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From Our Early Files 10 Years Ago February 26, 2009 National Honor Society members are: Sierra Jen- kins, Krissy Lehrkamp (new inductee), Hyrum Booth, Dani Esquivel and Bethany Materi (new inductee). Upton’s Kristi Kidd was named to the All Tour- nament Team from the West River Tournament. The Upton girls participated in the tournament held in Newell and Rapid City, South Dakota on February 12-14. The Upton Gun Club held it’s annual Banquet and Big Game Awards on Saturday February 21, 2009. We had 55 of our members present for the evening. Award Winners were Dave Reynolds, Jim McDill, Tyrel Huckins, Debbie Huckins, Rick Roth- leutner, Corbin Thompson, Cliff Abbot, Audra Man- zer, Kyle Leingang, Nicki Toth, and Keith Gould. 25 Years Ago March 3, 1994 Three Upton Bobcat wrestlers placed at the state tournament held in Casper this past week. Upton placed 10th in the tournament with 70 points. Darby Whisler placed third at 103; Wes Bartels, state cham- pion at 140; and Chris Schneider placed 2nd at 135. The Upton Bobcats completed their regular sea- son last Saturday and came away with their first ever, perfect season. The Cats ended with an 18-0 record and will enter the regional tournament as the number one seed. Upton is rated number two in the state. Martha Hampton has been named the “Senior Volunteer of the Month” for March. She has been a volunteer for the Upton Senior Meals Program since the start of the program in 1985. She has delivered meals once a week for many years and now does it on special times, like Thanksgiving, when others cannot do it. 50 Years Ago February 27, 1969 Named in this year’s national listing of Ameri- ca’s most outstanding Junior College students is Rob- ert Abbott of Upton, Wyoming. His name is included in the 1968-1969 edition of WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES, a listing of the campus leaders from more than 600 of the na- tion’s institutions of higher learning. In an election held at Fort Collins, Colo. Febru- ary 12, an Upton, Wyoming man was elected Presi- dent of his class in the College of Veterinary Medi- cine at Colorado State University. Ken Ritthaler, the son of a prominent Weston County Wyoming rancher, was elected President of the Class of ‘72. Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, on of the foremost in the nation, selects on class of ap- proximately 75 students per year. The Upton Bobcats were defeated by Sundance on the Crook County court Friday night 59-44. The Bobcats only hit for 24 percent in the third period to net five points. Everett Kraft led all scorers with 20 points, Peterson added 11, Finn 7, Harper 3, and Ash 3. 75 Years Ago February 24, 1944 Continuing his combat training as a student pi- lot of the Army Air Forces, Aviation Cadet Robert O. Gose, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernie O. Gose, of Upton, has arrived at this Training Command basic school for nine week’s instruction. Here Cadet Gose will fly a 450-horsepower plane that has the handling characteristics of military combat craft. A land-buying boom first noted in Goshen coun- ty is spreading to other parts of Wyoming, C. J. Hauf, assistant state farm loan commissioner, reported Sat- urday. The good work by the board of county commis- sioners in making available the county maintainer for clearing off the school bus roads and Upton city streets, received the hearty thanks and appreciation by the members of the Upton Lions Club at their reg- ular dinner meeting on February 7th. Due thanks is also extended to operator Billy Ware who put in many hard hours to complete this job. 100 Years Ago February 28, 1919 For the benefit of the readers of the Gazette and the boys who like to set traps during their spare time for the fun and the money there is in it, the following tips are given: The fur of the wolf and coyote are now prime and between the bounty and value of the skins it will pay most anyone to set a trap or otherwise get busy for the extermination of the pests. The Commercial Club meeting Monday evening was well attended by a number of the faithful ones that stand for progress in making Upton a better place to live in. After a few pleasant moments spent in sing- ing by some of the leading vocalists, the subject of a city lighting plant was brought up and discussed with enthusiastic interest on the part of all present, which resulted in the appointment of a committee. Robert Gose, the sugar beet grower and all around booster in ranching circles gave this burg the “once over” yesterday. The Gazette ad man dropped into the Upton drug store to drum up a little business and for a few moments to bask in the presence of the young lady clerk who remarked that the Gazette was as good as a picture show. Page 2 - Weston County Gazette - February 28, 2019 [email protected] Local News The Postscript By Carrie Classon I was nervous yester- day because I was going to have scientists in my kitchen. Okay, these scientists were friends visiting from out of town, but having company of any type prompts me to notice how dirty my house is. Since scientists were coming, I wondered where I fit on the bell curve of houseclean- ing. While I’m not at the “ready for hazmat” end, I’m not getting any com- mendations for cleanliness either. But then, I don’t actually recall ever getting any firm guidelines on how often—or how well—a house should be cleaned. I suspect my mother never thought to give me instructions because she operates like a sort of perpetual motion machine. Rather than waste a move- ment, she cleans while she does everything else. In this way, she keeps her house in a constant state of cleanliness and never gains a pound. The downside is that cats do not even try to sit in her lap. My other cleaning mentor was my former mother-in-law. She told me, “If I can’t see the dirt, I am under no obligation to remove it.” For a long time, I thought this was very sen- sible advice until I realized she was a short woman with failing eyesight. I imagined that people who were paid to make ob- jective observations might be less inclined to overlook dirt. One of our guests, Wolfgang, was not only a scientist, but German. I know I shouldn’t general- ize (and I’m sure there are a lot of messy Germans) but I’ll admit imagining an Italian in my kitchen sounded less stressful. So, while I baked a peach pie, I decided to look at my kitchen through the eyes of a scientist. Spoiler alert: I do not recommend this. The first thing I did from my new sci- ence-based perspective was get down on my knees and look at my stove. This was a ghastly revelation. That stove was dirty in places I didn’t know there were places. I hadn’t even finished the stove when I noticed the toaster oven was full of crumbs. I didn’t really expect my scientist friends to go nosing around in the crumb tray, but how was I to know? We’d be chatting in the kitchen and one of them (Wolfgang probably) might become inquisitive and pull out the crumb tray—as a safety precaution perhaps. I cleaned out the crumbs and scrubbed that sucker down for good mea- sure. Then I remembered the microwave. I’m not even sure I trust a person who has a clean microwave. I heat my coffee in the microwave and (since I am not tech- nically awake before my first cup) I cannot be held responsible for spilled cof- fee. As it turned out, there was a lot—far more than my new, scientific criteria would allow. After that, there was no stopping me. I cleaned under the cannisters, scrubbed down the refrig- erator, and attacked that troublesome spot behind the kitchen sink (how does that get so dirty?!) Finally, I was finished. The pie was baked. I was satisfied my kitchen could withstand scientific scrutiny. I saw a message on my phone. “Hi Carrie, tried to reach you this morning,” (probably while I was cleaning out the crumb tray!) “Winter storms are coming and we’re going to drive back ASAP. Sorry we have to cancel dinner this evening.” I was disappointed, of course, but we’re having my sister-in-law and her husband over tonight to eat the pie. My brother-in-law is also a scientist, but he never sets foot in the kitch- en—his or anyone else’s— so I’m feeling pretty safe. Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir, “Blue Yarn,” will be released in April 2019. Learn more at CarrieClas- son.com. Obituaries DR. PATRICK D. NOLAN 1929-2019 Dr. Pat Nolan, 89 year old Buffalo resident passed away Friday morning at the Close to Home Hospice in Gillette. A vigil service will be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Buffalo on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m. at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Pete Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Upton. Please join the family for coffee at St. Anthony's Church in Upton at 3:00 p.m. Donations in Dr. Pat’s name may be made to Right to Life or St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Patrick David Nolan was born on July 29, 1929 in Upton, to David and Elisabeth Nolan. He grew up and went to school in Upton and graduated from Upton High School with the class of 1947. He was married on Septem- ber 21, 1950 in Upton to Wanda Driskell and they began their married life on the family ranch at Upton. In 1957 Pat attended Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska where he took pre-med classes. In 1959 he was accepted into the University of Utah School of Medicine where he received his Doctorate of Medicine. In 1964 they moved to Santa Rosa, California where Dr. Pat did a residence in Family Practice. In 1966 he took a job with the Buffalo Clinic where he worked until he retired in 1999. Pat had a passion for obstetrics and delivered 2,400 babies during his career. Wanda passed away in July of 2006 and Dr. Pat continued living in Buffalo until his death. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by two sons Dr. Dan Nolan and his wife Kathy of Sundance and Tim Nolan of Newcastle, three daughters, Diane White and her husband Howard of Upton, Dr. Marion Smith and her husband Steve of Torrington, Maureen Grubbs and her husband Robbie, and Tamora Coburn all of Upton; fifteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one sister and one brother. Weston County Gazette Publication #USPS 680-800 Member WYOMING PRESS ASSOCIATION Published every Thursday at Upton, Wyoming 82730 SUBSCRIPTION RATES To addresses in Weston, Crook, & Campbell Counties: $28 - Seniors: $25 To addresses outside 827 area: $30 - Seniors: $28 Online Subscription: $25.00 or $5.00 to a current Print Subscription POSTMASTER: Please send forms 3579 to: Post Office Box 526 - Upton, WY 82730 The WESTON COUNTY GAZETTE is a Legal newspaper for all publications. Lisa LeVasseur: Publisher/Editor/Owner Nicholas Trandahl: Assistant Publisher/Editor Weston County & Town of Upton Reporter Brittany Trandahl: Graphic Design, School Reporter, Bookkeeping/Subscriptions. Elsie Woodard: Proofreading Sophie Claycomb: Volleyball/Basketball Sports Editor Aidan Coberly: School Correspondent Robin Rhoden: Intern DEADLINE FOR NEWS & ADVERTISING NOON ON MONDAY Phone/Fax: 307-468-2642 Email: [email protected] Website: westoncountygazette.com (Continued From Front) carpet thought the former County Administrator had authorization to approve the change, hence that contractor will be the victim if the County refuses to pay for the change order. Com- missioner Wagoner agreed, stating that he didn’t want to victimize a business owner. “This is a lesson learned going forward,” commented Commissioner Hunt. When Chairman Bar- ton called for the vote, he and Commissioners Hunt and Wagoner voted for the motion; Commissioners Ertman and Todd voted against the motion. The motion carried, and Change Order No. 4 was approved. Commission Approves Another Change Order
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From Our Early Files
10 Years AgoFebruary 26, 2009
National Honor Society members are: Sierra Jen-kins, Krissy Lehrkamp (new inductee), Hyrum Booth, Dani Esquivel and Bethany Materi (new inductee). Upton’s Kristi Kidd was named to the All Tour-nament Team from the West River Tournament. The Upton girls participated in the tournament held in Newell and Rapid City, South Dakota on February 12-14. The Upton Gun Club held it’s annual Banquet and Big Game Awards on Saturday February 21, 2009. We had 55 of our members present for the evening. Award Winners were Dave Reynolds, Jim McDill, Tyrel Huckins, Debbie Huckins, Rick Roth-leutner, Corbin Thompson, Cliff Abbot, Audra Man-zer, Kyle Leingang, Nicki Toth, and Keith Gould.
25 Years AgoMarch 3, 1994
Three Upton Bobcat wrestlers placed at the state tournament held in Casper this past week. Upton placed 10th in the tournament with 70 points. Darby Whisler placed third at 103; Wes Bartels, state cham-pion at 140; and Chris Schneider placed 2nd at 135. The Upton Bobcats completed their regular sea-son last Saturday and came away with their first ever, perfect season. The Cats ended with an 18-0 record and will enter the regional tournament as the number one seed. Upton is rated number two in the state. Martha Hampton has been named the “Senior Volunteer of the Month” for March. She has been a volunteer for the Upton Senior Meals Program since the start of the program in 1985. She has delivered meals once a week for many years and now does it on special times, like Thanksgiving, when others cannot do it.
50 Years AgoFebruary 27, 1969
Named in this year’s national listing of Ameri-ca’s most outstanding Junior College students is Rob-ert Abbott of Upton, Wyoming. His name is included in the 1968-1969 edition of WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES, a listing of the campus leaders from more than 600 of the na-tion’s institutions of higher learning. In an election held at Fort Collins, Colo. Febru-ary 12, an Upton, Wyoming man was elected Presi-dent of his class in the College of Veterinary Medi-cine at Colorado State University. Ken Ritthaler, the son of a prominent Weston County Wyoming rancher, was elected President of the Class of ‘72. Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, on of the foremost in the nation, selects on class of ap-proximately 75 students per year. The Upton Bobcats were defeated by Sundance on the Crook County court Friday night 59-44. The Bobcats only hit for 24 percent in the third period to net five points. Everett Kraft led all scorers with 20 points, Peterson added 11, Finn 7, Harper 3, and Ash 3.
75 Years AgoFebruary 24, 1944
Continuing his combat training as a student pi-lot of the Army Air Forces, Aviation Cadet Robert O. Gose, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernie O. Gose, of Upton, has arrived at this Training Command basic school for nine week’s instruction. Here Cadet Gose will fly a 450-horsepower plane that has the handling characteristics of military combat craft. A land-buying boom first noted in Goshen coun-ty is spreading to other parts of Wyoming, C. J. Hauf, assistant state farm loan commissioner, reported Sat-urday. The good work by the board of county commis-sioners in making available the county maintainer for clearing off the school bus roads and Upton city streets, received the hearty thanks and appreciation by the members of the Upton Lions Club at their reg-ular dinner meeting on February 7th. Due thanks is also extended to operator Billy Ware who put in many hard hours to complete this job.
100 Years AgoFebruary 28, 1919
For the benefit of the readers of the Gazette and the boys who like to set traps during their spare time for the fun and the money there is in it, the following tips are given: The fur of the wolf and coyote are now prime and between the bounty and value of the skins it will pay most anyone to set a trap or otherwise get busy for the extermination of the pests. The Commercial Club meeting Monday evening was well attended by a number of the faithful ones that stand for progress in making Upton a better place to live in. After a few pleasant moments spent in sing-ing by some of the leading vocalists, the subject of a city lighting plant was brought up and discussed with enthusiastic interest on the part of all present, which resulted in the appointment of a committee. Robert Gose, the sugar beet grower and all around booster in ranching circles gave this burg the “once over” yesterday. The Gazette ad man dropped into the Upton drug store to drum up a little business and for a few moments to bask in the presence of the young lady clerk who remarked that the Gazette was as good as a picture show.
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Local NewsThe Postscript
By Carrie Classon I was nervous yester-day because I was going to have scientists in my kitchen. Okay, these scientists were friends visiting from out of town, but having company of any type prompts me to notice how dirty my house is. Since scientists were coming, I wondered where I fit on the bell curve of houseclean-ing. While I’m not at the “ready for hazmat” end, I’m not getting any com-mendations for cleanliness either. But then, I don’t actually recall ever getting any firm guidelines on how often—or how well—a house should be cleaned. I suspect my mother never thought to give me instructions because she operates like a sort of perpetual motion machine. Rather than waste a move-ment, she cleans while she does everything else. In this way, she keeps her house in a constant state of cleanliness and never gains a pound. The downside is that cats do not even try to sit in her lap. My other cleaning mentor was my former mother-in-law. She told me, “If I can’t see the dirt, I am under no obligation to remove it.” For a long time, I thought this was very sen-sible advice until I realized she was a short woman with failing eyesight. I imagined that people who were paid to make ob-jective observations might be less inclined to overlook dirt. One of our guests, Wolfgang, was not only a scientist, but German. I know I shouldn’t general-ize (and I’m sure there are a lot of messy Germans) but I’ll admit imagining an Italian in my kitchen sounded less stressful. So, while I baked a peach pie, I decided to look at my kitchen through the eyes of a scientist. Spoiler alert: I do not recommend this. The first thing I did from my new sci-ence-based perspective was get down on my knees and look at my stove. This was a ghastly revelation. That stove was dirty in places I didn’t know there were places. I hadn’t even finished the stove when I noticed the toaster oven was full of crumbs. I didn’t really expect my scientist
friends to go nosing around in the crumb tray, but how was I to know? We’d be chatting in the kitchen and one of them (Wolfgang probably) might become inquisitive and pull out the crumb tray—as a safety precaution perhaps. I cleaned out the crumbs and scrubbed that sucker down for good mea-sure. Then I remembered the microwave. I’m not even sure I trust a person who has a clean microwave. I heat my coffee in the microwave and (since I am not tech-nically awake before my first cup) I cannot be held responsible for spilled cof-fee. As it turned out, there was a lot—far more than my new, scientific criteria would allow. After that, there was no stopping me. I cleaned under the cannisters, scrubbed down the refrig-erator, and attacked that troublesome spot behind the kitchen sink (how does that get so dirty?!) Finally, I was finished. The pie was baked. I was satisfied my kitchen could withstand scientific scrutiny. I saw a message on my phone. “Hi Carrie, tried to reach you this morning,” (probably while I was cleaning out the crumb tray!) “Winter storms are coming and we’re going to drive back ASAP. Sorry we have to cancel dinner this evening.” I was disappointed, of course, but we’re having my sister-in-law and her husband over tonight to eat the pie. My brother-in-law is also a scientist, but he never sets foot in the kitch-en—his or anyone else’s—so I’m feeling pretty safe.
Till next time, Carrie
Carrie Classon’s memoir, “Blue Yarn,” will be released in April 2019. Learn more at CarrieClas-son.com.
ObituariesDR. PATRICK D. NOLAN
1929-2019 Dr. Pat Nolan, 89 year old Buffalo resident passed away Friday morning at the Close to Home Hospice in Gillette. A vigil service will be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Buffalo on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m. at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Pete Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Upton. Please join the family for coffee at St. Anthony's Church
in Upton at 3:00 p.m. Donations in Dr. Pat’s name may be made to Right to Life or St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Patrick David Nolan was born on July 29, 1929 in Upton, to David and Elisabeth Nolan. He grew up and went to school in Upton and graduated from Upton High School with the class of 1947. He was married on Septem-ber 21, 1950 in Upton to Wanda Driskell and they began their married life on the family ranch at Upton. In 1957 Pat attended Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska where he took pre-med classes. In 1959 he was accepted into the University of Utah School of Medicine where he received his Doctorate of Medicine. In 1964 they moved to Santa Rosa, California where Dr. Pat did a residence in Family Practice. In 1966 he took a job with the Buffalo Clinic where he worked until he retired in 1999. Pat had a passion for obstetrics and delivered 2,400 babies during his career. Wanda passed away in July of 2006 and Dr. Pat continued living in Buffalo until his death. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by two sons Dr. Dan Nolan and his wife Kathy of Sundance and Tim Nolan of Newcastle, three daughters, Diane White and her husband Howard of Upton, Dr. Marion Smith and her husband Steve of Torrington, Maureen Grubbs and her husband Robbie, and Tamora Coburn all of Upton; fifteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one sister and one brother.
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(Continued From Front)carpet thought the former County Administrator had authorization to approve the change, hence that
contractor will be the victim if the County refuses to pay for the change order. Com-missioner Wagoner agreed, stating that he didn’t want to victimize a business owner. “This is a lesson learned going forward,” commented Commissioner Hunt. When Chairman Bar-ton called for the vote, he and Commissioners Hunt and Wagoner voted for the motion; Commissioners Ertman and Todd voted against the motion. The motion carried, and Change Order No. 4 was approved.
Commission Approves Another Change Order
