Derek Street drills pilot holes in drains in the continuous river at the Powell Aquatic Center on Tuesday as crews work to finish the pool by May. Tribune photo by Kara Bacon
Powell Aquatic Center slated to open in early may
With the ides of March just around the corner, initial plans called for the Powell Aquatic Center to be open to swimmers by then. So blame it on the ides of March: Word now is the pool likely will not be ready until May.
“We had been hoping for an early-March substantial completion, but not everything is complete,” said David Burbach, the project engineer with Burbach Aquatics, Inc.
With tensions at Northwest College nearing what appears to be a crescendo, the question for many faculty, staff, students and administrators now is, “Where do we go from here?”
The Northwest College Board of Trustees heard complaints about events at the college, as well as pleas for peace, during its meeting in Cody on Monday.
Sandwich board signs have been sprouting up on downtown sidewalks lately, grabbing the attention of passersby as well as city officials. Some of main street signs, and others around town, are not in compliance with city ordinances.
“We’ve seen a series of signs around town that are illegal,” said John Campbell, city Planning and Zoning Commission member.
Powell junior Leslie Thronburg glides through the air for a bucket against the Pinedale Wranglers during 3A West regional action last week. Starting today (Thursday), the Panthers are in Casper in pursuit of a bigger objective — capturing a 3A girls’ state basketball championship. Updates will appear on the Powell Tribune’s blog. Courtesy photo/Greg Wise
Lady panthers face wheatland in state opener
The Powell High School girls’ basketball team begins its bid for a Class 3A state championship against Wheatland today (Thursday).
The Lady Panthers enter the state tournament in Casper with the No. 2 seed from Class 3A West. Jackson’s Lady Broncs (17-8), the three-time defending state champions, are the West’s No. 1 seed after taking a 42-36 decision over PHS at last weekend’s regional tournament. Mountain View (20-7) and Cody (18-8) claimed the West’s No. 3 and 4 seeds, respectively.
It was a season of personal improvement for the Powell Panther swimmers this year, and they finished by swimming their best times of the season at the state swim meet.
With only nine swimmers, only one of whom was ranked in the top 12 going into the state competition, the team nearly made the top six when the final team scores were calculated.
The North Absaroka Ski Patrol is looking for volunteers who may be interested in joining their ranks and serving Sleeping Giant. Individuals are invited to a two-day tryout this Saturday and Sunday.
“Ideally, we’d like to have about 30 members,” said Troy Broussard, one of the organizers for the tryout. “Right now, we’re at about half of what we want.”
Yellowstone National Park’s snow and winter sun gleam in this January photograph taken by park visitor Charles Scheffold, who toured the park on a photography-oriented snowmobile trip. The National Park Service is beginning the process of creating a new plan to guide winter use in Yellowstone. To see more of Scheffold’s photos, visit http://www.zooomr.com/photos/sid6581. Courtesy photo/Charles Scheffold
Try, try, try again
With three previous plans voided by federal judges over the past decade, the National Park Service is beginning its fourth attempt to create a permanent rule guiding winter use in Yellowstone National Park.
“We begin this process with a clear goal: a winter use plan for Yellowstone National Park consistent with the NPS mission, best available sound science, accurate fidelity to the law, and the long-term public interest,” said Jon Jarvis, National Park Service director, in a Jan. 29 statement.
