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Upton Teacher is Light for Future Generations

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

This is the fourth article in a feature on the Women Business Leaders of Upton Teachers serve multiple roles in communities, often going well beyond their primary roles offering classroom instruction. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional challenges for teachers looking for methods to reach their students. One teacher at Upton High School, Karla Ludemann, gives her time and effort seeking fresh approaches to prepare her students for life beyond high school. “The new generation of citizens requires not just strong academic skills, but also curiosity, imagination, empathy, entrepreneurship, resilience, confidence and determination to create and manage their careers in new ways,&rdquo...

Enduro Race Brings Big Attention to Small Town

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

For 25 years, professional motorcycle riders have come to Wyoming’s Black Hills just outside Upton to test their off-road abilities on the tree-lined tracks coursing over the native rocky terrain. On September 20, Upton will host the 26th annual Inyan Kara Enduro Race, an off-road, long-distance cross-country competition part of the Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit. “This race has helped put Upton on the map,” said Debbie Douglas, who helped run the race with her husband Paul and others for over 20 years. “Everyone wants to be a part and to see folks get star-struck with the professional riders in town i...

Sisters Continue Upton Family Grocery Tradition

Monday, September 14, 2020

This is the third article in a feature on the Women Business Leaders of Upton Sisters Buffy Helwig and Jaki Gustaf knew that running the family grocery would be hard work and dedication. But in January, when they bought Joe’s Food Center in Upton from their mother, little did they know what the next few months had in store for them. “We were raised understanding that women know how to work hard,” said Helwig. “But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we had that comfort to fall back on that ‘girl power’ we had seen from our mother and other women in Upton.” Th...

Upton Makes Onshoring Possible Now

Thursday, September 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a crisis for businesses across the country. Of the U.S. manufacturing companies recently surveyed by Thomas, 60% reported COVID-19 business disruptions to their supply chains and product deliveries. Onshoring is one solution to reducing the risk of future disruptions and delays. Though companies may not be looking to move their entire operations back to the United States, opening U.S. manufacturing facilities as part of their global operations certainly is. In that scenario, Upton offers many onshoring advantages, such as an ideal location on a major transportation route from Canada to Mexico, a rail-served business park, ...

Youth Hunter Education is a Priority in Upton

Friday, August 07, 2020

What: 13th Annual Wyoming State Youth Hunter Education Challenge When: August 22 (Check-In at 7:00am & events begin at 7:30am) Where: Upton Gun Club Who: Youth age 18 and under Registration: There is a $10 entry fee and all participants must bring a copy of their Hunter Education Class card. Register online, download the registration form or contact Rick Rothleutner, YHEC Director at rrrothleutner@yahoo.com or 307- 281-9980 or Katie Simpson, Hunter Education Coordinator at katie.simpson@wyo.gov or 307-777-4542. Hunting in Wyoming is well-known as a large draw for recreational enthusiasts, many of whom begin hunting as a youth. Learning to hunt safely is important to continuin...

Airport is Link to Family Heritage and Local Access

Friday, May 22, 2020

This is the second article in a feature on the Women Business Leaders of Upton Growing up in northeastern Wyoming, Lori Olson has fond memories of flying with her father. Trips to visit her older siblings at college or just for general transportation around the area were common. After learning of plans to decommission the Upton Municipal Airport nearly a decade ago, Olson, her brother and a newly formed airport board worked to save the small airstrip, initially as a way to preserve those childhood memories. But she soon learned it was much more than that. “What really started as a rescu...

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