Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
TEN SLEEP – After having been a member of Ten Sleep’s Recreational District since 2006, Rachel Casteel has retired as president, and Leah Linster has stepped in to fill the position. The change was announced at the March 7 Ten Sleep Council meeting.
During her report at the Ten Sleep Town Council meeting on March 7, Linster said that CJ Grimes is the vice president, Holly Redland is the treasurer, and Abby O’Donnell is the secretary. She then reported that in the last month, the new pavilion at the park had been completed, complete with brand new picnic tables. Linster said that the warming hut is still operating, but advises to use your judgement when skating, and if it is warm outside to the point that the ice gets soft she asks that people stay off of it. She also announced that Ski Day had been rescheduled for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.
In the Visitor’s Council segment of the meeting, Ten Sleep Mayor Ernie Beckley said that the town had applied for a grant for the Destination Optimization program. This program provides an opportunity for local business leaders to attend a class that will help them improve their online presence, and making the most out of how they appear on websites like Yelp and TripAdvisor.
As for recycling, Beckley said that the Washakie County Conservation District recycling trailer is still in the process of being painted at the Ten Sleep School.
New Business
Jack Haggerty of Ten Sleep made a request for annexation to the town. His property is approximately four and a half acres, with half an acre lying within the boundaries of the town of Ten Sleep. Haggerty asked that his whole property be annexed so that all four and a half acres are within the town limits. His request was approved, and he was directed to present their approval to the county.
The Ten Sleep School, as part of their plans to construct a new school, will be getting rid of their existing playground equipment. The school reached out to the town to ask if they would like to take some of the equipment and install it at the town’s park. Meeting-goers tossed around the idea of which equipment they would take and where to put it, but a decision is yet to be made.
Two permits were approved at the tail-end of the meeting. Ilka Lyman was approved to move an existing pergola onto a cement pad she has on her property, and Mattie Crassin and Calli Ophus had a pop-up vending permit approved for their business Painted Desert Threads.