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WORLAND – Amongst 33 schools from three different states including Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska, Worland High School’s speech and debate team sent 28 students to the Natrona County meet and reigned victorious awarded first place in 3A sweepstakes, followed by Jackson in second and Rawlins in third. At the meet this past weekend in Casper, many highlights included Nathaniel Nelson and Jade Hefeneider taking first place in duo, Jack Vines taking second in poetry, Rachael Carver and Tanner Stott taking second in cross-examination debate and...
WORLAND – This Friday, Pam Greek’s art students with the Worland High School will be participating in the annual “Souper Bowl.” The Souper Bowl is an annual event within the community that’s a fundraiser for the Washakie County Special Olympics. The Special Olympics relies solely on fundraisers. The Souper Bowl is the events largest fundraiser. The Souper Bowl is an event held at the Worland High School. WHS’s ceramic students work to create ceramic bowls that are used during the fundraiser to fill up with soups and other food that’s made...
WORLAND – During a recent parent night at the Worland Middle School, Worland Police Chief Gabe Elliott spoke about one of the most recent, yet most popular drug trends, JUULing. A JUUL is an electronic cigarette that currently is overtaking 72 percent of the tobacco market. The e-cigarette has the appearance of a flash drive and is charged by using a USB port. It has two components to it, the battery and temperature regulation component and the mouthpiece which has a spot for the JUUL pod. JUULing is considered a safer, healthier alternative t...
WORLAND – This Sunday, national postal rates will see some of the largest increases ever. Prices will see an all-time high of 55 cents for the first ounce of a letter, increasing 5 cents from 2018 prices. Additional letter ounces will decrease from 21 cents to 15. Outbound international letters remain at $1.15 and postcards remain at 35 cents. HISTORY According to their website, the United States Postal Service (USPS) was first founded in 1775 with Benjamin Franklin as their first post master. However, stamps weren’t issued until 1847 by Rowlan...
WORLAND – Today is National Popcorn Day, meaning it’s the day of the year to eat one of the most popular snacks in America. However, there may be some questions about popcorn, some that you were too busy eating to ask. According to popcorn.org, popcorn is a whole grain maize product that originates from a wild grass. The kernel is the seed of this grass and is made up of three parts, the endosperm, germ and pericarp. The pericarp may also be known as hull or bran. Popcorn is grown in the “Corn Belt” of the United States. This is where the major...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Coalition and Worland's Police Department came together to discuss current drug trends with parents of Worland and Ten Sleep's fifth through 12th-graders. Monday night, WPD gathered parents and members of community at the Worland Middle School auditorium for presentations by Chief Gabe Elliott and Captain Zack Newton. DRUGS Newton spent his presentation highlighting the biggest drug encounters the force was witnessing as recently, and went over signs and symptoms o...
WORLAND – Washakie County Extension held an easy no-knead bread-making class last Thursday. Those who preregistered paid the small admission fee to join the one-time class to learn the recipe for the easy European-style bread. The class brought in 13 groups of people who came with friends, family, or even by themselves to learn the recipe. Red Reflet Ranch's pastry chef, Stephanie Shaw, was the instructor of the class who handed out the recipe while demonstrating her technique on how to make t...
WORLAND – Thanksgiving week, 154 musicians and color guard members from the 2018 Wyoming All State Marching Band (WASMB) headed to Philadelphia and participated in the country’s oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade. Out of the 154 participants, six of them were from Worland High School’s marching band, Black Thunder. These students were Kaci Bentley on clarinet, Cameron Cabarett on TC baritone, Wyatt Douglas on trumpet, Caleb Fraser on clarinet, Joshua Kelton on trombone and Tatum Zimmerman with the color guard. The 1.4 mile Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksg...
WORLAND – Friday and Saturday, Pinnacle Bank will be hosting their 33rd annual Festival of Trees, which will be open to the public. With 23 decorated trees this year, along with multiple miscellaneous items and wreaths, people will be able to attend the annual festival and vote and bid for their favorite trees and decorations. Doors open Friday morning at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for decorators. At 5 p.m. doors open to the public, so the decorated trees and wreaths and other items can be viewed for the auction beginning at 6 p.m. Those who p...
WORLAND – Last weekend, Worland High School's drama team won first place in 3A sweepstakes in Rock Springs and Green River. With 186 points, WHS was the third highest in the tournament against 28 other schools. According to school drama teacher, Rick Dorn, rules for state drama state that "all schools (4As, 3As, 1/2As) compete against one another in every event. Sweepstakes is done by taking the highest score from each category for ten different events, and then 3A schools are compared a...
WORLAND – The final state drama results show that Worland High School received first place in 3A Sweepstakes with 186 points and was the third highest in the tournament among school’s competing. This weekend, Worland’s drama team headed to the state championship in Rock Springs and Green River. Fifty-three students with the team attended state competing in 18 different events. WHS drama team received third place in proscenium play with the student directed production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” and third place in devised play with “Rings of...
WORLAND – With winter holidays just around the corner, decorating is in full swing to anticipate celebrations. This includes decorating around the town to get everyone in the festive mood. This year, the city was approached with a different process when it came to decorating Pioneer Square. The first annual Pioneer Square lighting ceremony, sponsored by RT Communications, took place Friday night. This year, a group of 15 families were approached and asked to decorate the trees in Pioneer S...
WORLAND – Next week, Worland High School's drama team will be attending the state drama competition in Rock Springs. One of the students attending this competition with a student directed play is theater veteran and high school senior Rachael Carver. Carver will be competing State Drama in both performing and directing categories. She's the second student to direct a play after they recently became an event for state. Carver has been working on a student performance of "The Diary of Anne F...
Worland – Those looking to holiday shop are lacing up their snow boots to hit the Black Friday sales or charging their devices for Cyber Monday. On Saturday, people are encouraged to shop locally and to support more independent businesses. Small Business Saturday started in 2010 as a registered trademark of American Express, the company publicized their initiative using social media, advertising and public relations. Small Business Saturday is about supporting local businesses and creating jobs in communities all across America. Though Black F...
WORLAND – The first week of October is designated National 4-H Week. In observance, the Roadrunner Club puts together a baby basket for the first baby born in the local hospital that week. Though they don’t always find out who receives this basket, this year, the recipient of the 2008 basket completed her first year of 4-H. Lanora Hankinson, the 10-year-old daughter of Christy and Roger Hankinsons started her first year of 4-H with her little sister, Brandy last November. The sisters began their 4-H careers showing goats. Lanora is looking forw...
WORLAND – Christian music listeners are in for a special treat with a concert by Christian pop-rock band, Stars Go Dim tonight at the Worland Middle School auditorium. Originally formed in 2007 as a mainstream pop band, Stars Go Dim is now the moniker for the Christian pop artist and songwriter, Chris Cleveland. According to the band’s website, after having been at the helm of an acclaimed independent secular band, and more than a decade of leading worship at Tulsa Oklahoma’s Asbury United Methodist Church in front of one of America’s largest...
WORLAND – Veterans Day is Sunday, Nov. 11 with the federal observance on Monday. Around the Big Horn Basin, schools and businesses alike are planning ways to observe the holiday and honor veterans. Things kick off tonight thanks to Washakie County School District No. 1’s fourth-graders. Tonight at the Worland Middle School Auditorium, fourth-graders will be performing their annual Veterans Day program under the direction of teacher Willie Wright. Celebrations continue Friday. From 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Worland Senior Citizens Center wil...
WORLAND – Thursday will kick off the Worland High School's two-day drama showcase. The drama showcase will feature two one act plays and a handful of various types of small acting pieces. Thursday night will start off with the production of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Deprived from its original version to adjust to a time slot of 30 minutes, the play is under the direction of high school senior Rachael Carver. The play features Sullie-Ann Keuntjes as Anne, Emily Bleicher as Edith, Raeth Tolman a...
WORLAND – Recently, the Worland Youth Learning Center (WYLC) started taking donations for their military care packages that will be going out to an 18 soldier-unit marine base in Kuwait. This month at WYLC’s parent party, attendees will be writing their own thank you letters to the military. On Nov. 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., families will be invited to come partake in a free chili dinner and write their thank you letters. The center requests families to sign up in advance. The packages are part of the center’s plan to show their thanks this...
WORLAND – Different cultures and religions celebrate with a variety of different holidays and traditions. Day of the Dead, or also known as Dia de los Muertos, proves no different. Day of the Dead, though its not much of a common celebration throughout the local areas, is a holiday celebrated on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. The holiday is mostly celebrated through Latin America and originates with a Christian-Catholic background. Associated with the Catholic holiday of All Saint’s Day, Day of the Dead is a holiday to honor late family members and anc...
WORLAND – There are plenty of events around the Big Horn Basin this month to get you and your family into the spooky mood for the Halloween season. Events kick off this week with Worland's RT Communications Great Pumpkin Hunt, Oct. 22-26. RT Communications will be hiding the "Great Pumpkin," a pumpkin decorated with their logo, at a location somewhere on public land in Worland. Listeners of KWOR's weekday morning show from 6-9 a.m., or those who visit RT's Facebook page will be able to r...
WORLAND – Last Saturday, Worland High School's marching band, Black Thunder, traveled to their state competition up in Casper. At this competition, Black Thunder faced off from 21 other schools in attendance. According to band director Chad Rose, the band did amazing. "The band finished 4th overall, and 1st in 3A," Rose stated. "The color guard received one of two captions for auxiliary and was rated top color guard in Wyoming regardless of classification." A caption award is an award that's g...
WORLAND – For three years, Washakie County Public Health (WCPH) has held an annual screen-free week for children of the community. Last month they held the event once again. Last year, 60 students spent 16-20 hours screen-free as a way to spend time away from their screens and to focus more on time with family. This year, WCPH saw a rise in numbers with 84 participants. According to WCPH nurse manager, Amanda Heinemeyer, screen-free week is to encourage both kids and parents to turn off their screens and to have quality time together. Participa...
WORLAND – The Worland High School Black Thunder marching band is preparing for their state competition. On Tuesday, Warrior Stadium will be the host site for the annual marching band invitational. Other marching bands joining Black Thunder are Riverton, Cody and Buffalo. With 85 students in the Black Thunder marching band, their preparation began back in July with their preseason camp. Black Thunder recently exhibited their skills at the homecoming parade on Friday and again that night at the h...
WORLAND – This Saturday, Worland will be having their seventh annual Wyoming State Championship Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off. What differs this year, however, is that this year’s competition is sanctioned by the state, making the event the only verified event in Wyoming. The competition is Saturday at 1 p.m., at the Worland Big Horn Co-op, located at 400 W Big Horn Ave. Those interested in competing can show up that morning from anytime between 8 a.m. and noon to register, according to organizer Jay Richard. Participants will be coming from all ove...