14 ] The Lovell Chronicle I December 12, 2013
"We just get out ly route. They serve 250
homes in Byron and anoth-
there and do it." er 200 outside of town on
Jay Sump their four-hour route, and
since the collection truck
BY BERNADETTE BELL doesn't automatically pick
Despite the recent cold up the trash receptacles,
blast in the Big Horn Ba- it's necessary to collect it
sin that dropped tempera- by hand.
tures to 17 below for night- "We don't really do
time lows and highs of zero anything different in the
several days last week, it colder weather," he said.
didn't seem to slow down"We just get out there and
progress for those that do it."
have to work in it. It's evident that no
Andy Megaard, . city matter the weather, cows
carrier assistant for theneed to be fed, mail deliv-
Lovell Post Office, can ered and garbage collect-
spend five or more hours on ed, and the Big Horn Basin
foot delivering mail on his has just the kind of stock
route that serves around needed to get the job done.
250 residential homes. According to the Na-
"One day was negativetional Weather Service,
10," he recalled. Dress- temperatures will be
ing in layers and to just warmer this week, reach-
keep on moving is the key. ing daytime highs in the
"I wear my uniform, but I mid 30's. A wind chill ad-
have more layers over the visory for elevations above
top and all over," he added. 6,000 feet remained in ef-
Jay Sum]o, manager offect as of 11 a.m. Tuesday.
the Byron Solid Waste Dis-
posal District and his as- ADDITIONAL NOTE
sistant Josh Gruell will Have a colder job that
take turns riding on the is performed outside? Let
outside of the sanitation us know about it on our
truck on their twice-week- Facebook page.
BERNADETTE BELL
Byron Solid Waste District Assistant Manager
Josh Gruell gives a friendly wave while riding the
garbage truck on a recent bitter cold day. Many
workers brave the elements even during the worst
cold snaps, to provide needed services.
CHRIs
LOVELL
Thursday, December 12 Jr. college women's bb - Northwest All-Stars in
HS girls basketball - Wyo. Indian at Lovell, 4, 5:30 Powell, 3 p.m.
p.m. Jr. college men's bb - Sons of Blue Angels at NWC,
HS boys basketball - Wyo. Indian at Lovell, 4, 7 p.m. 5 p.m.
Pro football - San Diego Chargers at Denver, 6:25 Women's college basketball - Ball State at Wyoming,
p.m. (NFL Network) 2 p.m.
Friday, December 13 Sunday, December 15
MS boys basketball - Conference tournament: Men's college basketball - Wyoming at Denver, 2 p.m.
Eighth B in Meeteetse: Rocky vs. WorlPow (Root)
winner, 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 16
HS girls basketball - Rocky at Tongue River, 4, 5:30 Freshman girls basketball - Greybull at Lovell, 5:30
p.m. p.m.
HS boys basketball- Rocky at Tongue River, 4, 7 p.m. Freshman boys basketball- Lovell at Greybull, 5:30
Jr. college women's bb - Montana/Wyoming All-Stars p.m.
in Powell, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 17
Jr. college men's bb - LCCC at NWC, 7:30 p.m. Freshman girls basketball - Rocky at Cody, 5 p.m.
Saturday, December 14 Freshman boys basketball- Rocky at Cody, 5:30 p.m.
MS boys basketball - Conference tournaments: Women's college basketball - Montana at Wyoming,
Eighth A in Greybull, Lovell vs. Rocky 9 a.m. 7 p.m.
Eighth B in Meeteetse: Rocky at 11 a.m. or Thursday, December 19
noon Freshman girls basketball - Greybull at Rocky, 4 p.m.
Seventh A in Worland, TBA Freshman boys basketball- Rocky at Greybull, 6 p.m.
Seventh B in Burlington: Rocky vs. HS girls basketball - Big Horn Basin Classic, Cowley
Meeteetse, 9 a.m. HS boys basketball- Big Horn Basin Classic, Cowley
HS wrestling - Rocky, Lovell at Wrangler Duals, Friday, December 20
Shoshoni, 9 a.m. HS wrestling - Lovell at Battle of the Big Horns,
HS girls basketball - Wind River at Rocky, 12, 1:30 Worland
p.m. HS girls basketball- Big Horn Basin Classic, Lovell
HS boys basketball - Wind River at Rocky, 12, 3 p.m. HS boys basketball - Big Horn Basin Classic, Cowley
HS girls basketball - Tongue River at Lovell, I, 2:30 Men's college basketball - SMU at Wyoming, 7 p.m.
p.m. (Root)
HS boys basketball - Tongue River at Lovell, I, 4 p.m.
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