THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 108TH YEAR/ISSUE 60 PROJECT WILL FACE TOUGH COMPETITION FOR STATE DOLLARS Wyoming Business Council evaluates proposed hotel and conference center BY MIKE BUHLER oper Steve Wahrlich, Powell Tribune Community Editor Mayor John Wetzel and oth- ers at Powell City Hall to roponents of a proposed learn more about the project. hotel and conference The proposal calls for a $2.6 Pcenter got a chance to million state grant to build make their case the conference to staff from center portion the Wyoming ‘It’s a good project. of the facility Business Coun- We can clearly see — money that cil on Tuesday would be paid afternoon. there’s a need.’ back to the City Julie Ko- of Powell and zlowski, di- Julie Kozlowski State of Wyo- rector of the Wyoming Business Council ming through Community lease payments Development Division of the over the next 20 years. Wyoming Business Council, “It’s a good project,” Ko- and other council staff met zlowski said. “We can clearly with Powell Economic Part- see there’s a need. There’s Kaylee DeGlau (right), captain of team Blue Butts, grabs a pig with her teammates. Tribune photos by Mark Davis nership Executive Director Christine Bekes, hotel devel- See Hotel, Page 3 TEAMS FIGHT FOR CASH IN ARENA FILLED WITH BENTONITE, SPEEDY SWINE PARK COUNTY COMMISSION MORE SLIPPERY THAN A PIG IN MUD Berry pledges to be watchdog ‘I love watching the kids have fun and the faces in the crowd.’ Ron Dalin, D&D Livestock and servant for the public BY MARK DAVIS pigs to wrestling organizers. He BY CJ BAKER that come out of the wood- Tribune Staff Writer had so much fun he offered to Tribune Editor work and stuff — espe- buy the business. cially when there’s a couple fter more than 30 years of Now three generations of the f elected as a Park County positions open on the council raising wrestling pigs, Ron Dalin family run the show. Ron’s commissioner, Bob Berry or commissioners — that ADalin knows what it takes son, Todd Dalin, mixes the slurry Isays he’ll be both a watch- they see it as a job. I see it as to be a winner. (made of sticky, slick bentonite), dog and a servant to everyone a vocation,” Berry said of his The owner of D&D Livestock sorts the animals and keeps a in the county. in Greybull will transport his steady stream of pigs of varying “There are a lot of people See Berry, Page 2 60 wrestling pigs to 22 shows sizes moving to the ring. Tyler in three states this year. Local Dalin, Todd’s son, helps with set- teams competing up, gets the pigs to in the 2018 Park the staging area More prepared and with County Fair found ‘We pick them and lubed for bat- just catching up tle while assisting to one of Dalin’s up by the belly, at the hog wash. more time, George runs again pigs in the 28-foot, then the head Cleanup is not BY CJ BAKER The 35-year-old is again mud-filled ring a and the butt. The easy. Even get- Tribune Editor the youngest candidate in the challenge. ting close to the field, being among nine Re- What makes a strongest people ring means being fter coming up a few publicans vying for three seats good wrestling are in the middle.’ sprayed by the hundred votes short on the commission. pig? Speed, Dalin bentonite mix. Ain his bid for the Park “I feel like the commis- said. Kaylee DeGlau “There’s a 10- County Commission in 2016, sioners have done a good “I love watching Team captain foot spray zone,” Richard George has decided job overall, but … having a the kids have fun Ron Dalin said. to throw his hat back into the and the faces in After the battle, ring. See George, Page 2 the crowd,” Dalin said. the pigs and the contestants are Interest in the messy sporting washed in the same manner: display continues to grow. Thir- by high-pressure hose. While ty-seven area teams signed up to the pigs were washed in view Stevens promises to cut ‘fat’ compete this year. They had but of spectators, contestants were one goal: getting their swine ad- allowed a modicum of privacy, versary into a barrel in the center being sprayed down by Jessica from county as commissioner of the ring within a minute. While Connour in the parking lot. BY CJ BAKER said in a Wednesday interview. a few teams seemed to have the Kaylee DeGlau, captain of Tribune Editor Stevens, 89, is a retired at- task dialed in, most found it dif- team Blue Butts, entered the con- torney and Wapiti resident. ficult to catch the pigs, let alone test with confidence. The team, ob Stevens believes he The lifelong Republican — one lift the screaming porkers and ef- dressed in blue, was the return- can help Park County as a of nine local party members ficiently move them to the barrel. ing champs in the intermediate Bcommissioner. seeking three commission seats The Swine Sistas try in vain to wrangle their pig in the intermediate Seems the last place a pig division. They solidified their “I want to help out, and I — describes himself as fiscally division of the Park County Fair’s pig wrestling competition. wants to be is in a can. strategy while watching other think they need somebody with conservative and he advocates Teammates include Shelby Fagan, Sydney Spomer, Gracie Trotter and Dalin got his start as boss of my experience, intelligence, Sloane Neuens. the hogs in the 80s, while renting See Pigs, Page 8 training and philosophy,” he See Stevens, Page 2 R&E CENTER SHOWCASES ALTERNATIVE CROPS AT ANNUAL FIELD DAY ‘Not just another farm’ BY MIKE BUHLER then of course it’s an opportunity to northwest Wyoming like bar- Tribune Community Editor for producers to come see that ley, beans and sugar beets, but and share the questions, the also crops not seen in the Big he University of Wyo- problems or the Horn Basin, like ming’s Powell Research issues they’re hav- chickpeas (also Tand Extension Center is ing in their fields, ‘... as we hear known as garban- not just another farm — in fact, it so that we can zo beans). is so much more. have this healthy about needs out “One of the Proof of that was on display exchange of what there, we can tasks that this last Thursday afternoon when we’re working on start integrating research center is the center hosted its annual field and what they tasked with is day. The annual event drew need.” that into the work to find alterna- farmers, businesses and educa- “Of course, the that these faculty tive crops for the tors from all over the area to whole idea is this area,” said Cam- the R&E Center, with about 120 is very applied,” and staff will do by Reynolds, the people in attendance, including Nichols added, “so next year.’ farm manager for UW President Laurie Nichols. as we hear about the Powell R&E “The field day is just a won- needs out there, Laurie Nichols Center. “That’s derful opportunity for the we can start inte- UW president where some University of Wyoming and grating that into of these crops especially the faculty and the the work that these faculty and that aren’t traditionally grown staff that are up here at Powell staff will do next year.” [around here come into play]. R&E station to show their work,” One of the highlights of last You’re not going to see a lot of Nichols said. “It’s showing their Thursday’s field day was the chickpeas in this area; it’s just plots and their research and tours of the center’s fields. They University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols addresses attendees at the University of Wyoming’s what they’re working on. And not only feature crops traditional See Crops, Page 3 Powell Research and Extension Center field day last Thursday. Tribune photo by Mike Buhler INSIDE ♦ MINOR’S ALL-STARS FOURTH: PAGE 9 ♦ SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT: PAGE 13 PAGE 2 • POWELL TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 Stevens: Veteran planning to run a frugal campaign Berry: Pledges to fight for 10th Amendment Continued from Page 1 law practice for roughly 50 years area years ago, saying the intent Continued from Page 1 County Annex to Northwest changed since its early days. in California. His experience of the land use plan was to avoid Wyoming Family Planning, Among the numerous for small government. included filling in as a superior high-density developments on decision to run. “I see it as a because, while the organiza- boards to which the commis- He thinks the county is “run court judge from time to time. He the North Fork. service to my community, and tion doesn’t perform abortions, sioners appoint members, pretty well.” also taught econom- “The commission that’s where I’m oriented.” they “believe in abortions.” Berry highlighted the Park Stevens said someone recently ics and business law should have done While there are multiple “I don’t think we should County Museum Board, which asked him what he would do if classes at Grossmont something about that, issues on Berry’s mind, he be- be involved with that,” Berry oversees the Homesteader Park County was to receive an College in El Cajon, I believe,” he said. lieves “left coast” attitudes are said.