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Wyoming Unemployment Rate at 3.8% in May 2014 he Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rose slightly from 3.7% in April to 3.8% in May 2014 (not a statistically significant change). Wyoming’s unemployment rate remained much lower than its May 2013 level of 4.6%, and significantly lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 6.3%. Seasonally adjusted employment of Wyoming residents increased, rising by 192 individuals (0.1%) from April to May. Most county unemployment rates increased marginally from April to May. It is normal to see some fluc-

tuations in unemployment rates and sometimes unemployment increases in May as young people leave school and join the labor force. The largest unemployment rate increases occurred in Albany (up from 2.8% to 3.4%), Laramie (up from 3.7% to 4.3%), and Sweetwater (up from 3.0% to 3.6%) counties. Unemployment fell in Teton (down from 7.0% to 5.7%), Park (down from 4.1% to 3.9%), and Lincoln (down from 5.1% to 5.0%) counties. From May 2013 to May 2014, nearly all unemployment rates fell slightly. The largest decreases occurred in Teton (down from 6.6% to 5.7%), Campbell (down from 3.8% to 2.9%), and Sheridan (down from

4.9% to 4.1%) counties. Carbon County’s unemployment rate rose very slightly from 4.1% in May 2013 to 4.2% in May 2014. Converse County reported the lowest unemployment rate in May (2.8%). It was followed by Sublette (2.9%), Campbell (2.9%), and Niobrara (3.1%) counties. The highest unemployment rates were found in Teton (5.7%), Lincoln (5.0%), Fremont (4.8%), and Johnson (4.8%) counties. Total nonfarm employment (measured by place of work) rose from 291,600 in May 2013 to 293,300 in May 2014, a gain of 1,700 jobs (0.6%).

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Risk of Severe Weather: 11 Safety Tips ith the slight risk of severe weather and the possibility of damaging winds, hail and heavy rain, the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)® offers the following tips for residents to stay safe. With Lightning Safety Awareness Week this week, FLASH also reminds residents “When the Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!” 1. If you have furniture and other outdoor equipment on your patio or deck, bring them inside when strong weather threatens. 2. Anticipate a possible power outage. If you have space in your refrigerator or freezer, consider filling plastic containers with water, leaving about an inch of space inside each one (remember, water expands as it freezes so it is important to leave room in the container for the expanded water). Place the containers in the refrigerator and freezer to help keep food cold if the power goes out. 3. Now is the time to back up computer files and operating

systems. 4. Keep a supply of flashlights, batteries and a batterypowered radio on hand. Do not use candles as they pose a fire hazard. 5. If you are caught outdoors, avoid natural lightning rods such as tall, isolated trees in an open area or the top of a hill and metal objects such as wire fences, golf clubs and metal tools. 6. Turn Around Don’t Drown! Water only two feet deep can sweep away most automobiles. More deaths occur due to flooding each year than from any other thunderstorm or hurricane related hazard. Many of these deaths are a result of careless or unsuspecting motorists who attempt to drive through flooded roads. Never drive through floodwaters or on flooded roads. If your vehicle stalls, leave it immediately and seek higher ground.

blowing inside. Do not try to go outside to protect your property during a storm. Stay indoors until the storm has passed. 8. Stay away from skylights, windows and doors. 9. After the storm has passed, verify that you can safely move around outside. Avoid any broken or downed branches and power lines. 10. Check the trees, shrubs and plants around your house. If they are stripped of their foliage, there is a possibility your roof is damaged. Dented patio covers, screens or soft aluminum roof vents could also indicate roof damage. 11. Cover any broken windows and holes in your roof to prevent water intrusion following hail damage. For more home and family safety tips visit the FLASH Blog—Protect Your Home in a FLASH or www.ﬂash.org.

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Governor, ACT Announces Installation of New Fiber Optic Line Governor Matt Mead and Sheridan-based Advanced Communications Technology (ACT) are pleased to announce ACT is installing a new fiber optics line from Casper to the Colorado border. Governor Mead continues to further the expansion of broadband services. He has worked with Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to help companies by opening the existing right of way for fiber lines and to create space for future expansion. “Any time we expand broadband it benefits people and business. ACT is one of many companies operating in Wyoming. This means more options for Wyoming people and more access points for communities from Casper to the Colorado border,” Governor Mead said. “Wyoming used its right of way and ACT will build the line with multiple access points – this is a good example of a strong public-private partnership.” ACT plans to start installing the new fiber in July and have it operating by early 2015. “We believe this fiber optic network expansion has the potential to benefit many communities and businesses across Wyoming,” said ACT General Manager, Aaron Sopko. “ACT’s network will now span the entire state, north to south and east to west, reaching many communities in between and connecting Wyoming to the rest of the world with redundant and diverse routes. ACT has also been able to coordinate this effort with other service providers that will benefit from the availability of dark fiber, ultimately having a positive impact on existing customers in the communities they serve along the route. Without the efforts of Governor Mead and the Wyoming Department of Transportation, this project may not have become a reality.”

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New Search and Seizure Rules Explained at School Safety Conference he Wyoming Association of School Resource Officers hosted their annual Wyoming School Safety Conference at the Gillette College Tech Center on June 17-20. The conference had 76 school resource officers and DARE officers, and Campbell County School District had 23 principals in attendance. The conference had seven vendors: Motorola, Neves, Life R U Ready, Teachers Corner, Wild West Dogs, Buffalo Berry Yogurt, and New York Life. The conference was hosted by Cyclone Drilling, Medicap Pharmacy, JoyGlobal, S and S Builders, Gillette College, Dr. Dave Beck, New York Life, Thunder Basin Ford, WASCOP, and Sulzer EMS. Food was donated by Albersons, Alla La La Cupcakes, Smith’s Grocery, Breanna’s Bakery, and the Cheese House. The conference was welcomed by Sheriff Bill Pownall, Councilman Kevin McGrath, and Cody Myers, the president of the WySRO. Mr. Myers is a school resource officer from Riverton. He served on the Wyoming Task Force for School Safety and presented to the legislature on its findings. Mr. Myers is also a wresting coach at Riverton Middle School. He is the outgoing state president and will be replaced by SRO Dale Buckley next year. Officer

Buckley works at Sage Valley Junior High. The first speaker was Dr. Bernard James from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Dr. James talked for seven hours on school law. He lectures in America and Canada specializing in constitutional matters and serves as a constitutional law commentator for the national and local media. Dr. James had over 800 PowerPoint slide, of which 20 were specific to Wyoming. Dr. James stated that Wyoming was one of eleven states listed as a model state for purposes of exchanging confidential information between governmental agencies. Dr. James cited Wyoming statute 14-6-203(g) (i) (v), which based on the Buckley amendment to FERPA, allows law enforcement and juvenile agencies or schools to exchange information concerning students. According to Dr. James, FERPA was overturned by state law allowing multidisciplinary teams to exchange information between agencies and the schools. Dr. James explained the new Supreme Court decisions on the 4th Amendment’s search and seizure. Dr. James stated that students are naughtier at a younger age and that they are exposed to violent video games for

hours on end that change the way the student views the world around him. Dr. James stated that T.L.O. vs. New Jersey (1985) allows school personnel to search a student with a lower level of evidence based upon “reasonable suspicion.” Principals are allowed to search students using reasonable suspicion as a part of maintaining school safety. On Thursday, Jermaine “Tall Cop” Galloway from Boise, Idaho spoke to the conference. Mr. Galloway has been involved in law enforcement for the last eleven years and specializes in underage drinking, drug and alcohol enforcement. He is 6 feet 9 inches tall and the tall cop says, “STOP. What you don’t know you can’t stop.” Galloway is nationally known and recognized in law enforcement for his work with young people. Mr. Galloway presented numerous ways that students try to bring drugs or promote drugs in schools. He had examples of clothing that have stash pockets in the hat, shorts, and even shoes. Mr. Galloway displayed shirts with pro-drug logos and statements supporting the usage of drug. The conference was attended by Governor Matt Meade and Diana Enzi, the wife of Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). Senator Enzi was

unable to attend but did a video presentation to the conference. U.S. Senator Enzi thanked the organization for all the excellent work in keeping Wyoming schools safe and drug free. The School Resource Officer (SRO) of the Year was Manny Fardella. SRO Fardella works at Johnson Junior High in Cheyenne. Lorrie Wnuk, from Casper, spoke to the conference on assessing school threats. She works for the Natrona Sheriff’s office as a victim services coordinator. Ms. Wnuk has worked with the Natrona County School District on school safety and threat assessments for school violence. She informed the conference on low, medium, and high level threats to the schools. The conference ended on Friday at noon. The morning’s training was for law enforcement and trained law officers to be certified as air marshals.

hot springs, lakes, rivers and streams. Natural bodies of water and reservoirs can be contaminated with germs from sewage spills, animal waste and water runoff after it rains. With an incidence rate six times higher than the national rate in 2013, cryptosporidium has been a serious concern in Wyoming. Last year, Campbell County experienced an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis with 121 reported cases, which made up 72 percent of reported statewide cases. Many people who were sick likely became ill from swallowing water contaminated with cryptosporidium while swimming. Symptoms of these diseases in humans can occur days to weeks after exposure and include active diarrhea, stomach cramping, nausea and loss of appetite. “It is crucial to prevent germs from getting into pools and lakes in the ﬁrst place,” Lupcho says. “By not swimming in a pool or other body of water when you have diarrhea, and by showering before getting into the pool, you can help keep germs out of swimming water,” Lupcho said. Simple steps swimmers

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can take to help protect themselves and others include: • Avoid swimming on days when you are experiencing diarrhea. Germs can spread into the water and make others sick. • Don’t swallow the water you are swimming in and avoid getting water into your mouth. • Practice good hygiene. Shower with soap before swimming and wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers. Germs on the body can end up in the water. • Parents of young children should remember to: o Wash children before swimming (especially their rear ends). o Check diapers every 30–60 minutes. Change diapers in a bathroom or a diaper-changing area and not poolside. Germs can spread in and around the pool. o Take children to the bathroom every 30–60 minutes. Waiting to hear “I have to go,” may mean it’s too late. For more information about healthy swimming, visit www.cdc.gov/ healthyswimming/.

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Wyoming WIC Program Updating Income Guidelines Income guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program are being updated once again, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. “Many people know about the food items our program helps them purchase. WIC also offers broader services such as peer counselors for breastfeeding help, nutritionists to help with planning family meals, and referrals for other health and social services,” said Janet Moran, WIC program manager with the Wyoming Department of Health. Speciﬁcally, WIC provides families with whole

foods like fruit, vegetables, whole grain cereals, bread, rice, oatmeal, canned tuna or salmon, eggs, cheese, milk, soy beverages, dried beans/peas, brown rice; and kitchen staples such as tortillas and peanut butter. New moms can also receive help with breastfeeding, infant foods and formula. Annual income ceilings are used to help decide if families are eligible for WIC. Illustrations for the new guidelines, which begin July 1, include: • 1 person family $21,590/year or $1,800/ month • 2 person family $29,101/year or $2,426/

month • 3 person family $36,612/year or $3,051/ month • 4 person family $44,123/year or $3,677/ month • 5 person family $51,634/year or $4,303/ month Families already enrolled in SNAP, TANF or Wyoming Medicaid programs already qualify for WIC. Many working families are also eligible. For more information or to ﬁnd the nearest local WIC clinic, call (800) 9944769 or the WIC state ofﬁce at (307) 777-7494.

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Katy Traverso, having already made the trip to Haiti once before, works with her fellows to raise money at a carwash for yet another journey.

Carwash for a Good Cause By Elizabeth Richards here is little in this world more refreshing and fun than a carwash on a hot summer day. The members of the High Plains Church had joined together, last Saturday, to raise money for travel abroad where they intend to help those in need at an orphanage in Fond Blanc in Haiti. They have been raising money together since the fall and are still running strong. Where they intend to go is a mountainous peninsula of heat, rock, and forests of tall broad leafed trees. When they arrive these students and their guardians will help to build and

repair schools, churches, and walls for the people who live there. With its poverty stricken people and foreign environments it takes great courage to travel out of one’s own home and culture to bring food, shelter, and clean water to those in need. International travel laws must be followed as well; they place themselves at risk for malaria and a number of waterborne illnesses in the tepid jungles. Our hearts and thoughts will be with them as they make the journey, we should all learn from such noble deeds. You can learn more about the church community and its goal by

following the High Plains Church on their Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/highplainscommunitychurch where they broadcast their events and schedules. It is good to know that we can hold our heads high, that we can bring hope to those less fortunate. Raise your head, raise your hands and rejoice for humanity is not yet undone in this often cruel world. Join that ﬁght and be proud; let your hands warm the cold, cradle the sick and shade the sunburnt wanderer. Know that you make a difference.

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

very once in a while one of my children will truly surprise me. My oldest son was serving in the Marine Corps. While home on leave, he whipped up the best chicken salad I have ever tasted. When I asked to see the recipe, he looked blank, and stated that he just put together the ingredients until it tasted just right! That is how all great cooks do it. I have his recipe and have tried to give some ingredient sizes. Maybe you could do as my son and add until it tastes just right!

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4 cooked, chopped chicken breast or thighs (cooled) 2 cooked potatoes, chopped 1 small can of Sweet Corn 1 small can of Green Beans 2 sweet Apples, chopped ½ C. Raisins ½ to 1 container Sour Cream 2 mounded Tablespoons Mayonnaise ½ to 1 tsp. Jalapeno juice Combine all ingredients into a large mixing bowl. (The jalapeno juice is up to you on how much or if any. I like just a touch.) Cover and refrigerate 2-3 hours. Enjoy! The following is a summer family favorite. In fact, I made it the other evening for a church social and I didn’t get any before it was all gone!

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1 Cube Butter (No Margarine) 1 C. Flour (I use Grandpa Kitchen) 2 T. Sugar. Soften the butter; then with a pastry fork blend it into the ﬂour and sugar. Press this into the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan covering the entire pan and bake at 350 degrees till done. About 1012 minutes. Let this cool. 1 Pkg. Cream Cheese 2/3 C. Powdered Sugar ½ Medium size container of Cool whip Soften the cream cheese then combine all the ingredients. Carefully layer it on top of all the cooled crust. 2 pkgs. Pistachio Instant Pudding 2 C. Milk Mix well. When it has thickened, layer the pudding on top of the entire cream cheese layer. Now for the fourth layer, spread the other half container of cool whip over the pudding layer. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours. Cut into serving size portions and enjoy!

Forage Field Day Gives Wyo. Hay Producers Info to Grow Higher Quality Crops An upcoming ﬁeld day will provide Wyoming hay producers with information designed to help them improve the quality and quantity of their forage crops. The Wyoming Forage Field Day will be held July 10 at the Eden Valley Community Center located at 4039 Highway 191 in Farson, Wyo. Registration is free and includes lunch. RSVPs are requested. The event will feature presentations on forage production and management including the economics of forage fertility and hay

production, as well as forage establishment and weed management in hay ﬁelds. There will also be sessions on forage marketing opportunities including hay marketing strategies, new Wyoming hay markets and yield versus quality decisions to maximize forage income. The event includes local machinery dealership equipment and product line demonstrations. “Wyoming hay is in high demand and we want to help our hay producers capitalize on this demand

by growing even better quality crops,” said Donn Randall, crop and forage program manager in the Business Council’s Agribusiness Division. “This day is ﬁlled with informative sessions designed to take our producers to the next level in hay production.” The agenda for the event can be found at www. wyomingbusiness.org/calendar/event/2014-forageﬁeld-day/8434. For more information or to RSVP, contact Randall at 307.777.6578 or donn. randall@wyo.gov.

Sport Clips Brings MVP Hair Care to Wyoming Sport Clips Haircuts, the nation’s largest franchise dedicated to men’s and boys’ hair care, will open a new location on June 20 in Gillette on 2550 S. Douglas Hwy. This new business will be the latest of the franchise’s more than 1,200 locations across the country and will be the ﬁrst to open in Wyoming. “Sport Clips offers our clients the expertise of well-trained stylists in a fun, casual environment where they can enjoy watching sports on TV during their haircut. We’re looking forward to introducing clients to our services and distinctive experience,” said Brenda Austin, owner of the new Sport Clips. “The Sport Clips concept is growing across the country, and we’re proud to make it a part of Gillette’s retail community.” The new Sport Clips will

offer: • A fresh take on barbershop amenities and services like the “MVP Experience” that includes a precision haircut, massaging shampoo, hot steamed towel treatment, and neck and shoulder massage • Stylists who specialize in hair care for men and boys and stay up-to-date on industry trends • Large, ﬂat-screen televisions playing sports programming at each haircut station and in the lobby, along with reading materials • Affordable luxuries like special lighting and massaging chairs in the shampoo area • Haircut services without an appointment – walk-ins are welcome “Opening a Sport Clips creates opportunities for employment and charita-

ble outreach,” said Austin. “Our team members look forward to giving great haircuts and playing an active role in supporting the community in which we serve.”

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Richard Dunlap Funeral Services for Richard Dunlap were held Wednesday, June 25, at New Life Wesleyan Church in Gillette, Grandson Pastor W. O. Dunlap officiating. Richard passed away June 19, 2014 at the age of 93. He was born July 16, 1920 to William O. and Opal (Riddle) Dunlap, and was raised on the Dunlap ranch. After graduation from Campbell County High School, he taught in a county rural school before joining his father in ranching. On February 10, 1945 Richard Dunlap married Helen J Brandner and made their home at the Dunlap ranch south of Gillette, on the Douglas Highway. They had three children. Along with ranching, Richard also operated the Conoco service station and worked as Campbell County court bailiff for twenty years. He enjoyed volunteer work through the Lions Club. In 1974 the ranch was sold to Amax Coal Company, now Belle Ayr Mine. Mr. Dunlap kept busy with many other investments over the years. Retirement years were enjoyed by wintering in Mesa, Arizona and traveling to many vacation destinations in America, but he was always anxious to get home to Gillette. A major factor of entertainment for Richard has been watching his children and grandchildren participate in athletic programs. Also, he loved the excitement of Deadwood. Mr. Dunlap is survived by children, Sandra Rasmussen (and Robert) of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, Judy Hladky (and Mike) and George Dunlap (and Lindie) of Gillette; Ten grandchildren, Robyn Rasmussen, Rodney Rasmussen, Ryan Rasmussen, Dusti Bulawa, Bubba Hladky Braidi Lutgen, Brett D’Arthenay, W.O. Dunlap, Robert Dunlap, and Lindsey Austin; and 15 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Helen and parents, W.O. and Opal Dunlap. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established for Hospice CCMH. Memorials and condolences can also 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 Frances R. Blauer Funeral Services for Frances R. Blauer were held Monday, June 23, at Gillette Memorial Chapel in Gillette , Erik Bergquist officiating Frances R. Blauer , age 90, of Gillette, Wyoming died at Close to Home Hospice House on Monday, June 16, 2014.

Luella Hazel Belle Calvin Memorial Services for Luella Calvin were held June 20 at Faith Community Church with Pastor Mark officiating. Luella Calvin, age 78, passed away at her home on June 15, 2014. Luella Hazel Belle Calvin was born to Robert and Gladys (Stenerson) Roe in Puyallup, Washington where she spent her early years. In 1972, she married her loving husband James Oliver Calvin and the couple spent forty years together. Luella was a proud mother to five children, Deborah, Donnie, Cheryl, Mark and Johnny. In December 1999, the couple moved to Gillette and made it their permanent home. She was a great salesman and worked with Empress Pearls, Christmas Around the World, also known as House of Lloyd. Luella loved angels and had a wonderful collection. In her free time she crotched, embroidered, and sewed. She was happy to have made so many items to donate to the new Pioneer Manor gift shop. Luella was very involved in church and loved being a member of Faith Community Church. Luella is survived by her daughter Deborah ( Robert) Downs of Vancouver, Washington; son Brock Smith of Gillette; brothers, Robert Roe of Portland, Oregon, Dick Roe of Alaska; sisters, Marlyn Wilkerson of California, Gerry Marchington of Starbuck, Washington; six grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, with another on the way. She is preceded in death by her parents and her loving husband of forty years, James Calvin. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Close to Home Hospice House. A memorial has been established in Luella’s name. Memorials and Condolences may be sent to the family in Luella’s name in care of Walker Funeral Home 410 Medical Arts Court Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website atwww.walkerfuneralgillette.com

1951 from Memphis High School. Bob served in the United States Army and Reserves. Bob married E. Maxine Gundy on June 29, 1958. Six children were born in this union; three sons and three daughters. Bob and Maxine moved to Gillette in 1985. Bob worked various jobs throughout his life including; heavy equipment mechanic, heavy equipment operator and farmer. Bob loved to attend threshing bees and taking his grandsons to see the old ways of farming. He also enjoyed attending auctions. Bob is survived by his wife Maxine; sons, David (Barb) Robinson of Recluse, Scott Robinson of Rapid City, and Jeff (Celeste) Robinson of Gillette; daughters, Dianna (JL) Driskill of Belle Fourche, Luana (Jake) Ruff of Rozet, and Tracey (David) Stai of Gillette; 14 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his favorite dog Rocky. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Ted and Elma Robinson; sisters, Eulene Norton, Ellen Towery; and one granddaughter. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family wishes for memorials to be sent to the Close to Home Hospice House in Bob’s name. Memorials and Condolences may also 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

her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Pearl (Johnson) Underwood was born March 24, 1925 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to Josephine Frances (Gordon) and Jessie Winﬁeld Johnson. In 1927, when Pearl was the age of two, the family moved from Canada to Garrettsville, Ohio and raised their family there. Pearl married Shelby Gaylord Underwood in 1944 during World War II. Four children were born to this union; twin sons, Porter James and Paul Shelby; daughter, Shelley Ann; and son, Robert Bruce. After Shelby’s discharge from the U.S. Army the family lived in several western states, including Farmington, New Mexico, where they raised their children. They moved to Gillette in 1968. Pearl was secretary for CCSD for several years, and subbed at Campbell County Public Library. She loved the fellowship with family and friends, reading, oil painting (especially the Tetons), and preparing for family gatherings. Pearl was a devoted follower of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Pearl is survived by her children, Paul (Sue) Un-

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and Christine (Jake) Stansﬁeld of Seattle, Washington. Pearl was preceded in death by her husband Shelby in 1987; both parents; and brothers, Donald Gordon, Merrill William, and Burt Junior. The family asks in lieu of ﬂowers memorials and donations be made in Pearl’s name to High Plains Community Church. Memorials and condolences can also be sent in Pearl’s name 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

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Thomas Rhett (above, left) entertains Thursday’s crowd. Sergeant Jason Zimmerman (above, right) is honored on Saturday night.

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A Popular Place to be Rain or Shine By Clint Burton n the shadows of the Big Horn Mountains, Trails End Concert Park in Sheridan, Wyoming played host to Big Horn Country USA. Fans were able to stay in campgrounds for the three day event with transportation to and from the concert park. Country music fans braved the heat and rain to watch some of the biggest names in country music and none of them were let down. The acts were big and so was all of the fun. Merchandise and food vendors packed the grounds and there was even a rock climbing wall. Each night started with our National Anthem and honored the American Veterans who have sacriﬁced for our nation. The music festival started on Thursday and ran

through Saturday night. Thursday night’s lineup started off at 3:30 pm with Jagertown and Due West, and featured Aaron Watson, Thomas Rhett, and Big & Rich with Cowboy Troy. Friday’s music kicked off at 2:00 pm with Zac Hacker, Kaleb Austin, and Jamie Lynn Spears, and featured Chase Rice, Joe Nichols, and Brantley Gilbert. Fans that sat through the heat of the afternoon were treated to a cool shower about halfway into Brantley Gilbert’s set. On Saturday the gates opened at 1:00pm, like a start of a Olympic race with fans running to get their spots for the ﬁnal day of one of the best county lineups to ever take the stage in the state of Wyoming. Fans sat through a much

bigger rain storm to watch Denae Gardner, Rusty Evens, Black Jack Billy, and featured Jana Kramer, Brett Eldredge, and Lady Antebellum. I have to say, for this first annual event, the venue and workers did a great job of keeping things flowing with not much waiting between bands. Trails End also had a secondary stage setup that Jagertown and Tiny Barge and the Big Chill would play between acts and after the main stage was finished for the night. For those of you that didn’t make it to this year’s event you definitely have to make plans for next year’s festival. Fans wanting to see more pictures, you can find them at www.shootliveconcerts.com. This summer, catch a concert and enjoy the music.

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Tuesday, July 01, 2014

-AVA 4th of July Paint a Star Plate -AVA-Earth, Wind, & Fire Exhibition

-RV Rally-Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally -The Grease Monkeys Jakes Tavern -AVA Open Studio 10am -Plein Air Painting for Families-Painting in the Park -Roughriders Hladky Tournament: 9:30am Eaton vs. Longmont 12pm Ralston Valley vs. Eaton 2:30pm Boulder vs. Jackson 5pm Greeley vs. Jackson 7:30pm Ralston Valley vs. Gillette

AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Biginners Group 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm --Campbell County Commissioners Meeting 9am in Commissioners Chambers -RV Rally-Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally -AVA 4th of July Paint a Star Plate -AVA-Earth, Wind, & Fire Exhibition -AVA Art of Nature 1pm

-Memorial Day -AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -AA Last Call Group 10pm -RV Rally-Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally -Hexacord Jake’s Tavern

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Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Gillette, Wyo. 4th of July Activities

AA Morning Spiritual Group 10:15am -AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -RV Rally-Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally -4-H Horse Progress 12pm -Roughriders Hladky Tournament: CONSOLATON BRACKET 8am #6 vs. #7 10:30am #5 vs. Winner CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET 1pm #1 vs. #4 3:30pm #2 vs. #3 6pm Championship Game

Monday, June 30, 2014

-AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm¬¬ -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -RV Rally-Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally -AVA 4th of July Paint a Star Plate

AA On Awakening Group 6am -AA Midday Serenity Group 12pm -AA Out to Lunch Bunch Group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -Joint Powers Lodging Tax Board 2pm at the George Amos Memorial Building. -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -RV Rally-Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally -AVA 4th of July Paint a Star Plate -AVA-Earth, Wind, & Fire Exhibition

Thursday, July 03, 2014

-AA Midday Serenity group 12pm -AA Happy Hour Group 5:30pm -AA Grupo Nuevo Milenio 6:45pm -AA Hopefuls Group 8pm -AA N.E. Wyoming Recovery Group (585 Westside Dr.) 8pm -AA Strugglers Group 8pm -Joint Powers Lodging Tax Board 2pm at the George Amos Memorial Building -RV Rally-Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally -Cowgirls/Cowboys of Campbell County 6:30pm

Friday, July 04, 2014

7am - Universal Athletic Service Firecracker 4 Mile run/walk (Bicentennial Soccer Fields) 6am to 9am - Volunteer Firemen Pancake Feed (106 Rohan Avenue) 10am - Parade ( down 2nd Street from 4J Road to Osborne Avenue) Parade Route [PDF] Please do not park north of 2nd Street (from Burma Avenue to Richards Avenue) to allow parade participants and vehicles access to the staging area. 11:30am - Registration for Activities at Bicentennial Park Noon to 2pm - KOOL 105.3 hosts Abbey Road, a Beatles Tribute Band. (Located north of the Concession Building) Noon-Free Hot Dog feed begins Kids Games Begin (Sampson Field) Chalk it Up Start Mud Volleyball Start (North side of Bicentennial Park) Firemen Water Fights Start 12:30pm Strong Man/Woman Challenge Start (Softball Field 3) 1pm - Costume Contest Judged

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Lukas Poloncic ﬁnishes his 100th push-up. Seamus Casey does one of his 100 push-ups for the troops.

Courage and Strength: The Heart of the People By Elizabeth Richards he early summer heat and the bright shine of the midday sun have brought out the shimmering grace of our county in full bloom. It seems that despite the hot weather, now is a time for action among the people of our community. The ablebodied having risen to the aid of their fellow man. Be they young or old, these people bring out the best in us all as beacons of a brighter future. The Boot Campaign, having partnered with the Camel Kids Wrestling club of Gillette, held a pushup contest to raise money for our wounded soldiers. They are working as part of a nationwide charity effort to promote awareness and support for the veterans of the American people. In a time when the needs of our soldiers and veterans are often overlooked as one week news blurbs, there are few more gravely needed endeavors. As of the 21st of June, over $340,000 had been raised nationwide, $8,000 of which had been raised in our state. Men, women and children from all over

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Camel Kids Coach Mike Johnson keeps count of one of his wrestler’s push-ups.

Gillette gathered at the Fishing Lake to put their strength to task, as their sponsors looked on with a smile and a stopwatch. Each participant had 90 seconds to do as many pushups as they could, and many performed admirably; some even reaching over a hundred pushups. They came as a community, laughter and happiness in the warm air from pushup to pushup, strong and enduring. It is with great pride that we join together in the name of our many fallen, with thanks, and both joy

and grief. With the world at our ﬁngertips, we often forget to stop and remember; to log off and sign out of our vast social networks, and realize the meaning of the words on our tongue and the sacriﬁce of those so many know so little of. We owe our thanks to our armed forces and the people who support them. You, too, can join the cause of the Boot Campaign. There is a website: http://www. bootcampaign.com where you can donate your time or your money and learn about the campaign itself.

Construction Update Gillette Avenue

The intersection of Gillette Avenue and 3rd Street will be closed on Monday, June 23rd through Thursday, July 31st for work on Gillette Avenue construction. Gillette Avenue between 3rd Street and 4th Street will remain open and available for parking, but drivers will have to make a U-turn at the north end of this block. This project is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Campbell Co. Fire Dept. June 18, 2014 - At 8:27 a.m. to 4501 Tanner Drive, Buffalo Ridge Elementary School for an automatic fire alarm activation. The alarm was caused by personnel testing the alarm and sprinkler system. - At 1:14 p.m. to Bearclaw Circle for an EMS assist. June 19, 2014 - At 1:13 a.m. to W. Boxelder Rd. for an EMS assist. - At 6:26 a.m. to 3rd and Osborne for a reported structure fire, upon arrival crews found a detached garage (12’x20’) fully involved threatening two occupied residences, an attached garage and a car port. Crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control, both occupied residences, attached garage and car port suffered minor heat and fire damage. The cause is under investigation. - At 12:24 p.m. to the 400 block of Prairieview Dr. for an EMS assist. - At 4:17 p.m. to 201 W. Lakeway Rd. for an EMS assist. - At 4:39 p.m. to the 2200 block of Sammye Ave. for an EMS assist. - At 5:58 p.m. to 505 Lee Esther Ln. for an automatic fire alarm, alarm system malfunctioned, no fire on scene.

- At 7:02 p.m. to Warren Ave. for an EMS assist. June 20, 2014 - At 11:02 a.m. to 922 E. 3rd St. (Tacos by Marlene) for a reported structure fire, upon arrival we found the kitchen fire had been extinguished by bystanders using portable fire extinguishers. The cause of the fire was an overflow of grease onto the stove. - At 12:40 p.m. to 921 Mountain Meadow Lane for a smell of natural gas. Fire personnel monitored the atmosphere in the structure and found no natural gas. - At 2:55 p.m. to 7900 Chukar for an automatic fire alarm, upon arrival it was determined to be an alarm malfunction. - At 8:14 p.m. to Southern Dr. near the water tower for a two vehicle accident with injuries. June 21, 2014 - At 1:53 a.m. to the Lewis Rd. for a one vehicle rollover with injuries. - At 5:30 a.m. to 3601 E. 2nd Rd. (wood wireline services) for a natural gas smell, upon arrival we found low levels of Hydrogen Sulfide. The building was ventilated and we were unable to find the direct source. - At 8:48 a.m. to North Buck Draw Booster Station for a report of a fire and

injuries to a field worker. Upon arrival, the fire was out. CCFD did assist with landing LifeFlight and investigation of the incident. - At 2:57 p.m. to 7900 Chukar Drive for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD was informed by the home owner that the alarm was caused by dust from remodeling activities. - At 5:44 p.m. to the area of Southern Drive to spot severe weather patterns over the city. - At 6:00 p.m. to 2150 South Douglas HWY for automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD determined the alarm was caused by a system malfunction. - At 6:15 p.m. to 1105 East Boxelder Road for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival to the scene CCFD determined the alarm was caused by a system malfunction. June 22, 2014 - At 3:04 a.m. to West 6th Street for an EMS assist. - At 7:29 a.m. to L A Lane for an EMS assist. - At 8:07 a.m. to Prarieview Dr. for an EMS assist. - At 8:53 a.m. to 921 Mountain Meadow Lane for an automatic fire alarm. It was determined to be a system malfunction, management contacted the

alarm company to service the system. - At 8:58 a.m. to Highway 59 and Bishop Rd. for a passenger vehicle fire. The fire consumed most of the engine compartment, the cause is believed to mechanical in nature. June 23, 2014 - At 5:15 a.m. to 2597 S. Douglas Highway (Country Inn) for an automatic fire alarm, heat and smoke detector activation. Upon arrival it was determined that a loaf of bread had caught on fire in the oven. The kitchen area was ventilated and guests were allowed to re occupy. - At 3:17 p.m. to 501 S. Burma Avenue, the Campbell County Memorial Hospital for an automatic fire alarm activation. The alarm was caused by a broken sprinkler head. - At 6:02 p.m. to the Fishing Lake for an EMS assist. - At 7:09 p.m. to Raymond Street for an EMS assist. - At 9:23 p.m. to American Road for a motorcycle crash. CCFD checked the occupants of the motorcycle for injuries as well as disconnected the electrical system of the bike and assisted with traffic control. June 24, 2014 - At 7:56 a.m. to Saunders BLVD for a vehicle fire. Crews cancelled their

response while en route as it did not turn out to be a fire. - At 8:59 a.m. to Foxhill Avenue for an automatic fire alarm activation. Upon arrival crews found smoke in the residence from cooking. Crews proceeded to ventilate the building before clearing from the scene. - At 11:53 a.m. to West Four J Road for an EMS assist. - At 1:35 p.m. to East Boxelder Road for an automatic fire alarm activation. Crews were cancelled en

route. - At 1:57 p.m. to East 5th Street for an EMS assist. Crews were cancelled en route. - At 9:00 p.m. to the 2500 block of Dogwood Ave. for an EMS assist. - At 10:23 p.m. to the alley between Church St. and Elon St. for a reported dumpster on fire. Firefighters extinguished the burning debris inside the dumpster, the fire was caused by fireworks being used in the area.

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Kettlewell weaves these and other insights into eighty pages of intriguing essays, amply illustrated with more than 100 fullcolor photographs, including rare close-ups of newborn fawns, bucks sparring during the rut, and other scenes of a year in the life of wild pronghorn. A Pronghorn Year (ISBN 13: 978-1-56037-601-9, $14.95, Farcountry Press, 2014) is available at local bookstores and gift shops, through online retailers, or from Farcountry Press at1.800.821.3874, www. farcountrypress.com. About the Author/Photographer: Dick Kettlewell has been a professional, award-winning photographer for 28 years. As a photojournalist, he spent many years at daily newspapers,

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Bold Republic Weekly If You Had Any Trust Left... By Glenn Woods

elieve it or not, on occasion, I meet someone who still has faith that government can solve all of our problems. Ronald Regan was right. Government is the problem. Let’s take a look at the short list: They drag us kicking and screaming into government programs like “The Affordable Care Act” that was billed as a program that was going to save us a trillion dollars over ten years. But we now know, that it is going to cost us around two trillion over ten years. Wasn’t that website roll-out a hoot? How much did they pay for that site? How many times did it crash? Now we see states dropping out of their own exchange programs after their programs ﬂopped worse than the federal health exchanges! Now health insurance premiums are skyrocketing when we were promised

that they would become more affordable. It was your government that has caused the immigration crisis at the border. Gangs, single mothers, and unaccompanied children are ﬁlling holding centers. It is our government that punishes an oil company for one bird dying within a mile of a drilling site. But it conversely gives a thirty year pass to government subsidized wind turbines that are killing an average of 500,000 birds a year in North America alone. Why does anyone have trust in a government that punishes political dissent with the hammer of the IRS? The same IRS that lies and destroys evidence (such as their own E-mails, which they are required to keep, by law). But then, we are the bad guys, apparently, if we don’t believe their excuses - the same excuses that would land any one if us in jail if WE used them.

Across America, cities and states are filing for bankruptcy, while those cities and states that are not, soon may be at some point, if they keep spending the way they are spending. Even Wyoming may soon have a pension problem if we don’t quit kicking the can down the road. This would be the same Nanny State that raids locally owned grocery stores at gun-point, forcing customers and employees to the floor because they are selling or buying raw milk. Benghazi. Fast and Furious. Government programs that were supposed to educate our kids, butrather have dumbed them down. Programs to help the poor that have only created generations of dependency and bankrupted the nation. The VA Hospital scandal. I could fill a book with examples like this. So, is it any wonder that

so many Americans have lost trust in their government? Now you can see why I have been taken aback should I meet anyone that still sees government as the solution to any of our problems. Getting government out of our lives will not solve all of our problems. Let’s be clear about that. We will always have problems. All of our problems will never be solved. But things are much better for all of us when we help ourselves and each other, as a community and as a nation. Often, when I have this discussion, someone will say to me, “I want more government because I believe that we should help people.” The answer to that is simple: I want to help people too. It’s just pain-

fully apparent that government sucks at the job. Somewhere along the way these folks got the idea that limited government thinkers do not care, and do not want to help anyone. Nothing can be further from the truth. Getting government out of our lives still means that we have to solve the problems of unemployment and healthcare and so much more. But those solutions, from where I’m sitting, start with removing those who are making our problems worse. Local citizens know their town better than a government located half a continent away. People willing to donate time and money to a cause will spend that money more wisely than a massive union-run govern-

ment bureaucracy, located thousands of miles away. Through this newspaper and my radio show, I work with people who are out in the community helping those in need. I see the results of that local help, which is far better than the mess that government makes of things. Between the bullying and the mess government has made it is no wonder that citizen’s conﬁdence in government work is at an all-time low. Yet, at the same time, the government keeps getting bigger. It’s time to trust our own eyes and ears and call out our government for the incompetent lying boobs that they are. And ﬁre them. We will do far better without them.

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Gerard Runs for House District 3

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By Holly Galloway Doug Gerard, of west Gillette, has placed his name in the ring to be a new representative for Wyoming House District #3. Geographically, district 3 is very large and includes portions of Converse County. This will be the second time that Gerard has run for this seat. Two years ago he lost the election by nearly 90 votes. Gerard was born in Detroit, and then his family moved to Rochester, New York when he was three. After earning a degree in Computer Science, he started his own company. Ten years ago he and his wife looked to move to the west and spent some time in Cheyenne. His wife, Daniela, was hired as an Emergency Room doctor at Campbell County Memorial Hospital. Doug can run his business anywhere, so Gillette became their home. “I love living in Wyoming,” said Gerard. Gerard is concerned about the representation that his district is now receiving. He did a study on the voting record of the current occupant

of House District #3 and has posted these ﬁndings online at his website under voting records. “Some or most of our legislatures drank the Kool-Aid when it came to the Cindy Hill legislation,” said Gerard. He believes that the legislatures solved a perceived problem by passing Senate File 104. “But where they got it wrong is that they should have investigated this ﬁrst,” said Gerard. “I think they thought they were well intentioned, but they didn’t do it the right way and that is the problem.” Earlier this year in Evanston during the Wyoming State Republican Convention, Gerard voted for censoring Governor Matt Mead because of Meads support of the legislation that took away all responsibility for a state-wide, publicly elected State Superintendent of Schools. “We elected a Superintendent to do a job and the Legislature and the Governor took away that job,” said Gerard. “We are, theoretically, the party of choice,” said Gerard when talking

about conservatism and why he is a Republican. “Keep the government out of everything you possibly can.” “Wyoming is paying the price of electing liberal people to the legislature,” said Gerard. “We are spending savings.” When Gerard was asked what makes him suitable to be a legislature his response was, “I am a problem solver and I am an analytical thinker.” Gerard is concerned about Climate Change being taught as fact. “The weather is not stagnant,” said Gerard, “yet the ‘greenies’ want to deny power plants to third-world countries.” The access to power has proven that people will live longer and healthier lives. “Yet, the ‘greenies’ want to deny this power to those who do not have it.” Things that we take for granted, like refrigeration to keep our food fresher longer and to keep some medicines accessible, would be denied to populations because of geography. “Cheap power to be able to have the lights on at night to read and to help with the production of food would be kept from these people if all would be as the ‘greenies’ want,” said Gerard. “I want to reduce the barriers and taxes to make sure people want to come here and establish good businesses,” said Gerard.

Governor Seeks to Advance Test Center for Carbon Research The Wyoming Legislature approved Governor Matt Mead’s request for $15 million to build an Integrated Test Center for developing commercial uses of carbon. The Governor is actively working to make this facility a reality. The Test Center would supply gas to researchers who would develop different uses for CO2. “Power companies and coal producers are excited about this proposal. Wyoming has an abundance of coal and we know we must ﬁnd productive ways to put coal and its byproducts to use,” Governor Mead said. “We are showing leadership in supporting this kind of advanced research.” The Test Center would be located next to a Wyoming coal-ﬁred power plant. The Governor has asked representatives from industry to work on this project. The group is engaged with Wyoming utilities to explore interest in hosting the Test Center.

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HealthCare Explained By Nicholas DeLaat

remember a couple years ago, my parents were out here in the great state of Wyoming visiting their beloved grandchildren. We decided to visit Rapid City for the day so that my mother and my wife could do some shopping. The drive out there was two hours of hell for them. Sitting in the front seat were father and son debating whether healthcare is a right provided to us under the Constitution. Now, if many of you knew my father he would be considered the quintessential independent. I have never known him to support parties, but candidates. I have never known him to be left or right, progressive or tea party, liberal or conservative. The man reads three newspapers per day (there or about) and decides based on the issue. Most people who will only join a side would be able to take a great lesson from him, as the complete taking of sides is at the roots of our political woes that transfer into the woes of freedom and our livelihood. Many times we agree. Take education for instance. We both agree that our education system is not just seriously ﬂawed, but in shambles. We disagree on the causes, but we do agree that neither of us (as well as any other individual person) has the answer on how to ﬁx it. On universal healthcare however, we continue to disagree. We disagree on many issues within the Affordable Health Care Act, but we cannot tackle all of them in one short article. Where we used to disagree most is whether healthcare is a right. My father has now persuaded me to join his side on this individual issue. I do now believe that health care is a right. The debates, which extended long after the two hour Rapid City drive, were cen-

tered around whether the right of health care was under the “general welfare of the public” clause. My father, rightly mind you, said that health care to everyone will improve the welfare of the public at large. My counter at the time was simply that it is against American principles of liberty to steel from many to provide for some. That it is not helping everyone equally like the Department of Defense, where every American Citizen benefits from the protection of our Military equally. In the case of universal healthcare, only the currently un-insured are benefiting while the majority is being hurt. That does not help all equally and therefore cannot be termed “general welfare,” only “for the good of some.” Rightly so, he said that the health of the poor, where most of the un-insured lay, will affect our society as a whole. The conversation continued, and nobody actually won. Regardless what side you are taking in this debate, remember that my father does not watch ridicules 24 hr news networks to get his information, but reads multiple newspapers where most real journalism still lives. I now, after two years of debating him, believe that health care is a right, but not under the general welfare clause of the constitution. What most people do not realize with the constitution, is that when it was originally written the delegates to the first constitutional convention never thought that they would have to define rights. They had put down in writing the official duties of the government and its three branches. In their eyes, if something was not mentioned in this Constitution, than it was not the government’s right to take on the issue. Of course it wasn’t that simple, and soon after came the

protection measure in the form of the Bill of Rights defining absolute rights of the citizens over the federal government, even stating in the tenth amendment that if it was not written down here…it’s none of the Federal Government’s business. Now look, I know that our Constitution is only followed from both sides only when convenient, which if holding office should be treason, but we still need to attempt to follow it. So where does healthcare come in? It doesn’t. Because there is nothing in the Constitution about healthcare, healthcare is then a right. You have the right to pay for a health care provider. If you are paying good money, than you can pick which health care provider you want. That is freedom. You are free to purchase health insurance, which that is your right provided under the Constitution of the United States. Are their good things in the affordable health care act? Of course. Was and is our healthcare system seriously flawed? Absolutely! Making insurance in-able to deny people because of pre-existing conditions? YES! Forcing people to sign up for insurance or penalizing them for not? NO! We do have a defined right in the form of the Second Amendment, where you have the right to bear arms. That does not mean that it is up to the Federal Government to purchase arms for you, you have the right to buy them, and that is a defined right in the Constitution itself. You also have the right to buy healthcare, that can-

not be denied by the government. Dad, remember that your son is currently being fined for not being able to afford health insurance whether private or government. My right to have health insurance also extends to my right to not have it, which has been taken away from me through mandated fines. Dad, it’s like Bob Dylan said in the song Sara, Sara…”We always did feel the same, we just saw it from a different point of view.” So to end on a positive note, I would like to say that I am sick of my conservative and libertarian friends bashing the new incredible health care plan because you just can’t figure it out. Let me make this easy for you, it only takes 5 steps: 1. In order to insure the uninsured, we first have to un-insure the insured. 2. Next, we require the newly un-insured to be re-insured. 3. To re-insure the newly un-insured, they are required to pay extra charges to be re-insured, and the still un-insured need to pay mandated fines while the insured pay higher prices to help pay for the un-insured and to get some of the newly un-insured re-insured. 4. The extra charges are required so that the original insured, who became un-insured, and then became re-insured, can pay enough extra so that the original un-insured can be insured free of charge. 5. To pay for all the uninsured and reinsured to be insured, we need to force the un-insured self-employed to pay extra for staying un-insured.

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Governor Signs 2014 Equal Pay Day Proclamation Governor Matt Mead signed the 2014 Wyoming Equal Pay Day Proclamation on Tuesday. He was joined by the Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues and the Wyoming Women’s Foundation. The proclamation marked continuing efforts to create more opportunities for women and

decrease the wage gap. Wyoming’s unemployment rate is currently 3.8 percent. Governor Mead said that he hears from employers who are now struggling to ﬁnd workers. “We are pushing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in our schools and showing all

students that there are many opportunities in these ﬁelds. Emphasizing STEM with girls and boys - is a great way to pave the way into the higher paying careers in Wyoming.” The Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues, which is funded by the State is chaired by Carma

Corra. “The Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues encourages employee-friendly practices like job sharing, ﬂexible scheduling and access to child care. We want to promote anything that will help a mother, or a father, not to have to make a choice between career and family.”

League of Women Voters Soliciting Questions for Candidate Forums Save the Date!! The Campbell County League of Women Voters will be hosting Candidate Forums in July, featuring candidates for Campbell County , City of Gillette, and Legislative and state of Wyoming ofﬁces. Everyone is invited to any of the forums. Many of the candidates will be available before and after the forums to answer individual questions. The forum for Campbell County ofﬁces will be held July 21, starting at 6:30 PM in the Gillette City Council Chambers.

Candidates for City of Gillette ofﬁces will be featured on July 24, and the forum with those candidates running for State of Wyoming and local legislative ofﬁces will be held July 28. All forums will be held in the Gillette City Council Chamber and will start at 6:30 PM. The forums will be carried live and repeated periodically on Gillette Public Access TV and copies will be available from the Campbell County Public Library. The League is soliciting ques-

tions from the public which gives individuals another chance to have their questions answered. Questions should be phrased in such a manner that it can be asked of all candidates for a given office. To submit a question pertaining to any of the offices to be filled, use the League’s email address: forumquestionslwv@hotmail. com Password: Forum123. Please indicate the office the question concerns in the subject line. Remember, Democracy is not a spectator sport!

The proclamation states, in part, that “fair pay for everyone enhances the economy, improves ﬁnancial security and lessens pressure on the costs of retirement.”

“We’ve been in the nation-building business since World War I, and especially since WWII. The goal is not a Jeffersonian Democracy in Afghanistan, but a r epresentative government that respects human rights, protects its own people, and is a friend of the West. These are very realistic - and necessary - goals.” -Oliver North

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Comment Period on Proposed 2014-2015 School Choice Notiﬁcation Waiver

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is requesting public comment regarding a request for a one-year waiver of the Title I, Part A, which requires local educational agencies (LEA) to provide parents of eligible students with notice of their public school choice options at least 14 days before the start of the school year (34 C.F.R. § 200.37(b)(4) (iv)). Schools choice options are determined under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measures. This waiver will only affect those Title I schools identiﬁed in holding

or warning year status. Those Title I schools in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring status will need to comply with the requirement of sending out the school choice notiﬁcation within 14 days before the start of school. The purpose of the waiver is to ensure that all LEAs are able to comply with this requirement with respect to students in those schools. The WDE is requesting this waiver because the WDE has been transitioning state assessments used for AYP calculations to measure the adopted standards in reading and math. The 2014 test is sufﬁciently different

in content to warrant not using the same scale, as well as setting new cut scores. These differences will delay the 2014 AYP results until after the beginning of the 2014- 2015 school year. This delay prevents parents from having the information needed for school choice prior to the commencement of the next school year. The comment window on this waiver request will run from June 23, 2014, through July 2, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. Please direct comments to Sean McInerney at sean.mcinerney@wyo. gov or Jennifer Peterson at jennifer. peterson@wyo.gov.

Governor’s Task Force Preparing Final Recommendations Governor Matt Mead met with the Task Force on Forests today - as the Task Force ﬁnalizes its plans for Wyoming’s forest health and use. The Task Force will put out a report with speciﬁc points for forest management that Wyoming can use to focus discussion with federal and private partners. “Wyoming’s forests provide jobs, recreation and scenic beauty for

Wyoming people and for visitors. We recognize how valuable they are today and for the future. I established this task force to talk about forests and to focus on their many benefits. Specifically I wanted a plan that fit Wyoming,” Governor Mead said. “I thank all of the members of the Task Force for their time and expertise. It is a diverse group and they represent many different views – all important to

a comprehensive plan.” The Task Force held ﬁve public meetings in various locations around Wyoming since last November. It is made up of industry, conservation groups, forest users, and representatives of federal, state and local government.

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 35. Ex post facto laws; impairing obligation of contracts

No ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall ever be made.

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Letters to the Editor The Lesson Congress Should Learn from the VA Scandal

The Federalist 13 Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government Hamilton for the Independent Journal o the People of the State of New York: As connected with the subject of revenue, we may with propriety consider that of economy. The money saved from one object may be usefully applied to another, and there will be so much the less to be drawn from the pockets of the people. If the States are united under one government, there will be but one national civil list to support; if they are divided into several confederacies, there will be as many different national civil lists to be provided for-and each of them, as to the principal departments, coextensive with that which would be necessary for a government of the whole. The entire separation of the States into thirteen unconnected sovereignties is a project too extravagant and too replete with danger to have many advocates. The ideas of men who speculate upon the dismemberment of the empire seem generally turned toward three confederacies--one consisting of the four Northern, another of the four Middle, and a third of the five Southern States. There is little probability that there would be a greater number. According to this distribution, each confederacy would comprise an extent of territory larger than that of the kingdom of Great Britain. No well-informed man will suppose that the affairs of such a confederacy can be properly regulated by a government less comprehensive in its organs or institutions than that which has been proposed by the convention. When the dimensions of a State attain to a certain magnitude, it requires the same energy of government and the same forms of administration which are requisite in one of much greater extent. This idea admits not of precise demonstration, because there is no rule by which we can measure the momentum of civil power necessary to the government of any given number of individuals; but when we consider that the island of Britain, nearly commensurate with each of the supposed confederacies, contains about eight millions of people, and when we reflect upon the degree of authority required to direct the passions of so large a society to the public good, we shall see no reason to doubt that the like portion of power would be sufficient to perform the same task in a society far more numerous. Civil power, properly organized and exerted, is capable of diffusing its force to a very great extent; and can, in a manner, reproduce itself in every part of a great empire by a judicious arrangement of subordinate institutions. The supposition that each confederacy into which the States would be likely to be divided would require a government not less comprehensive than the one proposed, will be strengthened by another supposition, more probable than that which presents us with three confederacies as the alternative to a general Union. If we attend carefully to geographical and commercial considerations, in conjunction with the habits

and prejudices of the different States, we shall be led to conclude that in case of disunion they will most naturally league themselves under two governments. The four Eastern States, from all the causes that form the links of national sympathy and connection, may with certainty be expected to unite. New York, situated as she is, would never be unwise enough to oppose a feeble and unsupported flank to the weight of that confederacy. There are other obvious reasons that would facilitate her accession to it. New Jersey is too small a State to think of being a frontier, in opposition to this still more powerful combination; nor do there appear to be any obstacles to her admission into it. Even Pennsylvania would have strong inducements to join the Northern league. An active foreign commerce, on the basis of her own navigation, is her true policy, and coincides with the opinions and dispositions of her citizens. The more Southern States, from various circumstances, may not think themselves much interested in the encouragement of navigation. They may prefer a system which would give unlimited scope to all nations to be the carriers as well as the purchasers of their commodities. Pennsylvania may not choose to confound her interests in a connection so adverse to her policy. As she must at all events be a frontier, she may deem it most consistent with her safety to have her exposed side turned towards the weaker power of the Southern, rather than towards the stronger power of the Northern, Confederacy. This would give her the fairest chance to avoid being the Flanders of America. Whatever may be the determination of Pennsylvania, if the Northern Confederacy includes New Jersey, there is no likelihood of more than one confederacy to the south of that State. Nothing can be more evident than that the thirteen States will be able to support a national government better than one half, or one third, or any number less than the whole. This reflection must have great weight in obviating that objection to the proposed plan, which is founded on the principle of expense; an objection, however, which, when we come to take a nearer view of it, will appear in every light to stand on mistaken ground. If, in addition to the consideration of a plurality of civil lists, we take into view the number of persons who must necessarily be employed to guard the inland communication between the different confederacies against illicit trade, and who in time will infallibly spring up out of the necessities of revenue; and if we also take into view the military establishments which it has been shown would unavoidably result from the jealousies and conflicts of the several nations into which the States would be divided, we shall clearly discover that a separation would be not less injurious to the economy, than to the tranquillity, commerce, revenue, and liberty of every part.

Editor: Like other federal scandals before it, the mess involving VA hospitals has followed a well-trod path. First comes the revelation of misdoing. Then comes the reaction: a shocked public, an administration on the defensive, and grandstanding members of Congress. Finally, major reform bills get introduced, debated, then put aside when the heat dies down, or the target agency gets more money thrown at the problem. With the VA, we’re at the reform part of the cycle. In its rush to address public outrage, Congress is proposing dramatic changes that could have benefited from more thorough consideration. The irony is that this need not have happened — not with the VA, nor with the IRS, or FEMA, or any of the other cases in recent years where the federal bureaucracy proved to be dysfunctional and Congress rushed in with a halfbaked fix. Mostly what is needed is for Congress to do its job properly in the first place. This means exercising its oversight responsibilities and catching problems before they mushroom. Diligent oversight can repair unresponsive bureaucracies, expose misconduct, and help agencies and departments become more effective. To do this, Congress first needs to know what’s happening. Performance, budget, personnel, management challenges, major and minor problems: members of Congress ought to be experts on all of this. Understanding the facts, working cooperatively with the federal agency, and anticipating problems is a far more useful approach than Congress’s usual pattern of throwing up its hands at a scandal and blaming everyone else for the problem. Congress must also get serious about reforming the federal bureaucracy. Federal employees deserve to feel they’re being listened to, respected, and treated fairly, but management also must have flexibility to hire and fire, and to handle personnel problems constructively. If Congress wants federal agencies to work better, it has to work tirelessly to understand problems and help repair them. It cannot eliminate politics from this oversight process, but politics should not drive the whole oversight enterprise. The point is that many failures of the federal bureaucracy can be avoided with robust congressional oversight. It’s a crucial part of improving the performance of government, and Congress has a duty to get ahead of problems, not lag constantly behind. Unless it’s willing to accept its responsibility for diligent oversight, the next scandal is only a matter of time. Lee Hamilton

The Lies Are Mounting Up

Editor: I find it incredibly inescapable as continuous cascades of catastrophes caterwaul contiguously down Obama’s path. Even some democrats are finally saying “what the hell?”. It is obvious to this writer that his campaign promise “we will transform America”, is a promise fulfilled (for the worse), as our economy fails, our energy dies, our foreign policy crashes and burns, our constitution is bastardized under his cell phone and pen, and the fund-raising continues. One of the components of “transforming America” evidently meant giving radical Muslims a big, wet, fat, sloppy kiss all over the world, letting them kill our brave boys and girls at will, as we let down our allies and show them America is NOW not one to be trusted. I would implore that there has never been a bigger breach of American trust than we now consider with this golf-playing goof-ball. The lies and cover-ups are unbelievable, and there are dozens to choose from. Take the IRS and criminal-leader Lois Learner’s vicious attack on conservative groups trying to exercise their will in the last election. Her time has come to “fess up”, but NO, suddenly she lost several years worth of emails as well as six of her high-class colleagues did. Well, butter my ears and call me “fatso”. Does anyone else think there is something rotten here? Federal law states that you have to have a printed copy of each and every official email you send. Does anyone really believe any of this crap? I hope not, because it is all crap! This is just one more lie in the chain of Obamalies and his reign of the destruction of America. After all, when you can sick the IRS on anyone whom opposes you with impunity, what have you got to lose? Not only that, but you have them now ruling your health-care, now doesn’t that make us all feel better? Mark my words, if the protective media ever gives this president the light of disinfectant he so richly deserves, history will record him as one thousand times worse than Richard Nixon. You simply cannot lie, deceive, manipulate, and attack the American people for six years and not bear the results. You simply cannot wea-

ponize the IRS and have them change elections -which is blatantly obvious in this case. You cannot completely ignore geo-political crisis without scrutiny, and you simply cannot play golf as the world burns around the vacationing Air-ForceOne. To put it mildly, you cannot lie, deceive, manipulate, trick and ruin our America easily, for the roots of our America run deep, and we will always be here on the back burner, waiting and working for others to wise up and realize the pack of lies they have been handed by those who think working is a sin, American excellence is bad, and living off the government is a wonderful way of life. Brad Schoﬁeld

Both Parties Stuck in Political Past

Editor: I got nostalgic about the Vietnam War a while back and ordered everything Netflix had to offer on the subject. I thought maybe I would catch a glimpse of Long Binh, where I was stationed for 11 months during the period from 1971 to 1972. The first thing that popped up was President Lyndon Johnson pounding the podium to espouse the “domino theory.” Between the Great Society and the domino theory, how many lives have been ruined or extinguished, and how much wealth has been squandered? The amount and numbers are so high they are difficult to quantify: more than 58,000 dead U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, troop strength increases in the 1960s that led to the dissolution of the family structure in the black community and institutionalized corruption in major U.S. cities were among the casualties. It is all Wilsonian, progressive nonsense, either foreign or domestic. The Democrats are stuck in the 1930s, and the Republicans go back to Teddy Roosevelt with their progressive tendencies. Both parties are destroying the country internally and externally. President Obama might as well be the reincarnation of Woodrow Wilson, and apparently President George W. Bush thought he would create some version of the Great Society in the middle of Baghdad. The only major war successes in the 20th century for the United States were World War II and the Korean War, and they were both hard sells to the public. Go back and look at the Lindbergh speeches or the Nazi Party rallies in Madison Square Garden in the 1930s if you think 99 percent of the U.S. population was gung-ho about World War II. World War II and the Korean War required a perpetual U.S. troop presence and the perception of U.S. strength, both military and economic. Mr. Obama has squandered both either because of ingrained progressive dogma or incompetence and corruption. Unless we get back to basics and place value on individual freedom and liberty, free markets and property rights, and absolutely refuse to use our military for anything but defense, the degeneration will continue. I sent all of my Netfix DVDs back, unwatched. I could not stomach to watch them. SAMUEL BURKEEN

Trashed-server claim fails smell test

Editor: The Internal Revenue Service is informing Congress that the computer hard drives of seven employees all crashed during the critical period leading up to the breaking of the conservative-grouptargeting scandal. In this claimed crash, decisive emails were supposedly lost from the server where they were stored and forensic techniques for recovering data from all hard drives were said to have failed. I supported networks, servers and computers at a major mutual funds company for years and obviously their resources were far less substantial than those of the IRS. Countless numbers of times I retrieved essential ﬁles, including emails from off-site back-up tapes. Such retrievals were necessary due to ﬁle age or server crashes. These items were easily recovered, even decades later. Lois Lerner’s story of lost emails is simply high-order deceit, and participants in this charade should all be indicted or impeached for permitting such a travesty of deception appropriate only for a thirdworld, tyrannical nation. TONY FAVERO

Time To Change Oklahoma’s Name, Too?

Editor: I guess if the name “Redskins” is offensive (even though the Supreme Court said years ago it was not), then surely it is also offensive to name an entire state “red people”. Oklahoma means “red people” in Choctaw. But that is probably the next thing on the list for the politically correct (and factually incorrect) crowd. MARK P. CERNAK SR.

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Basin at 3:45PM on Saturday. At 9:00P.M. the Betties’ (ranked 4th in the State) will go up against Casper’s A’Salt Creek Roller Girls (ranked 3rd in the State). These ﬁrst two games will determine the path of the Betties for the next days’ bouts which could include playing up to 3 more games that day if they play in the Championship Game. Since 2009 with the inception of Wyoming’s ﬁrst roller derby team, The Naughty Pines Derby dames, the sport has been building an audience, and cementing its place in Wyoming’s history. If you would like to be there for history in the making; tickets can be purchased online at http:// wyordc.ticketleap.com/2014-wyoming-roller-derby-cup/ or at the venue the day of.

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National College Finals Rodeo 2014, held in Casper, Wyoming.

Fishing Report By Mike Smith Empire Guesthouse, RV Park & General Store owdy folks, this is your Keyhole Reservoir fishing report for the week of June 23rd. This report is brought to you by the Empire Guesthouse, RV Park & General Store in Pine Haven, Wyoming. Stop by for all bait, tackle, camping and boating needs. Walleye fishing remains good though a lot of smaller fish are showing up at this time. You can still get some 15”-20” fish, but you’ll have to sort through several smaller ones. Please release those under 15” and over 21”. Those in-between are the better eaters, anyway. The west end is where most are fishing. Slow death rigs, worm harnesses baited with crawlers or leeches are doing well. Some fishermen are having good luck trolling Berkley flicker shads also. Game & Fish is telling us that it’s possible that we may not get a walleye stocking again this year due to a very limited supply of walleye fry. At the rate that fish are being taken this won’t be good for our future walleye fishery. If the stocking doesn’t take place this year, we may see the limit cut in half as a way to curb the take. We would support such a measure as a way to preserve the great fishing we have experienced the last couple of years. Also, all fishermen need to be very conservative in what they keep, nothing under 15”, or over 21”. More news from Game & Fish is about the check station they ran this past weekend. Three citations were written for not leaving a patch of skin on fillets that were cleaned at the lake. Every time they run their check stations here, they end up writing citations for this. There are signs at the Fish Cleaning station about this, so try to keep it in mind if you must clean your fish before leaving the lake, as you never know when you’ll have to go thru a check station. That’s it for this week; hope to see you at the lake soon.

Weekly Sports Trivia Question Who was the ﬁrst to cross an ocean via row-boat? Look on Page 17 for the answer

“Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men d ressed like black pimps.” -Tiger Woods

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S.T.A.N.D. With Elks

Stop Teasing Abuse (and move in) New Directions. This free event will include a free hot dog feed, fun on the go, and lots of information to help kids that are being bullied. The following community members will be participating in this join effort: Campbell County Sheriff's Office Campbell County School District Campbell County Kid Clinic Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation Y.E.S. House Campbell County Police Department Gillette Elks Lodge S.A.A.C. (Substance Abuse Advisory Council) Quit Tobacco

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When: Sat, June 28, 10am – 3pm Where: Elks Club on Boxelder Rd. (across from Cam-Plex) Parking will be available at Cam-Plex Contact: John Wayne: 307-682-0333 Or Donna Morgan 307-689-8213

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Apartments for Rent 1-5 bedroom units available for rent. Please contact Real Estate Systems of Gillette Inc at 307-682-0964 for all the updated details. 2 Bedroom apartment $650 per month, $650 security, $650 last months. Above Gillette Cheese House. No pets, no smoking, laundry facilities available 685-6449 Criminal background check and renters insurance Required Immaculate 1-2 bedroom apartments, fresh paint, and new ﬂooring. (no pets). Call for move-in special starting at $595 307-686-6488 Apartment for Rent in WindRidge Appts. Water/Trash/ Washer/Dryer. Air and Heat. 3bs/2bth. Must qualify for low income housing. $740.00/ mo. Call 307-685-8066 Foothills View Apartments Hot Move In Special! Cool, Clean, Quiet Apartments. A/C, 2 Bdrm. $695 1Bdrm. $595. Showing anytime Call 307-686-6488 C3-28-2v Apartments for rent. Foothills View Apartments. Clean and Quiet. One and Two bedroom units starting at $595.00. Call for showing andmove in special 307-6866488 (c3-42-3v) 2 bedroom apartment $675 per month, $675 security, $675 last months rent. Above Gillette Cheese House no pets, no smoking laundry \ facilities available 685-6449 Criminal Background check and renters insurance required. Spacious & new, 1, 2, &3 bdrm affordable apartments available now! Call 6858066. Washer and dryer in every unit. Private sunny patio or balcony. Special move-in rate, 1 bdrm: $694, 2 bdrm: $777, 3 bdrm: $888. Move in now and deduct $ 200 off ﬁrst month while special lasts. Call Konnie or Celeste at Highland Properties 685-8066.

Autos, Trucks and Vans ‘76 Electra-Glide would consider trade on Pan or Knuck if ya know of anyone, ‘81 sent it to LA-S&S, 11.5to1 and dual-plugged to run regular-gas, had burn-out time at Hog-Jam! Ben 680.7464. $3,000 OBO, 96 Ford Explorer AWD, Runs & Drives Great!, 180,000 Miles, Moon Roof, Fully Loaded, No Rust, $3,000 in front end parts, 231-420-3495 $6,000 OBO, 2003 F150 4x4 Extended Cab, Runs & Drives Great!,113,200 Miles, Roll-up Tongue Cover, New Battery/Starter, Extra winter tires w/rims, Compass & Outside temp gauge, Many new parts, 231-420-3495 05’ GMC Duramax Extend Cab. 52,550 mi. Call 307672-8766 2008 Dodge Charger AWD Hemi, loaded Black $18,000 books for $22,500 Marlins 685-4452 or 685-8100. 2006 Dodge Mega Cab 4x4 Laramie 102,000 miles $16,000 307-689-7290 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora. Black. Leather interior. Good condition. 87,400mi. Power everything. Front wheel drive. New tires. Call Charlene 307-660-7316. 1993 Chrysler LHS for sale or trade. Needs tie-rod and alignment. Runs good. $1,500.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com 1994 Plymouth Voyager for sale or trade. Runs/ looks great. 188,000 miles. $2,000.00 OBO. Email KevlarGrease@gmail.com 2004 Yukon Denali XL,6.0 Motor, Loaded $14,000 OBO 660-9351 2008 Hyundai Sonata LMTD, 40,000 mi. $13,500, Call 307-660-2532. 2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1/2 Ton Pickup. New tires, ext. cab, long bed. 148,000 mi. One owner. 307-6700858 or 303-250-4096 97’ Chevy Long Box Extended Cab. ¾ Ton, selling for Parts. $1,000 OBO. 307680-7431 1982 Chevy Ventura Van. 350 Engine, 400 Turbo newly rebuilt transmission. Interior in GREAT shape, has a working electric wet bar and built in cooler in back. Carb. needs re-jetted, other than that there are no problems. Must see. Asking $3,500 or best offer. Price:$3,500obo. Contact: 307-670-8980

June 27 - July 4, 2014

Guns for Sale

Help Wanted

Pets

Homes for Sale

AR-15, K98k Mauser, Win Mod 12-12, Ruger Blackhawk, PA-63, 307-778-6493

Help Wanted. Warehouse Manager. Monday-Friday, ﬂexible schedule. Inventory management and warehouse upkeep. $10/hr, doe. Apply at Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59.

Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant.

2 AKC Registered male and female English Bulldogs free to a new good home, They have current shorts and play along with children and other animals. contact (billingsjeff151@yahoo.com) for more information.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the application of WANRack LLC., (WANRack or the Company) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide local exchange telecommunications services within Wyoming, as more fully described herein. WANRack is a telecommunications company as defined by W.S. § 37-15-103(a) (xi), subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction under W.S. § 37-15-401. WANRack is a limited liability company and represents it possesses all of the requisite approvals and authorities to transact business as a foreign corporation within Wyoming. On June 12, 2014, WANRack filed its application seeking certificate authority to construct and lease high capacity fiber-optic based communications networks in exchanges served by Qwest d/b/a CenturyLink QC for multiple-location customers within the State of Wyoming. As a result, WANRack may offer dedicated private line services over a portion of Qwest d/b/a CenturyLink QC’s exchange networks and eventually seek to offer private line services statewide. In support of its application, WANRack asserts it has sufficient technical, financial, and managerial resources to operate competitive local exchange telecommunications services within Wyoming, as provided by W.S. § 37-15-201(b). The Company included with its application summaries of its key management personnel setting forth their business and telecommunications experience, as well as financial documents to support its financial ability to provide the proposed services. WANRack’s application is on file with the Commission at its offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and may be inspected by any interested persons during regular business hours. Anyone desiring to intervene as a party, file a statement, comment, or protest or request a hearing in this matter must do so by filing with the Commission, in writing, on or before July 17, 2014. Please reference Docket No. 70244-1-TA-14 in your correspondence. The petition shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention or request for hearing, and the position and interest of the petitioner in this proceeding. If you wish to intervene in this matter and/or request a public hearing that you will attend and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427, or write the Commission at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 to make arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission through Wyoming Relay at 711.

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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

For Rent 2 Bedroom Duplex, with one car garage, washer/dryer, no pets. $700rent/$700deposit. 307-689-0202 For Rent 5 bedroom, 3 bath manufactured home, on huge lot $1,100 per month, utilities not included! 307299-4662 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.

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

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

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Merchandise

Camping/Fishing

1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087

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

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

Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. 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 Get your doTerra essential oils at Health Corner 101, 500 O-R Drive Suite 4 or call 307-689-1998

05’ 32 foot ﬁfth wheel, Wildcat, sleeps 10, 1 slide, bunks, self contained, no generator 307-680-6625

June 27 - July 4, 2014

Weekly Trivia Answer

The iconic Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster was ﬁrst designed to recruit volunteers for what war?

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

It was created in 1917 by James Montgomery Flagg. While it was only one of the 46 posters that he designed, it is far and away the most famous. An adapted version was later used during WWII. War posters of both WWI and WWII were designed to instill conﬁdence, optimism, and patriotism through bold and colorful design, and to give a feeling of collective sacriﬁce and participation with the war efforts.

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

Weekly Sports Trivia Answer

World War I

Who was the ﬁrst to cross an ocean via row-boat?

Child Care 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

The ﬁrst ocean to be deliberately rowed across was the Atlantic by Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo, two Norwegians, in June 1896. The pair left Battery Park,Manhattan, on 6 June 1896, arriving on the Isles of Scilly, 55 days and 13 hours later, having covered 3,250 nautical miles (3,740 mi; 6,020 km). They continued to row to Le Havre, France.

In a Pinch?? Back up Daycare service call 307-6807948

Solutions from this week

Flea Market, Green River WY, July, 18, 19, 20. $75 a Space. Call 307-872-3223

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World War I Began 100 Years Ago Saturday However, diplomatic tensions heightened with the sinking of the Lusitania by a German Uboat in May 1915, costing 128 American lives. Subsequent, unrestricted German submarine warfare on Allied vessels and U.S. cargo ships is cited by many as an impetus for American entry. American support for war was further galvanized by an inﬂammatory telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman to Mexico. Intercepted by British forces in January 1917, the telegram encouraged Mexico to declare war on the U.S. and persuade Japan to join the ﬁght as well. In return, the Germans promised subsidies and assistance in reclaiming territories lost in the MexicanAmerican War of 1846-48. The U.S. declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. The massive scale of World War I brought sweeping developments in military technology. Trench warfare was widespread, and led to the development of a new war tool -- the tank. “Tanks were created to combat trench warfare,” said Vietti. “The tank came as a result of World War I, without question. Also, radio communication, which was not a factor beforehand, came to the forefront. In many ways, the cell phones of today may be traced to the development of radio technology in World War I.” Another new method of

warfare was poison gas, which inflicted hideous suffering on victims. The use of airplanes, invented scarcely a decade before, also evolved quickly. “At the start of the war, airplanes were used mainly for scouting,” remarked Vietti. “By the end, their role in combat took new shape, and dogfights were common.” Aces such as Manfred von Richthofen, who was Germany’s infamous “Red Baron,” as well as American Eddie Rickenbacher and Illinois fliers Howard Knotts and Reed Landis, became celebrated figures. Casualties on both sides were staggering. Estimates of military dead range from 8.5 million to 10 million, including two million Germans, 1.8 million Russians, 1.4 million French, and 900,000 British. Over 20 million troops were wounded. Some 65 million troops, including 4.35 million Americans, were mobilized. Some 50,000 U.S. troops were killed, with 230,000 wounded. Civilian deaths were equally appalling, including two million each in Russia and Turkey. Germany suffered 700,000 civilian losses, while Serbia lost 600,000 and Romania 500,000. An armistice was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, now celebrated in America as Veterans’ Day. However, scholars have pointed to many flaws in the various peace agreements, and believe

Fine Dining of Yesteryear By Jeff Morrison hen we think about the “Old Days,” as opposed to “Modern Days,” a list of technological breakthrough are what we use to determine the dividing line between the two eras. The automobile, indoor plumbing, the telephone, and electric light bulbs are the most commonly cited achievements that deﬁne the dawn of the modern era. Yet, there are dozens more technologies and inventions we utilize and take for granted on a daily basis that either didn’t exist or weren’t widely used 100 years ago. Take food for instance. In today’s world of refrigeration, microwaves, fast food restaurants and pizza for delivery it’s easy to forget how very different acquiring, storing, preparing, and eating food was before those modern conveniences hit the scene. The year 1912 may have been a decade into the 20th Century, but someone forgot to inform the residents of Powder River Country. Although the automobile had become a familiar sight on the High Plains, the horse was still the most common mode of transportation. Electric street-lights had been installed in Cheyenne three decades earlier and one by one the other communities of the West were acquiring them as well. And yet, most homes still relied on kerosene lamps or gaslight ﬁxtures for everyday illumination. The tiny community of Gillette wouldn’t get a city-wide electric utility service for another three years. Telephone service – still something of a work in progress – coexisted with the telegraph. Visiting Easterners, thinking the wild days of the Western Frontier were a thing of the past, were shocked to see quite a few of the local residents still openly wearing sidearms. But East and West were on equal terms when it came to food. Although regional differences in available produce and meat sources often dictated the

menu, the challenges of shopping for food, long-term storage, and food preparation were mostly identical throughout America. Refrigeration as we know it didn’t actually become a common household feature until after World War II. Prior to that, food was kept cool by utilizing an ice-box, an ice or spring house, or a root cellar. Thanks to Wyoming winters, most pioneers of Powder River Country built ice-houses that kept their food cold for most of the year. Those fortunate enough to live near a mountain-fed stream or artesian spring could also submerge food items in the cold water during the months when the ice-house thawed. Most town homes had an ice-box, which was either a free-standing manufactured unit or custom built as part of the kitchen. The ice used to cool these appliances came in large squares and were home delivered from the ice plant that typically manufactured the ice in a commercial freezing unit. Ice boxes were typically small and could only hold a small quantity of food. This necessitated frequent shopping at the local butcher and grocery. Ranches were remote and travelling to town for groceries was done monthly, or even semi-annually. Fresh food was hard to come by. Most rural family households had at least one milk cow, chickens, pigs, and a vegetable garden. But for town folk and a lot of the bachelor cowboy outﬁts, tending a large garden and caring for a menagerie of farm animals was out of the question. Fortunately there were several other methods of preserving food, such as salt and brine packing, dehydration, smoking, canning, and pickling. Many foods we still use today were derivatives of these processes, such as: beef jerky, deviled ham, pickles, jam, condensed milk, and mincemeat, just to name a few. Thanks

the resulting political and economic upheaval paved the way for a second world war two decades later. “World War I was the signature event of the twentieth century,” said Vietti. “Many of the events that followed, including World War II, may be traced to the effects of the ﬁrst world war. The women’s suffrage movement took shape then, as women took the place of men in the work force during the war effort and were enpowered because of it. “Things we take for granted in our daily lives, like car radios, cell phones, also had their roots in World War I,” added Vietti. “Even something as simple as wristwatches, which were worn only by a few women before the war, came into popularity because they were used in service. The war affected humanity in countless ways, which we still experience today.” Tom Emery is a freelance writer and historical researcher from Carlinville, Ill.

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t was called the “Great War” and the “war to end all wars.” Unfortunately for mankind, there were even greater, and more deadly, wars to come. Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, which ostensibly began when Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Though overshadowed by the Second World War today, the effects of the first world conflict defined the remainder of the twentieth century. Ferdinand was shot by a nineteen-year-old Serbian liberator named Gavrilo Princip, which sparked a firestorm of diplomatic tensions between most European powers. Though Princip’s shot was the catalyst, the causes of the war were decades in coming. “It’s fair to say there was a growing amount of tension between European nations before the assassination,” said Mike Vietti, marketing and communications manager of the National World War I Museum in Kansas City. “Conflicts such as the Balkan wars increased tensions, and it kept building.” While Europe was embroiled in a devastating global conflict, the United States remained neutral, the reflection of President Woodrow Wilson’s belief that America had no place in a foreign war. The slogan of “he kept us out of war” helped Wilson gain reelection by a slim margin in 1916.

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to the invention of the Mason jar, even fresh foods could be canned at home and used many months later. In 1912, shopping for food wasn’t much different than it is in 2012. Commercial refrigeration had been around for some time and fresh foods could be shipped long distances via refrigerated railroad cars. For those people who couldn’t get to town, a few enterprising grocers brought the store to them via a specially designed wagon, not unlike the Schwan’s trucks of today. The Daly Brothers, early Gillette grocers, operated one of these travelling stores in the 1890s for crews building the Burlington, Chicago and Quincy railroad through northeast Wyoming. Cooking meals one hundred years ago was a time consuming process. Fuel oil stoves were replacing wood burning stoves all across America; however the heating and cooking fuel of choice in Powder River Country was, naturally, coal. All most every dwelling, both rural and urban, had a coal bunker and most of the early coal mines in the area sold their coal primarily for domestic usage. Coal had many advantages over wood and fuel-oil. It provided a consistent, even heat source that was more abundant than wood, and much safer than liquid fuel. Regardless of the fuel, cooking on a cast iron stove was more labor intensive than their modern counterparts. Because the ﬁrebox was located in the front, the front burners were always hotter than the back burners. Cooks learned to rotate the food to the various parts of the stove top as a means to control the heat. When baking in the oven it was always necessary to turn the pan occasionally so that the food was heated evenly. The cast iron stove also provided much of the primary heat to the rest of the home, and as result the kitchen became the hub of activity in rural America. Even today, it is customary to enter a ranch or farm house through the kitchen door – not the front door. For those Townies who wanted a break from home cooked meals there

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was usually a café or sandwich counter in most communities large enough to possess both a school and a post ofﬁce. Sheridan, in addition to its famous Sheridan Inn, had a number of restaurants and cafés to choose from. Gillette in 1912 was a much smaller community and had fewer establishments dedicated to eating. There were many, many saloons and bars however. Wyoming law at the time stated that all businesses were to be closed on Sunday with no exceptions other than restaurants and hotels. As a result, virtually every saloon added beds and some form of kitchen. Some, like the Montgomery House and the Goings, were fancy enough to be considered almost respectable. Surprisingly, Gillette also had a Japanese restaurant in 1912. If storing and cooking food for the average household was difﬁcult a century ago, it could be an utter nightmare for a café or restaurant at the time. People who stopped in for lunch were usually served cold sandwiches or some form of stew. At dinner time patrons could sometimes choose from a small selection of entrées, but had to wait for the food to be cooked fresh. Although it would be several decades before the advent of fast-food, there was a form of take-out. In towns where there was a large number of single men working long hours at the railroad, mines or other industry, bakeries and butcher shops often sold ready-to-cook pot pies. A laborer could cook one of these pies in less than an hour and save all the preparation time involved. The “pot” was returned to the baker the next morning on his way back to work. Despite all of the logistical challenges, a restaurant of the early 20th century could turn out an elaborate feast for the Holidays. One of Sheridan’s many cafés advertised their Christmas Day special of 1910, which included turkey, dressing, candied yams, and vegetables, followed by a choice of desert pies. If this doesn’t sound all that special, consider how long it takes to cook a turkey in a modern oven.

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