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Sugar beets and ceiling beets
DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
548-6901
In one week it will of-
ficially be fall, and oh, the
weather has been perfect
this last week. Every time
I go visit Sally Wilson she
is canning produce, fruits
and jellies. Her garden is
yielding fine produce and
she has friends bringing
tomatoes, peppers, plums
and chokecherries.
One really admires a
person who gets such ful-
fillment from the difficult,
time consuming process of
canning. I tried it once and
the pressure cooker blew
up with purple beets in it.
My ceiling never looked the
same and so I can do jellies
and jams, but I stay away
from those cookers. They
scare me.
Trucks are loaded with
beets and harvesting has
begun. Fall is a favor-
ite time of year for many
people and the farmers
are working from dawn
to sunset. The beets look
wonderful and I hope a re-
peat of last year will not
hinder this year's crops.
The days are brilliant and
warm, and the nights are
just glorious. What a great
season.
My son, Nathan T.
Shumway, has been liv-
ing with us since late July.
He has spent time with his
dad, Boots Shumway, and
his sister, Cresta Peterson,
and her family and has been
reunited with his friends
from high school. Now that
the weather is cooling off a
bit, he is getting ready to
return to his home in Pa-
tagonia, Ariz. John and I
have enjoyed having Na-
than in our home, and we'll
miss him when he leaves.
Nathan drove to Bill-
ings last weekend for a late
summer barbeque with
friends, John and Caro-
lyn Barnes, and their girls.
They gathered at Greg
Marchant's home and Ran-
dy Marchant and his fam-
ily attended and Tad Seibel
and his family spent the af-
ternoon catching up, eating
good food and reminiscing
with one another.
Last weekend Karen
and Randy Peterson and
Shirley Busteed drove to
Bear Lake to spend the
weekend with their Utah
relatives. Shirley said that
about 20 to 25 family mem-
bers attended. Her son
Richard and Diane Monk
Busteed have a timeshare
home and Shirley said
the house is most wonder-
ful with seven bedrooms
and several bathrooms up-
stairs.
Richard and Diane let
Shirley stay in the main
floor bedroom as she is on
oxygen 24/7 and has diffi-
culty climbing stairs. The
windows opened to the
shoreline and the view was
spectacular. On the way
back, the three stopped in
Riverton to visit with Tra-
vis and family. It is good
to be able to see family, be-
cause all we have is fami-
ly and friends to make life
joyful and loving.
The weather cooperat-
ed and it was gorgeous and
warm. The home is close
to the shore of Bear Lake
with ATVs and watercraft
available for fun.
Byron news
Town mulls repayment to State of Wyoming
GARY GRUELL
548-2220
The Mayor's Luncheon
was held last Friday at
the Byron Complex. Only
17 residents joined togeth-
er and enjoyed the festive
soups and sweets provided
by donation. Thanks are ex-
tended to these generous
individuals for their con-
tinued support of the lun-
cheon, which is provided
free of charge to all mem-
bers of our community.
The next luncheon will
be on Oct. 8. Sign-up sheets
for providers are at the
clerk's office in the Com-
plex. The November lun-
cheon witl behdoanual
Chili-'Cook, off. r kepig
with last year's event, the
entry fee will be $5. Judges
will be those who partake
of the various chilies. The
winner will take all.
Town Clerk Vicki Gib-
son attended the Wyoming
Association of Municipali-
ties Clerk and Treasurer
(WAMCAT) workshop in
Casper. She was appointed
to the board as a committee
chairperson until the win-
ter workshop in January of
2011 when the position will
be filled by election. At the
workshop, the University
of Wyoming announced a
partnership with the WAM-
CAT in which classes will
be available from the De-
partment of Education to
certify clerks through the
International Institute of
Municipal Clerks. Not only
will this allow clerks to be-
come certified but it will
make available continued
education classes to keep
them certified. Only a hand-
ful of clerks and treasurers
throughout the state are
currently certified.
The IIMC was found-
ed in 1947 and is a pro-
fessional association with
more than 10,000 members
in the U.S., Canada and 15
other countries. The IIMC's
primary goal is to active:
lypromote the continuing
education and professional
development of municipal
clerks through extensive
education programs, certifi-
cation, recertification, pub-
lications, networking and
research. The IIMC also en-
gages in municipal research
administration, enhances
critical professional skill
development and fosters a
spirit of mutual assistance
and good fellowship among
municipal clerks around
the globe.
In a letter to Mayor
Meier, State Treasurer Jo-
seph Meyer stated he had
been communicating with
the executive directors of
WAM and the Wyoming
County Commissioners As-
sociation concerning the
discovery of an overpay-
ment of mineral severance
tax distribution made by
the treasurer's office back
in fiscal year 1995.
Meyer went on to state
how the overpayment hap-
pened and said the discov-
ery of the overpayment did
not become apparent un-
til fiscal year 2004. During
the 2008 legislative session,
Meyer attempted to ad-
dress the liability using re-
versions to the general fund
rather than seeking repay-
ment from local govern-
ments. This approach was
rejected by the Appropria-
tions Committee with com-
ments that the liability and
overpayment should be the
responsibility of municipal-
ities and counties from fu-
ture state shared revenues.
Through a couple of au-
dits, the amount of mineral
severance tax money trans-
ferred to the Treasurer's of-
fice by the Department of
Revenue and the amounts
distributed to local govern-
ments resulted in a verifica-
tion of a $3.65 million nega-
tive account balance.
Meyer's office has bro-
ken down the repayment
from counties and towns
throughout Wyoming. By-
ron's repayment amount
is $3,008 and Lovell's is
$12,751.
One consolation is that
the repayment is inter-
est free. Can you imagine
the uproar if that occurred
due to an error beyond mu-
nicipalities' control over 15
years ago? I believe Mayor
Meier will recommend to
the council that this man-
datory repayment be paid
in one lump sum, which
should make it a bit easi-
er later on during the year
when funds really become
scarce.
The School Commit-
tee met this past Monday
and they were to report to
the council at the regular
meeting of the town council
Tuesday, Sept. 14. An up-
date on that situation along
with the highlights of the
council meeting will be ad-
dressed in next week's col-
umn.
As always, have a great
and safe week.
Dausman to wed Hitz
Dave and Carrie Daus-
man and the late April
Burke have announced the
engagement and upcoming
wedding of their daugh-
ter, Angela May Dausman,
to Jordan Morrison Hitz,
the son of Mike and Linda
Hitz.
The couple will be mar-
ried on Saturday, Sept. 18,
2010, in Byron with a re-
ception following. The cou-
ple will make their home
in Lovell where Angie is
employed at the North Big
Jordan and Angela
Horn Hospital District and
Jordan at American Col-
laid.
Senior Center Chatter
Free emergency
meals offered
PHYLLIS BRONKEMA
The Senior Center re-
ceived Shelf-Stable-Emer-
gency-Meals this week,
funded by the American Re-
covery and Reinvestment
Act. They are meals that
can be stored and used in
case meal service is inter-
rupted by an emergency. A
maximum of four meals per
person are allowed through
the grant. The only stipula-
tion is that a person must
be 60 years or older to re-
ceive one.
The meals will be dis-
tributed for free at the se-
nior center during lunch,
from noon until 1 p.m. Each
person receiving one would
only have to sign his/her
name and put down his/
her birth date to prove eli-
gibility. Meals were avail-
able beginning Wednesday,
Sept. 15.
A couple of important
events are coming up at
the North Big Horn Senior
Center in October. First
up is the 55 Alive Defen-
sive Driving Course offered
by AARP on Tuesday, Oct.
5. It will be held from 8:30
a.m. until 4 p.m. Most peo-
ple who complete the course
will receive a discount on
their insurance. The cost of
the course is $12 for AARP
members and $14 for non-
members. There is a sign-
up sheet at the center.
Flu shots will be given
at the center on October 14.
Seniors must present Medi-
care cards to receive the
shot that is paid by Medi-
care. For more informa-
tion, call the Public Health
Nurse at 548-6591.
The Newcomers Club
played bridge and pinochle
again on Thursday, Sept.
9. During their usual af-
ternoon of laughter and
conversation, Dorothy Mc-
Neill of Powell took high in
bridge while Linda Robison
took high in pinochle. Pi-
nochle members had missed
having Linda in their midst
and were glad to see her re-
turn.
00e00erve Table gpace NOW
Kappa Kreative Kraft Fair
Saturday, Nov. 27, 20 ! 0
Only handcrafted items will be accepted at the tables
To ,e yoco,act or tat ai ,d a rge r star, to:
Kapl:)a Kreative Kraft Fair, P.O: Box 705 Poweli
For more information contact Mary Wenze1754-4268, Jean Paul 754-4186
or Gladys Schwab 754-3163.
CALL FOR BIDS
Big Horn County School District No. 2, Lovell, Wyoming,
is advertising for bid the replacement of seven metal exit
doors and hardware on the Lovell Middle School Gynasium.
For specifications please see Ron Massine, Maintenance
Director, at the Lovell Schools Administrativc Offices. Ar-
range by calling 307-272-5385. Bids will bc opened Sept.
30, 2010, at 2 p.m. in the district boardroom.
Publish: September 16 & 23, 2010
From our files ...
Free tonsil operation winners announced
75 YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER 12, 1935
The Lovell Chronicle:
About 600 people vis-
ited the Lovell hospital on
its opening day Tuesday.
Much interest was shown
in the modern equipment
and furnishings, and the
owners received many con-
gratulations on the fine re-
sults obtained. Mrs. Viva
Bassett and Mrs. Melvin
Adams were the winners in
the drawing for free tonsil
operations.
50 YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER 15, 1960
The Lovell Chronicle:
Howard Lusch, this
week reported, that permis-
sion has been granted for
the operation of the Lovell
TV translator for one more
year, after that time the
station will have to conform
with the new requirement
of the FCC. Lusch stated
that in order to comply with
the FCC orders and bring
the local translator up to
the new requirements it
will cost about $897.00 for
each of the two channels.
The Hideout team of trainers will be working with all levels of horses from
November through April. '[hey specialize in everything from Chit-starting
to fine-tuning/trouble-shooting and are ba,d from The Hideout Lodge &
Guest Ranch in Shell, Wyoming.
The Hideout 0.,am offers low-stress, trust-based training that produces
quality horses. Their colt-starting methods are based on Buckaroo &
Vaquero concepts and they can train your horse on cows, trail, reining,
cutting or simply troubleshooting bad habits. The Hideout trainers work
under the superviskm of Ramon Castro, who has started over 1500 ranch
horses and mustangs using low sWess meth(Ms. Due to the quality of
training offered space is limited.
25 YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER 12, 1985
The Lovell Chronicle:
After nearly two years,
the wait for sugar beets in
Lovell is almost over. The
1985 beet harvest in the
Lovell district is set to begin
on Sept. 23, and this year's
crop looks to be a good one
according to results of 201
preharvest test samples
taken by Western Sugar
Co. on Aug. 30.
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