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By Bethany Lange
Herald Reporter
Evanston native Daniel Holderegger takes a selfie while he and fellow National Guardsman
and University of Wyoming student Freddy Schlabach kayak down the Mississippi River on
day 28 of their 53-day journey from Torrington to New Orleans.
(COURTESY PHOTO/Daniel Holderegger)
E VA N S T O N L e e
Fears worked on his
leather wares as a drumbeat pounded in the background and the tang of
black powder drifted on
the breeze at the 2016
Bear River Rendezvous
this past weekend.
Every year, people
congregate at Bear River
State Park to live a few
days in the fur trade era.
A wandering 21st-century
visitor is instantly transported to another world
upon entering the campsite, as re-enactors bustle
around in hand-tooled
RENDEZVOUS, A2
Tuesday
August 30,
2016
One dollar
SPORTS
Devils get
dumptrucked in
season opener
B1
YOU SAID IT
Bear River
State Park
Superintendent
Wade Henderson
on King, a 20-yearold bison who was
recently ousted as
the herd bull by
4-year-old Titan
DREAMS, A8
Pictured is Titan, a 4-year-old bull bison at Bear River State Park, and the new man of the
house after ousting the previous herd bull, King, recently. King has been seen in the distant
corners of the park, far away from the herd, after officials say the two bulls likely had a
confrontation in recent weeks. (COURTESY PHOTOS/Tammy Hoover)
Hes just
a big,
gentle giant. ... We
couldnt
have asked
for a better
bull.
Woodruff
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WEATHER
Sunny skies
with a high of
85. Low
tonight 49.
Full forecast on A2
INDEX
Bear River State Park Superintendent Wade Henderson crouches beside 20-year-old King,
who was recently kicked out of the herd by 4-year-old Titan (pictured at left).
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Faith ................A6
Business ...........A7
Sports .............. B1
This Week in
Uinta County .... B8
he was sick.
King is not sick, hes
just lost his status.
Titan is the new herd
bull, Bear River State
Pa r k S u p e r i n t e n d e n t
Wade Henderson said.
King, now 20 years
old, came to the state
park in 1999 at the age of
3. The next oldest bison
is a 12-year-old cow at
the park. King is way
past his prime, Henderson said, which opened
BISON, A4
A2
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Thursday
Saturday
EVANSTON ALMANAC
8/30 to 9/3
Today
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Average High:
75
Average Low:
43
Record High:
90 in 1954
Record Low:
23 in 1962
Record Precipitation: 1.20" in 2008
86 / 50
85 / 49
REGIONAL FORECAST
Today
Hi Lo W
Big Piney
80 41 s
Casper
86 53 s
Cheyenne
79 52 s
Flaming Gorge Dam 82 53 s
Fort Bridger
83 52 s
Gillette
88 59 s
Green River
85 53 s
Jackson
84 45 s
Kemmerer
82 48 s
Lander
84 55 s
Laramie
78 47 s
Wyoming:
Tomorrow
Hi Lo W
80 44 s
86 55 s
78 52 s
82 54 s
84 53 pc
86 60 s
84 54 s
83 47 s
82 49 s
86 56 s
78 48 s
80 / 45
82 / 48
Today
Hi Lo W
Lyman
83 52 s
Mountain View 81 49 s
Pinedale
80 45 s
Rawlins
83 50 s
Riverton
86 54 s
Rock Springs 82 51 s
Sheridan
93 58 s
Utah
Bear Lake S.P. 83 49 pc
Randolph
84 44 s
Woodruff
84 48 s
Tomorrow
Hi Lo W
84 53 pc
82 50 pc
80 48 s
84 54 s
88 56 s
82 53 s
93 58 s
83 51 pc
84 46 pc
85 49 pc
66
39
29
75.0
61.0
40.0
near LaBarge
4.55'
below Fontenelle Res.
11.59'
near Green River
1.73'
Blacks Fork near Robertson 1.80'
Hams Fork near Frontier
2.78'
322
1,180
978
34
8.4
967
1,260
1,210
75.0
21.0
Green River
Highs: 70's and 80's Lows: 40's and 50's Highs: 80's Lows: 50's
UINTA MOUNTAINS
Jocelyn Epperson looks at the camera as she and her family play (and sing) a river song at the Bear River
Rendezvous on Saturday. Her brother Ryland tries to keep the beat as well, although he is only 3 years old,
and Susy Epperson, Rebekah Epperson, Mark Preston and Mike Rudoff lead the song. The group camped at
the site over the weekend and regaled rendezvous visitors with songs calling up images of old days and family
play. (HERALD PHOTO/Bethany Lange)
RENDEZVOUS
from A1
1/2 OFF
Second Entree
Every Day 7 Days a Week
MOON PHASES
New
9/1
First
9/9
Full
9/16
Last
9/23
Jackson
83 / 47
SUNSET
7:58 p.m.
7:56 p.m.
7:55 p.m.
7:53 p.m.
7:51 p.m.
76 / 43
STREAMFLOWS
Bear River
SUNRISE
6:49 a.m.
6:50 a.m.
6:51 a.m.
6:52 a.m.
6:53 a.m.
92 / 59
Pinedale
80 / 48
Bear Lake
83 / 51
Randolph
84 / 46
Woodruff
85 / 49
Kemmerer
82 / 49 Rock Springs
82 / 53
Evanston
86 / 50
Buffalo
87 / 60
Riverton
88 / 56
Rawlins
84 / 54
Baggs
84 / 48
Craig
84 / 47
Casper
86 / 55
Laramie
78 / 48
Cheyenne
78 / 52
Drive sober or
get pulled over
Law enforcement to step up
patrol over holiday weekend
WY
Steve White fires at the paper targets with a black powder rifle during the
Bear River Rendezvous on Saturday. (HERALD PHOTO/Bethany Lange)
Every
Thursday through
October 6