Health Care:
Memorial
Hospital
of Converse County (MHCC) is a state licensed; Medicare certified 25
bed
Critical
Access
Hospital
located near downtown
Douglas
, surrounded by scenic
Laramie
Peak
and the
Medicine
Bow
National Forest
. The facility continues to improve services offered. The
end of 2003 saw the opening of their new Labor, Delivery, Recovery,
Postpartum (LDRP) Suites.
Other health care services offered
include Eastern WY Mental Health, Therapy Solutions, RLR Occupation
Testing, North Platt Home Health Care, Aurora Home Care, and Michael
Manor.
Glenrock Hospital District (d.b.a.)
Glenrock Diagnostic and
Treatment
Center
is a total health care center and the Oregon Trail Rural Health
Clinic serve patients 5 days a week.
Day Care: Douglas and Glenrock,
both have licensed day care providers. Each have numerous private day care
centers.
Senior Citizens' Centers and Senior
Housing are available
in Douglas and in Glenrock.
Churches:
Churches
of various faiths and denominations serve Converse County. CANDO:
is a Wyoming nonprofit corporation, formed June 15, 1995. Its
mission
is "to encourage new and existing business growth, with the least
amount of disturbance to the area's Quality of Life." Visit
them at www.douglaswyoming.com.
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| CULTURAL RESOURCES |
Museum And Cultural Attractions:
Douglas: Historic Fort Fetterman and Wyoming Pioneer Museum. The Wyoming State Fair in
Douglas is held each year in the summer.
Glenrock: Glenrock Paleontological Museum and Deer Creek Station. Deer Creek Days
are held each year during the summer.
Library: Douglas has a library with a total of 50,000 volumes. Glenrock has a
library with a total of 26,118 volumes.
Converse County Libraries have accessibility to the
inter-library loan system.
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PARKS AND RECREATION |
| Recreational Facilities: Douglas and Glenrock
offer numerous indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities.
Douglas has a large private
fitness center, public recreation center, and an indoor and outdoor
swimming pool. Glenrock has an indoor pool.
A variety of recreation programs
are offered through the Community Recreation districts in Douglas and in Glenrock.
Baseball fields, tennis courts, bike paths, soccer fields, parks and picnic tables are
available and especially popular during Summer. Both towns have ice-skating rinks. Also
available are hiking and camping opportunities at nearby national parks and forests. Golf Courses: Douglas has an 18-hole golf course and Glenrock has a
9-hole golf course.
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| SPECIAL EVENTS |
| Spring: High Plains Country
Music Festival, Fort Fetterman Days, Douglas Wyoming High School Rodeo Finals, Western Art
Show and Auction, Hunting, Skiing, Snowmobiling, Sightseeing, Bird Watching. Summer: Deer Creek Days (Third week in July), Senior Pro Rodeo
(August), Boating, Canoeing, Outdoor Swimming, Horse Back Riding, Wyoming State Fair,
Rodeos, Golfing, Baseball, Tennis, Stream Fishing, Fishing Derby, Hiking.
Fall: Wildlife viewing, National Bow Hunt, Hunting,
Harvest Festival and Annual Halloween Festivals, Football, Volleyball.
Winter: Lighting of the Square and Christmas Parade,
Skiing, Ice Fishing, Snowmobiling, Basketball, Wrestling.
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This site sponsored by:
Northeast Wyoming Economic Development Coalition
P.O. Box 3948 Gillette, WY 82717
307-686-2603
800-376-0848
307-686-7268 (fax)
Email: newedc@vcn.com
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