Northern Wyoming News - Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years

WORLAND – In 1988 the residents of Worland experienced an once-in-a-lifetime event that rarely, if ever occurs in rural Wyoming, a national figure taking the time to not only visit but to sit down and enjoy a meal alongside community members.

Then Vice President George H. W. Bush visited Worland on January 26, 1988, served a chili lunch at the Elks Club and spoke to attendees.

“The thing that impr...