FFA gears up for greenhouse sales

By BRENDA TENBOER
Horticulture and agriculture science students at Riverside High School have worked hard to make the annual FFA plant sale a success this year.
Nasturtiums, pansies, dahlias and snapdragons abound at the FFA greenhouse in Basin.

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WBC gets first-hand look at community center

By KARLA POMEROY
Wyoming Business Council officials got a first-hand look at the needs of the Hyattville Community Center last Wednesday, as the Community Center Committee seeks a grant for bathroom and Americans with Disabilities Act improvements.

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Smoke-free ordinance to be presented at Monday’s council meeting By KARLA POMEROY At Monday night’s Basin Town Council meeting, Sharon...

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County continues to mull cost of dispatching

By KARLA POMEROY
The Big Horn County Commissioners will be leaving dispatch fees alone for at least one more year for the dispatch center in Basin.

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Cautions for use of executive ‘perks’ and for prom

Congratulations to State Auditor Rita Meyer for using common sense and watching taxpayer dollars.

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Margaret Vines Goton
July 24, 1919 - April 24, 2009

Former Greybull resident Margaret Vines Goton, 89, died April 24 at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, N.Y., where she had lived for the past three years. She was laid to rest April 28, next to her beloved husband Jim, in the Kirkland (N.Y.) cemetery.

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Alice Louise Haffner
March 12, 1916 - April 26, 2009

Funeral services for Alice Louise Haffner will be held Friday at the First Baptist Church in Basin at 2 p.m. Alice, 93, died April 26.

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Hoffman places in four events; weather cooperates at Lovell meet

By KARLA POMEROY
Riverside Rebel senior Phillip Hoffman had a strong day at the Lovell Invitational Track Meet last Saturday, placing in all four events he entered.
Hoffman took first in the high jump, third each in the 100-meter dash and 200, and fifth in the triple jump.

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Good results but no new AQ or school records for Huskies

By MARLYS GOOD
It was the same old story for the Burlington Huskies Saturday at the Lovell Invitational Track Meet — not a full roster; seniors away on their annual Senior Trip, others gone to attend a wedding. Even head Coach Albert Henderson was conspicuous by his absence, which was a bit out of the ordinary.

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Speakers emphasize making right choices

By KARLA POMEROY
The resounding theme for the speakers at the South Big Horn Health Coalition’s Underage Drinking and Impaired Driving Prevention Presentation was that the choices you make impact not just yourself but others, family members, friends and even emergency responders.

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Antelope Butte group seeks non-profit status, assistance from counties

By KARLA POMEROY
Big Horn County Treasurer Becky Lindsey and Grants Administrator Linda Harp told the commissioners last week that a group wanting to re-open Antelope Butte Ski Area are looking at other options than the one proposed by a Powell psychologist.

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Getting global on the World Wide Web

In September the Basin Republican Rustler started its Web site, www.basinrepublican-rustler.com, keeping it fairly quiet while we worked on content and design. Now seven months later we have begun advertising in the print edition of the newspaper that we now have a presence on the World Wide Web.

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Wind aids, frustrates runners

By KARLA POMEROY
The Riverside long-distance runners battled the windy conditions Saturday at the Powell LAX Invitational, but the win appeared to help the sprinters, Coach Steve Olson said.

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Three more AQs for Huskies; teams fare well at Powell Invitational

By MARLYS GOOD
Brandy Bullinger, Michelle Fabricius and Justin Preator met automatic qualifying times for the state meet in the 800- and 100-meters respectively at the L.A. Kohnke Invitational in Powell Saturday.

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Mary Elizabeth Howe
Jan. 19, 1923 - April 16, 2009

Cremation has taken place and memorial services for Mary Elizabeth Howe of Basin will be held at a later date. Mary, 86, died April 16 at South Big Horn County Critical Access Hospital.

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Julie Ann Luce Faith
May 18, 1965 - April 15, 2009

Cremation has taken place and memorial services for Julie Ann Luce Faith of Basin will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday (today) at the First Baptist Church in Basin. Julie, 43, died April 15 of injuries sustained in a one-car accident between Basin and Greybull.

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John Stephen Hood
March 13, 1931 - April 16, 2009

Graveside services with military honors for John Stephen Hood of Basin were held Tuesday at Mount View Cemetery in Basin. John, 78, died April 16 at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin.

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Donald E. Rodgers
Sept. 2, 1922 - March 29, 2009

Graveside services for Greybull native Donald E. Rodgers were held at the Riverside, Calif. Veteran’s Cemetery. Donald, 86, died March 29 in Anaheim, Calif.

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Soldiers head to Fort Hood
Lt. Col. Nesvick: Team effort required for success

By KARLA POMEROY
It was standing room only at the Worland Eagles Club Saturday afternoon as friends and family of the 2-300th C Battery Wyoming National Guard gathered to wish the soldiers who headed to Fort Hood, Texas, Monday in preparation for deployment to Kuwait.

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Impaired driving presentation hopes to save at least one life

By KARLA POMEROY
To save one. If one life could be saved by the South Big Horn Health Coalition’s Underage Drinking and Impaired Driving Prevention Presentation then it would all be worth it, according to committee member and Greybull Police Officer Ben Mayland.

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Greybull woman killed in one-vehicle rollover

By BRENDA TENBOER
The exact cause of an accident three miles south of Greybull that claimed the life of a 43-year-old Greybull woman may never be pinpointed.
Julie Ann Faith was driving a 1988 four-door Chevy toward Basin from Greybull when she lost control of the vehicle. U.S. Highway 20 was dry and clear at the time.

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Hay, diesel spill onto highway in truck crash

By KARLA POMEROY
Thankfully there were no injuries when a truck driver lost control of his rig on Wyoming Highway 31 last Wednesday, April 8, but several citations have been issued by the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

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Deployment ceremony Saturday

Six soldiers with local ties among those leaving

By KARLA POMEROY
The community is invited to attend a departure ceremony for the soldiers with the Wyoming Army National Guard's C-Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery being deployed to Kuwait. The ceremony is at 1:30 p.m. this Saturday at the Worland Eagles, 701 Railway Ave.

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Husky subdivision regs clear as mud to council

By BRENDA TENBOER
One Burlington property owner has accused the mayor and town council of differential treatment and changing the rules in the middle of the game.

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Huskies hope to add more State qualifiers

By MARLYS GOOD
Coach Albert Henderson took a small contingency of athletes to Lovell April 7 for a quadrangular track meet that included Lovell, Greybull, Rocky Mountain and Burlington.

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Show support for our soldiers

On Monday more than 900 soldiers in the Wyoming National Guard will be heading to Fort Hood, Texas, to begin training for their deployment to Kuwait for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Lady Rebels relay team place first at Worland
Head to Powell Saturday

By KARLA POMEROY
The Riverside Rebels track team returns to action this Saturday for the Powell Invitational after a nearly two-week break thanks to the holiday and the weather.

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High school rodeo spring season under way

By KARLA POMEROY
The Wyoming High School Rodeo spring season got under way in Thermopolis last weekend with five area students competing.

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John Lloyd Ostrander
Feb. 26, 1937 - April 10, 2009

Memorial services for John Lloyd Ostrander were held April 16 at the Green Valley Mortuary & Cemetery in Sahuarita, Ariz.

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Earl John Kelsey
July 3, 1935 – April 9, 2009

Earl John Kelsey, age 73, of Basin, Wyoming, passed away at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings, Montana on Thursday, April 9, 2009.

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New officer-in-charge at Manderson Post Office

By KARLA POMEROY
The U.S. Postal Service is continuing to work through the process of finding a full-time replacement for the Manderson postmaster.
Lenny Kawano of Powell was assigned as the new officer-in-charge at the Manderson Post Office on March 26. He said his assignment is for at least two months.

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Town budget still needs trimmed; $400,000 in the hole

By KARLA POMEROY
After another budget work session, the town council appears to not be much closer in balancing its 2009-2010 budget, still $400,000 in the hole.

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Hospital goes high-tech with new ultrasound, X-ray equipment BY BRENDA TENBOER New 3D ultrasound equipment at South Big Horn County Hospital means...

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Sheriff: Bring in the ‘Posse’
Citizens to train for mounted patrol unit

By BRENDA TENBOER
The Big Horn Basin is home to an abundance of livestock, rugged terrain and folks who are proud of their country roots — it’s a place where it makes sense to have deputies who can ride a horse.

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Big Horn Clinic reaches out with Teddy bears

By KARLA POMEROY
Big Horn Clinic continues to look for new ways to reach out to the community and the clinic seemed to hit the proverbial nail on the head with its first Teddy Bear Clinic.

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Huskies finish third overall at D&D Invitational in Worland

By Marlys Good
The Burlington Huskies and Lady Huskies combined for 277.5 points at the Worland Track and Field D&D Invitational, and after all the results tabulated, and added together, Burlington finished third overall in the school totals. The Lady Huskies came in second with 146 points and the Huskies ended up in third with 131.5.

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Harry Herbert Werbelow
May 30, 1913 - March 30, 2009

Graveside services for Harry H. Werbelow were held April 7 at Riverside Cemetery in Cody. Harry, 95, died March 30 at his home in Yucaipa, Calif.

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Douglas Frederick Wyatt
July 29, 1930-April 1, 2009

Douglas Frederick Wyatt (“Cody”) was born on July 29, 1930, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Wyatt died April 1 at Bonnie Bluejacket Memorial Nursing Home.

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Happy Easter and Resurrection Sunday

Easter, the one holiday no one seems to know from year to year when it will be. I like Christmas and Thanksgiving. Christmas is the best because it’s always Dec. 25, no matter what the day of the week. Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November so you may not know the date but you always know the day.

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Wheeler’s new owner brings lots of grocery experience

By KARLA POMEROY
Jim and Dona Durbin purchased Wheeler’s IGA last Saturday from four-year owner Dick Peterson of Worland.

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Basin next to go smoke free?

By KARLA POMEROY
After an hour meeting last Wednesday, Basin is on the list to be the next town the Big Horn County Tobacco Prevention Coalition hopes to get a smoke-free ordinance passed.

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PAWS testing nears completion

By KARLA POMEROY
The 2009 PAWS testing is coming to a close for students in Big Horn County School District No. 4 and No. 1.

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Consultant hired to investigate airport liabilities

By BRENDA TENBOER
Last month Big Horn County Airport Board members toyed with the idea of allowing B&G Industries Inc. to buy out the remainder of its Texaco Chevron aviation fuel sales contract at the Greybull airport.

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Manderson hires new policeman

By BRENDA TENBOER
The Manderson Town Council on Monday night hired a part-time municipal police officer.

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Welcome to Basin

We would like to welcome some new faces to our quiet little community of Basin, the Lilac City of Wyoming.

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Russell Earl Horton   
Oct. 17, 1939 - March 28, 2009

Memorial services for Russell Earl Horton will be held April 10 at 11 a.m. at the Atwood Family Chapel in Greybull. Russell, 69, died Saturday, March 28.

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Wind and cold don’t hamper Rebels at Cody

By KARLA POMEROY
Despite the cold and wind, some Riverside athletes shaved off seconds in their respective events in the second meet of the season at Cody Saturday.

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Preator, Christiansen, Neves qualify for state
By MARLYS GOOD
Neither sleet, nor snow nor threat of rain deterred the Burlington Huskies at the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Track meet in Cody Saturday. Burlington was derailed, at least on the varsity side, by the absence of a host of their Lady Huskies, who were attending the State FCCLA convention.

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