Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The holiday deadline has arrived: now we’ve all finished giving thanks, thoughts turn to the next big date on the calendar. Sundance will once again be celebrating in style this Christmas with a number of events to help you get in the festive mood. Start your Christmas this weekend with the traditional Lighted Parade, this year to the theme of “Old Time Family Christmas”. At 5:30 p.m. on Friday, December 6, line up along Main Street to watch the lighted vehicles travel past, illuminating the s...
Cook Lake is once again open for recreation, but the dam project is not quite finished yet. Delays due to weather mean that the site will likely close again in the spring to wrap up construction, says District Ranger Mike Gosse. “The Cook Lake project is done for this year, but not completely finished yet. The wintery weather we had in October caused delays in getting the project 100 percent finished,” he says. “The Bureau of Reclamation crew did a great job in working through some tough condi...
The first major snowstorm of the winter was kind enough to wait until after Thanksgiving Day to interrupt travel, though the cold wind and fog in some areas on Thursday certainly spoke of what was to come. When the snowflakes finally began to fall late on Friday afternoon, they would continue to do so throughout the next day, accompanied by strong winds and whiteout conditions. The storm system moved out of the central Rockies into the northern and central plains, according to the National...
Warren Peak Highway is closed effective immediately. The decision has been made due to public safety concerns. “With the early snowfall the Bearlodge has had this year, including this last storm, these roads are currently impassable,” said Mike Gosse, Bearlodge District Ranger. “There have been numerous vehicles that have gotten stuck.” Officials say many roads across the Forest are ice-covered from melting snow during the day and freezing temperatures at night. The public should be prepared for winter driving conditions on all of the Forest...
Gayla and Buck Bock once again invite the community to enjoy their colorful Christmas tradition. The annual light show will run from 5 to 10 p.m. every night until after Christmas at 323 S 21st Street. To enjoy the bright lights to best effect, tune your radio to 88.1 FM, turn off your headlights, sit back, relax and watch the lights dance to songs of the season. The Bocks thank everyone for making food donations in the past. This year, they ask that you please drop them off at Deckers, Central...
Are you sure you’ve had all the vaccines available to keep you in good health? Is mom hazy about whether you had a pneumonia shot as a kid, do you not have access to your vaccine records, or has blood work for a job or school come back saying you have low immunity? No problem, says Becky Tinsley, Crook County Public Health – that’s a problem easily fixed. Vaccines are available at all times in your local public health office along with help to decide whether you need them. “Any time it gets cold and people are having drier air, maybe breathi...
Kathryn Kinsall, 57, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance after a battle with cancer. On February 20, 1962, as John Glenn was orbiting the earth, Kathryn “Kat” was born to Lester and Arlene Mauch in Sundance. She was their fourth and last child. Kat grew and matured in Sundance, graduating from Sundance schools. She spent a few years moving first to California, Texas, Georgia and back to Sundance. She married Edw...
Virginia “Ginger” Massie passed away on November 20, 2019, from health reasons. Ginger was born on October 13, 1948 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Walter and Jennie Massie. Ginger grew up on the family ranch west of Belle Fourche. She participated in 4H, showing calves and horses at local fairs and horse shows. In 1967, Ginger married Gary Dungey and to that union two children were born, Wade and Cory. After divorce, Ginger attended Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines, graduating with a Master of Science in Civ...
Robert “Bob” Stephen Ulrich, 91, passed away on November 23, 2019, at the Crook County Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Bob was born October 1, 1928, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Joseph Stephen and Lena Corrine (Endres) Ulrich and raised in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, where his hotelier grandfather also ran an ice delivery business. Bob helped with the family businesses, and spent summers working as a lifeguard at the many beaches in the area. He graduated from Toms River High School, and...
1 Years Ago The Times December 3, 1919 Mr. Partlow by the U.S. weather instruments reports the snowfall during November as 20 inches and 28 and a fraction inches during October and November. The Thanksgiving dance and supper by the commercial club at the hall last Thursday night was a grand social affair despite the severe temperature. The large hall was well filled and the festivities continued until well toward morning. Much to the pleasure of an awakened community, Kenneth Wells contributed the violin part to the snappy music a good part...
Library Holiday Open House, Friday, December 6, all day. Stop in for some goodies and check out a book or two! Last month we did a “Battle of the Branches” food drive. Thanks to our patrons’ generosity, we had 76 non-perishable food items to give to the food pantry! The Navy and Army tied for the most donations, with 28 food items in each bin. If you are interested in making a Christmas donation to the library, we have a wish tree set up at the circulation desk. The ornaments on the tree have adult and children’s book titles on them that we...
As the 2020 elections begin to ramp up, the County Clerk’s Association of Wyoming (CCA) is encouraging women across the state to exercise their hard-won voting rights. Wyoming was not only the first U.S. territory to grant women the right to vote, 150 years ago this month, it was also the first place in the world to take that step. Women in Wyoming headed to the polls a full quarter century before New Zealand became the first country to claim the same honor. It wouldn’t be until the next century that Australia followed suit and parts of Eur...
At the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) 129th Annual Convention, held Dec. 1-4 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, Criss Neiman of the Wyoming Association of Fairs (WAF) was named the State and Provincial Associations of Fairs Executive of the Year. The Executive of the Year Award goes to an association executive who has been in this position for at least five years. They have to be recommended by their association and are judged on their participation and contributions to their respective...
Speeding – Matthew P. Sullivan, MI, 79/70, $88; Timarie D. Javier, Gillette, 91/75, $125; Peter R. Solis, GA, 90/75, $120; Suzanne G. Darr, Gillette, 90/75, $120; Joseph V. Crowe, Gillette, 85/70, $120; Larry Wayne Cage, Casper, 76/65, $100; Daniel B. Stucki, UT, 96/75, $150; Jackie S. Griffith, Aladdin, 78/65, $110; Raymond J. Doney, GA, 84/70, $115; Justin J. Roeser, SD, 91/75, $125; Caleb Adams, Newcastle, 83/70, $110; Jamie M. Kenyon, 90/75, $120; Jarod A. Roubideaux, SD, 78/70, $86; Wade A. Cudmore, SD, 83/75, $86 No Valid Driver’s Lic...
During the month of November, the Pantry served 212 people. This included six new clients, 81 under the age of 18 and 55 over the age of 60. Items needed this month include cereal, jelly and soup. These items may be dropped off in donation boxes at the Crook County Library, 414 E Main St, or in the lobby of the school district’s Central Administration Offices at 122 Hwy 585, in Sundance. There is also a donation box at Decker’s Market. Items in Hulett and Moorcroft may be dropped off at the pantries there during business hours. December dates a...
Nov. 25 – Three VIN checks. Traffic stop. Paper service. Detention Deputy fingerprinted two subjects. Deputy investigated a report of gas drive off. Deputy checked business. Deputy investigated a report of domestic disturbance. EMS page. Nov. 26 – Two VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Paper service. Detention Deputy fingerprinted subject. Deputy did welfare check. Deputy investigated vehicle crash. Deputy investigated suspicious vehicle. Three EMS pages. Nov. 27 – Three VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Deputy checked business. Deputy inves...
Nov. 23 – House watch and business checks. Dog at large complaint. Funeral escort. Three bar checks. Six traffic stops. Nov. 24 – House watch and business checks. Civil assist. Report of animal abuse. Three bar checks. Report of bar fight. Traffic stop Nov. 25 – House watch and business checks. Officer assisted Crook County Sheriff’s Office. Officer issued three verbal trespass warnings. Three traffic stops. Nov. 26 – House watch and business checks. Crash investigation. VIN inspection. Traffic complaint. Two traffic stops. Nov. 27 – House w...
Let go of your dreams, ladies and gentleman, for as a state we have attained the loftiest of heights and may never again outdo ourselves. This Christmas, a product that hails from Wyoming has filled a coveted space on the Goop holiday shopping guide. If you’re wondering what in blazes a Goop might be, I’m not sure whether to feel guilt that I’m about to steal your innocence or pity that you’ve been missing out on capitalism’s most sincere sacrifice to lunacy. It is, to cut a long story sho...
I moved to Wyoming in 2010, hoping to become a Wyoming resident and to retire in this beautiful state. I support the conservative thinking and the freedoms we enjoy here. I am originally from South Dakota, where, like Wyoming, it’s still legal to target practice on your own property. Those of us who have relocated to this state did so because it is an improvement over our previous location. I can’t think of one thing that a person could bring to Wyoming, from their home state, that would make this a better place to live, except maybe grandkids....
“If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3). What are we living for? What makes us tick? Why do we do the things we do and not what we should do? Is this some great theoretical essay into solving all our personal issues? Nope. It is a sincere, simplistic view that our actions and resulting beliefs come from what we pour into our lives. The foundation from which we stand is formed and defined by what goes into it and is best influenced by the One God Who created us. We are under a constant bombardment of wor...
CASPER — A Wyoming tribe is looking to hemp and medical marijuana as potential ways to bolster the Wind River Reservation economy and treat illnesses, an approach more and more tribes view as potentially lucrative. In late September, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe’s General Council voted to approve a resolution to have a group examine legalizing medical marijuana and allowing hemp production as well as formulate a plan to potentially vote on. Advocates for the measures say hemp and cannabis-related businesses or cultivation could help div...
Work on eastern Wyo. pipeline begins LUSK (WNE) — Bridger Pipeline, LLC has begun construction of a crude oil pipeline that will run from Guernsey, through Goshen County and run the length of Niobrara County before reaching its final destination in Hulett. The Equality Pipeline is a 20-inch diameter pipeline designed to transport crude oil from the Bakken to an established hub in Guernsey, according to the pipeline’s website, bridgerexpansion.com. The Equality Pipeline will run for 120 miles across Wyoming, and is expected to transport up to 20...
The Scholastic Book Fair will be held at the Sundance Elementary Library Dec. 9-12 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 13 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The fair has great Christmas gifts and some of the hottest titles! If you can’t make it to the school or want something that isn’t available, simply shop online by going to crook1.com and choosing Sundance Elementary. Click on the book fair picture to access the online catalog. Your orders will be delivered to the school with no shipping costs once the book fair has ended. Our goal is to excite stu...
U.S. Senator John Barrasso and Wyoming’s first family, Governor Mark Gordon and First Lady Jennie Gordon, all spent the Thanksgiving holiday with members of the three Wyoming Army National Guard units deployed overseas. On Thanksgiving Day in Afghanistan, Barrasso joined President Donald Trump in a surprise visit to American troops stationed at Bagram Air Base. This includes members of Wyoming National Guard’s A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery, who are conducting artillery mis...
