Pastor Mark McLagan of Our Savior's Lutheran Church reads to first-graders during the Casper Cares Casper Reads event at the Natrona County Library on Tuesday morning. Every year the Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation donates a book to each first-grader in the Natrona County School District personalized with their names. Photo by Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper Star-Tribune.
Cassy Warren, 16 of Glenrock, yells while sledding down a hill off of highway 251 on Casper Mountain Friday evening. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Ian Bullard, a kindergartner at St. Anthony's Tri-Parish School, kneels during the Ash Wednesday service at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Casper on Wednesday morning. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune.
Bill Sparks of Tampa, Fla., helps prepare a massive stripper column for transport on Monday morning at High Country Fabrication in Casper. The recently completed column, which is used for processing oil from sand fields, is one of 24 that have been built at High Country Fabrication over the past two-and-a-half years. Weighing around 180,000 pounds and stretching 142 feet, the column will be hauled 1,500 miles to oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta in Canada. The trucking crew plans on averaging 150 miles per day, according to Sparks. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Kay Mockensturm takes time out of her bus route to shovel the sidewalk in front of Casper College's Aley Fine Arts Center Monday afternoon. Mockensturm shoveled the same stretch of sidewalk three times by Monday afternoon. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
A woman walks her dogs down a trail during a snow storm at Morad Park Saturday afternoon. Morad Park is getting a new entrance from WYDOT that will make the park more accessible to dog walkers, joggers and bicyclists. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Sylvia Shanklin, 10, works on a picture of her Schnauzer, Strider, during the "I Love to Draw" Art Camp class at the Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center in Casper on Tuesday afternoon. The summer Art Camp classes were cancelled due to flood damage and repairs. Other classes in the week include "Born to Bead Wild" a bead creation class using clay, and "What was Warhol Thinking?" to learn about Andy Warhol and create art while thinking like he does. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Geese rest on a small island on the North Platte River on Tuesday afternoon near downtown Casper. Warmer weather is expected through the week, marking a significant change from recent snow storms. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
Workers finish the roof nearby a large subdivision in Bar Nunn Thursday afternoon. According to reports by the Census Bureau, Bar Nunn has grown to nearly double its population since the 2000 census. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Time to reflect Michael Forsberg, of Lincoln, Neb., enjoys flyfishing on the calm waters of Upper Silas Lake in the Popo Agie Wilderness of the Wind River Range near Lander recently. Temperatures in much of the state are expected to be warm this week, with moderate nighttime lows. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune)
Mallard ducks investigate an exposed boulder on the North Platte River in Casper on Monday afternoon. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Bill Sparks of Tampa, Fla., helps prepare a massive stripper column for transport on Monday morning at High Country Fabrication in Casper. The recently completed column, which is used for processing oil from sand fields, is one of 24 that have been built at High Country Fabrication over the past two-and-a-half years. Weighing around 180,000 pounds and stretching 142 feet, the column will be hauled 1,500 miles to oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta in Canada. The trucking crew plans on averaging 150 miles per day, according to Sparks. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Jaime and Eric Wright go through the North Platte River rapids hand-in-hand on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday reached 83 degrees in Casper with the weekend suppose to be sunny with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
A young antelope munches on grass while grazing in Mike Sedar Park on Wednesday afternoon in Casper. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Natrona County High School's head volleyball coach Sally Nichols tosses the ball into play during the team's practice on Thursday afternoon. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Third-grader Joshua Martin competes against classmates in a rope-skipping competition during Track Day for St. Anthony's Catholic School on Wednesday afternoon in City Park in Casper. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
DeSava Greenhouse manager Ruth Jones and her son Tom Jones brace themselves while inspecting the greenhouse demolished by strong winds Thursday in Casper. The structure, located in the parking lot of Sunrise Shopping Center, was blown apart by winds gusting over 60 mph. Photo by Dan Cepeda/Casper Star-Tribune.
Stephanie Frank and Andy Tholl, dressed as zombies, get served pancakes at the Casper Kiwanis Club's pancake breakfast in City Park on Saturday morning. The two participated with several others in the Zombie Walk 2007, which began its route at the Parkway Plaza Hotel. Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
David Copperfield as seen in the poster for his show, "An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion."
In this photo provided by the National Wildland Fire Prevention Team, a wildfire burns on Casper Mountain, Wyoming, Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Continued hot, dry weather threatened to cause even more problems Tuesday as firefighters struggled to contain a wildfire bearing down on hundreds of evacuated homes on Casper Mountain. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the National Wildland Fire Prevention Team, John Bear)
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