January
Two all—around athletes from
the 19608 and a longtime
official will be inducted into
the Lovell High School Athletic
Hall of Fame next weekend.
Inducted as athletes will be 1966
LI—IS graduates Don Black and
John Franckowiak, and entering
for his community service will be
Joe White.
It took only a little more than
a year for a popular Lovell restau—
rant to grow to the point of ex—
pansion, and a new location has
also meant an expanded menu.
Now named The Earn, the restau-
rant has moved from its former
Main Street location to the Oasis
Junction west of Lovell, the for—
mer location of The Oasis restau-
rant and, most recently, Debbie’s
Junction.
The rant application is
in, an if all goes well, the
Town of Lovell could have
a new splash pad and other park
upgrades in place at Constitution
Park by next year. Lovell Town
Administrator Jed Nebel said
Tuesday that ideas from the Lovell
Town Council and the public
gathered during a public hearing
on December 10 have been
incorporated into a final master
plan and grant proposal that
was submitted to the Wyoming
Department of State Parks and
Cultural Resources following the
meeting.
Big Horn District No.
2 Superintendent Rick
Woodford resigned
Monday. The board of trustees
accepted Woodford’s resignation
during their regular meeting
Monday night and after a
98—minute executive session
appointed Nancy Cerroni as
interim superintendent and
William Hiser as Special Education
Director.
The Big Horn County District
No. 2 Board of Trustees wrestled
with options of what direction to
take class offerings in the high
school after the resignation of
multiple teachers within the dis—
trict. The District will need to fill
the positions of art teacher Deb
May, graphic design and journal—
ism teacher Cindy Asay and Lovell
Middle School language arts
and social studies teacher Jane
Bushnell.
contract
A possible
between Burbach
Aquatics, Inc. and
the Town of Lovell to perform
an assessment on the current
building and campaign for a
school bond to fund its renovation
awaits council approval.
As the new legislative session
approaches, hard choices will
have to be made. That was the
opening message of Represen—
tative Jamie Flitner, R—Shell, and
Senator RJ Kost in the community
forum they held Tuesday, Jan. 14,
at the Lovell Town Hall.
More than 40 emergency
personnel successfully
carried out a highly
technical rescue operation
northeast of Cowley, saving a
Montana resident’s life Saturday
afternoon.
Gov. Mark Gordon told a
group of reporters in Casper on
Friday that even though renew-
able energy sources appear to
be the future, he believes there
will always be a place in the glob—
al marketplace for the fossil fuels
like coal that for years were the
drivers of the state’s economy.
The Lovell Chronicle is the top
newspaper for advertising among
small weeklies in Wyoming, judg—
es from South Dakota newspa-
pers determined in the contest
leading up to the Wyoming Press
Association’s annual convention
in Casper over the weekend.
Lovell High School seniors
Coy Trainor and Hunter Harris
will have a chance to join their
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DAVID PECK
There was no toilet paper to be found on shelves at the Red Apple
Supermarket on Sunday morning, March 15.
coach, Nicc Crosby, at the 2020
Shrine Bowl to be played on Sat—
urday, June 13, at Dick, Cheney
Alumni Field in Casper, Trainor as
a primary selection and Harris as
an alternate.
February
The transformation of a giant
100-year—old cottonwood
tree at 285 Crooked Creek
Road is nearing completion at
the hands of talented chainsaw
carver Jordan Anderson.
A little more than two-
years since the murder of Car—
ol Jean Barnes, suspect Don—
ald Joe Crouse appeared in Big
Horn County Fifth Judicial Dis-
trict Court late in the afternoon
of Tuesday, Jan. 28, to change his
plea to guilty.
Organizing the Lovell Mus-
tang Days celebration has always
been a labor of love for those in—
volved, but now the Lovell Area
Chamber of Commerce is hoping
to lend a hand - or a few hands —
so the work of planning the cele-
bration doesn’t fall on just a few
individuals.
Rocky Mountain High
. School junior Elsie
Wassmer was nowhere
near Rocky Mountain High School
during the fall semester. She was
off on an adventure, serving as a
Senate page in Washington, DC.
US. Sens. Mike Enzi and John
Barrasso, both R—Wyo., are urging
the US. Department of Agricul—
ture to take immediate action to
support local sugar beet farmers
af ected by adverse weather.
At the beginning of the 2020
Wyoming legislative session, Sen-
ator RJ Kost continues to advo-
cate for a balance between cut—
ting services and finding new
revenue streams.
Senator John Barrasso
met with Rocky
Mountain High School
students Tuesday morning. The
United States Senator spent his
time educating students about
the Hathaway Scholarship and
the opportunities it provides,
while sharing anecdotes about
his time in Washington, with the
occasional jab at the Democratic
politicians.
The demand was simply too
great. Diana Garza had been ca—
tering out of her home for many
years during the summer, but
when her customers insisted that
she open a restaurant, she final—
ly gave in. The result is the new
El Torito Restaurant at 384 W.
Main in Lovell, site of the for—
mer Switchback and Burger Barn
restaurants.
The search for Big
Horn County School
District No. 2’s next
superintendent has narrowed to
two candidates, as the district
prepares both candidates to meet
the community. The school board
will be interviewing Jason Butcher
from Helena, Mont, and Doug
Hazen, currently of Columbia
Falls, Mont, for the position.
The battle for a 100 percent
graduation rate continues at Big
Horn County School District No.
2 as district officials and staff
fight not to leave a single student
behind.
There have still been no
reported cases of the
coronavirus disease in
Wyoming. That doesn’t mean
the effects of the disease that is
spreading across the globe aren’t
being felt by travelers and those
with loved ones living in Asia
and elsewhere. Ramifications are
also being felt by the missionary
program of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter—day Saints,
including planned missions to be
ANNETTE Moss
The euphoria of a championship game victory can be seen on the face of
Rocky Mountain junior Taylor
Winland as he embraces his father, head coach Pat Winland, following the
Rocky Mountain Grizzlies’
67-60 win over Wyoming Indian Saturday in Riverton on Feb. 29.
served by residents of North Big
Horn County.
Big Horn School District No.
1 has announced five finalists for
the Rocky Mountain Elementa-
ry School Principal position as
current principal Karma Sanders
prepares for retirement after this
yean
The final two candidates vy-
ing for the superintendent posi-
tion of Big Horn County School
District No. 2 made their pitch
to the community, district staff
and the school board this week.
The two candidates consist of
Doug Hazen, currently of Colum—
bia Falls, Mont, and Jason Butcher
from Helena, Mont.
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On the biggest stage, the
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