â¢Â Members of The American Legion Auxiliary, LaVoy Thornock Unit 40 met Monday, April 12 to meet three prospective delegates for this yearâs Wyoming Girl State Convention. Three highly qualified girls will be representing the Unit: Janessa Moody, daughter of Darren and Jan Moody; Dakota King, daughter of Bill and Jamie King and Kallianne Toomer, daughter of Brian and Karla Toomer. The girls each introduced themselves and shared why they wanted to attend Girl State. Janessa Moody was chosen last year but due to Covid-19, the convention was cancelled. She isexcited to finally have the opportunity to attend.
â¢Â Tuesday, April 13, the Cokeville Town Council met for their monthly meeting. Mayor Arndt declared April to be âChild Abuse Awareness and Preventionâ month. Councilwoman, Theresa Lewis was recognized for the outstanding job she did on the community Easter Egg hunt and all those who helped her make it a great success.
Habitat for Humanity improves the lives of new homeowners and existing residents wlbt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wlbt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Relief, optimism, foreboding: Black Americans feel mixed emotions on Inauguration Day Sydney Trent From the moment in June 2015 when Donald Trump glided down a golden escalator in Trump Tower to announce his presidential candidacy, James Hudson saw what was coming. That’s because as an older African American, he’d been there before. Hudson, 81, had grown up in segregated Tallahassee. He knew the racism of the burning cross and the racism of Obama birtherism, and he said he knew a racist when he saw one. So while early on much of White America and the media were in denial that a brash and shallow reality TV star could ever become president, Hudson and older generations of Black people saw Trump clearly as the threat he was. The next four years were as horrifying as they were wholly predictable; the stakes in the election in November felt nauseatingly high.