As we were basking in the joy of treason and celebrating our independence from English treachery on the Fourth of July, a judge issued an injunction to protect free speech on social media platforms.
All the Bible scholars will remember that in the Book of Judges, Samson had great strength; slaying a lion with his bare hands and decimating an entire Philistine army using only a donkey’s jawbone. In dedication to the Lord, Samson, a Nazarite, never cut his hair, and in that hair, God gave him his great power. The Philistines weren’t very happy that they couldn’t counteract Samson’s force so decided to utilize the services of a harlot named Delilah. She was paid a hefty sum to find out how to take down this mighty, though sinful, warrior. Samson told her his secret of strength, so as he slept, Delilah had his locks shorn. He woke and due to his breaking of vows to God (which had little to do with his haircut), he was left as weak as any man.
I am a retired science teacher and taught in Pinedale for 25 years. I’d like to share with you an incredible experience my students and I witnessed on an early May morning, several years ago. We hiked up to the Fremont Lake outlet and dam structure where we were actively engaged in the CCC Ponds restoration project. Excited and chattering, the seventh-graders were eager to start their assigned jobs as they hiked along. But as we approached the bridge we were suddenly stunned into silence. We quickly sat on the ground, completely mesmerized by the most intimate and wild encounter we had ever seen. Just above the bridge, in the narrow outlet, were about 30 mule deer quietly slipping into the frigid water. Their heads just above the surface; they swam. Nostrils flaring, mouths opened, gulping the crisp morning air. We could hear their little grunting sounds as they swam. This was their time. They knew the way, taught to them by their mothers and grandmothers before them.
I’ve watched the annual migration over several years, seeing mule deer attempt to avoid humans and pursuing canines, while navigating their two crossing areas, near the Fremont Lake outlet and irrigation/dam control structure/pedestrian bridge. Within the past two years, two additional residential structures have been constructed on the east side of Fremont Lake in the Lake Ridge subdivision, adjacent to a historical resting spot for migrating ungulates.
Wyoming’s deer and pronghorn populations will rebound if we prioritize the habitat and migration corridors these animals need to thrive. Research from the University of Wyoming’s Monteith Shop shows that mule deer with quality summer range pack on more fat reserves and are far more likely to survive harsh winters. For western Wyoming’s deer herds, much of that summer range lies in the BTNF. So how can we, as sportsmen and sportswomen, help?
This year’s Independence Day marks the 247th commemoration of the Declaration of Independence and freedom from British rule. Since those amazing signers’ time, we’ve grown from 2.5 million people to 330 million and with advances in health and sanitation, child mortality has been cut from more than 45 percent to under 1 percent. We live an average of 35 years longer and have built almost 4 million miles of paved roads. We have over 5,000 public airports and electricity powers our country, with 85 percent of households having access to broadband internet and nearly every home has a computer.
I always try to live with the concept of mindfulness. I prefer living in the moment. I will plan for the future, but I do not worry about it. Worrying about what will happen in the future only diminishes the now. As for the past? I will always remember what has been, but I do not live there.
The original decision to reverse the "traditional" parade route was based on the following factors: Safety for all the parade participants while creating less impact on businesses and residents and the inclusion of senior citizens at the Sublette Center.
With community support, “Meet Me on the Green” will resonate throughout the Green River Valley during the 2023 Rendezvous Days. Please join us for all Rendezvous activities culminating in the pageant and beard-shaving fundraiser on Sunday.
Living here in Sublette County, Wyoming, we are slightly protected from becoming over-civilized, but look into the massive metropolitan areas that are merging together. With algorithms monitoring our movements, wants and thoughts are bunching us together with what is known and accepted as the same.
As I passed them on the way out I took down the license plate of the “Bison” brand horse trailer, which was the size for two horses and included a side door. Both licenses were County 23. The dark pickup pulling the trailer was black or dark blue and also had a local plate. Please, if anyone knows these folks, just let them know we don’t want to see their garbage when we go out to recreate. Create a little social pressure to encourage responsible, not selfish behavior in the great outdoors.
One day last summer, Gar and I were driving in city traffic and as we came to a red light, there was a bit of a traffic jam. A dozen men on motorcycles were coming, single file, from the opposite direction. Suddenly, one guy in the middle flipped his bike into a wheelie and drove on the back tire until he was out of our sight. I turned to Gar, who was staring longingly, with little hearts in his eyes, and said, “See, that’s why women live longer than men.” Gar shook his head, pointed a finger at me knowingly, and with great wisdom, according to him, declared, “No, that’s why men have more adventures than women.” I sighed, “That’s probably true, but somebody has to be the sane one.”
I have come to understand the disorder and the anarchy in which we live. With this understanding, I have found the clarity and order that I choose not to be involved. Without fear, I have come to understand myself so that I may go beyond myself. I am learning as I teach myself to watch, watch the way that I am, and become aware of the way in which I am. As I do this, I also am honing the ability to listen to another voice and understand their personal point of view.
As a result of that discussion and the fact that the parade will still run in the same reversed direction, the GRRPA would like to inform the public that we regretfully will not be participating in the parade this year. The practice and the pageant are very important in order to keep Sublette County’s history alive. Without the pageant, there would not be Rendezvous Days.
Medicaid provides health coverage to 83.1 million Americans or more than 20 percent of the population, including low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. In Wyoming, there were more than 83,000 people receiving health insurance through Medicaid at the start of 2023. Health coverage helps people fulfill needs that might not otherwise be met. It plays a vital but also complicated role. After all, it’s difficult to keep up with expectations, especially when the rules are regularly rewritten.
According to researchers, the heart has an electromagnetic field larger than the brain: A magnetometer can measure the energy field of the heart that radiates from 2.4 meters to 3 meters around the human body. More impressive, the electromagnetic field projected by the heart of a horse is five times larger than that of a human. With a compelling force the electromagnetic sphere around the horse can travel straight into our heart rate.
In 2008, Kniffy Hamilton, the supervisor of Bridger-Teton National Forest, designated “The Path of the Pronghorn” in the section of this important migration corridor that went through Bridger-Teton National Forest. After this designation, many optimists thought that the BLM, private landowners and the state of Wyoming would take steps to continue the designation, which would offer this thousands-of-years-old migration a degree of protection from development and overuse. That did not happen.
Political pressure has further stalled the State of Wyoming’s attempt to protect the Sublette pronghorn migration corridor, which includes The Path of the Pronghorn. This world-famous migration route was publicly proposed by Wyoming Game and Fish in 2019, accompanied by maps and data.
“Mustanging” was a brutal practice of capture and sale to slaughter. This practice outraged the American public at large. However, the law had a huge backlash from those that had profited from running horses, hog-tying them to wait for the kill truck and then grinding them up for fertilizer and chicken feed.
Our country is being overrun with lawsuits from people who want to blame someone every time something goes wrong. People are suing for anything and everything because there are not any consequences if they lose. Frivolous lawsuits are abundant and harmful.