Casper

The Bishop House in Casper, Wyoming was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The Bishop House is a 2 1/2... story foursquare house in Casper, Wyoming. It was built in 1907 in the Colonial Revival style and features a widow's walk. The home's red exterior bricks were shipped from Denver. A full porch, supported by four Tuscan columns, extends across the front of the house. The Bishop House was the first multi-storied brick home in Casper, Wyoming. Built in the city's Capitol Hill addition, the home was constructed for Marvin Lord Bishop, Sr., and was based on his childhood home in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Its architect was Elias N. Miller of Denver, and its builder was William T. Evans, for whom Evansville, Wyoming is named. After M. L. Bishop died in 1939, his wife, Leona, continued to live in the residence until her death in 1948. Their youngest daughter, Lucile L. Bishop, lived in the Bishop House from 1908 to her death in 1997. In 2001, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is now owned by the Cadoma Foundation and used for community events.
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Chris Ledoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion. During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums which... have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007. He was awarded one gold album certification from the RIAA, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and the Academy of Country Music Music Pioneer Award. LeDoux was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. His father was in the US Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base at the time of his birth. The family moved often when he was a child, due to his father's air force career. He learned to ride horses while visiting his grandparents on their Michigan farm. At age 13, LeDoux participated in his first rodeo, riding in Denison, Texas, and before long was winning junior rodeo competitions. LeDoux continued to compete in rodeo events and played football through his high school years, with rodeos keeping most of his attention. When his family moved to Cheyenne, he attended Cheyenne Central High School.
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Jim J. Bullock is an American comedian, stage, television and film actor. Born James Jackson Bullock in Casper, Wyoming, Bullock was raised in... Odessa, Texas in a Southern Baptist home. As a youth, Bullock planned to study to become an evangelical Christian minister. He received a music scholarship to attend Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, but he left school without graduating. James Jackson Bulluck was known by his friends as Jimmie. He was not openly gay as a high school student. His interests were acting - anywhere and anytime and singing. Jimmie was often the center of attention because of his entertaining and fun personality. Jimmie has the ability to hear a song only one time and play the song perfectly on the piano, but he could not read piano music. Jimmie never seriously considered going into the ministry. A regular attendee at Sherwood Baptist Church in Odessa, Texas, "professing" intentions to join the ministry was popular and encouraged by the clergy.
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Richard Bruce Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 in the administration of George W. Bush. Cheney was... born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but soon moved with his family to Casper, Wyoming, where he grew up. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Ford administration, where he served as White House Chief of Staff. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming; he was reelected five times, eventually becoming House Minority Whip. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, holding the position for the majority of Bush's term. During this time, Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among other actions. Out of office during the Clinton presidency, Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000. Cheney joined the presidential campaign of George W. Bush in 2000, who selected him as his running mate. After becoming Vice President, Cheney remained a very public and controversial figure.
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Jim J. Bullock is an American comedian, stage, television and film actor. Born James Jackson Bullock in Casper, Wyoming, Bullock was raised in... Odessa, Texas in a Southern Baptist home. As a youth, Bullock planned to study to become an evangelical Christian minister. He received a music scholarship to attend Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, but he left school without graduating. James Jackson Bulluck was known by his friends as Jimmie. He was not openly gay as a high school student. His interests were acting - anywhere and anytime and singing. Jimmie was often the center of attention because of his entertaining and fun personality. Jimmie has the ability to hear a song only one time and play the song perfectly on the piano, but he could not read piano music. Jimmie never seriously considered going into the ministry. A regular attendee at Sherwood Baptist Church in Odessa, Texas, "professing" intentions to join the ministry was popular and encouraged by the clergy.
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Robert Muratore is a film producer and film cinematographer.