Forced out of retirement?

It seems like the upcoming movie "The Cokeville Miracle" is going to force this Cokeville blog out of retirement, at least for a while. This blog had completely fallen off any radar, and now is spiking like crazy. I mean, really? It's showing up in a Google search? On the first page? It's either the movie's showing at a recent film festival or, well, I'm sure we have not been selected for a free downtown makeover. Or maybe we have? Hmmm...

So, what can we do to help you? We are a little town, completely happy in our anonymity. Now we are back in some people's spotlight, and can only imagine that spotlight will increase over the next few months. There are many friendly folks here who love living in an excellent little spot in Wyoming filled with just about the neatest people on earth, but please remember that the movie is not about Cokeville. It is about amazing things that happened here. And there are messages to be learned for sure.  And certainly the love and happy thoughts that are sent our way are appreciated and welcome. So if after hearing about this new movie you are curious about our town, fair enough.
Most of us are happy to help where we can. And that is certainly the case with this blog. However, you can understand that the attention was not asked for by our community and I ask on behalf of many others that you respect our desire to continue our quiet lives in our special little town. Thank you!

Happy 2012!

January is about over in our beautiful new year of 2012!

Cokeville.blogspot.com will be rolling back into action this year. We've let the Town of Cokeville (www.cokevillewy.org) and the Cokeville School's (www.cokeville.com) take on most of the web action during the past year but we have found that the blog is missed!

Cokeville Sexton records digitized

The following is part of an email received by ED LISOTA of Star Valley! MANY THANKS TO ED, HIS WIFE MARY AND MEMBERS OF THE STAR VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY for helping get Cokeville Sexton (Cemetery) records on-line!

Hi,

Just a note to let you know that we have completed the Cokeville Sexton
Records project. It can now be seen on FamilySearch Community Trees at
the following URL:

http://histfam.familysearch.org/surnames.php?tree=cokeville

As the Lincoln County website hasn't been changed to include this link
yet, you should consider this a preview. I'll try to get the website
updated next week.

If you have any questions or wish to see any changes made, please let me
know.

Also, we have added a small number of obituaries to the Cokeville
website as a spinoff from our Star Valley Independent project.

Summer Job - Town of Cokeville

COKEVILLE SUMMER JOB - oversee recreation program. Work with town, chamber of commerce and arts council. 20 hrs. a week, $10 hr., June 1 - July 30. Needs good communication skills. Knows how to take initiative and follow-through.

Please see the Town Clerk at the Town Hall for more information or contact any council member.

Homemade Oreo Cookies

By Popular Request:

Homemade Oreo Cookies
2 devils food cake mixes
1 1/3 c shortening (butter works)
4 eggs

Mix, roll in balls, bake 375, 8 minutes

Cool. Add frosting on the back of one cookie, sandwich with a second cookie back. Enjoy!

Frosting:
½ pound powdered sugar
½ cup butter
4 oz cream cheese
½ tsp. vanilla

Lois Dayton - Funeral Times, link to obituary

Cokeville.blogspot.com expresses condolences to the entire Dayton Family at passing of

Lois Dayton.

Lois Whitaker Taylor Dayton. 11 January 1910 - 7 April 2011. Wife of Reed Dayton (died 2001). Father and Mother: J. Marlow and Ida Whitaker Taylor.

All at Cokeville LDS Church:
Friday April 15, 201: VIEWING 6-8pm. Cokeville residents encouraged to attend this evening viewing to better accommodate out-of-towners in the morning.

Saturday, April 16: VIEWING 9:30am - 11:30am
FUNERAL at Noon

Interment at Cokeville Cemetery following funeral services

You can click here to link to Lois Dayton's obituary which ran at www.heraldextra.com (Daily Herald on-line).


FYI: THE MONTPELIER SOUTH STAKE RELIEF SOCIETY STAKE ACTIVITY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY HAD BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 7TH AT NOON IN MONTPELIER, IDAHO. THERE WILL BE NO MERIT BADGE CLINIC FRIDAY EVENING AT THE COKEVILLE CHAPEL.

Cokeville, Wyoming - Listed in top 51 places to raise kids!

Yeah, we knew that. We just didn't want the world to know. Now it's out, listed in the Bloomberg Businessweek Report, dated December 16, 2010, Cokeville was listed 51 on a list of 51 "best places to raised kids" Hows that for something! And we've known for over 100 years. Click here to check out the link.

Justin Pope to be on Biggest Loser!

Many people in our area know Justin, well, now you can watch him be a contestant on the 2011 television show "Biggest Loser". Good Luck Justin! Click here to see a brief bio on Justin.

Panthers 26, Tigers 6: Peterson {sic}, Davis reconnect for Cokeville

Article in Wyo Varsity (trib.com) by Patrick Schmiedt titled "Panthers 26, Tigers 6: Peterson {sic} Davis reconnect for Cokeville. Subtitle, "Davis Scores Twice as Panthers Hammer Lusk".

Also lists game stats, key plays. Includes notes from interviews with Dustin Davis and Beau Petersen.

WYO Varsity "State football notebook"

State football notebook, on-line at Wyo Varsity, recaps all four 2010 state football games. Tonga and The Haka are mentioned in the short Class 1A/11-Man write-up at the very end. The link will take you to a tri.com story