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ThisJune Week’s 17 - 24, 2011 Highlights “If it doesn’t have to do with Campbell County, we don’t care!”

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Governor Activates National Guard overnor Matt Mead activated a Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The UH-60 and crew will deploy to Washington State to assist forest fire fighting. The focus will be on medical evacuations. “In 2012 fires burned more than half a million acres across Wyoming. This year we have had little fire activity. We are glad to be able to help Washington as it battles fire this year,” Governor Mead said. The Wyoming National Guard will base out of Bowers Field, in Ellensburg, Washington, for 12 days. This

agreement is through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, which allows a Governor to seek help from other states in an emergency. The state asking for assistance covers the costs. Last year, Governor Mead provided Colorado with resources during ﬂooding. “Supporting other states in times of natural disaster is absolutely the right thing to do,” said Maj. Gen. Luke Reiner, Wyoming’s adjutant general. “It sounds like they’re busy up there,” said Lt. Col. Stacy Roth, one of the crewmembers heading to

Washington. “They’re fighting fires on mountains, so a lot of time when medevac is called up, it’s not necessarily because of burns, but from working on the mountains and breaking ankles and things like that. We are bringing a 250-foot high-power hoist. We can pluck people off the side of the mountain if we have to.” The Department of Defense has also activated the Wyoming Air National Guard to help with firefighting. Two Wyoming C-130s are flying missions in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and California.

Election Results

United States Senator (R) Thomas Bleming 2,504 (130 Campbell Co.) (R) Arthur Clifton 1,404 (92 Campbell Co.) (R) Mike Enzi 77,965 (5,645 Campbell Co.) (R) James Gregory 3,770 (378 Campbell Co.) (R) Bryan Miller 9,332 (779 Campbell Co.) (D) William Bryk 1,670 (33 Campbell Co.) (D) Al Hamburg 2,988 (55 Campbell Co.) (D) Charlie Hardy 7,199 (126 Campbell Co.) (D) Rex Wilde 3,012 (59 Campbell Co.) United States Representative (R) Cynthia Lummis 70,916 (5,188 Campbell Co.) (R) Jason Senteney 22,256 (1,647 Campbell Co.) (D) Richard Grayson 14,207 (265 Campbell Co.) Governor (R) Taylor Haynes 31,524 (2,969 Campbell Co.) (R) Cindy Hill 12,463 (507 Campbell Co.) (R) Matt Mead 53,673 (3,717 Campbell Co.) (D) Pete Gosar 15,288 (257 Campbell Co.)

Secretary of State (R) Ed Buchanan 31,336 (2,112 Campbell Co.) (R) Pete Illoway 16,594 (718 Campbell Co.) (R) Ed Murray 32,947 (2,777 Campbell Co.) (R) Clark Stith 8,509 (730 Campbell Co.) State Auditor (R) Cynthia Cloud 79,680 (5,756 Campbell Co.)

State Treasurer (R) Mark Gordon 72,092 (4,980 Campbell Co.) (R) Ron Redo 10,943 (765 Campbell Co.)

State Superintendent of Public Instruction (R) Jillian Balow 35,490 (3,243 Campbell Co.) (R) Sheryl Lain 27,355 (1,623 Campbell Co.) (R) Bill Winney 23,103 (1,304 Campbell Co.) (D) Mike Ceballos 14,731 (247 Campbell Co.) Senate District 1 (R) Ogden Driskill 1,996 (544 Campbell Co.) (R) Tony Johnson 489 (190 Campbell Co.) (R) Judy McCullough 1,942 (567 Campbell Co.) Senate District 23 (R) Jeff Raney 1,023 (806 (Campbell Co.) (R) Jeff Wasserburger 2,007 (327 Campbell Co.) House District 6 (R) Richard Cannady 1,121 (R) James Noblin, Jr. 317 (R) Chris Sorge 532 (D) Liz Batton 139 House District 31 (R) Scott Clem 632 (R) Brenda Schladweiler 566 (D) Billy Montgomery 52 House District 32 (R) Norine Kasperik 1,526 House District 52 (R) William Pownall 855 (R) Troy Mader 540 House District 53 (R) Roy Edwards 674 (R) Chistopher Knapp 551

Campbell County Vote Totals

Campbell County Commissioner (vote for 3) Matt Avery 3,905 Rusty Bell 4,270 John D. Robertson 1,830 Lyle Schmitt 1,532 Mickey Shober 3,411 Mary Silvernell 2,478

Campbell County Coroner

Sterling Albers 658 Elliot Basner 1,046 Laura Sundstrom 2,871 Steve Urman 2,012

County Attorney

Carmen L. Patterson 2,883 Ron Wirthwein 3,276 Lisa Finkey (Dem) 240

County Assessor

Troy D. Clements 5,203 Brian Likewise 1,462

Clerk Of District Court

Cheryl Chitwood 4,155 Rebecca Gilbertz 2,083

City Mayor Gillette

Louise Carter-King 2,136 Kevin J McGrath 2,218

City Council Ward 1

Dan Barks 814 Caleb Nygaard 468

City Council Ward 2

Tim Carsrud 773 Mike Conway 429

City Council Ward 3

Robin Kuntz 1,069 Julie Simon 576

Town Of Wright Mayor

Tim Albin 116 Crystal O’Bryan 28 Write In 173

Councilperson Wright

Robert R. Gallob 124 Glenn Holt 141 Angie Jensen 89 Kristina L Pearce 52 Danny Preston 163

August 22 - 29, 2014

Campbell County Observer

Congressional Staffers Visit Northeast Wyoming he Northeast Wyoming Municipal Leader’s Group (NEWY) is proud to host the 2014 Congressional Fact Finding Tour in NE Wyoming. The 2014 Tour is the third tour hosted by NEWY and will feature four days of extensive discussions on mineral extraction and tours of coal mines, power plants, oil rigs, uranium sites, ranches, and small businesses. This tour is made up of 14 Congressional Staffers and 1 State Senator from the State of Washington. The Congressional Staffers include a mix of staffers from both parties, in addition to members of the House and Senate Committees that focus on Energy and Natural Resources. “These tours have been very helpful in promoting the benefits of coal and coal extraction,” said Public Information Officer Joe Lunne. He added, “these fact-finding tours began in 2011, and their success has evolved from bringing just Congressional Staffers to Northeast Wyoming, to a broader group. Thanks to Governor Mead and the State Legislature’s funding of educational efforts, elected officials from the Northwest are traveling here and seeing firsthand how responsible our energy extraction industries are.” The groups arrives at Casper/Natrona County International Airport on Tuesday, August 19th, and over the following four days they visit facilities such as: • Smith Ranch-Highland and Cameco Resources (tour) • Chesapeake Oil Drilling Rig (tour) • Jackalope Square, Douglas (Honorary home of Wyoming’s famed Jackalope!) • Black Thunder Mine (Mineral Extraction and Reclamation) • Durham Ranch (Agriculture & Energy discussion) • Kaycee Wyoming / Chris LeDoux Park & Museum (tour)

• Paradise Ranch (tour) • Tie Hack Dam & Reservoir (tour) • Mountain Meadow Wool (small business tour) • Mine Rite (small business tour) • Sheridan College & Downtown Sheridan (tour) • Dry Fork Station (tour) • Campbell County Recreation Center (tour) In addition to facilities, NEWY’s guests will also hear speakers discuss topics related to Energy Development in the Powder River Basin and other topics, such as: uranium extraction, coal export and Northwest ports, wind energy, mine reclamation, history & tourism, Johnson County War discussion, economic development, coal exports, essential air service/airline pilot restrictions, and the Complex Nature of Energy Development and Wyoming’s Response to Regulations. Members of the Gillette City Council and the Campbell County Commissioners will attend sections of the tour to meet the Staffers and State Senator, as well as answer questions and promote the Powder River Basin. The tour is sponsored by municipalities and counties from Northeast Wyoming. The State of Wyoming also funds part of the tour through the efforts of Governor Mead and the Wyoming Legislature’s efforts to promote coal exports to elected ofﬁcials in the Northwest States. *The Northeast Wyoming Municipal Leader’s Group is a coalition of cities and towns in the northeast part of Wyoming. It was established in 2003 and has been meeting regularly since its creation in an effort to build and strengthen relationships between cities and towns and to discuss and formulate regional positions on issues of municipal interest at the State level.

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Governor Mead Joins Fight Against ALS

Governor Matt Mead took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to support ﬁnding a cure and treatments for ALS. Dr. Paul Cox from the Institute for Ethnomedicine based in Jackson, Wyoming had issued the challenge and Governor Mead readily accepted it. “I am proud to support ALS research across the globe. My wife Carol and I will make a donation to further this effort,” Governor Mead said. “Wyoming is well known for its scenery, but few know that the state is home to leading research into ALS and Alzheimer’s disease. I thank Dr. Cox and his colleagues for their work and for raising awareness about this campaign to ﬁnd treatments and a cure for ALS.”

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The Dirt ...

Blossom End Rot (BER) By Sandra Aberle fter seeing countless posts on Facebook over the last few weeks, I decided to switch topics this week to Blossom End Rot? What is Blossom End Rot (BER)? Have you gone to pick a beautiful red tomato only to find the bottom of the tomato to be flat, black, and to have a leathery texture? This is Blossom End Rot. BER develops on the basal end of the tomato when the fruit is one-third to one-half its full size and will enlarge until it covers up to one-half of the entire surface. If the fruit does not get enough calcium, the tomato will get a soft wet spot on the bottom. During the next few days it will turn dark and change in texture. Though BER does not make the fruit inedible, it is unsightly. Tomatoes that are planted in cold, heavy clay soils will be more likely to have BER on their first fruits. This is because heavy soils don’t allow for root system expansion as easily as loom soils. BER is a result of a number of environmental conditions. The supply of water

and calcium being the two greatest factures. Tomatoes need water, calcium and phosphorus to develop fruits. When using a fertilizer make sure your tomatoes are getting one with low nitrogen like a 4-12-4 or 5-20-5. Nitrogen will give you great plant growth but the root system may not be able to support it and Blossom End Rot will occur. BER is not a virus, fungus, mold, or bacteria. It is not caused by insects or air born spores. It is not contagious and spread into or out of your garden. Fungicides and insecticides are useless. It isn’t transmitted from plant to plant or fruit to fruit. It is a matter of moving what the plant needs from the soil to the plant. Calcium in clay soils has a habit of bonding with the other elements in the soil. This stops the calcium from being available for the plant. Clay soils also trap water in the soil. When tomatoes are planted in warm, well drained, healthy soil your tomatoes will rarely have BER. Our clay soils make it hard for our tomato plants to get the needed

water and nutrients and that is why we add compost year after year to our soil. Water is the other facture. Uneven watering practices stress tomatoes and may cause roots near the surface to die. Once the plants are at the stage when they are producing tomatoes, they have for the most part stopped their root growth. With less roots, the plants are receiving less water and calcium and you have another opportunity for BER. Gardeners add crushed egg shells, ground gypsum, milk and even tums to their soil for more calcium. Some use an Epsom Salt spray. Egg shells and gypsum may help after they have time to bio-degrade. The tums I won’t recommend. Milk may have a smell to it. I have used the Epsom Salt spray on occasion with good results but remember to be careful as salts can be harmful to your garden. Your best line of defense is adding compost to your soil and even watering practices. Water deep to encourage a good root sys-

tem. Add eggshells or gypsum this fall when you till in your compost, add bags of dried leaves to help your soil. Change that clay soil into healthy soil and Blossom End Rot should not be a problem. Wait to plant your tomatoes until the soil is warmer or warm the soil early with plastics, hoop houses or walls of water. Enjoy every tomato! See you next week and good gardening.

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1. Stay alert and listen carefully for the ﬁrst signs of lightning or thunder. Remember, “If Thunder Roars, Go Indoors™.” 2. Seek shelter. Lightning often hits before the rain begins, so don’t wait for the rain to start before leaving. If Outdoors 3. Avoid water, high ground and open spaces. 4. Stay away from metal objects including wires, fences and motors. 5. Find shelter in a sizable building or in a fully enclosed metal vehicle. Completely close the windows and don’t lean on the doors. 6. Do not get under a small canopy, small picnic shelter, or stand near trees. 7. If you cannot take shelter indoors, crouch down with your feet together and place your hands over your ears to minimize hearing damage from the thunder. 8. Stay at least 15 feet away from other people. If Indoors 9. Avoid water and stay away from doors and win-

dows. 10. Do not use landline telephone or headsets. Cell phones are safe. 11. Turn off, unplug and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and televisions sets as lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines inducing shocks to equipment inside. After the Storm 12. Do not resume outdoor activities until at least 30 minutes after the last lightning strike or thunderclap. 13. Call 911 immediately if anyone is injured and use ﬁrst aid procedures. Lightning victims do not carry an electrical charge, so it is safe to administer medical treatment. Protect Your Home Surge Protective Devices 14. These systems protect electronic and electrical appliances from all but the most severe electrical surges or direct strikes. 15. They should be installed at all items to be protected. A good electrical grounding system is essential. Whole House Surge Protection 16. A whole house surge protection system can be installed on the electric meter or the electrical panel to help protect the appliances and electronic equipment in your house such as computers, TVs and DVD players. 17. Contact your local

electric company for installation information. If your utility company doesn’t offer the service, a qualified electrician can install this device at your electrical panel. Lightning Protection Systems 18. These systems provide a direct path for lightning to follow to the ground rather than through the home structure and its wiring. 19. Consult a qualified contractor (UL-listed/ LPI-certified or qualified electrician) for installation. For information on protecting your family and home from severe weather, visit FLASH. To learn more about protecting your home from lightning visit the FLASH YouTube Channel.

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August 22 - 29, 2014

Campbell County Observer

Average Wyoming ACT Scores Increase Submitted by Travis Hoff erformance results on the ACT for the 2014 graduating class were released today by the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the ACT. Statewide, the average composite score for the graduating class of 2014 rose from a year ago, increasing from 19.8 in 2013 to 20.1 in 2014. This increase is noteworthy because more Wyoming students than ever are

participating in the ACT – over 6,000 students in 2014 – since the ACT is required for state and federal accountability in grade 11. In contrast, most of the students across the nation who take the test intend to go to college, so they are typically a higher achieving subset of all high school graduates. Although the statewide average remains below the national average, the Wyoming increase of 0.3 exceeded the national in-

crease of 0.1. The attached table shows ﬁve year trends of test participation and performance for Wyoming as well as the nation. The ACT is a college entrance test that predicts a student’s likelihood of success in college in four content areas, including English, math, reading, and science. Performance rose for the 2014 Wyoming graduating class in all four content areas, with the largest

increase observed in English (18.6 to 19.3). National increases were observed in three of the four content areas, but they lagged behind the larger improvements made by Wyoming students. For more information about the ACT visit: http:// edu.wyoming.gov/educators/assessment/act/ or contact Travis Hoff at travis. hoff@wyo.gov or 307-7772053

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First Presbyterian Church 682-7264 511 Carey Ave Gillette, WY Sun. Sun. 10am Wed 6pm Adult Bible Study & P-K – 7th, 8th – 12th 6:30pm

First Church Of The Nazarene 682-2562 3010 W 4J Rd Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:30am Worship: Sun. 10:45am Wed. Bible Study 6:30

Prairie Wind Unitarian Universalists 686-4812 10am 2nd & 4th Sun at Lakeway Learning Center

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 682-4296 804 Emerson Gillette, WY 10am Sunday

Roadway Alliance Church 687-7738 811 Hemlock Ave Gillette, WY Sun. Service: 10:15 am Living Rock Church “Life of the Rock” 670-1518 1001 S. Douglas Hwy Bld B Sun. Service 9am & 10:45am

Family Life Church 687-1083 480 State Highway 50 Gillette, WY Sun. 9am

Open Door Church 685-3337 111 E 2nd St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 10am Wed. Worship 6:30pm www.gillette-church.com

First United Methodist Church 686-7339 2000 W Lakeway Rd Gillette, WY Sun. Contemplative Service 8am Sun. Blended Service 9:15-10:15 Sunday School 10:30

Grace Bible Church 686-1516 4000 Collins E Rd Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:00 Worship 10:00am Evening Service 6:00 PM

Westside Baptist Church 682-3505 604 W 10th St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 8am Sunday School 9:30 Sun. Worship 10:45 Hispanic Service 6pm

Hope for the Heart Biker Church Meets at Calvary Community Church 631 Commercial Drive Gillette, WY Seventh-day Adventist Church 682-8465 901 Apricot St Gillette, WY Sabbath School: 09:30A Worship Service: 11:00A Vineyard Christian Fellowship 686-2485 585 Westside Dr Gillette, WY 9 am - Men’s Study/Fellowship, 10 am - Vineyard Cafe Opens (Coffees/ Pastries), 10:30 am - Worship and the Word, 6 pm - Various Activities First Baptist Church 682-4816 501 S Gillette Ave Gillette, WY Sun. 10:45am Sunday School for All Ages at 9:30am Mike Morrison Ministries 685-2272 2 W McKenzie Rd, 82716 Gillette, WY Tuesday night Bible Study 7:00 - 9:00 Saturday Night 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Gillette Christian Center 686-6680 6201 Swanson Rd Gillette, WY Sun. 7am Men’s Bible Study 9:30 Coffee Café Sun. Worship 10am 11:15am Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran 686-4080 1010 W Beaver Dr Gillette, WY Service 9am Antelope Valley Baptist Church 682-1602 2801 Antler Rd Gillette, WY First Assembly Of God-family 682-3308 601 Carey Ave Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:30 Sun. Worship 8am, 10:30am 6pm

Central Baptist Church 682-2543 1170 Country Club Rd Gillette, WY Sun 7:00 AM Men’s Bible Study 9:30 Worship Service 10:00am 11:15am

St Matthew’s Catholic Church 682-3319 1000 Butler Spaeth Rd Gillette, WY Sat 5:00pm Sun 9:00am & 11:00am Sun 5:00pm Spanish Mass

New Life Wesleyan Church 682-5642 1000 Comanche Ave Gillette, WY Sun. 9:15 & 10:45

Emanuel Southern Baptist Church 686-4132 1851 Chara Ave Gillette, WY

Church Of Christ 682-2528 1204 T-7 Ln Gillette, WY Sun. Bible Study 9am Sun. Worship 10am & 6pm

High Plain Community Church 685-0044 3101 W Lakeway Rd Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 9am and 11am 7pm. Wed. Worship

Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 682-9779 600 Longmont St Gillette, WY Sun. School 10am Worship 11am 6PM

Trinity Lutheran Church 682-4886 1001 E 9th St Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:15am Sun. 8am and 10:30am

Christian Church 682-3316 100 E Flying Circle Dr Gillette, WY Sun 10:30am

Jericho Baptist Church 686-5626 211 S Brooks Ave Gillette, WY 10am Sun. School 11am Sun. Worship 6pm Sun. Worship 7pm Wed. Worship

St Francis on-the-Prairie 464-0028 357 Willowcreek Dr. Wright, WY 82732 Sun. 10am Wed. 5:30

Jesus Christ of LDS 555 Wright Blvd. Wright, WY 9am Sun. Worship Jesus Christ of LDS 2903 Aqllen Avel Gillette, WY 9am Sun. Worship 11am Sun. Worship Jesus Christ of LDS 1500 O’Hera Gillette, WY 9am Sun. Worship 11am Sun. Worship Westside Baptist Church 682-3505 604 W 10th St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 8am & 10:45 Sun. School 9:30 Bible Study 6:00pm Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church 687-0074 1612 E Us Highway 14-16 Gillette, WY 82716 Sun. 10 to 11:30 Wed. 7pm to 8:30 pm Calvary Community Church 682-9553 631 N Commercial Dr Gillette, WY 82716 Sunday School 9:15 10:30 Worship 6:00pm Foundations Class Faith Community Church 682-7333 177 American Rd Gillette, WY 82716 Sunday School 9:45am Service 10:45am Wed Evening Study 7pm Wright Baptist Church 464-0464 225 Ranchero Dr Wright, WY 82732 Sun 9:30am Bible Study 10:45am Worship Service 6:00pm Evening Prayer & Discipleship Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 682-3319 624 Wright Blvd Wright, WY 82732 Sun 5:30pm

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Help Sought for Ravaged Mule Deer By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. - wyofile.com yoming’s mule deer are in trouble. Their numbers have dropped 36 percent since 1990. Fawn production has declined 20 percent in the last quarter century. Mule deer habitat has been sucked dry by drought, invaded by development, cut apart by highways. Always-fatal chronic wasting disease infected 57 percent of hunter-killed deer in one area three years ago. Parts of Wyoming were once known as a “mule deer factory,” and the state still strives for a population of more than 564,150. But they number about 374,400 today and their plight is such that advocates doubt whether the slate-hued muley can make a comeback. “We’ll never get back to historic numbers,” Miles Moretti, president of the Mule Deer Foundation, said of a nearby herd as he addressed a gathering in Daniel Aug. 6. A group of 45 biologists, hunters, ranchers, administrators and land managers shared recent research and brainstormed how to boost the population of the beleaguered species. To some, the Inaugural Wyoming Mule Deer Summit was yet another committee, to others a vehicle to focus statewide conservation efforts, including collaboration from nongovernmental groups and landowners (see sidebar). What wasn’t in dispute was the precipitous drop in the mule deer population across Wyoming. “We are about 35 percent below a combined statewide objective,” Game and Fish Mule Deer Working Group chairman Daryl Lutz said in an interview. “We don’t know that we can arrest the decline.” What happened? Wyoming was — in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s — home to many more mule deer than are around today, summit participants agreed. “In recent years Wyoming’s landscape has changed drastically and habitats have been altered in ways that are relatively permanent,” an overview by the Game and Fish’s working group states. Among the causes are those also plaguing other Wyoming wildlife — industrial and residential development, wildlife-mangling traffic, domestic and wild horse grazing, reservoir construction, weather and other factors. “Recent political and economic circumstances have also given rise to unprecedented natural gas development, causing habitat to be altered at a much greater rate than can be restored by reclamation,” the 2009 working group summary stated. Game and Fish’s 2009 overview also quoted author Olof Wallmo, a pioneer deer researcher who in 1981 saw a diminution of deer in the Rockies and beyond. “The only generalization needed to account for the mule deer decline throughout the West is that practically every identified trend in land use and plant succession on the deer ranges is detrimental to deer,” he wrote. There was a population crash after the winter of 1983-’84 and the most recent decline came after the winter of 1992-‘93. Biologists know some of the responsible factors — drought and severe winters — but they can’t explain why deer haven’t rebounded as usual. Kevin Monteith, an assistant research professor at the University of Wyoming, pointed to a nearby herd that used to number 50,000. “We’ve not got back to the 50,000 we had,” he told the summit. Deer haven’t multiplied even though Game and Fish stopped the hunting of does, a strat-

egy employed to boost the population. Monteith showed a rollercoaster graph of deer numbers that had a corresponding set of hills and valleys for a line depicting the “carrying capacity” of a particular range. Weather was the factor affecting the carrying capacity line. There’s another consideration — elk. They are subsidized west of the Continental Divide by 22 Game and Fish feedgrounds and the federal National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole. “Elk are doing well,” Monteith said. “Coincidentally, deer are going the other way… for a couple of decades.” It’s necessary to bring that elk component into the picture, he said. Regarding the fluctuating deer carrying capacity on his graph, Monteith asked, “Is 50,000 sustainable?” Given the variations in weather and other factors, “it’s almost impossible to know,” he said. All about fawns For Lutz, “it’s all about fawns,” he told the summit. Fawn ratios — the number of offspring compared to 100 does — is the telling statistic. To sustain a hunted population, herds need to produce 66 fawns per 100 does annually. In the last 30 years the ratio has declined by 16 fawns, a 20 percent drop, Lutz said. Since 1990, the statewide ratio has been lower than 66 fawns per 100 does in nine of the last 13 years. The lowest ratio was 57 per 100. In 2012, it stood at 63. A nadir occurred near Ferris Mountain where a herd produced only 27 fawns per 100 does. “We have got to figure out ways to improve mule deer fawn survival,” Lutz said. “We’ve got to get fawns recruited into the population.” People recognize the importance of habitat, Lutz said. “It’s been demonstrated that the probability of a particular doe’s fawn surviving is dependent on her condition,” he said. “Quality of lactation has everything to do with it. Habitat provides the groceries to get that doe in optimal body condition.” Healthy deer can better avoid predators and robust habitat can provide cover, he said. “Mostly it has to do with moms and mostly her condition coming out of summer into winter.” More attention has been paid historically to winter range and less to late summer and fall “transitional” range. “That’s something that’s fairly new to us,” Lutz said in an interview. New scientific discoveries like that could have implications for a variety of land management agencies that seek to reduce the effects of activities, from energy development to recreation, on wildlife. Restrictions on exploratory drilling and recreation, for example, are routinely enacted to protect wildlife on their winter range. Monteith agreed with Lutz. “If habitat is not good enough, if mother’s not doing well, forget it,” he told the summit. Working as part of the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, his latest fieldwork involves capturing radio-collared deer twice a year to see how their condition improves from spring to fall. Last year the study followed 35 does in the Wyoming Range and involved estimating body fat and using ultrasound to test for pregnancy. One 13-yearold began the summer with a scraggly 1 percent body fat. It almost certainly didn’t have fawns, or abandoned them quickly. It trekked 150 miles from one end of the range to the other, using a highway underpass at Nugget Canyon and ending up in Star Valley, munching in farmers’ fields. Among the deer

Monteith followed that year, it started out skinniest and ended the most rotund, going into the winter with fat accounting for 20 percent of its weight. Other does started out fatter, mothered fawns, but went into winter with less fat than the 13-year-old. The lesson; it takes a well-conditioned deer to bring up fawns. Those on the edge can’t do it. Those that are in good condition can raise fawns, but it costs them valuable survival resources, like body fat, that could affect their survival. Understanding the nutritional dynamics of deer allows managers to know “what components of habitat are growing us our deer,” Monteith said. Consequently, efforts to improve habitat can be more efﬁciently applied. Hunters and hunting The summit shouldn’t shy away from the fact that members support hunting, said Steve Belinda, an advocate with the Mule Deer Foundation. The goal of most is for “a sustainable, harvestable population,” he said. The North American Wildlife Conservation Model that sustains most game species in the U.S. has hunters and hunting at its core. Nevertheless, some people feel hunting is to blame for mule deer decline and that stopping it would cure all ills. “Many people believe if we were to close the season, mule deer would recover,” Lutz said. “That is not true. “Changes in hunting seasons can address hunt quality,” he said. But controlled hunting itself is not an overarching demon when it comes to population-scale shifts. “Hunting seasons are not the problem,” he said. Game and Fish gets most of its funds from the sale of licenses, however, a fact that critics never forget. One summit participant said the agency years ago allowed hunters to get as many as nine deer licenses in one season, a practice that’s since ceased. Dissatisfaction over deer management resulted in “deer wars” in recent decades, an eruption in the Platte River Valley where restoration efforts are underway, and new grumblings around Rock Springs, summit members said. Across Wyoming, Game

and Fish manages 38 mule deer herds at a cost of $7.7 million a year. (Agency program costs amount to $69 million annually.) Resident licenses cost $38, nonresidents pay up to $552. The statistical picture is somewhat fuzzy said Game and Fish’s Jeff Obrechct, because many deer licenses allow the killing of whitetail deer as well a mule deer. Whitetails are a small minority of the population, however. In 2012 hunters paid $7.8 million in deer license fees. Game and Fish sold 68,764 mule deer licenses. Hunters killed 27,694 mule deer, according to the 2013 report, which summarized the 2012 hunt season. In 2012 hunters took an average of 9 days to kill an animal. Slightly more than half were successful and together they spent more than $29 million that season. All told, they logged 255,445 recreation days. In the ﬁve years from 2008 to 2012, however, the number of mule deer licenses sold slipped 23 percent. The number of deer killed dropped 24 percent, license revenue went down 27 percent, calculations from the annual report show. Overall hunter expenditures declined by only 15 percent during that period. In FY 2013, deer accounted for 22 percent of the revenue collected by the department, 12 percent of the expenditures. Over the last 30 years, Game and Fish has relied heavily on funding from the sale of nonresident deer and pronghorn license sales, spokesman Jeff Obrecht said. While the two revenue streams still generate a signiﬁcant amount, they do not fund the department to the same extent as they did historically. Game and Fish puts a “restoration value” on wildlife that it uses to support the prosecution and sentencing of poachers and other wildlife “takings.” For mule deer, that value is $4,000. Mule deer hunters want better opportunities. They’ve killed fewer deer in recent years, but have had to spend a correspondingly longer time doing it, Lutz told the summit. Surveys show satisfaction is slipping — from 84 percent in 2006 to 74 percent in 2012. “Fewer people agree that there were adequate num-

ber of bucks,” Lutz said. Positive responses to the question of adequate buck numbers declined from 64 to 47 percent from ’06 to ’12. Hunters’ attitudes are changing, and their definition of a “trophy buck” may be different than it was 20 years ago. Outdoor TV shows, where nary an errant arrow flies from the bowstring and successful hunts conclude within the half hour, commercials included, could fuel expectations, summit members said. Hunters are increasingly interested in limited quota licenses — those drawn by lottery, Lutz said. They want to limit the number of hunters in the field but they also have a strong interest in hunting each year. “More say habitat has gotten worse,” Lutz said, suggesting a growing interest in the ecology of the species. Also, the effect of predators “remains high on peoples’ minds.” Advocate Belinda summarized hunters’ sentiments: “We want to hunt every year, we want more deer, bigger bucks, fewer people, lower prices.” That could be a simplification. If the summit was looking for a poster boy to represent hunters, it could have chosen Chuck Kaiser, a Minnesota rifleman who’s been coming to Wyoming to hunt since about 1985. Last year he went to Patrick O’Toole’s neighborhood to hunt Battle Mountain.

“I picked Battle Mountain because of all the good things I read,” Kaiser said. “They said it was really good the year before .” What they didn’t say was that seismograph crews were in the area, using helicopters and ground crews to map subsurface geologic formations of minerals. The clatter of seismic operations is widely disruptive. “We saw the helicopters, places where the equipment was,” Kaiser said. What he didn’t see — other than some does and fawns — was deer. “We met other hunters,” Kaiser said. “They didn’t see anything. They said they’re not coming back.” His hunting buddy, “didn’t even apply for a license,” Kaiser said of this year’s expedition. “Now I’m wary.” For Kaiser, who has deer in his home state and who hunts across the West all fall, the hunt is not about killing. “That’s the goal,” he said of shooting a deer. “If I can just see deer, even if I don’t ﬁll my tag, if the population is there, that’s a big part of the hunt.” Kaiser has a non-resident deer license for 2014 that cost him about $340. Whether he will be one of those who fork out a dwindling total of $29 million during deer hunting season in Wyoming is uncertain. It’s a 16 hour drive from where he lives. “If they’re going to be [seismograph] testing, I’m not going to go out that far to see nothing,” he said.

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Pictured above (left to right) in front, Tayvia Shackelford, Remington Knutson, and Hailey Wilson; in the middle, Hailee Merchen, Saranndon Madsen, Danica Eliason, and Indie Rain Wuitschick; and in back, Dan Coolidge, Mark Christensen, Kelsey Nash, Jacy Rook, Ginny Rose Heinrich, Mickey Shober, and Matt Avery. Jacy Rook (left) is Miss Campbell County 2014

Submitted by Linda Whites ack to School Pageant sponsored by the Miss Campbell County Pageant and Wyoming Center Stage...September 6, 2014, at the Campbell County Library Wyoming Room. Entry fee: $45. Pageant registration is due by Friday, September 5, 2014. Contestants will compete in formal wear, ﬁrst day of school apparel, and Career WOW wear. Age categories will be Tiny: 12-23 months; Mini: ages 2-3; Petite: ages 4-6; Little: ages 7-9; Junior: ages 10-12; Teen: ages 13-17. Registration forms are available at Top Notch Auto, 1502 West Second, Gillette. Call Linda at 660-1798 for more information.

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Memorial services for Kenneth “Ken” Edward Zehm were held at Prairieview Assembly of God in Wright, Wednesday August 20th, 2014. Kenneth Edward Zehm, 67, of Wright passed on the morning of August 14, 2014. He was sitting in his recliner resting peacefully at Sagebluff RV Park. Ken was born in New York City, New York on March 13, 1947. In 1968 at the young age of 21 Ken enlisted in the Army and was deployed to Vietnam. He served in the infantry for two terms, where he lost his hearing in his left ear. After his time of service he enrolled in Columbia University and majored in carpentry. He worked for T.I.C. for 21 years all across the country building mines and power plants. Ken helped build Black Thunder mine, North Antelope and Cordero here in Wyoming. During his travels Ken met the love of his life Shannon. Ken and Shannon spent thirty four wonderful years together. In 1984 they discovered a small unique and growing little town in Wyoming where they decided

to purchase Sagebluff RV Park. Their little investment turned into a lifelong commitment. Sagebluff is the longest single owned business in Wright. Ken is the beloved father of Troy VanSloten and Kelli Shannon Hoyt. We have many happy memories of family camping trips. He taught all of us how to fish, make campfires and drive boats. We all usually agreed he could clean the fish on the rare occasions we caught some fish. Another favorite past time Kenny had was sitting on the porch that he built drinking Bud Lite with his family, friends and tenants. Not very many people in Wright missed an opportunity to sit and visit with Ken. His biggest joy though was spending time with his 8 year old great granddaughter, Jadyn. They would play, roughhouse and laugh for hours. He even taught her how to drive his golf cart. Jady would always say “My Grandpa can fix anything”, and he pretty much could and did. We are all very sorry that God chose to take Ken home so soon but we have peace knowing that someday we will all be together again in heaven. We love you dearly Ken and we miss you already. Memorials and condolences can be sent in Ken Zehm’s name to CASA House for Children PO Box 2257, Gillette, WY 82717. Memorials and condolences may also be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716 or via website: www.gillettememorialchapel.com

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Battling Wyoming’s Obesity Rate Based on Science yoming ranks 42nd in the nation in overall obesity rates with 24.6% of its adult population classiﬁed as obese. Unfortunately there are no reliable, established state statistics for adult activity levels - which is a large part of the problem according to recent studies out of Stanford University establishing inactivity as the primary culprit causing obesity in America. Americans spent more than $2.4 billion on diet programs and another $14 billion on weight loss supplements last year yet are more obese now than ever before leaving the ‘BMI challenged’ despondent and defeated. Many hold to the belief that the super sizing of America’s diet is the culprit and point to a generation of slovenly, lazy over eaters that are placing this state and our nation’s overall health at risk. Science says we should not be so fast to condemn ourselves. The Stanford study, documents a precipitous decline in physical activity over the past decades and an increase in BMI (Body Mass Index) levels set against caloric intake levels that have remained virtually unchanged. It ain’t the food, it’s the chair. Health experts have established the myriad risks of sitting in an ofﬁce all day, now equating it on the

same level as smoking, however many employers remain in the dark as to the damage wrought on employees forced into cubicles throughout the day and the added pounds that mount annually. The innovators behind the first affordable treadmill desk (the TrekDesk) think they might have a solution. Known as the TrekDesk II, it is a combination desk that can be used as a regular desk, a standing desk, a sit-to-stand desk, or a motion desk (treadmills, steppers, ellipticals) and changes as an individual’s needs and appetites for motion change. This allows employees to ease into moving more during the day in the event they are uncertain about their abilities to walk all day with a treadmill desk. “We originated the idea for the first affordable treadmill desk that would fit any existing treadmill in 2008 when nearly everyone thought it was a ludicrous idea. Five years later the concept of walking while working has been accepted as a significant option in the fight against diseases caused by sedentary lifestyles,” stated Steve Bordley, CEO of TrekDesk Treadmill Desk. “We have learned quite a lot about our customer’s needs and their challenges bringing in treadmill desks to the office

over the years. We decided it was time to design a desk that could be used in multiple capacities answering those concerns while encouraging a path to health. That is the impetus behind the TrekDesk II.” TrekDesk often receives requests for assistance convincing employers to allow treadmill desks in the office and from companies that would surprise many. “We even received a call from a high level executive within the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) asking for assistance in convincing procurement officials about the health benefits of walking while working,” added Bordley. “We knew then that our “Movement Revolution” was going to be a challenge.” TrekDesk II is a multifunction product that allows a user to start with a regular desk and graduate to standing or sit-to-stand status while allowing the eventual addition of motion devices such as treadmills, ellipticals, or step machines. “Our main goal is to get employees up and out of their chairs,” stated Bordley. “Once someone starts standing while working they start weaning themselves from chairs. That strengthens their back muscles and also motivates them to move more. A body in motion tends to stay in motion

and people are surprised to learn that they can stay upright and in motion for most if not all of the day. It is, after all, how we evolved so it should not be a surprise that our bodies require and crave motion.” TrekDesk II has just launched a crowd funding campaign with Kickstarter

This Weekend: Gillette Area Dogs Get to Plunge Into the City Pool Fur Kids Foundation is hosting a Pooch Plunge so you can watch your pup play in the water!

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Saturday, August 23 Registration begins at 11:30 am; Plunge takes place from noon-2 pm City Pool, 909 S. Gillette Avenue Cost is $5 for two dogs, humans get in free!

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Tennis balls, Frisbees and dog treats will be provided. Attendees may also participate in a 50/50 rafﬂe as well as bid on some fun dog gift baskets at the event. The pool will also be sectioned off for large and small dogs to enjoy.

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1. All participants at the Pooch Pool Party are expected to practice responsible pet ownership and clean up after your pet. 2. Handlers/owners are limited to two dogs and must be present and with their pets at all times. 3. Pets should be kept under control at all times; any unruly participant will be asked to leave. 4. Pets must be wearing a collar with proper ID at all times. All pets MUST enter and exit the pool facility on a leash. 5. For the security of both our twoand four-legged attendees, pets must be up-to-date on all its vaccinations. You will sign a waiver at registration conﬁrming that this is the case. 6. No dogs in any stage of heat may participate. No puppies under four

months of age may attend. 7. No children 12 and under are permitted to participate without supervision of an adult, 18 years old or older. 8. No food inside the pool area. 9. No people allowed in the pool with the dogs.

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Fur Kids Foundation is the only organization in Northeastern Wyoming that provides families with pets access to veterinary care when they cannot afford it. For more information, visit furkidsfoundation.org. Find us onfacebook.com/furkidsfoundation. Follow us on Twitter, @furkidswyo.

Council Continues to Fight Against Impaired Driving Governor Matt Mead’s Council on Impaired Driving released a new message intended to reduce impaired driving. This depicts a family struck by a drunk driver. The new message is available online at http://youtu.be/Dju6NFrbzT0. “This ad is strong and depicts the senseless loss of life in a way that strikes the heart. We need a culture where no one drives impaired,” Governor Mead said.

The Council has also continued the “Welcome to the DUI Life” campaign. These ads will appear in newspapers and on billboards. The Governor established the Council on Impaired Driving in 2011. In 2013, 31 highway fatalities involved impaired drivers. That was the lowest number in several decades. So far in 2014 26 highway fatalities have been alcohol related.

Campbell County Health Approved for Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program Campbell County Health (CCH) has received notiﬁcation as an approved facility for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Coal Worker’s Surveillance Program (CWHSP), under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. CCH is the ﬁrst healthcare facility in the state of Wyoming to be approved by NIOSH for radiographic examination under the CWHSP. The approval permits CCH to conduct radiographic exams (chest xrays) for coal miners under the NIOSH rule. The rule provides all U.S. coal miners with the opportunity to have respiratory health testing to prevent severe

coal-mining related respiratory disease. Under new NIOSH requirements for coal miner health surveillance, coal miners have the right to receive periodic chest x-rays and lung function tests at no cost to themselves. Coal mine operators are required to notify employees when they are eligible for testing.

“We are excited to be able to provide this service for miners in our community,” said Terri Kinney, Radiology/Imaging Manager at CCH. “All three of our Board-certiﬁed Radiologists are qualiﬁed to interpret these studies and play a part in helping prevent lung disease through early detection.”

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launched in hopes of keeping the manufacturing of this unique product here in the United States. Designed as a single product that meets multiple needs and encourages movement in stages, the TrekDesk II is an affordable, full sized, height adjustable workstation that allows in-

dividuals the opportunity to gain the necessary amount of daily exercise to lose weight, maintain health, reduce stress, prevent disease, strengthen muscles, boost mood and productivity, without requiring additional time during the day or extra motivation.

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Sight In for Accuracy and Ethics unting ethics begin long before going afield. Sighting in rifles is a good example. “The responsibility and benefits of sighting in runs deeper than just having the personal confidence of knowing where your bullet will hit,” said Jim Dawson, hunter education coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish. “By taking the time to become a marksman, you show great respect for the quarry by having the ability to make the quickest,

cleanest kills possible,” Dawson said. “As with most activities, taking the time to practice marksmanship will pay dividends while hunting.” Dawson encourages hunters to practice shots at a variety of distances to help prepare for a variety of situations that might be encountered aﬁeld. Ethics also pertain to shooting practice. Game and Fish receives occasional complaints of persons sighting in riﬂes by shooting off public roads

into private land. Shooting off public roads is not only illegal, but it is also illegal to shoot on private lands unless permission from the landowner has been obtained. “Keep in mind that not every forest user is a hunter,” advises Dawson. “If you target practice on the forest make sure you’re well away from other people and that you are shooting into a hill to stop all bullets. As with any activity, clean up all trash. Even before the actual hunt.”

Hunters are encouraged to sight in on public shooting ranges or to join a shooting club. Some private ranges conduct sightin days where non-members can practice with their hunting riﬂes for a nominal fee. The Game and Fish urges hunters to conduct themselves aﬁeld with the perspective of continuing the hunting legacy for future generations.

broadcast television in their home country. The Bling Johnson Show from Austin, Texas also filmed at the Buffalo Chip. The show will air on CW affiliate networks, one episode of a 13-show season, this fall. On Saturday, Aug. 2, the 2014 Motorcycles as Art exhibit, “Built for Speed – Race Inspired Motorcycles and Art,” opened to an enthusiastic crowd. This marked the sixth consecutive year the annual Buffalo Chip exhibit has been curated by famed motorcycle photographer, Michael Lichter, and the second year with the Vintagent’s Paul d’Orleans. The show featured the work of such well-known bike builders as Arlen Ness, Brian Klock and Roland Sands; paintings by David Uhl and Marc Lacourciere; and photography by Michael Lichter among many others. The show ran through Friday, Aug. 8. Throughout the week motorsports fans got more than their fair share of extreme engines, insane speed and colossal crashes at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s newly constructed PowerSports Complex. Buffalo Chip President, Rod Woodruff, and TORC president, BJ Birtwell, cut the ribbon with a blowtorch during the complex’s ribbon cutting ceremony Monday morning. The jam-packed week of high-powered competition included TORC: The Off Road Championship, the Nitro National Pro Hill Climb, AMA Extreme Dirt Track ATV Races and Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulls. Some of the nation’s top motorsport athletes competed for the title on some unusual and impressive machines including 900-horsepower race trucks, nitro-injected Harleys with steel-bolted paddle tires, and 7,000-horsepower tractors equipped with jet engines. The CrossRoads at the Buffalo Chip® held an unprecedented number of custom bike shows, allowing motorcycle enthusiasts to ogle the mechanical masterpieces staged in its center court. Jeff G. Holt, the editorial director of the top three custom motorcycle magazines in America, decided it was time for some down-anddirty contests to find the world’s best custom motorcycle, bagger and chopper builders. All builders were invited to enter the “Winner Takes All” shows on Aug 3, 4 and 5. Each show awarded its winner $5,000, valuable prizes and serious bragging rights. The Cycle Source Nighttime Chopper Show brought out the baddest bikes on Aug. 6, and the 26th annual Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show blinded spectators with chrome on Aug. 7. Riders in the Buffalo Chip’s signature Legends Ride® cheered Monday, Aug. 4 as Black Hills Special Olympics President, Jack Lynass, and Buffalo Chip President, Rod Woodruff, burned the note on a van purchased with Legends Ride donations. Special Olympics athletes

use the van to travel to events and training sessions. Some of the biggest names in television, film, music and motorcycling joined hundreds of riders from around the globe for the annual ride through the scenic Northern Black Hills to raise money for two local charities, Black Hills Special Olympics and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame. A check for $54,800 was presented to the two charities thanks to the generous donations of Legends riders. The Biker Belles®, presented by Harley-Davidson®, didn’t allow the rain to dampen spirits on Tuesday, Aug. 5 as they gathered at the Lodge at Deadwood for a symposium of leading industry women, aptly titled “Ride On.” The Leading women in motorcycling welcomed old and new faces, enjoying friendship, a symposium discussion, and a viewing of Michelle Carpenter’s film, “Driven to Ride” and the Comfort Zone by Team Diva. Thanks to the efforts of ride captain and safety expert, Vicki RobertsSanfelipo , the ride did not proceed as planned due to weather conditions, but riders were encouraged to ride in small groups at their own pace to the Buffalo Chip for the catered reception, Harley-Davidson Motorclothes fashion show and silent auction. The Buffalo Chip postponed the live auction to a later date, and proceeds of the event will benefit Helping with Horsepower and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame. Patriotic riders attended the Freedom Celebration Ride, sponsored by the City of Spearfish, on Thursday, Aug. 7, raising funds for veterans’ organizations at the 23rd Annual Buffalo Chip Freedom Celebration. The ride, led by retired Navy SEAL, LT Jason Redman, led participants on a route across the scenic high plains and foothills north of the Black Hills. The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales led a parade of honored veterans through the grounds, beginning at the Field of Flags and continuing on through the amphitheater where they were greeted by countless cheering fans. Freedom Celebration events culminated as the Buffalo Chip honored multiple recipients with the Bob Hanson Distinguished Service Award, including retired Navy SEAL, LT Jason Redman; Marine Master Sgt William “Spanky” Gibson (ret); Dorothy Woods, widow of Retired Navy SEAL, Tyrone Woods, who was killed in the 2012 Benghazi attack; Richard “Dick” Marcinko, Retired Navy SEAL Commander and Vietnam War Veteran; and Debbie Lee, mother of 2nd Class Petty Officer, Marc Lee, the first Navy SEAL killed in action in Iraq. General Clark gave brief remarks to the cheering audience. Rally enthusiasts have already begun making reservations for the 75th anniversary celebration in 2015 at the Buffalo Chip. Those wanting special amenities

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The 2014 Sturgis Buffalo Chip®, Motorcycle and Music Festival has throttled down, and riders are leaving with both a trove of memories and reservations for the 75th anniversary Rally in 2015. The nine days and nights of world-class concerts most certainly topped guests’ favorites list, but the Chip offered more exciting events, thrilling activities and breathtaking rides than any other rally venue and presented difficult choices for patrons each day. Motorcyclists from more than 18 countries and all 50 states chose the Sturgis Buffalo Chip as their home away from home and film crews from as far away as Russia, Japan and China arrived to record Chip events. Buffalo Chip guests turned out in droves for 9 nights of amazing live concerts. Some of the biggest names in the music industry, such as Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Collective Soul, Florida Georgia Line Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top, exploded onto the main stage, filling the natural amphitheater with heavy metal, cross-over country, blistering blues, glam rock, rockabilly, and alternative rock. The audience was left high with excitement long after the concerts echoed over the din of thousands of motorcycles, “Every performance on the main stage this year was outstanding,” says Sturgis Buffalo Chip President, Rod Woodruff. “The line-up this year offered tremendous talent, intense energy, incredible staging and some of the best music anywhere. The audiences were totally captivated.” Jesse Watters, star of the popular O’Reilly Factor segment, Watter’s World, spent Tuesday, Aug. 5 filming at the Buffalo Chip and interviewing campers. Watters fired a 50-caliber machine gun at Guns of Freedom exhibition, rode in a TORC truck at the Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex, signed autographs and posed for photos with numerous campers throughout the day. The segment will air on FOX News as part of the O’Reilly Factor on Monday, Aug. 18 with a possible second segment airing on Monday, Aug. 25. The HISTORY Channel lined up some of the biggest names in custom bike building to film the finale of its new show, “Biker Battleground Phoenix,” at the Chip on Wednesday, Aug. 6. John Shope, Paul Yaffee, Kody McNew, Brian Jenkins and Len Edmondson competed in the series. Shope walked away with the title, which was announced on the Buffalo Chip main stage after a day of judging at the CrossRoads. HISTORY will air the finale on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. MDT. West Coast Choppers creator, Jesse James, presented a brand new custom chopper to one of China’s most famous movie stars, Li Chen, on Wednesday, Aug. 6 on the Buffalo Chip main stage. A large contingent of Chinese media attended, filming the presentation for

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VA Funds Wyoming Agency in Battle to End Homelessness Initiative Targets 115,000 Homeless and At-Risk Vets and Families Nationwide

ecretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced today the award of $1,393,952 in a homeless prevention grant to the Wyoming counties of: Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta, Carbon, Albany, Laramie, Natrona, Sheridan and Fremont. The grant will be services through the Southwest Wyoming Recovery Access Program (SWRAP). The moneys will be used to serve homeless and at-risk Veteran families as part of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. This award will serve Veteran families associated with SWRAP, one of 301 community agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to receive a grant. “By working with community non-profit organizations, we have enlisted valuable partners in our fight to end homelessness,” McDonald said. “The work of SSVF grantees has already helped thousands of homeless Veterans and their families find homes and thousands more have been able to stay in their own homes.” As part of the SSVF program, VA awards grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives that provide services to very low-income Veteran families living in -- or transitioning to -- permanent housing. Those community organizations provide a range of services that promote housing stability among eligible very low income Veteran families.

Under the terms of the grants, homeless providers will offer Veterans and their family members outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits and assistance in receiving other public benefits. Community-based groups can offer temporary financial assistance on behalf of Veterans for rent payments, utility payments, security deposits and moving costs. VA estimates these grants will serve approximately 115,000 homeless and at-risk Veteran families nationwide. This is the program’s fourth year. In 2009, President Obama announced the federal government’s goal to end Veteran homelessness by 2015. The grants are intended to help accomplish that goal. According to the 2013 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness, homelessness among Veterans has declined 24 percent since 2009. Through the homeless Veterans initiative, VA committed over $1 billion last year to strengthen programs that prevent and end homelessness among Veterans. VA provides a range of services to homeless Veterans, including health care, housing, job training, and education. More information about VA’s homeless programs is available at www.va.gov/ homeless. Details about the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program are online at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf. asp.

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Opinion Current Vehicle Registration Law Needs Tweaking; A Small but Necessary Fix in the State Statutes By Nicholas DeLaat ecently, I’ve been getting my new yearly tags on one of my vehicles. I say recently because it feels that nearly 60% of the months in the year I am back at the clerks and treasurer’s office going through the same routine. I was taking time off from work to do so and so I started thinking, how can we fix this? Well first of all, I do agree with this tax, as it is a voluntary tax. I do believe that this is a good tax for raising money toward roads and road improvements, and it is voluntary because you do not “have” to own a car. So those who are using the roads pay for it. There is always problem with over overspending, usage, and moneys not going directly to the cause of raising it in the first place, but that is another debate all together. Where I don’t agree with the current law is the fact that I should not have to take seven different trips

per year doing the same thing. I want to make my local government more efﬁcient. So I came up with an idea. It’s simple, but easy and it would work to everyone’s advantage. Under the current state statute:

31-2-201. Registration required; timelines.

(a) Except as provided in W.S. 31-2-224, every owner, or if applicable, operator or lessee, of a vehicle which will be operated or driven upon any highway in Wyoming, shall be required to obtain registration at the following times: (i) Annually not later than the last day of the annual registration month. Applications may be by mail; This means that the renewal is every year after your initial registration of that vehicle. Well, I have four vehicles and two small trailers, all registered in a different month. The solution was simple. Why not change it so that

all your vehicles annual registrations are due the same month, the month of your birthday. Easy for everyone to remember because it is the month of your birthday and you can take one trip and take care of all your vehicles at once for the whole year. This would be more efﬁcient to the employees in local clerks and treasurer’s ofﬁce, it’s easy for all citizens to remember, and it will save the people their very precious time! Something to think about here, you noticed that I didn’t rag on anybody in or out of our government for not already having this policy in place? Nobody should. We will never have a perfect government, but it is everyone’s will (government employees or not) to try to create one. This makes the improvement of governments an everevolving process (well, except the federal sufferers of government de-evolution)

and that evolution cannot come from blaming people, but from helping. We shouldn’t say “Hey, this doesn’t work, why haven’t you done anything about it?” I say “Hey, I have an idea. It will save time, money, and more; and it’s a simple fix. Want to hear about it sometime?” Local elected officials are very accessible. So then we need to find the right elected official. Is it County Commissioners? Is it a State agency, or like in other States the Secretary of State? In this case, the law is defined in the State Statutes and so it takes a bill in the State Legislature to be passed and signed by the Governor. Therefore, I would start by calling the County Clerk and Treasurer. Take them out for lunch

or something; we are all in this community together and you never know…you may make a friend. Anyway, they will listen and give me their opinion on the change after some discussion about the possibilities and different directions. If they like it, I would then take the idea (with the support from the County Clerk and/or Treasurer) to my State Representative and/or State Senator of my district and present my case. If the State Senator or Representative creates a bill with my idea, I support it with presenting facts and writing letters to the editor of newspapers. Now you, with the help of your elected ofﬁcials, have changed a law for the good of all. You have worked with the people on

the ground ﬂoor of local government, and the government of the people is better. Now, I started this idea different, but “The only people who have the freedom of the press are the people who own one,” Benjamin Franklin said. I can present the idea to many of the people and almost all of our elected ofﬁcials, and the people can get involved by presenting it in this editorial. Maybe, in my case, a Wyoming State Legislator may read this and make a bill on his or her own to be presented in the next legislative session. My best advice for everyone: Get educated, get informed, and get involved. When you do it is truly for the greater good.

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So You’ve Won Your Election! (Now What?) By Glenn Woods

Glenn Woods is a newspaper columnist and Radio Talk Show Host. You can find him back on the air LIVE on 103.1 FM or 1450 AM. Can’t listen right away or not in the signal range? Go to BoldRepublic.com to watch the show live or listen after! So you ran for political office and won. Congratulations! No matter if you were elected to office or re-elected, it’s an important thing. First, let’s be clear, you do not deserve this. No one does. Holding an elected office is an honor. You should feel humbled, if anything. If you walked into that job with a sense of entitlement, as if you are the only one who can do the job and the people need you, then I would ask that you resign --- NOW! You have the wrong attitude. The people do not need someone who thinks that the world can’t run without them. If you don’t feel worthy of the job, but you do feel up to the challenge, then please take a seat and get to work. We need you. Take a moment, before you begin the work that is before you, and remember that you are there as an employee of the people. They have given you this position as a matter of trust. Don’t let them down. Remember, in America it is the people who formed the government. Government is not here to rule over the people. Govern-

ment is here to serve just a few basic needs of the people. Government is not here to solve all of our problems. In fact, most of our current problems come from government trying to solve all of our problems. If you ran for office to fix everything through government, then resign now, we have had enough of people like you. If you ran for office to get the burden of government off the backs of the people, then have a seat and get to work. We need you. Please remember: Government does not create jobs. Government does not provide for our needs. Government is not here to solve all of our problems. Government, in America, is not here to control the people. Americans are a free people. Those free people formed the government to take care of a few basic things. Military, to protect our boarders. Police, to keep the peace. Courts, to settle our disputes. It’s fine if government takes care of roads and bridges too, things like that. But not

much more. The people do not need a long list of rules for everything we do. If your idea was to take ofﬁce so that you could increase regulations, then you are antifreedom, and you don’t understand what your job is. Please resign now. If you think that government needs to raise taxes and start a slew of new projects, then please resign now. We are taxed enough, and government is spending too much money as it is. If you think that the money that hard working people earn should stay in the pockets of the hard working people who earned it, then please take your seat and get to work. We need you. If you like sitting in committee meetings for hours on end fretting over complex language, please go home. Piles of complicated laws that no one can understand is part of the problem. If you are interested in ripping through the ﬁle cabinets of onerous laws, rules and regulations, and throwing them out so that the people can once again

be free of the burden of government, then, by all means, get to it. We need you in there. Was it your plan to make a career out of politics? Then please go home. You are exactly the sort of person that is the problem. I’m sorry but you are. Someone had to say it. I’m saying it. If your intention is to take some time off from work so you can fight the good fight and restore government to its proper limited status, then please, have at it. Heck, I probably voted for you. Now that you are in office you’ll find a long line of people at your office door with their hand out, asking for this, and that. If you are good at saying NO then you have applied for the right job, and we need you. If you can’t seem to look someone in the eye and say NO then you are about to become part of the problem. The phrase, “Government doesn’t do that,” should be heard coming out of your mouth several times a day. Remember, your federal government is BROKE and

out of control. Don’t believe their promise to send us money for anything. They don’t have it. Remember, your state government has done nothing but expand its size and turn over much of its power to the Federal government, which means that power was taken from the people of this state. We need to reduce the size of State government and return the power to the people. Remember, county and city governments have done nothing but grow in size, power, and have

found every way conceivable to tax the people more. My hope is that you took this ofﬁce to put the brakes on this problem, and reverse it. By the way, power to the people does not mean power to the government. You cannot have both. Government gets powerful by taking that power away from the people. If you believe in a powerful government, then you want less freedom for the people.

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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 2, Section 1 Powers of government divided into three departments. The powers of the government of this state are divided into three distinct departments: The legislative, executive and judicial, and no person or collection of persons charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these departments shall exercise any powers properly belonging to either of the others, except as in this constitution expressly directed or permitted.

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Opinion Campbell Co. Fire Dept. August 13, 2014

- At 5:25 a.m. to Constitution Dr. for an EMS assist. - At 12:53 p.m. to 5200 Knickerbocker for an automatic fire alarm, units were cancelled before arrival as it was burnt food. - At 5:51 p.m. to Interstate 90 at mile marker 121 for a two vehicle accident, no injuries. - At 7:37 p.m. to 718 N. HWY 14/16 for a possible structure fire, occupants seeing smoke coming from an exterior lighting fixture on the building. Upon arrival of Fire personnel, it was discovered that the light had burnt a ballast and there was no fire. Fire personnel cleared the scene without any further actions taken. - At 9:10 p.m. to Interstate 90 near mile marker 105 for a small grass fire less than an acre in size, unknown what started it. - 11:25 p.m. to 110 Huntington Dr. for a smoke detector activation, it was determined that one of the detectors had a faulty battery backup. CCFD crews replaced the battery and restored the system.

August 14, 2014

Why Government Fails, and What We Should Do About It Submitted by Lee H. Hamilton s election season approaches, I’ve been pondering a crucial issue about the role of government in our society. It’s that our government often fails — and that we need to address this. What’s odd is that while the frequent failures in government’s performance are very much on ordinary people’s minds, politicians don’t talk much about ﬁxing them. True, you might hear a few words about the issue when members are back in their districts this month revving up their re-election campaigns, but for the most part they’ll be focused on issues like jobs and the economy. This is understandable, because that’s what their constituents expect to hear about. But it’s also a shame, because we need a healthy dialogue about why government often fails and how to ﬁx it. There’s ample cause for concern. The VA appointments scandal; the botched launch of the Affordable Care Act; duplicative programs to help low-income families; the 28 years of missed inspections that led to the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas; scandals at the General Services Administration and the Secret Service; a broken federal appointments process; the regulatory screwups that contributed to the Great Recession; auto recalls that should have happened much sooner than they did; the failure to prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks by sharing information within government; bridge collapses and infrastructure failures.... There’s a long and dispiriting list of occasions when the federal government has fallen short.

Yet the issues surrounding government performance don’t stir the passions. Progress comes slowly, the media’s not especially interested in the tedious story of building competence, and politicians themselves look for home runs, not singles. They want to make grand proposals, not spend their time digging into the nuts and bolts of fixing bureaucracies. Moreover, as political scientist Paul C. Light has amply demonstrated, government failures happen for a long list of reasons that cannot be fixed easily, painlessly or quickly. Sometimes problems are rooted in policies that were ill-conceived, too complicated, or not well communicated. Sometimes the policies were fine, but the resources necessary to implement them were inadequate or misused. Politics often gets in the way of good policy, with efforts to undermine programs by making their implementation difficult or by cutting staffs and budgets. There are organizational and institutional problems, poor oversight, poor leadership — no matter how good a policy, if good people aren’t available to carry it out, it will fail — and government’s alarming difficulty attracting and keeping highly qualified administrators. Often, leaders are bored by the nitty-gritty of management. Still, these are challenges, not barriers. If our political leaders wanted to focus on improving government management and policy implementation, there’s no shortage of fixes they could make. — They could ensure that federal agencies use pilot and trial programs

much more frequently than they do now. — They could mandate better and more rigorous evaluation procedures and the use of metrics that lay bare what works and what doesn’t. There’s more attention being paid these days to efficacy than there used to be, but it’s still a trickle compared to what’s needed. — They could avoid rushing to announce programs, strive to get it right rather then get it quickly, and pay as much attention to follow-through as to the launch. Think about long term, not the next election, and make sure the mission is sharply defined. — They could devote far more attention to how government will recruit, retain, and train the smart, highly qualified workers we need to carry out ever-more-complex programs. And they could vow to reduce the number of political appointees in favor of filling most positions on the basis of merit. — They should certainly flatten the chain of command and reduce the layers of bureaucracy within federal departments and agencies, so that it’s easier for top administrators to see what’s taking place on the front lines. — In the case of Congress, it needs to ensure that vigorous oversight of programs becomes a habit, not the rarity it is now. All of us want government to fail less often, whatever our political stripe. So here’s my suggestion: As election season approaches, insist that your favored candidate work harder on making government more effective and efficient.

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- At 12:03 a.m. to 63 Freedom for a report of a sofa that was on fire in a camper, the homeowners had extinguished the fire but were requesting we respond to ensure the fire had not extended. The cause of the fire was determined to be a juvenile who was playing with a flare pistol. Damage was estimated at $1,000 and was limited to the sofa. - At 5:55 p.m. to Almon Drive for an EMS assist. - At 6:40 p.m. to Express Drive for an EMS assist. - At 10:51 p.m. to 609 Arrowhead Drive for a carbon monoxide alarm. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD was informed by the home owner that the alarm was caused by a low battery in the detector. - At 10:56 p.m. to 1105 East Boxelder Road, The Home Depot, for an automatic fire alarm activation. CCFD was cancelled en route when store employees advised it was a false alarm. - At 11:38 p.m. to 1105 East Boxelder Road, The Home Depot, for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD determined the alarm was caused by a malfunction in the dry sprinkler system. - At 11:58 p.m. to 110 Huntington Drive for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD determined the alarm was caused by a malfunction in the system.

August 15, 2014

- At 12:20 p.m. to 1204 Jack Plane Lane for a report of a natural gas smell in the area, upon arrival crews could smell a faint natural gas smell that quickly dissi-

pated, the investigation was turned over to Source Gas. - At 2:52 p.m. to 55 Madsen Road for the report of a grass fire. The fire was caused from work being performed on a water well. - At 6:05 p.m .to West 3rd St. for an EMS assist. - At 6:20 p.m. to 410 N. Miller (BOCES) for an automatic fire alarm, units were cancelled en route as it was a false alarm. - At 8:22 p.m. to Buckskin Dr. for an EMS assist.

August 16, 2014

- At 9:30 a.m. to 2606 Sammye Avenue for a report of smoke in a wood pile. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD found a smoldering pile of ash in a pit. The ashes were extinguished and the owners were notified of the dangers of disposing of hot ashes. - At 4:57 p.m. to the area of Timber Creek Road and HWY 51 for 3 grass fires. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD extinguished 3 grass fires totaling 15 acres that were started by a passing train. - At 8:00 p.m. to Knollwood Dr. for an automatic fire alarm. The alarm was found to be caused by burnt food.

August 17, 2014

- At 7:50 a.m. to 12433 N. Hwy 59 at Rawhide Mine for a reported gas line that was struck by an excavator. Firefighters arrived on scene and located a 3 inch gas line that was leaking natural gas; the gas line operator was able to shut off the flow from Hwy 14/16. - At 1:39 p.m. to 251 Timber Creek Rd. for a reported grass fire that was started by someone working on a swather with a grinder. The fire was contained to less than a ¼ acre in size. - At 6:06 p.m. to Pinnacle Rd for an EMS assist.

August 18, 2014

- At 5:01 a.m. to N Hwy 14/16 near Eagle Butte Mine for a reported vehicle fire. Firefighters arrived on scene and reported a pickup truck that was heavily involved in fire on the side of the road. The fire was quickly contained by firefighters on scene, the cause of the fire is under investigation. - At 8:26 a.m. to South Heptner Road for an EMS assist. CCFD was cancelled en route. - At 8:46 a.m. 4500 Running W Drive for an automatic fire alarm. CCFD cancelled en route when it was learned that the alarm was caused by maintenance being performed on the system. - At 11:19 a.m. to 2150 S. Douglas Highway, K-Mart for an automatic fire alarm activation. The alarm was caused by a power outage.

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Government The Federalist 21 Other Defects of the Present Confederation Hamilton for the Independent Journal tion may rear its crest in each State, and trample upon the liberties of the people, while the national government could legally do nothing more than behold its encroachments with indignation and regret. A successful faction may erect a tyranny on the ruins of order and law, while no succor could constitutionally be afforded by the Union to the friends and supporters of the government. The tempestuous situation from which Massachusetts has scarcely emerged, evinces that dangers of this kind are not merely speculative. Who can determine what might have been the issue of her late convulsions, if the malcontents had been headed by a Caesar or by a Cromwell? Who can predict what effect a despotism, established in Massachusetts, would have upon the liberties of New Hampshire or Rhode Island, of Connecticut or New York? The inordinate pride of State importance has suggested to some minds an objection to the principle of a guaranty in the federal government, as involving an officious interference in the domestic concerns of the members. A scruple of this kind would deprive us of one of the principal advantages to be expected from union, and can only flow from a misapprehension of the nature of the provision itself. It could be no impediment to reforms of the State constitution by a majority of the people in a legal and peaceable mode. This right would remain undiminished. The guaranty could only operate against changes to be effected by violence. Towards the preventions of calamities of this kind, too many checks cannot be provided. The peace of society and the stability of government depend absolutely on the efficacy of the precautions adopted on this head. Where the whole power of the government is in the hands of the people, there is the less pretense for the use of violent remedies in partial or occasional distempers of the State. The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men. A guaranty by the national authority would be as much levelled against the usurpations of rulers as against the ferments and outrages of faction and sedition in the community. The principle of regulating the contributions of the States to the common treasury by quotas is another fundamental error in the Confederation. Its repugnancy to an adequate supply of the national exigencies has been already pointed out, and has sufficiently appeared from the trial which has been made of it. I speak of it now solely with a view to equality among the States. Those who have been accustomed to contemplate the circumstances which produce and constitute national wealth, must be satisfied that there is no common standard or barometer by which the degrees of it can be ascertained. Neither the value of lands, nor the numbers of the people, which have been successively proposed as the rule of State contributions, has any pretension to being a just representative. If we compare the wealth of the United Netherlands with that of Russia or Germany, or even of France, and if we at the same time compare the total value of the lands and the aggregate population of that contracted

district with the total value of the lands and the aggregate population of the immense regions of either of the three last-mentioned countries, we shall at once discover that there is no comparison between the proportion of either of these two objects and that of the relative wealth of those nations. If the like parallel were to be run between several of the American States, it would furnish a like result. Let Virginia be contrasted with North Carolina, Pennsylvania with Connecticut, or Maryland with New Jersey, and we shall be convinced that the respective abilities of those States, in relation to revenue, bear little or no analogy to their comparative stock in lands or to their comparative population. The position may be equally illustrated by a similar process between the counties of the same State. No man who is acquainted with the State of New York will doubt that the active wealth of King’s County bears a much greater proportion to that of Montgomery than it would appear to be if we should take either the total value of the lands or the total number of the people as a criterion! The wealth of nations depends upon an infinite variety of causes. Situation, soil, climate, the nature of the productions, the nature of the government, the genius of the citizens, the degree of information they possess, the state of commerce, of arts, of industry, these circumstances and many more, too complex, minute, or adventitious to admit of a particular specification, occasion differences hardly conceivable in the relative opulence and riches of different countries. The consequence clearly is that there can be no common measure of national wealth, and, of course, no general or stationary rule by which the ability of a state to pay taxes can be determined. The attempt, therefore, to regulate the contributions of the members of a confederacy by any such rule, cannot fail to be productive of glaring inequality and extreme oppression. This inequality would of itself be sufficient in America to work the eventual destruction of the Union, if any mode of enforcing a compliance with its requisitions could be devised. The suffering States would not long consent to remain associated upon a principle which distributes the public burdens with so unequal a hand, and which was calculated to impoverish and oppress the citizens of some States, while those of others would scarcely be conscious of the small proportion of the weight they were required to sustain. This, however, is an evil inseparable from the principle of quotas and requisitions. There is no method of steering clear of this inconvenience, but by authorizing the national government to raise its own revenues in its own way. Imposts, excises, and, in general, all duties upon articles of consumption, may be compared to a fluid, which will, in time, find its level with the means of paying them. The amount to be contributed by each citizen will in a degree be at his own option, and can be regulated by an attention to his resources. The rich may be extravagant, the poor can be frugal; and private oppression may always be avoided by a judicious selection of objects proper for such impositions. If inequalities

Governor Seeks to Protect State Interests in Wild Horse Lawsuit support ranching families,” Governor Mead said. “We are not against having wild horses on the public lands but they need to be managed appropriately. They must not damage the land or wildlife or conﬂict with the rights of private property owners. The BLM has a plan in place and it should be implemented.” The State of Wyoming owns approximately 62,000 acres in the area. Wyoming’s mission for its State Trust Lands is to effectively manage natural resources and the funds generated from those state lands for current and

future generations. Revenue from those lands goes to schools. In the motion to intervene the State points out that it leases land to ranchers, but livestock are managed, are on the land for only a few months and remain only if there is adequate forage. Wild horses stay on the land year-round and increased populations of the horses inhibit the State’s ability to get the full value of the leases to beneﬁt schools. Additionally, other wildlife can suffer, including some local sage-grouse populations.

Independent Candidate for Wyoming Governor Submits Petitions Don Wills submitted more than 8,100 petition signatures to the Elections Division of the Wyoming Secretary of State to be included as a candidate for Governor of Wyoming on the November general election ballot. 4,833 signatures of Wyoming registered voter signatures are required for Wills to be placed on the ballot. The Elections Division is responsible for validating the signatures and certifying the ballot status for independent candidates by September 4th. Don Wills is entering this race to provide a real choice for Wyoming voters to elect a person who will stand ﬁrm against the federal government takeover of almost all aspects of state gov-

ernance. Wills says that, while Gov. Mead talks of pushing back against federal overreach, the reality is that Mead is embraces the federal government’s progressive agenda in many areas including land use, education, healthcare, water rights, property rights, and more. Within his authority as governor, Wills says he would end cooperation with the federal government in those areas. If elected governor, Wills would immediately terminate Wyoming’s commitment to Common Core, ending all cooperation with the federal Department of Education for all K-12 education issues. Wills says he would appoint members to various Wyoming

government oversight boards who will work to trim government spending, and who will stop governemnt corruption in handing out sweetheart contracts to companies big and small. Wills says he will work with the legislature, using the governor’s veto authority if necessary, to reduce total Wyoming government spending by 20% by 2018. Wills would sell the two Cessna Citation corporate jets owned by WYDOT that are used extensively by the governor and his associates, replacing them with one much more economical turbo-prop airplane. Wills says that all of the states adjoining Wyoming get by without any jets, so Wyoming can too.

should arise in some States from duties on particular objects, these will, in all probability, be counterbalanced by proportional inequalities in other States, from the duties on other objects. In the course of time and things, an equilibrium, as far as it is attainable in so complicated a subject, will be established everywhere. Or, if inequalities should still exist, they would neither be so great in their degree, so uniform in their operation, nor so odious in their appearance, as those which would necessarily spring from quotas, upon any scale that can possibly be devised. It is a signal advantage of taxes on articles of consumption, that they contain in their own nature a security against excess. They prescribe their own limit; which cannot be exceeded without defeating the end proposed, that is, an extension of the revenue. When applied to this object, the saying is as just as it is witty, that, `ìn political arithmetic, two and two do not always make four .’’ If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds. This forms a complete barrier against any material oppression of the citizens by taxes of this class, and is itself a natural limitation of the power of imposing them. Impositions of this kind usually fall under the denomination of indirect taxes, and must for a long time constitute the chief part of the revenue raised in this country. Those of the direct kind, which principally relate to land and buildings, may admit of a rule of apportionment. Either the value of land, or the number of the people, may serve as a standard. The state of agriculture and the populousness of a country have been considered as nearly connected with each other. And, as a rule, for the purpose intended, numbers, in the view of simplicity and certainty, are entitled to a preference. In every country it is a herculean task to obtain a valuation of the land; in a country imperfectly settled and progressive in improvement, the difficulties are increased almost to impracticability. The expense of an accurate valuation is, in all situations, a formidable objection. In a branch of taxation where no limits to the discretion of the government are to be found in the nature of things, the establishment of a fixed rule, not incompatible with the end, may be attended with fewer inconveniences than to leave that discretion altogether at large.

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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Wyoming is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) by wild horse advocates who are challenging the BLM’s decision to remove wild horses from private lands in southwest Wyoming. The BLM’s decision complies with an agreement between the BLM and a group of local ranchers. The area involved is part of the checkerboard where private, federal and state lands are intermingled. “I want to step in to protect the value of Wyoming’s land, defend our sovereign right to manage our wildlife and

Alexander Hamilton

o the People of the State of New York: HAVING in the three last numbers taken a summary review of the principal circumstances and events which have depicted the genius and fate of other confederate governments, I shall now proceed in the enumeration of the most important of those defects which have hitherto disappointed our hopes from the system established among ourselves. To form a safe and satisfactory judgment of the proper remedy, it is absolutely necessary that we should be well acquainted with the extent and malignity of the disease. The next most palpable defect of the subsisting Confederation, is the total want of a sanction to its laws. The United States, as now composed, have no powers to exact obedience, or punish disobedience to their resolutions, either by pecuniary mulcts, by a suspension or divestiture of privileges, or by any other constitutional mode. There is no express delegation of authority to them to use force against delinquent members; and if such a right should be ascribed to the federal head, as resulting from the nature of the social compact between the States, it must be by inference and construction, in the face of that part of the second article, by which it is declared, ``that each State shall retain every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled.’’ There is, doubtless, a striking absurdity in supposing that a right of this kind does not exist, but we are reduced to the dilemma either of embracing that supposition, preposterous as it may seem, or of contravening or explaining away a provision, which has been of late a repeated theme of the eulogies of those who oppose the new Constitution; and the want of which, in that plan, has been the subject of much plausible animadversion, and severe criticism. If we are unwilling to impair the force of this applauded provision, we shall be obliged to conclude, that the United States afford the extraordinary spectacle of a government destitute even of the shadow of constitutional power to enforce the execution of its own laws. It will appear, from the specimens which have been cited, that the American Confederacy, in this particular, stands discriminated from every other institution of a similar kind, and exhibits a new and unexampled phenomenon in the political world. The want of a mutual guaranty of the State governments is another capital imperfection in the federal plan. There is nothing of this kind declared in the articles that compose it; and to imply a tacit guaranty from considerations of utility, would be a still more ﬂagrant departure from the clause which has been mentioned, than to imply a tacit power of coercion from the like considerations . The want of a guaranty, though it might in its consequences endanger the Union, does not so immediately attack its existence as the want of a constitutional sanction to its laws. Without a guaranty the assistance to be derived from the Union in repelling those domestic dangers which may sometimes threaten the existence of the State constitutions, must be renounced. Usurpa-

Joke of the week A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.” The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. Every hand went up. The minister smiled and said, “Mark has only sixteen chapters. I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying.” Joke of the Week provided by

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Notice: Little League Meeting illette Little League will hold the 2014 annual general meeting Wednesday, September 17, at 7:30 at theLakeway Learning Center.

The purpose of this meeting is to elect board members for the 2015 season.

New State Record Shovelnose Sturgeon Caught Out of Bighorn Reservoir Wyoming has a new state record shovelnose sturgeon thanks to the efforts of Powell angler Clint Franklin. Franklin’s sturgeon weighed 10 pounds 4.2 oz. ounces and bested the previous record by a little over two ounces. Franklin was fishing for catfish on Bighorn Reservoir near Lovell the night of August 7 when the fish took his minnow. Having caught a number of catfish on previous trips Franklin thought he had a 10 to15 pound catfish when he was fighting the fish. When he boated the fish, Franklin’s thinking of a 10 pounder proved correct on his tackle box scale, but the fish certainly wasn’t a catfish.

Franklin said he had never caught a sturgeon before and wasn’t sure if it was a big one for the species or not. He then checked out the state fish record listing on the Game and Fish website on his phone and thought his fish had a chance at being the new state record. Official weighing of the fish the next day proved Franklin’s hunch correct. The previous record was caught out of the Powder River in 2000 and was 40 inches long weighing in at 10 pounds 2 ounces. The new state record was a bit longer measuring 44 inches with a girth of 14.5 inches.

New Upland Game Bird Regulation for 2014

Upland game bird hunters need to be aware of a change in the regulations for the fall of 2014. Starting in 2014 the combined daily bag limit and possession limit for blue and ruffed grouse has been eliminated and upland game bird hunters will be allowed to take a daily bag limit of three blue grouse and a daily bag limit of three ruffed grouse. The possession limit for each species will be nine. Now that hunters are allowed to take separate daily bag limits of blue grouse, ruffed grouse, chukar partridge, gray (Hungarian) partridge or sharp-tailed grouse, hunters will need to retain evidence of species on all game birds in their possession while in the ﬁeld. The new regulation states that excluding pheasants, one fully-feathered wing shall remain naturally attached to the carcass of ANY upland game bird in the ﬁeld and during transportation. Hunters

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have always had to retain evidence of sex and species on each pheasant harvested by having the feathered head, feathered wing or foot naturally attached to the carcass of a pheasant while in the ﬁeld and during transportation. The statewide hunting season for blue and ruffed grouse opens September 1 and closes November 30, 2014. For chukar and gray (Hungarian) partridge the statewide season opens October 1, 2014 and closes January 31, 2015. The sharp-tailed grouse season opens on September 1 and closes December 31, 2014 with that portion of Wyoming east of the Continental Divide open for taking of sharp-tailed grouse. If hunters have any questions regarding the upland game bird regulations they are encouraged to contact their local game warden, wildlife biologist or Game and Fish Regional Ofﬁce.

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August 22 - 29, 2014

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Located on the corner of Gillette Ave and 4th Weekly Sports Trivia Question Where was the ﬁrst high school football game played under lights? Look on Page 17 for the answer

Mac Tools, a division of Stanley Black & Decker Has an opening in Gillette for: Distributor/Route Sales Management

-Full TrainingLearn more about taking the ﬁrst step toward Becoming Your Own Boss with a Mac Tools Franchise! -No experience necessary -No Cold Calls -Initial inventory included -Routes with existing customers available in your local area -Well established brand with a long history -Hear about our top-notch training -Explore available ﬁnancing options -Find out about our “no obligation” Discovery Day

Contact: Mac Tools ab.hackim@sbdinc.com Cell: 541-301-4496

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Campbell County JR Football kicks off the season. You can watch all the games at the ﬁelds by the ﬁshing lake.

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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. 2 Bedroom apartment $650 per month, $650 security, $650 last months. Above Gillette Cheese House. No pets, no smoking, laundry facilities available 685-6449 Criminal background check and renters insurance Required 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 Apartments for rent. Foothills View Apartments. Clean and Quiet. One and Two bedroom units starting at $595.00. Call for showing andmove in special 307-6866488 (c3-42-3v) 2 bedroom apartment $675 per month, $675 security, $675 last months rent. Above Gillette Cheese House no pets, no smoking laundry \ facilities available 685-6449 Criminal Background check and renters insurance required. 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.

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. $3,000 OBO, 96 Ford Explorer AWD, Runs & Drives Great!, 180,000 Miles, Moon Roof, Fully Loaded, No Rust, $3,000 in front end parts, 231-420-3495 $6,000 OBO, 2003 F150 4x4 Extended Cab, Runs & Drives Great!,113,200 Miles, Roll-up Tongue Cover, New Battery/Starter, Extra winter tires w/rims, Compass & Outside temp gauge, Many new parts, 231-420-3495 05’ GMC Duramax Extend Cab. 52,550 mi. Call 307672-8766 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 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

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AR-15, K98k Mauser, Win Mod 12-12, Ruger Blackhawk, PA-63, 307-778-6493

Help Wanted. Warehouse Manager. Monday-Friday, ﬂexible schedule. Inventory management and warehouse upkeep. $10/hr, doe. Apply at Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59.

Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant.

1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087

2 AKC Registered male and female English Bulldogs free to a new good home, They have current shorts and play along with children and other animals. contact (billingsjeff151@yahoo.com) for more information.

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. 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. 1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864 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. 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. 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. With the current controversy of gun control you can expect changes. One of these changes will be permanently attached low capacity magazines. Make your current guns compliant to this regulation. Call for quotes on all your gunsmithing needs. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today. 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.

Wanted to Buy Military Items From WW2 and Vietnam, 307-778-6493 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.

APPLY NOW!!! CLERICAL PERSONNEL NEEDED. candidates that are ambitious and career motivated should please contact {bervelyscoot@outlook.com} HD Supply - Excellent opportunity, great pay & benefits. WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE I – GILLETTE WY, Responsibilities include tasks such as loading, unloading, sorting, picking, stocking, staging, fabrication, and transportation of goods. Apply at jobs. hdsupply.com Job #5144. Reference this ad when applying. Hiring Newspaper Journalist. Government/Politics. Work at Home. Must be able to perform advanced research, and write unbias. Must be able to attend government meetings and conduct interviews professionally. Pays per article/Part Time. Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com. Rocky Mt Merchandising is looking for dependable, outgoing person to execute four in store demos in Sept showing the features and benefits of the Straight Talk Cell phone. Must commit to all four Saturdays from 10:00-4:00. Email Jackie@ rockymm.com or call 800723-9008 Temporary Help Wanted. J&G General Construction, home improvement company is looking for a temporary construction laborer. Experience preferred but not necessary. Could turn into full time position depending on devotion, responsibility, and skill. Call James (307) 257-4441 to set up an interview. Hiring Newspaper Sports Writer. Must be able to attend Campbell County Sports games at all levels and various sports. Can write in a bias/home team manner. Must also be able to take photographs of covered games, get information from coaches, and retrieve stats. Much of the work is performed Home. Pays per article/Part Time position. Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com. Help Wanted- Office/Clerical, PT Clerical Person needed from, Monday-Friday, $900.00 weekly.Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do Lil errand. Apply @ Robert lewis Link ahead, Email: Robertlewis81@hotmail.com Are you a motivated animal lover? Gillette’s newest veterinary hospital is in need of a fabulous part-time (with potential full time) receptionist to join our TEAM! We love upbeat attitudes, big smiles, and a willingness to please the client while keeping all of the important details in check. Inquires please e-mail your cover letter and resume to info@redhillsvet.com Please have these items submitted by January 26, 2014. Looking for CDL to work in North Dakota full time. Call 307-670-3629. *Immediate Openings!* Are you looking to join a fast paced, growing company? Are you ready to earn the income you know you’re worth? Are you outgoing and enjoy meeting new people? Do you enjoy sales and have sales experience? Do you enjoy leading and helping others to succeed? If so, this is the career for you! We have openings that provide print, website, and radio advertising as well as marketing solutions to businesses. We focus primarily on smaller communities, providing personalized, in-depth information specific to each coverage area. It is our goal to ensure that every customer has a positive experience, from the initial sale to final publication. We are looking for a few highly motivated and passionate individuals that will provide exemplary customer service and sales expertise to keep our clients happy and keep our company growing! If interested, please email cover letter and resume to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com for an interview.

Mac Tools, a division of Stanley Black & Decker Has an opening in Gillette for:Distributor/Route Sales Management -Full TrainingLearn more about taking the first step toward Becoming Your Own Boss with a Mac Tools Franchise! -No experience necessary -No Cold Calls -Initial inventory included -Routes with existing customers available in your local area -Well established brand with a long history -Hear about our top-notch training -Explore available financing options -Find out about our “no obligation” Discovery Day. Contact: Mac Tools, ab.hackim@sbdinc. com, Cell: 541-301-4496 DATA ENTRY POSITIONS - Will Train, Full & Part time Available, Flexible Schedules, Friendly work environment, Call (307) 685-6801 Buffalo Wild Wings is coming to town and we are hiring all positions for our grand opening on August 4, 2014. We are a full service sports bar where you can bring your entire family to have a fun and exciting time watching your favorite team, playing trivia and enjoying great food. We have a full menu featuring our famous wings with your choice of sauces, a full bar and 30 beers on tap. We have the best happy hour in town and 54 HDTV’s along with the best team members in town! Know what it is like to to be in a stadium on game day? Then you know what it’s like to work at Buffalo Wild Wings. It’s fun and fast paced. The money is good and BDUBS is a great place to work! Please apply on line @www.pleaseapplyonline. com/screaminhot We are Screamin’ Hot Wyoming LLC a franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings and we are an equal opportunity employer. Professional flooring installers wanted. Edperience with carpet, tile, laminate, wood, and vinyl installation a plus. Looking for reliability, honesty, and good workmanship. Must have own tools, reliable transportation, and liability insurance. Please respond with your contact information and skill set. We pay good rates, and we pay weekly. Email us at Sales@CarpetExpressDirect.com or call Amber at 307-257-4205 Transportation assistants NEEDED! Up to $25/hr. For a complete job description & application, please apply via e-mail: lori.delucia.hr@rsithr. info Summer Job - Age 14 and up. Newspaper Subscription Sales. Pays $5.00 for every 6-month subscription sold and $10.00 for every year subscription sold. Perfect for summer money. Extra bonuses for 100 subscriptions sold (Pizza Party at Godfathers with friends/family) and more. Email the Campbell County Observer at CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com

Scams THESE ARE KNOWN SCAMS GOING THROUGH NEWSPAPERS AT THE MOMENT. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THESE ADS IN ANY NEWSPAPER. HONDA 1988 GL1500 MOTORBIKE FOR FREE IF INTERESTED CONTACT:(petermaris@ live.com) if interested AD TEXT : Free 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300RZZ GSX-R Sport Bike , It is in excellent condition with no dents or dings, 100% mechanically okay .If interested please contact me for pictures,I bought the Motorcycle for my grandson as his birthday gift last year august and am giving it out to a good home contact me at johnstark227@yahoo.com Help Wanted- Ofﬁce/Clerical; PT Clerical Person needed from 11:00AM To 3:00PM, Monday-Friday, $900.00 weekly.Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do Lil errand. Apply @ nicoledevlin Linkahead,Email: nicoledevlin150@gmail.com

36” Craftsman Tow Behind Universal Tiller, 6.5 HP Briggs & Stratton Engine, New 2010 used 3 times $900 OBO, 686-6299 4- 17” Aluminum rims ﬁts 6 bolt, Chevy or GMC $150; 4- 16” Aluminum Rims 5 bolt, ﬁts Chevy or GMC $100; 2-18” Firestone tires 80% tread left $150. Call 307-6220825 Large Underground Tank. 307-680-8838

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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 “As the economy worsens, don’t rely on government... rely on us to sell or trade. $0.25 per word per week. Stop in or go to www. CampbellCountyObserver. net. 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.

For Rent 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.

Miscellaneous Have you heard the Buzz lately? 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. What are you looking at? Others could be looking at your ad for only $0.25 per word per week. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net 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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Kathryn S. Syth LaRANCE & SYTH, P.C. 303 North Broadway, Suite 600 P.O. Box 1456 Billings, Montana 59103-1456 4046-259-1054 Attorneys for Petitioners

MONTANA SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ROSEBUD COUNTY

IN RE THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF RAQUEL LYNN COATES, Minor Child. By GENE HARRINGTON and KELLY HARRINGTON, Petitioners Cause No. DA14-02 Judge George “Jerry” Huss Citation THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO: SARA DAWN KENNEDY: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and for Adoption of Child had been ﬁled in the above-entitled matter by Gene Harrington and Kelly Harrington for the purpose of adoption of your natural child, Raquel Lynn Coates. This citation is issued to advise you that on the 6th day of October 2014, at 11:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, Petitioners Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and for Adoption of Child will be brought for consideration by the by the Court as to granting the termination as requested and that you are to appear before the above-entitled court on the date and time above noted, if you so desire, to present testimony and evidence, if any you have, why the adoption should not be granted. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that failing to appear at this hearing constitutes a waiver of your interest in custody of the child and will result in the Court’s termination of your parental rights and granting of petition. Dated this 25th day of July, 2014 ELIZABETH T. BALL-MAVITY, CLERK OF COURT

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Services Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Mobilehome handyman is the business for all your home maintenance and repairs we do skirting decks windows doors freeze ups re-levels and much more 30 years experience call Rick.@ (307)281-1457 Two energetic women are looking for homes to clean. Reasonable rates. If interested call (307) 299-4660 or (307) 257-4816 RV Winterization starting at $99.95 at YOUR house. Call Randy at 307-660-3091 (b340-tfnh) Tree Trimming and removal. Certified Arborist! No job too big or small. Experienced, licensed, bonded and insured. Veteran owned and operated for 13 years. Top Notch Tree Service 970-556-5000 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 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 “Did you see this? Than it worked. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net to list your ad today!” 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

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

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) 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! 2011 Polaris 500 - Green with Camo Hood, Has Winch. Recently added Top, Window, doors, gun rack, Windshield Wipers. Very good condition. 362 hours. $6,000. 307-2170745 International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563. 12’ Aluminum boat & trailer 1968 Model. $700.00 Firm. 303-775-0875 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: 307-670-2733 2013 Custom Harley Hardtail Bobber all new $9,500. Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,000 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or 307-6220825

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Camper spot for rent $300 per month in Silver Hills 307680-8838

2010 Fairmont 16x80 mobile Home. 3 bed-2 bath. Central Air, 10x10 deck, 500gl propane tank, and all utilities. Excellent condition. $30,000 OBO. Please call after 5pm. 605-209-7584.

05’ 32 foot fifth wheel, Wildcat, sleeps 10, 1 slide, bunks, self contained, no generator 307-680-6625 Looking for a bumper pull camper that someone wants off of their property. I will remove it for free in the Campbell/Crook County areas. Would prefer a tandem axel longer than 10 ft. Call 307299-1382 07’ Prowler 5th wheel. 2slides. 32ft with extras. Call 307-672-8766 1994 Southwind by Fleetwood 34 foot Class A Coach Rear Engine Turbo Diesel Cummins, 230 HP, Motor Home in good condition. 180,000 miles on original Cummins Diesel 33H Engine. Three captain’s chairs including driver. Couch makes into a full bed. Full kitchen, stove with oven, microwave. Dining area. Propane or electric refrigerator/ freezer. Lots of storage. Rear bedroom with queen bed. Bathroom with shower. Dish portable satellite TV setup and small flatscreen TV goes with it. Trailer receiver hitch. Lost my husband in December and don’t have any use for it. Would like to sell fast. Make me an offer. 307 682 4808. sue.wallis52@gmail. com http://wyoming.craigslist.org/rvs/3965643910. html 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

Home For Sale By Owner. Great Horse Property for sale, in Buffalo Wyoming. 11.5 acres with three bedroom, 3 bath home with 2 car attached garage, afull length covered redwood deck and walk out basement, irrigated pastures, bite corrals, Cleary Barn, and much more.Call 307-684-5844 after 5p.m. for appointment

Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. Free Tuition Tax Course Earn Extra Income after taking course or start a new career. Flexible schedules! Register Now! Courses start 9/15/14. Call 307-685-6801. *small fee for books and supplies 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 Get your doTerra essential oils at Health Corner 101, 500 O-R Drive Suite 4 or call 307-689-1998

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Weekly Trivia Answer Who was Lydia Chapin Taft? The ﬁrst woman to legally vote in America

Lydia Chapin (Taft) (February 2, 1712 – November 9, 1778) was the ﬁrst woman known to legally vote in colonial America. This occurred at a Town Meeting in the New England town of Uxbridge in Massachusetts Colony. Her vote was in favor of appropriating funds for the regiments engaged in the French and Indian War.

Weekly Sports Trivia Answer Where was the ﬁrst high school football game played under lights?

Child Care Christian Daycare/PreSchool is now open. One-onone Pre-School and crafts. Group circle time, Spanish, songs, phonics, counting, American Sign Language, and more. Pre-School, Kindergarten and older school children welcome. An all Christian environment. Reasonable rates. 685-6610. (4.10x4) Need a Babysitter? Call Brittany 257-3345 available Monday thru Friday 6am to 6 pm. $25 per day one child, two children same family $35 per day!

Midwest, Wyoming

Submitted by James Phillip Grabrick

Where is this picture answer Front of a house on Walnut Street.

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

A full four years before the first professional night game, and three years before Westville, Illinois (who claims to be the first ever under lights), the Oilers hosted Casper High School (now Natrona) on Nov. 19, 1925. Casper won the game 20-0; Midwest won style and novelty points. About 400 people turned out to watch the game, played under floodlights installed by the Midwest Refining Co. at the location of Midwest’s current community softball field. The game was played in cold temperatures (after all, it WAS nighttime in late November) and with a football that had been painted white.

In a Pinch?? Back up Daycare service call 307-6807948

Clothing Closet Saturday 11:00am-- to 1:00 pm, Summer Clothing Clearance, All sizes available even plus sizes. ALL YOU WANT FOR FREE! 2nd Blessings Clothes Closet at Open Door Church Downtown between NAPA & Braccettos, Park on side - use front door

Solutions from this week

Mac Tools, a division of Stanley Black & Decker Has an opening in Gillette for: Distributor/Route Sales Management

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August 22 - 29, 2014

Campbell County Observer

Powder River Country...

Diamond L. Slim and the Little Folk By Jeff Morrison young couple came west following the promise of a better life for themselves and their future family, only to have that dream end in tragic, untimely death. This was not an unusual event in the history of Powder River Country. But few such occurrences sparked the degree of indignation and vengeance as did the double-murder of John and Louella Church in the spring of 1903, on Porcupine Creek in what is now southern Campbell County. John W. Church and Louella Foster were married around 1900 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where their families had known each other for years. John worked was a stenographer for Union Pacific, across the river in Omaha, Nebraska, and worked with his father-in-law, Matt Foster. Louella, described as small and slender, played the violin and often entertained friends and neighbors during visits and special occasions. It was probably during one of these gettogethers that the young newlyweds met William C. Clifton, whose family were neighbors of the Fosters and Churches. “Slim” Clifton, born in 1872, had journeyed to the “Wild West” when he was sixteen, where he became a cowboy and a teamster. He had worked for most of the big ranching outfits in northeastern Wyoming, and had earned the nickname “Diamond L. Slim” after one of those ranches near Newcastle. By 1892, he was running a freighting business in Gillette. Although some people thought the tall cowboy was somewhat slow, he was considered a top hand. “Slim was one of the best all-around cowboys in the area,” one of his colleagues recalled. “It is said he could turn around a 16-horse string team on Main Street in Gillette without any trouble.” He was also a skilled carpenter. At the time he met John and Louella Church, Clifton had established a homestead near Porcupine Creek. Clifton’s tales of his adventures, and the abundance of land available for homesteading, fired the imaginations of the young couple. Slim told them of an

available section that bordered his own homestead on the creek. John and Louella made plans to pick up stakes and move west. Clifton agreed to give them some help getting set up on their homestead. When John and Louella arrived on the train in Gillette, Clifton met them his wagon. They loaded up with supplies and building materials and headed to Porcupine Creek. Clifton stayed with the couple for two weeks and helped John build his homestead cabin. During this time the cowboy and the newlyweds became close friends and it was decided they should go into business together. John and Louella soon ingratiated themselves with the cowboys and sheepherders that constituted their new neighbors. Their home quickly became a stopping point for anyone journeying in that area. “The Little Folk,” as John and Louella were often called, were the epitome of western hospitality. As one newspaper of the day later said, “The latch-string was always out, and he who pulled it found warm welcome within. There was plenty of chuck at the table and good cheer at the ﬁreside.” They were famous for visiting lonely sheep camps with Louella’s baked goods and reading materials as well. A few months after their homestead was established, John Church gave Slim Clifton somewhere around $1,400, to be invested in cattle for their joint venture. Clifton took the money went east. He returned a few weeks later without any cattle. When pressed, he confessed he had spent a large portion of the money on his own debts. In the argument that followed, Weston County Sheriff Billy Miller was called on to arbitrate. Clifton was made to deed over his freight wagon, horses and gear to John Church, with the stipulation that if Clifton paid the balance of $600 within six months’ time, Church would return his outﬁt and livestock. Although this turn of events effectively ended their partnership, it seemed to have ended civilly. The

“Little Folk” resumed their normal routine. By early spring the young couple was expecting their first child. Plans were made for John’s mother to come for an extended visit to their humble ranch. Slim Clifton left for an extended visit to his sister in Chicago. While Clifton was gone, John Church sold one of the horses from Slim’s team to generate some needed cash money. Little did he realize that the sale would goad Clifton to commit homicide. On March 14, 1903, John and Louella Church left their homestead to pay a visit to a nearby sheep camp. Louella saw a lone rider on a hill moving in the direction of their home and pondered out-loud, “I wonder if that isn’t Slim.” Around 11 o’clock that night they left the camp to return home, and were never seen alive again. The next day, a neighbor stopped at the couple’s homestead and found Slim Clifton sitting at their table, attempting to play Louella’s violin. He explained that the couple had gone south in search of a stray horse. A couple days later another neighbor stopped by and was told the same story. John Church’s mother arrived by train to Gillette for her planned visit and wondered why her son wasn’t there to meet her. After a few days of waiting in town, she notified Deputy Lew Jenny, who went and searched the homestead. He didn’t find anything unusual at their home and Clifton denied knowing anything about their whereabouts when asked. But on April 7, Clifton attempted to sell some jewelry belonging to Louella Church in Gillette and was arrested on suspicion of murder. By this time Louella’s father, Matt Foster had arrived and he was allowed to question Clifton in the presence of a lawyer. “I know you killed my little girl,” Foster told Clifton, “but for God’s sake tell me where her body is.” After more pleas from Foster and the county attorney, Clifton finally confessed to killing the young couple, but claimed it was in selfdefense. According to Clifton, he had brought the $600 he

owed to buy back his livestock and rig. After receiving a bill of sale, he was assaulted by Louella Church, wielding a revolver and demanding the bill of sale back. He drew his Luger automatic pistol and shot her. John Church then went for his Winchester rifle and Clifton shot him as well. He then tied the bodies together over a saddle and took them three miles from the house and buried them in a sheep pen. After the bodies were recovered, it was discovered that John had been shot once in the side and twice in the back. Louella had been shot five times. There were also indications that they may have been bludgeoned as well. Clifton explained that Louella was not killed instantly and that he shot her the additional times to “put her out of her misery.” When word of the confession and recovery of the bodies got out, it became apparent that mob-justice in the streets of Gillette was imminent. Since the crimes occurred in what was then Weston County, deputies from that county hustled Diamond L. Slim out of town to the Newcastle jail. As the days wore on, Clifton and his lawyer worked up a self-defense/temporary insanity scenario for the trial that would not take place until that fall. If things didn’t work out, Clifton remarked to a jailer that he wanted a “ten foot drop” on the hangman’s rope to insure a quick death. Fate was not to be that kind, however. On the night of June 2, 1903, 35-40 cowboys from five roundup wagons south of Newcastle stole into town. Nearly all of them had enjoyed the hospitality of the “Little Folk” at some point

in time. After cutting off the town’s electrical street lights and telephone service, the vigilante’s held Sheriff Billy Miller at gunpoint and proceeded to batter down the jail door with an improvised battering ram. At that point, Miller gave them his keys so that he wouldn’t have to repair the door. Clifton was hustled out to a nearby railroad trestle-bridge. While Clifton vainly protested his innocence, a lariat was placed around his neck and he was shoved off the bridge. Instead of the

ten foot drop he’s hoped for, William “Diamond L. Slim” Clifton fell the full length of the 35 foot lariat and was instantly decapitated. The vigilante’s returned to the jail and returned Miller’s keys before returning to the roundup. To add insult to injury, the local mortician decided to “display” Slim’s corpse. Naturally, it wouldn’t be proper to display a headless corpse, so Clifton’s head was sewn back on… backwards.

“Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower

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