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April 21, 2011
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DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
548-690]
Shon R. Hocker, su-
perintendent of Big Horn
County School District No.
1 in Cowley, has been rec-
ognized as an Emerging
Leader by PDK Interna-
tional, a global association
of education professionals.
He was recently present-
ed with this prestigious
award in Atlanta, Ga.
The PDK Emerging
Leader program recogniz-
es top educators under age
40 from around the world
for their leadership. A com-
mittee made up of PDK's
Past Emerging Leaders
selected the 20 honorees
from a competitive field of
applicants, based on their
outstanding professional
accomplishments.
In addition to being
honored at the 2011 PDK
International Conference
on Innovations in Teach-
ing and Learning, honor-
ees also have the oppor-
tunity to be published by
PDK, apply for grants and
participate in PDK initia-
tives.
"Honoring these young
leaders is one of PDK's
most important initia-
tives," said William J.
Bushaw, PDK Internation-
al's executive director. "We
know the future of educa-
tion is in good hands with
leaders like these making
a difference in the lives of
our students."
Byron news
RACHEL GEORGE
548- 7170
Carroll Buchli was
hired at the last town coun-
cil meeting as the full-time
ditch rider-fo~ the town
this summer. Mr. Buch-
li worked the ditches last
summer, as well, but will
have increased responsibil-
ities this year.
Carroll has lived in By-
ron off and on since 1999,
and previous to that he
lived a large portion of
his life in Denver. He has
worked in the mobile home
business moving, setting
up and repairing mobile
homes, and he has also
been involved in building
houses throughout his life.
Carroll enjoys garden-
ing and sells his produce
at the farmer's markets in
Powell and Cody. He gets a
head start on the growing
season in the greenhouse
he owns where he reports
that his tomato plants,
which he started in Febru-
ary, have little green toma-
toes on them. He hopes to
Special
for the,
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Over was rais to
purchase a new blanket
New Homons Care
Thomas Bradshaw
Reid Christie
Ann Hanson
Mike Kopriva
K.L. McKenna
Clay Neubert
NBHH Senior Leadership
NBHH Employees
Cindy Werner
Maneline Hair & Nail Design
Bruce & Peg Wacker
David Burke Judith Skinner
Donna Rae Wageman CindyAIIred
Richard Brady Judy Ferren
Chris Harrison Suzie Warner
Carla McKinley
Shawn T. Stewart
Suzie Warner David & Donna Ritter
Prior to becoming su-
perintendent three years
ago, Mr. Hocker was an
administrator, teacher and
athletics director in Ida-
ho. After teaching busi-
ness and technology cours-
es at Ririe High School in
Ririe, Idaho, he became
principal at Dietrich JR/
SR High School in Dietrich,
Idaho. He has also been an
assistant principal at Hill-
crest High School and a
principal at Shelley High
School. Shon and his wife,
Carla, live in Cowley and
have five children: Korey,
who graduated from Rocky
Mountain High School and
is now serving a mission in
Brazil for the LDS Church;
Brianna, Mikaela, Maddi-
son and Jayden.
"As an administrator,
witnessing teachers and
students strive for excel-
lence is extremely reward-
ing," Mr. Hocker said.
"Who wouldn't be honored
to be part of an opportu-
nity to foster a learning
environment where ev-
eryone pursues knowledge
and has the opportunity to
learn? I believe that every-
one has a need to be valued
as a person. Every person
does matter."
Mr. Hocker is a mem-
ber of PDK International,
is president of the NW Su-
perintendents Association
and is a board member of
the Wyoming High School
Activities Association and
the Big Horn Health Co-
have ripe tomatoes avail-
able for sale in June. Car-
roll has a brother and sis-
ter that live in Powell
where his father also lived
until he passed away.
I attended an exhibit
this weekend at the Plaza
Diane in Powell where Lu-
cinda Kliewer is displaying
her Ukrainian style paint-
ed eggs. Lucinda will be re-
membered by many Byron
residents as a teacher who
taught at the Byron Ele-
mentary for several years.
She currently teaches at
Rocky Mountain Elemen-
tary, As part of the exhibit
Lucinda demonstrated her
technique, which appeared
to me to be quite an intri-
cate process. The finished
eggs make a beautiful dis-
play and my family enjoyed
not only viewing them but
watching Lucinda at work.
The eggs will continue to be
on display until April 30.
Several local runners
took part in the Salt Lake
City Half Marathon this
last weekend. Joshua and
Caleb Sanders along with
COURTESY PHOTO
Shon Hocker receives his Emerging Leader Award
from PDK International.
alition Community Advi-
sory Board. He's also a
member of the American
Association of School Ad-
ministrators and the As-
sociation for Supervision
and Curriculum Develop-
ment.
The community and
school district and all who
know him feel fortunate to
be involved with Mr. Hock-
er and Carla and their five
kids. Most of us have be-
come acquainted with the
Hockers and we appreciate
the example and friend-
ship they represent.
Bret George and Jeanna
Wassmer traveled to Salt
Lake to run the 13.1-mile
race on Saturday morning.
Training for such an event
is quite extensive and all
the runners have been
preparing for the race for
many months. All four By-
ron participants reported
that they were very happy
with their times, and all of
them met or exceeded the
personal goals they had set
for themselves. Of particu-
lar note, Caleb finished in
the top 100 overall. The
racers were among more
than 4,000 runners partici-
pating in the event.
Reporting on this half
marathon reminds me of
what a beautiful place By-
ron and the surrounding
area is to run and walk.
There are so many differ-
ent routes to choose from
that provide for just about
any level of challenge you
may want to engage in.
One of my favorites is
the road out toward the
sand hills. I know many
runners and walkers can
regularly be found exercis-
ing on this route. For those
wanting a good distance
route, from the top of Frog
Rock down to the corner at
McArthurs' house is four
miles.
Shorter distances could
include a round-trip walk
from the town park going
north to the base of the hill
before the road crosses the
canal. This path is about a
mile. Walking the perim-
eter of town provides close
to a two-mile course. In ad-
dition to enjoying the love-
ly farmland, Byron is po-
sitioned in a place which
affords beautiful views of
all the surrounding moun-
tain ranges. Getting out
and about town is not only
a great thing for one's
health, but a genuinely en-
joyable visual experience
as well.
Better Body Fitness
Fremont Motor
Red Apple Supermarket
LUa Steed
Mrs. Bertha BinfordBillings Clinic
Minchow's Service LLCI Groathouse Construction
Food Court S.E., Incorporated
Pepsi of Powell
Keith and Bonnie Wal-
lace of Choteau, Mont., have
announced the engagement
of their daughter Kambrie
Gene to Joel Quentin Sim-
mons, son of Roland and
Brenda Simmons of Cowley
and Ms. Reven Foulger of
Santa Rosa, Calif.
Kambrie is a 2004
graduate of Choteau High
School and a 2008 gradu-
ate of Montana State Uni-
versity in Bozeman, where
she e rned her bachelor's
degree in political sci-
ence. She is currently em-
ployed as a behavior spe-
cialist with Yellowstone
Boys and Girls Ranch and
is pursuing her master's
degree in rehabilitation
and mental health counsel-
ing at Montana State Uni-
versity-Billings.
Joel is a 2005 graduate
of Rocky Mountain High
School in Byron. He served
a two-year mission for the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in the
England-Birmingham mis-
sion. He is currently work-
ing on his bachelor's degree
in business management at
Kambrie and Joel
Montana State University-
Billings and is employed at
Edwards Jet Center in Bill-
ings.
Kambrie and Joel
will be married April 29,
2011, in the Salt Lake
Utah LDS Temple. They
will make their first home
in Billings.
There will be a local re-
ception for the newlyweds
on Saturday, May 21, at
the LDS Church in Cowley
from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Gifford on award-winning
Casper College judging team
The Casper College
Livestock Judging Team
recently competed in the
2011 Southwestern Expo-
sition Livestock Show and
Rodeo in Fort Worth, Tex-
as, where the team came
away with a sixth overall
team placing.
"This is one of the elite
national livestock judg-
Cody Gifford
ing contests, and the team
did a great job. Along with
placing sixth overall, the
team came in fourth in the
horse and cattle species
and seventh in overall rea-
sons," said coach Jeremy
Burkett.
Individually, Cody Gif-
ford, a sophomore animal
science major from Lovell,
took second high individual
overall in hogs, while Jared
Oldham, a sophomore gen-
eral agriculture major from
Lander, took seventh high
individual overall and high
individual in cattle.
Team members, in
addition to Oldham and
Gifford, included sopho-
mores Taylor Eurich, gen-
eral agriculture major from
KeeneSburg, Colo.; Jayson
Foley, agriculture business
major from Kaycee; Emily
Kading, animal science ma-
jor from Billings; Rhet and
Jeff Long, both animal sci-
ence majors from Vernal,
Utah; and Kaycee Vollmar,
animal science major from
Casper.
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