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The Campbell County Observer NovemberJune 16 17 - 23, - 24,2012 2011
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It’s Donating Time Again
The Campbell County Observer is now taking donations for our Readers Choice Scholarship. The Observer is hoping to raise $1,000.00 this year for a scholarship that will be given to a student from Wright (Panthers) or Gillette (Camels). Students will be presenting the Observer with an essay, which the readers will vote on their favorite and the most deserving. The only conditions are that the student must graduate from either Wright High School or Gillette High School and will be attending Gillette College in the fall. The scholarship will be put in their account at Gillette College by the Camp-
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bell County Observer. “We are the local newspaper, we take our community that we live and work in very personal. So we decided to do everything we can to keep the money local,” said Observer owner Nicholas De Laat. “And, community college attendees do not get the financial help from scholarships at the same level as the kids going to Universities.” Observer owner Candice De Laat stated that “The money is donated by community, given to a young adult from our community, and spent on further education in our community… for our community. This is what we are all about, from the owners to the workers of our company.” The Campbell County
Observer has donated over $68,000.00 in money, advertising, and product to help local charities so far in 2012. “And this in only our second year in business!” said Mrs. De Laat. “The more we grow, the more we give.” She does not, however, want to discount the most important part of giving to these local charities. “Our customers and subscribers are the glue that holds everything together. If you want to thank someone for all the giving, thank them. They deserve it most!” To donate to the Campbell County Observer’s Readers Choice Scholarship go to their website at www.CampbellCountyObserver.net or call (307) 6708980
Schools compete in annual food drive
The annual community food drive sponsored by ERA Boardwalk Real Estate and Basin Radio Network has returned. This is a competition between the schools divided into 3 divisions: elementary, rural and secondary schools. The winning schools will win $500 each. Help your favorite school AND our community by donating food items. Last year over 45,000 items were collected by the school district helping many needy families in our community. Donations can be dropped off at ERA Boardwalk, Basin Radio or any of the participating schools. For more information call Betty Jensen at 307-685-5375 or Josh McGrath at 307-257-6702
Secret Santa Program Returns Campbell County Parks and Recreation and The Council Of Community Services are offering the 24th. Annual Secret Santa Program for low income children. All families must qualify for the secret Santa program through The Council Of Community Services before receiving Secret Santa letters. After meeting the requirements, The Council of Community Services issues Secret Santa letters for Children through 8th
grade. Children write their letters and submit them to the recreation center for sponsorship. The public is invited to select letters to sponsor or donate money toward the program. Letters are available now to assist everybody in completing their Christmas list early. Donations will be accepted until every letter is filled. For more information please call Sandra at the recreation department at 682-8527.
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Department of Health Budget Reduction Plans available
A report containing both planned and potential future Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) budget reductions of nearly $132 million, as required by legislative action, is now available online. During its most recent session, the Wyoming Legislature directed the WDH to reduce state general fund spending by 4 percent (more than $19 million) for state fiscal year 2014, which begins on July 1, 2013. “This 4 percent general fund reduction was included in the final state budget. What we are doing now is reporting on the areas within our budget where those reductions will occur,” said Tom Forslund, Wyoming Department of Health director. WDH was also required to prepare for additional 8 percent reductions (more than $74 million) for the department’s future 2015-16 biennium budget. Descriptions of these possible future reductions are also included in the report. “While closely reviewing programs and spending is certainly valuable, going ahead with budget reductions is always challenging,” said “We hope for a brighter state revenue picture in the next biennium so the potential general fund reductions we’ve described for fiscal years 2015
and 2016 may not all occur. However, it was important for our department to prepare what the legislature requested.” “With the Wyoming Department of Health, it is important to note that roughly 90 percent of our budget goes to direct patient care,” Forslund said. “This includes Medicaid, our five state healthcare facilities and funding for mental health and substance abuse services across the state. As a result, our opportunities to reduce budgets in ways that don’t directly affect Wyoming patients and clients are limited.” Forslund continued, “Another challenge is that with Medicaid, our most expensive and complex program, for every state-funded dollar that we cut we lose an additional dollar in federal matching funds.” If all planned and potential future budget reductions in the report are implemented, an additional $31 million in federal matching funds will be lost. “Our department’s staff and leadership carefully considered what should be recommended,” Forslund said. “We looked at everything and evaluated our choices based on key priorities.” These priorities included minimizing impact on safety net health programs, core services,
programs that serve a broader population and economically vulnerable provider groups. WDH also looked to reduce administrative costs, funding for programs that experienced large budget growth in recent years and reimbursements to out-of-state providers. “At this time, due to attrition opportunities, we do not anticipate any WDH employees will lose their jobs as a result of the planned budget reductions,” Forslund said. The report includes descriptions of the largest WDH programs along with details about the planned and potential future budget reductions. To read the report, visit www.health. wyo.gov.
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