Stan Thompson - winner

Stan Thompson's raffle ticket won the shopping cart full of Super Bowl goodies from Mindy's Market. Congratulations to Stan.

information from Val at Mindy's Market

Dinner Anyone?

Free! 5 - 26 oz cans of Hunt's Classic Italian Four Cheese Spaghetti Sauce
Exp. 26 Mar 2009
Had them a year and just never use them. Please call or come and get them all!
Karla

ALL Gone by 3:40pm!! Just in time for dinner!! :)

The challenge of Cokeville

This little poem by Mattie J.T. Stepanek in his poetry book "Journey through Heartsongs" is a great reminder about life.

I love reading the poem Grounded Lesson and applying its wisdom to living in Cokeville, Wyoming. Sometimes it reminds me of me, sometimes it talks of my friends and sometimes it just helps me get through the shoveling of snow.



Grounded Lesson
Life is a treasure.
People should enjoy it,
Even if digging
To it, or
Through it,
Is a challenge.

Mattie J. T. Stepanek

February 2000

Looking for a rental house

Do you know of a rental house available? Reed is looking for a place for his family. You can contact him at Mindy's Market. Thanks

Cokeville's Social Hour?

An interesting question was asked: What's Cokeville's Social Hour? Do we have one, or two or a day? Responses and comments welcome...

Ski School Update

I have just returned from Pine Creek where Denise Kallstrom and I (Shelly Gailey) spoke with Paul directly. He did state that their policy is to charge ski school students who stay after ski school. However, when I showed him the paper work that was sent home this year that stated the kids would be allowed to stay free of charge, he agreed to honor that.
So, for the remainder of this ski school season, ski school students (from Cokeville only) will be allowed to stay without being charged. But be aware that this will change for next year.
So now is the time to decide if you want to purchase a season pass for next year. They go on sale on March 1st and will be good for this March (weather permitting) as well as next season. Also, if you buy next year's pass by June it is at a discounted rate. Check with Pine Creek to get exact prices. Remember that we need to support our local ski lift, or it will no longer be there for us to enjoy. The PTO also wants to thank all the parents who have volunteered their time to help make ski school and swim school programs a success. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions or concerns about this program.

After Ski School - Pay to Ski for Pine Creek Ski Resort in Cokeville

There has been some confusion, that started yesterday (Thursday) with an announcement made at the elementary school that said something like: Children have been staying after Ski School on Friday and have not been paying the fee to ski half a day. Please do not stay after ski school if you don't have money to pay the fee.

Many children went home with the verbal message. Some were upset. Many parents were upset at the idea that the family was perhaps being labeled as dishonest because they had not paid for their children to stay and ski at Pine Creek when ski school ended.

The papers sent home by the PTO indicated there would not be a charge for children to stay the remainder of a ski school day.

According to a telephone message by Shelly Gailey of the PTO, both the announcement at school Friday and the written note sent home at the beginning of ski school have changed.

TODAY January 23 2009 ONLY, one more time, children may stay and ski free at Pine Creek. However, that will be the last day of free-ski half days.

Please contact Pine Creek Ski Area or a member of the PTO to verify this information

Cokeville Girl's ranked #4 in 1A

You can click on this link to see the Girl's Basketball 1A ratings in the state of Wyoming. Cokeville is ranked #4. The link is to a rivertonradio.com news report.

Comments wanted

Mindy's Market is trying to be you local home town grocery store. Basically what it is gonna take is time and money. However both is going to take some time. Your support makes the process go faster. Tell us what you want in the store and we will try our hardest to get in what you need as soon as we can. I challenge you to come into the store, look around, check out our prices. Tell us what you think. We are trying to get the shelves stocked, but again that takes money, support, and patience. Those of you who are doing the brunt of your shopping locally we totally appreciate you more than you will ever know. Thank You..... Valorie Hammond..... Mindy's Market

Super Bowl Raffle

Now at Mindy's Market come put in for the Super Bowl snack cart. it contains 4 - 2 liter bottles of soda, 4 bags of chips, misc. cookies, popcorn, salsa, 2 jumbo bags of m&m's, licorice, and paper cups, plates and napkins... Basically everything you need except for the T.V. Raffle tickes are 5 bucks each or 5 for 20 bucks. Come support the store and maybe win the cart o goodies in the process. fyi the total price of goodies in the cart is more that 57 dollars. Winner will be picked the Saturday of the Super Bowl. And remember as always Shop Our Store!! thank you for your support from all of us at Mindy's Market

Bill King "Make a Bed" 1/2 price class

Bill King will be teaching a class for 3 to 5 people who would like to build a log bed.

It is a 1/2 price build-a-bed class...you do the work with his help. Bill has the supplies, you need 20 hours in the next six weeks. 2 hours a night, three times a week, or longer...whatever works for the class.

Call Bill at 307.279.3355

He would like to start this class on Monday the 19th of January so call him today for different prices for different size beds.

I want to do the Cokeville Easter Egg Hunt!

The following email was sent from Nellie Richins, former Cokeville resident:


Hello, Cokeville:This is a letter from the lady that brought you memorable
Easter Egg Hunts in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, nobody
asked me, or they couldn't find me, or someone mistakenly thought I was
interested in Easter in Cokeville anymore. Anyway, I'm back, I'm eager,
willing, and ready to bring you another "eggs"citing Easter Egg Hunt. Did
you know there are less than 90 days before Easter? If the Cokeville
community would like me to bring them an "eggs"hilarating Easter Egg Hunt,
I need to hear from you. Remember, Saturday, April 11 is only a bunny hop
away! Thanks, Nellie Richins

Now is the time because Bill has the time!

Now is the time to have that project done that you've been putting off. Tired of looking at that broken whatever?

Is now the time for a new log bed? How about getting some trim done in your house?

Call Bill King at 307.279.3355 for a free in-town estimate on your home improvement project. Inside. Outside. Decor. Furnishings. Mirrors.

Bill can do it!

New Cokeville 2nd Ward Bishopric Sustained

Sunday a new Bishopric was sustained in the Cokeville 2nd Ward
Bishop William "Bill" Thompson
First Counselor Leon Pope
Second Counselor Roger Warner
also
Brian Toomer was sustained as the executive secretary

Thanks to the outgoing men who have served so well
Bishop Wade Fiscus, Jade Henderson 1st Counselor, Kevin Walker 2nd Counselor

Did we hear it's a birthday on the 11th?

Happy 99th Birthday to a very special lady!

Please feel welcome to add your birthday greetings for Lois Dayton on her very special birthday!

Adding new authors

cokeville.blogspot.com is in the process of selecting additional authors for this blog. If you are interested in being able to post directly to the site, please contact us. Opinions welcome, good taste, personal agenda's ok. Blog owner has final editorial say.

Large Archiving Project - Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed for a large archiving job.

The Cokeville Cemetery is being digitized in several ways by an area historian. He has requested help in gathering information and he is willing to add the information to a website he will make for the Cokeville Historical Society. This is an amazing opportunity to have some Cokeville history preserved and made accessible to the public.

Already completed is that the headstones have all been photographed and are being prepared for a website.

Now funeral programs and obituaries are being collected for all who are buried in the cemetery and also for anyone who has a connection to Cokeville: i.e. born here, lived here, taught here etc. but not buried here.

This is a large project and of course, will be on-going. However, the archiving part can be completed in a decent amount of time...with volunteers.

We need to find obituaries and funeral programs. Do you have some?

Would you be willing to help scan? (You can get the easy necessary training to do this. Also, if you do not have access to a scanner, a place can be provided for you if you can volunteer time) Please email karla_toomer@yahoo.com

Karla Toomer has previously talked to several people about this project. If you are still interested, or you haven't been talked to but this sounds like something you can spend a few hours a week on, please email to karla_toomer@yahoo.com

Alva Nate - Funeral announced

The funeral services for Alva Nate were printed in the Kemmerer Gazette as being held on Tuesday January 6th at 1pm. You can click on this link to go to her obituary as printed in the Kemmerer Gazette.