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The public is invited to a DARE Family Barn Dance Friday at Sage Valley Junior High School. The dance will feature live music from the Lazy L Band, Fun on the Go, concessions, and a 50/50 drawing. Campbell County DARE Officer Dennis Brown says proceeds from the dance will benefit the DARE Scholarship Fund. “In the big gym there will
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be a family fun dance,” Brown explains. “In the little gym there will be Fun on the Go. They’re going to have their inflatables.” Tickets for the DARE Family Barn Dance are available at the door and cost $10 per person, $15 per couple, or $20 per family. The DARE Family Barn Dance is on Friday, March 16, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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CCFD wants new position to improve customer service By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News
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Fire Chief Don Huber and Fire Marshal Eric Acton spoke about the need to add an inspector position to the Campbell County Fire Department at a Tuesday luncheon between the City of Gillette, Town of Wright, and Campbell County Board of Commissioners. “The reason why it’s needed is we’re constantly evaluating our different programs that we have in order to improve our customer service,” Huber explains. “We have determined that in order to fulfill the needs of our citizens in Campbell County we need to improve by adding some services to our code system.” Chief Huber says that addition of the inspector position would allow the code-related questions from developers, property owners, contractors and other people in the community to be answered in a timely manner. The end result, Huber says, would be safer buildings and activities for the public, employees and property owners. In the past, Huber says multiple employees performed some of the functions of an inspector. However, they were not formal or qualified inspectors, placing an amount of liability on the fire department. Huber says with the addition of the inspector position he feels it will have added benefits for the fire marshal as well. “The other thing is he’ll be able to follow-up on code violations after they’re corrected,” Huber notes. Speeding up the verification process, Huber says, is just one of the many customer service needs the community has been asking for that could be addressed with the addition of the inspector position. Huber says he attempted to fill the position last year, but he was instructed to try to fulfill the duties with his current staff. Such an attempt, Huber says, has not been working out. “I tried to make my four crews go out and do inspections and then also do the follow-up, but when they were doing the follow-up after the corrections were made what they were finding is we had inconsistency,” he says. Huber says adding consistency
for developers, property owners and contractors is a responsibility they can’t afford to compromise. He says expecting operational firefighters to be able to fill in for various types of administrative duties, such as being experts on pages of pages of fire code is a difficult task. “From what we’re finding it’s very difficult for a firefighter to fill a slot of both operational firefighter and more of an administrator type of job, and that’s why I need a manager basically over those four people when they’re out there doing their inspections,” Huber describes. “They come back with their reports, he’ll go out and he’ll give the same answer to all of the different facilities.” Huber also noted that 25 years ago when the populations of Gillette and Campbell County were much smaller, many of these duties were seen as a two person job. “Dating back 25 years ago we had two people, and somewhere along the line we’ve tapered back,” he adds. In a nutshell, Huber says not having two people perform the duties of fire marshal and inspector is hurting their customer service, and this is something he wants to address. Campbell County Commissioner Steve Hughes says public safety and health is one of his concerns, and the board of commissioners will be looking at the issue during their upcoming budgetary process. “Sometimes I think we get a little bit over sighted and off to one side or another and forget those are really the key issues,” Hughes says. While Hughes describes himself as noncommittal to Huber’s request, he is open to it. City of Gillette Mayor Tom Murphy says he is concerned about the speed of development in the community, especially as it relates to commercial development. “In the past, with subdivisions it’s taken almost 120 days for a project to move through the process, which included inspections by the fire department,” Murphy says. “So what I would like to see have happen is to put the responsibility back into the city department, inspections at the city.”
When asked to clarify whether or not he has concerns about Chief Huber’s request, Mayor responded by saying he and the city council have given the city administrator a directive to decrease the amount of time it takes for a project to be built in our community. “By having the fire department, now as a separate entity review a set of plans, will again add a week or two weeks possibly for a project to get built,” Mayor Murphy concludes. “And I think that a possibility might be is to keep it in-house as far as city projects are concerned, and I can say that I believe the county is thinking along those same lines as well.”
Road Construction Installation of Traffic Signal at Southern Drive and Enzi Drive
Traffic signal installation at the corner of Enzi and Southern Drives will begin Monday, March 19th and run through Friday, March 23rd. The contractor will only close one lane at a time to install the poles for the traffic signal. Please observe all traffic control in the area. The project will consist of the installation of a traffic control signal with a protected pedestrian crosswalk phase, and advanced warning devices along Southern Drive. The City of Gillette has pre-purchased the signal poles, mast arms, and electronics for the contractor to install. The project (project # 11EN24) will also include the completion of approximately 50 feet (50’) of the concrete walking path along the west side of Enzi Drive, completing the pedestrian connection to the path on the south side of Southern Drive and Remington Estates.
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Community UW Physics Professor researches possibility of Electronic Devices produced on smaller scale Submitted by the University of Wyoming Adrian Feiguin adheres to the notion that what drives knowledge is curiosity. It is that curiosity which has him on a quest to convert his theory that materials used in electronic devices -- such as cell phones and iPads -can eventually be produced on a smaller level and made more energy efficient. “My passion has always been to understand the exotic behavior of nature when you get to the atomic scale,” says the University of Wyoming assistant professor of physics . “You can picture realizing new physics that doesn’t necessarily exist in this world. Imagine creating new materials with this knowledge.” To advance his theoretical physics research, Feiguin is using a $460,000 grant he received from the National Science Foundation . Feiguin received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from NSF approximately two years ago. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a foundation-wide activity that offers the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Only assistant professors without tenure are eligible. The CAREER Program is intended for faculty members who are at or near the beginning of their careers. “I consider myself a theorist. I use theory to study the behavior of matter under extreme conditions -- within very strong magnetic fields, at very low temperatures and at very high pressure,” Feiguin says. “Under these conditions, the quantum nature of matter manifests itself and shows in the physical properties of these systems.” To understand non-equilibrium (time-dependent) phenomena in condensed matter systems, Feiguin is using a computational approach to explain and predict natural processes, which he said “produces results that are more precise and unbiased” than pure brain power. Specifically, he said his research -- conducted using powerful computers located in the IT Building’s data center on campus -- has potential applications for quantum computing, nano-electronics (use of nanotechnology on electronic components, such as transistors) and spintronics. Spintronics, or spin electronics, refers to devices that take advantage of an electron’s quantum property, which is called “spin.” Aligning spins in a material creates magnetism.
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Silicon materials have long been the industry staple for creating components and microchips in electronic devices. Feiguin envisions the day when those components become carbon-based. “We are reaching the limit of miniaturization of devices. Potentially, you can picture a new generation of electric devices that not only will have transistors, capacitors and dials, but will have quantum components,” he says. “You can build structures with carbon that you cannot build with other materials. You can connect organic molecules to carbon wires.” He adds, “With electronics, you can go smaller. The reason you want to go small is not only to add more components in a chip, but you want to use less power. You also can use quantum mechanics to your advantage to create a new generation of devices.” Quantum mechanics is used for predicting the behaviors of microscopic particles. For example, when the size of transistors is reduced to the atomic scale, Feiguin says quantum mechanics starts to manifest itself and electrons behave differently. “A transistor is not a transistor any more in a behavioral sense. It starts to have quantum behavior,” he says.”When this happens, electrons start to become ‘quantum’ electrons.” For a visual, most people can understand electricity traveling through a wire or water flowing through a pipe, he says. With quantum behavior, the transport space for electrons or liquid narrows, resulting in the flow being reduced to quick bursts rather than in a steady pattern. Charge and current are quantized, Feiguin says. “We want to understand nature from an elemental level. Once you understand how nature works, you can use that knowledge to design or build new technologies,” Feiguin says. “We’d love to see our research realized in the real world.” Photo: Adrian Feiguin, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of physics, is using his $460,000 NSF CAREER Award to advance his theory that materials used in electronic devices can eventually be produced on a smaller level and made more energy efficient. His research has potential applications for quantum computing, nano-electronics (use of nanotechnology on electronic components, such as transistors) and spintronics.
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Daniels Fund awards grants to Wyoming non-profits Submitted by Peter Droege Wyoming nonprofits serving seniors and youth received $347,663 in grants announced this week by the Daniels Fund. Grant recipients include the Learning Tree Christian School in Buffalo for capital expansion; Shoshoni Senior Citizens Center for program support and capital upgrades; and support to finalize the capital campaign for the construction of the Sundance Kid’s Children’s Center. “These organizations set a high standard for excellence in serving the people of Wyoming,” explained Linda Childears, president and CEO of the Daniels
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Campbell County Observer 5k walk/run This April, the Campbell County Observer is proudly celebrating its one year anniversary of publication! To mark this occasion, we are throwing a 5k walk/run fundraiser to be held on April 7 at 8:30 am at the Gillette College Campus. The funds from this event will go toward a scholarship fund which will be awarded to a local high school student who plans to attend Gillette College. In an effort to uphold our belief in the local business and local economy, we decided to support a local student attending our local college. The scholarship recipient will be determined at a later date following a writing contest (details to come). Come and get a jump-start on burning off those Easter candy calories by running with us. We will be raffling off many prizes which have been donated by various local businesses. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 and the run starts at 9:00. The cost to participate is $10, $20 with a t-shirt, or $50 for a t-shirt and a six month newspaper subscription. Also, at the event, we will begin collecting business cards for our “Business Card Raffle.” If you, or someone you know, has any kind of business then bring one of your business cards to put in our raffle box. Each week, one card will be drawn from the box and whoever the lucky winner is that week will be interviewed and featured in our business section. We hope to see you there!
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What’s Going On? Friday, March 16 -St. Jude‘s Benefit with The Younger Brother‘s Band @ Jakes Tavern -Eastside RV’s Summer Fun Show, All Day, Cam-plex Central Pavilion, 686-1435 -AVA: Little Tikes, 10 a.m. -Brave the Shave Benefit, 11 a.m., Dry Fork Station, 687-8400 -AA- Mid-day Serenity, 12 noon, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AVA: Art Attack Youth Show, 6 p.m. -Open MIC Night, 7 p.m., Brothers Coffee -AA-Hopefuls(BB), 8 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Last Call Group, 10 p.m., 2910 S Douglas Hwy. Saturday, March 17 -HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY -St. Jude‘s Benefit with The Younger Brother‘s Band @ Jakes Tavern -Dave Cross Volleyball Tournament, All Day, Rec Center, 682-8527 -National Turkey Federation Banquet, All Day, Cam-plex Energy Hall, 689-0051 -Eastside RV’s Summer Fun Show, All Day, Cam-plex Central Pavilion, 686-1435 -GARF Advocacy Training, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., 686-8071 (Lunch will be Provided) -AA- Discussion, 8:30 a.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -NEWCA Home Show 2012, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Cam-plex Wyoming Center -Teen Dungeons & Dragons, 10 a.m., CCPL -AA- Mid-day Serenity, 12 noon, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -Teen Open-Play Video Gaming, 1 p.m., CCPL -Gillette Community Theatre Auditions, 1 p.m., CCPL -AA-Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -CASA St. Paddy’s Day Hockey Game, 6 p.m., Cam-plex Spirit Hall -AVA: Saturday Uncorked! 7-9 p.m. -AA-Hopefuls(BB), 8 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Last Call Group, 10 p.m., 2910 S Douglas Hwy. Sunday, March 18 -UMF Meeting @ Jakes Tavern -Senior Center- CLOSED -Dave Cross Volleyball Tournament, All Day, Rec Center, 682-8527 -Eastside RV’s Summer Fun Show, All Day, Cam-plex Central Pavilion, 686-1435 -NEWCA Home Show 2012, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Cam-plex Wyoming Center -AA-Morning Spiritual, 10:15 a.m., 2910 S Douglas Hwy. -AA- Mid-day Serenity, 12 noon, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -Personal Frontier Presents The Harlem Ambassadors, 2:15 p.m., CCHS North Campus, 686-1189 -AA-Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Hopefuls(BB), 8 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. Monday, March 19 -AA- Mid-day Serenity, 12 noon, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -PAD Meeting, 4 p.m., SVJH Choir Room -AA-Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Hopefuls(BB), 8 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. Tuesday, March 20 -FIRST DAY OF SPRING -HealthCHECK Testing, 7-11 a.m., CCMH Lab, 688-1222 -Wyoming Rangeland Management School: Grazing Plan, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Rec. Center -Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL -AA- Mid-day Serenity, 12 noon, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -Visually Imparted, 1 p.m., Senior Center, Pat Edward 257-2949 -AVA- Preschool Art, 2 p.m. -AVA- Grade School Pottery, 4 p.m. -Teen Card Game Club, 4 p.m., CCPL -Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation (GARF) Advocacy Training, 5-9 p.m., 686-8071 (Must Take All Courses) -AA-Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -NWCCD Advantage In Retail (AIR) Institute, Tues. Nights 3/20-5/8, 6 p.m., Gillette College -AA-Beginners, 6:45 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Hopefuls(BB), 8 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. Wednesday, March 21 -Children’s Immunization Clinic, 8-11:30 a.m., Public Health -Wyoming Rangeland Management School: Grazing Plan, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Rec. Center -Senior Center- First Gold Bus, 9 a.m. -Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL -Storytime, All Ages, 11 a.m., WBL -AA- Mid-day Serenity, 12 noon, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AVA: Easter Bunny Bowls, 4 p.m. -AA-Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Hopefuls(BB), 8 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. Thursday, March 22 -Tom Reilly’s Value-Added Selling in Gillette, 3/22 & 3/23, Gillette College, 307-5678171 -HealthCHECK Testing, 7-11 a.m., CCMH Lab, 688-1222 -Toddler Time, 18 months- 3 yr., 9:30 a.m., CCPL -Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL
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The Twin Spruce Junior High School traveled to Laramie on Saturday to compete in the statewide MATHCOUNTS competition. While the local team ultimately finished in second place to Rock Springs, eighth-grader Timmy Hays earned a spot on the Wyoming State MATHCOUNTS team by earning a fourth-place finish as an individual at state. Hays will now represent Wyoming along with three other competitors at the national MATHCOUNTS competition in Orlando, FL from May 10 to May 13.
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Tuesday, March 27 -Brain Injury Group of Gillette, Carmen 680-5926 for Time & Location after 5 p.m. -HealthCHECK Testing, 7-11 a.m., CCMH Lab, 688-1222 -Senior Center: Vet’s Breakfast, 8 a.m. -Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL -AA- Mid-day Serenity, 12 noon, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AVA- Preschool Art, 2 p.m. -AVA- Grade School Pottery, 4 p.m. -Teen Card Game Club, 4 p.m., CCPL -All About Women: Business Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Brothers Coffee -AA-Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Beginners, 6:45 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. -AA-Hopefuls(BB), 8 p.m., 2910 S. Douglas Hwy.
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Deputy County and Proseucting Attorney Carol Seeger says the Joint Powers Public Land Board is legally governed by its original 1981 agreement and not a 1988 comprehensive agreement.
Land Board agreement under review By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News Deputy County and Prosecuting Attorney Carol Seeger informed area leaders from the Town of Wright, the City of Gillette, and the Campbell County Commissioners Board that the Joint Powers Land Board that oversees CAM-PLEX has not been operating under its most recent amendment, but rather under its 1981 formation document. During a Tuesday luncheon meeting between the three government entities, Seeger explains that a 1988 comprehensive amendment detailing the powers, functions, and organization of the Joint Powers Land Board was declined by the Wyoming Attorney General. In effect, this means the original formation documents created in 1981 continued to legally govern the land board. “The Joint Powers Land Board that oversees the CAM-PLEX facilities was actually formed under Wyoming’s Joint Powers Act in 1981, and it had some minor amendments that toyed with the board composition, but in 1988 a more significant amendment was approved by both the city and the county,” describes Seeger. “However, the law requires the Attorney General’s Office to approve it
also and they did not approve that 1988 amendment.” The 1988 amendment was not approved because it did not indicate the interest split in the land board between the City of Gillette and Campbell County, as required under Wyoming law. “I am concerned that possibly we are operating under the 1988 agreement essentially, which hasn’t been properly approved through the necessary channels,” Seeger says. In the end, officials decided to create a committee consisting of two county commissioners, two city council members, two members of the land board and legal staff to research and draw up a new amendment governing the Joint Powers Public Land Board. Notable differences between the 1981 agreement and the 1988 amendment Original 1981 Agreement 1988 Amendment No full-time non-elected Gillette or Campbell County employees can serve on the land board No restrictions on full-time, nonelected Gillette and Campbell County employees’ ability to serve on the land board Board members can be
removed at any time without cause Board members can only be removed with cause, such as missing three straight board meetings, failing or refusing to perform boardrelated duties, and other causes as recognized by law Land Board can only lease or sell to governmental agencies only and they do not need city or county approval Adds that the land and facilities may be scheduled for rent to organizations and individuals. Selling land by resolution requires city and county approval. Leases of five years and longer require city and county approval Specified that the City of Gillette and Campbell County each have an interest in the product and services Removes the provisions regarding the city/county interests in the product and services Requires compliance with the Municipal Budget Act Provides additional details regarding the preparation of the budget, and requires the budget be submitted in a format designated by the governing agency No provision for longterm debt Provides provisions for long-term debt.
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Governor Mead signs Budget Bill This morning Governor Matt Mead signed Wyoming’s budget for the next two years. The budget keeps government spending flat, makes investments in cities, towns and counties and supports highways. Governor Mead noted this budget recognizes declining revenues. “This budget moves Wyoming forward, but is appropriately cautious with public dollars,” Governor Mead said. “We can now take a longer look at strategic cuts if revenue continues to decline and, unfortunately, natural gas prices have continued to slide.” Governor Mead did use his Constitutional authority to veto select portions of the budget bill. “Exercise of the Governor’s veto power Bill Number Enrolled Act 1. HJ0008 HEJR0004 2. SF0099 SEA0040 3. SF0043 SEA0044 4. SF0065 SEA0056
should never be undertaken lightly and I do not do so now,” Governor Mead wrote to Senate President Jim Anderson. Governor Mead vetoed certain language dealing with the Chief Information Officer’s scope of responsibility for review of educational accountability data. Governor Mead also vetoed language that would have reduced staff in the Department of Environmental Quality, along with the budget series subject to zero based budgeting and a section that would have caused state employees to pay higher costs for health insurance. Governor Mead was joined for the signing by President Jim Anderson, Speaker Ed Buchanan, the Sponsor Lockhart Nicholas, P Travel Anderson
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Chairs of the Joint Appropriations Committee, Senator Phil Nicholas and Representative Rosie Berger, as well as the rest of the Committee. “I want to thank all the members of the Joint Appropriations Committee for all their work throughout the year. I hope the citizens of Wyoming recognize the tremendous effort you put into creating a sound budget,” Governor Mead said. Governor Mead also signed House Bill 121 this morning. That bill is related to Abandoned Mine Land funds. Governor Mead did make a line item veto to this bill in order to remove language that potentially conflicted with federal law. Below are the rest of the Bills signed in by Governor Mead:
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Free health care. Free this free that -- free -- free -- free… But before you go asking for something for “free,” you might want to remember that little rule my mother taught me: “He who pays is in control.” So you have to ask yourself, who would you rather be in charge of you? I remember when I was a little kid and my mother took me shopping for clothes for school. I never really liked my mother’s taste in clothing and so I complained. “Well,” she would say, “when you get your own job and are making your own money you can buy whatever you like.” That was the moment, right there, when I learned that the person who pays is in charge. So, when I was not more than thirteen years old I got a job at a Dairy Queen. As soon as I had my paycheck in hand I had control of a little bit of my life. As long as I could afford to pay for it, I was in control of it. If my parents had to pay for it then I had little if any say in the matter. As the years went by I made more and more money and so gained more and more control over my life. So, do you think it’s any different with if you want something for “free” from the government? The ironic part of the government paying for anything is that they are actually using your own money to pay for your “free stuff.” But that leads us too far astray, so let me get back to the point: The government provides “free” roads. So who gets to make the rules for those roads? Don’t comply with the rules and you lose your privilege to drive on them. If say, for example, you are getting “free” healthcare from the government then the government gets to decide who your doctor is, how many visits you get, how often they are, what sort of tests your appointed
doctor will perform on your body no matter if you like it or not, what sort of medications you will be prescribed in what doses --- and so on ---. At no time will you have any say in any of this. Don’t believe me? Let’s go back and have a look at any country, including the United States, which provides “free” healthcare of any sort to its people. What are the conditions under which these people receive this “free” healthcare? --- I rest my case on this point. So let’s move on. What about “free” education. Does America really provide “free” education for your children? Let’s have a look at your taxes and see how much you are paying. Now, since the government is providing “free” education, who then is in charge of what your children will learn? Who is in charge of what schools they go to? Who is in charge of how long a school day is and how many months/days out of the year they will attend? Who sets the standards to say that your child has learned enough or need to learn more? Now comes this from Washington D.C.: Education reformer Michelle Rhee appeared on Fox News to denigrate Republican candidates running for president. She doesn’t “understand why they’re not talking about merit pay...tenure, and last-in-first-out” in their debates and campaign stops. Instead some have talked about dismantling the entire Department of Education. To which this social entrepreneur responds: “The notion” she says, “that the answer is to get rid of the Department of Education and go back to local control is actually pretty ludicrous. What they’re saying is that we should allow thousands of local school boards most of which are controlled by teachers’ unions to dictate what’s happening instead of set-
ting a national standard for what is happening in our country which will make our kids competitive with kids internationally. I just think it’s absolutely out of touch and it’s the wrong focus.” Imagine that. Since the Federal Government sends money to the states for schools then the Federal government believes that this gives them the right to seize control of our schools from out states and even shut down local school boards in favor of a centralized, government operated system. I can go on and on with the examples but I think you get the idea. The more you pay for out of your own pocket the more in charge you are of you own life, your own mind, and your own body. Recently, the Democrat party has decided to make birth control an issue on the national scene. They brought forth women into the halls of congress who were insisting that they receive their birth control for “free.” Again, it is never free. These ladies will pay in full for their birth control, be it with higher taxes or higher insurance premiums. So let’s say we give these ladies what they wish and let them have their “free” birth control. If the government is paying for it then the government gets to set the rules. What doctors they can see, how often, what sort of birth control they will receive, when, in what amount, at what time, and so on. To those ladies who want this help for “free” I have to ask you, who do you want in charge of your reproductive self? Who do you want in charge of your body, in any way shape or form? If you want control then you need to take charge and make sure money for what you want comes from your own wallet, and not someone else’s.
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Public Pulse Governor: This session produced a solid budget and moved Wyoming forward To cap off the 61st Legislature Governor Matt Mead thanked both the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives for a very productive session. Governor Mead said, together, the branches of government tackled very important issues, most importantly passing a balanced budget that makes important investments. In speeches before lawmakers Governor Mead said that this session resulted in improvements that make Wyoming stronger. “When we started this session with my State of the State Address, I said clearly that the state of the
state is very strong,” Governor Mead said. He said we continue to build a stronger state, “We look at education, we look at connectivity, we have a balanced budget and we have savings. This is not just my opinion but those looking at Wyoming from outside recognize it as well.” Governor Mead said this is why Wyoming is recognized as the Best Run State in the country and the state with the best tax structure and one of the best places to do business. The top issues Governor Mead pointed to as successes for this session include investments in cities, towns and counties,
enhanced highway funding, redistricting, a plan to allow Wyoming to manage wolves, a move to assert state primacy in the regulation of greenhouse gases, funding for a long-term water solution for people outside the town of Pavillion, and improved workplace safety. Governor Mead did tell lawmakers that there is hard work ahead and Wyoming will likely have to do more belt-tightening. The Legislature called state agencies to prepare 4% cuts next year. Governor Mead said this is partly due to declining revenue from natural gas, but also because he
Electronic Health Record Incentive Program off to good start Submitted by Kim Deti Encouraging the use of electronic health records by Wyoming healthcare providers is the goal of the Wyoming Department of Health’s Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. The federally funded EHR incentive program was authorized under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. “EHR technology can help Wyoming’s healthcare providers see an increase in productivity for their practice,” said Teri Green, state Medicaid agent with the Wyoming Department of Health. According to Rural Assistance Center (http://www.raconline.org/hit/), health information technology (HIT) has the potential to transform healthcare. Integrating a patient’s health information into an electronic health record (EHR) and health information exchange offers multiple opportunities for benefits such as: improving patient care, improving efficiency and reimbursement and improving health. Since launching in December 2011, Wyoming has had 69 providers and nine hospitals register for the program through our state-level registry. The Wyoming De-
partment of Health has approved federal payments of approximately $4.5 million in incentive funding to nine hospitals and 29 other providers that have attested to adopting, implementing or upgrading an EHR. “We see the potential for some very real benefits in Wyoming through the adoption of electronic health records,” Green said. “For example, we believe EHR technology will help our providers connect more easily with telehealth options, which provide enhanced access to care for rural Wyoming citizens.” Eligible medical professionals can receive up to $63,750 over the six years they choose to participate in the program. To be eligible for the program providers must have a 30 percent Medicaid patient volume in a 90-day reporting period or 20 percent for pediatricians. Eligible providers may still participate in the program and receive incentive payments for the 2011 calendar year until March 30. The last year to register for the program and receive the full $63,750 payment will be 2016. For more information on Wyoming’s EHR incentive program, please visithttp:// www.wyomingincentive.com/ online.
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nity’s opinions and clear up any questions or concerns. Advocacy is a major component in the Chamber’s role as a business organization. The public is encouraged to participate in these Forums and ask our government leaders the questions they need to hear and answer. Both of these events are luncheons that take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Boss Lodge Restaurant & Business Center, 910 N Gurley Ave. You can RSVP online at the links below, or send an e-mail togaill@gillettechamber.com or call (307) 682-3673.
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By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News necessity of the feasibility study from Councilman Robin Kuntz, who stated the city council is not sure where they stand regarding the Field of Dreams. “If it does pertain to the Field of Dreams we’re not even sure exactly where we’re at on that,” expressed Kuntz. “Why spend the money? It’s one thing to study what it would take to make it usable if we need it, it’s another thing for all the infrastructure,” Kuntz says. In response, City of Gillette administrator Carter Napier assured Kuntz and the rest of the council that the portion of the study devoted to using recycled wastewater to irrigate the Field of Dreams is minimal compared to the study’s main intent. “The bulk of the study will be with respect to what it’s going to take to treat the water and make it usable for irrigation purposes,” Napier describes. Before the city can use treated wastewater to irrigate parks, the water has to almost be drinkable, according to Peterson. “If you have public contact with the facilities you have to get it to a pretty
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City council considers re-using wastewater to irrigate parks In their upcoming city council meeting, the Gillette City Council will consider allocating $49,982 to study the feasibility of recycling treated wastewater to irrigate the city’s large parks. “Basically we want to make the determination whether use of that wastewater for irrigated use would be a feasible and cost effective solution to watering large parks and that nature,” explains City of Gillette Utility Engineering Manager Steven Peterson. Since developing new sources of water in regions like Gillette is costly, Peterson says reusing water for irrigation purposes becomes a viable option. As an example, Peterson says constructing the Madison Water Pipeline has cost over $200 million. During a city council workshop Monday night, Peterson told council members that if the study indicates using treated wastewater to irrigate large parks would be a cost-effective solution, it could help keep the maintenance costs for the Field of Dreams down. That statement brought up concerns about the
the Legislature,” Governor Mead said. Governor Mead reiterated that Wyoming has an opportunity to diversify the economy to include more of a technology sector. He said the funding available now allows Wyoming to provide incentives to data centers and other technology companies while ensuring that any company that comes here can stand on its own.
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In an election year, it’s very important for business and government leaders to have a dialogue on issues important to the area. With this in mind, the Chamber is hosting two Business Forums on Local Issues— one with the City Council and Administrator on March 28 and the other with the County Commissioners on May 9. These Forums provide the business community the opportunity to air their concerns over issues affecting them, as well as praise our officials for the work they do. The Forums give government officials the opportunity to gauge the business commu-
believes Congress needs to stop spending so much money. “We hope they do and, if they do, it will mean less money for the states. That will be cause for tightening our belts even further,” Governor Mead said. Looking ahead Governor Mead said he will be working with legislators to find a permanent source of funding for Wyoming highways, for improvements to the state’s tax structure and ways to improve health care and reduce costs. With health care, Governor Mead pointed out that this budget includes $560 million dollars in state dollars for Medicaid, which is up from $80 million ten years ago. This shows the level to which Wyoming is already involved in health care and changes are needed. “If you ask legislators, I think they too are disappointed in the amount we are spending on health care and they too are looking for solutions, but collectively we have not found them and I think one of the things we can tackle in the next year is providing some possible solutions to
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A Commentary by Maureen Bader - Wyoming Liberty Group Congress passed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, known as the Stimulus, in February 2009. Originally meant to hand out $787 billion tax dollars to stimulate the economy and create jobs, the amount rose to $840 billion for 2012. Although laden with utopian promises of milk and honey, the result of redirecting billions of dollars out of people’s pockets is continued recession and high unemployment. The theory that government could pick your pocket and create jobs is not a new. In the 20th century, governments used this belief to justify targeting money at unused resources and spending on what today is called ‘shovelready’ projects. However, just as government spending wasn’t able to kick start the economy in the 1930s or the 1970s, it isn’t now either. As the economist John Maynard Keynes said, “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men,
who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.” What has the theory of a defunct economist meant for jobs Wyoming? Between February 2009 and December 2011, the federal government poured more than $662 million in stimulus funding into Wyoming. According to Recovery.gov, the federal government website that tracks stimulus spending, other people’s money created temporary jobs in Wyoming, but at the last count, at almost $1 million per job. This is a mind-blowing cost! Source: http://www. recovery.gov/Transparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/statesummary. aspx?StateCode=WY Where did Wyoming’s cut of the money go? The Wyoming Department of Transportation shoveled up the biggest share of stimulus money, about $155 million. In one example, a project used just over $12 million to work on 9.9 miles of road and create 3.4 jobs. That’s about $1.2 million dollars per mile and $3.5 million per job.
Imagine a private sector construction company paying more than a million dollars to create a paving job. At least it would quickly go out of business, unlike governments, which can waste money for much longer. Consequently, it should come as no surprise that blowing all this cash on high-priced help has not reduced unemployment in Wyoming. Between 2001 and 2008, the average unemployment rate in Wyoming was 3.7 per cent. In 2009 the unemployment rate sat at 6.4 per cent, in 2010, at 7 percent and in 2011, at 6 per cent. So much for recovery. Taxpayers are figuring out that when the cost of an activity far outweighs its benefit, it wastes resources and makes them worse off. If we want real recovery, instead of creating gold-plated government jobs and pouring resources down a black hole, the federal government must leave money in the pockets of the people who made it. When producers work, save and invest they create innovative solutions that lead to wealth creation, jobs and economic growth.
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Dear Editor, Each day that I read my Newspapers and turn on CNN, I am subjected to statements telling the electorate that Mitt Romney has “a problem with” evangelical Christians, social conservatives, blue-collar voters, the South, etc. The liberal media and pundits would have us believe Mr. Romney is a weak and problematic candidate who cannot “close the deal” or connect with voters. The opposition, socially conservative talk-show hosts and Fox News tell us Mr. Romney cannot win over certain GOP voters. Well, it seems to me that Mr. Romney is not the one with the problem. More than 3.18 million voters to date have had no problem voting for Mr. Romney. He continues to win primaries and caucuses and has accumulated 430 delegates with no problem. He has an organized ground game, strong war chest and a wealth of
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Dear Editor, At a recent Manhattan fundraiser and press conference, President Obama expressed pride in the many policy choices he has made for the American people and our military. He could not be prouder of his refusal to help the people of Syria with supplies, weapons and airstrikes, his apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the accidental Koran burning, his overthrow of leaders who cooperated with us in Egypt, Libya and Yemen and turning these countries over to the Muslim Brotherhood. He could also not be prouder of his denial of our victory in Iraq to our troops or the vacuum he created by having them retreat without leaving a residual force. Also among his self-proclaimed victories: his appeasement of Iranian nuclear weapons development and refusal to support Israel against Iran, his denial to our country of the use of our great wealth of fossil fuels and the Keystone XL pipeline, the $825 billion failed stimulus bill that did not create the promised 3.5 million jobs, our downgraded national credit rating caused by fiscal mismanagement (which created a $15.5 trillion national debt), Obamacare, the biggest tax increase ever on the middle class and the destruction of America’s housing market. There are many more. The choices made by the president with the support of many Democratic leaders have been trumpeted, embellished and sometimes falsified to the American people by the liberal media, which have acted as a Democratic super PAC. With seemingly unlimited funds and endless expenditures, the press with many subordinate outlets have often published lies, half-truths and attack slogans in support of the party line. The president’s choices, with much support from the vast liberal academia, are not helping our military and the American people to defend our country, society or Constitution. In my opinion, the shining “city upon a hill” built by far better men than those who now try to destroy it is now being dragged down into neo-Leninism, quasi-European socialism and maybe worse. It is a preposterous idea to think that the president has special wisdom for making choices for America. In fact, many of the president’s choices have been anti-military, anti-religious, anti-Constitution and anti-American. By John Kriten From Editor Nicholas De Laat: The best part is, the unions that would have employed countless numbers of employees on the Keystone pipeline are now supporting our President!!!
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passionate supporters. Mr. Romney has gained the endorsement of a former president and vice president, governors and members of Congress, all because they think he is the strongest candidate to go against President Obama in November. The problem here is with the GOP, in my opinion. Where would the Republican Party be without the strength of Mr. Romney or the support of his loyal, passionate voters? It seems to me that the GOP leadership should encourage the base to unite behind Mr. Romney lest they chance losing their strongest candidate and the millions of loyal supporters who stand solidly behind him. Now that would be a problem. Catherine Volpe From Editor Nicholas De Laat: I am not sure I can agree with you. Though I know many people who support Romney, I can’t bring myself to do it. Nationalized health care, anti-gun, and much more do not make him the candidate of my choice. As I have said before, I don’t see a single constitutional thinking candidate for president, so I think I will vote for my dog…Max. On a serious note, there is a problem with our candidates where the say they will do too many things. “I will create jobs.” –That is not the Government’s job- “I will fix the school systems” –again, not the Federal Government’s job- and more. I want to see a candidate that says “I will handle foreign affairs, interstate commerce, and cut down on bureaucracy. I will handle the overseas affairs with my advisors and protect our borders. Other than that, it is not in the parameters of the U.S. Constitution to do anything else.” Dear Editor, It is a Good day fellow Republicans! Hope you got out this weekend and enjoyed our wonderful Wyoming weather. We have put together an exciting meeting this month. We are having a panel discussion with our legislators. They will recap what happened during the legislature these last few months. Our esteemed panel will include: Senator John Hines, Senator Michael Von Flatern, Representative Gregg Blikre, Representative Norine Kasperik, Representative Sue Wallis and Speaker of the House, Representative Tom Lubnau. The meeting will be held Monday, March 26 from 5:30-6:30PM at the Public Library in the Wyoming Room. Registration begins at 5PM. Once again, we will keep our meeting short so that we may give the panel the majority of the meeting to speak. Please bring a friend if you think they may be interested in joining. For those of you who have not renewed your membership it is $25.00. Associate (Men’s) memberships are $15.00 and Junior Memberships are $10.00 for 13-17year olds. Please RSVP by calling Michelle Rodgers 689-4070. See you there! Michelle Rodgers CCRW President From Editor Nicholas De Laat: I always preach involvement, and here is a way to start. Even if you are not a Republican, a Democrat, a Libertarian, or Country Party member, get involved in these things. If you do not organize and get involved in politics, how will you look your grand-children in the eye and tell them “Sorry…but your future was not as important as I was at that time…”
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Public Pulse Governor Mead continues to push for government efficiency with first bill signing of 2012
Last week Governor Matt Mead signed the first bill of the 2012 legislative session. The new law finalizes the consolidation of two governmental agencies, a process which began when Governor Mead took office. House Bill 8 moves to improve consolidation of what used to be the Department of Employment inside the Department of Workforce Services. “The streamlining of these two agencies helps improve the delivery of services to the public and makes government more
Bill Blowout: The 2012 Wyoming Budget Session
The 2012 Wyoming Budget Session has been a busy one. Not only do our citizen legislators have to wade through a behemoth budget bill, they have about 250 other bills to vote on, whether they know what it’s about or not. This is why it’s important for citizens to know what’s going on at the legislature and let legislators know if they are voting against freedom. This cartoon is free and provided to media outlets and opinion leaders by the Wyoming Liberty Group for reprint with attribution. The Wyoming Liberty Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan research organization. The Group’s mission is to prepare citizens for informed, active and confident involvement in local and state government and to provide a venue for understanding public issues in light of constitutional principles and government accountability. If you have any questions please contact Maureen Bader at 307-632-7020.
About Nothing By Ken DeLaat
Apologies. The once popular parasitic radio individual (I can’t bring myself to title him a personality and struggle with using the words ‘human being’) who panders to the mean spirited part of the American public issued an ‘apology’ for having used a derogatory term to describe a young woman whom he never met because, in his own words, it was an attempt to be humorous. During this weak and impotent attempt to express his regret at his choice of words he began by stating he did not mean his words to be a personal attack on Ms. Fluke, the young lady in question whom he labeled not only the initial derogatory term but also later on a “prostitute.” Huh? He then went on in this absurd and incongruent attempt at apology to reiterate whatever insipid point he was rather unsuccessfully attempting to make before once again ‘sincerely’ apologizing for his choice of words (note: not for what he meant but what he said). I recently spoke to a group of college Public Relations students about this type of public apology because, in reality, at least to my way of thinking they often are either disingenuous i.e. scripted by someone other than the speaker, or when broken down simply not an apology at all. This phenomenon that has infected our society as a whole is perhaps nothing new, but the prevalence and pervasiveness of these acts of contrition that are as empty and shallow as the
individual or group giving them troubles me to no end. We all mess up at times. Being a person who makes mistakes, gaffes, blunders, slip-ups, and the occasional faux pas on a significantly regular basis I am well aware of the discomfort felt when one is struck by the realization that they are no questions asked or needed, straight on, point blank, wrong about something they said, did, or thought (it’s not pretty living with a mind reader). My initial reaction, of course, is to perhaps mount a rather weak defense of my actions or words, then a dash or two of rationalization and denial before succumbing to the inevitability of my circumstances and caving to the reality of a need to ask for forgiveness that ends with a vow to myself to attempt to alter course and perhaps change my ways even if the resultant modification tends to be diminutive at best. In short, mess up, fess up, take responsibility for being wrong, and I mean real responsibility for being wrong. Make an effort to change and move on. It’s a part of the growth process that one would hope continues from cradle to grave (though given the sheer amount of errors I’ve accumulated I could use a few less growth opportunities). It’s how we, hopefully, become better folk. Unfortunately, there is one thing these public apologies lack: Accountability. This toady little man even mentions accountability in his so-called sincere apol-
What’s Going On In Government? Monday, March 19
-City Council Pre-Meeting, 6 p.m., 3rd Floor Conference Room, City Hall -City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall
Tuesday, March 20
-Planning Commission Meeting, 7 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall
Wednesday, March 21
-Public Works & Utilities Advisory Committee, 5:30 p.m., 2nd Floor Engineering Conference Room, City Hall -City/County Budget Meeting with Campbell County
Joint Powers Fire Board, 6 p.m., Fire Dept’s Community Room, Station 1
Thursday, March 22
-Parks & Beautification Board, 5:30 p.m., 2nd Floor Communications Conference Room, City Hall
Monday, March 26
-City Council Work Session, 6 p.m., 2nd Floor Community Room, City Hall -Wright Town Council Workshop, 7 p.m., Council Room, Town Hall -Wright Town Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Council Room, Town Hall
ogy (did I mention this gaffe of his cost him a major sponsor or two? Not that this had anything to do with his puny effort at repentance but just saying...) though it isn’t his accountability he mentions it’s that of the women he attacked in the first place. Yeah, same apology statement. Go figure. In a previous career, I helped run a halfway house that, on occasion, involved people who had messed up enough to have spent time in the prison system. The halfway house gave them an opportunity to make the necessary changes that would enable them to reduce their chances at making a return engagement to such facilities. Some were successful. Some weren’t. I’m not sufficiently insightful toward all the nuances of human behavior to pretend to know why some made it and some didn’t but I know this: If they lacked complete and total personal accountability for what had landed them there in the first place they were heading back. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but eventually they were once again to be incarcerated. To change you need to know you need to. To know you need to means accepting responsibility and coming to the realization that when all is said and done it comes down to me. Just me. My accountability to myself. Without it change is not just difficult, it’s impossible. So the cry goes out, “If you mess up, fess up.” And I’ll get the ball rolling with an apology of my own. I referred to the subject of this column as ‘parasitic’ and a ‘toady little man’. I recently saw his picture. There’s nothing at all that appears to be little about him and for that… I apologize.
efficient,” Governor Mead said. “I appreciate all the work of our lawmakers in helping make this possible.” The new law changes language in state statutes to reflect the merger of the two agencies and provides for information sharing within the two formerly separate entities. This sharing was previously restricted by law. Governor Mead also took action on these other bills:
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Gillette Wild open playoffs with loss By Ted Ripko - Basin Radio Sports The Gillette Wild Junior Hockey Tier III team opened up their best of 7 playoff series Tuesday night in Missoula and they fell to the Maulers 4-2. The Wild dug themselves a hole early after spotting Missoula a 3-0 lead midway through the second period. Gillette closed the gap to 3-2 by then end of the second period on goals by Stanislav Izvekov and John Burke, but it wouldn’t be enough to
earn their first win over the Maulers this season. Goalie Grant Friesen did all he could in the net last night stopping 46 of the 50 shots he faced. Game 2 is Wednesday with the puck dropping at 7:30 p.m. In the other first round playoff series Helena grabbed a 1-0 series lead with a 5-1 win over Billings.
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What’s Going On In Sports? Friday, March 16
-Gillette College Men’s & Women’s Rodeo, All Day, Cam-plex East Pavilion
Saturday, March 17
-Gillette College Men’s & Women’s Rodeo, All Day, Cam-plex East Pavilion -CCHS GSOC (JV/V) @ Kelly Walsh, 11 a.m. -CCHS BSOC (JV/V) vs. Kelly Walsh, 1 a.m., CCHS South Campus
Sunday, March 18
-Gillette College Men’s & Women’s Rodeo, All Day, Cam-plex East Pavilion
Monday, March 19
-WJSH Drama Rehearsal, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday, March 20
-WJSH Drama Rehearsal, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Friday, March 23
-CCHS BSOC (JV/V) vs. Laramie, 3 p.m., CCHS South Campus -CCHS GSOC (JV/V) @ Laramie, 3 p.m. -WJSH Spring Musical, 7 p.m., Town Hall
Saturday, March 24
-Jr. High Solo/ Ensemble Festival, 8 a.m., TSJH
-CCHS BSOC (JV/V) vs. Cheyenne South, 10 a.m., CCHS South Campus -CCHS GSOC (JV/V) @ Cheyenne South, 10 a.m. -WJSH Spring Musical, 7 p.m., Town Hall
Monday, March 26
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Tuesday, March 27
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Twin Spruce basketball team wins district tournament
Five Peak Wrestlers competed in the Middle School Dual Qualifier in Riverton, WY on March 10. Trevor Jeffries in the 85 lb division, Dalton Macy in the 90 lb division, and Taylor Jeffries in the 115 division all placed 1st. Brady Vogel in the 110 division placed 2nd and Wyatt Rising in the 105 division placed 3rd. All first placers are on the gold team for Team Wyoming while the 2nd placers are on the silver team and the 3rd placers are alternates. The wrestlers qualified to compete in Indianola, Iowa for the 2012 AAU LEE PAMULAK MIDDLE SCHOOL NATIONAL DUALS on April 14 and 15. That same weekend several of our younger wrestlers competed in the Douglas Brawler which included all three styles of
wrestling: Folkstyle, Greco-Roman, and Freestyle. Warren Carr won the Brawler award by winning all three styles in Intermediate 80. Tristan Wornkey in the Intermediate 75 division was 4th in folkstyle and 3rd in both Greco and Freestyle. Hunter Schultz in the Intermediate 70 division was 3rd in Folkstyle and 2nd in Freestyle. Hunter Rawlings was first in folkstyle in the Schoolboy 98 lb division, Tanner Cook in the Novice 60 lb division was 2nd, and Cooper Cook was 3rd in folkstyle in the Intermediate 60 lb division. Peak Wrestlers will either be competing in the Rocky Mountain National tournament in Denver this coming weekend or the Black Hills National Tournament in Spearfish.
Submitted by Janie Miller On March 3rd, the Twin Spruce 8th grade boys “B” basketball team won their District Tournament at Sage Valley. The Warriors started off the tourney strong with a 53-36 win over Sheridan. Troy Fisk led the charge with 15 points, 7 steals, and 5 rebounds. Kaiden Peters scored 10 points and had 4 rebounds. Travis Gammon had 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Braddy Taylor also scored 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals. Cris Botelho scored 5 points, had 8 rebounds, and 6 steals. Zach Clark scored 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 assists.
Garrett Gotshall, who is our defensive player of the season, had 2 points and 8 steals. Logan Wagoner scored one basket and had 4 steals while Elijah Moore grabbed 3 steals. Twin Spruce was able to claim the district championship by beating Sage Valley in the title game 56-41. Zach Clark had an amazing game with a double 17 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals and one block. Taylor scored 9 points while Gotshall scored 7 points, 4 assists and again led the team in steals with 6. Botelho scored 6 points, had 8 rebounds, and 2 steals. Shippy also scored 6
points and pulled down 6 rebounds. Fisk scored 5 points, 5 steals, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Moore sank 3 free throws while Chris Hill made one. The team ended their season with a 12-3 record and were managed by Cheyenne Dilley, Abbi Lloyd, and Andreya Howard. This team always played with fire and attacked teams with tenacious defense every game. Their hard work during the season paid off and their district championship is well-deserved. I am very proud of this group’s effort and it was a pleasure coaching them.
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By Ted Ripko - Basin Radio Sports It wasn’t’ the game they wanted to play in, but the Gillette Lady Camels fought hard in their final game of the season as they outlasted Evanston 48-33 for third place at the 2012 4A State Girls Tournament at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper Saturday morning. Gillette fell behind early 5-4 at the end of one, but then grabbed the lead in the second quarter and never relinquished it. Gillette built up as much as a 16-point lead in the second half and they were able to hold off an third quarter rally by Evanston when the Lady Red Devils came back to within six. The Lady Red Devils just didn’t have the depth to stay with the Lady Camels as four of Evanston’s starters fouled out in the fourth quarter. The Lady Camels as a team were 15of-22 from the free throw line in the final quarter and 26-of-41 in the ballgame, both season highs. Lexi Hill, Dacia Lyman, Lexi Wilde, and Michaela Anderson each got on the scoreboard in their final basketball game for Campbell County High School, scoring 2, 4, 8, and 3 points respectively. Julia Seamans, who scored a game-high 10 points, led the Lady Camels. Seamans shot 5-of-6 from the charity stripe, and had three of the Lady Camels’ 15 steals. MacKenzee Barker led Evanston in scor-
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ing with 9 points off the bench. For the third straight game at the state tournament, Lady Camels head coach Mitch Holst was able to get everybody that suited up into the ballgame. Faith Carson, Jacey Holst, and Haley Shackelford all played the final 95 seconds of the game. With the win, the Lady Camels finish the season with an overall record of 20-7 in a year that saw them win the regular season Eastern Conference crown, a secondplace finish at the regional tournament, and finally a third place finish at state. The Wyoming high school basketball season will wrap up Saturday night at the Casper Event Center when the Gillette Camels take on the Evanston Red Devils for the 4A State Boys Basketball title. The game will begin at the conclusion of the 4A Girls championship game at approximately 6 p.m. You can catch all the action on 97.3 KAML-FM and online athttp://www. network1sports.com/station/kaml#menus. Scoring Summary for the Lady Camels: Julia Seamans – 10 points Stephanie Casteel – 8 points Lexi Wilde – 8 points Sierra Toms – 7 points Dani Williams – 6 points Dacia Lyman – 4 points Michaela Anderson – 3 points Lexi Hill – 2 points
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The Evanston Red Devils celebrate after Matt Johnson batted the basketball away from the Camels in the final seconds of double overtime. Evanston won the 4A State Boys Title Game, 52-51.
Camels fall 52-51 in double overtime By Ted Ripko - Basin Radio Sports You couldn’t have asked for a more exciting finish to the 2012 Wyoming basketball season. It always has to go one way for the winner and one way for the loser, and unfortunately for Gillette, this time it went the way of the Red Devils from Evanston. Regulation wasn’t enough time to determine a state champion. The first overtime wasn’t enough. It took two overtimes for Evanston to defeat Gillette 52-51 in the 4A State Boys Basketball Title Game at the Casper Events Center Saturday night. With the score tied at 40 with 11 ½ seconds to go in regulation, Evanston’s Matt Eddington turned the ball over while driving down the right side of the lane, sending the game into its first overtime. In the first overtime period, each team put up five points. Once again, Evanston had a chance to win the game but they ended up needing that second overtime to get by the Camels. With 5.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime down by one, the Camels had a chance to win the
game. Gillette inbounded to Logan Wasson at the top of the key. Wasson made a move down the left side of the elbow. Whether Wasson was shooting or passing, Evanston’s Matt Johnson came in to deflect the ball, sealing the championship for the Red Devils. In the two overtime sessions, there were four ties and three lead changes and the game was backand-forth, back-and-forth. Gillette had their chances to pull away and win the game, but they couldn’t get the shots to fall when they mattered most. The Red Devils hit 7-of-9 free throws in extra periods, while Gillette was just 3-of-7. Offensively for the Camels, they had two players finish the night in double figures. Westin Hinkel scored a team-high 11 points. Hinkel was 4-for-8 from the field. Cody Anderson shot 4-for-5 and finished with 10 points despite battling foul trouble all night. Anderson ultimately fouled out of the game with 40-seconds remain-
ing in the first overtime period. Evanston’s Matt Eddington led all scorers with 19 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter and both overtimes. Matt Johnson followed with 15 points. Saturday was the final high school basketball game for Westin Hinkel, Tanner Moser, Cody Anderson, Travis Tweeten, and Christian Garcia. Looking forward to next season, however, the Camels will return six players who saw extensive playing time throughout this season. Cody Kelley, Tanner Sandvick, Logan Wasson, Michael Cook, Jade Kampfe, and Dylan Haddix will all be back for another run at the title. Scoring Summary for the Camels Westin Hinkel – 11 points Cody Anderson – 10 points Cody Kelley – 9 points Michael Cook – 7 points Jade Kampfe – 7 points Logan Wasson – 5 points Tanner Sandvick – 2 points
Hockey game to benefit CASA The Court Appointed Special Advocates for the 6th Judicial District (CASA) is hosting a hockey game on St. Patrick’s Day between the Gillette and Helena. “One exciting addition to the game this year is the local Gillette roller derby team will be playing broomball prior to the game,” explains CASA director Rhea Parsons. A couples sled race and the award
for the best St. Patrick’s Day costume will also precede the game. There will also be a beer garden. The hockey game begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, at Spirit Hall inside the Wyoming Center at Camplex. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the pregame activities begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for children two and under. Although tickets will be available at the door,
Parsons urges fans to get their tickets before the game. For tickets, call CASA at 687-9440. CASA is a nationwide network of 955 programs that recruit, train, and support volunteers to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings.
Otero too much for Pronghorn women in second round By Vic Wright - Basin Radio The Pronghorn women (20-12, 11-7) made history Sunday afternoon by competing in the school’s first second round game in a Region IX tournament. However, the team they faced in this historical contest, No. 1 Otero Junior College of the South Sub region (La Junta, CO; 29-1, 11-1), was too much for the Pronghorns as they fell 84-54 at the Swede Erickson Thunderbird Gymnasium at Casper College. The Lady Rattlers had much better success on the floor, as they shot 53.13 percent in the game. The Pronghorns couldn’t find the basket, as they were held to 31.58 percent, yet attempting only seven fewer shots than Otero. Gillette College went 13 for 23 from the line, losing in that stat as well to Otero, who went 11 for 16. The Pronghorns were out-rebounded by 13 boards and finished with 27 of them. Defensively, rebounds were an eyesore for Gillette, as the Lady Rattlers bested the Pronghorns by eleven. Gillette trailed 40-24 at the end of the first half and was outscored 44-30 in the second half. Aubry Boehme of Otero had the game high of 26 points; Iesha Greer led the Pronghorns with 12 points. Otero will take on Central Wyoming College in the third round Monday at 5 p.m. Central Wyoming upset Sheridan College, 58-51 in the second round of the Region IX tournament. The Pronghorns finished the season with an overall record of 20-12 and 11-7 against Region IX opponents. That is the team’s best record in three years of action. Scoring Summary for the Lady Pronghorns Iesha Greer-12 Jordyn Croft-10 Diarra Carrington-7 Kim Caywood-6 Anastasia Champlin-5 Alex Ward-5 Jessica Davis-3 KeKe Wright-3 Elisha Hensey-2 Jordan Scott-Benson-1
Three Camels and three Lady Camels were honored this week as East Coaches selected them to the All-Conference team. Logan Wasson, Cody Anderson and Westin Hinkel made the team from the Camels, while Sierra Toms, Julia Seamans and Dani Williams were selected from the Lady Camels. Anderson, Hinkel, Toms and Williams were also honored as part of the 4A All-State team, which is selected by coaches across the state in 4A, with coaches unable to vote for their own players. Junior Sierra Toms was in her second season with the Lady Camels as she led the team in points, rebounds and blocked shots as she was integral reason why the Lady Camels won the regular season Eastern Conference crown. Toms led Gillette in scoring in 16 of their 28 games and scored a career-high 22 points twice this season in wins over Evanston and Cheyenne South. Toms’ numbers may have slipped as the season progresses, but that’s because team after team knew that Gillette’s offense went through her and they began to key on her with double and sometimes triple teams. Coming into the season Toms’ had set a goal to be noticed by others from around the state. “Yes this was a huge goal for me,” she exclaimed. “It makes me feel accomplished and rewarded for how hard I have worked throughout my life…to be selected for this is a huge honor. There are a lot of really good girls in the state and me being in the top is huge. I am greatly honored and blessed with the support I have been given to make it so far!” In the final stats for the season Toms was in the top 10 in the East Conference in points, rebounds, steals, blocked shots and free throw percentage. Junior Dani Williams was also in her second year with the Lady Camels, and she just got better in every game for Gillette. Williams was second on the team in scoring as she reached double figures in 9 of Gillette’s final 12 games. She also led the Lady Camels in scoring in 5 of their games and the Lady Camels were 4-1 in those 5 games. In the final stats of the season Williams finished in the top 10 in the East in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocks, field goal and free throw percentages. Williams achieved her career-high in scoring when she went for 21 points in Gillette’s 77-28 win over Kelly Walsh on January 14. In her first year with the Lady Camels, Sophomore Julia Seamans started every game at the point guard position. Seamans led Gillette in assists and steals this season and she was in the top ten in all of 4A in both of those stats as well. Seamans was also third on the team in scoring. She scored her career-high of 15 points against Little Wound, SD on January 6. She also averaged 7 points per game for Gillette at the 4A state tournament as the Lady Camels finished the season in third place. Senior Cody Anderson wrapped up his senior season with the Camels as their leading scorer and he was second in the East Conference in points per game and first in rebounds and blocks per game. He also was in the top 10 in the conference in assists, steals and field goal percentage. Anderson led the Camels in 14 of their 28 games and he scored his career-high of 26 points in Gillette’s first of three wins over Natrona this season on December 9. Anderson eclipsed the 20 points barrier a team-high four times. In those games the Camels were 3-1 with their lone loss coming against Sheridan in their first of three meetings. Anderson was the focal point of the Camels offense, either he was getting his points in the paint or he was drawing double and triple teams allowing his teammates to step up and score. Senior Westin Hinkel had to learn an entire new role this season for the Camels after being asked to be just stout defender last season, he was asked to add a scoring attack to his defensive prowess this season and he did very well in that transition. Hinkel was third on the team in scoring and finished in the top in the conference in steals, where he finished second, field goal and free throw percentages. Twice this season Hinkel scored his careerhigh of 19 points and one of those games came at state in the Camels opening round victory over Natrona. Time and time again throughout the season Hinkel was saddled with the responsibility of defending his opponents best offensive backcourt player and he was very successful at shutting those players down. Junior Logan Wasson started every game for Gillette this season and was the team’s best long-range shooter and he was eighth in the East Conference in 3-point shooting percentage. Wasson made the second most 3-pointers this season in the East as he made 46 long balls, which is just 15 fewer 3-pointers than Green River made as a team this season. Wasson connected from behind the arch in all but 5 of Gillette’s games this season, including a season-high 4 long balls in their final game of the Energy Classic. Wasson led the Camels in scoring in 5 of their games this season as he scored his careerhigh 18 points in the Camels 81-74 loss to Brighton, UT in the Energy Classic Championship game. Wasson ended the season in the top 10 in the conference in assists and 3-point shooting percentage.
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Sports Report Pronghorns season comes to an end after loss to Otero JC By Vic Wright - Basin Radio The Gillette College Pronghorns men’s basketball team (18-13, 8-9) couldn’t find the basket as much as it wanted to in the first half and had trouble from the charity stripe as well in the 81-59 loss to Otero Junior College (274, 11-3) on Friday afternoon. The Pronghorns made just 13of-36 attempts from the free throw line in the first round game in the Region IX tournament at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, NE. The Rattlers of Otero JC did just the opposite, going 26-for-29 from the line. Gillette only made 8-of-30 shots from the floor and zero for seven beyond the arc in the first half. Otero had a 37-20 lead going into
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George Edwards led the Pronghorns with 25 points Friday afternoon.
halftime. In the second half, the Pronghorns made 14-of-31 shots on the court-a hair under Otero percentage-wise as the Rattlers were 13-of-28 in the second stanza. However, the success of Otero’s free throw shooting in the second half, going 17-of 18 and the 17-point hole that the Pronghorns found themselves in to start the second period, was just too much for Gillette College to come back from. Adam Link of the Rattlers had the game high of 27 points; George Edwards led the Pronghorns with 25 points. Otero Junior College will play the winner of Saturday’s game
between Sheridan College and Eastern Wyoming College. The Pronghorns, meanwhile, end their season with a record of 18-13 overall and 8-9 against Region IX opponents. Gillette College was 17-13 in its first season and 23-8 last season—their second year in the National Junior College Athletic Association. Scoring Summary for the Pronghorns: George Edwards-25 James Hunter-15 Kash McKinney-7 Reece Maxwell-4 Tony Lowry Jr.-3 Kalen Foreman-3 Matt Strickland-2
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Are you a friendly outgoing individual? Do you connect with people casually? Are you looking for supplemental income? Do you need to be in charge of your own hours? We are looking for an independent contractor for commissioned based ad sales. For more information call Sandra at 307-689-0028 or email at campbellcountytidbits@yahoo.com Needing Models for style show. Contact corey or cassee @ fashion bug. 6862588 Job Opening - Advertising Sales-N.E. Wyoming and more. Pays 20% commission, gas allowance, monthly team and individual bonuses. Set your own hours, work around your own schedule. You would be selling advertising for the fastest growing company in N.E. Wyoming. In the next five years, we will be expanding to many new areas and cities around the country. If you join our team now, you can be on top later. This position is a career, not a job. If you are interested, please call 307-670-8980 or e-mail us at CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com Local journalists wanted. Always wanted to try? Must be 16 yrs of age. Contact us at CampbellCountyObserver@ gmail.com Advertising Sales for our weekly paper. Great commission rate, set your own hours. Contact us at CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com Contributors wanted for weekly newspaper. Need a doctor, a Politician, a lawyer, and more to contribute an article a month. E-mail CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com for more information. Sports writers, event writers wanted. Gillette, Wright, Recluse, Rozet. Call 670-8980. State Wide Sales people. Print Advertising Sales for new State-wide newspaper. Call 307-299-4662 Website/ad designer wanted. Must be familiar with building/maintaining websites and website advertising design. Commission and base salary pay. Call the Cowboy State Free Press at 307-670-8980
Miscellaneous Licensed daycare now open. Spots available full-time and before and after school. Close to Rozet school and the post office. Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 RYO Filling station has come to Gillette! Stop in and see just how easy and affordable it is to roll your own for a fraction of the cost of name brand cartons. Stop in at Jack’s Liquor, home of the adult daycare at 302 E. 2nd st, right across from NAPA
For Rent 2 Bedroom Duplex, with one car garage, washer/dryer, no pets. $700rent/$700deposit. 307-689-0202 Room for Rent. Asking $500.00 per month, Utilities included. First month rent and deposit. Call Don at 680-3570.
Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster. 500mi. Stock pices for Dyna Wide Glide. 1500mi. Email baxtersmom62@gmail.com for info. Harley Accessories for sale. Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.
Merchandise 1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087 Exterior door with window, interior light fixtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com QUEEN SLEEP NUMBER BED like new. $700 call 680-2982. Can text photo if you like. 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/ My First Computer hardly used. Asking $15. Call 605 - 545 – 1188 Five roasts and twelve pounds of hamburger for a flat rate. $150.00. All ranch raised beef. This is an approximate savings of 10% on the total. Contact Jason Walker at 307-686-0577 Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202
Guns for Sale .380 Smith and Weston Bodyguard. Built in laser site. $450.00 firm. Trades possible. Call (307) 6827864. 1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864
Newspaper vending machines. Contact us at: CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854. Manual Transmission for 93’ Chevy Pickup 4wd. Must be in good shape. Call 2572306.
Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) BOAT FOR SALE. 18ft 120 port jet outboard bass tracker for sale. Call 307-680-5947 Boat for Sale with trailer. Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.
Homes for Sale Home for sale by owner in Western Way. Asking $239,000 for the 1,800 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bath home with an unfinished basement and a two car garage. Fully fenced, large landscaped yard with a sprinkler system. Home is within walking distance to the new recreation center and the new elementary school that is being built. Please contact me at 307-670-1209 if you are interested. Tri-level house for sale 4 bed 2 bath $209,000 (307) 6701925. Gorgeous land home package set up in Wright. 3 bedroom, 2 full baths, hickory cabinets throughout, front porch, central air, and much more. Financing available. For a personal showing call (307) 687-0333 40+ Acres 2 miles south of Wright 1999 Atlantic Oak Modular. $250,000 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 FSBO 2,688 SF home on corner lot with fenced back yard. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, upgraded kitchen, finished walkout basement, oversized garage. $259,000. 307-680-9180.
Apartments for Rent 1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details. Spacious & new, 1, 2, &3 bdrm affordable apartments available now! Call 6858066. Washer and dryer in every unit. Private sunny patio or balcony. Special move-in rate, 1 bdrm: $694, 2 bdrm: $777, 3 bdrm: $888. Move in now and deduct $ 200 off first month while special lasts. Call Konnie or Celeste at Highland Properties 685-8066.
Business Opportunities Choose your hours, your income, and your rewards. I DO! Contact Julie BalmerAvon Independent Sales Rep. 307-689-6812 or email jkbpennigwen@msn.com Health problems? Try doTERRA certified pure essential oils. 307-680-0363. www. myvoffice.com/healingisbelieving
Camping/Fishing 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
Services Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 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
Home Appliances/ Furnshings Microfiber couch with 2 recliners combined. Green. $100 Call 299-4967. Booth Table. L-shaped. With Chairs. Seats 6. $500.00 Call 299-4967 Three antique pressedbacked oak chairs. Excellent condition. $85 each. 6820042 Storage Unit Sale!!!!! Home stereo, car speakers, 2 dressers, mattress and box spring sets $20, chests, coffee table, chairs, end tables and much more. Call (307) 682-7864
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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1997 32ft. Class A Motor Home. Sleeps 6, Only 31,000 Miles. Asking $17,000. Call (307) 660-7520.
2003 Chevy Monte Carlo SS (White) with 137,000 mi; $6500. Call 307 - 689 – 0966
Large Private RV/Camper Lot for rent. Big yard, trees. All utilities available. $400 per month, $400 deposit. 1 year lease. Call (307) 6601007. 5th wheel camper for sale. Call Skip (307) 680-0073
Work Wanted Skidsteer with Operator. For all your Snow Removal and Dirt needs. Call Ken at 307680-5947 Weekly house cleaning-$50.00 per week. Windows, floors, dusting, bathrooms, etc. Call 670-2037.
Autos, Trucks and Vans 1986 Toyota Tercel 4x4. $1050.00. Call 307-2995918 Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2037 1993 Chevy 1500 4x4 350 Engine, runs great. 5 spd. manual, transmission needs rebuilt. Transfer case in great condition. No other problems other than transmission. Asking $2,000 or best offer. Price: $2,000obo. Contact: 307-670-2037 2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 1982 Chevy Ventura Van. 350 Engine, 400 Turbo newly rebuilt transmission. Interior in GREAT shape, has a working electric wet bar and built in cooler in back. Carb. needs re-jetted, other than that there are no problems. Must see. Asking $3,500 or best offer. Price:$3,500obo. Contact: 307-670-8980
Custom Harley Soft tail. Being built, need to sell now. Almost finished. Chopper, built in Sturgis, SD. Asking $5,500 and will help you build it. HAVE ALL PARTS! Call 257-2306 ‘76 Electra-Glide would consider trade on Pan or Knuck if ya know of anyone, ‘81 sent it to LA-S&S, 11.5to1 and dual-plugged to run regular-gas, had burn-out time at Hog-Jam! Ben 680.7464. 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person! 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532.
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Our Roots Doolittle Raid By Mike Borda
During war, there are many noteworthy events. Every battle, skirmish, and mission has its own set of heroics that contribute to the overall success or failure of the event. Some, however, stick out in history as having made a larger than normal impact on the war as a whole. One of these events took place in the very earliest days of World War II, and spurred on the American effort for years to come. We are all familiar with the events of December 7, 1941. On that day, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and initiated the American inclusion in the war. Two weeks later, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided that he wanted to attack the Japanese homeland, in an attempt to gather support for the war effort. Led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, this was to be the first wartime mission using the new B-25 bombers. Doolittle planned to launch from aircraft carriers in the Pacific, bomb the Japanese islands, and land in Russia or China. The mission, later dubbed the “Doolittle Raid”, began on April 1, 1942. The raid included 16 planes, with around five men in each aircraft. Every plane was equipped with several bombs, designed for maximum damage as opposed to targeted strikes. A dangerous mission already, they plan was almost stopped before it could begin, as the carriers were sighted by a Japanese boat sailing through the Pacific. However, the Japanese boat was sunk shortly after the sighting. The plan continued, and the planes launched around 8:30am. The 16 planes reached Japan, where the finally encountered some resistance. One of the planes dropped its bombs before reaching the target, after being hit by anti-aircraft fire. At approximately 12:00pm, the planes reached Japan, and bombed their targets
in and around Tokyo. The fighters stayed on their original plan and began towards China (although one plane was running low on fuel and diverted instead to the Soviet Union). Their journey, however, was not yet over. Due to bad weather conditions, the group was not able to find their landing spots in China, and were forced to bail out or crash. The men parachuted down to the ground in rural China, where they were aided by Chinese villagers who looked after them. The Chinese, having been brutalized by their Japanese conquerors, were eager to help anyone who would save them from Japan. They paid dearly for their corroboration, though. Thousands of civilians were killed while the Japanese soldiers searched for American soldiers. Most of the men landed safely and eventually found their way back to America. However, two of the crews went missing. It was later learned that of these missing men, two drowned after parachuting over the ocean. The remaining eight were captured by the Japanese, who ended up trying and convicting them of war crimes. Three of the captured men were executed, while the other five were sent to a prison camp. Four would survive the war. The crew that went to the Soviet Union were captured and put in a prison until they could escape (with help from the Soviet government). In a moment of true irony, while many around American dubbed Doolittle a hero, he himself thought the mission a failure because he lost all the aircraft and had not destroyed the intended targets. However, the raid truly did boost the morale of American troops and civilians alike, and earned Doolittle the Medal of Honor. In a time where America was feeling vulnerable, this mission not only defended our honor, but also put that same fear in our enemy.
“A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today and in fact we have forgotten.” - President John F. Kennedy
Five Scalps: The Story of Edward Rose By Jeff Morrison The term “Mountain Man” typically invokes a mental image of a self-reliant loner, expert guide and hunter, fierce fighter, with perhaps a bit of scoundrel mixed in. Edward Rose possessed all of these qualities, albeit more than the usual amount of the scoundrel trait. It is believed Rose was born in 1786 around Louisville, Kentucky, to a white father and a half-Cherokee, half-black mother. He left Kentucky for New Orleans when he was 18 as part of a keelboat crew, picking up a reputation as a brawler and a robber along the way. In one of these pursuits he gained a few permanent facial scars that would give rise to his first Indian name “Cut-Nose”. By 1806, Rose had made his way up to St. Louis where he joined an expedition led by Manuel Lisa in 1807 to establish a trading post at the mouth of the Big Horn River, near present day Custer, Montana. The post was christened “Fort Raymond”. Lisa planned to collect furs not only through trapping them, but by trading for them with the regional Indian tribes as well. To that end he sent three of his men, John Colter, George Drouillard, and Edward Rose out, loaded with trade goods, to make contact with any Indian villages they could find and entice them to trade at the post in the spring. Both Colter and Drouillard travelled far and wide on their mission, while Rose found a friendly Crow village on Tongue River and spent the winter dispensing the trade goods he carried for various favors. When he returned to Fort Raymond in the spring of 1808, Rose could not satisfactorily explain how he spent his time and Lisa’s trade goods. The ensuing argument turned violent and Rose was finally restrained, although he managed to seriously injure one of the 15 men needed to subdue him. Lisa, who was in the process of preparing to return to St. Louis for more supplies, hastened his departure. Rose finagled more trade goods from the fort and returned to the village to live with his new Crow friends. During his time with the Crow, Rose’s reckless bravery earned him the name “Five Scalps” after a battle with the Hidatsa (Minnetaree) tribe, in which Rose sin-
gle-handedly charged the enemy Indians and killed five of them with a tomahawk. He also explored much of the land between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills. This knowledge of landscape and native inhabitants was in great demand by trading companies mounting expeditions into the Rocky Mountain region. In 1809, Rose was hired by Andrew Henry to serve as interpreter and guide for one such expedition into Crow country. At first Rose ingratiated himself to Henry by becoming an indispensable asset to the brigade, but eventually deserted to the nearest Crow village, taking a large supply of trade goods with him. Wilson Price Hunt, leader of an expedition sponsored by John Jacob Astor in 1811, found Rose living with the Arikara tribe along the Missouri River. The original plan of the Overland Astorians, as this party would become known, was to follow Lewis and Clark’s route to the Oregon coast. They intended to establish a permanent land route to the Columbia River in the process, linking up with the other half of their expedition who had already travelled by sea to the mouth of the Columbia River where they had established a large trading post. Before the party had ventured much further than St. Louis, however they were advised that, due to the volatile disposition of Indian tribes near the Missouri headwaters, it would be better to find an alternative route to the Columbia. With this in mind, Rose was hired to fill the role of guide and interpreter. “We had in our company a hunter by the name of Rose,” Hunt wrote in his account of the journey, “[He was] a very unpleasant, insolent man. We had been warned that he planned to desert us when we came across the Crow Indians, to persuade as many of our men as he could to abandon us, and to steal our horses. For that reason we kept a close watch at night.” The Astorians put their lives in Rose’s hands as he guided them from the Grand River to the Little Missouri, then across the rugged hills of what is now northern Crook and Campbell Counties to Powder River, then to the base of the Big Horns where they encountered a Crow village. At this
point Hunt decided to proactively thwart any nefarious plans Rose may have been hatching by encouraging him to remain with the Crows in return for a half-year’s wages, a horse, some beaver traps and supplies. For the next few years, Rose lived alternatively with the Crow and Arikara. He took an Indian wife and fathered two children. But his hard drinking and love of brawling got him in trouble with what passed for law and order among the trading forts and he was taken in chains to St. Louis to spend time in a stockade jail. Once released, he returned to Crow country. Another fur trading expedition was under way in 1823, under the command of William Ashley. His roster of mountain men included Jedediah Smith, Hugh Glass and a young Jim Bridger. In spite of his reputation, Edward Rose was also hired to interpret and guide. This time Rose wasted no time getting into mischief. While the expedition was camped at the Arikara villages on the Missouri, Rose and a few other men snuck into the village against orders one night. At midnight Rose returned to the camp to alert everyone that one of the men had been killed in the village. By morning the situation had deteriorated into a small war that left 13 of Ashley’s company dead and several more wounded. Rose stayed to assist Colonel Leavenworth in a punitive campaign against the Arikara the following month. The expedition accomplished very little, but Leavenworth was impressed with Rose and spoke highly of
him in an official report, in which he expressed some surprise when he learned of Rose’s bad reputation. When Ashley resumed his expedition, he split his brigade into two parts, leaving Jedediah Smith in charge of the second party. Rose was chosen to accompany Smith, who intended to spend most of the winter trapping and hunting before rejoining Ashley’s group in the spring. Rose led them to the main winter encampment of the Crows in the Wind River Range and the mountain men decided to winter with them. Relations between Smith and his only means of communications with their Crow neighbors – Rose – began to erode almost immediately. Rose proceeded to negotiate trade between the Indian camp and the mountain men, with the evident intent of bleeding Smith’s supplies dry. By January, Smith had
had enough, and chose to press on in the dead of winter, to his rendezvous with the other brigade, leaving Rose behind with the Crow. It is generally believed that Edward Rose spent the remainder of his life hunting, trapping and living with his adopted people, the Crow. In 1832, Rose, along with Hugh Glass and another unknown mountain man were surprised by a party of 30 or more Arikaras on the Yellowstone River and killed. Scoundrel or not, Edward Rose was considered an expert guide, trapper and interpreter during his lifetime. Although his ethnicity was mostly white/European, he is celebrated today as one of two known Black mountain men. It is very likely that he was the first non-Indian to set foot in what is now Sheridan, Johnson, Campbell and Crook counties of Wyoming.
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