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Most Recent, On the Calendar, Uncategorized, Wyoming Business, Wyoming Restaurants, Wyoming Travel and Tourism
CALENDAR: Laramie Jubilee Days is coming!
READ OUR CURRENT ISSUE — ALSO FOR IPAD & DIGITAL DEVICES: click here CHECK OUT THE 2013 ISSUE OF WYOVORE — ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY OR BUY IT FOR YOUR IPAD — click here We’re always proud to feature Laramie Jubilee Days & Downtown Laramie in our summer issues of Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine, and we wanted to give the upcoming calendar an additional shout out! Here are the events coming up as well as those for Downtown Laramie… Saturday, July 6: Kids Horse Show, Albany County Fairgrounds (9 AM) Sunday, July 7: Ranch Rodeo, Albany County Fairgrounds, Sponsored by Laramie GM Auto Center (10 AM) Tuesday, July 9: Junior Bull…
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NEWS FROM THE PARKS: Parks Take Proactive Measures to Stem Spread of GI Illness
Parks Take Proactive Measures to Stem Spread of GI Illness The National Park Service is urging visitors to northwestern Wyoming to be vigilant about hand washing while on vacation, due to greater-than-normal reports of gastrointestinal (GI) illness in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and areas outside the national parks in Montana. On June 7, several members of a tour group arrived in Mammoth Hot Springs complaining of stomach flu and other GI symptoms. Within 48 hours, numerous employees, whose jobs place them in direct contact with visitors, reported similar symptoms. Tests conducted on some of the sick visitors and employees came back positive for norovirus, the most common cause…
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MADE IN WY: Reynolds Farm Products
OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Weddingshttp://www.wyoweddings.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XYhttp://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ We are thrilled to team with the Wyoming Business Council to feature a Wyoming First business every week on our blog! Wyoming First is a program that promotes Wyoming member businesses. Visit their website (click here) to learn more about this service — and if you are a Wyoming business who’s not a member, be sure to inquire about membership! There are many benefits! This week we are featuring Reynold Farms of Gillette, WY Debra Reynolds, Reynolds Farm Products Gillette, WY 82716 307-689-2792 debraer@hotmail.com www.reynoldsfarmproducts.com Debra Reynolds has been producing handmade natural health and beauty products for approximately 45 years. She creates and produces year round and incorporates…
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ON THE CALENDAR: June 7, 2013
VISIT OUR WEBSITE & READ THE CURRENT ISSUE! It’s SUMMER!!! And that means that our calendar blogs will be coming out with TONS of stuff happening across Wyoming. We aim to keep everyone informed with the month’s events and those coming up in the short term, and we need your help — if you have an event we should publicize, shoot us a line at editor@wyolifestyle.com. If you have a picture to go along with it, all the better! HAPPY SUMMER!!! Our 2013 issue of Wyovore is now on sale! Visit our website for your hard copy – or follow the instructions to get your copy on your iPad! LANDER:…
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Most Recent, News From The Parks, Uncategorized, Wyoming outdoors, Wyoming Travel and Tourism, Wyoming wildlife and scenery
WYO OUTDOORS: Wind River Country Trails & GTNP’s Active Trails Program
Read our current issue — www.wyolifestyle.com image courtesy Wind River Visitor Council Wind River Country Trails — Get Out There and Explore! National Trails Day was June 1, but who needs one day to hit the trail and explore?! Fremont County in Wyoming is one place that is FILLED with trails for biking, hiking, horseback riding and more — check out our blog post from the Wind River Visitor Council for more info! image by NPS Grand Teton Launches Wellness Initiative with Active Trails Program MOOSE, WY — In partnership with St. John’s Medical Center, Grand Teton National Park…
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MADE IN WY: Cowboy Bunk Feed
OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Weddingshttp://www.wyoweddings.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XYhttp://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ We are thrilled to team with the Wyoming Business Council to feature a Wyoming First business every week on our blog! Wyoming First is a program that promotes Wyoming member businesses. Visit their website (click here) to learn more about this service — and if you are a Wyoming business who’s not a member, be sure to inquire about membership! There are many benefits! This week our spotlight is on Cowboy Feed Bunk of Cheyenne, WY Dave, Jackie and Chris Canfield, Cowboy Feed Bunk 51 I-25 Service Road Cheyenne, WY 82003 605-430-4200 jcanfield@cowboyfeedbunk.com www.cowboyfeedbunk.com The Canfields are pet lovers who enjoy giving their…
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ON THE CALENDAR: May 25, 2013
VISIT OUR WEBSITE & READ THE CURRENT ISSUE: www.wyolifestyle.com OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Weddingshttp://www.wyoweddings.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XYhttp://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED & WHO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER EVERY DAY…HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL! Ten Sleep: Beauty & the Beast Rodeo Jackson: Old West Days Memorial Day Weekend SATURDAY, MAY 25 MOUNTAIN MAN RENDEZVOUS AND TRADERS’ ROW – 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Teton County Fairgrounds: Pre-1840 Mountain Men Celebration complete with a Traders Row, Candy Cannon, Bow & Arrow Competition, Hawk & Knife Competition, and Atlatal Competition. For more information contact Betsy Johnson, 801.641.9451. 32nd ANNUAL OLD WEST DAYS PARADE – 10:00 a.m. Town Square: One of the last and best horse-drawn…
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NEWS FROM THE PARKS
read the current issue — click here 46th Annual Antler Auction Generates Record Totals Despite the steady rain and cool conditions, a good crowd turned out for the 46th annual Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction in Jackson, Wyoming on Saturday, May 18. The sale, held each year on the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend, makes available shed antlers collected from the National Elk Refuge. This year, 8,507 pounds of antlers were sold at the auction, up from the 7,398 sold last year and the previous 10–year average of 8,133 pounds. More notable that the slight increase in antlers, however, was the average price per pound paid this year by the 103…
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MADE IN WY: Shady Lady Shooting
VISIT OUR WEBSITE & READ THE CURRENT ISSUE: www.wyolifestyle.com OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Weddingshttp://www.wyoweddings.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XYhttp://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ We are thrilled to team with the Wyoming Business Council to feature a Wyoming First business every week on our blog! Wyoming First is a program that promotes Wyoming member businesses. Visit their website (click here) to learn more about this service — and if you are a Wyoming business who’s not a member, be sure to inquire about membership! There are many benefits! This week we are featuring Shady Lady Shooting of Green River, WY Dottie Nobles, Shady Lady Shooting LLC 260 Hackberry St Green River, WY 82935 (307) 875-2923 shadyladyshooting@gmail.com www.shop.shadyladyshooting.com Dottie Nobles and her daughter won…
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ARTS: Cheyenne Intl Film Festival (CIFF), WYOmericana Caravan
Read the current issue of WLM Back Issues of WLM WYOmericana Caravan Tour The WYOmericana Caravan Tour is “{a} traveling concert circus of sorts: 3 award-winning Wyoming bands showcasing original American roots music.” The tour is comprised of Screen Door Porch (Jackson), Jalan Crossland (Ten Sleep) and J Shogren & the Shanghai’d (Centennial). from Screen Door Porch, part of the WYOmericana Caravan Tour… Well, the vans are packed – several of them! The WYOmericana Caravan Tour is finally here, and what a true caravan it has already become. Besides the eight musicians on the road with SDP (quartet), Jalan Crossland (solo), and JShogren Shanghai’D (trio), we’ve got some new friends…
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ART IN WY: WY High Schools Win Traveling Trout, Sagebrush Art in Sheridan, and more…
SHERIDAN: Sagebrush Community Art Center welcomes Tom Balding & Hape Saddlery TOM BALDING BITS & SPURS: Tom moved to Sheridan in the early eighties after leaving his fast paced California career as a precision fabricator in the aerospace and sailing industry. Tom’s an avid outdoorsman and was drawn to the area after a visit to the local community, with its breathtaking scenery and limitless opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. In 1984 a neighbor asked for a favor and planted the idea that would later grow into what is now Tom Balding Bits & Spurs. The request was to repair a broken bit. The bit repair started Tom thinking of the…
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ON THE CALENDAR: May 3, 2013
VISIT OUR WEBSITE & READ THE CURRENT ISSUE: www.wyolifestyle.com OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Weddingshttp://www.wyoweddings.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XYhttp://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ LANDER: Lander Brew Fest June 7-8 Stay tuned to the Lander Chamber website for more details! CODY: SPRING INTO YELLOWSTONE The inaugural “Spring into Yellowstone: Cody Birding and Wildlife Festival” will take place May 15-19th, 2013 in and around Cody and will feature top-notch speakers, exclusive tours, forums, a trade show and other events celebrating the wealth of birds and wildlife the Greater Yellowstone Region has. Schedules and registration details on the official site. WORLAND/TEN SLEEP: Big Horn Mammoth 5K Run/Walk June 8 Half Marathon Run – 6:30 am Transport bus leaves at 5:45…
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Most Recent, Uncategorized, WY People, Wyoming Business, Wyoming Restaurants, Wyovore Wyoming Food News
Laramie Native & Confectioner Finalist for sofi Award
Laramie native Rebecca Cassity creates high quality, specialty candy and food items via her Denver-based company, Serendipity Confections. We featured Serendipity and Rebecca’s accomplishments in our Sprinter 2013 issue, highlighting her Good Food Award she received in 2012 for her Butter Caramel with Fleur de Sel. Now Serendipity has a new reason to celebrate. Serendipity Confections’ Sea Salt Caramel has been named a Finalist for Outstanding Confection in the 2013 sofi™ Awards from the Specialty Food Association. A sofi Award is the top honor in the $86 billion specialty food industry. “sofi” stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation. The Sea…
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ARTS: Stan Dolega’s WIND CODE, SE WY Welcome Center
VISIT OUR WEBSITE & READ THE CURRENT ISSUE: www.wyolifestyle.com OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Weddingshttp://www.wyoweddings.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XYhttp://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ Award-winning sculptor Stan Dolega was born in industrial Detroit, Michigan, and has lived in Laramie, Wyoming since 1979. Lured by the vistas, culture and inspirational beauty of Wyoming he witnessed after repeated visits to the state, it was an inevitable decision to make the move and set up shop. In 2012, he was honored with a commission from the State of Wyoming to create WIND CODE, the multi-part steel and stone sculpture pictured here, as part of the newly-built Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center. The Welcome Center will hold a dedication event on May…
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ART: Patricia Frolander, Wyoming Poet Laureate
VISIT OUR WEBSITE & READ THE CURRENT ISSUE: www.wyolifestyle.com OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Weddingshttp://www.wyoweddings.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XYhttp://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ April is National Poetry Month — and we wanted to take this opportunity to give a shout out to Wyoming’s amazing Poet Laureate, Patricia Frolander! Here’s a look at Patricia and how she became such a literary figure in the Cowboy State… Patricia Frolander and her husband, Robert, own his family ranch in the Black Hills of Wyoming. Ties to land & livestock have provided a wonderful variety of subjects to journal and pen. Their family includes three children, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, all of whom live close to the ranch. Managing…