The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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Travel The USA @ The Moorcroft Branch Library! Adult readers are challenged to read six books from specific regions across the USA. Books can be non-fiction about the specific area, written by an author from the area or be set in the area. Stop by and pick up your reading log today. Summer reading program is in full swing! Young readers have been invited to Travel The World @ Your Library. Participants can earn prizes for reading and attending events such as Movie Fridays or Storytime. All ages are welcome to join Miss Lacey each Wednesday at 1...
In last week’s article, “Chamber hosts Safety Day”, page 6, paragraph 11, the correct name of the organization is Powder River Energy Corporation and the names of the PRECorp lineman pictured were TC Mulloy and Eric Anderson....
The Pine Haven Beautification Alliance has announced the June Yard of the Month belongs to Don and Peggy Dihle at 19 Vista Grande....
We started an Adult Summer Reading Challenge June 5: Travel the USA at the Moorcroft Branch Library! Adult readers are challenged to read six books from specific regions across the USA. Books can be non-fiction about the specific area, written by an author from the area or be set in the area. Stop by and pick up your reading log today. Young readers are invited to Travel the World at Your Library! Registration for summer reading is open until June 13. All ages are welcome to join Miss Lacey at Robinson Park for Storytime each Wednesday at 10...
Absaroka District Interpretive Ranger Linley Mayer welcomed guests to the Summer Kickoff at Keyhole last weekend. Among the interactive and fun learning activities available at the Tatonka Shelter, there was one that immediately caught one’s attention with a bucket of clay, a bag of potting soil and a sack of wildflower seeds. Mayer explained how to make and use these “seed bombs”. “We mix together clay, dirt and seeds with some water and when they dry (usually in about 24 hours), you can jus...
Crook County first graders from Hulett, Moorcroft and Sundance made their annual trek to Devils Tower National Monument for the 18th annual Wyoming Reads celebration in Crook County. It was a gorgeous day to enjoy the natural history of Devils Tower with a hike around it. After their hike, students met at the picnic area, ate lunch and were then entertained in the amphitheater. Area coordinator Bonnie Stahla, Crook County Library Director, explained how Wyoming Reads came to be and how the Sue...
Registration is open for the summer reading program. Young readers are invited to Travel The World at Your Library! Join Miss Lacey at Robinson Park for Storytime each Wednesday at 10 a.m. as she introduces games, food, language and animals from destinations around the world and readers can submit hours read for their chance to win some amazing prizes provided by donations from local businesses. Registration ends on Tuesday, June 13. Stop by the library to sign up. We have lots of fun activities planned at the library. Check out the upcoming...
We are gearing up for an amazing summer reading program! Young readers can read books to win prizes as they Travel the World @ Your Library. This summer’s program will feature fun activities introducing games, food, language and animals from destinations around the world. Due to donations from area businesses, we will have many opportunities for our young readers to win amazing prizes. Registration begins May 31 and ends June 13. Stop by the library to sign up. We have several fun activities coming up at the library. The LEGO Guy will be r...
In the article, “Wild Woman supports local talent”, on page five of the Moorcroft Leader last week, the name of the establishment was incorrect. Anita Beth Irving owns the Crazy Hippy Woman’s Artisan Market. This business has been actively helping local talent show their wares to the public for several years now. With this correction, there are also two clarifications to note. Alisa Hanson is not considered an assistant, but is rather a volunteer who manages the store when Irving is out of town; the outside area for vendors is available only...
Our Thanks The Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the volunteers who helped make the 2023 Spring fling Cleanup Day possible. It proves the old adage – “It takes a village”. The Town of Moorcroft who made the dump available, personnel, Scott, David, Cody, Jodi, dump truck and equipment for the cleanup. The following donated their time and vehicles: Dan Grace – pickup with a trailer provided by Mike Slattery; Jerry Fischbach, Fischbach Construction – pickup and trailer; Mark Millard – pickup...
The Wild Woman Artisan Market is an unassuming building on the west side of Moorcroft, on the north side of Highway 14/16. Owner Anita Beth Irving and assistant Alisa Hansen welcome everyone with a smile and are always willing to answer questions as people stroll through the store. Guests are encouraged to peruse the many items for sale from keychains and crocheted blankets to cup coasters, lotions and paintings, to name only a few. Irving has been providing independent artisans from Crook and...
Author and Wyoming Poet Laureate Eugene Gagliano visited us on May 9. The first grade classes from Moorcroft Elementary attended his presentation along with several home school families and other patrons. Gene read from several of his books including the newly released My Veggie Friends. He used several volunteers including Miss Lacey during his skits explaining how to create a story. AnitaBeth Irving won a basket full of Gene's books and items donated by The Buckin Farmacy & Crazy Hippie...
Entries are now open for this year’s Crook County Rodeo Royalty Contest! Contestants must attend a Crook County School, or parent(s) must reside in Crook County. Contestant age requirements are 7-22 by January 1, 2023. Deadline for applications to be received is June 2 at 5 p.m. Please contact Amber Burch at (307) 467-5678 or message our Facebook page to receive an application. Contest will be held in Hulett on the evening of July 14, and a noon luncheon on July 15....
Pine Haven’s council has approved this year’s cleanup day for Saturday, May 20 and dumpsters will be available in the town hall parking lot for residents to deposit their waste throughout the weekend. There is, though, a list of items that will not be accepted in these dumpsters. This list is available at Town Hall as well as on the Pine Haven municipal website, https://pinehavenwy.govoffice2.com/; everyone planning to avail their household of this provision is encouraged to check it out before Saturday. Among these items is household gar...
Last Saturday, Pine Haven's Over the Hill Gang and the Pine Haven Fire Auxiliary celebrated first responders and their families with a barbecue lunch and a program to honor these valiant volunteers. Of the 59 guests who attended, 20 were first responders and, as each arrived, they were given a thank you card with a surprise coin inside. The coins given to the volunteers were designed specifically for the first responders and were provided to be a memory of these special moments, a specific fire...
The Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) is hosting, with the help of local businesses and emergency services, their annual Safety/Business Day on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. After picking up an important paper at the MACC booth right in front of the flower box next to Diehl’s Supermarket, guests are invited to stroll among the booths set up along Big Horn Avenue to ask questions from the professionals who have the answers that may save a life or property tomorrow. Many businesses are also offering Moorcroft Bucks at the e...
Vitalant Blood Services will be in Moorcroft on Tuesday, May 9, from noon to 5:15 p.m. at the Cornerstone Ministries Church (next to Blakeman Propane). Please join this awesome mission to save lives by donating blood! As always, ALL blood types are needed. Please consider donating blood, even if you have not done so before. It only takes roughly an hour of your day…what a selfless act. Contributors must be a minimum of 16 years of age to donate (a signed parental permission is required for all 16-17 year old donors). Please call (...
For the most up to date information on library happenings please visit us online crookcountylibrary.org/moorcroft-branch.html. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram. We have several giveaways going on this week! Weekly Events Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – Storytime; 4 p.m. - After School Activities; 7 p.m. AA Meeting (use downstairs entrance). Upcoming Events May 9, 9:30 a.m. - Award winning author and Wyoming’s Poet Laureate Eugene Gagliano will be presenting. Stop by the library and check out some of his books for your chance to win a pri...
National Library Week is April 23-29, 2023. Come see us and find out why “There is More to the Story” at your local library. We have meeting spaces available for public use at no charge, which can include our kitchenette and presentation tools, like a TV or projector with screen and computer, print and copy services are available during business hours. We also have a Library of Things available for checkout including DVDs, blood pressure kits, Wyoming State Parks Pass and Backpack, STEAM Kits for kids, preschool activity kits as well as boo...
With strong encouragement from the town council, the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) has decided to host another Spring Cleanup Day this year. The event will take place on Thursday, May 11, 9 a.m. until noon. Elaine Buckmiller, 20-year veteran of Spring Clean up Day, explained that she has been made aware of the types of waste the Moorcroft C&D pit can accept. "I didn't think we were going to be able to have [clean up day], [but] we've been doing it for 20 years and I really do think...
Above: Ofelia Myles, winner of the stuffed Easter bunny from Coffee Cup Fuel Stop. Below: Landon Beasley, the Coffee Cup Easter basket winner....
Library supporters are invited and encouraged to learn about our local Adult Book Club. We are looking for volunteers to advocate for our library, raise funds, sponsor programs and host used books sales. Award winning author and Wyoming's Poet Laureate Eugene Gagliano will be presenting at the library Tuesday May 9 at 9:30 am. People are encouraged to stop by the library for their chance to win a prize basket, including several of his books and valued over $75. The library has many of his books...
The Crook County Public Library will present award winning author Eugene Gagliano at three events next month. Programs will be presented at 9:30 a.m. on Tues., May 9 at the Moorcroft Branch Library; 1 p.m. on Tues., May 9 at the Hulett Branch Library and 10 a.m. on Wed., May 10 at the Crook County Library in Sundance. Known by many as the teacher who dances on his desk, Eugene M. Gagliano is a retired elementary teacher with a great sense of humor. He and his wife Carol live near the base of...
Story time is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., geared toward preschool age children; however, everyone is welcome. Kids Paint class is the first Friday of every month: participants must sign up, please call the library at 307-756-3232 for details. Afterschool activities on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. We are excited to announce ‘C is for Cowboy’ author Eugene Gagliano will be visiting the library May 9. More details coming soon! NEW ARRIVALS: K-3- Minions: Mini Boss (graphic novel) by Stephane Lapuss, I Found a Kitty! by Troy Cummings, Pirates Lov...
It is time, once again, to join like-minded men and women, who run toward the need for the annual First Responders’ Barbecue at the Pine Haven Community Center on Saturday, April 29; a special program will begin at noon with lunch at 1 p.m. The menu includes brisket grilled by locally renowned master Richard Wilkerson, as well as ‘taters, numerous side dishes and cake. This event is for firefighter, law enforcement, EMS personnel, game and fish, brand inspector, dispatch, etc and is hosted by the Over the Hill Gang in conjunction with the Pin...
