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Centennial Event Calendar 2009

December 31, 2008 Centennial Kick Off New Year's Eve Dance and Fireworks, downtown Powell

 

January - Beard Growing Contest Starts. Prizes!

 

February - At the Heart of It  Celebrating the Powell's first 100 marriages and more.

 

March - Media Month  "Diary of a Community: 100 Years of Powell Tribune" March 13 exhibit opens Homesteader Museum.  KPOW interviews.  70th anniversary of Earl Durand.

 

April - Powell Protectors  April 4th Health Fair. Powell Protector Displays at fair and Homesteader Museum.

           April 21, 7:00PM Centennial Lecture - Fagerburg Lecture Hall - Jeremy Johnstone, "Wahb;  Renegade Grizzly Bear of Fact and Fiction."  Powell Fire Department History: Homesteader Museum.

 

May - May 19, 7:00 pm, Centennial Lecture—Fagerberg Lecture Hall-Charlotte Patrick,

“A History of Northwest Community College.”

          Founder’s Day Celebration!  May 25 Download Poster

Special Postal Cancellation and Transportation Relay 8 am- 2:30 pm The Commons

Concert by Buffalo Bills Cowboy Band 2:30

Powell Meal, Beard Contest Winners, Special Activities-3-5 pm The Commons

Piano Concert-Early 1900’s  Music (Sponsor-Park County Art’s Council)—7:00pm Nelson Aud.   

 

 

June - Alumni Weekend and Activities—June 26-28

           June 27- 10:00 am 50th Time Capsule Retrieval and Placing of Centennial Time Capsule

           June 27: Homesteader Museum Open House 8:30-4:00 Activities for Kids 2:00pm Main Street: Powell Then and Now opens at Homesteader Museum- Book Signings

           June 27-Alumni Banquet and Dance-The Commons and Downtown Powell

 

July - Celebrate Powell’s Centennial at the Park County Fair    July 21-26      Parade will feature cars from every decade.—July 25th

Centennial Quilt Drawing July 25th at Fairgrounds

 

August - Honoring Homesteaders –August 15th (Following Wings N Wheels)**

Tour of Homesteads, Homesteader Activities, Equipment Demonstrations and Homesteader

Highlights at Homesteader Museum

 

September -Ice Cream Social on the 9th at the Museum from 4-6.  Wyoming Historical Society wine reception on the 11th at the Homesteader from 5-6.  Celebrating Powell Education  Event at schools.  Wyoming State Historical Society meets in Powell, September 10-12.

 

October - Historic Figures and Businesses of Powell  Tour of historical graves at Crown Hill Cemetery.  "Come Inside! Photographs Celebrating early Powell Business" at Homesteader Museum. **Bring Photos to copy to Homesteader Museum or

 Powell Office Supply

October 17th - 12P.M - Tractor and farm machinery show, food booths including Centennial dogs hay ride.

2-3 P.M - Learn to Apraise your own antiques: by Hidden Treasures

4 P.M. - Honoring of Powell Valley Settlers

 

November - Veterans and Heroes  Special Centennial Veterans Day Celebration, November 11th.

 

December - Centennial Country Christmas 4th - 6th  Downtown Window displays and Toy Exhibit at Homesteader Museum.

 

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Message from the Mayor

 

 

I just received an important letter in the mail that I can share with you. It was from the U.S. Department of Commerce with their official logo. If you look closely, it’s a tall ship with a lighthouse representing commerce just like in the Big Horn Basin.

The letter read; Dear Resident: (It’s like they know me personally!) In about one week from now, you will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail. When you receive your form, please fill it out and mail it in promptly.

It was actually signed by Robert M. Groves himself, the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau! Finally, a Robert Groves to add to my autograph collection!

No, I’m not joking about the Census since our early ancestors knew that we would need to count our country every ten years to see who was out there and who needed what. Of course, they use money as an incentive. The letter states that the results will be used to help each community get its fair share of government funs for highways, schools, health facilities, and other programs. The statewide level uses it to distribute funds, and we even use it on our consensus money at the county level.

Did you see their Super Bowl ad? It costs 2.5 million dollars. They have a sponsored car in NASCAR too. (“I’m trading paint with the Census car! Darn you Greg Biffle!”) They even hired Dora the Explorer because kids count too.

They’re advertising has centered around special interest groups and ethnicity. You’ve seen the ones geared toward Native Americans? That group still doesn’t trust the government. I wonder why?

Now is certainly a perfect opportunity for the scammers. There will be lowlifes that use the Census to try to get your bank account number and social security number. U.S. Census workers will have identification, a handheld device and a confidentiality notice. But these things can be easily fabricated, so it's important to know what census workers will not do:
They will not
ask for your Social Security number or financial information, e.g. bank or credit card accounts.
They will not ask you for money or say that you owe money.
They will not harass or intimidate you.
They will not contact you by email- only by phone, by mail, or in person.

That comes directly from old Bob Groves himself. Grovey as we like to call him. A great guy who works more than once every ten years.

 

Scott Mangold

Mayor

City of Powell

 

 

mayormangold@cityofpowell.com

MAYOR MANGOLD

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