Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Sundance welcomed Christmas this weekend with a slew of festivities. Above, the FFA float travels along Main Street during the annual Festival of Lights, arranged by Dorothy Greenwood and sponsored by the Sundance Chamber of Commerce. The FFA entry was awarded Best Use of Theme, which this year was “Old Time Family Christmas”. The float was one of 13 bright and cheerful entries. The winners this year also included the VFW for Best Business or Organization and Powder River Energy for Most Uni...
The Sundance City Council has approved a six percent increase on utility rates that will become effective at the beginning of next year. The increase was deemed necessary partly to ensure the city’s enterprise accounts are paying for themselves and partly due to the loss of income the city expects from sales tax over the next year because the current iteration of the sixth cent tax has run its course. It’s “hard to compensate” for the loss of the sixth cent, said Clerk Treasurer Kathy Lenz. The budget does not contain much fluff and, when it co...
At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the Sundance City Council was unable to consider a report on the “nuisance” property it has been dealing with on Sewell Street. The council had decided to commission a report on the condition and worth of the property before making a decision on potential demolition, but the building inspector was unable to travel the Saturday he was scheduled due to the snowstorm. The report will be ready for January’s meeting, said Mayor Paul Brooks. Meanwhile, City Attorney Mark Hughes shared concern over the wording of the 201...
The county’s year-long study to find a solution for water issues in the area around Carlile is now well underway, the county commissioners heard last week. Landowner surveys have been sent out and collected and well sampling has taken place across the study area. According to Jaime Tarver, Senior Project Manager, one of the most important next steps for the study will be to identify “champions” among the landowners who are interested in pushing forward with the ideas that may come out of it. The study, under the direct supervision of Wyomi...
The county commissioners heard public comment on an alleged shooting nuisance in the Sundance Canyon Ranch subdivision on Tuesday. Attendees were invited to share their thoughts during a hearing that had been postponed from November to make sure all interested parties had received notice of the complaint. Ultimately, the commission determined that the subdivision’s own improvement and service district would be a more appropriate avenue through which to find a solution. The landowner who brought the issue to the county once again presented t...
Among the many festive events that took place around Sundance this weekend, the Bearlodge Bakery & Greenhouse hosted a cookie decorating event for younger members of the community and their families. Little ones were invited to enjoy baked goods under the watchful eye of Santa Claus, who waited patiently in the corner for his young wards to finish their creative activities and head on over for a Christmas photograph (and, of course, to make sure Santa knows exactly what he should bring them...
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 would appreciate your help in purchasing for the library. The library will be closed December 24 and 25, in celebration of Christmas. Merry Christmas! We will also be closed on January 1, for the New Year’s holiday. Library Programming: TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL STORYTIME on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m...
Thank You Recently the Crook County Public Library in Sundance sponsored a ‘Battle of the Branches’ Food Drive in honor of our veterans. There were five boxes set up in the library where folks could donate food to the Pantry in honor of family members or friends who serve or have served in one of the five branches of our Military. To all of you who donated, we truly appreciate your generosity and support, and we are forever grateful for the service of those in whose honor you made your donation. On behalf of myself and members of the Cou...
A group of local authors came together on Thursday to celebrate the publication of their most recent works and sign books for visitors at the Longhorn Saloon & Grill. From left to right, K.D. Gearhart, Patricia Frolander, Viktoriia Peterson, Nicholas Trandahl and Constance Brewer....
American Legion Post 45 is raffling off a large queen size quilt (100x102) with proceeds to be used for the Trade School Scholarship. The quilt was donated by Regina Bowman and can be seen at the Sundance Senior Center. Drawing will be held Fri., Feb. 14....
1 Years Ago The Times December 10, 1919 The record sale of state lands of the State of Wyoming, both in point of acreage and money involved took place in Sundance this afternoon, conducted by A. Baker, commissioner of public lands. One tract embraced 13,431.39 acres and was bid in by H. G. Weare through his attorney, H. P. Isley at $177,179.70 or about $13.19 per acre. The land is included in the Cross Anchor ranch in northern Crook County, being many miles of the Belle Fourche river. Douglas, Wyo – William Carlisle, train bandit, captured T...
Fire Chief Gari Gill brought a proposal before the Sundance City Council last week: the new owners of the building that has served in recent memory as a daycare and food pantry would like the fire department to burn it down. Demolishing the building will be expensive, he explained, so the owners have suggested using a controlled burn as a training exercise. Mayor Paul Brooks initially balked at the idea, recalling an incident back in the days when the fire department regularly undertook such...
With the Sundance City Council wanting to get out of the ambulance business and the Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) having found a way to take on the responsibility itself, all that remained when the two sides met on Tuesday was for each to inform the other of its stance. All parties appeared to walk away from the meeting feeling that an amicable agreement had been reached. CCMSD CEO Nathan Hough began the conversation by thanking the city for allowing the district to make use of its ambulances until now. “Moving forward, w...
Nov. 30 – House watch and business checks. Vehicle lock out. Three bar checks. Three traffic stops. Dec. 1 – House watch and business checks. Officer assisted Fire Department. Traffic stop. Dec. 2 – House watch and business checks. Vehicle lock out. Two traffic stops. Dec. 3 – House watch and business checks. Civil standby. Three traffic stops. Dec. 4 – House watch and business checks. Report of suspicious activity; started extra patrol in area. Three bar checks. Six traffic stops. Dec. 5 – House watch and business checks. Officer investigate...
Speeding – Till K. Olson, SD, 82/70, $105; Charles S. Linnemeyer, IL, 99/70, $190; Trampas N. Lowe, Gillette, 98/75, $160; Jeffrey John Gunderson, Gillette, 90/80, $90; Georgia Sandy, Gillette, 92/75, $130; Catherine Mary E. Abrego, IL, 87/75, $105; Matthew D. Heinzerling, SD, 96/75, $150 Closed/Off Road Violation on State Land – Randy S. Stevenson, Sundance, $235 Hunt, Trap, Fish or Collect Antlers/Horns on Private Land without Permission – Toby L. Eisenbraun, Gillette, $435 Fail to Tag Big or Trophy Game Animal – Toby L. Eisenbraun, Gillett...
This is not the most wonderful time of year after all, but only if you’re a small dog with anxiety issues. When everything from paper plates to the opening of a can of tomatoes turns you into a quivering mess, it’s no wonder that the surprises of Christmas can sometimes be too much. The small dog in question is, of course, my beloved rescue pup. Midge, who has starred in more than one column already this year because she’s a source of constant entertainment, spent the first few months of her l...
CHEYENNE — According to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, coal workers in Wyoming need more protections when it comes to bankruptcy filings in the industry. Representatives from the department presented their “wish list” of changes Monday to the Legislature’s Select Committee on Coal/Mineral Bankruptcies, which was formed in September after a string of coal bankruptcies in the state shook Wyoming workers. After hearing reasoning from Kelly Roseberry, a lawyer with Workforce Services, the committee directed the Legislative Service Of...
PINEDALE — After two harrowing rounds of state lease auctions that invited bids for the mineral estates under their home beside the New Fork River, a local couple is applying for the 240-acre lease in the state’s “over the counter” option. Applying for an unsold Office of State Lands and Investments’ lease “over the counter” falls in a time period after two unsuccessful auctions. Homeowners Jan Allen and Mike McFarland, who live next to the New Fork River, took this route after a July lease sale and another in November brought no bidders for P...
Public Service Commission approves expansion of Corriedale wind project CHEYENNE (WNE) – The Wyoming Public Service Commission Thursday approved an expansion of the planned Corriedale Wind Energy Project to include an additional five wind turbines. The application for the wind farm, submitted by Black Hills Power and its subsidiary, Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company (aka Black Hills Energy), was initially approved in July. With the commission’s approval Thursday, the project will expand from 16 to 21 wind turbines. The wind farm is exp...
CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon told lawmakers Monday that he would be “willing” to consider a statewide lodging tax if it came across his desk this winter. However, in his first budget presentation to members of the Joint Appropriations Committee this week, Gordon declined to entertain any other tax legislation, instead focusing his first hearing on cost-savings as the state faces a future of declining revenues. Kicking off the first of several weeks of budget hearings, Gordon seemed largely on the same page as leaders of the budget-making commi...
CASPER — The names and salaries of every school district employee in Wyoming will be released this month after a request from a state senator, a move that’s drawn criticism from educators across the state. “There is a big gap between what I’m legally bound to do and what is the right thing to do,” said State Superintendent Jillian Balow. “And I have difficulty figuring out and reconciling how the release of names that intrudes on the privacy of citizens in our Wyoming community, that potentially puts their security, safety and other aspec...
The public is invited to join Sundance Elementary First and Second Graders as they present “The Littlest Tree” on Thursday, December 12 at 7 p.m. It is the story of how the Christmas Trees at the North Pole discover the true meaning of Christmas. It features a cast of characters including Santa and Mrs. Claus, the elves, the Christmas Trees and the Littlest Tree. Songs include Time to Decorate the Tree, I’m Gonna Be Santa’s Tree, Tiny Tree Rap, The March of the Christmas Trees, Christmas Is, O Christmas Tree and We Wish You a Merry Christm...
A crowd of kids and parents descended upon Sundance Elementary on Thursday to enjoy an opportunity for hands-on-learning and fun. Family STEAM Night was arranged by Ms. Abbie Love and Ms. Tina Inghram in honor of long-time teacher and Destination Imagination (DI) coach Ms. Tammy Needham. “STEAM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, art and math. We did stations that supported all of those areas and we also did some ‘instant challenges’ that are part of the DI program, which is wh...
Know a veteran or someone currently in the military? Sign them up to win a quilt made by FCCLA members in the Textiles class at SHS. The red, white and blue quilt is on display at Sundance State Bank. Take a few minutes, head to the bank and enter a veteran or an active military personnel in the drawing to win a quilt. FCCLA members who made the quilt are: Bailey Hofland, Brook Hofland, Kate Sell, Rhianna Heaster, Baillee Heaster and Aftyn Marchant....
Crook County Fair Board PO Box 473 Sundance, WY 82729 Board Meeting – November 4, 2019 Chairman Peggy Boardman called the regular board meeting of the Crook County Fair Board to order at 5:37 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Board members present: Peggy Boardman, Terri Johnson by phone, Amy Pravecek Board members absent: Lonny Bossman, Justin Gerstner Employees present: Carolyn Fowler, Ken Karry Amy moved to approve the agenda, Peggy seconded, all ayes, motion carried. Terri moved to approve the minutes from the October 7, 2019 meeting, A...
