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Remembering the ‘77 Buffies
If you were a girl attending Greybull High School in the years prior to 1970, you know that the only activities for female students was being a member of the Pep Club, wearing gold and blue sweaters and cheering on your male counterparts in football and basketball. Julie Werbelow Valenzuela...
Mild winter puts Leavitt on fast track
A Saturday was required to complete one of the biggest undertakings thus far in the expansion of the Leavitt Reservoir northwest of Shell. Rounding up nine of its mixing trucks, which it couldn’t have done on a weekday without shutting down one of its plants, Big Horn Redi-Mix delivered 29 loads of concrete to Leavitt site, where employees from Big Sky Civil Contractors and Montana Civil Contractors formed the foundation of a 90-foot outlet works tower.
Strohschein sets school record in 200 By Nathan Oster
Senior Ty Strohschein set a new school record in the 200 at Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Invitational, crossing the finish line in 22.73 seconds. Beckett Hinckley had held the previous record, a 22.75, for four decades. Prior to Saturday, Strohschein’s best had been a 22.88. It was part of...
Records set for middle school Grizz in Burlington
It was a record setting day for the Rocky Mountain Middle School track and field team at the Burlington Invitational Friday as the team broke four school records, three by Mason Moss. Moss, an eighth grader, broke the record in the 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash, head coach...
Bring ‘em Home: Museum director makes fundraising pitch to community, provides updates
On Monday, April 29, the board of the Big Horn Basin Dinosaur and Geoscience Museum [BHBDGM} convened to provide an update to the public on its project planning, development, and goal-setting. In a presentation led by Dr. Erik Kvale, President, the board walked through such particulars as the who, what, and why, and made their case for greater community outreach and involvement.
Rate Increases: Town seeks input from residents
On May 9 at 6 p.m., the Basin Town Council is asking the public to come to a special meeting prior to the regular council meeting which begins at 7 p.m. The topic of discussion will be rate increases. At the April 25 council meeting there was a discussion about...
Riverside trap team completes first week of competition
Riverside competed in Competition Week 1 of the Wyoming Clay Target League. “I felt the first week went pretty well,” said Coach Calvin Brown. “Most of the kids are showing improvement.”. Riverside’s top five individual athletes were: 1, Avery Clifford 32/50; 2, Ridge Lewis 32/50; 3, Cal Reuter,...
Team Sinclair caps undefeated season
Six teams participated in the Lovell Recreation District’s men’s league basketball season. The teams were BBF South, KB Lumber, Team Minemyer, Team Sinclair, Team Shumway and the Wise Guys. The championship game was held on Thursday, April 4, at the Bairs’ MJ Court. Team Sinclair faced Team BBF...
Burlington’s trap team starts strong
The Wyoming Clay Target League held its first week of competition this past week. Burlington’s team shot Tuesday evening and Coach Nate Kreider thought it went well. “Everyone’s scores have been improving,” he said. “Individual scores have improved dramatically from last season.”. The top five...
Grizzly thinclads enjoy home cooking at RMHS Invitational
A quick count of the results of the Rocky Mountain Invitational track and field meet Saturday shows some 27 personal records set by RMHS athletes, showing that the Grizzlies are peaking at the right time with the regional and state track meets approaching. “Any time you have that many kids...
Evening with Friends event a huge success
The 2024 An Evening with Friends event was fun, well received and profitable for the North Big Horn Hospital Foundation, Marketing, Foundation and Grants Coordinator Janet Koritnik reported this week. Held Saturday night at the Lovell Community Center, the annual event featuring talented comedic musician Wayne Faust was a big...
Volunteers keep care center gift shop thriving
Eight active volunteers keep the gift shop open for business at New Horizons Care Center. Many have donated their time for years. Most, but not all, are retired. Volunteer Janice Fink has been helping in the shop for about eight years off and on. She said she enjoys the interaction with care center residents, staff and visitors.
LHS art students bring home the blue from art symposium
Seventeen Lovell High school art students brought home more blue ribbons from the Wyoming High School State Art Symposium this year than in the past three years. The students brought home 32 ribbons total; 31 were blue ribbons and one was a First Lady’s Choice ribbon. “This year Lovell...
Two more school records go down for LHS track
The majority of the Lovell High School track and field squad made the short trip to Cowley for the Rocky Mountain Invitational Saturday, while three members also qualified for the Wyoming Track and Field Classic best-of-the-best meet in Casper Friday. Senior Adnan Khan and sophomores Matthew Newman and Owen Walker...
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