6 I The Lovell Chronicle I July 22, 2010
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KARIA POMERY PHOTO
Wes Homewood
heads to the
first barrel
during the
stake race
at Monday
morning's Big
Horn County
Fun Day at the
fairgrounds in
Basin.
The other 25 percent goes to
the Cowley Riding Club.
If a rider doesn't show up
or doesn't ride for any reason,
the bidder is refunded his bid.
If no riders qualify in a giv-
en section, the pot is divided
equally among bidders.
The rodeo queen and
princess contest was to be
held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at
the Cowley Rodeo Grounds.
Also at 2 p.m. is the trap
shoot, which will be held at
the Lovell Shooting Complex
on Hwy. 14A east of Lovell.
Contact John Wilson for more
information..
A horseshoe pitching
tournament will begin at 6
p.m. at the park.
Dinner will als0 be served
at 6 p.m. The free dinner is
being catered by Northwest
College. The Pioneer Com-
mittee is hosting the meal
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and everyone is welcome, Pe-
terson said.
Lila Steed and Peggy Ras-
mussen return after a hiatus
to host the Night Program
Variety Show, which will be
held at 7:30 p.m. at the City
Park ball field this year.
The Ultimate Teen Fun
Night is also new for 2010,
and features food, games,
music and fun for teenagers
at the Senior League baseball
field from 9 p.m. until mid-
night. Adults are also wel-
come to come and see what
the ruckus is about.
An adult dance will be
held under the awning in the
park beginning around 9 p.m.
DJ Charlie Fox of Billings will
spin tunes from the different
decades of all the alumni in
town as they dance the night
away to end Pioneer Days
2010.
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crete, wood trim and earth
tone patterns, Hocker said.
The junction between two
wings of the building is ac-
cented with a chandelier
trimmed in stained wood.
The district chose a pol-
ished and stained concrete
and aggregate floor for
much of the building. While
the cost is about the same
as other flooring, the pol-
ished concrete will be easy
to clean, require less main-
tenance and last a long
time, Hocker said.
"It's a very good feeling
to have this project nearly
completed," Hocker said.
"It was a main concern of
the board when I was hired
here to get the facility com-
pleted, and we were fortu-
nate to be able to pull it off.
I'm happy to see (several)
years later, we're opening
up the doors."
Hocker noted that many
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people put in a lot of hard
work on the project, men-
tioning former Supt. Kevin
Mitchell and former board
chair Bryan Lee. He said
staff has been accepting of
the transition into the new
school and new configura-
tion. Students, Hocker said,
seem to be optimistic and
happy about attending the
new facility in the fall.
The facility isn't quite
100 percent finished, but it's
close. Crews still have until
the end of the month before
officially transferring the
building to the district and
there is still some work to
be done, Hocker said. A few
exterior details and other
minor things may still be
left incomplete at the start
of the 2010-11 school year,
but they won't affect aca-
demics and should be fin-
ished early in the school
year, he said. The district
is planning to hold staff in-
service in the building for
two weeks before students
arrive on Aug. 25.
The district plans to
have the football field in
Cowley ready for practice
and games at the begin-
ning of the 2010-11 school
year, but if the field isn't
ready for action, the team
could use the field in Byron
to start the season, Hocker
said. The track is still un-
der construction and is ex-
pected to be complete in
September, he said.
Simmons said he is
happy to be having the rib-
bon cutting, but said there
is still some work to be done
to finish the project before
school starts. Simmons said
he also looks forward to the
first day of school when stu-
dents are let in the front
doors to attend class.
"I'll be sitting at the
Southeast of Lovell on Hwy. 310 to
Greybull, top of the hill
548-7011
Open Year Round - call anytirnel
Air conditioned and dehumidified.
Guaranteed.
front door on the first day
of school watching it take
place," he said. "That's tru-
ly the fun day when the
building is being used what
it was designed for. It's go-
ing to be great, we just have
to get it finished."
The 6-12 design isn't a
first for the SFC, Simmons
said, it's a design that the
agency has been using in-
creasingly with like-sized
districts around the state.
Burlington Schools, under
the direction of BHCSD1,
have had a 6-12-grade fa-
cility for a while and the
model has been successful,
Simmons said.
While there have been
some concerns raised about
younger and older students
sharing the same space,
Simmons mentioned some
advantages of the combined
building such as opportuni-
ties for eighth-graders to
attend upper level math "We're looking forward to
classes and the reduction of providing a great educa-
teacher travel time.
Simmons and Hock-
er agreed that Groathouse
Construction and Plan One
Architects were great to
work with throughout the
project.
Hocker encourages stu-
tional experience for stu-
dents in a nice, new, mod-
ern structure."
He said he expects a
fairly large turnout for the
ribbon cutting, especially
because the event is hap-
pening during the Cowley
dents, parents, district pa- Pioneer Day celebration.
trons or anyone else who COMMUNITY MOVE-IN j
is interested to come to the Big Horn County School
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ceremony and tour the new District No. 1 will host a
facility. While there have
been some disagreements
about the new school along
the way, Hocker said he
wants everyone in the dis-
trict area to unite as Griz-
zlies for the school's open-
ing.
"The school has been a
dividing point for some peo-
ple in the district and we
are hoping to get past that
and focus on what's best
for the kids," Hocker said.
community move-in day on
Saturday, Aug. 7, from 8
a.m. to noon. There will be
a barbeque provided after
volunteers help the district
transport furniture and oth-
er equipment from RMHS
to the new 6-12 school.
Volunteers are asked
to bring trucks and trailers
and other moving gear to
the event to help the school
make the summer transi-
tion.
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