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There was a lot of work that was put into our first annual 5k run/walk this past April.

Now, it is time to “put our money where our mouth is” so to speak. We are officially starting our essay contest!

This contest is open to any high school or Gillette College student who will be attending the Gillette College in Fall 2012.

Send in the essay with a title page containing the following information: • Full Name • Address • Phone Number • School Currently Attending • Grade Level • Anticipated Major • Title of Essay The essay’s topic will be simply why the student wants/deserves/desires the extra financial help for school and what their plans are for bettering their community in relation to their education.

All essays must be turned in by July 1st, 2012. All essays will be reviewed by our staff and a winner picked by August. Their article will be published and $500 will be placed into their college account.

PLEASE NOTE: Grammar and spelling will play a large part of the winning essay.

Though content is important, so is quality grammar.

Please have someone look over your essay to avoid simple mistakes that may jeopardize your chances of winning!

Come support our 2nd Annual 5k next year and, hopefully, we can contribute much more!

Thank you to the community who contributed this year and get those students writing!

Gillette Gun Club hosts Gun Show Almost 400 tables and tons of new venders saw almost 6,000 people (or 1/5th the local population) attend the recent Gillette Gun Show put on by the Gillette Gun Club. This made the show the second largest in Wyoming so far this year. There were, of course, new guns, used guns, military memorabilia, hunting supplies, and more. What does the gun show do for Gillette?

Events of this nature are expected to be economic catalysts for the entire surrounding area. This event in particular holds true to that belief as most of the vendors come from out of town, traveling to shows for overnight stays. These traveling vendors offering a variety of goods find a seemingly untouched market in this turbulent economy.

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show. Not only do they boost the economy, but allow great prices and variety on items that may be hard to find in the local

area. Come on down and see the next show, watch for the ads in the Campbell County Observer.

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Community UW College of Arts and Sciences names 2012 Outstanding Graduates The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences has selected its outstanding graduating students for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Each year, the A&S Scholarship Committee, which includes faculty members from each of the college’s divisions, selects outstanding graduates from among top A&S students.

The names of the outstanding graduates have been engraved on a bronze plaque mounted in the lobby of the Arts and Sciences building. The students will be recognized at the college’s commencement ceremonies

May 5.

“I have no doubt these students are among the best in the United States and am confident that they will be leaders in whatever vocation they choose,” says Ollie Walter, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “I am proud that our fine university has contributed to their success.”

One of these students are from Gillette: Sean P. Moran, sociology, psychology and criminal justice.

Sean Moran is a member of the University of Wyoming Honors Program, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key

and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He received the 2012 Tobin Award as UW’s outstanding graduating male student. A first-generation college student, he is interested in family relations, mental health and victim advocacy, addiction, social justice, holistic healing and literature. He enjoys writing young adult books and poetry, and hopes to one day have these works published. Immediately after graduation, Sean plans to find a job in social services and get a massage therapy certification. Eventually, he hopes to pursue graduate studies.

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Submitted by Kim Deti - Wyoming Department of Health Wyoming residents cleaning garages, campers, cabins, hay stacks and barns should be aware that rodent droppings can signal the need to avoid hantavirus infection, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.

“Hantavirus is uncommon, but is a dangerous and potentially deadly disease,” said Dr. Tracy Murphy, state epidemiologist with the Wyoming Department of Health. Nine HPS cases have been reported in Wyoming since 2000. A case last year in Carbon County resulted in death, as well as two unrelated cases in 2008.

Murphy said infected rodents shed the virus through urine, droppings and saliva. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is transmitted to humans when they breathe infectious aerosols created when dried materials contaminated by rodent urine and feces or saliva are disturbed.

Infection is also possible when the virus is directly introduced into broken skin or mucous membranes, if it is ingested or after rodent bites.

Murphy said rodent infestation in and around the home and in outbuildings such as barns remains the primary risk for hantavirus exposure. Recommended guidelines for safe and proper cleanup of rodentinfested areas include: • During cleaning, wear rubber, latex, vinyl, or nitrile

gloves.

• Spray rodent urine and droppings with a disinfectant or bleach solution until thoroughly soaked. The bleach solution can be made by combining 1 ½ cups of household bleach with 1 gallon of water.

• To avoid generating potentially infectious aerosols, do not vacuum or sweep rodent urine, droppings, nesting materials or contaminated surfaces until they have been disinfected.

• Use a paper towel (while wearing gloves) to pick up the urine and droppings.

Place the paper towel in the garbage.

• After the rodent droppings and urine have been removed, disinfect items that might have been contaminated by rodents or their urine and droppings: --- Mop floors with a disinfectant or bleach solution.

--- Disinfect countertops, cabinets, drawers and other durable surfaces with a disinfectant or bleach solution.

--- Spray dirt floors with a disinfectant or bleach solution.

--- Disinfect carpets with a disinfectant or with a commercial-grade steam cleaner or shampoo.

--- Steam-clean or shampoo rugs and upholstered furniture.

--- Launder potentially contaminated bedding and clothing with hot water and detergent. Use rubber, latex, vinyl or nitrile gloves when handling contami-

Update: Police identify suspected movies thieves

By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News

Police say the man and woman suspected of stealing 249 DVD movies from a Wal-Mart in Gillette may be in the country illegally from Mexico.

Gillette Police Lieutenant Brent Wasson says both suspects are 38-years old and they are suspected of similar thefts at Wal-Mart stores in South Dakota and Minnesota.

“They are also wanted in connection to those thefts,” Wasson explains. “We are working with those other jurisdiction and we have obtained warrants for felony larceny.”

Shortly after police say the couple stole more than $7,000 from the Gillette Wal-Mart on April 10, the couple was stopped by the highway patrol in South Dakota. While South Dakota troopers noticed the couple possessed a large number of DVD movies, at that time South Dakota law enforcement knew of no thefts the couple could be tied to.

Police allege the 38-year old man entered Wal-Mart on April 10 and placed a large gray tote and two pillows in a shopping cart. They say the man then entered the electronics department and stuffed the tub with 249 3D DVD movies and walked out of the store.

According to police, the man was working with the 38year old woman who was acting as a look out. Police say the woman purchased several items with cash before walking out of Wal-Mart with the man. The security alarm activated when both suspects simultaneously exited the store. At that moment, police say the woman stood there while the man continued walking out of the store.

The store did not detect the alleged theft until nearly a week later when employees could not account for the missing inventory.

If you have any information as to the identity or whereabouts of these two individuals you are asked to call the Gillette Police Department at (307) 682-5155.

Police have not released the names of the two suspects.

Corrections & Amplifications: Brent Wasson is a lieutenant with the Gillette Police Department. In a previous version of this article, Mr. Wasson was incorrectly referred to as the police chief.

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--- Disinfect gloves before removing them with disinfectant or soap and water. After removing the gloves, thoroughly wash bare hands with soap and warm water.

In especially dirty, dusty or rodent-infested environments, extra protective clothing or equipment should be worn such as coveralls, shoe covers and special face masks known as respirators. If a building has been closed and unoccupied for a long time, doors and windows should be opened for ventilation at least 30 minutes before work begins.

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Community Mayor, council president say communication is good

By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News The Gillette City Council was split on a number of controversial topics a week ago during their city council workshop.

Specifically, Mayor Tom Murphy and City Council President Kevin McGrath didn’t see eye-to-eye on a number of issues, including the proposed Field of Dreams.

Nevertheless, Mayor Murphy says he believes the spirit of the council is in good shape.

“I think one of the reasons why the council works so well together and agrees to disagree on times like this is we do make our points known to one another and we will defend each other’s points,” the mayor says.

Mayor Murphy added that by having spirited discussions with each other they are able to give informed answers to the public.

When asked about the recent increase in split decisions, Council President McGrath responded by saying he agrees with the mayor’s assessment.

“I think this is what makes this council unique is because we don’t agree on everything, and we can sit down there and we can debate the facts and we can— if you want to say argue over the facts—but when we’re done we’re done and we move on to other things that are important to the citizens of Gillette and we get the job done,” McGrath says. “Monday night there was a couple different issues—we’ll move on.”

Field of Dreams

A resolution supporting plans for the Field of Dreams created a split among councilmembers during discussions at last week’s workshop.

City councilmembers Louise Carter-King, John Opseth and Ted Jerred said they liked the idea of supporting the resolution. On the other hand, city councilmembers Robin Kuntz, Everett Boss and Kevin McGrath said they did not support the resolution at this time.

Although the resolution does not commit any funds to the project some city councilmembers, including McGrath, feel the entire plan is moving along too fast, especially considering the current economic climate.

While McGrath says he believes the local economy will eventually rebound, he says we’re in an economic downturn at the moment.

“I just don’t want to be rushed into this and then all of a sudden we have to do it,” McGrath says. “We don’t have a concrete number on how much it’s going to cost.”

But the mayor contends a vote on the resolution is simply to establish what the 320 acres of land east of the Country Club Golf Course is going to be used for.

“We’ve asked the whole entire community to participate in this over a six

month period of time and came up with an overall design,” Mayor Murphy says.

“It is strictly a resolution.

No council now or in the future are going to be bound by any kind of commitment to spend money. We have continued to pay as we go in this community and that is the intent of this present council and mayor as well.

We are not going to put any future people in debt with this project.

Still, Councilman McGrath is hesitant to support the Field of Dreams at this time because of the current economic climate. To support his point, he tells how Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead recently ordered state agencies to make additional 8 percent cuts to their budgets as energy prices continue to decline. As a result, McGrath says the city needs to “toe the line” as well.

McGrath says in his position at the sheriff’s office he has seen an increase in home foreclosures recently.

As well, he says President Barack Obama’s attack on fossil fuels has hurt the state’s primary industry.

“I don’t believe the Obama Administration wants to see Wyoming prosper,” McGrath says.

While the mayor admits the area has experienced a downtick in the economy, he says everyone expects the economy to tick back up very soon. Locally, the mayor says sales tax collections have remained strong, supporting his optimistic outlook.

“One of the barometers that I have used—I use several—but I think the one is the 1 percent for the Madison Project and it’s collection, and the 1 percent that we use to build the various projects like parks and roads in our community, is the collection of that still remains high, above expectations,” Murphy says.

Still, McGrath says another unresolved problem is how the proposed Field of Dreams will be irrigated.

“The water well at the golf course—one day we can use it the next day we can’t,” McGrath says. “We’ve had discussions back and forth.

I don’t know if we can use it or not. We received information from the city administrator that says that he wasn’t sure if the state would allow us to even drill a well, and the wastewater study isn’t back.”

But the mayor says Country Club Golf Course has informed him their well system will be available to irrigate the Field of Dreams.

“They assured me their second well will be made available so that the irrigation can go on and we can get the fields built,” Murphy responds.

In the end, Murphy believes the city doesn’t have a choice in building certain aspects of the Field of Dreams such as some of the proposed baseball fields. He adds that Gillette hasn’t built any new

national nature of the trip means attending the coal conference in China falls outside of the mayor’s duties, and thus should not be paid for from city funds.

“I believe that’s the governor’s job is to support the state and to support the state industry, and of course the mines can do it,” McGrath says.

At the same time, McGrath says he will wish the mayor good luck if someone else other than the city covers the cost of the trip.

Little League baseball fields since the city was half its current size.

“We knew as a council that our Little League fields were overwhelmed two years ago, but instead of just throwing money at the problem we took our time, developed a plan, which is a good use and prudent use of taxpayer dollars,” Murphy adds. “The plan before the council now, besides the resolution, is to build eight girls fastpitch fields in which the Little League guys can play on. Now the inverse is not true. If we build the Little League fields the girls fastpitch couldn’t play on those.

The idea then that we could then have state tournaments or national tournaments for the girls fastpitch and we would be filling our restaurants and hotels with folks that live outside our community, that’s a very positive thing in my mind.”

Looking to the Future

In the end, both men say the city council continues to work closely together despite their recent disagreements.

In fact, Council President McGrath says the recent split votes are not nearly as big a deal as they have been portrayed in the media. On a personal level, McGrath says he is taking a harder look at spending.

Meanwhile, the mayor says recent disagreements are proof the city councilmembers are doing their job.

“We all rely on each other’s expertise and vision and experience,” the mayor concludes. “We have a wonderful council here now. The fact that we’re disagreeing and discussing it means we’re doing our job and that democracy is intact in Gillette, Wyoming and doing quite well.”

Trip to China

The Gillette City Council was recently split over the idea of using taxpayer funds to help send Mayor Tom Murphy to an international coal conference in China this June. The idea arose when the Campbell County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) approached the Gillette City Council about the idea of sending Mayor Murphy to the 2012 International Advanced Coal Conference in the Shaanxi province to accompany other officials from Wyoming, including Governor Matt Mead The CCEDC has previously stated that they are prepared to pay for Mayor Murphy’s trip.

However, CCEDC asked the city council to cover a portion of the cost as a sign of their support. According to the CCEDC, is will cost an estimated $7,000 to $8,000 for the mayor to attend the conference.

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During last week’s city council workshop, every councilmember agreed it would be beneficial for the mayor to attend the conference. However, a majority of councilmembers opposed using taxpayer funds to do so. Councilmen John Opseth, Kevin McGrath, Robin Kuntz and Everett Boss said they were opposed to allocating $1,000 to help fund the mayor’s trip.

Mayor Murphy has expressed his belief that the mayor’s handbook indicates the trip to China falls under his responsibilities as Gillette Mayor.

“I am supposed to promote this community on a state and federal level,” Murphy says. “The fact that the markets in our world now are global in nature, I think that falls right in line with that and I intend— whether the council funds it or not—I’m going to be out there leading the cheer for Gillette.”

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Northern Rockies Skies for May Submitted by University of Wyoming A monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming; Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory; and Daryl Macomb, Boise State University.

To orient you to our May skies, the Big Dipper will be directly overhead at dusk.

The cup of the dipper is opened northward; the dipper’s handle starts a great arc southward in the sky, arriving at the bright orangish star Arcturus, and then ending at the bluish gem, Spica. This process sometimes is called “arcing to Arcturus.”

Arcturus, the “guardian of the bear,” is the brightest star in the kite-shaped constellation Bootes, the herdsman or “bear driver.” Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.

Near the western horizon, you will see the last of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion, and the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux. Late in the early evening, rising above the eastern horizon, you will start to see the celestial beckoning of summer, the three bright stars -- Vega, Deneb and Altair -- of the “summer triangle.”

In the early morning of May 4-5, the Earth passes through a stream of cometary debris believed to once be a part of Halley’s cometary nucleus.

Looking above the eastern horizon

toward the constellation Aquarius, the Aquarid meteor showers can best be seen in the early morning of May 5.

On May 20, an annular solar eclipse will pass in the Pacific and western United States. The northern Rockies will only see a partial solar eclipse.

For you planetary viewers: Saturn is in Virgo near Spica, Mars is in Leo near Regulus, and Venus, the brightest of the planets, is in Auriga, centered between Capella, Aldeberan, and the Gemini Twins, Castor and Pollux.

Famous Astronomers: Eratosthenes of Cyrene

The mathematician and astronomer Eratosthenes (circa 276 B.C. - 195 B.C.) was born in Cyrene, a Greek colony near the coast of present-day northeastern Libya. Eratosthenes came to prominence -- having been educated in Alexandria -- while working for the ruler of Egypt, Ptolemy III. He was appointed librarian of the Great Library of Alexandria (one of the largest of the ancient world, containing several hundred thousand scrolls, which is comparable to almost 100,000 books). Thus Eratosthenes lived at a major center of culture and learning, and contributed several unique advances to science. He introduced the word “geography” - the study of the physical characteristics of the Earth’s surface -- and invented

the system of latitude and longitude for terrestrial measurements.

Using measurements of the angle of the sun’s rays with respect to the vertical in both Alexandria and Syene (modern Aswan) and from knowledge of the distance between the two cities, Eratosthenes was the first to calculate the circumference of Earth, which he found to be 250,000 “stadia.” Assuming the unit was Egyptian stadia (about 1/10 of a mile), his measurement translates to about 25,000 miles, close to the modern-day value of the polar circumference (24,860 miles).

From lunar eclipse data, he estimated the sun’s distance to be 804,000,000 stadia (80.4 million miles, compared to the actual value of 92.9 million miles), and the lunar distance as 780,000 stadia (low by about a factor of three from the true value of 238,855 miles). He derived a value of about 24 degrees for the angle between the Earth’s orbital plane (the ecliptic) and its rotational axis (current value, 23.44 degrees).

Eratosthenes also introduced a calendar with leap years, and purportedly compiled a star catalogue containing 675 stars. The “Sieve of Eratosthenes” is a method for separating prime and composite numbers.

A prominent crater on the moon is named in his honor.

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Wyoming outdoor products companies attended three trade shows with the Wyoming Business Council including SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trades) in Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 17-20, and the International Sportsman’s Expo in Denver, Colo., and Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 5-8 and March 15-18 respectively.

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Sutherland Cove Lane for - At 8:42 a.m. to Laurel a smoke detector activaCourt for an EMS assist. tion. CCFD responded to - At 10:24 a.m. to Sixth the scene and upon arrival Street for an EMS assist. checked the house for signs - At 2:17 p.m. to Jack of fire. None were found Plane Lane for a smoke and the detectors were no alarm activation. All units longer activating. Each decancelled en route. tector was checked and - At 4:18 PM to Echeta tested and found to be opRd. near the McKenzie road erating normally. for a small grass fire, less - At 4:29 p.m. CCFD rethan 1 acre in size that was turned to 810 Sutherland started by a passing train.

Cove Lane for a smoke de- At 6:33 PM to 1720 War- tector activation. No signs low Dr, Warlow Apartments of fire were found on arrival for a fire alarm activation. and the detectors were not Upon arrival it was deter- activated. It was determined mined that someone had that one or more of the depulled a pull station, no fire. tectors were malfunction- At 4:09 p.m. to 808 Rock- ing. The homeowner was wood Drive for a carbon advised to replace the demonoxide (CO) detector ac- tectors due to their age. tivation. CCFD responded to the scene and monitored

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Campbell County Commissioner Chris Knapp says the Commission currently views the Field of Dreams as a city project. As such, he says helping fund the project is not a top priority of the commissioners.

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By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News Bruce Dees of Bruce Dees and Associates, the City of Gillette’s consultant for the Field of Dreams master plan, presented the proposal to a group of representatives from the Town of Wright, City of Gillette and the Campbell County Commissioners during Tuesday’s luncheon meeting.

City of Gillette administrator Carter Napier says Tuesday’s presentation was an opportunity for the Campbell County Commissioners and representatives from the Town of Wright to hear a formal presentation on the topic.

“From that standpoint our primary objective was accomplished,” Napier recounts.

Napier says that if the city council passes the resolution supporting the Field of Dreams project at their next city council meeting on May 7, they will be looking for some partners to help complete the various phases over the coming years.

“The county is certainly an entity that we’d like to partner with as we’ve done in the past with a number of projects,” says Napier.

However, the city didn’t formally propose a partnership with any other entity during Tuesday’s meeting.

Such a proposal, Napier says, would have been premature.

“If the project passes and if council determines that they want to move forward on a building aspect of this project—starting this construction season even— certainly resources will be an appropriate discussion to have at that time and I don’t think it would be out of line to talk to the county and see what they think they can and cannot do,” says Napier.

Following the luncheon meeting, Campbell County Commission Chris Knapp says at this moment the commissioners view the

Field of Dreams as a city project and it’s not on the commissioners’ list of priorities.

“We really looked at it and with the production at the mines slowing and in the economy facing a downward turn—especially for next year I think we’re looking at a 7 to 10 percent decrease in funding from our revenue sources—we really have to take a look at what our priorities are,” Knapp explains.

Currently, Knapp says Northern Drive is one of their upmost priorities along with the expansion of the Children’s Developmental Center.

Otherwise, Knapp says the commission is being very conservative right now, focusing on savings and maintenance programs.

“I think we’re kind of paving the way for future commissions and the future of the county to make sure that we’re in a good, solid state financially,” Knapp says.

“And we’re doing that by making sure that all of our buildings are going to be taken care of in the future and our vehicles, and that future commissions don’t have to either raise taxes or look for other ways to fund just general services.”

Dees: $90 million is a high estimate Meanwhile, during the formal presentation from Bruce Dees and Associates, Dees stressed to those in attendance that the $90 million price tag for the proposed Field of Dreams should be considered a high-end number. The final cost, Dees says, will be determined in the coming years as individual phases of the Field of Dreams are approved and government officials determine the level of quality at which to construct those phases.

During his presentation, Dees stressed that a vote to adopt the master plan does not constitute a com-

mitment to build anything at any particular level of quality. Rather, Dees says adopting the plan should be viewed as a commitment to address needs in the community and an expression of a vote of confidence for those in Campbell County who helped form the master plan.

Following Dees’ presentation, representatives from the Gillette Girls Fastpitch Association talked about their desire to attract highprofile tournaments to Gillette. As well, Gillette Girls Fastpitch Association board member and Coach Jim West talked about what he called an urgent need for fields to play on.

If the Gillette City Council approved the Field of Dreams resolution, the first phase councilmembers will likely face will be to construct the eight girls fastpitch softball fields. Those fields could then be used to accommodate both women’s fastpitch softball and Little League baseball, according to city officials.

In the meantime, West says the girls fastpitch softball league currently has one game field and two practice fields to accommodate 190 participants.

“It’s pretty hard to get 18 teams on one game field,” West says.

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Keyhole fishing has been improving the last couple of weeks with rising water temps. Temps are now in low 50’s and walleye are spawning. The lake is full and spilled over this spring for the first time in 30+ years.

This means more habitat and water to cover to find fish.

They may not be in the same places you found them in the past. Several good eater walleye in the 16”-20” class are being reported with some fishermen taking limits of this size fish.

The last couple of years, we had lots of dinks showing up (10”-12” walleye) that have now become good eaters.

Haven’t heard of many of the bigger walleye 26”+ being taken yet, but they are in there.

Right now, vertical jigging or slip bobbering 6’-10’ deep with minnows is working best. Bank fishermen should try a minnow on a floating jig-head with about a 16” leader below a slip sinker.

A lot of fishermen have been reporting catching several northern, though most are less than 30” and have to be released. Most are being caught by walleye fishermen on minnows.

The crappie bite should be less than a month away.

They will soon start moving into the flooded weeds and brush to spawn. At this time, you can easily take your limit (50) of these tasty fish with either minnows or small plastics. Last fall before freeze up, we were regularly catching 10”-13” crappie and had one brought in that measured 16 1/4” and missed being a state record by only a 1/4 pound.

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The lawyer said, “I don’t mind all this attention, but what makes me so special?”

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Governor looks to support CO2 Pipeline Network

As part of his energy strategy, Governor Matt Mead is opening a discussion about a proposed statewide network of carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline corridors within federal land boundaries. Establishing pre-approved corridors would protect open spaces and minimize environmental impacts. Such corridors are intended to significantly shorten permitting time for future pipeline projects, which in turn would allow for enhanced oil recovery.

“There is currently no consistent, statewide plan for CO2 pipelines,” Governor Mead said. Presently,

pipeline corridors on federal land are separately determined by the nine individual Bureau of Land Management offices in Wyoming. “This is a piecemeal approach and we can benefit the diverse interests across the state by providing instead a cohesive approach. A well thought out and laid out statewide network could serve as a model for other projects and as an economic tool for Wyoming.” Capture and storage of CO2 have the potential to advance energy technology and improve air quality.

CO2 flooding is also a proven method of enhanced oil

recovery.

Governor Mead plans to work on proposed corridors with the Bureau of Land Management. Any proposal would be reviewed and open to public comment, possibly becoming a Record of Decision to update each Resource Management Plan of the various BLM offices across Wyoming.

An introduction of this concept is on the Wyoming Pipeline Authority’s agenda for May 15th. The Authority meets at 10:00 a.m. at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission offices in Casper.

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“More tax dollars go to run Gillette than most” report states It was recently reported that “More tax dollars go to run Gillette than most” citing that the city spent $179.3 million in its last fiscal year, $70 million more than it collected in revenue.

The information for this article came from the Wyoming Bureau of Audit, who does a report each year in which they survey municipalities for certain types of data.

The city actually spent the $189.8 Million in Fiscal 10/11, but had revenue of $195,849,420. Those numbers can be found in the City of Gillette’s amended budget - approved by the City Council last June. City Administrator Joe Lunne

has discussed on the Glenn Woods radio show the City of Gillette’s operational costs and 1% projects that didn’t include the Madison Pipeline projects while indicating that the city has been lowering its dayto-day operating costs over the past five years. The Madison Pipeline Project (one of the largest municipal projects in the State’s history) tends to skew that, and that is why the budget figure is so much different.

The problem is the way the report labels the information that the City sent the state. It includes all of the long-term debt associated with the City’s purchase of WYGEN III as a one-time

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Public Pulse The Decline of Accountability Submitted by the Wyoming Liberty Group

Theory says government closest to the people is the most accountable, but what happens when local governments get money from state and federal governments? When local governments become dependent on funds from taxpayers who aren’t able to vote on their spending priorities, these governments become less and less accountable to local taxpayers - and then spending spirals out of control.

The flow of federal funds makes both state and local governments mere puppets of the federal government. Do you really want Washington in charge of fixing the potholes in your streets?

It’s time to have governments spend only what they raise in tax revenue from people who are able to vote on spending priorities.

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Weekly Trivia Answer from Last Week Who designed the landing craft for the D-Day Invasion?

Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats That Won World War II Andrew Jackson Higgins was a New Orleans boat builder whose temper was as fiery as his patriotism. His drop-bow landing craft led the way in every major campaign of World War II—the boats were the ones that soldiers poured from on D-Day. As Jerry E. Strahan notes in his fascinating story of the man and his design, Higgins Boats were fundamental to our war strategy because they made it possible to put men and equipment on beaches. Casualties would have been catastrophic using the underpowered boats with deep-vee bottoms and high gunwales that the U.S. Navy had preferred on the eve of the war. The battles over boat design between the impatient Higgins and the tradition-steeped Navy were epic. “If the Navy wants something sensible,” he said, “why the hell don’t they listen to people like us who have had years of experience?” After Pearl Harbor, the Navy started listening. Higgins promptly renegotiated his government contracts, declaring that he didn’t want to make so much money when American boys were in a shooting war.

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By Dale Russell Jericho Baptist Church The Bible teaches us that prayer is a way of communication. Praying or talking with God has been since Adam, the first man. We still use the same techniques today, and men still ask, as one of Jesus’ disciples did, “Lord, teach us to pray.” There are many prayers recorded in the Bible, but in Matthew the 6th chapter and the second chapter of Luke, Jesus gives us a pattern to pray. The Apostle Paul describes different ways of communicating. 1 Timothy 2:1b, “supplications (that is asking for special things), prayers (that’s fellowship with the Lord), intercessions (that is praying for others), and giving of thanks (thanking God for all things), be made for all men;” In Luke 18:1b “that men ought always to pray and not to faint.”

Prayer is not a time, some words or a place, but a lifestyle, a life of prayer. A quote from James Hall: “ It is not mere getting things from God, as being with God, He is all we need.”

George McDonald writes, “There is a communion with God that asks for nothing, yet asks for everything . . . he who seeks the Father more than anything, He can give, is likely to have what he asks, for he is not likely to ask amiss” A life of prayer is: “I exhort, therefore that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;” - 1Timothy 2:1 A life of prayer is: “I will therefore that man pray everywhere.” 1Timothy 2:8a A life of prayer is: “Pray without ceasing.” 1Thessalonians 5:17 A life of prayer is: “Giving thanks always for all things unto God.” Ephesians 5:20a To enter the holy of holies comes not by supplication praying, but by worship. My mind cannot be noisy with things of the world or with circumstances of many things.

It must be quiet and with much time with the Lord.”

Praying involves asking, receiving and believing, waiting, worship, giving thanks, and fellowship with God. I hope you use the National Day of Prayer to call out to the Lord, but more than that, talk to Him every day.

Preacher Dale Russell

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Public Pulse Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I have a solution for Social Security: Why not let the Social Security deduction tax all wages, as the Medicare deduction does? What is the reasoning behind Social Security stopping at $110,100? This makes no sense to me. Why just penalize the average worker with this deduction and let the rich cease paying at this foolish number?

This solution would fund the account for decades to come. Seems like a very simple solution.

Lynne Friedman From Editor Nicholas De Laat: We would not have the problems we do now if S.S. was not being used for other purposes, like funding complete Post Office retirement, and much more. There is a reason at stopping at $110,100.

This is that if you pay that for your working life, you will never be able to get that money back. You are then supporting all the people who didn’t put into SS. Now, why not privatize Social Security and plan your own retirement?

If you spent your life dumb with money, you suffer the consequences? Why should everyone else (including the average worker) have to pay for your mistakes?

That is my fix.

Dear Editor, We as citizens share the guilt.

I am from Gillette, but now live in Seattle and I awoke this morning and turned on the news to find out that an 8-year-old girl was in critical condition after being apparently accidentally shot by a gun-toting 9-yearold classmate and a state trooper had been shot and killed while carrying out a traffic stop.

Any mention of the obvious need for significant gun-control reform will immediately be drowned out by the inevitable reactions of the various National Rifle Association factions, the Second Amendment constitutional revisionists, and western-movie dreamers who eagerly fantasize about the day that’s sure to come when they will have to defend their homestead against the outlaw gang.

These defenses of the

virtues of gun ownership will be unabashedly made, even against the tearstained backdrop of two more extended families forced into mourning with their futures sadly and dramatically changed.

“Pretty sad, but that’s the price of freedom” is what the gun apologists will say, perhaps even suggesting that if the 8-year-old had only been packing that things might have turned out differently. Or at least let’s arm the teachers, as has been seriously proposed.

My generally open mind has always been dumbfounded by the gun advocates and their political handmaidens. Given the horror of the daily gun deaths all around the country and the culturally embarrassing statistics comparing our rate of gun deaths to those of all the other even remotely civilized countries in the world, their argument strikes me as having the morally equivalent merit of saying “There shouldn’t be laws against stealing because I’m not a thief” or even “Why should there be laws against murder; I’ve never murdered anyone?”

But I know I rail in vain and that between the time I click “send” on this letter and the time I turn on the news tomorrow, someone who this minute is engaging in normal life pursuits will no longer be with us, the victim of gun violence.

We as citizens share the guilt and should all be terribly ashamed.

Terry D. Jackson From Editor Nicholas De Laat: If you’re from Wyoming, you should know a few things. Number one, we have the lowest crime rate per capita, and one of the most lenient gun laws.

Coincidence? The other states with the lowest crime also have the most lenient gun laws. Coincidence?

I asked a home invasion criminal once how he selected his houses. “The ones without a gun,” he said. “And rarely in Wyoming, I don’t want to get shot!”

I always feel bad about innocent people getting shot over crime, or lack of proper firearm education.

There is no excuse for that

behavior, but banning guns would only eliminate the innocent’s ability to defend themselves. Unfortunately, police can only respond to crime, and courts can only punish for the crime. Only the potential victim can prevent a crime before it happens.

The only thing banning guns will do is give Statists absolute power and remove our ability to practice our basic inalienable right to defend ourselves.

Dear Editor, McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing, McMillan Group International have been collectively banking with Bank of America for 12 years. Today Mr. Ray Fox, Senior Vice President, Marlet Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking ( Bank of America ) came to my office. He scheduled the meeting as an “account analysis” meeting in order to evaluate the two lines of credit we have with them....

He spent 5 minutes talking about how McMillan has changed in the last 5 years and have become more of a firearms manufacturer than a supplier of accessories.

At this point I interrupted him and asked “Can I possibly save you some time so that you don’t waste your breath? What you are going to tell me is that because we are in the firearms manufacturing business you no longer want my business.”

“That is correct” he says.

I replied “That is okay, we will move our accounts as soon as possible. We can find a 2nd Amendment friendly bank that will be glad to have our business.

You won’t mind if I tell the NRA, SCI and everyone one I know that BofA is not firearms industry friendly?”

“You have to do what you must” he said.

“So you are telling me this is a politically motivated decision, is that right?”

Mr Fox confirmed that it was. At which point I told him that the meeting was over and there was nothing left for him to say.

I think it is important for all Americans who believe in and support our 2nd

amendment right to keep and bear arms should know when a business does not support these rights. What you do with that knowledge is up to you. When I don’t agree with a business’ political position I can not in good conscience support them. We will soon no longer be accepting Bank of America credit cards as payment for our products.

Kelly D. McMillan Director of Operations McMillan Group International, LLC From Editor Nicholas De Laat: First of all, thank you for the time to bring this to our attention. I believe that Patriot Publishing LLC will never be doing business with Bank of America also. I can’t believe that a big bank like this would be motivated to put politics into business. Well, I support the 2nd amendment, but will suggest to anyone I know and my readers to not do business with them.

Come to think about it, aren’t they the ones a few years ago that started allowing illegal immigrants to open up a bank account?

I may be wrong on that one….

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In prison, the prison laundry takes care of all your dirty clothes.

At home, you get to take care of them yourself, plus everybody else’s, and get yelled at because somebody’s favorite shirt isn’t clean.

In prison, they take you everywhere you need to go.

At home, you take everybody else where they need to go.

In prison, the guards transport all your personal effects for you and make sure nothing is missing.

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In prison, there are no screaming or whining children or spouses asking you to do something else for them, or screaming at you because you didn’t.

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By Glenn Woods To be clear and upfront, this is another in a series of articles about the Field of Broke. As we get closer to decision-making time about this thing I want to make sure to keep you up to speed on what is happening, and what I think our concerns should be.

I also want to be clear with you on if I am for or against the field. I have never said that I am against it. What I have a problem with is the way that the city is going about all of this.

Something is out of whack here. I’m all for parks. I like the idea of consolidating our many micro parks into one big one. It would save a lot of money in the long run in maintenance costs alone. I love the fact that there are many different clubs that are pitching in and doing their part to pay for their section of the park What I’ve been complaining about, here in this weekly column, and on the air, has to do with approach, and priorities. How we get this project and when and how we make the decisions about it can cost us a lot of money. I’ve lived in far too many communities where a surplus of money became a massive city deficit almost overnight, and I do not want to see that happen again. I am for paying down our existing bills, like the water project, before we think about toys, like a new park which covers my next point. Let’s be clear.

Parks are good. But parks are toys, not needs.

Now we come to what I see as the latest problem, which exposes a much bigger issue; the thought

process used by our city officials when it comes to planning and funding a project of this size.

First, let’s set up a time line. We will use rounded off numbers to make the math easier.

About $2.5 million is spent to buy the land.

Roughly $238,000 is spent on an architect for the project. Close to $50,000 is spent on a study to figure out how to get water from the nearby water treatment plant to the field.

Ok so we are closing in on $3million at this point.

Not there yet, but closing in on it.

Yet, the city council has not yet approved this project.

Ok, now, hold on. Go back and read that last line.

I’ll wait. Do we have our priorities straight here? Often time’s people compare how they spend in their personal lives to how politicians spend money in order to point out some poor financial practices, so let’s have a look at it under that microscope. Would you buy a chunk of land, hire an architect to design a house, and pay of an assessment to drill for water before you have even decided if you want to live there or not?

Who in their right mind would do such a thing? Am I to understand that the city has spent, all of this money, before there was a deciding vote on if we are going to build this field or not?

Something is out of whack here. If this is the case then our city officials need to back up and take another look at how, and when, they spend our mon-

ey.

1). Big bills paid off before taking on any new and breathtakingly expensive projects.

2). Make sure there is ample money for said project based on realistic projections. Do not rig the books for what one wishes to be true.

3). Make sure the public is behind the idea before spending a dime 4). After making sure there is strong public support and adequate funding then, and only then, vote on the project.

5). Should the proposal pass, start spending money on the project.

6). Before spending a dime, refer to rule 1.

Anyone who knows anything about finances knows that finances can quickly get out of control if proper, sensible procedures are not followed. One of the most important of these rules to follow is rule number two. There is the temptation to make numbers sound rosy when selling a project to the people. Politicians often make this mistake because they want to see their pet project built so badly. But, if they really care about the community, they will search for realistic numbers, and then ramp them up making the project seem even more expensive then underestimate available and projected revenue, assuming for a worst case scenario.

Following these easy steps ensures that a “Field of Dreams” does not descend into a “Field of Broke” and a “Field of Nightmares” for future generations.

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Our Roots Amistad

By Mike Borda

During the years of the slave trade, millions of Africans were forced to board ships that carried them to their doom. Taken by men with superior firepower, the slaves had no choice in the matter.

However, some took matters into their own hands.

They knew that their only chance at changing their destinies was to do everything they could to regain freedom.

In 1839, the slave trade was still extremely active.

At this time, one of the main routes that brought slaves to America travelled through Cuba. These were mostly West African natives captured by Spanish traders.

In one case, 53 men were captured and put aboard a Portuguese ship bound for Cuba. Once there, they were put aboard a smaller

ship, the schooner La Amistad (Amistad means “friendship” in Spanish).

After boarding the Amistad in chains, the slaves settled in for their voyage in the coming days. However, the leader of these men, known as Cinque (although his real name was Sengbe Pieh), did not plan on going to America in those chains.

Three days into the trip, the slaves found a file below deck and removed their shackles. Using rudimentary weapons, the men filed up the stairs and killed the captain.

Although two slaves were killed in the uprising, they managed to capture the ship. The only crew that remained was the two Spanish traders and a cabin boy.

Cinque then ordered the traders, Don Pedro Mon-

tez and Don Jose Ruiz, to navigate the ship back to Africa. However, it would not be that easy.

Montez and Ruiz pretended to be sailing east, but in fact headed north up the American coastline.

They eventually reached Long Island, New York where American forces took the ship and its occupants into custody. Since at that time slaves were not treated as equals, the men were considered cargo and imprisoned pending a trial.

During the ensuing trial, the American public became captivated. Abolitionists rallied in favor of the slaves, while traditionalists defended the Spaniards.

The case even became international. The Spanish government wanted the case brought to them, while

Britain demanded that the slaves be released (due to a treaty that had with Spain, which the traders had violated).

After a very tough and public deliberation, the United States court decided that the slaves were illegally imprisoned while in Africa. Since they were forcibly enslaved, they had the right to rebel. Effectively, they were set free. The following year, after private groups had raised enough

money, the men were sent back to Africa.

The acts of Cinque and his men are an example of the American spirit, even though they were not by Americans.

These men knew what was happening

was wrong, and they took action. With a favorable decision by the United States Court system, they were some of the few slaves to regain their freedom. It is truly a tale we should not forget.

“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.”

- President Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Grey Wolf

By Jeff Morrison In 1875, the Fourth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wyoming created a new county that encompassed a large area of northeast Wyoming. It was named in honor of a relative newcomer to the Territory, General George R. Crook, who had already served with distinction in numerous Indian campaigns and the Civil War, and would go on to become the man who defeated Geronimo. But his stay in Wyoming proved to be a frustrating and largely unsuccessful endevour.

Crook, who was known as the “Grey Wolf”by the Apache, was born in 1828, in Ohio. He attended West Point where he graduated in 1852 near the bottom of his class – something he had in common with another famous Indian fighter, George Armstrong Custer. As a newly brevetted Second Lieutenant, Crook was assigned to the 4th U. S. Infantry and served in northern California and Oregon from 1852 to 1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Crook was promoted from Captain to Colonel and reassigned to the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

During the war, Crook participated in many major battles and campaigns, including: Antietam, Second Bull Run, Chickamauga, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and Appomattox. He served much of his time under the immediate command of his long-time friend, General Phillip Sheridan, who he would also serve under during most of his post-war career as well. Another close friend who served under Crook for most of the war was Rutherford B. Hayes, who would later become the 19th President of the United States.

As the war progressed, Crook made the acquaintance of many of the officers he would serve with during his post-war career, such as: Wesley Merritt, George Custer, and Ranald Mackenzie.

In February of 1865, Crook was captured by a group of Confederate raiders that included his future brother-in-law. He spent a brief time as a prisoner of war at the infamous Libby Prison before being paroled in a prisoner exchange a month later.

After the war’s end, Crook was reassigned to the frontier, where he stood out amongst his peers as one of the few military officers who actually had experience in dealing with Indians – both fighting them and treating with them. He had been one of the first commanders to implement the strategy of campaigning against Indians in winter, when they were concentrated in larger villages and were the least mobile. Crook also employed Indians, not only as scouts, but as front-line fighters as well. He was both feared and

highly respected by his adversaries. Oglala Sioux chief, Red Cloud, said of Crook, “He never lied to us. His words gave the people hope.”

After successful campaigns against the Paiute and Snake tribes in the northwest, President Grant appointed Crook to command of Arizona Territory in 1871, where another successful campaign against the Yavapai and Tonto Apache earned him the rank of brigadier general.

In 1875, General Crook was reassigned to command the Department of the Platte, which included the Territory of Wyoming.

His first task, which proved fruitless from the beginning, was to expel prospectors who had been invading the Black Hills ever since Custer’s expedition of 1874 announced the discovery of gold. The Black Hills were specifically off-limits to non-Indians in accordance to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. Gold Fever proved to be too much of a temptation, however, and more people poured into the Hills faster than Crook’s troops could find and remove. By 1876, the Hills had been taken over de facto, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs suspended the deportations.

By this time, Crook had been ordered to mount a campaign to find and “encourage” the Sioux and Cheyenne who had left the reservation to return. In February, 1876, Crook took personal command of the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition and set up his base of operations at Fort Fetterman. In this campaign, Crook enlisted the aid of a couple traditional Sioux enemies, the Shoshone and Crows, to serve as scouts for the expedition.

A detachment of Crook’s force made contact with a village, erroneously believed to be that of Crazy Horse, on March 17. It was the opening round of what would be called the Great Sioux War of 1876, and an omen of things to come for General Crook. Although the village and the entire pony herd was taken

by Crook’s men, the officer in command of the detachment chose to retreat from the village and force-march to a rendezvous camp and link up with the General. At some point during the night’s march, most of the pony herd vanished – presumably recaptured by the Indians.

The Battle of Powder River led to the court martial of three officers and only served to strengthen the resolve of the Sioux and Cheyenne. However disappointing the first encounter was, the next meeting, which took place on the banks of Rosebud Creek on the morning of June 17, became even more of a set-back.

A large party of Sioux and

Cheyenne, under Crazy Horse, made a surprise attack on Crook’s column while they were taking a morning break. The battle ebbed and flowed throughout the morning, and disaster for Crook was averted, largely due to the heroics of his Crow and Shoshone scouts, and a few well-executed cavalry advances

by Captain Anson Mills. In the end, Crook’s column held the ground but had suffered heavy casualties, including 31 dead.

Crook pursued the hostile force for a few miles but turned back on the advice of his scouts, who suspected another ambush brewing. After burying his dead, Crook returned to his advance base camp on Goose Creek, near present-day Sheridan and sent for reinforcements.

He was still at the camp on Goose Creek a couple weeks later, when four bedraggled solders from the 7th Infantry stumbled into camp with the news of Custer’s defeat on the Little Big Horn River, on June 25. Crook resumed his campaign in early August with General Terry’s column, which included the remnants of the 7th Cavalry. To keep the combined force from being slowed down by wagons, the supply train was left behind.

But bad weather and mud exhausted both men and animals, and the supplies ran out, causing the men to supplement their meager rations with the meat of fallen animals. In late August, General Terry removed his men from the field and returned to

Fort Abraham Lincoln, while Crook pushed his men on.

In early September, Crook engaged the Indians near Slim Buttes, South Dakota, and scored the only decisive victory of his campaign. But the victory was tempered by the poor condition of his men. Crook limped into Deadwood in late September and officially ended the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition.

General Crook remained in command of the Department of the Platte until 1881, when he was transferred back to Arizona Territory, primarily to deal with Geronimo. In 1886 he returned to the command of the Platte and was made commander of the Division of the Missouri in 1888, and was still serving in that capacity when he died of a sudden illness in 1890 at the age of 62.

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Sports Report 2012 Boys Basketball Camps scheduled for June

Pronghorn Girls Rodeo Team wins Laramie rodeo The Gillette College Girls rodeo team finished the season strong with a win in Laramie this weekend.

The team was led by Jordan Thurston winning the breakaway roping.

The team finished third for the season in the Central Rocky Mountain Region, not qualifying them to the CNFR. Jordan Thurston will, however, represent Gillette College at the CNFR qualify individually with a third place finish in the year end goat tying event On the Men’s side of things it was

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a good third place performance. The team was led by Dane Kissack winning the tie down roping. The men finished the year winning the Reserve Regional Championship qualifying six men to the CNFR to represent Gillette College.

The following Men have qualified: • Casey Bruer Bareback • Dane Kissack Tie Down Roping • Travis Nelson Saddle Bronc Riding • Donny Scantling Steer Wrestling • Ace Thurston Steer Wrestling • Wyatt Kammer Saddle Bronc Riding

It’s time to start thinking about getting your boys signed up for the 2012 Gillette Basketball Camp.

Two sessions are scheduled for the 2012 Gillette Basketball Camp. The first session is from June 5 – 7 and is for boys entering grades 4 – 6. The second session is from June 11 – 14 and is for boys entering grades 7 – 12.

The basketball camp will cover individual fundamentals, team concepts, game

situations, and basketball contests.

In addition to Camels Head Coach Mike Curry and Camels Assistant Coaches Bubba Hladky and James Hinshaw, this year’s camp will be staffed with local and area basketball coaches and former CCHS players.

As well, the elementary camp may include current Camel basketball players.

The cost for the first session is $15 if you register by June 1 and $20 if you reg-

Gillette Roughriders 2012 Pitching Stats Player Position Kadison Wass IF/P Austin Zigray IF Matt Fogle OF/P Austin Tennant C/P Ryan Overfield C/P Tanner Rogen IF/P Ian Durgin P Westin Hinkel IF/P Alex King IF Wyatt Estabrook P Josh Settelmeyer 1B/P Jacob Groombridge

G 3 1 3 3 1 6 2 2 1 6 3 1

GS 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0

CG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IP 2.00 1.67 14.33 10.33 1.00 5.34 5.00 5.00 .33 12.67 3.33 1.00

P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BF 16 10 62 48 4 27 29 30 2 69 21 4

ER 4 1 2 9 0 5 3 3 0 14 5 0

Hits 5 4 5 13 1 6 10 9 1 17 6 1

HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

SO Wlks IBB 4 0 0 1 1 0 16 5 0 9 5 0 2 0 0 8 1 0 3 3 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 1 4 0 1 0 0

HBP 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

WP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Won 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

Lost 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Sv 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ERA 14.00 4.20 .98 6.10 0 6.56 4.20 4.20 0 7.74 10.51 0

ister after the June 1 deadline. Registration for the second session costs $20 if you register by the June 1 deadline and $25 thereafter.

Each camper needs to furnish his own personal basketball gear, including shorts, t-shirt, socks, and tennis shoes.

You can pick up registration forms at Universal Athletic and the North Campus Activity Office.

“Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can’t get you off.”

- Bill Veeck

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Gillette Roughriders 2012 Hitting Stats Player Position Dalton Young IF Kadison Wass IF/P Austin Zigray IF Andrew Youngs OF Turner Lofing OF/P Matt Fogle OF/P Austin Tennant C/P Ryan Overfield C/P Peter Nelson OF Tanner Rogen IF/P Ian Durgin P Drake Kelley IF/P Westin Hinkel IF/P Andrew Kaufman P Alex King IF Mason Stillman P Dalton McCann OF Wyatt Estabrook P Josh Settelmeyer 1B/P

G 2 7 10 9 0 10 10 5 6 10 2 0 10 0 10 0 10 6 6

Inn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PA 2 18 33 31 0 42 42 9 18 32 0 0 43 0 42 0 47 1 12

AB 1 16 22 22 0 31 33 7 12 26 0 0 29 0 34 0 31 1 8

R 1 5 8 9 0 17 10 2 2 11 0 0 14 0 15 0 18 0 5

1B 2B 0 0 3 0 5 0 6 3 0 0 11 2 11 0 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 8 4 0 0 9 2 0 0 1 0

3B 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0

HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RBI BB Sac 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 8 2 17 6 2 0 0 0 11 9 1 13 7 0 1 1 1 5 4 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 3 0 0 0 14 5 1 0 0 0 9 12 3 0 0 0 2 2 0

SO 1 2 3 2 0 5 5 4 3 6 0 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 5

HbP 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 2

RE FC 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

SB 0 2 1 0 0 6 4 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 7 0 6 0 0

CS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

OBP .500 .278 .424 .516 0 .571 .500 .111 .444 .500 0 0 .581 0 .476 0 .532 0 .417

Slg 0 .187 .227 .545 0 .581 .424 0 .250 .615 0 0 .724 0 .559 0 .516 0 .125

OPS .500 .465 .652 1.062 0 1.152 .924 .111 .694 1.115 0 0 1.306 0 1.035 0 1.048 0 .542

Avg 0 .187 .227 .409 0 .452 .364 0 .250 .423 0 0 .483 0 .382 0 .387 0 .125

Local Foods Grass Fed Beef and Draft Horses Come to our website for all our available products. www.EZRocking-Ranch.com Owned by local Campbell County Rancher.

2012 National Travel and Tourism Week Wyoming Office of Tourism “Signature Community” Campbell County Gillette and Wright

Tuesday, May 1

Events Schedule

Commissioner Micky Shober read the Proclamation at the County Commissioners Meeting.

Monday, May 7

Mayor Tom Murphy to read the 2012 Proclamation at the Gillette City Council Meeting, 7pm, Council Chambers, Gillette City Hall

Tuesday, May 8 7:30 to 10am

Coffee and Donuts at Gillette and Wright Visitor Centers

8 to 10am

Diane Shober/Mary Silvernell on air, 1270AM, Glenn Woods’ Show and station hop to other Basin Radio Stations

10am to Noon

Local “celebrities” fill Hospitality Shifts at Hotels, TBD. (Photo Opps with Gillette News Record, Basins Radio and Campbell County Observer)

11:30am to 1:30pm Snacks and Drinks at both Visitor Centers

2 to 4pm

Local “celebrities” fill Hospitality Shifts at hotels, TBD (Photo Opps with Gillette News Record, Basins Radio and Campbell County Observer)

2pm Wyoming Office of Tourism REACH Customer Service Employee of the Year Award Recipient, Katherine Staunduhar / Holiday Inn Express, Recognized at holiday Inn Express, award presented by Diane Shober, Director, Wyoming Office of Tourism, and Mayor of Gillette Tom Murphy (Photo Opps with Gillette News Record, Basins Radio and Campbell County Observer)

3pm

Wyoming Office of Tourism REACH Destination / Attraction of the Year Award Recipient, Rockpile Museum, Recognized at the Museum, award presented by Diane Shober and Chair of the Campbell County Commissioners, Micky Shober.

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Sports Report

Submitted by Kyle Brekerson

Where is this picture taken?

Answer from last week Rock formation in BLM land off of Bishop Road 6-miles west of Hwy. 59

PARKING LOT BAZAAR Senior Karen Storie (8) battles against a player from Cheyenne East. Gillette lost 0-2

400 W. 2nd Street (Zip Thru Shipping parking lot) Saturday, May 5th 8a.m. - 5p.m.

Junior Michelle McGeary (24) sets herself for position against Cheyenne Central. Gillette lost 2-1

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Titles to be proud of

Gillette Camels Director of Activities: Cliff Hill Conference In Football: 4A Conference In All Other Sports: 4A East Football State Titles: 4 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2008) Volleyball State Titles: 6 (1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000) Boys Basketball State Titles: 14 (1958, 1966, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011) Girls Basketball State Titles: 13 (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011) Wrestling State Titles: 13 (1993, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Boys Swimming State Titles: 14 (1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012) Girls Swimming State Titles: 15 (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Boys Tennis State Titles: 7 (1998, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) Girls Tennis State Titles: 3 (2000, 2001, 2010) Boys Cross Country State Titles: 17 (1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009) Girls Cross Country State Titles: 19 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010) Boys Soccer State Titles: 1 (1994) Girls Soccer State Titles: 1 (2011) Boys Golf State Titles: 3 (1975, 1977, 1983) Girls Golf State Titles: 8 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011) Boys Outdoor Track and Field State Titles: 15 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) Girls Outdoor Track and Field State Titles: 8 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007) Boys Indoor Track and Field State Titles: 2 (2008, 2009) Girls Indoor Track and Field State Titles: 1 (2012)

Wright Panthers Director of Activities: Hal Johnson Conference In Football: 2A East Conference In All Other Sports: 2A Northeast Volleyball State Titles: 2 (1998, 2011) Boys Basketball State Titles: 2 (2004, 2005) Wrestling State Titles: 1 (2004) Boys Cross Country State Titles: 5 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) Girls Cross Country State Titles: 8 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) Boys Track and Field State Titles: 2 (1986, 1989)

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Sports Report Former Rider Hutchison earns Sun Belt Weekly honor Western Kentucky University senior right fielder Ryan Hutchison has been recognized by the Sun Belt Conference as the SBC Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

The honor is the first in his career for Hutchison and the third of the season for a Hilltopper. Junior catcher Devin Kelly was named Player of the Week on April 23 and junior right-hander Taylor Haydel was named Pitcher of the Week on April 2.

Hutchison continues to be one of the Hilltoppers’ hottest hitters over the last two weeks. In four games last week, he went 9-for-19 (.474) with a team-high eight RBIs and two home runs. He had multiple hits in each game, including a three-hit game in Sunday’s weekend finale. In the first two games of the Louisiana-Monroe series, he had three RBIs in each contest with a home run and two intentional walks in Saturday’s 7-6 win for WKU.

Former Rider Ryan Hutchison is SBC Player of the Week.

On the weekend, Hutchison was 7-for14 with a team best six RBIs, a .667 slugging percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. He is riding a sevengame hitting streak during which he is 16-for-31 (.516).

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Soccer Stats

4A Girls

4A Boys

For Games played up to and including April 22nd

For Games played up to and including April 22nd

Individual Goals-State Wide: 1: Michelle McGeary (Gillette) - 14 5: Brittney Lacek (Gillette) – 11 11: Karen Storie (Gillette) – 8 23: Erin Thamm (Gillette) – 4

Individual Goals-State Wide: 1: Josh Henry (Laramie) – 8 3: Josue Garcia (Gillette) - 5 11: Joe Esparza (Gillette) – 3 12: Alex German (Gillette) - 3

Individual Assists-State Wide: 1: Brittney Lacek (Gillette) - 13 6 (Tied): Michelle McGeary (Gillette) – 6 9: Karen Storie (Gillette) – 5 12: Erin Thamm (Gillette) – 4

Individual Saves-State Wide: 1: Tyler Chandler (Evanston) - 137 2: Kenyon Baker (Green River) - 71 3: Andrew Hays (Gillette) - 70

Individual Saves: 1: Oxsanna Beltran (South) - 131 2: Autumn Crosby (Green River) – 92 3: Rachel Rettinger (Laramie) - 58 Ranked 4th in State: Ciara Nice (Gillette) – 45 Goal Differential Report: Team: Goals Scored: Goals Allowed: +/Differential: 1: Sheridan 43 8 +35 2: Gillette 49 17 +32 3: Green River 38 14 +24 4: Central 32 10 +22 5: Natrona 30 10 +20 6: Laramie 28 9 +19 7: East 27 10 +17 8: Riverton 31 20 +11 9: Kelly Walsh 16 14 +2 10: Evanston 20 30 -10Rock Springs 10 37 -27 11: South 11 89 -78

Goal Differential Report: Team: Goals Scored: Goals Allowed: +/Differential: 1: Sheridan 37 6 +31 2: Central 37 14 +23 3: Rock Springs 24 8 +16 4: Laramie 24 9 +15 5: Gillette 26 14 +12 6: Kelly Walsh 15 8 +7 7: East 18 18 0 8: Riverton 10 15 -5 9: Green River 7 13 -6 10: Evanston 11 19 -8 11: Natrona 14 26 -12 12: South 3 69 -66

Lonestar to perform at CAM-PLEX July 1 A twenty year anniversary is cause for celebration, and Lonestar is marking this career milestone in more ways than one.

Reunited with original lead singer Richie McDonald, the multi-platinum country music quartet is working hard on a brand new album and embarking on an extensive anniversary tour, with over 90 dates scheduled in North America alone.

“Twenty years ago, when we put this little band together to play in some bars and make a little money, I dreamed it pretty good,” admits keyboard player and songwriter Dean Sams. “But I never dreamed it quite this good.”

Known for merging their country roots with strong melodies and rich vocals, Lonestar has amassed RIAA-certified sales in excess of ten million album units since their national launch in 1995 and achieved ten #1 country hits including “No News,” “Come Crying To Me,” and their crossover smash “Amazed” (which was also #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the first record since 1983’s “Islands in the Stream” to top both charts). The band’s awards include a 1999 ACM Single of The Year for “Amazed” (the song also won the Song of the Year award) and the 2001 CMA Vocal Group of the Year.

But it isn’t hit records and trophies that have kept Lonestar going strong.

On the contrary, says lead singer Richie McDonald.

“Honestly, through it all, the one thing that has kept Lonestar around is that we’re just four good old boys from Texas.” All four members originally hail from blue collar households, and place a premium on the value of hard work. “No matter how much success we’ve had, it didn’t

change us as people.”

Originally formed in Nashville in 1992, Lonestar played over 500 shows before landing a recording contract. “We traveled for two and a half, maybe three years, just playing in bars,” Britt recalls. “We were starting from zero back then.” But all those gigs paid off. By the time they released their self-titled debut album in 1995, they already had an enthusiastic fan base. Their first single, “Tequila Talkin’,” went Top Ten on the country charts. It’s follow-up did even better: “No News” would be the first of many #1 singles for Lonestar.

Lonestar continued to ascend in the years that followed. Their third album, 1999’s Lonely Grill, was certified multiplatinum in both the United States and Canada. In addition to “Amazed,” which was #1 with country audiences for eight weeks in a row, Lonely Grill yielded three more #1 country hits: “Smile,” “Tell Her,” and “What About Now.” The 2001 release I’m Already There topped the country album charts, as did the band’s 2003 retrospective From There To Here: The Greatest Hits, which produced yet another #1 single, “My Front Porch Looking In.” For all their record and ticket sales, the biggest accomplishment of the band’s storied career has been witnessing the impact of Lonestar songs in the lives of others. “Music is a very powerful tool and can help people going through both good and bad times,” observes McDonald. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the group’s performances for U.S. armed forces stationed overseas in Iraq and Kuwait, where classics like “I’m Already There” have elicited powerful emotional displays from men and women who’ve

put their lives on the line defending America.

“When you can truly say that what you do can make a difference, that it really can impact somebody’s life in a positive way, that’s the greatest thing,” admits Sams.

That timeless appeal transcends nationality, too. A recent string of European dates with Reba McEntire, Ricky Skaggs, and Little Big Town found Lonestar thrilling audiences in England, Ireland, Switzerland, and Germany. In a four-star review of their performance at Wembley Arena, UK daily The Guardian noted that Lonestar “got an even bigger welcome than McEntire,” and praised how “they reminded us of country’s greatest strength: picture-painting, story-based, tear-yourheart-out lyrics that are the most direct and lucid in popular music.”

Lonestar is currently hard at work making a new, self-produced album.

“It’s kind of a no-brainer for us to come along at this stage in our careers and say, ‘Yes, we can produce our own music.’ After all, nobody knows what Lonestar should sound like better than Lonestar,” says drummer Keech Rainwater. “I’m proud that as a band, collectively, we’re smart enough to know what we need to do and how to get it done.”

The new material sounds as thrilling as any of the band’s classics. “The songs we’ve already recorded, I’m more proud of those than anything we’ve recorded in our careers,” says guitarist Michael Britt. “And not just because they’re new. I feel like we’re as good or better now than we’ve ever been.”

The as-yet-untitled full-length is the follow-up to 2010’s Party Heard Around the World, which was record-

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ed with singer Cody Collins, who stepped in after McDonald left to pursue a solo career in 2007. Parting ways with an original member—even temporarily— could’ve spelled the end for many bands, but not Lonestar. “We’ve been very fortunate that a lot of our fans have stuck with us through the good and the bad,” says Sams. “You know who your true friends are by who stands by you during the low

times, and we found out we have a lot of friends.”

With McDonald now back in the fold, Lonestar is starting its third decade of making music together with a bang.

The best may be yet to come. “I’m so excited to think about the songs that are going to come out of the next next chapter of Lonestar,” concludes Rainwater. “And I’m looking forward to another twenty years of great music.”