🌱 How a Pinedale mom’s crash scare became a statewide DUI reform push

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Pinedale mom’s crash scare became a statewide DUI reform push
• Why Albert Sommers wants Pinedale’s House seat back now

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Becoming windier and colder, with a high of 33 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 50, low: 17.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and not as cool, with a high of 58 and low of 26 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Pinedale mom drafts Wyoming DUI Child Protection Act (wyomingnews.com) — A Pinedale mother is pushing a tougher Wyoming DUI Child Protection Act after her children survived a crash involving an intoxicated parent, and she’s now using her Miss Sublette County platform to lobby lawmakers. Her proposal would mandate jail time, fines, treatment, ignition interlocks, and CPS notification when kids are in a DUI vehicle, and she’s urging Sublette County residents to join the conversation on safety and mental health.
   

• Former House Speaker Albert Sommers Wants His Seat In The Legislature Back (cowboystatedaily.com) — Pinedale’s former state representative and House Speaker Albert Sommers is running again for the Sublette County-based House District 20 seat, emphasizing water protection, rural hospitals, and property tax relief. He’ll face Bondurant’s Bill Winney in the August Republican primary, offering Pinedale voters a choice between Sommers’ “common-sense conservative” record and Winney’s push for deeper tax cuts and stricter fiscal conservatism.
   

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Saturday April 18

• Lakeside Yoga
  Lakeside Lodge, 99 US Frst Service Rd 111, Pinedale
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• (6:30 - 8:30 PM); High Country land & Livestock
  Heritage Arena , 305 W Snow King Ave , Jackson
  6:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Central Wyoming College Cross Country Donut Dash
  Central Wyoming College - Riverton , Main Campus , 2660 Peck Ave , Riverton
  9:00 am
• Tea time: The Art of Making a Functional Teapot
  Lander Art Center , 258 Main St , Lander
  9:00 am
• Garden Expo-Craftin' Corner
  Fremont County Pioneer Museum , 1443 W Main St , Lander
  9:00 am
• Taste of the Civil War
  Riverton Museum , 700 E Park Ave , Riverton
  2:00 pm
• Intro to Tech
  Center for the Arts , 240 S Glenwood St , Jackson
  3:00 pm
• Laff Staff Improv Comedy Show
  Center for the Arts , 240 S Glenwood St , Jackson
  8:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• (4:30 - 6:30 PM); Open Ride
  Heritage Arena , 305 W Snow King Ave , Jackson
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Introduction to Pottery Wheel - Tuesday Evenings
  Lander Art Center , 258 Main St , Lander
  6:00 pm
• Spring Choral Showcase
  Robert A Peck Art Center , 2660 Peck Ave , Riverton
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Celebrate Eaarth Day & Arbor Day
  Maker Space 307 , 826 W Main St , Riverton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Footprint Retail Services posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Pinedale. Apply here.
• Ridley's Family Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Grocery Clerk - Full Time in Pinedale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pinedale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Jackson

• Ella Langley, Other CMA Nominees This Year Played Jackson's Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (cowboystatedaily.com)
• JH Ski Club, Community School launch Max Martin Memorial Scholarship fund (buckrail.com)
• For local cancer patients, the road to healing is about to get shorter (buckrail.com)

Rock Springs

• Natural Grocers To Open Third Location In Rock Springs, WY (theshelbyreport.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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