December 2002 Events

Ice and snow at New Fork Lakes

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THROUGH DECEMBER
• Sign up for Cooking Classes with Chef Wendi, Classes will be Jan. 6, 13, and 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Callaghan Cabinets and Design Center, 234 E. Pine, Pinedale. Learn French, Italian, American and Asian gourmet cuisine in three sessions. $20 per person per class ($60 total). All materials included and everybody gets to eat a great meal afterward! Class size limited, so call now to sign up: 307-367-3111

MONDAY, DEC. 2
• Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Staying Alive.

TUESDAY, DEC. 3
• Meeks Studio Open House, 10 a.m - 8 p.m., 1.5 miles north of the Cora Y on Highway 191. Lots of gifts for you and your loved ones! Featuring: Helen Meeks (Western & Wildlife Embroidery, Jackets, Kitchen and Baby Accessories), George Meeks (Functional Horseshoe Art), Kay Meeks (Fine Art Painting & Prints). Refreshments served. More info: 859-8828.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7
• Children's Holiday Gift & Food Fair, noon to 3 p.m., Pinedale Library. All crafts and food made by kids under 18.
• Pancake Breakfast by Rocky Mountain Home Center, noon to 3 p.m. at Rocky Mountain Home Center, west end of Pinedale.
• Evening of Cowboy Entertainment with Andy Nelson and Wyoming Red - SEE "BENEFITS."
• Dance at Waterhole #3, Marbleton. Music by Prime Cut. Fun starts at 9:30 p.m. Closed for private party before 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8
• Open House at High Country Senior Citizens Center, 2 - 5 p.m. at the Center, 143 N. Sublette, Pinedale. Come enjoy food, friends and entertainment!

MONDAY, DEC. 9
• Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Michael.

THURS., DEC. 12 - SAT., DEC. 14
• Santa Claus at the Pinedale Library! Thursday: Noon - 5 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 13
• PFAC presents Fiddlesticks, 7:30 p.m. in the Pinedale Auditorium. Adults: $10, Students: $7. For more info call 367-7322, or log on to www.pinedalefinearts.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 14
• Big Piney Women's Aglow presents Christian writer Deborah Bradford, 10 a.m. at the senior center in Marbleton. Refreshments.

• Four-Business Holiday Open House, starts 4:30 p.m. at The Barn Door, Rock Rabbit Gallery, Spirits of the West and Two Rivers Emporium, Pinedale. Unique door prizes, festive foods, good cheer. Register at all four shops during the open house to enter a drawing for dinner for two at Half Moon Lake Resort. Coincides with Pinedale Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas festivities.

Following events sponsored by the Pinedale Area Chamber of Commerce:

• Tour of Homes, 2 - 5 p.m. Meet at Chambers House Bed & Breakfast, 111 W. Magnolia, for tour maps and to join up. Free: donations to the Pinedale Food Basket accepted. Call the Chamber of Commerce for more information: 367-2242.
• Festival of Lessons and Carols, 3 p.m., Sublette Center, Pinedale. Community choir performs for Sublette Center residents and their families & friends.
• Christmas Tree Lighting at the Sublette County Courthouse, Pinedale, 5 p.m. All Saints Youth Choir will sing.
• Lighted Christmas Parade down Pine Street, 5:30 p.m.
• Kids' Christmas Party, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Pinedale Library.
• Late Night Shopping at town businesses to follow parade.

SUNDAY, DEC. 15
• Festival of Lessons and Carols, 3 p.m., Community Church, Pinedale. Come enjoy Christmas music interspersed with scripture from Old and New Testaments. Presented by the Community Choir, which draws its members from various churches and the general public.
• Boulder Community Center Christmas Party and Cookie Exchange, 2 - 4 p.m. at the Boulder Schoolhouse. Santa will be there for the kids and photo opportunities. Bring a plate of a few dozen homemade cookies to share, and an empty plate to fill with other people's creations to take home! Everyone welcome, the more the merrier. Call Kathy for more info: 537-5855.

MONDAY, DEC. 16
• Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Santa Clause.

THURSDAY, DEC. 19
• County Extension Office Christmas Party, 1 - 5 p.m. at 621 S. Pine. Everyone is invited. Come celebrate with Stella and Eric!

FRIDAY, DEC. 20
• Generation Gap performs, 11:30 a.m. at Sublette Center.

SATURDAY, DEC. 21
• Daniel Community Center Christmas Party, 6:30 p.m., Daniel Schoolhouse. Community Center provides beverages, turkey, potatoes, gravy and stuffing. You bring potluck salads, desserts and your own flatware. Please bring a gift marked with your child's name for Santa to give. For more information call Cris at 859-8293.

MONDAY, DEC. 23
• Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Jack Frost.

TUESDAY, DEC. 24
• All Saints Children's Choir performing at Sublette Center 1 p.m., and at St. Andrew's in the Pines Episcopal Church, 5 p.m.
• Local Children read the Christmas Story (Luke, Chapter 2) on KPIN, 8:30 p.m. on 101.1FM. Readers include Perry Binning, Lisanne Fear, Hailey and Quinn Farrand, Dylan Nelson and others.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25
• Local Children read the Christmas Story (Luke, Chapter 2) on KPIN, 4 p.m. on 101.1FM. Readers include Perry Binning, Lisanne Fear, Hailey and Quinn Farrand, Dylan Nelson and others.

TUESDAY, DEC. 31
• Black Tie and Blues Annual Fundraiser (see "BENEFITS").

HEALTH & SAFETY
TUESDAY, DEC. 10
• WIC in Marbleton, Marbleton/Big Piney Fire Hall.
• Big Piney Immunization Clinic, 1 - 4 p.m., Public Health Office.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12
• Pinedale Immunization Clinic, 1 - 4 p.m., Public Health Office.

MONDAY, DEC.23
• New Al-Anon Group starting, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Parish Hall, 112 S. Sublette, Pinedale. Enter through door to right of church sanctuary door. This group is for family and friends of alchoholics.

Snowmobiling and skiing
Ice skating on town rinks and lakes
Ice hockey season starts
Pearl Harbor Day: Dec. 7
Wreath Auction benefit for Museum of the Mountain Man
Black Tie & Blues benefit for Pinedale Fine Arts Council
One-Lunger Snowmobile Race Pinedale Snow Explorers
Lions Club Snowmachine raffle
Pinedale High School Nordic Skiing
Christmas Tree Lighting
Lighted Christmas Parade
Late Night Shopping
Festival of Lessons and Carols
Boulder Annual Christmas Party
Daniel Community Center Xmas Party

OBSERVANCES & MEMORIALS
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
• Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance, 6 p.m. at VFW Post 4801, Pinedale. Free chili dinner. Pinedale's Pearl Harbor survivors, Bruz Bryant and Jeff Kaul, will be honored.

SATURDAY, DEC. 14
• Memorial Service for Joe Hay, 1 p.m. at Hudson's Funeral Home Chapel, 164 N. Bridger, Pinedale. 367-2321.

SUNDAY, DEC. 15
• Memorial Service for Melvin David, 2:30 p.m., Daniel Schoolhouse and Community Center. Food and fellowship to follow the service.

SATURDAY, DEC. 27
• 65th Wedding Anniversary Party and Open House for Buss and Mardell Fear, 2 - 4 p.m. at Marbleton Inn Restaurant.

MONDAY, DEC. 30
• Funeral for John N. Chrisman, Noon, Community Congregational Church, 40 Black Ave., Big Piney. Interment to follow at Plainview Cemetery, Big Piney.

SCHOOLS
See online school calendar for more information.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10
• Pinedale Elementary School Christmas Program, K-3rd Grade, 6:30 p.m. at the PHS Auditorium.
• School District #1 Financial Aid Workshop, 7 p.m. at the PHS Media Center. Highly recommended for seniors and their parents. Laurie Reh of the University of Wyoming Financial Aid Office will be the featured speaker. For more information call Mike Cothern at 367-2139, ext. 247.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11
• School District #9 Financial Aid Night, 7 p.m., Big Piney High School Media Center. Parents of juniors & seniors strongly urged to attend. This is the only financial aid meeting this year where your financial aid questions can be properly answered. Sponsored by WWCC and UW, but applies to almost any school. Call 276-3322 for more information.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12
• School District #9 Holiday Concert: All Band Concert, 7 p.m., Grades 5 - 12, Big Piney Fine Arts Center Auditorium.

FRIDAY, DEC. 13
• Junior Mushers Essay Contest Deadline, Kids ages 8 - 14 can win a chance to run a sled dog team in the 2003 IPSSSDR on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Teton Village. Call Sukey Hohl for more information: 367-4114 or 367-2078.

MONDAY, DEC. 16
• Pinedale High School and Middle School Band & Choir Christmas Concert, 7 p.m. at the PHS Auditorium. Free.
• School District #9 Holiday Concert: LaBarge Elementary School Program, 7 p.m. at the LaBarge Gym. Free.

TUESDAY, DEC. 17
• Pinedale Elementary School Christmas Play: Santa's Holiday Hoedown, 4th and 5th Grade, 6:30 p.m. at the PHS Auditorium.
• School District #9 Holiday Concert: All Choir Concert, Grades 6 - 12, 7 p.m. at the Big Piney Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Free.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18
• School District #9 Holiday Concert: Big Piney Elementary School Program, 7 p.m. at the Big Piney Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Free.

GROUPS & CLUBS
MONDAY, DEC. 2
• Pinedale Book Discussion Group meets, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Pinedale Library. Topic: The Nine Guardians by Rosario Castellano. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by Wyoming Council for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4
• Pinedale Snow Explorers meet, 7 p.m., Pinedale Library.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11
• Business and Professional Women meet, Noon, Cafe on Pine. 2nd Annual Gift Drive for DFS Families and White Elephant Gift Exchange. Please bring a gift to exchange and something for the Dept. of Family Services to distribute to families in need. The list of children's gift requests are available from Susan Noble, 367-6529.

BENEFITS
THROUGHOUT DECEMBER
• SAFV Task Force Traveling Christmas Tree Raffle Tickets on Sale: Tree is decorated w/gifts from local merchants. Tickets $1 each, available from SAFV office, any board member, staff or volunteer, and where the tree is shown: Community First Bank, Big Piney, Nov. 25-Dec. 2; Bank of Pinedale, Dec. 3-10; 1st National Bank of Pinedale, Dec. 11-18.
• Pinedale EMS Ski Weekend Raffle Tickets on Sale: Win 3 days, 4 nights at Teton Village. Includes lift, condo, swim club, $100 cash. A $750 value. Tickets $20 for 1/200 chance, $50 for 1/100 chance, available from any EMT or call 367-2315. Drawing Dec. 21.
• Bowlers obtain pledges for Bowl for Kids Fundraiser, Saturday, Feb. 1 at Pinedale Entertainment Center. Pledges raise funds for the Learning Center. 2 divisions: ages 3-5 and 6-9. The child who raises the most money wins a 1999 Arctic Cat Kitty Kat donated by Sno-Palace. Also raffle drawing for 2003 Polaris Indy 120XC SP child's snowmobile, donated by Bucky's Outdoors. Drawing takes place Feb. 1. Tickets available at Pinedale and Big Piney Learning Centers.

THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC. 6
• Coat Drive, anyone with unwanted winter coats, please drop them off at any Pinedale Church. Coats will be distributed to those in need of warm clothes.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6
• All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner, 5 p.m. in back room, Eagle Bar, LaBarge. Proceeds help defray medical costs for Sherisa Heathman Bonar. Auction to follow with Roger Goodman, auctioneer. To donate auction items, drop off at Eagle Bar or LaBarge Texaco. Cash donations can be mailed to Box 301, LaBarge WY 83123. For more information, call Judy Dennison at 307-386-2576.
• 9th Annual Wreath Auction, fundraiser for the Museum of the Mountain Man. 6 p.m. at the Pinedale Entertainment Center. Admission is free. Complimentary holiday buffet, cash bar. Traditional silent auction for wreaths, live auction by Jay Fear. Come have a great time and help support the museum! For information call 367-4101.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH DECEMBER • Sign up for Cooking Classes with Chef Wendi, Classes will be Jan. 6, 13, and 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Callaghan Cabinets and Design Center, 234 E. Pine, Pinedale. Learn French, Italian, American and Asian gourmet cuisine in three sessions. $20 per person per class ($60 total). All materials included and everybody gets to eat a great meal afterward! Class size limited, so call now to sign up: 307-367-3111 MONDAY, DEC. 2 • Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Staying Alive. TUESDAY, DEC. 3 • Meeks Studio Open House, 10 a.m - 8 p.m., 1.5 miles north of the Cora Y on Highway 191. Lots of gifts for you and your loved ones! Featuring: Helen Meeks (Western & Wildlife Embroidery, Jackets, Kitchen and Baby Accessories), George Meeks (Functional Horseshoe Art), Kay Meeks (Fine Art Painting & Prints). Refreshments served. More info: 859-8828. SATURDAY, DEC. 7 • Children's Holiday Gift & Food Fair, noon to 3 p.m., Pinedale Library. All crafts and food made by kids under 18. • Pancake Breakfast by Rocky Mountain Home Center, noon to 3 p.m. at Rocky Mountain Home Center, west end of Pinedale. • Evening of Cowboy Entertainment with Andy Nelson and Wyoming Red - SEE "BENEFITS." • Dance at Waterhole #3, Marbleton. Music by Prime Cut. Fun starts at 9:30 p.m. Closed for private party before 9:30 p.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 8 • Open House at High Country Senior Citizens Center, 2 - 5 p.m. at the Center, 143 N. Sublette, Pinedale. Come enjoy food, friends and entertainment! MONDAY, DEC. 9 • Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Michael. THURS., DEC. 12 - SAT., DEC. 14 • Santa Claus at the Pinedale Library! Thursday: Noon - 5 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 13 • PFAC presents Fiddlesticks, 7:30 p.m. in the Pinedale Auditorium. Adults: $10, Students: $7. For more info call 367-7322, or log on to www.pinedalefinearts.com. SATURDAY, DEC. 14 • Big Piney Women's Aglow presents Christian writer Deborah Bradford, 10 a.m. at the senior center in Marbleton. Refreshments. • Four-Business Holiday Open House, starts 4:30 p.m. at The Barn Door, Rock Rabbit Gallery, Spirits of the West and Two Rivers Emporium, Pinedale. Unique door prizes, festive foods, good cheer. Register at all four shops during the open house to enter a drawing for dinner for two at Half Moon Lake Resort. Coincides with Pinedale Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas festivities. Following events sponsored by the Pinedale Area Chamber of Commerce: • Tour of Homes, 2 - 5 p.m. Meet at Chambers House Bed & Breakfast, 111 W. Magnolia, for tour maps and to join up. Free: donations to the Pinedale Food Basket accepted. Call the Chamber of Commerce for more information: 367-2242. • Festival of Lessons and Carols, 3 p.m., Sublette Center, Pinedale. Community choir performs for Sublette Center residents and their families & friends. • Christmas Tree Lighting at the Sublette County Courthouse, Pinedale, 5 p.m. All Saints Youth Choir will sing. • Lighted Christmas Parade down Pine Street, 5:30 p.m. • Kids' Christmas Party, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Pinedale Library. • Late Night Shopping at town businesses to follow parade. SUNDAY, DEC. 15 • Festival of Lessons and Carols, 3 p.m., Community Church, Pinedale. Come enjoy Christmas music interspersed with scripture from Old and New Testaments. Presented by the Community Choir, which draws its members from various churches and the general public. • Boulder Community Center Christmas Party and Cookie Exchange, 2 - 4 p.m. at the Boulder Schoolhouse. Santa will be there for the kids and photo opportunities. Bring a plate of a few dozen homemade cookies to share, and an empty plate to fill with other people's creations to take home! Everyone welcome, the more the merrier. Call Kathy for more info: 537-5855. MONDAY, DEC. 16 • Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Santa Clause. THURSDAY, DEC. 19 • County Extension Office Christmas Party, 1 - 5 p.m. at 621 S. Pine. Everyone is invited. Come celebrate with Stella and Eric! FRIDAY, DEC. 20 • Generation Gap performs, 11:30 a.m. at Sublette Center. SATURDAY, DEC. 21 • Daniel Community Center Christmas Party, 6:30 p.m., Daniel Schoolhouse. Community Center provides beverages, turkey, potatoes, gravy and stuffing. You bring potluck salads, desserts and your own flatware. Please bring a gift marked with your child's name for Santa to give. For more information call Cris at 859-8293. MONDAY, DEC. 23 • Free "Classic" Movie Night at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, 7 p.m. Jack Frost. TUESDAY, DEC. 24 • All Saints Children's Choir performing at Sublette Center 1 p.m., and at St. Andrew's in the Pines Episcopal Church, 5 p.m. • Local Children read the Christmas Story (Luke, Chapter 2) on KPIN, 8:30 p.m. on 101.1FM. Readers include Perry Binning, Lisanne Fear, Hailey and Quinn Farrand, Dylan Nelson and others. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25 • Local Children read the Christmas Story (Luke, Chapter 2) on KPIN, 4 p.m. on 101.1FM. Readers include Perry Binning, Lisanne Fear, Hailey and Quinn Farrand, Dylan Nelson and others. TUESDAY, DEC. 31 • Black Tie and Blues Annual Fundraiser (see "BENEFITS"). HEALTH & SAFETY TUESDAY, DEC. 10 • WIC in Marbleton, Marbleton/Big Piney Fire Hall. • Big Piney Immunization Clinic, 1 - 4 p.m., Public Health Office. THURSDAY, DEC. 12 • Pinedale Immunization Clinic, 1 - 4 p.m., Public Health Office. MONDAY, DEC.23 • New Al-Anon Group starting, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Parish Hall, 112 S. Sublette, Pinedale. Enter through door to right of church sanctuary door. This group is for family and friends of alchoholics. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY, DEC. 2 • Town of Pinedale Planning & Zoning meets, 7 p.m., Pinedale Town Hall, 210 W. Pine. • PDR (Purchase of Development Rights) Working Group meets, 6 p.m. at the Pinedale Library Conference Room. This meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, not Tuesday, Dec. 3. TUESDAY, DEC. 3 • Sublette County Board of County Commissioners meets, 1 p.m. at the Courthouse. • RESCHEDULED: see Monday, Dec. 2 - PDR (Purchase of Development Rights) Working Group, 6 p.m. at the Pinedale Library Conference Room. THURSDAY, DEC. 5 • Chuckwagon Days Planning Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Marbleton/Big Piney Fire Hall. Anyone interested in helping plan this important community event, please attend! MONDAY, DEC. 9 • Pinedale Town Council meets, 6:30 p.m. at the Town Hall, 210 W. Pine. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 • Pinedale Airport Board meets, 4:15 p.m., Pinedale Town Hall. THURSDAY, DEC. 12 • BOCES regular board meeting, 7:30 a.m., BOCES classroom, PHS basement. Note new morning meeting time! • School District #1 board meeting, 7:30 p.m., board meeting room, Pinedale High School Administration Building. TUESDAY, DEC. 17 • Sublette County Board of County Commissioners meets, 1 p.m. at the Courthouse. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 • Congressional Field Representatives in Big Piney, 9 - 10 a.m., Big Piney Town Hall. Bonnie Cannon, Pati Smith and Lyn Shanaghy will represent Senators Thomas and Enzi and Representative Cubin. For more info call Bonnie Cannon at 307-362-4095. THURSDAY, DEC. 19 • Public Hearing on Instream Flow, 9 a.m., Pinedale Library. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department Instream Flow Application will be discussed. • Sublette County Planning & Zoning meets, 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse. MONDAY, DEC. 23 • School District #9 Board Meeting, 7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Building in Big Piney. BOCES meeting to follow. TUESDAY, DEC. 31 • Sublette County Predator Board Annual Meeting, 1 p.m. at the County Extension Office, 621 S. Pine, Pinedale. Regards regular business matters and election of officers. SPORTS SATURDAY, DEC. 28 • Pinedale One-Lunger 100 Snowmachine Race, sponsored by Pinedale Snow Explorers at the Sagebrush Downs oval track in Cora. Action starts 11 a.m. $35 entry fee per machine, must be one-cylinder and 1973 or older chassis & engine. First place gets a trophy, 80% payback. To register call Debbee at 367-4561. For more details call Troy at 367-6368 or email the club at psnowexplorers@excite.com.	Add Your Event For Free!
	December Highlights Snowmobiling and skiing Ice skating on town rinks and lakes Ice hockey season starts Pearl Harbor Day: Dec. 7 Wreath Auction benefit for Museum of the Mountain Man Black Tie & Blues benefit for Pinedale Fine Arts Council One-Lunger Snowmobile Race Pinedale Snow Explorers Lions Club Snowmachine raffle Pinedale High School Nordic Skiing Christmas Tree Lighting Lighted Christmas Parade Late Night Shopping Festival of Lessons and Carols Boulder Annual Christmas Party Daniel Community Center Xmas Party Click Here for Ongoing Events

	OBSERVANCES & MEMORIALS FRIDAY, DEC. 6 • Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance, 6 p.m. at VFW Post 4801, Pinedale. Free chili dinner. Pinedale's Pearl Harbor survivors, Bruz Bryant and Jeff Kaul, will be honored. SATURDAY, DEC. 14 • Memorial Service for Joe Hay, 1 p.m. at Hudson's Funeral Home Chapel, 164 N. Bridger, Pinedale. 367-2321. SUNDAY, DEC. 15 • Memorial Service for Melvin David, 2:30 p.m., Daniel Schoolhouse and Community Center. Food and fellowship to follow the service. SATURDAY, DEC. 27 • 65th Wedding Anniversary Party and Open House for Buss and Mardell Fear, 2 - 4 p.m. at Marbleton Inn Restaurant. MONDAY, DEC. 30 • Funeral for John N. Chrisman, Noon, Community Congregational Church, 40 Black Ave., Big Piney. Interment to follow at Plainview Cemetery, Big Piney. SCHOOLS See online school calendar for more information. TUESDAY, DEC. 10 • Pinedale Elementary School Christmas Program, K-3rd Grade, 6:30 p.m. at the PHS Auditorium. • School District #1 Financial Aid Workshop, 7 p.m. at the PHS Media Center. Highly recommended for seniors and their parents. Laurie Reh of the University of Wyoming Financial Aid Office will be the featured speaker. For more information call Mike Cothern at 367-2139, ext. 247. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 • School District #9 Financial Aid Night, 7 p.m., Big Piney High School Media Center. Parents of juniors & seniors strongly urged to attend. This is the only financial aid meeting this year where your financial aid questions can be properly answered. Sponsored by WWCC and UW, but applies to almost any school. Call 276-3322 for more information. THURSDAY, DEC. 12 • School District #9 Holiday Concert: All Band Concert, 7 p.m., Grades 5 - 12, Big Piney Fine Arts Center Auditorium. FRIDAY, DEC. 13 • Junior Mushers Essay Contest Deadline, Kids ages 8 - 14 can win a chance to run a sled dog team in the 2003 IPSSSDR on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Teton Village. Call Sukey Hohl for more information: 367-4114 or 367-2078. MONDAY, DEC. 16 • Pinedale High School and Middle School Band & Choir Christmas Concert, 7 p.m. at the PHS Auditorium. Free. • School District #9 Holiday Concert: LaBarge Elementary School Program, 7 p.m. at the LaBarge Gym. Free. TUESDAY, DEC. 17 • *Pinedale Elementary School Christmas Play: Santa's Holiday Hoedown,* 4th and 5th Grade, 6:30 p.m. at the PHS Auditorium. • School District #9 Holiday Concert: All Choir Concert, Grades 6 - 12, 7 p.m. at the Big Piney Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Free. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 • School District #9 Holiday Concert: Big Piney Elementary School Program, 7 p.m. at the Big Piney Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Free. GROUPS & CLUBS MONDAY, DEC. 2 • Pinedale Book Discussion Group meets, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Pinedale Library. Topic: The Nine Guardians by Rosario Castellano. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by Wyoming Council for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 • Pinedale Snow Explorers meet, 7 p.m., Pinedale Library. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 • Business and Professional Women meet, Noon, Cafe on Pine. 2nd Annual Gift Drive for DFS Families and White Elephant Gift Exchange. Please bring a gift to exchange and something for the Dept. of Family Services to distribute to families in need. The list of children's gift requests are available from Susan Noble, 367-6529. BENEFITS THROUGHOUT DECEMBER • SAFV Task Force Traveling Christmas Tree Raffle Tickets on Sale: Tree is decorated w/gifts from local merchants. Tickets $1 each, available from SAFV office, any board member, staff or volunteer, and where the tree is shown: Community First Bank, Big Piney, Nov. 25-Dec. 2; Bank of Pinedale, Dec. 3-10; 1st National Bank of Pinedale, Dec. 11-18. • Pinedale EMS Ski Weekend Raffle Tickets on Sale: Win 3 days, 4 nights at Teton Village. Includes lift, condo, swim club, $100 cash. A $750 value. Tickets $20 for 1/200 chance, $50 for 1/100 chance, available from any EMT or call 367-2315. Drawing Dec. 21. • Bowlers obtain pledges for Bowl for Kids Fundraiser, Saturday, Feb. 1 at Pinedale Entertainment Center. Pledges raise funds for the Learning Center. 2 divisions: ages 3-5 and 6-9. The child who raises the most money wins a 1999 Arctic Cat Kitty Kat donated by Sno-Palace. Also raffle drawing for 2003 Polaris Indy 120XC SP child's snowmobile, donated by Bucky's Outdoors. Drawing takes place Feb. 1. Tickets available at Pinedale and Big Piney Learning Centers. THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC. 6 • Coat Drive, anyone with unwanted winter coats, please drop them off at any Pinedale Church. Coats will be distributed to those in need of warm clothes. FRIDAY, DEC. 6 • All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner, 5 p.m. in back room, Eagle Bar, LaBarge. Proceeds help defray medical costs for Sherisa Heathman Bonar. Auction to follow with Roger Goodman, auctioneer. To donate auction items, drop off at Eagle Bar or LaBarge Texaco. Cash donations can be mailed to Box 301, LaBarge WY 83123. For more information, call Judy Dennison at 307-386-2576. • 9th Annual Wreath Auction, fundraiser for the Museum of the Mountain Man. 6 p.m. at the Pinedale Entertainment Center. Admission is free. Complimentary holiday buffet, cash bar. Traditional silent auction for wreaths, live auction by Jay Fear. Come have a great time and help support the museum! For information call 367-4101. SATURDAY, DEC. 7 • Winter Coat Giveaway, anyone in need of a winter coat, please come to the Pinedale Elementary School lobby, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Pinedale Lions Club 13th Annual Snowmachine Raffle Drawing, starts at Noon at Bucky's Outdoors. Hors d'oeuvres, refreshments. Only 225 tickets sold. $50 each. Reverse drawing with lots of valuable door prizes. Grand prize is 2003 Polaris RMK 700, 144-inch track. Winner pays sales tax. Tickets available from any Lions Club member, or at Big J's Auto Parts and Bucky's Outdoors in Pinedale. Proceeds benefit Pinedale Lions Club's nonprofit programs. • Evening of Cowboy Entertainment to benefit the Community Food Basket, 7 p.m., PHS Auditorium. Music by Wyoming Red, Cowboy Poetry by Andy Nelson. Free Will Donation. FRIDAY, DEC. 13 • Toys for Tots Toy Drive, organized by the Pinedale Volunteer Fire Department. Bring toys to True Value, Faler's or A to Z Hardware in Pinedale. Giveaway on Saturday, Dec. 14. SATURDAY, DEC. 14 • Toys for Tots Toy Giveaway, organized by the Pinedale Volunteer Fire Department. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pinedale Firehall Meeting Room. Also Saturday, Dec. 21. SATURDAY, DEC. 21 • Toys for Tots Toy Giveaway, organized by the Pinedale Volunteer Fire Department. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pinedale Firehall Meeting Room. MONDAY, DEC. 23 • Lasagne Dinner and Raffle, 5:30 p.m., St. Andrew's in the Pines Episcopal Church Undercroft, Pinedale. Benefits St. Andrew's Rite 13 Youth Group. Free will donation to dinner; raffle tickets for 56" big-screen TV cost $35, available from Big J's Auto Parts and Pinedale True Value. MONDAY, DEC. 30 • Preview of Black Tie & Blues Silent Auction Items, noon - 4 p.m., Pinedale Entertainment Center. Come to look or place a bid! TUESDAY, DEC. 31 • PFAC presents Black Tie and Blues Annual Fundraiser at the Pinedale Entertainment Center, doors open 9 p.m. A fun way to ring in the New Year and help fund the Pinedale Fine Arts Council's cultural and educational programs in Sublette County. Las Vegas-style gaming, raffles, adventure prizes, pinata, bingo, silent auction, dance contests, more. Complimentary champagne at the door and New Year's breakfast, appetizers, cash bar. Tickets $20, raffle tickets $10 available from regular ticket outlets or PFAC board members.