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WY WOMEN & FAMILY: Big Horn Basin Folk Festival Family Entertainment August 4&5, Thermopolis
KIDS ACTIVITIES AND GHOST STORIES AT THE BIG HORN BASIN FOLK FESTIVAL, THERMOPOLIS AUGUST 4&5 For more information: bighornbasinfolkfestival@gmail.com The Fourth Annual Big Horn Basin Folk Festival is coming up soon. The festival is part of the Gift of the Waters Pageant Days week-end, Saturday and Sunday, August 4 and 5, 2018, in Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis, Wyoming. The festival program includes a robust line-up of activities for the whole family, along with Wyoming’s own artists, craftsmen, musicians, storytellers, artisan and guild members’ demonstrations. “There will be a variety of art and music activities for kids and the whole family to choose from on both days”, according to…
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New Blizzard of ’49 Book Taking the State by Storm (pun intended)
James Fuller, historian & owner of Discovering History and Heritage in Cheyenne, has just released his new book, The Wyoming Blizzard of 1949: Surviving the Storm, and is traversing the state over the next two months. Follow the schedule below to find a location near you – this is a fascinating story of survival captured in a book that will be a wonderful addition to any Wyoming lover’s library. About the book… A Frozen Frontier Snow, wind and frigid temperatures devastated parts of Wyoming and neighboring states in 1949. For nearly two months, towns and ranches were marooned by enormous drifts, some reportedly eighty feet tall. The storm stranded hundreds…
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WYOMING MADE: NoSo Patches Brings Personality to Your Outerwear
LANDER LIVE EVENTS COMING UP! THURSDAY, JULY 27, 6-9 PM –> THE ITALS FREE CONCERT AT JAYCEES PARK! MORE INFO AT … LANDERLIVEMUSIC.COM Noso Puffy Patches of Jackson: Personality for Your Outerwear text & images courtesy Noso Puffy Patches Visit them online: nosopatches.com Noso Puffy Patches was launched in Summer 2016, using a combination of crowdfunding and direct retailer outreach to make the patches accessible to the widest range of consumers, just in time for the biggest outdoor season. Based in Jackson, Wyoming, and manufactured in the USA, NOSO presents Puffy Patches, the fashionable do-it-yourself repair and embellishment patches for clothes and outdoor gear. NOSO Puffy Patches are the…
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Senator Mike Enzi Invites WY High School Juniors to Apply for Senate Page
Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi Invites Wyoming High School Juniors to Apply for Senate Page Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging Wyoming juniors in high school to apply to be a Senate page for the fall session in Washington, DC. There are 30 page positions in the U.S. Senate each session. One of those positions is reserved for Enzi to sponsor a student from Wyoming to serve as a page. The deadline for applications is June 27. “Along with allowing students a front row seat during debates in the Senate, pages have the opportunity to explore the nation’s capital and interact with students from across the…
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Pioneer Museum’s Sheep Shearing Day in Lander
Pioneer Museum Sheep Shearing Day — A Wonderful Woolly Day! text & images courtesy Pioneer Museum, Lander On the prettiest day of the spring so far, over 300 people came out to Lander’s Pioneer Museum to celebrate the history and heritage of the sheep industry in Fremont County and have fun. It was the third annual Sheep Shearing Day, which has been a popular spring event at the museum. Designed to recognize the long history of the sheep industry in the area, there were shearing demonstrations, crafts for kids, a petting zoo, horseback rides and talks on the history of sheep. Sponsored by the Lander and Riverton McDonalds, it was…
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Chabad Wyoming Passover Event in Jackson, April 10-18, 2017
click the image for ticket purchase to experience An Evening with Garrison Keillor Join Chabad Wyoming for a Passover Seder you will remember for a lifetime! Relive the exodus, discover the eternal meaning of the Haggadah, and enjoy a community Seder complete with hand baked Shmurah Matzah, an international selection of Kosher wines, and an elegant dinner spiced with unique traditional customs. Experience the liberation and freedom of Passover. Discover the Seders relevance today. First Seder: Monday, Aprl 10 at 6:30 pm … Wort Hotel, 50 N. Glenwood, Jackson Couvert: $36 per person Sponsor: $360 (includes family of up to five) No one will be turned away due…
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Check out the Dayton Art Loop Studio Tour
Check out the Dayton Art Loop Studio Tour — Saturday, November 19, from 10-4 in beautiful Dayton, WY. An annual showcase of the many artists and artisans in beautiful & quaint Dayton, Wyoming! Raffle for a basket of items donated by participants (proceeds benefit our local art scholarship), as well as a door price drawn from people who visit each stop on the map. New to this year’s tour will be David & Donna McDougall’s new gallery — Painted Skull Studio — located at the historical Hans Kleiber residence in Dayton. Noted local artist Alice Fuller is also back in the tour. She’ll be showing in her studio just outside…
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Fall Colors with Steve Stanze
I was up in Laramie, Wyoming last weekend visiting my grandparents with my sister. We came up to visit them for two weeks when we were kids and wanted to relive some of the memories. Saw a mama moose and two babies right off a trail in Vedauwoo and caught the beautiful scenery in the Snowy Range Mountains. –Steve Stanze, St. Louis *(Thanks, Steve!)*
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#wykidsaregood & events coming up!
SHARE YOUR #WYKIDSAREGOOD MOMENTS WITH US! As we prepare to launch our new Wy Woman & Family Magazine website & first online magazine, we want to hear from you! We’re looking for stories of Wyoming kids (of any age!) doing good things for others! Helping someone in need … volunteering to help others … giving comfort to a person in need … being nice to someone … big or small, we want to hear it all! No prizes, no gimmicks, no giveaways — just a chance to applaud Wyoming kids for being amazing. We’re going to blog & share these stories as they come in, so don’t wait! Each story…
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MY WYOMING A Trip Down Memory Lane in Sheridan plus Buffalo and Two Mountain Passes By Bill Sniffin As readers of this column know, I am no fan of the “new” JC Penney Company. It is my contention that old James Cash Penney (whose first store was right here in Wyoming, in Kemmerer), is spinning in his grave as how his successors have managed to ruin that company. But I loved the old Penney’s and I took a trip down memory lane at that company’s long-time store on Main Street of Sheridan recently. There, smack in the heart of the town, is an old-fashioned Penney Store, complete with a basement, a…
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Laramie Main Street’s Downtown Mash Up Sept 17 + Art Walk Sept 16
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Downtown Sheridan Wraps Up Summer!
From the Downtown Sheridan Association… The days are getting shorter, and I for one look forward to a little slower pace…but, honestly there is still so much going on and so many reasons to visit downtown, I never do seem to get much time to unwind! This week, our final 3rd Thursday will feature the Craft Brothers and the Sheridan High School varsity teams pep rally. Be sure to stop by the main stage for the first ever “flash mob” to be held on Main Street at 7pm! The following Thursday at the weekly farmers’ market on Grinnell Plaza, CATO Ranch and the Cottonwood Shop are sponsoring the first…
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Wyoming Real Estate: 3906 Tam O’Shanter in Riverton; Cornerstone Group Realty, LLC
Realty Office: 215 S. Broadway Riverton WY 82501 307.856.1818 www.cgrsells.com FOR SALE: 3906 Tam O’Shanter, Riverton, Wyoming $199,900 Motivated Sellers – Price Reduced! Contact Judy Bauman-Broker/Owner 307.856.1818 or 307.851.1756 judy@cgrsells.com Charming home nestled in a quiet & pristine neighborhood, boasting an open floor plan — easy for entertaining! French doors off of the dining room lead to the private backyard with mature landscaping and a large deck, perfect for summertime cookouts. The finished basement offers a family room, laundry room with extra storage, full bath, bedroom w/double closets, & an extra room w/an egress window; ideal for an in-home office. This home is sure to fly off the market!…
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Wyoming Real Estate: 316 N. 2nd W. in Riverton; Cornerstone Group Realty, LLC
Realty Office: 215 S. Broadway Riverton WY 82501 307.856.1818 www.cgrsells.com SOLD: 316 N. 2nd W., Riverton, Wyoming (But they have others!) $219,000 Contact Judy Bauman-Broker/Owner 307.856.1818 or 307.851.1756 judy@cgrsells.com Updated 1940’s home with lots of charm and all the space you need for modern living. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the creative electric fireplace in the living room, tile baths and flooring, hardwood flooring, spacious second level bedrooms, bonus basement rooms, and the charming back yard offering mature landscaping and a large patio-convenient for entertaining. Tasteful and timeless…call Judy Bauman today to schedule your private tour! Features: ¨ 4 Bedrooms/2.5 Bathrooms ¨ 2496 Sq. Ft. ¨ 11, 250 sq. ft.…
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3rd Thursday Sheridan for July is Coming! JULY 21
Downtown Sheridan Association’s Third Thursday Street Festival ! JULY 21 ON SHERIDAN’S MAIN STREET from 5pm to 9pm featuring on the Main stage GARY SMALL & ONE EARTH at the Bank of the West stage Doug Andrews Thanks you to these sponsors! Funded in part by Sheridan Travel & Tourism and the City of Sheridan.
