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I took the above picture of cattails as I was walking my neighbors' dog along Swaim Road here in Sheridan, Wyoming. This is the time of year when Wyoming residents start looking at scenes like this and imagining the hayfields once again turning green with the coming of spring.

Since the Fall of 2005, I have witnessed an ongoing environmental issue that is literally across the fence from my house and two acres of land. Just click on the ENVIRONMENT button (above) to read about the controversial Indian Paintbrush Estates subdivision project on the new Indian Paintbrush Road, just off Swaim Road (County Road 56) here in Sheridan. The subdivision is a 51-acre, 22-lot real estate venture headed by David Scott Bliss of Bliss Enterprises, Inc. / DSB Investments, Inc.

Today I again looked at the Letters to the Editor that appear in the ENVIRONMENT section and was reminded of the passage of time. Both Linda Layton and Lester Fox have died, Linda in 2006 and Lester in 2008. I did not know Linda, but Lester, who was 96 years old when he passed away, was a very long-time friend of our family. Max McLain and Cheryl Pickering went to Las Vegas and got married in 2008. And Judi Panetta’s relative, Leon Panetta, became the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the Obama administration.

Speaking of President Obama, I attended a street corner celebration here in Sheridan on Inauguration Day. Of course, I had my camera with me.

For you bodybuilding nostalgia fans, click on the BODYBUILDING button (above) to see the latest articles I have added to the BODYBUILDING section, An Exclusive, Explosive Interview with ED GIULIANI (1981) and JAKE STEINFELD: Movie-Making’ Muscleman (1981). Most Wyoming Woman readers will recognize Jake Steinfeld as the man who went on to star in two television shows, the fitness program Body By Jake and the Family Channel’s sitcom Big Brother Jake. He also co-founded the Major League Lacrosse professional lacrosse league. My article was Jake's first interview for a national magazine. Ed Giuliani has been an integral part of the bodybuilding scene for "forever" and granted an unusually candid interview in an era when competitive bodybuilders were often more cautious with their opinions. Also, now that I am more adept at scanning and uploading images, I added the pictures that accompanied my articles about Richard Baldwin (1978) and Rod Koontz (1978).

On the LINKS page, I have added the link to the Natural Bodybuilding Events site, which includes a calendar of upcoming contests and other information of interest to bodybuilding fans.

I just received an e-mail from Ric Drasin telling me about an interesting and informative article that appears in both the print and on-line editions of the Daily News. Ric was one of the wrestlers interviewed for the front-page article ’The Wrestler’ hits home for San Fernando Valley grapplers.

For you Minnesota history buffs, click on the MINNESOTA button (above) to read The Miles of Yesterday: The Life Story of a Minnesota Woman, written by Olive Irene Hills Bliss in 1935. My mother worked for Mrs. Bliss in Mrs. Bliss' later years. (I do not know if Mrs. Bliss is an ancestor of David Scott Bliss, the developer mentioned in the ENVIRONMENT section of the Wyoming Woman Website.) Dr. Lawrence Moe is researching the life of Mrs. Bliss' son, Paul, who was a newspaper journalist, poet, and actor. If you have any information at all about the life of Paul Southworth Bliss, please write to:

Professor Lawrence Moe
Metropolitan State University
700 East 7th Street
St. Paul, MN 55106-5000
or send him an e-mail at Lawrence.Moe@metrostate.edu .

On March 3, I headed back to my part-time seasonal job as a “fee collector” (read that as “receptionist”) at Trail End State Historic Site (Kendrick Mansion) here in Sheridan. Also keeping me busy are the two classes I attend at Sheridan College, Senior Weight Training (weight training and stretching for senior citizens) and Collegiate Chorale.

Irene L. Hause
Sheridan, Wyoming
March 7, 2009

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