AARP Wyoming

Sheridan’s Age 50+ community is invited to a free screening of the movie, “A Man Called Otto,” on Friday, April 14, starting at 2 p.m. inside the WYO Theater.

AARP shredding events help you to stay one step ahead of identity thieves by shredding personal and financial documents. Please bring your documents in something easy to dump into the shred truck like boxes or paper bags.

Thursday afternoon, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed House Bill 99 into law. HB99 is the expansion of eligibility requirements for the Property Tax Refund Program.

AARP Wyoming and veterans organizations around the state will host a free Military Veterans Resource Fair and Lunch at American Legion Post 14 in Laramie on April 29.

Today in Cheyenne Governor Mark Gordon signed a proclamation declaring Wyoming a Hidden Heroes State, which recognizes the caregivers of veterans across Wyoming, while highlighting some of the available resources for military caregivers.

Women's History Month is underway, and we're excited to celebrate the ground-breaking contributions of amazing women to communities nationwide. Originating as Women's History Week in 1981, March was officially dedicated to honoring women's achievements in 1987. And AARP joins in the nation in celebrating women for their leadership, mentoring, and dedication to their communities in ways that have changed the course of history.

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The Property Tax Relief picture is starting to come into focus. On Friday, the Senate passed the Property Tax Refund program. The bill has now passed both chambers, but won’t go to the Governor’s Desk just yet.

More on that later. For now, here is what you need to know from the Capitol this week: Scam Protection Bill Is Signed; Podiatrists and Pharmacists Bills Are Passed; Property Tax and other updates.

The eighth annual Souper Bowl food drive, staffed and sponsored by AARP’s Sheridan Community Action Team (CAT) netted an estimated 1,100 pounds of food for local food banks in the Sheridan County area, last week.