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Sergeant Gary Goehmann of Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service to Alpha Battery with over eighteen years of service. During Goehmann’s service in Alpha Battery he has performed the duties in many capacities within the unit including serving on two major weapon systems, the M198, 155MM Howitzer and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). He has been a member of two units while serving in Gillette, his current unit and also Alpha Battery 1st Battalion, 49th Field Artillery, that unit was deactivated in 1995. In 2005 Sergeant Goehmann was one of only ten Soldiers in the state to volunteer to serve with a Mississippi unit and deploy to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. “I have served the longest with Gary, both of us joining Alpha Battery in 1991. Gary has always given his best to the unit and that effort will surely be missed: said Sergeant First Class Samuel Cates the full time Readiness NCO for the unit and also Sergeant Goehmann’s Platoon Sergeant. Goehmann served 18 years in the Wyoming National Guard and is married to his wife Sonia and is employed with RJ Corman of Gillette.
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The residents of Pioneer Manor know that moving day to the brand new long term care facility is about two and a-half years away. CCMH hopes to break ground and begin construction late this fall. The CCMH Board of Trustees has allocated $30 million to build and equip the new facility, now estimated at 144 beds and 137,000 square feet. The design firm of Lantz Boggio Architects is working on the final plans for the building, which will be a two-story structure with a central “town center”. Representatives from Lantz Boggio have traveled to Gillette about every two weeks since the new year to consult with staff and community members on the building’s design features. Several public forums were held to answer questions and find out what the community wanted to see in the facility. The building’s concept moves away from the institutional feeling of a traditional nursing home with long hallways and shared rooms to one with neighborhoods of 18-20 residents in private rooms with their own activity and dining spaces. The two wings will embrace a central area, called the town center, envisioned as a place where people can gather for many different purposes. Religious services, parties and events and the ever-popular bingo nights can all be held in this space, which will be designed with plenty of windows to see the view of the park located on the north end of the property. Access to outdoor spaces was an important part of the design plan and the subject of input from many stakeholders. The property has easy access to a beautifully developed park, so security features like fencing and controlled access will keep residents safe and enable them to enjoy the view. Lower level spaces will have courtyards and upper level spaces will have balconies to enhance living
areas. A large rehabilitation gym and activity areas on the second floor will provide space for hobbies and enable patients to receive focused rehabilitation for shorter stays, such as care for hip replacements. A spa and hair salon, library and game room and theater complete the building’s many amenities.
The drawings (pictured) are not finalized yet and show what the facility could look like. There are still many decisions to be made on important things like heating and air handling systems, location and size of offices and the final number of resident rooms. Once all these decisions are made, the hope is to break ground in late fall.
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