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Museum moves forward with site plan approval


By Mike Karr
Staff Writer

WORLAND — The site plans for the new Washakie Museum and Cultural Center were approved Thursday by the Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission. The museum will be located on Big Horn Avenue, west of 23rd Street.

Jim Baldwin, with CTA Architects out of Billings explained the site plans with a computer model to the planning commission.

Sitting on four and a half acres of land, the main entry to the museum will be coming in off of Big Horn Avenue ...Continue Reading


South Flat Road accident

 

DAILY NEWS photo by Bob Vines
ACCIDENT: Emergency responders answered the call Thursday afternoon after a vehicle veered from the road on South Flat Road approximately six miles south of Worland. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Kidgell, the driver of the Dodge swerved, over-corrected and ended up striking a telephone pole with the rear of her vehicle. The unidentified driver was transported to Washakie Medical Center.

Vital Statistics

BIRTHS
None reported.
DEATHS
Geraldine Patricia "Pat" Wallingford, 85, of Thermopolis, May 7.
Clayton D. Swayze, 76, of Worland, May 8.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
None reported.
DIVORCE ACTIONS
None reported.
AMBULANCE CALLS
May 7, 8:34 a.m., 1214 South Lane.
FIRE CALLS
None reported.
WEATHER
Worland temperatures: High 63, Low 44, Precipitation: 0.29.
Friday... Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning...Then chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 52 to 56. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Friday night... Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening...Then chance of rain showers and snow showers after midnight. Lows around 33. North winds around 15 mph late in the evening. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Saturday... Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and snow showers in the morning. Highs 51 to 55.
Saturday night... Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 39.
Sunday... Warmer. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Sunday night... Partly cloudy. Lows near 40.
Monday... Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning... Then chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Chance of precipitation  40 percent.

Current Events

Friday, May 9

  • Please call the Daily News, 347-3241, if you are anticipating any changes in your organization’s meetings.Please call the Daily News, 347-3241, if you are anticipating any changes in your organization’s meetings.
  • Adaptive Aerobics, 9 a.m., Worland Senior Citizens’ Center.
  • Pinochle, 1 p.m., Worland Senior Citizens’ Center.
  • Bingo, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Thermopolis Water Plant House.

    SATURDAY, May 10
  • Home and Garden Expo, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Park County Fairgrounds, Powell.
  • Small Acreage Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Basin Fairgrounds.
  • Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Worland Landfill.
  • Bake Sale and Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ten Sleep Senior Citizens’ Center.
  • Sharing Yarns and Crafts, 10 a.m., Washakie County Library.
  • Annual Spring Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Washakie Museum.
  • Gebauer-Dalbey Violin Recital, 4 p.m., Worland Middle School Auditorium.
  • Girl Scout Gold Award Assembly, 4 p.m., Eagles Lodge.
  • Bingo, 7 p.m., Thermopolis Senior Citizens’ Center.

    SUNDAY, May 11
  • Mother’s Day.
  • Mother’s Day Tea, 2:30 p.m., Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
  • Bingo, 7 p.m., Eagles Hall.

    MONDAY, May 12
  • Worland WIC. Call 347-9249.
  • Family Planning Clinic. Call 347-3278.
  • Adaptive Aerobics, 9 a.m., Worland Senior Citizens’ Center.
  • Bridge, 1 p.m., Thermopolis Senior Citizens’ Center.
  • Can Can, 6 p.m., Thermopolis Senior Citizens’ Center.
  • Worland’s After 5, 6:30 p.m., Worland Community Center Complex.
  • Pinochle, 6:45 p.m., Thermopolis Senior Citizens’ Center.
  • Al-Anon, 7 p.m., Hake Realty GMAC Real Estate (back door), 744 Big Horn Ave.
  • Washakie County School District No. 2 School Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Ten Sleep School.
  • Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church Basement, 1301 Big Horn Ave.
  • Cottonwood Quilters, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Magdalen Church.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Water Plant House, Thermopolis.

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