Big Piney Schools Fully Accredited By State Dept of Education
Big Piney School officials received notice that the high school and grade school earned full accreditation after a spring evaluation by the Wyoming State Department of Education. The report commends district organization, philosophy, staffing, and plans for growth, while urging curriculum coordination and expanded facilities, improved math and language offerings, and updated textbooks and instructional equipment.
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Big Piney Schools
State Department of Education
Big Piney
Wyoming State Department of Education
Genem
State Department
Big Finey Hith
Lehavier
State Board of Education
Minaman
Grmides
Pepsis
Jara
Schuol
Sunior High
Beteen
State Dept
Beaver pelts fetch average 7.36 at Denver fur sale
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reported 786 beaver pelts sold at a Denver auction in January averaged 7.36 dollars each. The top price reached 20 dollars per pelt. Also sold were 21 bobcat hides at 7.26, and smaller yields for muskrats coyotes raccoons and other furs.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Denver
James B. White
Damage Centrol
White
Punchers Defeat Eagles 48-39 in Lyman Contest
In a Chis B basketball game at Lyman last Friday the Big Piney Punchers beat the Lyman Eagles 48 to 39. The lead changed hands several times but the Eagles could not seize a win.
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Lyman
Big Piney Punchers
Lyman Eagles
Eagles
Big Piney
Chapin Ky Dougks
Murdock
Tyree Tanner
Wodeer
Byre
Peterson Ton
Snelton
E Pingford
Big Pinoy Lyman
Conservation officials meet in Pinedale on ACP plans
Officials from state and county ASC offices, the Forest Service and FHA gathered January 31 in Pinedale to discuss the 1961-2 Agriculture Conservation Program in Sublette County. The group reviewed responsibilities, program objectives, technical resistance available, and education efforts before deciding to carry on with ACP plans essentially as written.
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Pinedale
Sublette County
R. J. Rymill
ASC
George Lawham
Caipar
A. W. Olson
SDS
Finedale
Wiosdrey Nelson
Subléate Asc
Milton Turner
Artsen
Ken Roberts
Forest Seavice
Rinedale
Soil Conservation Service
Carl Urbighit
Extension Service
Wyoming Senators Back Forest Roads and Trails Bill
Wyoming Senators Gale W. McGee and J. J. Hickey joined Wayne Morse and 133 others in introducing a measure to expand the National Forests forest road and trail system. The bill outlines authorizations of 45 million dollars for 1962 and 60 million dollars for 1963 with a projected need of about 60 million annually for 12 years. The plan cites nearly 4 000 miles of forest roads in the state and a National Forest Service program for the next 12 years totaling 1 600 miles of road work 420 miles of trail work and no timber access roads to be built by timber purchasers.
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Wyoming
Gale W. McGee
J. J. Hickey
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
National Forests
Marge
Secretary of Agriculture
National Forest Service
Thnper
Novel haying operations cut costs and boost profits
Farmer Bob Luman introduces a field baler that makes shaped bales left to be eaten in the field. He reports total cash costs under $1 per ton for summer haying and winter feeding, far below local rates, while neighbors like Phil Marineic Jr claim similar savings of about $2,500 on 1500 tons.
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Bob Luman
Luman
Lumans
Phil Marineic
Phil Marineic, Jr
Phil, Jr
Laman and
Marincie
Tok Hke
Social Security Talk Set at CTA Meeting
Bill Wilson of Rock Springs will speak on Social Security at the CTA meeting to be held at the High School on Tuesday February 1 at 4 00 pm. Everyone interested is invited to attend. The notice also states a PTA meeting will be held Monday evening February 19.
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CTA
Bill Wilson
Rock Springs
Petrvery
PTAA
4-H Sewing II Meeting at Mrs Bell’s Residence
4 H Sewing II held a meeting at Mrs Bell’s residence on a Saturday the 26th. Present were the two leaders Mrs Donna Stradkey and Mrs Dorothy Bell and four members. Some members made progress while others had errors in their sewing. The next meeting will be held Saturday at Mrs Bell’s.
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Sewing II
Horton and Worl Tie in Sublette Cutter Race
Morris Horton and Carl Worl tied for the fastest two day cutter time at :48.2 with Horton posting the quick :29.6 Sunday. Patsy Loeier Elk Hide winner Barry Wardell took horsemanship. rest of list notes times for pony cutter prizes and VFW auxiliary banquet honors.
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Sublette
Pinedale
Morris Horton
Carl Worl
Horton
Patsy Loeier
Barry Wardell
Bob Locer
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Paul A Scherbel chosen for scout governor trip
Paul A Scherbel son of Mr and Mrs Paul N Scherbel received a letter from Jim Bridger Council Wyoming dated January 16 1961 announcing he was selected as the district’s top Scout to represent Oregon Trail at the Governor’s Report in Cheyenne February 10 and 11. The event includes a Governors banquet briefing on the Air Force missile program a Smorgasbord dinner and the Wyoming Explorer Ball with legislative sessions and a democracy experience. The Jim Bridger Council will send seven scouts led by Lyman Fram.
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Jim Bridger
Boy Scouts of America
Reek Springs
Wyoming
Paw A. Scherbel
Big Piney
Oregon Trail
Plains Hotel
Cheyenne
Bagles
Lyman Fram
Bertram Family Welcomes Baby Boy in 1961
Mrs Florence Bertram announces the birth of a grandson to Mr and Mrs Bert Wikimen of Moline Illinois. The baby boy David Alan was born February 4 1961 weighing seven pounds one ounce. The mother is Mildred Bertram.
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Florence Bertram
Bert Wikimen
Moline
Ilinois
David Alan
Mildred Bertram
Local Honor Roll and Family News from Big Piney
Mrs. Kenneth Fear Sr. left for Lansing Michigan to attend a National Safety Meeting of the Homemakers where she serves as vice president for Wyoming. Mr and Mrs Robert Opheikens of Green River visited Big Piney to see umele George Hopkins, former Dorothy Cornford. Mr and Mrs Jim Ashford of LaBerge welcomed a baby girl on February 8 1961 at Evanston Memorial Hospital.
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Kenneth Fear, Sr
Lansing
Michigan
Organization For
Wyoming
Robert Opheikenster
Green River
Big Piney Sunday
George Hopkins
Opheikens
Dorothy Cornford
Jim Ashford
LaBerge
Evanston Memorial Hospital
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McGee
Hickey
Morse
Forest Roads & Trails
Bill
Tom Lozier
Drew Roberts
High Wardel
Gordon Mickelson
Larry Ruland
Kip Porter
Hank Tamblyn
Austin Richardson
Pete Hosgland
Grant Beck
Ross Calvert
D. Courtney
Gerald James
Frank Whitter
Les Anderson
Norm Perkins
Ross Alexander
Ervin Lozier
Bob Logier
Kenneth Guio
America
Paul A. Scherbel
Scout Meet
Paul N. Scherbel
Jim Bridger Council
Big Piney High School
Tilt
Bob Springman
Amy McDonoush
Loraine Schaffer
Richard Phillips
Karen Windley
Anthony Tomassis
Kathy Nichols
Cynthia Wilkerson
Paul Seh
Bel
Valerie Nicholls
Linda Garris
Barbara Gnapel
Nancy
Jun Douglas
Vincent Tomiassi
Doug Vickrey
Muaries Wilkerson
Mary Bued
Richard Bayt
Carolyn Pfaff
Steve Chapel
Larry Slatter
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