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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Monday, January 6th. I'm Reilly Strand, in for Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom brought to you by Visit Casper. Visit Casper invites you to come enjoy the Casper International Film Festival, January 31-February 2, 2025, hosted at Frontier Brewing Co. downtown. A broad range of films from local and international filmmakers will be shown, including the premiere of Pacifica, a Dutch feature filmed last year in Wyoming. Learn more and get your tickets at visitcasper.com.

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A Saturday avalanche on Togwotee Pass killed one skier. On Sunday, the Teton County Coroner confirmed the skier was 36-year-old Kenneth Goff of Lander, Wyoming. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that Goff was one of four skiers who triggered the avalanche as they were ascending a skin track.

"In most of Wyoming, the storm rolled in on Saturday… It was just before noon that the 911…satellite text went out. And the search and rescue tried [a] helicopter that didn't work, tried [a] snowmobile that didn't work, got people on skis out to the site, and they were there just before 4 p.m. So, I mean, the weather was really limiting the response here. "

Rescuers said the four-hour delay is a cautionary statement about adventuring in harsh weather.

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It's been nearly eight months since 17-year-old Lene'a Brown was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, Eavan Castaner, in a Casper park. Though, that time does little to alleviate the fear, pain and grief felt by the ones who love her. Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck spoke with her parents, who said Lene'a wasn't the only one who died that day.

"They told me that [it] wasn't only Lene'a that died that day last May… but it was them as well. He said he's lost interest in his hobbies and things like that, and that's perfectly understandable…They're just learning how to cope with this tremendous loss in their life."

Her father said he plans to talk about his daughter at Castaner's sentencing.

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Jim Bob and Marlie Schell have traded their home in Hoback Junction for a sailboat. The family will not only sail around the world over the next decade, but they're homeschooling their son on the high seas. Cowboy State Daily's Renee Jean spoke with the family, who said sea life is awesome, but it doesn't come without challenges.

"They started this in… September or so. So they haven't been at it super long, but so far, they're really glad that they did this. They don't have any regrets. There has been a learning curve, figuring out how to do things that make the most sense in a small, enclosed space. They started out in the Caribbean because there are lots of other families who are in the Caribbean doing kind of the same thing, so they're all kind of learning from each other."

For others interested in the sailing lifestyle, the couple says many moments are amazing, but it's important to realize it won't always be as glamorous as social media suggests.

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