News Briefs

Vacation Bible School next week in Basin 

Children from age 3 to those going into sixth grade are invited to Vacation Bible School next week at the Basin First Baptist Church. The times 5:45 to 8:15 p.m.

Pre-registration is encouraged. Email suiterbl@gmail.com to get registration link. '

Bighorn National Forest announces bridge work on Beef Trail 056 at Cedar Creek

Crews are replacing the Cedar Creek bridge on the Beef Trail 056 this summer. For public safety and to allow work to be completed without pause, an area including a portion of Trail 056 from its junction with Trail 055 (via Forest System Road 264) to the junction with Cedar Creek will be temporarily closed, effective immediately. 

The portion of the Beef Trail 056 west from the junction with Cedar Creek and down to Highway 14 will remain open (as will access to Trail 055). For the complete order and map, please visit the Bighorn National Forest website under Forest Orders, https://www.fs.usda.gov/bighorn.

Paleontologist to speak July 18 at Greybull library

Dr. Michael Brett-Surman, Museum Specialist for Dinosaurs, Fossil Reptiles and Amphibians, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (retired) will present “Dinosaurs for parents, teachers, and other living fossils” on July 18 at 6 pm at the Greybull Public Library. 

Dr. Brett-Surman is a popular teacher, lecturer, and noted paleontologist. For several years, “Dr. Mikey” co-taught several K-12 courses in geology and paleontology through the Bighorn Basin Geoscience Center in Greybull, which was part of the Smithsonian Outreach program. 

He is the author of “The Jurassic World Field Guide to Dinosaurs” with Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., and the co-editor of “The Complete Dinosaur,” first and second editions. His research included several excavations in the Greybull-Shell area including the world’s only known Allosaurus nest found east of Greybull. 

UW Extension to present food preservation info, test dial gauges

With fruits and vegetables ripening in gardens across Big Horn County, the University of Wyoming Extension recommends following USDA food preservation guidelines and testing dial gauges annually. (Weighted gauges do not need to be tested.)

University of Wyoming Extension educator Melissa Cook will distribute essential food preservation information and offer free dial gauge testing July 15-17 at the following locations across Big Horn County:

Cowley LDS Church: July 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Lovell Annex: July 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Burlington Fire Hall: July 16, 9 to 10:30 a.m. 

Greybull Library: July 16, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Shell Store: July 17, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If these times and dates do not work for you or you would like to attend a class on the USDA canning methods, contact Melissa at 307-568-4160 for individual appointments.

Home canning offers several benefits, including the year-round availability of garden-grown fruits and vegetables, reduced waste of garden produce, economic savings, increased shelf life of produce, self-sufficiency, and the ability to replenish your emergency food supply.