8 I The Lovell Chronicle I April 19, 2012
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BY PATTI CARPENTER
Local women treated
themselves to a half day of
learning Saturday as they
listened to speakers on a
variety of topics, includ-
ing strengthening relation-
ships, gardening, hormone
therapy, stress reduction,
how to start a business and
preparing for pregnancy.
The event, sponsored by
North Big Horn Hospital
District, was designed to of-
fer women to a day to them-
selves where they could en-
joy the company of other
women, be exposed to new
skills and be inspired, said
hospital spokeswoman Ja-
net Koritnik.
Dr. Deborah Brackett
led a well-attended work-
shop on stress reduction.
Brackett offered simple so-
lutions, as well as a com-
plete overview of the dif-
ferent types of stress (good
and bad) and how stress af-
fects women in particular.
"I think women need
to know how to deal with
stress better," said Brack-
ett. "We have the respon-
sibility todo everything for
everybody a lot of the time,
and we just don't take the
time to take care Of our-
selves."
Participant Nikki
Sumaya enjoyed the stress
workshop.
"It was great, it gave
Toni Parker, Adrienne Mangus, Ronda Schroeder and Keli Morgan listened
to a lively presentation on stress led by Dr. Deborah Brackett at the Women's
Conference sponsored by North Big Horn Hospital District on Saturday in
Lovell.
me more options of how
to take care of me," said
Sumaya. "It taught me how
to not worry about the little
things. I really enjoyed Dr.
Brackett."
"I thought it was really
good," said participant Su-
sie Wilkerson. "She (Brack-
ett) had so much energy
and just by her presenta-
tion alone I felt more ener-
gized."
Brackett also led a pre-
paring for pregnancy work-
shop and worked individu-
ally with participants on
that topic.
"I think that something
everybody needs to know is
how to get ready for preg-
nancy and how to take care
of yourself," said Brackett.
Mary Freund, NP-C
led a workshop entitled,
"Strengthening Relation-
ships."
"I think it's important
for women to be assured
that they do have communi-
cation skills and that they
impact their environment
by what they do with their
communication skills," said
Freund. "It's important for
women because it helps
them to renew their belief
in themselves when they
are working in their jobs
or with their families or in
their community."
Sumaya also attended
the business workshop (led
by Sue Taylor ofLovell, Inc)
to learn about ways to help
her husband start his own
business.
"It's important for wom-
en to learn about business
so they can realize the pos-
sibilities and that help is
there," said Taylor . "We
provide free and confiden-
tial help and help people to
explore the possibilities and
take their ideas to a natural
conclusion. It's about giving
thought to their ideas and
growing them into some-
thing that makes sense."
The women also attend-
ed a workshop about
hormone therapy led
by Babette Milka,
R.PH of Jackson Hole,
learned about garden-
ing solutions from Al-
vin Emmet t of Green-
house Gardens and
learned the basics of
quilting from repre-
sentatives of the Pin-
Right, Dr.
Deborah Brackett
led a seminar on
stress at a special
conference for
women held
at the Lovell
Middle School on
Saturday.
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The conference con-
cluded with a luncheon
and inspirational speech by
keynote speaker Michelle
Croft, LCSW. Croft talked
about the challenges many
women face when they bal-
ance the many roles they
have in life.
"I thought it was awe-
some," said participant
Jane Wilkerson. "Everyone
did a really good job and
shared a lot of good ideas
and good resources. I hope
they continue to da this
again next year and that it
grows."
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the Town of Byron has sub-
mitted a $3.4 million grant
request to the State Loan
and Investment Board for a
sewer replacement project
on the south side of Byron,
and the town would use the
sales tax revenue to match
the grant to the tune of
$808,000. Byron will know
whether the town needs
the matching money by
June 21, when SLIB holds
its next meeting.
"We have a major wa-
ter infiltration problem,"
George said. "In the sum-
mer the water table ris-
es and gets into the sewer
lines. All of our sewer lines
from Main Street south are
clay tile, and the lines are
collapsing and fracturing.
"The amount of wa-
ter getting into the sew-
er system is astronomical,
and that's a problem to the
DEQ (Dept. of Environ-
mental Quality)."
George said the DEQ
has begun a process to hit
the town with citations,
starting at the $25,000 lev-
el, so it is necessary to corn-
plete the sewer project.
"We know going down
the road that we need to
find the money (to match
the grant)," George said.
"One way or another, we
have to find the money. I
really don't want to assess
the community to pay for
it."
Cowley - Mayor Joel
Peterson said as a small
businessman (Office Shop)
he doesn't like an addi-
tional sales tax as a source
of project funding, but he
doesn't want Cowley to be
left out of the process.
Cowley is somewhat
"held hostage" by the pro-
cess, Peterson said, but
voted April 10 to offer up a
project: resurfacing streets
and improving intersec-
tions. The town needs curb
and gutter and aprons on
its intersections to keep
traffic off the corners, Pe-
terson said, and the town
also wants to resurface ev-
ery street in town. The
pro-
jected project cost is $2.2
million, he said.
Still, he worries about
the additional sales tax
being detrimental to Big
Horn County businesses
when compared to Park
County (4 percent) or Mon-
tana (0 percent) sales tax
levels, especially when it
comes to big ticket items.
"We would have a two-
cent disadvantage to Park
County," the mayor said.
"Every business in this
county will feel it."
Deaver- The Deaver
Town Council also voted
April 10 to support partici-
pating in the plan and of-
fered up a project: an in-
town potable water line
replacement project, Town
Clerk Vana Camp report-
ed. The estimated $2 mil-
lion project would replace
water mains and service
lines.
"We don't have enough
pressure at our hydrants,"
Camp said. "We need beter
water flow for our fire de-
partment and to improve
our service in town."
Frannie - Frannie
mayor Jack Cordner said
the Frannie community
sees the sixth-cent tax as a
rare chance to fund a major
project in town and, thus,
is proposing to rehabilitate
the town's irrigation water
well.
"This is our primary
project," Cordner said. "Ac-
cess to the aquifer, which is
almost one mile below the
surface, has been blocked
by disintegrating pipe.
This has reduced the well's
output from 2,000 gallons
per minute in 1955 to 150
gpm today."
Cordner said the proj-
ect is estimated to cost be-
tween $1 million and $2
million.
Frannie has a much
smaller but still important
need, Cordner said: a new
pickup truck with a snow-
plow capacity. The cur-
rent town truck is some
16 years old and has more
than 100,000 on it. The
truck is estimated to cost
$45,000 to $50,000.
"With respect to the
well project there is broad
support," Cordner said.
"Given our town's limited
resources, and considering
the restrictions imposed
by conventional grant pro-
grams, the approval of the
sixth penny tax is seen as
our town's only hope for
having this well returned
to normal functioning.
"Hence, this tax, for
Frannie, will make the
difference between green
lawns or being overrun by
the surrounding desert ter-
rain."
Lovell - Mayor Bruce
Morrison has expressed
support for the sixth cent,
although the council has
yet to firm up a final proj-
ect list or vote on going for-
ward.
Originally, the town
saw the sixth-cent tax as a
way to fund three projects:
an expansion of the Pryor
Mountain Wild Mustang
Center east of town, the
construction of a building
for the Lovell-Kane Muse-
um and improvements at
the Lovell Rodeo Grounds.
But Morrison said the
town has come to the real-
ization that any facilities
to be improved through the
sales tax must be owned by
the town or the land must
be town owned. The town
owns the rodeo grounds
and the museum is pro-
posed to be built on the va-
cant lot west of the county
annex, which is owned by
the town. But the town does
not own the land where the
mustang center is located.
Morrison said he sub-
mitted to the assembled
mayors Thursday a pos-
sible project cost of$1.2
million for the museum
building and upgrades at
the rodeo grounds includ-
ing a restroom/concession
stand building and porta-
ble bleachers that could be
used at the rodeo grounds
or anywhere else in town.
He said the town coun-
cil will reach a consensus
on the projects for the sixth
cent by the next meeting of
the mayors in Deaver on
May 3.
"A couple people have
approached me about
smaller projects, too," Mor-
rison said.
Thanks to
all the great
volunteers.
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