What a day! The Governor was scheduled to fly from Cheyenne to Afton, then to Kemmerer, then back home again to Cheyenne. Unfortunately, the weather in Afton wasn’t good enough to fly into that airport, so the Governor flew into Kemmerer and drove two hours up to Afton and back. Needless to say, what was already a busy schedule became very compressed with the Governor on the run the entire time.
Gov Dave and his daughter Hillary started their visit to Lincoln County by meeting former State Senator Delaine Roberts and his wife, Nelda, at the Thayne senior center. The center was quite busy and all enjoyed the accordion player throughout the visit. Perhaps the most exciting discovery was that people play “hand and foot” in the Thayne senior center – that is the Freudenthal family card game! Hillary was particularly excited, as she thought hand and foot was something only her family played. The Governor consulted the local players on certain rules that are contested among him and his siblings. He got awfully lucky, because on every question – and without prompting – the local players agreed with his version of the rules!
After the senior center, Senator Roberts took Gov Dave and Hillary to tour Freedom Arms, which is a local company that makes world-class firearms. The Governor was extremely excited to tour the company and to shoot their guns – he shot both a .357 and a .32. He is looking forward to bringing his son Bret back someday to tour the company and also shoot some of their guns.
From Freedom Arms, the group headed to Wyoming Wear to learn more about their business and also tour the company. The Governor learned more about the new line of dog agility equipment the Wyoming Wear owners are starting to market. They also have other products such as dog bowls that are so tough that a truck can drive over them and they won’t break. The folks at the company were kind enough to give the Governor a small dog bowl for the Freudenthal family dog, Jewel.
It was time to head back to Kemmerer. The Governor said goodbye to Senator Roberts and climbed into the car for the drive back. In Kemmerer, Gov Dave and daughter Hillary enjoyed a rare sit-down meal on the campaign trail, and had a delicious dinner at Luigi’s Supper Club. The Governor did take a minute to introduce himself to other folks in the restaurant, all of whom very much appreciated the opportunity to say hello. After dinner, Governor Freudenthal and Hillary joined a good crowd of people for an Open House. Folks asked about all sorts of things, from health care to economic development to 2nd Amendment rights. Gov Dave seemed to answer each person satisfactorily, and ended the evening by chatting with many folks.
