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all that’s left is to put the 3 teams back on the field again at a neutral site. A team’s overall record is NOT used in the tie-breaking procedure. 3-way tie-breaker procedure: (WHSAA rulebook Page 47) 1. If one team beat or lost to both of the other teams involved in the tie, that team is promoted or demoted from the other teams. Use headto-head tie-breaker for the remaining 2 tied teams. 2. Check record of tied teams, vs. the highest team in the conference not involved in the tie. If that doesn’t work, check vs. the next highest team, the next highest team, etc… 3. If the 3-way tie still exists, and all 3 teams have qualified for the playoffs, a 3-way coin flip will be done to determine seeding. The one who has the odd flip of the coin loses, and will be the lowest seeded team. Use head-to-head for the remaining 2 teams, to determine the remaining seeds. 4. If after step 1 and step 2, a 3-way tie still exists, and 1 or 2 of the teams involved in the tie, will not make the playoffs…the 3 teams will gather at a neutral site, to play each other again. The game will be played on the Tuesday following week 8 of the season. Rules of the game will be explained later, if it happens. There’s even one possibility of a 4-way tie, but a 4-way tie-breaker game is not needed. 4-way tie-breaker procedure: (WHSAA rulebook Page 49) 1. If one team beat the other 3, that team is promoted out of the tie. Revert back to 3-way tie-breaker rules for the other 3 tied teams. (Although the rulebook does not say this…we assume that if one team lost to the other 3, that team is demoted out of the tie.) 2. Check records of tied teams vs. highest team in the conference, not involved in the tie. If that doesn’t work, check vs. next highest team, next highest team, etc… 3. 4-way tie-breaker playoff game. Because the University of Wyoming has a home football game, on Saturday, October 27th and November 3rd, all playoff games must be played on Friday, October 26th and November 2nd. The exception is…if your team has to play in the 3-way or 4-way tie-breaker playoff game…the teams that survive, get to play their first round playoff game, on Saturday, October 27th. Here are the playoff scenarios heading into the final week of the season:

4A: Gillette at Natrona: Winner is #1 seed, loser is #2 seed. East at Sheridan: Winner is #3 seed and will host the Central-Kelly Walsh loser. Loser is #4 seed and will host the Central-Kelly Walsh winner. Central at Kelly Walsh: Winner is the #5 seed and will travel to the East-Sheridan loser. Loser is the #6 seed and will travel to the East-Sheridan winner. That leaves Evanston (2-6), Rock Springs (1-7), Laramie (1-7) and South (08), who all play each other (Evanston at Laramie, South at Rock Springs). There are 4 scenarios that could happen…2 of which will result in a 3-way playoff tie-breaker. Evanston and Rock Springs win: Evanston is #7 seed and will travel to the Gillette-Natrona loser. Rock Springs is #8 seed and will travel to the Gillette-Natrona winner. Laramie and South eliminated. Evanston and South win: Evanston is #7 seed and will travel to the Gillette-Natrona loser. Rock Springs, Laramie and South would have a 3-way tie-breaker playoff game for the ﬁnal playoff spot, because they all beat other (RS over Laramie, Laramie over South, South over Rock Springs). The survivor will travel to the Gillette-Natrona winner. Laramie and Rock Springs win: South eliminated. Evanston, Rock Springs and Laramie would have a 3-way tie-breaker playoff game for the ﬁnal 2 playoff spots, because they all beat each other (RS over Laramie, Evanston over RS, Laramie over Evanston). Laramie and South win: Rock Springs and South eliminated due to having worse records compared to Laramie and Evanston. Laramie would get #7 seed over Evanston, due to headto-head win, and would travel to the Gillette-Natrona loser. Evanston would get #8 seed, and travel to the Gillette-Natrona winner.

2A East: Updated to remove one possibility of a 3-way play-in. Newcastle at Big Horn: Winner is #1 seed, and will host Mountain View if MV loses, or either Kemmerer or Greybull if MV wins. Loser is #2 seed and will host the Kemmerer-Mountain View winner. Glenrock plays at Moorcroft, Wheatland is home vs. Tongue River, and Wright is at Burns. Glenrock: In with a win AND a loss by either Wheatland OR Wright. Can still get in with a loss, provided Wheatland wins AND Wright loses. Eliminated with a loss AND if Wheatland AND Wright both lose. Wheatland: In with a win AND a loss by either Glenrock OR Wright. Wheatland also gets in with a loss, provided Glenrock AND Wright lose as well. Eliminated with a loss AND Glenrock AND Wright both win. Wright: In with a win AND a loss by either Glenrock OR Wheatland. Burns: In with a win AND Glenrock AND Wheatland both lose. Eliminated with a loss OR if both Wheatland AND Glenrock win. A 4-way tie for the ﬁnal 2 playoff spots would happen, if Burns beats Wright AND Wheatland AND Glenrock both lose…but a 4-way tiebreaker game would not be needed. If Glenrock, Wheatland and Wright all win, there will be a 3-way tie-breaker playoff game, because they all beat each other (Glenrock over Wheatland, Wheatland over Wright, Wright over Glenrock). If 2 teams win and 1 lose, the loser is out, along with Burns. Use head-to-head tie-breaker for the other 2 teams. Glenrock, Wheatland and Wright win: 3-way tie-breaker playoff game for 2 playoff spots. Burns eliminated. Glenrock and Wheatland win, Wright loses: Glenrock is #3, due to having head-tohead win vs. Wheatland and travels to Lovell, Wheatland is #4 and travels to Lyman. Wright and Burns eliminated

due to having worse conference records, compared to Glenrock and Wheatland. Glenrock and Wright win, Wheatland loses: Wright is #3, due to having head-tohead win vs. Glenrock and travels to Lovell, Glenrock is #4 and travels to Lyman. Wheatland and Burns eliminated due to having worse conference records, compared to Glenrock and Wright. Wheatland and Wright win, Glenrock loses: Wheatland is #3, due to having headto-head win vs. Wright and travels to Lovell, Wright is #4 and travels to Lyman. Glenrock and Burns eliminated, due to having worse conference records, compared to Wheatland and Wright. Glenrock wins, Wheatland and Wright lose: Glenrock is #3 and travels to Lovell. Wheatland, Wright and Burns are in a 3-way, but Wheatland gets the #4 seed and travels to Lyman, due to having head-to-head wins vs. both Wright and Burns. Wheatland wins, Glenrock and Wright lose: Wheatland is #3 and travels to Lovell. Glenrock, Wright and Burns would be in a 3-way tie, but Glenrock would get the #4 seed and go to Lyman, because the Herders have a win vs. Wheatland, whereas Burns and Wright do not. Wright wins, Glenrock and Wheatland lose: Burns eliminated. Wright gets #3 seed and travels to Lovell. Glenrock gets #4 seed due to having head-to-head win over Wheatland and will travel to Lyman. Wheatland eliminated. Glenrock, Wheatland and Wright lose: 4-way tie with Burns. Use 4-way tie-breaker rule #2. Glenrock eliminated, due to loss vs. Moorcroft. Revert to 3-way tie-breaker rules for Wheatland, Wright and Burns. Wheatland gets #3 seed, due having headto-head wins vs. both Wright and Burns, and will travel to Lovell. Burns gets #4 seed, due to having head-to-head win vs. Wright, and will travel to Lyman. Wright is eliminated. Moorcroft and Tongue River: Eliminated.

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October 19 - 26, 2012

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CCMH physician receives board certification in neurology Romer Mosquera, M.D., Neurologist at Campbell County Clinics, Neurology and Pain Management, recently earned board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) after fulfilling the educational, professional and examination standards set by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Board certification is a voluntary program in which specialists seek to improve their performance and demonstrate a commitment to their profession.

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. ABEM certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional standing, and examination standards. Physicians who are Board Certified by the ABPN have successfully completed an approved training program and an evaluation process assisting their ability to provide quality patient care in a specialty and/or subspecial-

ty. Patients can be assured that an ABPN board certified neurologist has specialized skills and knowledge to diagnose and treat specific problems and to provide medical management for a range of disorders of the nervous system and muscles. Dr. Mosquera sees patients at Campbell County Clinics, Neurology and Pain Management, located on the third floor north at Campbell County Memorial Hospital. Call 688.3500 to make an appointment with Dr. Mosquera.

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Tips to help prevent healthcare-associated infections Submitted by Kim Deti - Wyoming Department of Health A Wyoming Department of Health representative is advising Wyoming consumers they can help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI) when they visit a medical facility. HAIs are infections people can get while receiving treatment for other conditions. “Infection prevention is everyone’s responsibility and clean hands are essential to preventing infection,” said Emily Thorp, infectious disease epidemiologist with the Wyoming Department of Health. “Patients and visitors need clean hands and it is also okay to ask healthcare providers to clean their hands before touching you.” “While most healthcare facilities have professionals who work hard to prevent the transmission of infections, there are additional

things patients can do to protect themselves and their loved ones,” Thorp said. Thorp recommended 10 steps for patients to help prevent healthcare-associated infections: 1. Speak up. Talk to doctors about your concerns and ask what they are doing to protect you 2. Keep hands clean. Remind healthcare providers, family and visitors to wash their hands. 3. Ask if you still need a catheter (central line or urinary). The chances of infection are increased if catheters are left in place longer than necessary. 4. Ask if new needles, syringes and medication vials are going to be used for your procedure or injection. Needles, syringes and medication vials should never be reused between

patients. 5. Be careful with medications. Follow the exact directions for any prescribed medication and tell your doctor about other medicines you are taking to avoid harmful drug interactions. 6. Get smart about antibiotics. Take all your antibiotics as prescribed and do not share. 7. Prepare for surgery. Talk to your doctor about preparing yourself for surgery to prevent infection and bathe before arrival. 8. Watch out for C. diff. Important risk factors for infection with Clostridium difﬁcile are prior healthcare exposure and antibiotic use. Tell your healthcare provider if you have severe diarrhea, especially if you are taking an antibiotic. 9. Know the signs and symptoms of infection.

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The City of Gillette’s Engineering Division releases updated road construction information and invites the public to an Open House regarding the proposed Boxelder Road extension Phase 2-B project - which includes plans for the extension of Boxelder Road from 4J Road to just west of the Detention Center. Boxelder Road Extension Phase 2-B Open House The City of Gillette’s Engineering Division will host an Open House for the Boxelder Phase 2-B Project at the Campbell County Public Library from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This Open House will include the plans for the Boxelder Road extension from behind the Detention Center to 4-J Road. The open house will emphasize the

closure of Boxelder Road (between 4-J Road and the Detention Center) during next spring and summer, as well as highlighting the proposed landscaping for the project. The project includes the 4-J Substation Xeriscaping Modiﬁcations, Cottonwood Park Rejuvenation and the Streetscape adjacent to the Sage Valley neighborhood and the Detention Center. The Engineering Division is looking for citizen comments and suggestions, while informing interested parties of the future construction. Rohan Avenue Rohan Avenue from the intersection of 8th Street and Rohan Avenue to the intersection of 9th Street and Rohan Avenue will be closed from October 8th through Monday, October

26th for the installation of new water main and roadway rehabilitation for the Pavement Management Schedule B 2012 Project. This is an extension of a previous closure for this project, which is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax. 8th Street 8th Street from the intersection of 8th Street and 4-J Road to the intersection of 8th Street and Stocktrail Avenue will be closed from October 8th through Monday, October 26th for the installation of new water main and roadway rehabilitation for the Pavement Management Schedule B 2012 Project. This is an extension of a previous closure for this project, which is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

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Safeco Insurance recognizes “Community Hero” Safeco Insurance has named Tama Clapper a Community Hero for her work with Blessings in a Backpack in Campbell County, Wyoming. The organization will receive a $5,000 donation from Safeco on behalf of both Emily Dean and Tegeler and Associates in Gillette. Clapper was nominated for the Safeco® Community Hero award by Emily Dean, account executive at Tegeler and Associates. The Safeco Insurance® Agent Giving Program is designed to recognize local heroes and nonproﬁt organizations that have a positive impact in education, health and safety, or civic engagement. “Local heroes like Tama Clapper and the good work of Blessings in a Backpack can inspire all of us to make a difference, and we thank Tegeler and Associates for sharing their story with Safeco,” said Brenda Mann Harrison, manager of the Agent Giving Program for Safeco. Blessings in a Backpack is a Louisville, Kentuckybased nonproﬁt organiza-

tion that provides elementary schoolchildren who are on the federal Free and Reduced Price Meal Program with a backpack of food to take home for 38 weekends during the school year. Clapper, a mother of young children herself, brought Blessings in a Backpack to Wyoming in August 2010. She then cultivated a group of 50 volunteers that help her ensure children in need receive backpacks full of easy-to-prepare, readyto-eat foods, like granola bars, juice boxes, oatmeal, and macaroni and cheese. Globally, Blessings in a Backpack currently serves nearly 59,000 students in 390 schools spread across 35 U.S. states, as well as in Canada, Colombia and Haiti. Its reach is growing—a result that is greatly needed, considering the 20 million-plus children who are at risk of hunger in the United States alone. Clapper’s ongoing routine for the organization includes working with her volunteers to raise money for food, partner with gro-

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The Humane Society of the United States applauds Joe’s Pet Depot Store for helping adoptable dogs and cats

Gillette and Rock Springs stores help homeless pets as part of the HSUS’ Puppy Friendly Pet Stores program With support from The Humane Society of the United States, Joe Seneshale, owner of Joe’s PET DEPOT, will no longer sell puppies at his stores, and has converted to a humane business model of selling pet supplies and making available dogs and cats from local animal shelters. Seneshale owns two stores in Gillette and Rock Springs, Wyo. “With millions of dogs and cats being euthanized each year due to a lack of homes, I realized that this decision was the right thing to do for the animals and for our community in addressing the pet overpopulation problem,” Seneshale said. “I’m proud to have the support of The Humane Society of the United States, and I look forward to my business being a part of the solution.” The majority of pet stores in the United States that sell puppies carry dogs from puppy mills, which are mass production facilities that churn out large numbers of puppies under inhumane conditions. Unsuspecting consumers purchase puppies that may become sick, or worse. Increasingly, owners of pet stores are realizing they don’t need to sell puppies to run a successful pet-related business, and they are saving lives almost every day. With the addition of Joe’s PET DEPOT, 1,900 pet stores across

the country have taken an official stand against puppy mills by signing The HSUS’ Puppy Friendly Pet Store pledge and agreeing not to sell puppies in their stores. “Joe Seneshale is not only promising to no longer sell puppies, but is also providing space for animal shelters to showcase adoptable pets needing to find their forever homes,” said John Moyer, outreach coordinator, The HSUS’ puppy mills campaign. “The Humane Society of the United States applauds Joe’s PET DEPOT for making this puppy-friendly conversion and being a leader in the humane economy.” The HSUS encourages shoppers to purchase pet supplies at stores displaying a puppy-friendly sign. Store owners who sign The HSUS’ Puppy Friendly Pet Stores pledge commit not to sell puppies and instead support local pet adoption programs and provide literature that helps customers learn how to find a puppy from a reputable source. A list of the participating stores is available at humanesociety.org/puppystores. Puppy Mill Facts: • Approximately one-third of the nation’s 9,000 independent pet stores sell puppies. • The HSUS estimates that 2 million to 4 million puppy mill puppies are

sold each year in the United States. • Documented puppy mill conditions include over-breeding, inbreeding, minimal veterinary care, poor food and shelter, crowded cages and lack of socialization. • Dogs kept for breeding in puppy mills suffer for years in continual conﬁnement. They are bred as often as possible and then destroyed or discarded once they can no longer produce puppies. • Pet stores and online sellers often use attractive websites to hide the truth and to dupe consumers into thinking that they are dealing with a small, reputable breeder. • Puppy mills contribute to the pet overpopulation problem, which results in millions of unwanted dogs euthanized at shelters every year.

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Coalition Warns: Fake Airbags threaten motorists’ lives

Four tips to keep deadly knockoff bags out of your vehicle Counterfeit airbags threaten the lives of innocent motorists driving without this vital safety feature to protect them during an accident, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud warns. Tens of thousands of vehicles on the road might have fake airbags made by black marketeers over the last three years, the Obama Administration revealed this week. The fakes are inexpensive, realistic-looking knockoffs made overseas. The bags may not deploy during a crash, leaving drivers and passengers vulnerable. People have died and been seriously injured in crashes without proper airbags in prior years. In one recent federal test, a counterfeit airbag shot ﬁre and metal shards at a crash dummy. Fakes tend to be replacements that body shops install after legitimate bags deployed during a crash. Counterfeiters sell cheap, knockoff

bags to unsuspecting body shops for large markups. Dishonest body shops also knowingly buy them. The shops then charge insurance companies hundreds of dollars to replace a deployed bag with a cheap counterfeit bag made on the black market. Body shops also have stuffed sneakers, beer cans and other junk into the compartments, which are sealed with covers that mimic authentic manufacturer’s equipment. Inspecting and replacing airbags could cost a driver thousands of dollars if multiple airbags need replacing. Visitwww.safercar.gov for to help see if your vehicle has counterfeit bags. These tips will help consumers avoid fake airbags: *Qualiﬁed mechanic. Have a qualiﬁed mechanic check the airbags and replace bogus ones. This is especially true for drivers buying used or salvaged vehicles. But drivers

shouldn’t remove the airbag covers themselves, the Coalition warns. Removal could trigger a dangerous explosion and damage an expensive airbag system. * Airbag light. Check out the airbag indicator light after repairs or when test-driving a vehicle. The light should appear brieﬂy, and then turn off. The airbag system may be faulty if the light remains on, ﬂashes or never turns on. * Vehicle report. Order a vehicle history report from a commercial service when considering buying a used vehicle. This can reveal if the vehicle was salvaged or damaged in a crash. * Complaint history. See if the body shop has a history of complaints − before having repairs done. Check the shop’s complaint history with the Better Business Bureau.

Check Fireplaces Make sure you keep ﬁreplace dampers closed to protect against drafts. Leaving a damper open is the equivalent of leaving a window open. Installing glass panels over the ﬁreplace will also help keep drafts to a minimum and ultimately save you money on heating costs. Clean the Gutters During winter, ice can build up in gutters and in order for the ice to melt and drain properly, the drains must be clear. Take time to clean your gutters now to prevent them from clogging or even bursting once colder temperatures set in.

Clear Outdoor Watering Systems Water trapped in an outdoor faucet or irrigation system can cause a pipe to burst if ice settles inside. Make it part of your winterizing routine to ensure that outdoor plumbing and pipes are clear before the temperatures start to drop. It can be a tricky task, so you may want to bring in a professional to help. Keep Off the Snow Keeping your exterior walls clear of snow, especially on homes that have wood siding, could mean the difference between having to do another paint job or replace siding once the snow melts. This water damage can be easily avoided with regular maintenance. Use Programmable Thermostats Installing a programmable thermostat is a great way to prepare for winter. They are reasonably universal to install and allow you to program temperatures that make sense for your home -- such as keeping it cooler during the day when no one is home. Get Help An architect can check your home for pockets of energy inefficiency. To help ready your home for the winter months, find an architect in your area by visiting http:// architectfinder.aia.org/. Preparation now can save you time and money later. This season, don’t forget to winterize your home.

Campbell Co. Fire Dept. October 10, 2012

- At 8:43 a.m. to t5271 Hitt Blvd for a strange odor in a building. CCFD responded to the scene and determined that a battery being charged overheated causing sulfuric acid to boil off. - At 10:21 a.m. to Sunflower Lane for an EMS assist. - At 2:14 p.m. to 2107 North HWY 14-16 for a structure fire. CCFD responded to the scene and found a fire in a breaker box that had been put out by employees in the building. Total damage was estimated at $3000. - At 2:14 p.m. to the area of the Silverado Center on Boxelder Road for a cut gas line. CCFD responded to the scene and found a 2” natural gas line that was cut by construction equipment. CCFD assisted SourceGas with clamping the line. - At 7:45 p.m. to Georgia Circle for an EMS assist. - At 10:44 p.m. to HWY 51 for an EMS assist.

October 11, 2012

- At 12:50 AM to West 6th Street for a medical assist. - At 10:05 AM to the 200 block of East Boxelder Road for a medical assist. - At 10:54 AM to the 2300 block of South Douglas Highway for a medical assist. - At 12:05 PM to Apache Circle for a possible structure ﬁre. Smoke from a chimney was mistaken for a building ﬁre. - At 10:27 PM to the 100 block of South Gillette Avenue for a medical assist.

October 12, 2012

- At 2:29 p.m. to South Douglas HWY for an EMS assist. - At 5:06 p.m. to Ichabod Street for an EMS assist. - At 6:13 p.m. to the intersection of Energy Court and Boxelder Road for a two vehicle collision and ﬂuid leakage. CCFD personnel controlled the ﬂuid leakage. - At 9:00 p.m. to South Douglas HWY for a two vehicle collision with a possible hazardous materials leak.

CCFD personnel inspected the tank of the vehicle and found no hazardous materials leak.

- At 10:22 PM to the 1700 block of Country Club Road for a medical assist.

October 13, 2012

- At 2:04 AM to 3800 Triton Avenue for a smoke detector activation. There was no ﬁre. It is believed that steam from a shower may have activated a smoke detector. - At 9:01 AM to Irene St for a medical assist. - At 1:06 PM to mile marker 113 Westbound I-90 for a one vehicle rollover. Patient was extricated from the vehicle and transported the hospital. - At 1:44 PM to N. Gurley for an EMS assist. - At 4:06 PM to the area of Force Rd. and the Lewis Rd. for a smoke report, nothing was found in the area. - At 4:37 PM to Cottonwood Terrace apartments for an elevator rescue, crews were able to free two tenants from the elevator that would not open due to a power outage. - At 4:59 PM to Highway 387 near mile marker 121 for a pickup that was pulling a camper and the wind blew them over blocking both lanes of travel.

- At 9:31 AM to 3407 Goldenrod Avenue for a fire alarm. Burnt food caused a smoke detector to activate. - At 9:48 AM to 4802 South Garner Lake Road (Titan Machinery) for a fire alarm. Workers working on the fire sprinkler system caused the false fire alarm. - At 7:04 PM to 4708 Hiline Road for a fire alarm. Responding fire units were cancelled when the alarm company called and stated it was a false alarm.

October 14 , 2012

- At 11:04 am to Crestline Circle for an EMS assist. - At 5:17 pm to 321 Willow Creek Dr. (Wright) for a cut 1” natural gas line, crews clamped off the gas line to stop the flow. - At 5:32 pm to Lasting Legacy Dr. for a report of an unknown fire, prior to our arrival it was determined to be smoke from a vehicle burnout. - At 7:50 pm to 714 E. 9th St. for a residential fire alarm, units were cancelled en route by the homeowner contacted dispatch.

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- At 1:43 AM to W. 6th St. for a medical assist. - At 9:51AM to 900 West 8th Street for a fire alarm activation. All units cancelled enroute to the scene. - At 4:36 PM to the 600 block of Elon Avenue for a medical assist. - At 5:38 PM to mile marker 129 on North Highway 59 for a smoke report that turned out to be dust blown in the air. - At 6:36 PM to 21 Sierra Circle for a smoke detector activation. A burning log rolled out of the fireplace and smoked the home up. The log was place back in the fireplace without further incident.

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Fishing Report Submitted by Mike Smith - Empire Guesthouse, RV Park & General Store The Fall walleye bite appears to be on. This past weekend Keyhole was giving up a lot of good fish. Reports of bigger walleye being taken came in regularly this weekend. Several fish up to 25” were reported. We didn’t hear much about fish being taken on worm harnesses, but I’m sure several were. A couple of groups that did really well were using jigs and minnows, fishing rocky drop offs, down to 25-30 feet of water. Water temps are in low 50’s and this usually means minnows will be the best bait. Also reported was higher than normal northern pike being taken. Most were in the 24” range, but several over 30” were also being reported. Most were caught while fishing for walleye by both bank and boat fishermen. Still not much happening with the crappie, but it should be starting anytime. About this time last year good catches were being

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I have been responding to more trespass complaints this season than any other season I have worked. Most of the individuals that I receive complaints about have been trying to access either BLM or state land and end up driving across several miles of private land to do so. Many of these individuals were using an atlas called The Gazetteer to ﬁnd public land and it led them astray. The Gazetteer is the most inaccurate atlas I’ve come across and it should not be used to locate or navigate to public land. It shows private roads as public, it doesn’t show some County Roads and it is produced on such a large scale that it makes accurate navigation nearly impossible. The maps I recommend are produced by the BLM and USGS. These maps are highly accurate and can be used for ﬁne navigation to public land. Remember that you cannot cross private land on private roads to access public land to hunt unless you have permission from the landowner.

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UW Spin-Out COO to discuss how to jump start local small businesses

DeltaNu Chief Operating Officer Tony Nevshemal of Laramie will discuss with Gillette residents how to transform their small businesses into successful companies. Nevshemal’s talk, “Transforming Your Start-up Into a Process-Driven Company,” is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Gillette College Technology Center. Small business owners will network with other entrepreneurs and learn how to start their own companies or take their current small businesses to the next level. The discussion is part of the Wyoming Technology Business Center’s (WTBC) e2e program. The WTBC, located at the University of Wyoming, is a not-for-profit business incubator that provides entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks and tools necessary for success. The WTBC launched e2e as an educational networking program to improve the climate for the start-up and growth of entrepreneurial companies. The WTBC offers a technology business incubator and an outreach program focused on earlystage, high-growth companies. The 30,000-square-foot facility, which opened in 2006, offers laboratory, office and shared-conference room space for client companies as well as a state-of-the-art data center. All client companies -- which are required to be based in Wyoming -- located in the incubator have access to one-on-one business counseling and

executive coaching services provided by WTBC staff. The program is designed to help client companies grow larger and faster than they would otherwise, and to increase the ability of the entrepreneurs to manage and grow their own businesses. The WTBC sponsors e2e programs throughout the year in Gillette, Laramie and Sheridan.

Tony Nevshemal Nevshemal was selected as the speaker for the Gillette event because of his success in working with technology-based businesses and start-up companies, says John Dick,

WTBC assistant director. Nevshemal has worked with technology companies since 1993 and is educated in business administration and biological sciences. He received an M.S. degree in business administration after being placed in charge of the protein analysis laboratory at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a subsidiary of DuPont. Nevshemal also worked for Pioneer’s technology transfer group, where he was responsible for interacting with external entities for the company and worked on a team that acquired NASDAQ-listed companies that had genomic technology. When Nevshemal moved to Wyoming, he took a position as UW’s director of technology transfer and licensing where he managed an ofﬁce that sold and protected inventions that were developed at the university. Nevshemal had an integral part in negotiating the selling of Laramiebased DeltaNu and continues to oversee the company, though it has been owned by Intevac Inc. since 2007. DeltaNu is a UW spin-out company. At DeltaNu, Nevshemal oversees the company’s product manufacturing and new product development. He helped transform the company from a small business into a leading Raman spectroscopy company, which develops precision instruments that enable real-time, non-destructive materials identiﬁcation.

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Justice Department announces policy on Tribal Member Use of Eagle Feathers The Department of Justice announced today a policy addressing the ability of members of federally recognized Indian tribes to possess or use eagle feathers, an issue of great cultural signiﬁcance to many tribes and their members. Attorney General Eric Holder signed the new policy after extensive department consultation with tribal leaders and tribal groups. The policy covers all federally protected birds, bird feathers and bird parts. Federal wildlife laws such as the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act generally criminalize the killing of eagles and other migratory birds and the possession or commercialization of the feathers and other parts of such birds. These important laws are enforced by the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior and help ensure that eagle and other bird populations remain healthy and sustainable. At the same time, the Department of Justice recognizes that eagles play a unique and important role in the religious and cultural life of many Indian tribes. Many Indian tribes and tribal members have historically used, and today continue to use federally protected birds, bird feathers or other bird parts for their tribal cultural and religious expression. “This policy will help ensure a consistent and uniform approach across the nation to protecting and preserving eagles, and to honoring their cultural and spiritual signiﬁcance to American Indians,” said Attorney General Holder. “The Department of Justice is committed to striking the right balance in enforcing our nation’s wildlife laws by respecting the cultural and religious practices of federally recognized Indian tribes with whom the United States shares a unique government-togovernment relationship.” The department is issuing this policy to address the concerns of tribal members who are unsure of how they may be affected by federal wildlife law enforcement efforts, and because of a concern that this uncertainty may hinder or inhibit tribal religious and cultural practices. The de-

partment first announced it was considering formalizing a policy on eagle feathers in October 2011 and sought tribal input at that time. The department held formal consultations with tribal leaders in June, July and August 2012. “From time immemorial, many Native Americans have viewed eagle feathers and other bird parts as sacred elements of their religious and cultural traditions,” said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. “The Department of Justice has taken a major step forward by establishing a consistent and transparent policy to guide federal enforcement of the nation’s wildlife laws in a manner that respects the cultural and religious practices of federally recognized Indian tribes and their members.” “The Justice Department’s policy balances the needs of the federally recognized tribes and their members to be able to obtain, possess and use eagle feathers for their religious and cultural practices with the need to protect and preserve these magnificent birds,” said Donald E. “Del” Laverdure, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. “Its reasoned approach reflects a greater understanding and respect for cultural beliefs and spiritual practices of Indian people while also providing much-needed clarity for those responsible for enforcing federal migratory bird protection laws.” “This policy helps to clarify how federal law enforcement goes about protecting these special birds and also should reassure federally recognized tribal members that they do not have to fear prosecution for possessing or using eagle feathers for their religious and cultural purposes,” said Brendan V. Johnson, U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota and the Chairman of the Native American Issues Subcommittee of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. “Eagles and other native migratory bird species are a vital part of our nation’s natural heritage, and we remain dedicated to

providing every American with the opportunity to experience them in the wild,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe. “This new policy honors the past while looking to the future, contributing to the preservation of these species and ensuring that tribal members can continue their religious and cultural practices for generations to come.” The policy provides that, consistent with the Department of Justice’s traditional exercise of its discretion, a member of a federally recognized tribe engaged only in the following types of conduct will not be subject to prosecution: • Possessing, using, wearing or carrying federally protected birds, bird feathers or other bird parts (federally protected bird parts); • Traveling domestically with federally protected bird parts or, if tribal members obtain and comply with necessary permits, traveling internationally with such items; • Picking up naturally molted or fallen feathers found in the wild, without molesting or disturbing federally protected birds or their nests; • Giving or loaning federally protected bird parts to other members of federally recognized tribes, without compensation of any kind; • Exchanging federally protected bird parts for federally protected bird parts with other members of federally recognized tribes, without compensation of any kind; • Providing the feathers or other parts of federally protected birds to craftspersons who are members of federally recognized

tribes to be fashioned into objects for eventual use in tribal religious or cultural activities The Department of Justice will continue to prosecute tribal members and non-members alike for violating federal laws that prohibit the killing of eagles and other migratory birds or the buying or selling of the feathers or other parts of such birds. The policy expands upon longstanding Department of Justice practice and Department of the Interior policy. It was developed in close coordination with the Department of the Interior. The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) and United States Attorneys’ Ofﬁces work closely with the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs on enforcement of federal laws protecting birds.

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7th Street closed from Rockpile Blvd. to 4-J Rd.

7th Street from the Rockpile Boulevard/7th Street intersection to the intersection of 7th Street and 4-J Road will be closed from Tuesday, October 16th through Wednesday, October 31st for work to repair waterlines. No through

trafﬁc will be permitted. Local access will be maintained. This closure will also extend out 10’ into 4-J Road - however, no lane closures on 4-J Road are anticipated. Please drive with caution in this area, as construction work-

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James Ellis-Veteran of the Month The Campbell County Observer has selected James Ellis of Bethel Springs, Tennessee as their Veteran of the Month from McNairy County, Tennessee. Mr. Ellis was drafted into the Army in May 1966 and was sent to Fort Campbell, Kentucky for Basic and Advanced training. After Basic he was sent to Vietnam as an Armorer and Helicopter Crewman where he spent thirteen months in the Combat Zone. After two years service he was honorably dis-

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Dear Editor, I am writing to express my anger and frustration about the brave U.S. Troops that continue to be forced into harm’s way for absolutely no good reason! I am 53 years old and I clearly remember the very many protests during The Vietnam War. There were literally millions of people that had grown to detest this slaughter of humans on both sides of this war. I am not angry at the U.S. Troops that fought in this war, but then; as now, I am angry and frustrated by the ignorance that pervades Washington, DC to continue, yet again, to put U.S. Troops in harm’s way for absolutely nothing! The Vietnam War was fought to keep South Vietnam free from Communism. Here, again, U.S. Troops were called upon to shoulder the overwhelming danger of doing the ﬁghting and dying. My memory is that the Vietnam Troops may-as-well have not even existed! After years and years of bloody loss, The Communist took South Vietnam anyway! Again, what good was accomplished by so much loss by U.S. Troops and their families? Now, we have the asinine quagmire of Iraq and Afghanistan. The Government of Afghanistan; if you can call it that; has even asked The U.S. to leave! Why; in the name of humanity; can’t our government see how insulting these un-grateful warring people are to U.S. Troops and our country? The “friendlies”

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Dear Editor, Sometimes I am sad for the people who grew up in Wyoming. Like Idaho, North and South Dakota, and Montana they do not have a single sports team to cheer for. If you talk to people around the Gillette area, you will ﬁnd almost an even split between Denver, Seattle, and Minnesota (the three closest football teams). Then you have your bandwagoneers always rooting for Dallas, the Yankees, the Lakers and more. You have to talk to us new Campbell County residents who came from cities like mine…St. Louis (Go Cards and Rams). But we the people who grew up here have never had a team to root for of their own. I know that the population could never afford a team, but there has been something in its place. The amount of community support for local teams is that much higher because there are no pro teams to take away the attention of the fans. The result of this is better for our high school athlete. There is a down side however, and that is the refusal to split the high school only for powerhouse sports reasons. Sports are an activity, not a priority like education, and unfortunately our community believes that activities are more important. John Fraber Dear Editor,

For the ﬁrst time in 60 years, I will probably not vote, at least in the national races. Aside from the stink of the current campaigns, some basic issues are: After back-to-back failed presidencies, there is no reason to believe that either candidate will be any better. There is ample evidence that things will get worse, given that both candidates are strident ideologues. The tragic state of the economy is strictly the fault of a nonfunctioning Congress and is unlikely to be corrected by any who might be elected or reelected this time. And one must remember that the Congress is made up mostly of former state legislators. There are three major changes that could help restore decency and sanity to elections in the country: Campaign ﬁnancing, more parties, and term limits. Neither will happen while incumbency is at stake. DON SEELEY

Dear Editor, Watching the Democrats’ national and state campaign ads, I wonder when their formal economic policy became robbing Peter to bribe Paul? What happens when Peter doesn’t want to play anymore? And have they considered that very soon, Peter will be our children’s economic futures if the country doesn’t start to live within its means? Tearing down those at the top of the economic latter doesn’t make those at the bottom any richer. And suffocating “stimulus” policies don’t move anyone up the

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ladder when the spending curve continues to be exponentially upward. The market won’t ﬁx every ill, but it does less damage than 535 professional politicians scrambling for re-election. Small business owners live with the results of their decisions; if only we could hold Congress to the same degree of accountability. Jannett Peterson Dear Editor, I just returned from another in a seemingly endless series of panels and seminars that address the upcoming Obamacare implementation. One phrase I kept hearing was that our goal is to achieve “highquality health care at the lowest possible cost.” Is that not the same goal for everything we purchase, whether it be computers, cellphones, automobiles, homes, food or anything else? With respect to all the items on that list except health care, we have achieved this goal — through the free enterprise system and competition. Why do we think that highquality, affordable health care is an exception to this rule and will be achieved through a government-run program? It will not. We need to go back to a system that we know has worked and that has made us the richest nation in the world. The answer to high-quality, cost-effective health care lies in the free market, not in Washington. ROY MILLER

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Presidential Proclamation -- Death of Arlen Specter BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Arlen Specter, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies,

legations, consular ofﬁces, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ﬁfteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh. BARACK OBAMA

The Dust Bowl exodus was the largest migration in American history within a short period of time. By 1940, 2.5 million people had moved out of the Plains states; of those, 200,000 moved to California. In just over a year, over 86,000 people migrated to California. This number is more than the number of migrants to that area during the 1849 Gold Rush. With their land barren and homes seized in foreclosure, many farm families were forced to leave. Migrants left farms in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Colorado and New Mexico, but were often generally referred to as “Okies”, “Arkies” or “Texies”. Terms such as “Okies” and “Arkies” came to be known in the 1930s as the standard terms for those who had lost everything and were struggling the most during the Great Depression. When James N. Gregory examined the Census Bureau statistics, as well as other surveys, he discovered some surprising percentages. For example, in 1939, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics surveyed the occupations of about 116,000 families who had arrived in California in the 1930s. It showed that only 43 percent of south westerners were doing farm work immediately before they migrated. Nearly one-third of all migrants were professional or white collar workers. The poor economy brought more than just farmers as refugees to California; many teachers, lawyers, and small business owners moved west with their families during this time. After the Great Depression ended, some moved back to their original states, but many remained where they had started their new lives. In fact, around one-eighth of California’s population is from Okie heritage.

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Governor Matt Mead has appointed Bill Russell to serve on the Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC). Russell will replace Cindy Lewis, who recently resigned. The PSC regulates public utilities that provide services to consumers in Wyoming. Russell must be conﬁrmed by the State Senate. “Bill comes highly recommended from his time as a litigator defending the State of Wyoming and from his time as a commander in the Air Force,” Governor Mead said. “I am conﬁdent in his ability to work with utilities to make sure consumers are provided with safe and

reliable services and that the rates individuals and businesses pay are reasonable.” Bill Russell has worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wyoming since 2001. He was an ofﬁcer in the Air Force from 1975 to 1998. He received his law degree from the University of Wyoming. “I very much appreciate the support of Governor Mead and I look forward to this opportunity to serve the people of Wyoming,” Russell said. “We are all impacted by utility rates and I will work diligently to represent consumers.”

“I want to thank Cindy Lewis for her commitment to the PSC and dedication to effective regulation,” Governor Mead said. Lewis was appointed to the PSC in 2004. She previously served as executive director of the Board of Parole, staff attorney to Chief Justice Marilyn Kite and executive secretary and legal counsel to the State Board of Equalization. Lewis said, “It has been my honor to serve the citizens of Wyoming for the past 8 years as a chairman and commissioner of the Public Service Commission.”

Justice DeLay’d By Steve Klien - Wyoming Liberty Group

No matter how you cut it... By Glenn Woods

Last Monday I arrived at the radio station and read a news story about the University of Wyoming. As I studied the story I thought, ‘You know, no matter how you look at this, the University looks stupid.’ The news item I was reading was the latest on an embarrassing episode out of UW. I’ll get into what’s new in this story, but first, a bit of history. You might remember the story about a piece of so called “art” at UW called “Carbon Sink: What goes around come around.” For those that did not hear about this, UW spent a godawful amount of money for some guy, who claimed to be an artist, to produce a work for them. As it turned out the so called artist produced a worthless piece of junk that was supposed to claim that the bark beetles infesting the pine trees in Wyoming were a result of Global Warming, brought on by our use of coal. Allow me to stop here for a moment and explain that I will never argue with anyone about what is art. What is art to you is an emotional decision. If it speaks to you it speaks to you. I will, however, argue about what talent is. In my own personal definition, talent is something that you can do, that not just anybody can do, and the fewer people who can do it, the more talented you are. -- This so called artist at UW has no talent. The piece of junk he produced was a spiral of cut logs with a chunk of coal in the middle. Who can’t do that? Well you can imagine the outrage when this pile was displayed on the lawn at UW and greater outrage when the people of Campbell County found out what it represented. Our own state representative Tom Lubnau even sent a nasty letter to the University. SO - what’s the latest? Well it seems that someone over at the Casper Star-Tribune actually did some real reporting and came across several Emails from top UW officials. To that reporter in Casper I’d like to say --ATTA BOY! -- This hunk of junk, is turns out, was removed from public view a year early, and their excuse at the time was that it had suffered some water

damage. But it seems that water damage was not the reason that ‘Carbon Sink’ was removed at all. For the sake of argument, if water damage was the reason, it was a lame reason that could be added to the many reasons proving that UW overpaid of a hunk of junk. No, it seems that according to these internal Emails the heads at UW removed the eyesore a year early after succumbing to pressure that came from all the embarrassment and bad publicity, but they did not want to say so in public, so they LIED and said it was removed due to water damage. OK - Lets review, because, you know, no matter how I look at this it seems that it looks bad for the heads at UW. 1). Just who in their right mind hands a pile of money to some guy to produce art, having no idea what he is going to produce? I guess that is something you do when you have little or no respect for the hard working tax payers who produce that money. Let’s just take the money from the people, by force of government, and give it to a guy and say, “here ya go, do something nice with that.” 2). “But the money comes from the coal mining industry,” they say, “not the people.” Ok, you just made yourself look worse. The coal mines are owned by people. The mines are worked by people. I don’t care how much money they make, no one has the right to take it by force just to buy nice stuff that you want. 3). UW has overpaid for an eyesore on the lawn that insults most of the hard working people of Wyoming. That is a black eye for UW. No getting around it.

4). Then, I get a call on my radio show from lady with a different theory: “I’ve worked for colleges,” she says. “We never bought art without first knowing what we were getting. Especially when spending that kind of money.” Interesting. If she is right that means that they lied to use about their knowledge of what an insulting piece of junk they were purchasing. If they did not know, but just gave the guy money in hopes of getting something good, and worth the money, that is just as bad. 5). Then we find out, according to the Casper StarTribune, that the upper level mucky mucks at UW lied to us about why they removed the eyesore. So what have we learned here? 1). I don’t know about you but I have learned that we cannot trust those in charge at UW with our hard earned money, or our reputation. They don’t seem to care about insulting us, and they continually try to get away with lying to us. Like I said, no matter how you look at this, it looks bad for them. 2). This entire exhausting episode show once again that we should never force people fork over other people’s money, in this case, our money, for toys. In this case the toy was an insulting eye sore they claimed was art. If the folks at UW want to decorate the campus with pretty things, or ugly things that make a statement, fine. They can reach into their own pockets, or they can raise the money in some way. A noted, Nobel Prize winning economist, the late Milton Friedman once said that there are four ways to spend other people’s money, and none of them end well.

Tom DeLay, former House Republican Majority Leader, was convicted of money laundering in Texas in 2010. Late last year, Ben Barr and I filed an amici (friends-of-the-court) brief in the appeal of that case on behalf of WyLiberty and the Center for Competitive Politics in support of overturning DeLay’s conviction. Basically, the prosecutors in the case superimposed Texas money laundering laws onto the state’s election code and squeaked out a conviction that, if upheld, will open the door to criminalizing political speech throughout Texas and, perhaps, beyond. Yesterday, almost a year after we filed our brief (and nearly a decade after the events that gave rise to the charges in the case) DeLay’s appeal was heard before a panel of judges at the Texas Third Court of Appeals at Austin. Ben and I attended the hearing, and although oral arguments are no way to predict the outcome of a case (a principle recently reaffirmed in our Free Speech case), it’s clear that the arguments in our brief are important to the case. The more complex a case, the more tempting it is to gloss things over. That’s certainly what the media has done with the

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DeLay case. In this case, the idea of “money swapping” strikes many people as unsavory, or skirting the law, and following a conviction writers and readers alike tend to ignore the rest of the story. Nevertheless, as DeLay’s attorney Brian Wice argued to the court, that does not change the fact that what DeLay did does not approach the legal deﬁnition of money laundering. Nor, as we argue in our brief, did any of DeLay’s actions even violate the Texas Election Code. In 2002, a Texas PAC could accept money from corporations, could then donate it to a federal PAC, and federal PACs were free to donate money made up of individual contributions to candidates for Texas ofﬁce. Nowhere do these three legal acts—individually or as a whole—give rise to money laundering, much less any crime at all. Since political spending implicates the very core of the First Amendment, any reading of the Texas law that makes these activities illegal would be too vague and overbroad, and thus unconstitutional. This became especially important during yesterday’s oral arguments as two judges on the panel— Justices Melissa Goodwin

and David Gaultney— pressed Assistant District Attorney Holly Taylor on whether or not corporate donations to Texas PACs were legal. Taylor claimed that the only way a corporate donation to such a PAC would be legal is if the corporation itself included a letter that unequivocally stated the donation must only be used for “establishment or administration” of the PAC, and not for corporate contributions to candidates. This appeared to leave the judges quite concerned, as nowhere does the Texas Election Code require corporations to do this. It appears to be another example of the Travis County District Attorney’s Ofﬁce writing law rather than enforcing it. It took a long while to get to this appeal, and will be another stretch before the panel issues its ruling. Both sides have indicated appealing if the case does not go their way. Either way, we’ll continue to ﬁght for understandable laws that encourage political speech and treat the First Amendment as a principle, and not a problem to be solved.

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Klein serves as Staff Attorney and Research Counsel for the Wyoming Liberty Group.

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Sports Report

2012 Volleyball Regional Tournament Weekend

Weekly Sports Trivia Question Who did “Cinderella Man” James Braddock beat to win the Heavyweight Championship?

By Valarie Terry - Observer Sports Reporter This weekend will be a big weekend for Volleyball; tournaments are set to begin on Friday afternoon and will end on Saturday. The Tournament for 4A will be held here at home in Gillette at the Campbell County High School (North Campus) in Gym 1. Gillette’s Lady Camels have had an outstanding season they won most of their games and hold the number 2 spot in their division. The Lady Camels have many star players from each division that have stood out; they are a very talented group of young ladies. The weekend tournament has the ﬁnal say in which teams will be the champs of the season and the Lady Camels have proven that they are in it to win it. The weekend tournament will begin on Friday it will be a win before

you lose two in order to qualify for the state tournament. In the 4A Division Cheyenne East and Gillette have already qualified for the tournament and will not have to play on the first day of the tournament. With Gillette and Cheyenne East out of the tournament on the first day, which will be held on Friday, the number 6 team Cheyenne South will go up against number 3 team Cheyenne Central at 11AM, number 5 team, Laramie, will play the number 4 team Sheridan at 1pm. The Cheyenne South and Cheyenne Central winner will move on to play the winner of the Laramie vs. Sheridan game which will be held at 4:30, the winner will be qualified for the state tournament. The losers of the Cheyenne South/Cheyenne Central and Laramie/Sheridan games will

play each other at 6:30, the loser of the 4:30 game will play the winner of the 6:30 game will play at 8:30 leaving the winner of that game to move on to the state tournament continuing on Saturday. The Tournament will continue on Saturday and it will begin bright and early at 10am with the number one team, Cheyenne East, taking on the Friday winner from the 8:30pm game. The number two team, Gillette, battle it out with the winner from Fridays 4:30pm game at noon. The 10am loser will compete with the loser from the noon game which will be at 2pm will be the battle for 3rd place. The Championship game will then be held at 4pm with the 10am winner playing the noon winner for the ultimate title.

2012 Volleyball Regional Tournament Matchups and Results

Time for the best teams to separate themselves from the rest of the group. Regional volleyball tournaments are this week, starting with play in games in Class 2A and 1A. It’s win before you lose 2, in order to qualify for the state tournament.

4A East at Gillette:

#1 East and #2 Gillette have already qualified for the state tournament and do not have to play on the first day. Friday, October 19th: #6 Cheyenne South vs. #3 Cheyenne Central – 11am #5 Laramie vs. #4 Sheridan – 1pm South/Central winner vs. Laramie/ Sheridan winner – 4:30pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament. South/Central loser vs. Laramie/ Sheridan loser - 6:30pm Loser Out! 4:30pm loser vs. 6:30pm winner – 8:30pm Loser Out! Winner qualifies for the state tournament. Saturday, October 20th: #1 East vs. Friday 8:30pm winner – 10am #2 Gillette vs. Friday 4:30pm winner – Noon 10am loser vs. Noon loser – 2pm 3rd Place Game 10am winner vs. Noon winner – 4pm Championship

4A West at Rock Springs:

#1 Evanston and #2 Kelly Walsh have already qualified for the state tournament and do not have to play on the first day. Friday, October 19th: #6 Rock Springs vs. #3 Riverton – 11am #5 Natrona vs. #4 Green River – 1pm Rock Springs/Riverton winner vs. Natrona/Green River winner – 4:30pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament. Rock Springs/Riverton loser vs. Natrona/Green River loser - 6:30pm Loser Out! 4:30pm loser vs. 6:30pm winner – 8:30pm Loser Out! Winner qualifies for the state tournament. Saturday, October 20th: #1 Evanston vs. Friday 8:30pm winner – 10am #2 Kelly Walsh vs. Friday 4:30pm winner – Noon 10am loser vs. Noon loser – 2pm 3rd Place Game 10am winner vs. Noon winner – 4pm Championship

3A East at Glenrock:

Friday, October 19th: First Round: (Rawlins gets #5 seed over Newcastle due to head-to-head win) #6 Newcastle vs. #3 Glenrock – 11am #7 Buffalo vs. #2 Torrington – 12:30pm #5 Rawlins vs. #4 Wheatland – 2pm #8 Worland vs. #1 Douglas – 3:30pm Semi-Finals: Newcastle/Glenrock winner vs. Buffalo/Torrington winner – 5pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament. Rawlins/Wheatland winner vs. Worland/Douglas winner – 6:30pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament. Saturday, October 20th: Consolation Round: Newcastle/Glenrock loser vs. Buffalo/Torrington loser – 9am Loser Out! Rawlins/Wheatland loser vs. Worland/Douglas loser – 10:30am Loser Out! 9am winner vs. Friday 6:30pm loser – Noon Loser Out! Winner qualifies for the state tournament. 10:30am winner vs. Friday 5pm loser – 1:30pm Loser Out! Winner qualifies for the state tournament.

Noon winner vs. 1:30pm winner – 4pm 3rd Place Game Friday 5pm winner vs. Friday 6:30pm winner – 6pm Championship

3A West at Lyman:

Friday, October 19th: First Round: (#4 NW) Jackson vs. (#1 SW) Star Valley – 9am (#3 SW) Mountain View vs. (#2 NW) Cody – 10:30am (#4 SW) Pinedale vs. (#1 NW) Powell – Noon (#3 NW) Lander vs. (#2 SW) Lyman – 1:30pm Consolation Round: Jackson/Star Valley loser vs. Mountain View/Cody loser – 3:30pm Loser Out! Pinedale/Powell loser vs. Lander/ Lyman loser – 5pm Loser Out! Semi-Finals: Jackson/Star Valley winner vs. Mountain View/Cody winner – 6:30pm Winner qualiﬁes for the state tournament. Pinedale/Powell winner vs. Lander/ Lyman winner – 8pm Winner qualiﬁes for the state tournament. Saturday, October 20th: Matchups TBA

2A East at Cheyenne East:

Play-In Games: Monday, October 15th: (#4 NE) Sundance 3 (#5 NE) Moorcroft 0 (25-9, 25-21, 25-4) – Moorcroft Eliminated. (#4 SE) Pine Bluffs 3 (#5 SE) Lusk 0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-15) – Lusk Eliminated. First Round: Friday, October 19th: Sundance vs. (#1 SE) Southeast – 1pm (#3 SE) Saratoga vs. (#2 NE) Wright – 1pm (#3 NE) Big Horn vs. (#2 SE) Burns – 3pm Pine Bluffs vs. (#1 NE) Tongue River – 3pm Other matchups TBA

October 19 - 26, 2012

Clearmont/Guernsey loser – 7pm Loser Out! Rock River/Kaycee loser vs. Upton/ Lingle-Ft. Laramie loser – 7pm Loser Out! Saturday, October 20th: Matchups TBA

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1A West at Lander:

Play-In Games: Monday, October 15th: (#5 SW) H.E.M. 3 (#4 NW) Ten Sleep 1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21) Ten Sleep Eliminated. (#4 SW) Farson-Eden 3 (#5 NW) St. Stephens 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-10) St. Stephens Eliminated. Friday, October 19th: First Round: Farson-Eden vs. (#1 NW) Burlington – 1pm (#3 SW) Encampment vs. (#2 NW) Dubois – 1pm H.E.M. vs. (#1 SW) Cokeville – 2:30pm (#3 NW) Meeteetse vs. (#2 SW) Little Snake River – 2:30pm Semi-Finals: Encampment/Dubois winner vs. H.E.M./Ten Sleep/Cokeville winner – 7:30pm Winner qualiﬁes for the state tournament. Meeteetse/Little Snake River winner vs. St. Stephens/Farson-Eden/ Burlington winner – 7:30pm Winner qualiﬁes for the state tournament. Consolation Round: Encampment/Dubois loser vs. H.E.M./Ten Sleep/Cokeville loser – 7:30pm Loser Out. Meeteetse/Little Snake River loser vs. St. Stephens/Farson-Eden/Burlington loser – 7:30pm Loser Out. Saturday, October 20th: Matchups TBA

The family of Elgin Larson would like to thank our many friends and neighbors for their gifts of cards, food memorials, and prayers. We would also like to thank the “Close to Home” Hospice House and the Gillette Memorial Chapel for their helpful and caring services. A special thank you to the dialysis team for their blend of professional and compassionate care over the last four and a half years. Sincerely, Bernese Larson Ed & Traci Larson Eric Larson Brad Larson Michelle Larson

2A West at Lander:

(Thermopolis gets #1 NW seed over Lovell due to head-to-head sweep) Play-In Games: (Scores are still missing from this past weekend) Greybull def. Rocky Mountain (unknown score) – Rocky Mountain Eliminated. Friday, October 19th: First Round: (#3 SW) Wind River vs. (#2 NW) Lovell – 10am (#3 NW) Riverside vs. (#2 SW) Kemmerer – 10am Greybull vs. (#1 SW) Shoshoni – 11:30am (#4 SW) Big Piney vs. (#1 NW) Thermopolis – 11:30am Other matchups TBA

VETERANS DAY PARADE Sunday, November 11th 2012 Parade starts @ 1:00 PM

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Veterans Day Activities

1A East at Gillette:

Placing flags on graves - Mt Pisgah Cemetery at 7AM Bricks for Vets Dedication at Lasting Legacy Park @ 10AM Memorial Ceremony Lasting Legacy Park @ 11AM Veterans Day Parade starts @ 1:00 PM Collect flags from graves @ 4PM Reception at the Legion Hall @ 6PM – Dinner @ 7PM

Friday, October 19th: First Round: (#5 NE) Midwest vs. (#1 NE) Hulett – Noon (#3 NE) Arvada-Clearmont vs. (#2 SE) Guernsey – Noon (#3 SE) Rock River vs. (#2 NE) Kaycee – 2pm (#4 NE) Upton vs. (#1 SE) LingleFt. Laramie – 2pm Semi-Finals: Midwest/Hulett winner vs. ArvadaClearmont/Guernsey winner – 5pm Winner qualiﬁes for the state tournament. Rock River/Kaycee winner vs. Upton/Lingle-Ft. Laramie – 5pm Winner qualiﬁes for the state tournament. Consolation Round: Midwest/Hulett loser vs. Arvada-

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Sports Report

October 19 - 26, 2012

Campbell County Observer

Wild fall to Helena

One day after outlasting Helena 4-3 in double overtime the Gillette Wild Junior Hockey Tier III team couldn’t build on that momentum as they fell to the Bighorns on Saturday night 8-3 at Spirit Hall. Before the Wild knew it they were down 4-0 midway through the 2nd period before they got on the board on a goal by Alex King assisted by Bobby Solari at the 12:25 mark of the period. Helena added another goal just :32 seconds into the 3rd period and then just under 7 minutes later Andrew Lillard netted the Wild’s 2nd goal on an assist by Trent Dillinger. Gillette scored their ﬁnal goal of the game when Adam Pecht scored a power play goal on assists by Boris Knyazev and Lillard to make it 6-3, but then the Bighorns scored 20 more to close out the game and improve to 3-0-1 on the season. In Helena’s 3 wins this season they’ve outscored

Lady Camels defend state title

their opponents 32-5. Gillette’s goalies were pelted with shots throughout the game as the Wild were outshot 52-24 as Nick Vittori was saddled with the loss as he stopped 21 of the 25 shots he faced before being replaced by Branden Kruckenberg before the midway point of the 2nd period. Kuckenberg stopped 23 of the 27 shots he faced. Gillette was only able to get 6 shots on goal in the 1st period and just 7 in the 2nd before getting a team high 11 in the 3rd period. Next up for the Wild they’ll host Great Falls this Friday and Saturday at Spirit Hall Ice Arena at Cam-Plex with both games starting at 7pm. The Americans will come into Gillette with a record of 2-3 after dropping 2 of their 3 games last week. Their lone win was over Glacier Last Thursday 7-6 in Whiteﬁsh, MT.

Submitted by Jim West The Gillette Lady Camel Fast Pitch team successfully defended their State Title in Riverton over the weekend. The Lady Camels Varsity team entered the state tournament 18-0 and they had no plans on looking back. The opening game against Riverton on Saturday morning proved to be no match for the Lady Camels as they won 11-0 via the mercy rule in 5 innings. Gillette was led by Emily Pheiﬂe on the mound as she picked up the win while allowing only 1 hit. Offensively Gillette was led by Kendra Kaness who homered and Danielle Kenzle connected on 2 doubles. Then in the semiﬁnals against Rock Springs Gillette needed extra innings and the International Tie break rule to advance to the championship with their

3-2 win in 8 innings. With the Rock Springs leading 2-0 in the 6th inning Audrie Conner scored the 1st run of the game for the Lady Camels as she ended up going 2 for 3 in the game with an RBI as she ended up driving in the winning run in the 8th inning. Baileigh Olsen drove in the game tying run in the 7th as she plated Kaness in the bottom of the 7th. Taylor Constable threw 8 solid innings on the mound to pick up the win, allowing just 2 runs. In the championship game on Sunday it was a rematch with Rock Springs after they made their to the championship game coming back through the losers bracket. The Lady Camels came out on ﬁre and were not holding back. Gillette Jumped out quick on the Tigers scoring 5 in the 1st 3 innings to grab a 5-1 lead.

Then in the 5th inning, which proved to be the ﬁnal straw for Rock Springs, as the camels tallied 4 more runs to seal the championship with a 9-1 win. In the pivotal 5th inning Gillette accounted for 3 RBI in a row starting with a Conner triple, a double by Randi West, a double By Kaness, and a ﬁnal double to seal the deal by Hailey Hatzenbihler put the Camels ahead enough to mercy rule the Tigers for Their 2nd straight State Title. Audrie Conner picked up the Win on the mound allowing only 1 run. The Gillette JV had there 1st state tournament, with teams from Gillette, Rock Spring, and Casper. They beat Rock Springs JV for the 1st JV state title. All and all, it was a great weekend of Softball for Gillette, and the State of Wyoming.

Football Season coming to and end By Valarie Terry - Observer Sports Reporter The Camels Football team has had an epic season thus far; it has been next to perfect. Gillette has not been the only team to have a good season many of the teams are tied in a few of the divisions. 4A division leader Gillette and Natrona, 3A East Riverton and Douglas, 2A East Big Horn and Newcastle, 2A West Mountain View and Kemmerer are among some of the teams that are going to battle it out to determine what seed they will end up in for postseason games. With multiple teams ending up with such an amazing year and tying for the season there are seven possibilities of a 3-way tie breaker playoff game. This means one or two of the teams will not make the play-offs. The three teams will meet in a neutral ﬁeld and play their hearts out. In the event of a 3-way

tie breaker if one team beat or lost to both of the other teams involved in the tie that team could possibly be promoted or demoted from the other teams involved and the two remaining teams would use a head to head tie breaker. The record of the tied teams will be evaluated and if the 3way tie still exists and all three teams have qualified for the playoff it will go to a coin flip to determine seeding. The team with the odd flip of the coin will lose and that team will be the lowest seeded team. If the first two steps are taken and a 3-way tie still exists the teams will meet at a neutral site and play each other. The game will be held on the Tuesday following week 8 of the season. Gillette will play at Natrona and the winner of that game will be in the number one seed position with the loser dropping to the num-

ber two seed. Cheyenne East vs. Sheridan winner will be seed three and will move on to host Cheyenne Central vs. Kelly Walsh game loser with the loser of that game landing the number four seed. The number four seed will then host a game with the Cheyenne Central vs. Kelly Walsh winner. The winner of the Cheyenne Central vs. Kelly Walsh winner will be the number ﬁve seed and will then travel to the Cheyenne East vs. Sheridan loser. The loser of that game will be number 6 seed and travel to the winner of the Cheyenne East vs. Sheridan game. That will leave Evanston 2-6, Rocks Springs 1-7, Laramie 1-7 and Cheyenne South 0-8 who will play each other in the ﬁnal games of the season with Laramie hosting Evanston and Cheyenne South traveling to Rocks Springs.

Northeast XC Conference By Valarie Terry - Observer Sports Reporter Members of the 1A and 2A XC teams met in Hulett on October 11th to compete in the Northeast XC Conference. The boys’ Varsity runners in attendance were ready to put their best foot forward in the meet. Trey Nemec, a Freshman Panther led the team for the first time this season. Nemec was the only Panther to improve his time from the flat course in Pine Haven last week by 30 seconds. He placed 12th in the field of 27th with a time of 21:00. Following Nemec was Donnie Bissey who came in 13th with a close time of 21:30. Cole Allguer was next in 15th place clocked at 22:05. Allguer time was over one minute faster than last year on the same course. Aaron Kanatzar improved an incredible 3 minutes 37 seconds over last year’s time. Kanatzar came in 16th with a time of 22:23. Nick Siebert drafted with his teammate and finished 17th with a time of 22:30. Siebert’s time was a Personal Record for the season by 19 seconds previously set in Wright. DJ Bohne was 21st with a time of 23:29. Bohne’s time was 3 minutes 37 seconds faster than last year. Andres Diaz finished 25th and was clocked at 26:03. All in all

it was a very good day for the Boys Varsity runners who ﬁnished 3rd in the team scores with 56 points. The Varsity Girls were ready to storm through the day. Once again Wright Senior Mikayla Hudgins led the way. Hudgins broke her own record set last year by 1 minute and 30 seconds. Hudgins, 1A/2A Female Runner of the Year in the Northeast Region, she ran the 5K course in 20:49. Kylie Murphy placed 4th in All-Conference out of 15 runners with a lightning like time of 23:58. Kayla Allguer was 5th in the same race coming in with a time of 24:54 which was more than 1 minute faster than last year. Lori Souza placed 15th with a time of 33:45. The Wright ladies team was pushed out of receiving the Conference Team Title by a difference of one point they had 19 points and Sundance/ Hulett had 18. The culminating event for the 2012 High School Cross Country Team will be on Saturday, October 20th in Douglas at the Golf Course. Races will begin at 10:30am with 1A/2A girls and the boys are scheduled to start at 12:30pm.

Sports Trivia Answer from Last Week A: B: C: D:

Who invented Baseball? Alexander Cartwright Abner Doubleday Jonathan Mills No Single Inventor Credited

No Single Inventor Credited, but the Abner Doubleday myth was founded false and baseball is credited to Alexander Cartwright The first published rules of baseball were written in 1845 for a New York (Manhattan) “base ball” club called the Knickerbockers. The author, Alexander Cartwright, is one person commonly known as “the father of baseball”. One important rule, the 13th, stipulated that the player need not be physically hit by the ball to be put out; this permitted the subsequent use of a farther-travelling hard ball. Evolution from the so-called “Knickerbocker Rules” to the current rules is fairly well documented. On June 3, 1953, Congress officially credited Cartwright with inventing the modern game of baseball, and he is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. However, the role of Cartwright himself has been disputed. His authorship may have been exaggerated in a modern attempt to identify a single inventor of the game, although Cartwright may have a better claim to the title than any other single American. Cartwright, a New York bookseller who later caught “gold fever”, umpired the first-ever recorded U.S. baseball

game with codiﬁed rules in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 19, 1846. He also founded the older of the two teams that played that day, the New York Knickerbockers. Cartwright also introduced the game in most of the cities where he stopped on his trek west to California to ﬁnd gold. One point undisputed by historians is that the modern professional major leagues, that began in the 1870s, developed directly from amateur urban clubs of the 1840s and 1850s, not from the pastures of small towns such as Cooperstown.

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Help Wanted Cook needed at Lu La Bells. Motivated and Energetic. Days Only. Apply at Lu La bells. Powder River Rooﬁng, a growing company in N.E. Wyoming, is hiring full time roofers. Call 307-696-7465 for an interview. Personal Assistant needed to organize and help. Basic computer skills needed, must be good with organization. I am ready to pay $600.00 per week. Interested person should contact: deans995@ gmail.com Bl-32-2V Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant. Exciting new career. Unlimited income potential. Think you can sell? Call 307-2994662. We offer commission, fuel allowance, and much more. Sell in the Bighorn, Casper, Powder River, and Black Hills Area. Powder River Mechanics is hiring one shop mechanic. Must be able to perform efﬁciently, but with the best quality in town. Relaxed work environment. Duties include repairing all domestic and foreign vehicles, atv’s, jet ski’s, motorcycles, boats, and more. Call Powder River Mechanical at 307-670-2037 to set up an interview. Are you a friendly outgoing individual? Do you connect with people casually? Are you looking for supplemental income? Do you need to be in charge of your own hours? We are looking for an independent contractor for commissioned based ad sales. For more information call Sandra at 307-689-0028 or email at campbellcountytidbits@yahoo.com State Wide Sales people. Print Advertising Sales for new State-wide newspaper. Call 307-299-4662

Work Wanted Skidsteer with Operator. For all your Snow Removal and Dirt needs. Call Ken at 307680-5947

Child Care Full Time babysitter available in Sleepy Hollow at my home. CPR Trained, accepting 2 children. Cost is $100.00 per week per child. Hours are 7:30am-5:30pm. Call 307-257-2306 for more information, and to meet and interview.

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) BOAT FOR SALE. 18ft 120 port jet outboard bass tracker for sale. Call 307-680-5947 International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563 94 Mazda MX3 for sale. $1500 obo. 307-670-2037 1988 Honda Gl1500 for free if interested contact me at ( james.bernard10@live.com ) 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2037 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person! Custom Harley Soft tail. Being built, need to sell now. Almost ﬁnished. Chopper, built in Sturgis, SD. Asking $5,500 and will help you build it. HAVE ALL PARTS! Call 257-2306 Boat for Sale with trailer. Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.

Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster. 500mi. Stock pices for Dyna Wide Glide. 1500mi. Email baxtersmom62@gmail.com for info. Rare ﬁnd. 1969 Pontiac Motor. 390 HP and 470 ft. torque stock from factory. Aluminum edelbrock intake goes with motor. Best offer takes it home. 307-6220825 (a1-39-tfnh) 1999 Vortec 350 Intake and heads. Make offer. 307-6220825 (a1-39-tfnh) Four 16 inch rims, ﬁve hole, with caps.$90 307 - 670 1887 Harley Accessories for sale. Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.

Campers & Motor Homes 1997 32ft. Class A Motor Home. Sleeps 6, Only 31,000 Miles. Asking $17,000. Call (307) 660-7520. Large Private RV/Camper Lot for rent. Big yard, trees. All utilities available. $400 per month, $400 deposit. 1 year lease. Call (307) 6601007. 5th wheel camper for sale. Call Skip (307) 680-0073

Camping/Fishing 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

Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. Exciting career available Now! No weekends, holidays, or nights. Unlimited income potential. 20% commission plus gas allowance selling print advertising. Call Anne Peterson (advertising manager) at (307) 299-4662 or email AnnePeterson@ CampbellCountyObserver. com Health problems? Try doTERRA certiﬁed pure essential oils. 307-680-0363. www. myvoffice.com/healingisbelieving

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. Foothills View Apartments Hot Move In Special! Cool, Clean, Quiet Apartments. A/C, 2 Bdrm. $695 1Bdrm. $595. Showing anytime Call 307-686-6488 C3-28-2v Apartments for rent. Foothills View Apartments. Clean and Quiet. One and Two bedroom units starting at $595.00. Call for showing andmove in special 307-6866488 (c3-42-3v) Spacious & new, 1, 2, &3 bdrm affordable apartments available now! Call 6858066. Washer and dryer in every unit. Private sunny patio or balcony. Special move-in rate, 1 bdrm: $694, 2 bdrm: $777, 3 bdrm: $888. Move in now and deduct $ 200 off ﬁrst month while special lasts. Call Konnie or Celeste at Highland Properties 685-8066.

Wyoming Country Party Convention The Wyoming Country Party would like to invite you to our ﬁrst party convention. Thinking of running for ofﬁce? We are looking for viable candidates. Find out more at Wyomingcountryparty.org. Want to come to the convention? The Wyoming Country Party convention is this Saturday, August 11th at 1pm at the Parkway Plaza Hotel in Casper. Paid for by the Wyoming Country Party.

Guns for Sale

Services

Czech CZ-82 Pistol. 9X18 Caliber, semi auto. High quality steel construction made for ﬁeld use. 12 round capacity magazine, cock and lock style safety, super accurate polygonal riﬂed barrel. Comes with extra magazine, cleaning tools, and original issue military holster. Regular price $387.93, On sale with this ad for only $315.00. 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

Taurus Model 827, 38SPL Revolver. 7rnd, 4” Barrel, Stainless Steel. MSRP: $664.00 on sale with this add $575.00. or make 4 payments of $163.20 each. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. Remington model 770 Sportsman with 3x9 scope. 270 win. 22” barrel, black syn. Stock. MSRP $375.00. Mention this ad and buy same MSRP for $325.00 (or 4 payments of $95.40). Wyoming Mountaineers, call or text 307-299-2084 D132-TFN Savage Arms/Stevens Model 350 12 Ga. pump shotgun. 3” chamber, 28” barrel, 4+1 Capacity, Black soft touch synthetic stock. Screw in chokes comes with modified choke. Bottom eject makes this an excellent waterfowl and upland bird hunting gun. Regular price $294.95. On sale with this ad for only $250.00. 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 ($85 per 440 rnds) Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Retailing as high as $175.00 on sale with this ad $145.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 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. Taurus Model 827, 38 SPL revolver. 7RND, 4” barrel, Stainless Steel. MSRP $664.00. Mention this ad and get MSRP for $350.00 (4 easy payments of $102.03) Wyoming Mountaineers, call or text 307-299-2084 D132-TFN 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. This week only $25.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 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. If you find that smoking great deal on the internet we transfer guns for only $15.00 per gun. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. Colt AR-15, Sporty Target. Pre-ban, INCREDIBLY LOW SALE NUMBER. Great condition $1,500. (307) 6894339. D1-32-2V 1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864

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

Pets Basset Hound pups for sale; 9 weeks old; need shots. Rust and White and Tricolor $250.00; One Lemon and White female $300.00. Transportation cost additional if I deliver @ 25 cents per mile. Serious Inquiries Only! Please call 307-382-9282.

RV Winterization starting at $99.95 at YOUR house. Call Randy at 307-660-3091 (b340-tfnh) Powder River Rooﬁng is N.E. Wyoming’s top quality roofing, with the highest safety standards in the area. Call for your FREE estimate today for metal/wood/shingle removal, install, and repair. (307)-696-7465. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! 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 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 Exterior door with window, interior light ﬁxtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 Blue Dual Reclining Sofa. Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like. Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition. Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108. Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ Five roasts and twelve pounds of hamburger for a ﬂat rate. $150.00. All ranch raised beef. This is an approximate savings of 10% on the total. Contact Jason Walker at 307-686-0577 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

Personals Interested in founding a Sherlock Holmes Society in Gillette? Contact gillettesherlockians@gmail. com for info.

Yard Sale Garage sale - 2524 gallery view dr (crest view) Cloths of various sizes $0.50 for all articles of clothing with the exceptions of a couple items. Saturday Starting at 7AM

October 19 - 26, 2012

Autos, Trucks and Vans ‘76 Electra-Glide would consider trade on Pan or Knuck if ya know of anyone, ‘81 sent it to LA-S&S, 11.5to1 and dual-plugged to run regular-gas, had burn-out time at Hog-Jam! Ben 680.7464. 1996 Nissan Pathﬁnder 4x4. New BF Goodrich Tires, Runs good. $1,200.00. 307299-4662. (a141-tfnh) 2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532. 2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1/2 Ton Pickup. New tires, ext. cab, long bed. 148,000 mi. One owner. 307-6700858 or 303-250-4096 97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431 1982 Chevy Ventura Van. 350 Engine, 400 Turbo newly rebuilt transmission. Interior in GREAT shape, has a working electric wet bar and built in cooler in back. Carb. needs re-jetted, other than that there are no problems. Must see. Asking $3,500 or best offer. Price:$3,500obo. Contact: 307-670-8980 1952 Chevy Dumptruck, hauls 5 tons of coal $1500 307-682-1172 1986 Toyota Tercel 4x4. $1050.00. Call 307-2995918

Homes for Sale Home for sale by owner in Western Way. Asking $239,000 for the 1,800 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bath home with an unﬁnished basement and a two car garage. Fully fenced, large landscaped yard with a sprinkler system. Home is within walking distance to the new recreation center and the new elementary school that is being built. Please contact me at 307-670-1209 if you are interested. For Sale. 3br Townhouse. 1.5 bath. 307-680-1449 (c139-tfnh)

Miscellaneous Licensed daycare now open. Spots available full-time and before and after school. Close to Rozet school and the post ofﬁce. Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 Bring your catch by the Empire Guesthouse for photographs which may be published in this newspaper with our ﬁshing reports. Along with that, the Guesthouse staff will be awarding monthly prizes for those that let us photograph them and their catch. It doesn’t have to be a trophy to enter and there will be special prizes for those 12 and under. Carp shooters are also welcome to enter. Check with the Guesthouse for more details. ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974

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

Wanted to Buy I Buy Militaria. Swords, uniforms, bayonets, medals, guns/parts, ﬁeld gear. 6827864 Wanted: Old Batteries. Call 307-670-1675. D4-30-8P WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854.

Home Appliances/ Furnshings

Tri-level house for sale 4 bed 2 bath $209,000 (307) 6701925.

Booth Table. L-shaped. With Chairs. Seats 6. $500.00 Call 299-4967

40+ Acres 2 miles south of Wright 1999 Atlantic Oak Modular. $250,000 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

Three antique pressedbacked oak chairs. Excellent condition. $85 each. 6820042

Great House - 4 bedroom, 2 bath, computer room, huge island kitchen, ﬁreplace. Must see! call 307-687-0333 C1-23-tfn

Storage Unit Sale!!!!! Home stereo, car speakers, 2 dressers, mattress and box spring sets $20, chests, coffee table, chairs, end tables and much more. Call (307) 682-7864

3 bedroom 11/2 bath C1-39-tfnh

Townhouse 680-1449

FSBO 2,688 SF home on corner lot with fenced back yard. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, upgraded kitchen, ﬁnished walkout basement, oversized garage. $259,000. 307-680-9180.

Tonneau Cover for sale!

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2 Bedroom Duplex, with one car garage, washer/dryer, no pets. $700rent/$700deposit. 307-689-0202 Room for Rent. Nice Room for Rent for one responsible person. $480.00 per month. 689-9358.

Cover will fit any pickup with an 8' bed, long wheel base - $125.00

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Our Roots

October 19 - 26, 2012

Assault with a frozen corn dog

Frederick Douglass

On October 13th at about 5:30 pm, a 27 year old man contacted the Campbell County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce to report a physical ﬁght at a residence on Nepstad Drive. The man said that a argument at the dinner table escalated to the point where a 29 year old female struck him in the head with a frozen corn-dog. According to the initial report the man told a deputy that when the woman hit him with the corn-dog “it hurt and made me cry.” The women was arrested for misdemeanor battery.

By Mike Borda

During the course of the eighteenth century in America, race relations underwent massive changes. The most significant of these was obviously the abolition of slavery, after which many former slaves stood up for their new rights and argued on behalf of equality. However, even before the Emancipation Proclamation, there were those who stood up for what was right, and showed in their life’s work that anything was possible. One of these men was Frederick Douglass, who from his tormented beginnings proved that equality was indeed possible. Frederick Douglass was actually born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, sometime around 1818 in a slave home in Maryland. While his mother was a slave, his father was a white man. Frederick was moved to a plantation at around seven years old, separated from his family. The next year he was moved again, this time to be a servant to a man in Baltimore. Here he began learning the skills that would serve him the rest of his life. His owner’s wife began teaching Frederick the alphabet while he was there, and eventually he learned to read and write. This came in handy shortly after, as he moved to another plantation to work in the fields. There he began teaching other slaves to read, using the Bible as his aid. However, his success would not last long. After learning of Frederick’s plans to escape his slavery, the plantation owner jailed a teenage Frederick. Eventually, he was sent back to his previous owners in Baltimore, where in 1838 he finally realized his dream of being free. By imitating a sailor, he escaped on a train and would never again be another man’s property. He wound up first in New York City, at the home of an abolitionist, and later settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Here he married and changed his name to Frederick Dou-

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glass. Since he was now free, Douglass began turning his attention to preventing the horrible conditions he had just escaped. He began attending abolitionist meetings, and soon after started speaking himself on the topic. Douglass also wrote much on slavery, penning three autobiographies. In 1845, he left America and toured Ireland so as to avoid attracting too much attention to himself. Upon his return two years later, Douglass shifted his works and began also taking on not only abolition but women’s rights as well. He became a leader in this community as well, attending many events as the keynote speaker. Douglass continued his work through the Civil War, even after the Emancipation Proclamation (which although freed slave in Confederate states, did not free slaves already held in Union states). He argued for African-American rights the rest of his life, never ceasing to ﬁght for justice. Frederick Douglass died on February 20, 1895. He was a man who experienced great hardships, and used those to strengthen his convictions for what was right. Never forgetting what his goal was, Douglass proved that no matter your beginnings, the notion of freedom for all is what America should stand on, and stand for. (Sponsor the U.S. History Article For Only $50.00 per week!)

Winter Storms to receive names

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Beginning this winter, The Weather Channel will begin naming what it calls noteworthy winter storms. As The Weather Channel explained on its website, [a] storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation. In addition to providing information about signiﬁcant winter storms by referring to them by name, the name itself will make communication and information sharing in the constantly expanding world of social media much easier. Unlike the National Hurricane Center -- which has named tropical storms and hurricanes since the 1940s -- the National Weather Service (NWS) does not name winter storms. One of the reasons this may be true is that there is no national center, such as the National Hurricane Center, to coordinate and communicate information on a multi-state scale to cover such big events, The Weather Channels website said. The National Centers for Environmental Predictions Hydrologic Prediction Center does issue discussions and snowfall forecasts on a national scale, but it does not ﬁll the same role as

the NHC in naming storms. Historically, many major winter storms have been named during or after the event has occurred, such as The Presidents Day Storm and Snowmageddon. Yet, until now, there has been no organized naming system for these storms before they impact population centers. In Europe, forecasters have named winter storms since the 1950s, and many local television stations in the US name winter storms, as well. According to The Weather Channel, a winter storm will only be given a name after a complete assessment of several variables, including snowfall, ice, wind and temperature, as well as taking into account the time of day (rush hour vs overnight) and the day of the week (weekday school and work travel vs weekends). The Weather Channel will only name a storm no more than three days before its anticipated impact.The name list they plan to use includes: Athena, Brutus, Caesar, Draco, Euclid, Helen, Iago, Jove, Khan, Luna, Magnus, Nemo, Orko, Plato, Rocky, Saturn, Triton, Ukko, Virgil, Walda, Xerxes, Yogi, and Zeus.

Bill Barlow, the Sagebrush Philosopher By Jeff Morrison Wyoming has had its share of frontier newspapers founded by gifted and enterprising editors. But few of these early journalists ever achieved the notoriety or success of Merris Clark Barrow – better known to the world by his pen-name: Bill Barlow. Barrow was born in 1857 and grew up in Nebraska. He was a gifted writer and learned the printing trade at an early age. In 1876, he was able to lease the Tecumseh Cheiftan. A year later he married Minnie Florence Combs who would become his collaborator and co-editor in future publications. By 1878, however, his finances necessitated the need to break away from journalism, and he took a job as a postal clerk. In 1879, Barrow was transferred to Laramie, Wyoming, and returned to journalism that same year when he became the city editor of the Laramie Daily Times. In 1881, he moved to a new upstart paper, The Laramie Weekly Boomerang, where he became the protégé of managing editor Edgar Wilson “Bill” Nye. Nye, like Barrow, had been in the postal service and was the Postmaster of Laramie when the Boomerang was founded. He registered his official resignation from the postal service in the first issue of the paper. Nye and Barrow also shared a sense of humor that was heavily reflected in their writing. In 1883, Nye left the Boomerang and went on to become a world-famous humorist. Barrow took over as managing editor of the Boomerang until 1884, when he moved to Rawlins to take over the Wyoming Tribune. In the spring of 1886, Merris

and Minnie Barrow decided to establish a newspaper of their very own. The Barrow’s chose to establish their new enterprise in the wild and wooly town of Fetterman. Located along the proposed route of the Wyoming Central railway on the old Bozeman Trail and where the Rock Creek to Custer Stage line crossed the North Platte River, Fetterman was sure to become an important railway stop and main supply point for the surrounding region. On June 6, 1886, the very ﬁrst issue of Bill Barlow’s Budget was published. Although Barrow promised that the Budget would be politically independent, Barrow himself was a dedicated Republican and his views were reﬂected in his editorials. He also announced, “The Editor has a valise full of “puffs” of himself which he may publish some day when he runs short of everything else.” Ironically, it was these “puffs” that actually distinguished the Budget and its editor from all other Wyoming newspapers of the day, and brought national attention to the talents of Merris Barrow, under the pseudonym Bill Barlow. “I have noticed that the man who has no enemies is seldom good for anything,” one of Barrow’s “puffs” began. “He is made of that kind of material that is so easily worked that everybody tries a hand at it, and the result is a walking automaton whose mind isn’t his own and who occupies about the same position in the community in which he lives as does a spittoon in a barroom.” Similar pearls of “sagebrush philosophy” found their

way on the pages of the Budget for many years to come. The railroad decided not to invest in a rail stop at Fetterman. Just a few months after the paper began the Barrows moved their business, printing press and all, eight miles to the new town of Douglas. They accomplished this without missing their scheduled publication. And just as he had espoused the prospects and virtues of Fetterman, Barrow quickly began promoting Douglas. But Merris Barrow had a sharp edge as well. Early in the Budget’s history, he spent considerable ink on dressing down an editor in a rival newspaper. In one editorial he described the man’s writing as, “egotistical egoisms peculiar to peculiar people, and is, withal, a string of bombastic ﬂourishes and downright falsehoods.” He occasionally directed criticism at his own readership. “According to popular belief the man who knows the least about the manner in which a newspaper should be conducted is the editor,” Barrow once lamented. On another occasion, Barrow dedicated almost the entire front page of his December 25, 1889 edition to sharply chastising most of the businesses in Douglas for not advertising in the Budget. Bill Barlow’s Budget, “Peri-

odically Printed on Prickly-Pear Papyrus”, continued to thrive. Barrow’s writing style was uplifting and humorous as well as informative. Through the Budget, he continually advocated for community improvements. His grammar and spelling were consistently correct, which was fairly uncommon for the day, and his flair for poetic turns of phrase made his newspaper easy and enjoyable to read. Minnie Barrow, nicknamed “Mrs. Bill the Bookkeeper” by Merris, helped with the Budget and helped run the stationary and office supply store the couple ran from the Budget office. She managed to raise three children along the way as well In the 1890s, Barrow began publishing a monthly magazine entitled: Sagebrush Philosophy, by Bill Barlow. It was mostly written at night after the family had gone to bed. It became an immediate success, not only regionally, but across the nation. He was also active in local and

state politics. He served two terms as mayor of Douglas, was in the State House of Representatives, and was one of the delegates from Converse County to the constitutional convention of 1889. “Live, laugh and love – there’ll come a time when you can’t.” These were the words Barrow printed on the front of every issue of the Sagebrush Philosophy. On October 9, 1910, Merris Barrow died at age 53. Although he Philosophy would no longer be published, Minnie Barrow published a compilation of the magazine under the title “The World of Just You and I,” in 1911. She continued to run the Budget until she sold it in 1914 and the stationary store until 1917. Minnie lived until 1944. Bill Barlow’s Budget eventually became the Douglas Budget, and is still published today. It is one of the oldest continuously published papers in Wyoming.

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