Happy Weekend, Journal Tribe,

We have three new articles for you this week.

What Will it Take to Bring a Second Airline to Cody? - The airport board shares more information on this topic.
The Dude Ranchers’ Association: A Cody Treasure - They're celebrating 100 years this year and are based right here in Cody.
Ride for the Brand - Not the Circus - Missy Burns shares thoughts about how visitors often see the Western culture here and gives more marketing tips.

At the beginning of next week, head to the Cody Club Room at the Auditorium for the Cody Community Blood Drive (different location this time). Also, there's a Knit Class – Cable Cowl at Wyoming Yarn & Fiber, a Free Watercolor Bird Painting Class and Free Yoga at the library, East Yellowstone Trout Unlimited has their monthly meeting and don't miss the Cody Cornhole League at the Colonel.

In addition, get your tickets for Baroque Music Montana at Simpson Gallagher Gallery - I hear they're selling out fast. Steph's Kitchen celebrates their 1 Year Anniversary this week, and the Chamberlin Inn is having a Martini & Jazz Night on Wednesday.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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What Will it Take to Bring in a Second Airline to Cody?

Now that Yellowstone Regional Airport is well underway in discussions with Delta Airlines and others as a possible second carrier, it's time to look at what it will take to bring them in. The bottom line is that this is a pay-to-play game. When any business expands into new areas, that expansion carries risk. For airlines, expanding into a new …

Delta Airlines plane flying over mountains.

The Dude Ranchers' Association: A Cody Treasure

People on horseback at a dude ranch. Photo by Scott T. Baxter

In downtown Cody, Wyoming, the Dude Ranchers' Association has its offices and a small museum on 12th Street across from the Irma Hotel. This building also serves as the office for their Dude Ranch Foundation, the fundraising arm that is growing into much more. Dude Ranch Beginnings Dude Ranching began with the Eaton brothers, who moved west and established a …

Riding for the Brand - Not the Circus

Here in the West, "riding for the brand" means something. When cowhands sign on with an outfit, they carry that ranch's reputation everywhere they go. Their word is the brand's word. Their integrity is the brand's integrity. It's not a slogan or marketing play. It's a code of accountability that builds trust across vast distances where a handshake is viewed …

Giving Back/Fundraisers

Pint Night: Do Good, Drink Beer, Get Kids Outdoors (Thursdays)
Winter Gear Drive (Now - Feb 1)
Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour (Jan 15)
Bingo to benefit Heart Mountain Figure Skating (Jan 17)
Lost Wolves of Yellowstone (Jan 29)
Music Bingo Back the Blue (Jan 30)
Taste of Trails (Feb 21)
Spaghetti Burp & Slurp Charity Event (Feb 21)
29th Annual Crab Crack (Feb 21)
RMEF Big Game Banquet (Feb 21)
Cody Rotary Show 2.0 (Feb 27)
Buffalo Bill Birthday Ball (Feb 28)

Down the Road

Elevate Cody (Jan 15)
Cody Chamber Awards Gala (Jan 20)
Winter Book Fair (Jan 24)
My Wyoming Wedding Expo (Jan 24)
Buffalo Nation: America at 250 (Jan 30)
Annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby (Jan 30 - Feb 1)
Fly Fishing Film Tour 2026 (Feb 20)