BUY SO THEY CAN BUILD - HABITAT GARAGE SALE BENEFIT, MAY 20
It’s only 14 days to the spectacular 2012 Habitat Garage Sale at the Johnson County Fairgrounds from the evening of Thursday, May 17th through Sunday, May 20th. For the serious and/or addicted garage sale aficionados among us, Habitat is starting with an “Early Bird” event on Thursday, May 17, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. that has a $10.00 entrance fee. Admission is free at all Cont’d on page 2 … other times. Friday and Saturday (May 18and May 19) begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. The sale will open on Sunday (May 20) at 11:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 415 will be selling lunches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to raise funds to support its camp scholarship program. All other proceeds support Habitat’s building and educational efforts in Buffalo.
Filed under: BUFFALO WY EXPRESS, Regional Wyoming News
BUY SO THEY CAN BUILD – HABITAT GARAGE SALE BENEFIT, MAY 20
It’s only 14 days to the spectacular 2012 Habitat Garage Sale at the Johnson County Fairgrounds from the evening of Thursday, May 17th through Sunday, May 20th. For the serious and/or addicted garage sale aficionados among us, Habitat is starting with an “Early Bird” event on Thursday, May 17, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. that has a $10.00 entrance fee. Admission is free at all Cont’d on page 2 … other times. Friday and Saturday (May 18and May 19) begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. The sale will open on Sunday (May 20) at 11:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 415 will be selling lunches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to raise funds to support its camp scholarship program. All other proceeds support Habitat’s building and educational efforts in Buffalo.
JOHNSON COUNTY WARS HEATING UP OVER PROPERTY TAXES?
Buffalo, WYO — These last two weeks have seen many property owners — especially commercial property owners — getting the shock of their lives when they opened up their 2012 Johnson County Tax Assessment and found out that their taxes had gone up 100% to 300%.
Many of these Johnson County business owners were especially surprised and upset because the new JC County Tax Accessor had campaigned on a platform that suggested that taxes would go down because of “market trending” and that taxes would be done fairly for everyone. Complaints have centered around these two facts: 1. That the real estate market is still down so how, after 4 plus years of a recession, could the county raise taxes over 100%? And 2. That they are hearing about special interest taxing again and again — neighbors that have wildly different tax bills and comparisons based on Fair Market Values that leave out what they consider to be truly comparable properties.
Wyoming Broadband Mappers to come to Buffalo in July
As part of a federally assisted program to help survey broadband internet access and implementation across Wyoming, development teams will visit many different towns across the state to meet with the public and businesses, arriving in Buffalo July 19th.
The program, called LinkWYOMING, is funded partially by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and is administered in Wyoming by the state government’s Chief Information Officer, as well as the Wyoming Business Council. Their mission is to help facilitate access to broadband internet connections around the state by first determining the extent of broadband internet connections, and then also determining if more assistance is necessary to develop high speed internet access
Supercomputer nearing completion in Cheyenne
The future home of one of the world’s largest supercomputers is almost complete outside Cheyenne.
Major construction at the National Center for Atmospheric Research-Wyoming Supercomputing Center is wrapping up this August, and crews will start to test the facility’s infrastructure while administrators are set to select the supercomputer that will occupy the site this fall.
DRILL BABY DRILL? Policy makers ponder the best way out of America’s oil dependency
Gasoline prices have been bellying up to the $4 per gallon bar as we near the presidential election. Is it a time again for chants of drill-baby-drill?
At the Global New Energy Summit in Colorado Springs last week, nobody actually came out and called that chant the political posturing that it was in the 2008 election. But a few came close as they worked through the many wrinkles of energy policy and politics, from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to electrical transmission lines.
BANKING ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Land developers Jeff Meyer and Michael Fraley originally proposed to build a giant wind farm on the Pathfinder Ranch near the Oregon Trail in central Wyoming. Instead, the project will be moved to a windswept farming area of Platte County in the southeast part of the state.
As they work on the wind farm project near Chugwater, they are also pursuing a potential environmental mitigation bank back on the Pathfinder ranches in central Wyoming. Improvements on the ranch are intended to compensate for the environmental impacts of new industrial development in Wyoming, including the future wind farm near Chugwater.
DRILL BABY DRILL? Policy makers ponder the best way out of America’s oil dependency
Gasoline prices have been bellying up to the $4 per gallon bar as we near the presidential election. Is it a time again for chants of drill-baby-drill?
At the Global New Energy Summit in Colorado Springs last week, nobody actually came out and called that chant the political posturing that it was in the 2008 election. But a few came close as they worked through the many wrinkles of energy policy and politics, from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to electrical transmission lines.
JOHNSON COUNTY WARS HEATING UP OVER PROPERTY TAXES?
Buffalo, WYO — These last two weeks have seen many property owners — especially commercial property owners — getting the shock of their lives when they opened up their 2012 Johnson County Tax Assessment and found out that their taxes had gone up 100% to 300%.
Many of these Johnson County business owners were especially surprised and upset because the new JC County Tax Accessor had campaigned on a platform that suggested that taxes would go down because of “market trending” and that taxes would be done fairly for everyone. Complaints have centered around these two facts: 1. That the real estate market is still down so how, after 4 plus years of a recession, could the county raise taxes over 100%? And 2. That they are hearing about special interest taxing again and again — neighbors that have wildly different tax bills and comparisons based on Fair Market Values that leave out what they consider to be truly comparable properties.
6th Annual Miniature Art & Music Auction—Celebrating our Wild Earth
SHERIDAN, WY—The public is invited to the upcoming 2012 Miniature Art and Music Auction—Celebrating our Wild Earth, which is open for viewing and bidding NOW- Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Davis Gallery at 117 N. Main Street in Sheridan. A record number of eleven local bands are up for auction and will be donating mini-concerts (up to 90 minutes) again this year. Imagine having your own in-home concert! The bands up for auction this year include: Jalan Crossland, Celtic Sage, Dave Munsick, Honey Badger, Jason Shogren, Counsel to Council, Libby Creek, Osea Nelson, Spurs of the Moment, The Fireants, and Westwinds Classical Quintet. Bidding is open at the Davis Gallery at 117 N. Main St. Many fantastic artists have also contributed to this year’s show, which will end with a Grand Finale Gala on Friday, April 20th from 5:00pm-7:00pm, The event is free and open to the public.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT THE LAKE IS HEATING UP
Labor Day Fest at the Lake Stop Resort in Buffalo, Wyoming – There will be great Mexican food, and lots of LIVE music with Neal Lee Daniel at 8pm … and did we mention a HorseShoe Tournament at 4pm! ! It’s the place to be – get there!
FRESH AIR FULL OF “BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES”
Taking a deep breath of fresh air may be among the best things you can do for your health and wellbeing.
MAIN STREET GETS ANOTHER HEALTHY BUSINESS
Buffalo, WYO — This week Buffalo’s Downtown Main Street District will welcome another new business — one that is quite literally for local consumption. Buffalo business owners, Laura and John DeMatteis, who already own and operate Holistic Health and Up in Smoke – an organic BBQ, are extending their healthy ventures theme with a new health food store.
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