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Volume 4 • Issue 11
March 14 - 21, 2014
ThisJune Week’s 17 - 24, 2011 Highlights “If it doesn’t have to do with Campbell County, we don’t care!”
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• Gov Activates Nat’l Guard .............. Page 3
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Alpin Hong Returns for His Sixth Visit to Gillette
lease join the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center staff for the presentation of Alpin Hong with special guests Crushed Out on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m It’s a classical music versus rockn-roll showdown. Classical pianist, Alpin Hong, plays technical sonatas like 300 year old rock and roll hits. He grabs a single note and thrusts it into hyperdrive. He is fluid, impassioned, tender, electric, and poetic. Watch Alpin battle note for note with Crushed Out, an explosive hit of surfgarage momentum and rock and roll from Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Frank Hoier on guitar and vocals along with Moselle Spiller on drums. Alpin Hong: The New York Times lauded his “crystalline energy…clear and persuasive ideas…and remarkable breadth of coloration” and called him “a pianistic firebrand” in a review of his standing-room only New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Other critics have raved about Mr. Hong’s performances: “Hong’s warmth, charm and seemingly boundless energy were contagious, and he brought those qualities in abundance to his performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37 in C minor with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra,” praised the Mobile Press-Register. The Idaho Statesman said, “Hong cut a magnetic physical presence and charmed the audience with engaging, powerful movements that were fun to watch. Throughout the piece he and the orchestra showed a wonderful give and take.” Rooted in extensive classical training and a background in skateboarding, snowboarding, martial arts, and video games, Mr. Hong is a creative force unmatched in his youthful vivacity and boundless energy. His astonishing ability to connect to people of all ages, experiences, and backgrounds distinguishes him and shapes his evolving performance style. The Ocala Star-Banner called Mr. Hong “Classical for the iPod generation.” Mr. Hong’s uniquely humorous and visionary approach to arts education has resulted in artistic residencies worldwide. In recognition of the pianist’s gift for communicating his passion for music to audiences of all ages, The McGraw-Hill Companies honored him with the Robert Sherman Award for Music Education and Community Outreach. His tireless pursuit to find, inspire, and collaborate with talents in every community results in unforgettable presentations that both expand worlds and hit close to home. Crushed Out is an electrified honky-tonk surf duo from Brooklyn, NY. Crushed Out is pure early rock & roll wild child joy - plenty of tube amp
howl, hip shaking Bo Diddley beats, surfy wet reverb and unbridled vocals. Their love for the energy, imagination, emotion, attitude, style and sound of the beginnings of rock&roll are the very heart and structure of Crushed Out, what Bob Dylan once called the “atomic era” of recorded music. Want to Give is Crushed Out’s debut album, released Nov. 6 2012, on their own imprint Cool Clear Water Records. Recorded both at Brooklyn’s Bunker Studio as well as Crushed Out’s own analog studio in a rural New Hampshire barn, the tracks were all self-produced and mixed by John Davis. Like 2010 EP Show Pony, Want to Give is direct, true and alive; the full sound of two spirits burned into analog tape, joy, growl, worts and all. Want to Give showed them branching out into a wider scope of genres; from the Surf Fuzz blues of “Sharkbite” to the murder ballad show tune “Miss Mouse”, to “Country Star” a Hank/ Patsy era original country song sung by Moselle. The songwriting showed a wider range of storytelling, characters and emotional themes; from the childishness of adults on “Temper Tantrum”, the emotional weight of “Weigh You Down”, to addiction in the dancecraze inspired “Push Down & Twist”. Even using found lyrics word for word from the safety instructions of an aerosol oil can for the slide-blues stomp anthem “Shake Can Well”. Ecstatic title track rocker “Want to Give” touches upon the human cycle of giving, as does “Firelight”, a droning spaced out slide guitar mantra inspired by the lights and fires that bring people together, and what they bring to the circle. Buddy Holly-esque rocker “Black & Purple” takes a true story tale in 1971 of Franklin’s teenage mother’s Black Sabbath record being broken by her older brother. The couple met in the hall of the Bushwick, Brooklyn apartment building both were living in; Singer/guitarist Franklin a rambling acoustic songwriter from Southern California, drummer Moselle a recent art school graduate. After their 6th national tour the couple were forced to change their band name due to a trademark issue. The couple set about reworking all their artwork, and the band was reborn as Crushed Out. Finding the name in 1920’s slang for breaking out of jail, they visualized meaning in Crushed Out from waves rolling rocks into sand, to the cycle of life and the weight and importance of love. To be Crushed Out is to stay young, open and wildly inspired. For more information, contact the CAM-PLEX Ticket Office at 307-6828802 or visit our website at www.camplex.com.
• Boat Registration Time......................... Page 6 • Cole Sports............ Page 9 • Bold Republic: Just Evil .................. Page 11 • Letters to the Editor ..................... Page 13 • The Fastest Gun in the Dakotas ....... Page 16
Police Look Into Twin Spruce JH Threat Graffiti was recently found written in a bathroom stall at Twin Spruce Junior High referencing a school shooting on March 11. There was no particular person or group targeted in the threat and there have been no other indicators to assume this is a credible threat. Law Enforcement is continuing their investigation into this matter. This release is to inform you of the situation and to ask for assistance in solving this crime. Campbell County School District is offering a $500.00 reward for any information that leads to the identification of the responsible person. Please contact Twin Spruce administration (682-3144) or Crime Stoppers at 686-0400 with any information. All necessary precautions have been taken and school will continue as normal. Staff has been advised to keep an extra vigilant eye out for anything suspicious or abnormal, and to report these happenings immediately to administration and law enforcement. The school district and law enforcement will be partnering to ensure an increased law enforcement presence in district schools on that day. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact your school’s administrator or the Gillette Police Department at 682-5155.
National Poison Prevention Week
What is a poison? A poison is anything that someone eats, breathes, gets in the eyes, or on the skin, that can cause a sickness or death. A poison can be a drug or medication, which involves over half of the calls to the poison center. The fastest growing drug problem in the United States is the abuse of prescription medications. It is estimated that 30,000 Americans will die from prescription drug abuse and overdoses this year. Poisonings are the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for ages 15 to 59, largely resulting from unintentional drug overdoses of prescription medications.
A poison can be a household, garden or personal care product; chemicals at home and work; plants; bites and stings; food poisoning or any item that can give an individual an unwanted or unexpected reaction. You shouldn’t wait for symptoms to develop-even if you aren’t sure an individual was poisoned. If you wait for symptoms, look up information on the internet, call your physician’s office or local emergency room- you are wasting precious time. The number to your poison center is 1-800-222-1222. This number should be programmed into and located near every phone in the United
States. Nine out of ten calls to the poison center will be managed at home. There is unlikely any other number you program into your phone that will save you more money or time. You will immediately talk to a registered nurse who is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Since 1962, the President of the United States has proclaimed the third week of March as National Poison Prevention Week, to raise awareness about the dangers of poisoning and how to prevent them.