Peek at the Past

100 Years Ago

Apr. 28, 1921

Officers of the Sundance Post American Legion, are formulating plans for the observance of Memorial Day. Legion members will form in a body at 10 a.m. and march to the cemetery, where a program of music will be given and an address by Rev. Wood. In the afternoon Major A. H. Beach of Newcastle will give an address at Commercial hall. Veterans of the Civil War and Spanish War are invited to participate.

The Monday session of Sundance schools was dismissed owing to the remarkable scene of disorder that reigned throughout the building. It seems that sometime Saturday two small boys gained entrance to the building and proceeded to wreck everything in sight. They evidently spent some time at it, and the longer they stayed the worse they got. Ink was spilled from one room to another, paper and books destroyed, and worst of all, a valuable violin belonging to Miss Mildred Partlow was broken up. The young lads were easily apprehended and reluctantly owned up to their actions. They are subject to severe discipline, although owing to their years, being respectively six and seven, it is doubtful if the law will be invoked.

75 Years Ago

Apr. 25, 1946

Earl Kipp, owner of the Kipp Transfer of Sundance has started work on the building of a a garage and warehouse on his property in Sundance. The building, which will be of frame construction, will be 28 feet long and 20 feet wide. Framework for the building has been completed.

A suggestion first originating with the Crook County Wildlife Association in a letter circulated over the state of Wyoming became a law Monday of this week when Governor Lester C. Hunt signed a bill passed by the special session of the state legislature which raised the price of non-resident hunting licenses from $25 to $100, and authorized the state game and fish commission to limit the number of non-resident hunting permits. The law also changes the length of time for non-resident fishing permits to five days instead of ten and calls for a raise in fees from $2 to $5. The season non-resident fishing license fee was raised to $10 for the season.

50 Years Ago

Apr. 29, 1971

Industrial arts teacher, Dwight Jundt, Sundance received an Outstanding Industrial Arts Teacher Award for Wyoming during the 33rd annual convention of the American Industrial Arts Association in Miami, Fla. Jundt was selected for the honor by the Wyoming Industrial Arts Association. He received a plaque and a framed certificate

Two men, including one from Sundance, will receive awards Sunday when the Wyoming Heart Association holds its annual membership meeting in Douglas. Frank Blakeman, Sundance and Dale Sandlian, Torrington, both of whom have served as Heart Fund chairmen for five years, will receive awards for being selected as outstanding Heart Fund chairmen.

25 Years Ago

Apr. 25, 1996

Crook County Sheriff Zack Szakacs was injured Monday when his vehicle was forced off I-90 five miles west of Sundance by a flatbed semi-trailer truck. State Highway Patrolman Don Dorcas, who investigated, said Szakacs was treated first at Crook County Memorial Hospital and then transferred to the Gillette hospital. He has an injured shoulder and broken ribs.