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• The Dinner Bell ............................Page 4 • Bold Republic: Let’s Get Modern .....................Page 8

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A Roar of Men:

The Yearly Return of the Hotrod

• Soccer Club Wins Big .................Page 15 • Saving Wyoming History ....................Page 18

By Elizabeth Richards rom the day man first shaped the world around him, from the pyramids to the great pylons of Stonehenge, it has been the ambition of man to make the earth move. The very city of Gillette, itself, is based upon this premise. We carve the rock and create massive, ever-shifting craters in search of coal and oil. It is easy to be said that, without our impressive machines, none of this would be possible. The motor vehicle, this time-honored beast of burden, has carried us to all corners of the land we tread.

There is very little else made by man that can boast the freedom offered by these machines. The heady scent of a leather interior, the silver luminescence of polished chrome and the sheen of a well-kept paint job resonate on a level truly experienced by few people. That is what real monster machines do. They move and the ground shakes and the air shudders as the very muscle and bone of our bodies vibrates with energy.

It is a sound unlike any beast; a clarion call to claim, a sound that is more so felt then simply heard.

The rocks dance across the ground, shake, rattle and roll with an earthquake of steel and heaving engines. The blur of fences and fields becomes a highway all its own, the wind whipping across ones face and the tunes pounding out of the radio like a heartbeat pulsing with one’s own. “Take me to the roads,” they say, “seize the day.”

Reach out and take it.

Cars have always meant freedom.

Be it the freedom to roam as far as the eye can see, or the ability to simply get to work and back. They are the mainstay of the American commuter economy and have func-

tioned thus for all their years. We can hardly imagine ourselves today without them. The grip of a steering wheel and the smell of exhaust is tantamount to the open road itself especially out here where the asphalt and the dirt stretches for miles and hours.

There are few greater symbols of this triumph than the groomed beauties that are our classics. Be it a boxy hulk of steel and sharp painted curves, or the smooth lines of a low slung predator. A glimpse, a gleam, and we fall in love with industrial history of our country; the beasts born of the fire of a welder’s torch and heart. They are the product of a revolution of machines, man, and innovation with a good coat of pure art.

With the weather of Wyoming be-

ing as it is (“inclement” being a much kinder word than many of us might use), it is rare to see more than our great mud-laden work horses. Out here, where the hail rains down and the wind blows with massive storms and lightning, where dirt and mud are an amusing ambiance, true beauties must be kept with great care.

It is evidence of our fortune as a community that we have a place like the Cam-Plex to house showings.

With spring almost over and summer well on its way, the hotrods and their entourage are roaring at the gates and heating up the asphalt.

Keep your eyes open for shimmering jewels and your ears trained for the thunderclap of powerful engines and the call of the horizon. Who knows, you may just find one.

Production Assistant Training Seminar (PATS) Set for June 21-22 un Jackson The Wyoming Film Office is happy to announce that one of the most respected and sought-after film industry presenters in North America - Kenny Chaplin - will be putting on a training seminar for people interested in being a production assistant in June. The seminar will take place at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts in Jackson, WY the weekend of June 21-22, 2014. Chaplin has spoken to thousands of attendee’s in the past ten years at Universities, colleges, film commissions, and town halls across the USA and Canada. This will be his first visit to Wyoming.

Over two intense days, Chaplin will provide an unmatched depth and understanding of production that is ideal for aspiring filmmakers, assistant directors, actors, writers, producers, and directors. The

seminar will also feature local guest speakers and industry professionals that have taken the time and care to share their outlines with each other to make sure they provide the best, most engaging material possible without overlap. This intimate environment (the class is limited to thirty (30) attendees) is an amazing opportunity to socialize and network with other aspiring filmmakers from the community.

Topics that will be covered include pre-production, production, defining the director’s team, what is expected on your first day, walkie talkie protocol and etiquette, choreographing background performers, positions in other departments, script breakdown, production paperwork, set safety and protocol, film, resume building, interviews and job search techniques.

Academy Award winner, Ben Shedd said, “Kenny Chaplin brought his film workshop to Boise, ID and we turned it into a fabulous weekend at Boise State University. In two days Kenny turned sixty-two (62) interested attendees into working qualified Production Assistants who can walk on a set prepared to as professionals.”

Cynthia Collins (Founder of FILMAtlanta) said, “ “Kenny Chaplin and his Film Crew Fundamentals presentation is invaluable, dynamic training, not just for Production Assistants, but for anyone interested in a career in the film industry!”

For more information or to register, please visit www.patrainingseminar. com

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Avoid Mosquitos and Ticks to Dodge Diseases They Spread hile enjoying activities or working outdoors during Wyoming’s warmer months, residents should avoid mosquitos and ticks because they can spread potentially serious disease, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).

Mosquitos spread West Nile virus (WNV) when they feed on infected birds and then bite people, animals and other birds.

Diseases passed on in Wyoming by infected ticks include tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and Colorado tick fever (CTF).

Emily Thorp, WDH surveillance epidemiologist, said, “These diseases can be quite serious and have sometimes been deadly.”

Most people infected with WNV don’t have symptoms.

Among those who become ill, symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, skin rash and swollen lymph nodes.

A very small number develop West Nile neuroinvasive disease with symptoms such as severe headache, fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.

The “5 D’s” of West Nile virus prevention include: 1) DAWN and 2) DUSK - Mosquitos prefer to feed at dawn or dusk, so avoid spending time outside during these times.

3) DRESS - Wear shoes, socks, long pants and a longsleeved shirt outdoors. Clothing should be light-colored and made of tightly woven materials.

4) DRAIN - Mosquitos breed in

shallow, stagnant water. Reduce the amount of standing water by draining and/or removing.

5) DEET - Use an insect repellent containing DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide). When using DEET, be sure to read and follow label instructions. Other insect repellents such as Picaridin (KBR 3023) or oil of lemon eucalyptus can also be effective.

Thorp noted WNV activity is tough to predict. In Wyoming last year, 41 human WNV cases, including one death, were reported. Since WNV first appeared in Wyoming in 2002, reported human cases each year have ranged from two with no deaths to 393 and nine deaths.

“Tick exposure is common when we walk through, play or sit in brushy and grassy areas or handle certain animals,” Thorp said.

Tularemia symptoms can include fever, swollen and painful lymph glands, inflamed eyes, sore throat, mouth sores, skin ulcers and diarrhea. If the bacteria are inhaled, symptoms can include sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, joint pain, dry cough and progressive weakness and pneumonia. Initial RMSF symptoms may include fever, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, lack of appetite and severe headache.

Later signs and symptoms may include rash, abdominal pain, joint pain and diarrhea. RMSF patients often require hospi-

talization. Colorado tick fever usually causes fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, and, occasionally, a rash.

General recommendations to help avoid tick-related diseases include: • Wear light-colored clothing to make it easier to see ticks crawling on clothing.

• Tuck pant legs into socks.

• Apply insect repellents such as those containing 20 percent or more DEET and/or picaradin.

• Upon return from potentially tick-infested areas, search yourself and children for ticks and remove if found.

• Check pets for ticks; use tick control products recommended by veterinarians.

Tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever” or “deer fly fever,” frequently affects rabbits, hares and rodents and has been associated with rabbit die-offs. People may acquire tularemia when bit by infected ticks, deer flies or horse flies. It can also be transmitted by handling infected animals, or through ingestion or contact with untreated, contaminated water or insufficiently cooked meat.

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Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving a theft that occurred at 1000 W. Lakeway Road (Sage Valley Jr. High) on the 19th, 21st, and 25th of May 2014. It is believed that on these dates, unknown suspect(s) removed six mini iPads with brown and orange leather covers and fourteen 16GB iPads in blue covers with two Campbell County School District asset tags attached to the back. It is believed the iPads were taken from two different classrooms.

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Seth Moerkerke Awarded Scholarship at Dickinson State eth Moerkerke of Gillette has accepted an invitation to participate in the Theodore Roosevelt Honors Leadership Program (TRHLP) at Dickinson State University in fall 2014.

The program invitation includes a scholarship offer of $3000 per year which can be renewed for up to four years. To be considered for the pro-

gram students must demonstrate excellence in academics and leadership.

“We are thrilled that Seth has decided to attend Dickinson State University in Fall 2014,” said President, D.C. Coston. “We look forward to the contributions that Seth will make to the campus community.”

Located in Dickinson, ND, Dickin-

son State University is a member of the North Dakota University System.

Dickinson State University is a regional four-year institution that offers more than 50 undergraduate programs in education, fine arts, communication, agriculture, nursing, natural science and business. Learn more about Dickinson State University at www.dickinsonstate.edu

Health Facilities Meetings Set for Thermopolis, Basin and Buffalo The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Facilities Task Force will meet in Thermopolis, Basin and Buffalo during June as the group continues discussing the roles and needs of the state’s public healthcare facilities.

• On June 10, the task force will begin in Thermopolis at the Wyoming Pioneer Home. A tour is planned, as well as a public comment period from 9:15 to 10 a.m.

• In Basin, also on June 10, the group will tour the Wyoming Retire-

ment Center and hold a public comment period from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

• On June 11 in Buffalo, the task force will tour the Veteran’s Home of Wyoming. The group is scheduled to meet from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a public comment period set to begin at 2:30 p.m.

The Wyoming Legislature approved a measure earlier this year creating the task force, which includes legislative and executive branch appointees.

The group is charged with develop-

ing strategies and recommendations on the use, financing, populations served, services offered, building status and construction needs for WDH healthcare facilities.

WDH operates five healthcare facilities: Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston, Wyoming Life Resource Center in Lander, Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin, Wyoming Pioneer Home in Thermopolis and the Veterans’ Home of Wyoming in Buffalo.

that patriotism is passed on best when the community gets involved,” says Mader.

“That’s why we invite Veterans, students, teachers, parents, family members, you name it to come and share at this concert.

“We’ve had patriotic skits, poems, narrations, war correspondence letters, tributes to family members who have served as well as patriotic songs performed by school bands or other groups at many of my concerts,” reflects Mader.

“We’ve even had times when folks came to me and wanted to share something and I gave them some information such as a poem, narration or whatever.”

And, at some of Mader’s concerts, a “Living History” moment featured a

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Honoring Those Who Serve Campbell County’s 4th of July Theme this year is “Our Veterans, Our Military…

Our Hometown Heroes” and in conjunction with that theme, KOAL/KOOL Radio is sponsoring a Patriotic Concert on July 4th in Bicentennial Park featuring local Recording Artist, T. R. Mader. Mader will be performing songs from his patriotic CD: “Freedom’s Struggle.”

However, this concert has an interesting feature.

Members of the public are invited to participate. That’s right, if you ever wanted to stand up and thank veterans for their service and sacrifice to this country, this is your opportunity.

“I’ve learned from performing many patriotic concerts in different venues

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local actor dressed up as a Founding Father who recited most of the Declaration of Independence from memory. “I helped by naming a Founding Father and giving their personal history to make the setting more realistic,” said Mader.

So folks, if you wish to “Thank a Vet” for their service and sacrifice, contact T.R. Mader at 307.686.3606 or email him at: freedomsstruggle@yahoo.com.

We’re putting the word out early so folks can get involved. Let’s show our “Hometown Heroes” just how much we appreciate their service to the United States of America.

T. R. Mader also serves as Representative for House District 52 in the Wyoming legislature.

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Women’s Council Seeks Award Nominations

The summer quarterly meeting of the Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues is scheduled June 28 at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum in Casper.

Prior to the general board meeting, the Council’s 50th Anniversary committee will meet at8 a.m. to discuss potential 2015 activities and at 9 a.m., Council members will tour the exhibit, “Women Veterans of Wyoming,” led by curator Douglas Cubbison. Following the tour and preceding

WCWI’s business meeting, Brigadier General (Ret.) Kathy J. Wright, Wyoming’s first female commander of the Wyoming National Guard, will speak to members regarding military opportunities for women.

Other upcoming WCWI activities include Governor Matt Mead’s signing of Wyoming’s 2014 Equal Pay Day Proclamation on June 24 and ongoing solicitation of nominations for November’s Employer of Choice Award.

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Construction Updates Gillette Avenue/7th Street intersection

Gillette Avenue from 6th Street to 7th Street, including the Gillette Avenue/7th Street intersection will be closed to through-traffic from Monday, June 9th through Thursday, July 31st for construction activities related to the Gillette Avenue reconstruction project. The 6th Street/Gillette Avenue intersection will remain open and accessible.

The work at this section of Gillette Avenue will occur simultaneously to the construction work on the north end of Gillette Avenue to ensure that the work at the

Gillette Avenue/7th Street intersection is complete before school resumes in August.

This project is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Carey Avenue

The Carey Avenue closure from 1st Street to 2nd Street has been extended through Thursday, June 19th. This closure is for new asphalt paving to be installed.

Wigwam Boulevard

Wigwam Boulevard from Sioux Avenue to Sinclair Street will be closed from Wednesday, June 11th through Friday,

July 4th. This closure is for work on the 2014 Pavement Management Schedule A Project and is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

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The alley between Richards Avenue and Rockpile Avenue from 6th Street to 7th Street will be closed from Monday, June 9th through Saturday, June 21st.

6th Street will be closed at this location to through-traffic. 4th Street will be open to through-traffic. This closure is for 2013 Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement.

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The Dinner Bell

By Holly Galloway

ith Little League in full swing, dinner time can be a hotdog at the park or snacks that are packed and taken to the park. The following are two recipes for snacking.

Anytime Bean Dip

1 16 oz. Can Refried Beans 1 C. Picante Sauce 2 C. Shredded Cheese (any type) ¾ C. Sour Cream 1 pkg. Cream Cheese 1 T. Chili Powder Place all ingredients into a slow cooker and mix well.

Let warm on low setting for two hours.

Enjoy with fresh vegetables and corn chips.

Living Rock Church “Life of the Rock” 670-1518 1001 S. Douglas Hwy Bld B Sun. Service 9am & 10:45am Open Door Church 685-3337 111 E 2nd St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 10am Wed. Worship 6:30pm www.gillette-church.com Grace Bible Church 686-1516 4000 Collins E Rd Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:00 Worship 10:00am Evening Service 6:00 PM Seventh-day Adventist Church 682-8465 901 Apricot St Gillette, WY Sabbath School: 09:30A Worship Service: 11:00A Vineyard Christian Fellowship 686-2485 585 Westside Dr Gillette, WY 9 am - Men’s Study/Fellowship, 10 am - Vineyard Cafe Opens (Coffees/ Pastries), 10:30 am - Worship and the Word, 6 pm - Various Activities First Baptist Church 682-4816 501 S Gillette Ave Gillette, WY Sun. 10:45am Sunday School for All Ages at 9:30am Mike Morrison Ministries 685-2272 2 W McKenzie Rd, 82716 Gillette, WY Tuesday night Bible Study 7:00 - 9:00 Saturday Night 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Family Life Church 687-1083 480 State Highway 50 Gillette, WY Sun. 9am

This is a no bake cookie that my family enjoys.

Scotcharoos

1 C. Karo Corn Syrup 1 C. White Sugar Place these into a large sauce pan and bring to a boil stirring often.

Remove from heat and add: 1 C. Chunky Peanut Butter 1 tsp. Vanilla 6 C. Rice Krispies Combine well and pour into a 9x13 glass pan.

In a medium size sauce pan, combine one package of milk chocolate chips and one package of butterscotch chips.

Let these melt while stirring.

Pour this on top of the rice krispie mixture and spread to completely cover.

Let stand for 2 hours.

Cut into one-inch squares (or larger).

You can freeze these.

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

Gillette Christian Center 686-6680 6201 Swanson Rd Gillette, WY Sun. 7am Men’s Bible Study 9:30 Coffee Café Sun. Worship 10am 11:15am

Jesus Christ of LDS 555 Wright Blvd.

Wright, WY 9am Sun. Worship

Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran 686-4080 1010 W Beaver Dr Gillette, WY Service 9am

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

Antelope Valley Baptist Church 682-1602 2801 Antler Rd Gillette, WY First Assembly Of God-family 682-3308 601 Carey Ave Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:30 Sun. Worship 8am, 10:30am 6pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christian Church 682-3316 100 E Flying Circle Dr Gillette, WY Sun 10:30am First Presbyterian Church 682-7264 511 Carey Ave Gillette, WY Sun. Sun. 10am Wed 6pm Adult Bible Study & P-K – 7th, 8th – 12th 6:30pm Prairie Wind Unitarian Universalists 686-4812 10am 2nd & 4th Sun at Lakeway Learning Center

Roadway Alliance Church 687-7738 811 Hemlock Ave Gillette, WY Sun. Service: 10:15 am

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

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Jesus Christ of LDS 2903 Aqllen Avel Gillette, WY 9am Sun. Worship 11am Sun. Worship Jesus Christ of LDS 1500 O’Hera Gillette, WY 9am Sun. Worship 11am Sun. Worship Westside Baptist Church 682-3505 604 W 10th St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 8am & 10:45 Sun. School 9:30 Bible Study 6:00pm Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church 687-0074 1612 E Us Highway 14-16 Gillette, WY 82716 Sun. 10 to 11:30 Wed. 7pm to 8:30 pm Calvary Community Church 682-9553 631 N Commercial Dr Gillette, WY 82716 Sunday School 9:15 10:30 Worship 6:00pm Foundations Class Faith Community Church 682-7333 177 American Rd Gillette, WY 82716 Sunday School 9:45am Service 10:45am Wed Evening Study 7pm Wright Baptist Church 464-0464 225 Ranchero Dr Wright, WY 82732 Sun 9:30am Bible Study 10:45am Worship Service 6:00pm Evening Prayer & Discipleship St Francis on-the-Prairie 464-0028 357 Willowcreek Dr. Wright, WY 82732 Sun. 10am Wed. 5:30 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 682-3319 624 Wright Blvd Wright, WY 82732 Sun 5:30pm

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Headwaters: Raw Landscapes of Wyoming June 7th through July 31st he Campbell County Rockpile Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a traveling exhibit from Wyoming photographer Rita Donham.

Wyoming’s vast deserts, mountains, and valleys have mesmerized Rita Donham for many years.

Capturing the light on natural terrain features and documenting where the wild rivers are born are important work for Donham. The headwaters are important for the future of our rivers and groundwater. Celebrating the glaciers in the Wind River Mountains through striking imagery has been successful in generating conversations about ice. Encouraging respect for the “Raw Landscapes of Wyoming” is the goal of Donham’s photographic work.

Since she started working on an old dude ranch in the 1970’s, Donham has been fascinated with Wyoming vistas that roll on forever.

Obtaining a BFA in photography from CU Boulder and a pilot’s license in 1988 helped Donham realize her dreams of aerial photography. Rita and her husband, Jamie Burgess, own and operate Wyoming Aero Photo with their Cessna 182, cameras, computers, GPS units, and aircraft camera mounts. Their first contract in Wyoming was the Farm Service Agency’s cropland inventory with 35mm slide film. Soon the photo industry switched almost completely to digital and they were able to jump into that, thanks to belonging to PAPA, Professional Aerial Photographers Association, who were also making the big change.

Donham has won numerous awards for her aerial landscapes and has displayed the photographic collection “Headwaters” in libraries and public spaces across the state.

Her recent Alaskan Glacier collection, entitled “Dirty Little Glaciers” is

on display in Pinedale, Wyoming at Sublette County’s new Weed & Pest meeting room.

Emphasis on water as our most precious resource is the main theme of the “Headwaters” exhibit. Much of our Wyoming landscape has been severely compromised in the past 15 years. These photographs allow us to celebrate the beautiful visual resources we have all around us, and help us think about caring for our land, our rivers and our families. Included in the exhibit are five photographs of the Powder River that Donham took in late summer of 2013. Donham is asking for your assistance in identifying the specific areas and ranches that are in the photographs.

For additional information about the exhibit or the Campbell County Rockpile Museum, please call CCRM at (307) 682-5723 or visit www.rockpilemuseum.com.

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Wyoming State P.E.O. Convention June 13, 14 & 15 he 93rd convention of Wyoming State P.E.O. will convene on Friday June 13, 2014, at the Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center in Laramie.

P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization with 63 chapters and 3133 members in Wyoming. There are nearly 250,000 P.E.O. members in the United States and Canada. Guest speaker will be Sue Baker, Vice President of International Chapter.

Friendship is the cornerstone of P.E.O. – it is the legacy left by the Founders and it thrives in a unique Sisterhood.

P.E.O. exists to be a source of encouragement and support for women to realize their potential in whatever worthwhile endeavor they choose.

True to the mission of promoting educational opportunities for women, education continues to be the primary philanthropy of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. In fact, the P.E.O. Sisterhood proudly sponsors no less than six international philanthropies, or projects, designed to assist women with their educational goals.

Founded in 1869 with a commitment to women’s education, P.E.O. has six major projects which include the Educational Loan Fund, International Peace Scholarship, Program for Continuing Education, Scholar Awards, the Star Scholarship for high school seniors and Cottey College for women in Nevada, Missouri which the sisterhood owns and operates. This past year Wyoming chapters donated over $111,000 to those projects. Throughout its history, P.E.O. has awarded more $235,000,000 in scholarships to 90,400 women.

State officers are President Danese Reed, Lusk; Vice President Pam Ostdahl, Rock Springs; Organizer Sheila Pecha, Gillette; Treasurer Carol Cook, Wheatland and Secretary Nancy Garber, Big Horn. Co-chairmen are Aimee Appelhans and Nancy English, Laramie. Hostess chapters are E, U, AI, AX, A, AF and W.

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June 13 - 20, 2014

Campbell County Observer

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Let’s Modernize That

By Glenn Woods

couple of years ago, I wrote about the useless waste of money that would be the new visitor center in Wright, Wyoming. It is now built, at the cost of over a million dollars, plus costs to maintain the center, and it is doing absolutely nothing to benefit the little town of Wright.

Yes, that was me, also criticizing the new multimillion dollar visitor’s center near the Wyoming-South Dakota border as yet another money pit.

Please don’t misunderstand; I am all for promoting Wyoming as a place to come for vacation and business. What I have been complaining about is what is now an obsolete way of achieving that goal.

Just last week, Mary Silvernell, of the Gillette Convention and Visitors Bureau, was quoted as saying that she thinks the Gillette Visitor’s Center could use an upgrade. To be clear, if the Gillette Visitor’s Cen-

ter is to be upgraded it will not be happening any time soon, based on reaction from the city and county.

Rather than an upgrade, I would like to recommend something entirely different.

Visitor’s Centers are obsolete. They were never that effective in the first place. They are nothing but a financial drain now that folks passing through, or coming to, Gillette, have the internet.

In today’s world, travelers head toward our town with their cell phones, or navigation devices displaying a map. On those maps are billboards that show what is ahead: restaurants, hotels, events, and more.

Long gone are the days when anyone might pull in to a visitor center and ask.

A little over a year ago, I was filling my gas tank at the Flying J in Gillette, which is right next to the Gillette Visitor’s Center. I watched a young couple filling at the pump next to

me. They were discussing a fishing trip in Sheridan.

While he pumped gas she leaned up against the car and fiddled with her phone.

The Gillette Visitor’s center was right there in front of her. All she had to do was walk across the parking lot. But, instead, she just clicked away on her phone while talking to her husband. She booked a hotel, found a good restaurant, and a fly fishing shop in downtown Sheridan.

Those things used to be the job of a visitor’s center - but not anymore. Now everything is available at the touch of an app.

Often, while I talk about bulldozing obsolete visitor centers, I am accused of being anti-growth and antibusiness. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I am not “anti” any such thing. I am talking about discarding the promotion and advertising methods of the past and shifting our recourses to keep up with the times.

Look to the internet, look to those cell phones. Look to modern ways of advertising our town that actually work in today’s world.

Rather than reaching the few people who might actually walk into the Gillette Visitor’s Center, why not reach tens of thousands of people, every day?

In today’s world, people plan their trips by looking up information online.

Then, while on their trip, they continue to look up information on their phones.

Very few travelers these days stop and ask at the official visitor’s center. When such a stop is made it is usually just to use the restroom. But using a visitor center’s restroom means that they are not using the restrooms at local gas stations and restaurants, where they would spend

money. For every person using the restroom at a visitor’s center, that is one more person that did not leave money behind in our community as they drove away.

I was also given a good suggestion regarding modern day billboards. Today, a town like Gillette can put up a nice electronic sign on the highway that can operate at a profit as it makes advertising dollars from area businesses that want people to stop in Gillette on their way through.

Can you imagine that?

Making a profit from advertising our city?

Gillette could also advertise our own attractions, like The Rock Pile Museum, or how business-friendly our town is. Imagine all of that flashing on a sign as folks drive by.

There is more to advertising than that, I realize.

We need to make sure our town is in the proper trade magazines and specialty TV shows, like travel and business shows.

Shifting our money away from a standing building that draws very little traffic to high profile forms of advertising for a plugged-in society will bring to Gillette, and the rest of Wyoming, what we have been looking for. BUSINESS! It’s time to step away from old ideas that are no longer working and turn our attention to how information is decimated today.

Let’s quit wasting money on what does not work.

Close those visitor centers around Wyoming. Let’s modernize.

(Have your own opinion on the issue? Write us a letter to the editor at: 1001 S. Douglas Hwy B-6 Gillette, WY 82716 or email one at: CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com)

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Governor Welcomes Comments on Wyoming Water Strategy Governor Matt Mead wants people across the state to be part of finalizing the Wyoming Water Strategy. Last week, the Governor’s Office released a list of possible measures to be implemented as components of a Water Strategy. A video of this meeting can be viewed online. Governor Mead now wants widespread comment on what Wyoming people believe is the most important focus for the state.

“There was great turnout for the

nine listening sessions on the Wyoming Water Strategy and the conference last week. Water is a valuable resource and it is important to have a plan for the future,” Governor Mead said. “Public input and comment have given us direction and I want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to be a part of this plan.”

People can comment on the Wyoming Water Strategy by email at wyomingwaterstrategy@gmail.com, in

person, by mail, by phone or by filling out a survey. Surveys are available online by theme. Links to surveys are: • Water Conservation and Protection.

• Water Development.

• Water Management.

• Water and Watershed Restoration.

The Governor’s Office is accepting public comments for the next 60 days ending August 4, 2014.

Governor Claims Productive Dialogue on Coal Port Tour Governor Matt Mead traveled to Longview, Washington and the Millennium Bulk Terminals, a facility that plans to export Wyoming coal. Governor Mead heard from Washington State legislators and local elected officials who presented a variety of opinions on the topic. The port could create hundreds of jobs in Washington and would help expand markets for Wyoming’s coal industry.

“It was very informative to see this industrial site for myself and to see the work Millennium has done to make improvements.

Another facility closed and laid off hundreds of people at this site. Millennium has spent $2 million to date on the facility. They have a good plan in place to put people to work and run an environmentally sound export facility,” Governor Mead said.

The port site could export up to 44 million tons of coal per year. In addition to touring the port site, Governor

good conversation. I am respectful that I was in his state and we have differing opinions. But, I appreciated the chance to continue to talk through this matter with Governor Inslee,” Governor Mead said.

Governor Mead also invited the elected officials he met with to visit Wyoming and to see our communities and coal mines in person. “I want to keep the

Mead had meetings with local officials and Washington State legislators.

“These were productive discussions. I heard a diversity of viewpoints and thoughts,” Governor Mead said. “I appreciated their time, hospitality and constructive ideas for how to move forward. My main message was that coal is the fastest growing fuel source in the world and we should decide, when coal is used, where that coal comes from. Wyoming coal is low-sulfur and is produced in an environmentally sound way. We do excellent reclamation. I want to export Wyoming coal so that we create jobs in Wyoming and Washington. I do feel strongly that we have to ensure the transportation of that coal is done efficiently, safely and does not harm the environment.”

Governor Mead also had the opportunity to talk by phone to Washington Governor Jay Inslee on his trip. “We had another

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dialogue going. There are many topics to address, from train transportation to the Washington programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. I sincerely thank everyone in Washington - from the Governor to the city officials in Longview - for hosting me and taking the time to give me their opinions on this matter,” Governor Mead said.

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Campbell County Observer

June 13 - 20, 2014

We Need More Rebels A Commentary by Campbell County Observer Publisher Nicholas DeLaat

o, what is July Fourth all about?

Rebellion. A celebration of Rebellion.

If you currently turn on the news, you see many of the problems that our supposed ‘free’ society currently has. You have a tax collecting agency performing an extreme amount of AD’s (accidental discharge of firearms), the same agency that is now in charge of government-run health care (though their union is threatening to strike if they have to abide by it). Oh, and let’s not forget that that same agency is specifically targeting a percentage of law abiding, tax-paying citizens because of their political beliefs.

We see Benghazi. But I am not sure if we ever will get the truth of why our soldiers died simply because of bad politics. Also, there is the justice department illegally listening to the private phone conversations of journalists. This causes their valuable sources to disappear, along with the ability to hold government accountable to the people via the press.

In many other recent acts, the Supreme Court found that it is ok to fine a person for choosing not to have health insurance and paying doctors with cash. States have been enacting firearm laws to the point where citizens cannot protect themselves against threats to themselves and their property, which the second amendment was designed to protect. Property rights have been replaced by policies that say that your property is too grand, and others (the needy) need it more, which enables legalized theft. There is monitoring, tracking, and recording of law abiding citizens, as well as restrictions on business that have brought entrepreneurship to a complete halt in this country…and we could go on and on and on.

I have always been a self-taught historian on our founding fathers, colonial times, and the American Revolution. I rarely read biographies or books about the time period; preferring instead to read letters, journals, pamphlets, old newspapers, and orders directly from the hands of our founding fathers. When I hear “Our founding fathers would have rolled over in their graves,” I always sigh and state, “Which one?”

Two of our four most active founding fathers wrote a string of letters about political philosophy, religion, theology, oration, agriculture, family, history, politics, events, and the future of the United States of America. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were vastly different in thought but were both so vital in the formation of our country that it wouldn’t exist as it does today without those two.

As I was doing research for this special edition of the Campbell County Observer’s ‘Happy Birthday America,’ I realized a few things that all of our founding fathers would have been in agreement on. Mainly that this is not the country that they envisioned.

Just look at gun rights. In 1775, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith received orders from General Gage on the afternoon of April 18, with instructions not to read them until his troops were underway. He was to proceed from Boston “with utmost expedition and secrecy to Concord, where you will seize and destroy... all Military stores... But you will take care that the soldiers do not plunder the inhabitants or hurt private

property.”

The second amendment was written specifically to protect you and your family’s lives and property, as well as the lives and property of your neighbors. It was also intended to provide protection from invasion; the militia of the state being essential as a military reserve. However, what most people forget is, it was also intended to provide protection from, and to be a check and balance against our own government.

I once had a debate with an anti-gun person who agreed with basic firearms but not assault rifles, saying that civilian personnel should not have military grade weapons. My response was the march from Concord to Boston. If you research those initial Revolutionary battles in detail, you will find that it was the newly developed long rifles of the frontiersmen that allowed the Americans to gain the upper hand over the lesser, inadequate British smooth-bore muskets. Of course times have changed, but in a world of drones, satellites, long range missiles, tanks, nuclear powered ships, and complete surveillance networks, is having the best hand-held weapon for selfprotection and the protection of those around you so much to ask?

So, I have a tradition where every year I sit down and read the Declaration of Independence to my children on July 4th (yes, I know our actual Independence Day is on the 2nd, but let’s not confuse them yet - they need to pass their state PAWS test, after all) I am going to do something a little different this year. As I read the justifications for the Declarations that were made, I am going to compare them to today’s time.

Let’s look at a few of them now: *He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”

The public good will never be made by entitlement, as in the words of Ben Franklin “I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer.

And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.” *He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.”

The Federal Government has put a stranglehold on states by ignoring the 10th amendment of the Constitution while threatening the states and ordering policies against their wishes such as No-Child Left Behind, educational practices, firearm laws, AFCA, the Patriot Act, and much more.

They financially punish the economically viable states (like Wyoming) for the need of the welfare states.

Founding Father Joseph Story stated that “The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the feelings, the affections, the municipal institutions, and the internal arrangements of the whole population.

They possess, too, the immediate administration of justice in all cases, civil and criminal, which concern the property, personal rights, and peaceful pursuits of their own citizens.” *He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

Do you mean the hundreds of bills that are always hundreds if not thousands of pages long, while keeping as much as they can from the media so the people will only know what they want them to know? I dare you to name one public official Federal and Local that has provided full disclosure of all of his duties, votes, speeches, and opinions of public policy.

Founding Father Patrick Henry Stated that “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” *He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

Executive orders, bureaucratic written policies, and laws made by the court of appeals and our supreme court make our laws now, not our stalemate and partisan elected representatives. Alexander Hamilton wrote “[The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments. It is up to the elected legislators alone, the only branch representing the people, to create the polies to be enforced by executives and approved by judges.” *He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

Does it seem that the worst crimes in this country (besides pedophilia) are performed by the government?

Theft, manslaughter, privacy invasion, unwarranted information gathering, property rights attacks, and much more… including, treason (or if they were not public officials many would be charged with treason). Samuel Adams wrote ““If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to pre-

vent its ruin.” *He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

Um…Supreme Court and Court of Appeals admitting to creating policy based on their personal political agenda ring a bell?

Lest they worry about their careers.

Justice Kagan stated in her conformation that her constitutional values were not valid as a supreme court judge, but that her American Policies for the general welfare of the public was the only information necessary. Thomas Jefferson wrote “[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch.” *He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.”

There are currently an estimated 22,461,691 Federal employees. Add in the harassment of State, County, Township, and local employees, and we now have 26.4% of our entire population being employed by government. Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” *He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:” The defining of the powers in our constitution is no longer used, and I dare you to name one amendment to the Bill of Rights that you are currently protected under. In a short list, there are ardent restraints on Speech, Assembly, Press, Warrant, Search and Seizure, States Rights, Personal Protection and Due Process.

Patrick Henry wrote “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” *For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: *For cutting off our Trade

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with all parts of the world: *For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: *For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: *For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: *He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.”

On April 14, 1775, General Gage received instructions from Secretary of State William Legge, Earl of Dartmouth, to disarm the rebels, who were known to have hidden weapons in Concord, among other locations, and to imprison the rebellion’s leaders - especially Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Dartmouth gave Gage considerable discretion in his commands. Most say that an event like this could never happen in this current society.

Now, you may say, “Why are you writing this kind of editorial?” Yes, I have been called a ‘rabble rouser’, an ‘instigator’, a ‘provocateur’, and even a ‘demagogue’ by many local people and very recently. But assumptions are usually a person’s worst enemy; making leaders and intelligent people into just another part of the ignorant masses. People have said that I use my newspaper to push a political agenda. My answer?

Of course I do.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “The freedom of the press only extends to those that own one.” I have spent a lifetime learning about economics, politics, history, and philosophy (and have a lifetime more to learn), specifically to obtain my own freedom and to understand how it can be taken away. I have volunteered for military service overseas specifically to serve other free people of equal thought. I will always continue to fight to maintain for future generations of my family what the Declaration

of Independence clearly defined as the American way of thought.

No, I am not calling for the citizens to take up arms against their government.

But there are other ways of fighting. To prepare to fight you must educate yourself, with some of that education being what you may not want to hear. You must study philosophy in order to interpret all of your information, and to know what is good for all of mankind.

But most of all, all governments, even with good intentions, will grow to slowly take away a man’s freedom for the sake of its own; and in a government of the people, only the people can stop it.

What am I celebrating this Fourth of July? That a few great men did just that, against the world’s greatest super power…and won.

Why do we all celebrate this holiday? Because being a ‘rabble rouser’, an ‘instigator’, a ‘provocateur’, and even a ‘demagogue’, is nothing short of being called a true American in heart, blood, and soul… and I am proud to be called a veteran, an American, and to be born on July 02… our actual Independence Day! “Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature.... If the next centennial does not find us a great nation ... it will be because those who represent the enterprise, the culture, and the morality of the nation do not aid in controlling the political forces.”

James Garfield, the twentieth president of the United States, 1877 “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!”

Benjamin Franklin

Public Pulse

June 13 - 20, 2014

Campbell County Observer

The Federalist 11 The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy Hamilton for the Independent Journal o the People of the State of New York: THE importance of the Union, in a commercial light, is one of those points about which there is least room to entertain a difference of opinion, and which has, in fact, commanded the most general assent of men who have any acquaintance with the subject. This applies as well to our intercourse with foreign countries as with each other.

There are appearances to authorize a supposition that the adventurous spirit, which distinguishes the commercial character of America, has already excited uneasy sensations in several of the maritime powers of Europe. They seem to be apprehensive of our too great interference in that carrying trade, which is the support of their navigation and the foundation of their naval strength. Those of them which have colonies in America look forward to what this country is capable of becoming, with painful solicitude. They foresee the dangers that may threaten their American dominions from the neighborhood of States, which have all the dispositions, and would possess all the means, requisite to the creation of a powerful marine.

Impressions of this kind will naturally indicate the policy of fostering divisions among us, and of depriving us, as far as possible, of an active commerce in our own bottoms. This would answer the threefold purpose of preventing our interference in their navigation, of monopolizing the profits of our trade, and of clipping the wings by which we might soar to a dangerous greatness. Did not prudence forbid the detail, it would not be difficult to trace, by facts, the workings of this policy to the cabinets of ministers.

If we continue united, we may counteract a policy so unfriendly to our prosperity in a variety of ways. By prohibitory regulations, extending, at the same time, throughout the States, we may oblige foreign countries to bid against each other, for the privileges of our markets.

This assertion will not appear chimerical to those who are able to appreciate the importance of the markets of three millions of people--increasing in rapid progression, for the most part exclusively addicted to agriculture, and likely from local circumstances to remain so--to any manufacturing nation; and the immense difference there would be to the trade and navigation of such a nation, between a direct communication in its own ships, and an indirect conveyance of its products and returns, to and from America, in the ships of another country. Suppose, for instance, we had a government in America, capable of excluding Great Britain (with whom we have at present no treaty of commerce) from all our ports; what would be the probable operation of this step upon her politics? Would it not enable us to negotiate, with the fairest prospect of success, for commercial privileges of the most valuable and extensive kind, in the dominions of that kingdom?

When these questions have been asked, upon other occasions, they have received a plausible, but not a solid or satisfactory answer. It has been said that prohibitions on our part would produce no change in the system of Britain, because she could prosecute her trade with us through the medium of the Dutch, who would be her immediate customers and paymasters for those articles which were wanted for the supply of our markets. But would not her navigation be materially injured by the loss of the important advantage of being her own carrier in that trade? Would not the principal part of its profits be intercepted by the Dutch, as a compensation for their agency and risk? Would not the mere circumstance of freight occasion a considerable deduction? Would not so circuitous an intercourse facilitate the competitions of other nations, by enhancing the price of British commodities in our markets, and by transferring to other hands the management of this interesting branch of the British commerce?

A mature consideration of the objects suggested by these questions will justify a belief that the real disadvantages to Britain from such a state of things, conspiring with the pre-possessions of a great part of the nation in favor of the American trade, and with the importunities of the West India islands, would produce a relaxation in her present system, and would let us into the enjoyment of privileges in the markets of those islands elsewhere, from which our trade would derive the most substantial benefits. Such a point gained from the British government, and which could not be expected without an equivalent in exemptions and immunities in our markets, would be likely to have a correspondent effect on the conduct of other nations, who would not be inclined to see themselves altogether supplanted in our trade.

A further resource for influencing the conduct of European nations toward us, in this respect, would arise from the establishment of a federal navy. There can be no doubt that the continuance of the Union under an efficient government would put it in our power, at a period not very distant, to create a navy which, if it could not vie with those of the great maritime powers, would at least be of

respectable weight if thrown into the scale of either of two contending parties. This would be more peculiarly the case in relation to operations in the West Indies.

A few ships of the line, sent opportunely to the reinforcement of either side, would often be sufficient to decide the fate of a campaign, on the event of which interests of the greatest magnitude were suspended. Our position is, in this respect, a most commanding one. And if to this consideration we add that of the usefulness of supplies from this country, in the prosecution of military operations in the West Indies, it will readily be perceived that a situation so favorable would enable us to bargain with great advantage for commercial privileges. A price would be set not only upon our friendship, but upon our neutrality. By a steady adherence to the Union we may hope, erelong, to become the arbiter of Europe in America, and to be able to incline the balance of European competitions in this part of the world as our interest may dictate.

But in the reverse of this eligible situation, we shall discover that the rivalships of the parts would make them checks upon each other, and would frustrate all the tempting advantages which nature has kindly placed within our reach. In a state so insignificant our commerce would be a prey to the wanton intermeddlings of all nations at war with each other; who, having nothing to fear from us, would with little scruple or remorse, supply their wants by depredations on our property as often as it fell in their way. The rights of neutrality will only be respected when they are defended by an adequate power.

A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.

Under a vigorous national government, the natural strength and resources of the country, directed to a common interest, would baffle all the combinations of European jealousy to restrain our growth.

This situation would even take away the motive to such combinations, by inducing an impracticability of success. An active commerce, an extensive navigation, and a flourishing marine would then be the offspring of moral and physical necessity.

We might defy the little arts of the little politicians to control or vary the irresistible and unchangeable course of nature.

But in a state of disunion, these combinations might exist and might operate with success. It would be in the power of the maritime nations, availing themselves of our universal impotence, to prescribe the conditions of our political existence; and as they have a common interest in being our carriers, and still more in preventing our becoming theirs, they would in all probability combine to embarrass our navigation in such a manner as would in effect destroy it, and confine us to a passive commerce. We should then be compelled to content ourselves with the first price of our commodities, and to see the profits of our trade snatched from us to enrich our enemies and p rsecutors.

That unequaled spirit of enterprise, which signalizes the genius of the American merchants and navigators, and which is in itself an inexhaustible mine of national wealth, would be stifled and lost, and poverty and disgrace would overspread a country which, with wisdom, might make herself the admiration and envy of the world.

There are rights of great moment to the trade of America which are rights of the Union--I allude to the fisheries, to the navigation of the Western lakes, and to that of the Mississippi. The dissolution of the Confederacy would give room for delicate questions concerning the future existence of these rights; which the interest of more powerful partners would hardly fail to solve to our disadvantage. The disposition of Spain with regard to the Mississippi needs no comment. France and Britain are concerned with us in the fisheries, and view them as of the utmost moment to their navigation. They, of course, would hardly remain long indifferent to that decided mastery, of which experience has shown us to be possessed in this valuable branch of traffic, and by which we are able to undersell those nations in their own markets. What more natural than that they should be disposed to exclude from the lists such dangerous competitors?

This branch of trade ought not to be considered as a partial benefit. All the navigating States may, in different degrees, advantageously participate in it, and under circumstances of a greater extension of mercantile capital, would not be unlikely to do it. As a nursery of seamen, it now is, or when time shall have more nearly assimilated the principles of navigation in the several States, will become, a universal resource. To the establishment of a navy, it must be indispensable.

To this great national object, a navy, union will contribute in various ways. Every institution will grow and flourish in proportion to the quantity and extent of the means concentred towards its formation and support. A navy of the United States, as it would embrace the resources of all, is an object far less remote than a navy of any single State or partial confederacy, which would only embrace the resources of a single part. It happens, indeed, that different portions of confederated America

possess each some peculiar advantage for this essential establishment. The more southern States furnish in greater abundance certain kinds of naval stores-tar, pitch, and turpentine. Their wood for the construction of ships is also of a more solid and lasting texture. The difference in the duration of the ships of which the navy might be composed, if chiefly constructed of Southern wood, would be of signal importance, either in the view of naval strength or of national economy. Some of the Southern and of the Middle States yield a greater plenty of iron, and of better quality. Seamen must chiefly be drawn from the Northern hive. The necessity of naval protection to external or maritime commerce does not require a particular elucidation, no more than the conduciveness of that species of commerce to the prosperity of a navy.

An unrestrained intercourse between the States themselves will advance the trade of each by an interchange of their respective productions, not only for the supply of reciprocal wants at home, but for exportation to foreign markets. The veins of commerce in every part will be replenished, and will acquire additional motion and vigor from a free circulation of the commodities of every part.

Commercial enterprise will have much greater scope, from the diversity in the productions of different States. When the staple of one fails from a bad harvest or unproductive crop, it can call to its aid the staple of another. The variety, not less than the value, of products for exportation contributes to the activity of foreign commerce. It can be conducted upon much better terms with a large number of materials of a given value than with a small number of materials of the same value; arising from the competitions of trade and from the fluctations of markets.

Particular articles may be in great demand at certain periods, and unsalable at others; but if there be a variety of articles, it can scarcely happen that they should all be at one time in the latter predicament, and on this account the operations of the merchant would be less liable to any considerable obstruction or stagnation. The speculative trader will at once perceive the force of these observations, and will acknowledge that the aggregate balance of the commerce of the United States would bid fair to be much more favorable than that of the thirteen States without union or with partial unions.

It may perhaps be replied to this, that whether the States are united or disunited, there would still be an intimate intercourse between them which would answer the same ends; this intercourse would be fettered, interrupted, and nar-

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rowed by a multiplicity of causes, which in the course of these papers have been amply detailed. A unity of commercial, as well as political, interests, can only result from a unity of government.

There are other points of view in which this subject might be placed, of a striking and animating kind. But they would lead us too far into the regions of futurity, and would involve topics not proper for a newspaper discussion. I shall briefly observe, that our situation invites and our interests prompt us to aim at an ascendant in the system of American affairs. The world may politically, as well as geographically, be divided into four parts, each having a distinct set of interests. Unhappily for the other three, Europe, by her arms and by her negotiations, by force and by fraud, has, in different degrees, extended her dominion over them all. Africa, Asia, and America, have successively felt her domination. The superiority she has long maintained has tempted her to plume herself as the Mistress of the World, and to consider the rest of mankind as created for her benefit. Men admired as profound philosophers have, in direct terms, attributed to her inhabitants a physical superiority, and have gravely asserted that all animals, and with them the human species, degenerate in America--that even dogs cease to bark after having breathed awhile in our atmosphere.[1] Facts have too long supported these arrogant pretensions of the Europeans. It belongs to us to vindicate the honor of the human race, and to teach that assuming brother, moderation. Union will enable us to do it. Disunion will will add another victim to his triumphs. Let Americans disdain to be the instruments of European greatness!

Let the thirteen States, bound together in a strict and indissoluble Union, concur in erecting one great American system, superior to the control of all transatlantic force or influence, and able to dictate the terms of the connection between the old and the new world!

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Governor Names New Policy and Natural Resources Policy Directors overnor Matt Mead named Mary Kay Hill as his Policy Director. Hill takes over for Shawn Reese who was selected as the CEO of the Wyoming Business Council. Hill brings significant policy experience to the position, as Deputy Policy Director for Governor Mead, Policy Director for Governor Jim Geringer and Media Director for U.S.

Senator Al Simpson. Governor Mead selected Jerimiah Rieman for his Natural Resources Policy Director.

Rieman was the Governor’s Natural Resources Policy Advisor and before that an administrator for the Wyoming Workforce Development Council.

“I have worked to strengthen Wyoming’s focus in a number of areas including an energy strategy, a water

strategy, state leadership in land use, and establishing Wyoming as a business friendly state,” Governor Mead said. “Mary Kay and Jerimiah are talented leaders and will work hard to make sure we continue this momentum. Shawn Reese has done a tremendous job for me and for Wyoming. I am glad to have him as the head of the Business Council.”

What Our Country Needs From the Press Submitted by Lee H. Hamilton These days, the scandal involving long wait times at VA hospitals can feel like some made-in-Washington spectacle generated by politicians looking for headlines. But it isn’t. It had its genesis in a late-April report on CNN that as many as 40 veterans may have died waiting for appointments at VA hospitals in Phoenix.

This investigative piece was notable for two reasons. It’s been a while since a news story so quickly provoked such a storm of public indignation that a cabinet secretary — deservedly or not — had no choice but to resign. And it’s a reminder of just how important old-fashioned shoeleather reporting remains to our system of government, especially when it uncovers official misdoing.

One of the basic truths about our representative democracy is that it does not work without solid information. Public officials, both elected and appointed, need to know what’s happening in the communities they serve, and the people who live in those communities need to know what the government they elect and fund is doing in their name.

A lot of forces try to distort that flow of information, or even block it altogether — from officials who aren’t living up to our expectations to politicians counting on public ignorance to lobbyists and advocates hoping to sway public opinion. This is why the press — and by this I mean print, broadcast and online journalists — is so crucial to our country’s health. It is, or ought to be, a steady, dispassionate,

truth-seeking, skeptical and ProPublica and the new officials when their policies tough-minded force for pub- wave of “explanatory” and and operations are failing data-driven sites like Vox or going astray. Without a lic understanding.

In an ideal world, our and 538.com. But their very strong independent press, media would focus on the presence suggests that those in power could simply serious side of the news. It they see a void to be filled. tell us what they want us to would explore and highlight These days, only a handful know and we’d be none the the substance of issues, of news organizations in the wiser. And that is no state not simply the politics of country have the resources of affairs for a democracy.

Lee Hamilton is Director issues. It would detail the — both human and finanfacts underlying a story, cial — to spend weeks or of the Center on Congress rather than dwelling on the months chasing an investi- at Indiana University. He personalities at play in the gation. Given the cuts that was a member of the U.S. story. There is a place for have stripped newsrooms House of Representatives entertainment that plays off of the expertise they once for 34 years. the news — as people like contained, I sometimes Jon Stewart and Stephen wonder whether the kind Colbert have amply dem- of reporting that brought us onstrated — but in their Watergate and uncovered search for an audience, the Enron scandal could news executives shouldn’t still occur.

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Mader to Run for District 52

By Holly Galloway

Troy Mader has announced he will run for Wyoming House District #52 as the Republican Party nominee in the August primary election.

Mader was appointed to this seat in February by the Campbell County Commissioners after the untimely death of Sue Wallis. Because of the timing of his appointment, he had rush to the Capitol in Cheyenne to join the Legislature, which was just beginning a budget session.

Mader spent some time in law enforcement, but most of his career has been spent as a business man with his father. They built several subdivisions in the Gillette area. He is a rancher and an auctioneer.

“I have been involved with politics all my life,” said Mader. He has served as a precinct man, and has attended State Conventions as a voting member. When asked about his political philosophy Mader said, “Conservatism works - simple as that.”

Mader makes no bones about it that his religious convictions are in the forefront of his life. He said, “If people allow it, they will forget God and let government take care of them with

entitlements. This country will eventually destroy itself just like every other nation in history who turned towards socialist ideals did.”

Mader believes in personal responsibility. Mader did not vote for final passage of the budget this past winter. He claims there were many reasons why, but spoke about one. “We give the University of Wyoming a block grant and a lot of other money,” said Mader. “There was also another twenty million set to go to the University.”

The House of Representatives decided to eliminate this twenty million that was set to go to the University.

The budget was then sent to the Senate who promptly put nearly fifteen million of that University money back into the budget. “That was the primary factor,” Mader said for not voting for passage.

“There needs to be accountability for the public’s money, “said Mader. “We are dipping into the coffee cans to balance Wyoming’s budget.”

Mader sees this as a disaster waiting to happen because the war on coal will not go away. “Coal is the primary source of revenue for the state,” Mader said. “We have got to get to

the reality that there are going to be some serious budget shortfalls coming down the pike.”

Mader is a strong advocate for Federal Public Lands becoming State Public Lands. Nearly 42% of Wyoming public lands are held by the Federal Government. “There is more recoverable oil in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming than in all of the Middle East,” Mader said. “It is not only the land but it is the minerals under the land that need to be transferred to the States.”

Mader believes that a type of litmus test should be asked of anyone who is running for the Wyoming State Legislature or Senate. That test should be one question only. The question should pertain to the transfer or Federal Public lands to the States.

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Keyhole Fishing Report Submitted by Mike Smith Empire Guesthouse, RV, and General Store owdy folks, this is your Keyhole Reservoir fishing report for the week of June 9th, 2014.

Walleye fishing remains very good, with lots of fish coming from the west end.

There’s been a flotilla of boats out there for the past couple of weeks, showing you where the action is. Most are pulling worm harnesses with crawlers or leeches. Some are using crank baits with good luck.

With the good fishing you might want to be a little pickier about the fish you keep. Release those under 15” and over 21”. Let the little guys grow and the bigger ones are our breeding stock. There’s no guarantee that we’ll get a walleye stocking, so we need to

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protect our breeders if we want good fishing in the future.

The crappie have arrived.

There seems to be a lot of smaller ones this year.

Bigger ones can be found, but you may have to weed through several smaller ones.

The Empire Guesthouse Tournament went well, despite the poor weather this past weekend. Around 40 fishermen participated with the winning team weighing in 10 crappie at 5.6 lbs. and a family of five catching them. That’s a 1/2 lb average which seemed a little lighter than last year.

The Rusty Bell family took 1st Place and $480 for their effort, not to mention everyone in his family took home a raffle prize as did

most of the other entrants.

The NEWWA will hold their 6th annual carp roundup bow fishing tournament June 21. Entry fee is $120 per team which may consist of up to 3 members.

Winners will be determined by the weight of 20 biggest carp. Registration begins at 7am at the Empire Guesthouse. No fishing license is needed to shoot carp. Call Jeremy at 307689-5356 or Daniel at 307299-9780 for more information That’s it for this week.

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Gillette Soccer Club Brings Home Three State Championships Submitted by Audra Stumbaugh illette Edge U8 girls won the State Championship last weekend at the McDonalds State Cup held in Sheridan.

The girls tied 0-0 against Sheridan, won 6-1 against Casper Red, and won 4-2 against Casper Black, which put them in the championship game against Casper Red where they dominated again, winning 6-0.Coaches are Tim and Kerri De Wine, team members are Aubry DeWine, Averi DeWine, Kaylee Henthorn, Erika Martinez, Madelyn Romero, McKinzie Schafer, Vinae Stillman, Janessa Velasco, Halle Walker and Payton Whitt.

U12 girls won first State championship at U12 leve,l but this team brought home the state championship last year at the U10 level.

They went undefeated all year long, only giving up four goals. During the State Cup the team did not give up any goals. The team is coached by Justin and Kristina Roswadovski.

Team members are Allyson Borchers, Brady Diemling, Gabby Drube, Breckyn Hamlin, Kate Hladky, Payton Mc Grath, Shaelea Milliron, Peyton Roswadovski, Macy Schomer, Sydney Solem, Karissa Tranas and Skylar Wyllie. The team will head to Boulder to compete in the Rocky Mountain Cup. U14 girls Gold team had an outstanding weekend as well. In pool play they won 6-1 against Casper Blades, 5-0 against Sheridan Coon, 4-0 against Sheridan Kelly.

They faced Casper Blades in the championship match and won 2-0, bringing home another State Championship for this team.

The Gillette Edge U14 Girls Gold team finished the spring season with a 16-0 record. They scored 70 goals and allowed just four. The team will compete in the Rocky Mountain Cup on June 13-15 and then represent Wyoming in the Northern Classic Tournament (in Billings, MT) July 10-13 featuring

the state champions from Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The girls are coached by Alex Ayers, Justin Roswadovski and Kristina Roswadovski.

Team members are Kennedy Ayers, Peyton Bellon, Kierra Cutright, DeLaney Hallcroft, Baylee Hamlin, Kylie Hatzenbihler, Emma Jarvis, Emily Jones, Christina Lacek, McKenzee Nuzum, Megan Phillips, Grace Roswadovski, Kennedy Schomer, Alyssa Stumbaugh and Mollie Wilson.

The Gillette U14 Girls Silver lost all three games this weekend. The final game against Heart Mountain was a back and forth game with the Edge losing in the final two minutes. The girls played very well and played extremely hard. “It was the best effort of the season.

The girls improved much throughout the Spring Season always working hard and never quitting. A very fun group of girls,” said coach Jay Mahylis of his team. Team members are Bailey Alt, Zoe Biggs, Chantel Cunningham, Mercedes Cunningham, Molly Dashney, Misteen English, McKenna Hauber, Alyssa King, Mya Lockwood, Rhiannon Mandarich, Caitlan Raney, Taegan Wandle and Desarae Wilson.

The U12 boys Gold Edge team played their best soccer of the season at the Wyoming State Cup in Sheridan finishing 2nd place. The boys played incredible defensively with our talented goalkeepers Nathan King and Ethan Cox while Nate Delgrande, Deegan Williams, Jacob Guernsey, Josh Guernsey, Cade Ayers, and Gunnar Gauthier all being an integral part in protecting the goal.

In the first game, they played the Casper Blades and tied it up 1-1 with a goal from Oscar Martinez and assist from Mason Miller. With two minutes left in the game, Edge was called for a foul in the box so Casper shot and hit a penalty kick making the fi-

nal score 2-1. Edge didn’t let that get them down and came to play tough against Lander beating those 3-0 in dominating fashion. Luke Hladky and Cole Deimling both scored unassisted goals while Oscar Martinez scored again with an assist from Mason Miller.

Edge had to win their next game to have a chance at the championship and they got it done with a 1-0 win over Rock Springs in a very physical game. Nathan Delgrande scored the lone goal with an assist from Miller. Edge faced Worland in the championship game. It was a very tight game and at the end of regulation it was tied 1-1.

Worland scored in OT to win 2-1. The other boys on the team include: Dymon Decker, Garner Gauthier, Chris Horsley, Luke Hoese, Luis Molina, Brock Stelzner, and Brendan King.

Coach Jannie Miller had this to say about her team: “These boys improved tremendously throughout the year and finished the season strong.”

The U14 Boys had a great weekend at the State Cup as well, as they went 2-1-0 in the silver division. They missed going to the Championship by two points to

Sheridan. The boys where coached this weekend by Joe Jurewicz, Randy Milliron, and Shelby Jurewicz.

Team members are: Dillon Cole, Kelsey Franz, Hunter Castleberry-Nunez, Cameron Durgin, Isaac Howell, Aron Molina and Zach Milliron, Logan MacKearney, Caden Carlson, Cristian Martinez, Alex Choy, Tanner Smolik, Tyler Whitt, and Joey Jurewicz.

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Great gun for hunting deer or elk very cheap ammo available for target practice.

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1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864 A friend of mine called the other day and tells me he has 2 friends that are looking for some AR-15’s do I have any?

I told him yes I do, They are M4 style scope ready models and priced at $695.00.

Great, he says, They will be right over. They never showed up so a few days later I asked him if his friends were still interested. He told me nope, they bought them online for $1500.00. So, here they come with UPS, I still made my $15.00 for the transfer but while they were there they looked at the rifles I had in stock and discovered they were the same models they ordered with the same features and they could have bought 2 from me for the same price they paid for one they ordered. Don’t let this happen to you, Any gun, Any models, Any features can be ordered or built for a lower cost. Call for a free quote.

Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.

Before you buy, make a call to get a quote. We can order any gun you are looking at and just may be able to save you a ton of money. Call for a free quote. $15.00 FFL Transfer Fee on all internet purchases. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad.

Gunsmithing Special of the week. Electrolysis Barrel Cleaning. Increase the accuracy of your firearm, get ready for hunting season or a summer of shooting fun.

Most cleanings complete overnight and your gun is ready the next day. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

With the current controversy of gun control you can expect changes. One of these changes will be permanently attached low capacity magazines. Make your current guns compliant to this regulation. Call for quotes on all your gunsmithing needs.

Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.

Chinese Type 53 Carbines 7.62X54R. These guns have been fully restored and are excellent shooters. They are a shorter model of the Mossin Naugant making them easy to carry through the brush and trees. Large caliber with plenty of take down power for the largest and most dangerous game.

Ammo is still available and still very reasonably priced.

This gun comes with a fold down bayonet permanently attached. Adjustable sights on an elevation ramp rear sight makes this package very versatile. permanently attached floor plate magazine holds 5 rounds with one additional one in the chamber. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.

Wanted to Buy Military Items From WW2 and Vietnam, 307-778-6493 I Buy Militaria. Swords, uniforms, bayonets, medals, guns/parts, field gear. 6827864 Wanted: Old Batteries. Call 307-670-1675. D4-30-8P WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854.

APPLY NOW!!! CLERICAL PERSONNEL NEEDED. candidates that are ambitious and career motivated should please contact {bervelyscoot@outlook.com} HD Supply - Excellent opportunity, great pay & benefits.

WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE I – GILLETTE WY, Responsibilities include tasks such as loading, unloading, sorting, picking, stocking, staging, fabrication, and transportation of goods. Apply at jobs. hdsupply.com Job #5144.

Reference this ad when applying.

Hiring Newspaper Journalist.

Government/Politics. Work at Home. Must be able to perform advanced research, and write unbias. Must be able to attend government meetings and conduct interviews professionally. Pays per article/Part Time. Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com.

Rocky Mt Merchandising is looking for dependable, outgoing person to execute four in store demos in Sept showing the features and benefits of the Straight Talk Cell phone. Must commit to all four Saturdays from 10:00-4:00. Email Jackie@ rockymm.com or call 800723-9008 Temporary Help Wanted.

J&G General Construction, home improvement company is looking for a temporary construction laborer. Experience preferred but not necessary. Could turn into full time position depending on devotion, responsibility, and skill.

Call James (307) 257-4441 to set up an interview.

Transportation assistants NEEDED! Up to $25/hr. For a complete job description & application, please apply via e-mail: lori.delucia.hr@rsithr. info Summer Job - Age 14 and up. Newspaper Subscription Sales. Pays $5.00 for every 6-month subscription sold and $10.00 for every year subscription sold. Perfect for summer money. Extra bonuses for 100 subscriptions sold (Pizza Party at Godfathers with friends/family) and more. Email the Campbell County Observer at CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com

Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details.

307-257-2306.

Exciting career available Now! No weekends, holidays, or nights. Unlimited income potential. 20% commission plus gas allowance selling print advertising. Call Anne Peterson (advertising manager) at (307) 299-4662 or email AnnePeterson@ CampbellCountyObserver. com Get your doTerra essential oils at Health Corner 101, 500 O-R Drive Suite 4 or call 307-689-1998

Hiring Newspaper Sports Writer. Must be able to attend Campbell County Sports games at all levels and various sports. Can write in a bias/home team manner. Must also be able to take photographs of covered games, get information from coaches, and retrieve stats. Much of the work is performed Home. Pays per article/Part Time position.

Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com.

Help Wanted- Office/Clerical, PT Clerical Person needed from, Monday-Friday, $900.00 weekly.Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do Lil errand. Apply @ Robert lewis Link ahead, Email: Robertlewis81@hotmail.com Are you a motivated animal lover? Gillette’s newest veterinary hospital is in need of a fabulous part-time (with potential full time) receptionist to join our TEAM! We love upbeat attitudes, big smiles, and a willingness to please the client while keeping all of the important details in check.

Inquires please e-mail your cover letter and resume to info@redhillsvet.com Please have these items submitted

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Looking for CDL to work in North Dakota full time. Call 307-670-3629. *Immediate Openings!* Are you looking to join a fast paced, growing company?

Are you ready to earn the income you know you’re worth? Are you outgoing and enjoy meeting new people? Do you enjoy sales and have sales experience?

Do you enjoy leading and helping others to succeed?

If so, this is the career for you! We have openings that provide print, website, and radio advertising as well as marketing solutions to businesses. We focus primarily on smaller communities, providing personalized, in-depth information specific to each coverage area. It is our goal to ensure that every customer has a positive experience, from the initial sale to final publication. We are looking for a few highly motivated and passionate individuals that will provide exemplary customer service and sales expertise to keep our clients happy and keep our company growing! If interested, please email cover letter and resume to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com for an interview.

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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.

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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

Homes for Sale 2010 Fairmont 16x80 mobile Home. 3 bed-2 bath. Central Air, 10x10 deck, 500gl propane tank, and all utilities.

Excellent condition. $30,000 OBO. Please call after 5pm.

605-209-7584.

Home For Sale By Owner.

Great Horse Property for sale, in Buffalo Wyoming.

11.5 acres with three bedroom, 3 bath home with 2 car attached garage, afull length covered redwood deck and walk out basement, irrigated pastures, bite corrals, Cleary Barn, and much more.Call 307-684-5844 after 5p.m. for appointment

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

1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring. $2500 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring done in shop class 2 years ago. No rust only used once since redone. $2500 or OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

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Scams

Pets

1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087

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

THESE ARE KNOWN SCAMS GOING THROUGH NEWSPAPERS AT THE MOMENT. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THESE ADS IN ANY NEWSPAPER.

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

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

Fuel

Large and Small Band Saws call for info. 307-680-8838 18v Dewalt tools - sawzall, hammer drill, one battery and one charger. $150 obo. call (307)299-1382 Exterior door with window, interior light fixtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com “As the economy worsens, don’t rely on government... rely on us to sell or trade. $0.25 per word per week.

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Blue Dual Reclining Sofa.

Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like.

Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition.

Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108.

Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353.

Kojac series One, two and three dvd $65.00 $98 value 307 - 670 - 1887 Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202

For Rent 2 Bedroom Duplex, with one car garage, washer/dryer, no pets. $700rent/$700deposit.

307-689-0202 For Rent 5 bedroom, 3 bath manufactured home, on huge lot $1,100 per month, utilities not included! 307299-4662 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.

05’ 32 foot fifth wheel, Wildcat, sleeps 10, 1 slide, bunks, self contained, no generator 307-680-6625 Looking for a bumper pull camper that someone wants off of their property. I will remove it for free in the Campbell/Crook County areas.

Would prefer a tandem axel longer than 10 ft. Call 307299-1382 07’ Prowler 5th wheel.

2slides. 32ft with extras. Call 307-672-8766 1994 Southwind by Fleetwood 34 foot Class A Coach Rear Engine Turbo Diesel Cummins, 230 HP, Motor Home in good condition.

180,000 miles on original Cummins Diesel 33H Engine.

Three captain’s chairs including driver. Couch makes into a full bed. Full kitchen, stove with oven, microwave. Dining area. Propane or electric refrigerator/freezer. Lots of storage. Rear bedroom with queen bed. Bathroom with shower. Dish portable satellite TV setup and small flatscreen TV goes with it.

Trailer receiver hitch. Lost my husband in December and don’t have any use for it.

Would like to sell fast. Make me an offer. 307 682 4808. sue.wallis52@gmail.com http://wyoming.craigslist.org/ rvs/3965643910.html Minnows, crawlers, leeches, fishing tackle, boating and camping supplies. Fully furnished cabin rentals, 50 Amp Full Hookup RV sites 5 minutes from Keyhole Reservoir in Pine Haven. Empire Guesthouse & RV Park 307756-3454. www.empireguesthouse.com

Child Care Christian Daycare/PreSchool is now open. One-onone Pre-School and crafts.

Group circle time, Spanish, songs, phonics, counting, American Sign Language, and more. Pre-School, Kindergarten and older school children welcome. An all Christian environment. Reasonable rates. 685-6610.

(4.10x4) Need a Babysitter? Call Brittany 257-3345 available Monday thru Friday 6am to 6 pm. $25 per day one child, two children same family $35 per day!

Licensed daycare now open.

Spots available full-time and before and after school.

Close to Rozet school and the post office.

Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 In a Pinch?? Back up Daycare service call 307-6807948

HONDA 1988 GL1500 MOTORBIKE FOR FREE IF INTERESTED CONTACT:(petermaris@live. com) if interested AD TEXT : Free 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300RZZ GSX-R Sport Bike , It is in excellent condition with no dents or dings, 100% mechanically okay .If interested please contact me for pictures,I bought the Motorcycle for my grandson as his birthday gift last year august and am giving it out to a good home contact me at johnstark227@yahoo.com Help Wanted- Office/Clerical; PT Clerical Person needed from 11:00AM To 3:00PM, Monday-Friday, $900.00 weekly.Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do Lil errand. Apply @ nicoledevlin Linkahead,Email: nicoledevlin150@gmail.com

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person!

2011 Polaris 500 - Green with Camo Hood, Has Winch. Recently added Top, Window, doors, gun rack, Windshield Wipers. Very good condition.

362 hours. $6,000. 307-2170745 International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563.

Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc.

80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00.

Asking $5,500 or best offer.

Price:$5,500obo.

Contact: 307-670-2733 2013 Custom Harley Hardtail Bobber all new $9,500. Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer.

Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,000 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or 307-6220825

June 13 - 20, 2014

Services Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Mobilehome handyman is the business for all your home maintenance and repairs we do skirting decks windows doors freeze ups re-levels and much more 30 years experience call Rick.@ (307)281-1457

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Where is this picture answer The Climbing tower at the Campbell County Recreation Center

Two energetic women are looking for homes to clean.

Reasonable rates. If interested call (307) 299-4660 or (307) 257-4816 RV Winterization starting at $99.95 at YOUR house. Call Randy at 307-660-3091 (b340-tfnh) Tree Trimming and removal.

Certified Arborist! No job too big or small. Experienced, licensed, bonded and insured.

Veteran owned and operated for 13 years. Top Notch Tree Service 970-556-5000 Spring Cleaning Special! Any purchase over $200 prior to 5-31-13 Will have the choice of: Free couch cleaning (up tp 8ft. long) or Free 1 year warranty on oil/water based spots. www.pineridgeclean. com 307-660-7856 find us on Facebook

Weekly Trivia Answer

Who gave us the phrase, the “Shot Heard Around the World”?

Want To Get in Shape?Like to have Fun? Learn The Graceful moves of American Oriental Belly Dancing! The 3rd Sunday of every month.

Call Leanna Tabatt 307-6808457 Looking to buy a new computer? Why waste the money? “Your Computer Store” has refurbished towers and laptops rebuilt right here in our store. Plenty of memory, disc space, and advice. Come by and see our inventory at “Your Computer Store,” where YOU come first! 802 E. Third St next to Ice Cream Land “Did you see this? Than it worked. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net to list your ad today!”

Computers have become like cars, and they need repaired.

Want the best quality repair work in N.E. Wyoming? Bring your computer to “Your Computer Store.” Quality work at a quality price. “Your Computer Store,” where YOU COME FIRST 802 E. Third street next to Ice Cream Land.

Auto insurance preferred and SR-22’s. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Motorcycle and ATV insurance. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520

Solutions from this week

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The phrase is originally from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn” (1837), and referred to the first shot of the American Revolutionary War. According to Emerson’s poem, this pivotal shot occurred at the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, where the first British soldiers killed in the battles of Lexington and Concord fell.

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Weekly Sports Trivia Answer When was the first ever night game played in Major League Baseball?

1935 - Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati

Although night games played under artificial illumination dated back to the 1880s and were introduced in minor league baseball in the late 1920s, they were initially dismissed as an unwelcome gimmick by the big-league clubs. The first bigleague team to play games at night was the 1930 Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues, who often played against the House of David baseball team, who carried portable lights mounted on trucks along with their team bus. The first night game in Major League Baseball history occurred on May 24, 1935 when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field. The original plan was that the Reds would play seven night games each season, one against each visiting club. Night baseball quickly found acceptance in other Major League cities and eventually became the norm; the term “day game” was subsequently coined to designate the increasingly rarer afternoon contests.

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Campbell County Observer

June 13 - 20, 2014

Campbell Co. Fire Dept.

June 8, 2014 - At 12:09 pm to Hwy 1416 near the I-90 overpass for a motor vehicle crash.

- At 1:57 pm to 2577 S. Douglas Hwy for a commercial sprinkler system flow alarm.

Firefighters found that a slow leak from a sprinkler head had activated the alarm. The system was shut down and maintenance personnel agreed to perform a fire watch until the system is repaired.

- At 3:02 pm to the 600 block of W. Boxelder Rd for a carbon monoxide detector activation. No carbon monoxide was found.

- At 9:25 p.m. to the 1500 block of Cimarron Dr. to assist a citizen that had fallen and needed assistance.

June 9, 2014 - At 1:12 p.m. to West Lakeway Road and Dogwood Avenue for a vehicle versus pedestrian. The pedestrian was injured and transported to Campbell County Memorial Hospital.

- At 1:26 p.m. to 7th Street for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival crews found that construction had activated the alarm and no fire was found. Crews then cleared from the scene.

- At 6:45 p.m. to W. 6th St. for an EMS assist.

- At 7:24 p.m. to E. Boxelder for an EMS assist.

- At 8:57 p.m. to 904 Country Club Rd. (Candlewood Suites) for an automatic fire alarm, upon arrival we found an overloaded

washing machine that had burned a belt in half. The area was checked for extension and guests were allowed to re occupy.

June 10th, 2014 - At 2:16 a.m. to Interstate 90 near mile marker 138 for an EMS assist.

- At 7:59 a.m. to East Flying Circle Drive for an automatic fire alarm activation.

The alarm was caused by steam from a shower.

- At 9:21 a.m. to 501 S. Burma Avenue, Campbell County Memorial Hospital for an automatic fire alarm activation.

- At 12:13 p.m. to Newton Road for an EMS assist.

- At 2:01 p.m. to Warlow Drive for an EMS assist.

- At 2:28 p.m. to Latigo Street for an EMS assist.

- At 2:33 p.m. to the area of 4901 Darrell St. for a reported natural gas line leaking. Firefighters arrived on scene and found an underground boring machine had come in contact with a natural gas pipeline. Firefighters used shovels to expose the line and stopped the leak with clamps. The scene was turned over to Source Gas.

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The Woman Who Saved Wyoming’s History

By Jeff Morrison yoming historians and history buffs such as me owe a great debt of gratitude to the efforts of a remarkable woman who labored tirelessly to save Wyoming’s historic places one hundred years ago.

Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard was born in Clinton, Iowa on July 2, 1861. When she first arrived in Wyoming, in 1882, Hebard was already uniquely accomplished, having earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa. “I met with many discouragements and many sneers and much opposition to my enrolling in the scientific course, which was then entirely a man’s college,” Dr. Hebard confided in a letter to a friend in 1928. “All kinds of discouraging predictions were made that I would fail, that it was impossible or a woman to do the kind of work I was undertaking.”

Far from failing, Hebard found work in Cheyenne at the surveyor general’s office and eventually became the deputy state engineer. Along the way, she continued her education via correspondence and earned a master degree from the University of Iowa in 1885 and her PH. D. in political science from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1893. In 1891, Hebard was the first woman appointed to the University of Wyoming board of trustees, with a salaried position of secretary. As such, Hebard was in charge of university policy and finances, and ruled with an iron fist. As she later confessed, “The Trustees gave me a great deal of power, and I used it.”

Dr. Hebard continued to be a groundbreaker throughout her lifetime. In 1894, from a few sacks of books she found locked in a small room, Hebard established the university’s library and served as its first librarian, during which time the collection grew to over 42,000 volumes.

In 1898, she became the first woman admitted to the Wyoming Bar Association. When her tenure with the board of trustees ended, Hebard became a member of the university faculty in 1908, and was the department head of the Department of Political Economy. She was also heavily involved in In addition to her many duties and activities at the university, Dr. Hebard served on the advisory board of the Wyoming Historical Association. This position sparked her interest in, and passionate pursuit of preserving, Wyoming history for which she is best remembered today.

When Hebard moved to Wyoming in 1882, the “Old West” was quickly fading into the sunset (even though the largest gunfight the west had ever seen wouldn’t occur for another ten years, in Johnson County Wyoming). Hebard knew, as did Buffalo Bill Cody, that a part of American

history would soon be gone forever, and sought to preserve that history for future generations. Although her contributions may not have been as entertaining as those of Colonel Cody, they were far more practical and significant, and continue to influence historians, both professional and amateur, to this day.

She began by helping found the Oregon Trail Commission and became the driving force behind placing numerous trail markers and historical plaques along its route, including markers at Fort Laramie, Independence Rock, and Fort Fetterman, among many others. Over the years, trail her trail marking efforts expanded to the Pony Express stations, the Overland Trail, and the Bozeman Trail. In many cases, such as the Fort Reno site near North Pumpkin Butte, the markers she established 100 years ago are the only visible remains of many important historic sites in Wyoming. She and her colleagues who accompanied her on her explorations identified most of the known trail ruts of those pioneer roads.

Hebard also devoted herself to preserving the oral histories of Wyoming’s past, both Indian and White, through extensive interviews and correspondence with the very people who lived it. Her research produced several published non-fiction historical books, including biographies of Jim Bridger, Chief Washakie, and Sacajawea. She also co-authored a book about the Bozeman Trail with E. A. Brinninstool, who is best known for his writings about the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

As if her schedule wasn’t busy enough, Hebard was also heavily involved in a slew of activities ranging from the women’s suffrage movement, to child-welfare reform, to volunteer work with the Red Cross. Dr. Hebard was most proud of her work with Americanization of immigrants, teaching English and American history in preparation for naturalization.

Hebard continued her work in all these areas right up to her death in 1936, at the age of 75. Her extensive collection of writings, maps, and correspondence was willed the University of Wyoming library, and is preserved today in the library’s Hebard Collection.

As with most historians of the era in which she lived, Dr. Grace Hebard’s works have come under criticism by modern historians; particularly her autobiography of Sacajawea. Many claim that her writings “romanticize” the West.

Some point out her reliance on oral histories with little or no corroboration to validate them. One critic in particular claims that “Hebard’s ‘histories’ have resulted in many interpretations in Wyoming of past events which never took

place, but are now believed by many in the state to be facts.” He adds that “Often when the facts did not support her thesis, Hebard made up her own ‘facts.’”

Personally, I find that Dr. Hebard’s writing style is not much different from that of her contemporaries. As to the accusations of making up facts to fit her thesis, and relying on uncorroborated oral traditions, I would point out that quite a few modern historians are guilty of the exact same things. But perhaps I am a bit biased, myself.

Among the correspondence in the Hebard Collection are a series of letters between Dr. Hebard and Edward Crabb, a surveyor who lived in Sho-

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shone, Wyoming. They had met around the time Hebard was doing research on the Wind River Reservation. Among the topics they discussed was the possibility of a book on the Johnson County War. Crabb, who came to Wyoming from New York in the 1890s, knew many of the people involved in the range war, both the Cattle Barons and the “Rustlers.” He agreed to help her with the maps, but asked not to be used as a source, due to the fact that he had no use for most of the Cattle Barons he knew, and considered many of the so-called rustlers to be personal friends. Edward Crabb was my great, great uncle.

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