Independent Obituaries: October 7, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the October 7, 2020 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. Clyde Robert Heiner was…
Yellowstone records busiest September on record
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 837,499 recreation visits in September 2020. This is a 21% increase from September 2019, making it the busiest September on record. So far in 2020, the park has hosted 3,383,872 recreation visits,…
Getting down to nutrition
◆ Everything Pumpkin! By Shelley Balls, MDA, RD, LD UW Extension – Nutrition and Food Safety Educator Pumpkin is one type of winter squash that is commonly seen around fall and used for a variety of things such as decoration,…
Earthquake preparedness drill planned
◆ Great Wyoming ShakeOut set for October 15. Earthquakes are something to be expected in the State of Wyoming, according to the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS). “Hundreds of earthquakes happen in Wyoming every year,” said Christina George of the…
Mobile food pantry planned for SV
A Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies mobile pantry truck will be in Star Valley on Saturday, October 10. Food will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis beginning at 11 a.m. The distribution will take place as…
Homecoming parade is Thursday
◆ Community invited to come out and celebrate. It’s Homecoming week in Star Valley. Students at SVHS have been dressing up all week and participating in a wide range of Homecoming 2020 activities. Thursday, October 8 will showcase the Homecoming…
Star Valley Health provides details about treating Coronavirus at the local level
• SV Health is accepting COVID patients or transferring to Idaho Falls or Jackson? Star Valley Health has a global plan regarding the care of all patients with symptoms of COVID-19 that require evaluation, treatment, and in some cases transfer…