Keyhole Marina gets new operator
State Parks and Cultural Resources Director Milward Simpson has awarded
a bid to Philip Jordan to serve as the new concessionaire of the Keyhole
State Park Marina.
Jordan, operating as JPC - Keyhole, will begin operations at the facility
as soon as a contract is finalized. Jordan and the state have 30 days
to negotiate a contract.
Simpson’s offer to Jordan came after a unanimous recommendation
by the Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Commission to accept
Jordan’s bid.
The Commission’s recommendation came after hearing information
provided by an interagency review and an independent financial review
of the two bids submitted.
“
The Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources looks forward to
a productive, beneficial relationship with the new concessionaire,” Simpson
said.
City clarifies
fire budget
By Evonna Schelling
One detail of a Sundance Times news report left a few folks scratching
their heads and wondering if it was accurate. In an article about the
city spending priority list two weeks ago, it was reported that $500,000
had been included in the city budget for the volunteer fire department.
The statement drew questioning comments from curious citizens.
For clarification purposes, the Times went back to Mayor Fred Tschetter
and Stephanie Marty, Town Clerk, to determine whether the information
was correct. They say, “Yes, it is.”
To clarify, $535,000 was included in the proposed budget for the Sundance
Volunteer Fire Department. Of that amount, $44,850 is designated for
normal operation expenses while $490,000 is included for new purchases.
According to the mayor and the town clerk, a grant has been applied for
with which the fire department will purchase a firetruck and air pack
equipment. As is typical, the grant amount must be written into the budget
in the event it is granted.
“
We can’t spend the money if it’s not included in the budget,” Mayor
Tschetter said. And, if the grant is not approved, the money won’t
be spent. Marty added that the grant money, if approved, would be a revenue
to offset the expenditure.
“
But these numbers are not final,” Marty said, adding that the proposed
budget has to go through three readings before it can be approved.
Devils Tower centennial book signing May 11
Author Jeanne Rogers will be honored at a publication party and book
signing for her book, Standing Witness: Devils Tower National Monument,
A History, on May 11 from 2-4 p.m. at the Visitor Center at Devils Tower
National Monument. The event is hosted by the National Park Service and
Devils Tower Natural History Association.
Published by the National Park Service as part of the Centennial celebration,
Standing Witness: Devils Tower National Monument, A History is based
on superintendents’ notes, monument archives, historical publications,
and personal interviews. Researched and written as a commemorative history
of America’s first national monument, the 290-page trade paperback
includes photographs, an extensive bibliography, and a complete index.
Rogers, a freelance writer from Sundance, was recently invited to contribute
to a forthcoming collection of poems to honor Ted Kooser, a former U.S.
Poet Laureate. Her work is also included in three collections of women’s
writing, several literary chapbooks juried by national award-winning
writers, and many regional publications.
For more information about the event, please contact Linda Tokarczyk,
Devils Tower Natural History Association, at 467-5283 Ext. 631 or Linda_Tokarczyk@partner.nps.gov
or Jeanne Rogers at 283-2125 or jrogers@collinscom.net. |