Volume 6 Issue 18 Sunday, March 17, 2013

Proud Member of the Associated Press

US Rig Count Up 24

Memorial Hospital of Converse County has been named a Top 100 Hospital for 2013, making the list for the second year in a row.

iVantage Health Analytics re-leased its list of Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals this month.

The top hospital evaluation is based on the group’s Hospital Strength Index, which compares all hospitals against national peer groups on market strength, val-ue-based strength, and financial strength.

Other key index components in-clude market share and financial strength, both of which Memorial Hospital received high marks.The Hospital Strength Index com-pares 56 different measures of performance to help identify those hospitals best prepared for success under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The index includes a unique

set of mea-sures as key pillars for bench-m a r k i n g and goal s e t t i n g . The index is designed to provide the 1,327 Critical Ac-cess Hospi-tals across the United States with b a l a n c e d scorecards and comparable ratings of their performance. Memorial Hospital in Douglas is one of four Wyo-ming hospitals on this year’s Top 100 list. Other Wyoming hospi-tals include Afton, Wheatland, and Worland.

“We are very proud to have been

named a Top 100 Hospital again,” said CEO Ryan Smith. “Our staff is working hard to ensure our qual-ity standards are met, and that our patient satisfaction scores remain high, two very important compo-nents of the Hospital Strength In-dex.” stated Smith.

Converse County Boasts Ownership of Top 100 Hospital - AGAIN!

Erica Caves (TBC)

Many of us have heard about the destruction of Hortons Cor-ner, the gas station in Chugwa-ter, WY, that went up in flames after a car crashed into it, but what has not been heard, is what the furture has in store.

Unfortunately, there is not a lot of information about Hor-tons future. Co-owner Vicki Johnston says that they are waiting on further discussions with their insurance company before they consider their op-tions.

The impact that the loss of this business has had on the com-munity is large, and according to Chugwater Mayor LaDonna Sand the community of Chug-water will feel the loss of this business even more in the up-

coming spring and summer months.

Hortons Corner was the only gas station between Wheat-land and Cheyenne, which en-compasses about 70 miles of open interstate. Travelers often stopped to refuel. The lack of fuel will be inconvenient for both travelers and the Chugwa-ter community.

The Chugwater community was made up of four business-es but with the loss of Horton's, is now down to three.

The loss of the gas station is a loss of 25 percent of their busi-nesses. 14 people lost their jobs and with the limited num-ber of jobs In the community one can only wonder where those employees will go, or have gone to find new jobs.

According to Mayor Sand the community has come together because of this destruction. The Soda Fountain, Wyomings oldest and still operating Soda Fountain, has stepped up to the plate and is carrying more gro-cery and medicine items that were previously available for purchase at Hortons. Sand stat-ed that the people of Chugwa-ter also work together in order to get key items that residents of Chugwater need, from either Wheatland or Cheyenne.

For their community right now, communication is key.

The future of Hortons Corner is unknown at this point. What is known is that the absence of this business leaves both trav-elers between Cheyenne and Wheatland, and the commu-nity of Chugwater, at a loss for

convenient fuel and other nec-essary goods.

The suspect that crashed his

blazer into Horton’s Corner in Chugwater, Wyoming, is awaiting trial on charges in the incident that occurred at

approximately 6:20pm on De-cember 30, 2012.

Future of Horton’s Corner On Hold

Erica Caves (TBC)Amanda Smith (TBC)

The Lincoln building is about to make a reappearance to the Glen-rock downtown community.

More commonly known as the Bronco building this staple to downtown located on the corner of 5th and Birch in Glenrock, is slated for some much needed ren-ovation and repair.

In 2011 the town of Glenrock pur-chased the building from the Pa-leon, Glenrock's famous Dinosaur Museum. The purchase was pos-sible because of the use of an Eco-nomic Development Infrastructure Grant through the Wyoming Busi-ness Council Community Devel-opment Block Grant program. The town purchased the building for $200,000.00, and a volunteer com-mittee was started. The commit-tee decided to rename the building the Lincoln Building, which was its' original name when it was first constructed back in 1919.

The town received a CDBG Fea-sibility grant in 2012 and hired Randy Hein an architect from Casper, who will assist the town

with an engineering survey, and a feasibility study of the building's infrastructure in regards to how the building can be renovated. The committee is working on in-terior space planning along with determining the future use of the building.

According to Kasey Drummon, Town of Glenrock Building In-spector and Code Compliance Of-ficer, the Paleon will continue to reside in the Lincoln building.

The changes are being made to the building in order to help promote and market the downtown area of Glenrock, and will become a much needed space for business and economical development within the town."This is a very exciting project that will benefit the entire town." stated Drummond, "the building will be restored back to its original beauty and house [both] existing, and new businesses."

Bronco Building Up For Renovation

Glenrock’s Bronco Building. Photo The Bird Central © Mary Kay Kindt

On Saturday March 9th Converse County Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen elected officers for the Converse County Republican Party. The new offi-cers, a cross-section of long-time residents and relative newcomers, include Chairman Kathy Russell, State Committeeman W. Frank Eathorne and Secretary Gigi Le-man of Douglas, State Commit-teewoman Terry Henderson from Shawnee, and Vice-Chairman Walter (Mike) Pyatt and Trea-surer Mary Ann Pyatt, both of Glenrock.

Their two year term will carry through the next general election in 2014. Russell noted “We have two primary tasks. The first is to drill down in our neighborhoods to recruit, educate and train new voters and new public servants. The second is to recruit and sup-port strong candidates who will commit to consistently applying the principles of the Republican platform as they govern on our behalf.” Their first Executive Committee meeting will focus on laying out an outline for that work.

“We deeply appreciate the trust that’s been placed in us. This is a passionate group who love our home County and our State, and we look forward to working with all our Precinct Committee-men and women, as well as all current and new Republicans, to strengthen our Party and build on the strong tradition of governing

by Wyoming’s republican ide-als.”

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Amanda Smith (TBC)

According to Kathy Russell, the 2014 elections will be significant for statewide races for Governor and U.S. Senator and Represen-tative, with the possibility of Liz Cheney campaigning for a Senate Bid or Represenative bid. Wyo-ming State Representatives will also be up for election.

Russell stated that one of the more notable ballot items may well be a referendum aimed at removing from state statute, the law, SF104, that was passed this session, that eliminated Cindy Hill's elected position of State Superintendent of Public Education.

A number of important local races for elected city and county officers in Converse County, will also be on the ballot.

"Given how Converse County was chopped up during the lat-est redistricting, we have the po-tential to affect races outside our county and others have the poten-tial to influence ours. So it's even more important than ever that we find ways to unite in purpose with our neighbors in bordering Coun-ties." continued Russell.

Converse County Republican Party

Elections

The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has hired a new Supervisor. Grant Black will take over the job on May 1st. Black held the same job in Arkansas from 1999 to 2004 and has 30 years of ex-perience as a professional ge-ologist.

Governor Matt Mead is a member of the Commission. He said he is pleased with the decision that the Commission reached. “Grant has a wealth of experience in private in-dustry and also in the public sector as a regulator. His track record in Arkansas doing this same job is an asset,” Gover-nor Mead said. “Grant comes well recommended. He has a strong sense of what it takes to support industry and do so in a way that balances the en-vironment and other industries important to Wyoming, like agriculture and tourism.”

Black has a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s degree in geology from Okla-homa State University.

“This is an extraordinary op-portunity because of Wyo-ming’s leadership in produc-ing energy for the nation and in developing models for the country that make sure energy production is done respon-sibly. I hope the skills I have developed over my career will serve the people of Wyoming well,” Grant Black said.

Governor Mead also thanked Bob King for his excellent work as the interim Supervi-sor. “Bob has been a great leader and brought ideas to improve the Commission. I also want to thank the other members of the Commission who worked hard to find the right person for this job.”

New Oil and Gas

Supervisor Hired

US rig count jumps 24 this week to 1,776

(AP) — Oilfield services com-pany Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. has increased by 24 this week to 1,776.

The Houston-based company said in its weekly report Friday that 1,341 rigs were actively ex-ploring for oil and 431 for gas. Four were listed as miscella-neous. A year ago, Baker Hughes counted 1,984 working rigs.

Of the major oil- and gas-produc-ing states, Louisiana gained eight rigs, Oklahoma seven, Texas three, New Mexico and Pennsyl-vania two each, and North Da-kota and Wyoming one apiece. West Virginia was down one. Alaska, Arkansas, California and Colorado were unchanged.

The rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981 and bottomed at 488 in 1999.

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Community Message Board

The Town of Rolling Hills - Where the deer and Antelope really do play! If you haven’t done so already, check out the Town of Rolling Hills great website. Chock full of information so be sure and check it out: www.rollinghillswy.org

Glenrock Library News

Meetings in Glenrock Where: The Senior Center East Door

(thrift store entrance.)When: Monday nights from 7pm - 8pm

American Legion Jessie Martin Post # 9 American Legion Jessie Martin Post # 9 is a non-profit organization in Glenrock. They can be reached at #307-436-4908 or m1f1w111@yahoo.com

American Red Cross American Red Cross has a local office located in Casper WY. They are located at 318 West “B” Street and can be reached at #307-237-8436, Fax#307-265-0324, or emailed to wilkinsonh@usa.redcross.org. Their web page is www.wyomingredcross.org. Like them on Facebook.

Community Baptist Church, 301 S 2nd St, Glenrock: Easter morning breakfast, 9:00 AM; Easter service, 10:30 AM.Regular Information: Worship service 10:30 AM Sundays, nursery provided. Sunday School 9:00 AM. Every month: open communion first Sunday, potluck last Sunday at noon. Info: 436-9091.

Church of Christ, acappella, 420 S 2nd St - worship service commu-nion 10:00, sermon 10:15 Sundays; Bible study Wed, 6 PM. Assembly of God, 201 N 3rd St - Regular service 10 AM; Sunday School after Praise and Worship. Communion - 1st Sunday of the month. Ladies Monthly Meeting - call 436-9263 for information.Palm Sunday - potluck after serviceEaster - breakfast, 9 AM, service 10 AM.

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 939 W Birch St: Lent - Every Tues - Soup supper, 6:00 PM; Service, 7:00 PM. Good Friday service, 7:00 PM. Easter breakfast, 9:00; service, 10:45 AM.Regular Info: worship service with communion 10:45 AM Sundays, children's Sunday School 9:45 AM; Bible study Mon 7 PM, 10 AM Wed. Church of the Resurrection, 506 W Birch St - worship service 8:30 AM Sundays. St. Louis Catholic Church, 601 S 5th St: Mass Sun, 9:00 AM. Daily communion services M-F: Mon and Wed, 7:00 PM; Tues, Thurs, Fri, 7:00 AM..Lent - Lent Eucharistic Adoration 7:30 AM -7:30 PM all Tues of Lent; Stations of the Cross 7:00 PM all Fri of Lent. Holy Thursday and Holy Friday: mass, 7:00 PM. For more information, call 436-9529 Glenrock Baptist Church, a Bible-believing New Testament Church, 125 N 7th St - Sunday Bible study 9:45 AM, Sunday morning service 11 AM, Sunday potluck 12:30 PM, Sunday afternoon service 2 PM, Wed evening service 7 PM. Les Potter, 315-3218. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 219 Lookout Dr, 436-2217. Sacrament meeting, Sunday, 9:00 AM. Visitors welcome. Sunday School, 10:10. Glenrock First Southern Baptist Chapel, 485 E Birch St, 251-6688. Sunday services 10:45 AM and 6:00 PM; Sunday School 9:30 AM; youth at Boys and Girls Club 5:30 PM. Tuesday Men's Bible Study at Rec Center 6:30 PM. Wed service 7:00 PM.

Christ Episcopal Church, 415 W Cedar St, 436-8804; Sunday service 9:30 AM with Sunday School convening at the same time. Call 307-436-8804 for service information.Lent -Stations of the Cross and Soup Supper - each Wednesday, 6 PM, thru March 20. --Maundy Thursday service - March 28, 7 PMChildren’s Stations of the Cross - Friday, March 29, 5:30 PM; Good Friday Service of Tenebrae - March 29, 7 PMSunday Easter Service - March 31, 9:30 AM, with brunch to follow.

HAVE A HAPPY AND VERY BLESSED EASTER!

Glenrock Town Council Minutes

Rolling Hills Town Council Minutes

Erica Caves (TBC)

Rolling Hills Town Council met on March 5, 2013. The council ap-proved the minutes from February 19, 2013 and approved the bills and claims for March 5, 2013.

The first item on the agenda was the Rolling Hills Easter Egg Hunt which will take place March 30, 2013 starting at 11 am.

The Zoning Committee meeting will now be held on the second Tuesday of each month, the com-mittee is currently working on a questionnaire that they want to get out to the public. The Joint Pow-ers Board meeting will be held on April 3, 2013.

Junior councilwoman Breanna Farley gave a report of the events going on at Glenrock High School. The council was then given a report concerning possi-bly cleaning the water wells in the near future. The next topic was the swing set. The pea gravel pur-chased from 71 Sand and Stone was delivered, and the anticipated date to set the swing set in place is March 18, 2013. The area needs to be prepped before then, and a backhoe is needed to complete this. Councilmember Jerrad Hall is donating his time to clear the area and complete the prep work.

On to new business. Stacey Szy-manski from Converse County Motorsports Complex, a.k.a., the Sand Dunes, presented an update to council on their progress. The committee for CCMC is cur-rently trying to schedule races to be held on location. The com-mittee is also trying to encourage new membership, and are hold-ing raffles to raise money for the newly acquired Dunes. CCMC

have created a Facebook page and a website, www.ccmscomplex.com. They are constructing race gates and other items that will be needed. On April 21, 2013, they have scheduled a Fun Day, this is tentatively scheduled and they will have more information in the near future.

The next item of business was to address the payment of retainer to 71 Construction. The retaining price is 6,614.25; they are going to address an issue on warranty for pot holes in the roads that were supposed to be fixed. Council then discussed the issue they were hav-ing with the lighting of the Rolling Hills entryway. The lights were blinking so they had Process Pow-er come to fix them but now the lights have completely stopped working. Because the lights shine onto the American Flag at the en-tryway, the flag was taken down off the flag pole, temporarily, until the lighting problem can be fixed. Council members are looking at bidding a different electrical com-pany and it will be discussed again at the next meeting.

The final issue addressed was the use ACH direct deposit for pay-roll of town employees. Council would like to implement this to save time, money and to allow for easy monitoring of the payroll account. Council members will check with the State for approval of use, and ask town employees if they would use the service. Fur-ther discussion on ACH Direct Deposit will be continued at the next council meeting.

The public meeting was then ad-journed and Council went into an executive session.

Erica Caves (TBC)

Glenrock Town Council held their bi-monthly meeting on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Town Hall. Prior to the meeting, council held a workshop with the Glenrock Economic Devel-opment Council. The regular council meeting started at 7 pm., with minutes from the February 25, 2013 approved.

Mayor Dills presented a report on the Wyoming Association of Rural Water meeting that she at-tended, stating that she was very pleased with the training from WARW and though it was very educational.

With no items from the floor so the council moved on to new business.

Matt Keating of Linc Energy presented the council with a public awareness plan. He hand-ed out a very comprehensive packet containing information about safety hazards, commu-nity safety, and who to contact in the instance of an important or dangerous situation. The council was pleased to see the concern this company has for its commu-nity and also pleased to see the progress the company is making in moving their offices into the Commerce Building. The next item of business was to approve the request submitted by Dave Johnston Power Plant to have an open container permit for their

company picnic that is sched-uled be held at Glenrock's Town Park. The council approved the permit request.

Council also approved Resolu-tion 2013-08-Surplus Property Bid, to sell items that were not bid on during a previous auction. Council also approved a second reading of the change to Ordi-nance 663 Mobile Home Defini-tion. See story page 3.

Council approved Ordinance 664 Chapter 7 amendment allowing the adoption of Intl. Building Code by resolution. The next ordinance approved was Ordi-nance 665 adoption of Energy Efficiency Code, along with Or-dinance 2013-09 WYDOT STP-E Agreement change Order No. 1 was approved. More informa-tion on this can be obtained by calling Town Hall at 436-9294 or visiting the Town of Glenrock website at: www.glenrock.org.

The last item of business was the WAM-JPIC nomination. The council nominated Glenrock Town Clerk Donna Geho to the Board of Directors.

Bills and claims were then ap-proved and the meeting was ad-journed.

Aloha!! Hello in Hawaiian from the library! Visit our Mango For-eign Language database on line. Go to www.wyldnet.com. There are over 60 languages to choose from. Learn from the comfort of your own home. This database comes to us courtesy of the state library and it’s free!! Come in and find out how to get connected.

Teen Tech Week was March 10-16! With all of our technology all around us the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Associa-tion) has designated one week to focus on teens in our community.

To put it simply, libraries want to make their environment teen friendly! Right now your public library offers, ebooks, audiobooks, databases, DVD’s, video gaming, social networking, and a home-work friendly area for the teens that walk through our doors!

As we look to the future of your new library, we are interested in your voice being heard on how you want your teen space to look like and the technology you want!! Get a little crazy and “Check in @

your Library!”

Calling all CD audio and play-away fans!! We just received a brand new shipment full of audio books and playaways! For the playaways, Fern Michaels, Tues-day’s Child. Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson. For the CD audio we have, Catch Me by Lisa Gard-ner, Beyond Eden by Catherine Coulter plus lots more. Come in and check them out!

For Read Me A Story: March 16- March 23: Jeremy Bean’s St. Patrick by Alice Schertle. March 23 – March 30: Here Come’s Pe-ter Cottontail by Mary Man-Kong. Pick up the phone and dial 436-2353to listen to a great story!!

We’re on the web at http:wyldweb.state.wy.us/glen or at www.con-versecountylibrary.org. Our phone number is 436-2573. Fax number is 436-8525. Be sure to “friend” us on Facebook!! Just look up Glen-rock Library. Check out the 3m Cloud audio library at: gowyld.net/econtent. Use your card to login!

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Erica Caves (TBC)

On March 3, 2013 the Glenrock Planning Commission held a meeting and a workshop to dis-cuss a change that was being proposed, to the mobile home definition in the town of Glen-rock.

The planning commission is made up of President Stan Tay-lor and members Twink Wick-ett, Bonita Hunt, Kathy Miller, Mary-Leigh Williams, Lana Richardson, and JC Cane.

After the meeting adjourned, the

commission began a workshop with Glenrock Town Council to discuss the mobile home defini-tion. The commission wanted to change the requirements from the current length allowance of a mobile home from 32 feet long to a minimum of 40 feet long, also requiring that all mo-bile homes must be made before 1994, meet manufactured home standards and be constructed in a manner to meet Wyoming weather conditions.

After a lengthy discussion con-cerning the length of the mobile homes, planning commission

members came to the conclu-sion that they would not change the length of the mobile home requirement but rather would implement that mobile homes had to be constructed in 1994 or newer, and comply with all safety standards. If the mobile home was made before 1994 it would still be allowed if it met all safety standards. The com-mittee finished the alterations to the definition and requested the changes be placed onto the Glen-rock Town Council agenda to be passed and approved at the next meeting.

Town Makes Changes on Regulations of Mobile Home Residences

On Saturday March 23rd Spe-cial Olympics coaches from around the state will gather at the Pinedale Aquatics Center for the 2013 summer sports coaches training. Sports offered are basketball, athletics (track & field) and aquatics.

Special Olympics Wyoming will be holding Unified Sports® and Sports Specific coaches trainings Saturday. The class-room training will take place at 10:00a.m. and run through 12:00p.m. Sports Specific train-ing will begin at 12:00p.m. and last through 3:30p.m. Lunch will be provided for all regis-tered coaches. Coaches Train-ings are offered as part of the Special Olympics Coaches Cer-tification process.

Unified Sports Coaches Train-ing focuses on coaching meth-ods for Unified Sports teams (a team comprised of athletes with intellectual disabilities part-nered with athletes without an intellectual disability) and the philosophy behind the concept.

Sports specific training will pro-vide volunteers with the knowl-edge and experience to be an effective coach in their respec-tive sport. A classroom session will cover equipment, clothing and rules. The practical skills session will include technique, skills progression, safety and

other issues pertaining to the sport.

For more information about the Coaches Training or to register please visit www.specialolym-picswy.org or call the Special Olympics Wyoming office at (307) 235-3062.

Special Olympics Wyoming is a not-for-profit organization pro-viding year-round sports train-ing, athletic competition and other related programs to chil-dren and adults with intellectual disabilities; offering them con-tinuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friend-ship. Special Olympics Wyo-ming changes lives by encour-aging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect. Visit Special Olympics Wyoming at www.specialolympicswy.org. Engage with us on Facebook: facebook.com/SpecialOlympic-sWyoming; Twitter: http://twit-ter.com/SpecOlymWY or our event picture galleries: sowy.smugmug.com

Special Olympics Wyoming Summer Sports

Coaches Training

by Erica Caves

Glenrock High School is wel-coming a new addition to their athletic program. JR Larsen is the new athletic trainer for the High School. JR is employed by Wind City Physical Therapy, but spends his time at the High School.

Larsen is the first athletic trainer for the Wind City program, and they are testing the waters here in Glenrock. Having an athletic trainer at the high school will be a huge asset.

Larsen lives is Douglas but trav-els here for work. He found the position through the National Athletic Trainers Association. He jumped at the chance to move back to the Converse County Area.

Larsen was previously working in Powell, WY for four years as an athletic trainer. It was under very similar circumstances. This type of outreach is very nice for both the schools and the therapy companies. They increase busi-ness by reaching a large market of athletes yet they are also giv-ing back to the community by providing such a needed service at no cost to the school.

Larsen keeps himself busy during the winter seasons. He oversees boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling and indoor track. He looks forward to trav-eling with the teams, but covers whichever team is in Glenrock. He also hopes to travel to Re-gional and State Events. When asked about traveling Larsen

said, “I hope to travel, especial-ly with varsity football, just be-cause the prevalence of injury.” He believes that is it great to have athletic trainers available at the athletic functions in case of serious or minor injuries and he is very qualified to take care of either type of injury.

Athletic training is much more than just a job for Larsen, it is truly a career. He loves sports and loves to still be vital part of the team. “All the pros of get-ting to stand on the sidelines and going to state events, emotional rollercoaster wins and losses, I have had a lot of fun in the four years I’ve been doing this and I’m really excited about Glenrock.” As much as he looks forward to working here at the High School, the coaches also love having him.

Coach Tony Lehner said in re-gards to Larsen, “It’s a wonder-ful thing. We are very excited about it, it’s something we des-perately needed and I can’t tell you how pleased I am that Wind City is doing that. I think it’s great, and it’s going to help all of our athletic programs.”

The athletic department is very thankful to Wind City for pro-viding the High School with an athletic trainer.

Everyone is excited to reap the benefits from this new position and they look forward to having Larsen for many years.

A New Position in the Glenrock

Athletic Program

Five Easy Steps to a Low Main-tenance Eco-friendly LandscapeGardening expert Melinda My-ers provides a plan to transform your landscape

It’s possible to create a beauti-ful landscape and be kind to the environment even with a busy schedule and while staying with-in budget. “All it takes is a bit of planning and a few low main-tenance strategies,” says garden-ing expert and author Melinda Myers.

Myers recommends these five strategies to create a low main-tenance eco-friendly landscape this season.

Be Waterwise

Save money on the water bill, time spent watering and this pre-cious resource, water. Start by growing drought tolerant plants suited to your growing environ-ment. Once established they will only need watering during extended dry spells. Mulch with shredded leaves, evergreen nee-dles, woodchips, or other organ-ic matter to conserve moisture, reduce weeds, and improve the soil as they decompose.

Fertilize with a low nitrogen fertilizer, like Milorganite, that promotes slow steady growth instead of excessive greenery that requires more water. Plus, it won’t burn even during drought.

Put rainwater to work all season long by using rain barrels to cap-ture rainwater off your roof or directly from the sky.

Recycle Yard Waste in the Landscape

Minimize the amount of yard waste produced, reuse what can be in other areas of the landscape and recycle the rest as compost. These are just a few strategies that will save time bagging, hauling, and disposing of yard debris. And better yet, imple-menting this strategy will save money and time spent buying and transporting soil amend-ments, since it will be created right in the backyard.

Start by leaving grass clippings on the lawn. The short clippings break down quickly, adding or-ganic matter, nutrients and mois-ture to the soil. Grow trees suit-ed to the growing conditions and available space. That means less pruning and fewer trimmings that will need to be managed.

Make Compost at Home

Recycle yard waste into com-post. Put plant waste into a heap and let it rot. Yes, it really is that simple. The more effort put into the process, the quicker the re-sults.

Do not add insect-infested or dis-eased plant material or perennial weeds like quack grass, annual

weeds gone to seed, or invasive plants. Most compost piles are not hot enough to kill these pests. And do not add meat, dairy, or bones that can attract rodents.

Manage Pests in Harmony with Nature

A healthy plant is the best de-fense against insects and disease. Select the most pest-resistant plants suited to the growing con-ditions and provide proper care.

Check plants regularly through-out the growing season. It is easier to control a few insects than the hundreds that can devel-op in a week or two. And when problems arise, look for the most eco-friendly control. Start by removing small infestations by hand. Consider traps, barriers, and natural products if further control is needed. And as always be sure to read and follow label directions carefully.

Energy Wise Landscape Design

Use landscape plantings to keep homes warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Homes will have a more comfortable temperature throughout the sea-sons and energy costs will be reduced.

Plant trees on the east and west side of a house to shade win-dows in the summer and let the sun shine in and warm it up through the south-facing win-dows in winter.

Shade air conditioners, so they

run more efficiently and be sure to collect and use any water they produce for container gardens.

Incorporate these changes into gardening routines and hab-its over time. Soon these and many more strategies that help save time and money while be-ing kind to the environment will seem to occur automatically.

Nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticul-ture experience and has written over 20 gardening books, includ-ing Can’t Miss Small Space Gar-dening. She hosts the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment segments which air on over 115 TV and radio stations throughout the U.S. She is a col-umnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and writes the twice monthly “Gardeners’ Questions” newspa-per column.

Melinda also has a column in Gardening How-to magazine. Melinda hosted “The Plant Doc-tor” radio program for over 20 years as well as seven seasons of Great Lakes Gardener on PBS. She has written articles for Bet-ter Homes and Gardens and Fine Gardening and was a columnist and contributing editor for Back-yard Living magazine.

Melinda has a master’s degree in horticulture, is a certified arbor-ist and was a horticulture instruc-tor with tenure. Her web site is www.melindamyers.com

Melinda Myers photo credit - Mark Avery

Gardening Time Just Around the Corner

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When I was a Young ManWhen I was a young man;

merely a boy.I remember what Dad said to

me,“Respect all this land

that gives your heart joy;protect all the beauty you see.”

When I was a young man;a little bit older.

The whole world, I wanted to see.

I took me a standand became a young soldier;but that’s not what I wanted

to be.You can be what you willif you make up your mind;

your own heart will show you the way.

You can climb o’er the hilljust to see what you’ll find;

but you might see, you’ve just gone astray.

When I was a young manI made up my mind;

to be good at what ever I do.Be a steward of the land;

my own axe I’d grindto my own heart and country

be true.When I was a young man

to myself wasn’t kind;I took me a big chance or two.

If ya didn’t have sandor ya got in a bind;

you had no one to blame but you.

When I was a young mannot too long ago;

I recall all the places I’ve been.Lord I came from the land

my oats I did sow;if I had to, I’d do it again.

Now, I’m still a young manto folks a bit older;

but some how it’s different than then.

This life sure is grandwith no chip on my shoulderand I’m ready, when the good

Lord says when.

Legend of CheyenneAn arena where world champions are made,

The daddy of them all,

Memories and legends not for sale-or-trade,

Bronc-Stompers to bucking bulls,

Team ropers and rodeo clowns,Stirring up and acting like fools,

Listening to Merle Haggard,And mama tried,

Living not on love’ but pure pride,

Cowboys are stubborn and raw to kind words,

They don’t much like thieving,Or them lying Kerr’s,

From Laramie’ clear to Cheyenne,

A cattle drive for miles,To the arena” cowboys with

their own brand!Riding the evil-where, they

buck,Cowboys ridin for a fall,

With a check’ hoping for that luck,

Cheyenne frontier days,“The Daddy of em all”

Where legends are born’ where cowboys stand tall,

Crank it to the left’ crank it to the right,

Bull shifts gears,Blows up and gives you the

fightBroncs bucking clever,

Belly roll so they can throw ya,You hold that rigging like a

rocket lever,Cheyenne has made our hero’s,

A bitter-or-sweet battle,We’ll never go home, with a

score of zero.© Denny Paul 2013”

A New Flat Screen for Dad

Written by Michael Lee Joshua When I arrived, I had to park across the street from dad’s house. A delivery truck from one of those big electronic stores in his drive. The delivery guys were just walking through the doorway, carrying a box that was marked “60 inch flat panel” be-tween them. My dad closed the door behind us and directed the men to take the new television up to the stairs to the family room. He called out, “I’ve cleared a place for you to mount it on the wall. You’ll see it.”

He grabbed me and held me in a bear hug, which was always his style. “Hello, son. How are you?”

“Dad, what are you doing? You bought a big flat screen? Why didn’t you call me?”

“Well, son. You’ll never believe my luck. Come on upstairs, I want to make sure these yahoos get the TV in the right place. You know they only make 7 bucks an hour.”

At the top of the stairs, I saw a new couch, two recliners, sofa table, end tables, lamps. Looking to my left into the kitchen, I saw a brand new refrigerator – the new kind with the freezer in a drawer at the bottom. My mom gave me a peck on the cheek as she skit-tered past me in the hallway and made her way to one of the new leather recliners. She looked up at me and smiled while reaching for her knitting basket.

“Mom, what’s going on?”

“Dear, you’ll never believe it. Your dad has had the most won-derful thing happen!”

As was like mom, ever since the Alzheimer’s was diagnosed, she went back to her knitting and did not finish the story.

I looked back toward dad. He was busy with the installers tell-ing them how to hang the mount-ing bracket for the TV. The young men were showing quite a bit of patience with him, but it was clear that he was in the way. One of the men motioned toward me so I walked over and asked dad to show me his new refrigerator.

Standing in the kitchen with the cold air from the freezer blow-ing out at me, I asked, “So where did you get the money to buy all these things, dad?”

He responded by handing me a framed email to read.

As I began to read it, my heart sank.

“Dear. Mr. Waithers,

I am Hassan Aishan of the Ni-

gerian Republic. You have been selected from many Americans to help me transfer money from my government in the amount of $640,000 USD…” It was at this point that I stopped reading.

“Oh, dad…”

“What, son?”

“Dad, this is a scam.”

Dad snatched the letter from me and said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Dad, this has been going around for years. It’s set up to get you to take their phony money and transfer real money to them in return. By the time you find out their check is no good, they al-ready have your money. Please tell me you didn’t send them any money.”

“I sure did. Here’s the copy right here!” As he shoved a framed Western Union document into my hand, he stormed down the hall to the master bedroom.

I followed him into the bedroom. He had already taken a seat on the foot of the bed.

When I sat next to him, I saw his shoulders droop.

“I’m sorry, dad. I’m sorry.”

“Do you really think I’m that stu-pid, son? That I would jeopardize the money that your mother and I have laid back for retirement?”

“Well…”

“Son, I knew what this was when I got the email. Strange enough, after the email, someone called me. Asked if I wanted to make some money by helping him get his money out of another country. He needed a US bank account to make it happen – and he told me how much he would pay me to do it.”

I nodded, encouraging him to continue.

“Well, I called the local police and the next thing I knew, I had two FBI agents at my door. Somehow the FBI had determined that this particular scam was being run within the US, not like most of them, from another country.”

“The FBI gave me the money to pay them, and gave me a reward besides.”

“I’m not your doddering old dad, son.”

I wiped the tears from my eyes. “I love you, dad.”

“I know you do, son, I know you do.”

Dear Sassy, love your column and your shoot from the hip responses, which is why I thought I'd write to you. I have a beautiful tree in my sideyard that blooms pretty pink flowers in the summertime. Because the flowers fall off, and sometimes blow into my neighbors yard, I've received a letter (taped to my door) from my neighbor asking me to chop the tree down, or transplant it. The letter states that she is sick of picking up the dead flowers out of her yard and is dreading the upcoming summertime because of it. I don't feel I should have to do anything to my tree. It was in full bloom when she and her family moved in two years ago. What would you do?

(I'm not comfortable leaving my name, but if she reads your paper, she will know who I am anyway. I hope)

Dear ms. trashy tree, It all boils down to the relationship with your neigh-bor, if the roots and limbs are all on your property line but mother nature blows them in her yard, well thats to darn bad. I have battled crappy neigh-bor lawn keepers and their dandeloin problem my whole life, just because I kill my dandelions and keep my yard up and the next dooneighbor doesnt do their up keep, so their seeds blow in my yard, causing me more work and oh yes I would love to leave nasty notes about how white trash they keep their yard, but having a mature relationship with the neighbor is more important, after all you might need them to watch the place from time to time, so maybe offer to rake up the dead flowers and keep them happy, let me know what you decided

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Obituaries

Funeral services for Loren L. “John” Love, 83, were held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel in Douglas, Wyoming with Pastor Donnie Holt of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Inurnment was in the Douglas Park Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Samuel Mares American Legion Post #8 and Wyoming Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors . John Love died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Douglas Care Cen-ter in Douglas. John was born July 28, 1929 in Panora, Iowa the son of Clarence Fred and Alma Irene (Lieske) Love. He was raised and educated in Panora. John served in the United States Marine Corps from November 15, 1950 to December 10, 1958 attaining the rank of Sergeant. He first worked in the ranching and farming business, and then began a career in the oil fields in the mid 1950’s. He worked in the Rocky Mountain region and finally settled in Douglas in 1976, where he resided until the time of his death.

He was married to Lula G. “Til-lie” Hunter on March 22, 1958 in Walden, Colorado. He enjoyed his family, especially the grandchildren, riding horses, John Wayne movies, Ford pick-ups, dancing, and reading Louis L’amour books. He is survived by his children, Donna (Harold) Hastings of Glenrock, Wyoming, Patty (Don) Detimore of Lander, Wyoming, Jackie (Peter) Camino of Buf-falo, Wyoming, Joann (Dave) Yates of Douglas, Ervin (Diane) Watkins of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Vickie (Monte) Stringham of Saint George, Utah; siblings, Jim Love of Loveland, Colorado, Joyce Wilkson of Grove, Oklaho-ma, and Ned Love of Longmont, Colorado; 26 grandchildren; 64 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; and good friend, Jean Blair of Douglas. John was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Tillie Love on March 10, 1997; son, Jeff Watkins on August 19, 1996; siblings, Mervin Love, Melvin “Bud” Love, Margaret Werner, Thelma Stout, and Jean Claassen; and grandsons, Alan Branson on August 23, 1988 and Andrew Watkins in May, 2001, Serving as honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. A memorial to the Douglas Se-nior Citizens Center, P.O. Box 192, Douglas, Wyoming 82633 or to the Brain Injury Alliance of Wyoming, 111 West Second Street, Casper, Wyoming 82601 would be appreciated by the fam-ily. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Douglas, Wyomingwas in charge of the ar-rangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gormanfh.com

Loren L. “John” Love

A funeral service for James Jo-seph “Jim” Livers, 65, were held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Wheatland United Methodist Church in Wheatland, Wyoming. Inurnment was at the Wheatland Cemetery. Jim died Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Kindred Transitional and Rehabilitation Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming of natural causes. He was born July 4, 1947 in Grand Island, Nebraska the son of Christopher W. and Charldean F. (Holloway) Livers. He was the middle of five children. Jim graduated from high school in Stapleton, Nebraska, in 1965. He and Marilyn Johnson married in October 1969, after meeting at Central Bible College in Spring-field, Missouri. In 1972 they moved to Wheatland, where his parents were pastoring the As-sembly of God Church. Jim and Marilyn had two children and raised them in Wheatland. He worked in construction and built onto his home twice. He later worked for the Wyoming

State Highway Department for twelve years before his health worsened. He took up his father’s hobby of fishing at an early age. He loved the outdoors and hunting. He gave his life to the Lord at a young age and served as a Sun-day school teacher, a youth lead-er, and a deacon in the churches he attended. He is survived by his wife of forty-three years, Marilyn, of Wheatland; daughter, Deborah of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; son, Timothy of Cheyenne; brother, Glenn of Lincoln, Ne-braska, John of Cheyenne, and Kent of Wheatland. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Ruth Hassler. A memorial to the Kennedy’s Disease Association, P.O. Box 1105, Coarsegold, California 92614-1105 would be appreci-ated by the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Gorman Funer-al Homes – Platte Chapel of Wheatland.

James J. "Jim" LiversNo funeral service for Charles Kennedy Stock, 88, will be held. Charles a lifelong resident of Douglas died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Douglas Care Cen-ter in Douglas, Wyoming. Charles was born December 30, 1924 in Douglas the son of August Frederick and Leona (Leonard) Stock. He was raised and educated in Douglas, grad-uating from the Douglas High School. He started working various jobs in the Douglas area and then be-gan working for Knisely-Moore until they sold out. He went to work for Rissler-Murray work-ing for 25 years, and he retired as a superintendent of the rock crusher. In his retirement years he worked as a private contrac-tor in the Douglas area. He was married to Lucille Blackburn on June 30, 1953 in Douglas. He enjoyed rodeo, training horses, and working. He is survived by his wife, Lu-cille Stock, of Douglas; sons, Carl (Echo) Stock of Eunice, New Mexico and Dick Stock of

Dubois, Wyoming; grandchil-dren, Sarah Acord and Dustin Zimmerscheid; and great grandchildren, Zoe and Hunter Acord. He was preceded in death by his father, August, on February 4, 1955; his mother, Leona, on September 30, 1970; siblings, Ora A. Shaffer, Hazel E. York, Melvin A. Stock, and Lewis L. Stock Sr.; step-brother, Ralph L. Moss; and step-sister, Vireda L. O’Brien. A memorial to the American Cancer Society in care of the Converse County Bank, P.O. Box 689, Douglas, Wyoming 82633 or to the Douglas Se-nior Citizens Center, P.O. Box 192, Douglas, Wyoming 82633 would be appreciated by the family. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Douglas, Wyoming is in charge of the ar-rangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gormanfh.com

Charles Kennedy Stock

A funeral service for Myrna Lee Eastman, 70, were held Thurs-day, March 7, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Wheatland United Meth-odist Church in Wheatland, Wyoming with Pastor Skip Per-ry officiating. Interment was at the Wheatland Cemetery. Myrna Eastman passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 from cancer at her home in Wheat-land surrounded by her family. Myrna was born January 9, 1943 the daughter of Herbert E. and Opal M. (Baker) Carden in Glasgow, Montana. She was raised in Fort Peck, Montana, where she met and married the love of her life, Thomas Royal Eastman on March 13, 1959 in Glasgow. After they were married they lived in several areas through-out the United States before making their home in Wheat-land in 1978. While in Wheat-land Myrna owned and oper-ated MC’s Hallmark store for several years. Some of her hobbies included bowling, camping, fishing, golfing, and loved to travel with her sister, Sandy, but most of all she loved spending time with her family. Myrna is survived by her daughter, Pamela (Rick) Freed of Newcastle, Wyoming; son, Robert (Jen) Eastman of Apple-ton, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Kristy Opdahl of Pinedale, Wyoming, Douglas Opdahl of Casper, Wyoming, Kayla Opdahl of Cheyenne, Wyo-ming, Alex Eastman, Jackson Eastman, Peyton Eastman, and Christian Eastman all of Appleton; great granddaughter, SheaLee Opdahl; brother Lyle

Carden of Los Angeles, Cali-fornia; and sisters, Carol Binett of Kalispell, Montana and San-dra Carden of Parker, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom Eastman on February 2, 1999; infant daughter, Doreen Kaye Eastman; and sisters, Velma Wilcox and Mavis Stroud. Serving as pallbearers were Alan Madsen, Rick Freed, Doug Opdahl, Dustin Freed, Lonnie Bartlett, and Ed Bu-chanan.In lieu of flower memorials to the Platte County Memorial Nursing Home New Building Fund Chapel/ Hospice Space, P.O. Box 1148 Wheatland, Wyoming 82201 will be appre-ciated by the family. Friends and family may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Platte Chapel of Wheatland is in charge of the arrangements.

Myrna Lee Eastman

Graveside service for D. Hugh Goodfellow, 87, were held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Douglas Park Cem-etery in Douglas, Wyoming. Hugh Goodfellow died Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Douglas Care Center in Douglas. Hugh was born February 10, 1926 in Creston, Iowa the son of Hugh and Minnie (Shelky) Goodfellow. He spent his child-hood in the Sandhills of Ne-braska with his sisters, Genevra and Vivian. He attended rural school until the eighth grade, and then attended the Gordon High School in Gordon, Nebras-ka where he studied agriculture. He graduated from high school in 1945. He joined the United States Army on July 26, 1945 in Fort Logan, Colorado serving during World War II. He received the Victory Medal and Army of Occupation Medal and served seven months in Ko-rea. He was married to Lois L. Pur-dy on December 28, 1950 at the First Presbyterian Church in Gordon, and three children, Roger, Susan, and Ron were born into this union. They lived on a farm north of Gordon from 1950 to 1956, when they moved into Gor-don. He and Lois were asso-ciated with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ernest and Dorothy Purdy, in Purdy Studio for 12 years before becoming a partner on January 1, 1967. He

had attended the Winona School of Photography in Winona, Indi-ana. He was the photographer in Gordon and surrounding towns until his retirement in 1993 tak-ing pictures of babies, school pictures, senior pictures, class reunions, and weddings. He, Lois and Dorothy sold the Studio and moved to Douglas in 1993 to be closer to family, and he has resided here the past 20 years. The last seven years they have been residents of the Doug-las Care Center. Hugh enjoyed of course photog-raphy, his children’s events, golf, traveling, bicycling, motorcycle riding, walking, old movies, se-nior citizens center, and wildlife. He was a member of the Lions Club in Gordon and Douglas and First Presbyterian Church in Gordon. He was very active in his church holding many offices, taught Sunday school, sang in the choir, and read his Bible daily. He is survived by his wife, Lois Goodfellow, of Douglas; chil-dren, Roger (Rita) Goodfellow of Scranton, North Dakota, Su-san (Randy) George of Douglas; and Ron (Jim Kirkness) Good-fellow of Seattle, Washington; brother-in-law, Reverend Roger (Maureen) Purdy of LaMirada, California; grandchildren, Ryan (Karen) Goodfellow of Scran-ton, Rhonda Goodfellow of Scranton, Abbey (Eric) Edling of Laramie, Wyoming, and Shaley George of Douglas; great grand-children, Mikaela, Cody, Alison,

and Damon all of Scranton; sev-en nephews; and ight nieces. Hugh was preceded in death by his parents; mother and father-in-law; and two sisters, Genevra Cobb and Vivian Rock. A memorial to the Douglas Care Center – Alzheimer’s Unit, 1108 Birch Street, Douglas, Wyoming 82633 or to the First United Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 464, Gordon, Nebraska 69343 would be appreciated by the family. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Douglas, Wyoming was in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gormanfh.com

D. HUGH GOODFELLOW

No funeral service will be held for Teruko H. McClain, 83, at this time. There will be a collective scat-tering of Teruko and Dale in the summer of 2013 with an-nouncements sent out later to family and friends. She died Thursday, Febru-ary 28, 2013 at her daughter’s home near Douglas, Wyoming. She was born in Morioka City, Japan on December 23, 1929 the daughter of Kensaku and Ushi (Ushida) Horiochi. She was married to Dale G. Mc-Clain in 1955 in Japan. They had three children, Connie, Lesslie, and Joann. She worked as a cook in restuarants.

She is survived by her children, Connie Horner of Douglas and Lesslie McClain of California; six grandchildren; and one great granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dale, on October 16, 2003 and daughter, Joann Stoddard, on December 13, 2009. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Douglas, Wyoming is in charge of the ar-rangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gormanfh.com

Teruko H. McClain

Funeral liturgy for Edith Margaret Miller, 73, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednes-day, February 27, 2013 at the Saint James Catholic Church in Douglas, Wyo-ming with Father Steve Titus as the Celebrant. A Vigil for the Deceased will be held at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the Gorman Fu-neral Homes-Converse Cha-pel in Douglas. Interment will be in the Douglas Park Cemetery. Edith Miller a life-long resi-dent of Converse County died Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Memorial Hos-pital of Converse County in Douglas. Edith was born Decem-ber 22, 1939 in Douglas, Wyoming the daughter of Asa Fleming and Mae D. (Spracklen) Miller. She was raised and educated in Douglas, and graduated from the Douglas High School in 1957. She was married to Donald “Doc” Alexander on November 8, 1958 in Doug-las, and they later divorced. She was married to Gerald Hoffman on March 8, 1980 in Douglas, and they later divorced. She was a leader in numer-ous organizations in Wyo-ming. She managed ranch and construction businesses for several years and enjoyed worldwide traveling and snowmobiling.

Edith is survived by her sons, Richard (Dedri Schwear) Al-exander of Pueblo, Colorado and Todd (Dorothy Sonnen-berg) Alexander of Colorado Springs, Colorado; sister, Charlottre Tighe of Doug-las; and grandchildren, Katie Rogers of Waco, Texas and Ricky Alexander of Douglas. She was preceded in death by her father, Asa Miller, on April 1, 1980 and her moth-er, Mae Miller, on June 20, 1992. A memorial to the Saint James Catholic Church, the American Cancer Society, or the Multiple Sclerosis Foun-dation would be appreciated by the family. Serving as pallbearers will be Scott Cobb, Howard Huxtable, Robert Haefele, Mark Alexander, Tom Tighe, and George Etchemendy. Serving as honorary pall-bearer will be Keith Ivester. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Doug-las, Wyoming is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gorman-fh.com

Edith Margaret Miller

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O R E G O N T R A I Lr u r a l h e a l t h c l i n i c

A n E x t E n s i o n o f C A r E f r o m m E m o r i A l H o s p i t A l o f C o n v E r s E C o u n t y

IntroducIng:

Shelly OwenCertified Physician Assistant

Shelly Willes Owen is a Certified Physicians Assistant from Casper, Wyoming. Shelly graduated from the University of Utah with her Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Sciences and the Rocky Mountain College Masters of Physician Assistant program.

Before joining Memorial Hospital’s Oregon Trail Rural Health Clinic, Shelly worked as a Neurosurgical Physicians Assistant at the Wyoming Medical Center and as a provider at Urgent Care Now. Shelly’s broad range of expertise includes diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative health care services, occupational medicine, and treatment of minor illnesses, burns, infections and injuries.

In addition to Shelly, Dr. Brian Retherford—Memorial Hospital’s Board Certified obstetrician and gynecologist—also sees patients at Oregon Trail Rural Health Clinic. Dr. Retherford is trained in a broad array of women’s reproductive health issues as well as all aspects of pregnancy healthcare. He performs yearly gynecological checks and deals with common women’s disorders such as endometriosis, infertility, urinary incontinence, and menstrual problems. Dr. Retherford also performs minimally invasive surgeries for gynecological disorders.

Oregon Trail Rural Health Clinic provides quality basic medical care to the communities of Glenrock and Rolling Hills. Unlike other Rural Health Clinics, Oregon Trail is part of Memorial Hospital of Converse County, one of the most trusted healthcare providers in the area. Memorial Hospital operates Oregon Trail RHC as an extension of

care. The clinic is connected to the hospital by a dedicated high-speed network, and more importantly, dedicated providers who ensure their patients receive the best possible care.

Our clinic, combined with some of the most respected healthcare providers in the area, creates a unique healthcare experience for Glenrock and its neighbors.

In addition to stuffy noses, sore throats, and wellness exams, the clinic staff also perform EKG’s, minor surgery procedures, women’s health services, blood tests, physicals, and much more.

Shelly and her team provide healthcare services Mon-Thurs from 8 AM - 5 PM, closed Noon-1 PM; Friday 8 AM - 12 PM.

111 South 5th Street ~ Douglas, Wyoming

307-358-2122

MeMorial Hospitalof Converse County

Advanced Medicine. Hometown Care.

525 E. Birch St ~ Glenrock, Wyoming

307-436-8838

OREGON T R AILRural Health Clinic

Advanced Medicine. Hometown Care.

Memorial Hospital of Converse County is an equal opportunity provider.

Dr. Brian Retherford

The Douglas City Planning De-partment has provided the ad-dress of the new Eastern Wyo-ming College Douglas Campus to EWC officials. That new address will be 800 South Wind River Drive. Citizens in Con-verse County voted in Novem-ber to build the facility and the project continues to gain mo-mentum.

“Shaped by a positive vision for serving student in Converse County, the new Eastern Wyo-ming College campus will pro-vide an attractive, modern facil-ity that will offer a strong core of academic transfer programs as well as up-to-date career and technical programs,” shared EWC President Dr. Tom Arm-strong.

“Current and recent high school graduates will be able to access college credit courses to com-plete associates degrees while being able to stay at home and, in some cases, within a quicker timeframe. Students who are seeking to return to college af-ter some time away from the educational setting will also find a welcoming and supportive atmosphere where they can ex-plore traditional studies or pur-sue career training.”

The following timeline is a re-flection of this projects progress since the election in November 2012.

Where EWC has been…..

December 5, 2012 – EWC offi-cials met with Converse County Commissioners, discussed prop-erty title transfer from CANDO

and Granite Peak, how to handle construction invoices

December 7, 2012 – Focus group meeting to gather sugges-tions on building layout

December 13, 2012 – Field trip to Casper College with GSG to see new audio/visual items in the Sharon D. Nichols facility

December 18, 2012 – Received draft Architectural Service Pro-posal from GSG

December 20, 2012 – A/V re-view by EWC IT personnel

January 10, 2013 – Met with GSG for Program Verification of the new Douglas Outreach site

January 29, 2013 – Received revised floor plan and site plan drawings from GSG

February 5, 2013 – Met with GSG, working on building foot-print and internal room place-ments, discussed building place-ment on property and reviewed proposed budget

February 11, 2013 – Met with Converse County Commission-ers, discussed financing, GSG contract, property titles

February 11, 2013 – Douglas Advisory Council meeting, proj-ect update

February 19, 2013 – Met with Dennis Egge, State of Wyoming, Department of Administration and Information, Construction Management

March 5, 2013 – EWC telecon-

ference with Rimrock Group to develop Information Technol-ogy (IT)/Audio-Visual (AV) standards

March 6, 2013 – Focus group meeting with GSG to final-ize room layouts and Teaching Kitchen requirements

March 7, 2013 – Site survey completed by CEPI

Schematic drawings were deliv-ered to EWC the week of March 11, 2013. A geotechnical study will be scheduled as soon as site placement of the building is de-cided.

"While these are not yet final, they show options for building placement on the land and room layouts. We hope to finalize those details soon." Stated Tami Afdahl, Director College Rela-tionsWhere we are going…..

Completion of the Joint Powers Board to administer the bond financing is expected by June. This will assist with the cash flow needs of both projects in relation to the proceeds from the sales tax.Preparation of construction and

bid documents – April 30, 2013 – August 8, 2013

Bidding – August 12, 2013 – September 13, 2013

Construction – September 30, 2013 – August, 2014

Programs and course offered in this new facility will build upon core areas as well as ad-dress the needs of the commu-nity. Specific classroom layouts include a Health Technology classroom, teaching kitchen, resource area, biology lab, com-puter classrooms, art room and

general classrooms. In addition, the workforce training end of the building is being defined to include the training classroom and the industrial classroom to include flexible space for vari-ous trainings including welding, electronics, or some light con-struction.

“We continue to see demand for health technology classes such as CNA, CNA II, and Med Aide,” shared EWC Vice Presi-dent for Learning Dee Ludwig. “We will work closely with Con-verse County Hospital for other health directions we may take. Other areas that continue to have demand are education including elementary and secondary, pre-professional nursing, business, and social sciences.”

EWC New Douglas Facility Design/Planning Begins

Drawing GSG Archictecture of Casper, Wyoming

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Matthew DalyAssociated PressNedra PicklerAssociated Press

(AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to authorize $200 million a year for research into clean energy technologies that can wean automobiles off oil.

Obama proposed the idea of an energy security trust last month in his State of the Union address, but he was putting a price tag on the idea during a trip Friday to the Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago — $2 billion over 10 years. The White House said the research would be paid for with revenue from federal oil and gas leases on offshore drilling and would not add to the deficit.

The money would fund re-search on "breakthrough" technologies such as batteries for electric cars and biofuels made from switch grass or other materials. Researchers also would look to improve use of natural gas as a fuel for cars and trucks.

Obama got a firsthand look at some of the cutting-edge vehicle research in a tour of an Argonne's lab, including a room that can go to extreme temperatures to test the impact on fuel efficiency. He talked to engineers working on electric car batteries and on an engine that runs on diesel and gaso-line to reduce fuel costs.

"We want to keep on funding them," the president said as he looked at the engine, de-veloped with public and pri-vate funding from Chrysler. "That's what I'm trying to tell Congress"

The proposal is modeled after a plan submitted by a group of business executives and for-mer military leaders who are committed to reducing U.S. oil dependence. The group, called Securing America's Fu-ture Energy or SAFE, is head-ed by FedEx Corp. Chairman

and CEO Frederick W. Smith and retired Marine Corps Gen. P.X. Kelley. The nonpartisan group says its goal is to "break oil's stranglehold on the trans-portation sector" through al-ternatives such as electric cars and heavy-duty trucks fueled by natural gas, but it had pro-posed a much larger $500 mil-lion annual investment.

Creation of the trust would re-quire congressional approval at a time of partisan divide over energy issues. Republi-cans have pushed to expand oil and gas drilling on federal land and water, while Obama and many Democrats have worked to boost renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.

Obama tried to appeal to both parties by pitching the trust plan not just as an environ-mental issue but as a job-cre-ation plan that would help the United States remain a tech-nology leader.

"If a nonpartisan coalition of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get behind this idea, then so can we," Obama said in his State of the Union address. "Let's take their ad-vice and free our families and businesses from the painful spikes in gas prices we've put up with for far too long."

There were signs agreement may be possible. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has called it "an idea I may agree with."

Murkowski, senior Repub-lican on the Senate Energy Committee, did not fully en-dorse the plan, which is simi-lar to one she has proposed to use revenue from drilling for oil and natural gas on public lands that previously were off-limits to energy production to pay for research on new en-ergy technologies.

White House officials said the president's proposal would not require expansion of drilling to federal lands or water where it is now prohibited. Instead, they are counting on increased production from existing

sites, along with efficiencies from an administration plan to streamline drilling permits. The government collects more than $6 billion a year in roy-alties from production on fed-eral lands and waters.

Obama's push for the energy trust came as the Environmen-tal Protection Agency released a new report Friday indicating that fuel economy standards rose last year by 1.4 miles per gallon — the largest annual increase since EPA started keeping track. The agency said the improvement was due to better availability of high-performing cars and more op-tions for consumers.

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers suggested that rather than encouraging re-search on fuel-efficient cars, the government should fo-cus on making diverse fuels more available and improving transportation infrastructure.

A spokesman for the energy security group SAFE wel-comed Obama's plan, even though it does not call for expanded drilling. A plan re-leased by the SAFE group in December recommended us-ing revenues from expanded offshore drilling and increased production in Alaska in areas where it is now blocked.

"At the end of the day, we still think it's a proposal that can have bipartisan support and that can help reduce oil de-pendence," SAFE spokesman Brad Goehner said Friday.

Argonne is one of the Energy Department's largest national laboratories for scientific and engineering research, staffed by more than 1,250 scientists and engineers. White House officials said it was chosen as the site of the president's speech because of its tradition of research into vehicle tech-nologies.

Obama Wants Research To Wean Vehicles Off Oil

Love Covers All

When You See Her SmileA Sparkle in Her EyeIt Refreshes Your Soul

Like a Clear Mountain Sky

The Sound of Her VoiceTouch of Her Hand

Your Love is RenewedAgain and Again

The World Can Be ToughAnd Challenge Your Love

It is Not of This EarthBut From God Up Above

The World May MockAnd Say That It’s WrongHold Tight to Each Other

Your Love Keeps You Strong

The Life That You LeadIs Busy and Stressed

Keep Knowledge of HeartHow You’ve Been Blessed

Don’t Let This World’s ThingsOr the People Who Hate

Distract You From the WaysThat Make You Two Great

When You Look in Her EyesAnd She Into Yours

Know Always and ForeverIt Shall Open All Doors

Don’t Ever Lose SightOf Things That First MadeThe House of Great LoveThe Foundation You Laid

Never Forget the ThingsThat Brought You Together

Each Acts as a StitchLike seams in Soft Leather

The Hardness of This LifeWill Pull Hard at the Seams

Hold Tight to Your LoveFocus Clearly Your Dreams

Things of This WorldBe They Riches or Fame

Shall All Fade AwayTis’ Only a Game

As Fast and as FleetingAs the Change of a Season

It All Can Be TakenFor Seemingly no Reason

But the Love That You HoldAnd Keep in Your Hearts

Will Help You Get Through ItAnd Make a New Start

As Long as She’s YoursAnd You Cleve to Her

Your Times of Great JoyTogether are Sure

Let Not Your Eyes WanderNor Your Heart to Another

She is Your Best FriendYour Partner Your Lover

To Contain Her Sweet LoveGive No Other the Chance

With Petal of FlowerOr Furtive of Glance

Have Her Always to KnowWith the Breath of Each Day

Your Two Hearts are OneNot a Thought E’er to Stray

You Gave Her Your LoveShe Gave You Her LifeFor Today, Ever, AlwaysShe is Forever Your Wife

Written for Ellen DeGeneres’ & Portia de Rossi

Authored: August 17, 2008 thru

October 24, 2012

Joseph R Coughlin

Governor Matt Mead has de-cided that Wyoming Department of Transportation equipment and labor will be made available if the Cody and Jackson communi-ties raise money to pay the state to get the roads to the east and south gates of Yellowstone Na-tional Park open on time.

“This is a uniquely Wyoming solution that benefits the entire country because it gives the public the access to Yellowstone it has typically enjoyed. Yel-lowstone is spectacular - one of the crown jewels of the Na-tional Park system, and we want all to be able to experience its many wonders as they have in the past,” Governor Mead said. “This is also a win for Wyo-ming’s economy because busi-nesses can start hiring on time and providing jobs that people and communities count on.”

Governor Mead credits the cities of Cody and Jackson for helping to develop this idea. The Office of Tourism stands ready to get the message out about the Park gates being open to travelers as usual. Governor Mead, the gate-way communities, and the Park Superintendent have worked to come up with this solution.

Previously the Park Service had said the roads would not open on schedule as part of federal spending cuts.The Governor did express his frustration with the manner in which sequestration was han-dled. “In Wyoming we just made significantly greater percent cuts than sequestration. We took a year making hard decisions that allow us to cut costs but keep the roads open, keep the lights on, and provide essential services. The federal government must do more cutting and do so in a way that is neither last minute or seemingly random,” Gover-nor Mead said. He explained why it is not appropriate to com-mit state dollars to plow federal park roads. “If Wyoming begins the process of trying to backfill lost federal dollars at every turn, we will destroy our own budget and put an additional burden on Wyoming citizens, Wyoming taxpayers. In addition, covering federal budget shortfalls with state dollars provides a mask for a process of fiscal mismanage-ment that should not be excused. To commit these dollars means we would be going down a road with no end in sight.”

Wyoming Gives Go Ahead to Locals to Open Roads

to Yellowstone

Company cited for risk man-agement planning and chemi-cal reporting violations

The EPA announced on Thurs-day, March 7 that the company Wyoming Ethanol, LLC, lo-cated in Torrington, Wyoming, will pay $49,000 in penalties to settle claims related to the facil-ity’s Risk Management Program and chemical reporting require-ments. The alleged violations are associated with the use of haz-ardous chemicals and the failure to appropriately report chemi-cals used on site in violation of federal right-to-know laws.

“Companies that use chemicals and substances which pose a potential danger are responsible for reporting those chemicals to the Toxic Release Inventory and having a robust risk manage-ment program in place,” said Mike Gaydosh, director of EPA’s enforcement program in Denver. “Failure to do so places the en-vironment, employees, and the nearby community at risk. We are encouraged that Wyoming Ethanol has been cooperative in correcting the violations and coming into compliance.”

Today’s agreement stems from an EPA inspection conducted during May of 2012 which found deficiencies in the facility’s risk management plan required un-der the Clean Air Act. These plans ensure the proper manage-ment of toxic and/or flammable chemicals and to prevent and respond to releases of chemi-cals that may occur. Wyoming Ethanol’s Torrington facility is subject to the Risk Management Program regulations because it stores flammable or highly toxic chemicals above the regulatory threshold amount. By agreeing to the settlement, the company

has certified that they are now in compliance.

Effective risk management plans help companies, indus-tries, and municipalities operate responsibly, assists emergency responders by providing vital information necessary to address accidents and other incidents, protects the environment by pre-venting and minimizing damage from accidental releases, and keeps communities safer.

According to EPA’s Denver of-fice, Wyoming Ethanol also failed to accurately file Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) forms listing chemicals processed, manufactured, or used at its facility. These inven-tory forms are required by the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA).

The failure of a facility to sub-mit information to the TRI de-prives the local community of its right to know about chemi-cals present in the area. EPA’s action is expected to encour-age compliance with EPCRA reporting requirements and to ensure that the community has information about chemicals be-ing processed, manufactured, or otherwise used in the area. The required information also helps inform health studies based on the TRI database and assists fed-eral, state, and local authorities prevent pollution and plan for potential releases.

For more information on the Clean Air Act risk management and EPCRA 313 requirements: http://www.epa.gov/oem/con-tent/rmp/caa_faqs.htm

http://www.epa.gov/tri/tripro-gram/whatis.htm

Wyoming Ethanol To Pay $49,000 For Violations At

Torrington Facility

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The President’s Elite are among Ducks Unlimited’s most pres-tigious volunteer chapters throughout the nation. Every year, the list is reserved for the chapters that raise $100,000 or more for DU’s habitat conser-vation work. The Casper chap-ter made the list as one of the organization’s best fundraising chapters over the last year.

“These fundraising events are the backbone of DU’s habitat conservation efforts, and the volunteers who make up these chapters are the grassroots force making a difference for North American waterfowl populations,” said DU Presi-dent John Newman. “It takes a great deal of effort to achieve the President’s Elite level, and these chapters deserve to be congratulated by every person who enjoys the outdoors.”

The Casper chapter earned a spot in the President’s Elite out of the more than 2,650 DU chapters nationwide. DU’s event fundraising system has become a model for other con-servation organizations around the world and has funded a significant portion of the more than 13 million acres of wet-lands and associated habitat DU has conserved since 1937.

“DU chapters across the coun-try are showing that the future of waterfowl populations and the wetlands that filter our drinking water and protect us from flooding are important to them and to their commu-

nities,” Newman said. “The more money we raise, the more habitat we can conserve and the closer we are to preserving our waterfowl hunting heri-tage. I would like to personally thank all our President’s Elite chapters for their achievement and look forward to seeing them among our distinguished chapters next year.”

Ducks Unlimited is the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disap-pearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program ef-ficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl to-day, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page atfacebook.com/DucksUnlim-ited, follow our tweets at twit-ter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.

Casper Ducks Unlimited Chapter Recognized

Nationally ...Helps More Adults Earn GED Credential at EWC

After one year of successful implementation, and with more than 40,000 tests delivered across 35 states, GED Testing Service has found that adults who take the GED test on com-puter are passing at higher rates and finishing faster. GED Test-ing Service introduced the new computer-based delivery system in 2012 to help more adults earn a GED credential and to prepare for the launch of the new GED test in 2014.

“We’ve been hearing for months that testing on computer is sim-pler and less stressful for test- takers,” said Randy Trask, Presi-dent of GED Testing Service. “Our first year results show that GED test- takers are ready for technology, comfortable with testing on computer, and even performing better.”

Key data from GED Testing Ser-vice’s analysis:

• The failure rate of adults tak-

ing the test on computer is about half that of those taking the test on paper.

• Adults testing on computer were 59 percent more likely to retake a failed test instead of giving up and dropping out of the program.

• On average, adults who tested on computer completed their exams an hour and a half faster than their paper- and- pencil con-temporaries.GED Testing Service is now of-fering a unique opportunity to encourage the one in five Ameri-cans without a high school diplo-ma to try the test on computer. Through May 31, 2013 any adult who chooses to begin their GED test on computer will receive one free retake if they fail. In addi-tion, adults who began theirGED test on paper will be eligible if they live in a state where computer- and paper- based test scores can be combined. To view full details of the new offer visit, GEDtestingservice.com/second-shot.

“Last year’s results demonstrate how the new benefits help test- takers succeed,” said Trask. “This new offer is meant to en-courage more adults to enter the GED testing system and earn a GED credential, which is a step-ping stone to career and college programs.”

GED testing on computer pro-vides many new benefits to test- takers such as 24/7 online

registration and scheduling, in-stant unofficial score reports, and a more self- paced testing experi-ence. States are offering the test on computer to prepare for the new 2014 GED test, which is scheduled for release on Jan. 2, 2014 and will only be delivered on computer.

Eastern Wyoming College Test-ing Center in Torrington, WY is one of the sites where you can take this GED test. For more in-formation please call the EWC Testing Center at 307.532.8288.

New Computerized GED Test System Offered at EWC

flushing flow on the North Platte River, important to area residents & sportsmen due to potential safety issues from high water levels, and because many peo-ple like to fish the river during the flush. Please note the spring flush will run for 10 days this year, instead of the usual 5 days.

North Platte Flushing Flow To

Run For 10 Days The Wyoming Game and Fish Department cautions sportspeo-ple to be aware of sizeable in-creases in water flows in the North Platte River for 10 days beginning March 22 as part of a flushing flow project.

On March 18 and 19, the Bureau of Reclamation will evacuate Gray Reef Reservoir to inspect radial gates. Although river flows will remain at the current rate of 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) during the reservoir opera-tion, some fine sediment will be introduced into the North Platte River from Gray Reef Reservoir. Following the gate inspection, Gray Reef Reservoir will be refilled to its normal operating level and flushing flows will be initiated to flush fine sediment from the spawning gravels in the river.

In recent years flows were in-creased for five days each spring and occasionally repeated for an-other five days in the fall. How-ever, the fall flush has been prob-lematic — it dislodges aquatic vegetation and moves it down-stream, causing loss of vegeta-tive cover and invertebrates in the upstream reaches of the river. The Game and Fish Department suspects that a 10-day flush in the spring may be better able to maintain high-quality spawning habitat for trout.

“Data show these flows are im-portant to trout spawning and to the numbers of trout in the river,” said Al Conder, Game and Fish fisheries supervisor for the Casper Region. In the past, the trout population dropped to less than 400 per mile, even with stocking. Since annual flushing

flows began in 1995, the trout population averages more than 3,500 per mile and stocking has been eliminated upstream of Casper.

The Bureau of Reclamation will begin releasing additional water from Gray Reef Reservoir in the early-morning hours beginning Friday, March 22. Flows, cur-rently at 500 cfs, will increase to 4,000 cfs then will gradually de-crease to 500 cfs each day, with the maximum flow occurring from 3-9 a.m. The schedule will be repeated daily through March 31. The flows below Gray Reef Dam will then be stabilized at approximately 500 cfs.

Game and Fish advises sportspeople to be aware of po-tential danger related to flushing flows. The flush will span two weekends during which more people wade in or float on the river. People using the river dur-ing the flushing flow should con-sider the fluctuating water levels and be aware that areas that can be waded effectively at 500 cfs may not be safe at 4,000 cfs.

Biologists will collect spawning habitat data before the flush, af-ter five cycles, and after flushing is complete. Additional data on sediment transport will be col-lected each day of the flush. The data will be used to evaluate the respective values of five and 10 cycles to determine whether the additional cycles provide addi-tional benefits.

Flushing flows are usually scheduled to be completed in March to avoid affecting spawn-ing rainbow trout.

North Platte Flushing Flow to Run for Ten Days

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Folkstyle Results:

PeeWee - 36-385th Place - William Thompson of Glenrock Wrestling Club

PeeWee - 38-395th Place - Brody Allen of Glen-rock Wrestling Club

PeeWee - 43-452nd Place - Jarrett Guerrera of Glenrock Wrestling Club

PeeWee - 55-572nd Place - Ayden Moulton of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Intermediate - 504th Place - Kamden Thompson of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Intermediate - 556th Place - Christian Jones of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Intermediate - 873rd Place - Lane Raney of Glen-rock Wrestling Club5th Place - Caleb Bennett of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Novice - 755th Place - Dakohta Reynolds of Glenrock Wrestling Club6th Place - Dustin Simmons of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Novice - 853rd Place - Weston Knight of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Novice - 1001st Place - Julih Pittsley of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Novice - 1302nd Place - Noah Halsey of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Schoolboy/girl - 77

2nd Place - Kauy Thompson of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Schoolboy/girl - 1124th Place - Trenten (TJ) Kraft of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Cadet - 1063rd Place - Kolten Thompson of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Cadet - 1452nd Place - Shae Simmons of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Cadet - 1951st Place - Austin Bennett of Glenrock Wrestling Club

Greco:

Novice - 804th Place - Dustin Simmons.

Cadet - 1951st Place - Austin Bennett.

Freestyle Results:

Peewee - 43-47 1st place Jarrett

Guerrera

4:14pmKarie MoultonPeewee 55-57 1st place Ayden MoultonIntermediate 87 5th place Caleb BennettIntermediate 87

3rd place Lane RaneyIntermediate 120+1st place Joseph TorresNovice 755th place Gavin GuerreraNovice 805th place Dustin SimmonsNovice 852nd place Weston KnightNovice 1302nd place Noah HalseySchoolboy 112 3rd place Trenten KraftCadet 1951st place Austin Bennett

NICE WORK GRAPPLERS!

The Glenrock Wrestling Club Traveled To Douglas To Take Part in the Bearcat

Brawl March 9th and 10th.

Noah Halsey at the Sheridan Shootout. Photo courtesy Karie Moulton

by Erica Caves

Glenrock High School is wel-coming a new addition to their athletic program. JR Larsen is the new athletic trainer for the High School. JR is employed by Wind City Physical Therapy, but spends his time at the High School. He is the first athletic trainer for the Wind City pro-gram, and they are testing the waters here in Glenrock. Hav-ing an athletic trainer at the high school will be a huge asset.

Larsen lives is Douglas but trav-els here for work. He found the position through the National Athletic Trainers Association. He jumped at the chance to move back to the Converse County Area. Larsen was previously working in Powell, WY for four years as an athletic trainer. It was under very similar circumstanc-es. This type of outreach is very nice for both the schools and the therapy companies. They increase business by reaching a large market of athletes yet they are also giving back to the community by providing such a needed service at no cost to the school.

Larsen keeps himself busy during the winter seasons. He oversees boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling and indoor track. He looks forward to trav-eling with the teams, but covers whichever team is in Glenrock. He also hopes to travel to Re-gional and State Events. When

asked about traveling Larsen said, “I hope to travel, especially with varsity football, just be-cause the prevalence of injury.” He believes that is it great to have athletic trainers available at the athletic functions in case of serious or minor injuries and he is very qualified to take care of either type of injury.Athletic training is much more than just a job for Larsen, it is truly a career. He loves sports and loves to still be vital part of the team. “All the pros of get-ting to stand on the sidelines and going to state events, emotional rollercoaster wins and losses, I have had a lot of fun in the four years I’ve been doing this and I’m really excited about Glen-rock.” As much as he looks for-ward to working here at the High School, the coaches also love having him. Coach Tony Lehner said in regards to Larsen, “It’s a wonderful thing. We are very ex-cited about it, it’s something we desperately needed and I can’t tell you how pleased I am that Wind City is doing that. I think it’s great, and it’s going to help all of our athletic programs.”

The athletic department is very thankful to Wind City for pro-viding the High School with an athletic trainer. Everyone is ex-cited to reap the benefits from this new position and they look forward to having Larsen for many years.

A New Position in the Glenrock

Athletic Program

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“A Quiet Water-Shed Event”

With a back drop of our President breathing threats of an ominous shadow, cast as a “blunt instru-ment” known as the Sequester, and its over-hyped aftermath, on March 9th, approximately forty republicans from Wyoming as-sembled quietly but resolutely in the Converse County, Wyoming Courthouse Community room to elect new officers for the Con-verse County Republican Cen-tral Committee. Newly elected officers will serve new two-year terms. The majority in atten-dance were voting members, charged with nominating a full slate of officers from Chairman to Secretary, including State Committeeman and Commit-teewoman. Outgoing Chairman Frank Eathorne, displayed “non-politician” courage, choosing to vacate that seat, resisting the “this is my office” urge to foster a dynasty, and turning over the reins to another.

Once the meeting was gav-eled to order, after invoking God’s blessings, as our forefa-thers did at the first Continen-tal Congress, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, the first half-hour was used credential-ing those in attendance. Cre-dentialing required two forms of identification, validating one’s residence as a registered voter in Converse County.

We discovered that a “note from my mother,” though touching, was an unacceptable form.

Last year’s minutes approved, Chairman Eathorne opened the floor for nominations.

Kathy Russell, current Vice Chairman, was nominated and elected as Chairman. Consid-ered, a “working position,” she ran unopposed. Vice-Chairman, voting members nominated Glenrock residents, Rosalie Goff, and your’s truly, to fill the

vacancy. After the vote, your’s truly prevailed. Mary Ann Py-att ran unopposed and was elected Treasurer, while current Secretary, Gigi Leman, was re-elected as Secretary. Former Chairman Frank Eathorne, and Chuck Engebretsen, former Treasurer, were nominated for State Committeeman, and Frank prevailed. His counter-part, Terry Henderson ran un-opposed and was re-elected as State Committeewoman.

Absent rancor, polarizing speeches, soaring rhetoric or in-civility, the elections transacted unaltered. In fact, in post-meet-ing discussions, some expressed their delight and surprise that there was not a bump-in-the road, and that nominees and nominators appeared to be per-cipient. A “no elitist” tone char-acterized the assembly. What are the chances of that? Slim and none.

The hard work begins transi-tioning to engaging the citizen-ry, from slating candidates to slaying any malaise, apathy, and complacency that may persist in Converse County and beyond. John Adams opined in his dire warning in 1815, “democracy never lasts long.” The framers knew, as we do, that Govern-ment, at any level, unchecked, is a Terror.

To that end, how might one describe our new slate of offi-cers? Perhaps ordinary people, building on a solid foundation, committed to extraordinary ser-vice, to vigorously support and advance The Constitution of the United States, its strict interpre-tation, the approved Converse County Republic Platform, The Wyoming Constitution; and holding our elected officials, both local and statewide, ac-countable to the voters and citi-zens. They will be tough-mind-ed, proactive, well-informed, attentive to their constituency, reaching voters and citizens who are convinced that public officials work for them, not the other way around. They will te-naciously guard our God-given liberty and rights with uncom-promising principles and trans-parent action. Come join them! What do you think?

Mike’s email is noahwebs@ya-hoo.com

Robert Burns, AP National Security Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American-led military coali-tion in Afghanistan backed off Tuesday from its claim that Taliban attacks dropped off in 2012, tacitly acknowledging a hole in its widely repeated ar-gument that violence is easing and that the insurgency is in steep decline.

In response to Associated Press inquiries about its latest series of statistics on security in Afghanistan, the coalition command in Kabul said it had erred in reporting a 7 percent decline in attacks. In fact there was no decline at all, officials said.

Defense Secretary Leon Pa-netta, who is among the se-nior officials who had pub-licly repeated the assertion of an encouraging drop-off in Taliban attacks last year, was disturbed to learn of the error, said his spokesman, George Little.

"This particular set of metrics doesn't tell the full story of progress against the Taliban, of course, but it's unhelpful to have inaccurate information in our systems," Little said.

A coalition spokesman, Ja-mie Graybeal, attributed the miscounting to clerical errors and said the problem does not change officials' basic assess-ment of the war, which they say is on a positive track as American and allied forces withdraw.

The 7 percent figure had been included in a report posted on the website of the coali-tion, the International Secu-rity Assistance Force, on Jan. 22 as part of its monthly up-date on trends in security and violence. It was removed from the website recently without explanation.

After the AP asked last week about the missing report, co-alition officials said they were correcting the data and would re-publish the report. As of Tuesday afternoon it had not reappeared.

It was not clear whether or how the Pentagon might cor-rect a separate report — its semi-annual report to Con-gress on security progress in Afghanistan, which used some of the same Taliban-attack sta-tistics. The report was sent to Congress in December.

"We'll look at any adjustments that need to be made" to that report, Little said.

U.S. and allied officials have often cited declining violence as a sign that the Taliban have been degraded and that Af-ghan forces are in position to take the lead security role across the country when the last U.S. combat troops leave Dec. 31, 2014.

In mid-December, Panetta said "violence is down" for 2012 and Afghan forces "have gotten much better at provid-ing security" in areas where they have taken the lead. He said the Taliban could be ex-pected to continue to attack, "but overall they are losing."

Little said Panetta was briefed only "very recently" on the er-roneous data.

U.S. and alliance officials try to measure progress against the Taliban from a variety of angles. Those include, for example, indications that the Taliban have lost much of their influence in population centers.

"The fact that 80 percent of the violence has been tak-ing place in areas where less than 20 percent of the Afghan population lives remains un-changed," Little said.

The Taliban have lost a good deal of territory since a 2010 surge of U.S. forces in the southern provinces of Hel-mand and Kandahar, and they failed to recover it during the past two fighting seasons. Even so, they are resilient, and they are expected to severely test Afghan forces as the U.S. and its coalition partners step further into the background this year and complete their combat mission next year.

Many people, including coali-tion officials, have cautioned against the heavy reliance on statistics in assessing war progress. Yet the figures often are highlighted when they fit the narrative being promoted by leaders in Washington and other allied capitals.

"It is disturbing that, after 10 years of war, no reliable count of trends in violence exist even in terms of deaths, the most visible form of violence and one that is only a small portion of the actual causes and patterns of violence in the war," Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies wrote in February 2012.

Graybeal did not fully explain erroneous reporting of 2012 Taliban attacks by the Inter-national Security Assistance Force. It was not clear, for ex-ample, at what point the data errors began or who discov-ered them.

"During a quality control check, ISAF recently became aware that some data was in-correctly entered into the da-tabase that is used for track-ing security-related incidents across Afghanistan," Graybeal said earlier.

He said an audit determined that portions of the data from unilateral Afghan military op-erations were "not properly reflected" in the trends ISAF had reported in its monthly

updates.

"After including this unilat-eral ANSF (Afghan National Security Force) data into our database, we have determined that there was no change in the total number of EIAs (en-emy initiated attacks) from 2011 to 2012," Graybeal said.

"This was a record-keeping error that we recognized and have now corrected," he add-ed.

While ISAF routinely reports trends in Taliban attacks, it does not reveal exact numbers of attacks. Judging from its il-lustrative charts, however, it appears that there were more than 28,000 Taliban "enemy initiated" attacks in 2011.

The coalition defines enemy initiated attacks as those by small arms, mortars, rockets and improvised explosive de-vices, or IEDs. But it does not include IEDs that are found and cleared before they ex-plode.

Trends in Taliban attacks are one yardstick used by ISAF to measure war progress.

Others include the state of se-curity in populated areas, the number of coalition and Af-ghan casualties, the level of economic activity, the degree to which civilians can move about freely and the perfor-mance of Afghan security forces.

Graybeal said that even though the number of 2012 Taliban attacks was unchanged from 2011, "our assessment of the fundamentals of campaign progress has not changed. The enemy is increasingly sepa-rated from the population, and the ANSF are currently in the lead for the vast majority of partnered operations."

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Washington, D.C. – Nego-tiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty are set to continue next week in New York. That con-cerns a group of lawmakers who introduced a resolution today warning that because, among other concerns, the agreement represents a threat to the Consti-tutional right of U.S. citizens to keep and bear arms, the treaty is going nowhere.

“The Second Amendment was put in place to guarantee Ameri-cans a vital freedom. There are efforts underway domestically in Congress to take away and restrict this guarantee. With this UN arms treaty we see an at-tempt by those from outside our country to also undermine these rights. In Wyoming we under-stand just how important it is to be able to keep and bear arms and I will continue to stand up for those rights on both foreign and domestic fronts,” said U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.

“This irresponsible treaty would effectively allow the United Na-tions to maintain a gun registry of all U.S. gun owners,” said U.S. Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo. “Our resolution sends a clear message that the President should not sign the treaty and the Senate should not ratify it.”

The Wyoming senators joined with Senator Jerry Moran, R-Kan. and 26 other senators in introducing a concurrent reso-lution expressing the sense of Congress that the treaty, “poses significant risks to the national security, foreign policy, and economic interests of the United States as well as to the consti-tutional rights of United States citizens and United States sov-ereignty…”. The resolution en-courages President Obama not to sign the agreement and re-minds proponents that no treaty can take effect unless it has been signed by the president, ratified by the Senate and Congress has

passed legislation to implement it. That prospect is made less likely by the senators’ introduc-tion of the resolution.

In addition to Second Amend-ment concerns, the resolution outlined concerns that the UN Arms treaty could impede U.S. arms transfers to its allies, open up the U.S. to “lawfare” from other countries abusing criteria in the treaty and transfer author-ity to an international bureau-cracy not accountable to U.S. citizens.

To read the resolution text, go to: http://www.enzi.senate.gov/uploads/un.pdf

To read a short history on the UN Arms Trade Treaty, go to: http://www.enzi.senate.gov/up-loads/un1.pdf

Wyoming Senators Seek To Stop International Threat

To U.S. Gun FreedomWashington, D.C. – Ending years of $1 trillion deficits is possible with just a penny, ac-cording to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., who introduced a bill today that would balance the budget by cutting a single penny from every dollar the govern-ment spends each year for each of three years.Enzi’s legislation, the One Per-cent Spending Reduction Act of 2013, also called “the Penny Plan”, sets forth a simple and direct plan to achieve the spend-ing cuts necessary to right the fiscal ship of the United States. The bill balances the budget in 2016 by reducing government spending each year by a total of one percent. When a balanced budget is achieved, the bill plac-es a cap on total spending each year. The new level of spending would be roughly 19 percent of America’s total economic output. Over the 10 year bud-get window, the bill would cut spending by approximately $6.1 trillion from currently projected levels.

“Too often in Washington you hear that we can’t find a single penny to cut from anything the federal government does,” said Enzi. “But that’s exactly what we need to put us on a path out of debt: one penny. My penny plan is not only simple and straightforward, it is something Americans can relate to with their individual and family bud-gets. No fudging numbers, no smoke-and-mirrors accounting, just cutting a single penny from every dollar we spend.”

If the spending reductions re-quired by this bill are not made by Congress, across-the-board cuts would automatically kick in until the necessary spending reductions are achieved. This mechanism is meant to guar-antee spending reductions are implemented and to encourage entitlement reform. This would also force Congress to debate the merits of every cut. While the across-the-board cuts in the Penny Plan may appear simi-lar to those implemented under the sequester provision of the

Budget Control Act, the Penny Plan does not exempt any pro-gram, agency, or department from cuts. This allows for a true across-the-board cut and is restricted to a one percent re-duction each year, limiting the effect on any one area of spend-ing, according to Enzi.

“The Penny Plan is the injection of fiscal sanity that I hope all my colleagues can get behind. It makes sure everyone has some skin in the game and everyone feels a little pain. Let’s take away the federal government’s credit cards. Let’s take a stand not just for the taxpayers, but for future generations that will have to pay for our inaction on our debts. There’s light at the end of the tunnel if we are willing to act.”

Senators Rand Paul, R-Ky., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., David Vitter, R-La., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., are cosponsors of the legislation.

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Vice President Joe Biden swore in CIA Director John Brennan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 8, 2013.

Members of Brennan's family

stood beside him as the newest Director for the CIA was sworn in with his hand on an original draft of the Constitution, dating from 1787, which has George Washington's personal hand-

writing and annotations on it.

Biden Swears in New CIA Director

Official White House Photo by David Lienemann

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