Get ready for some frigid fun on the frozen lake - the annual Big Fish Winter Derby is back in Pinedale. Anglers from across the region will gather at Fremont Lake on Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, braving the icy conditions in hopes of reeling in the biggest catch.
The Sublette County Artists Guild (SCAG) recently hosted an Arts & Writing activity for students in fourth through eighth grades at the Pinedale Library’s Lovatt Room.
Are you or a loved one living with a chronic health condition? Looking for strategies to better manage your health? Sublette County Public Health is here to help with its upcoming series of Healthy U workshops.
PINEDALE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission is bringing its next meeting to Pinedale on March 12-13, providing locals a front-row seat to major discussions shaping wildlife and outdoor …
The Board of Sublette County Commissioners ran through a busy agenda at the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder said the new Biden administrative initiative, known as Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, is a welfare program mis-marketed as a program for kids.
“The western tanager’s vibrant colors are sure to inspire eye-catching artwork,” said Chris Martin, Game and Fish visual communications supervisor and coordinator of this year’s content. “The timing of this year's art show event aligns with the bird's migration back to Wyoming. It will be a great time to highlight this visually remarkable bird and draw attention to its spring arrival in Wyoming.” Click into the article to read more about the adult and youth contests.
Free and open to adults and students, Pronghorn Reads encourages all Wyomingites to read one book each month. Prizes will be awarded during the year, and anyone who completes all 12 months of reading will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize. Click into the article to read more.
At 1 p.m. on Jan. 22, AARP Wyoming will be joined by Kemmerer Fire Chief and Sen. Fred Baldwin, Fremont County Commissioner Larry Allen and Jennifer Davis, the health-care policy adviser to Gov. Mark Gordon. This group will lay out why Wyomingites are seeing ambulance services struggle in the state and what can be done about it.
An updated Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) report informed members of the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee they had $37.3 million in discretionary funds to spend this year.
Pinedale is Wyoming’s first Gateway Community. The virtual Continental Divide Trail Town Hall will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 5:30 pm MST. Presentations will be followed by a question and answer period. This event is free and open to the public and community members connected to the CDT are encouraged to attend.
It’s being labeled as “Pinedale’s only timed intergenerational Nordic ski race” and although the actual racers compete on Saturday, Jan. 27, registrants will be able to inspect the course all day on Friday, Jan. 26. The course will be set up next to White Pine Ski Resort.
Tickets for POTTED POTTER are available online at pinedalefinearts.com and locally at Nested West, The Cowboy Shop, Office Outlet, The Big Piney Office Outlet and at the door the night of the performance. Ticket prices are $20 per adult and $7 per student.
Clayton D. Kainer, of The Kainer Law Office, P.C., in Pinedale, fills the vacancy left by the departure of former Municipal Judge Sam Bixler.
As one of their timely topics at recent meetings, Sublette County commissioners discussed the Wyoming Game and Fish’s draft threat assessment for the potential Sublette Antelope Migration Corridor with county administrator Jeness Saxton to hone comments. On Dec. 19, Saxton asked commissioners Doug Vickrey, Tom Noble, chair Sam White, Mack Bradley and Dave Stephens how and when they wanted her to finalize and submit them.
Longtime Mayor Jim Robinson led the meeting until just before 6 p.m. when he planned to meet with the Sublette County Strategic Planning Committee at the Big Piney Town Hall the same night.
*Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Sammy Steele & the Spades would perform during the Snow Ball, but Main Street Pinedale has not finalized the band. Additionally, it was incorrectly reported that the Yukon Cornhole Tournament would be held again this year, but the event is not a part of the 2024 Pinedale Winter Carnival. This editor regrets the errors and appreciates the opportunity to correct them.
“Strategic planning is a process in which an organization’s leaders define their vision for the future and identify their organization’s goals and objectives. The process includes establishing the sequence in which those goals should be realized so that the organization can reach its stated vision,” according to several websites.
“Most of us take sensible actions over the winter to look after ourselves, but we also need to think about how to keep our pets safe,” said veterinary surgeon Rebecca MacMillan. “The chilly weather can be enjoyed safely with our furry companions as long as you take a few simple precautions.”
Alzheimer’s by the numbers • More than 6.7 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia in 2023 – 55 million people around the world. • About 1 in 9 people, or 11.3 percent, in the U.S. age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. • More than 10,000 Wyomingites are living with dementia. • Approximately two-thirds of those living with Alzheimer’s are women. • Black Americans are twice as likely as whites to develop Alzheimer’s while Latinx folks are 50 percent more likely than whites.