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Driving out to the radio station mid-morning this past Friday, reminded me of just what an asset Torrington Livestock Market provides to our local economy. There were pickups with stock trailers lined up from the auction house back past the Z&W Mill, to nearly Community Drug. Yes, it looked like the Friday Auction was a good one. In case you didn’t know or have forgotten, Torrington Livestock Market is Wyoming’s largest livestock market. Torrington Livestock is a full service auction service offering live sales, video sales, internet cattle sales, and private treaty sales. All classes of cattle are for sale every Friday, yearling and calf sales are held every Wednesday August through March, special Bred Cow and Pair – Calf sales are held on Mondays and advertised throughout the fall. From this reporter’s point of view, Torrington Livestock is a real plus to the strength of our community. To Shaun, Lex and all the good folks at Torrington Livestock Market, thanks for all you do to keep Torrington and Goshen County a great place to work and live.   

We would be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to acknowledge the fine Torrington High School Musical Comedy performed this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Nearly 30 cast members and who knows how many more students working behind the scenes, laid on us, Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes”.  From the comments made by everyone coming out the doors following the performances, it’s needless to say that our community is loaded with talent. Not only the high school performers, but the volunteer live band aptly named the S.S. American Jazz Combo.  For those who missed this high school performance, you still have an opportunity to witness that load of talent living right here in our community as you’ll have a chance to catch the Goshen Community Theatre Production, The Curious Savage coming to the EWC Fine Arts Auditorium beginning this Thursday November 12th with six more performance to follow concluding with the Saturday performance on November 21^st.      

Let’s take a minute to again talk about the plans for the Veterans Day Parade and various activities for Veteran’s Day this Wednesday November 11^th. The parade is set to begin just after a 10:45AM flyover. Brigadier General Don Haught, a Torrington native, will be grand marshal for the parade and the featured speaker at the Courthouse Ceremony following the parade. Haught, owner of Torrington’s Valley Plumbing business, is Assistant Adjutant General Air Guard, for the State of Wyoming.  Other participants in this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony include: several units from Warren Air Force Base; Units from Camp Guernsey; 90^th Ground Combat Training Squadron of the U.S. Air Force in training at Camp Guernsey; and several military vehicles from the camp. The color Guard provided by American Legion Travis Snow Post #5. Units of the Wyoming Air National Guard and the Torrington High School Band will also participate. The Volley Firing Squad will be made up of members of the Wyoming National Honor Guard. Rusty Winget will blow taps. All Veterans wishing to ride on the Goshen County Veteran’s Float are welcome. You are asked to be at the corner of Main Street and 25^th avenue by 10:30AM. The American Legion will be serving breakfast from 7 to 10AM and NFW Post 2918 auxiliary will serve a luncheon for all parade participants following the parade at the VFW Hall on west 25^th avenue in Torrington. All Goshen County Residents are encouraged to show your respect to those who have served by attending the parade on main street in Torrington, Wednesday Nov 11^th.   

The final count of laboratory-confirmed West Nile virus infections reported in Wyoming residents was 12 this year, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. Three of the reported case patients were from Goshen County. Others included four from Fremont County, two from Platte County and one each from Converse, Campbell and Washakie counties. There was one West Nile virus-related death this year in a Washakie County resident. Four cases involved the more serious West Nile neuroinvasive disease. Of the 12 cases statewide, three patients required hospitalization. The reported dates for the onset of symptoms began May 15 and ended September 7. The cases were evenly distributed among both genders. Ages of those infected ranged from 30 to 71.