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April 8, 2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 3
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Cow|ey news
DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
548-6901
It is spring, even though
the weather doesn't seem to
be cooperating. But, the fro-
zen earth has disappeared.
The fields are being plowed,
the earth has turned and it
is beautiful.
As people travel to Bill-
ings and leave Bridger, the
earth is red, the plowed
ground is symmetrical and
assures us that Spring re-
ally is here and life goes
on in its cycle. The new
calves and lambs are grow-
ing steadily and it's a plea-
sure to see the countryside
springing to life.
Marguerite Simmons,
Brenda Brost and Kathy
May are in charge of the Pi-
oneer Book this year for the
big reunion in July. If you
know some teachers who
were in the Cowley High
School that you wish to be
acknowledged, contact any
of those three women.
The Easter weekend
brought families together
for wonderful food and vis-
iting. The celebration of
Christ's resurrection was
held as people of all de-
nominations were in their
churches and had programs
and prayers of thanks to
Christ as he sacrificed his
life for our redemption.
Ray and Cresta Peter-
son took their two sons,
Jordan and Kyle, on a fam-
ily vacation last week. They
saw Ray's brothers, Curt
and Ken, and their fami-
lies in Utah. They drove to
St. George and saw their
Uncle Pat and Aunt Sid-
ney Whalen and on to Las
Vegas to see uncle Tom and
Marcy Tebbs and Cresta's
cousin, Teresa. It was a
wonderful trip, and the four
returned to Cowley late Fri-
day night and their son Re-
ese and wife Stephanie of
Riverton came home for the
weekend.
Doug Arnold is a new
resident of Cowley. He is
the new manager of Cow-
ley Lumber and is current-
ly staying with Rudy and
Dorine Strom until his fam-
ily arrives after the school
year. He and his wife Vick-
ie have six children, the
oldest being 12. They are
from Conifer, Colo. Vickie ........
is Dorine's sister, and she
is looking forward to them
living in Cowley near them.
Welcome to Doug and his
family.
Byron news
GARY GRUELL
548-2220
The annual Easter Egg
Hunt is one of the several
community events spon-
sored by the Byron Lions
Club. They also sponsor the
BBQ lunch and the parade
during Byron Days celebra-
tion, provide eye exams and
glasses for the needy, schol-
arships for graduates, con-
tribute monetary donations
to the Byron Recreation
Dept. and youth activities
such as baseball.
With that in mind, the
Lions Club will be hold-
ing their annual auction on
April 24 at the Byron Bar.
The auction is the club's top
fundraising event. Dona-
tions are now being accept-
ed for the auction. Contact
any member of the Lions
Club and help them help
our community.
If your pets have not yet
been licensed for the year,
they are now overdue. Con-
tact Vicki at the Town Com-
plex for more information.
Wyoming Gas has start-
ed replacing their gas lines
on the north side of Byron.
This project will be com-
pleted in four to six weeks.
Wyoming Gas replaced the
lines on the south side of
Town last summer with
only a few mishaps that
were taken care of.
I was asked to remind
people of their refuse con-
tainers being removed from
the street after being emp-
tied by the Solid Waste
Dept. Forgetting to bring
them back into your yard
happens now and then.
You are asked to be a bit
more diligent in complying
with the ordinance.
The Mayor's Luncheon
will be held this Friday at
its regular time, 11 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Only two soup
providers have volunteered
for this month. If you would
like to contribute to this
popular community event,
please call Vicki with your
intent to provide soup this
week. Remember, the lun-
cheon is free to the public.
This Friday, the Byron
Lions Club and the Byron
Bar are hosting a road and
ditch clean-up. It is hopeful
that this would be another
community event and an
attempt to clean a two-mile
stretch ofHwy. 14A west of
Byron to the George Abra-
ham home. Volunteers are
asked to meet at 4 p.m. Fri-
day at the Red Eagle Pump
Station.
Tuesday, April 13,
there will be a regular town
council meeting at 7 p.m.
with a work meeting at 6.
The general public is wel-
come at any council meet-
ing, other than executive
sessions.
As always, have a great
and safe week.
Get Growing o., with Gary Emmett
GARY EMMETT
It is that time of year
again, time to get the Band-
aids out of the cabinet and
onto my hands and fingers.
While I am building up the
calluses on my hands for
the= season ahead, I have al-
ready had a couple of blis-
ters form and pop. Sitting
in front of a computer and
driving as much as I have
done in the last six months
has allowed my hands to go
soft and lose the calluses
from last year.
Springtime has brought
about the time to start work-
ing out in the yard more and
more. With the additional
daylight we are starting to
get each day, it is easy to
find myself out longer and
longer on the days that I
am home. There is always
something that needs to be
raked, shoveled or moved.
My hands are now starting
to show the effects of the ex-
tra time spent in the yard.
I have been raking the
dead leaves from last year
away from the rose bush-
es and some of the peren-
nials throughout the yard.
Some of these leaves were
purposely and strategical-
ly placed last fall as an in-
sulating protection. How-
ever, there were plenty of
stray leaves that, over the
course of the winter, blew
in and decided to add their
protecting values to places I
didn't know needed protec-
tion. But what do I do with
all of the extra leaves?
There has been talk
about a community com-
posting project. I didn't
want to walt that long to
see what was going to hap-
pen there, and I don't like
sending clean yard waste
to the landfill, and by clean,
I mean without chemicals.
And I couldn't burn the
leaves, so I spread them out
on my lawn, got the lawn
mower out of the garage,
and mowed over them. I'll
start my own compost pile.
Actually, I'll discuss
composting later, but for
now, the chopped up leaves
are going in the garden. We
are putting in raised beds
for part of our garden this
year, and so the leaves will
aid in mixing with the soil,
creating a lighter, fluffi-
er planting bed. However,
this would be a great addi-
tive to help in the aeration
of a regular garden and/or
flowerbed, too.
Since the chopped up
leaves are brown, they have
a high carbon ratio. I won't
be adding any green mate-
rial to the soil yet, so I will
have to offset the high car-
bon ratio with some added
nitrogen. This will help in
balancing the carbon to ni-
trogen ratio that is so im-
portant in composting. This
source of nitrogen can come
from regular fertilizer, but
be careful how high the first
number is on the fertilizer
bag. I like to use some of
the organic nitrogen fertil-
izers, such as blood meal,
because they are slower to
break down and will not
burn or hurt new vegetable
starts.
As I am raking, shovel-
ing and mixing the chopped
leaves with the dirt that I
brought in from the neigh-
bors, thanks Kim and
Wayne, the blisters have
started to form once again
on my hands. But that is
my fault because I was will-
ing to work with the broken
tool that needed to be fixed
or replaced.
Yes, I consider gloves to
be tools. They are impor-
tant and need to be taken
care of also.
There are many things
that need to be done to get
ready for spring and work-
ing in the yard. Make sure
your shovels, hoes and
pruners have been sharp-
ened and are in good work-
ing condition. These main-
tenance tasks or repairs
will allow for easier work
and for your safety in the
yard. Duct tape isn't the
answer to fixing a cracked
handle. Though I have
seen it done, I can say that
I haven't used it myself to
splice a handle of a shov-
el or hoe. When using the
proper tool in good working
condition, that task at hand
won't seem like drudgery:
You will enjoy working in
the yard even more.
Even though I have
several pairs of gloves to
choose from, I have one pair
in particular that has been
worn through a couple of
seasons. They are very com-
fortable and have seen a lot
of use. They have served me
well, yet I can't seem to part
with them. Hence, the real
reason to get the Band-aids
out: my gloves that I have
relied on for so long just
need to be replaced. Band-
aids won't hold them to-
gether any longer.
LIFEGUARD CLASS
Offered by the Lovell Recreation District
Must be 15 years old
April 20, 6 prn: Orientation and swimming test
Classes will be Tuesday (April 20- May 18),
6-8:30 pm and daily May 25-29. Time TBA
Class cost with certification cards $100.
Successful employment by Lovell Recreation
includes hiring bonus.
Class instruction is 32 hours and
includes CPR and First Aid training.
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Thursday, April 15
General Meeting
Open Discussion
Cancer Patients, Caregivers,
Family Members, Survivors,
Everyone is welcome.
Multi-Purpose
Room
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NEW HORIZONS CARE CENTER
548-5200 * 1115 Lane 12 * Lovell, WY 82431
Rausch graduates basic training
Air Force Airman Mat-
thew A. Rausch recently
graduated from basic mil-
itary training at Lackland
Air Force Base in San An-
tonio, Texas.
The airman completed
an intensive, eight-week
program that included
training in military dis-
cipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical
fitness and basic warfare
principles and skills.
Airmen who complete
basic training earn four
credits toward an associate
in applied science degree
through the Community
College of the Air Force.
Rausch is the son of
Simmone Rausch of W.
Main St., Byron, Wyo. He
Airman
Matthew Rausch
received an associate de-
gree in 2009 from North-
west College in Powell.
75 YEARS AGO
APRIL 11, 1935
The LoveU Chronicle:
Work on the basement
of Lovell's new hospital
is progressing nicely this
week. The two remaining
dormitories from the sugar
factory will be moved onto
the lot and placed in the
shape of an 'T' to make a
spacious hospital with ac-
commodations for 12 pa-
tients and a full suite of of-
fice rooms for the doctors,
baths, x-ray, operating
room and kitchen. The new
building will provide excel-
lent facilities for the clin-
ic of Doctors Croft, Hors-
ley and Croft, filling a real
need in the community.
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At the Basket Store
seven pounds of apples, 25
cents; three pounds of rice,
19 cents; bacon, 29 cents/
pound and flour-Gold Med-
al 48-pound bag, $2.09. Any
orders over $3 were deliv-
ered free.
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Taking a prominent
place as one of the major
operations in a program of
building and remodeling on
the Armada. Theatre is be-
ing pushed to early~comp]~e-
tion. The chaliges, in this
popular showhouse include
removal of the wood floor
downstairs and the laying
of a sloped concrete floor.
The Armada has long
enjoyed a reputation for ex-
cellent sound results, and
with a continuance of the
policy of showing all the
best shows, Lovell will have
the best theatre in the Big
Horn Basin.
50 YEARS AGO
APRIL 7, 1960
The Lovell Chronicle:
Burglars broke into
the Hillman Sport Shop
in Love]] sometime Friday
night and made off with be-
tween $500 and $600 worth
of guns and ammunition.
The weapons taken were
from three different racks in
the store and all but one re-
volver were older guns from
a collection. The exception
was a new .22 magnum.
Only a few of these are on
the market. It is believed
that the persons who broke
in were not acquainted with
the location of the weap-
ons as they stole a used ri-
fle which stood beside a new
rifle complete with scope.
They also cleaned the store
of 30-30 and 30-06 shells.
The Lovell Town Coun-
cil repealed the ordinance
against trading stamps in
the community after review-
ing a poll taken at a sam-
pling of business places in
the town.
It was brought to the
council's attention last week
that local business was being
lost to other communities in
the area which were using
stamps. At that time the
council instructed the poll
to be taken and at the same
time contacted the county at-
torney about enforcement of
the state law that bans trad-
ing stamps.
During the poll, which
was conducted Friday and
Saturday, 517 names ap-
peared in favor of the stamps,
while only five signed against
their use. The council then
voted to repeal the ban ....
Residents of the comxnu-
nity have been issued a no-
tice by the Town of Lovell to
clean up their property dur-
ing the period of April 2 to
16.
The town officials will
cooperate in the removal of
debris if it is placed in the al-
leys or other convenient loca-
tions.
To put some teeth into
the request, the officials have
stated that any property not
cleaned by the April 16 dead-
line will be cleaned by city
crews and the owners of this
property will be assessed for
the service.
It is noted by the officials
that residents should have
enough pride in their own
property and the community
that the latter action will not
have to be used. They stated
however that they were in no
way fooling and would take
action to get the city in shape
for the coming summer sea-
son.
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