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Families: Enter to Win New Contest “A Healthy Me Is Drug Free”

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he National Family Partnership (NFP) announces the national contest for its 28th annual Red Ribbon Week®, Oct. 23-31.

Here’s how to enter to win $1,000 for your K-12 school and an iPad for the home: 1.) Students bring the Red Ribbon Week® message home by working alongside parents to decorate their front door, mailbox or fence with a red ribbon and this year’s theme “A Healthy Me Is Drug Free™.”

2.) Take a photo with the family and your Red Ribbon Week® decoration, then upload to redribbon.org/contest

by Nov. 4 (must be 18+ to upload your photos).

3.) The voting begins! Ask your family and friends to vote for your entry at

redribbon.org/vote Nov. 5-19.

Winners will be announced at redribbon.org on December 6th and recognized at winning schools throughout December.

“Students will once again take Red Ribbon Week’s® message of prevention home to their neighborhoods with this national contest,” said the NFP’s Volunteer President Peggy Sapp. “By decorating their homes together with this year’s Red Ribbon theme, families carry the message to their communities.”

The DEA is co-sponsoring this year’s national contest. “DEA is excited to partner with the National Family Partnership on this contest that empowers communities to come together to talk about the drug problem,” said DEA Ad-

ministrator Michele M. Leonhart. “Red Ribbon Week® is also when we honor DEA Special Agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena, who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities safe.”

Visit redribbon.org/contest for contest information.

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Officers Receive Lifesaving Award At the October 7th City Council meeting, the Gillette Police Department recognized two Police Officers who saved the life of a local Gillette resident.

On September 15, 2013, Officer Steven Dillard and Officer Jacob Foutch responded to an emergency

call regarding an unresponsive male (William Graham). These officers immediately utilized the AED and started CPR. They two were able to restore the male’s pulse and breathing by the time EMS arrived. Mr. Graham was later transported to Casper. His family notified the Police Department

on September 18, 2013 that he was out of intensive care, his heart was working property, and he was breathing on his own.

Officers Dillard and Foutch have been awarded the Department’s Life Saving Award. Give these two men a hand!

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Pinnacle Bank Vows to Help Furloughed Workers

s the federal government shutdown continues, it’s not all bad news for federal employees trying to keep up with their bills. Pinnacle Bank has pledged to help workers affected by the government shutdown.

“Uncertainty surrounding the government shutdown has our customers, and many others, concerned and Pinnacle Bank is here

to ease the burden,” said Dan Johnson, Market President. We recognize the impact on family budgets the furlough will drive and we want everyone to know we are prepared with different programs in place that will provide some breathing room through these unanticipated challenges.”

Pinnacle Bank has arranged to offer payment extensions, extended re-

payment plans, short-term loans with lower rates and other assistance based upon each unique situation.

We encourage anyone, customers and non-customers, to contact us if they need assistance,” stated Johnson. “We have a long history of reaching out to our communities, and this is just another way for us to help our neighbors in the places we call home.”

Audit Program Designed to Help Save Money

The Wyoming State Energy Office (SEO), a division of the Wyoming Business Council, is encouraging Wyoming’s small businesses, agriculture producers, non-profits and local governments to win the battle against energy waste, and save money at the same time, through its Small Business Energy Audit (SBEA) program.

The SBEA program is offered through the collaboration of the Wyoming State Energy Office, the University of Wyoming Extension Service Office, and Manufacturing-Works.

According to SEO Energy Efficiency Program Manager Sherry Hughes, energy efficiency improvements and small-scale renewable energy systems are an often overlooked and cost-effective opportunity for Wyoming’s business owners.

“It’s not easy knowing how to conserve energy without knowing where that

energy is being consumed, or possibly wasted” she said. “The small business energy audit program can help businesses identify problem areas and get started on a better energy efficiency strategy.”

A total of 51 grants have been issued since 2005, but it’s been within the past two years that grant funds have been made available for retrofits identified in the audits, according to Hughes.

In addition, the partnership with the UW Extension office and ManufacturingWorks offers an additional $2,000 through a USDA Rural Development passthrough grant for small businesses located in rural areas: business located in cities with a population less than 50,000.

The USDA Rural Development pass-through grant also offers a renewable energy assessment for rural small businesses, farmers

and ranches. Renewable energy assessments explore producing energy through small-scale biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar (thermal and electric), and wind energy systems. However, residences and housing units are not eligible.

To reinvigorate awareness around the SBEA program, the SEO has launched an advertising campaign called “Be a Wyoming Energy Champ.”

For more information, visit www.wyomingenergy.org or contact Sherry Hughes by phone at 307.777.2824 or by email atsherry. hughes@wyo.gov.

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Fraud Alert!

The City of Gillette has received several calls from customers today stating that someone is calling residents saying they are “with the City of Gillette” and asking for credit card and social security information in order to pay a delinquent utility bill.

While City of Gillette customer service reps might ask you for the last four numbers of your social security number to verify that you are, in fact, you, they will not ask for the entire number, and that is not how the City of Gillette handles delinquent accounts. Do not give out your personal information over the phone unless you are certain you know who you are talking to.

If someone calls you and requests this info, get their name and phone number, then call the Police Department non-emergency line at (307) 686-5250 and report the incident.

School District Wants Feedback

CCSD Press Release: In an effort to improve system practices, Campbell County School District #1 is conducting a Parent Survey. We value your opinion and ask that you take the time to complete this survey. One area of accountability for our schools and district is the percentage of parents who take this survey. Please take the time to give us feedback for each school you have a student attending by filling out separate surveys for each school. We would also ask every parent or guardian take the survey for each student. Your taking the survey will help all schools and the district in being accredited.

Accreditation is very important for students when transferring to other schools, entering colleges, trade schools and applying for scholarships.

In order to complete the survey, please go to: http:// www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/5012511. Your responses to this survey will be anonymous. Your honest opinion is appreciated.

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State Main Street Program to Hold Workshop in Green River

he Wyoming Main Street program will host an upcoming economic restructuring workshop to help communities learn how to strengthen their existing economic assets while simultaneously diversifying their existing economic base.

The training will focus on the four following components of a comprehensive economic restructuring strategy: • Economic Restructuring 101: A ground-level look at defining economic restructuring.

• Developing Building Owners into Developers: Encouraging building owners to think with a developer’s mindset.

• Creating Entrepreneur-Ready Communities: Building local capacity to support and encourage entrepreneurship.

• RODEO – Rounding Up Economic Development through Special Events: Panel discussion about how Rock Springs has approached this unique economic development opportunity.

According to Wyoming Main Street program manager Britta Mireley, the event is open to everyone but is designed for Wyoming communities currently involved in the Wyoming Main Street program.

“The philosophy and content of the training is appropriate for any Wyoming community looking to build on their community and economic development efforts,” Mireley said. “However, it’s our local Main Street boards, managers, volunteers and partner organizations, or potential partners of our state’s Main Street programs, that would find the most value in this work-

shop.”

The training will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 19, 2013 in Room 211 at Western Wyoming Community College, 1 College Way, Green River, Wyo. Lunch will be provided for attendees at no charge.

Economic restructuring is one prong of the National Main Street Four-Point Approach®, the others being organization, promotion, and design.

For more information on the Main Street Four-Point Approach® including economic restructuring, visit:http:// www.preservationnation.org/mainstreet/about-main-street/the-approach/#.Ulw-91Csgyo For more information and to RSVP, contact Britta Mireley by phone at 307.777.2934 or by email atBritta. mireley@wyo.gov.

Wyoming Business Tips for October

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 Cindy Unger, WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz business adviser “I own a small landscaping company and would like to eliminate some of my invoicing chores by using mobile credit card processing on site. What do you know about these services?”

John, Cody Credit card acceptance is a necessity for all businesses today, from doctors to convenience store operators.

Mobile credit card processing allows a business to accept credit and debit card payments using a smartphone. For mobile businesses or many home businesses, the ability to accept credit cards through a mobile phone saves time and makes money. Not only is this an efficient way for your business to get paid, but it also saves your customers the time, money and effort involved in paying

your invoice at the end of the month.

Examples of the types of businesses for which mobile credit card processing is an asset include hair stylists, landscapers, house and carpet cleaners, mobile food trucks, outside sales representatives, farmers market merchants and many more.

Merchant service companies can now convert smartphones and tablets into mobile credit card acceptance portals with little effort or additional investment. This innovation has resulted in decreased exposure to credit card fraud, charge backs and the added costs of “keyed” transaction fees.

After deciding what processor to use, complete a merchant application. Upon acceptance of the application, the business owner will download the mobile app and secure log-in credentials allocated for the business depository bank account. A card reader will plug into the audio jack of a mobile device to swipe customer cards, which will populate the mobile app with the cardholder information.

All the business owner has to do is swipe the cus-

tomer’s card right on the smartphone, have the customer sign on the touchscreen, and then email the customer a copy of the receipt. Your cell phone, accompanied by a mobile credit card processing service, will provide real-time validation and payment processing, low rates, online account management and the ability to email or text receipts back to the customer.

Business owners should carefully examine the fee structure of the processor. Typically, you will be charged a set-up fee to start, monthly service fees and transaction fees every time you process a credit card. Transactions fees typically are the base rate and the processing rate. Note that one service may have a low per-transaction fee, but the authorization rate may be high.

Most apps will work with any popular mobile phone.

Every major service uses SSL encryption to ensure that sensitive information is secure. Individual apps are typically password protected and include additional safety measures in the event of theft or loss of the device. Credit card informa-

tion is never actually stored on the phone.

These payments are typically safer than other methods of credit card acceptance because the card never leaves the customer’s sight, and there are no imprinted receipts containing customer credit card information.

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It has been a rough summer both for us and our plants. Damaging hail, high winds and then an early heavy wet snow have all contributed to major tree and shrub damage. We are resilient and will recover with only a few scars and the passing storm phobia but what about our plants?

Our multitude of perennials should pull through just fine. Even with being wiped out several times this summer they are built to regrow from the roots so next spring, with most, all should be well and they will appear magically without so much as a hiccup in their schedule. Add a bit of mulch this fall to keep them snug and warm and they will thank you for the kindness with a colorful show again next summer.

Our shrubs may need a bit of work to help them recover. Many shrubs have numerous broken branches or are crushed to the ground but don’t panic they too are very resilient and most will recover beautifully with just a bit of help from you. Go ahead and prune any broken branches on your shrubs behind the break just above (about a 1/2”) a leaf node pointing in the direction you want the branch to regrow.

Cut cleanly with a sharp pare of pruners at a slight angle being careful not to damage the growth point. Don’t over prune at this point only cutting broken and damaged limbs. Let the shrub recover next summer and then you can direct and shape again as new strong growth appears.

Be willing to accept a smaller version of your mature shrub for a few years as it recovers and regrows. If it was healthy and happy before the storms it should have a healthy root system which will encourage strong regrowth and recovery.

My beautiful 10 foot tall elderberry bushes were reduced to 4’ tall skeletons after the hail losing all of their leaves and many of their branches. Valiantly they sent out new growth and were looking somewhat better when the snow hit snapping off all the new shoots and returning them to their bare state and even breaking more branches.

Next spring I’ll be starting with 3’ or less nubs and hoping for the best!

Trees in the area received extensive damage and they need to be tended to not only for their health but for safety reasons

as well. Take a walk around your trees and assess the actual damage. Are there only a few limb broken and the structure of the tree is intact? Is the entire top of the tree broken out? Has it been stripped of all branches and is only a broken trunk?

Is the trunk split or branches ripped tearing bark off the trunk? If the damage is too severe or has made the tree a hazard removal might be your only option. It may be a good idea to have an expert assess your trees if you are unsure. Large trees can be a challenge to prune and again a professional might be your best bet.

For manageable limbs sharp pruners, a pruning saw or chainsaw depending on the size of the branch will be your tools of choice. To prune heavy larger limbs removing the weight of the branch without doing further damage is critical. Make a cut a foot from the trunk on the underside of the branch cutting at least a 1/3 of the way through the branch. Now beyond this cut (away from the trunk) cut the branch off removing the weight. The first cut beneath the branch prevents the branch from breaking and ripping the bark as it falls.

Now with the weight gone you can prune the branch back to the branch collar at the trunk. (Stay outside the bulge ‘collar’ when pruning as this is where nature seals off the wound.)

If there is already tearing of the bark on the trunk carefully remove the weight of the branch then using a sharp knife or chisel clean the edges of the torn bark without damaging the green cambium layer (greenish inner bark) of the tree. This will eliminate hiding places for insects and diseases and allow the tree to heal itself as much as possible.

If too much of the crown of your tree has been lost recovery might not be possible but I would wait and see how it recovers.

Sometimes our green friends can surprise us with their resilience. I have numerous young trees that were stripped of nearly all branches and the bark on the trunk is pitted and damaged but I will be allowing them a chance to do their best and only time will tell.

Enjoy the fleeting warm days of fall and happy gardening everyone!

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Urgent Need for O Negative Blood Donors nited Blood Services has announced an urgent appeal for type O-negative blood donors.

During the past weeks, the demand for blood has outpaced the supply.

The next opportunity to donate blood in the area will be on Tuesday, October 15th at Campbell County Memorial Hospital, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The blood drive will be held on the 5th floor in Classroom 1 and 2. Donors may call 605-646-2620 or go towww.unitedbloodservices.org to make an appointment to give.

Only six percent of the population

has O-negative blood and it is the universal blood type, meaning any patient can receive O-negative blood.

“O negative can be given to anyone in an emergency when there is no time to cross-match the donor’s blood with the patient’s,” explained Toby Brusseau, spokesperson for United Blood Services. “When you do the math, our community needs O negative donors to come in almost twice as often as everyone else!”

United Blood Services also encourages those who have never donated blood, to try now. “New blood donors

are needed every day to ensure a stable blood supply. If you are O negative, or you don’t know your blood type, your community needs you to get involved,” said Brusseau.

To save time, donors can now fill out their Health History Questionnaire online atwww.unitedbloodservices.org the day of their donation. To donate blood, volunteers must be at least 16 years old (16 year old donors need a minor donor permit which is available at the blood drive or online) and be in good health.

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The Campbell County Attorney’s announced Ron Wirthwein’s appointment as Chief Deputy Campbell County & Prosecuting Attorney for the County Attorney’s Office. Wirthwein graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Wyoming in 2001 and received his Juris Doctorate, with honors, from the University of Wyoming in 2006. After law school, Wirhtwein came to Campbell County and worked as a Law Clerk for the Sixth Judicial District Court.

Wirthwein previously worked for the Public Defender’s Office and in private practice. He joined the County Attorney’s Office in September, 2012.

Wirthwein currently has a large caseload in the office and is assigned the higher profile felony files.

“I really enjoy working on behalf of Campbell County and its citizens. It gives me great satisfaction to know that I am helping to protect and keep our community safe. Campbell County has become my home and I want to make sure that it continues to be a safe place for its citizens. I have grown a tremendous appreciation for law enforcement this past year working

with them on the prosecution side. I look forward to the challenges and opportunities that serving as the Chief Deputy will provide and will work hard every day to ensure that the needs of the community, law enforcement, and victims are met,” Wirthwein said.

Campbell Co. Fire Dept.

October 9, 2013

- At 3:12 PM to Redwood for an EMS assist.

- At 7:18 PM to E. 9th St. for an EMS assist.

October 10, 2013

- At 10:10 AM to 5 P Court to investigate an accidental fire that caused minimal fire damage to a blanket and carpet.

- At 11:33 AM to South Douglas Highway (under the I-90 overpass) in the outer south bound lanes for a two vehicle traffic accident. There were no injuries and firefighters applied an absorbent material to the fluid leakage coming from a vehicle that rear ended another vehicle.

- At 3:38 PM to Moonshiner Lane (by Overdale Drive) for a report of vehicle fire. Firefighters extinguished an engine compartment fire in a 1999 Ford Expediton. The vehicle is owned by Mr. Pedro Contreras. The fire is under investigation. The fire was contained to the engine compartment but caused extensive fire damage. The roadway was temporary closed during the fire.

- At 6:26 AM to Deer Run Road for a medical assist.

- At 10:22 AM to the 900 block of Mountain Meadow Lane for a medical assist

October 11, 2013

- At 9:32 AM to Stocktrail Ave. for an EMS assist.

- At 10:51 AM to S. Douglas Highway for an EMS assist.

- At 10:10 PM to Gallery View for an EMS assist.

- At 11:17 PM to Southern Dr. and S. Highway 59 for a two vehicle accident with injuries, multiple patients were transported to CCMH. There was also road blockage and fluids leaking from the vehicles.

October 12, 2013

- At 12:38 a.m. to Gap Road for an EMS assist.

- At 9:13 a.m. to Helena Avenue for an EMS assist.

- At 10:32 a.m. to Dogwood Avenue for an auto-

matic fire alarm activation.

CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival was informed that a juvenile had pulled a manual fire alarm station. CCFD assisted with resetting the alarm and turned the juvenile over to law enforcement officers.

- At 11:50 a.m. to 2600 Four J Road, Sage Bluffs Park, for a pile of leaves and branches on fire.

CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival found a small smoldering fire at the base of a tree in the park. Three juvenile males had been detained

by GPD officers and upon questioning by CCFD, they admitted starting the fire.

The juvenile - At 5:43 p.m. to 100 East Flying Circle Drive for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival CCFD was informed that a manual pull station had been accidentally activated. CCFD assisted with resetting the alarm.

- At 8:17 p.m. to Hannum Road for an EMS assist.

- At 11:02 p.m. to Boxelder Road for an EMS assist.

- At 11:29 p.m. to Rohan Avenue for an EMS assist.

October 13, 2013

- At 12:42 a.m. to the area of Garner Lake Road and Warlow Drive for a vehicle that was possibly on fire after it crashed while being pursued by law enforcement. CCFD was cancelled en route when it was determined the vehicle was not on fire.

- At 7:55 a.m. to 3003 Alberta Dr. for a fire alarm activation, units were cancelled en route as the homeowner had burnt some food.

- At 11:02 a.m. to N. Highway 14 16 for an EMS assist.

- At 12:49 p.m. to Hayfield Place for an EMS assist.

- At 2:42 p.m. to Reata Dr. for an EMS assist.

- At 6:27 p.m. for a report of an unknown fire in the

area of mile marker 146 on Highway 51. Upon arrival it was determined that there was not a fire.

- At 6:20 p.m. to West 2nd St. for an EMS assist.

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- At 4:12 a.m. to Swanson Rd. for an EMS assist.

- At 12:01 p.m. to Country Club Road for an EMS assist.

- At 2:50 p.m. to 470 Garner Lake Road for an automatic fire alarm activation.

CCFD was cancelled en route when occupants of the building advised a fire alarm station was accidentally pulled.

- At 3:46 p.m. to 600 West Boxelder Road for a natural gas smell in the area. CCFD tracked the source of the smell down to trash bales at the Campbell County Landfill that were contaminated with the odorant mercaptain.

- At 6:23 p.m. to the intersection of Lewis Road and HWY 50 for a 2 vehicle collision. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD personnel assisted in providing patient care and secured the vehicles involved in the collision. One patient was transported to Campbell County Memorial Hospital.

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October 15, 2013

- At 10:03 AM to the 400 block of Lakeside Dr. for an EMS assist.

- At 10:19 AM to the 100 block of Bighorn Dr for EMS assist for Chest Pain.

- At 11:26 AM to Butler Spaeth near Boxelder for the report of a 3 vehicle accident with injuries. One patient was transported to CCMH for treatment.

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Residents who want to enroll or learn more about their options can visit www. quitwyo.org, which is the program’s new web address. Calling 1-800-QUITNOW is also available.

“It’s been shown time and again that people who want to quit tobacco have a much higher chance for success if they have a plan with tools such as medication or nicotine replacement gum

or patches, combined with some sort of coaching or similar support,” said Kathi Wilson, Wyoming Quit Tobacco Program cessation coordinator with WDH. Wyoming’s program offers free nicotine replacement therapy for those who medically qualify and will also cover a significant portion of the costs for prescription medications meant to help individuals quit. Phone or online support is also available at no cost to Wyoming residents.

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Energy Park Rail Spur Utilization Meeting The City of Gillette in conjunction with the Campbell County Economic Development Corporation will hold a public input meeting on Tuesday, October 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the George Amos building on 412 S. Gillette Avenue to accept public comment on improving rail utilization within Energy Park.

The public comments will be included in a study that is focused on site assessment of vacant parcels along the rail spur and ways to improve rail utilization of existing businesses.

In addition, the City and CCEDC are working with BNSF to garner their input

on improving rail siding opportunities. The City and CCEDC invite all who are interested to please stop by the open house to voice your issues, ideas, comments and suggestions for improving rail use within Energy Park. Local businesses within Energy Park are especially encouraged to attend.

KLJ will be conducting a public open house; no formal presentation will be given. However, a brief overview of the project will commence at 6:30 PM with an open house to follow.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Subject to public com-

ment, the City will move forward with conceptual rail expansion layouts and associated costs for improving rail utilization. A second public meeting will be held in January to deliver draft recommendations for comment. In addition, a City Council workshop will be conducted in December to prioritize improvements.

Contact KLJ staff John How (406) 548-5667, (john.how@kljeng.com) or Adrienne Hahn (307) 6829500, (adrienne.hahn@ kljeng.com), for further information or to request an accommodation for a disability.

What’s Going On? Friday, October 18, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -AA Last Call Group 10pm -AVA Community Center Featuring Karen Jensen for the Month -Little Tikes at the AVA Community Center 10 a.m.

-Musical - Twin Spruce Junior High at Cam-Plex Heritage Center 7 p.m.

-WRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity at CamPlex East Pavilion 8 a.m.

-Badger Horse at Jake’s Tavern

Saturday, October 19, 2013

-Early Bird Dinner At American Legion 200 Rockpile Blvd. 7 p.m.

-Father-Son Duct Tape Duel Wyo Center Frontier Hall 5:30pm – 8:00pm -4-H Horse Dev. Royalty Tryouts at Cam-Plex Barn 3 -Basin Radio Network Octoberfest Business Expo at Cam-Plex Central Pavilion 9a.m. – 6 p.m.

-WRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity at CamPlex East Pavilion 8 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.

-Jayden’s Friends Auction w/Badger Horse at Jake’s Tavern

COMMUNITY -Adult Amine Club (Age 18+) at C.C. Library 6:30 p.m.

-Pottery Planet at the AVA Community Center 4pm – 5pm -Life RU Ready Teen Health Fair at Cam-Plex Energy Hall

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -WBL Story time at C.C. Library 11 a.m.

-Kids Story time at C.C. Library 10:30 -Super Sculptor Series at the AVA Community Center 4:00pm – 5:30pm -Open Art Night at the AVA Community Center 7 p.m.

-Children’s Musical - Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly at Cam-Plex Heritage Center 6:30pm – 8:30pm -Life RU Ready Teen Health Fair at Cam-Plex Energy Hall

Thursday, October 24, 2013

-Basin Radio Network Octoberfest Business Expo at Cam-Plex Central Pavilion 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

-AA Morning Spiritual Group 10:15 a.m.

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -Toddler Time at C.C. Library 9:30 a.m.

-Kids Storytime at C.C. Library 10:30 -Families and Jammies at C.C. Library 6:30 p.m.

-Teen Anime Club at C.C. Library 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

-Doodler’s Kid Club at the AVA Community Center 4 p.m.

-Life RU Ready Teen Health Fair at Cam-Plex Energy Hall

Monday, October 21, 2013

Friday, October 25, 2013

Sunday, October 20, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -Life RU Ready Teen Health Fair at Cam-Plex Energy Hall -Teen Dungeons and Dragons at C.C. Public Library 4p.m. – 6 p.m.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -Kids Storytime at C.C. Library 10:30 -Teen Club Card at C.C. Library 4 p.m.

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -AA Last Call Group 10pm -American Legion Friday Night Dinner 200 Rockpile Blvd. 7 p.m.

-AVA Community Center Featuring Karen Jensen for the Month -Pumpking Carving! at AVA Community Center 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. And 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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

-Wayne Renn Band at Jake’s Tavern -Life RU Ready Teen Health Fair at Cam-Plex Energy Hall

Saturday, October 26, 2013

-Chili Cook-off at Cam-Plex Central Pavilion 3 p.m.

-Halloween Spooktacular Pageant at CCPL 10 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.

-Wayne Renn Band at Jake’s Tavern

Sunday, October 27, 2013

-AA Morning Spiritual Group 10:15 a.m.

-Halloween Van Gogh at AVA Community Center 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

-Powder River Symphony at CamPlex Heritage Center 3:00pm – 4:30pm

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- Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee City Council Chambers Diamondville City Hall Diamondville, Wyoming8:30 a.m.

-City Council Meeting City Hall 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

- Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee City Council Chambers Diamondville City Hall Diamondville, Wyoming 8:30 a.m.

-Select Committee on Statewide Education Accountability Cheyenne Capitol Building Room 302 8:30 a.m.

-Planning Commission Meeting Council Chambers City Hall 7 p.m.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

-Joint Powers Fire Board Quarterly Meeting in Commish Chambers 6 p.m.

-Select Committee on Statewide Education Accountability Cheyenne Capitol Building Room 302 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

-Parks & Beautification Board City Hall 5:30 p.m.

-Joint Education Interim Committee Cheyenne Capitol Building Room 302 8:30 a.m.

Friday, October 25, 2013

-Joint Education Interim Committee Cheyenne Capitol Building Room 302 8:30 a.m.

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Lower Quota Leads to Faster Wolf Closures

wo weeks into Wyoming’s second wolf season, a total of 13 wolves, or half of the 2013 quota, have been reported as legally harvested through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s (WGFD) trophy game hotline. Hunt areas 10, five and two are closed for the remainder of the season as their established quotas have been met.

As was the case in 2012, Wyoming hunters took advantage of the new opportunity and went afield to hunt wolves in Wyoming’s wolf trophy game management area in northwest Wyoming. Field checks indicate many hunters harvest wolves subsequent to pursuing big game species such as elk or deer. Because last year’s hunting season achieved success in reaching WGFD management goals of a reduction in population, the quota was scaled back for 2013.

“Last year at this time, none of the wolf hunt areas had reached quota,” said Alan Dubberley, Public Information Officer for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

(WGFD). “With the quota reduced to 26 wolves in the Wolf Trophy Game Management area, down from 52 last year, it is easy to see why the areas are closing faster. In 2012, the first season didn’t close until Oct. 20 and six of the 10 areas never reached quota.”

One of the reasons for the quick notice of the closures is the hotline implemented for hunters to be able to report their harvest. It is required that any wolf harvest is reported within 24 hours by calling the hotline at 800-264-1280. The skull and pelt must be presented to a game warden, biologist, or other personnel at a WGFD regional office for registration within five days of the harvest.

Area 10 closed opening day. Area five closed one week into the season on Oct. 8 and the most recent area to close is area two northwest of Cody. All of these areas are now closed to wolf hunting for the remainder of the season.

The quota for area two was four wolves; a total of five were harvested.

“When the day started on the 13th, there was still one wolf left to fill the quota for area two,” Dubberley said. “Two hunters called in to report they had harvested a wolf on the same day.”

While exceeding trophy game mortality quotas is uncommon, it does happen and WGFD wolf managers account for these contingencies when calculating appropriate quotas. Hunting is only one variable of many considered in wolf management.

Other considerations include pup recruitment, natural mortality, and mortality resulting from livestock conflict.

As with other trophy game species like mountain lions and black bears, wolves are managed using the mortality quota system. The hunting season in each specific wolf area remains open until the quota for the area is reached, or untilDecember 31, whichever comes first.

In areas outside the Wolf Trophy Game Management Area, where wolves are designated as predatory animals, no license is required to harvest a wolf, and

there are no closed seasons or bag limits.

Anyone who takes a wolf in areas of the state where wolves are designated as predatory animals is required to report the kill to a district game warden, biologist or WGFD personnel at a regional office within 10 days after the date the wolf was killed. Presenting the skull and pelt is not required, but doing so does aid in department efforts to monitor wolf populations and genetic interchange through the state.

Department wildlife managers indicate the state is on track to meet its delisting commitment to exceed 10 breeding pairs and 100 individual wolves at the end of the calendar year in the wolf trophy game management area.

Hunters with questions about hunting seasons or regulations can pick up a copy of the current hunting regulations for the species in which they are interested at any license selling vendor, regional WGFD office or call the WGFD sportsman line at 307-777-4600.

Outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease

Hunters are alerted to an increased chance of encountering dead pronghorn or white-tailed deer this fall due to a fairly widespread outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease across the Cowboy State.

The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory first confirmed the fatal viral disease in a white-tailed deer from eastern Big Horn Basin in August. Since then carcasses of pronghorn and white-tailed deer from Campbell, Carbon, Hot

Springs, Johnson, Park and Sweetwater counties have also tested positive.

“The occurance of EHDV in Wyoming is not unusual.” said Terry Creekmore, wildlife disease specialist for the Game and Fish Department. “Hemorrhagic disease, either epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, bluetongue virus or both, is cyclic in nature and in most years there are one or more localized areas of disease in Wyoming. The confirmation of epizootic

hemorrhagic disease virus in seven counties, while not alarming, is somewhat unusual and mirrors what has been seen in Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana this year.”

The EHD virus is spread by biting gnats and can also infect elk and mule deer, although it has not been detected in those species this year. Infected big game animals suffer loss of appetite, extreme weakness, dribbling of bloody urine and feces and finally

hemorrhaging organs. Infected animals usually die in late summer and early fall, often near water. The disease is similar to blue tongue, which has not been detected in Wyoming wildlife this year. Neither of these hemorrhagic disease viruses are communicable to humans.

Creekmore says the onset of cooler temperatures will result in the cessation of virus transmission at which point mortalities will cease.

The virus endures winter in midge larvae which overwinter in wet or muddy areas.

Although it is certain many more pronghorn and white-tailed deer have succumbed to the disease than have been tested, Game and Fish biologists do not believe the outbreak will significantly impact herds, although hunters could experience fewer white-tailed deer or pronghorns in specific locations.

Hunters may also have

more chance of discovering a dead raptor this fall. Wyoming has experienced a moderate uptick in birds testing positive for West Nile virus this summer. Species testing positive include sage grouse, golden eagle, Swainson’s hawk and American crow.

Birds with the disease have been submitted to the state veterinary laboratory from Albany, Campbell, Carbon and Natrona counties.

Library Partnering With AARP to Answer Questions About Healthcare Law Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act began October 1. Do you have questions? Campbell County Public Library is partnering with AARP Wyoming to help answer those questions.

“Navigating New Waters: How do changes in the healthcare law affect me?” will be presented by Renee Gamino, AARP Wyoming Associate State Director for Outreach on Thursday, October 17. Gamino will speak at the Campbell County Senior Center at 2 p.m. and at CCPL at 7 p.m. This open discussion will focus on key information about the marketplace and help minimize anxiety about the process to access affordable health insurance.Topics include:

•An overview of the Wyoming Health Insurance Marketplace •Medicare: people 65+...yes, it is protected •Healthcare navigator: what it is and how can they help me •The impact on small employers and health care tax credit eligibility •Your questions answered by the expert Gamino as been with AARP Wyoming for the last 8 years. She is an expert in Medicare, Medicaid, Health Care Law and Community and Statewide Outreach efforts. She was instrumental in heading up a stakeholders’ group that successfully implemented the Medicare Part D

Prescription Drug efforts in Wyoming.

She is doing the same with getting information out about the Health Insurance Marketplace. Gamino manages the AARP Community volunteers who host workshops, events, and grassroot efforts with their local legislators during the Legislative session. She also works closely with the Wyoming Congressional members to keep them informed about AARP members concerns and issues at the state and national level.

RSVP for the Senior Center presentation by calling 686-0804 and for the CCPL presentation by calling 687-0009.

PRECorp and WG&F Partner to Preserve Great Blue Heron Nesting Sites Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp) partnered with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to help enhance a great blue heron nesting community (called “rookery”), on a reservoir in northwest Crook County, near New Haven.

The reservoir was created in the 1960’s on a Wyoming state land section leased by the FA Bush Ranch to provide as an irrigation source for the neighboring ranches. The reservoir, simply called Reservoir 37, was built at the confluence of the North Fork of the Little Missouri River and Cedar Creek. Before the dam was built, this location held a large stand of Plains Cottonwood trees. Once the dam was built, the stand of cottonwood trees was flooded. The resulting dam created a terrific place for a great blue heron rookery. The reservoir created

a food source by providing fish habitat and the trees provided a place for great blue herons to build nests.

As the years went on, the flooded trees slowly began to die and fall down. Currently, there are fewer than 10 trees left standing in the lake, and these few trees have lost most of their branches. In the near future, there will be no more trees near the reservoir to provide nesting habitat for the great blue herons.

Habitat Extension Biologist, Todd Caltrider, inquired of PRECorp about the possibility of using old power poles to build artificial nesting structures for the heron rookery on Reservoir 37. PRECorp was interested in the project, and was able to not only donate the materials but they also went out to Reservoir 37 and installed the structures. PRECorp built two

three-legged structures on the reservoir out of old power poles, crossbeams and assorted driftwood found around the reservoir.

The resulting structures will provide additional places for great blue herons to nest. Caltrider plans on planting cottonwoods and willows around the reservoir that will provide self sustaining nesting sites in the future when the trees mature.

“This project could not have been completed without the time, materials, and expertise that was provided

by PRECorp and the cooperation with the FA Bush Ranch and the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments,” says Caltrider, “I greatly appreciate PRECorp’s efforts to get this project off the ground.”

Governor’s Citizens Advisory Committee on Solid Waste Meeting The Governor’s Citizens Advisory Committee on Solid Waste and the Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Association are sponsoring a series of outreach meetings throughout the state to discuss the development of rules and regulations which will assist local governments with the cost of constructing waste transfer facilities, closing landfills, and addressing pollution at leaking landfills.

The meeting in Gillette is scheduled for Wednesday, October 23rd from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Pioneer Rooms at the Campbell County Public Library (2101 S. 4J Road).

The Department of Environmental Quality will be seeking your input on draft rules and regulations. Copies of the draft rules can be picked up at any of the public meetings and upon request from the Department

of Environmental Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division at (307) 777-7752 or Rebecca.Dietrich@wyo. gov. The public is invited to attend any or all of the following meetings: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10 A.M. - 1 P.M. Green River Visitor Center 1155 W. Flaming Gorge Way Green River, WY Friday, October 18, 2013 10 A.M. - 1 P.M. Natrona County Extension Agricultural Resource and Learning Center 2011 Fairgrounds Road Casper, WY

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 1 - 3 P.M. Park County Court House 1002 Sheridan Avenue Alternate EOC Room (Basement of the Courthouse Addition) Cody, WY

Joy Luck Club Presentation at CAM-PLEX Heritage Center Please join the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center staff for the presentation of Joy Luck Club on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

The Joy Luck Club is a timeless story waiting to be retold. This engaging story has the unique capability of resonating with the entire audience through universally shared issues and themes common to us all. On the New York Times Best-seller list for over 75 weeks, the 1989 novel as well as the film of the same title garnered multiple award nominations. Follow the paths of four immigrant women from China – their hopes, fears, and tragic pasts while sharing the stories of their Americanborn daughters. A classic mother-daughter story reaches beyond all cultures as it draws the audience into the families on stage relating to those themes of family, hope, love, sacrifice, strength, and dreams of a better life.

Due to generous grant funding and local sponsorships, reserved seating tickets are only $30 for Adults, $25 for Youth/Senior/Military, $20 for groups of 10+ For more information, contact the CAM-PLEX Ticket Office at 307682-8802 or visit our website at www.cam-plex.com.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 1 - 3 P.M. Campbell County Public Library Pioneer Room 2101 S 4-J Rd. Gillette, WY Thursday, October 24, 2013 1 - 3 P.M. Herschler Building 122 W 25th St. Room 1699 Cheyenne, WY

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By Maria Case - Campbell County Observer hursday, October 3, brought rain that seemed to be cleaning sidewalks and streets; a little bit of cleansing of the dust and dirt. Then the snow started to fall until the menacing clouds were empty, leaving the city and the county with multiple broken trees lying on the ground.

The sun came out, finally, on Saturday morning and we saw the damage brought by the storm. The trees and their limbs are still being picked up by the workers of the city and county.

This considerable large storm ran from Thursday, Oct. 3, to Saturday morning.

Are you aware of areas that are cleared and safe to walk or drive during a big snow storm; or even after it’s over? This past storm was one of the worst that we have had for a long time, but thankfully City West workers, police, volunteers and several other agencies moved fast to keep the streets open, while taking care of the people who were out in the storm, making sure they were safe.

Fifteen to twenty inches of snow fell in Gillette during this storm. The initial callout time for the workers came at 11:30 am on Thursday. The storm lasted 80 hours. The workers had to use nine large snow plows, six one-ton small plows, two loaders, one blade, and 156, 989 lbs of ice slicer material during the storm. There were two snow teams working 12 hour shifts until the storm was over. Volunteers were also out in the storm helping.

As the start-up work was beginning, a snow emergency, Level 1, was announced at 4 pm with the imminent storm looming at hand. The large plows were already on the go. It was slick out and the snow was falling.

Early Friday morning, the Park and Building Maintenance workers were called out to assist with the buildup of the snow. The night shift concentrated on the emergency routes. A Level 2 snow emergency was then declared at 7:00 am. “No Parking” information was issued with the snow emergency warning. A level 3 snow emergency was declared at 9:00 am. The snow was coming down quickly and severe.

Full attention was directed to the emergency routes until 7:00 pm. The night workers then worked at plowing and laying down material on the emergency routes until 7:00 am Friday. The snow emergency was then lowered and the daytime workers worked in the subdivisions until 7:00 pm Friday. The workers

finished up at 7.00 a.m. Saturday and the 80-hour event was over.

Remember: in a storm we can get information from the radio stations, television, the city web, and the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT).

Emergency Snow Routes 6th Street from Burma Road to Gillette Avenue 4th Street from 4-J Road to Gurley Avenue Gurley Avenue from 12th Street to 4th Street 4-J Road from 2nd Street to Warlow Brooks – 2nd street to 8th Street 9th- Butler Spaeth to US59 Foothills blvd. – Us 14-16 to Echeta Road 7th Street – US 59 to 4-J Road Snow Removal Priorities – Parks Division Priority 1 City Hall, Police Dept. and Kendrick parking lots.

City West: Priority 2 The Post Office, 1st National Bank, city sidewalks around schools, and

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handicap spaces on Gillette Avenue.

Priority 3 Other parking lot: Baileys, Murphy Drug and Kola.

Priority 4 Bike paths, other parking parks and sidewalks.

A List for controlling ice during a storm is monitored in the hot spots that are priority in the 1&2 areas.

Schools requiring plowing North Campus Sage Valley Jr. High Twin Spruce Jr. High Sunflower Wagonwheel Meadowlark Hillcrest Pronghorn Paintbrush Lakeview Boces South Campus-C.C.H.S Heritage Christian School Gillette Tech Center (Thank You to Sawley Wilde and Mike Bartlett of City West for the information on the recent storm).

On Sunday October 13, 2013 at 12:31 a.m. an officer with the Gillette Police Department stopped a 2004 Sport Utility Vehicle near the intersection of Brooks Avenue and East Lincoln Street for a traffic violation.

The sport utility vehicle was occupied by one adult male.

During an investigation to determine if the suspect was driving under the influence, the suspect refused to get out of the vehicle. The suspect grabbed the officer and drove away dragging the officer a short distance.

During the incident the officer drew his service weapon and fired shots in an attempt to stop the suspect.

The suspect fled north on Brooks Avenue and continued to the Outer Limits Subdivision just outside the city limits. Other law enforcement agencies joined in the pursuit. The pursuit came to an end when the suspect crashed through a barbed wire fence. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to the Campbell County Memorial Hospital.

The suspect received no injuries as a result of the gunfire and was released from the hospital.

The officer was treated and released for injuries sustained while being dragged by the suspect.

The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident at the request of the Gillette Police Department.

The suspect is currently being held at the Campbell County Detention Center on a felony drug charge. Additional charges are expected. Chief of Police Jim Hloucal said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is also part of the investigation.

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s you know, national parks, monuments, recreation areas and historic sites are closed due to the government shut down.

This includes Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Fossil Butte National Monument and Fort Laramie National Historic Site.

Contact Wyoming Game and Fish at 307-777-4600 for information on hunting access in federal lands.

Luckily, there is still plenty to do and see in Wyoming this fall and we are directing visitors to seek out those alternative activities. In the travel advisory posted to our website and on our social media, we are instructing visitors to stop by the nearest visitor center or chamber of commerce for alternative activities nearby. We are also encouraging them to visit this online map of activities throughout the state for additional travel ideas. You can find updated travel advisory informationhere.

Below is a quick rundown of just SOME of the activities and sites to visit in Wyoming outside of our national parks and monuments.

Our state parks and historic sites by region:

Northwest

Boysen State Park in Shoshoni Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis Buffalo Bill State Park in Cody South Pass City State Historic Site Sinks Canyon State Park in Lander National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center in Dubois

Southwest

Bear River State Park in Evanston Piedmont Charcoal Kilns Historic Site in Fort Bridger Fort Bridger Historical Site

Northeast

Keyhole State Park in Moorcroft Connor Battlefield Historic Site in Ranchester Fort Phil Kearny Historic Site in Banner Trail End Historic Site in Sheridan

Central

Edness K. Wilkins State Park in Evansville Glendo State Park Guernsey State Park

Southeast

Curt Gowdy State Park near Cheyenne Seminoe State Park in Sinclair Fort Fred Steele Historic Site in Sinclair Fort Laramie National Historic Site Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie Other authentic Wyoming attractions: Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum in Cheyenne University of Wyoming Geological Museum in Laramie Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum in Rawlins Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette Washakie Museum and Cultural Center in Worland

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Green said WDH is working with its contractor to ensure everything functions properly for users and the system is fully secure.

Jan Stall, Division of Healthcare Financing eligibility and operations administrator with WDH, said once WES is available online it will offer improvements such as real-time decision making and a convenient way to apply or renew benefits any time of day.

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First Step of New Medicaid, Kid Care Eligibility System Begins The first step of the new Wyoming Eligibility System (WES), which will improve the application process for Wyoming Medicaid and Kid Care CHIP, has been launched this week by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).

A new centralized WDH Customer Service Center has opened and a new application for both programs is available.

“The second step of this process will be the start of the new online WES application system, which we expect to be available in mid to late November,” said Teri Green, Division of Healthcare Financing senior administrator and state Medicaid agent

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• Submit applications online at https://healthlink.wyo.gov • Scan and email applications to wesapplications@wyo.gov • Fax completed applications to 1-855-329-5205 • Mail completed applications or apply in person to the WDH Customer Service Center, 6101 Yellowstone Rd., Suite 259D, Cheyenne, WY 82002.

Every week, the Observer prints one article, paragraph, or section of either the U.S. or State Constitution for your information.

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Public Forums Set for Coordinated Care Study he Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is studying “coordinated” or “managed” care approaches that may benefit Wyoming Medicaid.

Five public forums have been scheduled around the state to seek input for the effort.

“We view managed or coordinated care as any system of healthcare delivery that focuses on management of healthcare services with the intent to provide quality integrated and

coordinated care at a lower cost,” said Meredith Asay, WDH Director’s Unit for Policy, Research and Evaluation administrator. “We’re most interested in approaches that will work well for Wyoming’s Medicaid enrollees and provider community, and with our state’s unique characteristics.”

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Dear Editor, Title of public lands needs to be returned to Wyoming by the Federal Government as was promised in our statehood agreement. This became all too apparent with the recent government shutdown. The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was shut down, resulting in suspended activities such as timber sales, sand and gravel permits, and the closure of campgrounds, recreation facilities and boat ramps. The BLM employs approximately 600 people in Wyoming.

Why couldn’t the State of Wyoming employ these 600 BLM employees and let Wyoming manage its own public lands?

Doesn’t Wyoming timber belong to Wyoming residents? Why do we have to go through the federal government (BLM) to get it? Doesn’t Wyoming coal and gas belong to Wyoming residents? Not according to the Feds. They claim they own it. Why should we have to ask the Feds to tap our own natural resources?

Why should we have to wait on the Federal Government to use Wyoming camp grounds and boat ramps? We shouldn’t!

Can Wyoming manage its own public lands better than the Federal Government? Yes. The Feds have a lousy track record of running anything well.

The States, not the federal government, are better suited to take care of their lands. Because of federal ownership, we have seen the mismanagement of natural resources amid rapidly changing economic conditions. Think of this, bad federal forest policy resulting in wild fires causes air pollution, kills wildlife and devastates watershed. Federal policy shuts off recreational and grazing areas that could be utilized. Federal policy locks up trillions of dollars in natural resources.

What if Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah were able to develop their resources like North Dakota? They could if they owned the majority of their lands. States that hold title to their own lands are able to tax their land, raise revenue for local towns and education, and are able to protect access for recreation, hunting, fishing, grazing and developing abundant natural resources.

From the founding of our nation, every state’s enabling act has the same promise from the federal government to transfer title to the public lands. This has happened to every state east of Wyoming. But from states west of Wyoming, excluding Hawaii, this promise has not been kept. This means that in states east of Wyoming, over 95% of the public lands are state controlled. West of Wyoming, less than 50% of public lands are controlled by states. What can we do? Get informed. Go to Americanlandscouncil. org. Encourage our local and state governments to band together with other western states. It’s been done before, it can be done again. Let’s fight to get our public lands returned to Wyoming!

Scott Clem

Time to get Nasty

Dear Editor, I am a retired minister, but I think it is time for a nasty letter. The Speaker of the house has said, “I will not let the country default.” Who does he think he is, an infallible messiah regarding our economy?

Why doesn’t he stop it now? He says he will get democrats and republicans together and keep them from defaulting.

Okay, its time – before the stock market dissolves and our economy tanks. From the first he has said he’s going to handle everything. Put up or shut up. Get your people together and show some leadership. Forget your silly game with Obama and think of the American people. Hey, we are out here. We elected you, and it’s time to do your duty.

By Ronald Sheilding

Concerned Parents Not Reassured by Common Core Spin

Dear Editor, In a republic, we are governed by rule of law. No matter how well-intentioned, we don’t exist in a society where leaders decide what’s best for us and simply execute their ideas. Process matters. The process for putting the Common Core State Standards in Wyoming schools is proving itself misleading, untrustworthy,

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Talking points have been repeated endlessly all over the nation: “state-led”, “standards, not curriculum”, “college and career readiness,” “increased rigor”, and “not a federal initiative.” In Wyoming, some leaders even feel safe declaring: “No federal dollars are currently received as a result of adopting Common Core,” and that Wyoming may “leave the CCSS at any time”. While unreliable, you have to admire the consistent and clever messaging.

However, necessarily pesky questions are being asked by stakeholders coming to awareness about the standards themselves and the markedly quiet process that implemented them so quickly. In order to soothe the concerned, a Wyoming Department of Education memo and timeline was sent in mid-August to schools and published online.

It was meant to be a tidy discussion guide. The only problem is, a startling number of assertions made by the WDE on the timeline can be heartily refuted.

This publication suffers from important omissions, misquotes from pertinent official documents, and flat-out shortage of “the rest of the story”.

Wyoming Citizens Opposing Common Core has been working since early spring to research and inform the public about the grave risks of the CCSS. Please visit our website to peruse a short overview and full length paper fully documenting why the WDE timeline cannot be taken at face value, along with many other resources that will help the reader understand the truth about why there is a rising tide against the Common Core all over the country. Visit www.wyomingcitizensopposingcommoncore.com.

You are concerned about your children and grandchildren’s education. It is our mission to make the duty of doing your own research as simple as we possibly can.

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concerning the national debt and his spending during his four-plus years as president. The national debt has ballooned to $17 trillion, an increase of $7 trillion. So if Mr. Bush was unpatriotic in 2008 for $4 trillion, what does that make Mr. Obama and his $7 trillion? Does that mean Mr. Obama has written a $7 trillion check to the bank of China our children and grandchildren will have to pay off?

This is a national security issue. This mounting debt and the compounding interest on it are putting our nation’s financial future in jeopardy. The president is responsible for making our nation’s dire financial situation worse. We are at the edge of a financial collapse, and Mr. Obama seems to be oblivious to this fact. Continuing to kick the can down the road is not the solution. Making a budget and then following that budget is the first step, but let me remind our self-important president of a simple financial principle: You can’t spend more than you take in.

MIKE HART

State Board Of Education Is Reprehensible

Dear Editor, October 8th was a morning ringing with anticipation and hope. The concerned citizens of Wyoming were finally granted their own special spot on the agenda of the State Board of Education. Amy Edmonds, former Wyoming legislator, was the presenter representing our opposing voices. Many Wyoming citizens made the sacrifices necessary to be there to support her as she did an amazing job in the 30 minute window she was allotted.

Her speech can be read at wyliberty.org/ feature/citizens-speak-out-stop-commoncore/ While we are grateful to the board for the opportunity, knowing that a few at least tried to hear us, the overall response was reprehensible. One

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member clearly ignored Amy, busying himself checking his computer and typing (definitely appearing he was dealing with emails) while two others made virtually no eye contact. She appeared to be invisible to the board. Possibly it was the content of her talk...showing the growing opposition to the Common Core State Standards. Jim McBride referred several times to them as “national standards” later when he spoke.

A pro common core presentation followed featuring two Wyoming teachers and a promotional video paid for by our tax dollars. It certainly appears that we taxpayers and parents are paying to be federally convinced to fundamentally transform our constitutional rights in the area of education. We were given no opportunity to respond. One of the presenters found it “sad” that this has become a political issue. Evidently she is not aware that it IS political because it deals with the education of our children, we were not informed about it before it was brought into our schools and our schools are paid for by tax dollars. Therefore, everything about our schools is political.

In trying to demonstrate why it’s important to stay the course with Common Core, Jim McBride shared a threat he had received while serving as State Superintendent from the undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education: If you don’t take the federal money for education, we’ll take ALL your federal money…

Game and Fish, roads, etc. The case for the dangers of accepting federal money could not have been made more apparent. Control, not the quality of education, is at the heart of this initiative.

For the “rest of the story” about the Common Core State Standards Initiative, please visit www.wyomingcitizensopposingcommoncore.com.

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The President is Targeting Veterans

Dear Editor, In his news conference last week, President Obama painted the specter of a society crumbling through no fault of his own. However, ultimately, he decides which activities to shut down as the debt ceiling is reached. The ease and petulance of his decisions becomes evident when knowing the federal government continues to receive billions of dollars in tax payments each day and still funds more than 80 percent of federal activities.

Veterans seem to be an especially distasteful constituency to Mr. Obama.

The Park Service erected barricades to prevent those in their 80s and 90s, who take Honor Flights, from visiting the World War II and Iwo Jima memorials. The Department of Defense moved to suspend death benefits to families of troops killed in Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs just announced that soon payments for health and disability benefits will be suspended.

The fact that curtailment of activities targets veterans and other individuals is irresponsible. The fact that Mr. Obama proclaimed that the United States could default on its debt is incomprehensible.

The Treasury receives more than 10 times the revenue needed to pay interest on the outstanding debt. It can also refund existing bonds without exceeding the debt limit.

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The President Needs A Basic Economic Refresher

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In 2006, the then-Sen. Obama voted “no” to raising the debt ceiling, saying doing so would be irresponsible. While campaigning in 2008, Mr. Obama stated that then-President George W. Bush was unpatriotic for racking up $4 trillion in debt in eight years. Mr. Obama said it was like we were writing a check to the bank of China and that it was burdening our children and grandchildren for many years to come.

Now let’s look at Mr. Obama’s record

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Public Pulse

October 18 - 25, 2013

Campbell County Observer

Feds Debut Sluggish ACA Health Insurance Exchange in Wyoming

By Ron Feemster - wyofile.org ore than a week after enrollment opened, it is unclear how many Wyoming residents are shopping for insurance in the new federal marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. During the first week the new insurance marketplace was open, which corresponded to the first week of an ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government, www.healthcare.gov received 8.6 million unique visitors, according the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The call center took 406,000 calls and 225,000 people requested online chats.

HealthCare.gov provides links to the insurance plans available in Wyoming and 33 other states.

Unfortunately, no Wyoming-specific figures were available from CMS, despite repeated requests to sort the database for Wyoming zip codes or IP addresses. Since the shutdown, no one has answered calls at the regional office of CMS in Denver, which oversees Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas, Utah and Colorado. Not even the Wyoming Department of Insurance had access to information about Wyoming-specific traffic.

“We don’t have any portal or any secret way to get in there and look at what is going on,” said Tom Hirsig, Wyoming’s insurance commissioner, on Oct 4. “We hope that by next week the federal government may begin sharing information.”

Tom Hirsig, Wyoming’s insurance commissioner, told the committee that the Affordable Care Act would put complex decisions before even well-informed consumers or employers.

Tom Hirsig, Wyoming’s insurance commissioner.

(Ron Feemster/WyoFile — click to view Hirsig, who spoke by telephone from a conference in Lake Tahoe on Friday and from a statewide speaking tour on Wednesday, said that most state exchanges, at least in Western states, did not appear to be doing better than the federal website.

“Most of them are up for viewing, but you can’t buy anything yet,” Hirsig said after conversing with other Western insurance officials who were at the same conference. “It takes a little bit of time for everyone to get the glitches worked out.”

Consumers must purchase a plan by December 15 in order to be covered on January 1, the first day that the new insurance plans can take effect.

Hirsig said his own experience trying to log onto the federal site was as frustrating as what he has read about in the press.

He started to create an account, but the site crashed before he was able to complete the process.

“I got everything entered and was up to (choosing) the security questions,” Hirsig said. “Then it kicked me off. I tried twice. You get all the way up to the security questions and then you lose all the information.”

WyoFile’s experience getting on the site was no better. During the first week, we were stuck on a screenshot that informed visitors of the high traffic volume and urged patience. On Thursday of this week, WyoFile’s attempt stalled at the security questions that stymied Hirsig.

In a Wall Street Journal report Monday, independent analysts hired by the Journal said, “The site appeared to be built on a sloppy software foundation.

Such a hastily constructed website may not have been able to withstand the online demand last week.”

In addition to some design features that caused the federal site to load and respond slowly, flaws in its identity verification program slowed sites run by the other 16 states and the District of Columbia. The state and D.C. sites must interact with the 34-state federal site in order to check the identity of applicants, according to the Journal’s consultants.

After shutting down the site for maintenance last weekend, CMS says it has taken steps to make the site more responsive under high traffic, including adding server capacity and making software changes.

The new system is getting off the ground slowly, which has fueled the political fires in Washington. Republicans, who shut down the federal government in an attempt to force defunding, delays or changes to Obamacare, crowed that initial software glitches exposed the new healthcare system as a failure.

President Obama and the Department of Health and Human Services urged patience.

Meanwhile, thousands of Wyoming consumers, like hundreds of thousands around the country, still have the obligation to purchase insurance.

Under the “individual mandate” provision of the ACA, most Americans under the age of 65 must buy insurance if they do not receive it from an employer.

At the end of the year, they must pay a fine — a tax, according to the Supreme Court — if they do not have insurance and earn more than the federal poverty limit. In some states, those very poor people would qualify for health coverage under Medicaid. But not in Wyoming, which so far has elected not to expand Medicaid. In this state approximately 18,000 very poor people will be too poor to qualify for a subsidy. They will almost certainly be uninsured but will pay no fine.

About two in three uninsured Americans plan to buy insurance on the new health insurance exchanges, while one in four plan to pay the fine instead, according to a Gallup poll released the day before the exchanges opened. In 2014, Americans who do not have health insurance will be subject to a $95 fine.

The fine rises by $47.50 for up to four uninsured children, up to 1 percent of the family income or $285, whichever is higher, according to healthcare.gov.

By 2016 the base fine rises to 2.5 percent of income or $695 per person, whichever is higher.

Many people who are shopping for insurance on the exchanges — or who simply want to become informed enough to make a decision about whether to buy insurance — will be looking for help. The new healthcare law is confusing and often overwhelming for many of the uninsured, who may be shopping for insurance for the first time in their lives.

A persistent, national right-wing media campaign to brand Obamacare as a government takeover of healthcare has contributed misunderstandings about the law.

“Most people think it is a government run insurance plan, which it is not,” said Danielle Allred, a certified application counselor with the Wyoming Health Council, who is based in Powell, Wyo. “A lot of people are just confused about what the marketplace is.”

Allred, 24, is one of about 18 people in the state who have received or are now receiving training from CMS to help people un-

derstand the law. About five counselors like Allred were hired by Community Health Centers on grants from HHS. Another 13 people will be hired by Wyoming Seniors, Inc., and the Cheyenne Medical Center. This group, called “navigators,” will receive slightly more training than the CACs like Allred, according to Jan Cartwright, director of health policy at the Wyoming Primary Care Association.

“Those are just the people who are funded under grants,” said Cartwright, who expects employees of many local institutions, including senior centers, libraries and community centers, to take the CMS training. “We think that in most communities there will be a place to get help.

People who have never used a computer or who have never had insurance will need some extra care.”

Cartwright is also signed up to take the training herself.

All of the CMS-trained helpers aim to explain the law, but not to influence shoppers’ decisions.

“I’m supposed to be completely unbiased,” Allred said. “I can’t steer people to one plan or one company. I inform people that they do not have to buy coverage, but that they pay a fine if they don’t.”

Allred has an office at the Migrant Health Program, a health clinic in Powell. But much of her time is spent traveling. She covers patient needs in Park, Big Horn, Washakie and Fremont counties.

“I can’t go to people in their homes,” she said.

“But I can meet them in any public place that has WiFi, like a coffee shop or a library.” She is just beginning the job, which is her first full-time job after graduating from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Spanish in May. “We want to get to all of the people who are uninsured and who need help understanding the law. It’s going to take a while. It can be challenging because of the distance.”

Much of the expertise that Allred and her colleagues provide is also offered on HealthCare.gov through the live chat system. In the conference call with CMS, Cartwright learned that 500 new live chat operators have been hired to help people while they are logged onto the site. In fact, live chat was working Thursday even when WyoFile found it impossible to log onto the site.

“The live chat operators get the same training that the navigators get,” Cartwright said. “I feel very strongly that it will be a great resource for people.”

One thing that is clear about the new healthcare marketplace is that insurance will be expensive in Wyoming — at least for anyone who does not receive a subsidy. Plans are available in Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze levels, which correspond roughly to policies that pay 90, 80, 70 and 60 percent of the cost of treatment, leaving the rest of the costs to the patient. Subsidies are calculated on the basis of the Silver plan.

Without a subsidy, a single person 50 years old who lives in Laramie would pay $596 per month for a Silver plan by WINhealth Partners or $683 per month for a Silver plan from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming. The Blue Cross Blue Shield network of providers appears to be a bit larger, according to the websites of the two companies, but the 10 essential benefits offered under the plans must be nearly identical under the new law.

This image greeted visitors to the Healthcare.gov site last week as traffic overwhelmed the site’s servers.

If these prices seem high, they are. Under the ACA, prices for health insurance are higher in Wyoming than in any other state in the nation, including Alaska, an even larger and more sparsely populated state.

“Wyoming has always had high health insurance costs,” Hirsig said. “The cost of health care is higher in Wyoming than in other states. That drives the cost of insurance.”

Buyers are eligible for a federal subsidy to help pay their premiums if they earn less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level — just under $46,000 for an individual or about $94,000 for a family of four.

“If you get a subsidy,” Hirsig notes, “a Silver plan in Wyoming will cost the same as a Silver plan anywhere else.”

Detailed information about the costs and benefits of coverage plans can be found in the datasets on the national ACA enrollment site. Prices vary somewhat between the three coverage areas within the state: Cheyenne and Casper (the only two metropolitan statistical areas in the state) and the rest of Wyoming.

The two main insurance companies in the state had few new customers during the first week the ACA was available. And those came form direct calls or insur-

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ance agents. But shoppers have several months left before they must commit to a plan, even if they want coverage to start on the first day of January.

In earlier rollouts of new insurance programs, such as the Medicare Part D pharmacy coverage and the state health insurance program signed into law under Gov. Mitt Romney in Massachusetts, people shopped for a while before they signed up, according to CMS. Most signed up for those plans closer to the date when coverage went into effect.

Many medical providers, such as Dr. Dean Bartholomew, the physician-owner of a clinic in Saratoga, Wyo., welcome the new coverage with some serious reservations. Like every doctor, Bartholomew wants to increase access to care. He accepts all insurance and treats all patients, regardless of their financial situation. But that often leaves him with accounts receivable that are hard to collect.

“I usually have $15,000 to $25,000 in unpaid balances that people are chipping away at, $15 or $20 a month,” he said. “I worry that people are just going to take the policy with the lowest premium and not think about the deductible. It’s doctors with small clinics like mine who have to col-

lect that deductible.”

For people whose incomes are low enough, the Affordable Care Act provides additional subsidies to cover some of the copays and deductibles. Bartholomew, like many other people, has heard about this but does not know all the details.

Like many of his patients, Bartholomew is also a customer looking for insurance on the exchange. He provides health coverage for the people who work at his clinic. He went on the SHOP exchange, the part of HealthCare.gov for small business owners to research coverage options for his staff.

“They said it was unavailable,” he said. “I’m going to have to wait.” For people like Bartholomew, who need to make health insurance part of a larger business budget, that wait may be more painful than for individuals, who often have fewer people depending on them. “It would be nice if we could start thinking about this now,” he said.

Almost everyone in Wyoming will have to wait. Even the insurance commissioner: “I don’t know of anyone who’s gotten through on the exchange,” Hirsig said.

“I’m not surprised. It’s predictable with a rollout of a program this large. Hopefully they will get it up by November.”

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Campbell County Observer

October 18 - 25, 2013

Bold Republic Weekly Western Ranchers VS. Food-Stampers

By Glenn Woods

ike most of you reading this article right now, I had no idea the extent of the damage done by the blizzard that hit us the other week until the news slowly began filtering in from the most devastated areas.

While we here in Campbell County were hit hard, the worst of the storm hit the Black Hills - even knocking off the air two of my affiliate stations: 103.1FM that covers from the Black Hills to the Bighorns, and 1450-AM that covers Rapid City and into the Dakotas. It was three days before those stations were back on the air. The station engineers could only get to the transmitter site by snowmobile.

When news crews finally arrived, they were stunned to find ranchers searching open land for hundreds of miles, looking for their lost cattle. The last estimate that I could find had up to a hundred thousand head of cattle lost. We can only sit and wonder about what else they lost.

Putting the cattle aside for a moment - how many other problems can you imagine being caused by such a storm?

These ranchers have taken a hard hit.

Yet, as I watched news out of the area, I saw something that actually brought a smile to my face

and a sense of relief; that old Western spirit was alive and well.

Pulling their hats down to their eyebrows, and shrugging off the bitter cold and the stinging hit they had just taken, ranchers stepped out from their property to see how their neighbors had fared. Who was in trouble? How could they help?

They came together, pooling their meager resources, they dug each other out.

Out of all the television reports I saw, and the ranchers that I met in person, not once did I see anyone do anything more than just sigh a deep sigh at the work ahead of them, shrug it off, and forge on with a “such is life” attitude.

While the Federal government argues over the massive debt hole they have dug this nation into, and plays petty games with our nations parks and disaster aid set up for those who might lose their farms, average citizens open their wallets and donate. Neighbors knock on neighbors doors with food, fuel, and offers of equipment and free labor.

Such are the hearty souls of the West.

This past Sunday morning, I came across the news that the government food stamp program had experienced some computer problems over the weekend. Suddenly, overnight,

the nation’s EBT cards were useless.

Panic spread to a WalMart in Mansfield, Louisiana when the store announced that they would honor the EBT card, even though the system was down. Suddenly the store was mobbed by shoppers trying to get what they could. Store shelves where ripped bare. Police were called to regain some order.

Halfway through the shopping frenzy, the EBT system was corrected and the cards suddenly came back on-line. So, with no sign of immediate threat, the mob simply abandoned their shopping carts, still filled to overflowing with food, and walked out of the

store.

I’m sure you will not be surprised to learn that many took advantage of the confusion and carried out as much as they could, without ever stopping at a register.

Then it dawned on me that these people that had terrorized that Wal-Mart had walked away the moment that they thought the danger was over. At no time did they prepared for a time when there was no food to be had. And the moment they thought that everything was okay, they walked away, assuming that everything would be taken care of for them, once again. No thought was given to the possibility that this might happen

again.

I’d hate to see any of these Wal-Mart gate-crashers try to survive a Western storm if…. Wait…hold on…

I did say that this was the state of Louisiana, didn’t I? Why, yes, I did. So, they have learned NOTHING after hurricane Katrina? They were unprepared then, and are just as unprepared now?

How bad is it for these people that a simple glitch in a computer program can send them into a panic?

How little respect they have for the people of their own town that they leave the store, shopping carts overflowing, with no offer to help clean up!

How little respect they have, to take any oppor-

tunity to steal from their neighbor.

Disasters happen. There are those who are prepared, knowing that the next disaster is always on the way. They prepare themselves and they prepare to help their neighbors. They know it because they understand the reality of living on planet Earth.

Life can be hard, on the giant blue marble. Those who are prepared survive.

Then there are those who never prepare. Rather, they assume that, when bad times hit they will be able to take advantage of the situation in order to survive.

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Catholic Priest Allowed to Hold Services at Naval Base Again The Government capitulated just one day after the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, MI, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Department of Defense’s actions which prohibited a Catholic Priest from celebrating Mass at a Naval base under threat of arrest and barred the Chapel to Catholic religious services due to the government shutdown.

TMLC attorney Erin Mersino filed the lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Washington DCon Monday on behalf of Father Ray Leonard and Fred Naylor, a parishioner. The lawsuit is the only legal challenge to the Government’s shutdown of religious services. Other Christian denominations were allowed to continue their religious services.

Late yesterday afternoon, in response to the lawsuit, three attorneys from the Department of Justice contacted TMLC attorney Erin Mersino by phone and indicated that Father Leonard could resume all of his religious duties beginning this morning, and that the Chapel would be open for all Catholic activities. These representations made by the Department of Justice attorneys were confirmed by orders to Father Leonard delivered through the Navy chain of command.

Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, said, “The actions of the Federal Government were a blatant attack on religious liberty. I would never have imagined that our Government would ever bar Catholic Priest from saying Mass under threat of arrest and prevent Catholics from participating in their religious exercises. Allowing the Chapel doors to open and Father Leonard to fulfill his priestly responsibilities does not erase the Constitutional violations that occurred. We don’t want this to occur again the next time there is a government shutdown. Our lawsuit will continue.”

On October 4, 2013, the Department of Defense informed Fr. Leonard that he was non-essential and would be furloughed, even given provisions in the Pay Our Military Act which cover the services of employees who contribute to the morale and wellbeing of the armed services. Fr. Leonard was threatened with arrest for visiting the chapel where the Holy Eucharist was stored or celebrating Holy Mass on base on a voluntary basis.

Protestant religious services at Kings Bay were allowed to continue throughout the shutdown. Only Catholic service members were left without services.

During the government shutdown, Fr. Leonard and his congregation were forced to cancel daily and weekend mass, special blessings, marriage preparation classes, counseling sessions, confessions and confirmations.

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Public Pulse

October 18 - 25, 2013

Campbell County Observer

It’s Time for the Washington Redskins to Change Their Name

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By Nicholas DeLaat hat’s right, I finally agree.

Yes, the same Nicholas De Laat, who is as politically correct as nailing Jell-O to a tree, is switching sides and now believes that the Washington Redskins do need to change their name.

I now realize, however, that no matter how politically correct I am, what the name ‘Washington Redskins’ represents is awful.

The name itself represents slavery, violence, and war.

It represents the complete removal of human rights, a tainted history, and a present culture that only seems to inhibit worse behavior, terrible decisions, and a complete lack of conscience when dealing with the results of actions leading a people into servitude.

So, I am pushing for the Washington Redskins to change their name. From now on, they should just be called…..’The Redskins’.

Ok, take a minute to think about that one and you’ll get it.

Seriously, Native American activists have sought to force pro football’s Washington Redskins to change the name of their team since the 1980s, citing its offensive nature. Even President Obama got into the debate, telling the AP, “If I were the owner of the team and I knew that there was a name of my team–even if it had a storied history–that was offending a sizable group of people, I’d think about changing it.”

The movement is just the latest in a decades-long effort to rename sports teams, or get rid of mascots that some Native Americans find offensive.

The University of Illinois was threatened with sanctions over Chief Illiniwek, its former mascot. The university retired the chief in 2007. Stanford University changed their team name from “Indians” to “Cardinal.” Miami of Ohio teams, formerly known as the Redskins, are now the “Redhawks.”

But how offensive do people — including Native Americans — find the nickname “Redskins”? Wikipedia covers the controversy and reports on some polls that have been conducted: Some consider the namesake and logo of the Washington Redskins to be racist. However, a 2013 USA Today poll found widespread support for the Redskins name. The poll indicated that 79 percent of Americans believed that the Redskins should keep their name. There have been movements by certain groups to change the name, but the attempts have been unsuccessful.

Others make the case in defense that the Redskins name is intended to honor the bravery and dignity of American Indians and that, regardless of past usage, the word redskins today refers to the football team. Notwithstanding

the protests of activists, a 2002 poll commissioned

by Sports Illustrated found that 75% of those American Indians surveyed had no objection to the Redskins name.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder is adamant that there will be no name change. In a letter to season ticket holders, Snyder wrote, “I respect the opinions of those who disagree. I want them to know that I do hear them, and I will continue to listen and learn,” Synder wrote in a letter to season ticket holders. “But we cannot ignore our 81 year history, or the strong feelings of most of our fans as well as Native Americans throughout the country. After 81 years, the team name ‘Redskins’ continues to hold the memories and meaning of where we came from, who we are, and who we want to be in the years to come.”

Three interesting points about the name ‘Redskins’: First, the team was named after a Native American who was the first coach of the newly named team.

Before the Redskins were in our nation’s capital, they were originally from Boston.

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, was awarded an NFL franchise on July 9, 1932, under the ownership of George Preston Marshall, Vincent Bendix, Jay O’Brien, and Dorland Doyle. They were given the nucleus of the defunct Newark Tornadoeswhich folded after the 1930 season and was sold back to the NFL; although none of the members of the 1930 Newark Tornadoes roster remained by the 1932 Boston Braves roster.

Initially, the new team took the same name as their landlords, the Boston Braves, one of the two local baseball teams at the time. The Braves played their first game on October 2, 1932, under the leadership of Coach Lud Wray, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, to whom they lost 14–0. The next week, the Braves recorded their first win, beating the New York Giants, 14–6. Despite the presence of two rookies; halfback Cliff Battles and tackle Glen “Turk” Edwards — the new franchise’s losses during the first season reached $46,000 and Bendix, O’Brien, and Doyle dropped out of the investment, leaving Marshall the sole owner of the Braves.

The team moved to Fenway Park (home of the Boston Red Sox) the next year, and Marshall changed the name to the “Redskins” apparently in honor of thencoach Lone Star Dietz, the first professional Native American coach.

Second, the name ‘Redskins’ does not refer to the color of a skin, but the war paint that many of the American Native tribes used to wear in battle. War paint has been used by tribal warriors for millennia

Surplus Unlimited to try to scare larger, better equipped, and more organized forces in battle. The Celts against the Romans (and later the Scots against England) used blue. African tribes used white, many Mongolian tribes used yellow, while South American and Pacific Islanders tribes used mostly used black tattooing or paint. The Redskins name is not a racist slur, but has the meaning of ‘Warrior.’

Third, if the National Congress of American Indians had come up with that name themselves, they could go back to their tribes screaming “victory” in that “finally the original people of the land are recognized in the land’s most watched sport.” Instead, it was not their idea -so it is a bad idea. The NAACP is a perfect example of this. It is all about image, the fight, and victory to these groups.

Look up the history of the first black woman to refuse to sit in the back of the bus, and you will find that Rosa Parks is only famous because of image.

So let’s look at this in a politically correct issue. Should finches sue for their name to be on mascots? Everyone takes Hawks, Eagles, and even Cardinals…but nobody has given finches a chance.

Should a team be forced to name the hyena as a mascot because they are not as fierce as a lion or bear? If there comes a team called

the Blueskins, should the Celts, Scotts, and Irish rebel against these sporting franchises? Should we even have a political debate on which culture we are insulting more, the Vikings, sea Raiders, or the Buccaneers?

How about all those Somalian Pirates that currently exist?

The MLB Pittsburgh team should be ashamed of themselves for their team being named after those darned third-world Africans.

Or should we all start naming our teams specifically not to offend people, races, animals, or things.

Let’s rename them (so not to insult anyone) the Detroit Defaulters, the Colorado Desks, and the Chicago Typewriters. There will also be the Tampa Bay Computers, the Atlanta Cell Phones, and the Los Angeles Door Knobs, the Green Bay Cheese (granted, not much of a change), and the New York Apples.

That’s right, when these sport warriors come onto the field with their new names, they will strike fear into their opponents while not offending anyone or anything.

I really don’t know how you would have a desk for a mascot, but we can let the civil rights groups hash that out for their victory. Oh, and finally…The Washington Politicians, as there is not much more of an inanimate object as that!

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By Tony Heidel - Campbell County Observer illette’s new project to put a sports complex between the Camplex and the country club golf course is well underway. This project has been very polarizing, with one side calling it the “Field of Broke”, and the other side the “Field of Dreams”. These fields have sparked a great debate over the last year.

The project has a staggering overall price tag, with proposed fields for sports, such as soccer, baseball, and fast-pitch softball. The plans also include structures like a club house for the golf course and an indoor football stadium. Breaking the costs down makes some of the parts seem more reasonable.

Some fields will have a higher cost up front, but they will have a reduced cost in the future. One of those items is using turf, instead of grass. This approach should save money later with reduced maintenance and watering expenses.

A few organizations are in desperate need of fields and parking. For example,

the Gillette Fast Pitch Association really only has one field for six teams to share.

When they host a tournament, they have to use other nearby fields that are set up for adult slow pitch softball. For tournaments, the Campbell County field maintenance crew will move the bases and the pitching rubber to accommodate the smaller dimensions. Also, an outfield fence is temporarily erected out of snow fence and posts. This fence is a far cry, as far as safety goes, from the permanent chain link fence with plastic on the top.

On a night where you have slow pitch adult softball, Babe Ruth baseball, girls fast pitch softball, and soccer playing at the same time, parking becomes a big issue at Centennial Park. Some people have to park in a field across the street, which isn’t a big deal until you have to cross the four lanes of Warlow Drive with children in tow.

Whether you think this project is excessive or not, some just need a safe place to go and play.

LCCC Rodeo Rundown Submitted by Jessica Cates The Gillette College Rodeo Team had an excellent finish to the fall season at LCCC. The Men’s team won second in Cheyenne and still remain # 1 in the region. Leading the team was Wyatt Kammerer, winning 2nd in the bronc riding and 6th in the steer wrestling. Devan Reilly won second in the bareback riding and Blake Williams placed 4th in the tie down roping. Also placing were Brady Wakefield in steer wrestling, Seth Andersen in the tie down and Matt Peters in the team roping.

The Women’s team won the rodeo and take back over the lead in the region. Tally Roepke won the barrel racing and Kristi Steffes placed 2nd. Coralee Spratt won second in the breakaway roping and Megan Belus was 4th in the goat tying. Taylor Engesser also placed in the goat tying and breakaway.

CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL STANDINGS Men’s Team

1. Gillette College 2590 2. Casper College 2448 3. Sheridan College 2060 4. Eastern Wyoming College 1900 5. University of Wyoming 1640

Women’s Team

1. Gillette College 1590 2. Chadron State College 1540 3. Eastern Wyoming College 580 4. Central Wyoming College 380 5. Lamar Community College 360

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Monday, October 21, 2013

-Eagles 9th Football B at Wright 4:30 p.m.

-Panthers Jr. High Musical at Wright Town Hall 7 p.m.

-Panthers 9B Football at home vs.

Sage Valley 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

-Panthers Jr. High Musical at Wright Town Hall 7 p.m.

Friday, October 25, 2013

-Camel Football (SO) at Cheyenne East 3 p.m.

-Camel Football(V) at Cheyenne East 7 p.m.

-Camel Volleyball (V) at Cheyenne East for Regionals -Gillette WILD Hockey at home vs.

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-Panthers Cross Country Team Dinner in Cafeteria 7 p.m.

-Panthers Football at Moorcroft 1 p.m.

-Panthers Volleyball at home for Regional Tournament

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-Camel Cross Country at VA Hospital Sheridan for STATE 10:30 a.m.

-Camel Football (JV) at home vs. Natrona 11 a.m.

-Camel Volleyball (V) at Cheyenne East for Regionals -Eagles 9th Football at South Opponent 12 p.m.

-Panthers Cross Country at Douglas for STATE Meet -Panthers Volleyball at home for Regional Tournament -Warrior 9th Football at South Opponent 12 p.m.

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-Camel Football (JV) at Rapid City Central 11 a.m.

-State Marching Band Competition Casper Events Center -Camel Volleyball at home vs. Cheyenne Central 10 a.m. / 11 a.m. / 12 p.m.

-Eagles 7th Volleyball at Twin Spruce for N.E. District Tourney 9 a.m.

-Eagles 8th Volleyball at Buffalo for N.E. District Tourney 9 a.m.

-Eagles 9th Volleyball at Central for 9th Conference Tourney 8 a.m.

-Gillette WILD Hockey at Bozeman 7:30 p.m.

-Warrior (7 A) Volleyball at Home for N.E. . District Tourney 9 a.m.

-Warrior (7 B) Volleyball at home for N.E. District Tourney 9 a.m.

-Warrior (8 A) Volleyball at Buffalo for N.E. District Tourney TBA -Warrior (8 B) Volleyball at Buffalo for N.E. District Tourney TBA -Warrior 9th Volleyball at Cheyenne Central for Geldien Conference 12 p.m. / 2 p.m. / 4 p.m.

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-Camel Cross Country at Regionals 2 p.m.

- Camel Football (V) HOMECOMING at home vs. Laramie 7 p.m.

-Lady Camel Swimming at Kelly Walsh Casper for Conference -Camel Volleyball at home vs. Cheyenne East 4 p.m. /5:15 p.m.

-Gillette WILD Hockey at Bozeman 7:30 p.m.

-Panther Jr. High Volleyball at Hulett for Districts 1 p.m.

-Panthers Football at home vs. Glenrock 7 p.m.

-Panthers Volleyball at home vs.

Moorcroft 3 p.m. / 4 p.m. / 5 p.m.

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Gillette College XC Final Results he Pronghorns ran amazingly well this morning in Billings, MT. 15 out of the 17 runners set new personal records. The women were led by Makala Diggs who broke her own school record and ran the 5k in 18:27. Brielle Davis set her new PR by over a minute,

and was the women’s runner of the week. The women’s team placed 5th of 9 schools. GC was the only junior college in the field.

The men were led by Mike Nelson who ran 25:37 in the 5 mile race. Bryce Parmely and Matt Jackson both

set new PR times by 45 seconds over the 8k distance.

Jackson was the men’s runner of the week. The men’s team placed 7th of 9 colleges.

Cross Country Results Final Summary of Team Scores

1 - Team MSU-Billings 2 - Team Black Hills St. 3 - Team U-Mary 4 - Team Dickinson St. 5 - Team Rocky Mountain 6 - Team Great Falls 7 - Team Gillette 8 - Team South Dakota Mines 9 - Team Minot State

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

52 89 93 94 108 149 162 182 222

Men’s Individual Results

Bib # Name 212 Cesar Mireles 178 Noah Kiprono 116 Mitch Kraft 199 Chris Jessop 170 Robert Peterson 165 Michael Luhr 205 Oliver Lange 172 Jamon Rodrigues 125 Dante Carter 180 Kyle Olson 123 Mark Wilcox 163 Layne Lantis 117 Gage McSpadden 122 Seth Ulvestad 201 Taylor Thompson 148 Rico Gutierrez 133 Jeffrey Segovia 189 Tyler Nack 167 Thomas Neale 213 Alex Garcia 141 Mike Nelson 131 Denis Patrick 196 Shaun Henderson 138 Alejandro Garcia 171 Chase Robinson 132 Dustin Sandbak 181 Shawn Peden 161 Travis Buttelman 182 Fred Petsch 169 Josh Panasuk 139 Matt Jackson 202 Josh Wilson 149 Jace Kalbfleisch 155 Clay Armstrong 200 Carter Montgomery 151 Drew Keller 129 Eddie Meneses 214 Nick Perona 158 Joel Cartwright 198 Nathan Inkman 197 Alex Huizenga 146 Miguel Flores 144 Tanner Boone 186 Grant Cameron 127 Delano Lilly 191 Sam Patzer 156 Max Boeckel 190 Kevin Noto 188 Davis Mathieu 192 Justin Slattery 195 Steven Gordon 153 John Murphy 128 Riley Malcolm 208 Ryan Blomback 104 Kendall Murie 142 Bryce Parmely 152 Marc Klimas 136 Kyle Dietsche 174 Cory Berry 187 Erich Hahn 206 Jef Marsicola 176 Zachary Farrand 194 Ryan Wright 179 Beau Mulvaney 112 Mark Bolt 160 Brett Szafarski 164 Garrett Love 211 Joel Harris 173 Johnny Barnes 145 Ashton Carr 147 Aaron Gaecke 134 Isaac Baca 121 Evan Strand 140 Cody Jolovich 115 Donald Decker 166 Jocob Marshall 120 Aaron Schone 193 Davis Smith 124 Jonathan Aman 185 Charles Biberg 203 Brendan Cassidy 154 Matt Robb 135 Nigel Christianson 118 Joe Rath 150 Caydon Keller 143 Zach Power 204 Karsten Gilwald 177 Levi Fox 207 Sam Hartpence 184 Toryn Rogers 137 Josh Drake 113 Nathan Trueblood 168 Jacob Nieland 159 Tyler Flatland 157 Kirk Capdeville

Finish 24:26.3 24:39.5 24:42.8 24:51.1 24:53.6 24:56.5 24:58.0 25:01.3 25:03.2 25:07.5 25:08.7 25:11.2 25:11.9 25:18.8 25:19.4 25:21.9 25:24.1 25:24.9 25:25.8 25:36.0 25:37.8 25:41.2 25:42.6 25:44.0 25:45.3 25:51.7 25:56.2 25:57.9 25:59.8 26:00.6 26:05.8 26:10.6 26:11.8 26:13.3 26:15.1 26:19.9 26:21.2 26:26.8 26:28.0 26:30.8 26:31.3 26:35.1 26:38.3 26:39.5 26:41.8 26:43.3 26:45.9 26:46.2 26:49.4 26:53.6 26:55.8 26:55.9 26:57.0 26:59.6 27:00.0 27:03.2 27:06.0 27:08.3 27:09.6 27:17.6 27:19.9 27:23.8 27:27.9 27:30.0 27:32.4 27:35.7 27:47.3 27:48.4 28:01.2 28:08.5 28:10.0 28:11.3 28:16.4 28:20.5 28:38.9 28:39.7 28:42.5 28:44.2 28:47.9 28:55.1 29:12.9 29:14.9 29:26.2 29:31.5 29:33.4 29:43.3 29:47.3 29:51.7 30:05.3 30:06.4 30:12.5 30:46.8 30:57.8 33:44.8 33:44.8

Team Name Unattached Rocky Mountain Black Hills St. U-Mary MSU-Billings MSU-Billings Westminster (Utah) MSU-Billings Dickinson St. Rocky Mountain Black Hills St. UNA-MSU-Billings Black Hills St. Black Hills St. U-Mary Great Falls Dickinson St. South Dakota Mines MSU-Billings Unattached Gillette Dickinson St. U-Mary Gillette MSU-Billings Dickinson St. Rocky Mountain MSU-Billings Rocky Mountain MSU-Billings Gillette U-Mary Great Falls Minot State U-Mary Great Falls Dickinson St. Unattached Minot State U-Mary U-Mary Great Falls Great Falls South Dakota Mines Dickinson St. South Dakota Mines Minot State South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines U-Mary Great Falls Dickinson St. MSUB Alumni Unattached Gillette Great Falls Gillette Rocky Mountain South Dakota Mines Westminster (Utah) Rocky Mountain South Dakota Mines Rocky Mountain MSUB Alumni Minot State MSU-Billings Unattached Rocky Mountain Great Falls Great Falls Gillette Black Hills St. Gillette Black Hills St. MSU-Billings Black Hills St. South Dakota Mines Dickinson St. South Dakota Mines Westminster (Utah) Great Falls Gillette Black Hills St. Great Falls Gillette Westminster (Utah) Rocky Mountain MSUB Alumni Rocky Mountain Gillette Unattached UNA-MSU-Billings Minot State Minot State

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Men’s Team Results

Team: Black Hills St.

Gun Elapsed

Rank

Team Name

1 116 Mitch Kraft 24:42.8 2 123 Mark Wilcox 25:08.7 3 117 Gage McSpadden 4 122 Seth Ulvestad 25:18.8 5 121 Evan Strand 28:16.4 6 115 Donald Decker 28:38.9 7 120 Aaron Schone 28:42.5 Team Total Score = 89

2 9 25:11.9 11 57 59 60

Black Hills St. Black Hills St. 10 Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St.

1 125 Dante Carter 2 133 Jeffrey Segovia 3 131 Denis Patrick 4 132 Dustin Sandbak 5 129 Eddie Meneses 6 127 Delano Lilly 7 128 Riley Malcolm Team Total Score = 94

25:03.2 25:24.1 25:41.2 25:51.7 26:21.2 26:41.8 26:57.0

7 14 18 22 33 40 47

Dickinson St. Dickinson St. Dickinson St. Dickinson St. Dickinson St. Dickinson St. Dickinson St.

1 141 Mike Nelson 2 138 Alejandro Garcia 3 139 Matt Jackson 4 142 Bryce Parmely 5 136 Kyle Dietsche 6 134 Isaac Baca 7 140 Cody Jolovich Team Total Score = 162

25:37.8 25:44.0 26:05.8 27:03.2 27:08.3 28:11.3 28:20.5

17 20 27 48 50 56 58

Gillette Gillette Gillette Gillette Gillette Gillette Gillette

1 148 Rico Gutierrez 2 149 Jace Kalbfleisch 3 151 Drew Keller 4 146 Miguel Flores 5 144 Tanner Boone 6 153 John Murphy 7 152 Marc Klimas Team Total Score = 149

25:21.9 26:11.8 26:19.9 26:35.1 26:38.3 26:55.9 27:06.0

13 29 32 37 38 46 49

Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls

1 155 Clay Armstrong 2 158 Joel Cartwright 3 156 Max Boeckel 4 160 Brett Szafarski 5 159 Tyler Flatland 6 157 Kirk Capdeville Team Total Score = 222

26:13.3 26:28.0 26:45.9 27:35.7 33:44.8 33:44.8

30 34 42 55 61 62

Minot State Minot State Minot State Minot State Minot State Minot State

1 170 Robert Peterson 24:53.6 2 165 Michael Luhr 24:56.5 3 172 Jamon Rodrigues 4 167 Thomas Neale 25:25.8 5 171 Chase Robinson 25:45.3 6 161 Travis Buttelman 25:57.9 7 169 Josh Panasuk 26:00.6 Team Total Score = 52

4 5 25:01.3 16 21 24 26

MSU-Billings MSU-Billings 6 MSU-Billings MSU-Billings MSU-Billings MSU-Billings MSU-Billings

1 178 Noah Kiprono 2 180 Kyle Olson 3 181 Shawn Peden 4 182 Fred Petsch 5 174 Cory Berry 6 176 Zachary Farrand 7 179 Beau Mulvaney Team Total Score = 108

24:39.5 25:07.5 25:56.2 25:59.8 27:09.6 27:23.8 27:30.0

1 8 23 25 51 53 54

Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain

1 189 Tyler Nack 2 186 Grant Cameron 3 191 Sam Patzer 4 190 Kevin Noto 5 188 Davis Mathieu 6 192 Justin Slattery 7 187 Erich Hahn Team Total Score = 182

25:24.9 26:39.5 26:43.3 26:46.2 26:49.4 26:53.6 27:17.6

15 39 41 43 44 45 52

South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines

3 12 25:42.6 28 26:15.1 35 36

U-Mary U-Mary 19 U-Mary U-Mary 31 U-Mary U-Mary U-Mary

Team: Dickinson St.

Team: Gillette

Team: Great Falls

Team: Minot State

Team: MSU-Billings

Team: Rocky Mountain

Team: South Dakota Mines

Team: U-Mary

1 199 Chris Jessop 24:51.1 2 201 Taylor Thompson 25:19.4 3 196 Shaun Henderson 4 202 Josh Wilson 26:10.6 5 200 Carter Montgomery 6 198 Nathan Inkman 26:30.8 7 197 Alex Huizenga 26:31.3 Team Total Score = 93

Team: Westminster (Utah)

1 205 Oliver Lange 24:58.0 None Westminster (Utah) 2 206 Jef Marsicola 27:19.9 None Westminster (Utah) 3 203 Brendan Cassidy 29:12.9 None Westminster (Utah) 4 204 Karsten Gilwald 29:47.3 None Westminster (Utah) Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 4 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

Team: MSUB Alumni

1 208 Ryan Blomback 26:59.6 None MSUB Alumni 2 112 Mark Bolt 27:32.4 None MSUB Alumni 3 207 Sam Hartpence 30:05.3 None MSUB Alumni Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 3 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

Team: UNA-MSU-Billings

1 163 Layne Lantis 25:11.2 None UNA-MSU-Billings 2 168 Jacob Nieland 30:57.8 None UNA-MSU-Billings Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 2 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

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Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Bib # Name 81 Jennifer Agnew 88 Erin Leier 84 Kayla Carlson 53 Jinise Osborne 50 Renae Hepfner 97 Sarah Lord 24 Makala Diggs 31 Corinne Evans 57 Megan Breeding 102 Mary Owen 96 Chelsea Dana 86 Katelynn Engh 89 Kennedy Robbins 59 Rachael Hart 40 Kara Kuntz 2 Taylor Floming 4 Taylor Rather 49 Rio Frame 1 Brenna Cockburn 44 Melanie Bock 64 Jessica Raymond 87 Nicole Huelsman 7 Becca Ellis 29 Nicole Brist 58 Bailey Eich 48 Taylor Condon 23 Brielle Davis 6 Courtney Chase 34 Jenyffer Ortega 39 Samantha Huether 41 Catie LeDesma 14 Meleah Leiss 12 Anna Yanchek 93 Erin Kibler 95 Payton Schiff 16 Stormie Sickler 83 Jessica Carlson 10 Sierra Miles 21 Myrissa Clark 91 Rebecca Goldstein 43 Allison Windish 3 Rachel Nelson

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Name

Team: Unattached

Finish 16:51.8 18:09.9 18:12.9 18:23.4 18:24.3 18:25.2 18:27.3 18:28.0 18:29.3 18:32.2 18:37.2 18:38.2 18:40.9 18:44.2 18:49.3 18:50.3 18:52.4 18:57.7 18:59.0 19:00.9 19:05.0 19:05.8 19:06.5 19:11.2 19:12.9 19:14.2 19:15.5 19:21.4 19:25.4 19:27.6 19:29.2 19:32.4 19:38.0 19:46.8 19:50.1 19:52.4 19:55.0 20:07.7 20:12.2 20:14.0 20:15.1 20:16.2

Gun Elapsed

Pace 5:26 5:51 5:52 5:56 5:56 5:56 5:57 5:57 5:58 5:59 6:00 6:01 6:01 6:03 6:04 6:05 6:05 6:07 6:07 6:08 6:09 6:09 6:10 6:11 6:12 6:12 6:13 6:15 6:16 6:16 6:17 6:18 6:20 6:23 6:24 6:25 6:25 6:29 6:31 6:32 6:32 6:32

Rank

Women’s Individual Results

Team Name U-Mary U-Mary U-Mary MSU-Billings MSU-Billings MSUB Alumni Gillette UNA-Great Falls Rocky Mountain MSUB Alumni MSUB Alumni U-Mary U-Mary Rocky Mountain Minot State Unattached Unattached MSU-Billings Unattached UNA-MSU-Billings Rocky Mountain U-Mary Black Hills St. Great Falls Rocky Mountain MSU-Billings Gillette Black Hills St. Great Falls Minot State Minot State Dickinson St. Black Hills St. Westminster (Utah) Westminster (Utah) Dickinson St. U-Mary Black Hills St. Gillette Westminster (Utah) Minot State Unattached

Team Name

1 14 Meleah Leiss 19:32.4 2 16 Stormie Sickler 19:52.4 3 17 Shelby Snare 20:32.7 4 15 Camille Ness 21:58.5 5 19 Shayna Tonderum Team Total Score = 211

27 29 38 56 22:36.4

Dickinson St. Dickinson St. Dickinson St. Dickinson St. 61 Dickinson St.

1 24 Makala Diggs 18:27.3 2 23 Brielle Davis 19:15.5 3 21 Myrissa Clark 20:12.2 4 26 Amanda Hutchinson 5 27 Maria Owen 21:17.5 6 25 Emily Faber 22:30.4 7 28 Ali Piaia 22:31.2 60 Team Total Score = 146

7 22 32 20:19.3 51 59 Gillette

Gillette Gillette Gillette 34 Gillette Gillette Gillette

1 29 Nicole Brist 2 34 Jenyffer Ortega 3 33 Mariah Naegeli 4 30 Tessa Cowan 5 35 Alexis Rickets Team Total Score = 192

19 24 42 49 58

Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls

Team: Gillette

Team: Great Falls

19:11.2 19:25.4 20:51.5 21:12.5 22:25.1

Place Bib # Name Gun Elapsed Rank Team Name 1 31 Corinne Evans 18:28.0 None UNA-Great Falls Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 1 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

1 40 Kara Kuntz 18:49.3 2 39 Samantha Huether 3 41 Catie LeDesma 19:29.2 4 43 Allison Windish 20:15.1 5 42 Maila Lucht 21:20.0 Team Total Score = 150

14 19:27.6 26 33 52

Minot State 25 Minot State Minot State Minot State Minot State

Team: UNA-MSU-Billings

1 55 Amber Watson 20:18.3 None Rocky Alumni Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 1 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

Team: Rocky Mountain College Alumni

8 13 19:05.0 20 40 50 63

6:33 6:33 6:34 6:34 6:35 6:37 6:37 6:38 6:39 6:39 6:40 6:44 6:44 6:44 6:45 6:46 6:47 6:50 6:50 6:51

63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83

61 Miranda Jellison 27 Maria Owen 42 Maila Lucht 46 Keri Clump 100Katie Thiel Hildebrand 99 Tiffany Hartpence 8 Erica Gajda 15 Camille Ness 9 Shaley Herber 74 Shanae LaCroix 35 Alexis Rickets 52 Alex McBroom 25 Emily Faber 28 Ali Piaia 19 Shayna Tonderum 76 Karli Mattson 60 Kati Hengel 72 Lindsay Jo Kirby 65 Joy Rea-Feagaiga 67 Sierra Wilson 68 Samantha Zetler

21:16.1 21:17.5 21:20.0 21:23.8 21:30.2 21:38.0 21:45.4 21:58.5 22:01.3 22:19.6 22:25.1 22:29.7 22:30.4 22:31.2 22:36.4 23:22.8 23:47.0 23:58.0 24:01.0 24:13.1 24:18.1

6:52 6:52 6:53 6:54 6:56 6:59 7:01 7:05 7:06 7:12 7:14 7:15 7:15 7:16 7:17 7:32 7:40 7:44 7:45 7:49 7:50

Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain 16 Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain

19:06.5 19:21.4 19:38.0 20:07.7 20:20.8 20:52.5 21:45.4

Rocky Alumni Gillette Black Hills St. MSU-Billings Westminster (Utah) South Dakota Mines Dickinson St. MSUB Alumni Rocky Mountain South Dakota Mines U-Mary Great Falls Black Hills St. MSU-Billings South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines MSU-Billings Great Falls Rocky Mountain College Alumni Rocky Mountain Gillette Minot State MSU-Billings MSUB Alumni MSUB Alumni Black Hills St. Dickinson St. Black Hills St. South Dakota Mines Great Falls MSU-Billings Gillette Gillette Dickinson St. South Dakota Mines Rocky Mountain South Dakota Mines Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain

18 23 28 31 35 43 55

Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St. Black Hills St.

1 53 Jinise Osborne 18:23.4 2 50 Renae Hepfner 18:24.3 3 49 Rio Frame 18:57.7 4 48 Taylor Condon 19:14.2 5 51 Theresa Lombardi 6 47 Amanda Collins 20:53.4 7 45 Elizabeth Brown 21:10.3 Team Total Score = 81

4 5 15 21 20:22.1 44 48

MSU-Billings MSU-Billings MSU-Billings MSU-Billings 36 MSU-Billings MSU-Billings MSU-Billings

1 71 Therese Frels 2 80 Brittanee Wood 3 73 Kassidy Knutson 4 75 Sharla Maginnis 5 79 Maggie Vinton 6 74 Shanae LaCroix 7 76 Karli Mattson Team Total Score = 216

37 41 45 46 47 57 62

South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines South Dakota Mines

1 2 3 11 18:40.9 17 30

U-Mary U-Mary U-Mary U-Mary 12 U-Mary U-Mary U-Mary

Team: MSU-Billings

Team: South Dakota Mines

20:30.3 20:38.9 20:55.2 21:00.6 21:02.5 22:19.6 23:22.8

Team: U-Mary

1 81 Jennifer Agnew 16:51.8 2 88 Erin Leier 18:09.9 3 84 Kayla Carlson 18:12.9 4 86 Katelynn Engh 18:38.2 5 89 Kennedy Robbins 6 87 Nicole Huelsman 19:05.8 7 83 Jessica Carlson 19:55.0 Team Total Score = 29

Team: Westminster (Utah)

1 93 Erin Kibler 19:46.8 None Westminster (Utah) 2 95 Payton Schiff 19:50.1 None Westminster (Utah) 3 91 Rebecca Goldstein 20:14.0 None Westminster (Utah) 4 90 Zoey Freebairn 20:26.1 None Westminster (Utah) Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 4 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

Team: MSUB Alumni

1 97 Sarah Lord 18:25.2 2 102 Mary Owen 18:32.2 3 96 Chelsea Dana 18:37.2 4 101 Kristin Yeley 20:34.6 5 100 Katie Thiel Hildebrand 6 99 Tiffany Hartpence Team Total Score = 117

Team: Rocky Alumni

1 57 Megan Breeding 18:29.3 2 59 Rachael Hart 18:44.2 3 64 Jessica Raymond 4 58 Bailey Eich 19:12.9 5 62 Selene Johnson 20:38.1 6 61 Miranda Jellison 21:16.1 7 60 Kati Hengel 23:47.0 Team Total Score = 97

20:18.3 20:19.3 20:20.8 20:22.1 20:26.1 20:30.3 20:32.7 20:34.6 20:38.1 20:38.9 20:39.7 20:51.5 20:52.5 20:53.4 20:55.2 21:00.6 21:02.5 21:10.3 21:12.5 21:13.8

1 7 Becca Ellis 2 6 Courtney Chase 3 12 Anna Yanchek 4 10 Sierra Miles 5 11 Shelby Stoltz 6 5 Tessara Byrd 7 8 Erica Gajda Team Total Score = 135

1 44 Melanie Bock 19:00.9 None UNA-MSU-Billings Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 1 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

Team: Rocky Mountain

55 Amber Watson 26 Amanda Hutchinson 11 Shelby Stoltz 51 Theresa Lombardi 90 Zoey Freebairn 71 Therese Frels 17 Shelby Snare 101 Kristin Yeley 62 Selene Johnson 80 Brittanee Wood 85 Jordan Donaghy 33 Mariah Naegeli 5 Tessara Byrd 47 Amanda Collins 73 Kassidy Knutson 75 Sharla Maginnis 79 Maggie Vinton 45 Elizabeth Brown 30 Tessa Cowan 69 Teri McCormick

Team: Black Hills St.

Team: UNA-Great Falls

Team: Minot State

43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

Women’s Team Results

1 2 Taylor Floming 18:50.3 None Unattached 2 4 Taylor Rather 18:52.4 None Unattached 3 1 Brenna Cockburn 18:59.0 None Unattached 4 3 Rachel Nelson 20:16.2 None Unattached Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 4 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

Team: Dickinson St.

Continued from Page 16

Final Summary of Team Scores 1 - U-Mary 29 2 - MSU-Billings 81 3 - Rocky Mountain 97 4 - MSUB Alumni 117 5 - Black Hills St. 135 6 - Gillette 146 7 - Minot State 150 8 - Great Falls 192 9 - Dickinson St. 211 10 - South Dakota Mines 216

Place Bib # Name Gun Elapsed Rank Team Name 1 69 Teri McCormick 21:13.8 None Rocky Mountain College Alumni Team Total Score = 0 NOTE: Teams must have at least 5 runners finish the race for their score to count.

NOTE: There were only 1 finishers on this team so score is not computed.

6 9 10 39 21:30.2 21:38.0

MSUB Alumni MSUB Alumni MSUB Alumni MSUB Alumni 53 MSUB Alumni 54 MSUB Alumni

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Gillette Girls Sweep State Fall Softball

By Tony Heidel Campbell County Observer ast weekend, I found a group of parents huddled together with coats and blankets. They spent both days watching the Camel girl’s varsity and junior varsity teams win the high school state fast pitch tournament. Some of the girls played in jackets and sweatshirts to get through the tournament that was rescheduled from the previous weekend due to a snow storm. The weather was cool, but much better. The Camels weren’t phased by the temperature and played like it they were on fire.

The Camel’s Junior Varsity won their division 17 to 4 over Casper, with Bailey Mooney’s starting pitching and Madison Kuhbacher to close out the game.

The Gillette Camels Varsity team dominated the Casper Wildcats on their way to a 9-0 win and their second straight high school title, behind Audrie Conner’s shutout pitching performance, giving up only two hits, with two strikeouts and two walks. Offensively, the girls were led by the trio of Lacey Gojkovich, Baileigh Oleson, and Phoebe Huus. They combined for five runs, four RBI’s, and went 6 for 7 at the plate. The teams have a bright future, with many talented young players sure to return next year and make a run at a third title in a row.

Photo by Janette Kienzle

Megan Oleson pitches during the high school state softball tournament.

Classifieds Camping/Fishing 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

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.

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Business Opportunities

Autos, Trucks and Vans

Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details.

307-257-2306.

‘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.

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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

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.

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

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

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

1993 Chrysler LHS for sale or trade.

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

2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1/2 Ton Pickup. New tires, ext. cab, long bed. 148,000 mi. One owner. 307-6700858 or 303-250-4096 97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431 1982 Chevy Ventura Van. 350 Engine, 400 Turbo newly rebuilt transmission. Interior in GREAT shape, has a working electric wet bar and built in cooler in back. Carb. needs re-jetted, other than that there are no problems.

Must see. Asking $3,500 or best offer. Price:$3,500obo.

Contact: 307-670-8980

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Child Care in Sleepy Hollow.

Room for 2 children. $20 per day per child. Call 307-2572306.

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

Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520

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Personal Assistant needed to organize and help. Basic computer skills needed, must be good with organization. I am ready to pay $600.00 per week. Interested person should contact: deans995@ gmail.com Bl-32-2V

I Buy Militaria. Swords, uniforms, bayonets, medals, guns/parts, field gear. 6827864

Licensed daycare now open.

Spots available full-time and before and after school.

Close to Rozet school and the post office.

Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 In a Pinch?? Back up Daycare service call 307-6807948

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.

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

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

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

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

Asking $5,500 or best offer.

Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2733 2013 Custom Harley Hardtail Bobber all new $9,500. Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer.

Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,500 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or307-6220825

Produce for Sale Fresh local “Free Range” eggs. All natural, no animal by-products. No antibiotics. $3/Doz. 257-9049

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

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

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

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1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864 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.

Heavy Equipment/ Trailers 6x10 trailer. Great shape, fits your biggest Harley. $1,400 obo. 299-4967.

1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring. $2500 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring done in shop class 2 years ago. No rust only used once since redone. $2500 or OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

RV Winterization starting at $99.95 at YOUR house. Call Randy at 307-660-3091 (b340-tfnh) Spring Cleaning Special! Any purchase over $200 prior to 5-31-13 Will have the choice of: Free couch cleaning (up tp 8ft. long) or Free 1 year warranty on oil/water based spots. www.pineridgeclean. com 307-660-7856 find us on Facebook 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

Merchandise 1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087 Large Underground Tank. 307-680-8838

Fuel

Large and Small Band Saws call for info. 307-680-8838 18v Dewalt tools - sawzall, hammer drill, one battery and one charger. $150 obo. call (307)299-1382 Exterior door with window, interior light fixtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com “As the economy worsens, don’t rely on government... rely on us to sell or trade. $0.25 per word per week.

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Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 Blue Dual Reclining Sofa.

Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like.

Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition.

Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108.

Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353.

Kojac series One, two and three dvd $65.00 $98 value 307 - 670 - 1887 Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202

30 yr company is looking a motivated individual for an established delivery route in the N.E. Wyoming Area.

Overnight travel, weekly pay.

Commission based ($600$1,000) per week. Be your own Boss! Call Dan at 970461-2436 to apply Earn $$$ While You Shop!

We seek shoppers for well paying survey jobs. You can earn money while shopping.

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Who is the only person in history to be elected governor of two different states?

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Sam Houston

Sam Houston (Tennessee 1827-1829; Texas 1859-1861) He also served in the U. S. House of Representatives from Tennessee, was a U. S. Senator from Texas, and twice the President of the Republic of Texas.

He was born at Timber Ridge Plantation in Rockbridge County of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent.

Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator for Texas after it joined the United States, and finally as a governor of the state. He refused to swear loyalty to the Confederacy when Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 with the outbreak of the American Civil War, and was removed from office. To avoid bloodshed, he refused an offer of a Union army to put down the Confederate rebellion. Instead, he retired to Huntsville, Texas, where he died before the end of the Civil War. His earlier life included migration to Tennessee from Virginia, time spent with the Cherokee Nation (into which he later was adopted as a citizen and into which he married), military service in the War of 1812, and successful participation in Tennessee politics. In 1827, Houston was elected Governor of Tennessee as a Jacksonian. In 1829, Houston resigned as governor and relocated to Arkansas Territory. In 1832, Houston was involved in an altercation with a U.S. Congressman, followed by a high-profile trial.[5] Shortly afterwards, he relocated to Coahuila y Tejas, then a Mexican state, and became a leader of the Texas Revolution.[6] Sam Houston supported annexation by the United States. When he assumed the governorship of Texas in 1859, Houston became the only person to have become the governor of two different U.S. states through direct, popular election, as well as the only state governor to have been a foreign head of state.

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Babe Ruth

By Mike Borda he Colossus of Clout. The Home Run King. The Sultan of Swat. The Great Bambino. The Babe. He was more than a baseball player. He was a national celebrity, a folk legend, and a hero to children across America. The Babe was a complex figure, one who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most legendary figures in American sports history.

Born George Herman Ruth, Jr. on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, he was not a star from day one. Ruth’s father owned several neighborhood bars, but did not make enough money to give them an overly comfortable living. In addition, although the family had seven children, only two (including George Jr.) survived into adulthood. Given these struggles, George Jr. was eventually sent to a Catholic boarding school at the age of seven.

It was here, however, that Ruth discovered his place in life. At St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, George Jr. took a mentor in one of the monks at the school, Brother Matthias Boutlier. Brother Boutlier would transform George Jr. from a troubled adolescent into an athletic teen through the wonders of baseball.

In 1913, while Ruth was pitching for his school, several people began noticing his considerable talent. One of these people was Jack Dunn, owner of the Baltimore

Orioles. Dunn saw something special in Ruth, and signed the 19 year old to a contract. Because he was so young when he first came into the professional locker room, his teammates called him Dunn’s new “babe”. The name stuck, and the legend had begun.

The following year, Babe was traded to the Boston Red Sox. However, as the Red Sox already had a full roster, Ruth was sent to their minor league team, the Providence Grays. In 1915, he pitched for the Red Sox, performing extremely well for a young man. But it was not his pitching that attracted the awe of baseball minds. It was his power.

Ruth switched over to full-time hitting and fielding in 1918, and showed his value from the start. He either tied or led the league in home runs during his first two seasons hitting for Boston. Then, at the end of 1919, he was traded to the New York Yankees.

From this point, most sports fans know what happened. He went on to become one of, if not the most memorable player in baseball history. His accomplishments included 714 home runs, 2,217 RBI’s, and 7 world championships.

Babe Ruth retired from baseball as a player in 1935. A year later, he was one of the first players elected to the newly founded Baseball Hall of Fame. He would not let go of the public spotlight all

together, though. He continued in radio throughout the next decade, while also working in movies such as Pride of the Yankees, about his former teammate Lou Gehrig.

Sadly, though, Ruth would not live as long a life as his fans hoped. In 1946, he was found to have a tumor on his neck, which was removed. He responded better than most to this aggressive cancer, surviving the operation and even showing signs of improvement. It would be short-lived, however, and Babe Ruth died on August 16, at the age of 53.

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The Great Die Up

By Jeff Morrison yoming has seen its share of hard winters.

Years where the ground is covered in snow by October and not seen again until May; spring blizzards that dump nearly two feet of snow in less than two hours; whole months where temperature stays well below zero. Fortunately, these kinds of winters are generally rare. But anyone who has lived in Wyoming for a decade can remember at least one, and those of us who have lived here for four or more decades can remember several. But it is safe to say that no one living today ever experienced a Wyoming winter as harsh and tragic as the winter of 1886-87.

To call it the “storm of the century” would be a gross understatement. Such a winter was unknown prior to its arrival and has never been equaled since.

The territory of Wyoming was utterly unprepared for a winter of such magnitude, and nearly every business and occupation came to a complete standstill during the worst parts of it. The first great boom industry of Wyoming, cattle ranching, never fully recovered from the effects of it.

But the seeds for the financial disaster the winter was credited with, along with the astronomical loss of livestock it caused, were sown long before the first snowflake fell.

In the 1880s “Cattle was King”.

Anyone with a sizable bankroll, or enough financial backers, could buy a large herd of cattle and cowboys, drive the herd north from Texas or east from Oregon, then turn them all loose on the vast open grasslands of Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska and the Dakotas to wander and eat, and become insanely wealthy as a result.

Or so they were led to believe.

Unfortunately, most of the Great Cattle Barons had more money than cow-sense, and by the mid 1880s the open range had been overstocked to the point of ruin.

The spring of 1886 did not bring much rain and a severe drought dried up what little ground water there was.

Streams that had always flowed with water dried up and so the cattle tended to bunch where water could be found, eating away what little grass could be found. Grasshoppers and prairie fires helped deplete the available feed and the great herds of cattle were in a weakened and half-starved state even before the weather turned cold. Some of the smarter Barons saw trouble brewing for the winter and made plans for moving their herds north to Alberta or at least north of the Missouri before the snow flew in the hopes of finding more abundant grass. A few

tried to cut hay, but thanks to the drought and grasshoppers there wasn’t nearly enough hay to feed even a tenth of the cattle that occupied the plains.

Worse yet, more and more cattle continued to arrive from Texas even as the first snow of the season began falling. These un-acclimated herds became the winter’s first victims. In the words of cattleman John Clay, “Even with the best of winters it would have been a case of suicide. As things turned out it was simple murder, at least for the Texas cattle.”

In Montana and northern Wyoming the winter had set in by mid-October. It snowed nearly every day the month of November and one storm in early December lasted three straight days without a let up. In between the snow storms, the snow melted just enough to refreeze and make foraging for grass nearly impossible for the cattle. When they did manage to paw through the frozen crust there was nothing for them to eat. Jack Flagg, cowboy-turned-newspaper-man remembered, “they were compelled to keep moving to keep from freezing, and their feet were cut from the frozen snow until their trail could be followed by the blood which flowed from them.”

The cattle weren’t the only things struggling in the snow.

Another storm blew in on January 6th and continued unabated for ten days, resulting in four feet of snow on level ground and unbelievable drifting in the wind. A lone train managed to struggle into Douglas in mid-January, the first in two weeks, and was promptly shut down for the winter, “as it can get neither backwards nor forwards.” High winds were literally blowing trains off the tracks in other places. The stagecoach from Sheridan to Buffalo slogged through the 36 mile run in 36 hours. A picture of Laramie, taken at some point during the winter, resembles a lumpy mogul field at first glance; but a closer inspection reveals the lumps of snow to be the very tops of house roofs.

What little hay existed was mostly gone by mid-January.

Although the normal ranching routine called for letting cattle fend for themselves all winter and laying off most of the hired hands, many of the few cowboys available went to extraordinary lengths to try to move herds to more sheltered locations. Several of these cowboys joined the growing list of the winter’s victims as a result.

In late January a Chinook blew in and began to thaw the deep snow. This prompted a wave of optimism among the Wyoming newspapers at the time, who

predicted the winter was winding down and the worst was over.

Ironically, little to no mention of the horrendous stock-losses ever made it into the Wyoming papers. They seemed to have been operating under the assumption that if no bad news gets reported, no bad things would happen. Not only were they wrong about that, they were wrong about the weather as well.

The Chinook, which lasted only a few days, did not fully thaw the deep accumulations of snow before the temperature dropped once again and the wind-whipped storms returned.

This time, the melted puddles and slush froze hard and made the surface treacherously slick under the fresh snow. The cattle that slipped and fell in their highly weakened state often could not stand up again and died where they fell.

Now unable to paw through the hard frozen ice for water, the cattle began to die of thirst as well as starvation. In their search for water, many cattle wandered out onto rivers and broke through air pockets. But in their frantic drive to get at the water, many were pushed into the icy water by press of animals behind them and drowned.

No one could ignore the plight of the dying cattle. Passengers riding the Union Pacific transcontinental railway were assaulted with the sight of dead cattle in their thousands from Nebraska to Utah. Starving mobs of cattle drifted into the relative shelter of towns to gnaw on shrubbery, trees and garbage, bombarding the residents with their pitiful bawling day and night. When

they could no longer find enough to eat, they died in the streets.

Finally, in late March, the real thaw began. Mounds of dead cattle could be found in every gully, wash and fence line from Canada to southern Colorado.

The swollen rivers were not only full of ice from the spring breakup but thousands of dead cattle could be seen washing downstream as well. The stench of decaying carcasses permeated the air. What cleanup could be done took most of the spring. Finding what cattle remained took all summer, due to the cattle having drifted further than normal in their attempt to escape the raging storms. The final tally of loss was not complete until the next fall.

“When the work was over that fall the loss was estimated to have been 80 percent, and in some cases heaver,” Jack Flagg reported. “One man on the head of the Belle Fourche turned loose 2,500 head of through cattle [in] the fall of 1886, and during 1887 he did not gather more than 100 head.” Another Crook County ranch was reported to have lost 11,090 head out of 12,000.

A few lucky individuals made it through the devastating winter with as little as 10% losses, but most did not. For all of the dead bodies found that summer, most of the missing cattle were never accounted for, even taking into consideration those that were swept away in the rivers.

It turned out the Cattle Barons were terrible bookkeepers as well as bad cattlemen.

Because so many cattle had been literally turned loose onto open range for so long, it was virtually impossible for the own-

ers to actually count their cattle.

So they had devised an estimating system called “book count,” that took the number of cattle bought, added what was thought to be “natural increase” and subtracted what was purported to be “natural losses” and that was the number of cattle the owner claimed. If it sounds like cooking the books, it is because that is exactly what it was. There was no actual proven formula used and as a result the “increase” was inflated for the benefit of stockholders, while the “losses” were underestimated for the same reason. When the roundup of 1887 was over it was quite easy to count what was left and write the rest off as lost. As a result, nearly half of the cattle reported killed in the winter of 1886-87 probably had never existed in the first place.

Thanks to mismanagement and greed, the sun was already setting on the day of the Cattle Baron before the snow flew in 1886. The Great Die Up proved to be the last nail in the coffin for most of the large cattle outfits and although it would take another decade and a nasty range war to completely change the way cattle ranching in Wyoming was done, the winter of 1886-87 forever changed those who survived it.

Montana cattle ranching pioneer Granville Stuart summed it up after doing everything humanly possible to save his cattle and still losing two thirds of them. “A business that had been fascinating to me before suddenly became distasteful. I never again wanted to own an animal that I could not feed and shelter.”

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