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Please join the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center staff for the presentation of Six Vocal Ensemble on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Although a relatively new player in the world of music, it has not taken long for Six Vocal Ensemble to leave their mark. Building upon the inspiration from such groups as Rajaton, The King’s Singers, and The Real Group, Six has charted a unique path, combining choral, pop, world, and folk inﬂuences, surprising audiences everywhere with the versatility and blend of their voices. To categorize their genre is difﬁcult; to experience their music is indescribable. The members of Six come from entirely different musical backgrounds. In its inception, Six came together as a group of opera and rock singers, jazz

artists and choral traditionalists. From amidst this diversity a common goal has seamlessly forged a uniﬁed and surprisingly unique a cappella sound. New and returning audiences alike are left constantly amazed at the musical possibilities of the human voice. As the group continue to develop, each member brings different strengths, adding to the complexity that makes Six Vocal Ensemble. This diversity allows the group to explore many genres of music, while retaining in each style the power of a synchronized, well-blended ensemble. In 2010, Six released their debut CD, Swept Away, beautifully showcasing their ability to create a diverse body of work. Amidst the explosion of pop a cappella music in the mainstream media, it is this album, featuring entirely

original works and arrangements, that sets Six apart. This album is the ﬁrst of its kind in Canada has been tremendously well received, reaching audiences in North America and Europe . As a result, six has been featured many times on CBC Radio, and have been invited guests to world-renowned music festivals. This success has led to a continually growing audience and an opportunity to perform throughout the country. For more information visit www.sixvocalensemble.com Due to generous grant funding and local sponsorships, tickets are only $6 for Adults, $4 for Youth/Senior/Military. For more information, contact the CAM-PLEX Ticket Ofﬁce at 307-6828802 or visit our website at www.camplex.com.

Governor traveling to Middle East to boost support for UW and explore trade opportunities Governor Matt Mead heads to the Middle East tomorrow. He will meet with international companies about Wyoming energy resources and the University of Wyoming. “This trip provides an excellent opportunity to meet with companies interested in research being done at the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources,” Governor Mead said. “The School of Energy Resources’ reputation is growing and

this is a good way for us to promote UW as a global leader in energy research and education.” Governor Mead also hopes to build on a positive trend. Last year Wyoming had the 7th highest growth rate in exports of any state in the country. Wyoming’s increase was 17% between 2011 and 2012. “I believe it is important to increase exports from Wyoming to overseas markets. The Legislature shares this

perspective and built this initiative into the supplemental budget. I am hopeful that the contacts we make will build opportunities for more international exports,” Governor Mead said. He will land in Dubai and visit business leaders in the area. Governor Mead’s trip will be paid for with nonstate dollars. He returns to Wyoming late on April 12th.

Local Lions Club’s largest fundraiser to date is expecting huge benefits for Colorado and Wyoming By Preston Fayas With so many people in need of assistance in our communities, a local Lions Club chapter has decided to do something about it. On May 18th, the Sunrise Lions Club will be holding a huge raffle giving away five Harley Davidson Motorcycles and a Honda Big Red MUV. All proceeds from the raffle will directly benefit local Colorado and Wyoming charities, focused primarily on helping those with visual impairments. The Lions Club is the world largest service club organization with over 1.35 million members and over 46,000 clubs internationally. This organization has always made it a pri-

ority to help those with visual impairments, but have recently expanded into other service areas as well. The Sunrise Lions Club is a local Chapter based out of Cheyenne, Wyoming. They focus all of their effort in helping people in Northern Colorado and Wyoming. This Rafﬂe will be the largest charity event to date for this chapter and organizers are extremely excited about the prospect of being able to raise much needed funds. “We knew this would be a huge undertaking for our small club, as we have never done anything this big, but the potential revenue that we can generate for charity is well worth the

effort” says Michael Swilling, Event Organizer and Lions Club Member. If all goes to plan, this raffle could raise as much as $100,000 to donate to helping local citizens. Half of all profits will go to the Allen H. Stewart Lions Camp, which is a summer camp for visually impaired youth to help them learn and gain independence. The other half of proceeds will go to local projects such as housing project, helping injured military, and other visual aid needs of the community. Tickets are $100 each, with a Buy 2, get 1 FREE promotion. People can find out more details and purchase tickets at www.BikerLion.com

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Public forums scheduled for input on new long term care facility Campbell County Memorial Hospital has scheduled two public forum sessions to continue dialog and gather public input on the new long term care facility. The ﬁrst session is Thursday, April 11 from 6-7:30 pm in the Pioneer Manor main dining room. The second session is Monday, April 29 from 4-5:30 pm at the Campbell

County Senior Center main dining room. Representatives from Lantz-Boggio, the architectural ﬁrm contracted to design the facility, will present the latest concept drawings to gather input on the features that all stakeholders are looking for in the new facility. Input from the sessions will

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Campbell County Memorial Hospital and the Campbell County CISM Team are sponsoring the Northeast Wyoming CISM Workshop, scheduled for April 25-26, 2013, 8 am-5 pm at the George Amos Building, 412 S. Gillette Ave. The workshop provides practical experience and intervention development for anyone in the ﬁeld of Behavioral Health, Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, Emergency Services, Fire/Rescue, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Human Resources, Law Enforcement and Spiritual Care. There are three tracks to choose from. All courses receive 13 contact hours; 1.3 general CEU’s are available from UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County.) A certiﬁcate of completion is issued to each par-

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The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is planning a robust series of discussions about changes coming to programs offered for state residents with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries. Currently, WDH provides services through an “Adult Developmental Disabilities Waiver,” a “Child Developmental Disabilities Waiver” and an “Acquired Brain Injury Waiver” using a combination of state and federal Wyoming Medicaid dollars. A law approved by the Wyoming Legislature and the governor earlier this year called for a redesign of current programs. Two new waivers are being developed: a capped “Supports Waiver” and a “Comprehensive Waiver.” Current waiver participants will be transitioned to the new waivers between January 2014 and July 2015. “We are looking to use existing funding to help more people in need of services who are currently on waiting lists while also making improvements that support independence and enhance the quality of life for participants,” said Chris Newman, Behavioral Health Division senior administrator with WDH. Newman announced a series of

public forums, which are being offered together with the Wyoming Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, to discuss the waiver redesign effort: • Casper, April 4, 6:30-8 p.m., Parkway Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Natrona and American rooms, 123 West E Street • Gillette, April 10, 6:30-8 p.m., GCM 120 Presentation Hall – Gillette College, 300 West Sinclair • Riverton, April 16, 6:30-8 p.m., Wind River Room 116 – Intertribal Center, Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Avenue • Evanston, April 17, 6:30-8 p.m., Evanston High School Seminar Room, 701 West Cheyenne Drive • Bridger Valley/Mountain View, April 18, 6:30-8 p.m., Uinta County School District #4 Board Room, 129 2nd Street • Cheyenne, April 24, 6:30-8 p.m., Holiday Inn, South Fork and Shoshone ballrooms, 204 West Fox Farm Road • Jackson, April 30, 4-5:30 p.m., Teton County Commissioners Chambers, County Admin Bldg, 200 South Willow • Cody, May 1, 4-5:30 p.m., EOC

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The International Horseshoe Pitching Competition, and far too many RV rallies to mention. His knowledge of the operations of many of these events combined with his report with the staff made him a clear choice. Jimmy Williams will retire in May of 2013 after a 23 year tenure as CAM-PLEX Operations Manager. Williams’s career at CAM-PLEX began in May 1990. When asked what he will miss most about CAM-PLEX Williams replied, “The people. I’ve been fortunate to work with and build relationships with some wonderful people over the years. That’s what I’ll miss the most.”

CCMH facilities Vice President resigns

Gunnar VanderMars, Vice President of Facilities and Plant Operations, has resigned from Campbell County Memorial Hospital effective May 3, 2013. Mr. VanderMars has accepted a position with Beneﬁs Healthcare in Great Falls, MT. During his almost two year tenure at CCMH, the $68 million hospital expansion was completed, and the new long term care facility, radiology expansion and remodel, and clinic projects are all in the planning stages. “Gunnar has been a real asset to CCMH”, said Andy Fitzgerald, Interim CEO. “His experience, leadership and commitment to customer service have proven very valuable with all the current and future projects we have planned. He will be missed.” The search process will begin immediately to ﬁll the position. Mr. VanderMars will be available on a consulting basis to assist with the transition.

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KAREN ROSSOW Karen Elaine (Westberg) Rossow was born in Escanaba, Michigan on May 30, 1940 to Glen L and Mildred (Wullum) Westberg. She had a very strong Christian faith and was given a priceless gift of going home shortly before dawn on Easter morning, March 31, 2013. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Grace Lutheran Church, 1061 Sherman St, Sturgis South Dakota with Pastor Skip Smith officiating. On Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. a service will be held at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 203 W Flying Circle, Gillette Wyoming with Pastor Tom Frey officiating. Karen graduated from Sturgis High School in 1958. After starting her family she went to nursing school and started her nursing career in Broadus, Montana. In May 1990, she graduated from R.N. school at the age of 50; the same year her daughter, Gay Rossow, graduated from college. In 1997, Karen was one of the founders of the Northern Black Hills hospice program. She believed in treating her patients with compassion; her specialty was in controlling pain in the terminally ill. Her love for people and nursing was reflected in a photo she took of a married couple in hospice. That photo won 1st place in 2005 with the National Hospice Organization. Her hobbies included making homemade cinnamon rolls, counted cross stitch, painting, puzzles and was an avid reader. Traveling to see the ocean and islands was her favorite getaway. This fall she enjoyed Alaska with her twin daughters, Kay and Gay. She had recently started as an outreach volunteer at the Campbell County Library in Gillette, Wyoming. It meant the world to her to help people. History was another one of her passions. She loved listening to people tell their stories about the past and she spent many years researching the history of Whitewood. Karen wrote articles on a regular basis for the local paper sharing the uncovered history. Karen is survived by her mother, Mildred Westberg; daughters: Kalina Petersen of Gillette Wyoming, Kay Rossow of Great Falls, Montana, and Gay (Scott McClintic) Rossow of Cameron, Montana; sons: Bill (Myrna) Rossow of Sturgis, South Dakota, Tim (Michelle) Rossow of Helena Montana; her sister, Kathy Hinckley of Westminster, Colorado; three brothers; Gerald L (Brigitte) Westberg of Gladstone Oregon, Tony (Alona) Westberg of Whitewood, South Dakota, Jeff (Julie) Westberg of Whitewood, South Dakota; six grandchildren, one great grandson and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Hospice meant the world to her and ironically she spent her final days in the Close To Home Hospice House in Gillette, Wyoming. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations made to your local hospice program in her honor. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.

ROBERT LARA SR. Funeral services for Robert Joseph Lara Sr. was held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Deacon Kim Carroll of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Bobby Lara, age 59 of Gillette, Wyoming died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital after a short battle with cancer. Bobby was born November 15, 1953 in Gillette Wyoming the son of Benerito “Benny” and Rose (Jaramillo) Lara. At the young age of fifteen Bobby started his career in plumbing, working with his dad, for Bob Ostland Sr. As time went on he worked for Landmark, Long’s plumbing, and Powder River. To Bobby what mattered most was family. He enjoyed 4th of July picnics, Thanksgiving dinners, bingo, and of course going house to house for coffee breaks with family and friends. He was also a devoted “Papa” and enjoyed watching his grandkids grow up! Spending time with them was his first priority. Bobby will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Bobby is survived by his five children: Beatle, Billy, Anthony, AshLee, Adam, favorite son-n-Law, Tony and longtime best friend, Naidene; sisters: Glenda (Leo) Valencia, Betty(Bill) Clouse, Vickie (Kerry) Barker, Brenda(Joe) LaVallie; brother, Benny (Connie) Lara, also numerous grandchildren, family and friends. He loved each and every one of them very much, and they loved him just as much. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and parents: Ben and Rose Lara, brothers: Billy Lara, Donnie Lara, Stevie Lara; sisters: Gloria Lara, Peggy Lara, Dixie Schiefer; niece and nephew: Brandon Lara, and Celina Lara, also grandson, Devon Lara. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Bobby’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.

MICHAEL HARRY Mass of Christian Burial for Michael James Harry was held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2013 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Father Cliff Jacobson ofﬁciating. Burial will followed in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Michael J. Harry, age 30, of Gillette Wyoming was called home to his Lord on Monday, April 1 2013 following a long and valiant battle with cancer. Michael Harry was born on October 26, 1982 in Casper, Wyoming to James and Lisa (Dunham) Harry. He married his beloved wife Rhiannon (Miles) Harry on October 2, 2010 in Gillette, Wyoming. Mike was raised in Gillette, attended Campbell County Schools and graduated from Camp-

Community ried Karl Storck of Phoenix, Arizona and they had 4 wonderful sons; Stefan of Princeton, Texas, Gregory of Alaska, Mikel of Mt Vernon, Texas and Jason of Mt Vernon, Texas. After KayCee and Karl separated, Kaycee struck out and became an overthe-road truck driver for Werner Enterprises. She called it “paid tourism”. Boy was it ever! Over 3 years she covered every one of the lower 48 and has probably driven more roads than most dream of. She remembered every minute of it. If you asked Kaycee about nearly anything specific to any place in the United States and she knows the answer. But that was Kaycee. She had an intellect that was beyond what many saw, with a tested IQ of near Genius. When she was in the fourth grade she did Korey’s homework for him. He was an 8th Grader. From the time KayCee was a little girl, she loved to cook, and definitely had a knack for it, but she wanted to make it official. So she attended and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts School, becoming a professional Chef. Many people in Gillette have enjoyed KayCee’s culinary

bell County High School in 2001. He attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 2005. While at Gonzaga, he spent a summer studying in Florence, Italy and traveling throughout Europe. Following his graduation, he worked in the Biology ﬁeld in Seattle and then returned to Gillette in 2007 where he was most recently employed at Bloedorn Lumber. He was just recently accepted into the Gillette College of Nursing program with distinction. Mike had tremendous faith in his religion and was an active member of Saint Matthew’s Catholic Church. He was very involved in SEARCH, a youth ministry program, both in High School and in College, where his life motto “The Best Is Yet To Come” originated. Mike loved to make people laugh and was involved with the Gonzaga University Improvisation team GUTS. Mike was always known to be a very spiritual and loving man. His strength ﬁghting his illness, his joy of life and his ability to make friends with anyone was inspirational. He was known for his infectious smile, his wonderful laugh and compassion and love for all of the people in his life, especially with his giant “Bear Hugs” that he was always willing to give to people. He loved to participate in sports, including Baseball, Wrestling, Track and Field, Snowboarding and riding his dirt bike. He especially enjoyed watching Gonzaga Bulldogs basketball and Seattle Seahawks football. Mike is survived by his wife, Rhiannon Harry of Gillette, Wyoming; his parents: Jim and Lisa Harry of Gillette, Wyoming; his sister, Kelly Harry of Billings, Montana; his aunt Karolee Quilici; aunt and uncles: Michael and Marianne Dunham and David Dunham; cousins: Kim Mannelin, Tony Quilici, Drew Dunham and Allie Dunham; fatherin-law, Robert (Nemo) Neeman; aunt, Pam Miles; brothers-in-law: Chance Miles and Brandon Miles; grandmother-in-law, Sue Clough, numerous close and lifelong friends and his Gonzaga “family”. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents: Richard and Marie Harry; maternal grandparents: James Dunham and Marilyn Turi; and his mother-in-law, Terri Miles Neeman. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Mike’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.

KAYCEE STORCK Memorial services for KayCee Storck was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Bill Morel of Family Life Church officiating. KayCee Leann Storck was born October 20, 1972. She was the most beautiful baby girl any family could imagine possible. From the first day, she was the focus and delight of her parents, JoAn and Jim Brafford and brothers Kevin, and Korey. What a gift from God she has been. KayCee grew up in Montana and Wyoming and finished her schooling in Arizona. In 1990, she mar-

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skills. She was an exceptional chef. If Kaycee set her mind to something, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion she was not only going to do it, but do it very well. In 2011, KayCee was diagnosed with squalmous carcinoma cancer. The doctors told us that it wasn’t curable and that they could only hope to slow it down. She told her doctor “I Have Faith”. Kaycee fought hard for a quality of life, never complaining. She endured 2 surgeries, massive chemotherapy and radiation sessions, and a tremendous amount of pain, for almost 2 years. If you asked her “how are you doing” she’d say, “I’m alright. It is what it is”. Kaycee lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday March 19, 2013. She was planning on going to the doctor the next morning to schedule yet another surgery. She never stopped ﬁghting and never thought about giving up. When asked how she kept ﬁghting, she responded, ”what else is there? You just do.” She acted as though it were that easy. That was typical of Kaycee. Kaycee is remembered for loving everyone. Her

doctors say she is the bravest and most incredible patient they have ever seen in the cancer center. From the very ﬁrst day any of us met her, she was surrounded with love and gave always, more than most of us know how to. KayCee is survived by her 4 sons: Stefan of Princeton, Texas, Gregory of Alaska, Mikel of Mt. Vernon, Texas, and Jason of Mt. Vernon, Texas; brothers: Kevin Brafford of Sumner, Washington, and Korey Brafford of Chandler, Arizona; grandson, Carson (son of Greg and Ruthann) and her mother, JoAn Brafford, of Tempe, Arizona. Kaycee joins her family in heaven. Preceded in death by her father, Jim Brafford; grandparents: Howard and Aimee Finkle and brother, Kent Brafford. Our loss is heaven’s gain. I’m sure the food just got better up there for sure. Kaycee… we will all miss you so much. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettemmeorialchapel.com.

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Secretary of State Max Maxfield wants to warn Wyoming business owners of a deceptive solicitation form that has surfaced. Businesses have received a form that appears to be an “Annual Minutes Disclosure Statement”. The form seems to insinuate that it is to be filled out and a fee paid in order for the businesses to comply with state and national laws. These forms may even reference “state statutes” or “piercing the corporate veil”. The form may: • Appear similar to other government forms, • Contain an official-looking seal, • Refer to a statute or quote other laws, • Imply that failing to return the form and pay a fee may place your company in jeopardy, may “pierce the corporate veil” or may cause you to be in noncompliance

with the State, • Contain a “Corp Number” or “Corporate Identification Number” from our office and may even reference your date of incorporation. Forms of this type have been received in several other states including Colorado and are now beginning to surface in Wyoming. “Nearly a year ago my office notified Wyoming businesses of this scam hitting other states, including nearby Colorado. Today I want to warn those same businesses that forms are currently being received by Wyoming businesses. That form is not from my office and does not need to be filed contrary to any indication or insinuation contained in that form,” Secretary Maxfield stated. Secretary Maxfield advises any business that receives a form that seems questionable to contact his office immediately by emailing compliance@wyo. gov or by calling 307-777-7370.

The Secretary of State is warning all businesses of a deceptive solicitation they may receive. Attached is a copy of this solicitation. It is NOT from the Secretary of State or any other government agency. If you receive such a solicitation you DO NOT need to mail and pay $125 fee. Annual minutes are not something that is a required filing with this office. If you have any questions please contact the Compliance Division at compliance@wyo.gov or 307-777-7370. If you have business clients who should be notified please forward this to them.

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“Honor Flight” is a heartwarming documentary about four living World War II veterans and a Midwest community coming together to give them the trip of a lifetime. Volunteers race against the clock to ﬂy thousands of WWII veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the memorial constructed for them in 2005, nearly 60 years after their epic struggle. The trips are called “Honor Flights” and for the veterans, who are in their late 80s and early 90s, it’s often the ﬁrst time they’ve been thanked and the last trip of their lives. The 24-hour journey is full of surprises that deeply move all who are involved. It’s uncommon for World War II veterans to talk about the War, but the Honor Flight experience brings their stories out. Many veterans say, with the exception of their wedding day and the birth of their children, the trip is the best day of their life. The Gillette showing of the “Honor Flight” documentary will take place on Thursday, April 25 from 7:30 pm – 9:07 pm at Foothills Theater. Tickets are $11 and may only be purchased at http:// www.tugg.com/go/tab0w7. For more information about this event and to spread the word about the “Honor Flight” documentary showing in Gillette, go to our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ events/545652052122434/.

Sportsman’s Corner By Wyoming Mountaineers Women’s and girls’ only Self Defense Firearms Class. Ever had that creepy feeling that you are being followed or been awakened at night by a strange noise? We all have, but what do you do when it is a bad guy? These are just a few questions that many women have asked themselves, and me, many times. With the areas mine schedule women often find themselves at home with the family, alone. Often the husband gives his gal his best canon and says “just shoot ‘em”. But can you really handle that canon, and more importantly, can you handle it safely. Is that canon really the right choice for you or is there a better choice in firearms for you. We have all seen the YouTube videos of the girl busting her nose while the boyfriend (or should be ex-boyfriend) stands in the background and laughs. Another popular scenario is when I am asked to get his wife to pull the trigger and in watching her she holds the gun poised to shoot for 30 seconds shaking like a leaf and eventually pulls the trigger just to have his gun fly out of her hands (some guys just shouldn’t own a gun) Let’s solve these problems. Believe it or not, most women won’t go shooting with their husband, or take shooting lessons from their husbands for one simple reason. Husbands are just too critical when it comes to their wives and shooting. My wife is included in this group of wives; she never comes to the range with me. With all these problems this is the course for you, women and girl’s only self-

defense course. This is not a NRA style course with all the rules and strict structure, just a relaxed day spent having real discussions and easy shooting on a course designed to duplicate real life situations. Best of all it won’t break the bank. This course is just $35.00 and you don’t need to own or bring your own gun. Participants are welcome to use my firearms or bring of their own if they already have one. With lots of time spent in discussions we will have plenty of time on the range learning proper stances, how to hold a firearm so you won’t get hurt, recognizing danger, and especially when to and when not to use a firearm. This is a one day class that will cover the following topics: • Choosing the right firearm, just how big is too big? • Under the mattress, next to the door, or in your purse? • Just what the heck is a sight picture? • Where do I aim? • Triggers and hammers, not just a pull. • The break in, how to react. • Bad guys really are stupid. • Their all so expensive, is there a more affordable gun? • Practice, practice, practice. Class will be held May 4th from 9 am to 4 pm. Registration begins now and ends April 30th. Class will be confirmed once there are 10 participants and will be limited to 15 participants. There will be an overflow class on May 5th from 9 am to 4 pm if there are more than 15 in-

terested participants. Call (307)299-2084 today for more information or mail your registration payment ($35.00 per person) and name(s), address, phone number, and E-Mail to: (Make checks payable to Karl Milner) Wyoming Mountaineers, 86 Coyote Trail Rd., Gillette, WY 82716, (307)299-2084 Once registration is received you will be e-mailed a registration packet including conformation of your registration, directions to the range, and clothing, food/drink suggestions, and any materials needed. Stay tuned next week for an upcoming kids shoot If you have any shooting or hunting events happening this summer please contact: Wyoming Mountaineers, Karl Milner 86 Coyote Trail Rd. Gillette, WY 82716 (307)299-2084

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It’s Donating Time Again

The Campbell County Observer is now taking donations for our Readers Choice Scholarship. The Observer is hoping to raise $1,000.00 this year for a scholarship that will be given to a student from Wright (Panthers) or Gillette (Camels). Students will be presenting the Observer with an essay, which the readers will vote on their favorite and the most deserving. The only conditions are that the student must graduate from either Wright High School or Gillette High School and will be attending Gillette College in the fall. The scholarship will be put in their account at Gillette College by the Campbell County Observer. “We are the local newspaper, we take our community that we live and work in very personal. So we decided to do everything we can to keep the money local,” said Observer owner Nicholas De Laat. “And, community college attendees do not get the ﬁnancial help from scholarships at the same level as the kids going to Uni-

versities.” Observer owner Candice De Laat stated that “The money is donated by community, given to a young adult from our community, and spent on further education in our community…for our community. This is what we are all about, from the owners to the workers of our company.” The Campbell County Observer has donated over $68,000.00 in money, advertising, and product to help local charities so far in 2012. “And this in only our second year in business!” said Mrs. De Laat. “The more we grow, the more we give.” She does not, however, want to discount the most important part of giving to these local charities. “Our customers and subscribers are the glue that holds everything together. If you want to thank someone for all the giving, thank them. They deserve it most!” To donate to the Campbell County Observer’s Readers Choice Scholarship go to their website at www.CampbellCountyObserver.net or call (307) 670-8980.

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dova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. By living with local host families and attending local high schools, FLEX scholarship students acquire an understanding of American values and build on leadership skills. From the beginning of this program, FLEX scholarship students’ work together after returning home to share what they have learned while in America and are making a signiﬁcant difference in their home countries! To become a host family or ﬁnd out more about World Heritage and the prestigious FLEX Program, please contact Area Coordinator Courtney Wade, at (866)-939-4111, or 1-800-888-9040 (toll free), via email at Courtney@

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Wyoming Chef to cook for the Stars at Cannes Film Festival

Up In Smoke Executive Chef Sam Bayliss will head to France in May to cook for A-List stars and movie executive elite from around the globe during the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Bayliss will be part of a hard-working crew of upand-coming chefs who will show off their talents and abilities at the American Pavilion Food Court, which for 24 years has offered students the opportunity to participate in The Worldwide Student Program, an internship/educational program that takes place during The Cannes International Film Festival. The Pavilion is a membership-based communications and hospitality center for journalists, publicists, celebrities, ﬁlmmakers and motion picture executives working at the Festival. Bayliss’ journey to Buffalo – and Up In Smoke, a small organic restaurant located at the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains – is the stuff right out of a movie script. The classically-trained chef came to Buffalo literally by accident – he rolled his truck on icy roads and miraculously walked away with only a few scratches. And while waiting for his truck to be ﬁxed, Bayliss said he was searching for a great meal – and wandered into Buffalo’s only organic restaurant. As they say, the rest is history. “We couldn’t be happier the way fate seemed to deliver Chef Sam to us,” said Laura DeMatteis, who coowns Up In Smoke with her husband, John DeMatteis. “With Sam’s talents and abilities, we’ve been able to stick close to John’s love of

the smoker, while awakening people’s palettes to a wide range of fresh, seasonal offerings, like authentic Italian cuisine, Louisiana Creole and even fresh sushi – a local favorite around here.” Up In Smoke will host a fundraiser on April 20 to help Bayliss with his travel expenses. There will be live music by GunShy, a favorite local band, and lots of great food, fun and drinks. Everyone is encouraged to come to Up In Smoke, 94 S. Main St. in Buffalo, at 7 p.m. April 20 to meet Bayliss and sample some great BBQ. “I’m Texas born-andbred, so that’s where I get my love for traditional barbecue,” said Laura DeMatteis, a veteran in the food service industry. “But Sam really has opened my eyes to what can be done in the kitchen with a variety of fresh, healthy, organic supplies. Everything I give him, he just makes magic.” Bayliss graduated from the Louisiana Culinary Institute at the top of his class. He has won several cooking competitions, met and cooked with famous chefs such as Ron Duprat from Top Chef Season 5, New Orleans icon Chef John Besh, an Iron Chef America contestant and Chef Tom Wolf, a James Beard award winner from New Orleans. During his time at Louisiana Culinary Institute, as well as after graduation, Bayliss has prowled some top kitchens in his native Louisiana and Washington State, where he reﬁned his many techniques to further his culinary career. “You would think rolling your truck in Wyoming

would be a bad thing,” Bayliss said. “It’s been nothing short of an adventure – and I’ve met and cooked for so many great people. Now, I have a chance to really see what I can do and what I can learn in Cannes.” Through his alma mater, as well as a few contacts he made along the way, Bayliss was recommended to work for The American Pavilion Food Court in Cannes. After the arduous process of being vetted through references, referrals, written essays and oral interviews, Bayliss recently received his ofﬁcial invitation. He will travel to France to cook for movie industry elite and guests May 9-28. With the French Riviera and Cote d’Azur for a backdrop, The American Pavilion is the de facto communications and hospitality hub for thousands of Americans attending the world’s largest and most glamorous annual media event. Once the festival begins, the culinary team will prepare up to 1,000 meals per day—breakfasts, lunches, dinners and special events, including receptions and parties. Work shifts average eight to ten hours and the culinary team works every day of the festival. The atmosphere is fast-paced and the experience gained in the program will prepare participants for the most challenging culinary situations in their careers. “As the only student program ofﬁcially recognized and sanctioned by the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film, The American Pavilion Student Program offers participants a unique experience and unparalleled access to both

the Festival and Market,” Jérôme Paillard, Executive Director, Marché du Film, Festival de Cannes, said in a statement. Up In Smoke, Buffalo’s BBQ and Brew, has been serving up Texas-style smoked BBQ, fresh organic side dishes and cold beer since 2009. It’s been voted the best live music venue in Buffalo, and the enclosed back patio rocks all summer. The DeMatteis’ recently added a pizza oven to the restaurant, and Bayliss is now cranking out one-of-a-kind organic pizzas – as well as tasty, gluten-free options, too. For more information contact: Laura DeMatteis, Up In Smoke Buffalo’s BBQ and Brew, 90 S. Main St., Buffalo, WY 82834, 307-217-2290; email: upinsmoke@actaccess.net; www.upinsmokebufflowy. com.

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Renewable energy credit program is incentive for growing, relocating businesses

Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp), an electric cooperative in Northeastern Wyoming, and the Wyoming Business Council are pleased to announce a partnership that enhances Wyoming’s economic development prospects, offering a solution for businesses seeking to offset their in-state energy consumption with renewable energy credits, known as WyoRECs™, for this Wyoming program. The Business Council and PRECorp seek to make available WyoRECs™ as part of the Business Council’s business recruiting toolkit and to also be able to assist businesses in PRECorp’s service area which are seeking Business Council ﬁnancing. Ideal candidates are businesses that are seeking to expand or re-locate in Wyoming and are interested in utilizing renewable energy sources or in offsetting their carbon footprint as part of their decision making process for locating their business in a community. Many large national and global businesses actively site projects in areas where renewable energy sources are available in order to meet broader companywide sustainability goals. By selling renewable energy credits assigned to their company, PRECorp seeks to create value in a transaction which beneﬁts Wyoming’s economy. PRECorp will provide a discount to market pricing of RECs as an incentive to participate in the program. Proceeds from these transactions will then be reinvested in projects located in the PRECorp service area which may be matched by the Business

Council speciﬁcally. PRECorp will use revenues from the sale of WyoRECs™ toward cash match requirements of Business Council Investment Ready Communities Grant & Loan programs at an amount determined and approved by the PRECorp Board. Mike Easley, PRECorp CEO, “We are excited to partner with the Business Council on the development of the WyoRECs™ program. It is our hope that this program will stimulate economic development and business relocation in Wyoming both through the inclusion of WyoRECs™ as a recruiting incentive and through the availability of matching funds for businesses located in PRECorp’s service area which are seeking to grow.“ Bob Jensen, Business Council CEO, said the Wyoming Business Council is pleased to help promote the incentive. “Wyoming has a varied portfolio when it comes to energy resources. Oil, gas, coal and renewable sources are all in abundance in our state. For companies interested in using renewable resources in their energy portfolio this incentive may be very appealing. We are happy to tell interested companies about its availability and to help connect them to the WyoRECs™ program. It’s another business friendly initiative we can offer to companies interested in operating in Wyoming,” said Jensen. The Business Council is also seeking community economic development agency partners who are interested in promoting WyoRECs™ to their area business. Forward Sheridan,

the economic development organization in Sheridan County, is collaborating with PRECorp on the first purchase of WyoRECs™. Director Jay Stender states, “Forward Sheridan is focused on diversifying our economic picture. Data center/disaster recovery businesses, tele-health, and back end programming businesses have expressed need for renewable power. PRECorp’s vision coupled with Business Council promotion of the program enables Forward Sheridan to have a strategic energy advantage. Forward Sheridan intends to begin marketing WyoRECs™ to established tech businesses as well as a recruiting tool for our community tech park, commercial parks, tele-health providers and area agricultural interests.” Business Council representatives are actively seeking participants throughout Wyoming. Businesses interested in this program should contact their Business Council regional directors. Contact information for those offices may be found at: www.wyomingbusiness. org/contacts#regional. In addition to marketing the program through the Business Council regional representatives, the Business Council will be developing marketing materials with three different profiles—regional, manufacturing businesses and data centers—and distributing materials nationally. The Business Council will be promoting the program at three data center recruitment conferences this spring. Information on the program should also be posted on the Business Council website by April 15,

2013. For more information about the program, please contact Brandon Marshall, business recruitment and development manager at the Business Council at 307.777.2820 or Brandon. marshall@wyo.gov. ABOUT PRECorp and The Wyoming Business Council: Powder River Energy Corporation is a customer-owned, nonprofit electric utility headquartered in Sundance, Wyo., serving approximately 28,600 active electric meters at residences, ranches, coalmines, oil and gas wells, businesses, and industry in the five counties of northeastern Wyoming. The mission of the Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. The Business Council, a state government agency, concentrates its efforts on providing assistance for existing Wyoming companies and start-ups, helping communities meet their development and diversification needs, and recruiting new firms and industries targeted to complement the state’s assets. For more information, please visit www.wyomingbusiness.org. *WyoRECs is a Trademark of Powder River Energy Corporation and the Wyoming Business Council.

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Larceny (March 19 - 21) Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving a larceny that occurred at the Campbell County School Warehouse between March 19th 2013 and March 21st 2013. Unknown suspect(s) entered the warehouse and took a white 64 GB Apple Ipad with a serial number of DMPJN1NUF187. If you have information that can solve this or any other crime please call Crime Stoppers at 686-0400. You can remain anonymous and may earn up to $1,000 in reward.

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WY Dept. of Transportation: “Slow down, slow down, slow down!”

Winter weather is still here in Northeast Wyoming which can cause highway surfaces to be slick and unpredictable. WYDOT is especially cautioning motorists today as area roads are very slick and they are creating dangerous driving conditions. WYDOT reminds motorists if you are driving in areas that have ice or snow on the road, adjust your driving to fit conditions and remember these winter driving tips: *Turn off your cruise control. *If you lose traction and your vehicle feels like it’s floating, gradually slow down. Don’t slam on the brakes. *Use caution when driving on bridges. These surfaces are the first to freeze and become slippery when the temperature drops. *Slow down in advance of shaded areas.

*Increase following distance. During and after snowstorms, Wyoming Department of Transportation crews will be plowing snow, sanding slick areas and attempting to keep Wyoming highways open to the traveling public. “WYDOT is asking motorists to be watchful for our snowplows and slow down when they see the ﬂashing lights,” said Ronda Holwell,

Public Involvement Specialist for District 4, remember “plows are clearing the road to make it safer for, you, the traveling public”. Holwell urges drivers to “slow down, slow down, slow down!” Also, “Motorist need to have patience and stay with the flow of traffic, even if traffic is only going 40 mph, this will make it safer for WYDOT plows and the traveling public” said Holwell.

Campbell Co. Fire Dept. April 2, 2013

- At 2:30 a.m. to 4600 Overdale Drive for an automatic fire alarm activation. CCFD determined the alarm was caused by a malfunction. - At 8:07 a.m. to 4600 Overdale Drive for an automatic fire alarm activation. This was caused by a malfunction in the system and there was no fire. Maintenance technicians were looking into the reason for the false alarms. All units were cancelled. - At 9:11 a.m. to the 400 block of Stocktrail Avenue for a possible gas odor in the area. CCFD crews arrived on scene and could not detect any levels of odor or gas in the area and it was unknown as to its source. - At 11:22 a.m. to the 6700 block of Ichabod Avenue for a medical assist. - At 5:30 p.m. to 2001 Wagonhammer Lane for a residential fire alarm. No fire – system malfunction. - At 10:35 p.m. to the residence behind 113 East Laurel Street for a possible structure fire. Responding fire units were cancelled when it was learned to be a camp fire.

April 4, 2013

- At 3:28 a.m. to 25 Keeline Rd. for a vehicle on fire. Upon arrival fire crews found a farm tractor on fire next to a shed, fire crews used water and foam to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was most likely to have been an electrical short. - At 11:38 a.m. to McKenny Street for a medical assist. - At 12:14 p.m. to Monte Vista Lane for a medical assist. - At 12:30 p.m. to the address of 905 North Gurley Avenue for a fire alarm activation. This was a false alarm due to cooking. All units were cancelled. - At 1:32 p.m. for a smoke report west on Echeta Road. The smoke was coming from a control burn in a neighboring county. - At 2:26 p.m. to 1758 North Highway 14-16 for a control burn that maybe out of control. The control burn was found to be still under control but was putting out a large amount of dark smoke. - At 2:58 p.m. to Country Club Road for a medical assist. - At 3:22 p.m. to Buffalo Creek Road for a grass/ timber fire. Firefighters contained the fire to 20.7 acres. The fire was caused by a control burn (slash pile fire) that was started last week. - At 7:08 p.m. to 603 Longmont Street for a residential fire alarm. No fire – cooking caused a smoke detector activation. - At 10:12 p.m. to the

2300 block of South Douglas Highway for a medical assist.

April 6, 2013

- At 6:19 p.m. to the area of mile marker 134 on east I-90 for a possible structure fire; CCFD was unable to find any fires in the area. - At 7:30 p.m. to the area of 10560 HWY 59 for a structure fire. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival found a controlled burn being conducted.

April 7, 2013

- At 2:52 a.m. to Constitution Drive for an EMS assist. - At 10:01 AM to the Four Corners Rd. for an oil treater on fire. The heat from the fire also caused two , 2,000 gallon propane tanks to vent and catch on fire, several large oil storage tanks were also in the area. The fire was brought under control within about three hours. The damage was limited to the oil treater and propane tanks. The cause of the fire is under investigation. - At 10:22 AM to N. Heptner Rd. for an EMS assist. - At 11:54 AM to Andre Ct. for an EMS assist. - At 1:37 PM to 20 Wilderness for a report of an unknown fire, upon arrival it was determined that the homeowner was burning leaves in his yard. It was explained that it was against city ordinance to burn. The fire was extinguished. - At 6:24 PM to E. 2nd St. for an EMS assist. - At 7:45 PM to Wigwam for an EMS assist. - At 10:06 PM to 901 Skylark for a structure fire, upon arrival crews found heavy smoke coming from the single wide mobile home. Crews made an interior attack and contained the fire to the kitchen area. The damage is estimated $15,000. The cause of the fire was discarded cigarette ashes into the garbage can.

April 8, 2013

- At 3:24 am to Rodeo St. for an EMS assist. - At 3:49 pm to the intersection of Butler Spaeth Road and Pintail Drive reference a three vehicle accident. One patient was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Campbell County Memorial Hospital. - At 4:27 pm to east I-90 for a one vehicle accident. Crews were cancelled prior to arrival. - At 11:30 pm to Church Ave. for an EMS Assist.

April 9, 2013

- At 12:25 a.m. to Rose Creek Drive for an EMS assist. - At 6:12 a.m. to 808 Cosner Rd. for barn on ﬁre. CCFD responded to

the scene and upon arrival found 40’ by 60’ barn fully engulfed in flames and wind driven. Fire crews used water to extinguish the fire. The fire was caused most likely by an electric heat lamp, with the structure being a total loss. - At 6:27 a.m. to 5806 Kimber Drive for a carbon monoxide (CO) detector activation. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival found 75 ppm CO in the residence. The cause was determined to be blocked air intakes and exhaust outlets for the furnace. The blockages were cleared and the home was ventilated. - At 6:46 a.m. to mile marker 144 on North Highway 59 for a one vehicle rollover traffic accident. No one was at the accident scene and it was determined the accident happened the night before. - At 6:47 a.m. to 3405 Bantam Avenue for a carbon monoxide (CO) detector activation. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival found 20 ppm CO inside the residence. The cause was determined to be blocked air intakes and exhaust outlets for the furnace. The blockages were cleared and the home was ventilated. - At 8:06 a.m. to the 700 block of West 6th Street for a medical assist. - At 8:45 a.m. to mile marker 102 on Interstate 90 for a passenger vehicle that struck a semi truck. The driver of the automobile was injuried. - At 11:31 a.m. to 3307 East 2nd Street for a carbon monoxide (CO) detector activation. Firefighters found 38 parts per million (ppm) of CO inside the office and warehouse. The building was ventilated out using natural ventilation. The operation of a forklift and shrink wrapping pallets in the warehouse is believed to be the sources of the CO. - At 4:32 p.m. to the address of 912 West 8th Street for a fire alarm activation. This was caused by burned food while cooking. There was no fire or damage to the residence. CCFD crews assisted with ventilation of the residence and then cleared the scene. - At 3:50 p.m. to Clarkelen Road for a medical assist. -At 6:24 p.m. to 811 Mountain View Drive for a broken steam pipe. A steam pipe to a radiant heater broke. Firefighters closed the valves going to the affected heater. - At 6:33 p.m. to 3604 Triton Avenue for a smoke detector alarm. The property was vacant and there was no fire. An attempt to contact the management company that takes care of the property was made.

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2013 Donkey Creek Festival schedule released Save the Dates: June 28-30

Announcing the 2013 Donkey Creek Festival: Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Pickwick, Jalan Crossland, Screen Door Porch, Hot Club of Detroit, The California Honeydrops, Crushed Out, The Slide Brothers, Victor & Penny, Los Bohemios, Big Swing Trio, Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection, and Kendl Winter and the Summer Gold! The Donkey Creek Festival will take place June 28 - 30, 2013 at Gillette College. Look for additional information on the Donkey Creek Festival Facebook page. Schedule of events (All events free to the public!) Gillette College Friday June 28th • 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Art Vendors Open • 5:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. Food Vendors Open • 5:30 p.m. Avenues of Art Reception in Gillette College Technical Education Center • 6:00 p.m. - Kendl Winter and the Summer Gold (http://krecs.com/artists/ kendl-winter): In a year of constant touring with her many projects, Kendl Winter has taken her love of superstition to the birds, literally: bluebirds mean good luck, chickadees mean call home, and a whippoorwill’s morning song is a sign of a good day. And so it follows that she would name The Mec...hanics of Hovering Flight, (KLP238) her second full-length K release, for the hummingbird and its opposing ideas of ﬂight and motionlessness. A traveler, a dreamer, a banjo player, Kendl sprouts alfalfa beans in mason jars in the back of her tour van and counts the days until she returns home to her house boat to write songs on her banjo through the rainy afternoons. Here’s what Seattle Weekly’s REVERB said: “Banjo-wielding multi-instrumentalist Kendl Winter’s [The Mechanics of Hovering Flight] is rich and earthy, drawing its subtle strength and strong storytelling from a love of the Paciﬁc Northwest.” (listed as “Highly Recommended”) • 7:00 p.m. - Crushed Out (formerly BOOM CHICK) (www.crushedoutmusic. com): Crushed Out is an explosive hit of surf-garage momentum and rock & roll from Brooklyn, NY consisting of Frank Hoier on guitar and vocals and Moselle Spiller on drums. After four national tours and a wellreceived EP, 2010’s Show Pony, the couple, formerly known as Boom Chick, have released Want to... Give, on Nov.6, 2012 on their own Cool Clear Water imprint. Want to Give is a pure guitar/drum adrenalin rush - plenty of fuzz, tremolo, riffs, chunky chords, slide and Black Sabbath power chords. The songs are tight and lean; no fat, no studio fairy dust. Here’s what national media like Rolling Stone magazine and MTV are saying about Crushed Out: http:// www.crushedoutmusic. com/press.html Crushed Out is one of the

few repeat performers from the 2012 Donkey Creek Festival. • 9:00 p.m. HEADLINER - Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside!: Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside’s new record, “Untamed Beast” is a visceral rock and roll romp. Like a cross between “Ella Fitzgerald and Tom Waits” (Mashable) Sallie has established herself as one of the most powerful female voices in indie rock. Ford and her group – Tyler Tornfelt (upright bass), Ford... Tennis (drums), and Jeffrey Munger (lead guitar) – recorded the album’s 11 tracks with Adam Landry and Justin Collins (Deer Tick, Middle Brother) at Jackpot! Studios in the band’s hometown of Portland, Oregon. This will be Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside’s first appearance at the Donkey Creek Festival. We tried to book them last year but we couldn’t work out the dates - they’re here this year! Saturday, June 29th • 7:00 a.m. Donkey Creek Festival 5K run/walk Preregistration runs from June 1st - 28th • 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Classic Car & Motorcycle Show • 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Art vendors open • 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Fun on the Go at the Festival! • 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Food vendors open • 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. - Beer Garden open • Noon - Kendl Winter and the Summer Gold (http://krecs.com/artists/ kendl-winter): In a year of constant touring with her many projects, Kendl Winter has taken her love of superstition to the birds, literally: bluebirds mean good luck, chickadees mean call home, and a whippoorwill’s morning song is a sign of a good day. And so it follows that she would name The Mechanics of Hovering Flight, (KLP238) her second full-length K release, for the hummingbird and its opposing ideas of flight and motionlessness. A traveler, a dreamer, a banjo player, Kendl sprouts alfalfa beans in mason jars in the back of her tour van and counts the days until she returns home to her house boat to write songs on her banjo through the rainy afternoons. Here’s what Seattle Weekly’s REVERB said: “Banjo-wielding multi-instrumentalist Kendl Winter’s [The Mechanics of Hovering Flight] is rich and earthy, drawing its subtle strength and strong storytelling from a love of the Pacific Northwest.” (listed as “Highly Recommended”) • 1:00 p.m. - Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection: Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection will be back again for another great set at the festival. • 3:00 p.m. - Big Swing Trio: Welcome back Big Swing Trio to the Donkey Creek Festival. This will be their second appearance at the festival! • 5:00 p.m. - Jalan Crossland with his band!: Finally! Jalan Crossland will perform on the Donkey

Creek Festival stage. We are privileged to have Jalan (a recipient of the 2012 Governor’s Arts Award) at the 2013 Donkey Creek Festival! A highly popular Wyoming performer, Jalan Crossland is presently part of – WYOmericana Caravan Tour with J. Shogren and Screen Door Porch. Check out his website for dates around Wyoming. • 7:00 p.m. - Screen Door Porch (www.screendoorporch.com): Recently Voted #2 ALBUM OF 2012 by the Wyoming Public Radio (NPR) listening audience! Also recognized in BEST LOCAL BAND and BEST LOCAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR categories in Planet Jackson Hole’s Best of 2013 Reader’s Poll! Screen Door Porch is currently on the WYOmericana Caravan Tour with J. Shogren and Jalan Crossland at various locations around Wyoming. Please visit their website for live dates. And welcome Screen Door Porch to the 2013 Donkey Creek Festival. • 9:00 p.m. - HEADLINER Pickwick (www.pickwickmusic.com): Pickwick’s album “Can’t Talk Medicine” arrived March 12th - get on iTunes and check them out! Here’s a straight forward review from hearya.com.

Sunday, June 30th • Noon to 5:00 p.m. - Art vendors open • Noon to 6:00 p.m. Food vendors open • Noon to 7:00 p.m. - Beer Garden Open • 12:00 p.m. - Victor & Penny (www.victorandpenny.com): Victor & Penny is a Kansas City and Chicago born duo singing music they call Antique Pop on ukulele and a lovely old guitar. With characteristic charm and good humor, they bring a fresh twist to music of the early 20th century, unique arrangements of modern tunes as well as clever original songs. Victor & Penny... impress and delight audiences with their infectious energy and deft and oft-surprising jazz guitar licks anchored by a fiery one-ukuele rhythm section. The duo is touring the USA in 2013 and was recently awarded the 2013 Escape To Create Artist Residency in Seaside, FL. Victor & Penny is Jeff Freling and Erin McGrane. • 1:45 p.m. - Los Bohemios: This will be Los Bohemios’ first appearance at the Donkey Creek Festival. Please welcome them! • 3:00 p.m. - The Slide Brothers (www.slidebrothers.com): “Like their mentor Robert Randolph, The Slide Brothers may have started out in the sacred steel tradition, but this debut is likely to frighten the bejesus out of the church elders. While gospel is most assuredly at the root of this 11-songer, the quartet—Calvin Cooke, Chuck Campbell, Darick Campbell and Aubrey Ghent—find as much comfort in the blues of Elmore James and the rock of The Allman Brothers Band and George Harrison as they do from the spirituals…‘Praise You,’ featuring a wailing Shemekia Copeland vocal, is powered by battling,

screaming twin guitars that would have done Duane and Dickey (or Derek and Warren) proud.” Relix • 5:00 p.m. - The California Honeydrops (www.cahoneydrops.com): Digging deep into the roots of American music, The California Honeydrops embrace the traditions of Blues, Gospel, Second Line New Orleans Jazz, and early R&B. With stellar performances of traditional material as well as their own innovative music, The California Honeydrops get people out of their seats and ...onto the ﬂoor, dancing, sweating, and singing along. Since their formation 4 years ago in the subway stations of Oakland, CA, The California Honeydrops have completed 6 European tours, spread honey on crowds throughout the US, and recorded 2 full length albums of original music, all without the help of a record label or major booking agency. Their secret? An irresistible sound that blends the energy and intimacy of a street performance, undeniable talent and musicianship, and the soul and fervor of a spiritual street parade. • 7:00 p.m. HEADLINER - Hot Club of Detroit (www. hotclubofdetroit.com): Following up “It’s About That Time”, “Nighttown” and the eponymous 2006 debut Hot Club of Detroit—Hot Club of Detroit expands its sonic and compositional horizons with Junction (released August 2012). Retaining its original lineup of reeds, two guitars, accordion, upright bass and no drums, this is the band’s... fourth release for Mack Avenue Records. There are personnel changes, however, and for the ﬁrst time, the Hot Club of Detroit is joined (on three tracks) by a vocalist: French musician Cyrille Aimée, a native of Django Reinhardt’s hometown and a winner of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition. Please welcome Hot Club of Detroit to the 2013 Donkey Creek Festival! Well, that sums it up. DON’T MISS THE FESTIVAL!

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Every week, the Observer prints one article, paragraph, or section of either the U.S. or State Constitution for your information. Wyoming State Constitution, Article 3, Section 27. Special and local laws prohibited. The legislature shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say: For granting divorces; laying out, opening, altering or working roads or highways; vacating roads, town plats, streets, alleys or public grounds; locating or changing county seats; regulating county or township affairs; incorporation of cities, towns or villages; or changing or amending the charters of any cities, towns or villages; regulating the practice in courts of justice; regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace, police magistrates or constables; changing the rules of evidence in any trial or inquiry; providing for changes of venue in civil or criminal cases; declaring any person of age; for limitation of civil actions; giving effect to any informal or invalid deeds; summoning or impaneling grand or petit juries; providing for the management of common schools; regulating the rate of interest on money; the opening or conducting of any election or designating the place of voting; the sale or mortgage of real estate belonging to minors or others under disability; chartering or licensing ferries or bridges or toll roads; chartering banks, insurance companies and loan and trust companies; remitting fines, penalties or forfeitures; creating[,] increasing, or decreasing fees, percentages or allowances of public officers; changing the law of descent; granting to any corporation, association or individual, the right to lay down railroad tracks, or any special or exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise whatever, or amending existing charter for such purpose; for punishment of crimes; changing the names of persons or places; for the assessment or collection of taxes; affecting estates of deceased persons, minors or others under legal disabilities; extending the time for the collection of taxes; refunding money paid into the state treasury, relinquishing or extinguishing, in whole or part, the indebtedness, liabilities or obligation of any corporation or person to this state or to any municipal corporation therein; exempting property from taxation; restoring to citizenship persons convicted of infamous crimes; authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of liens; creating offices or prescribing the powers or duties of officers in counties, cities, townships or school districts; or authorizing the adoption or legitimation of children. In all other cases where a general law can be made applicable no special law shall be enacted.

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Join us to improve your Marketing IQ. This free, online four-webinar series will take place every Monday from 12-1:00 pm, from April 29 through May 20th. While “plan” is a four-letter word to many business owners, planning should be fully integrated into your business practice. Marketing in a digital age means frequent customer interaction and, consequently, frequent attention, unlike an annual printed Yellow Pages ad. There is no single formula to create a marketing plan, but there are some simple concepts to follow to help you construct a workable plan that will help win customers and keep your business moving forward. Participants will receive written exercises prior to the class, and we will review the results together in class, with examples and discussion about

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Gillette-Campbell County Airport reports February and March passenger trafﬁc Gillette-Campbell County Airport today announced trafﬁc for two months, February and March of 2013. For the month of February, the airport welcomed 4,185 arriving and departing passengers, a 7.4 percent decrease since last year’s February total of 4,522. In March of 2013, 4,837 passengers traveled through GCC, a 19.6 percent decrease versus a particularly busy March of

2012. Year-to-date, the airport has served 13,217 travelers, 13.4 percent fewer than last year’s ﬁrst three months. About Gillette-Campbell County Airport: The Gillette-Campbell County Airport is located in Northeastern Wyoming in a major energy producing part of the country known as the Powder River Basin. Gillette is at the hub of this basin, and the Airport serves the commercial ser-

vice and general aviation needs for a large portion of this corner of the state. The Airport sees approximately 56,000 passengers come through yearly and is currently served by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Great Lakes Aviation to Denver, Salt Lake City, and Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Gillette-Campbell County Airport and tenants currently employ approximately 260 people in the surrounding area.

February 2013 Passenger Totals

February 2013 4,185

February 2012 4,522

March 2013 4,837

March 2012 6,020

% Change -7.4

2013 Y-T-D 8,380

2012 Y-T-D 9,327

% Change -9.3

2013 Y-T-D 13,217

2012 Y-T-D 15,257

% Change -13.4

March 2013 Passenger Totals

% Change -19.6

“The Spirit of Malaysia” flies into North America in April On March 26th, Malaysian Captain James Anthony Tan took off from Langkawi, Malaysia, on a mission to be the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world in a single engine aircraft. His expedition will take him across the Northern Hemisphere, visiting 20 countries with 30 scheduled stops, including a seven-city tour in the U.S. and Canada in mid-April. Tan, 21, is flying solo in a Cessna 210 Eagle, dubbed The Spirit of Malaysia. His quest, “1Malaysia Round the World,” is a 21,900 nautical mile route to be completed in 50 days. He will fly across North America from

April 5th-22nd, with stops in Anchorage, Juneau, Vancouver, Denver, Indianapolis, Teterboro, and St. Johns. His journey will also take him to Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Pakistan, India, and Myanmar. Through his expedition, Tan wants to inspire the world’s youth to explore the world. Having been born with dyslexia, he also wishes to raise awareness on the issues faced by children with special needs and empower them to chase their own dreams, no matter how impossible

they may seem. Upon the successful completion of his expedition, Tan will not only be the youngest pilot to ﬂy solo around the world in a single engine aircraft, but will also be the one to do it in the shortest duration among the youth record holders of this category, recognized by the World Record Academy. He has

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Governor’s inaction puts all severance taxes into play By Sven Larson - Wyoming Liberty Group When the U.S. Department of Interior declared that it would keep 5.1 percent of the severance taxes it owed Wyoming (and two dozen other states) the governor ﬁrst seemed to be appropriately upset. His administration was unmistakably worried that this could be the beginning of something much bigger – a billion dollars, to be exact. If the federal government could withhold $53 million this year, then why would they not withhold $100 million next year, or, half a billion, or the entire billion dollars it owes Wyoming? The governor’s initial reaction was clearly in tune with what many Wyomingites felt. If the governor had chosen to act tough on this issue, he would undoubtedly have had a strong base of support around the state. Unfortunately, it looks like Governor Mead’s attitude has changed over the past week. What looked like a good case for

principled action on behalf of the governor now seems to shrink to a political footnote. From the Casper Star Tribune: Gov. Matt Mead says Wyoming has no legal recourse to block federal budget cuts required by sequestration. The state’s best hope now is to work through its congressional delegation, Mead said Friday during a news conference. … Mead said he told Attorney General Gregory Phillips he wanted to pursue legal action if there was a “snowball’s chance” of success. “The word back is there is no snowball,” Mead said. I am not a legal scholar, and if experts tell me that the governor is right, then I will of course accept that. But common sense dictates that there must be some kind of document, somewhere, that clearly deﬁnes whether or not the federal government can indeed dictate how large a share of total severance tax revenues

Wyoming will get. Has the governor seen that document? If so, would he kindly refer the voters/ taxpayers of Wyoming to it, so we can learn for ourselves? The reason why this is important is not the $53 million the federal government is withholding this year. The importance lies instead in the potentially devastating ﬁscal perspective that opens up beyond these $53 million. Up until last week the state of Wyoming could treat its severance taxes as an ironclad revenue source. The actual amount has always ﬂuctuated, and can only be forecasted with a fair amount of uncertainty from one year to the next. But the state has nevertheless organized many spending items in, e.g., education around the proceeds from the severance tax. This has been possible despite the fact that severance tax revenues have always been more volatile than any other

state revenue source. Over time the state has basically learned to live with the fluctuations, its affliction for spending windfall revenue notwithstanding. Now, though, the federal government’s unilateral action has put the entire severance tax into play. The uncertainty that was limited to revenue fluctuations of some 20 percent has now effectively engulfed the entire billion dollars in severance tax revenues. The governor’s surprisingly passive response to Attorney General Phillips’s conclusion only compounds that uncertainty. The effect is that Wyoming now has no control over the severance taxes that the federal government collects on our behalf. This leads to a blunt question: if you were a legislator going in to the 2014 budget session, would you comfortably appropriate spending based on the severance taxes, knowing that the federal gov-

ernment can take as much as it wants to, whenever it wants to? Now that Governor Mead has concluded that he has no legal case against the federal government, he must take compensating fiscal action, and do so urgently. He should immediately begin the work to neutralize the potentially disastrous effects of larger severance-tax grabs by Uncle Sam. This work cannot include tax increases, but must instead be concentrated on soundly, sustainably cutting spending. (As a start, check out these five ideas for a better Wyoming economy.) A well-executed plan to reduce spending on a permanent basis would turn this looming budget crisis into a major economic boost for the state. However, should we end up with no fiscal response from either the governor or the legislature, then the 2014 budget session could easily be engulfed in fiscal panic.

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Campbell County Observer

April 12 - 19, 2013

Bold Republic Weekly Dumbest Gun Law YET! By Glenn Woods

I’ve said it before and here I go saying it again: If you see a sign that says “GUN FREE ZONE,” stay away. It is an unsafe place to be. For instance, if you were planning to send your young and eager child to college, I’d recommend staying away from the University of Rhode Island. The problem begins with a state law, which is then handed to their liberal college ofﬁcials to implement, that does not allow anyone on campus to carry a gun. NOT EVEN CAMPUS POLICE! According to state and college ofﬁcials, they do this to foster a sense of peace and security on campus. Fat lot of good that did when on April 4th of this year university police received a call that there might be an armed and dangerous individual on campus. Upon receiving the call the university police order the campus to go into lock down mode and the state police were called. To be clear, campus police are not allowed to carry guns, but the state police, who were on their way, are allowed to carry guns on campus. You know the old say-

ing, ‘when second’s count the police are minutes away.’? Well it’s not just a saying. So as state police screamed toward the campus, their sirens blaring, campus police picked up the only tools that they are allowed to carry, pepper spray and small clubs, and fanned out looking for the man with a gun. There is another old saying that is not just an old saying: “Never bring a knife to a gunfight. Well, in this case, never bring pepper spray and a small stick to a gunfight. Fortunately for university police it turned out to be a false alarm. They were eventually joined by state police and between the two groups no gunman was found. But what if they had? This is why I think this is the dumbest gun law I have seen yet. If a man with a gun truly was on campus, just what the heck could the campus police have done? The state police, with all due respect to them, would have only arrived on time to count the bodies. I assume that the bodies of campus police officers would be among the victims. I honestly have to ask, what is wrong with the peo-

ple who pass laws like this? You, however, already know my answer: “Do not try to rationalize the irrational.” There is nothing about this law that makes any sense. The students attending the University of Rhode Island are far less safe because of this (deleted expletive) gun law. Here again is the notion that if we just get rid of the gun then there will be no gun violence. Does that include disarming the police too? In this, in the minds of the government of Rhode Island and the decision makers at the university, disarming the

police makes the university a safer place. Let’s go try and convince the criminal element that they need to disarm before they step on campus grounds. I’d say that just the opposite is true. Dangerous people will see this story on their local Rhode Island news and think: ‘Well, there’s an easy target, if I arrive on campus with a gun not even the campus police can stop me. I’ll have plenty of time to do what I want to do, before the state police, who have guns, arrive to stop me.’ Here is where the argument becomes frustrating

when folks like you and I try and talk to the anti-gun crowd. First, the idea what we have to have this discussion in the ﬁrst place, when the answer is so obvious. A crazy person with a gun can only be stopped by a sane person with a gun. I know, it’s another old saying. But once again, it’s true. A disarmed college campus is a dangerous place to be, because it is defenseless against CRAZY WITH A GUN! Who in their right mind would want to be a cop, ordered to search for a possible man with a gun, but

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April 12 - 19, 2013

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On the Contrary...

The Issue: Is New York Law MHL 9.46 Constitutional?

Nicholas DeLaat

Glenn Woods

The Sides: Nick (Newspaper Publisher) is debating for the bill, and Glenn (CCO Columnist and Radio Personality) is debating against the bill. Nicholas: On April 1st, a legal gun owner in upstate New York reportedly received an official notice from the state ordering him to surrender any and all weapons to his local police department. The note said that the person’s permit to own a gun in New York was being suspended as well. The gun owner contacted attorney Jim Tresmond (a specialist in gun laws in New York) and the two visited the local police precinct. Mr. Tresmond reportedly went into the precinct and informed the officers that his client, waiting in the parking lot, was coming in to voluntarily surrender his weapons as requested. The local police were aware of the letter because they had already been contacted by the State Police. Apparently, if people do not respond to the initial mailing, local law enforcement is authorized to visit the gun owner at their home and demand the surrender of the firearms. In this case, the gun owner followed the

Praise or Shame: Your Senators’ Internet Sales Tax Vote

Dear Editor, As you are probably aware, the US Senate recently held a vote on an Internet sales tax collection amendment introduced by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL). This was not the Senate’s ﬁnest moment – the vote on the Internet Sales Tax amendment was non-binding, but it could lead to Congress unleashing tax collectors to roam all across the Internet in future efforts. We are disappointed that many Senators decided to vote in favor of this unprecedented increase in tax burdens that favors large, big box retailers over small businesses. We’d like to offer you the opportunity to write to your Senators and either thank them for voting in favor of small business or, if they voted in favor of the amendment, ask them why they would not support small business and provide opportunities for them to thrive rather than punish them. We would like to thank the thousands of WE R HERE members that weighed in with their Senators’ ofﬁces to ensure our message was heard. We remain opposed to any other legislation that would place additional burdens on small online retailers. Wyoming Senators Vote: Senator Enzi (Yay) / Senator Barrasso (Nay) Sincerely, Phil Bond Executive Director WE R HERE Coalition

Dear Editor, Remember when, only three short years ago, Americans used the debate over the Affordable Care Act to launch the first serious look at our health care system in decades? People finally put aside their differences long enough to ensure we made the right changes, instead of just what helped their own political parties push their agendas. No? That’s not the way you remember it? That’s because instead of using this unique opportunity to our nation’s advantage, we squandered it and instead allowed extremists to dictate the terms of the debate, snuffing out all hope that the end product would be something that would guarantee every single American would receive health care, regardless of his or her ability to pay. No, instead we were treated to absurd debates about death panels and claims that “Obamacare” would bankrupt us. The tactic succeeded in polarizing different interest groups, as the extreme right-wing

one’s life from criminals and liberty from government (see writings by ALL founding fathers). By the mental health services not being able to be effective you will see more of these shootings and therefore the same anti-gun statists responses of new laws that restrict our Second Amendment. It looks to me like New York is being proactive and possibly saving our Second Amendment Rights (I know, headache…I can’t believe I just said that). Glenn: Let’s think back for a moment to the past two tragedies, The Batman Shooting and Sandyhook. In both cases we found evidence, after the fact, that these young man had both been in treatment, and there was plenty of evidence, beforehand, that there was a problem. But for whatever reason the professionals treating these young men did not turn over the evidence to proper authorities. It seems to me that we do not need tougher gun laws. We need a better system when it comes to identifying possible problem people. But that brings up back to my ﬁrst point: Before we take away anyone’s rights, or property, they get their day in court, and the state has to prove that there is a problem. Nicholas: But is this a tougher gun law? It seems that the government of New York is simply doing just that, getting the evidence from the doctors and hospitals and taking the initiative before the shooting happens. So they are not creating gun laws, they are preventing gun violence before it happens so they do not have to make gun laws. Glenn: But how are they getting that evidence? There was a time when your medical information was private, unless a doctor had a concern, then through proper procedures the process could be started to see if there actually was a threat. But now the police are pouring through a person’s personal information without a court order. While I agree with the concept of stopping a mentally deranged man, with a history of violence, I worry even more about stopping creeping tyranny. A police state is far more dangerous. I am a free man, until it can be proven, ﬁrst, that I am a danger. That keeps the tyrants from coming up with any excuse that they can dream up. Nutballs need to be restrained. I include the nutbualls in government in that statement. But how were his client’s private medical information accessed by the government? This appears to be a violation of HIPAA

and Health Information Privacy policies at HHS.gov. Let’s also look at a couple amendments to our law of the land. Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or afﬁrmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Nicholas: Yea, I lost this debate right at the start. So Glenn, do you have an asprin?

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Letters to the Editor was helped by Fox News to ooze outright lies that were picked up and bizarrely given credibility by other news organizations. It led to staged protests at congressional town hall meetings that gave the country an extremely warped view of what the proposed federal health care reform would actually do. From my viewpoint, as a member of the press who isn’t ashamed to be identified as liberal, the success of leaders of the Tea Party, and much of the Republican Party, distorted the country’s view of the legislation so badly that it forced President Barack Obama’s administration to drop key elements of its plan. Obama and the Democrats quickly abandoned all hope of ever passing universal health care, then caved in to demands to drop the public option for health insurance. By making concession after concession, Obama disappointed and angered his progressive base while the right unfairly portrayed him as some kind of communist. It was a crazy time in American politics, and the law the president squeaked through Congress and ultimately signed was justifiably criticized by people on the right and the left as a hodgepodge of federal regulations that failed to advance the goal of keeping people from having their life savings wiped out due to health care emergencies. But now, as several of the law’s reforms have gone into effect and others approach their starting dates, it’s a good time to reassess how the Affordable Care Act has changed health care in the country, and specifically what it’s accomplished in Wyoming. Judging by a March 20 op-ed piece by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius published in the Casper Star-Tribune, the law has resulted in some positive changes in the health care system that should be applauded — especially since they were so denigrated at the time of passage. Sebelius makes a valid argument that Wyoming residents who have health insurance have more security now, thanks to new insurance market reforms and consumer protections. She noted that: • More than 5,420 Wyoming Medicare beneficiaries with the highest prescription drug costs have saved an average of $685 on their medications. That’s a big savings for seniors on a fixed income. • Preventive services such as mammograms and flu shots are now available for free to 136,000 people in Wyoming with private insurance plans. • The Affordable Care Act is curbing increasing health costs by cracking down on waste and fraud, and establishing incentives for hospitals to use their monetary resources more wisely.

• Wyoming residents are now protected from some of the worst insurance industry abuses, like lifetime coverage caps that could cut off benefits when people need them most. “These reforms have already led to significant improvements in health outcomes,” stressed Sebelius. “That includes the first drop in hospital readmissions for Medicare beneficiaries on record, which means when people with Medicare go home from the hospital, they are more likely to stay healthy and less likely to have to return for additional care.” The act has resulted in $1.1 million in rebates for Wyoming residents by limiting the amount that insurance companies can spend on marketing and overhead. And the best is yet to come: Beginning in 2014, it will be illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people with a pre-existing medical condition or disability. On Oct. 1, a new health insurance marketplace will give individuals, families and small business owners a better way

to find private insurance plans that fit their respective budgets. By covering more people in Wyoming, fewer residents will have to go to the emergency room to receive basic health care. This should keep the cost of premiums from increasing as rapidly and also reduce hospitals’ high cost of uncompensated care. I’m still upset that we don’t have universal health care, but the improvements that have resulted from some of the various components of Obamacare should help make future discussions about such care more civil, as people realize they were duped by the misguided, sometimes shameful anger directed at health care reform. I hope that in the next phase of this long national and state debate, it will lead to the day when universal care finally becomes a reality. By Wyoming journalist Kerry Drake, Editor-in-chief of The Casper Citizen, nonprofit, online community newspaper

Why Is It? (a/k/a The Advertising Poem) A man wakes up after sleeping under an advertised blanket, on an advertised mattress, pulls off advertised pajamas, bathes in an advertised shower, shaves with an advertised razor, brushes his teeth with advertised toothpaste, washes with advertised soap, puts on advertised clothes, drinks a cup of advertised coffee, drives to work in an advertised car, and then, refuses to advertise, iot Publ believing it doesn’t pay. atr Later when business is poor, he advertises it for sale. Why is it?

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request as written. The guns and permits were handed over and a receipt given to the client. After the guns were turned over, a request for a local hearing was filed and the gun owner is expecting to have his Second Amendment rights restored. But there is more to this story. In a conversation with lawyer Jim Tresmond, it learned that this client, who has never had a problem with the law — no criminal record and or violent incidents on record — did have a temporary, short term health issue that required medication. Glenn, you are against this. Why? Glenn: Hey, Nick, you ever get a headache playing Devil’s advocate like this? You want some aspirin first? Look, I can agree that someone with a dangerous or volatile mental disorder should not be allowed to own a gun, for example, if we know of someone who is prone to violence and has been arrested for it. But in this case that you’ve sited from NYC, this gentleman never got his day in court. Here we see a man who, as far as we can tell from the article, has not committed a crime, now or in the past. He might be on medication for something, but we do not see any evidence of criminal or violent behavior. Are we to assume that he is innocent before proven guilty? Should a man’s private property be taken from him without his day in court? The way I see it the police cannot simply order this gentleman to show up and turn in anything, much less his gun, until they have proven that he is a risk, and he has a right to face his accusers before a jury of his peers before his property and his right are taken. Nicholas: Yes, doesn’t it always seem like I am the one taking the “other” side? One thing we do know is that these senseless crimes and mass shootings have been a result of mentally disturbed children and adults who were on certain medication, mostly anti-depressants. Since the late 80’s, mental health funding has seen a dramatic drop in funding, and therefore resources to identify and help these individuals. That funding is not coming back anytime soon, nor can our country afford it currently. If these shootings keep happening, than we are going to lose one of our most precious Amendments to our Constitution (not like our government cares about the Constitution anyway) which is the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment was written specifically to defend

On the Contrary is a column in debate format originated by the Campbell County Observer. The opinions expressed in this debate do not necessarily reﬂect the opinions of the writers of this column, the Observer staff, or of the Observer itself. To show two sides of a debate, many times one of the guest columnists or regular writers may be playing devil’s advocate. This article is not to push political agenda’s or opinions, but to show both sides of the debate. To become a guest for “On the Contrary” email us a request at CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com

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World of Sports When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to eliminate wrestling from the 2020 Olympics I thought it was a joke and I checked my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st. Well, it wasn’t and the IOC was completely serious about eliminating a sport that has been part of every modern Olympics since they began in 1896 in Athens. “It’s not the case of what’s wrong with wrestling, it’s what’s right with the (other) 25 core sports,” IOC Spokesman Mark Adams said after the announcement back in February. So, Adams is telling us that tae kwon do, cycling and modern pentathlon have more positives than wrestling does? I could see the argument for tae kwon do and even maybe cycling, despite the dark clouds that hang over the sport, but I do not understand why modern pentathlon didn’t get the boot? If you are not familiar with what the modern pentathlon is, it consists of 5 sports: laser pistol shooting, show jump riding (horseback riding), fencing, running and swimming. It is supposed to mimic the essential actions of a cavalryman? CALVALRYMAN? When was the last time a cavalry was used in a modern war? The last time this tactic was actually used in war was during the 2nd World War and the last horsed U.S Cavalry (the 2nd Calvary Division) were dismounted in March of 1944. And just for your enjoyment, the last cavalry was used back in 1991 when Kyrgyzstan had an independent horse mounted cavalry squadron, that’s 22 years and c’mon it’s Kyrgyzstan. I think the IOC’s decision was in part, due to the fact the USA has repeatedly excelled in wrestling. The US is the most successful of all nations in wrestling as they have won a total of 50 gold medals and 125 overall. Behind track and ﬁeld and swimming, wrestling has brought home the 3rd most medals in US Olympic

By Ted Ripko - Local Sports Authority history. There were 71 countries who competed in wrestling during the 2012 London Olympics while only 26 nations entered to compete in the modern pentathlon. There were more countries who medaled in wrestling (29) than competed in modern pentathlon. Did you tune into to watch wrestling or the modern pentathlon during the London Olympics? Probably not! I love watching the Olympics. I watched cycling and tae kwon do, but didn’t even see the pentathlon on TV. Even if it was I don’t think it would have held my interest very long. There were twice as many viewers on TV for wrestling as compared to the pentathlon. Charlie Williams, the head wrestling coach for the 2A State Champion Moorcroft Wolves, knows that the elimination of wrestling from the Olympics not only affects adult wrestlers, but also kids of all ages. “It has had an effect on young wrestlers to some degree. Wrestlers have always known there is no professional future in wrestling, as there is in other sports, but they knew that they always had the Olympics,” said Williams. In Williams’ mind eliminating wrestling from the Olympics is just as meaningful as taking away other big sporting events, “Eliminating wrestling from the Olympics is the equivalent of eliminating all bowl games from football. Wrestling is as old as the Olympics themselves and if you had to pick one sport that throughout history has embodied the Olympics, it would be wrestling. To me the Olympics should be about the preservation of sports such as wrestling that aren’t as main stream as other popular sports. Wrestling is pure individual one on one competition and if it does not have a place in the Olympics, then where?” I think Williams has a very valid question. If not in the Olympics, then

where will this sport end up? Professional wrestling is a performance comprised of actors who are athletic. If you have ever watched the WWE than you know it has very little to do with the likes of greco-roman, folkstyle or freestyle wrestling styles. If you are a world class grappler than you might be able to ﬁnd a career in mixed martial arts, but you have to be able to do more than just wrestle to succeed in that sport. After college what are these world class athletes supposed to do? Just sit back and get fat while watching the modern pentathlon, trampoline, synchronized swimming and ping pong; all are current Olympic sports. Trent Olson a Campbell County freshman, a 4A State Champion and a 2nd palce ﬁnisher at the National High School Wrestling Championships, believes there is one main reason why wrestling should be reinstated as part of the Olympics in 2020. “Wrestling should be in the Olympics because it is arguably the hardest sport in the world. Wrestlers dedicate their lives from childhood in the wrestling room, skipping dinners to make weight and dreaming of being on the Olympic stage, and to have all that taken away from you, it’s horrible!” said the All-American wrestler. Wrestling still does have a chance of being reinstated for the 2020 Olympics, but it will have to depend on the salesmanship of FILA, which is the Amateur Wrestling World Championship organized by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. FILA will have to convince the IOC that they belong in the Olympics over the likes of baseball, softball, karate, squash, roller sports (i.e. What you see in ESPN’s the X Games), sport climbing, wake boarding and wushu (a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts). Here’s an idea for the IOC, if they can’t see to it to reinstate wrestling to the Olympics then how about replacing the modern pentathlon with the ancient pentathlon, which consists of the long jump, javelin, discus, running and YES, wrestling!

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A friend of mine called the other day and tells me he has 2 friends that are looking for some AR-15’s do I have any? I told him yes I do, They are M4 style scope ready models and priced at $695.00. Great, he says, They will be right over. They never showed up so a few days later I asked him if his friends were still interested. He told me nope, they bought them online for $1500.00. So, here they come with UPS, I still made my $15.00 for the transfer but while they were there they looked at the riﬂes I had in stock and discovered they were the same models they ordered with the same features and they could have bought 2 from me for the same price they paid for one they ordered. Don’t let this happen to you, Any gun, Any models, Any features can be ordered or built for a lower cost. Call for a free quote. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.

Licensed daycare now open. Spots available full-time and before and after school. Close to Rozet school and the post ofﬁce. Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915

Get a piece of history. Mosin Nagant Russian M91/30 Surplus Rifle. Very good to Excellent condition 7.62X54 Caliber. These are a very accurate rifle shooting 4” groups at 1000 yards. Open sights are adjustable to yardage with a push of a button. Great gun for hunting deer or elk very cheap ammo available for target practice. Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. Chinese Type 53 Carbines 7.62X54R. These guns have been fully restored and are excellent shooters. They are a shorter model of the Mossin Naugant making them easy to carry through the brush and trees. Large caliber with plenty of take down power for the largest and most dangerous game. Ammo is still available and still very reasonably priced. This gun comes with a fold down bayonet permanently attached. Adjustable sights on an elevation ramp rear sight makes this package very versatile. permanently attached floor plate magazine holds 5 rounds with one additional one in the chamber. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.

Boat for Sale with trailer. Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.

1903 Springﬁeld. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864

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Personals Interested in founding a Sherlock Holmes Society in Gillette? Contact gillettesherlockians@gmail. com for info.

Before you buy, make a call to get a quote. We can order any gun you are looking at and just may be able to save you a ton of money. Call for a free quote. $15.00 FFL Transfer Fee on all internet purchases. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad.

For Rent 2 Bedroom Duplex, with one car garage, washer/dryer, no pets. $700rent/$700deposit. 307-689-0202 Ofﬁce and Retail space for rent Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 For Rent Single Bedroom House in Silver Hills 307680-8838. C2-12-4h Room for Rent. Nice Room for Rent for one responsible person. $480.00 per month. 689-9358.

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Campers & Motor Homes 1997 32ft. Class A Motor Home. Sleeps 6, Only 31,000 Miles. Asking $17,000. Call (307) 660-7520. Large Private RV/Camper Lot for rent. Big yard, trees. All utilities available. $400 per month, $400 deposit. 1 year lease. Call (307) 6601007. 5th wheel camper for sale. Call Skip (307) 680-0073

Camping/Fishing Camper spot for rent $300 per month in Silver Hills 307680-8838 Minnows, crawlers, leeches, ﬁshing tackle, boating and camping supplies. Fully furnished cabin rentals, 50 Amp Full Hookup RV sites 5 minutes from Keyhole Reservoir in Pine Haven. Empire Guesthouse & RV Park 307756-3454. www.empireguesthouse.com

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Custom Harley Soft tail. Being built, need to sell now. Almost ﬁnished. Chopper, built in Sturgis, SD. Asking $5,500 and will help you build it. HAVE ALL PARTS! Call 257-2306

Wyoming Mountaineers now offers easy payment plans on any in stock ﬁrearm. Your debit card is your line of credit. Purchase any ﬁrearm that is in stock making 4 payments weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Processing fee and payment plan fee apply. Call Wyoming Mountaineers for more details. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad.

Gunsmithing Special of the week. Electrolysis Barrel Cleaning. Increase the accuracy of your ﬁrearm, get ready for hunting season or a summer of shooting fun. Most cleanings complete overnight and your gun is ready the next day. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

Bring your catch by the Empire Guesthouse for photographs which may be published in this newspaper with our ﬁshing reports. Along with that, the Guesthouse staff will be awarding monthly prizes for those that let us photograph them and their catch. It doesn’t have to be a trophy to enter and there will be special prizes for those 12 and under. Carp shooters are also welcome to enter. Check with the Guesthouse for more details.

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Cook needed at Lu La Bells. Motivated and Energetic. Days Only. Apply at Lu La bells.

Home for sale by owner in Western Way. Asking $239,000 for the 1,800 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bath home with an unﬁnished basement and a two car garage. Fully fenced, large landscaped yard with a sprinkler system. Home is within walking distance to the new recreation center and the new elementary school that is being built. Please contact me at 307-670-1209 if you are interested.

1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087

Basset Hound pups for sale; 9 weeks old; need shots. Rust and White and Tricolor $250.00; One Lemon and White female $300.00. Transportation cost additional if I deliver @ 25 cents per mile. Serious Inquiries Only! Please call 307-382-9282.

Looking for CDL to work in North Dakota full time. Call 307-670-3629. PERSONAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED: We are looking for an Office Assistant. Duties include greeting clients, answering phones, and routing mail, data entry and retrieve,scheduling and calender maintenance,Ideal candidates will have proven customer service skills in an administrative setting and experience with Microsoft Office applications email resumes to akeelahanderson001@gmail.com IF INTERESTED Powder River Roofing, a growing company in N.E. Wyoming, is hiring full time roofers. Call 307-696-7465 for an interview. Personal Assistant needed to organize and help. Basic computer skills needed, must be good with organization. I am ready to pay $600.00 per week. Interested person should contact: deans995@ gmail.com Bl-32-2V Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant. Exciting new career. Unlimited income potential. Think you can sell? Call 307-2994662. We offer commission, fuel allowance, and much more. Sell in the Bighorn, Casper, Powder River, and Black Hills Area. Are you a friendly outgoing individual? Do you connect with people casually? Are you looking for supplemental income? Do you need to be in charge of your own hours? We are looking for an independent contractor for commissioned based ad sales. For more information call Sandra at 307-689-0028 or email at campbellcountytidbits@yahoo.com State Wide Sales people. Print Advertising Sales for new State-wide newspaper. Call 307-299-4662

Child Care Child Care in Sleepy Hollow. Room for 2 children. $20 per day per child. Call 307-257-2306.

Apartments for Rent 1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details. Immaculate 1-2 bedroom apartments, fresh paint, and new ﬂooring. (no pets). Call for move-in special starting at $595 307-686-6488 Apartment for Rent in WindRidge Appts. Water/Trash/ Washer/Dryer. Air and Heat. 3bs/2bth. Must qualify for low income housing. $740.00/ mo. Call 307-685-8066 Foothills View Apartments Hot Move In Special! Cool, Clean, Quiet Apartments. A/C, 2 Bdrm. $695 1Bdrm. $595. Showing anytime Call 307-686-6488 C3-28-2v

For Sale. 3br Townhouse. 1.5 bath. 307-680-1449 (c139-tfnh) Tri-level house for sale 4 bed 2 bath $209,000 (307) 6701925. 40+ Acres 2 miles south of Wright 1999 Atlantic Oak Modular. $250,000 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 Great House - 4 bedroom, 2 bath, computer room, huge island kitchen, ﬁreplace. Must see! call 307-687-0333 C1-23-tfn 3 bedroom 11/2 bath C1-39-tfnh

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FSBO 2,688 SF home on corner lot with fenced back yard. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, upgraded kitchen, ﬁnished walkout basement, oversized garage. $259,000. 307-680-9180.

Services Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 RV Winterization starting at $99.95 at YOUR house. Call Randy at 307-660-3091 (b340-tfnh) Spring Cleaning Special! Any purchase over $200 prior to 5-31-13 Will have the choice of: Free couch cleaning (up tp 8ft. long) or Free 1 year warranty on oil/water based spots. www.pineridgeclean. com 307-660-7856 find us on Facebook Powder River Roofing is N.E. Wyoming’s top quality roofing, with the highest safety standards in the area. Call for your FREE estimate today for metal/wood/shingle removal, install, and repair. (307)-696-7465. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Want To Get in Shape?Like to have Fun? Learn The Graceful moves of American Oriental Belly Dancing! The 3rd Sunday of every month. Call Leanna Tabatt 307-6808457 Looking to buy a new computer? Why waste the money? “Your Computer Store” has refurbished towers and laptops rebuilt right here in our store. Plenty of memory, disc space, and advice. Come by and see our inventory at “Your Computer Store,” where YOU come first! 802 E. Third St next to Ice Cream Land Powder River Mechanics. We have the cheapest labor rates, but the best quality repairs in town. We offer full services on Foreign and domestic vehicles, ATV’s, Snowmobiles, motorcycles, jet ski’s, boats, and more. Let us put you on a Preventative maintenance schedule so your vehicles run miles past your warranty. Call for an appointment. 307-6967713. Avenue Mall - Over 30 vendors, come check us out! 217 Gillette Ave. Mon-Fri. 9AM to 7 PM, Sat. 9AM- 5 PM, Sun. 10 AM - 4 PM Computers have become like cars, and they need repaired. Want the best quality repair work in N.E. Wyoming? Bring your computer to “Your Computer Store.” Quality work at a quality price. “Your Computer Store,” where YOU COME FIRST 802 E. Third street next to Ice Cream Land. Auto insurance preferred and SR-22’s. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Motorcycle and ATV insurance. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520

Spacious & new, 1, 2, &3 bdrm affordable apartments available now! Call 6858066. Washer and dryer in every unit. Private sunny patio or balcony. Special move-in rate, 1 bdrm: $694, 2 bdrm: $777, 3 bdrm: $888. Move in now and deduct $ 200 off ﬁrst month while special lasts. Call Konnie or Celeste at Highland Properties 685-8066.

Home Appliances/ Furnshings Booth Table. L-shaped. With Chairs. Seats 6. $500.00 Call 299-4967 3 Propane Refrigerators 307-680-8838. D4-12-4h Three antique pressedbacked oak chairs. Excellent condition. $85 each. 6820042

Large and Small Band Saws call for info. 307-680-8838 18v Dewalt tools - sawzall, hammer drill, one battery and one charger. $150 obo. call (307)299-1382 Exterior door with window, interior light ﬁxtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 Blue Dual Reclining Sofa. Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like. Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition. Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108. Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353. Kojac series One, two and three dvd $65.00 $98 value 307 - 670 - 1887 Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202

Autos, Trucks and Vans ‘76 Electra-Glide would consider trade on Pan or Knuck if ya know of anyone, ‘81 sent it to LA-S&S, 11.5to1 and dual-plugged to run regular-gas, had burn-out time at Hog-Jam! Ben 680.7464. 2008 Dodge Charger AWD Hemi, loaded Black $18,000 books for $22,500 Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100. 2006 Dodge Mega Cab 4x4 Laramie 102,000 miles $16,000 307-689-7290 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora. Black. Leather interior. Good condition. 87,400mi. Power everything. Front wheel drive. New tires. Call Charlene 307-660-7316. 1993 Chrysler LHS for sale or trade. Needs tie-rod and alignment. Runs good. $1,500.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com 1994 Plymouth Voyager for sale or trade. Runs/ looks great. 188,000 miles. $2,000.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com

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Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster. 500mi. Stock pices for Dyna Wide Glide. 1500mi. Email baxtersmom62@gmail.com for info. Four 16 inch rims, ﬁve hole, with caps.$90 307 - 670 1887

2002 Jaguar x type 3.0 v6 22mpg cty 34 hwy 135000 hwy miles all maintenance current. New coils, plugs wires. Call Chris at Carpet Express Direct.

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Produce for Sale Fresh local “Free Range” eggs. All natural, no animal by-products. No antibiotics. $3/Doz. 257-9049’

Wanted to Buy I Buy Militaria. Swords, uniforms, bayonets, medals, guns/parts, ﬁeld gear. 6827864 Wanted: Old Batteries. Call 307-670-1675. D4-30-8P WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854.

1996 Nissan Pathﬁnder 4x4. New BF Goodrich Tires, Runs good. $1,200.00. 307299-4662. (a141-tfnh) 2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532.

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2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1/2 Ton Pickup. New tires, ext. cab, long bed. 148,000 mi. One owner. 307-6700858 or 303-250-4096 97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431 1982 Chevy Ventura Van. 350 Engine, 400 Turbo newly rebuilt transmission. Interior in GREAT shape, has a working electric wet bar and built in cooler in back. Carb. needs re-jetted, other than that there are no problems. Must see. Asking $3,500 or best offer. Price:$3,500obo. Contact: 307-670-8980 1952 Chevy Dumptruck, hauls 5 tons of coal $1500 307-682-1172

Heavy Equipment/ Trailers 6x10 trailer. Great shape, fits your biggest Harley. $1,400 obo. 299-4967. 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring. $2500 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring done in shop class 2 years ago. No rust only used once since redone. $2500 or OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

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Weekly Trivia Question

The State of Franklin

What was the World War II Naval Marine Aircraft Squadron VMF-214 nicknamed?

By Mike Borda

Look in next week’s paper for the answer However, Franklin only received seven votes of the thirteen states, failing to acquire the two-thirds majority needed for statehood. Following this disappointment, Franklin was left with few options. For the next few years, they considered themselves as their own independent country, even going so far as to sign peace treaties with local tribes and gain new territory (from neighboring counties who wanted opted to join them). However, Franklin would not survive for long. By 1789, the government of Franklin was falling apart, and it eventually returned

itself to the control of North Carolina. The story was not quite over yet, though. North Carolina quickly ceded the land back to the government, and in 1790 it was deemed part of the Southwest Territory - which six years later became the State of Tennessee. The remains of Franklin now lie within northeastern Tennessee, but the local residents still hold high their time as an independent state, remembering that every region of our country has its own rich history, further adding to the multifaceted legacy that is our United States of America.

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a separate territory. The settlers in this area, still not at peace with the local Native American tribes, were without support from either their previous state or their federal government. The locals decided to take matters into their own hands. They began a government of their own, convening in the town of Jonesborough. It was there they decided to formalize their own government, and begin an attempt at statehood. They elected ofﬁcials and decided on the name of their state: Franklin. The motion was actually even brought before Congress on May 16, 1785.

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As we all know, America has 50 states. The first state was Delaware, which became official in 1787. The most recent addition to our states was Hawaii, added in 1959. But lost in the 50 states we have today are some very interesting parts of our country that while once known to most Americans don’t exist anymore in today’s world. One such territory remains a mystery to many, but one that has a story worthy of the history books. In 1784, the newly formed United States of America was getting close to ending the Revolutionary War with Great Britain. However, the war was not without its costs. America was heavily in debt, and needed to look to the states for solutions. One such solution presented itself in the form of land. Land to the west of the colonies was free of any other legitimate European claims, and the states found themselves pushing their borders farther and farther in this direction. To help out the new government, one of the original states, North Carolina, decided to give the central government a large portion of its western land (approximately 15 million acres) to help ease the debt burden. However, the government did not step in immediately with a finalized deal, and the land effectively became

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The Ladder on Devils Tower By Jeff Morrison Devils Tower had long been a favorite site for local ranch families to gather together for casual picnics and special celebrations. But the July 4th celebration of 1893 proved to be a truly memorable occasion. In addition to the usual food, games, and dancing the festivities would be highlighted by the ﬁrst–ever accent of Devils Tower. This feat of daring was to be attempted, not by a professional climber, but by William B. Rogers, a local rancher. Prior to this attempt, the 1,267 ft. laccolith was thought to be un-climbable. Although the practice of rock climbing had been around for centuries, it was still in its infancy as a sport, and most of the technology associated with rock climbing wasn’t developed until the 20th Century. It’s doubtful that either Rogers, or his climbing partner and fellow rancher, Willard Ripley, would have been aware of the latest technologies in any event. But what the two cowboys lacked in training and equipment was overcome through good old fashioned ingenuity. Devils Tower’s unique geological structure of vertical hexagonal columns of igneous rock rising hundreds of feet high presented an insurmountable obstacle for most amateur climbers. But the cracks that separated one column from another gave rise to the solution of how two untrained novice climbers could conquer the nation’s ﬁrst national monument. Months before their summit attempt, Rogers and Ripley cut large oak, willow, and ash stakes to lengths of 24 to 30 inches long and sharpened them on one end. They planned to use a crack between two columns that rose on the south face of the tower some 350 feet to the base of a large sloping ledge now known as the Meadows. By driving their stakes into the crack with a sledge hammer, they planned to create the “rungs” of a crude ladder by which they would be able to scale the mostly vertical portion of the climb. From the Meadows they would be able to climb to the summit without any extra aids. As soon as the winter snow melted enough to allow access

to the tower base, the two ranchers began construction of their ladder. While the tower itself provided one rail of the ladder, the outside rail was created by fastening 12 foot lengths of 1” x 4” lumber to the outer edge of the stakes with nails and baling wire. The fact that each rung had to be driven into place while standing on the lower rungs made the construction of the ladder more of a dangerous challenge than the actual climb. As construction on the ladder progressed, so did the preparations for the 4th of July celebration. As part of the event, Rogers planned to raise an American flag on the summit of the tower. The town of Spearfish, South Dakota was to provide the flag, as well as a business card from a Spearfish realtor to also be attached to the flag pole. The business card was provided, but the flag was a no-show, and another flag was provided by the citizens Sundance. The planned celebration also would include speeches from prominent orators, most of who failed to actually show up. A special “Uncle Sam” climbing suit was made for Rogers (who would be the principal climber) by a Deadwood lady’s club. A special handbill was printed to advertise the event. In the late 1800s and well into the 1900s traveling to Devils Tower was no easy thing. For most people it would mean a long, dusty wagon ride, punctuated by fording the Belle Fourche River several times before finally reaching the meadows below the tower where the celebration was to be held. Although several of the planned speech givers couldn’t make the trip, over 1,000 people did, some travelling as much as 150 miles to see the first climb of Devils Tower. Most of the spectators were skeptical about the chances of success. But Rogers and Ripley had planned well. In addition to the stake ladder, the route to its base had been prepped over the previous two months with fixed ropes and ladders to facilitate a faster accent. The accent from the Meadows to the summit had also been prepared with a long, fixed rope.

In fact, the official “first climb” was nothing more than an exhibition on July 4th. Rogers and Ripley had been up and down the climbing route many, many times in the course of building the ladder, and had already summited sometime prior to the day of the celebration to erect the 12 foot flagpole. One story has it that it was Willard Ripley who actually went to the top first on the day they brought up the flag pole and climbing rope. According to a local newspaper at the time, there were actually three people on the summit planting the flagpole before sunrise on the 4th. We will probably never know for sure who the first to summit was, or when he did it. Regardless, the first official summit of Devils Tower was made on the morning of July 4th, 1893, when William Rogers, after a climb of about an hour raised the American flag over the Belle Fourche valley, to the wild applause of the onlookers 1,200 feet below. Later that day, the wind tore the flagpole apart and the flag fluttered down to the base of the tower, where it was cut up and sold for souvenirs. Rogers and Ripley’s ladder made history again exactly two years later in 1895, when William Rogers’ wife, Linnie, became the first woman to climb the tower, using the same method. In an interview with the Deadwood Telegraph fifteen years later, Mrs. Rogers said that her climb took 37 minutes – beating her husband’s time by nearly 30

minutes. Until 1937, when Fritz Wiessner, William House, and Lawrence Coveney became the ﬁrst men to summit the tower using modern climbing techniques, Rogers and Ripley’s ladder was the only method used to climb to the top. All told, it was used about 25 times from 1893 to 1927. The last climber to use the ladder to reach the top was Babe White, “the Human Fly”, who was famous for climbing multi-storied hotels and capital domes. The stake ladder eventually fell into disrepair and became

more of a climbing danger than an aid. The National Park Service removed the lower 100 feet in the mid-1930s to discourage any would-be climbers from using it. In 1972, the remaining portion was restored and decreed a National Historic Landmark. In recent years, for whatever reason, the visitor’s museum at the base of the tower has removed all the photographs and exhibits of the early climbs and turned the space into a Native American interpretive center. But the remnant of the stake ladder itself can still be viewed with binoculars from the trail below.

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