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news letter journal Wm
July 9, 2020 —— 7
Unemployment
drops to 5% in May
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
In the face of the COVID-l9 pan-
demic, unemployment rates across
the country soared amid mass layoffs
and business closures.
Achording to the June 23 unem-
ployment reported from the Wyoming
Department of Workforce Services
Research and Planning Division,
Weston County fared better than
most of the state.
“Most county employment rates
fell from April to May, perhaps sug-
gesting small scale improvement in
labor markets around the state,” the
report says. This modest improve-
ment occurred as the COVID-l9
pandemic restrictions were loosened
across the state and businesses began
to reopen, the report says.
“Niobrara County had the lowest
unemployment rate in May at 4.5%.
It was followed by Albany County at
4.9% and Weston County at 5.0%,”
the report says. “The highest unem—
ployment rates were found in Teton
County at 15%, Natrona County at
11.7% and Sublette County at 9.8%.”
At 5% unemployment, Weston
County had 188 people without jobs
.in May, down from 212 the pre-
vious month. Statewide, 25,374 were
unemployed in May, down from
28,237 the previous month.
Statewide unemployment was
~8.7% in May, and nationally the
unemployment rate was 13% in May.
May unemployment in Weston
County dropped from the 5.7%
recorded in April. At this time,
statewide unemployment rates were
reported to be 9.6% and nationally
the rate was 14.4%
While the report shows unem-
ployment declining in nearly
every county, percentages are still
significantly higher than last year’s
May totals.
“Unemployment rates were higher
than a year earlier in all 23 counties,”
the report states, the largest increases
were in Teton, Natrona, Campbell
and Sweetwater counties.
In May of 2019, Weston County
had an unemployment rate of
2.8%, the third-lowest in the state at
that time. Statewide, the unemploy-
ment rate was 3.3% in May 2019,
and the national unemployment rate
was 3.4%.
Unemployment rates for June are
scheduled for a July 21 release.
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of natural causes.”
Before the July 4 holiday, Tysdal and the Weston County commissioners
implemented a fire ban within county limits because of the dry weather,
amount of dry fuel and the perceived fire danger. Fireworks were only
allowed
within Newcastle city limits on Saturday between noon and midnight.
With another red flag warning for the area on July 7, the third in the
past
week, Tysdal warned that the public needs to practice extreme caution.
According to Tysdal, the public should be aware that most days now and
into the foreseeable future have critical fire weather conditions
forecast. He
said that fuels continue to become more critical each day.
“The public is encouraged to use extreme caution in any outdoor activity
that could cause a fire,” Tysdal said. “Also, please remember to check
the
Open Burning Restrictions pinned to the top of the Weston County Fire
Protection District Facebook page.”
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spirit the district has hadI dyer her
two-plus decades.
“I did not know when I was
helping to get petitions signed to form
a museum district,” Tysdal said, “that
just one year afier the formation of the
district, in 1996, I would be working
at the Anna Miller Museum as curator,
or that I would become the district
director in 2001 .”
The district was the first of its kind
in Wyoming. Afier becoming director,
Tysdal realized quickly that the proper
legal paperwork had yet to be sub-
mitted to the state. This lapse threat-
ened the special district’s status with
the state. Working closely with the
state auditor’s office and the county
clerk at the time, Paulette Thompson,
everything was put in order.
“I am not a person who uses the
word ‘I’ a lot. I like ‘we,’” she said,
“We have maintained our special dis-
trict status ever since.”
Tysdal went on to say that all
the IRS and secretary of state
requirements to maintain tax-exempt
status for the Friends Foundation are
up to date.
When thinking back on what she is
most proud of or which activities and
acquisitions she is most fond of, the
first thing that comes to Tysdal’s mind
is the Red Onion Museum in Upton.
and mayors for almost 20 years for
the museum to stay in City Hall at
$10-a-year rent. The museum moved
to its current location at 729 Birch St.
in the spring 2014, according to intern
Markie Whitney.
“On Dec. 13, 2019, we had a public
Christmas open house to burn the
mortgage,” Tysdal said. “We paid off
the building four years early.”
One of Tysdal’s favorite displays
at the Red Onion is a homestead map
given to the museum by the city of
Gillette. Maggie Makousky, the coor—
dinator for the Red Onion Museum,
said that all the locations of the home-
steads are marked out, showing all the
names of the homesteaders.
“We’ve attached pictures of all
the homesteaders we could find,”
Makousky said.
Along with the Red Onion, the
Anna Miller Museum has seen many
improvements to the structures. These
include new electrical, computer and
lighting systems, as well as security
systems. Much of the improvements
to the grounds ensure that the facili-
ties are attractive and handicap acces-
sible. Plexiglas has been installed
on several outbuildings to protect
them from vandals, yet giving a good
view of the displays. Tysdal said
that she had had many conferences
with architects and board members
Tysdal worked with the town council
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Jay Tysdal visits with Fred Carr during the retirement party for Bobble Jo
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of the Weston County Museum District.
over the years. Together, they have
successfully expanded the museum.
Some of these expansions include
the acquisition of the stone building,
the caboose and jail cell, the school-
house, the Jenny Cabin upgrades, and
the Novak/Miller cabin. She is also
pleased with the addition of the living
quarters at the Anna Miller, showing
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what furniture used to look like and
how well made the pieces are.
Tysdal oversaw many of the events
that have taken place during her years.
From Living History Days for kinder-
gartners through fiflh graders to the
Candlelight .Christmas program, from
Harvest, Haunts and History, to the
Night at the Museum in the summer,
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Tysdal said that she is glad the com-
munity had many occasions to partici-
pate in seeing history come alive.
One of the most moving experi-
ences she was involved with was when
she helped a family from Michigan.
They had an uncle who had died in a
Japanese prisoner of war camp. Tysdal
helped with the disinterment of their
uncle so the family could rebury his
remains in Michigan.
“I worked with the city, the rec
board and travel commission to put
up markers on some local historical
people,” Tysdal said.
Other work, especially when
Bob Hartley was working, involved
helping locals and others look for
graves of their loved ones.
Tysdal said she is especially
grateful for all the donors and others
who have participated in fund-raising
events for the district. The list of
generous people is so big that she
feels she could never adequately thank
everyone fairly, she said. But she is
proud of the communities of Weston
County for how supportive they have
been and said she wanted to make sure
that everyone is appreciated.
Surrounded by family, all her
children and grandchildren living in
Weston County, Tysdal is looking
forward to life as mom and grand-
mother now.
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