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Mat success helped a young Merlos deal with loss of father - WIN Magazine
Photo: Emery Merlos age 10, won the 2024 Rocky Mountain Nationals Championship in June. By Bill X. Barron Note: This is an expanded version of a story that was published in the recent issue of WIN-Magazine. The essence of grit is the willpower to endure hardship and the fortitude to persevere through obstacles. Those who have the courage to face life and any opposition head-on with no excuses inspire every one of us to reach for our best.
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Commissioners answer “hard questions” posed last week
In last week’s edition of the Leader, Jean Vincent of Polson urged residents to ask some “hard questions” of the present County Commissioners related to how business is being conducted. We welcome questions and would like to address Ms. Vincent’s inquiries. She stated that there is “a desperate need for an independent audit of the county funds.” Montana law requires that a county of our size performs an independent audit every two years.
Colorado’s Hinojosa 'trusted the process' after a tough start to wrestling - WIN Magazine
Photo: Amaya Hinojosa made her family and the state of Colorado proud when she won a 15U Pan Am title. By Bill X. Barron Amaya Hinojosa, the current 15U Girls Pan American 58-kilogram champion proclaims, “Wrestling is my life. Wrestling has taught me discipline.
Wrestling created a home in Arizona for Ukrainian Fenn - WIN Magazine
Photo: Ivan “Vonn” Fenn (left) celebrated winning the 120-pound Arizona state high school championship with his Thunderbird coach Lee Chandler. (RMN Events photo) By Bill X. Barron At age four, Ivan “Vonn” Fenn was adopted, along with his brother Serge who was six, from the Ukrainian region – Donetsk – literally on the border of Russia’s ongoing, relentless aggression.
New Mexico’s Lopez family helps kids grow - WIN Magazine
Photo: The Lopez family — (from left) Analisya, Anita, Chris, Andres “Rambo”and Cierra — have created a family atmosphere at the West Las VegasJunior wrestling program in New Mexico. By Bill X. Barron In the community of Las Vegas, N.M., there is more than a sheriff in town. Sheriff Chris Lopez is also the coach and founder of the city’s West Las Vegas Jr. wrestling program, led by his seventh-grade son Andres “Rambo,” an RMN 13U/15U triple-bracket Showdown champion.
2023 Climate Solutions tour sparks excitement in Wyoming
By Bill Barron Last year we hatched plans for the 2023 CCL Wyoming tour with our dear friend and CCL Wyoming co-state coordinator, Barb Deshler, in the forefront of our minds. We were saddened by her passing, but wanted to celebrate a life well lived, her important contributions to the state, and to the 2020 tour, Wyoming tour: Connecting in coal country.
In skeptical Wyoming, Citizens’ Climate Lobby pushes for renewable energy
POWELL — Talking about climate change in Wyoming — where roughly half of the state government’s revenue comes from fossil fuels — can make for a “tough conversation,” Bill Barron West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected.Weather Alert High Wind Warning from SUN 5:00 PM MST until TUE 8:00 AM MST .HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AMMST TUESDAY.East Platte County, Goshen County, Central LaramieCounty and East Laramie County.
Crofting Commission chief executive Bill Barron to step down
The Crofting Commission has been left in a stronger position, its convener said as chief executive Bill Barron announced he would step down Learn more The Crofting Commission has been left in a stronger position, its convener said as chief executive Bill Barron announced he would be stepping down later this year.Bill Barron will leave the Crofting Commission in September."It will always be the priority of the Crofting Commission to ensure that we are providing a reliable and meaningful...
Tyger Taam brings Hawaiian traditions to his wrestling - WIN Magazine
Photo: Tyger Taam (center) celebrated winning a 2022 Rocky Mountain Nationals championship with his Team Hawaii coaches, including his father Andy (right). By Bill X. Barron Adouble RMN national champion in folkstyle and freestyle, 15-year-old Hawaii’s Tyger Taam knowsthat “learning to lose at a young age” with grace and humility “teaches you how to win, which is pivotal in the preparation for life.
Dickinson created perfect club for Alaska wrestlers - WIN Magazine
Photo: The All-American Training Center in Soldotna, Alaska, has been set up bydirector Pete Dickinson, who also brings in many national clinicians to the facility. “Wrestling provides kids with theunderstanding of how hard work can benefit them. It can change their lives, give them direction.” — Coach Pete Dickinson, head coachand founder of Alaska’s All-American Training Center By Bill X.
Wrestling is just one way the Fishers love to compete - WIN Magazine
Photo: Washington native Chris Fisher (left) introduced wrestling to his daughter Herra shortly after she was adopted. By Bill X. Barron At six years old, Washington’s very own Herra Fisher may be the nation’s most formidable, combined wrestler and fighter after winning the coed 6U 61-pound RMN national championship and Outstanding 6U Wrestler Award this June. Later that month, Herra dominated the Fight to Win Summer Nationals Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition.
Guest editorial: Lake County is at a breaking point
In the early 1960s, the state of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council agreed to conduct law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation under a federal law known as Public Law 280. Under its authority, the state accepted responsibility to provide law enforcement for cases involving tribal members. Today, the Lake County Sheriff's Office and county attorney prosecute all felonies in our jurisdiction, including those involving tribal members.
Bill Barron: Lake Powell Pipeline would accelerate climate damage in Colorado River Basin
(Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune) Change in water level shows about 90 feet of rock near Bullfrog Bay on Nov. 29, 2018, that has been exposed since Lake Powell has receded. Rivers. Without them we could not live in our desert state. The Colorado River in Southern Utah is one of those rivers that allow us the survive, thrive and enjoy a unique landscape found no-where else in the world.
Commentary: Pricing carbon would be good for our communities and our country
FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks in Salt Lake City. A new Associated Press-NORC poll finds that Americans want local officials to do more to battle global warming now that federal officials aren’t. That rings true with Biskupski, who co-chairs two committees of mayors that are fighting climate change. One of her groups has 115 cities committed to the goal of having their cities operating entirely on renewable energy by the year 2035.
The Character of a Town: “We Will Rebuild”
For three harrowing hours, John Bunch did not know whether his brother Lance Garner had escaped the deadliest fire in California history, as it was in the midst of completely ravaging over a dozen of his relatives’ homes, before leading to total devastation for the 27,000 residents of Paradise.
Letter: Utahns should get behind Carbon Dividend Act
Amid my anguish at the recent climate-related wildfires, droughts and storms, I paused to rejoice Tuesday when I learned five courageous congressmen came forward with a bill to effectively address climate change. With the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR7173), these leaders stepped up to bridge the political divide on what has been such a divisive issue.
Op-ed: When you vote, think about who will address climate
I'm just back in Salt Lake City after finishing a two-week self-powered campaign for U.S. Senate. This is my third run for national office as an unaffiliated single-issue "climate" candidate. My purpose — get 10 percent of Utah's vote to build political will for solving climate change. In each campaign, I've crossed the state by bicycle and on foot to experience first-hand the beauty and the awesome diversity of Utah's landscape, and to talk with people about climate change.
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