CHRONICLE
June 28, 2012 I The Lovell Chronicle I 17
Smith returns from mission
Elder Rory Giles Smith,
son of Ron and JoAnn Walker
and Randy and Kathy Smith
of Lovell, returned Thursday,
June 21 from serving two years
as a missionary for the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Elder Smith served
in the Nicaragua Managua
North Mission, which covered
the northern area of Mana-
gua. He learned to speak Span-
ish fluently while on his mis-
sion. Rory spoke in the Lovell
5th Ward on Sunday, June 24,
where he recounted highlights
from his mission. He plans on
working this summer and at-
tending Northwest College in
Powell this fall.
McArthur returns from mission
Elder Matthew Aberle
McArthur, son of Mark and
Tracy McArthur of Byron, re-
turned June 12 from serv-
ing a two-year mission for the
Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-
ter-day Saints. He served in
the California Riverside Mis-
sion, which served the south-
ern part of the state, and his
particular mission required
him to become fluent in Man-
darin.
Matt reported his mission
in the Byron Ward on Sunday,
June 17. Future plans include
working this summer and at-
tending Northwest College in
Powell in the fall. He plans on
a major in Chinese and inter-
national business.
Byron News
A large, colorful quilt entitled "Endless Gar-
den" by Jan Barnett of Greybull was judged Best
of Show at the annual Mustang Days Pindrop-
pers Quilt Show, held Thursday through Satur-
day at the Wyoming National Guard Armory in
Lovell.
Barnett's quilt was also one of the seven cat-
egory winners, which were named at the close
of the show Saturday after votes from those at-
tending the show were tallied. "Endless Garden"
won the Large category.
Here are the rest of the winners, by category:
Small - "Summer Escape" by Irene Lely.
Medium - "Moonlight Sentinel" by Irene
Lely.
Extra Large - Unnamed quilt by Beth Sib-
bett.
Youth - "Kaleidoscope" by Maci Zier.
Other - "Shades of Blueberries" by Irene
Lely.
Art - "Nightmare Before Christmas" by LB
Kummerfeld.
DAVID PECK
Jan Barnett poses with her winning quilt "Endless Garden" at the conclusion ofthe
Pindroppers Quilt Show Saturday afternoon in Lovell.
Seventy-five will be steppin' out for better health
BY PAMELA COZZENS
HOPKINSON
548-2471
pamhopkinson@gmail.com
The word is spreading that
Byron Days this year is go-
ing to be the best celebration
yet. Many families are coming
from out of town to take part in
the fun. The kickoff begins on
Thursday night, July 12, with
an open house and free cookout
at the LDS Church. There will
be displays of the history of the
area and entertainment as well.
And, did I mention free
food? On Friday, July 13, ven-
dors will begin setting up at 10
a.m. and a mayor's luncheon
from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. will be
held. Did I mention free food
again?
The family carnival will
be at the park in the evening
from 6 to 8 p.m. The pool will
be open on July 13 and 14 and
there will be many other ac-
tivities over Friday and Satur-
day, including a haunted tour
of the former school on Friday,
June 13. The Lions are spon-
soring a barbecue on Saturday
following the parade. More free
food. The event will culminate
with the fantastic fireworks
show on Saturday night. Come
and join in the fun.
If you are inclined to be of
service, the recreation depart-
ment has a sign-up at town hall
calling for all helpers. Helpers
receive a free T-shirt and bless-
ings for helping make great
memories. With the volleyball
tournament, fun run, petting
zoo and other events there are
plenty of choices of where you
might want to give your time.
If enough of us help, none of us
will get worn out, in theory any-
way.
Historically, the alumni
celebration has been during
Byron Days and it makes the
trip here packed with activities.
The dinner will be held Satur-
day evening at 6 p.m. following
an auction to benefit the Pio-
neer Veterans Memorial Park
at 2 p.m. Some really great
items have been donated, but
of course there is always room
for more. There will be some old
Byron Eagles memorabilia as
well as some handmade quilts
and original artwork, so stuff a
few extra bucks in your wallet
before leaving home.
The museum director, Har-
riet, her husband Dwayne Jack-
son and others have created a
beautiful display of all class-
es and will have the museum
open Saturday for viewing their
handiwork. This is a great little
museum and Harriet has done
an amazing job pulling it all to-
gether. I know they lost count
of the hours involved long ago,
but what a tribute to our past
they have created.
The memorial park commit-
tee is arranging to have a float
in the parade and would real-
ly be honored to have any vet-
erans ride on the float. Please
e-mail me at the above address
and I will add you to the list of
veterans that have agreed to
ride.
The Eagle Nest Diners had
a great turnout for their Senior
Monday dinner at the commu-
nity center. I have had a cou-
ple of people ask where that
name came from? Well, for us
"old timers", we were the Byron
Eagles. We have a historical-
ly named bluff above the river,
Eagle Rock, and since moving
back to Byron there have been
several bald eagles (no pun in-
tended, I am talking about actu-
al birds) sighted. I remember as
a kid it would be unusual to see
one, but I have enjoyed watch-
ing them soar down on the river
bottom area this past year. So, I
am not the only one that has
enjoyed returning to the area.
Other former Eagles have also
landed back home. Therefore,
The Eagle Nest Diners seemed
like a name that had a certain
nostalgic ring to it.
The food served has nothing
to do with eagles, birds, eggs or
nests. The dinners will be held
once a month through the sum-
mer with plans to have them
weekly when things slow down
and cool off. There were 14 of
us gathered today and you were
missed. You don't have to be
a former Eagle to be a part of
us, but you will be adopted into
our flock.
BY PATTI CARPENTER
About 75 people made the
commitment to walk their way
to fitness in the "Walkin' in Wy-
oming program offered for free
by North Big Horn Hospital. The
program is part of the hospital's
employee fitness program, but is
also open to anyone in the com-
munity who wants to join the fun.
Participants will keep track
of every step they take for the
next eight weeks using pedom-
eters supplied by the hospital.
Cowley News
BY DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
548-6901
Last week Colleen Whalen of
Lander, daughter of Pat and Sid
Whalen, stopped in Cowley to visit
and have lunch before she returned
to her home. Colleen is a reading
specialist and has been teaching at
the Wyoming Indian High School
for 24 years. She was in Powell tak-
ing a Journalism Jump Start Pro-
gram so she can teach journalism
next year. She is also planning to
take an online class in speech and
plans to be endorsed by spring. We
spent more than two hours togeth-
er, visiting, talking about teach-
ing, her goals and dreams and her
continuing pursuit to enhance her
educational skills. Taking classes
for improvement never ceases and
we're proud of her.
Last Saturday morning, Bobi
Jo Leonhardt, Allison Munkres
and I lei Cowley at 5:30 a.m. to
drive to Lewistown, Mont. Our
first cousin, Christine Tebbs Cart-
er, lost her husband, Arden, to can-
cer last October and planned his
memorial service for June. She
and Arden have six grown children
and they were with their dad dur-
ing his last weeks, surrounding
him and their mother with their
love, support and grief. Most of the
kids live in other areas and could
not stay any longer after their dad
died. The family gathered together
to honor him June 23.
Chistine's mother and dad
They will meet every Thursday at
5:30 p.m. to report their steps and
for an optional group walk on the
track at Lovell High School. Each
week their name will be entered
in a drawing for prizes, and those
who participate for the full eight
weeks will be entered in a grand
prize drawing for a six-month
membership to Better Body Fit-
ness. Participants who can't at-
tend on Thursdays have the op-
tion of calling in their steps for
the week.
were the late Cal and Reba March-
ant Tebbs, who raised their chil-
dren in Cowley in the beautiful
rock home across the street from
the Cowley pool where the Harp-
er family now live. It is a pioneer
home that belonged to the Orson
and Rebecca Taggart Frost fami-
ly. The late Jim Frost and his sib-
lings were born in the house. The
Harpers have remodeled the
beautiful home and it is a wonder-
ful sight to drive by the home and
view it. The inside of the home is
magnificent.
Uncle Cal and Aunt Reba had
11 children who grew up in town
and we were close cousins and
best friends. There are nine living
brothers and sisters and all but
Jackie attended the memorial, as
Jackie was too ill to travel. Un-
cle Cal and Aunt Reba lost their
son Ernest in 1931, and he is bur-
ied in the Cowley cemetery. Their
daughter Sue Tebbs Moncur died
a few years ago. Her husband,
Whitey Moncur, lives in Hurri-
cane, Utah.
This reunion was sad and
tragic as Arden was such a young
man and he and Chrissy had many
plans for their retirement years.
Yet, it was so fine as the Carter
and Tebbs family gathered in Lew-
istown to honor Arden and the
family. The funeral was filled with
memories as Arden and Chris-
tine's children took part in the ser-
vice. Some of us in this area who
are first cousins haven't seen Ar-
den and Christine's children since
they were young, and how hand-
"It isn't about who walks the
most," explained hospital spokes-
woman Janet Koritnik. "It's all
about participation. It's about do-
ing what's right for your fitness
level."
The program comes on the
heels of the hospital's very suc-
cessful "Biggest Loser" program,
which also had a very high level
of community participation.
For more information or to
join the program contact Koritnik
at 548-5240.
some the young men were, and
how beautiful the daughters. Af-
ter the service, a dinner was held
at the church and all the rela-
tives dispersed for their long trip
home. Some of the brothers and
sisters live in Salt Lake, some in
St. George, others in California
and some in Cowley.
It was a long and precious day
of reunion and mourning, laughter
and tears and memories. The coun-
tryside around Lewistown has
lush, green fields almost up to the
animals' knees; the forests are gor-
geous. The town of Lewistown is
an intriguing place as most of the
buildings were built in the early
1900s. What a great trip, beauti-
ful countryside, relatives we grew
up with and a reunion of love and
tenderness.
On Sunday, June 24, I was pe-
rusing the business section in the
"Billings Gazette" and once again
I spotted a picture of Shelly Gams,
daughter of John and Sylvia
Gams. It stated that Shelly, CFP,
owner of Retirement Solutions,
has earned the Chartered Life Un-
derwriter (CLU) professional des-
ignation from the American Col-
lege in Bryn Mawr, Pa. The CLU
course of study provides profes-
sionals with in-depth knowledge
on the insurance needs of individ-
ual, families and business owners.
Shelly has been in the "achievers"
section frequently and has pro-
gressed step by step with her goals
and dreams. Congratulations to
the Gams family.
