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Despite recent torrential rains and high winds, the National Weather Service is predicting more Spring-like weather for the Memorial Day Weekend. Winds should taper off after Friday evening, with daytime highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s, with a 20 percent chance of rain throughout the weekend.
• Bold Republic: Underneath the Scandals ........Page 11 • Drilling Boom Aftermath ............ Page 12 • Game Highlights: Roughriders vs. Scarlets ................Page 14 • A Tale of Two Lawmen ...............Page 18
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tions and laws to keep the ice safe for using. Manufacturing Blue Sky Ice is done in a way that causes all impurities to be dropped out of the ice. The construction of this ice cube is different from the normal bags of ice that have been generated in the past. These cubes are circular with a hole in the middle. The impurities are pulled to the center of the ice tube and, when the machine that creates it starts to reap the ice, a hole is blown and the Freon gas circulates through the center of the ice to remove the impurities. To freeze the ice from the inside, the water is circulated over the inside of the tubes. The Freon gas then warms the tubes of ice and releases the cylinders of ice to be lowered to the cutting wheel. The ice is transferred to the augur and then stored in the bins for sale. The ice itself is not touched. No physical contact is made with the ice except with gloves. All internal equipment is cleaned routinely and sanitized, both inside and outside. Five tons of ice is manufactured every 24 hours. To create a load, 15 minutes is needed to generate 140-160
pounds of ice. The block machine will make 112-11 pound blocks in 24 hrs. Also, eight and twenty-pound bags, and eleven-pound blocks, are formed. The company can also provide bags of ice weighing from 1 to 40 lbs. Blue Sky Ice ‘whole -sales’ to several businesses in Gillette and the surrounding area: grocery stores, convenience stores, catering services, concerts, rodeos, brandings, and trailer rentals when large amounts of ice are needed. The mobile trailers hold 145 pounds of ice. The company has different venues using mobile equipment for site storage. They are convenient to our local ice needs and will deliver that summer time fun. The closest ice manufacturing company, beside Gillette’s, is in Rapid City, SD. The ice should always be rotated as you would revolve regular food. The ice should be only 30 days old in the summer and 90 days in the winter. When buying ice, make sure the bag is clear and that you can see through the ice. You should also be able to see the cylinder with the hole. The older the ice, the more frost will be in the bag. Blue Sky Ice will definitely make our summer picnics and parties more fun, knowing that we have ice when needed - and our food will stay cold and safe!
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Construction Update Burma Avenue Railroad Crossing Closure Extension
The Burma Avenue railroad crossing closure has been extended through Monday, May 27th. Please plan accordingly and use an alternative route. This is a complete closure - no through traffic - and the work is to fix the leveling of the South and North tracks. This project is separate from the Burma Avenue/1st Street closure which is to repair a water main leak underneath the railroad crossing. The water main leak has been isolated and repairs are being made. Further announcements regarding lane closures on Burma Avenue and 1st Street will be made at a later date.
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Water service to 1001 S. Douglas Highway will temporarily be shut-off from Monday, May 20th at 9 p.m. to Tuesday, May 21st at 3 a.m. This work is to tie in the new water main in 10th Street to the existing water main in Veterans Drive. This work is part of the 2011 Water Main Replacement Project.
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who is currently serving as the Executive Director of the International Association of Building Officials and was on the NIST Committee evaluating the World Trade Center collapse. This seminar will show how homeowners, contractors and developers can save money through the use of the 2012 International Existing Building Code on your next existing building project.
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The Campbell County Observer is now taking donations for our Readers Choice Scholarship. The Observer is hoping to raise $1,000.00 this year for a scholarship that will be given to a student from Wright (Panthers) or Gillette (Camels). Students will be presenting the Observer with an essay, which the readers will vote on their favorite and the most deserving. The only conditions are that the student must graduate from either Wright High School or Gillette High School and will be attending Gillette College in the fall. The scholarship will be put in their account at Gillette College by the Campbell County Observer. “We are the local newspaper, we take our community that we live and work in very personal. So we decided to do everything we can to keep the money local,” said Observer owner Nicholas De Laat. “And, community college attendees do not get the financial help from scholarships at the same level as the kids going to Uni-
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Dessie Hoxie, RPSGT, Sleep Disorders Clinic Coordinator at Campbell County Memorial, recently completed a Clinical Sleep Educator Certificate Program through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) in Nashville, TN. A certificate as a Clinical Sleep Educator recognizes the importance of health care professionals who collaborate with physicians, patients, and families in the delivery of services
and management of sleep disorders. A Clinical Sleep Educator will be the liaison and point of contact for patient issues, problems, and treatments. A certificate as a Clinical Sleep Educator emphasizes the important role of non-physician health care providers in successful disease management, community support, and the standard of care and education provided to patients and families. The Clinical Sleep Educator is an
assessment-based certificate. To receive an assessment-based certificate, the participant is required to document attendance or participation and demonstrate that the intended learning objectives and outcomes were achieved through a proficiency exam or assessment. Dessie has worked in the Sleep Disorders Clinic for nine years, and is also a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
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Local Students Selected for Summer High School Institute at UW
An opportunity to achieve intellectual and personal growth for 85 talented sophomores throughout the state will be presented in the 29th annual Summer High School Institute June 9-29 at the University of Wyoming. The students were selected from 75 schools in 50 school districts. UW offers the students an opportunity to achieve intellectual and personal growth, cultivate their leadership capabilities, and measure their capacities and interests. UW faculty members will conduct problem-centered classes ranging from philosophy to DNA to robotics and pharmacy. Athletic activities, talent shows, picnics, community service, dances,
guest speakers, attendance at local concerts and plays, visits to museums and enrichment excursions will complement the three-week institute. High school administrators, counselors and teachers guided students through the application process. Selections were based on an application letter and an essay, two letters of recommendation, academic performance and extracurricular activity involvement. UW sponsors the annual summer program, with special funding from the Wyoming State Legislature. Participants from Northeast Wyoming are: Arvada/Clearmont High School -Sierra Martin, Clearmont.
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Buffalo High School -- Hunter Knight and Jordan Snyder. Campbell County High School -Andy Guernsey, Stephanie Hart and Gretchen Kioschos. Douglas High School -- Haley Hight, Nicholas Hiser and Cade Mariner. Hulett High School -- Hannah Bauernfeind and Brooke Mills. Moorcroft High School -- Savanah Richter, Pine Haven. Sheridan High School -- Lachlan Brennan and Marissa Hegy. Sundance High School -- Rebecca Dulaney. Tongue River High School -- Maya Gilmore, Sheridan, and Cody Perkins, Ranchester.
Memorial Day 2013 Annually the American Legion and VFW celebrate “Memorial Day” by putting our flags and a ceremony to celebrate the lives of Veterans and remember their service. These events at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery start at 7 a.m., by many volunteers placing flags
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The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.6-magnitude earthquake occurred late Wednesday 14 miles westnorthwest of Afton, Wyoming on the Idaho side of the Idaho-Wyoming border. If you felt ground motions and/or experienced possible damage related to this earthquake, WSGS scientists encourage residents to participate in the USGS “Did You Feel It” program by visiting http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ earthquakes/dyfi/ and filling out a short questionnaire.
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Bikers Against Child Abuse Make Abuse Victims Feel Safe By Karina Bland - The Republic/azcentral.com These tough bikers have a soft spot: aiding childabuse victims. Anytime, anywhere, for as long as it takes the child to feel safe, these leather-clad guardians will stand tall and strong against the dark, and the fear, and those who seek to harm. The 11-year-old girl hears the rumble of their motorcycles, rich and deep, long before she sees them. She chews her bottom lip, nervous. They are coming for her. The bikers roar into sight, a pack of them, long-haired and tattooed, with heavy boots and leather vests, and some riding double. They circle the usually quiet Gilbert cul-de-sac, and the noise pulls neighbors from behind slatted wood blinds and glossy front doors. One biker stops at the mouth of the street, parks in the middle of the road and stands guard next to his motorcycle, arms crossed. The rest back up to the curb in front of the girl’s house, almost in formation, parking side by side. There are 14 motorcycles in all, mostly black and shiny chrome. The bikers rev their engines again before shutting them down. The sudden silence is deafening. The girl’s mother takes her hand. The leader of this motorcycle club is a 55-year-old man who has a salt-andpepper Fu Manchu and wears his hair down past his shoulders. He eases off his 2000 Harley Road King and approaches the little girl. He is formidable, and intimidating, and he knows it. So he bends low in front of the little girl and puts out his hand, tanned and weathered from the sun and wind: “Hi, I’m Pipes.” “Nice to meet you,” she
says softly, her small hand disappearing in his. Pipes - the bikers all go by their road names for security - steps back and another biker comes forward, also bent low and hand out, smiling. She has a long blond ponytail, and her name is Nytro. Next is D’Animal, his arms thick with muscles, a do-rag covering his head. Rock, who is as solid as one, assures the little girl: “I’m really a nice guy.” She smiles. And then there’s Pumpkin and, whoa, the girl looks way up, squinting against the morning sun. “Hi, I’m Tree,” he says, and he’s as tall as one. Sassy. Rembrandt. And then Harmony and Shiraz, and the child does a double take. Yes, there are two of them, twin biker chicks. Surely. Uno. Smiles. Tool. Mo Money. Bigg Dogg. Fat Daddy. Ghost Daddy. Father Time. And Trucker, who’s louder than all the others. The girl chewing on her lip was abused by a relative, according to police reports - someone she should have been able to trust. He’s not in the state any longer, but the criminal case is progressing slowly, so he’s not in jail, either. He still terrorizes her at night, even though he’s nowhere near. She wakes, heart pounding. The nightmare feels real again. She never feels safe, even with her parents just downstairs. The unruly-looking mob in her driveway is there to help her feel safe again. They are members of the Arizona chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse International, and they wear their motto on their black leather vests and T-shirts: “No child deserves to live in fear.” This one is very afraid.
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him.” And when she’s done, they will circle her again and walk her out. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Pipes says. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” Earlier in the day, when the bikers met in the parking lot of a nearby CVS/ pharmacy, Pipes reminded them to be mindful of their emotions. That means no hugging unless the child initiates it. “Nytro,” Pipes says, raising his eyebrows in her direction. Nytro hides her face behind her hands, and everyone laughs. She’s quick to hug. And then Pipes says, more sternly this time: There will be no crying. “I don’t want to see any tears coming out of your eyes, and the child doesn’t either,” he says, making sure everyone is looking at him when he says it. “Remember why we’re here: to empower the child. If you can’t handle it, keep your shades on.”
Even kids know that nobody messes with bikers. Bikers look big, and strong, and mean, both in real life and in how they are portrayed on television and in films. They are easy riders, sons of anarchy, not afraid of anything. And they take care of their own. A child who has been abused by someone bigger and stronger knows too well what it feels like to be small and vulnerable. BACA shifts that balance by putting even bigger and stronger people - and more of them - on the child’s side. And if those even-bigger and stronger people are scary-looking too, perhaps with flaming-skull tattoos, chains on their belts and scars of questionable origin, so much the better. “The biker image is what makes this work,” says Rembrandt, 54, who is tall and wiry strong. “Golfers against child abuse does not have the same feel. The pink alligator shirt and golf shoes standing in the driveway doesn’t do the same thing.” (No offense to golfers. Some bikers golf, too.) What Rembrandt knows is that a biker’s power and intimidating image can even the playing field for a little kid who has been hurt. If the man who hurt this little girl calls or drives by, or even if she is just scared, another nightmare, the bikers will ride over and stand guard all night. If she is afraid to go to school, they will take her and watch until she’s safely inside. And if she has to testify against her abuser in court, they will go, too, walking with her to the witness stand and taking over the first row of seats. Pipes will tell her, “Look at us, not
Answer: 1924. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, also known as the Snyder Act, was proposed by Representative Homer P. Snyder (R) of New York and granted full U.S. citizenship to America’s indigenous peoples, called “Indians” in this Act. (The Fourteenth Amendment already defined as citizens any person born in the U.S., but only if “subject to the jurisdiction thereof”; this latter clause was thought to exclude certain indigenous peoples.) The act was signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924 The text of the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act (43 U.S. Stats. At Large, Ch. 233, p. 253 (1924)) reads as follows: BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and house of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States be, and they are hereby, declared to be citizens of the United States: Provided That the granting of such citizenship shall not in any manner impair or otherwise affect the right of any Indian to tribal or other property.” Approved, June 2, 1924. June 2, 1924. [H. R. 6355.] [Public, No. 175.] SIXTYEIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 233. 1924. See House Report No. 222, Certificates of Citizenship to Indians, 68th Congress, 1st Session, Feb. 22, 1924. Note: This statute has been codified in the United States Code at Title 8, Sec. 1401(b).
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By Karina Bland - The Republic/azcentral.com The monthly meeting of the Arizona chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse International had already started. Pat and I attempted to slip inconspicuously into seats at the back of the room at the Disabled American Veterans post in Glendale, but the legs of the metal folding chairs gave us away, scraping against the floor. All heads turned toward us. The place was packed with bikers, long-haired and tattooed, wearing black leather and heavy boots, sitting at long tables. We grimaced in apology for the interruption. The state president, who goes by the name Pipes, calls these meetings “church” because they’re on Sunday mornings, and it’s here that the congregants talk about what they believe: No child deserves to live in fear. Members wear that motto on their black-leather vests, their T-shirts and the do-rags they tie around their heads, but they also put that belief into action in uniquely biker fashion. They bring kids who have been abused into their motorcycle club. The bikers make a big show of roaring up the children’s streets, gunning their engines, and standing, big and scary, in their driveways. But they’re really there to make a promise. No matter what, if the children feel threatened, or even just scared, the bikers will ride over and stand guard. All night if they have to. If the children are afraid to go to school, the bikers will escort them there and watch until they’re safely inside. And if the children have to testify against their abusers in court, the bikers will go, too, and walk into court with them. (One child testified while sitting on a biker’s lap.) Even kids know that nobody messes with bikers. They’re big and strong and afraid of nothing. And they take care of their own. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Pipes says. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” This is the season for believing. Republic photographer Pat Shannahan and I met this motley crew for the first time in April and followed them for a few months for a story. I had never heard of Bikers Against Child Abuse, even though I have covered child-welfare issues for decades, and the bikers had been doing their work in Arizona since 2006. The group, a non-profit that relies on donations and grants, had received $5,000 from The Republic and 12 News’ Season for Sharing campaign. Gene D’Adamo, vice president for community relations, thought it might make a good story. I imagined that, like so many others, maybe BACA raised money to benefit abused children, or collected toys for them. I did not imagine that they would be standing in a child’s driveway in the middle of the night, smoking cigarettes and watching out, so when that ashenfaced child peeked out of the window, she’d see them there, keeping her safe. Pipes, the leader of this motorcycle club, is a 55-year-old with a saltand-pepper Fu Manchu with hair past his shoulders. The first time I talked with him about what BACA does, he choked up when he explained how he sees scared little kids transform
during their first visit from the bikers. I’d need to see that for myself, I told him. So I was there when a pack of bikers roared up to a young girl’s house, and I watched as they introduced themselves by their road names, as is custom in biker culture, one at a time — Nytro, Tool, Rembrandt — the bigger guys bending on one knee to shake hands with the girl. The bikers gave her a denim vest with the BACA logo on the back and her own road name — Rhythm — on the front. And in the short time the bikers were there, less than an hour, I saw the change in Rhythm. She warmed up and moved in closer to the group. She looked them in the eyes and answered questions about school and the kind of music she liked. And she laughed. She laughed. Even to a cynical journalist, it seemed magical. This is the season for magic, too. The story ran in July. It now was months later, and Pipes had invited us to his church. Pipes noticed us and, from the front of the room, he asked how many people were at the meeting now because they had read our story. Hands rose, about 50 in all. Pat and I grinned at each other. We couldn’t help it. Three months earlier, membership hovered at 30. Now there was almost three times that just in this room. And then Pipes talked about what we couldn’t see from where we were sitting. More than $60,000 has been donated to the Maricopa County chapter alone, some of it from big corporations but most of it in small denominations, like the $109 from a car wash at Eagle College Prep Elementary School in Phoenix. The bikers have received thousands of e-mails commending their work and have gotten thousands of letters. They have been asked to speak at Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, churches and universities. Chapters nationwide have reported more members joining and more invitations from child-welfare agencies and courtrooms that hadn’t been open to them before. And there have been inquiries about starting new chapters, including one in France. People have donated boxes of denim vests; 25 handmade blankets with matching teddy bears from the Christ Child Society of Phoenix; BACA T-shirts made into pillows as gifts for the kids. This is the season for giving, too. But most important, Pipes said, have been the calls from people who knew kids who needed the bikers. Kids who were scared. “That article changed everything for us,” Pipes said. Because although the tough biker image makes kids feel safe and keeps the bad guys away, it also can make it difficult to raise money or get a foot in the door of the kinds of agencies that can help them connect with kids. “With a single story,” Pipes told the bikers, “she changed the way people think about us, about bikers. So we are not all lumped into the same category. She told the world that we are here for good, here for the kids.” I blinked hard. The inside of my nose was stinging. (I will not cry, I will not cry, I told myself.) And then Pipes said, “I want you to meet the people who did all that.”
He asked Pat and me to stand, and we pushed back our chairs, the legs scraping the floor again. And the noise became a chorus as the bikers pushed back their chairs and stood, clapping. I choked back a sob. “Don’t you start,” Pipes warned me, his eyes filling, too. Pat and I were at a loss for words. (A particular rarity for me, right?) I knew the story had struck a chord from the flood of e-mails, some from as far away as Australia, and the number of times it was shared on Facebook. But presented so neatly like this, it felt so much more real. Journalists get used to doing one story and then moving on to the next. Rarely do we get the big picture of the total impact that a single story might have. I was overwhelmed, and humbled. Pat could only shake his head. Pipes gave each of us plaques and, more important, our own road names. Pat is Spielberg; my handle is Cronkite. (I could not wait to tell my mom I had joined a motorcycle gang. I think she had always worried I might.) And then Pipes gave me my own denim vest, like the ones that they give the kids. On the back, it says “BACA BELIEVER.” I spent months covering Pipes and the other bikers as a reporter, an independent observer, so I believed only what I saw. I believe: That when you’re a little kid and someone hurts you, someone even bigger and scarier can make you feel safe again. That people give what they can, whether it’s an envelope from a first-grader with four quarters or 100 cupcakes from the Cupcake Lady for the picnic the bikers had for their kids, or a check to Season for Sharing. It all matters. That people don’t stop caring. Even in our fastpaced world, where our attention spans are growing ever shorter and new causes replace old ones in seconds, I’m still getting calls from people who want to help. Like Ardy Aleshire, who manages the Superstition Lookout RV in Apache Junction with her husband, Dwight. In past years, residents at the park have collected clothes for the homeless or toys for foster children during the holidays. This year, she’s going to cover an empty shoebox in wrapping paper and ask people to donate money to BACA. No one cares that they’re bikers, she said. Some old bikers even live there. I believe that people can change the way they think about a group of people and look past the black leather and tattoos to see the good. I believe that what people do speaks volumes more than how they look. As journalists, we pay our own way and don’t typically accept gifts from sources. So later, I would hang the jacket on the back of my office chair at home and make a donation to Season for Sharing to cover the cost. Just before Pipes’ church let out, he introduced us to Lightning, whose boss had left the article about BACA on her desk and told her to call. Lightning’s daughter had been molested and was called to testify against the man who abused her. She’s just 11. “I wanted to thank you,” Lightning said, keeping hold of my hand. On the morning her daughter testified, Lightning said, they left their
house in Tucson with an escort of seven motorcycles. Before they reached the courthouse, at a curve on the freeway, 18 motorcycles from Phoenix joined the pack. Lightning’s daughter testified, and her mother swears she grew taller and braver right in front of her eyes. “I have never seen her so strong,” said Lightning, who almost couldn’t believe it. I do.
How to contribute to Bikers Against Child Abuse:
• Rummage for vests: BACA members scour stores and secondhand shops for good deals on new or gently used denim jackets and vests in a range of sizes for kids and teenagers. • Give money: Donations can be sent to the Maricopa County chapter at P.O. Box 1111, El Mirage, AZ 85335, and the Pima County chapter at P.O. Box 18897, Tucson, AZ 85711, or online at www.bacadonations.org. • Volunteer: You must be at least 18; have regular access to a motorcycle; submit to a federal fingerprinted background check; attend monthly BACA meetings, rides, court hearings and other events for a minimum of a year; and receive the unanimous approval of the local BACA board to become a patched member. • More information: arizona.bacaworld.org.
Every week, the Observer prints one article, paragraph, or section of either the U.S. or State Constitution for your information. Wyoming State Constitution, Article 1, Section 18. Religious liberty. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship without discrimination or preference shall be forever guaranteed in this state, and no person shall be rendered incompetent to hold any office of trust or profit, or to serve as a witness or juror, because of his opinion on any matter of religious belief whatever; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the state.
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Last year, 145 Arizona agencies received $2.7 million to help Arizona’s children and families, the elderly, victims of domestic violence, and literacy and education programs. Since 1993, when the campaign began, more than $49 million has been raised and distributed, including a $5,000 grant last year to the Arizona chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse. Where does the money go? All of it goes directly to non-profit agencies in the Valley and state. All fundraising costs are paid by The Arizona Republic and 12 News. How do my dollars help? The Gannett Foundation will match donations 50 cents on the dollar until donations reach $800,000. That’s an extra $400,000 to local agencies. If you donate $50, it becomes a $75 contribution. Who makes this possible? The Republic, 12 News, the Gannett Foundation and our new community partner, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. Season for Sharing is a donor-advised fund of the Arizona Community Foundation. How can I donate? Go to sharing.azcentral.com or use the coupon on Page A2 and mail your donation to Season for Sharing, P.O. Box 29616, Phoenix, AZ 85038-9616.
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The Seasons - They are a Changing Wyoming’s Poison Center would like to remind everyone that as seasons change so do the poisoning risks. Hydrocarbons are chemicals found in gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid, cleaners and some insecticides. They are among the top ten causes of pediatric poisoning deaths in the United States. Poisonings from these products has decreased over the last ten years due to changes in packaging laws and increased awareness. Unfortunately, deaths still occur, especially at this time of year. Spring and summer months see an increase in the use of tiki torches, charcoal BBQ
pits and lawn mowers. These are fueled by hydrocarbons. A recent study in the journal Pediatrics found that most hydrocarbonrelated incidents occurred in children aged 1 to 2 years. Some of the packaging is similar to juice and sports drinks – which has resulted in tragic accidents.
Wyoming’s Poison Center offers these helpful tips:
• Children should remain in the car when refueling at gas stations. • Store all hydrocarbons up out of sight and out of reach of children. • Always store these products in
their original containers and away from food. • When you are having a barbecue and using tiki torches, there should always be adult supervision of children. • Fill lawn mowers and then safely store your gas container before doing the yard. • Don’t siphon gasoline in front of children. • If hydrocarbons are ingested or splashed onto skin or eyes -contact the poison center immediately at 1-800-222-1222.
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Wyoming Writers Inc. Conference Comes to UW Award-winning authors will present workshops in fiction, poetry, short stories, children’s fiction and nonfiction during the Wyoming Writers Inc. annual conference June 7-9 at the University of Wyoming Conference Center at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn. The conference begins at 2:15 p.m. Friday, June 7, with roundtable discussions and pitch sessions. A bookstore and open microphone will be available. Participants include best-selling novelist Margaret Coel; award-winning children’s author Eugene Gagliano; poet and essayist Rick Kempa; short-story writer Michael Shay; and historian-nonfiction author Tom
Rea. Agent Katharine Sands, with the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency in New York City, and Sandra Bond of the Bond Literary Agency in Denver, will each present a workshop and accept pitches throughout the conference. Award-winning editor and wildlife journalist Chris Madson will present the Friday evening program. Lodging at the conference hotel is available for $105 per night. Registration is first-come, first-served. Registration costs $185 for members and $215 for nonmembers. Registration includes Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast, all breaks, workshops and conference
events. Registration for Saturday only costs $150. Meal tickets for guests not registered for the conference, such as spouses or children, must be purchased separately by June 3, or a 30 percent surcharge will be added for each meal. This conference is supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Albany County Tourism Board. For more information, visit www. wyowriters.org or contact Aaron Graham, conference chair, at agraham8@uwyo.edu, phone (720) 2319326.
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Where is this picture taken? Answer from last week
On Gurley Ave. just before the overpass, a shed being built by John Wiltbank.
Close Vote on Code Enforcement An ordinance to amend the Gillette city code concerning enforcement of section 17-21 by special municipal officers, had consideration on first reading by the City Council. City Administrator Carter Napier informed council members the primary focus would be the “no watering on Mondays” aspect of the water-wasting ordinance. “What we need to do now, is update the ordinance that is being read for the first time in amended form with regard to authorizing individuals as special municipal officers that can
write citations with regards to the enforcement of that ordinance as it should be necessary.” Napier said those individuals would include the community service officers, the code compliance inspectors, and the sustained ability coordinator. That ordinance passed on its first of three readings by a four to three vote. Gillette city councilman Kevin McGrath was one of the no votes along with Forest Rothleutner and Robin Kuntz. McGrath said that his no vote centered on concern for
safety of city staff. “If you want to say the police come over and issue a citation, I’ll support it; but I can’t support it when somebody that has never been trained in the use of any of this dealing with the public and dealing with how to issue a ticket, and setting court dates and explaining that. I’m looking at the safety of the city employees.” The next vote on the ordinance is scheduled for June 3rd.
Gillette an Early Frontrunner in PetSafe “Bark for Your Park” Gillette, Wyoming is “barking” for a local dog park. On May 1, PetSafe launched its third annual “Bark for Your Park” nationwide contest through which cities across the U.S. can win funding to build local dog parks. By the end of summer, five U.S. cities will share in $200,000 in funding for local off-leash dog parks. Based on the information provided by each city,
PetSafe will evaluate the availability of land, civic leader support, population size, and the total number of votes to select the 15 finalist cities. Supporters can vote for their favorite city every day on www.petsafe. net and PetSafe’s Facebook page from May 1-31. Gillette is one of the early frontrunners in the contest. After being nominated, the city is among the top votegetters thus far in the nomi-
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Pet-Friendly Weekend Campout at All Seasons RV Park The Gillette Powder River Sams chapter of the Good Sam Club invites all interested campers to a family and pet friendly weekend campout at the All Seasons RV Park near Rozet, Wy. The fun begins at 3pm on Friday, May 31 and includes games, cookouts and campfires. Join us for a day or the weekend. Call 307-686-2552 for site reservations. For more info call 307-682-2788/307682-4504/307-682-3632.
Sleep Disorders Support Group Meets June 4 The next meeting of the A.W.A.K.E. support group is Tuesday, June 4, from 6-7 pm in the Sleep Disorders Clinic, on the second floor of the hospital. The group is free and open to anyone with questions about snoring, daytime sleepiness, restless legs, insomnia, unexplained high blood pressure, or those currently on C-PAP or BIPAP for sleep apnea. The evening will feature a tour of the newly expanded Sleep Clinic and a presentation entitled: “What Happens During a Sleep Study?” Campbell County Memo-
rial Hospital and the American Sleep Apnea Association joined together to form A.W.A.K.E. (Alert, Well, And Keeping Energetic), a quarterly health awareness group for people affected by sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition where people experience periods where they stop breathing during sleep. Sleep apnea is a serious health condition and can increase the risks for heart attack and stroke. Contact Dessie Hoxie at the Sleep Disorders Clinic at 688.2350 for more information, or visit www.ccmh. net.
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Obituaries cial friends, Bill and Carol Kase and Scott Buck. He is preceded in death by his parents. Memorials and condolences can be sent in Karl’s name in the care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. Fifth Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Karl’s name to the Close to Home Hospice House of Gillette. Condolences can also be sent via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com
KARL LUEDTKE
Funeral services for Karl Walter Luedtke was held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the Gillette Memorial Chapel with Erik Berquist officiating. Visitation was held from 5:007:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Karl Luedtke, age 61, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Gillette, Wyoming. Karl Walter Luedtke was born November 11, 1951 in Great Falls, Montana the son of Walter and Amanda Luedtke. Karl grew up in Great Falls, Montana graduating from Great Falls High School. He worked for Tucker Office Supply here in Gillette and also Source Office Products. Karl was schooled in computer technology and obtained many diplomas and certifications in that field. He started and maintained his own computer repair business called TRM in 2008 and was known around Gillette as “The Repair Man”. He spent his free time fishing and hunting and he also enjoyed playing fantasy football. He enjoyed his family and friends, and loved listening to everybody’s stories. Karl is survived by his brother, Wally Luedtke (Jelene) of Mitchell SD; his his sisters, Marie Meade of Great Falls, MT; Mona Starr (Aaron) of Bismarck, ND; plus numerous nieces and nephews; Spe-
DUANE MCCLURE
Visitation for Duane Earl McClure was held from 5-7 p.m., Monday, May 20, 2013 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Graveside services was at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Recluse Cemetery in Recluse, Wyoming Duane Earl McClure, age 78, of Recluse, Wyoming passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, Wyoming. Duane was born on March 3, 1935 in Gillette, Wyoming the son of Earl and Alta McClure. He graduated from high school in Sheridan, Wyoming. After finding the love of his life, Betty Ann Zaichkin, the couple married on October 7, 1964, and lived in Sheridan, Wyoming. They had five children, and worked hard providing for a strong traditional family of 7. Duane served in the United States Air Force. After he separated from the military, Duane built fences and
Growing as a Christian started logging in the Big Horn Mountains. In 1968, Duane became a contract pumper and started ranching. He pumped until 1985. Duane was always a cowboy at heart. All of the outdoor hunting, fishing and ranching, he did with beloved dog, Lucky. Duane is survived by his wife, Betty Ann McClure of Recluse, Wyoming; sons; Duane E. McClure, Jr. (Tammy) of Gillette, Wyoming; Grant L. McClure (Kim) of Sundance, Wyoming; David A. Castle (Natalie) of Gillette, Wyoming; Richard L. Castle of Rawlins, Wyoming; daughter, Ruth A. Peltier (Aaron) of Recluse, Wyoming; brother, Dee L. McClure (Karen) of Gillette, Wyoming; sister, Della A. Poeling of Hot Springs, SD; six grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Dean L. McClure.A memorial has been established in Duane’s name to benefit the Dog and Cat Shelter, Inc. 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801. Memorials and condolences may also be sent in Duane’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.
LESLIE KILE
Memorial services for Leslie Dean Kile will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Daryl Hilbert of Grace Bible Church officiating. Leslie Kile, age 64, of Gillette, Wyoming died on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Pioneer Manor. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Leslie’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.
Veteran’s Breakfast Submitted by Paul Woessner - American Legion Gillette Post 42 The Veterans Breakfast is held once a month at the Campbell County Senior Center. The breakfasts are organized to bring veterans together to discuss veteran’s issues of common interest, and solidify friendships. Campbell County, City of Gillette, The American Legion, VFW, and The Marna Kuehne Foundation have all been very support-
ive of veterans in general and the Veterans Breakfast. The Veterans Breakfasts is scheduled once per month at the Campbell County Senior Center, located near the Campbell County Hospital on Stocktrail. The breakfast is held on the last Tuesday of each month and starts promptly at 8AM with an open-
ing ceremony. Following breakfast, a speaker from the veteran community is asked to speak on a topic of interest, usually recommended by a veteran who attended a previous breakfast. For more information about the breakfast access our Web Page, www.hometownveterans.org.
Campbell Co. Fire Dept.
May 15, 2013
- At 1:04 p.m. to the area of Bella Colla Lane and Foothills Boulevard for a gas smell in the area. Fire crews arrived in the area and found a residential line leaking from the valve. Source gas officials were called to repair the valve. No injuries were reported during the incident. No gas leaked into any residence as the leaking line was not close to any structures. - At 1:35 p.m. to 900 Butler Spaeth Road for a fire alarm activation in the building. This was a false alarm due to maintenance technicians working on their lawn sprinkler system and accidentally activated their fire water flow alarm system. There was no fire and the system was reset back to normal operation. - At 3:44 p.m. to the 600 block of East Laramie Street for a Medical assist. - At 6:39 p.m. to the intersection of Hannum Rd. and Warlow Dr. for a 2 vehicle collision with engine coolant leaking. Firefighters applied floor dry to contain the spill. - At 8:13 p.m. to Fox Park Ave. for an ATV accident. - At 10:19 p.m. to 410 E. 2nd St. for an EMS assist.
May 16, 2013
- At 11:21 a.m. to 1001 North HWY 14-16 for a light fixture on fire. CCFD responded to the scene and determined the fixture had shorted out but was not on fire. - At 1:01 p.m. to the 2500 block of Dogwood Avenue for a medical assist. - At 3:28 p.m. to the 5900 block of Mohan Road for a natural gas line that was accidentally hit by construction workers. CCFD arrived on scene and secured the area and clamped off the line. There were no reported injuries during the incident. - At 7:23 p.m. to Fairview Road for an EMS assist. - At 8:33 p.m. to the area of 9105 North HWY 14-16 for a grass fire. CCFD was unable to find a fire upon a search of the area. - At 9:12 p.m. to Brorby Blvd for an EMS assist.
May 17 , 2013
- At 7:10 a.m. to the area of Cow Creek Rd. for a smoke report, nothing found on arrival. - At 11:49 a.m. to 508 Stocktrail Ave. for an automatic fire alarm, cancelled en-route. - At 4:39 p.m. to 2610 S.
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Douglas Highway for an EMS assist. - At 5:13 p.m. to 1820 S. Douglas Highway for a possible gas leak in the building. Nothing found on arrival, turned over to Source Gas for more testing.
May 19, 2013
- At 12:15 a.m. to the Bishop Rd. about 13 miles east of Highway 59 to assist the Sheriffs Department with extinguishing a bon fire. - At 7:32 a.m. to 410 Warren Ave for an EMS assist. - At 2:42 p.m. to 909 N Ash St for an EMS assist. - At 10:15 p.m. to 5 Emerald Ave for an EMS assist.
By Pastor Duke The purpose of the Christian life is to develop a deep and intimate relationship with Jesus. Just like your earthly relationships, growing as a Christian is a process. It takes time and certain activities to grow in Christ. This is really no different than the time and activities you spend with those you have an earthly relationship with. In this article you will not find some profound new teaching. What you will find is just some plain down home advice on how to grow as a Christian man or woman.
How to grow as a Christian
When you made Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior, you started a brand new life and a brand new relationship. Some of the things you did in your previous life, you will end up giving up. There are other things that you will start to do that you never did before. As you start to do these new things, they will build on one another. As these basic building blocks are placed in your life, you will find yourself growing and maturing as a believer in Jesus.
Block number 1 Spending time with Jesus.
Just like when you are developing a new friendship or love interest in your life, the first thing you do is spend time with Jesus. This is accomplished in 2 ways. Reading the Bible The Bible is God’s love letter to us. God uses it to both teach us His principles and to also feed our spiritual man. Jesus said that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. (Matt. 4:4) In order to grow spiritually and to feed your inner man, you need to learn to read the Bible daily. I suggest that you start by reading the book of John, which talks about the life of Jesus, then read the book of Acts which talks about how believers lived in the 1st century. Talking to Jesus The way we talk to Jesus is by prayer. You do not need to know how to pray fancy prayers or holy sounding prayers. In fact, I believe God loves honest and simple prayers. Prayer is not just asking for our wishes to be granted, but a conversation from the heart about our struggles and our victories. It is also a time where we express our thankfulness. Prayer also is a time where we learn to hear the still small voice of Jesus in our heart speaking back to us. It is where we learn to have 2 way communication.
Block number 2 - I dentifying with Jesus
There comes a time in every relationship when you make it public that you are in a relationship with somebody. If it is a friend, then you introduce them as your friend. If it is a love interest, then you make an announcement that you are a couple of some kind. Water Baptism The same is true with your relationship with Jesus. Jesus set the example and gave us the command to be baptized. Baptism is the public declaration that you have a personal relationship with Jesus. You are saying to the world that you are a Christian and that you have decided to follow Jesus. It has been the way Christians have made the profession of faith public for over 2000 years. If you would like to know more about water baptism, read these Bible verses about baptism. Church Membership The church is the body of Jesus on this earth. Part of identifying with Jesus is identifying with His people. Now as with any family, you do not always like everything your family members do. This is true with your spiritual family as well but just as you don’t forsake your physical family because of a disagreement, neither should you forsake your spiritual family because of this. Part of growing as a Christian is to learn how to overcome these types of things. Your church family has a lot to offer you. They can pray with you and encourage you. There will be people in that church that are more mature than you that can mentor you. If you want to grow as a Christian, then church attendance will help you with that process. If you do not know how to find a good church, then read this article. How to choose a good church.
May 20, 2013
- At 3:44 pm to Tressa Rd. for an EMS assist.
May 21, 2013
- At 10:29 a.m. to Medical Arts Ct. for an EMS Assist. - At 2:13 p.m. to the 1000 block of Larch for the report of a possible grassfire. The owners were burning tumbleweeds. - At 4:38 p.m. to I-90 mm 132 for a report of a grass fire along the interstate. Fire personnel responded to the area and found no fire.
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Block number 3 - Growing into doing the works of Jesus
In your earthly relationships, you do things for your friends and especially your love interests. Us guys call them honeydo lists. LOL Well in your spiritual relationship with Jesus, there will be things you do because you want to please Him and because He asks you to do them. We call this “doing the stuff”. You get to be part of God’s plan to touch people on this earth. It is not enough to just speak the words of Jesus, we need to do the works as well. It is the same with our earthly relationships. It is not enough to tell your wife you love her, you need to show her too. Becoming empowered to do the works of Jesus. When Jesus ascended into heaven, He told His disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the power of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:4-8) If we try to do the works of Jesus in our own strength, we will burn out and fail. When we wait for His enabling, then we see people’s lives touched in powerful ways. So the first thing you do is to seek Jesus to send the power of the Holy Spirit. If you want to learn more about this then read my article on The baptism of the Holy Spirit. Being the hands of Jesus by serving Jesus told His disciples that the greatest of them would be the servant of all. Jesus modeled servanthood when He was here, even going to the point of washing the disciples feet before He went to the cross. Part of growing as a Christian is becoming like Jesus and allowing ourselves to serve others. Instead of just looking at the church as a place to get your needs met, you will know you are growing when you are seeing the church as a place that you can serve others. The same is true for our communities, families and workplaces. Being the mouth of Jesus by sharing your faith with others. Once again this is so much like our earthly relationships. How many of you have found a new friend or a love interest and told your other friends about them? We all do this. Well in our relationship with Jesus, we know we are growing when we tell others of our relationship with Jesus. This really has very little to do with a method as much as it has to do with your own personal relationship. When Jesus answers a prayer of yours, do you share it? Do you tell people how Jesus changed your life and can change theirs too? When you find someone that is going through a trial that you have been through, it is a perfect time to share how Jesus helped you through that trial. It is all just part of expressing what you have experienced and we all know how to do that. Being the feet of Jesus by giving. You will never find me trying to coerce money out of people. I leave that for the TV evangelists. What you will find me doing is encouraging people to be generous. Jesus said “Freely you have received, freely give. Your local church provides a lot of benefits to Christians and the community if they are healthy at all. There are missions organizations that take the gospel to people who do not have a local church or group of believers. When you support them, you give feet to your faith. You help somebody go when you can’t. It all has to do with a spirit of generosity. If you would like to learn more about this then read my article on A little boy’s generosity.”
The final step to growing as a Christian
When you have gotten to the point that all these blocks are in place in your life, then you have one final step to continue growing as a Christian. You turn around and start to make disciples. You show others how to put these principles in their place in their life. Jesus not only did good works himself on this earth, but He showed His disciples how to do them as well and that tradition has been passed down from then. When you have put these basic principles into practice, then show others. Before you go look for other great and wonderful ways to grow, start helping others to grow. Then if you have time, go and learn some more difficult things.
Public Pulse
Campbell County Observer
May 24 - 31, 2013
The IRS: Taxing Your Patience and Patriotism Since 2011 Submitted by Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis Bullying has officially entered a new school playground; the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS, one of the most powerful departments within our federal government, has been harassing conservative citizen groups and organizations for more than two years. This comes despite repeated demands for investigation and information during the same two year period from the House Ways and Means Committee as to whether this practice was taking place. In June of 2012 Inspector General Russell George
was appointed to investigate mounting allegations that the IRS was harassing private organizations - what he found is embarrassing. According to his report, Lois Lerner, the Director of Tax Exempt Groups within the IRS, was told in June of 2011 that the practicing of political targeting was taking place within the department. Lerner turned a blind eye and the IRS continued to claim no knowledge of this practice when directly questioned by the House Ways and Means Committee. Now, nearly two years later, Lerner has publically
apologized for the targeting. Queue the flood gates. An internal IRS memo dubbed “Be on the LookOut”, or BOLO, listed terms like “patriot” and “tea party” as alerts to IRS agents to perform more scrutiny on these filers or applicants for tax exempt status. Flagged organizations and groups were told to turn over names of their donors, donation amounts and even list their policy positions on political issues important to their organization. This information is not and has never been required by law for tax exempt filing pur-
poses. I watched in disbelief as this saga unfolded – albeit in the midst of the Benghazi and Associated Press bombshells this week. Then, in a press conference Wednesday, the President warned of a “partisan agenda” fearing that “political motivations” would unfairly escalate the IRS story. An egregious intrusion on citizens’ rights should not be prefaced and trivialized under a fear of partisanship. Every American should be concerned by these actions. This involves
Obama Administration to Sign U.N. Arms Trade Treaty “In the Very Near Future” On April 2, the United Nations General Assembly voted 153-4 to pass the Arms Trade Treaty, with the United States voting in favor and several countries abstaining. The vote in the General Assembly pushed the treaty process forward after negotiations twice failed to deliver on the goal of developing the treaty by consensus. The Obama Administration is expected to sign the treaty soon after it is opened for signature on June 3. According to a May 16 Amnesty International article, a senior US diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State
Thomas Countryman, has confirmed the U.S. government will be quick to sign the new treaty. According to the article, Countryman said on Wednesday that the United States would sign the ATT “in the very near future.” If the deeply problematic treaty is signed, the fight will move to the U.S. Senate, where the Obama administration would need to find 67 senators to ratify the treaty. A majority of senators have already made clear their opposition to ratifying the ATT. On March 23, 53 senators endorsed an amendment to the
Senate Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014, “establish[ing] a deficit neutral fund” to oppose United States entrance into the treaty. Additionally, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kans.), along with 32 cosponsors, has put forth a concurrent resolution expressing the Senate’s opposition to the ATT, as it “fails to expressly recognize the fundamental, individual right to keep and to bear arms and the individual right of personal self-defense... and thus risks infringing on freedoms protected by the Second Amendment.”
every citizen. The power wielded by the IRS has been abused. Period. The administration’s solution was to point fingers at low level “rogue” employees in the IRS’ Cincinnati office and Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller, whose temporary assignment was ending in June. The Administration may declare this as a resolution; I see this as a scapegoat. Then there is Mrs. Lerner, who, despite being embattled and at the center of this controversy and knowing of these indiscretions in June of 2011, still has her job.
We on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee are taking a different approach. This week we’re having a little visit with Mrs. Lerner, along with her colleagues Neil Wolin, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury responsible for supervising the IRS, and Douglas Shulman, the former IRS Commissioner. They, along with Inspector General Russell George, whose report led to the uncovering of this embarrassment, will answer questions in our committee hearing “The IRS: Targeting Americans for Political Beliefs.”
Successful Sitters Babysitting Classes Scheduled Campbell County Memorial Hospital has scheduled the Successful Sitters Babysitting Class for June 4, 13, July 11 and August 6 from 9 am-3:30 pm. The course is designed to help 12-16 year olds become more effective babysitters and includes the basics of infant care, infection control, nutrition, safety and first aid. Friends and Family CPR is part of the class. Participants should wear long pants and bring a sweater or jacket for CPR practice in an air conditioned room. Cost is $25 and includes lunch. Held at the CCMH EMS Base, 502 Stocktrail Ave. Pre-registration is required. Call 688.6006 or education@ccmh.net.
Bold Republic Weekly Underneath the Scandals By Glenn Woods
When it rains, it pours - and not just here in Wyoming. Not that I’m complaining about the Wyoming rain, We needed it. But, how about the flood of scandal in Washington D.C.? Here again, I have to ask the folks who voted for President Obama: Is this what you expected? Perhaps it’s about time to admit who, and what, this guy really is. But this article is not about the scandals of the Obama Administration. Enough has been written and said about that. This article is about what has been slipping through, under the news cycle, while the scandals have captured our attention. FINALLY, the President has released his budget. I’m sure it was on-time and not only balanced, but it reduces the deficit… RIGHT? Well… The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report saying that President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget would add $5.2 trillion in deficits over the next ten years and contains nearly $1 trillion in new taxes. How’s that for “HOPE and CHANGE?” Trust me when I say that this budget is dead on arrival. But for the fun of it, let’s say that congress passed it. Well, that would be a first. Congress has not passed a single Obama budget. Don’t blame the Republican’s for that. Not one single Democrat has voted for one single Obama budget. If the President were running a private company rather than sitting in the Oval Office, he would have been fired a long time ago. His budget, which was delivered two months after the legally-required deadline, is packed with accounting
gimmicks which he claims are savings. Then, add to that war and disaster contingency funds which were never going to be spent in the first place. Obama also assumed, in his budget, that the sequester-related cuts will all be restored. We all know the old saying about assuming. Confronted with these facts, Obama once again lies to the American people, and claims his budget is devoid of budgeting tricks. “The numbers work,” says Obama. “There’s not a lot of smoke and mirrors in here.” This reminds me of that famous scene in Star Wars where Obi-Wan Kenobi waves his hand and says, “These are not the droids you are looking for.” Here, once again, Obama waves his hand across the press corps. “The numbers work,” says Obama. “There’s not a lot of smoke and mirrors in here.” No one is buying it. But we need to make sure that the press reports it, and that the American people hear it. You already know what comes next. The Republicans have stepped forward and have offered their objections. But, as we all know, the Republicans are just as much to blame for our massive national debt as the Democrats. The Democrats have circled their wagons around the President, but as with past budgets, they will not vote for this one, either. The press has made little mention of this waste of paper that the president has submitted. They are too busy trying to figure out how to save Obama from half a dozen, ongoing, impeachable scandals. But then look on the bright side; the scandals give the press
the cover that they need for this story. But let’s put President Obama aside for a moment and have a look at the big picture: Currently there are maybe three people in all of Washington D.C. who actually understand that the nation is drowning in debt, over taxation and crippling regulation. While we have every right to chastise Obama for all of this, can you find anyone from either party or in D.C.’s massive bureaucracy that is not to blame? If the Republican’s had won the last election, do you really think that things would be much better? I doubt it. This brings us back to square-one, and the underlying theme is most everything that I talk about when it comes to politics, politicians, and bureaucracy: Until we, the American people, wise up and change who we vote for, and why, this Republic is doomed. In the end the finger of blame is pointed back at us. Those in government are insane, lying, murdering, thieves. So how did they get there in the first
place? The answer is - we put them there. Most folks have no idea what is going on. Politics annoys them, so they do not pay attention. They will
not begin to pay attention until things get really bad, and all of this mess affects them personally. Folks, I have a horrible feeling that the American
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people will finally start paying attention, real soon. You and I need to be ready to greet them with the facts when they finally wake up.
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May 24 - 31, 2013
Aftermath of a Drilling Boom:
Wyoming Stuck With Abandoned Gas Wells Submitted by Dustin Bleizeffer - WyoFile The Powder River Basin coal-bed methane gas industry that drilled at a pace of 2,500 wells annually for a decade has been in sharp decline in recent years. Operators have mostly stopped drilling and are now idling thousands of wells, and perhaps thousands more have been abandoned — “orphaned” — by operators struggling financially. Last week, Wyoming lawmakers heard testimony that the number of orphaned wells likely exceeds 1,200 — and more will be added to the list of liabilities to the state. State officials say they’re having difficulty measuring the exact scope of the problem due to complex record-keeping among multiple agencies. Ryan Lance, director of the Office of State Lands and Investments, told WyoFile that his staff is working through stacks of files to try to determine which operators owe money, and how much. In some cases, the orphaned wells devalue ranch properties, and in other cases they complicate a promise that the industry made at the onset of the play: that some wells would be transferred to ranchers for use in watering livestock on the arid high plains. Coal strata are often aquifers in the region. In some areas, the production of coal-bed methane gas has substantially drained the coal aquifer because operators had to pump large volumes of water from the coal to get the methane gas also contained there to flow to the surface. By 2010, the industry had pumped 783,092 acre feet of water from the coals, according to the Wyoming State Geological Survey. That’s enough water to fill Lake DeSmet three times. Only a small percentage of that water was put to beneficial use. “There’s concern from land and mineral owners who are not getting surface use and damage payments anymore. … Money is spent on attorneys trying to recoup surface use payments,” as well as royalties, said Jill Morrison of the Powder River Basin Resource Council, a landowner advocacy group based in Sheridan. Morrison testified before the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee last week in Gillette. Committee member Rep. James Byrd (D-Cheyenne) said that for years he and others on the committee have heard warnings about the potential for orphaned wells and unpaid bills in the coal-bed methane gas play, “and now it is happening.” While some operators, such as Anadarko Petroleum Corp., are financially sound enough to plug wells that are no longer commercial, a handful of smaller operators flirt with bankruptcy and fail to conduct required maintenance on the wells, creating potential hazards to human health and the environment. Some operators have simply walked away from their coal-bed methane properties in the basin. That leaves the job of plugging wells and reclamation to the state, which will rely on an industry-funded orphan well account to cover the cost. The task of plugging and reclaiming orphaned coal-bed methane facilities, and collecting unpaid user fees and royalties, is divided among state agencies and the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management. So far, the state agencies do not have a complete picture of the scope of the problem and the resources available to address it. The clean-up job The state’s orphan well fund comes from a “conservation tax” mill levy imposed on all oil and gas producers in the state. “There are no citizen tax dollars paid to plug these wells,” Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission supervisor Grant Black told the commission. The state legislature allocates $2 million per biennium from the fund to the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. A portion of the money is also used to operate the commission’s operations. The commission’s board can vote to increase the mill levy if it appears in danger of being tapped dry. The state has plugged and reclaimed about 100 wells per year on average, so it could take more than a decade to fix the current orphan well liability. “So if you’re a rancher or landowner, and you have wells on your property, you may be a decade or more out on getting these wells plugged,” Morrison told committee members. Black was noncommittal about a timeframe for plugging and reclaiming the current count of 1,200 orphaned wells and many more wells that will likely become orphaned in years to come. That didn’t satisfy members of the minerals committee. Sen. Chris Rothfuss (D-Laramie) said, “I’d like to see that,” referring to a timeframe for completing the job. Sen. John Hines (R-Gillette) is a rancher in Campbell County. He said he and his neighbors live with idle and abandoned coal-bed methane gas wells. He told Black, “To wait 10-12 years to get a mess on your property cleaned up that you had nothing to do with is unacceptable.” Ownership of surface and minerals involved in coal-bed methane gas is divided between fee (or private), state and federal. It’s unclear how many wells fall under jurisdiction of the state and how many fall under jurisdiction of Wyoming BLM. Unlike the state of Wyoming, BLM doesn’t have an orphan well fund. Wyoming BLM officials said that at the start of fiscal year 2013, there were 196 idle coal-bed methane wells on federal minerals, and no orphaned wells on federal minerals. “The bonds that are in place on the idled CBM wells range from $0 to $300,000 depending on the operator,” Wyoming BLM spokeswoman Lesley Elser told WyoFile via email. “There have not been any actions at this point that would require us to step in and collect the bond.” Oil and gas bonding Before the state dips into the industry-funded orphan well account, it collects bonds posted by oil and gas operators responsible for the abandoned facilities. But the amount of bond posted usually covers only a small fraction of the liability. The state allows operators to post a minimum “blanket bond” of $75,000 for an unlimited number of wells, but it can ask for a higher amount. In recent years, as the orphan well problem became apparent, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission began identifying operators at risk of abandoning coal-bed methane wells, and demanded additional bonding. The agency also aided at-risk operators in finding potential buyers in hopes that more financially-solvent companies would maintain the properties. But the effort has yielded limited success. For example, the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission was able to get California-based USA Exploration & Production to increase its bonding level for its holdings of nearly 150 coalbed methane gas wells at risk of being orphaned. When the commission revoked USA Exploration’s bonds earlier this year for failure to meet testing and reclamation requirements, it collected a total $154,000. Yet the total cost to plug and reclaim the properties could cost an estimated $1.4 million.
“This is probably one of the most important things before the commission right now that we have to address,” said Black. The state’s assurances that it will rectify the problem fall flat with some landowners in the region who, at the onset of the coal-bed methane gas play more than 10 years ago, warned that the state and federal bonding requirements were too low to ensure proper de-commissioning and reclamation. Contacted by phone, Johnson County rancher Steve Adami said a coal-bed methane operator abandoned some facilities on state sections of his ranch about five years ago, and the facilities still have not been properly reclaimed. “It’s so frustrating. We just shouted from the rooftops — from 10 years ago until now — that ‘the bonding is inadequate, the bonding is inadequate,’ and their attitude was, ‘Leave us alone you whiny snots,’” Adami said. During public comment before the minerals committee last week, Campbell County rancher Marge West said the state needs to fundamentally change its bonding rules for the oil and gas industry. West, and the Powder River Basin Resource Council, say the state ought to follow the federal model applied to the coal mining industry, which requires mining operators to post bond for 100 percent of the reclamation liability. A 2009 University of Wyoming study suggested a new formula for setting reclamation bonds in the oil and gas industry. Primarily, the state should link bonding rates to production, and account for loss of suface land value. The study pointed to weaknesses in the current system. “One of the big shortcomings of the current bonding system is that it does not properly handle the time value of money,” according to the study’s authors. “The average life of an oil and gas well can be decades, and the value of having a small bond returned at the end of the production period is negligible from the operator’s standpoint. … At an annual rate of inflation of 3 percent, $25,000 in reclamation cost today will cost the state $45,553 in 20 years.” Shifting from CBM to shale oil in the PRB Ever mindful of maximizing returns for shareholders, oil and gas producers constantly shed marginal properties and replace them with what’s hot on the commodities market, and what can deliver quick returns. The resulting migratory pattern of drilling rigs followed by production is making a complete circle in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., for example, is shifting from dry gas (coal-bed methane) to liquids, plugging some 1,100 coal-bed methane gas wells last year while tapping deep shale oil in the basin. Anadarko has drilled 15 horizontal shale oil wells in the basin since 2011, and it plans to drill up to 17 more this year, according to company officials. In some instances, Anadarko will drill for deep oil on the same properties where it used to produce coal-bed methane gas. “So we see (the Powder River Basin) moving from a gas province into an oil province,” said Ryan D. Helmer, subsurface manager of coal-bed methane for Anadarko. Helmer and Anadarko general manager, Nichols W. Schoville, both testified before the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee in Gillette last week. Anadarko, one of the biggest coal-bed methane gas players in the basin, plans to continue plugging hundreds of its coal-bed methane gas wells each year. The decision to switch from coal-bed methane to oil stems from a combination of low natural gas pricing, strong oil prices, and the fact that coal-bed methane gas is mostly played out in the basin. “The play is maturing. The best spots have been drilled,” said Helmer, adding that the industry may still continue to drill some new coal-bed methane wells in the basin’s remaining sweet spots. One of the sweet spots is in the Fortification Creek area between Gillette and Buffalo where the industry wants to drill some 500 wells. But that full development scenario has been on hold while the BLM considers special protections for prime wildlife habitat in Fortification Creek. The area is home to a rare high plains elk herd — a prime hunting resource. Anadarko officials asked Wyoming lawmakers for assistance in convincing federal land managers to allow the industry’s drilling plans to move forward. Wyoming lawmakers asked if overly burdensome federal regulations were to blame for the demise of coal-bed methane in northeast Wyoming. No, said Helmer. The coal-bed methane is simply played out — at least beyond the hayday decade when the industry averaged 2,500 new wells per year. Helmer said Anadarko has already developed primary production from about 95 percent of its coal-bed methane fairway properties along the Powder River. There are still limited opportunities in the fairway he said, where the resource looks to be commercially viable in the $4 to $6 per thousand cubic feet (mcf) range. But other coal-bed methane properties in the region won’t reach commercial viability until prices climb to the $7 to $9 range, he said. “A large part of this is the field is maturing. … We would not expect to get back to 2,500 wells per year even if prices got back up,” said Helmer. The Powder River Basin was once Wyoming’s largest natural gas producer at more than 1 billion cubic feet per day, due to the boom in coal-bed methane gas. Anadarko expects the national average price of natural gas to remain in the $4 to $5 range for the next eight to 10 years, citing forecasts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “That’s primarily driven by the amount of the gas supply we have in the U.S. right now,” said Helmer. That $4 to $5 per mcf stability depends on the nation maintaining a normal annual cycle of filling natural gas storage during the warm season and drawing it down in the cold season. Natural gas is still prone to slipping below $4 per mcf — a particular concern in Wyoming because natural gas is the state’s single largest source of revenue. “It’s very winter dependent and very weather dependent at this point in time,” said Helmer. “There are better oil and liquid opportunities to invest in,” added Schoville. Lawmakers asked whether some existing pipeline gathering systems for coal-bed methane could carry natural gas that’s associated with the current shale oil play in the basin, helping to curb the need to flare, or burn, that gas, for which there are no immediate gathering systems tied to new oil well drilling locations — a major economic, human health, and environmental concern. Anadarko officials said that’s not likely, because the existing coal-bed methane gathering systems were built for low-pressure, dry gas, as opposed to the gas that’s associated with deep oil, which is wetter and under higher pressures.
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Campbell County Observer
Letters to the Editor Bring the Troops home!
Dear Editor: There are so many editorials that continue to lambaste this administration about the same three controversies; the embassy attack, the IRS, and The U.S. DOJ about phone records. What I don’t understand is the conservatives’ continuing to put more pressure on this administration about these three events and letting The U.S. Troops go unmentioned! Perhaps these editorial writers are saying, “Well the troops will be home next year, so let us argue about scandals!” It has been brought to my attention that the four deaths at the embassy cannot be compared to the troops’ deaths in combat. To this I say, “Life is life regardless of how or where these deaths occurred!” I am not “patting myself on my back,” but if millions more were like me and continued the fight against the wars, perhaps the troops would be home already! We, as caring humans, should be calling, writing, e-mailing, and shouting out to bring the troops home! It is well past time for this to happen. Timothy (Tim) Monroe Bledsoe
Wyoming Family Literacy and Kinderkids Program
Dear School Board Trustees and other Educational Stakeholders: In response to recent events which may be threatening the future of the Kinderkids program, I would like to write this letter of support and thanks. Kinderkids is just just a small part of the interwoven programs that are offered at Wyoming Family Literacy. Their website states: “The Family Literacy Center in the Northern Wyoming Community College District is located in Gillette. The center serves an equal number of high school dropout and Hispanic families. In 2010-2011, 51 families were enrolled, including 22 children ages 0-3, 28 children ages 3-5, 20 children ages 5-9 and 7 children ages 9-15. Forty five mothers had less than a ninth grade education, 26 were teen parents and 46 families were living in poverty. The center collaborates with many service organizations including the public library, county extension office, Gillette College, Campbell County School District and Head Start.” My name is Heather Burrow, this is my 11th year teaching Math and Discovery/Social Dynamics at Westwood High School. I have been taking my Discovery students to work at Kinderkids for 9 of those years. When Kinderkids was at Stocktrail Elementary we walked to Kinderkids twice a week to provide my students interaction with the preschool age children. Since Kinderkids moved, we now take a bus. During our time at Kinderkids my high school students interact with the preschool students through a variety of well planned activities including: reading and writing, craft projects, playing board games, playing sports, dying Easter eggs, decorating cookies, carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and helping to plan the pre-school graduation. I have also seen former students; who had dropped out of high school take advantage of the program to get their GED while their children are able to attend an amazing Preschool for free. That is such an amazing feeling to see them find an alternate route to a successful future for them and their children. Kinderkids is such an amazing program that I registered both my kids for Kinderkids when they were born, even though they wouldn’t be attending until they were 4 years old. I didn’t want them to miss out on such a wonderful opportunity of educational preparation. Over the years I have seen the program fill its spots years in advance. Currently my daughter is attending Kinderkids and my son attended during the 2010-2011 school year. I am constantly recommending it to my friends and family when they have children or are looking for a preschool. Evidence that supports the success of this program are students who go to Kindergarten socially and academically advanced. Most preschools are part-time, but Kinderkids is longer than a full school day and the students do not get burned out or bored. In fact, they are overflowing with a love and appreciation of learning. My son loves school and consistently scores between the 94th and 98th percentiles on his MAP tests. He is in enrichment reading and math and does not get in trouble at school. He is not alone in his accomplishments when it comes to Kinderkids graduates; I have talked to many parents and teachers who would agree that students who have attended Kinderkids have above average academic abilities and are socially prepared for school. The amazing achievements of the Kinderkids program can be attributed to one constant over the past 13 years and that is Vickie Gossens. Mrs. Gossens is a true professional who cares immensely about her students. She makes sure students are tested regularly on age appropriate goals/milestones and plans individual and group instruction to help her students reach these goals/milestones. She has immense patience and an astounding ability to modify the behaviors of her students without negativity or shame. She creates a classroom climate that is safe, comfortable, and constructive to the learning goals of her students. She also has a great rapport with her colleagues and the ability to lead in a way that inspires all who interact with her to be better educators and parents. Mrs. Gossens is an outstanding educator that parents and students will remember throughout their lifetime. Recently concerns about the safety of the building have surfaced. There are buckets catching water from leaks in the ceiling and there was recently a fire (which is being investigated as arson). However, the building is not condemned and has been deemed safe by the state of Wyoming as Kinderkids is Liscensed by the state of Wyoming and Department of Family Services. The building is not ideal but is awesome compared to the old modular at the former Stocktrail elementary. The parents of the Kinderkids program and all those involved have no concerns about the safety of our children in this building or WE WOULD NOT BE TAKING THEM THERE! If the staff thought our children were in any kind of danger for a second they would not be working there. They love these children like their own. Current funding for the program is from a variety of sources including a state grant, the United Way, fund raising efforts and tuition from students who attend just as a preschool and not a part of the other programs. The school district supplies the secretary and some other funds. I write this letter hoping that the United Way will continue their support of this amazing program and to encourage other individuals and businesses to help contribute to its continued success. A special thank you to Campbell County School District for their continued support . The Kinderkids program is outstanding. Any cuts to the program would be a huge disservice to the future education of the youth that have had the opportunity to attend this preschool. I have NEVER had any concerns about the Kinderkids program, only praise and support. If any changes are made to the Kinderkids program it should be expanded so more children can be positively affected by Mrs. Gossens and this amazing start to their education. Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to call (307-660-1800) or email me (hburrow@ccsd.k12. wy.us). Sincerely, A supportive parent and colleague, Heather Michelle Burrow
Public Pulse
Campbell County Observer
Buffalo Stampede to Benefit Hospice The 12th Annual Buffalo Stampede, Durham Ranch 5k/10K Walk/ Run, will benefit Campbell County Memorial Hospital’s Hospice department and the Campbell County Healthcare Foundation. The event is scheduled forSaturday, June 1 at the Durham Buffalo Ranch, located 4 miles north of Wright on Highway 59. Event sponsors include Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Devon, Keyhole Marina, Thunder Creek, Powder
River Basin Energy Cooperative and Sign Boss. Registration begins at 7:30 am, walkers start at 8 am and runners at 8:30 am. Buffalo breakfast burritos served to all participants at 9:30 am. Pre-register by May 29 for an individual fee of $20 or family fee of $40, which includes t-shirt and breakfast. Register by calling: Campbell County Parks and Recreation at 682-7406; Wright Recreation Center at 257-3211; Durham Ranch at 939-
1271; CCMH Hospice and Home Health at 688-6230; or online atbuffalo@vcn.com or www.durhamranch. com. CCMH Hospice and Home Health provides outpatient hospice care in the patient’s home and inpatient care in the Close to Home Hospice Hospitality House. Hospice care promotes dignity and quality of life for people with life-limiting illness
A Commentary by Steve Klein - Wyoming Liberty Group son, citing Justice Scalia, compares making this determination to drawing “a line . . . in the sand on a windy day.” So, as the refrain goes, it’s understandable that IRS employees couldn’t shoot straight. Instead of simply urging Congress to clarify the law, these reformers want every organization with political opinions to file lengthy reports to various government agencies. Some are urging the IRS to only grant (c)(4) status to groups engaged “exclusively” in social welfare rather than “primarily,” the current standard under IRS regulations. This will only be more problematic. Talking heads like MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell bloviate that many Tea Party groups (and similar groups on the left like the President’s Organizing for America) are not social welfare organizations. However, these critics provide no definition of “social welfare.” Discussion of topics such as the U.S. Constitution and taxation (missions that also summoned IRS targeting) can have large benefits for civil society, even though these issues have political ramifications. Similarly, groups that take positions on everything from food stamps to endangered
species will often criticize or praise the positions that politicians take on such issues. This does not mean that these groups are not social welfare organizations and must keep meticulous records for the government. Again, no one provides us a satisfactory definition, but I believe it would be extraordinarily hard, if not impossible, for any 501(c) (4) to engage “exclusively” in social welfare as these pundits see it. Some, such as Steven Rattner at the New York Times Opinionator blog, pin the blame on campaign finance law. They say if the Federal Election Commission would only make invasive inquiries of every political speaker, the IRS would not need to worry about it. But the FEC has long been constrained from doing this by the Supreme Court, which recognized in the 1970s that criticizing candidates for office is not necessarily political campaigning. Nevertheless, expanding the FEC’s regulatory reach only further exposes the dangers of red tape. The Wyoming Liberty Group recently argued the appeal in a case for three Wyomingites who wanted to discuss the positions of federal candidates on
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Secretariat, the 1973 winner, was originally credited with a running time of 1:55. Two Daily Racing Form clockers, however, timed Secretariat’s Preakness in 1:53 2/5, a new stakes record. A hearing was held over the time discrepancy, where a video replay proved Secretariat reached the wire before Canonero II, the then-current record holder. But instead of giving Secretariat the record, the Maryland Jockey Club decided to split the difference and make its official time that of Pimlico’s clocker, who timed the race in 1:54 2/5. The matter was finally resolved in a June 2012 meeting of the Maryland Racing Commission, which unanimously ruled to change Secretariat’s final time to 1:53 based on testimony and analysis of the race replays.
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Have you considered selling your goods or services to the government, but don’t know where to start? The Wyoming Entrepreneur Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) offers free assistance to help Wyoming businesses expand their market to the government. “Is Government Contracting Right for Your Business” will take place online, Thursday, June 6 from 10-11:00 am. Attendees will learn basic facts about the requirements for government contracting to help evaluate this market for their business. We will discuss how and where to register in order to be eligible for government contracts, how to best market to government agencies, and ways to search for opportunities and submit winning contract proposals. Registration for the program is free of charge, but attendees must register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/416032681 to receive the webinar link. Brett Housholder, Interim Program Manager for the PTAC will present the program. Brett has assisted businesses in
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Task Force on Transfer of Public Lands
Senator Eli Bebbout and Representative David Miller, Co-chairmen of the Task Force on Transfer of Public Lands, have announced the task force will meet at 9:00 am on June 5, at the CAM-PLEX Wyoming Center (1635 Reata Drive, Gillette, Wyoming). The purpose of the meeting is to hear information related to the transfer of federal lands and a history of public lands within Wyoming. The Legislative Service Office will distribute an agenda for this meeting at a later date and the agenda will be available on the leg-
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More Red Tape - No Solution for Red Tape The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reports that Internal Revenue Service employees began using “inappropriate criteria” in 2010 when considering the applications of Tea Party organizations for 501(c)(4) tax exempt status. This included subjecting groups with “Tea Party,” “Patriots,” or “9/12” in their titles to such “unnecessary information requests” as the political affiliations of the groups’ officers and employment information. These requests caused long delays in the IRS approval process, which prevented many conservative groups from functioning since 2010. This red tape amounted to censorship, and thankfully the scandal is getting the attention it deserves. But instead of trying to fix the law, some politicians would employ the scandal as an excuse to impose more burdens on political speech. Many-including President Obama-have unequivocally condemned the IRS targeting, and promise to ensure it never happens again. For others, the condemnation comes with qualifications. 501(c)(4) organizations must engage primarily in “social welfare” and not political campaigning. Law professor Jessica Levin-
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Gillette Soccer Club Comes Home With Two Championships and Two Second Place in the Snicker’s Big Horn Soccer Cup Submitted by Audra Stumbaugh Boys Purple teams. The U10boys were placed in the Gold Bracket facing Lander in the first match. Lander has to be one of the strongest teams in the region, so our success was very limited. In our second match we faced Casper with the team performing better, but with only one sub our players played hard but were unable to keep up with Casper. The third and final match was against Sheridan. The team again had more success but was unable to come away with a victory. All the players in the tournament gave great effort and never quit throughout all three matches. The U14 Boys played four matches in Sheridan with a 1-2-1 outcome. In the first match vs. Sheridan the team faced a very speedy attack which simply ran by our team. The boys played hard but were unable to mount any counter attack with Sheridan. In the second match the U14 Boys did not play well. Simple errors resulted in a 2-0 loss. In the third match vs. Rock Springs the boys played much better controlling the pace and tempo of the match. Leading throughout the match the team gave up a late goal which resulted in a 1-1 final. In the final match of the tournament the U14 boys found simple combinations on through balls and effective passing to space and a stingy defense to defeat
Bozeman 4-1. All the players worked hard throughout the tournament and showed good composure during the defeats and satisfaction after the tie and win. The U12 Boys brought home the first second place of the tournament after falling short in the championship game to Rushmore 4-0. That was the first loss and only game of the tournament they were scored on. They came out on top in their first match against RCYSL 2-0, beating Riverton 5-0 and Sheridan 1-0. Team consists of Creed Carlson, Cole Deimling, Nathan Delgrande, Cameron Durgin, Christopher Eischeid Jr., Austin Gieswein, Isaac Howell, Nathan King, William Knigge, Zach Milliron, Gabriel Molina, Colton Pilon, Tyler Schroyer, and Tanner Smolik. The U14 girls team of Kiana Ayers, Kierra Cutright, Kaitlyn Foster, DeLaney Hallcroft, Baylee Hamlin, Kylie Hatzenbihler, Emily Jones, Carly King, Traelyn Knez, Molly Kuhbacher, Christina Lacek, Courtney Michael Kennedy Schomer , Anya Shober, and Mollie Wilson where the second team to win a second place of the tournament. They beat Buffalo 6-0, tied both RCYSL and Rushmore with a score of 0-0 and lost in the championship game to RCYSL 0-2.
The GGFA Blue Jays 10U Drop 8-3 Game to Team United Despite Efforts of Alissa W. Alissa W did all she could to give the GGFA Blue Jays 10U a boost, but it wasn’t enough to get past Team United, as the GGFA Blue Jays 10U lost 8-3 in four innings at Loveland on Saturday. Alissa racked up two RBIs on two hits for the GGFA Blue Jays 10U. She singled in the first and third innings. Team United was sparked by Savannah and Addie, who teamed up for three hits and two RBIs. The top of the first saw Team
United take an early lead, 2-0. A single by Addie started the inning off. Team United pushed more runs across when scored on an error. The GGFA Blue Jays 10U answered Team United’s top inning with two runs of their own in the first. The GGFA Blue Jays 10U scored on an RBI single by Alissa and an RBI single by Britney H. Team United went up for good in the second, scoring one run on a passed ball. Team United tacked on another
five runs in the third. A error scored Dayanara for the inning’s first run. That was followed up by Savannah’s single, bringing home Bryna. One run in the bottom of the third helped the GGFA Blue Jays 10U close their deficit to 8-3. An RBI single by Alissa set off the GGFA Blue Jays 10U rally. Britney struck out to end the GGFA Blue Jays 10U threat. “Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2013. All rights reserved.”
The Yankees Outlast the Reds in High-Scoring Affair, 18-11 The bats were busy at Field one on Thursday, and when the dust cleared the Yankees had an 18-11 win over the Reds in five innings. There were 17 hits, including three extra base hits in the game. Twelve runs in the first three innings helped the Yankees blow out the Reds. A wild pitch, an RBI
triple by Alex Ferguson, a wild pitch, a wild pitch, a walk by Jacob Besel, a wild pitch, and an RBI triple by Juan Mendoza in the first inning and an RBI single by John Ransone, an RBI single by Besel, and a two-run single by Mendoza during the second inning supplied the early offense for the Yankees. Mendoza racked up three
RBIs on two hits for the Yankees. The Yankees hammered the Reds pitching as six hitters had a field day, combining for 11 hits, eight RBIs and 15 runs scored. “Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2013. All rights reserved.”
Gillette Roughriders Post 42 Falls to Billings Scarlets 7-3 Not even a strong hitting and pitching performance from Keegan Williams could carry Gillette Roughriders Post 42 past Billings Scarlets at Roughrider Stadium on Saturday as Gillette Roughriders Post 42 suffered a 7-3 defeat. Williams was solid at the plate for Gillette Roughriders Post 42. Williams went 2-3 and scored one run. He singled in the second and fifth innings. Billings Scarlets’ lineup had no answer for Williams. Williams held Billings Scarlets hitless over one inning, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out none. Christian M recorded the win for Billings Scarlets. He allowed three runs over six innings. He struck out four, walked two and surrendered five hits. Billings Scarlets never trailed after scoring one run in the first on a wild pitch. Billings Scarlets tacked on another two runs in the second. A error scored Shelby Z to start the scoring in the inning. One Gillette Roughriders Post 42 run crossed the plate in the bottom half of the
fourth, making the score 3-1. A sacrifice fly by Tanner Rogen gave Gillette Roughriders Post 42 life. Finally, Christian M got Lucas Rissler to ground out to end the threat. Billings Scarlets added four more runs in the top of the fifth. A clutch passed ball scored Torry H to open the scoring in the frame. That was followed up by Ian B’s single, scoring Nick F. One run in the bottom of the fifth helped Gillette Roughriders Post 42 close its deficit to 7-2. An RBI single by Andrew Youngs set off Gillette Roughriders Post 42 rally. Christian M ended the inning by getting Zach Donahoo to ground out. Gillette Roughriders Post 42 scored one run in the bottom of the seventh to cut its deficit to four. A wild pitch sparked Gillette Roughriders Post 42’s rally. David F got the last out, as Gillette Roughriders Post 42’s Kadison Wass flew out.
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The U10 Girls Purple team won the first Championship of the weekend against Rushmore Revolution 1-0 who they had played earlier in the tournament and won 1-0. “The girls all worked hard and looked great as a team. Many girls stepped up to the plate on offense and defense, it was a great weekend of soccer!” states coach Kristina. Top scorers for the weekend were Gabby Drube with 4, Anna Beierle and Kate Hladky each with 2 goals, Shaelea Milliron, Macy Schomer and Brady Diemling each added a goal. Other team members are Hannah Durgin, Breckyn Hamlin, Peyton Roswadovski, Sydney Solem, Karissa Tranas, and Skylar Wyllie. The U12 girls purple team also brought home a Championship against Sheridan Storm with a score of 3-0. The girls gave up only one goal all weekend to the Casper Blades and scored a total of 17 goals! McKenzee Nuzum had 6, Emma Jarvis with 4,Grace Roswadovski with 3,Kennedy Ayers, Mercedes Cunningham, Pay ton McGrath and Alyssa Stumbaugh each had a goal. Other team members are Alyssa Baumgartner, Chantel Cunningham, Rylee Hladky, Mya Lockwood, Alba Roop and Chloe Williams. It was another tough weekend for the U10 Boys White and the U14
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All-Conference Lists 2013 Submitted by Kevin Koile - wyopreps.com With the season now complete, it’s time to announce who are the best players on each side of the state. Voting is done by members of the Wyoming Coaches Association.
4A East: Goal-Keeper:
4A West: Goal-Keepers:
Brandon Neff – Kelly Walsh Mike Jones – Riverton Kyler Yerkovich – Rock Springs
Defenders:
Tyler Stout – Evanston Tanner Trumble – Green River Austin Zimmerman – Kelly Walsh Norman Cardinal – Kelly Walsh Josh Flanigan – Natrona Caleb Ogg – Riverton Xavier Webb – Riverton Braxton Rosette – Rock Springs
Brandon Troudt – Central Dalton Hass – East Andrew Hays – Gillette Jess Edens – Sheridan
Defenders:
Matt Lindly – Central Kegan McIlwaine – East Austin Fort – Gillette Nate Phillips – Gillette Jasen Scalzo – Gillette Wil Atencio – Laramie Cameron Skinner – Laramie Scott Passini – Laramie
Mid-Fielders:
Austin Berg – Evanston Cody Lucas – Green River Robert George – Kelly Walsh Nathan Richardson – Kelly Walsh Brecken Biggs – Natrona Kade Salisbury – Riverton Aaron Nirider – Riverton Eric Ramirez – Rock Springs
Mid-Fielders:
Colton Allen – Central Aaron Gann – Central Luis Morillon – East Trey Herrera – East Tyler Greener – GIllette Camdin Hinkel – Gillette Andrew Barnes – Laramie Lucas Wollenman – Laramie
Forwards:
Devian Kurete – Evanston Chase Erickson – Green River Kenny Harrold – Kelly Walsh Seth Romsa – Kelly Walsh Griffin Chadderdon – Natrona Tristan White – Riverton
Forwards:
Jac Collins – Central Tayton Montgomery – Central Caleb Pushcar – East Alex Germann – Gillette Blake Wright – Laramie Colter Carzoli – Sheridan
Goalies:
3A East:
Neil Medders – Buffalo Jess Oldham – Lander
Defenders:
Josh Ring – Torrington Stone Spilinek – Douglas Che Roberts – Rawlins Jordon Jarvis – Buffalo Josh Thorn – Lander Casey Winger – Lander
Mid-fielders:
Daniel Bolding – Lander Tanner Alseike – Douglas Travis Mundell – Torrington Cesar Garcia – Rawlins Seth Hostetler – Buffalo James Musselman – Buffalo
4A:
Shayne Carter – East Kaitlyn Conley – Natrona Kacee Walsh – Central
Defenders:
Madison Stumpf – Central April Taylor – Kelly Walsh Mackenna Horsley – East Emily Breeden – East Aubrie Schneider – Green River
Goalies:
Sheridan Troopers 1-0, 4-3 Casper Oilers 0-0, 12-2 Gillette Roughriders 0-0, 7-13 Cheyenne Post 6 0-1, 10-4
AA Group 2:
Wheatland Lobos 1-2 Archie Hay Post 24 0-0 (no score reported from May 18th at Evanston) Cheyenne Hawks 3-4??? Jackson Giants 2-4
A Northeast:
Douglas Cats 1-1 Casper Drillers 3-6 Gillette Rustlers 3-12
3A West:
Cesar Partida – Jackson Cole Bagley – Star Valley Patrick Hunter – Worland Braxton Martinez – Worland Blake Schwann – Powell ??? Valencia – Pinedale
Mid-fielders:
??? Prosceno – Cody Jacob McGarvin – Worland Alex Wassum – Worland James Lumis – Jackson Jackson Reed – Jackson
Forwards:
Will Horstmann – Jackson Juan Morillon – Jackson Bryon Anderson – Star Valley Ty Oullette – Powell Bryce Overcast – Worland
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Kailey Richner – Natrona Natalie Davis – Laramie Ashton Peterson – Gillette
Mid-Fielders:
Emma Norvelle – Natrona Sarah Erickson – East Elsa Froelicher – East Michelle McGeary – Gillette Jacqui Pulley – Laramie Madi Barber – Central Brittany Barenz – Green River Rachel Mullen – Kelly Walsh
Rank Celebrates 99th Birthday Submitted by Jessica Meade Harold Eugene Rank turned 99 May 23rd, 2013. I am one of his Great Granddaughters. He officially retired the year I was born but I did not see him slow down till here lately. He drove himself around till last year. My children are his great great grandkids and I love to tell people he is their great great grandpa. He re-married 12 years ago to Sophie Rank (the lady who does the painted eggs) and they are still going strong. I graduated high school on his 85th birthday and we have Dylan Markley his other great grandson graduating on his 99th birthday. We have 5 generations alive and I just wanted to wish my great grandpa a won-derful 99th year and can’t wait till we can celebrate the 100th one next year. All family and friends are invited to the Gillette Church of Christ on the corner of Flying Circle and t-7 lane Saturday from 11-4 to wish him and my cousin a happy day for Grandpa’s birthday and Dylan graduating.
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Forwards:
Rachell Erickson – East Morgan Wyant – Green River Erin Devault – Natrona Tristan Tyrrell – Central Ariel Romero – Laramie Makenzi Drake – East
Laramie Rangers 5-1 Rawlins Generals 0-4 Torrington will not have a legion varsity team in 2013.
A Northwest:
Cody Cubs 3-3 Lovell Mustangs 0-0 Powell Pioneers 0-2
A Southwest:
Green River Knights 6-2 Evanston Outlaws 2-3 (no score reported from 5/18 vs. Archie Hay Post 24) Riverton Raiders 1-4
Independent/Other:
Guernsey Grizzlies 0-0 WRIR Baseball Post 81 0-0
Campbell County Sports Screening Dates for 2013 Dates have been scheduled for the 2013 Campbell County Sports Screening program. The Sports Screening program is a joint project of Campbell County Memorial Hospital, the Campbell County Healthcare Foundation, Campbell County School District and local physicians, providing low-cost athletic screenings to local youth athletes for over 20 years. Screenings take place at the WORI building on the corner of 6th St. and Stocktrail Ave. from 6-8 pm. Fee is $25 per child, and young athletes from 3rd
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Submitted by Kevin Koile - wyopreps.com A Southeast:
AA Group 1: (Division record listed first, then overall record)
Look in next week’s paper for the answer
Travis Kinslow – Star Valley Nathan Barrus – Worland
Legion Baseball Standings Now that the spring sports season is complete, more attention can turned towards the boys of summer. Here are the latest standings as of May 20th:
When did Rugby arrive in the United States?
Kyle Leemon – Lander Jonathan Acosta – Rawlins Tyler Rogers – Buffalo Mitchell Wilcos – Buffalo
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Goal-Keeper:
Weekly Sports Trivia Question
Forwards:
Girls Soccer: All-State Lists 2013 The best girls soccer players in the state for 2013 have been named. A player must make the all-conference list, in order to be considered for the allstate list. Decisions are made by members of the Wyoming Coaches Association. All-Conference lists have not yet been received.
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through 12th grade are welcome. Dates for this year’s program are: Tuesday, July 9 Thursday, July 11 Tuesday, July 16 Thursday, July 25 Appointments are required. The Sports Screening appointment line opens June 3. Appointments cannot be made prior to June 3, 2013 Call 688.1539 MondayFriday from 9 am-4 pm to schedule an appointment beginning Monday June 3, 2013.
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Suffering From? The Gillette Blue Jays 10U team includes (left to right) in front, Dakota Jones, Taylor Curtin, and Alissa West; in the middle, Britney Hughes, Andrea Fernandez, Maycyn Edmondson, and Mckyla Smith; and in back,
Tayen Blake, Jordanne Hale, Sarah Cole, and Livia Costellanos. Head Coach Jim West, Assistant Coach Mike Van Woerkom and Mike Costellanos are not pictured.
Gillette Blue Jays 10U Team Brings Home Second Place Trophy Gillette Blue Jays 10U team competed against 5 Colorado teams and walked away with the second place trophy in the silver division. The wonderful weather that Gillette
experienced in the past few weeks allowed the girls to get out on the fields and work on their skills. The improvement that they showed from three weeks ago was amazing. By
placing in this triple crown tournament this weekend, the girls are now qualified to play in the national tournament in Lawrence Kansas in August.
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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. 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. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.
Camping/Fishing Camper spot for rent $300 per month in Silver Hills 307680-8838 Minnows, crawlers, leeches, fishing tackle, boating and camping supplies. Fully furnished cabin rentals, 50 Amp Full Hookup RV sites 5 minutes from Keyhole Reservoir in Pine Haven. Empire Guesthouse & RV Park 307756-3454. www.empireguesthouse.com
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BOAT FOR SALE. 18ft 120 port jet outboard bass tracker for sale. Call 307-680-5947
Four 16 inch rims, five hole, with caps.$90 307 - 670 1887 Harley Accessories for sale. Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.
Miscellaneous Licensed daycare now open. Spots available full-time and before and after school. Close to Rozet school and the post office. Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 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. ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974
Storage Unit Sale Storage unit Sale - 507 North Commercial Drive #436, Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., -- Multi- Family Moving Sale
Campers & Motor Homes 1997 32ft. Class A Motor Home. Sleeps 6, Only 31,000 Miles. Asking $17,000. Call (307) 660-7520. 32 ft. Wildcat by Forestriver, sleeps 10, 1 slide,4 bunks 307-680-6625 Large Private RV/Camper Lot for rent. Big yard, trees. All utilities available. $400 per month, $400 deposit. 1 year lease. Call (307) 6601007.
2008 Harley Dyna Super Glide, custom 19k miles blue $9,680 Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 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 2013 Custom Harley Hardtail Bobber all new $9,500. Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563 94 Mazda MX3 for sale. $1500 obo. 307-670-2037
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1988 Honda Gl1500 for free if interested contact me at ( james.bernard10@live.com) 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2037 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! Custom Harley Soft tail. Being built, need to sell now. Almost finished. Chopper, built in Sturgis, SD. Asking $5,500 and will help you build it. HAVE ALL PARTS! Call 257-2306 Boat for Sale with trailer. Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.
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Help Wanted Cook needed at Lu La Bells. Motivated and Energetic. Days Only. Apply at Lu La bells. “It’s just the right time.... for Avon”. By becoming an AVON representative, you help make your clients look and feel beautiful by selling them great products, while giving you the extra income to have a financially stable lifestyle. For information about this great direct selling opportunity call Sandi at 307-670-2724,an Independent Sales Representative for the World’s No#1 Beauty Company. Call today or email Sandi at wyavonlady@ yahoo.com Looking for CDL to work in North Dakota full time. Call 307-670-3629. PERSONAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED: We are looking for an Office Assistant. Duties include greeting clients, answering phones, and routing mail, data entry and retrieve,scheduling and calender maintenance,Ideal candidates will have proven customer service skills in an administrative setting and experience with Microsoft Office applications email resumes to akeelahanderson001@gmail.com IF INTERESTED Powder River Roofing, a growing company in N.E. Wyoming, is hiring full time roofers. Call 307-696-7465 for an interview. Personal Assistant needed to organize and help. Basic computer skills needed, must be good with organization. I am ready to pay $600.00 per week. Interested person should contact: deans995@ gmail.com Bl-32-2V Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant. Exciting new career. Unlimited income potential. Think you can sell? Call 307-2994662. We offer commission, fuel allowance, and much more. Sell in the Bighorn, Casper, Powder River, and Black Hills Area. Are you a friendly outgoing individual? Do you connect with people casually? Are you looking for supplemental income? Do you need to be in charge of your own hours? We are looking for an independent contractor for commissioned based ad sales. For more information call Sandra at 307-689-0028 or email at campbellcountytidbits@yahoo.com State Wide Sales people. Print Advertising Sales for new State-wide newspaper. Call 307-299-4662
Child Care Child Care in Sleepy Hollow. Room for 2 children. $20 per day per child. Call 307-2572306. In a Pinch?? Back up Daycare service call 307-6807948
Homes for Sale Home for sale by owner in Western Way. Asking $239,000 for the 1,800 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bath home with an unfinished basement and a two car garage. Fully fenced, large landscaped yard with a sprinkler system. Home is within walking distance to the new recreation center and the new elementary school that is being built. Please contact me at 307-670-1209 if you are interested. For Sale. 3br Townhouse. 1.5 bath. 307-680-1449 (c139-tfnh) Tri-level house for sale 4 bed 2 bath $209,000 (307) 6701925. 40+ Acres 2 miles south of Wright 1999 Atlantic Oak Modular. $250,000 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 Great House - 4 bedroom, 2 bath, computer room, huge island kitchen, fireplace. Must see! call 307-687-0333 C1-23-tfn 3 bedroom 11/2 bath C1-39-tfnh
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FSBO 2,688 SF home on corner lot with fenced back yard. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, upgraded kitchen, finished walkout basement, oversized garage. $259,000. 307-680-9180.
Apartments for Rent 1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details. 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. A/C, 2 Bdrm. $695 1Bdrm. $595. Showing anytime Call 307-686-6488 C3-28-2v Apartments for rent. Foothills View Apartments. Clean and Quiet. One and Two bedroom units starting at $595.00. Call for showing andmove in special 307-6866488 (c3-42-3v) Spacious & new, 1, 2, &3 bdrm affordable apartments available now! Call 6858066. Washer and dryer in every unit. Private sunny patio or balcony. Special move-in rate, 1 bdrm: $694, 2 bdrm: $777, 3 bdrm: $888. Move in now and deduct $ 200 off first month while special lasts. Call Konnie or Celeste at Highland Properties 685-8066.
Services Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 RV Winterization starting at $99.95 at YOUR house. Call Randy at 307-660-3091 (b340-tfnh) Spring Cleaning Special! Any purchase over $200 prior to 5-31-13 Will have the choice of: Free couch cleaning (up tp 8ft. long) or Free 1 year warranty on oil/water based spots. www.pineridgeclean. com 307-660-7856 find us on Facebook
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1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087
Basset Hound pups for sale; 9 weeks old; need shots. Rust and White and Tricolor $250.00; One Lemon and White female $300.00. Transportation cost additional if I deliver @ 25 cents per mile. Serious Inquiries Only! Please call 307-382-9282.
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Large and Small Band Saws call for info. 307-680-8838 18v Dewalt tools - sawzall, hammer drill, one battery and one charger. $150 obo. call (307)299-1382 Exterior door with window, interior light fixtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 Blue Dual Reclining Sofa. Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like. Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition. Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108. Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353. Kojac series One, two and three dvd $65.00 $98 value 307 - 670 - 1887 Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202
Autos, Trucks and Vans ‘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. 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
Want To Get in Shape?Like to have Fun? Learn The Graceful moves of American Oriental Belly Dancing! The 3rd Sunday of every month. Call Leanna Tabatt 307-6808457
1993 Chrysler LHS for sale or trade. Needs tie-rod and alignment. Runs good. $1,500.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com
Powder River Mechanics. We have the cheapest labor rates, but the best quality repairs in town. We offer full services on Foreign and domestic vehicles, ATV’s, Snowmobiles, motorcycles, jet ski’s, boats, and more. Let us put you on a Preventative maintenance schedule so your vehicles run miles past your warranty. Call for an appointment. 307-6967713. Avenue Mall - Over 30 vendors, come check us out! 217 Gillette Ave. Mon-Fri. 9AM to 7 PM, Sat. 9AM- 5 PM, Sun. 10 AM - 4 PM Computers have become like cars, and they need repaired. Want the best quality repair work in N.E. Wyoming? Bring your computer to “Your Computer Store.” Quality work at a quality price. “Your Computer Store,” where YOU COME FIRST 802 E. Third street next to Ice Cream Land.
2 AKC Registered Bulldog Puppies for free, THEY ARE MALE AND FEMALE. IF INTERESTED CONTACT ( james.bernard10@live.com) 2 AKC Registered Tea Cup Yorkies Puppies for free. They are male and female. If interested contact james.bernard10@live.com D7-45-3H
Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. Exciting career available Now! No weekends, holidays, or nights. Unlimited income potential. 20% commission plus gas allowance selling print advertising. Call Anne Peterson (advertising manager) at (307) 299-4662 or email AnnePeterson@ CampbellCountyObserver. com Health problems? Try doTERRA certified pure essential oils. 307-680-0363. www. myvoffice.com/healingisbelieving
Home Appliances/ Furnshings Booth Table. L-shaped. With Chairs. Seats 6. $500.00 Call 299-4967
Powder River Roofing is N.E. Wyoming’s top quality roofing, with the highest safety standards in the area. Call for your FREE estimate today for metal/wood/shingle removal, install, and repair. (307)-696-7465. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
Looking to buy a new computer? Why waste the money? “Your Computer Store” has refurbished towers and laptops rebuilt right here in our store. Plenty of memory, disc space, and advice. Come by and see our inventory at “Your Computer Store,” where YOU come first! 802 E. Third St next to Ice Cream Land
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2002 Oldsmobile Aurora. Black. Leather interior. Good condition. 87,400mi. Power everything. Front wheel drive. New tires. Call Charlene 307-660-7316.
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 1952 Chevy Dumptruck, hauls 5 tons of coal $1500 307-682-1172
Whirlpool Large Capacity front load washer and dryer with bottom drawer excellent condition asking $700 for pair 307-680-7948 3 Propane Refrigerators 307-680-8838. D4-12-4h Three antique pressedbacked oak chairs. Excellent condition. $85 each. 6820042
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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.
Wanted to Buy 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.
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By Mike Borda When we think of World War I, the first battlefields that come to mind are in Europe. Battles at places like the Somme and Gallipoli stand out as the major fronts of conflict. However, there was nearly another front much, much closer to us. During the middle of the war, an event transpired that few foresaw, but that could have drastically changed the course of what was then called The Great War. The First World War was fought from 1914-1918, between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. Allied nations including Great Britain, France, and Italy fought against Central nations Germany, AustriaHungary, and the Ottoman Empire. During the final years of the war, the United States joined the Allies, adding to their power on the European front lines. At the beginning of the war, however, America was still neutral. The country was divided on whether or not it was our duty to contribute to the conflict or to stay out of it. Our decision was not an easy one, though. While we initially desired to remain neutral, the British navy blockaded our aid shipments from reaching Germany. To combat this, German U-boats, in some of the first submarine warfare ever used,
began sinking Allied ships. These increasing tensions made it inevitable that the United States would have to enter the war on one side or the other. Although there were numerous factors considered in our decision to go to war, one event played an interesting role in the result. In January of 1917 Germany’s foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmerman, sent a telegram to Mexico, stating that if the United States sides with the Allies, Mexico should ally themselves with Germany. In return, Germany would give aid and support to Mexico so that it could re-conquer Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona from America. The telegram was intercepted by the British quickly, and turned over to the United States government. It eventually reached President Wilson, who reviewed it personally. It did reach Mexico, however, and they had a difficult decision of their own to make when figuring out how to proceed. The Mexican government looked into it, but ultimately decided that the risk was not worth any potential reward. They did not have the resources or military capability of waging a war with the United States, and knew that Germany would not
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be able to help them immediately even if they did. Alternatively, peace with America meant more trading and better economic fortunes for Mexico. However, for Germany, a Mexican war with the U.S. would have served a variety of purposes. Primarily, the war would have diverted American military resources away from any involvement in Europe. Additionally, an American war would have kept our aid from reaching the Allied Powers, giving Germany an advantage in their own theater. The Zimmerman telegram would ultimately turn into one of the largest backfires in military history. Rather than stall the American military, the telegram marked a dramatic shift in how the American people viewed the war. In light of this event, Americans turned against Germany and began siding with the Allies. Eventually, the United States joined World War I on the side of the Allies, and contributed to their victory in 1918. The Zimmerman telegram, while intended to help Germany, instead went down in history as one of the events that led to the Central Powers’ defeat in the Great War.
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“A Tale of Two Lawmen” By Jeff Morrison
The West has given us many iconic examples of the old-time lawman. Larger than life characters such as Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, and Pat Garrett have found their way into countless novels, television shows, and movies in the 20th and 21st centuries. In Wyoming, two largely forgotten lawmen also left their mark on both the actual history of Western law enforcement and the romantic folklore of the West. Joe LeFors and Charlie Siringo were both native Texans who became famous as law officers in Wyoming during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Both men enjoyed a degree of notoriety and later published their respective memoirs after retirement. Although their names have lapsed into obscurity in modern times, a few of their exploits have become legendary. Joseph Shelby LeFors was born in 1865, and grew up in Paris, Texas. He came to Northeastern Wyoming as a drover in 1885. In 1887 he secured steady employment as a Montana livestock inspector working in the Newcastle area. His job entailed recovering stolen livestock in Northeast Wyoming and returning them to Miles City. Occasionally, he may have captured a rustler or two in the process, as well. In 1896 LeFors married 16-year-old Bessie Hannum of Newcastle, and made a brief attempt at running a butcher shop there for a couple of years before selling out and moving to Cheyenne. Charles Angelo Siringo was born in 1855, in Matagorda County, Texas. He also began his working life as a cowboy, and spent many years trailing cattle up the Chisholm Trail to Kansas and later to Cheyenne. In 1884, he left the trail to marry and to operate a mercantile in Caldwell, Kansas. While doing this, he wrote his first memoire, entitled: “A Texas Cowboy; or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony.” It was one of the first books to relate factual accounts of the cowboy life from the perspective of an actual cowboy, and it enjoyed immense popularity for a time. In 1886, Siringo moved to Chicago, and, cashing in on his acquaintance with Pat Garrett, found employment with the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Siringo was a natural detective and lawman, and he was soon working cases all over the western United States. In the 1890s he infiltrated Butch Cas-
sidy’s Wild Bunch, posing as Charles L. Carter. Although not able to arrest any of the gang’s members, the information Siringo gathered was used to seriously curtail the gang’s nefarious activities for more than a year. It was also during this time, while working out of the Denver, Colorado branch office, that Siringo befriended a fellow agent and stock detective, Tom Horn. In 1899, the Wild Bunch robbed a Union Pacific train near Wilcox, Wyoming. While leading the investigation of the robbery, he met Joe Lefors, who had joined the investigation as a posse member. The posse lost the trail in the Big Horn Mountains, but LeFors managed to secure an appointment as a Deputy U.S. Marshal. LeFors maintained that he was awarded the appointment due to his extensive contributions to the investigations, but others have indicated that he pestered U.S. Marshal Rank Hadsell for the appointment until Hadsell finally caved in, and gave it to him. Indeed, there is nothing mentioned in the official reports to indicate what, if any, contributions LeFors made to the investigation. Siringo, himself, later characterized LeFors as being incompetent. Siringo continued his investigation and pursuit of the Wild Bunch for four years. During that time he utilized the services of Agent Tom Horn, among others, and the information they gathered along the way helped to secure the capture of most of the gang’s members. Although he would come into contact with Deputy LeFors many times over those years, his opinion of the deputy’s abilities never improved. In August of 1900, LeFors got his chance to prove Siringo wrong. The Wild Bunch robbed another train near Tipton, Wyoming. This time it was Deputy U.S. Marshall Joe LeFors leading the posse. An idea had been hatched to move the posse by special rail car to the scene of train robberies in order to get a vital jump on the bandits before they could disappear. What they didn’t count on was the fact that Butch Cassidy had already planned ahead and had fresh horses stashed at pre-planned sites. The effect was that Cassidy’s crew were able to outrun the posse when the latter’s horses were played out from hard riding. In the end, LeFors and his posse proved ineffective.
Charlie Siringo LeFors did make one favorable impression, however. Novelist Frank H. Spearman went along on a few of the posse’s rides, and it is said that he patterned the main character in his book, “Whispering Smith,” after LeFors. The novel, published in 1906, was later made into a Hollywood movie, starring Alan Ladd. In 1902, LeFors managed to make his lasting mark in the history of the American West. In 1901, Willie Nickell, the 14-year-old son of a Wyoming sheep rancher, was shot to death while opening a gate near the family farm. Charlie Siringo’s old friend and colleague, Tom Horn, who was once again employed as a Wyoming range detective, had been seen in the area the day before. Although there was no direct evidence to link him to the crime, Horn quickly became the number one suspect in the shooting. LeFors, who had been assigned to the case (possibly because no one else would touch it) interviewed Horn, not once, but twice, in regards to the shooting. The second interview has since become regarded as a clear case of entrapment. LeFors lured Horn into the meeting by sending him a letter about a private stock detective job in Montana that was of-
fering good wages. Since the meeting was not in an “official” capacity, Horn allowed LeFors to buy him several drinks while they discussed business. What Horn didn’t know was that LeFors had a stenographer and another deputy secreted nearby to listen in on the conversation. When Horn was good and drunk, LeFors managed to lead Horn into saying something that could possibly be interpreted as a confession. It was enough to hang Tom Horn, which was done in early 1903. As it turned out, the job LeFors used as bait was actually for real, and LeFors took the job himself. He was fired in 1904. Not much is known about his activities after that. At some point is wife, Bessie, died. In 1921 he moved to California but returned, remarried, and lived in Buffalo, Wyoming until his death in 1940. His memoir: “Wyoming Peace Officer,” was published by his widow in 1953. Charlie Siringo retired from the Pinkertons in 1907. He wrote two books about his time as a Pinkerton Agent; “A Cowboy Detective,” and “Further Adventures of a Cowboy Detective.” The Pinkerton Agency claimed the books violated their non-disclosure agreement and blocked publication for a time. Siringo fired back by writing an
Joe LeFors expose of the Pinkerton Agency and claimed they coerced him into committing voter fraud during a Colorado gubernatorial election. The Pinkertons went after Siringo with a vengeance and filed a libel suit against the former agent. By that time, Siringo was living in New Mexico, and the state government blocked extradition to Chicago. In the meantime, Siringo hired on as a New Mexico Ranger. When his health began failing in 1918, he moved to Los Angeles, where he wrote another book about his life, but it was also suppressed by the Pinkertons for some time. He died in 1928, a year after the book’s release. Today, the history of the two Wyoming lawmen is widely ignored by historians. Charlie Siringo, in addition to having written many books about his life, was one of the first under-cover officers in law enforcement. And even though Joe LeFors’ professional life was less than stellar, he did serve as the inspiration for a popular fictional western hero, and his ineffective pursuit of the Wild Bunch, following the Tipton train robbery, served as the basis for the posse/chase scene in the classic movie, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
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