During an interview with Sheridan Media, Bruce Burns has officially announced that the July 4th celebration, Fireworks at the Bighorns will no longer be held at the Bighorn Equestrian Center.
A former Wyoming legislator, for 34 years Burns has volunteered to develop, organize and pay the majority of the 4th of July celebration. Although he would like to continue developing and putting on the fireworks display, he will now have to find another venue, but that’s easier said than done.
B. Burns
Although speciation and no conversations have been had as of publication, possabilities include Ucross, Lake DeSmet, the city maintenance yard and even some local ranches. But each location has its pros and cons, Burns said.
For the 35th year, the Fireworks at Big Horn will bring thousands of Sheridan Region residents and visitors together to celebrate Independence Day.
As in previous years, the event will be held at the Big Horn Equestrian Center at 352 Bird Farm Rd. in Sheridan. The Big Horn Lions Club has once again donated their Independence Day by volunteering to organize concessions, provide parking guidance and clean up after the event.
The event is free and open to the public and gates will open at 5:30 p.m. The Big Horn Lions Club will be asking for a $10 per vehicle donation, although donations are not required to attend the event. This event is the primary fundraiser for the BH Lion’s Club. Lion’s member Ed Hawkinson told listeners of Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse just a few of the things their donations do for the community.
Government to spend $28 million on kauri dieback disease battle
(Photo / NZ Herald) Thu, 20 May 2021, 5:07PM
The Government has injected $28 million into the battle to save New Zealand s iconic kauri from an as yet uncurable tree-killing disease.
Kauri dieback disease has become prominent over the past decade, spreading throughout the Auckland region and the Coromandel, to Waipoua Forest in Northland and most recently Puketi Forest in the Bay of Islands.
Last month, an expert warned other tree species could be lost if the soil-borne disease wasn t stopped.
Today s Budget announcements include $28m, as part of $32m in funding over five years, to roll out a new National Pest Management Plan to protect kauri.
By Bruce Burns, MD
Approximately every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke and roughly every four minutes someone dies of a stroke. It causes about one in 20 deaths annually â making it the fifth-leading cause of death â and a leading cause of long-term disability. Alabama has the second-highest stroke mortality rate in the U.S., behind the State of Mississippi, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Â
This high incidence of stroke earned Alabama a firm spot in âthe stroke beltâ; a name given to an 11-state region in the southeastern U.S. that has been recognized by public health authorities for having an unusually high incidence of stroke and other forms of cardiovascular disease.
More than 3000 random kauri, both healthy and unhealthy, will be tracked and monitored over years. That s giving us far more of a greater understanding of what s happening across the whole kauri population, said council kauri dieback team manager Lisa Tolich. So if you re just focusing on one population, i e those diseased trees, you re not really understanding how that disease is operating overall.
This was the third kauri dieback survey rolled out by Auckland Council, with the first two focused on finding the kauri dieback-causing pathogen in the soil.
The inclusion of healthy trees in the survey will provide better understanding of overall kauri health, says Lisa Tolich.