CHRONICLE
June 11, 20i5 I The Lovell Chronicle 13
BY DAVID PECK
Nick Tolman is step-
ping down after two years
at the helm of the Rocky
Mountain High School mu-
sic program to join the U.S.
Army, play in a military
band and have a bit of an
adventure, he said in an in-
terview last week.
The move will allow
him to play professionally
and his family to explore a
different part of the coun-
try, or even the world, he
said.
"As a family we felt
like we wanted to get out
and experience some new
things, have an adventure,"
he said. "I grew up in Ida-
ho and have always lived in
the Rocky Mountain West.
"I had always known
about the Army and the
opportunities there. I de-
cided to audition and see
what happens. By the time
I found out (about the audi-
tion results) we had pretty
much decided we wanted to
do it."
Nick and Allison Tol-
man, the school nurse at
Lovell High School and
Lovell Middle School, have
one son, Simon, age 15
months.
Tolman said there are
29 active duty bands in
the U.S. Army, and after
coming in contact with an
Army liaison (a recruiter
and Army band member) he
sent in some recordings and
Byron News
BY PAMELA COZZENS
HOPKINSON
307-272-8979
pamhopkinson@gmail.com
Satuxday morning the
recreation department's
football field was flooded
and looked like a mirror re-
flecting the blue sky. It had
been flooded for a dual pur-
pose, to water the grass and
to provide some fun for local
kids and some parents who
showed up to participate.
Starting at 9 a.m there
was a handful of early birds.
The water was cold, but no
one seemed to care. As the
sun did its duty and warmed
things up a little, more ar-
rived. By midmorning, the
count was 35 kids and par-
ents splashing, chasing
multicolored balls through
"croquet" stands that were
fashioned from Hula-Hoops
cut in half, throwing Fris-
bees and racing through
the water. At about 10:30 it
was time for a refreshment
break, which included ice
water, Gatorade, pop and
some sugar (candy) for more
new '
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DAVID PECK
Rocky Mountain music director Nick Tolman plays the electric bass during a
recent concert at Rocky Mountain Middle/High School. He is now off to the U.S.
Army to perform with an Army band.
the liaison flew in to meet
with him in Powell. Tolman
auditioned on trombone,
guitar and bass and was
recommended by the liai-
son to a hiring board, which
ultimately accepted him.
He will begin basic
training in South Caroli-
na on June 15 and after 10
weeks of basic will move
on to Virginia Beach for 10
more weeks at the Army
School of Music where he
will train how to be an
Army musician.
During that time Tol-
man will be stationed with
one of the 29 Army bands.
He noted that five of the
bands are located overseas,
and he would love to play
with a band in Germany or
Belgium.
quick energy.
After about 20 minutes
playing with "Lambo," the
little lamb who followed her
kids to school for play and
to soak up some sun while
lying on beach towels, back
into the water they went for
more. By noon it was over.
Kids went home wet and
tired.
If anyone knows who
owns a large friendly black
lab without any identifi-
cation and wearing no col-
lar, he joined in the fun
and quickly dispatched the
beach balls and the brightly
colored balls with his bite.
It was great fun for him, but
unfortunately those items
were purchased for this
and future activities. He
would have returned home
wet and also tired from his
morning activity. I hope you
come for the next water ac-
tivity day, but Mr. Friend-
ly (the lab) needs to stay
home.
There were more than
2,000 hits on social me-
dia about the activity, and
there were several requests
nto day of fun
to please plan a "do over,"
so the Byron Recreation
Department will be spon-
soring another water event
on June 20 if all the details
can be coordinated. Watch
for information and check
the classified ads for more
information.
There will be a break
from water activities un-
til after Byron Days July 6
through 11. However, don't
forget that there is a free
outdoor family movie night
coming up at the recre-
ation department's football
field on June 15, with no
flooding. Bring your blan-
ket or lawn chair and join
in the fun at 8:30 p.m. I
being on hand for whatev-
er was needed. Your help
was noted and appreciated.
That includes Becky Bates,
Alexis Edwards, Summer
Lofgran, Kelly and Derek
Morgan and any others who
helped. Thank you for your
time, effort and support of
this activity.
A few months ago I
wrote about Mel Robison
and his military experi-
ence during World War II.
I would like to feature oth-
er Byronites who served by
writing about them in the
Byron News. If you had a
relative that was in one of
the wars and you have any
have heard talk of a water/ stories
movie night combo later in
the summer, where partic-
ipants can bring an inflat-
able floater or inner tube
and enjoy a beach movie.
Jaws? Eeek? Who knows
what may happen.
Thanks to the volun-
teers who came early to
help with setup, getting
waivers signed, handing
out treats and, in general,
or memories you
could share, please con-
tact me at the above email
address.
Also, although I try to
be attentive and note what
is happening around the
community, I know there
are things that are missed.
So, if you have a fami-
ly event or something you
would like to share, please
contact me. Thanks.
June 20 weddin
for Smith, Kasinger
Clint and Dawn Kasing-
er of Powell have announced
the forthcoming marriage of
their daughter, Natalee Ni-
cole Kasinger, to Samuel
Wilson Smith, son of Virgin-
ia Smith of Lovell and the
late James Smith, on Satur-
day, June 20, 2015.
The couple will be mar-
ried at the Lovell LDS Stake
Center at 2 p.m and a re-
ception will immediately
follow the ceremony, also at
the stake center.
The couple plans to live
in Lovell. Smith is a sports-
writer for the Lovell Chron-
SAMUEL SMITH AND
NATALEE KASINGER
icle and Kasinger is plan-
ning to work at North Big
Horn Hospital.
Strom, Heiden recently wed
Rudy Strom and Shelly
Heiden were married
June 4, 2015, in Shelly's
home.
An open house will be
held in their honor Sat-
urday, June 20, at their
home at 470 W. Main in
Lovell from 6 to 9 p.m. All
are invited.
No gifts, please.
SHELLY HEIDEN AND
RUDY STROM
Cowley News
Cowley couple
BY DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
307-548-6901
May was a busy month
for Collin and Pat Stevens.
The couple went to two
graduations and experi-
enced a delightful cruise to
Alaska for a week.
Collin and Pat first at-
tended the college grad-
uation of Steven Corr Jr.
He lives in Grand Junc-
tion, Colo and graduated
from Mesa University with
a bachelor's degree in geo
science.
Most of us probably re-
member Steven, who lived
with his grandparents for
two years and graduated
from Rocky Mountain High
School. He was a delightful
student, very good-looking
and had a personality plus.
I subbed for Pat Davis in
English during those two
years and after Steven ad-
justed to our small school
he had many friends. He
was very intelligent and
it was a joy to know him.
We were glad he was here
in our school and in the
community.
The next graduation
the Stevens went to was for
their son Brian, who earned
his doctorate in entomology
from the University of Wy-
oming. He and his wife La-
Nessa and three children
Porter, Lindsay and Kaden
live in St. George, Utah.
Collin and Pat's next
on cruise
adventure was a cruise to
Alaska for a week. They
cruised down the coast of
Alaska and saw beautiful
scenery and wildlife. They
said the food was good and
the trip was fantastic. Pat
has a cousin in Juneau and
they visited with him and
his wife. Kathy and Pete
treated them to a day of
whale watching on his per-
sonal boat.
The late Evelyn King
had a house on a corner lot
of Main Street, and after
her death Collin and Pat
had the old home razed and
redid the whole area into a
park with the title "Grand-
ma's Corner of Heaven."
The lawn is beautiful and
there is a table frr people
to stop and eat, rest or just
enjoy the view. They have
supplied it with wonderful
items such as flowers and
statues. They made the
whole corner into a sort of
paradise. It is a beautiful,
restful place.
There is a free library
there filled with books, and
people can take a few or
one and replace it with an-
other book and it has been
very successful. Pat said
that they are now having
a little addition to the free
library that will be just for
the children, so if you have
some children's books you
don't need anymore you can
donate them to the library.
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Lovell Building
Center
BBM Construction
Haskell's Furniture
& Flooring
Brenton Nuttall
Lights & Such
Brosius Electric
Jeremy Crippen
Vickie Tippetts
J-he Hen House
La De Da
Valley Floral & Gifts
KC Hardware
and my good
friend Brad
Iz-i. dt CY O ictL
Wili fie doing
for mosquitoes
in the early morning
hours, weather
permitting,
or the next
available day.
Hyart Theatre in Lovell
June 18, 19 & 20, 2015
The Hyart Film Festival is a three-day event
featuring 39 films produced by independent
filmmakers from around the world.
Show Times:
Thursday - 7 PM " Friday - 7 PM " Saturday 3 & 7 PM
Visit wwwl vellinc' rg/d wnt wn'html
or call 307-548-6707 for more information
