🌱 How a nearby homestead just secured Cody’s open space for good

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In today's newsletter:

• How a nearby homestead just secured Cody’s open space for good
• Cody community remembers the life and service of Janette Ahmann
• Why visitors at Heart Mountain pushed back on ‘sanitized’ American history signs

Also on today's calendar: The Hayden Quintet and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Strong winds; partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 43 degrees.
• Wednesday: A shower; perhaps snow late, temps: high: 54, low: 27.
• Thursday: Cloudy and colder, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• PCOL preserves homestead (codyenterprise.com) — A historic 173-acre ranch just outside Cody has been permanently protected under a conservation easement with Park County Open Lands, ensuring it remains working agricultural land and vital wildlife habitat. Fed by the Cody Canal and rich in wetlands, the Cross L7 Homestead supports deer and more than 185 bird species, preserving scenic open space and the rural character at Cody’s gateway.
   

• Janette D. Ahmann (codyenterprise.com) — Cody friends are remembering Janette D. Ahmann, a former resident deeply involved with Trinity Lutheran Church, the Association for Retarded Citizens, and local employers like Y-Tex and Nielson Enterprises. She helped launch Special Touch schools in the early 1970s, raised a large family, and requested cremation with no formal service; memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church in Cody.
   

• Interior Secretary Burgum asked public land users to flag ‘negative' depictions of American history. Wyoming criticized the effort instead. (wyomingnews.com) — For Cody-area residents, this story centers on the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center just outside town, where commenters defended honest accounts of Japanese American incarceration. Wyoming visitors used new federal QR-code signs to criticize Trump administration efforts to sanitize history, while also flagging basic upkeep needs at popular recreation sites statewide.
   

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📸 Around Cody

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cody

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Wrapping for a Cause
  Olive Glenn Golf Club, 802 Meadow Ln Ave, Cody
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• The Hayden Quintet
  The Colonel Venue and Cigar Lounge , 1328 Beck Ave , Cody
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Candle Making Workshop
  Gestalt Studios at The Polar Plant , 440 W Park St , Powell
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Sip-n-Paint
  Steph’s Kitchen , 1022 13th St , Cody
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Bring Your Own Crafternoon
  Park County Fairgrounds , 655 E 5th St , Powell
  3:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Eagles Family Night Dinner
  Fraternal Order of Eagles , 131 N Clark St , Powell
  6:00 pm
• Rec Dept Adult Coed Volleyball
  Powell Middle School - Gym
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Basketball:Girls Freshman vs Rocky Mountain
  Powell High School
  5:00 pm
• Basketball:Boys Freshman vs Rocky Mountain
  Powell High School
  6:30 pm
• GT Hurley Live
  WYOld West Brewing Company , 221 N Bent St , Powell
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Powell Soccer - kids
  Powell Middle School - Gym
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Wrestling:Boys Varsity vs TBA
  Worland High School
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wyoming Staffing posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Cody. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (06060) 1454 Sheridan Ave in Cody. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cody here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Powell

• Dawson Bucs win on the road with a buzzer beater (rangerreview.com)
• Leonard Jerome Torczon (codyenterprise.com)

Thermopolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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