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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1966
Page
4
The Green River Valley newspaper from Big Piney Wyoming announces its post office second class status and lists GEO W COPKINS JR as editor and publisher with a subscription price of 3 dollars per year in advance.
Episcopal services in Big Piney are set for 7 p m on Sundays with various church activities listed. The Big Piney Soil and Water Conservation District holds its annual election Tuesday January 11 196 after 9 a m and before 4 p m at the Conservation Service office in Big Piney with five local landowners serving as unpaid district supervisors.
Lt. A. D. Reese of the Wyoming Highway Patrol is named assistant to Capt. Freck Wickam and will become senior lieutenant on February 1, 1966. He commands the Eastern Zone covering Laramie Albany Platte Goshen and Niobrara counties and will aid in policy formation and staff coordination.
Wyoming in the News 1890 mentions track laying on the Buffalo extension at a mile per day. The Warrett Live Stock Co drives 18,000 sheep from New Mexico to Wyoming ranges, with 80,000 in Laramie and 20,500 in Albany County. Gold bearing ore found on Sheep Mountain near the Colorado Wyoming line, eight foot vein, shafted twenty feet. Frank Fete presents a large bear skin in Jacksons Hole. Chicago market reports price cattle and cattle fattening notes. OX outfit from Mantans passes through Wend Over after cattle feed. Rev. Snravely funds for a new church site on lower Main Street, cost 2,000, seating 1930.
In Wyoming's 4-H rifle program many youths trained at camps this summer. About 2,260 participants learned safe handling. 279 qualified as pros, with 115 sharp shooters, 28 earning sharpshooter badges. Counties listed include Fremont 230 and others, with trainers supervising over 5,000 rounds.
The fragment lists county names and numbers including Hot Springs 138, Laramie 125, Lincoln 200, Natrona none, Niobrara 85, Park 136, Uinta 40, Washakie 48, Weston 110 with various figures such as dollars and place names like Sheridan and Sublette-Sweetwater.
Meat dishes like pet roast and Swiss steak benefit from braising with moist heat. Brown meat slowly in fat, then simmer in small liquid until tender. Add herbs spices vegetables and salt and pepper for flavor. Finish by thickening the cooking liquid into gravy.
Seven international teachers from Turkey Mexico Yugoslavia Haiti and Nepal arrive in Cheyenne January 3 for a week of activities before assignments to Wyoming schools. The teachers join the International Teacher Development Program under the State Education Department for a people to people exchange and broader education perspectives.
Herbert F. Manig a 31 year old Laramie resident has been named executive secretary of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation effective January 1 1966 He succeeds Craig Thomas as he moves to the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington D C Manig also becomes secretary treasurer of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company He is a Chicago native and university of Wyoming alumnus with a background in education and farm bureau leadership his appointment follows national recognition for the state bureau in information work.
An article on hosting a novice for a successful fishing trip. It emphasizes preparation, safe boating, proper gear handling, and patient instruction to foster a calm, cooperative outing that proves beginners can learn quickly and enjoy strong catches.
The subject is a husband and father involved with Zion Lutheran Church Alumni Association the Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce Laramie Toastmasters and teaches Sunday school serves as secretary and treasurer for Lutheran Laymen's League and Toastmasters club He also chaired the Albany County United Fund Drive for rural communities this past year.
School lunch menu details for January 10 through 14 1966 list meals for each weekday. Monday features macaroni with meat, lettuce salad, hot relish and butter, fruit, and milk. The OCR note shows misspellings and spacing irregularities in items.
Senator Milward Simpson, via his Washington office, announced several positions in Yellowstone National Park. Jobs include clerical, painters, plumbers, track drivers, woodsmen, caretakers, operators, and more. Most posts are seasonal four to six months with pay from 2.62 to 23.24 per hour. Interested applicants should contact the Executive Secretary, Board of USCSC Examiners, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 83020.
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