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“Mama, Rock Me Like a Wagon Wheel…”
Thanks to our contributing blogger, Liberty Lausterer, for a look into square dancing! Thought of as country past times, square dancing and line dancing can be found throughout Wyoming. Liberty takes a look into the art of square dancing… by Liberty Lausterer Square Dancing Caller to Dancers: “Bow to your partner. Corner too. Circle left. Heads up to the center and back. Sides, Grand Square. Turn a corner. California Twirl. Dosados and swing your partner!” Old Crow Medicine Show If this square dancing speak reads a little like a foreign language, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Up until two months ago I had no idea what most of these calls meant. But…
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Laramie’s UW Women’s Club Features 2013 Holiday Home Tour
visit our website & read the NEW Winter 13-14 issue The University of Wyoming Women’s Club Holiday Home Tour is scheduled from noon-4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15. Tickets cost $10 in advance and are available at Ace Hardware and Turtle Rock Coffee. Tickets also are available the day of the tour for $12 at the featured homes. Children 12 & under are by donation. From a new custom-built home to a historic tree-area Hitchcock home, the public will have the opportunity to view a variety of housing styles, all decorated with holiday cheer. “The Holiday Home Tour is our main fundraising event for the year with the proceeds providing…
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MADE IN WYOMING: Wyoming Silvers
visit our website & read the new Winter 13-14 issue of Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine 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! These week we are featuring Wyoming Silvers of Upton, WY Jill & Dennis Hendrix, Wyoming Silvers PO Box 872 Upton, WY 82730 307-630-4166 wyomingsilvers@yahoo.com www.wyomingsilvers.net Jill & Dennis Hendrix began selling wholesale to gift shops and state parks across the…
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WY FOODIE: Yummy Recipes from WY Beef Council
visit our website & read the current issue A new series of great holiday recipes from our friends at the Wyoming Beef Council! We greatly appreciate all the hard work they do promoting the advantages of beef – a Wyoming agricultural staple and the income for many of our friends & neighbors! As we begin to think about having guests over for the holidays, we can’t help but imagine all the wonderful possibilities. When it comes time for friends and family to gather ‘round your table, our holiday recipes will delight their senses—from the smell of a roast in the oven and the taste of cranberries to the sight of a hearty…
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MADE IN WYOMING: 307 Soapworks
visit our website & read the current issue 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 307 Soapworks of Bar Nunn, WY Lynn Hazen, 307 Soapworks 307-262-7409 307soapworks@gmail.com www.soapguildstores.com/307soapworks Lynn Hazen started making soap after she and her sister had a conversation about home-based businesses. Handmade soap was on the list of businesses. At first Lynn thought it…
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ART IN WY: WY Film & Cardinal Matters, Casper’s Corridor Gallery Event
WYOMING FILM IN DUBOIS: The 2013 Wyoming Short Film Contest winner, Mark Christian, is working towards a film shot in Dubois, Wyoming — Cardinal Matter — and they’re going to the people to help put together their budget! They’ve just got 13 days left and $12,000 at stake…can you help them out? Read on for a letter from Mark… My name is Mark Christian, winner of the 2013 Wyoming Short Film Contest, held by the Office of Tourism and Wyoming Film Office and was awarded $25,000 to make a film to be shot in Wyoming. I am reaching out to you because we are trying to spread the word of…
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Hot Power Yoga of Laramie
visit our website & read the current issue Hot Power Yoga, 511 East Ivinson Avenue, Laramie Wyoming 307.703.9642 Hot Power Yoga of Laramie is what it sounds like – a yoga workout set in a very warm environment. Hot Power Yoga of Laramie sets their temperature in the mid-90s. The purpose is to sweat – and a lot. “{Heat benefits include} joint lubrication, increased muscle mobility, and an overall cleansing through sweat,” Hot Power Yoga of Laramie says. They highly recommend that women who are pregnant, have recently been pregnant or are soon-to-be pregnant not attend. Besides the heat factor, Hot Power Yoga is “…fitness-based, making it a little more vigorous and…
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LODGING: The Bentwood Inn B&B, Jackson Hole, WY
visit our website & read the current issue For a beautiful and relaxing experience in Jackson Hole, visit The Bentwood Inn B&B in nearby Teton Village. A short drive from downtown Jackson, and a short drive to the slopes, The Bentwood Inn offers luxury and ambiance year-round. Outside Magazine called The Bentwood “One of North America’s best Ecolodges,” and as soon as you pull into the drive you’ll see why. We greatly enjoyed our own stay, with a lovely gas fireplace, spacious bathroom and a delicious night’s sleep. Visit their website to learn more about The Bentwood Inn B&B – and when you’re planning your next Teton vacation, check them out!
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ARTS IN WY: Cheyenne Art, Design & Dine Dec 12
visit our website & read the current issue Arts Cheyenne features a wonderful, regular Art, Design & Dine event – and their next event happens December 12, from 5-8 PM! Check out the following venues for displays throughout the December event… 2013 Art Design & Dine venues. Click on a link to get more information about the venue and any featured artists or events they might have planned for the art tour. Special features will be posted as they come in so check back often! Castilleja D. Edington Artful Hand Studio & Gallery– 302 East 1st Ave. 229.546.5183 Prairie Wind-1916 House Ave. 307.632.3082 Nagle Warren B&B- 222 East 17th St. 307.637.3333…
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Handmade in WY
Thanks to Liberty Lausterer for a look into gift giving this holiday season. Liberty moved to Wyoming a few months ago, and in that time has been on a quest to learn more about herself and her new home. I appreciate the viewpoint that she brings to her writing that we can share here – learning about our state from a new resident’s perpsective! HANDMADE IN WYOMING — by Liberty Lausterer “But it is a cold, lifeless business when you go to the shops to buy something, which does not represent your life and talent, but a goldsmith’s.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gifts What handmade gift might you make this holiday…
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SHOP WYOMING: Outlaw Rodeo Wear
visit our website & read the current issue Looking for a great gift for the western & rodeo fan in your life? Check out Outlaw Rodeo Wear of Ten Sleep, WY! They have all sorts of great gear for men & women… Many samples follow, and be sure to visit their website as well as on Facebook, or give them a call at 307-760-2902 or 307-683-6052!
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Buffalo Bill Continues to Win Hearts of Europeans
visit our website & read the current issue Looking for a great Wyoming Christmas gift? Check out our WLM + Wyovore 2013 package – for just $20! Thanks to Liberty Lausterer for another great feature… this time, Liberty takes us across the pond for a look at how the Europeans view a great Wyoming legend, Buffalo Bill… BUFFALO BILL CONTINUES TO WIN HEARTS OF EUROPEANS by Liberty Lausterer – images credited as noted Travel Tip: If you travel to Europe, and happen to enter into casual conversation with a local, BE PREPARED. Be prepared that when an Italian, or a Frenchman, or an Englishman learns you are from WY you…
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SE WY Cross Country Skiing in WY – by Just Trails
visit our website & read the current issue We greatly appreciate Just Trails & Rebecca Walsh for sharing some tips on cross-country skiing in Southeast Wyoming! Check out their website to learn more about Wyoming outdoor resources — it’s a great tool! 3 Easy Cross-Country Ski Trails in Southeastern Wyoming text & images by Rebecca Walsh, Just Trails One of the advantages of living above 7,000 feet is that winter comes early and stays late. As our friends in other parts of the United States are enjoying scenic fall colors we’re dusting off our cross-country ski equipment and keeping an eye on the snowpack in the mountains. Medicine Bow…
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MADE IN WYOMING: Wild West Custom Leather
visit our website & read the current issue 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 Wild West Custom Leather of Laramie, WY Tim Mickelson, Wild West Custom Leather 1612 Kearney Laramie, WY 82070 307-760-1377 wildwestcustomleather@yahoo.com Check them out on Facebook! Tim Mickelson got started working with leather when he was a young boy growing up in…
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UW Women’s Leadership Conference features Dr. Erin Foley
visit our website & read the current issue We’re very excited to introduce contributor Liberty Lausterer! Liberty moved to Wyoming with her husband and cats in July 2013. She is excited to explore the vast riches of this place, its people, and the cross-country skiing trails. Originally from eastern Nebraska, she studied history in college in Iowa, followed by graduate work in California. She spent the past nine years as a Lutheran pastor and is ready to see what new opportunities await her in Wyoming. Her hobbies include writing, swimming, herding cats, the adventure of high-altitude baking, trolling the web for interior design inspiration, and she is currently learning to knit…
