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who live and work here and the quality of life that attracts and keeps businesses, families and workers here.” In May Wyoming had the ﬁfth lowest unemployment rate in the country at 4.6%. Wyoming also had the fourth highest population growth between July 2011 and July 2012. In the most recent rankings, 24/7 Wall Street named Wyoming the second best run state in the U.S. “This recognition shows that our ﬁscally conservative approach and investments in state and local infrastructure produce tangible results. A strong energy sector, increasing numbers for tourism, a healthy agriculture sector and an emerging technology industry are part of what makes Wyoming a wonderful place to live and have a business. We are glad to be singled out for our efforts,” Governor Mead said.

Construction Update Hillcrest Drive Hillcrest Drive from Bluffs Ridge Drive to Moonlight Drive will be closed Monday, July 15th through Tuesday, July 30th for pavement repair. For 24-hour trafﬁc control maintenance call (307) 680-0105. Elm Street The closure for Elm Street has been extended through Saturday, July 20th. This means Elm Street from 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue, including the Elm Street/5th Avenue intersection, will be closed. Apricot Street will be open. Beech Street will re-

main closed. Clarion Drive From Wednesday, July 17th through Friday, July 26th, Clarion Drive will be closed from 427 Clarion Drive to the intersection of Clarion Drive and Links Lane. This closure is for reconstruction of Clarion Drive, soil cement stabilization, and asphalt paving. This work is for the Pavement Management Schedule A Project and is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax. For more information contact Public Information Ofﬁcer Joe Lunne at (307) 686-5393.

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Mule Deer Buck Poached Near Riverton

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wardens and Investigators have completed an investigation into the poaching of a mule deer buck. The buck was killed June 28, 2013 east of the Wyoming Honor Farm near Riverton. An arrest warrant for Jared W. Maloff, 19, of Riverton, was issued on July 11 by Judge Wesley Roberts, 9th Circuit Court in Riverton. Mr. Maloff was arrested by Game and Fish ofﬁcers later that same day. Mr. Maloff was charged with a violation of Wyoming Statute 23-3-402, Violation of Commission Regulation, Taking a deer in a closed season. Mr. Maloff was arraigned July 12 in Lander by 9th Circuit Court Judge Robert Denhardt, and bond was set at $500. A court date of July 18 was set. Two other Riverton men were cited as accessories in the poaching incident. The men were charged with Wyoming Statute 23-6205(b) Accessory before or after the fact – Taking a deer in a closed season. Poaching reports may be made to the “STOP POACHING” Hotline: 1-877-WGFDTIP (1-877-943-3847) or 1-307-777-4330 for out-of-state “STOP POACHING” calls only. Violations may also bereported at regional ofﬁces or on-line athttp://gf.state.wy.us/wildlife/ enforcement/stoppoaching/submitTip.aspx.

EMT Basic Course Begins August 27 ampbell County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Wyoming Department of Health and Preventive Medicine will offer an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic course beginning August 27, 2013. The purpose of the course is to provide the appropriate coursework and skills for the successful completion of the Wyoming EMT Basic Certiﬁcation. The course begins Tuesday, August 27, and costs $125; cost includes textbooks. Space for the class is limited to 20 students. Applications are available at the CCMH EMS ofﬁce at 502 Stocktrail Ave; the Wright EMS Base at 515 Latigo Dr.; and online at www.CCMH.net/ EMTBApp. Applications must be returned no later than Wednesday, July 31 for applicant screening. For more information about the course, pre-requisites and vaccinations, contact EMT Course Coordinator Barry Shannon, EMT-P, at 307.688.1161.

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DeCecco - 35 Years With Game and Fish

yoming Game and Fish Department Green River Wildlife Supervisor Steve DeCecco was honored at the July Game and Fish Commission meeting in Saratoga for his 35 years of service to conserving wildlife and serving people. After graduating from the University of Wyoming, DeCecco began his career with the Game and Fish in September of 1980 as a temporary biologist aid working in the department’s Biological Services. There he maintained the wildlife observation system, big game distribution maps, and other Biological Services support. In March of 1982 he became a warden trainee in Lander and Alcova, with most of his time spent on watercraft enforcement. In September of 1982, DeCecco was appointed Cheyenne District Game Warden and completed the mandatory Peace Ofﬁcer Training at Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy in 1983. “I was stationed in Cheyenne, but the district I covered included much of Laramie County, which is 90% private land,” DeCecco said. “It truly is an interesting district because the eastern part is prairie and farmland and the western part is foothills. Because of that habitat variety there was a lot of interesting wildlife diversity

and different wildlife opportunities. I frequently worked in other districts within the Laramie Region. At the time, my district was the most-populated warden district in the State, so I did a lot of “serving people” activities, including urban wildlife calls, many public contacts, and conservation education. I met many wonderful landowners and citizens that were interested in wildlife.” By nature of being stationed in an urban area DeCecco says he had opportunities to assist with wildlife investigations from all over the state. He became something of an expert at wildlife handling, especially chemical immobilization. He assisted with the swift fox capture as part of a program to reestablish wild swift fox populations in Canada. He initiated a monthly live call-in radio program to discuss Game and Fish issues and events and he helped translocate the wild turkeys that are now established in eastern Laramie County. DeCecco served as the game warden in Laramie County for 14.5 years. DeCecco married Peggy Temte in 1983 and they have three children, Cara, Dina, and Daniel, and one grandchild, Darcy Ann. In May of 1997 DeCecco promoted to the Green River Region wildlife supervisor and he says, “I have been

chillin’ here ever since.” “Steve is a really big help to those of us working under his leadership by handling much of the day to day administrative workload that arises in the region,” said Green River Game Warden Duane Kerr. “This allows us to spend time in the ﬁeld conducting the activities the public expects us to be doing. He deals well with the public, explaining our mission, and enabling various diverse groups to understand our actions and goals. He challenges us to continue learning and encourages us to go above and beyond in our jobs, while encouraging us to be frugal, yet efﬁcient, with our constituents’ license dollars. His leadership since becoming the Green River regional supervisor has made it easy for many of us to be happy with our jobs and excited about what we do. “ “Wyoming... it’s been a great ride,” DeCecco said. “I knew the day I arrived in Laramie to complete my degree that I would stay. I appreciate the open spaces, wildlife diversity and opportunities, history, and culture of Wyoming and the west. The outdoor experiences are unparalleled. I’m fortunate to have raised a family and gained many friends here. Getting to work for a top wildlife agency in the best place in America has been the icing on the cake.”

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Reduced Price Licenses Available Submitted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Hunters who did not obtain an elk, deer or antelope license this year still have other opportunities to get licenses in any of the areas where license quota is still remaining following the recently completed drawing. Leftover licenses are available for purchase fullprice via home computer, automated license agents, or at Game and Fish regional ofﬁces. Full price licenses are on sale now, and reduced-price licenses for cow/calf elk and doe/ fawn antelope and deer will be available beginning at 8:00 a.m. on July 17. As is usually the case, a number of areas have licenses remaining. A total of 8,368 full price antelope licenses are available along with 11,478 reduced price doe/fawn antelope licenses. For deer, 3,329 full price licenses are available and more than 10,400 doe fawn licenses. Elk hunters who would still like a license should note that 3,329 full price licenses are available as well as 12,341 cow/calf licenses. A listing of the areas with licenses remaining for each species is found on the Game and Fish websitewgfd.wyo.gov. Some

of the areas have reasonable public access either through public federal and state lands or the Game and Fish Hunter Management and walk-in area programs. There are also many licenses remaining in hunt areas that are predominantly private lands where public access is difficult. Hunters are advised to obtain permission from landowners before obtaining licenses in private land areas. Several years ago the Game and Fish changed their method of issuing leftover license from a supplemental drawing to the current system of providing the licenses online, through license agents, or at Game and Fish offices. This has resulted in a more timely, efficient, and equitable distribution of licenses. It has also allowed hunters immediate knowledge of obtaining a license instead of waiting a few weeks for results through the supplemental draw. Hunters who have questions on applying for leftover licenses or public access in the different hunt areas can contact the Game and Fish at (307) 777-4600.

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Two Soldiers with the Wyoming Army National Guard were awarded for their service and achievements June 12, while assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery, based in Gillette. Sgt. William Kirlin, of Wheatland, Wyo., received the Army Commendation Medal for his outstanding performance while working in the platoon operation center as a ﬁre direction sergeant during annual training, in June. Kirlin has been a member of the Wyoming National Guard for nine years and also is employed with the Platte County Detention

Center, in Wheatland. Staff Sgt. Timothy Rychecky, of Gillette, received the Army Achievement Medal for his knowledge of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and his part in his section wining the “Top Gun” award for the unit. He has been a member of the Wyoming National Guard for 16 years and works full-time for the Wyoming Army National Guard in Gillette. “These two Soldiers are just part of what makes Alpha Battery so good,” said Capt. Jason Ruff, A Battery commander. “The unit was able to recognize the

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The Wyoming Business Council is outﬁtting its General Mercantile with Wyomingmade products at the 2013 Cheyenne Frontier Days, July 19-28. The store, in its 11th year of operation, features products from about 70 Wyoming companies and ranging in price from $2. The Mercantile’s array of offerings from around the state will span many categories including home décor, jewelry, gifts, personal care items, food and others. “The Mercantile is always a very popular stop at Cheyenne Frontier Days,” said Wyoming Business Council Wyoming Products Program Manager Terri Barr. “Everyone – from tourists to people who live in Wyoming – will enjoy the variety of products represented.” The Mercantile, which sports a wooden storefront reminiscent of 1880s-era Cheyenne, is located in Old Frontier Town, formerly Wild Horse Gulch, at Frontier Park. Store hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily during Frontier Days.

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Due to drought conditions, wildlife managers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are asking people not to camp directly on top of water holes so wildlife can get much needed water. “With drought conditions possibly reaching extreme levels, again, this summer and fall, we are encouraging hunters and campers not to set up campsites directly on top of the few remaining springs and water sources in this high desert country,” Rock Springs

Game Warden Dave Hays said. “Most people don’t even use the water source, but they sure can prevent the wildlife from coming in and getting some badly needed hydration.” “If these dry conditions persist, water sources (springs, guzzlers, small streams, and stock ponds) will become fewer and farther between,” Hays said. “Wildlife will have a tough time ﬁnding water. Adults and their young have to travel farther for water and compete with other wildlife

and livestock for waterholes. By not camping on top of these waterholes, wildlife will have a better chance of surviving this drought period.” Hays recommend that hunters and campers camp away from well established game trails that lead to waterholes. “Think about where you are going to put your camp,” Hays said. “You don’t need to camp on a spring or near a stock pond if you’re not going to use that water. Recognize that wildlife will seek

water in the early morning and evening hours and lay down during the hot daytime periods. Respect their need for space and don’t follow wildlife as they move away. Finding adequate forage in this drought period will also be a challenge for wildlife.”

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Governor: Adventures Abound in Wyoming

overnor Matt Mead will be at the starting line next Thursday to send off competitors in the ﬁrst Cameco Cowboy Tough Adventure Race. Starting on July 18th at Curt Gowdy State Park, elite qualifying racers from across the continent will start out on this race. For 3½ days straight they will mountain bike, canoe across Wyoming reservoirs, rock climb, orienteer, hike along historic trails and navigate white water. While top competitors take on these multiple challenges, Casper will host an entire weekend of adventures for people of all ages and abilities. “The Cameco Cowboy Tough Adventure Race highlights the types of activities that the people of Wyoming can do on a regular basis. The weekend’s events allow us to showcase these great outdoor resources to the nation,” Governor Mead said. “I encourage people to head to Casper and take advantage of a weekend full of activities with their families and friends.” In addition to the Cameco Cowboy Tough Adventure Race, in Casper next weekend Rev3 Adventure and many great corporate partners are putting on two smaller adventure races and a 5K glow stick run/ walk. On Saturday, the VisitCasper.com Urban Adventure Challenge takes place.

Teams will move from checkpoint to checkpoint as quickly as possible. Each checkpoint presents a different challenge – including obstacles, a plunge into the North Platte River and even eating a burger. “This is an Amazing Race meets Tough Mudder event. It will be challenging and fun for teams. The checkpoints are either destinations that your average visitor to Casper might explore for an afternoon or an obstacle the racers have to overcome. I hope we get lots of people coming out to try their hand at adventure racing,” Aaron McCreight, CEO of the Casper Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said. On Sunday, the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Family Adventure Race is an opportunity for families to get active together. Teams will have less than two hours to go through checkpoints. Rev3 Adventure’s Mike Spiller said this race will end as the elite teams are ﬁnishing the Adventure Race in Casper. “We know Wyoming and Casper are adventure capitols and we wanted to offer families an activity to do together and bring out extra crowds on Sunday to ﬁnish up this great weekend,” Spiller said. For those looking for another activity on Friday there is the Rev3 Glow Run put on by the Wyoming Medical Center. This new trend in

races offers a 5K or 1 mile option and participants will get a glow stick to light up the course. After the race, there will be a family movie shown on a jumbo-tron sponsored by Anadarko. All weekend long the public is welcome at the Health and Fitness Expo hosted by the YMCA and Jonah Bank. This expo includes exhibits and activities for people of all ages and interests. “Every weekend offers many options for outdoor activities in Wyoming,” Governor Mead said. “The events in Casper are a chance to get out and compete or learn something new. I appreciate all the sponsors and volunteers who are working to make this Adventure Weekend a success.”

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Inspection Stations Help Boaters Comply With Regulations Submitted by the Wyoming Game and Fish In an effort to help boaters comply with new aquatic invasive species (AIS) regulations and keep Wyoming waters free from harmful zebra and quagga mussels, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is operating multiple AIS inspections stations in the Cody area. Wyoming regulations require that any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1 through November 30 must undergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching in any water of the state. Any watercraft that has been in a water infested with zebra or quagga mussels within the past 30 days is required to undergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching year-round. Greg Mayton, AIS crew leader for the Cody Region said new AIS regulations target out of state boaters rather than resident boaters because boats crossing state lines have a higher potential to be contaminated with aquatic inva-

sive species. “In the Cody area, Game and Fish operate several AIS inspection stations where watercraft are inspected and sealed,” Mayton said. “All watercraft entering the state must receive an inspection, even if an inspection station they drive past is not open. If you do not get your boat inspected and a seal attached prior to leaving Wyoming, your watercraft must be inspected each time you enter the state.” “When inspection stations are open, signs will direct vehicles transporting watercraft to the location,” Mayton said. “Although AIS inspection stations are not always busy, they are important to maintain so that out of state boaters have a convenient way to comply with regulations that protect Wyoming waters.” Game and Fish operate random AIS inspection stations near major bodies of water in the Cody region. AIS inspections are also available at the

Game and Fish Cody Regional ofﬁce 8 a.m. to 5p.m., Monday through Friday or by appointment. Boaters who practice drain, clean, and dry will help keep invasive species out of Wyoming. “Invasive mussels can attach to boats as juveniles or adults and larvae can be transported in water in the bilge, live-well, or motor of a boat,” Mayton said. “These larvae can infest new waters if watercraft owners do not drain, clean, and dry their watercraft before launching. We recommend boaters drain all water from your boat including the motor, bilge, live well, and ballast areas. Clean all mud, plants, and debris from your boat. The plants can be invasive and mud and plants can also harbor other AIS. Finally, dry your boat well after every use. We recommend drying it for at least 5 days in the hot summer, 18 days in the spring or fall, or 3 days in the winter when temperatures are freezing.”

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“Life is Beatiful. Suicide is Preventable” Campaign Launches Submitted by Campbell County Memorial Hospital SPC. An overwhelming statistic that the “Life is Beautiful. Suicide is Preventable.” campaign aims to reduce. The organizations that developed the campaign “believe it’s time for change in our community.” The campaign spurs conversation about suicide by: • providing the tools to recognize the signs of suicide in the people around them, • educating about the resources available to help loved ones, or themselves, receive help, and • promoting awareness of the effects suicide has in the community and state. Basin Radio Network has pledged to air ﬁve, 60-second commercials per day from 6 am to midnight on each of the ﬁve stations—

KGWY-FM; KAML-FM; KDDV-FM; KLED-FM; and KIML-AM—for the next year. Well-known citizens such as Rep. Gregg Blikre, Gillette Police Department Lieutenant Chuck Deaton, CCMH CEO Andy Fitzgerald and Mayor Tom Murphy have lent their voices to record some of the messages. Ads featuring different messages and voices will run each quarter. “Suicide is a community health problem that affects people of all ages. We applaud the creation of this public awareness campaign,” said Andy Fitzgerald, CEO. “We’re committing resources to help with this effort to ultimately make a positive change in the number of suicides in Campbell

County. Sponsors for the ﬁrst quarter’s ads include Basin Radio Network, Campbell County Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health Services, Campbell County Suicide Prevention Coalition (CCSPC), and the Mattie Project. There are other sponsor openings available for the remaining quarters—contact Basin Radio Network at 686-2242 for information. For more information about learning to recognize the signs of suicide, visit www.ccmh.net/preventsuicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 1-800273-TALK (8255). This line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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July 11, 2013 - At 10:06 a.m. to the area of mile marker 97 on South Highway 59 for a vehicle with brakes that had malfunctioned and became very hot. The vehicle did not catch on ﬁre and it was unknown as to the cause of the malfunction of the brake system. - At 11:57 a.m. to the Schoonover Road for an EMS assist. - At 7:22 p.m. to the 1700 block of Hilltop Dr. for a mobile home that ﬂipped onto a storage shed due to high winds at approximately 4:30 p.m. Powder River Energy was contacted to secure the electricity. The home was not currently occupied. The mobile home was taken off the shed due to a concern for public safety. The home is a total loss.

July 13, 2013 - At 1:45 pm to Interstate 90 near mile marker 132 for a grass fire less than one acre is size started by passing motorist. - At 2:18 pm to 80 Deer Run for a grass fire less than an acre started by juveniles playing with fireworks. The juveniles were cited by the Campbell Co. Sheriff’s Department. - At 4:29 pm to 3201 Echeta Rd. for a grass fire less than one acre is size started by kids playing with fireworks. - At 6:03 pm to N. Highway 14 16 near the railroad underpass for a two vehicle accident without injuries, crews applied floor dry to anti freeze and directed traffic. - At 6:25 pm to S. Highway 59 and Sinclair for a two vehicle accident with no injuries, crews applied floor dry. - At 9:28 pm to the 400 block of East 2nd St. for an EMS assist. July 15, 2013 - At 9:19 a.m. to 610 S. Butler Spaeth for a reported vehicle fire, upon arrival it was determined to be an overheated vehicle. - At 12:30 p.m. to Express Dr. for an EMS assist. - At 12:43 a.m. to Alpine Drive for an EMS assist. - At 4:53 p.m. to 412 S. Gillette Ave. for a fire alarm activation, it was determined to be burnt food, the alarm was reset. - At 5:42 p.m to Sako Dr.

for an EMS assist. - At 5:57 p.m to Oriva Rd. for an EMS assist. - At 6:16 p.m. to 202 E. Sunset for a report of a tree struck by lighting, the tree was struck but was not on ﬁre. - At 8:18 p.m. to 2901 Fitzpatrick Ct. for a carbon monoxide alarm, it was determined that there was no carbon monoxide in the residence and it was recommended to replace the detector.

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July 16, 2013 - At 10:57 a.m. to 103 East Walnut Street for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD was informed that 2 pull stations on the 3rd floor were activated by kids playing in the hallway; CCFD was unable to find the responsible children. - At 11:17 a.m. to 100 East 7th Street for and automatic fire alarm. Upon arrival to the scene it was determined the alarm was caused by dust from construction activities. - At 1:19 p.m. to South Douglas HWY for and EMS assist. CCFD was cancelled en route. - At 1:25 p.m. to the intersection of 4th Avenue and HWY 14-16 for a motorcycle vs truck collision. CCFD responded to the scene and assisted with care of the injured motorcyclist. - At 2:47 p.m. to LeDoux Avenue for an EMS assist. - At 3:01 p.m. to 300 South Burma Avenue for an automatic fire alarm. CCFD was cancelled en route. - At 4:08 p.m. to Logger Road for an EMS assist. - At 6:19 p.m. to the area of Dry Creek off of Bitter Creek Road for a timber fire. CCFD responded to the scene and found a 1/3 acre fire burning in grass and timber. The fire was extinguished and the caused determined to be lightning.

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July 12, 2013 - At 3:25 a.m. to 904 E. 9th St. lot 17 for a reported possible structure fire. Upon arrival there was light smoke in the residence. It was determined that the smoke was coming from the oven, inside the oven were several pots and pans that had the handles melted or burned off. The house was ventilated and crews also checked for fire extension. There was no property damage and the owners were allowed to re enter. - At 7:16 a.m. to 907 LJ court for a reported cut natural gas line. Firefighters arrived on scene and clamped the gas line. - At 8:32 a.m. to the area of Double Tree Road for a reported structure fire. All units cancelled en-route once it was determined the fire was a controlled burn. - At 11:18 a.m. to the 500 block of Church Ave for an EMS assist. - At 11:30 a.m. to the 1700 block of Wolff Road for a fire alarm activation in the residence. There was no fire and the system did activate due a malfunction in

the alarm system. - At 3:27 p.m. to Bluffs Ridge Drive for an EMS assist. - At 4:19 p.m. to the address of 3005 Oakcrest Drive for a ﬁre alarm activation. This was a false alarm due to maintenance technicians working on the system. There was no ﬁre and all units were cancelled. - At 6:53 p.m. to 912 W 8th for an EMS assist.

ampbell County residents who listen to Basin Radio Network channels will soon be hearing radio ads that talk about suicide. The “Life is Beautiful. Suicide is Preventable.” campaign was created by Network, Campbell, Campbell County School District, Campbell County Suicide Prevention Coalition(CCSPC), and The Mattie Project after recognizing a need in the community. Wyoming has steadily ranked No. 1 in the nation for deaths by suicide. However, at the end of June 2013, Campbell County has had 12 deaths by suicide this year—compared to 12 deaths by suicide for all of 2012, according to the CC-

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Pics for Pets Fundraiser Brings in $750 for Fur Kids Foundation

Proceeds Help Area Pet Owners Pay for Emergency Vet Bills Fur Kids Foundation announces that the Pics for Pets Fundraiser—created by Photo Imaging Center Gillette—raised $750 for the Fur Kids Foundation. “On behalf of the Fur Kids

Foundation, I am thankful to everyone who participated in the Pics for Pets fundraiser and for the generous donation from Photo Imaging Center,” says Sheryl Martin, Fur Kids

Foundation president. “This donation helps animals in Campbell County receive adequate veterinary care during a time when their family may not be able to afford it. It truly saves lives.”

Since Fur Kids Foundation met its fundraising goal in September 2012, it has helped nearly 15 families and contributed more than $2,000 to the community.

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Preference Point Apps Underway Submitted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department esident and nonresident moose and bighorn sheep hunters and nonresident elk, deer and antelope hunters are reminded that the preference point only application period is now underway. Paper applications for

preference points will be accepted through July 31. Online applications will be accepted through Sept. 30. Preference points are available for qualifying big game hunters who did not apply for a moose or bighorn sheep license this

year and nonresident elk, deer, and antelope hunters who did not draw their ﬁrst choice license and did not mark the preference point box on their license application. Preference points may be purchased through con-

ventional mail until July 31 or online at wgfd.wyo.gov. Paper applications can also be obtained online or by calling (307) 777-4600. Hunters with eligibility questions or other inquiries about preference points can call (307) 777-4600.

Applications Underway for Fall Fowl Submitted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department The Wyoming Game and Fish Department began accepting applications for early season sandhill crane permits and limited quota fall turkey licenses on July 1. The Game and Fish Cheyenne ofﬁce must receive applications by July 31 for both the sandhill crane permits and fall turkey licenses. For fall turkey, hunters should note that

the July 31 deadline is earlier than in previous years. Unlike for other species, residents and nonresidents can apply for sandhill crane permits as part of the same party. The maximum party size is two but waterfowl licensing regulations apply. Drawings for resident and nonresident licenses are separate for fall turkey. Limited quota fall turkey areas include area 6 (por-

tion of Park and Bighorn counties) and area 10 (Hot Springs and Washakie counties and portions of Bighorn and Park counties). All other open areas are general license and can be purchased overthe-counter from Sept. 1 through the end of the turkey season. Applications and regulations for both species are available online at wgfd.

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Funeral services for John D. Hays was held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Erik Bergquist ofﬁciating. Mr. John D. Hays, age 76, of Gillette, Wyoming died Friday, July 12, 2013 at his home. John was born November 27, 1936, in Spokane, Washington, the son of John Cleo Hays and Elsie

Jr. and Lee (Jody) Hays, all of Gillette, Wyoming; grandchildren: Michael Boles, Autumn Barnes, Cortney Casey, Whitney Oster, Ryan Poppleton, Britney Boyer and Ariel Coleman; and great-grandchildren: Brenna Kilbride, Jared Kilbride, Leah Barnes, Alex Boles, Stevie Oster, Tabin Boyer, Tove Boyer and Drew Red. He was preceded in death by his wife, mother and father and by his two brothers, Richard and Jimmy Hays. Memorials are suggested to beneﬁt Disabled American Veterans. Memorials and condolences may be sent in John’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.

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it is processed. Processed is the treatment of the food before we eat it. The nutrient value of food is measured from the unaltered state, before anything is done to it. Food loses value with processing. At this point can you see the benefit of eating less processed foods? There are many books written on this subject! In-case you need a visual, imagine flying low over a community, like Gillette, and I’d be willing to bet the two places with the most amount of people and activity would be the grocery stores and the hospital. Any correlation? I’m not the only one that believes so. There are many questions concerning what are the right foods to eat, how to eat them, their nutritional value and how much they affect our health and our weight. There are fewer questions concerning food’s relationship to exercise performance - for some reason most people have no problem believing in the benefit of eating well to perform well. Sadly people run for medical help for answers to disease, pain and stubborn aliments before they look at the food they eat as a possible culprit.

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Obituaries Armstrong. He graduated from High School in Spokane, Washington in 1954. On November 6, 1954, John married Frances L. Hutchinson and together they raised a family. John, an Air Force Master Sergeant and Vietnam Veteran, retired from the Air Force after 25 years of service in 1976. Later that year John and Frances, along with their four children, moved to Gillette Wyoming, where he began working for a local company, D & I Motors. Ten years later John opened his own business, Ideal Auto. John retired from Ideal Auto in early 2013. If John wasn’t at the shop working, he was outdoors with his family. From camping, to ﬁshing, to four wheeling; he loved it all. Mr. Hays is survived by daughters: Patsy Smith, and Sharon (Mark) Coleman sons: John (Lyn) Hays

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Local Governments Miscalculate Employee Pay Submitted by the Wyoming Liberty Group oth the City of Cheyenne and Laramie County governments have prioritiz ed government worker pay hikes in this year’s budget. Both governments are rationaliz ing prospective hikes with employee pay studies, but these studies seem to be undervaluing, or leaving out altogether, the cost of benefits. These governments are making a major miscalculation if they downplay benefits when comparing government pay to private- sector pay. Government workers enjoy benefits that many private- sector employees can only dream about. Sham studies mean taxpayers might pay even more for government- employee benefits. Benefits add a significant amount to the cost of government employees. For example, salary costs at the City Attorney’s office

amounted to $314,735 in 2013, but benefits added an additional $99,434 to the total personnel costs of the office. The story is similar at the County Attorney’s office, where salary costs totaled $270,100 and benefits added an additional $100,051 to the cost of personnel. Benefits cost taxpayers big because at both the City of Cheyenne and Laramie County, employees enjoy goldplated pension benefits and subsidized health insurance premiums. Most full- time city and county employees belong to the Wyoming Retirement System, which provides impressive benefits for government workers enjoyed by few in the private sector. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the Mountain geographical area to which Wyoming belongs, about 84 percent of government

workers have access to these generous plans, while only about 20 per cent of private- sector workers do. City and county employees contribute very little to their plans, leaving Wyoming taxpayers to foot the lion’s share of the tab. According to Wyoming statute, 14.12 percent of a city or county employee’s salary must be contributed to the plan. The taxpayer burden for both city- and countyemployee pension plans is 7.12 percent per government worker. The employee is supposed to contribute 7 percent of which city employees currently pay only 3 percent. But that’s not all: County employees enjoy an even sweeter deal than their city counterparts. According to Laramie County’s 2012 audited ﬁnancial statement, county taxpayers fund 100 per-

cent of the employee contribution. When the Wyoming Legislature passed the 2.79- percent increase in pension- plan contributions in 2010, county employees were to pick up half of the employee increase, according to Laramie County Clerk Debbye Lathrop. As a result county employees now pay only 1.39 percent of the total 14.12 percent contribution. Government- employee health insurance is another expensive perk shouldered by taxpayers. The majority of city and county employee health- insurance premiums is picked up courtesy of the public. At present, city employees pay only 12.5 percent of the cost of their health insurance premiums. Lathrop says county employees pay “approximately 20 percent” of their own health insurance premium.

During a recent KGAB radio interview, Laramie County Commissioner Chair Troy Thompson magnanimously suggested that this year the county “may split the premium increase with employees.” The increase is expected to be 2.5 percent, leaving county workers to pick up a miserly 1.25 percent. So, when government workers complain they haven’t received pay hikes over the past several years, they should be reminded that they are recipients of goldplated beneﬁt packages provided by Wyoming’s hard- pressed taxpayers. Consideration of publicemployee pay hikes should be delayed until current actual compensation – including health and pension beneﬁts – is presented in an honest and transparent manner.

Hill Responds to Actions of Committee uperintendent of Public Instruction said: “Today we witnessed further fumbling by the legislature. Last February, by an obscure budget footnote, the legislature spent $150,000 for this incomplete investigative process, but it did not instruct the “investigative team” to come to any conclusions. Now, ﬁve

months later, we ﬁnd that the MacPherson report has left most of the legislators with very little guidance of the impact of the many questionable assertions contained within the report. Had Mrs. MacPherson been allowed to draw conclusions, we wouldn’t be here today.” Hill stated: “Rather than hire

Mrs. MacPherson to ﬁnish the work or to have properly instructed her team at the outset, the legislature now has created and funded yet another committee at taxpayer expense to continue this misguided political attack. Moreover, the budget for the process wasn’t even established, instead they spent more time assuring

Governor to Testify Against Regional Haze Rule overnor Matt Mead will attend and testify at the Environmental Protection Agency’s public hearing on the regional haze rule next week. The EPA accepted a portion of the Wyoming plan for reducing haze but proposes to replace part of the state plan with a federal plan. “Wyoming has a strong plan for reducing haze from industrial sources,” Governor Mead said. “The federal proposal places much more onerous requirements on power plants and yet does not create a noticeable improvement in visibility over Wyoming’s plan. The federal plan would also cost signiﬁcantly more, a burden that would be passed on to ratepayers

- families and small businesses.” An analysis of the federal plan shows it would cost utilities $1 billion in capital expenses and an additional $100 million per year after that. Governor Mead will testify on July 17th at 1:00 p.m. The hearing is taking place at the Laramie County Public Library in Cheyenne. “This is the ﬁrst time I have testiﬁed at a public hearing as Governor and I do it because I believe this is a particularly important issue for Wyoming citizens,” Governor Mead said. Governor Mead will also provide written comments ahead of the public comment deadline, which is August 26, 2013.

themselves that the committee members will be paid for their time. The committee will hire attorneys and consultants for itself. When will this process come to an end? “ In her comments to the Management Council (copy attached) the Superintendent made clear that she expected to effectively

participate in the work of the new committee in fair way. Hill noted: “I look forward to a time when I also have attorneys and resources available to me and when my attorneys get to examine the evidence and cross-examine witnesses so that we might all get to the bottom of this sham.”

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George Zimmerman Trial Supports Gun Rights Submitted by Steve Klein - Wyoming Liberty Group When George Zimmerman was charged with second degree murder for killing Trayvon Martin last year, I commented on the ridiculous attempt by some liberals to use Martin’s death as evidence for stricter guncontrol laws. Considering Zimmerman’s version of events, I concluded: “If Martin did pin Zimmerman to the ground and repeatedly punched him in the face, Zimmerman was fully within his rights to shoot Martin in the chest.” Over the weekend, Zimmerman was acquitted of not only second- degree murder but also manslaughter, a much less serious felony. This means the state of Florida could not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Zimmerman was the aggressor against Martin, which would have made the shooting a criminal offense. Nevertheless, even

after acquittal, President Obama quickly enlisted Travon Martin’s memory to rally support for gun control. The President is not alone in the use of this tactic, but it appears to be little more than another blundering step in the guncontrol stimulus package. This is not to vilify Trayvon Martin. The trial revealed vague witness testimony and inconclusive forensic evidence as to who was the aggressor. But just as this evidence failed to pillory Martin, it fell far short of convicting Zimmerman. The court of public opinion is not bound by the same standard as the jury, but even tangential facts in the case reveal that terrible night in Florida is far from a support of gun control, and is instead a testament to the importance of gun rights. The timeline of events reveals the response

time of Sanford, Fla., police. Although it took only about a minute for police to arrive after the shooting, they’d been ﬁrst contacted by Zimmerman around seven minutes prior. As the case shows, it only takes seconds for very bad things to happen, and police response times are actually far worse in other towns and cities. All too often the police are not there to stop crime but merely to punish those who committed them, if that. The 911 audio from Zimmerman’s neighbors during the incident is especially telling, with one lady hiding upstairs in her home fearfully calling—begging—another occupant to join her and stay away from the windows after the gunshot. This is not to say gun owners should engage criminals offensively, but that it’s far better to hide in one’s home

armed against possible intruders than to be stuck there asking police dispatchers if a patrol is en route after a shooting in the backyard. The polariz ed opinions on the Zimmerman case are most disturbing as they reveal the complacency demanded by guncontrol activists. It’s very hard to understand how anyone could paint Zimmerman as a gun- toting nut that was out to kill that night. Given the undeniable crime in his neighborhood at the time, and the length of time it took police to respond, there should at least be some commendation of Zimmerman’s stated goals as a neighborhood watchman. Alas, in the name of anti- gun principle, when there’s trouble we are supposed to call the police and pray. (Excuse me, that’s simply “call the police.”)

Progressive dogma requires unlimited support of welfare programs, education and other professional bureaucracies without any accountability to efficacy. Such support is often justified with lofty calls to support our communities. But with the tax dollars we pay to support this administrative state we are also asked to sacrifice our basic responsibilities, such as protecting ourselves and our neighbors from crimes. Things might go wrong, and mistakes and malfeasances are only forgivable when it’s civil servants behind them. Federal charges or a civil lawsuit by Martin’s parents may follow George Zimmerman soon enough, but nothing will elevate this incident from one of the most mischaracterize d anecdotes in the gun rights debate.

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Liz Cheney, Her Dad and a Mountain of Cash Submitted by Kerry Drake - wyofile.com It’s May 2014, and you’ve come home from a hard day at work. You grab a cold beer and the TV remote, punch up Fox News, and this is the first thing you see: ANNOUNCER: (as a grainy black-andwhite close-up of Mike Enzi’s face fills the screen.) Mike Enzi claims he’s a conservative with Wyoming values. Wonder what values he was talking about with this fellow? (pans photo to show that Enzi is talking to a laughing Ted Kennedy on the Senate floor.) They really liked working together. Mike Enzi also talks about how we need fewer taxes. So why did he sponsor a bill that will tax people for everything they buy online? (shows headlines of letters to the editor complaining about Enzi’s Internet tax proposal.) Does he really think we sent him to Washington just to take more of our hard-earned money and give it to the government? He was one of the “Gang of Six” that tried to reach a compromise on Obamacare. (shows footage of Enzi shaking hands with a grinning President Obama, then freezes frame.) Well, there was no compromise, but we do have Obamacare, and now we’re all stuck paying for a massive, unworkable federal takeover of health care. Wyoming just can’t afford any more “conservatives” like Mike Enzi. Can you? LIZ CHENEY: (cuts to a shot of a beaming Liz Cheney wearing a cowboy hat, with the Grand Tetons in the background and her father Dick at her side.) I’m Liz Cheney, and I approved this message. Every evening for the next three months, you’ll see this campaign spot or others like it on every channel, hammering away at Enzi. The senator has his own ads, of course, but there’s only one of his for every four of Cheney’s. By the time the Republican Senate primary rolls around, even though you voted for him in his last three races, yo u may f ind yourself wondering, “Is he still a conservative? I know who Liz Cheney is, because Sean Hannity says so .” Former Sen. Al Simpson told The New York Times recently that Liz Cheney running against Mike Enzi would be “a disaster – a divisive, ugly situation – and all it does is open the door for the Democrats [in Wyoming] for 20 years.” I agree that forcing Enzi to run in a primary against the former vice president’s daughter, who just moved to Wyoming last year, would be a disaster. I think the fictitious campaign spot I created above would just be the tip of the iceberg in trying to put a wedge between the incumbent and Wyoming voters. I would the campaign to turn a lot nastier. But I also think that Enzi, Simpson and other leaders of the Wyoming Republican Party are playing the possibility of a Cheney run for his seat as cagily as possible. Remember, although it’s long been rumored that Liz Cheney was interested in entering politics in her father ’s old state, it was in fact Enzi who first told reporters that she called him and said she was thinking about running — without even bothering to ask if he was going to seek a fourth Senate term. Oh, that’s cold! And then Enzi added that he presumes if Liz decides to throw her hat in

waiting her turn. And let’s face it – where else but Wyoming could she actually use the Cheney name to her advantage? Sen. John Barrasso is already in the GOP Senate leadership and looking to move up in the ranks. He would be more difficult to beat than Enzi. And if Enzi doesn’t run, next year Liz Cheney would still be facing a primary against Rep. Cynthia Lummis, who has already fired a warning shot at Cheney. She said she would run for Enzi’s seat if he retires. Even as a three-term U.S. senator, Enzi won’t be able to compete with the Cheneys’ ability to raise massive amounts of cash. Historically, a candidate hasn’t needed a lot of money to win a Senate seat in Wyoming, but an Enzi- Cheney race could turn that notion on its head. So who would be left standing, Mike or Liz, if they were both determined to run? My gut says it’s Enzi, but that’s only because I’m convinced there are enough Wyoming Republicans who simply won’t put an official out to pasture against his will when he’s pleased the vast majority of them for so long. What about Simpson’s dire warning that Cheney entering the race opens the do or to Democrats? Realistically, either Enzi or Cheney should be able to easily defeat anyone the Democrats put up as their nominee. But it’s not impossible that given the

the ring, he expects to receive a call from her father, his old fishing buddy. T he underlying message from Enzi to Wyoming voters seems pretty clear to me: This is a family that has a lot of nerve thinking it can come into the state and even think about using its money and influence to run a completely untested candidate against a well- liked, experienced senator with conservative credentials that are beyond question. And he go t the word from Liz instead of Dick? That’s chutzpah, Cheney style. So it makes sense that Simpson, the party’s elder statesman, would enter the picture to throw some cold water on the whole idea, and talk about it in apocalyptic terms for the Wyoming GOP. Enzi knows he’s done absolutely nothing to merit any type of challenge within his party if he wants to seek re- electio n, but he needs others to get the outrage machine rolling. So here, he’s go ne with a two - pronged attack: Simpson and others can approach the Cheneys to back off for the sake of party unity, while Enzi has quietly stood in the background and pointed the finger of blame squarely at the Cheneys for his sudden, undeserved job insecurity. Now, we all just have to sit back and see if it’s a ploy that will work to keep Liz Cheney out of the race. There are so many variables in play, it’s difficult to predict the outcome. As we entered 2013, my best guess was that Enzi would decide to retire and return to Wyoming to spend more time with his family. He could easily win reelection, but so could who ever the party’s nominee is, so he wouldn’t be putting the state’s GOP in a bind. After 18 years in office and not much of a chance for the Republicans to return to the majority in the Senate next year, he could bow out gracefully. But the idea of being challenged for his seat – especially by the daughter of a long- time f riend – would obviously irk Enzi, just as it would bother anyone put in that position. Enzi may be quiet and unassuming, but you don’t spend nearly two decades in Washington without developing a healthy ego and competitive spirit. Enzi has both. He just doesn’t show them very often. If he’s forced into a fight, I don’t think he’s going to go gently into the night. So the real question becomes, how much does Liz Cheney want to be a U.S. senator? The query tied to that one is, how much does her father want to see her in office, carrying out his legacy? I don’t know Liz Cheney, except from watching her on T V, but I have f ollowed her father ’s career since he first ran as Wyoming’s congressman in 1978, and I suspect the answer to both questions is “a lot.” That doesn’t bode well for Enzi’s preemptive strike to get others to tell them to leave him alone. Liz Cheney is only 46, so her age isn’t a factor. If she decides not to run for any office in 2014, she has a long time left to launch her political career. But her dad, plagued by heart problems for many years, isn’t going to be around forever. If the political baton is to be passed to the next generation, it needs to happen soon, and her chances don’t improve by quietly

right candidate, the Democrats could wage a legitimate ﬁght for the seat. It doesn’t even take very wild speculation: Let’s say that Cheney wins the GOP primary, but she’s bloodied herself after beating up poor Mike Enzi so relentlessly. She’s also spent a lot of the Cheney war chest, which unexpectedly needs an infusion of cash for the general election. The Democrats, meanwhile, convince Dave Freudenthal, a former two - term governor, to come out of his self - imposed political retirement in the hope that he would f ace Cheney, not Enzi. As he always has, Freudenthal would appeal to many moderate Republicans — exactly the voters who would be ticked off about what happened to Enzi. And he can also raise money. While he’s not completely unblemished after eight years in Cheyenne — Cheney can always throw charges of nepotism in Freudenthal’s face for the way he advanced his wife Nancy’s name for a federal judgeship while serving as governor — he can also swiftly tag her as a carpetbagger running o n her daddy’s name, which isn’t that distinguished among the state’s entire electorate. It would then come down to whether Enzi’s supporters could hold their collective nose and vote for his primary conqueror. You can’t see me now, but I’m grinning from ear to ear. I’ve just described Al Simpson’s nightmare scenario.

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Egypt’s Good Guys and Bad Guys Frank Lynn of a secular interim government, forms a ﬁtting climax to this story. The problem is that matters are much more complicated than that. And, to be fair to the press, some writers have tried to present a broader picture as well. These stories have usually focused on the role of democracy in the Arab world and whether these events will make the democratization of Islamic countries more or less likely. But there is an even deeper struggle in Egypt, as well as other Muslim nations, and that is the divide between Islam and western secularism. In Egypt, this divide began when Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798 and defeated the Egyptian armies with his superior weaponry -- namely, cannons and guns that had been developed by cuttingedge science. From that beginning, western powers brought to Egypt superior science and technology, as well as western culture and ideas, but did so nearly always through foreign oppression. The French and the British used their economic power to run the country beginning in 1875, a role that became ofﬁcial in 1914. Even though Egypt gained independence in 1922, British troops remained there until 1952. In 1952, a revolution led

by the Free Officers Movement resulted in rule by a long series of military officers serving as president. The last one, Hosni Mubarak, stayed in power from 1981-2011. These governments often had the trappings of democracy, but not the reality. Military rule required a source of weapons, and these came either from Soviet Russia or the United States. Along with them came western-style education in science, engineering and other western subjects. This resulted in a large portion of Egypt’s population becoming secularized and westernized. Egypt’s Arab Spring revolution in 2011 was primarily promoted by this secular section of society. But its success resulted in a political power vacuum. Into this vacuum stepped the only organized political party, the religious Muslim Brotherhood. Their superior organization enabled them to win both the parliamentary and presidential elections that followed. This July 3, these elected bodies were overthrown by the branches of government controlled by members of the secular wing of Egyptian society, the judiciary and the military. The western nations applauded. But none of these officials have ever been elected. In fact, most of

them are holdovers from the Mubarak regime. So the irony is that in our media reporting Egypt’s good guys of this July turn out to be the remains of the bad guys from the 2011 revolution. The military and the judiciary may be western-style secularists, with a scientiﬁc world-view and a diplomatic orientation towards the U.S. and Europe, but they are not necessarily in favor of democracy, at least not when election results do not go their way. In the United States, we think that democracy and western secularism go hand-in-hand. (This is true even for our religious believers, for in comparison to Egypt’s religious believers, our religious believers are western secularists, no matter how much they may disclaim that label.) But, in Egypt, the problem is that apparently neither the religious side nor the secular side of society sees democracy as necessary to the successful governance of the country. Democracy seems, instead, a means to acquiring an authoritarian political power.

Superintendent Hill Applauds ESEA Waiver Delay yoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill applauded the reversal by Governor Mead of his decision to apply for the federal waiver from No Child Left Behind. According to a Wyoming Department of Education press release yesterday, the waiver will be delayed for at least a year. “I questioned why Governor Mead was pursuing the waiver back in February,” she said. (See February 28, 2013 and April 11, 2013 Press Releases located at ospi.wyo.gov/communications) Superintendent Hill continued, “I agreed with Senator Mike Enzi, former ranking member on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee when he told me, two years ago, it was wise to resist taking the waiver. In the last few days, Senator Enzi reiterated his opposition to the waiver given its additional federal requirements.” Superintendent Hill stat-

ed: “With the waiver, Governor Mead was committing Wyoming to a list of Regulations - in effect federalizing Wyoming education. The list includes national standards (common core); a national test; data mining kids from preschool through college; and teacher evaluation based on test scores.” “I voted against the Common Core standards when I was a voting member of the State Board of Education. It’s not that the standards are bad. It’s that there was little attention paid to vetting the process. The people must weigh in on matters pertaining to the education of their kids.” “The Republican National Committee, several Wyoming Republican County Committees, and other political groups have come out against the Common Core Standards. It appears that the state’s policy advisors jumped the gun.” “Unfortunately, all of these challenges were known when the applica-

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The Manhattan Project By Mike Borda

The nuclear bomb - a device so advanced and horriﬁc that it was able to destroy thousands of lives in the blink of an eye. This bomb, which stands as the most deadly explosive ever used in war, rushed an end to World War II for the United States and Japan in 1945 and created an entirely new, “Cold” war between Eastern and Western powers. It’s creation, however, is a story all to itself. In the late 1930’s, the relationship between the United States and the European powers were different than they would become in the decade to follow. But while the countries were not at war, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Nazi Germany was a sign to many of bad things to come. In 1939, Germany was on the brink of war with France, and their scientists were busy designing new weapons. Their main target was the splitting of the uranium atom, which could create an explosion millions of times larger than any seen before. However, their plans were not embraced by all their scientists. Two in particular, Albert Einstein of Germany and Enrico Fermi of Italy, decided that this was the wrong path. Escaping Europe for the United States, these men joined with many other scientists to draft a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt warning them of Germany’s research. Understanding the graveness of the situation, Roosevelt eventually dedicated resources to creating our own scientiﬁc team, who would hopefully discover the process of creating the bomb quicker than the Germans. Part of this team was the Corps

of Engineers from Manhattan, New York. This would give them the code name history remembers today: The Manhattan Project. Teams around the country worked on creating a nuclear reaction. In 1942, a breakthrough came when a team headed by Fermi in Chicago was able to create a stable fission reaction for the first time. Given this advancement, the government allocated more money to the Manhattan Project. The next year, a laboratory was built in rural New Mexico, named Los Alamos. Directed by J. Robert Oppenheimer, it would serve as a final proving ground for the project. After three years and millions of dollars of research, scientists finally believed they had solved the riddle of nuclear power in 1945. They set up a testing site at Alamogordo range in southern New Mexico. The bomb was situated on top of a steel tower 100 feet high, and detonated at 5:29 am MST. The results shocked nearly everybody. A bright flash illuminated everything in sight, a mushroom cloud emerged over 7 miles in the air, and the shockwave was felt up to 100 miles away. The sand beneath the blast site became so hot that it formed into radioactive glass. Nearly everyone stood in awe of what they had witnessed. The Manhattan Project had succeeded, and what was to follow still remains burned in the memories of millions. Hiroshima; Nagasaki; the Cold War. While nuclear history remains a controversial issue, there is no doubt that the Manhattan Project was and remains one of the most significant undertakings in American history, and indeed the history of all humanity.

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The Black Robed Ambassador of the Plains By Jeff Morrison In 1867 the United States De- tier scouts” employed by the partment of the Interior sought army put together. Even more to establish a lasting peace remarkable was the fact that between the United States and he had made friends of every the native tribes of the north- Indian village he encountered, ern plains, who they had been all the while traveling unarmed in a constant state of armed and typically escorted only by conflict with for over a decade. a few mountain men he hired Persuaded in small part by a for guides or else by an “honor congressional guard” of Indistudy of uprisans between ings and wars villages and in the west, settlements. and in large In 1840 he part by the journeyed recent conflict west from his known as Red mission in Cloud’s War, Iowa to the the Secretary Green River of the Interior in southwest and Indian AfWyoming, fairs solicited where he perthe aid of the formed the one white man first Catholic with enough mass in Wyoinfluence to ming. Afterbring the variwards he went ous hostile north to meet factions to the with the Flatpeace table head Indians Respected by many without losing in Montana, Indian tribes, as well his hair in the who had reas the U.S. Military, process – a quested that a Father De Smet travBelgian-born “Black Robe” Jesuit misbe sent to elled throughout the sionary named give them “rewestern frontier in the Pierre-Jean ligious instrucearly to mid 1800s. De Smet. tion”. These At age 66, Indians had De Smet was no longer a young been evangelized by Catholic man and was in poor health. French Canadian and Iroquois Even if the Indians didn’t kill trappers. A year after this prehim, the hardships of a journey liminary meeting, De Smet acinto the Powder River country companied the first ever wagon would likely prove fatal. He had train to travel from the Missouri every reason to turn the Sec- to California as far as western retary down. But for Father De Wyoming, then turned north to Smet, who had dedicated his the Bitter Root Valley in Monlife’s work to ministry among tana where he established the the tribes of the American west mission of St. Mary’s. and northwest; refusal was not For the next two and a half even a consideration. “I accept- decades, De Smet travelled ed the commission,” De Smet back and forth between his later wrote, “there being nothing nominal headquarters in St. in it contrary to my duties as a Louis and the missions he esmissionary, and with the distinct tablished among the Flatheads understanding that I shall not - St. Mary’s being the first, then accept any remuneration for later St. Ignatius in the Flathead my services. I prefer to be al- Valley. During his journeys together independent in money to and from, he became acmatters, as my only object is to quainted with most of the tribes be of use to the whites and still between St. Louis and Vancoumore to the poor Indians.” ver. His many excursions took De Smet was familiar with both him north into Canada and as the Indians he would be seeking far south as Utah on one occaand the country through which sion. The well-travelled Jesuit he would be searching for them. even managed to make several Having begun his missionary sojourns to Europe during this travels in 1840, De Smet had by same time period. this time crossed and recrossed An example of a typical first the Great Plains and Rocky meeting of a new tribe hapMountains, and had seen more pened on the return from one of the area that would become of his first expeditions. He and Wyoming, Montana and Idaho his Canadian voyageur guide than most of the famed “fron- had just stopped for a noon

meal along the western bank of the Missouri. Unknown to them, they had been followed for quite some time by a war band of Blackfeet Sioux. The Indians surprised the two, but Father De Smet quickly stretched out a hand in welcome to who he perceived to be the leader. Taking in De Smet’s long frock and missionary cross, the Indian addressed the Canadian guide, “I have never seen such a man in my life. Who is he?” The guide answered, “It is the man who talks to the Great Spirit. It is a chief Blackgown of the Frenchmen.” The warrior’s demeanor changed immediately. He told his followers to put away their weapons and they shook hands with De Smet and joined the two for lunch. Such was the inﬂuence and reputation of De Smet among both Indians and whites alike, that he was often asked by the army to accompany them to serve as a liaison during their campaigns. De Smet was wise enough to know that his credibility and very survival among the Indians was largely due to the fact that he was not connected with the U. S. Military in any way, and he declined the requests accordingly. Ironically, it was at the request of the army that he played a prominent role in convincing several bands of Indians to sign the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851. It was the violation of that treaty - particularly the compensations due for travel through Indian hunting reserves - which brought about Red Cloud’s War and ultimately led to the need for Father Pierre Jean De Smet to once again induce the Indians to sign another peace treaty. It was understandable that most people involved were pessimistic about his chances for success.

De Smet was preceded in his quest by both his reputation and Indian envoys he sent ahead to the hostile camps. He left Fort Rice on June 3rd, 1868 for the upper Powder River Basin with an entourage consisting of one interpreter and 80 Indians representing nearly every Sioux band. They went along to not only persuade the hostile factions to listen to the De Smet, but to protect him should the need arise. Again he sent out envoys to search for the hostile camps. On the 16th, the scouts returned with good news. The main camp was three days away, at the mouth of Powder River where it empties into the Yellowstone, at present-day Terry Montana, and the Black –robe would be welcomed into the camp. De Smet and his party arrived at the village on the 19th and were greeted by nearly 5,000 indians. Among them was an old friend De Smet had ﬁrst met in 1848 – Sitting Bull, now a prominent medicine man and chief among the Hunkpapa had prepared a tipi for De Smet. He was told by Sitting Bull or one of the other chiefs present at the camp that, “If it had been any other man than you, Blackrobe, this day would have been his last.” After a four hour council, in which all the major chiefs and De Smet each gave a speech, it was decided that a deputation of chiefs would return to Fort Rice with the missionary. They arrived back at the fort on June 30th, and the chiefs signed a copy of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 two days later. His dangerous mission over, De Smet returned to his duties in St. Louis. The peace commission, in recognition of De Smet’s contributions sent him a letter which said, “We are

well aware that our thanks can be of little worth to you, and that you will find your true reward for your labors and for the dangers and privations which you have encountered in the consciousness that you have done much to promote peace on earth and good will to men.” The Treaty of 1868, ensured a vast tract of land extending from the Missouri in eastern Nebraska to the Big Horn Mountains, including the Black Hills and the Powder River Basin, would belong to the tribes of the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. It lasted barely six years, when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. White infringements on tribal lands, coupled with wide-spread corruption among agency officials escalated into another Indian crisis. So in 1876, another man, at the behest of the military, undertook another journey in search of hostile bands. George Custer also found the village of Sitting Bull, but he got an altogether different welcome than that of Pierre Jean De Smet. Father De Smet did not live to see the failure of the treaty he risked his life and reputation to secure. On May 23, 1873, De Smet succumbed to one of a variety of illnesses he had suffered from for most of his career. He was buried in St. Louis after one of the largest funerals the city had ever seen. Trailblazer John Bidwell, after traveling across the plains with De Smet from St. Louis to western Wyoming said of the Jesuit, “He (Pierre-Jean De Smet) was genial, of fine presence, and one of the saintliest men I have ever known, and I cannot wonder that the Indians were made to believe him divinely protected. He was a man of great kindness and great affability under all circumstances.”

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Bold Republic Weekly Can Campbell County Go Bankrupt? By Glenn Woods How is it that a county as rich in natural resources as Campbell County could possibly drive itself over the cliff to bankruptcy? Let’s focus on the City of Gillette for a moment, and ask the same question. Some might say that the idea is ridiculous. We are so far from dept, it could not possibly happen here. We have so much mineral wealth. There is no way that we could spend it all. -- RIGHT? To these people, I’d like to point to, not only our boom and bust cycles in our local past, but a few examples of wealthy cities, counties, and states that are beyond broke, despite all that they have. Let’s start with California as the first, most obvious, and easiest example: One would be hard pressed to find a city or a county in California that is not deeply in debt and facing bankruptcy. If you have been keeping up with the news you know that several wealthy California cities have already filed for bankruptcy. How is it that a state with so many natural resources, and American iconic institutions such as Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and he private aerospace industry, to name a few, could fall into such finical ruin? Even after running off so many businesses, big and small, the state still has one of the largest economies in the world - Larger than most independent nations. Yet,

they are massively in debt. How did Detroit end up in such finical ruin when it was, at one time, the backbone of the entire world’s auto and steel industry? Mega wealthy states Illinois and New York are heading down the same path. Let’s not forget Connecticut - often forgotten and a prime example. At one time, Connecticut was the wealthiest state in the Union. But in 199, they were facing a budget shortfall of $2.7 BILLION! So back in 1991, “The Constitution State” saw the light and mended their ways, right? Not a chance. Now the state that brings in $7.5 billion a year in tax revenue is deeper in debt than ever before. Honestly, it is easy for me to make the argument when I not only have history, but also current events to make my case. So let’s get back to Campbell County. Are we making the same mistakes? Let’s start by building a Camplex which --- You know I looked up the word Camplex once. Camplex is defined as: a giant sucking hole in the grasslands into which local governments dumps truck loads of taxpayer money. I bet you didn’t know that! Let’s face it; Camplex will never stand on its own as a viable business. That is why the people protested its construction in the first place. Yet, the local government built it anyway.

The reason that no private company ever came out this way to build such a facility is that there was no proﬁt in it. Yet, local government swears that someday Camplex will turn a proﬁt. --- No it won’t. The argument that Camplex brings job revenue to Campbell County and Gillette is erroneous as well. The numbers are not adding up. We are operating at a loss all around. What if private individuals had decided to invest their own money to build Camplex? Well, after operating at a loss they would have closed the doors and lost their money. But it would be a onetime loss and they all would have known the risks going in. But when government is losing money on such a

business, they do not know enough to shut it town. Rather, they double down and continue to pour more money into the project, as if that will actually breathe life into a dead body. In other words, they don’t know when to quit. All they are doing is making the moneyhole bigger and adding to the taxpayers’ debt for decades to come. HEY, let’s build a visitors center in Wright! It’s costing the state about a million dollars, and they have to staff it, and…. It’s another money-hole that has not, and will not, bring any growth to the city of Wright. WE NEED A REC’ CENTER! --- Really? And how much did that cost to build? How much do we pour into it each year to keep in running? It operates at a loss. In the meantime, for those who like to work-out, there are plenty of gyms in town that provide the same services at a reasonable price. HEY, lets open a facility in town that directly competes with private business, yet operates at a lost, so we

have to subsides it! Then tell people that it is proﬁtable to our community. --Grand idea! You know what we need? A FOOTBALL STADIUM, and more ball parts, and a dog park, and even though we already have a BMX track, we need another one and….and…. And it will cost around $100 MILLION to build; and it costs the taxpayers how much per year to operate? Trust me, I’m just hitting on the most well-known projects. There are other silly little things that we waste money on: for example, the city of Gillette sending someone out to count trees. Yes, they actually did that, and they had to pay that guy. I can’t leave my list of examples without mentioning airport subsidies. But, we have to have an airport, right? I mean, what are we as a city or a county without an airport? There, again, is the erroneous argument that the airport brings business to the area. But if you

look at the numbers, you will see that all we are doing is pouring money into a pit with little return. If the airport cannot stand on its own as a for-proﬁt business, then close it. Let’s go back to the cities and states in my original examples: Rich as they are, they are all either bankrupt, or about to be. How could that possible be? How did it happen? Look at all the money we, here, in Northeast Wyoming are now spending on pet projects meant to “stimulate growth.” There is your answer. That is exactly how it happened. Those that we have elected to ofﬁce in Northeast Wyoming are making the same exact mistakes made by bankrupt local governments across the nation. And, just like those places, we, the richest cities and county in Wyoming, will face debt and bankruptcy if we don’t stop it now. You know, Michael Jackson was once worth over a billion dollars. He died in debt.

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July 19 - 26, 2013

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Petition Against Maxﬁeld

Dear Editor, On June 28, 2013, I, main petition sponsor, filed suit against the Secretary of State Max Maxfield concerning the referendum petition to repeal SF 104. “The basis of the suit, is that the Secretary took two weeks of the allotted 90 days to produce petition forms, thereby reducing the time (by 16%) Wyoming citizens could exercise their First Amendment right of petition.” SF 104 stripped the Superintendent of Public Instruction of a major portion of the general supervisory duties and transferred them to a governor-appointed director. This law, enacted mid-term, nullifies the people’s vote for the office and grants the governor power over education in Wyoming. All political parties were represented on the petition, including the Constitution Party, the Libertarians, Republicans and Democrats, Tea Party and Independents. We garnered signatures from one out of eleven voters representing all 23 counties, approximately 22,000 of them or 2/3rds of the required signatures. This action is to defend the right to petition in Wyoming unobstructed by administrative technicalities, If the Secretary of State can take any amount of time for bureaucratic red tape, what’s to stop him from taking 89 out of 90 days to produce petitions? Maxfield has 20 days to respond to the complaint. The proper remedy would be to grant a new 90-day period to collect signatures. Questions should be addressed to Jennifer Young at (307) 575-4815. Respectfully Submitted, Jennifer Young

Coal Finally gets its Due

Dear Editor, Once again coal was the topic de jour. But in a wonderful change of pace, it was coal’s merits finally being highlighted. Tuesday’s focus in the House Natural Resources Committee, of which I’m a member, was Powder River Basin Coal, how it benefits the state of Wyoming and the hurdles it faces in the future. I was happy to welcome Chairman of the Campbell County Commissioners Dan Coolidge, to the committee who shared the many benefits Campbell County residents and citizens nationwide gained from a healthy coal industry. The hearing was also helpful in debunking the trumped-up Inspector General (IG) report about coal leasing. Tax payers are getting a fair

return on coal, a fact the IG affirmed. Coal is essential to our country. It is the key to affordable and safe electricity for millions of citizens across this nation. It is the reason we don’t have to second guess charging our phones and our milk stays fresh. We all benefit from coal, none more evident than residents in Wyoming. I’m so glad my colleagues had the opportunity to hear the benefits of this mineral, so they have the chance to make better, more informed decisions. If you have any more questions or comments on coal or this week’s hearing, don’t hesitate to let me know. I look forward to hearing from you soon! U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis

Open Letter to Rep. Lubnau

Dear Mr. Lubnau: I am in receipt of your letter dated July 8 but I am not comforted by it. Notwithstanding your claim that SF 104 was motivated by an effort to organize the Department of Education that had “not been well organized for at least 30 years,” I continue to believe it was personally directed at me. A considerable portion of the debate in both chambers and certainly the public debate across the state focuses on me personally. Indeed the MacPherson investigation was motivated by statements attributed to you during the SF 104 debate that it was your “duty” to investigate the claims of WDE employees, thus forever tying the two issues together. Had the true objective of SF 104 been to solve organizational problems within the Department of Education, it would have seemed sensible for you to consult with me or previous superintendents for our suggestions. This did not occur. Had the true objective of SF 104 been to solve organizational problems within the Department of Education, it would have seemed sensible for you to examine the role of the legislature in creating a dysfunctional system. This did not occur. Had the true objective of SF 104 been to solve organizational problems within the Department of Education, it would have seemed sensible for the legislature to conduct interim hearings and to gather and respect public comment on the subject. This did not occur. Had the true objective of SF 104 been to solve organizational problems within the Department of Education, it would have seemed sensible for the legislature to review the Ferrari report’s recommendation that a constitutional amendment be

considered. This did not occur. The MacPherson investigation is complete. The facts have been developed. I have been vindicated. The flimsy substance of the report serves only to confirm that I have not committed any crime, violated any rule or regulation, or disregarded any duty imposed upon my office. Your persistence with this process serves to only confirm that the legislature believes it has limitless power to spend the wealth of Wyoming taxpayers on this continuing sham. I am befuddled about what additional information or conclusion will be the objective of a committee to be appointed. So you will pardon me if I reject your effort to distinguish your destruction of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction from the continuing effort to destroy me personally, especially when during my tenure in the position statewide average scores in math improved 9% and

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July 19 - 26, 2013

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By Nicholas DeLaat We all know that Wyoming, and in particular Campbell County, is a boom-andbust state. If you look at actual population number trends, however, beyond just boom-and-bust, you will see a steady population growth of permanent residents. During the booms, Wyoming and Campbell County need to fill jobs. To do this, they are not going to find current skilled workers, but unemployed people from around the country to fill them. Then the bust happens, and most of these people move back out, as is what has been happening for the last few years. Only the people who want to stay and belong to Wyoming actually stay. These people are the ones who moved out here for a job and a new life, just like the original homesteaders. They move out here for a better financial life, a safer life for their family, and to live in a community that they feel like they belong to. The ones who stay? Well, many stay for the freedoms that Wyoming has to offer compared to other states. My wife, Candice, and I moved to Wyoming simply for work. We stayed, had children, and plan to retire here because of the schools, the taxes, the land, the people, and the lack of crime. Most of all however, we stayed for the freedom. But the question is, are we truly the ‘last free state’ as many of us would like to think? The Gillette City Council voted 6-1 last week in the first reading to ban a prohibition era law banning liquor sales before noon on Sundays. At the time that the law was created, prohibitionists had lost the battle with the Federal Government with the repealing of the 18th Amendment via the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. So the prohibitionists went local, where they still had a small amount of support to justify their ever depleting existence. It is time for this law to get off the books. Mimicking a phrase that can be dated back 90 years, Councilman Kuntz stated that he will not be voting for this repeal of the law. “We spend so much money trying to prevent alcohol use and drinking and driving and yet we seem to make it more accessible, so I will be voting no on this.” Well, let’s look at the reasons why we should repeal

this law. 1: Councilman Kuntz talked about the money that is spent on alcohol abuse. I agree, and I wish we did not have to spend that kind of money, but education on the possible effects of alcoholism is necessary. But one thing to remember, according to the World Health Organization, 0.17% of people world-wide suffers from serious alcoholism. In the United States 3.651% of the public suffer from serious alcoholism. 2: Based on these numbers, we need to restrict 96.349% of our population with tougher alcohol laws because 3.651% of the people have a serious problem. According to the CDC website, 81.4% of the United States population 18 and over that drink have never had an alcohol related incident. We need not punish the majority for the extreme minority’s vices. You could use gun rights as an analogy, saying you should restrict all guns because of a few stupid people. 3: Sunday football has become almost a ritual, people even wake up and go to early church to make sure they watch the game. I, also, do my grocery shopping on Sundays, and when I have the time, I like to also invite friends over to watch the games. Now, we are in Mountain Standard Time, and games start at 11am around here, and I like efﬁciency. Being a business owner and not a government director, efﬁciency is number one on my priority list in all aspects of my life. I also want to have a few beers while watching Sunday Football with some friends. Problem is, I get out of early church, go to the grocery store to pick up my family’s food for the week, pick up some Sunday snacks for the games, and since I didn’t have time throughout the week (because of starting up multiple businesses), this is my morning to get ready. But, I can’t buy beer. 4: This point continues off of point three. Just because I buy beer or liquor before noon, it doesn’t mean I am going to drink it before noon. I would like, while I am already at the stores, to buy beer and bring it home to dump in the cooler. This way, as friends show up and later on in the afternoon they want one, it is available. That way, I don’t have to leave Sleepy Hol-

low to drive all the way back into town and miss half of a game (unless one of the factors is getting more revenue from the gas tax). Look, first it comes down to punishing the many for the actions of a few. Second, there is absolutely no place for a local government to restrict retailers, like locally owned liquor stores, on when they can serve customers or create income (which creates jobs, by the way). It can be argued that, because a single bottle of spirits might last a distilled spirits drinker several months, weekly purchasing opportunities do not matter. However, just as multiple distribution channels are now more important than ever in the consumer packaged goods industry, so too are multiple purchasing opportunities. Consider the following: For the important 3554 year old demographic, Sunday is the second most important grocery shopping day of the week. Some 16% of 35-54 year olds do their grocery shopping on Sundays. Since over 43% of total distilled spirits consumers fall into this age category, it means that the distilled spirits industry is denied access to at least 7% of their customer base. An A.C. Nielsen study concluded that shoppers are more likely to buy on impulse on weekends, than during the work week. By limiting spirits sales to certain times on Sundays, the amount of impulse susceptible exposure time distilled spirits customers have is cut down significantly. Shoppers tend to spend more on Sunday’s than any other day of the week. While the typical grocery basket contains only $23.27 of goods Monday-Saturday, the Sunday basket has $28.23 - 21% more than other days of the week. Let’s also look at the benefits to States: Not only do customers benefit from Sunday spirits sales, but the state benefits as well. Currently, the combination of high excise taxes and limited shopping opportunities depress state liquor sales. Many potential customers either do not buy at all, or simply make their purchases in neighboring states and communities that do allow Sunday sales. By allowing stores to open on Sundays, sales volumes increase which translates into additional profits for the

state’s liquor business and consequently increased tax revenue. More and more states are rolling back outdated Sunday sales prohibitions, which are legacies of the Blue Laws that once pervaded America. These archaic Blue Laws make no sense in a 21st-century economy, where Sunday is now the second busiest shopping day of the week. We pride ourselves as being the “last free state.” Well, shall we start acting like it?

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The first time fireworks were used to celebrate July 4th was on July 8th, 1776. According to History.com, some of the fireworks used may have been used mockingly, because in England fireworks were used as a birthday celebration for the kings and queens. Firing the fireworks to celebrate the separation of the colonies from England was to some the celebration of the “death” of the king’s power over them.

Weekly Sports Trivia Answer What is a Sauger?

A type of ﬁsh

The sauger (Sander canadensis) is a freshwater perciform fish of the family Percidae which resembles its close relative the walleye. They are members of the largest vertebrate order, Perciformes. [1] They are the most migratory percid species in North America.[2]Saugers obtain two dorsal fins, the first is spiny and the posterior dorsal fin is a soft-rayed fin. Their paired fins are in the thoracic position and their caudal fin is truncated which means squared off at the corners, a characteristic of the Percidae family. Another physical characteristic of Saugers are their ctenoid scales which is common in advanced fishes. Saugers have a fusiform body structure, and as a result saugers are well adapted predatory fishes and are capable of swimming into fast currents with minimal drag on their bodies. They may be distinguished from walleyes by the distinctly spotted dorsal fin, by the lack of a white splotch on the caudal fin, by the rough skin over their gill, and by their generally more brassy color, or darker (almost black) color in some regions. The average sauger in an angler’s creel is 300 to 400 g (11 to 14 oz) in weight. Population estimates of sauger in the Popo Agie River and Little Wind River of central Wyoming have shown a dramatic decline since 2002. A multi-agency effort involving the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Shoshone and Arapahoe tribes is taking steps to reverse that trend.

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‘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.

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!

2008 Dodge Charger AWD Hemi, loaded Black $18,000 books for $22,500 Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100. 2006 Dodge Mega Cab 4x4 Laramie 102,000 miles $16,000 307-689-7290 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora. Black. Leather interior. Good condition. 87,400mi. Power everything. Front wheel drive. New tires. Call Charlene 307-660-7316. 1993 Chrysler LHS for sale or trade. Needs tie-rod and alignment. Runs good. $1,500.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com

HONDA 1988GL1500 MOTORBIKE FOR FREE.. IF INTERESTED CONTACT: (philiphorn192@ymail.com) if interested International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563.

2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351

Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2733

2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532.

2013 Custom Harley Hardtail Bobber all new $9,500. Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100

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

2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992

97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431

16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,500 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or307622-0825

1994 Plymouth Voyager for sale or trade. Runs/ looks great. 188,000 miles. $2,000.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com

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

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

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

Miscellaneous Have you heard the Buzz lately? Bring your catch by the Empire Guesthouse for photographs which may be published in this newspaper with our ﬁshing reports. Along with that, the Guesthouse staff will be awarding monthly prizes for those that let us photograph them and their catch. It doesn’t have to be a trophy to enter and there will be special prizes for those 12 and under. Carp shooters are also welcome to enter. Check with the Guesthouse for more details. What are you looking at? Others could be looking at your ad for only $0.25 per word per week. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974

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

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