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David Hoffman,
MD, checks out
a bump on Gus
Gerhardt's arm
during North Big
Horn Hospital's
Lumps and
Bumps Clinic
held recently.
The Lumps and
Bumps Clinic
offers patients
to have a lump
or a bump
checked out for a
discounted rate
of $10.
Senior center chatter
Volunteer appreciation
day set for April 23
BY PHYLLIS BRONKEMA
The biggest event com-
ing up in April at the Lovell
Senior Center is their an-
num Volunteer Apprecia-
tion Day. The motto for this
year is "Hands that Serve.
Hearts that Care."
"That really sums vol-
unteerism up," said Senior
Center Director Denise An-
dersen. "These people put in
hundreds of hours that vir-
tually touch every phase of
our operation. They are the
unsung heroes that walk
through our doors every
day."
This special event will
be held Friday, April 23, at
noon. The center thanks the
Bank of Lovell, which will
cover the cost of meals for
all participating volunteers.
A speaker will be present to
talk about the value of vol-
unteering. Each volunteer
present will be given a spe-
cial gift. All are invited to
attend this event to help the
center honor its helpers.
When Newcomer's Club
met at the center Thursday,
April 8, members had an ex-
tra good time. At the end of
the afternoon, bridge play-
er Marilyn Revelle actually
beat out Arlene Ross with
the highest score. The only
male player earned the sec-
ond-highest score that day.
He said he'd try NOT to get
the high score because he
didn't want his name in the
paper, but he is related to
the winner!
Pinochle player Lin-
da Spragg took high in her
group. However, she had
only 10 more point s than
Caroline Boltz, who had fan-
tastic cards that wouldn't
quit. I felt honored to simply
be in her presence!
BRAD DEWREAUX PHOTO
Byron news
Abraham services are Friday
GARY GRUELL
548-2220
It is with a great deal
of sadness that I report the
death of George Abraham
on April 10. George and
his wife, Elaine, had gone
to Utah to witness the bap-
tism of their granddaugh-
ter. George had complained
about not feeling well and
laid down to rest where he
succumbed peacefully.
George was a native of
Byron and graduated from
Byron High School. After
!serving 'a raison 'for the
LDSChurch he" returned to
Canada to be united with
his sweetheart, Elaine. The
couple lived on the fam-
ily farm east of Byron for
many years.
George was a friendly
man, never failing to recog-
nize an acquaintance and
always willing to extend a
helping hand. He will be
missed.
Funeral services for
George will be this Friday
at 1 p.m. Sincere condo-
lences are extended to his
family and loved ones.
The Byron Bar and Li-
ons Club thank those who
participated in the road
clean-up this past Friday.
The numbers were
down a bit for the Mayor's
Luncheon this past Friday.
A big thanks goes out to
those who provided soups
and desserts. The next lun-
cheon will be on May 14.
Sign-up sheets for soup in
May and salad in June are
at the clerk's office at the
town complex.
The regular meeting of
the town council was this
past Tuesday. Last week
when I announced the meet-
ing, I stated that the work
meeting would begin at 6
p.m. I was not aware that
the start time was changed
to 5 p.m. until Friday. I
apologize for any inconve-
nience that might have oc-
curred. Highlights of the
meeting will be addressed
in next week's column.
On April 24, the annu-
al Lions Club auction will
be held at the Byron Bar.
The majority of funds gath-
ered at the auction will be
used to sponsor numerous
events and .provide assis-
tanee : wiChin , our coma, nU-
nity ...... ::
Contact Jamie Fos-
ter, Gil Cordova, Meadow
Scheeler or Milton Meier to
donate auction items. The
Byron Bar will begin ac-
cepting items next week.
Police Chief Frankie
Rohrer is recuperating
nicely from surgery on his
shoulder. He will be re-
turning to work in about
three weeks. In his ab-
sence, volunteers from the
Lovell Police Department
and Big Horn County Sher-
iffs Department have been
providing patrols.
The Amber Alert sign
on Main Street was raised
an additional three feet
as to allow greater visibil-
ity. The sign's main pur-
pose is for Amber Alerts,but
it also announces special
meetings and major events
impacting our community.
The Byron Recreation
Department is still seek-
ing volunteers to assist
with summer activities for
youth and fill shortages on
the Byron Days Commit-
tee. Call Lexi Sanders at
548-2369 if interested.
As always, have a great
and safe week.
75 YEARS AGO
APRIL 18, 1935
The Lovell Chronicle:
Drilling operations
were begun last week on
Alkali dome, about 20 miles
east of Lovell. Interest in
the oil industry in this com-
munity continues to mount
with other drilling compa-
nies keeping an eye on op-
erations here and sparring
for available drilling sites:
Is your car over 70
horsepower? If it is, you
must have motor oil of ex-
tra high film strength to get
safe lubrication. Your car
today has twice the horse-
power and speed of the car
you drove ten_ yars agg!
The average 'of'22:qeadi'I
cars in 1934 was 108 hors' -
power.
At the Lovell Laundry
you could get 14 lbs. of flat
ironed, rest starched clothes
done for $1 or the end of the
week special was four cents
/pound, minimum 25 lbs.
for $1
50 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1960
The Lovell Chronicle:
Members of the Lovell
Woman's Club present the
musical, "Flower Drum
Song" during their meet-
ing April 8 in the fire hall.
Dressed in costume were
Mrs. Phil Reasch, Lou-
ise Croft, Alys Winterhol-
ler, Mrs. Scott Welch, Mrs.
Golden Johnson, Mrs. Clark
Burrell, Mrs. R. J. Stahle
and Mrs. R. B. Bowman.
Producers of the show were
Mrs. D. H. Denman, Mrs.
T.B. Croft, Mrs. Jesse Rob-
ertson and Mrs. Don Stef-
fen. (Picture shown)
Bob and Chuck Negro
opened the Big Horn Food-
town.
Gerry and George Tip-
petts purchased the local
.".Coast to Coast Store from
manager Darrel Nielson.
Out go the parking me-
ters on Lovell's main street.
Evan Asay operates the city
tractor in removing the pipe
which held the meter. John
Owens hammers off a steel
butt plate on the next post.
(Picture shown)
Cowley news
Fond memories of swimming in Cowley wash
DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
548-6901
John Fuller has compa-
ny this week. His daughter,
Cathy, of Arizona is here
to visit and see sister Deb-
bie Fuller and family and
grandmother Ireta Mus-
grave of Lovell. John has
had a tough year and his
two daughters give him love
and support and help cheer
him as he fights his ongoing
battle.
The Meek family re-
ceived good news last week.
Major Ted Meek and his
wife Jessica have a new son,
Jackson Thomas, who was
born April 8 and weighed
4 lbs., 1 oz. He joins sib-
lings Sabrina, Jacob Scott,
Elizabeth and Steven. Jes-
sica spent the month of
March in the hospital and
though Jackson was born
five weeks early, he has
passed his critical time pe-
riod. Jackson and his moth-
er will spend another week
or two in the hospital until
the baby can breathe on his
own and learns to function
without support. His grand-
parents are John C. Meek of
Cowley and Donna Hansen
of Salt Lake City.
Randy and Dione
Townsend and their four
children came to visit Tim
and Jerrie Townsend for
the Easter holiday. Erica
and Steve Long and their
three children drove from
Gillette to Cowley and Jen-
nifer and David Hessentha-
ler and three children of By-
ron also came to the family
dinner.
Erica and Jennifer
are the daughters of Ann
Townsend and the late
Mike Townsend. Jerrie's
mother, Eva Asay, joined
the family for Easter and
the whole group then went
to Lovell for ice cream and
cake for Mrs. Asay's birth-
day, which was April 3.
The Cowley Website
was entertaining last week.
The site was created by Gib
Fisher and contains family
histories, pictures, a chat
room, plus other interest-
ing facts. The entry about
the Cowley Wash was hilar-
ious. Charlie Strom took a
picture of the old wash as it
appears now and expressed
dismay about its condition.
Tales began with sto-
ries and banter between
childhood friends and their
experiences at the wash.
Someone sent a picture of
Mike Lewis and Art Nich-
olls floating their home-
made raft down the old
wash about 40 years ago,
and there was quite a re-
sponse from townspeople
and former residents of
Cowley and all their expe-
riences growing up in Cow-
ley and the adventures we
all had.
Of course, our mothers
warned us of the dangers
of the wash and the "filthy"
water running through it
and told us we couldn't go
there. During the summer
months of each generation
we spent hours there float-
ing ships and sticks, having
water fights, tunneling into
the sand, swimming and just
enjoying our young lives. We
learned to swim in the canal
at the pump house, Tebbs
hole and other favorite spots
and never thought about in-
fections or bacteria.
After growing up, we re-
alized that the water at the
wash was sewer water, yet
somehow we lived through
it and have great memories.
The wash is still there, but
rumor has it that it is con-
demned, and one wonders
how many young kids spend
time in the canal swimming
nowadays. What a great
time growing up in Cowley
was for us all.
Lamont Martin Jens-
en, who was born Oct. 31,
1914, died March 29, 2010,
in Salt Lake City, according
to the Cowley Website. His
parents were Andrew Jens-
en and Anna Matilda Mar-
tin Jensen. A full obituary
was posted about Mr. Jens-
en's life and his accomplish-
ments and family.
There were quite a few
replies from people who re-
membered him. Mary Par-
tridge Yorgason said that
she was about 6 or 7 when
Lamont came home on leave
from World War II and was
wearing his Army Air Corps
uniform and she thought he
was the handsomest man
she had ever seen.
Richard Marchant and
David Marchant remember
him as Mont and Richard
said he had a unique gait to
his walk that he remembers
to this day. "
Cancer Support
Group Meeting
,m, Thursday,. April 15
General Meeting
Open Discussion
Cancer Patients, Caregivers,
Family Members, Survivors,
Everyone is welcome.
Multi-Purpose
Room
NEW HORIZONS CARE CENTER
548-5200 * 1115 Lane i2 * Lovell, VVY 82431
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North Big Horn Senior Center and North Big Horn
County Public Health offices have been assured that
one access (Great Western Ave. and/or 7th St.) to the
Center will remain open at all times thissummer during
the water/sewer project.
While you're here,
shop our selection
of lawn and garden
tools.
Coming Soon!
BBQ propane
exchange-a-tank
program!
Join the
Great Pumpkin
and
Giant Watermelon
CONTEST!
Stop by Cowley Lumber and pick
up Burpee seeds for your garden.
This fall we will be giving prizes
for the largest pumpkins and
watermelons grown from our
seeds!
Contest entries must be
grown from seeds
purchased
at Cowley
Lumber.
Sign up by
May 31,
2010.
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