the glenrock bird 05.03.09 issue

Volume #2: Issue #45 Your Hometown Local News - Newspaper

TableofContents

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Community - Page 2-3Word Search - Page 4News From the Nest - Page 6Weather Vane - Page 7Hunting/Ranching/G&F - Page 8

County News Section - Page 9-10Weekends in Wyoming - 3-17The Business Directory - Page 20-21

Obituaries - Page 23Bird Herd (School News) - Page 24-27

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Glenrock Celebrates 100 Years!On Thursday, April 30th, 2009, Glenrock officially kicked off it’s ‘100 Years of Glenrock’ celebration. Many of Glenrock’s old-est families were on hand as Mayor Steve Cielinski received a proclamation from Governor Freu-denthal recognizing this most wonderful occasion. The proclamation was de-livered by Pony Express to Glen-rock’s Town Hall, where it was read to those present by Mayor Cielinski. Many people filled the C o u n c i l C h a m -bers at Town Hall t o wit-ness t h i s event and to stand up and be rec-ognized along with all of Glenrock’s ‘founding families’ present. Each family was asked to submit a

small biog-raphy which

was made into a booklet and handed

out to said families at the event. Once the proc-

lamation was read, a represen-tative from each family tree stood

and related tales involving when their families first came to Glenrock.

As the tales of early Glenrock traveled around the room,

the smiles grew larger and the people seemed to be transported by the family memories and funny anecdotes from ‘back in the day’.

Jessica Smith - Staff Reporter

Pony Express Rider Kim Kain congratulates Glenrock Mayor Steve Cielinski, upon receiving a Proclamation from Wyoming Governor Freundenthal, congratulating the town on celebrating it’s 100th birthday. Photo © Jessica Smith.

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Four young members of the St. Louis Catholic Church received the sacrament of holy communion on Sunday, April 26th during the 9 a.m. mass. Father George Von Kaenel led mass as Sarah Halvorsen, Maci Turk, Archer Young and Rubi Ochoa all received the sacra-ment for the very first time.

Before receiving communion, each attended class and instruction by CCD teacher Brenda Orszulak. Congratulations to Sarah, Maci, Archer and Rubi on your first communion.

FOUR RECEIVE FIRST COMMUNION

Father George Von Kaenel with (from left to right) Sarah Halvorsen, Maci Turk, Archer Young and Rubi Ochoa. Photo © Jody Young.

“…Whereas today, 100 years with the help of its people, the commu-nity has developed into a thriving

“Town of Excellence”….”

Glenrock Mayor Steve Cielinski reads Governor Freudentahl’s proclamtion during Glernock’s Centennial Kick Off. Photo © Jessica Smith

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Just a reminder to all active duty military families, your kids can attend the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming after school and summer programs free of charge! We currently have 30 kids attend-ing that are from military families.

To register for after school or summer programs, stop by any of the branch sites, or call:307-235-4079 in Casper, 307-436-2468 in Glenrock, or 307-358-4100 in Douglas.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT

A Benefit fundraiser for Baby Makayla is scheduled for May 9th begining at 3:00 p.m. at the Shore-liner. There will be a live auction, food for a donation of $8.00 per

plate, live music by Moe Griffith and lots of fun! We have several items

dontated for the auction and we will also do some door prizes.

A common thread wove its way through all of the tales, howev-er, whether funny or serious…..‘Glenrock is the best place to be’ seemed to be the theme of the evening. The organizers of the event, Kathy Patceg, Mary Kay Kindt and the ‘100 Years Committee--along with the Mayor, were very pleased at the turnout. Mayor Cielinski seemed happily overwhelmed when he stated, “It’s a really neat turnout with a really neat group of families that have been here in Glenrock for a hundred years. Their families are who built Glenrock and Glenrock is today what it is because of their families. To start it out by thanking them and having a birthday party with them is really special.” The ‘founding families’ were also grateful to the Town for recogniz-ing their many wonderful and colorful ancestors. During the intro-duction portion of the event, it was expressed by many people many times, “Thank you for doing this.” As the ‘100 Years of Glenrock’ celebration begins, it is important to remember how this amazing town got its start and who was there to do the ‘starting’. As thankful as the family members were about the acknowledgement of their ancestors, every citizen in Glenrock should be seeking them out with the same grateful nature because without their families, Glenrock wouldn’t be here. Part of Governor Freudenthal’s proclamation said it best when it stated, “…Whereas today, 100 years with the help of its people, the community has developed into a thriving “Town of Excellence”….”--and that, read-ers, is exactly what Glenrock is.

There are many events scheduled for the year (at least two per month through December). Please keep your eyes glued to the pages of the Glenrock Bird for announcements of these upcoming events, and make it a point to get out there and join the fun in celebrating the incredible milestone that is ‘100 Years of Glenrock’.

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The Legal Eagle

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The Legal EagleA Weekly Law Enforcement Bulletin By Glenrock Police Officer Michael Kavenius

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The “Bird Word” SearchTHE FINAL LEGAL EAGLE

Amanda and Staff of the Glenrock Bird

Just wanted you to know that this will be my final bird article. I have enjoyed writing the “Legal Eagle” and I hope you and your readers have enjoyed them as well. Unfortunately it’s time after 80 or so articles to hang up my keyboard and take on future challenges with the Glenrock Police Department. We will be starting the po-lice department’s website soon and am sure I’ll be assisting with it. Thank you guys for all of your support and time.....

Sincerely

Michael

With the Town of Glenrock turning 100 years old this year, I am truly honored to be serving you, the people of Glenrock and being part of this strong community. I began writing the “Legal Eagle” back in the fall of 2007 and after 80 or so articles later, it’s time for me to put the article to bed.

It has always been my mission as your police officer to work with

the citizens of our community to preserve life, maintain human rights, protect property, and promote individual responsibility and community commitment. My hopes are that you have received and felt that dedication through my articles.

I and my fellow members of the Glenrock Police Department are excited and prepared for Glenrock’s next 100 years. As leaders of the community, we will perform our duties with the utmost fairness and respect for all citizens. We will be loyal to our mission and to the community we serve. We will protect and defend the rights of all citizens with dignity, honor, and compassion. We will have the courage to do what is right and to stand against what is wrong, while always applying common sense to the difficult decisions we must make.

It has been a pleasure and all I can say is “thank you” to all that have givin me the opportunity. Happy Birthday Glenrock and Be Safe!

A very heartfelt Thank You Officer Kavenius, for your committment to your community and for your contributions of 80 plus weeks, to The Glenrock Bird. Sincerely, Amanda Smith and the Staff of The Glenrock Bird.

Photo Officer Kavenius © Amanda Smith


News from the Nest The Weather Vane

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) has put a hold on the nomination of Regina McCarthy as Assistant Administrator of the EPA Office of Air and Radiation.

“The nominee has failed to address serious concerns regarding the imple-mentation of the Clean Air Act with regards EPA’s recent endangerment finding.”

The endangerment finding lists CO2 as a threat to public health. The finding will trigger a flood of new regulations and judicial challenges.

“The new regulations will affect everything from schools, hospitals and nursing homes to ranches, refineries and small businesses. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 1.2 million entities will be negatively impacted by this ill-conceived scheme,” Barrasso said.

“The authors of the Clean Air Act never intended that it be manipulated this way.”

The Clean Air Act does not leave any room for EPA to exercise discretion or create exceptions.

Senator James Inhofe (R-Ok.), the Ranking Member of the Senate Envi-ronment and Public Works Committee pledged support of the Barrasso hold.

“The EPA is taking an enormous economic gamble with the American people’s future. Mrs. McCarthy should have an understanding of the consequences of exploiting the Clean Air Act and a plan to avoid this pending economic disaster.”

“Based on their professional expertise and years of experience with the Clean Air Act, a qualified EPA nominee should be able to provide a sug-gested roadmap. They must be able to explain how they will protect business, farms, hospitals and schools from the long arm of Washington and litigious special interest groups,” Barrasso said.

“The economic consequences of hijacking the Clean Air Act will be dev-astating. By the EPA's own estimate, the typical pre-construction permit in 2007 cost each applicant $125,000 and 866 burden hours to obtain. The process will completely overwhelm the EPA.”

“The Heritage Foundation predicts that Clean Air Act regulations would lead to job losses that would exceed 800,000. The GDP loss to the coun-try would be $7 trillion by 2029. We simply cannot afford the cost in this reeling economy,” Barrasso said.

Background

The Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air & Radiation (OAR) oversees the development of national programs, policies, and regulations controlling air pollution and radiation exposure. OAR is concerned with pollution prevention and energy efficiency, indoor and outdoor air qual-ity, industrial air pollution, pollution from vehicles and engines, radon, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change, and radiation protection.

EPA NOMINEE ON HOLD – BARRASSO FEARS HIJACK“The EPA is taking an enormous economic gamble with the American people’s future."

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a bipartisan showing of opposition, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) backs opposition by Senators Bau-cus and Tester, both (D-MT), to relocate Guantanamo Bay prisoners to a facility in Hardin, Montana.

“Not in Montana. Not in Wyoming. Not in America. Suspected and known terrorists should not be on American soil,” Barrasso said. “The very same people involved with 9/11 should not have the priv-ilege of stepping foot in the U.S.”

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Hunting/Ranching/G&F County NewsGREEN RIVER-- Thanks to a conscientious boater, an alert boat mechanic and the protocol set up by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Task Force, wildlife officials were able to prevent a boat from launching in Flaming Gorge Reservoir with an aquatic hitchhiker on board: a zebra mussel.

On Tuesday, April 28, a local man set out to launch his new boat on Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The boat, a 40' Sea Ray, was purchased and transported a few days ago from a marina at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Fortunately, the new owner from Rock Springs was aware of the AIS threat and he asked the boat mechanic at Buck-board Marina to inspect his boat for mussels, just in case. The me-chanic located one zebra mussel on the watercraft trim tabs. The mechanic immediately called Utah's AIS Hotline and, as luck would have it, an AIS Technician was at Buckboard Marina.

"I knew there was a reason why I decided to drive into Wyoming to-day," said Mike Warden, Utah AIS Technician. "What are the odds of me being at Buckboard Marina when one of these mussels is discovered? I monitor boat launches up and down this side of the Gorge looking for aquatic invasive species, like the zebra and quag-ga mussels. Some days I wait for hours without checking a single boat. Now, today, we check a boat with one of the culprits and stop an accidental introduction of the mussel. This just makes all of the time and money we expend on this program worth it."

Officials with UDWR and the Wyoming Game and Fish Depart-ment responded to the AIS report. Utah AIS Technicians Mike Warden and McKenzie Breitenbach decontaminated the boat with a power washer, spraying the boat with water heated to 180 degrees F in order to kill any invasive mussels on the outside of the large watercraft. Utah AIS Supervisor Natalie Muth completed the boat decontamination process. The owner of the boat voluntarily agreed to a 5-day quarantine.

Green River Wildlife Supervisor Steve DeCecco said, fortunately, regional fisheries biologists and a wildlife technician were gill net-ting on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir when the report came in.

"We responded to the reservoir, assisted with a complete AIS in-spection and waited for the decontamination unit to arrive from Dutch John, Utah, DeCecco said. "We 'dodged the mussel' on this one, due to a very responsible citizen, an aware marina staff and having the Utah people there to handle the inspection and decon-tamination. I believe we all learned from the incident and we will be better able to partner with Utah on boat checks, AIS outreach efforts and improve coordination with their AIS people."

"We're fortunate that the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources per-sonnel were able to respond and assist with this situation," said

Mike Stone, WGFD Chief of Fisheries. "Wyoming currently has very few resources available to rapidly respond to aquatic invasive species incidents."

Zebra and quagga mussels are freshwater, bivalve mollusks that typically have a dark and white pattern on their shells, hence the name Zebra. They are non-native species, invading North America from the Black, Aral and Caspian Seas sometime in the mid 1980s. They are considered nuisance or invasive species throughout the country. These species have had tremendous impacts to water bod-ies, recreation and even drinking water supplies in other states, in-cluding several states that border Wyoming. They have not yet been discovered in any of Wyoming's waters.

Heavy infestations of these species can alter aquatic environments by reducing food sources for game fish. They can clog water intakes on motors, overheating and ruining boat engines. Aquatic invasive species can increase the operating costs of drinking water plants, power plants, dam maintenance and industrial processes.

Game and Fish is working with other state and federal agencies and partner organizations to minimize the risk of invasive species reaching Wyoming. The department has launched an AIS outreach campaign and held a series of open houses in April to educate water users and update the public regarding partnerships and efforts on aquatic invasive species.

The Wyoming legislature's Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cul-tural Resources Committee is considering aquatic invasive species issues as one of its current interim study topics.

Research and documentation in other states that have experienced these mussel infestations confirm prevention efforts, including out-reach, remain the best defense against these aquatic invasive spe-cies.

Anglers, boaters and other recreationists are asked to help prevent the spread of these organisms between bodies of water. Before leav-ing a body of water, but while on dry land, do the following: Drain every conceivable space that can hold water, including engines, live wells or ballast tanks or even just the inside of your canoe, kayak or raft. Clean any and all equipment by removing plants, mud and other debris. Allow all equipment to thoroughly Dry before launch-ing in another body of water.

For more information, visit the Game and Fish AIS Web site at /fish/AIS/index.asp or call (307) 777-4600.

-WGFD-

QUICK ACTION PREVENTED POTENTIAL MUSSEL INFESTATION


Hunting/Ranching/G&F County News“Rule one,” White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told The New York Times last November, is “never allow a crisis to go to waste.”

But despite some accusations of fear-mongering, the White House clearly seems to understand that not every crisis should be exploited. In response to the growing panic over a new strain of swine influ-enza A (H1N1) discovered last week in Mexico, President Obama assured Americans today that the H1N1 virus is “not a cause for alarm.”

Sadly, not everyone is following the Commander-in-Chief’s lead. For animal rights activists at the Humane Society of the United States, the opportunity to use “swine flu” to scare American meat-eaters was apparently too tempting to resist.

The mouthpiece for HSUS’ latest anti-meat effort is Michael Greger. Over the years, Greger has shamelessly leveraged public panic over bird flu, mad cow disease, and SARS to promote meatless eating. Now we can add so-called “swine flu” to Greger’s list.

According to HSUS, there is no question that American pork pro-ducers are to blame for the latest flu outbreak:

With massive concentrations of farm animals within which to mu-tate, these new swine flu viruses in North America seem to be on an evolutionary fast track, jumping and reassorting between species at an unprecedented rate.

Sounds scary enough. But before we start quarantining every piece of ham and bacon in sight, let’s look at what other public health experts have been saying.

Dr. Anne Schuchat dispelled pork contamination rumors at the first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) press briefing on Thursday:

You know, when you hear the word swine influenza you think about swine and many people wonder can you get this from eating pork? The answer is no you can’t get swine flu from eating pork or from eating pork products. So that’s not something that you need to wor-ry about.

The CDC quickly reiterated Schuchat’s point in a Q&A on its web-site:

Can I get swine influenza from eating or preparing pork?

No. Swine influenza viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack concurred in a statement on behalf of the Department of Agriculture yesterday:

According to scientists at USDA and the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention, swine flu viruses are not transmitted by food so you cannot get swine flu from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork or pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills all viruses and other foodborne pathogens.

The World Health Organization also joined the chorus:

Is it safe to eat pork and pork products?

Yes. Swine influenza has not been shown to be transmissible to peo-ple through eating properly handled and prepared pork (pig meat) or other products derived from pigs.

Finally, President Obama assured Americans this morning that the new virus strain is no cause for alarm.

So if it’s impossible to contract swine flu from eating or handling cooked pork, why is it called “swine flu? in the first place” The World Organization for Animal Health in Paris (the “OIE,” in its French acronym) has an interesting answer: It shouldn’t be.

The flu virus spreading around the world should not be called “swine flu” as it also contains avian and human components and no pig was found ill with the disease so far, the World Animal Health body said on Monday.

A more logical name for it would be “North-American influenza”

Renaming the virus makes sense to us, but don’t expect to hear much logic from HSUS. To the animal rights giant, the tragic but minimal death toll in Mexico is an opportunity to stoke fears of ani-mal agriculture -- and avoid letting a precious crisis go to waste.

Michael Greger’s anti-pork panic is just the latest example of why dietary zealots shouldn’t be mistaken for reliable health experts. The modern farming practices that HSUS condemns as a source of the swine flu virus are probably humans’ best firewall against the disease. Modern farming keeps animals in controlled environments, where they are far less suscep-tible to contagion and pandemics. “Free-range” pork, on the other hand, is more likely to spread diseases through communal contact and uncon-trolled contact with people. - Source: The Center for Consumer Freedom. Chad Golladay and cattlegrowers.com

ANIMAL ACTIVISTS CAPITILIZE ON SWINE FLU


County News & BeyondApril 30, 2009 -- Award-winning University of Wyoming Assistant Pro-fessor Craig Arnold has been missing in Japan since Sunday, April 26.

Colleagues say Arnold, a faculty member in the Department of English, is in Japan through the U.S.-Japan Friendship Com-mission’s Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship. He was visiting the volcano on the island of Kuchino-erabu-jima for a book he is writing about world volca-noes.

“The thoughts of the UW community are with Craig and his family,” UW Presi-dent TomBuchanan says. “We hope the Japanese search team will be able to continue its work until he is found.”

Colleagues say he had planned to stay overnight on the island, long enough to visit the volcano and leave the next day, but he did not return to the local inn after embarking on a mid-afternoon hike to the volcano.

A search team of 10 policemen from nearby Yakushima, 30 local firemen, search dogs and a helicopter has searched the area for three days, says Rebecca Lindenberg, Arnold’s fiance. Japanese law au-thorizes searches for missing persons for three days. The third day of this search falls on Showa Day, a national holiday.

“Craig has visited many volcanoes around the world in recent years and is very experienced,” Lindenberg says.

“Although the search and rescue team made up of the local fire bri-gade and police from the neighboring island of Yakushima are do-ing a thorough and excellent job,” Christopher Arnold says, “their effectiveness with only 40 people is limited on an island densely covered with vegetation. I know my brother is tough and can sur-vive in these conditions for many days, but I sincerely hope more manpower can be devoted to the search soon.”

Arnold has been blogging about his trip on Volcano Pilgrim: Five Months in Japan as a Wandering Poet. His most recent entry was on

April 26.

Arnold, who is considered one of the most exciting poets of his generation, is the author of two award-winning volumes of poetry: “Shells,” chosen by W.S. Merwin for the highly prestigious Yale Series of Younger Poets in 1999, and “Made Flesh” (2008). His poetry has been anthologized in several volumes of the Best Ameri-can Poetry Series, and his poems, articles, and translations from the Spanish have appeared in such publications as The New Republic, Paris Review, Poetry Magazine, Yale Review, and others.

He has received numerous awards and honors, including a Fulbright Fellowship, the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Alfred Hodder Fellowship in Hu-manities from Princeton University, an Amy Lowell Poetry Travel-ing Scholarship, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Arnold joined the UW faculty in 2004 after earning his Ph.D. in cre-ative writing from the University of Utah and a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from Yale University.

UW PROFESSOR MISSING SINCE APRIL 26

Asst. Professor Craig Arnold. UW Photo


County News & BeyondGlenrock enjoyed a tolerable spring day and the sun even managed to peek out from behind the clouds on Saturday, May 2nd, as the Town of Glenrock, along with the county landfill, held its annual “Trees For Trash” giveaway at the landfill. Several varieties of trees were available for the taking to those who took the opportunity to bring their garbage to the landfill on Saturday.

The project has been hampered by typical Wyoming spring weather over the past few years, but that didn’t stop the Town from launch-ing the 2009 project on Saturday. By 1:30 in the afternoon, only a

few dogwoods and cottonwoods were left over for the taking, as residents took advantage of the nice weather and worked on their spring cleaning.

According to Bill White, landfill attendant, the “Trees For Trash” enjoyed a “healthy turnout.” The program is in conjunction with Glenrock’s Tree City U.S.A. designation, and gives local residents the opportunity to clear the garbage from the yard, and receive a few new trees for hauling it all to the landfill.

TREES FOR TRASH ENJOYS HEALTHY TURNOUTMike Velasquez - Staff Reporter


The Bird’s ChirpAn Editorial by Mike Velasquez

Americans have this time table in which everything has to take place. It has nothing to do with being reasonable or correct. It has a lot to do with being in a hurry for everything to happen and always wanting to be the first to get the chance to say “I told you so.” if things don’t go exactly according to plan. Such is the case with President Obama’s first 100 days in office.

As I sat and channel surfed through the news channels on television on Wednesday, April 29th, I quickly realized that nothing else was of any consequence on the news that day. It was as if people really believed that President Obama could affect change that quickly all over the country. Suddenly the economy would rebound, our troops would be back from Iraq and Afghanistan and the whole world would come around to his way of thinking in a mere 100 days. Truth be told America, it takes more than 100 days just to get everyone’s stationery changed after an election. Anything of substance is going to take slightly longer than that.

Still, he is the most powerful man in the world, without a doubt. He wanted and was elected to that position. Not by me and maybe not by you, but by more than half of those who voted on November 4, 2008. There are two factions who can be discounted right from the start. Those that believed that he would fix everything the moment he took office, and those that believed he would be virtually inef-fective as a president.

In all fairness, his programs will take time, just like others, to de-velop and become effective. Remember, it may not be what you wanted to happen, but the direction we were going wasn’t work-ing. The economic slowdown was at its worst in some places since the depression era. Something needed to change. But is President Obama headed in the right direction?

We know that since he has taken office he has spent and committed to spend more money than any other elected official in the mod-ern era. Although he claims to be cutting taxes and borrowing and

spending, the bud-get, stimulus pack-age and the bailout package all seem to be loaded with taxes, borrowing or spending or all three.

If it works out, President Obama will be a hero and all but unbeat-able in 2012. If not, there will be plenty of people ready to play the “blame” game and go in a totally dif-ferent direction in the next election. So, what has Pres-ident Obama done in his first 100 days? Well, he’s moved into the White House, gotten a family dog, and began to get adjusted to life in Washington, D.C...pretty much the same as every other newly elected president. No more or no less.

The clock is ticking though. President Obama won’t have the op-portunity to get comfortable with the Oval Office before his con-stituents will demand that he fulfill his campaign promises. Today’s voters proved that the party line is no longer so clearly defined. The next election is less than four years away and if clear changes aren’t more than evident, the voters will go in a different direction again. And for those who jump ship when the going gets difficult (Senator Arlen Specter ?- PA) finding a winning team to join or rejoin might prove impossible during the next election.

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The Glenrock Fire Depart-ment received a new ladder truck on Friday, May 1st. The truck was purchased using money that the State of Wyoming allotted Con-verse County which was added to money that the Town of Glenrock and the Glenrock Fire Department had set aside. The Town and the Fire Department contributed approximately $110,000 of the truck’s to-tal price tag of $909,000. Fire Chief Jeff Nelson is pleased with the purchase and happy with what the new truck is capable of. “This upgrades our truck….this truck is a 114 ft unit--our old truck was a 50 ft unit. This…gives us better capa-bilities like at the Senior Center, Trails Apartments, all the schools,

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he said. The gorgeous new vehicle can pump water at a rate of 2,000 gal-lons per minute, is capable--with the ladder--of getting that water 114 feet in the air, and has a basket on the end of the ladder so the firemen aren’t hanging off of just a ladder--they will be tied off and standing on a platform. Chief Nelson added, “[It will be] a lot safer our firemen.” Although nearly $1,000,000 may seem like an incredible amount of money to pay for a fire truck, the capabilities this new vehicle will add to the department’s already amazing abilities is immea-surable. Add to that the increased safety factor for the firemen and all of a sudden the realization is reached that the safety of our local heroes is something a price tag can’t be attached to.

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On Saturday, May 2nd, the Special Olympics Area Games took place at different venues in Casper. Athletes from across Area 5--which encompasses Glen-rock, Douglas, Casper, and Lusk--competed in basketball at the YMCA, track and field, and aquat-ics at Kelly Walsh High School, and power lifting at The Flex Complex. Glenrock had three ath-letes of the 8 local Spe-cial Olympics athletes, who competed at the games in basketball: Tucker Smith from Glen-rock Middle School, Ash-ley Eason from Glenrock High School, and Jeremy Hickman. They will be joined this year by two other athletes (who are not Special Olympics athletes) to form a ‘Uni-fied Partner’ team in order to play. Under this program, the Special Olympics athletes and the non-Special Olympics athletes will com-pete together on the same team. This year’s unified partners are Mc-Call Garner, a 5th grade student from Glenrock and Haley Hatfield, a 6th grade student from Glenrock.The Special Olympics Area Coordinator, Cathy Nelson--who also happens to be a para-educator at G.I.M.S.--stated that, “The area games are based on the kids and what they’re interested in.” Last year that was swimming…..this year it was basketball. The Glen-rock team played hard (and looked good in their new jerseys) and fun was had by all. Robert Peterson, the Special Olympics Area Director for Area 5 commented on the nearly 80 athletes that competed, “It’s a great opportunity for the athletes--it’s fun to watch!” Keep your ear to the ground for the next upcoming Special Olym-pics event and come join the fun! For more information on Spe-

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Sunday, 04.26.09- Fire units responded to an electrical fire in the county.- OAA. Breathalyzer test administered for probation.- Paper served for municipal court.- Traffic stop. Verbal warning for speed.- Reddi. Officer located suspect vehicle and stood until WHP arrived.- Comm tech preformed notary.- Officer patrolled Rolling Hills.- E-911 dispute. Parties separated.

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- Report of vehicle stuck in intersection. Owner had Red’s tow the vehicle.- Dog at large. Returned to owner.- Property damage. Report taken.- House watch added.- Rolling Hills patrol completed.- Range key issued.- Officer investigating a juvenile problem.- Info received regarding a possible juvenile fight but unknown when it is to happen.- Subject fingerprinted for employment.- Officer patrolled Rolling Hills.- Information received from previous case.

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Wednesday, 04.29.09- Fingerprints taken for employment purposes.*2- Report of a sick dog. Dog being treated for ailment.- Animal welfare check completed.- Rolling Hills patrol completed.

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Wed, May 6 - Breakfast: Yogurt parfait - Lunch: Pork fried rice, rolls, appleThurs, May 7 - Breakfast: English muffin, fruit cocktail - Lunch: Chicken

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Happy birthday this week to Bill Bourret, Joan Phelps and Helen N. Smith. Be sure to stop in anytime this month for a free lunch courtesy of Deer Creek Drug. Please contact the center if you would like your birthday or anniversary added to our list.

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Thank YouThe family of Vivian Cundall would like to take the opportunity to thank all of you who were there in our time of loss and sorrow. Vivian’s loss has affected us deeply and to know that all of you were there support and pray for us in our time of need is almost more than we could have imagined.

A special thank you goes out to the ladies at the St. Louis Catholic Church, who gave so freely of your time to prepare the meal for the family following Vivian’s service. Also, to those who donated food and money in preparation for the service and throughout the week so that our family could all be together and have one less thing to worry about.

Thank you to the ambulance crew, the Converse County Sheriff’s De-partment and to Ross Gorman, who all responded so quickly that snowy Sunday morning. Thank you to the Glenrock PD for their assistance. Thank you for your compassion and your commitment to your work. A special thanks to Ross and his crew, who helped with the arrangements throughout the week. Thanks to Father George who was at our disposal for whatever we needed him for.

If we missed anyone, we apologize. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers as we cope with Vivian’s loss and do our best to move on to the next day.

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David Akers

MONSTER BANDThe Monster Band being organized by Glenrock Band Director Jeremy Huck is looking for a few more monsters! The band will perform on Tuesday evening at 7:00 in the high school gym and has a total of 91 members at this point. Mr. Huck would love to see them reach their goal of 100 members to play a concert in honor of Glenrock’s 100th birthday. If you would like to join the Monster Band, there is still time--contact Mr. Huck at Glenrock High School 436-9201 or Glenrock Middle School 436-7531.

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Funeral service for Chad D. Doege were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2009 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Hans offi-ciating. Visitation was held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009 and 10:00-12:00 a.m., Friday, April 24, 2009 at Gillette Memorial Chapel.

Mr. Doege, age 40, of Gillette, Wyoming died at his home on Sunday, April 19, 2009 from heart related problems.

Chad Doege was born in Dillon, Montana, the oldest of three children, on December 20, 1968. When he was 3 years old his family moved to Glenrock, Wyoming. He attended the Glenrock school system from K-12th grade, graduating in 1986. during his high school career he was a standout athlete in football, wrestling, and track. Chad received All Conference and All State accolades for his football accomplishments in addition to numerous academic awards. Upon his graduation he spent two years at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was married briefly and then remained a bach-elor. Chad had many jobs through his life, but the jobs he loved the most was when he was :moving dirt and mining”. He had been employed by numerous companies in Nevada and Wyoming, finishing his career of the past 10 years with Peabody Coal’s North Antelope Rochelle Com-plex. Throughout his life, Chad enjoyed participating in sporting events from golf to basketball as well as fishing and hunting with family and friends.

Chad is survived by his mother, Kathy Doege and step father Dan Eng-dahl of Gillette, Wyoming; father, Earl and step mother Karen Doege

of Round Mountain, Ne-vada; grandparents: Ruth and Elmer of Fallon, Nevada; sister, Sonja Bresemann of Round Mountain, Nevada; brother, Elbie Doege of Tonopah, Nevada; step sister, Kasandra Nichols of Spring Creek, Nevada; step brother, Tony Thom-sen of Round Mountain, Nevada; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents: Al-ice and John Eztwiler; step brother, Trevor Thomsen.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to the Chad Doege Chil-dren’s Memorial Fund for the education of his numerous nieces and nephews, who were very special to him, has been established at First Interstate Bank of Gillette. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.

ObituariesChad D. Doege

David M. Akers, 38, of Worcester, Massachusetts, passed suddenly Monday, April 20th, 2009.David was born in Denver, Colo-rado, grew up and attended schools in Douglas, Wyoming. He moved to Maryland in High School and grad-uated from Damascus High School. He worked for UPS in Shrewsbury and lived in the Worcester, Mas-sachusetts area since 1988. He enjoyed football, the outdoors, es-pecially camping , fishing and the Patriots. He was a loving father and great friend to many.

David is survived by his daughter, Marissa Akers and her mother, Doni S. Akers of Grafton, Massachusetts; his mother, Rose Saul of Glenrock, Wyoming; his father, David Bentley of Denver, Colorado; two sisters, Melanie Hodgman and her husband Chad And niece Jessica Taylor and nephew Joshua Taylor, all of Fairbanks Alaska, and Dawn Robberson and her fiancé Tony Lell, and nephew Trevor Robbinson of Denver, Colorado; Uncles, Greg Saul and wife Teri; Sam Saul and companion Donna Miller, All of Glenrock Wyoming. Aunts: Connie Shawl Fos-ter of Thornville Ohio; Neoma Saul Duarte of Maricopa Arizona; Anna Strobl and her husband Vernal of Denver Colorado.

A funeral service was held Sunday, April 26th at 3 p.m.at the MER-CADANTE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL.

David Akers


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On Saturday, April 25th, both the middle school and high school bands--under the direction of Jeremy Huck--attended Elitch’s Six Flags Music Festival at Elitch Gardens in Denver. This festival, though not a com-petition, is still an important event for the performance of the individual bands as they are critiqued and rated by experts in the areas of band and choir. Glenrock’s two entries both came away with gold. “Both groups got Superior ratings…[they] did really well,” Mr. Huck commented. When asked how he felt about his bands’ performances, Mr. Huck ex-plained, “I was expecting the high school group to do that well because they’ve been playing that well all year long--and for several years to be honest with you--it’s a good group of kids. The middle school group I was worried about because there was roughly a third of the group that couldn’t come. They had family events or a couple of them were in track and wanted to go to the track meet that day, so a couple of them did opt out……I was nervous about how they would do [because] there was half a section for each section essentially….They did really well.” Several bands and choirs from Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska registered groups from elementary to high school for the festival. The scheduling attempted to place them in a ‘band-choir-band-choir’ forma-tion to ease the transition as all groups performed in the same room. Each group went through a process of set up, warm up, playing, hearing the critiques, and receiving awards--all in 20 minutes. The judges pres-ent had a copy of each piece of music so they could follow along and

register mistakes as well as take notice of any outstanding players. One such player was Taylor Tresch, a tuba player in the 8th grade. Mr. Tresch earned an award for ‘Outstanding Musician’--an award that is not given out lightly. Mr. Huck stated, “I’ve been down there three times and this is the first time I’ve seem a kid get the Outstanding Musician award.” The two judges listening to the groups are trained well enough to pick out specific musicians that may be playing a bit above the rest. It is left to the judges’ discretion to give out the Outstanding Musician award and, apparently, Taylor Tresch just did a great job. “I was sur-


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On April 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m., an ‘Artists’ Reception’ was held at the Rec Center featuring Glenrock’s own budding artists who took part in painting classes at the center. Parents, Grandparents, and friends turned out to appreciate the hard work and beautiful artwork created by the students. Ranging in age from 7 to 13, these talented young people are under the tutelage of Cheryl Feeback. Feeback has been teaching art for 7 years through the Community Ed program and has been painting on her own for nearly 15 years. Her classes feature hands-on instruction, showing the students ‘how to’, helping them get started, and then letting them take it from there. Each participant is expected to complete a class proj-ect, but then can paint whatever they choose. The more each student paints, the less Cheryl touches their canvas allowing them to work more and more independently. Many of the artists were on hand to showcase their work to the people in attendance, Shelby Warren and Ivy Engel among them. Miss Warren, a 12 year old G.I.M.S. student, created a landscape, flower, bird, and a picture of a license plate and has been painting for the last 4 years. “I’ve been doing it ever since I was old enough,” she said. Miss Engel, who is also 12, had created a bird, landscape, an elk, and was showing an elephant from the previous year. When asked what got her started, she said, “My sister…..was painting and I was going to pick her up and I was like, ‘Oh! I want to paint!’” The artwork created by these youngsters is truly amazing--all the way down to the youngest participants. The level of skill shown speaks very

highly of their instruction. Cheryl Feeback had this to say of what her young protégés created, “Well, they do amazing work and they’re al-ways very proud of what they accomplish--they do a great job!” “I really think that everything they learn will stick with them…,” she added. Feeback teaches both adult and children’s art classes at the Rec Center. For more information on these classes or for a schedule, call the Glen-rock Rec Center at 436-5434.

BUDDING ARTISTS’ RECEPTION

prised because Mr. Huck was talking about how that was probably the first award they’d given out that day,” Taylor humbly stated, “I was surprised it was to me.” Mr. Huck couldn’t be more proud of his bands and of Taylor Tresch. He is using the awards to get a point across to the younger band students who may think they eventually have to choose between band and athletics. The fact that Mr. Tresch is in no less than four different sports and still excel-ling in band is something Jeremy Huck wants his students to take to heart. He emphatically stated of being in both sports and band, “You can do both and you can be good at both and there’s nothing wrong with that.” Once again, congratulations to both bands, Mr. Jeremy Huck, and Taylor Tresch for a job well done!

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Brandy K. RobinsonCongratulations on your

Confirmation at the Christ Episcopal Church in Lusk on May 2nd

2009.

Maci Turk of Glenrock shows off her artwork during the artists reception on April 28th at the Glenrock Rec Center . Photo © Jessica Smith


The Bird HerdMike Velasquez - Staff Reporter

Mike Velasquez - Staff Reporter

The Bird Herd


The Glenrock Herder Track team traveled to cross-county Douglas on Friday, April 24th, to compete in the Douglas Twilight Invitational. The Herders are growing stronger with each week of competition. With only a few weeks remaining in the 2009 season, Coach Finch’s squad stands poised to make an impressive showing at both the conference and state levels. The Lady Herders took first in Douglas as team, scoring 192.5 points, and easily outdistancing 2nd place Lusk by 85 points. The Herd-er boys place fourth with 79.5 in a very challenging seven-team field.

In the individual results, the Herders had members of the team placing well in nearly every event. The individual results for both boys and girls are as follows.

100 meterGirls-J.Hunt 14.12, 3rd, W.Summers 14.81, M.Smith 14.93, G.Byrd 15.33Boys-D.Nielsen 11.64, 1st, D.Sibrel 12.54, T8th, D.Rowe 13.31, G.Lewis 13.61, G.Kron 15.13, S.Flynn 18.40

200 meterGirls-J.Hunt 30.52, 7th, M.Smith 31.31, R.Downs 31.54, W.Summers 31.89Boys-D.Nielsen 23.55, 2nd, D.Sibrel 25.28, D.Rowe 26.64, G.Kron 32.98

400 meterGirls-S.Stewart 67.05, 2nd, J.Stewart 69.76, 5th, G.Byrd 71.95, 6th, C.Kumpula 78.85, Boys-D.Nielsen 52.12, 1st

800 meterGirls-B.Hughes 2:32.69, 1st, K.Walters 2:53.65, 4th, B.Dahlke 3:00.92, 6th, C.Kumpula 3:11.30, 8th, S.Wickett 3:12.70, J.Grant 3:14.94, H.Allington 3:20.58,Boys-D.Walters 2:25.12, 3rd, S.Gore 2:38.63, 7th

1600 meterGirls-B.Hughes 5:33.46, 1st, Mar.Widiker 6:06.20, 2nd, J.Grant 7:09.76, 6th, H.Allington 7:51.60, 7th

3200 meterGirls-M.Nelson 13:12.63, 1stBoys-Mat.Widiker 12:25.59, 5th

100/110 meter hurdlesGirls-N.Tresch 16.34, 1st, K.Lutz 19.15, 6th, S.Brant 21.35

300 meter hurdlesGirls-N.Tresch 49.33, 1st, S.Brant 55.90, 5th 400 meter relayGirls-(J.Stewart, W.Summers, N.Tresch, J.Hunt, 54.18, 1st)Boys-(G.Lewis, G.Kron, L.Butler, D.Rowe, 52.55, 4th)

1600 meter relay

Girls-(S.Stewart 68.3, J.Stewart 68.4, N.Tresch 66.4, Mar.Widiker 66.9, 4:30.22, 1st)

3200 meter relayGirls-(S.Stewart 2:37.6, B.Dahlke 2:57.9, K.Walters 3:05.2, M.Nelson 2:49.3, 11:30.28, 1st) Boys-(Mat.Widiker 2:32.6, L.Butler 2:28.3, R.Nelson 2:31.8, D.Walters 2:23.7, 9:56.11, 2nd)

Long jumpGirls-J.Stewart 14’2.25”, 3rd, G.Byrd 12’5.25”, 8thBoys-D.Walters 16’10.75, K.Farley 16’10.5”, D.Rowe 15’7.5”

Triple jumpGirls-S.Hoyt 28’ 4th, W.Summers 27’6.75”, 6th, R.Downs 26’2.25”, G.Byrd 26’1” Boys-K.Farley 35’9.5”, 8th,

High jumpGirls-R.Downs 4’9”, 2nd, K.Walters 4’5”, T4th, K.Kindt 3’11”

Pole vaultGirls-S.Wickett 7’7.25”, 1st, K.Lutz 6’7.25”, 4th, C.Kumpula 5’7”, 6thBoys-K.Farley 9’1”, 1st, L.Butler 7’1”, 4th

DiscusGirls-R.Downs 88’2”, 4th, D.Laird 77’3”, 8th, S.Wickett 66’1”Boys-J.Bishop 95’9”, M.Flynn 82’8”, S.Flynn 40’2”

Shot putGirlsS.Hoyt 34’2.5”, 2nd, K.Gray 29’6.5”, 7th, S.Wickett 26’4”, K.Kindt 25’1”, M.Tholl 22’10”Boys-J.Bishop 45’2”, 1st, T.VanAntwerp 30’4”, C.Nelson 27’1”

This weekend, the team will compete in Casper and then travel to Tor-rington next weekend before Regionals in Wheatland May 15-16th and then the State Meet at Casper Kelly Walsh on May 21-23rd. Be sure to look for all the stats and results in The Glenrock Bird.

LADY HERDERS LEAD THE WAY AT DOUGLAS TWILIGHT


The Bird Herd The Bird Herd

On Wednesday, April 22, the Glenrock High School marketing class put on a program at the middle school called ‘Stand Up/ Speak Out’. The program include a series of presentations by different groups covering subjects ranging from substance abuse to bullying. The marketing class developed the program under the guidance of their teacher Gina Kid-neigh, and invited speakers, actors, and even semi-pro football players to take part in the fun. “It’s basically an anti-drug and anti-bullying pro-gram,” said Sarah Briggs of the GHS group. Another marketing student, Mary Nelson, added, “We developed and organized this whole entire thing.” On hand for the event was Coach Dan Maciejczak of the Wyoming Cavalry and several of his players. “Every year…we’ve been helping out. We try to get through the communities and see kids and help pass on different messages,” he said and then added, “It’s a good opportunity for us to get out and see everybody. Some of these guys are from differ-ent areas of the country and we let them….see what small town areas are like and see….things that go on around here.” Two of his players were kind enough to speak to The Glenrock Bird: Tyrone Saterfield and Robby Klinetobe. Saterfield is from the Jacksonville, Florida area and enjoys the time and bantering with the students. He said, “It’s pretty nice intermingling with the students. They’re like me when I was in school.” Klinetobe is from Battle Creek, Nebraska--a place that is not that different in size from Glenrock--and carried a smile for the students that just wouldn’t quit. This was his second year participating in the program. “We had a really fun time last year, mingling with the kids….so I thought I’d come back this year,” he said with a grin. The football players and their coach took part in the activities section of the presentations, manning the obstacle course and shooting baskets with the students. Also in attendance were Carolyn Eitel and Patty Fenner of Moonstone Creative Resources, LLC. These two ladies created a wonderful skit about bullying and how to coun-teract it using characters with the names Auntie Bully and Miss Demeanor. “We talked about doing an anti-bullying skit and then we thought ‘Hey! That’s what we ought to make the heroine’s name…Auntie Bully!’” Eitel ex-plained, “[and] of course we had to have a bully and we thought and thought and thought Miss Demeanor would be good because a misdemeanor is a negative act.” Mrs. Eitel’s partner, Patty Fenner (who played Miss Demeanor to Eitel’s Aunty Bully) added, “We try and make things fun because…we think the message will get across more if it’s in a fun approach, so we try and bring the message home…through humor.” Bob Shinmori from Solutions For Life’s Douglas office also brought his expertise to the presentations. He has worked with Glenrock Middle School before, as well as

with the high school and all of the districts in the two county area. Mr. Shinmori’s presentation was on substance abuse including alcohol, to-bacco, and other drugs middle school aged students may be tempted to try. His combination of humor and fact went over well with the students. He stated, “Any partnership where we can have [the opportunity] to get the information out to kids is well worth it.” With all of the presentations and activities presented by this group of fun-loving, kid oriented people, it’s no wonder the students seemed to have such a good time. The concept began last year with a similar project and a partnership with the Wyoming Cavalry. “We saw how they would go out into the com-munity and they would help put on events, so as a class project we took on an event,” Mrs. Kidneigh explained. The students this year decided what kind of presentations they wanted and then began asking around for presenters. The marketing group also created the logo for ‘Stand Up/Speak out’, the slogan, and the activities used during the presentation--the event was totally student done. Mrs. Kidneigh added with a smile, “I am very proud. They have really jumped in!” For more information on the Stand Up/Speak Out program, call Gina Kidneigh at Glenrock High School 436-9201.

STAND UP/ SPEAK OUTJessica Smith - Staff Reporter

Carolyn Eitel (left) and Patty Fenner (right) as Auntie Bully (Eitel) and Miss Demeanor (Fenner) during last Wednesday’s Stand up and Speak Out program. Photo © Jessica Smith

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