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Your vote can help local historic homestead ranch preservation project get $25,000 (posted 9/1/10)
‘This Place Matters’ campaign by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Sublette County Historical Society is participating in a national campaign to raise money for the preservation of the historic Sommers Ranch Homestead project. "This Place Matters" is a photo-sharing campaign that was started by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2008 to help raise awareness for and celebrate many culturally diverse and unique communities across the United States. Votes by the public in local communities can help projects win $25,000 towards their preservation efforts. The Sommers Ranch Homestead project is currently ranked 18th out of more than 70 sites.
Supporters can go to the following website and cast their vote for this project: http://my.preservationnation.org/site/PageNavigator/TPM_CC_Map . Voting ends September 15th.
"Albert and I decided to fix up the old house and give an easement to the museum for a living history museum, when the project is completed. We hope to work with both museums in the county. The first step is to restore the old house," said Jonita Sommers.
The Sublette County Historical Society is helping with the Sommers Ranch Homestead project. Construction crews are currently on the site and in the process of lifting the home off the foundation and moving it a short distance away so the foundation can be repaired and made structurally sound so it can safely support the house. Once the foundation is repaired, the house will be moved back onto the foundation and additional reconstruction work can begin.
Supporters are encouraged to cast their votes for the project and pass the information on to their family and friends to let them know about this project and encourage them to vote for it.
Shell Pinedale Producing Operations Re-Certified for ISO 14001 (posted 9/1/10)
Audit examined environmental management systems
Shell Oil Company media release
PINEDALE – Bureau Veritas Certification (BCV) has renewed the International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001:2004 certification for Shell’s Pinedale natural gas producing operations following an independent audit. The ISO 14001:2004 standard reviews the effectiveness of health, safety and environmental management systems based on specific performance criteria.
Most notably, the inspector reported that Shell has effectively integrated plans and activities related to air emissions, spills, soil remediation, and wildlife into its operations. Activities include a 63 percent reduction in volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions field wide by implementing controls on tanks and heat trace pumps, using infrared cameras every two months to detect potential leaks and installing a liquids gathering system (LGS). The LGS is also minimizing habitat disturbance by eliminating most storage tanks and significantly reducing truck traffic.
"Shell is serious about protecting the abundant natural resources that are so important to citizens in Wyoming," said James Duran, Shell’s Pinedale Operations Manager. "This is a team accomplishment. It reflects our efforts to continually improve and implement real solutions that can reduce the environmental impacts from our activities."
According to the ISO, a worldwide federation of national standards bodies, the ISO 14001:2004 certification enables an organization to identify and control the environmental impact of its activities, continually improve its environmental performance and implement a systematic approach to setting environmental objectives and targets. The certification is determined based on a standard audit process that included program review, interviews, reviews of documents and records and physical observation. (www.iso.org)
Shell certifies the environmental component of the Shell Upstream Americas (UA) Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) management system to the ISO14001 environmental management system standard for all of its major deepwater and onshore gas installations in the United States.
Shell’s UA Onshore Gas Health, Safety, Security and Environment – Sustainable Development Vice President Dan Mills stated, "Having the ability to demonstrate to our external stakeholders that Shell is serious about doing the right thing for the environment and our neighbors is important. Achieving this certification demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement by implementing sustainable solutions to reducing our environmental footprint."
Royal Dutch Shell plc is incorporated in England and Wales, has its headquarters in The Hague and is listed on the London, Amsterdam, and New York stock exchanges. Shell companies have operations in more than 100 countries with businesses including oil and gas exploration and production; production and marketing of Liquefied Natural Gas and Gas to Liquids; manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals and renewable energy projects including wind and solar power. For further information, visit www.shell.com.
Clinics will be closed on Labor Day, Sept. 6 (posted 9/1/10)
Sublette County Rural Health Care District
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Pinedale Medical Clinic and the Marbleton-Big Piney Clinic will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 to observe Labor Day. Emergency services are available by dialing 911.
'Pierre’s Hole! The Fur Trade History of Teton Valley, Idaho" by Jim Hardee.
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Book signing Sept. 2: ‘Pierre’s Hole! The Fur Trade History of Teton Valley, Idaho’ (posted 9/1/10)
New fur trade history book by Jim Hardee
The Museum of the Mountain Man and Sublette County Historical Society are proud to announce the debut of the new book, "Pierre’s Hole! The Fur Trade History of Teton Valley, Idaho" by Jim Hardee.
The book is the latest publication of the Sublette County Historical Society - Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale.
Pierre’s Hole! studies forty years of contact between native peoples and Euro-Americans in the early Rocky Mountain West, using new information that has come to light since Benjamin W. Driggs first published the valley’s history in 1926.
In the early 1800s, a thriving trade in furs destined for the international hat market brought trappers and increasing numbers of Indians into Idaho’s Teton Basin, just across the Teton Range from Jackson’s Hole. This commerce created a favorite rendezvous location and a thoroughfare for both populations. One of the most active centers of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, the Teton Basin provided the stage for many dynamic personalities and dramatic events of the era.
A close look at Pierre’s Hole connects the reader to the entire sweep of fur trade history in the American West, from Fort Astoria on the Pacific Coast to the trading houses of St. Louis, Missouri. Told through eyewitness accounts of men like Jim Bridger, Joe Meek, Nathaniel Wyeth and others, this Teton Valley history places the reader on the ground as the action unfolds. Drawing from trapper journals – the earliest records of the region – historian Jim Hardee fills in the pre-settlement gaps of the narrative: a period when Teton Valley was known as Pierre’s Hole, Snake River was Lewis Fork and the Tetons were the Pilot Knobs.
Jim Hardee is the editor of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal, published by the Sublette County Historical Society and the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale. He is a frequent visitor to Pinedale and the Museum of the Mountain Man living history presentations as a member of the American Mountain Men Association. He is the director of the Fur Trade Research Center, and former president of the Jedediah Smith Society. He has been a presenter and guest speaker for many conferences and symposiums, and has published numerous articles on various fur trade topics. He currently lives in Pierre’s Hole, Idaho.
The evening will kick off with a reception in the Museum gallery at 6:00 PM, followed by a presentation and book signing. Books will be available for sale, $29.95 each (Sublette County Historical Society members get a 10% discount). If you miss the book signing, this book is available in the museum gift shop and also online at the Museum of the Mountain Man Trading Post, www.MuseumoftheMountainMan.com.
Graveside Funeral Services for Layton Moffat Sept. 2 (posted 8/31/10)
Graveside Funeral Services will be held for Layton Moffat on Thursday, September 2 at 11:00 AM at Plainview Cemetery in Big Piney.
Memorial Funeral Services for Bob Sievers Sept. 3 (posted 8/31/10)
Memorial Funeral Services for Bob Sievers will be held on Friday, September 3 at 2:00 PM at the Community Church in Pinedale.
Sublette P&Z proposes changes to county sign regulations (posted 8/25/10)
Sublette County Planning & Zoning is proposing changing some of the regulations related to the display of signs in the county.
Some of the revisions are shown below (revised text in bold):
Change for all zoning districts: Prior to the erection of any sign within these zoning districts submittal and approval of a sign permit application is required.
Prohibited: No person shall park any motor vehicle or trailer on public or private property so as to be seen from the public right-of-way which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign for the purpose of advertising a product or directing people to a business activity, except in the course of normal business operations or as permitted as a free standing sign.
Prohibited: No flashing, blinking, rotating or flickering signs shall be permitted in any district.
Prohibited: No person shall park any motor vehicle or trailer on public or private property so as to be seen from the public right-of-way which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign for the purpose of advertising a product or directing people to a business activity, except in the course of normal business operations or as permitted as a free standing sign. This does not include customary and incidental use of signs or logos on commercial vehicles used as such in normal business operations.
Prohibited: Inflatable signs or advertising devices shall not be permitted.
Prohibited: Any device in the form of a sign advertising a product or directing people to a business activity which is temporary in nature, or mobile and not permanently affixed to a building or upright support shall be not allowed, except as permitted in the exception(s) for SPECIAL PURPOSE SIGNS.
Exempted signs: Political signs pertaining to a specific election, prior to an election and which are removed by within fifteen (15) days after the election.
Exempted signs: Signs for operating oil and gas rigs.
Exempted signs: Construction signs announcing the construction of a building or project naming owners, contractors, and architects not to exceed one (1) sign measuring thirty-two (32) square feet in area, with a maximum height of ten (10) feet, for each street frontage of the building or project.
Change: Signs related to home occupations and home businesses in any zoning district shall be limited to one freestanding sign not to exceed six (6) feet in height and six (6) square feet in area or one wall sign not to exceed six (6) square feet in area. No illuminated signs shall be allowed.
No change: No signs shall be permitted in any Sublette County Road right-of-way other than signs maintained pursuant to and in discharge of any governmental functions.
The proposed sign regulation changes was discussed at the Thursday, August 19 P&Z meeting. At that time, the board decided to table their vote to give the public more time to be aware of the proposed changes. The P&Z board will vote on these proposed amendments at their next meeting on Thursday, September 16, at 6:30 PM in the Commissioners meeting room of the Sublette County Courthouse in Pinedale. For more information, contact Sublette County Zoning administrator at 307-367-4375, www.sublettewyo.com.
Click on this link for a PDF of all the proposed amendments to the Sublette County sign regulations.
Screen Door Porch. Photo by Tim Ruland, Pinedale Fine Arts Council.
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Screen Door Porch entertains Pinedale (posted 8/25/10)
Pinedale Fine Arts Council
The Pinedale Fine Arts Council concluded their summer parks series with a free concert in American Legion Park Friday night, August 20th, featuring Austin's Screen Door Porch and local singer/songwriter Jared Rogerson. The event saw a great crowd and great weather as both SDP and Rogerson played great sets.
Though this concluded PFAC's summer series, the group will kick off their season ticket series on September 30 with the San Jose Taiko Company.
Visit www.pinedalefinearts.com for more info and find us on Facebook!
Click on this link for more photos from the concert: Screen Door Porch (14 pictures)
New elementary school floor plan
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Pinedale Elementary School Grand Opening and Open House Sept. 2 (posted 8/25/10)
Sublette County School District #1 will host a Grand Opening and Open House for the new Pinedale Elementary School on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The Rope Cutting Ceremony will be at 4:00PM. The Open House will be from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. The new elementary school is located at 3040 Bloomfield Avenue in Pinedale.
Related Links:
www.pinedaleschools.org Sublette County School District #1
New Pinedale Elementary School By Pam McCulloch, Pinedale Online, April 29, 2010
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