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May 31, 2018 I The Lovell Chronicle 13
Beemer retires
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Longtime physical edu-
cation teacher Dave Beem-
er is retiring after 36 years
of service to the students
at Big Horn County School
District No.1.
Beemer Started his
teaching career in Kaycee,
Wyo after graduating from
Chadron State College in
1978.
In 1982, he began teach-
ing kindergarten at Fran-
hie Elementary School and
following the consolidation
of Frannie, Deaver, Cowley
and Byron schools into one
district, became the physi-
cal education and computer
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Dave Beemer
teacher at Rocky Mountain
Middle School in Dearer. He
Dist. No. 1
continued to teach at theretirement years.
middle school for 20 years Following a typical sum-
moving over to the high mer of motor home travel
school where he finished his with his wife, Beemer said
teachingcareer this year.he plans to hunt and even do
At Rocky Mountain High some guiding in the fall. He
life -
School Beemer taught said he will most likely coach
time sports, health, fresh- if needed and do some sub-
man physical education and stitute teaching, as well.
weight liftingclasses. Beemer, who is original-
Beemer has also served ly from Cody, said he looks
as referee for football and forward to more time with
basketball. Though a recent
knee replacement surgery at
the end of last year has kept
him from performing those
duties, he hopes to be fully
recovered enough by next
season to take on more ref-
eree assignments during his
family. He said he'd also like
to Continue to explore some
relatively close outdoor rec-
reation areas, like Glacier
National Park, by car and
plans to take a trip to the
Caribbean with his wife next
January.
COURTESY PHOTO
U.S. Senator John Barrasso stopped by the North Big Horn Hospital Health fair on May 19 and is pictured here
visiting with community members and hospital staff (l-r) Leslie Hoffman, Nick Lewis, Traey Jolley, Barrasso, Nick
McColley, Brad Hickman and Dominique Maestas. Barrasso was instrumental in the development of health fairs
across the state similar to the one held annually in Lovell.
Cowley News
I
BY ANN BRIDGES mussen and family have is a busy time of year with
307-548-9661 moved into their new home. some bright sunshiny days
i eabridges39@omail.com Derik, along: with' 'fami- ahead for our enjoym ' a ; ;
ly members, has done most
The Cowley mayor and of the building and still has REMEMBER WHEN
town council are asking some outside finishing to Peggy Godfrey Rasmus-
for public input from the do this summer. It is located shares the following
was scared of the machine
with hanging electric things
that buried the curl into the
hair.
The hrmada Theatre was
the scene of most first dates.
Darwin Willis always gave
Chase Tippetts and Courtney Child
Child-Tippetts to wed June 9
The families of Court-
ney Sue Child and Chase
Daniel Tippetts have an-
nounced the forthcom-
ing wedding of the couple
on Saturday, June 9, when
they will be sealed "for
time and all eternity" in the
Payson, Utah, Temple of
the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
Courtney Sue is
the daughter of Paul and
Jackie Child of Provo, Utah,
and Chase is the son of
Josh and Aryn Tippetts of
Lovell.
A Utah reception will
be held following the ser-
vice from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
at 317 South, 250 West in
Lindon, Utah, and a Wy-
oming reception will be
held at the Lovell Stake
Center Friday, June 22,
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Late start led to long
career for retirin
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Teacher Sandy Bush
is retiring after 25 years of
teaching at Lovell Elemen-
tary School. In her first
fYoear of teaching she taught
urth grade. Though it was
only a temporary one-year
assignment, it led to a long
career at the school. After
substituting for an addition-
al year, an opening became
available for a kindergarten
teacher and Bush taught
kindergarten at LES for the
remainder Of her career.
Bush has a degree in
early childhood education
from Eastern Montana Col-
lege (now Montana State
University in Billings). Stie
later earned a master's de-
town citizens regarding a behind Amber's beauty sa- Cowley memories, us a free ice cream cone for
proposed street improve-lon "Solutions" and is anoth- My-oldest memory is of each "A" we got on our re-
ment project. There will be er welcome addition to the my great uncle Joe Meeksport cards. Shidler's dai gree in literacy and reading
a meeting in June with the community. ' sitting on a bench in front of was next door to Darwin sfrom Walden University in
date and time to be arranged. The passing of Memori- the hitching rail just visiting drug store. I wish I had one 2005.
The streets are deteriorat- al Day seems to be the be- as he whittled. I remember of their tiny cream bottles. She considers herself
ing and need to be replaced, ginning of summer events. Mother taking me to Char- The only sidewalks in a "late bloomer" since she
and there are water drainage Everyone plans projects ley Mann's store and buying town were on Main Street,started college in her late
problems in some sections to complete during warm some hard candy as a treat, so that is where we roll-30s, graduating from East-
of town. The project would weather, places to go and Usually it was horehounder-skated using our clamp- ern in 1992.
include new pavement of people to visit. Yards are be- candy, and I even learned on skates. Most of all I re- "By the time I started
streets, curb and gutter and ginning to take on color as to like it. Stan Jameson had member faces of people long teaching I was about 40;'
sidewalks throughout the 85 flowers are being planted, a barber shop and his wife gone but never forgotten said Bush.
blocks within the city limits. Gardens are planted withRela had a beauty shop. I got who each made a difference Bush credits the late
Derik and Amber Ras- fresh vegetables to enjoy. It my first perm there, and I in our town. Brownie Brown for telling
her about the one-year as-
signment that led to a 25-
Allred retires from LES after 28 years of teaching year career in teaching.
Brown was a school board
reading. I love to see the
light that comes on when
Geraldine AIIred they get it."
ing presented itself to be- with reading. She has been a trustee at the time and told
come a Title One teacher, reading recovery teacher for her that the short-term po-
She took the Title One posi- 18 years. She said she finds it sition was coming available,
tion, where she spent the re- very rewarding to see a stu- leading to her first teaching
mainder of her Career at LES. dent's confidence build as he job only two months out of
She said she enjoyed the op- or she develops better read- college.
portunity Title One teaching ing skills. "I actually loved teach-
afforded her to work with Mlred also taught sum-ing fourth grade, especially,
small groups of children to mer school for more than the Wyoming history part,
improve their skills. 25 years and has served said Bush.
"I love one-on-one on several committees at Bush was raised in
teachingS' she said. "I espe- the school. She was namedLovell. She had three chil-
cially enjoy working with "outstanding educator" atdren at the time she started
children who struggle with LES, along with many oth-teaching.
er awards and honors during "I was very lucky to find
a job right here in my home-
town;' she said.
Bush estimates she has
taught at least 500 children
Sandy Bush
them, the more they learn;'
said Bush.
She noted that most
children get a head start on
learning some of these skills
in pre-school before enter-
ing kindergarten, and the
few that don't require extra
attention to catch up.
"What's difficult is that
some kids come in to kin-
dergarten knowing noth-
ing, while others already
know the alphabet, sounds
and can read;' said Bush.
"The more they're exposed
to, the more they are able to
pick up and learn.
"We're definitely the
foundation at this leveli'
said Bush. "If you give them
a good foundation for learn-
ing. they will love to learn
and have a much greater
chance of being successful
later on:'
Bush also taught mi-
grant and regular sum-
mer school in the sum-
mer months for more than
20 years. She said she liked
summer school because the
classes were smaller.
Bush said the staff and
students at the school are
like an extended family to
her and she will miss them.
"We're so close to ev-
eryone here,' said Bush. "I
in her many years of teach- guess that comes with being
ing. She said she's seen a lot part of a close-knit commu-
of changes over the years, nity. I m really going to miss
from teaching two half-day that closeness."
sessions in the first 10 years Bush said she enjoys
of teaching kindergarten to following the accomplish-
a shift to full days. ments of her many students
"In those half days we
only had enough time to
teach letters and sounds
over the years.
"It's such a joy to go to
athletic events and con-
certs and to see students
I have had over the years
grow upS' said Bush. "Being
in a small community I get
to watch my students grow
up. I get to see what occu-
pations they end up in and
their many accomplish-
ments. What's really fun is
when they get married and
I get their kids in kindergar-
ten and then I get the sib-
lings alsoY
Bush said she plans to
spend more time in the local
mountains during her re-
tirement fishing and spend-
ing time with family, friends
and her grandchildren.
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Retiring teacher Geral-
dine Mired has spent most
of her life in Lovell schools
-- as a student in her youth,
then as a substitute teacher
and all 28 years of her teach-
ing career. Allred, who re-
tired at the end of the school
year, said she's always loved
teaching and children, so
choosing to be an educator
was a logical career choice
for her.
After attending Ricks
In 2001, Allred became
College for two years, she
earned her bachelor s degree
in elementary education
from Brigham Young Univer-
sity in 1977. She later earned
a master's degree in read-
ing instruction from Walden
University and an endorse-
ment in administration.
Allred substitute taught
at all grade levels for 13 years
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until her youngest child a reading recovery spe-
graduated from school. She cialist, following training
landed a job at Lovell Ele- at Montana State Universi-
mentary School, where shety. She said she became in-
began her career teachingterested in this specialized
third grade. She later taught training after encountering
second grade at LES for a few students in her reg-
three years, until an open- ular classes that struggled
her career.
Mired said she will miss
the "unique little personali-
ties" of her students and will
also miss working with the
staff at the school.
In her retirement, she
plans to do some quilting
and to spend more time in
the family's fabric store and,
of course, to read.
Kelly Kolar, MMS, PA-
C, a new provider at the
North Big Horn Hospital
Clinic (left), and her
nurse Kaycie Tippetts
chat with Jeff Pearson,
during an open house
partyheld at the clinic in
May introducing Kolar
to the community.
PATTI CARPENTER PHOTO
and counting:' she said. "We
only had enough time to
teach the real basic stuff.
Once we got into full days,
the days became much
more structured. Our whole
day was filled up and we
were able to teach much
more."
Bush said her students
are like "sponges ' able to
"soak up" nearly everything
presented to them. She said
kindergarten students fin-
ish their first year of school
able to read at a level four
and to write a dictated
sentence.
"The more you give
