Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

June 29, 1922

Missing Issue

75 Years Ago

June 26, 1947

The annual fireworks display sponsored by the Sundance Commercial Club will be held at the time of the Crook County Fair instead of July 4 as is the custom, it was announced this week. In former years, only businessmen donated money for the display, but this year, in addition to the businessmen, all residents of the county are asked to make any contribution that they wish. The club hopes that in this way they can secure more money and have a larger display of fireworks.

A bentonite mill which was destroyed by fire recently at Belle Fourche, S.D. will be reconstructed in Crook County, Wyo., closer to the source of production. The Baroid Sales division of the National Lead Co. will build a one story 70x200 mill building and one story 40x100 warehouse building on U.S. Highway 212, six miles from the east boundary line of Wyoming.

50 Years Ago

June 29, 1972

Charles Lewton of Jackson has apparently bought the former Air Force Radar Station at Sundance for bid of $211,111.11. Lewton, a Jackson contractor and real estate developer, was one of 19 bidding on the cantonment. Lewton told the Sundance Times Wednesday that he has no definite plans, as the sale is not finalized. He said he sees the area has “a lot of potential; either recreation or light industry.” The second highest bid came from James Neiman, Hulett and Russell Tracy of Sundance. They bid $202,550.

Nancy Pridgeon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon of Moorcroft, will be living in Germany this summer under the Youth for Understanding Council program. She left June 17 for Hamburg, Germany, from where she has gone to the home of her host family. She will stay with them until the end of August.

25 Years Ago

June 26, 1997

Cook Lake, a favorite recreation spot for county residents, recently lost between three and four acres of its 23 acre size due to a massive land failure. The slide area is on the west side of the lake and U.S. Forest Service is discouraging visitors from entering this area, as the slide has caused deep trenches in the ground and uprooted some of the trees. The area will remain closed to the public for an indefinite period of time as there is no way to control the slide or its stabilization process. The slide has not affected the fishing or camping at Cook Lake.