From our files: Byron winning streak snapped by Cowley

100 years ago, Oct. 17, 1925

The Cowley Progress

A metal flag donated by the Casper Lions for planting on the Grand Teton, known as the Matterhorn of the “North American Alps,” is to be turned over to W.O. Owens, first white man to scale the peak. Owens, former treasurer of Wyoming and 65 years of age, is to scale the peak again and plant the flag.

75 years ago, Oct. 19, 1950

The Lovell Chronicle

The 42-game winning streak of the Byron six-man football team, which made national records, was broken last Friday afternoon by the Cowley Jaguars. This was the first loss that coach Mower’s boys had taken in five years of continuous play.

The Eagles, who two weeks ago shattered the national six-man record set by Tolono, Illinois, in 1948 at 40 straight victories, trailed the Cowley Jaguars all the way as Cowley drew first blood with a 6-0 edge. At halftime Cowley held a 20 to 6 lead and at the end of the third quarter piled up a 28 to 6 lead ending the contest with a 35 to 6 victory.

50 years ago, Oct. 16, 1975

The Lovell Chronicle

Thieves stripped the John Abraham house under construction west of Byron last Thursday morning. An early total of the losses in materials and labor is at the $18,000 level. 

Gone are 22 windows already installed in the home – many with metal stripping that had to be removed before the windows were loosened, seven windows not yet installed, five nine-foot sliding glass doors, one six-foot sliding glass door, three outside doors, the furnace, which was cut away with the system already installed, parts of the intercom system and music center system, parts of the central vacuum system, two bath tubs, … and tools used at the site by wiring contractor D&M Electric.

Mrs. Sue Abraham discovered the theft just about 9 a.m. She walked into the home, wondered why one tub was out on the patio, then looked around in disbelief as the full impact of the theft hit her. Fingerprints of at least four persons have been found as well as footprints in the sandy area around the home. The impact and the oddities of the crime still have the family, contractors and deputies shaking their heads.

25 years ago, Oct. 19, 2000

The Lovell Chronicle

The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Center took a big step toward purchasing the land for the center when they received a grant from the PacifiCorp Foundation. The PacifiCorp Foundation donated $10,000 to be used toward the purchase of the land. Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Center board president John Nickle said they are hoping to purchase land adjacent to the National Park Service Visitor Center within the next year.

10 years ago, Oct. 15, 2015

The Lovell Chronicle

John Bernhisel has been teaching at Rocky Mountain High School since 1989. For most of that time he taught in the science classroom including courses in chemistry, physics, human anatomy, biology and other science subjects. 

Twelve years ago Bernhisel earned his master’s degree in information technology, an area he believes is constantly evolving into an important role in the education process. He also became a certified librarian. So when the position of head librarian opened up at the high school he got excited about how he could segue all those years of education into the position, with the goal of taking the library to a whole new level of technological proficiency.

Bernhisel said he is looking into the possibilities offered if the school transitions to using digital textbooks.