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Park Hunters Likely to Kill More Grizzlies Submitted by Angus M. Theurmer Jr. - wyoﬁle.com ederal biologists believe elk hunters in Grand Teton National Park and on the National Elk Refuge in the next nine years will kill six more grizzly bears than originally anticipated. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency overseeing protected species, had said in 2007 it believed hunters would kill only one grizzly in Grand Teton in the following 15 years. It also predicted no grizzly bears would be killed by hunters on the National Elk Refuge through 2022. That “incidental take” means the agencies, and the hunts, would not violate the Endangered Species Act as long as the limit of one grizzly was not exceeded. The grizzly is a threatened species protected by the act. An incidental take is not an authorization, but rather the expected harm to a protected species or its habitat — a likelihood that wildlife managers must take into account when considering federal projects. But Grand Teton ran up against that one-bear limit in 2012 when hunters killed a grizzly bear on Thanksgiving Day. The 534-pound boar had been feeding on a dead elk and advanced on a party of three hunters, all of who had bear spray. That shooting caused Grand Teton Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott to “consult” with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2013, and led to a Fish and Wildlife re-assessment of the potential killings by hunters. “This leaves the park with no additional grizzly bear take related to the (Elk Reduction Program) during the remaining 9 years of the plan’s intended 15-year lifespan,” Scott wrote Fish and Wildlife in April, 2013. She also outlined new conservation measures, including the closure of 8 miles of wooded area along the Snake River to hunting. Reassessment of predicted grizzly losses That, and other informa-

tion, led Fish and Wildlife to increase the number of grizzlies it anticipates would be killed by 2022. The timeframe corresponds to the life of the 2007 Bison and Elk Management Plan that examined hunting on the two reserves, among other issues. WyoFile obtained documents outlining the changes from park hunt critics Tim Mayo and Kent Nelson of Teton County, who organized as Wyoming Wildlife Advocates. They got them from federal agencies through the Freedom of Information Act. In revising what it expects will result from the hunts, Fish and Wildlife also said the deaths wouldn’t harm the Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly population as a whole. “Given the existing and new conservation measures, we believe the (Bison and Elk Management Plan) plan and the (Grand Teton Elk Reduction Program) will not affect the recovery of the grizzly bears in the ecosystem or result in jeopardy to the species.” Hunts in the park and on the refuge will result in a “relatively high risk of hunter-grizzly bear contacts,” Fish and Wildlife said. The statement is from a 2013 Biological Opinion Addendum, the ofﬁcial document sent in response to Superintendent Scott’s April letter of that year. The biological addendum includes an “Incidental Take Statement” that lists the expected number of grizzly bear deaths. Now, Fish and Wildlife expects hunters will kill four more bears in Grand Teton by 2022. Counting the one already killed, the expectation would bring the total of killings in the park hunt to ﬁve during the 15-year life of the 2007 Bison and Elk Management Plan. Changing circumstances, including a growing grizzly population and their expanding range, led Fish and Wildlife to also anticipate grizzlies would be killed on the National Elk Refuge by 2022. In 2007, it

made no such predictions. In its most recent 2013 reassessment, Fish and Wildlife also corrected an error in its 2007 predictions, removing the Bridger-Teton National Forest from its analysis. In 2007, the endangered species watchdog agency said it anticipated two grizzlies to be killed by hunters on the forest. Now, the BridgerTeton is not included in the incidental take statement. Federal officials were not immediately available to explain why hunting on the Bridger-Teton is no longer covered. However, provisions of the Endangered Species Act involved with incidental take center on actions by federal agencies. Hunting on the forest is a Wyoming Game and Fish undertaking. Prediction; seven dead grizzlies by 2022 All told, in 2007 Fish and Wildlife envisioned one grizzly would be lost in 15 years in the park, none on the refuge and two on the forest. Now, the agency anticipates that by 2022 hunters will have killed five bears in Grand Teton and two on the refuge. “Up to 4 additional grizzly bears in the Park and 2 grizzly bears on the Refuge may be incidentally taken directly or indirectly as a result of the Plan during the remaining 9 years,” Fish and Wildlife said. The change amounts to a sevenfold increase on the two reserves over the 15-year period. The number of grizzlies anticipated to be lost ecosystem-wide through incidental take has little bearing on the overall grizzly population, officials have said. Ecosystem mortality limits are set by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, which reported 29 grizzlies lost in 2013, down from 56 in 2012. Anticipated incidental takes are difficult to quantify on an annual basis because assessments are done for various projects across different timeframes, Wildlife Service biologist Ann Belleman said. The annual inciden-

tal take in the ecosystem may amount to eight or 10 bears, Belleman said. That figure is relatively meaningless because population health is figured on an overall mortality count, reproductive trends and other factors, the biologist said. The count of two bears Fish and Wildlife predicted to be killed in the national forest are no longer part of the incidental take statement. But that doesn’t mean the agency doesn’t think the deaths won’t occur, only that Bridger-Teton hunting is not, and should not have been, part of its purview. Fish and Wildlife took into account Superintendent Scott’s hunting ban along the Snake River between Ditch Creek and Deadman’s Bar in writing its 2013 biological addendum. Other conservation measures Grand Teton has undertaken include starting the hunt two weeks later, limiting hunters to seven bullets, and prohibiting them from shooting more than once at a group of running elk. Fish and Wildlife biologists reviewed those restrictions, along with existing rules and the ecosystem grizzly population and trends. Grand Teton had already required hunters to carry bear spray, gave them copious bearwarning material, provided campsites with secure game and food storage, prohibited the use of elk calls, and turned rangers out across the hunt area. Fish and Wildlife will require the park to submit an annual report of the park hunt, a new condition. The refuge, where hunting for youth license holders began Saturday, will again give out free bear pepper spray this year. It will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in a cooperative program with the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. With regard to the ecosystem population, Fish and Wildlife said the grizzly count stood at 593 in 2011 and was increasing or

stable. It also said grizzlies were wandering farther. “As anticipated in the (Elk and Bison Management Plan) grizzly bear distribution and numbers in the south end of the Park appear to have increased,” Fish and Wildlife said. “Since 2007 several grizzly bears have been observed seeking out gut piles left on the landscape during the (elk reduction program) on Park lands and just recently on Refuge lands. It is likely grizzly bears will continue this behavior, resulting in a relatively high risk of hunter-grizzly bear contacts as long as the (Grand Teton Elk Reduction Program) is necessary.” Grand Teton’s senior wildlife biologist Steve Cain has said the hunt will be needed as long as elk are fed in winter on the adjacent National Elk Refuge. Congress allowed hunting in the park when it expanded Grand Teton in 1950. U.S. Codes allow a “controlled and managed (elk) reduction by qualiﬁed and experienced hunters licensed by the State of Wyoming and deputized as rangers by the Secretary of the Interior.” Park ofﬁcials have repeatedly defended the elk reduction program as both legal and required. It is operated in conjunction with Wyoming Game and Fish

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Wagonwheel Elementary is the 4A State Reading Champion ampbell County School District announces that Wagonwheel Elementary will celebrate winning the summer reading program for the Wyoming Association of Elementary Principals for schools larger than 400 students in Wyoming. Wagonwheel Elementary is the 2013 state champion for large schools in reading! Mr. Eric Stremcha, principal, said that students who read more than 900 minutes over the summer will receive a certificate, a medal, a free book, and an ice cream treat. The celebration will be Friday, October 10, 2014 in the school library. Kindergarteners, first, second and fifth graders will be recognized from 2:202:50 p.m. and third, fourth, and sixth graders will be honored from 2:55 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. Wagonwheel Elementary had 75 students participate in the schoolwide program and the students combined read a total of 186,737 minutes last summer. The school’s top reader was Aidan Coombs, a sixth grader, with 37, 345 total minutes or 622 hours. Earlier this year, Aidan read The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizza, a children’s science fiction fantasy published in 2010,

which is 466 pages in one day! His brother, Brant Coombs, a fourth grader, read 12, 929 minutes and his sister, Ciara Coombs, a second grader, read 2, 435 minutes last summer. I guess you can say, the Coombs family likes to read a lot! Other students who were top readers in their grade were: Cadie Hood, a third grader, read 8,430 minutes; Tristan Ganskow, a fifth grader, read 6,870 minutes; and Trinity Kub, a sixth grader, read 9,186 minutes. The summer reading program started in 2001 and this year Wyoming had 1,573 students participate state-wide according to Dave Olsen, the executive director of the Wyoming Association of Elementary School Principals. Mr. Olsen said that students keep track of their summer reading and bring back their logs to the school at the beginning of the school year. The school sends the results to his office and he complies the total minutes from each school to declare a state-wide winner based upon the number of students enrolled in the school. WAESP attempts to recognize the importance of children continuing to read over the summer. The association recognizes that children

normally see a decline in their reading skills over the summer. This program is supported by the elementary principals in their buildings to help children maintain their reading proficiencies over the summer. Dave Olsen said that Campbell County school district had 8 large elementary schools and 2 rural elementary schools participate in the program. The schools participating were: Rawhide Elementary; Meadowlark Elementary; Lakeview Elementary; Prairie Wind Elementary; Paintbrush Elementary; Pronghorn Elementary; Wagonwheel Elementary; and Conestoga Elementary. Participating in the rural schools competition were: 4-J Elementary and Recluse Elementary. Placing third state-wide in the small school competition was 4-J Elementary and placing third in the large school competition was Prairie Wind Elementary. Campbell County elementary schools accounted for about 17% of the total number of students in the state that participated. Congratulations to Wagonwheel Elementary, Prairie Wind Elementary and 4-J School for having such great readers!

Several Guilty in Wyoming/Nebraska Poaching Case A joint poaching investigation last November between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Nebraska Game and Parks netted four Nebraska residents for poaching mule deer near the Wyoming/Nebraska state line. The men pled guilty to several poaching violations, resulting in more than $17, 500 in fines and restitution. The investigation began after Lusk game warden Brady Vandeberg received reports from local landowners that Nebraska hunters were taking mule deer in Wyoming while the season was closed. Vandeberg and Nebraska conservation officer Dan Kling started surveillance to see what was going on. What was discovered was a pattern of illegal behavior. Art Smith, age 64, was found guilty of hunting on private land without permission, illegally baiting big game and knowingly taking antlered big game

out of season. Smith received probation until June of 2016, over $10,000 in fines, and ordered to pay $4,000 in restitution. Smith was also given a suspended 120 day jail sentence, and lost his hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges for life in Wyoming. Additional charges of taking big game from a vehicle and with artificial light were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Zachary Smith, 32, was convicted of hunting on private land without permission, illegally baiting big game and illegal take of big game from a vehicle. Zachary Smith was fined $1,500, four years probation, and loss of hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges for two years. Zachary was also ordered to serve 60 days in jail, which was suspended. Additional charges of taking big game with artificial light, taking big game after hours, and knowingly taking antlered big game out of season were dis-

missed as part of a plea agreement. Nebraska residents Ryan Knutson, 41, and Dave Knutson, 65, were also convicted of hunting on private land without permission and taking big game without a license. “Poachers like these are taking hunting opportunities away from law-abiding hunters and negatively impacting the wildlife resources,” said Vandeberg. “Nebraska has mule deer seasons in November, while Wyoming closes the mule deer season on Oct. 15 to protect mule deer during their most vulnerable time, the rut. These poachers clearly had no regard for the law or wildlife.” The suspects were observed hunting in Wyoming while the season was closed, trespassing, baiting deer to hunt them (illegal in Wyoming), chasing deer off-road with a vehicle, and spotlighting and shooting after legal hunting hours.

Vandeberg added that conservation officer Dan Kling and Nebraska Game and Parks officers were critical in surveillance efforts and evidence gathering. “It’s dedication and coordination like this that makes protecting natural resources along state lines possible,” Vandeberg said. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory and Wyoming State Crime Lab all did a tremendous job analyzing evidence and assisting in putting a case together, which left the suspects no choice but to enter into a plea agreement. “We understand that, sometimes, people might be confused about hunting seasons or hunt area boundaries, but all they need to do is ask and we are glad to help,” Vandeberg said. “By their statements, these men clearly knew they were in Wyoming and that mule deer

Board Administrator Hired for Board of Professional Engineers The Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors is excited to announce the selection of Shannon Stanfill as our new Board Administrator. She was selected from a highly competitive group of ap-

plicants. She exhibits the enthusiasm and drive our registrants have come to expect. Ms. Stanfill graduated from the University of Wyoming with a master’s degree in Business Administration. Ms. Stanfill has

worked for the State of Wyoming for over 8 years, most recently in management with the Wyoming Business Council and the Wyoming Office of Tourism. According to Board President, Thomas Ander-

son, “I am looking forward to working with Shannon in the pursuit of supporting Licensure of Engineers and Land Surveyors in protecting the Health, Safety, and Welfare of the Citizens of Wyoming.”

Scam Alert - Fake Warrant Contact Within the past 24 hours several reports have been made to law enforcement regarding a recent scam. In these incidents an individual contacts a citizen by

telephone and identifies themselves as a member of the Campbell County Warrants Division and informs the citizen they have an outstanding warrant

that can be taken care of through a monetary transaction. If you are contacted by this individual or group do not provide them with any

of your personal or financial information and contact law enforcement (307) 682-5155.

Hospice Volunteer Training Begins October 20 Campbell County Health’s Hospice and Home Health department is holding Hospice Volunteer Training on October 20, 23, 27 and 30, 2014, from 5-9 pm. Participants must attend all four sessions and are required

to be a CCH volunteer or go through the process to become a volunteer. Requirements include being over age 18 and completion of a background check. There is no cost to attend Hospice Volunteer training and dinner is pro-

vided at each session. Hospice volunteers provide family, spiritual and administrative support, help families with the grief process, and can provide respite care and more in the patient’s home, the hospital, long-term facility

or the Close to Home Hospice Hospitality House. Call Devon Boen, Volunteer Coordinator at 688.1536 or email devon. boen@ccmh.net for more information or to register.

season was closed. This pattern of behavior was not only illegal, but also unethical. These were possibly the worst ethical violations I have seen in my career. These poachers showed total disregard for private landowners and Wyoming’s wildlife.” Anyone with information on a wildlife violation may call the Stop Poaching Hotline at 1-877-WGFDTIP. Tips may be reported online at wgfd.wyo.gov . Tips may also be reported to the Casper Game and Fish Office at-1-800-2338544, or the local game warden. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000 if the information leads to a conviction.

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Game and Fish Seeks Information on Moose Poaching t has happened all too often this fall in the Sheridan Region. First, it was three mule deer bucks on a ranch north of Dayton, then an elk shot from the road west of Burgess Junction; and now it’s two young bull moose west of Buffalo. The Wyoming Game

and Fish Department is seeking information about the poaching of two young bull moose on the Bighorn National Forest west of Buffalo. The moose were discovered in the French Creek Swamps area on October 11, 2014 by a hunter scouting for elk. The elk hunter reported the dead moose to Buffalo

Game Warden Jim Seeman. When Game Warden Seeman investigated the dead moose he found the animals were within 100 yards of each other and both had been shot with a high powered rifle. One of the animals appeared to have been dead for only a few days, while the other

was probably shot early in the rifle season which opened October 1st. No meat had been taken from either animal. The illegal killing of these two male moose could have negative implications in the setting of the Hunt Area 34 moose season for next year, as it may possibly reduce the number

of licenses issued in 2015 that would allow the legal take of a bull moose. A cash reward is available for those who provide evidence that leads to the arrest and conviction of any person who violates Wyoming statute 23-3107(a), wantonly taking or destroying a big or trophy game animal.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact Game Warden Jim Seeman at 307 684-5223, the STOP POACHING hotline at 1-877-WGFD-TIP (1-877-943-3847) or the Sheridan Regional Office at 307 672-7418. Callers may remain anonymous.

More Pheasant Release Sites for the 2014 Season Pheasants will again be released on select Laramie and Platte county walk-in areas this fall and pheasant stocking in north-central Wyoming will be basically the same as last year, reports the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. “It’s a good year for the pheasant program in southeast Wyoming,” said Steve Schafer, superintendent of the Downar Bird Farm near Yoder. “We’ve got improved cover, more release sites and more birds to release than most years.”

These southeast Wyoming walk-in areas will receive pheasants for the 2014 general pheasant season: Goshen County 29 and 63, Laramie County 21 and 34, and Platte County 20 and 23. Weather permitting, areas will be stocked twice a week through Dec. 14. Pheasants will be stocked at least twice a week at the Springer/ Bump Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area (Hunt Area 8) near Yoder during the general season, which runs Nov. 2 – 21. The Table Mountain

WHMA south of Huntley will also be stocked twice a week through November. Special permits are needed Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays during November at the Glendo Pheasant Hunt but pheasants will continue to be released twice a week there through Dec. 14. The stocking plan for pheasants from the Sheridan Bird Farm is the same as past years. Weather permitting, the Yellowtail WHMA (Hunt Area 5) near Lovell will be stocked twice a week through the week of

Christmas and the Ocean Lake and Sand Mesa WHMAs (Hunt Area 2) near Riverton will be stocked twice a week through the first week in December. Check http://wgfd. wyo.gov/web2011/hunting-1000937.aspx for current info about pheasant stocking in these areas. Walk-in areas will be stocked in Campbell County (No. 2), Johnson County (Nos. 9, 11) and Sheridan County (Nos. 1-6). Plus, in the SheridanBuffalo area, the Buffalo Run state land area, Bud Love WHMA, Welch Bu-

reau of Land Management area and Fort Phil Kearny Hunter Management Area will also be stocked. Weather permitting, these walk-in and other areas in the Sheridan-Buffalo area will be stocked once a week through November and possibly longer depending on the supply of birds. Hunters can contact the Sheridan Game and Fish Office for the specific locations of release areas. Hunters, regardless of age, are reminded to purchase the Pheasant Special Management Permit to hunt pheasants

Sage Grouse Numbers Up The numbers of male sage grouse on leks, or mating areas, was up around 10 percent this year over last year, according to data recently compiled by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Just under 20,000 male sage grouse were counted this year on about 1,100 leks. This summer’s crop of grouse chicks also appears to be much improved over recent years. Game and Fish Sage Grouse Coordinator Tom Christiansen said the increased numbers of birds are largely due to the good moisture conditions. “Green equals grouse,” he said. “We have found when we get good moisture in the spring, but not cold wet weather during the peak nesting period, the birds will have better nesting success.” Echoing Christiansen’s comment, Bob Budd, chairman of Wyoming’s Sage Grouse Implemen-

tation Team, said the increase in males on leks and continuing indications of good chick survival are very encouraging. “The weather this year coupled with many positive changes Wyoming has implemented in sage grouse core areas has helped to produce positive results,”Budd said. “These trends should continue in the same cyclic manner that defines the species. The most compelling aspect of this data is the fact that the low points of these natural cycles continue to move upward, meaning that the highs are higher, and the lows less challenging. All of this points to a generally upward trend in the long term, which is the really critical need for sage grouse.” This summer Game and Fish personnel and grouse researchers, along with ranchers and the general public who recreate in sage grouse habitats, reported seeing good num-

bers of young birds. And this is being confirmed by preliminary information taken from grouse wings submitted by hunters that indicates a high proportion of chicks in the population. Christiansen said that when studying a grouse population it is important to consider the long term trends. “For example, looking at the last 15 years, we had a peak in the grouse population in 2007 followed by a downward trend that has rebounded this year,” he said. “Even though 2014 is not as good as 2007, it is substantially better than the low population Wyoming experienced in the mid 1990s.” Researchers have found that sage grouse population trends can often be compared to the well-known cycles of cottontail rabbits. Data comparing highs and lows of rabbit cycles often mirror with highs and lows of sage grouse as well. In

Man Takes Train and is Arrested The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office released information on the arrest of a 22-year-old Newcastle man after a train was taken from a mine site without permission. Corporal Quentin Reynolds said deputies were notified of the incident Thursday at 8:55 a.m. and responded to an area south of the Edwards Road Crossing.

Reynolds said the man headed south with the train and had destroyed some railroad switches in the process. The train was stopped at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine. The man exited the train and took off walking. He was contacted by a deputy and arrested. No injuries were reported. The man was taken to the

Campbell County Detention Center as a felony destruction of property suspect. An estimated $20,000 in damage was done to railroad switches. Reynolds said at this point in the investigation, it is believed the suspect was a disgruntled Rail Link Inc. employee. More charges are possible.

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Wyoming during the past number of years, low rabbit years were also low sage grouse years. When there were more rabbits there were also more sage grouse. To determine sage grouse numbers, Game and Fish counts the number of males on leks every spring. Christiansen said that while there are different densities of birds in different areas of the state, numbers are increasing in most of the state.“Northeast Wyoming is still an area of concern,” he said. “Densities are low and still decreasing in that portion of the state.” Christiansen added

Wyoming isn‘t alone when it comes to improved outlook for sage grouse. Several of the more populous sage grouse states also reported increases including Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. Time will tell whether the good numbers this year will continue into a long term upward trend, as much depends on the weather and continuing important conservation efforts. “But it is positive to note that recent years have been better than the mid 1990s,” Christiansen said. “There is optimism for sage grouse on the horizon.”

released by the Game and Fish. Hunter orange is recommended for all upland game bird hunting and required when hunting pheasants on Game and Fish habitat areas and the Glendo Pheasant Hunt. Hunters are cautioned if they follow the stocking truck, the driver will likely return to the bird farm and not release the birds until a later date.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar at CAM-PLEX Heritage Center lease join the CAMPLEX Heritage Center Theater staff for the presentation of THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER FAVORITES on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER FAVORITES includes the story of THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR’s metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly; the fanciful account of LITTLE CLOUD’s travels through the sky; and THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON’s discovery of his own unique nature. Directed and designed by Jim Morrow, who ranks among Canada’s most esteemed puppetry creators, the triple-bill show incorporates evocative original music

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Francis Thar

A graveside service for Francis J. Thar was held Tuesday, October 14, at the Rozet, Wyoming Cemetery. Military honors were conducted by the American Legion Post #42 Honor Guard. Francis J. Thar, age 95, a long time Campbell County rancher, died of natural causes on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Francis Joseph Thar was born to John “Dutch” Henry Thar and Mary Agnes (Thomas) Thar on October 4, 1919 in Rozet, Wyoming. Francis graduated from the Rozet High School. He served in World War II in the Army Air Corps from 1943 until receiving his honorable discharge in 1945. After returning home from the war, he lived, worked, and eventually purchased his parent’s homestead near the Belle Fourche River, south of Rozet. On June 16, 1963 Francis married Elvira Christina Halverson and together they enjoyed the ranching life for 43 years. Francis and Elvira lived most of their life on their ranch north of Weston, on the Little Powder River

ing a new generation with a seamless entry into the world of theatre and music. For more information, contact the CAM-PLEX Ticket Office at 307-6828802 or visit our website at www.cam-plex.com.

until moving to the Pioneer Manor in 2000. Francis’ life was centered around ranching and farming his land. He was especially proud of his wheat farming on the “South Ranch”. He had many successful years of farming and harvesting with his John Deere combines, tractors, and drill. Francis enjoyed restoring old cars and tractors. He gave many of his vehicles names like Bertha, Gerty, and Brownie. One of his notable passtimes was collecting coins. He is survived by his sister Mary Bartlett of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and sister-in-law Leola Thar of Gillette, and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his brother Vincent Thar, wife Elvira, sister Elizabeth Horger, brother John, and parents. Memorials are suggested to benefit the Pioneer Manor Alzheimer’s Unit. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Francis Thar’s name in care of Walker Funeral Home, 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via the website at www.WalkerFuneralGillette.com

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Paula Poundstone to Perform at CAM-PLEX Heritage Center

Please join the CAM-PLEX material. I do. My shows, when Heritage Center Theater staff for they’re good, and I like to think the presentation of Paula Pound- they often are, are like a cocktail stone on Friday, November 14 at party. When you first get there, 8:00 p.m. you talk about how badly you 32 years ago Paula Poundgot lost and how hard it was stone climbed on a Greyhound to find parking. Then you tell a bus and traveled across the story about your kids or what country -- stopping in at open you just saw on the news. You mic nights meet some at comedy new people “At the top of her game…” clubs as she and ask (San Francisco Chronicle) went. A high them about school dropthemselves. “Never been funnier…” out, she Then, (Boston Globe) went on to someone become one says, “Tell “Insightful, thoughtof the great that story humorists you used provoking humor… of our time. to tell,” and (Chicago Tribune) You can then somehear her one on the through your other side laughter as a regular panelist on of the room spills a drink, and NPR’s popular rascal of a weekyou mock them. No one ever aply news quiz show, Wait Wait… plauds me when I leave a party, Don’t Tell Me. She tours regular- though. I think they high five.” ly, performing standup comedy Paula’s interchanges with the across the country, causing Bob audience are never mean or Zany with the Boston Globe to done at a person’s expense. write: “Poundstone can regale She even manages to handle an audience for several hours politics without provoking the pall with her distinctive brand of wry, of disapproval less artful comics intelligent and witty comedy.” have received. Audience members may put it a Paula’s touring schedule is riglittle less elegantly: “I peed my orous. She performs an average pants.” of 75 dates per year, mostly While there is no doubt that in Performing Arts Centers and Poundstone is funny, the thing Theatres. For those who don’t that separates her from the pack have a chance to see her live, of comics working today and that they can listen to her brilliance has made her a legend among on her CD’s or read her in comics and audiences alike is print: Her newest comedy CD, her ability to be spontaneous I HEART JOKES: Paula Tells with a crowd. Poundstone says: Them in Boston was recorded “No two shows I do are the during a performance at the hissame. It’s not that I don’t repeat toric Wilbur Theatre in the heart

of the city and released on April Fool’s Day 2013. It follows her first CD, I HEART JOKES: Paula Tells Them in Maine (November 2007), recorded at the worldfamous Stone Mt. Arts Center in none-other than, Maine! Both are available for sale thru Paula’s website at www.paulapoundstone.com, on Amazon, CDbaby, Itunes, and if you are there, at Paula’s shows! Paula is also an accomplished writer. Her first hard cover book, There is Nothing In This Book That I Meant To Say, with a forward by Mary Tyler Moore, was published in 2006 by Harmony Books, a division of Random House. It is still in release on audio (Highbridge) and in paperback. Paula is hard at work on her second book, this one for Algonquin Press. Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me is now the most popular show on NPR, having reached #1 status in 2014. Listeners can test their knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up. Paula quickly goes on record about how much she loves being part of the show saying: “I am a proud member of the endorphin production industry. They allow me to say whatever I want on Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. The panelists are unscripted, so it’s perfect for me. I feel like I’m a batter in a batting cage. I get lobbed topics. Sometimes I just watch them go by, but every now and then I get a piece of one. If the others didn’t cheat, it would be an almost perfect work experience.” The show

is also heard internationally on NPR Worldwide and on the Internet via podcast. In May 2013 the show was Cinecast to movie theatres across the country. Paula was on the show, as was Steve Martin. Paula grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and began performing at open-mic nights in 1979. Over the span of her career, she has amassed a list of awards and accolades that stretch the length of a great big tall guy’s arm. She not only shot through the glass ceiling, she never acknowledged it was there. She was never one to stereotype herself as a ‘female comedian’ or limit herself to comedy from a ‘female’ point of view. In the early 90’s she was the first woman to win the cable ACE for Best Standup Comedy Special and the first woman to be invited to perform standup at the prestigious White House Correspondents dinner where she joined the current President as part of the evening’s entertainment. Paula starred in a self-titled series for HBO in ’93 (for which she won her second Cable ACE Award for Best Program Interviewer) and moved the show to ABC which was short-lived, but applauded for its break from convention. Paula had her own comedy specials on HBO and BRAVO. In fact, she starred in several comedy specials on HBO, including “Paula Poundstone Goes

WSGS Provides Classroom Lessons for Wyoming Earth Science Week The third annual Wyoming Earth Science Week, October 12-18, is a celebration in learning for students and citizens to better connect and understand Earth and the geosciences. “Earth science is vitally important to our society,” said Tom Drean, director of the WSGS. “Our human history has been influenced directly by Earth science,” he said. “Today, as much as ever, major opportunities and issues are tied to our understanding of the Earth.” This year, the Wyoming State Geological Survey

(WSGS) provided junior high schools across the state with a complimentary Earth Science Week toolkit, created by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI). The kits contain all sorts of learning materials, activities, and tools for teachers and their students to delve into the many aspects of Earth science and geology. In addition to the toolkits, the WSGS has created a website with classroom lessons (grades 4-12) for teachers. The website includes a variety of learning activities that WSGS has related to Wyoming’s

geology. The classroom lessons were produced by AGI in collaboration with many Earth science programs and agencies, including the U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic Atmospheric Association, and NASA. Wyoming has a diverse and amazing array of landscapes and natural resources. From the depths of the Green River Basin to the peaks of the Bighorn Mountains, there are a number of places were people can see just how Earth’s natural processes and geologic forces have shaped the landscape.

“Our state is a virtual classroom,” Drean said. “It is our hope that students and citizens can use Earth Science Week as an opportunity to explore and better understand Earth’s dynamic systems in Wyoming, from its rocks, minerals, and fossils to mountain building and energy resources. In 2012, Governor Matt Mead proclaimed the second week in October as Wyoming Earth Science Week, recognizing that education in the geosciences and Earth are important to our state.

to Harvard,” the only time the elite university has allowed their name to be used in the title of a television show. If it means anything to anyone, Paula is recognized as one of Comedy Central’s 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. She won an American Comedy Award for Best Female Standup Comic, and in 2010 she was one of a select group voted into the Comedy Hall of Fame. Paula’s incredible spontaneous humor is the perfect fit for the voracious appetite of the social networks: Follow her on: Twitter@twitter.com/paulapoundstone; Facebook: facebook.com/ PaulaPoundstone. And enjoy her website: www.paulapoundstone. com For more information, contact the CAM-PLEX Ticket Office at 307- 682-8802 or visit our website at www.cam-plex.com.

October 11, 2014 - At 1:17 p.m. to West Warlow Drive for an EMS assist. - At 4:40 p.m. to a structure fire at 421 East Boxelder Road. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival found a small fire on the roof of the building that had been extinguished by contractors working at the site. The fire damaged the membrane roof covering and was started by a heat sealing tool that ignited flammable vapors from solvent being used to clean seams in the membrane. Damage is estimated at $2000. - At 6:20 p.m. to 510 Limestone Avenue for a dumpster fire. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival found two 10 yard roll off dumpsters on fire. The fires were attacked and brought under control in approximately 15 minutes. Damage to the dumpsters and a nearby portable outhouse are estimated at $2000. The cause is still under investigation. October 13, 2014 - At 7:43 a.m. to Rohan Ave. for an EMS assist. - At 4:56 p.m. to Echeta Rd. for a one vehicle rollover with no injuries. - At 6:06 p.m. to 2010 S. Gillette Ave. for an automatic fire alarm activation, it was determined the residents were testing their smoke detectors and were unable to cancel the alarm. - At 8:06 p.m. to Black Root Ct. for a reported vehicle fire, homeowners had extinguished the fire prior to our arrival. The cause is under investigation. Damage is estimated at $8,000. - At 9:05 p.m. to 102 W. Boxelder for a smell of natural gas in the area, nothing was found after searching

for the source. - At 9:20 p.m. to 1600 S. Garner Lake Rd. #61 for a carbon monoxide detector activation. Crews checked the RV and determined it to be a faulty detector. - At 9:34 p.m. to Blacktooth Ave. for an EMS assist. October 14, 2014 - At 9:15 a.m. to Potter Avenue for an automatic fire alarm activation. Crews were cancelled en route. - At 10:25 a.m. to Four J Road for an automatic fire alarm activation. Crews were cancelled en route. - At 1:00 p.m. to West 6th Street for an EMS assist. - At 3:32 p.m. to Echeta Road for an EMS assist. - At 4:49 p.m. to Echeta Rd. for a single vehicle rollover accident. CCFD assisted CCMH EMS with treating patients at the scene. - At 5:53 p.m. to 820 E. Laramie St. for a smoke detector activation, the detector was faulty and replaced on scene. - At 9:37 p.m. to 921 Mountain Meadow Ln. for a CO detector activation, no CO was found and the faulty detector was replaced.

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Charity Chili Cook-Off with Chili and Dustin Evans he 29th Annual Chili Cook Off charitable event is on October 25th at the CAM-PLEX Central Pavilion. The event benefits the Council of Community Services and the Y.E.S. House. Much fun is planned for you! Come and try a numerous variety of red and green chili, guacamole and special salsas! The “Live to Dance” and “Just Gotta Dance” dancers will take you on a journey at 3:30pm. A live Band “Good Times” and Dustin Evans will entertain you from 5pm to 10pm. The day will be filled with lots of games, trick or treats, door prizes, pumpkin carving, kids costume contest and more. Do not miss this fun family event

Doors open to the public at 2pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children, ages 10 and under free. Are you a chili lover? Then it is your place to be! Contact: Kay Praska at 6893538 or Arnie Davis at 680-9599 Dustin Evans and Good Times Country music singer/song writer/musician, Dustin Evans has sported a long list of singing engagements during his young lifetime. The son of Cowboy Music artist, Kyle Evans, has opened for such music greats as Big and Rich, Lee Brice, Neal McCoy, Chris LeDoux, Dwight Yoakam, Montgomery Gentry, Blackhawk, Sawyer Brown, Martina McBride, Joe Diffie, Aaron

Tippin, Lonestar, Trace Adkins, Tracy Byrd, Travis Tritt, Lee Ann Womack, Clay Walker, Toby Keith and many more. Evans is a former member of the Western Underground Band which was famous in its own rights. Evans and the Good Times have shared the stage with other music greats to include Alan Jackson, Faith Hill and Kenny Chesney. The Western Underground Band was Chris LeDoux’s band until his passing in 2005. Good Times Ned LeDoux is the band’s drummer and the son of the late Chris LeDoux. Rounding out the team of artists is vocalist Gary Snow on lead guitar and vocalist Tim Deats on keyboards and the harmonica.

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Girls Scouts of Montana and Wyoming Reports Membership Incline The Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming (GSMW) has seen steady growth in its membership in the last four years which goes against a trend of declining memberships in nonprofit and youth organizations across the country. In 2014, GSMW grew to 11,097 girl and adult members with an overall four-year membership growth of more than 20 percent.

Girl Scouts of the USA recently reported a six percent decline in membership nationally for the previous year. CEO for Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming, Sally Leep says, “Given the increased demand and competition from other organizations and extracurricular activities, we are pleased that our membership continues to grow.”

While GSMW’s membership has grown by nearly 1,900 girls and adults in the last four years, Leep is aware of the challenges GSMW faces. “We realize that we must continue to adapt in order to connect Girl Scouts to the fastpaced modern world, ensuring we deliver a unique leadership experience that is consistent with

the needs of today’s girls while teaching the values and ideals Girl Scouts has always upheld.” Check out Girl Scouts! Currently, the membership at GSMW is up more than 20 percent compared to this same time last year. To join or become a volunteer please visitwww.gsmw.org or call 800-736-5243.

Forums Set on Federal Rules for Home, Community-Based Service Settings adjustments to standards for community integration, informed choice, independence, service setting characteristics and locations, and further protection of client rights. “We realize Wyoming’s waiver clients, families and those who work with them have faced a fair amount of change and uncertainty over the last few years,” said Chris Newman, WDH Behavioral Health Division senior administrator. “However, due to these new federal rules, more changes are needed. We are reaching out to those most impacted by the rules to get their input.” “While meeting the new federal rule requirements may not be easy for everyone involved, the ultimate goal is really a system fo-

cused on what is best for the clients,” Newman said. States must evaluate provider settings and help ensure needed changes are made. Forums will provide information on the state’s five-year transition plan: • Laramie, October 16, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Mega Conference, Hilton Garden Inn, 2229 Grand Avenue • Cheyenne, October 20, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Laramie County Library Cottonwood Room, 2200 Pioneer Avenue • Jackson, October 22, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Teton County Library Auditorium, 125 Virginian Lane • Evanston, October 23, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Recreation Center, 275 Saddle Ridge Road • Sheridan, October 28,

5:30-6:30 p.m. Senior Center, 211 Smith Street • Casper, October 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Casper College CS-160 Nichols Auditorium, 125 College Drive More information and an online feedback survey can be found at health.wyo. gov/ddd; a video is also expected to be posted October 21. For those unable to attend a forum, conference calls are scheduled for October 27 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; the number will be 1-877-278-8686 Code: 058448. For more details about the state standards and transition plan, visit health. wyo.gov/ddd online, send an email to bhdmail@wyo. gov or call 307-777-6494. WDH includes the Behavioral Health Division,

which contains the Developmental Disabilities Section. This section supports Wyoming residents with developmental disabilities and their families, as well as those people, organizations and businesses providing services to these residents. Wyoming Medicaid, which is also part of the department, pays for the major developmental disability programs and also funds affected assisted living and long-term care efforts. Wyoming Medicaid is a joint federal and state government program that pays for medical expenses and other care for some low-income and medically needy individuals and families.

cesses produced a diversity of stromatolite shapes and sizes.” The primary organism that built the stromatolites is believed to have been cyanobacteria, which are prokaryotic bacteria (domain of life Eubacteria). As photosynthesizers, they played a major role in oxygenating the Earth’s oceans and atmosphere. The field guide by Boyd and Lageson describes a wide variety of stromatolites. “Some are classic microbial growth structures of various shapes and sizes and are typical of similar forms found in Precambrian and younger rocks in other parts of the world,” Lageson said. Others, however, tell a different story. “It depends on the stromatolite being observed.” Included in the field guide are directions to representative outcrops with descriptions of stromatolite features of interest at each location. The geology behind these ancient records of life on Earth is also described in the guide. Wyoming’s Paleoproterozoic Nash Fork Formation, the major unit in which the stromatolitic beds occur in the Medicine Bow Mountains, is approximately 2 km (1.2 miles) thick and consists of tan stromatolite-bearing dolomite with thick inter-

beds of pyritic black argillite and phyllite, and some quartzite. Stromatolitic zones are most common in the lower 700 meters of the Nash Fork Formation; they are found in massive dolomite and silicified dolomite intervals. The largest stromatolites (true giants) are found in the “silicified domal digitate stromatolite facies association” in the lower Nash Fork Formation between 100-200 meters and 300 and 400 meters from the basal thrust fault contact. Well-known Wyoming geologist, S.H. Knight, extensively studied the Nash Fork Formation stromatolites, producing research that garnered major international attention. The walking-tour guide includes many of the outcrops illustrated

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in Knight’s research paper published in 1968. Together with most of his contemporaries, Knight believed stromatolites exhibit the original size and shape produced by the organisms that built them. While the authors of the field guide, Boyd and Lageson, agree that this is true for some of the Medicine Bow stromatolites, they describe abundant evidence at outcrops visited in the tour for major alteration of stromatolite shape and dimensions by post-depositional processes, such as soft-sediment deformation (sliding and slumping) and perhaps storm events. “Our intent with this field guide is for the user to ponder the evidence as they visit each stromatolite outcrop,” Boyd said.

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looks like a cross between a cauliflower and a rock. The delicate lamination and internal structure can be seen on the weathered surface of rocks. “The picturesque patterns were brought into relief by weathering during thousands of years of exposure since the last glacial event,” Boyd said. “We created this walking tour to satisfy the many people who have heard about these unusual life forms found in the rocks but did not know where to look,” said co-author David Lageson, professor of geology at Montana State University. Based on comparison with similar features forming today and the work of geologists studying similar Precambrian structures, the co-authors conclude that the 2-billion year old Medicine Bow stromatolites were built by communities of bacteria and bacteria-like organisms that dominated a shallow marine environment long before an oxygen-rich atmosphere and the appearance of animals. “In our interpretation, the distinctive layering of a stromatolite was created by repeated colonization of a sea-floor mound by microbial mats that both trapped sediment and precipitated cement,” Boyd said. “The unequal contribution of organic and inorganic pro-

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WSGS Publishes Field Guide to Some of the World’s Best Stromatolites Earth has an astonishingly long geologic time span, but evidence of early life forms on our planet can still be seen today in the form of distinctive bodies of rock called “stromatolites.” The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) has published a newfield guide, “Selfguided Walking Tour of the Paleoproterozoic Stromatolites in the Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming,” which provides a guided tour to many of the best outcrops found in the Medicine Bow Mountains, west of Laramie. “Our guided tour will take people to some of the best examples of ancient stromatolites in the world, found right here in southeastern Wyoming,” said co-author Don Boyd, professor emeritus with the University of Wyoming’s Department of Geology and Geophysics. The WSGS website features a stromatolite page containing the downloadable report, an interactive Google Earth map of the tour stop locations (with photos) and a video with additional photos of each stromatolite outcrop addressed in the guide. The 24-page color guide includes photos, illustrations, maps and GPS coordinates to lead the user to stromatolite outcrops dotting the high-alpine landscape. A stromatolite

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Opinion Four Candidates for Governor By Glenn Woods

Glenn Woods is a newspaper columnist and Radio Talk Show Host. You can find him back on the air LIVE on 103.1 FM or 1450 AM. Can’t listen right away or not in the signal range? Go to BoldRepublic.com to watch the show live or listen after! ell, I’d have to say I was disappointed in three out of the four. Just the other day, I actually watched the last Wyoming Governor’s debate three times over just to make sure I had heard them all correctly. I hate to say it, but three of the four candidates had all the same solutions. It was only a matter of degrees. Here, let me give you an easy example: On the question of Medicaid expansion the answer given by three of the four candidates was not if we were going to expand Medicaid in the state, but by how much. Do you want to expand Medicaid in Wyoming a little, a little more, or a lot? Only one candidate said that expanding Medicaid would be a bad idea and had a good explanation as to why. No matter the question, the candidates (except one) had plans to expand the role of the state and the size of state government. Only one candidate wanted to shrink the size of state government. For that matter, why was every question asked by the moderators geared to what the state govern-

ment should do about this problem or that problem? Did no one think to ask if state government was too big? I would have liked to hear a series of questions about shrinking the size of government. Spending less money and regulating less. On questions of the state economy; what should state government do grow the economy? So I gather, by the line of questioning from the moderators, that they think the only way to grow an economy is to get government more involved in it. To hear the answers from three of the four candidates, they only way to grow the state economy is to get the government more involved in it. Why is it that only one person on that stage has ever come to the realization that government is a hindrance to economic growth? Look around the nation and look around the world. For that matter, look throughout history. The greatest examples of economic growth take place when government is least involved. Over the past couple of decades, I have become completely

unimpressed with the two major political parties. Unless, or until, they come to a new way of thinking, I can’t see myself voting for them anymore. Not when every solution is more of the same. It is only a matter of degrees. Both Democrat and Republican parties offer more government. One just wants it to happen faster than the other. Both parties are going to raise your taxes. How fast do you want them raised? Both parties are going to continue to pass more laws and increase the size of the bureaucracy, and give the expanded bureaucracy the power to pass more laws. The more laws passed the bigger the size of the bureaucracy the less personal freedom we all have. Both parties will spend every dime they have as if it is their job to spend as much as they can, and then more. Both parties have, and will continue to increase the national debt. Both parties look to government as the solution to all of our problems. Neither party sees government as the problem.

I’m looking for the candidates that are actually interested in taking power away from government and giving it back to the individual. I’m looking for candidates that are actually interested in letting hard-working people and companies keep what they have worked so hard to earn. I will cheer the day I finally hear a candidate respond to a whatshould-government-do-about-it question by saying, “NOTHING!” Think of a teeter-totter; like the one you used to play on at recess. Freedom is on one side. Government is on the other side. The more government you want, the less freedom you get. If you want more freedom, you must have less government. I wonder how many people sat watching the Wyoming Governor’s debate waiting to see what “free stuff” each candidate was going to offer them. I wonder how many people sat watching the Wyoming Governor’s debate wondering who was interested in giving us our freedom back.

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Time to Re-Evaluate Political Categories By Nicholas DeLaat

Liberal/Conservative, Left-Wing/ Right-Wing, Progressive/Traditionalist, Nazis/Anarchists, and Hippie/ Rednecks - just some of the political divisions that have swamped our heads these days, brought to you by the bad opinionated/ratingsproduced talking heads. These opposite in terms have been brought about and considered normal by most because of the two-party system. It is basically labeling what party, Republican or Democrat, you fall into. For those pesky 10% independent swing-voters they are terms that help others (mostly party political analysts) to determine your political leaning on certain issues. These terms are widely used and are way past their prime. Look at what has happened to Wyoming, and particularly, Campbell County. In most people’s eyes the words “progressive”, “Liberal” and “Left” refer to Democrats; while the terms “Conservative”, “Right Wing” and “Religious” have taken up the meaning referring to “Republican.” Ok, so this puts you in a class. Does it mean you are following the Republican ideology? Look at how many state legislators put an “R” next to their names even though their voting record says they should be a Democrat. Add that with the party itself not caring who, or what, kind of moral person gets in office, as long as there is an “R” next to their name and they keep winning and fundraising to give the party more strength. Though I won’t say their names, I can think of four state legislators alone that voting records in the House or Senate would make them a Democrat. There are other problems with these categories I have. I openly consider myself a conservative-liberal and a progressive-traditionalist. How you may ask? Well, I want our civilization to progress forward. I believe that to be important when talking infrastructure, such as sewers. I believe in moving technology forward. I believe in exploring space, in helping the poor, and in our growing society advancing to the next stage of philosophical thought. I am a progressive. I am a liberal; I believe in Freedom. I believe in liberty. I am a conservative; I believe that many of our traditions and older policies are the cause of what built our country today and those traditions should continue. I believe in all of these things together. So which one am I? Many people fall into this category and I have finally figured out where I belong. It is so simple, yet has been so distant too so many.

The answer is Statist or Americanist (yes, I am making that last word up, but you will see why). First, the term “statist” is not currently in the American dictionary, and England only started using it as an official word four years ago. Where does the term “Americanist” come in? Well, that’s how new words form and you heard it here first. Now we can slowly define ourselves correctly. If you use the terms Statist and Americanist, you can define those free and independent thinkers who fall in all of the competing political categories. Here is how. Say you have a Democrat pushing for helping the poor. This person believes that more government programs are the answer, or taking certain people’s money and giving it to someone else. Regardless of how, they believe that a level government should attempt to fix the problem with the poor. This would be a Statist – or the political belief that the government should be the solution. Now, say you have a Republican pushing for helping the poor. This person believes that the poor would be further helped with minimal government oversights, taxes, and bureaucratic paperwork nonsense levied on small businesses, so they can grow their business with better use of their time and money, therefore employing more people. This would be an Americanist – or the political belief that government is the problem, not the answer. Ok, so the Progressive is pushing policies that limit government censorship on broadcast and cable stations. This Progressive would be an Americanist – or the political belief that the government should not control what content free citizens can listen too. Then the Conservative comes in and wants bans on certain words put on, any kind of sexual talk, and any and all drug use on TV and Radio banned by the government. This Conservative is at Statist – or believes that the government should regulate what businesses put out and what people can hear. Now the Liberal pushes for a policy for the freedom of practicing religion to be done privately in public schools, and not forced upon the students. Again, the Liberal is the Americanist – or is advocating the freedom of religion, especially where tax dollars are at use. The Right-Wing advocate comes in and wants the 10 Commandments to be taught in public

schools before the Bill of Rights to all students attending. They use government to attempt to make this into law. Here, this Right-Wing advocate is a Statist – or pushing for government control. Finally, the Progressive/Liberal/ Democrat pushes for more tax money in the form of subsidies going to alternative energy that has yet to prove the ability to be viable or make a profit. Their belief is that the government should be able to keep dumping money into the problem and keep strangulating the carbon energy industry until the problem is solved. He or she advocates government to do so. This Progressive/Liberal/Democrat is a Statist. The Traditionalist/Conservative/ Republican comes along and says that they would also like to see alternative energies, but that if there is a better way to create power on the grid while making a profit, a scientist and engineer will get together and build the first prototype, sell it to energy companies, and get rich while still creating viable energy. This process does not involve any level of government, and this Traditionalist/Conservative/Republican is an Americanist. So what does this all mean? Basically if you believe that government is the answer most of the time, you are a Statist. If you believe that government is not the answer, than you are an Americanist. Why did I make up the term “Americanist?” Well, the answer is simple. Most of the country, whether on the left side or right side of the political spectrum, have become Statist, the exact opposite of what our nations was founded on and what we fought for independence from. The experiment of what is the America lies in my newly coined term…Americanist: or believing that government is not the answer. Got a better word than Americanist for me? Send it in, but hurry, as I bet Webster will pick up my new term within five years…but you heard it here first! So from now on, I will no longer look at party affiliation, pretend party affiliation (we have a lot of that around here, don’t we…), or self-proclaimed conservatives. I will only look at it in terms of Statist and Americanist, or holding on to the values of the founding of our country or looking too government for an answer. Which side of this new political spectrum do you lay? Well, that is for you and your soul to find out.

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Editor: Now, you can butter my ears, cover me in red sauce and call me a 400-pound spaghetti squash if you want, but please know that almost all of us care about our environment. Please note however, that at a recently glorified rally, a gregarious gluttony of environmental nonsense took place in New York. The egregious socalled “environmentalists” left behind seven and one-half tons of garbage for someone else to pick up and haul out, much of which was plastic! What? You people are supposed to be the guardians of the Earth, the champions of the carpet-grass all over the liberal nation. Please tell us exactly why you champions of the “green” are so hypocritical that you cannot see fit to pick up and dispose of your own environmental waste as you hack and haste waste at the rest of us? What? They do not sell rolls of garbage bags in New York, and no one ever showed you how to put paper or plastic! refuse in a bag and tie it off? Shoot, I can even get those here in wide Wyoming. Now you can go to an old farm auction and every kid, mom, grandma, uncle and old-timer there will pick up every napkin and usually will never leave the Earth tarnished with trash, yet you folks are willing to leave seven and one-half tons of trash on the street after your pot is boiled? Please tell us why we should believe anything you have to say regarding our environment when you claim to love Mother Earth so much? Do you really think we love it any less, or are you simply getting paid for your chortles, but not for cleaning up your own mess. Occupy Wall Street did the same thing, which makes a sad ending for both your hypocritical books in my opinion. All you have to do is “do it,” and not “pollute it” while you are doing it. Nuff said! Just my opinion, what’s yours? BRAD SCHOFIELD

Louise Carter-King will lead Gillette forward as Mayor

Editor: My wife and I moved to Gillette in 1983. We have seen many positive changes since then due to the dedication and hard work of many of our citizens who stepped up to lead the growth of our community and make it a healthy place to live and raise a family. Although our mineral based economy gave us the moniker “The Energy Capitol of the Nation”; it is the energy of our citizens that makes our community what it is today. We are very proud of our community and have a high regard for those who have stepped up to make a positive difference. One of those we admire is Louise Carter-King. Louise is the daughter of the late Herb and Dorothy Carter. Herb was a city councilman and two term Gillette Mayor in the 1980’s. He instilled community service in his daughter Louise. Louise is a business woman who has owned her family’s business

since 1992. She has been a member of the Gillette City Council for 20 years and in that time, she has worked with 5 Mayors. Louise is an advocate for growing a family friendly community in a prudent and businesslike manner. Louise has natural leadership skills and has refined them in her role in City Government. She is not afraid to take a firm stand on issues. During her service on the City Council, Louise has led support for building roads and infrastructure, growing the Gillette College, expanding the Madison water system, and, investing in electrical generation, which will reduce the future cost of power for Gillette. Please vote Louise Carter-King for Mayor of Gillette on November 4th. She has the experience and skills to lead our community forward. Nick Kasperik

“Fundamentally Changing America”

Editor, The winds of change seem to arrive on an almost daily basis with this administration. After campaigning on “Fundamentally changing America” and striving to be “The most transparent government” we have ever seen, there is little doubt that our President Barrack Hussain Obama has indeed kept his promise. He has fundamentally changed America by cutting our military to pre-WWII levels of weakness, apologizing to the world for Americas’ role in keeping nations free and for individual exceptualism, while disowning American soldiers kept illegally in Mexican prisons in sickening conditions for simply making a wrong turn, refusing to enforce the laws that protect the security of our nation and families, blatantly disregarding the very constitution he vowed to uphold and protect that holds the very FABRIC of our society together, leading from behind on all foreign affairs, lying on the front directly to the American voters, rigging federal judge appointees whom will let him get away with his lawlessness, and putting the Department of Justice in his front pocket, thereby securing every act of lawlessness he chooses - so his high crimes against the country will supposedly never come to light. He “lollygags” on the golf course while 50+ million Americans languish under his economic-socialist stupidity while refusing to open our energy valves to and re-start our massive American economic engine that has made the entire world a better place to live and thrive. As this “Champion of economic fairness” has ruled like a dictator these last years, the stock market has reached new highs and the rich have gotten richer, while the poor have gotten poorer under his economic thumb as he chokes off American productivity and growth. Yes sir, he has fundamentally changed our America, and no one can argue that if they posess a brain the size of a pea, just like he has changed the world to a much, much more dangerous place for ALL humans, let alone Americans. The “Most Transparent Government” Obama committed to during the election comes from the fact that a majority of Americans are

finally - FINALLY starting to see him for what he really DOES, and not his bloated rhetoric he smoothly suaves - like cream cheese on bagels - on the heads of the uninformed who voted for him - not once - but TWICE! He spewed one set of values before elected, but AFTER elected, demonstrated the polar opposite of what got him elected in the first place. There is little doubt that history will commit this President here-to-date, as the most careless, lawless, uninformed, and dangerous we have ever elected as he continues down his “Political Path of Outcomes” and “America-bedammed” policies, while using every Chicago, arm-twisting trick in his “community-organizer” hand-book to stomp out every single bit of opposition using every single federal office while coordinating all the knot-twisting with each agency to make sure the voters remain ignorant and believe me, if you do not dig deep into the news for the REAL truth, you sure as hell will not find it and will remain uninformed, and our America will continue to head our broken train of laws and freedom off a very long and deep broken bridge, while Obama is the “Engineer” of our stupidity and his outcome. In my estimation, the next two years will be hell for America if we continue to follow and believe him, for lie he has, and lie he will- to continue to get our America where he wants it to be. Sincerely, Brad Schofield-Campbell County

Optional 1% tax

Editor, You may have seen my interview exclusively in the Observer last week and I just wanted to clarify one thing. I believe the best way to use the optional 1% tax is for the City of Gillette and Campbell County to pick one project like they did on the Madison Pipeline Project and let voters say “yes” or “no” per project. Decide projects based on voting. I don’t believe the City or County should have an endless pot of money like they have had in the past, that just prompts reckless spending. We vote every two years so they should pick one project every two years. Then the voters would have accountability. Polls and surveys aren’t accurate, especially when they’re read behind closed doors. Votes by the people are accurate and honest. For now, I believe that we should all vote no on optional 1% tax until its restructured. The voters in Gillette and Campbell County are good at voting things down if there is not a need for it, and that is a concern for local politicians. I would like to thank all of those who supported me by letting me put my signs out on their property, there are so many of you out there. I wouldn’t know where to start in thanking you. For those of you that didn’t let me put signs out but supported me on voting “no” this November a big “Thank you!” Voting no means as much as putting my signs out. Again, thank you and God Bless! Bill Fortner

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Governor Announces Smart Phone App to Combat Drunk Driving

Government An End to Political Witch Hunts Submitted by Benjamin Barr - Wyoming Liberty Group An unfortunate trend in election law is emerging across America. Campaign finance laws—first designed to supposedly eliminate corruption in government—often instead become the tools of political operatives used to delay, impede, and harass opponents. In other words, campaign finance reform itself is corrupting; its tool is thecriminalization of American politics. Last week, WyLiberty celebrated an important win in the battle against this criminalization. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declared, once and for all, that Tom De-

Lay was innocent of all claims that he violated state election law or laundered money. WyLiberty played an important role in that fight and our friends of the court brief helped ensure that the First Amendment rights of speakers just like Mr. DeLay will be protected nationwide. To recall, Texans for Public Justice filed a complaint against Mr. DeLay alleging that money swaps— where certain kinds of donations are traded for other ones—constituted criminal acts in Texas. Of course, Republicans and Democrats alike had used these swaps for years to-

taling millions of dollars. We thought it especially unfair that one man, Mr. DeLay, was the subject of a vast investigation into his life just because he was effective politically. America is a nation that celebrates rigorous debate, political innovation, and standing up for your beliefs. We are a nation of independent thoughts, ideologies, and opinions. A rigorously upheld First Amendment secures this independence— it stops thought crimes, the criminalization of politics, and the chilling of our public debate. While we celebrate

a momentary victory in Texas, we look forward to further engagement across America. InWisconsin, conservative groups still battle against a speech inquisition, including pre-dawn raids. Back in Texas,Empower Texans must push back against the state prying into their private political affairs. And in Arizona, state officials are worried that the Free Enterprise Club might be “operating illegally.” What is abundantly clear is that those who enjoy power in the status quo do not very much appreciate the disruptive influence of

groups like Empower Texans or the Wisconsin Club for Growth. But these groups are important to our local and national dialogue about the future of our country. To criminalize their efforts is a disgrace to our nation’s commitment to free speech. WyLiberty looks forward to engaging the speech police wherever they may strike in order to ensure that the First Amendment functions to preserve our sacred liberty to espouse political beliefs and values and to work together to realize them.

The Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving announces the launch of the Drive Sober Wyoming smart phone app. This app gives those who have had too much to drink another way to find a ride home. The “Drive Sober Wyoming” app helps users phone or text a friend for a ride. The text message sends a map link with the approximate user location. The app user designates friends to contact with one tap of the icon. Taxi services are listed by town and can be contacted from a drop down menu. The Laws, Penalties and Cost of a DUI icon quickly lets the app user know the risk of driving drunk including steep monetary costs,

the loss of driving privileges and jail. The app also allows anyone to report an impaired driver on the road to the Highway Patrol. “I applaud the Wyoming Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving. This is a smart way to prevent drunk driving and to improve safety. We want people to make good choices and this makes that easier,” Governor Mead said.

Drive Sober Wyoming can be downloaded from your smart phone or by scanning the QR code. The QR code can be found on www.drivesoberwy.com, and on posters and drink coasters coming soon to all Wyoming locations with a state liquor license. Posters are available to the public and can be requested through the Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving website at www.wygcid.org.

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The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered) Hamilton for the Independent Journal o the People of the State of New York: THAT there may happen cases in which the national government may be necessitated to resort to force, cannot be denied. Our own experience has corroborated the lessons taught by the examples of other nations; that emergencies of this sort will sometimes arise in all societies, however constituted; that seditions and insurrections are, unhappily, maladies as inseparable from the body politic as tumors and eruptions from the natural body; that the idea of governing at all times by the simple force of law (which we have been told is the only admissible principle of republican government), has no place but in the reveries of those political doctors whose sagacity disdains the admonitions of experimental instruction. Should such emergencies at any time happen under the national government, there could be no remedy but force. The means to be employed must be proportioned to the extent of the mischief. If it should be a slight commotion in a small part of a State, the militia of the residue would be adequate to its suppression; and the national presumption is that they would be ready to do their duty. An insurrection, whatever may be its immediate cause, eventually endangers all government. Regard to the public peace, if not to the rights of the Union, would engage the citizens to whom the contagion had not communicated itself to oppose the insurgents; and if the general government should be found in practice conducive to the prosperity and felicity of the people, it were irrational to believe that they would be disinclined to its support. If, on the contrary, the insurrection should pervade a whole State, or a principal part of it, the employment of a different kind of force might become unavoidable. It appears that Massachusetts found it necessary to raise troops for repressing the disorders within that State; that Pennsylvania, from the mere apprehension of commotions among a part of her citizens, has thought proper to have recourse to the same measure. Suppose the State of New York had been inclined to re-establish her lost jurisdiction over the inhabitants of Vermont, could she have hoped for success in such an enterprise from the efforts of the militia alone? Would she not have been compelled to raise and to maintain a more regular force for the execution of her design? If it must then be admitted that the necessity of recurring to a force different from the militia, in cases of this extraordinary nature, is applicable to the State governments themselves, why should the possibility, that the national government might be under a like necessity, in similar extremities, be made an objection to its existence? Is it not surprising that men who declare an attachment to the Union in the abstract,

should urge as an objection to the proposed Constitution what applies with tenfold weight to the plan for which they contend; and what, as far as it has any foundation in truth, is an inevitable consequence of civil society upon an enlarged scale? Who would not prefer that possibility to the unceasing agitations and frequent revolutions which are the continual scourges of petty republics? Let us pursue this examination in another light. Suppose, in lieu of one general system, two, or three, or even four Confederacies were to be formed, would not the same difficulty oppose itself to the operations of either of these Confederacies? Would not each of them be exposed to the same casualties; and when these happened, be obliged to have recourse to the same expedients for upholding its authority which are objected to in a government for all the States? Would the militia, in this supposition, be more ready or more able to support the federal authority than in the case of a general union? All candid and intelligent men must, upon due consideration, acknowledge that the principle of the objection is equally applicable to either of the two cases; and that whether we have one government for all the States, or different governments for different parcels of them, or even if there should be an entire separation of the States, there might sometimes be a necessity to make use of a force constituted differently from the militia, to preserve the peace of the community and to maintain the just authority of the laws against those violent invasions of them which amount to insurrections and rebellions. Independent of all other reasonings upon the subject, it is a full answer to those who require a more peremptory provision against military establishments in time of peace, to say that the whole power of the proposed government is to be in the hands of the representatives of the people. This is the essential, and, after all, only efficacious security for the rights and privileges of the people, which is attainable in civil society.[1] If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government, and which against the usurpations of the national rulers, may be exerted with infinitely better prospect of success than against those of the rulers of an individual state. In a single state, if the persons intrusted with supreme power become usurpers, the different parcels, subdivisions, or districts of which it consists, having no distinct government in each, can take no regular measures for defense. The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms, without concert, without system, without resource; except in their courage and de-

spair. The usurpers, clothed with the forms of legal authority, can too often crush the opposition in embryo. The smaller the extent of the territory, the more difficult will it be for the people to form a regular or systematic plan of opposition, and the more easy will it be to defeat their early efforts. Intelligence can be more speedily obtained of their preparations and movements, and the military force in the possession of the usurpers can be more rapidly directed against the part where the opposition has begun. In this situation there must be a peculiar coincidence of circumstances to insure success to the popular resistance. The obstacles to usurpation and the facilities of resistance increase with the increased extent of the state, provided the citizens understand their rights and are disposed to defend them. The natural strength of the people in a large community, in proportion to the artificial strength of the government, is greater than in a small, and of course more competent to a struggle with the attempts of the government to establish a tyranny. But in a confederacy the people, without exaggeration, may be said to be entirely the masters of their own fate. Power being almost always the rival of power, the general government will at all times stand ready to check the usurpations of the state governments, and these will have the same disposition towards the general government. The people, by throwing themselves into either scale, will infallibly make it preponderate. If their rights are invaded by either, they can make use of the other as the instrument of redress. How wise will it be in them by cherishing the union to preserve to themselves an advantage which can never be too highly prized! It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system, that the State governments will, in all possible contingencies, afford complete security against invasions of the public liberty by the national authority. Projects of usurpation cannot be masked under pretenses so likely to escape the penetration of select bodies of men, as of the people at large. The legislatures will have better means of information. They can discover the danger at a distance; and possessing all the organs of civil power, and the confidence of the people, they can at once adopt a regular plan of opposition, in which they can combine all the resources of the community. They can readily communicate with each other in the different States, and unite their common forces for the protection of their common liberty. The great extent of the country is a further security. We have already experienced its utility against the attacks of a foreign power. And it would have precisely the same effect against the enterprises of ambitious rulers in the national councils. If the fed-

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eral army should be able to quell the resistance of one State, the distant States would have it in their power to make head with fresh forces. The advantages obtained in one place must be abandoned to subdue the opposition in others; and the moment the part which had been reduced to submission was left to itself, its efforts would be renewed, and its resistance revive. We should recollect that the extent of the military force must, at all events, be regulated by the resources of the country. For a long time to come, it will not be possible to maintain a large army; and as the means of doing this increase, the population and natural strength of the community will proportionably increase. When will the time arrive that the federal government can raise and maintain an army

Every week, the Observer prints one article, paragraph, or section of either the U.S. or State Constitution for your information. Alexander Hamilton capable of erecting a despotism over the great body of the people of an immense empire, who are in a situation, through the medium of their State governments, to take measures for their own defense, with all the celerity, regularity, and system of independent nations? The apprehension may be considered as a disease, for which there can be found no cure in the resources of argument and reasoning.

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Jr. Hockey Player Profile Submitted by Misty Kindt ild Nation, please welcome a ‘95 defenseman from Orlando, Florida, Brandon Beard. Playing for the Orlando Junior Knights, The New York Bobcats, and the Twin Cities Northern Lights in the past, Beard is excited to be in Gillette and be a part of the Wild. While in Gillette, Brandon will not only be passing a puck, but also attending Gillette College. He likes to lift at the gym, eating steak, and watching The Mighty Ducks. Welcome to Gillette, Beard!

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Renard Suggs to Become a Cougar

Birthday: Jan 03, 1995 Hometown: Apopka FL

The Gillette College Pronghorns basketball teams are about to start their sixth season. A quarter of the men’s team already knows where they will be playing after their Gillette College experience. Renard Suggs, a 6’3 guard from Woodbury, Minnesota, is the latest

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player to make a verbal commitment. Suggs- a sophomorewill play for the Washington State Cougars for the 2015-16 season. Renard is the third Pronghorn to make a choice as to where he will move on to. Lorenzo Bonham will move on to Southern Mississippi

and Quinton Everett will head north to Montana State. Renard was a 3-point threat for Gillette College last season. he made 103 triples with a 38.6 % success rate. He was also named a member of the second-team All-Region IX squad.

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Wyoming High School Volleyball Standings Submitted by Wyopreps Conference Record listed first, then Overall Record 4A East: Cheyenne East 6-0, 22-3 Gillette 6-1, 17-11 Sheridan 4-3, 14-15 Cheyenne Central 3-3, 10-8 Cheyenne South 1-6, 4-15 Laramie 0-7, 7-19 4A West: Natrona 7-0, 23-6 Kelly Walsh 6-1, 24-5 Riverton 3-4, 14-11 Evanston 2-5, 11-7 Green River 1-5, 8-14 Rock Springs 1-5, 8-16 3A Northeast: Douglas 5-1, 14-12 Worland 4-2, 14-10 Newcastle 2-4, 10-13 Buffalo 0-6, 8-15 3A Southeast: Rawlins 6-0, 16-9 Torrington 3-3, 10-8 Glenrock 2-4, 2-20 Wheatland 2-4, 12-14 3A Northwest: Powell 3-0, 23-2 Lovell 1-2, 19-7 Cody 1-2, 12-12 Lander 1-2, 6-16

3A Southwest: Mountain View 4-0, 18-4 Star Valley 2-1, 9-11 Jackson 1-3, 13-13 Pinedale 0-3, 2-17 2A Northeast: Wright 6-0, 21-4 Big Horn 3-1, 15-8 Tongue River 2-3, 6-15 Sundance 1-4, 5-16 (no score reported from 10/9 vs. Moorcroft) Moorcroft 0-4, 2-15 (no scores reported from 10/9 at Sundance and from 10/10 at Hulett) 2A Southeast: Southeast 5-0, 13-2 Burns 4-1, 14-4 Pine Bluffs 3-3, 13-5 Saratoga 1-5, 9-11 Lusk 1-5, 7-9 2A Northwest: Shoshoni 4-0, 13-5 Thermopolis 3-2, 16-8 Greybull 3-2, 14-8 Rocky Mountain 2-3, 8-11 Riverside 0-5, 2-17 2A Southwest: Lyman 5-0, 11-5 Wind River 3-2, 11-9 (no score reported from 10/9 vs. Wyoming Indian) Kemmerer 4-3, 11-9 Big Piney 1-5, 5-10 Wyoming Indian 0-3, 4-13 (no score reported from 10/9 at Wind River)

1A Northeast: Hulett 4-0, 11-6 (no scores reported from 10/10 vs. Moorcroft and from 10/11 at ArvadaClearmont) Kaycee 3-2, 12-7 Upton 3-2, 10-9 (no score reported from 10/7 vs. Newcastle JV) Midwest 1-4, 2-16 Arvada-Clearmont 1-4, 2-18 (no scores reported from 10/11 vs. Hulett) 1A Southeast: Rock River 7-7 (no score reported from 10/9 vs. Cheyenne South Sophomores) H.E.M. 9-7 Guernsey-Sunrise 6-8 Lingle-Ft. Laramie 6-9 Glendo 2-5 1A Northwest: Meeteetse 3-0, 4-14 (no scores reported from 10/9 vs. Cody JV and from 10/10 at St. Stephens) Burlington 3-2, 8-11 Dubois 3-2, 10-8 Ten Sleep 2-3, 4-6 St. Stephens 0-4, 0-11 (no score reported from 10/10 vs. Meeteetse) 1A Southwest: Encampment 4-0, 15-1 Little Snake River 2-1, 13-3 Cokeville 0-2, 9-15 Farson-Eden 0-3, 5-10

2014 Fall Volleyball Standings

HS VOLLEYBALL

• sat oct 25, big horn 9/ jv/v, big horn, 1,2,3pm HS/JH CROSS COUNTRY • thu oct 23, team dinner cafeteria, 7th-12th, 7pm • sat oct 25, state meet sheridan, 9th-12th, tba

JH WRESTLING

• Oct 26 10am-2pm, 4th annual goblins and goons ride

Photo by Brian Dion

6pm

• 10-25-13 11:00 9th Conference Tourney Sheridan A

• mon oct 20, first practice, wright, 3:30 am

JH GIRLS BASKETBALL

• mon oct 20, first practice, wright, tba

CAMELS

CROSS COUNTRY

10/25/14 State (V) VA Hospital, Sheridan

FOOTBALL

• 3:30 p.m. Friday 10/24/14 Cheyenne East (SO) Gillette • 7:00 p.m. Friday 10/24/14 Cheyenne East -Senior Night- (V) Gillette • 11:00 a.m. Saturday 10/25/14 Natrona (JV) Gillette

VOLLEYBALL

• 4:00 (SO) 5:00 p.m. (JV) Tuesday 10/21/14 Natrona (SO/JV) Casper • 4:00 (SO & JV) 5:15 p.m. (V) Friday 10/24/14 Sheridan (SO/JV/V) Gillette

• 10:30 a.m. Saturday

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9TH FOOTBALL

• 10/25 Sat. 12:00, South Opponent, Twin Spruce, ALL, (Game can be scheduled on Oct. 23rd at 4:00)

6-7-8 WRESTLING

• 10/20 Mon. 3:00, First Practice, Twin Spruce, ALL • 10/21 Tues. 5:30, Parent Meeting/Gear Checkout, Twin Spruce

Weekly Sports Trivia Question Who was the oldest person to play in the National Hockey League? Look on Page 13 for the answer

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HS FOOTBALL

• mon oct 20, twin spruce 9b, gillette, 4pm • fri oct 24, burns, burns,

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Apartments for Rent

Autos, Trucks and Vans

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

‘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 burnout time at Hog-Jam! Ben 680.7464.

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 307685-8066 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 307686-6488 (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.

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. 307-217-0745 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 6858100 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 307-622-0825

$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. 307-680-7431 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

Homes for Sale 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. 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 307684-5844 after 5p.m. for appointment

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

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.

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Help Wanted

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

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 307-2574205

DATA ENTRY POSITIONS - Will Train, Full & Part time Available, Flexible Schedules, Friendly work environment, Call (307) 685-6801 APPLY NOW!!! CLERICAL PERSONNEL NEEDED. candidates that are ambitious and career motivated should please contact {bervelyscoot@outlook. com} HD Supply - Excellent opportunity, great pay & benefits.WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE I – GILLETTE WY, Responsibilities include tasks such as loading, unloading, sorting, picking, stocking, staging, fabrication, and transportation of goods. Apply at jobs.hdsupply.com Job #5144. Reference this ad when applying. Hiring Newspaper Journalist. Government/Politics. Work at Home. Must be able to perform advanced research, and write unbias. Must be able to attend government meetings and conduct interviews professionally. Pays per article/Part Time. Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to CampbellCountyObserver@gmail.com. Rocky Mt Merchandising is looking for dependable, outgoing person to execute four in store demos in Sept showing the features and benefits of the Straight Talk Cell phone. Must commit to all four Saturdays from 10:00-4:00. Email Jackie@ rockymm.com or call 800723-9008 Temporary Help Wanted. J&G General Construction, home improvement company is looking for a temporary construction laborer. Experience preferred but not necessary. Could turn into full time position depending on devotion, responsibility, and skill. Call James (307) 2574441 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, MondayFriday, $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. *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, indepth 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.Full Time Flooring Installers wanted. Must have experience. Bring resumes in to Carpet Express Direct on Hwy. 59 next to the Prime Rib Restaurant. Mac Tools, a division of Stanley Black & Decker Has an opening in Gillette for:Distributor/Route Sales Management -Full TrainingLearn more about taking the first step toward Becoming Your Own Boss with a Mac Tools Franchise! -No experience necessary -No Cold Calls -Initial inventory included -Routes with existing customers available in your local area -Well established brand with a long history -Hear about our top-notch training -Explore available financing options -Find out about our “no obligation” Discovery Day. Contact: Mac Tools, ab.hackim@ sbdinc.com, Cell: 541-3014496

Help Wanted

Pets

Buffalo Wild Wings is coming to town and we are hiring all positions for our grand opening on August 4, 2014. We are a full service sports bar where you can bring your entire family to have a fun and exciting time watching your favorite team, playing trivia and enjoying great food. We have a full menu featuring our famous wings with your choice of sauces, a full bar and 30 beers on tap. We have the best happy hour in town and 54 HDTV’s along with the best team members in town! Know what it is like to to be in a stadium on game day? Then you know what it’s like to work at Buffalo Wild Wings. It’s fun and fast paced. The money is good and BDUBS is a great place to work! Please apply on line @www.pleaseapplyonline.com/screaminhot We are Screamin’ Hot Wyoming LLC a franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings and we are an equal opportunity employer.

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.

Transportation assistants NEEDED! Up to $25/hr. For a complete job description & application, please apply via e-mail: lori.delucia.hr@ rsithr.info Wonderful/Well Paid Job Opportunity ADMIN/ CUSTOMER CARE REP. NEEDED. Kindly contact: rickymoore44@outlook. com on how to proceed. Looking for CDL to work in North Dakota full time. Call 307-670-3629. 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

Child Care Christian Daycare/PreSchool is now open. Oneon-one Pre-School and crafts. Group circle time, Spanish, songs, phonics, counting, American Sign Language, and more. PreSchool, 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 fulltime 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 In a Pinch?? Back up Daycare service call 307-6807948

Clothing Closet Saturday 11:00am-to 1:00 pm, Summer Clothing Clearance, All sizes available - even plus sizes. ALL YOU WANT FOR FREE! 2nd Blessings Clothes Closet at Open Door Church Downtown between NAPA & Braccettos, Park on side - use front door

Empire Guesthouse, RV Park & General Store Pine Haven, Wyoming 82721 307-756-3454/307-670-0428 http://www.empireguesthouse.com/

Business Opportunities Looking for investor in local business. Call for Details. 307-257-2306. Free Tuition Tax Course - Earn Extra Income after taking course or start a new career. Flexible schedules! Register Now! Courses start 9/15/14. Call 307-685-6801. *small fee for books and supplies Exciting career available Now! No weekends, holidays, or nights. Unlimited income potential. 20% commission plus gas allowance selling print advertising. Call Anne Peterson (advertising manager) at (307) 299-4662 or email AnnePeterson@ CampbellCountyObserver. com Get your doTerra essential oils at Health Corner 101, 500 O-R Drive Suite 4 or call 307-689-1998

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October 17 - 24, 2014 • Page 13

Guns for Sale

Services

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

Homeowners and renters insurance for house, trailer, or apartments. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307682-6520

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 p≠≠ayment plan fee apply. Call Wyoming Mountaineers for more details. Call Wyoming Mountaineers 2992084 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 299-2084 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.

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 (b3-40-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 970556-5000 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 307660-7856 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 307-680-8457 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 307-6826520 Motorcycle and ATV insurance. Call Elizabeth Jones Agency 307-682-6520’

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

Camping/ Fishing Camper spot for rent $300 per month in Silver Hills 307-680-8838 05’ 32 foot fifth wheel, Wildcat, sleeps 10, 1 slide, bunks, self contained, no generator 307-680-6625 Looking for a bumper pull camper that someone wants off of their property. I will remove it for free in the Campbell/Crook County areas. Would prefer a tandem axel longer than 10 ft. Call 307-299-1382 07’ Prowler 5th wheel. 2slides. 32ft with extras. Call 307-672-8766 1994 Southwind by Fleetwood 34 foot Class A Coach Rear Engine Turbo Diesel Cummins, 230 HP, Motor Home in good condition. 180,000 miles on original Cummins Diesel 33H Engine. Three captain’s chairs including driver. Couch makes into a full bed. Full kitchen, stove with oven, microwave. Dining area. Propane or electric refrigerator/freezer. Lots of storage. Rear bedroom with queen bed. Bathroom with shower. Dish portable satellite TV setup and small flatscreen TV goes with it. Trailer receiver hitch. Lost my husband in December and don’t have any use for it. Would like to sell fast. Make me an offer. 307 682 4808. sue.wallis52@gmail. com http://wyoming.craigslist.org/rvs/3965643910. html Minnows, crawlers, leeches, fishing tackle, boating and camping supplies. Fully furnished cabin rentals, 50 Amp Full Hookup RV sites 5 minutes from Keyhole Reservoir in Pine Haven. Empire Guesthouse & RV Park 307-756-3454. www. empireguesthouse.com

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

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Merchandise 1939 HA Selmer Trumpet $750 OBO. 687-1087 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 307-622-0825 Large Underground Fuel Tank. 307-680-8838 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

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Tips or Techniques By Sandra Aberle

Every gardener has his or her unique tricks to make their vegetable garden special. Little things that make the difference, techniques that they make their vegetables the best. I have found that gardeners are the most generous people on the planet. They will share not only their extra produce but tell you all about them, what they did to make them so delicious, give you seeds, seedlings and plants. Tip #1: The healthier the plants you have the less likely you will have a bug problem. Why? One reason is that the healthier the plant the more sugar content in the roots, stems, leaves and vegetables. When the bugs eat, it is like them drinking straight alcohol as their complete diet, they get disoriented, lifeless, and will leave the plants alone. The plant in return becomes strong and can fight off diseases and fungus. I use a compost tea mixture that I pour on and around the plant. Tip #2: Slugs and snails are a problem in some gardens. I use crushed eggshells. Any soft bodied creature won’t go over top of them as it will rip up their bellies. I know people use pennies thinking they are made of copper but pennies are mostly zinc. Now if you had copper strips you could lay them down around a problem area or on a raised bed and they won’t cross it. Honestly I rarely see a slug in my garden but I do save my eggshells all winter, crush them and put them around my strawberries, fruit trees, and roses that have had an aphid problem. When I spray the aphids off the plants they land on the crushed shells and that is the end of the aphids. The eggshells also add calcium into the garden. Tip #3: Rototill in the fall when you have clay soil so when the snow melts it can go deep. Rototill in the spring when you have sandy soil. Tip #4: Start potatoes in pots inside in April and transplant the potato plants out in

May for bigger yields. Tip #5: Save money by growing your own seedlings in a sunny window or under lights. Technique #1: Plant Three Sisters—corn, pole beans, and squash/pumpkins. The beans grow up the corn while the squash makes a great ground cover for keeping weeds down and moisture in. Technique #2: If you are adding a garden space next spring, cover the area now with a vinyl tablecloth holding it down with stones, rocks or spikes. By next spring any grass or weeds will be dead and you will be able to start planting right away. Bales of straw work will for this also if you have access to them. Technique #3: Make your own seed tapes using 2-ply paper towels. This is a great winter project. Peal the 2-plys apart, using Elmer’s glue, place a dot of glue and a seed on one ply, spacing according to seed packet. Place the other ply of paper towel onto the seeds, press, dry, label. In early spring you can place on the ground and cover with a small amount of soil. This works great with carrots, radish, lettuce, beets, Swiss chard and more. The paper towel and glue biodegrades and your plants are evenly spaced and won’t wash away if we have heavy spring rains. Technique #4: To get a great lawn, add grass seeds in the fall and throughout the winter when the weatherman predicts a heavy snow. The weight of the snow will push the seeds into the soil and next summer you will have an extra thick lawn. I try to spread different types of grass seeds out so my lawn stays green in all summer weather. Well that’s all for this time. See you next week and good gardening. Email: sandiaberle@campbellcountyobserver.com

The Dinner Bell By Holly Galloway I was raised by a mother who liked to try new ways of preparing food. I think that is a sign of a good cook. You may have noticed sometimes when I make food I just dump in the ingredients until they taste just right. I remember the first time I tried this recipe that my mother prepared. It is Asian, yet Americanized as well! We grew red cabbage this year in our garden. A tiny section, yet we harvested nine heads of cabbage. These were from seeds planted on Memorial Day weekend. Red cabbage is nice to use in this recipe, but the green works just as well.

Singapore Pork and Cabbage

3-6 pork steaks, sliced length ways 1 C. Water ¾ C Italian Dressing 1 Can Sliced Waterchestnuts Sliced Mushrooms (as many as you want) 2 quarts shredded cabbage 2 T. Cornstarch ¼ C Soy Sauce In a large size pot cook the strips of pork steak. When the pork is done add the water, waterchestnuts, mushrooms, Italian dressing and cabbage. Cook until the cabbage is just wilted. Add the soy sauce mixed with the cornstarch. Cook for a few minutes longer, and then serve over rice. I have talked about how easy it is to make good healthy rice, instead of the prepackaged stuff. Pick up a bag of brown rice. It is easy. 2 C. Water 1 C. Brown Rice Dash of salt Place everything into a medium sized pot and bring it to a boil. Cover the pot with the lid and turn the heat off. Leave it alone for 10 to 20 minutes. Fluff it with a fork and it is ready! See, easy!

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On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew and as such constitutes the birth certificate of the navy. To understand the momentous significance of the decision to send two armed vessels to sea under the authority of the Continental Congress, we need to review the strategic situation in which it was made and to consider the political struggle that lay behind it. Americans first took up arms in the spring of 1775, not to sever their relationship with the king, but to defend their rights within the British Empire. By the autumn of 1775, the British North American colonies from Maine to Georgia were in open rebellion. Royal governments had been thrust out of many colonial capitals and revolutionary governments put in their places. The Continental Congress had assumed some of the responsibilities of a central government for the colonies, created a Continental Army, issued paper money for the support of the troops, and formed a committee to negotiate with foreign countries. Continental forces captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain and launched an invasion of Canada. In October 1775 the British held superiority at sea, from which they threatened to stop up the

colonies’ trade and to wreak destruction on seaside settlements. In response, a few of the states had commissioned small fleets of their own for defense of local waters. Congress had not yet authorized privateering. Some in Congress worried about pushing the armed struggle too far, hoping that reconciliation with the mother country was still possible. Yet, a small coterie of men in Congress had been advocating a Continental Navy from the outset of armed hostilities. Foremost among these men was John Adams, of Massachusetts. For months, he and a few others had been agitating in Congress for the establishment of an American fleet. They argued that a fleet would defend the seacoast towns, protect vital trade, retaliate against British raiders, and make it possible to seek out among neutral nations of the world the arms and stores that would make resistance possible. Still, the establishment of a navy seemed too bold a move for some of the timid men in Congress. Some southerners agreed that a fleet would protect and secure the trade of New England but denied that it would that of the southern colonies. Most of the delegates did not consider the break with England as final and feared that a navy implied sovereignty and independence. Others thought a navy a hasty and foolish challenge to the mightiest fleet the world had seen. The most the pro-navy men could do was to get Congress to urge each colony to fit out armed vessels for the protection of their coasts and harbors. Then, on 3 October, Rhode Island’s delegates laid before

Congress a bold resolution for the building and equipping of an American fleet, as soon as possible. When the motion came to the floor for debate, Samuel Chase, of Maryland, attacked it, saying it was “the maddest Idea in the World to think of building an American Fleet.” Even pro-navy members found the proposal too vague. It lacked specifics and no one could tell how much it would cost. If Congress was yet unwilling to embrace the idea of establishing a navy as a permanent measure, it could be tempted by short-term opportunities. Fortuitously, on 5 October, Congress received intelligence of two English brigs, unarmed and without convoy, laden with munitions, leaving England bound for Quebec. Congress immediately appointed a committee to consider how to take advantage of this opportunity. Its members were all New Englanders and all ardent supporters of a navy. They recommended first that the governments of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut be asked to dispatch armed vessels to lay in wait to intercept the munitions ships; next they outlined a plan for the equipping by Congress of two armed vessels to cruise to the eastward to intercept any ships bearing supplies to the British army. Congress let this plan lie on the table until 13 October, when another fortuitous event occurred in favor of the naval movement. A letter from General Washington was read in Congress in which he reported that he had taken under his command, at Continental expense, three schooners to cruise off Massachusetts to intercept enemy supply ships. The com-

mander in chief had preempted members of Congress reluctant to take the first step of fitting out warships under Continental authority. Since they already had armed vessels cruising in their name, it was not such a big step to approve two more. The committee’s proposal, now appearing eminently reasonable to the reluctant members, was adopted. The Continental Navy grew into an important force. Within a few days, Congress established a Naval Committee charged with equipping a fleet. This committee directed the purchasing, outfitting, manning, and operations of the first ships of the new navy, drafted subsequent naval legislation, and prepared rules and regulations to govern the Continental Navy’s conduct and internal administration. Over the course of the War of Independence, the Continental Navy sent to sea more than fifty armed vessels of various types. The navy’s squadrons and cruisers seized enemy supplies and carried correspondence and diplomats to Europe, returning with needed munitions. They took nearly 200 British vessels as prizes, some off the British Isles themselves, contributing to the demoralization of the enemy and forcing the British to divert warships to protect convoys and trade routes. In addition, the navy provoked diplomatic crises that helped bring France into the war against Great Britain. The Continental Navy began the proud tradition carried on today by our United States Navy, and whose birthday we celebrate each year in October

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The Showman of the Plains Part I: The Legend of Buffalo Bill is Born By Jeff Morrison

Wyoming has been the home of many exceptional frontiersmen, both legendary and obscure. But only one achieved such a degree of notoriety and popularity as to be a worldwide celebrity for half of his lifetime. Indeed, William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s international fame continues to this day, not only due to his accomplishments with horse and rifle, but also thanks in large part to his showmanship and uncanny ability to “sell” the West to the public. William Fredrick Cody was born in Iowa in 1846, and spent his childhood years in Iowa and Kansas. His father died in 1857, when Willie (as his family called him) was just 11 years old. He and his older sister, Julia, helped their mother care for his younger siblings. Part of Willie’s chores included bringing home fresh meat, and as it turned out, Willie was a naturally good shot. He also took a job herding stock and delivering messages for a freighting company owned by William Russell, Alexander Majors, and William Waddell, who would later found the Pony Express in 1860. Cody, who was still a young teenager, helped build several of the remount stations on the express route, and as a reward for his hard work and acknowledgement of his excellent horsemanship, was promoted to the job of express rider. Cody was initially assigned to a route out of Julesburg, Colorado, and was later reassigned to Red Buttes station in Wyoming. In recent years, Cody’s claims to have been a Pony Express rider have been disputed, in part because of his young age at the time, and in large part because the only source of information in regards to his supposed service comes from Cody, himself. But one exploit Cody claims to have achieved as a rider has since become a permanent part of Pony Express lore: On completion of one of his westward runs from Red Buttes Station, Cody discovered that the rider who was supposed to ride the next leg had been killed the night before. Cody agreed to ride the next leg before returning to his home station with the east-bound mail. His double-ride covered 322 miles in just over 21 hours, changing horses 21 times along the way. If true, it was the longest non-stop ride in Pony Express history. Cody also claimed to have met his long-time friend, Wild Bill Hickok during his stint with the Pony Express. In 1861, shortly after the Express folded, a

chance reunion with Hickok in Leavenworth, Kansas led to a freight hauling job with the soon-to-be notorious gun fighter. After the freight was delivered, Hickok hatched a plan to increase their wealth by entering a fast horse he owned in a race in St. Louis, with Cody as the jockey. Not only did Cody lose the race, but every cent the two of them had and the horse as well. The next morning, Hickok hired on as a scout for the Union army, but Cody was rejected on account of his age – he was only 15 after all. A few years later, Bill Cody did manage to enlist in the 7th Kansas Cavalry, and served from 1864 to the war’s end. In 1866, he met and married Louisa Frederici, with whom he had four children. Between 1867 and 1868, Cody earned the nickname “Buffalo Bill” while employed by the railroad to hunt bison to be used to feed the railroad gangs building the railroads. In an eighteen month span, Cody killed an estimated 4,280 bison by himself. At the time, the nickname, “Buffalo Bill” also belonged to another meat hunter and fellow frontiersman, Bill Comstock. Legend has it that the two engaged in a buffalo shooting competition in which the winner would get to use the nickname exclusively. It could be said that, quite literally, Cody won a name for himself. Starting in 1868, Cody was employed as a scout by the 5th United States Cavalry, and fought several skirmishes in western Kansas and Nebraska against the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho. In 1872 he was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for “gallantry in action”. 1872 proved to be a pivotal year for Cody. In January, General Phil Sheridan selected him to be the Chief Guide for a buffalo hunt which was organized for the entertainment of visiting Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia. The “Great Royal Buffalo Hunt”, as it became known afterwards, was a lavish affair that echoed a previous hunt made by Sir St. George Gore in the 1850s, but on a much smaller scale. The Grand Duke was accompanied by two companies of U. S. cavalry, two companies of infantry, a military band, and three generals, including Gen. Sheridan, himself. On this excursion, Cody became acquainted with another hunting enthusiast, who would also gain world-wide fame, although

for a much different reason – Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. During the hunt, Cody organized a meeting between the Grand Duke and 600 Lakota Indians, led by Spotted Tail, War Bonnet and Pawnee Killer, among others. The Indians put on a display of horsemanship, archery, and lance throwing, as well as a mock-fight and a war dance. Exactly how much of this entertainment was orchestrated by Bill Cody is unknown, but the same type of Indian exhibition would become a mainstay in his Wild West show in upcoming years. Although Buffalo Bill was far from finished adding to his legendary exploits on the frontier, in December of 1872 he took a break from scouting and hunting and travelled east to make his stage debut. Ned Buntline, who had been featuring Buffalo Bill in his dime novels since 1869, and playwright, Frank Meader had recently used the novels as the inspiration for a play about Cody’s life. Not to be outdone, Buntline wrote a play entitled, “Scouts of the Prairie”, that

would feature none other than William F. Cody playing the role of himself. He was joined on stage by fellow scout, Texas Jack Omohundro, ballerina Giuseppina Morlacchi, and Ned Buntline. As with many cult-classics, the play opened to bad revues by critics, but was an instant box-office success. The next year, Cody and Omohundro “fired” Buntline, renamed the play, “Scouts of the Plains”, and invited Cody’s old friend Wild Bill Hickok to join them. Hickok didn’t enjoy being a thespian. He took to showing up to performances drunk, and amused himself by shooting his pistols (loaded with blanks) at terrified audience members. Attempts by Cody to “coach” Hickok on the subtleties of polite stage acting led to Hickok quitting the production and returning to the real “Wild West”. In spite of bad revues and volatile changes in personnel, the play actually ran for many years, with Cody scouting in the summer and acting during the winter. To be continued next week…

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