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🌱 How new county spending will change services and streets in Gillette
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In today's newsletter:
- How new county spending will change services and streets in Gillette
- How did Gillette workers and a local Marine persevere decades ago?
- Have you ever walked past Gillette’s hidden old jailhouse?
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A couple of snow showers, with a high of 40 and low of 22 degrees.
- Saturday: Windy and not as cold, temps: high: 48, low: 30.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Commissioners move forward on juvenile services funding, public works projects (county17.com) — Campbell County commissioners in Gillette approved major funding for juvenile services and several public works projects, including detention center door replacements, courthouse cooling repairs, and a new Southern Drive bike path. They also reassigned a Gillette Police Department case, opened rule changes for public comment, and discussed Wyoming’s role in nuclear energy, all of which could shape local services and infrastructure over the next year. 
• Histories: Job Service offers temporary employment for workers in 1988 (gillettenewsrecord.com) — A look back at Gillette history recalls workers lining up at the old Job Service for temporary “spot jobs” in 1988 and follows the 2003 recovery of Gillette Marine Pfc. Scott Carey after he was wounded in Iraq. These snapshots highlight how local residents have faced economic uncertainty and military sacrifice over the years.
• Finding Wyoming's Old Small-Town Jailhouses (y95country.com) — If you like poking around local history, Gillette’s old downtown jailhouse still hides on a back street, easy to miss unless you know what to look for. A statewide tour of tiny historic jails then jumps to Clearmont, Shoshoni, and Jay Em, encouraging readers to explore how these quirky buildings were once used.
📸 Around Gillette
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★ Featured events ★
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CAM-PLEX Multi-Event Facilities, 1635 Reata Dr, Gillette
7:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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TBHS Spring Choir Showcase
Thunder Basin High School Auditorium
7:00 pm -
TSJH Boys Soccer vs. Douglas
Douglas Middle School , 801 W Richards St , Douglas
4:00 pm -
SVJH Boys B SOC v. Buffalo
Energy Capital Sports Complex , 3400 Garner Lake Rd , Gillette
5:00 pm -
TBHS Band Concert
Thunder Basin High School Auditorium
7:00 pm -
SVJH Boys B SOC vs CY
Energy Capital Sports Complex , 3400 Garner Lake Rd , Gillette
4:00 pm -
SVJH Boys A SOC vs CY
Energy Capital Sports Complex , 3400 Garner Lake Rd , Gillette
5:30 pm -
BR, LV, PW, PR, RZ, & SF 5th Strings Concert
CAM-PLEX Heritage Center
5:45 pm
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Coffee & Connections at Your Library
Campbell County Public Library , 2101 4-J Rd , Gillette
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CCPL Teen Game Club
Campbell County Public Library , 2101 4-J Rd , Gillette
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Creative Aging: Acrylic Painting at AVA
AVA Community Art Center , 509 W 2nd St , Gillette
1:00 pm -
Campbell County Public Library System Board of Trustees Meeting
Campbell County Public Library , 2101 4-J Rd , Gillette
4:30 pm
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Monday April 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- GILLETTE AIRPORT WY Apr 15 Climate: High: 68 Low: 33 Precip: Trace Snow: Missing... (X: iembot_unr)
- CHEYENNE — On Tuesday, Microsoft announced its intention to purchase around 3,200 acres of land south of Cheyenne for continued development of data... (X: The_News_Record)
- Campbell County School District posted a job opening for English Teacher in Gillette. Apply here.
- Sulzer posted a job opening for Manual Machinist in Gillette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gillette here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sundance
- City lowers ISO rating (sundancetimes.com)
- Golfers take on Kendrick (sundancetimes.com)
- SHS shows well at Science Olympiad (sundancetimes.com)
Buffalo
- Photo Gallery: City of Stars (buffalobulletin.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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