From our files: Citizens against UW dome in 1976

100 years ago, Feb. 12, 1926

The Cowley Progress

There were 2,936,718 gallons of market milk produced in Wyoming from October 1, 1924, to September 30, 1925, according to the 21st annual report of the state dairy, food and oil division of the department of agriculture. The market milk produced, according to the report, had a value of $1,027,851.30. The state produced 214,461 gallons of market cream.

75 years ago, Feb. 15, 1951

The Lovell Chronicle

Of the 422 cases of cancer in Wyoming during 1950, 117 were housewives, a report by Dr. D.W. McEnery, cancer control officer of the Wyoming Department of Public Health, revealed. According to the report, which listed the reported cases by occupation, housewives headed the list. Second on the list was the occupation of laborer with 36 reported cases. Rancher was third with 34. During the year the oldest case reported was 92 years of age and the youngest, 11. 

50 years ago, Feb. 12, 1976

The Lovell Chronicle

Big Horn County voters were consistent with 20 other Wyoming counties concerning construction of a proposed $22 million all events center at the University of Wyoming, according to a recent poll. Twenty-one of the state’s 23 counties were against construction of the dome by nearly two to one. The random survey of Wyoming’s voters was conducted by the University of Wyoming statistic department for the Casper Star Tribune.

25 years ago, Feb. 15, 2001

The Lovell Chronicle

Sarah Wilkerson of Lovell was the big winner of the first annual Big Horn Lake Ice Fishing Derby sponsored by Cat Hunter Bait and Tackle. Wilkerson pulled a sauger out of the lake weighing 4.6 pounds and won $290 in prize money. Finishing in second place with a 4.34-pound sauger was Jake Bischoff. 

In the children’s division, Kurtis Wilkerson won $37.50 in prize money for his 2.48-pound sauger. In second place was Jesse Bassett with a 2.28-pound sauger worth $22.50.

10 years ago, Feb. 11, 2016

The Lovell Chronicle

The Lovell recycling program was put on long-term, if not permanent, hold Tuesday night while the Lovell Town Council seeks answers to questions plaguing the future of the program. … He (councilman Scott Allred) noted that the status of the recycling trailers is up in the air. … The Park Service is willing to let the trailers go to the Town of Lovell, but as Allred pointed out and Christy Fleming (NPS employee) confirmed, the trailers would have to be put out for government bid so there’s no guarantee they would fall into the hands of the town. 

Allred also noted that if the Park Service is operating the program at a loss, a town run program would also operate at a loss, and he wondered how the town could sustain an unprofitable program.