Gas Tax Refund Program Updates and County Fair News
The notice shares details of the state gas tax refund with two rate periods and voucher requirements, plus a humorous anecdote about a county extension office call. It also covers minimum wage exemptions for livestock production, grass stain removal tips, and county fair notices about exhibits, 4-H winners, and upcoming judging. Updated forest service information warns on road conditions and open campgrounds in Bridger National Forest areas Big Piney and Sacajawea.
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Bridger National Forest
Big Piney
Horse Creek
Sacajawea
Wyoming June sales tax totals show gains with Sublette county rise
Total Wyoming sales tax collections for June rose from a year earlier with Sublette county reporting 14440.16 and a statewide gain of 61 percent in May receipts. Big Piney and Pinedale posted small shares from the one half per cent option tax, while Uinta county led gains and Hot Springs showed declines. In rodeo news, John Binks won top all around cowboy honors at Riverton Junior Rodeo after 94 contests, and rodeo events followed at Big Piney Chuck Wagon Days.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Revenue
Uinta Co
Hot Springs
Sublette County
Big Piney
Pinedale
John Binks
Riverton
Moose and Sheep Permit Applications Rise Over Last Year
The 1967 Wyoming Game and Fish Department tabulations show more moose and bighorn sheep permit applications than in 1966. A total of 9 694 persons applied by the June 30 deadline including 8 010 residents and 1 684 nonresidents. Top moose areas were Upper Green River with 1 382 registrations and Gros Ventre Spread Creek Flat Creek with 1 966, while 1 076 moose permits were available. Sheep interest centered on Crescent Mountain with 443 applications and Jakey’s Fork Green River area with 425. A list of successful 1967 sheep and moose applicants is provided, with alternate names from Big Piney LaBarge Daniel Dean A Blackmon and others. The 4-H junior leaders from the county will travel to Salt Lake City for events including a tour of Hotel Utah and other activities.
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Game and Fish
Upper
Green River
Gros Ventre-Spread Creek
Flat Creek
Crescent Mountain
Jakey’s Fork
Garry L. Biden
Debbie A. Doughs
Rodman N. Barker
Pershing Punteney
Roberth.Jamieson
Sophie M. Daniels
Rhea Duran
Glen L. Hargrove
Kenneth Fear
Virit Asay
Ellen Ewadley
Curtis FE
Adkins
Bill Milley
Ruth Wox0em
John DePaoli
William F. Youne
Strom
Big Fancy
LaBarge
Clarence W Vickrey
George W. Vickrey
Robert 4. DeGraw
Delilah L. Gauh
J. D. Vickrey
Homer David
Daniel Dean A. Blackmon
Orville R. Landen
Corn
Christy Thomson
Pinedale
Francis Shanley
Archie 4
Pollard
Monte B. Skinner
Paul CG. Hagenstein
Betty Gene Welch
Walter C. Baewer
Robert W. Sievers
Wax Sondgerosh
Donald I. Watson
William Williams
Foyd Charles
Fred Borce
Shirley Schneider
Emma Lou Mason
Glen £. Duning
James H. Shaley
Otis Lynch
Oliver L. Palmer
Big Piney
la Barge
James W. Carpennier
Carl A. Pfaff
Daniel Wesley J. Grandsen
Boulder
Dexter D_ Tatro
Harold L
McDougal Gap Road Contract Awarded to Montana Firm
Rocky Mountain Construction Co of Missoula Montana won the McDougal Gap Road contract for 41997150. Forest Supervisor Wm Deshler announced the bid. A pre work conference was held July 11 1967 to discuss contract conditions and multiple use aspects. The project creates a 9.5 mile all purpose forest road from Big Piney to the Greys River drainage and Alpine offering scenic access and recreation. In Wyoming during the first six months of 1967 one death occurred in a car crash with no seat belt use recorded for many drivers.
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Rocky Mountain Construction Co
Missoula
Montana
McDougal Gap
Wm. Deshler
Nei Miler
Donald Breagger
Don Houssey
Forest Service
Big Piney
North Cottonwood
Greys River
Snake River
Hansen seeks removal of Green River from Wild Rivers bill
Senator Cliff Hansen announced he has asked the author of the Wild Rivers measure to drop the Green River from the legislation. In the 89th Congress Frank Church proposed including the Green River in a study group, but Hansen aims to strike it from the bill when the Senate Interior Committee considers the measure around late July.
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Washington, D. CG
Cliff Hansen
Wyoming
Idaho
Frank Church
Church
Hansen
Senate
Interior Committee
Jackson Festival Orchestra concert set for July 26 in Big Piney
The Jackson Festival Orchestra directed by Otto Werner Mueller will perform July 26 at 8 PM in the Big Piney Elementary School multipurpose room. The group, 37 professional musicians, will entertain as one of the town's finest. Tickets at the door or local shops. adults $2 and students $1. Also notes bids to be let Aug 2 for five Wyoming road beautification projects totaling about $397,000 with sites near Rawlins Evanston Pine Bluffs Laramie County Kemmerer Moran Junction Duchou.
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Big Piney
Jackson Festival Orchestra
Otto Werner Mueller
United States
Canada
Piney Boosters Club
Sublette County Artis S ‘Guild
Wyoming Highway Department
Wyoming
Piker Springs
Rawlins
Evanston
Norman
Shere
Pine Bluffs
Laramie
Kermmerer
Moran Junction
Dubois Road
Toxwotce Pass
Teton County
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Stella
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Big Finey
Guy Garr
Warcy Bloxham
Elaine Nichols
Rocky McWilliams
Will
Nancy
Parady
Elaine
Mewloaf
Rocky
LaDonna McLoughlin
Phys
Stegie
Bennet
Sharon Zipperer
County Extension Home
Darrell Walker
ARSI
Middle Piney
John Hintz
Riverton Rodeo
John
Salt Lake
Utah
Stella McKinstry
Es‘vision Home
Makcom
WES
Ofen
Florida
Ron Flay
Clair Wehr
Lee
ARF
Proeran
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