IPSSSDR

January 2001 Updates:
January 26 - IPSSSDR
January 18 - Soda Lake
January 12 - Wild Horses Killed
January 6 - Winter Fun
January 4 - Happy New Year!

On Monday, January 29th, the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) arrives in Sublette County for the Pinedale Stage Stop of the annual race. The race started in Jackson on January 27th and will end in Jackson on February 7th, with 12 stage stops during the course of the race. Each day, teams race between 30 to 80 miles of the course with the best accumulated times determining the overall winner. The musher wearing the Leader's yellow racing bib is the musher who has accumulated the fastest times at each state. The stage stop format is dog-friendly, allowing mushers and dogs to rest overnight, and providing stage stop communities opportunities to show off their towns hosting festivals, banquets and carnivals surrounding the race. Stage stops are Jackson, Moran, Dubois, Pinedale, Atlantic City, Lander, Bridger Valley, Evanston, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Star Valley, Box Y and Alpine.

Teams will arrive for the Pinedale Stage Stop at Elk Ridge Lodge in the upper Green River Valley from Dubois on Monday, January 29th. The next morning, January 30, the race starts at Elk Ridge Lodge and goes to the finish line on the west end of Pinedale. The race course follows the Cora Road for miles and then Highway 191 to Pinedale, making this route one of the most viewer-friendly of the race. Teams are expected in on Tuesday between 11 am and 3 pm, and lunch will be available at the finish line on the west end of Pinedale. A musher reception will be held Tuesday evening from 5-7 pm at the Pinedale Community Church, hosted by the Pinedale Area Chamber of Commerce. On Wednesday, January 31, the race resumes at the Irish Canyon Starting Line, east of Boulder 23 miles. For more information about the race, see the IPSSSDR page.

Daily Race Results: www.wyomingstagestop.org
Daily Event Webcast: www.mypetstop.com

Pinedale Squirt Hockey Game Results & Pictures
Great Weekend for Winter Fun!
Half Moon Lake Shoot Out Mountain Sled Speed Run
Paws 4-H Doggie Fashion Show
LOCAL FOCUS:
Tough Winter for Big Game due to poor Browse and Forage Conditions

Pinedale Squirt Hockey Tournament Last Weekend
The Pinedale Glacier Hockey Squirts (ages 9-10) hosted a tournament last weekend, January 19-21. Games will be played Friday, Saturday and Sunday against Big Piney, Rock Springs, Riverton and Idaho Falls. See pictures and read the story about the games on the Pinedale Hockey web site.

Great Weekend for Winter Fun!
Several fun winter activities will be taking place this weekend promising fun for the whole family!
Half Moon Lake Resort 1st Annual Mountain Sled Speed Run.The Half Moon Shoot-Out, a 1,000 foot ice course for long track sleds 136" or longer, will be held on Saturday, January 27 at 10 am. Registration is from 8-9 am; Driver's Meeting at 9:30 am. Traction aids are allowed, but NO cut tracks. Full face helmets and tethers are required. Categories include two Junior levels, ages 12-14 and 15-16 year olds, Stock (600, 700, 800 and Open), and Modified (600, 700, 800 and Open). There will also be a Dash for Cash, with Winner Take All. There will be an 80% Payback with trophies for the winner of each class. 10 percent of the money brought in will be donated to the Sublette County EMTs. For more information, call Aaron or Dave at Half Moon Lake Resort, 307-367-6373. For technical information, contact Gary Neely at Bucky's Outdoors 307-367-4561. Parking is limited at Half Moon Lake Resort, so carpooling is encouraged.
Doggie Fashion Show
International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
Paws 4-H will once again host the Doggie Fashion Show in association with the IPSSSDR on Saturday, January, 27 at 1 pm at the Sublette Center in Pinedale. There will be Youth and Adult Classes with Celebrity Judges. Prizes have been donated by Pedigree Dog Food.

LOCAL FOCUS:
Tough Winter for Big Game due to Poor Forage/Browse Conditions
Wyoming Game & Fish Press Release - Cheyenne
While winter has moderated in January, the stage is set to possibly be inflicted with significant losses of mule deer and antelope across much of the Cowboy State this spring. "We've been set up for this with last summer's drought. Wild animals entered the winter in very poor shape, and we had one of the coldest Novembers on record," says Jay Lawson, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's chief game warden. "Conditions right now are highly variable around the state, but spring storms could be absolutely devastating to wildlife." On top of that, wildlife habitat conditions are horrible across much of Wyoming. Even if good numbers of mule deer and antelope survive the winter, there may not be much to eat well into the spring when things begin to turn green. "We've had a series of mild winters, and a long stretch of drought, so a lot of the habitat isn't in very good shape anyway," says Harry Harju, G&F's assistant wildlife division chief. "Even with normal moisture this spring, it could take years for shrubs to recover across much of Wyoming." 
   Average to above-average antelope and deer mortality is expected in the Jackson-Pinedale region, according to regional wildlife supervisor Bernie Holz. "We've had a lot of drought at lower elevations, but things were better up high," Holz says. "From data we collected, we had no shrub growth throughout the region last summer." Holz says most deer and antelope entered the winter in good body condition, but last summer's drought has left crucial winter ranges in poor condition. "We had cold weather in late November and December, but the temperatures have moderated since then. We have some bare ground on winter range, even near Big Piney, and we haven't got a lot of snow on most of our winter ranges," Holz adds.
   Wildlife workers started finding dead deer in urban areas as early as November. "We usually don't see this until January or February," Schmidlin says. Elk in the Red Desert, Green Mountain and Beaver Rim country are also displaying drought impacts. Many elk checked by game wardens and wildlife biologists last fall were vexed with very low fat reserves. 
   The November/December period was the fourth coldest in Cheyenne since 1895, reports meteorologist Don Day of Cheyenne. Day, whose Day Weather, Inc. provides weather forecasts to radio stations, newspapers and businesses, says Wyoming still has the potential for one more severe cold spell. "It's been as cold as 95 below in Siberia, and that cold air is still in the hemisphere and should influence us in time," Day says. He predicts colder than normal temperatures with near normal precipitation for the remainder of the winter. At this juncture, he also foresees a wet spring. "February and March could be really interesting," he says of the weather prospects. That could also be very interesting for G&F biologists as they try to assess winter big game mortality while developing recommendations for 2001 hunting seasons. 

Thursday, January 18, 2001 

Soda Lake 

Local Newspapers Get Awards at WPA Convention
Pinedale Squirt Hockey Games this Weekend
Update on Wild Horses-Reward Upped
LOCAL FOCUS:
Mountain Lion Update
Pinedale Snowmobile Poker Run
Soda Lake
New Face at Pinedale Chamber Hut

Local Papers Get Awards
Both the Sublette County Journal and the Pinedale Roundup received awards at the Wyoming Press Association convention held last week in Cheyenne. The Sublette County Journal competed in the Small Weekly Newspaper category against 19 other papers in Wyoming. The Journal won the First Place major award for Advertising Excellence. Other awards given to the Journal were 4 First Place Pacemaker Awards for Open Page Design, Use of Artwork, Informational Graphics, and Portrait Photo; 5 Second Place Pacemaker Awards for Column Writing, Open Page Design, Institutional Ad, Special Merit, and Plus Business Idea; and 3 Honorable Mentions for their Special Section in the 2000 April Fool's Day edition, House Ad and Best Designed Ad. 

The Pinedale Roundup competed in the Large Weekly Newspaper category competing against all 12 other weekly papers in Wyoming. They received 2 First Place Pacemaker Awards for Use of Artwork and Open Page Design; One 2nd Place Photography Award; and Honorable Mentions for a Special Section on Hunting, Government Issue Reporting, Feature Story, Indepth Reporting, and Plus Business Ad Idea.

Pinedale Squirt Hockey Tournament this Weekend
The Pinedale Glacier Hockey Squirts (ages 9-10) will host a tournament this weekend, January 19-21. Games will be played Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

The Pinedale Hockey Association recently was able to purchase all new hockey jersies for the youth teams with $1,500 given by the American Legion Post No. 47. Please visit the Pinedale Hockey Association web site for game schedules and more information: Pindeale Hockey web site

Update on Wild Horses Killed
Reward upped to $30,000
The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the wild horse slayings in the Red Desert area and near Rawlins has been upped from $25,000 to $30,000 with the additional $5,000 added by the Rock Springs Grazing Association. To date 37 wild horses have been found dead in the Rock Springs and Rawlins areas. Three additional horses were found last weekend north of Rock Springs. Wild horse herds freely roam on the Bureau of Land Management lands in the 100 miles of open sagebrush country between Pinedale and Rock Springs and are considered by some to be symbolic of the free spirit and unhurried lifestyle of Wyoming. These shootings come as a shock to many of us who live here who cannot imagine why anyone would kill these magnificent animals. One reader wrote via e-mail, "The wild horses are more then just a symbol of our western heritage, they are a beautiful, free-spirited wonderment that provokes the imagery of freedom within ourselves." Anyone who has information is asked to call the Rock Springs BLM Office at (307)352-0214 or the Rawlins Office at (307)328-4211. For more information, please visit the BLM Wild Horse and Burro BLM web site at: www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov and the BLM Wyoming web site at: www.wy.blm.gov

Nighttime temperatures have been dipping into the -10 to -20^oF range this past week reminding local residents to keep a steady stream of water running in a faucet in the house in order to keep the pipes from freezing.

LOCAL FOCUS:
Mountain Lion Update 
Dennis Almquist of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department reported that there hasn't been any activity in the past week from a mountain lion believed to be frequenting the Pine Creek drainage north of Pinedale and around Fremont Lake. Last week two dog maulings in the Green River area south of Cora are believed to be from a mountain lion. Fortunately both dogs survived the attacks. Local residents have reported seeing mountain lion tracks this past week north of Pinedale in the area around the Gun Club shooting range and along Pine Creek, but it is uncertain if this is the same lion reported approximately 3-8 miles south of the Cora Y along the Green River. So far, there haven't been any reports in town or along Pine Creek of animal injuries due to mountain lion attacks, but the local Game & Fish office is keeping a close eye on the activity and will consider taking action if the lion starts to cause problems.

Pinedale Snow Explorers Pinedale Poker Run 
The Pinedale Snow Explorers Pinedale Poker Run will be held Sunday, January 21st in the scenic upper Green River. The run includes 5 stops, with $5 and $10 hands available with an 80% payback. The run starts at Elk Ridge Lodge at 9 am and will make stops at Tosi, the Cookout, Moose/Gypsum and end at The Place around 3 pm. Hamburgers will be available at the lunch stop for $2.00. This event is open to the public and they encourage everyone to come on out and join in the fun! For more information contact Gary Neely at Bucky's Outdoors, 307-367-4561. (More Info)

Soda Lake 
Soda Lake, located not too far north of Pinedale, is always popular with the avid fishermen who eagerly await opening day May 10th. Fishermen should be aware that during the month of May the lake is closed to internal combustion motors through May 31st. Electric motors, canoes, row boats, etc are allowed. After May 31st, internal combustion motors are permitted. Personal watercraft are prohibited on this lake (ie. jet-skis) throughout the season. Due to the high alkalinity of this lake, and the fact that it does not have an inlet or an outlet, natural fish reproduction is largely unsuccessful at Soda Lake. Every year, the Wyoming Game & Fish Department spawns and stocks several thousand brown and brook trout from the 312-acre lake. Brook and brown trout eggs from Soda Lake are highly sought after by other states because the population is one of the fre disease-free stocks in the country. For more information about Soda Lake, please see our new Soda Lake page. 

New Face at the Pinedale Chamber Hut
The Pinedale Chamber of Commerce welcomes Tracy Walker as the new Director and business manager, hailing from Victor, Idaho. Tracy replaces Betty Hunt, who worked at the Hut for 4 years and left to open the new restaurant Kat's Steakhouse in Pinedale with her daughter. For the second year now, the Chamber Hut is able to offer winter hours to the public. The Chamber Hut has brochures available to visitors and answers many phone calls and e-mail requests for information about the Pinedale area. For more information see their web site at: www.pinedaleonline.com/chamber or contact them at 307-367-2242 or by e-mail at: pinedalechamber@wyoming.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• January 19 Sublette County Historical Society Annual meeting and potluck dinner. Sublette County CCC Camps presentation by Ann Noble. 6 pm, Museum of the Mountain Man
• January 21 Pinedale Snow Explorers Snowmobile Club Pinedale Poker Run
• January 26-February 7 IPSSSDR Sled Dog Race. In Pinedale Jan 28-30.
• February 18 Pinedale Snow Explorers Snowmobile Club Daniel Poker Run
• February 9-10 Pinedale Nordic Invitational at White Pine Ski Area
• February 23-24 Pinedale Alpine Invitational at White Pine Ski Area
• February 24th & 25th Pinedale Snow Explorers Snowmobile Club Drag Races and Fun Day
• March 10-11 Green River Rondy Sled Dog Race 

Wild horses found shot north of Rock Springs

More than 30 wild horses have been shot and killed by unknown persons since December in the Red Desert area south of Pinedale.

* Wild Horses Killed South of Pinedale
* Pinedale Mite Hockey Games this Weekend
* Cowboyographer
* LOCAL FOCUS:
  Pinedale Mesa Vehicle Closure
  Pinedale Snowmobile Poker Run
  Snowmobilers & Sled Dog Teams
  Game & Fish Rancher/Wildlife Workshop

Wild Horses Killed
The Bureau of Land Management, in association with several humane organizations, has issued a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting more than 30 wild horses in the Red Desert area about 70 miles south of Pinedale and near Rawlins during the past month. The Rock Springs Field Office reported that they found four dead horses north of Rock Springs on December 15th, 2000. On January 2nd, ten more wild horses were reported dead on BLM public lands in the same area about 30 miles northeast of Rock Springs. One wild horse was also reported shot northwest of Baggs, Wyoming. By January 9th the count was up to 30 dead horses in the Rock Springs area and four in Rawlins. When BLM officials arrived at the scene in early January, they found one badly wounded horse still alive that was destroyed by investigators. The BLM is currently investigating the incidents and requests that anyone with information about the shootings contact them. A BLM press release reported, "In 1971, Congress declared wild horses to be living symbols of our historic and pioneer spirit of the West; they contribute to the diversity of life forms on our public lands. Wild horses are protected under the Wild-Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971. There are over 7,000 wild horses in Wyoming. Killing wild horses is a federal crime and violators may be fined up to $2,000 or imprisionment for not more than one year or both for each violation."  Anyone with information about the shootings is encouraged to call the BLM law enforcement officer in either Rock Springs (307-352-0214) or Rawlins (307-328-0211). For more information, please visit the BLM Wild Horse and Burro BLM web site at: www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov and the BLM Wyoming web site at: www.wy.blm.gov

Pinedale Mite Hockey Tournament this Weekend
The Pinedale Glacier Hockey Mites (ages 8 or under) will host a tournament this weekend, January 12-14, with teams from Rock Springs, Rawlins and Jackson. Pinedale games will be Friday: 7:30 pm vs Rock Springs B; Saturday: noon vs. Rawlins, 3 pm vs. Jackson, 6 pm vs. Rock Springs A; Sunday the Consolation game is at 9 am and the Championship game is at 10:30 am. Please visit the Pinedale Hockey Association web site for more information: Pindeale Hockey web site

Cowboyographer
The Pinedale Fine Arts Council is presenting a performance by Charley Hendren, Cowboyographer, featuring cowboy poetry, music and rangeland tales on Saturday, January 13th at the Big Piney Fine Arts Center. There will be a chili dinner at 6 pm at the Big Piney Elementary Cafeteria. The show starts at 7:30 pm. Ticket price includes dinner & the performance.

LOCAL FOCUS:
Pinedale Mesa seasonal vehicle closure in effect 
The Pinedale Field Office has announced that all BLM-adminstered public lands on the Mesa south of Pinedale are closed to all off-highway vehicle (OHV) travel, i.e. snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, pickups, sport utility vehicles, etc. The closure is in effect from January 15 thru April 30, 2001. The Green River Road, the Paradise Road, and all other county-plowed roads on the Mesa, however, will remain open for travel.

BLM Pinedale Field Manager Prill Mecham stated, "The closure is necessary to protect wintering mule deer and prevent soil erosion. Although snow depths are less than average and temperatures have been relatively mild, increased disturbance caused by motor vehicles could still add to the physiological stress on wintering deer. In addition, weather conditions could easily change for the worse."

Personnel of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Sublette County Sheriff's Office, and BLM law enforcement staff are exempt from the closure. Operators of existing natural gas facilities may perform maintenance and pumping as required. Travel to a state land section for the purpose of access to natural gas wells is authorized across BLM public land on upgraded roads only. Livestock operators needing to do spring maintenance on range improvements are exempt after April 15, 2001.

Violations of the closure will be referred to the appropriate agency. For more information or for maps of the area, contact the BLM Pinedale Field Office at 432 East Mill Street, Pinedale, WY 82941 or call (307) 367-5300.

Pinedale Snow Explorers Pinedale Poker Run 
The Pinedale Snow Explorers Pinedale Poker Run will be held Sunday, January 21st in the scenic upper Green River. The run includes 5 stops, with $5 and $10 hands available with an 80% payback. The run starts at Elk Ridge Lodge at 9 am and will make stops at Tosi, the Cookout, Moose/Gypsum and end at The Place around 3 pm. Hamburgers will be available at the lunch stop for $2.00. This event is open to the public and they encourage everyone to come on out and join in the fun! For more information contact Gary Neely at Bucky's Outdoors, 307-367-4561. (More Info)

Attention Snowmobilers: Snowmobilers should be aware of the possibility of encountering sled dog teams on any of the groomed trails in the area. We also have 2 more Sled Dog races coming up that will impact parking in parking lots for sledders and their trailers. Upcoming sled dog races are scheduled for January 28-30 (IPSSSDR) and March 10-11 (Green River Rondy). Expect parking to be at a premium at the Upper Green River forest boundary parking lot and be prepared to meet sled dog teams on the Continental Divide Snowmachine Trail. We recommend you plan on alternate areas for parking during race days where you will have more room to turn your trailer around. 

Free Game & Fish Workshops to help landowners manage grazing to help wildlife
Feb. 7  Pinedale,  Sublette County Library 
Ranchers, land managers and anyone else interested in developing grazing management systems to optimize wildlife habitat, livestock gains and land productivity are invited to attend one of nine free workshops on the subject to be held across Wyoming this winter. "The workshops will help landowners and land managers identify resource improvement opportunities and technical and financial assistance available from federal, state and local conservation agencies to help meet their operation's wildlife goals," said Bill Gerhart, G&F assistant habitat supervisor. "Grazing Management to Meet Wildlife Needs" workshops are being sponsored by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the local resource conservation districts. The workshops will be led by Roy Roath, range extension specialist at Colorado State University, who is assisting the G&F on range and wildlife habitat programs across the state. Local G&F, resource district personnel and others will also be on hand to help address local concerns. The workshop will be held in Pinedale at the Sublette Country Library on Wednesday, February 7th. Refreshments will be provided. 

Winter fun!
Attention Snowmobilers: The Pinedale Classic Sled Dog Race takes place Saturday & Sunday, January 6th & 7th, from the Upper Green River Lakes parking lot/Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary. Expect parking to be at a premium and be prepared to meet sled dog teams on the Continental Divide Snowmachine Trail. Upcoming sled dog races are scheduled for January 28-30 (IPSSSDR) and March 10-11 (Green River Rondy).

* Pinedale Hockey Games this weekend
* Pinedale Classic Sled Dog Race
* One Lunger 100 Snowmobile Race
* Local Focus

Click on the link below for lots more pictures of the Pinedale Classic sled dog race, ice hockey, sledding, snowmobiling, and people having fun on frozen over Fremont Lake.

Winter Fun Pictures

Pinedale Hockey Games this Weekend
The Pinedale Glacier Hockey Midgets will host a 3-day hockey tournament this weekend vs teams from Rock Springs, Rawlins, Riverton and Douglas at the Pinedale Skating Rink on the west end of town. Midget age kids (high school age) will be playing games on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. The first game will be against Rock Springs on Friday, January 5, at 7 pm. Pinedale will play against Rawlins at 8 am on Saturday, Riverton at 11 am, and Douglas at 8 pm. On Sunday, Pinedale will play against Riverton at 11 am. The public is invited to watch the games. Dress warm! For more hockey information, please visit the Pinedale Hockey Association web site: (More Info)

Pinedale Classic Sled Dog Race
The Pinedale Classic Sled Dog Race is back again and will be held Saturday and Sunday, January 6th & 7th, 2001. The race will cover a route of approximately 31 miles from Pinedale to Hwy 352 along the Upper Green River Lakes road to the parking lot at the Bridger-Teton National Forest Boundary. There is a 6-dog, 15 mile race and a 12-dog, 30 mile race. For more race information and pictures: (More Info)

Pinedale Snow Explorers One Lunger 100 Snowmobile Race
The Pinedale Snow Explorers One Lunger 100 Snowmobile Race will be held Sunday, January 7th at the Sagebrush Downs Oval Track near Cora. Machine must be 1973 or older single cylinder. The Race starts at 11:00 AM. Registration from 8:00 to 10:00 AM. For more information contact: Troy at 307-367-6368. (More Info)

LOCAL FOCUS:
What's 'Cool' in Pinedale this weekend? Take your pick!
Winter Fun Pictures

Holiday skiing at White Pine

White Pine Ski area was busy over the Christmas and New Year's holiday week with skiers and snowboarders enjoying the slopes. 

Happy New Year!!!
The year 2000 has slipped by. Where it went so fast, we don't know. This year has already brought a great winter. White Pine Ski Area and Resort is up and running, open 7 days a week now until Easter. The work on their lodge has progressed and now food services and restroom facilities are open inside. The skiing and snowboarding has been great! For those who don't downhill ski, there are miles of x-country trails (free) that can be accessed right from the lodge parking area. For those who don't ski at all, it's fun to just sit in the lodge sipping a cup of hot chocolate and watch the skiers and snowboarders from the windows in the warm lodge. The view is great! 

Folks who went out ice skating on Fremont Lake last weekend said the ice was crystal clear, about 4"+ thick. Many enjoyed the New Year ice skating, playing hockey and snowmachining across the lake's frozen surface. Looking through the clear ice, the fish could be seen swimming below the ice surface. It's a rarity for the ice to freeze clear, and only happens once every decade or so.

* Pinedale Hockey Games this weekend
* Pinedale Classic Sled Dog Race
* One Lunger 100 Snowmobile Race
* Sublette GIS
* Local Focus

Pinedale Hockey Games this Weekend
The Pinedale Glacier Hockey Midgets will host a 3-day hockey tournament this weekend vs teams from Rock Springs, Rawlins, Riverton and Douglas at the Pinedale Skating Rink on the west end of town. Midget age kids (high school age) will be playing games on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. The first game will be against Rock Springs on Friday, January 5, at 7 pm. Pinedale will play against Rawlins at 8 am on Saturday, Riverton at 11 am, and Douglas at 8 pm. On Sunday, Pinedale will play against Riverton at 11 am. The public is invited to watch the games. Dress warm! For more race information, please visit the Pinedale Hockey Association web site: (More Info)

Pinedale Classic Sled Dog Race
The Pinedale Classic Sled Dog Race is back again and will be held Saturday and Sunday, January 6th & 7th, 2001. The race will cover a route of approximately 31 miles from Pinedale to Hwy 352 along the Upper Green River Lakes road to the parking lot at the Bridger-Teton National Forest Boundary. There is a 6-dog, 15 mile race and a 12-dog, 30 mile race. For more race information, please visit their web site: (More Info)

Pinedale Snow Explorers One Lunger 100 Snowmobile Race
The Pinedale Snow Explorers One Lunger 100 Snowmobile Race will be held Sunday, January 7th at the Sagebrush Downs Oval Track near Cora. Machine must be 1973 or older single cylinder. The Race starts at 11:00 AM. Registration from 8:00 to 10:00 AM. For more information contact: Troy at 307-367-6368. (More Info)

Sublette County Land and Ownership Information Sublette GIS
The Sublette County Graphical Information Systems web site contains a wealth of geographic and land ownership information for Sublette County. Information that can be downloaded includes land legal descriptions and ownership, current zoning, state and federal lands, and a viewer to query a parcel map for land ownership, legal description and zoning. This site is updated frequently and reflects ownership changes during the previous week. For more information about Sublette GIS, contact Pam Curry at the Sublette County Courthouse, 307-367-6812.

Upcoming Events:

LOCAL FOCUS:
Taking a Moment to Reflect
The coming of each new year gives us pause to reflect on life in little 'ole Pinedale, Wyoming. Nestled on the western flank of the beautiful Wind River Mountains, our little town enjoys a low-key, rural lifestyle many people don't get to live anymore. Many of us living here now used to live 'out there' with the stress-filled 9-5 jobs, then go home and watch the news to hear about the latest gang shootings and drug busts. Been there and done that. Every now and again when our local papers print the Sheriff's Report we are reminded of our lives 'before' and how fortunate we are that these are the kinds of problems our local law enforcement has to deal with:

December 18: Officers were dispatched to a residence in Marbleton on a complaint that a fox was in the trailer court harassing a cat. Upon arrival, officers met with the complainant and she said a fox had been hanging around the trailer court harassing her dogs and cats. The complainant said that the fox would have a stand-off with her dogs and would sit and bark back and forth with the dogs. The complainant also said that the fox had been around for several nights and, because of the way the fox had been acting, she was concerned that it may be rabid and might injure one of her pets. Officers had dispatch contact the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and they stated that if officers felt the fox was rabid, they should destroy the fox and have it sent in to be tested. Officers informed the complainant that if the fox came back to give them a call and they would have it destroyed. Before clearing the trailer court, officers observed a fox at the east end heading out into the sagebrush away from the trailer court. Officers have not seen the fox or heard from the complainant.
December 19: Officers received a report of 3 loose llamas on Soda Lake Road. Officers penned the llamas in a pasture and asked dispatch to get in touch with the possible owner.
December 19: Officers received a call in reference to some Christmas lights left on at the preschool. Officers checked and found lights on a Christmas tree were left on. The tree was natural, so to avoid a fire hazard, officers advised dispatch to contact someone from the preschool to turn them off, which they did.
December 23: Officers responded to a gas drive off. The driver was contacted and said he thought the price of gas was included in the payment with the groceries. Payment was made and all was well.
December 23: Officers responded to a report of 7 horses running loose on Granite Lane. Officers found the horses, and when the owner showed up, they helped him put the animals back where they belonged.

Sublette County Jail Count: December 17-7, December 19-7, December 22-7, December 24-4

(On that note, wishing everyone a very Happy New Year, and especially to Officer Frank in Florida, Judge Carol & Joe in Oregon, and Detectives Mike & Theresa in Washington.)

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