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May 24, 2012 I The Lovell Chronicle I 17
Senior Chatter
Honoring
those who
have passed
BY PHYLLIS BRONKEMA
We have many wonder-
ful people who live in our
community. It's a special
place to live. Of our num-
bers, many have left us in
the past year. In remem-
brance of those people, each
year, around this time, the
senior center helps us all re-
member them.
This week, they have
placed a special ad com-
memorating all those who
have passed away between
May 24, 2011, and May 24,
2012. Please look for this
ad, and join the center in
remembering these people
with love. They can never
be replaced, but they can re-
main in our hearts.
The center also had a
very special Mother's' Day
celebration on Friday, May
11. They had a full house
eating that day. Each moth-
er received a carnation and
a handmade card, created
by Pansy Buckman. Thank
you so much, Pansy, for
your thoughtfulness.
Last Thursday, May
17, the Newcomer's Club
met for the second time this
month. Both bridge and pi-
nochle had three tables of
players. The winners for the
afternoon were Arlene Ross
in bridge and Garnet Soren-
son in pinochle.
DAVID PECK
Mysen McArthur (standing, center) gives instructions May 2 during his picnic
table assembly and waterproofing detail for his Eagle Scout project. Also
pictured are (standing, l-r) AJ Dickson, Elder Daniel Greco, Merrill Beck,
(front) Collin McArthur and Dylan See.
Picnic tables focus of
Eagle Scout project
A large gathering of
members of Boy Scout
Troop 3015 of Lovell
turned out at the Yellow-
tail Wildlife Management
Area on May 2 to help
Lovell High School fresh-
man Mysen McArthur
with his Eagle Scout proj-
ect.
McArthur's project
was to assemble and wa-
terproof 38 picnic tables
for the National Park Ser-
vice to be used in the Big-
horn Canyon National
Recreation Area.
McArthur organized
and supervised the proj-
ect and had help from
many fellow Boy Scouts
and adults from the corn-
munity who gathered near
the so-called brick house -
the former game warden's
home and station across
the highway from the
Lovell •Trap Range.
The project took a lit-
tle more than two hours
to complete and included
a picnic dinner, McArthur
said.
Cowley news
Residents participate in town clean-up day
BY DRUE TEBBS-MEEK to the Cowley News. also made an appearance at are now back at their home
548-6901 Friday, April 13 proved to the reception. He sang sever- in Las Vegas where Brent
be a lucky day for the family al songs, including "A Thing owns and operates MDV
Last weekend, everyone ofFrankie Cozzens when she Called Love." Entertainment and Jensen
Byron news
Let's talk trash
BY PAMELA COZZENS
HOPKINSON
548-2471
pamhopkinson@gmail.com
On Tuesday and Fri-
day morning the citizens
of Byron hear a big truck
coming like clockwork to
empty and remove their
trash. They then remove
their containers from the
street and begin filling
them for the next pick-up
without much thought giv-
en to how this service came
to be.
Before 1979, there were
a few dumpsites around the
area. As a kid iremember
riding with my dad in his
pick-up truck loaded with
everything that was consid-
ered no longer useful. We
went to a bluff down some-
where across the river bot-
tom and added to the detri-
tus that was accumulating
at an amazing pace. Often
dad would find some trea-
sure that some "fool" threw
out, and would rescue it
for a few years until it was
rusty and falling apart and
worthy trash to find its way
back to the dump. There
were dumping sites out by
Marathon and also out in
the sand hills. Somewhere
out in these areas are
years of accumulated gar-
bage now underground and
overgrown.
Credit must be given
to some visionary town fa-
thers who saw a need to
form a special district to
take care of disposal in
Byron. Larry Yonts, Al-
den Anderson, Ray Hatch,
Norval Carter and Edwin
NeVille were the board
members and the dis-
trict was voted on and es-
tablished back when Ray
a building to house their
office and store equip-
ment. Ten years ago a yard
waste collection site was
constructed. Locals are
encouraged to help them-
selves to free compost and
tree chips. You haul, you
load. Other areas are des-
ignated for grass, leaves
and garden waste, rock,
dirt and concrete waste
and branches and clean
wood. This is a wonderful
service to the citizens of the
community. We do not pay
a monthly service charge. If
any of us have an old appli-
ance or large piece of furni-
ture it can be placed on the
curb and with a call to the
Solid Waste District at 548-
6124, it magically disap-
pears. If there are branches
they will chip them. These
guys deserve a thank-you
once in awhile.
Jack Hessenthaler has
been hauling our refuse
for 25 years now "and is a
few days away from retire-
ment. He has always been
helpful, cheerful and will-
ing to serve the commu-
nity. Thank you, Jack. I
hope your retirement is
packed with lots of projects
you have been putting off
until now.
Last week at dusk I
looked out my window to see
a large black goat prancing
proudly down the street. He
had a red collar and was
pulling a 25- foot leash. No
one was attached at the
other end of that leash. A
young man (Mitch) thought
he was up to the task of
catching that goat, but he
was led on a merry chase
through town and out to the
west speed limit sign where
the goat took an abrupt
left turn, jumped several
in town was bttsy. Some at-
tended the town clean-up,
some were assigned certain
areas and some people worked
on the baseball field. Peo-
ple dragged their heavy junk
items to the street and cleaned
yards and driveways, pruned,
worked and our little town is
just blossoming as a result.
It is interesting to note
that most people like to work
outside, but some of us find
it a chore that jus t has to be
done. Perhaps we feel that
way because mothers and
dads in our days punished
us with weeding and mowing
when we were bad.
It's a good thing for my
yard that I've got family
and a good man mowing my
lawns, and if I ever get the
water pump working and
don't have to pull hoses, my
yard will think it is heav-
en. The weather is beauti-
ful. People are busy and love
the sun and rain and these
few months during which we
think we might be in a heav-
enly place. We love the area
we live and work for.
This week is high school
graduation week for both
Lovell and Rocky Mountain
high schools. Some of the
graduates are students who
used to be my piano students
a few years back when they
were in grade school. Now
they are entering adult-
hood and it's interesting to
remember a time in my life
when I never thought I'd be
old enough to get a driver's
license, make it past eighth
grade or graduate from high
school. Those little grade
school girls and boys who
used to come to my house to
take piano lessons are now
almost grown up and enter-
ing adulthood. When you get
a bit older, the time passes so
swiftly. It certainly doesn't
seem that long ago that I was
in my 30s and 40s, working
and achieving my goals. Life
is indeed interesting.
Last week I received an
e-mail from Leslie Davies,
who is Frankie and the late
Dave Cozzens' daughter an-
nouncing the marriage of her
daughter, Jensen. She wrote
about the wedding below and
added that she always enjoys
getting her weekly Chronicle
in the mail and looks forward
and her family celebrated the
marriage of her granddaugh-
ter, Jensen. Frankie flew to
Las Vegas the Wednesday
before and was picked up at
the airport by daughter Les-
lie, who took her to the bridal
shower. Some of Jensen's for-
mer high school classmates
had flown in from around the
country and rented a suite
at the Cosmopolitan for the
shower and bachelorette par-
ty. On Thursday evening, 35
guests were hosted for a re-
hearsal dinner in the back-
yard of the house that Jensen
and her bridegroom had just
purchased.
The wedding was on Fri-
day evening at the Historic
Fifth Street School in down-
town Las Vegas. The interi-
or courtyard was the setting
with twinkle lights in the
trees. Jensen's attendants
were three of her childhood
friends, her cousin Lindsay
and Brent's sister. They wore
one-shoulder chiffon dresses
and carried bouquets of many
vivid colored flowers. Haylie
and Carlie Nandrup, daugh-
ters of the maid of honor
and special friends of Jen-
sen, were also in the proces-
sion. They were dressed in
opera length rainbow colored
tutus. Carlie sprinkled col-
ored feathers down the aisle
and Haylie carried the tulle-
covered basket of live butter-
flies, which were released at
the end of the ceremony.
Jensen was stunning
in a beautiful strapless
satin gown with a crumb
catcher bodice and a high-
low hemline. Her morn and
"Pops", Leslie and Steve Da-
vies, escorted her down the
aisle. The particularly per-
sonal and special ceremony
included vows by Jensen.
The reception, which
was in an art gallery, in-
cluded dinner and danc-
ing. The band, Dinner Mu-
sic for the Gods, entertained
the guests and later a DJ
played special songs chosen
by the couple. Highlights of
the reception included poi-
gnant and comedic speeches
from the best man and maid
of honor. Jensen's atten-
dants sang a song written by
Becki, Jensen's maid of hon-
or, about Jensen and Brent's
lives. An Elvis impersonator
Jensen and Brent were
gifted a two story suite at the
Golden Nugget by a friend.
A number of friends walked
the five blocks with them to
the honeymoon suite.
Saturday afternoon
Frankie flew out of Las Ve-
gas back to Cowley. Many of
the wedding guests returned
to their homes Sunday, and
Jensen and Brent took off on
a road trip to southern Cali-
fornia. The bride and groom
works, for the concert venue ............. Webber. was.,the chairmall,
at the Hard Rock Hotel and
Caesar's Palace.
What a vivid description
of this beautiful wedding cer-
emony. It took a person to
another world and thanks
to you, Frankie, for wanting
this in the paper and Leslie,
your words and descriptions
were quite wonderful. It's
fun to have reports concern-
ing the families who were
born and raised here.
of the county commission-
ers. The district roughly
encompasses the old Byron
School District and can le-
vee a tax of up to three
mills to fund their proj-
ects. Often people think
the Town of Byron and the
Solid Waste District are
the same, but they are two
different entities..
Over the years the
district has constructed
fences and disappeared.
The saga continued
the next morning when the
goat was spotted lying in a
field. But when Mitch re-
turned with help to catch his
prize-winning goat, the goat
had moved on and was out of
sight. If you happen to come
across this goat eating your
flowers or whatever, call
me. It is not my goat, but I
care anyway and would like
to see a happy ending.
