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when making his decision to sign the bill into law. “This was not an easy decision,” Governor Mead said. “We spend more than almost any other state on our students. I am proud of that. I am proud of our great teachers, amazing school facilities and our professional administrators. But, as we ask them to do more we must be accountable at the state level too. This bill addressed a structural problem in a system that existed for many years. As education has become more complicated we have been mired down. This change allows us to focus on educational excellence for our children.” The Wyoming Constitution says that the Legislature shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a complete and uniform system of public instruction. The Wyoming Supreme Court has also reviewed the question of the Legislature’s role in education and deﬁning the duties of the Superinten-

dent of Public Instruction. The Court said, “These and other constitutional expressions should leave no doubt that the legislature has complete control of the state’s school system in every respect.” “In my first two years in office the Legislature undertook efforts to make state government more efficient and effective through mergers of agencies and a consolidation of IT services. This year the Legislature’s effort to improve government functioning centered on education, I am as committed to the success of this year’s legislative effort as I have been to the success of their past efforts,” Governor Mead said. “Wyoming kids are competing with children in New York, Texas and Singapore for jobs and spots in universities. Going forward I expect excellence and lively discussions about improving graduation rates, dual immersion language opportunities, charter schools, career technical

education and minimizing school violence,” Governor Mead said. Governor Mead has selected Dr. James O. Rose to be the Interim Director of the Wyoming Department of Education. Dr. Rose’s Ph.D. is in Education from the University of Wyoming. He is currently the Executive Director of the Wyoming Community College

Commission. The process of selecting a permanent director requires the Wyoming State Board of Education to provide three names to the Governor. The Governor selects from those names and appoints a director by December 1, 2013. That appointment is subject to Senate conﬁrmation.

City of Gillette announces ePlans service has been restored The City of Gillette apologizes for any inconvenience

The City of Gillette announces that ePlans service has been restored, and the City of Gillette would like to apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. ePlans Electronic Review is the City’s centralized portal service that allows construction plans to be submitted and reviewed electronically across Departmental boundaries. The City of Gillette is the ﬁrst city in Wyoming to implement an online solution for construction and landuse plan approval. ePlans Electronic Review will allow us to get our comments to the different groups more quickly which allows the entire process to be completed more efﬁciently.

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Campbell County Memorial Hospital earns ACR accreditation

Campbell County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) has been awarded a threeyear term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a speciﬁc type of imaging test that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women. The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice

Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by boardcertified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement. The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 diagnostic/interventional

radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive

health care services. CCMH provides a full range of radiology/diagnostic imaging services, including CT, MRI, mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and x-ray for both inpatients and outpatients.

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CCMH Walk-In Clinic open for business

After a furious weekend of moving and seeing 99 patients on their first day at the hospital (January 14), the Walk-in Clinic staff are feeling more and more at home in their new location. They couldn’t do too much heavy lifting until Saturday, January 12 at 4 pm, when the clinic was able to close early. “We couldn’t really pack much until then, because we were still using our equipment and supplies,” said Brenda Esponda, Clinical Supervisor. “Everyone in the clinic worked all weekend to get things ready for the first patient on Monday morning.” Several important processes are now done completely differently in their new location than at Medical Arts Court. For instance, all lab tests are now ordered in Meditech by clinic staff, who collect the specimens, label the tubes and use the pneumatic tube system to send them directly to the Lab. All the nursing staff were previously performing and regulating waived tests such as strep, influenza and RSV, but now all waived testing is performed and resulted by Lab staff. Lab LIS Supervisor Joni Hart even created “cheat sheets” with codes for the most commonly ordered tests and ordering instructions. “Everyone was eager to learn how to order Lab tests and really worked as a team,” said Joni. “I was very impressed. Our goal was to save nurse, tech and patient time by getting rid of multiple registrations. Instead of getting a bill from both CCMH and the Walk-in Clinic, the patient will only

get one bill for Lab services.” The other big change involves Radiology services. A small Radiology unit is currently located at Medical Arts Court, staffed by CCMH. A Walk-in Clinic staff member would take the patient to the Radiology registration desk and the tech would register them and perform the exam. Now a “call center”, staffed by Patient Access, is contacted to register a patient for Radiology services in Meditech. The registration clerk gets initial information from the nurse and then speaks directly to the patient, who provides their registration information. A consent form, wristband and labels are printed in the clinic, and Radiology is notiﬁed via text message that a patient is awaiting services. Radiology comes to the clinic, enters the order and transports the patient to and from their exam. This way, patients don’t have to travel to Patient Access to register. All available clerks get the call for a Radiology registration from the Walk-in Clinic simultaneously, and the ﬁrst available clerk takes the call and registers the patient. “I think that having the service all under one roof has been faster for the patient,” said Terri Kinney, Radiology Manager. “We also like the personal contact of picking up the patient and taking them to Radiology and back.” The clinic provides a wide variety of services besides urgent care. The Occupational Health portion of the clinic provides pre-employment and periodic physicals for business and entities

like the Campbell County Fire Department. They also perform pre-employment, for cause and random drug screening services for many corporate clients. Afterhours drug screening is done by the clinic staff in the Emergency Department. Case Management staff have also moved to the Walk-in Clinic. Case Managers follow patients to help them navigate the healthcare system and coordinate their care after a significant injury or illness. The Walk-In Clinic staff includes nine nursing staff; RNs, LPNs and MAs, seven providers; two physicians and five physician assistants; five registration staff, two supervisors and manager Bill Rice. “I am amazed at the number of departments and employees who were involved in getting the clinic open both on the front lines and behind the scenes,” said clinic Manager Bill Rice. “ I want to thank all the departments that were directly involved in making this transition a success.”

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UW Doctoral Student partners with Zoological Society of London to research rare Hirola Antelope

As a small boy growing up in eastern Kenya, Abdullahi Hussein Ali would sometimes glimpse hirola antelope in the wild. Today, he strives to make sure they can even be seen at all. Ali, a third-year doctoral student majoring in the Program in Ecology (PIE) at the University of Wyoming, has spent nearly two years studying the ecology and working to conserve the rarest antelope on Earth, of which 400-500 are known to exist, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). As an EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) Fellow sponsored by the ZSL, Ali participated in a first-ever major conservation research project, in which nine hirola antelope from seven herds were fitted with GPS collars. During an 18-month period, he and other researchers from the Kenya Wildlife Service gathered crucial information about the animals, including population growth, herd movements and behaviors in preparation for the collaring effort. The ongoing research is conducted in the Ijara District, located in eastern Kenya. The EDGE of Existence program is the only global conservation initiative to focus specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history, according to a Jan. 28 ZSL release. The EDGE mission is to make the public aware of the endangered species, and provide governments and conservation groups a platform to take action to conserve such species. Ali offers many potential reasons the hirola have dwindled from about 15,000 in the 1970s to numbers so low that not a single antelope exists in a zoo or elsewhere in captivity. Extensive overgrazing of livestock has decimated grasslands, where hirola feed and roam, he

says. Lions, cheetahs and wild dogs thrive in the region and are the hirola’s known predators. Rinderpest, an infectious viral disease common in cattle and domestic buffalo, also has cut into the antelope’s numbers, especially during the 1980s. With the elimination of elephants and rhinos (which shared and maintained habitat for hirola) due to trophy hunting, grasslands also were slowly converted into bush lands, Ali says. In addition, some illegal hunting of the antelope has taken place. “It’s a complex issue. There are a number of factors involved,” Ali says. As part of Ali’s graduate project, members of the Ishaqbini Community Conservancy, Kenya Wildlife Service and local communities helped locate hirola herds. During three days of flight during December, Ali’s group tracked, tranquilized and tagged nine hirola with GPS tracking devices. Ali says only seven herds of hirola were identified between Boni Forest and the Tana River in the Ijara District along the Kenya-Somali border. At least one antelope per herd was tagged, a process that took less than five minutes per animal, Ali says. “The average size of a group was five to eight,” Ali says. “Although we knew they were rare, it was a bit surprising how few there are.” Still, he was encouraged by his observations of the animals, also known as “four-eyed antelope” because of their large, preorbital glands. “They are giving birth. In the conservancy and the outer lands, all groups had young calves,” he says. “I observed eight calves in the sanctuary.” Because these animals have continuously declined over the years, the first predator-proof sanctuary for hirola was established in 2012 in Ijara in an effort

to bolster their numbers. Forty-eight hirola were captured and relocated to the sanctuary, where the antelope were sequestered from cattle and predators, and abundant grazing habitat was provided. In the coming years, Ali says this protected herd’s survival and recruitment will be compared to herds observed in the wild. “They (hirola) need active management to bounce back,” Ali says. “That entails the creation of sanctuaries, range management and restoration, patrols and letting people know what’s going on locally in terms of conservation.” In 2010, Ali applied to be an EDGE Fellow to put his education to use. “Because of my continued determination to save the species and the region I came from, these factors were probably why I was considered,” says Ali, a Kenyan who grew up in Garissa, a city of about 500,000, located nearly 400 kilometers east of Nairobi City. Ali belongs to an ethnic pastoralist Somali group that inhabits Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia. He received his master’s degree in conservation biology and his bachelor’s degree in wildlife management, both from the University of Nairobi. “Creating opportunities for motivated and talented Kenyan nationals is critical to making headway on conservation issues in Kenya and elsewhere in East Africa,” says Jacob Goheen, an assistant professor in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology and the Department of Botany. “We’re fortunate to have attracted Ali and many other young international scientists to pursue graduate work across departments at the University of Wyoming.” Goheen is Ali’s graduate adviser. Goheen has worked on wildlife ecology in Kenya for the past decade.

In the ZSL announcement released today (Monday), conservationists at the ZSL hailed the GPS collar effort a success. Founded in 1826, the ZSL is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. During the past 30 years, hirola numbers have plummeted by almost 90 percent, according to Cath Lawson, ZSL’s EDGE program coordinator. “As the sole representative of its group, the loss of the hirola would be the first extinction of a mammalian genus on Africa in more than 100 years,” Lawson says in the ZSL press release. Ali says he is grateful for the opportunity to work with scientists with expertise in the field and to assist wildlife in different parts of the world. “My overall goal is to contribute to biodiversity conservation in East Africa,” Ali says. “I’m laying the foundation.”

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Obituaries ELEANOR LEBOLO

Elenaor Jane Lebolo, 88, left this world for a better one on January 23, 2013. Eleanor was born on September 4, 1924, in Kemmerer, Wyoming, as the third of four daughters born to Harvey Bryan and Iona May (Edmonds) Piper. She grew up in Kemmerer and Frontier, Wyoming, graduating from Kemmerer High School. After high school, Eleanor worked at the telephone exchange in Kemmerer and later moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she worked in an ammunitions factory making bullets. Eleanor married the love of her life, Guido Joseph Lebolo, on January 24, 1953, in Frontier, Wyoming. Eleanor and Guido moved to Moorcroft in 1960 and remained a part of the community until their deaths. After raising their children, Eleanor worked as a bookkeeper for Black Hills Glass and for Kissack Oil and Water in Rozet, Wyoming. Eleanor loved to use her talents to create gifts for oth-

ers, including food, paintings, poems, and quilts. She was an avid reader, which helped her become a master of crossword puzzles. Eleanor’s green thumb was legendary and her garden a source of joy. She had a sharp mind and quick with through her last days. She triumphed over many struggles and medical issues in her life, never letting anything get the best of her. After 27 years of being separated by death, Eleanor and Guido were reunited for their 60th wedding anniversary. Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents, sisters and husband.She is survived by her three children, Charlotte Holzwarth of Moorcroft, Arthur “Bud” Lebolo of Casper, and Ellen (John) Plemmons of Moorcroft; her eight grandchildren, Tiffani (Tadhg) Breaslain of Highlands Ranch, CO, Wendy (Jeff) Wendeborn of Highlands Ranch, CO, Jodie (Roger) Clark of Casper, WY, Matthew (Abigail) Holzwarth of Moorcroft, WY, Katherine

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Holzwarth of Moorcroft, WY, Amanda (Robert) Howe of Erie, CO, Daniel Holzwarth of Gillette, WY, and Joseph (Ryane) Holzwarth of Billings, MT; and seven great-grandchildren. Eleanor will be laid to rest next to Guido at a family service on Monday, January 28. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Eleanor’s name in care of Walker Funeral Home, 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, Wyoming 82716. Condolences may also be sent via the website www.walkerfuneralhome.com.

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This week in the Sportsman Corner we will explore two things, should bullet trajectory effect your next hunting rifle choice and Wyoming’s House Bill HB104, what is it and do we need it. Many factors affect the fatal shot when it comes to hunting big game. What are you hunting? White tail deer, mule deer, elk, antelope, coyote, moose, and if you’re really lucky, big horn sheep. How far will you be shooting, what are the shooting conditions, flat plains, sloping hills, rugged mountains? All of these greatly affect your shot but where do you begin. First of all let’s look at the regulations here in Wyoming. Predators are not really controlled by caliber regulations, so if you are hunting coyotes any gun will work as long as it will humanely kill the animal. Unless you are hunting really close a .22 caliber long rifle probably won’t work so something with a little more oomph is probably called for. If you are hunting big or trophy game the Chapter 32 Section 4 Part (i) regulation in a nut shell states Any center fire firearm must have a barrel bore diameter of at least .23 (23/100) of an inch and be chambered to fire a cartridge of not less than 2 inches overall length. In basic terms this means that the smallest rifle you can hunt deer with would chamber a 243 Win. Shell. For youths or smaller framed hunters this firearm would be a good choice due to reduced recoil and the lighter weight of the gun. But if you are a larger person or starting out with particular challenges you want to meet let’s look at other choices and what might be a better choice. There are several factors that affect a bullets flight, just like any thing that flies.

These are thrust, drag, lift, and gravity. Two of these factors affect a bullet after it leaves the barrel the most, drag and gravity. Thrust happens as the gun powder in the case is burned and converts to a gas, it pushes the projectile out of the barrel. Lift is engineered into the bullet; a pointed bullet has more lift than a flat bullet. These two factors really have very little effect on the bullets flight path compared to drag and gravity. Drag is created by the air you breathe, cold effect drag differently than heat, and so does humidity and wind and everything that can happen in the air. More important is gravity, gravity effects a bullet more than any other force helping or hurting a bullets flight. Gravity (and somewhat drag) is what gives a bullet that nice curve called trajectory. Trajectory is simply the fall of the bullet during flight and how fast it falls. Despite what you may have heard a bullet does not raise after leaving the barrel of a gun, it only falls. The rise of trajectory actually comes because the barrel is generally pointed slightly upward. So that being said what causes a bullet to fall? Gravity does, and this means that the heavier the bullet the more that gravity will affect its flight, to a point. The reduction of drag on a bullet will help keep the bullet in flight by keeping the speed of the bullet higher than gravity will affect the bullet; this is partially due to the shape giving the bullet lift. Eventually gravity wins and the bullet does drop so how much it drops makes a big difference in the effective range of a bullet. If a bullet has a fast trajectory it is said to travel fairly flat for most of its flight then rapidly fall to the ground. This is seen in most of your larger rounds like the 8mm

zine that they want to own, poses, or purchase. Basically it says that the current administration won’t be able to come into your home and take your guns away. The only way that this bill will be turned into a law here in Wyoming is if you let your local ofﬁcials know how you feel; remember the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so squeak. Here is how to contact those that represent us: Eric.Barlow@wyoleg.gov, Gregg.Blikre@wyoleg.gov, norine.kasperik@wyoleg. gov, tom.lubnau@wyoleg. gov, sue.wallis@wyoleg. gov You can visit the State of Wyoming Legislature contact web site at http://legisweb.state.wy. us/LegislatorSummary/ LegislatorList.aspx? strHouse=H&strStatus=N

Mauser and larger. A slow trajectory is where a bullet fall a small amount compared to the distance it travels. This is seen in smaller and lighter rounds like the 243 Win. Let’s compare two very popular rounds and see how trajectory affects us during a hunt. We sight in, or zero our rifles at 200 yards for this test. We come upon an antelope at 400 yards and we have a choice of a 243 Win. Or a 270 Win. Rifle. From the point of aim (the heart of the antelope) to the point of impact (where the bullet actually hits) the 243 Win falls 13”. On an antelope that means the bullet flies under his stomach. On the other hand a 270 Win falls 19” and the bullet hits the antelope in the hoof. If you know this is going to happen and you are a very good judge of height at long distances these differences can be overcome. Practice is the only thing that will make any sort of difference when it comes to compensating your point of aim. There is a very good trajectory calculator you can compare any caliber firearm at http://ballisticscalculator. winchester.com/ House Bill HB104 is a very important bill to pay attention to that is currently facing our Wyoming legislature. HB 104 is AN ACT relating to firearms; providing that any federal law which attempts to ban a semiautomatic firearm or to limit the size of a magazine of a firearm or other limitation on firearms in this state shall be unenforceable in Wyoming; providing a penalty; and providing for an effective date. The nuts and bolts of this bill state that if this becomes a Wyoming law no government official can restrict the residents of Wyoming relating to any firearm or maga-

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Campbell County Memorial Hospital has scheduled two public forum sessions on Thursday, February 7 to gather public input on the new long term care facility. The sessions are from 3-4:30 pm at the Campbell County Senior Center and 6-7:30 pm in the Pioneer

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

sessions will be considered as the design moves toward its ﬁnal phase. CCMH plans to break ground on the new long term care facility in fall 2013 on the site of the former Campbell County Recreation Center at 1000 South Douglas Highway.

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Governor: Reports show benefits of LNG exports Governor Matt Mead supports Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals to export American natural gas. Governor Mead wrote to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy that studies prepared by the DOE support a market-driven course for infrastructure projects. Governor Mead’s letter says that the analyses quantify the benefits of increased LNG exports. “Wyoming, along with other energy states, will realize increased pro-

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Road and Lane Closure Information Westover Road Closure - Shoshone Avenue Lane Closure

The City of Gillette’s Utilities Department and Engineering Division announce a road closure (Westover Road) and a lane closure (Shoshone Avenue.) For more information contact Public Information Ofﬁcer Joe Lunne at (307) 686-5393.

Westover Road closure

Westover Road from Big Horn Tire to Burma Avenue will be closed from

Wednesday, January 30th at 10 a.m. through Thursday, February 14th for work related to the Madison Pipeline Project. There will be no through trafﬁc, and drivers will not be able to use Metz Drive as a “pass around” route, although access to businesses along Metz Drive will be maintained. Access to Big Horn Tire will also be maintained. Please use an alternative route.

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The eastbound lane of Shoshone Avenue just east of 4J Road for approximately 250’ to the east will be closed from Thursday, January 31st through Friday, February 1st while a contractor performs ﬁber optic splicing along the roadway. Please use caution and watch for contractors near this lane closure.

Matt Hogan named Deputy Regional Director for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Mountain-Prairie Region

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced the selection of Matt Hogan as the new Deputy Regional Director for the Mountain-Prairie Region, which is headquartered in Denver. The Mountain-Prairie Region includes Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. Hogan rejoined the Service in 2010 as the Assistant Regional Director for Migratory Birds and State Programs for the MountainPrairie Region. In 2012, he served as the Assistant Regional Director for Refuges in the Mountain-Prairie Region before transitioning to Deputy Regional Director in January, 2013. His previous experience with the Service included executive leader-

ship roles both in the Service as well as the Department of the Interior. “Matt has brought substantial executive level leadership and project management to the Mountain-Prairie Region,” said Noreen Walsh, Regional Director of the MountainPrairie Region. “Over the past three years, we’ve been fortunate to have Matt as part of the Region’s senior leadership team. During that time, Matt has led two programs and helped us advance our landscape approach to cooperative conservation.” Prior to joining the Service, Hogan served as Executive Director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). For three years at AFWA, Hogan worked with state

fish and wildlife conservation agencies to promote a unified vision for sound management and conservation of fish and wildlife. He also held senior leadership positions in the Department of Interior and Fish and Wildlife Service including Deputy Director, Acting Director and Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. Hogan started his career working for a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our

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ness Council. She has been an educator on the Wind River Reservation and has been a public defender. Robinson has her bachelor’s in education and a law degree from the University of Wyoming. “I am very honored to be selected to serve. My focus will be on representing my people, the Eastern Shoshone, and through this service I believe we can move several issues forward to beneﬁt the Wind River Reservation, Fremont County and the State of Wyoming,” Sara Robinson said. Darwin St. Clair Jr., Chairman of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council, said, “We were fortunate to

have a number of well qualiﬁed applicants apply for the position. The Eastern Shoshone Business Council is excited to have Ms. Sara Robinson representing the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. She brings a wealth of knowledge and years of experience that will assist us with our government to government relationship we enjoy with the State of Wyoming. She will be a great asset as we continue to improve our efforts in maintaining a positive relationship with the State.” Robinson’s appointment was effective January 14, 2013. She joins Gary Collins who is the Tribal Liaison for the Northern Arapaho Tribe.

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, under the direction of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, administers lands and public easement areas that are home to vast numbers of ﬁsh and wildlife. The department maintains approximately 413,000 acres of land under deed, lease or by agreement and continually strives to acquire new access areas. Much of this land is administered as wildlife habitat management areas and while we don’t have any of these areas in Campbell County, there are two in northern Sheridan County. Check out these and other areas on the Department’s website at http://gf.state.wy.us or in this month’s issue of Wyoming Wildlife News.

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State of Air Force recruiting is strong

The 367th Air Force Recruiting Squadron met its active-duty enlisted recruiting goal for ﬁscal year 2012 by accessing 440 young men and women from across Colorado and is off to a strong start in 2013. From October 2011 through the end of September 2012, the Air Force brought in 28,757 new enlistees and 280 priorservice Airmen. The 367 RCS’s goal makes up almost two percent of the Air Force Recruiting Service’s overall goal and is one of 24 enlisted recruiting squadrons located throughout the country. “Our squadron has had a tremendous year,” said Lt. Col. Darrell Smith, 367 RCS commander. “The current state of recruiting is very competitive, in part due to the current economy, but also due to the fact that individuals are seeking out alternatives to continue their education, to serve their nation and to branch out on their own. The Air Force offers incredible opportunities to those who are qualiﬁed

Northern Rockies Skies for February

A monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming; Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory; and Daryl Macomb, Boise State University. Taurus the Bull; its general orientation: After Orion, the next most obvious winter constellation is Taurus the Bull. Located to the northwest of Orion, it is famous for its “V”-shaped outline of stars featuring an orangish star Aldebaran, the 13th brightest star in the sky, and a small bluish cluster of stars the Pleiades, or the seven Sisters. One of the original 12 constellations of the Zodiac, as cataloged by Ptolemy in the second century, it was well known and recorded as far back as the Bronze Age, some 15,000 years ago. The Pleiades are located immediately to the northwest of Taurus, and you can draw an imaginary straight line from the Pleiades and Aldebaran to Orion and Betelgeuse. Many cultures have noted Taurus and the Pleiades in their traditional stories and folklore. Most interesting today is the important astronomical signiﬁcance of this constellation. In 1054 A.D., Arab and Chinese astronomers noticed a “new” star in Taurus that beamed brightly during the day and slowly burnt out of sight. Once astronomers looked in this location with their telescopes nearly 800 years after that event, the Crab Nebulae appears, looking like wisps of gas from a star ripped apart by a giant explosion. In fact, the Crab Nebulae is just that, the remnant of a supernova explosion nearly 1,000 years ago. Furthermore, at the center of the Crab is the ﬁrst discovered neutron star and pulsar which powers the nebula, just as theory predicted it. Planet Alert: February is a great time to view Mercury right after sunset. You may even be able to see Mars close by. Jupiter is right next to Aldebaran this month and can be seen most of the night.

Famous Astronomers: William Herschel

Sir Frederick Wilhelm Herschel (17381822) was born in Hanover, Germany. He grew up in a musical family and learned to play several instruments, including the oboe, cello, harpsichord and organ. Herschel’s musical talents landed him in the military Hanoverian Guard, which suffered a defeat at the Battle of Hastenbeck, necessitating ﬂight at the age of 19 to England, where he continued several musical careers. In the early 1770s, his interests broadened to include astronomy, especially after introduction to the Fifth Astronomer Royal of England, Nevil Maskelyne. Herschel quickly became a most proliﬁc

astronomer -- both instrument builder and discoverer of many objects in the solar system and beyond. Some of his work was done in collaboration with his sister, Caroline. During his career, Herschel built an astonishing number of telescopes (400), often grinding his own mirrors for the reflectors. While he is best known for his famous discovery (1781) of the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus, his dedicated observing produced catalogs of lasting importance for stellar and nebular astronomy. Over about 20 years, Herschel measured the changing position angles and separations of close “double stars,” concluding that most of these systems are physical doubles -- pairs of stars orbiting each other due to their mutual gravitational attraction. With an array of telescopes, Herschel undertook a systematic survey of the sky, searching for non-stellar objects, ultimately discovering 2,400 “nebula” -- diffuse, nonpoint-like objects. His nebular studies were the first to categorize, by visual appearance, various kinds of nebula. Later, the catalog was enlarged by his son, John, and other astronomers to produce the first “New General Catalogue.” NGC numbering has been in use, up to the present, as the most common identifier for non-stellar astronomical objects. Herschel discovered two moons of Saturn (Mimas and Enceladus) and two moons of Uranus (Titania and Oberon), the names later assigned by John Herschel. Sir Frederick Wilhelm Herschel measured the inclination of Mars’ rotational axis to its orbital plane and discovered the Martian ice caps. His study of the apparent proper motion of stars led him to the conclusion that our solar system is in motion through space. Herschel is credited with the discovery of infrared radiation, due to his solar observations and laboratory work using a prism and thermometer to measure the heat of invisible radiation at wavelengths longer than the red portion of the spectrum. Next time, we’ll discuss Herschel’s largest instrument, the “40-foot telescope.”

and is not just a career, but a way of life.” The Air Force accessed the highest-performing Airmen in its history in Fiscal 2011 and continued that trend in Fiscal 2012. Nearly 98 percent of recruits in the Delayed Entry Program scored at or above the 50th percentile on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB. “The Air Force is definitely hiring and the number of applications remains high and entrance aptitude scores are better than we have ever seen,” Smith added. While interest to join is high, Smith said one of the challenges in recruiting is that about 73 percent of youth today are not qualified for military service. Primary disqualifications can be due to poor ASVAB tests, insufficient education, legal issues or physical disqualifications such as medical or weight-related issues. Additionally, for every 110 contacts a recruiter makes with a potential applicant, only one will make it to Basic Mili-

tary Training. “However, despite these challenges we continue to see very qualified individuals from throughout the state of Colorado joining our service,” Smith said. The 367 RCS is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and is responsible for recruiting within a 450,000 squaremile area that includes all or part of eight states. For 2013, the 367 RCS currently has more than 150 Airmen qualified and waiting to join the Air Force. Overall, the Air Force will seek to inspire 28,282 new Airmen and 250 prior-service Airmen to fill 140 enlisted career specialty areas; and 33 chaplains, 787 Officer Training School candidates and 736 health professionals. Combat Controllers, pararescue, special operations weather and security forces were the most high-demand Air Force career fields in Fiscal 2012. The same career fields will continue to be highly sought after in Fiscal 2013 for the enlisted force.

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Veterans assistance in Campbell, Crook and Weston counties

A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout February. Brian Yeager is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Yeager can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare.

His ofﬁce is staffed in Gillette, at 551 Running W Drive, Suite 100, and he will also be available at the following locations: * Sundance - Feb. 5, at the Crook County Courthouse, 309 E. Cleveland St., from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. * Newcastle - Feb.12, at the Department of Workforce Services, 2013 W. Main St., Suite 102, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. * Moorcroft - Feb. 19, at the Moorcroft City Hall, 104 North Bighorn,

from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. During periods of inclement weather, please check with the staff at the outreach locations to ensure the veterans service ofﬁcer will be available. Yeager, a former U.S. Marine, is available to meet with veterans and their families from Campbell, Crook and Weston counties in addition to the scheduled outreach. Please contact him at 307-696-5048 for more information, or to schedule an appointment.

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Governor thanks transportation industry for taking on safety

According to Governor Matt Mead workplace safety must continue to be a priority for all of Wyoming. Governor Mead brought together representatives from the transportation industry to discuss forming a safety coalition and work on ways to make the industry safer. The concept would be similar to the Wyoming Oil and Gas Industry Safety Alliance (WOGISA) and the Wyoming Reﬁnery Safety Alliance. 2012 provisional ﬁgures show there were 23 workplace fatalities in Wyoming, a decrease from 48 in 2007. In 2012 more than 50% of the fatalities were in the transportation industry and over the last decade 60% of workplace deaths occurred in the transportation industry.

Governor Mead appreciates this coalition coming together. “The transportation industry presents workplace safety challenges for employers and employees alike. I believe the transportation industry can do better.” Governor Mead also said his ofﬁce and the Department of Workforce Services stand ready to assist the coalition. “This coalition can focus initially on the root causes of transportation fatalities and begin to develop practices to reduce deaths.” “It is important to identify and address the safety challenges of driving in Wyoming and communicate those challenges to the public, especially drivers who are not familiar with Wyoming’s roads, Wyoming’s weather and long distances travelled,” Sheila

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a Track I Prioritized Examination Program as part of the America Invents Act (AIA). The program gives inventors an opportunity to have their patent application reviewed within a reduced timeframe for a fee. To participate in the Track I program, the applicant must pay an additional fee to the USPTO on the same day the patent application is electronically filed. For patent applications that have already been filed, the Track I fee must be paid upon or after the filing of a request for continued examination, but before the USPTO issues a first office action. For companies with less than 500 employees (considered a small entity), the Track I fee is $2,400, which is a 50 percent discount on the $4,800 fee for the fasttrack option. The AIA also created a new applicant status called micro-entity. To qualify as a micro-entity, an applicant must be a small entity and have not been named as an inventor on more than four previously filed patent applications.

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- At 2:38 a.m. to Foothills Blvd for fluids leaking from a vehicle involved in a crash. CCD contained motor oil leaking from the car and applied Floor-dry to it. - At 6:21 a.m. to 3101 South Garner Lake Road for a wood chip pile on fire. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD found a wood chip pile approximately 100’ X 50’ with a smoldering fire burning in the center of it. A front end loader was used to scoop out the burning portions of the pile and CCFD extinguished it. No damage to property was incurred by the fire. - At 10:19 AM to the 500 block of East Laramie Street for a medical assist. - At 1:57 PM to Constitution Drive for a medical assist.

January 26, 2013

- At 3:03 p.m. to 3101 South Garner Lake Road for a smoldering fire in a wood chip pile. Upon arrival to the scene a small fire was found smoldering in a portion of a large wood chip pile. The smoldering portion was removed with a front-end loader and extinguished by CCFD. No damage to property was caused by the fire. - At 5:14 p.m. to Double Tree Road for an automatic fire alarm. - At 5:44 p.m. to Lunar Avenue for an EMS assist. - At 6:51 p.m. to Alberta Drive for an automatic fire alarm. - At 11:08 p.m. to East Laramie Street for an EMS assist.

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- At 7:57 AM to the 2400 block of Lodahl Avenue for a medical assist. - At 8:55 AM to the 4500 block of Tepee Street for a medical assist. - At 9:02 AM to the intersection of East Boxelder Road and South Douglas Highway for a medical assist. - At 10:40 AM to South Sage Hill Road for a medical assist. - At 12:17 PM to 2910 South Douglas Highway for an exterior wall of building on fire. A dry chemical fire extinguisher followed by water were used to extinguish a small area of wood siding. The fire started when a discarded cigarette butt not completely extinguished fell in a crack between the building and the sidewalk. The fire caused minimal fire damage. - At 5:22 PM to South Highway 59 (north of Sinclair Street) for a power pole fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire burning at

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January 28, 2013

- At 6:45 to Tanner Drive for an EMS assist. - At 11:15 a.m. to Rohan Avenue for an EMS assist. - At 12:13 p.m. to 2704 Hackathorn Lane for an automatic fire alarm (AFA) activation. CCFD was cancelled en route when the occupants advised the alarm was caused by burnt food. - At 10:19 p.m. to 21 Dawn Drive for a structure fire. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD found a fire burning in two basement bedrooms and a bathroom. The fire was fought and brought under control in approximately 3 hours. No one was injured in the fire and total damage is estimated at $150,000. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but does not appear to be suspicious.

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Bold Republic Weekly Wyoming Marriage Law By Glenn Woods

You might have heard that several bills regarding same sex marriage and what are called “Civil Unions” are now in committees in the House and Senate in Cheyenne. I’ve talked about this a little on my radio show. I’d like to take a little space here in the paper to go over what we have talked about, including some comments by those who listen and call in to the show. This article is NOT an article For or Against same sex marriage or civil unions, but rather an attempt to more clearly deﬁne some terms as we have this discussion so that we the people of Wyoming are all on the same page when we talk about this. First - the word MARRIAGE! The word itself means “A union between a man and a woman.” Same sex couples cannot get married, by that deﬁnition, because they are of the same sex. But we could always come up with a word that means a same-sex union. For example, we have man and woman. Just add a “wo” and you mean female. So if you say that you have a friend name Terry, I know which sex Terry is. Terry is a man. Terry is a woman. The word forms an image in your mind. If I say, “Terry, she is my friend,” the word SHE causes you to imagine a woman. The French have one

word for a man’s hat, and a slightly different sounding word for a woman’s hat. Why? So we know what sort of hat we are looking for should someone lose their hat on a windy day. So if I say, Bob got married, I picture Bob with a woman. But what if Bob is with a man? Married means a union between a man and woman. What word means man with man? There is no word for that, currently. We should invent one so that when you tell me the state of Bob’s relationship I understand that you mean Bob is with another man and I don‘t make the mistake of picturing him with a woman. Wyoming statute deﬁnes marriage as such: “Marriage is a civil contract between a male and a female person to which the consent of the parties capable of contracting is essential.” Okay, so let’s pick that apart: First, it is a consensual contract between two people. That says both must be people human and must understand and consent. I was asked by one listener to my show, “If we change this, what is to prevent someone from bringing in a horse to marry?” Two things. First you can’t enter into a contract with anyone or anything who does not understand what they are entering into. A horse has

NO idea what marriage is, and, for that matter, does not understand the English language beyond WHOA and GIDDYUP! So, no, you can’t enter into a marriage contract with a horse. Second, we see that the State of Wyoming currently defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, which falls under the definition of that word. So to change this, the State will need to do the following: Call Webster’s Dictionary and tell them to change the meaning of a word, even though that meaning has stood since the beginning of humanity. Next, change the meaning of that word in our State law. But there is another way around this, and no one needs to change current law or Constitution. I’m sure you have heard of Civil Unions. Now where did that term from? Well, since the word marriage is already taken, then why not invent something new that means the same thing but takes gender out of it? A Civil Union law might be written this way: “Civil Union is a civil contract between two persons to which the consent of the parties capable of contracting is essential.” Writing the law this way gives the same sex couple every right that the married couple has, but no one had to redefine any words nor did anyone have to amend

or change the Constitution. OKAY - one more item to clear up on this issue, then we can talk about whether we think it is right, or wrong, or should or should not be allowed in the state of Wyoming. Our State Representative Sue Wallis is NOT a Liberal. Now and then I hear people saying that she is. This is because, for example, when it comes to marriage she comes down on the side of allowing same sex couples to join in a union such as marriage.

Sue Wallis is a LIBERTARIAN! Libertarians are interested, ﬁrst and for most, in limited government and as much personal freedom and liberty as possible short of Anarchy. In the opinion of a Libertarian, government has ALMOST no business getting involved in marriage. Libertarians believe that free people are allowed to live the lives they wish, and it is no body’s business but their own, unless their lifestyle does some actual

harm to someone else. Not imagined harm. Actual harm. The only exception would be in the case of divorce, if the couple should have a hard time ﬁguring out who was going to get the house, the car, the kids, and the toaster. In that case they might choose to go before a judge and ask him to settle it for them. OK - now that we have cleared up the terms - let’s get to arguing and settle this mess!

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Letter From The Publisher

First of all, I would like to personally thank all of our subscribers and the citizens that support our newspaper by weekly store and machine sales. We are coming up on our 100th edition of the Campbell County Observer in the end of February because of all the support we have received by our great community. As many of you know, for the past two years our newspaper has evolved dramatically to better fit the needs of the residents of our county and for the benefit of our readers. This letter is an announcement explaining our next change for your information. Ever since our fourth edition either our editor Keary Speer or myself has been answering the letters to the editor. This has been a huge hit, and we have received nothing but positive feedback in relationship to our responses. However, part of our feedback has been a reduced amount of people submitting letters. One reader said this: “I wanted to respond to this letter, but you did such a good job slamming the PETA supporter I did not have too.” Though we have not had any negative responses to our answers because they reflect the majority of the opinion of our conservative county, our responses also seem to hinder responses submitted by the public. After much thought, I have come to the conclusion that your opinions in our Public Pulse section is much more valuable than ours, as traditionally this section is reserved not only for the public to share opinions and information to each other, but also to the government officials who subscribe to the same newspaper. So in conclusion, I feel like I have inadvertently suppressed your opinions. So as of this edition, we will no longer be answering your letters to the editor. Again, thank you all for your fine support, and remem-

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Wyoming’s Politburo

Dear Editor, During each legislative session there are bills offered up by our elected representatives that make me scratch my head. I tend to evaluate each individually as I am sure most readers do, too. This time around I found a rather repulsive trend when looking collectively across this session’s various offerings sponsored and supported by some of our legislators. SF104 seeks to remove the voters’ voice from the selection of the Head of the Department of Education leaving the people’s choice for Superintendent a powerless figurehead. This bill was fast-tracked in a manner not seen in years in spite of the massive amount of people expressing their opposition to it. Even though they claim there was nothing done against the “rules” in order to get DF104 passed they did a lot of underhanded pushing and manipulating to get it done. There were several people who received emails from their elected representatives in the legislature telling them that basically the people were too dumb to elect the right person to the position of Superintendent of Education. SF108 would gut the primary voting process and have county party chairmen appoint precinct committee people instead of the voters in each precinct electing their majority choice to represent them. HB200 would limit one’s ability to protect themselves in various government offices and buildings. Meanwhile several bills that do fit in with the Wyoming way of life

and values are being held up by the House Speaker, Tom Lubnau. The only rational conclusion that can be drawn from an examination of these proposed pieces of legislation is that our elected representatives do not trust the people of Wyoming to make their own choices or to individually exercise their own freedoms. Perhaps they are right, since it was the collective “we” that elected these arrogant elitists to office whom we now must return to the private sector as soon as legally possible. Taking power away from the voters and concentrating that power within government does not fit the description of a constitutional republic. In fact it sounds more like the actions of the former soviet politburo to this voter. How about you? Let the ruling class know what you think by calling (307) 7777224 or navigate to: http:// legisweb.state.wy.us/lsoweb/ LegInfo.aspx. and find the names of your Representative and Senator and send them your thoughts. By Karl Allred

Wyoming Food Freedom a Must!

Dear Editor, The Wyoming Food Freedom Bill (HB108) is before the Wyoming Legislature this session. It has easily passed the House with a vote of 45 in favor and 13 opposed and is now awaiting a hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee. What is the purpose of this bill? If passed and signed by the Governor, it would allow the direct sale of Wyoming farm, ranch, and home grown and/or processed foods without government regulation so long as there is only a single transaction between the producer and the ﬁnal end consumer. In other words, no middlemen. Here is a link to the bill so that you can read it in full -http:// legisweb.state.wy.us/2013/Introduced/HB0108.pdf

I ask for your assistance in helping this bill pass through the Senate committee, the full vote on the Senate ﬂoor and if successful there, then to get Governor Mead’s signature. Please contact the Senate Agriculture committee members and request that they support the bill and send the bill to the full Senate for a vote. Here is the contact information for the Senate Committee members - http:// legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/CommitteeMembers. aspx?strCommitteeID=05 Also, please contact your Senator from your district and if you like all of the Senators and ask them to support the Wyoming Food Freedom Bill. Here is the contact information for the Wyoming State Senators - http://legisweb. state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/ LegislatorList.spx?strHouse= S&strStatus=N There are many ways to let your Senators know your opinion - http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ lsoweb/Participate.aspx One of the easiest ways is to use the Online Hotline, (although I strongly recommend calling/ faxing/emailing as well) - http:// legisweb.state.wy.us/postcomments/HotlineDisclaimer.aspx Some of the talking points you might use: 1. It should be our right to choose where and from whom to buy our food. 2. The ability to support rural and local food systems strengthens Wyoming’s economy. 3. Food security - having locally raised food if a catastrophic event should occur. Supermarkets only a couple of days’ worth of food on hand. 4. Local food tastes better. Crops and meats are harvested at their peak. Imported food is older, having traveled on trucks, planes and trains, then sat in warehouses before it get to us. 5. Local food is safe. There’s a unique kind of assurance that comes from looking a farmer in the eye at the farmers market or

driving out to the ranch to see how your beef is being raised. Local ranchers aren’t anonymous and they take their responsibility to the consumer seriously. 6. Local food builds community. And many more reasons. Thanks for your support and thanks for getting involved in local foods! Please let me know if you have questions or if you have ideas on how to promote this bill. Regards, Frank Wallis

Should We Call In The Loans?

Dear Editor, I seem to be the only person in my family that is even the slightest concerned about The U.S. debt. When I express my concerns, my family says “Nobody else seems to be worried about it.” If I understand the U.S. debt correctly, this means that The U.S. has borrowed 16 trillion dollars from other countries to pay our national bills. If this is correct, could you please comment on just how this situation is not more of a concern to our government and our citizens? It seems as though Greece was the ﬁrst country that started to “go bankrupt”. This seemed to have a negative effect on many countries in Europe. In order to keep Greece from going bankrupt, other countries gave Greece ﬁnancial aid with certain conditions. It goes without saying that neither Greece nor other European countries have near the warring capabilities of The U.S. I know that many of your readers are going to think this idea is something from “The Twilight Zone”, but isn’t it quite possible that The U.S. defense capabilities might just be the advantage that our country has for any country “to call in their loan from U.S. ?” Asking everyone to think about it. Timothy ( Tim ) Monroe Bledsoe

Public Pulse

February 1 - 8, 2013

Campbell County Observer

Pro-Gun Bills Pass Committee

Weekly Trivia Answer from Last Week

While Feds Attempt to Strip Rights, Wyoming Takes Steps To Secure Them

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In attendance was an unprecedented crowd of Second Amendment supporters ﬁlling the large committee room. that we know just where the loyalty of our Wyoming politicians are.” Said Anthony Bouchard, chairman of the Wyoming Gunowners Association.

“Call your representatives and senators,” Mr. Bouchard went on. “Tell them to support all 3 pro-gun bills, HB-103, 104 and 105.”

On the Contrary...

The Issue: Should HB 077 be passed this legislative session?

Nicholas DeLaat

Glenn Woods

The Sides: Nick (Newspaper Publisher) is against the passing, and Glenn (Newspaper Columnist and Radio Talk Show Host) is for the passing.

Should HB077 (Wyoming Lottery) be passed through this legislative session?

Yes - 54.3% No - 45.7% Results are from 1,054 votes counted. To vote on the next “On the Contrary” subject, go to our website at www. CampbellCountyObserver.net and click on the “polls” page.

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Nicholas: Here we are in my mancave (i.e. dirty and disorganized garage) smoking cigars again about to tackle both sides of an issue. A Wyoming Lottery has been presented. This bill is sponsored by Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dv., Blake, Byrd, Madden and Throne; and Senator(s) Emerich and Von Flatern from Campbell County. You are taking the side of being for the lottery. Why? Glenn: Why? Because I think I might owe the IRS a bunch of money and I don’t know how I’m going to pay it. My best bet is a lotto ticket. Now, if I’m going to get a lotto ticket, where would I go? Think about that for a moment. Every so often state Power Ball lotto prize get high enough that people will actually take a road trip just to go buy one. That money is leaving the state. Why not sell the tickets locally, and keep that money in Wyoming, with local Wyoming business making the profit? Nicholas: How much money do you really think we are losing? I will bring this part to what my family does personally. Now, we do most of our grocery shopping at Don’s supermarket. My office buys most of its supplies from Powder River Office Supply. My cell phone service is through Selectell Wireless. I eat at Chophouse, Pokey’s, Godfathers, and a few other local places. I get tires from Big Horn Tire. Two things that these businesses have in common, they are locally owned and they advertise in the Observer. Sometimes however, we take a trip to Denver or Rapid City and plan accordingly. We have fun with the kids, but also bulk up on cases of groceries at Sam’s Club (hey, we have three kids), and while we are out there we buy some lotto tickets. I don’t know too many people who drive hours out of state just to buy a lotto ticket, and for those who do I just don’t know what to say. My Dad use to say that every time he thinks about buying a lotto ticket he just takes a dollar out of his pocket, rips it up, and throws the pieces out of the car window. He figures it is the same thing. So losing money, you are probably talking about a couple hundred dollars per week. Glenn: Nick, my shoe is stuck to the floor of your man cave, and I really don’t want to know why, I just want my shoe back. Ok, so how much money will a locally sold lottery bring in? Well, if people are willing to drive all the way out of state to buy tickets, I’m betting quite a bit of money. I’m betting thousands of dollars per store per week. When I lived in North Carolina the local convenience stores began selling them after the state joined the power ball, and even the smallest of stores were happy to see the income. So happy, one store owner up in the Blue Ridge Mountains went out and bought a new tooth. Now he has TWO! Nicholas: Well let’s take into account the cost. You believe in less government, but by supporting this bill you are supporting the creation of a completely new State Government bureaucracy that includes wages, vacation time, medical and dental benefits, offices, support staff,

supplies, and more. Then include the cost of the network, IT, machines, production machines, maintenance, production facility, and more. Now, there are just over five hundred thousand people in this state. Take the number of people 18 and over, and divide that by about half for the number of people that will buy lottery tickets every week and do the numbers. Something to remember, all of our surrounding states have the lottery, so people won’t be driving into Wyoming to buy lottery tickets. Glenn: Nick, I want my shoe back. Anyway, if we join the Power Ball, run currently by several states, we don’t have to hire most of the people you just mentioned. Now, think of this; you and I hate the idea of new taxes. We hate the idea of a government that spends too much taking more from up. But what if we could come up with a voluntary tax? Well, a lottery is just that. People show up at stores and hand over money to the state with smiles on their faces. In return, they might win something. I hate taxes, but that is not a bad way to fill in a few potholes. Nicholas: Well if you would clean up after yourself after every time you spill a pop on my floor, you wouldn’t have lost your shoe. So, as punishment (like your mother did to you once, but that story is for your show) I am going to keep your shoe until you earn it back! Yes, I do hate new and unnecessary taxes. Yes, I do believe in voluntary taxes. But it wouldn’t just be Powerball, it would be scratch-offs, daily 3’s, daily 5’s, and usually a State Lottery also. There are always many options. That is where the cost is. Even high populated States have broken and now tax payer funded lotteries. Michigan is a perfect example, and even Pennsylvania is thinking about privatizing the state lotto because they can’t afford to run it and this with millions of ticket buyers. But I don’t agree with their privatization method, which includes giving it to one company. I say, legalize it to the private industry. If we could open up lottery houses, I would right here in Campbell County in a heartbeat. Have the State Government regulate some rules like minimum mandatory payout percentages, draw frequency, and more of the basics. Than tax them like any other business. This way it is still a voluntary tax. Also, you know that people who succeed in private business do so because they have to make a profit or they don’t exist. This solves forcing taxpayers to pay for an industry ran by a government that couldn’t manage the sand in the Sahara Desert. Also, you wipe out the overbearing government regulations on our freedoms, like gambling (you want to blow your money on gambling, that’s your problem) and by taxing this industry, the State government is now gaining supposed necessary money without cost. Glenn: That we can agree on. We both like private over government run. We both like the idea of a voluntary tax. Nicholas: Ok, now that we agree, here is your shoe.

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Last week three pro-gun bills passed out of Judiciary committee. ***HB-103 Regulation of ﬁrearmsstate preemption -- if passed would stop a patchwork of gun restrictions from being enacted around the state. This means that ﬁrearm laws would only be enacted or dismissed at the State level making sure counties and municipalities cannot make their own individual laws. Ayes: Representative(s) Baker, Gingery, Halverson, Kroeker, Krone, Miller, Walters and Watt Nayes: Representative(s) Connolly ***HB-104 Firearm Protection Act -is legislation that would make Dianne Feinstein’s newly released gun-ban and high capacity magazine legislation unenforceable in Wyoming. No voting information available as of publishing date. ***HB-105 Citizens’ and Students’ Self-Defense Act -- if passed will allow current state permit holders to carry in schools and on college campuses. No voting information available as of publishing date. “With the Obama/Feinstein gun grab well under way it’s important

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Wyoming senators reap largesse from biotechnology firm Amgen By Rone Tempest - Wyofile.com A California biotechnology company set to benefit by millions of dollars from a last-minute addition to the January 1 “Fiscal Cliff” bill is among the top campaign contributors to Wyoming U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso. Both senators were among the 89-8 majority voting for the complex 154page American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 bill that was presented to most members only three minutes before the formal vote. Enzi and Barrasso declined to respond to WyoFile questions about the controversial Section 632 in the bill that benefits Amgen Inc., the world’s largest biotech firm, and other makers of oral kidney dialysis medications. A spokesperson for the Thousand Oaks, Ca., based corporation told WyoFile “Amgen did not contact either Wyoming senator regarding the 632 provision.” Federal election records show that since 2006, Amgen has contributed $44,500 to Enzi’s campaign fund and his Making Business Excel leadership PAC. Over the same period only two other corporations — Blue Cross/ Blue Shield and Abbott Laboratories — gave more to Enzi, ranking Republican on the Senate Health, Education & Pensions Committee and a senior member of the Finance Committee. Since June 2007 when he was appointed to office, Amgen has given Barrasso and his Common Values leadership PAC $30,000, federal records show. A former Casper orthopedic surgeon who receives much of his campaign funding from health-related industries, Barrasso is scheduled to be the honoree at a $1,500-a-plate breakfast fundraiser in Washington on February 26 hosted by Amgen lobbyist Helen Rhee and Raissa Downs, founding partner in the Tarplin, Downs & Young lobby firm that works extensively for Amgen. Downs was a staff advisor to Enzi in 2001-2002. First detailed in a January 19 report by the New York Times, Section 632 grants a two year delay in putting Medicare price restraints on a class of oral End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) products, including Amgen’s lucrative pill, “Sensipar,” often prescribed to kidney dialysis patients. Other companies that produce similar products also will benefit from the provision, notably Genzyme Corp., which markets Renagel, Shire PC and its drug Fosrenal, and Fresenius Medical Care AG, which markets PhosLo and Phoslyra. But the Times reported that Amgen was “the only company to argue aggressively for the delay,” which the newspaper projected would cost Medicare an additional $500 million over the two-year period. Amgen Global Communication Director Kelley Davenport disputed the newspaper account, saying that the provision was the result of a “year-long discussion between the federal government and the nephrology [kidney specialty] community on this issue” and was supported by several government studies. “The New York Times ar-

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ticle was misleading by concluding that the provision was a ‘gift’ to our company without understanding the complexities associated with Medicare dialysis care and the potential harm to patients if the provision had not been included,” Davenport said in an email exchange with WyoFile. The Times traced the origins of the inserted Section 632 to the Senate Finance Committee: its Chairman, Montana Democrat Max Baucus, its ranking member, Utah Republican Orrin G. Hatch, and Amgen lobbyists formerly on the staffs of Baucus and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Baucus, Hatch and McConnell have all received sizeable political contributions from Amgen in recent years. Enzi and Barrasso are also among a group of U.S. senators from both political parties who have been targeted by Amgen’s extensive lobbying efforts and who have received significant campaign contributions from the corporation. Amgen employs or retains 74 lobbyists and annually spends $10 million on lobby efforts in the Capitol, according to the Washington Center for Responsive Politics that tracks political spending and lobbying. As with all contributions to his political funds, the Amgen gifts also benefit Enzi’s extended family. His daughter-in-law Danielle Enzi works from her Cheyenne home as his official fundraiser, and, in addition to her retainer, regularly receives commissions on campaign receipts. In fiscal year 20102011, for example, federal records show she received $70,910 in retainers and commissions. For 20112012, the senator paid her a $10,000 “performance” bonus. Details of the insertion of Section 632 into the Fiscal Cliff bill have prompted angry responses in Washington from health policy makers as well as other members of Congress. “Lawmakers and lobbyists once again placed their financial interests ahead of patient safety and Medicare solvency, passing the cost of such decisions on to the taxpayer,” commented Dennis J. Cotter, a Washington health policy expert who specializes in dialysis drugs. On January 23, Vermont Democratic Congressman Peter Welch and a bi-partisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to eliminate the Medicare price exemption from the Fiscal Cliff bill. “Amgen managed to get a $500 million paragraph in the fiscal cliff bill, and virtually no one in Congress was aware of it,” Welch told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s a taxpayer rip-off and comes at a really bad time when we’re trying to control healthcare costs. Amgen should not be allowed to turn Medicare into a profit center.” Both Enzi and Barrasso declined to respond to WyoFile questions. Both senators were asked if they were aware that Section 632 of the “Fiscal Cliff” bill contained a provision directly benefitting Amgen and if they or any members of their staffs had been contacted by Amgen represen-

tatives or lobbyists when they voted for the bill. Enzi was also asked as a member of the Finance Committee and ranking member of the Health Committee if he or any members of his staff were aware of negotiations over the language of Section 632. Enzi declined to respond to WyoFile questions. In emails directed to his press staffers Emily Lawrimore and Laura Mengelkamp, Barrasso was also asked if they were aware that two of his hosts at the February 26 fundraiser in Washington were Amgen lobbyists. As he has in the past, including when he was contacted by former Wash-

ington Post reporter John Lancaster for a long proﬁle piece for WyoFile, Barrasso did not respond to WyoFile queries. A former national and foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, Rone Tempest covered wars, natural disasters, politics and culture on six continents. In 2004 he was part of a team of reporters to win the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the massive wildﬁres in Southern California. Rone lives in Lander, Wyoming.

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Camels outlast RC Central

The Gillette Camel wrestlers were able to remain unbeaten on the season after squeaking out a 31-30 win over Rapid City Central Tuesday night in Rapid City. The Camels jumped out to a 25-3 lead early thanks to wins by Trent Olson, Taylor Jeffries, Evan Smith, Alex Lacasse, Dani and Jordan Fischer and Lukas Poloncic. The Cobblers were able to claw back into the dual thanks to 4 straight pins, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Camels defeated the Cobblers for the 1st time in

4 years. Also picking up a win last night for the Camels was Chris Moodrey who pinned his opponent with less than 30 seconds remaining in the match. Next up for the Camels will be a dual with Cheyenne Central tomorrow in Riverton before competing in the annual Ron Thon Invite this weekend also in Riverton. Complete results from dual with RC Central: • 106 lbs Tyler Pfeiﬂe lost by Tech Fall to Trent Olson (18-2)

• 113 lbs Nathan Dressen lost by Major Dec to Taylor Jeffries (11-2) • 120 lbs Hayden Hansen lost by Dec to Evan Smith (2-0) • 126 lbs Alan Heidinger won by Dec over Austin Zigray (3-1) • 132 lbs Jacobi Branich lost by pin to Chris Moodry (5:45) • 138 lbs Ty Welsch lost by Dec to Alex Lacasse (60) • 145 lbs Blake Stone lost by Dec to Dani Fischer (52) • 152 lbs Martin Mueller lost by Dec to Jordan

Fischer (12-6) • 160 lbs Kyle Carlson lost by Major Dec to Lukas Poloncic (13-2) • 170 lbs Shane O’Connell pinned Haydn Rawlings (2:55) • 182 lbs Aero Amo pinned Carson Mock (1:35) • 195 lbs Cody Carlson pinned Brendon MacKearney (1:18) • 220 lbs Jarran Jensen pinned Logan Anderson (0:39) • 285 lbs Aaron Beaird won by Dec over Taylor Barbour (3-1)

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Boys Basketball Standings By Kevin Koile - wyopreps.com Most teams, except 4A, have completed their ﬁrst run through their conference and are getting ready for the second run. Here are the latest standings as of January 27th.

4A East: (Conference Record listed ﬁrst, then overall record) Gillette 4-0, 14-2 Laramie 2-1, 12-3 East 2-1, 5-10 Sheridan 2-2, 7-9 South 0-3, 7-9 Central 0-3, 5-8

2A Northeast: (Conference record listed ﬁrst, then overall record) Moorcroft 4-1, 14-3 Big Horn 4-1, 13-4 Wright 2-3, 6-10 Tongue River 1-3, 7-9 Sundance 0-3, 2-12

Girls Basketball Standings By Kevin Koile - wyopreps.com Now in the second half of the season, some teams still have a little time to climb up the standings. Here are the latest girls basketball standings, as of January 27th.

4A East: (Conference record listed ﬁrst, then overall record) Sheridan 4-0, 15-1 Gillette 3-1, 12-3 East 2-1, 14-2 Laramie 1-2, 11-4 Central 0-3, 9-7 South 0-3, 4-12

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2A Northeast: (Conference record listed ﬁrst, then overall record) Tongue River 4-0, 16-0 Big Horn 4-1, 10-7 Sundance 3-1, 9-7 Wright 1-4, 6-11 Moorcroft 0-6, 3-13

Find out in next week’s Campbell County Observer

Weekly Trivia Answer from Last Week Which was the last state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment?

Peak wrestling results Submitted by Jannie Miller On January 27th, the Peak Wrestling club participated in the Buffalo Outlaw wrestling match. Seamus Casey in the Intermediate 65 lb division, Tristan Wornkey in the Intermediate 75 lb division, and

Warren Carr in the Novice 95 lb division all placed 2nd. Brady Carlson in the Intermediate 70 lb division and Baron Lechner in the Novice 70 lb division both placed 3rd. Zane Lechner wrestled but did not place.

Next up for the wrestlers in the Lead/Deadwood tourney Feb. 2nd and the following weekend in the Rocky Mountain Nationals Wild Wild West tourney at Camplex in Gillette on Feb. 9th.

Lady Camels impressive in win over Central The #2 Gillette Lady Camels (12-3, 3-1) rebounded from their first conference loss of the season on Friday as they ran away from Cheyenne Central (9-7, 0-3) 73-48 Saturday at the Central Fieldhouse. The Lady Indians scored first, but that was the only time in the game they had a lead as the Lady Camels then went on to score 10 unanswered points and they never looked back. It was 20-8 at the end of the first quarter and Gillette continued to build on that lead the rest of game. For the 3rd straight game every Lady Camel that suited up got to play and 11 different players scored with 4 players in double figures. Sierra Toms led all scorers with 18 points and Dani Williams was 2nd on the team with 16. Bridgit Cargal came off the bench to score a career high 12 points on 4 3-pointers while McCorra Ford scored all 11 of her points in the 2nd half, including 7 free throws on 8 attempts in the 4th quarter. Julia Seamans scored 5, Steph Casteel and Whitney George each had 4, Haley Shackelford and Shelby Johnson each chipped in 2 while Heaven Lint and Taylor Deaton finished with 1 point apiece. Central was lead by 3 players in double figures, but it was their bench that was basically held scoreless as Danielle Aldana had 4 points, compared to 22 bench points scored by Gillette. Kayleen Selfridge scored a season high 14 points to lead her team. Sierra Kuno had 12 and Auri Fermelia had 10.

Next up for the Lady Camels will be the Sheridan Broncs on Friday, February 1st at 5:30pm at the Castle of Chaos and you can hear the game on 97.3 KAML FM and online atwww.network1sports.com/

station/kaml The Lady Broncs are currently in ﬁrst place in the East Conference at 4-0 after sweeping through Central and East over the weekend.

Weekly Sports Trivia Question Who hit baseball’s shot heard round the world? Look in next week’s paper for the answer ** Sponsor our Sports Quiz for $40 per week. That’s 2 ads per week! **

Joke of the week Submitted by Connie Blakely Once there were four business men. They were sitting on a bench in a hospital waiting room because their wives were having babies. A nurse comes over and says to the ﬁrst businessman, “Congratulations! Your wife had 1 baby.” The man says, “What a coincidence! I’m the president of And1!” The nurse goes away. Then the nurse comes back and says to the second businessman, “Congratulations! Your wife had twins!” The man says, “What a coincidence! I’m the owner of the Minnesota Twins!” The nurse goes away. The nurse comes back and says to the third businessman, “Congratulations! Your wife had triplets!” The man says, “What a coincidence! I work for Triple Crown!” The nurse goes away. The nurse comes back and sees the fourth businessman alone on the bench crying. She asks, “Why are you crying”? The man replies, “I work for Seven Up”!!

Mississippi on March 16th, 1995 The Thirteenth Amendment was proposed by the Thirty-eighth United States Congress, on January 31, 1865. The amendment was adopted on December 6, 1865, when Georgia ratified it. On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward, proclaimed the amendment to have been ratified by the legislatures of 27 of the then 36 states. All 36 states as of 1865 eventually ratified the amendment. The ratification dates are: 1. Illinois (February 1, 1865) 2. Rhode Island (February 2, 1865) 3. Michigan (February 3, 1865) 4. Maryland (February 3, 1865) 5. New York (February 3, 1865) 6. Pennsylvania (February 3, 1865) 7. West Virginia (February 3, 1865) 8. Missouri (February 6, 1865) 9. Maine (February 7, 1865) 10. Kansas (February 7, 1865) 11. Massachusetts (February 7, 1865) 12. Virginia (February 9, 1865) ratified by the Unionist Restored Government of Virginia 13. Ohio (February 10, 1865) 14. Indiana (February 13, 1865) 15. Nevada (February 16, 1865) 16. Louisiana (February 17, 1865) 17. Minnesota (February 23, 1865) 18. Wisconsin (February 24, 1865) 19. Vermont (March 8, 1865) 20. Tennessee (April 7, 1865) 21. Arkansas (April 14, 1865) 22. Connecticut (May 4, 1865) 23. New Hampshire (July 1, 1865) 24. South Carolina (November 13, 1865) 25. Alabama (December 2, 1865) 26. North Carolina (December 4, 1865) 27. Georgia (December 6, 1865) Ratification was completed on December 6, 1865. The amendment was subsequently ratified by the following states: 1. Oregon (December 8, 1865) 2. California (December 19, 1865) 3. Florida (December 28, 1865, reaffirmed on June 9, 1869) 4. Iowa (January 15, 1866) 5. New Jersey (January 23, 1866, after having rejected it on March 16, 1865) 6. Texas (February 18, 1870) 7. Delaware (February 12, 1901, after having rejected it on February 8, 1865) 8. Kentucky (March 18, 1976, after having rejected it on February 24, 1865) 9. Mississippi (March 16, 1995, after having rejected it on December 5, 1865)

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Help Wanted

Merchandise

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

1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087

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

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

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) BOAT FOR SALE. 18ft 120 port jet outboard bass tracker for sale. Call 307-680-5947 International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563 94 Mazda MX3 for sale. $1500 obo. 307-670-2037 1988 Honda Gl1500 for free if interested contact me at ( james.bernard10@live.com ) 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2037 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person! Custom Harley Soft tail. Being built, need to sell now. Almost ﬁnished. Chopper, built in Sturgis, SD. Asking $5,500 and will help you build it. HAVE ALL PARTS! Call 257-2306 Boat for Sale with trailer. Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.

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

18v Dewalt tools - sawzall, hammer drill, one battery and one charger. $150 obo. call (307)299-1382 Exterior door with window, interior light ﬁxtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 Blue Dual Reclining Sofa. Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like. Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition. Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108. Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ Five roasts and twelve pounds of hamburger for a ﬂat rate. $150.00. All ranch raised beef. This is an approximate savings of 10% on the total. Contact Jason Walker at 307-686-0577 For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353. Kojac series One, two and three dvd $65.00 $98 value 307 - 670 - 1887 Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202

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

Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster. 500mi. Stock pices for Dyna Wide Glide. 1500mi. Email baxtersmom62@gmail.com for info. Rare ﬁnd. 1969 Pontiac Motor. 390 HP and 470 ft. torque stock from factory. Aluminum edelbrock intake goes with motor. Best offer takes it home. 307-6220825 (a1-39-tfnh) 1999 Vortec 350 Intake and heads. Make offer. 307-6220825 (a1-39-tfnh) Four 16 inch rims, ﬁve hole, with caps.$90 307 - 670 1887 Harley Accessories for sale. Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.

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

Camping/Fishing

Apartments for Rent

Autos, Trucks and Vans

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

‘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.

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

Home Appliances/ Furnshings Booth Table. L-shaped. With Chairs. Seats 6. $500.00 Call 299-4967 Three antique pressedbacked oak chairs. Excellent condition. $85 each. 6820042

Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. “It’s just the right time.... for Avon”. By becoming an AVON representative, you help make your clients look and feel beautiful by selling them great products, while giving you the extra income to have a ﬁnancially stable lifestyle. For information about this great direct selling opportunity call Sandi at 307-670-2724,an Independent Sales Representative for the World’s No#1 Beauty Company. Call today or email Sandi at wyavonlady@ yahoo.com Exciting career available Now! No weekends, holidays, or nights. Unlimited income potential. 20% commission plus gas allowance selling print advertising. Call Anne Peterson (advertising manager) at (307) 299-4662 or email AnnePeterson@ CampbellCountyObserver. com Health problems? Try doTERRA certiﬁed pure essential oils. 307-680-0363. www. myvoffice.com/healingisbelieving

Homes for Sale Home for sale by owner in Western Way. Asking $239,000 for the 1,800 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bath home with an unﬁnished basement and a two car garage. Fully fenced, large landscaped yard with a sprinkler system. Home is within walking distance to the new recreation center and the new elementary school that is being built. Please contact me at 307-670-1209 if you are interested. For Sale. 3br Townhouse. 1.5 bath. 307-680-1449 (c139-tfnh)

For Rent

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

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

Tri-level house for sale 4 bed 2 bath $209,000 (307) 6701925. 40+ Acres 2 miles south of Wright 1999 Atlantic Oak Modular. $250,000 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

3 bedroom 11/2 bath C1-39-tfnh

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 1996 Nissan Pathﬁnder 4x4. New BF Goodrich Tires, Runs good. $1,200.00. 307299-4662. (a141-tfnh) 2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532. 2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1/2 Ton Pickup. New tires, ext. cab, long bed. 148,000 mi. One owner. 307-6700858 or 303-250-4096 97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431 1982 Chevy Ventura Van. 350 Engine, 400 Turbo newly rebuilt transmission. Interior in GREAT shape, has a working electric wet bar and built in cooler in back. Carb. needs re-jetted, other than that there are no problems. Must see. Asking $3,500 or best offer. Price:$3,500obo. Contact: 307-670-8980 1952 Chevy Dumptruck, hauls 5 tons of coal $1500 307-682-1172

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

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

2006 Dodge Mega Cab 4x4 Laramie 102,000 miles $16,000 307-689-7290

Townhouse 680-1449

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

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

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

February 1 - 8, 2013

Guns for Sale

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.

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

Get a piece of history. Mosin Nagant Russian M91/30 Surplus Rifle. Very good to Excellent condition 7.62X54 Caliber. These are a very accurate rifle shooting 4” groups at 1000 yards. Open sights are adjustable to yardage with a push of a button. Great gun for hunting deer or elk very cheap ammo available for target practice ($85 per 440 rnds) Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Retailing as high as $175.00 on sale with this ad $145.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 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. These guns are selling fast at the remarkable price of $175.00 with mention of this ad. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today. 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. 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. Colt AR-15, Sporty Target. Pre-ban, INCREDIBLY LOW SALE NUMBER. Great condition $1,500. (307) 6894339. D1-32-2V

Gunsmithing Special of the week. Electrolysis Barrel Cleaning. Increase the accuracy of your ﬁrearm, get ready for hunting season or a summer of shooting fun. Most cleanings complete overnight and your gun is ready the next day. This week only $25.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. Before you buy, make a call to get a quote. We can order any gun you are looking at and just may be able to save you a ton of money. Call for a free quote. $15.00 FFL Transfer Fee on all internet purchases. If you ﬁnd that smoking great deal on the internet we transfer guns for only $15.00 per gun. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

Pets Basset Hound pups for sale; 9 weeks old; need shots. Rust and White and Tricolor $250.00; One Lemon and White female $300.00. Transportation cost additional if I deliver @ 25 cents per mile. Serious Inquiries Only! Please call 307-382-9282. 2 AKC Registered Tea Cup Yorkies Puppies for free. They are male and female. If interested contact james.bernard10@live.com D7-45-3H

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

Miscellaneous Licensed daycare now open. Spots available full-time and before and after school. Close to Rozet school and the post ofﬁce. Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 Bring your catch by the Empire Guesthouse for photographs which may be published in this newspaper with our ﬁshing reports. Along with that, the Guesthouse staff will be awarding monthly prizes for those that let us photograph them and their catch. It doesn’t have to be a trophy to enter and there will be special prizes for those 12 and under. Carp shooters are also welcome to enter. Check with the Guesthouse for more details. ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974

Tonneau Cover for sale! Cover will fit any pickup with an 8' bed, long wheel base - $125.00

Call 307-689-4189

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

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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

Cinnamon Rolls for pickup or delivery. Call Sandi 307-670-2724

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February 1 - 8, 2013

Campbell County Observer

The Barbary Wars By Mike Borda

The American Revolution, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War. These are the most commonly remembered wars in American history. However, our history is littered with other, smaller conflicts that have also contributed to our military past. One such conflict, although not known by many outsides the walls of history classrooms played a significant role in shaping our early armed forces. In 1801, the open seas were not a safe place. Pirates roamed free, and

ships were constantly under threat of boarding. The United States, a nation only decades old, still had not established itself as a naval power, and pirates were quick to test our toughness. In the Mediterranean Sea, the pirates consisted mostly of North African breakaways from the Ottoman Empire. These men, mostly from the areas of present-day Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, were called Barbars. Since the end of the American Revolution, multiple United States ships

Burning of the USS Philadelphia

had been captured and ransomed by the pirates. However, President Thomas Jefferson wanted this to stop. When in 1801 the leader of the Barbars demanded a tribute to keep American ships safe in the Mediterranean, Jefferson refused. Yusuf Karamanli, the pirate leader based in Tripoli, then declared war on America. However, Jefferson knew as the writer of the Constitution that he was not authorized to declare war by himself. Therefore, without the support of Congress, he instead only sent forces to the area to “defend” American citizens in the region. Several naval battles ensued in the following months, with U.S. forces defeating and blockading the forces of Tripoli. The war was not onesided, though. In 1804, while guarding the harbor, the USS Philadelphia ran aground and was captured by the Barbars. In an historic raid, American forces raided the ship and set it ablaze, making sure it would not be of use to the Barbars. The key battle in the war came the following year at the Battle of Derna. At Derna, a combined force of U.S. Marines, along with Greek and Arab mercenaries, traveled by land from Egypt and captured the enemy town of Derna. This proved too close for comfort for the Barbar lead-

ers, and a peace treaty was signed on June 10, 1805. In a contentious action for Jefferson, the treaty included in it a provision that allowed America to pay a ransom for its captured sailors, who were released. This did not sit well with Jefferson’s political rivals, some of who believed we should have defeated the enemy fully instead of signing a treaty and paying a ransom. Although the United States was victorious in this, our first major war as a nation, history would unfortunately come to know this conflict as the First Barbary War. While we had defeated the enemy, the capture and imprisonment of American sailors continued in the following years, leading to the Second Barbary War in 1815. In the early nineteenth century, our country was still trying to find its identity, both at home and abroad. The First Barbary War served multiple purposes: It showed our care for military personnel and citizens alike, tested our new navy, and proved a test for the Jefferson administration. However, its most important purpose was to show the world that we would not be pushed around. Although we were young, we established our identity among the world’s powers and set the stage for many years of military expansion to come.

William Bainbridge, an ofﬁcer who was sent to pay tribute to the dey of Algiers in 1800, was later captured during the war along with his ship, and went on to become a hero of the War of 1812. Last week, in an irony probably lost on the Somalis, it was a destroyer named after him that the United States Navy sent rushing to help the skipper in the lifeboat.

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The Long Arm of the Law: Part II By Jeff Morrison

(Personal Note: This week’s article is dedicated to the memory of Miss Debra McGillis, a very dear childhood friend who left this world much too soon – J. M.) Lawmen’s maintaining civil order and doggedly pursuing fugitives to the ends of the earth is only part of the story of law and order in the Old West. Once caught, a criminal had to face a trial and pay his debt to society in some fashion. Although the movies and television has given us the cliché of vigilante mobs, hanging judges, and prisons designed to make a convict wish his death sentence hadn’t been commuted; the reality is, in many respects, even more entertaining. Before an accused criminal had his day in court, he had to actually appear in court. Jails were typically the very last thing the founders of an up-and-coming western community thought of when laying out the town plots. Iron cell doors didn’t grow on trees, nor did they come from the Sears and Roebuck catalog. Quite often the town “jail” was the back room of the local saloon, or some out-building barely larger than the community privy. As a result, these ad hoc hoosegows tended to be ridiculously easy to break out of. For most situations, these jails were adequate, considering most crimes were petty and most of the criminals were harmless amateurs. But whenever the marshal locked up a “professional” criminal it usually wasn’t long before the jail’s deﬁciencies were exploited and the manhunt had to begin all over again. Even taking the added precaution of shackling a prisoner with leg-irons didn’t seem to keep a determined inmate from getting away. More than one lawman captured, jailed, and then escorted a fugitive to await federal arraignment in Cheyenne, only to ﬁnd out when he arrived back at his home jurisdiction that the fugitive escaped from the Cheyenne jail. Career criminal and murderer

Bill McCoy was particularly adept at escaping from jail, and although arrested many times, he was never actually brought to justice for his crimes. Waiting for a day in court could sometimes take a while. Judges weren’t overly plentiful in the remote areas of Wyoming, so a single circuit judge found himself covering a vast area. Weather and other travelling emergencies could result in postponement of a trial until the judge’s next scheduled visit. Judge Carroll Hathaway Parmelee was one such judge. He resided in Buffalo, but presided over trials from Sundance and Newcastle to Cody, from the late 1880s to 1919. Often he would hear a dozen or more cases in a single day in order to keep up with the schedule. Lawyers were also in short supply, and had to fill many rolls. It was not unusual for a lawyer to be the prosecutor on one case, and then serve as the public defender in the next case ten minutes later – or to be opposing a colleague in the first case, only to be teamed up with him in the next. A Coroner’s Inquest in those days served as a type of lower court, in which a jury of six to twelve local residents could determine not only the cause of death, but whether or not a murder had been committed. If an Inquest ruled that a shooting was done in self-defense or in the line of duty, the suspect was free to go. Unfortunately, many a Coroner’s Jury accepted the word of the suspect without asking or waiting for any witnesses to corroborate his story. Post-trial sentencing could be either more or less severe than portrayed in the Westerns. Contrary to popular myth, stealing a horse was not a hanging offence. In some cases it wasn’t even a serious offence. Harry Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid, was sentenced to only 18 months in the county jail for stealing a horse. But setting someone’s barn on fire might warrant 25 years in

prison. But even after being sent to prison for a lengthy sentence, it wasn’t unusual to be paroled or pardoned after a short time, primarily for the same reason it’s done today – overcrowded conditions at the prison. No Hollywood Western dealing with criminal justice would be complete without a camera shot of the freshly-erected gallows sitting in the middle of Main Street, in full view of the condemned criminal through the window of his jail cell. While public hangings were normal in the Old West; in Wyoming they were actually quite rare… at least the legal ones. Although death by hanging was the ofﬁcial method of execution in Wyoming until 1937, only 20 such hangings ever occurred in the Cowboy State. The only legal hanging to take place in Powder River Country took place in 1886, behind the courthouse in Buffalo. After a trial and several escape attempts, Bill Booth was led to the gallows and hanged. The executioner was Sheriff Frank Canton. The illegal variety of hangings in Wyoming’s history far outnumbers the ofﬁcial ones. In the very early days of Cheyenne, the citizens took it upon themselves to rid the town of riff-raff one evening and a trail of them were found the next morning hanging from telegraph poles throughout town. The infamous train robber, Big Nose George Parrott, also

fell victim to vigilante justice in 1881, before he could stand trial. No one seemed to upset about though. Bill Nye, writing for the Laramie Boomerang said of the incident: “A letter written from the east and addressed to this office asks if we can give any information as to the whereabouts of Big Nose George. We cannot give any definite information, but the last seen of him he was standing on a flour barrel near a telegraph pole, and a man with a stopwatch was standing near him and preparing to kick the barrel from under him. It is thought that the man with the abnormal nasal protuberance has gone somewhere by telegraph.” For a town marshal, dealing with a vigilante mob was tricky business. Shooting his fellow citizens was not part of the job, and greatly lowered his chances to be re-elected. Most chose to make themselves scarce until the deed was done. Malcolm Campbell, when serving as the town marshal of Fetterman, left a murder suspect to the care of two newly deputized citizens so that he could go eat dinner and be back in time to watch over the prisoner that night. He returned from dinner to see his prisoner hanging from the eave of his jail. His two deputies claimed to have been surprised by an armed mob of men wearing masks, but Campbell took note that neither deputy seemed too

shaken up by the ordeal. Since they claimed not to be able to identify the vigilantes, Campbell decided there was nothing to be done about it, and let it go. Sheriff Bill Miller of Newcastle was held at gunpoint by a vigilante mob bent on extracting swift justice from Diamond L Slim, who was being held for a double murder in 1903. When he saw the mob was preparing to batter down the new and expensive jail door with a ram, Miller gave them the cell keys. The mob took Slim to the nearest bridge and hanged him, but they were nice enough to return the cell keys to Miller before leaving town. Seth Bullock, the famed marshal of Deadwood and town father of Belle Fourche, had a unique way of dealing with a vigilante mob when he was a lawman in Montana in the 1873. Bullock promptly carried out the hanging himself, rather than let the mob have their way. In 1903, found guilty of murdering 14-year-old Willie Nickell, Tom Horn made Wyoming history when he was the ﬁrst person to be hanged using the Julian Gallows system, in which the weight of the condemned man stepping onto the trap-door released a valve and allowed water to ﬁll into a barrel until the weight of the barrel tripped the support holding the trap closed. In essence, Tom Horn executed himself.

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