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Cowley Lumber kicks off growing contest
DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
548-6901
Doug Larson is the
new manager of Cowley
Lumber and a welcome
addition to the company.
At this time he is staying
with Rudy and Dorine, un-
til his wife Vickie and his
six children move to Cow-
ley permanently in the
first week of July.
Doug is a graduate of
Brigham Young Universi-
ty with a B.S. in business
management finance. He
spent the first 15 years of
his working life in life in-
surance sales and as the
VP of Business Develop-
ment at Encore Window
Coverings in Denver.
He said he has always
enjoyed building and has
stayed active in the in-
dustry by doing many side
jobs. In Doug's spare time
he coached basketball and
baseball with his kids in
Colorado. He decided to
try to be active and form a
local Little League Char-
tered District in the Big
Horn Basin and coach a
9-10-year-old baseball
team here in Cowley.
Doug's wife, Vicki, has
been a full-time morn for
the past 12-plus years and
graduated from BYU with
a degree in math educa-
tion and a history minor.
She taught high school ge-
ometry, algebra and trigo-
nometry prior to the birth
of their first Child and
looks forward to getting
back to teaching again as
soon as her children are
old enough.
Vicki is Dorine Strom's
sister but Doug said he
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COURTESY PHOTO
The staff at Cowley Lumber includes (l-r) Doug
Arnold, Jennifer Massey and Curtis Hennrich.
was sold on our commu- everybody knows you by
nity when they visited the name when you come in,
Cowley Corn Festival last or at least when you leave,
year and the event began the store.
with a prayer. He said they will con-
"Wow, a community tinue to work to keep their
that is not afraid to stand prices low and competi-
up and be counted as a tive with the surrounding
God-fearing community," Wyoming and Montana
he said he thought during market and they value
the event, customer input. Cowley
Doug said he wants Lumber has an honest
to build on the rich tradi- staff with Curtis Hen-
tions of the company since nrich as the yard manag-
its inception in 1982 by er and Jennifer Massey as
Marguerite and the late the office manager.
Moody Strom. They wish Doug said he is pleased
to keep the small town to announce to all commu-
business strengths and nities that they have an
friendly service where extensive line of Burpee
Garden seeds for vegeta-
bles, flowers and herbs,
along with seed start-
er kits. They also have a
small but growing lawn
and garden section with
rakes, shovels, hoes, gar-
den/lawn hoses, sprin-
klers and sprayers.
To kick off their new
line of garden seeds they
are offering a great Pump-
kin and Watermelon Con-
test. Those interested can
go to the lumber yard and
register to participate
by May 31. Prizes will
be given for the largest
pumpkin and watermelon
grown from the lumber-
yard's seeds.
"Gardening is quick-
ly becoming more than a
hobby and is a source for
reducing home budgets,
teaching the law of the
harvest and also provid-
ing food storage," Mr. Lar-
son said.
Also in conjunction
with their line of garden
seeds they will have a BBQ
propane tank exchange
program. If you haven't
used this service before,
you just bring down your
empty 20-pound propane
tank and exchange it for
a full one in a matter of
minutes. The tank is the
common size for most BBQ
grills and small campers.
The service is expected to
begin around May 1.
Doug stated, "If you
haven't been in the store
lately and thought we
only offered lumber and
nails then you really need
to stop down and check us
out as we offer a whole lot
more."
Lions club auction Saturday
ber convinced the other
council members that vol-
unteers were available for
the tasks and the decision
to do away with a paid po-
sition was made. Since
that time the rec dept. has
had four different directors
who simply "burned out" or
could not provide the neces-
sary time to continue those
events. Our current council
is willing to negotiate on the
prospect of a paid director,
however, they would like to
table the idea until after fi-
nalizing the next budget.
Around the first of the
month, the 2010 Census
packets were delivered. If
you haven't taken the time
to fill it out and mail it, I
encourage you to do so. It
doesn't even take 10 min-
utes to fill it out and there
is no cost for mailing. Even
if you do not believe that
the census does any good,
do it anyway. Public funds
are determined by the cen-
sus. If there is any inclina-
tion that it could possibly
help our community, we as
citizens owe it to ourselves
to honor this simple civic
duty.
As always, have a great
and safe week.
GARY GRUELL
548-2220
The time for Byron Li-
ons Club auction has come.
The auction will be held this
Saturday at the Byron Bar
beginning at 6 p.m. The By-
ton Bar has been accepting
items this week with the ex-
cepti0n of large items. Due
to the full schedule of the
Byron Bar, items are not
being brought in until Fri-
day or Saturday.
With the installation of
the new playground equip-
ment at Jones Park, sever-
al people have inquired as
to what will become of the
old equipment. The town
council has decided to leave
the old equipment in place
along with the new equip-
ment.
The position of "ditch
rider" for the irrigation sea-
son has been withdrawn by
the council. The council de-
termined that the mainte-
nance department, along
with part-time help and
youth work agreement par-
ticipants, could provide the
maintenance of the ditches
at no additional cost to the
town. There were six indi-
viduals who submitted an
application to fill the posi-
tion.
At last week's council
meeting, the first reading
of the raw water ordinance
was conducted. Mayor
Meier stated that prior to
the final reading of the new
ordinance, a public hearing
will be held to explain the
need of the ordinance and
provide public input. The
repercussions from the de-
feated pipe delivery system
at the special election last
fall are now upon us. The
current council inherited
the nearly $200,000 in debt
to the State Water Commis-
sion, and with the commis-
sion's denial of leniency to
the debt, the town is faced
with payment in full. It ap-
pears that the council has
no other option but to pass
the debt to the users of the
open ditches.
The Byron School Facil-
ity Committee met with the
Big Horn County School Dis-
trict No. 1 Board of Trust-
ees at their regular meeting
on April 7. The committee's
main concern was taking
possession of the cottage
that is currently the Home
Ec Building. They informed
the school board that it was
vital for the town to take
possession of the building in
order for Positive Progres-
sions to operate during the
reconstruction of the main
facility, which may take up
to two years to complete.
The school board said
that the cottage is consid-
ered an asset to the district
and it cannot be given away.
They did, however, say that
Positive Progressions will
be able to use the cottage
with a "no bail" contract
for five years. If the cottage
should become vacant for a
period of time, it would go
back to the district.
There is some consider-
ation about paying for the
position of recreation direc-
tor. Former Mayor Brooke
Abraham did have a paid
position for rec director. He,
and the council at that time,
knew the tremendous work-
load of the director and only
thought it fair to compen-
sate for the countless hours
served by the director. Dur-
ing that time the recreation
department provided open
gym, swimming, weightlift-
ing, dancing, arts and crafts
and bake days, which took
approximately 50 hours per
week.
A former councilmem-
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Get Growing,,, with Gary Emmett
Hoping to out-hop
the grasshoppers
Signs of spring are starting to pop up in our area: Tu-
lips are starting to show their color, willow trees are yel-
lowing quite nicely and pansies can be planted outside
without any thought to the nights that might still freeze.
One cannot forget the other sign of spring, the tradi-
tion of burning leaves, weeds and other dead material,
followed by the occasional fire siren. Ahhh...the signs,
sounds and smells of spring.
Pretty soon, we will be scouring the ditch banks look-
ing for the wild asparagus that most of us have grown to
love. Just leave my patch alone down No Tell'em Lane.
We will also be planting our gardens, hoping that a rouge
frost won't take out our early endeavors of planting toma-
toes too soon.
Many people have stopped me and asked what can be
planted this time of year. Here are a few items that can
be planted early, but remember that the last average frost
date is still in mid,May.
As the ground is starting to warm, you can plant peas
nice and early. Most root crops such as carrots, beets and
radishes can be planted now also. I will also plant my
broccoli and cabbages around this time, too. If we do get a
hard frost, it can stunt the plants growth.
Soon you can plant your potatoes, however, if the
weather does call for a frost, be prepared to cover your
potatoes if they have started to break out of the ground.
I usually wait until the first of May for planting my pota-
toes.
We are just on the cusp of planting. Remember pa-
tience. Unless you follow the old saying of plant early and
plant often.
Don't plant tomatoes, peppers, beans, or corn yet. It is
way too early for them.
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Now what do we do about the grasshoppers that
plagued us last year? Reports indicate that this year
might even be worse than last year. We know we had a
problem last year and grasshopper outbreaks go in cycles,
so this year we are still going to
have it bad.
Last year I used a biologi-
cal control on the grasshop-
pers called NOLO. This is an
effective product when used at
the correct time. Timing is es-
sential in controlling grasshop-
pers and understanding their
life cycle and eating habits also
helps. NOLO can be ordered off
of the Internet from a compa-
ny in Colorado. However, due
to the severity of the grasshop-
pers this year, I am going an-
other route. I am following the
suggestions of the Big Horn
County Weed and Pest Control
to use EcoBran Bait.
., coBran Bait is a bait
at is laced or injected with a
chemical called Carbaryl. lit is
Metro Creative Connection a neurotoxin that, as the grass-
hopper and other insects eat
and/or come in contact with, at-
tacks their neuro system and kills them. Being a granule,
it must be applied to the ground. The bait attracts the
bugs and the bugs will eat it. However, when rain or wa-
tering takes place where the bait has been used, you have
to re-apply EcoBran.
Always read and understand the label and instruc-
tions of how to use this product and all other chemicals.
EcoBran bait can be purchased through the weed and pest
department. For more information contact the office at
765-2855. This is best when applied before June 1 and the
county has indicated that they don't know if they will be
able to keep up with the demand.
If you don't want to use this bait, you can still pur-
chase a couple of other insecticides locally. Carbaryl, also
known as Sevin, can be purchased as a liquid and also as a
granule without the bait. Remember, that carbaryl is very
deadly and toxic to honey bees and should be used with ex-
treme caution. Grasshoppers are very mobile insects and
the liquid chemical sprays are not very effective as a con-
trol. Carbaryl will also breakdown within a few days and
has to be re-applied again and again.
Another insecticide that I like to use is a product that
contains the chemical deltamethrin. This is a pyrethroid
type of chemical and it is very safe around children and
pets. It is a stable chemical that does not break down in
the sunlight or when watered in. It offers great results as
a granule control for most ground dwelling insects, includ-
ing grasshoppers that have been hibernating in the soils
and lawns. Make sure that you apply this to your lawn
and surrounding area where you know the grasshoppers
have been prior to their emergence. Again, make sure that
you read, understand and follow the instructions for the
chemicals that you use.
Don't give up hope, or think that all ]s lost. There are
many ways that you can enjoy your garden and yard this
year without having grasshoppers jumping at your every
step.
If all else fails, catch some grasshoppers and go fish-
ing.
Open Burning
The DEQ has approved a setback waiver for the
Town of Lovell to conduct open burning between
April 15 -June 20, 2010
• with the following stipulations:
1. Each day before burning a person must call for
approval from the Lovell Dispatch Center at 548-2215.
2. Burning on the north side of Main Street is permitted on even
clays of the month.
3. Burning on the south side of Main Street is permitted on the
odd days of the month.
4. Burning will be allowed from 7am to 4pm with all smoke and
embers out by 6pm.
5. Only grass, leaves, weeds, limb and other vegetative material is
to be burned.
6. No burning of garbage or other materials will be permitted.
7. Burning must be conducted in a manner to prevent the spread
i of fire to other material.
To be able to burn in town is a privilege we are
., L trying to preserve
A Please adhere to the above stipulations.
Thank you,
Town of Lovell
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