14 I The Lovell Chronicle I May 13, 2010 www.LovellChronicle.com
Isaac Atkinson tests hiding places while trying out some of the merchandise
up for auction at the Ducks Unlimited Banquet held on the weekend of
April 17 at the Lovell Community Center.
Aubry Jordan
presents Tyler
Angell with a
gun he won
during one of
the •raffles at the
Ducks Unlimited
Banquet April
17 in Lovell. It
was also Angell's
birthday.
CHRISTY VAUGHN MILLER PHOTOS
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Fair board sets fees for
food, commercial vendors
BY BRENDA TENBOER Crook County $100, Camp- a $1,500 gold sponsorship
The Big Horn County bell County $300 and Hot donation from the Bank of
Fair Board Monday night Springs County not charg- Greybull.
voted to increase the fees
charged to food and com-
mercial vendors.
In the past, Fair Man-
ager Howard Gernant said,
he charged major food ven-
dors like B&B and Miner-
va's $250 to set up for the
entire week, while smaller
concessionaires paid $35
per type of item sold and
vendors with only one spe-
cialty item such as sno-
cones were charged $75.
Board members ap-
proved a motion to set fees
at $250 per week for all
food vendors. Commercial
vendors like those setting
up tents to sell jewelry and
trinkets will pay a $150
fee.
Vice-chairman Willie
Bridges, with the board's
agreement, said the fees
should be standardized.
ing any fee.
Some fairs like Carbon
County set different rates
for food vendors with high-
er rates charged for vendors
from out of the area.
Gernant said he esti-
mates 8,000 to 10,000 peo-
ple passed through the mid-
way of the fair for each of
the past five or six years.
"That might be a little
high though," he added.
Under new business,
Mitch Shelhamer discussed
plans to put in a new fence
along the highway at the
front of the parking lot as
well as along Holdrege Ave-
nue, creating one entrance/
exit route on each side.
Chairman Alfred An-
derson said traffic control
would be needed in that
situation.
Shelhamer said he
The Town of Basin is
considering the installa-
tion of a sidewalk as part
of its overall Safe Routes to
School plan currently being
developed, Gernant said.
The ash tree is marked
for removal because it in-
terferes with power lines
and the two elms could be
removed by the town dur-
ing that project, he said.
Shelhamer said he
would like to see the corner
cleaned up and a strip of
grass planted between the
sidewalk and the fence.
"I'd like to see a gate
or an archway at the entry
to the west onto the high-
way," he said, adding that
new trees could be planted
along the fence for an ap-
pealing entrance.
Anderson said time
doesn't allow the beautifi-
Big Horn Lake gearing °thThfeair:t:ts°ih?hg:dt:tY
vary greatly with Park
County charging $250,
up for summer
As the days grow lon-
ger and warmer, the Na-
tional Park Service is get-
ting ready for a summer of
activities at the Bighorn
Canyon National Recre-
ation Area.
As of May 2, the lake
level was 3,630 and public
docks were in at Horseshoe
Bend, Barry's Landing,
and Ok-A-Beh. Concession
docks will be installed at
Horseshoe Bend and Ok-A-
Beh by Memorial Day, ac-
cording to BHCNRA Rang-
er Christy Fleming.
Floating restrooms are
located at Black Canyon,
Day Board 9, Box Canyon
and Dryhead Creek. Float-
ing restrooms at Devil Can-
yon and Medicine Creek
will be in place by Memo-
rial Day.
All campgrounds are
open. The electricity and
water to the Horseshoe
Bend campsites will be
turned on Saturday, May
15. The sites cost $15 per
night. Registration slips
and the pay station are lo-
cated near the restrooms in
Loop A and B of the camp-
ground.
Unimproved sites at
Horseshoe Bend and the
sites at Trail Creek and
Afterbay campground are
free. Dump and fill sta-
tions are located at Horse-
shoe Bend and near the Af-
terbay Campground. Fish
cleaning stations at Horse-
shoe Bend and Ok-A-Beh
are operational. Hiking
trails are also open.
Campground programs
and guided tours of histor-
ic ranches will be sched-
uled throughout the sum-
mer months on both ends
of the park, Fleming said.
Schedules will be posted
online at www.nps.gov/bica
and on campground bulle-
tin boards.
PWC RESTRICTIONS
Bighorn Canyon does
allow Personal Water Craft
(PWC) on Big Horn Lake
with some exceptions.
PWC are not allowed in the
following areas:
• In Big Horn Lake and
shoreline south of the area
known as the South Nar-
rows. Personal watercraft
users are required to stay
north of the boundary de-
lineated by park installed
buoys.
Crooked Creek Bay
• In the gated area
south of Yellowtail Dam's
west side to spillway en-
trance works and Big Horn
River from Yellowtail Dam
to a cable 3,500 feet north.
• Afterbay Dam from
fenced areas on west side
of dam up to the dam.
• Afterbay Lake, the
area between dam intake
works and a buoy/cable line
100 feet west.
• At government docks
as posted.
• At the Ok-A-Beh gas
dock, except for customers.
• From Yellowtail Dam
upstream to the log boom.
In an effort to remove
litter from the Big Horn
Lake, decrease the cost of
trash collection, and de-
crease bear activity at boat-
in only campgrounds, Big-
horn Canyon has removed
all trash cans located on
the lake. Bighorn Canyon
is asking boaters to Pack
It In, Pack It Out and Re-
cycle.
In addition, the NPS
asks visitors to help de-
crease the human footprint
on the lake by:
• keeping a clean camp.
• not burning food or
trash items in the fire pits.
• not placing trash in
the floating comfort station
pits.
• using the aluminum
and plastic recycling bins.
RULES FOR PETS IN
THE PARK:
Pets must be kept on
a leash when in developed
areas and in areas of con-
centrated public use. This
is for their protection and
the safety of other visitors.
Pets should leave no
traces other than foot-
prints. The owner is re-
sponsible for clean-up and
disposal of all pet feces.
Dogs are not allowed
in the backcountry except
when being used in support
of hunting activities in ac-
cordance with federal and
state laws.
Pets are not allowed on
the swim beach.
There are a couple of
changes in the Yellowtail
Habitat area on the south
end of Big Horn Canyon.
One of the most dramatic
changes is the new South
Habitat Boat Launch, ap-
proximately two miles
south of the Mason/Lovell
Ranch, according to Flem-
ing. The launch area is
accessed from the Crys-
tal Creek road and ac-
cess roads have been wid-
ened and covered with
road base. A total of eight
culverts were added. The
parking area has room for
three to four trailers and a
loop to turn around in. The
launch is usable when the
Big Horn River is flowing
at 1,000 CFS or higher.
For current lake con-
ditions or help planning a
visit, contact the Bighorn
Canyon Visitor Center at
307-548-5406 or the After-
bay Contact Station at 406-
666-2452.
could get the work done
with volunteer labor and
suggested the materials
could be purchased through
cation project to be start-
ed until this fall and plans
were tabled for future dis-
cussion.
Fair board sets new road rules,
lower entry fees for demo derby
BY BRENDA TENBOER
Demolition derby driv-
ers have a new set of rules
to follow at the 2010 Big
Horn County Fair and a
special division for pickups
has been added.
Fair manager Howard
Gernant and board mem-
ber Karen Sylvester met
with a half-dozen drivers
last Wednesday night and
reported back to the fair
board at its regular meet-
ing May 10.
The annual derby is
popular with drivers be-
cause reinforcements and
enhancements were not as
restrictive as others der-
bies.
Derby drivers sign
waivers to participate in
the event, but that may not
be enough.
"The liability of what
we were doing was enor-
mous because of the beefed
up cars," Sylvester told the
board. "It's time to go back
to making the derby about
the drivers and not the
cars."
Every driver who par-
ticipated last year was in-
vited to the meeting, Ger-
nant said.
Steve VanderPloeg of
Basin agreed to manage the
event this year.
New rules mean zero
tolerance for drivers run-
ning fuel with a higher oc-
tane rating than 91. Fuel
will be tested and violators
banned for a minimum of
two years.
'%Ve need to make sure
we're not dealing with jet
fuel, which has been a prob-
lem," Sylvester said.
Any vehicle spilling gas
or catching on fire will be
disqualified. Driver's safe-
ty is encouraged through
the use of roll cages, dash
bars and door-to-door rein-
forcement bars. Under the
new guidelines, fenders cut
for wheel clearance may be
bolted or welded back to-
gether, but the use of extra
metal is not allowed.
The size of the driv-
ing area in the arena will
be shrunk by about 30 feet
through the use of dirt
berms. The large distance
previously allowed made it
possible for cars to pick up
speed and collide with ex-
cessive force.
The entry fee is more
driver-friendly also. The
fair board voted to return
the fee to $50 and keep a
$2,000 guaranteed purse.
A special pickup divi-
sion was also voted in with
member Matty Moody say-
ing she believed it is a "fun
and different aspect."
A full set of rules is post-
ed on the Web site at http://
bighorncountyfair.org.
CLOSED MEETING
The fair board went
into executive session to
discuss a personnel matter
with Dallen Smith of the
University of Wyoming Ex-
tension Office.
The budget discussion
listed on the agenda under
old business was moved to
the closed session.
The board instructed
Gernant to limit hiring un-
til the beginning of the new
fiscal year.
Gernant said last year
he had two hired grounds
people to assist before July
i but this year only one as-
sistant is allowed.
BUDGET
The board submitted a
preliminary budget request
to the county clerk's office
Tuesday with estimated ex-
penses totaling $250,425,
a drop from the previous
year's request of $283,600.
In comparison, the ap-
proved operating budget
from fiscal year 2008 - 2009
was $275,800.
The estimated cost for
grounds operations for fis-
cal year 2010 - 2011 is
$39,000, a decrease from FY
2008-2009 when $61,700
was approved by the coun-
ty commission.
Payroll expenses have
increased over the years,
going from an approved
budget in FY 2008 - 2009
of $36,300 to an estimat-
ed cost for next year of
$48,925.
A reconciliation sum-
mary dated April 30, 2010,
and presented at the meet-
ing showed an ending bal-
ance of $12,980.
Fair secretary Vangi
Hackney reported $36,000
in advertising sales this
year for the fair book, an in-
crease of about $6,000 over
last year. The cost to print
each book is roughly $6.
The deadline to pay
for advertising was set by
the board at May 1, before
the book was sent to print.
Roughly $7,000 remained
unpaid as of Monday night's
meeting, but Gernant said
arrangements had been
made to collect the pay-
ments.
WIND/BIGHORN BASIN
ADVISORY GROUP
PUBLIC
MEETING
May 20 @ 6 p.m.
Fremont Community Room
Central WY College
2660 Peck Avenue
Riverton, WY
Topics to be discussed:
• WSGS GW Plan Draft Final
Report
• NationaIWeather Service
Update
• WRDS Digital Products
Update
For more information, contact
the
Wyoming Water
Development Commission:
(307) 777-7626 or
htto://watervlan@state.wy.us/
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 548-221L
2. Burning on the north side of Main Street is permitted on even
days 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 widl 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. Burnin must be conducted in a manner to prevent the spread
of fire to other material.
,• To be able to burn in town is a privilege we are
i .... , trying to preserve
Please a(there to the above stipulations.
Thank you,
• Town of Lovell
Take the Scenic Route
Construction has
forced a new
temporary route to
Big Horn Engraving
& Sign ..,
From Lovell :s" Main
Street, turn south on
Kansas, right on 8th St.
and enter the Lega:v
Subdivision. Go
through the subdivision
and park on 7th St.
Please do not park in
the subdivision.
BIG HORN ENGRAVING & SIGN
320 W. 7th St. • Lovell, WY • 548-7136
