2 I The Lovell Chronicle I October 8, 2015
Gerald Perkins was
inducted into the Wyo-
ming Cowboy Hall of Fame
on Sept. 27, 2015, at the
Events Center in Casper.
The award was one of 52
presented by Senator Mike
Enzi in front of a packed
house. Attending the cer-
emony were family mem-
bers Mary Lou Perkins,
Pmdy, Becky, Rylee and
Addisyn Perkins, Jay, Deb-
ra and Jake Bischoff, Cin-
dy Marton, Jamie and/kf-
tyn Grant and Lewis and
Paula McSharry.
Gerald was born in
1931 up the Greybull Riv-
er on his family ranch near
Meeteetse. The ranch en-
compassed nearly 6,000
acres and ran 300 mother
cows and a band of sheep.
The ranch was later sold
and is now part of the his-
toric Pitchfork Ranch. He
attended the small Mee-
teetse School through his
junior year. Afterward,
he set out as a cowboy.
He worked on many local
ranches breaking horses.
He rode the "tougher" ones
because the pay was bet-
COURTESY PHOTO
Senator Mike Enzi presents Gerald Perkins with a
special plaque commemorating his induction into
the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, 2015,
at the Events Center in Casper.
ter. He was the cow fore-
man for the Pitchfork un-
til he was hired as a brand
inspector for the Wyo-
ming Stock Growers Asso-
ciation. Gerald worked for
about 20 years, stationed
in Lovell.
Flu shots available and still best
BY PATI'I CARPENTER
When it comes to fight-
ing the flu, the best defense
is a good offense and, for
most, that includes getting
a flu shot.
"While influenza is
something we see every
year, it should never be
overlooked or just accept-
ed as no big deal. Flu can
often be a very serious ill-
ness and, sometimes, dead-
ly, as we saw last year,"
said Dr.Wendy Braund,
state health officer and Wy-
oming Department of Pub-
lic Health Division senior
administrator.
According to informa-
tion provided by the WDH,
last year was one of the most
severe flu seasons on record
for the state of Wyoming.
"There can be no ques-
tion the 2014-15 influenza
season was severe," WDH
epidemiologist Reggie Mc-
Clinton said, "Sadly, we
saw 29 influenza-associat-
ed deaths reported in Wy-
oming. This represents the
season's vaccines. Wyoming
residents should not use the
troubles with last season's
vaccine as an excuse to avoid
this season's vaccination."
Though not 100 percent
effective, Dr. Braund recom-
mended that almost anyone
over 6 months of age should
get the shot.
"Getting a flu vaccine is
safe and is the most import-
ant action people can take to
help prevent getting ill with
influenza and avoid passing
it on to others," said Braund.
Dr. Brendan Fitzsim-
mons of North Big Horn hos-
pital concurred.
Influenza is a contagious
respiratory illness caused
by a virus. Symptoms in-
clude fever, headache, ex-
treme tiredness, dry cough,
sore throat, runny or stuffy
nose and muscle aches.
Fitzsimmons said the
difference between the flu
and a common cold is evi-
dent in the patient's symp-
toms. He said the flu usual-
ly has a rapid onset, is far
taken, because you won't
know when they are spread-
ing it around," added Fitz-
simmons. "If we get enough
people vaccinated, we im-
pede its spread through the
population."
Fitzsimmons noted a re-
cent study by the Centers
for Disease Control that
claims 40,000 lives were
spared over a nine-year pe-
riod of time due to the use
of the vaccine. No confirmed
cases have been presented
at the clinic so far.
"You may not die from
the flu, but you'll probably
feel like you want to die,"
said Fitzsimmons. "You
miss days at school, classes
become depopulated, teach-
ers don't show up. All sorts
of people don't come into
work and productivity goes
down all over the place. Why
go through that, if you don't
have to?"
Fitzsimmons said that,
in most years, adverse re-
actions are very uncommon.
He added that with only a
He rode bareback
horses at the Cody Night
Rodeo for several years,
roped calves and team-
roped and taught his chil-
dren to do the same. His
grandson, Shawn, won the
Montana High School Ro-
deo Championship in June
to qualify for the National
Finals High School Rodeo
but broke his back when a
horse fell with him on July
4. Gerald hazed for many
high school bulldoggers.
Son Chuck was runner-up
to the famous Roy Coo-
per for the "All Around"
title at the National
High School Rodeo Finals
in 1973.
Gerald continued to
help at many brandings
until he was well into his
70s, and was still hunt-
ing elk on horseback with
his son Andy less than 10
years ago.
Gerald has a natural
talent with livestock and
has passed this labor of
love to his children, grand-
children and great-grand-
children, who share the
cowboy spirit.
Locally, a number of
convenient flu clinics are
scheduled to make getting
the shot as easy as possible.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, the an-
nual "Caf Influenza" is be-
ing held a North Big Horn
Hospital. Patients can sim-
ply drive up to the clinic be-
tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and
a nurse will administer the
shot at the patient's vehi-
cle. Flu shots will also be of-
fered on a walk-in basis af-
ter the drive-through clinic.
Parents can also bring their
children to the clinic for a
shot without an appoint-
ment for the entire month of
October.
The North Big Horn Se-
nior Citizens Center is also
hosting a clinic on Thursday
where nurses from the Big
Horn County Public Health
Department will administer
shots. The clinic will take
place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The NBHH mobile med-
ical unit will be administer-
ing shots to employees at
the following business lo-
Rec programs listed;
committee to meet Oct. 19
BY BOB RODRIGUEZ
A revised schedule of
programs under the newly
reorganized Town of Byron
Recreation Department, an-
nounced in late August, was
provided on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
It lists:
• Zumba/Piyo; Mon-
days, Wednesdays and Fri-
days, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
• Insanity (high-inten-
sity exercise); Tuesdays at
7 p.m.
• Dance Fit; Wednes-
days/Thursdays at 7 p.m.
• Open Gym, Fridays
from 2-4 p.m.
• Senior Lunch, Mon-
days at noon.
It also was announced
that the Byron Recreation
Committee will hold a work
meeting on Monday, Oct.
19, at 4:30 p.m. in the Town
Hall. Postern Capital LLC,
which lists a Byron address
under Alex Campos, was of-
fered the opportunity by the
Lovell Chronicle to corn-
ment on the Rec reorganiza-
tion. However, the offer was
respectfully declined and a
spokesman, Jeff Noall, stat-
ed that the company will
continue to allow the town
to use the former Byron
School, which it owns, as
the town sold it to the firm,
as long as citizens are be-
ing served. The town pays
$1,000 per month "for utili-
ties" and nothing for rent.
"The ultimate decision,
of course, is up to the town
council," Noall said Tues-
day. He added that nei-
ther Mayor Heidi Brightly
nor the new Rec leadership
as of late have questioned
the utility billing. Brightly
in the past has been criti-
cal of the payment arrange-
ment, and Noall previous-
ly has stated that the fee
does not cover the full cost
of utilities, but that Campos
is willing to underwrite the
town's project for the good of
the citizens.
From Our Files
100 Years Ago,
October 7, 1915
The Cowley Weekly
Progress
The Livestock and
Farm special has come and
gone. Both schools had been
dismissed for the afternoon
and, headed by the B.H.
A. band and the respec-
tive principals and corps
of teachers of both schools,
marched in a body to the de-
pot, a distance of nearly two
miles, on foot, while every
auto and horse vehicle were
prest into service and even
then every conveyance was
loaded to the guards.
75 Years Ago,
October 10, 1940
The Lovell Chronicle
The Lovell High School
Glee Club directed by Prof.
Ralph Ericksen will sing at
the Methodist Church next
Sunday, October 13, 1940,
11:15 a.m. Supt. J.A. Cau-
dill will respond to the wel-
come for the public schools.
A short message will be giv-
en by Dr. Archer, entitled
"The Rod of Hermes." There
is, of course, no admission
charge and the public is cor-
dially invited.
50 Years Ago,
October 7, 1965
The Lovell Chronicle
The Metropolitan Op-
era Touring group of which
Miss Alex Hinckley, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. DeVere
Hinckley of Cowley; is a
member was featured in
last week's editions of News-
week and Life magazines. A
picture of Miss Hinckley ap-
pears in the Life feature.
25 Years Ago,
October 4, 1990
The Lovell Chronicle
With Lovell and north
Big Horn County having
been chosen as a finalist for
the state's medium securi-
ty prison project, the Lovell
Prison Committee is com-
ing back to the people for
more input and to update
the communities. "It is time
we all realize how close we
are and how serious this is,"
Bruce Morrison said. "The
task force is giving us seri-
ous consideration."
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