_V The Lovell Chronicle l June 10, 2021
Looking for
young leaders in‘
our comm unity
American Legion Post 11 commander Rich Fink came by our
office Tuesday morning to tell us about next week’s flag retirement
ceremony, moving slowly as he continues to recover from a severe
case of COVlD-19.
Rich is still at it organizing military funerals and special military
events like the Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies after
reinvigorating the American Legion post in Lovell. He’s been organiz-
ing post activities for 13 years now and was actively involved years
before that as a career member of the Wyoming National Guard.
When you look at the Legion honor guard at a given event, the
average age of the veterans is probably 70 to 75, in a few cases
older than that, andyet these guys turn out Lime M Li: I re again LU
give fellow veterans a proper sendoff or to honor those who have
served at special events. .
Coming into the office after Rich Tuesday was longtime Big Horn
Lake advocate and former county commissioner Keith Grant, telling
us about his latest efforts to somehow, some way get the ball roll-
ing on the long hoped for Big Horn Canyon Parkway while working
to get the Bureau of Reclamation to keep enough water in the lake
to allow boat launching at Horseshoe Bend.
It‘s a never-ending battle for Keith, with former Rep. Elaine Har-
vey right there at his side. The comrades in arms took US. Rep. Liz
Cheney’s senior agriculture policy advisor Holly Kennedy on a tour
of the recreation area and the lake Friday, joined by Ken Grant and
commissioner Bruce Jolley.
The point of all this is that leaders continue to lead, even as they
grow older, but they can use some help, some fresh blood. Our
aging veterans conduct service after service, standing at attention
with heavy flags and rifles, oftentimes suffering through frigid tem—
peratures or baking in the heat as they wait for a funeral service to
end and the procession to arrive, sometimes an hour or more after
the scheduled arrival time.
There has been more than one fainting spell over the years.
In poignant remarks delivered during the recent Memorial Day
services at our local cemeteries, veteran Jim Thomas, pinch hit-
ting for Fink as master of ceremonies, lamented the treatment
of forgotten veterans who have given so much in the service of
our country, and we agree With hisconcerns. But we WOuld also
like to see younger Vets give the older fellows ’a’ helping hand as
members of the honor guard or rifle line. That’s probably the. best
way to see that veterans continue to be honored in our quite patri-
otic community.
Likewise, leaders like Keith Grant and Elaine Harvey continue
to fight for issues like the lake level or tourism promotion. We also
know of several boards or councils in our community chaired by
folks in their 605 and 70s.
Nearly all organizations and efforts can be enhanced by fresh
ideas and new energy, and we are buoyed by the participation of
new leaders on the Mustang Days Committee, on the North Big
Horn Search and Rescue squad, in youth sports and with several
other groups and organizations in our local communities.
But even more participation is needed, and we ask our young-
er folks with energy to burn to carefully consider getting actively
involved in the community. It has been debated whether members
of “the younger generation” are so-called “joiners” or whether
they:
don’t care enough to get involved.
What we do know is that folks like Rich, Keith and Elaine can’t
go on forever, effective as they are, and someone must step into
their large shoes. It is far better to join with a community leader as
he or she shows you the ropes than to attempt to go it alone later,
which can lead to failure.
Who will step up to lead our community into the future? There
are some positive signs.
— David Peck
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Care center staff members should be vaccinated
Dear Editor,
My mother is a resident at
the New Horizons Care Center.
Due to the COVlD—19 pandem—
ic lockdown I was only able to
visit with her throu h a window
last summer. By fal my mother
had contracted COVlD—19 along
with pneumonia from which she
recovered.
As the virus began to abate
this spring the Center opened, al—
lowing for family visits and more
activities. I was fortunate to be
able to make the trip from Nevada
to Lovell to visit the week of Moth—
er’s Day and, was allowed to take
my mother out to lunch and on
local road trips on three different
occasions. That being said, I had
to cancel and reschedule prior
planned visits due to staff mem-
bers who hadn’t been vaccinated
testing positive -— necessitating
more quarantine for the Center
residents. My sister, who also lives
,out of state, had to cancel reser—
vations and other arrangements
twice in the past weeks due to a
staff member testing positive and
then a resident testing positive.
This brings me to my concern
about the hospital policy that
does not ensure that all medical
and service staff persons (having
direct contact with residents) are
required to be vaccinated against
COVID—19. Their choice to remain
unvaccinated while having close
contact with vulnerable residents
not only put residents at risk but
consequently placed the Center
ina lockdown .once again for at,
least two weeks.
These regular lockdowns,
while necessary when an infection
is exposed, prohibit any visitation
with family or other non—Center
personnel. I realize that there is a
rigorous ongoing testing protocol
for all residents and employees
of the Center, however requiring
staff to be vaccinated would mini—
mize if not eliminate the spread of
COVID—19 within the Center.
With summer here and local
town celebrations nearing, many
folks with roots in Northern Wy—
oming will be returning to attend
the festivities and to visit with
loved ones. I truly hope that all
staff who work at New Horizons
Care Center understand their re—
sponsibility to resident safety
and will choose to bevaccinated.
Moreover, it will allow residents
to attend church services, go on
field trips and other activities that
provide crucial social support.
Not requiring staff to be vac—
cinated is untenable. It subjects
vulnerable residents to serious
health risks and social isolation.
This need not be.
David S. Cozzens
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Questions:
Q1. Name the sing-'
er songwriter best
known for his 1963
song, The Answer, my
friend, is, “Blowin’ in
the Wind.”
Q2. A pogrom is a
dark part of world his—
tory. Define pogrom.
Q3. From what
language does English
draw these words: Ba-
gel, lox, schlep, shtick, tush?
Q4. Which U.S. Atlantic state
has only 13 miles of coastline?
Q5. Which lake forms much
of the border between New York
and Vermont?
Q6. Which US President
signed the Civil Rights Act
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into law?
Q7. Name the
two largest cities in
Portugal.
Q8. Which Charles
Dickens novel has
characters named: Pip,
Miss Havisham and
Abel Magwitch? ,
Q9. What are the
names for male and fe-
male cats?
Q10. What are the
three longest bones in the hu-
man body?
Answers:
~ A1. Bob Dylan (He celebrated
his 80th birthday in May.)
A2. A violent riot or mas-
sacre of an ethnic or religious
group.
A3. Yiddish (It has roots in
Hebrew, Latin and Germanic
languages.)
A4. New Hampshire (It is the
least of any ocean state.)
A5. Lake Champlain
sometimes called the
Great Lake.)
A6. Lyndon Johnson (It
was proposed by Kennedy and
signed into law in June of 1964.)
A7. Lisbon and Porto (Both
cities were settled almost 3,000
years ago.)
A8. Great Expectations
(More than 20 movie versions
have been made.)
A9. A male is a torn and a fe—
male is a queen
A10. Femur, tibia, fibula (the
fourth longest is the humerus.)
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Regarding a forecast,
I think 'a weather rock will do
We lived in a city
many years ago where
the slogan was, believe it
or not, “Everybody talks
about the weather, but
Podunk has it.”
We also lived in an-
other place where the
town tourism line was,
“It’s the weather.” Perhaps
those more weathered
phrases.
And whether or not
catchy sayings about weather
make for a blue and sunny sky or
dark clouds, I must admit that I’m
more than a bit doubtful anymore
about climate forecasts. Also, no-
tice my use of “sky” rather than
the oft—used “skies.” The latter is
one of my lon —standing buga-
boos because I elieve that there
.is only a single sky no matter
where one is.
Anyway, I’ve given up on
forecaSts because almost invari-
ably they‘ are incorrect. May-
Bob Rodriguez
be I should switch to
fivecasts for better
reports. My mind is
clouded regarding this
matter.
Probably many
with a weather eye no-
ticed recently, when
during one day in the
space of only a few
hours, we observed a
wide range of atmo—
spheric conditions. We
awoke to heavy over—
cast followed shortly by a peri—
od of sun. It first was cool, then
warm, then hot, then cold. The
wind blew hard for a time, then
stopped. A bit of rain arrived and
was followed by light wind, some
sunlight, etc. I felt as though I
was under the weather.
It strikes me like lightning
that forecasters might be vain, as
they drizzle their predictions, un-
less they have a view of a weath—
er vane. We might take into eerie
sideration that the state of the
atmosphere can make us weath—
er-beaten. We just have to con—
tinue weathering forecasts even
if they offer clouded predictions.
Because I’ve given up on fore-
casts, I’m going to invest in a
weather rock to show me what’s
happening. If you want to use one
it should be flat and approximate—
ly the size of a large pie. Here’s
how it works: Place the rock out-
side your front door for easy visi-
bility and reach.
If the rock has water spots
or is mostly wet, it has rained or
drops are in—process. If it’s dry
and warm, it’s a sunny day. If
your rock looks dull it’s cloudy.
Should you spot icy crystals cov—
ering your rock, it’s snowing or
has done so. If your rock is miss-
ing, that could be the sign of an
earthquake, sink hole, tornado or
your creepy neighbor.
Simply keep your eyes open
and you too can become an ex-
pert in‘ climatology. The sky is
the limit.
