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🌱 Cinderella takes the Lander Valley High School stage this week

Lander, Wyoming Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Lander! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Cinderella takes the Lander Valley High School stage this week
  • Lander seeks groundskeeper for community and convention center
  • Remembering Eileen M. Kopriva, Powell native and social worker

Also on today's calendar: Lander WY - Veteran Film Preview Screening and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 61 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 32.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Coffee Time: LVHS students tease this week's production of Cinderella (county10.com) — Lander Valley High School students bring Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella to the stage November 12–14, with performances at 7 p.m. each night. Admission is free, though donations are encouraged. Director Angela Pettibone and student performers previewed the production on KOVE's Coffee Time, highlighting a cast with many newcomers to the school's stage.
   

2. City of Lander accepting proposals for Independent Groundskeeping Contractor (county10.com) — Lander is seeking a contractor to maintain the Community and Convention Center grounds under a two-year agreement starting February 1, 2027. Proposals are due at City Hall by 2 p.m. December 28, with duties including snow removal, lawn care and irrigation maintenance. Specifications are available at landerwyoming.org or City Hall.
   

3. Eileen M. Kopriva (powelltribune.com) — Eileen M. Kopriva, a Powell native whose social-work career included positions in Evanston and Billings, has died at Laurel Health Center in Montana. Her survivors include her brother Ron and his wife, Patti, of Lander. She will be remembered at Mass at St. Barbara's Catholic Church on November 17 at 10 a.m.
   

4. Nine Bats Across Wyoming Test Positive For Rabies, Four In Sheridan County (cowboystatedaily.com) — Nine bats across Wyoming tested positive for rabies through October, though none were reported in Fremont County. The report recalls Lander resident Karen Farthing’s fatal 2015 infection and stresses prompt medical advice after possible exposure, including waking up with a bat in the room even without visible bite marks.
   

5. Two Fremont County Library Board members resign after criticizing Commission handling of policy issues (county10.com) — Two Fremont County Library Board members resigned Tuesday over commissioners' handling of policies on children's computer access and books for minors. Kristen McClelland and Karen Wetzel said commission actions had frustrated policy changes. Commissioner Clarence Thomas pushed back, saying board members should focus on governing the library rather than complaining.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lander

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