Education Spotlight: Morgan Peterson teaches sixth grade at Etna Elementary
◆ For Peterson, working with students is the perfect career. Morgan Peterson is in her second-year teaching 6th grade at Etna Elementary. Peterson was raised in Morgan, Utah on a small family farm. “I couldn’t have asked for a better…
LCSD2 welcomes 17 news teachers to its ranks for the 2020 Academic Year
————– ◆ New teachers have been attending trainings and district orientation this month. Lincoln County School District 2 has welcomed 17 new teachers to the ranks this fall. Each new teacher brings fresh creativity and skill to the district, with…
LCSD2 Transportation Department is gearing up for a busy and unique year
——————- ◆ Students and bus staff will be wearing masks. Transportation to and from school will look a little different for many LCSD2 families this fall. Bus policies will be different than they have been in the past, and it’s…
2020 Lincoln County Fair opens Saturday
——————- ◆ Arena events promise fun and excitement. Lincoln County Fair Officials have lined up a blockbuster series of grandstand evening events for the 2020 fair happening the first week of August 2020. “We’ve got a great lineup of events…
Maintenance crews working to make schools academic year ready
◆ Over the summer, maintenance crews have been testing different sanitizing solutions. Government and community response to Covid-19 is dictating activity choices for many organizations these days, and the Lincoln County School District No. 2 Maintenance Department is no exception….
Tractor time – regional farmer has a passion for good machines
◆ Brad and LeeAnn Woolstenhulme own around 250 tractors. By the time he graduated from high school in 1977, Brad Woolstenhulme of Montpelier, Idaho, owned a dairy and 11 acres of ground. Today, he and his team run over 17,000…
Lost and Found: Wedding ring treasure hunt leads to a message of hope
—————- Brooke Rich of Afton thought her June 2020 women’s retreat to Southern Utah would be a week of personal rejuvenation. What she didn’t expect was that her trip would indirectly breathe new life into a stranger searching for hope….
Blue Sky Music Camp held in Star Valley
—————– ◆ Tentative dates for next year’s camp are June 21-25, 2021. Blue Sky Annual Music Camp returned to Afton for a 3rd time June 22-26, 2020. With 41 students and nine faculty members involved, classes and performances were held…
Local FFA student selected as Wyoming State FFA Secretary
◆ Danielle Erickson to serve as State FFA Secretary for 2020-2021. Danielle Erickson of the Star Valley FFA has been selected as the Wyoming State FFA Secretary for 2020-2021. Candidates from chapters statewide met in Casper June 24, 2020 to…
Tragedy and triumph: Running life’s race takes both endurance and courage.
Star Valley native Vera Lyn Bradshaw-Wright competes in triathlons and runs marathons. Though she never imagined as a youth that she would ever run such lengthy distances, her experiences have become a metaphor of her life – a journey filled…