Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Now in its sixth year, the Sundance Beer Festival is a popular part of the city’s roster of annual events and festivals. According to organizer Reggie Gaylord, it’s still growing both in attendance and number of vendors, so beer lovers can expect another fun evening of hop-fuelled revelry on September 7. “After six years, it has finally got its legs – and it’s crazy to think it’s been six years. We’ve had a lot of great attendance,” he smiles. “We will probably sell close to 500 glasses, and the amount of people who attend has grown, which...
Rehabilitation work on the dam at Cook Lake is proceeding according to schedule, says District Ranger Mike Gosse. The Forest Service expects the project to be complete by November 21. The popular recreation site was closed down on July 8 to allow the long-planned project at the spillway to begin. Six decades old, the structure was showing significant wear and tear and needed to be replaced to stop leakage and improve the site. The $1.2 million project aimed to replace the old earthen dam with...
A fatal crash took place on WY-24 near Hulett on August 25 at around 9:30 p.m. Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area, responding to reports of a one-vehicle rollover. A 1999 Ford Explorer was traveling southbound on the highway when the vehicle drifted off the right side of the roadway and overturned. The driver has been identified as Gillette resident Darin C. Barekman, age 46. Barekman succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Driver impairment is being investigated as a possible contributing factor,...
Powder River Energy’s powerline project is nearing the halfway point, replacing aging infrastructure throughout Sundance with modern poles and wire. “We have service done to the golf course, all of the fairgrounds is complete,” says project manager Rick Gill. “The overhead portion through the fairgrounds is complete as well – all new poles, new wire.” Underground wire has also already been installed in the area near C&A Meats. The underground portion between the elementary and high schools has...
Meet your local volunteer firefighters at a community appreciation open house next weekend. While the kids enjoy themed activities, adults can tuck in to a buffet lunch and get to know their fire department in closer detail. “It’s for the community to get to know us a little better and the kids to have a little fun,” says Chief Chris Tomford. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the volunteer fire department hall on September 7. Stop in during that time to enjoy a lunch of hotdogs, brats, chips, cookies and soda (donation only)...
Josie Ewing, 85 of Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away on August 21, 2019, at Garden Hills Assisted Living Center in the care of Hospice. Josephine Mayme Frank was born April 16, 1934 to Joe and Myrtle (Hutchins) Frank in Sundance, Wyoming. She was raised on a ranch near Sundance; when they moved into town she helped at the family store and gas station. Josie graduated from Sundance High School. Josie married Eugene A. Ewing on October 18, 1953 and they lived on the Campstool Ranch at the base of Devils Tower in Wyoming. They were blessed to...
James Jensen, age 86 of Aladdin, Wyoming, died Saturday, August 24, 2019, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. A celebration of life will take place Saturday, August 31, 2019, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Aladdin Community Hall in Aladdin. Arrangements are by Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. James Ellsworth Jensen was born on December 23, 1932, in Shelton, Nebraska, to John and Vena (Pickering) Jensen. Jim moved to Wyoming as a boy and loved everything that being from Wyoming had to offer. Jim married Pearl Montaney o...
Marie Alana (Petera) Vetsch went home with her Lord Jesus on Monday, August 19, 2019, at 8:25 a.m. She passed away from cancer. Marie was born on July 15, 1941, in Wood, South Dakota, to parents Frank “Cap” Eugene Petera and Phyllis Eva (Draine) Petera. The family moved to Wyoming in 1944 when Marie was three. They lived in a log cabin on Lytle Creek between Hulett, Wyoming and Devils Tower. Her father worked there on the Hart Sawmills. Marie and family later moved to Sundance, Wyoming, where Marie attended school from kindergarten through thir...
Our Thanks The family of Myra Clingan would like to express our gratitude for your kindness, whether it was kind works, prayers or memorial donations. A very special thank you to the staff of the Crook County Long Term Care for all your devoted care. We are grateful for your kindness and expressions of sympathy. Evelyn Frieze Raymond Clingan Ed Clingan Joe Clingan Theresa Benavidez Cathy Dowdy Becky Ernster Thank You To Our 2019 Crook County Fair Donors The Crook County Fair Board and Awards Committee would like to thank the following...
Sundance Community Handbell Choir will be starting another ringing year in September. The 501(c)3 group plays a wide variety of music in churches, long-term care centers, weddings, funerals and miscellaneous and sundry entertainment venues. New ringers are being recruited. Music background or experience is not required, only a desire to have fun while sharing the unique beauty of handbell music. “On-the-job training” is provided! Ringers are also not required to guarantee availability at all functions; the choir rings when there are enough rin...
Calvin Wolf is presented with a Certificate of Appreciation, by Chairman Kelly Dennis and Road & Bridge Superintendent Morgan Ellsbury, for his five years of dedicated service to Crook County....
Erica Davidson, Leah Moberg, Mariah Nielsen and Rebecca Schurman smile in celebration of their final session of Medication Assistant-Certified training at the Crook County Memorial Hospital. Completion of the class gives each of the four the ability to distribute medications to patients alongside licensed practicing and registered nurses. The course can be taken after successfully achieving Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certification, working as a CNA for 1500 hours and finally completing a...
Black Hills Energy and Neiman Enterprises have teamed up this year to be the featured sponsors of the second annual USO Patriot Invitational Golf Tournament to be held at The Golf Club at Devils Tower this coming Labor Day weekend. USO Patriot Invitational, a non-profit charity organization, helps raise money to support the USO while connecting Sponsors and Service Members during a friendly golf game. This years’ focus is assisting the USO Pathfinder® program. The USO Pathfinder® program cares for active members of US Army, Navy, Marine Cor...
Of the 20 families honored this year at the state fair as part of the State Historic Preservation Office’s Centennial Farm and Ranch program, three hail from Crook County. The honorees from this area include Donna, Reese and Wendy Lamb and family of the Lamb Ranch, established in 1919; Gweenie Weaver of the Weaver Ranch, established in 1913; and Gweenie Weaver and Derald and Maritza Maddison of the Maddison Ranch, established in 1912. The Centennial Farm and Ranch program honors the ranching a...
Plans are underway for Bridger Pipeline to install a new oil pipeline that will travel through Crook County to match the route of the company’s existing line in this area. “It will be parallel to our existing pipeline that goes through there called the Butte Pipeline,” says Ken Dockweiler, Bridger Pipelines. “The proposed pipeline will start up around Hulett and come south and cross over into Weston County, eventually ending up in Guernsey, Wyoming.” Within Crook County, the new pipeline will cross the Belle Fourche River downstream of Keyhol...
The Farm Service Agency will be hosting a program next week designed for agricultural operators within Crook County. The presentation will focus on the 2018 Farm Bill and new information regarding how the agency can assist community members with available programs. Among the questions to be answered, the presentation will look at how an agricultural operator can access help to recover after a blizzard, fire, hail, tornado or other extreme weather event. Programs are available for farmers and ranchers that have suffered the loss of, for...
Devils Tower VFW Post 4311 encourages the youth of Crook County to take part in the annual nationwide Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen program. Create an essay on the theme “What Makes America Great” to express your views on democracy and be eligible for a cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The contest is split into two age groups. For students in sixth to eighth grades, submission to Patriot’s Pen involves a written essay of 300 to 400 words on the annual theme. The grand prize for this contest is $5000, with prog...
Stonecroft Ministries will be having a friendship Bible study coffee titled “Who is Jesus?” at 9:30 a.m. on Mon., Sept. 9 at the Sundance Community Church just north of the high school. Teacher will be Ardelle Leins. Bring a Holy Bible and a friend. Stonecroft Ministries serves all women ages 18 and up of all denominations....
Would you rather listen to books? RBdigital, available thanks to the Wyoming State Library for all Wyoming library cardholders, offers more than 30,000 audio books! All you need is a library card and a device like a smart phone, tablet or computer. Stop by the library for more information. Library Programming: TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL STORYTIME on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. August’s themes: “Fun in the Sun/Beach” and “Make a Splash/Ocean”. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: Stay tuned! UFOs AT THE LIBRARY: the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Bring any UnFin...
1 Years Ago The Times August 27, 1919 The ball games between marrieds and singles of Sundance now stand fifty-fifty and the final and decisive combat will come off at the south side sand lot next Friday. Wilbur Goodson recently purchased about 70 head of hogs from Clint Wells and others of Sunny Divide and added to something near a like number which he already had, he expects to have a shipment within a couple of months rarely if ever exceeded by an individual of Crook county. As we go to press it is learned there is a proposition on foot wit...
Talking about a sensitive topic is difficult; looking for ways to solve that problem is often a whole lot harder. We would like to commend both the Crook County School District and the concerned parents who have brought the issue of youth suicide to the fore and thank them for looking for ways to lower the alarming rates we have been seeing in this region. As Jess Donnell said at the school board meeting last week, staying quiet about the issue doesn’t seem to be helping. There has always been an unspoken belief that we shouldn’t talk abo...
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Is. 6:1 I spy a sadness in the land. One that if not comprehended and dealt with will cripple humanity. It is a real sullenness, masquerading as pleasure while hollowing out the soul and leaving us with nothing tangible to hold or hope for. The attack is personal, extreme and tends to grip our lives without providing any chance for escape. I also know a God who sees the sadness and only He has the permanent...
It didn’t make it into the Peek at the Past, but we came across an interesting tidbit in the archives that certainly piqued my interest. It comes from an issue published a century ago and reads as follows: “The visit of the Prince of Wales to the United States is making quite a stir. For fear some of us won’t get to meet him, his name is partly given as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Wettin. He has some thirty odd titles, too, but the best title he might have is missi...
UW raises ACT score requirement LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s board of trustees voted this month, at the request of university administrators, to set a minimum ACT score of 17 for students to be admitted to the school. Previously, high school graduates could be assured admission to UW, albeit with some remedial classes, if they had a cumulative grade-point average of 2.5-2.99. No standardized test score was required. However, that new policy will still require those students with a sub-3.0 GPA to have a GPA of at least 17 or an...
Aug. 12 – Eleven VIN checks. Three paper services. Two traffic stops. Detention Deputy booked in three inmates. Detention Deputy did multiple fingerprints all for outside employment. Detention Deputy did prisoner transport to spearfish hospital. Deputy investigated multiple burglary alarm calls. Deputy investigated abandoned vehicle. Deputy investigated animal complaint. Deputy had multiple assists to other agencies. Aug. 13 – Five VIN checks. Seven paper services. Traffic stop. Detention Deputy did fingerprints for outside employment. Dep...
