Stephanie’s hanging baskets (made from coco coir and lined with burlap to hold moisture) on the fence are artfully designed with color, shape and texture in mind, using various colors of alyssum, verbena, calibrachoa, bacopa and creeping Jenny to fill the baskets. They are on a timed drip system and are fed plant nutrients every week. Their beautiful home is accented with hanging baskets of red ivy geraniums and sweet potato vines. The rest of the yard is filled with a huge variety of shrubs and trees.

The Bondurant Community Club hosted its annual Heritage Day fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 12, with clothing, furnishings, household goods, linens, home-baked goodies, homemade rhubarb jams and many books at St. Hubert’s Episcopal Church and Bondurant Library.

It took several months for Camden and Lorraine Bennett and their five kids to construct their 34-foot by 48-foot Rimol greenhouse in the Favazzo subdivision near Pinedale, but the wait was worth it.

PureWest’s team offered its updated drilling plans in an Aug. 2 open house with information stations set up around the Pinedale Library’s Lovatt Room.

PFAC's Soundcheck Summer Music Series hosts its final concert of the summer featuring Americana trio The Last Revel and singer-songwriter Kimmi Bitter.

Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming are bringing STEM programming to Big Piney on Monday, Aug. 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. with their Mobile STEM Learning Center. Programs will take place at the Big Piney Library.

Sublette County Public Health, in cooperation with Wyoming Health Fairs (WHF), is offering discounted blood draws at Rendezvous Pointe Senior Center in Pinedale later this month.

As the season begins to change, the Pinedale Theatre Company (PTC) is planning for its fall production of “The Music Man,” with showings planned on Oct. 26, 27 and 28. PTC’s Communication Director Ellie Brown announced auditions will be held at the Sheppard Auditorium in Pinedale from Aug. 17 to 19.

Pinedale Health Fair Blood Draws are scheduled from 6 to 10 a.m. from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31 at 425 E. Magnolia St.

Congratulations to all of the participants and competitors in the 2023 Sublette County Fair! Pick up a copy of the Aug. 3 Pinedale Roundup for additional photos.

This year’s picnic took place on Sunday, July 16, at the Daniel Community Center.

A resolution officially authorizing the sale of the Town of Pinedale’s 0.29-acre plot at 210 W. Pine St. passed unanimously at the July 24 council meeting. The resolution contained a list of property uses that are either allowed or prohibited once the five lots are sold, referred to as “deed restrictions.”

SCSD1 Superintendent Shannon Harris emphasized that a decision to pull out of the National School Lunch Program would be difficult, involving “significant” costs and months of information gathering to thoroughly examine each possibility. The final choice ultimately falls under the board’s authority, Harris added.

Although Cooper and LeeAnn Shelton started their gardening adventures in Sublette County only a year ago, they have sparked the curiosity of many travelers going to Jackson with the glowing green lights emanating from their large greenhouse near the Rim Station on Highway 191 in the dark of winter. A large group of Sage and Snow Garden Club members took a field trip to the greenhouse last week and honored the new gardeners with its prestigious Garden of Beauty Award. The 42- by 120-foot greenhouse may be the largest in Sublette County, and although it is fully automated with its computer-controlled lighting, heating, irrigating and fertilizing systems, it is a full-time job for Cooper and LeeAnn to plant, monitor and harvest the hundreds of plants growing indoors. Salad greens and herbs are grown hydroponically in rock wool fiber pods nested in pop-out rails with a circulating water/fertilizer solution.

The FFF board set three goals when it hosted its inaugural fly-fishing tournament in 2017. First and foremost is to raise funds for the nonprofit’s cause. All proceeds go directly to support the organization’s mission to help “families fighting cancer, people with special needs and children with chronic illness.” The second goal was to host a total of 23 teams competing in the tournament in honor of Sublette County – County 23. The limited entry event is now capped at 23 teams. The final goal consisted of creating a fly-fishing tournament “like no other.” Avid fishermen and women participate in two days of epic, guided fly fishing in spectacular rivers and streams across Sublette County and around LaBarge. In 2023, Fishing for the Fight met and surpassed each of its original objectives set in 2017.

The Board of Sublette County Commissioners is seeking public comment from area residents about the need for an indoor equestrian center. As reported by the Pinedale Roundup on July 13 and July 20, the commissioners are considering purchasing the Crossfire Arena near Bomgaars between Pinedale and Boulder. Folks are encouraged to weigh in at the next commissioners meeting with their thoughts, concern and other feedback on Tuesday, Aug. 1 beginning at 11 a.m.

Make sure to travel down to the Sublette County Fairgrounds in Marbleton as plenty of events continue on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and show your support for the months of blood, sweat and tears young people across the county put into their projects. The fair culminates with the awards ceremony at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, followed by the annual livestock sale at 1:30 p.m. in the Event Center.

Sublette County School District No. 9 announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children whose families are unable to pay the full price of meals served through the national school lunch and breakfast programs.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the big Liberty-style church bell rings at noon atop the steeple of the Pinedale Community Church. Similar to spokes in a wagon wheel, kids and a few adults stream from all directions toward the center, which is the church entrance to a free lunch. Through the collective efforts of volunteers from the Pinedale Community Church, Church of the Resurrection, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church, free home-cooked meals are offered up every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 12:45 p.m. at 113 S. Maybelle Ave. in Pinedale.

“I understand the perspective of parents and this community,” Murphy wrote. “This knowledge, combined with my desire to support the staff and students in SCSD1, will shape my contribution to the school board and hopefully result in an improved educational outcome for all students. I am excited to serve our community as a SCSD1 board member.”