Casper hosts cattle industry show

The 2008 Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the Parkway Plaza Hotel and Convention Centre in Casper.

The theme is "Prospering in a Changing Industry" and the four days of sessions will include presentations and discussions on issues facing the cattle industry. Topics include the JBS merger, water storage, wind energy, CO2 and the role of local governments.

A brunch on Saturday includes scheduled speakers Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Rep. Barbara Cubin. A forum will follow the brunch. All candidates for the contested U.S. Senate and House seats have been invited to participate.

The event is hosted by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, and nonmembers are welcome to attend.

For more information, call (307) 638-3942 or visit www.wysga.org.

Bar Nunn plans open house

An open house will be held to review the Town of Bar Nunn's Community Development Plan from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bar Nunn School Gymnasium, according to a news release. The plan's purpose is to provide the community with a policy for directing the future growth and development of the community for the next 20 years.

A survey of Bar Nunn residents was conducted to gather input on community assets and what services needed improvement. A committee comprised of local officials, staff and town residents spent several months working to develop goals, policies and strategies to implement the recommendations from the survey and to develop a plan to direct the community's growth.

The plan is available for review at the Bar Nunn Town Hall.

For questions or more information, please contact the town hall at 237-7269.

Museum preps for NIC Fest

Tickets are on sale for NIC Fest Preview Night, scheduled for 6 p.m. June 19 at the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center.

The evening includes a barbecue dinner, cash bar and musical entertainment. It will also be the first chance to shop the works being offered for sale by more than 70 artists from across the nation.

Cost is $25 for museum members and $35 for nonmembers.

For more information, call 235-5247.

Library hosts Beatnik series

Natrona County Public Library patrons will have the opportunity to explore the writing and poetry of the "Beat" generation and the American counterculture that surfaced in the 1950s and 1960s through a new discussion series - "On the Road: 50 Years of Beatniks" - at the library this summer.

The series begins with the discussion of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," at 7 p.m. Monday at the library.

Participants will explore the works of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. Events include a poetry slam hosted by University of Wyoming poet and professor Craig Arnold, and a bus trip to Denver to visit Beat locales.

All events are free and open to the public.

A copy of the book at the library's reference desk for those interested in participating.

For more information, call 577-READ.