Archive - Dec 16, 2011 - News

U.S. Marine Corp. photo

The U.S. Marine Corps Toys For Tots Program's distribution day will be held all day Saturday in Sheridan. The program has been around since 1947, and for more than 10 years locally, helping parents in need with Christmas gifts for their kids.

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies announced in a media release Friday that they have received a $60,000 donation from the S.K. Johnston Family Fund of the Wyoming Community Foundation. They will use the grant to defray the construction costs of their recently completed Milestones Children's Home.

From left: Donna Wichers, Cynthia Twing, Steve Reimann, Donnie Whipple, Larry Albright, Bobbi Walseth, Mike Qwast, Mike Scarlett, Jeff Shelley, Dave Loden, Smokey Wildeman and Scott Gibbs.

Uranium One held a brief ceremony Thursday afternoon to present monetary donations to various Buffalo and Johnson County entities.

Jim Dawson instructing safe shotgun technique.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be offering a hunter education class in Buffalo beginning Jan. 5th, 2012.

Barak Broad playing the udu.

It's the annual tradition at area schools that brings out all sorts of folks, but especially the parents and grandparents. It's the Christmas concerts and Thursday night, Big Horn Middle School held theirs.