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Game and Fish Seeks Information in Antelope Poaching

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he Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information that will lead to the apprehension of whoever illegally killed two antelope in northeast Johnson County.

The antelope were discovered just off the Lower Powder River Road 12 miles north of the Powder River Rest Area on March 13, 2014 and reported to Buffalo Game Warden Jim Seeman.

The adult doe and yearling buck antelope were shot and left to rot; no meat was removed from either animal.

During a field examination of the poached antelope on the afternoon of March 13th Seeman recovered evidence from the animals that indicated they had been shot with a high powered rifle. At the time of the field examination Seeman indicated the antelope most likely had been dead for two to three days.

Game Warden Seeman says the

poaching of these antelope is disturbing, “The individual or individuals responsible for the senseless death of these antelope obviously have no respect for the wildlife resource or the landowners in northeast Johnson County. Hopefully, someone will come forward with information that will lead to a conviction.”

A cash reward is available for those who provide evidence that leads to the arrest and conviction of any person who violates Wyoming statute 23-3107(a), wantonly taking or destroying a big or trophy game animal.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact Game Warden Jim Seeman at 307 6845223, the STOP POACHING hotline at 1-877-WGFD-TIP (1-877-943-3847) or the Sheridan Regional Office at 307 672-7418. Callers can remain anonymous.

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Public Meeting in Gillette on Orphaned Wells Planned Representatives of Governor Matt Mead’s Office and several other state agencies will meet with interested members of the public about the plan for reclaiming and capping orphaned CBM wells. The meeting will take place on April 2, 2014 at

Gillette College’s Presentation Hall, Room 120 from 6:00–9:00 pm.

“State agencies are working diligently to coordinate plugging of abandoned wells and reclamation efforts to minimize disturbance to landowners,” Governor Mead said.

“Plugging abandoned wells and reclaiming the sites are necessary to safeguard our land, water and wildlife. I thank the Legislature for authorizing the use of an additional $3 million from conservation tax revenue for these purposes.”

Silvernell to Run for Commissioner Mary Silvernell officially announces her candidacy for the office of Campbell County Commissioner.

Silvernell is the Executive Director of the Campbell County Convention & Visitors Bureau and has been since February 2010. She currently serves as the treasurer for the Campbell County Public Land Board, is a member of the

Air Service Enhancement Committee, and has been a member of the CARE Board since 2011. She is a member and past co-chair of the Gillette Women in Business group, past Vice President and current President of Campbell County Republican Women, and a Committee Woman for Precinct 7-1in House District 52. She has been a board

member of the Wyoming Travel Industry Coalition since 2010 and currently serves as its treasurer.

Silvernell graduated from the Gillette Area Leadership Institute (GALI) in 2011 and from the Leadership Wyoming program in 2013.

She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Communication from Rollins College in Winter Park,

Florida.

Silvernell is a qualified and committed community leader and wishes to increase her involvement by serving as a County Commissioner.

Forging new partnerships in economic diversity is a priority which she feels will help ensure Campbell County’s continued success.

Bell Announces Run for County Commission

By Holly Galloway Local Taxidermist Rusty Bell has announced that he is putting his name in the hat for one of the three Campbell County Commissioner positions that will be up for election this fall.

Bell was born in Campbell County and graduated from Campbell County High school in 1992. He went on to college and graduated from Jamestown College in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in biology.

He was a firefighter on the west coast for three years, and then moved back to Gillette. He started a business, R&B Services, in 2005. This was a large welding shop that he ran until 2012.

In 2008 he studied taxidermy at

Second Nature Taxidermy School in Missoula Montana. He started Rusty’s Taxidermy in the fall of 2008, in addition to running his welding shop.

Bell is a member of the Wyoming Association of Taxidermy Artists and currently serves as the treasurer.

“Taxidermy in Wyoming is a very heavily regulated industry,” Bell said.

Bell says that he has always been an informed voter.

Bell worked with Representative Eric Barlow and the Wyoming Game and Fish to write a bill to start alleviating some of the regulations on Taxidermists. He and his organization wrote emails and talked with representatives around the

state to get support for the bill that was introduced in February, during the short budget session. It passed both the House and Senate and was signed by the Governor.

Bell was asked by community members to run for a commission seat. His first concern was the time that is involved in this elected seat.

He discussed this with his wife and came to the conclusion that he does have the time. “The County Commissioners have done a great job,” Bell said. “I have no agenda. I want to make sure that Campbell County stays on the path for growth as it is.”

Bell is happy that the Gillette College campus is getting a new building in the Student Center. “I would be a big supporter of the Gillette College,” he said. He hopes the college will build dorms to house students soon.

Bell is looking forward to campaigning; his sons especially are ready to be in the parade. He said “My wife is not happy about campaigning.” But she supports his desire to serve Campbell County in this capacity.

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Flushing Flow to Aid Bighorn River Trout he Wyoming Game and Fish Department cautions sportsmen and recreationists to be aware of sizable increases in water flows in the Bighorn River March 25-27 as part of a flushing flow project.

The Bureau of Reclamation will begin releasing additional water from Boysen Reservoir causing flows in the river below Boysen Dam to fluctuate from 475 cubic feet per second to 5000 cfs. Beginning Tuesday, March 25 at 10 p.m., flows released from the dam will increase to 1000 cfs. On March 26, flows will be increased to 2300 cfs at 2 a.m. and further increased to 5000 cfs at approximately 7 a.m. for ten hours before being gradually reduced to and held at 1000 cfs by approximately 4 a.m. March 27.

The department advises the public to be aware of the potential dangers related

to flushing flows. Sportsmen wading or floating the river during this time should consider the fluctuating water levels. Areas that can be waded effectively at 500 cfs may not be accessible at 5000 cfs.

“We will be keeping close tabs on water discharge levels and ice conditions in order to ensure the safety of people and property along the Bighorn River,” said Sam Hochhalter, fisheries biologist with the Game and Fish. The flushing flow may be canceled or rescheduled depending on water and ice conditions.

Game and Fish has requested the flushing flow in order to clean fine sediments from fish spawning habitats and to increase production of invertebrates that fish depend on for food. Flushing flows have been a regular occurrence on the river since 2005 and have dramatically improved wild rainbow trout reproduction in the Bighorn River.

Governor: Australia Trip Showcases Coal’s Potential

Governor Matt Mead has returned from a conference on coal technology in Brisbane, Australia. The 2014 International Advanced Coal Technology Conference was the fourth of its kind, bringing together experts from around the globe, including Wyoming, to discuss advances in coal use and carbon capture, storage and utilization. The conference, held about every two years, focuses on developing value-added products from coal.

“This conference advances technologies to make coal more viable into the future.

Coal is the fastest growing fuel source in the world. Enhancing technologies for capture and use if carbon adds value to coal and secures its role globally,” Governor Mead said. He traveled with representa-

tives of the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources. “I was proud to be a part of this event and look forward to the next conference, which will take place in Wyoming.”

Australia produces large amounts of coal and exports over 100 million tons per year to Asia. Governor Mead toured a coal port on the trip. “Australia recognizes the importance of coal domestically and internationally. Here in Wyoming we are hard at work making sure coal receives the same recognition. We want to increase exports to meet the rising demand, while developing solutions to make the coal more valuable and cleaner.”

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New Emergency Department Manager Named Monte Haddix has been named Nurse Manager of the Emergency Department at Campbell County Memorial Hospital (CCMH). Monte has more than 20 years of experience in nursing and has held several management positions at CCMH, including House Supervisor and Clinical Care Supervisor of the Med Surg department. He was the Administrator of the Northeast Wyoming Surgery Center and also taught in the Nursing Program at Gillette College. He served as Clinical Care Supervisor in the Emergency department for the last two years, and his most recent assignment was as System Administrator Clinical Lead for the Emergency department’s new Electronic Medical Record, where he helped implement a new documentation system for physicians and nurses.

Monte attributes his passion for the emergency department to his background in trauma nursing and his military service. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, with service in Iraq as a registered nurse from 2005-2007. His goal is to bring this passion for service to his staff, making each patient’s experience a memorable one.

“I am very pleased to have Monte in this important position”, said Anne Raga, Director of Nursing. “Monte knows CCMH and the Emergency department, and already has developed collegial relationships with the physicians and nursing leaders. He is fully committed to our goal of Excellence Every Day.” “Monte has earned the respect of his peers through his experience, dedication and hard work”, said Deb Tonn, Vice President of Patient Care Services. “I know he will work with his team to accomplish the goals they establish for the Emergency department.”

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Sheridan Company to Research, Develop Crash Protection for Military Vehicles

ennon Products Inc., of Sheridan, Wyo., received funding to help them research and develop a system that would reduce injuries of military members involved in underbody blast, rollover and crash events.

Kennon received a $5,000 Phase 0 Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative award to pursue a Dept. of Defense (DoD) Army Phase I SBIR award.

The funding will allow Kennon engineers to work with University of Wyoming Mechanical Engineering faculty to develop and test a proposed advanced material system, as well as develop computer models that will provide predictive design tools for

other military applications that suffer from impact related damage. The funding will also provide for a grants writer to write the proposal for the DoD. Kennon is working to develop an impact absorbing material system that would be installed in the interiors and headlining areas of combat tactical vehicles. The headlining system would be used to reduce head and neck injuries due to collision with the ceiling during impact.

Mark Weitz, vice president of research and development at Kennon, said the company has developed technologies under previous SBIR projects for NAVAIR that will be read-

ily adaptable to the new application.

“We hope our previous work will give us a competitive advantage,” said Weitz. “We very much enjoy developing advanced material systems. When we can do so to help protect our warfighters, it greatly increases our motivation and our satisfaction.”

“Kennon Products Inc., has developed a superior methodology in protecting high value assets for the military, particularly that most highly valued asset, the warfighter,” said Gene Watson, WSSI director. “This project is a natural extension of their past successes in accomplishing this most important goal.”

“Bizarre Laws” Regulating Non-Lethal Self-Defense Products

In an article posted on The Belvedere Company’s web site, the company’s owner, Paul Jones, has listed seven states plus the District of Columbia with “crazy” laws pertaining to carrying and using pepper spray for selfprotection.

“If you think states have bizarre laws pertaining to guns, alcohol, and drugs,” Jones writes, “just wait to see what some politicians are doing to protect you from pepper spray! Although pepper spray is, in fact, legal in all 50 states, you might have to jump through some hoops to protect yourself.”

In alphabetical order, Jones identifies Alaska, California, D.C., Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, and Wisconsin as the eight jurisdictions with the oddest regulations for buying, selling, or owning pepper spray.

Alaska: The only restriction is that you can’t carry it in school unless you have permission and then you must be over 21 years old.

This means that only teachers or high school seniors

held back several years can carry pepper spray.

California: Only a person with no felony record can carry pepper spray, and then no more than 2.5 ounces. It is only legal to use it for protection against animals, not people.

District of Columbia: Jones calls this regulation “the craziest one of all. You can carry pepper spray but you must go to you local police station and ‘register’ it.” The law does not specify what form this registration must take. Jones comments: “I don’t know how you can register something that has no serial number on it or what benefit this rule serves.”

Massachusetts: The Bay State restricts sales to firearms dealers only and your spray must be “licensed” by the police.

Michigan: You can only possess a canister containing less than 35 grams and the pepper spray can’t be more than 2% strength. (“Good thing Michigan has eliminated crime,” quips Jones, “so there is no need

for self-protection.”)

New York: “These regulations are as crazy as anything I’ve ever heard,” says Jones, because in New York, you must buy your pepper spray from either a licensed gun dealer or a pharmacist. “What do gun shops and drug stores have in common?,” asks Jones: “Maybe a good lobbyist.”

In addition, a customer can buy a maximum of two pepper sprays at a time. Oddly enough, Jones points out, although buying pepper spray on line or by mail order is illegal if the product is labeled for self-protection against humans, New Yorkers can buy exactly the same product on line “as long as it is labeled for protection from dogs or bears.”

New Jersey: Pepper spray is restricted to “pocket sized” only. “The power or the number of pepper sprays you carry in New Jersey don’t matter,” Jones notes, “as long as they fit in a pocket.” The law does not define what “pocket sized” means. “Coat pocket? Pants pocket? Shirt pocket? New

Jersey doesn’t say.”

Wisconsin: Citizens can carry pepper spray as long as the maximum concentration is less than 10% (which is fine) but you cannot have one that holds more than 2 ounces. The crazy thing is, Mace is illegal, but Wisconsinites can carry pepper spray.”

“Isn’t it comforting,” Jones notes wryly, “to know that politicians are busy protecting you from protecting yourself?”

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CCMH Board of Trustees Select New Board Member

The Campbell County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees announced the selection of Allen Todd to fill a vacancy following the resignation of Trustee Joe Hallock in February.

Mr. Todd is the owner and President of TIMCO Service and Supply in Gillette.

TIMCO specializes in parts for stationary gas engines in the oilfield and as a distributor for major industrial clutch and brake manufacturers.

Mr. Todd currently serves as Chair of the Pioneer Manor Advisory Board and has served on boards for Northeast Wyoming Hospice, Heritage Christian School and

Teen Challenge of Wyoming. He was employed by CCMH in the Emergency Medical Services department from 1993-2004, and his application cited his insight into how employees view the hospital.

“Mr. Todd’s passion for the organization, especially long term care influenced my decision”, said Board Chair Dr. Sara Hartsaw. “All the candidates are committed to the community and to the need for quality healthcare and all would have done a good job”.

The new trustee must be sworn in within 10 days of appointment, and will serve until the general election in November 2014.

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Hope’s Haven

Dear Readers, Welcome to “Hope’s Haven”. Hope: to believe, desire, or trust. Haven: any place of shelter and safety; refuge. “Hope’s Haven” is a column that will be filled with life testimonies from real people just like you. God’s grace, mercy and love will weave through each testimony that is printed in this column. The text of the articles submitted will be left in the writer’s original verbiage (we will spell check and do minimal grammar correction). If you would like to share the good news of how God’s grace has blessed your life please send your testimony to: praiseGod@CampbellCountyObserver.com

Being “in” Christ (Part 2 of 5) “The saints and faithful brethren in Christ” Col 1:2 To be a Christian means that we have a very special, personal, deep relationship with Jesus. He illustrated this with the metaphor or the vine and branches. The branches of a vine get all of their nourishment from the vine itself. To be able to bear fruit, it is imperative that a branch must remain connected to the vine. Please read John 15: 1 – 8 and see how many times you can find the little word “in”, and what it means each time. Truly it is a small word that has a big meaning. And this is what we are looking at, our being ‘in’ Christ.

The believers at Colossae were ‘in’ Christ.

Just like a vine and its branches this was a close living relationship with Jesus. What an amazing privilege we have of knowing Jesus Christ so closely. He has given us true, everlasting life, we are encouraged, fostered and developed by Him. One of the dynamic things that happens when we believe in Jesus, is that our lives change and Paul wrote to the Christians at Corinth, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17. We don’t all change at the same rate, but everyone who does believe in is God’s work in progress.

If we look back over a suitable period of time we can see how much we have been changed by God, and this gives us a vibrant hope for the future, as we wait to see just what God will make of our lives ‘in’ Christ.

Sadly there are many people associated with the Church who only have a theoreti-

cal knowledge about Jesus. They know a lot of what the Scriptures teach about Him, they have heard many sermons about the parables and teachings of Jesus, yet somehow they have never opened their hearts and lives to believe on Him and to know Him personally. This is a very dangerous position to be in. To know so much and yet to be so far from the forgiveness and eternal life that He gives is nothing short of perilous.

The Pharisees of Jesus day, were experts on religion. They could even easily quote from the Bible on many subjects. Yet most of them did not know God, that is, they did not have a personal relationship with Him. Jesus had some very harsh things to say about these religious people. Take a careful look at Matthew 22:13 – 33. That’s quite a sermon, and that is not all that Jesus said about them.

Can I ask you seriously? Are you ‘in’ Christ? Do you know Him personally? Do you know for certain that the penalty for your sins has been taken by Him? You may have a position in your church, know your Bible, attend many Christian meetings, but my friend without Jesus in your life you are little more than a Pharisee and you must face the same judgement as them.

Oh, turn today to receive and believe on Him. The Scripture says “He who believes in Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:18 Blessings, Graham Kissack from Accrington UK

God, Be Merciful to Me

God, be merciful to me, On Thy grace I rest my plea; Plenteous in compassion Thou, Blot out my transgressions now; Wash me, make me pure within, Cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin.

Broken, humbled to the dust

By Thy wrath and judgment just, Let my contrite heart rejoice And in gladness hear Thy voice; From my sins O hide Thy face, Blot them out in boundless grace.

My transgressions I confess, Grief and guilt my soul oppress; I have sinned against Thy grace And provoked Thee to Thy face; I confess Thy judgment just, Speechless, I Thy mercy trust.

Gracious God, my heart renew, Make my spirit right and true; Cast me not away from Thee, Let Thy Spirit dwell in me; Thy salvation’s joy impart, Steadfast make my willing heart.

I am evil, born in sin; Thou desirest truth within.

Thou alone my Savior art, Teach Thy wisdom to my heart; Make me pure, Thy grace bestow, Wash me whiter than the snow.

Sinners then shall learn from me And return, O God, to Thee; Savior, all my guilt remove, And my tongue shall sing Thy love; Touch my silent lips, O Lord, And my mouth shall praise accord. ~Anonymous

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

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

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In My Garden...

By Kathy Hall Campbell County Master Gardener khgardenhelp@gmail.com Continued from last week…

Tomato grafting: success or failure?!

When grafting tomatoes the perfect size we were told is when the seedlings have 1 to 2 sets of real leaves. Matching the size of the scion (top seedling) to the stem size of the root stock (bottom seedling) is critical so that the proper alignment can be obtained. The vascular system of the two plants needs to line up so that the movement of moisture and nutrition can continue after grafting.

So, let’s take a step back before we continue. Why would you graft tomato plants in the first place? Grafting in any plant is for the purpose of creating a heartier, healthier plant. Many of our tastiest tomatoes are prone to disease or sensitive to weather extremes but these are the fruits we want to eat. Taking the scion from such a delectable specimen and grafting it onto a super hearty, disease resistant and weather tolerant tomato’s roots can give our tasty delicate tomato the advantages of the heartier one that might not have the tastiest fruits but can grow through anything. (There are exception to that reasoning for designer plants such as pomatoes – tomato grafted to potato so you get fruit and tubers.

Grafting does need to stay within a plant family to be compatible so no tomato/turnip combos are possible.)

Back to our grafting… With seedlings in hand, special grafting clips on standby (available through many online retailers) and a sharp razor blade complete with band aides on standby we were ready for action. In a perfect grafting scenario everything would be sterile to prevent the introduction of pathogens to the grafted seedling but in a classroom situation it was more for the experience. Delicate slices to the seedlings, using a sawing motion so as not to crush the stem, at a 70 degree angle between the first leaves and the first true leaves left our two seedlings in pieces. Carefully we discarded the bottom half of the scion seedling and the top half of the rootstock seedling so as not to get confused then proceeded to carefully line up the two cuts joining the halves exactly then restraining them in position with the special plant clip. These clips are wonderful inventions capable of holding the stems in position without crushing the delicate stems and as the

unters often talk about the good ol’ days when it comes to their favorite fall ritual, but for elk hunters the good ol’ days are now as revealed by recently completed Game and Fish harvest surveys.

For the second year in a row, Wyoming elk hunters had a banner year with the elk harvest for 2013 topping more than 25,000 animals.

Estimated harvest was 25,968 elk for the year, surpassed only by the record 26,365 elk taken in 2012.

By comparison, in 1995, elk harvest was 17,695 elk, more than 8,000 fewer than the Wyoming harvest of the past few years.

According to the Game and Fish harvest surveys, elk hunting in Wyoming is as good now and over the past five years as it has ever been. During that time period hunter success was consistently greater than 40 percent. Elk hunters experienced 45 percent success in 2013 and enjoyed more than 461,000 recreation days afield.

The increased harvest is a result of good habitat conditions resulting in increased population along with favorable hunting conditions.

In addition the Wyoming Legislature and the Game and Fish Commission have given the Game and Fish tools to help with management and increasing hunter opportunity. An example is the change in statutes two years ago allowing the Commission to authorize the take of up to three elk per hunter in select areas.

Additionally, the Commission has supported and provided funding for hunter access in key areas where the Department is addressing elk population above

plant grows they simply pop off and can be reused the next go around.

Now the grafted seedling (planted in a small pot) must be protected and nurtured for the next few days. Seedlings are placed in an enclosed container (or bag) to hold high humidity and constant temperatures and no direct sunlight. The grafted plants can dehydrate quickly until the tissues fuse and grow together so specific conditions must be maintained.

After the first day or two you can begin to slowly ‘harden off’ your seedling to normal conditions by opening the container for a short time, lengthening the vacation daily (the same as for moving seedlings outdoors) until a week to 10 days later they are ready for normal life.

Now these grafted plants need to be treated just a bit differently than your normal plants would be. Do not plant them deeper than the graft. The stems above the graft will in normal tomato style develop roots and negate the beneficial effects of the hearty rootstock. Treat them well through the summer and you should get a bountiful supply of delicious fruit from healthy, vigorous plants.

So how did my experiment into grafting turn out? For the rest of the class every student had a tiny grafted plant sitting on the table in front of them and by the end of class most were in some state of wilt or stress. (No humidity chambers were available for us and the seedlings were a bit immature with clips just a tad large for the stems.) Mine…was standing straight and tall. As class ended I had quite a group of admirers gathered around to see my success. Me, I had a secret that I finally shared before we broke up for the day. I…um…cheated. My tiny little seedling just kept sliding through the grafting clip with no chance of success so I, in all my creative glory, planted a healthy ‘whole’ seedling and craftily placed a clip around the uncut stem. Yes, I came clean but ‘I got to take home a live seedling!’

Now don’t distress if you attempt this at home and have limited success. We are told it is an art and for beginners the success rate is extremely low. Practice, practice, practice to achieve a live super ‘tomato’. Even the commercial suppliers only have about a 70-75% success rate.

I will be practicing for the next year so hopefully by next spring I can have a successful super-mato.

Happy gardening everyone!

Veterans Assistance in Crook, Campbell and Weston Counties

A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout April.

Brian Yeager is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Yeager can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare.

His office is staffed in Gillette, at 551 Running W.

Drive, Suite 100, and he will also be available at the following locations: *Sundance - April 1, at the Crook County Courthouse, 309 E. Cleveland St., from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. *Newcastle - April 15, at the Department of Workforce Services, 2013 W. Main St., from 9 a.m. 4 p.m.; April 19, at the Weston County Senior Center, 627 Pine St., from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. *Wright - April 17, at the Wright Town Hall, 201 Wright Blvd., from 10 a.m.

- 3 p.m. *Gillette - April 25, at the

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Campbell County Senior Center, 701 Stocktrail Ave., from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

During periods of inclement weather, please check with the staff at the outreach locations to ensure the veterans service officer will be available.

Yeager, a former U.S. Marine, is available to meet with veterans and their families from Campbell, Crook and Weston counties in addition to the scheduled outreach. Please contact him at 307-696-5048 for more information, or to schedule an appointment.

New CFO Named at Hospital

Dalton Huber has joined Campbell County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Huber comes to CCMH from New Ulm, Minnesota, where he was Finance Director for New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access hospital with a psychiatric and chemical dependency unit. He has over thirty years of experience in healthcare, working in hospital and long term care settings in Minnesota, North and South Dakota.

In his last position, Mr. Huber managed a number of services at his facility, including Environmental Services, Patient Access, Customer Service, Materials Management, Physician Compensation and Plant Operations.

New Ulm Medical Center is part of Allina Health, a healthcare system with an operating budget of $3 billion. In his role as Finance Director, Mr. Huber was the liaison with the health system for budgeting, cost reporting and other financial services functions.

“Mr. Huber’s experience with smaller, rural hospitals and his broad base of healthcare knowledge will serve us well moving forward,” said Andy Fitzgerald, CEO. “He shares my philosophy of the vital role excellent customer service plays in moving us toward our vision of being the healthcare leader in the state.”

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established management objectives.

“Increased elk harvest and hunter opportunity is a testament to how we can be effective in accomplishing both objectives when sportsmen, landowners, sporting organizations and the Game and Fish work together,” said chief game warden Brian Nesvik.

Nesvik said the Game and Fish is grateful to landowners who provide habitat for elk. “Most elk herds in Wyoming rely on private lands to provide habitat for at least part of the year,” Nesvik said.

“Landowners providing hunting access are absolutely key to harvest success and managing elk herds. The Department and sportsmen appreciate landowners providing habitat for elk, “ Nesvik said.

Citing the contribution of sportsmen organizations, Nesvik said that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) has raised more money for elk in Wyoming than in any other state for the past three years indicating people in Wyoming value their elk herds. In addition to providing hundreds of thousands of dollars for habitat work, the RMEF recently provided $45,000 for hunter access.

Wildlife managers continue to monitor the decrease in elk productivity and subsequent hunter opportunity

in some areas of northwest Wyoming near Yellowstone National Park. Nesvik notes that while hunter success is high on a statewide basis, there continues to be elk herd units in the Jackson and Cody Regions where hunters are concerned about lower elk numbers and lower hunter success.

The Department has documented lower calf productivity in many of these areas.

Hunters are encouraged to attend any of the many upcoming public meetings where proposals for 2014 seasons for elk and other big game species will be presented to the public.

Meeting dates and locations can be found on the Game and Fish website http:// wgfd.wyo.gov.

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March 28 - April 4, 2014

Spring Cleanup Information he City of Gillette’s Streets Division will begin its annual spring cleanup program on Monday, April 14th. This is a chance for the public to begin spring cleaning and have the City of Gillette pick up certain types of trash and debris.

Spring cleanup is a service provided to all public residential properties within the Gillette city limits and to private mobile home parks that are served by City of Gillette solid waste garbage collection service.

This service is not provided to commercial businesses and city crews will not pick up building/construction debris.

If you miss the cleanup day for your area, you are responsible for the removal of your trash and debris. City crews will not return to streets that have been completed and will be tracking streets on GPS to confirm which subdivisions they have been through.

Please read the following instructions to make sure we all keep Gillette “Clean and Green”!

All Spring Cleanup items must be placed curbside by Monday, April 14th at 7 a.m.

There are no individual areas this year.

Several crews will begin picking up Spring Cleanup material on April 14th - please be sure to place your material on the street as close to the curb as possible.

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PLACE YOUR MATERIAL IN FOUR SEPARATE PILES (Listed below) ON THE STREET (CURBSIDE) BY 7 a.m.

ON MONDAY, APRIL 14th: • Pile A: Metal (dishwashers, stoves, barbecue grills, lawn mowers, metal bed frames, bicycles, steel pipe, etc..)

• Pile B: Tree branches and yard waste (tree limbs & branches - 10 foot limit) • Pile C: Large materials: lumber, large wood items, dressers, bookshelves, wood bed frames, wood desks, clean wood fence posts, etc..

• Pile D: Bagged and bundled garbage (paper, plastics, clothing, couches, carpet, plastic swimming pools, etc.) No Household garbage.

Please note: The City of Gillette will host a Stop and Drop on Saturday, May 10th that will allow citizens to drop off and recycle consumer electronics and mattresses, as well as provide document shredding. Please plan ahead and recycle these items, rather than throw them away during spring cleanup. *We realize that some people use spring cleanup as a means of “Urban Recycling.”

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Things To Avoid: • Placing your debris curbside more than two days prior to April 14th.

• Placing debris near parked vehicles & trailers, fire hydrants, water meters, cable, mail or telephone boxes.

• Placing debris under or near trees or shrubs that could be damaged during pick up.

• Blocking sidewalks with your debris.

• Placing your roll-out trash container adjacent to, or behind, a debris pile.

• Placing debris in alleys. All items must be placed in the street adjacent to the curb.

City crews will not enter private property.

If you fail to follow these guidelines, your Spring Cleanup debris will not be picked up, and a note will be attached to your debris that explains why it was not picked up.

For more information contact the Streets Division at (307) 686-5278.

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-Wright Alcoholics Anonymous at Park Community Center 6:30 p.m.

-Little Tikes at the AVA Community Center 10 a.m.

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-Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 5:30 p.m.

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-Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m.

-PALS (People Actively Living Single) at Village Inn 10:30 a.m.

-Teen Dungeons & Dragons at Campbell County Public Library 10 a.m.

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-Wii Play 4th -6th grade Saturday at Campbell County Public Library 1 p.m.

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Campbell County Sheriff Office Staff Charitable Donations

2004 – Hospice $500 (In Gerald Biby’s Name) and Boys and Girls Club $500 2005 – Powder River Shriners $500 and Make a Wish Foundation of WY $500 2006 – Jason’s Friends $500 and Shop with a Cop $500.

2007 – Yes House - $1,000 2008 – Campbell County Senior Center $500 and Shop with a Cop $500 2009 – Habitat for Humanity $1,000 2010 – CASA $1,000 2011 – St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital $1,000 2012 – American Heart Association $1,000 – In Sgt. Deb Krueger’s Name 2013 – 4H $1,000 – In JB Kelley’s Name 2014 – Blessing in a Backpack $1,000

Obituaries Don Unterburger

A memorial Service for Don Unterburger was held, March 26 at Gillette Memorial Chapel , Erik Bergquist officiating.

Donald Unterburger , age 55, of Gillette, Wyoming died at Close to Home Hospice on Thursday, March 20, 2014.

hall; granddaughter, Kadence Mendenhall; mother, Sarah Henshaw; and sister, Leslie Henshaw. Greg was preceded in death by his father.

The family asks donations be made in Greg’s name to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Memorials and Condolences may be sent in Greg’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website at www.gillettememorialchapel.com

Greg Henshaw

Memorial Services for Gregory Thomas Henshaw will be held at 11:00 a.m.

Friday, March 21, 2014 at Gillette Memorial Chapel in Gillette, Wyoming.

Greg was born on October 7, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio to William and Sarah Henshaw. He grew up with his sister, Leslie Henshaw, traveling the world as his father served in the Air Force.

Upon graduating from high school, Greg attended the University of Kentucky where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Mining Engineering and was introduced to the love of his life, Victoria (Vicki) Henshaw. The two married on July 2, 1983 and set out on their lives together in Madisonville, Kentucky as Greg built his career within Southern Company.

Eventually, Greg’s job led him and his family to Gillette, Wyoming where Greg has called home since July 1995. His hobbies included hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, working out, and coaching his children at soccer and hockey. Greg was never a man to know a stranger and was never short of a story.

Greg is survived by his; wife, Vicki Henshaw; sons, Justin (Sonya) and Spencer Henshaw; daughter, Trisha (Hunter) Menden-

Jeremy Hicks

A memorial Service for Jeremy Hicks was held Monday March 24 at the Wright Baptist Church with Doug Rumsey of Antelope Baptist church officiating.

Jeremy C. Hicks was born on September 13, 1979 in Laramie, the son of Rodney Hicks and Linda Rice. Jeremy grew up in Wright and he attended school in Horace Mann in Rapid City, TriCo Elementary in Paducah, Kentucky, and Cottonwood Elementary in Wright. Jeremy graduated from Wright Jr. Sr. High School. After graduation he began working at Wright Auto Parts, he went on to work at Shelco Oilfield Services in Newcastle where he was currently working at the time of his death.

Jeremy had many hobbies including spending time boating and camping at Keyhole Reservoir with friends and family. In his younger years he enjoyed hunting and target shooting. Jeremy’s love was working on cars; not only his own, but also his friends. He was a wonderful cook and a master

She was raised in the Osage area and graduate from Upton High School.

She married Allen C. Patz, Sr. on September 19, 1971, in Sundance. Al and Judy made their final home on Daly Livestock Ranch in Gillette, until his passing in 2006; at which time she moved into town and began working to achieve a higher education. She earned her Associates Degree from DeVry University and was just a few credit hours shy of her bachelor’s degree.

Judy’s primary focus was her family but she had a heart of gold for all. She loved to work with youth through the 4-H youth program, church youth activities, Sunday school classes, and her work with the Campbell County School District as substitute teacher and as the Paintbrush Elementary CAT Program Director. Judy was a strong and caring daughter, sister, mother and grandmother to everyone, Al and she served as Foster parents for nine youths. Her faith remained strong through her battle with cancer and is an example of God’s Grace to her friends and family. Our thanks go out to Larry Forster whose love, friendship, and family bond with Judy helped her through after Al’s passing.

Judy is survived by her children: Allen C. and Bobbie (Smith) Patz of Wright, Angela Sue and Marcus Myers of Omaha, Nebraska, and Marji Jo Patz of Powell; Sister: Patricia Ann and Mark Farmer of Julesberg, Colorado; Brother: Gary Dale Bock of Wright; Sister-in-Law: Nancy Bock of Gillette; Grandchildren: Devon Chase Brogden and Cheyenne Reigh Myers.

She was preceded in death by her husband: Allen C. Patz, Sr; Brother: Earl Darrel Bock; Parents: Earl Grant Bock and Marjorie Ellen Bock; Nephew: Rodney Dale Bock; Sisterin-Law: Kay Bock and numerous aunts and uncles.

In lieu of flowers, memorials and condolences can be sent in Judy’s name to Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.

baker; and always enjoyed barbecuing for family and friends. He loved people and children and believed his job was to help people in need… and he never failed to do so.

Jeremy is survived by his father Rodney Hicks of Wright; his mother Linda (Pat) Rice of Hotchkiss, Colorado; special girls he considered daughters Kamrin Harris of Belle Fourche, South Dakota; Cassady Harris of Wright; sister Kelly Jo (Jason Sogn) Scherf of Gillette; Grandmother Doris Lane of Hanna, Wyoming; Grandfather Lee Wagner of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and nephew Christian P. Scherf of Gillette.

Jeremy is preceded in death by his parental grandparents Carlyle and Lorene Hicks and one aunt Venita Bond.

A memorial has been established to benefit The Gideon’s International Memorial Bible Program and St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Memorials and condolences may be sent to the family in care of Walker Funeral Home 410 Medical Arts Court Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website: www.walkerfuneralgillette.com.

Judy Patz

Funeral Services for Judy Marie Patz were held March 27 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Kenna Rose officiating.

Mrs. Patz, age 60, of Gillette, Wyoming died on Saturday, March 22, 2014, of cancer at Close to Home Hospice House in Gillette.

Judy Marie Patz was born on July 5, 1953, in Newcastle, the daughter of Earl and Marjorie (Roberts) Bock.

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he Campbell County Public Land Board has Hired Paul Foster for the General Manager position at Cam-Plex Multi-Events Facilities. Foster comes to Gillette from Richfield, Utah where he has been the Parks and Recreation Director for nine years. He has supervised the maintenance and operations of four city parks, the city cemetery, indoor pool, and all recreation programs, classes and events.

Foster has a Bachelor’s Degree in Leisure Services Management from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Foster and his wife Molly will bring their five children to Gillette and are very excited to become a part of our community. He will assume the General Manager responsibilities the first week of May. “This is a wonderful opportunity for our family,” Foster said. “Gillette is a beautiful community and Molly and I really felt like this is home! We are excited for all the opportunity for our children and family!”

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ith Spring still deciding what it wants to do temperature wise, I still want a good bowl of soup in the evening. The following is easy and delicious.

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1 lb. Sausage (spicy or mild) 2 Cloves of Garlic, minced 1 Large Onion, chopped 16 ounces Chicken Broth 1 C. Heavy Cream 3 Medium Potatoes, cut into bite size pieces ½ C. Bacon Bits 2 C. Kale or Swiss chard, chopped 1 Quart Water Brown the sausage in a skillet.

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Gordon to Run for State Treasurer

By Holly Galloway n Tuesday, at Brothers Coffee House, State Treasurer (pro tem) Mark Gordon announced he will campaign to be elected for this job in November. Gordon was appointed by Governor Matt Mead in the fall of 2012 to replace former State Treasurer Joe Meyer had who passed away in October of that year.

Gordon made the announcement to a small crowd of 20 people early in the morning. Gordon claims, “Wyoming is 57th in the world for sovereign wealth.” When asked why the legislature had to go into the rainy day account this year to balance the budget for the next two years during a supposedly economic boom time for the state of Wyoming, Gordon explained that throughout the past years the legislature has set up

several smaller accounts, and when they reach their top the overflow can go back into the permanent trust funds. The smaller accounts are set up to be a buffer.

During his stump speech, Gordon told the audience that he wanted to, “… kick off his campaign in Gillette because Gillette area had done so much with the economy, because of the energy industry.”

Gordon has done some time on the Federal Reserve and interest rates were a concern of his when he first took over the office.

Gordon has been traveling the state to see the projects that local communities have. He also traveled to Washington State to look at the Longview terminal which could be a place where Wyoming’s coal can be exported to other countries. Longview

is in the southern part of the state on the Columbia River which is the border between Oregon and Washington.

He met with labor organizations, the Chamber of Commerce and local citizens. “The coal terminal is on an old aluminum smelting site,” said Gordon. “The terminal imports coal to keep the so called green facility running. The town, labor and industry all want to build this project, the town is in a depressed part of the state.” Seattle, which is 127 miles north of Longview wants a coal dust survey done. He has met with Washington State’s Treasurer and they are working on coming to a solution to this desired outcome; Coal from Wyoming, meaning Wyoming jobs and jobs for the people in Longview Washington.

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Local Attorney Runs for County Prosecutor

By Holly Galloway Lisa Finkey, a local attorney, is running for the elected position of Campbell County Attorney. Finkey graduated from the Law School at the University of Wyoming in 2008. She has been practicing in Gillette since her graduation.

“I came to Gillette for the reason most everyone else does, a job,” Finkey said.

She worked for three years as a clerk for Judge Price. “I received a very good education from him,” said Finkey.

A Georgetown, Idaho native, Finkey earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse in archeology and psychology. She worked for the National Forest Service shortly after graduating, and then she moved to Farson, Wyoming where she worked for an oil company as a director of planning

and safety. It was during this time that Finkey got the idea of going to law school.

In 2011 Finkey worked for the Campbell County Attorney office for eighteen months, mostly with juveniles. Then an opportunity came that she could not pass up. A part-time Guardian ad litem position came available. Guardian ad litem are attorneys who work with children in neglect cases. In May of 2013 she took this position and practices general law the other part of her time.

During the past ten months, she has worked as a defense attorney, worked on civil cases, and on adoptions. When she clerked for Judge Price, he had made her a magistrate, meaning that from time to time she could sit on the bench and heard cases.

Finkey believes that, “We

need a County Attorney that can lead and guide all of the employees.” She believes that she can do this and make the attorney’s office more efficient. “I am a detailed oriented person,” she said.

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Just Mr. Coe?

By Glenn Woods

his past week, the Republic Party of Wyoming held a meeting in Cody to talk about various issues and the upcoming elections.

One of the last topics before them was a motion to Censure Senator Hank Coe. Censure would mean that the Republic Party would no longer support Mr. Coe as a Republican in any future elections.

The issue behind the move to censure Mr. Coe revolved around his push for SF 104, which was the bill to remove the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Cindy Hill, from her office.

Mr. Coe narrowly avoided censure. The vote was close.

Those who were pushing for censure of Mr. Coe were not so much concerned with Cindy Hill, as they were upset that their vote had been taken from them for the office of school superintendent.

It seems that most voters in Wyoming see it this way: they want their vote back. Mr. Coe was a driving force in taking that vote from them.

But as I read the article about this close vote, I had to ask: Just Mr. Coe? If we are going to censure Mr. Hank Coe over this then we shouldn’t we censure anyone and everyone who voted for SF104?

What about Governor Mead, who signed the bill, and continues to push to

keep the elected superintendent out of office? What about the Speaker of the House, Tom Lubnau? What about the President of the Senate?

For that matter, what about censuring members of the Republican Party in Wyoming for a host of nonRepublican and non-conservative activities?

Let’s face it; we can make a list of violations.

What about the senator who wanted to stop that private hospital in Casper, because it might be “unfair” competition for the public hospital?

What about all of those Republicans who voted to spend fifteen million tax payer dollars on carbon a carbon sequestration project? Last I checked, conservatives were supposed to be against spending tax payer money on projects based on junk science, such as Global Warming.

As for using some of the captured CO2 to recover more oil from under the ground, a conservative understands that it is the private sector that should handle exploring such technology on their own.

Government should not be subsidizing anything like this.

What about Common Core? If the Republican Party of Wyoming was truly conservative they would have rejected it and stayed as far away from it as possible. Yet even the Republican Governor of the state seems to be a supporter of

it.

How many elected Republicans in Wyoming are pushing for Medicaid expansion in the state?

Should we censure them too?

How about taking tax payer money and spending it on tourism and statewide pet projects? Smoking bans that fly in the face of a business owners property rights? The ever growing list of business licenses that are required and state regulations on property and businesses?

I could write a list from Gillette to Cheyenne.

The fact of the matter is that the Republican party of Wyoming has very few

elected officials that understand the concept of limited government. If they do understand it, they don’t believe in it.

We, the People of Wyoming, have a lot of work to do. There is a way to censure all of the above mentioned members of the party for these and other infractions on our personal liberty. We do it at the ballot box.

This is an election year.

We have some good people that are going up against some established establishment types in the Republican Party.

But to make the changes necessary, we will need more people who are will-

ing to run against the establishment - and more people, like you, who are willing to get out there and support them.

Most every day someone says to me that they are afraid Wyoming is going the way of the more liberal states of our nation. The phrase “What happened to my Wyoming?” has been repeated to me more than once.

The answer lies in making sure that we only elect those to the Republican Party of Wyoming (the one big dominate party) who actually understand the concept of returning power to the individual, and not taking more power for gov-

ernment.

There is a reason that our legislative body meets for a short time, once a year. But we have fallen in to the trap of having a government in our state that operates year-round, making more rules and regulations that take basic rights away from the people.

This year, starting now, look for the candidates that actually stand for your personal power, and not government power. Look for true conservatives. If you can’t find one to vote for, maybe you should run instead.

It is time to rid Wyoming of the Establishment!

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Forest Service to Study Wyoming Range The Forest Service announced its intent today to further study the impacts of oil and gas in sensitive habitats located in the Wyoming Range.

The Notice of Intent was published Friday in the Federal Register and signals the agency will be gathering information for a supplemental environmental impact statement to review the impact oil and gas development could have on approximately 44,000 acres outside of Bondurant.

The parcels are the same that drew the attention of sportsmen nearly a decade ago. Since then, 1.2 million acres were protected in the Wyoming Range from further leasing. However, the question over what to do with the leases in this area remains.

“We think this is a very important step in the process and

want to voice our support for the Forest Service moving this along,” said Steve Kilpatrick of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation.

“This is a prime piece of country for hunters and anglers and it generates more than five million dollars in revenue per year for the state. It’s no coincidence sportsmen have stuck with the fight to protect the Wyoming Range for so many years. It’s critical we get this one right.”

The leases sit on important lands for sportsmen - mule deer migration routes and stop over areas, critical habitat for a stressed moose herd and sensitive cutthroat trout species.

When the Forest Service first offered these leases for sale in 2005 and 2006, it ignited a backlash from a broad cross-section

of Wyoming interests, spurring a unified grassroots campaign that culminated in the passage of the Wyoming Range Legacy Act in 2009—federal legislation that declared 1.2 million acres of national forest land off limits to future oil and gas leasing.

“This process has been a long haul, there’s no doubt. But we’re hoping to see the Forest Service carry out the decision the public wants, and soon,” said Gary Cukjati, National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Rocky Mountain Director. “The people of Wyoming have made it clear how important this range is to them. We’d like to see these final 44,000 acres withdrawn from

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leasing for good.”

Most recently, 58,000 acres of leases were bought out by the Trust for Public Lands for $8.75 million. The leases were then retired, an action praised by many including Wyoming’s Governor, Matt Mead. Those leases sit directly adjacent to the 44,000 acres now in question.

“Wyoming and this country needs energy development.

There’s no argument on that issue. However, one must ask, given the limited production amounts and size of the area proposed, are the risks of developing worth adversely impacting this unique and wonderful area?” said Ron Hansen, long-time

Trout Unlimited member and owner of Wind River Outdoor Company and Wind River Troutfitters. “This is one of those areas where we need to make a thoughtful decision to not develop given the rich wildlife habitat and species that occupy the area and given the long history of trying to keep this unique area intact for the benefit of sportsmen and women for generations to come.”

The public will have an opportunity to comment on this project when the new Draft Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement is released, expected in October of this year.

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Wyoming Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Everyone Introduced Bill HD0045 Would Only Hurt Wyoming’s Economy and Lose Us All Wealth

By Nicholas DeLaat yoming Legislators will soon be debating whether or not the State of Wyoming should raise its minimal wage.

In a bill sponsored by Representative Byrd (D-Cheyenne) and Senator Esquibel (D-Laramie), Wyoming’s minimal wage requirements would go up from $5.15 per hour to $9.00 per hour.

Tipped employees’ wages would rise from $2.13 per hour to $5.00 per hour.

Part of this bill mirrors new Federal minimum wage requirements. Wyoming’s current law does not match the $7.25 minimum wage, and employers must use the higher standard already. But, should minimum wage even be extended beyond the Federal minimal requirement of $7.25?

Minimum wage started during the great depression - on October 24th, 1938 to be exact. This first minimum wage act called for employers to pay hourly employees no less than $0.25 cents per hour. By January 01, 1976, that wage had worked its way up to $2.30 per hour.

That is a 10.8% increase over 38 years, many of those years within the timeframe of building the largest middle class the world had ever seen. Since 1976, minimum wage has increased 72.9% to its current amount of $7.25 per hour.

There are, of course, arguments that minimum

wage has nothing to do with inflation. In a recent Huffington Post article, economist Jeannette WicksLim wrote:”This fear of inflation from the minimum wage is not based on any reasonable description of how these minimum wage hikes will likely impact businesses, or the economy more generally. The potential impact of minimum wage hikes on the overall price level is simply too small to have any appreciable impact on inflation.”

Ms. WicksLim is right when she says that the impact of minimum wage hikes on the overall price level is small, but she writes off those price hikes as insignificant.

Let’s break it down. Say you are an apple farmer.

When they raise minimum wage, you must then raise the cost of your product accordingly (because more is paid out to all employees) and raise your product sales accordingly to keep paying yourself a small salary without taking a loss. Also, for every machine, box, sorter, plastic bag, distribution and materials, tools, and repair materials you must buy to maintain your farm, the same cost adjustment has happened to not only these component suppliers, but to their individual suppliers as well. This means that the price of all goods have now gone up according to the same percentage rates.

By raising minimum wage in Wyoming from $7.25 to $9.00 per hour, you have created a cost of goods inflation of 80.9% overnight.

Now, let’s take anyone making more than minimum wage.

If you were making $8.00 per hour before, now you would be making nine.

However, the inflation increase would be significant enough that you would actually be making less than you were before.

Instead of thinking of money, we need to think in terms of what that money represents…wealth. If you made $30,000.00 last year when minimum wage was $7.25 per hour, and you are making the same this year at $9.00 per hour, your wealth has gone down.

You may have made the same amount of dollars, but because of the inflation caused by mandatory higher minimum wages those dollars are not worth as much.

Money is simply a tool for trade. Instead of trading goats for chickens or services for wine, we trade our time, products, or services for money which we then trade for other products or services. It is how much commodities that the dollar represents which defines wealth. So, by raising minimum wage, you are reducing the wealth of EVERY person that makes a larger salary.

As far as the people collecting minimum wage itself? If cost of goods goes up with minimum wage in percent comparison, then their $9.00 per hour is not worth more than their $7.25 per hour was. So, it does nothing good for the people it was intended to help, but costs wealth to the majority of American families.

The fact is, the programs labeled as being “for the poor,” or “for the needy,” almost always have effects exactly the opposite of those which their wellintentioned sponsors intend them to have.

There are always in these cases two groups of sponsors – there are the wellmeaning sponsors and there are the special interests, who are using the well-meaning sponsors as front men. You almost always when you have bad programs have an unholy coalition of the do-gooders on the one hand, and the special interest on the other. The minimum wage law is as clear a case as you could want. The special interests are of course the trade unions – the monopolistic trade craft unions. The do-gooders believe that by passing a law saying that nobody shall get less than $9 per hour, or whatever the minimum wage is, you are helping poor people who need the money. You are doing nothing of the kind.

What you are doing is to

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Dems Need a Better Candidate

Dear Editor: I have read that Obama is weak and that Obama’s actions may put The US in physical war against Russia because of his stance on Ukraine. I agree with the first point, but I hope the second point will not come true!

I am a Democrat who voted for Obama twice. It seems every day that goes by; I see how stupid the second vote was! What is the old saying, “Fool me once; shame on you, fool me twice; shame on me!” I was fooled by the first vote, I fooled myself with the second vote, and now I feel like a bigger fool every day that goes by! To say that Obama is weak and perhaps dangerous to The US economy, probably isn’t too terribly far from the absolute truth. Perhaps I am wrong, but didn’t Katie Couric, CBS news anchor, ask Obama about the unemployment number even before she left CBS? Where exactly did that entire stimulus; tax-payer dollars; go to? How many jobs were created? How many companies took some of this money and then filed for bankruptcy?

As for being weak on foreign policies, how many countries and how many times did these countries CROSS over the so-called “red line”? ALL of these countries view Obama, Biden, and the Democratic Party as weak and as jokes! As for Obama’s actions getting The US into a physical war against Russia, I believe there are some actions between war and diplomacy which must be looked at, seriously. Let us look at some history. President Kennedy took a very hard line with The U.S.S.R. when they tried to put nukes in Cuba. This situation could have easily gone into armed confrontation, but The Soviet Union did not want a war! The U.S.S.R. saw President Kennedy as a very strong leader. NOW, Putin is seen as a strong leader and The US is not!

In closing, I will say that The Democratic Party MUST choose a much stronger presidential candidate in 2016.

Timothy Monroe Bledsoe

As far as our whimsicalness, just how far will we go?

After all, we’ve “progressed” from considering homosexuality detrimental a generation or so ago to now considering it an alternative lifestyle. Will we soon “progress” further and call marriage any “love” relationship between whatever - another man or woman or child or animal or perhaps a mix of all the above or in multiple quantities?

Ever heard of Polyamorism? And if you’re interested, I can forward you requests sent to legislators to legalize “Polygamy.”

So, rather than adding “value” to the term “marriage,” aren’t we really subtracting from its true meaning?

Doesn’t the standard become the subjective “love” of choice? And how is that beneficial to society? Doesn’t it open a “Pandora’s Box?” Yet it goes much deeper than just these issues. It’s about the truth and the rules of life. Who makes them?

Is truth created or discovered? Are there set rules of life that bring benefit if adhered to or consequence if ignored?

Now if the rules are of one’s own choice, why must we have an external set of rules, i.e. a rule book, for sports?

Why do we insist one must know the “rules” (from the Driver’s Manual) of the road before one is allowed to drive? So is human sexuality the only part of life where “no rules” apply?

A rule was established long ago and it was: “One man and one woman constitute a family. The family was established to be the bedrock of society.” This rule has proven itself beneficial for millennia. Further, check it out for yourself and see how many nations/civilizations survived after ignoring this rule.

The further any society gets from this rule, the less freedom there is and the more government there will be due to the chaos caused by ignoring the rule.

T. R. Mader

Of Gay Rights and Marriage

Dear Editor: Just how long are we going to beat a dead horse or perhaps a mythological one that never existed? Maybe I missed it somewhere but don’t homosexuals and lesbians have all the rights afforded to the rest of us? Can’t they vote? Live where they want with whomever they want?

Own a home? Drive a car? Choose their vocation?

So what’s with “rights” issue? What if it isn’t about rights at all, but rather the stifling of free and open debate about a questionable lifestyle – one fraught with known health risks?

And marriage? Why are we even going there? Last time I checked no human ever defined marriage. It doesn’t matter if one believes the definition came via nature or nature’s God as stated in the Declaration of Independence, both are beyond our scope and ability to define. We simply recognized its existence and the many benefits as a foundational block for society and the nation.

Perhaps President Lincoln best described it when he was confronted with attempting to change reality. He asked a questioner “If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a cow have?” “Five,” replied the questioner. “No,” said Lincoln. “Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.”

What we can do is play word semantics and re-define marriage to fit our puny little mindsets. And if we do that, all that will happen is we render the term meaningless by taking something defined by nature itself and calling it something else according to our whim.

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assure, that people whose skills, are not sufficient to justify that kind of a wage will be unemployed.

The minimum wage law is most properly described as a law saying that employers must discriminate against people who have low skills. That’s what the law says. The law says that here’s a man who has a skill that would justify a wage of $5 or $6 per hour (adjusted for today), but you may not employ him, it’s illegal, because if you employ him you must pay him $9 per hour.

So what’s the result? To employ him at $9 per hour is to engage in charity. There’s nothing wrong with charity.

But most employers are not in the position to engage in that kind of charity. Thus,

the consequences of minimum wage laws have been almost wholly bad. We have increased unemployment and increased poverty.

Moreover, the effects have been concentrated on the groups that the do-gooders would most like to help. The people who have been hurt most by the minimum wage laws are the blacks. I have often said that the most anti-black law on the books of this land is the minimum wage law.

There is absolutely no positive objective achieved by the minimum wage law.

Its real purpose is to reduce competition for the trade unions and make it easier for them to maintain the higher wages of their privileged members.

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Gillette Rugby Season Fires Up

By Jeff Wagoner he Powder River Prairie Fire Men’s Rugby Team opened the season March 15th with a double header in Billings against the defending Montana state men’s champions the Missoula Jester’s and then the Billings Bulls.

The Prairie Fire was shut out against the Jester’s 15-0 in a hard hitting game.

Against the Bulls, the Prairie Fire scored six times, and held them to no score for a 30-0 victory. Captain Tim Vogt was named “Man of the Match” with two scores. Rookie

Trevor O’Dowd also scored twice, with Josh Eckhardt and Steven Zigray each contributing a score.

Head Coach Derek Duncan was pleased with the Prairie Fire’s intensity and that they showed real potential in both the pack and backs.

The Prairie Fire early Spring practices are from 8-9:30pm at the YES House Gym, and Fridays from 6-7:30 in the Twin Spruce wrestling room.

Men interested in playing can contact Coach Duncan at: 670-5337.

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The Gillette Rugby team includes (left to right) in front, “Birthday Girl” Autumn Fuernisen; in the middle, Austin Zigray, Josh Tabor, Jake Myer, Josh Eckhardt, Steven Zigray, and Elijah “Toad” Eckhardt; and in back, Chris Tabor, Morgan Malkowski, Jeff Wagoner, Anthony Fleak, Jim Frye, Travis Gedros, Ryan Bergete, Trevor O’Dowd, Eric Price, Tyler Parke, Zane Broman, Tim Vogt, Derek Duncan.

What’s Going On in Sports?

Friday, March 28, 2014 -Camel Soccer (JV/V) at home vs. Laramie 3 p.m. /5 p.m.

-Lady Camel Soccer (JV/V) at Laramie 3 p.m. /5 p.m.

-Camel Track at Casper NC for Natrona Invite 9 a.m.

-Camel Track at Buffalo for Jerry Campbell Invite 9 a.m.

Saturday, March 29, 2014 -Camel Soccer (JV/V) at home vs. Cheyenne South 10 a.m. / 12 p.m.

-Camel Soccer (JV/V) at Cheyenne South 10 a.m. / 12 p.m.

-Eagles Track at Campbell County Rec for Twin Spruce Invitational 8 a.m.

-Warrior Track at Campbell County Rec for Twin Spruce Invitational 8 a.m.

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Touch of Gold Ironman Challenge ouch of Gold wrestling club held their Ironman Challenge March 21 and 22 at Twin Spruce Junior High in which over 250 kids competed from 21 Teams.

The tournament included Freestyle competition on Friday night, Folkstyle Saturday morning and Greco Saturday afternoon. Ironman trophies were given to wrestlers who won earned a first place finish in each of the three styles. Ironman winners were: Tayce Lake, Logan Werner, Cort Catlin, Sean Mitchell from Gillette Touch of Gold; Adrian Alvarado of Camel Kids Gillette; Kashton Reynolds, Casey DeLong, Rowdy Pfeil of Moorcroft Mat Masters; Cole Reiner of Buffalo Outlaws; Caden Moreland, Chay Bales of Sheridan Young Guns; Dayton Matthews, Afton Matthews of Ruffian Casper; Kaden Orr, Joshua Kraus, Kole Kraus of Casper Windy City; Devyn Engdahl of Cody; Gabriel Diagneau, Jayson Angel of Billings.

Freestyle Results Bantam - 45 1st Place - Tayce Lake of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Tarver Zebroski of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Trenten Gray of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Bantam - 50 1st Place - Loomis Alexander of Greybull Basin Athletic Club 2nd Place - Aj Ramirez of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 3rd Place - Ashton Leegaard of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Braydnn Terry of Camel Kids Wrestling 5th Place - Logan Brakke of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Chayce Buckner of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Bantam - 55 1st Place - Keegan Rager of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Mason Kuhbacher of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Logan Johnson of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Tanner Johnson of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 5th Place - Tyson Merdink of Camel Kids Wrestling 6th Place - Riley Bouman of Camel Kids Wrestling Bantam - 60 1st Place - Antonio Avila of Camel Kids Wrestling 2nd Place - Logan Mendoza of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Blaize Burrow of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Zachary Wofford of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Larson D`Agosta of Camel Kids Wrestling 6th Place - Rebekah Anderson of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Bantam - 65

1st Place - Cort Catlin of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Brody Sorensen of Camel Kids Wrestling Bantam - 70-75+ 1st Place - Ian Simmons of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Cohen Granzer of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Brayden Bucholz of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 50 1st Place - Kaden Orr of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Aiden Reynolds of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 3rd Place - Kolten Powers of Sheridan Young Guns 4th Place - Darron Provost of Peak Wrestling 5th Place - Teryn Zebroski of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 55 1st Place - Kashton Reynolds of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Tegan Zebroski of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Max Mccullough of Windy City Wrestlers 4th Place - Bradley Eckstrom of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 60 1st Place - Logan Werner of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Jais Rose of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Grady Edwards of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club 4th Place - Payton Hippen of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club Intermediate - 65 1st Place - Caden Moreland of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Blake Harding of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Deyton Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling 4th Place - Dillion Best of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Rudy Osborne of Sheridan Young Guns 6th Place - Jayce Berry of Windy City Wrestlers Intermediate - 70 1st Place - Dayton Matthews of Ruffian Wrestling 2nd Place - Dorion Grams of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Johnathan Peel of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Tully Allison of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 5th Place - Dalton Wright of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Devlin Hendrickson of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 75 1st Place - Gage Horetski of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Dylan Alexander of Greybull Basin Athletic Club 3rd Place - Slater Bates of Team Braves Wrestling Club 4th Place - Keenan Wenzel of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Dillan Wornkey of Camel Kids Wres-

tling 6th Place - Mason Brown of Camel Kids Wrestling Intermediate - 80 1st Place - Kael Matthews of Douglas Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Lane Catlin of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Dallas Heath of Camel Kids Wrestling 4th Place - Kiefer Gossel of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Elizabeth Anderson of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Intermediate - 87-103 1st Place - Chay Bales of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Garrett Halder of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Alexis Castro of Douglas Wrestling Club Novice - 65 1st Place - Cole Wirtz of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Philip Peppersack of Windy City Wrestlers 3rd Place - Nycholas Melchor of Torrington 4th Place - Jace Walter of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club 5th Place - Jeric Igo of Touch of Gold Novice - 75 1st Place - Reese Osborne of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Jacob Olson of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club 3rd Place - Joshua Olson of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club 4th Place - Tonka Lytle of powell wrestling club 5th Place - Gavin Greenwood of Windy City Wrestlers Novice - 80 1st Place - Jayson Angel of Billings wrestling club 2nd Place - Zeke Rodriguez of Torrington 3rd Place - Brady Carlson of Camel Kids Wrestling 4th Place - Wyatt Peel of Touch of Gold Novice - 85 1st Place - Devon Swisher of Douglas Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Jarek Sorensen of Camel Kids Wrestling Novice - 90 1st Place - Gabriel Daigneau of Billings wrestling club 2nd Place - Isaiah Huus of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Hunter Goodwin of Sheridan Young Guns 4th Place - Tristan Wornkey of Camel Kids Wrestling Novice - 95-105 1st Place - Rowdy Pfeil of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Seth Horton of powell wrestling club 3rd Place - Taylor Swanston of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club Novice - 112 1st Place - Gavin Carroll

Photo by Heather Burrow

Logan Mendoza of Touch of Gold and Antonio Avila of Camel Kids battle it out Greco style.

Photo by Heather Voigt

Sean Mitchell throwing his competitor during the Greco portion of the Touch of Gold Iron Man Tournament Saturday. Sean was one of five Gillette wrestlers to win the Iron Man Trophy, taking first place in all three styles. There were a total of 20 Iron Man trophies earned at the tournament. of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Sheldon Jolley of Hulett Tower Tuffs Novice - 120 1st Place - Charmayne DeLong of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Samuel Henderson of Natrona Colts 3rd Place - Joseph Kennah of Hulett Tower Tuffs Novice - 130-140 1st Place - Devyn Engdahl of Cody Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached 3rd Place - Jayce Enriquez of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 84 1st Place - Joshua Kraus of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Kadin Matthews of Douglas Wrestling Club 3rd Place - John Hippen of Hulett Tower Tuffs Schoolboy/girl - 91 1st Place - Kole Kraus of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Kaleb Gossel of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Charles Kidd of Glenrock Wrestling Club Schoolboy/girl - 98 1st Place - Afton Matthews of Ruffian Wrestling 2nd Place - Dawsen Hayden of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 112-128 1st Place - Sean Mitchell of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Erik Enriquez of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Dylen Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling 4th Place - Michael Renz of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 152 1st Place - Terren Swartz of Camel Kids Wrestling Cadet - 88 1st Place - Jackson Addington of Camel Kids Wrestling Cadet - 100 1st Place - James Hippen of Hulett Tower Tuffs Cadet - 126 1st Place - Cole Reiner of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling

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Club 2nd Place - Christopher Raines of Independent Cadet - 138-145 1st Place - Casey DeLong of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Colter Adams of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Bryton Peel of Touch of Gold Cadet - 160-170 1st Place - Adrian Alvarado of Camel Kids Wrestling 2nd Place - Deric Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling Folkstyle Results Pre-Pee-Wee - 35-40 1st Place - Logan Rager of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Marcus Reynolds of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestling 3rd Place - Laiden Huckins of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestling 4th Place - Jayden Nichols of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Isaac Ramirez of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club Pee-Wee - 35 1st Place - Jayden Carr of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestling 2nd Place - Naomi Anderson of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestling 3rd Place - Mary Anderson of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestling Pee-Wee - 40A 1st Place - Makayla Bowman of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Gavin Marty of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Chris Alatore of ruffian wrestling 4th Place - Kurtis Elliott of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 5th Place - Channing Wenzel of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Adrian Lara of Camel Kids Wrestling Pee-Wee - 40B 1st Place - Marcus Miller of Douglas Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Kyler Kopp

of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 3rd Place - Alanah Moreland of Sheridan Young Guns 4th Place - Carlen See of Touch of Gold Pee-Wee - 45A 1st Place - Samuel Donnell of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Colton Hippen of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Brayden Peralta of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Grady Richards of Glenrock Wrestling Club 5th Place - Lane Cole of Windy City Wrestlers 6th Place - Ziggy Barbour of Touch of Gold Pee-Wee - 45B 1st Place - Tyler Wenzel of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Z`Kai Richards of Glenrock Wrestling Club 3rd Place - Van Thorson of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 4th Place - Jeremiah Johnson of Touch of Gold 5th Place - William Thompson of Glenrock Wrestling Club 6th Place - Cash Gray of Camel Kids Wrestling Pee-Wee - 50A 1st Place - Christian Bailey of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Ethan Cox of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Max Castro of Douglas Wrestling Club 4th Place - Blane Christopherson of Wright Gladiators 5th Place - Zeb Barbour of Touch of Gold Pee-Wee - 50B 1st Place - Ezekiel Ramirez of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Marco O`Brien of ruffian wrestling 3rd Place - Sawyor Engdahl of Cody Wrestling Club Continued on Page 15

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4th Place - Darron Provost of Peak Wrestling 5th Place - Teryn Zebroski of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Tristen Tromble of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club Intermediate - 55 1st Place - Kashton Reynolds of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Zachary Covolo of Natrona Colts 3rd Place - Tate Tromble of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 4th Place - Max Mccullough of Windy City Wrestlers 5th Place - Tegan Zebroski of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Seth Yates of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Intermediate - 60 1st Place - Logan Werner of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Jais Rose of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Grady Edwards of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Hayden Vrooman of Wright Gladiators 5th Place - Cole Riesen of Sheridan Young Guns 6th Place - Teila Peters of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club Intermediate - 65 1st Place - Caden Moreland of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Rudy Osborne of Sheridan Young Guns 3rd Place - James Schult of ruffian wrestling 4th Place - Blake Harding of Camel Kids Wrestling 5th Place - Deyton Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling 6th Place - Jayce Berry of Windy City Wrestlers Intermediate - 70 1st Place - Dayton Matthews of ruffian wrestling 2nd Place - Johnathan Peel of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Dorion Grams of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Dalton Wright of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Tully Allison of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 6th Place - Devlin Hendrickson of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 75 1st Place - Dylan Alexander of Greybull Basin Athletic Club 2nd Place - Kolton Miller of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Slater Bates of Team Braves Wrestling Club 4th Place - Gage Horetski of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 5th Place - Kyle Gliem of Wright Gladiators 6th Place - Dillan Wornkey of Camel Kids Wrestling Intermediate - 80 1st Place - Dallas Heath of Camel Kids Wrestling 2nd Place - Charlee Thomson of Wright Gladiators 3rd Place - Lane Catlin of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Alejandra O`Brien of ruffian wrestling 5th Place - Kiefer Gossel of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Elizabeth Anderson of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Intermediate - 87 1st Place - Chay Bales of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - McKenna Kromarek of Hulett Tower Tuffs 3rd Place - Hunter Henderson of Camel Kids Wrestling 4th Place - Kadin Craig of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 95-103 1st Place - Logan Loftus of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Garrett Halder of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Alexis Castro of Douglas Wrestling Club Novice - 65 1st Place - Jeric Igo of

Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Philip Peppersack of Windy City Wrestlers 3rd Place - Cole Wirtz of Windy City Wrestlers 4th Place - Jace Walter of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Nycholas Melchor of Torrington 6th Place - Joseph Gutierrez of Camel Kids Wrestling Novice - 70 1st Place - Deonte Taylor of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Raquel Thompson of Glenrock Wrestling Club Novice - 75 1st Place - Joshua Olson of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Reese Osborne of Sheridan Young Guns 3rd Place - Jacob Olson of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Gavin Greenwood of Windy City Wrestlers 5th Place - Cyruss Meeks of Windy City Wrestlers 6th Place - Jd Davis of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Novice - 80 1st Place - Jayson Angel of Billings wrestling club 2nd Place - Parker Swindle of Wright Gladiators Wrestling Cl 3rd Place - Zeke Rodriguez of Torrington 4th Place - Brady Carlson of Camel Kids Wrestling 5th Place - Wyatt Peel of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Jacob Goodrich of Wright Gladiators Novice - 85 1st Place - Devon Swisher of Douglas Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Jarek Sorensen of Camel Kids Wrestling Novice - 90 1st Place - Gabriel Daigneau of Billings wrestling club 2nd Place - Hunter Goodwin of Sheridan Young Guns 3rd Place - Isaiah Huus of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Tristan Wornkey of Camel Kids Wrestling Novice - 95-100 1st Place - Taylor Swanston of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Seth Horton of powell wrestling club 3rd Place - Kayden Mack of Wright Gladiators Novice - 105-112 1st Place - Rowdy Pfeil of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Gavin Carroll of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Sheldon Jolley of Hulett Tower Tuffs 4th Place - Ethan Mack of Wright Gladiators Novice - 120 1st Place - Charmayne DeLong of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Joesph Kennah of Hulett Tower Tuffs 3rd Place - Samuel Henderson of Natrona Colts Novice - 130-140 1st Place - Devyn Engdahl of Cody Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Jayce Enriquez of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 84 1st Place - Joshua Kraus of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - William Fish of Lusk Rawhide Wrestling Club 3rd Place - Ivan Martinez of Wright Gladiators 4th Place - John Hippen of Hulett Tower Tuffs Schoolboy/girl - 91 1st Place - Kole Kraus of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Analu Benabise of ruffian wrestling 3rd Place - Clay Reiner of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 4th Place - Kaleb Gossel of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Charles Kidd of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Schoolboy/girl - 98 1st Place - Afton Matthews of ruffian wrestling 2nd Place - Aidan Wolfe of Windy City Wrestlers 3rd Place - Dawsen Hayden of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 105-112 1st Place - Michael Renz of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Zeb Goodrich of Wright Gladiators Schoolboy/girl - 120-128 1st Place - Sean Mitchel of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Kevin Anderson of ruffian wrestling 3rd Place - Dylen Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling 4th Place - Erik Enriquez of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 152 1st Place - Terren Swartz of Camel Kids Wrestling Cadet - 88 1st Place - Jackson Addington of Camel Kids Wrestling Cadet - 100-132 1st Place - Cole Reiner of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Logan Guerrero of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Paulo Benabise of ruffian wrestling 4th Place - James Hippen of Hulett Tower Tuffs Cadet - 138-145 1st Place - Casey DeLong of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Bryton Peel of Touch of Gold Cadet - 160-170 1st Place - Adrian Alvarado of Camel Kids Wrestling 2nd Place - Deric Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling

Greco Results Bantam - 45 1st Place - Tayce Lake of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Tarver Zebroski of Touch of Gold Bantam - 50 1st Place - Aj Ramirez of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Ashton Leegaard of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Kobe Craig of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Fisher Smith of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Loomis Alexander of Greybull Basin Athletic Club Bantam - 55 1st Place - Mason Kuhbacher of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Keegan Rager of Sheridan Young Guns 3rd Place - Logan Johnson of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Tanner Johnson of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 5th Place - Landon Hofer of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Holden Horetski of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club Bantam - 60 1st Place - Blaize Burrow of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Antonio Avila of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Logan Mendoza of Touch of Gold Bantam - 65 1st Place - Cort Catlin of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Brody Sorenson of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Jonathon Alatore of ruffian wrestling Bantam - 75+ 1st Place - Ian Simmons of Windy City Wrestlers Intermediate - 50 1st Place - Kaden Orr of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Kolten Powers of Sheridan Young Guns 3rd Place - Aiden Reynolds of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 4th Place - Darron Provost of Peak Wrestling 5th Place - Teryn Zebroski of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 55 1st Place - Kashton Reynolds of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin

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2nd Place - Tegan Zebroski of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Max Mccullough of Windy City Wrestlers 4th Place - Bradley Ekstrom of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 60 1st Place - Logan Werner of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Jais Rose of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Grady Edwards of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club 4th Place - Teila Peters of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club Intermediate - 65 1st Place - Caden Moreland of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Rudy Osborne of Sheridan Young Guns 3rd Place - James Schult of ruffian wrestling 4th Place - Blake Harding of Camel Kids Wrestling 5th Place - Deyton Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling 6th Place - Jayce Berry of Windy City Wrestlers Intermediate - 70 1st Place - Dayton Matthews of ruffian wrestling 2nd Place - Tully Allison of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 3rd Place - Dorion Grams of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Dalton Wright of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Johnathan Peel of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Devlin Hendrickson of Touch of Gold Intermediate - 75 1st Place - Slater Bates of Team Braves Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Dylan Alexander of Greybull Basin Athletic Club 3rd Place - Gage Horetski of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 4th Place - Keenan Wenzel of Touch of Gold 5th Place - Carsen Haugen of Touch of Gold 6th Place - Mason Brown of Camel Kids Wrestling Intermediate - 80 1st Place - Lane Catlin of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Alejandra O`Brien of ruffian wrestling 3rd Place - Kiefer Gossel of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Alejandro O`Brien of Unattached Intermediate - 87-92 1st Place - Chay Bales of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Garrett Halder of Touch of Gold 3rd Place - Kaiden Craig of Touch of Gold Novice - 65 1st Place - Philip Peppersack of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Cole Wirtz of Windy City Wrestlers 3rd Place - Jeric Igo of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Jace Walter of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club 5th Place - Nycholas Melchor of Torrington Novice - 75 1st Place - Reese Osborne of Sheridan Young Guns 2nd Place - Jacob Olson of Touch Of Gold Wrestling Club 3rd Place - Joshua Olson of Touch Of Gold Wrestling

Club 4th Place - Cyruss Meeks of Windy City Wrestlers 5th Place - Gavin Greenwood of Windy City Wrestlers 6th Place - Jd Davis of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin Novice - 80 1st Place - Jayson Angel of Billings wrestling club 2nd Place - Brady Carlson of Camel Kids Wrestling 3rd Place - Wyatt Peel of Touch of Gold Novice - 85-90 1st Place - Gabriel Daigneau of Billings wrestling club 2nd Place - Hunter Goodwin of Sheridan Young Guns 3rd Place - Isaiah Huus of Touch of Gold 4th Place - Tristan Wornkey of Camel Kids Wrestling 5th Place - Jarek Sorenson of Camel Kids Wrestling Novice - 95-105 1st Place - Rowdy Pfeil of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Taylor Swanston of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 3rd Place - Seth Horton of powell wrestling club Novice - 112 1st Place - Gavin Carroll of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Sheldon Jolley of Hulett Tower Tuffs Novice - 120 1st Place - Charmayne DeLong of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Joseph Kennah of Hulett Tower Tuffs 3rd Place - Samuel Henderson of Natrona Colts Novice - 130-140 1st Place - Devyn Engdahl of Cody Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Jayce Enriquez of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 84 1st Place - Joshua Kraus of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - John Hippen of Hulett Tower Tuffs Schoolboy/girl - 91 1st Place - Kole Kraus of Windy City Wrestlers 2nd Place - Charles Kidd of Glenrock Wrestling Club Schoolboy/girl - 98 1st Place - Afton Matthews of ruffian wrestling 2nd Place - Dawsen Hayden of Touch of Gold Schoolboy/girl - 120-128 1st Place - Sean Mitchell of Touch of Gold 2nd Place - Kevin Anderson of ruffian wrestling Schoolboy/girl - 152 1st Place - Terren Swartz of Camel Kids Wrestling Cadet - 100 1st Place - James Hippen of Hulett Tower Tuffs Cadet - 126-132 1st Place - Cole Reiner of Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Club 2nd Place - Logan Guerrero of Touch of Gold Cadet - 138 1st Place - Casey DeLong of Moorcroft Mat Masters Wrestlin 2nd Place - Bryton Peel of Touch of Gold Cadet - 160-170 1st Place - Adrian Alvarado of Camel Kids Wrestling 2nd Place - Deric Johnson of Camel Kids Wrestling

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Summer Job - Age 14 and up. Newspaper Subscription Sales. Pays $5.00 for every 6-month subscription sold and $10.00 for every year subscription sold. Perfect for summer money. Extra bonuses for 100 subscriptions sold (Pizza Party at Godfathers with friends/family) and more. Email the Campbell County Observer at CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com Are you a motivated animal lover? Gillette’s newest veterinary hospital is in need of a fabulous part-time (with potential full time) receptionist to join our TEAM! We love upbeat attitudes, big smiles, and a willingness to please the client while keeping all of the important details in check. Inquires please email your cover letter and resume to info@redhillsvet. com Please have these items submitted by January 26, 2014.

Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant.

Temporary Help Wanted.

J&G General Construction, home improvement company is looking for a temporary construction laborer. Experience preferred but not necessary. Could turn into full time position depending on devotion, responsibility, and skill. Call James (307) 2574441 to set up an interview.

Transportation assistants NEEDED! Up to $25/hr. For a complete job description & application, please apply via e-mail: lori.delucia.hr@rsithr. info

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

International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563.

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

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

Asking $5,500 or best offer.

Price:$5,500obo.

Contact: 307-670-2733

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07’ Prowler 5th wheel.

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

180,000 miles on original Cummins Diesel 33H Engine. Three captain’s chairs including driver.

Couch makes into a full bed. Full kitchen, stove with oven, microwave. Dining area. Propane or electric refrigerator/ freezer. Lots of storage. Rear bedroom with queen bed.

Bathroom with shower. Dish portable satellite TV setup and small flatscreen TV goes with it. Trailer receiver hitch.

Lost my husband in December and don’t have any use for it. Would like to sell fast.

Make me an offer. 307 682 4808. sue.wallis52@gmail. com http://wyoming.craigslist.org/rvs/3965643910. html

Weekly Sports Trivia Answer Who has won the most Stanley Cup Rings?

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

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

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

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

Henri Richard

Henri Richard of the Canadiens, with his name engraved eleven times, played on more Stanley Cup champions than any other player.

Miscellaneous Have you heard the Buzz lately?

Bring your catch by the Empire Guesthouse for photographs which may be published in this newspaper with our fishing reports. Along with that, the Guesthouse staff will be awarding monthly prizes for those that let us photograph them and their catch. It doesn’t have to be a trophy to enter and there will be special prizes for those 12 and under. Carp shooters are also welcome to enter.

Check with the Guesthouse for more details.

Weekly Trivia Answer Who was the first to make a transcontinental flight (coast to coast) in America?

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

Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,500 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or307-6220825 Professional Transportation, Inc. is seeking local (non-CDL) drivers for 7-passenger vehicles in Gillette, WY! To be considered for a driver position applicants must live within a 30 minute drive from Gillette and have had a valid driver’s license for at least 7 years. This is on call shift work. We offer flexible schedules. Pay is based on a trip basis. Both full and part time positions available. Pre-employment drug screen, MVR driving record check, and Homeland Security criminal background check required. Call 1-800471-2440 or apply online at www.professionaltransportationinc.com. EOE.

Calbraith Perry Rodgers in 1911

The first transcontinental flight across the United States was made by Calbraith Perry Rodgers to win the Hearst prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst. He offered a $US 50,000 prize to the first aviator to fly coast to coast, in either direction, in less than 30 days from start to finish.

Rodgers left from Sheepshead Bay, New York on September 17, 1911 at 4:30 pm. He crossed the Rocky Mountains on November 5, 1911 and landed at Tournament Park in Pasadena, California at 4:04, in front of a crowd of 20,000 people. He had missed the prize deadline by 19 days. On December 10, 1911 he landed at Long Beach, California and symbolically taxied his plane into the Pacific Ocean. He had carried the first transcontinental mail pouch and was accompanied on the ground by a support crew that repaired and rebuilt the plane after each crash landing. The trip required 70 stops.

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Guns for Sale AR-15, K98k Mauser, Win Mod 12-12, Ruger Blackhawk, PA-63, 307-778-6493 Wyoming Mountaineers now offers easy payment plans on any in stock firearm. Your debit card is your line of credit. Purchase any firearm that is in stock making 4 payments weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Processing fee and payment plan fee apply. Call Wyoming Mountaineers for more details. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad.

Get a piece of history. Mosin Nagant Russian M91/30 Surplus Rifle. Very good to Excellent condition 7.62X54 Caliber. These are a very accurate rifle shooting 4” groups at 1000 yards. Open sights are adjustable to yardage with a push of a button.

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

Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ammo is still available and still very reasonably priced.

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

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

Apartments for Rent

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1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details.

‘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.

2 Bedroom apartment $650 per month, $650 security, $650 last months. Above Gillette Cheese House. No pets, no smoking, laundry facilities available 685-6449 Criminal background check and renters insurance Required Immaculate 1-2 bedroom apartments, fresh paint, and new flooring. (no pets). Call for move-in special starting at $595 307-686-6488 Apartment for Rent in WindRidge Appts. Water/Trash/ Washer/Dryer. Air and Heat.

3bs/2bth. Must qualify for low income housing. $740.00/ mo. Call 307-685-8066 Foothills View Apartments Hot Move In Special! Cool, Clean, Quiet Apartments.

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Scams THESE ARE KNOWN SCAMS GOING THROUGH NEWSPAPERS AT THE MOMENT. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THESE ADS IN ANY NEWSPAPER. HONDA 1988 GL1500 MOTORBIKE FOR FREE IF INTERESTED CONTACT:(petermaris@live. com) if interested AD TEXT : Free 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300RZZ GSX-R Sport Bike , It is in excellent condition with no dents or dings, 100% mechanically okay .If interested please contact me for pictures,I bought the Motorcycle for my grandson as his birthday gift last year august and am giving it out to a good home contact me at johnstark227@yahoo.com Help Wanted- Office/Clerical; PT Clerical Person needed from 11:00AM To 3:00PM, Monday-Friday, $900.00 weekly.Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do Lil errand. Apply @ nicoledevlin Linkahead,Email: nicoledevlin150@gmail.com

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05’ GMC Duramax Extend Cab. 52,550 mi. Call 307672-8766 2008 Dodge Charger AWD Hemi, loaded Black $18,000 books for $22,500 Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100.

2006 Dodge Mega Cab 4x4 Laramie 102,000 miles $16,000 307-689-7290 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora.

Black. Leather interior. Good condition. 87,400mi. Power everything. Front wheel drive. New tires. Call Charlene 307-660-7316.

1993 Chrysler LHS for sale or trade.

Needs tie-rod and alignment. Runs good. $1,500.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com 1994 Plymouth Voyager for sale or trade. Runs/ looks great. 188,000 miles. $2,000.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com 2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532.

2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1/2 Ton Pickup. New tires, ext. cab, long bed. 148,000 mi. One owner. 307-6700858 or 303-250-4096 97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431 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

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

307-689-0202 Office and Retail space for rent Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 For Rent Single Bedroom House in Silver Hills 307680-8838. C2-12-4h Room for Rent. Nice Room for Rent for one responsible person. $480.00 per month.

689-9358.

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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Part Time. Newspaper Subscription Sales.

Pays $5.00 for every 6-month subscription sold and $10.00 for every year subscription sold. Perfect for supplemental income. Extra bonuses for every 100 subscriptions sold. Apply in person at the Campbell county Observer office at 1001 S. Douglas Hwy. B-6 (Behind Subway) in Gillette.

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Campbell County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) CCEDC is a non-profit corporation head quartered in Gillette, Wyoming providing support and guidance to its county, local government and agencies. The ideal candidate for this position will have: • Considerable experience in economic, business and community development.

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History of Motion Picture

Campbell Co. Fire Dept.

March 20, 2014

- At 7:47 PM to Clarion Inn for an EMS assist.

March 22 , 2014

By Mike Borda oday our feature films are full of highly paid celebrities and eye-popping special effects. The root of this art medium, however, can be traced back more than a century to the very first motion pictures. Film has become an American tradition, and its history shows that real life can indeed have just as many interesting back stories as the movies themselves.

The history of the motion picture can be traced back hundreds of years, back to early flip-picture books that “played” a story for its viewer. However, even the modern film elements go back farther than most would think. In 1872 a scientist named Eadweard Muybridge devised an experiment at a California farm where he took 24 pictures from 24 cameras placed at spaced out intervals, designed to capture a horse in full gallop. What they found was that the rapid succession of pictures played out to be like real life, showing the horse gallop in real time.

This development went further due to the work of inventors like Thomas Edison, who (along with others working independently) had developed motion picture machines of his own, which he called the Kinetoscope. The Kinetoscope was successful at first because it allowed the viewer to see previously captured

images, played through the machine with a motor. It was the first of its kind to have widespread commercial success, and expanded throughout the world.

However, the modern motion picture was still not at hand, because Edison was unable to link his moving images with sound.

Theatres that had sprouted up to handle the masses wanting to see this new technology took matters into their own hands, often hiring bands to play directly over the films, providing live musical accompaniment.

Once the music problem was temporarily solved, motion pictures soared into popularity, and companies began emerging that would do nothing but produce these films. An industry was being born, and large players like Universal Film Manufacturing Company (now known as Universal Studios) emerged. In 1926 a company called Warner Bros. began marketing the “Vitaphone” system, which added pre-recorded sound into the actual film and skyrocketed them to success.

During the 1930s and

1940s the film industry boomed into the American mainstream, producing “blockbuster” films like The Wizard of Oz and Citizen Kane, transforming literary works and radio stars into movie history. From there, we know the rest of the story - today it is one of the world’s largest industries.

The history of film is a long, interesting tale that shows us that American industries can truly be homegrown, and the ideas and dreams of a few can transform the hopes of the world.

- At 12:08 a.m. to 807 Ross Ave. to investigate a possible natural gas leak, firefighters monitored the atmosphere and found no signs of natural gas in the residence.

- At 10:19 a.m. to Partridge Rd. for an EMS assist.

- At 11:52 a.m. to S. Highway 59 and Camel Dr. for a two vehicle accident.

March 23 , 2014

- At 1:58 to S. Highway 59 for an EMS assist.

- At 2:47 a.m. to S. Highway 59 at an unknown location for a report of a one vehicle rollover, the driver stated he was between Gillette and Douglas and was injured. Crews were dispatched from Gillette and Wright. After searching for nearly an hour the Sheriffs Office advised we could cancel.

- At 5:33 p.m. to Boxelder Road for an EMS assist.

March 24, 2014

- At 1:43 a.m. to MM 125 on Highway 387 for a report of an explosion and fire at a well location. Nothing was found after extensive investigation.

- At 2:33 a.m. to Country Club Road for an EMS assist.

- At 12:29 p.m. to Cotton Avenue for an EMS assist.

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- At 6:11 p.m. to West Lakeway for an EMS assist.

- At 10:10 p.m. to First St. and Four J for a vehicle vs. utility pole with minor injuries. City Electric was contacted to ensure all equipment was secure on the pole.

- At 11:01 p.m. to Triton for a carbon monoxide check of the residence, no carbon monoxide was found.

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Flight of the Bird Man

By Jeff Morrison otorized air flight was barely seven years old when Gillette organizers announced that the county seat of Wyoming’s newest county would feature a flying demonstration as part of its 1911 Independence Day celebrations. The announcement made news across the state because no one had successfully flown in Wyoming yet.

An unsuccessful attempt to become Wyoming’s first aviator had been made in March by Guys Stoddard, a Cheyenne carpenter and self-taught aviator. Stoddard had travelled to St. Louis, Missouri to look at the latest aircraft designs. On his return he began building his own airplane. Stoddard’s monoplane design was thirty feet long with a wingspan of 32 feet. The Wyoming Eagle claimed it was the second largest monoplane ever constructed at that point in time. Permission was granted by the city to launch the aircraft from Frontier Park.

On the evening of March 13, Stoddard moved his airplane, dubbed the “Cheyenne”, to the park and allowed visitors to view his creation as a prelude to what he hoped would be a historic flight the next day. But as the young aviator was moving the plane to the launching rail that had been set up in front of the grandstands, he noticed something odd about the wire bracing and one wheel.

Closer inspection revealed that the airplane had been vandalized sometime during the night. The nut that held the wheel in place had been removed and several control cables and wire braces had been cut. The engine had been vandalized as well, and Stoddard, who had built the aircraft with his own hard-earned money, had to postpone his attempt at making Wyoming aviation history until he had the funds to buy a replacement.

Although Guys Stoddard had been thwarted at making Wyoming’s “First Flight”, other would-be aviators around the state were making their own plans to make history. W. S. Adams of Riverton announced he would attempt to fly a Curtiss airplane for the 4th of July celebration in Lander. Douglas announced they would have a flying exhibition at the Wyoming State Fair in August. The Cheyenne Frontier Days committee announced that they would also have flights that year.

The Independence Day committee in Gillette had contracted the Mathewson Aeroplane Company of Denver, Colo-

rado, and its pilot, George W. Thompson, to make their attempted historic flight.

Thompson was a self-taught aviator who made his own airplanes, much like Guys Stoddard. But unlike Stoddard, Thompson - who was just 23 years old in 1911 had made close to 100 successful flights prior to his Wyoming debut.

Thompson’s airplane was based on a Curtiss biplane design, and was officially known as a Mathewson Headless Flyer.

The term “headless” described the lack of a frontal canard elevator, as was typical of early aircraft designs. Instead, the elevator was moved to the rear, under the rudder, similar to the modern airplane. The pilot sat in front of the wings and the engine was housed mid-ship between the wings and “pushed” the aircraft through the air. For the Gillette exhibition, Thompson special-built the fourth of nine Headless Flyers the Mathewson Company would produce, and tested it at Sable Speedway, near the future sight of Stapleton International Airport in Denver.

On June 16th, the Gillette News reported, “A trial flight was made this morning of the Mathewson headless biplane No. 4 at the motor speedway.

The new machine has a 50-horse power engine and it is adapted especially to flights in high altitudes.” The paper also reported that Thompson “demonstrated to the builders that it is able to negotiate a stiff breeze more successfully than any other machines have yet been able to do in this altitude.”

With the test flights completed, Thompson disassembled his new aircraft and had it shipped to Gillette by rail. He then reassembled the flyer on-site prior to his scheduled flight attempts, which began on the evening of July 3rd.

His first flight almost ended in disaster, with the biplane flying erratically about 100 feet off the ground. Although he had just made Wyoming aviation history, Thompson was not pleased with the performance of his craft. He made an emergency landing a few miles outside of town and had the plane towed back with a couple of automobiles. Although strong winds may have played a part in the disappointing flight, Thompson surmised that the main issue was the engine. He wired the Mathewson shop in Denver, and a replacement engine was shipped out. In what may very well have been the first overnight express freight delivery ever made to Gillette, the replacement

engine arrived on the afternoon train, and Thompson frantically set to work swapping motors.

Even with a new engine, the wind was still a major concern to the young aviator. According to later newspaper reports, “Thompson was leery about making a flight and had about desisted when word reached him that the cowboys had threatened to tear his machine and paraphernalia into smithereens if he did not get into the air as quickly as possible.”

By seven o’clock that evening, the conditions were favorable enough that Thompson made another flight attempt.

This one proved to be a crowd-pleaser.

This flight lasted about twenty minutes and Thompson was able to reach an altitude of 1,000 feet, flying both against the wind and with the wind. As a finale, Thompson dove the plane to the ground and flared into a short landing at the last minute, to the enthusiastic cheers of the audience. This was the flight that was remembered as the “First Flight” in Wyoming, even though his less-picturesque, nearly catastrophic attempt the previous day had actually been the first.

The Mathewson Headless Flyer No. 4 was disassembled and shipped to

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several more stops that summer, and George Thompson, Wyoming’s first “Bird Man”, continued to give flying exhibitions across the Rocky Mountain west. He was a true aviation pioneer, and as a flight instructor and exhibition pilot he contributed greatly to the popularity and accessibility of aviation to the everyday public. Sadly, he did not live to see the long-term effects of his life’s work.

On August 21, 1912, while flying at the county fair in Lamar, Colorado for a crowd of around 3,000 people, Thompson’s flyer hit an air-pocket and became wildly unstable. The plane went into an uncontrolled dive from 200 feet and hit a cottonwood tree in the descent. Thompson’s feet were tangled in the control wires, which kept him from being ejected from the plane, but he was crushed by the engine which had been dislodged from its housing.

A fellow aviator who was on hand and had rushed to the wreckage had to shut the engine off so that it could be lifted away from Thompson’s body.

A physician was also on the scene and attempted to revive the pilot, but Thompson quickly succumbed to his multiple internal injuries and died at the scene. He was 24 years old.

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