the glenrock bird august 30 2009 issue

TableofContents

Community - Page 2Weekends in Wyoming & School - Page 3Business Directory - Page 4Real Estate - Page 5

Bird Classifieds & Meetings - Page 6Converse & Beyond - Page 8

Weather Vane - Page 7Word Search - Page 8

Police Beat - Page 8

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Rolling Hills/Duke Energy Meet

They had a Ball!

NO SATURDAY MAIL?

Herders ready for Cross Country

New Tourism Board Member for Glenrock

Ted Kennedy

Breast Cancer Walk

Birth Announcement

Obituary - Theda Russe

Crash Claims Life of Rolling Hills Resident

“…Whereas today, 100 years with the help of its people, the community

has developed into a thriving “Town of Excellence”….”

~ Governor Freudenthal on Glenrock’s Centennial

Staff Reporter - Jessica Smith

GLENROCK’S CENTENNIAL BALL...A BALL!On Saturday, August 22nd, The Glenrock 100 Years Committee hosted the Centennial Ball which was held at the Historic Hotel Higgins. Over fifty people danced the evening away in the beautiful ballroom of the hotel--normally the Paisley Shawl dining room, the space donated graciously by proprietors Judy and Mike Colling and the guests attended to by hotel manager Charlotte Zaremba (and Doug…..we can’t forget Doug! Kathy Patceg, one of the organiz-ers of the event, was very pleased with the turnout. “It was wonderful!” she said. Jessica Smith, also of the committee (and report-er for The Bird) was also in attendance and had this to say about the gathering: “It was positively amazing! I’ve never attended any-thing like that before, but I sure hope to again! What a blast!”

Many of the guests dressed in period clothing and pho-tographs were taken by Marge Irons of those peo-

ple wearing historic garb. Couples danced the ‘old-time’ dances such as ‘The Virginia Reel’, ‘Put Your

Little Foot’, and the ‘Schot-tische’ along with a vari-ety of Polkas and Waltzes and everyone seemed to have….well….a ball! The Centennial Ball was just one of many amaz-ing events to be held

throughout the rest of this year, so keep your eyes and ears open for more infor-mation about the upcom-ing events listed right here in The Glenrock Bird.

Palmer and Sharon Aust dance at Glenrock’s Cen-tennial Ball. Photo © Charlotte Zaremba

Mickey and Joice Hammel step it up during last Satur-day’s Centennial Ball. Photo © Pat Callahan.

MOMENT OF...BALLOONSStaff Reporter - Pat Callahan

On Wednesday, August 26th, the kids at Grant Elementary School were given bal-loons to release at 2 p.m. The release was preceded by a moment of silence as the children were asked to consider their goals for the new school year. The idea was that of first-year principal Kris Walker, who had previously done a similar activity with elementary school children in Nebraska.

Roughly 280 purple balloons were handed out to the children at Grant, grades kin-dergarden through 4th. Afterwards, each of the children also received popsicles.Walker said the event was a success. "The kids were real excited. As they were leaving that day and getting on the bus they were asked what was the best thing that happened today and they all said the balloons. They really enjoyed it."

Grant Elementary students release balloons into the air on Wednesday. Photo © Pat Callahan

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Community Wknds in Wyoming & School

September 10 National Bow Hunt BBQ, Rock in the Glen, 5 p.m.September 24 Meet & Greet the Candidates, Senior Center, 6 p.m.

September 24 - Open Range Cowboy Dinner Show sand Michael Martin Murphey Concert 7pm

call 436-5447 or 436-5652 for ticketSeptember 26 Tractor Pulls, Glenrock Town Park, noonSeptember 27 Truck Pulls, Glenrock Town Park, noon

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On Wednesday, August 19th at 6:30 p.m. repre-sentatives of Duke Energy held an informal meeting with residents of the Town of Rolling Hills to discuss the upcoming wind farm titled the ‘Top of the World Windpower Project’. Headquartered in Char-lotte, NC., Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplying and delivering energy to

approximately 4 million customers in the U.S. The company already has other wind power projects under way in Wyoming, among them the Campbell Hill project located on the edge of Converse County, just northeast of Casper, and the Happy Jack project located outside of Cheyenne. Sean McCabe from Duke Energy addressed the crowd of more than fifty people in the Rolling Hills Town Park, discussing the company’s future plans for the wind farm and try-ing to alleviate some of the concerns which were ex-pressed at the earlier meet-ing held in Glenrock in the weeks prior. One of the main concerns seemed to be the proxim-ity of the proposed wind farm to the town and its residents--original plans had some of the turbines within a mile of the near-est residence. Duke Energy listened to these concerns and responded by doing something that not all large corporations will do…they changed their plans. The new plan will have the nearest turbines at least 2 miles from the closest resi-dence. The powers that be at Duke Energy, according to Greg Efthimiou another of Duke‘s representatives, have “decided to relocate a series of turbines that were originally planned for the western side of the project to a new parcel of leased private land on the east side of the project,” he stated, “We went to these lengths to alleviate the concern that…our tur-bines were going to be too close to the nearest private residence.” Sean McCabe explained during the meet-ing, “The decision to relo-

cate turbines was basically based on the feedback we got from going through the public process and hearing peoples’ concerns and try-ing to respond to them in a way that…works for both Duke and works, hope-fully, for the Rolling Hills community.”And what of the people of the Town of Rolling Hills? While some are not happy at all with the proceed-ings, most of the people in attendance seemed to

truly want all the informa-tion they could get before they decide what to think, and even a few seemed to have no problem at all with the proposed wind farm. Councilman Don Kuhn stated wisely, “It’s going to happen…as far as I’m concerned, it’s going to happen. It’s got to go in somebody’s back yard--and is it going to disturb anybody? They’re too new to tell around here.” He then continued with, “…it’s something that’s going to happen--can we stop it? Should we stop it? Person-ally, I don’t think so.” One resident, Pete Amirault of South Coyote street will have his view from the front of his house directly ‘affected’ by the turbines. His thoughts? “For the most part, I guess I’m generally in favor of go-ing ahead and doing it,” he said calmly, “It’s not go-ing to block that much of the view and we’ve got to do something for the new technology to get us off the oil dependency.” When complete, the Top of the World Windpower Project will be capable of generating 200MW, which is enough output to power between 50 and 60 thousand homes each year. With a project start date of Summer, 2010 and a con-struction completion date of Summer 2011, Duke Energy plans on having between 16 and 18 perma-nent employees when the facility begins regular op-eration. For more information on Duke Energy and their power projects, visit their website at www.duke-en-ergy.com .

DUKE ENERGY REPS MEET WITH ROLLING HILLS TOWNSFOLK

Sean McCabe from Duke Energy speaks to Rolling Hills Residents on the Top of the World Wind Farm Project. Photo © Jessica Smith

The U.S. Postal Service ended its third quarter (April 1 - June 30) with a net loss of $2.4 billion. Ac-cording to the news release posted on the website, ‘On-going electronic diversion and the widespread eco-nomic recession continued to reduce mail volume, resulting in a $1.6 billion decrease in revenue for the quarter.’ Although several cost reduction plans have been put in place, the U.S. Postal Service is still pro-jecting a net loss for the coming fiscal year end. What does all this ‘loss’ mean for postal patrons? A possible loss of Saturday mail. Postmaster General John

Potter is well aware of the losses incurred by the Postal Service and the fact that drastic measures might be in order to ensure its survival. “Securing the fis-cal stability of the Postal Service will require contin-ued efforts…,” Potter was quoted as saying in an Au-gust 5th press release, “…it will also require that the Postal Service gain flexibil-ity within the law to move to five-day delivery, to ad-just our network as needed, to develop new products the market demands, and to work with our unions to meet the challenges ahead.” How is the ‘five-day delivery’ mentioned above going to affect the people of Glenrock and the surrounding areas?

Fortunately, not very much according to Sue Dills, Glenrock’s Postmaster who had this to say about the proposition: “What’s being talked about is continuing Saturday window service, continuing Saturday post office box delivery, and just eliminating the carri-ers out on the street,” Dills explained, “So that way…if somebody absolutely has to have Saturday mail, they can rent a P.O. box.” For those of you who might be a bit concerned about the possibility of no more rural and city deliveries on Saturday, Postmaster Dills added this, “Just remem-ber, we’re still in the plan-ning stages of what’s going to happen--nothing’s been decided…”

The quality service pro-vided by your local Post Office will not suffer due to any changes that have been or will be made, however as Post-master General Potter explained in the release, “Our commitment to customer service is para-mount. We will continue to provide the depend-able service our custom-ers need. We also will keep a balance with our critical focus on reduc-ing costs so that service is not diminished.” Will Saturday rural and city deliveries be elimi-nated? Keep watching The Bird for updates on the decision as they be-come available.

NO MORE SATURDAY MAIL?Staff Reporter - Jessica Smith

Swing Sound Band entertains ball dancers during Glenrock’s Centennial Ball on Saturday August 22, 2009. Photo © Charlotte Zaremba

Wick and June Lythgoe (above) along with Malene Wegem-ner and Ken McIntyre enjoy a swing around the ballroom floor of the Paisley Shalw dining room during the Centennial Ball last Saturday nigh. Photo © Pat Callahan.

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Community Wknds in Wyoming & School

Staff Reporter - Pat Callahan

On August 28th, the 2009 Herders’ cross country team was off and running, starting their season Fri-day at the Casper Invita-tional. The meet marked the first of nine for the Herders.

This year’s team returns 16 runners, nine boys and seven girls. The girls squad includes four se-nior girls, two juniors and one sophomore. The boys team is made up of two juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen.

Last year, in 3A, the girls team placed third in 3A state competition and boasted the individual state champion, Brooke Hughes, who now com-petes at the University of Wyoming.

Despite the key loss, Coach Allen Finch’s out-look for both teams is positive, pointing out that returning four senior girls is a significant asset. He also said to keep an eye on the boys team. “Our boys team is young, but there’s some pretty good kids there.” Overall, thus far the team has looked good” stated Finch. “Like I said, we have some re-ally good kids. I’m opti-mistic, very much so.” For those who may not necessarily be familiar with the guidelines of cross country, the dis-tance at all meets, includ-ing the state meet, is 5K (3.1 miles) for both boys and girls. Teams consist of a maximum of seven runners and a minimum of five to score in 3A and 4A classifications. The first five finishers of each team score points according to their final position. In addition, only one boy’s team and one girl’s team per school is allowed at the state meet. A school may enter fewer than five participants to compete for individual awards.

Coach Finch best ex-plained the nature of the individual aspect of the sport in comparison to team competition. “You know cross country is very much an individual thing, but it’s also so very much of a team thing be-cause you can’t do any-thing without five.” Cross country scores the first five finishers at meets. “I mean if you don’t have five, you have nothing,” Finch said. “So it’s very much a team concept, but the individuals can do well too.” Finch add-ed that the Herder team members always want to see the team place well as

a whole because it is what determines your team score.

Last year, the Herders had seven girls qualify for the state meet, however two, Hughes and Molly Anderson have since graduated. Still, the girls return junior Ma-rissa Widiker, who finished fifth at state, and senior Mary Nelson, who placed sixth. Other returning runners who also placed in the top 65 in the state include senior Kylie Walters, sophomore Jessica Grant and senior Hayley Al-lington. Additionally, based on last year’s state results, Nelson is the second fast-est returning senior, while Widiker is the second fastest returning junior.

As for the boys, how well the young group improves will tell the story. In 2008, the Herders had three place within the top 82 at the state meet, led by departed senior Casey Reeves, who finished 21st. Back to lead the boys are sophomores Brandon Pittsley and Steven Flynn. Pittsley is ranked as the state’s 10th fastest returning underclassman.

Finch stated that the return-ing state qualifiers have self-imposed expectations. “They expect of themselves to always get better,” he said. “Bettering their time. To always score higher. And that’s nothing I even have to talk about. It’s something they want to do.”

Finch added that team lead-ership has been good due the quality of kids. “It’s just a good group of kids.. They don’t miss practice. They’re very knowledgeable and they’re very dedicated to what they’re doing right now, and that’s really been a plus.”

As to who to look out for this year, Finch said all teams, noting that coaches never know who’s coming back and that there are always new freshmen that are good that come on the scene. “It’s a toss up from the beginning of the year.”

The teams that competed at Friday’s Casper Invita-tional include Buffalo High School, Campbell County, Casper Westside, Kelly Walsh High School, Lander Valley High School, Laramie High School, Natrona Coun-ty High School, Normative Services, Riverton, Sheridan High School, Torrington and Wyoming Indian.

2009 Cross Country RosterBOYSDaniel Walters, jr.Kurry Anderson, jr.Brandon Pittsley, so.Raider Nelson, so.Cody Grenseman, so.Steven Flynn, so.Dustin Horn, fr.Noah Eitel, fr. Lane Blakeley, fr.

GIRLSKylie Walters, sr.Mary Nelson, sr. Shaynna Hoyt, sr. Hayley Allington, sr.Marissa Widiker, jr.Chanel Doherty, jr.Jessica Grant, so.

2008 BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 21. Reeves, Casey, sr., Glen-rock High School 18:39.39 67. Irvine, Sean, so., Glen-rock High School 21:28.21 78.Pittsley, Brandon, fr., Glenrock High School 25:00.88 82.Flynn, Steven, fr., Glen-rock High School 31:59.04

WYOMING STATE BOYSTOP RETURNING 3A SE-NIORS1. Andy Phillips - Jackson Hole High School (Defend-ing State Champion)2. Garret Wilson - Douglas High School 3. Bryan Clark - Douglas High School 4. Drew Stafford - Buffalo High School 5. Matt Hawley - Newcastle High School 6. Phillip Tabb - Buffalo High School 7. Kasey Watson- Douglas High School 8. Luke May - Jackson Hole High School 9. Chris Smith - Torrington High School 10. Brent Carpenter - Rawl-ins High School

TOP RETURNING 3A JU-NIORS1. Zach Lentsch - Worland High School2. Ethan Ryan - Worland High School 3. Joseph Kelly - Buffalo High School 4. Garret Scarince - Lander Valley High School 5. Benson Checketts - Lovell High School 6. Kenneth Moncur - Lovell High School 7. Stephen Powers - Lyman High School 8. Patrick Voss - Powell High School 9. Danny McKearney - Pow-ell High School10. Eric Rothleutner - Wor-land High School

TOP RETURNING 3A SOPHOMORES 1. Justin Wermers - New-castle High School 2. Lars Schou - Jackson Hole High School 3. Chase Constantine - Cody High School 4. Carlos Amaro - Torrington High School 5. Jonathan Vierra - Lander Valley High School 6. Dan Arnold - Torrington High School 7. Chris Thurmon - Rawlins High School 8. Reagon Robbins - Tor-rington High School9. J.T. Terry - Lyman High School 10. Brandon Pittsley - Glen-rock High School

WYOMNG STATE GIRLSTOP RETURNING 3A SE-

NIORS1. Ellie Rice - Jackson Hole High School 2. Mary Nelson - Glenrock High School 3. Ashley Apland - Worland High School 4. Skye Albert - Powell High School 5. Elise D’Alessandro - Cody High School 6. Kenzee Scheussler - New-castle High School 7. Shelby Sweeney - Wor-land High School8. Emily Schwahn - Powell High School 9. Molly Varney - Worland High School 10. Rhiann Dameron - Douglas High School

TOP RETURNING 3A JU-NIORS1. Della Lyle - Buffalo High School2. Marissa Widiker - Glen-rock High School3. Annie Milburn - Jackson Hole High School4. Abbey Armijo - Jackson Hole High School5. Michelle Conner - Cody High School 6. Kendra Siebigteroth - Lander Valley High School7. Sarah Hostetler - Buffalo High School8. Savannah Troxel - Lander Valley High School9. Kara Colovich - Lander Valley High School10. Mindy Sermon - Lander Valley High School

TOP RETURNING 3A SOPHOMORES1. Desiree Murray - Powell High School2. Alyssa Rodriguez - Pow-ell High School3. Beryl Coulter - Lander Valley High School4. Mikayla Brower - Tor-rington High School5. Amanda Kornegay - Douglas High School 6. Shaya Wolf - Buffalo High School7. Andee Schueler - Buffalo High School8. Catherine Cloetta - Jack-son Hole High School9. Suzie Shumway - Lovell High School10. Sarah Townsend- Doug-las High School

2008 TEAM RESULTS GIRLS2008 WHSAA 3A State Cross Country - 10/25/2008 1. Powell High School Total Time: 1:47:12.11 Average: 21:26.43

2. Jackson Hole High School Total Time: 1:48:20.38 Average: 21:40.08

3. Glenrock High School Total Time: 1:47:30.61 Average: 21:30.13

2008 GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1.Hughes, Brooke, sr., Glen-rock High School 18:58.15 1 5.Widiker, Marissa, so., Glenrock High School 20:41.63 5 6.Nelson, Mary, jr., Glenrock High School 21:01.44 6 33. Anderson, Molly, sr., Glenrock High School 22:58.25 32 45. Walters, Kylie, jr., Glen-rock High School 23:51.14 44 57.Grant, Jessica, fr., Glen-rock High School 25:37.20 56 65.Allington, Hayley, jr., Glenrock High School 26:46.06 64

2008 TEAM RESULTS BOYS 2008 WHSAA 3A State Cross Country - 10/25/2008 2008 INDIVIDUAL RE-

HERDERS READY TO GO “CROSS COUNTRY” COACH FINCH READY FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR

SCHOOL LUNCHES

SEPTEMBER 1-9, 2009

• Tuesday, September 1stChicken Nuggets - ALL

• Wednesday, Septem-ber 2ndSloppy Joe - ALL

• Thursday, Septem-ber 3rdPizza - ALL

• Friday, September 4thGrilled Cheese Sand-wich - ALL

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• Wednesday, Septem-ber 9thChicken Strips - GRANTChicken Wraps - MS, HS

COACHESRay KumpulaDonnie StewartCarl FedererJustin Kidneigh

3 Austin Smith (sr.) - RB/DB 4 Derrick Rowe (jr.) - RB/DB7 Tanner Kelley (fr.) - RB/DB8 Dustin Worthington (sr.) - E/E 10 Kyle Farley (sr.) - QB/DB11Luiz Caballero (fr.) - RB/DB12 Chance Faunce (fr.) - QB/DB13 Tyler Kelley (jr.) - QB/DB14 Gunner Kron (so.) - RB/DB15 Tyler Van Antwerp (so.) - QB/E20/60 Murphy Johnston (sr.) - RB/LB25 Larry Loyd (so.) - RB/LB27/52 Colter Macormic (sr.) - G/E30 Cory DeWald (sr.) - FB/LB36 Landon Eason (fr.) - RB/DB39/65 Clint Dewald (jr.) - FB/LB40 Jon Likes (sr.) - E/E47 Glenn Lewis (so.) - RB/DB50 Cole Nelson (so.) - C/T53 Seth Gore (so.) - G/E54 JD Pittsley (fr.) - G/T55 Matt Widicker (jr.) - G/LB56 Alvaro Hermosillo (fr.) - T/T58 Troy Pinkerton (so.) - G/T61 Tyler Berge (so.) - G/T65/71 DC Hall (fr.) - G/T66 Matt Morgan (so.)- E/LB68 Taylor Tresch (fr.) - T/T70 Lincoln Butler (so.) - G/DB72 Taylor Yingling (fr.) - T/T73 Josh Williams (jr.) - T/T74 Houston Pfander (fr.) - C/T77 Lucas Hill (jr.) - T/T78 Clint Zimmerle (sr.) - C/T79 Cheyne Keasler (so.) -T/T80 Kale Smith (fr.) - RB/DB85 Tate Johnston (fr.) - E/LB88 Ryan Boner (so.) - E/DB

MANAGERSAlexis KidneighCassidy WarrenCarye KeaslerElijah Stewart

SENIORS (8)3 Austin Smith - RB/DB 8 Dustin Worthington - E/E 10 Kyle Farley - QB/DB20/60 Murphy Johnston - RB/LB27/52 Colter Macormic - G/E30 Cory DeWald - FB/LB40 Jon Likes - E/E78 Clint Zimmerle - C/T

JUNIORS (6) 4 Derrick Rowe - RB/DB13 Tyler Kelley - QB/DB39/65 Clint Dewald - FB/LB55 Matt Widicker - G/LB73 Josh Williams - T/T77 Lucas Hill - T/T

SOPHOMORES (12)14 Gunner Kron - RB/DB15 Tyler Van Antwerp - QB/E25 Larry Loyd - RB/LB47 Glenn Lewis - RB/DB50 Cole Nelson - C/T53 Seth Gore - G/E58 Troy Pinkerton - G/T61 Tyler Berge - G/T66 Matt Morgan - E/LB70 Lincoln Butler - G/DB79 Cheyne Keasler -T/T88 Ryan Boner - E/DB

FRESHMEN (12)7 Tanner Kelley - RB/DB11Luiz Caballero - RB/DB12 Chance Faunce - QB/DB36 Landon Eason - RB/DB54 JD Pittsley - G/T56 Alvaro Hermosillo - T/T65/71 DC Hall - G/T68 Taylor Tresch - T/T72 Taylor Yingling - T/T74 Houston Pfander - C/T80 Kale Smith - RB/DB85 Tate Johnston - E/LB

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SULTS BOYS1. Douglas High School Total Time: 1:29:54.28Average: 17:58.86

2. Lander Valley High School Total Time: 1:31:03.72Average: 18:12.75

3. Newcastle High School Total Time: 1:31:22.76

2008 INDIVIDUAL RE-SULTS BOYS21. Reeves, Casey, sr., Glen-

rock High School 18:39.39 67. Irvine, Sean, so., Glen-rock High School 21:28.21 78.Pittsley, Brandon, fr., Glenrock High School 25:00.88 82.Flynn, Steven, fr., Glen-rock High School 31:59.04

The Glenrock boys did not qualify in the top 12

2009 Herder Cross Country TeamBack Row, from Left to Right: Coach Al Finch, Steven Flynn, Kurry Anderson, Danny Walters, Dustin Horn, Brandon Pittsley, Cody Grenseman, Lane Blakeley, Noah Eitel. Front Row, from Left to Right: Volunteer Coach Chelsy Anderson, Marissa Widiker, Kylie Walters, Shaynna Hoyt, Mary Nelson, Hayley Allington, Chanel Doherty. Photo © Pat Callahan

NOT PICTURED: Coaches Mark Allington and Jessica Grant, Raider Nelson


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Kwe! Hello in Mo-hawk from the li-brary!

The library will be closed for the La-bor Day week end. In case you’re as surprised as me, it’s September 5 through the 7. We will reopen on Tues-day, after honoring the working people of our nation. Ac-cording to the book entitled Labor Day by Geoffrey Scott, Labor Day had its roots in New York City. The first labor union was formed in 1882 known as the C.L.U., Central Labor Union. Find out more by check-ing out the book, and do have a great week end!

It bears repeating, come in and check out our Playaways. We have them available with a limit of 2 per check out. It’s a brand new way of listen-ing to audio books. We can also pro-vide you with the batteries, earbuds, and neckstraps for $1.00 each. The au-dio cable is $7.00.

This finds us go-ing into Septem-ber. We are into our final week of preparations. In the children’s area

we are starting off this school year with a bang. We have weekly vis-its planned with the Glenrock Ear-ly Childhood and Carol Sturdevant’s daycare. Story Time will start Sep-tember 9 at 10:00. The juvenile and teen book discus-sions will start the end of September. Yes, we’re going to have an excellent year!

Read Me A Story for August 29 ~ September 5 will be First Day Jit-ters by Julie Dan-neberg. In honor of school starting back up again. Dial 436-2353 and listen to a good story.

We’re on the web at http:wyldweb.state.wy.us/glen. Our phone number is 436-2573. Fax number is 436-8525.

Hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10:00 to 5:00. Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 to 8:00. Satur-day: 10:00 to 1:00. Closed Sundays.

Thought for the day: Library, En-dowment, and Do-nation.

On Thursday, August 19th, the 'vehicle' in the ac-companying picture was put to good use for a local group. Do you know what it is? And what it was used for? Keep watching in the coming weeks for an explanation of this strange and wondrous ma-chine!

“Coach” Gene Daniels guessed first, and correctly that this fabu-lous portrait was no other than Mr. Jerry Popp!

JERRY POPP


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Beautiful ranch style home in quiet residential subdivision. Three bedroom, two bathrooms and a two car garage (with gas heater!) makes this 1376 square foot home the ideal place for any family looking to buy.

Built in 2006 - features include Tankless Water Heater / In Floor Hot Water HeatDishwaser, Refrigerator, Overhead Microwave, Stove.

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Master bedroom sports a wonderful walk in closet, double sink, double headed tile shower

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On Tuesday, August 18th, a fatal car crash claimed the life of Roll-ing Hills resident, 37 year-old Sara Peralez when she was partially ejected from the vehicle she was traveling in. Ac-cording to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Peralez was the passenger in a 2002 Ford Explorer, which rolled and came to rest on its right side near mile marker 171 on Highway 20/26. Both the driver and Per-alez were wearing seat-belts, according to the Wyoming Highway Pa-trol. According to their report, a deer ran out from the left ditch caus-ing the driver to swerve in order to miss it. The vehicle then left the highway, striking two delineator posts before coming sharply back

onto the road, where it is believed the driver overcor-rected sending the vehicle into a roll. The SUV did a complete side roll and then the front end tripped send-ing the Explorer up on its front end and then down on its right side. It is believed that the force of this impact caused the partial ejection which fatally injured Per-alez. The Highway Patrol’s in-vestigation confirmed the driver’s statements, and there were determined to be no other factors in the crash. Thank you to Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Olsen for the information for this article.

The staff of The Glenrock Bird sends its deepest con-dolences to the family and friends of Sara.

CRASH NEAR GLENROCK CLAIMS LIFE

GHC COMMUNITY BREAST CANCER WALK A HUGE SUCCESS!

The Glenrock Health Center benefit walk took place at noon on Thursday, August 27. The walk, which raised money to help offset Hoyer's medical costs, raised approximately $600. Forty-seven people took part in the event, including three babies, three men and one dog. The route took the participants from the Health Center to the Burns Building and back.

Melanie Cielinski, Directory of the GHC who organized the event with help from her staff said the benefit was an absolute success saying, "It was a showing of great community sup-port."Cielinski said initially the Glenrock Health Center had decided to begin raising money inter-nally to donate to breast cancer research, but after hearing of Hoyer's battle, the benefit walk seemed more fitting. "After hearing of Gail's fight with breast cancer we decided to donate the proceeds locally, to help Gail," Cielinski said.

Hoyer is a former em-ployee of the Glenrock Health Center.


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Happy Birth-day this week to Donna Gersten-schlager, War-ren Carpenter, Frontice Reiter, & Caryl Gurtler. 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 anni-versary added to our list.There will be a

Cardiovascular Workshop at the Glenrock Senior Center on Mon-day August 31, 2009 from 9am-11:30am. Bring your recent blood pressure and cho-lesterol lab results to the workshop. Anyone who at-tends this work-shop will receive a free meal ticket.

We are having a huge Yard Sale on September 19,

2009 from 9am-2pm. Be sure to stop by and check out our great deals!

The Commodi-ties are in. This month’s items are Frozen Blue-berries, Kidney Beans, & Tomato Sauce. You may pick your com-modities up at the Glenrock Senior Center.

Black LabradorNeeds friendly home, cannot keep any longer. Great com-panion, very friendly, neutered male.

Please Call Tim Hick-manOffice (307)436-5593 Cell (307) 277-5361Home (307)436-5330

IN TRIBUTE TO: SENATOR TED KENNEDY

Back to School Special! Everything in the store is 15% Off! Candles! Jewelry, Designer Shirts, Scarves, Gift Items, Beautful Art, Candle Holders, AND MORE!

Come Check us Out!

• Monday, August 31stFrench Dip SandwichGreen Beans With Red Pep-per StripsSaladPlum Whip

• Tuesday, September 1stBeef Stronganoff Over NoodlesHerbed BroccoliSaladFluffy Fruit Cup

• Wednesday, September 2ndChicken Fried SteakWhipped Garlic Potatoes & GravyItalian Vegetables

SaladApricot Crisp

• Thursday, September 3rdBaked ChickenMashed Potatoes & GravyCalifornia VeggiesSalad Devil's Food Cake With Strawberry Sauce & Whipped Topping

• Friday, September 4thHamburger on a BunOven Browned PotatoesHerbed BroccoliColeslawPear Crisp

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"I was terribly saddened to hear of the death of Ted Kennedy tonight. Given our political differences, people are sometimes surprised by how close Ronnie and I have been to the Kennedy family. But Ronnie and Ted could always find common ground, and they had great respect for one another. In recent years,

Ted and I found our common ground in stem cell research, and I considered him an ally and a dear friend. I will miss him." - Nancy Reagan

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massa-chusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office from Novem-ber 1962 until his death, Kennedy served nine terms in the Senate. At the time of his death, he was the second most senior member of the Senate, and the third-longest-serving sena-tor in U.S. history. He was best known as one of the most out-spoken and effective Senate proponents of liberal causes and bills. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the son of Jo-seph P. Kennedy, Sr., the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator

Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassina-tions, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.

Kennedy entered the Senate in a 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by his brother John. He was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected

seven more times. The 1969 Chappaquiddick incident resulted in the death of automobile passenger Mary Jo Ko-pechne; Kennedy plead-ed guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and the incident sig-nificantly damaged his chances of ever becom-ing President of the United States.

[citation needed] His one attempt, in the 1980 U.S. presiden-tial election, resulted in a primary cam-paign loss to incum-bent Democrat Jimmy Carter.Known for his orator-ical skills, Kennedy's 1968 eulogy for his

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GLENROCKIAN APPOINTED TO CONVERSE COUNTY TOURISM BOARD

The Converse County Tourism Board has a new member, filling the vacancy of former board member Mike Velasquez of Glenrock. Jessica Smith, also of Glenrock was appoint-ed to the board after an August vote and at-tended her first meeting on August 20th.

The board currently has nine members and is still looking to fill two open positions. Board Chairman Sue McBride said essential-ly the Converse County Tourism Board’s main

responsibility is supervis-ing the distribution tax dollars it collects through a local lodging tax. The goal of the organization is to promote Converse County using money col-lected from that tax.

Current board member Kathy Patceg said that includes promoting local events aimed at tourists who come to town.

Smith, who is originally from Quapaw, Oklaho-ma, has been a Glenrock resident for four years. Smith’s family includes husband Sean, daughters

Kayla, Ellen, Vivian and son Christopher.

Smith’s interest in be-coming part of the board was largely based on rec-ommendation of Patceg. “It wasn’t the first time that someone suggested that I try for a position on the board,” Smith said. “When Kathy Patceg ap-proached me as one of the people she thought might enjoy it, I spoke with Sean and decided to try it. I trust Kathy and if she thinks I can do it, then I am willing to try.”

Smith said so far she has enjoyed her time work-ing with the organization.

“It is very interesting, the people on the board have to cover so many things, and be aware of so many things. It’s impressive to a ‘newbie’ such as myself, who is trying to learn the ropes, to sit back and take in what all is involved in a board position.

At this point, I just want to learn everything I can about what they do and how they do it, and to do my best to give them good participation and input.”

A recent mountain goat sighting in the Wind River Range has piqued the in-terest of Game and Fish offi-cials. To the knowledge of biologists responsible for the area, this is the first con-firmed sighting of a mountain goat in the Wind River Mountains. Photo Cour-tesy Erin Smith WG&F

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Whitney Grant and Christopher Lamb an-nounce the birth of their son, Ayden Christopher Lamb, on July 1, 2009. Ayden weighed 7lbs. 6.7oz. and was 20.5 inches long.

Maternal Grandpar-ents are Rick and Mary Grant of Glenrock. Pa-ternal Grandparents are Charlene Hassler of Glenrock and Mike Lamb of Glenrock.

Maternal Great-Grandpar-ents are Lorraine Steinmetz of Cheyenne and Don Liv-

ingston of Cody. Paternal Great-Grandparents are Maxine and Maurice Haynes of Glenrock and Lisa Lamb of Porterville, CA.

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Theda M. Russell (Oden) passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 22, 2009. She was born on March 8, 1920 to Brent D. and Olive Oden. Theda, known by all who loved her as Mick-ey, grew up in the small, friendly north-central Oklahoma town of Perry where she participated in a number of activi-ties and was very active in the Eastern Star. Late in the summer of 1938, she met the love of her life, John M. Russell, and after a whirlwind courtship, they married in Laredo, TX on Sep-tember 6, 1938. From that moment, until the moment of her death, she and John were al-ways together, often holding hands like teen-agers, except during his service in World War II and a short period when John’s work took him to Venezuela. Together, they lived in some ex-otic (Alexandria, Egypt) and not-so-exotic places (Ely, NV). The most im-portant thing to her was that she and John were together. Along the way, she bore and raised two sons, John M. Russell, Jr (wife, Janice R. Hall)

currently residing in Fay-etteville, NY and Brent D. Russell (deceased). She also had two grand-sons, Joshua C. (Aus-tin, TX) and Gregory M.G. (San Diego, CA) Russell). She and John moved to Casper in 1959 and then to Glenrock in 1986. She always said after all those years she considered herself to be a Wyoming native. While in Casper, she worked for 18 years as a drapery specialist, re-tiring from that in 1982. Besides her son and two grandsons, she is sur-vived by the love of her life of nearly 71 years, her brothers Dee (Na-dine) and Corky (Cathy) Oden (both of Perry, OK) and her sister, Jean Long (Enid, OK).Funeral services will be held Friday August 28, at 11:00 AM in the Glenrock Fundamen-tal Baptist Church 125 S. Seventh, Glenrock, WY with burial to fol-low in Glenrock Ceme-tery. Newcomer Funeral Home is in charge of ar-rangements.

brother Robert and his 1980 Democratic Na-tional Convention ral-lying cry for American liberalism were among his best-known speech-es. He became known as "The Lion of the Senate" through his long tenure and influence. More than 300 bills that Ken-nedy and his staff wrote were enacted into law. He was known for work-ing with Republicans and finding compromis-es among senators with disparate views. Kenne-dy played a major role in passing many laws, including laws address-ing immigration, cancer

research, health insur-ance, apartheid, disabil-ity discrimination, AIDS care, civil rights, mental health benefits, chil-dren's health insurance, education and volun-teering. In the 2000s, he led several unsuccessful immigration reform ef-forts. At the time of his death, he was continu-ing to work on universal health care legislation, which is often described as his "life's work".[3][4]

In May 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor which limited his ap-pearances in the Sen-ate. He died on August 25, 2009, at his home in Hyannis Port, Massa-chusetts.[1]

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