Wyoming
Susan Bigelow Announces Candidacy for Wyoming House District 51
Susan Bigelow, a dedicated economic development and education leader and lifelong conservative Republican, officially announced her candidacy for the Wyoming House of Representatives for District 51 today. A thirty-year resident of northeast Wyoming and recognized leader in economic development, she played a significant role in attracting Weatherby, Inc. to Sheridan. Bigelow enters the race with a mission to protect Wyoming’s values, empower the state’s workforce, ensure fiscal responsibility in Cheyenne, and work for a prosperous future for the next generation.
“Wyoming is at a crossroads where we must strengthen the path between our classrooms and our economy and invest wisely in Wyoming’s future,” said Bigelow. “I understand how to build the talent pipelines our energy, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and small business sectors need to thrive. I am running to ensure our government stays out of the way of hardworking families while providing the educational tools necessary for our next generation to stay and work right here in Wyoming.”
Bigelow’s campaign platform centers on three conservative pillars:
- Workforce Training & Economic Diversification: Utilizing her economic development expertise and community college experience to strengthen career technical education from junior high through university level programs, focusing on programs that meet the demands of Wyoming’s current and future industries.
- Fiscal Responsibility: Balancing saving for anticipated economic downturns in the energy sector with investing in needed infrastructure, educational programs and other services needed to maintain and strengthen the quality of life for all Wyomingites.
- Defending Wyoming Values: Standing firm on constitutional rights, supporting local control, protecting the state’s traditional energy and agricultural heritage and preserving state and federal public lands.
Bigelow spent over 35 years in leadership roles, where she successfully managed budgets in the defense, non-profit and public sectors and spearheaded initiatives that strengthened technical education for Sheridan College and other Wyoming community colleges. Bigelow believes that Wyoming’s education providers, both public and private, are the engine of economic diversification, and that principled, conservative leadership is required to keep that engine running efficiently. She brings a thoughtful and solutions-oriented approach to the challenges Wyoming faces.
“Wyoming needs leaders who understand what businesses need and know how education and technical training can meet those needs,” added Bigelow. “I look forward to meeting with neighbors across the district to discuss how Wyoming can connect business and education to provide jobs for future generations.”
Asked about her personal reason for entering this race, Bigelow responded, “My commitment to my family, my church, and the people of Sheridan County is the reason I’m running. I believe that being a good steward of our community means more than just showing up—it means taking the hard-earned lessons from our neighborhoods, our local businesses, and our classrooms to Cheyenne to ensure Wyoming remains a place where our children and grandchildren can thrive.”
For more information about the campaign or to join the volunteer team, please visit bigelowforHD51.com.
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About Susan Bigelow:
Susan Bigelow earned a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering degree, a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with a focus on Community College Leadership. Bigelow’s first college degree was awarded by Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, WY where she resided in the early 1980s. She has dedicated her career to strengthening Wyoming’s economic and educational landscape as the economic development director for Campbell, Crook, Weston, Niobrara and Converse Counties from 1996 to 2006. She served as the Vice President for External Relations and Economic Development for Northern Wyoming Community College District/Sheridan College from 2006 to 2018. She was a committee precinct woman for the Sheridan County Republicans and represented the Sheridan GOP at the 2016 State Convention. Bigelow is an active member of the Holy Name Catholic Church in Sheridan, a 30-year Rotarian, a member of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Wyoming Economic Development Association and has lived in Sheridan since 2006. Dr. Bigelow has supported many projects across Wyoming as an independent consultant for the past eight years. As an outdoor enthusiast, she enjoys year-round activities in the Big Horn Mountains.
Wyoming
Rising fuel costs are squeezing a Wyoming landscaping business — and customers could feel it soon
WYOMING, Mich. — Tryston Crain has been mowing lawns since he was a kid. He started with a couple of houses in his neighborhood, before turning it into a full fledged business.
Now, rising fuel prices are threatening to squeeze his small landscaping business — and potentially his customer’s wallets, too.
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Crain started Crain Lawn and Landscape in high school, at the age of 16. Today, he serves more than 60 clients every week in the Wyoming area.
“I’m an owner operator with a couple guys that work with me on bigger projects, but primarily just myself,” Crain said.
With dozens of clients to serve, Crain and his crew make frequent trips to the gas pump — filling up trucks two to three times a week, on top of fueling their four mowers.
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I asked Crain what kind of impact rising fuel prices have had on his business.
“When you jump up $1 a gallon, that’s 30 gallons, three times a week. That’s $100 a week just for the truck, $400 a month, and you got the mowers on top of that. So, at this rate it’s almost $1,000 extra a month,” Crain said.
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Rising fuel costs are squeezing a Wyoming landscaping business — and customers could feel it soon
That added cost is forcing Crain to pull money away from growing his business just to keep up with daily operations.
“When we go into budget, with what we want to spend on, you know, X, Y and Z, and we have to take out money that we would usually put into reinvesting, growing the business back into just our daily operations. It hurts us,” Crain said.
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Crain said he does not want to pass those costs on to his customers — but may have no choice if prices stay high.
“When they’re struggling with all their rising prices, you know, groceries on top of everything else, rent, gas, everything’s going up. So it’s just not something that I want to put on to them. But if it gets to a point where it keeps going up or stays this high for a while, it’s something that you might have to think about,” Crain said.
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DUBOIS, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced that, after consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, it successfully captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on April 25.
A release from Game and Fish says that the grizzly was captured for cattle depredation on private land in Park County. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the Shoshone National Forest, the grizzly was relocated to the Wiggins Fork drainage, approximately 19 miles south of Dubois, Wyoming.
The release notes that grizzly bears are relocated in accordance with state and federal law and regulation, and Game and Fish is required to update the public whenever a grizzly bear is relocated.
“Grizzly bear relocation is a management tool large carnivore biologists use to minimize conflicts between humans and grizzly bears,” the release states. “Bears that are considered a threat to human safety are not relocated. In some cases, a bear may be removed from the population if it cannot be relocated successfully.”
The release says that capture is necessary when other deterrents or preventative options are exhausted or unattainable. Once the animal is captured, all circumstances are taken into account when determining if the grizzly should be relocated. If relocation is deemed necessary, a site is determined by considering the age, sex and type of conflict that the bear was involved in, as well as potential human activity near the location.
“Grizzly bears are only relocated into the recovery zone or adjacent areas,” the release states. “With any relocation, Game and Fish consults with appropriate agencies to minimize the chance of future conflicts and maximize the relocated grizzly bear’s survival.”
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department continues to stress the importance of the public’s responsibility when it comes to bear management and the importance of keeping all attractants — including food, garbage, horse feed and birdseed — unavailable to bears. Reducing attractants to bears reduces human–bear conflicts and, in some cases, relocation.
For more information on grizzly bear management and reducing the potential for conflicts, visit the Bear Wise Wyoming web page.
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