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You most likely weren’t around, but any guess about what was going on in February 1932?  Did you know Al Capone was sent to prison, that a patent was issued for the peach tree, the Third Winter Olympics was underway in Lake Placid, New York, or that Elizabeth Taylor...

The Associate Board has been pretty creative over the years to come up with unique ways to raise money, with guns being extremely popular.  But we decided to go a little different direction this fall and will be auctioning off the services of eight members at the...

Well, another July is in the books.  Up here in the desert that is known as the Big Horn Basin, it has been hot and extremely dry, with temperatures in the triple digits and any precipitation measured in raindrops per acre (single digits).  It appears we will have an...

A lot has been said about Hillary Clinton breaking the so-called “glass ceiling” with her nomination as the first female presidential candidate of a major U.S. political party.  But the 2016 presidential election will make history for a number of other reasons. ...

A golfer had made an awful shot and tore up a large piece of turf. He picked it up and looking about said, "What shall I do with this?"  "If I were you," said the caddie, "I'd take it home to practice.” Okay, so maybe it’s not that great of a golf joke.  It’s just...

  As I sit down to write July’s newsletter, I am at the office resting up from the 4th of July weekend.  When I think about the reason we celebrated, I am reminded of what a privilege it is to be a resident of the United States of America.  I believe that our...

What do the German Autobahn, an early 20th century 62-day bumpy jeep ride from Washington to San Francisco and the 34th President of the United States have in common?  If this were a question on Jeopardy, the answer would be they were all integral to the construction...

What a great day for WCA’s Charity Golf Tournament on July 14th!  Perfect weather, a challenging course at the Three Crowns Golf Club and a great cause – Make-A-Wish Wyoming.   If there was anyone out on the links who didn’t have a good time, they just weren’t trying...

Well, after a couple months of moisture and slow construction activity, it seems we have now entered “Construction Season.”  Our road and bridge contractors are out in full force trying to get caught up.  Good luck.  My fifteen years in the highway construction...

Some inventions are way ahead of their time.  Consider the 1930’s “radio hat,” a men’s straw hat with a portable radio attached.  Then there was the motorized surfboard, invented in 1948.  While those seem a little crazy today, one doesn’t have to stretch the...