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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Volume 105, Number 6
The Rocky Mountain 6-12 School ceremonyFriday.Districtstakeholders
will be featured at a ribbon cutting have waited for more than six years
for plans of the $23.5-million facility
to become reality. The school features
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two gymnasiums and a cafetorium.
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX School Student Council President Kyle Pe- ficient use of space, said facilities manager heating, ventilation and air conditioning
The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the terson. The ceremony begins at 5 p.m.Michael Simmons. RMHS is 87,457 square system will be an improvement in eflicien-
Rocky Mountain 6-12 School in Cowley has Following the 15- or 20-minute pre- feet and RMMS is 48,182 square feet, for a cy and •should keep the building cooler.
been a long awaited event that will signify sentation, the facility will be opened to the total of 135,639 square feet, while the new Though the gymnasiums aren't air condi-
the new school progressing from plans to a public for an open-house style tour, with building is 78,175 square feet, including an tioned, Hocker said the overall lower temps
reality. It is an event district patrons have student council members stationed inside auxiliary gym funded by the district,achievable in the building would make it
been awaiting for the better part of a de- the facility to explain things and answer Hocker said one of his favorite aspects of more comfortable during basketball games
cade. questions, Hocker said. the building is that it has two gymnasiums, when the stands are packed. Other updates
With design talks on the school begin- TCT West has donated free food forwhich is essential for running both a high with modern building methods will be no-
ning more than six years ago, the district be- the event and everyone in attendance is school and a middle school PE program and ticeable throughout the facility.
gan construction in November of 2008 after welcome to eat before exploring the new holding after-school sporting events. Hock- "Modern facilities are just nice," Hock-
numerous delays. The school will be handed school. The open house will end around 7 er also noted that the new building is wired er said.
over to the district on July 30, with only a p.m., Hocker said. to be tech-friendly, with a smartboard in A few features are missing from the
few minor items yet to be completed. The school, which combines middle every room and infrastructure to link tech- school including an auditorium not covered
Friday's ribbon cutting ceremony will and high school aged students, represents nology throughout the facility. Hocker said under SFC funding guidelines. Instead, the
consist of comments by Superintendant of a loss of about 57,646 square feet as the funding to purchase smartboards was giv- facility has a multi-use "cafetoruim," that
Schools Shon Hocker, Board Chair Dave district switches from Rocky Mountainen through an ARRA grant that Mick Es- will allow them to hold concerts in the cen-
Monk, Dan Odasz of Plan One Architects, Middle School in Deaver and Rocky Moun- quivel and Wes Townsend applied for on tral part of the school.
Fred Bronenberg of Groathouse Construc- thin High School in Byron to the new facil- behalf of the district. The building is highlighted with neu-
tion, Brian Monteith of the School Facili- ity. However, what is lost in space will be Not as noticeable but still an important tral colors throughout, with stained con-
ties Commission and Rocky Mountain High made up for in new features and more ef- part of the building, the new geothermal See 'RIBBON CUTTING,' page 6
Family reunions Gib Fisher is being hon- Saturday will begin with
ored as the Citizen Emeri- a fun run with registration
and pioneer
remembrances
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
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Cowley Pioneer Days
is about remembering the
town's pioneer roots, enjoy-
ing fun activities around
Cowley and getting togeth-
er with friends and family.
tus and Shirley Busteed is
the Grand Marshal.
THREE DAYS OF
ACTIVITIES
The first event of Pio-
neer Days is the Pioneer
Memorial Scholarship Pag-
eant Thursday, July 22, at
7 p.m. at the Hyart Theatre
(see related story). The pag-
eant awards scholarships in
memory of pioneer women
The Pioneer Day has who lived in the area near
been busy preparing for
Cowley Pioneer Days this
year, and the event prom-
ises to be a big one, with
many expected to make a
homecoming to the area for
an all-class reunion.
The 2010 lineup of ac-
tivities is fresh and fun,
and most of the events will
serve as a place where fam-
ily and friends can meet, ac-
cording to Randy Peterson,
who has served as commit-
tee chairman for five years.
Because a limited num-
the turn of the century.
"It's not atypical for
a girl who is competing to
have a pioneer woman as
a grandmother or a great-
grandmother," Peterson
said.
Friday will begin with
a golf tournament at 9 a.m.
at Foster Gulch Golf Course
in Lovell. Rod Winland is
organizing the three-per-
son team contest.
Alumni who arrive in
Cowley are asked to sign in
at the City Park beginning
at 3 Peterson said
at 6:30 a.m. at town hall.
There will be a one-mile and
5k run, and a 5k+ Cannery
Road bike race this year.
Cost is $10 and helmets are
required for bike racers.
The Kiddies Parade will
start at 9:30 a.m., followed
by the Pioneer Day Parade
at 10.
The Pioneer Heritage
Program will feature a talk
by Matt Crosby about pio-
neer ancestors and singing
by the alumni choir. The
event will begin at 11 a.m.
at the LDS Church.
A new event, the classic
car show, will start north of
City Park at noon Saturday
afternoon. Rick Grandalen
is hosting the car show and
attendees will help by judg-
ing a people's choice award
as they look at the classic
cars. There will also be a
best in show award deter-
mined by judges and given
to one vehicle owner.
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Local cancer survivors include (back row, l-r) Jan Ellis, Sharon Hallman, Diane
Conley, Virginia Zeller, Bessie Zeller, Dorothy Bush, Patrick Moen (front row,
l-r) Teddie Tippetts, Trevor Johnson and Carol Fink.
More than 9 million men, women and
reception for all cancer survivors and their
ber of families (maybe 15 or Ray Peterson will over- youngsters in the United States can proudly caregivers will be held in the survivor's tent
20) came to north Big Horn alumni are encouraged tosee the barbecue at noon in call themselves cancer survivors. This sum- from 6 to 7 p.m. before the Cancer Survivor
County in the early 1900s, sign up so others in town the park, with any proceeds mer, a good representation of those individu- Lap. t
many of the current resi- can see who is here for the supporting the senior league als will be walking in the American Cancer "We're not only encouraging all the can'
dents are related as pio-
neer children formed new
branches on their family
trees in the area.
"It's a big family re-
union, that's what makes
the celebration unique," Pe-
terson said. "When every-
body comes home, seeing
aunts and cousins, there's
a familiarity and a love for
each other."
The Petersons were
latecomers to the area, he
said, arriving around 1925,
but they have settled in to
call the small community
home.
Peterson said the
theme, "We all come home
to Cowley," was chosen
because it goes well with
the all-class reunion and
family get-togethers. De-
spite the name, he wants
to make sure people from
neighboring communities
know they're invited to en-
joy all of the events going
on in Cowley.
"It's not exclusive," Pe-
terson said. "Everyone is
welcome and if you're not
from Cowley, come on over
and we'll make you feel like
you're at home."
celebration and try to meet baseball program. Prices Society Big Horn County Relay For Life. cer survivors in the area to walk the opening
with old friends.
"If you know they're
there, you can look for
them," he said.
The Pioneer Day sched-
ule has a hole in it to allow
patrons to go to the Rocky
Mountain school ribbon
cutting ceremony Friday at
5 p.m. (see related story).
While the event is sepa-
rate from Pioneer Days, Pe-
terson said the school is a
great addition to the town
and he invites students and
patrons from throughout
the school district to join in
at the ceremony.
Ice cream will be served
at City Park from 7 to 9
p.m., and George Welch
will be the MC for kara-
oke in the park. Alumni in
town for reunions, families,
individuals or other groups
are invited to sing their fa-
vorite songs and challenge
other groups to sing-offs in
the park.
"Singing is quite a tra-
dition of people,"
Peterson "Growing
up,
sang or
are $5 for a BBQ sandwich
and $3 for a hot dog.
There will be games for
kids hosted at the park be-
ginning at noon.
A volleyball tourna-
ment will also be held at the
park.
The Pioneer Day Rodeo
begins at 2 p.m. at the ro-
deo grounds. The rodeo will
feature saddle bronc riding,
bareback riding, bull rid-
ing, mutton busting, a wild
horse race, barrel racing,
team roping, breakaway
roping and steer riding.
Admission to the rodeo
is $8 for adults and $5 for
children; 5 and under are
free. Contestants pay haft
price of admission to enter
the arena.
The Calcutta will be
Friday at 8 p.m. at the Wa-
terhole No. 1 Bar in Cow-
ley. Each section of the ro-
deo will be auctioned off to
top bidders at the Calcut
ta. Money bid on riders in
each section will be put into
a pool, with the bidder who
you bought the top rider win-
were just ning 75 percent of the pgt.
See 'PIONEERS' pag-e'
The Big Horn County Relay For Life islap, but also to join or form a team," Fink
set for Friday, July 30 at 7 p.m. at the Lovell said. "Al r all, no one can be more inspira-
High School Track. tional or knows the value of funding cancer
Carol Fink, chair of the survivorshipresearch more than someone who has al-
committee of the Relay For Life, has invited ready heard the words: Tou have cancer.
all area cancer survivors and their caregiv- To learn more about the American Can-
ers to register to walk the traditional can- cer Society Big Horn County Relay For Life
cer survivors lap of the event, which immedi- or the cancer survivors lap, contact Carol
ately follows the opening ceremonies. A free Fink at 548-6281.
St. John's
Lutheran Church
Vacation Bible
School students
(l-r) Sara Grace
Miller, Ryan Nunn
and Kameryn
Allphin enjoy
themselves during
the outdoor
playtime section of
the school.
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