dentist. Prisoner in custody and brought into jail. Fingerprints for out...
Speeding- Myron G. Kruckenberg, SD, 85/75, $90; Martin K. Lemke, Gillette, 85/75, $90; Cortney M. Weber, Gillette, 86/75, $100; Morene Miguet Waloke, CO, 93/75, $170; William J. Walter, Gillette, 81/75, $82; Eliseo Hernandez Pacheco, IA, 85/75, $90; Jeremy R. Haptonstall, CO, 85/75, $90; Ashley N. Kendall, SD, 91/80, $100; Jake W. Canfield, Sundance, 87/80, $84; Jose I. Castillo-Castaneda, CO, 94/80, $115; Mason J. Odowd, Gillette, 83/70, $110; Jacob E. Steeg, SD, 88/75, $110; (truck) – James G. Michael, MN, 90/80, $385 Stop Sign Violation ...
Dear Editor, Did you enjoy the Winterfest in Sundance this last week? OR was it a bothersome inconvenience? Did you want to go to the bakery for lunch or pick up some baked good? Did you need a lawyer or get anything at the Sundance Times? Did you need to do some insurance work at Security Insurance? Are you having your income tax done by Jan Denzin? Did you need to pay your light bill at PREC or your water bill at City Hall? How about a treatment with Materi Chiropractic? Did you try to pick up your mail? Forget that parking on the east side...
Hello from Cheyenne! We wrapped up the first week of the 2020 Budget Session on Friday evening. It was a busy week, to say the least. Nearly 400 (398, to be exact) bills were filed in the House and Senate this session. This includes 256 bills in the House and 142 in the Senate. Friday, February 14 was the deadline for bills to be introduced for debate, so no additional bills will be filed this session. During a Budget Session, legislative rules require a 2/3 vote for non-budget related bills to...
I’m sure the first thing that went through your mind when you arrived at the Sundance Winter Festival was: “Why do I not see Sarah at the starting line in her ski boots?” It’s a reasonable question, so I’m very glad you asked, and the answer is that I have a miserable history with skiing. My relationship with skis is, in fact, appalling enough that my participation would be bad for everyone’s health. It would at the very least be a risk to my own, and I wouldn’t make any promises to the folk l...
UW provost a finalist for Texas job LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Texas at El Paso announced this month that the University of Wyoming’s provost, Kate Miller, is a finalist for its Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs position. Miller declined to comment on her candidacy Monday. Miller is one of five finalists and is scheduled to visit UTEP March 5-6 and engage in a forum with faculty and staff. A graduate of Princeton and Stanford universities, Miller previously worked at UTEP from 1991 to 2008. She began her work at UTEP as a res...
The Library will be closed for Spring Cleaning March 23 – 27. Library Programming: TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL STORYTIME on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. February’s themes: “Groundhogs”, “Valentines” and “Leap into Science/Wind”. There will not be Storytime on February 19; Miss Bonnie will be out of town. MAKER FRIDAY AT THE LIBRARY: Friday, February 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. for all ages. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: stay tuned. UFOs AT THE LIBRARY: the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Bring any UnFinished Object to the Library and work on it here. We have lots of s...
The University of Wyoming lists three students from Crook County on the 2019 fall semester President’s Honor Roll. Students are: Taylor Olivia Kennah of Hulett and Olivia Farris Croft and Shelby A. Heaster of Sundance. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. The University of Wyoming lists 10 students from Crook County on the 2019 fall semeste...
The Bulldogs kept their win streak alive, adding two more conference wins to their record this past week. On Friday night, the Sundance Bulldogs invited the Wright Panthers to be their Valentine for the Pink Out game. Sundance went on a 10-0 run in the first four minutes of play before Wright decided to take a timeout in hopes of slowing down the momentum. Unfortunately, the break in play only allowed the Bulldogs to add fresh legs to the floor and continue to increase their lead, 25-0, as the...
The Lady Bulldogs were back in action taking on two conference teams last week. Facing off against the Wright Panthers on Valentine’s Day, the Lady Bulldogs were looking for a win. The first quarter started out in the Bulldogs favor, taking the 11-6 lead after the first eight minutes of play. Sundance continued to add to their lead, going on a 6-0 run to start the second quarter, causing the Panthers to take a timeout. This was not the Valentine’s Day surprise Wright was hoping to get. The tim...
The Sundance wrestling team had a long weekend of wrestling beginning Thursday of this past week at the Powder River Conference meet in Wright. Sundance wrestled in four duals. Results were as follows: Owen Haiar (126 lbs.) 2-2 Lance Weaver (170 lbs.) 2-2 Josh Pridgeon (182 lbs.) 2-2 Leo Lyons (195 lbs.) 1-3 Gavin Mollenbrink (220 lbs.) 4-0 Roman Hrek (285 lbs.) 0-2 After the conference meet, the young grapplers headed to Hanna, WY for the Carbon County Tournament. This two-day tourney featured 16 teams. Unfortunately, the second day was...
