Good rounds|Golf tournament to supportPage USO 1 veteran The Sundance program: Times page 4 75¢ Thursday, August 29, 2019 Volume 134 • Issue No. 35 Thursday, August 29, 2019 Thewww.sundancetimes.com Sundance Times Where the Kid gets his foam Powerline project nears halfway point people who attend has grown, pected to be on tap this year Sundance Beer which helps the vendors and are Gruner Brothers Brewing of food vendors and the busi- Casper, who have family in this Festival returns nesses.” area; a new brewer from Idaho for sixth year Gaylord doesn’t feel that the called Rooster Brewing; and festival has hit its peak yet and Sawyer Brewing of Spearfish. BY SARAH PRIDGEON expects it to continue growing Previous favorites will also be in Now in its sixth year, the year by year. To encourage that, attendance, says Gaylord, such Sundance Beer Festival is a he aims to keep introducing as Lost Cabin, which lost the popular part of the city’s roster new flair each time festival day title of people’s choice last year of annual events and festivals. arrives. to Sick N Twisted and will be According to organizer Reggie “The amount of vendors who looking to regain the crown. Gaylord, it’s still growing both come to us to be a part of it now “But Gruner Brothers have in attendance and number of is a good sign,” he points out. already told me they’re taking vendors, so beer lovers can “We send out invites to hun- it – that’s what they called to expect another fun evening of dreds of brewers, to just throw tell me,” he laughs. hop-fuelled revelry on Septem- them out there so that everyone Alongside the trophy for best ber 7. is invited, but the amount that all-around brewer, for which “After six years, it has finally are coming to us now is good.” there’s a grand prize purse got its legs – and it’s crazy to This year, Gaylord expects to available of $500 (as well as think it’s been six years. We’ve hit the mark of 20 brewers for bragging rights), prizes will be had a lot of great attendance,” visitors to sample again. If all awarded for categories ranging he smiles. goes to plan, he says, the beer from best pale ale to best IPA, “We will probably sell close to stands will fill the street. 500 glasses, and the amount of Among the new vendors ex- See Beer: page 6 Cook Lake rehab on schedule Courtesy photos Rainy weather slowed the drainage process, but the lake now resembles a mud flat. BY SARAH PRIDGEON “The Bureau of Reclamation has drained Cook Rehabilitation work on the dam at Cook Lake is Lake as low as can be pumped. This will greatly proceeding according to schedule, says District assist the State of Wyoming in their efforts to Ranger Mike Gosse. The Forest Service expects treat the lake to remove the undesirable fish the project to be complete by November 21. species and enhance the restocking of rainbow The popular recreation site was closed down trout next spring,” Gosse says. on July 8 to allow the long-planned project A significant portion of the necessary work has at the spillway to begin. Six decades old, the already been completed, he says. structure was showing significant wear and tear “Excavation work for the new spillway and and needed to be replaced to stop leakage and stilling basin has been completed and two and Jeff Moberg photo improve the site. a half of the four original six foot wide spillway Contractors tamp dirt around a new power pole south of the high school on Tuesday The $1.2 million project aimed to replace the pipes have been removed,” Gosse says. morning. old earthen dam with four six-foot pipes with a “The Bureau of Reclamation has also completed BY SARAH PRIDGEON ties already present around the schools, but concrete spillway that can handle a much larger the cast in place concrete construction for the Powder River Energy’s powerline project is was not present when the project was designed, volume of water in the event of heavy rain or basin floor and about a third of the spillway.” nearing the halfway point, replacing aging in- Gill explains. snow melt. Work began in June, when the water Future work, says Gosse, will include forming frastructure throughout Sundance with modern “We’re having to make adjustments as we level was lowered to allow the dam replacement the basin walls and placing the reinforcing steel poles and wire. go,” he says. “There’s a lot of stuff going on in to begin. for the walls, as well as continuation of forming “We have service done to the golf course, all of that area and, with the fiber optics being in the Regular rainfall earlier in the summer did slow and casting the remaining spillway floor. the fairgrounds is complete,” says project man- ground now, it’s one more thing we have to be the drainage process, but the upper end of the ager Rick Gill. “The overhead portion through cautious of and make sure we don’t damage. See Cook Lake: page 6 lake was a mud flat by the end of July. the fairgrounds is complete as well – all new Where typically we would drill a hole with the poles, new wire.” truck to set the pole, now we’re hydrovacing a Underground wire has also already been lot of the holes so we aren’t causing any undue installed in the area near C&A Meats. The problems.” underground portion between the elementary Past the schools, all poles are now set along and high schools has been skipped temporar- the residential alley south of Cleveland Street ily, Gill says. as far as the Yesway. “With the four-day school week, we’re going to “We’re working on the alley this week between start attacking it on Fridays when they aren’t Warren and East Sewell St., just south of the in school. So, in the next two weeks, we will be high school. We’re getting poles in and start- focusing on that,” he says. ing to work our way to the west on that alley,” “It involves boring underneath the asphalt and Gill says. then trenching through. The existing utilities Once work is complete to the end of the alley have proven to be a challenge.” The new fiber optic line has added to the utili- See Powerlines: page 6 Fire dept. to host open house BY SARAH PRIDGEON fire department hall on Septem- broadband wireless network Meet your local volunteer ber 7. Stop in during that time dedicated to public safety. firefighters at a community to enjoy a lunch of hotdogs, Meanwhile, the firefighter- The new spillway will be able to handle a much larger volume of water. appreciation open house next brats, chips, cookies and soda themed activities that will at- weekend. While the kids enjoy (donation only). tract the attention of the kids themed activities, adults can Firefighters will be demon- include a strider bike course Fatal crash on highway near Hulett tuck in to a buffet lunch and get strating their equipment, such with rock burning house, a to know their fire department in as bunkers and boots, rescue meet-and-greet with Marshall A fatal crash took place on A 1999 Ford Explorer was age 46. closer detail. gear and radios, and providing the Fire Dog, coloring pages and WY-24 near Hulett on August traveling southbound on the Barekman succumbed to his “It’s for the community to get information on fire prevention, a water wars tug-o-war. 25 at around 9:30 p.m. Wyo- highway when the vehicle drift- injuries at the scene of the to know us a little better and the including information handouts. Tickets will also be available for ming Highway Patrol troopers ed off the right side of the road- crash. Driver impairment is kids to have a little fun,” says AT&T will be on hand to give the raffle to win a Pit Boss 1100 were dispatched to the area, way and overturned. The driver being investigated as a possible Chief Chris Tomford. information about and a dem- pellet grill. The winning ticket responding to reports of a one- has been identified as Gillette contributing factor, according The event is scheduled for 10 onstration of FirstNet, an effort will be drawn at 7 p.m. during vehicle rollover. resident Darin C. Barekman, to Highway Patrol. a.m. to 2 p.m. at the volunteer to deploy the first nationwide the Sundance Beer Festival. Area Weather SUNDANCE, WYOMING CONTINUING THE CROOK COUNTY NEWS SINCE 1884 The Sundance Times Page 2 Thursday, August 29, 2019 Obituaries Churches Sundance Community Josie Ewing Church (SBC) 10th and Cleveland, Josie Ewing, 85 of Spearfish, caramel rolls and baked goods the Passion Play in Spearfish Tennessee; brother-in-law, Pastor Bill Barton, 307- South Dakota, passed away on were outstanding. Many can and was an active member of Jerry Brown of Buffalo, Wyo- 391-0135, on Facebook: Sundance Community August 21, 2019, at Garden recall the tasty chocolate Our Saviors Lutheran Church, ming; and numerous nieces Church of Wyoming; Hills Assisted Living Center in cakes, chocolate chip cook- putting together bulletins and and nephews and great-nieces Sunday Worship - 11 a.m., the care of Hospice. ies and numerous Christmas helping with their festivals. and nephews. Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Josephine Mayme Frank was platters filled with treats, She was also a member of the She was preceded in death by Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.