MADE IN WY: Flex Spex

Posted on 18 April, 2013 by wlmeditor

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This week we are featuring Flex Spex of Greybull, WY

Contact: Marvin Hunt, Flex Spex 340 3^rd Ave N Greybull, WY 82426 307-765-9212 flexspex@tctwest.net www.flexspex.com

While on a fishing trip, Marvin was attempting to tie on a new fly in a hot fishing section of a river. He became completely entangled in his reading glasses strap, his sunglasses strap, and the strap on his fly bag. By the time Marvin disentangled himself, he had floated through one of the best fishing sections, and he thought, “There has to be a better way!” Marvin went home with a mission: to design reading glasses that worked in an outdoor environment.

Marvin had three goals. First, he wanted glasses that didn’t hang on his neck. Second, he didn’t want to take off his sunglasses to use his readers. Third, Marvin wanted his readers to be easily accessible at a moment’s notice. His solution was Flex Spex reading glasses: a two part visor and sunglass clip-on. In solving that need for himself, Marvin realized that other people also had a need for Flex Spex; they also work great for construction workers wearing caps.

The strengths listed on their website are the only ones offered at this time. Flex Spex does not take custom orders, but can be ordered online at www.flexspex.com.

They can also be purchased at

North Fork Anglers in Cody
Rocky Mountain Sports in Casper and Riverton
Two Rivers Emporium in Pinedale
Platte River Fly Shop in Casper
The Sports Lure in Buffalo
Fly Shop of the Bighorns in Sheridan
Thermopolis Hardware
Hasco Industrial Supply in Worland

The price of a pair of Flex Spex is $29.95. Flex Spex is planning to add a carry case to the glasses around the first of July, so the prices may go up at that time.

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WYOMING FIRST: BRANDING STOVE CANDLES

Posted on 11 April, 201312 April, 2013 by wlmeditor

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This week we are featuring Branding Stove Candles of Arvada, WY

Donna Adamson Branding Stove Candles 628 SE Road Arvada, WY 82831 307-736-2408 toothbrush@wbaccess.net

Donna started making candles when a friend of hers started making soy candles. She was bored producing the same candle every time and then discovered some gel for making candles online and it has just snowballed. For the most part no two Branding Stove Candles are the same; there is variation in all of them.

When Donna first started making candles she chose fragrances she liked. Now she has about 70 different fragrances. When someone asks for something specific, she’ll try to find it. The fragrance is oil specifically made for gel candles. The polarity of the fragrance MUST be compatible with the gel, otherwise it will and does catch on fire!

Donna has found gel candles are not as clean burning as soy, but the candles will burn twice as long. Donna can be very creative with the gel because it is clear. A 26 oz. gel candle will burn approximately 350 hours; a 16 oz. gel candle will burn about 250 hours and a 10 oz. candle will burn about 150 hours. Branding Stove Candles also burn complete and they offer refills. You can change the color or scent for half of the original purchase price.

All of Branding Stove Candles are sold in jars. There are three jars that are all apothecary-like with lids. Barbed wire or metal cut outs are placed in the jars along with recycled glass and sand. There are about 65 different Branding Stove Candles designs (all western related). When you place a custom order for a candle you can pick the size, cut-out or wire, scent and color scheme….the possibilities are endless!

Branding Stove Candles are unique in several ways. You can have them build a customized candle, or when you have it refilled you can change the scent and color. Branding Stove Candles is an ecofriendly candle business. They recycle and they will also refill any jars that have been purchased elsewhere. This is a family business! Donna’s husband Donnie helps with all of the metal work, her oldest daughter Linzee likes to keep inventory, and her youngest daughter Shaylee helps make the candles.

You can find Branding Stove Candles on Facebook; take a look at the photos and make your choice. Candles can be ordered by sending a message from the Facebook page, phone or email. Branding Stove Candles also accepts credit/debit cards. Branding Stove Candles also resells lamp warmers that heat the candle from the top. They work very well with their candles and illuminate the candle beautifully.

Branding Stove Candles participates in a few major trade shows every year: National Finals Rodeo, Cowboy Christmas, and the Stetson Country Christmas show, all in Las Vegas. These shows are usually the first full week of December. They have also had booth space at the High School National Finals in Rock Springs and in Gillette.

Donna likes to make the candles and would love to make you a Branding Stove Candle.

ARTS: OneNest, Sagebrush Sheridan, UW Art Museum, and more

Posted on 9 April, 20139 April, 2013 by wlmeditor

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SHERIDAN: SAGEBRUSH MEMBER GALLERY RECEPTION

Sheridan Artists’ Guild, Et al (SAGE) Member’s Gallery Reception April 18th, 5-7pm

The summer opening of the Sheridan Artist Guild Member’s Gallery, as well as a show comprised of work from Kathy Sabine’s Portrait class, will be celebrated with a public reception on Thursday April 18^th from 5-7 pm, at the SAGEBRUSH ART CENTER. All members of the Sheridan Artist Guild and the general public are invited to attend.

The Sheridan Artist’s Guild, Et al (SAGE) Member’s Gallery features work by local artists, including: paintings, drawings, glasswork, woodwork, ceramics and fiber arts. The show hangs through the summer, and pieces are for sale. Membership in the Sheridan Artists’ Guild is open to anyone involved in the arts, or anyone interested in supporting the arts and the creative economy in Sheridan.

Student drawings from Kathy Sabine’s Portrait Class will be displayed in the hallway leading to the Member’s Gallery. Artists include: Carol Berry, Paulette Kucera, Greg Coates, Michelle LaGory, Sharon Kinnison, Linda Everhart, Dean States, and Sonja Caywood.

The SAGEBRUSH ART CENTER is operated by Sheridan Artists’ Guild, Et al, a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop opportunities, innovation and promotion in the creative economy for our community and beyond. The Art Center provides a variety of classes and workshops to community members. Stop by the depot or visit us online at www.artinsheridan.com for a class schedule.

The SAGEBRUSH ART CENTER is located in the old train depot on East 5^th Street across from the Sheridan Inn and is open Monday-Saturday from 10- 4 pm.

JACKSON: OneNest Created by Artist Kathryn Turner & Mark Turner

Sustainable living in Virginia is being created by siblings and Wyoming natives Kathryn Turner & Mark Turner — read more about the project by clicking here — if you’re on the East Coast, be sure to check out their launch event coming in May!

LANDER: RED DESERT AUDUBON WILDLIFE ART SHOW at LANDER ART CENTER

The Lander Art Center will open the 33^rd Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show Friday, April 12th with a public reception from 6-8pm at the Art Center located at 224 Main Street, Lander.

The purpose of the exhibition is to display and celebrate artwork depicting residential or migratory flora and fauna.

The show is curated through an open call for entries to all artists state-wide. Entrants are grouped by experience in four levels: professional, aspiring, youth ages 9 to 12, and youth 8 or under. This year, there are entries in all of the four categories with around 50 artists participating.

Judges for this year are Rene Schell, Information and Education Specialist for Game and Fish and Lennie Poitras, jewelry metal artist of Botanical Designs and past Executive Director of the Lander Art Center. 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded in each category and receive cash awards. There will also be a People’s Choice winner determined by visitors to the gallery. The exhibition will run until May 18th.

This exhibition is in partnership with the Red Desert Audubon Society and sponsored by the Table Mountain Ranch.

To read more about “Wyobirding” and Audubon Societies in Wyoming, check out our current Sprinter issue of Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine — click here!

LARAMIE: UW Art Museum Welcomes Judy Pfaff

JACKSON: Dancers’ Workshop & Fine Dining Group Present Off-Season Specials

Support the Dancers’ Workshop in Jackson and enjoy fine dining at the same time! Watch the video for more info…(dancing waitstaff not necessarily included)…

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ARTS: OneNest Sustainable Living from Wyoming Natives & Artists

Posted on 8 April, 20138 April, 2013 by wlmeditor

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JACKSON: Artist Kathryn Turner Collaborates to Create OneNest

OneNest: Art: Essence + Space: Sustainability
In the heart of Virginia Horse and Wine Country, one hour west of Washington DC, perhaps the most sustainable built residence in the Mid-Atlantic will be unveiled and shown to the public in Shenandoah country mid-May. OneNest is a revolutionary home built by Mark Turner and filled with the masterful paintings of his sister, Kathryn.

OneNest Project: Unveiled Two Distinguished and Creative Siblings Collaborate

These two distinguished and creative siblings, Mark and Kathryn, are collaborating in this unprecedented event. Raised on an historic ranch in the mountains of Wyoming, this dynamic brother and sister team are inspired to share a revolutionary building design of space, sustainability and energy efficiency along with spectacular impressionistic paintings of landscapes, wildlife, and the Capitol region.
Five years in design, the OneNest Project demonstrates that, in 1000 square feet, radical approaches to design, materials and building science can capture that simple notion that we all universally yearn for happiness and a place to share it. With his bold approaches to building, Mark challenges us to think anew about how we live in constructed environments: space utilization, light, energy conservation and affordability. Inside, Kathryn, recognized with national art awards, will inspire and remind guests of our inherent need to connect with the beauty and sublimity of natural landscapes.
The carefully selected site of OneNest rests amid rolling horse farms and vineyards. Here the visitor experiences the serenity of the landscape that has directly inspired the design and art that is found inside. In this captivating new building concept, Mark Turner reshapes how we think about building.
Inside, dramatic and inspiring paintings by Kathryn Turner are beautiful reminders of our inherent need to connect with the sublimity of nature.

The Builder: Mark Turner is owner of Greenspur, Inc, a design/build company that has a passion for both excellence in design and sustainability. Mark founded this national, award winning company in 2008 with hopes of revolutionizing how we build our homes as a foundation for more sustainable…and happier lives. GreenSpur’s value is coupling good design with practical building solutions in order to obtain long term sustainable objectives including energy efficiency, healthy lifestyles, low maintenance, social returns on investments and ultimately spaces people enjoy working in and coming home to. Mark comments, “When thinking about designing and building PLACE, I am inspired by Wallace Stegner’s words, ‘There it was, there it is, the Place where during the best of our lives, friendship had its home and happiness its headquarters.’ This is my team’s best attempt to create a ‘headquarters for happiness.”
Building some of the area’s first carbon neutral homes, GreenSpur’s work has been featured in the Washington Post, Washington Times, Traditional Home, Washington Spaces, DC Modern Luxury, MSNBC.COM and Channel 4 and Channel 9 Local News. In partnership with West*Group Development and Charity Works, GreenSpur’s Carbon Neutral Home in Mclean, VA won Project of the Year from the National Association of Home Builders, Project of the Year from United States Green Building Council Regional Chapter and was one of the first certified LEED Platinum homes in the area. GreenSpur’s work has been featured in DC’s Environmental Film Festival 2010 and given a Certificate of Recognition from the Board of Fairfax Supervisors. GreenSpur’s carbon neutral home on Capitol Hill just won the award for the Mayors Award for Historic Preservation.

The Artist: Kathryn Turner is a nationally-celebrated painter who takes familiar subject matter – mountain vistas, streams, sky – and interprets them in her own unique way. The paint is poured, scumbled, layered, sanded back down and scratched through. The result is imagery that glistens with interest. In her words, “My need to create flows from the privilege of participating in the miraculous nature of the creative process rather than rendering some notion of a perfect product. The creative process is a confluence of nature’s inspiration and my personal interpretation of what I am experiencing. I strive to create paintings that record my own experience of the subject’s essential spirit and energy, not an imitation of a fixed surface reality. This process requires my presence, enthusiasm, openminded appreciation, playfulness, courage and honesty. In this way, creating art is transformative, universal and timeless.”

As a teen, Turner had the opportunity to study with acclaimed landscape painters and then continued her art education in such celebrated places as Italy, Mexico and Washington DC. The artist has since returned to her native Wyoming, but remains committed to her evolution as an artist
beyond the sphere of her youth. Kathryn’s hard work has yielded both local accolades and national recognition. In 2011, she was the top awardee of the National Impressionist Society. Her work has been widely collected nationally and featured in many museums including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum of Art, The National Museum of Wildlife Art and the Charlie Russell Museum. Southwest Art Magazine distinguished Turner among the “Artists to Watch” predicting what has indeed become a most promising career.

The Event: Visitors experience a better way to build, the expanse of the landscape and how it inspires art. Refreshments will be provided. Please Join Us for the Opening Reception:

OneNest Project
3333 Carrington Rd.
Delaplane, VA 20144
202-438-3794
Saturday, May 18, 2013, 4 – 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2 – 6 p.m.
Space is limited-please RSPV by signing up at www.OneNestProject.com
Our specially-designed enewsletter and website offer a collection of visually engaging content to share the story of OneNest that will be sure to stir your
senses and provoke your interest!

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WYOMING FIRST: North Platte Alpacas

Posted on 4 April, 20134 April, 2013 by wlmeditor

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This week we are featuring North Platte Alpacas of Glenrock, WY

Frances & Vicki Horn, North Platte Alpacas 20 Wagon Road Glenrock, WY 82637 Phone: 307-436-2339 Email: northplattealpacas@vistabeam.com

www.northplattealpacas.com

North Platte Alpacas is a small breeder farm located along the North Platte River, east of Glenrock, WY. Frances and Vicki both come from farming and ranching backgrounds and are committed to raise quality breeding and fiber herd alpacas.

They wanted to utilize their small acreage and after doing some research decided to raise alpacas. Alpacas are easy on the land, simple to care for, have an awesome fiber to utilize and provide a stress free environment. North Platte Alpacas started about 7 years ago and currently has a herd of about 50 alpacas.

North Platte Alpacas’ wool is not processed at the farm at this time, but Vicki began taking spinning lessons in March. The wool is sent to mini mills for processing into yarn and roving. Skirted raw fleece is also available for sale at the farm. Colors range from the natural wool colors or the fiber is dyed into bright colors. This hypo-allergenic, warm wool is used to make hats, headbands, scarves, rugs and wear well.

Products can be purchased at the North Platte Alpacas farm, on their website www.northplattealpacas.com, via e-mail northplattealpacas@vistabeam.com or by giving them a call.

ARTS: Celtic Festival in Evanston, Corridor Gallery Casper

Posted on 18 March, 2013 by wlmeditor

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5TH ANNUAL CEILI AT THE ROUNDHOUSE IN EVANSTON MARCH 22-23

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image by Goitse

Young Musicians, Inc. of Evanston presents the Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival 2013. In its fifth year of providing a rich cultural experience to Southwest Wyoming, the festival is poised to continue its explosive growth.

The Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival was first held Feb. 2009, as the product of a conversation between Carolee Bowen, Executive Director with Young Musicians, Inc. and then Evanston City Mayor, Will Davis. Mayor Davis has always been impressed with the Oyster Ridge Bluegrass Festival in Kemmerer, and wondered if Evanston could ever create a festival on that caliber. “I had been thinking about starting a Celtic festival for a few years,” Carolee Bowen says. “I presented the idea, indicating that there wasn’t currently a Celtic festival in the region.” Carolee offered that her organization, Young Musicians, Inc. was looking to create a large festival event in order to do some fundraising. “The Mayor helped get the festival started by contributing to help pay for top notch headline entertainment,” Carolee adds.

image by Uinta County Herald

The festival has quickly become a community production. “Since 2009, other local organizations have jumped on board to help, including the Evanston Irish Session, the Fiber Arts Guild, and others,” Carolee says. The expansion of entertainment, authentic food, educational workshops, storytelling, arts & crafts and much more have contributed to this growth and helped to make Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival a well-rounded cultural experience.

A great Celtic festival features lots of good music, and Evanston’s event doesn’t disappoint. In 2013, exciting headlining groups (such as Battlefield Band from Scotland, Lunasa, and Goitse from Ireland), join regional performers and topnotch talent. A craft fair also joins the event, as well as pre-festival events: March 20 – 6 pm, catch “Lúnasa” in Concert at Suds Brothers Brewery (ticket required); March 21 – 7 pm “New Time Ensemble” performs at Main Street Deli (free). Be sure to check out Ceili at the Roundhouse in Evanston this coming weekend, March 22-23 in Evanston!

CORRIDOR GALLERY, CASPER WELCOMES GABRIELLE REEVES

The Corridor Gallery is excited to announce “Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul,” an upcoming guest artist show opening on March 29th at 7pm featuring the work of Casper artist, Gabrielle Reeves. “Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul” is a body of original artwork to define the root of the show’s title by imagery. After living, working and studying in Istanbul, Turkey, Reeves acknowledged, analyzed and embraced “Hüzün,” a visceral Turkish state of mind more common to Istanbul than many know. “Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul” will ONLY be showing through Sunday, April 1st. Please contact the Corridor Gallery with any questions.

all images in this section by Gabrielle Reeves

Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul

Artist Statement: Hüzün, the Turkish word for melancholy is among the most mysterious concepts I have ever come across. Hüzün has an Arabic root, and in one sense refers to a type of spiritual anguish, suffered when we grow in attachment to worldly pleasures, and in turn experience a distance from God and spirituality. However, the modern concept of hüzün goes far beyond the history of the word. It is not only a spiritual affliction experienced by devout Muslims, but also a much more ambiguous emotion felt by the residents of Istanbul. Turkish author Orhan Pamuk described hüzün as “the emotion that a child might feel while looking though a steamy window.” Hüzün is not the melancholy of a single person, but a dark mood shared by millions of people together, by the entire city of Istanbul. Although a grim concept, hüzün is central to Istanbul culture; it binds Istanbullus together, and is shared with pride throughout the community.

To a newly arrived visitor, the deepest presence of hüzün may go unnoticed, or simply described as a mysterious presence or air about the city. I myself, emerging as a new resident of Istanbul, was ignorant to the strong effect hüzün has over the city. In the first months, I characterized the feeling as a magic, or dream-like quality that possesses every detail of the strange and beautiful city. Indeed, it is a kind of magic, a type of collective awareness that is unique to Istanbul. However, as the months wore on, and winter settled over the Bosphorus, I felt the presence of hüzün so tangibly I could almost touch it, and I experienced the heavy weight of Istanbul for the first time. These works are my hüzün, my Istanbul, my surreal world.

Gabrielle Reeves Biography: Gabrielle Reeves is a visual artist currently based in Wyoming. After receiving her Associates of Fine Arts Degree from Casper College she moved to Laramie, where she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. Throughout her work as an undergraduate, Gabrielle participated in several study abroad programs including a semester in London and a summer drawing class in Turkey. Gabrielle has participated in a number of juried and solo exhibitions in and outside of the University. Several of her paintings have been commissioned and purchased by the University of Wyoming and can be viewed in various buildings throughout the campus. Upon graduation in 2010, Gabrielle completed a one year Post Baccalaureate Program when she assisted in both the drawing and painting departments. At this time, she was also working as an art educator at the University Art Museum, as well as at a local preschool. In June of 2011, Gabrielle moved to Istanbul, Turkey where she worked as a freelance artist and English teacher. During her time in Turkey, she also balanced art with a job working in a local carpet shop doing web design and correspondence. Gabrielle is now living and working as an artist in Casper, Wyoming, and plans to attend graduate school in the near future.

Event: Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul, Original Works by Gabrielle Reeves Opening Reception: Friday, March 29th at 7pm

Admission Cost: Free Show

Showing Through: Mar 29th 7pm-midnight, Mar 30th 10am-5pm, Apr 1st noon-4pm

Accommodations: Cash bar

Information: For more information, please contact Gabrielle Reeves via email at Gabrielle Reeves gabbyreeves85@yahoo.com or The Corridor Gallery at (307) 333-7035, Reed at (307) 259-8001 or visit www.thecorridorgallery.com

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WYOMING FIRST: Magpie Potions

Posted on 7 March, 2013 by wlmeditor

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This week we are featuring Magpie Potions of Story, Wyoming

Magpie Potions — Courtney Caplan PO Box 124 Story, WY 82842 307-683-2181 pots@vcn.com www.magpiepotions.com

Courtney has been a potter for years, living, working, and playing in the shadow of the Big Horn Mountains, making her home and pottery studio in Story, Wyoming. She also gardens and grows herbs. Long ago Courtney recognized the nutritional and natural healing properties of many common garden plants as well as local native plants such as cottonwood and wild roses. She began experimenting with native plants for various personal uses, from culinary to medicinal.

While recognizing the medicinal properties of Cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), Courtney developed a salve to sooth her own aching hands after long hours in her pottery studio. Like many of the products described in this website, the primary component was available right outside her cabin door, along Piney Creek, or on the nearby prairie hills and mountain slopes.

Magpie Potions’ Cottonwood Salve was a success. Research into plant taxonomy and medicinal values continued, and her product line grew and diversified. In this small community, residents often trade or gift neighbors with all sorts of homegrown goods, foods or music, recognizing “happiness is homemade.”

Courtney’s “potions” proved effective, their local popularity grew, and the Magpie took flight! In 2005, she decided to market Magpie Potions commercially. Magpie Potions scents are musky, woodsy, spicy earth scents that appeal to both men and women.

Still kitchen-made by hand with 100% natural ingredients and do not contact petroleum or synthetic products of any kind. Magpie Potions products are made in small batches, and are topped with love and care for her friends and neighbors, and her customers.

Magpie Potions products can be purchased direct by phone or email, online at www.magpiepotions.com.

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WYOMING PEOPLE, ARTS & PARKS: February 27, 2013

Posted on 28 February, 2013 by wlmeditor

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image courtesy Dee Mitchell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK!

Grand Teton National Park was officially established February 26, 1929 by President Calvin Coolidge. For 84 years, millions have enjoyed its beauty from around the world. A new report indicates the tremendous impact that GTNP has on local and state economy.

Grand Teton National Park Generates Over $436 Million in Benefit to Local Economy — Part of $30 billion impact from national parks tourism that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide

MOOSE, WY — A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that nearly 2.6 million visitors to Grand Teton National Park spent over $436 million in gateway communities surrounding the park. That spending, in turn, supported 6,397 jobs in the northwestern Wyoming communities of Jackson, Teton Village, and Dubois, as well as the nearby Idaho communities of Driggs and Victor.

“Grand Teton National Park is one of America’s premiere attractions for visitors from across the U.S. and around the world,” said Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott. “While we generally focus on Grand Teton’s priceless natural and cultural resources as the principle rationale for its creation and enduring value, another—perhaps less obvious—benefit of Grand Teton involves the economic advantage that comes from sustainable tourism generated by this national park and others located throughout the Intermountain West,” added Superintendent Scott. “National parks provide great enjoyment, inspiration and education to American citizens and international visitors who spend their vacation dollars in both the parks and their gateway communities. These federal lands are visited by nearly 280 million people a year, which ranks them as eighth among America’s top domestic travel destinations according to Forbes.”

The information on Grand Teton National Park is part of a peer-reviewed spending analysis of national park visitors across the country conducted by Michigan State University for the National Park Service. For 2011, that report shows $13 billion of direct spending by 279 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. That visitor spending had a $30 billion impact on the entire U.S. economy and supported 252,000 jobs nationwide.

Most visitor spending supports jobs in lodging, food, and beverage service (63 percent) followed by recreation and entertainment (17 percent), other retail (11percent), transportation and fuel (7 percent) and wholesale and manufacturing (2 percent.)

To download the report visit www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/products.cfm#MGM and click on Economic Benefits to Local Communities from National Park Visitation, 2011. The report includes information for visitor spending at individual parks and also by state.

To learn more about national parks in Wyoming and how the National Park Service works with communities to preserve local history, conserve the environment, and provide local recreation opportunities, go to www.nps.gov/Wyoming .

PET PANTRY OUTREACH LAUNCH RECEPTION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP FEED PETS IN THE COMMUNITY

Paws2Help Pet Pantry Outreach, founded in Casper, Wyoming, will reach its first milestone with the distribution of approximately 930 pounds of dog and cat food to citizens in need within the community on Saturday, March 2, 2013, commencing with Natrona County Meals on Wheels clients. The Pet Pantry Outreach will hold its official launch and reception at 1:00 p.m. hosted by Greiner Buick/GMA/Cadillac at 6302 East 2nd Street, Casper, WY 82609. The Keynote Speaker, City of Casper Mayor Kenyne Schlager, will be followed by guest speakers from Paws2Help Foundation, Paws2Help Pet Pantry Outreach, Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies, Altitude Veterinary Hospital and Natrona County Meals on Wheels.

It was after the tremendous outpouring of donated pet food for displaced pets of the Sheepherder Hill Fire in October 2012 that Paws2Help Foundation Founder & President Lisa Craft identified a lack of an in-place organization providing the fundamentals helping feed pets in crisis in Wyoming. That is when Craft came up with idea of forming Paws2Help Pet Pantry Outreach, an organization that provides donated pet food to pet owners served by Meals on Wheels or those seeking assistance through the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies who are burdened by tough economic times, a health crisis or some other kind of emergency. Pet Pantry Outreach’s mission is to help avoid the surrender of these animals to already overcrowded shelters, prevent them from being set loose to fend for themselves, or taken for euthanasia. Their purpose is to help pet owners keep their beloved pets, as pets are usually viewed as part of the family and often offer emotional support, which is essential to a person’s well being. Their mission also addresses the very real problem of Meals on Wheels recipients saving and feeding a portion of their meals to their beloved pets, because of financial stress or the inability to shop for pet food. We believe that this program will provide a quality pet food diet for the animals and keep the human food where it should be—with the humans who are owned by their beloved pets.

Pet Pantry Outreach, which has a Facebook page, made its online debut through word of mouth. Craft said the Facebook page generated interest from people wanting to volunteer, as well as calls from pet owners in need. Paws2Help Foundation, which initially organized the effort provides financial assistance to homeless animals in need of medical care, has been serving Natrona County since 2006 backs its mission with the motto that every animal, whenever we can, however we can, will get the help it deserves. Paws2Help Foundation is especially proud of the ground breaking efforts that this special program is helping many families cope with enormously difficult times. Ensuring that our community’s companion animals never go hungry is one of the most basic, and most critical, aspects of animal welfare. A person’s inability to feed their pet could be due to unexpected bills or expenses, with the situation being temporary. By offering pet food assistance we hope to lessen the burden of homeless pets on local animal shelters and rescue groups. We hope families and individuals are rest assured they’re able to keep their beloved pet during their hardship.

The multi-organization collaboration supporting Pet Pantry Outreach’s efforts, says volunteer Denise Wendinger, is what is most exciting – the program has the support needed to sustain itself in the future as well as to expand throughout Wyoming. Towards the goal of expanding throughout Wyoming the Pet Pantry Outreach plans to expand its advertising efforts to increase services to the community. We expect to attribute increased donations and dispersals to increased awareness of our services by having several local food banks voluntarily post our advertising on their premises. Paws2Help Pet Pantry Outreach is sponsored by Paws2Help Foundation and a collaboration by the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies, Altitude Veterinary Hospital, and Natrona County Meals on Wheels.

Financial donations are essential for us to continue to carry out our mission. We are one of a relatively small number of pet food assistance programs throughout the US and have seen the effects of the importance of our mission on the local community. If you are interested in helping the Pet Pantry Outreach or would like more information, please see the Pet Pantry Outreach’s website at paws2helpwy.org or contact the Program Coordinator, Melissa Fenster.

Families in need can visit distribution location: Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies, 4967 Paige Street, Mills. Donations are tax deductible. If you are interested in helping Pet Pantry Outreach or would like more information, see the Pet Pantry Outreach’s website at “www.paws2helpwy.org”.

CONTACT: Melissa Fenster Program Coordinator of Paws2Help Pet Pantry Outreach Tel. 307-298-0213 Email: petpantryoutreach@paws2helpwy.org

Paws2Help Foundation – a 501c3 non profit corporation helping provide financial means for homeless animals receive medical care. With our additional community service programs Paws2Help4Pits, Trap/Neuter/Release – Wyoming (Casper), and Paws2Help Pet Pantry Outreach brings the community together by providing a full circle solution since 2006.

Website: www.paws2helpwy.org Email: paws2help@bresnan.net Phone: (307) 215-3034

Altitude Veterinary Hospital – providing comprehensive and compassionate veterinary care and pet services year after year, making us the animal clinic of choice for pet owners in and around the Casper community since 1957. Altitude Veterinary Hospital offers the Casper community medical, surgical, and dental services, as well as emergency vet care. We also have in-house boarding and grooming facilities, making our veterinary facility a one stop shop for your pet’s health and medical needs

Website: www.popishvet.com Phone: (307) 234-7333

Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies – Fighting hunger, feeding hope serving all 23 counties of Wyoming with the help of our 200 member agencies. In the past year, just over 5 million pounds of food was distributed to more than 55,000 of our Wyoming neighbors. Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies is Wyoming’s food bank. With more than 9,000 volunteer hours as the driving force behind the success of our programs, we are working to end hunger in Wyoming. Please consider becoming a part of the effort to end hunger in Wyoming by supporting WFBR: donate food, funds, or time. You CAN make a difference.

Website: www.foodbankrockies.org/wyomingfbr/wyoming-home/ Phone: (307) 265-2172

Natrona County Meals on Wheels – To assist the elderly and/or homebound people of Natrona County maintain their independence and integrity, as well as their physical and mental health in the dignity of their own homes and environments, Natrona County Meals On Wheels prepares and delivers nutritionally tailored meals via caring community volunteers.

Website: www.mealsonwheels.com Phone: (307) 265-8659

“Around the Bend” featuring Beth Gleason on display at SAGE Exhibit Gallery in Sheridan

“Around the Bend,” featuring art work by Beth Gleason, will be on display March 1-29th at the SAGE Exhibit Gallery, located in Sheridan College Main St., 171 N. Main, in Sheridan. The Artist’s Reception will be Thursday, March 14th, from 5:30-7pm. This reception is open to the public and refreshments will be served.

Hours for the SAGE Exhibit Gallery are 9:00 am-4:30 pm, Monday – Friday.

The SAGE Exhibit Gallery is operated by the Sheridan Artists’ Guild, Et al. Become a member of SAGE for just $40 per year. For more information, visit the Sagebrush Community Art Center, located in the Historic Train Depot at 201 E. 5th St. in Sheridan, or online at www.artinsheridan.com.

The five finalists for the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s 2013 Bull-Bransom Award feature illustrators’ unique takes on wildlife, from tiny mouse to friendly moose.

Five Children’s Book Illustrators Named Finalists for Bull-Bransom Award

National Museum of Wildlife Art to announce winner in Jackson Hole May 3

Jackson Hole, Wyoming – February 25, 2013 – Five children’s books have been selected as finalists in the 2013 Bull-Bransom Award competition:

• Bear Has a Story to Tell, story by Philip C. Stead, illustrations by Erin E. Stead (Roaring Book Press, 2012)
• More, story by I.C. Springman, illustrations by Brian Lies (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012)
• Nightsong, story by Ariel Berk, illustrations by Loren Long (Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012)
• Oh, No!, story by Candace Fleming, illustrations by Eric Rohmann (Schwartz & Wade Books, 2012)
• This Moose Belongs to Me, story and illustrations by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel Books, 2012)

Illustrators of the five books are under consideration for the award, which is presented annually by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to recognize excellence in children’s book illustration with a focus on wildlife and nature. The 2013 winner of the Bull-Bransom Award will be announced at the museum on May 3, 2013, as part of its Celebration of Young Artists event, with the winning illustrator invited to attend.

“The illustrations in the five finalist books for this year’s Bull-Bransom Award are beautiful, creative, and interesting,” says Bronwyn Minton, assistant curator of art for the museum and a member of the finalist selection panel. “This award continues to highlight talented illustrators of animals and humanity’s relationship with nature.”

Sylvia Long won the 2012 Bull-Bransom Award for her illustrations in A Butterfly Is Patient (Chronicle Books), written by Dianna Hutts Aston. The 2011 award went to Kevin Waldron for Tiny Little Fly (Walker Books). Both Long and Waldron are serving on this year’s judging committee to select the 2013 winner.

Created in the tradition of such prestigious children’s book illustrator honors as the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King and Hans Christian Andersen awards, the Bull-Bransom Award is presented in the form of a medal and $5,000 cash award. The National Museum of Wildlife Art named the award for Charles Livingston Bull and Paul Bransom, among the first American artist-illustrators to specialize in wildlife subjects.

A member of the Museums West consortium and accredited by the American Association of Museums, the museum, officially designated the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States by an act of Congress in 2008, provides an exciting calendar of exhibitions from its permanent collection and changing exhibitions from around the globe. A complete schedule of exhibitions and events is available online at www.wildlifeart.org. The museum is also active on Facebook and on Twitter at @WildlifeArtJH.

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WYOMING FIRST: Uncle Milt’s Gourmet Rubs & Sauces

Posted on 22 February, 201322 February, 2013 by wlmeditor

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This week we are featuring Uncle Milt’s Gourmet Rubs & Sauces

Uncle Milt’s Gourmet Rubs & Sauces — Milton Dearborn — 1215 Sheridan Ave. Cody, WY 82414 — 307-272-0081

unclemiltsfoodspecialties@yahoo.com www.unclemilts.com

Milton Dearborn (Uncle Milt) had been watching the food channel for several years and especially Emeril Lagasse. He wanted to start his own business and wasn’t sure what to do. So by chance he had a friend come over to watch a football game on a Sunday. Needing snacks, Milton made up a Mexican Salsa. His friend devoured it and told him he needed to make this and sell it because Cody didn’t have anything like it at all. That was in 2004. Milton started thinking and decided to make and sample his salsa all over the place to see what people thought. People loved it and he thought, “If people on the Food Network could make sauces and spices, why not me?” So Milton began his journey of experimenting and discovering a rub, which he called Critter Rub. The rest is, as they say, history. In 2005, Milton began to market and sell his products.

There are 8 different rubs and seasonings, plus sauces: Habanero hot sauce, Wyo-Mex salsa, five different BBQ sauces, steak sauce, and chicken wing sauce, as well as three mustards and two jalapeño hot jellies. New products will be added soon. Uncle Milt endeavors to make his products chemical free, free of MSG, heavy chemicals or preservatives, low salt or salt free, and most are gluten free. Most of the products are hand made by Uncle Milt.

Special orders can be placed through his web site: www.unclemilts.com, or by contacting Uncle Milt via phone or email (see top of the blog). The Uncle Milt’s products are also available wholesale and private labels can be made for people who want products but wish to use their own label. They can also be purchased at these fine stores: IGA store in Powell; in Cody at: Cody Meat, Buckstitch Canvas, Yellowstone Gift Store, & Wyoming Buffalo Company.

Uncle Milt is in the process of contacting stores throughout Wyoming and Montana. He has a wholesale customer in Jackson, California. He is currently contacting various stores in Red Lodge, Montana, Casper, Saratoga, and Dubois, the Rawlins and Rock Springs area to sell product. Check the web site for new locations as they’re announced! Uncle Milt also participates at craft fairs, home and garden shows, farmers markets, and the Cody Stampede. People can always email or phone to see where he will be next or if there is a store near them that carries Uncle Milt’s Gourmet Rubs and Sauces.

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WYOMING FIRST: Berried Delights

Posted on 15 February, 2013 by wlmeditor

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This week we are featuring Berried Delights of Newcastle

Elizabeth Townsend Berried Delights PO Box 435 Newcastle, WY 82701 307-746-9337 www.berrieddelights.com

Elizabeth started making jellies and jams in the fall of 1989 when she had too many concord grapes and didn’t know what to do with them. She pulled out her Fanny Farmer cookbook and found out how to juice them. Elizabeth and her 6 month old daughter would sit for hours and pick them off the stems. Over the next 9 years she kept making different flavors. In the fall of 1998, the local health inspector asked if she wanted to do it “for real,” and he helped her find a certified kitchen, get in contact with all the state departments that helped with licensing, labeling, etc. She’s been growing the business ever since.

Berried Delights has many different flavors of fruit jellies, jams, preserves, fruit syrups, marmalades, etc. The latest flavor is “Spiced Pear Jam.” The products are unique because they don’t have artificial preservatives, colors, etc. Corn syrup is not used; there’s a large amount of love thrown into each batch. Berried Delights products are also all made by Elizabeth — from the picking of the fruit, to the washing of the jars, to the labeling of the final product. This isn’t just a job for Elizabeth, it is her PASSION!!

Berried Delights does take special orders-larger jars and large orders.

Berried Delights products can be found around the Cheyenne area, specifically: Wyoming Trading Post, the Wyoming Museum Store, Artisan’s Gallery in Laramie, and, of course, they can be ordered direct. Elizabeth also participated in craft fairs year-round and sends her product to Cheyenne Frontier Days and the Wyoming Mercantile at the Wyoming State Fair.

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ARTS: Neltje at SAGE Community Art Center, Sheridan

Posted on 29 January, 201329 January, 2013 by wlmeditor

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Roger Appell

The Sagebrush Community Art Center proudly presents “Living With Art,” an exhibition of art from around the world, acquired and exhibited by local artist and philanthropist, Neltje.

The show opened on January 15, and runs through February 24. The opening reception took place January 17, and was open to the public.

Roger Appell

Neltje said of the exhibiton, “This group of paintings, ceramics, furnishings and ethnic sculptures have been hunted and gathered by me over a period of many years during my travels to far-flung places. My passion for color, texture and emotional integrity drives me to appreciate the primitive, the talented and the craftsmanship (displayed in) this exhibition… I don’t think of myself as a collector — I buy what I love. I hope the community will enjoy seeing the diversity of my mind.”

Roger Appell

The Sagebrush Community Art Center is open Monday through Saturday form 10 A- 5 P, and is located int eh Historic Train Depot at 201 E. 5th Street in Sheridan. Call the art center for more information at 307-674-1970.

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ON THE CALENDAR: January 11, 2012

Posted on 12 January, 2013 by wlmeditor

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THIS WEEKEND IN UW ATHLETICS:

Next Black Dog Animal Rescue Drives — Cheyenne:

Saturday, January 12 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 13 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

CASPER — Winter Ball Father/Daughter Dance:

From City of Casper website: All girls are invited to wear their favorite dress and enjoy an “Enchanted Evening” with their special father, grandfather or uncle. The night will include hors d’oeuvres, desserts, refreshments and a 5X7 souvenir picture. There will also be several silent auction items and a raffle for an American Girl Doll. The dance begins at 6pm at the Best Western Ramkota in Casper, and the doors open at 5:30 for pictures. This event will sell out, do not delay in getting your tickets purchased for this special evening. Tickets are $40 per couple and $15 for each additional child. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Angie at 262-5117, Heidi at 251-5475 or 307 Dance Academy at 315-6297.

LANDER — Jackson Dinner Theater Comes to Lander!

From Lander Chamber website: “Cooking the World,” written by Bob Berky and starring Bob Berky and Jeff Bratz, is a dark comedy about ritual and meaning, a recipe for coping in a world that has disappeared. Presented as a staged reading with a delicious five-course, petite plaque meal, “Cooking The World” is an evening of fine cuisine, laughter and food for thought. Don’t miss a delicious experience!

Dates: Friday, Jan 18 and Saturday, Jan 19 6 pm
Location: Cowfish back room
Tickets: $35
Tickets available at the Cowfish and Old Town Coffee
Buy your tickets now! This will sell out!

Note: the ticket price does not fully cover the cost of this event. Additional donations are appreciated. Please make checks payable to FCSD1/PALS

A collaboration between the Cowfish and PALS (Promoting Arts in LanderSchools). This project is supported in part by a grant from Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the Wyoming State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

CODY — 15th Annual Ice Waterfall Festival & Buffalo Bill Birthday Ball in February

15th Annual Ice Waterfall:

February 15 – February 18, 2013

Ice climbing clinics & events

Southfork & The Cody Auditorium

Contact Don Foote at 307-527-4326

Buffalo Bill Birthday Ball:

February 23 – February 23, 2013

Wolfville Hall (Cody Auditorium)

5-11 PM

Celebrate WY’s famous citizen’s birthday with dancing, prime rib dinner, silent auction and lots of fun! Turn of the century period attire!

Contact: Jerry Boydston, 307-899-7760

SHERIDAN — “The Villain Wore a Dirty Shirt” Melodrama & Dinner

Saturday, January 12, 6 – 9:30 PM

Shrine Temple, Sheridan, 145 W. Loucks

From the Sheridan Chamber website: Dinner, followed by an old-time melodrama by the Kalif Shrine Players! Prepare to hiss and boo the villains … and there’ll be popcorn and peanuts to throw too. This is an adults-only evening – an adult version of the show. Dinner is at 6:00 pm, and the show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $17 per person for dinner/show, or $7 per person for the show only, available in advance at the Shrine Center or at the door. For more information, call the Shrine office at (307) 674-4815.

ON THE TABLE…FOOD NEWS FROM ACROSS WYOMING:

Altitude Chophouse & Elmer Lovejoy’s Specials — Laramie

handmade ravioli Pasta pillows stuffed with lobster and crab. Topped with a creamy goat cheese sauce. 15.

grilled amber jack Topped with a fig cream sauce. Paired with sauteed red cabbage. 15.

pan seared chicken breast Lightly breaded and topped with a lime butter sauce and served with spaghetti squash. 14.

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Lovejoy’s Bar & Grill Specials — Laramie

baked stuffed tomato Filled with ham, asiago cheese, red bell peppers and croutons. Served with your choice of fries, chips and salsa, cottage cheese, creamy garlic mashed potatoes or a small tossed green salad. 8.

grilled chicken panini Grilled chicken, sauteed mushrooms, onions, spinach and creamy white cheddar cheese sauce tucked in a hoagie. Served with your choice of fries, chips and salsa, cottage cheese, creamy garlic mashed potatoes or a small tossed green salad. 8.5

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ON THE CALENDAR: December 21, 2012

Posted on 22 December, 2012 by wlmeditor

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CHEYENNE: Black Dog Animal Rescue’s Pet Pictures with Santa

Black Dog Animal Rescue to host Pet Pictures with Santa. Sunday, December 9th from 10 am until 2 pm at The Historic Train Depot in Cheyenne . Black Dog Animal Rescue’s popular Merry Mutt Fair has outgrown the only available indoor venue and therefore will not be held this year. But Black Dog Animal Rescue is planning a bigger and more exicitng Summer Mutt Fair, to be held outdoors in June 2013. Pet pictures with Santa were an exciting part of the Merry Mutt Fair, and BDAR will be hosting them as a stand alone event, Sunday, December 9th from 10 am to 2 pm at The Historic Train Depot in Cheyenne. Photos are being provided by Christine Kronz Photography for $10 with all proceeds going to BDAR. Photos can be taken home that day. Please call BDAR at 307-214-6600 with any questions or email them at bdar@bdar.org.

CASPER: First Night Casper 2013 New Year’s Eve

Follow their Facebook page for more information on button purchase to enter the events, the schedule and locations! Read our current issue for more information on this 2nd annual, community friendly, drug-and-alcohol-free event! Hosted by the 1224 Club in Casper!

CHEYENNE: New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

Visit the Cheyenne website for more information on this second annual event! Festivities begin in Downtown Cheyenne at 11:30 PM on New Year’s Eve!

CHEYENNE: Cheyenne Bridal Expo January 6

Our sister magazine, Wyoming Weddings, has a few booth spaces available in our 2013 Cheyenne Bridal Expo on January 6! This is the 21st annual event, traditionally hosted by Dan D Party Corner — and co-hosted by Dan D Party Corner and Keith Turbitt’s Shutter-Vision!

DOUGLAS: Platte River Photography Show January 16-23

If you’re a photographer and love to shoot images of Wyoming, contact the Converse Chamber of Commerce in Douglas for more information on this fun photographic event! 307.358.2950

On the Table — Food News Across Wyoming

Wyoming Whiskey Gets Whiskycast Seal of Approval — click the image to link to whiskycast.com

LARAMIE — ALTITUDE CHOPHOUSE & LOVEJOY’S SPECIALS

yellow tail amber jack Baked on a cedar plank and topped with pineapple-banana salsa. Served with Caribbean spiced risotto. 15.
apple glazed pork chops Twin grilled pork chops brushed with an apple and honey glaze. Paired with roasted Yukon Gold potatoes. 14.
cajun chicken pasta Cajun spiced chicken breast tossed in a creamy Fontina cheese sauce with mushrooms and green onions. Served over ziti pasta. 14.

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corned beef reuben Thin sliced corned beef stacked on marbled rye with melted Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing. Served with your choice of fries, chips and salsa, creamy mashed potatoes, cottage cheese or a dinner salad. 8.5

grilled pork loin Topped with a honey, lemon and apple glaze. Served with creamy mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli and your choice of a cup of soup or a small garden salad. 11.

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WYOMING FIRST: Wyoming Silvers

Posted on 14 December, 201214 December, 2012 by wlmeditor

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This week we are featuring Wyoming Silvers of Upton, Wyoming

Jill & Dennis Hendrix 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 country. In 1997 they began direct sales and discontinued selling in the wholesale market. Wyoming Silvers offers a diverse product line from jewelry to lariat baskets and clocks. Jill and Dennis have received several fine art awards at art shows across the Midwest.

Wyoming Silvers creates art glass jewelry and some silver work. Each piece is one-of-a-kind, blown, fused and torch-work glass. Dennis creates lariat rope baskets and lariat clocks. He also creates the custom name rings. Each one is made with the customer’s personalization on a comfort fit stainless steel band. They are very reasonably priced at $35 which includes the ring and all the personalization.

Wyoming Silvers recently received licensing to use the Bucking Horse and Rider logo on their line of personalized jewelry of rings, pendants or bracelets and happily will work with customer on custom pieces. They are made to order, and if purchasing at the Mall can pick up your ring the same day. Products ordered are generally shipped within 48 hours and the shipping is free to the customer.

Normally, Wyoming Silvers’ products can be ordered via their website, however, this month they are in a kiosk in front of Christopher Banks and Kay Jewelers at Frontier Mall. Visit their web site or stop in at the mall, this is a great opportunity to own a handcrafted unique piece of art.

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ON THE CALENDAR: December 7, 2012

Posted on 7 December, 20127 December, 2012 by wlmeditor

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LANDER: Christmas Tree Lot Supports LVHS Band

The Lander Valley High School Marching Band is sponsoring the Community Christmas Tree Lot at the Ace parking lot, 485 Main St., featuring better trees from a new tree farm! There will be a beautiful selection of Fraser Fir, Douglas Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Michigan Grand Fir and Scotch Pine. Weekday hours are 4-8 pm; Saturday hours are 9am-8pm; and Sunday hours are 9am-6pm. Open through December 24. Come support the LVHS award-winning band! Free hot cocoa and apple cider. Optional delivery for a small donation. Contact landerbandboosters@gmail.com with any questions.

CHEYENNE: Black Dog Animal Rescue’s Pet Pictures with Santa

Black Dog Animal Rescue to host Pet Pictures with Santa. Sunday, December 9th from 10 am until 2 pm at The Historic Train Depot in Cheyenne . Black Dog Animal Rescue’s popular Merry Mutt Fair has outgrown the only available indoor venue and therefore will not be held this year. But Black Dog Animal Rescue is planning a bigger and more exicitng Summer Mutt Fair, to be held outdoors in June 2013. Pet pictures with Santa were an exciting part of the Merry Mutt Fair, and BDAR will be hosting them as a stand alone event, Sunday, December 9th from 10 am to 2 pm at The Historic Train Depot in Cheyenne. Photos are being provided by Christine Kronz Photography for $10 with all proceeds going to BDAR. Photos can be taken home that day. Please call BDAR at 307-214-6600 with any questions or email them at bdar@bdar.org.

MEETEETSE: Christmas in Meeteetse

Head to Meeteetse December 8 for Christmas in Meeteetse! Traditional holiday fun for the whole family. Contact their visitor center for more information!

CODY: Santa House

Kids! Come visit Santa at his house at City Park, Sheridan Ave (look for the reindeer!) — Free Photo & Candy Cane, Letters to Santa – Bring your letter to Santa or to the Santa House Mailbox. Dec 14 5-7:30 — Dec 15 11-2, 5-7:30 — Dec 16 1-4 — Dec 17 5-7:30 — Dec 18 5-7:30 — Dec 19 5-7:30 — Dec 20 5-7:30 — Dec 21 5-7:30 — Dec 22 11-2, 5-7:30 — Dec 23 1-4 Contact Cody Chamber for more info!

LARAMIE: Let it Snow Holiday Parade & Mistletoe Mosey in Historic Downtown Laramie

The holiday parade starts TONIGHT (December 7!) at 6 p.m. from the Boot Barn parking lot (SE corner of 2nd and Fremont) and heads south on 2nd Street, turns west (right) on University, proceeds west to 1st Street, turns south (left) and proceeds to Garfield Street. The parade then continues west (left) to 2nd Street, turns left (north) and returns to the Boot Barn staging area. Be sure to catch this fun and joyous celebration!

The third annual Mistletoe Mosey runs through December 22nd and is open to all members of the public. Here’s how it works. Shop downtown and purchase a pin with a unique number for $5 at any participating Mistletoe Mosey business. Then work on your holiday wish list downtown between now and December 22 and try to find your number. Winners automatically receive a $50 gift from the business where their number is posted and are entered into a drawing for $1,000 worth of downtown gift certificates.

List of Participating Businesses: Alexander’s Fine Jewelry, Altitude Chophouse & Brewery, Antique Fever, Atmosphere Mountain Works, Augusta Mizzelwitts’ Back of the Wagon Antiques, Bella Home Boutique & Bakery, Big Hollow Food Co-op, Clure Brothers Furniture, Coal Creek Coffee Company, Connor Flower Shop, Cowgirl Yarn, Curiosity Shoppe, D&L Music, digital blues inc printing, Dodd’s Shoe Co., First Interstate Bank, Laramie Plains Community FCU, Lovejoy’s Bar & Grill, Ludwig Photography, Mimi’s Consignment & Resale, Mountain Valley Bridal, NU2U, Quilt Essentials, Sensuous She, Snowy Range Vet Clinic, Spic and Span Laundromat, Spine and Injury Clinic of Laramie, Sweet Pickles, Sweet Melissa Café, The Chocolate Cellar, The Copper Kettle, The Laramie Boomerang, The Music Box

GILLETTE: Gillette Art Walk Hosted by Gillette Main Street

Gillette Main Street has a couple open spaces for Artists during our next Art Walk! (Next Thursday, Dec 13) Let them know if you are interested in showcasing your work! Call 307-685-1231 or email at gillettemainstreet@gmail.com.

JACKSON: Winter Wonderland Shopping Experience

Jackson Hole Winter Wonderland, a weekend of holiday shopping and cheer, will be held Friday, December 7 and Saturday, December 8. Supported by the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Business Development Committee, it will be a weekend to share with family and friends and experience the unique shopping within Teton County. One of the highlights will be the Dancers’ Workshop production of “If The Shoe Fits,” an original adaptation of Cinderella, at Jackson Hole Center for the Arts.

Local shops will feature a magical holiday atmosphere and extended hours, until at least 8:00pm, just in time to shop for Christmas! Enjoy caroling, sleigh rides, cider, hot chocolate, and cookies in the glow of festive Christmas lighting. Find information about specific store hours at www.jacksonholechamber.com/retailers.

For more information, please contact Rick Howe, Director of Visitor Services, rick@jacksonholechamber.com or 307.733.3316 x114.

JACKSON: “If the Shoe Fits” by Dancers’ Workshop

Visit their Facebook page for more information!

LARAMIE: Pair Up With the Cowboys THIS Weekend!

ON THE TABLE…Foodie News from Across Wyoming

Wyoming Whiskey Gets Whiskycast Seal of Approval — click the image to link to whiskycast.com

Dubois, WY – The first Dubois Main Street-sponsored Taste of Dubois, featuring a Victorian Christmas theme, is set for Saturday, Dec. 8 at Nostalgia Bistro in the historic Ramshorn Inn at 202 East Ramshorn Street in downtown Dubois.

Nostalgia Bistro Executive Chef Shannon Chandler is preparing a multi-course menu featuring a slow-braised Snake River Farms pork shoulder with a hazelnut brown ale pork reduction and cheddar-sage bread pudding. The pork shoulder is provided by Sysco Intermountain. A Buffalo Jump Wines representative will provide wine pairings and pour wine during dinner.

LARAMIE — ALTITUDE CHOPHOUSE & LOVEJOY’S SPECIALS

ALTITUDE CHOPHOUSE & BREWERY:

baked cod Cod filet rubbed with stone ground mustard, shallots and capers. Paired with roasted Yukon Gold potatoes. 14.
beef tips Marinated in a seasoned bbq sauce and grilled. Served with a side of sticky rice. 15.
pan seared pork loin Tender pork loin, braised in sage and spices. Served with creamy garlic mashed potatoes. 14.

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LOVEJOY’S SPECIALS

jalapeno chicken wrap Sauteed chicken breast, fresh jalapenos, red bell peppers, onions and cheddar cheese rolled up in a chipotle wrap. Served with your choice of fries, chips and salsa, creamy mashed potatoes, cottage cheese or a dinner salad. 8.5
italian sausage lasagna Layers of pasta, Italian sausage, mushrooms, black olives, spinach, ricotta and melted mozzarella cheese. Served with your choice of a small garden salad or a cup of soup. 11.

New beer on tap — Pumpkin Love Ale

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This week we are featuring Flex Spex of Greybull, WY

This week we are featuring Branding Stove Candles of Arvada, WY

SHERIDAN: SAGEBRUSH MEMBER GALLERY RECEPTION

JACKSON: OneNest Created by Artist Kathryn Turner & Mark Turner

LANDER: RED DESERT AUDUBON WILDLIFE ART SHOW at LANDER ART CENTER

The Lander Art Center will open the 33rd Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show Friday, April 12th with a public reception from 6-8pm at the Art Center located at 224 Main Street, Lander.

LARAMIE: UW Art Museum Welcomes Judy Pfaff

JACKSON: Dancers’ Workshop & Fine Dining Group Present Off-Season Specials

JACKSON: Artist Kathryn Turner Collaborates to Create OneNest

This week we are featuring North Platte Alpacas of Glenrock, WY

Our Sprinter 2013 issue of WY Lifestyle is LIVE! Click on the cover image below to read more – thanks to Leather-n-Lace Photography of Evanston for this awesome image!

5TH ANNUAL CEILI AT THE ROUNDHOUSE IN EVANSTON MARCH 22-23

CORRIDOR GALLERY, CASPER WELCOMES GABRIELLE REEVES

This week we are featuring Magpie Potions of Story, Wyoming

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK!

Grand Teton National Park Generates Over $436 Million in Benefit to Local Economy — Part of $30 billion impact from national parks tourism that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide

PET PANTRY OUTREACH LAUNCH RECEPTION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP FEED PETS IN THE COMMUNITY

“Around the Bend” featuring Beth Gleason on display at SAGE Exhibit Gallery in Sheridan

Five Children’s Book Illustrators Named Finalists for Bull-Bransom Award

National Museum of Wildlife Art to announce winner in Jackson Hole May 3

This week we are featuring Uncle Milt’s Gourmet Rubs & Sauces

This week we are featuring Berried Delights of Newcastle

THIS WEEKEND IN UW ATHLETICS:

Next Black Dog Animal Rescue Drives — Cheyenne:

CASPER — Winter Ball Father/Daughter Dance:

LANDER — Jackson Dinner Theater Comes to Lander!

CODY — 15th Annual Ice Waterfall Festival & Buffalo Bill Birthday Ball in February

SHERIDAN — “The Villain Wore a Dirty Shirt” Melodrama & Dinner

ON THE TABLE…FOOD NEWS FROM ACROSS WYOMING:

Altitude Chophouse & Elmer Lovejoy’s Specials — Laramie

Lovejoy’s Bar & Grill Specials — Laramie

CHEYENNE: Black Dog Animal Rescue’s Pet Pictures with Santa

CASPER: First Night Casper 2013 New Year’s Eve

CHEYENNE: New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

CHEYENNE: Cheyenne Bridal Expo January 6

DOUGLAS: Platte River Photography Show January 16-23

On the Table — Food News Across Wyoming

Wyoming Whiskey Gets Whiskycast Seal of Approval — click the image to link to whiskycast.com

LARAMIE — ALTITUDE CHOPHOUSE & LOVEJOY’S SPECIALS

This week we are featuring Wyoming Silvers of Upton, Wyoming

Jill & Dennis Hendrix PO Box 872 Upton, WY 82730 307-630-4166 wyomingsilvers@yahoo.com www.wyomingsilvers.net

LANDER: Christmas Tree Lot Supports LVHS Band

CHEYENNE: Black Dog Animal Rescue’s Pet Pictures with Santa

MEETEETSE: Christmas in Meeteetse

CODY: Santa House

LARAMIE: Let it Snow Holiday Parade & Mistletoe Mosey in Historic Downtown Laramie

GILLETTE: Gillette Art Walk Hosted by Gillette Main Street

JACKSON: Winter Wonderland Shopping Experience

JACKSON: “If the Shoe Fits” by Dancers’ Workshop

LARAMIE: Pair Up With the Cowboys THIS Weekend!

ON THE TABLE…Foodie News from Across Wyoming

Wyoming Whiskey Gets Whiskycast Seal of Approval — click the image to link to whiskycast.com

LARAMIE — ALTITUDE CHOPHOUSE & LOVEJOY’S SPECIALS

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The Lander Art Center will open the 33^rd Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show Friday, April 12th with a public reception from 6-8pm at the Art Center located at 224 Main Street, Lander.