Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Homecoming King Keaton Mills and Queen Aspen Jones preside over this year's ceremony along with king candidates: Tucker Dobson, Ben Miller and Deklan Gill; queen candidates Rylie Marchant, Lexie Marchant, Autumn Groth and crown bearers Graeson Hooper and Ashlyn Erickson....
Crook County School District (CCSD) continues to fare well in meeting the state's performance expectations, including across-the-board proficiency results assessment that are higher than the average for the state in this year's WY-TOPP assessments. At the elementary and middle school level, Sundance Elementary and Moorcroft Elementary are both exceeding expectations this year, according to the latest Wyoming Department of Education data. Hulett School is meeting expectations. All three schools...
SHS classmates from the Class of 1968 gathered on September 8 and 9 to reacquaint, remember and reminisce. Gary Snyder with his family came from Texas, loving the Wyoming weather after 30 days of one hundred degrees at home. Rick Miller and wife Laura came from Florida with pictures and stories about the resident alligators in their backyard. They joined classmates from the area: Cheryl Wales, Doris Oudin, Sue Lojeck, Judy Schloredt and Deb Proctor. Many laughs were heard at the Massey Community...
Bailey Hofland of Sundance has been named to Dickinson State University’s Dean’s List for the 2023 spring semester. At the end of each regular semester, Dickinson State recognizes those students named to the Dean’s List. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher....
SHS Class of 1973 held their 50th class reunion on August 18-19. Pictured on the steps of Old Stoney, where they attended elementary school, are, back row left to right: Larry Ellsbury, Kim Kokesh, Sue (Wales) Seykora, Lisa Hooper-Griffith, Susan (Waugh) Kettley; middle row: Dale Cornella, Randy Humphrey, Steve Necklason, Mary (Pridgeon) Beets, Ruth (Lytle) Sommers, Debbie (Jones) Presfield, Gwen (Roadifer) Lipkie; front: Jill (Allen) Mackey, Peggy (Duvall) Madeen, Janet (Clark) Hutchinson,...
Crook County School District #1 recently held their Wyoming State-required six hours of training in Sundance. All bus drivers and substitute drivers attended. Trainings this year included Suicide Intervention and Behavior Management, provided by the Campbell County Transportation Department. Other items covered at the training included district policies and online trainings. Several bus drivers received pins and plaques from the Wyoming Pupil Transportation Association for their years of...
Crook County School District #1 has announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program, and/or School Breakfast Program. Each school and the office of the Crook County School District have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining eligibility. Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or...
The school year begins anew next week and the students of Sundance Elementary School will be in the capable hands of a new head teacher. Robert Wiegel will be joining the campus as the new principal for SES. "I was born in Wyoming, but spent the majority of my life living in Nebraska. When I was given the opportunity to come to Sundance and wear my favorite colors on a daily basis (red and white), it was a no brainer," Wiegel says. This will be Wiegel's 13th year in education, he says. He...
SHS Class of 1973 will be holding their 50th class reunion on Aug. 18-19 at the library meeting room. It will kick off with a meet and greet at 5 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 18. Saturday will continue with a tour of Old Stoney, a picnic luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the library meeting room and participation in Old Stoney’s 100th anniversary activities. We would welcome anyone in the community who wants to stop by Friday evening or Saturday afternoon to say hi and talk for a while. 1973 was a year of ups and downs. The Vietnam War ended with the signing o...
We, the class of '53, donned our bifocals, hearing aids and Depends and headed over for Uncle Louie's café. We drove fast before we forgot where we were going. We couldn't remember keeping Old Stoney company but it didn't matter 'cause we couldn't hear each other anyway. We yelled at the waitress to wait on us but she said she'd already served us our prune juice. Shirley was just her usual brain-dead self, Evelyn said she'd forgotten her meds. Jeanie was late 'cause her pet sheep were lambing....
Eastern Wyoming College held the 74th annual commencement for candidates on May 12, 2023 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. There were 171 graduates. The graduates from the Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 semesters include Adelita Wegner from Moorcroft and Echo Miller from Sundance....
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Crook County at the completion of the 2023 spring semester. The following degrees may be included on this list: BA (Bachelor of Arts); BS (Bachelor of Science); BSB (Bachelor of Science in Business); BSME (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering); BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing); MA (Master of Arts); and MS (Master of Science). Students are: Payson Grace Birkeland BSB and Caelah Crago BA of Aladdin; Korina Anne Moria Ike MA and Tracen Mills BSME of Hulett;...
The University of Wyoming lists six students from Crook County on the 2023 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. 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. Students are: Alessandro Mastrovito of Hulett; Tianne M. Fischbach, Daylie M. Fuller and Audrey Lynn Merwin of Moorcroft; Ella S. Bifulco and Sherry Negaard of Sundance. The University of Wyom...
The University of Wyoming lists six students from Crook County on the 2023 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. 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. Students are: Alessandro Mastrovito of Hulett; Tianne M. Fischbach, Daylie M. Fuller and Audrey Lynn Merwin of Moorcroft; Ella S. Bifulco and Sherry Negaard of Sundance....
Powder River Energy Foundation and Basin Electric have joined forces to make a $5000 donation to Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom (WAIC), supporting educators to implement the Wyoming Stewardship Project (WSP) in their classrooms and develop students’ understanding of Wyoming’s vast natural resources. Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom is a statewide organization that brings curricula covering agriculture, minerals, energy, outdoor recreation and tourism to youth. WAIC also provides training and professional development to educators acr...
A total of 324 Mitchell Technical College students earned recognition on the Spring 2023 President’s List, according to MTC President Mark Wilson. To be named to the list, students must earn a term Grade Point Average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and be registered for at least 12 credit hours of academic work during the semester. Klel Johnson of Sundance appears on the President’s List....
Wyoming Girls State was held June 4-10 at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne and offered three local students the experience of being elected to high office. Girls State is a week-long session all about learning how government works on the city, county and state levels. Willow Lindholm, Sundance, was elected as Governor. Ahnya Moody and Natalee Harrison, Hulett delegates, were elected as Treasurer and County Commissioner, respectively. The girls were sponsored by Hulett Post 80,...
Briska Johnson of Sundance was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2023 semester. Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list. Johnson is a sophomore majoring in biology....
Montana State University recently announced its list of graduates for spring 2023. Ceremonies were held May 12 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman. Sundance’s Abigail Mcdonald was among the graduates, graduating with honors....
Sundance Secondary School student Jameson Fleenor was awarded the Tammy Needham Memorial Scholarship on June 1, 2023, as the winner of the $1000 award. Funded by the Follum Hydrologic Solutions, LLC, in an effort to “pay it forward”, they have created a scholarship in memory of one of the founder’s most influential teachers, Tammy Needham, by supporting students who are studying STEM or education....
Sheridan College is pleased to recognize students named to its honor rolls for the spring 2023 semester. Sheridan College has three honor roll lists: the President’s Honor Roll, Vice President’s Honor Roll and the Part-Time Honor Roll. There were 69 Sheridan College students named to the President’s Honor Roll and earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester with 12 or more credit hours. The Vice President’s Honor Roll includes 86 Sheridan College students who earned at least a 3.5 GPA or above for the semester with 12 or more credit hours....
As the need for nurses continues to increase here and throughout the nation, Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) is helping to fill the high-demand careers with the skilled graduates of its Registered Nursing and Practical Nursing programs. In recognition of their completion of the WDTC Registered Nursing and Practical Nursing programs, 54 students received pins during a recent ceremony. Receiving pins is a traditional symbolic welcoming of nursing graduates into the nursing field. Select students also received special awards. Practical...
Quarter 4 Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Lauryn Mariah Brooks Jameson Jacob Fleenor Kaedyn Michael Fletcher Kimberly Rae Fowler McKaya Jo Gillespie Nora Rose Gustafson Chloe Marie Hanzlik Jesse Mehki Harmon Dillon Rusk Haugen Ty Vincent Kenan Kort Blaster McLaughlin Rachelle Verna Miller Jeral Anson Nehl Ashtyn Jeremiah Powe Sheridan Marie Schubarth Mazelynn Julianna Sharp Zoe Anne Skeens Isabella Marie Smith-McCleery Parker James Speidel Shane Bradley Tenke Ashley Rose Wilen Eleventh Grade Bren Michael Anderson Branson Todd Bankenbush Riley...
SHS graduate Parker Speidel was recently named as this year's Standing Tall Award winner. The award is given each year to a Sundance High School senior in honor of Brenda Maynard Walters. Classmates and family of Walters established the award and cash prize in 2014 to present to a student who embodies the positive traits that Brenda was best known for: compassion, loyalty and tenacity....
The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) awarded $5500 in college scholarships to nine young Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation members for the 2023-24 school year. “Investing in the youth of our great state as they work to accomplish their academic goals is important to the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation,” said Todd Fornstrom, WyFB President. “We are proud to honor these outstanding individuals with college scholarships to play a small part in helping them achieve their goals.” The Livingston-King Scholarship, valued at $1500, is given in honor o...
