Pages of the Past

100 years ago

March 26, 1925

On Monday of last week the writer sat down and wrote the story of how Sheriff Burgess and Deputy Denny had gone over into Washakie County and located the goods which had evidently been taken out of the Altman building before the recent fire at Manderson. Whatever became of that article we do not know. We do know that because we had a number of other things on our mind last week, we closed the forms without it and did not realize that we had overlooked it until after the paper had been printed. On Sunday of last week the officers located a truck load of merchandise in a tenant house on the ranch of John Salzman. Salzman claims that Altman claimed that he was a recent arrival in the country and wanted a place to store his goods until he could get located. 

75 years ago

March 23,1950

The famous motion picture films of the expedition through the Big Horn Canyon last summer will be shown in Basin for the second time next Wednesday night. The high school junior class is sponsoring the return engagement of the sensational films at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Ward King, Jr., and Bill Green were two of the Greybull men who made the historic trip through the canyon in July of 1949. The show will more fully bring out the breath-taking beauty of Wyoming and Montana’s lost country. 

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wesnitzer are the parents of a 7-pound, 14-ounce son born March 21 at Washakie Memorial hospital in Worland. 

Cadet members of the Basin squadron of the Civil Air Patrol are seeking sponsors to enable them to attend the annual encampment this summer. Seeking sponsors are: Duane Seymour, Miles and Dexter Bennett, Bill Reid, Frank Pauley and Floyd Earl Ellison. 

50 years ago

March 27, 1975

The Basin Town Council last Friday night in special meeting awarded Gordon W. Sykes, contractor, the bid for construction of a concession building and running track in the recreation park being built west of town. The low bid, using an alternate surface on the track, is for $65,000. 

Mrs. Mary Sackett of Basin has been named Woman of the Month for March by Alpha Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Sackett has been a newspaperwoman in the area for many years. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dode Harrison, Emblem Route, Greybull, are the parents of a boy and girl born March 12 in the Powell hospital. The youngsters have been named Tammy Lee Harrison and Timmy Ray Harrison. 

25 years ago

March 24, 2000

A National Honor Society induction ceremony held Monday, March 13 honored the following new members: Kyle Tate, Jayla Vigil, Dusty Lewis, Kelli Skarda, Liz Kidner, Katrina Jares and Marisa Ruhter. 

Jeb Adams, son of Eric and Linda Adams of Basin, left Tuesday for Macedonia, the former Republic of Yugoslavia, where he will be volunteering as a high school English teacher through the Peace Corps. 

Cayleigh Herman was elected president of the Paintrock Punchers 4-H Club at a meeting held on March 5. Also elected were Cameron Caines, Keonna Herman, Amanda Deneke, Vicki and Catlin Caines.