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May 19, 2011 I The Lovell Chronicle I 3
Patching project begins
between Greybull and Lovell
A contract highway patching operation is under way
between Lovell and Greybull on U.S. 310, according to Ben
Steed, Wyoming Department of Transportation resident
engineer in Basin.
Frost Rock Products of Lovell is the prime contractor
on the $1.89 million project.
Three patches are scheduled between Greybull and
Lovell on U.S. 310, and work started Monday, May 16.
Highway patches are scheduled at mileposts 217.5, 226.5
and 231.
"Drivers should expect minor traffic delays during this
important maintenance work," Steed said.
Work is also planned between Worland and Ten Sleep
on U.S. 16 between May 20 and May 24 (mileposts 9.5 and
10.1), between Worland and Thermopolis on U.S. 20/Wyo-
ming 789 between May 26 and May 31 (milepost 143.5),
and between Thermopolis and Meeteetse on Wyoming 120
(milepost 37.5) on June 1-2.
Between May 31 and June 10, work is scheduled on
U.S. 26/287 near Dubois (milepost 64.5), U.S. 20/26 east
of Shoshoni (milepost 91.5), Wyoming 789 between Land-
er and Hudson (milepost 85.5), and Wyoming 28 south of
Lander (milepost 58).
Frost Rock Products of Lovell is the prime contractor
on the District 5 contract highway patching project.
The bid was awarded to Frost Rock Products this past
November. Contract completion date is Sept. 30, 2011.
North Big Horn Senior Center
recognized for bus program
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
The North Big Horn Senior Citizens Center was re-
cently nominated as a finalist for the Wyoming Public
Transit Association's Agency of the Year Award.
Highlighting the center's bus and van transportation
service, the WyDOT employee who nominated the center
commended the operation that helps seniors take back
their independence and get around the local area and be-
yond.
"The North Big Horn Senior Citizens Center has a very
efficient staff," reads the nomination letter from a WyDOT
employee. "Their reports are always on time and they have
made a huge effort ensuring that they are reporting their
monthly readership correctly."
The senior center has seen an increase in ridership
from riders under 60 in recent years. Year to date in 2011,
the senior center's public ridership has been about 9 per-
cent of their total trips, up from 4.8 percent in 2010 and
2.3 percent in 2009. Through aggressive fundraising, the
center built a transit garage without any state or federal
assistance.
Center director Denise Andersen said the bus program
at the center is doing well, and she would like to remind
the public that the service is available to everyone, seniors
or not. Drivers work limited hours, but they can transport
residents anywhere in north Big Horn County for a small
fee. She said residents should call the center in advance to
set up a ride.
Andersen said some of the vans are equipped to carry
medical equipment and the center also offers a medivan
that makes sral trips per week to Cody to bring patrons
to appointment:
She said the service is valuable to many seniors who
have to travel to Cody for medical treatments and allows
them to become independent instead of relying on family
and friends for rides. Andersen said the drivers are the
stars of the bus program and the rest of the staffhelps sup-
port the operation.
COURTESY PHOTO
New Eagle Scouts Brandon Wolvington and Taylor Asay.
Two achieve Eagle Scout honors
An Eagle Court of Hon-
or was held on Wednesday,
April 27, to honor Bran-
don Wolvington and Taylor
Asay.
Brandon Wolvington,
son of Brad and Melissa
Wolvington of Lovell, com-
pleted his Eagle Scout Proj-
ect in April of 2010. With a
crew of helpers, he put up a
fence around one of the base-
ball fields at the new base-
ball park. He also cleaned
up the area around the new
playground, put in the sand,
and leveled it smooth, ready
for kids to play. The helpers
were mainly friends, family
members and his scout troop
7. Isaac Mayes from the
town played a major role. He
lined everything up, had the
needed equipment and was
there to give instructions.
Taylor Asay is the son
of Julie and Paul Asay of
Lovell. Taylor was requested
to assist his church in com-
pleting two projects for two
widows who were debilitat-
ed. He replaced fencing and
created and planted a gar-
den for one of the widows,
and he built doors for two
sheds for the other widow.
He then painted and hung
all of the doors and put locks
on them. These projects took
place in Hobbs, New Mex-
ico over the period of two
months in 2010.
Lovell Education Foundation continues efforts
In the past year, the
Lovell Education Founda-
tion has awarded more than
$750 in educational grants to
the Lovell schools. The edu-
cational experience for stu-
dents has been enhanced
from kindergarten through
the middle school, with books
and programs by innovative
teachers. The foundation
also supports programs from
the high school to the entire
public school community in
Lovell.
"The Lovell Education
Foundation appreciates the
support we have received
through the purchase of
bricks to face the bell tower
that graces the entry to the
elementary school," board
member Cliff Revelle said.
"The foundation is looking
forward to the time when our
trust fund reaches the lev-
el adequate to support our
grants completely through
the trusti Each brick pur-
chased brings this closer to
reality."
The bell on the tower
was formerly housed in the
bell tower of the old school
building.
"The bell has called many
of our mothers and fathers
to school until the buildings
were demolished to make
way for new facilities," Rev-
elle said. "The bell has an in-
teresting history, and thanks
to former principals, the
bell will stand to memorial-
ize those of the past, present
and future generations who
were educated in the Lovell
schools."
In addition, the foun-
dation board has enclosed
a time capsule that is to be
opened in about 40 years,
Revelle said. Citizens can ....
become a part of this legacy
with an engraved brick to
complete the veneer and the
trust fund for Lovell's youth.
For more information,
contact Jeff Pearson, Norm
Opp or Revelle.
Marchant
seeks Kane
stories for
new book
BY BOB RODRIGUEZ
Persons who have sto-
ries about their time in the
former town of Kane and
the surrounding area in
Big Horn County can sub-
mit them for inclusion in a
forthcoming book by coun-
try/western musician Bret
Marchant, a Lovell native
and son of pioneer stock.
Karen Spragg, chair-
man of the Lovell-Kane Area
Museum Board of Directors,
said that Marchant and his
late mother, Jacqueline S.
"Jackie" Marchant, began
work on the historical rec-
ollection some 10 years ago.
She died in 2009, Bret and
his morn researched an ex-
tensive area including Crys-
tal Creek, Hillsboro, Ionia
and Crooked Creek.
Written memories of
Kane and environs can be
sent to Bret Marchant at
P.O. Box 530, Quartz Creek
AZ 85142. Spragg said that
proceeds from the sale of
the book will go toward the
planned museum.
She also noted that two
items need correction from a
May 12 story in the Chron-
icle. It inadvertently was
reported by Bob Rodriguez
that Kane was described as
"Dust to mud and gone but
not forgotten" by the daugh-
ter of the late Bill Scott,
who wrote a book about
Kane, "Pioneers of the Big-
horn." In fact, it was Scott
who made the comment in
his book.
Additionally, Spragg
said that, despite other ver-
sions regarding what hap-
pened to Kane, the town
itself was never covered by
water as stated in the May
12 article.
"The water got up to
the old railroad tracks," she
said, "but not the town:"
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To all area Small Businesses,
In honor of National Small Business
Week, thank you for your contribution
and commitment to our community.
May you have a successful and
prosperous year/
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