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(PHOTOS) Wyoming winds claim beloved leaning tree in Washington Park

By Oil City Staff|March 29, 2021

Beloved "leaning tree" in Washington Park falls to Wyoming Winds Monday, March 29 (Oil City Staff)

CASPER, Wyo — 40 mph winds with locally higher gusts Monday took down a beloved Casper monument, the ‘leaning tree’ of Washington Park.

City Parks officials were seen cordoning off the fallen tree Monday evening. No comment was offered as to what the city plans to do with it.

Beloved “leaning tree” in Washington Park falls to Wyoming Winds Monday, March 29 (Oil City Staff)

Beloved “leaning tree” in Washington Park falls to Wyoming Winds Monday, March 29 (Oil City Staff)

Beloved “leaning tree” in Washington Park falls to Wyoming Winds Monday, March 29 (Oil City Staff)

NOTE: Oil City News was unable to confirm if a metal sheathing seen shorn from the roof of a home Monday was due to the wind.

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Now that winter finally feels like it has made it’s debut in Casper, the locals are taking to Wyoming’s backyard to take snow pictures!

Some pictures showcase the pure beauty of nature and the snow, while other photos are people using the snow to make some beautiful (but chilly backdrops). You might even see some animals enjoying the snow from a far and up-close.

Of course, I think that it might be a little hard to get away from snow pictures at this point. But, none-the-less here are just a few feature photographers from around the Casper area that have captured the beauty of these chilly January days.

Read the full article on Oil City News!

#snow #fun #photography #wyo #wyolife #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo

Photo credit: @jennhughes_photography

Congratulations to all of the happy couples applying for marriage licenses in Natrona County. Here is a list of those applying for a marriage license from 1/18/22 to 1/25/2022. All filings are reported to Oil City News by the County Clerks Office.

The log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the upcoming marriages in Natrona County.

Upcoming marriages:

Rude, Ryan Joseph and Sohi, Hardeep

Espinosa, Damion Seth and Chambers, Tiffani Marie

Michalov, Scott Lee and Noonan, Karla Kay

Baures, Robert Edward and Sickel, Koni Annette

Persinger, Jedidiah Matthew and Porter, Mandy Lynn

Byrd, Johnathan Wayne and Brown, Christi Lea

Carnes, Timothy Wayne and Ogden, Ashley Dawn

Hockaday, William Earl and Molling Cynthia Lyn

Jenkins, Joshua Charles and Schaffer, Chelsie Leigh

Longbottom, Jerry Micah Joel and Sanchez, Sherylyn Guavino

Robinett, Daniel Joe and Andreasen, Debra Anna

The Nicolaysen Art Museum will be hosting an opening reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, January 28 for three new exhibits on display in Casper.

The new exhibits includes:

“Creating the West”: Features western works from the Nic’s permanent collections and from private collections.

“Travel with a Purpose: Europe”: An exhibition by Casper photographer Michael Filcek.

Casper Photography Association’s seventh annual exhibition at the Nic.

The “Creating the West” exhibit features paintings, sculptures and images that tell specific narratives about life in the American West.

#nic #art #newart #casperwyoming #oilcity

Casper Pride announced Wednesday that it has launched the Casper Pride Guide, a new website that provides access to resources and information for the LGBTQ+ community.

“The Casper Pride Guide is an online hub for LGBTQ+ resources, fostering health, wellness, and support for our Queer community in Natrona County,” the announcement states.

Casper Pride’s new website project is supported by funding through a Casper-Natrona County Health Department grant and aims to improve the health and wellness of the LGBTQ+ community in Natrona County.

#pride #oilcitypride #oilcitywyo #lgbtq #casperwyoming

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Wildlife Wednesday, the birds gathering at Patterson-Zonta Park by Fort Caspar! #snapped #wildlife #wildlifewednesday #fortcaspar

Mushrooms are a very big deal in the Pacific Northwest.

“A lot of business initiatives are focused around mushroom cultivation,” said Ben Fortier, who grew up in the region. “It’s an easy process; you can just do it outside in your backyard.”

Fortier left Portland to make a new home in the Casper area in 2016, and almost immediately became disappointed with the mushroom selection here.

The grocery stores all had this kind of week-old white button and some sad shiitakes,” he said. “So I started growing mushrooms on my own to meet the household needs for our cooking, and started selling some of our mushrooms every week on Facebook and [at] farmers markets.”

Fortier and his fiancée Julie Elliott called their small business Fungus Among Us, which he says they ran while working day jobs and attending school.

After taking a break from the business in 2019, he relaunched last year and has made it a full-time endeavor.

More mushrooms the better!
#mushrooms #business #localbusiness #new #fun #casper #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo #wyolife #casperwyoming

Project Kenny, a local nonprofit that works to place service dogs with people with post-traumatic stress disorder, has found a new headquarters in Mills.

Project Kenny will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new location in Mills at 11 a.m. Friday, January 28. The nonprofit will open at 1005 Falcon Ave. in Mills.

Read at Oilcity.new link in our Bio!

#nonprofit #dogs #ptsd #helpingthoseinneed #helppeople #helpingothers #therapy

One of the biggest state competitions, the Wyoming High School Activities Association State Spirt Competition, is coming early this year!

At this competition, the cheerleading and dance teams from all over the state are going toe to toe and the competition is fierce.

Kelly Walsh High School (KWHS) is ready to take on the competition. They have been practicing since before the school year even started. According to Tiffani Stowe, the KWHS dance coach, they started last July with their dance camp. The dance team started learning the routines in August and September and is excited to show off their moves.

Read the whole story on Oil City News!

#kellywalsh #dance #cheerleading #oilcitywyo #oilcityproud

Photo Courtesy of Kelly Walsh High School Dance Team

The Independence League’s Casper Horseheads will open its fourth season of play hosting Laramie’s Gem City Bison on Tuesday, May 24, the league announced Monday.

The Horseheads will play 31 regular season home games, hoping for the team’s first trip to the playoffs, which begin July 31.

“Coach [Chance] Sharp has what appears to be a great team put together, so we feel good about our chances on the field,” said Horseheads owner Chuck Heeman in the release.

#horsehead #baseball #casper #casperwyoming #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo

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Jake Hoffman holds almost reverential feelings for people who can make music.

It’s not something he’s ever been able to accomplish himself, and he’s totally ok with it.

“I’ve had a bunch of trained and untrained musician friends throughout time,” he said, “and they’re just my heroes.”

They have figured out a different frequency of being, I work in a different world.”

That world includes photography, a passion he picked up as an NCHS student in the early 2000s involved in the video and photography classes, which were then run by Lance Madzey.

On weekends he’d take cameras to local shows, combining his love of music and photography

#music #photography #localscene #casperwyoming #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo

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With a decent amount of snow finally on the slopes, Natrona County High School Junior Cody Crawford’s ski tuning and waxing business, based out of the family garage, is back in service.

“I’ve had my own coaches ask me to do their skis,” Crawford told Oil City News in a testament to his craftsmanship.

Armed with a business and marketing class in his freshman year and a workbench gifted to him for Christmas, Crawford launched Cody’s Tune and Wax in late 2018.

Read the whole story on Oil City News!

#startingabusiness #local #casper #casperwyoming #nchs #ski

Oil city has a sports reporter! See all the latest news about our local sports and our Wyoming pros on Oil City News.

Here is a snapshot of the latest story.

When Wyoming men’s basketball coach Jeff Linder stepped into the role before the 2020-21 season, the program had gone through a couple of rough years.

The Pokes went a combined 17–48 in the prior two seasons before Linder’s arrival, a brutal stretch that often saw the Cowboys trounced home and away. A guard by the name of Hunter Maldonado was there during those years, showing flashes of potential as he battled through injuries and many, many defeats.

But the run the Pokes are on at the moment with Linder at the helm — holding a 15–2 record following a tight 93–91 win over New Mexico on Saturday — has the rest of the Mountain West Conference turning heads. And without figures like Maldonado in the fray, it likely wouldn’t be the same right now.

Photo credit:Wyoming men's basketball guard Hunter Maldonado vs. New Mexico on Saturday at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie. (University of Wyoming Athletics)

#wyomingathletes #wyomingpokes #basketball #winners #wyoming

A dog that fell through the ice into the North Platte River was rescued by two Casper Fire-EMS units on Saturday, according to Engineer and Public Information Officer Andrew Sundell on the agency’s live Facebook update Sunday morning.

Sundell said the incident occurred near the Roberston Road bridge shortly after noon on Saturday. Crews were able to retrieve the dog “swiftly and effectively.”

Sundell said a firefighter and an engineer, equipped with insulated dry suits and an inflatable ice rescue raft, went out onto the river and were able to retrieve the dog with a loop pole.

Sundell reminded the public that “if you’re near the river this time of year, have your pets on a leash so that they can’t get themselves into trouble.”

Sundell also commended the dog’s owner for not attempting to rescue the dog themselves.

“The last thing we want or need from a emergency responder point-of-view is a dog and a person in the river,” Sundell said. “That makes it much more complicated for us and much more potentially hazardous and dangerous.”

Read the full story on Oil City News!

#rescue #dog #ice #northplatteriver #oilcitywyo

Photo credit: @dancepeda

Some local kids enjoying the snow day! Are you making snowmen too? We want to see pictures! Send us a message!

Photo credit: Kayla Litwiller

#snow #snowman #casper #casperwyoming #snowday #fun #wyolife #weather #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo

Jeffree Star, Casper’s famous cosmetic mogul and business entrepreneur, uploaded his latest YouTube video on Sunday, January 16, 2022. The video is all about how excited he was about his big move to Casper, Wyoming and all the things he did here.

Since coming to Casper, he has opened new businesses with roots in Casper and developed his Star Yak Ranch, which now has “95 yaks.”

He moved to Casper in 2021 and opened a fulfillment center called Scorpio Logistics, which ships products from his companies Killer Merch, Star Lounge, Jeffree Star Cosmetics, Inc., and Jeffree Star Pets, LLC. Star says in his video that the fulfillment center “officially ships all the items on jeffreestar.com.”

@jeffreestar #jeffreestar #2022

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