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Northeast Wyoming Bird Hunting Seasons s big game seasons wind down in northeast Wyoming, it will be time for hunters to take advantage of some game bird hunting opportunities. Many upland bird, duck, and goose seasons provide an opportunity for bird hunters in northeast Wyoming. Pheasant season will open Saturday, Nov. 2, in hunt areas 1 and 11 in the Sheridan Region and will close Dec. 31, 2013. Pheasant hunters, including pioneer and youth under 14 years of age, are reminded that a pheasant special management permit is required to hunt on all state lands in Johnson and Sheridan counties as well as Walk-In Areas in Sheridan, Johnson and Campbell Counties, and the Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA). The $12.50 stamp is available at license agents and the Sheridan regional office. Don’t forget to leave a feathered head, feathered wing, or foot attached to harvested pheasants while in the field and during transportation. These regulations are enforced to identify rooster pheasants. Check 2013 regulations for information about pheasant hunting limitations and hunt area boundaries. Pheasant hunters must have a bird license if 14 years of age or older, conservation stamp, and hunter education certificate if born after 1965. Hunters may hunt without a hunter education certificate for one year if hunting with a hunter mentor (with the proper mentor permit). For more information about the hunter mentor program, go to the Wyoming Game and Fish website at wgfd.wyo. gov. Wearing fluorescent orange clothing while hunting game birds is rec-
ommended as a safety measure and is required when hunting pheasants on a Wyoming Game and Fish Department WHMA. Sheridan bird farm workers will release pheasants on Walk-In Areas, the Bud Love WHMA, and state land where hunters have access in order to supplement wild populations. Other 2013 upland bird hunting opportunities in northeast Wyoming include wild turkey in Sheridan, Johnson, and Campbell Counties (Oct. 1 Dec. 31), sharp-tailed grouse (Sept. 1 - Dec. 31), chukar and gray partridge (Oct. 1 – Jan. 31, 2014), as well ruffed and blue grouse (Sept. 1 - Nov. 30). Hunters should check out the Walk-In Areas available in northeast Wyoming. A Walk-In Area is a tract of private land on which the Game and Fish Department has leased specific rights for public hunting. A participating landowner receives a monetary incentive based on the number of deeded acres enrolled in the program. As the name states, public access to Walk-In Areas is restricted to foot traffic only. All Walk-In Areas have signs posted to mark their boundaries. The Walk-In Areas can be located by using maps found on the Wyoming Game and Fish website. A Walk-In Area has specific species that can be hunted and many have open dates different than the general season, so hunters need to check the atlas and follow regulations for each species concerning season dates and bag limits. For example, if a Walk-In Area opens September 1 and pheasant season opens Nov. 2, hunters must wait until Nov. 2 to hunt pheasants. Be sure to check the Walk-In Area open dates, which are
also listed in the atlas. The areas are made possible, in part, by contributions to the AccessYes program. Hunters and anglers have the opportunity to donate to this program when they purchase a license. For every dollar donated about 4 acres of access is obtained. All dollars donated to the program go towards purchasing access. Future success of the Walk-In program depends on hunters donating, following regulations, and respecting private property. The season for ducks, coots, and dark geese provides additional opportunity. Northeast Wyoming is in the Central Flyway, Zone C2, for waterfowl regulations. Remember to use only non-toxic shot while hunting waterfowl. Check 2013 late migratory game bird hunting regulations for waterfowl season and limit information. If you are going to hunt waterfowl, remember to buy a federal duck stamp. Duck stamps are available from the post office and some retail stores. A national migratory bird harvest information program (HIP) permit can obtained for free through the Game and Fish web site. All migratory game bird (doves, ducks, geese, mergansers, coots, rails, cranes, and snipe) hunters are required to have a HIP permit. Check regulations for bag limits, season dates, and shooting hours. Have a good time hunting birds in northeast Wyoming this year. Follow the regulations, respect private lands, and hunt safely. Bird hunting provides an excellent opportunity to take a young person hunting.
Board of Trustees Turns to Second Low Bidder for LTC Facility The Campbell County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) Board of Trustees voted last night to negotiate a contract with Ascent Construction for construction of the new Long Term Care facility. The vote was unanimous, with Trustees Dr. Sara Hartsaw and Randy Hite excused and not in attendance. The original bid was awarded to AP Wyoming/S & S Builders in July 2013, with the intent to begin construction in late August. Prolonged contract negotiations delayed the start of construction by over two months, and no contract has been signed. “Both parties worked on the agreement with the best of intentions,” said CEO Andy Fitzgerald. “This project has such strategic importance to
CCMH that Administration recommended to the Board that we end negotiations with AP and move in a different direction.” Ascent’s original bid for the project was a GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) of $31,525,000, approximately $500,000 higher than the low bid from AP Wyoming. The new contract will be negotiated at a GMP of $31,600,000. The changes include a deduction for civil engineering fees, and addition of reimbursables to the architects and permitting costs. “Ascent has assured us that they can meet their construction timeline of 15 ½ months,” said Carl Sorenson, VP of Facilities and Plant Operations. “If we move forward with Ascent we can potentially begin construction the
first week of November.” Ascent Construction is based in Centerville, Utah and is one of Utah’s top 10 general contractors. “Ascent Construction is excited to be selected by the Campbell County Memorial Hospital Board and Executive Staff to construct the new Pioneer Manor long-term care facility,” said Brad Knowlton, President of Ascent. “This will be a beautiful facility designed by Lantz-Boggio Architects. After seven years of planning by so many people, it will truly be an honor to make this facility a reality for the seniors of Campbell County. We are grateful for the opportunity and for the trust, confidence and support shown by the Hospital Board.”
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In My Garden... By Kathy Hall Campbell County Master Gardener khgardenhelp@gmail.com ith the snow flying and the wind howling, my gardening season is over. Well, maybe not! Can you grow vegetables indoors? I am sure going to give it a try. I have always grown herbs on my window sill and often by this time of year a turnover in the plants is required. (Yes, mainly due to neglect through the summer.) Several tough varieties have survived my neglect; garlic chives, sage, several varieties of parsley, and marjoram are still growing happily but a new round of rosemary, oregano, chives, thyme and basil are sprouting as I write. Growing herbs through the winter can seem like a daunting task but with a little care success is within reach. A very bright windowsill and even some supplemental lighting might be required during the darkest days of winter. Be cautious of the chill they might receive from the glass also as this can quickly kill or damage most plants. If you have a tabletop with a bright light you can place a few inches above the plants this will solve the light and cold problems. The lamp needs to be turned on for 12-14 hours a day so be sure it is somewhere that will not cause an issue. I used to have my seed start shelves neatly tucked into my guest room but visitors seemed to take offense at the full bank of bright lights that popped on at 5am each morning
and the humid greenhouse atmosphere. So now the kitchen is home to my shelves. Growing a full complement of herbs can add a wonderful fresh touch to all your winter cooking or growing just your favorites to help manage your gardening itch through the long winter months might be just the ticket to your sanity but me…my itch is a bit larger and my sanity teeters on the edge! My cure, veggies! Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and cucumbers are on my list for winter indoor cultivation. Will they grow? With some effort I don’t see why not. The main limitations for growing indoors in the winter are space (plant size) and light. With all the miniature varieties out there the plant size is the easiest to solve. With a quick search of the internet I discovered numerous varieties of tomato plants that remain between 1 and 2 feet tall. Peppers and eggplant can be managed to about that same height and the cucumber ‘bush’ varieties will remain a bit more manageable in size if I allow it to grow vertically. Whew! All my problems solved… or not. Light will be a determining factor in the success of your indoor garden. Even with a bright window or sunroom the short winter days will affect your plants drastically. Not enough light equals no or limit growth and no production. Supple-
mental lighting is a must. I just happen to have a large seed start shelving system that sits vacant for much of the year with banks of lights that can be raised and lowered to match the plants size and a wonderful timer to turn it all on and off. I see no reason not to succeed! This winter will be one big experiment for me and I hope to be enjoying the fruits of my labors sometime after the first of the year. Seedlings are already growing! As my indoor garden gets established, I will be adding a few other touches to round out my growing urge. Lettuce and spinach are easily started in trays and yield tasty salads of baby greens quickly. I do start a new tray monthly, so as one set wears out, a new one is coming on strong. This year, I might also add round carrots and radishes to my salad shelf for a little pizazz in my winter salads; and turnips…a possibility as well. Even with old man winter knocking on my door the garden must continue! How about you? Is a little indoor veggie experimentation on your agenda? Happy gardening everyone!
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First Season Under New Aquatic Invasive Species Boat Inspection yoming’s fourth boating season following passage of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) legislation in 2010 was deemed a success based on the numbers of boats inspected, AIS decal sales, and overall awareness and cooperation from boaters. During the April through September season, AIS personnel had conducted over 38,800 watercraft inspections in Wyoming, with most taking place at various ports of entry in the state. In addition, inspections were conducted at more than 26 waters as well as Game and Fish regional offices. Private locations also conducted inspections in 2013, primarily in early spring and fall when Game and Fish check stations are not open. About 20,900 different boaters were contacted during 2013. Of the watercraft inspected, more than 60 percent involved watercraft registered in states other than Wyoming. According to AIS coordinator Beth Bear, the majority were standard inspections, but there were a greater number of high risk inspections and decontamination’s than in previous years. “We had 1,404 inspections that were high risk and
of those 543 resulted in decontamination’s,” said Bear. “There were 14 watercraft where we confirmed invasive mussels. On one watercraft the mussels were determined to be living and still potentially viable, so the watercraft was held out of water for several days to allow for desiccation of the mussels before decontamination.” Ports of entry with the most inspections were I-80 at Evanston with 6,353 inspections; I-25 near Cheyenne with 4,746 inspections; Alpine Port of Entry, (4,563); Thayne Re st Area (1,505); and Laramie Port of Entry, (1,256). Waters where most inspections were conducted include Flaming Gorge Reservoir (over 6,000), Jackson Lake (1,800), Keyhole Reservoir (1,300), and Glendo Reservoir (800). Boaters came from many waters in different states where AIS is prevalent. Over 1,400 inspections were conducted on watercraft that were last used on a water infested with zebra or quagga mussels and the majority of those had been at that infested water within the last month. Inspections at individual waters were not as prevalent in 2013 due to the emphasis on inspecting watercraft entering the state. That
makes it particularly important for resident boaters to always remember to Drain Clean and Dry their watercraft prior to boating each and every time. “As with last year, boaters were very cooperative when getting their watercraft inspected,” said Bear. “Overall, things went very smoothly and even during the busy holiday boating weekends, delays were minimal,” Bear continued. “Boaters understand that although the inspection process may delay them a few minutes, it is well worth it to keep Wyoming’s waters free from invasive species so that everyone can enjoy boating and angling into the future. More boaters are arriving at inspection stations and have followed the Drain, Clean and Dry process which greatly reduces the time needed for inspection.” All watercraft, including non-motorized craft such as kayaks and canoes, must have an AIS decal before launching in Wyoming. Purchase of the required AIS decal went well with more than 42,500 decals issued. “Boaters seem to appreciate the fact that we now have a 3-year decal for Wyoming registered watercraft so they don’t have to worry about getting a new decal
each year,” Bear said. All decal revenue goes directly towards funding the AIS program. Game and Fish license fees are not used on the AIS program which is solely funded by decal fees and legislative appropriations. Game and Fish watercraft check stations are now closed for the season. The mandatory inspection requirement is in effect from April through November each year. At all other times, an inspection is required if a watercraft has been on an infested water. Boaters can find information on alternate inspection locations including Game and Fish offices and private locations at: http://wgfd. w y o . g o v / w e b 2 0 11 / f i s h ing-1001292.aspx. Boaters are encouraged to follow the Drain, Clean, and Dry protocol each and every time they launch, even when an inspection station is not present at the water. Additional information on AIS is on the Game and Fish website wgfd.wyo.gov/ AIS.
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treats, Mrs. Freshley’s is offering semi-homemade recipes using their snack cakes. Bake up something warm during cooler months with delicious dessert recipes such as Honey Bun Bread Pudding. Ingredients • 4 Mrs. Freshley’s Honey Buns • 2 cups milk • 2 eggs, beaten • 3 tablespoons brown sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon Directions • Cut Mrs. Freshley’s Honey Buns into bite size pieces. • Place honey bun pieces in greased 2-quart baking dish. • Beat milk, eggs, sugar, and vanilla in small bowl. • Pour egg mixture over honey buns and sprinkle with cinnamon. • Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-40 minutes, or until golden brown.
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Are You Financially Prepared for Parenthood? Submitted by StatePoint Media he cost of raising a child is on the rise, according to the “2013 U.S. Cost of Raising a Child” report, conducted by BabyCenter.com, the number one pregnancy and parenting mobile and web destination worldwide. The report finds that parents spend an average of $13,000 annually on their kids. And while about two-thirds of moms feel that parents are spending too much, the vast majority of them are very optimistic about their future -- the number of moms worried about having enough money to raise their children has declined approximately 10 percent in the last year. “Children are expensive, but couples
aren’t letting that hold them back from starting a family,” says Carmen Wong Ulrich, a BabyCenter.com financial expert. “They’re exploring different ways of saving, such as moving back in with their parents or accepting money from in-laws. These can be good short-term solutions for couples getting started.” To gain insight into their finances and take steps toward financial independence, parents can use a free budgeting tool, such as BabyCenter.com’s Cost Calculator. More information about the “Cost of Raising a Child” report is available at www.BabyCenter.com/child-cost.
Spring Internship Opportunities for Sen. Enzi U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging college students and graduates to apply for an internship in his Washington, D.C. office this spring. The deadline for applications is November 14. The internship offers experience in the direct operations of our nation’s government. Interns have the ability to network, develop job skills and gain knowledge to further their education and future career choices, according to Enzi. “An internship in my office is rich with opportunity and provides students with firsthand knowledge and experience,” Enzi said. “Interns are an important part of the office. They also have the chance to meet some remarkable people, work on projects and experience the dynamic of living in Washington, D.C.” Typical intern duties include giving Wyoming constituents Capitol tours and conducting research for legislative aides, in addition to administrative and clerical tasks. Interns also have the opportunity
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Wyoming Hay Producers Win Big Once Again
or the ninth year in a row, Wyoming producers have won or placed extremely high in the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. The World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl provides forage growers from across the United States and Canada an opportunity to vie for forage awards by entering their high quality samples in a dairy or commercial division. Six Wyoming producers competed in the Commercial Hay Division
and four producers from the state competed in the Grass/Hay Division. Kellie Hinman of Hardrock Farms from Wheatland, Wyo., was the winner of the Quality Counts category. In the Commercial Hay Division, David Hinman of Hardrock Farms from Wheatland, Wyo., took grand champion. Kellie Hinman with Lazy 2K Livestock in Wheatland, Wyo., was second. Harlan Fegler of Araphahoe, Wyo., came in third; Baumgartner Properties of Yoder,
Wyo., placed sixth; Harvey Farm of Riverton, Wyo., was 14th; and David Hinman placed 16th. There were 20 samples from around the country competing for winning titles in this division. In the Grass/Hay Division, Gerry Danko of Powell, Wyo., came in second. Anderson Livestock of Pine Bluffs, Wyo., was third; Hardrock Farms was eighth and Lazy 2K Livestock was 10th. There were 23 total hay samples that competed in this category. Hardrock Farms from Wheatland,
Wyo., placed second in the Baleage Division, which had 10 entries. “In addition to the international interest for our Wyoming premium alfalfa from numerous Asian representatives, we had an interest from out-of-state dairy producers looking for hay,” stated Donn Randall, Wyoming Business Council’s crop and forage program manager. “We experienced an increase in interest from progressive Minnesota and Wisconsin dairy producers who visited our hay tent looking for forage for their dairies because their
alfalfa production was lost due to a severe winter freezing. The World Dairy Expo continues to offer our Wyoming forage producers an excellent opportunity to market their alfalfa.” Wyoming’s entries to the Superbowl were selected by having the top relative feed value at the Wyoming State Fair Hay Show. Those samples had entry fees and any necessary shipping required to send samples to the Superbowl paid for by the Wyoming Business Council’s Agribusiness Division.
Dates Set For Special Sale of Bred Replacement Heifers
The Wyoming Premium Heifer program will hold a special sale for bred and replacement heifers on November 20, with another sale in January 2014. The November 20 sale will be held via internet video, through Cattle USA at www.cattleusa.com. The sale will be managed by Buffalo Livestock Auction starting at 1
p.m. (MST). Buyers may register at Cattle USA or call the auction market. The January sale will be managed by Superior Livestock Auction. The Wyoming Premium Heifer Program, a joint venture with the University of Wyoming’s Animal Science Department and the Wyoming Business Council’s Agri-
business Division, is designed to develop and market bred and replacement heifer calves that are certified under a standard set of guidelines. All certified heifers are required to have an official program tag. “This program has some of the best replacement females the state of Wyoming has to offer,”
said John Henn, livestock and meat marketing program manager at the Business Council. “Producers certifying heifers in this program see the added value of the alternative market it can provide for their cattle, and it also enables them to reach out of state markets. Cow-calf producers throughout the country looking to source qual-
ity replacement heifers that have been managed according to a set protocol will find this offering exceptional.” Potential buyers may view the certified cattle listing and program guidelines on the Wyoming Beef Cattle List atwww.wyobeef.com or call Henn at 307.777.2847 for more information on the program.
What’s Going On? Friday, November 1, 2013
-AA Midday Serenity Group 2910 S. Douglas 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 2910 S. Douglas Hwy 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 2910 S. Douglas Hwy 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 2910 S. Douglas Hwy 8pm -AA Last Call Group 10pm -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -Wright Alcoholics Anonymous at Park Community Center 6:30 p.m. -AVA Community Center Featuring Letty Jones for the Month -“Dia De Los Muetos” Miniature Auction & Dinner AVA Community Center 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. - Gillette Gun Club Banquet at CamPlex Wyo Center Equality Hall 5:00pm – 11:59pm - Campbell County Chamber Annual Awards Banquet at Cam-Plex -Energy Hall 6 p.m. -Facelift at Jake’s Tavern
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-Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 12 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 5:30 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 8 p.m. -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -Sage Hopper Radio Control Flying Club at Flying Field on Boxelder Road ( east past Cam-Plex, Fox Park, and the Equestrian Center) 12 p.m. Free introductory flights for anyone who wants to try radio-controlled flight. For Details Call Bob at 299-8149 - Ribbon Cutting: CherryBerry SelfServe Yogurt Bar 1103 E. Boxelder Rd., Ste. H 11a.m. -CCHS Musical at CCHS Auditorium 7 p.m. -Van Gogh Kiddos at AVA Community Center 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. -Barrels & Poles - Pro Jackpots at Cam-Plex East Pavilion 9am – 6pm -Teen Dungeons and Dragons at C.C. Public Library 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. -Wii Play at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. -Teen Open Pay Gaming at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. -Facelift at Jake’s Tavern
Sunday, November 3, 2013
-AA Morning Spiritual Group 10:15 a.m. -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -Gillette Weight Loss Surgery Support Group at County Memorial Hospital at 5th floor of Campbell Classrooms 1 and 2 6:30 p.m.
Monday, November 4, 2013
-AA Out to Lunch Bunch 1302 Butcher Court Jacob’s Touch Cabinetry 12 p.m. -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -Al-Anon at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 8 p.m. -A.M. Lion’s Club Perkin’s Restaurant 7 a.m. -Overeater’s Anonymous 1302 Butcher Court Jacob’s Touch Cabinetry 7 p.m. -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -Gillette High School Rodeo Club Recreation Center Powdwe River Room 7 p.m. -Meadowlark 5th & 6th Grade Music Program at CCHS Auditorium 6:30 p.m. -Cottonwood Elementary 1st & 2nd Grade Music Program at Cottonwood Elementary Gym 7 p.m. -Teen Dungeons and Dragons at C.C. Public Library 4p.m. – 6 p.m.
COMMUNITY
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
-Al-Anon at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 8 p.m. -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -Gillette Rotary Club at Tower’s West Lodge 6 p.m. -Buffalo Ridge 4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Music Program at CCHS Auditorium 6:30 p.m. -Kids Storytime at C.C. Library 10:30 -Teen Club Card at C.C. Library 4 p.m. -Adult Amine Club (Age 18+) at C.C. Library 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
-AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch 1302 Butcher Court Jacob’s Touch Cabinetry 12 p.m. -AA Happy Hour Group 2910 S. Douglas Hwy 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -Gillette Noon Lions Club at Tower’s West Lodge 12 p.m. -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -Gambler’s Anonymous 900 Butler Spaeth Rd. Newell Hall 7 p.m. -Early Release Board Game Mania AVA Community Center 2 p.m. -Speaker Dr. Todd Surovell at Pumpkin Buttes Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society Meeting at CCPL 7 p.m. -Artist Reception - Chris Amend “Tales Waiting to be Told” at Cam-Plex Heritage Center Gallery 5 p.m. -Play - The Joy Luck Club at Cam-plex - Heritage Center 7pm – 9pm
Thursday, November 7, 2013
-AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -Alcoholics Anonymous at the Vineyard 585 Westside Drive 7:30 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 6:30 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 8 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous at 7th and Kendrick 8 p.m. -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -TOPS 104 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 1000 Commache Ave. 9:30 a.m. -TOPS 285 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 9:45 a.m. -Grief Share Support Group at 631 N. Commercial Drive 10 a.m. For details call Don Wright 682-9553 -Gillette Energy Rotary Club at Tower’s West Lodge 12 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 8 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous at 7th and Kendrick 8 p.m. -Peer Players: A Group for Teens 910 E. Third St. ,Suite I Call 686-8071 for Details -Gillette Kiawanis at 1st Interstate Bank Back Entrance 6 p.m. -Epilepsy Support Group at C.C.P.L. 7 p.m.
Friday, November 8, 2013
-AA Midday Serenity Group 2910 S. Douglas 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 2910 S. Douglas Hwy 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 2910 S. Douglas Hwy 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 2910 S. Douglas Hwy 8pm -AA Last Call Group 10pm -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -Wright Alcoholics Anonymous at Park Community Center 6:30 p.m. -American Legion Friday Night Dinner 200 Rockpile Blvd. 7 p.m. -AVA Community Center Featuring Letty Jones for the Month
-Little Tikes at the AVA Community Center 10 a.m. -Uncorked! With Irene Daly at the AVA Community Center 7 p.m. - Rotary Cajun Night at Cam-Plex Energy Hall 6pm – 10pm -Whisky 18 at Jake’s Tavern
Saturday, November 9, 2013
-Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 5:30 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 6:45 p.m. -Alcoholics Anonymous 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. 8 p.m. -Serenity Seekers of Narcotics Anonymous at 2000 W. Lakeway Rd. 7 p.m. -PALS (People Actively Living Single) at Village Inn 10:30 a.m. -Teen Dungeons and Dragons at C.C. Public Library 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. -Wii Play at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. -Teen Open Pay Gaming at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. -This Little Piggy at the AVA Community Center 12 p.m. -Stock Dog Trials at Cam-Plex Barn 3 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. - SD Rancher Relief Auction at CamPlex Central Pavilion 5pm – 11pm -Whisky 18 at Jake’s Tavern
Sunday, November 10, 2013
-AA Morning Spiritual Group 10:15 a.m.
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GOVERNMENT Monday, November 4, 2013
-City Council Meeting City Hall 7 p.m. - Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee at The Inn in Lander, Wyoming 8 a.m.
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-City/County/Town of Wright Luncheon 2nd Floor Community Room -Mayor’s Art Council Meeting at City Hall - 3rd Floor Conference Room 5 p.m. -Commissioners Meeting in Chambers 9 a.m. -County/Town of Wright Dinner at Open Range Steakhouse 6:00pm – 7:30pm -City Council Meeting City Hall 7 p.m. - Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee at The Inn in Lander, Wyoming 8 a.m.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
-Joint Powers Lodging Tax Board Wright Town Council Chambers 2 p.m. -Committee on Health Benefit Exchanges at The Best Western Inn in Lander, Wyoming 8 a.m. -Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Workshop at 2211 King Blvd. in Casper, Wyoming 1:30 p.m.
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-Joint Judiciary Interim Committee at University of Wyoming College of Law, Room 178 Laramie, Wyoming 8 a.m. -WY Water Development Commission/Select Water Committee Joint Meeting Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission at 2211 King Blvd. in Casper, Wyoming 8:30 a.m.
Friday, November 8, 2013
-Joint Judiciary Interim Committee at University of Wyoming College of Law, Room 178 Laramie, Wyoming 8 a.m. -WY Water Development Commission/Select Water Committee Joint Meeting Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission at 2211 King Blvd. in Casper, Wyoming 8:30 a.m.
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Deadline Approaching to Apply for Daniels Scholarship ollege-bound high school seniors in Wyoming are encouraged to apply for the Daniels Scholarship Program before the Nov. 15 deadline by visiting www.DanielsFund.org The Daniels Scholarship Program seeks out promising students who demonstrate
strength of character, leadership potential, academic performance or promise, a well-rounded personality, and the potential to contribute to their community. Daniels Scholars may attend any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States and the program covers the ex-
penses that remain after all other scholarships and financial aid have been applied. It is a fouryear scholarship and funding covers all or part of a student’s required college expenses such as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other educational expenses.
Students also receive a laptop computer. “We provide Daniels Scholars with resources, encouragement, and support far beyond financial assistance to help them earn a college degree,” explained Linda Childears, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund. “We pro-
vide personal and professional development through leadership programs, and networking opportunities to help them succeed and thrive in life.” Visit www.danielsfund.org for more information.
Governor Points to Broadband as a Bridge to the Future Governor Matt Mead is hosting the second annual Wyoming Broadband Summit today in Cheyenne. The event brings together leaders from the technology sector in Wyoming to discuss opportunities and challenges in the industry. This year Wyoming has seen incredible
growth in broadband connectivity with access to Ethernet internet in the state’s schools increasing by 700 percent. “Thanks to a public-private partnership we have improved internet access significantly, but we have more to do. One project I support is constructing a unified
network. This should improve internet speeds and reliability for Wyoming schools, which in turns creates more access points for private industry. I will ask the Legislature to fund this project, but I need the support of those in the tech sector,” Governor Mead said. He also complimented the
tech sector for being trail blazers. “You are innovators. You recognize that the future has not been built here and that the possibilities here are endless.” The summit is co-sponsored by the Wyoming Business Council, LINK Wyoming and the State of Wyoming. This year’s summit
UW Researchers to Participate in Study of Lake Ontario’s Heavy Snowfall The University of Wyoming’s Department of Atmospheric Science will be part of a study to better understand why so much lake-effect snow falls on the shores of Lake Ontario in northern New York state each winter. Bart Geerts, a UW professor of atmospheric science, is one of the lead investigators in the Ontario LakeEffect Systems (OWLeS) project. OWLeS is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is a collaborative effort among nine universities and one nonprofit organization. In addition to UW, participating scientists and students will be represented from the University of Illinois, University of Utah, State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego, SUNY Albany, Hobart College, William Smith College, Millersville University, Penn State University, the University of Alabama and the Center for Severe Weather Research. The Wyoming King Air, UW’s research aircraft, and the Doppler on Wheels (DOW) Mobile Radars, owned by the Center for Severe Weather Research, will be used to help study the dynamics of lake-effect snowstorms in detail during the OWLeS project, which
will be conducted in December and January 2014. The King Air includes radar and LIDAR instruments. LIDAR, an acronym for light detection and ranging, is an optic remote sensing technology that can detect and measure cloud droplets in the atmosphere. Snow is detected by radar. “There are some similarities of snowfall over an open lake, such as Lake Ontario, and snowfall over the mountains of Wyoming,” Geerts says. “In both cases, snowfall is often convective and snowfall tends to be heavy locally.” While lake-effect snow is common over several of the Great Lakes and their bordering states, the region of New York state adjacent to Lake Ontario receives average annual snowfall amounts of more than 100 inches. Certain locations, such as the Tug Hill Plateau, receive upward of 250 inches of snow a year. The Tug Hill region is located just east of Lake Ontario. Scientists will investigate a number of key factors, including how the local terrain influences the strength and longevity of these systems; how and when lightning occurs; determining what environmental factors lead to the greatest amount
of snowfall; and what processes and interactions are essential to capture in the numerical models to accurately forecast snow events. “How do lake-effect snow bands from upstream (Lake Huron) affect snow bands over Lake Ontario? Why do some of the snow bands seem persistent far over the land when they are far from the lake?” Geerts says. “Why is it that some bands produce heavy snowfall, even lightning?” The projects’s origins trace back five years, when Geerts discussed the research with scientists at SUNY Oswego who were aware of UW King Air’s capabilities. “The King Air is a national facility. It can be requested by anyone,” Geerts says of the aircraft that receives base support of $1.6 million annually from NSF. “The research aircraft can be viewed as a small business with activities anywhere in the U.S. and internationally. We can operate anywhere NSF supports the research.” As a result, Geerts submitted a proposal to NSF in 2009. However, NSF wanted to first conduct the research as a small pilot project without the use of King Air, Geerts says. That
pilot project occurred during 2010-11. Based on observations made from the pilot project, NSF then encouraged UW to submit a series of proposals, including one focused on using the King Air for the OWLeS project. Geerts plans to be on site for most or all of the 43 days of the research project. He co-chairs the project with David Kristovich, an adjunct associate professor and senior scientist in University of Illinois’ Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Approximately 10 faculty members from UW’s Department of Atmospheric Science will participate in the project, Geerts says. Geerts expects the research will provide insights into how to better monitor and predict snowstorms, not just over the Great Lakes, but also in Wyoming and elsewhere. For more information about the OWLeS project, go to http://www.eol.ucar. edu/projects/owles/.
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Wyoming Pheasant Stocking Very Similar to Last Year Pheasant stocking in north-central Wyoming will be basically the same as last year and southeast Wyoming will have one less walk-in area stocked but expanded hunting on the Springer/Bump Sullivan Wildlife Management Habitat Area. The only walk-in areas in southeast Wyoming to be stocked with pheasants this fall are 29 and 63 in Goshen County. Area 19 in Goshen County will not be stocked this year and like last year, no pheasants will be stocked in Laramie or Platte counties due to lack of cover. Pheasants will be stocked at least twice a week at the Springer/Bump Sullivan WHMA (Hunt Area 8) near Yoder during the general season, which was extended this year to Nov. 2 – 21. The Table Mountain WHMA south of Huntley will also be stocked twice a week through November. The stocking plan for pheasants from the Sheridan Bird Farm is the same as past years. Weather permitting, the Yellowtail WHMA (Hunt Area 5) near Lovell will be stocked twice a week through the week of Christmas and the Ocean Lake and Sand Mesa WHMAs (Hunt Area 2) near Riverton will be stocked twice a week through the first week in December. Check http://wgfd.
wyo.gov/web2011/hunting-1000937.aspx for current info about pheasant stocking in these areas. Walk-in areas will be stocked in Campbell County (No. 2), Johnson County (Nos. 9, 11) and Sheridan County (Nos. 1,2,3,4,5 and 6). Plus, in the Sheridan-Buffalo area, the Bob Ruby Rock Creek and Buffalo Run state land areas, Bud Love WHMA, Welch Bureau of Land Management area and Fort Phil Kearny Hunter Management Area will also be stocked. Weather permitting, these walk-in and other areas in the Sheridan-Buffalo area will be stocked once a week through November and possibly longer depending on the supply of birds. Hunters can contact the Sheridan Game and Fish Office for the specific locations of these release areas. Hunters, regardless of age, are reminded to purchase the Pheasant Special Management Permit to hunt pheasants on walk-in and habitat areas. Hunters are reminded to please read the 2013 pheasant hunting regulations before going afield Hunters are cautioned if they follow the stocking truck, the driver will likely return to the bird farm and not release the birds until a later date. (Contact: Jeff Obrecht (307) 777-4532)
You’re invited to Celebrate “VETERANS DAY PARADE” Monday, November 11th 2013 Parade starts @ 1:00 PM (Lineup starts @12:00 PM)
Entry forms are available at: The American Legion (200 Rockpile) http://www.wydept.vcn.com/ Entry Deadline November 6th 2013
(Return all entry forms to the American Legion Club) or E-Mail to charkirkend@gmail.com or emariecoleman@hotmail.com
Construction Updates
4J Road (lane closures)
There will be intermittent lane closures of the western southbound lane and/ or the eastern northbound lane of 4J Road near the 4J Road/Boxelder Road intersection from Tuesday, October 29th through Tuesday, November 26th. The eastern northbound lane will be closed over night during some periods. This work is for the Boxelder Road Extension Phase II-B
project and is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax. The Sheriff’s Office will be accessible via Boxelder Road on Halloween Night - Happy Trick or Treating! The Police Department will also be handing out candy at City Hall (201 E. 5th Street) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bay Avenue Bay Avenue beginning at the intersection of Echeta Road heading south ap-
proximately 300’ will be closed from Saturday, October 26th through Friday, November 1st. The intersection of Echeta Road and Bay Avenue will be closed to through traffic. This closure is to install curb & gutter and asphalt paving. The is work is for the 2012 Water & Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement Project and is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.
Information call:
Char @ 660-8296, Marie @ 660-1315, Carol @ 680-1644, Nene @ 680-8081, Sandie @ 680-2982, Bill @ 660-1155, Paul @ 682-2769, Wanda @ 682-2933
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MOMIX BOTANICA at CAM-PLEX Heritage Center
lease join the CAMPLEX Heritage Center staff for the presentation of MOMIX BOTANICA on Sunday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. With an eclectic score ranging from birdsong to Vivaldi, BOTANICA reveals nature’s changing imagery. An herbal remedy and natural aphrodisiac, BOTANICA shows off the endlessly renewable energy of the superb MOMIX performers, with costumes, projections, and custom-made props and puppetry adding an extra dose of fantast to the elixir. This is dance at its most organic and inventive. The seasons will never be the same. For more information on this show visit www.momix.com. Reserved seating tickets are only $15 for youth/ senior/ military, $20 adults. For more information, contact the CAM-PLEX Ticket Office at 307-682-8802 or visit our website at www. cam-plex.com.
November 1 - 8, 2013
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (CenturyLink) has filed for authority to enter into an Unbundled Network Elements, Ancillary Services and Resale of Telecommunications Services Interconnection Agreement with TeleQuality Communications, Inc., and requests Commission approval pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(1) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Under 47 U.S.C. § 252(e)(2)(A)(i) and (ii), the Commission may reject a negotiated agreement, or any part of such agreement, if it finds (a) that the agreement, or any portion of it, discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, or (b) that the implementation of such an agreement, or portion of the agreement, is not consistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity. This is not a complete description of the agreement. The agreement is on file with the Commission at its offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and may be inspected by any interested person during regular business hours. If you wish to provide the Commission with a statement or other comment regarding this agreement, please do so in writing on or before November 25, 2013. Thereafter, the Commission will further review the agreement and any statements filed with respect thereto, and will decide its acceptability under the above criteria. If you need additional information in this matter, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427, or write to them at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay at 711. Please mention Docket No. 700001567-TK-13 when you call or write. Dated: October 24, 2013.
MOMIX BOTANICA will perform at CAMPLEX Heritage Center on Sunday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Obituaries
LOLA DARNALL
Memorial services for Lola Darnall was held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2013 at First Baptist Church with Pastor Dave Stene officiating. Lola Dorene Darnall, 85, went home to our Lord on October 22, 2013, at Pionner Manor in Gillette Wyoming. A Wyoming native, she was born to Waldo and Grace (Waddell) Hoy on March 8, 1928, in Lusk, WY. Lola was the eighth of eleven children. She was raised on the family ranch, went to Rawhide Elementary school, and graduated from Lusk High School in 1948. She was involved in 4-H and other projects in her youth. She met the love of her life, Lloyd Darnall, and they married in Fort Lara-
mie, Wyoming on June 15, 1947. Four children were born to this union: Calvin, Renee, John and Kathy. They moved to Gillette in June 1951. She was involved in church, Cub scouts and Girl Scouts, and anything her family was involved with. She also enjoyed playing cards, bowling, crocheting, camping, and her flower garden. Lola is survived by her husband, Lloyd of 66 years and the following: children Calvin (Jackie) Darnall of Gillette; Renee (her late husband Bill) Heaphy of Sparks, NV; John ( Betsy) Darnall of Tumwater, WA; and Kathy (Chuck) Cermak of Gillette; Ten grandchildren: Scott (Tami) Darnall of Pierre, SD; Angie Schroeder of Hill City, SD; Jeff Darnall of Vail, CO; Melissa ( Mitch ) Ramirez of Sparks, NV; Christie ( Larry) Gouchenour of sparks, NV; Jen ( DJ) Brimer of Olyompia, WA; Lori Darnall of Puyallup, WA; Kerry Darnall of Pullman, WA; Christopher ( Christen) Cermak of Gillette, and Shane (Chelsea) Cermak of Wright, WY; fifteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Three brothers: Richard ( Beverly) Hoy of
Lusk, WY; Robert Wayne (Donna) Hoy of Parker, CO; and Kenneth Dale (Marion) Hoy of Scottsbluff, NE; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was proceeded in death by her parents, four brothers: Harold, Maynard, Albert and Lester; three sisters: Wyoma, Alyce and Onita. A memorial has been established in Lola’s name. Memorials and condolences may be sent to the family in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 West Fifth Street Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website www. gillettememorialchapel. com.
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Campbell Co. Fire Dept.
Open 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Mon. - Sat. Noon to 10 p.m. Sun. 365 Days a Year
October 23, 2013
- At 10:40 p.m. to 2nd Street for an EMS assist.
October 25, 2013
- At 12:37 a.m. to Sammye Ave for an EMS assist; - At 10:33 a.m. to M Ct in Freedom Hills for a possible structure fire. Firefighters found a burnt smell in the laundry room at that address. They located a towel wrapped around a gas water heater flue. The towel was scorched from the hot flue pipe; - At 1:57 p.m. to Buffalo Ridge Elementary School for an EMS assist;
October 27, 2013
- At 2:09 a.m. to 601 S. Douglas Highway, Prairie Fire Brewing for an automatic fire alarm activation. - At 2:15 a.m. to Heart X Avenue for an EMS Assist - At 2:48 a.m. to 109 N. Highway 14/16, Towers West Lodge for an automatic fire alarm activation. The alarm was caused from a malicious pull station activation. - At 11:40 a.m. to 4813 Pumpkin Ct. for an automatic fire alarm, units were cancelled by the alarm company prior to arrival. - At 12:10 p.m. to 6200 Stone Trail to check for a possible propane leak, nothing was found and units cleared. - At 12:26 p.m. to 902 E. 3rd St. for an automatic fire alarm, no reason for the alarm was found and panel showed system ready upon our arrival. Units cleared and returned to quarters. - At 2:06 p.m. to 3320 Jonquil Ln for an automatic fire alarm, units were cancelled en route by the alarm company. - At 10:49 p.m. to 114 Four J for an automatic fire alarm, there was no smoke or fire and the alarm was reset. Several detectors had low batteries, these were replaced.
October 29 , 2013
- At 11:07 a.m. to the 600 block of W. 9th Street for an EMS assist. - At 8:30 p.m. to West Boxelder for an EMS assist. - At 9:05 p.m. to Triton for an EMS assist, units were cancelled en route.
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City Council Changes it’s Regular Meeting Days
Queen Latifah Gives Gillette Woman a Surprise By Glenn Woods - Campbell County Observer ecause she saw a need in the community, Tama Clapper has been helping feed the hungry in Campbell County for several years now, through a program called Blessings in a Backpack. Blessings in a Backpack (BIB) is a nationwide organization committed to helping meet the nutritional needs of children on the weekends, hoping to impact their educational success. Data indicates an estimated one out of every six children in the United States is at risk of hunger. Currently, over 62% of children in the U. S. public school system are on a free and reduced meal program. It is known that many of these children have little to no food on the weekends. Living Rock Church, located behind Visionary Wireless Communications, on Highway 59 in Gillette, Wyoming has one of the biggest pantries I have ever seen, filled with food for those needy kids. But that pantry can be quickly emptied if it is not constantly restocked. Every Friday during the school year, identified children receive a backpack with food staples that require little to no preparation, so they have some food for the weekends. People at Living Rock Church collect food each week and pack the backpacks. Then they deliver them to the school on Fridays. They return to school on Monday with their backpacks, better nourished and ready to learn. These
backpacks are picked up by people from the church and returned. So, the rap star, actress, and now television talk show host, Queen Latifah, invited Tama and her husband, Pastor Jeremiah Clapper, to her television studio for a big surprise. In front of a live studio audience, Tama was presented with 700 brand new backpacks and $10,000 dollars cash to help the cause. If you would like to help feed needy
kids in Campbell County, the cost to sponsor one child with weekend food for an entire school year is $80. Right now they are sponsoring 702 children at 16 different schools. The $80 is used in cooperation with local Gillette food stores who assist us in the program with discounts and donations. You can sponsor a child by writing a check for $80 to “Blessings in a Backpack” and dropping it off at Living Rock Church.
At the October 21st City Council meeting, the Gillette City Council approved, on third reading, an amendment to Section 2-4, which will change the date of regular City Council meetings from Mondays to Tuesdays. Historically, the Gillette City Council has held its regular meetings on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month; the regular meetings will now be held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. This change was made to avoid conflicts with Monday holidays and to provide additional time for the City Council and City Staff to prepare for Council meetings. The City Council’s work sessions will also move from Mondays to Tuesdays. (Work sessions have been held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays and will now be held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. If there are five Tuesdays in a month the work session will be held on the 5th Tuesday of the month, not the 4th Tuesday.) All City Council meetings are open to the public, with the exception of Executive Sessions which are for City Council members and selected staff only. Executive Sessions can be held to cover the following topics: personnel, litigation, real estate, organizational security, and classified confidential quality measurements. No action (e.g., votes) can be taken in Executive Session. All votes must be made publicly at a regular meeting or a special meeting.
Upcoming City Council meeting schedule:
Tuesday, October 29th
City Council Work Session, 6 p.m. 2nd Floor Community Room
Tuesday, November 5th
City Council Pre-Meeting, 6 p.m., 3rd Floor Conference Room, City Hall City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall
Tuesday, November 12th
City Council Work Session - Canceled
Tuesday, November 19th
City Council Pre-Meeting, 6 p.m., 3rd Floor Conference Room, City Hall City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall
Tuesday, November 26th
City Council Work Session - Canceled Tuesday, December 3rd City Council Pre-Meeting, 6 p.m., 3rd Floor Conference Room, City Hall City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall
Tuesday, December 10th
City Council Work Session, 6 p.m. 2nd Floor Community Room
Tuesday, December 17th
City Council Pre-Meeting, 6 p.m., 3rd Floor Conference Room, City Hall City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall
Tuesday, December 31st
City Council Work Session - Canceled
You’re invited to Celebrate “VETERANS DAY PARADE” Monday, November 11th 2013 Parade starts @ 1:00 PM (Lineup starts @12:00 PM)
Entry forms are available at: The American Legion (200 Rockpile) http://www.wydept.vcn.com/ Entry Deadline November 6th 2013
(Return all entry forms to the American Legion Club) or E-Mail to charkirkend@gmail.com or emariecoleman@hotmail.com
Information call:
Char @ 660-8296, Marie @ 660-1315, Carol @ 680-1644, Nene @ 680-8081, Sandie @ 680-2982, Bill @ 660-1155, Paul @ 682-2769, Wanda @ 682-2933
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Wyoming Business Tips for November 3-9 A Weekly Look at Wyoming Business Questions From the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), Part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a Collection of Business Assistance Programs at the University of Wyoming By Doran Fluckiger - WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz - Southwest Wyoming Regional Director “Please help me with my struggling business. Can you offer any advice?” Mena, Riverton Business ownership is challenging, and overcoming economic downturns can be overwhelming. Dayto-day operation of any business can be stressful. The stress level rises when cash is limited to operate the business. Where should a business owner turn to find solutions to his or her cash flow dilemma? The steps below are suggestions for beginning that process.
Isolate the problem: A solution cannot be determined until the problem is identified. To identify the problem, all revenues and expenses must be analyzed. Fluctuations in revenues and expenses must be monitored to determine what is causing the major changes. Isolating the problem may require the assistance of a bookkeeper or CPA. Ask the experts: Every business is different, requiring each businessman to have a different perspective for resolving potential
business problems. Start by asking those that provide free insight such as the Small Business Development Center; SCORE, ( w w w. s b a . g o v / c o n t e n t / score), which helps grow successful small businesses; bankers; and existing business owners. If you don’t find the insight you feel your business needs, consider hiring a CPA or financial planner. Take the advice extracted from the experts and create the business plan you want to implement. Adjust management:
Continuing to operate as you have in the past will not deliver different results. Management must implement the changes created from the business plan. Implementing changes takes time and can be uncomfortable for everyone involved. Assure that the changes implemented affect your cash flow positively by analyzing the revenues and expenses. The steps for helping a struggling business seem simple, but are often overlooked. Some businesses wait to address cash flow
Northern Rockies Skies for November: The Andromeda Constellation
A monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming; Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory; and Daryl Macomb, Boise State University. In Greek mythology, Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock, trying to avoid the sea monster, Cetus. Perseus, who later became her husband, subsequently rescued her. Andromeda is placed in the night sky near her father, King Cepheus; her mother, Queen Cassiopeia; and her husband, Perseus. Approximately three hours after sunset, you can view Andromeda near the zenith, just north of Pegasus (the great square) and south of the line of constellations Cepheus, Cassiopeia (the big “W’ in the sky) and Perseus. To find its brightest star, Alpheratz, locate the great square of Pegasus -- Alpheratz is the bright star in the northeast of the square. About midway between Alpheratz and Cassiopeia lies the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to ours and similar in structure to the Milky Way. You need a very dark site to see this nebulous object with the eye. With binoculars or a small telescope, you will see a bright central region. The entire extent of the Andromeda galaxy would occupy a space in the sky about six times larger than the full moon if you could see its faint regions. See http://photobucket.com/ images/Andromeda Galaxy/ for several images. Planet Alert: Right after sunset, Venus is on the southwest horizon; Jupiter rises at 9 p.m. in Gemini; with Mars
rising at 3 a.m. in Leo. Famous Astronomers: Isaac Newton I. The Man Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), born in the same year that Galileo died, walked on the world stage, creating and living in the midst of the Age of Enlightenment. He was contemporary with John Locke and François-Marie Arouet (pen name: Voltaire), who with Émilie du Châtelet, brought Newton’s work to light in France. Newton was born prematurely -- his mother said the baby could fit in a quart jar -- in Lincolnshire, England. At one point, his mother removed Newton from school. Ostensibly, she wished to turn him into a farmer, but he hated farming. Later reinstated to school, he showed only ordinary capabilities. Modern analysis of Newton’s personality holds it fairly likely that Newton had Asperger syndrome, a mild form of autism. Upon admission to Trinity College, in a work-study program, Newton surveyed mainstream philosophy and the latest developments in astronomy, including the works of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo. The first telescopes and microscopes were invented in the previous two generations. After his student days at Trinity, Newton developed, in private, his first formulations on gravitation, the mathematics of calculus and optics. The work was said to advance all branches of mathematics practiced to that time (1669). Newton worked on “The Calculus” in a time before mathematicians routinely and freely published their ideas; instead, they often only hinted at new developments, preferring to keep
secret their innovations while making further solitary progress. German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz, to whom co-credit for invention of the calculus is routinely given, is now known to have benefited from, and perhaps to have been inspired by, copies of Newton’s earliest published manuscript that applied the rudimentary principles of the calculus. This famous priority dispute between Newton and Leibniz was part of a larger cultural difference: The use of sentences by Newton to describe math, versus the more productive, compact equations used by Leibniz. Some historians perceive that British insistence on following Newton’s archaic formulations held back progress in British physical science for more than a century, while Continental science made huge strides following the algebraic path of Leibniz and colleagues -- until the next great mathematician from the British Isles surfaced, Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865). A fellow of Trinity College and second Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, Newton eventually was elected president of the Royal Society, and served as Master of the Royal Mint. He was the second scientist to be knighted (the first was Sir Francis Bacon). He was granted the honor of burial in Westminster Abbey, usually reserved for state funerals. The metric unit of force, the Newton (one kilogram-meter per second squared), is named for him. Newton said of his achievements, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
shortages until they have too much debt to qualify for help. If your business is struggling, seek immediate help by isolating the problem, look for expert advice and adjust your management. A blog version of this article and an opportunity to post comments is available athttp://www.wyomingentrepreneur.typepad.com/
blog/. The WSBDC is a partnership of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Wyoming Business Council and the University of Wyoming. To ask a question, call 1-800-348-5194, email wsbdc@uwyo.edu or write 1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3922, Laramie, WY, 82071-3922.
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Wyoming Archaeological Society to present “The Ethnoarchaeology of Mongolia’s Reindeer Herders” he public is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Pumpkin Buttes Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. to hear a fascinating presentation titled “The Ethnoarchaeology of Mongolia’s Reindeer Herders” by Dr. Todd Surovell. The meeting will be held on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the Wyoming Room at the Campbell
County Public Library Todd Surovell is Director of the George C. Frison Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology and an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wyoming. He specializes in the first peoples of the New World, geoarchaeology, lithic technology, and quantitative methods. In addition to working throughout the Rocky Mountain west, he has worked
in Israel, Denmark, and Mongolia. He has published almost 40 articles and a book about Folsom lithic technology. His most recent work is an area of study known as ethnoarchaeology where he researches living peoples in order to understand the archaeological record of the past. This research led him to northern Mongolia to study Dukha reindeer herders. Dukha are nomadic reindeer
herders who live in northernmost Mongolia near the border with Siberia. Initiated in 2012, the Dukha Ethnoarchaeological Project is designed to study the factors governing the spatial organization of human spatial behavior in a nomadic context. Using observational mapping in interior spaces and time lapse photography coupled with photogrammetry in exterior spaces,
Dr. Surovell is able to examine in great detail the spatial distribution of activities, individuals, genders, and ages within Dukha summer camps. In this presentation, Surovell will be discussing some initial results of the project and how they may help to inform us about the prehistoric archaeological record.
Storm Debris Cleanup Update The City of Gillette’s Public Works Department began Area 2 pick up on Monday, October 28th. Due to recent snow events and multiple passes through Area 1, the Public Works crews and contractors spent more time in Area 1 than previously planned. In order to make the remaining clean up as effective as possible, citizens are asked to place all their debris curbside by the first day of your scheduled area pick up. Once the clean-up crews pass through an area and pick up storm debris it will be quite some time before they return to that area - because the priority is to get to all areas before Thanksgiving. To assist the Public Works crews and contractors, please
move all of your debris curbside by the first day of your area cleanup. A big thank you to all those who have taken your storm debris to the drop-off sites. Your efforts have been extremely valuable in cleaning up the City after the storm! The drop-off sites will remain open until the clean-up is declared over. The City of Gillette will continue to update this schedule as the cleanup progresses.
Updated storm debris cleanup schedule
Area 1: First pass completed Area 2: October 28th - November 1st Area 3: November 4th - 8th Area 4: November 11th - 15th
Area 5: November 18th - 20th Area 6: November 21st & 22nd
Clean the Gutter
To assist with keeping the storm drains operating properly, please sweep up the smaller storm debris and leaves from your gutter and from the storm drains on your street. Keeping the storm drains open and unobstructed will allow rain and melt water to drain properly. City crews will be sweeping the streets, but due to the heavy volume of storm debris, they could use a helping hand. Your assistance with keeping storm drains clean will help prevent flooding, due to storm debris clogging up storm drains, culverts, and drainages.
Drop-Off Sites
The nine drop-off sites will remain open until the City has completed clearing debris in each area. If you do not want to wait for the crews to make it to your neighborhood, using a drop-off site is the best way to dispose of your storm debris. Eight of the nine drop-off sites are located in City Park parking lots and will be open 24/7. If you transport debris to a drop-off site, please follow these guidelines: Please cover your load to keep leaves and other storm debris from falling out of your truck/ trailer. Please drop your storm debris in the areas marked by cones. Only use the drop-sites for
storm debris, do not dump trash, yard waste or any other materials at the drop sites. Drop-off site locations: City Park/City Pool (upper parking lot) Hidden Valley Park Collins Heights Park Dalbey Park (near Little League Fields) Heritage Park Willamette Park (Sunburst) Northwest Park (Tarver) McManamen Park Yard Waste Drop-Off Facility at Wastewater Treatment Plant (3101 S. Garner Lake Road) For more information contact Public Information Officer Joe Lunne at (307) 686-5393.
Family Fun Night at Pronghorn Elementary Submitted by Edith Padilla On October 24, 2013 the Pronghorn Elementary PTO held their annual Family Fun Night with the help of the teachers, staff and local sponsors. For many years the PTO has hosted this event in order to provide a space for families to enjoy a night of carnival-style games while helping raise funds for the school and individual classrooms. Added to the fundraiser this year were Qdoba and Pizza Carrello who provided their services with a percentage of the proceeds going to the event. The success of Family Fun Night is attributed in part to the generous sponsors who donate items for the silent auction as well monetary donations which are used to cover the many costs of the event. Another big role is played by the teachers who run the booths-- from The Duck Pond to The Cake Walk--and the many parents who volunteer before, during and after the event. This year FFN raised $ 6000. The money raised in the event goes back to the school in the form of supplies, equipment, books, computers and much more. Once again thanks to all who participated and made Family Fun Night a SUCCESS!
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Pictured above: McKenna Grey (left) and Erica Lewis. Pictured right: (left to right) Ty Hoese, Colter Praus, Luke Hoese
Fur Kids Foundation Hosts Holiday Portraits With the Grinch
Images Taken by Photo Imaging Center in Gillette For those looking for a fun Holiday card to send to family and friends this Christmas season, Fur Kids Foundation offers holiday portraits with the Grinch. The Foundation has partnered with Photo Imaging Center in Gillette to take the images. Cost is $25 for 10 holiday cards—50 percent of the proceeds, and 10 percent of additional sales, benefit the Foundation. Dates
for the photo shoots are: • Saturday, November 16, 9 am1:30 pm at Photo Imaging Center, 1211 S. Douglas Highway • Saturday, November 23, noon-5 pm at Thunder Basin Veterinary Clinic, 900 Axels Ave, across from CAMPLEX Park The whole family and/or the family pets or kids are welcome to participate in this holiday photo shoot.
To schedule, please contact Crystal Allison at Photo Imaging Center in Gillette at 307.682.3278. Examples of the photos can be seen at the Foundation’s Facebook page, facebook.com/furkidsfoundation, in the Grinch! photo album. For more information about Fur Kids Foundation, please visit furkidsfoundation.org or call 307.363.1131.
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Woman to Hand Out “Obese Letters” to Overweight Children on Halloween By Nicholas DeLaat magine going trick-or-treating for candy this Halloween and getting a critical letter in your candy bag. That’s what may be happening to some kids in North Dakota this year. One woman called into the Y94 radio station in Fargo this week to say she doesn’t plan to just give Halloween candy to all of the children who come to her door. She said she also plans to give a sealed letter to any overweight children who visit her, which the children are then supposed to give to their parents. In the letter, the woman plans to tell the parents that they are acting irresponsibly by sending their children out to seek candy when they are already overweight.
The letter, which Y94 says was e-mailed to them by the woman, reads in part, “You [sic] child is, in my opinion, moderately obese and should not be consuming sugar and treats to the extent of some children this Halloween season. “My hope is that you will step up as a parent and ration candy this Halloween and not allow your child to continue these unhealthy eating habits.” When asked by the hosts of the show why she didn’t give out toys or stickers instead of candy, the woman, who identified herself only as Cheryl, said she didn’t want to be the “mean lady” in the neighborhood. The woman also said that she doesn’t plan to deny candy to any of the children
who visit her house. “Well really, I just want to send a message to the parents of kids that are really overweight. It’s just, these kids, I can see them and they’re struggling to stay healthy and they want to play with the other kids, and I think it’s really irresponsible for parents to send them out looking for free candy just because all the other kids are doing it,” the woman said. Is this woman right or wrong? Well, both. Yes, we do have an obesity problem in America. I have done many travels overseas and have never met a people that are, in general, more obese than Americans. Now, I am not picking on obese people. Since I have quit my
“real job” as a mechanic and elected to sit behind a newspaper publisher’s desk, I have packed on some weight that needs to be lost. Obesity in children, however, is a major issue. When most of us were growing up, there were only a couple of overweight kids in class. Dropping my daughter and two sons off at school this morning showed me that now there are only a couple children of healthy weight attending our local schools. We have all heard the proper reasons. Busy lives mean a fried/ fast food diet. Eight hundred television channels and computers incorporated into our work and home lives leave us sitting more and more hours per day.
But our children? I hate to say this, but too many are obese and it will cost everyone else in longterm healthcare, not to mention national security… Think about that one. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas have become the times of year to indulge. Like alcohol, it is okay to indulge on special occasions, and Halloween is one of those occasions. I have fond memories of Halloween growing up, and candy is a big part of that. Shame on this woman for taking part of a great holiday away from children…of all sizes.
Governor Says State Revenue is Strong
Governor Matt Mead said revenue to the state is exceeding expectations. He said this means Wyoming has an opportunity to invest in important projects and programs in the next two-year budget. The Wyoming Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) put out its October forecast today. It showed that revenue to the state’s General Fund exceeded earlier projec-
tions by $333 million. “This revenue certainly covers the standard budget for the ongoing cost of state government. It also allows us to continue to put money in savings while funding such things as raises for state employees who have not seen cost of living salary increases in several years,” Governor Mead said. The Governor is meeting with state agencies to
Media’s shutdown reporting was biased
Dear Editor, I saw some of the most biased reporting in my lifetime over the course of the recent federal government shutdown. According to the Media Research Center, there were 58 stories by the ‘big three’ mainstream media outlets regarding the shutdown — and not one solely blamed the Democrats for their role. In addition, MSNBC and CNN were openly hostile toward the GOP. Their credibility to the conservative movement was bad enough before this, but it has suffered even more as a result. Yet when these outlets produce or sponsor polls, many take the polling data at face value, which defies reason. I saw several polls that oversampled Democrats by a wide margin over the generic, partisan ballot, and those poll results were blasted over the air by that same media and even some conservative-friendly voices, such as the Fox News Channel and The Washington Times. For example, there was the NBC poll that showed the GOP had only a 24 percent favorability rating. The questioning almost always pitted President Obama against the House Republicans, leaving out a bloc of people who may have blamed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from the equation. While I don’t deny that this orchestrated effort hurt the GOP, it was this media hype and discrimination that likely led many of the low-information voters to turn on the GOP. It should be remembered that, per Newt Gingrich, the public came out against the GOP in the 1996 shutdown by 23 points. This is vastly more than the current polling shows. Despite the shutdown, horrible polling data and coming off an election victory in 1994, the GOP only lost two House seats — yet it gained two Senate seats in a year where another party’s president won the election. 2014 is a non-presidential year, which favors GOP turnout (as long as voter fraud or IRS harassment doesn’t cost the GOP 5 million votes like it did in 2012, according to the American Enterprise Institute). With the looming disaster of Obamacare and a sputtering economy, the media’s doom-and-gloom reports of the GOP’s demise is both premature and reflects extreme bias. CONOR TOOLE
Few want Web sales tax
Dear Editor, Supporters of the misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) claim they have momentum in Congress, but pesky facts still stand in their way: widespread public dislike for the scheme and massive opposition from the conservative community. In June, a Gallup poll found that 57 percent of respondents were against an MFAstyle online tax-collection regime. A Mercury survey commissioned in July by the National Taxpayers Union and the R Street Institute registered an even higher 70 percent margin of opposition when Americans were told (correctly) that MFA “would allow tax-enforcement agents from one state to collect taxes from online retailers based in a different state.” Virtually every major demographic group — including “swing” voters and even self-described liberals — nixed the approach taken by MFA. There’s
go over their individual budget proposals and will then finalize his budget proposal. That budget proposal will go to the public and lawmakers at the beginning of December. Governor Mead said he continues to believe that it is important to invest state dollars in cities, towns and counties. “This is a means to keep government closest to the people and
I know economic development starts on Main Street and in our communities. Supporting local government has always been and remains one of my priorities,” he said. The Wyoming Department of Health already has a request for an extra $24 million to cover the cost of mandatory Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Governor Mead said
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additional news for congressional candidates: GOP primary voters selected the hypothetical candidate who opposed MFA over the office-seeker supporting it by a whopping 70 percent to 16 percent. Seconding this serious public concern is a who’s who of the free-market movement, ranging from Americans for Tax Reform and FreedomWorks to Americans for Prosperity and the Competitive Enterprise Institute. MFA can’t possibly meet the seven taxation principles that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Virginia Republican, has established. The bill would upend constitutional protections against predatory state-tax policies from reaching across their borders and would burden online retailers with heavy compliance requirements that brick-and-mortar stores would escape. No wonder proponents want to move MFA quickly: The more time passes, the less the American people like what they see. PETE SEPP Executive vice president National Taxpayers Union
Lead-ammo ban will save birds
Dear Editor, The recent decision by California lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown to phase in a ban on the use of lead ammunition for hunting is a step in the right direction toward reducing lead contamination. It will assuredly and dramatically reduce the scope of lead-poisoned wildlife. The poster child for this effort is clearly one of America’s most iconic and threatened birds: the California condor. The numbers tell the story. There are about 225 of these birds left in the wild, but lead poisoning continues to account for 50 percent of condor deaths among the necropsies performed since 1996 by the Peregrine Fund, an organization that has been leading the recovery effort for the species. In a perfect world, we could all accept as fact what hundreds of studies by well-respected institutions have shown: Lead ammunition is responsible for the poisoning deaths of millions of birds in the United States annually. The preferred solution is, of course, a voluntarily switch to nonlead ammunition. That’s something that all of us in the wildlife-conservation community would applaud. We do hope that a voluntary approach can still work in other states and communities where such programs are objectively viewed. The problem in the case of the condor is that the switch to nonlead ammunition has not been happening quickly enough. Clearly, something is broken when half the mortality of one of our most endangered birds is a result of lead poisoning — despite herculean efforts to round up as many condors as possible to test and treat those that are lead-poisoned but haven’t yet succumbed. The hunting community has done a lot to promote better wildlife conservation over the years. In that spirit, California regulators gave the voluntary approach a fair chance. Unfortunately, it wasn’t able to ensure the survival of one of the world’s most imperiled bird species. Let’s hope the state can work out the few technical issues in
the legislation. Those actions will no doubt save more condors and the many other species that would otherwise be poisoned by lead. GEORGE FENWICK President, American Bird Conservancy
Enormous Benefits from Affordable HealthCare Act
Dear Editor, Perhaps the Affordable Care Act website was rolled out too soon. Perhaps insurors are competing for business more aggressively in more populous areas than in more rural ones, with some unfair premium disparities as a result. Perhaps lines and wait times are long at first, and the process is frustrating. So what? People wait in line for hours in the dark for the Black Friday sale to begin at their favorite department store, or to buy tickets for an upcoming movie opening. Premium disparities will work themselves out once people are actually buying in real time, and the insurors are selling in real time. It’s disingenuous for those who champion capitalism and the workings of free markets to expect anything different. The market has to be open for business. If you want something different, you should have supported full rate regulation and/or a single payer system. The website will get fixed eventually, or more call centers will be added, or more physical enrollment locations will be added. The website is a delivery system, and while it might be malfuctioning and make it hard to purchase the product, that doesn’t make the product it’s selling a bad one. The Affordable Care Act has set maximum limits for health insurance premiums as a percentage of income. It has forbidden denial of coverage or higher premiums to people with pre-existing conditions. It has forbidden caps on lifetime maximum benefits. It has set maximum out-of pocket limits for individuals and families. I received a letter from my current insuror, Blue Cross, telling me that they were not raising rates on their individual plans in Wyoming this year, and that I could remain on my current plan if I chose to. The benefits of the ACA to most Americans are enormous. Still, will some higher wager earners find themselves paying higher premiums? Possibly. The Affordable Care Act, and hopefully improved health care for all, is here to stay. So, come on Wyoming, let’s stand up, put our states’ rights philosophy front and center, run our own exchange and prove that we can do it better. AMY GIESKE, Casper
GOP blocks rational gun control talk
Dear Editor, Yet another mass shooting in Sparks, Nev. occurred on Oct. 21. We’ve had so many mass shootings in the United States, we’ve had to re-define the term. There have been six mass shootings over the past nine months -- and at least 20 during Obama’s presidency. That may be disturbing. But some would argue even that startling figure grossly under-reports the number of shooting sprees. The growing number of mass killings over the past five years has left the country in search of a term that would distinguish
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he will again back reducing the waitlist for adults and children to enter the developmental disability waiver program. The Governor said that if the funding is available he will ask for more dollars for this program and for those with acquired brain injuries.
mass murder by gun from those using other weapons. “Mass shooting” has gained favor, as the obvious choice. A reminder to Wyoming voters that: • It is the Republican Party and the National Rifle Association that have made a rational approach to gun control nearly impossible for any politician seeking support from voters. • It is the Republican Party that, since the run-up to the 2008 election, has consistently placed opposition to President Barack Obama above the welfare of the American public. Closing down the federal government on Oct. 1 is only the latest example of where the GOP priorities are. Wyoming elections for statewide offices and the congressional primary are scheduled to occur on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. The next General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4. DONN KESSELHEIM, Lander
We need two healthy political parties
Dear Editor, I seem to have hit a nerve with some people with my last letter. Well, I meant to. I am also well aware of the difference between a republic and a democracy. I also know what most Americans think of when the term democracy is used today—the U.S. If you want to quibble over terms, be my guest. I most certainly did not call all Republicans extremists, but those on the far, far right who call themselves tea partiers, yes, they are extremists. Most Republicans are more towards the middle and believe in fiscal conservatism and believe in negotiation and compromise. Quite often the extremists call them RINO’s and want to purge them from the party. Purges, no less: Now that is a hallmark of extremists of any variety. There are many Republicans nowadays who feel that their party has been hijacked by the tea party and others on the far right. It most certainly is not the party that Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt or even Ronald Regan knew. I am a Democrat and a liberal and proud of it. But, I deeply believe that we need to have two healthy, strong political parties that put this nation first and foremost before ideology. We need representatives who are willing to work together to make this nation of ours work, not ones who are so wedded to their ideology that they shut the government down and threaten the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. And, for what? The tea partiers in Congress acted like small children throwing a temper tantrum and deciding to smash everything in sight because they did not get their way. I am also very tired of the disrespect shown a president of the United States by citizens of the United States. I disagreed strongly with President Bush, but I would not have called him the names that are thrown at President Obama or made the comparisons to various dictators. Anyone who has ever actually lived in a dictatorship would laugh at you. Also, you should really remember that dictatorships arise from the extreme right as well as the extreme left, and President Obama is much closer to the center whatever you might like to believe. That is a case where some people would do well to read their history. MICHELE MEEKS, Riverton
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Two Committee Bills Threaten Health Care Freedom Submitted by Maureen Bader - Wyoming Liberty Group raft bills spilling out of Wyoming’s Legislative Services Office have already started to raise eyebrows. Two, so far, would limit healthcare choice in Wyoming. The first, 14LSO-0141 Hospital licensure, would confiscate the operating license of a hospital if it discriminated against Medicaid and Medicare patients by serving only patients choosing to pay with their own money or with private insurance. The second, 14LSO-0142 Hospitalscharity care equalization, would tax a hospital for serving those same patients. Why would Wyoming’s Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee bring forward bills that stifle the ability to make health care decisions and at the same time, violate the Wyoming Constitution? Special interest group lobbying, that’s why. These two draft bills appeared at the request of the Wyoming Medical Center
(WMC). They are designed to prevent physician-owned hospital construction but will likely result in limited access to care and may even discourage physicians from practicing medicine in Wyoming. The WMC is a not-forprofit (501c3) hospital in Casper. The hospital assets are owned by Natrona County. The WMC leases them and pays the county by providing indigent and prisoner care. A group of physicians are proposing to construct a hospital in Casper. The WMC will face competition should that hospital be constructed. As Obamacare rules prevent physician-owned hospitals from accepting Medicare and Medicaid patients, any new physician-owned hospital would be unable to accept those patients. A bill to the confiscate the license of a hospital that doesn’t accept Medicaid and Medicare patients would effectively close the door to new physician-owned hospitals in
Wyoming. If the legislature throws up barriers to new hospital construction, WMC will benefit because WMC won’t have to improve its own operations, and from the looks of it, it could use some improvement. In 2011, WMC lost its “sole community provider” status, and with that, about $8 million annually in Medicare reimbursements. The federal money was supposed to help cover money-losing services. The hospital took an even bigger hit when that designation was revoked retroactive to 2010. That meant WMC had to give back an additional $15.7 million to the federal government. Why did it lose that funding? Ironically, because a group of neurosurgeons left WMC and started their own hospital in Casper, the Mountain View Regional Hospital, in 2008. And the breakup wasn’t very clean. Those neurosurgeons had sued the
Memorial Hospital board, the WMC and related organizations in federal court for alleged violations of their constitutional rights when they had credentials there until late 2005. While this battle was going on, WMC decided to build a new tower. Now, that construction is delayed and over budget. Hospital officials said, back in August 2011, the tower would cost “no more than $35 million.” In March 2013 a story in the Billings Gazette reported that the facility was supposed to open in the fall of 2013 and cost between $38 and 40 million. Demolition of the old building started in June 2012 and now the tower’s completion is scheduled for Spring 2014 at a cost of $42.5 million. Wyoming’s representatives must not limit access to care by protecting a poorly run government hospital from competition. Instead of working to restrict patient choice under the guise of caring about indigent patients, the WMC should
lower spending, raise more money or if those things are impossible, step aside and let someone else better able to manage those assets take its place. The 77 percent yes vote for the 2012 Constitutional Amendment to enshrine health care freedom in Wyoming’s constitution shows that the people of Wyoming want to make their own healthcare decisions. To do that, they must have access to care. Instead of limiting people’s freedom to choose, the legislature must kill these two bills. If you are concerned
about health care freedom of choice in Wyoming, you might want to let the committee members know. Senators: Charles Scott, James Lee Anderson (SD 28), Bernadine Craft, Leslie Nutting, R. Ray Peterson Representatives: Elaine Harvey, Eric Barlow, Kathy Coleman, Lee Filer, Matt Greene, Norine Kasperik, Lloyd Larsen, Mary Throne, Sue Wilson Or go to the next Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee meeting, November 4&5 in Lander, Wyoming.
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Governor: Many Opportunities for Wyoming Industries in Asia Governor Matt Mead met with several key leaders from industry and government during his trade mission to South Korea and Taiwan. Governor Mead has just returned from those visits. Both South Korea and Taiwan have potential to expand benefits to Wyoming’s top three industries, energy, tourism and agriculture. Governor Mead focused on those three areas during stops in both countries. “South Korea and Taiwan will increase imports of coal, natural gas and uranium in the coming years. As a leading producer of those energy sources, Wyoming must continue to develop relationships with both these countries and others as well. Countries that need our energy are
valuable partners in any effort to export coal, natural gas or uranium,” Governor Mead said. The Governor met with executives from utilities, power producing companies, trade groups, a large bank, Taiwan’s largest importer of American beef and government officials during the trade mission. In South Korea, Governor Mead also spoke at the World Energy Congress, which takes place every three years. “I was well received because Wyoming has a global reputation for its abundant resources and for developing these resources responsibly.” Governor Mead met with the President of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou. President Ma noted that Wyoming is a significant trading partner for his country. “In 2012
ObamaCare, ObamaPhones... ObamaNet? Submitted by Jason Gay - Wyoming Liberty Group If the Federal Communications Commission has its way, your tax dollars will soon be subsidizing high-speed Internet access in homes of people receiving payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – or food stamps), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Link-Up America (home phone subsidies), Lifeline (mobile phones – or “ObamaPhones”), ObamaCare subsidies and many other forms of government-administered taxpayer assistance. In fact, as the Cato Institute pointed out, taxpayer assistance can be quite lucrative in most states. The FCC would like to make welfare even more lucrative. The Universal Service Fund (USF) has transitioned into the Connect America Fund (CAF)—and transitioned from ensuring basic landline communication availability to focusing on high-speed Internet connectivity. In part, the FCC justifies this transition through an assumption that our communications services will evolve from the current landline infrastructure to a network composed solely of Internet Protocol (IP) services such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services. (This justification is a necessary condition for the FCC as Congress authorized the USF for communications services and Internet access would qualify as an information service were it not for services like VoIP.) Why is this significant? CAF budget projections are $4.5 billion. The FCC likes to point out that this is not funded with tax dollars, but is instead funded by “contributions” from service providers who then charge fees to their customers. However, as U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts taught us, just because something is not called a tax does not mean that it is not really a tax. The contributions from the service providers are mandated by the government, and these government-mandated contributions are passed on to the customers, much like a sales tax is collected. What guarantee do we have that the CAF will remain at the $4.5 billion level? None. The Lifeline program alone grew from $819 million to about $2.2 billion from 2008 to 2012. This growth is attributable to the inclusion of prepaid wireless phones in 2005 (the first wireless phones were handed out in Tennessee in 2008) and from fraud that is apparently not widely policed. The question is: How much will CAF cost you once Internet service providers start advertising “free” high-speed Internet service, and will this program be as easily abused?
Wyoming had one of the highest rates of growth in exports. My visit with the President of Taiwan reinforced to me that growing our economy is not an effort that comes from a single trip. This needs to be a widespread push and long-term commitment. I appreciate that the Legislature supports expanding exports,” Governor Mead said. In Taiwan, Governor Mead also attended the country’s largest travel trade show. The United States now allows Taiwanese tourists and business men and women to
visit the country without a visa. “Wyoming contains world famous destinations and by promoting them we increase visitation and lengthen the time tourists spend in our state. I believe we will see more tourists from Asia coming to the U.S. and now to Wyoming. Additionally, having taken the time and made the effort to visit, it will be easier for us to do business with South Korean and Taiwanese companies. I am excited about the possibilities that may result from this trade mission,” Governor Mead said.
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November 1 - 8, 2013
Campbell County Observer
Wyoming Looks to Revamp Early Childhood Education By Gregory Nickerson - wyofile.com fforts at improving pre-kindergarten education in Wyoming took a step forward last week when a legislative committee advanced a proposal to create an Office of Early Childhood Education. Members of the Joint Education Committee voted in favor of drafting a bill that would house the new office within the state’s Department of Education. The new office aims to increase collaboration on early education between the Departments of Education, Health, Family Services and Workforce Services. The four separate agencies manage almost 50 disparate state programs aimed at improving the health and education of Wyoming’s youngest residents. The move comes at a time when Wyoming lawmakers, state agency officials and school administrators are increasingly focused on early education. A broad coalition is working to address the gaps that exist between pre-kindergarten (pre-K) programs and the state’s heavily funded K-12 system. The effort seeks to build bridges and coordinate services across state agencies, school districts, pre-schools, day care centers, and non-profits. The interest is driven by the idea that pre-K education is a high-return investment for the public that can yield lifelong benefits to individuals and society at large. That fits with the findings of Dr. James Heckman, a Nobel Prize Laureate from the University of Chicago who is one of the leading scholars on the value of early childhood education. On his blog, Heckman writes that, “Every dollar invested in quality early childhood development for disadvantaged children results in a 7-10 percent return per child, per year.” When students come to kindergarten with basic academic and social knowledge, they are poised to jump on the public school conveyor and keep their development on track through high school and post-secondary education. On the contrary, if children lack good learning opportunities before entering the public school system, they often start out behind and may never catch up. If students come to kindergarten without necessary social and developmental traits needed for learning, it can inhibit their ability to read. Students who can’t read well by 3rd grade will face challenges for the rest of their education because after that, reading ceases to be taught as a skill and is instead used for gaining knowledge about all subjects. A study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that students who aren’t adept at reading by third grade are at four times greater risk of dropping out from high school. Those who enter adulthood without a high school diploma are subject to poorer health and higher rates of poverty. Those demographics ultimately lead to high-use of costly government programs ranging from Medicaid to incarceration. Wyoming’s momentum on the early education issue coincides with trends at the federal level. Over the past year, President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have pushed for greater investment in pre-K education to the tune of $75 billion, which they suggested could be paid for by a hike
in taxes on tobacco. A proposal unveiled in the president’s State of the Union address earlier this year would create universal preschool availability for families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. At the same time, the Obama Administration has urged closer connections between the federal Department of Education and the Department of Health, which houses the nation’s Head Start programs. Innovation in Hot Springs County As Washington D.C. moves national policy on pre-K education, Wyoming’s lawmakers have their attention focused on local solutions that seek to enhance existing preK programs and increase parent involvement in their children’s education. Among those who testified in favor of the Office of Early Childhood proposal before the Joint Education Committee last week was Superintendent Dustin Hunt of Hot Springs County School District No. 1. In 2009, discussions with faculty in his district revealed that nearly half of children entering kindergarten would need special intervention to improve their reading skills. “Our assumption was these kids aren’t going to preschool, but that group of kindergarteners only had five students that had not attended preschool,” Hunt said. On further investigation, the school district discovered that state expectations for what children should know in kindergarten had increased, but the new benchmarks had not been conveyed to the preK practitioners out in the community. The district considered opening up its own fullfledged pre-school, but recognized that could cause tensions by taking clients away from local pre-K businesses. Instead, the district opted to hire a liaison to meet together with local pre-schools and daycares. “There are lots of resources in early childhood, and in Hot Springs County we needed the opportunity to pull those resources together,” Hunt said. “What our liaison does in our community is take a group of people that are working extremely hard and get them all working toward the same goal.” In addition, the district made an effort to seek community input on what skills kids should have when they enter school. “We started having our discussions with the community about what we want our kids to be able to do on entering kindergarten,” Hunt said. “I think it is very important for our local communities to set what they feel is kindergarten readiness,” he added. The district then created a program of weekly class sessions where parents could bring their children into the school, and through their own participation, learn how they can help support their child’s learning and reading skills. The district also created a “Books for Babies” program to ensure parents with newborns leave the hospital with a book to read to their child. “Our program developed the Wyoming way,” Hunt said. “We worked with our community. Nothing was mandatory, and given a great opportunity our parents and our community came through for our children and are working as hard as they can to
The interim Joint Education Committee met in Cheyenne last week. get them prepared for an outstanding k-12 schooling career.” The program was implemented in 2009, and in 2011 students entering kindergarten showed a 21 percent improvement in scores on the DIBELS test (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills). By 2012, 86 percent of the children entering kindergarten earned DIBELS scores showing they would likely not need intervention. (See these articles by County 10 and the Casper StarTribune for more.) Separately, Superintendent Hunt noted that children requiring Title I intervention dropped from nine pairs to three pairs, creating a savings of $150,000 for the district. “As you look at some of the data in the kindergarten scores, that number of kids needing intervention continues to shrink,” Hunt said. The Hot Springs County program has shown success in preparing students for kindergarten, and the district intends to keep tracking their results using data throughout the K-12 process. The program has attracted attention from 16 other districts that have copied the model, including schools in Converse County and Park County. Some of the interest in the program came from the promotional work of the Ellbogen Foundation, a Casper-based non-profit that sponsors Wyoming Kids First. The Ellbogen organization held a conference in February 2012 in Hot Springs County attended by 100 people. Taking the Hot Springs model to Cheyenne At a legislative meeting last June, the legislative Joint Education Committee met with the Joint Labor, Health, and Human Services committee. Together the two committees of lawmakers asked state agency leaders to collaborate on myriad services in the field of early childhood. Currently the state has roughly 50 programs spread across four agencies that contribute to the health and education of children before age five. Like the pre-K programs and the school district in Hot Springs County before it took action, no one had brought those separate entities together to focus on the common goal of providing services to children — all of which will help ensure they are well prepared for kindergarten. With money coming from many sources — and tied to programs for specific populations like special needs — the efforts hadn’t been directed toward a common end-goal.
Coming out of the June meeting, the Joint Education Committee assembled a group to consider how to shift past distributions among many different early childhood development programs toward a more a common educational goal. The resulting collaboration, put forth by the Early Education Steering Committee, consisted of representatives from each of the four departments involved with early childhood, plus Superintendent Dustin Hunt from Hot Springs County and representatives from the Ellbogen Foundation, the Wyoming Business Council, UW, and several other entities. The coordinator of steering committee effort was Jillian Balow, administrator for the Family Assistance Division in the Department of Family Services, working under agency director Steve Corsi. Also contributing to the effort were Tobi WickhamCates, who administers WY Quality Counts for the Department of Workforce Services, and Tiffany Dobler, special Programs Divisions Director with the Wyoming Department of Education. “We all kind of talked about our pieces of early childhood that we own and touch,” said Tiffany Dobler. “After Dustin (Hunt) explained his [Hot Spring County] program and we heard what is happening, we realized the we don’t have a liaison. We don’t have an agent who can bring these pieces together.” That effort led to the proposal that passed a Joint Education Committee meeting last week, asking for the creation of an Office of Early Childhood in the Wyoming Department of Education. As proposed the new office won’t oversee or have control over early childhood programs in other agencies, but it will help coordinate those efforts and try to ensure that they are directed toward the common end of preparing children to enter the K-12 system. Importantly, it will also gather data, analyze it, and use to enhance existing programs. “This is a truly a way for the four lead agencies to come together in a way to gather information to look at all the things that are going on,” Balow said. “The Department of Education has access to the K-12 data. That’s important. They can gather the data and coordinate all these things. It’s a Memorandum of Understanding of these four agencies.” Balow noted that while the state plans to coordi-
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nate its efforts in Cheyenne, it doesn’t plan on taking an active presence in local communities. Overall, members of the steering committee and the Education Committee preferred a policy of growing the early education efforts “the Wyoming way,” meaning that communities and districts will set up their own curriculums for pre-K education, as opposed to having those ideas dictated from the state. The 10 domains of the Wyoming Early Learning Foundations. (Courtesy WY Quality Counts — click to enlarge) The 10 domains of the Wyoming Early Learning Foundations. (Courtesy WY Quality Counts — click to enlarge) However, they will have a guide for their efforts in the Wyoming Early Learning Foundations, a document produced by the Wyoming Early Childhood Advisory Council and the WY Quality Counts program in the Department of Workforce Services. The Wyoming Early Learning Foundations lays out 10 domains across a broad set of academic and social skills that pre-K students need to master to excel in kindergarten. Wickham-Cates said the Early Learning Foundations were created through a grassroots effort that involved community colleges, the University of Wyoming, and the Wyoming Early Childhood Advisory Council. The domains are connected to the Common Core, a nationwide effort created by states to unify learning benchmarks for each grade level while leaving curriculum decisions up to local control. “[The Early Learning Foundations] are not a curriculum,” Wickham-Cates said. “This is a tool for resource providers including childcare providers and K-12 staff to use to find some common ground.” The effort to coordinate early childhood education in Wyoming won’t rely on a large state-funded effort. Instead, it is intended to work to connect agency programs with local school districts, childcare providers, and preschools, aiming to coordinate toward a common goal of kindergarten readiness. “The Hot Springs liai-
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son program is really the beacon, and has had a lot of attention through the state,” Balow said. “Really, we want to remove any barriers and leverage our programs against one another so that communities are more successful at setting up those types of [liaison] programs.” Hunt and others close to the effort stressed that early childhood education programs will be different in every community. “This is a triad partnership between local state and federal to come together to support kids in local communities with the local control driving it,” Wickham-Cates said. She added that every community in Wyoming looks different, with Cheyenne not resembling Jackson, and Jackson bearing no resemblance to Meeteetse. “Our needs are so different that we can’t prescribe, holistically, what is best for children in local communities,” WickhamCates said. Early Childhood explanation An explanation of the Early Learning Foundations. (WY Quality Counts — click to enlarge) At the same time, some communities in Wyoming might not have the population or resources to set up pre-K programs. In those cases, Balow said the state and non-profits could end up providing more support. “For those communities that can’t start their own program we need to have a structure in state government and private entities,” Balow said. “We need a structure in place to assist communities to identify their need and stand up a [program] that ensures their children to be successful in school.” By getting local parents and teachers involved in setting their specific plans for their kindergarten readiness target, the state agencies hope to foster local control and local buy-in. “The communities know best what their needs are,” Wickham-Cates said. “We plan on letting the communities take control of that and find out what training what they need. We don’t want to tell them what they need … We are going to connect the dots. We are not going to control the dots.”
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November 1 - 8, 2013
Campbell County Observer
Unified Network: Accessing Our Future Guest Editorial by Governor Matt Mead his year, Wyoming has seen significant expansion of the infrastructure that brings high-speed internet into our communities and our schools. The impact on education is noteworthy, this year alone there has been a 700% increase in the bandwidth for our students. By the end of the school year, we will have this level of high-speed connection in all of our 48 school districts. That means the infrastructure will be in every county and every community in Wyoming. This is quite an achievement and the reason I am excited by the progress is captured in one word – access. Beyond the tech jargon and numbers is the fact that this expansion creates more opportunities for us and for future generations. More broadband gives us the choice to continue to live, learn and work in this wonderful place we call Wyoming and to expand the economy by growing new busi-
nesses. For schools, connecting to the internet and especially to high-speed internet allows our children to have access to great educational resources. Teachers can download instructional material, live-stream events, and collaborate with other classes elsewhere in Wyoming, the U.S., or the world. Such advanced technology provides limitless opportunities – it allows teachers and students to stretch the bounds of their knowledge, skills, and creativity. We have amazing children, gifted teachers and a state that supports education - access through technology to the world of information adds more to that winning equation. I have seen firsthand, interacting with school children via video and the internet, how high-speed access makes a difference. With high-speed connections, Wyoming students can ask their Governor questions. With
high-speed connections, I can visit their classrooms, without the cost of traveling. Teachers can use this same technology to interact with researchers and resource material from around the globe. Access and opportunity go hand in hand. Without high-speed access, opportunity diminishes. A collateral benefit of bringing this infrastructure upgrade to schools is that it creates more access – that word again – for private companies and individuals. Wyoming’s quality of life, coupled with internet access like people in big cities have, is an unbeatable combination. Entrepreneurs can operate a business on whatever scale they wish from any of our great towns and enjoy all the benefits of living and raising a family in Wyoming. I must also note that upgrading our technology infrastructure builds on our efforts to attract data centers and the good jobs that come with them.
At the core of all this is the push to make Wyoming an even better place than it is now for present and future generations. Our state has long sought economic opportunities that will keep our children from moving away. With 21st century advances in technology, we have additional things to look to - high-speed internet access and resulting new and emerging jobs. The leading industries in Wyoming - energy, tourism and agriculture – form a strong base and provide many employment options, but if we can grow the technology sector we create another choice for our kids. They can launch a business online on their own or work remotely for a large international company. It’s all about access. While we saw great progress this year, there is more to do. The expansion of infrastructure has increased speeds and download capabilities, but every school still connects to the
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internet through Cheyenne. That means that, if a class in Cody wants to have a video conversation with a class in Powell, the connection has to go all the way down to the Capitol City and back. It is more efficient and more reliable to have what is known as a unified network. This takes Cheyenne out of the loop and allows Cody to communicate directly with Powell. Wyoming companies are ready to go to work to build this unified network and provide access to the next generation of internet connections. If there is revenue to support the construction of a unified network, I will support it. As has often been said, access to the internet is a great benefit for a rural state like Wyoming; it enhances tele-education, telemedicine and tele-commuting. A unified network is a tool that provides the bridge to a brighter future.
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Anti-Capitalism in Wyoming? By Glenn Woods
thought Wyoming was a far more conservative state. I guess I was wrong. Last week, I had the opportunity to interview Maureen Bader, of Wyoming Liberty Group, on my radio show on a topic that, frankly, shocked me. While I was aware that some liberal ideas have come creeping and crawling into our state capital in Cheyenne, I had no idea that some of those ideas where so ANTI CAPI If you have been following the news, you have no doubt heard about new government rules and regulations imposed on the medical industry through The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ObamaCare. But if you are not in the medical profession then you have not heard about the mounds of rules and regulations that have been heaped on that profession over the past few decades - even more than the new rules found in ObamaCare. The system has become such a mess that it has become nearly impossible for America’s medical industry to survive in the long run. This has caused many in the profession to either drop out and retire, or try radical new approaches to stay in business. One approach, which has been referred to as radical (but is anything but), is for private practicing doctors and hospitals to refuse to take the overly complicated government payment systems offered in Medicare and Medicaid, and to refuse to accept insurance. Rather, they are only accepting cash for services. I’m saying that cash-only medical care is NOT radical because it is the way the free market used to run. There is nothing new here. Cash-only takes away the need for offices full of people pushing papers at the doctor’s office, as they try to navigate the impossible to understand paperwork coming from the teams of office workers in the government and at the in-
surance agencies. When a customer pays cash to their doctor they are eliminating the middle-man, which makes payment for medical services completely uncomplicated and as inexpensive as it can be. Here, in Wyoming, there is a proposal to build a hospital in Casper that would only take cash for medical services. Such a hospital would provide patents with the best medical attention at the cheapest possible price. What could be wrong with that? Yet, someone objected. Now, normally when someone in the free market objects to competition, they respond by changing their own business model in order to better compete. Perhaps if the current hospital in Casper is too overburdened with paperwork and bureaucracy they might want to seriously look at streamlining their system. That would be the capitalist system at work. It is Capitalism that makes everything in our world better and cheaper. Capitalism is why you have a new and better cell phone every few months with less complicated payment plans and cheaper bills. Imagine for a moment if the government regulated phone companies like they regulated the medical industry. OH WAIT - they once did. For those of you not old enough to remember Ma-Bell, it was a nightmare. We all had the same phone, in the same color (black), and the same lousy service at the same high prices. We have what we have today because of competition. So then, why, in Wyoming of all places, would anyone at our state legislator even suggest such a thing as making cash only hospitals illegal in Wyoming? In her article from Wyoming Liberty Group, Maureen writes, “This November, Wyoming’s Joint Labor, Health, and Social Services Interim
Committee will discuss two draft bills. One bill, 14LSO-0141 Hospital Licensure would confiscate the operating license of a hospital that discriminated against Medicaid and Medicare patients. The other, 14LSO-0142, Hospitals-Charity Care Equalization, would tax a hospital for serving nonMedicaid/Medicare patients.” The proposed bills are drafted in a way as to suggest that the people who want to open up these for-profit hospitals are evil people who would discriminate against those who would try to pay through Medicaid or Medicare. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are plenty of doctors and hospitals in Wyoming that do accept Medicaid and Medicare. So it’s not as if they have no place to go. What is really happening here is that the government-run hospitals know full-well that a cash-only hospital will put them out of business. Being free of government and insurance company bureaucracy will lower to cost and increase the ease of care so much that they government hospitals will not be able to keep up. This is not a guess on my part. Cash-only hospitals have opened before and beat the living soup out of the complicated government models. The people down in Cheyenne who have written, and are pushing this anti completive bill, would probably tell you right to your face that they are, indeed, capitalist; that they live the free market. Nothing could be further from the truth. No true capitalist would have even suggested bills like these. True capitalists would allow the hospital to be built and wait to see which worked better. They would then copy the winning model and look for ways to improve on it. The next legislative session is coming our way, soon. Caution, there are anti-capitalist in Cheyenne,of all places.
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November 1 - 8, 2013
Campbell County Observer
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Republican Party Ponders Moving State Office By Holly Galloway - Campbell County Observer he Central Committee of the Campbell County Republicans met Tuesday evening. This open meeting was attended by elected precinct committeemen and women, and a few Republicans who could not vote on anything presented at the meeting. Chairman Chris Smith, who conducted the meeting, brought up the topic that is being talked about by Republicans state-wide. The idea of moving the State Office, that is currently located in Casper, to the state capitol. A range of ideas about this subject were voiced by the committee members. Some believe that
having the Republican office in Cheyenne would make the job of lobbying easier for the people who would run the office. Others believe that the job of those people is not lobbying, but it is to help republicans in the twenty three counties with recruitment activity, and believe that the office should be left in its central location. Chairman Smith, with the majority of those voting, decided to create some new committees. A Recruitment committee, a Fundraiser committee (which the committee decided to change to Promotion), an IT committee, a Young Republicans com-
mittee, a Planning committee, and a Budget committee to help the treasurer, were voted on and approved. It was also brought up that Campbell County Republicans, at this time, do not have a vice-chairperson. No motion was made on this topic. The Campbell County Republican Women club gave a report on the planning of the Pink Elephant Ball, which will be held in March. Tickets will be available in January at the cost of $75.00 per ticket. This ball is the county party’s major fund raiser.
Health Plan Cancellation Notices Piling In Due to ObamaCare Millions of Americans have received notifications from their insurance providers that their policies are being cancelled or altered due to the Affordable Care Act over the past four weeks. Reports on the number of cancellations nationwide vary and are still rolling in. Some project as many as 20 million will lose their current coverage under ObamaCare. Young Americans for Liberty decided to look within its network of activists and supporters to see if they had been impacted. Sure enough, many
had. YAL is currently collecting and posting images of insurance cancellation and alteration notices from within its network that can be viewed here. “Earlier this year our insurance rates rose,” one YAL supporter explained. “Now it’s going from $383 per month to $529 per month and we lose dental coverage,” they added. “What happened to, ‘if you like your plan, you can keep it’?” Alyssa Farah, YAL Director of Communications asked. “My policy, which I was happy with,
is being discontinued in 2014,” Douglas, a YAL supporter, wrote. “The equivalent policy, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, will cost $562.32 per month. The policy I have now costs $263.44,” he added. “President Obama misled millions of Americans in an attempt to shove unwanted ObamaCare down our throats,” Farah added. “He took away our ability to choose what is best for us.”
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., proudly joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and energy trade groups today in calling for an end to the EPA’s avalanche of regulations that seek to bury the coal industry and the hundreds of thousands of hard-working Americans employed in powering the nation. During his speech, Enzi noted that the short sighted policies of this Administration are slowly destroying the important base of jobs and energy provided by coal and that as a country we cannot allow that to happen. “Instead of running from coal, we should invest in its abundance, in its power and its potential. Instead of running from coal, America needs to run on coal, including clean coal,” said Enzi. “This Administration’s mantra seems to be if you like your current source of energy you can keep it – unless of course it’s coal. They work hard every day to make it harder and harder to produce American-made energy and we have to work even harder to stop them. “What we need now is a George Washington Carver of coal. He found over 300 ways that American farmers could use the peanut, including as soap, facial cream, shampoo and even ink. I believe our nation is full of entrepreneurs who are ready to invent new ways to use coal, they just need a little bit more encouragement instead of the “can’t do” attitude that I hear from some opponents of coal including this Administration.” In Wyoming, coal provides 87 percent of electric power generation, which is why based on cost of electricity Wyoming ranks No. 2 in the nation in energy affordability. The benefits of coal extend far beyond cheap electricity, directly and indirectly providing hundreds of thousands of good paying jobs across American, according to Enzi. “We ought to be proud of our nation’s legacy of coal -- just as proud as we are of all the work those in the energy industry do every day to keep our coal industry active, productive and strong. Coal has been providing our nation with the energy we need for generations – and we need to be sure it has the freedom from excessive regulation it needs to continue to power the nation,” Enzi said.
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Wright High School Girls Cross Country Conference Champions! By Head Coach Sarah Glasser he weather changed the Cross Country 2A Powder River Conference meet time and location. Instead of Thursday, the meet took place on Saturday, October 19, 2013 and instead of in Hulett, the course was in Pine Haven. The Keyhole Country Club and Moorcroft were generous to take on the last minute change, yet Sundance’s Jim O’Connor still remained the host of the meet with Hulett. The course was familiar to the High Schoolers, having run there the week before. In Cross Country, the Northeast Conference consists of four teams: Moorcroft, Normative Services (NSI), Sundance and Hulett combine, and Wright. The Junior High ended
their season with great performances. The boys and girls ran the first race of the day together, and were separated at the finish for awards. The Wright Junior High Boys placed seven runners in the top ten. If team honors had been awarded, the Panther Boys Squad would have won Conference. The ten Panther Boys outnumbered the other schools with fourteen total toeing the starting line. The first Panther to finish the 2.5 Kilometer course was Hunter Ferguson. He medaled in second place at a personal record (PR) of 10:20. This was his fastest by a minute. Right behind him was Jozi Edwards. She was the Champion of the Girls’ division with eight in
Pronghorn BBall Opener Nov. 1 and 2 Submitted by Sean Neary Gillette College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Gillette College Basketball Tips Off the 2013-2014 Season at Home on November 1st and 2nd. The Cloud Peak Energy and Coach USA Tip Off Classic will feature Men’s and Women’s games on Friday and Saturday.
Friday, November 1st
5:30pm Women vs. Northeastern Community College (Sterling, CO.) 7:30pm Men vs South Dakota Tech (Rapid City)
Saturday, November 2nd
5:30pm Women vs. Colorado Northwestern Community College (Rangely, CO.) 7:30pm Men vs. Eastern Wyoming College (Torrington) If any of you have any questions about your booster club membership, clothing, or season tickets, please contact me or Allison Carsrud at acarsrud@live.sheridan.edu. Go Pronghorns!
the race. Her time of 10:37 was a 30 second PR. Ian Nemec finished with a third place bronze medal in 10:48. This was his personal best by a minute and a half. Medaling in fourth place with a five second PR was KC Krieter in 11:15. Dalten Ammon earned the sixth place medal in 11:31, his best by two minutes. Just seconds later, at 11:36, was Jayden Vasquez to take home the seventh place medal. This was his best by a minute and a half. Conagher Testerman ran two minutes faster at 11:38 to medal in eighth place. Achieving the goal he set before the race of earning a top ten medal was Dane Nemec. By running an unbelievable three minutes faster, he shares the honor of Most Improved Panther of the week with three other Panthers. Roland Schofield finished one minute faster in eleventh at 13:07. Ryleigh Burch shared the right to the Most Improved Panther with her three minute PR at 13:29 and medaled in sixth place for the girls. Heidi Thompson ran her best of the season by 30 seconds. She medaled in seventh place at 14:15. Tea Williams also ran a 30 second PR and medaled in eighth place in 16:35. Seconds later in 16:38 Logan Kanatzar placed thirteenth. The third Panther to earn Most Improved for a three minute PR was Wyatt Real. He placed fourteenth in 16:55. In the High School Girls’ division, seventeen started the five Kilometer race. Three Panthers earned AllConference honors. Wright edged out Moorcroft by one point to win the Conference Title. Kylie Murphy medaled
in second place in 24:17. This was her best this season by 30 seconds. She had to edge out the Moorcroft Wolf behind her for the team victory. Murphy knew she had to hold her position and did. Abby Sessions earned a fifth place medal, also 30 seconds faster with a career PR at 25:05. She also ran in a position where she had to keep her placing ahead of the next Wolf. Brooke Thayne medaled in seventh place in 26:27. This career best by three minutes earns her Most Improved of the week. She also finished where she needed to in front of three Wolves. Senior Holly Real ran her season best by two and a half minutes (34:15) to place eleventh. Being ahead of NSI was key for Wright to win, as points go. Senior Lori Souza placed thirteenth, tying her time of 35:20 from last week. In Cross Country, the lowest score wins. In 2A, the place of a team’s four runners as they finish is added up. If a team doesn’t have four, their place is ‘thrown out’. Wright placed first with 18 points, Moorcroft in second with 19, and third was NSI with 47. Due to the Wright Women’s Team victory, Head Coach Sarah Glasser was 2A Female Coach of the Year in the Powder River Conference. Nineteen entered the High School Boys’ race. Three Panthers placed in the top ten earning AllConference distinction. Donnie Bissey led the Panthers and medaled in sixth place in a time tying last week’s performance on this course of 20:27. Trey Nemec battled illness this week and medaled in seventh at a time of 20:41, just three
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seconds shy of last week. Aaron Kanatzar turned on the jets to pack it up with his teammates in eighth place, earning a medal and finishing ahead of Moorcroft. His time of 20:54 was a career PR. Raymundo Ramirez also ran his career best by nearly half a minute. He placed eleventh in 21:20. In team scoring Moorcroft was first with 22 points, Wright placed second with 28 ahead of Hulett/Sundance in third with 30 points. Wrapping up the season on Saturday, October 26 , 2013 the Panthers travel to State at the Sheridan VA Hospital grounds. 2A Boys run at 11:30am, 2A Girls at 1:20pm. Admission is $4 for
adults, $2 for students. Flamingo Thank You’s this week go to Laura and Lance Miller, Ron and Shari Bothwell, Paul and Trish Bothwell, and Deb Hepp with the Cottonwood Mobile Home Park. Our appreciation is extended to our lucky bus driver, Betty Nolte, for being flexible to change her schedule and still drive us. Thanks to the Booster Club for the goodie bags, and to all the parents who helped decorate the bus. The team appreciates Assistant Coach Seamands and our Manager Caitlin Mann. Thanks for all of the support to all those who were able to attend!
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Joke of the week A woman was going around polling for the upcoming elections, when she came upon a large house. Hearing a commotion inside, she knocked extra-loudly on the door. A man opened the door looking very upset. “What can I do for you?” he yelled, clearly upset about something. “I would like to speak to the head of the household,” said the poller politely. “Then you’re just in time,” barked the man. “My wife and I are trying to settle that right now!”
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High School Hockey Team Tough Start By Tony Heidel he Gillette Wild High School hockey team started the 2013-2014 season out with two games against the Casper Oilers last weekend. This has been one of the best rivalries in Wyoming high school hockey. In the last two seasons they have met in the state championship games and split the titles. Two years ago, these two teams had a huge fight on the ice following a game in Gillette that landed them both on probation. Tempers stayed in check for this year’s opener. Casper looked to continue their streak of victories against the Wild. The Oilers won last year’s championship, and they started off this year beating the Wild in both games this weekend. Casper won Saturday’s game 5 – 2, and Sunday’s game 6 - 4 here, in Gillette. The Wild had goals by Andrew Molder and Tyler Tennant in the first game. The second game had goals by Caleb Pettigrew, Tyler Tennant, Andrew Molder, and Wyatt Coulter. Preston Fuller led the team with two assists this weekend. The Wild will have a couple weeks to regroup and get ready for the Laramie Outlaws on November 9.
Photo by Caitlian Mann
Wright High School Cross Country team members (left to right) Brooke Thayne, Abby Sessions, Donnie Bissey, Kylie Murphy, Aaron Kanatzar, Trey Nemec and Raymundo Ramirez. Seniors Holly Real and Lori Souza are not pictured.
Wright High School Cross Country at State
“If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.” - Ivan Lendl
By Head Coach Sarah Glasser he Wright Panthers went to Sheridan for the State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, October 26, 2013. 2A were scheduled as the last event for both the boys’ as well as the girls’ races. The weather was perfect in the 50s as the boys toed the line with no wind. The Wright Boys all ran a season Personal Record (PR) on this 5 Kilometer course. Trey Nemec surprised us again, as he was scouted to place above 30th, yet finished in 24th at a time of 19:35. Donnie Bissey was right with him in 26th place. He peaked at the perfect time in the season, breaking the 20 Minute barrier for the first time! He
ran a 19:45. Aaron Kanatzar had a great start and held on. He was 36th at a time of 20:37. Raymundo Ramirez ran this course for the first time. He stayed with his teammate and came across the line in 38th out of 56 in 20:50. This was his first time in the 20s! The Panthers placed seventh ahead of Sundance/Hulett and Normative Services (NSI). In the Womens’ 2A race, Kylie Murphy led the Panthers in 20th out of 49 at 23:55. This was a season best for her. Abby Sessions, who began the season just under 30 minutes, finished her last race of the season in 25:19 in 23rd place. Brooke Thayne
took off seven minutes from her beginning of the season times, which tied the most of any Panther. At State she placed 31st at 26:41. Holly Real was 45th in 33:57. She was the other who decreased her time by seven minutes from start to career end as a Senior. Our other Senior ending her career as a Panther was Lori Souza. She battled to finish 47th in 37:35. The Lady Panthers finished fifth out of eight teams. They defeated Rocky Mountain, Moorcroft and NSI . The end of year Awards Night will be held in the High School Cafeteria on November 5th at 7:30pm.
What’s Going On in Sports? Friday, November 1
-Camel Football (V) Playoff -Lady Camel Swimming at Home for STATE -Camel Volleyball (V) at Casper for STATE -Eagles Wrestling at Twin Spruce 4 p.m. -Panthers Football Quarter Finals -Panthers Volleyball at Casper for STATE -Lady Panther Jr. High Basketball at home vs. Twin Spruce 4 p.m. / 5 p.m. -Warrior Wrestling at home vs. Sage Valley 4 p.m. -Lady Warrior 7th/ 8th B Basketball at Wright 4 p.m./ 5 p.m. -Pronghorn Men’s Basketball at home vs. South Dakota School of Mines 7:30 p.m. -Pronghorn Women’s Basketball at home vs. Northeastern Junior College 5:30 p.m. -Gillette WILD Hockey at Centennial Ice Billings 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 2
-Lady Camel Swimming at Home for STATE -Camel Volleyball (V) at Casper for STATE -Lady Eagles 8th Basketball at Sheridan Invite 9 a.m. -Eagles Wrestling at Twin Spruce for Jackson’s Memorial Invite 9 a.m. -Gillette WILD Hockey at Stumptown Ice Arena 7:30 p.m. -Panthers Volleyball at ) at Casper for STATE -Lady Panther Jr. High 7th Basketball at home for Tournament TBA -Lady Panther Jr. High 8th Basketball at Buffalo Tournament TBA -Panther Jr. High Wrestling at Twin Spruce for Jackson’s Memorial Invite 9 a.m. -Warrior Wrestling at home for Jackson’s Memorial Invite 9 a.m. -Lady Warrior 7th/ 8th A Basketball at Sheridan Invite 9 a.m.
-Pronghorn Men’s Basketball at home vs. Eastern Wyoming 7:30 p.m. -Pronghorn Women’s Basketball at home vs. Colorado Northwestern College 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 5
-Eagles Wrestling at home for Quad vs. Twin Spruce, Hulett, and Sundance 4 p.m. -Warrior Wrestling at Sage Valley 4 p.m. -Lady Warrior’s 7th / 8th A Basketball at Buffalo 5:15 p.m. -Lady Warrior’s 7th / 8th B Basketball at Buffalo 4 p.m.
Thursday, November 7
-Lady Eagles 7th B Basketball at Sundance 4 p.m. -Lady Eagles 8th B Basketball at Sundance 4 p.m. -Panther Jr. High Wrestling at home for Quad with Moorcroft , Upton, and Kaycee 4 p.m.
Friday, November 8
-Camel Football (V) Semi Final -Lady Eagles 7th A Girls Basketball at home vs. Carey 4 p.m. -Lady Eagles 8th A Basketball at home vs. Carey 4 p.m. -Eagles Wrestling at Belle Fourche High School Tourney 3 p.m. -Gillette WILD Hockey at home vs. Yellowstone 7:30 p.m. -Pronghorn Men’s Basketball at Williston State College in Williston, ND 8 p.m.
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Saturday, November 9
-Lady Eagles 7th A Girls Basketball at Twin Spruce for Gary Merriam Invite TBA -Lady Eagles 7th B Girls Basketball at Wright Invite TBA -Lady Eagles 8th A Basketball at home for Gary Merriam Invite TBA -Lady Eagles 8th B Basketball at Wright Invite TBA -Eagles Wrestling at Buffalo Tourney 3 p.m. -Gillette WILD Hockey at Yellowstone 7:30 p.m. -Panthers Football Semi Finals -Panther Jr. High Wrestling at Moorcroft Invitational 9 a.m. -Lady Panther Jr. High Basketball at home for Wright Invite TBA -Pronghorn Men’s Basketball at United Tribes Technical College in Williston, ND 4 p.m. -Pronghorn Women’s Basketball vs. Otero College at Casper, WY 1 p.m. -Warrior Wrestling at Buffalo Invite 8 a.m. -Lady Warrior’s 7th A Basketball at home for Gary Merriam Invite TBA -Lady Warrior’s 8th A Basketball at Sage Valley for Gary Merriam Invite TBA -Lady Warrior’s 7th / 8th B Basketball at Wright Invite TBA
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‘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. 05’ GMC Duramax Extend Cab. 52,550 mi. Call 307672-8766 2008 Dodge Charger AWD Hemi, loaded Black $18,000 books for $22,500 Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100. 2006 Dodge Mega Cab 4x4 Laramie 102,000 miles $16,000 307-689-7290 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora. Black. Leather interior. Good condition. 87,400mi. Power everything. Front wheel drive. New tires. Call Charlene 307-660-7316. 1993 Chrysler LHS for sale or trade. Needs tie-rod and alignment. Runs good. $1,500.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com 1994 Plymouth Voyager for sale or trade. Runs/ looks great. 188,000 miles. $2,000.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com 2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532. 2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1/2 Ton Pickup. New tires, ext. cab, long bed. 148,000 mi. One owner. 307-6700858 or 303-250-4096 97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431
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.
Merchandise 1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087 Large Underground Tank. 307-680-8838
Camper spot for rent $300 per month in Silver Hills 307680-8838 07’ Prowler 5th wheel. 2slides. 32ft with extras. Call 307-672-8766 1994 Southwind by Fleetwood 34 foot Class A Coach Rear Engine Turbo Diesel Cummins, 230 HP, Motor Home in good condition. 180,000 miles on original Cummins Diesel 33H Engine. Three captain’s chairs including driver. Couch makes into a full bed. Full kitchen, stove with oven, microwave. Dining area. Propane or electric refrigerator/ freezer. Lots of storage. Rear bedroom with queen bed. Bathroom with shower. Dish portable satellite TV setup and small flatscreen TV goes with it. Trailer receiver hitch. Lost my husband in December and don’t have any use for it. Would like to sell fast. Make me an offer. 307 682 4808. sue.wallis52@gmail. com http://wyoming.craigslist.org/rvs/3965643910. html Minnows, crawlers, leeches, fishing tackle, boating and camping supplies. Fully furnished cabin rentals, 50 Amp Full Hookup RV sites 5 minutes from Keyhole Reservoir in Pine Haven. Empire Guesthouse & RV Park 307756-3454. www.empireguesthouse.com
Homes for Sale 2010 Fairmont 16x80 mobile Home. 3 bed-2 bath. Central Air, 10x10 deck, 500gl propane tank, and all utilities. Excellent condition. $30,000 OBO. Please call after 5pm. 605-209-7584. Home For Sale By Owner. Great Horse Property for sale, in Buffalo Wyoming. 11.5 acres with three bedroom, 3 bath home with 2 car attached garage, afull length covered redwood deck and walk out basement, irrigated pastures, bite corrals, Cleary Barn, and much more.Call 307-684-5844 after 5p.m. for appointment
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Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person!
Fresh local “Free Range” eggs. All natural, no animal by-products. No antibiotics. $3/Doz. 257-9049
Pets 2 AKC Registered male and female English Bulldogs free to a new good home, They have current shorts and play along with children and other animals. contact (billingsjeff151@yahoo.com) for more information.
International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563. Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2733
2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,500 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or307622-0825
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Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202
1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring. $2500 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring done in shop class 2 years ago. No rust only used once since redone. $2500 or OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374
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6x10 trailer. Great shape, fits your biggest Harley. $1,400 obo. 299-4967.
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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) Tree Trimming and removal. Certified Arborist! No job too big or small. Experienced, licensed, bonded and insured. Veteran owned and operated for 13 years. Top Notch Tree Service 970-556-5000 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 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 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 “Did you see this? Than it worked. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net to list your ad today!” 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. Auto insurance preferred and SR-22’s. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Motorcycle and ATV insurance. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520
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Weekly Trivia Answer
Prior to becoming a lawyer, future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was licensed in what other profession?
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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. 2 Bedroom apartment $650 per month, $650 security, $650 last months. Above Gillette Cheese House. No pets, no smoking, laundry facilities available 685-6449 Criminal background check and renters insurance Required Immaculate 1-2 bedroom apartments, fresh paint, and new flooring. (no pets). Call for move-in special starting at $595 307-686-6488 Apartment for Rent in WindRidge Appts. Water/Trash/ Washer/Dryer. Air and Heat. 3bs/2bth. Must qualify for low income housing. $740.00/ mo. Call 307-685-8066 Foothills View Apartments Hot Move In Special! Cool, Clean, Quiet Apartments. 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) 2 bedroom apartment $675 per month, $675 security, $675 last months rent. Above Gillette Cheese House no pets, no smoking laundry \ facilities available 685-6449 Criminal Background check and renters insurance required. 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.
Miscellaneous Have you heard the Buzz lately? Bring your catch by the Empire Guesthouse for photographs which may be published in this newspaper with our fishing reports. Along with that, the Guesthouse staff will be awarding monthly prizes for those that let us photograph them and their catch. It doesn’t have to be a trophy to enter and there will be special prizes for those 12 and under. Carp shooters are also welcome to enter. Check with the Guesthouse for more details. What are you looking at? Others could be looking at your ad for only $0.25 per word per week. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974
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. Wyoming Mountaineers now offers easy payment plans on any in stock firearm. Your debit card is your line of credit. Purchase any firearm that is in stock making 4 payments weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Processing fee and payment plan fee apply. Call Wyoming Mountaineers for more details. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad. Get a piece of history. Mosin Nagant Russian M91/30 Surplus Rifle. Very good to Excellent condition 7.62X54 Caliber. These are a very accurate rifle shooting 4” groups at 1000 yards. Open sights are adjustable to yardage with a push of a button. Great gun for hunting deer or elk very cheap ammo available for target practice. Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 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.
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Abraham Lincoln was co-owner of Berry and Lincoln, a store/drinking establishment in New Salem, Illinois, where he lived from 1831 to 1837. He first arrived there on a flat boat when he was 22 and en route to New Orleans. His boat got stuck there and after visiting New Orleans, he returned to New Salem and decided to stay. He worked as a store clerk, served in a militia, and unsuccessfully ran for office. Then, in 1833, he opened a small store. In January 1833, he partnered with his friend from his militia days, William F. Berry, to purchase a small store, which they named Berry and Lincoln. Stores could sell alcohol in quantities greater than a pint for off-premises consumption, but it was illegal to sell single drinks to consume at the store without a license. In March 1833, Berry and Lincoln were issued a tavern, or liquor, license, which cost them $7 and was taken out in Berry’s name. Stores that sold liquor to consume on the premises were called groceries.
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Weekly Sports Trivia Answer Why was there no MLB World Series played in 1904?
One of the pennant winners refused to participate
The 1904 Series, if it had been held, would have been between the AL’s Boston Americans (Boston Red Sox) and the NL’s New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants). At that point there was no governing body for the World Series nor any requirement that a Series be played. Thus the Giants’ owner, John T. Brush, refused to allow his team to participate in such an event, citing the “inferiority” of the upstart American League. John McGraw, the Giants’ manager, even went so far as to say that his Giants were already “world champions” since they were the champions of the “only real major league”. At the time of the announcement, their new cross-town rivals, the New York Highlanders (now the New York Yankees), were leading the AL, and the prospect of facing the Highlanders did not please Giants management. Boston won on the last day of the season, and the leagues had previously agreed to hold a World’s Championship Series in 1904, but it was not binding, and Brush stuck to his original decision. In addition to political reasons, Brush also factually cited the lack of rules under which money would be split, where games would be played, and how they would be operated and staffed.
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November 1 - 8, 2013
Campbell County Observer
The Sullivan Expedition By Mike Borda
uring the Revolutionary War, the Americans fought against the British for our freedom. However, it was not only these sides that were fighting. Many nations, including many Native American tribes, also took part in the conflict, on both sides. The tribes, however, were not always treated with the respect other nations held, allowing acts of terrible violence to occur. In 1779, four years into the war, things were still not secured for the Americans. While major troop movements and battles were waged on the battlefields on the East Coast and in the Southern colonies, the Americans were also concerned with their control of the borders. Sporadic attacks by the parts of the Iroquois Confederacy (combined with British loyalists helping them) were causing damage to the American cause in upper New York and northern Pennsylvania. To combat these attacks, the Continental Army under General George Washington decided that it was necessary to not just defend against the attacks but to put an end to them with force. Washington ordered that their villages and crops
should be destroyed, and their supplies taken. This was not a mission of peace. The mission was placed under the command of Major General John Sullivan, who was given about 3,000 soldiers. They initially made their way from eastern Pennsylvania towards the middle of the state, intending to then move north into New York. The progress was slow, but eventually they began to encounter the targeted tribes and destroying villages one by one. They leveled dozens of village in the few months the campaign was active, along with thou-
sands of acres of Iroquois farmland in upper New York. Washington knew, however, that simply destroying villages would not be enough. The Sullivan Expedition also arrested thousands of Iroquois men, women, and children, imprisoning them until the following year. During the winter, though, their homes were taken by settlers and because they had no food or shelter, many that were not captured would not live to see the spring. Ultimately, however, the campaign did no good for either side. Already fighting for the British, the Iroquois now had further reason to
combat the colonists, and raids increased following the Expedition’s departure. Washington’s goal of ending the threat by destroying the opposing forces did not pan out. The Revolution ended four years later and eventually all the land owned by the Iroquois would be ceded to the United States. However, the Sullivan Expedition remains as proof that even the colonists had their mistakes, and that the Revolution was a complicated and inclusive war fought on many fronts, both militarily and psychologically.
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Water Projects, Early Gillette Style By Jeff Morrison roviding a sufficient amount of water to meet the demands of an evergrowing population has always been a challenge in Gillette, requiring creative – not to mention costly- solutions even in the earliest days of our town’s history. The very first water crisis began the day the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad made the decision to run the track north of an existing community calling itself Donkey Town and created a new settlement, named after one of the railroad’s track engineers, two miles north. Donkey Town, named after the creek, had a source of water. The new town had a mostlydry seasonal drainage wash, optimistically named Stone Pile Creek. Not only would the new population require drinking water, but steam engines required water as well. Added to that was the plans for a large stock yard for shipping sheep and cattle from Gillette to eastern markets, which would also require water. From 1891 to 1906, the new community of Gillette made do with what water they could get from shallow wells, hauling water from Donkey Creek and pumping water from a nearby seasonal pond we now call Burlington Lake. But it was apparent to all parties that, in order for the town to grow, something needed to be done. Fortunately the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad had a solution. The proposed to the town a canal system that would divert water from Donkey Creek to Stone Pile Creek and from Stone Pile Creek into the seasonal lake, which would be enhanced with a dirt dike. In a 1920 article, the Campbell County Record said of the original proposal “… strange as it may seem, there were few those days who thought that the town would ever grow to any proportions and it was generally talked among our residents that it was better for the town to permit of the building of the ditch than of getting the ill will of the company and losing the freight division point, and thus it was put through.” A very good point, considering railroad communities either thrived or withered on the whims of railroad officials who decided where certain offshoot businesses would be built along their lines. Construction of the Burlington ditch began in 1907 and was
completed in 1908. The ditch ran from Donkey Creek, through the lower part of present-day Sutherland Estates and Sage Bluffs subdivisions, crossed to roughly parallel with Boxelder Road where it runs between 4-J and Highway 59. It then ran diagonally northwest, crossing Gillette Avenue next to where the George Amos Memorial Library would be built in 1941, and continuing back to 4-J road. Running due-west, south and parallel to what would become Highway 14-16, it crossed the road at the Rock Pile, wound around the town’s main landmark then turned northwest again to feed into Stone Pile Creek just north of the railroad tracks and west of Burma Road. Although the natural streambed of Stone Pile runs north of the tracks until just east of Brooks Avenue, at some point another portion of ditch was run on the south side of the tracks, dividing the tracks from the town. Two wooden bridges were constructed on either side of Gillette Avenue to facilitate passenger traffic between the depot and town. This portion of the ditch fed back into Stone Pile Creek at Brooks Avenue. A third portion of ditch was dug from Stone Pile, just west of modernday the baseball fields at Bicentennial Park and ran east to the holding pond, which had by this time a variety of names: Burlington Lake, Burlington Reservoir and Gillette Reservoir. As with most Gillette water projects, it was a costly endeavor. Expenses went far beyond just digging a ditch. Buildings in the path of the ditch had to be moved. Several bridges had to be constructed and maintained. Head gates, dikes and dams had to be installed along the canal system. All of this was done at the railroad’s expense, which meant that the entire water system, once completed, belonged to the railroad. This was both good and bad. The railroad was, indeed, responsible for the maintenance of the ditch system and everything relating to it, however permission had to be granted by the railroad for anything crossing it. This included things like proposed bridges crossing over it and town water supply pipes crossing under it. Early on this wasn’t much of a difficulty, but it became increasingly burdensome as town growth came into conflict with the ditch. At
one point, permission to move the city dump from one side of the ditch to the other had to be granted. Another problem became apparent early on. The ditch was prone to flooding during heavy rains. In 1909 the flash flood caused by a large hail storm wiped out a half mile of dike at the head of the ditch. But the worst disaster occurred one August evening in 1912, when nearly two inches of rain came down in a two hour time period. During the deluge, the ditch overflowed and the water turned Gillette Avenue into “a veritable sea of water,” according to the Gillette News, “the gutters being utterly inadequate to carry off the immense volume, and as a result many business houses were caught by the overflow, cellars were flooded and first floors inundated, ruining several thousand dollars’ worth of goods of different kinds.” Burlington ditch broke in several places, washing out nearly every bridge that crossed it. The sidewalks on the east side of Gillette Avenue, all being made of wood, floated away down the street. Most of the businesses that existed on Gillette Avenue at the time suffered flood damage. Passengers, debarking from train number 43, were faced with the choice of staying put at the station or trying to wade across the rushing, waist-deep torrent of water that separated them from the hotels in town. The Goings Hotel flooded both its cellar and some of the lower rooms to a height “sufficient to cover the mattresses on the beds.” At the Montgomery, one block down from the Goings, and across the street, the water filled both cellars and six inches
of water covered the floors on ground level. The water also lifted off the cellar door that covered an opening in the front of the building. J. A. Wood, foreman of the Burlington roundhouse, was walking by the hotel and stepped into the open cellar hatch, and sunk out of site. According to the Gillette News, “He managed to pull himself out of his perilous plight uninjured and ahead 35 cents for a first-class bath.” At the Dodd and Fowlston saloon, patrons decided to save the establishment by building a bulkhead across doorways. Two feet of water showed on the outside, but the bulkheads kept all but two inches of water out of the building. Presumably they saved happy hour. The greatest amount of property damage was suffered by the Daly Brothers general store where it was estimated they lost about $5,000 of goods. According to one account, about $1.200 of this was a shipment of prunes. They sued the railroad for damages and received $1,000 in restitution, then allegedly dried the prunes out and sold them later that summer. Demands to fill the ditch in probably started that next day, but it wasn’t until 1920 that a serious look into removing the ditch got people’s hopes up. The railroad went so far as to send officials to Gillette with a plan to rework the canal system by rerouting from Donkey Creek on a path that would have taken it around the west side of dump hill, similar to the Burma Road extension. It would then join up with the existing ditch near the Rock Pile. Part of the plan called for a portion of it to be subterranean. It also included a larger dam to be built at Burlington Lake so that it could hole even more water. The only problem was that it would cost an estimated $125,000 at first-blush. By January of 1921, the railroad reneged on the proposal due to the expense, and the ditch stayed, even though it cost them a small fortune to maintain it and
the bridges crossing it. And the growing town was demanding more bridges every day. It took another twenty years before the railroad relinquished ownership of the ditch to the city in 1942, and another five years before the ditch was mostly filled in and the old bridges removed. In the meantime the ditch continued to flood from time to time, but fortunately never to the extent that it did in 1912. As the ditch disappeared, so did the ground water in northern Gillette. When I was growing up in the late 1960s and 1970s, Stone Pile Creek was a dry gulley that ran behind my best buddy’s house, where we road bikes, had dirt-clod fights and built forts into the banks. I didn’t even know it had a name until I was an adult. Burlington Lake was a hit or miss mud puddle. Some years it would flood enough to wash out part of Warlow Drive, but most years there wasn’t any water in it. It was later dredged to become a permanent lake and bird refuge. Very little of the Burlington ditch remains today. There is a small section of it that has been preserved on the corner of 4-J and Boxelder, along with some equipment that was used for maintenance of the ditch. However, the best preserved portion of the ditch can be seen at the Rockpile Museum on Highway 14-16. Here, the ditch was dug into the slope on the eastern side and bends around the Rock Pile and runs northwest toward the corner of Burma Avenue and First Street. The ditch that ran from Stone Pile Creek to Burlington Lake remains intact. It was reworked by the city in 1964 to draw spring flood water away from the housing that was built just north of the railroad tracks along Stone Pile Creek. The portion of ditch that ran in-between First Street and the railroad tracks is actually still there, but it has slowly been covered over with cement slabs until it has become a tunnel.
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