Select Yellowstone National Park roads and services open April 16
The following is a release from the National Park Service Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 16, 2021, select roads and services in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public for the season, weather permitting. Visitors should expect modified…
Gardening Series: Growing Vegetables in Wyoming, Part 2
◆ Start planning your garden now with this second installment of gardening tips. Provided By University of Wyoming Extension Home vegetable gardening is a popular activity all across the United States. Gardening serves many purposes such as providing sources of…
A Head Start for Kids
◆ The LUCDA is Dedicated to Early Childhood Development in Western Wyoming. The Lincoln Uinta Child Development Association (LUCDA) offers free developmental screenings to the children of Lincoln and Uinta counties. The screenings happen twice a year, with the next…
Independent Obituaries: April 7, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the April 7, 2021 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Our beloved mother Bonnie Joyce…
Helping the Hungry: How Food Needs Were Met During the Pandemic
Sierra Mitchell, President of the Afton Food Pantry and Regional Director of the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, delivers an entire beef to the Food Closet in Piney. Photo Credit: Wyoming Hunger Initiative ◆ Local and Statewide Community Stepped Up to Fill…
Janet Erickson
Contact Me Janete@svinews.com About Janet Janet Erickson enjoys writing to a fault. Once she starts, she can’t stop. Raised by a high school English/Journalism teacher father and a music/theater enthusiast mother, she determined by age 16 that she wanted to…
Makia Haderlie will be spending her summer teaching in the Dominican Republic.
Makia Haderlie wants to be a teacher. She is gathering supplies and creating lesson plans like any future teacher would, but her future students are in the Dominican Republic. Makia will be part of the International Language Program (ILP), an…
Services for Bonnie Nebeker
Graveside services for Bonnie Nebeker will take place Friday, April 9, at 1 p.m. at the Fairview Cemetery. A night viewing will take place on Thursday, April 8, from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary in Afton.
Upcoming Calendar for the Star Valley Chamber of Commerce
Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule for the Star Valley Chamber of Commerce:
Boating permits for Grand Teton National Park are available online starting Tuesday
Kayaking on Jackson Lake. | Courtesy NPS.gov The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming – Boaters to Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway will have the option to…