From our files: Operators busy at Christmas in 1973

100 Years Ago, Dec. 21, 1923
The Cowley Progress
The annual Wyoming State Corn Show held in connection with the four county corn show of the Big Horn Basin made its initial bow to the people of Wyoming at Worland last week.
75 Year Ago, Dec. 23, 1948
The Lovell Chronicle
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sonners are the parents of a baby girl born on Saturday of last week. Mrs. Sonners will be remembered as the former Doris Powelson.
50 Years Ago, Dec. 20, 1973
The Lovell Chronicle
The biggest traffic jam over the Christmas holidays won’t be on the nation’s highways, but on the telephone network, according to Bob Hoffman, local manager of Mountain Bell. Last year in Wyoming, over 122,000 long distance calls were placed on Christmas day, with only about 32 percent of those calls reaching their destination. More than 220 operators will be on duty Christmas day in the company’s long distance operator offices in Cheyenne, Casper, Rock Springs, Worland and Sheridan.
25 Years Ago, Dec. 24, 1998
The Lovell Chronicle
Santa letters: Dear Santa, I would like a Nerf Gun, I would like a Nintendo 64. I would like a Black light. I would like a Statical Fire. I would like a SuperSoaker. I would like a Four will Drive Remote Car. I would like a telescope. Your buddy, Kade Baxendale, Lovell 1st grade
Dear Santa, I would like the 25 piece jewelry set in the catalogue at Aunt Pam’s, new tights, new cowboy boots, C.D. Of Dixie Chicks! Oil for my saddle halter and a saddle blanket, a dress. Love, Maci May
10 Years Ago, Dec. 19, 2013
The Lovell Chronicle
Twelve talented students will represent North Big Horn County at the annual Wyoming All-State Music gathering and performance Jan. 20-21, 2014, in Laramie. Seven members of the LHS choir program were chosen for the Wyoming All-State Choir: Jordan Harper, Dylan Ohman, Drake Welch, Afton George, Madison Harper, Emilie Asay and Kaitlyn Mickelson. Lovell junior Justin Mickelson was chosen for the Wyoming All-State Band for the third consecutive year.
At Rocky Mountain, Sam Woodis was selected for the all-state band on his third different instrument. He was selected on tenor sax as a sophomore, alto sax as a junior and now will play first clarinet as a senior. Three members of the Rocky Mountain Choir were selected for the all-state choir: Jacob Loyning, Casey Banks and Gerardo Beltran. This is both Banks’ and Loyning’s second selection for the all-state choir.