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Community City pay raises By Keary Spear

H.S. Speech and Debate go to National Forensics League tournament By Stephen Wadsack In about three weeks, the Campbell County High School Speech and Debate team will embark on their trip to compete in the National Forensics League tournament, hosted in Dallas, Texas. Campbell County regularly sends competitors to the national tournament, but this year proved to be especially challenging for the team; an all-new coaching staff and unusually small membership put CCHS competitors at an unfair disadvantage. “This has been a very difficult season,” said Stephen Wadsack, a senior and captain of the team. “We’ve all worked very hard, and our coaches have done an amazing job with the experiences and resources they had.” Wadsack, Mitchell Nedved (senior), and Richard Bierman (junior) all qualified for National competition in mock congressional events. Nedved also qualified in Extemporane-

ous Speaking, while Wadsack was an alternate. From to the past to the present, the team’s success goes far beyond qualifying students to national competition. At the State competition, Wadsack earned two congressional awards for best-written legislation and best chair. During the West River tournament in South Dakota, Richard Bierman and Mitchell Nedved both received numerous awards in congressional competition. In addition, these three competitors, as well as the other seven teammates, hosted the local Camel Classic competition during the month of January. As a grand ﬁnale, thanks to the help of Don’s Super Market and Albertsons, the team is hosting a pie throw at CCHS North campus on May 26. The pie throw wouldn’t be possible without donations and the good sportsmanship of these

high school teachers: Ms Park, Sr. Lit; Mrs. King, Sr. Speech; Mr. Bessette, Sr. Speech, Ms. Bernston, Ecology; and maybe even Principal Dally. Even with funds raised from the pie throw, uncovered trip expenses will top $600 per competitor. Just like when the team asked for volunteer judges during the Camel Classic, they currently need help facing their newest adversity: funding the trip to the National Competition in Dallas, Texas. Graciously, Campbell County School District provides some compensation to qualifying students. “It’s tough to meet expenses,” Wadsack said. “I’ve already been billed for two other school trips this year, and paying for a third will be a stretch.” However, Wadsack deﬁnitely feels that the trip to Nationals is very important. “I’ve been working very hard towards this goal,” he said. Wad-

sack and Coach Park invite the community to lend a helping hand by coming to CCHS North Campus to purchase tickets for the Father’s Day raffle. Prizes include: a round of golf for four, donated by the Gillette Country Club, and donated gift certificates from the Prime Rib and the Chophouse. All proceeds from the Father’s Day raffle and pie throw go directly to support the competitors’ travel expense obligations.

Last year, the City of Gillette lost a total of 36 employees. This caused what they call “soft costs” for the city. Examples of these costs are when someone is knowingly leaving their position and, therefore, cost the City money in loss of productivity. Instead of working at 100% capacity, many times they reduce themselves to a 75% or even 50% capacity. Of course, not every person does this and it may not even be intentional. So, last year, the City lost an estimated $973,569 in these soft costs. In addition to the soft costs, one must consider the hard costs involved to re-staff the position these employees left vacant. This would include interviews, job placement advertisements, conducting background checks, etc. The economical hit that the entire country has taken has prevented any city workers from getting a base pay increase since the 2007-2008 ﬁscal year. Perhaps, this is the reason for employee turnover. This is the argument for the pay increase for city employees. It may actually help with the City’s costs overall by showing an appreciation for the employees and, therefore, having less of an employee turnover in the future. There were four options brought up to the councilmembers for the pay increases. The ﬁrst is an employee pay increase of

$744,288. The second option is $880,624. The third option is $ 968,128 and the fourth option would be a $ 1,064,415 pay increase. When voted on by the council members, the second option was the overwhelming choice. This would result an almost 3.87% increase. The money spent in increasing this base rate would theoretically make up for the money spent in lost jobs by keeping employees satisﬁed. This pay raise will affect all employees but not all in the same way, however. The City will base the pay raise on the merit system they already have in place. The higher the person’s performance, the more merits they have received, and the better their pay increase will be. If the employee has a merit rate of less than 2.0 they will receive neither the 2% pay increase nor the merit percentage. This, however, only affects an estimated 1.17% of the employees of Gillette. A merit score of 2.25-2.49 gives the employee a 2% base increase with a 3% merit, affecting 60.55% of the City’s employees. Finally, the higher scoring merited workers, with a score between 2.5 and 3.0 will receive the 2% base pay raise plus a 5% merit. There are 18.75% of city workers that fall under the highest ranking category. These changes are set to take effect on July 1st of 2011.

Energy Exposition to be held June 15 and 16 The Energy Exposition will be celebrating its 12th year as the Rocky Mountain’s largest energy trade exhibition on June 15th and 16th, 2011. For the 3rd year, the “Expo” will be held at the beautiful Wyoming Center CAM-PLEX in Gillette, WY. Gillette is called the “Energy Capital of the Nation” because of its vast oil reserves, natural gas production, electrical power plants, and large number of coal mines which produce over thirty percent of the nation’s coal for electrical generation. At the highly successful Expo last year, 250 companies from 32 States and 2 Provinces exhibited, bringing with them upwards of 1,000 exhibitors and drawing a crowd of 4,500 people from the oil & gas industry and general community. The Energy Exposition is free and open to the public over the age of 18. With very reasonable booth fees and a relaxed atmosphere, the Expo is a valuable and affordable investment for everyone from small service companies to large oil & gas operators for adver-

tising their company brand. This year’s Expo promises to be a great one! Along with Chesapeake Energy exhibiting the ﬁrst custom-built CNG chopper built on the popular TLC TV series American Chopper, long-time Energy Exposition exhibitor, Encana Oil & Gas, will be showcasing their CNG vehicles which include a Chevy ¼ ton and semi-truck. As the Featured Exhibitor for 2011, Summit Truck Equipment will have an enormous area displaying multiple examples of made-to-order service trucks. The Panel Discussions presented during the 2-day Expo will include such topics as the Niobrara Oil Play, Unconventional Gas Production, Uranium Practices and much, much more. The scheduled Keynote

Speaker for the Exposition Banquet on June 15th at 6:30 p.m. is Governor of Wyoming Matt Mead, along with Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Superintendent Tom Doll giving the Introduction. The moderator for the evening will be the founder of the Energy Exposition, Wyoming State Senator Kit Jennings. It is always a treat to see who wins the annual Pioneer Award for outstanding performance in the energy industry, awarded at the Exposition Banquet each year. Come discover who will be the honoree this year! Brand new for 2011 is the Industry Networking Breakfast, also on June 16th at 7:00 a.m., which is receiving scores of pre-registrations. Be sure to make YOUR reservation now!

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Community Wyoming Reads By John Jorgensen, Founder of the Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation The Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation was created in 1996 to benefit libraries and advance the cause of childhood literacy in Wyoming. After making a significant contribution of books to the library of her children’s elementary school, the foundation learned of a community that held an annual drive to raise enough money to give every first grade child a book to encourage early enthusiasm for reading. With the support of local teachers, administrators, and parents, the “Casper Cares, Casper Reads” project was born. A steering committee of teachers, librarians, school administrators and parents was formed in January 1999. Six hardback books of varying reading levels were selected to be distributed to each first grade classroom in the school district. Each student then had the opportunity to select the book of their choice. Orders were compiled and placed through an independent local bookstore. In June 1999, all of the Natrona County School District first graders gathered on the campus of Casper College for the very first CC/CR festival. One of the many exciting aspects of this program is that it

benefits all children -from great readers to those who are just “breaking the code,” from those with veritable libraries of their own to those without a single book in their home. In 2006, the Casper Cares, Casper Reads program was taken to a new level, expanding statewide for the first time as “Wyoming Reads.” The program has since grown to include every first grader in Wyoming, distributing books to over 7,500 children in 2011. Each year since 2006, the Governor has issued a proclamation declaring Wyoming Literacy Day to fall in conjunction with this valuable statewide celebration. John Jorgensen leads this group of extraordinary educators and civic leaders. John established the Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation and the “Casper Cares, Casper Reads” celebration to honor his late wife’s commitment to literacy and books. “She was always very dedicated to children and to literacy,” says John. “She believed that until someone can read, they can’t really do anything else.” This is the vision fueling this important community enterprise.

Wyoming Reads was done in the Camplex. Public figures like Mickey Shober, Matt Avery, Mayor Tom Murphy, and many more came to read to all the first graders in the county. Even the CCHS Drama club showed up to put on a great show for the students.

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Wyoming Senators vote against ending Oil Company Tax Breaks

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By Bill McCarthy Wyoming Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso joined the majority of fellow Republicans in voting against ending a number of tax breaks for the five largest oil companies. Supporters said the $2 billion a year in revenue would go toward reducing the nation’s deficit. A procedural motion needed for the bill to move forward failed 5248. The motion required 60 votes for passage. The vote was largely along party lines. Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were the only Republicans voting to allow the bill to proceed. Democratic Senators Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Begich of Alaska voted against the motion. The five largest oil companies are Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips and Chevron. Barrasso took to the floor of the Senate Tuesday to argue against rescinding the tax breaks which he called a tax hike. Barrasso held that President Barack Obama says he has a change of heart toward supporting domestic production of oil-andgas but his actions and the actions of his fellow Democrats in the Senate stifle domestic oil-and-gas production. “The administration is

trying to use this sudden change of heart as a bargaining chip to pass legislation brought up by liberals in the Senate this past week,” Barrasso said. “The bill to end tax breaks for big oil will not help the American people. In fact, the bill is clear evidence that the Democratic Party has no plan to address high gas prices…Their solution for high gas prices is a tax increase.” Barrasso stated that the better solution is a bill that he is co-sponsoring with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Vriginia. He thought the bill – the American Alternative Fuels Act – “would ease Americans’ pain at the pump… We need more American Energy and we need it all. In addition to the green jobs the President keeps talking about, we need red, white and blue energy and red, white and blue energy jobs,” Barrasso said. “We must focus on making our energy as clean as we can, as fast as we can, and do it in ways that do not raise the cost on American families.” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, offered failed legislation to end the tax breaks a year ago. He summed up the liberal position and his vote to in favor of ending the tax breaks, “I voted to end oil company subsidies because we have a $14 tril-

lion national debt, because some of the most profitable corporations in the history of the world don’t need tax breaks, because some oil companies pay no federal income taxes, and because we desperately need to end our dependence on fossil fuels… Congress cannot balance the budget on the backs of middleclass working families without asking the wealthiest Americans and the most profitable corporations for shared sacrifice.” Conservatives insist the tax breaks are not subsidies. Americans for Tax Reform warned senators that voting for the legislation violates a pledge to oppose tax hikes that most Senate Republicans have signed. In a letter to lawmakers concerning the vote, the group’s president, Grover Norquist, said, “Every deduction or credit [the legislation] proposes to revoke or limit has a specific purpose common throughout the tax code.” He writes, “Raising taxes on oil and natural gas producers will do little to reduce the deficit - perhaps nothing - and only encourage Washington’s overspending problem.” To subscribe to the Cowboy St. Free Press, go to their website at www. thewyonews.net

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National Armed Forces FreedomRide By Sandra Boehler National Armed Forces FreedomRide was held Saturday May 21, 2011. Rainy and cool weather made the trip unpleasant for riders. According to Keri Mann, event coordinator, approximately 11 bikes were brave enough to ride in the rain and wind along with about 13 vehicles. The morning breakfast which served about 75 guests was catered by Pokey’s BBQ and Smokehouse. Father Tom Fiske gave the morning prayer to start the event. After breakfast the caravan was escorted out of Gillette by the City Police to the interstate where the group traveled onto Buffalo then city police escorted the group to the Buf-

falo Veterans Home. At the home t-shirts were given to some residents which brought tears to many people’s eyes. The caravan continued onto Sheridan. Police met the caravan at the first entrance and proceeded through town to the Sheridan Veterans Hospital. Patches were given to some patients who greatly appreciated them. Coffee and cookies were served to all. The event ended at Jake’s Tavern in Gillette where a potluck dinner was served. The day ended with lots of great experiences by all who participated in the trip. A lot of stories will be shared by them all. Proceeds will go to the Hometown Veterans Group.

News from the Wyoming Department of Health Applications Available for Wyoming Tax Refund Program

Wyoming residents who may qualify for the Wyoming Department of Health Tax Refund for Elderly & Disabled Program are reminded to submit applications by August 31. The Tax Refund for Elderly & Disabled Program financially helps qualified applicants by providing a financial benefit intended as a refund of sales and use taxes, property taxes and utility and energy costs. “Many older and disabled people in Wyoming could use the extra financial help this program can provide,” said Donna Di Nino, Tax Refund for Elderly & Disabled Program manager.

“We encourage people who think they may be eligible to apply.” Those eligible, by statute, are individuals 65 years of age or older, or 18 years of age or older and 100 percent disabled for one full year prior to the application date. Income limits, based on 2010 income, are $17,500 for single individuals and $28,500 for married couples. Refund amounts are based on actual income with the maximum benefit for a qualified single person currently set at $800 and $900 for qualified married couples. “It’s important for folks who have benefited from

this program in the past to keep in mind a new application is needed each year,” Di Nino said. Applications must be postmarked by August 31. Eligibility is determined by the Wyoming Department of Health and checks are mailed for qualified applicants by December 20. Local senior centers around Wyoming have applications and details about the refund program. More information is also available from the Wyoming Department of Health by calling 1-866-989-8901 or online at http://health.wyo. gov/main/tred.html.

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Enzi introduces Repeal Amendment On May 12, Senator Enzi joined Rep. Rob Bishop, RUtah, to introduce legislation that would amend the Constitution to allow states to have a stronger voice in Washington. Known as the Repeal Amendment, states would be empowered with

the ability to repeal any federal law or regulation if two-thirds of the states felt it was necessary. While amending the Constitution is never an easy task, the Founders always believed that changes would be necessary and provided a

mechanism for doing just that in Article V. The Repeal Amendment would be the check needed against a government too large to respect the wishes of the states.

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Community CCHS Awards and Acheivements... Continued on Page 7 Presidents Education Award (Gold) 3.8 GPA 25 Math &/OR 28 Reading Jessica Anders, Paula Andrie, Chandra Beard, Angela Benson, Alicia Blazek, Amy Bradley, Ryan Brinkerhoff, Angela Christensen, Gage Clark, Anna Cosner, Michaela Danko, Jessica Dyk, Leilani Fowlke, Jackson Fry, Amber Gangestad, Hannah Gorman, Megan Gray, Zachary Green, Jack Greer, Jacob Hatfield, Jami Hitt, Shannon Ireland, Samantha Jarvis, Jace Jensen, Tyler Johnson, Jordan Kelley, Megan Klein, Myranda Knapp, Alexandria Lang, Turner Lofing, Kylee Loutas, Gretta MacDonald, Mitchell Nedved, Cody Nice, Jessica Rasmussen, John Robertson, Michael Scheetz, Jesse Scherer, Megan Schinestuhl, Julionna Skinner, Della Simmons, Mason Stillman, Shaylee Thar, Hannah Thorfinnson, Daniel Tryon, Stephen Wadsack, Ashley Weir, Nicholas Whites, Katelyn Young, and Taylor Young. Presidents Education Award (Silver) 3.8 GPA 24 Math &/OR 27 Reading MacKenzie Anderson, Samuel Crone, Jerry Fitzner, Brittney Martinson, Benjamin Osborn, Jesse Pond, Taylor Rieniets, Jacob Rissler, Kahly Royce, Aimee Sankovich, Marissa Schultz, Rachel Vliem, Lindsey Waetzig, and Scott Walker.

Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 8th Place Division A Karlyn Morrison. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 9th Place Division A Hannah Gorman. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 10th Place Division A Zachary Green. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 1st Place Division B Deavon Mauch. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 3rd Place Division B Jareth Roberts. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 5th Place Division B Jace Jacob. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 6th Place Division B TJ Guernsey. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 7th Place Division B Daniel Tronstad.

United States Armed Forces Montgomery GI Bill ( Army) Keelie Garvin and Nick Mathis.

Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 10th Place Division B Ian Bridges.

United States Armed Forces Montgomery GI Bill (Marines) Katherine Demunbrun, Alex Green, Daniel Harris, Harley Kalb, Cody Kalbfleisch, Arron Kelsey, Taiton Laplante, Adam Rice, Nathan Ross, Alessandra Sheppard, and Jordan Thompson.

Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest 1st Place - Division A - Team Michael Scheetz, Paula Andrie, and Mason Stillman.

United States Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete Award Taylor Holst and Kari Borchgrevink. United States Marine Corp. Distinguished Athlete Award Taylor Holst and Paula Andrie. United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award Mitchell Nedved. United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence Kassandra Vredenburg, Brenna Kilbride, Laura Acord, Megan Gray, Scott Fahlgren, and Geoff McGeary. CCHS Outstanding Drama Student Tyler Mehus, Marcy Robison, Chris Schultz, Taylor McInerney, Bud Miller, and Catherine Oborski. CCHS Outstanding Drama Student All 3 years Kimberly Vanlitsenborgh. Student of the Week Paige Austin, Kari Borchgrevink, Cody Nice, Michael Scheetz, Julionna Skinner, and Rachel Vliem. Sons of the American Revolution, Good Citizenship Award Jacob Rissler. Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award Kimberly Vanlitsenborgh.

Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest 1st Place - Division B - Team Deavon Mauch, Jareth Roberts, and Jace Jacob. Wyoming State Science Bowl Gage Clark, Austin Morgan, Michael Scheetz, Benjamin Schweitzer, and Perry Smith. John Bartels’ Quiet Inspiration Award - Female Amber Gangestad. John Bartels’ Quiet Inspiration Award - Male Shea Spellman. Outstanding Senior Mitchell Nedved. Outstanding Beginning Business Marketing and Management Award Troy Covell, Abbey Dommer, Eric Goodnough, Grant Lindblom, Michaela Schock, and Tiana Terrell. Superior Business Marketing and Management 3 Year Academic Award Armando Barragan, Mitchell Nedved, and Jacob Rissler. Superior Business Marketing and Management Academic and Work Ethic Award Rachel Cunningham and Alex Hoffman. Marketing Student of the Year Brittney Martinson and Austin Morgan.

Marketing and Management Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Samantha Smith.

Society of Women Engineers With Highest Honors Jessica Anders.

Superior Marketing and Management Senior Award Jesse Scherer.

Society of Women Engineers With High Honors Megan Gray.

Dare Role Models Cody Anderson, Paula Andrie, Evan Bazemore, Aubrey Beattie, Michaela Bennett, Marla Brooks, Kylee Brown, April Carson, Skylar Carsrud, Brittney Casteel, Desiree Collier, Michaela Danko, Audra DeStefano, Kylie Dillinger, Nicklaus Dillinger, Murphy Dutcher, Jade Ely, Leilani Fowlke, Nicole Heer, Christian Held, Westin Hinkel, Jenna Hoffmann, Taylor Holst, Brandon Izatt, Markus Jacobson, Jace Jensen, Jordan Kelley, Misty Kindt, Brittney Lacek, Evan Lopez, Dacia Lyman, Robert Markve, Taylor McInerney, Austin Morgan, Madelon Morgan, Erryn Morrison, Cody Okray, Sara Reile, Kylee Richards, Taylor Rieniets, Megan Robbins, Ryan Rokusek, Kahly Royce, Jaime Scherer, Kaycee Schriber, Jesse Scherer, Lauren Seamans, Austin Tennant, Wesley Theis, Travis Tweeten, Wesley Walter, Katelyn Young, and Taylor Young.

University of Wyoming Summer High School Institute Program Jessica Smith. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 1st Place Division A Michael Scheetz. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 2nd Place Division A Paula Andrie. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 3rd Place Division A Mason Stillman. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 4th Place Division A McKenna Hauschild. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 5th Place Division A Garrett Brown. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 6th Place Division A Cody Nice. Wolsborn-Drazovich State Math Contest - 7th Place Division A Audra DeStefano.

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Entreneurship Student of the Year Ashley Ochsner and Connor Shanks.

Daughters of the American Revolution - American History Award Jamie Scherer.

Society of Women Engineers With Honors Della Simmons.

National Honors Society Elizabeth Anderson, Paula Audrie, Cody Barber, Jamie Barnett, Chandra Beard, Aubrey Beattie, Michaella Bennett, Angie Benson, Kari Borchgrevink, Ryan Brinkerhoff, Kristen Broussard, Shaylie Brown, Angela Christensen, Gage Clark, Kayla Corcoran, Anna Cosner, Sam Crone, Kaylee Cross, Crystal Crowley, Candace Curlee, Michaela Danko, Grace Davis, Ryan Davis, Macee Diekoff, Jackson Fry, Amber Gangestad, Hannah Gorman, Zachary Green, Megan Grey, Jake Hatfield, Mattie Hepp, Dublin Hughes, Shannon Ireland, Tyler Johnson, Colton Kahl, Megan Klein, Ashley Knofczynski, Alex Lang, Brooke Lang, Camdon Larmer, Ashley Lazarus, Turner Lofing, Kylee Loutas, Gretta MacDonald, Ken McGee, Layton McWilliams, Andrew Merryman, Carly Meyer, Michell Nedved, Cody Nice, Marie Norfolk, Kelsey Persian, Carl Puls, Gavin Reimer, Trapper Rieneits, Taylor Rieneits, Jacob Rissler, Megan Robbins, John Robertson, Kahly Royce, Jordan Rueschhoff, Aimee Sankovich, Megan Schinestuhl, Michael Scheetz, Hannah Thorfinnson, Syndney Thorne, Rachel Vliem, Stephen Wadsack, Lindsay Waetizig, Katelyn Wahe, Ashlyn Wilhite, Kate Young, Taylor Young, Laura Acord, Cody Anderson, Michaela Anderson, Mariah Benson, Richard Bierman, Christiana Breinholt, Randi Brossman, Mary Chandler, Raleah Cisneros, Ashley Clark, Kelly Davis, Audra DeStefano, Alecia Dickey, Tyler Dillman, Matthew Doherty Stephanie Draher, Nathan Driver, Michala Drum, Alexis Durland-Reeff, Tanner Gillette, Ashley Golden, Bobbie Jo Goodchild, Hunter Greer, Denton Griffin, Justin Hargis, McKenna Hauschild, Donald Hayden, Melanie Hays, Hailey Heslep, Lexi Hill, Zachary Hallcroft, Kayla Hungerford, Tyler Jensen, Jacoby Johnson, Shelby Jerewicz, Darby Kokesh, Seanna Lanich, Brad Larson, Dacia Lyman, Brandon Miller, Hannah Miller, Madelon Morgan, Cody Okray, Nicole Peterson, Tiffany Polson, Alyssa Prelle, Jordan Roberts, Megan Rogge, Keleigh Russell, Shaya Schaedler, Savannah Schiller, Kaycee Schriber, Emily Senef, Phaedra Stevenson, Crysta Sullivan, Erin Thamm, Kade Wasson, Carmen Acord, Alicia Allee, Heather Allen, Shelby Brunson, Jessica Burleson, Faith Carson, Taylor Chaulk-Pikula, Taylor Constable, Sarah Crone, Abby Dommer, Corben Eastman, Giffin Barbara, Eric Goodnough, Erin Gorman, Sarah Graham, TJ Guernsey, Shelby Johnsen, Jade Kampfe, Karyssa Kimery, Breanna Klamm, Kory Knottnerus, Jacey Lamanna, Grant Lindblom, Briana Long, Luke Martin, Dalton McCann, McKenna McCreary, Madison Moore, Marissa Moss, Jenna Nelson, Jordan Nelson, Ashley Nodland, Monica Norfolk, Ashlyn Pearson, McKayla Peterson, Ashton Peterson, Meridian Riley, Jareth Roberts, Melissa Robison, Tyler Ryther, Madison Saunders, Michaela Schack, Tiffany Scott, Tiana Terrell, Estela Torres, Cassie Toscana, Katelynd Vavra, Sierra Wagoner, Logan Wasson, Kierstin Webster, Danielle Williams, Tristin Wilson, Courtney Wright, and Kelsie Zentner.

Young Authors 10th grade 1st Place Fiction Heather Allen. Young Authors 11th Grade 1st Place Fiction Bridget Simmons. Young Authors 12th Grade 1st Place Fiction Antonia Aipperspach. Young Authors 12th Grade 1st Place Poetry Taylor Rieniets. Violin Solo - Solo/Ensemble Festival Audra Destefano. Harp Solo - Solo/Ensemble Festival Jayna Dooley. Viola Solo - Solo/Ensemble Festival Brittany Maya. Violin Solo - Solo/Ensemble Festival Christopher Schultz. Cello Solo - Solo/Ensemble Festival Leticia Wilson. Violin Duet - Solo/Ensemble Festival Melissa Robison and Evie Martin. Violin/Cello Duet Solo/Ensemble Festival Abby Dommer and Leticia Wilson. DECA International Award 2nd Overall Winner in Marketing Management Jacob Rissler. DECA International Award “Top Ten” Event Winner in Sports and Entertainment Marketing Layton McWilliams. DECA International Award “Top Ten” Event Winner in Apparel and Accessory Management Mitchell Nedved. DECA International Award “Top Ten” Event Winner in Automotive Marketing & Management Armando Angle Barragan. DECA International Finalist Heather Allen. DECA International “Award of Excellence” Alex Hoffmann, Corey Smith, Abby Dommer, Grant Lindblom, Eric Goodnough. DECA State Principles of Business Management and Administration – 1st Place Abby Dommer. DECA State Principles of Business Management and Administration – 3rd Place Trevor Schilling.

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Community CCHS Awards and Acheivements... Continued from Page 6 DECA State Principles of Finance – 2nd Place Grant Lindblom.

DECA State Marketing Management – 1st Place Jacob Rissler.

DECA State Technical Sales – 2nd Place Jacob Rissler.

DECA State Principles of Finance – 3rd Place Justin Beyer.

DECA State Quick Service Restaurant Management – 3rd Place Rachel Cunninham.

DECA State Technical Sales – 3rd Place Armando Angel Barragan.

DECA State Principles of Marketing – 4th Place Tiana Terrell.

DECA State Quick Service Restaurant Management – 4th Place Heather Allen.

DECA State Quiz Bowl – 1st Place Mitchell Nedved, Jacob Rissler, Abby Dommer, and Brittney Helgoe.

DECA State Accounting Applications – 4th Place Alex Hoffmann.

DECA State Sports Marketing – 1st Place Layton McWilliams.

DECA State Economics Test – 1st Place Jacob Rissler.

DECA State Apparel and Accessories – 1st Place Mitchell Nedved.

DECA State Economics Test – 3rd Place Grant Lindblom.

DECA State Apparel and Accessories – 4th Place Abby Dommer.

DECA State Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making – 4th Place Jordan Thompson and Troy Covell. DECA State Financial Analysis Team – 1st Place Armando Angel Barragan and Jacob Rissler.

DECA State Automotive Services Marketing – 1st Place Armando Angel Barragan.

DECA State Hospitality Services Team Decision Making – 4th Place Brittney Helgoe and Rachel Cunningham.

DECA State Marketing Math – 1st Place Grant Lindblom.

DECA State Automotive Services Marketing – 3rd Place Douglas Hodge.

DECA State Marketing Communications Team Decision Making – 1st Place Abby Dommer and Grant Lindblom.

DECA State Business Services Marketing – 3rd Place Richard Bierman. DECA State Business Services Marketing – 1st Place Grant Lindblom. DECA State Food Marketing – 4th Place Tiana Terrell.

Saturday, May 28 - CCPL & WBL CLOSED - Trash to Trees Drop Off, 8 a.m.- 12 p.m., Gillette College Tech Center - Cox Productions Cruel Girl Barrel Race, 9 a.m.- 11:30 p.m., Camplex East Pavilion - NADAC Dog Trials Camping Form, 9 a.m., Camplex Barn 3 - Race of Champions, 7 p.m., Gillette Thunder Speedway Sunday, May 29 - CCPL & WBL CLOSED - Cox Productions Cruel Girl Barrel Race, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m., Camplex East Pavilion - NADAC Dog Trials Camping Form, 9 a.m., Camplex Barn 3 - CCSD Graduation, 1 p.m., Wyoming Center Equality Hall - CCSD Senior Send Off, TBA, Wyoming Spirit Hall Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day - CCPL & WBL CLOSED Tuesday, May 31 - Teen New Volunteer Sign Up, CCPL - Registration Deadline for Feet Don’t Fail Me Now! White’s Frontier Motor 2 mile Race, Gillette Recreation Center or Wright Recreation Center - Application Deadline for Resident Limited Quota Elk, Deer & Antelope Licenses, for more information go to http://gf.state. wy.us/ - Senior Center Vet’s Breakfast, 8-9 a.m., for more information call 686-0804 - CC Fair’s 4H/FFA Tagging, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Camplex Barn 3 - AVA Pre-school Art (3-5 year olds), 2 p.m., Fee $5 - AVA Grade School Pottery, 4 p.m., $12.50 drop in or 4 classes for $40 - Teen Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game Club, 4-6 p.m., CCPL - Youth World No Tobacco Day Rally, 4-6 p.m., Corner of Gillette Ave & 2nd Street - Say Yes to Gillette- Campbell Co. Dog Park Meeting, 7 p.m., CCPL Wyoming Room

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award Stephen Wadsack. Woody Herman Jazz Award Ken McGee. Northeast District Honor Choir Amy Bradley, Annie Breinholt, Raleah Cisneros, Alecia Dickey, Jessica Dyk, Mark Jaramillo, Hannah Miller, Samantha Nutting, Michael Quinn, Cindy Spragg, Crysta Sullivan, Keegan Williams, and Dalton Van Pelt. Northeast District Solo and Small Ensemble Festival Excellent: Faith Baliles, Kadi Dailey, Rachel Harper, Devyn Kipp, Hannah Miller, Kaeleigh Roesler, Jacob Shoerman, Cindy Spragg, and Phaedra Stevenson. Superior: Amy Bradley, Annie Breinholt, Reytin Brisch, Tony Campese, Raleah Cisneros, Kassidy Conley, Cary Cook, Alecia Dickey, Jessica Dyk, Leilani Fowlke, Stephanie Friedlan, Tionna Gideon, Barb Giffin, Kerstyn Green, Katelyn Hamler, Katie Howard, Dublin Hughes, Mark Jaramillo, Shelby Johnsen, Rachel Kertesz, Brenna Kilbride, Travis Ladwig, Kiara Leggitt, Marisol Martinez, Samantha Nutting, Ali Oliver, Michael Quinn, Kahly Royce, Crysta Sullivan, Cassie Toscana, Whitney Van Alfen, Karlye Vandivort, Dalton Van Pelt, Kassie Vredenberg, Dakota Wayne, Keegan Williams, Hailey Wilson, and Dominique Young.

DECA State Economics Test – 4th Place Armando Angel Barragan.

DECA State Marketing Math – 2nd Place Troy Covell. DECA State Marketing Math – 3rd Place Jacob Rissler.

DECA State Marketing Communications Team Decision Making – 1st Place Mitchell Nedved and Alex Hoffmann.

DECA State Marketing Math – 4th Place Armando Angel Barragan. Wyoming All-State Band Brynna Kahl, Stephen Wadsack, Chelsea Carey, and Kassie Vredenberg.

DECA State Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team – 4th Layton McWilliams and Brittney Martinson.

CCHS Varsity Letters Amy Bradley, Annie Breinholt, Raleah Cisneros, Kassidy Conley, Alecia Dickey, Jenna Hoffmann, Brenna Kilbride, Hannah Miller, Samantha Nutting, Kahly Royce, Cindy Spragg, Crysta Sullivan, Dalton Van Pelt, and Kassie Vredenberg.

Western International Band Clinic Honor Band Stephen Wadsack, Brynna Kahl, Courtney Elder, Kassie Vredenburg, and Kendra McMillan.

DECA State Technical Sales – 1st Place Mitchell Nedved.

All Northwest Honor Band Stephen Wadsack and Brynna Kahl.

What’s Going On? Friday, May 27 - Artist of the month, Mae Gill, CCPL - Teen New Volunteer Sign Up, CCPL - Cox Productions Cruel Girl Barrel Race, 6-10 p.m., Camplex East Pavilion - NADAC Dog Trials Camping Form, 9 a.m., Camplex Barn 3 - AVA Little Tikes (18month- 6 years old), 10 a.m., Class fee $5 - AVA Home school Kids, 3 p.m., $12.50 drop fee or 4 classes for $40

National Marching Band Award Cailin Wuensch.

Wyoming All-State Honor Choir Amy Bradley, Raleah Cisneros, Samantha Nutting, Michael Quinn, and Crysta Sullivan.

Wyoming All State Jazz Band Stephen Wadsack.

Wednesday, June 1 - Artist of the Month- Patti Knotts, CCPL - Teen New Volunteer Sign Up, CCPL - Chamber of Commerce, GALI Steering Committee, 12-1 p.m. - Chamber of Commerce, 30 Year Anniversary Open House Ribbon Cutting, 6 p.m., Animal Medical Center

Northeast District Honor Band Megan Gray, Scott Fahlgren, Cailin Wuensch, Jackson Fry, Michala Drum, Josh Allen, Rachel Robbins, and Kerstyn Green.

OAKE National Honor Choir Annie Breinholt, Kassidy Conley, Raleah Cisneros, Alecia Dickey, Barb Giffin, Shay Forry, Rachel Kertesz, Samantha Nutting, Michael Quinn, Rachel Robbins, Nathanial Roesler, Kahly Royce, Cindy Spragg, Crysta Sullivan, Dalton Van Pelt, Keegan Williams, Nick Wilson, and Patrick York.

Northeast District Solo and EnsembleSuperior Rating Stephen Wadsack, Brynna Kahl, Dassie Vredenburg, Courtney Elder, and Kendra McMillian.

Thursday, June 2 - Teen New Volunteer Sign Up, CCPL - Senior Center, the Lodge Bus to Deadwood, 9 a.m., Call 686-0804 for more information - 1-2-3 Webinar Series- Intro. Session to Profit Mastery: Creating Value & Building Wealth, 2-3 p.m., to register go to www1. gotomeeting.com/register/436384921 - Fundraising Event- Camels Alumni Basket Ball Game, 6 & 8 p.m., CCHS North Campus, Gym 1(Call Kari @ 6608200 for more info.) - CC Cowgirls/Cowboys, 6:30 p.m., Camplex Wrangler Arena - Teen Anime Club, 7-8:30 p.m., CCPL - Feet Don’t Fail Me Now! Road Race: White’s Frontier Motors 2 Mile, 7 p.m., White’s Frontier Motors - Prenatal Classes, 7-9 p.m., CCMH Classrooms 1 & 2, 5th Floor, Call 6882200 to Register

Outstanding Non-Senior Choir Member Michael Quinn.

Patrick Gilmore Award Chelsea Carey.

Outstanding Senior Choir Members Amy Bradley and Patrick York.

John Phillip Sousa Award Brynna Kahl.

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Life is a Dance

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By Keary Speer

This past Friday marked the end of the dance school year for the dancers at “Just Gotta Dance.” They put on their 3rd annual dance recital at the North Campus Campbell County High School. Entitled, “Life is a Dance,” Director/Owner Mona Swanson opened by saying, “Whether it is a baby wiggling in its bassinette or an elderly couple rocking on their porch, ‘Life is a Dance.’” The dressing room was buzzing with little girls and some little boys overwhelmed with excitement to go on stage. The hard work they had done since fall as well as the days prior they spent at tech and dress rehearsals had them fully prepared. Volunteers were helping them into their costumes and shoes and touching up their makeup. Through all the noise and organized chaos, the volunteers did an outstanding job of making the show work. With a donation-based admission, the house was

packed with supporters for the dozens of children participating in the show. Nothing could prepare the audience for the full-on enjoyment that was to be had watching children as young as 3 years of age perform on stage. The unpredictability of the small children made for a great sense of fun. Their ability, however, was equally as impressive. There were 17 performances in all ranging all the way up to high school students. The dance styles varied with tap dance, ballet, hip hop, acro-dance, jazz, and several solo dances. This is “Just Gotta Dance’s” 3rd year in business. Their philosophy states, “…Here at Just Gotta Dance …we want ALL of our students to ‘Dance for the love of Dancing.’ It should be fun and a great learning experience. Every person is unique and will learn and progress at different rates so no one should ever compare themselves to someone else. Everybody is a star in their own way!”

Other than to cover costs of the show, the proceeds of the donations will go to their D.R.E.A.M.S., or Dance, Recreation, Exercise and Music Shared with Everyone program. This program allows the school to help many people in the community to participate in dance. Though the dance school year is complete, there are still some opportunities for children to get involved with the school in their summer activities. They are providing three week dance sessions for children of various ages. These sessions will contain a little bit of everything so the children may choose the type of dance class that they think they will enjoy most come fall registration. Fall registration and shoe fittings take place July 20th & 21st, July 28th & 29th, and August

19th through the 21st and classes start Tuesday, September 6th. Not only do they offer dance classes for children, pre-teens, and teens, but they also offer classes like Pilates for adults. For more information, visit their studio in the building adjacent to the Foothills Theatre and pick up a pamphlet with all of the necessary information or call (307) 670-9010.

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Campbell Co. Fire Dept. May 17, 2011

- At 2:39 AM to 2500 Block of Kristan Ave. for a medical assist. - At 5:21 PM to a grass fire at 208 Sequoia Drive reported by a neighbor. There was no grass fire. A person was lighting boat flares and the smoke and light was mistaken for a grass fire. The person was advised not to light any more flares in the city limits.

May 18, 2011

- At 7:08 PM to the 900 block of Mountain Meadow Lane for an EMS assist. - At 9:24 PM to the 4000 block of Collins Rd. for an unknown fire. Upon arrival firefighters found an exterior extension cord that had been arcing.

May 19, 2011

- At 8:05 AM to the 1500 block of Business Circle for a medical assist. - At 1:58 PM to 210 Bighorn Drive (Wright) for a carbon monoxide detector that was in alarm – that turned out to be a low battery alarm. - At 2:06 PM to 6501 South Douglas Highway for an arcing electrical transformer. Firefighters stood by until Powder River Energy took care of the problem.

May 20, 2011

- At 3:59 PM to the 600 block of N Hwy 1416 for a fire alarm. Upon arrival found that a pull station had shorted out do to water getting in the back side of the pull station.

May 22, 2011

- At 1:44 AM to the 600 block of Tyler Ave for a medical assist. - At 2:43 AM to the 100 block of Mesa Drive for a medical assist. - At 6:05 PM to the 2000 block of South Highway 59 for a medical assist.

May 23, 2011

- At 3:58 am to Dakota Street for a medical assist - At 2:47 pm to Sassick Avenue for a medical assist - At 3:06 pm to East Laramie Street for a medical assist - At 7:09 pm to Moran Ranch Road for a medical assist - At 7:13 pm to Carey Avenue for electrical arching on a powerline. - At 8:13 pm to Alison Avenue for a medical assist

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Public Pulse Reduce stress to see the pounds melt away By Aleania Powell-Godbold

Bold Republic Weekly To my Conspiracy Theory Friends By Glenn Woods

9/11 was an inside job and Kennedy was not killed by just one man. Airplanes do not emit contrails like spider webs across the sky but “chemical-trails,” as the government secretly sprays us with lord knows what. The Bilderbergs and the Trilateral Commission. Area 51 houses the UFO’s that crashed in Roswell in 1951. The moon landing was a hoax. A shadow government tells our puppet president, whom the American people never really elected, what to do. The list of conspiracy theories goes on longer than the space that I have for this column. You can believe them if you like. I have a few friends who spend most of their days and much of their nights following these stories on the internet. They are obsessed with them. A few of these theories might be true, however they can’t all be true. There are too many contradictions. BUT, for the sake of this argument, lets say that they’re all true. Ok then, now what my Conspiracy Theorist Friends? Just what was it that you were planning to do with this information? The internet is fat with fun-to-read conspiracy websites and blogs written by many, like you, who sit up late into the night, chatting and arguing all the while connecting shadowy dots. But, even if it were true, what good is this information? What will uncovering these diabolical plots change? My Conspiracy Theory Friends, I hate to tell you this but, you have been wasting your time. Since the beginning of human civilization to today there have been conspiracies of government against the people. Conspiracies of people against the government, conspiracies within the government and conspiracies against foreign governments, conspiracies of the people plot-

ting against the people, and conspiracies of those who wish the run the government from behind the scenes. Welcome to human history. Do you think that uncovering a few modern day plots will change human nature? But fret not, A little over two hundred years ago someone found a way to combat the endless onslaught of conspirators. Understanding history, and humanity, as they did, the founding fathers set up for us a system of government that is meant to make such plots a pointless waste of time, at best. PROPERTY RIGHTS were key to the founding father‘s plans. In a society where the government owns and/or controls the land and the resources of the land and controls business and the means of production, the people must do what they are told if they are to survive. This opens the door to corruption and conspiracies as people ﬁnd clever ways go get to the front of the line or even control the system, in order to make sure that they get more when times are good, and that they survive when times are bad. A good, present day, example of this would be North Korea, where the starving people have become slaves to the government who own and control everything. But what if the people owned and controlled the land? What if the people owned and controlled the means of production, and distribution of what is produced? What if each decision was in the hands off over 300 million individuals, and each of those individuals had a mind of their own and kicked at the idea of any politician or bureaucrat telling them what they could or could not do with their property? In such cases it is the government that has to come begging to the people for anything that they might want or need.

Who is in charge then? As for vast government conspiracies, given such a system, how much traction could any plot aimed at trying to take over and control a nation of independent thinking people who each control and decide what happens with their own lives and their property actually gain? Not much. So the goal, therefore, is not to uncover the inevitable conspiracies, which are part of human nature, but to render them irrelevant. This past November across the nation the average American citizen stood up and forced a change. It was not the “Change” that President Obama had been hoping for. It was a sweeping change from the local city level to the Federal level to rid ourselves of career politicians and bureaucrats, and replace them with the citizen government that the founding father’s had intended. In a single election we, the people, made some major changes. We still have a long way to go. This ﬁght will take many years. But we have shown that it can be done. Across the nation the people have begun the push to limit the size of government and force the return of individual and property rights. Where this has happened it is now the government who is, once again, under the thumbs of the citizens. So forget about the Bilderbergs and never mind if Bin-Laden is still alive or did he really die in Tora Bora almost ten years ago. Who shot Kennedy matters no more than who shot JR on Dallas. We need you to be on your computers preaching not of conspiracies but of limited government, capitalism, and individualism. We need you out in public searching for the average citizen who has actually run a successful business and understands how the real world works. We need to ﬁnd those who have actually read, and

have respect for the Constitution, a document that limits government. Lets get to work getting those people in charge. Please don’t misunderstand what I am saying: This will not end all conspiracies. There will always be plots, and subplots, and backroom deals with The Devil. But those things become mostly irrelevant, when the people are once again in charge.

One thing that we often do not think about when it comes to weight loss is stress. Stress can greatly affect the outcome of a weight loss program as well as many other health issues. One thing to focus on in kitchen coaching is reducing stress. Try to reduce the amount of stress in cooking, the amount of stress in thinking of what to prepare when you have little to no time, and the amount of stress in everyday life. Here are a few ideas about an exercise program so that you can reduce stress through exercise: • Jog or run! Researchers believe that jogging or running releases endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin this creates what is often referred to as a “runners high”. “Runners high” is comparable to the feeling that a person gets when they are on morphine often described as a feeling of euphoria. • Do yoga! Yoga creates a sense of calm and usually involves meditating which releases undo stress. Passive stretching in Yoga helps to release stress in the body and lets you relax. It can be a massage you give yourself. • Do Pilates! The breathing techniques in Pilates, as in yoga, help release stress and move you from a sympathetic nervous

system state to a parasympathetic nervous system state. Pilates has core building, active stretching that will leave you feeling great with more strength and flexibility. • If you cannot find the time to do hour long workouts try doing 15 minutes of exercise anytime throughout the day. Let each 15 minutes add up to 1 hour at the end of the day. Examples would be to take the stairs or park further away in the parking lot at the store. As you play with your kids run around with them or use them as weights as you pick them up to play. By the end of the day you would be surprised how much you have exercised. • If you do not have time to exercise your way to a stress-free life then try getting a massage. Studies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found that massages have biological benefits that lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and increase immunity boosting white blood cells. Whatever you do to relieve stress make it a part of your exercise program. Whether you are trying to lose the first fifteen pounds or the last fifteen pounds, try these stress reducing techniques and see the results you can get from stress reduction.

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About Nothing By Ken DeLaat

ing solo so to speak. The people I was with that day while congenial and all may have found their patience thinned by my tendency to follow some of the tangential events or encounters I tend to engage in when my interest and attention span are piqued by something unusual. My patient wife Lil has been with me long enough to either humor this pattern or take her leave telling me to call if I need a ride or bail or something. On our recent road trip I saw billboards and full page newspaper ads proclaiming the day as well as the time (6-ish I think) of the Event. I fleetingly read a few things about it and mostly tried to ignore talk show hosts and others who found what had become an easy target for humor, so I wasn’t clear on all the details. An NPR interview, however, revealed a guy who had a business involving post rapture pet care. Seriously. He claimed he had hundreds of people who had signed up and paid in advance (a wise business move on his part one would deduce) to have their animals cared for should they depart via rapture. Now this intrigued me to no end. For several reasons. My initial consideration was as to how thoughtful this was toward the pets (according to the proprietor they had contracts for everything from gerbils to llamas and beyond). I wondered had I been convinced this event was imminent if I would be so kind as to provide for my faithful dog Shotgun in some manner. You have to be pretty fond of your dog or cat or pot bellied pig to be thinking about their care following your departure in this manner. If I lived alone I would like to think someone I know would step up and take him in should an

unfortunate personal exit occur before his demise. He adores Lil and she seems fond of him so that’s kind of moot but if it was a mass exodus like the rapture and one believed he was on that train I would imagine one would think most of his loved ones would be joining him so alternative pet care would certainly be an issue. Even if you had friends who you think might lack a ticket on that train one might be reticent to express this by asking them to watch your dog implying fairly obviously your belief they would not be traveling with you. “So, I’m wondering if you’d be willing to take over the care of Fido for me?” “Why? You sick or something?” “Well, no, it’s just that the Rapture is scheduled to occur this weekend and, well, I hate to think of what’s going to become of him when I’m gone.” “Well, I guess so but…. Wait a minute. If the Rapture occurs what makes you think I’ll be here to take care of him? And what about you? Maybe it’s me that’s going and you who gets left behind.” The scenarios for such a conversation just don’t seem to be very pretty. Still there’s a piece of me that admires one who continues to plan for pets under these circumstances. It reminded me of meeting for the first time a woman named Jill at a party many years ago. Jill had a cat named Howard, a rather elegant tabby as entitled as most of his brethren and cared for in a manner that probably only served to enhance said entitlement. As I’ve noted before I tend to be a bit abrasive socially so when Jill declared; “In fact I take such special care of Howard that it’s in my will that should I

precede him in death he’ll be put to sleep because no one could possibly care for him at the same level.” I (without prior introduction I might add) butted in with “Well that being the case and you telling us no cat could ever measure up to Howard as a pet, I think it’s only appropriate that if Howard should pass away that you get put to sleep as well.” She pondered this a bit, others laughed, we ended up becoming friends (yeah, go figure). Howard actually ended up spending a week with Lil and I when Jill had an emergency trip and following her return she asked if we would be willing to take care of Howard should anything prematurely befall her. We accepted and though we never saw Howard or Jill again we were prepared to take on either one should the necessity arise. “Due to the lack of experienced trumpeters, the End of the World has been postponed for three weeks.” - Sign hung in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1970

By Nicholas DeLaat ate lies, sedition, slander, and malicious statements toward (and do not forget about the people who shoot at them, there is that too). Yet, they are the public servants that people call on at the first sign of trouble. We have educators and staff dedicating their lives to our most precious resource, children. We let them accept the responsibility of our most treasured asset with the most important instruction of their life. There is something to be said in that. There also is GIS, treasurers, board members, street sweepers, postal workers, county workers, city workers, snow plows, operators, maintenance workers, and more. I am sure that I have forgotten more, but we will be interviewing one of these many employees every week so that the entire community can know them. So that the community they serve know who is plowing that road next time we pass them at high speeds. We will understand when we get a speeding ticket because we may have to call them in our time of need. We will get out of the way of the fire trucks even though we are in a great hurry because it may be our child that may need rescuing from a burning

Dear Editor: Remember the VETERANS this weekend. You owe it to them. Jason Stringlind Editor: Well said!

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Dear Editor: I can’t believe that Mr. Hammond said that in last week’s newspaper. All stupid people are conservative? We are hard-working and treasure our values. We don’t rely on other people to hand stuff to us. If that is stupid, than I am proud to be stupid! Jane Dickenson Editor: Remember, we will print all people who have an opinion that is not a threat or a slander attack against any one person. The beautiful thing about our freedom is that we will not be killed or imprisoned for stating an opinion publicly. I love that part.

house. We will not cut off an ambulance because it may be someone we know in our tight community that is fighting death in there. We may learn to understand how hard working our public servants are and give them more respect than we currently do. We will come to understand that these people are the infrastructure of our community. It is our job to pay for it, to maintain it, but these men and women are what keep it one of the best in the Country. Many of these people are veterans still serving our community and us. This is why we are doing this interview once a week, to get to know our local public servants. Comment to the local snowplow truck driver on how he did a great job this winter. Let the GIS department know about all the hard work they have done. Thank a fireman for always being prepared. Respect the ambulance for their timely caring. Understand a police officer or deputy who risks his life every day when they have their own families scared for their family member at home. Love all these people as your public employees, your advisors, your first responders, and your friends. They all deserve it.

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If you’re reading this the rapture and subsequent activities destined to follow didn’t happen last Saturday as a group of folks who spent what can only be a boatload of money and time on promoting the demise of the world as we know it were, once again, wrong. If it had I imagine the subscription list of the Campbell County Observer would have decreased significantly. as would, one might be bold enough to presume, our staff but even so the production of a weekly newspaper, even one as renowned as the CCO, would most likely have suffered from a reduction in importance relatively speaking. The efforts of this latest ‘The World Is Coming To An End’ movement were substantial. My first encounter was with a van traveling (above the speed limit I might add) down the expressway with the date and the message written on it. I thought perhaps it was just a guy who needed a paint job and this was all they had but a conversation with an acquaintance revealed the people behind it had more than one van since his Dad had also encountered a member of the group. Later in the week I saw another van equally adorned pull up at a restaurant and the occupants emptied into the place for lunch. I pondered what might be their order (“Deep-Fried Everything. Why not? And add a large hot fudge sundae to that would you?”) while wondering about their quest, but I was with other people that day and decided against pursuing it further. This is generally a wise choice for me since I’ve tried to limit my personal explorations and the barrage of questions associated with them to times when I am fly-

Dear Editor: I strongly disagree with Joan Hammond’s letter in the May 13th edition. I do pride myself on being a “conservative”. Conservatives believe in progress, “moving forward” if you will, but not through government mandate. The independent spirit is what drives innovation and creativity, and allowing people their choice runs the free market. Trying to mandate a level playing field only stifles competition and destroys innovation and creativity. Conservatives believe a smaller government allows for the best ideas to thrive and succeed, and eliminate the unproductive, wasteful ones. This is a completely opposite belief of returning to the Stone Age. Chris Hoy Editor: I agree. Independent spirit is how our newspaper is starting. We have different concepts, different ideas, and a different way of doing things. The Result? We started with only our tax money, and are slowly turning into a successful business. What comes next, the next great idea. I only hope that government doesn’t shut them down.

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Energy Town ProRodeo heats up NE Wyoming! Great Burch bucking horses, world class ropers and rodeo royalty give new meaning to the phrase “Hot August Nights” as PRCA rodeo action returns to the Cam-plex arena on August 6th and 7th in Gillette, Wyoming. Everybody’s favorite event, the wild and woolly Mutton Bustin’ contest kicks off the fun each night followed by sizzling hot ProRodeo competition and ending up with the ever popular “2 Hot 2 Handle

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Our Roots Major General Philip Kearny By Michael Borda As the anniversary of the ending of the Civil War draws closer (June 2), it seems only fair that we stop to take a look at one of America’s bravest Civil War soldiers, Major General Philip Kearny. For those of you unaware of that name, let’s take a closer look. Philip Kearny was born in New York City in 1815. Born to a family of very high social rank, Kearny decided as a youth that he was destined to be in the military. After the death of his parents, he changed his career path to honor the wishes of his grandfather. After obtaining a law degree from Columbia College, Kearny settled down to an office job for the next part of his life. However, after inheriting a large chunk of money, he decided he wanted to change his career path and enlisted in the Army. In 1837, Philip Kearny officially became a member of the 1st U.S. Dragoons (who were commanded by Kearny’s uncle). After two years of study and work, his commanding officers saw enough potential in the young man to send him to the French Cavalry School.

Old Wyoming Folklore on Weather - Part 1 When a sow carries straw to make her bed it is a sign of cold weather and deep snow. When blackbirds bunch up early in the fall it is a sure sign that the winter will not only be severe but will begin early and last a long time. The earlier the coyotes get their winter coat and the thicker it is, the longer and harder will be the winter. When the domestic animals get an unusually thick coat early in the fall and it stands on the end and looks like fur, watch out for a long, hard winter. Some years hordes of robins come in the basin for a few days in the fall after most of the summer robins are gone. They make a brief visit and then they too are gone. This means that it is time to get ready early for winter. It will be a long hard one. A week after the antelope start herding together there will be snow and wind. When the leaves turn brown and the trees get bare and gray early in the fall it is another sure sign of an early winter. When the mice and the pack rats persist in moving in and establishing winter quarters, the old timers say they sure know that a long, hard winter is coming. Another sign that never fails, they claim, is the date when the ground squirrels hole up. If earlier than usual, an early and se-

vere winter may be expected. But if now and then one is seen throughout the fall, the winter will be light because the squirrels always know. When the wild geese pause but briefly during their fall migration to the south the old timers shake their heads and say that the birds know when a hard winter is coming. But if the geese stay for months and play around as if carefree and happy then the wise old ones smile and prophesy a nice, mild winter of short duration. Coyotes howling in the daytime or early evening means a storm that night. If the cattle are lowing more than usual it is a sign of a storm. If the cattle are very frolicsome it is a sign of a storm. If range stock scatter out over the range from shelter early in the morning, however, it is a sign of good weather. Horses running about the pasture, cattle trailing in a long, slow file, dogs or cats eating grass during the day, or roosters crowing during the day all indicate an approaching storm. A peculiar wailing of the wind in the chimney indicates snow. When the Great Horned owls hoot in the woods they prophesize snow. When “sun dogs” or northern lights appear in the sky they foretell snow and cold weather.

Becoming an officer in one of the French Army’s most honored regiments. Much like in America, Kearny quickly developed a reputation for bravery. In his first battle, he fought with such ferocity that he was nicknamed “Kearny the Magnificent.” Upon returning from France, Kearny fought in multiple locations, including the frontier on the Oregon Trail, and the MexicanAmerican War, where an injury left him without his left arm. The injury took a great toll on Kearny. In his opinion, it was the reason he would frequently be passed over for promotions and rank increases. He eventually took his considerable military knowledge overseas, advising and fighting for the French under Emperor Napoleon III. However, when the Civil War broke out in 1861, Kearny knew it was his duty to return to his country and fight. Commanding the First New Jersey Brigade, he quickly earned the respect of his troops with his discipline and attention to detail. His first major battle as a commander in the War was at the Battle of

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Glendale, where his troops helped provide the Union side with a victory. His legendary heroism ended, however, early in the War. During the Battle of Chantilly, Kearny took it upon himself to determine how the size of a break in the Union line. Riding into a fierce thunderstorm, then one-armed Kearny was met with an ambush of Confederate soldiers. Asked to surrender, Kearny instead took up his horse and tried to ride back to his men. During his escape, he was shot dead with a bullet to his spine. Even the Confederate officers knew Kearny’s reputation, returning his body to the Union for proper burial. Major General Philip Kearny was buried in New York after his death, and later moved to Arlington National Cemetery, where his body remains today under a statue of him at his most glorious, riding his horse. Although a Civil War hero, Kearny was much more. A war hero in all that he did, Kearny proved that even with a disability, the true spirit of a man decides his honor and reputation.

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