Wyoming
Reptilians take over Wyoming State Museum for 'Dino Day'
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Tropical reptiles, “modern” dinosaurs, ancient exhibits and educational programs awaited Cheyenne residents Saturday for the Wyoming State Museum’s “Dino Day.”
The museum teamed up with the Wyoming State Geological Survey, University of Wyoming’s Geological Museum and Fossil Butte National Monument to introduce children and parents to reptilians, birds and the fossilized remains of long-gone species. Families could also escape the heat and work on dino-themed arts and crafts inside the museum.
Pet store Northmen Exotics introduced attendees to snakes and a 30-pound tegu. The store also supplied chickens for kids to play with in a petting zoo. The bird is a “modern” dinosaur, according to Sara Sheen, deputy director of Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. The animals are the closest descendants to dinosaurs and share similar characteristics to raptors, including feathers, sharp claws and scaly legs.
Justin Thornrbugh, curator of education for the Wyoming State Museum, enthralled children in several educational programs. He shared various facts about dinosaur species like the T-Rex, stegosaurus and ankylosaurus.
Justin Thornrbugh, curator of education for the Wyoming State Museum, holds a triceratops horn during an educational demonstration Saturday, July 13 at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne. Thornbrugh taught kids and parents about various ancient species such as the tyrannosaurus, apatosaurus, stegosaurus and ankylosaurus. (Jared Gendron/Cap City News)
A number candidates attended the Take Back Wyoming: Non-Freedom Caucus Republican Candidates Shop Party at Ryan Brothers Trucking last Friday. The event was hosted by and was a fundraiser for a House District 28 candidate.
The group was comprised of Wyoming Republican voters, who have become disenchanted with the Freedom Caucus, which currently controls the Wyoming State Legislature, and with actions taken in recent months by the State of Wyoming Republican Party to change the party’s By-Laws regarding support for candidates prior to the primary election.
Since moving to Wyoming many years ago, and having lived in a few towns around the state, I find that some town and city rivalries must be addressed. Some are based on past conflicts that still cause pain to this day. Some are unexplained.
For example, to this day, all of Johnson County still does not trust Cheyenne after the Johnson County War of 1892. Cattlemen in Cheyenne sent a hit squad hired by the barons to invade Johnson County to eliminate alleged rustlers. A shootout that lasted several days ensued.
Other town rivalries include:
Green River vs. Rock Springs: The two towns are close together and share one of the most intense and oldest community, cultural, and athletic rivalries in the state.
Lander vs. Riverton: Located in Fremont County, this rivalry dates back to 1922 and divides the area over high school football bragging rights. They talk a lot of smack about each other.
Cheyenne vs Casper: The towns just HATE each other. I’ve lived in both, and I can tell you that there is nothing wrong with either town. But I’ve come across people in both towns who talk about their hatred of the other.
There is not a lot of love across Wyoming for Jackson, mostly because of the mega-rich liberals who live there. Many of those mega-rich liberals look down on the rest of Wyoming.
Folks talk smack about Laramie, but in a very different way than people talk smack about Gillette.
Having traveled around Wyoming, I can tell you that most of this hate is just nonsense and a waste of time. In the end, we are all Wyomingites. Just one big bickering family who still have each other’s backs when it comes down to it.
The Charmingly Odd Town Of La Grange Wyoming
It is well worth the long drive to see one of the most interesting and quirky little towns in Wyoming.
Stay for lunch. You won’t regret it.
Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods
Jay Em, Wyoming, Frozen In Time
Jay Em, what an unusual name for a town.The few people who live there are proud of what their spot on earth once was, and they work to preserve it. They keep this little community frozen in time.
Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods
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