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WY Athletics: It’s Gonna Be a Scorcher in NE! Important info…
UNL officials urge football fans to protect against extreme heat Saturday Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 29, 2013 – With temperatures expected to be in the upper 90s with a heat index of over 100 on Saturday, University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials are encouraging fans planning to attend that day’s football game to be aware of the dangers of extreme heat and to take steps to protect themselves. The Cornhuskers will kick off the 2013 season at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium against the University of Wyoming. Stadium gates open at 5:30 p.m. – at which point forecasts are placing the expected heat index at 103 degrees. The heat index combines air temperature…
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ARTS IN WY: Art, Symphony, Events & More
RIVERTON: Butch Cassidy, My Uncle: Book Signing The Wind River Hotel and Casino invites you to a book signing and presentation by Bill Betenson, author of Butch Cassidy, My Uncle: A Family Portrait on August 29 at 4 p.m. in the hotel lobby. Betenson will talk about the infamous Tipton Train Robbery that occurred on August 29, 1900 in Tipton, WY. This event is considered one of the great robberies that made Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch famous in the old west. Betenson wrote a detailed account of the life and times of his great-uncle Robert Leroy Parker aka Butch Cassidy. Betenson became interested in the notorious train and bank robber…
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WY Foodie: Recipes + Il Villaggio Osteria
visit our website & read the current issue A new recipe — thanks to the Wyoming Beef Council! Orange-Chipotle Skirt Steaks Total recipe time: 30 minutes Makes 4 to 6 servings Ingredients 1-1/2 pounds beef skirt steak, cut into 4 to 6-inch pieces 2 medium oranges, divided 2 cups chopped tomatillos (4 to 5 small to medium) 1/2 cup chopped red onion 2 to 3 teaspoons minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/8 teaspoon salt Marinade Juice of 1 medium orange 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons adobo sauce (from chipotle peppers) 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper Instructions Combine Marinade ingredients in small…
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FROM THE PARKS: Closure for Peregrine Falcon Area Lifted
visit our website & read the current issue Closure Lifted After Peregrine Falcon Chick Fledges from Baxter’s Pinnacle Nest MOOSE, WY — The public closure at Baxter’s Pinnacle and Descent Gully near the mouth of Cascade Canyon was lifted on Thursday, August 15. This area closure went into effect on May 1 to protect an active peregrine falcon nest. Due in part to the protection provided by this wildlife closure, the adult falcons successfully reared and fledged one chick. The Baxter’s Pinnacle peregrines experienced little to no human interruption during their incubation and chick-rearing phases thanks to active support from the park’s two authorized concessionaires for guided climbing…
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ON THE CALENDAR: Buffalo’s Longmire Days, Worland’s BBG & Bluegrass Fest
visit our website & read the current issue BUFFALO: Longmire Days August 17-18 A&E’s No. 1 original hit drama series “Longmire” has launched into its second season with more than 4.3 million viewers, the series is one of A&E’s most successful shows to debut. To celebrate the series – and the fact that “Longmire” best-selling author Craig Johnson hangs his cowboy hat here in Johnson County Wyoming – the Buffalo, Wyoming, Chamber of Commerce will host its second-annual “Longmire Days” on Aug. 17-18. “Longmire” is based on Johnson’s New York Times best-selling Walt Longmire Mystery novel series (“A Serpent’s Tooth,” Johnson’s 9th Longmire novel, was released in June.) The series…
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Jackson Art & GTNP Park News
visit our website & read the current issue Looking to hunt bison or elk at the Elk Refuge near Jackson? Visit our blog post about their updates & progress… Annual Astronomy Day to ‘Focus’ on Constellations and Galaxies at GTNP Hosted by Grand Teton National Park & Jackson Hole Astronomy Club MOOSE, WY — Grand Teton National Park will join the Jackson Hole Astronomy Club to host the annual Grand Teton Astronomy Day this Sunday, August 11. Family-oriented activities are on tap which offer fun and educational opportunities to identify and appreciate galactic bodies such as constellations, star clusters, nebulae, sunspots, and much more. Throughout the day, astronomy themed videos…
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Hunting Prep, Laramie Main Street News, Art in Sheridan…
visit our website & read the current issue NATIONAL ELK REFUGE MAKES PREPARATIONS FOR BISON & ELK HUNTING SEASONS image from National Elk Refuge website Wildlife managers are preparing for two upcoming hunting seasons on the National Elk Refuge. Hunting programs on the Refuge are used as a management tool to achieve optimum herd size as determined through a cooperative effort between the National Elk Refuge, Grand Teton National Park, and Wyoming Game & Fish Department managers. The 2013 bison hunting season on the National Elk Refuge will begin on August 15 and run through January 12, 2014. Bison hunting licenses are issued by the Wyoming Game & Fish Department.…
