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Bronx William Foss, born May 25th in 2009, was one of the children helped two years ago by the N.E. Chapter of the Wyoming Bikers Association. Bronx has since become one of Gods Angels, but his memory continues as every year since his parents Nate and Sara Foss volunteer at the Steel Stallion Ball, and thanking everyone for the support while helping to raise money for other children in need.

Do you remember hearing the statement “Dirty Biker,” when you saw someone riding down the street on two wheels, hair flapping in the wind, and dressed in leather? Or hearing about them as criminal elements, big name organizations dealing with extortion, drugs, and violence? All bikers are like that right?

Hardly. Most of the patch names you see now are “Christian Riders,” “Vietnam Vets,” and “ABATE.” The people wearing these patches are members of the community, have children in school, are veterans, and belong to churches. They just love to ride.

They also love to give as they demonstrated last Saturday at the2012 Steel Stallion Ball at Jakes Tavern. 400 tickets were sold for an opportunity to win a new Harley, cash, or door prizes donated by local businesses. For the 400 people who bought the $90.00 ticket with a chance to win, they also got a steak dinner on top of it all!

The Steel Stallion Ball is put on every year by the N.E. Wyoming Bikers Association (WBA), one of three chapters of the WBA in Wyoming. A lot of money was raised for the group last Saturday, but the money didn’t go to funding rides or just having fun, it was money raised for the most sacred innocents…children.

“All the money raised goes to N.E. Wyoming children in need,” said David Hill, WBA president. “WBA is a 501 3C non-profit organization dedicated to helping these children locally. It goes to help pay for medical bills, assistance with travel, medications, and more. We give that money according to the needs of the children.”

The N.E. Wyoming WBA is the steward of the money raised and allocation of their funds are voted on by members.

“We are helping about 15 children this year,” said David. “These are kids with cancer, cystic fibrosis, brittle bones, and more. Recently, we were able to help a deaf child receive cochlear implants.”

Close your eyes for a moment and think of the stereotypes you may have held about bikers. Now imagine you are the parents of one of these children.

Are they the devils that some movies and other media have made them out to be, or are groups like the WBA in reality community angels? If you ask Nate and Sara Foss, they are angels. They have been volunteering for the Steel Stallion Ball for two years, since the WBA helped with their child, Bronx. Bronx is with God’s Angels now, but his parents help volunteer every year for the event since.

And they weren’t the only volunteers. Through the course of the night there were more than 40.

“These people do not draw paychecks for all the work they have done all day, and all year. They do this for the children,” said David.

There was a lot of giving on the menu that night.

After the winners (Stacy and Rhonda, who were not present) won their new Harley Davidson it was time for some of the cash door prize winners to come claim their prize. Bob Donovan, who won $500.00, donated

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$250.00 back to the children with a huge round of applause. The next $500.00prize went to Cathy Raney and she also gave $250.00 back to the WBA and their efforts to help local children while telling the Observer that the other $250.00 was going to be donated to Holy Trinity Church. The crowd erupted again with cheers.

When the grand finale 50/50 raffle of $700.00 was chosen, and was won

by Gary Stotts he gave the entire prize back to the cause and received a thunderous standing ovation.

So the next time you see a biker (and watch out for them on the road), don’t think of the leather/chains/ do-rag wearing, long hair/ earing/tattooed criminals that the movies have made famous. Think of the leather/chains/do-rag wearing, long hair/earing/ tattooed angels that are among us in our community volunteering their time and money to the most precious part of Campbell County…our children.

1. Advertise to Reach New Customers.

Your market changes constantly. New families in the area mean new customers to reach. People earn more money, which means changes in lifestyles and buying habits. The shopper who wouldn't consider your business a few years ago may be a prime customer now. Remember...20% of families will move this year, 5 million people will be married and 4 million babies will be born*.

2. Advertise continuously.

Consumers don't have the loyalty they once did. You must advertise to keep pace with your competition. The National Retail Merchants Association states: "Mobility and non-loyalty are rampant. Businesses must promote to get former customers to return and to seek new ones.

3. Advertise to Remain With Shoppers Through the Buying Process.

Many people postpone buying decisions. They often go from store to store comparing prices, quality and service. Advertising must reach them steadily through the entire decision-making process. Your name must be fresh in their minds when they ultimately decide to buy.

4. Advertise Because Your Competition is Advertising.

There are only so many consumers in the market who are ready to buy at any one time. You'll need to advertise to keep regular customers and to counterbalance the advertising of your competition. You must advertise to keep your share of customers or you will lose them to the more aggressive competitors.

5. Advertise Because it Pays Off Over a Long Period.

Advertising gives you a long-term advantage over competitors who cut back or cancel advertising. A five-year survey of more than 3,000 companies found...Advertisers who maintain or expand advertising over a five-year period see their sales increase an average of 100%. Companies, which cut advertising, averaged sales decreases of 45%.

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Continuous traffic to your business is the first step toward sales increases and expanding your customer base. The more people who contact your business, the more possibilities you have to make the sale and sell additional merchandise or services. For every 100 items that shoppers plan to buy, they make 30 unanticipated "in the store" purchases, an NRMA survey shows.

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9. Advertise to Keep a Healthy Positive Image.

In a competitive market, rumors and bad news travel fast. Advertising corrects misleading gossip, punctures "overstated" bad news. Advertising that is vigorous and positive can bring shoppers into the marketplace, regardless of the economy.

10. Advertise to Maintain Employee Morale.

When advertising and promotion are suddenly cut or canceled, your staff may become alarmed and demoralized. They may start false rumors in an honest belief that your business is in trouble. Positive advertising boosts morale. It gives your staff strong additional support.

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New Employer Support Chair for Wyoming National Guard Submitted by Trudy Woodcock, MSgt. WY NG - Deputy Public Affairs Officer Col. (ret) Terry Wilkerson, of Lovell, Wyo., is the newly selected State Chair for Wyoming Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Wilkerson joined WY ESGR in 2006 and spent the past three years as the committee’s vice chair. Wilkerson’s experience includes serving as the area chair for the Bighorn Basin area since joining ESGR. Wilkerson served in the Wyoming Army National Guard from 1970 - 1996, culminating his military service as the brigade commander.

Wilkerson understands the relationship of the traditional guardsman and the civilian employer having worked for Triton Coal

Company from 1981 - 2004 as the vice president and general manager. He later worked for Evergreen Energy, Inc. (KFX), in Gillette.

“Col. (ret) Wilkerson is an outstanding choice and has my whole hearted support. His experience in the Wyoming Army Guard and the business community around Wyoming tie in perfectly with his experience with the Wyoming ESGR Committee. I look forward to working with him come Oct. 1,” said Maj. Gen. Luke Reiner, Wyoming’s adjutant general.

Stephan Pappas, outgoing state chair said, “our volunteers carry the workload of supporting our Guard and Reserve members and their fami-

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lies with issues concerning their civilian employment. I am confident in Terry Wilkerson’s leadership and communication abilities to continue to provide the quality of service for which WY ESGR volunteers are known.”

ESGR facilitates and promotes a cooperative culture of employer support for National Guard and Reserve service by developing and advocating mutually beneficial initiatives; recognizing outstanding employer support; increasing awareness of applicable laws and policies; resolving potential conflicts between employers and their service members; and acting as the employers’ principal advocate within DoD.

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Gurley Avenue lane closure ~ 6th Street Closure ~ Hunters Drive

The City of Gillette’s Utilities and Engineering Departments release updated information on road and lane closures, including preliminary information about the Madison Pipeline installation that will begin along Westover Road in the coming weeks.

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Construction will begin on the Madison Pipeline Phase 3 in the coming weeks.

This work includes installation of pipeline from the water tank on Westover Road

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Submitted by Pastor Phillip Hofinga Wyoming’s pioneer church for the AALC, Abiding Grace Lutheran Church in Gillette, Wyoming continues to make strides in their growth and operation as they welcome Pastor Phillip Hofinga as their fulltime Pastor.

After two years of positive growth in Campbell County, Abiding Grace Lutheran Church went through the “call process” in interviewing prospective pastors that were interested in coming to the Gillette area to preach and teach the inspired and inerrant Word of God to the community. After several weeks of deliberation and consideration, the “call” was extended to Pastor Hofinga and he gladly accepted. And Abiding Grace Lutheran Church is happy to announce that Pastor Hofinga will begin his fulltime duties and officiate over his first service on Sunday July 22, 2012 at 9:30AM, and every Sunday following, at the church’s location at the Lakeway Professional Center, 201 W. Lakeway Road, Suite 500A in Gillette, WY. Pastor Hofinga brings with him an education that includes Masters in Theological Studies from Duke Univeristy and he is currently working on a Masters of Sacred Theology from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He also provides strengths in bible instruction, personal relationships & visitation, and church

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Abiding Grace Lutheran Church continues to offer many things to its congregation and the community of Campbell County which includes bible studies, youth and adult confirmation classes, weekly Sunday School, adult and youth choir, and church band. Abiding Grace also offers special services throughout the year that include a Christmas Program (unique every year), Easter Season services, church camping trip with worship service at the site, and their annual Worship In The Park (scheduled this year for August 4, 2012 at 10:00AM at Lasting Legacy Park Amphitheater). All of these things are in addition to the weekly 9:30 AM Sunday service, followed by fellowship. “Faith and Fellowship” continue to grant this church a personal connection with its membership and guests.

Abiding Grace Lutheran Church is eager to continue to grow and share God’s word with our community. You can contact Abiding Grace Lutheran Church at abidinggracegillette@gmail.com, connect with them on Facebook at www.facebook. com/AGLCgillette, or attend a service at the Lakeway Professional Center. Anyone interested in making a donation to Abiding Grace Lutheran Church can send them to Abiding Grace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 3961, Gillette, WY 82717.

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Contractor to perform micro sealing at several locations in and around Gillette If work is going on in your subdivision, please remove all vehicles, trailers and motorhomes from the road

The City of Gillette has hired a contractor to perform micro sealing in the Foothills area, Meadow Hills area and five of the City’s downtown parking lots (Kola, Hall Mark, Baileys, City Park and Swimming Pool).

The contractor, Baluo

Construction, will mobilize into Gillette the week of July 16th to begin the project. Prior to the micro seal applications, the contractor will go door-to-door to inform residents when they will be applying the seal on the streets in their subdivisions.

The City requests that residents be able to remove vehicles and trailers so the contractor does not have to skip any areas due to obstructions being left in the streets.

Two applications of micro seal will be made with the result being a new asphalt

seal about 1/2” thick that will improve the ride, seal the existing surface and enhance the appearance of the neighborhood. This treatment will extend the life of the existing roadway section approximately five to seven years.

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CCEDC and University of Wyoming to develop Business Incubator in Gillette The Campbell County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) Board of Directors on Thursday, July 12, voted unanimously to initiate a task force with University of Wyoming officials to pursue the development of a business incubator in Gillette.

Joel Dingman, president of the CCEDC Board, and

William Gern, vice president for research and economic development at UW, will chair the task force.

The CCEDC and Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) at UW will support the task force and will ultimately pursue funding to construct and develop a business incubator in Gillette.

Incubation programs assist in diversifying economies, commercializing technologies, creating jobs and building wealth, Dingman says. Incubators nurture young corporations, helping them to survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. The WTBC focuses on developing early

stage, technology-based companies, with an emphasis on high-growth firms.

One of CCEDC’s goals is to help diversify the local economy by ensuring that new start-ups and small entrepreneurial companies have a place to grow in the community. The business incubator will provide that venue.

Sheridan, Wyoming company works to bring better, lighter gear to country’s warfighters Submitted by Kim Kittle - Wyoming Business Council Kennon Products of Sheridan, Wyo., has received funding to help it pursue a U.S. Navy contract to bring better performing, lighter weight garments and outerwear to the military lab that outfits the country’s warfighters.

Kennon received a $5,000 Phase 0 Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) award to pursue a Navy Phase I SBIR award.

The company will use the Phase 0 award to assemble a team with expertise and necessary resources for the project; and establish relationships with suppliers and manufacturers of bonding materials and equipment to understand the commercial off the shelf (COTS) products and R&D capabilities.

Kennon specializes in

using advanced materials and fabrication techniques to bring aviation and aerospace customers better performing, lighter weight protective coverings for their equipment. Based on Kennon’s expertise in manufacturing, and in materials science and engineering, Kennon proposes to develop and quantify various advanced material combinations and fabrication techniques for the Navy.

“The SBIR program is an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs and technologists to be involved in world class research, development and demonstration in a variety of fields,” said Mark Weitz, vice president of research and development at Kennon Products.

“Wyoming entrepreneurs are especially fortunate in

that the WSSI is a tremendous resource for helping germinate an inventor’s idea from a concept to a project, and if all plays out well, ultimately a product.”

“Kennon Products, Inc., has a strong record of delivering warfighter protection solutions in the past and this award should add another success to this record of outstanding achievements,” said WSSI Director Gene Watson.

The Wyoming SBIR/ STTR Initiative is sponsored by the Wyoming Business Council and administered by the University of Wyoming Office of Research and Economic Development. The mission of the partnership is to increase the number of federal SBIR awards received

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nesses by providing funding assistance through the WSSI Phase 0 program.

The program facilitates the preparation of competitive proposals in the annual national $2.5 billion SBIR competition for Phase I (up to $150,000) and Phase II (up to $1 million) awards.

Any Wyoming tech-based, for-profit small business or individual desiring to submit a Phase I proposal to any of the eleven participating federal SBIR agencies is eligible to apply for a WSSI Phase 0 award.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 and 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Narcotics Annonymous, 5:30 pm, 610 Kendrick Ave. • Teens Open-Play Gaming, 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road

Saturday, July 21

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30, 8 & 10 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Wright Auto Parts 8th Annual Show and Shine Car Show, 10 am - 3 pm, 111 Rampart Dr., Wright, WY • Teens Dungeons & Dragons, 10 am - 3 pm, CCPL; 2101 S. 4J Road • Teens Open-Play Gaming, 1-4 pm, CCPL; 2101 S. 4J Road • Kids Wii Play Saturdays (4-6th Grade), 1-4 pm, CCPL; 2101 S. 4J Road

Sunday, July 22

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30, 8 & 10 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Gillette Farmers Market, 8 am – Noon, Gillette College Tech. Center

Monday, July 23

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S.

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

Tuesday, July 24

• Kids Storytime, 10:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Teens Card Club, 4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • AVA Dog & Cat Lover Dishes, 6-8 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street

Wednesday, July 25

• Kids Storytime, 10:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Teens Open-Play Gaming, 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • AVA Just for Girls, 1-4 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street

Thursday, July 26

• BNI Meeting (Business Network International), 8-9 am, Towers West Lodge • AVA Kids Day Camp, 9 am - 5 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • Kids Toddler Time, 9:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Kids Story Time, 10:30 am, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • CC Senior Center, City of Gillette Sponsored Dinner, Noon, 701 Stocktrail Avenue • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 & 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • AVA Dog & Cat Lover Dishes, 6-8 pm, 509 W. 2nd Street • Families & Jammies, 6:30 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Teens Anime Club, 7 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road

Friday, July 27

• CCHS Class of 1982 30 Year Reunion, see web page for more info, http://tinyurl. com/7r63528 • Alcoholics Anonymous, 12, 5:30 and 8 pm, 2910 S. Douglas Hwy. • Teens Open-Play Gaming, 1-4 pm, CCPL, 2101 S. 4J Road • Narcotics Annonymous, 5:30 pm, 610 Kendrick Ave. • Wright Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 pm, 265 Rochelle, Park Community Center

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Crowned the winners of the 2012 Miss Campbell County Pageant

All Dolled Up and Ready to Win

By Valarie Terry This year’s, 6th Annual Miss Campbell County Scholarship Pageant was held at the Campbell County Public Library last Saturday July 14th. Family and friends arrived in the Wyoming Room at 10:30AM to watch the first round of contestants “strut their stuff.” The Pageant started off with the adorable pre-school contestants and ended the day with the elementary and high school beauties. The lucky winner of the Miss Campbell County received a guaranteed scholarship to the college of her choice along with a glistening crown and sash with her title written in fancy gold letters. The pageant had a Wyoming wear theme in the final round of the competition. All of the charming young ladies came out onto the stage wearing what they thought represented Wyoming. Some girls dressed like coal miners, Rail roaders, cowgirls and even a CCHS camel cheerleader.

The 2011 title holders were present and were more than happy to pass on the titles to the fellow pageant beauties. Dusty Poppleton, Miss Campbell

County 2011, later went on to compete in Miss Wyoming pageant where she advanced to the top ten.

She will be giving it another heart felt try at the end of September, in hopes that she will bring the title back to Gillette with her.

While some of these tots shied away from the crowd of people watching them, others came out on the stage and stole a piece of everyone’s hearts with their enormous personalities.

Every little girl is a precious gem, but there could only be one winner for each age division. Avery Martell (Baby Miss), Alayla Merchen (Tiny Miss) and Krei Burrow (Precious Miss) won most photogenic and were given a crown and picture frame for the photo they used to win.

Avery Martell won Baby Miss Campbell County 2012, Alayla Merchen wond Tiny Miss Campbell County 2012 and Traecyn Hilliard won Precious Miss Campbell County 2012.

Later in the afternoon, there was a second round of competition.

These young beauties walked the stage with such confidence and poise you would have

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iflygillette.com Avery Martell – Baby Miss Campbell County 2012 thought you were watching the Miss America Pageant.

All of these young ladies deserved to take home the main title but there could only be one winner for this sought after crown. Trinity Merchan won Petite Miss Campbell County 2012, Jenna Day won Junior Miss Campbell County 2012, Hailee Merchan won Young Miss Campbell County 2012, Jenikah Michael won Pre-Teen Miss Campbell County, Samantha Taylor won Teen Miss Campbell County 2012 and Kearstin McClintock won Miss Campbell County 2012.

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2011 title holders Dusty Poppleton and Alexis Poppleton with the 2012 Precious Miss Campbell County Traecyn Hilliard

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Public asked to provide online input for Wyoming Medicaid Study Submitted by Kim Deti - Wyoming Department of Health Residents interested in Wyoming Medicaid are being asked by the Wyoming Department of Health to provide online input as part of a study of the program.

A link to a brief survey will be available online at www.health.wyo.gov until August 6. The survey invites Medicaid clients, providers and anyone else interested in Wyoming Medicaid to provide their ideas and comments about strengthening the program and using available funding responsibly.

Tom Forslund, Wyoming Department of Health director, said the Wyoming Legislature approved

legislation earlier this year requiring the department to carry out a study of Wyoming Medicaid. “We expect the study to examine cost drivers, identify areas of Medicaid programs that may benefit from redesign and evaluate design options,” he said.

As part of the study a number of public forums were also scheduled.

Remaining forums are: • Riverton - Tuesday, July 24, 5-7 p.m., Central Wyoming College RAP Theater (Arts Center Building), 2660 Peck Avenue • Rock Springs - Wednesday, July 25, 5-7 p.m., Rock Springs City Hall Council Chambers, 212 “D” Street

• Jackson - Tuesday, July 31, 5-7 p.m., Teton County Administrative Building- Commissioners Chambers, 200 South Willow Street Medicaid is a joint federal and state government program that pays for medical care for some low-income and medically needy individuals and families. Nearly 90,000 residents were enrolled in Wyoming Medicaid at some time during 2011 with about 77,000 receiving services. There are currently four primary categories of Medicaid eligibility in Wyoming: Children, Pregnant Women, Family Care Adults, and individuals who are Aged, Blind or Disabled.

Gillette Police/Campbell County Sheriff’s Office enforces a crackdown on drunk riding In 2011, there were 24 alcohol impaired motorcycle drivers in the 308 motorcycle crashes in Wyoming.

Alcohol affects those skills essential to riding a motorcycle-balance and coordination. So it plays a role in motorcycle injuries and fatalities.

Motorcycle operators who are more likely to be seriously injured or killed in crashes are between the ages of 45 to 64.

That is why the Gillette Police Department and Campbell County Sheriff’s Office announced today

they will be joining with other law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the State to launch an aggressive campaign on impaired riding.

“Make no mistake. Our message is simple if we catch you riding impaired, we will arrest you. No exceptions. No excuses,” said Gillette Police Lieutenant Brent Wasson.

Driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is illegal in every state.

“In 2011, there were 97 motorcyclists with incapacitating injuries

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and 16 motorcyclists lost their life.

The consequences of drunk riding are serious and real. The trauma and financial costs of a crash or an arrest for riding while impaired can be significant. Violators often face jail time, the loss of their driver’s license, higher insurance rates, and dozens of other unanticipated expenses from attorney fees, other fines and court costs, towing and repairs, lost time at work, etc.”, said Wasson.

Announcing Fur Kids Foundation Group pledges to promote the well-being of animals in Campbell County

The average family can cope with the financial commitment involved with the day to day care of their beloved pets—activities, food, treats, yearly vaccinations, and more. But when a pet tears a ligament in their knee, unexpectedly jumps out of a moving vehicle, or ingests a rock that gets lodged in its intestines, the costs of keeping a fur kid healthy increase. And, those that are financially challenged are faced with a much bigger issue when their pet is ill or injured.

Situations much like the ones listed above are why the Fur KidsFoundation was created. Founded in November 2011, the Fur Kids Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides education and aid to promote the well-being of animals in Campbell County. The purpose of the Fur Kids Foundation is to: • Provide veterinary financial assistance to those who demonstrate a need in Campbell County.

• Promote and educate the importance of spaying/ neutering and veterinary care for pets.

• Provide support for groups for pets and their owners.

“The Fur Kids Foundation knows families do not want their pet to suffer because veterinary care is out of

reach,” says Sheryl Martin, Foundation president.

“Sadly, all too often animals are surrendered, placed in shelters, or put down because of expensive veterinary bills. The Foundation is here to help you afford these bills, and keep your family intact.”

The Foundation was formed because of the loving bond between a human and a very special fur kid named Morgan. Mary Melaragno, Fur Kids Foundation vice president and secretary, adopted a bull mastiff named Morgan in August 2010. The threeyear old pup quickly made her way into Mary’s heart.

During a checkup appointment for a Morgan’s knee surgery in June 2011, the vet mentioned that her lymph nodes were enlarged. In a few short days, Morgan was diagnosed with B-Cell Lymphoma and began chemotherapy. In November 2011, Morgan passed away peacefully in her home with her parents by her side.

“While I had the means to care for Morgan, I realized that there are families who love their pets as much as I loved Morgan who may not be able to afford treatments,” says Mary Melaragno. “I was discussing this with friends and we decided to create the Foun-

in Campbell County. The Foundation provides veterinary financial assistance to those who demonstrate a need in Campbell County, promotes and educate the importance of spaying/ neutering and veterinary care for pets, and provides support for groups for pets and their owners.

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dation. We saw a need for this service in Campbell County.”

Fundraising and PetA-Palooza: The Fur Kids

Foundation filed for 501(c) (3) status in January 2012; however, the members have raised nearly $2,000, and would like to begin providing assistance in the community before 2013.

On September 15, the Fur Kids Foundation is hosting its first Pet-APalooza at CAM-PLEX Park, Shelter No. 5 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. This family friendly event features a 5K race and mutt strut, artistic dog house raffles, pet fashion show, pet/owner lookalike contest, pet-related products and services and much more. The event is free to attendees; race and mutt strut participants pay a $20 fee (includes a T-shirt).

The Foundation seeks pet-related vendors, sponsors and volunteers for this event. Contact the Foundation at (307) 363-1131 or furkidsfoundation@gmail. com for more information.

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Campbell County Observer

July 20 - 27, 2012

Campbell Co. Fire Dept.

July 11, 2012

- At 8:58 am to Interstate 90 near mile marker 132 for a grass fire 1 acre in size started by a mechanical issue with a vehicle.

- 10:26 am to are north of Highway 387 for a grass fire that was approximately 65 acres in size, the cause is under investigation.

- At 12:09 pm to the 700 block of West Ninth Street for smoke detector activation in a residence. This was a false alarm due to smoke from overcooked food. There was no fire and no reported injuries or damage.

- At 2:18 pm to the 1200 block of Warrior Road for an EMS assist.

- At 3:48 pm to Highway 51 and Timber Creek Rd. for a series of 7 small grass fires started by a passing train.

- At 5:45 pm to the Iberlin Rd. for a grass fire 4 acres in size started by lighting.

- At 6:18 pm to area near the pumpkin buttes for a 10 acre grass fire started by lighting.

- At 7:39 pm to Highway 450 for a 1 acre timber fire started by lighting.

- At 7:44 pm to S. Highway 59 near L&H Welding for a 2 vehicle accident with injuries.

- At 7:45 pm to Smokey Rd. for an EMS assist.

- At 8:55 for an EMS assist on Laramie.

- At 11:04 PM to Interstate 90 near the Campbell Co. / Crook Co. line for a 1 vehicle rollover with injuries.

July 12, 2012

- At 2:37 am to 2400 Foothills Blvd. for a reported structure fire, upon arrival it was determined that juveniles had pulled a pull station. The alarm was reset and the tenets were allowed back in.

- At 5:26 am to Rose Creek for an EMS assist.

- At 9:54 am to Grandview Circle for a Medical Assist.

- At 1:28 pm to the address of 500 South Burma Avenue for a fire alarm activation in the building. This was a false alarm due to construction workers who accidentally hit a sprinkler line inside the building. There was no fire and it was unknown as to the amount of damage occurred during the line break.

- At 1:41 pm to the address of 1301 West Third Street for a hot smell inside the building. It was unknown as to the cause of the smell after fire crews searched the building with a thermal imaging camera and calibrated monitor.

- At 3:32 p.m. to the area of railroad mile marker 12.7 for a grass fire. CCFD responded to the scene and found an approximately 2 acre fire burning in grass. The fire was extinguished and the cause determined to be a passing train.

- At 9:37 p.m. to the area of 201 Hoe Creek Road for a smoke report. CCFD responded to the scene and checked the area but did not find any fires.

July 13, 2012

- At 12:07 AM to the area of Bitter Creek for a medical assist.

- At 3:43 AM to Sunburst Avenue for a carbon monoxide detector activation.

Crews were cancelled en route by the alarm company.

- At 4:32 AM to Carrington Avenue for a medical assist.

- At 11:55 AM to the 1100 block of East Boxelder Road for a medical assist.

- At 3:14 PM to 10023 North Highway 14-16 (Eagle Butte Mine) for a two acre grass fire started by burning coal dust.

- At 4:37 PM to the Collins Ranch for a timber fire (estimated at 200 plus acres) in rough back country. Firefighters are being aided by Campbell County Road & Bridge’s dozer and road grader. At press time approximately 1/8 of the fire has fire line built around it. No structures have been threatened.

The fire is believed to have been started by lightning.

- At 5:18 PM to 302 East 2nd Street (Jacks Drive In Liquor) for a vehicle fire that turned out to be hot rear brakes on a pickup.

- 228 Beason Road for a two acre timber/grass fire caused by lightning.

- 149 Bitter Creek Road for a five acre timber/grass fire caused by lightning.

- Seven miles north on Bay Horse Road for a 50 acre grass fire started by lightning.

- At 11:56 PM to 1004 Stanley Avenue for a vehicle fire that turned out to be clothing in the back of a pickup truck were smoldering. The fire was started by a cigarette butt. There was no damage to the pickup truck.

July 14, 2012

- At 1:21 a.m. to the area of the Bitter Creek Road for a timber fire. CCFD responded to the scene and found a 50 acre fire that was caused by lightning. The fire was extinguished by 12:00 p.m.

- At 3:29 a.m. to 404 South Emerson Avenue for a propane odor that turned out to be a mercaptan odor from an empty propane tank (no leaking propane).

- At 3:56 a.m. to 300 block of West 10th Street for motorcyclist who fell of his bike.

Upon our arrival the motorcyclist had left the scene.

- At 4:10 a.m. to the area of the Bayhorse Road for a timber fire. CCFD responded to the scene and found a small fire that was caused by lightning. The fire was extinguished by 12:00 p.m.

- At 6:32 a.m. to 2711 South Douglas Highway (Smiling Moose Deli) for a fire alarm caused by burnt food.

- At 3:25 p.m. to 748 T-7 Road for a grass fire. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival found a 100 acre fire burning on mine property.

The fire was brought under control in approximately 2 hours and was contained at 180 acres. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical.

- At 7:17 p.m. to the area of Dry Fork Mine on North Garner Lake Road for a smoke report. CCFD checked the area and nothing was found.

- At 7:22 p.m. to 904 Country Club Road for an automatic fire alarm activation.

CCFD responded to the scene and determined a belt had failed on an HVAC unit which produced smoke triggering the alarm.

- At 9:21 p.m. to the area of I-90 for a person bit by a snake. CCFD was cancelled en route.

the gas line while digging a trench with a track hoe. The incident was turned over to Source Gas (natural gas supplier).

- At 12:55 PM to South Highway 59 (1.5 miles south of Wright) (Verizon Cell Tower) for a fire alarm that turned out to be a system malfunction.

- At 3:15 PM to Highway 387 (northwest of Durham Ranch) for a grass fire – nothing found.

- At 3:27 PM to Trinidad Court for a medical assist - At 3:30 PM for a grass fire by the Little Powder River Road. Nothing found possible rain extinguished the fire.

- At 3:31 PM to Garner Lake Road for a report of a grass fire. Nothing found possible rain extinguished the fire.

- At 3:38 PM to mile marker 129 on Interstate 90 for a grass fire. Rain extinguished the grass fire.

- At 3:45 PM to 2009 South Douglas Highway (Clarion Inn) for a report of a fire alarm. Firefighters check the building and found no fire.

The fire alarm panel would not reset so management was going to have a service technician inspect the alarm panel.

- At 4:15 PM to Buffalo Creek Road for a report of a timber fire. Firefighters were redirected to Bittercreek Road for another fire when it was learned the Buffalo Creek Road Fire was in Weston County.

- At 4:42 PM to 1114 Energy Street for a building that may have been struck by lightning. Firefighters checked the building and did not find any fire.

- At 4:43 PM to Bittercreek Road for a timber fire. Firefighters assist BLM and Powder River County with a 15 acre timber fire just inside Montana.

July 15, 2012

- At 7:57 AM to the 100 block of Bridger Street for a medical assist.

- At 3:11 PM to 1005 West 2nd Street (Camel Lanes) for a vehicle fire. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the driver’s side dash area. The interior of the vehicle suffered heat and smoke damage. The 1993 Ford Taurus suffered $1,000. in fire damage. The vehicle is owned by Mr. Andrew Roderick. An electrical short in the dash caused the fire.

- At 8:27 PM to Hoe Creek Road for a reported grass fire. Firefighters contained the grass fire to 41 acres. A power line is suspected in starting the fire.

- At 8:28 PM to 2042 Highway 50 for a grass fire that turned out to be the same fire on Hoe Creek Road.

- At 9:49 PM to Westside Drive for a medical assist.

July 16, 2012

- At 7:22 pm to the railroad right of way near Dry Fork Mine for a grass fire less than 1 acre, started by a passing train, complicated by the buildup of coal dust.

- At 4:31 pm to 6700 Stone Place Loop for a grass fire less than one acre in size, started by a construction company using a grinder.

- At 6:03 pm to Dry Fork Mine for a grass fire less than 1/10 of an acre started by smoldering coal dust.

- At 9:15 pm to the Hoe Creek Rd. for a grass fire, the rain put it out before we arrived on scene.

- At 10:10 pm to Timber Creek Rd. for a report of grass or timber fire. Before the fire department arrived rain had put the fire out.

- At 10:14 pm to Bay Ave for a hazmat investigation, no hazmat found upon arrival.

- At 10:23 pm to Highway 59 and Interstate 90 for a 1 vehicle accident with injuries and fluid leakage.

- At 10:28 pm to the Taylor Rd. for a report of a grass fire, prior to arrival the rain put the fire out.

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July 17, 2012

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- At 11:28 AM to the intersection of South Douglas Highway and Sioux for a two vehicle traffic accident (car rear-ended a pickup) resulting in one injury.

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Wright Branch Library: Charlie Williams “Noise Guy setting of the homey town.

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Performing in the Wright Branch Library, Williams came as part of the Wright’s “Dream Big, Read!” program. With every “Magic Wednesday” comes a new guest or special activity.

Williams started working as a librarian in Natrona about fifteen years ago. He got his start in sound effects and comedy by being on a radio talk show in Rawlins. They would have story time on the radio show and Williams found it much more suiting to read the stories in an exciting way by making all the sounds and voices for all the characters. Eventually, calls came into the radio show with people asking for that “Noise Guy” to come perform at schools and other various locations.

Williams primarily works in libraries and schools in a fun career that has him constantly travelling. With a myriad of bits and jokes at his disposal ranging from sneezes and noises at night to a whimsical take on Lewis and Clark, Williams makes a killing with any crowd. “It’s as close to educational as I can get,” said Williams.

Previously being in Wright before, just after releasing his first ever book, “Flush”, Williams was familiar with the

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Following a handful of recent reports of suspicious activity around the state related to Medicaid, the Wyoming Department of Health is reminding residents to be cautious when giving out personal information to an unknown person.

Wyoming Medicaid representatives are hearing of situations involving individuals who claim to be affiliated with Medicaid and who ask older adults for personal information or try to convince them to purchase something they claim Medicaid will pay for.

“Wyoming Medicaid should only need your personal information if you have applied for a specific Medicaid program or service,” said Kim Latta, Medicaid programs coordinator with the Wyoming Department of Health. “A Medicaid representative rarely if ever would come to your home and would never show up unannounced.”

Latta noted that if residents apply for Medicaid to pay for services in the home, in an assisted living facility or in a nursing home, a public health nurse will come to do an assessment.

“In these cases you would be notified in advance the nurse is coming,” she said.

Latta suggested steps to take if someone comes to the door claiming to be representing Medicaid and asks for personal information: 1) Ask for the person’s full name and the agency he/ she works for.

2) Ask to see the person’s government-issued ID. 3) Write down the person’s name and contact information or ask for a business card.

“There are cases when individuals representing reputable organizations do help with filling out forms,” Latta said. “It’s important you understand why they are asking for the information.” Latta advised calling the agency to verify the person’s identity BEFORE providing personal information. It is recommended to call the number for the organization published in the phone book rather than a number given to you by the individual.

“Again, anyone coming to your home to help you apply for Medicaid will have called you in advance and will be coming at your request,” Latta said. Other points to keep in mind: *No one has to let a person in the home just because they knocked on the

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July 20 - 27, 2012

Tower climber plays Devil’s advocate

By Jason Blevins - The Denver Post Re-Printed with the Oral Permission of the Denver Post.

Frank Sanders considers America’s first national monument a sacred place.

He worships there by climbing the tower more than any other person in the world and making it a cause for American Indians. To Make a Donation or Learn More visit: www.DevilsTower-SacredToManyPeople.org It’s almost midnight on a moonless night and Frank Sanders has leashed three first-time Devils Tower climbers to a pair of bolts 600 feet off the ground.

With a yellow-toothed grin framed by his snow-white handlebar ‘stache, he is chuckling despite the fear in his fellow climbers’ eyes.

His day began 18 hours earlier, and he has already danced up enough routes to have summited the iconic tower in northeastern Wyoming three times. There is at least an hour of rappelling before his team’s feet are on the ground.

“I love this,” he says, his blue eyes shining in the shaky glow of headlamps, his hands flitting between gear and ropes. “Every single moment on this rock is so special.”

He’s had more of those moments than anyone else. Since July 3, when the 56-year-old Sanders finished his record-setting charitable quest to scale the 867-foot monolithic monument 365 times in 365 days, the lithe and charismatic climber has missed only one day of climbing on Devils Tower.

His year-long push — the culmination of 36 years of climbing and guiding thousands up the cracks lining Devils Tower — raised about $10,000 in medical supplies for the struggling Porcupine Clinic on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation.

“You don’t have to go around the world to find people who desperately need help,” he says. “There are Third World conditions two hours away.”

Devils Tower, the country’s first national monument, founded in 1906, is Sanders’ sanctuary. His 22acre Devils Tower Lodge bed-and-breakfast — a rallying place for guests, climbers and his sporadically itinerant “Friends of Frank” — is accessible only by driving through the 1,300-acre park. He begins every meal at his communal table with an all-handsclasped blessing for the tower and a nod to the role it has played in shaping his life, his nine years of sobriety and his spirit.

Wiry to the point of emaciation, Sanders is a climbing legend in his corner of Wyoming. Armed with a clinking rack of gear and his ubiquitous travel mug of tepid coffee, his loping figure is a daily sight at the park. He knows each route up the tower intimately, guiding kids and septuagenarians alike with hollered tips and encouragements that always include “You’re my rock star!”

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ans at odds Devils Tower is his holy place. He shares that reverence with more than 20 American Indian tribes who consider Devils Tower a sacred place.

But there is little love in that mutual appreciation.

Many Indians consider climbing on the tower to be a violation of their religious and ceremonial icon.

Since 1995, American Indians have requested that climbers not scale Devils Tower in June, as a form of respect for their ancestral connection to the tower.

“Devils Tower has been sacred since the dawn of time, and to climb on it with complete disregard for the climbing ban request is disrespectful,” says Tamra Brennan, an Eastern Cherokee who founded the grassroots group Protect Sacred Sites as Indigenous People, One Nation.

“I do really appreciate that he is helping the Porcupine Clinic, and that is a critical issue for Pine Ridge, but I think he could use a different approach to raise money,” Brennan says.

Sanders questions the nature of American Indians’ historical connection to the tower. Most Indians think the name of the igneous monolith, “Devils Tower,” is an affront to their ancestral history. Plains tribes historically referred to the tower as “Bear Lodge.”

The Devils Tower moniker was assigned by Lt. Col. Richard Irving Dodge in 1876 during a multi-year exploratory expedition into the Great Plains and Black Hills, in which he noted local Indians referring to the immense obelisk as “The Bad God’s Tower.”

Sanders, citing Dodge’s early writings, says that the local indigenous people saw the tower as a repository for lost souls, a sort of purgatory for spirits in lim-

bo. A dark place.

“This was not a place spirits came to happily,” he says. “I look askance at the more revisionist comments that this place is a Native American church. It is not.

Was it a place for celebration? Not at all.”

Sanders acknowledges that Devils Tower is a sacred part of American Indian culture. It is also sacred to him. In searching for the name of his 1-year-old reservation-focused charity, he settled on Devils Tower — Sacred To Many People Inc. Climbing, he says, is his form of worship; his personal ritual celebrating the power of the tower.

“My most peaceful times are on that rock. I’ve never felt so good, so right, so at ease. This place has wonderful power over me,” says Sanders, who was the first to ascend more than 60 of the tower’s 200 climbed cracks, making him the world’s most experienced Devils Tower climber.

He’s also the most controversial, especially among American Indians who in 1995 successfully lobbied the National Park Service to install a voluntary climbing ban in June. A few Junes ago, Sanders notched 16 ascents of the tower in a single day, setting a record.

Sanders says he observes the month of June by climbing every day in a “peaceful, worshipful manner.”

“I guess I’m on more than a couple people’s hate list and I don’t even know them,” he says, stepping off the narrow, paved trail that encircles the tower to gather his thoughts while dozens of tourists swarm past him. “ ‘You shouldn’t climb in June,’ they say. I don’t get it.” Sanders says. “Can’t we all share and admire each other for embracing the same mutually respected sacred ground? Why

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Frank Sanders scales the northeast face of Devils Tower during a recent climb. Sanders holds climbing records at the tower and calls it a holy place. Many American Indians consider it sacred, and some disapprove of Sanders’ climbing. shouldn’t that unify us?”

In June 1994, the park logged 1,293 climbers. The next year, with the voluntary climbing ban in place, there were 193 climbers in June.

“Climbers make a really small percentage of the park’s visitors, and yet we are singled out,” says Daryl Stisser, owner of Sylvan Rocks, a South Dakota climbing guide service that is one of three licensed guide outfits operating at Devils Tower. Stisser adheres to the June climbing ban.

“It’s a hard decision for us. The romantic side of me wants to believe that not climbing for one month a year is a small gesture I can make to Native Americans, but the businessperson in me knows my staff is losing work in June,” says Stisser, explaining that his guiding season is typically June, July and August. “There really is not a right answer.

For me I think of all the cathedrals in the world that may have great climbing and I don’t think they are going to let me up there.”

Reservation benefits from climbs Sanders is sure he is following the right path. So is Floyd White Eyes, director of the Porcupine Clinic.

Every few months, Sanders and his girlfriend, Juliana Byrd, drive to the clinic inside the Pine Ridge Reservation and deliver a vanload of medical supplies.

Diapers. Bandages. Advil.

Cough syrup. Basic stuff, all from the local Wal-Mart.

Most important, Sanders provides fuel for the clinic’s dialysis van, which delivers critical medicine to a region where more than half of the adults older than 40 have diabetes.

White Eyes is not bothered that Sanders’ gifts come from the publicity his Devils Tower climbs generate.

“I don’t think he’s destroying anything. I feel maybe he has personal insights when he gets to the top of the mountain, you know.

Maybe that’s what led him to Porcupine, and we certainly appreciate what he’s doing for us. The children

he helps, their mothers,” White Eyes says. “Climbing is his spirituality. It gives him a fix, you know. We should be that way too. We should have the same attitude there. We should go there without a fighting spirit. It’s a respectful ground and he respects it.”

Article written for the Denver Post Newspaper by Jason Blevins: 303-954-1374 or jblevins@denverpost. com

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Backyard Chickens in Gillette

By Glenn Woods

Not so long ago, a few Gillette city residents approached the city about the chicken ordinance.

They wanted to have it changed in order to raise chickens in their back yard. I, for one, was surprised that there was such an ordinance saying the people of Gillette could not raise chickens.

In good faith, the city picked up the issue, only to put it off for a while as they dealt with more pressing problems.

Reading our chicken article on the BasinsRadio.com news website, I wondered why the issue could not be resolved right then and there in the first meeting. It’s a no brainier as far as I am concerned. I have a sister who lives in an average neighborhood in a small town in Florida. She has a nice big back yard that runs down to a pond. Because she home schools her kids, and since those kids have joined 4-H, they have decided to try raising chickens. I did not know that she was raising them until one day I went to see her and, by golly, there they were. It was not until I walked out on to the back porch that I saw them. Until then, I neither heard nor smelled anything.

I watched them trot around making quiet little “booook booook” noises now and then, and pecking the ground. They never crowed loudly. I never saw any of them raise any sort of a fuss even when the family cats tried to sneak up on them. The chickens had no problem showing the cats who was top dog. (Top dog.

That was good. I’m proud of that one.)

The back yard did not smell. It was kept clean, as was the pen. There was nothing unsanitary about any of what I saw.

Just a coop and a dozen or so birds wandering around. My sister does not have a fence around her yard. You might think that the chickens would run away, however they preferred to stay near their pen where, coincidentally, the food and water was located. I asked

her if any ever wandered across the neighborhood.

She told me that they never strayed beyond the back yard.

But what about predators?

Neighborhood dogs. The alligators down in the pond off the back yard. That part of Florida has bobcats, panthers, and black bears, plus eagles and hawks. It seems that while those things were a concern, it had never been a problem.

Did the neighbors mind? --- Nope. Actually the neighbors thought it that chickens in the back yard were rather sweet.

They enjoyed the occasional gift of fresh eggs, and one neighbor even told me that she was sort of sad that my sister no longer had a rooster. She enjoyed waking up to it.

“Barking neighborhood dogs make more noise than the rooster ever did,” the neighbor explained.

I thought about the predator issue a bit more and realized --- The neighborhood had wild rabbits, squirrels, cats, both feral and domesticated, small dogs, an occasional deer sighting, wild birds as small as your thumb to great blue cranes. So how would adding a few chickens to the mix affect anything?

Back to an article on our own Campbell County Website I read: “Erin Edge, Rocky Mountain region associate at Defenders of Wildlife says, ‘Both grizzlies and black bears are attracted to chickens. Two grizzlies were seen in a chicken run in Augusta last month. We’re actually seeing bears that are escalating behavior faster with chickens than they necessarily do with garbage,’” she says.

I’m sure that anyone who owns chickens should know enough to manage the risks, but please don’t try to convince me that we are going to have more predators because of them.

Let’s add up how many forms of wild life already roam the streets of Gillette: Grouse, rabbits, squirrels, antelope, deer,

ducks, geese -- and I SWEAR I might have seen a JACKALOPE! And we have ranches nearby with pigs, cows, and sheep, just to name a few of the critters we have wondering around.

How many can you add to the list? So is adding a few chickens going to change anything?

In chatting about a proposed chicken ordnance, the city discussed what the birds could, legally, be used for. My answer to that is --- why would I care? If you went fishing and came back with a fish bigger than any chicken in your yard, and then commenced to gutting it on the back yard picnic table, would anyone say anything? But gut a chicken in the back yard and the feathers fly at the next city council meeting.

(Was ‘feathers flying’ too much? I kind of liked the pun)?

Truth is my sister and her family do not kill and eat the chickens. They only collect and eat the eggs. Now and then they hand a few out to friends and neighbors. But if the Wyoming Department of Agriculture had their way they would not even be allowed to do that (more on that in a future article).

Frankly, I have never been a busy body that needs to look over my neighbor’s fence to see what they are doing. I just don’t care. I hold to that old tried and true creed, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! You’ll never see me lifting my nose over a fence to see what I might see. As long as my neighbor’s yard is sanitary and safe, I do not care what they are doing back there.

Look, I know plenty of people in this town with dogs that make more noise, and more STINK, than anything I have any seen from a chicken, so can we move past this now, and let the city council and mayor get back to a real issue? --- Like why is it illegal to hunt and trap Jackalope in the city limits? (See what I did there)?

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Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Raw Milk Debate at the Harvard Law School Food Law Society is worth watching. Sally Fallon Morrell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, and David Gumpert, author of the Raw Milk Revolution and blogger at The Complete Patient, take raw milk defense. Fred Pritzker, food safety attorney, and Dr. Heidi Kassenborg, Director, Dairy & Food Inspection Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture present the case against raw milk.

The argument against raw milk was flimsy to the point of absurdity. Dr. Kassenborg pointed out laws and court decisions as if that, in itself, was proof that raw milk was deadly, and worse, inherently evil. She told the crowd what part of the cow the milk actually came from (udders), as if she expected them to gasp and fall over backwards.

Mr. Pritzker spoke of those he had represented, and the unfortunate suffering that goes with food-borne illness caused by unpasteurized milk. One might think that anyone who drinks raw milk or gives it to their children is simply an idiot. Since this should be obvious to any intelligent person, there was not any real attempt to present statistics or discuss research validity.

Sally Fallon Morrell talked about data, impressive, ongoing studies in Europe, and raw milk safety. She described one fascinating study where calves were divided into two groups. One group received raw milk, the other group received pasteurized milk. The pasteurized milk group failed to thrive. After a period of time all the calves were slaughtered and an autopsy was done. The raw milk calves were not only healthy on the outside, they were healthy on the inside. The pasteurized milk calves had weak, mushy organs.

David Gumpert was equally helpful, with lots of statistics demonstrating the simple fact that raw milk does not carry the level of risk described by opponents.

Why this hysterical reaction to a healthy food that has been ingested by humans for centuries? The Wyoming Department of Agriculture is quibbling over phrasing that says who can or cannot drink raw milk. My vote says legalize it. Period.

Anything else is nuts.

Lyndi O’Laughlin From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I just got done watching the debate while drinking a tall glass of raw milk that I get from a local producer right here in Campbell County. I will be putting a link to this debate on facebook, as this is one that everyone should see.

I have been following the Wyoming Department of Agriculture’s new attack on our local producers with great interest, owning cow shares myself, but had no idea about the European study.

Thank you for that information, it will help everyone with the debate!

The problem isn’t just the fact that these “leaders” do not have many valid arguments over the raw milk issue, but the fact that they push through their rules anyway. Though it should have been unconstitutional for the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to create a law (not being a legislator) our legislators have given them the power to do so, the same way that our Federal Senators and Representatives have given groups such as the EPA such power. How to solve this problem? Demand from your elected government public servants to rein these agencies in.

You can do it with your vote, letters, letters to editors, running for office, and more.

But if we do not get involved ourselves, the rights of business, producers, and the individual American will continue to be trampled on by the people who took an oath to abide by the Constitu-

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tion (and keep finding ways around it).

Dear Editor, The proliferation of nasty, negative ads by representatives of politicians is the adult version of bullying.

The government, parents and teachers are trying to stamp out bullying by children, but politicians and their representatives seem bent on keeping bullying alive.

Children mimic the behavior of adults even though we may not want them to. The constant barrage of nasty, negative-bullying ads from adults produces nasty, negative and bullying behavior by children.

I wish the politicians and their representatives would grow up, get out of the gutter and discuss issues with their peers. And no matter what the politicians say, the people who write their ads and give them money are their representatives.

Reputation matters and, as in the “swiftboating” campaign, negative ads can destroy an individual’s effectiveness.

This is the most dramatic effect that bullying has!

Linda Glavenston From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: The good thing is that you rarely see this in our community and in local races. When I ran against Representative Sue Wallis two years ago, we started having lunch together, than dinner with families, and before the election was over we became good friends.

Since then we have remained in close contact and have worked together on some issues in government or in private. There was zero negative campaigning, it was about the issues, and the best person won. That is how it is supposed to be.

I agree, I hate negative campaigning, it only teaches me that the candidate does not have the intelligence or the integrity to represent me. Political party no longer matters, I will not vote for one of these people. I would rather vote for someone who has complete opposite views than me but runs a campaign only on the issues, just because I can be sure he (or she) has honor, and that pulls a lot of weight.

Dear Editor, I am appalled at the fact that our U.S. Olympic team will be wearing uniforms made in China.

I’m glad to see that the Democrats and Republicans in Congress are attempting to get the Olympic committee to find uniforms made in the U.S. — it’s nice to see Congress united on an issue (for a change).

I do wonder, however, why it is so hard for the committee to find made in the USA uniforms (at a reasonable price) for the athletes. No, I don’t wonder! I know! It’s because big business has outsourced most of our clothes manufacturing. I also think that I know who has a lot invested in these companies — many of the very members of Congress who are now acting so righteous.

If Congress really wants to do something about this issue, they should start offering benefits to those companies that do not outsource and start exacting penalties to those that do outsource.

Then, it would become possible for a future Olympic committee to find uniforms at a reasonable price for our teams. It would also become possible for U.S. citizens to once again buy clothes that say made in the USA on them.

This could even lead to our being able to buy American flags that are made in the USA! Ted Bulette From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: I have to debate you a little on a couple of your point. First, you don’t know that members of Congress are invested in these companies any more than your 401K or pension is, so until you get solid facts, you

should not form opinions.

When you form opinions without facts, they become dangerous and you ignorant.

Also, the “big” businesses outsourced to China in part because of our government and unions.

Over taxation and union greed has created a title wave that is crashing down.

Government has over taxed these businesses for the reason of a more socialized United States (health care, Medicaid, welfare, on and on and on) and forced these businesses overseas for lower taxes to keep in existence.

Unions are currently destroying the businesses with their demands and power, which is putting the workers that they pretend to protect out of jobs.

Even in my small business, Government costs to me are more than 50% of the income of the business.

With that money, I could expand my business and do something that the government cannot do, create jobs.

I only hope I do not have to go to China!!!

Also, I agree that it is nice to see Republicans and Democrats not playing stupid party politics and agreeing on something. I do think that we should have our uniforms right here, and I know of a place right here in Campbell County that can make them. Have them call me.

Dear Editor, Having worked in the medical field for 40 years, I have some knowledge of what is occurring.

Many state that, “Dependent children may be covered under a parent’s plan through age 26.” If they are still in college, fine. But even if a young woman is 25 and married, she can still be covered under her parents’ plan. She is no longer her parents’ dependent, she is her husband’s and at that point should not be able to remain on her parents’ insurance. And if they have children, are they to become ‘dependents’ of grandparents? Where does parental responsibility end and the dependents finally become adults? Often 25-year-olds have access to health-insurance coverage, but choose to abstain from buying coverage.

There is much abuse already in Medicaid, which I’ve seen while working in a hospital ER setting. There are 30 million more people who are to be added to Medicaid when government can’t keep up with the abuse now. Look at the General Services Administration (GSA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), etc., that all too recently uncovered massive abuse of their system.

Any idea how fraudulently the food-stamp program is used and that 1 in 7 people are now using food stamps?

Keep pre-existing condition coverage and lifetime limits, but redo the healthcare laws watching out for unintended consequences!

Put some competition in insurance companies by allowing purchases across state lines.

Jean Coskey From Publisher Nicholas De Laat: You said “watching out for unintended consequences,” and I love it. I am in almost complete agreement with you, and that is the best way that I have heard explained with the age limit on coverage. You can vote and get a job at 18.

You can serve in our great military (you can’t drink, but that is a different issue) and you can still be covered under mommy and daddy’s medical coverage for 7 more years while you live in their basement playing video games and talking in chat rooms about how productive you are for society and calling up to mom to have pop tarts made and watching reruns of Star Trek not knowing that I am risking my family to run a small business working hard to pay for that.

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Teacup Pigs in Gillette

Joke of the week Submitted by Glenn Fossit While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting and old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted,”Are there any gators around here?!”

“Naw,” the man hollered back, “they ain’t been around for years!”

“Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore.

About halfway there he asked the guy,”How’d you get rid of the gators?”

“We didn’t do nothin’,” the beachcomber said.

“The sharks got ‘em.”

By Amanda Wright Observer Government Reporter

Seven week old Hammy Matteson made one of his first public appearances in front of the City Council during their Monday night meeting on July 16th. He was not shy or nervous about having all eyes on him. He greeted everyone with his curly tail showing his excitement. The sounds of “oohs and ahs” were everywhere as he made his rounds.

Hammy is a Teacup piglet. His owner is Brandy Matteson. She is one of a select few people who have decided to own a Teacup piglet as a domestic pet.

Hammy has been living with her for the past week.

Brandy does not live inside city limits but hopes to help change the minds of the City Council in hopes that she may have the option of living with Hammy inside the city limits.

Serenity Johnson also hopes to have a Teacup piglet added to her family’s home in the near future.

She is even willing to register and chip her piglet as you would a cat or dog.

Phyllis Jassek, the Animal Control Supervisor, was also in attendance.

Again, she was asked her opinion on the piglets and she answered that she did not foresee a huge problem with the pigs. They are a therapeutic animal, cost effective and, with proper care, can be a good domestic pet.

Hammy has already been neutered and if the pigs would come from the breeders that way it could ease any breeding worries.

The City Council took a vote and the Ordinance will move on to the third reading at the August 6th meeting.

Teacup piglet Hammy Matteson snuggling with owner Brandy Matteson.

WyLiberty attorneys file motion or preliminary injunction in Free Speech vs. Federal Election Commission Wyoming Liberty Group (WyLiberty) attorneys filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Free Speech v.

Federal Election Commission (FEC), a case that began in Wyoming federal court last month. The motion calls for a nationwide injunction against campaign finance regulations that require grassroots groups to register and report with the federal government just to criticize it.

“It is hard to believe that in America we permit a bureaucracy to exist that regularly shuts down political debate - speech at the very core of the First Amendment,” said said Benjamin Barr, counsel to WyLiberty.

Free Speech v. FEC is about freeing grassroots groups nationwide from the grip of federal censorship.”

Supporting the motion is an extensive memorandum detailing numerous constitutional problems with the FEC’s regulations, which

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allow the FEC to delve into advertisements about political issues and decide whether or not the ad is actually “express advocacy” for the election or defeat of a candidate for office. If a group engages in enough express advocacy it must comply with burdensome registration and reporting requirements as a “political committee.”

“But no one can predict what’s express advocacy and what isn’t,” said Steve Klein, co-counsel to Free Speech. “The regulations are vague, and the FEC’s history of enforcing the regulations only makes things vaguer. Even experienced politicos and attorneys can’t figure them out, and that’s just the way the government wants it: if citizens can’t understand the rules, the Commission can make them up as it goes along.”

Since the Free Speech case began, the case has grown more

significant. Recently, the Obama campaign and Democratic National Committee filed a complaint against Crossroads GPS, a nationwide issue advocacy group, charging that it must register and report with the government under the same regulations challenged by Free Speech.

“The complaint against Crossroads GPS is telling,” said Barr. “Instead of engaging on the issues, the Obama campaign wants to tie up a group in the FEC’s enforcement process. The more time and money any group has to spend on defending itself, the less it has to spend on getting its message heard. The First Amendment was designed to protect against this very harm.”

The Free Speech case has been assigned to Judge Scott Skavdahl in Casper.

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Thursday, Nov. 19, 1863

On the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The Gettysburg Address: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.

The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

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By Amanda Wright - Observer Government Reporter A group of Campbell County Residents of legal voting age talked politics, Tuesday July 17th, at the Public Library. The four women and two men were a part of a focus group that was brought here by the University of Wyoming. Caitlin White, a graduate research assistant with the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University, along with Dr. Kristen Landreville, are working on a grant dealing with political campaign research.

The project will take place over the summer in different Wyoming communities. In these communities, they are conducting focus groups where members of the community are asked certain questions about the 2012 presidential campaigns and media use.

“We have received some funding from The Malcolm Wallop Fund for Conversa-

tions on Democracy,” Caitlin wrote in her introduction email. “The Wallop Fund was created by some of the late former senator’s staffers. Malcolm Wallop was a Republican Senator in Congress and passed away last summer.”

The group discussed the differences in the old and the new media styles and how political views were expressed. One panelist even asked whether the media was credible with the way the news was presented. Another panelist stated that there seems to be a lot more political views expressed on Facebook than there used to be when it first started.

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Wyoming asks to intervene in Green Mountain suit Governor Matt Mead is seeking intervention in a federal administrative proceeding concerning the Green Mountain Common Allotment. The allotment is a large area of mixed federal and state land that is important for grazing and wildlife.

The environmental group, Western Watersheds Project, is objecting to Annual Operating Plans for the Green Mountain Common Allotment. These plans are based on a Cooperative Agreement between Wyoming and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Governor Mead directed

the Attorney General’s Office to file a motion to intervene in this case and the motion was filed this week.

“Grazing on the Green Mountain Common Allotment has occurred for over 100 years. Livestock producers, the State of Wyoming and the BLM have all shown they are responsible users of this public land and this effort to shut down grazing, particularly in a drought year when Wyoming needs to stand together, is not in anybody’s best interest,” Governor Mead said.

The State of Wyoming’s motion states that the chal-

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lenge to the Annual Operating Plans is without foundation and that the request for an emergency stay would shut down grazing for the rest of the year. The motion states, “There is no evidence demonstrating that the terms of the Annual Operating Plans will cause any harm to the allotment, and in fact, the terms of the plans were crafted specifically to protect sensitive areas of the allotment from overutilization.”

Further, the motion points out that a stay would significantly harm the BLM, the State, and the grazing permittees.

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Governor appoints New Director of DCI Governor Matt Mead has announced that Steve Woodson will be the next Director of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). DCI is part of the Attorney General’s office and is Wyoming’s chief law enforcement agency.

Woodson has worked for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for 20 years as a special agent, most of that work based in Wyoming. He also spent years as a special agent and team leader with the Wyoming DCI. As United States Attorney, Governor Mead

worked closely with Special Agent Woodson. “I am pleased to have a person of Steve’s caliber and reputation available to assume this important position,” Governor Mead said. “DCI is a vital part of law enforcement in Wyoming. It supports local police and sheriffs’ departments, protects some of our most vulnerable citizens and remains critical in our work pursuing drug dealers who prey upon our citizens. I have the highest confidence that Steve will focus on everything from prescription drug abuse to drug trafficking

on our interstates to help make our citizens as safe as possible.”

Forrest Bright, the present director at DCI, is moving to the Governor’s executive protection detail with the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Governor Mead and Attorney General Greg Phillips expressed appreciation for Director Bright’s five years as DCI director and his multiple terms as Uinta County Sheriff. “Forrest has provided stability and solid leadership. I am grateful he is taking on this new, important challenge,” Phillips said.

Republic Free Choice releases results of health care survey

Republic Free Choice (RFC) this week released the results of a health care survey that asked 500 likely voters in Wyoming about their current health care coverage, who is best able to make health care decisions for them and on their knowledge about the opportunity to vote on Constitutional Amendment A this November.

“The results reveal that potential Wyoming voters have real concerns about federal government meddling in their health care decisions,” said Maureen Bader, Economic Analyst and Survey Project Lead at RFC. “When the vast majority say the freedom to make their own health care choices is important and more than half worry about federal government restrictions to that freedom, it’s time for people to find out what their options are.”

In 2011, the Wyoming Legislature passed a referendum to amend the Wyoming Constitution. If passed by voters on November 6th, this amendment would preserve an individual’s right to make his or her own health care decisions. It would also preserve a free market in health care services and call on the state to act to preserve these rights from

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unwarranted government interference.

Fifty-six percent of respondents say they are very likely vote to amend Wyoming’s constitution to preserve their health care freedom, while 12 percent say they are somewhat likely. Although most people didn’t know about the opportunity to enshrine their health care freedom in the Wyoming Constitution with a vote for Constitutional Amendment A on November 6th, if they had

a chance to vote on it now, 53 percent say they would vote for it, 26 percent say they would not, and the rest are undecided.

“Wyomingites understand we are in a struggle to protect individual rights from creeping socialist health care policies,” said Bader. “We have a great opportunity to protect ourselves from government overreach, but more people need to find out about it to make it a reality.”

Joke of the week Submitted by Earl Wilkinson Two rednecks, Bubba and Earl, were driving down the road drinking a couple of bottles of Bud. The passenger, Bubba, said “Lookey thar up ahead, Earl, it’s a police roadblock!! We’re gonna get busted fer drinkin’ these here beers!!”

“Don’t worry, Bubba,” Earl said. “We’ll just pull over and finish drinkin’ these beers then peel off the label and stick it on our foreheads, and throw the bottles under the seat.”

“What fer?”, asked Bubba.

“Just let me do the talkin’, OK?,” said Earl.

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July 20 - 27, 2012

Letter from World War I

Here is a letter found in an old box by Campbell County Residents Dan and Sheila Peterson. The letter was printed Monday Aug. 26, 1918 by the Mobridge Daily Tribune in Mobridge, South Dakota where they are from. On the back side of the clipping, you saw headlines such as “Brit-

ish Forces near Bapaume.

Fall of city, which seems certain, would be disaster to the enemy” and “Peronne is threatened. Menace to foe increases hourly as allies take thousands of prisoners-speedy advance of French endangers Chauny” and “German Efforts Useless. American attack

succeeds despite grenades and flames” Also, the sad report of “124 on U.S. Casualty List.

Total American casualties now number 20,444 counted.”

But what a piece of history, and it is believed that this letter from Dan Petersons Great Grandfather.

Who’s Brand is this in Campbell County?

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July 20 - 27, 2012

William Henry Harrison

“Governments, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.”

- President Ulysses S. Grant

By Mike Borda When our country was founded, the framers of the constitution decided that each President would serve only a four-year term, so that no one could be in control for long enough to impose the tyranny they had fought to dispel.

However, some of our Presidents did not end up with the opportunity to serve their entire elected terms. One of our leaders served less than two months in office, in what was one of the most shocking events American politics had seen to that date.

William Henry Harrison was born in 1773, and at the age of 68 was elected to our highest office in 1840. He became President at a time when our country was still sorting itself out, and societal gaps were widening, but he was not one to back away from a challenge. Harrison had risen through the ranks of the American military, distinguishing himself in the Army during the Indian Wars.

During his election, he fought a hard campaign with incumbent President Martin Van Buren, though he would eventually defeat him easily in the Electoral College (although the popular vote was much closer). His inauguration was scheduled for March 4, 1841, and when the weather did not cooperate, he vowed to carry out his ceremony regardless. Through the cold and wind, Harrison spoke at length to the people gathered to witness the event, speaking for so long in fact that his speech remains the longest inauguration address in American history.

Afterwards, he remained exposed to the elements, going

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through the streets of Washington D.C. introducing himself to the American people.

Some time after this event, Harrison contracted a cold (although it is not known if the cold was actually acquired because of the speech). Given the medical technology at the time, not much was done. However, given his old age, Harrison was at an increased risk, and over time his symptoms worsened and he developed pneumonia. Harrison was also not immune to the political ills of the time, as he endured excessive bickering among his compatriots during his short stint in office.

One of Harrison’s biggest allies during the election, Henry Clay, had been promised any job he wanted among the President’s Cabinet. However, when he declined a new position and opted to stay in the Senate, Harrison selected another man, Daniel Webster, as his Secretary of State. This began a war of words among the three, as Harrison was accused of favoritism.

On April 4, 1841, after just 30 days as President, William Henry Harrison died. President Harrison remains in the history books as the record holder for shortest United States Presidency. However, he served his country at the highest level, even if for a short time. He spent his short time in office valiantly, fighting for the American people and vowing to show them his resolve. It is for this spirit that he should be remembered.

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Morning Star and Little Wolf Part 1

By Jeff Morrison One should never forget that the Powder River country was populated long before the first wagon ever crossed through it. The same grasslands that make the region a hunter’s paradise today were even more bountiful before the arrival of “civilization”, and several Native American cultures made it their home at different times. One of the earliest of the Plains Indian tribes to move into the area was the Cheyenne. After the forced relocation of the Northern Cheyenne to the Darlington Reservation in Oklahoma, in 1877, the Cheyenne may well have disappeared from the high plains forever had it not been for the stubborn determination and leadership of two men.

Morning Star and Little Wolf were both born in the Powder River country a decade apart.

Morning Star (better known as Dull Knife, a name given to him by the Lakota), was born around 1810 and became a principal chief in the tribe. Little Wolf was born around 1820 and rose to become a chief of one of the Cheyenne soldier societies.

Most conflicts the two Northern Cheyenne warriors experienced in their youth were against their traditional enemies, the Crow and Pawnee. But friction between their recent allies, the Sioux, and the white soldiers and settlers on the Oregon Trail, erupted into violence in 1854, and would soon engulf the Cheyenne and Arapaho, and doom their way of life.

During the summer of 1865, Morning Star and Little Wolf were camped on Powder River, in close proximity of a Sioux friend and ally, Red Cloud. They encountered a military roadbuilding expedition, under the command of James Sawyers, near present-day Gillette, and engaged them in a running fight for three days. In the following years, they participated in what became known as “Red Cloud’s War”.

In the Fetterman Fight, in which Captain William Fetterman and around 80 other soldiers were lured into an ambush and killed on December 21, 1866, Little Wolf had been chosen to be one of the ten decoys who led the soldiers into the trap. It was a dangerous assignment, but also a high honor to be chosen for such a task. Little Wolf, passed the honor onto his brother, Big Nose, in an effort to end a quarrel between the two of them. Big Nose accepted Little Wolf’s gift

and carried out the job of decoy to perfection, ignoring the shots fired at him and keeping just far enough ahead of the pursuing soldiers that they were totally oblivious to the trap springing all around them. Big Nose repeatedly charged through the lines of soldiers during the fight, but was mortally wounded and died several hours after the battle.

It is highly probably that either Morning Star or Little Wolf (or both) were also present during either the Wagon Box Fight or the Hayfield Fight, which took place one day apart in August, 1867. These battles were both ended in defeat for the Indians, due in large part to the new breech-loading Springfield rifle that had recently replaced its muzzle-loading counterpart.

Red Cloud’s War ended in victory for the allied tribes. Morning Star and Little Wolf were both on hand to sign the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, which ceded the Powder River country, along with the Black Hills, for exclusive Indian use, and dictated the abandonment of all military posts north of the North Platte River. It is alleged that Little Wolf personally set the fires that destroyed Fort Phil Kearney.

The peace lasted less than ten years.

In the early 1870s, Morning Star and his band (including Little Wolf), joined Red Cloud in Nebraska, at the reservation named after the Sioux chief. It was customary for most bands to spend part of the year on the reservation, and part of the year hunting in Powder River country – which was regarded as most of the land between the Black Hills and Big Horn Mountains, and between the Yellowstone and North Platte Rivers. This arrangement seemed to work for everyone’s benefit at first. In 1873, Little Wolf joined a contingent of Indians selected to visit Washington D. C. But reservation life soon soured, thanks to agency mismanagement and the discovery of gold in the Black Hills, which prompted to government to attempt to force the tribes into selling their lands and moving onto smaller reservations.

In 1875, Morning Star and Little Wolf were among those missing from the reservation when the government declared that any Indian not on the reservation by January 1, 1876, would be declared “hostile” and would be subject to punitive military action. It’s unclear

Little Wolf (on the left) with chief Dull Knife (morning Star) on the right. if either of them participated in the Rosebud Fight on June 17, 1876, but Morning Star is believed to have been at the Little Big Horn on June 25. Little Wolf was leading a small band that hadn’t yet arrived in the Little Big Horn Valley, but a few members of his band actually precipitated the battle when they discovered some supplies that were dropped by the cavalry pack mules.

Captain Tom Custer, who was in charge of the pack train at that point, alerted his brother, Lt. Colonel George Custer, that some Indians had been seen, pilfering the dropped supplies.

Fearing that they had lost the element of surprise, Custer apparently abandoned his plan of positioning his troops and attacking the camp at dawn, and chose instead to fast march the remaining twenty odd miles and attack that very day. Little Wolf was actually unaware of the actual size of the cavalry force and its intentions, and didn’t arrive at the Little Big Horn until after the battle. When he did arrive, the Sioux believed that his band was actually a scouting party for

the white soldiers, and it took a great deal of persuasion from his fellow Northern Cheyenne to keep them from killing the tardy warrior.

After the Little Big Horn, Morning Star led a large body of Northern Cheyenne, which now included Little Wolf and other chiefs, along with their bands, southwest into the Big Horn Basin, and possibly into the Wind River Range to avoid encountering any columns of soldiers who might be looking for revenge.

For the rest of the summer and into the Fall, Morning Star led his people from one remote location to another, eventually moving back onto Powder River, then up Crazy Woman Creek and setting up camp in a very remote canyon on the Red Fork, where they were discovered and attacked on the morning of November 25, by a force led by Colonel Ranald Mackenzie.

Although initially taken by surprise, the Northern Cheyenne warriors put up a stiff fight, giving their women and children time to flee into the hills. Eventually they were forced to break off and abandon the camp as well,

losing 500 horses, 173 tipis, and most of their possessions in the process. During the fight, Little Wolf saved a number of his people by standing in plain sight and offering himself as a target while the others moved out of sight.

As an independent fighting force, the Northern Cheyenne were finished. Not yet willing to surrender and be taken back to the reservation, Morning Star and his fellow chiefs led their people into up to the Tongue River and north to find the Sioux camp of Crazy Horse, who had also determined to remain at large in his home country for as long as he could.

When they arrived, Crazy Horse and his people cared for the bedraggled Cheyenne as best they could. Since they had eluded Mackenzie’s scouts, it was hoped they could spend the rest of winter in relative peace.

But, unknown to the Cheyenne refugees and their Sioux benefactors, another military force was already closing from a different direction.

To be continued…

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July 20 - 27, 2012

Deavon Mauch (CamelSenior), and Logan Wagoner (Twin Spruce Freshman), carry around their “buddybuddy logs” during their intense training.

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The Eternal Warrior Information and Photos submitted by Jeff Wagoner

Both Campbell County High schools have made a name for themselves over the years in wrestling. The Panthers have produced many fine wrestles, and so has the Camels. But how did they get there?

There are many wrestling programs, and Campbell County has one of the best programs for youth to date. The children start young with programs such as Peak Wrestling and Touch of Gold.

There are other programs however, and we have two of our boys going to the toughest one in America!

Deavon Mouch, a Gillette Camel Senior and Logan Wagoner, a Twin Spruce Freshman, is currently representing our fine county in Trego, Montana at the Eternal Warrior Wrestling Camp. The camp is a grueling 15 day intensive work out that challenges children physically, mentally, and spiritually.

While both of these finely tuned wrestlers are participants in the Touch of Gold Wrestling Club and Excel Wrestling’s Wyoming Jr. Olympic programs, they are tuning in their skills to become even better as they represent their respective schools and their community.

“It is their hope that their summer that was sacrificed at the Eternal Warrior Wrestling Camp will not only pay off on the mat, but also in the world of work, school, and family,” said Jeff Wagoner, Logan’s father.

How will this be achieved over these 15 days? By this schedule: 05:45 Wake Up / A. M. Power cake 06:00 Stage – Silent Stretch 06:15 Work – out Groups 07:45 Log Workout 08:30 Breakfast 09:10 Devotional 09:30 Wrestling Session I (t\Technique) 11:30 Stage / Creek /Shower 12:15 Lunch 01:00 Devotional 01:30 Wrestling Session II (Hard/ Live) 03:00 Shower 03:30 Wilderness Cross Training 05:30 Dinner 06:00 Devotional

06:30 Team Olympic Competition 07:45 Wrestling Session III (Drill) 09:00 Shower 09:45 Team Devotional Trivia Competition 10:45 Pray 11:00 Lights Out – THANKGOD! Instead of spending monotonous hours in a weight room or endless hours running in circles around a track, our campers are challenged in a variety of wilderness cross training activities. For example, they compete in wood chopping competitions and buck hay in competitive relays. They also compete in log carrying relays, swimming contests, mountain climbing races, and a variety of other team building competitions in the Montana prairies and vast state forests. Training also includes bridge rope climbs, fire brigade bucket races, hiking, and a GPS geocaching competition through some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the northwest. Other conditioning activities include team pull-up, push up, and chin up contests, team tug-of-war and obstacle course competitions, and also group calisthenics.

The Eternal Warrior Wrestling Camps are part of a non-profit orga-

nization dedicated to creating world class wrestlers as well as world class human beings. Therefore, a great deal of the wilderness training sessions are choreographed around helping the local communities through service. The camps integrate rigorous physical activities like wood chopping, hay baling, fire break construction, and land clearing into our training as a means of team building as well as lending a helping hand to individuals and families less capable of such intensive labor. As a result, Eternal Warrior Ministries, a 501 c non-profit and the parent body of Eternal Warrior Wrestling Camps can grant up to 40 hours of community service toward high school graduation requirements.

Both Deavon and Logan will be graduating this weekend, so the Campbell County Observer would like to extend our official congratulations to both of them. “You have made your school, your family, and your community proud. I know that throughout your life, if you continue to show this kind of dedication that you will continue to do so.”

This will be Deavon’s last season as a Camel, and Logan’s first year.

Joke of the week Submitted by John Krares One Sunday afternoon, a guy walks into a bar with his pet dog. The bartender said, “Sorry, pal.

No pets allowed.” The man replied, “This is a special dog. Turn on the Lions football game and you’ll see.” The bartender, anxious to see what will happen, turned on the game. The guy said, “Watch.

Whenever the Lions score, my dog does flips.”

The Lions kept scoring field goals and the dog kept flipping and jumping. “Wow! That’s one heck of a dog you got there. What happens when the Lions score a touchdown?” asked the bartender.

The man replied, “I don’t know. I’ve only had him for seven years.”

(Side note: The Publisher of the Observer, Nick, is a huge Lions fan, and this joke was directly aimed toward him. We Observer employees thought we would slip this joke past him!)

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Race Results Finish Start 1 12 2 10 3 13 4 11 5 5 6 7 7 6 8 8 9 4 10 3 11 2 12 1 13 9 14 14

Maddie had a smile on her face the entire time she raced around the arena in the barrel racing round at the rodeo last Thursday evening, she finished with a time of 20.599.

CC Cowboys and Cowgirls weekly rodeo

By Valarie Terry - Observer Sports Reporter This week, at the Campbell County Cowboys and Cowgirls rodeo, the Wrangler Arena was packed with eager Cowboys and Cowgirls. The grandstands were filled with excited rodeo fans who cheered loudly for their favorite riders. This weekly rodeo hosts a wide variety of competitions for anyone who is willing to get out there and give it their best shot. Although it is always a pleasure watching the younger generation pour their hearts and souls into their favorite events, its always thrilling to watch the more seasoned riders gallop around the arena.

There are many dedicated riders who attend most of Gillette’s rodeos. Most of these

contenders competed in more than one event. Shaea Beck, whom is no stranger to rodeos, was out last Thursday evening riding her heart out. She participated in pole bending and got an impressive time of 21.596. She approached the poles like a shot out of a cannon. She knocked one pole over on her first pass, rounded the last pole and on her way back through almost knocked a second down but was able to steady it and finish gracefully. Lane Mills came in first when he competed in goat tying. Sam Brown finished her barrel race with a magnificent time of 17.344. Joe Hayden participated in goat tying and he finished with an impressive

time of 23.566.

The Campbell County Cowboys and Cowgirls rodeo begins in early June and ends in mid-August. It has been a community activity for the last 37 years. It operates solely on volunteers from the community. Board members such as Paula O’Connell help make this a well-organized functioning event for Gillette to enjoy.

There is a rodeo every Thursday starting around 6:30PM, except the Thursdays that run through the Campbell County Fair. Load the family up and head out to the Cam-plex to watch these tenacious riders of all ages.

Weekly Riders Re-Cap Riders outslugs Gering NE in 7-6 defeat The Gillette Roughriders lost 7-6 in seven innings at Wheatland on Tuesday, despite out hitting Gering, NE eight to seven.

Drake Kelley racked up two RBIs on three hits for Gillette. He singled in the first and third innings and doubled in the fourth inning.

Batting D McCann D Kelley W Hinkel T Lofing K Wass A Tennant A Youngs A King T Rogen A Zigray A Kaufman Totals

AB 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 30

R 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 6

H 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8

RBI 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6

BB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

SO 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8

Pitching M Fogle A Kaufman T Rogen W Hinkel Totals

O 9 1 5 3 18

IP 3.0 0.1 1.2 1.0 6.0

H 3 4 0 0 7

R 3 3 1 0 7

ER 2 2 0 0 4

BB 2 0 1 0 3

SO 2 0 2 1 5

HR 0 0 0 0 0

S% 59.6% 50.0% 64.3% 63.6% 59.6%

RIDERS outlast Wheatland in high-scoring affair, 23-11 Scoreboard operators were busy at Wheatland on Tuesday as The Gillette Roughriders and Wheatland combined for 34 runs. Our boys eventually won the offensive battle 23-11 in five innings.

Pitching M Stillman W Estabrook Totals

O 4 11 15

The two teams combined for 23 hits in the game.

The offense exploded for Gillette in the fifth. Wheatland had no answer as the black and red scored 14 runs.

Wyatt Estabrook got the win IP H 1.1 8 3.2 5 5.0 13

R 8 3 11

ER 6 0 6

BB 1 1 2

SO 1 6 7

in relief for the Riders, pitching 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs.

Gillette pounded Wheatland pitching, as six hitters combined for nine hits, 13 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

HR 0 0 0

S% 64.3% 59.3% 61.0%

Batting D McCann D Kelley W Hinkel T Lofing K Wass M Fogle A Tennant A King T Rogen A Zigray Totals

AB 3 5 4 3 4 2 3 1 3 2 30

R 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6

H 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 9

RBI 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

BB 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4

SO 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 8

Pitching D Kelley T Rogen K Wass Totals

O 21 2 4 27

IP 7.0 0.2 1.1 9.0

H 5 1 1 7

R 1 3 0 4

ER 1 3 0 4

BB SO 1 7 2 1 1 0 4 8

Finish Start 1 4 2 1 3 2 4 8 5 3 6 5 7 11 8 12 9 10 10 7 11 9 12 6

Car Driver 33C Alan / Mcneil 80 Chad Horst 19 Annie Kuhbacher 7 Derric Culey 25 Chris Weight S16 Teresa Schuler 01 Brittini Snyder 08 Thomas Martell 51 Lucky Speer 80P Duane Haines 3 Chris Russell 29 Braxton Bales 39 Mark Brandt 30 Rod King

Hometown Rapid City, Sd Gillette , W Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Rozet , Wy Wright , Wy Gillette , W Rozet , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Wright , Wy

IMCA MODIFIEDS - Main Event

Car Driver E5K Eddie Kirchoff X3 Shawn Reed 8K Ed Kirchoff 53 Duane Manning 20 Nick Leiker 8 Randy Dolberg 18J Paul Jones 17 Mike Lemke 7D Russ Dalgarn 21 Cyle King 18 Tony Leiker

Hometown Gillette , Wy Casper , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Mills , Wy Casper , Wy Gillette , Wy Glenrock , Wy Wright , Wy Gillette , Wy

LIMITED LATE MODEL - Main Event

Car Driver Hometown F16 Scott Anderson Spearfish , Sd 2 Marty Erivez Gillette , Wy 01 Jason Snyder Gillette , Wy 79 Darrick Duvall Gillette , Wy C4 Toby Smith Gillette , W 81 Freddy Molnar Gillette , W 21R John Robertson Gillette , Wy 33 Austin Long Gillette , Wy 6 Larry Gorsuch Gillette , Wy 85 Richard Haberstroh Gillette , Wy 51 Danny Gwinnup Rozet , Wy 80 Greg More Gillette , W

Race Points 40.00 39.00 38.00 37.00 36.00 35.00 34.00 33.00 32.00 31.00 30.00 29.00 28.00 27.00 Race Points 40.00 39.00 38.00 37.00 36.00 35.00 34.00 33.00 32.00 31.00 30.00 Race Points 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 55.00 50.00 48.00 46.00 44.00 42.00 40.00 39.00

Midwest Mod - Main Event

Finish Start 1 2 2 6 3 9 4 15 5 4 6 3 7 13 8 12 9 7 10 5 11 8 12 11 13 10 14 1 15 14 16 16 17 17 18 18

Car Driver 17 Troy Leiker 7 Allen Racing 14 Kenny Bell 8 Scott Edwards 31 Kyle Harkin 34H Rob Hoffman 28S Cannon Slawson 54 Tom Manning 85 Doug Pudwill 23 Ernie Acuna 29 Ty Miller 37 Matt Barber 9E Wyatt Smith 10J Scott Joslyn 5C J Conda 1M Jeff Pelesky 23DB Maklain Harrison S16 Teresa Schuler

Finish Start 1 3 2 2 3 5 4 4 5 1

Car Driver 54 Tom Manning 10 Todd Mccoy 50 Wade Manning 55 Duane Manning 37 Chris Harley

Finish Start 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7

Car Driver 20 Logan Hersley 521 Reggie Schrank 13 Derrick Hopkins 15K Michael Pehringer 99 Ryan Fulk 307 Tom Peterson 9 Ron Fulk

Hometown Race Points Gillette , Wy 35.00 Gillette , W 33.00 Gillette , Wy 32.00 Gillette , Wy 31.00 Hermosa , Sd 30.00 Gillette , Wy 29.00 Gillette , Wy 28.00 Gillette , Wy 27.00 Piedmount , Sd 26.00 Gillette , Wy 25.00 Gillette , Wy 24.00 Gillette , Wy 23.00 Gillette , Wy 22.00 Gillette , Wy 21.00 Sheridan , Wy 20.00 Sheridan , Wy 0.00 Gillette , Wy 0.00 Wright , Wy 0.00

Mod Four - Main Event

Hometown Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Gillette , Wy Casper , Wy

Race Points 35.00 33.00 32.00 31.00 30.00

Mini Sprint - Main Event

Hometown Race Points Newcastle , Wy 35.00 Gillette , Wy 33.00 Sturgis , Sd 32.00 New Castle, Wy 31.00 , Wy 30.00 New Castle, Wy 29.00 New Castle, Wy 28.00

“You can make a lot of money in this game.

Just ask my ex-wives.

Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.”

- Lee Trevino-Professional Golfer

What’s Going On In Sports?

Friday, July 20

• Rustlers vs Sturgis, 5:30 & 7:30 pm, Roughrider Stadium

Saturday, July 21

McCann helps Gillette Roughriders down Sheridan Troopers 6-4 The Gillette Roughriders beat Sheridan Troopers 6-4 on Monday at Gillette Roughrider Stadium behind Dalton McCann, who went 2-3.

He singled in the third and sixth innings.

Drake Kelley’s seven strikeouts helped Gillette Roughriders to the victory.

Kelley allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk over seven innings.

Finish Start 1 6 2 5 3 4 4 8 5 3 6 7 7 1 8 9 9 11 10 10 11 2

IMCA THUNDER STOCK - Main Event

• Feet Don’t Fail Me Now United Way 5K, 7 am, Gillette College, 300 W. Sinclair • Powder River Rousta’Bout It Betties: Roller Derby Bout, 7-9 pm, CC Ice Arena, 121 S. 4-J Road • Rustlers vs Rapid City Bullets, 1 & 3:30 pm, Roughrider Stadium • Regular Race, 7 pm, Gillette Thunder Speedway

Wednesday, July 25 • Roughriders VS Rock Springs, 6 pm, Roughrider Stadium

Thursday, July 26

• CC Cowgirls/Cowboys, 6:30 10:30 pm, CAM-PLEX, Wrangler Arena

Friday, July 27 Saturday, July 28

• NAPA Night DirtCare Late Models, 7 pm, Gillette Thunder Speedway

Sunday, July 29 Sunday, July 22

• Prep vs Wheatland, 1 & 3 pm, Roughrider Stadium

HR 0 0 0 0

18

S% 68.6% 44.0% 61.1% 62.8%

Monday, July 23 Tuesday, July 24

• Roughriders VS Cheyenne, 6 pm, Roughrider Stadium

To listen to your Riders live tune in to 1270AM KIML Gillette with your hosts Ted Ripko and Nicholas De Laat, or stream live at BasinsRadio. com

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

Miscellaneous Licensed daycare now open.

Spots available full-time and before and after school.

Close to Rozet school and the post office.

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

Check with the Guesthouse for more details.

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

Toy Parts & Accessories Stock pipes for Sportster.

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

Harley Accessories for sale.

Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.

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

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

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

5th wheel camper for sale.

Call Skip (307) 680-0073

For Rent 2 Bedroom Duplex, with one car garage, washer/dryer, no pets. $700rent/$700deposit.

307-689-0202 Room for Rent. Nice Room for Rent for one responsible person. $480.00 per month.

689-9358.

Savage Arms/Stevens Model 350 12 Ga. pump shotgun. 3” chamber, 28” barrel, 4+1 Capacity, Black soft touch synthetic stock. Screw in chokes comes with modified choke.

Bottom eject makes this an excellent waterfowl and upland bird hunting gun. Regular price $294.95. On sale with this ad for only $250.00.

Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad.

Get a piece of history. Mosin Nagant Russian M91/30 Surplus Rifle. Very good to Excellent condition 7.62X54 Caliber. These are a very accurate rifle shooting 4” groups at 1000 yards. Open sights are adjustable to yardage with a push of a button.

Great gun for hunting deer or elk very cheap ammo available for target practice ($85 per 440 rnds) Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Retailing as high as $175.00 on sale with this ad $145.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

Wyoming Mountaineers now offers easy payment plans on any in stock firearm. Your debit card is your line of credit. Purchase any firearm that is in stock making 4 payments weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Processing fee and payment plan fee apply. Call Wyoming Mountaineers for more details. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 and mention this ad.

Taurus Model 827, 38SPL Revolver. 7rnd, 4” Barrel, Stainless Steel. MSRP: $664.00 on sale with this add $575.00. or make 4 payments of $163.20 each. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

Gunsmithing Special of the week. Electrolysis Barrel Cleaning. Increase the accuracy of your firearm, get ready for hunting season or a summer of shooting fun. Most cleanings complete overnight and your gun is ready the next day.

This week only $25.00. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

Before you buy, make a call to get a quote. We can order any gun you are looking at and just may be able to save you a ton of money.

Call for a free quote. $15.00 FFL Transfer Fee on all internet purchases. If you find that smoking great deal on the internet we transfer guns for only $15.00 per gun. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad.

1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864

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

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

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

Work Wanted Skidsteer with Operator. For all your Snow Removal and Dirt needs. Call Ken at 307680-5947

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

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

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

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

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

Call 307-2995918

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) BOAT FOR SALE. 18ft 120 port jet outboard bass tracker for sale. Call 307-680-5947 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer.

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

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

Asking $5,500 or best offer.

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

Pets

Homes for Sale

Basset Hound pups for sale; 9 weeks old; need shots.

Rust and White and Tricolor $250.00; One Lemon and White female $300.00.

Transportation cost additional if I deliver @ 25 cents per mile. Serious Inquiries Only!

Please call 307-382-9282.

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

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

Wanted to Buy I Buy Militaria. Swords, uniforms, bayonets, medals, guns/parts, field gear. 6827864 WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854.

Personals Interested in founding a Sherlock Holmes Society in Gillette? Contact gillettesherlockians@gmail. com for info.

Home Appliances/ Furnshings Microfiber couch with 2 recliners combined. Green. $100 Call 299-4967.

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

Must see! call 307-687-0333 C1-23-tfn FSBO 2,688 SF home on corner lot with fenced back yard. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, upgraded kitchen, finished walkout basement, oversized garage. $259,000.

307-680-9180.

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

Sizzling Summer Classified Special!!!!!

NEEDED Experienced Auto Mechanic Call 307-696-9535

Buying Vehicles!

Call for Details 307-696-9535

From June 8th through August 15th

ONLY 10CENTS

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

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

Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.

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

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Garage Sale The Gillette Dog Owners Group (G-DOG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building an off-leash dog park in Gillette. On July 14 we will hold a fundraising garage sale, and we would love to take any unwanted items off your hands to be sold in this event. All money earned will go directly into the efforts of building a dog park in Gillette!

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

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

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

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

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QUEEN SLEEP NUMBER BED like new. $700 call 680-2982. Can text photo if you like.

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

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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.

ACTIVE LIVING CHIROPRACTIC HAS CHANGED THEIR NAME!

AND IS NOW....

HealthSource & Progressive Rehabilitation We want to assure our valued patients that the name change will improve the services we provide and allow us to focus on what is most important – each person who comes through their doors! Services provided at Health Source Chiropractic include: Chiropractic Manipulations, Rehabilitation, CRAC/RI/PIR Techniques, IASTM, Trigger Point Therapy, Weight Loss & Nutritional Counseling, Drop Table, Traction, Ultrasound, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Moist Heat and Massage Therapy.

Bryce (left) and Savannah Bowman of Virginia, Illinois display their drum bass caught on July 12.

Keyhole Fishing Report

307-670-9426

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Submitted by Empire Guesthouse & RV Park in Pine Haven Fishing at Keyhole Reservoir has been fair despite the hot weather. Most fishermen have been coming out early and leaving early as the heat builds and the ski boats and jet skis increase.

Try fishing the sunken island at the mouth of Deer Creek Bay. It is not hard to find with your electronics.

Some are pulling cranks in this area; others are vertical jigging half a night crawler on a ¼ oz jig. Drop jig to bottom and rise about a foot and begin jigging.

There’s been a little bit of everything being caught in this area. Walleye have been running 15-20” and there are a lot of small yellow perch and drum bass.

The drum may not be much of a fish to eat but sure are fun to catch.

As seems to be normal this time of year, the crappie has disappeared for the summer. They will show back up again in September and fishing will be good for them until freeze up.

110 E Lakeway Rd. Ste., 1000 Gillette WY, 82718

We would like to introduce Dr. Ashley Latva to our team !!!

Dr. Ashley Latva is from Three Rivers, Michigan. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Biochemistry and a minor in biology.

Dr. Latva chose to continue with her education with the dream to help people.

She graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in February of 2012. She is Board Certified with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners in Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, and Rehabilitation. In her spare time, Dr. Latva enjoys running, hiking, backpacking, fly fishing, and spending time with family and her two Dachshunds.

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2nd Annual Show & Shine

52nd annual Little Levi Rodeo

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By Valarie Terry The 52nd Annual Little Levi Rodeo was last weekend, on July 14th at the Cam-plex Wrangler Arena.

The show started at 9AM and went through the day till around 4:00.

There were two divisions competing; Junior and Senior.

The Junior division was comprised of little riders from the ages of 6-10 years

of age. In that division, they did barrel racing, pole bending, dummy roping, dummy team roping, girls and boys goat tying, calf riding for ages 8, 9 and 10, sheep riding for ages 6 and 7.

The Senior division was open to 11-14 year olds.

The senior division offered barrel racing, pole bending,

breakaway roping, team roping, and goat tying for boys and girls, and steer riding. To qualify for the All Around awards riders were required to place in more than one event. If no one placed in more than one event then the High Point contestant was declared the All-around Champion.

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