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Grow Casper is having a work day to help build fence on the community garden

Earlier today, Tuesday, the chairwoman of the board of directors of the Wyoming Food for Thought Project announced that Jamie Purcell, its co-founder and longtime director was no longer affiliated with the nonprofit organization. Later Tuesday, Purcell issued this letter to the community, which is reprinted here in its entirety: "Dear Community, "As you may know, the board of Wyoming Foo

One Casper resident, who will remain unnamed, reached out on Casper Classifieds asking if there were any food banks or food pantries open. The response he received spoke directly to the heart of Casper.

It started with a woman named Cyndy Farrar Latka, who posted a few pictures to her social media page of a sign written by the 91-year-old veteran, asking for his stolen flowers to be returned.

When news channels began to air footage of the tornado-ravaged communities in Western Kentucky, Lyndsay LaPointe and her husband did what most of did - they shook their heads, mourned for the lives lost, and wished that they could do something to help.

Thanks to a coworker (and Netflix), I recently gave the college sitcom, Community, the good ole binge watch. I am so glad I did.

Last August, 307 Fest took place in Downtown Casper, but this year it's happening at the Ford Wyoming Center and it will be a 2-day event featuring food, fun and, yes, fireworks. Best of all? This year, it's free!

There are several reasons to love our little community and one of the major ones is the fact that we occasionally get together and make kick-ass murals like this one that was done at Riverview park a couple of weeks ago.

The police department is holding the event in conjunction with the Food for Thought Summer Market.

I've done a ton of community events while working in radio but my favorite one to be apart of is lemonade day. It's so much fun to go out and support all of the kiddos who work so hard putting together their business.

In light of recent tragedies, many folks around the Cowboy State are looking for ways to positively connect and strengthen communities. Many folks have heard of "Pay it Forward" and the concept of helping one another. Here are a few thank you ideas for Wyoming:

Get ready for some new shows only available on Hulu! Okay, not really, but at least we can relive some of our favorite (fake) shows from TV history.