Small private school in Macedonia a perfect fit for Adams
By MARLYS GOOD
When Jeb Adams, son of Eric and Linda Adams of Basin, graduated from Riverside High School in 1995, who would have guessed that 15 years later he would be living in Macedonia as the co-founder/teacher of a small private school that provides English and Albanian language courses to the  community of Kicevo and other small villages surrounding it? Co-founder/teacher is Jeb’s wife Kristina, a native of Kicevo, whom Jeb met when he was serving in Macedonia in the Peace Corps in 2000-2001.

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Greybull turns to recycling as landfill fees rise

By BRENDA TENBOER
The Greybull Town Council voted last month to spend $7,500 on a recycling trailer, a move that will pay off in the long run, according to public works director Randy Rumpler.

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Historical planes may find new resting place

By BRENDA TENBOER
Travelers passing through Greybull may soon find the rest area west of town near the South Big Horn County Airport more inviting.

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Bank accepts more capital

By KARLA POMEROY
Security State Bank officials announced last week that Financial Security Corporation was the first Wyoming state chartered bank to be approved to participate in the Capital Purchase Program (CPP).

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Karla’s Kolumn
What’s next Facebook Anonymous?

A recent posting on the social network Facebook said, “Welcome to the new addiction.” Never has a truer saying been posted.

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Fire alarm system needed at senior center

By KARLA POMEROY
South Big Horn Senior Citizens Director Laurie Royal requested funds to fix the fire alarm system at the South Big Horn Senior Center.

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L. Maxine Hyatt
Nov. 6, 1927 - March 16, 2009

A memorial service and celebration of the life of former Hyattville resident Lauretta Maxine Hyatt will be held this summer at the Hyattville Community Center. Maxine, 81, died March 16 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland where she had resided for several years.

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Huskies dominate at opening meet; six meet state qualifying standards

By MARLYS GOOD
The Burlington Huskies opened the 2009 track season at the Bill Gerrard Invitational in Greybull Saturday and the 16-teams competing sat up and took notice of the 1A teams.

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Riverside track Athletes give strong performances in first meet By KARLA POMEROY The Riverside Lady Rebels had a strong showing with few numbers ...

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Bullinger signs to run for Cowgirls

By KARLA POMEROY
Having worn black and orange for the Lady Huskies, blue and white for the Lady Bulldogs and brown and gold for the Lady Grizzlies, over the past four years in high school, Burlington senior runner Brandy Bullinger chose the brown and gold of the University of Wyoming to keep running competitively.

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Manderson, Burlington work toward combined cop

By BRENDA TENBOER
Maybe one head is better than two in this instance.
Manderson Mayor Helen Saunders and Burlington Mayor Kenneth Hockley are still engaging in talks about the possibility of sharing one full-time police officer between the two small towns.

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Eight projects funded with additional grant money

By KARLA POMEROY
Eight projects will receive additional funding through the State Loan and Investment Board’s County Consensus Block Grant.

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BLM officers see garbage piling up on public lands

By BRENDA TENBOER
Burned-out vehicles, old refrigerators, defunct televisions and even household garbage are piling up on public lands.

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Senator concerned with spending

By KARLA POMEROY
Sen. John Barrasso wanted more time to digest the 1,400-page stimulus bill before casting a vote on the $787 billion spending bill.

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J. Meredith “Zed” Zednick Jan. 15, 1923 - March 9, 2009 Cremation has taken place and a memorial service for J. Meredith “Zed&rd...

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Dick Mercer
October 8, 1934 – March 13, 2009

Our dad, Ralph Dickson Mercer came into this world on October 8, 1934, born to Ralph Donald and Catherine Jane Hedrick Mercer in Basin, Wyoming.  Dad was the first of four boys that would be born into his family.  He left this world in the early hours of Friday, March 13, 2009 following a courageous battle with various health issues and complications from surgery.

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Jason Brian Collingwood
Oct. 11, 1978 - March 12, 2009

Funeral services for Jason Brian Collingwood will be held Friday, March 20, at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Springfield, Ore. Jason, 30, died March 12 in Eugene, Ore.

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Wilma Clare Feusner Flyr
July 2, 1920 - March 14, 2009

Graveside services for Wilma Clare Feusner Flyr will be held Tuesday, March 24, at 2 p.m. at Mount View Cemetery in Basin. Wilma, 88, died March 14 at the Hospice of Hamilton in Hamilton, Ohio. At the time of her death she was living at the Waterford Retirement in Fairfield, Ohio, near her son Jerry.

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Track season starts in Greybull; 27 out for Riverside

By KARLA POMEROY
The Riverside High School track team has a nice new track to practice on this season with hopes of hosting a qualifying meet next year, according to Coach Steve Olson.

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Lady Huskies begin defense of State title; boys team has the numbers,  should be strong

By MARLYS GOOD
The track season officially opens this Saturday with the annual Bill Gerrard Invitational meet in Greybull Saturday, but the Burlington Huskies will be sending just a minimal number of athletes to the competition. Not that they don’t have the numbers, 25 boys, 17 girls, the most they have ever had, according to Coach Albert Henderson, but Henderson gave his athletes a break between the 1A State basketball tournament and the first track practice.

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Cheerleaders finish on top against 1A, 2A schools

By KARLA POMEROY
The Burlington High School cheer-dance team finished in ninth place among 14 1A, 2A and 3A schools at the State Spirit Competition last Wednesday in Casper.

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Lady Rebels go 1-2 at state tournament

By MARLYS GOOD
The Lady Rebels quest for the 2A State basketball championship went up in smoke Thursday when they fell to Burns 41-37 in the state tournament opener in Casper. Riverside dug itself a 17-1 hole in the first quarter (down 17-5 at the buzzer), and it was too much to overcome.

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Southeast derails Burlington title hopes
By NATHAN OSTER
Burlington’s quest for its first state boys basketball championship since 2006 and seventh overall ended in disappointing fashion Saturday afternoon on the floor of the Casper Events Center.

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William E. “Bill” Davis
July 13, 1937 - March 7, 2009

No services are planned for former Greybull resident William E. “Bill” Davis of Billings. Bill, 71, died Saturday, March 7, in Billings.

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Thumbs up to Champion Lady Huskies; thumbs down to DST

A big thumbs yp to the Burlington Lady Huskies who capped off a fine season with a state title Saturday in Casper, after winning the conference and regional titles.

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DEQ regulations behind landfill rate increase

By BRENDA TENBOER
Rates at the two operational Big Horn County landfills are going up — a direct result of new, tougher laws designed to protect the environment.
Beginning in July the tipping fee at the South Big Horn Landfill between Greybull and Basin and the Lovell landfill will increase by half-a-penny per pound, from 3 cents to 3.5 cents.

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Budget discussion
Council mulls insurance benefits for employees

By Karla Pomeroy
It became clear to the Basin Town Council during the 2.5-hour budget work session Monday night that there will have to be cuts made to the 2009-2010 budget or an increase in fees or both.

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C.A.R.E.S. pleased with some legislative action, disappointed in others

By Karla Pomeroy
The Wyoming Legislature took strides to improving laws for domestic violence victims, but still has more work to do, according to Crisis And Referral Emergency Services (C.A.R.E.S.) executive director Leslie Hoffman.
Hoffman said two bills approved by the Legislature addressed firearm rights. She said Senate File 70, mandates that judges notify a person if the misdemeanor charge he/she is facing will result in the loss of firearm rights if convicted.

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Lady Huskies beat Southeast 46-44 for state title  By MARLYS GOOD The Burlington Lady Huskies are the best in the 1A ranks. If anyone had any...

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Rebels season ends with tough losses to Fremont County teams

By Karla Pomeroy
Offensively the Riverside Rebels brought their best game of the season to the 2A West Regional Boys Basketball Tournament in Riverton. Unfortunately, the two teams they faced early in the tournament also had their “A” game on and Riverside’s post season run ended Friday morning in the Riverton Middle School Gym.

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Lady Rebels lose to Mountain View in championship game;
face Burns in State 2A opener at Casper College today

By Marlys Good
The Riverside Lady Rebels had to settle for second best at the 2A West Regional Tournament in Riverton last weekend when they got throttled by a good Mountain View team 56-31 in the championship game Saturday afternoon. Ending with a sub-par performance was not the way Coach Cory Sova would have scripted it, but that’s the way it played out.

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Goton wins, team impresses in Casper
By NATHAN OSTER
Greybull-Riverside put three wrestlers through to the finals, including eventual 160-pound champ Chayce Goton, en route to its best finish since 2003 at last weekend’s State 2A Wrestling Championships in Casper.

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Huskies win regional, face Midwest in state opener
By NATHAN OSTER
With a late flourish against a formidable Ten Sleep team, the Burlington Huskies got not only the Class 1A West Regional title they coveted, but also one of the top seeds for this week’s State 1A Basketball Championships in Casper.

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Lady Huskies champs at West Regionals;
quest for State Title begins today in Casper

By MARLYS GOOD
The Lady Huskies took their No. 1 seed into the 1A West Regional Tournament and bowled over three straight opponents to win the championship Saturday afternoon in Lander.

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Laura Lee “Muggy” Polster Clifford
Oct. 30, 1970 - Feb. 23, 2009

Laura Lee “Muggy” Polster Clifford, 38, passed away Feb. 23, 2009, at the South Big Horn County Critical Access Hospital in Basin, Wyoming, surrounded by her loving family and special friends.

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Budget time a great time for setting long-term goals

It’s budget time and it appears the town of Basin is going to be faced with some tough decisions this year.
Mayor Phil Juillard announced Monday that the town will be facing an increase of $13,000 at the landfill. At February’s meeting, town accountant Don Russell said he expected revenues from the sales and fuel tax to drop due to the economy. He said the purified water budget has more expenditures than revenues so the town may have to look at increasing revenues in this areas.

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Potential buyer emerges for Antelope Butte

By NATHAN OSTER
After listening to the details of a new plan to re-open the Antelope Butte Ski Area last Thursday, local skiing enthusiast Cassie Wright turned to Terri Dahlin and offered a statement that seemed to reflect the excitement that was building in the room.

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$1.5 million in stimulus dollars to help Greybull airport
Engineering fees reach limits for hangar project

By Brenda Tenboer
The South Big Horn County Airport near Greybull is slated to receive a nearly $1.5 million boost as a result of the federal stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama.

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County withdraws funding requests for complex
Consensus block grant money freed up; meeting next Friday

By Karla Pomeroy
The Big Horn County Commissioners Tuesday approved two letters withdrawing requests for funding for the Big Horn County Multipurpose Complex.

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Senate report
Bee X-ray machine bill killed

By Karla Pomeroy
The Senate Appropriations Committee killed the bill that would have provided funding for an X-ray machine for the leaf-cutter bee program in the state.

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Vanderpool completing lots of training before deployment to Kuwait

By Karla Pomeroy
Nineteen-year-old David Vanderpool joined the Wyoming Army National Guard 2.5 years ago in his junior year at Riverside High School. He knew it was more than likely he would be deployed overseas, after all it was after his brother Matt, returned from serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom with the Guard, that he decided to enlist.

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