Cards of Thanks

Thank You

As we begin to open up motorized trails across the Black Hills National Forest, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) users for their patience, compliance and understanding over the past month while the motorized trail system was closed.

The decision to delay opening seasonally closed roads and close the motorized trail system was very difficult as it impacted not only OHV users, but also local businesses, vendors, lodges, campgrounds and tourism in general. By protecting the roads and trails over the last month, we are now able to open most of them up for the summer.

There are still areas across the Forest that will remain closed due to extreme moisture or damage. These areas will not be open until they dry out or are repaired. Some roads are still under water and a few culverts have been washed out. US Forest Service employees and volunteers will be clearing trees and debris from roads and trails as we get them opened back up.

Again, thank you for your support as we all work together to protect and enjoy the beautiful Black Hills!

Mark Van Every

Forest Supervisor

Black Hills National Forest

Our Thanks

The Old Stoney Restoration Committee would like to thank everyone that made the 10th Annual Old Stoney Art Auction a huge success. An event like this would not be able to take place without the aid and support of the Crook County community and our families and friends.

To all the artists from around Northeast Wyoming and the Black Hills area who gave so generously. This list oncludes: Jon Crane, JK Dooley, Gisele Robinson, Toni Gerlach, John Werbelow, Judy Hamm, Laura Lynn, Barbara Ridgeway, Rosemarie Green, Anita McCord, Jim Shelton, Wyoming Silvers, Una Seely, Lisa Guinness, R. Langer, Patti Nills, Sheri Knutson, Frank Schwegel, Katie Anderson, Sarah Rogers, R. Kurtenbach, Joe Reinart, Illa Miller, Susan Scherbeck, Larry Kellog, Kat Thompson.

This year we again, hopefully for the last time, had the use of Andrea Wood’s and the Devils Tower promotions tent and furnishings, the Wyoming Conservation Camp crew put up the tent on Friday morning and we thank them all.

And we thank the business that made donations to the evening; Crook County Farm Bureau Insurance, Security Insurance, Pinnacle Bank of Moorcroft, The Golf Club at Devils Tower, Safeway Store of Spearfish, Leuder’s Store of Spearfish, Decker’s Store in Sundance, The Dime Horseshoe, The Longhorn, Serendipity Flowers, Dillons Hardware and the City of Sundance, and the continuous support of the Sundance State Bank. Thank yous also must be given to Matt Stefanich for furnishing live music, Justin and Myle Mills for being a capable and entertaining auctioneer. Jerlyn Marchant for presenting the artwork to the bidders.

To those who clean, those who serve and those that fetch and carry – we would be lost without you. And so our thank you goes to Mary Ann Hlavka for finding lost items and for donating her beautiful needlework, Wendy Long and Bonnie King for all their work and support, John King for his patience and wine donations, Shelia and Randy Burggraff for serving drinks, Linda Rogers for her cheese crackers, Dalton McGinness, Marcia McGinness, Alex Cudmore, Shannon Cudmore, Steve Gray, Ash Beld, Ogden and Zannie Driskill, Tyler Lindholm, Ray and Sharon Marchant, Lorie Marchant and John Moline for dismantling and folding the tents. Thank you all for so much for joining with us and making this preservation become a reality.

The Old Stoney Restoration Committee,

Criss Neiman, Pam Thompson, Patti Nills, Rocky Courchaine, Bonnie King, Marcia McGinness