From our files Rocky Mountain wins forensics tournament in 1999

100 years ago, Jan. 18, 1924

The Cowley Progress

The “Big Horn” is a stocky, sturdy animal, surprisingly agile in spite of its weight, says Nature Magazine. An average size ram will turn the scales at 250 pounds, while an occasional specimen will weigh 350. Both male and female have horns, those of the ram being gracefully curved.

75 years ago, Jan. 20, 1949

The Lovell Chronicle

Mr. Flynn, superintendent of the Wyoming Industrial Institute at Worland, spoke before the Parent-Teachers Association of Lovell Thursday evening on the subject of juvenile delinquency. He emphasized four major causes, which he said were lack of parental discipline, lack of religious teaching, homes broken by excessive use of liquor and failure of schools to hold the interest of children.

50 years ago, Jan. 17, 1974

The Lovell Chronicle

Sam Flood announced today the purchase of four acres of property from Gerald Doerr and the grand opening of a new mobile home sales lot. Included in the purchase is the land, the current Husky service station and the showroom and shop are already constructed on the site.

25 years ago, Jan. 21, 1999

The Lovell Chronicle

It wasn’t just a first-place finish, it was first for the high school as the Rocky Mountain High School forensics team brought the school’s first-ever first place trophy in that event from the Lander meet last Friday and Saturday. Rocky tied for first with Thermopolis in the small school division that included schools from Class 1A, 2A and 3A. There were three divisions at the meet with 23 schools competing. Three of the five Rocky Mountain members scored points for the team – Heather Askvig, Beth Elaine Sibbett and Cora Cordova.

10 years ago, Jan. 16, 2014

The Lovell Chronicle

The Big Horn County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees has begun working on their strategy to find a new superintendent to replace Dan Coe, who recently announced his plan to retire at the end of the school year after nine years as superintendent for the district.