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Jan 13, 2009, 10:45 PM
 Re: winters in wyoming
I live east of Yellowstone Park in the farming community of Powell. It is laid back with a community of nice people. Yellowstone Park is only 75 miles from me. I'm not really in the mountains but am surrounded by them. Beef cattle, sugar beets, alfalfa, barley, some corn, and hay are raised here. This is a good place to raise a family and the schools are wonderful. Powell also has a Community College ( junior) called Northwest. It is a two year college that offers a variety of courses including a nursing program. Powell is in the northwest part of the state where Cheyenne is in the southeast. Both are quite different in place and style. I have also lived in Cheyenne. In fact, I grew up in that area.
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Jan 22, 2009, 07:50 AM
Re: winters in wyoming
Thanks for the tip. My husband goes up to Cheyenne in March to do his testing and if he passes we have to pick three places in the state we would like to live. We have no idea!! We want to live near a decent sized town that has a good hospital for me, wal-mart, a few restaurants, and a good school. Other than that, we really don't care. We don't know anyone so that's sure not an issue. Any suggestions? I have been looking on www.city-data.com at the towns there. They all seem so wonderful!
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Jan 24, 2009, 12:02 AM
Re: winters in wyoming
You might try cody in park county, also sheridan is nice. As for other places I would recomend riverton, worland,and I think newcasle would be good too. I have mainly lived in western wyoming in sublette county. Pinedale is the county seat. very nice area but getting out of control with the prices of houses. No hospital in the county though. I hope this helps you out.
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Jan 27, 2009, 05:04 PM
Re: winters in wyoming Originally Posted by BethT  My husband and I are considering a move to Wyo. this winter. I have several questions, one of the more important....what's the winter like? I am from the south and we don't even see snow down here where I live, it never gets below 30. Is it hard to adjust to?
I will be in Cheyenne for a while, any suggestions on where to find a cheap 1 bedroom apartment to live in while we build a house? Any suggestions on where to live in the state, we will have a choice once my husband gets out of the police academy.
Are most people in Wyo. pretty accepting to new people, or should I expect to be an "outsider" for a while?
Thanks!
Why would you move here if you didn't have to! I'm sitting in my house and looking at 9" of snow, 30 MPH winds, and blizzard warnings. I see that your husband is going to be going to the police acadamy, are you planning on staying in the Cheyenne area or moving someplace rural? There are only 2 "metro" areas, Cheyenne and Casper. I prefer Cheyenne because it's only about an hour and a half from Denver. Denver is the only international airport in the region, and the shopping is much better in Colorado. Please double check that this is where you want to live, because with the housing issues (not enough in the rural areas due to the oil fields) and the problems you have selling any type of house in this market, a well insulated trailer may be your best bet. Also, this is fair warning, the hospitals here have NO competition, so that makes for a really hostile work environment in many cases. Most are community access (no Joint Commission accredidation) and not up to most standards. Good luck, I'll check back here if you have any more questions.
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Jan 29, 2009, 03:38 PM
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Jan 29, 2009 at 03:41 PM by CheyRN
Re: winters in wyoming
A hostile work environment is with other nurses and management. It has been my observation that the only way to "get ahead" is to backstab the other nurses and turn them in for the most minor of infractions (missed chart checks @ 2am, not emptying the trash, etc). This behavior is then encouraged by letting the reporting employee have better schedules, promotions, vacation time, etc. We have also had a huge amount of turnover at the hospital, starting with the CEO, VP of nursing, on down the line. They have also "downsized" the whole educational department. Not real sure as to the stability of the whole facility at this time. Check out the local newspaper ( http://www.wyomingnews.com/) and search for the name Charlie Harms for more on that subject.
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Jan 31, 2009, 09:44 AM
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Jan 31, 2009 at 09:50 AM by hope3456
Re: winters in wyoming Originally Posted by CheyRN Why would you move here if you didn't have to! I'm sitting in my house and looking at 9" of snow, 30 MPH winds, and blizzard warnings. I see that your husband is going to be going to the police acadamy, are you planning on staying in the Cheyenne area or moving someplace rural? There are only 2 "metro" areas, Cheyenne and Casper. I prefer Cheyenne because it's only about an hour and a half from Denver. Denver is the only international airport in the region, and the shopping is much better in Colorado. Please double check that this is where you want to live, because with the housing issues (not enough in the rural areas due to the oil fields) and the problems you have selling any type of house in this market, a well insulated trailer may be your best bet. Also, this is fair warning, the hospitals here have NO competition, so that makes for a really hostile work environment in many cases. Most are community access (no Joint Commission accredidation) and not up to most standards. Good luck, I'll check back here if you have any more questions.
You are right about the 'no competition between hospitals.' I am in fremont county and where there is one hospital in each town....both owned by the same 'for profit' corporation. On their investor site, they pride themselves on being the 'only hospital in the community.' Good for profits.....bad for patients and nurses. The wages are low and bennys minimal but the staff puts up with it (including myself) b/c this is where their family lives, ect. We have crappy equipment, often have 6 pts to 1nurse ratios (no CNA or ward clerk at night) and practices are extremely antiquated. There are staffing agencies that will not even send RN's here. Also, pts have nowhere else to go.
If you (the OP) end up in cheyenne, you are close enough to work in CO.....where there is competition between hospitals and for RN's. I've known RN's from cheyenne who do commute to denver, greeley or fort collins.
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