Journey Across America, Pioneer Park Trees Removed
June 30th, 2010To Listen To Our Newscast
Fourth of July is approaching fast and in the evenings you can hear the snap and pop of fireworks. Chief Billy Janes wants everyone to know that it is illegal to set them off in city limits.
(To listen to the interview, click on the News link above)
When lighting those fireworks make sure you are outside city limits and use proper safety precautions.
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Trees are being removed in Pioneer Park; here is Taylor Kath with the story.
(To listen to the interview, click on the News link above)
To date, bark beetle kill has destroyed over 6.4 million acres of forest in the western United States. According to Forest Service figures, more than 1.5 million acres of forest land in northern Colorado and central to southern Wyoming are currently affected by the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic and an additional 1.1 million acres are under attack in Northwestern Wyoming. While bark beetle outbreaks are a naturally occurring phenomenon native to North America, the extent of the current outbreak and the speed of its devastation have overwhelmed United States Forest Service (USFS) mitigation efforts.
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Yesterday Willard White stopped by our station on his bicycle. He is traveling on his bike across the United States to raise money for the Shriner’s. Here is Willard’s story…
(To listen to the interview, click on the News link above)
Willards Website is: www.inspirationroad.com
We wish Willard White well on his Journey across America. If your interested in Willards travels, go to insperationroad.com there will be a link on our website. His travels from Rawlins to Torrington were quite humorous, this is part of his blog …..
There was a huge storm quickly developing and I decided to try and out run it. I was pedalling like crazy for over an hour. Even going 20 mph up hill. The storm was slowly catching me and I was staying on the outside edge of it while I got rained on. The clouds behind me where real black and there was lightning. The houses are far apart but I finally I found an old trailer house that looked like a rowdy lived there. I knocked but no one answered. I went in the barn to get out of the rain and lightning and was worried that I would see a shot gun come around the corner and be put in my face. I got even more worried when I saw the shelf lined with a hundred empty beer bottles. I was preparing my death speech and looking for sometime white that I could hold around the corner as a surrender flag. Then the rain lightened up so I quickly took off and pedaled like crazy but barely moved against a 30 mph wind. I went 64 miles today.
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The Guernsey Classic runs from July 2ndthru the 4th with a parade, classic car show, pancake breakfast, Quilt show and much more. You can go to TownOfGuernseyWY.us for times and information.
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The Lagrange fireworks will be held on Saturday the 3rd– in the field beside the LaGrange Community Building. There will be a Ice Cream social held before the fireworks at 6:00 If you have questions, call 834-2466 Free will donations will be appreciated.
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On the 4th of July
You can spend the day from 9:30 till 5:30 at Fort Laramie National Historic Site for the Free Frontier Fourth of July.
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At Dusk in Torrington there will be a fireworks display south of Highway 26 across from 800 East Valley Road in Torrington. You may park along frontage road. Monetary donations to pay for fireworks will be accepted at Torrington City Hall – For questions, call 532-5666
As a reminder most of the downtown Merchants will be closed on Monday July 5th including the Chamber Office and City Hall.
There was a huge storm quickly developing and I decided to try and out run it. I was pedalling like crazy for over an hour. Even going 20 mph up hill. The storm was slowly catching me and I was staying on the outside edge of it while I got rained on. The clouds behind me where real black and there was lightning. The houses are far apart but I finally I found an old trailer house that looked like a rowdy lived there. I knocked but no one answered. I went in the barn to get out of the rain and lightning and was worried that I would see a shot gun come around the corner and be put in my face. I got even more worried when I saw the shelf lined with a hundred empty beer bottles. I was preparing my death speech and looking for sometime white that I could hold around the corner as a surrender flag. Then the rain lightened up so I quickly took off and pedaled like crazy but barely moved against a 30 mph wind. I went 64 miles today.
