Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans this year is February 13, but there are many activities and parades which began in January.
The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe. In 1699, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville, arrived in the New World some 60 mile south of what is now New
Computer generated eclipse photo. (Rhoades/Vannoy photo)
The upcoming solar eclipse on October 14, can be seen in Sheridan, depending on the weather. About 60% of the sun will be in the moon’s shadow.
The last ‘ring of fire’ or total solar eclipse visible in Wyoming was on August 21, 2017 and
Skull at the Museum at the Bighorns, Sheridan. (vannoy photo)
Wyoming’s landscape wasn’t always sagebrush and short grass, with rolling hills and steep mountains. At one time Wyoming was a tropical paradise, full of exotic reptiles, flying lizard-like creatures, and, later, huge mammoths and sa
The 1975 movie, Bite the Bullet, with Gene Hackman, Candice Bergan and James Coburn, was about a 700-mile endurance horse race. The inspiration for the movie was a 600-mile horse race held from Evanston, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado, in 1908.
Western author, Jack Schaefer author of Shane and Monte
Teapot Dome rock near Midwest
Recently, President Biden approved taking oil out of the strategic oil reserves to help reduce gas prices in the United States. Early in the 20th century, the U.S. Navy obtained most of its fuel oil from coal. President Taft, to ensure that the Navy would alway