Wyoming News Briefs

Submit to Game and Fish stamp art contest by March 31

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is accepting original artwork for the Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Contest.

The subject of the annual contest is the western tanager. Submissions for the adult and youth competitions must be received by the Game and Fish Headquarters in Cheyenne by 5 p.m. March 31.

“The western tanager’s vibrant colors are sure to inspire eye-catching artwork,” said Chris Martin, Game and Fish visual communications supervisor and coordinator of this year’s content.

This year’s contest is sponsored by the WYldlife Fund.

Adult contest: The winning image will be featured on the 2025 collectible conservation stamp. The top five receive a monetary award, including $3,500 for the winner. The winning stamp will be offered as a collectible item, which can be purchased through the Game and Fish Store.

All artwork must be the artist’s original creation and two-dimensional. Photographs, sculptures or other three-dimensional submissions will not be accepted. Entries determined to be biologically inaccurate will be ineligible to win monetary awards, but could earn honorable mention recognition. Entry size is 18-by-24 inches in a horizontal format. Entries can be in color or black and white. The entry fee is $30.

Kids contest: For the second consecutive year, Wyoming kids in kindergarten through 12th grade can participate. Last year’s contest drew 90 entries. Entries may be submitted by the student’s art teacher or by the student through an online form. If the artwork is teacher-submitted, then students and their teachers will win cash prizes for artwork that earns first through third place. Entries can be in color or black and white, but must consist of some form of ink, pencil or paint.

Winning and honorable mention entries for both contests will be on display at the Game and Fish’s Cheyenne headquarters for one month.

Medical emergency forces musher out of Pedigree Stage Stop

PINEDALE (WNE) — The Sublette County community is rallying behind one of its own after Bondurant resident and well-known musher Alix Crittenden, 36, was life-flighted to Salt Lake City following a seizure which led to the discovery of a brain tumor.

In the first 23 hours since a GoFundMe was launched by Martina Hansen on behalf of Crittenden on Tuesday, Jan. 16, the community raised a whopping $23,830 toward a goal of $40,000, a fitting show of support from County 23.

Crittenden is “Remaining positive and strong, which is the Alix way!” Hansen said on the fundraising website.

Crittenden was admitted under the care of the University of Utah’s Neuro Acute Care Team in Salt Lake City. The doctors are performing a battery of tests to determine the best course of action to treat the mass. A clearer plan forward is expected in the coming days, Hansen said, noting that Crittenden and her husband, Sam, will remain in Salt Lake City so she can receive the best treatment.

Crittenden and her team of more than a dozen dogs were preparing for the upcoming Pedigree Stage Stop Race, slated for a ceremonial start in Jackson on Jan. 26.

She placed second overall in the 2023 Pedigree Stage Stop Race, completing the race in 16:02:27. She was hungry for first place this year and planned to run dogs Leah and Ada as her leaders.

Due to the unforeseen medical emergency, Crittenden relinquished her place as a musher in the upcoming race.

In addition to the support from Sublette County, the Pedigree Stage Stop community of mushers from across the globe are rallying behind Crittenden. The fundraiser has been shared numerous times across social media platforms.

 

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