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🌱 How October’s Buena Vista detour will affect your daily Lander drive
Lander, Wyoming Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Lander! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How October’s Buena Vista detour will affect your daily Lander drive
- How old windmills once kept Lander’s trains and ranches running
Also on today's calendar: Lander Valley vs Powell and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 51.
- Monday: Very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Detour moves to Capitol Avenue for October (county10.com) — Drivers in Lander should prepare for a detour shift to Capitol Avenue starting October 5, as Buena Vista construction moves into the Wyoming Street intersection. Access to the Lander Community and Convention Center, Lander Medical Clinic, nearby daycare, and residences will be maintained with flaggers, but you’ll need extra travel time and close attention to posted signs. 
• Water on the Wind (county10.com) — Windmill technology once helped bring water to steam locomotives all the way to Lander and later supported scattered Fremont County ranches, especially where power lines were impractical. This historical deep dive traces how railroads, aquifers, and early homesteaders shaped water use from the Great Plains to the Wind River Country, including colorful local stories about Lander’s famously calm—or not-so-calm—winds.
📸 Around Lander
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Powell at Lander Valley →
Lander
12:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
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Boys JV Football @ Rawlins High School
Fremont County School District #1, 1401 Colorado St, Rawlins
4:00 pm -
Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Powell High School
Fremont County School District #1, 350 Baldwin Creek Rd, Lander
4:00 pm -
Girls 7th Volleyball @ Worland Middle School
Fremont County School District #1, 1200 Culbertson, Worland
4:15 pm -
Girls JV Volleyball vs Powell High School
Fremont County School District #1, 350 Baldwin Creek Rd, Lander
5:00 pm -
Girls 8th Volleyball @ Worland Middle School
Fremont County School District #1, 1200 Culbertson, Worland
5:15 pm -
Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Powell High School
Fremont County School District #1, 350 Baldwin Creek Rd, Lander
6:00 pm -
Lander Valley vs Powell →
350 Baldwin Creek Rd, Lander
6:00 pm -
Boys 7th Football vs Riverton Middle School
Fremont County School District #1, 350 Baldwin Creek Rd, Lander
6:30 pm -
Lander Community Session with Presidential Finalist 1 →
CWC Lander, 120 Enterprise Blvd, Lander
10:30 am -
Lander Volunteer Fire Department Open House →
Lander Fire Hall, 430 Garfield St., Lander
6:00 pm -
South Pass 1867 Officer Meeting →
Lander CarQuest, Lander
7:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Retail Store Manager in Lander. Apply here.
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in LANDER WY S25644 in Lander. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lander here.
🗞 Nearby News
Riverton
- PHOTOS: Riverton celebrates homecoming with parade and ‘Burning of the R' (county10.com)
- RHS Student of the Week: Camila Goold (county10.com)
- Big Where You Need Us. Local Where You Want Us. (capcity.news)
Pinedale
- Malnutrition killed Wyoming pronghorn in peak summer as vegetation withered (wyomingnews.com)
- Now Retired, Wyoming Sheriff Still Haunted 29 Years After Camper Went Missing (cowboystatedaily.com)
Ok Lander! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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