Ever wondered how a rainy day in Wyoming could turn into a heartwarming experience? Join us on Let's Talk Wyoming as we recount a surprising rainstorm that offered much-needed relief and discuss the delicious treat of enjoying fish and chips from the On the Hook fish truck in Worland. Celebrate Flag Day with us as we share personal reflections tied to this special occasion, and gear up for the crucial primary elections in August. We also dive into Caitlin Clark's phenomenal impact on the WNBA, boosting both attendance and viewership, and touch on the rising costs of everyday items, using a local burger drive-in as a prime example to spotlight broader economic trends.
In another fascinating segment, we'll explore the unexpected cultural connections between Wyoming and France, delving into the inspiration behind the state's Great Seal and its progressive stance on women's rights. Discover how French culture embraces the American Wild West, with figures like Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill celebrated through various media. As Father's Day approaches, we honor its origins and evolution, reflecting on how it has been shaped by both commercial interests and societal changes over the decades. Tune in to celebrate the rich cultural exchanges and historical milestones that define Wyoming's vibrant heritage.
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Speaker 1 (00:21):
Good morning and welcome to let's Talk Wyoming.
I'm Mark Hamilton, your host,and today we'll be talking about
our ever-changing Wyomingweather.
We'll talk about fish trucks,we'll talk about, maybe, caitlin
Clark, flag Day, elections,we'll also talk about the effect
that France had on the earlyyears of Wyoming and, finally,
(00:43):
father's Day.
Thanks for joining us and wehope you enjoy the show.
Taking a look at weather herein the state of Wyoming, here on
(01:04):
the 11th day of June We've hadsome warm temperatures.
It looks like we're settlinginto that summer pattern.
It was kind of surprising.
On Sunday night we did get arainstorm come through with a
bunch of thunder and it was loudand loud and we got a quarter
of an inch of rain, which was atotal surprise.
Earlier in the day we had someclouds build up, looked like it
(01:25):
was going to be rain or hail.
Nothing happened.
Then in the middle of the nightwe had the sudden onslaught.
So that's kind of what we'relooking at right now with these
temperatures and, looking longterm, don't see much in the way
of any relief out there.
So we are definitely in oursummer weather here in the state
of Wyoming Again, touristseason is open, yellowstone
(01:46):
Park's open and we're waiting togreet you here to the great
state of Wyoming.
Taking a look at otherhappenings around here in the
state of Wyoming, the highlightof the week for me was the On
the Hook fish truck Was inWorland today.
(02:08):
On Wednesday Got a chance to goup to Worland for some other
business and got to stop andhave some fish and chips.
It's been a while since I'vebeen able to catch up with the
truck and big crowd in Worland.
It stays steady through the day.
Just a real treat having thosefish and chips, something we
don't normally get.
Just wish that truck would getaround a little bit more often.
(02:28):
But again made my week completethe fish truck in Worland.
Hats off to all the guys therefrom the On the Hook fish truck
for the great job you do andglad you can get up and share
your goodies around the state.
Also, this week is on June 14th,it's Flag Day.
It is a special holiday for me.
(02:50):
It's also my father's birthday.
He passed away about 20 yearsago and I've always shared that
when I was a kid you alwaystalked about.
On his birthday people put theflag out.
I didn't know any better tocelebrate his birthday.
But happy birthday to my fatheron Flag Day.
You're surely missed.
(03:10):
One other thing that's takingplace here in the state of
Wyoming and it has been going onaround the country is our
primary elections.
Our primary election is inAugust August and we have mainly
it's our legislative branchelections and mainly it's all
the Republicans, multipleRepublicans, running for that
(03:32):
Republican spot in the generalelection.
Periodically you might see aDemocrat run in most of the
state.
Now there are areas in Laramieand Cheyenne where you might get
a Democrat, might potentiallyhave an option or opportunity, I
should say, to get elected.
But it's that interesting timeof yard signs and people trying
to get elected.
(03:52):
It's kind of interesting.
I saw a story in Cowboy StateDaily about the amount of people
that have moved here to thestate of Wyoming from out of
state that are running forpolitical office and we always
kind of have to be a little bitleery about these type of people
.
What is their intention ofcoming here?
And I think it's reallyimportant for all citizens to
take the time to review thecandidates and find those
(04:15):
candidates that believe in thesame thing you do.
That's how you're going to getchange out there.
We continue on a lot of timeshere in the state we call them
our rhinos or uniparty, but alot of Democrats know that they
can't get elected as a Democrat,so they'll run as a Republican
and then suddenly when they getinto their positions you can
tell that they definitely wereDemocrats and sometimes it's
(04:39):
hard to get them out of there.
People have a tendency to justvote for an incumbent the month
of November, right around thecorner, and it'll be here before
we know it and all the hijinksthat could potentially happen
with that presidential election.
There'll be a lot more on thatin the future.
The other thing I want to talkabout is Caitlin Clark.
(05:00):
People are asking what's thathave to do with Wyoming.
Well, sometimes as a host, youget to talk about certain things
.
Caitlin Clark People are askingwhat's that have to do with
Wyoming?
Well, sometimes, as a host, youget to talk about certain
things.
Caitlin Clark is a basketballplayer.
She played collegiately at theUniversity of Iowa, was the
all-time leading scorer for NCAAwomen's basketball and she just
had graduated, finished hersenior year at Iowa and got
(05:23):
drafted by the Indiana Fever ofthe WNBA, the Women's Basketball
League, and it has sure causeda lot of I don't know
controversy, a lot of talk.
One thing that she has broughtto her Indiana Fever team are
sold-out arenas.
They have had more peopleattend games the first five
(05:43):
games of her season at home thanthey did all of last year.
You can tell right then thatthat definitely has an impact.
Her TV ratings the people thattune in to watch is breaking
records.
Pretty amazing to watch.
We'll see what happens with thesaga of Caitlin Clark versus
the WNBA and definitely the newsmedia across the country.
(06:07):
And how about the economy?
It's rather interesting to seewhat's going on in the world.
Here in Hot Springs County Idid see a post on Facebook today
.
Somebody went to the localburger drive-in.
They serve a little bit ofeverything there.
They said that they got theirhamburger and fries and a drink.
I'm pretty sure what they hadwas $18, $18.50.
(06:30):
Talking about the expense andcomplaining about it, and I
guess it's that much everywhereyou go.
That person really hasn't beenaround much, but that's just the
expense you have and everybody.
It's kind of a domino effect.
All the products are costingmore.
Also, with those products thatyou're putting into, that meal
(06:50):
cost more than you have tocharge more.
As I was saying yesterday withthe fish truck, fish meal had
gone from $13 up to $15.
I think everywhere you go, and Ithink it's just the point,
where can you afford to go outand eat?
I think we probably eat out toomuch.
It's convenient, nice to do,but I started thinking about the
(07:14):
people that are eating out.
Can they really afford it?
You can go buy some food.
Of course, everything at thegrocery store is expensive, but
I guarantee you you could make ameal a lot cheaper than that.
And I'm at that point.
We used to go out a lot and justgot to the point where the
meals weren't that good.
It was kind of subpar, I wouldsay, and just felt like you
(07:35):
could get a better meal at home.
Felt like you could get abetter meal at home.
And then you start looking athow much money you were spending
, because then if you get anydrinks and there's a group of
you, they can get prettyexpensive for a night, and then
you start adding that up duringthe week and with everything
else as high as it is, it canreally have a pinch on you.
So I think it's unbelievable outthere and I don't see prices
(07:59):
coming down and I think it'sonly going to get worse as the
summer goes on and we get closerto the election, you're seeing
it in the price of housingvehicles.
I don't know, these newvehicles have gotten ridiculous
and you can see people justaren't buying them.
These car lots, these newvehicles are starting to stack
up everywhere and the pricesaren't changing.
And I don't know what thesedealers are going to do.
(08:20):
They just continue on.
I guess this figure sooner orsomebody will have to buy a new
vehicle and we'll give you alittle discount.
But you put all these togetherit's just not happening with the
wages out there.
So a lot of stuff in front ofus.
It's pretty crazy and here inWyoming we're not immune to that
.
We're all in the same boat andwe'll see how it turns out.
(08:40):
And finally, I had to give anupdate on David Schultz.
I had talked about DavidSchultz in a previous podcast.
He was a truck driver out inIowa that had disappeared.
He had been driving a semi witha load of piglets Truck was
pulled over in the more or lessin the road and been sitting
(09:01):
there for hours.
When somebody finally came by Iwas in rural Iowa.
No, david Schultz never didfind him.
They searched and searched andlooked everywhere and search
parties were out and theyfinally just gave up.
And then suddenly he appearedin a field here and a few weeks
ago one of the farmers was outin the field and there was a
body out there and it was abouta half mile from where the truck
(09:24):
was and it was David Schultz.
And no answers.
The Sheriff's Department saidthey didn't think there was any
foul play.
And I don't quite understandthat that must be a standard
response for everything.
There was no foul play.
We had a missing young gal herein the area down in Worland
that went missing and thesheriff's department said the
(09:45):
same thing Couldn't find her butthey didn't think there was any
foul play.
That must be to push people offthe path and think that
nobody's looking for him.
But family was notified they'regoing to have an autopsy.
They were family's a littlekind of questioning about this
how he could end up out there.
They know they searched thatarea.
What was the real true story ofDavid Schultz?
(10:07):
And at the same time it's kindof eerie because just up across
the border in Canada there was adriver, a truck driver, that
had something similar happenthat went missing.
Crazy out there, people Kind ofa different world than what we
face.
France in the Wild West by KylieMcCormick from wildhistoryorg.
(10:30):
The more I've explored Wyomingand its history, the more I have
found evidence of ourconnections to France and the
early French and French-Canadianexplorers.
After all, a large part ofWyoming used to be French
territory until the LouisianaPurchase in 1803.
You can still see the borderswhile driving through the Red
Desert.
At the Tri-TerritorialHistorical Site, the influence
(10:54):
of the French can still be feltin places' names along the state
, from the Tetons to La PriahCreek, not to mention early
explorers and traders likeCaptain Bonneville and John
Baptiste Richard.
Even on a recent tour of theIverson Mansion, I came upon an
exhibit of a tea set importedfrom France.
Importing luxury goods fromEurope was the display of wealth
(11:17):
and success in early Wyoming.
While researching our statesymbols, I came upon another
interesting reference to Franceand the French culture.
The written law for the GreatSeal of the State of Wyoming
describes the woman at thecenter of our seal as such,
standing upon the pedestal shallbe a draped figure of a woman,
(11:39):
modeled after the statue of theVictory of the Louvre, from
whose wrists shall hang links ofbroken chain and holding in her
right hand, a staff from thetop of which shall float a
banner with the words equalrights Thereon, all suggesting
the political position of womenin the state.
It made me wonder if any of ourlegislators in 1893 had visited
(12:01):
the Louvre to see the wingedfigure dramatically stepping
forward with the wind blowingthe fabric of her dress, despite
missing her arms and head dueto the ravages of time.
I was taken aback when Ivisited the Louvre last fall and
saw her standing at the top ofa staircase While admiring the
ancient craftsmanship of heroriginal Greek sculpture.
(12:23):
The great seal came to my mind,though I must admit that it
wasn't until I started visitingFrance last fall that I realized
the feeling is mutual.
France loves the wild west.
Wyoming figures like CalamityJane and Buffalo Bill are
valorized in comic books,cartoon shows and animated
(12:43):
feature films.
Popular fictional cowboys firstcreated during the post-war
golden age of westerns likeLucky Luke of 1946, cherry
Spring of 1954, and Blueberryfrom 1963, are still being
featured in comic books today.
And Blueberry from 1963 arestill being featured in comic
(13:05):
books today.
Lucky Luke went toe-to-toe withthe famous outlaws like the
Daltons and even carried mail onthe Pony Express Just a few
years ago.
In 2020, a French-Danishanimated film of Calamity Jane's
childhood won severalinternational awards.
The idea of the Wild West is sopopular that even a small city
in France the size of CasperSaint-Quentin chose as its theme
(13:26):
for the summer fair last year.
The idea of the Wild West is sopopular that even a small
French city the size of CasperSaint-Quentin chose it as its
theme for their summer fair lastyear.
Seeing French fascination withthe idolized West and the
legends of our historicalfigures has made me appreciate
(13:46):
Wyoming and the opportunity toexplore our history even more.
June 16th is Father's Day.
I want to take this opportunityto say happy Father's Day to my
father and all those fathersout there.
What would we be without you?
Looking back at the origins ofFather's Day, the campaign to
(14:08):
celebrate the nation's fathersdid not meet with the same
enthusiasm, perhaps because, asone florist explained, fathers
haven't had the same sentimentalappeal that mothers have.
On July 5th of 1908, a WestVirginia church sponsored the
nation's first event explicitlyin honor of fathers a Sunday
(14:28):
sermon in memory of the 362 menwho had died in the previous
December's explosions at theFairmont Coal Company mine in
Monaghan.
But it was a one-timecommemoration and not an annual
holiday.
The next year, a SpokaneWashington woman named Sonora
Smart Dodd one of six childrenraised by a widower established
(14:50):
an official equivalent toMother's Day for male parents.
She went to local churches, theYMCA, shopkeepers and
government officials to drum upsupport for her idea, and she
was successful.
Washington State celebrated thenation's first statewide
Father's Day on June 19, 1910.
Slowly, the holidays spread.
(15:11):
In 1916, president Wilsonhonored the day by using
telegraph signals to unflur aflag in Spokane when he pressed
a button In Washington DC.
In 1924, president CalvinCoolidge urged state government
to observe Father's Day.
Today, the day honoring fathersis celebrated in the United
(15:31):
States on the third Sunday ofJune.
In other countries, especiallyin Europe and Latin America,
fathers are honored on St JosephDay, a traditional Catholic
holiday that falls on March 19th.
Many men, however, continue todisdain the day.
As one historian writes, theyscoffed at the holiday's
sentimental attempt todomesticate manliness with
(15:53):
flowers and gift-giving, or theyderided the proliferation of
such holidays as a commercialgimmick to sell more products,
often paid for by Father himself.
During the 1920s and 30s, themovement arose to scrap Mother's
Day and Father's Day altogetherin favor of a single holiday
Parents' Day.
Every year on Mother's Day,pro-parents groups rallied in
(16:17):
New York City's Central Park.
A public reminder said theParents' Day activist and radio
performer, robert Speer, thatboth parents should be loved and
respected together.
Paradoxically, however, theGreat Depression derailed this
effort to combine anddecommercialize the holidays.
Struggling retailers andavatars redoubled their effort
(16:40):
to make Father's Day a secondChristmas for men, promoting
goods such as neckties, hats,socks, pipes and tobacco, golf
clubs and other sporting goodsand greeting cards.
When World War II began,advertisers began to argue that
celebrating Father's Day was away to honor American troops and
support the war effort.
By the end of the war, father'sDay was a way to honor American
troops and support the wareffort.
By the end of the war, father'sDay may not have been a federal
(17:03):
holiday, but it was a nationalinstitution.
In 1972, in the middle of ahard-fought presidential
re-election campaign, richardNixon signed a proclamation
making Father's Day a federalholiday at last.
Today, economists estimate thatAmericans spend more than $1
billion each year on Father'sDay's gifts.
Thanks for joining us today andwe hope you enjoy our podcast.
(17:30):
As per the Code of the West, weride for the brand and we ride
for Wyoming.
We'll be right back ¶¶.
(18:42):
Thank you.
Good morning and welcome to let's Talk Wyoming.
I'm Mark Hamilton, your host,and today we'll be talking about
our ever-changing Wyomingweather.
We'll talk about fish trucks,we'll talk about, maybe, caitlin
Clark, flag Day, elections,we'll also talk about the effect
that France had on the earlyyears of Wyoming and, finally,
(00:43):
father's Day.
Thanks for joining us and wehope you enjoy the show.
Taking a look at weather herein the state of Wyoming, here on
(01:04):
the 11th day of June We've hadsome warm temperatures.
It looks like we're settlinginto that summer pattern.
It was kind of surprising.
On Sunday night we did get arainstorm come through with a
bunch of thunder and it was loudand loud and we got a quarter
of an inch of rain, which was atotal surprise.
Earlier in the day we had someclouds build up, looked like it
(01:25):
was going to be rain or hail.
Nothing happened.
Then in the middle of the nightwe had the sudden onslaught.
So that's kind of what we'relooking at right now with these
temperatures and, looking longterm, don't see much in the way
of any relief out there.
So we are definitely in oursummer weather here in the state
of Wyoming Again, touristseason is open, yellowstone
(01:46):
Park's open and we're waiting togreet you here to the great
state of Wyoming.
Taking a look at otherhappenings around here in the
state of Wyoming, the highlightof the week for me was the On
the Hook fish truck Was inWorland today.
(02:08):
On Wednesday Got a chance to goup to Worland for some other
business and got to stop andhave some fish and chips.
It's been a while since I'vebeen able to catch up with the
truck and big crowd in Worland.
It stays steady through the day.
Just a real treat having thosefish and chips, something we
don't normally get.
Just wish that truck would getaround a little bit more often.
(02:28):
But again made my week completethe fish truck in Worland.
Hats off to all the guys therefrom the On the Hook fish truck
for the great job you do andglad you can get up and share
your goodies around the state.
Also, this week is on June 14th,it's Flag Day.
It is a special holiday for me.
(02:50):
It's also my father's birthday.
He passed away about 20 yearsago and I've always shared that
when I was a kid you alwaystalked about.
On his birthday people put theflag out.
I didn't know any better tocelebrate his birthday.
But happy birthday to my fatheron Flag Day.
You're surely missed.
(03:10):
One other thing that's takingplace here in the state of
Wyoming and it has been going onaround the country is our
primary elections.
Our primary election is inAugust August and we have mainly
it's our legislative branchelections and mainly it's all
the Republicans, multipleRepublicans, running for that
(03:32):
Republican spot in the generalelection.
Periodically you might see aDemocrat run in most of the
state.
Now there are areas in Laramieand Cheyenne where you might get
a Democrat, might potentiallyhave an option or opportunity, I
should say, to get elected.
But it's that interesting timeof yard signs and people trying
to get elected.
(03:52):
It's kind of interesting.
I saw a story in Cowboy StateDaily about the amount of people
that have moved here to thestate of Wyoming from out of
state that are running forpolitical office and we always
kind of have to be a little bitleery about these type of people
.
What is their intention ofcoming here?
And I think it's reallyimportant for all citizens to
take the time to review thecandidates and find those
(04:15):
candidates that believe in thesame thing you do.
That's how you're going to getchange out there.
We continue on a lot of timeshere in the state we call them
our rhinos or uniparty, but alot of Democrats know that they
can't get elected as a Democrat,so they'll run as a Republican
and then suddenly when they getinto their positions you can
tell that they definitely wereDemocrats and sometimes it's
(04:39):
hard to get them out of there.
People have a tendency to justvote for an incumbent the month
of November, right around thecorner, and it'll be here before
we know it and all the hijinksthat could potentially happen
with that presidential election.
There'll be a lot more on thatin the future.
The other thing I want to talkabout is Caitlin Clark.
(05:00):
People are asking what's thathave to do with Wyoming.
Well, sometimes as a host, youget to talk about certain things
.
Caitlin Clark People are askingwhat's that have to do with
Wyoming?
Well, sometimes, as a host, youget to talk about certain
things.
Caitlin Clark is a basketballplayer.
She played collegiately at theUniversity of Iowa, was the
all-time leading scorer for NCAAwomen's basketball and she just
had graduated, finished hersenior year at Iowa and got
(05:23):
drafted by the Indiana Fever ofthe WNBA, the Women's Basketball
League, and it has sure causeda lot of I don't know
controversy, a lot of talk.
One thing that she has broughtto her Indiana Fever team are
sold-out arenas.
They have had more peopleattend games the first five
(05:43):
games of her season at home thanthey did all of last year.
You can tell right then thatthat definitely has an impact.
Her TV ratings the people thattune in to watch is breaking
records.
Pretty amazing to watch.
We'll see what happens with thesaga of Caitlin Clark versus
the WNBA and definitely the newsmedia across the country.
(06:07):
And how about the economy?
It's rather interesting to seewhat's going on in the world.
Here in Hot Springs County Idid see a post on Facebook today
.
Somebody went to the localburger drive-in.
They serve a little bit ofeverything there.
They said that they got theirhamburger and fries and a drink.
I'm pretty sure what they hadwas $18, $18.50.
(06:30):
Talking about the expense andcomplaining about it, and I
guess it's that much everywhereyou go.
That person really hasn't beenaround much, but that's just the
expense you have and everybody.
It's kind of a domino effect.
All the products are costingmore.
Also, with those products thatyou're putting into, that meal
(06:50):
cost more than you have tocharge more.
As I was saying yesterday withthe fish truck, fish meal had
gone from $13 up to $15.
I think everywhere you go, and Ithink it's just the point,
where can you afford to go outand eat?
I think we probably eat out toomuch.
It's convenient, nice to do,but I started thinking about the
(07:14):
people that are eating out.
Can they really afford it?
You can go buy some food.
Of course, everything at thegrocery store is expensive, but
I guarantee you you could make ameal a lot cheaper than that.
And I'm at that point.
We used to go out a lot and justgot to the point where the
meals weren't that good.
It was kind of subpar, I wouldsay, and just felt like you
(07:35):
could get a better meal at home.
Felt like you could get abetter meal at home.
And then you start looking athow much money you were spending
, because then if you get anydrinks and there's a group of
you, they can get prettyexpensive for a night, and then
you start adding that up duringthe week and with everything
else as high as it is, it canreally have a pinch on you.
So I think it's unbelievable outthere and I don't see prices
(07:59):
coming down and I think it'sonly going to get worse as the
summer goes on and we get closerto the election, you're seeing
it in the price of housingvehicles.
I don't know, these newvehicles have gotten ridiculous
and you can see people justaren't buying them.
These car lots, these newvehicles are starting to stack
up everywhere and the pricesaren't changing.
And I don't know what thesedealers are going to do.
(08:20):
They just continue on.
I guess this figure sooner orsomebody will have to buy a new
vehicle and we'll give you alittle discount.
But you put all these togetherit's just not happening with the
wages out there.
So a lot of stuff in front ofus.
It's pretty crazy and here inWyoming we're not immune to that
.
We're all in the same boat andwe'll see how it turns out.
(08:40):
And finally, I had to give anupdate on David Schultz.
I had talked about DavidSchultz in a previous podcast.
He was a truck driver out inIowa that had disappeared.
He had been driving a semi witha load of piglets Truck was
pulled over in the more or lessin the road and been sitting
(09:01):
there for hours.
When somebody finally came by Iwas in rural Iowa.
No, david Schultz never didfind him.
They searched and searched andlooked everywhere and search
parties were out and theyfinally just gave up.
And then suddenly he appearedin a field here and a few weeks
ago one of the farmers was outin the field and there was a
body out there and it was abouta half mile from where the truck
(09:24):
was and it was David Schultz.
And no answers.
The Sheriff's Department saidthey didn't think there was any
foul play.
And I don't quite understandthat that must be a standard
response for everything.
There was no foul play.
We had a missing young gal herein the area down in Worland
that went missing and thesheriff's department said the
(09:45):
same thing Couldn't find her butthey didn't think there was any
foul play.
That must be to push people offthe path and think that
nobody's looking for him.
But family was notified they'regoing to have an autopsy.
They were family's a littlekind of questioning about this
how he could end up out there.
They know they searched thatarea.
What was the real true story ofDavid Schultz?
(10:07):
And at the same time it's kindof eerie because just up across
the border in Canada there was adriver, a truck driver, that
had something similar happenthat went missing.
Crazy out there, people Kind ofa different world than what we
face.
France in the Wild West by KylieMcCormick from wildhistoryorg.
(10:30):
The more I've explored Wyomingand its history, the more I have
found evidence of ourconnections to France and the
early French and French-Canadianexplorers.
After all, a large part ofWyoming used to be French
territory until the LouisianaPurchase in 1803.
You can still see the borderswhile driving through the Red
Desert.
At the Tri-TerritorialHistorical Site, the influence
(10:54):
of the French can still be feltin places' names along the state
, from the Tetons to La PriahCreek, not to mention early
explorers and traders likeCaptain Bonneville and John
Baptiste Richard.
Even on a recent tour of theIverson Mansion, I came upon an
exhibit of a tea set importedfrom France.
Importing luxury goods fromEurope was the display of wealth
(11:17):
and success in early Wyoming.
While researching our statesymbols, I came upon another
interesting reference to Franceand the French culture.
The written law for the GreatSeal of the State of Wyoming
describes the woman at thecenter of our seal as such,
standing upon the pedestal shallbe a draped figure of a woman,
(11:39):
modeled after the statue of theVictory of the Louvre, from
whose wrists shall hang links ofbroken chain and holding in her
right hand, a staff from thetop of which shall float a
banner with the words equalrights Thereon, all suggesting
the political position of womenin the state.
It made me wonder if any of ourlegislators in 1893 had visited
(12:01):
the Louvre to see the wingedfigure dramatically stepping
forward with the wind blowingthe fabric of her dress, despite
missing her arms and head dueto the ravages of time.
I was taken aback when Ivisited the Louvre last fall and
saw her standing at the top ofa staircase While admiring the
ancient craftsmanship of heroriginal Greek sculpture.
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The great seal came to my mind,though I must admit that it
wasn't until I started visitingFrance last fall that I realized
the feeling is mutual.
France loves the wild west.
Wyoming figures like CalamityJane and Buffalo Bill are
valorized in comic books,cartoon shows and animated
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feature films.
Popular fictional cowboys firstcreated during the post-war
golden age of westerns likeLucky Luke of 1946, cherry
Spring of 1954, and Blueberryfrom 1963, are still being
featured in comic books today.
And Blueberry from 1963 arestill being featured in comic
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books today.
Lucky Luke went toe-to-toe withthe famous outlaws like the
Daltons and even carried mail onthe Pony Express Just a few
years ago.
In 2020, a French-Danishanimated film of Calamity Jane's
childhood won severalinternational awards.
The idea of the Wild West is sopopular that even a small city
in France the size of CasperSaint-Quentin chose as its theme
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for the summer fair last year.
The idea of the Wild West is sopopular that even a small
French city the size of CasperSaint-Quentin chose it as its
theme for their summer fair lastyear.
Seeing French fascination withthe idolized West and the
legends of our historicalfigures has made me appreciate
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Wyoming and the opportunity toexplore our history even more.
June 16th is Father's Day.
I want to take this opportunityto say happy Father's Day to my
father and all those fathersout there.
What would we be without you?
Looking back at the origins ofFather's Day, the campaign to
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celebrate the nation's fathersdid not meet with the same
enthusiasm, perhaps because, asone florist explained, fathers
haven't had the same sentimentalappeal that mothers have.
On July 5th of 1908, a WestVirginia church sponsored the
nation's first event explicitlyin honor of fathers a Sunday
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sermon in memory of the 362 menwho had died in the previous
December's explosions at theFairmont Coal Company mine in
Monaghan.
But it was a one-timecommemoration and not an annual
holiday.
The next year, a SpokaneWashington woman named Sonora
Smart Dodd one of six childrenraised by a widower established
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an official equivalent toMother's Day for male parents.
She went to local churches, theYMCA, shopkeepers and
government officials to drum upsupport for her idea, and she
was successful.
Washington State celebrated thenation's first statewide
Father's Day on June 19, 1910.
Slowly, the holidays spread.
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In 1916, president Wilsonhonored the day by using
telegraph signals to unflur aflag in Spokane when he pressed
a button In Washington DC.
In 1924, president CalvinCoolidge urged state government
to observe Father's Day.
Today, the day honoring fathersis celebrated in the United
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States on the third Sunday ofJune.
In other countries, especiallyin Europe and Latin America,
fathers are honored on St JosephDay, a traditional Catholic
holiday that falls on March 19th.
Many men, however, continue todisdain the day.
As one historian writes, theyscoffed at the holiday's
sentimental attempt todomesticate manliness with
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flowers and gift-giving, or theyderided the proliferation of
such holidays as a commercialgimmick to sell more products,
often paid for by Father himself.
During the 1920s and 30s, themovement arose to scrap Mother's
Day and Father's Day altogetherin favor of a single holiday
Parents' Day.
Every year on Mother's Day,pro-parents groups rallied in
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New York City's Central Park.
A public reminder said theParents' Day activist and radio
performer, robert Speer, thatboth parents should be loved and
respected together.
Paradoxically, however, theGreat Depression derailed this
effort to combine anddecommercialize the holidays.
Struggling retailers andavatars redoubled their effort
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to make Father's Day a secondChristmas for men, promoting
goods such as neckties, hats,socks, pipes and tobacco, golf
clubs and other sporting goodsand greeting cards.
When World War II began,advertisers began to argue that
celebrating Father's Day was away to honor American troops and
support the war effort.
By the end of the war, father'sDay was a way to honor American
troops and support the wareffort.
By the end of the war, father'sDay may not have been a federal
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holiday, but it was a nationalinstitution.
In 1972, in the middle of ahard-fought presidential
re-election campaign, richardNixon signed a proclamation
making Father's Day a federalholiday at last.
Today, economists estimate thatAmericans spend more than $1
billion each year on Father'sDay's gifts.
Thanks for joining us today andwe hope you enjoy our podcast.
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As per the Code of the West, weride for the brand and we ride
for Wyoming.
We'll be right back ¶¶.
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Thank you.
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