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Cowley News
Danna'z Dazzle opens in Cowley
BY DRUE TEBBS-MEEK
307-548-6902
There is a new busi-
ness on Main Street.
The grand opening was
held Saturday, Sept. 20,
with lots of people stop-
ping in to see the wonder-
ful things that this new
business, named Dana'z
Dazzle, has to offer. It is
located next to the Cow-
town Caf and is owned
by Dana Dotson. There is
a grand sign hanging in
front of the store, which
was made by Dean Mill-
er. Dana offers women's
apparel, jewelry, coats,
sweaters, dresses, bed-
ding, boots for young chil-
dren and lovely scarves,
and the dcor is very at-
tractive and inviting.
It may look a bit small
at this time, but Dana
plans to expand the place,
adding a tanning booth.
Warren Transport will
have an office in the back.
There is a loft, which she
will furnish, and she has
lots of good ideas about
that. There will also be an
office in the building for
Becky Perkins and Jen-
nifer Steed, who are re-
altors. The name of their
realty company is Brand
Above Real Estate and
their office is temporari-
ly in the front part of the
store, but they will soon
have office space in the
back of the store.
Dana is from Montana
and has relocated to Cow-
ley. She worked in Har-
din, Mont., at the pris-
on as a sergeant for the
Federal Bureau of Indian
Affairs. The prison was
called Two Rivers Deten-
tion Center. She has been
a teacher in Montana, and
held various positions.
She has two children. Her
mother Sandra Knud-
son and daughter Jessi-
ca Dotson of Billings were
with her Saturday for the
grand opening.
Dana is an open, viva-
cious young woman who is
very artistic, friendly and
good looking. We are glad
to welcome her to Cowley
and wish her the best with
her business. Besides the
atmosphere and personal-
ity of the store, the pric-
es are surprisingly not too
expensive and the clothes
and other apparel are just
wonderful with a variety
of styles and are beauti-
ful to look at and to buy.
ItRWYN LAYE
Danna'z Dazzle owner Dana Dotson chats with customer Drue Tebbs-Meek
during her grand opening Saturday at the new store in Cowley. Dana had a few
racks out on the sidewalk that Drue was looking at.
So, next time you get the
mail, go into the store and
have a pleasant hour or
so in company with Dana
Dotson.
George and Golden
Welch were in town last
week and stayed with good
friends Frank and Karen
Hinckley. The two are the
sons of the late Art and
Mary Whitney Welch, and
they drove from St. George
and Salt Lake to inspect
their late parents' home
after the renters left. The
house belongs to Golden
these days and did those
two clean, pull rugs and
tear the kitchen to piec-
es anticipating a remodel.
They are planning to paint
and shine the hardwood
floors, among other im-
provements. I asked them
who did the tree trimming
and they explained that
they are doing everything.
They've torn the existing
sidewalk out of the ground
and will replace that, also.
They are excellent car-
penters and cleanup ex-
perts, and their dad would
be proud to know that what
he and Mary taught them
when they were young has
really made them not only
professionals in their vo-
cations, but all around
workers who seem to be
able to accomplish every-
thing they need to in order
to spruce up their beauti-
ful old pioneer home. All
Art and Mary's children
are assets wherever they
live and their family unity
is incredible.
The two have enjoyed
each other's company and
have seen neighbors and
friends as they come to the
house to visit with them
and enjoy their humor.
We miss their mother and
dad and the whole family
and when we see the men
they've become, their per-
sonalities, their work eth-
ic and their singing talent,
we just wish the whole
Welch family still lived in
town.
The two took Sunday
afternoon off and went
four-wheeling in the Pry-
or Mountains, enjoyed
their visit with the Hinck-
ley family and rested.
They left town early Mon-
day morning to return to
their families, telling me
that they would return to
do some more work on the
home so they can rent it to
some family who will en-
joy the beautiful home and
yard.
Well, Golden will re-
turn and I told him if he
could get George back
here I'd write him a $50
check. Sally Wilson and
I rode over on her cart,
which is painted maroon
and white (our school col-
ors) with a jaguar etched
into the body of it. We had
a wonderful time visiting
with George, who is Sal-
ly's classmate, and Gold-
en. What strong bonds we
maintain over the years
with our friends we grew
up with in our Cowley
grade and high school.
Scott and Valarie
Crosby had a beautiful
baby girl on Aug. 1. Her
name is Jill and she's
about seven weeks old.
She weighed 6 pounds
and 4 ounces and joins her
older sister Lala, who is
7, and her brother Gary,
who is 4. Her grandpar-
ents are Rodney and Jose-
phine Crosby and the late
Mark Eskelson and moth-
er Jill Lee and stepfather
John Lee.
Casey and Julia
Crosby had their third
child on Sept. 11, who
was three weeks early,
but still weighed in at 7
pounds, 12 ounces. He
has been given the name
Luke Casey Crosby and
joins his sisters Annie,
who is 4 and Kate, who is
2. His grandparents are
Rodney and Josephine
Crosby and Mark and Jan
Burton. The Crosby fami-
ly has been blessed with
these two babies who will
grow up with each other
and bring joy into their
lives.
Walker and
Woodis to
wed
Chuck Walker
and Hilary Woodis an-
nounced their plan to
marry on Oct. 4 at the log
gym in Cowley. A recep-
tion will follow.
Both are employees
at CETCO in Lovell and
attended Northwest Col-
lege. Walker graduated
from Lovell High School
in 2006. Woodis graduat-
ed from Rocky Mountain
High School in 2011.
Hilary and Chuck
Woodis is the daugh-
ter of Debra Fuller and
Dexter and Lisa Woodis.
Walker is the son of Ned
and Nancy Walker.
Senior Chatter
Flu Shots available at
Senior Center
BY PHYLLIS BRONKEMA
An abundance of events
have been unfolding at the
Lovell Senior Center lately.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, the
Newcomers Club members
played cards. Cliff Revelle
ended up with the high-
est score in bridge. Sandy
Armstrong had the .high
score in pinochle for the
second time during recent
games. Congratulations to
both players.
The Walk to End Alz-
heimer's took place this
past Saturday, Sept. 20. A
record number of walkers
showed up and took part in
the event, which took place
on an absolutely gorgeous
day. The Center met and
exceeded its goal of raising
about $3,000.
Director Denise Ander-
sen thanks the many volun-
teers who helped with the
event, as well as those who
supported it by buying quilt
and 50/50 tickets. Of course,
one can't forget master of
ceremonies Bret Savage,
who always manages to
make everything fun.
The winner of the
beautiful quilt was Lin-
da Thomas, of Lovell, who
said she hadn't won any-
thing in 45 years. The win-
ner of the 50/50 raffle was
Judy Schatz, of Lovell, who
turned around and donat-
ed her winnings to the Alz-
heimer's Association, stat-
ing, "Art and I have been
blessed in so many ways,
we want to give back."
Lastly, the Center is
holding its annual Flu Shot
Clinic on Friday, Sept. 26,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. They
will be available at the
Center at 757 Great West-
ern Avenue, administered
by Big Horn County Public
Health staff. The vaccine
is available for both chil-
dren and adults. Partici-
pants can use their Medi-
care Part B insurance or
Medicaid card, or pay $20
for the shot.
African-style Cirque du Soleil
performs in Powell October 2
"America's Got Talent" finalist Cirque Zuma Zuma
comes to Powell Thursday, Oct. 2, for a 7 p.m. perfor-
mance in the Nelson Performing Arts Center at North-
west College.
After sold-out seasons in Europe and an extended de-
but run in Australia, Cirque Zuma Zuma is touring the
United States with what is described as "an African-style
Cirque du Soleil."
Advance tickets are recommended because the per-
formance is expected to sell out quickly. Tickets can be
purchased at the NWC Business Office, Room 106 in the
Orendorff Building.
Cirque Zuma Zuma is sponsored in Powell by the
Northwest College Student Activities Office.
Byron News
Trees are turning fall colors as autumn begins
BY PAMELA COZZENS
HOPKINSON
307-548-2471
pamhopkinson@gmail.com
Orange and red colors
are peeking through the
scenery. Now we can say
we are into fall. It is that
time of year when it is cool
enough in the morning to
wear a sweater or jacket
and by noon you are shed-
ding that sweater only to
add a layer after the sun
goes down. Let's enjoy it
while we can, because we
know what is in store for
us just around the corner.
Our Main Street hang-
ing baskets were looking a
little bedraggled and have
been put to bed. They add-
ed some nice color to our
main drag and I'm going to
miss them. Let's hope we
can enjoy autumn at least
until Halloween when it is
common to have a really
cold snap.
I remember so many
Halloweens when I would
spend hours sewing char-
acters. Once I tackled an
ET costume. My youngest
(Holly) was convinced we
had ET hiding around our
house (with the help of big
brother Todd). That cos-
tume was handed down to
the next generation who,
by then, had no real affin-
ity for ET. I did all that
work and then the weath-
er forced us to put on coats
and boots and who knew
how darn cute those little
ghosts and goblins really
were.
The town of Byron is
going to have its tradi-
tional "Trunk or Treat"
event on Halloween night
this year at the cafeteria.
There will be a Parade of
costumes and games, re-
freshments and caramel
apples. Our Recreation
Dept. volunteers are busy
planning new games and
fun, so start thinking who
you want to be on Hallow-
een night.
If you are up early
enough, you will see that
we have several small
families of deer that are
claiming our town as their
hangout. They have their
migration pattern, but
sort of hang around their
familiar haunts. The deer
have been polite enough to
stay away from our Main
Street flowers all summer
long.
We had a nice visit
from Nancy Kaye Bassett.
Her father is Jack Bassett,
of Lovell, and her moth-
er is Enid Jones, of By-
ron. Her father Jack grew
up on the farm just west
of Lovell, which is now
owned by Alan Clark.
During our growing
up years, Nancy and her
sisters Sue and Valerie
and later younger broth-
ers would come from Cal-
ifornia to stay with their
grandma Bell Jones and
Grandpa Frank. Grandpa
Frank's father was Seth
Jones, a Civil War vet-
eran buried in the Byron
Cemetery.
Seth had heard of the
Big Horn Basin while liv-
ing in Indiana, and accord-
ing to his son Frank, "was
a pioneer at heart." They
arrived by covered wagons
in 1904 after traveling 900
miles. At first they settled
in Lovell and then moved
to Byron. The Jones farm
is down on the river bot-
tom west of town.
According to accounts
written at the time, they
bought the land, which in-
cluded three cows, a calf,
two or three hogs and a few
small tools. In those days
it wasn't considered worth
much. Today there are at
least two wells pumping.
And yes, they were wise
enough to keep the miner-
al rights to that old farm.
In the early years
Grandpa Frank worked
building grade for a road
from Frannie and south
down through the basin.
He and his brother Oscar
worked with two teams
through a winter. The
lived in a tent with no
heat.
A few years later, he
met Bell and they were
married in 1916. They
moved onto the farm and
during the Depression they
sold butterfat at 10 cents a
pound and eggs at 8 cents
a dozen. This information
was recorded in the book
"A Small Town With A Big
Heart," which was written
by their daughters based
on their recollections of
the time. They all had fond
memories of growing up
in Byron and credit their
years here with learning
how to work and play and
understand the importance
of community, as well as
loving the beauty of the Big
Horn Basin.
It was the mom re-
turning to these roots that
would bring these Cali-
fornia girls to Byron ev-
ery summer. All pretty,
all fun and each turning
the heads of the local boys
much to the consternation
of the local girls. But these
Bassett girls were so down
to earth and so much fun
we couldn't help but be-
come friends.
Jack Hessenthaler re-
minded Nancy Kaye of
an incident in their early
years (when they were 8
or 10) when they were giv-
en permission to ride the
horses.
Charlie told Jack,
"Now don't ride double or
this horse will buck," but
the kids must have heard
"go have fun, see ya later."
Jack and Nancy start-
ed out riding double on the
horse and true to his dad's
words, the horse began to
buck. Jack being young
and shy at the time did
not want to put his arms
around Nancy to hold on,
so he flew high in the air.
Nancy Kaye went home
to California the next
day with the scratches
and scrapes from getting
bucked off a horse while
wearing shorts. Only a
California girl would wear
shorts while horseback
riding. These were the fol-
lies of youth. It is always
fun to visit with those who
have such good memories
of Byron.
