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Enzi: Obama’s Energy Policy Is DoubleSpeak Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., made the following comments following a speech by President Obama today regarding his energy policy. “President Obama’s energy speech is like frosting on a cardboard cake. It’s good on the outside, but once you cut into it and find what his energy policy is actually made of, it doesn’t taste so good,” Enzi said. “His policy has been a mixture of blocking access by locking up land, slow permitting and increased energy taxes and regulation. “Just two weeks ago when the President was in Brazil he told a group of Brazilian businessmen that America was looking forward to being their best customers when they start selling their oil reserves. Today he tells Americans he wants to decrease oil imports by one third. There is a disconnect there.” Enzi said the Administration has released onerous regulations that make it difficult and timely to develop energy on federal lands in a timely fashion. The President has also delayed the approval of offshore oil drilling permits. He continues to deny access to new areas of the outer continental shelf and ANWR drilling. In his State of the Union address and his budget the President proposed increasing taxes on oil companies by billions of dollars. The Administration also continues to march forward with climate change regulations that will increase energy prices for every consumer. Enzi proposed his energy solutions in his Eight Steps for Energy Sufficiency bill. The bill would support using less energy, finding more American energy, speeding up the permitting process, increasing innovation, increasing incentives instead of taxes, expanding clean coal technology and nuclear facilities and opening up ANWR to drilling.
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Horses Struck/Killed on Tank Farm Road. On Wednesday March 23rd at approximately 10:00 p.m. a driver hauling a horse trailer allegedly struck one horse, and may have unkowingly struck a second horse, while travelling on Tank Farm Road approximately four miles East of the Dave Johnston Power Plant.
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“Regardless of personal opinions regardless of political views about any given war as a country we simply cannot send our (service) members off to fight and then fail to give them a hero’s welcome when they return home,” said Mead in the Capitol rotunda this morning. “And as we look back at those
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Governor Mead Opens First Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day CHEYENNE – Gov. Matt Mead opened the first Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day on March 30th, 2011 at the Capitol with a call for remembrance.
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According to Rusty Henderson, who owns several horses that reside on his property on Tank Farm Road, cars and trucks that travel this road tend to do so at a high rate of speed and that several livestock have been struck in the area as a result of speeding. "If people would just be more aware when they are driving in Open Range areas of the County, these kinds of accidents could be avoided. stated Henderson. "Its going to be difficult to replace that big red mare of mine, its taken me a long time to produce her blood line and it would be practically impossible to replace her."
served in past wars – the Vietnam War and the Korea War especially – we can plainly see we could have and we should have done better.” The governor was to speak at ceremonies in Cody and Casper as well this afternoon. Lee Alley of Wheatland is a Vietnam War veteran who won medals that include the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star. “Please take with me the silent vow that thousands and thousands of Vietnam veterans have taken, ‘Never again.
Never again will this nation disrespect its warriors,” Alley said. The Wyoming Legislature passed legislation that Mead approved designating March 30 as Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day. The designation is to recognize members of the armed forces who were not properly thanked or welcomed home following their military service and specifically those who served in the Vietnam War, Korean War, the Cold War and more recent wars in the Middle East.
PASSPORT DAY IN THE USA APRIL 9, 2011
The Glenrock Post Office is hosting a special passport event in Glenrock, WY on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 9:00am until 2:00pm to provide information to U.S. citizens and to accept passport applications. The Glenrock Post Office is joining the Department of State in celebrating Passport Day in the USA 2011, a national passport acceptance and outreach event. U.S. citizens must present a valid passport book when entering or re-entering the United States by air. U.S. citizens entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry must present a passport book, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the U.S. government. Information on the cost and how to apply for a U.S. passport is available at travel.state.gov U.S. citizens may also obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 1-877-487-2778. You may also contact the Glenrock Post Office at 307-436-9723. EVENT: Passport Day in the USA 2011 DATE: Saturday, April 9, 2011 TIME: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm WHERE: Glenrock Post Office
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Announcements THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOMES YOU THIS LENT! Christ Episcopal Church in Glenrock will hold its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8 at the church at 415 West Cedar. Donations appreciated for the Pancake Supper to benefit a local charity. Wednesdays from March 16 to April 13, join us at 6:00 p.m. for Stations of the Cross with Bible Stuy and Soup Supper. Sunday services with Sunday School are at 9:30 a.m. For more information call Earl at 436-2206
Wednesday night GRUB night at Glenrock First Southern is BACK IN ACTION!
6:30 p.m., dinner, followed by Royal Ambassadors, (boys 3rd grade thru 6th grade) Youth Group, and Prayer Meeting. Any questions, please call Kaye Lynn Van Antwerp 251-6688.
Kindergarten Registration! Win A Maui Dream Vacation From The American Legion!
Alcoholics Anonoymous Meetings in Glenrock at The Senior Center East Door (thrift store entrance.) Monday nights at 7pm - 8pm
Kindergarten Registration will be held March 30, 2010 at The 6:00-7:00 p.m.Legion, at Grant. All 4 andof 5 year-olds, American Department Wyoming whose during the Annual in Laramie. birthday fallsConvention on or before September 15th are invited to Aattend. of (1) an Hawaii informational 7-nightRegistration vacation stay consists on beautiful Maui, Parent Orientation, (2) Completing and/or turning in reLuxurious two-bedroom condominium and $1500 travel quired paperwork, and (3) The child’s visit to the classincluded. rooms. Parents need to bring current immunization reDrawing will be held June 17, 2011 at the Commander's cords and an official and original birth certificate. All Banquet documents will be returned at the end of the evening. during The American Legion, Department of Wyoming's This is a wonderful Annual Convention.introduction for your child and we look forward to meeting you and showing you around Proceeds go towards programs and functions of the Deourpartment excitingofclassroom! Wyoming. For details and tickets Marvin now Wohletz at Grant American Registration aresee available at the ElLegion Post packets #9,
ementary office, and will also be available on the night him at 462-4908 or return send inquiries to: paperwork at of call registration. Please completed Registration. All students who are registered by April Dept. of Wyoming - Maui Vacation 1320 Hugar Avenue 1stCheyenne, will be entered in a drawing for free backpacks loadWY 82001 ed with school supplies! For more information, please (Need not be present to win.) call 436-2774.
307-436-5391 - Glenrock’s Sale Barn on Hwy 20/26 - Glenrock
WINTER/SPRING SALE SCHEDULE FOR 2011 April 14th Thursday, "Back to Grass", Regular Sale & Horse Sale April 28th Thursday, Regular Sale May 12th Thursday, Regular Sale & Horse Sale May 26th Thursday, Regular Sale
Update on the 19th Annual Lisco & M Diamond Bull Sale
Chamber Seeks Candidates The Glenrock Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is seeking candidates to fill two board seats that expire June 30, 2014 (three year terms). Eligible candidates must own a chamber member business, be employed by a chamber member business or affiliated with a chamber member organization. Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at the town council chambers at the town hall. For more information con-
tact a current board member: Kaye Lynn Van Antwerp, Margaret Farley, Shannon Pinkerton, Devonie Mueller, Carla Patzke, or Tom Wright. Ballots for voting for two new directors will be sent out in May. Please call Mary Kay at 4365652 or 267-0800 to have your candidate included on the ballet. The retiring board members are: Kaye Lynn Van Antwerp & Tom Wright. Thank you Kaye Lynn & Tom, for your support and help in making the Chamber successful!!
Update on Gateway West Transmission Line Project The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Gateway West Transmission Line Project will be released in the fall of 2011. Originally, the draft EIS was set to be released in the summer of 2010. BLM delayed that release to winter 2010. The present release date will provide BLM additional time to: * address inconsistencies of proposed and alternative routes with BLM land use plan objectives, * incorporate into the draft EIS requested modifications to alternative routes developed by local government cooperating agencies, and * improve the environmental analysis related to sage-grouse, visual resources and conduct inventories for lands with wilderness characteristics. Walt George, BLM project manager, stated “We want to give the public as comprehensive an environmental analysis as can reasonably be completed. Adequately addressing key issues associated with this large and complex project will help the public understand project siting and construction considerations and associated environmental effects.” George continued, "Once the draft EIS is released, the BLM will host a 90-day comment period and public meetings to gather comments. The BLM encourages the public’s contin-
ued participation in this project." The BLM is the lead federal agency for the National Environmental Policy Act process for this project, and is working with cooperating agencies including the U.S. Forest Service; National Park Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Bureau of Indian Affairs; States of Idaho and Wyoming; Cassia, Power, and Twin Falls Counties in Idaho; Carbon, Lincoln, and Sweetwater Counties in Wyoming; the Saratoga, Encampment, Riverside and Medicine Bow Conservation Districts in Wyoming; and the City of Kuna, Idaho.
April is Month of the Military Child! This special celebration is a legacy of former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger – established to underscore the important role children play in the Armed Forces community. The month of the Military Child is an opportunity to recognize military children and youth for their heroism, character, courage, sacrifices and continued resilience. It is a time that we as citizens set aside to celebrate our youngest heroes and the daily sacrifices they undertake as the children of our Service members. Military children face unique challenges, including frequent moves, separation from a parent, and other deployment related stressors.
Last year, the White House reported there were 1.7 million American children and youth under 18-years-old with a parent serving in the military and approximately 900,000 children and youth with one or both parents deployed multiple times.
A number of these youth attend the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming every day, where we provide positive programming and support. We give 100% scholarships to members whose parents are involved in any branch of the military. We would like to thank our military families for their service, and our military family members for demonstrating their courage in the Club.
This project is jointly proposed by Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power, and would result in of the companies constructing nearly 1,150 miles of high voltage transmission lines across southern Wyoming and southern Idaho. The project proponents have applied to the BLM and U.S. Forest Service for right of way grants to construct, operate and maintain transmission lines from the proposed Windstar substation near Glenrock, Wyo., to the proposed Hemingway substation near Melba, Idaho, approximately 20 miles southwest of Boise. To view the proposed and alternative routes that are being analyzed in the draft EIS, visit the interactive map on the BLM’s website detailing these routes: www.wy.blm.gov/nepa/cfodocs/ gateway_west.
Oh Those Grapplers! The Renegade Grappling Club sent six wrestlers to compete in the Wyoming Folkstyle State tournament this past weekend. Of the six that competed, three brought home places in the state tournament in their respective brackets. Wrestling tough were Wyatt Patzke, Garrett Stellpflug, and Jackson Taylor. Renegades placers were:
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Aftin Matthews, taking 5th place. Joseph Taylor, taking 4th place. Kayla place.
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The 19th Annual Angus Bull Sale featuring livestock from the Lisco and M Diamond ranches and hosted by Central Wyoming Livestock, was held on Friday March 25th. After talking to Brad Boner, things went as well if not better than expected. According to Boner, the two hour event began at 1 p.m. and ended at 3 p.m. "It went very well. We sold everything and had a great crowd. We strive to satisfy our customers, so they will keep coming back" Boner said.
Glenrock Town Council Agendas
The Glenrock Town Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in Council Chambers (downstairs in the southeast corner of the building). The meetings begin at 7:00 P.M. and run until all business has been completed.
Every effort will be made to hear public comments and issues of concern during council meetings. In order to allow the council and staff the opportunity to review items prior to the meeting, the cutoff deadline for all agenda items is 4:00 PM the Thursday preceeding the council meeting. Items received after that time will be scheduled for the next regularly meeting.
Upcoming Council Agendas are posted to the town's website by 5:00 P.M. the Friday preceeding the meeting. The agenda can be reviewed under "Calendar" and the date of the meeting. If you have any questions regarding an agenda item, you may contact Donna M. Geho, Glenrock Town Clerk/Treasurer, (307)436-9294 X310 or glenrocktown@aol.com.
Congratulations on another successful year. We look forward to the event again next year for the 20th annual sale. Keep up the great work guys. Aftin Matthews and Joseph Taylor squaring off in the Wyoming Folkstyle State Tournament. Photo courtesy Tammy Taylor.
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Pyatt’s Pieces Local Animal Holding Facility To Close Its Doors A private animal holding facility in Glenrock will be closing down for good in October of this year. The facility, utilized to house dogs and cats from the Rolling Hills and Glenrock area is located on Boxelder Road.
For over 32 years local Animal Control Officer "Boots" Faunce brought strays to the facility until the owners came to claim them. "We have a few hopefuls in the works for another holding facility, and although we are hoping for a new location on Boxelder,
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a decision has not yet been made." stated Boots. The facility opened in 1979.
Wyoming’s Electricity Prices Can Remain Among The Lowest In The World the electricity from where it’s generated to your homes and businesses. And, we’re improving the environmental performance of existing low-cost power plants, allowing them to continue to meet environmental regulations and supply some of the lowest-cost electricity in the nation.
by Richard Walje, President, Rocky Mountain Power The women and men who work at Rocky Mountain Power are proud to provide electric service to Wyoming. We’ve provided safe, reliable, reasonably priced electricity to our customers for nearly 100 years. That foundation of long experience helps us plan for the future needs of customers and advise Wyoming on how developing energy policy is likely to affect electricity prices. A good understanding of our current energy situation–as well as what the future holds–will help all of us collectively shape our future. Even with the recession, customers are using more electricity than ever before. We’re working hard to ensure electricity is available to support this increased use. We’re expanding neighborhood electric systems and building new power generating facilities for you. We’re also building new transmission lines to move
For years, Wyoming electricity prices have been among the lowest in the world, and Wyoming’s past energy decisions played a big role in that. However, the increasing demand for electricity and new environmental regulations unavoidably increase electricity prices. We’ve been straightforward in talking about the future of prices. Like the building phase in the 1970s to the mid-1980s–when new power plants and transmission lines were built to serve you–annual increases in electricity prices are likely for the next decade. We’re not alone; utilities across the country are facing similar challenges. Even with these increases, Rocky Mountain Power is committed to retaining our position as a low-cost electricity provider. Customers can be assured that our decisions are thoroughly reviewed by the Wyoming Public Service Commission to ensure we act in your best interests. We also invite public input as we make these decisions on your behalf. No one likes price increases; we get that. However, electricity is an increasingly important part of modern life and essential for the economy–for our homes and for businesses that mean jobs today and for
our children. We work hard to control costs to keep electricity prices low. From 2006 to 2010, we cut our own operating costs 32 percent through improved efficiency. We continue to look for ways to become more efficient. You can help keep electricity prices low, too. We offer award-winning programs to help you use less electricity and lower your energy bills. These programs help individuals with their personal finances and help keep electricity prices low for everyone because they delay the need to build costly new power plants. Cash incentives for efficient appliances, refrigerator recycling, better home insulation and other programs are popular with customers and highly effective. Participation by customers in these programs saves electricity equivalent to the output of 120 wind turbines for a year. As we continue the challenging work to ensure safe, reliable, reasonably priced electric service, we hope citizens will become involved in understanding and shaping our energy future. Our website, rockymountainpower.net, contains information customers can use to learn more about the energy business and steps they can take to use electricity more efficiently. Together, we can work to ensure Rocky Mountain Power prices remain a good value–today and well into the future.
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down and be aware of their surroundings." Early Thursday morning March 24th Henderson received word that a second horse was injured. Upon arrival to the location of the second horse, it was deemed necessary to put that horse down. Unfortunately one of the horse's legs was broken almost in half, according to Henderson. Deputy Wright stated that although this second horse could have received the injury during the time of the intial impact, and perhaps wandered off, it is not clear if that horse was in fact, injured in the accident. "Open Range Law in Wyoming can be vague" stated Jimmy Dean Siler - Law Enforcement Administrator for the Wyoming Livestock Board. "Its a tough interpretation because there is no law that states it has to state 'Open Range.' " The State of Wyoming basically feels if its not property that's been fenced off, then its considered Open Range. The law is vague because most of these types of laws were put into place before cars, and so it becomes difficult to interpret the law when accidents happen. According to Open Range Law, livestock have the right of way in an Open Range state, like Wyoming, and cautions drivers to proceed with caution when driving on "Open Range." "I would assume if I was driving in the State of Wyoming that everywhere is Open Range and to look out for livestock while driving." stated Siler. The accident involving Henderson's horses is still under investigation. This is the Cowboy State folks. Where on Open Range, livestock roam. Please pay attention when you are driving throughout this great state. Doing so can keep you from serious injury and potential financial reprocussions, as well as keeping our rancher’s and their livestock safe. In reference to what Henderson so eloquently tated, its hard to replace these animals when so much time, money and effort, etc., is put into them.
A MAGNANIMOUS GESTURE by Mike Pyatt
The other night in his Presidential Address to the nation regarding our “humanitarian” role in Libya, President Obama characterized our nation remarking “…we are different”. Most Americans would elevate us as “exceptional” given our storied history of worldwide generosity. Our military participation in another Mideast region has sparked a firestorm of debate from political pundits and talking heads, from both the left and right of the political spectrum.
The rancor will persist as to whether our efforts are truly humanitarian, to break the chains of human misery, or just one more avenue for the United States to bankrupt our future as we pour more money down another “political rat hole“ for yet another dictator. Time will tell if our President has the interest of Libyan democracy or if he is merely “greasing the wheels” of his 2012 political machine.
On this day, April 3, 1948, President Harry S. Truman, and former haberdasher from Independence, Missouri, faced an unequalled, daunting challenge. Americans were weary from war at the close of World War II, as Europe lay in shambles and debris. Cities and factories were decimated, businesses had disappeared, and countless people faced hunger and imminent starvation. Economies teetered on the verge of total collapse. The poverty and desperation that threatened the continent, though weary, most Americans knew that something had to be done to help, to stay the threat that made the continent fertile ground for would-be-dictators.
On this day, 63 years ago, Truman signed into law a program that poured 13 billion dollars in aid into Western Europe to help get it back on its feet. Dubbed the “Marshall Plan” for Secretary of State George C. Marshall, who first announced it in 1947, the program, which ran from 1948 to 1951, was a massive act of both compassion and a shrewd strategy to keep Communism at bay, support democratic governments, and build strong trading partners.
The magnanimous factor was that we offered the aid not only to our former allies but to our former enemies, such as Germany. Of course, not everyone support the effort. We also offered the aid to the Soviet Union, a proposal that Stalin rejected, and he refused to allow Eastern European countries to participate. However, Western Europe nations embraced the offer. According to William J. Bennett, former Secretary of Education and Drug Czar under President Reagan, observed that the British foreign secretary described our gesture as “a lifeline to sinking men.” With our help Western Europe was soon on its way to a remarkable and historic recovery.
The Marshall Plan was an act of enormous generosity and considered a “down payment” for the future freedom of Western Europe and United States. In his own words, spoken at a Harvard University commencement, June 5, 1947, Marshall described the essence of the plan, “Furthermore, governments, political parties, or groups which seek to perpetuate human misery in order to profit therefrom politically or otherwise, will encounter the opposition of the United States.”
Unequivocally, we are the most generous and magnanimous nation in the world. And, as some have lamented, with our own current economic woes, to a fault. What do you think?
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NEWS FROM THE NEST Barrasso: Washington Wants to Regulate All Water “These agencies appear to be unilaterally asserting authority to enact the Clean Water Restoration Act without a vote from Congress.” WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (RWyo.) criticized the Administration for attempting to backdoor implement the Clean Water Restoration Act. Barrasso questioned Administration officials about this enormous Washington power grab during the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the FY 2012 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Budget. Excerpts of Senator Barrasso’s remarks are below: ”During the last Congress, both the House and Senate failed to enact the Clean Water Restoration Act introduced by former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and former Congressman James Oberstar (D-MN). “This was the bill that would grant the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers virtually unlimited regulatory control over all wet areas within a state. “This included everything from ground water, to ditches, prairie potholes, and gutters.
“The bill never passed either the House of Representatives or the Senate. “You would think that would be the end of it. But apparently the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps think differently. “These agencies appear to be unilaterally asserting authority to enact the Clean Water Restoration Act without a vote from Congress.
State’s rights by pre-empting state and local governments from making local land and water use decisions. “Enormous resources will be needed to expand the Clean Water Act federal regulatory program, which could lead to longer permitting delays. “Increased delays in securing permits will impede a host of economic activities across all fifty states.
“At the same time they would be reversing a direct decision by the United States Supreme Court that limited the federal government’s authority to regulate these waters.
“Commercial and residential real estate development, agriculture, electric transmission, transportation and mining will all be effected and thousands of jobs will be lost.
“A recently leaked EPA document marked ‘Deliberative Process: Confidential DRAFT from December 2010’ states that the EPA and the Army Corps will identify the waters they believe should be under federal jurisdiction.
“Not surprisingly, I see that the Army Corps increased funding in its budget for its regulatory program this past year. The justification for the funding request is to ‘implement new field level initiatives for Clean Water Act jurisdictional determination and rulemaking and inflation.’
“The document also spells out how their unilateral decision to do this ‘supersedes previously issued guidance on the scope of ‘waters of the United States’ subject to Clean Water Act programs.’
“This bill trumped state’s rights by pre-empting state and local governments from making local land and water use decisions.
“The leaked document goes further to say that the EPA and Army Corps ‘expect that the number of waters found to be subject to the Clean Water Act jurisdiction will increase significantly. . .’
“As you may recall, the measure was highly controversial and is still strongly opposed by farmers, ranchers, small business owners certainly back in my home state and the home states of most of the members in this Committee.
“This draft guidance would grant the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers virtually unlimited regulatory control over all wet areas within a state. “This guidance also trumps
“The American people rejected the Clean Water Restoration Act in the last Congress. “It was a bad idea then and it is still a bad idea now. “It must be stopped, and Congress’s authority must be restored.” Senator Barrasso is the only Republican member of both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources and Environment and Public Works Committees.
Supreme Court Upholds Sentence Of Former Campbell Fire Chief by Bill McCarthy CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld Wednesday the state’s portion of a 39-year prison sentence for a former Campbell County fire chief and convicted child molester. Gary Collins Scott, 56, pleaded no contest to molesting 13 Wyoming children 14 times. He created a fire-cadet program for youth in 1992 to stalk his victims. He was arrested in 2007. As part of a plea bargain, prosecutors agreed to recommend that the sentences be served concurrently.
The parties also agreed that each could argue whether the state sentences should be served concurrently or consecutively to related federal sentences.
discretion in failing to strike portions of the pre-sentence investigation report. The report recommended prison for the state convictions to be served after the 24-year federal term.
Scott is serving a separate 24year federal sentence on 10 felony convictions of taking children across state lines to sexually abuse them.
Scott moved to Campbell County in 1991. He created the cadet program in 1992. But he also lived for many years in the Cheyenne area.
In April 2010, Campbell County District Judge John Brooks added 12-15 years to the total prison time by making the state sentences consecutive – rather than concurrent – with the federal sentence.
Scott put in 15 years as a volunteer officer with Laramie County Fire District 2, where he was named chief sometime in the 1980s, The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported in 2007. Scott was in federal court in Cheyenne at the time.
Scott appealed his sentence, alleging that Brooks abused his
Converse County Relay For Life Holds THE BAGS AND MEN OF HOPE Converse County Relay For Life will be held on June 10 & 11th at the Town Park in Glenrock. THE BAGS & MEN OF HOPE sponsored by Mary Ann Pyatt- MICHE Bag - "Two Bags & a Purse" is off and running and we feel that cancer does not only affect the person with cancer but everyone involved from family, friends, doctors,& nurses. By supporting and donating to this worthy cause we can find a cure for cancer. The Bags & Men of HOPE have awareness rings for $1.00, fabric bangle bracelets for $2.00 and silicone bracelets for $2.00. We also have for a donation of $1.00 or 6 for $5.00 donation
for a chance to win a MICHE MINI Bag with a HOPE shell that is made just for Cancer each year by MICHE. Along with the Mini Hope purse you will receive four different sizes of color coordinating accordion photo albums. You will probably being seeing team members smiling faces out and about in Glenrock and Douglas promoting these and we hope and ask that you reach into your heart and donate to this wonderful cause. Coming up in April or May we will be having some restaurants sharing a meal and donating a percentage of that meal for the cause - we hope when
announced that you will come out and have a MEAL with us. We also want to invite each and everyone if you are not on a Relay For Life Team to think about getting a team together and walking and joining in the day of fun. Come out to the park and cheer all the teams on and see all the great things that will be taking place, entertainment, booths..lot of surprises.
"Cancer is like a cloud that blocks the sunshine for all of those affected by the disease and we ask that you please pray for SUNSHINE"
For more info or donations to The BAGS & MEN OF HOPE contact Mary Ann at 2771479.
HIGH WINDS CLOSE I-25 TO HIGH PROFILE LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES Cheyenne – Interstate 25 from Cheyenne to the Colorado/Wyoming border has been closed in both directions to high profile lightweight vehicles. In a press release sent out on Wednesday March 30th by WYDOT they advised “The closure will be made if wind gusts reach 65 mph or higher as forecast. When winds reach those speeds, experience shows the potential rises substantially for large, but light, vehicles to be tipped over. The closure will begin when gusts exceed 65 mph, which is forecast to begin as early as 6 p.m. and continue into tomorrow afternoon. The closure could be enacted even sooner if a
blowover crash is reported.” One of the criteria for closing was met this afternoon when a southbound tractor trailer pulling an empty van type trailer was blown over at mile post #2.5 approximately 7 miles south of Cheyenne. The tractor trailer combination came to rest in the median on the cable barrier. The driver was un-hurt in the crash. At the time of the blowover WYDOT’s Traffic Management Center in Cheyenne had measured the wind gusts in that area at 57 mph. Immediately after the crash the high profile lightweight vehicle closure was initiated.
Variable message signs indicating the closure have been activated on southbound I-25 at Wheatland and northbound I-25 in Colorado at Ft. Collins and Wellington. The closure will be lifted when the winds calm down. It is unknown exactly when that will occur but they are expected to subside late this afternoon or this evening. A “No Light Trailer Advisory” had been posted in the Cheyenne area all day today. The driver has been cited by Troopers for careless driving.
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Herder’s Passionate On Reenactment of “The Passion of Christ”
Once again this year the high school and middle school youth of St. Louis Catholic Church will be performing and portraying in still life, the Passion of Jesus Christ. This portrayal is the final acts of
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Jesus leading up to and culminating with his crucifixion, death and burial. This is a beautiful and moving experience you won’t want to miss. There is no charge and it is open to the entire Christian
community of Glenrock to experience. This event will be held Palm Sunday April 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm at the Glenrock Middle School Auditorium.
Sunday April 03, 2011
HERDER TRACK TEAM LEAVE THEIR MARK AT NATRONA INVITATIONAL The Natrona Invitational, held on March 25, 2011 at NCHS Stadium in Casper, was a great sucess for the Herder track team. These are individual events so there are no team scores. The Herder Team may have competed individually but the results are obviously a team effort. The track team, lead by Coach Al Finch, had very impressive standings in the 16 different events held at the competition. Take a look at how they ranked: 3200m relay - (B.Dahlke 2:54.2, K.Mader 2:55.3, S.Brooks 2:54.3, Mar.Widiker 2:57.2, 11:41.33, 1st) (D.Horn 2:20.1, K.Kuhlman 2:35.7, Mat.Widiker 2:17.9, L.Blakeley 2:36.2, 9:50.29, 2nd) 100/110m hurdles - K.Lutz 18.51, 2nd, S.Brant 19.53, 4th 100m - W.Summers 14.66, D.Rowe 12.09, 3rd, J.Holder 13.09, P.McLagan 13.79, C.Witt 15.58, S.Flynn 16.12
Kyle Farley played Christ during last year’s reenactment of The Passion of Christ. Photo © Amanda Smith.
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1600m - Mar.Widiker 6:44.56, 6th, A.Eldred 6:45.79, 7th, J.Grant 7:16.50, R.Nelson 4:52.88, 2nd, Mat.Widiker 5:24.54
400m relay - (G.Byrd, S.Brant, K.Lutz, W.Summers, 56.42, 2nd) (L.Butler, Da.Parkinson, De.Parkinson, D.Rowe, 49.68, 6th) 400m G.Byrd 66.06, 1st, L.Butler 56.96, 6th, S.Wickersham 68.46 300m hurdles - K.Lutz 55.10, 3rd, S.Brant 61.84, K.Kuhlman 52.39, De.Parkinson 52.83 800m - A.Eldred 2:54.64, 8th, J.Grant 3:36.04, R.Nelson 2:12.07, 1st, L.Blakeley 2:42.41, S.Wickersham 2:51.46 200m - W.Summers 31.50, D.Rowe 25.63, 8th, C.Whalen 26.67, P.McLagan 28.57, K.Lee 31.28, C.Witt 33.51 3200m - D.Horn 11:54.29 6th 1600m relay - (G.Byrd 67.0, B.Farley 67.2, S.Brooks 73.0, K.Mader 68.2, 4:35.68, 2nd)
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Shot Put- A.Stewart 32’2”, 2nd, S.Wickett 27’1.5”, S.Brooks 23’.5”, E.Sater 21’5.25”, B.Mulanax 21’.25”, M.Downs 20’.75”, T.Tresch 36’2.5”, C.Whalen 35’8”’ De.Parkinson 32’10.75”, K.Lee 31’5.5”, T.Yingling 31’1.25”, J.Hanks 29’2.25”, C.Nelson 28’10.5”
Discus- R.Downs 102’1”, 3rd, S.Wickett 102’, 4th, M.Hoyt 96’8”, 5th, S.Brooks 74’11”, E.Sater 68’2”, M.Downs 43’1”, T.Yingling 110’3”, 8th, P.McLagan 88’5”, T.Tresch 84’, K.Lee 82’1”, J.Holder 75’6”, S.Flynn 60’11”, C.Nelson 58’5”
Long Jump - B.Farley 15’9”, 1st, D.Rowe 17’5.5”, Da.Parkinson 15’10, C.Daniels 10’9.75”
Triple Jump - B.Farley 32’7”, 1st, R.Downs 31’.5”, 4th, W.Summers 29’5”, 8th, A.Eldred 28’7”, Da.Parkinson 32’3.5”
Pole Vault - K.Lutz 7’ 2nd, G.Byrd 5’6”, 8th, L.Butler 10’, 5th, R.Boner 9’, B.Tiensvold 8’ High Jump - R.Downs 4’7”, 4th, B.Farley 4’3”, Da.Parkinson
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COWBOY CORNER Cowboy Poet Columnist TJ Casey HANG ON COWBOY He’s been ridin’ salty horses since he was just a kid; never knew no other way to live.
TJ Casey is a singer/songwriter, storyteller, composer and entertainer. He was raised up on ranches in Wyoming and Montana and now teaches the "Code of the West" and poetry to students all across America. Check him out at: www.tjcasey.net.
His papa always told him to be good at what he did; to never ever take, but always give. He won the world a time or two;
it was hard to buck ‘em down. He always had the Master by his side. He wasn’t really fancy but you knew he was in town; it seems he always had the winnin’ ride. Hang on cowboy, hold on tight; They rarely get to see you hit the ground. It took you a lifetime; didn’t do it overnight to be the best old cowboy around.
he wouldn’t change a thing if he could. He eats his daily oatmeal as if the stuff was gold; I wonder does it do him any good. There’s nothing that he wouldn’t do to help a friend or foe; he’d give you the shirt off his back. It’s just the way of cowboys we live life by the Code; it’s the same in the show or in the slack.
His hair has turned ashen grey as past years take a hold;
THE NIGHT HAWK I’m Just Sayin.... Columnist - Susan R. Stoltz Susan is owner/editor of Women Out West Magazine, featured speaker at writers conferences nationwide including Women Writing the West, Ozark Creative Writers and Writing the Rockies. As a freelance writer Susan has been featured in Open Range Magazine, Cactus Creek Daily and on the website of the National Association of Baby Boomers. Photo © Amanda Smith
I’m Just Sayin... When Did Average Become The New Excellent?
A friend of mine recently made a comment that, to me, illustrated much of the problem we have in the United States. We were discussing a piece of stained glass and the lack of real craftsmanship noted throughout the piece. As a stained glass artist who used to teach classes to many, my friend included, my goal was to promote excellence in the craft rather than to get-by covering up mistakes. She noted that the piece in question wasn’t soldered well, had many pieces cut incorrectly and that even the patina was lacking – something difficult to do wrong.
“You made me such a snob about it that my Tiffany lamp is still not done. I even looked at a piece that my sister bought last week, critique it about its foiling, soldering, & of all things the patina (how you can screw that up I don't know but he did).”
I was quick to reply, “I didn't make you a snob - I made you an expert - there is a difference - you lack the tolerance for a job poorly done and that, my friend, sets you apart from the average.” “To the lay person there is no difference - LOL But if it helps you sleep at night....,” she replied.
When did we become a nation of ‘average?’ When did it become acceptable to be less than first-rate? And when did we decide that being fair-to-middling in our skill level was something to be rewarded?
Average has become the new expectation. We settle for less than wonderful marriages and try to convince ourselves we’re doing the best we can and less than ideal jobs just to pay for so many ‘things’ we now cannot live without. When did we become so complacent in our expectations of others and of ourselves? Have we become so entrenched in the ordinary that we’ve forgotten the extraordinary? And when did we let that attitude permeate our personal moral code?
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It does help me sleep at night knowing that I do the best job I can, that I work hard to be excellent no matter what the project, profession or hobby. Sometimes I succeed, other times I must accept that someone else can do a better job than I. But when we accept average as the new excellent we are doomed to fail, in our relationships, our faith, our professions and as a nation. To be proficient shouldn't be the goal. We should aspire to be excellent.
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POLICE BEAT Friday 3-25-11
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Rolling Hills patrol completed. X3 OAA-PBT completed. Concerned citizen, unfounded. Officer spoke with subject concerning a harassment complaint. Found property reported. Shoplifting reported, under investigation. Officer provided a civil standby. Traffic stop, citation issued for driving on suspended license.
Tuesday 3-29-11
Saturday 3-26-11 Rolling Hills patrol complete. X 4 Intoxicated person, one transported to CCSO. OAA, officer responded. Request for water to be turned back on. PBT administered for probation and parole. Ambulance request, transport to Casper. X 2 OAA, officer assisted probation and parole. Officer removed an unwanted subject from a residence. Range key issued. Traffic stop, warning for taillight. Traffic stop, warning for brake light. Dispute, officers responded. Traffic stop, verbal warning issued for passenger side head light. Sunday 3-27-11 E-911 medical, negative transport. Range key issued. X 4 Rolling Hills patrol completed. X3 Gun shots, unfounded. Lost cell phone and car keys entered into records. Comm Tech notarized a title. Monday 3-28-11 Officer administered a PBT. Rolling Hills patrol completed. X2 Dispute, one arrested for DVPA battery. Comm Tech notarized a paper. OAA, officer searcher area for vehicle. Traffic stop, warning for brake
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Officer administered a PBT. Comm Tech performed notary. X2 Range key issued. VIN inspection completed. Dog at large, owner notified. Rolling Hills patrol completed. X3 Officer performed a VIN inspection. Parking citation issued. Subjects figerprinted for child care. Suspicious person checked out by officer. Wednesday 3-30-11 Rolling Hills patrol completed. X3 Officer administered a PBT. Comm Tech performed notary. E-911 medical, transport one to Casper. Officer completed a welfare check. Officer helped with a citizen assist. OAA, officer complied. Possible MIP tobacco reported, unfounded. Request for an ATL on subject, subject located. Thursday 3-31-11 Officer aministered a PBT. Rolling Hills patrol completed. X3 Medical, transport one to Casper. Comm Tech performed notary. X2 Maintenance, public works notified. Maintenance, Highway Department notified. Dog at large, contact made with owner. Tobacco compliance completed.
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Recently the library was privileged to receive a book titled, Lives Worth Living, History Worth Preserving. This was donated by the State Historic Preservation Office. This is a brief history of Wyoming homesteading, ranching, and farming from 1860-1960. For all you Wyoming history buffs, this is a must read. It is filled with photographs and recollections of times past. There’s a passage in the book that states, “Wyoming is what America was.” For those of us who live here, an explanation of this quote isn’t needed. With spring around the bend it sure is nice to live in Wyoming! Get in the right spirit by picking this book up. There will be no story time this coming week, April 5. The Children/Young Adult librarian, yours truly, will be making my way down to Scottsdale, Arizona. This is part of the collaborated summer reading program. I will be involved with librarians from across the country to maul over ideas for future summer programs. Wyoming has been associated with this organization since 2004. For Read Me A Story: April 1– April 9: In the RainWith Baby Duck by Amy Hest. Take a few minutes to brighten your day by picking up the phone and dialing 436-2353 to listen to a great story! We’re on the web athttp:wyldweb.state.wy.us/ glen. Our phone number is 4362573. Fax number is 436-8525. We’re on Facebook. Be sure to check us out, just search for Glenrock Library. Hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10:00 to 5:00. Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 to 8:00. Saturday: 10:00 to 1:00. Closed Sundays.
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SENIOR SHENANIGANS Happy Birthday this week to AJ Clark, Judy Taylor, Carlos Codner, & Palmer Aust! Be sure to stop in anytime this month for a free lunch courtesy of Deer Creek Drug. Please contact the Center if you would like your birthday added to our list. We are having a “Spring Cleaning” sale in the Bargain Basement Thrift Store during the month of April…everything is 50% off everyday. We are open Tuesday – Friday from 9am – noon and 1pm – 4pm. Volunteer opportunities are available please contact the Glenrock Senior Center for more information.
Dollar lunch at the Center during March is Friday….every Friday persons 60 years of age and older who eat lunch at the Glenrock Senior Center can enjoy it for $1.00! Our annual Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast will be Sunday April 17, 2011 from 10am-2pm. The cost is $6.00. Children 5 and under eat free! If you would like to volunteer to help in the dining room or kitchen please contact the Glenrock Senior Center at 436-9442. Purchase a 10 punch meal ticket & save!!! 10 meals for $23.00…
that is only $2.30 a meal!
April Commodities are available for pick-up Monday – Friday at the Glenrock Senior Center. This month’s items are Roast Beef, Fresh Potatoes, Mixed Fruit, Fig Pieces, and Diced Tomatoes. Commodities are available on a first come first serve basis. Starting in May, we will be offering a “Mass Distribution” Day. More details to follow. The Commodity Program is not limited to senior citizens. If you would like more information about the Commodity program, or to see if you qualify, please call 436-9442.
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GWC Wrestlers Bring It To The Mats Pinkerton Takes Home The Gold Fourteen Glenrock Wrestling Club members competed at the State Folkstyle Tournament/Junior Greco and Freestyle State wrestling tournament this past weekend at the Casper Events Center.
Troy Pinkerton took home the gold in Junior Freestyle at 189 lbs. Cody Pinkerton ws the only other GWC wrestler bringing home a medal for second place in the 9/10 - 103 lb. division.
Gaining valuable experience and wrestling hard in the Bantam 7/8 division were Ceder Guerrera, Ronald Hicks and Logan Jones; Intermediate 9/10 were Gavin Guerrera, Noah Halsey;
Charles Kidd, Weston Knight, Dakohta Reynolds, Casey Sebesta and Tanner Watson; Novice 11/12 Trenten Kraft; and Schoolboy 13/14 Christopher Raines. Great job grapplers!
Troy Pinkerton (left) and Cody Pinkerton (right) S. Pinkerton
8th Grade Valentines Dance by Susan Hider As the second from last 8th grade dance, the Valentine Day dance, held two weeks after the actual day, the 8th grade girls were thrilled, excited and nervous to attend the event.
the 'Get ready for the dance together' get together, mentioned "I always love going with friends but having five all at my house then squeezing into my Moms car...That was interesting!! I love all my friends, they always make my day fun and full of laughs. It's our
graders rule!" All the girls, excuse me young ladies, whom are all very close friends but all have their own personalities, had great fun doing their hair, nails, makeup and getting dressed up for the dance all the while gig-
silly. Ramirez said "it's always fun with friends!" McDainiels added "everyone looked great!"
All six ladies agreed that it was the ladies that did the dancing and the boys "just stood around", that will change soon enough. "It was awesome, Well we fun and amazare glad ing. It was tiring that fun to dance so much was had though. They by all. played like only Thanks two slow songs so to the it was even more teachers, fun than the past admindances" Engel istrators said. Holler and and parThibodeau added ents that "it was a lot of helped fun. Second from out belast dance in our f o r e , 8th grade year." during and afA very courageous ter the Mom & Dad let dance. six, that is SIX, 8th Cudos grade 13-14 year to those old girls get ready students for the dance at t h a t their house and from l to R: Autumn Holler, Ivy Engel, Chelsea Thibodeau, Chrissleth Ramirez, Kayla h e l p e d invited us to come Parke and Sparkle McDaniels) with the and take pictures. clean-up. Thank goodness Great job they have a basement to hide 8th grade year and we are gling when one of the other everyone!!! in. Kayla Parke who hosted making the best of it! 8th girls did or said something
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