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Mayor Murphy Declares This Friday “Purple Day” Wear purple to support the Gillette Camels as they go up against the Sheridan Broncs in the Energy Bowl! Mayor Murphy has declared last Friday, October 4th as “Purple Day”, and he encouraged everyone in the community wear purple to support the Gillette Camels in their quest to remain undefeated. Sheridan and Gillette were, at the time, the only undefeated teams in Class 4A

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Black Cat Ball Another Huge Success By Nicholas DeLaat he 2013 Black Cat Ball has come and gone. For those who don’t know, it is a classy event that beneﬁts the Campbell County Healthcare Foundation. This year it grossed about $140,000 for the local charity. “We are just so blessed to have so many supporters in the community,” said Nachelle McGrath, executive director of of the Campbell County Healthcare Foundation. “We would like to thank everyone for attending, and for supporting us through auction items, paddle raisers, and visible support through attendance.” Not only is it classy, but the Black Cat Ball is also one of the most en-

tertaining events of the year. There were auction items like a football helmet signed by John Elway, another signed by Peyton Manning, a Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ album signed by Ringo Star and Paul McCartney, and much more to bid on. The donations were plentiful, and the dancing was exuberant (except for my dancing). Now that we mentioned my dancing, which according to my wife is embarrassing to say the least, let’s mention the time out. Most of us have children and very busy lives, and this night alone with my beautiful wife was (excuse the pun) ‘just what the doctor ordered’. So if you would like a great time out, a classy atmosphere, great

dancing, and a wonderful time with great people, make sure next year’s Black Cat Ball to help the Campbell County Healthcare Foundation is already on your calendar. Next year’s ball is scheduled for September 19th, 2014. “I would like to note a special thanks to our award winners this year, which include: Vicki Wood – volunteer with Sports Screening project, Jessica Salvatore-Perez –Camp Courage project, Alice Bratton – Retired Nurse, Dr. Roger Jordan – Optometrist, and Dr. Nathan Simpson – Orthopedic Surgeon,” said Nachelle.

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Governor Travels to Asia

overnor Matt Mead travels to Asia this October to seek to expand tourism and economic opportunities for Wyoming. Governor Mead will visit Taiwan and South Korea, two countries that have strong relationships with the United States and have strong potential for Wyoming’s leading industries. Both Taiwan and South Korea are likely to expand imports of American coal, uranium, natural gas and agricultural products. Tourism is also likely to increase since the United States has changed its policy for Taiwanese tourists to allow them to visit America without a visa. Governor Mead will attend the Taipei International Travel Fair, Taiwan’s largest travel industry trade show. The Wyoming Board of Tourism will be representing Wyoming at the trade show. “I continue to push for economic growth and these two countries offer many op-

portunities for Wyoming businesses,” Governor Mead said. He will speak at the World Energy Congress in South Korea. The World Energy Congress occurs every three years and is considered the largest and most inﬂuential event for energy. “This event brings together leaders from across the globe and I will be honored to represent Wyoming. We are a world leader in the amount of energy we produce and in that we do it responsibly.” Governor Mead will also meet with South Korean utilities. South Korea is expected to increase coal imports by nearly 250% over the next 10 years. “Not only is exporting Wyoming coal to South Korea a possibility, that nation is also interested in importing Wyoming uranium and natural gas. There is a lot of potential for long-term relationships between Wyoming and the Asian countries I will visit,” Governor Mead said.

How to Choose a Qualified Babysitter or Nanny Submitted by StatePoint Media Choosing a qualified, responsible, smart and kind babysitter or nanny can seem daunting. While all parents dream of a Mary Poppins falling into their laps, finding the perfect childcare provider usually requires a bit more legwork. “Ensuring your child is in the right hands is something you should do well before a nanny cam gets a chance to reveal something is amiss. Unfortunately, many parents don’t do their due diligence when it comes to vetting babysitters and nannies,” says Darren Dupriest, President and CEO of Validity Screening Solutions, a leading provider of background checks for employers and parents hiring childcare providers. Here are some ways you can be more proactive and thorough in your hiring search:

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A face-to-face interview is the time to get to know the candidate. Prepare a list of questions to ask, but be open to letting the conversation ﬂow naturally. Remember, not all sitters and nannies will “click” with all children. So if possible, include your child in the interview process to get a better sense of how he or she interacts with the potential caretaker.

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If you had the family car or leaky faucet ﬁxed, you likely asked neighbors for references for top mechanics and plumbers. Don’t neglect this important, personal outlet in the search for great childcare providers. A tried and true candidate often beats a total shot in the dark

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Even with stellar praise from references, a background check is a crucial step in the search. But not all background screening searches are the same. While information from Internet databases can be acquired cheaply and quickly, such websites can leave trusting parents with a false sense of security, as secondhand information can become outdated in as little as five days. A good caregiver screening will search criminal records to identify any felony or misdemeanor, criminal convictions or pending cases involving the candidate, as well as sex offender registries and driving records. It will also provide verifications of claimed past employment, education and certifications. For accurate, current information, opt for a comprehensive background screening service, such as Validity Screening

Solutions, which conducts a live records search, going directly to the source of information. More information about what a comprehensive background search entails can be found at www.validityscreening.com. The importance of quality childcare cannot be overstated. Through references, an employment screening and a comprehensive interview, you can be more conﬁdent in your selection.

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Northern Rockies Skies for October: Pegasus, the “Winged Horse” monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming; Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory; and Daryl Macomb, Boise State University. In the autumn night skies, Pegasus, the winged horse, is a prominent constellation overlooking the October harvest. Named after the Greek mythological ﬁgure, Pegasus sprang from the neck of the Medusa, when she was beheaded by Perseus. Pegasus is noted by a great square, outlined by its three brightest stars -- Markab, Scheat and Algenib -- and Alpheratz, the brightest star in Andromeda. Although Pegasus seems to be devoid of any interesting naked-eye objects, it does have a few very interesting deep sky objects -- most notably, the classic globular cluster M 15; Stephan’s Quintet, a region of ﬁve closely grouped galaxies that are in the process of evolving; and Einstein’s Cross, which consists of four separate images of the same quasar that have been formed by the gravitational lensing of a nearby galaxy. Planet and meteor alert: Saturn, Mercury and Venus can be seen right after sunset on the western horizon. Jupiter rises around midnight and

Mars around 4 a.m. The Draconid meteor shower peaks around Oct. 7-8 and the Orionids around Oct. 2122. Both are best seen after midnight. October 2013 Interest: Venus’ Surface Last month, we discussed the atmosphere of Venus -- Earth’s “sister planet” -- and it turned out not to be sister-like at all. Venus has very high pressures and temperatures compared to Earth, and its surface attributes are similarly foreign. Of the many orbiter and lander spacecraft sent to Venus, the most productive was the Magellan spacecraft (1989-1994), which mapped the planet’s entire surface from orbit, using radar to penetrate the dense Venusian cloud layer. The URL above includes a movie of the radar-mapped surface with Venus rotating. The radar map resolves features down to a scale of about one kilometer. The map shows that Venus is about 80 percent covered by smooth volcanic plains, with the remainder being two raised areas, or “continents,” one each in the planet’s northern and southern hemispheres. The continents are named Ishtar Terra (about the size of Australia) after the Babylonian goddess of love; and Aphrodite

Terra (the size of South America) after the Greek goddess of love. Venus has several smaller types of features, unlike any found on other planets in our solar system. These include dome or pancake-shaped areas ranging 20-50 kilometers in diameter, suggestive of ancient welling up of lava; ray-like fractures called “novae”; more complex radial and concentric networks resembling spider webs; and some lava channels more than 6,000 kilometers long. Venus has few impact craters, most likely because its surface is relatively young. Its surface is less than 800 million years old -- more recent than the late heavy bombardment phase (roughly 4 billion years ago) hypothesized to have last cratered the Earth’s moon and the other terrestrial planets of the solar system. The Venusian surface is still much older than the Earth’s average surface age of 100 million years, because Venus does not have plate tectonic dynamics that would continually reﬁgure the surface. While mostly quiescent, Venus has 167 volcanoes larger than 100 kilometers in diameter, some of which may have been active in the recent past, as evidenced by sulfur in the atmosphere.

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Governor Matt Mead is hosting the second annual Wyoming Broadband Summit on October 29th in Cheyenne. The event brings together leaders from technology and many other sector in Wyoming to discuss opportunities and challenges in the industry. This year Wyoming has seen incredible growth in broadband connectivity with access to Ethernet internet in the state’s schools increasing by 700 percent. “Thanks to a public-private partnership we have improved internet access significantly, but we have more to do. This Broadband Summit is a way to get our emerging technology sector together in Cheyenne and inform industry, the public, state government and others about how to build on our successes,” Governor Mead said. “One project I support is constructing a unified network. This should improve internet speeds and reliability for Wyoming schools and state offices, which in turns creates more access points for private industry. I hope to receive feedback about this proposal at the summit.” The summit is co-sponsored by the Wyoming Business Council, LINK Wyoming and the State of Wyoming. This year’s summit features discussions about the role broadband

plays in economic and social impacts, data centers, mobile and wireless connections, and other sectors in Wyoming. The summit will take place at Little America in Cheyenne from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there is no charge to attend. “There has been plenty of positive work that has taken place since last year’s summit, but there is a lot of work ahead of us as well,” said Business Council CEO Bob Jensen. “Digital industries are growing in our state, largely due to improved internet connectivity and broadband capacity. The Governor’s summit serves as a great stage to learn how better broadband access translates into better business in Wyoming.” Part of the work that has

taken place since the inaugural summit last year is the development of a mobile testing app available to the public to map broadband performance around the state. The LinkWYOMING Mobile Test app has been available to the public since July 2013 and more that 750 people have downloaded it thus far. The app constantly collects data regarding broadband availability and performance across Wyoming. The free app is available on the Apple App store and Google Play store. To register for the summit, visit www.broadbandwyo. com. For more information on summit registration, contact Troy Babbitt, Broadband Enterprise Architect at troy.babbitt@wyo.gov or 307-777-5648.

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Is Your Home’s Heating System Ready for Cool Weather? Submitted by StatePoint Media n cool weather, wise homeowners will take steps to ensure their homes are well-prepared. There are a number of ways you can keep your home comfortable and your energy bills in check all season. Is your heating equipment working optimally or are you wasting energy and paying more than you should? It is estimated that nearly half of all heating and cooling equipment in U.S. homes never performs to its advertised capacity and efficiency due to incorrect installation, according to U.S. government statistics. And if you have an older system that was built before current efficiency standards, you could be spending more than needed on heating your home. If you need to replace your system, be sure to have it properly installed by an HVACR professional, certified by North American Technician Excellence (NATE), the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit certification body for HVACR technicians. NATE-certified technicians are skilled professionals who have proven their knowledge in the HVACR industry by passing specialized certification tests. Beyond having an efficient heating system properly installed, there are several other steps you can take to make your home cool-weather friendly: • Clean heating filters. Check them every couple of weeks and change them at least twice in the season, or as directed by the manufacturer. • Check and maintain insulation. Improperly

insulated walls, floors, attics, basements and crawlspaces drain away heat and can also lead to moisture imbalance. Adding weather stripping and caulk around windows and doors can also improve a home’s insulation. • Turn down the thermostat or install a programmable thermostat to regulate temperature. • Clean the furnace area. Don’t keep chemicals or cleaning products near a heater, and don’t store anything next to it that could impede ventilation. • Keep vents and returns free of obstructions. Don’t lay carpet over vents, place furniture over or in front of them, or obstruct the flow of air. • Dry air feels cooler than moist air, so install a humidifier. A simple humidifier may make the home feel five degrees warmer than a home with dry air. • Look into geothermal heating systems. By using the earth`s natural heat, these systems are among the most efficient and energy-conserving heating and cooling technologies currently available. • Have your system serviced regularly for optimal performance. To avoid poor service and scams, be sure to hire an HVACR professional certified by NATE. To find a qualified local contractor who employs certified technicians, look for the NATE logo or go to HVACRAdvice.com. By making sure your heating system is operating efficiently and by adopting a few energyfriendly habits, you can maintain a warm, comfortable home while keeping heating costs down.

Protect Your Winter Landscape from Hungry Wildlife Submitted by Gardening Expert Melinda Myers There’s no doubt that managing critters in the landscape can be a challenge especially as food supplies start to dwindle. If you are battling with rabbits, deer, groundhogs or other wildlife, don’t let down your guard as the growing season begins to wind down. Be proactive. Start before they get into the habit of dining on your landscape. It is easier to keep them away than break the dining habit. Fence them out. Fencing is the best defense against most wildlife. A four feet tall fence around a small garden will keep out rabbits. Secure the bottom tight to the ground or bury it several inches to prevent rabbits and voles from crawling underneath. Or fold the bottom of the fence outward, making sure it’s tight to the ground. Animals tend not to crawl under when the bottom skirt faces away from the garden.

Go deeper, at least 12 to 18 inches, if you are trying to discourage woodchucks. And make sure the gate is secure. Many hungry animals have found their way into the garden through openings around and under the gate. A ﬁve foot fence around small garden areas can help safeguard your plantings against hungry deer. Some gardeners report success surrounding their garden with ﬁshing line mounted on posts at one and three foot heights. Break out the repellents. Homemade and commercial repellents can be used. Apply before the animals start feeding and reapply as directed. Consider using a natural product like Messina’s Animal Stopper (www. Messinas.com). It is made of herbs, safe to use and smells good. Scare ‘em away. Blow up owls, clanging

pans, rubber snakes, slivers of deodorant soap, handfuls of human hair and noise makers are scare tactics that have been used by gardeners for years. Consider your environment when selecting a tactic. Urban animals are used to the sound and smell of people. Alternate scare tactics for more effective control. The animals won’t be afraid of a snake that hasn’t moved in weeks. Combine tactics. Use a mix of fencing, scare tactics and repellents. Keep monitoring for damage. If there are enough animals and they are hungry, they will eat just about anything. Don’t forget about nature. Welcome hawks and fox into your landscape. Using less pesticides and tolerating some critters, their food source, will encourage them to visit your yard. These natural pest controllers help keep the garden-munching critters

under control. And most importantly, don’t give up. A bit of persistence, variety and adaptability is the key to success. Investing some time now will not only deter existing critters from dining in your landscape, but will also reduce the risk of animals moving in next season. Gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books, including Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment segments. Myers is also a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Myers’ web site, www.melindamyers. com, offers gardening videos, podcasts, and garden tips.

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September 25, 2013 - At 9:42 am to Pumpkin Court for a small amount of oil in the gutter, the spill was contained and remediated by CCFD crews. - At 10:48 am to North Highway 59 (Little Powder School) for a fire alarm, prior to arrival units were cancelled en route at the school district was doing testing and maintenance. - At 2:37 pm to Hannum Rd. for an EMS assist. - At 7:13 pm to 2704 Sandalwood for an automatic fire alarm, units were cancelled en route due to a false alarm. - At 7:37 pm to Andover St. for a report of a 1 acre grass fire that was extinguished by rain in the area. - At 8:00 pm to 34 Daisy for a report of an automatic fire alarm activation, activation was due to burnt food. - At 10:10 to Overdale Dr. for an EMS assist.

September 26, 2013 - At 6:04 a.m. to Interstate 90 near mile marker 126 for a reported vehicle ﬁre, upon arrival there was some material next to the exhaust that had caught on ﬁre. It was extinguished with no damage to the vehicle. - At 6:26 a.m. to Highway 59 South and Union Chapel for a two vehicle accident without injuries. - At 9:10 a.m. to Stetson Drive for an EMS assist. - At 3:29 p.m. to South Butler Spaeth Road for and EMS assist. - At 5:06 p.m. to K Court for an EMS assist. - At 6:03 p.m. to West 8th Street for an EMS assist. - At 6:46 p.m. to Wrangler Road for an EMS assist. - At 9:00 p.m. to South Douglas HWY for an EMS assist. September 27, 2013 - At 4:28 a.m. to Aster Lane for an EMS assist. - At 6:52 a.m. to the area of 3201 Echeta Road for arcing power lines that were caused by heavy branches from a tree due to the snow

cover. City electrical crews were called to the scene to cut out all of the low branches. - At 7:08 a.m. to Knickerbocker Street for an EMS assist. - At 7:17 a.m. to the area of North Highway 14-16, just north of Warlow Drive, for arcing power lines that were caused by heavy wet branches from a tree. Powder River Electrical was called to the scene to mitigate the situation by cutting out all of the low branches. - At 7:58 a.m. to the area of Linden Circle for arcing power lines due to low hanging tree branches. City crews were called to the scene to cut out all of the low hanging branches. - At 5:07 p.m. to the address of 4901 Sleepy Hollow Boulevard for a Carbon monoxide check of the building. CCFD arrived on scene and checked the interior of the building for CO with calibrated monitors. No CO was found in the building. - At 8:06 p.m. to the address of 1299 Raymond Street for a ﬁre alarm activation. This was a false alarm and all units were cancelled. - At 11:02 p.m. to East 8th Street for an EMS assist.

September 28, 2013 - At 2:46 a.m. to Nepstad Drive for an EMS assist. - At 2:31 p.m. to Motor Ct for a Fire Alarm. Units were cancelled before en route. - At 3:28 p.m. to I-90 west of Gillette for an EMS assist. - At 7:56 p.m. to Pumpkin Ct for a Fire Alarm. Units were cancelled en route. September 30, 2013 - At 1:37 a.m. to the 900 block of Rocking T Drive for a possible Carbon Monoxide incident inside the residence. CCFD was called to check the interior of the residence for Carbon Monoxide after it was found that several people were not feeling good. CCFD checked the residence and did not ﬁnd any evidence of Carbon

Monoxide inside. - At 6:46 a.m. to the 1000 Block of Butler Spaeth Road for a gas smell inside the building. CCFD checked the interior with calibrated monitors along with Source gas officials and found that a small pilot light on the stove was not lit. The building was ventilated and source gas officials fixed the problem with the stove. There were no reported injuries during the incident. - At 7:37 am to 503 Sand Creek Ct for a lift assist for EMS. - At 5:12 pm to the area of Sammye in Fox Park for a small 1 acre grass fire started by overhead power lines. - At 5:26 pm to 2416 Lodahl for a residential fire alarm, units were cancelled en route. - At 10:34 pm to Interstate 90 near mile marker 126 for a one vehicle rollover with injuries and fluids leaking. The patient was transported to CCMH.

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UW Researcher Studies Chemical Neutering as Means to Control Coyotes arjorie MacGregor wants to manage coyotes through better chemistry. For the past four years, MacGregor, a University of Wyoming doctoral candidate in the Department of Zoology and Physiology, has headed a chemical castration or neutering research program using captive male coyotes. The hope is that the program can eventually be used in the wild to control coyote numbers and reduce depredation while, at the same time, not alter the animal’s natural behavior. “Some ranchers just want to kill them. And some environmentalists say leave them alone,” MacGregor says. “I’m trying to work the middle ground. We’re trying to manage coyotes, both for a natural ecosystem and for wildlife-human conflicts. We have to find a balance. That’s very difficult in Wyoming.” For years, ranchers and farmers here and in other states have killed coyotes that kill and feed upon their domestic sheep and lambs. In addition, “coyote contests” are organized for people to shoot the animals as a means to reduce the population. In spite of these lethal control measures, the coyote population has continued to increase, if not thrive, across the United States. Their habitat range has expanded beyond just Western states to the entire continental United States, as well as Alaska and Canada, MacGregor says. Research has shown that coyotes have “compensatory mechanisms” for when they are under lethal attack. In effect, females increase their litter size and begin reproducing earlier. “We don’t know how they know, but there are a lot of studies that have shown it,” MacGregor says. Coyote testing The 13 male coyotes used for UW research are kept at two undisclosed facilities off campus. Coyotes, ranging in age from one and a half to eight years, are divided into three groups. One group receives 47 milligrams of a drug called deslorelin acetate, which is available for use as a shortterm contraceptive for domestic dogs, MacGregor says. The coyotes are injected with a contraceptive implant one time. The timereleased implant is placed under the skin and between the shoulder blades. The second group receives the drug, but in a slightly different formulation. For coy-

She began her study of coyote reproduction eight years ago under the tutelage of Steve Horn, a now-retired UW faculty member. For the past four years, Skinner has been MacGregor’s adviser. “She has turned herself into a very hardworking and inquiring scientist,” Skinner says. “She’s a real problem solver. I’m impressed with her.” For example, because the research receives little grant funding, MacGregor has had to be innovative to keep the study going. Each fall, she collects, from hunters, bones and meat that can be used to feed the coyotes. Skinner says the application of contraception control of coyotes in the wild is still a way off, but he believes it’s a promising solution. “Realistically, it can become a choice. Nationally, as we become less comfortable

otes in the first two groups, sperm counts hit zero after four months, MacGregor says. The third group, a control group, is left alone. Every two months, MacGregor and her team of graduate students collect blood samples and semen counts from the coyotes. The drug has proven effective, with some male coyotes’ sperm not having reproduced in three years, MacGregor says. In other cases, sperm counts in some coyotes returned to their prior levels within six months. “We want to control reproduction, but not decrease the fitness of the animal,” MacGregor says. “It’s like if you take your dog to the vet. You want to know a drug given to it won’t hurt it.” In this case, MacGregor says she doesn’t want to alter the animal’s behavior, only alter its ability to reproduce. Coyotes, in the wild, only produce sperm approximately six months out of the year. “They’re seasonal breeders,” MacGregor explains. “Then, they shut down for the rest of the year.” As part of her research, maintaining natural coyote behavior is crucial, she says, because a male and female coyote mate for life, stay together and maintain territories. “Females mate once a year,” MacGregor says. “We want her to think she has a fine functioning male. If we’re changing the behavior of the male, we don’t want that.” A behavior often overlooked by those who consider coyotes a nuisance animal is their predation habits, which include keeping rodent populations in check, she says. Coyotes feed on fox, rabbits and prairie dogs. And, yes, sheep and lambs. However, the percentage of sheep and lambs killed by coyotes -- roughly 60 percent of sheep losses, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service -- has remained unchanged for many years, even with rising coyote populations, says Donal Skinner, professor and head of UW’s Department of Zoology and Physiology. A coyote calling MacGregor’s interest in coyotes started years ago in Jackson Hole. For three years there, she trained dogs for sled dog racing. While working the dogs out on the trails, she often spotted coyotes in the wild. “That really started my fascination with coyotes,” MacGregor says.

with killing animals as a solution, ﬁnding alternative methods are especially critical,” Skinner says. “Coyotes are moving into urban areas. You can’t go in there and shoot them easily. I think, in some pockets, it (contraception control) will become viable.” The research also has provided a training ground for UW undergraduate students, with 14 participating during the project’s duration. Students contribute to the project anywhere from six months to a year. “I’m really proud of what I think is an extensive internship program,” MacGregor says. “Students obtain an understanding of why we do science.” Future studies will focus on coyote behavior, says MacGregor, who will spend time conducting research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Wildlife Research Center in Logan, Utah, beginning in October.

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Marjorie MacGregor (left), a UW doctoral candidate in zoology and physiology; Elsey Perkins (middle), a UW graduate student, and Liz Flaherty, a former UW faculty member, work with a coyote at a UW facility off campus in this 2012 photo. MacGregor heads a research project to control coyote populations through chemical neutering.

What’s Going On? Friday, October 4, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -AA Last Call Group 10pm -CCPL Artist of the Month: Karla Stricker -AVA Community Center Featuring Karen Jensen for the Month -Little Tikes at the AVA Community Center 10 a.m. -NACA National Corriente Convention at Cam-Plex East Pavilion 9 a.m. -Lazy L Band at Jakes Tavern

Saturday, October 5, 2013

- Farmers Market at the Gillette College Tech Center 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. -Teen Dungeons and Dragons at C.C. Public Library 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. -Wii Play at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. -Teen Open Pay Gaming at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. -Watercolor on Claybord at the AVA Community Center 1pm – 5pm -Van Gogh Kiddos at the AVA Community Center 10:00am – 11:30am -The Festival of Foam 5k at the Fishing Lake Registration at 8 a.m. -5K Zombie Walk and Costume Contest at Spring Creek Designs Registration 8:30 a.m. -NACA National Corriente Convention at Cam-Plex East Pavilion 9 a.m. -Coal Miner’s Daughters Roller Derby Bout at Cam-Plex Central Pavilion 6 p.m. -Quilt Show-NE Wyoming at CamPlex Energy Hall 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. -Lazy L Band at Jakes Tavern

Sunday, October 6, 2013

-Quilt Show-NE Wyoming at CamPlex Energy Hall 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. -WBA meeting at Jakes Tavern 1 p.m. -AA Morning Spiritual Group 10:15 a.m.

Monday, October 7, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -Teen Dungeons and Dragons at C.C. Public Library 4p.m. – 6 p.m. -Stop & Van Gogh at the AVA Community Center 5pm – 7pm -Artist Reception - Eileen Nistler “Looking Back” at Cam-Plex Heritage Center 5pm – 7pm -Musical - Ring of Fire at the CamPlex Heritage Center 7pm – 9pm

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-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -Kids Storytime at C.C. Library 10:30 -Teen Club Card at C.C. Library 4 p.m. -Adult Amine Club (Age 18+) at C.C. Library 6:30 p.m. -Pottery Planet at the AVA Community Center 4pm – 5pm

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -Super Sculptor Series at the AVA Community Center 4:00pm – 5:30pm -Open Art Night at the AVA Community Center 7 p.m. -CCPL presents Jennifer Pharr Davis, Record-Holding Long-Distance Hiker, Author Speaker 7 p.m

Thursday, October 10, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -Veteran’s Talking Support Group at Lakeway Prfessional Building South Entrance 6:30 p.m. -Doodler’s Kid Club at the AVA Community Center 4 p.m. -Northwest Barrel Racing Association Finals at Cam-Plex East Pavilion, Central Pavilion & Barn 3 -Jeff Stone, Children’s Author to Speak at CCPL 7 p.m. School Program - Paintbrush Program at Cam-Plex Heritage Center 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Friday, October 11, 2013

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -AA Last Call Group 10pm -AVA Community Center Featuring Karen Jensen for the Month -Little Tikes at the AVA Community Center 10 a.m. -Uncorked! Featuring Sarah Ferguson at the AVA Community Center 7pm – 9pm -Roller Derby - Left Turn Coaching Clinic at Wyoming Center Frontier Hall -Northwest Barrel Racing Association Finals at Cam-Plex East Pavilion, Cen-

tral Pavilion & Barn 3 -Judd Hoos at Jakes Tavern

Saturday, October 12, 2013

- Farmers Market at the Gillette College Tech Center 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. -Teen Dungeons and Dragons at C.C. Public Library 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. -Wii Play at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. -Teen Open Pay Gaming at C.C. Public Library 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. -Roller Derby - Left Turn Coaching Clinic at Wyoming Center Frontier Hall -Northwest Barrel Racing Association Finals at Cam-Plex East Pavilion, Central Pavilion & Barn 3 -Powder River Collector’s Antique & Craft Show at Cam-plex Energy Hall 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. -YES Housing Dancing with the Stars at Wyo Center Equality Hall -Judd Hoos at Jakes Tavern

Sunday, October 13, 2013

-AA Morning Spiritual Group 10:15 a.m. -Roller Derby - Left Turn Coaching Clinic at Wyoming Center Frontier Hall -Northwest Barrel Racing Association Finals at Cam-Plex East Pavilion, Central Pavilion & Barn 3 -Powder River Collector’s Antique & Craft Show at Cam-plex Energy Hall 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. -YES Housing Dancing with the Stars at Wyo Center Equality Hall -UMF Meeting at Jakes Tavern 1 p.m.

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Knights of Columbus Donate Ultrasound By Duke Taber - Campbell County Observer hursday night was the blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new ultrasound machine that was donated by the Gillette Knights of Columbus to the Women’s Resource Center of Northeast Wyoming. The ceremony was ofﬁciated by Father Jacobson of St. Matthews Catholic Church. The idea to bring a new ultrasound machine to the Women’s Resource Center started on February 21st. The Knights of Columbus held a community breakfast that raised $5,000. Another $17,921 came from personal donations according to Mike Fulton, the treasurer of the project. Fulton, along with Pat Doherty and Jack Handran, were instrumental in guiding the project. According to Fulton, the Knights of Columbus raised $30,338 which included matching funds from

the National Knights of Columbus organization. The ultrasound machine cost $24,832. The matching funds came from $2.00 donations that every Knight gives towards projects like these. So far the National ofﬁces have helped purchase 380 ultrasound machines nationwide for clinics like the Women’s Resource Center. Fulton said, “Give Gillette a worthy cause to support and they respond immediately”. Along with the Knights of Columbus, the Evangelical Free Church of Newcastle also contributed to the cause. They had contacted the Knights, but learned that the project had already been funded. They still wanted to donate and presented the Women’s Resource Center with a check for another $5,000. Pastor Jonathon Anderson said, “We felt it was God leading us

to express our love in a tangible way.” Father Jacobson led the group in a blessing and then prayed over the machine and blessed the room with holy water. The ceremony was attended by local and state ofﬁcials of the Knights of Columbus. The Women’s Resource Center Women’s Resource Center is an early pregnancy Medical Clinic. Their highly trained medical staff provides free professional care to each patient in a warm, private atmosphere. They also provide parenting classes and a way for the parents to earn what they call “baby bucks” which they can spend in their baby clothing and supply store. The Women’s Resource Center is managed by Diane Zimdars. For more information or to support the Women’s Resource Center of Northeast Wyoming, call 685-2211

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UW Art Museum Exhibitions Available to Wyoming Organizations The University of Wyoming Art Museum has four traveling exhibitions of original artwork available to Wyoming organizations through the Regional Touring Exhibition Service. Exhibitions are available to Wyoming organizations for the cost of one-way shipping. Out-of-state organizations can reserve the exhibitions for the cost of round-trip shipping. These exhibitions are designed for sites such as libraries, schools, community centers, galleries and museums. Insurance, news releases, publicity photos and exhibition interpretation are provided by the Art Museum. “Through the Looking Glass: The Portrait of the Artist” explores the tradition of selfportraits and portraits of artists in a variety of mediums including drawings, prints and photography. This exhibition is scheduled to be in Torrington, Jackson, Rock Springs and Lander in 2013. The spring also has dates available. “Kimonos: Strappo Prints by Harold Garde” had its premiere at the UW Art Museum this summer and is now available for scheduling through 2015. Garde, a UW graduate, creates work that is rooted in abstract expressionism. He works in a series that uses tangible objects and symbols as recurring subjects, which engage and elicit a personal response from the viewer. In his Kimonos series, he explores the ‘T’ shape of the garment, creating in-

terpretations of the form in variations from bold to subtle. To create the Strappo print, a technique that he invented, Garde paints in reverse on a piece of glass, building up layers of paint to achieve the image. Once complete, it is transferred to a heavy print paper. “The Botanical Series: The Photographic Work of Gerald Lang and Jennifer Anne Tucker” references the botanical art tradition by using a scanner and digital printer to create images of remarkable clarity and beauty. This exhibition presents opportunities for interdisciplinary discussions and exploration. It can be scheduled now and will begin its tour in January. “Cyrus Baldridge: An American Artist in China” presents a selection of works completed during the artist’s journeys in Asia, where his style was dramatically affected by the exposure to the sparse lines of traditional Asian art. This exhibition will open at the UW Art Museum next summer and will be available for scheduling next fall. To reserve any of the exhibitions, contact Fay Bisbee, museum registrar, at (307) 766-6634 or email fbisbee@uwyo.edu. For more information, call the Art Museum at (307) 766-6622 or visit http:// www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum or blog atwww. uwyoartmuseum.org. Follow the museum on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ uwyoartmuseum.

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National Depression Screening Week Submitted by Victoria Ziton - Central Wyoming Counseling Center s it the BLUES or something more? Clinical depression is a common medical illness that affects more than 19 million American adults. National Depression Screening Week calls attention to this illness, educates the public about its symptoms and effective treatments, offers the opportunity to be screened, and connects those in need of treatment to mental health care services. That is why Central Wyoming Counseling Center is proud provide Wyoming residents with free screenings as a part of National Depression Screening Week. CWCC wants to raise awareness and increase the availability of screenings for depression, anxiety and related mood disorders. Screenings provide a quick and easy way to spot the ﬁrst signs of serious illness (whether for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure or depression) and can reach those who might not otherwise seek professional clinical advice. Like screenings for other illnesses, depression screenings should be a routine part of healthcare. Join CWCC at our Main Building on Saturday, October 12th between 10 am to 2 pm for your conﬁdential screening and private consultation with

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Wolf Season Begins Submitted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Many fall hunting seasons have begun across the state of Wyoming, including wolf hunting seasons in the northwest part of the state. Hunting seasons in each wolf hunt area begin October 1 and end December 31, 2013, except for Hunt Area 12 south of Jackson, which opens October 15 and closes December 31. As with other Trophy Game species, wolves in these areas are managed under a mortality quota system. The hunting season in each speciﬁc wolf area will remain open until the quota for the area is reached, or until December 31, whichever occurs ﬁrst. All hunters must call the wolf hotline daily (1-800264-1280) to ensure the quota for wolves in each

specific area has not been reached. Wolf Hunt Area 10, southeast of Jackson, which has a quota of one wolf, has been filled. Hunters harvesting wolves in areas where wolves are classified as Trophy Game Animals are required to report the kill within 24 hours by calling the hotline at 1-800-2641280. Within five days, they are required to present the skull and pelt to a game warden, biologist, or other personnel at a WGFD regional office for registration. In all other areas of the state where wolves are designated as Predatory Animals, no license is required to take a wolf, and there are no closed seasons or bag limits. Anyone who takes a wolf in areas of

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overnor Matt Mead has appointed Bridget Hill as new Director of the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments. Hill replaces Ryan Lance who is moving to the private sector. The Office supports the State Board of Land Commissioners and the State Loan and Investment Board and makes recommendations to them. Wyoming’s top five elected officials sit on those boards. “The Office of State Lands and Investments has tremendous responsibility to steward Wyoming’s lands and investments. I am confident that Bridget is the right fit to direct the Office, and I thank her for being willing to serve,” Governor Mead said. Hill has worked in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office for eight years. During her tenure she has served as the attorney

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Do Wyoming Legislators Vote for Liberty? • Wyoming Liberty Index volunteers rate 429 bills on liberty friendliness. • Index scores legislators on support or obstruction of liberty. • Rep. Kendell Kroeker again earns title of “Most Liberty Friendly Member of the House.” Republic Free Choice released the Wyoming Liberty Index today, which rates all bills in Wyoming’s House and Senate from the 2013 General Session to show whether they support or obstruct liberty. Legislators voted on 258 bills in the House and 241 bills in the Senate. Of bills supporting liberty, 64 passed and 67 failed. Of the bills obstructing liberty, 63 passed while 117 failed. “When any bill can touch the liberty of the citizens of Wyoming, legislators have important voting decisions to make,” said Charles Curley, project lead of the Wyoming Liberty Index. “The Index will allow constituents to either thank their legislators for their liberty friendli-

ness or question legislators on their lack of support for liberty during the 2013 session.” Liberty Index citizen volunteers rate each bill on a scale of -3 (most hostile to liberty) to +3 (most favorable to liberty) to create a scorecard for each bill. The volunteers then match up each bill to issues such as federalism, individual rights, limited government and taxation. Then, each legislator’s voting pattern is automatically calculated. “The Index will help legislators see where they stand on issues important to citizens living in a free society and see where they can improve if they value liberty,” said Curley. “Just as legislators have voting decisions, so do constituents and this tool will help them see how liberty-friendly their legislators are and adjust their votes accordingly.” The Index also showed that once again, the top liberty-friendly member in the House was Representative Kendall Kroeker (R-

Natrona), and in the Senate, Senator Cale Case (R-Fremont). This year, Rep. Mary Throne (D-Laramie) earns special mention with the title of “Most Liberty-Hostile Member of the House for 2013.” The House Senator most in need of improvement was Senator Bill Landen (RNatrona). “One surprise this year was how many House members came in ahead of Dr. No. Dr. No is a theoretical legislator who always votes no and never sponsors any bills,” said Curley. “By having Dr. No pursue a consistent strategy, the Index provides a benchmark for real legislators. Last year was his ﬁrst year, and he did very well in both houses. This year we were pleasantly surprise to see a third of the House outrank him.” Mr. Curley will be presenting the results of the Liberty Index at the Republic Free Choice ofﬁce, 1902 Thomes Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming at 6:00 pm today.

A diversion: Government spending in Wyoming

This graphic shows the spending trends for discretionary (“Type 3”) spending over several recent bienniums. Yes, it has roughly tripled in 10 years. The 0506 biennium alone saw an incredible 55% increase. The source for this information is a Legislative Services Ofﬁce (LSO) study. Nor does Wyoming compare well with other states. In a study of state government direct spending growth between 2000 and

2010, in real dollars per capita (to eliminate the effects of population growth and inﬂation), Wyoming grew 61%, making it the fourth largest state for growth in government spending. Wyoming increased government spending faster than alleged “big government” states like New York (41%, 19th in the nation), California (42%, 16th) and Illinois (57%, 5th). Similarly, over the same period, Wyoming’s per

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capita tax take grew 52%, making it number three in the nation. Our so-called “conservative” legislature is taxing and spending money like there is no tomorrow. None of this helps freedom.

To Be Continued Next Week

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Are We Better Off With the Government Shutdown? By Nicholas DeLaat

o the government is shut down, and the question is: How has your life changed? When you woke up the morning after, you still went to work, there were no riots, the State Governments were still in operation, and the police and fire departments were still ready to help. What changed? Well, the panda bear may not be fed, though I doubt it. The National Parks have closed down, and while some people are in an uproar (hey, Yellowstone IS beautiful), it is coming into winter and they were going to be shut down anyway. Want a fix? Have people volunteer to be temporary park rangers, which would keep the parks open for a week or two longer before Jack Frost comes, which would help the local businesses that rely on that tourism. Would the Federal Government allow that? Probably not, since we could show that they really are useless. I have had a lot of people stop by the Glenn Woods’ Show/Observer/BuzzTalk99.1 office (we are thinking of naming it GOB) and asking how the government shutdown will affect them. Q: Is such a funding lapse unusual? A: No, such a lapse in funding would be neither unusual nor catastrophic. There have been 17 funding gaps just since 1977

ranging in duration from one to 21 days. Under applicable federal law, operations and services would continue for those essential for “the safety of human life or the protection of property,” as well as those programs funded through multiyear or permanent appropriations. Q: What actually happens during a government “shutdown?” A: The truth from the experience of prior shutdowns, applicable federal laws, Justice Department legal opinions, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives, is that crucial government services and benefits would continue without interruption. In fact, as the Justice Department said in a legal opinion in 1995, “the federal government will not be truly ‘shut down’…because Congress has itself provided that some activities of Government should continue.” Any claims that not passing a continuing resolution (CR) will result in a “shutting down” of the government “is an entirely inaccurate description,” according to the Justice Department. Q: Would retirees and veterans get their benefit checks? A: Yes, mandatory government payments such as Social Security and veterans’ benefits would continue to be paid. During a prior government shutdown in 1995, 80 percent of Social Se-

Find missing Benghazi security requests

Dear Editor, In the five months leading up to the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, there were two bombings on the consulate there. One blew a big hole in a wall; following it, U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens requested more security. Instead, the number of security personnel was reduced. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has testified that millions of cables came to her office, and because she could not read them all, she did not see the security requests. As one might expect, our venerable State Department has a way of winnowing out cables that need the secretary’s attention. It is highly probable that the security requests went to the Libyan desk officer, who read them and sent them up the chain of command. Meetings were surely held. For some reason, the people allegedly at fault have not been punished. We all can guess what the reason is: They know too much. Our investigating lawmakers need to find the 2012 desk officer and ask what he did with the security requests and what happened afterward. Getting the name should be easy. Just phone the former deputy chief of mission, Gregory Hicks. EUGENE G. WINDCHY

What is going on in Cheyenne?

Dear Editor, There is an unspoken belief among many rural people concerning locked doors, locked vehicles and locked gates. For generations, farmers and ranchers have shared their equipment with each other. In less prosperous times it was simple survival to share tools and tractors, but as the economy has improved, it’s just a vestigial practice that still has value. The neighbor you really have to worry about is the one who locks everything. It’s been awhile since the good ol’ boys who threw out State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill have been in the news. That doesn’t mean they’ve been idle, it’s just that they prefer to do their work in the dark. The term “standards” is all the rage in education, but evidently our elected leadership only understands a form of the concept known simply as the “double standard.” The “Select Committee,” as the witch hunting group organized by Speaker of the House Tom Lubnau is formally called, has done little publicly but continues harassing Hill and her diminished department clandestinely. The latest request is for mounds of paper and gigabytes of e-mails produced during Hill’s tenure. Hill’s team of ﬁve people delivered on the governor’s ultimatum and produced 170,000 e-mails and an additional 30,000 (yes, 30,000) pages of documents weighing in at just over 370 pounds. But turnabout as fair play isn’t how politics are played in Cheyenne. Who will analyze all this data? That’s easy: The governor has 400 employees

curity Administration employees kept working because they were considered “essential” to making benefit payments. Q: Would national security be hurt by a shutdown? A: No, national security, including the conduct of foreign relations by the President, is considered an essential function that would continue. Q: Would food and drug safety be imperiled by a shutdown? A: No, the federal government would continue to conduct testing and inspection of food, drugs, and hazardous materials, because these are considered essential for the safety of Americans. Q: Would we still be able to travel? A: Yes, the government has said during prior shutdowns that the air traffic control system and other transportation safety operations are essential to the safety of the country and would continue to operate. So air traffic controllers would keep directing air traffic at airports around the country, and you would continue to be searched by agents of the TSA when you board a flight. Q. What would a shutdown mean for implementation of Obamacare? A. Some parts of Obamacare are funded with multiyear appropriations and would not be affected by a lapse in current

funding. Other parts are not. While the Administration may have some funding available to continue to implement those parts of Obamacare, it would not be able to legally implement all of the many different parts of the law. There is no doubt, however, that the President is likely to assert that all of the different parts of the law are “essential” and should continue to operate even without funding. Q: What happens to federal law enforcement activities? A: During a shutdown, all federal law enforcement and border control functions continue to operate. So the FBI would continue to make arrests and conduct criminal investigations. The U.S. Border Patrol would continue to patrol the American borders. The federal Bureau of Prisons stays open, and convicted criminals are not released. Q: Would there be any problems with the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department’s supervision of our ﬁnancial system during a shutdown? A: No, all activities essential to preserving the money and banking system of the U.S., including borrowing and tax collection, would continue. So the IRS would keep on collecting the tax revenues that help pay for the operation of the federal government. Q: What if there is a natural

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and the entire attorney general’s office to do his handiwork. The fruitless half-million dollars the state government has already spent on fishing expeditions against Hill is just small change. With limitless resources, the attacks will continue until the people remove the protagonists late next summer. When requests go the other way, to the governor’s office or to Lubnau, they are refused. No matter the issue, his army of attorneys finds a way to claim privilege and the information remains unreachable. I guess the elite feel they can play the double-standard with immunity. Reminds you a bit of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” doesn’t it? The comparison being that “some are more equal than others.” In spite of the “bob and weave” antics, the powers that be in Cheyenne can’t hide everything. Gov. Matt Mead imposed a hiring freeze earlier this year and demanded that departments within the state government reduce their expenditures by 8 percent. Evidently that doesn’t apply to the new education department carefully crafted after Senate File 104 robbed the people of the ability to determine the direction of their children’s education. There have been no reductions in staffing at the WDE after the forced removal of Hill, quite the contrary. New education director Richard Crandall now earns twice Hill’s salary. A request to verify that Crandall continues to collect a salary as an Arizona legislator was ignored by the governor’s office. Crandall hired an additional five staff members in his first two weeks in office and each earns a salary and compensation well in excess of $100,000 a year. You can’t discuss raises and promotions at the Wyoming Department of Education without looking carefully at the people who have recently received them. Lubnau and company crave a “smoking gun” to put the final nail in the threatened impeachment of Hill. They cite examples of birthday parties that ran out of cake, staffers whose eyebrows fell out from stress and other ridiculous claims as proof that Hill must be stopped. These claims came from a document prepared by Rawlins attorney Catherine MacPherson that involved detailed interviews of a handful of WDE staffers. Requests for e-mails from Lubnau to the Legislative Services Office concerning the timing and makeup of the select committee were denied with the explanation from the attorney general’s office that legislator’s communications are privileged and immune from the public. Of the 15 people providing negative statements about Hill, 11 received salary increases or promotions immediately after the report was released. That’s right, stepping up for the good ol’ boys is a wise financial investment. This entire issue begs the question, what’s really going on in Cheyenne? The intrigue might excite hard core political junkies but the losers are the children of the state. After unprecedented improved standardized test scores in Hill’s first two years, she was removed, and in the third year, scores

plummeted across the state and the composite ACT was the lowest in Wyoming history. All this occurred after SF104 was put in place and after the governor quietly signed Wyoming up for Common Core Standards and increased federalization of your child’s education. Standards, something we should expect in our elected ofﬁcials but something they don’t have to deliver because they write their own rules and are immune to those of us on the outside. After all, they’re the ones locking all the doors. Respectfully Submitted, WYOFacts editor

Economic Illiteracy is a Sin of Omission

Dear Editor, I enjoyed a great editorial piece in your newspaper a couple weeks ago which used the apt term “ﬁnancial illiteracy.” I have been ranting and raving about this condition ever since an economic epiphany in 1948 (about which I will not elaborate in this note), when I was a college freshman. I have since labeled it as “economic naiveté” or “economic cluelessness.” Over the years, I have realized that this is a condition that has gone un-remedied for a long time. We live in a great and powerful country that has achieved this greatness through a democratic form of government and a capitalistic form of economics. As I recall, from my grade- and highschool years, in the distant past, I was taught quite a bit about the origins and history of our republic, but almost nothing about capitalism nor comparative economics. We are rightfully very proud of our democratic form of government, but apparently not proud enough of our economic system to make it an educational requirement. This situation has arisen as a sin of commission, rather than a sin of omission; i.e., there are economic powers that be in this country that do not want the general public to be realistically knowledgeable about all of the rules, regulations and idiosyncrasies of capitalism, such as investments in the stock market, interest rates, credit cards, mortgage loans, savings accounts, etc. One solution to this situation would be to vehemently push for the inclusion of courses in practical economics in our education system, eventually resulting in a ﬁnancially literate populace. Richard D. Stacy

GOP Establishment turns a deaf ear

Dear Editor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s argument in opposing Sen. Te Cruz’s ﬁlibuster attempt to defund Obamacare is problematic and shows what is wrong with the GOP establishment. Sen. McConnell said, “I think it’s pretty safe to conclude: The things that can’t work, don’t stick, don’t last. Because we are, after all, a representative democracy, the people can complain and discuss and tell us how they feel.” Well, Mr. McConnell, I think the people have told you and the GOP how they feel about Obamacare, yet you continue to re-

disaster like a hurricane during a government shutdown? A: Emergency and disaster assistance are considered essential to protecting life and property, so federal disaster assistance continues during a government shutdown. Q: Would many federal employees be furloughed? A: Federal employees who are not considered essential would be furloughed; based on prior funding lapses, this is a relatively small number of employees in comparison to the entire federal workforce. When President Bill Clinton vetoed a continuing resolution in November 1995 in a dispute with the House of Representatives over a balanced budget and welfare reform, only about 800,000 out of a total of almost 4.5 million federal employees were furloughed. In a second funding gap from December 1995 to January 1996, only about 300,000 employees were furloughed. So the vast majority of federal workers will keep right on working. Will it affect you? The simple answer is: Not really. If the government comes back fully-funded, will it affect you? Yep, with more laws, policies, regulations, taxes, removal of rights, and agencies that are ran like the Mustang Ranch.

act with what has become your apparently normal practice of pretending to listen but then ignoring the concerns of your party. Furthermore, you, Mr. McConnell, and those who side with you can’t understand why the Tea Party is gaining so much traction. Perhaps when you and your Senate supporters get voted out of ofﬁce you will have time to reﬂect on why this is, and on the mistakes you have made. Unfortunately, I think you will still stand on your establishment principles. DAVE DAHLKE

Obama’s enemies are the people who disagree

Dear Editor, President Obama’s crowning achievement, Obamacare, is a disaster in the making. Mr. Obama claimed that it would save Americans money on health care. This is not true. He claimed you could keep your doctor if you were happy with him. The truth, however, is that for millions of Americans, this will not be the case. Because of Obamacare, the core of the American middle class, the 40-hour workweek, is gone. As Obamacare continues to be implemented, it is clear that neither Mr. Obama nor Congress had a clue about what was in this 2,000-page-plus bill or how it was going to work. Why do “we, the people,” who elected these representatives, accept this blatantly irresponsible behavior? Mr. Obama continues to divide the nation. He has repeatedly shown that his real enemy is not al Qaeda, Iran or even North Korea. The real enemy to Mr. Obama is anyone that stands in the way of his radical transformation of America. Before the MSNBC liberal types brand me a racist, let me clarify something: What I detest about Mr. Obama has nothing to do with his skin color. I abhor his foolish, destructive and failed liberal ideas. I also adhor how even here in Wyoming City Governments and County Governments, right along with our state seem to follow with the same type of policies on a smaller scale. President Obama and now most other governments also exhibit an aversion to the truth. The Affordable Care Act is hardly affordable. MIKE HART

Don’t Delay Individual Mandate

Dear Editor, I read a recent editorial calling for a one year delay in the implementing of the Affordable Care Act for individuals and families. My response: Why? This portion of the act is ready to be implemented; millions of people now have an opportunity to get health care at an affordable cost for the ﬁrst time in their lives. What isn’t mentioned is that other portions of the law are being delayed to make sure that they start in proper order. Also, the president has stated many times that he is open to making changes to the law as it is being implemented. Media also fails to mention the proverbial elephant in the room: The Republicans do not really want to delay the law, but to kill it. Dean Starr

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Time to DUMP the CORE! By Glenn Woods

o - the title of this article is NOT a Star Trek reference. I’m talking about Common Core. Still, it sounded good didn’t it? As I write this, I’m looking at a news story where there is a photo of the Governor of Florida - Rick Scott - who is signing a bill directing his state’s Education Board to pull out of the consortium of states that are developing the new online tests that will be aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Florida is not the only state doing this. Several others are either dropping out, or taking steps toward dropping out. As I look at the list of states opting out, or about to opt out, I see one state that should be among them but is not. --WYOMING! In a column in the Sunshine State News, state Rep. Debbie Mayfield (R) wrote that the “luster” of Common Core has faded “upon closer scrutiny. “Any state that adopts this national standard willingly cedes a portion of its educational authority; shifting authority and control from the state to this national scheme. And what does the state get in return?” A couple of months ago, I became a bit more interested in the Wyoming reentrance to Common Core. So I went online to see what I could find. I was not so surprised to find a Facebook site called,

“Stop Common Core in Wyoming.” The letter “O” on “CORE” is the Obama symbol. Their Facebook page has only 633 members, but at this point I’m assuming it is because they have not publicized it much. As I attend public meetings for various topics, I ﬁnd that most people that I meet want the state to dump the program. I then did a Google search and found several petitions to stop Common Core in Wyoming circulating around the state - though they need more publicity, as well, if they are going to gain any traction. There are multiple letters to the editors of every newspaper in Wyoming, including this newspaper; and it is commonly believed by the public in Wyoming (though I’ll say that I have not seen any proof of it) that part of the Cindy Hill issue might be her opposition to Common Core. States have been tempted into the program with promises of federal money. To that I have to ask the same question that I always ask - which is: And what happens when that federal money dries up? Let’s face it, it’s already dried up. The Federal Government is doing nothing more than printing money and sending it to the states. There is nothing backing it up. So, what happens when that all comes crashing down?

Let’s not forget that with that fake federal money comes strings that play our schools like a marionette doll. Let’s also not forget that the standards for Common Core, which are the new standards for teaching our kids, are not the standards that represent the people of Wyoming. Common Core was written by a bunch of D.C. bureaucrats who do not see children as individuals, but want to teach them in a one-sizeﬁts-all curriculum. Common Core proponents argue that the beneﬁt is increased educational standards and the expectation of improved student achievement. But Common Core is substandard. When a student can write

on a test that 2 + 2 = 7 and the teacher gives him a passing grade; when the classics of literature are tossed away and our children are told, instead, to read a government manual; I’d have to say that we are not improving the minds of our children. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a supporter of Common Core, issued a statement that Florida’s mathematics standards are better and more meaningfully organized than those in Common Core, Mayﬁeld wrote: “Because Florida’s Sunshine State Standards for education already nearly meet or exceed those proposed in Common Core I see no beneﬁt to inviting more Washington involve-

ment in the education of our kids. Given Washington’s track record, our children are better off without them.” For those states that wish to follow the Common Core way, let them. But there is a reason that our founding fathers set up separate, independent states. That allows for the nation to experiment and ﬁnd out what works. With that in mind, I’ll go ahead and call the states that adopt Common Core: FOOLISH! OOPS! - I just called Wyoming Foolish. We need to ﬁx that. A state like Wyoming needs to set the standard. We should not be followers. We should not be interested in doing the

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bidding of the Federal Government. We are in a unique position to show how local education is better than federal, top-down, education. The parents in a small Wyoming town know what is better for their children than the bureaucrats in D.C., who will never meet those kids. It will not be long before our elected ofﬁcials began to gather again at the state capital in Cheyenne. Now would be the time to start bothering those ofﬁcials – relentlessly; to let them know that Wyoming needs to dump Common Core, like a damaged warp core. There - I managed to get that Star Trek reference in there. I feel better now.

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From August 2012 to August 2013, unemployment rates fell in every county, suggesting modest improvement in the state’s economy. The largest decreases occurred in Lincoln (down from 6.6% to 4.6%) and Laramie (down from 5.8% to 4.4%) counties. Unemployment fell by one percentage point or more in Platte, Crook, Big Horn, Sheridan, Carbon, Uinta, and Goshen counties. Total nonfarm employment (measured by place of work) rose from 296,600 in August 2012 to 300,200 in Au- gust 2013, a gain of 3,600 jobs (1.2%).

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Prosecution is Not a Craps Game Submitted by Steve Klein - wyliberty.org Just a few months after Andrew Johnson was released from Wyoming state prison after serving 24 years for a rape he didn’t commit, the Casper Star Tribune editorial board is calling for Natrona County prosecutors to prosecute sexual assault cases they don’t believe they can win: The [District Attorney]’s ofﬁce needs to get serious about going after these cases. It’s not a matter of ﬁnding the perfect case, it’s working these cases as well as possible. And sending the message to perpetrators that it isn’t open season on women; there’s a chance you will be prosecuted and convicted. Besides, once prosecutors start charging cases, the more likelihood for plea bargains. Yes, that’s what the criminal justice system is all about: not justice for victims and perpetrators, but sending a message. I imagine that it would be quite satisfying for a prosecutor to negotiate a plea bargain with a defendant in a case that the prosecutor didn’t believe he had the evidence to win. That is, assuming said prosecutor lacked all professional (and personal) ethics. If the message is so much more important than the evidence, why not just arrest random people off the streets? Putting sarcasm aside, the Tribune editorial board is wrong; prosecution is not a crap shoot. This is not to say that sexual assault is not a serious crime. It is, however, one of the most

difficult areas of criminal law, and thus one of the most difficult jobs for prosecutors. In summer 2007, I interned for 22 days (2 days a week) in the juvenile division of the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in Detroit, Mich. I worked just enough time with the prosecutors responsible for sex-crime cases to experience the dilemmas in such cases. There are indeed instances where police and prosecutors should proceed with less-than-perfect evidence, but this is after knowing (usually from years of experience) that they’ve collared their perpetrator. The paper worries about “blaming the victim,” yet a number of cases arise where—I must almost whisper it in today’s climate—there is no victim. For those who are indignant to this statement, it bears repeating: such was the case of Andrew Johnson. Prosecution, even without conviction, can ruin a defendant’s life, especially in communities as small as ours here in Wyoming. The Trib, unfortunately, would only appreciate the business: “the more cases that get covered in the media, win or lose, the better the message to the public….” As much as a serious message about sexual assault may be warranted, this is not to be done through kangaroo courts. The Trib also chastises our state law, which requires physical force for rape cases. “Alarmingly, it’s not enough for the vic-

tim to just say no.” Again, this certainly conveys how upset the editorial board is at sex crime in Casper, but it offers nothing resembling a solution. Sexual assault is already difﬁcult to prove absent serious violence, but changing the law to allow for he-said/she-said prosecutions won’t make trials any less … well … he-said/ she-said. (As the editorial acknowledges, statutory rape cases and the like are not the issue here.) I can’t help but think of the

opening credits to Law and Order SVU: “In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous….” This is certainly true, and rightfully so. Nevertheless, prosecutors must treat evidence and due process as seriously (if not more seriously) for the most heinous crimes as they do for lesser ones. For the Trib to suggest otherwise is, at best, irresponsible and, at worst, reckless.

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Governor: EPA Proposal Poses Grave Implications for Coal and Economic Stability overnor Matt Mead issued the following statement about the EPA’s proposed rule for Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants. “Like the last iteration, this latest EPA proposal would be damaging to Wyoming, the nation’s top coal supplier. The standards

for coal-ﬁred power generation in the proposed rule are unachievable and will arrest research, development and commercialization of clean technologies. This poses grave implications for the continuing viability of coal as an energy source and for the economic stability of Wyoming and

the nation. “Coal provides about 40% of America’s electricity and it is abundant and affordable. The industry is striving to reduce emissions. Year after year there have been reductions of every form of emission. Recently built coal plants use the best avail-

able technologies. We can do more, but the heavy burden of this proposed rule on new plants and the EPA’s planned further regulation of existing sources will have far-reaching consequences. Citizens who need low cost electricity, individuals who need jobs, our country which needs

energy security, our coal industry which needs to be able to operate successfully, our schools and our communities which depend on a viable coal industry – all will be impacted by EPA’s proposed rule.”

What the real Joe Sixpack Thinks of Wyoming’s Beer Tax Submitted by Kerry Drake - wyofile.com The beer industry is, not surprisingly, hopping mad about a proposal to raise the state tax on its product in Wyoming. “The reality is that if the tax goes up, the price just gets raised and Joe Sixpack pays the price,” beer wholesaler Pat Higgins, owner of Orrison Distributing Co. in Cheyenne, told Joan Barron of the Casper Star-Tribune. He testified against the proposed tax hike at a recent Joint Revenue Committee meeting in Buffalo. But I’ve actually talked to Joe Sixpack, and you know what? He says he doesn’t think any beer drinkers like himself should mind paying more in tax than the incredibly low 2 cents per gallon that the state has charged since 1935, when beer sold for $2.50 per case, or about a dime per can. The tax still amounts to just fractions of a penny per glass or bottle. “Two cents a gallon? That’s absurd,” said Sixpack, whose real name is Don Russell, who has one of the best jobs in all of journalism. He writes a beer column for the Philadelphia Daily News that is nationally syndicated under the nom de plume Joe Sixpack. The name was his wife’s idea. It’s not that Russell is a fan of tax increases. “Everybody objects to paying more taxes, no matter what,” he said. “A beer tax is a fairly regressive tax, because it’s [paid by] everybody at the same rate, regardless of their wealth. “But it’s not an issue to me of whether beer drinkers can afford a few cents more per gallon or glass,” he added. “If that’s going to break your bank, you might want to re-examine your family finances.” I agree. I don’t see the need for the state’s beer tax to be as high as Alaska’s, which tops the nation at $1.07 per gallon. But getting closer to the 28 cent per gallon national average seems reasonable, and the state could always use more money for the purpose that the beer tax is collected now: funding treatment centers for alcoholics, to the tune of about $265,000 per year. The committee turned down two proposals to raise the state beer tax. The co-chairman, Sen. Ray Peterson (R-Cowley), said he will sponsor a bill to raise the tax to 4.5 cents per liter, or about 18 cents per gallon. It breaks down to about 1.6 cents per 12-ounce can. Peterson said the state’s total tax revenue from all alcohol sales is about $1.7 million. A Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center report last year found that the state pays $27.6 million a year in direct costs from alcohol abuse. The indirect costs were estimated at $843 million. “We seem to be a little short with the intake vs. the outgoing,” the senator said. “In short, we seem to subsidize our good drinking friends. … I don’t think it’s right that we expect the state to pick up 94 percent of the direct costs involved with treatment centers, rehab programs, law enforcement, emergency response teams, court costs, jail costs and all of the other programs aimed at assist-

ing those that abuse alcohol.” Unbelievably, though, some legislators think even collecting $265,000 a year from the beer tax is unnecessary. The panel’s other co-chairman, Rep. Mike Madden (R-Buffalo) told Barron that collection costs may be so high that the revenue doesn’t even warrant the price of collecting it. Fortunately, the committee also rejected an attempt to completely eliminate the beer tax. Other backers of the measure portrayed the beer tax as a burden to the state’s microbreweries. They also said a hike would have a negative impact on related businesses, such as bars and restaurants, which could see customers buying cheaper beer or entrees or (horrors!) even skipping appetizers. But how much would they actually have to raise their prices to cover the cost of increasing the beer tax? Barron reported that the current tax amounts to .18 cents on a 12-ounce bottle of beer that costs $3. Even quadrupled, which would be the rate Russell’s home state of Pennsylvania charges, it would still only be .72 cents per bottle. Another contention of the no-tax crowd was that Wyoming beer drinkers will travel out-of-state to buy their brews. Really? With the high cost of gas, people will drive a long way to save a few pennies on beer? Not the smart ones. Riverton Mayor Ron Warpness made what I consider to be the best argument in favor of raising the beer tax. According to the Sheridan Press, he told lawmakers in Buffalo, “In my community, we have people who are dying from the abuse of alcohol. I feel that the industry that helps contribute to the problem should help pay for it. “The beer industry has received basically a free ride since 1935,” Warpness added. “It’s time they start paying for that ride.” Wyoming’s 78-year-old state tax on beer is the lowest in the nation. Russell said the other four states with extremely low rates — Missouri, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Colorado — all have major breweries. Wyoming, of course, does not — but it does have a universal anti-tax mindset. “Any penny you can knock off (the tax), the industry says is a help,” Russell said. “An increase may have some impact on small brewers, but really they just end up passing along those costs to consumers anyway.” “Here in Philadelphia, we actually have a 10 percent tax on every drink served in a bar,” Russell noted. “If you pay $5 for a glass of good beer, 50 cents is tacked right on top of it.” He explained it’s a local tax that is used to help schools. He said it’s hard to argue against taxes that are used for good causes like education or, as in the case of Wyoming’s beer tax, treating alcoholics. “How can you be against that?” he said. If the beer industry is to succeed in lowering its taxes — or at least preventing any increases — it can make a better case at the federal level, where Rus-

sell said beer is taxed at a much higher rate. The Beer Institute, an industry trade group, estimates that about 45 percent of the retail cost of beer consists of federal, state and local taxes. Government figures show that the federal tax on beer is $18 per 31-gallon barrel — about 58 cents a gallon or 5 cents per 12-ounce can. The tax is reduced to $7 per barrel or 2 cents a can for microbreweries. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has proposed raising the federal excise tax on beer, wine and distilled spirits to help reduce the national deficit. According to the center, the increased rates would adjust for inflation and equalize the rates applicable to beer, wine and distilled spirits based on the percentage of alcohol in each product. But Beer Institute President Joe McClain warned that for large brewers producing more than 2 million gallons of beer annually, the federal excise tax would double. For small brewers, he added, the rate could be as much as eight times higher than it is now. The proposed federal tax increase on beer hasn’t gained much traction. Meanwhile, the Beer Institute and other industry groups are lobbying for the Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013,

or BEER Act, which would reduce the federal excise tax on beer and also protect brewers from future tax hikes. Russell has been closely monitoring both the federal and state tax issues. He’s never been to Wyoming, and when I told him that the state has about 570,000 residents, he was incredulous. “There’s more people than that in my neighborhood!” he said, but later scaled down the population estimate in his section of Philadelphia to about 100,000. The columnist said he’d like to visit Wyoming, especially after he was informed that it’s a good place to bike in warm weather, since that’s one of his other passions besides beer. So

if you’re traveling in the state next summer, that guy you spot standing by his bike with a brew in his hand may not be just the average Joe Sixpack, but the famous one.

“That 2 cents is unbelievable,” Russell said as we concluded our telephone conversation. “It’s hard to believe Wyoming beer drinkers get away with that.”

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The Stage is Set By Tony Heidel - Campbell County Observer Enter stage right…. The Gillette Camels, ranked #1, will host the Sheridan Broncs, ranked #2 in class 4A. Both teams are the last two teams in 4A that remain unbeaten at 5-0. Each team’s success this season stands to make this rivalry game one to watch.

The Camels are averaging 34.6 points per game while the Broncs are close behind at 29.8. Both teams have played Kelly Walsh and Evanston this season. In those two games Sheridan out-scored the two teams 61 to 24. The Camels combined

scores are 104 to 25. It appears the defenses may be closely matched, while a decisive advantage goes to the Camels on offense. October fourth’s game will see which team will stand atop Wyoming high school football and take a bow.

The 2013 MLB playoffs are set. The 2013 season has seen turmoil with several big name players being suspended for substance abuse. It’s said good-bye to the greatest reliever baseball has ever seen. There was a run at a triple crown for the second straight year by the same player. This is something not seen for 45 years and thought to be impossible by many in today’s era. Not to fret baseball fans, the best part of the season is upon us. October baseball is different from what you see during the regular season. Managers making moves they normally would not do. All hands on deck, the best pitchers going head to head, getting the best match ups, and playing the players that give teams the best chance to win - not the player with the biggest contract. Every game has meaning. Finally, after a long 162 game season, that at times makes you ask why are they playing or why am I watching, the baseball season morphs from a caterpillar to a butterﬂy. Playoff baseball is a wonderful thing. Sold out stadiums, primetime T.V. coverage worthy of America’s game. It’s when the true fans hang on every pitch. The way it was meant to be played, seen, and experienced.

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What’s Going On in Sports? Friday, October 4, 2013

-Camel Football (V) at home vs. Sheridan 7 p.m. -Lady Camel Swimming at Mandan for ND Quad 5 p.m. -Camel Tennis (V) at Home for STATE -Gillette WILD Hockey at Great Falls 7:30 p.m. -Panthers Football at home vs. Newcastle 7 p.m. -Panthers Volleyball at Bighorn 5 p.m. /6 p.m. / 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

-Camel Football (JV) at Sheridan 11 a.m. -Lady Camel Swimming at Mandan Invite 10 a.m. -Camel Tennis (V) at Home for STATE -Camel Volleyball (V) at Sheridan for Border Wars 11 a.m. -Eagles Cross Country at Wright Golf Course Wright Brittany Rentas Memorial 10 a.m. -Eagles 8th Football B at Dean Morgan 10 a.m. -Eagles 7th Volleyball at home vs. Sheridan A- 1 p.m. / B- 2 p.m. -Eagles 8th Volleyball at home vs. Sheridan B- 1 p.m. / A- 2 p.m. -Eagles 9th Volleyball at CCHS vs. NC Black 10 a.m. / 11 a.m. -Eagles 9th Volleyball at CCHS vs. NC Orange 12:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. -Gillette WILD Hockey at Great Falls 7:30 p.m. -Panthers Jr. High Football 7th at Douglas TBA -Panthers Cross Country at Wright Golf Course Wright Brittany Rentas Memorial 10 a.m. -Warrior Cross Country at Wright Golf Course Wright Brittany Rentas Memorial 10 a.m. -Warrior 7th Football Blue at home vs. Dean Morgan Red 10 a.m. -Warrior 7th Football Gold at home vs. Dean Morgan Black 12 p.m. -Warrior 8th Football at Sheridan 10 a.m. / 11:30 a.m. -Warrior 9th Football at Douglas vs. South 12 p.m. -Warrior (7/8 A) Volleyball at home vs. Sheridan 9 a.m. / 10 a.m -Warrior (7-8 B) Volleyball at home vs. Sheridan 9 a.m. / 10 a.m. -Warrior 9th Volleyball at CCHS vs. N.C. Black 10 a.m. / 11 a.m.

-Warrior 9th Volleyball at CCHS vs. N.C. Orange 12:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m.

Monday, October 7, 2013

-Eagles 9th Football B at Hulett 4b p.m. -Eagles 7th Volleyball at Twin Spruce A- 4 p.m. / B- 5 p.m. -Eagles 8th Volleyball at Twin Spruce B- 4 p.m. / A- 5 p.m. -Panthers Volleyball (9A/9B) at home vs. Midwest 5p.m. / 6 p.m. -Warrior 9th Football at home vs. Sundance 4 p.m. -Warrior (7/8 A) Volleyball at home vs. Sage Valley 4 p.m. /5 p.m. -Warrior (7-8 B) Volleyball at home vs. Sage Valley 4 p.m. / 5 p.m.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

-Eagles 7th Red Football at Sheridan 5 p.m. -Eagles 7th White Football at Sheridan 3:30 p.m. -Eagles 8th Football at Sheridan HS A- 3:30 p.m./ B- 5 p.m. -Eagles 7th Volleyball B at home vs. Newcastle 4 p.m. -Eagles 8th Volleyball B at Newcastle 5 p.m. -Panthers Jr. High Football at home vs. Moorcroft 4:30 p.m. -Panther Jr. High Volleyball at home vs. Moorcroft 4 p.m. / 5 p.m. -Warrior 7th Football Blue at Douglas 4 p.m. -Warrior 7th Football Gold at Buffalo 4 p.m. -Warrior 8th Football at Buffalo 5:30 p.m. -Warrior (7/8 A) Volleyball at home vs. Douglas 4 p.m. /5 p.m. -Warrior (7-8 B) Volleyball at home vs. Douglas 4 p.m. /5 p.m. -Warrior 9th Volleyball at Rapid City Central 4 p.m. /5 p.m.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

-Eagles 9th Volleyball at home vs. Twin Spruce 4 p.m. / 5 p.m. -Panthers Cross Country at Pine Haven 1 p.m. -Panther Jr. High Volleyball at Hulett 4 p.m. -Panther Jr. High Volleyball at Hulett vs. Moorcroft 5 p.m. -Panthers Volleyball at Pine Haven 1 p.m. -Panthers Volleyball at home vs. Sun-

dance 3 p.m./ 4 p.m. / 5 p.m. -Warrior 7th Football Blue at home vs. Moorcroft 4 p.m. -Warrior 9th Football at N.C. Orange 4 p.m. -Warrior 9th Volleyball at home vs. Sage Valley 4 p.m. / 5 p.m.

Friday, October 11, 2013

-Camel Cross Country at Prairie View Golf Course for Cheyenne Invite 1 p.m. -Camel Football (SO) at Rock Springs 2:30 p.m. -Camel Football (V) at Rock Springs 6 p.m. -Lady Camel Swimming at home For Gillette Pre-invite 3 p.m. -Camel Volleyball at Cheyenne South 4 p.m. / 5:15 p.m. /6:30 p.m. -Gillette WILD Hockey at home vs. Helena 7:30p.m. -Panthers Football at Tongue River 1 p.m. -Panthers Volleyball at Tongue River 4 p.m. / 5 p.m. / 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

-Camel Football (JV) at Sheridan vs. Billings West 1 p.m. -Lady Camel Swimming at Home for Gillette Invite 8 a.m. -Camel Volleyball at Laramie 10 a.m. /11 a.m. / 12 p.m. -Eagles Cross Country at Cam-Plex Morgan McLeland Memorial 11 a.m. -Eagles 9th Football A at Laramie 12 p.m. -Eagles 8th Volleyball at CY 11 a.m. -Eagles 8th Volleyball at Dean Morgan 1 p.m. -Eagles 9th Volleyball at Kelly Walsh 10 a.m. / 11 a.m. -Gillette WILD Hockey at home vs. Helena 7:30p.m. -Panthers Cross Country at Cam-Plex Morgan McLeland Memorial 11 a.m. -Panthers Jr. High Football at home vs. Bighorn 10:30 a.m. -Panthers Football (JV) at home vs. Big Horn 1 p.m. -Warrior Cross Country at Cam-Plex Morgan McLeland Memorial 11 a.m. -Warrior 7th Football Gold at home vs. Spearﬁsh 10 a.m. -Warrior (7-8 A) Volleyball at CY 10 a.m. -Warrior (7-8 A) Volleyball at Dean Morgan 12 p.m.

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UW Men Win First Rodeo of Fall Season ow that’s the type of performance University of Wyoming Coach George Howard has waited for all season. His UW men’s team parlayed heavy scoring in the team roping competition

into the Cowboys’ ﬁrst team title of the fall rodeo season. The Pokes scored 580 points to take last weekend’s Sheridan College rodeo title, edging regional leader Gillette College by just ﬁve points.

The host Generals were a distant third in the team standings with 375 points. The Cowboys’ win was important because it vaulted Howard’s team back into the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR)

Gillette College Women Win Sheridan Rodeo Submitted by Jessica Cates - Sheridan College The rodeo team had a good weekend at Sheridan’s College Rodeo. The Men’s team won second, just 5 points behind UW and the Women’s team won 1st by over 100 points. Both teams have taken the 1st place position in the regional standings. On the Men’s team Devan Reilly won the bareback riding, Jade Blackwell won the saddle bronc riding and Seth Anderson won the tie down roping. Also getting points for the team was Donny Scantling, winning 3rd in the tie down roping and Wyatt Kammerer placing 5th in the saddle bronc riding. Kristi Steffes led the Women’s team, winning 3rd in the barrel racing and Tally Roepke placed 5th. Taylor Engessor placed 6th in the breakaway and 6th in the goat tying and Coralee Spratt won 3rd in the breakaway. The team will make its longest trip of the season to Lamar, Colorado next weekend.

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MEN 1. Gillette College 1710 2. Casper College 1480 3. University of Wyoming 1240 4. Sheridan College 1185 5. Eastern WY College 950 6. Northeastern Junior College 830 7. Laramie County Community College 600 8. Otero Junior College 360 9. Central Wyoming College 290 10. Chadron State College 275 WOMEN 1. Gillette College 850 2. Chadron State College 690 3. Eastern Wyoming Community College 540 4. Northeastern Junior College 285 5. Sheridan College 245 6. Casper College 150 7. Central Wyoming College 145 8. University of Wyoming 140

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team chase. Gillette College is the overall leader with 1,710 points, while Casper College sits second with 1,480. With just two rodeos remaining on the fall schedule, the UW men have fought their way back into contention for one of the two important slots with 1,240 points. Just the top two CRMR teams in the standings earn automatic bids to compete in next summer’s College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) at the Casper Events Center. On the six-man UW club dominated by ropers, the Cowboys scored a whopping 475 team points in just two events. Senior Clayton Van Aken, who has appeared in three straight CNFR events, combined with partner Kyon Kreutzer of Northeastern Junior College to place second in the team roping average. They split fourth place in the opening round but came back strong in the short go with the second fastest time to earn runner-up honors. Senior Kate Merritt from Eaton, Colo., teamed up with younger brother, Reed, to earn third-place points. They had the opening round’s fastest time. Eric Gewecke, a Gillette senior, added ﬁfth-place points with UW partner Dal-

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ton Ward, from LaGrange. Van Aken, who led a trio of UW teammates in the all-around standings at the Sheridan College rodeo, used his second-place showing in the tie down average to maintain his overall CRMR lead in the event. The Descanso, Calif., senior was fourth in the opening round and split second in the short go. Kade Merritt was sixth in the average in the same event to add additional team points. A lone UW roughstock competitor managed to place in the average. Wellﬂeet, Neb., senior Wyatt Clark was in a three-way split for the top opening round ride and was fourth place in the short go. He split third and fourth in the average. Even though his points didn’t count in the team’s overall performance, Eden senior Thomas Smith placed in two separate events. He was ﬁfth in the steer wrestling average and fourth in the tie down competition. He was third in the all-around, while Kade Merritt was the runner-up to Van Aken. As hot as the UW men were last weekend, the Cowgirls were the complete opposite. For the third straight week, the UW women

failed to score in triple digits. The team managed just 50 points when Amelia Anderson, a freshman from Forsyth, Mont., split fourth place in goat tying. Regional leader Gillette College placed ﬁrst in the weekend competition with 360 points, while Chadron State College was second with 240. The Lady Longhorns lead the CRMR standings with 850 points, while Chadron is second with 690. The Cowgirls slipped to eighth in the standings with 140 points. The next regional rodeo is this weekend, hosted by Lamar Community College.

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Licensed daycare now open. Spots available full-time and before and after school. Close to Rozet school and the post ofﬁce. Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 In a Pinch?? Back up Daycare service call 307-6807948

Apartments for Rent 1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details. 2 Bedroom apartment $650 per month, $650 security, $650 last months. Above Gillette Cheese House. No pets, no smoking, laundry facilities available 685-6449 Criminal background check and renters insurance Required Immaculate 1-2 bedroom apartments, fresh paint, and new ﬂooring. (no pets). Call for move-in special starting at $595 307-686-6488 Apartment for Rent in WindRidge Appts. Water/Trash/ Washer/Dryer. Air and Heat. 3bs/2bth. Must qualify for low income housing. $740.00/ mo. Call 307-685-8066 Foothills View Apartments Hot Move In Special! Cool, Clean, Quiet Apartments. A/C, 2 Bdrm. $695 1Bdrm. $595. Showing anytime Call 307-686-6488 C3-28-2v Apartments for rent. Foothills View Apartments. Clean and Quiet. One and Two bedroom units starting at $595.00. Call for showing andmove in special 307-6866488 (c3-42-3v) 2 bedroom apartment $675 per month, $675 security, $675 last months rent. Above Gillette Cheese House no pets, no smoking laundry \ facilities available 685-6449 Criminal Background check and renters insurance required. Spacious & new, 1, 2, &3 bdrm affordable apartments available now! Call 6858066. Washer and dryer in every unit. Private sunny patio or balcony. Special move-in rate, 1 bdrm: $694, 2 bdrm: $777, 3 bdrm: $888. Move in now and deduct $ 200 off ﬁrst month while special lasts. Call Konnie or Celeste at Highland Properties 685-8066.

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person! International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563. Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc. 80ci. Evolution engine. Wide glide front end. Low. Torn apart down to frame. Have all parts, could be built in two days with under $200.00. Asking $5,500 or best offer. Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2733 2013 Custom Harley Hardtail Bobber all new $9,500. Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,500 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or307-6220825

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

Gunsmithing Special of the week. Electrolysis Barrel Cleaning. Increase the accuracy of your firearm, get ready for hunting season or a summer of shooting fun. Most cleanings complete overnight and your gun is ready the next day. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. With the current controversy of gun control you can expect changes. One of these changes will be permanently attached low capacity magazines. Make your current guns compliant to this regulation. Call for quotes on all your gunsmithing needs. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today. 1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864 Chinese Type 53 Carbines 7.62X54R. These guns have been fully restored and are excellent shooters. They are a shorter model of the Mossin Naugant making them easy to carry through the brush and trees. Large caliber with plenty of take down power for the largest and most dangerous game. Ammo is still available and still very reasonably priced. This gun comes with a fold down bayonet permanently attached. Adjustable sights on an elevation ramp rear sight makes this package very versatile. permanently attached floor plate magazine holds 5 rounds with one additional one in the chamber. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today. Wyoming Mountaineers now offers easy payment plans on any in stock firearm. Your debit card is your line of credit. Purchase any firearm that is in stock making 4 payments weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Processing fee and payment plan fee apply. Call Wyoming Mountaineers for more details. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad. Get a piece of history. Mosin Nagant Russian M91/30 Surplus Rifle. Very good to Excellent condition 7.62X54 Caliber. These are a very accurate rifle shooting 4” groups at 1000 yards. Open sights are adjustable to yardage with a push of a button. Great gun for hunting deer or elk very cheap ammo available for target practice. Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. A friend of mine called the other day and tells me he has 2 friends that are looking for some AR-15’s do I have any? I told him yes I do, They are M4 style scope ready models and priced at $695.00. Great, he says, They will be right over. They never showed up so a few days later I asked him if his friends were still interested. He told me nope, they bought them online for $1500.00. So, here they come with UPS, I still made my $15.00 for the transfer but while they were there they looked at the rifles I had in stock and discovered they were the same models they ordered with the same features and they could have bought 2 from me for the same price they paid for one they ordered. Don’t let this happen to you, Any gun, Any models, Any features can be ordered or built for a lower cost. Call for a free quote. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.

Heavy Equipment/ Trailers 6x10 trailer. Great shape, fits your biggest Harley. $1,400 obo. 299-4967. 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring. $2500 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring done in shop class 2 years ago. No rust only used once since redone. $2500 or OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

Spring Cleaning Special! Any purchase over $200 prior to 5-31-13 Will have the choice of: Free couch cleaning (up tp 8ft. long) or Free 1 year warranty on oil/water based spots. www.pineridgeclean. com 307-660-7856 ﬁnd us on Facebook Want To Get in Shape?Like to have Fun? Learn The Graceful moves of American Oriental Belly Dancing! The 3rd Sunday of every month. Call Leanna Tabatt 307-6808457 Looking to buy a new computer? Why waste the money? “Your Computer Store” has refurbished towers and laptops rebuilt right here in our store. Plenty of memory, disc space, and advice. Come by and see our inventory at “Your Computer Store,” where YOU come ﬁrst! 802 E. Third St next to Ice Cream Land “Did you see this? Than it worked. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net to list your ad today!” Powder River Mechanics. We have the cheapest labor rates, but the best quality repairs in town. We offer full services on Foreign and domestic vehicles, ATV’s, Snowmobiles, motorcycles, jet ski’s, boats, and more. Let us put you on a Preventative maintenance schedule so your vehicles run miles past your warranty. Call for an appointment. 307-6967713. Avenue Mall - Over 30 vendors, come check us out! 217 Gillette Ave. Mon-Fri. 9AM to 7 PM, Sat. 9AM- 5 PM, Sun. 10 AM - 4 PM Computers have become like cars, and they need repaired. Want the best quality repair work in N.E. Wyoming? Bring your computer to “Your Computer Store.” Quality work at a quality price. “Your Computer Store,” where YOU COME FIRST 802 E. Third street next to Ice Cream Land. Auto insurance preferred and SR-22’s. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Motorcycle and ATV insurance. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520

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

Fuel

Large and Small Band Saws call for info. 307-680-8838 18v Dewalt tools - sawzall, hammer drill, one battery and one charger. $150 obo. call (307)299-1382 Exterior door with window, interior light ﬁxtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com “As the economy worsens, don’t rely on government... rely on us to sell or trade. $0.25 per word per week. Stop in or go to www. CampbellCountyObserver. net. Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 Blue Dual Reclining Sofa. Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like. Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition. Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108. Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353. Kojac series One, two and three dvd $65.00 $98 value 307 - 670 - 1887 Two place aluminum snowmobile trailer. $1,600. 307689-0202

WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854.

Help Wanted *Immediate Openings!* Are you looking to join a fast paced, growing company? Are you ready to earn the income you know you’re worth? Are you outgoing and enjoy meeting new people? Do you enjoy sales and have sales experience? Do you enjoy leading and helping others to succeed? If so, this is the career for you! We have openings that provide print, website, and radio advertising as well as marketing solutions to businesses. We focus primarily on smaller communities, providing personalized, in-depth information specific to each coverage area. It is our goal to ensure that every customer has a positive experience, from the initial sale to final publication. We are looking for a few highly motivated and passionate individuals that will provide exemplary customer service and sales expertise to keep our clients happy and keep our company growing! If interested, please email cover letter and resume to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com for an interview. 30 yr company is looking a motivated individual for an established delivery route in the N.E. Wyoming Area. Overnight travel, weekly pay. Commission based ($600$1,000) per week. Be your own Boss! Call Dan at 970461-2436 to apply Earn $$$ While You Shop! We seek shoppers for well paying survey jobs. You can earn money while shopping. Its a stress free part time job which wont disturb your present work; also if unemployed you can work it as a full time job. Interested applicants should refer all resumes/applications to our email: pabbot12@hotmail.com Personal Assistant needed to organize and help. Computer skills needed,job experience and good with organization. We are ready to pay $570 per week interested person for more info contact: darenboot@gmail.com Rocky Mt Merchandising is looking for dependable, outgoing person to execute four in store demos in Sept showing the features and benefits of the Straight Talk Cell phone. Must commit to all four Saturdays from 10:00-4:00. Email Jackie@ rockymm.com or call 800723-9008

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.

Home For Sale By Owner

Great Horse Property for sale, in Buffalo Wyoming. 11.5 acres with three bedroom, 3 bath home with 2 car attached garage, afull length covered redwood deck and walk out basement, irrigated pastures, bite corrals, Cleary Barn, and much more.Call 307684-5844 after 5p.m. for appointment

Earn $$$ While You Shop! We seek shoppers for well paying survey jobs. You can earn money while shopping. Its a stress free part time job which wont disturb your present work; also if unemployed you can work it as a full time job. Interested applicants should refer all resumes/applications to our email: pabbot12@hotmail.com

Weekly Sports Trivia Answer What was unique about Jim Abbott, who pitched for a variety of MLB teams over his 11 year career?

He was born without a right hand.

When preparing to pitch the ball, Abbott would rest a mitt on the end of his right forearm. After releasing the ball, he would quickly slip his hand into the mitt, usually in time to field any balls that a two-handed pitcher would be able to field. Then he would secure the mitt between his right forearm and torso, slip his hand out of the mitt, and remove the ball from the mitt, usually in time to throw out the runner at first or sometimes even start a double play. At all levels, teams tried to exploit his fielding disadvantage by repeatedly bunting to him; this tactic was never effective. Batting was not an issue for Abbott for the majority of his career, since the American League uses the designated hitter, and he played only two seasons in the interleague play era. But Abbott tripled in a spring training game in 1991 off Rick Reuschel, and when Abbott joined the National League’s Milwaukee Brewers in 1999, he had two hits in 21 atbats, both off Jon Lieber. New York Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera claimed to have witnessed Abbott hitting home runs during batting practice.

Weekly Trivia Answer

American inventor David Bushnell is credited with creating the ﬁrst working submarine as well as the ﬁrst time bomb. What war did he do this for?

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The American Revolution

David Bushnell (1740–1824), of Westbrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating the ﬁrst submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Yale College in 1775. He called it the Turtle because of its look in the water. His idea of using water as ballast for submerging and raising his submarine is still in use today, as is the screw propeller, which was used in the Turtle. While at Yale, Bushnell proved that gunpowder could be exploded under water. He also made the ﬁrst time bomb. He combined these ideas by building the Turtle which was designed to attack ships by attaching a time bomb to their hulls, while using a hand powered drill and ship auger bit to penetrate the hulls. He used the Turtle in attempts to attack British ships which were blockading New York Harbor in the summer of 1776. His efforts failed every time because the Turtle’s boring device was unable to penetrate the copper sheeting lining in the ships’ hulls which was designed to protect against parasites in their previous station, the Caribbean. The Turtle eventually sank when it was trying to retreat from British observation, yet a Bushnell family member as sole commander, bailed out and survived.

Our Roots

History of Alaska By Mike Borda lthough it was the 49th state to enter the Union, Alaska’s history is much deeper than the mere 55 years it has been a member of the United States. Dating back thousands of years, the history of Alaska spans many different cultures and times. It’s entry into American hands though, remains one of it’s most interesting events. Long a possession of Russia, the Alaskan territory wasn’t known for its riches. Instead, it was owned for the value of the pure land, inhabited almost exclusively by its native population. However, like with most cultures, the inﬂux of new people caused great damage. Russian traders and trappers brought with them European diseases, decimating the native populations. In the 18th century, many countries tried to claim the land. Among them were Russia, Great Britain, and even Spain. While today it seems strange that the Spanish had a presence in Alaska, the Paciﬁc Northwest was a new frontier for money hunting, and nearly every country with the means wanted to get their own claims to the land. The Russians held the land for the most part until the middle of the 19th century. By that point, they had lost the Crimean War to Great Britain, and were falling deeply in debt. They needed to sell land, and Alaska became one of their biggest bargaining chips due to the discovery of small amounts of gold. Following the Civil War, the United

States government finally had the opportunity to purchase the land The debate on whether to purchase was heated in Congress, but Secretary of State William Seward argued passionately for the acquisition. The deal was completed on March 30, 1867 at a price of $7.2 million. Known by some as “Seward’s Folly”, it was not as critiqued as some think. The move actually had the approval of many Americans, who saw the value of Alaska’s natural resources. The actual ceremony celebrating the change of ownership took place in Sitka, Alaska on October 18. At that point, Alaska began a new era in its history, under American control. It started as a mainly military area, but in 1899, major gold deposits were found, and the territory exploded in popularity. Later, other resources were found, and the modern Alaska began to form. Alaska remained a territory through the beginning of the 20th century, even seeing some combat during World War II. The Aleutian Islands were the site of some of the earliest fighting in the Pacific theater. On January 3, 1959, Alaska became our 49th state. Alaska today is a far different place than it was in 1867. However, it was that time period that set the stage for an American future, and today it is a valued part of our country. Whether it is native living, adventure, or outdoors paradise, Alaska today proves that it was no “Folly” to acquire, but a tremendous asset.