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At this week’s Gillette City Council Meeting, one of the many acts of valor by officers of the Gillette Police Department over the years was recognized. Corporal Tracy Overton was presented the Medal of Valor Award for his actions on June 1st, 2012.

Overton who has served for over two decades in local law enforcement and has been a Gillette Police Officer for 20 years, placed himself between an armed suicidal subject (who had made threats to shoot others) and a juvenile male.

That effort to extricate the fourteen year old from the

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area to safety was given a standing ovation by a full city coucil chambers Tuesday night. Below are the details presented by Gillette Police Chief Jim Hloucal: On June 1st, 2012 at midnight, a man called 911 and stated he intended to commit suicide. The man threatened that he would use the handgun he was armed with to shoot any police officers if they attempted to intervene.

After dispatch was able to identify the man and his probable location, officers responded to the area and Cpl. Tracy Overton responded to supervise and coordinate the law enforcement response. Cpl. Overton coordinated the establishment of a perimeter and assigned responsibilities to the officers on scene.

The man’s mother was contacted in an effort to verify his exact location.

While this was occurring the man stated that he did not want his mother to come to the residence and that if she did he would escalate the situation, indicating that he would shoot her or the officers.

The mother ignored instructions not to go to the residence. She also drove through roadblocks and ig-

nored officer’s commands to stop at a safe distance from the residence. Cpl. Overton recognized the risk the woman’s presence would likely escalate the situation and was able to coordinate officers to remove the woman. The woman, who had exited her vehicle, was safely escorted from the area to a safe location.

As this was occurring it was discovered that the woman brought her 14 year old son to the residence and that he was still located in the woman’s truck directly in front of the residence.

Cpl. Overton again recognized the danger to the innocent juvenile who had been unnecessarily placed in harm’s way.

Cpl. Overton quickly arranged for cover and approached the truck to extricate the juvenile from the situation. As he approached the vehicle Cpl. Overton saw the man on the porch of the residence with a firearm in his hand.

Cpl. Overton assessed the situation immediately, placed himself in the driver’s seat between the armed man and the juvenile, and drove the vehicle

away to safety. While doing this the juvenile was described as being “rigid with fear”.

The incident was successfully resolved a short time later when dispatch negotiated the man’s surrender.

This was a highly dynamic, evolving, volatile and dangerous situation. The totality of the circumstances in this situation warrants the awarding of the Medal of Valor to Cpl. Tracy Overton for placing himself in imminent danger to ensure no harm came to an innocent bystander.

Campbell County Public Library system sponsors “One Book, One Community” Campbell County Public Library System (CCPLS) is pleased to “officially” announce the book selection for Campbell County’s One Book, One Community program: “The Dark Horse” by award winning Wyoming author Craig Johnson.

“Read and pass along” books were passed out at the Campbell County Fair in August as part of a One Book, One Community “soft launch.” “The Fair was a perfect place for the library to begin to pass out books and get our community interested in upcoming events. We’ll pass out more books at our One Book Kickoff and encourage county residents to check out the book from their library.

We have four books available in Gillette, one in Wright, a CD version available in both Gillette and Wright, and an eBook and an audiobook available to download to your phone, computer, iPad, Kindle, etc.,” said Genevieve Schlekeway, CCPLS Public Relations.

The book is the fifth of Johnson’s contemporary Longmire Mysteries which are all set in and around the fictional Absaroka County, Wyoming, and feature Sheriff Walt Longmire as the crime-solving hero. Although this story is the fifth in the series, Johnson recommended it “since it takes place in Campbell County and it’s a good stand-alone in case the reader

has never read me,” said author Craig Johnson.

The goal of One Book, One Community in Campbell County is to build a better community through reading and discussion. The concept, says Patty Myers, CCPLS Director, is to “create the feeling of a county-wide book club, where residents of different ages and backgrounds read and discuss one book. Overall, your library is encouraging County residents to READ, WATCH, ATTEND and WIN through a series of One Book, One Community events.”

Read. The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson Watch. LONGMIRE • This A&E TV series, based on Johnson’s novels, just finished its first season with rave reviews and is signed for a second season. Look for the reruns on A&E. Attend. Meet the Author Night @ CCPL • Friday, September 14 • 6PM • Meet Johnson and hear his stories about the making of the TV series based on his books. Craig will also host a book signing following his program and another 100 books will be passed out to those who attend this event.

•Wright Branch Library Book Discussion • Tuesday, September 25 • 5PM •CCPL After-Hours Book Discussion • Friday, October 5 • 6PM

Win. Wine Festival & Character Auction • Friday, October 26 • 6PM • Clarion Inn • The Library Foundation and is joining Pearls of the Prairie to host the 8th Annual Wine Festival – with a twist! The event will feature its usual array of wines to sample and silent auction items to bid on but will add a live auction to the mix that will end with a Character Auction. Craig Johnson will be on hand to auction off a name in a future Longmire mystery! Highest bid chooses a character name. If you win, will you live or die? Will you be a hero or a thug?

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Childsplay’s all-new musical rocks out 223 years of 44 Presidents Please join the CAMPLEX Heritage Center staff for the presentation of ROCK THE PRESIDENTS on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

From rockin’ Sons Of Washington, the groovy/ psychedelic I’m Not All Bad to the twangy, horseriding country western style of Ronald Reagan, Childsplay’s all-new musical ROCK THE PRESIDENTS performs at the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center. ROCK THE PRESIDENTS brings the history of our top executive office to life in this high-energy, multi-media extravaganza.

The hits just keep coming as Childsplay brings all 223 years of 44 presidents to life in this rocking, musical revue. Songs include Hail To The Chiefs, Who in the World is Millard Filmore?

More Than Four Years, Here Come the Generals ,The Buck Stops Here, Shake America and The Sons of Washington. The

legacies, the one-termers, the mistakes and the triumphs. The Generals, the First Ladies, even the presidential pets! ROCK THE PRESIDENTS was created by Dwayne Hartford (Book & Lyrics), Tempe, AZ, composer Sarah Roberts (Music) and is directed

by Anthony Runfola. ROCK THE PRESIDENTS was a smash hit at its February 2012 premiere in Tempe, AZ. performing to capacity crowds. Set amongst a presidential backdrop framed by a bald eagle and stars and stripes, the innovative scenic design features a large screen center stage to showcase the multi-media aspects of the production. Presidential portraits, paintings and historical footage stream throughout the “concert.”

During the performance, the cast interacts with the video screen in such engaging segments as a video game battle in the Sons of Washington, a Game

Why your flag was at half-staff last Thursday Governor Matt Mead ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at halfstaff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 in honor of Army Specialist Mabry James Anders who was killed in action in Afghanistan on August 27, 2012. Spc. Anders is the son of Dan and Gretchen Anders of Shell, WY and the grandson of Gary Anders of Greybull and Richard and Diana Saam of Shell.

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Show called “The Pres-i-Tron,” a ‘60s psychedelic lava lamp technique for I’m Not all Bad to the neon sign of the Lonely Presidents Lounge. At the conclusion of the show, cast uses the “Future Presi-Cam” camera to span the crowd and find our future aspiring Presidents as they rock out to “Are You A President to Be?” For more information go to www.childsplayaz.org.

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Service declares Wyoming Gray Wolf recovered under the endangered species act and returns management authority to the state of wolves taken through regulated hunting and other methods such as control of wolves found to be depredating on livestock.

Existing Federal law prohibits hunting in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.

No wolf hunting will occur in the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, the National Elk Refuge, and the Wind River Reservation in 2012, although hunting could occur in these three areas in future years.

Beginning October 1, the State of Wyoming has authorized a harvest of 52 wolves in other portions of northwestern Wyoming’s Trophy Area in 2012. Current information indicates only about ten percent of the Greater Yellowstone Area wolf population resides outside the Trophy Game Area in Wyoming, where they have been designated as predators and can be taken with very few

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This landmark conservation law has prevented the extinction of hundreds of imperiled species across the nation and promoted the recovery of the gray wolf, the bald eagle and many other species.

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around 300 wolves, while the entire Northern Rocky Mountains Distinct Population Segment is expected to achieve a long-term average of around 1,000 wolves. These wolves represent a 400-mile southern range extension of a vast contiguous wolf population that numbers over 12,000 wolves in western Canada and about 65,000 wolves across all of Canada and Alaska.

In 2009, the Service published a final rule to remove ESA protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population segment, with the exception of those in Wyoming. Wyoming was not included because the state’s management plan did not provide the necessary regulatory mechanisms to assure that gray wolf populations would be conserved if the protections of the ESA were removed.

Subsequently, the Service and the State of Wyoming developed points of agreement that would promote management of a stable, sustainable population of wolves and allow management authority to be turned over to the state. Wyoming subsequently developed a wolf management plan and amended its state law and regulations to codify those protections.

With publication of this final rule, the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves that includes all of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, the eastern third of Washington and Oregon, and a small corner of northcentral Utah will be managed by state and tribal jurisdictions. Today’s decision will take effect September 30th.

Biologists have determined that the vast majority of Wyoming’s wolf population and habitat is located in northwest Wyoming, where wolves will be managed as “trophy game” animals year-round.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Wyoming population of gray wolves is recovered and no longer warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Beginning September 30th, wolves in Wyoming will be managed by the state under an approved management plan, as they are in the states of Idaho and Montana.

“The return of the wolf to the Northern Rocky Mountains is a major success story, and reflects the remarkable work of States, Tribes, and our many partners to bring this iconic species back from the brink of extinction,” said Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe. “The wolf population has remained healthy under state management in Idaho and Montana, and we’re confident that the Wyoming population will sustain its recovery under the management plan Wyoming will implement.”

The most recent official minimum population estimate shows that the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population contains more than 1,774 adult wolves and more than 109 breeding pairs. Most of the suitable habitat across the Northern Rocky Mountain region is now occupied and likely at, or above, longterm carrying capacity. This population has exceeded recovery goals for 10 consecutive years.

The Service will continue to monitor the delisted wolf populations in all three states for a minimum of five years to ensure that they continue to sustain their recovery, and retain authority to reinstate ESA protections at any time if circumstances warrant.

“Our primary goal, and that of the states, is to ensure that gray wolf populations in the Northern Rocky Mountains remain healthy, giving future generations of Americans the chance to hear its howl echo across the area,” added Ashe. “No one, least of all Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, wants to see wolves back on the endangered species list.

But that’s what will happen if recovery targets are not sustained.”

Wyoming has committed to meeting its statutory and regulatory standards by managing for a buffer above minimum management targets. The management framework adopted by the State is designed to maintain at least 150 wolves and 15 breeding pairs within the State of Wyoming. This is the same management objective as was adopted by the States of Montana and Idaho.

The Service expects the Greater Yellowstone Area wolf population to maintain a long-term average of

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Kinnaird Phillips collects numerous photographs in new book, “Flags Across America” “As my husband and I travel throughout the United States, I started noticing the American flag,” tells Kinnaird Phillips. “I believe it is one of the most beautiful pieces of art ever created. I am so proud to be an American and to live in a country where we are free.”

Sharing her love and appreciation of the flag, Phillips collects a number of photos and shares them in her new book, “Flags Across America” (published by Trafford Publishing).

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and taking pictures of it at various places my husband and I have visited has inspired me to put them in a book.”

It is her hope that others will see it and appreciate the beauty of the flag in their own hometowns.

From Yellowstone, to Indiana, Wyoming to Florida, the American flag is featured in over 80 pictures from Phillips’ travels across the country.

“Flags across America” is a wonderful photography book representing the true

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About the Author: Kinnaird Phillips was born in East Tennessee in Scott County. She is the fifth of eight siblings – five brothers and two sisters. At age 11, she and her family moved from Robbins, Tenn., to Indianapolis. Phillips has been married for 41 years and has one married son with her first grandchild on the way. She enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with her family.

Volunteers encouraged to join Medical Reserve Corps units

September is National Preparedness Month Submitted by Kim Deti - Wyoming Department of Health Potential volunteers who would like to donate time and expertise to help prepare for and respond to emergencies and promote healthy living are asked by the Wyoming Department of Health to consider joining a local Medical Reserve Corps unit.

“We are looking for individuals with medical training and experience as well as other interested people to serve as leaders and volunteers to either start or join local Medical Reserve Corps units,” said Dr. Wendy Braund, state health officer and Public Health Division senior administrator with the Wyoming Department of Health.

Community-based Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units are a specialized, health-related component of Citizen Corps, a national network of hometown security volunteers. The efforts of MRC volunteers supplement existing emergency

and public health resources. MRC units help find local needs and support their communities throughout the year with various activities.

Braund offered some Wyoming examples of MRC activity: • In Natrona County, the local MRC provides basic EMT support for the Special Olympics, Casper College athletic events and other events.

• The Albany County MRC has a strong presence with the University of Wyoming, and provides mental health first aid and fire rehabilitation.

• The Northeast Wyoming MRC helps with medical surge capacity for smaller hospital clinics during events.

Braund noted funding is available to start new local MRC units in Wyoming.

“We’d love to see more active MRC units established across the state because they can help Wyoming be

more prepared for potential health-related emergencies,” she said.

Residents interested in joining an existing MRC or starting one in their area can contact Angelyn Mayes at 307-587-5366 or angelyn.mayes@wyo.gov for more information.

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Fur Kids Foundation plans festival for families and pets Pet-A-Palooza takes place September 15

Calling all animal lovers! On September 15, the Fur Kids Foundation hosts its first Pet-A-Palooza at CAMPLEX Park, Shelter No. 5 from 8 a.m.3:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Land Surveying Inc. This family friendly event features a 5K Race, artistic dog house raffles, dog agility competitions, Gillette Police Department K9 demonstrations, Mutt Strut 1.6K (one mile), Pet Fashion Show Contest, Pet/Owner LookAlike Contest, pet-related products and services, and much more. The event is free to the public; the 5K Race, contests and Mutt Strut all have entrance fees.

Pet-A-Palooza Attractions If your dog is a fashion junkie that loves to strut her stuff, the Pet Fashion Show Contest offers a runway for your pet to show off. Or, if you and your terrier, tabby, parrot or ferret share an uncanny resemblance, the Pet/Owner Look Alike Contest is another option. Winners from the contests will be a part of the Foundation’s Benefit Wines fundraiser in October, and their photos will be featured on a bottle of wine.

The contests are $5 per person to enter. Participants in the 5K race participants pay a $20 fee, which includes a T-shirt. Mutt Strut 1.6K participants pay a $10 fee, which includes goodie bag. Preregistration can be taken atfurkidsfoundation@gmail.com or (307) 363-1131—forms can also be downloaded on the Foundation’s website,www.furkidsfoundation.org.

Registrations for the 5K, contests and

Mutt Strut will also take place the day of the event. Those who participate in the Mutt Strut are automatically entered into a contest of their choice.

Other Pet-A-Palooza attractions include a K9 demonstration offered from the Gillette Police Department and pet agility competitions by the Northeast Wyoming Kennel Club. Pet-focused organizations such as the Gillette Dog Owners Group: Bark! For a Gillette Dog Park and Wyoming Basset Hound Rescue will be on hand. Owners can get their pets microchipped through the Friends of the Gillette Animal Shelter, or have professional portraits taken by Phagan Photography.

Other vendors include: • Annabelle’s Cookies • Boy Scout Troop No. 64 • Candy Apple Garden • Corner Emporium • The Dog House hot dogs • Pine Country Wreaths • Reynolds Farm Products • Thirty One Bags Pet-A-Palooza Schedule of Events • 6:30 a.m. 5K Registration opens • 8 a.m. 5K Begins • 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Dog Agility • 9 a.m. Registration for Mutt Strut, Pet/Owners Look Alike Contest and Pet Fashion Show Contest. Vendors open for the public.

• 10 a.m. Police K9 Demonstration • 10:30 a.m. Mutt Strut 1.6K (1 mile) • 11:30 a.m. Pet/Owner Look-Alike Contest • 12 p.m. Pet Fashion Show Contest • 12:30-1:30 p.m. Just Clowning

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The Fur Kids Foundation seeks volunteers to work throughout the day in two-hour increments. Interested people should contact the Foundation at (307) 363-1131.

For more information about Pet-APalooza, contact the Fur Kids Foundation at furkidsfoundation@gmail. com or (307) 363-1131. Visit www. furkidsfoundation.org or www.facebook.com/furkidsfoundation.

About the Fur Kids Foundation: Created in 2011, the Fur Kids Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides education and aid to promote the well-being of animals in Campbell County. The Foundation provides veterinary financial assistance to those who demonstrate a need in Campbell County, promotes and educate the importance of spaying/neutering and veterinary care for pets, and provides support for groups for pets and their owners. For more information, visitwww.furkidsfoundation.org or www. facebook.com/furkidsfoundation.

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By Amanda Wright - Observer Reporter tract with the county until the zoning ordinance was passed or killed. He added that the current property of the manor if rebuilt would take 4-6 years and add $2 million to the budget.

There have been other sites looked at including the campground and Hayden property. Both were thought to be inappropriate for the needs of the project.

The new Manor could be built within 2 years if they were to break ground now.

Time appears to be the deciding factor at the moment.

After listening for more than an hour to the public’s opinion, the City Council voted 5-2 to pass the ordinance to a 3rd reading which will happen Monday the 17th of September.

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erty. Jonathan talked about how having the new facility overlooking the cemetery is a bad idea as it shows death and despair to the residents.

Councilman John Opseth said that this was a matter of rezoning change not of them telling the Board where they can build at.

Local business owner, Mr. Patel, stood at the podium stating he was for the rezoning. He stated since the elderly don’t drive and don’t have cars he believed traffic would be light for the new Pioneer Manor and wouldn’t add to the Douglas Hwy traffic like another business would.

A 3 year resident of Pioneer Manor gave her voice a try at the podium stating she didn’t want to see her friends maneuver Douglas Hwy in order to visit her.

In tears, Janet asked the council to not rezone and allow the land to be used for the new facility.

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The long running debate over the use of the old Recreation center building and property, brought a lot of Gillette citizens to the City Council meeting Tuesday night, the 4th of September. Reaching the second reading of the Ordinance to Amend the District Zoning Map of the city of Gillette, the council room was crowded with citizens wanting to speak up or just observe the proceedings.

During the public comments, people were allowed to approach the podium and address their concerns and thoughts to the City Council. One of the concerned parties were the owner, Ginger, of the Green Tree Crazy Woman Campground and her property manager, Jonathan. Together they brought forward new information about the proposed site of the new Pioneer Manor.

They suggested the 8 acres of the campground, stating its closeness to the hospital and the many trees that cover the prop-

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Wildfire Prevention while recreating

Residents still have plenty of warm, outdoor weather to enjoy. However, with drought conditions at an extreme, folks are asked to take extra care when recreating to help prevent wildland fires in the state.

This year, close to 500,000 acres have burned in Wyoming. Many of these fires have been caused by lightning, however, there is an increase of human caused fires throughout the country, Wyoming included. Hunting season and outdoor fall activities brings an increase for the potential of human caused fires. You can do your part to help reduce the threat of wildfire by following these simple steps during these extreme dry conditions.

Check local fire restrictions before you leave for the outdoors. Most of the counties in Wyoming are still under fire restrictions, as well as many areas in the National Forests. As a reminder, open fires are always prohibited on State Trust Lands.

Never leave a campfire unattended. When it is time to turn in at camp, or leave to scout in the morning,

take the time to properly extinguish your campfire.

Use plenty of water to extinguish all of the embers.

Keep a shovel nearby to stir the contents of your fire pit until it is cold to the touch. If camp is not near a water source, use dirt to extinguish the embers and mix until cool. Do not just bury your fire. Simply covering a fire with dirt may allow embers to continue to smolder and spread under windy conditions.

Ammunition.

Consider the type of ammunition and targets you are using. Minimize the risk of fires by not using steel-jacketed ammunition, ammunition with steel-core components, tracer rounds or exploding targets in fire-prone areas.

Smoking. When it is time to put out that cigarette, be sure to completely extinguish it by crushing the butt in dirt or sand. Carry a coffee can of sand with you to extinguish and store your used butts. Pay attention to where ashes may drop and only smoke in areas with a minimum 3’ clearance of vegetation.

Operating ATV’s/UTV’s.

Using an ATV while hunt-

ing can be fun and efficient, however before taking off be sure that your ATV is equipped with a spark arrestor. The devices work by trapping larger hot exhaust particles that have been expelled by internal combustion engines.

Parking your vehicle. Just because we have trucks that can go off road, does not mean that it is a great idea to park them there.

When the time comes to park the rig and head out on foot, be sure that your vehicle is not parked in tall dry grass or other vegetation. Catalytic converters and hot exhaust systems can easily spark a fire.

Be prepared. Pack a shovel, a 5-gallon can of water and a fire extinguisher with the rest of your hunting gear. Being prepared in case of a fire, be it one that you accidentally start or happen to come across, may be the difference between 5 square feet and 500 acres of charred land.

Hunters are often billed as some of the best outdoorsmen/women and stellar stewards of the land.

Be smart, be safe and be prepared to avoid the dan-

gers of wildfire while hunting. Remain watchful and report any wildfire you see to authorities.

For information on fire restriction and wildland fires in the region, please go to: https://sites.google.com/a/ wyo.gov/wsfd-fire-information/ Wyoming State Forestry Division.

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Prescription Drug Abuse forum scheduled for Laramie

Residents interested in the issues surrounding prescription drug abuse in Wyoming are invited to attend a one-day forum scheduled next month in Laramie by the Rx Abuse Stakeholders Group.

With a theme of “When Prescriptions Kill…,” the Wyoming Prescription Drug Abuse Forum will be held September 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Wyoming in the Wyoming Union Ballroom.

“We intend this conference to highlight the rapidly increasing abuse of prescription medicines across the state,” said U.S. Attorney Christopher Crofts. “It’s a growing problem that is often overlooked and frequently misunderstood.”

“Because prescription drugs are an important and legal part of our lives when

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used properly, many people believe they can’t be dangerous,” Crofts said “Unfortunately, when they are used inappropriately they can be quite harmful and even deadly.”

Expert speakers and panel discussions will cover subjects such as responsible prescribing, stories of personal loss, recovery, law enforcement concerns and a description of the problem and its ramifications in Wyoming. “For example, we expect speakers to discuss how the practice of overprescribing painkillers leads to doctor shopping, drug theft and obtaining prescriptions fraudulently, as well as how the use of hard core drugs such as heroin can result when abusers are unable to obtain prescription drugs,” Crofts said.

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I have been gathering court documents and closing some cases over the last couple of days and I was reminded at how important help from the public is to our effort as game wardens. Many of the cases I investigated in the last year started as a report from a concerned sportsman. In many cases it doesn’t take much to get the ball rolling and I appreciate every bit of help I get from the public each year. If you see illegal activity while you are hunting please call the Stop Poaching Hotline at 1-877-WGFD-TIP and report it. Thanks to all of you that have reported wildlife violators in the past and I look forward to another busy hunting season.

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National College Colors Day Friday, August 31st was National College Colors Day. All over the United States schools celebrated their pride by wearing the colors of the college they attend.

This was no different for

our local college-goers as they all showed up to class with black and blue shirts on to show their “Pronghorn Pride.” Although there are very few classes on Fridays at the Gillette College, the amount of support was

phenomenal.

Everyone from students, faculty, and staff sported their best and stood in the commons area for a group picture. They were subsequently rewarded with a “tailgate lunch” where sides and sandwich-

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Even though support was shown every Friday is school pride day at the Gillette College. They plan to keep the spirit alive all year-round.

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State of Wyoming secures settlement agreement with three major US Publishers over E-Book price-fixing allegations The State of Wyoming along with 54 other states, districts and U.S. territories, announced today that it has reached an antitrust settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States. Hachette Book Group (USA), HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. and Simon & Schuster Inc. have agreed to pay a total of more than $69 million to consumers nationwide to resolve antitrust claims of an alleged unlawful conspiracy to fix the prices of electronic books (E-books). They have also agreed to change the way they price E-books going forward.

The settlement occurs in conjunction with a civil antitrust lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. The states allege that the three settling publishers and others, including non-settling publishers Macmillan and Penguin (collectively, the “Agency Five” publishers), “conspired and agreed to increase retail E-book prices for all consum-

ers” and “agreed to eliminate E-book retail price competition between E-book outlets, such that retail prices to consumers would be the same regardless of the outlet patronized by the consumer.”

Today’s settlement stems from a two-year antitrust investigation that developed evidence that the Agency Five conspired to end E-Book retailers’ freedom to compete on price by taking control of pricing from E-Book retailers and substantially increasing the prices that consumers paid for E-Books. The states allege that the publishers prevented retail price competition resulting in consumers paying millions of dollars more for their e-books.

Under the proposed settlement agreement, which the court must approve, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster will compensate consumers who purchased E-books from any of the Agency Five during the period of April 1, 2010 through May 21, 2012. Payments will begin 30 days after the court approval of

the settlement becomes final. Consumers in the State of Wyoming are expected to receive up to $175,000 in total compensation. Instructions on how to receive compensation will be provided to consumers who purchased one or more E-books from the Agency Five during the relevant time period. Consumers will have the option of claiming their share of the settlement funds in the form of a check or E-book credits.

In addition to paying the $69 million in consumer compensation, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to terminate their existing agency agreements with certain retailers, requiring the publishers to grant retailers–such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble–the freedom to reduce the prices of their E-book titles. For two years they will be prohibited from making any new agreements that constrain retailers’ ability to offer consumer discounts or other promotions which encourage the sale of e-Books.

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Wyoming non-profits receive $1.5 million in Daniels Fund grants Submitted by Peter Droege Organizations serving youth, seniors, and the homeless are among the recipients of $1,510,350 in grants to Wyoming nonprofits announced this week by the Daniels Fund.

Grant recipients include: Big Horn County, multipurpose youth program and exhibition capital project; Boy Scouts of America, Pinedale Camp New Fork project; Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming, youth boxing and program center capital project; Bright Futures Mentoring Program of Cody; Central Wyoming Rescue Mission of Casper; Dubois Youth Activities, after-school and entrepreneur programs; Fathers in the Field of Lander, statewide principled character and leadership programs; Help For Health Transitions Program of Riverton; Johnson County YMCA youth programs; Pine Haven Harwood Baseball Field

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project; Ten Sleep Senior Center upgrade project; and Western Plains Historic Preservation summer youth ethics, integrity and leadership program.

“These organizations set a high standard for excellence in serving the people of Wyoming,” explained Linda Childears, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund. “We are honored to support their efforts to

make life better in communities across the state,” she added.

The Daniels Fund will award a projected $3.3 million in grants to Wyoming nonprofits in 2012. Funding areas include: Aging, Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education Reform, Ethics & Integrity in Education, Homeless &

Disadvantaged, and Youth Development.

Bill Daniels, a pioneer in cable television who launched his first system in Casper, established the Daniels Fund to operate the Daniels Fund Scholarship Program and the Daniels Fund Grants Program in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Visit www.DanielsFund.org for more information.

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Raffle Prizes are: ∞ A one year subscription to the Campbell County Observer - $50 value. ∞ One hour limousine ride - $60 value. $1 Tickets $5 ∞ One hair cut provided by A’do Hair Salon - $20 value. r fo or 6 ∞ A large pizza of choice from Godfather’s Pizza - $15 value.

(Drawing will be September 9th at 2:00 pm. Need not be present to win.)

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Road Construction Updates Overdale Drive ~ Flying Circle

The City of Gillette’s Engineering and Utilities Departments update road construction projects, including work on Flying Circle Drive and Overdale Drive.

Flying Circle Drive Flying Circle Drive between 4J Road and Jack Plane Lane will be closed from Thursday, August 30th through Monday, October 1st while a contractor installs new water line and sanitary sewer line. As construction progresses, no more than two intersections will be closed at one time. This work

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is for the Flying Circle Sewer and Water Improvements Project.

Overdale Drive A contractor will be performing street repair on Overdale Drive from halfway through the Overdale Drive/Trail Circle intersection to 50 feet north of that intersection from Tuesday, September 4th through Tuesday, September 11th. This work is for the Pavement Management Schedule A Project which is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Benson’s Art Shop Exhibit and Book Signing

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Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

The Campbell County Rockpile Museum and the Campbell County Historical Society are pleased to host an opening reception for the museum’s newest exhibit Benson’s Art Shop on Thursday, September 13th at 7:00 p.m. This exhibit features the works of Jake W. Benson (1895-1958), cowboy folk artist from northeast Wyoming. Benson was a self-taught artist who painted extensively in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He painted large murals in bars and cafes, ranch and business signs, tourist billboards, and many western scenes. He had a small art shop in downtown Gillette for a number of years in the 1940s.

Benson’s Art Shop features nearly twenty paintings, numerous sketches, his original paint shop sign, photos of Benson, and his last known painting. Many of the paintings are on loan to the museum and are here only until the exhibit closes at the end of February 2013.

The Campbell County Historical Society will also present a new book by Jake Benson’s granddaughter Doris Mitchell titled Searching for Jake W. Benson. This book discusses Benson’s life and art and contains many illustrations of his paintings, drawings, and murals. Mrs. Mitchell will be on hand to discuss the book and will read one of her grandfather’s poems. She is also bringing a few paintings from the family collection that will only be on display on the 13th. Mrs. Mitchell described the book as “an attempt to make an intimate connection with the past.” Her goal was to “showcase the wonderful artwork of Jake’s, replay his personal life, and show what a true gentleman he was.”

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Searching for Jake W. Benson will be available for purchase for $15 during the exhibit opening on September 13th and in the museum gift shop thereafter. Mrs. Mitchell has generously agreed to sign copies on the 13th for anyone that is interested.

For additional information about the exhibit or the Rockpile Museum, please call CCRM at (307) 682-5723 or visit www.rockpilemuseum.com.

The Campbell County Rockpile Museum is located at 900 W. 2nd Street in Gillette, Wyoming.

In early 1942, her husband Robert Love was called to active duty in the Munitions Building, Washington, D. C. as the deputy chief of staff of the Ferrying Command. Nancy Love accompanied him to Washington and on March 11 took a civil service position in Baltimore, Maryland with the Operations Office of the Ferrying Command’s Northeast Sector (soon redesignated 2nd Ferrying Group), Domestic Division. The Domestic Division, commanded by Col. William H. Tunner, was designated Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command (ATC) a few months later.

She piloted her own airplane on her daily commute from the couple’s home in Washington, D. C. The offices of Major Love and Col. Tunner were near each other, and during a conversation between them, her piloting skills caught the attention of Tunner, who was scouring the country for skilled pilots to deliver aircraft from factories to fields. Major Love suggested Tunner speak to his wife directly.

Nancy Love convinced Tunner that the idea of using experienced women pilots to supplement the existing pilot force was a good one. He then asked her to write up a proposal for a women’s ferrying division. When his recommendation that she (and the other female pilots) be commissioned into the Women’s Army Corps (WAAC) was denied, he appointed her to his staff as Executive of Women’s Pilots. Within

a few months, she had recruited 29 experienced female pilots to join the newly created Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Nancy Love became their commander. In September 1942, the women pilots began flying from New Castle Army Air Field, Wilmington, Delaware, under the 2nd Ferrying Group.

By June 1943, Nancy Love was commanding four different squadrons of WAFS at Love Field, Texas; New Castle, Delaware; Romulus, Michigan; and Long Beach, California. The WAFS’ number had greatly increased because of the addition of graduates of the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, an organization championed and headed by Jacqueline Cochran.

On August 5, 1943, the WAFS merged with the WFTD and became a single entity: the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Nancy Love was named the executive for all WASP ferrying operations. Under her command, female pilots flew almost every type military aircraft then in the Army Air Force’s inventory, and their record of achievement proved remarkable.

She was the first woman to be certified to fly the North American P-51 Mustang, C-54, B-25 Mitchell, and along with Betty Gillies, the B-17 Flying Fortress. She was certified in 16 military aircraft, including the Douglas C-47 and the A-36.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites the public to “Follow the Ferret” The National Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program, a multi-partner project lead by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invites you to follow the life-cycle of one of North America’s most endangered mammals, the black-footed ferret (BFF).

Twice declared extinct, a small remnant population of black-footed ferrets was discovered in 1981 and brought into a captive breeding facility. Recovery efforts began with only 18 ferrets, slowly instituting one of the most successful wildlife reintroduction programs in history. More than 7,100 ferrets have been born in captivity since 1986 with approximately 3,000 BFFs being reintroduced back to their native prairie habitat. Approximately 1,000 individuals now live in the wild making this one of America’s greatest conservation success stories.

Starting this week, the ferret journey begins on the Recovery Program’s Facebook page (https://www. facebook.com/#!/pages/NationalBlack-footed-Ferret-ConservationCenter/186895241361880).

The public can follow a number of blackfooted ferrets as biologists work to prepare them to survive on the American prairie. “It’s a really rewarding project,” said Kimberly Tamkun of the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center. “We’re trying to use social media in a way that creates more awareness for one of America’s most elusive, yet charismatic species.

We know that if the American public learns more about this species, they’ll be much more likely to support its recovery and, just as importantly, the conservation of many other prairie species who share this rare habitat.”

The “masked bandit of the prairie,” as the black-footed ferret is sometimes called, is beloved by those familiar with the species. It is known for its distinct and sometimes eccentric personality, which is embodied best in its famous “ferret dance” (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=WiUbds5xGp4).

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Grand Champion titles by division went to: Alfalfa • Grand Champion – David Hinman, Hardrock Farms, Wheatland Mixed Hay • Grand Champion – Mark Bappe, Riverton Grass Hay Grand Champion – Hardrock Farms, Wheatland Alfalfa Cubes • Grand Champion – Bruce Jacobson Riverton David Hinman also won the Best of Show title and Hardrock Farms won the Premier Hay Exhibitor title, which recognizes the exhibitor who has the most entries placing the highest among all four divisions.

Final placement in each class was determined by using forage analysis results examined by Ward Laboratory in Kearney, Neb., as well as the physical appearance of each sample. The contest was judged

by Dr. Anowar Islam from the University of Wyoming. The four most important values in the chemical analysis are: Relative Feed Value (RFV) score, Crude Protein, Total Digestible Nutrient (TDN ) percentage and Relative Feed Quality score. The physical qualities of a forage sample must contain a bright green color, soft stems

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Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving a burglary that occurred within the last three weeks at PackAway Storage located at 3900 E Collins Road. Unknown suspect(s) made entry into storage unit by cutting the lock. Items taken during the burglary include a Miller 220 v wire feed welder, Craftsman 30 gallon air compressor, Dewalt sabre saw, Dewalt circular saw, Makita grinder, and a Champion generator.

If you have information that can solve this or any other crime please call Crime Stoppers at 686-0400 or the High School Crime Stoppers at 682-4185. You can remain anonymous and may earn up to $1,000 in reward.

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Hay producers compete for champion titles at Wyo. State Fair Hay producers from around the state competed at the Wyoming State Fair recently for winning titles on their premium hay.

Producers competed in the Open Hay Show, sponsored by the Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division, in four forage divisions: alfalfa, mixed hay, grass hay and alfalfa hay cubes.

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and leaves, excellent leaf retention in the sample and be obviously free of any mold, weeds and any other foreign objects.

Additionally, the Business Council will forward several entries on to the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., Oct. 2-6.

Those include: Alfalfa • David Hinman, Kellie Hinman and Hard Rock Farms – Wheatland • Ervin Gara – Torrington • Kossert Brothers Inc. - Casper Grass Hay • David Hinman – Wheatland • Jamie Wilkinson –Torrington • Gerry Danko – Powell • Casey Epler – Hillsdale • Mark Bappe - Riverton Wyoming producers have won or placed extremely high in the commercial hay division at the World Dairy Expo for the last several years.

For more information about the Business Council Crop and Forage program, contact Donn Randall, program manager, at donn. randall@wyo.gov or 307.777.6578.

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UW will host 11th Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Job Fair

The 11th annual Rocky Mountain Rendezvous (RMR), one of five regional job fairs sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Society for Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), will be Sept. 21-24, at the University of Wyoming Conference Center and Hilton Garden Inn. The RMR offers an opportunity for geoscience students from across the United States to visit with oil, gas and environmental industry representatives, and showcase their work.

Close to 200 students have attended in recent years, and approximately 25 companies are expected this year.

Participating companies support a number of activities, including field trips, short courses, resume and interviewing workshops, technical poster presentations, receptions and dinners, as well as formal interviews.

Chevron, Shell, ExxonMobil, Anadarko, Encana Oil and Gas, BP Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil, Hess Corporation and Schlumberger will be among the com-

panies with representatives at this year’s RMR. AAPG is one of the world’s largest professional geological societies. SEG is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the science of geophysics and the education of exploration geophysicists.

Companies and students may register for this year’s event on the RMR website at http://geology.uwyo.edu/ rmr. For more information, go online to http://geology.uwyo.edu/rmr-contact.

Still time to upload photos for ag photo contest Amateur and professional photographers still have time to upload their photos for the Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division’s 5th Annual Ag Photo Contest.

Photos for the contest must be received by Sept.

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Photographers may submit photos through various means: mailing a hard copy or CD of images; emailing their photos; or using a new web-based photo upload tool at www.

wyophotocontest.com that allows contestants to easily upload high-resolution photos through the Business Council website.

Digital photos, whether on CD or uploaded through the new tool, must be in .jpeg, .gif, .pdf or .ping formats and may not exceed 10 megabytes.

Regardless of how the image is submitted, contestants must also submit their name, address, contact information, a photo title and

where the photo was taken.

While there are no subject categories, all submissions must be agriculture related and taken in Wyoming.

Photos could include crops; livestock and farm animals; ag recreation and activities; or scenic agriculture. Photos may be in color or black and white.

Contestants may submit multiple photos to the contest.

All contestants are eligible for the Grand Prize of $300. Adult contestants

may win $150 and $75 for 1st and 2nd places respectively. Youth contestants may win $50 and $25 for 1st and 2nd places respectively. Winning photos will also be used in the 2013 AgriCulture Calendar issued in fall 2012.

For more information contact Terri Barr, marketing information specialist for the Agribusiness Division, at307.777.2807 or terri.barr@wyo.gov.

Governor applauds Interior Now Wyoming leads on Wolf management Governor Matt Mead applauds the U.S. Department of Interior for its decision to delist wolves in Wyoming.

This action will return management of wolves to the State of Wyoming.

Wolves are slated to come off the endangered species list, officially, on October 1, 2012.

“Today’s announcement represents a significant achievement for the State of Wyoming,” Governor Mead said. “A remarkable effort was made by many in our state, by Secretary Ken Salazar and by his team to reach this milestone. The work and support of the State Legislature, the Congressional Delegation, ranchers,

outfitters and guides, and sportsmen were instrumental in the delisting of wolves in Wyoming and I extend my appreciation.”

Governor Mead and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar worked out an agreement to remove wolves from the endangered species list last year.

Wolf numbers in Wyoming reached federal delisting criteria in 2002. “The wolf population in Wyoming is recovered, and it is appropriate that the responsibility for wolf management be returned to the state,” Governor Mead said. “I commend Secretary Salazar and Director Dan Ashe for their commitment to this process and

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Wyoming’s wolf management plan was reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and by independent wolf scientists twice. “I am proud of Wyoming’s Wolf Management Plan.

I am confident Wyoming’s plan will provide a sustainable wolf population in Northwest Wyoming that will contribute substantially to the wolf population in the Northern Rocky Mountains. I have every expectation that Wyoming will do an excellent job managing wolves and the species will not be relisted,” Governor Mead said.

Local author Curt Wendelboe to speak at county libraries Gillette author Curt Wendelboe’s second installment in his Native American mystery series is out and Campbell County Public will host the author for a reading and book signing on Sunday, September 16 at 2:00 p.m. Wright Branch Library will host Wendelboe on Tuesday, September 18, 6:30 p.m.

Wendelboe was a veteran deputy of the Camp-

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So why the disconnect?

By Glenn Woods

In last week’s Campbell County Observer there was a letter to the editor from the Wyoming Food Freedom Foundation.

They are the groups who have organized the fight to ensure that the citizens of Wyoming will be able to hold onto their right to sell, purchase, and consume the foods that they wish.

By now you may know the story, but a quick review, and then a question.

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture has proposed rules, (laws) that would effectively shut down small farming operations and farmers markets because none of these small operations would be able to keep up with the cost of complying with these new regulations. (That’s the short story). You’ll be happy to know the farmers and ranchers throughout Wyoming got busy fighting the WGA. Now the question: How is it that in a state like Wyoming, supposedly the freest state in the nation, we see any part of our government, elected or not, that can even entertain the idea of infringing our rights to grow, raise, sell, or consume?

You see, to me this is a no-brainer. To most people in Wyoming it is a no brainer.

If I wish to grow green leafy vegetables in my back yard, I can. If I want to sell them, I can. Anyone who wishes to buy them knows full well that they are buying something grown in my back yard.

If I wish to own a cow, I can. If I wish to milk the cow and drink the milk or serve it to my kids it is nobody’s business but my own. If I wish to sell the milk, I can.

The people buying the milk from me know full well what they are getting. If I wish to raise a few chickens in my back yard, and collect their eggs, and eat them, and feed them to my kids, or sell them, I can. Anyone buying the eggs knows full well where they come from when they buy them.

This is called ---- FREEDOM! To those who would bring up all of the reasons why they think such farm products are unsafe I say --- MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. I’m sure you mean well and you don’t want to see anyone getting sick. To which the people buying whole foods would answer you by saying --- “that is why we buy whole foods, we don’t want to get sick.”

Sure I understand that there is a dis-

agreement on what “safe” is in this case, but again, it comes back to that old and I do think famous American saying --MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. America was founded on MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. It is a famous saying often used across fence posts and even across the street, shouted at neighbors.

For that matter I believe the founding fathers might have said it to King George in The Declaration of Independence, though they were much more fanciful with the language.

So how is it that there is such a disconnect, even here in the state of Wyoming, when it comes to MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS-ism? Somehow we have offices full of people in Cheyenne that just simply do not understand the concept.

In the public hearings held over the new WDA rules (laws) good people from across the state showed up and politely explained the idea to the members of the board of the WDA. Do you think they got it? I bet that they did not. How it has to be explained to them in the first place is beyond me.

I remember when I was a little boy hearing mothers and fathers telling their little tattle-tale kids to mind their own business and quit snitching on their brothers and sisters. I remember once watching an adult yell it across the street to a neighbor. So, really, I want to know, how come these people in Cheyenne don’t get it.

For sake of this article I’m sticking within the borders of the state of Wyoming. Still, I can’t finish this little rant without pointing out that Wyoming, the state of, was settled with the idea of MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS on the forefront of people’s minds. I’d like to ask the good people of the WDA why they think the first settlers moved out this way in the first place. It is, in fact, precisely because they were tired of the politicians and bureaucrats back east getting into their business.

A lot of words have been spoken, in fact entire books have been written, heck, wars have been fought over MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. I think that short little sentence clearly explains it all and nothing more needs to be said.

Yes, Lord help us, some people just can’t seem to do it.

Back in April, when the comprehensive GDP data for the first quarter of this year came out, I noted that…

Year-to-year inflationadjusted growth is down.

In the first quarter of 2011 the U.S. economy grew by 2.2 percent over the first quarter of 2010. In Q1 of 2012 the year-to-year growth rate is 2.1 percent.

If Obama’s recovery policy had worked and put us on a traditional recovery path, we should have at 3+ percent growth by now. We are at the very least one full percentage point below where we should be, provided again that we were on a recovery path. Since the GDP growth rate has actually slowed down marginally, we now have yet another round of GDP data that confirms the utter failure of the Obama administration’s anti-recession policies.

Today we have the comprehensive GDP data for the second quarter of 2012 – and it is not much better news for the Obama administration. Compared to the second quarter of 2011, GDP has grown by 2.3 percent (adjusted for inflation) which, admittedly, is up compared to a year earlier (1.2 percent in Q2 of ’11 over Q2 in ’10). However, not only is the rate at least a full percent below where it should be if we were in a recovery, but it is also driven by the “wrong” variables. For an economy to be in recovery mode private consumption must show signs of consumer confidence; today’s GDP numbers show the exact opposite.

Again, the key indicator of whether or not we are in a domestic recovery is showing the exact opposite: private consumption is still growing, but the rate is slowing down. From Q2 in 2010 to Q2 in 2011 consumption grew at 2.7 percent; today, a year later, the

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exports. A year ago the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that gross exports (not deducting imports) had grown by 6.8 percent over second quarter 2010, a solid $121 billion rise in overseas sales by American businesses. Today’s export growth is down to 4.5 percent. That is still a high number, but it also reflects the weakening economies in Europe and East Asia (which, by the way, we are not at war with).

The increase in investments is an accelerator effect of the export increase in 2011. If the weakening trend in export growth continues and turns negative, we will experience a drop in investments with a 4-6 quarter lag, probably faster for non-structural investments. The only variable that can provide remedy is private consumption, which again is currently very weak. Should consumers get more optimistic toward the end of the year, we could see the benefits of the exports-driven acceleration in investments together with the benefits of rising private spending.

That, however, will take a solid change in America’s economic outlook, something that is very unlikely to happen under the current presidential administration.

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growth rate is down to 1.9 percent (again adjusted for inflation).

There is more to show that consumers are getting more pessimistic about the future. Spending on nondurable goods has come to a virtual standstill. Growing at only 0.9 percent year-toyear, this variable shows that consumers are doing their best to reduce their daily cost of living. Nondurable goods are food, gasoline, clothes and other frequent-expense items.

When consumers cut spending there, it means that they feel their private finances are under pressure.

That pressure comes either from higher cost of living – inflation or taxes – or from more uncertainty about the future of their earnings.

This is the second quarter in a row that year-toyear data shows the same kind of weakening in daily consumer spending. There is no doubt that the economy is going the wrong way.

Furthermore, because consumers are pessimistic, we can expect a decline later in the year in other consumer spending as well, such as on durable goods.

That does not bode well for those in the Obama administration who want Americans to buy more Chevrolet Volts.

Consumer spending is 71 percent of GDP. With that big a chunk of the economy in recession mode, it is a safe bet that if Romney wins the election, he will inherit not just a weak, but a weakening economy.

To further illustrate the fragility of the tepid growth that we actually have, consider the fact that business investments are up by 11.6 percent over second quarter last year. This is much higher than the growth rate a year before of 3.9 percent.

You would think that this is a good sign, but it is basically nothing more than the usually delayed reaction to last year’s growth spurt in

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Public Pulse

September 7 - 14, 2012

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, After reading yet another mention of Todd Akin’s assurance that rape does not result in pregnancy, I offer this: on FOX news I saw the headline: “Man pleads guilty to impregnating child.” This man is a 29-year-old who assaulted his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter. This poor child/woman was indeed impregnated and gave birth to a child on Aug. 9, 2011.

Being a firm believer in abortion being a viable and humane answer to many instances, and as a mother of three daughters myself, I would label this as two counts of child abuse. How heartbreaking for all concerned, and God help us if people like Akin are elected to any office in this next election.

I fear the Romney camp is of the same platform and hope we all will give serious thought to our choices before we mark our ballots.

Jackie Ehlert From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I am not sure how to answer this one. I am personally pro-life, that is why I have three children. I think that there are many options out there like adoption agencies and foster care that give reason for that life. I also believe that Roe vs. Wade was unconstitutional and it is a matter that should be decided by the States or the citizens respectively following the tenth amendment. There are also always questions about a woman’s health, rape, incest, and the fact that if you do not abortion than there will be flyby-night operations and a dirty black market that will cause major health and social problems.

At the same time, I do not agree with U.S. Representative Akins absolutely STUPID comments that rape does not result in pregnancies. I cannot believe that this moron has been elected to a high leadership to our country.

What does that tell you about the voters?

I used to try to get everyone to vote. I used to believe that this country would be better off if everyone voted, but I am starting to change that opinion. Currently only about 50-60% of the citizens who are eligible to, vote. We have learned in the past 5 decades that a candidacy for office has become a popularity contest instead of voting on the best candidate for the job. People believe the rhetoric, listen to the negativity, and treat it like a reality show. Is it a wonder we are massively in debt and losing our freedoms? So now is my new kick. If you are not informed, please don’t vote. If you do not know the issues, please don’t vote. If you don’t know the qualifications of the candidate, please don’t vote.

If you spread mis-information, make up numbers, and base your vote about popularity or parties, please don’t vote.

have traveled have shown me just how well we have it here.

But I think you are not looking at the cause of the dissention.

It is not our current situation so much as our future situation. We just passed 16 trillion in debt. We cannot control our spending. Welfare, government programs, medical costs, and many other burdens to the tax payer are growing faster than the private sector can keep up. We lead the world in incarcerated citizens per capita, we spend more on defense than the next 26 world leaders combined (24 of those are allies), and with every new bill passed we are losing our wealth and our freedom.

I think the dissention comes not from the present, but looking at the future. I think people are becoming afraid for their children, and they are becoming afraid of their government. That is the part that scares me the most, is when citizens become afraid of their government.

Dear Editor, After reading an editorial in (another paper) a while back, I realized how much the dissension in America has grown.

We are blaming each other for every problem in America.

Let’s all sit down and write a list of comparisons between America and other countries: How many people do you hear about starving in America compared to other countries?

How many people do you hear about dying in America due to a lack of medical attention?

How many people do you see going without shoes or warm clothing? How many people do you see being forced to do anything other than obeying America’s laws? How many countries are fighting and dying to get what America already has?

Go ahead; make a list of how many more things we have in America than other countries before tearing our America apart. Sure, there are some things that can be improved by working together, but not by working against each other.

Dave Fowler From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I agree, we have it much better than most of the world. Some of the places I

Dear Editor, It has been acknowledged that most folks do not pay sales taxes on purchases they make online, even the politicians who voted to make Amazon exempt from collecting those taxes, and even though they do business in Tennessee.

It is time for online retailers to compete fairly with brickand-mortar retailers. We need a federal or (if you do not like big government) state law requiring that online retailers who sell things to Tennessee consumers collect sales taxes and pay them to the state. Many merchants such as Kohls, JCPenney, Sears, Walmart and Target already do.

It is an easy thing for software to keep track of. It would be fairer to the small businesses that do business only in Tennessee and even the major merchants who have physical facilities in Tennessee. Everybody should pay their fair taxes to Tennessee, not just those who happen to get the Amazon letters saying they owe such taxes and the law-abiding businesses in Tennessee.

Either make Amazon (and other online retailers) collect

Dear Editor, There has been a total misrepresentation of the current Romney/Ryan plan to save Medicare for our children and grandchildren, and is nothing more than a Democratic Party attempt to scare our seniors.

The Romney/Ryan plan makes no change in Medicare to current seniors or anyone 55 years or older. When the plan is implemented in 10 years, Medicare recipients are given a choice of private plans or conventional Medicare.

Involving choice is not an untried experiment; Medicare Part D (drug plans) involves choice among competing private plans and has resulted in savings. Medicare Advantage plans — private insurance plans competing with conventional Medicare — are very popular with some seniors and provide additional services at a low cost.

Bob Jones From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I think your right, and wrong. Yes, there has been misrepresentation of the current Romney/Ryan plan, and you are right in your explanation. That does not mean that it is still a good one, just better than the current Affordable Health Care Act that just got signed into law. I am not sure how to solve the health care problems in this country.

I know that the AHA is not the answer, it is too much of a burden on taxpayers. I know that I am also always sad to see someone not get the healthcare they need, but it is wrong to steel other people’s money to do so. My best answer would be to get the government out of the way and let the private sector do what it does best. The government has a proven inability to do anything right, so I believe that they are probably the largest problem with health care in this country.

sales taxes for sales to Tennessee residents, or exempt the residents from having to pay such taxes.

Geoffrey Hull From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: You must be nuts. More taxes? Do you have any idea how many e-bay stores alone right here in the United States that would go out of business from an internet tax?

No taxes on internet sales is how internet stores can compete with local retailers and retail giants. This is another example of how the government can destroy jobs. To help feed the government trough, you create a tax and put thousands of people out of a job. Oops, now these people aren’t paying income taxes and they are collecting unemployment or welfare (because there are so many jobs available right?) and we don’t have the money to support them. So who will you screw over next with the next needed tax?

Tell you what, lets tax families of the deceased. Hey, in some places they cast ballots somehow, so why not implement that burden? We are running out of ways to steal wealth from the living, so we have to look elsewhere…

Dear Editor, The 2008 presidential election saw Barack Hussein Obama con a majority of the voters into electing him as president. His “Hope and Change” slogan is now “Nope and Charge.”

We have elected an anti-life, anti-religion, anti-Christian, anti-business, anti-capitalism, anti-American, pro-Muslim who is rude, arrogant, egotistical, condescending and obnoxious. Voters must wake up and not elect this man again.

And for the Obama people, yes, I have at least one explanation to support each of my Obama descriptions. He also praises Islam for its contributions to the world, such as its art, its music, their Nobel Peace prize winners, etc. But he fails to condemn its stoning of men and women and children, its cutting off hands and feet, its decapitating victims and its pledge to rule the world with its laws.

Ray Berry From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I am not voting for any of the two candidates. I cannot vote for a President that tells me that the government made my business successful, not me. I also can’t keep putting up with the Republican Party consistently electing Democrats to represent them, so I can’t vote for Romney.

Now, I don’t vote party lines, and I have always thought that people who do shouldn’t vote. I look at the candidate, research, educate, and decide. Negativity and attacks play a roll, and I do not support any of that.

The good thing is that Wyoming is going to go Republican anyway and our big woppin three major electoral votes won’t make a bit of difference.

So I am deciding whether I am going to make a protest vote for a third party or vote for my dog, as those options are better than both candidates. The lesser of two evils is still evil.

Dear Editor, It is a DAMN SHAME that the youth of today now little about World War Two. It was the only war since 1898 that we overwhelmingly won.

History textbooks today might feature a page or so about the Second World War; yet have you noticed the amount of movies, books, videos and documentaries devoted to WWII? They run in the thousands, and most are available for viewing and reading on a number of media outlets. Not so for those “other” wars.

It’s a damn shame that the youth of today know little or nothing about events that happened 70 years ago. It is, however, because of that “greatest generation’s” participation and sacrifice that we enjoy the freedoms we have today. Long live the U.S.A. Jack Strumph From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I AGREE!!!!!!

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Campbell County Observer

What’s Going On? Ongoing:

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Friday, September 7

• AVA Little Tikes, 10 - 11 am, 509 W. 2nd Street • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 and 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Teens Open-Play Gaming, 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • UP In Arms Gun Show & Flea Market, 3-7 pm, CAM-PLEX Central Pavilion, Gun Show $6, Flea Market FREE • Narcotics Annonymous, 5:30 pm, 610 Kendrick Ave. • Wright Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 pm, 265 Rochelle, Park Community Center

Saturday, September 8

• Gillette Farmers Market, 8 am – Noon, Gillette College Tech. Center • Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly, 8 am - 5 pm, CAM-PLEX Heritage Center/ Energy Hall, 673-7106 • UP In Arms Gun Show & Flea Market, 9 am - 5 pm, CAM-PLEX Central Pavilion, Gun Show $6, Flea Market FREE • Teens Dungeons & Dragons, 10 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Safe Kids Campbell County Car Seat Check and Bike Rodeo, 10 am - 2 pm, CC Public Health, 2301 S. 4-J Rd., 688SAFE • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30, 8 & 10 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Teens Open-Play Gaming, 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Wii Play Saturday (grades 4-6), 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • David Meece in Concert, 7 pm, Antelope Valley Baptist Church, 682-1602

Sunday, Sept 9

• Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly, 8 am - 5 pm, CAM-PLEX Heritage Center/ Energy Hall, 673-7106 • UP In Arms Gun Show & Flea Market, 9 am - 3 pm, CAM-PLEX Central Pavilion, Gun Show $6, Flea Market FREE • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30, 8 & 10 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy.

Monday, September 10

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Teens Dungeons & Dragons, 4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Narcotics Annonymous, 5:30 pm, 610 Kendrick Ave.

Tuesday, September 11

• 911 Food Drive Tegeler & Associates, 8 am - 5 pm, 1001 S. Douglas Hwy., Ste. 270 • Kids Storytime, 10:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Chamber Ribbon Cutting 311 Lounge, 10:45 am, 311 S. Gillette Ave. • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • AVA Preschool Art, 1-2 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • Teens Card Club, 4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • AVA Grade School Pottery, 4-5 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • Campbell County Capitol for a Day & 911 Memorial, 5 pm, CAM-PLEX Plaza (Energy Hall in case if inclement weather) • AVA “C” Cups for Breast Cancer Glazing Class, 6-7 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • Adult Anime Club, 6:30 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road

Wednesday, September 12

• SHERM Meeting, 7 am, City of Gillette Community Room, call 686-5222 for more information • Kids Storytime, 10:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road

• Wright Storytime, 11 am, Wright Branch Library • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Chamber Ribbon Cutting Great Futures Preschool, 12:45 pm, 707 Bridger Rd. • AVA Mommy & Me, 1-2 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • AVA Grade School Drawing, 4-5 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street

Thursday, September 13

• Razor City Respiratory Conference, 7:45 am - 5:30 pm, CC Recreation Center • Toddler Time, 9:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Kids Storytime, 10:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Open House Advance America, 12 - 6 pm, 1215 S. Douglas Hwy, Ste. B • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • AVA Homeschool Art, 2-3:30 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • AVA Grade School Kids Club, 4-5 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • Families & Jammies, 6:30 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Teens Anime Club, 7 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road

Friday, September 14

• Razor City Respiratory Conference, 7:45 am - 5:30 pm, CC Recreation Center • AVA Little Tikes, 10 - 11 am, 509 W. 2nd Street • SolvingTech Customer Appreciation BBQ, Noon, 1205 E. Lincoln St. • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 and 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Senior Center Fall ShinDig, 5-9 pm, CC Senior Center • Narcotics Annonymous, 5:30 pm, 610 Kendrick Ave. • One Book; One Community Meet the Author Night, 6 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • AVA Mini Art Auction, 6-9 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • Wright Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 pm, 265 Rochelle, Park Community Center

Saturday, September 15

• Gillette Farmers Market, 8 am – Noon, Gillette College Tech. Center • Fur Kids Foundation Pet-A-Palooza, 8 am - 4 pm, CAM-PLEX Park, Shelter No. 5 • Kids Clothes Swap, 10 am - 2 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Teens Dungeons & Dragons, 10 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30, 8 & 10 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Teens Open-Play Gaming, 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Kids WiiPlay Saturday (4th - 6th grade), 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road

Sunday, September 16

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30, 8 & 10 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Aldo & the Dragon, 6:30 pm, CAMPLEX Heritage Center

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Sports Report

Campbell County Observer

September 7 - 14, 2012

Gillette vs. Laramie Swim Results

Event 1 Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1 Campbell County High School ‘A’ 2:07.13 2:02.97 8 1) Jewell, Emily SO 2) Waldum, Annie FR 3) Kimery, Averyonna SO 4) Roberts, Sunshine FR 31.97 32.60 30.37 28.03 2 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘A’ 2:00.14 2:08.41 4 1) Hamilton, Hailey SO 2) Nissen, Amy SR 3) Pickard, Haley FR 4) Burchi, Delta SO 33.10 34.95 33.20 27.16 3 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘B’ 2:15.26 2:10.45 2 1) Isaak, Savanna SR 2) Gardner, Aerin SR 3) Hudson, Anna SR 4) Pooler, Brittany SO 32.60 36.10 32.65 29.10 4 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘C’ 2:30.37 x2:19.74 1) Anderson, Hailey FR 2) Butcher, Bailey FR 3) Brown, Alisa JR 4) Brown, Shelby FR 37.14 36.30 34.61 31.69 5 Campbell County High School ‘C’ 2:31.11 2:30.77 1) Signer, Winter FR 2) Klamm, Bre SR 3) Johnson, April JR 4) Munn, Ashley JR 41.22 41.17 34.23 34.15 -- Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘D’ NT DQ 1) Gray, Darby JR 2) King, Sydney SR 3) Mavriplis, Stephanie FR 4) Kirkpatrick, Sara SO 40.14 43.62 36.40 30.84 -- Campbell County High School ‘B’ 2:17.08 DQ 1) Cada, Casey FR 2) McClure, Sydney SO 3) Dobitz, Maikyla FR 4) Wiswell, Shantell SO 35.00 38.22 36.40 28.03

Event 2 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle 1 Morgan, Sarah SR LAR 28.34 31.09 32.46 32.83 2 Dohse, Shakira SO CAM 29.51 32.24 33.88 34.88 3 Drew, Jordan SR LAR 29.81 32.92 35.84 36.28 4 Peterson, Jerrica JR LAR 34.93 38.55 37.38 34.59 5 Cada, Casey FR CAM 33.10 36.82 38.92 37.03 6 Jessen, Taylor SO CAM 34.71 38.03 40.08 37.14 7 Kirkpatrick, Sara SO LAR 37.23 40.92 40.02 39.13 8 Munn, Ashley JR CAM 38.28 42.89 45.03 43.88

Event 3 Girls 200 Yard IM

1 Ochsner, Kelsey JR CAM 28.54 34.17 40.05 32.39 2 Nissen, Amy SR LAR 34.94 37.62 42.02 34.03 3 Jewell, Emily SO CAM 32.75 39.38 42.50 37.29 4 Kimery, Averyonna SO CAM 33.19 41.54 46.25 34.37 5 Pooler, Brittany SO LAR 36.72 42.31 47.15 35.82 6 Gardner, Aerin SR LAR 36.96 46.31 43.04 39.79 7 Butcher, Bailey FR LAR 35.51 44.16 45.54 41.38 8 Brown, Alisa JR LAR 34.98 44.64 50.60 37.60 9 Dobitz, Maikyla FR CAM 37.76 49.89 53.95 43.65

Event 4 Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1 Burchi, Delta SO LAR 2 Pickard, Haley FR LAR 3 Mills, Jillian FR CAM 4 Wiswell, Shantell SO CAM 5 Isaak, Savanna SR LAR 6 Klamm, Bre SR CAM 7 Anderson, Hailey FR LAR 8 Brown, Shelby FR LAR 9 McClure, Sydney SO CAM 10 Mavriplis, Stephanie FR LAR 11 Johnson, April JR CAM 12 Hopson, Rosemary SO CAM 13 Johnson, Alex LAR 14 Signer, Winter FR CAM 15 Ortegon, Megan JR LAR 16 Gray, Darby JR LAR 17 King, Sydney SR LAR -- Roberts, Sunshine FR CAM

Event 5 Girls 1 mtr Diving

1 Kobbe, Ryleigh FR LAR 2 Mills, Haylie SR CAM 3 VanPatten, Taysha SR CAM 4 Volk, Megan SO CAM 5 Danko, Keely SO CAM 6 O’Dell, Madison FR CAM 7 Izatt, Kylie SO CAM 8 Willbanks, Kassidy SO CAM 9 Cunningham-Hill, Darian JR LAR 10 Collier, Danielle FR CAM 11 Giehm, Payton FR LAR 12 Shields, Cheree SR LAR 13 Bress, Sophie SO LAR 14 Austin, Robin FR CAM -- McCartney, Patricia JR LAR

Event 6 Girls 100 Yard Butterfly 1 Ochsner, Kelsey 27.79 31.48 2 Kimery, Averyonna 33.35 39.00 3 Perkins, Kathleen 36.19 40.20 4 Hudson, Anna 34.20 43.61 5 Brown, Alisa 36.88 43.39 6 Peterson, Jerrica 37.62 44.57 7 Dobitz, Maikyla 39.10 47.55

JR CAM

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2:15.03

2:14.85# 3

2:26.06

2:25.45

2:33.66

Event 8 Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Dohse, Shakira SO CAM 31.03 34.58 35.85 36.38 36.67 36.64 35.99 2 Drew, Jordan SR LAR 31.93 35.38 37.54 37.17 38.11 36.06 34.64 3 Perkins, Kathleen SR LAR 34.93 38.13 38.93 38.68 38.81 37.31 36.20 4 Hamilton, Hailey SO LAR 33.78 37.41 38.51 39.23 38.92 38.27 37.10 5 Jessen, Taylor SO CAM 35.78 39.58 41.00 41.15 41.16 41.17 38.99 6 Kirkpatrick, Sara SO LAR 37.67 43.17 42.93 43.60 43.50 42.82 40.04 7 Munn, Ashley JR CAM 40.92 44.35 44.78 45.14 45.34 44.72 43.04 8 Johnson, April JR CAM 36.36 42.76 44.79 45.58 45.91 43.96 56.24

2:25.87

2 1

2:29.96

2:35.14 x2:37.30 2:53.08 x2:50.08

2:18.70

2:15.15# 6

2:35.38

2:28.61# 4

2:36.39

2:42.00

2:44.17

2:46.10

1

2:40.15 x2:46.59 2:42.13 x2:47.82 2:53.25 x3:05.25

27.97 27.20# 6 28.16 27.85# 4 28.32 28.25# 3 29.54 28.75 2 29.50 29.55 1 31.04 30.08 31.46 x30.65 30.71 x30.93 33.06 x31.64 32.47 x32.17 36.21 x32.44 32.73 x32.73 38.00 x36.23 37.65 x37.13 38.65 x37.96 37.88 x38.42 43.11 x42.45 28.46 DQ 214.55 213.25# 6 201.65 198.70# 4 125.30 180.00# 3 167.25 168.05# 2 138.65 x159.40 152.60 x156.45 139.75 x153.65 144.50 x138.05 NP 137.05 1 130.70 x131.00 116.05 128.05 123.70 x116.40 125.90 x98.75 NP x68.05 146.30 DQ 59.83

SR LAR

1:15.70

1:16.39

3

SR LAR

1:15.46

1:17.81

2

1:19.18

Event 10 Girls 100 Yard Backstroke 1 Jewell, Emily 32.99 35.17 2 Hudson, Anna 33.27 36.08 3 Isaak, Savanna 35.37 36.10 4 Hamilton, Hailey 34.72 36.92 5 Cada, Casey 36.68 39.55 6 Roberts, Sunshine 7 Gray, Darby 8 Signer, Winter 43.09 47.61

1:20.27

JR LAR

1:23.93 x1:22.19

FR CAM

1:32.67

1:26.65

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1:00.60# 4

1:00.53

1:00.61# 3

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1:01.96# 2

1:00.68

1:02.37# 1

1:04.87

1:03.27

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5:55.45 5:57.04# 6 36.68 36.66 36.56

1 Waldum, Annie 34.99 37.96 2 Nissen, Amy 35.79 40.01 3 Gardner, Aerin 36.99 41.39 4 Butcher, Bailey 37.41 41.84 5 Pooler, Brittany 38.72 42.07 6 Klamm, Bre 38.57 43.18 7 McClure, Sydney 39.10 47.02 8 Hopson, Rosemary 42.47 47.76 -- King, Sydney 46.26 54.21

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6:42.96 6:44.06 1 41.20 41.66 42.37

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7:00.14 x7:05.48 44.12 44.16 43.47

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7:45.12 7:24.32 45.21 45.19 45.63

Friday, September 14

7:39.34 x7:33.32 45.66 46.14 45.92

1:08.16# 6

SR LAR

1:12.00

1:09.35# 4

SR LAR

1:14.65

1:11.47# 3

SO LAR

1:10.63

1:11.64# 2

FR CAM

1:16.04

1:16.23

FR CAM JR LAR FR CAM

1:24.57 1:18.64 NT x1:28.50 1:35.67 x1:30.70

1

1:11.75

1:12.95# 6

SR LAR

1:17.43

1:15.80# 4

SR LAR

1:19.63

1:18.38# 3

FR LAR

1:20.35

1:19.25# 2

SO LAR

1:25.34 x1:20.79#

SR CAM

1:25.09

SO CAM SO CAM SR LAR

1:21.75

1:24.12

1

1:26.12

1:31.71 x1:30.23 NT

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1 Campbell County High School ‘A’ 3:56.52 4:00.14 8 1) Dohse, Shakira SO 2) Jewell, Emily SO 3) Mills, Jillian FR 4) Ochsner, Kelsey JR 29.15 1:00.98 29.58 1:03.23 28.41 1:00.75 25.93 55.18 2 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘A’ 4:00.13 4:05.44

1) Drew, Jordan SR 2) Pickard, Haley FR 3) Nissen, Amy SR 4) Morgan, Sarah SR 29.94 1:01.72 30.64 1:04.37 29.57 1:03.68 25.96 55.67 3 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘B’ 4:25.87 4:27.62 2 1) Hamilton, Hailey SO 2) Peterson, Jerrica JR 3) Perkins, Kathleen SR 4) Isaak, Savanna SR 32.38 1:06.92 31.23 1:06.63 29.81 1:04.05 32.60 1:10.02 4 Campbell County High School ‘B’ 4:22.87 4:43.35 1) Cada, Casey FR 2) Johnson, April JR 3) Dobitz, Maikyla FR 4) Jessen, Taylor SO 31.75 1:06.90 34.36 1:14.36 34.28 1:15.30 31.27 1:06.79

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Sunday, September 9

6:22.51 6:19.77 3 38.63 39.28 38.87

Event 12 Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1

Saturday, September 8

• Team Hope Wyoming 5K Run/Walk, 9-10 am, Rec Center, call 299-3039 for more info • ACTRA Fall Roping, 9 am, CAM-PLEX East Pavilion; 751-3966 • CCHS Tennis JV Invite, 9 am, Gillette • CCHS Varsity Tennis Camels VS Cheyenne East, 9 am, Gillette • CCHS Swimming/Diving Lady Camels VS Natrona & Kelly Walsh, 10 am, Aquatic Center • CCHS Varsity Tennis Camels VS Cheyenne Central, Noon, Gillette • ACTRA Fall Roping, 9 am, CAM-PLEX East Pavilion; 751-3966

1:11.60

FR CAM

Friday, September 7

• ACTRA Fall Roping, 9 am, CAM-PLEX East Pavilion; 751-3966 • CCHS Tennis Camels VS Riverton and VS Laramie, 2pm and 5 pm, Gillette

5:55.14 6:04.98# 4 38.62 38.23 37.30

SO CAM

Event 11 Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

59.27# 6

1:16.16 1:12.35# 4

54.54# 6

1 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘A’ 1:49.87 1:46.28 8 1) Burchi, Delta SO 2) Drew, Jordan SR 3) Peterson, Jerrica JR 4) Morgan, Sarah SR 27.48 27.24 27.63 23.93 2 Campbell County High School ‘A’ 1:49.24 1:47.12 4 1) Mills, Jillian FR 2) Waldum, Annie FR 3) Dohse, Shakira SO 4) Ochsner, Kelsey JR 28.16 27.26 27.20 24.50 3 Campbell County High School ‘B’ 1:56.15 1:56.07 2 1) Kimery, Averyonna SO 2) Wiswell, Shantell SO 3) McClure, Sydney SO 4) Roberts, Sunshine FR 28.22 28.40 30.39 29.06 4 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘B’ 2:01.99 1:59.43 1) Pooler, Brittany SO 2) Butcher, Bailey FR 3) Brown, Shelby FR 4) Perkins, Kathleen SR 28.78 29.54 31.88 29.23 5 Campbell County High School ‘C’ NT x2:17.90 1) Hopson, Rosemary SO 2) Munn, Ashley JR 3) Signer, Winter FR 4) Klamm, Bre SR 33.14 37.66 37.24 29.86 6 Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘C’ 2:20.35 x2:23.14 1) King, Sydney SR 2) Ortegon, Megan JR 3) Brown, Alisa JR 4) Shields, Cheree SR 41.09 37.42 31.09 33.54 -- Laramie High School Swim/Dive ‘D’ NT NS

2:39.81 2:35.35# 2 2:39.50

54.39

Event 9 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

2:31.92# 3

SO CAM

JR LAR

1 Morgan, Sarah SR LAR 26.17 28.37 2 Waldum, Annie FR CAM 29.46 31.14 3 Mills, Jillian FR CAM 28.94 31.67 4 Pickard, Haley FR LAR 29.93 32.03 5 Burchi, Delta SO LAR 29.62 32.75 6 Wiswell, Shantell SO CAM 29.79 33.48 7 Anderson, Hailey FR LAR 33.24 35.17 8 Brown, Shelby FR LAR 33.18 36.65 9 Mavriplis, Stephanie FR LAR 35.21 37.74 10 Ortegon, Megan JR LAR 38.39 45.71

2:04.72# 6

2:15.86

2:28.16

Event 7 Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

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Michelle Ludwig Memorial Cross Country Invitational

Sheridan hosted their annual Michelle Ludwig Memorial XC race on over the weekend.

Abby Phillips of Gillette was first. The Junior was followed by freshman teamVarsity Girls 5000 Meter Run 1 Abby Phillips Jr Campbell County XC 2 Tabitha Simmons Fr Campbell County XC 3 Jade Sheffield Fr Natrona County High 4 Kimberly Holiday Jr Cody High School 5 Mikayla Hudgins Sr Wright JSH 6 Quinn DeStefano Jr Campbell County XC 7 Ashley Sondag Jr Natrona County High 8 Jessi Jeffries Jr Campbell County XC 9 Jessica Holiday Fr Cody High School 10 Mishayla Waltari So Cody High School 11 Ashley Umphlett Fr Cody High School 12 Makenna Maston Jr Natrona County High 13 Lindsay Hall Jr Natrona County High 14 Andee Wilcox Fr Kelly Walsh High Sch 15 Sarah Sharp Sr Campbell County XC 16 Sarah Stowell Jr Cody High School 17 Maggie Chapin Fr Buffalo High School 18 Larissa Gray So Natrona County High 19 Katie Rotellini Jr Sheridan High School 20 Taylor Golden Fr Cody High School 21 Brooke Smothers So Kelly Walsh High Sch 22 Katelyn Smith Fr Kelly Walsh High Sch 23 Alexis Smith Fr Kelly Walsh High Sch 24 Kirsten Bright Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 25 Callie Johnson Sr Natrona County High 26 Addy Ostler Sr Sheridan High School 27 Jacey LaManna Jr Campbell County XC 28 Erin Jensik Sr Sheridan High School 29 Elena Ostler So Sheridan High School 30 Teara Gass Jr Buffalo High School 31 Shanna Urlacher So Kelly Walsh High Sch 32 Mariah Borah Jr Natrona County High 33 Marissa Hegy So Sheridan High School 34 Jennifer Custis Jr Sheridan High School 35 Rachel Mullen So Kelly Walsh High Sch 36 Deva Bailey So Cody High School 37 Tori Schumacher Sr Buffalo High School

20:31.

20:59 21:10 21:41 21:44 21:45 21:58 22:09 22:20 22:21 22:22 22:30 22:39 22:42 22:43 22:50 23:02 23:25 23:29 23:46 23:46 23:53 23:53.

23:55.00 23:56.00 24:03.00 24:15.00 24:24.00 24:36.00 24:54.00 24:58.00 25:12.00 25:43.00 25:48.00 25:49.00 26:05.00 26:33.00

1 2 3 4 -5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 -16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 -28 29 30 31 32 33 --

Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run Team Scores 1 Campbell County XC 29 1 2 5 7 14 25 Total Time: 1:31:54 Average: 18:22.68 1-5 Split: 3:08 2 Cody High School 46 4 8 9 10 15 18 33 Total Time: 1:36:33 Average: 19:18.60 1-5 Split: 2:10 3 Natrona County High 48 3 6 11 12 16 23 29 Total Time: 1:36:34 Average: 19:18.66 1-5 Split: 2:49 4 Kelly Walsh High Sch 95 13 19 20 21 22 28 32 Total Time: 1:52:35 Average: 22:30.92 1-5 Split: 4:01 5 Sheridan High School 124 17 24 26 27 30 31 Total Time: 1:59:30 Average: 23:53.87 1-5 Split: 4:60 Varsity Boys 5000 Meter Run 1 Hunter Davila So Kelly Walsh High Sch 2 Jamon Rodrigues Sr Campbell County XC 3 Devyn Brotherton Jr Cody High School 4 Brody Smith Fr Cody High School 5 Matt Scarlett So Buffalo High School 6 Austin Williamson Jr Natrona County High 7 Calum Kepler Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 8 Justin Mehrer So Campbell County XC 9 Kyle Dietsche Sr Sheridan High School 10 Evan Smith Campbell County XC 11 Trent Winder Worland 12 Isaac Kiefer Sr Buffalo High School 13 Taylor Bruso So Sheridan High School 14 Harrison Simmons Jr Campbell County XC 15 Rayce Blair Sr Kelly Walsh High Sch 16 Trevor Willoughby So Natrona County High 17 Dylan Dickerson Sr Natrona County High 18 Marcus Jones Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 19 Brandon Lasko So Cody High School 20 James Sulser Jr Natrona County High 21 Zach Power Sr Campbell County XC 22 Keegan Beamer Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 23 Nathan Spaulding Sr Kelly Walsh High Sch 24 Jon Singer So Cody High School 25 Ryan Olsen So Natrona County High 26 Tim Wilhelm So Natrona County High 27 Sean Cometto Sr Kelly Walsh High Sch 28 Chris Romanjenko Sr Sheridan High School 29 Tanner Skinner Fr Cody High School 30 Alex Wassum Worland 31 Taylor Wendtland So Sheridan High School 32 Derek Myers Jr Campbell County XC 33 Anthony Prosceno Sr Cody High School 34 Jesse Allen So Natrona County High 35 Chris Hill Fr Campbell County XC 36 Brett Roberts Worland 37 Hyrum Ruby Jr Buffalo High School 38 Mitchell Rothleutner Worland 39 Paul Stadick Sr Sheridan High School 40 Layke Friedly Fr Cody High School 41 Kevin Medders So Buffalo High School 42 Levi Bircher So Buffalo High School

16:46.23 16:58.64 17:18.52 17:42.88 17:50.08 17:50.72 18:01.23 18:03.61 18:08.20 18:19.56 18:20.75 18:27.45 18:29.42 18:35.16 18:49.11 19:01.70 19:08.69 19:11.56 19:24.89 19:25.58 19:27.58 19:29.62 19:31.33 19:36.86 19:39.81 19:40.56 19:45.20 19:50.78 19:54.39 19:56.27 20:09.61 20:11.48 20:12.50 20:25.47 20:30.03 20:38.00 20:39.38 20:43.02 20:49.03 20:54.98 21:31.56 21:59.97

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

Varsity Boys 5000 Meter Run Team Scores 1 Campbell County XC 53 2 8 10 13 20 30 33 Total Time: 1:31:25 Average: 18:16.91 1-5 Split: 2:29 2 Kelly Walsh High Sch 60 1 7 14 17 21 22 26 Total Time: 1:32:18 Average: 18:27.55 1-5 Split: 2:44 3 Cody High School 76 3 4 18 23 28 31 36 Total Time: 1:33:58 Average: 18:47.51 1-5 Split: 2:36 4 Natrona County High 80 6 15 16 19 24 25 32 Total Time: 1:35:07 Average: 19:01.30 1-5 Split: 1:50 5 Sheridan High School 112 9 12 27 29 35 - Total Time: 1:37:28 Average: 19:29.41 1-5 Split: 2:41 6 Buffalo High School 125 5 11 34 37 38 - Total Time: 1:40:29 Average: 20:05.69 1-5 Split: 4:10 JV Girls 5000 Meter Run Team Scores 1 Natrona County High 25 3 4 5 6 7 15 21 Total Time: 2:00:03 Average: 24:00.45 1-5 Split: 1:04 2 Kelly Walsh High Sch 71 9 10 11 14 27 30 31 Total Time: 2:06:51 Average: 25:22.05 1-5 Split: 2:04 3 Campbell County XC 75 8 13 16 18 20 25 36 Total Time: 2:07:43 Average: 25:32.44 1-5 Split: 1:36 4 Sheridan High School 96 2 12 22 23 37 38 41 Total Time: 2:09:16 Average: 25:51.16 1-5 Split: 4:57 5 Worland 101 1 17 26 28 29 - Total Time: 2:07:21 Average: 25:28.20 1-5 Split: 5:53 6 Cody High School 165 19 24 34 43 45 49 Total Time: 2:19:06 Average: 27:49.04 1-5 Split: 3:44 7 Buffalo High School 179 32 33 35 39 40 42 44 Total Time: 2:19:16 Average: 27:51.19 1-5 Split: 1:12 8 NSI 242 46 47 48 50 51 52 Total Time: 3:07:38 Average: 37:31.53 1-5 Split: 12:09

mate Tabitha Simmons. Gillette put four runners in the top seven places and won the team title. On the Boy’s side, KW sophomore Hunter Davila was first.

The Gillette boys also won this team title.

JV Girls 5000 Meter Run 1 Sadie Wassum Worland 2 Janika Sweeney Fr Sheridan High School 3 Riley Realing So Natrona County High 4 Natasha Radosevich Sr Natrona County High 5 Siri Christensen Fr Natrona County High 6 Alicia Smethurst Fr Natrona County High 7 Sydni Handeland Fr Natrona County High 8 Kaylynn Kirkwood So Campbell County XC 9 Samantha Harmon So Kelly Walsh High Sch 10 Ryan Isennock Fr Kelly Walsh High Sch 11 Kylie Murphy Fr Wright JSH 12 Kaisha Smith So Kelly Walsh High Sch 13 Gabby Edeen So Sheridan High School 14 Alexis Nunez So Campbell County XC 15 Brittney Larsen Sr Kelly Walsh High Sch 16 Madison Gilbert So Natrona County High 17 Danielle Manselle So Campbell County XC 18 Madison Ramos Worland 19 Chelsea Blake Jr Campbell County XC 20 Charisma Anderson Fr Cody High School 21 Katie VanVelser Jr Campbell County XC 22 Kelsea Frymire Fr Natrona County High 23 Sydney Cannon So Natrona County High 24 Shaye Livingston Fr Sheridan High School 25 Zoe Sherman Jr Sheridan High School 26 Emma Constantine Jr Cody High School 27 Brianna Geertson Fr Campbell County XC 28 Norise Tripple Worland 29 Alexis Higgins Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 30 Meghan Keyser Sr Natrona County High 31 Ramsey Sinn Worland 32 Ann Stephens Worland 33 Claire McGinley So Kelly Walsh High Sch 34 Kenzi Meyer Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 35 Anna O’Malley Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 36 Alexandria Chapin Buffalo High School 37 Rebecca Donnelly So Kelly Walsh High Sch 38 Laura Kelly Buffalo High School 39 Maddie Lemburg Fr Cody High School 40 Sam Bingham So Buffalo High School 41 Riley Means Fr Campbell County XC 42 Chantel Bloxom So Campbell County XC 43 Mikaela Piasecki Fr Campbell County XC 44 Abby Lynam Fr Sheridan High School 45 Catherine Winnop Fr Sheridan High School 46 Bridget Blaney Fr Buffalo High School 47 Paige Hutton Fr Buffalo High School 48 Andreanna Armstrong Fr Campbell County XC 49 Hannah Wiley So Sheridan High School 50 Megan Culver Fr Sheridan High School 51 Haven Ruby Fr Buffalo High School 52 Ann Lynam So Sheridan High School 53 Rachel Emery So Natrona County High 54 Kaitlyn Dudrick Fr Cody High School 55 Jeanette Anderson Jr Campbell County XC 56 Candace Carder Sr Buffalo High School 57 Samantha Stowell Fr Cody High School 58 Kayla Allguer So Wright JSH 59 Emma Meyer So Kelly Walsh High Sch 60 Abbey Pettit NSI 61 Shelby Cranston Jr Moorcroft High School 62 Mary Coleman Sr Campbell County XC 63 Christy Zurbuchen Sr Moorcroft High Schoo 64 Terrasa Anderson Campbell County XC 65 Lexie Jette Buffalo High School 66 Heather Fox NSI 67 Jada Johnson NSI 68 Madison Reeder Fr Cody High School 69 Lori Souza Jr Wright JSH 70 Holly Real Jr Wright JSH 71 Myra West NSI 72 Taylor Castillo NSI 73 Sam Ballan NSI

21:02.66 23:14.20 23:27.06 23:28.30 24:17.64 24:18.53 24:30.69 24:31.30 24:38.25 24:46.84 24:58.86 25:07.58 25:09.34 25:24.98 25:35.36 25:41.52 25:41.95 25:49.25 25:57.12 25:58.11 26:06.83 26:07.58 26:12.20 26:20.06 26:21.00 26:28.69 26:29.20 26:40.64 26:42.20 26:45.00 26:53.77 26:54.67 26:57.84 27:02.84 27:04.05 27:08.72 27:27.81 27:29.86 27:40.47 27:57.91 28:02.44 28:03.14 28:04.83 28:11.20 28:16.38 28:19.55 28:19.91 28:21.88 28:22.84 28:31.84 28:58.86 28:59.98 29:09.97 29:15.98 29:17.22 29:35.61 29:41.91 30:11.88 30:59.86 31:07.62 31:22.59 31:33.20 33:43.00 34:20.00 34:47.00 34:50.00 35:18.00 35:35.00 36:00.00 40:13.00 43:06.00 43:16.00 43:44.00

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 -22 23 24 25 26 27 -28 29 30 31 -32 -33 34 35 36 --37 38 39 40 -41 -42 --43 -44 45 --46 -----47 48 49 --50 51 52

JV Boys 5000 Meter Run 1 Mikah Sweeney Fr Sheridan High School 2 Trenton Hover So Natrona County High 3 Travis Kuhbacher So Campbell County XC 4 Talon Marquard So Kelly Walsh High Sch 5 James Pickett Jr Natrona County High 6 James Koch Jr Campbell County XC 7 David Kerr So Kelly Walsh High Sch 8 Austin Dunham Fr Campbell County XC 9 Tyler Jones Jr Moorcroft High Schoo 10 Lawson Sims Fr Natrona County High 11 Matt Merchen So Campbell County XC 12 Brady LaChance So Natrona County High 13 Kael Sweeney Fr Sheridan High School 14 Zak Kamber So Natrona County High 15 Levi Petersen Sr Moorcroft High Schoo 16 Logan Wiginton Sr Kelly Walsh High Sch 17 Hunter Trahan Fr Sheridan High School 18 Josh Allen Sr Campbell County XC 19 Drew Switzer Fr Natrona County High 20 Stephen Jensen So Natrona County High 21 Jack Holt Fr Buffalo High School 22 Casey Racki Fr Natrona County High 23 Christian Lango Sr Kelly Walsh High Sch 24 Donnie Bissey Fr Wright JSH 25 Jeremiah Tabb Fr Buffalo High School 26 Daniel Oppegard Fr Sheridan High School 27 Pavlo Vlastos Sr Natrona County High 28 Dillon Hayden So Campbell County XC 29 Jonas Lujan Jr Campbell County XC 30 Casey Hauk Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 31 Devon Follensbee Fr Natrona County High 32 Scott Killian So Buffalo High School 33 Robert Shirley So Campbell County XC 34 Robert Lindgren Sr Kelly Walsh High Sch 35 Luke Dierenfeldt Fr Kelly Walsh High Sch 36 Ryon Lopez So Kelly Walsh High Sch 37 Dylan Price So Kelly Walsh High Sch 38 Hunter Trahan Fr Sheridan High School 39 Justin Franck Sr Sheridan High School 40 Kellon Nielson So Cody High School 41 Nicholas Eaton Fr Sheridan High School 42 Brent Fuchs Jr Kelly Walsh High Sch 43 Jared Mathews Fr Moorcroft High School 44 Jason Pierantoni Fr Kelly Walsh High School 45 Aaron Thorton NSI 46 Austin Robinson Jr Sheridan High School 47 Tim Cahoon So Buffalo High School 48 Dalton Robinson Sr Moorcroft High Schoo 49 Tate Kattenhorn Jr Cody High School 50 Wyatte Kincheloe So Cody High School 51 Dominic Fields Jr Cody High School 52 Marek Madariaga Fr Natrona County High 53 Tyler Hansen So Kelly Walsh High Sch 54 Kenny Sisson Sr Moorcroft High Schoo

19:09.44 19:35.64 19:35.81 19:40.75 19:51.52 19:51.83 19:52.06 19:52.36 20:19.53 20:22.00 20:31.42 20:36.36 20:41.77 20:42.08 20:51.59 21:14.11 21:22.77 21:25.22 21:29.62 21:34.22 21:35.77 21:43.66 21:51.14 21:52.34 21:54.86 21:57.50 22:02.14 22:08.38 22:11.50 22:16.36 22:28.62 22:31.17 22:34.30 22:39.45 22:45.11 22:49.98 22:51.03 22:58.14 23:06.75 23:09.58 23:15.75 23:31.89 23:59.97 24:02.19 24:03.05 24:04.17 24:05.92 24:16.11 24:19.64 24:30.89 24:42.06 25:04.08 25:17.91 25:31.92

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

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JV Boys 5000 Meter Run (continued) 55 Micah Hayder Fr Natrona County High 56 Zach Ahlstrom So Sheridan High School 57 simmon Worland 58 Richard Steele-Trofho NSI 59 Jesse G Worland 60 Aaron Kanatzar So Wright JSH 61 D j Bohne So Wright JSH 62 Nick Siebert Jr Wright JSH 63 Joe Clonch Jr Moorcroft High Schoo 64 Jack Killian Fr Buffalo High School 65 Logan Kennedy Fr Sheridan High School 66 Dayton Reardon NSI 67 Chris Edmonds Fr Campbell County XC 68 Kristopher Jump Kelly Walsh High Sch 69 Hobie Engel NSI 70 Levi Eggleston So Kelly Walsh High Sch 71 Andre MCneil NSI 72 kevin Hystad NSI 73 Skylar Poland NSI

25:34.66 25:44.20 25:49.97 26:12.28 26:27.70 26:28.47 26:42.38 26:48.97 27:20.00 27:47.00 28:08.00 28:47.00 30:20.00 32:14.00 37:45.00 38:11.00 38:32.00 39:00.00 39:13.00

---39 ----40 41 -42 --43 -44 45 46

JV Boys 5000 Meter Run Team Scores

1 Natrona County High 43 2 5 10 12 14 19 20 Total Time: 1:41:08 Average: 20:13.52 1-5 Split: 1:07 2 Campbell County XC 46 3 6 8 11 18 25 26 Total Time: 1:41:17 Average: 20:15.33 1-5 Split: 1:50 3 Kelly Walsh High Sch 76 4 7 16 22 27 29 30 Total Time: 1:44:55 Average: 20:58.89 1-5 Split: 2:36 4 Sheridan High School 86 1 13 17 24 31 32 33 Total Time: 1:46:10 Average: 21:13.93 1-5 Split: 3:49 5 Moorcroft High Schoo 133 9 15 34 37 38 40 Total Time: 1:54:60 Average: 22:59.83 1-5 Split: 5:13 6 Buffalo High School 149 21 23 28 36 41 - Total Time: 1:57:55 Average: 23:34.95 1-5 Split: 6:12 7 NSI 203 35 39 42 43 44 45 46 Total Time: 2:35:20 Average: 31:03.87 1-5 Split: 14:29

Middle School Girls 3000 Meter Run

1 Sydney Wendt 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 2 Katie Mayhue 7 Casper Westside XC 3 Jordan Quig 8 Casper Westside XC 4 Molly Olsen 8 Casper Westside XC 5 Madison Tinker 8 Casper Westside XC 6 Chloe Sale 8 Casper Westside XC 7 Hannah Bailey 8 Cody Middle School 8 Grace Wiley 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 9 Tammi Olson Worland 10 Katherine Gruner 8 Casper Westside XC 11 Tatum Barstad 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 12 Erin Woolley 7 Cody Middle School 13 Megan Frank 8 Casper Westside XC 14 Rylee Hladky 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 15 Tayler Britton 8 Casper Westside XC 16 Alex Orr 8 Casper Westside XC 17 Tailor Geeting 8 Sheridan Junior High 18 Marquel Gibson 7 Casper Westside XC 19 Kathryn Sowerwine 7 Cody Middle School 20 Kellliana Montanez Worland 21 Marie Doherty 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 22 Abby Geer 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 23 Alyssa Burton 8 Casper Westside XC 24 Rylie Garner 8 Casper Westside XC 25 Pippin Robison 7 Sheridan Junior High 26 Natalie Call 6 Cody Middle School 27 Maddie Hall 7 Sheridan Junior High 28 Josie Fettig 6 Sheridan Junior High 29 Xiomara Robinson 8 Sheridan Junior High 30 Leah Sweeney 8 Sheridan Junior High 31 Karley Borchers 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 32 Karly McClure 7 Sheridan Junior High 33 Mary Miller 8 Casper Westside XC 34 Sumara Ordahl 7 Sheridan Junior High 35 Ellysse Russell Worland 36 Maria Hall 6 Sheridan Junior High 37 Kylie Stedtnitz 8 Sheridan Junior High 38 Ciara Johnson 6 Sheridan Junior High 39 Morgan Harshman 6 Casper Westside XC 40 Skyler Eades 7 Casper Westside XC 41 Juli Warren Worland 42 Sahala Erickson 7 Casper Westside XC 43 Bella Helfrick 7 Casper Westside XC 44 Alannah Evans 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 45 Sydnee Jensen 8 Casper Westside XC 46 Isabella Jones 6 Casper Westside XC 47 Kelli Holiday Worland 48 Aurrora Dominguez 8 Cody Middle School 49 Trinity Preston 7 Sheridan Junior High 50 Molly Watkins 6 Casper Westside XC 51 Sydnee Ordahl 6 Sheridan Junior High 52 Josie DeStefano 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 53 Maci Turk 6 Sheridan Junior High 54 Victoria Peterson 8 Sheridan Junior High 55 Kendra Ruger 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 56 Rachael Steiger 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 57 Sarah Bridges 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 58 Hallie Switzenberg 8 Sheridan Junior High 59 Jordan Vanetti 6 Casper Westside XC 60 Lysette Robison 6 Sheridan Junior High 61 Lyndsee Lunberg 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 62 Reata Cook 6 Sheridan Junior High 63 Olivia Clyde 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 64 Kayla Dowler 7 Casper Westside XC 65 Kayla Allen 8 Sheridan Junior High 66 Leah Lunberg 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 67 Madelynne Blackwell 6 Sheridan Junior High 68 Taylor Schiefelbein 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 69 Jenna Fredrickson 6 Sheridan Junior High 70 Quincy Vogel 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 71 Lennon Dregoiw 7 Sheridan Junior High 72 Tanikka Swope 6 Sheridan Junior High 73 Adrian Buss 6 Sheridan Junior High 74 Logen Livingston 6 Sheridan Junior High 75 Megan Price 8 Sheridan Junior High

9:32.33 9:40.80 9:45.20 10:01.94 10:13.58 10:17.53 10:25.36 10:30.73 10:31.31 10:34.58 10:36.77 10:41.05 10:42.58 10:54.62 10:56.05 11:02.84 11:08.88 11:19.31 11:22.06 11:24.58 11:27.97 11:29.69 11:33.98 11:36.83 11:39.09 11:40.06 11:40.67 11:41.62 11:42.72 11:49.81 11:50.97 11:51.94 11:54.67 11:58.94 12:02.16 12:09.61 12:20.30 12:35.08 12:47.44 12:52.12 12:53.91 12:55.64 12:55.98 12:56.36 13:11.39 13:17.44 13:20.22 13:22.39 13:25.31 13:31.16 13:35.59 13:36.27 13:37.25 13:40.34 13:40.70 13:41.11 13:45.97 13:49.81 13:50.20 14:17.28 14:29.48 14:38.42 14:41.38 14:55.92 16:30.00 16:37.00 16:38.34 16:39.64 16:48.94 18:01.00 18:19.00 18:20.00 20:56.00 20:57.00 21:03.00

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Middle School Girls 3000 Meter Run Team Scores 1 Casper Westside XC 20 2 3 4 5 6 10 13 Total Time: 49:60 Average: 9:59.81 1-5 Split: 37 2 Sage Valley Jr. High 52 1 8 11 14 18 19 26 Total Time: 53:03 Average: 10:36.49 1-5 Split: 1:56 3 Cody Middle School 87 7 12 16 21 31 - Total Time: 57:31 Average: 11:30.19 1-5 Split: 2:58 4 Sheridan Junior High 104 15 20 22 23 24 25 27 Total Time: 57:53 Average: 11:34.60 1-5 Split: 34 5 Worland 113 9 17 28 29 30 - Total Time: 1:00:13 Average: 12:02.44 1-5 Split: 2:49

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Sports Report

September 7 - 14, 2012

Campbell County Observer

Cross Country Invitational Results... Continued from Page 16 Middle School Boys 3000 Meter Run Team Scores 1 Casper Westside XC 21 1 3 4 6 7 11 14 Total Time: 50:25 Average: 10:05.00 1-5 Split: 55 2 Sage Valley Jr. High 39 2 5 8 9 15 17 18 Total Time: 52:01 Average: 10:24.20 1-5 Split: 1:16 3 Cody Middle School 73 10 12 13 16 22 - Total Time: 56:13 Average: 11:14.60 1-5 Split: 2:36 4 Sheridan Junior High 107 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 Total Time: 1:03:36 Average: 12:43.20 1-5 Split: 1:38

Middle School Boys 3000 Meter Run

1 Gibson Weydeveld 8 Casper Westside XC 2 Austin Branscom 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 3 Alex Cartier 8 Casper Westside XC 4 Jadon Swalstad Worland 5 Jake Pearson 8 Casper Westside XC 6 Cory Myers 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 7 Josh Pierantoni 7 Casper Westside XC 8 Ryan Lowick 7 Casper Westside XC 9 Jarrett Simmons 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 10 Garrett Seamans 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 11 Bailey Lasko 8 Cody Middle School 12 Garrett Condelario 8 Casper Westside XC 13 Jeron Waltari 8 Cody Middle School 14 Silas Ward 8 Cody Middle School 15 Brennan Hagar 7 Casper Westside XC 16 Logan Myers 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 17 Ted Tilden 7 Cody Middle School 18 Keaton Valdez 8 Casper Westside XC 19 Keith Kinsinger 8 Sage Valley Jr. High

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Middle School Boys 3000 Meter Run (continued) 20 Reegan Chadderdon 6 Casper Westside XC 21 Chandler Bennett 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 22 Gavin Geertson 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 23 Kaden Simonson 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 24 Jerome Littlelight NSI 25 Matt Waldum 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 26 Josh Martin 7 Casper Westside XC 27 Christian Bjorklund 8 Casper Westside XC 28 Ivan Pieper 7 Casper Westside XC 29 Cooper Neavill 8 Sheridan Junior High 30 Gerren Strong 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 31 Caleb Truman Worland 32 George Strong 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 33 Trevor Johnson 8 Casper Westside XC 34 Adam Pickett 6 Casper Westside XC 35 Adam Engel 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 36 Brian Koso NSI 37 Nick Glaser 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 38 Decker Trahan 7 Sheridan Junior High 39 Kobe Davis 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 40 Alix Chafee 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 41 Brayden Busch 6 Casper Westside XC 42 Hunter Nunez 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 43 Wyatt Jones 7 Casper Westside XC 44 Kyle Christianson 6 Casper Westside XC 45 Tyler Cambridge 6 Sheridan Junior High 46 Hunter Graves 8 Cody Middle School 47 Andrew Maverakis 7 Sheridan Junior High 48 Culley Emborg 8 Sheridan Junior High

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- At 9:53 a.m. to the 700 block of Butler Spaeth Rd. for an EMS assist.

- At 4:30 p.m. to the area of Napier Rd. for a smoke report. The smoke was coming from a fire on the Bighorn National Forest.

- At 6:15 p.m. to 42 Patrick Henry for an EMS assist.

August 30, 2012

- At 9:50 AM to 1808 Colorado for a report of a possible structure fire, upon arrival no smoke for fire was apparent.

After a search of the house it was determined that the air filters to the HVAC were plugged and may have caused the blower motor to overheat.

- At 12:55 PM to Recluse Rd. for an 11 acre grass fire that was started by a cigarette thrown from a moving vehicle. The fire consumed 140 large hay bales (1500lbs each). Crews spent the night on the fire and will continue to make progress on this fire into Friday afternoon.

- At 1:03 PM to the Montgomery Rd. for a smoke report, nothing found upon arrival.

- At 1:23 PM to the Powder Basin Shopping Center for a 2” natural gas that was struck during construction.

CCFD crews were able to clamp the leak and stop the flow of gas.

- At 3:02 PM to North Garner Lake Rd. for a report of 9 grass fires along the road.

The fires burned into two separate fires. The southern fire burned 431 acres; the north fire burned 362 acres.

A total of about 10 structures were threatened, 5 outbuildings were destroyed along with parts of a wooden corral. No primary structures were lost. The Campbell County Fire Department is working with the Sheriff’s Office on determining a cause.

Crews will be checking this fire on Friday morning to ensure all fire lines held.

The Fire Department would like to thank Dry Fork Mine, Wyodak Mine, Paintbrush Services and everyone else who assisted in our suppression efforts!

August 31, 2012

- At 1:57 a.m. to Wal-Mart for an EMS assist - At 7:07 a.m. to the Clarion Inn for an EMS assist.

- At 8:52 a.m. to the 1400 block W. 4th Street for a reported structure. Firefighters arrived on scene and determined the smoke was coming from a meat smoker in a detached building from the residence.

- At 8:52 a.m. to the 800 block of E. 7th Street for a fire alarm, units were cancelled en-route.

- At 9:01 a.m. to the 1000 block of Overdale Drive for a cut gas line. Firefighters were able to clamp the 2 inch line that was cut during road construction.

- At 10:11 a.m. to 220 Wright Blvd; Wright High School for flames coming out of control knobs on a stove.

Gas was shut off before fire crews arrived; no gas was

detected with gas monitors.

CCFD turned scene over to school maintenance.

- At 10:48 a.m. to the 2600 block of Sage Valley Drive for an EMS assist.

- At 11:01a.m. to the 900 block of Butler Spaeth Road for a fire alarm, fire units were cancelled en-route.

- At 5:19 p.m. to the area of Bittercreek Rd. for a reported grass fire, the fire was contained at 2 acres.

- At 5:37 p.m. to the intersection of 5th Street and Rockpile for a possible gas leak. Firefighters arrived on scene and determined it was a sewer problem.

- At 6:07 p.m. to the 1100 block of Desert Hills Circle for a strange odor, nothing found.

- At 7:25 p.m. to the Buffalo Creek Rd. for a reported smoke sighting, the scene was turned over to Powder River County once it was determined the fire was in Montana.

- At 8:27 p.m. to mile marker 155 on North Highway 59 for a reported grass fire, the fire was contained at 5 acres.

- At 9:20 p.m. to the Gray Rd. for a reported grass fire, the fire was contained at 21 acres.

- At 11:11p.m. To the area of Roundup Rd. for a reported grass fire, the fire was contained at 2.5 acres with the cause still under investigation.

September 1, 2012

- At 5:40 a.m. to 5 Wild Prairie Ct. north of Wright for an EMS assist.

- At 9:59 a.m. to the Adon Rd. for an EMS assist.

- At 11:30 a.m. to Echeta Rd. for a 116 acre grass fire started by a passing train.

Multiple structures and outbuildings were threatened but none were lost.

- At 12:24 p.m. to Hillside Dr. for a report of a possible grass fire. When crews arrived they found a dust cloud blowing from the Wyodak pit.

- At 2:24 p.m. to 1st National Bank near Walmart for a small fire in the landscaping caused by a discarded cigarette.

- At 3:28 p.m. to 1102 Hilight Rd for three grass fires between RR MP 36.5 thru MP 38 most likely started by a passing train. CCFD fire crews kept the fires contained to about 2 acres each.

- At 7:53 p.m. to 600 S. Garner Lake Rd. for a possible structure fire, upon arrival it was determined to be smoke and flames coming from a barbeque grill.

- At 8:12 p.m. to 405 W. Lakeway Rd. (Kwik Shop) for a small gasoline spill.

September 2, 2012

- At 6:23 a.m. to North HWY 59 for a single vehicle rollover crash. CCFD responded to the scene and it was determined the driver was fatally injured in the crash. CCFD assisted the coroner with extricating the body from the vehicle.

- At 5:12 p.m. to the area of North Garner Lake Road for a grass fire. CCFD responded to the scene and found

coal dust smoldering inside a fire from several days ago.

The coal was extinguished with no additional acreage burned.

- At 5:35 p.m. to the intersection of South Garner Lake Road and HWY 59.

CCFD responded to the scene and assisted CCMHEMS with patient care and contained fluid leakage from the involved vehicles. One person was transported to CCMH with injuries - At 6:08 p.m. CCFD was dispatched and cancelled en route to an EMS assist on Hannum Road.

- At 6:46 p.m. to Deer Run Road for a motorcycle crash.

CCFD responded to the scene and assisted CCMHEMS with patient care. One person was transported with injuries to CCMH. - At 7:56 p.m. to Dogwood Avenue for an EMS assist.

- At 8:54 p.m. to the intersection of Boxelder Road and South Garner Lake Road for a single vehicle crash. No one was injured and no fluids leaked from the involved vehicle.

September 3, 2012

- At 9:05 am to the Lewis Rd. for a 129 acre grass fire, the fire was started by an arcing power line. The fire threatened one methane well with associated buildings but nothing was lost.

- At 5:53 pm to 3607 Hoback for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival bystanders had put out a small fire in a potted planter that had extended to the siding on the house. The cause of the fire was a discarded cigarette in the planter. The damage is estimated at $1,000.

- At 6:52 pm to Alison Ave. for an EMS assist.

- At 7:35 pm to W. 12th St. for an EMS assist.

- At 8:06 pm to the Recluse Rd. for an unknown type of fire, upon arrival it was determined to be a dump on fire, the fire was extinguished.

September 4, 2012

- At 1:16 a.m. to a grass fire on Hilight Rd. North of the Edwards Rd. RR MM 48 on the east side of the tracks.

The fire was contained to half an acre, most likely started by a train.

- At 2:26 am to Pioneer Manor for an EMS assist.

- At 4:48 a.m. to 537 Sweetwater Cir. in Wright for an EMS assist.

- At 11:41 a.m. to Echeta Road for a grass fire. CCFD responded to the scene and found a 5ft X 5ft fire that was immediately extinguished; it was caused by a cutting torch.

- At 12:50 p.m. to a grass fire on Hwy 450 at MP 56.on the south side of the RR tracks. The fire was contained to half an acre, most likely started by a train.

- At 6:00 p.m. to Four J Road at the I-90 overpass for a 2 vehicle collision. CCFD responded to the scene and disabled the involved vehicles batteries and contained fluids leaking from them.

- At 9:21 p.m. to Triple T Court for an EMS assist.

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Middle School Boys 3000 Meter Run (continued) 49 Jaden Magestro 8 Sheridan Junior High 50 Gavin Pfrimmer 6 Casper Westside XC 51 Nathaniel Loepp 7 Casper Westside XC 52 Preston Dickerson 7 Casper Westside XC 53 Sean Miley 8 Casper Westside XC 54 Jordan Brandon 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 55 Oscar Patten 7 Sheridan Junior High 56 Ethen Wolf 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 57 Hunter Anderson 7 Sheridan Junior High 58 Clay Pooley 8 Casper Westside XC 59 Logan Erisman 7 Sage Valley Jr. High 60 Adam Engel 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 61 Hayden Burgess 7 Sheridan Junior High 62 Quentin Burnett NSI 63 Ethan Cox 6 Casper Westside XC 64 Brayden Green 6 Casper Westside XC 65 Josh Jensen 8 Sage Valley Jr. High 66 Isaiah Rice 7 Sheridan Junior High 67 Shaun Hanson NSI 68 Noah DeGrange 7 Sheridan Junior High 69 Linton Oppegard 6 Sheridan Junior High 70 Sayer Hendrickson 7 Casper Westside XC 71 Colter Swan 7 Sheridan Junior High 72 Chris Deaton 6 Sage Valley Jr. High 73 Micheal Walker 6 Sheridan Junior High

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Wright Panthers

BOYS Taylor Worman 87 Andrew Apodaca 99 Josh Felsman 108 Colt Finnell 119 Lee Slinger 113 Jeff Benedict 101 Austin Anderson 151

GIRLS Amber Huseth 105 Mikalyn Anderson 109 Jaycey Lindsey 119 Tori Jorgenson 148

Denton Shaw 77 Parker Pfister 90 Zack Stephens 107 Hika Nishida 109 Bailey Wagner 98 Deneese Henry 126

Kacie Jo Skrukrud 121 Amy Bergstrom 101 Chelsea Baars 119 Abbey Larson 102

Lusk Tigers

Upton Bobcats

Logan Loberg 107 Andrew McMillan 134 Eben Cowger 132 Seth Jones 162

Sundance Bulldogs

Logan Fossen 84 Jarrett Bush 93 Tey Taylor 95 Hunte Angel 125 Austin Penning 102

Kacie O’Connor 93 Leah Moberg 130 Morgan Russell 116 Mariah Oster 163

TR Eagles

Wyatt Schumacher 98 Wyatt Main 91 Brandon Uecke 124 Tyle Bell 134 Justin Wieser 163

Big Horn Rams

Nick McAdoo 101 Brody Bard 98 Jack Roberts 109 Matt Hansen 109 Ty LeMeres 114

Taylor Nance 97 Kaleigh Anderson 114 Jamie Kitterman 136 Madison Pheringer 150 Taylor Cameron 146

Moorcroft Wolves

Aaron Smith 85 Austin Harwood 93 Dillan Jordan 101 Jon Geil 128 Kole Schell 106

Paige Allen 133 Kaycei Reynolds 161

Lincoln Riley 100 Steven Bowker 116 Kolter Langdon 94 Jared Kennedy 122 Kain Morehead 105

Kassidy Stanley 132 Kaycei Reynolds 156

Boys Top 10

Denton Shaw Lusk 77 Logan Fossen Sundance 84 Aaron Smith Moorcroft 85 Taylor Worman Wright 87 Parker Pfister Lusk 90 Wyatt Main TR 91 Jarrett Bush Sundance 93 Austin Harwood Moorcroft 94 Kolter Langdon Gillette 94 Trey Taylor Sundance 95

Girls Top 10

Kacie O’Connor Sundance 93 Taylor Nance Big Horn 97 Bailey Wagner Lusk 98 Amy Bergstrom Lusk 101 Abbey Larson Lusk 102 Amber Huseth Wright 105 Mikalyn Anderson Wright 109 Kaleigh Anderson Big Horn 114 Morgan Russell Sundance 116 Jaycey Lindsey Wright 119 Chelsea Baars Lusk 119

Boys Team Placing

Sundance 374 Lusk 383 Moorcroft 385 Wright 407 Gillette 415 Big Horn 417 TR 447 Upton 545

Girls Team Placing

Lusk 301 Wright 333 Sundance 339 Big Horn 347 Moorcroft NTS Gillette NTS

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September 7 - 14, 2012

Gillette Soccer Club does well in home tournament Submitted by Sarah Williams

Week 2 - Football Rankings

By John Gabrielsen - Wyopreps.com #1′s stay the same in this week’s edition of the Wyopreps.com Coaches and Media Football Poll.

Natrona, Powell, Lovell, Cokeville, and Little Snake River remain atop their respective polls this week.

Cokeville, however, is the only unanimous choice at the top.

In 4A, Natrona took 18 of the 20 top votes to stay at #1. Gillette gathered the other two and ranks second. The Camels saw East gather more #2 votes, but, the #1 ballots put the Camels second. Those two will battle it out on the field this Friday in Cheyenne. Sheridan falls to fourth this week while Central remains #5.

The #5 Indians take on #1 Natrona this Friday as well.

Kelly Walsh got votes after their shutout in Evanston last week and are just outside the top five.

3A keeps Powell #1 with 22 of the 24 top votes.

Voter confidence rose in the Douglas Bearcats this week after their win over Green River as they took the other two #1′s. Buffalo is third this week with Star Valley fourth. Green River dropped to fifth. Cody got votes as did Riverton. #1 Powell hosts #3 Buffalo for the big match in this division on Friday.

2A sees Lovell #1 with 18 of the 20 top votes. Lyman took the other two. Not to look ahead too far, but, those two teams play next week. Glenrock is third this week with Newcastle fourth and Big Horn fifth.

Five other teams received mention this week in 2A in Wheatland, Big Piney, Pinedale, Burns, and Thermopolis.

1A has Cokeville a unanimous #1 with all 14 #1′s.

Lusk is a solid second with Southeast that way in third. Shoshoni and Pine Bluffs make their debuts on the 2012 polls in fourth and fifth. Lingle-Fort Larmie, Riverside and Rocky Mountain also received mention this week.

Six man football puts the 23 game win streaking LSR Rattlers #1 again.

They received 16 of the 18 top votes. Dubois got the other two. The Rams will go to Baggs to take on Little Snake River Friday afternoon in our second 1 vs 2 match up in a row this season. Kaycee continues to rank third with Midwest fourth. Meeteetse is rewarded for stopping their losing streak with a fifth place ranking this week.

The Longhorns host the Oilers on Saturday.

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Gillette Soccer Club opened its fall season the last weekend in August. The girls division was swept by Gillette in all age divisions. The boy’s side came out strong as well.

In the high school division, the teams play six players on the field. The boys were coached by Chris McMakin and looked good against their competition.

The white team ended up second falling short to Launder and the Purple team ended up third.

The girl’s 6v6 team defeated the Casper Blades for their single victory.

The U14 division was easily won by the girls team coached by Lyle Foster and Alex Aers. They outscored their opponents 20-1 with the Sheridan Storm team being the only team to score a goal against them. This team looks very strong for the 2012-2013 season with some returning veterans and some new faces moving up into the division from the U12 age group.

The U14 boys went 1-1 for the weekend defeating a Casper team and then losing to another Casper team according to Coach Jay Mayhalis.

The U12 division was also easily taken by the Purple team coached by Justin Rodswodovski and Alex Aers. They outscored their opponents 34-0 with a complete shut out over Green River, both Casper teams and they defeated Sheridan for the championship. The U12 White team also looked impressive with a third place finish. The team defeated Casper and Green River respectively.

On the boy’s side, the U12 team ended up losing in the semifinal game to a Rapid City Youth Soccer League team. The defeated the Casper Blades and another RCYSL team in pool play. According to Coach Randy Miliron, the boys looked great considering it was their first time playing 11v11 on a larger field.

The U10 division also had a championship team on the girl’s side. According

to Coach Kristina Roswodovski, the girls outscored their opponent 35-0 with a complete shut out for the weekend. The other two U10 girl’s teams came out with a couple of victories as well. This is a big division and it’s exciting to see the number of kids out to play.

In the boys U10 division, the boys team went 2-2 for a third place finish.

All in all, the tournament was a huge success with beautiful weather to play soccer in. The club is already looking to next year for another successful tournament.

Let The Sunshine In!

Football Scoreboard 4A Standings

Team Campbell County East Natrona Central Kelly Walsh Rock Springs Sheridan Evanston Laramie South

Conference W L 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2

2A East Standings Team Big Horn Glenrock Newcastle Wheatland Moorcroft Burns Tongue River Wright

Conference W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall W L 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 Overall W L 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

Classifieds Powder River Roofing is N.E. Wyoming’s top quality roofing, with the highest safety standards in the area. Call for your FREE estimate today for metal/wood/shingle removal, install, and repair.

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Looking to buy a new computer? Why waste the money? “Your Computer Store” has refurbished towers and laptops rebuilt right here in our store. Plenty of memory, disc space, and advice. Come by and see our inventory at “Your Computer Store,” where YOU come first! 802 E. Third St next to Ice Cream Land Powder River Mechanics.

We have the cheapest labor rates, but the best quality repairs in town. We offer full services on Foreign and domestic vehicles, ATV’s, Snowmobiles, motorcycles, jet ski’s, boats, and more.

Let us put you on a Preventative maintenance schedule so your vehicles run miles past your warranty. Call for an appointment. 307-6967713.

Avenue Mall - Over 30 vendors, come check us out! 217 Gillette Ave. Mon-Fri. 9AM to 7 PM, Sat. 9AM- 5 PM, Sun. 10 AM - 4 PM Computers have become like cars, and they need repaired.

Want the best quality repair work in N.E. Wyoming? Bring your computer to “Your Computer Store.” Quality work at a quality price. “Your Computer Store,” where YOU COME FIRST 802 E. Third street next to Ice Cream Land.

Auto insurance preferred and SR-22’s. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Motorcycle and ATV insurance. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520

Business Opportunities

Autos, Trucks and Vans

Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details.

307-257-2306.

‘76 Electra-Glide would consider trade on Pan or Knuck if ya know of anyone, ‘81 sent it to LA-S&S, 11.5to1 and dual-plugged to run regular-gas, had burn-out time at Hog-Jam! Ben 680.7464.

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

Miscellaneous Licensed daycare now open.

Spots available full-time and before and after school.

Close to Rozet school and the post office.

Monday through Friday 6:30am to 6pm. Ages 3 and up. Call 307-299-1915 Bring your catch by the Empire Guesthouse for photographs which may be published in this newspaper with our fishing reports. Along with that, the Guesthouse staff will be awarding monthly prizes for those that let us photograph them and their catch. It doesn’t have to be a trophy to enter and there will be special prizes for those 12 and under. Carp shooters are also welcome to enter.

Check with the Guesthouse for more details.

ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974

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

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

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2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532.

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

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

Contact: 307-670-8980 1952 Chevy Dumptruck, hauls 5 tons of coal $1500 307-682-1172 1986 Toyota Tercel 4x4. $1050.00.

Call 307-2995918

Camping/Fishing Minnows, crawlers, leeches, fishing tackle, boating and camping supplies. Fully furnished cabin rentals, 50 Amp Full Hookup RV sites 5 minutes from Keyhole Reservoir in Pine Haven. Empire Guesthouse & RV Park 307756-3454. www.empireguesthouse.com

Merchandise 1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087 Exterior door with window, interior light fixtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com Refrigerator (white) Great condition $100 307-2995918 Blue Dual Reclining Sofa.

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

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

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

Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ Five roasts and twelve pounds of hamburger for a flat rate. $150.00. All ranch raised beef. This is an approximate savings of 10% on the total. Contact Jason Walker at 307-686-0577 For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353.

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

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Sports Report

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Campbell County Observer

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MIDWEST MOD - Main Event Cory Crapser Allan Locken Scott Edwards Kyle Harkin Chad Horst Allen Racing Tom Manning Rob Hoffman Ernie Acuna Kenny Bell Wyatt Smith Seth Cavanaugh Cannon Slawson Rick Chorniak Scotty Fischer Troy Leiker Dino Gronning Chris Warner Ty Miller Ben Alley Justin Williams Tyler Anton James Hance

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Hometown Huron , Sd Aberdeen , Sd Huron , Sd Rapid City, Sd Gillette , Wy Bismark , Nd Billings , Mt Rapid City, Sd Sturgis , Sd Williston , Nd Gillette , Wy Casper , Wy Rapid City, Sd Interior , Sd Rapid City, Sd Rapid City, Sd Gillette , Wy Casper , Wy Lead , Sd Spearfish , Sd Mandan , Nd Gillette , Wy

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MOD FOUR - Main Event Tom Manning Tyler Larson Wade Manning Duane Manning Todd Mccoy Glen Asmus Dave Dilley Justin Dobos Chris Harley Benjie Bayne Daniel Dobson Robert Harley Dave Harley

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BST IMCA Mods - Main Event Marlyn Seidler Tony Leiker David Karst Eddie Kirchoff Matt Brack Troy Leiker Darin Wendt Troy Heupel Nathan Speten James Slawson Jeremy Sorenson Rusty Corneliusen Bill Miller Brad Steffes Dick Brack Brian Brennan Shawn Reed Anthony Miller

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IMCA THUNDER STOCK - Main Event Chad Horst Alan / Mcneil Thomas Martell Chris Russell Chris Weight Teresa Schuler Derric Culey Brittini Snyder Ken Bergeson Art Garrity Walker Hoxie Donivan Burback

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Classifieds Help Wanted Cook needed at Lu La Bells.

Motivated and Energetic.

Days Only. Apply at Lu La bells.

Powder River Roofing, a growing company in N.E. Wyoming, is hiring full time roofers. Call 307-696-7465 for an interview.

Personal Assistant needed to organize and help. Basic computer skills needed, must be good with organization. I am ready to pay $600.00 per week. Interested person should contact: deans995@ gmail.com Bl-32-2V Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant.

Exciting new career. Unlimited income potential. Think you can sell? Call 307-2994662. We offer commission, fuel allowance, and much more. Sell in the Bighorn, Casper, Powder River, and Black Hills Area.

Powder River Mechanics is hiring one shop mechanic.

Must be able to perform efficiently, but with the best quality in town.

Relaxed work environment. Duties include repairing all domestic and foreign vehicles, atv’s, jet ski’s, motorcycles, boats, and more. Call Powder River Mechanical at 307-670-2037 to set up an interview.

Are you a friendly outgoing individual? Do you connect with people casually? Are you looking for supplemental income? Do you need to be in charge of your own hours?

We are looking for an independent contractor for commissioned based ad sales.

For more information call Sandra at 307-689-0028 or email at campbellcountytidbits@yahoo.com State Wide Sales people.

Print Advertising Sales for new State-wide newspaper.

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Child Care Full Time babysitter available in Sleepy Hollow at my home. CPR Trained, accepting 2 children. Cost is $100.00 per week per child.

Hours are 7:30am-5:30pm.

Call 307-257-2306 for more information, and to meet and interview.

Homes for Sale

Campers & Motor Homes

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.)

1997 32ft. Class A Motor Home. Sleeps 6, Only 31,000 Miles. Asking $17,000. Call (307) 660-7520.

BOAT FOR SALE. 18ft 120 port jet outboard bass tracker for sale. Call 307-680-5947

Large Private RV/Camper Lot for rent. Big yard, trees.

All utilities available. $400 per month, $400 deposit. 1 year lease. Call (307) 6601007.

5th wheel camper for sale.

Call Skip (307) 680-0073

Apartments for Rent 1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details.

Foothills View Apartments Hot Move In Special! Cool, Clean, Quiet Apartments.

A/C, 2 Bdrm. $695 1Bdrm. $595. Showing anytime Call 307-686-6488 C3-28-2v Spacious & new, 1, 2, &3 bdrm affordable apartments available now! Call 6858066. Washer and dryer in every unit. Private sunny patio or balcony. Special move-in rate, 1 bdrm: $694, 2 bdrm: $777, 3 bdrm: $888.

Move in now and deduct $ 200 off first month while special lasts. Call Konnie or Celeste at Highland Properties 685-8066.

Wyoming Country Party Convention The Wyoming Country Party would like to invite you to our first party convention. Thinking of running for office? We are looking for viable candidates. Find out more at Wyomingcountryparty.org.

Want to come to the convention? The Wyoming Country Party convention is this Saturday, August 11th at 1pm at the Parkway Plaza Hotel in Casper. Paid for by the Wyoming Country Party.

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

International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563 1988 Honda Gl1500 for free if interested contact me at ( james.bernard10@live.com ) 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer.

Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 Chopper - Custom built frame, s&s engine, carb, etc.

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

Asking $5,500 or best offer.

Price:$5,500obo. Contact: 307-670-2037 1981 Harley Davidson FXBSturgis, 1st dual-belt drive to commemorate Hill-Climb @ Sturgis, Jack-Pine Gypsies rally started in ‘41, 50th anniversary model. 12K on straight-up original paint, new Moetzler’s driven-by beefed Shovel, 102hp at wheel. Perfect in every aspect, serious inquiries only, loan is $15K and value of over 25K. Ben 680.7464, 3-other older bikes and this has to go to the right person!

Custom Harley Soft tail. Being built, need to sell now.

Almost finished. Chopper, built in Sturgis, SD. Asking $5,500 and will help you build it. HAVE ALL PARTS! Call 257-2306 Boat for Sale with trailer.

Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.

Home for sale by owner in Western Way. Asking $239,000 for the 1,800 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bath home with an unfinished basement and a two car garage. Fully fenced, large landscaped yard with a sprinkler system.

Home is within walking distance to the new recreation center and the new elementary school that is being built. Please contact me at 307-670-1209 if you are interested.

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

40+ Acres 2 miles south of Wright 1999 Atlantic Oak Modular. $250,000 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 Great House - 4 bedroom, 2 bath, computer room, huge island kitchen, fireplace.

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Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster.

500mi. Stock pices for Dyna Wide Glide. 1500mi. Email baxtersmom62@gmail.com for info.

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Booth Table. L-shaped. With Chairs. Seats 6. $500.00 Call 299-4967 Three antique pressedbacked oak chairs. Excellent condition. $85 each. 6820042 Storage Unit Sale!!!!! Home stereo, car speakers, 2 dressers, mattress and box spring sets $20, chests, coffee table, chairs, end tables and much more. Call (307) 682-7864

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Weekly Trivia Question

The Louisiana Purchase

Who was the first Admiral of the U.S. Navy?

By Mike Borda

While there have been many eventful days in the history of America, few have yielded as much in the form of raw benefits as April 30, 1803. On this day, James Monroe, Robert Livingston, and Barbé Marbois signed what is today known as the Louisiana Purchase.

This one document nearly doubled the area of the United States, and gave us a strategic dominance in the Western hemisphere for the first time.

After a series of costly wars in both manpower and dollars, France was looking to regain some of its power in the world’s eyes. One way Napoleon decided he could accomplish this task, was to get rid of land France was not currently using to its full benefit. Fortunately for President Thomas Jefferson, the Louisiana territory was one such piece of land. Although it had originally belonged to Spain, Napoleon acquired it in 1800 after he had gained a military dominance in Europe.

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Oddly enough, many Americans were not in support of the Louisiana Purchase at the time. However, given the enormity of the consequences, this is understandable. This acquisition meant that as a country, we were finally realizing our power on the continent.

We finally accepted the fact that we needed to expand westward, and that it was achievable.

It is easy to describe the events of the Louisiana Purchase, but its impact is far more impressive. Here are a few of the ways this event has influenced our country today: • The total area of the Purchase amounted to 828,000 square miles.

• The cost was around $15,000,000 – which would amount to $220,000,000 today.

• The $15,000,000 equals around $0.42 per acre obtained.

• Today, 15 states and 2 Canadian provinces include land that was ac-

quired.

• Land purchased comprises 23% of the United States today.

• This was one of the few times Jefferson strayed from his strict interpretation of the Constitution. In the Constitution, the President is not specifically given the power to buy land.

• One of the reasons Lewis and Clark set out was to map the land, because Spain had called the borders into question.

The Louisiana Purchase was one of the most influential signings in American history. It is difficult to imagine the United States today if we had not expanded westward, and it is impossible to predict what would have happened had we not given ourselves more land.

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Ambush at Platte Bridge Station

By Jeff Morrison

On November 29, 1864, an unprovoked attack on a Cheyenne village on Sand Creek, in east-central Colorado, set off a chain of violent reactions that continued over several years and spread throughout the grasslands east of the Rockies, including Powder River Country. The Plains Indian Wars cost the lives of many heroic men and women, both Red and White, including one brave cavalry lieutenant who obeyed an impossible order and paid the ultimate sacrifice.

In what became known as the Sand Creek Massacre, 700 soldiers of the First and Third Colorado Cavalry, under the command of Colonel John Chivington, attacked a peaceful Cheyenne village under the leadership of Black Kettle, a well-known advocate for peace between his people and the U. S. Government. Nearly 150 Indians, mostly women and children, were killed in the battle and the atrocities that were committed against living and dead, alike, shocked the nation and enraged the Cheyenne and their Arapaho and Lakota allies.

Vicious retaliatory raids were carried out along the South Platte Valley during the winter and early spring of 1865, and by May many survivors had joined with the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne in Powder River Country. They began raiding along the North Platte, cutting telegraph lines and attacking various stations along the Oregon Trail. In late July, they launched their most ambitious raid against Platte Bridge Station, with the intent of destroying both the bridge and the military outpost guarding it.

The Oregon Trail (also called the Emigrant Trail, California Trail, and Mormon Trail) had been in constant use for almost three decades by the time Louis Guinard established a trading post on the south bank of the North Platte, in present-day Casper, Wyoming. In 1859, Guinard built a 1,000 foot log toll bridge across the river, to allow wagons a safe transition from the south bank to the north bank. It was not the first bridge to cross the Platte but it soon became the most popular. In the early 1860’s, the army established several telegraph stations along the trail, and in 1862, it purchased Guinard’s bridge and trading post, and established the Platte Bridge Station.

In July of 1865, the station was garrisoned by Company G of the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, under the new command of Lieutenant Henry Bretney. On July 16, Major Martin Anderson and three companies of the 11th Kansas Cavalry arrived at the station. Anderson relieved Bretney as post commander and ordered Bretney and Company G to escort several supply wagons under the command of Sergeant Amos Custard to Sweetwater Station, 40 miles away near Independence Rock, and assume garrison duties.

On the afternoon of July 25, nearly 2,500 Cheyenne, Lakota and Arapaho warriors approached Platte Bridge Station from the north. A small skirmish took place near the bridge and several cavalry horses were driven off. Anderson fortified the south end of the bridge with a mountain howitzer and some rifle pits. A mail ambulance arrived from Fort Laramie, accompanied by 20 year old Lieutenant Caspar Collins, Company G, 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The young officer had been in Fort Laramie procuring remounts and was returning to his post at Sweetwater Station. He planned to spend the night at Platte Bridge and continue on in the morning.

Meanwhile, Lt. Bretney and 10 troopers of the 11th Ohio had left Sweetwater Station for Fort Laramie to collect the company’s payroll. The cavalrymen were travelling with Captain A. S. Lybe of the 3rd United States Volunteer Infantry ( “Galvanized Yankees” – Confederate P. O. W.’s who were granted amnesty in return for service on the Frontier) leading 14 infantrymen, for the same purpose. On the evening of the 25th, they overtook Sergeant Custard and his 24 man detail who was returning with the empty supply wagons to Platte Bridge Station. Bretney and Lybe advised Custard to push on to the station that night, but Custard told them that because his mules were played out, he would camp that night and continue to the station the next day.

When the two officers arrived at Platte Bridge Station, they found the garrison in a state of high alert. They informed Major Anderson of the approaching wagon train and urged the post commander to send a relief force out that night to link up with Custard and escort the wagons in safely. Anderson decided it could wait until morning. But all four of Anderson’s 11th Kansas officers begged out of leading a relief force, three of them went so far as to put themselves on sick duty to avoid being ordered to. Frustrated, Anderson was left with few options. Captain Lybe’s men were armed with obsolete muskets and he already viewed Bretney as insubordinate. So he ordered Lt. Collins to lead a detail of 25 men north of the river and to fight their way through 2,500 Indians to escort the wagons back.

Lt. Bretney advised his young colleague to refuse the order, but Collins came from a military family and was raised to put duty above everything. According to tradition, he gave his cap to another friend and said his farewells, “Jim, I know I shall never get back alive. Here is my cap that you have admired so much.

Keep it to remember me by.”

The Indians had already prepared for a multi-pronged attack on the bridge and garrison, and were concealed along the bluffs and gullies on the north side of the river when Collins

led his troop across the bridge and turned to the west. Bretney and Lybe took their small group of soldiers across the bridge as a rear guard. About a mile west of the bridge, a large group of Cheyenne broke out of concealment and Collins ordered his men to charge.

It became apparent to Collins that his small detail was quickly being flanked by nearly 1,000 Indians and he ordered a retreat back to the bridge, only to find more Indians waiting behind. As his troopers ran the gauntlet to the bridge, Collins stayed back to protect their rear, until he was wounded in the hip. As he was attempting to catch up, another trooper fell from his horse, wounded. Collins dismounted and was attempting to aid the soldier when he was struck in the forehead with an arrow.

Four other troopers were killed, and many of the survivors were wounded. They reached the safety of the bridge, thanks to Bretney and Lybe, whose soldiers repulsed a massive assault on the bridge and cleared the path for the retreating cavalry with the help of the mountain howitzer.

Major Anderson refused to send a larger force across the bridge to recover Collins’ body and continue the mission to escort Custard. Bretney accused Anderson and his officers of being cowards, and was promptly put under arrest. Another detail had been sent out to repair the

telegraph lines to the east, so that reinforcements could be sent for. It was jumped by Indians as well and one soldier was killed in the retreat back to the post.

By this time, Sgt. Custard had resumed his trek to the station.

Just past Red Buttes, about 10 miles from the station, he encountered a patrol from Sweetwater Station, who had seen the size of the Indian force and advised him to turn back. Custard refused and continued on. Hearing the howitzer being fired at the station, Custard sent Corporal Shrader and four men ahead to investigate. The scouting party was attacked half way to the Station. Shrader and one other man survived a running battle and reached the relative safety of the station. Custard and his remaining 19 men were surrounded, but using the wagons for cover, managed to hold out for four hours before being overwhelmed and killed to the last man.

Two Shoshone scouts employed at the station finally managed to sneak through the besieging force and deliver a message requesting immedi-

ate reinforcements. But by the time a force could be gathered, the attacking army of Indians had come to the conclusion that they could not take the station by force, and returned north to Powder River Country.

Caspar Collins’ badly mutilated body was recovered, along with the other four men who died with him, as were the bodies of Sgt. Custard’s ill-fated wagon train. The Army honored Lt. Collins posthumously by renaming Platte Bridge Station, Fort Casper (the declaration misspelled Collins’ name and no one bothered to correct it). Although the fort was greatly enlarged the following year, it was abandoned in 1867 and the buildings were cannibalized to build Fort Fetterman.

In response to the attacks of the Platte Valley raids, the army launched the Powder River Expedition in August of 1865. During this punitive campaign, General Connor attacked another peaceful Indian village. The Indians sought their revenge during Red Cloud’s War of 1866. And so it continued…

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