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28 PREPARED FOR TAKEOFF Gillette-Campbell County Airport is making a growing contribution to the vitality of the region’s economy.

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SCULPTING SUCCESS The local arts community is not only alive and well, much of it is on display for everyone to see.

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CAMPBELL COUNTY IS ON THE GROW New construction is under way in every corner of the county.

20 BREWED AWAKENINGS About a dozen coffee shops perk up Gillette these days, each with its own distinct personality and special brews.

24 A DAY-TRIPPER’S DELIGHT There’s no shortage of things to see and do here, but a wealth of nearby attractions is an added bonus for visitors.

36 TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE The brand-new Wyoming Center opens in fall 2008, providing CAMPLEX with its sixth and largest building.

68 THIS IS WHERE THEY PLAY Antelope hunts are wildly popular here.

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This Is Where They Roam Oh, give me a home – with about 55,000 acres.

That is the size of Durham Buffalo Ranch, a family-operated business with more than 4,000 big-game animals on site. The ranch is known for its quality and standards of producing buffalo, with all of them raised as naturally as possible.

Durham also has a store that sells a full variety of buffalo meats, which are low in fat and cholesterol as well as high in protein. Durham Buffalo Ranch is one of the oldest buffalo operations in North America, with its gene pool dating back to the 1890s.

Coal Is Cool Branching hi Out O The 2008 holiday season will mark the 17th annual Festival of Trees celebration.

Held the first weekend in December at the CAM-PLEX Energy Hall, the event features dozens of theme-decorated holiday trees and wreaths and culminates with an auction that benefits programs at Campbell County Memorial Hospital.

The festival began in 1992, when some hospital volunteers sought to raise funds for the LifeLine Emergency Response Team. Today, the festival features about 60 trees and wreaths on display, and more than $500,000 has been raised throughout the event’s history.

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Here’s a tour you don’t hear about every day – touring a coal mine.

It becomes a popular activity here each summer when the Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center offers free tours of area coal mines to the public. Gillette is the largest coal producer in the United States, and is often referred to as the Energy Capital of the Nation.

In fact, Campbell County now mines more than 25 percent of all American coal, and tour visitors can watch actual operations of coal removal. Special group tours sponsored by the Chamber are also available by appointment during the fall and winter.

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When Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re A Jet In 2002, Clint Steven Oldenburg was playing football at Campbell County High School. In 2008, he is a member of the New York Jets.

Oldenburg, who has also played for the New England Patriots, is a 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive tackle for the Jets. Oldenburg was drafted in 2007 following a college career at Colorado State University. When he played for Campbell County High School, Oldenburg was awarded the Milward L. Simpson Athletic Award.

Another known athlete with Campbell County ties is Alicia Craig Shay, an American distance runner who hails from Gillette.

She is a two-time NCAA 10,000 meter champion and is hoping to compete in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

Room to Vroom An estimated 6,500 motorcycle enthusiasts will roar into Gillette in summer 2008 for the 37th annual BMW Motorcycle Owners of America International Rally.

The rally is open only to BMW Motorcycle Owners of America club members and their guests, along with BMW owners who are not members of the organization. The four-day event begins July 17, with most of the activities taking place at the CAM-PLEX MultiEvents Facilities.

Events include mechanical workshops, safety seminars and drives along eight rider courses that will be set up. Organizers estimate the BMW owners will add $500,000 to $750,000 a day to the Campbell County economy.

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POPULATION (2007 ESTIMATE) Campbell County: 40,433 Gillette: 30,636 Wright: 1,485 LOCATION Campbell County is in northeastern Wyoming, between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills of South Dakota.

BEGINNINGS Campbell County was established in 1911.

It is home to the cities of Gillette and Wright, along with the unincorporated communities of Recluse and Rozet.

The county seat of Gillette is named for 1890s railroad surveyor Edward Gillette.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Campbell County Chamber of Commerce 314 South Gillette Ave., Gillette, WY 82716 Phone: (307) 682-3673 Fax: (307) 682-0538 www.gillettechamber.com

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Fast Facts Q About 65 percent of the state of Wyoming’s tax revenues come from energy-rich Campbell County.

Q It is estimated that there will be 20,000 natural gas wells in northeast Wyoming by 2010.

Bang, Pow, Zoom No, it’s not a scene from a Batman movie.

Gillette will host the annual Pyrotechnics Guild International convention from Aug. 10-15, 2008, at the CAM-PLEX Multi-Events Facilities. The guild, which was founded in 1969, is a worldwide organization of amateur and professional fireworks enthusiasts.

One of the convention highlights is a massive nightly fireworks display that is performed to synchronized music. The general public is invited to purchase tickets to attend each extravaganza.

By the way, Pyrotechnics Guild International has already booked its 2013 and 2017 conventions in Gillette.

Q The average price for a new three-bedroom home in Gillette is approximately $220,000.

Q The Campbell County Rockpile Museum is filled with artifacts from the Old and New West, and is fittingly located next to a sizable natural rockpile formation.

Ben Hur Would Be Proud And they’re off to the races … in chariots?

Chariot racing has returned to Wyoming following an 18-year absence. The latest season of chariot competition began in November 2007 and ended in March 2008.

Chariot racing features individual drivers standing in little two-wheeled carts that look much like the ones used in the 1959 movie epic Ben Hur. Racing these days in Gillette occurs at the CAM-PLEX Morningside Park, with competitors pulled by two-horse teams from start to finish for a total of 450 feet.

The sport, sometimes described as “cowboy drag racing,” dates back to the 1920s, when Wyoming milk haulers would race to the creamery.

It isn’t as well-known today in Wyoming as it once was, but it still enjoys a loyal following. Besides local events, chariot racing has annual state, national and world championship competitions.

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illette’s arts community is not only alive and well, much of it is on display for everyone to see.

In support of a rapidly growing local arts scene, the city has thrown its weight behind the creative community. In 2003, Gillette’s leaders created the Mayor’s Arts Council, which was charged with designing a program to nurture the arts and place public art around town.

Its mission: “Create a more visually pleasing environment and expand the opportunities for residents and visitors to experience quality works of art in public places.”

Working from that mandate, the council rolled out Avenues of Art, which brings in sculptures from around the country

and places them on display in and around town. Coming in all shapes and sizes, the works of art have been made available for sale to the public, and the city itself has purchased more than a dozen for permanent installation.

This kind of high-profile program, along with other efforts the council is making to boost artistic awareness in Gillette, is good news for The AVA Community Art Center. The nonprofit company offers a host of programs and events at its community arts center, everything from educational series to classes. It also has teamed up with many local partners, including the public library, Gillette College, city agencies and departments, the children’s center, and other public

Feathered Fenders, by artist Lani Andrews, is displayed across from the public library. The sculpture is part of the Avenues of Art, a juried show that displays the work of local, national and international sculptors. PHOTO BY JEFF ADKINS

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working,” she says. “There are more and more people and families who need something else to do, and we’re becoming an art and entertainment venue for them.”

A look at AVA’s calendar is proof of that. It’s filled with classes and events, a far cry from five years ago, when the newly opened center was hosting just one class a month.

“We’ve been able to be part of a collaborative effort to bring art and culture to everybody’s life here, and that’s something we’re really proud of,” Jimison says. “Our list of partners is very long, and everyone across the entire community is getting a little more steeped in the arts as a result of these collaborations. It’s been very good, and very successful, for us and everyone else in the arts.”

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and private organizations.

“We’ve been around for a long time, but we didn’t have a building until 2003, the year the arts council was created,” says Ariane Jimison, AVA’s office and building manager.

“Since then, things have really been exploding in terms of the arts scene in town. It’s really coming out now.”

Jimison says the AVA’s work to connect the community with the artists has been successful, but she is quick to point out that the artists themselves are largely responsible for the upswing in both visible art and public interest in it. And as Gillette’s population continues to swell, she thinks the trend will continue.

“There are a lot of people coming to town who are looking for a cultural outlet, something to do when they’re not

Singing Tree, by artists Susan Hladky and Kim Silbaugh, is on display in front of the AVA Community Art Center.

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Sheri Merchen, left, and Dee Rozier catch up while waiting for their lunch at Coffee Friends coffee shop in Gillette.

It might surprise people to know that this town has so many coffee shops with personality and excellent brews.

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illette is known for its coal mines – and caffeine, too?

About a dozen coffee shops dot the town these days, each with its own distinct personality and special brews. Some shops have somewhat unusual names such as Brothers Coffee and Lula Belles, while other coffee spots are affiliated with national chains such as City Brew,

Mountain Mudd and Starbucks.

Others are independently owned and operated, including Brothers Coffee, Coffee Bean, Powder River Espresso and Coffee Friends.

“People who frequent espresso shops usually test many of the places in town before settling on their one or two favorites,” says Kathi Brazee, owner of Coffee Friends on South Gillette

Avenue. “For example, I use a different bean than an espresso place down the street would use, so a coffee-drinking customer might ultimately choose me over another place – or vice versa. It is just lucky that here in Gillette there are so many coffee places to choose from.”

Brazee says her Coffee Friends shop is such a popular downtown gathering spot that she has opened a small room

The Mocha Royale is a favorite coffee drink of customers at Coffee Friends in downtown Gillette.

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in the back of her store for business people to hold meetings while enjoying their morning coffees.

“My place opens at 7 a.m. every weekday and we are busy every morning,” she says. “Besides coffee, I offer quite a few light breakfast items that include a different kind of quiche every day. The most popular are a vegetarian quiche that I serve, as well as a bacon, cheese

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and tomato quiche.”

Coffee Friends is also open for lunch each day except Sunday, with a menu that features 20 different sandwiches and 10 different soups.

“My best-selling sandwich is a cashew chicken salad sandwich, and my most popular soup is probably a Wisconsin cheese or a vegetable beef soup,” Brazee says. “I have also opened a salad bar

that goes great with a cup of coffee.

For $6.75, customers can enjoy the salad bar and a drink for lunch, or the salad bar with a cup of soup. By the way, I also sell 20 different kinds of tea here.”

Most coffee shops here offer free WiFi access to customers. Music is on the menu at one of the shops. Brothers Coffee converts from coffee shop to

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coffee house on selected evenings and treats customers to live performances from local and regional musicians.

Jennifer Clinton believes that a good cup of coffee is so important to the residents of Campbell County that it is no problem for a dozen coffee and espresso shops to thrive here. The manager of Starbucks Coffee on South Douglas Highway says she thinks of

coffee shops as a “third place environment,” ranking after home and work as the places where her customers spend most of their time each day.

“Coffee shops in Gillette are just ideal places for people to get away from their busy schedules for a half-hour or so and relax quietly or meet a friend for a visit,” Clinton says. “For example, our Starbucks store offers a soothing atmos-

phere, with big cushy chairs and inviting, comfortable surroundings.”

Clinton says that besides the lattes and ground coffee that have made Starbucks famous, the store also offers a selection of 30 kinds of pastries.

“A fluffy croissant with a latte, hot cocoa or herbal tea,” she says. “That’s a nice way to start the day, or to take a break in the afternoon.”

Shawna Letcher, a traveling nurse from Rapid City, S.D., works on her laptop in a coffee shop. Left: Jars of coffee beans for sale at Coffee Friends

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Located 60 miles northeast of Gillette, Devils Tower is the country’s first national monument.

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here is no shortage of things to see and do in Gillette, but a wealth of nearby attractions is an added bonus for visitors.

Some of the nation’s best known tourist attractions are within three hours, or less, of Gillette, including Mount Rushmore, Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, Devils Tower National Monument, Deadwood and more. So whether a scenic vista or a giant president is on the viewing wish list, a stay here can easily be expanded into enjoyable regional day trips.

Famous even before it was completed in 1941, Mount Rushmore went through major state and U.S. government hoops over the course of its construction.

Arguments over funds, appearance and more slowed the project for years before it was finally declared done just before the United States entered World War II. Used as a backdrop for many motion pictures, look for the national monument to be hopping in 2008 due to its major role in the climactic closing scenes of National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which was released in late 2007.

Not in the mood to stare down Lincoln and friends? Plenty of uncarved promontories are ready for visiting nearby as well.

Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway in the Black Hills National Forest offers vertical views, as canyon walls rise upward from Spearfish Creek and the highway along the canyon bottom.

And then there’s Devils Tower, named the country’s first national monument in 1906 and memorialized on every Wyoming license plate.

The monolith stands 1,267 feet tall, and was formed as wind and water peeled away the rock layers that once surrounded it. A favorite site of climbers, bird watchers and all-around nature buffs, the monument’s busiest season begins around Easter and wraps up in November, says Dorothy FireCloud, superintendent.

“We usually open the visitor’s center the third week of April, because that’s when we start seeing a lot of people,” FireCloud says. “But the climbing goes on year-round, independent of the weather.”

Climbing is OK anytime except June, out of respect for local American Indians who consider the monument, known to them as Bear Lodge, as a shrine. More than 20 tribes converge on Devils Tower at that time to perform many traditional rituals, including sweat lodges and sun dances.

In recent years, an old tradition has revived at the monument with the return of the Father’s Day picnic.

“We invite all the surrounding communities to participate,” FireCloud says.

“Back in the 1930s and ’40s, we used to have several thousand people show up for a huge local gathering.”

With all this and more to be had, it’s no wonder that Gillette is a vacation destination, as well as a stopping point for thousands of visitors every year.

“We’re very centrally located, and we pride ourselves on that,” says Brian Pierce, Destination Marketing Manager for the Visitors Center. “We had 9,257 visitors stop at our visitor’s center in 2007, which is a pretty significant number for us.”

The moon can be seen in the distance beyond Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which is less than a three-hour drive from Gillette.

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ith a rapidly increasing number of passengers, new airline service and modern facilities to serve corporate jets operated by mining companies and other businesses, Gillette-Campbell County Airport is making a growing contribution to the vitality of the region’s economy.

“I believe having a good airport is vital to a fast-growing economy,” says Jay Lundell, executive director of the airport, which is funded under a joint agreement between the city of Gillette and Campbell County governments. The airport is operated by the Campbell County Airport Board.

More and more passengers are discovering the convenience of Gillette-Campbell County Airport, located a short drive from downtown Gillette and featuring 275 free parking spaces that are just steps away from the terminal building.

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any need to haul a heavy suitcase through a far-away longterm parking lot,” says Lundell.

The airport also offers free wireless Internet service throughout the terminal and has a business center that is available if travelers need a place to work.

Passengers are responding. A total of 50,936 passengers used commercial air service at the airport in 2007, a 19 percent increase from the year before. In 2006, the number of passengers grew by more than 35 percent, says Lundell, who estimates that 80 percent to 90 percent of those passengers were traveling for business.

“The numbers are still going up today, which demonstrates that we are a crucial part of the economic engine in our

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Kelly Peters, chairman of the airport’s board, says the facility is one of the keys to the region’s economic success.

“A lot of companies that do business in Gillette depend on the airport. Their executives need to be able to efficiently travel to and from the region. If the airport could not serve their needs and they had to drive from Billings or Rapid City, they may not come, and their business operations might not be located here,” says Peters.

The addition of new airline service by United Airlines’ regional carrier makes Gillette and Campbell County an even more desirable place to do business, Peters says.

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serve the airport with three daily round-trip flights to Denver International Airport with 37-passenger turboprop aircraft.

SkyWest, a Delta connection, has announced plans for service to Salt Lake. The airlines join Great Lakes Airlines, which also serves Gillette-Campbell County Airport with daily roundtrip flights to Denver International Airport using 30-passenger turboprop airplanes.

Lundell believes airline service will continue to grow. As that happens, fares will stabilize and become more attractive to people traveling for pleasure. Then they will be more likely to select Gillette-Campbell County Airport instead of driving to a competing airport in a nearby city.

“We’ll see more people traveling for vacations and for other

personal reasons,” he says.

Travelers are not the only ones using Gillette-Campbell County Airport’s facilities. Aircraft owners and pilots lease the t-hangars available on-site. Other services available include a flight school, aircraft maintenance, aircraft charter, fuel sales and car rental services from both Avis and Hertz.

The airport’s café is a popular destination and also offers catering services. In addition, Lundell says, many local companies make use of the airport terminal’s comfortable meeting room, which is available to the public for a small fee.

“We have businesses that come out to the airport to hold their meetings and for training classes,” Lundell says. “We welcome them. We are part of the community.”

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ew construction is under way in every corner of Campbell County, and that’s no surprise to real estate developer Bruce Schilling.

“Growth is more than an increase in buildings and people,” Schilling says.

“It’s about attitude. Some communities in the country push away growth and people. The people here welcome growth with open arms.”

And there is plenty of growth to welcome. Projects include new recreation facilities, hotel rooms and education space. Schilling’s own project is a sign of the good times the community is experiencing. His company developed an industrial park near Interstate 90.

The park is already home to Cummins Rocky Mountain Diesel, which performs heavy industrial-engine work that aids the coal industry. In all, Campbell County has 16 industrial parks suitable for both light and heavy manufacturing.

While much of the country is losing jobs, the coal, electricity and gas businesses here continue to generate jobs, which creates a demand for housing The attractive new firehouse sits prominently in town and includes sleeping quarters for firefighters.

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and hotel space. Three new apartment complexes are opening in 2008, according to Jim Brown of Gillette Planning Division.

The projects, Remington, South Fork and Primrose, will create a total of nearly 600 units in 27 structures. Two more – Thunder Rock and Antelope Ridge – have been announced.

The number of hotel rooms is increasing, too. Fairfield Inn and Country Inns & Suites, both offering 80 rooms, opened in April 2008. The two hotels share a new water park. A new Settle Inn is under construction near the CAM-PLEX venue.

Meanwhile, construction is under way on a $50 million recreation center.

The 186,000-square-foot facility will include a leisure pool, exercise room,

climbing wall, racquetball court, basketball courts, a 200-meter indoor track and five indoor tennis courts.

“There’s something for every person and every age,” says Dave McCormick, Campbell County Parks and Recreation marketing director. Opening is anticipated in fall 2009.

Gillette’s new $10.7 million firehouse is architecturally attractive while providing the firefighters with sleeping quarters, an exercise room and six fully equipped bays for equipment. The facility opened in February 2008.

The Gillette Tech Center, a 180-acre business park owned by the city, county, Gillette College and the Campbell County Memorial Hospital, is also the scene of growth. A new Health Science facility

for the college is being built within the Tech Center. The $3 million, 13,000square-foot building will be a boon to nursing education, according to Rick Mansheim, college director of community services and marketing. The college has had to turn away nursing applicants due to lack of space. Gillette College is also adding residence halls, at an estimated cost of $7.1 million for a four-phase project.

By summer, the 98,000-square-foot, $30 million Gillette Technical Education Center will be under construction. When complete, the facility will provide teaching space for courses such as diesel and welding technology, and mining safety, as well as space for workforce development and training.

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AM-PLEX Multi-Event Facilities hosts 400 events each year, but another 180 events are turned away because the complex is booked.

Those “turn-aways” won’t be happening after September 2008. That is when the brand-new Wyoming Center will open to provide the existing 1,100-acre CAM-PLEX property with its sixth and largest building.

“Much of the business that we’ve had to turn away in recent years involves local events – banquets, wedding receptions, dances, trade shows,” says Dan Barks, CAM-PLEX general manager. “But besides more local events, opening the spacious

Wyoming Center will also allow us to go after large national and international conventions. We would love to attract those because of their economic impact.”

Barks says the design concept for the Wyoming Center was to build one large building that could accommodate up to three events at one time.

“The building can be partitioned into three equal sections of 22,000 square feet,” he says. “For big attractions, we simply remove partition walls and can offer the full 66,000 square feet of space. Or we can have one event of 44,000 square feet and another of 22,000 square feet, or three separate events of

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22,000 square feet each. We are really picking up three new facilities to rent, although it is actually just one building.”

Barks says that for the most part, major national and international events booked for Wyoming Center will almost always take place in the summer months.

“Summertime is when the largest conventions would occur because most national and international travelers don’t want to attend conferences in the winter months,” he says. “We already host quite a few state and regional conferences in our facilities and will now be able to attract the really big events.”

CAM-PLEX opened in 1985 and is solely used as a rental facility, run jointly by the city of Gillette and Campbell County.

Besides the Wyoming Center, the five other buildings on site are the Central Pavilion, East Pavilion, Energy Hall, Heritage

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he CAM-PLEX Multi-Event Facilities is opening a new building in September 2008 called the Wyoming Center, and part of the facility will feature an NHL regulation-sized ice rink. The rink will occupy 22,000 square feet of the available 66,000 square feet within the center.

“The initial plan is for the ice to be in place during eight months of the year from September through April,” says Dan Barks, CAM-PLEX general manager. “We can expand that schedule as needed, if the demand arises. Then from May through August, the ice will be removed to provide floor space for summertime conventions and other events booked at the center.”

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Center (theater) and Morningside Park.

One of the major events that already takes place in the existing buildings at CAM-PLEX is the Pyrotechnic Guild International, which is the world’s annual fireworks conference. Visitors from 30 countries arrive in Gillette for five days, shooting off a huge outdoor fireworks display every evening for the public.

“We also host the National High School Finals Rodeo, which utilizes 80 acres for parking the trailers that haul 1,700 horses here,” Barks says. “CAM-PLEX also hosts large RV (recreational vehicle) rallies each year with as many as 5,400 RV units at a time on our grounds. That’s something we have a lot of – space for outdoor events to go along with our rental buildings.”

As for the Wyoming Center, one of its interesting aspects is that it will feature an ice hockey/figure skating rink that will be situated in one-third of the building.

“When we happen to have big conventions that need the entire building, we can simply cover the ice surface with flooring and then uncover it once the convention is over,” Barks says.

Besides large conventions, the Wyoming Center will also be able to host events such as track & field meets, concerts, auto shows, trade shows, basketball games, reunions, company parties and training seminars.

“From international conventions to local wrestling matches, the center will be able to accommodate a wide spectrum of activities,” Barks says. “It’s exciting for me to be a part of CAM-PLEX to begin with, and things will get really exciting once the Wyoming Center opens.”

figure skating has grown so much in recent years that a newer and larger rink was needed in the community.

“When we were designing the Wyoming Center about five years ago, discussions immediately came up about using part of the building for an ice rink,” Barks says. “We have a tremendous number of youth hockey teams in this area that are part of the Gillette Hockey Association. In addition, ice dancers and figure skaters make up quite a big group as well.”

Barks says the Campbell County Parks and Recreation Department will manage the new Wyoming Center rink.

“There are about 175 young people currently involved in hockey and figure skating, and the number seems to grow larger every year,” Barks says. “This new facility will be a beautiful place for all of them to enjoy their respective sports.” – Kevin Litwin

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and things that go bump in the night when she wrote a walking tour of downtown Gillette. Visitors can drop by the Chamber of Commerce’s office to pick up the free brochure for the self-guided tour, which includes plenty of destinations that are not haunted, as well as those that are said to have a resident ghost or two.

With the brochure as their guide, visitors can head into what Kelley calls “the Bermuda Triangle” in downtown Gillette.

“They’ll see the places where there are rumors of underground tunnels used during Prohibition, stories about the window blinds moving, water turning on and off, things that can’t be explained,” Kelley says.

At the Montgomery Bar, people say they have heard a ball bouncing down a hallway when no one else was around.

At the Center Bar, the presence of a female ghost has been felt over the years. But don’t be afraid.

“She’s very friendly,” Kelley says.

At The Goings, which had a colorful history as a boardinghouse, the stories are “spooky,” she says.

“There had been several people who died there violently,” says Kelley.

The walking tour is a great way for anyone to learn about Gillette’s colorful history. Including the ghost stories makes it even more fun, she says.

“It’s a great way to make history fun for kids and adults,” says Kelley.

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illette has a lively history, but Mary Kelley, who has mapped out a ghost tour of haunted businesses, says some of the city’s most interesting historic attractions have been dead for years.

After hearing stories about supernatural occurrences at several downtown locations, she decided to investigate.

“We brought in not a ghost buster, but a ghost hunter. They came over with an electronic device and wandered around and detected the presence of some unusual beings. In some places, the air grew colder. In others, you could sense someone else,” says Kelley, who is vice president of the Campbell County Historical Society.

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UEL Gillette, a new committee of the Chamber of Commerce for young professionals, is bringing together the region’s next generation of leaders.

The organization, founded in October 2007, provides educational programs and networking opportunities for individuals who want to learn how they can be involved in the community. Membership is open to anyone 21 and older.

The response has been tremendous, with membership quickly reaching 80 and continuing to grow, says Josh

McGrath, one of FUEL Gillette’s founders.

Anyone interested in learning more is welcome to attend a meeting, which is held either the first or second Thursday evening of each month. That time was selected to avoid any conflict with religious services or other civic groups’ meetings, says McGrath.

“We don’t care how someone makes a living. We don’t want the word ‘professional’ to be exclusionary. Everyone is welcome to join FUEL Gillette,” he says.

The organization’s name was a logical

choice because of the importance of the coal, oil and gas industries.

“The energy industry is one reason Gillette is thriving right now and will continue to do so,” McGrath says. “Our name fits very well with the mantra of Gillette. Our goals also fit well. We have the same goals as the Chamber of Commerce and also complement other civic organizations, like Rotary. We hope to promote community growth and community development.”

Because so many young workers are attracted to good jobs in the energy industry, the average resident of Gillette is about 32 years old. McGrath and other founders of FUEL Gillette believed that an organization was needed to focus on their concerns and help them become involved. Young families, for example, are particularly interested in good schools.

FUEL Gillette explores topics and issues that directly affect members’ lives and the quality of life in the region, from the health of the housing market to finding out how young workers can run for political office.

“We’re trying to focus on topics that are important to everyone in Gillette,” McGrath says.

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Josh McGrath is one of the founding members of FUEL Gillette, a young professionals, networking group.

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useums are supposed to be educational, but Terry Girouard, director of the Campbell County Rockpile Museum, believes that they should capture visitors’ imaginations, as well.

“Gillette and Campbell County have a colorful and fascinating history. We want to tell that story in a way that engages our visitors,” Girouard says.

The Rockpile Museum, located at 900 W. 2nd St., next to the formation of rocks that gives the museum its name, fulfills that mission with its collections of saddles, spurs, American Indian artifacts and other memorabilia.

From June through September 2008, the museum will open a series of exhibits that are sure to achieve the twin goals of being both educational and entertaining. Visitors in June, for example, will learn more about the region’s railroad history by seeing a caboose that rattled along the rails of the West.

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road to Gillette and Campbell County,” Girouard says.

In July, a ranch blacksmith’s shop will set up inside the museum, complete with a real blacksmith who will demonstrate old-fashioned techniques of the trade. Later, the museum will display the bar from the historic Goings Hotel.

“Hopefully, we’ll have a really enjoyable square dance with that exhibit,” Girouard says.

The Rockpile Museum examines all aspects of life in Campbell County, including the history of the economy as it has developed over the years, he says.

The museum recently presented an exhibit of historic and recent photographs of coal mining, donated by the Chamber of Commerce. Telling the story of how people earned a living in the past helps visitors and residents alike understand how the region developed.

“The economy shapes everything about who we are. It’s important to know where we come from,” Girouard says.

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olunteers with Habitat for Humanity are helping make the dream of owning a home a reality for Gillette families who otherwise might not be able to afford one.

“You’re investing in the community when you invest in Habitat for Humanity,” says Brandon Crowley, a member of the local chapter’s board.

The Gillette chapter, known as Energy Capital Habitat for Humanity, plans to start construction of its fifth home in summer 2008, says Mary Kelley, president of the board.

Each Habitat house becomes a community project. Local high school students designed one Habitat house.

“It’s a positive relationship. It teaches the kids a trade and gives the homeowners a head start on completing their house. We don’t have the longest building season,” Kelley says.

Habitat relies on volunteers and donations of materials and money to build simple, but nice, houses. The home currently being finished locally is about 1,200 square feet, says Crowley.

Habitat sells its houses to families at no profit and arranges affordable mortgages. One reason mortgages are so affordable is that homeowners are required to invest hundreds of hours of their own labor into building their own house and others. Habitat has built more than 225,000 houses around the world. In the United States, Habitat houses cost an average of $60,000.

Gillette has generously contributed to Habitat, but the booming economy made it difficult for volunteers to find time away from their jobs to finish the fourth local home, says Crowley.

The local chapter would like to complete one new house each year.

Approximately 100 volunteers have donated their time and energy to build the chapter’s newest home.

“We are very thankful. Helping these families is rewarding and builds community pride. It says we are a caring community,” says Crowley.

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or the fun of solving the mysteries of the stars in the sky or the spiderweb in your back yard, there are no better places than the Campbell County School District Planetarium and the Science Center’s Einstein’s Adventurarium.

Both help youngsters and adults unlock the secrets of the universe, says Nello Williams, consulting director of the Planetarium, and Jodi Crago-Beck, director of the Adventurarium. Both facilities offer learning opportunities for students and provide public programs.

“We can take the entire 30-foot dome inside the Planetarium and create the whole galaxy, or we can create the Big Bang. We have a lot of capabilities,” Williams says of the Planetarium, which is located inside Sage Valley Junior High School.

The Adventurarium is filled with more than 60 interactive exhibits and animal displays. The newest “critter,” says Crago-Beck, is a Ball Python, a small snake native to Africa.

“More than anything, I want to excite them about science. I want them to experience hands-on science and just get excited,” she says.

The Adventurarium, which was named by the children, also provides science kits to teachers in the district for use in their classrooms. During the 2006-07 school year, more than 6,500 students visited the science center, located in the school district’s Lakeway Learning Center in Gillette.

Crago-Beck hopes to obtain funding to add an ocean room to the Adventurarium. “I’m positive it will happen. We have such great community support,” she says.

The Planetarium’s location inside a school makes it a powerful teaching tool. Williams runs it with the help of student assistants.

“Our audiences range from preschoolers to retirees,” Williams says.

“Wyoming is part of the Big Sky Country. We don’t have much light pollution. The stars are always above us. The kids learn what’s up there. They learn the mathematics, the laws of the universe. The Planetarium adds to their connection with the sky.”

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Cars drive down Main Street in Deadwood, S.D., a casino town just a two-hour drive from Gillette.

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coal-fired power plant under construction just outside Gillette is creating an economic and employment boost, while more efficiently providing energy to the Powder River Basin. The Dry Fork Station plant will be the seventh in Campbell County, which is a major provider of coal, oil and gas.

The construction phase of the plant, begun in October 2007, is expected to conclude in 2011.

More than 1,000 temporary employees will be hired to build the facility, then 75 permanent employees will operate it.

The $1.3 billion facility, designed to last 50 years, will meet the increasing demand for power due to rural growth

in northeast Wyoming and parts of South Dakota.

It’s evidence of the energy boom in the Powder River Basin, where as many as 15,000 additional jobs are expected by 2020. In addition to the Dry Fork Station plant, another generation plant is expanding and two energy plants are in the final stages of obtaining state permits.

The growth propels the local economy, says Ruth Benson, executive director of the Campbell County Economic Development Corp. Every job created generates additional customers for the area’s goods and services.

“These plants create permanent jobs that are good-paying, family-providing positions, so we’re very happy to see

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Left: Power lines disappear into the distance along U.S. Highway 14-16 in northern Campbell County. Right: Coal is mined at Wyodak Mine near Black Hills power plant. Below: The sun sets over the Wyodak Mine and Black Hills power plant in Campbell County, one of the nation’s leading coal producers.

them coming here,” Benson says. “This gives us another good-neighbor company in our community, and this company is being as careful and conscientious as possible.”

The Dry Fork Station plant has committed to using the best available control technology in a state that already enforces some of the most stringent environmental standards, says Curt Pearson, the project representative for Basin Electric Power Cooperative.

“Electric power is now being brought into that area, so this will provide a more efficient power supply while keeping some of those jobs at home for the folks in that area,” Pearson says.

Pearson’s biggest challenge during the construction phase is providing housing for the temporary workers, whose jobs will range from two months to two years.

While Pearson says he is trying to hire as many locals as possible, Campbell County’s low unemployment rate – 1.7 percent – and the need to fill some of the more specialized positions are driving the company to reach outside the area.

To accommodate the inf lux of employees, Pearson says, Basin Electric has contracted with local hotels and two apartment complexes, as well as a real estate management company. The most popular housing option for many of the workers, though, is recreational vehicles, so the company has renovated an abandoned trailer park, providing 100 RV spaces.

“We’re trying to make the transition to this community as easy as possible for everyone. The last thing we want is for a worker to come to work here and not know where he will be living. We want that settled up front.”

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Customers eat dinner at the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant in Gillette.

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR When Tony Yuan decided he wanted to open a restaurant, he searched the country for a good location. The information he received from the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce caught his attention, and he moved from California to Gillette in 1999 to open the Great Wall Restaurant.

It has been a good move.

“The demographics the Chamber sent us showed that Gillette was a growing community,” says Yuan. “We liked it and moved here. We like living in Gillette very much.”

The 75-seat Great Wall Restaurant, which earned Yaun the Chamber’s 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year award, serves a full array of popular Chinese dishes, including the house special lo mein.

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Jenny, and his parents. “We really appreciate our customers who support us,” he says. “We’ve got a personal relationship with them.”

Yuan says the future looks brighter than ever. He and Jenny welcomed their first child in March 2008.

A CLEANER WAY TO CLEAN Bear’s Naturally Clean Dry Cleaners, founded in November 2007, uses earthfriendly products in its cleaning processes.

“We use nontoxic chemicals to do our dry cleaning,” says owner John Bear. “The old solvents are efficient, but they cause problems and issues, and they are being phased out because of environmental issues.”

Bear’s is one of the few dry cleaners in the country using the new Ipura machine, which injects the solvent into the clothes, rather than soaking them in it. “This uses a smaller volume and it is easier to get out of clothes,” Bear says.

“Not only are we using an earth-friendly solvent, but we are using less of it.”

Open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. MondayFriday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, Bear is pleased with his success. “We are building the business up now,” he says. “It’s going very, very well. We chose Gillette because of the booming economy here.”

EMPLOYEES ARE THE OWNERS The future looks strong for Pacific Steel and Recycling, the region’s largest steel service center and scrap metal recycler. The Gillette office, with 17 employees, is one of 38 locations.

“What we sell is a commodity,” says Gillette manager Stuart Boylan. “A load of scrap is truly a commodity. It’s not perishable, and it’s very marketable. It is easy to market scrap anywhere in the world.”

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STRAIGHTENING THINGS OUT Is your head on straight? That’s what Dr. Kristal Vance at Advanced Orthogonal Chiropractic seeks to find out about her patients.

Vance, a nine-year doctor of chiropractic who returned to her hometown of Gillette in 2007, specializes in a form of spine manipulation known as atlas orthogonal. “This is based on the first cervical of the spine known as the atlas,” Vance explains. “I take three very precise X-rays and analyze them to find out the lateral movement of the atlas in relation to the rest of the spine.”

She uses a special atlas orthogonal table that is designed to deliver a precise chiropractic adjustment by delivering a mechanical impulse through a metal stylus.

The method has proved popular, and Vance is physically expanding her clinic and adding a message therapist, reflexology specialist and on-site physical rehabilitation.

“I’ve been very well received,” she says.

LIVING HIGH ON THE HOG Chuck Ruiz, 24-year owner of the Deluxe Harley-Davidson dealerships in Gillette and Casper (Wyoming’s largest), says he has been hanging out in motorcycle shops for about 45 years.

“We are very passionate about what we do,” Ruiz says. He and wife Maria own and operate the business together.

Campbell County is the right location to do business, Ruiz says.

“Here, we enjoy the highest number of Harley-Davidson registrations per capita of any county in the United States,” he says. “We have a huge number of Harley-Davidson riders, and they think nothing of driving 125 miles to GILLETTE

have lunch.”

Ruiz says that you can’t get to the country’s largest motorcycle gathering in Sturgis, S.D., without passing Deluxe H-D from the west.

A master technician and avid rider, Ruiz sells mostly touring machines that feature saddlebags and comfortable seats.

These “iron horses” range in price from $6,500 up to $40,000. “Technology has made them much more reliable, safer, easier to ride, more efficient and less maintenance-intensive,” Ruiz says.

“Today, anyone can ride one.”

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(coal, oil, methane gas and natural gas), PS&R can provide containers and crews for job site cleanups and will purchase ferrous and nonferrous materials.

Through the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), “everybody is an owner,” says Boylan. “If the company makes money, the employees make money. In order to own stock, you have to work here, and it’s a great benefit.”

The future looks bright, says Boylan.

“If energy is doing well, we’re doing well.”

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The Campbell County Chamber of Commerce staff, from left, Gail Lofing, Christine Overton, Katie Alo, Patti Riesland, Julie Simon, Brian Pierce and Phyllis Krogman

New Brand, Brand-New Approach CHAMBER OVERHAULS LOOK, ADDS NEW PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE MEMBER SERVICES

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ith a new logo, overhauled initiatives and the launch of a new, nonprofit benefit association, the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce’s 2007 was one for the books. Look for 2008 to keep up the pace.

“It was a big year,” says Julie Simon, president. “We decided to take on a lot, and we now have a lot of ways to go forward in 2008. We have five main competencies within the Chamber: building the economy, networking, promoting our community, being a voice for business and taking political action.

We work on those all the time, and the changes we’ve made and programs we’ve launched will do all of those things.”

In November 2007, the Chamber rebranded itself with a new logo. The diamond-shaped icon features a large C in the center, to reflect the organization’s increased efforts to be a strong voice for the area’s business community. And the tagline, “the principal voice for progress,” further enhances that message.

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main thing,” Simon says. “We really wanted to make that the focus.”

The goal was also to recraft the brand to appeal to younger members, who are taking a more active stance within the Chamber with FUEL Gillette, a young professionals group.

“They are doing some dynamite things, and we want to encourage more involvement from people in that age group,” Simon says. “They’re getting more involved in boards and committees, and have even started a candidates’ school to demystify the process of running for office.”

In July 2007, the Chamber unveiled a joint venture with the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce. The Wyoming Chambers Welfare Benefit Association is a nonprofit entity that administers the Chambers’ group insurance plan, which offers affordable coverage to small businesses and others who are having trouble with high health-care coverage premiums.

“This gives them the opportunity of getting into a plan that has a lot more clout in the purchasing market,” Simon

says. “Another goal is that it will allow them to stabilize their coverage rates over time, so they won’t have those big premium jumps. We think this will do a lot to help with employee retention.”

Add to that two successful job fairs in April and October, with a repeat scheduled for April 2008, and it’s easy to see why the Chamber offices are jumping.

“We’re really working to attract people to our area, and we have a lot of job openings,” Simon says. “We had about 900 people at the last fair, and a lot of interest has been expressed in the one coming up.”

The Chamber also has boosted its staff, adding Christine Overton as office operations manager and Patti Riesland as sales and membership director.

“Christine’s from Britain, so she’ll be helping us teach our businesses how to get more involved in the global economy. Patti has been around the community for a while and she’ll be promoting the benefits of the Chamber.

We’re getting out in the public eye, and they’re going to be seeing a lot more of us going forward.”

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That mission includes providing tangible services to businesses, services that help improve the work environment, cut costs and build revenue.

A variety of training sessions conducted by the Chamber throughout the year provide real-world assistance to the business membership. From pressing issues such as health insurance and customer service to learning to develop a national and international customer base, the Chamber has created training courses to help businesses build business.

Topics offered include: • Learn to be a Leader • Human Resources • Basic html, Creative Web Design and Technology for the Beginner • Health Insurance • Tourism • Anger Management, Crisis Management and Grief Counseling • Customer Service • Effective Voice Training • Grant Writing • International Business Ethics, Protocol and Manners • Keys to Becoming a Creative Genius (20 weeks) • Motivation and Positive Thinking • Public Speaking Techniques • Selling for 100% Success, 100% of the Time • Relaxation Techniques • Window Displays for Enhanced Corporate Image • Writing the Old-Fashioned Way

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Business | Economic Profile

GILLETTE BUSINESS CLIMATE Campbell County’s economy is mineral-based, with more than 25 percent of jobs directly attributed to mining of coal and extraction of oil and gas. Ranching is also important in the rural county, which is transitioning toward a more diversified economy.

Wells Fargo Bank of Gillette, $67.5

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Campco Federal Credit Union, $25.1 Security State Bank, $58.5

Airport Gillette-Campbell County Airport, (307) 686-1042

U.S. Bank, $21.8

Railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe (800) 795-2673

(June 2007)

HOUSEHOLD STATISTICS

First National Bank of Gillette $287.5

11.5% industrial property tax

LABOR FORCE

9.5% personal property tax

Total labor force, 26,307

INDUSTRIAL PARKS

Employment, 25,793 Unemployed, 514

Number of households in county (2006), 14,610 Persons per household (2006), 2.66 Median household income (2006), $58,417 Per capita income (2006), $30,777

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Deposits in Millions First Interstate Bank of Commerce $280.8 Bank of the West, $31.1

Sales Tax 4% state sales/use tax 1% general purposes county optional tax .25% capital facilities tax (started October 2005) Property Tax Property tax is determined at 100% of assessed fair market value.

Unemployment Rate, 2.0%

TAXES Wyoming has received a “most favorable” ranking for business from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation, which ranks states for fair and equitable tax systems for all business sectors.

Wyoming and Campbell County have no state income tax, corporate or individual, and low sales taxes.

The county also has low property taxes.

Campbell County has 16 industrial parks. The largest parks and their zoning: Energy Park 330 acres, heavy and light industrial, commercial Gillette Tech Center 180 acres, office or light industrial Southern Drive Park 109 acres, industrial 4-J Business Park 5.5 acres, office and industrial Mohan Subdivision 122 acres, industrial Prairieview Subdivision 119 acres, industrial

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Business | Economic Profile MAJOR EMPLOYERS Company

Type of Business

Employees

Rio Tinto Energy America

Coal mining

1,855

Campbell County School District

Education

1,673

Powder River Coal Co.

Coal mining

1,583

Thunder Basin Coal Co.

Coal mining

1,159

Campbell County Memorial Hospital

Medical

950

Foundation Coal

Coal mining

580

Campbell County

Government

579

Interstate Industrial 90 acres, light industrial

DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES

Other services, $684 Real estate, $549 Retail, $474 Transportation, $698 Utilities, $1,353 Wholesale, $1,195

Hay Creek Subdivision 66 acres, light industrial and commercial Gillette Business Park 50 acres, heavy and light industrial

Cheyenne, 244 miles Denver, 344 miles Salt Lake City, 532 miles Chicago, 1,049 miles Dallas, 1,126 miles Phoenix, 1,262 miles

Average weekly wage $902

Wright Industrial 24 acres, heavy industrial

INDUSTRY Number of Establishments 82

AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE

Industry Description Accommodation and food services

Accommodations, $226

Administrative, support, waste management and remediation service

55

Arts, entertainment and recreation

13

Administrative, $542 Agriculture, $685

Educational services

Arts, entertainment, $185

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Professional, scientific and technical services

94

Real estate and rental leasing

Health care, $1,074

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Wholesale trade

Manufacturing, $1,054

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HOUSING The Census Bureau estimates that total housing units saw an increase of 6.00 percent in Campbell County between 2000 and 2005, from 13,288 to 14,085. This compares to a 5.3 percent estimated increase statewide.

Average apartment rent in Campbell County increased by 11.13 percent, from $584 in the second quarter of 2005 to $697 in the second quarter of 2006. Detached single-family home rents increased by 18.77 percent.

Home Prices Average price of a new three-bedroom home, $235,008

of 5.3 percent for apartments, 1.4 percent for houses, 1.1 percent for mobile homes plus a lot, and 2.12 percent for mobile-home lots since the second quarter of 1987.

These figures compare to state average annualized increases in rental prices of 3.40 percent for apartments, 3.79 percent for houses, 3.30 percent for mobile homes plus a lot and 2.33 percent for mobile-home lots.

Source: Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, Economic Analysis Division

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Rents for mobile homes on a lot increased by 27.60 percent, and rents for mobile-home lots increased by 10.83 percent.

Campbell County rental prices have experienced average annualized increases

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Education

Dr. Lyn Velle seeks to expand work opportunities for students attending Campbell County High School.

Schooled for Success CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAMS GROOM NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS

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egardless of what a young person’s field of interest is, chances are there’s a school-to-work program that relates to it in the Campbell County School District.

Agriculture education, business education, family and consumer science, marketing, technology education, and health education are six umbrella programs that have multiple disciplines of study beneath them. So whether it’s child care, restaurant operation, automotive work or even engineering design, there’s a program of study for just about every interest.

“We start doing career and technical education in junior high,” says Dr. Lyn Velle, career and technical education director. “Everything we begin at that level has to articulate into something at the high school, so they have entrepreneurship classes that will lead them to the next level.”

This is not to say those students can’t jump right in and get their feet wet, job-wise. The junior-high culinary arts students operate Café Latte, a studentrun café, and they also participate in The Real Game, a career-oriented class.

There’s also Project Lead The Way, a track for engineering which begins with GILLETTE

the Gateway To Technology program in seventh and eighth grades, then moves up though introduction to engineering design, principles of engineering and, in the final two years of high school, computer-integrated manufacturing.

“We have a great partnership with Gillette College, and those students take some of their classes at its industrial technology education center. Our businesses are very happy with Project Lead The Way, because there is a great need for engineering technicians, as much or more so than for engineers.”

Upon reaching 10th grade and high school, students’ job-training experiences begin to ramp up. For example, childcare students can work in the on-site preschool for 4-year-olds after completing a series of preparatory classes that involve, among other things, teacher shadowing. Those with an artistic side can take up to three years of animation classes, working online with Acme Animation in Los Angeles.

“They are able to critique students’ work from other states, and have their own work critiqued,” Velle says. “And they also have their work critiqued by people at DreamWorks, Sony, Pixar, Disney and Warner Bros. It’s just an

incredible program.”

And there’s plenty more where that came from. Business students are able to participate in mentorships, working with a local business during class for a semester, as well as in cooperative office education, which involves paid office jobs. With the advent of a new tech center at the college, culinary arts students soon will be able to hone their skills in an industrial kitchen.

“We try to give them as much exposure to working in the community, either volunteering, working with mentors or through internships, as we can,” Velle says. “We have on-the-job training in pretty much everything from welding and machining to agriculture. We have great programs for our students to be able to work in the community.”

To keep everything fresh, Velle hosts the annual Business, Industry, Government and Education, or BIG-E, Roundtable, where instructors sit down with local business partners to review curriculum and get ideas.

“We find out if what we’re teaching is right, and what we need to do to improve,” she says. “It’s a wonderful way to get the businesses more involved.”

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Powered Up ENERGY ACADEMY SHARPENS FOCUS

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illed as a school within a school, Campbell County High School’s Energy Academy launches in fall 2008. The goal, says Director Judy Iliff, is to give students a leg up on a career in an area of the energy industry.

In addition to earning college credits, students will benefit from smaller classes and increased focus.

“Research shows that small learning communities within a school are having much more success with students than if those same students were lost in a large crowd,” Iliff says.

With Gillette and Campbell County being home to large numbers of natural gas, coal, methane and other energyrelated companies, all of whom need a steady supply of skilled workers, a focus on the field of energy was the obvious choice.

“For those who want to enter the energy field as a welder, diesel mechanic or petroleum engineer, we will be able to offer content geared toward their interest,” Iliff says.

After meeting with parents and area businesses, support for the school grew quickly.

“We have business partners who don’t dictate what goes into the curriculum, but they make suggestions about things to include, things they want their workers to know how to do,” Iliff says.

Its first class of 50 sophomores will collaborate with teachers on special coursework geared to a student’s particular area of interest in the field of energy.

“The expectations are high and the quality of work is stringent, but these kids want to be in here,” Iliff says.

– Joe Morris

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Sounds Like a Winner POWDER RIVER SYMPHONY CONTINUES TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC

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prior to his move to Wyoming. His lengthy resume includes playing trumpet with the Houston Symphony and the Kansas City Philharmonic, and he was a music professor at several colleges that include the University of South Carolina and the University of Nevada.

Now he leads the Powder River Symphony that is not only talented, but also features reasonable ticket prices to all its concerts. Adults pay $12, seniors and military $10, and students and children $8. A $100 Romantic Package to each individual concert is also offered. The package includes symphony tickets and dinner at The Chophouse.

But ticket prices account for only 15 percent of the symphony’s budget each year, so the orchestra is highly dependent on the generosity of donors. For the 2007-08 season, the symphony was fortunate to have four donors that pledged $7,000 and above, while 10 others pledged at least $1,000.

All Powder River Symphony concerts occur on Saturdays beginning at 7:30 p.m., and Trinkle and a nine-member symphony board choose what performances will be scheduled each year. The 2007-08 season had concerts titled Wine, Roses and Romance, Christmas Pops, Children of All Ages, and Boots and Toots.

“Wine, Roses and Romance featured the music of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, while Boots and Toots was a toetapping combination of western, cowboy and bluegrass,” Trinkle says. “Our music is aimed at listeners of all ages.”

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eather O’Brien is a wildlife biologist with Wyoming Game and Fish, and Klea Wolz is the mother of 12 children. Broch Burris is a farm/ranch hand outside of Gillette, and Cindy Beaver is a former research physiologist who now home-schools her three children.

These four Campbell County residents along with dozens more come together each year to make beautiful music as members of the Powder River Symphony. The orchestra is made up of talented musicians who enjoy performing at concerts simply for the love of their craft.

“The musicians who appear on stage are our friends and neighbors from the northeast Wyoming area,” says Steven Trinkle, artistic director and conductor of the Powder River Symphony. “They are teachers, business people, students and individuals who believe that making music is very important to their lives, and important to our quality of life here in Wyoming.”

The symphony has been a harmonious part of Campbell County for more than two decades, and the upcoming 200809 season marks its 22nd year. The orchestra performs four scheduled concerts during an annual season that runs from October through April, with the performances taking place in the Heritage Center at the CAM-PLEX Multi-Events Facilities.

“Our four annual concerts are performed in one of the finest concert halls in the country,” Trinkle says.

The 2008-09 season will mark Trinkle’s third with Powder River, and he had already enjoyed a successful musical career

Currently in its 22nd year, the Powder River Symphony is led by conductor and artistic director Steven Trinkle.

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Sports & Recreation

This Is Where They Play ANTELOPE HUNTS ARE INCREDIBLE HERE; ANIMALS OUTNUMBER PEOPLE ALMOST 2-TO-1

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hunting,” says Brian Pierce, Destination Marketing Manager for the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce. “The abundance of bucks and does is so large these days that the probability is great for hunters to go home with an antelope.”

Bow-and-arrow antelope hunting in Campbell County occurs each year from Sept. 1-30, while gun season takes place from Oct. 1-31.

“We get many hunters from Wisconsin and Minnesota who arrange their yearly vacations around antelope season,” Pierce says. “The weather in Campbell County

is good in September and October, and the land is mostly flat so the walking is easy on hunters. Plus, people like antelope meat – it’s really good.”

Pierce says the best way to hunt antelope in Campbell County is to first stop by the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.

“We get almost 1,000 hunters each season who drop in for a Bureau of Land Management map that details where antelope can be hunted,” he says. “One thing about Campbell County is that there is not a lot of public land. About

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opulation: 77,000. That is the antelope population in Campbell County, not people.

In 2008, Wyoming Game & Fish estimates that more than 77,000 antelope are living wild in this part of the state.

And with Campbell County having a human population of “only” 40,000, it is somewhat amazing to realize just how many of the large animals live here.

“The ideal population for antelope to thrive in Campbell County should be about 52,000, so we are really promoting ourselves as a great place for antelope

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80 percent of the land is private, so you need a map to know where the public land is located so you won’t be trespassing on somebody’s property.”

Pierce says the maps also list information about private landowners willing to lease their land for private hunts.

“To be honest, that is the easiest and best way to hunt because hunters won’t have to worry about trespassing on land they shouldn’t be on, and then face potential trouble,” he says. “Fees to hunt on private property usually range from $150 to $1,000, and many landowners allow hunters to remain on their land until ultimately getting an antelope.”

Besides antelope, Campbell County has good hunting opportunities for mule deer, elk, moose, turkey, sage grouse and prairie dogs. One private landowner even raises pheasants and releases them for a short period each year for hunters to enjoy.

“But it’s antelope that gets the true attention of hunters each year,” Pierce says. “Hunting for antelope here is not like tracking for a deer in the woods, where maybe you will get one and maybe you won’t. In Campbell County, hunters are almost assured of getting themselves an antelope.”

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Health & Wellness

Plans are in the works for the expansion of Campbell County Memorial Hospital.

Rx for Good Health CAMPBELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EMBARKS ON $95 MILLION EXPANSION

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illette’s prescription for excellent health is written into the blueprints for expanding Campbell County Memorial Hospital.

CCMH, the health-care leader for Gillette and northeastern Wyoming, is expected to see up to $95 million in new construction and remodeling in the next four years.

“This decision to expand comes from the physicians, the community and federal requirements,” says Kirtikumar Patel, internal medicine physician and CCMH board trustee. “Our emergency department was built with a capacity of 16,000 patients a year, and we see 24,000 now. Our operating rooms were built in the 1980s and can’t accommodate the equipment and technology we have today. And laws like HIPAA require us to do things differently.”

CCMH has contracted with the health-care design firm of HDR to develop and implement a long-term facility expansion plan that will accommodate community growth well into the future. The hospital estimates construction will begin in 2009.

The plan calls for 160,000 square feet of new construction, including a walk-in clinic, new inpatient and outpatient surgery area, patient rooms for medical/surgical use, intensive care unit (ICU), obstetrics and a 180-space parking structure.

The walk-in clinic will open in spring 2008 at a temporary location close to the hospital. When the hospital expansion is complete, the clinic will be placed adjacent to the emergency department, officials say.

A walk-in clinic is part of the overall expansion plan, but it is needed in the community right now, according to hospital CEO Robert Morasko. Currently, a large percentage of those who seek emergency room care are not emergency patients.

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“The clinic is a less expensive alternative for care, provided in a clinic setting,” Morasko says. “Patients should also experience reduced wait times from those in the emergency department.”

Meanwhile, surgery suites will expand in size. Current suites are considered too small for all the equipment that is used in today’s surgical procedures.

“Modern operating rooms need to be about 600 square feet to accommodate things like portable X-ray equipment and video towers, not to mention the extra people needed to run the equipment,” says Lynn Wyllie, surgery services manager.

“Our current rooms are only about 430 square feet.”

Surgery patients are also expected to appreciate the upcoming private entrance and easy access to the parking garage.

Meanwhile, new patient rooms will have space for a foldout couch for family members and extra room for computers (for documentation) and other equipment.

All of this is a long leap from the early days of health care in the Gillette area – in both size and technology. More than 55 years ago, Gillette built a red-brick, 31-bed hospital at a cost of $275,000 – when the town was on the brink of an oil boom.

Then, in 1981, Campbell County Memorial Hospital opened to meet the health-care needs of a rapidly growing area. Now, the county looks forward to a large, modern hospital that will serve a population influx responding to an ever-increasing job market.

Final designs have yet to be approved, but cost estimates range from $72 million to $95 million including equipment, furniture, signage and project fees, Morasko says.

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Community Profile

COMMUNITY GILLETTE SNAPSHOT Located in northeastern Wyoming, midway between the Black Hills and the Big Horn Mountains, Campbell County is nestled in the rolling plains of the Powder River Basin. The area is rich with history and Western tradition, including 1800s railroad expansion, pioneering homesteaders, and cattle and sheep ranching.

Pronghorn Elementary 682-1676 Rawhide Elementary 682-0774

EDUCATION

Rozet Elementary 682-3133

Special Schools Northeast Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services 682-0231

Stocktrail Elementary 682-7289

Heritage Christian School 686-1392

Sunflower Elementary 686-0631

Higher Education Northern Wyoming Community College District – Gillette College 686-0254

Campbell County has the third-largest school district in Wyoming. The district serves more than 7,000 students.

The student teacher ratio is 19.2-to-1.

Recluse Elementary 682-9612

Elementary Schools (Gillette and Wright) Conestoga Elementary 686-2373 Cottonwood Elementary 464-0584 4-J School 682-3076 Hillcrest Elementary 682-7291

Wagonwheel Elementary 686-1060 Secondary (Gillette and Wright) Campbell County High School North Campus 682-7247 South Campus 687-7733

Lakeview Elementary 682-7293 Little Powder Elementary 682-2725

Wright JuniorSenior High School 464-0140

Sage Valley Junior High School, 682-2225

Meadowlark Elementary 682-4740

Twin Spruce Junior High School 682-3144

Paintbrush Elementary 686-1778

Westwood High School 682-9809

CLIMATE Average annual temperature 57 F January average temperature 31 F July average temperature 85 F Average annual rainfall 7.9 inches Average annual snowfall 64.7 inches THIS SECTION IS SPONSORED BY

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Parks & Recreation Healthy Lifestyles.

Livable Communities. It Starts in Parks!

• Pool/Waterslide

2124 S. Douglas Hwy. • P.O. Box 489 Gillette, WY 82717-0489 (307) 686-8080 • Fax: (307) 686-5777 24-Hour Banking: (866) 411-8080 ssbank@vcn.com Member FDIC

• Racquetball/ Squash Courts • 1/10-Mile Indoor Track

• Cybex & Free Weights • 18-Hole Golf Course

• Basketball Courts • Locker Rooms

• 9-Hole Jr. Golf Course • Picnic Facilities • Cardio Room

• Indoor Ice Rink

From I-90 take exit 126 and go north 1/2 mile.

1000 Douglas Hwy. • Gillette, WY 82716 • (307) 682-8527 or visit our facility in Wright: Wright Recreation Center • (307) 464-0198

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Community Profile NUMBERS TO KNOW

MEDIA

Building Codes Appeals Board 682-1970

Newspapers The News-Record, Gillette 682-9306

County Sheriff, 687-6160

Casper Star-Tribune 266-0500, (800) 442-6916

Children’s Developmental Services, 682-2392 Cooperative Extension Service, 682-7281

Wyoming Business Report 638-3200

County Fair, 687-0200

Radio and Television Basin Radio Network (KGWY-FM, KAML-FM, KIML-AM), 686-2242

Crime Stoppers 686-0400

Wyoming Public Radio, 766-2439

Corrections Board 682-2440

K2 Television (ABC) 237-3711 Gillette Public Access (Channel 36), 686-5745 Keyhole Broadcasting (KOAL 103.9), 687-1003

UTILITIES City of Gillette Gillette Utilities 686-5206 The city provides residents and businesses with electricity, water, sewer and trash pickup.

Emergency Management Agency, 686-7477 Health Department 682-7275 Human Resources/ Risk Management 687-6355 Information Technology Services, 682-7860 Northeast Wyoming Economic Development Board 682-1366 Parks and Recreation 682-7050 Planning Commission 682-1970 Public Library (Gillette) 682-3223 Public Library (Wright) 464-0500 Public Works/Engineers’ Department, 682-5319 Road and Bridge, 682-4411 Senior Center, 686-0804 Weed & Pest Board, 682-4369

GOLF Bell Nob Golf Course 1316 Overdale 686-7069 Gillette Golf Course 1800 Country Club Road 682-4774 Haycreek Golf Course 1229 E. Elkhorn Drive Wright 464-0747

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Knecht Home Center provides all product services for residential and commercial construction.

Our outside sales staff provides complete take off and pricing of materials for residential and commercial building projects.

Complete drafting and blueprint service is available.

The retail store provides all products for residential and commercial construction, plumbing, electrical, hardware, tools, paint, bath fixtures and several lines of cabinets.

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110 West LakeWay Gillette, WY 82718 (307) 687-7978 Fax: (307) 687-7641 www.knechthc.com

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Community Profile Town of Wright Wright Utilities 464-1666 The town provides water, sewer and trash pickup.

Electricity Powder River Energy Corp.

682-8091

1000 S. Douglas Highway 682-5470 Foothills Theaters 650 N. Highway 14-16 682-6766 Frontier Lanes 5700 Highway 59

The company provides electricity to the county outside Gillette.

687-0261

Natural Gas Source Gas (800) 563-0012

682-7290

MGTC, 682-9710

Gillette Thunder Speedway Highway 51

Keyhole State Park 45 miles east of Gillette 756-3596

Razor City Skateland 885 Hannum Road 682-3529 Roller Blade/Skateboard Park 1000 S. Douglas Highway 682-7050 Sky Hi Theater 2201 S. Douglas Highway 686-7144 In addition, 26 parks offer a variety of outdoor activities. Call the Parks Division at 686-5275 for more information.

Cable Bresnan Communications Gillette 682-4303 Wright (800) 788-9457

RECREATION Aquatic Center Warlow Drive 686-3757 Camelanes 1005 W. 2nd St. 682-4811 Campbell County Ice Arena 121 S. 4J Road 687-1555 Campbell County Recreation Center

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Community Profile ATTRACTIONS Museums Avenues of Art 686-0040 The Mayor’s Art Council implemented the program for Gillette to host a variety of sculptures throughout the city.

Campbell County Rockpile Museum 900 W. 2nd St. 682-5723

THE GOLD STANDARD

An outstanding western history museum located near the historic railhead of the old Burlington & Missouri line.

Science Facilities Planetarium 1000 W. Lakeway Road 682-4307 A place to visit the stars and other unknown oddities of our universe!

Science Center 525 W. Lakeway 686-3821

EXPECT BIG RESULTS

A unique look into Einstein’s theories in a hands-on/mindson science center and Adventurarium. Open September through June.

Tours Coal Mine Tours 686-0040 Summer only. Gillette is the largest coal producer in the nation. Free daily tours available Monday through Friday during the summer months. Special tours are available in the fall and winter.

Durham Buffalo Ranch 939-1271

Let Us Help You Find Your Wyoming Dream Home

See Buffalo roaming over 55,000 acres. Tours available by appointment to groups only.

Mackey Ranch Group Tours 8466 N. US Hwy 14-16 686-9091

308 S. Douglas Hwy. • Gillette, WY 82716 • (307) 687-0440 • www.wesellwy.com

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Visit a working cattle ranch with a wagon tour of the

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ranch. Enjoy Wyoming wildlife and genuine Longhorn and Red Angus cattle. Taste a delicious home-cooked meal in the unique rock barn and be entertained by local cowboy singers. Tours available by appointment to groups only.

Visit Our Advertisers Adecco www.adeccousa.com

Gillette College www.sheridan.edu/gc

Allstate – Susan Doop www.allstate.com/susandoop

Gillette Title Services

Wyodak Power Plant 307-686-1248

Alltel www.alltel.com

Large steam-operated power plant. The 330-megawatt power plant burns coal to create steam. This steam is then used to produce electricity. Tours by appointment. Please call.

American National Bank www.anbbank.com

Historic Walking Tour 686-0040

Big Horn Pediatrics

This is a self-guided tour of downtown Gillette Avenue.

Learn about Gillette’s rowdy history.

Wildlife Loop Tours Your choice of two self-guided tours of Campbell County.

AVA Community Art Center www.avacenter.org Basin Electric Power Cooperative www.basinelectric.com

Black Hills Power www.blackhillscorp.com

Seasonal Location: Visitor Center 1810 S. Douglas Highway Gillette, WY 82718 Phone: (800) 544-6136 686-0040 www.gillettechamber.com Open May 1 through Oct. 31 M-F 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Sat. 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Home Team Associates LLC www.gillettehometeam.com

Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson www.kljeng.com

Campbell County Economic Development www.gillettewyoming.com

Knecht Home Center www.knechthc.com L&H Industrial www.lnh.net Lubnau & Bailey Attorneys www.etseq.com North East Wyoming Surgery

Campbell County Public Library System www.ccpls.org

PCA Engineering Inc. www.pcaengsur.com

Campbell County School District www.ccsd.k12.wy.us

Peregrine Leadership Institute www.peregrineleadership.com

Campco Federal Credit Union www.campcofcu.com

Powder River Dental Associates www.powderriverdental.com

Cam-Plex Multi-Event Facilities www.cam-plex.com

Powder River Energy Corporation www.precorp.coop

Century 21 – Real Estate Associates www.wesellwy.com

Re/Max Professionals www.gilletterealestate.com

Contractors Supply Inc. Dr. Donald W. Parker, M.D. www.dr-parker.medem.com Edenfield Jewelers www.edenfield.diamondjourney.com

Sources:

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Heritage Christian School www.hcsgillette.org

BW Insurance www.bankofthewest.com

ERA Boardwalk Real Estate Inc. www.eraboardwalk.com

www.gillettechamber.com, www.ccedc.net, www.newedc.net

Golden West Technologies & Internet Solutions www.gwtis.com

Intermountain Construction & Materials Inc. www.icm.bz

Campbell County Parks & Recreation Department www.ccprd.com

Campbell County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center 314 S. Gillette Ave. Gillette, WY 82716 Phone: 682-3673 www.gillettechamber.com

Gillette-Campbell County www.ccgov.net

Blue Ribbon Mortgage of Wyoming www.brmwy.com

Campbell County Memorial Hospital www.ccmh.net

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Gillette Urgent Care www.gilletteurgentcare.com

First National Bank of Gillette www.fnbgillette.com

S&S Builders LLC www.ssbuildersllc.com Security State Bank www.securitystatebk.com SourceGas www.sourcegas.com Wyoming Department of Workforce Services www.wyomingworkforce.org

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Ad Index

6 9 A d ecco

6 4 A l l s tat e – S u sa n D o o p

7 2 A l lt e l

75 A m e r i c a n Nati o n a l Ba n k

6 0 AVA Co m m u n it y A rt C e n t e r

7 7 Ba s i n E l ec t r i c P ow e r Co o p e r ati v e

70 B i g H o r n P e d i at r i c s

1 4 B l ac k H i l l s P ow e r

74 B lu e R i bb o n M o rtgag e o f W yo m i n g

C 2 BW I n s u r a n c e

1 Ca m p b e l l Co u n t y

Eco n o m i c D e v e lo p m e n t

8 0 Ca m p b e l l Co u n t y M e m o r i a l H os p ita l

74 Campbell Cou nt y Parks & R ec r e ati o n D e pa rt m e n t

6 1 Ca m p b e l l Co u n t y P u b li c Li b r a ry Sys t e m

8 Ca m p b e l l Co u n t y S c h o o l D i s t r i c t

3 , 76 Ca m p co Fe d e r a l 7

C r e d it U n i o n

4 0 Ca m - P l e x M u lti - Ev e n t Fac i liti e s

78 C e n t u ry 2 1 – R e a l E s tat e A s s o c i at e s

4 3 Co n t r ac to r s S u p p ly I n c .

59 D r . D o n a l d W. Pa r k e r , M . D.

Ad Index (cont.)

4 4 E d e n fi e l d J e w e l e r s

C 4 ER A B oa r dwa l k R e a l E s tat e I n c .

7 Fi r s t Nati o n a l Ba n k o f G i l l e t t e

6 9 P ow d e r R i v e r

E n e r gy Co r p o r ati o n

6 3 R e / Ma x P r o fe s s i o n a l s

6 6 S & S B u i l d e r s LLC

7 2 G i l l e t t e Co l l eg e

74 S ec u r it y S tat e Ba n k

6 0 G i l l e t t e Tit l e S e rv i c e s

4 0 S o u r c eGa s

4 G i l l e t t e U r g e n t Ca r e

45 W yo m i n g D e pa rt m e n t

6 0 G i l l e t t e- Ca m p b e l l Co u n t y

6 4 G o l d e n W e s t

T ec h n o lo g i e s & I n t e r n e t S o lu ti o n s

62 H e r itag e Ch r i s ti a n S c h o o l

42 H o m e T e a m A s s o c i at e s LLC

6 I n t e r m o u n ta i n Co n s t r u c ti o n & Mat e r i a l s I n c .

6 1 Ka d r m a s , L e e & Jac k s o n

7 2 K n ec h t H o m e C e n t e r

2 L & H I n d u s t r i a l

57 Lu b n au & Ba i l e y At to r n e ys

70 N o rt h Ea s t W yo m i n g S u r g e ry

1 1 PC A E n g i n e e r i n g I n c .

6 4 P e r eg r i n e L e a d e r s h i p I n s tit u t e

1 0 P ow d e r R i v e r D e n ta l A s s o c i at e s

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