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August 15 - 22, 2014

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andidates for the Republican Party’s nomination for the general election in November met for questions and some debate on Monday evening. This forum was produced by Wyoming Public Television, located at the Central Wyoming College campus in Riverton and was televised live on KCWC from the Little Theater in the Student Center. Gregg O’Gara and Stephanie Joyce did the moderating and questioning. Gubernatorial candidates Dr. Taylor Haynes, Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill, and incumbent Governor Matt Mead were all in attendance. During opening statements, all of the candidates were asked, “What makes you qualiﬁed to be governor of Wyoming and what would make you the superior choice?” “I have more education than anybody ever to seek this ofﬁce,” said Haynes. “I have great experience in our free-enterprise system.” Haynes is an engineer, physician, and currently has several private businesses. “I have particular experience in power generation distribution, mining, and medicine. So, everything that is really affecting Wyoming right now, I have been prepared to deal with.” Superintendent Cindy Hill said that there is only one candidate for Governor who has fought for your rights. “I have written a book, so that you would know what I would do as your Governor.” Hill believes that with every decision she would make as Governor, she would protect the people of Wyoming’s rights. “My experience as a state prosecutor and having been born on a ranch,” Governor Matt Mead stated. “I point to my record as a good indicator of what I will do in the next four years.” We are the lowest taxed state and the second most business friendly state according to Mead. “We have more people working now than in the history of the state,” said Mead. A question about possible lost revenues due to the “war on coal” and how those monies would be replaced was asked of the candidates. “It is already affecting state revenues in terms

• Fire Reports ...........Page 8 of federal leases,” said Mead. “I have been challenging it; I have thirteen lawsuits involving the EPA right now.” “We have lost 1,700 jobs in coal mines,” said Haynes. “We had two coal bed leases that were not bid on.” Haynes believes that the shutting down of coal-fired power plants in the country could be an opportunity for Wyoming. He believes that we should build coal-fired power plants here. “There is more in coal than just burning it for power,” said Haynes. He would like to see Wyoming produce more than 50% of the nation’s power. “It takes years for litigation to be resolved and settled,” said Hill. “We need to form a coalition of coal mine workers and elected officials.” This coalition would be able to settle most of the problems in the industry rather than waiting for lengthy litigation to solve it. Common Core standards and man’s role in climate change were other topics discussed. “While my background in science (climate change) is not scientifically founded,” said Haynes. “They are theories. I reject Common Core. It was designed to kill creativity and free thinking. It is designed to separate the parents from the students.” Common Core was brought into the state by former Governor Freudenthal and Superintendent McBride without legislative oversight. “I want teachers to be able to teach, nurture, mentor and discipline. When we had that system, we had people going to the moon using a slide rule,” said Haynes. “Actually, it was Governor Mead who sat before the state boards of education and said I want these standards adopted without further delay,” said Hill. She is against these standards and believes that any education standards that are set should be Wyoming standards, not standards coming from other states. “The science standards in California and Washington DC are some of the highest, yet they have some of the lowest performance,” said Hill. “Wyoming can compete with anybody, and we need high standards,” said Mead. “The fact is, we don’t want to be left behind.” Mead believes that

• Comics .................Page 11 • Bold Republic: Choosing Candidates..............Page 12 • State Senate and Representative Forum .....................Page 14 • County Road Meeting ...................Page 15 • Cole Sports...........Page 17 • Powder River Country: The Grey Wolf ........Page 20 we need high standards whether it is Common Core or some other nationally recognized standard. “Senate file 104 was unconstitutional,” said Hill. “At a personal cost to self and to others, who contributed, we went to the State Supreme Court and we fought this unconstitutional bill.” This senate file went through very quickly and the legislators were not paying attention to the people of Wyoming. Hill believes that many of the legislators who voted for senate file 104 will not be returning to Cheyenne after the November elections. “Two-thirds of the legislators signedoff on this bill and I signed it,” said Mead when talking about senate file 104. “I believed that it was constitutional, but the Supreme Court told us we were wrong,” said Mead. “We made a mistake and we have to accept that.” Mead believes that there was no bad intent on the part of the legislature or himself on this bill. “Senate file 104 was clearly unconstitutional. I said this in the hallways before it ever got to committee,” said Haynes. “I was the second person to testify against it as unconstitutional; I know the constitution and I won’t fall into those traps.” He does not want power taken away from an elected official and given to another. The Director of Schools who was hired after passage of senate file 104 was only accountable to the Governor. “That is not our form of government,” said Haynes.

Deer Area 97 Added to CWD List Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk and moose, has been discovered in deer hunt area 97, bringing the known total of CWD areas in the Lander Region to four; areas 97, 98, 157, and 87. A mule deer doe from hunt area 97 was conﬁrmed CWD positive by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s wildlife disease laboratory in Laramie on August 3, 2014. The animal was dispacthed by wardens after being reported as acting strangely west of Muddy Gap. Hunt area 97 borders deer CWD endemic areas 87 and

89 to the east. Hunt area 89 became positive in 2002 and 87 in 2007. After a review of available scientiﬁc data, the World Health Organization in December 1999 stated, “There is currently no evidence that CWD in cervidae (deer and elk) is transmitted to humans.” In 2004, Dr. Ermias Belay of the Center for Disease Control said, “The lack of evidence of a link between CWD transmission and unusual cases of CJD, [Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human prion disease] despite several epidemiological investigations, suggest that the risk, if any, of transmission

of CWD to humans is low.” Nonetheless to avoid risk, both organizations say parts or products from any animal that looks sick and/or tests positive for CWD should not be eaten. Lander region personnel will continue to collect samples through hunter ﬁeld checks, and at CWD sampling stations. For more information on chronic wasting disease and regulations on transportation and disposal of carcasses please visit the Game and Fish website at: http://wgfd.wyo.gov/ web2011/wildlife-1000284.aspx

City Pool to Close Friday, Aug.22, Pooch Plunge Aug. 23 The City Pool, located at 909 S. Gillette Avenue will close for the summer season on Friday, August 22nd. However, the pool will re-open for dogs, and their beloved owners, on Saturday, August 23rd from noon to 2 p.m. For the Pooch Plunge. *Please note: From August 18th 22nd, the City Pool will not be open for night swimming (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and will only be open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to Noon, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The last night session for open swimming will be Friday, August 15th. Fur Kids Foundation, with support from Campbell County and the City

of Gillette, is hosting a Pooch Plunge so you can watch your pup play in the water! Bring your dog to the City Pool, 909 S. Gillette Avenue, on Saturday, August 23 from noon to 2 p.m. and watch your pups have a blast plunging into the water. Registration begins at 11:30 am. Cost is $5 for two dogs, humans get in free! Tennis balls, Frisbees and dog treats will be provided. Attendees may also a in a 50/50 rafﬂe as well as bid on some fun dog gift baskets at the event. Humans will not be allowed to play in the pool with their pups. The pool

will also be sectioned off for large and small dogs to enjoy. Participants are asked to only bring people and dog friendly dogs to the event, and to keep control of their dog at all times. Registration will be taken the day of the event, but attendees may download a form at www.furkidsfoundation. org ahead of time. Fur Kids Foundation is the only organization in Northeastern Wyoming that provides families with pets access to veterinary care when they cannot afford it. The Foundation will also host its signature event, Pet-A-Palooza, onSeptember 13, at CAM-PLEX Park.

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Top Reasons Why an SUV is an Ideal Family Vehicle Submitted by Chris Harmen ot all that long ago, there was a time when purchasing a family vehicle only offered two viable choices: station wagon or minivan. Parents in this previous car-buying generation didn’t have many options in type of vehicle for their family, nor was there a wide range of familyfriendly features that made one choice truly prove a standout model. However, modern moms and dads now do have a third choice when determining the best vehicle for transporting their families from point A to point B: the full-sized sport utility vehicle. An Easy Choice: How Today’s SUVs Stand Out From The Standard Minivan If you’re currently in the market for a new family-friendly vehicle, you owe it to yourself to see some of the many reasons why more and more parents are opting for an SUV over a standard minivan. Choosing a full-sized sport utility vehicle instead of a minivan can potentially offer owners the following beneﬁts: Easier car seat loading/access: Some sport utility vehicles prove an easier option for securing and accessing child car seats, making them an ideal choice over vans. Better driving visibility: On some minivans, driver visibility can be minimized, particularly for smaller drivers. Some topquality sport utility vehicles allow smaller drivers to better customize their driver’s seat conﬁguration for better overall visibility. Car chassis design: Beyond visibility, some SUV options actually offer a car chassis

design. The result? These vehicles are quieter and easier to handle than a potentially boxy and cumbersome van choice. Sleeker body frame: It’s no secret that the essential body frame of a minivan hasn’t changed much over the years (or decades). However, the look of a sport utility vehicle is forever evolving. Who doesn’t want to drive the family around in a visually appealing ride? Each new year brings with it sleeker lines and sophisticated styles that make these automobiles as eye-catching as they are functional. Better model selection: Vans tend to come in just one common style; however, there are countless models of sport utility vehicles to choose from. No matter what your preferences for seating configuration, size and fuel economy may be, you are sure to find a quality SUV that truly suits your specific requirements. Purchase Your Next FamilyFriendly SUV From An Authorized Dealership Ready to see for yourself why an SUV makes a perfect family automobile? When you begin the search process, be sure to only work with an authorized manufactured dealership based on the make and model that you have your mind set on. An authorized dealership will offer a comprehensive inventory selection to ensure that you find the exact automobile that you are searching for. Additionally, working with a certified showroom means that you’ll

have access to a professional sales staff that is knowledgeable in the line of SUVs that you are interested in. No matter what questions you have, they will be able to get you the answers you need. The result? You’ll have the conﬁdence that comes with knowing you are making an informed purchasing decision. With so many family-friendly beneﬁts , it’s easy to see why parents everywhere are opting for an SUV over a standard minivan as their favorite people mover.

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August 15 - 22, 2014

Women’s Council Announces Meeting and Woman of Distinction

he Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues will meet at 9 a.m. Aug. 23 at Little America in Cheyenne. The meeting will precede the Council’s 2014 Woman of Distinction Award Luncheon honoring Brigadier General (Ret.) Kathy J. Wright of Cheyenne. Agenda items for the business meeting include reports from members Candy Dooper of Lusk and Susan Peck of Lovell, who represented WCWI at July’s National Council of Commissions for Women Conference in Sarasota, Fla.; Mary Billiter of Casper, who is coordinating the Sept. 19Young Women’s Career Fair in

partnership with Casper College; and a brainstorming session regarding the proposed 2015 women’s fair in celebration of WCWI’s 50th anniversary. The Council’s business meetings are open to the public. At noon, WCWI’s Home and Community committee, chaired by Sherrill Helzer of Torrington, will honor Wright, who made history as the state’s ﬁrst female Army National Guard commander and has positively impacted the lives of women and families through a lifetime of volunteer service both within and outside of the military. In addition to Wright, speakers will include Rita C. Meyer, Trish Bannon

and Colonel Rich Moulton. For more information regarding WCWI’s Aug. 23 business meeting or Woman of Distinction Award Luncheon, contact Chava Case at the Wyoming Business Council at 7772823 orchava.case@wyo.gov. WCWI is a 13-member council with volunteer members appointed by the governor, including one member from each of the nine Judicial Districts, four at-large members and one ex-ofﬁcio member from the Wyoming Business Council. For more information, visitwww.wyomingwomenscouncil.org, facebook.com/WyoWomensCouncil orwww.wyomingbusiness.org.

Women’s Council, Casper College Host Young Women’s Career Fair The Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues will host its ninth annual Young Women’s Career Fair in partnership with Casper College on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. “Go WEST!” (Women in Education, Science and Technology) is an all-day free event designed to introduce ninth and 10th grade girls in area high schools to careers considered nontraditional for their gender. According to WCWI member Mary Billiter of Casper, coordinator of the 2014 fair

along with the “Go WEST!” Committee at Casper College, the 8:45 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. event will feature keynote speaker and Casper College alumna Emma Barrasso, entertainment, game show kick-off, three educational breakout sessions, morning snack and lunch, giveaways and door prizes. A program of WCWI’s Educational Opportunities Committee, chaired by Jan Torres of Rock Springs, the Young Women’s Career Fair is designed to empow-

er, inform and inspire participants regarding careers such as those in math, science and engineering that may promise higher wages and economic selfsufﬁciency, broader opportunities, more exciting challenges, increased job satisfaction and personal fulﬁllment. Each fair is cohosted by one of the state’s seven community colleges on a rotating basis. To register for “Go WEST!” contact Ashley Mikels at Casper College

at 307-268-2124 by Friday, Sept. 5. WCWI is a 13-member council with volunteer members appointed by the governor, including one member from each of the nine Judicial Districts, four at-large members, and one ex-ofﬁcio member from the Wyoming Business Council. For more information, visit www.wyomingwomenscouncil.org, facebook. com/WyoWomensCouncil or www.wyomingbusiness. org.

The Tweet Heard ‘Round the Word Submitted by Curtis Bingham Reflect back with me to April 19, 1775... With the might of the British Empire behind them, the British infantry believed it was utterly invincible. Imagine its surprise when it became surrounded by the Minute Men and later, many more men from the American militia. In the tension that followed, one nervous British infantryman fired upon the colonists, which started an exchange of fire from both sides. With this one shot that later became known as the shot heard ‘round the world, the revolutionary war had begun. Slightly more recently, in September of 2013, Chicago-based business owner and Twitter user Hasan Syed made history after British Airways lost his parents luggage on a flight from Chicago to Paris. Syed did something nobody has ever done before: he bought a series of promoted tweets on Twitter to express his frustration and displeasure. Don’t fly @BritishAirways. Their customer service is horrendous Checkout @British_Airways state-of-theart baggage handling system @British_Airways is the worst airline ever. Lost my luggage and can’t even track it down Absolutely pathetic A full 7 hours later, @British_Airways responded: Sorry for the delay in responding, our twitter feed is open 09:00-17:00 GMT. Please DM [direct message] your baggage ref and we’ll look into this. By any account, Syed is no social media powerhouse. As of February 2014, he still had only 1,129 followers and 436 tweets. The sponsored tweet, however, for which he spent $1,000.00, yielded 76,000 impressions and 14,000 engagements (replies, retweets, etc.), all of which sided with him against the brand or broadcast their own, similar stories. Syed’s tweet also quickly entered the news cycle, where his story appeared on BBC News, Time, Fox News,

the Guardian, NBC News, Mashable, Huffington Post, and others. With Hasan Syed’s “tweet heard ‘round the world” on September 2, 2013, the revolutionary war for customer control of your brand had begun. That same day, Andy Witt (@designingWell) tweeted: What if patients were more forward and public with their frustration with hospitals like Hasan Syed was with @British_Airways? Just like the British regulars, big companies have long thought they were utterly invincible--they controlled the messages, the media, and the conversations with their customers, when they bothered to have them. But to Andy Witt’s point, what if one (or more) of your key customers - by size, revenue, inﬂuence, or other criterion - broadcast their frustration with your company to the public and to your other customers? What would the impact on your brand look like? Would it be inconsequential? Or could it cost millions of dollars in advertising to rectify? Let’s be honest. The age of cool products and feel-good service has come and gone. Social media, with all it empowers, is here to stay and still growing. It is not enough to listen to and pacify customers. Now, more than ever, reputations and relationships with customers can be tarnished, if not destroyed, with a few simple keystrokes. Customers are taking charge. They clearly want a voice. We’ve entered the age of engagement. Today we have to engage the Hasan Syed’s of the world: collaborate with them to help ﬁx our problems and enlist them as our sales force to dramatically grow our businesses. In the days ahead, the most successful companies will grow only as they engage customers in customer acquisition, retention, operations, innovation , and even strategy.

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What’s Going On? Community LIBRARY

*Gillette Adult Hobby Gaming Group, August 19, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Campbell County Public Library, Age 18 and up. *Cartooning Workshop, August 21, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Campbell County Public Library *WiiPlay Saturday, August 16, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Campbell County Public Library, 4th-6th Grade Students *WiiPlay Saturday, August 23, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Campbell County Public Library, 4th-6th Grade Students *Teen Dungeons & Dragons, August 16, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM @ Computer Lab *Teen Open-Play Gaming, August 16, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Computer Lab *Teen Dungeons & Dragons, August 18, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Computer Lab *Teen Card Club, August 19, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Computer Lab *Teen Robotics Club, August 20, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Computer Lab, Students grade 7-12 *Teen Minecraft Club, August 21, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Computer Lab, Students grade 7-12 *Teen Amime Club, August 21, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Computer Lab *Teen Dungeons & Dragons, August 23, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM @ Computer Lab *Teen Open-Play Gaming, August 23, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Computer Lab

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*Private Event, August 19, All Day at CAM-PLEX Heritage Center Theater *Primary Elections, August 19, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM at CAM-PLEX Equality Hall *Campbell County Cowgirls/Cowboys, August 21, 6:30 AM - 11:00 PM at CAM-PLEX Wrangler Arena & Little Levi Arena *Wedding - Brigham/Chick, August 23, All Day at CAM-PLEX Spirit Hall, PRIVATE EVENT *Wedding Reception - Crowley, August 23, All Day at CAM-PLEX Equality Hall, PRIVATE EVENT *Barrel Race, August 23, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM at CAM-PLEX Wrangler Arena & Little Levi Arena, Gillette High School Rodeo Club *Coal Country Open Banquet, August 23, 6:00 PM at CAM-PLEX Energy Hall, PRIVATE EVENT

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*JackDanny Band saturday August 16th 2014 *UMF Meeting Sunday August 17th 2014 *Southern Soul Allstars Friday August 22nd 2014 *Southern Soul Allstars Friday August 23rd 2014

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*Wedding & Reception - Acuna/Lopez, August 16, All Day at CAM-PLEX Frontier Hall, PRIVATE EVENT *RMEF Powder River Big Game Banquet, August 16, 5:00 PM at CAMPLEX Energy Hall, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Fundraising Banquet ﬁlled with games, rafﬂes, silent and live auctions.

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*Earth Wind & Fire Exhibition Sat, August 16, 9am – 4pm Mon, August 18, 9:00am – 5:30pm Tue, August 19, 9:00am – 5:30pm Wed, August 20, 9:00am – 5:30pm Thu, August 21, 9:00am – 5:30pm Fri, August 22, 9:00am – 5:30pm Sat, August 23, 9am – 4pm *Little Tikes Fri, August 22, 10am – 11am *Uncorked Featuring Marcy Urban Fri, August 22, 7pm – 9pm *Open Studio Saturday Sat, August 23, 10am – 3pm *Teen #ColorExplosion Sat, August 23, 6pm – 8pm

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*City Council Pre-Meeting, Date: 8/19/2014 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Location: 3rd Floor Conference Room 201 E 5th Street Gillette, Wyoming 82716 *City Council Meeting, Date: 8/19/2014 7:00 PM, Location: Council Chambers 201 E. 5th Street Gillette, Wyoming 82716 *Airport Board Meeting, August 20, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Fulkerson Operations Facility, This meeting is open to the public. *Directors Meeting, August 18, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM at Commissioner’s Chambers *Commissioners Meeting, August 19, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Commissioner’s Chambers *Senior Center Semi Annual Board Meeting, August 25, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM at Commissioner’s Chambers *Parks and Recreation Board Quarterly Meeting, August 25, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Campbell County Recreation Center *Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting, August 26, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM at Ponderosa Room *Wright Town Council Work Session, Monday, August 25, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM *Governor speaks at the dedication of the Thomas Moran Memorial Park. Saturday, August 16, 2014, Green River *Governor speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Police Department and Municipal Court Building. Saturday, August 16, 2014, Green River *Governor speaks at the Centennial Farm and Ranch Ceremony. Saturday, August 16, 2014, Wyoming State Fair, Douglas *Governor rides in the Wyoming State Fair Parade. Saturday, August 16, 2014, Douglas

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First Presbyterian Church 682-7264 511 Carey Ave Gillette, WY Sun. Sun. 10am Wed 6pm Adult Bible Study & P-K – 7th, 8th – 12th 6:30pm

First Church Of The Nazarene 682-2562 3010 W 4J Rd Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:30am Worship: Sun. 10:45am Wed. Bible Study 6:30

Prairie Wind Unitarian Universalists 686-4812 10am 2nd & 4th Sun at Lakeway Learning Center

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 682-4296 804 Emerson Gillette, WY 10am Sunday

Roadway Alliance Church 687-7738 811 Hemlock Ave Gillette, WY Sun. Service: 10:15 am Living Rock Church “Life of the Rock” 670-1518 1001 S. Douglas Hwy Bld B Sun. Service 9am & 10:45am

Family Life Church 687-1083 480 State Highway 50 Gillette, WY Sun. 9am

Open Door Church 685-3337 111 E 2nd St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 10am Wed. Worship 6:30pm www.gillette-church.com

First United Methodist Church 686-7339 2000 W Lakeway Rd Gillette, WY Sun. Contemplative Service 8am Sun. Blended Service 9:15-10:15 Sunday School 10:30

Grace Bible Church 686-1516 4000 Collins E Rd Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:00 Worship 10:00am Evening Service 6:00 PM

Westside Baptist Church 682-3505 604 W 10th St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 8am Sunday School 9:30 Sun. Worship 10:45 Hispanic Service 6pm

Hope for the Heart Biker Church Meets at Calvary Community Church 631 Commercial Drive Gillette, WY Seventh-day Adventist Church 682-8465 901 Apricot St Gillette, WY Sabbath School: 09:30A Worship Service: 11:00A Vineyard Christian Fellowship 686-2485 585 Westside Dr Gillette, WY 9 am - Men’s Study/Fellowship, 10 am - Vineyard Cafe Opens (Coffees/ Pastries), 10:30 am - Worship and the Word, 6 pm - Various Activities First Baptist Church 682-4816 501 S Gillette Ave Gillette, WY Sun. 10:45am Sunday School for All Ages at 9:30am Mike Morrison Ministries 685-2272 2 W McKenzie Rd, 82716 Gillette, WY Tuesday night Bible Study 7:00 - 9:00 Saturday Night 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Gillette Christian Center 686-6680 6201 Swanson Rd Gillette, WY Sun. 7am Men’s Bible Study 9:30 Coffee Café Sun. Worship 10am 11:15am Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran 686-4080 1010 W Beaver Dr Gillette, WY Service 9am Antelope Valley Baptist Church 682-1602 2801 Antler Rd Gillette, WY First Assembly Of God-family 682-3308 601 Carey Ave Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:30 Sun. Worship 8am, 10:30am 6pm

Central Baptist Church 682-2543 1170 Country Club Rd Gillette, WY Sun 7:00 AM Men’s Bible Study 9:30 Worship Service 10:00am 11:15am

St Matthew’s Catholic Church 682-3319 1000 Butler Spaeth Rd Gillette, WY Sat 5:00pm Sun 9:00am & 11:00am Sun 5:00pm Spanish Mass

New Life Wesleyan Church 682-5642 1000 Comanche Ave Gillette, WY Sun. 9:15 & 10:45

Emanuel Southern Baptist Church 686-4132 1851 Chara Ave Gillette, WY

Church Of Christ 682-2528 1204 T-7 Ln Gillette, WY Sun. Bible Study 9am Sun. Worship 10am & 6pm

High Plain Community Church 685-0044 3101 W Lakeway Rd Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 9am and 11am 7pm. Wed. Worship

Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 682-9779 600 Longmont St Gillette, WY Sun. School 10am Worship 11am 6PM

Trinity Lutheran Church 682-4886 1001 E 9th St Gillette, WY Sun. School 9:15am Sun. 8am and 10:30am

Christian Church 682-3316 100 E Flying Circle Dr Gillette, WY Sun 10:30am

Jericho Baptist Church 686-5626 211 S Brooks Ave Gillette, WY 10am Sun. School 11am Sun. Worship 6pm Sun. Worship 7pm Wed. Worship

St Francis on-the-Prairie 464-0028 357 Willowcreek Dr. Wright, WY 82732 Sun. 10am Wed. 5:30

Jesus Christ of LDS 555 Wright Blvd. Wright, WY 9am Sun. Worship Jesus Christ of LDS 2903 Aqllen Avel Gillette, WY 9am Sun. Worship 11am Sun. Worship Jesus Christ of LDS 1500 O’Hera Gillette, WY 9am Sun. Worship 11am Sun. Worship Westside Baptist Church 682-3505 604 W 10th St Gillette, WY Sun. Worship 8am & 10:45 Sun. School 9:30 Bible Study 6:00pm Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church 687-0074 1612 E Us Highway 14-16 Gillette, WY 82716 Sun. 10 to 11:30 Wed. 7pm to 8:30 pm Calvary Community Church 682-9553 631 N Commercial Dr Gillette, WY 82716 Sunday School 9:15 10:30 Worship 6:00pm Foundations Class Faith Community Church 682-7333 177 American Rd Gillette, WY 82716 Sunday School 9:45am Service 10:45am Wed Evening Study 7pm Wright Baptist Church 464-0464 225 Ranchero Dr Wright, WY 82732 Sun 9:30am Bible Study 10:45am Worship Service 6:00pm Evening Prayer & Discipleship Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 682-3319 624 Wright Blvd Wright, WY 82732 Sun 5:30pm

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The Dinner Bell By Holly Galloway

y mother in law grew a huge garden to help feed her brood of eight children. She also had an orchard that grew apples, different types of cherries and grapes. She harvested the food then would can, dehydrate or freeze everything. During the summer as the cucumbers were starting to produce, she would get out a crock made from glass or glazed ceramic and make Lazy Pickles. The family was able to enjoy these all summer long.

Mona’s Lazy Pickles

Apple Cider Vinegar Water 1 C. Sugar 1 C. Dry Mustard 1 C. Salt Dill Pickling Spice Cucumbers Use the real apple cider vinegar, not the apple ﬂavored cider. Read the label. Obtain a crock that is large enough to hold one gallon of liquid. Or make the recipe in half. Fill your crock ¾ full with vinegar and water. (2C. vinegar to 1C. water) Stir in the sugar, mustard, salt, dill and pickling spices. Wash the cucumbers and slice them into spears and add them to the brine. Cover (if there is no lid, use a kitchen towel) and let this sit on the counter for a week before eating. Add more sliced cucumbers into the brine after you have eaten some. This keeps the pickles

going all summer! A good salad is a wonderful nourishing meal that is also cool on these hot summer days. The following should be made in the morning, to be eaten in the evening.

8 Layer Salad

1 ½ C. uncooked macaroni 1 T. Olive Oil 3 C. Shredded Lettuce 3 Hard Cooked Eggs. Sliced ¼ tsp. Salt 1/8 tsp ground black pepper 1 C. Ham, chopped 1 C. Salami, chopped 1 Pkg. Frozen Peas 1 C. Mayonnaise ¼ C. Sour Cream ¼ C. Chopped Green Onions 2 tsp. Mustard 1 C. Shredded Cheese 2 T. Chopped Parsley Cook the macaroni, drain and rinse. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss. Place the shredded lettuce in a 2 ½ quart serving bowl, then top with the cooked macaroni and the sliced eggs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and then layer the ham, salami and peas. In another bowl mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions and mustard. Spread this over the top of the meats. Cover and refrigerate overnight or during the day at work. When you are ready to eat, sprinkle on the shredded cheese and the parsley on top before serving. Enjoy!

Soaking in Yellowstone Submitted by Kelsey Dayton - wyoﬁle.com I leaned over the water with trepidation, looking at the bubbles gurgling from the middle of the pool. I put my hand over the water straining to feel how much heat it emitted. Then I put in my toe. My hiking partners and I knew Mr. Bubbles was one of the few places in Yellowstone National Park you can soak without being boiled alive. That’s why we’d hiked more than 16 miles the day before through the backcountry. But years of warning about Yellowstone’s thermal features and a recent discussion about the book “Death in Yellowstone” had us all exercising extra caution. There are few areas in Yellowstone where you can take advantage of the features that make the park famous. Most hot springs in the park are too hot or too acidic for people to use, said Lee Whittlesey, park historian. But located in the Bechler area in the southwest corner of Yellowstone, a place famous for its waterfalls, two alkaline thermal features mix with the cold water of the Ferris Fork River and create a hot spring worthy of the long hike in. Soaking and swimming in the park’s thermal features is illegal in Yellowstone. But like the popular Boiling River near Gardiner, Montana, at Mr. Bubbles you are technically soaking in the river. The pool-like feature made from rocks that form a dam on the Ferris Fork gets its name from a fumarole below the water that releases big bubbles. A fumarole is a steam vent, or crack in the ground that releases thermal heat, Whittlesey said. If a fumarole is on land, it steams. If the area is muddy it becomes a mud pot. If it’s in the water, it creates a hot spring. Another nearby thermal feature also dumps hot water into the cold river at the same spot, mixing to make it soaking temperature. Whittlesey doesn’t know who discovered Mr. Bubbles, or when. He ﬁrst visited it in the 1970s. Back then it was called “Nirvana Pool.” It’s remained remarkably stable since then. A few years ago the park closed Mr. Bubbles for most of the summer after a suspected natural explosion on the side of nearby hill started pouring in extra water making it too hot for people to soak, Yellow-

stone backcountry program manager Ivan Kowski said. By the following year it was safe again, but things in the park area always changing. The area used to be one of those secret Yellowstone spots shared only with close friends, but through the years word spread and it’s become a popular spot — as popular as Yellowstone’s backcountry gets. We saw no one during our mid-morning soak and only a few other parties during our three days on the trail. But reservations for campsites near Mr. Bubbles fill quickly with people approaching it both from the Bechler Ranger Station and Old Faithful, Kowski said. While the area is technically open year-round and some people even ski in during the winter, the backcountry office doesn’t make reservations before July 10 because the rivers are so high and flooding makes it inaccessible. The high point of the trail is the Continental Divide at 8,500 feet and snow can last into the summer months. Our hike in was beautiful with classic Western scenery — waterfalls, rivers and wildflowers along with a few gurgling pools and steaming streams of water to remind us we were in Yellowstone. When we ditched our packs for the half-mile hike from the main trail into Mr. Bubbles we entered another world. It felt like we had traveled back to the time of dinosaurs. Steam rose along the river from colorful pools of boiling water. There were dark oranges and vibrant blues jumping out from the greens and browns of the forest. From the trail we could feel the heat rising from nearby streams and bubbling pools. I entered the pool cautiously. I hadn’t thought to bring water shoes and a few hot rocks gave off short bursts of disconcerting heat. I’d just gotten comfortable in a spot with perfect soaking temperatures when an icy blast of river water swirled around me. It was a strange everchanging mix of hot and cold water. Then it began to hail, the plopping ice balls making the water further bubble and steam. I found a warm spot again and settled in. From my vantage point in the pool I watched water rush

down the orange and yellow sides of a large thermal feature on the other side of the river. Steam rose from other hidden hot spots along the banks. This, I thought, is why Yellowstone is so special. If you go: You’ll need a backcountry permit for overnight camping (check online). For questions about planning a trip call the backcountry ofﬁce at (307) 344-2160. Don’t forget bear spray, and remember to follow Yellowstone’s bear safety protocols, including properly storing your food at night and making noise on the trail. Berry patches are abundant , even along the trail corridor. Exercise caution around thermal features. You’ll hike next to steam vents and bubbling pools. Stay on the trail. The crust can get thin near features and it’s easy for people to step through and get burned.

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Weekly Trivia Question Who committed the ﬁrst ever train robbery in the United States? Look on Page 19 for the answer

Tips to Upgrade Your Home’s Exterior Submitted by Statepoint Media

wooden door may be inefficient, worn out or plain ugly. Consider replacing your old wooden door with a solid fiberglass door, which is up to four times more energy efficient and resistant to rot, rust, dings and weather. Constructed as a complete system of components, Therma-Tru fiberglass doors, for example, are engineered to work together for lasting performance, security and energy efficiency. Throughout August, homeowners can enter the online “Door Do-Over Sweepstakes” for the chance to win a new Therma-Tru fiberglass entry door. To enter the sweepstakes, visit www.TodaysHomeowner.com/DoorDoOver. • Make smart upgrades with a proven return on investment. For example, adding energy-efficient vinyl windows, like those from Simonton Windows, as a mid-range project to a home can have a cost recoup value of 78.7 percent, while adding vinyl siding can have a 78.2 percent recoup rate, according to the 2014 Cost Versus Value Study conducted by Remodeling magazine. • Add “top down” color to the home by starting with the roof. Polymer slate and shake roofs, like those from DaVinci Roofscapes, come in 49 standard colors and unlimited custom colors. • Color plays a major role in creating curb appeal. Add and maintain colorful shrubbery and planters to give your exterior a natural burst of color. Look to the front door, your shutters and trim to add pops

of color additions that complement the rest of the exterior. For more tips, visit www. fypon.com. Throughout August, Fypon will include daily curb appeal tips, along with detailed curb appeal information and

color advice from national color expert Kate Smith of Sensational Color. This National Curb Appeal Month, make your home a more welcoming place by giving its exterior a facelift.

Joke of the week You’ve heard of the Air Force’s ultra-highsecurity, super-secret base in Nevada, known simply as “Area 51?” Well, late one afternoon, the Air Force folks out at Area 51 were surprised to see a Cessna landing at their “secret” base. They immediately impounded the aircraft and hauled the pilot into an interrogation room. The pilot’s story was that he took off from Vegas, got lost, and spotted the Base just as he was about to run out of fuel. The Air Force started a full FBI background check on the pilot and held him overnight during the investigation. By the next day, they were ﬁnally convinced that the pilot really was lost and wasn’t a spy. They gassed up his airplane, gave him a terrifying “you-did-not-see-a-base” brieﬁng, complete with threats of spending the rest of his life in prison, told him Vegas was that-a-way on such-and-such a heading, and sent him on his way. The next day, to the total disbelief of the Air Force, the same Cessna showed up again. Once again, the MP’s surrounded the plane... only this time there were two people in the plane. The same pilot jumped out and said, “Do anything you want to me, but my wife is in the plane and you have to tell her where I was last night!” Joke of the Week provided by

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urb appeal is important in setting a welcoming tone. And if your home is for sale, an attractive exterior becomes crucial. “Realtors tell us that potential home buyers make a ‘street decision’ in less than 12 seconds on whether or not to view a home,” says Niki Decker of Fypon, a leader in the synthetic millwork industry. “That’s a very short time to make a good impression.” August marks the first National Curb Appeal Month, a great time to focus on ways to add value and design appeal to your home’s exterior, whether or not you have plans to sell. The experts at Fypon are offering their top exterior upgrade tips: • Swap a rotting wooden porch system with a new structural synthetic balustrade system that includes porch posts, top and bottom rails, balusters and all the other pieces essential to create a weather-resistant porch. • Trim out exterior windows. Use crossheads for over a window and top with a solid, decorative or recessed panel keystone accent piece. On the sides and below the window, use moulding pieces with plinth blocks in the corners to eliminate miter cuts. • Replace older, rotting wooden louvers with lowmaintenance polyurethane louvers. Such functional louvers should have a noncorrosive fiberglass screen backing to keep insects out while allowing maximum airflow and ventilation to enter an attic. • A conventional older

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Extending Your Garden Season By Sandra Aberle s promised in last week’s gardening article, I am going to talk about extending your gardening season into the fall. Wyoming can be unpredictable when it comes to its weather, both in the spring time and in autumn. An unexpected frost can change a beautiful garden into a disaster overnight, only to be followed with weeks of warm weather. So let’s talk about what can be done. Some temporary solutions when the weatherman says that we might have a frost in the night is to simply cover your plants with blankets, sheets, tablecloths, traps, or even cardboard boxes. In the morning, simply removing the coverings after the sun is up is all that is needed. This provides enough protection for a mild frost. To extend our season beyond a mild frost we need to consider other alternatives. Cold frames may be placed over existing plants or small hoop houses can be erected over still thriving plants. But what are cold frames and hoop houses? Cold frames are usually built out of wood, straw bales, or bricks, but there are some ingenious gardeners that use whatever is available.

There is no rule on what size you should build your frame but remember a cold frame does have to have a lid, a top that can be a glass window, a piece of plastic stretched over a wooden frame, an old shower door, something that the sun’s rays can shine onto the plants and soil enough that the temperature remains warm for the plants through the night. I have always made my cold frames slightly higher in the back so the top is at the right angle for the sun. Positioning the cold frame towards the south will catch the most sun as our days become shorter. Always remember that the cold frame can get very warm during the day so either the top will need to be vented or removed on warm days then replaces in the late afternoon. The easiest way to protect your plants that are still producing is to use small hoop houses. I pound 2 foot sections of rebar into the ground, leaving 8-12 inches of the rebar above ground. I do this every 4 feet, on both sides of my tomatoes, for example. Then I take ½ inch PVC pipe, sliding it on to the rebar and bending it over top of the tomato plant and onto the other rebar on the opposite side. After I have all my

PVC ribs on I will cover it with clear plastic. The plastic can be held in place by either placing soil over the sides and ends of the plastic so the wind can’t caught it or what I like to do is to attach wood next to the ground so that the plastic cannot be lifted by the wind. Once the hoop house is in place I will leave it on, only opening the plastic ends during the day so the temperatures don’t get to high and so that I can get to my vegetables. A bubble wrap can be placed over the original plastic then another layer of plastic if you think your plants can produce into October and November. The three layer system has protected my plants well beyond the freezing point. Either cold frames or hoop houses can extend your season or can be planted in right now with cold weather plants. Some plants that work well for these are: Arugula, Broccoli, Beets, Cabbage, Chard, Chinese cabbage, Green onion, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Radish, and Spinach. See you next week and good gardening.

JONI WITTROCK Celebration of Life for Joni E. Wittrock will be held at 6:00 pm Friday, August 16, 2014 at the Pronghorn School, 3005 S. Oakcrest Drive, Gillette, WY. Joni E. Wittrock passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at her home for natural causes. Cremation has taken place. Joni Wittrock was born August 5, 1954 to William R. and Neva (Fetters) Kemerling in Oshkosh, Nebraska. The family moved numerous times before coming to Gillette in 1960. Joni attended schools in Gillette and graduated from CCHS in 1974. Joni was married to Andrew Rich and they later divorced. Joni married Mark Wittrock and they had one daughter and later divorced. Joni worked at Burger King as diningroom hostess until health problems caused her to retire. Joni liked to read, spend time with grandson Nathaniel, watch television, shopping, activities with her skills group, and occasional bus trips to Deadwood. Joni is survived by her daughter; Nicole Carano, her parents; Bill and Neva Kemerling, sister; Jayne Cudmore, brother; William Kemerling and one grandson. She is preceded in death by her grandparents; Kemerling and Fetters. A memorial will be established to beneﬁt her grandson’s education. Memorials and Condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website at www.gillettememorialchapel.com

Local Jobs and Payroll in Wyoming:

Modest Job Growth Continues in Fourth Quarter 2013 The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that total unemployment insurance (UI) covered payroll increased by $48.7 million (1.5%) in fourth quarter 2013. Employment rose by 1,507 jobs (0.5%) and average weekly wage increased by $8 (0.9%). In fourth quarter, employment grew faster than its five year average (0.5% compared to -0.4%), total wages grew faster than their five year average (1.5% compared to 1.1%), but average weekly wage grew slower than its five year average (0.9% compared to 1.6%). Job losses in the mining sector (including oil & gas) were smaller than in third quarter (-409 jobs, or -1.5% compared to -729 jobs, or -2.7%). In terms of dollars, UI covered payroll represents approximately 91.5% of all wage and salary disbursements and 43.8% of personal income in the state (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2014). Analysts have noted that “minerals related employment is one of the key predictors of sales and use tax revenue” in Wyoming (CREG 2010). Despite the recent growth, overall employment remained approximately 7,000 jobs (2.4%) below its fourth quarter 2008 level. In short, the state has yet to make up all the job losses of 2009 and 2010. Visit our website at h t t p : / / d o e . s t a t e . w y. u s / LMI/13Q4_QCEW/toc.htm

for a complete set of tables. Employment rose in 13 counties and fell in 10 counties (see Table). Total payroll increased in 17 counties and decreased in 6 counties. Laramie County gained 1,295 jobs (2.9%), but its total payroll fell by $9.0 million (-1.8%). Large job growth was seen in construction, retail trade, transportation & warehousing, accommodation & food services, and other services. The decline in total payroll in retail trade (-$16.6 million, or -30.2%) was related to a large bonus paid in fourth quarter 2012, but not repeated in 2013. Teton County added 680 jobs (4.2%), but its total payroll fell by $1.7 million (-0.9%). Large job gains were seen in construction, retail trade, accommodation & food services, educational services, and professional & technical services. The decrease in total payroll appears related to the large bonuses that were paid in fourth quarter 2012, but not repeated in 2013. This was seen in management of companies & enterprises and ﬁnance & insurance. Natrona County added 441 jobs (1.1%) and its total payroll rose by $14.2 million (2.6%). Job gains in accommodation & food services, wholesale trade, local government (including public schools & colleges), retail trade, and health care & social assistance were partially offset by job losses in other services and man-

proximately 550 jobs), and mining (including oil & gas; approximately 350 jobs). Employment fell in other services (approximately 450 jobs) and state government (approximately 150 jobs). Detailed covered employment and wages data for First Quarter 2014 are scheduled to be released on November 7, 2014.

ufacturing. Employment increased by 401 jobs (5.8%) in Carbon County and its total payroll rose by $10.1 million (13.5%). Sizeable job gains occurred in construction, administrative & waste services, and accommodation & food services. Sweetwater County lost 675 jobs (-2.7%) and its total payroll fell by $4.6 million (-1.3%). Notable job losses were seen in construction and mining (including oil & gas). Employment increased in real estate & rental & leasing, management of companies & enterprises, and administrative & waste services. Employment fell by 260 jobs (-2.9%) in Uinta County, but its total payroll rose by $27.9 million (28.9%). Small job losses were seen in many sectors, including construction, mining, accommodation & food services, other services, and local government. Construction payroll increased by $28.6 million.

Preview—First Quarter (January through March) 2014 Covered Employment & Wages

According to preliminary data, job growth accelerated in ﬁrst quarter. Total payroll rose by $97.3 million (3.1%) and employment increased by approximately 3,050 jobs (1.1%). Job growth was greatest in construction (approximately 1,200 jobs), accommodation & food services (nearly 600 jobs), transportation & warehousing (ap-

SANDRA PAINE Graveside Funeral Services for Sandra “Sandy” Kae Paine will be held Friday, August 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette, Wyoming with Wayne Lad-

dusaw ofﬁciating. Sandra Paine, age 52, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Close to Home Hospice House in Gillette, WY after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Sandra was born to Shirley (Burback) and Herman (Red) Paine on October 3, 1961 in Gillette, WY, where she was raised and attended school. As a young girl she loved riding horses. She always had a love for animals especially her dogs Ellie Mae and Teddy, and she would always go out of her way to help other dogs. Sandy married John Manders in 1977 they later divorced. Sandy moved to Washington state for several years, upon moving back to Gillette, she resided with her mother; Shirley Gillette. She worked mostly in the grocery business. While working at Smith’s grocery she made many friends. Sandy’s greatest joy was working in her yard. She had a beautiful yard. Sandy loved spending time with her nephew Skylar; she called him “her little man.” Sandy will be missed and is survived by her mother; Shirley Gillette of Gillette, WY, step-dad; Don Gillette of Sheridan, WY, sister; Danelle (Danny) Muirhead, nephew; Skylar Muirhead of Gillette, WY, sister; Mary Knigge (John Fowler) of Rozet, WY, nephew Jason (Melissa) Paine, greatnieces Isabella and Alexandria all of San Diego, CA, niece; Melissa (Chad) Gideon of Rozet, WY, brother; Richard (Kathy) Paine of Oak Grove, MS, and aunt; Linda Crossland of Oklahoma City, OK. She is preceded in death by her dad; Herman (Red) Paine, sister; Linda Paine, maternal grandparents; Ruby Deaver, Conrad Burbank, and paternal grandparents; Ellsworth and Mary Paine, Ethel and John Gillette. Memorials and Condolences may be sent in Sandra’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also we be sent via our website at www.gillettememorialchapel.com

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Is Your Diet Making You Sick? Submitted by Statepoint Media

eeling under the weather? Many common ailments, as well as serious lifethreatening conditions, are caused by what you are and aren’t putting into your body, say experts. “Even if you stick to a well-balanced diet, you may not be getting sufﬁcient nutrients,” says Dr. Michael A. Smith M.D., author of the new book and educational tool, “The Supplement Pyramid” and host of Healthy Talk on www. RadioMD.com. In fact, nearly all Americans have an inadequate intake of Vitamin E and nearly a third does not get enough Vitamin C according to government statistics. “It doesn’t matter how many fruits and vegetables you’re eating if they’re grown in nutrient-poor soil,” says Smith. “The unfortunate truth is that the nutrient content of our soil -- and thus our crops -- has been steadily declining for decades.” While organic produce may reduce your exposure to pesticides, it doesn’t necessarily mean it will be more nutrient-rich. So in addition to a healthy diet,

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what can you do to ensure you’re getting sufﬁcient nutrition? Smith offers a few tips: • Take an ideally dosed multi-vitamin/mineral. From Vitamin A to zinc, your body is dependent on these nutrients for optimal health. But not all multivitamins are the same. Skip the bare-bones variety that provide minimal doses of some essential nutrients, and opt for a robust multivitamin that delivers ideal doses of a full spectrum of essentials. • Omega-3 fatty acids are healthy fats that your body can’t live without, supporting mental and cognitive health, decreasing cardiovascular disease risk, and lowering systemic inﬂammation. But because your body can’t make them, you either have to get omega-3 fatty acids through your diet or supplementation. • All of your cells need energy to function, particularly your heart and brain cells. You may have never heard of coenzyme Q10, but it plays a critical role in cellular energy production. Look for this supplement in ubiquinol form, which is absorbed much better by the body.

Campbell Co. Fire Dept.

- At 2:13 a.m. to the CCSO Jail for a Carbon Monoxide detector activation in a section of the jail. CCFD crews monitored the area and did not ﬁnd any readings on their monitors. No evacuation of the jail was needed. It was unknown as to the cause of the readings on their detector. - At 2:53 p.m. to the intersection of W. Lakeway Road and Four J Road for the report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision. There was no incident found on arrival.

August 7, 2014

- At 12:01 a.m. to Highway 50 about 15 miles south of Gillette for a vehicle fire. Upon arrival heavy fire was showing from the cab and engine compartment. The fire was quickly brought under control. The fire was caused by a faulty fuel line. - At 2:44 a.m. to Interstate 90 near west of Gillette to assist CCSO who were in pursuit of a vehicle that three flat tires and was smoking. The vehicle did not start any fires and was not on fire upon our arrival. - At 7:25 a.m. to the 1200 block of West 3rd Avenue for an EMS assist. - At 9:08 a.m. to the area of LimeCreek Road and Kluver Road for a Hazardous Materials call of a leaking container on the side of the road. CCFD contained the leak and confined the container to a secure container. It was then turned over to the proper authorities for proper disposal. - At 9:54 a.m. to 2500 Hillcrest Drive for the report of a natural gas leak. Construction crews were performing underground work and struck three natural gas lines. - At 11:34 a.m. to the area approximately 12-13 miles in on the Middle Prong Road for a small grass fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire was contained to approximately 66 acres in size. - At 2:51 p.m. to Echeta Road for the report of a one vehicle rollover. - At 10:25 p.m. to Hidden Valley Road for a fire in a back yard of a residence. The fire appeared to be a little larger than the size of the fire pit. The home owners were advised of the ordinance and of the burning restrictions in the county and were asked to keep the fire small.

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• It doesn’t matter how healthy your diet is. If your gut is compromised, it can’t extract the protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals you need to survive. Not only that, but about 70 percent of your immune system is actually located in your gut. Since so many factors diminish levels of beneﬁcial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, it’s essential to replenish their numbers with daily probiotic supplementation. • When seeking out supplements, stick with a company that has an established track record of selling high-quality products and uses only pure, potent raw materials. They should also include dosages of key ingredients high enough to impact your health. Find out if your supplements make the grade by doing your research. For free tools to build your personal supplement regimen and for more information about Smith’s new book, visit www.MySupplementPyramid.com or call 1-855-870-0687. Don’t assume a healthy diet is sufﬁcient. Key supplements can improve the way you feel.

- At 7:29 a.m. to the area of Warlow Dr. for a possible gas leak, firefighters checked the area and found that Pacific Steel and Recycling had breached a propane tank in their scrap yard. - At 7:56 a.m. to 1259 Palomino Rd. for a possible gas leak, firefighters arrived on scene and determined the odor was coming from Pacific Steel and Recycling. - At 10:54 a.m. to 350 Arapahoe Avenue for the report of a struck natural gas line. Upon arrival personnel found a backhoe had struck a 1” natural gas line. Fire department personnel placed a clamp on the line to stop the flow of gas. - At 11:05 a.m. to Tech Drive for the report of a struck natural gas line. Upon arrival personnel found an auger that had struck a 2” natural gas line. Source Gas used a clamp and stopped the flow of gas. - At 11:28 to S. Hwy 59 near Antelope Valley for a report of an oil spill on the road. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a spill that was approximately 100 yards long, it is believed that the substance was oil production water. Firefighters placed floor dry onto the spill to contain it. - At 3:30 p.m. to Hannum Road for an EMS assist. - At 3:47 p.m. to the 300 block of Sunflow-

er Ln. for an EMS assist. - At 7:04 p.m. to 201 E. Boxelder Rd. for an EMS assist. - At 7:16 p.m. to the intersection of Skyline Dr. and I-90 for a 1 gallon diesel spill. - At 7:57 p.m. to the 200 block of Teak St. for an EMS assist. - At 9:29 p.m. to the 1600 block of Monte Vista Ln. for an EMS assist.

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- At 12:27 p.m. to Trinidad Court for an EMS assist. - At 1:23 p.m. to the intersection of Highway 51 and Garner Lake Road for an Oil Spill. - At 6:03 p.m. to the address of 3338 Georgia Circle for a structure fire. The patio deck on the back of the structure had caught on fire due to a discarded cigarette in an ornament that was on the back deck. Damage was estimated at less than $1000.00. The occupants of the apartment were sleeping inside the apartment and had to be woke up to tell them that their back deck was on fire by neighbors. - At 6:19 p.m. to the area in the field behind Fox Park Subdivision for a small grass fire. It was contained to less than one acre in size and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. - At 9:18 p.m. to the area of Potter Avenue for a fire alarm activation. This was a false alarm and all units were cancelled. - At 10:23 p.m. to the area of Gillette Avenue and 3rd Street for an EMS assist.

Who is Scott Clem and why should you trust him with your vote as the State Representative of House District 31? Scott is fiscal and social conservative. His vision for local state politics is something he is very passionate about. Some may say well passion is great but how do we know Scott will be the one to represent our state best? The best way is by checking out their history and what they have already shown concerning their character. Scott has been given opportunity to show that character when he was the interim pastor and chairman of his church’s pulpit committee for 2 years after his pastor had passed away. Additionally, Scott has sat on the Parks and beautification board for the last 3 years; at one point being the chairman and is now the vice chairman. His employment at the YES House shows his investment in the lives of young people. He is always continuing to further himself personally; whether that be educating himself on political issues or pursuing his bachelor’s degree. Scott is invested in his family and his commitment to being a faithful husband and an involved father. Scott is a person who stand for what he believes in and will not back down on issues that need addressed. He is pro-guns, pro-family, and pro-life. His goals would be for Wyoming to gain control over Wyoming’s unappropriated public lands, Wyoming’s public education, and fighting against governments overreach. He will fight for what is best for Wyoming and he won’t give up at the first sign of adversity. If anything, it will give him all the more reason to persevere. Given the opportunity, Scott Clem would work for the best interest of Wyoming people. He is focused on the future of our state and will work hard to accomplish what he has set out to do: Give local control to the citizens of Wyoming and to make their voice be heard. Join Scott on the road to conservative victory by voting for him on August 19th. For more information visit facebook.com/clemforhouse

August 10, 2014

- At 2:18 a.m. to the area of mile marker 131 on East Highway 51 for a one vehicle rollover. - At 3:08 a.m. to the 800 block of North Gurley Avenue for an EMS assist. - At 9:32 a.m. to 305 S. Garner Lake Rd. for a report of a vehicle collision into the building. Firefighters arrived on scene and found the vehicle partially inside the structure, the building was unoccupied and none of the vehicles occupants were injured. - At 4:38 p.m. to the area of mile marker 111 on I-90 for a report of several grass fires. Firefighters contained the largest fire to one acre with a total of 3 fires found in the area. They are believed to be caused by a mechanical malfunction of a vehicle.

August 12, 2014

- At 2:44 a.m. to the 2700 block of Rapid St. for an EMS assist. - At 11:15 a.m. to 5753 S. Winland Ct. for the report of a struck natural gas line. Upon arrival personnel found an underground boring machine had struck a 2” natural gas line. Fire department personnel placed a clamp on the line to stop the flow of gas. - At 1:26 p.m. to the area of the Hart Rd. for a reported timber fire. Firefighters remain on scene of the fire, last estimates show the fire to exceed 200 acres. Resources from the BLM and State Forestry are assisting CCFD in containment efforts. - At 2:56 p.m. to the 100 block of 4-J Rd. for an EMS assist. - At 5:06 p.m. to 2911 Fitzpatrick Ct. for a possible gas leak. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a gas leak from the natural gas riser and meter on the side of the residence, the flow of gas was shut off by CCFD members, the scene was turned over to Source Gas upon their arrival.

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In 1994, cartographers digitized the geology. Creating this new version involved superimposing various layers of data on the map, a standard practice for creating geologic maps. Esri’s ArcMap GIS (geographic information systems) mapping software was used to combine the various layers of data. Color patterns and letter symbols were used to represent the various geologic rock units. The base map layers depict background reference information such as landforms, roads, and boundaries. The background is a detailed and accurate graphic representation of natural features on the ground, speciﬁcally a representation of relief in the terrain. “One of the challenges we had with updating the map was symbolizing the faults, which were numerous,” said Suzanne Luhr, GIS map editor of the WSGS. “We had to evaluate each one for proper placement and direction.” WSGS cartographer Phyllis Ranz was responsible for overlaying and modifying the patterns from the original map. They cover more than 200 rock units, known as geologic strata. These designs are intended to help differentiate between the places or contacts where different rock units meet, such

as where igneous rocks have intruded through sedimentary rocks, or where metamorphic rocks occur. “One striking attribute in the new version of the map is the shaded relief background generated from a digital elevation model,” Ranz said. A relatively new technique (with Global Mapper software) was used to blend the digital geologic data with a shaded relief base to enhance both Wyoming’s geology and its varied topography. Prior to the use of sophisticated computer software, contour lines were used to show elevation on a topographic map and were scribed by hand. While the tools to create the maps have changed, the creative design work conducted by the agency’s cartographers continues. “This geologic map represents how we can combine science and art,” Ranz said. Understanding and visually displaying where different rock types are located provides important clues about where groundwater, energy, and mineral resources exist, a major role of the WSGS, Drean said. “This map provides a template for future studies in a variety of disciplines, from geologic and tectonic research to hydrologic and environmental studies.

Program to Evaluate State Programs Spreading Across Government

A program Governor Matt Mead launched is being used by more state agencies and making state government more efﬁcient. Known as WyoStat, the program aims to improve state agency performance and ensure smart decision making. It places an emphasis on the mission of each agency and ensures that decisions are made that match missions and advance effective delivery of services. “We have great state employees. This focuses their work based on objectives and data,” Governor Mead said. “I am pleased state agencies are using this system to improve and streamline their work.”

The Wyoming Department of Health calls the WyoStat program HealthStat and began using it in 2011. The initial focus was on defining program missions. Then on developing quality outcome measures aligned with program missions. This year programs have focused on delivering the best “bang for the buck” through efficiencies. WyoStat is used in the Departments of Workforce Services and Family Services. Seven other agencies are implementing the program. It is producing results - identifying gaps in services or processes and finding new and innovative ways to consistently ensure excellent customer service to

Wyoming’s citizens. “We are already seeing the benefits. For example, this new system identified the importance of the Aging Disability Resource Center,” Governor Mead said. “HealthStat is reducing the number of return admissions for elderly who are transitioning from a health care facility to home. This makes a difference for people helping families and the State save money.” In addition to state agencies, WyoStat is being incorporated by other organizations to help with efforts from industry-specific safety initiatives to mental health services for Wyoming Veterans.

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Opinion Fuel Poverty - Coming Soon to Wyoming Submitted by Muareen Bader - Wyoming Liberty Group quick look at price trends for goods and services reveals a head scratcher. While prices in the private sector tend to fall, prices in government-regulated industries, much like the cost of government itself, tend to rise. Why might that be? Perhaps because in the private sector, the proﬁt motive drives entrepreneurs to ﬁnd ways such as technological advance to lower costs, and competition forces them to pass these cost savings on to consumers. Government and regulated industries, acting as monopoly providers without the disciplining force of competition and with virtually unlimited access to other people’s money, face different incentives. How does this theory play out in reality? The computer industry provides us with an excellent private-sector example of a falling price trend. In 1984, the Mac 128k computer, sporting a nine inch black and white monitor, 128 k of RAM (memory), an eight

megahertz processor speed and no hard drive, cost $2,495 (or $5,723.44, adjusted for inflation) [1]. This computer, incidentally, was the first to take floppy disks. A floppy disk, with a 1.2 megabyte storage capacity, cost $5 in 1984 (or $11.50, adjusted for inflation). These days, an iMac with a 21.5-inch color screen, an eight-gigabyte RAM (memory), 2.7-gigahertz processor speed and a 500-gigabyte hard drive, costs $1,099. In other words, for less than half the price (or less than one-fifth, adjusted for inflation), a computer today has a color screen more than twice as large, 62,500 times more RAM, can process over 300 times as many operations per second, includes a hard drive with a storage capacity equivalent to more than 400,000 1984 floppy disks (which in 1984 would have cost an additional $2 million – over $4.6 million adjusted for inflation – in addition to the cost of the computer), plus many other improvements not listed here.

As a result, almost anyone who wants one can afford to buy a computer today. The industries government regulates, such as public utilities, tell a different tale. Price trends in the public utility universe move in much the same way as the cost of government, generally up, instead of down like the private sector. Electricity, provided by public utilities to families, businesses and industries, is a good example. Electricity sales in Wyoming have been relatively stable in recent years due to better insulation and more efficient windows in homes. People have been finding ways to reduce electricity consumption. Why might that be? Perhaps because the cost of electricity is – wait for it – going up! Between 2001 and 2012, residential electricity rates rose from 6.77 cents per kilowatt hour to 9.11 cents per kilowatt hour, a 35 percent increase (four percent, adjusted for inflation). Both commercial and industrial rate

increases show a similar pattern. Why have costs gone up? When it comes to heavily regulated industries, improved technology does not translate to lower costs and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the big culprit. EPA regulations force technological advance to go into cleaning up old activities. The latest target of an EPA clean up crusade is a colorless, odorless gas necessary for life emitted from existing power plants, such as coal-ﬁred electricity plants. This crusade will speed up the retirement of these plants before the end of their useful lives, driving up the cost of electricity to Wyoming families. According to the Energy Information Agency, the cost to build a new electricity generating plant doubled between 2000-2008.[2] In fact, in a June 2014 Regulatory Impact Analysis[3] done by the EPA, it admits that its regulations to limit man-made carbon dioxide, the above mentioned odorless colorless gas necessary for

life, from existing power plants throughout the U.S. could have a compliance cost of between $4.2 to $7.4 billion each year to 2020, and even more after that. Rising electricity costs may soon make electricity unaffordable and destine many Wyoming families to fuel poverty. Imagine how much cheaper electricity might be today, and how much of your own money you would have in your pockets now and in the future, if electricity producers had worked in a competitive environment as Apple Computers did back in 1984. It is time to recalibrate the electric industry by removing it from the political realm and making it once again responsive to the demands of consumers. It is time to deregulate electricity production and allow the free market to direct resources to their best use.

How to Choose a Candidate By Glenn Woods

Glenn Woods is a newspaper columnist and Radio Talk Show Host. You can find him back on the air LIVE on 103.1 FM or 1450 AM. Can’t listen right away or not in the signal range? Go to BoldRepublic.com to watch the show live or listen after! I’m asked every election cycle whom I am going to vote for. But, because I think it’s important that you hear what the candidates have to say in their own words, I refuse to answer. And no candidate would want to speak with me if they knew that I favored their opponent over them. What I am more than willing to do is offer you a few suggestions, a voter’s guide if you will, on what I am looking for in a candidate when I do enter the polls to vote. If you understand the important of limited government then this handy little guide is for you! If you would rather give up your freedoms, and take other people freedoms, so that you can get frees stuff from the government, then I suggest turning the page. I understand there is a great sports section in this issue. For freedom lovers… here we go: 1) If you ask a candidate how they would address an issue (any issue), and their first response is that government needs to take action, then you are not dealing with a candidate that is interested in your personal freedom (or anyone else’s). If, on the other hand, the first thing they say to you sounds like: “Government

needs to get out of the way, this is better left up to the people,” you may have found a good one. 2) If they say that government should be involved in the economy, then they don’t understand the purpose of government. It drives me nuts when I hear people asking the president what he plans to do about the economy. The answer is, government should not be involved in the economy, in any way, shape, or form, except one. The courts are there to settle our disputes. This goes all the way down to the local level of government. No matter the city you live in, they should not have an economic development board. I’m not saying that such a board should not exist; I’m saying it should be left to the private sector. Don’t misunderstand, It is a good thing when local people get together to discuss strategy for improving the local economy. But government sucks at economic development. They suck at it because of cronyism, and their propensity to spend money that is not their own, without any realistic thought about return on investment. Leave economic growth to the PRIVATE sector. 3) Ask your candidate

what they think about a smoking ban in restaurants and bars. If they answer that it is not government’s business to tell a private property owner what he can and cannot do with what he owns, then you are probably talking to a good candidate. This simple question is an indication of the candidate’s thoughts as to other areas of government. 4) Does the candidate insist that government should spend taxpayer money on research and development that is already happening in the private sector? Let’s get specific here. Governor Matt Mead is sending fifteen million dollars to The University of Wyoming so that they can study new ways to use CO2. If you think about it, private companies are looking for new ways to use CO2 all the time. An entrepreneur will find a million and one uses for the stuff while spending his own money, and money given to him by his investors, in order to make a profit. Government, on the other hand, takes money that is often sent to cronies who waste it on projects that either never work or operate at a loss, if they work at all. 5) How realistic are the candidate’s views on gov-

ernment spending? Let’s look here in Gillette Wyoming: A City of Gillette official bragged to me that they have cut twenty five million in spending. They are quite proud of it. But then they plan to spend over a hundred million on The Field of BROKE. The city will claim that the price tag is far below a hundred million, but having the school system pick up part of the tab does not save us taxpayers any money. It is still the same price to those of us who have to pay the bill, even if the money is shuffled around and hidden. Also, spreading the cost of the field over several years does not save us any money either. Then there is the cost of maintaining the field. So, in other words, if your candidate plans to save here, but spend even more over there, then they are not saving anyone anything. They are just piling up debt that you the taxpayer will have to pay. 6) Does your candidate look at the political system and try to figure out how to work within that system? If that is the case then they will soon become part of the system. But if a candidate looks at the system,

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Letters Tell the EPA what you Think

Editor: Recently I attended the Rally for Affordable Energy in Denver. This rally was held in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hearings on limiting carbon emissions from coal-ﬁred electrical generation plants. The EPA is soliciting comments and I would encourage readers to submit comments due to the serious impact these rules can have on coal sales. Here’s how to comment: Via Email: Go to: A-and-R-Docket@epa.gov In the Subject line, type: “ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602” Regular Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode 28221T, Attention Docket ID No. OAR-2013-0602, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460 Here are some points you can share with them: The proposed rules: • will cost an estimated $50 billion per year • will result in only 1/20th of one degree temperature change if the entire coal-generating ﬂeet were shut down. • estimated job loss: up to 800,000 jobs over several years. Thank you, Troy Mader

sees it as broken, and wants to tear it down and build something a lot less complicated and burdensome to the public, then you have found someone who understands how to solve the problems that we are now facing.

Take your time, question your candidates. Here in Wyoming, you do have the chance to meet them in person, or call them and talk to them. Look for someone who thinks outside the political box.

Weekly Constitution Study

Every week, the Observer prints one article, paragraph, or section of either the U.S. or State Constitution for your information. Wyoming State Constitution, Article 1, Section 39 Opportunity to hunt, ﬁsh and trap. The opportunity to ﬁsh, hunt and trap wildlife is a heritage that shall forever be preserved to the individual citizens of the state, subject to regulation as prescribed by law, and does not create a right to trespass on private property, diminish other private rights or alter the duty of the state to manage wildlife. Auto • Home • Life • Business

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Let Me Be Free

Exclusive: Ted Nugent, otherwise known as the Motor City Madman has clear message for those who want ‘their boots on our necks” By Guest Columnist Ted Nugent Printed with the expressed written consent of Ted Nugent Inc. et me be perfectly clear: It isn’t any of your damn business what you think I need, what you don’t want me to have and what you think is good for me. I’m a free man who can think for himself. I don’t need a bureaucrat to manage my life or legislate my freedoms away under the ruse of security or their twisted theory of an improved quality of life. I don’t visit Washington, D.C., because I’m allergic to soulless, terminally disconnected bureaucratic paperpushing punks on parade. For one free man to attempt to tell another free man what legal products he should or should not be able to own is the most gross and irresponsible bastardization of freedom I can imagine. But then again, I’m not a helpless, feckless, spineless, bloodsucking sheep waiting for direction. Newsﬂash for the antifreedom idiot brigades: You aren’t free if you want to handcuff the freedoms of others. What you are is a mindless sheep, an easily led lemming who can’t spell the word freedom much less deﬁne it. What Sen. Feinstein, VP Biden or President Obama want is more control over Americans. These socialists and Marxists don’t care about mass murder. What they want is more control, their boots on our necks. Liberals seek control by trying to convince us that central-planning bureaucrats know what is best for us. They don’t have any faith in individuals making decisions in their best interest. In fact, they try to convince us that without Fedzilla we would be helpless, too stupid and unprepared to care for ourselves. Saul Alinsky, renowned commie, author of the 12 Rules for Radicals, Hillary

Clinton’s mentor and hero and clearly one of the president’s guiding ideologues, would be proud of President Obama for using Rule 10 and 12 in promoting a ban on so-called assault weapons. Radical Rule No. 10: If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive. What the president and his ilk have done is use the mass slaughters (the negative) to attempt to push through a ban on these weapons (which is a positive in liberals’ eyes). More important than Rule No. 10 is Rule No. 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Using the Newtown slaughter as a backdrop, liberal gun banners such as the president know that constantly using the term assault weapon and showing pictures of so-called assault weapon looking carbines and modern sporting riﬂes will eventually convince some easily led, low-information Americans to believe that these non-assault weapon are actually assault weapons and are used to slaughter Americans routinely. The truth, however, is much different. So-called assault weapons are rarely used in drive-by shootings by punks on parole on Chicago streets or by known mentally ill people. What this is simply about is banning guns. And it won’t stop with so-called assault weapons. Gun banners will go after handguns next. Liberal propaganda ministers will beat the drum that handguns are more evil than so-called assault weapons, that handguns are only good for killing other human beings. Banning guns is the means to an end. The end is control, not freedom. They know that they can do whatever they so choose to

a disarmed America. Don’t believe what President Obama says about shooting skeet “all the time” at Camp David or that Vice President Biden believes you have the right to own a handgun or shotgun. At their core, these two socialists want more power and control. They don’t give a damn about your freedoms or your ability to defend yourself and your loved ones. Personal hygiene-challenged Michael Moore should reshoot the movie “Planet of the Apes, 2013″ and release it as a documentary, which would be his very ﬁrst documentary. All he would have to do is push the record button and video the daily outrage of abuse of power and runaway fraud, deceit and corruption running amok in American politics today.

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Government Election Judges go to School By Holly Galloway he county courthouse stayed open late on August 7th for school. Over 35 election judges went to school to review what is currently being used when it comes to holding an election in preparation for Wyoming’s primary election on Tuesday August 19th. There were also a couple of new pieces of information that had been passed by the legislature since the last election was held two years ago. Many of the judges have done this numerous times, and there are some new faces in the crowd. Most of the election judges are women. County Clerk Susan Saunders was the instructor for this session. Here in Campbell County we vote at our precinct. Gillette city proper mostly votes at the Cam-Plex. Each precinct needs to have three judges. “We try to get judges from both parties,” said Saunders. All of the judges who attended the school took an oath by raising their right hand and repeating the oath after it was read to them: “I do solemnly swear or afﬁrm that I will impartially and to the best of my knowledge and ability perform the duties of my ofﬁce. I will studiously endeavor to prevent all frauds, deceit and abuse in the application of the election laws of this state.” Information about poll lists and how to set up a voting station were given. Election Judges have to sign at the beginning and after the polls are closed and the books have been balanced. Judge schools were held on two different nights last week.

State Senate and Representative Forum By Holly Galloway A political forum featuring candidates for the State Senate and House was held this past Saturday. State Senator District 1 candidate Judy McCullough spoke at a candidate’s forum Saturday. When asked by the host which of the Ten Commandments is most important to her McCullough replied that it would be the first that we have no other Gods before us except for our Heavenly Father, and his son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. When she was asked if she thought the country should hold a Constitutional Convention McCullough was hesitant. “Not knowing who our delegates might be, I could see that we might lose our constitution if a Convention were held,” said McCullough. “I would like to see income tax go away. That is an unconstitutional tax,” McCullough added. Candidate Tony Johnson, who is also running for Senate District 1, believes that he would like to be a truth-finder when a problem arises. “Life begins at conception and it is never justified to end that life,” said Johnson when he was asked about when life begins. He mentioned his concerns about citizens not understanding that this country was founded on a Judea Christian foundation. “Homosexual marriage, abortion and many other issues are just symptoms of not having Jesus Christ at the center of government, in our schools and even in our homes,” said Johnson. State Senator District 23 candidate Jeff Raney was asked what he would like to be remembered for. “At my funeral the thing I would like to most be remembered for was being a good father,” said Raney. “I absolutely oppose Common Core,” said Raney when he was asked about these standards. “Common Core is nothing but bureaucratic boondoggle designed to enrich the lobbyist, school administrators and special interests,” said Raney. “It is about socialism and top down government control of children’s lives, cradle to grave.” Candidate Jeff Wasserburger told the audience that what he likes to do for fun is teach, coach, and be an associate principal. He also is a wood worker. Wasserburger was asked if he supports the first amendment right of religious freedom and the

free exercise of business owners refusing to serve patrons whose lifestyles goes against the business owner’s standards. “Government must treat all the same,” said Wasserburger. “If I was a private business owner I don’t think that I could say to somebody, ‘you are a gay couple, you can’t eat in my restaurant.’” Candidate for State Representative District 53 Chris Knapp believes that he would hear all the facts before he would make a decision. “If there are disagreements within a group you work to mend those disagreements and compromise, but not without compromising your principles,” said Knapp. “I believe that life begins at conception,” said Knapp when asked about his beliefs on when life begins. Candidate Roy Edwards, also running for House District 53, believes that the first of the Ten Commandments is the most important. “I believe that there is just one God and He is the ultimate decision maker in everything I do,” said Edwards. When asked if there should be a Constitutional Convention soon Edwards replied “That’s a definite no.” He is concerned that there are groups in our country who want to completely overhaul the Constitution. Brenda Schladweiler is a candidate for House District 31. “What does it mean to you to be an American?” was asked of her. “I am so glad I got this question, because I enjoyed thinking about it and coming up with an answer,” said Schladweiler. “I think of a little girl who was raised by two parents who didn’t have high school education, who instilled within that little girl a desire to do whatever she wanted and to go for her dreams.” “No, I would not accept a position as a coordinator for refugees, if that came to this state,” said Schladweiler. “Wyoming does not need to bail the federal government out.” Scott Clem is also running for House District 31. He was asked to tell about the most significant thing that has happened in his life. “Being a Dad!” said Clem. “There is nothing more fulfilling than being a father and a husband to my wonderful wife.” It is important to him to teach his children how wonderful it is to be an American and a Christian. Service to the community is something else he and his

wife are teaching their children. When he was asked if he supports religious people refusing to give services to same sex couples concerning business his reply was “I believe that homosexuality is a choice, not something that we are born with.” “Nothing in science has proven that genetics has anything to do with this. It is a choice.” “I think it is completely within a business owner’s right to refuse service. We have sign in convenience stores that say no shoes, no shirt, no service.” Eric Barlow is running for House District 3. He was asked “what mistakes have you made and how have you learned from them.” Barlow said “you make mistakes and you learn from them, I try not to make them again.” “Wyoming needs educational standards,” said Barlow when he was asked about common core standards. “The way these standards were implemented was different. It is a glaring example of how the government did something wrong,” said Barlow. “They did not start with the parents and work their way up; they started somewhere else and worked their way down.” He believes that common core needs to go away and we need something that is Wyoming. Troy Mader is a candidate for House District 52. For fun, Mader likes to do research. Because of the research he has done, he knows there is a way for the western states, including Wyoming, to take control of all public lands. “Any law that has been proven unconstitutional is null and void,” said Mader. “An unconstitutional act is not law, it confers no rights, affords no protection it is as it had never been passed.”

1% Sales Tax, Yes or No By Holly Galloway Since 1976, every four years in Campbell County the 1% sales tax option has been approved. This penny, from every dollar spent in Campbell County, has gone to the County and the towns of Wright and Gillette. This penny fund has helped with different projects around Gillette and the county, such as new roads, ﬁxing and upgrading existing roads, alleys and some parks. This fund is also helping with the Gillette Avenue work that has been going since April. A “Vote No on the 1% Tax” movement has been taking root in the past few months. This effort is being done by a single concerned Campbell County citizen (He is concerned about backlash, and has asked that his name be held back at this time). He has put $3,000 of his own money into this campaign so far. He is a third-generation Campbell County native. “You have to stand for something or you don’t mean nothing,” he said. His Grandfather taught him this as a child and he feels that this is the time and the battle to stand for. “They have never had opposition before. This is a gift we have been giving for over thirty years and it is time to stop.” This concerned citizen believes that not a dime should be spent unless it can beneﬁt over 75% of the taxpayers. “It is all

special interests here in Gillette and in the county,” he said. “We are a country of corruption.” The Penny Power PAC (Political Action Committee) is, in effect, a lobbyist. The committee members are all volunteers. They had the University of Wyoming’s Analysis and Survey center send out 2500 surveys to residents of Campbell County asking them to list their priorities of what projects should receive the Penny money. In the recently passed county budget of $150 million, Penny money was put into the budget. The county estimates that it will collect over $9 million from the penny fund. The county also had a cash carry-over in this fund from last year of nearly $6 million. The city of Gillette estimates it will receive $21 million this ﬁscal year, which began on July 1. These monies are already in the budget. “The 1% is allocated by population,” said Tom Pitlick, Gillette’s ﬁnance director. “This is the tax payer’s money, not the county or city’s,” the concerned citizen said. When the city decided to go ahead with the Field of Dreams, this was the last bit of motivation this citizen needed to start the Vote No campaign. “It broke the camel’s back,” he said.

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Government County Road Meeting at the Little Powder River School By Holly Galloway ampbell County Commissioner Micky Shober and Chairman Mark Christensen held a meeting Tuesday evening about the changes that are coming to the northern part of Highway 59, just north of the Dry Fork Station. To accommodate those who live in the northern part of Campbell County, the public meeting was held at the Little Powder River School. Nearly 50 residents attended, including some candidates for public ofﬁce.

Handouts were given which included a resolution the commissioners had just passed that morning and a road map showing two alternate routes for the new section of Highway 59. “These roads have to be open by September 1, 2015,” said Shober. From another public meeting held nearly a month ago, residents stated that there is a need for two access roads for them to drive south, as there is at this current time. Highway 14-

16 is already one of those routes. A new route will travel west from where Highway 59 is currently, next to the Dry Fork Station, and will eventually merge into Highway 14-16. Another proposed route will leave Highway 59 a mile before the route to 1416. This route will eventually lead to Garner Lake road. Garner Lake Road will then be moved. This new road will be much further to the east. “Right now we have verbally all the agreements to make this

new road,” said Shober. This is the plan: Alpha Coal Company, who owns the mineral rights that are underneath

this portion of Highway 59, will build the new access road to highway 14-16. “And being a good neighbor, they will grade and build up the foundation for the Garner Lake Road,” said Shober. The county will have to pay for the paving on the Garner Lake Road, and “we didn’t budget it in this year’s budget,” said Shober. “It will cost approximately 4.5 million dollars to finish the Garner Lake Road,” said Christensen. “Our commitment is to finish this alternate road.” State Representative Troy Mader asked for assurances from the county that they will finish the Garner Lake road and not leave it as gravel and dirt. “We want that road to be paved as soon as possible,” said Mader. Again the commissioners said that the paving is not in this year’s budget. They plan on putting it in next year’s budget which begins next summer. The map that was given out has two different proposed places for Garner

Lake Road to be built. The commissioners were unsure of which route will eventually be used. “We will make it work, barring anything unforeseen,” promised Christensen. “We have been putting money for the last two years into a short term capital construction account.” This account now has over $11.2 million in it. Concerned residents questioned as to why the county would have to pay for the paving when it is the coal mine that is moving the road. “We have never asked a coal company to build two roads to replace one,” said Shober. Another question from the audience was about the expected time delay for emergency vehicles. County ﬁre ofﬁcials who were in attendance believe that these new roads will not delay response time at all. “The work that has been done here a lot of times takes a year,” said commissioner Mat Avery. Final public hearings are still to come on this highway change.

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Taylor Haynes Keynote Speaker at Patriot Politics By Holly Galloway On Saturday a local group called John Patriot put on a large political forum at the Cam-Plex. Candidates for Mayor, City Council, Campbell County Ofﬁces, State representatives and State senator were there to share their message and vision for the future of Gillette, Campbell County, and the State of Wyoming. After the Star Spangled Banner was sung by Ryan Dickey, candidate for Governor, Dr. Taylor Haynes, was the keynote speaker. “We are the greatest and the most successful experiment in organized politics

in organized civilization in the history of mankind,” said Haynes. Haynes talked about Moses from the Old Testament and his father-in-law, Jethro. Moses was trying to do it all, when it came to taking care of the concerns of the children of Israel. “Jethro taught Moses to organize into groups of thousands, hundreds, and tens,” said Haynes, “to stop problems at the lowest or closest possible spot.” “I am not pessimistic about our state,” said Haynes. Return to God and use the road map that He

gave us was Haynes message. “The Constitution is a simple thing. It is written at the eighth grade level,” said Haynes. “Do your homework as you listen to the candidates today,” said Haynes. “Because you live in Wyoming, you live in one of the greatest places on this earth. Wyoming has been put into a position where it can lead the Republic back to where the country was. We are in a large part what America was and what it should be.” It was noted that Dr. Haynes had a body guard with him at this event.

Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing has been scheduled regarding the application of Qwest Corporation d/b/a/ CenturyLink QC (CenturyLink QC or the Company) for a determination that its telecommunications services provided in its Base Rate Area and Zone 1 service areas are subject to effective competition and therefore exempt from price regulation by the Commission pursuant to W.S. § 37-15-202. The public hearing will commence on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. CenturyLink QC is a telecommunications company as defined by W.S. § 37-15103(a)(xi). The Company currently provides essential telecommunications services in 29 exchanges throughout Wyoming. Those essential services have not been determined to be subject to effective competition and are therefore currently subject to price regulation by the Commission under W.S. § 37-15-203. On February 21, 2014, CenturyLink QC filed its application requesting a determination that its basic residential and business services in its Base Rate Area and Zone 1 service areas throughout Wyoming are subject to effective competition and therefore exempt from price regulation by the Commission pursuant to W.S. § 37-15-202. CenturyLink QC states it faces substantial and increasing competition from other telecommunications service providers using a variety of technologies throughout its service territory in Wyoming. CenturyLink QC is seeking a determination that it faces effective competition in the Base Rate Area and Zone 1 service areas in the following Wyoming exchanges: Afton, Buffalo, Casper, Cheyenne, Cody, Dayton-Ranchester, Douglas, Evanston, Gillette, Glendo, Glenrock, Green River, Jackson, Kemmerer, Lake, Lander, Laramie, Lusk, Mammoth, Moran, Old Faithful, Powell, Rawlins, Riverton, Rock Springs, Sheridan, Story, Wheatland and Wright. If the Commission determines that CenturyLink QC’s basic residential and business service is subject to effective competition in the Base Rate Area and Zone 1 service areas, those services shall no longer be subject to price regulation by the Commission. The Office of Consumer Advocate, AARP Wyoming, Union Telephone Company, Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc., RT Communications, Inc., Dubois Telephone Exchange, Inc., Advanced Communications Technology, Inc., Silver Star Communications and All West Communications, Inc. have intervened in this matter. CenturyLink QC’s application is on file with the Commission at its offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and may be inspected during regular business hours. Copies are available on request. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing which will be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission Rules and Special Regulations. Interested persons may appear and be heard, either in person or through counsel, as provided by Commission rule. The Commission’s hearings are open to all persons. If you wish to attend the hearing and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427 (Voice or TTY) in Cheyenne during regular business hours or write them at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay (TTY) by dialing 711. Please mention Docket No. 70000-1601-TA-14 in your correspondence. If you wish to listen to the hearing scheduled in this matter go to http://psc.wy.us at the appropriate time and follow the instructions to connect to the hearing.

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Government The Federalist 20 The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) Hamilton and Madison for the New York Packet - Tuesday, December 11, 1787 o the People of the State of New York: THE United Netherlands are a confederacy of republics, or rather of aristocracies of a very remarkable texture, yet confirming all the lessons derived from those which we have already reviewed. The union is composed of seven coequal and sovereign states, and each state or province is a composition of equal and independent cities. In all important cases, not only the provinces but the cities must be unanimous. The sovereignty of the Union is represented by the States-General, consisting usually of about fifty deputies appointed by the provinces. They hold their seats, some for life, some for six, three, and one years; from two provinces they continue in appointment during pleasure. The States-General have authority to enter into treaties and alliances; to make war and peace; to raise armies and equip fleets; to ascertain quotas and demand contributions. In all these cases, however, unanimity and the sanction of their constituents are requisite. They have authority to appoint and receive ambassadors; to execute treaties and alliances already formed; to provide for the collection of duties on imports and exports; to regulate the mint, with a saving to the provincial rights; to govern as sovereigns the dependent territories. The provinces are restrained, unless with the general consent, from entering into foreign treaties; from establishing imposts injurious to others, or charging their neighbors with higher duties than their own subjects. A council of state, a chamber of accounts, with five colleges of admiralty, aid and fortify the federal administration. The executive magistrate of the union is the stadtholder, who is now an hereditary prince. His principal weight and influence in the republic are derived from this independent title; from his great patrimonial estates; from his family connections with some of the chief potentates of Europe; and, more than all, perhaps, from his being stadtholder in the several provinces, as well as for the union; in which provincial quality he has the appointment of town magistrates under certain regulations, executes provincial decrees, presides when he pleases in the provincial tribunals, and has throughout the power of pardon. As stadtholder of the union, he has, however, considerable prerogatives. In his political capacity he has authority to settle disputes between the provinces, when other methods fail; to assist at the deliberations of the States-General, and at their particular conferences; to give audiences to foreign ambassadors, and to keep agents for his particular affairs at foreign courts. In his military capacity he commands the federal troops, provides for garrisons, and in general regulates military affairs; disposes of all appointments, from colonels to ensigns, and of the governments and posts of fortified towns. In his marine capacity he is admiralgeneral, and superintends and directs every thing relative to naval forces and other naval affairs; presides in the admiralties in person or by proxy; appoints lieutenantadmirals and other officers; and establishes councils of war, whose sentences are not executed till he approves them. His revenue, exclusive of his private income, amounts to three hundred thousand florins. The standing army which he commands consists of about forty thousand men. Such is the nature of the celebrated Belgic confederacy, as delineated on parchment. What are the characters which practice has stamped upon it? Imbecility in the government; discord among the provinces; foreign influence and indigni-

ties; a precarious existence in peace, and peculiar calamities from war. It was long ago remarked by Grotius, that nothing but the hatred of his countrymen to the house of Austria kept them from being ruined by the vices of their constitution. The union of Utrecht, says another respectable writer, reposes an authority in the States-General, seemingly sufficient to secure harmony, but the jealousy in each province renders the practice very different from the theory. The same instrument, says another, obliges each province to levy certain contributions; but this article never could, and probably never will, be executed; because the inland provinces, who have little commerce, cannot pay an equal quota. In matters of contribution, it is the practice to waive the articles of the constitution. The danger of delay obliges the consenting provinces to furnish their quotas, without waiting for the others; and then to obtain reimbursement from the others, by deputations, which are frequent, or otherwise, as they can. The great wealth and influence of the province of Holland enable her to effect both these purposes. It has more than once happened, that the deficiencies had to be ultimately collected at the point of the bayonet; a thing practicable, though dreadful, in a confedracy where one of the members exceeds in force all the rest, and where several of them are too small to meditate resistance; but utterly impracticable in one composed of members, several of which are equal to each other in strength and resources, and equal singly to a vigorous and persevering defense. Foreign ministers, says Sir William Temple, who was himself a foreign minister, elude matters taken ad referendum, by tampering with the provinces and cities. In 1726, the treaty of Hanover was delayed by these means a whole year. Instances of a like nature are numerous and notorious. In critical emergencies, the StatesGeneral are often compelled to overleap their constitutional bounds. In 1688, they concluded a treaty of themselves at the risk of their heads. The treaty of Westphalia, in 1648, by which their independence was formerly and finally recognized, was concluded without the consent of Zealand. Even as recently as the last treaty of peace with Great Britain, the constitutional principle of unanimity was departed from. A weak constitution must necessarily terminate in dissolution, for want of proper powers, or the usurpation of powers requisite for the public safety. Whether the usurpation, when once begun, will stop at the salutary point, or go forward to the dangerous extreme, must depend on the contingencies of the moment. Tyranny has perhaps oftener grown out of the assumptions of power, called for, on pressing exigencies, by a defective constitution, than out of the full exercise of the largest constitutional authorities. Notwithstanding the calamities produced by the stadtholdership, it has been supposed that without his influence in the individual provinces, the causes of anarchy manifest in the confederacy would long ago have dissolved it. `Ùnder such a government,’’ says the Abbe Mably, ``the Union could never have subsisted, if the provinces had not a spring within themselves, capable of quickening their tardiness, and compelling them to the same way of thinking. This spring is the stadtholder.’’ It is remarked by Sir William Temple, ``that in the intermissions of the stadtholdership, Holland, by her riches and her authority, which drew the others into a sort of dependence, supplied the place.’’ These are not the only circumstances which have controlled the tendency to

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anarchy and dissolution. The surrounding powers impose an absolute necessity of union to a certain degree, at the same time that they nourish by their intrigues the constitutional vices which keep the republic in some degree always at their mercy. The true patriots have long bewailed the fatal tendency of these vices, and have made no less than four regular experiments by extraordinary assemblies, convened for the special purpose, to apply a remedy. As many times has their laudable zeal found it impossible to unite the public councils in reforming the known, the acknowledged, the fatal evils of the existing constitution. Let us pause, my fellow-citizens, for one moment, over this melancholy and monitory lesson of history; and with the tear that drops for the calamities brought on mankind by their adverse opinions and selﬁsh passions, let our gratitude mingle an ejaculation to Heaven, for the propitious concord which has distinguished the consultations for our political happiness. A design was also conceived of establishing a general tax to be administered by the federal authority. This also had its adversaries and failed. This unhappy people seem to be now suffering from popular convulsions, from

dissensions among the states, and from the actual invasion of foreign arms, the crisis of their distiny. All nations have their eyes ﬁxed on the awful spectacle. The ﬁrst wish prompted by humanity is, that this severe trial may issue in such a revolution of their government as will establish their union, and render it the parent of tranquillity, freedom and happiness: The next, that the asylum under which, we trust, the enjoyment of these blessings will speedily be secured in this country, may receive and console them for the catastrophe of their own. I make no apology for having dwelt so long on the contemplation of these federal precedents. Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred. The important truth, which it unequivocally pronounces in the present case, is that a sovereignty over sovereigns, a government over governments, a legislation for communities, as contradistinguished from individuals, as it is a solecism in theory, so in practice it is subversive of the order and ends of civil polity, by substituting violence in place of law, or the destructive coercion of the sword in place of the mild and salutary coercion of the magistracy.

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hen Chicago White Sox minor-leaguer Greg Shepard remembers his life-altering sports injury in 2000 where he slammed into the left centerfield wall chasing a fly ball, his words are simple. “The wall won.” The next morning, Shepard woke up virtually paralyzed. “I couldn’t lift my body out of bed, turn my head or move my right arm,” says Shepard. Naturally, his wife at the time wanted to rush him to the emergency room straightaway. But Shepard had something else in mind. “I told her,” he recalls, “to ‘open the telephone book and find me a chiropractor.’”

Although Shepard may not have realized at the time, that decision was a game-changer. The young athlete was terriﬁed of losing his job from a long absence while he was forced to recover. After his initial visit with a chiropractor, Shepard’s team sent him to a neckand-spine surgeon for a second opinion. The surgeon recommended surgery to repair the damage in his neck from the collision, but Shepard preferred to stick with his chiropractor. “Once he set my occiput back into place, my arm started working,” Shepard says. “A few days later, I could turn my head, and my pain level was greatly reduced. I was

amazed.” After that, he never missed a game all season. Now, the reason Shepard knows that “occiput” refers to the back part of the skull that articulates with the cervical spine is that—after years of coaching and motivational speaking once his baseball career finally ended—Shepard is actually pursuing a dream he kept in the back of his mind ever since the crash. He just finished his first of several years at a chiropractic college, joining the ranks of other athletes like NFL legend Jerry Rice as a big supporter of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress.

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Fishing Report By Mike Smith - Empire Guesthouse, RV Park, and General Store Howdy folks, this is your Keyhole Reservoir fishing report for the week of August 11th. This report is brought to you by the Empire Guesthouse, RV Park &General Store in Pine Haven. Check us out at www. empireguesthouse.com for information on our cabin rentals at Keyhole when you need a weekend getaway. Walleye fishing has slowed some, but decent fish can still be found,

and with summer winding down, the best is yet to come. Mid – late September as the water starts to cool, the walleye bite starts warming up. The bite continues to improve until freeze-up which has been in early December the past couple of years. 100 ﬁsh days aren’t unheard of at this time of year as the walleye go on a feeding frenzy preparing for winter. The boat trafﬁc is also light in the

fall, leaving you with many areas to yourself. Wyoming Game & Fish will be sampling Keyhole this week to determine what kind of spawn we had this spring. We will report on their ﬁndings next week. That’s it for now…hope to see you at the lake!

What’s Going On In Sports? CAMELS

• Cross Country 6:00 p.m. Monday 8/18/14 Time Trial Camplexs Park, Gillette

PANTHERS

• Golf MON AUGUST 19, FIRST PRACTICE , TBA THU AUGUST 22, SUNDANCE INVITE, 9AM FRI AUGUST 23, MOORCROFT INVITE ,9AM FRI/SAT AUGUST 23-24, LADIES COAL COUNTRY, 9AM FUNDRAISER, MON/ TUE AUGUST 26-27, DOUGLAS INVITE, 9AM (COULD BE GILLETTE) • HS Football MON AUG 19, GEAR CHECKOUT, WRIGHT, 8AM, PRACTICE, 4PM • HS Volleyball MON AUG 19, FIRST PRACTICE, HS GYM, 8AM • HS/JH Cross Country MON AUG 19, FIRST PRACTICE, 7TH-12TH,

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8AM • JH Volleyball MON AUG 19, FIRST PRACTICE, COTTONWOOD, 7TH, 3:30PM, 8TH, 8:00AM • JH Football MON AUG 19, FIRST PRACTICE, WRIGHT, 9:30AM

WARRIORS

• 8th JH Football 8/19 Tues., 8:00am, First Practice, Twin Spruce • 7th JH Football 8/19 Tues, 8:00am, First Practice, Twin Spruce • Cross Country 8/18 Mon, 3:10, First Practice, Lasting Legacy Park • 9th Volleyball 8/18 Mon, 7:30AM, First Practice, South Campus, A/B • 7-8th Volleyball 8/18 Mon, 8:00am, 8th First Practice, Twin Spruce 8/18 Mon, 8:00am, 7th First Practice, Twin Spruce

EAGLES

• 9th Football 8-28-14, 4:00, OpponentRapid City Central, Location- Sage Valley, Team A

PRONGHORNS

• Cross Country Aug 24th, 12:00 AM, opponent- 6th Annual GC Time Trial, location-Gillette, WY

GILLETTE ROUGH RIDERS

August 15-20, Opponentlegion world series Shelby NC, Time- TBA

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8/16 REGULAR SHOW 8/23 BUDWEISER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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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. 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. Comes with military issue sling, sling pouches, bayonet, and cleaning tools. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. 1903 Springfield. 30o6 Cal. U.S. Military. $700 obo. Call (307) 682-7864 A friend of mine called the other day and tells me he has 2 friends that are looking for some AR-15’s do I have any? I told him yes I do, They are M4 style scope ready models and priced at $695.00. Great, he says, They will be right over. They never showed up so a few days later I asked him if his friends were still interested. He told me nope, they bought them online for $1500.00. So, here they come with UPS, I still made my $15.00 for the transfer but while they were there they looked at the rifles I had in stock and discovered they were the same models they ordered with the same features and they could have bought 2 from me for the same price they paid for one they ordered. Don’t let this happen to you, Any gun, Any models, Any features can be ordered or built for a lower cost. Call for a free quote. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today. 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. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 299-2084 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. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 and mention this ad. With the current controversy of gun control you can expect changes. One of these changes will be permanently attached low capacity magazines. Make your current guns compliant to this regulation. Call for quotes on all your gunsmithing needs. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today. Chinese Type 53 Carbines 7.62X54R. These guns have been fully restored and are excellent shooters. They are a shorter model of the Mossin Naugant making them easy to carry through the brush and trees. Large caliber with plenty of take down power for the largest and most dangerous game. Ammo is still available and still very reasonably priced. This gun comes with a fold down bayonet permanently attached. Adjustable sights on an elevation ramp rear sight makes this package very versatile. permanently attached floor plate magazine holds 5 rounds with one additional one in the chamber. Call Wyoming Mountaineers (307)299-2084 to get yours today.

Wanted to Buy Military Items From WW2 and Vietnam, 307-778-6493 I Buy Militaria. Swords, uniforms, bayonets, medals, guns/parts, ﬁeld gear. 6827864 Wanted: Old Batteries. Call 307-670-1675. D4-30-8P WILL PAY CASH FOR CAMPERS. Call Scott (307) 680-0854.

APPLY NOW!!! CLERICAL PERSONNEL NEEDED. candidates that are ambitious and career motivated should please contact {bervelyscoot@outlook.com} HD Supply - Excellent opportunity, great pay & benefits. WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE I – GILLETTE WY, Responsibilities include tasks such as loading, unloading, sorting, picking, stocking, staging, fabrication, and transportation of goods. Apply at jobs. hdsupply.com Job #5144. Reference this ad when applying. Hiring Newspaper Journalist. Government/Politics. Work at Home. Must be able to perform advanced research, and write unbias. Must be able to attend government meetings and conduct interviews professionally. Pays per article/Part Time. Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com. Rocky Mt Merchandising is looking for dependable, outgoing person to execute four in store demos in Sept showing the features and benefits of the Straight Talk Cell phone. Must commit to all four Saturdays from 10:00-4:00. Email Jackie@ rockymm.com or call 800723-9008 Temporary Help Wanted. J&G General Construction, home improvement company is looking for a temporary construction laborer. Experience preferred but not necessary. Could turn into full time position depending on devotion, responsibility, and skill. Call James (307) 257-4441 to set up an interview. Hiring Newspaper Sports Writer. Must be able to attend Campbell County Sports games at all levels and various sports. Can write in a bias/home team manner. Must also be able to take photographs of covered games, get information from coaches, and retrieve stats. Much of the work is performed Home. Pays per article/Part Time position. Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com. Help Wanted- Office/Clerical, PT Clerical Person needed from, Monday-Friday, $900.00 weekly.Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do Lil errand. Apply @ Robert lewis Link ahead, Email: Robertlewis81@hotmail.com Are you a motivated animal lover? Gillette’s newest veterinary hospital is in need of a fabulous part-time (with potential full time) receptionist to join our TEAM! We love upbeat attitudes, big smiles, and a willingness to please the client while keeping all of the important details in check. Inquires please e-mail your cover letter and resume to info@redhillsvet.com Please have these items submitted by January 26, 2014. Looking for CDL to work in North Dakota full time. Call 307-670-3629. *Immediate Openings!* Are you looking to join a fast paced, growing company? Are you ready to earn the income you know you’re worth? Are you outgoing and enjoy meeting new people? Do you enjoy sales and have sales experience? Do you enjoy leading and helping others to succeed? If so, this is the career for you! We have openings that provide print, website, and radio advertising as well as marketing solutions to businesses. We focus primarily on smaller communities, providing personalized, in-depth information specific to each coverage area. It is our goal to ensure that every customer has a positive experience, from the initial sale to final publication. We are looking for a few highly motivated and passionate individuals that will provide exemplary customer service and sales expertise to keep our clients happy and keep our company growing! If interested, please email cover letter and resume to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com for an interview.

DATA ENTRY POSITIONS - Will Train, Full & Part time Available, Flexible Schedules, Friendly work environment, Call (307) 685-6801 Buffalo Wild Wings is coming to town and we are hiring all positions for our grand opening on August 4, 2014. We are a full service sports bar where you can bring your entire family to have a fun and exciting time watching your favorite team, playing trivia and enjoying great food. We have a full menu featuring our famous wings with your choice of sauces, a full bar and 30 beers on tap. We have the best happy hour in town and 54 HDTV’s along with the best team members in town! Know what it is like to to be in a stadium on game day? Then you know what it’s like to work at Buffalo Wild Wings. It’s fun and fast paced. The money is good and BDUBS is a great place to work! Please apply on line @www.pleaseapplyonline. com/screaminhot We are Screamin’ Hot Wyoming LLC a franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings and we are an equal opportunity employer. Professional ﬂooring installers wanted. Edperience with carpet, tile, laminate, wood, and vinyl installation a plus. Looking for reliability, honesty, and good workmanship. Must have own tools, reliable transportation, and liability insurance. Please respond with your contact information and skill set. We pay good rates, and we pay weekly. Email us at Sales@CarpetExpressDirect.com or call Amber at 307-257-4205 Transportation assistants NEEDED! Up to $25/hr. For a complete job description & application, please apply via e-mail: lori.delucia.hr@rsithr. info Summer Job - Age 14 and up. Newspaper Subscription Sales. Pays $5.00 for every 6-month subscription sold and $10.00 for every year subscription sold. Perfect for summer money. Extra bonuses for 100 subscriptions sold (Pizza Party at Godfathers with friends/family) and more. Email the Campbell County Observer at CampbellCountyObserver@gmail. com

Scams THESE ARE KNOWN SCAMS GOING THROUGH NEWSPAPERS AT THE MOMENT. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THESE ADS IN ANY NEWSPAPER. HONDA 1988 GL1500 MOTORBIKE FOR FREE IF INTERESTED CONTACT:(petermaris@ live.com) if interested AD TEXT : Free 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300RZZ GSX-R Sport Bike , It is in excellent condition with no dents or dings, 100% mechanically okay .If interested please contact me for pictures,I bought the Motorcycle for my grandson as his birthday gift last year august and am giving it out to a good home contact me at johnstark227@yahoo.com Help Wanted- Ofﬁce/Clerical; PT Clerical Person needed from 11:00AM To 3:00PM, Monday-Friday, $900.00 weekly.Computer skills are a must. Need to be detail oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items handling skills,Must be able to do Lil errand. Apply @ nicoledevlin Linkahead,Email: nicoledevlin150@gmail.com

36” Craftsman Tow Behind Universal Tiller, 6.5 HP Briggs & Stratton Engine, New 2010 used 3 times $900 OBO, 686-6299 4- 17” Aluminum rims ﬁts 6 bolt, Chevy or GMC $150; 4- 16” Aluminum Rims 5 bolt, ﬁts Chevy or GMC $100; 2-18” Firestone tires 80% tread left $150. Call 307-6220825 Large Underground Tank. 307-680-8838

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Large and Small Band Saws call for info. 307-680-8838 18v Dewalt tools - sawzall, hammer drill, one battery and one charger. $150 obo. call (307)299-1382 Exterior door with window, interior light ﬁxtures, and computer supplies. E-mail Corsair115@yahoo.com “As the economy worsens, don’t rely on government... rely on us to sell or trade. $0.25 per word per week. Stop in or go to www. CampbellCountyObserver. net. Blue Dual Reclining Sofa. Good shape $100 Call 6802982. Can text photo if you like. Spyder Semi-auto paint ball gun. cal..68 Special Edition. Only used twice! New $300 For you $175 plus two canisters. Call 680-1302 If you are interested in purchasing Nutrient Rich Ranch Raised Beef grown locally, call 307-340-1108. Great Jerky http://www.rberlinger.jerkydirect.com/ For sale: whirlpool refrigerator, brand new patio propane heater, still in box Cabela’s shower tent, large dining room dark blue/red rooster rug, 10” wet tile saw, treadmill. Call 682-6353.

For Rent Ofﬁce and Retail space for rent Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 For Rent Single Bedroom House in Silver Hills 307680-8838. C2-12-4h Room for Rent. Nice Room for Rent for one responsible person. $480.00 per month. 689-9358.

Miscellaneous Have you heard the Buzz lately? 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. What are you looking at? Others could be looking at your ad for only $0.25 per word per week. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net ACE will reduce your appetite and give you energy. The natural way to lose weight. www.facebook.com/AcePill 660-2974

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

Legal Notice Kathryn S. Syth LaRANCE & SYTH, P.C. 303 North Broadway, Suite 600 P.O. Box 1456 Billings, Montana 59103-1456 4046-259-1054 Attorneys for Petitioners

MONTANA SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ROSEBUD COUNTY

IN RE THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF RAQUEL LYNN COATES, Minor Child. By GENE HARRINGTON and KELLY HARRINGTON, Petitioners Cause No. DA14-02 Judge George “Jerry” Huss Citation THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO: SARA DAWN KENNEDY: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and for Adoption of Child had been ﬁled in the above-entitled matter by Gene Harrington and Kelly Harrington for the purpose of adoption of your natural child, Raquel Lynn Coates. This citation is issued to advise you that on the 6th day of October 2014, at 11:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, Petitioners Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and for Adoption of Child will be brought for consideration by the by the Court as to granting the termination as requested and that you are to appear before the above-entitled court on the date and time above noted, if you so desire, to present testimony and evidence, if any you have, why the adoption should not be granted. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that failing to appear at this hearing constitutes a waiver of your interest in custody of the child and will result in the Court’s termination of your parental rights and granting of petition. Dated this 25th day of July, 2014 ELIZABETH T. BALL-MAVITY, CLERK OF COURT

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Heavy Equipment/ Trailers 6x10 trailer. Great shape, fits your biggest Harley. $1,400 obo. 299-4967. 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring. $2500 OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374 1981 Circle J 4-horse Horse Trailer. New floor, paint and wiring done in shop class 2 years ago. No rust only used once since redone. $2500 or OBO Call 307 - 680 – 2374

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Services Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Mobilehome handyman is the business for all your home maintenance and repairs we do skirting decks windows doors freeze ups re-levels and much more 30 years experience call Rick.@ (307)281-1457 Two energetic women are looking for homes to clean. Reasonable rates. If interested call (307) 299-4660 or (307) 257-4816 RV Winterization starting at $99.95 at YOUR house. Call Randy at 307-660-3091 (b340-tfnh) Tree Trimming and removal. Certified Arborist! No job too big or small. Experienced, licensed, bonded and insured. Veteran owned and operated for 13 years. Top Notch Tree Service 970-556-5000 Spring Cleaning Special! Any purchase over $200 prior to 5-31-13 Will have the choice of: Free couch cleaning (up tp 8ft. long) or Free 1 year warranty on oil/water based spots. www.pineridgeclean. com 307-660-7856 find us on Facebook Want To Get in Shape?Like to have Fun? Learn The Graceful moves of American Oriental Belly Dancing! The 3rd Sunday of every month. Call Leanna Tabatt 307-6808457 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 “Did you see this? Than it worked. Go to www.campbellcountyobserver.net to list your ad today!” Computers have become like cars, and they need repaired. Want the best quality repair work in N.E. Wyoming? Bring your computer to “Your Computer Store.” Quality work at a quality price. “Your Computer Store,” where YOU COME FIRST 802 E. Third street next to Ice Cream Land. Auto insurance preferred and SR-22’s. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520 Motorcycle and ATV insurance. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520

FLEA MARKET Flea Market, Green River WY; July, 18, 19, 20. Space Available; Call Golden Hour Senior Center; 8am4pm M-F 307-872-3223

Toys (ATV’s Boats, Etc.) 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! 2011 Polaris 500 - Green with Camo Hood, Has Winch. Recently added Top, Window, doors, gun rack, Windshield Wipers. Very good condition. 362 hours. $6,000. 307-2170745 International Tractor 300 Utility For Sale. $2000 Artic Cat 4X4 2001For Sale. $2000 Call Bill 307 - 660 – 8563. 12’ Aluminum boat & trailer 1968 Model. $700.00 Firm. 303-775-0875 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: 307-670-2733 2013 Custom Harley Hardtail Bobber all new $9,500. Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100 2010 Polaris 550 eps with less than 100 miles, books for $8,000. make and offer. Call Steve Terry at 307-2992992 16ft Sea Nymph Fishing Boat, 50 hp outboard Merc, trolling motor, just serviced at wyoming marine $2,000 O.B. O 307-299-4662 or 307-6220825

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Camper spot for rent $300 per month in Silver Hills 307680-8838

2010 Fairmont 16x80 mobile Home. 3 bed-2 bath. Central Air, 10x10 deck, 500gl propane tank, and all utilities. Excellent condition. $30,000 OBO. Please call after 5pm. 605-209-7584.

05’ 32 foot fifth wheel, Wildcat, sleeps 10, 1 slide, bunks, self contained, no generator 307-680-6625 Looking for a bumper pull camper that someone wants off of their property. I will remove it for free in the Campbell/Crook County areas. Would prefer a tandem axel longer than 10 ft. Call 307299-1382 07’ Prowler 5th wheel. 2slides. 32ft with extras. Call 307-672-8766 1994 Southwind by Fleetwood 34 foot Class A Coach Rear Engine Turbo Diesel Cummins, 230 HP, Motor Home in good condition. 180,000 miles on original Cummins Diesel 33H Engine. Three captain’s chairs including driver. Couch makes into a full bed. Full kitchen, stove with oven, microwave. Dining area. Propane or electric refrigerator/ freezer. Lots of storage. Rear bedroom with queen bed. Bathroom with shower. Dish portable satellite TV setup and small flatscreen TV goes with it. Trailer receiver hitch. Lost my husband in December and don’t have any use for it. Would like to sell fast. Make me an offer. 307 682 4808. sue.wallis52@gmail. com http://wyoming.craigslist.org/rvs/3965643910. html 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

Home For Sale By Owner. Great Horse Property for sale, in Buffalo Wyoming. 11.5 acres with three bedroom, 3 bath home with 2 car attached garage, afull length covered redwood deck and walk out basement, irrigated pastures, bite corrals, Cleary Barn, and much more.Call 307-684-5844 after 5p.m. for appointment

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Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. Free Tuition Tax Course Earn Extra Income after taking course or start a new career. Flexible schedules! Register Now! Courses start 9/15/14. Call 307-685-6801. *small fee for books and supplies Exciting career available Now! No weekends, holidays, or nights. Unlimited income potential. 20% commission plus gas allowance selling print advertising. Call Anne Peterson (advertising manager) at (307) 299-4662 or email AnnePeterson@ CampbellCountyObserver. com

Weekly Sports Trivia Answer What is Austus?

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Child Care A hybrid of American and Australian football

Christian Daycare/PreSchool is now open. One-onone Pre-School and crafts. Group circle time, Spanish, songs, phonics, counting, American Sign Language, and more. Pre-School, Kindergarten and older school children welcome. An all Christian environment. Reasonable rates. 685-6610. (4.10x4) Need a Babysitter? Call Brittany 257-3345 available Monday thru Friday 6am to 6 pm. $25 per day one child, two children same family $35 per day! 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

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Southern Drive on the North Side of the Road west of 4-J, American Flag painted roof.

Austus is a hybrid sport which was created in Australia during World War II when soldiers stationed there from the USA wanted to play football against the Australians. The name comes from the ﬁrst four letters of Australia (AUST) and the initials of the United States (US). Many Austus matches were played during the WWII period in Australia, but unfortunately when the US soldiers went home the game was not continued. A set of rules for the new game were drawn up by Ern Cowley, baseball editor of the Melbourne Sporting Globe, obviously utilizing his knowledge of both games. The composite rules consisted of throwing (which is not allowed in AFL) and kicking (which is rarely used in American Football). They used an American Football, which is designed better for throwing. The American tended to throw the ball while the Aussies kicked it, but the games were competitive and large crowds came to watch.

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Weekly Trivia Answer

Who committed the ﬁrst ever train robbery in the United States?

Solutions from this week

John and Simeon Reno in 1866

On October 6, 1866, the brothers John and Simeon Reno staged the ﬁrst train robbery in American history, making off with $13,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana. Of course, trains had been robbed before the Reno brothers’ holdup. But these previous crimes had all been burglaries of stationary trains sitting in depots or freight yards. The Reno brothers’ contribution to criminal history was to stop a moving train in a sparsely populated region where they could carry out their crime without risking interference from the law or curious bystanders. The brothers were eventually caught and hanged by vigilantes two months later.

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Powder River Country... The Grey Wolf By Jeff Morrison n 1875, the Fourth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wyoming created a new county that encompassed a large area of northeast Wyoming. It was named in honor of a relative newcomer to the Territory, General George R. Crook, who had already served with distinction in numerous Indian campaigns and the Civil War, and would go on to become the man who defeated Geronimo. But his stay in Wyoming proved to be a frustrating and largely unsuccessful endevour. Crook, who was known as the “Grey Wolf”by the Apache, was born in 1828, in Ohio. He attended West Point where he graduated in 1852 near the bottom of his class – something he had in common with another famous Indian fighter, George Armstrong Custer. As a newly brevetted Second Lieutenant, Crook was assigned to the 4th U. S. Infantry and served in northern California and Oregon from 1852 to 1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Crook was promoted from Captain to Colonel and reassigned to the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. During the war, Crook participated in many major battles and campaigns, including: Antietam, Second Bull Run, Chickamauga, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and Appomattox. He served much of his time under the immediate command of his long-time friend, General Phillip Sheridan, who he would also serve under during most of his post-war career as well. Another close friend who served under Crook for most of the war was Rutherford B. Hayes, who would later become the 19th President of the United States. As the war progressed, Crook made the acquaintance of many of the officers he would serve with during his post-war career, such as: Wesley Merritt, George Custer, and Ranald Mackenzie. In February of 1865, Crook was captured by a group of Confederate raiders that included his future brother-in-law. He spent a brief time as a prisoner of war at the infamous Libby Prison before being paroled in a prisoner exchange a month later. After the war’s end, Crook was reassigned to the frontier, where he stood out amongst his peers as one of the few military officers who actually had experience in dealing with Indians – both fighting them

and treating with them. He had been one of the first commanders to implement the strategy of campaigning against Indians in winter, when they were concentrated in larger villages and were the least mobile. Crook also employed Indians, not only as scouts, but as front-line fighters as well. He was both feared and highly respected by his adversaries. Oglala Sioux chief, Red Cloud, said of Crook, “He never lied to us. His words gave the people hope.” After successful campaigns against the Paiute and Snake tribes in the northwest, President Grant appointed Crook to command of Arizona Territory in 1871, where another successful campaign against the Yavapai and Tonto Apache earned him the rank of brigadier general. In 1875, General Crook was reassigned to command the Department of the Platte, which included the Territory of Wyoming. His first task, which proved fruitless from the beginning, was to expel prospectors who had been invading the Black Hills ever since Custer’s expedition of 1874 announced the discovery of gold. The Black Hills were specifically off-limits to nonIndians in accordance to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. Gold Fever proved to be too much of a temptation, however, and more people poured into the Hills faster than Crook’s troops could find and remove. By 1876, the Hills had been taken over de facto, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs suspended the deportations. By this time, Crook had been ordered to mount a campaign to find and “encourage” the Sioux and Cheyenne who had left the reservation to return. In February, 1876, Crook took personal command of the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition and set up his base of operations at Fort Fetterman. In this campaign, Crook enlisted the aid of a couple traditional Sioux enemies, the Shoshone and Crows, to serve as scouts for the expedition. A detachment of Crook’s force made contact with a village, erroneously be-

lieved to be that of Crazy Horse, on March 17. It was the opening round of what would be called the Great Sioux War of 1876, and an omen of things to come for General Crook. Although the village and the entire pony herd was taken by Crook’s men, the officer in command of the detachment chose to retreat from the village and force-march to a rendezvous camp and link up with the General. At some point during the night’s march, most of the pony herd vanished – presumably recaptured by the Indians. The Battle of Powder River led to the court martial of three officers and only served to strengthen the resolve of the Sioux and Cheyenne. However disappointing the first encounter was, the next meeting, which took place on the banks of Rosebud Creek on the morning of June 17, became even more of a setback. A large party of Sioux and Cheyenne, under Crazy Horse, made a surprise attack on Crook’s column while they were taking a morning break. The battle ebbed and flowed throughout the morning, and disaster for Crook was averted, largely due to the heroics of his Crow and Shoshone scouts, and a few well-executed cavalry advances by Captain Anson Mills. In the end, Crook’s column held the ground but had suffered heavy casualties, including 31 dead. Crook pursued the hostile force for a few miles but turned back on the advice of his scouts, who suspected another ambush brewing. After burying his dead, Crook returned to his advance base camp on Goose Creek, near presentday Sheridan and sent for reinforcements. He was still at the camp on Goose Creek a couple weeks later, when four bedraggled solders from the 7th Infantry stumbled into camp with the news of Custer’s defeat on the Little Big Horn River, on June 25. Crook resumed his campaign in early August with General Terry’s column, which included the remnants of the 7th Cavalry. To keep the combined force

from being slowed down by wagons, the supply train was left behind. But bad weather and mud exhausted both men and animals, and the supplies ran out, causing the men to supplement their meager rations with the meat of fallen animals. In late August, General Terry removed his men from the ﬁeld and returned to Fort Abraham Lincoln, while Crook pushed his men on. In early September, Crook engaged the Indians near Slim Buttes, South Dakota, and scored the only decisive victory of his campaign. But the victory was tempered by the poor condition of his men. Crook limped into Deadwood in late September and ofﬁcially ended the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition. General Crook remained in command of the Department of the Platte until 1881, when he was transferred back to Arizona Territory, primarily to deal with Geronimo. In 1886 he returned to the command of the Platte and was made commander of the Division of the Missouri in 1888, and was still serving in that capacity when he died of a sudden illness in 1890 at the age of 62.

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MANDATORY FLUORIDE PUBLIC NOTICE

August 2014 “This is an alert about your drinking water and a cosmetic dental problem that might affect children under nine years of age. At low levels, fluoride can help prevent cavities, but children drinking water containing more than 2.0 milligrams per liter (mg/l) of fluoride may develop cosmetic discoloration of their permanent teeth (dental fluorosis).” The drinking water provided by the 1 Cedar Hills Water Company PWS# WY5600780, has a fluoride concentration of 2.8 milligrams per liter (mg/l. 2 Fox Park I & S District PWS# WY5600745, has a fluoride concentration of 2.8 milligrams per liter (mg/l). 3 Freedom Hills I & S District PWS# WY5600789, has a fluoride concentration of 2.1 milligrams per liter (mg/l). 4 Rodeo Flats PWS# WY5601626, has a fluoride concentration of 3.0 milligrams per liter (mg/l). 5 Rozet Ranchettes PWS# WY5601620, has a fluoride concentration of 4.2 milligrams per liter (mg/l). 6 Sleepy Hollow Subdivision PWS# 5600764, has a fluoride concentration of 3.3 milligrams per liter (mg/l) 7 Town of Pine Haven PWS# WY5600191, has a fluoride concentration of 2.3 milligrams per liter (mg/l). Dental fluorosis, in its moderate or severe forms, may result in a brown staining and/or pitting of the permanent teeth. This problem occurs only in developing teeth, before they erupt from the gums. Children under nine years of age should be provided with alternative sources of drinking water or water that has been treated to remove the fluoride to avoid the possibility of staining and pitting of their permanent teeth. You may also want to contact your dentist about proper use by young children of fluoride containing products. Other children and adults may safely drink the water. Drinking water containing more than 4.0 mg/l of fluoride (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking water standard) can increase your risk of developing bone disease. Your drinking water does not contain more than 4.0 mg/l of fluoride, but we are required to notify you when we discover that the fluoride levels in your water exceed 2.0 mg/l because of this cosmetic dental problem. For more information, please call Duaine Faucett at (307) 299-9911. Some home water treatment units are also available to remove fluoride from drinking water. To learn more about available home water treatment units you may call NSF International at 1-877-8-NSF-HELP.” Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. August 14, 2014