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Mine Rescue Competition By Valarie Terry - Observer Sports Reporter

On Thursday August 9th, at the Allen Mickelson Fire Training Center, Mine Rescue teams gathered to test their skill in an annual competition. Several teams from Wyoming, Ohio, New Mexico and Nevada competed in the event. Teams arrived ready to go on Thursday for a day of training. Several mines from around Gillette such as Rawhide, Black Thunder, NARM, Caballo, Cloud Peak Energy; Cordero Rojo & Antelope and Coal Creek, just to name a few, were among the teams that competed. Each team had to take medical, MSHA and Rescue classes to prepare them for the two days of hands-on competition. On the second day of the competition teams were faced with real life scenarios involving real life patients. Each team had to complete each station within a certain time limit. There was a High Angle Rescue, Basic Emergency

Care, Triage-mass Casualties, Basic Skills, Fire Search and Rescue and a Team Building station. On the third day teams were tested on. The Competition is put on by different people every year and Joy Global P&H was the mine who put it all together this year. Josh Tompkins from Joy Global P&H was director of the competition, he was helped by several paid personnel as well as many volunteers. Volunteers from P&H, Cloud Peak Energy and Alpha Coal came together and all did their part in hosting such a well put together event. Alpha Coal has a Mine Rescue team but they did not compete so members of their team ran two different stations and even judged the competition. The Gillette College also lent a helping hand in providing the Tech Center for the training day, and score keepers for the competition. An ambulance was

also donated by Cordero Rojo for the day. Several people went home winners from the competition. A plaque was given out for each individual station. Points were given on Friday but only 25% of those points were rolled over and added into Saturdays points, points from Saturday were added with Friday’s percentage for an overall winner. After Fridays competitions were over Coal Creek was in the lead. Overall Winner was Rawhide Mine, NARM came in a close 2nd with Coal Creek Energy 3rd, Cordero Rojo 4th and Black Thunder took 5th place. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams left with trophies and 4th and 5th were given a well-deserved plaque. Two members, Charlie Wilson and Thomas Williams, from Rawhide Mine, tied for the Travis Roy Spirit award one of the most valued awards of the day.

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Coach Randall and his assistants worked with 3rd and 4th grade boys at Conestoga Elementary Monday evening to prepare for their season opener this Saturday.

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Junior Football League has coaches from all walks of life as well as a wide variety of experience levels. Coaching style is a very talked about subject amongst parents who have allowed their little men to take the ﬁeld and be part of a team in Campbell County. Coach Cody Randall has caught the attention of parents but most importantly the attention of his 3rd and 4th grade football team the Buccaneers. Drew Kimery and Aaron Lunberg have joined Coach Randall in hopes of having another undefeated year of football. Randall refers to his coaches’ assistance as the “heart of the team”. Randall has been coaching in this league for 3 years and was undefeated last season. Randall, Kimery and Lunberg

have been spending a lot of time with these talented young boys to prepare them for their season opener on Saturday against the Panthers. The three coaches are in charge of 23 rowdy young boys from Conestoga Elementary. Randall and his team of assistant coaches practice with the boys up to four times a week. Running many different drills and teaching the basics of the game. Coaching can be quite challenging but they all love to volunteer and teach kids the game of football. Randall’s coaching style is loud and to the point, yet he and his team show enormous amounts of kindness to these young impressionable boys. Coaches gather the boys and give them a pep talk before they start

practice. They go over the game plan for what is going to be the focus of practice and then they get down to business. Parents who stay to watch practice can often hear the coaches giving good praise and encouraging words to help the boys push on and go hard. “We are pumped; every year is a challenge with 3rd and 4th graders. It’s like Chinese to them, the ﬁrst time they play football it’s like a whole different world to them” said Randall when asked about the 2012 season. Some will say he is too loud and others will love the amount of discipline he is teaching these young boys. Good luck to the Bucs on opening day as well as the whole league.

Campbell Co. Fire Dept. August 8, 2012

- At 1:50 a.m. to the intersection of Highway 50 and N. Highway 14-16 for the report of a diesel fuel leak on the roadway. CCFD discovered that the leak actually extended from Lakeway and Highway 50 to N. Highway 59. A State of Wyoming sand truck was requested to place sand on the spill due to the distance and large quantity of diesel spilled. - At 4:38 am to Mesa Drive for an EMS assist. - At 6:35 a.m. to 4301 Quarter Circle Drive for an automatic fire alarm. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival determined the alarm was set off by steam from a shower. - At 3:12 pm to 4th and Gurley for a 2 vehicle accident with fluids leaking. Crews applied floor dry to the hazardous material.

August 9, 2012

- At 10:19 AM to Mercantile for a medical assist. - At 11:06 AM to 501 South Burma Avenue (Campbell County Memorial Hospital) for a fire alarm. Responding fire units were cancelled when it was learned to be a false alarm. - At 2:21 PM to Eagles Nest for a medical assist. - At 4:15 PM to 3 D Court in Freedom Hills Subdivision for dual tandem axle 5th wheel trailer fire. Construction debris in the trailer burned. The fire also burned some paint off the trailer causing an estimated $1,000. in preliminary fire damage estimate. No one was home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. - At 5:27 PM to the alley behind Flying Circle Drive (between T7 and 4J Road) for a cut natural gas line caused by construction equipment. Firefighters were able to clamp the one inch line without incident (no fire). - At 5:38 PM to Hilight Road for a grass fire. - At 5:52 PM to 1907 South Douglas Highway for a diesel spill on the roadway. Floor dry was applied to the spilled areas. - At 8:12 PM to the 300 block of West Warlow Drive for a medical assist.

August 10, 2012

- At 7:34 a.m. to Meadow Lane for an EMS assist. - At 10:02 a.m. to Don’ Supermarket to assist with resetting a fire alarm. Upon arrival it was determined that the alarm was a local exit alarm not associated with the fire alarm. - At 11:13 a.m. to 1711 W. 2nd St. for an EMS assist. - At 10:44 p.m. to the area of mile marker 88 on South Hwy 59 for a grass fire. CCFD responded to the area and was unable to find the fire; it is believed to have been put out by rain. - At 11:05 p.m. to the area of Bell Knob Golf Course for a grass fire. CCFD responded to the area and was unable to find the fire; it is believed to have been put out by rain.

August 11, 2012

- At 12:54 AM to West 6th Street for a medical assist. - At 7:34 AM to 409 North Butler Spaeth Road (Coca Cola Warehouse) for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived to find no fire and that the fire alarm system had malfunctioned. - At 11:17 AM to 1213 Elkhorn Drive (R B Tire) for a grass fire. - At 11:34 AM to 2800 South Douglas Highway (Loaf N Jug) for a gasoline spill when a pickup hit a fuel filling hose and fitting from a semi tanker truck that was off loading fuel. Firefighters applied a petroleum eating enzyme along with floor dry to less than five gallons of gasoline that had spilled. - At 11:42 AM to 501 South Burma Avenue (Campbell County Memorial Hospital) for a fire alarm that was later cancelled. - At 1:52 PM to the 10800 block of South Douglas Highway for a medical assist. - At 3:28 PM to mile marker 140 on East Interstate 90 for a vehicle fire in the eastbound lane. The fire started in the engine compartment of a 2000 Toyota Camry. The Whitewood, South Dakota family was able to get out of vehicle without injury. The engine compartment was heavily damaged by fire as was the dash area of the vehicle before firefighters were able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle is totaled and the fire is under investigation.

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- At 11:32 AM to the 300 block of South Emerson for a medical assist - At 12:30 PM to 12433 North Highway 59 (Rawhide Mine) for a grass fire - At 1:15 PM to 201 East Sunset Drive for elevated carbon monoxide inside the home. - At 13:49 PM to Hwy 450; Hilight Rd RR MM 46 for a grass fire. - At 2:59 PM to the 2300 block of South Emerson for a medical assist. - At 5:06 PM to South Douglas Highway and Lakeway Road for a two vehicle traffic accident. - At 5:26 PM to 1800 block of East Warlow Drive for a medical assist. - At 5:39 PM to 4500 block of Running W Drive for a medical assist - At 6:36 PM to 300 block of West Sinclair Street for a motorcycle accident.

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Gillette-Campbell County Airport reports July trafﬁc

Gillette-Campbell County Airport today reported passenger traffic for the month of July. Last month, the airport welcomed a total of 4,793 passengers, an 11.3 percent decrease versus the previous year’s July. Year-to-date, traffic is nearly flat compared with 2011; the airport has served 35,868 arriving and departing passengers through July 2012, versus 35,987 (a difference of 119 passengers, or -0.3 percent) in the first

seven months of 2011. Compared to 2010, Gillette’s passenger totals remain 18.8 percent higher year-overyear. 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 service 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 GilletteCampbell County Airport and tenants currently employ approximately 260 people in the surrounding area.

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Governor Mead’s statement on the death of Command Sergeant Major Kevin Griffin Governor Matt Mead issued the following statement after learning that Command Sergeant Major Kevin Griffin from Wyoming was killed in action in Afghanistan. “Command Sergeant Major Griffin is a much decorated soldier who served our

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Fishing Report Submitted by Mike and Roxan Smith Empire Guesthouse, RV Park & General Store Fishing at Keyhole has been great lately. Whoever heard of a summer bite like this on Keyhole? The fishermen that have figured them out are bringing home limits of 15”-20” fish. Most are coming from the west end and in the Deer Creek area. Fish are being caught in 2’-10’ of water. Some fishermen are pulling cranks, but most are using crawlers on spinners and some are just using slow death hooks. Use bottom bouncers with your spinner and slow death rigs. Take a lot of crawlers as there’s lots of action from smallmouth, perch, drum, and northern. Guys that are getting into fish say it hasn’t been taking long to go through 6 dozen crawlers. Check out a web site called MyFishFinder.com to get day by day reports of the bite that is happening now. Also, lots of good pictures of catches made the last few days. This past weekend, Keyhole has a new State Record Drum Bass caught by Harley Speed. It weighed in at 17.23 lbs. and was 33” long, breaking the old record by 6 pounds. You can find out a little more about it at MyFishFinder.com, and also SDOInsider.com has some good Keyhole information and pictures. This weekend the 18th,

the NEWWA will hold its last Carp Tournament of the year. Registration begins at 6 am at the Empire Guesthouse in Pine Haven. Tournament runs from 7am-3pm. Entry fee is $100 per 3-man team. They collect on the tails, so bring something heavy duty to cut them off with. Prun-

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Coach Randall and his assistants worked with 3rd and 4th grade boys at Conestoga Elementary Monday evening to prepare for their season opener this Saturday.

Getting attention on the ﬁeld By Valarie Terry - Observer Sports Reporter

The three coaches are in charge of 23 rowdy young boys from Conestoga Elementary. Randall and his team of assistant coaches practice with the boys up to four times a week. Running many different drills and teaching the basics of the game. Coaching can be quite challenging but they all love to volunteer and teach kids the game of football. Randall’s coaching style is loud and to the point, yet he and his team show enormous amounts of kindness to these young impressionable boys. Coaches gather the boys and give them a pep talk before they start practice. They go over the game plan for what is going to be the focus of practice and then they get down to business. Parents who stay to watch practice can often hear the coaches giving good praise and encouraging words to help the boys push on and go hard. “We are pumped; every

year is a challenge with 3rd and 4th graders. It’s like Chinese to them, the ﬁrst time they play football it’s like a whole different world to them” said Randall when asked about the 2012 season. Some will say he is too loud and others will love the amount of discipline he is teaching these young boys. Good luck to the Bucs on opening day as well as the whole league. Submitted by James Phillip Grabrick

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The 3rd home bout of the season kicked off this past Saturday night at the Rock Pile Ice Arena. The Betties gave a warm welcome to the Roller Derby Dames from Billings, Montana. The fans started pouring into the arena at 5pm and by 6pm the girls were rolling. The Betties looked like they were on a pretty good

roll but were, unfortunately, bypassed in points well before half time. Despite their effort they were unable to gain the lead and the Dames won the bout 18116. Both teams showed an overwhelming amount of sportsmanship and played a very clean and fair bout. The Betties have made their half time Duck Toss

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“C” Cups for Cancer auction

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By Shawn Connors Observer Community Reporter

This will be the second year for the AVA Community Art Center’s “C” Cups for Cancer Auction. September 5th they will be glazing cups to raise money to give to women in Campbell County who have breast cancer. You don’t have to be an artist to glaze a cup. It’s really quite easy and fun! You will learn interesting glazing techniques all while donating to a good cause. There are a large variety of cups of varying sizes to glaze such as latte cups for adults and even cups for toddlers! There are even cups donated again to be glazed this year by John Werbelow. Three times are available on September 5th to glaze cups. 1-2:30, 4-5:30 or 6-7:30. The class fee is $15 which covers the supplies and ﬁring costs. Any remaining money will go directly to the recipients. AVA Community Art Center does not proﬁt from this event. All the money raised from this event will be given to two

nominated women. You can pick up a nomination form at the art center for anyone you know who has breast cancer. The person nominated must reside in Campbell County. October 5th is when the silent auction will be held at the AVA Community Art Center from 6-8pm. Last year with the support of our community, AVA raised $2400 for two people suffering from breast cancer. Around 100 people attended the auction last year. If you are unable to participate in the glazing of the cups you can show your support by attending the auction. Silent auctions always prove to be an enjoyable event! There is no admission fee to this event. With enough people, our community could go above and beyond last year and raise even more money than before! If you have any questions concerning the event you can contact AVA at 682-9133.

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Governor thanks Director of Department of Environmental Quality for Service

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Governor Matt Mead announced that the Director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), John Corra, is retiring. Corra has headed the DEQ since March 2003. His last day will be in October. “It has been a pleasure working with John. He has a keen mind. Under his leadership DEQ has established a reputation for reasonable regulation and a professional

approach,” Governor Mead said. “I believe he has set a standard for effective and balanced regulation with ﬁscal prudence.” “I am thankful for the opportunity to serve Wyoming and its citizens over the past nine and a half years and for the trust of two Governors. The relationships with environmental stakeholders, legislators, co-regulators, colleagues and most of all the

great employees of the DEQ will not soon be forgotten. It has been an honor to serve, and while I still enjoy the challenges, it is now time for me to move on to the next phase of my life and career,” Corra said. Governor Mead has asked those interested in the position to submit a letter of interest and a resume to Governor Matt Mead, 200 West 24th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002.

Gillette Thunder Speedway Standings and Results Finish 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 14

Start 10 11 9 12 8 4 6 7 2 1 13 14

IMCA THUNDER STOCK - Main Event Car Driver Hometown 80 Chad Horst Gillette , W 33C Alan / Mcneil Rapid City, Sd 7 Derric Culey Gillette , Wy 80P Duane Haines Gillette , Wy X3 Shayna Reed Casper , Wy 08 Thomas Martell Rozet , Wy S16 Teresa Schuler Wright , Wy 25 Chris Weight Rozet , Wy 01 Brittini Snyder Gillette , W 3 Chris Russell Gillette , Wy 29 Braxton Bales Gillette , Wy 27 David Hughes Gillette , Wy

Finish 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12

Start 4 5 6 9 3 2 1 8 7

IMCA MODIFIEDS - Main Event Car Driver Hometown 18 Tony Leiker Gillette , Wy 8K Ed Kirchoff Gillette , Wy X3 Shawn Reed Casper , Wy 3B Brian Brennan Rozet , Wy 71 Byran Bettcher Sheridan , Wy 18J Paul Jones Casper , Wy 17 Mike Lemke Gillette , Wy 55M Anthony Miller Rozet , Wy E5K Eddie Kirchoff Gillette , Wy

Race Points 40.00 38.00 37.00 36.00 35.00 33.00 32.00 0.00 0.00

Finish 1 2 4 5 6 7 8

Start 8 6 4 3 2 1 5

LIMITED LATE MODEL - Main Event Car Driver Hometown 44 Eric Mass Rapid City, Sd 71 Morris Oberle Lead , Sd 2 Marty Erivez Gillette , Wy 01 Jason Snyder Gillette , Wy C4 Toby Smith Gillette , W 80 Greg More Gillette , W 33 Austin Long Gillette , Wy

Race Points 75.00 70.00 60.00 55.00 50.00 48.00 46.00

Finish 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Start 4 5 6 3 8 7 1 10 9 12 2 11

Car 10J 8 28S 7 14 34H 9E 23 37 5C 66 54

MIDWEST MOD - Main Event Driver Hometown Scott Joslyn Gillette , Wy Scott Edwards Gillette , Wy Cannon Slawson Gillette , Wy Allen Racing Gillette , W Kenny Bell Gillette , Wy Rob Hoffman Gillette , Wy Wyatt Smith Gillette , Wy Ernie Acuna Gillette , Wy Matt Barber Gillette , Wy J Conda Sheridan , Wy Allan Locken Gillette , Wy Tom Manning Gillette , Wy

Race Points 35.00 33.00 32.00 31.00 30.00 29.00 28.00 27.00 26.00 25.00 24.00 23.00

Finish 1 2 3 4 5 8 9

Start 3 2 5 4 1 9 7

Car 55 50 54 10 00 37 95

MOD FOUR - Main Event Driver Hometown Duane Manning Gillette , Wy Wade Manning Gillette , Wy Tom Manning Gillette , Wy Todd Mccoy Gillette , Wy Benjie Bayne Casper , Wy Chris Harley Casper , Wy Justin Dobos Casper , Wy

Race Points 35.00 33.00 32.00 31.00 30.00 27.00 26.00

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Dear Editor, This morning Cynthia Lummis was on the Glenn Woods show and I feel that I need to comment on her performance since there wasn’t much time for callers. First, I was hoping that she was going to talk about her goals, and the ﬁghting that she is doing to help the country and the State of Wyoming. Instead, she seemed to use Glenn’s show to simply campaign for Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney, reminding me of a sideline cheerleader. I wanted her to talk about that catastrophe of a Social Security plan that will make sure that I will have been completely screwed when I go to retire. She proposes raising the age to 69 years old. Well, most of my family dies in their early 70’s, so what this self-proclaimed “conservative” Representative of ours says is that I should pay Social Security until I am 69, die 3 years later, giving me 3 years of retirement and giving the government my entire life of taxes that they claim is my retirement investment. I have privately invested my own retirement, and do much better than she does. What did we here on the show? Well, last time she was on she said that she will support the most conservative presidential candidate then two days later she supported Romney. She knew what that move was going to be while she was talking to Glenn’s listeners, so she lied. Now she only comes on to campaign for someone else. She admitted to traveling around the country campaigning for the president. Why not go to Washington D.C. and do your job Cynthia? Instead of being a cheerleader for your party, or for other candidates, DO YOUR JOB THAT WE ELECTED YOU AND PAY YOU FOR! I wish someone would have ran against her in the primaries, we deserve better. By John Hammond From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I have the feeling that campaigning was her agenda on the show, but that is what party people do. They support each other and try to get each other elected and to more powerful positions. She is

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campaigning for Paul Ryan because she does not want to see President Obama and Vice President Biden win, she is doing her job as a Republican. Though, I have to say that she doesn’t really have to campaign for Romney/Ryan here in Campbell County, but campaigns are in full swing. I do agree with you on your other statement. Instead of campaigning for other people, ofﬁcials should be worried about their own campaign and their job performance. Congresswoman Lummis has 4 candidates against her in the general election, and there is always a chance on a surprise victory by the Democrats, the Libertarians, the Country Party, or the Constitution Party. On the social security issue you stated, I am not going to comment on that, I don’t know if that is true. If it is, than shame on her. If it is not and you are spouting off false information, than shame on you. But, I will personally look it up and publish the answer I ﬁnd. Actually, she will probably be in our general election candidates guide, so it would be a good time to submit your question and ask her.

Dear Editor, Child Labor Laws=Child Abuse. Period. I am writing this letter not because I want too, but because I have too. So many times when our law makers make laws, they do it with good intent but don’t take in to consideration the harm these laws will cause. I am a small business man, and like so many others I would grow my business if I could ﬁnd the help. Some use Mexican or foreign labor because they know how to work. Most foreign countries believe child abuse is a child that does not know how to work to earn a living for their family. A child in America that is taught how to work and the importance of it is being given the greatest gift in life. No matter where they go they will be able to ﬁnd work which means opportunity. I know kids that wanted to work but can’t because of current labor laws that prohibit them from doing so until they are 18 with-

out many restrictions. By the time a kid is 18 it is too late to teach them much as far as common sense, good work ethic, etc. You’re lucky to get them out of bed before 10am to even attempt to work a real job. Six years ago I had a divorced mother come to me and ask if I would please hire her boy. He had gotten in a little trouble and juvenile court told him to get a job. I had to turn her away because of the child labor laws on the books. The next year she came back and asked again, and I had to give her the same answer. I often wondered what had happened to them. Recently, I was looking through the blotter and saw the kid in there. He is 19 now and is being sent to prison for 4-5 years of his life for violating probation (not holding a job). Go ﬁgure, only in America. By learning to work at an early age, the child is getting a gift of love. It is NOT child abuse, at least no more than a kid playing sports in extreme weather conditions (which toughens them up). Real child neglect is having kids doing nothing besides video games and t.v. They need to work. Then, by the time the child or teen can legally work, it is too late. Most child abuse is committed by the elite with suites and ties, not by hard working mothers and fathers or business owners. Our prisons are now full of abused children due to child work laws. We don’t have to wait for America to be overthrown in a war, we are losing that war every day due to badly thought out laws. The kid that is taught to work will get the American dream (or at least be satisﬁed in trying). The ones not taught how to work will likely get a prison sentence. Bill Fortner From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: Bill, I couldn’t agree with you more. Being a productive member of society not only means work, but what you do off of work. Have you ever heard the Bob Dylan phrase “if you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose?” Simply put, these kids get in trouble because they enter adulthood (unless from spoiling parents…also no help)

and they have to earn their own. Part of upbringing is teaching them that ability. I can see your frustration. I can’t hire kids either, but would love to in order to mold them into being better adults. The better work ethic you have, the more you earn. The more you earn, the more you buy. The more you buy, the more you have to lose. The more you have to lose, the less likely the bad decisions. Child labor laws, though there are a very few that are needed, mostly hurting instead of helping. Now, this next statement may make some people mad, but I would like to advise you to not take it personally. The new working generation is by far the WORST.period.GENERATION.period.EVER.period. because it was raised by the SECOND.period.WORST. period.GENERATION.period.EVER.period. After the greatest generation and the generations before them, our country has been on an unprecedented reversal of its values resulting into steep decline that seems never ending. If you look at welfare, programs, liberty, spending, constitutional loopholes, debt, freedoms, the celebration of mediocrity, the opinions winning over facts, the sense of entitlement, the complaining , the crimes, the lack of courage, and the just simply not caring unless it is in fashion or it directly effects the individual; I believe you are on the right track Bill, instilling “Sir, and Ma’am”, a proper work ethic when they are young, a spanking every now and then, a canceled t.v., and an individual effort by the parents to search their selﬁsh soul to ﬁnd out what virtues (if any) the average parent is teaching their child. Because now the new generation is starting to get out in the workforce, and I personally am NOT impressed. What scares me? What will their kids do when it is their turn to take the reins?

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Fiscal and Economic State of our State Submitted by the Council of State Governments

Employment and Labor

Wyoming

Nation

Region

-0.80 % 0.10 % 8.2 %

-0.92 % 0.01 % 7.7 %

$41,663 $13,137,224 5.05 $49,445

$39,921 $238,551 5.10 $52,301

53.0 % 38.0 %

50.7 % 39.5 %

22.0 % 11.3 %

19.3 % 13.8 %

9.0 %

7.9 %

8.4 %

10.4 %

9.7 %

15.7 %

17.7 %

18.2 %

70.0 %

71.5 %

73.8 %

26.0 %

40.3 %

21.8 %

Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Loans (in millions) [07/2012]1 Over the Year Change in Unemployment Rate [05/2012] 2 -0.80 % -0.10 % Over the Month Change in Unemployment Rate [05/2012] 3 5.2 % Monthly Unemployment Rate [05/2012] 4 Income $47,301 Per Capita Personal Income [2011] 5 $27,329 Personal Income (millions of dollars) [Q4 2011] 6 2.75 Bankruptcy ﬁlings per 1,000 population [2010] 7 $52,359 Median Household Income [2010] 8 Housing Percentage of Mortgaged Underwater Property (Negative Equity) [Q4 2011] 9 Percent of renter-occupied units that are cost burdened [2010] 10 40.0 % 28.0 % Percent of mortgaged home owners that are cost burdened [2010] 11 Poverty Percent of children living below poverty level in the past 12 months [2010] 12 14.0 % 9.6 % Percent of total population in poverty in the past 12 months [2010] 13 Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below 6.7 % Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months [2010] 14

Education

Educational Attainment Percent of people 25 years and over who have completed an advanced degree [2010] 15 Percent of people 25 years and over who have completed a bachelor’s degree [2010] 16 Percent of people 25 years and over who have completed high school (includes equivalency) [2010] 17 Early Education Percent of 4 year olds in state funded pre-k, preschool special education and Head Start [2010] 18 Percent of 4 year olds enrolled in state funded pre-k [2010] 19 K-12 Education Number of ACT Scores 25 and Higher and SAT Scores 780 and Higher - Per 1,000 High School Graduates [2007] 20 Public School Dropout Rate [2009] 21 4th graders who scored below basic writing level [2002] 22 4th graders who scored below basic science level [2009] 23 4th graders who scored below basic reading level [2011] 24 4th graders who scored below basic math level [2011] 25 8th graders who scored below basic writing level [2007] 26 8th graders who scored below basic science level [2009] 27 8th graders who scored below basic reading level [2011] 28 8th graders who scored below basic math level [2011] 29 Higher Education Completion rate: percentage of students who obtain an associate’s degree within three years [2009] 30 Completion rate: percentage of students who obtain a bachelor’s degree within six years [2009] 31 Retention rate: percentage of ﬁrst year students who enroll for second year [2010] 32

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189 3.4 % 15.0 % 28.0 % 34.0 % 14.2 % 13.0 % 37.0 % 25.0 % 19.7 %

181 4.6 % 17.9 % 28.5 % 36.6 % 19.2 % 14.4 % 36.3 % 24.9 % 27.3 %

53.9 %

29.2 %

32.0 %

55.4 %

55.5 %

48.4 %

72.7 %

77.1 %

75.6 %

104.9 1,975.4 381.3 151.9 13.5 29.1 2,461.6

238.8 2,003.5 699.6 252.3 119.1 27.5 2,941.9

259.9 2,066.5 606.7 250.7 77.1 37.2 2,933.2

1.4 195.9

4.8 403.6

3.4 368.3

6.8 %

8.0 %

9.4 %

25.0 %

43.3 %

41.1 %

69.4 % 65.1 % 69.8 %

68.8 % 67.5 % 76.3 %

69.1 % 66.4 % 71.8 %

2.0 0.7 17.0 448.4

5.7 121.2 500.1

5.2 2.5 56.3 482.4

63.8 % 25.7 % 19.5 %

63.7 % 31.6 % 17.3 %

61.3 % 28.7 % 16.2 %

45.0 8.4 % 7.00

39.0 8.2 % 6.60

41.5 7.3 % 5.78

61.3 %

27.4 %

35.7 %

34.5 % 4.8 %

26.5 % 3.8 %

23.9 % 4.3 %

84.8 %

86.9 %

88.3 %

9.8 % 42.8 %

13.5 % 69.0 %

12.8 % 65.3 %

1,537

0.74 14.0 %

2.07 22.0 %

1.33 19.3 %

32.0 %

10,839 1.14 33,808

0.45 164 1.23 525

Health & Human Services

Immunizations Adults aged 65+ who have ever had a pneumonia vaccination [2010] 59 Adults aged 65+ who have had a ﬂu shot within the past year [2010] 60 Percent of 2-year-olds who were immunized [2010] 61 STD/HIV Rates Reported AIDS cases, per 100,000 population [2009] 62 Syphilis infection rate, per 100,000 population [2009] 63 Gonorrhea infection rate, per 100,000 population [2009] 64 Chlamydia infection rate, per 100,000 population [2009] 65 Healthy Behaviors Percentage of adult population overweight or obese [2010] 66 Childhood obesity [2007] 67 Percentage of Adult Population Who Are Current Smokers [2010] 68 Birth and Pregnancy Teen birth rate [2009] 69 Low birthweight rates [2009] 70 Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) [2008] 71 Public Assistance TANF Work Participation Rates [2009] 72 Percent of unemployed adult TANF recipients who became newly employed during the report year [2009] 73 SNAP Payment Total Error Rates [2010] 74 Percent of Food Stamp Applications Processed within the Federal Timeline [2010] 75 Prevalence of household-level food insecurity (low and very low security) [2009] 76 Program Access Index [2010] 77 Child Welfare Unique Child Fatalities Due to Maltreatment (Abuse and Neglect) [2010] 78 Child Fatality Rate Per 100,000 Due to Maltreatment (Abuse and Neglect) [2010] 79 Children in Poverty [2010] 80

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Violent and Property Crime Motor Vehicle Theft Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 48 Larceny-Theft Rate per 100,000 poulation [2010] 49 Burglary Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 50 Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 51 Robbery Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 52 Forcible Rape Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 53 Property Crime Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 54 Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 55 Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 population [2010] 56 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Percent of population using illicit drugs in the past month [2009] 57 Corrections Recidivism Rate [2007] 58

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Safety: Fatalities Percent of traffic fatalities involving high 35.0 % blood alcohol concentration [2009] 33 Alcohol impaired fatalities per 100 million annual 0.71 vehicle miles traveled (VMT) [2008] 34 47 Total number of alcohol impaired fatalities [2009] 35 Traffic fatalities per 100 million annual vehicle miles traveled (VMT) [2009] 36 1.40 134 Total number of traffic fatalities [2009] 37 Safety: Seat Belt Usage Rates Seat belt usage rates [2009] 38

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84.0 %

86.7 %

Infrastructure: Bridges Percent of state owned bridges functionally obsolete [2011] 39 Percent of state owned bridges structurally deﬁcient [2011] 40 Percent of all bridges functionally obsolete [2011] 41 Percent of all bridges structurally deﬁcient [2011] 42

3.80 % 7.30 % 8.50 % 13.40 %

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Budget Cuts - A Fish Story By Maureen Bader - Wyoming Liberty Group “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more, nor less.” - Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass While the budgets of some Wyoming government agencies are complicated, the budgets of others are positively mazelike. So when different people talk about budgets, they are often talking about different things. This makes the talk about budget cuts like a trip through the looking glass into a world where words mean whatever people want them to mean. The Game and Fish Department is a good example. According to this department’s narrative in their 2013-14 Individual Agency Budget Request, it “operates with a FY 2012 annual commission budget of $71.5 million and $9.9 [million] legislatively appropriated general fund biennial budget....” This indicates that the department’s total budget in Fiscal Year 2012 is about $77 million. The department is recommending an eight percent budget cut of $349,428, but eight percent of $77 million is about $6.2 million, nowhere near $349,428. How did the Game and Fish Department arrive at $349,428? Simple. Agencies don’t

have to cut their budgets. They have to cut eight percent from their 2014 general fund appropriation. The Game and Fish Department’s 2013-2014 biennial budget is about $9.8 million. This comes almost entirely from the general fund. The general fund part gets cut in half and one-time funding of $302,367 gets taken out and we get $4,367,852. This is their 2014 general fund appropriation. Multiply that by eight percent and voila! We get $349,428, which is only 3.9% of $9.8 million. To put this into perspective, in terms of their entire budget, at least for 2012, it is less than one percent. How to explain this mystery tour through the looking glass? When the Legislative Services ofﬁce (the staff ofﬁce of the legislature) and the Joint Appropriations Committee talk about the state budget they are talking about agency budget requests included in the scope of the Governor and the Legislature in the budget process. This scope includes all state agencies except the maintenance and operations budget of the Department of Transportation and - wait for it - Game and Fish! Not everything, including most Game and Fish

appropriations it seems, comes under the review of the Governor and Legislature during the budgeting process. Even though the Governor and Legislature have no input into this budget and therefore, the department’s spending, taxpayers still have to pay for it. According to the Legislative Service Office. While those appropriations and revenue streams definitely result in the expenditure of state funds and are a major part of the overall state fiscal picture, they do not come under the direct budget review of the Governor or the Joint Appropriations Committee, thus the appropriations, expenditures, and revenue flows associated with these programs are not included in some of the discussion of the state “budget.” This “arrangement” is not a subjective decision made by the Governor or the Joint Appropriations Committee, but rather is dictated by statute. How do we ensure the Governor, the Legislature, and not to mention, the citizens of Wyoming, control the entire budgeting process? Seems K-12 education was also excluded from the budget but the Budget Modifications Act of 1993 brought it back into the purview of the Governor and

Legislature. Perhaps it is time for a new Budget Modiﬁcation Act to ensure all the money extracted from peoples’ pockets is included in the budgeting process for review by our elected representatives. It’s time to make government accountable to the citizens who are forced to fund its activities. When bureaucrats and other special interest groups go on and on about how an eight percent budget cut is cutting their programs to the bone, they are often, to put it nicely, being somewhat disingenuous. The budget isn’t being cut by eight percent; only a portion (and a very small portion in some cases) of the general fund appropriation for 2014 is being cut by eight percent. It’s time to come back through he looking glass into the real world and make the budgeting process transparent and accountable to the citizens of Wyoming. Leave Your Mark on Campbell County...

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Wyoming Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing By Glenn Woods I need to begin this week’s article by reminding you that I am NOT a member of any political party. --- Having said that: Last week, I came across some numbers for here in the state of Wyoming that showed fewer Democrats are running for offices in the state of Wyoming than ever before. I read the numbers with interest, and I could repeat them to you, but I actually considered those numbers to be useless, and pointless, because it seems to me, that more Democrats, in the state of Wyoming, are simple switching their party affiliation to Republican, in order to win, but then still voting like Democrats once they get into office. I know most of you folks out there do not have the time to look into the numbers like I do. After all, you have real jobs, and I sit in a padded room and talk to myself for four hours a day. But in looking at a list of proposed legislation over the past few years that have been offered on the floor of both the house and senate in Cheyenne, and after reviewing the voting records of those same representatives, I find the Democrat party to be alive and well in the great state of Wyoming. Now, granted, we remain well known for being the most conservative state in the nation. And, true, we have kept, what most states have not kept, that being a balanced budget with a bit of a surplus. We should give credit where credit is due. I applaud our state law makers and our governor for doing such a fine job in keeping our finical house in order. But there is that little thing about creeping big government. I let you folks know a couple of months ago about the Wyoming Department of Agriculture coming down hard with new rules (laws) that would all but ruin the local farmers market here in our state. This would not have happened but for the very idea that government has the right to regulate our locally grown food in any way. In other words, the problem came out of a desire from our lawmakers for bigger government handing orders down to those who desire bigger government in our state bureaucracies. Yes the idea of big government is alive and well in Wyoming. Those who cannot get elected as Democrats have simply either switched parties, without changing their hearts or minds, or joined up with our state bureaucracies as hired, unelected officials. Personally, the hired unelected officials scare me more. Politicians come and go. Bureaucrats are hard to get rid of.

Now, the good news: As annoying as it may be to the Republicans, and the Democrats, and the hybrid Demolicans, or Republocrats, you pick, there are people out there who are doing something about it. This election cycle saw the emergence of a new political party in Wyoming called The Country party. Their idea was not to take over and run the state, but to only put up a candidate should the Republican candidate happen to NOT be a true conservative. This sends a clear message to the Republican Party that just running a warm body will not cut it anymore. If the Republicans want to win a race they must put a cold, black hearted conserva…. I mean … a decent person with a small government stance and good moral principles. A true conservative. I was also happy to see many local Joe Blow people put their names up for office, from local city council seats to state house seats. These are people who have never run for anything before but are sick and tired of being represented by people who do not actually embody their beliefs. We have a long way to go and a lot of RepubliCrats to clean out. This will not be done in one election. But I’d have to say that I think, this election year, we are off to a good start. As for the rest of you folks, in the general population, if you are wondering if the candidates running for your local offices are Democrats in Republican (conservative) clothing, there are plenty of ways to find out. Before you vote you might want to look up back issues of this newspaper. There have been several weeks of handy election guides where the candidates were given the chance to answer some tough questions. You might want to explore on-line for one of several political action committees here in Wyoming. They have also submitted questions to the candidates and offer you ratings based on those answers. A little study will make you a well-informed voter in this next election. Finally, go up to each candidate that you might be voting for and kick him or her in the shin. If they respond by punching you in the face or by pulling a gun on you then they are a true Wyoming conservative. But if they respond by falling down and crying like little girly-men and in Wyoming it is bad even for a woman to act like a girlyman, then they threaten to call their lawyer on you, you have a liberal in Conservative clothing.

To listen to Glenn Woods morning radio show tune in to 1270am KIML Gillette Monday through Friday from 6 - 10 a.m. www.boldrepublic.com

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Czech CZ-82 Pistol. 9X18 Caliber, semi auto. High quality steel construction made for ﬁeld use. 12 round capacity magazine, cock and lock style safety, super accurate polygonal riﬂed barrel. Comes with extra magazine, cleaning tools, and original issue military holster. Regular price $387.93, On sale with this ad for only $315.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad.

Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520

2 Bedroom Duplex, with one car garage, washer/dryer, no pets. $700rent/$700deposit. 307-689-0202 Room for Rent. Nice Room for Rent for one responsible person. $480.00 per month. 689-9358.

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. Powder River Mechanics is hiring one shop mechanic. Must be able to perform efﬁciently, but with the best quality in town. Relaxed work environment. Duties include repairing all domestic and foreign vehicles, atv’s, jet ski’s, motorcycles, boats, and more. Call Powder River Mechanical at 307-670-2037 to set up an interview. 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 Full Time babysitter available in Sleepy Hollow at my home. CPR Trained, accepting 2 children. Cost is $100.00 per week per child. Hours are 7:30am-5:30pm. Call 307-257-2306 for more information, and to meet and interview.

Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. Exciting career available Now! No weekends, holidays, or nights. Unlimited income potential. 20% commission plus gas allowance selling print advertising. Call Anne Peterson (advertising manager) at (307) 299-4662 or email AnnePeterson@ CampbellCountyObserver. com Health problems? Try doTERRA certiﬁed pure essential oils. 307-680-0363. www. myvoffice.com/healingisbelieving

Merchandise 1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087 Exterior door with window, interior light ﬁxtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 QUEEN SLEEP NUMBER BED like new. $700 call 680-2982. Can text photo if you like. 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/

Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202

Remington model 770 Sportsman with 3x9 scope. 270 win. 22” barrel, black syn. Stock. MSRP $375.00. Mention this ad and buy same MSRP for $325.00 (or 4 payments of $95.40). Wyoming Mountaineers, call or text 307-299-2084 D132-TFN Colt AR-15, Sporty Target. Pre-ban, INCREDIBLY LOW SALE NUMBER. Great condition $1,500. (307) 6894339. D1-32-2V Savage Arms/Stevens Model 350 12 Ga. pump shotgun. 3” chamber, 28” barrel, 4+1 Capacity, Black soft touch synthetic stock. Screw in chokes comes with modified choke. Bottom eject makes this an excellent waterfowl and upland bird hunting gun. Regular price $294.95. On sale with this ad for only $250.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad. 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 ($85 per 440 rnds) Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Retailing as high as $175.00 on sale with this ad $145.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 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. Taurus Model 827, 38SPL Revolver. 7rnd, 4” Barrel, Stainless Steel. MSRP: $664.00 on sale with this add $575.00. or make 4 payments of $163.20 each. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 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. This week only $25.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 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. If you find that smoking great deal on the internet we transfer guns for only $15.00 per gun. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864

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

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.

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1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details.

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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 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.

Wyoming Country Party Convention The Wyoming Country Party would like to invite you to our ﬁrst party convention. Thinking of running for ofﬁce? We are looking for viable candidates. Find out more at Wyomingcountryparty.org. Want to come to the convention? The Wyoming Country Party convention is this Saturday, August 11th at 1pm at the Parkway Plaza Hotel in Casper. Paid for by the Wyoming Country Party.

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Homes for Sale

Tonneau Cover for sale!

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.

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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

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Great House - 4 bedroom, 2 bath, computer room, huge island kitchen, ﬁreplace. Must see! call 307-687-0333 C1-23-tfn 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.

Home Appliances/ Furnshings Microﬁber couch with 2 recliners combined. Green. $100 Call 299-4967. Booth Table. L-shaped. With Chairs. Seats 6. $500.00 Call 299-4967 Three antique pressedbacked oak chairs. Excellent condition. $85 each. 6820042 Storage Unit Sale!!!!! Home stereo, car speakers, 2 dressers, mattress and box spring sets $20, chests, coffee table, chairs, end tables and much more. Call (307) 682-7864

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Five roasts and twelve pounds of hamburger for a ﬂat rate. $150.00. All ranch raised beef. This is an approximate savings of 10% on the total. Contact Jason Walker at 307-686-0577

Taurus Model 827, 38 SPL revolver. 7RND, 4” barrel, Stainless Steel. MSRP $664.00. Mention this ad and get MSRP for $350.00 (4 easy payments of $102.03) Wyoming Mountaineers, call or text 307-299-2084 D132-TFN

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!

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Benjamin Franklin

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By Mike Borda

Benjamin Franklin founded or helped found numerous organizations and institutions—firefighting clubs, academies, hospitals, libraries, and insurance companies. Although important, his roles in those institutions take a back seat to his part in helping found the United States of America. Of all the founding fathers, Franklin has the unique distinction of having signed all three of the major documents that freed the colonies from British rule and established the United States as an independent nation: the Declaration of Independence, The Treaty of Paris, and the United States Constitution. Declaration of Independence In 1776, Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress to a committee charged with drafting a formal document to justify the colonies’ decision of severing political ties with Britain. The other members of the committee included Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman. The committee gave Jefferson the task of writing the first draft. Franklin, although a talented writer, took a back seat in drafting the document, blaming his lack of participation on poor health. Jefferson sent his finished draft to Franklin for review. Franklin put on his editor’s hat, but made only a few slight changes to Jefferson’s prose. When the draft was submitted to Congress, however, sentence after sentence was either deleted or changed, much to the dismay of Jefferson. Later, Jefferson recalled a story that Franklin told him as members of Congress picked away at the draft. “I have made a rule, whenever in my power, to avoid becoming the draughtsman of papers to be

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Old Military Equipment

reviewed by a public body. I took my lesson from an incident which I will relate to you. When I was a journeyman printer, one of my companions, an apprentice hatter, having served out his time, was about to open shop for himself. His first concern was to have a handsome signboard, with a proper inscription. He composed it in these words, ‘John Thompson, Hatter, makes and sells hats for ready money,’ with a figure of a hat subjoined. But thought he would submit it to his friends for their amendments. The first he showed it to thought the word ‘Hatter’ tautologous, because followed by the words ‘makes hats,’ which showed he was a hatter. It was struck out. The next observed that the word ‘makes’ might as well be omitted, because his customers would not care who made the hats. If good and to their mind, they would buy them, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words ‘for ready money’ were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to sell on credit. Everyone who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood, ‘John Thompson sells hats.’ ‘Sells hats!’ says the next friend. ‘Why, nobody will expect you to give them away. What then is the use of that word?’ It was stricken out, and ‘hats’ followed it, the rather as there was one painted on the board. So the inscription was reduced ultimately to ‘John Thompson,’ with the figure of a hat subjoined.” After several drafts, Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The actual document was not signed until August, when Benjamin Franklin signed his name along with the fifty-five other representatives of the thirteen colonies.

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Also Buying Antique Rifles and Handguns Need an apprasial? Give me a call!

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Classiﬁeds Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster. 500mi. Stock pices for Dyna Wide Glide. 1500mi. Email baxtersmom62@gmail.com for info. Harley Accessories for sale. Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) BOAT FOR SALE. 18ft 120 port jet outboard bass tracker for sale. Call 307-680-5947 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2037 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person! 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

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Skidsteer with Operator. For all your Snow Removal and Dirt needs. Call Ken at 307680-5947

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.

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. 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. 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 1986 Toyota Tercel 4x4. $1050.00. Call 307-2995918

Camping/Fishing 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

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

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

Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster. 500mi. Stock pices for Dyna Wide Glide. 1500mi. Email baxtersmom62@gmail.com for info. Harley Accessories for sale. Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.

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 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. ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974

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WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854.

1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New ﬂoor, paint and wiring. $2500 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

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

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Wanted: Old Batteries. Call 307-670-1675. D4-30-8P

6x10 trailer. Great shape, ﬁts your biggest Harley. $1,400 obo. 299-4967.

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

I Buy Militaria. Swords, uniforms, bayonets, medals, guns/parts, ﬁeld gear. 6827864

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Gillette HCI Boys sixth grade basketball team places third in Vegas tournament The Gillette boys finished 1st place in their pool after posting a 3-0 record. They beat the Texas Tigers from San Antonio, TX, the Stingrays from Honolulu, HI, and Team Mexico. They received a first round bye in the top bracket then fell to the Silver Bullets from Los Angeles, CA in the semi-finals.

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The boys rallied on Thursday morning to beat Team Texas and ﬁnish 3rd. Members of the team include Cole Barton, Austin Clemetson, Trey Hladky, Keaton Wilkerson, Dawson Miessler, Kade Bradley, Shey Rearick, and Luke Hladky.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan

Both Richard Nixon and Ronald Regan won 49 States

The Aresenal that won the West By Jeff Morrison While the Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle has long been heralded as, “The Gun that Won the West”, there were several ground-breaking firearms developed and manufactured in the 19th Century that deserve credit for their contributions in keeping folks safe and fed during the “Wild” days of the West. Firearms, especially rifles, were an essential survival tool for anyone venturing west of the Appalachians. Not only were they used to provide fresh meat for the cooking pot, but they came in handy when one stumbled onto a grizzly bear, buffalo stampede, or the occasional Indian raiding party. For their part, the American Indian tribes were quick to embrace the White Man’s technology as well. The American longrifle, more commonly known as the “Kentucky rifle”, and it’s near-cousin, the Lancaster rifle were the first firearms used on the western frontier, and had been in production for many years before Lewis and Clark’s “Voyage of Discovery.” The long barrels of these guns increased the muzzle velocity and provided greater accuracy than their shorter predecessors, making them a favorite among the fur traders of the early 1800s. By 1823, two gunsmith brothers, Jacob and Samuel Hawken, began producing a rifle specifically designed for the western frontier they called, the “Rocky Mountain Rifle,” but better known as, the “Hawken.” Each Hawken rifle was custom made in the brothers’ St. Louis, Missouri shop, and featured a large caliber bore of .50 or more, and a barrel length of between 30” to 40”. This combination made the rifle more maneuverable without sacrificing range or accuracy. The gun also utilized a two-trigger firing system, where the back trigger set the action of the front trigger so that it could be fired with a light touch. Although introduced late in the fur trading era, the Hawken quickly became the weapon of choice on the frontier and was widely used in the 1840s and 50s. Just as the Hawken rifle was reaching its full popularity among westerners, a Connecticut born inventor, Samuel Colt, introduced the world to possibly the single biggest innovation in weaponry during the 19th Century. Colt did not actually invent the revolving pistol; he improved on the design of a revolving flintlock, first patented by Elisha Collier in 1814. Unlike Collier’s flintlock, Colt’s revolver became the standard by which all future pistols would be judged for the next two centuries. For the western frontiersman, the six-shot revolver was a natural complement to the single shot, muzzle-loading rifle. In a time when cultural differences between migrating new-comers and the native populations they encountered often became violent, the ability to shoot several rounds before reloading was an important asset. Since pistols were easier to carry than a large rifle, westerners often carried more than one, thus increasing the duration of continuous fire. In 1848, the rifle that would eventually surpass the Hawken as the premier heavy caliber,

long range rifle, was developed by Christian Sharps. Like the Colt revolver, the Sharps rifle expanded on an earlier innovation – breach loading in this case. A breach loading mechanism allowed bullets and powder to be inserted directly to the firing chamber rather than being forced down the front of the barrel with a ramrod. This technology, along with the eventual introduction of the paper cartridge, and later the metallic cartridge, meant faster and more reliable loading. The shorter carbine version of the rifle became the standard cavalry issue firearm at the close of the Civil War. The Sharps rifle began with a good design and was updated and revised as needed over the years. One of the most remarkable shots ever recorded was accomplished with the 1874 version of the Sharps buffalo gun. A large force of Comanche, under the leadership of Quanah Parker, laid siege to Adobe Walls, a trading post in the Texas Panhandle. During a lull in the fighting, on the second day of the siege, a party of warriors was seen on a distant bluff, about a mile away. One of the defenders, buffalo hunter Billy Dixon, borrowed a Sharps and shot one of the Indians off his horse, causing the others to depart for safer ground. A team of Army surveyors later measured Dixon’s shot at 1,538 yards (nine tenths of a mile). Red Cloud’s War in Powder River Country introduced the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne to two major innovations in weaponry. In December of 1866, during the engagement known as the Fetterman Massacre, the Indians were armed mostly with bow and arrows, but were able to exploit an inherent weakness in the muzzle-loading rifles used by the soldiers. A few warriors goaded the soldiers into firing a volley, and the rest stormed the ridge while the soldiers were busy reloading. This was very effective except for one cluster of rocks on the most exposed section of the soldier’s line, where it seemed two defenders not only didn’t need to reload their rifles, but were firing so fast the warriors were unable to do much more than stay under cover. Two civilians from the fort had accompanied Captain Fetterman’s ill-fated detail, armed with what the Confederates called “that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!” It was the Henry .44 lever-action, repeating rifle, the precursor to the Winchester 1866 – the first of many Winchester repeater models. Eventually the Henry’s ran out of bullets and the two riflemen were overwhelmed, but they had inflicted more Indian casualties than most of the soldiers who died with them, combined. That summer, the Indians were in for another nasty surprise during the Hayfield Fight and the Wagon Box Fight. The Army had replaced the obsolete muzzleloaders with the Springfield Model 1866 trapdoor breach-loader. The trapdoor loading mechanism was even faster to reload than the drop-block mechanism used on the Sharps carbines. This allowed for a much faster reload time, which proved lethal to the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.

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Winchester Model 1873

American Longrifle The Winchester Repeating Arms Company improved on the Henry .44 design with the Winchester Model 1866 rifle, and the Winchester ’73 was a further refinement of the same basic design. In the 1873 version the rifle was chambered for a .44-40 cartridge, and was mass-produced on a large scale, making it one of the most attainable rifles in the West, and thus one of the most widely used. Adding to its popularity was the introduction of the Colt “Frontier Model” singleaction revolver that was chambered for the same ammunition. The well-armed plainsman could now load both his rifle and his pistol from one ammunition pouch. In 1872, a military board was convened to find a replacement for the popular Sharps .50 cavalry carbine. The board was supervised by General Alfred H. Terry, Commander of the Seventh Cavalry. One of the officers selected to the board was Major Marcus Reno, also of the Seventh Cavalry. The board settled on a new version of Springfield carbine, based on the successful trapdoor design. Meanwhile, the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne

were acquiring Henry and Winchester repeaters. In 1876, on the banks of the Little Big Horn River, two opposing forces squared off for an unofficial “field-test” of western firearms. One opponent, the Seventh Cavalry, under the command of Colonel George A. Custer, was armed with the Springfield 1873 .45-70 trapdoor carbine. The other opponent, a confederation of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho, was armed with a wide variety of weaponry, including many Henry .44 and Winchester repeaters. It was not a good day for the Springfield. Nearly half of the Seventh Cavalry lost their lives, including Col. Custer and the five companies under his command. It was the single biggest defeat of the U. S. military at the hands of American Indians, and much of the blame was cast on the Springfield 1873 carbine. It was found that the trapdoor mechanism tended to get jammed when the rifle heated up from frequent and continuous firing. Ironically, much of the blame was also levied against Major Marcus Reno, who commanded the other half of the

Seventh Cavalry, whose lives were saved, thanks, in large part, to the Springfield 1873 carbine. As it turns out, the problem with jamming was not the fault of the weapon or its trapdoor mechanism. It was the ammunition – more specifically the copper shell casing. Copper expands when hot, and the cheaper, thinner copper shells the military had purchased expanded in heat more than usual. This flaw was later addressed with the issuance of brass-cartridge ammunition. The Springfield 1873 .45-70, and its later revisions and modifications, saw continuous use with the U. S. cavalry for many years after the Little Big Horn, including the Spanish American War. Eventually it was replaced by bolt-action rifles in the early 20th Century. Firearms, both for hunting and for personal protection, continued to be essential tools on the High Plains well into the 20th Century. While the Winchester ’73 was undoubtedly a very popular weapon of the West, it was no more instrumental in the “winning” of the West than any of the other firearms listed here.

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