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🌱 How disc golf quietly became Powell’s newest go-to outdoor sport
Powell, Wyoming Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Powell! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How disc golf quietly became Powell’s newest go-to outdoor sport
- Powell community remembers the life of Shirley Delores Steck
- How a Wyoming Supreme Court ruling ties back to a Powell crash
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 52.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 89 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Memorial in flight (powelltribune.com) — Disc golf is taking off in Powell, with the sport now taught in local schools and free rounds available at Northwest College’s Dee Havig Disc Golf Course, which also offers loaner discs to students. The story traces how a Deaver family turned tragedy into an annual memorial tournament and highlights growing regional options, from Deaver Park to Red Lodge Mountain, as the sport expands across Wyoming. 
• Shirley Delores Steck (powelltribune.com) — Longtime Powell native Shirley Delores Steck, a 1952 Powell High graduate and former co-owner of Powell Liquor, has passed away at age 91. Her life spanned ranching near Powell, work with Park County School District, and deep ties to Heart Mountain and Sunlight Basin; services are set for June 12 in Cody with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.
• Local Lookout: Supreme Court overrules judge (wyofile.com) — A Wyoming Supreme Court ruling means a Cody man will likely return to prison for a high‑speed, multi‑vehicle crash that happened in Powell, underscoring the case’s local impact. The roundup also touches on wolf hunting debates, Cheyenne housing and RV rules, and a pediatric mental health symposium in Casper.
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🗞 Nearby News
Cody
- Hutton will pen first Cody bio in 20 years (codyenterprise.com)
- Cody Regional Health invites community to experience robotic technology (powelltribune.com)
- How Wyoming Wildlife Teams Train for Deadly Carnivore Encounters (unofficialnetworks.com)
Thermopolis
- Boardwalk replacement project to begin at Hot Springs State Park (powelltribune.com)
Ok Powell! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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