the glenrock bird issue 06-28-09

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

Bird Classifieds & Meetings - Page 6Weather Vane - Page 7Word Search - Page 8

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Volume #3: Issue #1 Your Hometown Local News - Newspaper Sunday, June 28, 2009

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CELEBRATING A TIME WHEN TIMES WERE DIFFERENT

Cindy and Raymond Pitts-ley, owners of The Flower Shop, are growing flowers and plants and……a new greenhouse. The Flower Shop already has one greenhouse, which opened this Spring, and plans to have the new one in full swing by the Spring of next year. The new building will be identical to the one already in place. “I’ve al-ways wanted a greenhouse,” Cindy Pittsley said, “and now we finally have one.” The reason for the addition is a good one for any busi-ness owner in this economy. “We just need more room…we were very crowded…and we want to do more, so we knew we’d need an-other greenhouse,” Cindy explained. At this point, The Flower Shop offers cut flowers (of

course) along with bed-ding plants, shrubs, and a few trees. “Next year, we’ll have roses, [more] trees, and [more] shrubs…we’re go-ing to try to be a full-service greenhouse,” Pittsley stated. Mrs. Pittsley, who has been in business for eleven years, is excited with the direc-tion the business is headed. “We’ve had a really good Spring with the greenhouse so I think next year is go-ing to be a lot better,” she said with a smile, “we’ll have more---more trees and shrubs, more perennials, and hopefully more annuals.” The Flower Shop is located at 525 W. Deer Street, down the hill from the Senior Cen-ter. For more information on the new green house (or its upcoming contents), call The Flower Shop at 436-2547.

GLENROCK’S “FLOWER SHOP” IS BLOOMING

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AND BLOWSHE DID!

Citizens of Glenrock were shocked into action on the evening of Saturday, June 20th, as a verbal tornado warning sounded on Glenrock’s town speaker system, followed by sirens indicating that a tornado had in fact been spotted in Glenrock.

Louie Smith of Glenrock was travelling on I-25 headed towards Casper when a group of Motocyclists pulled off the shoulder of the freeway, looking up into the sky, caught his eye. “There it was, plain as day, I thought it was a tornado a mile or so back, and when I pulled over next to this group of motorcycle riders, they said they had been watching it form for about five minutes.” The Tor-nado barely touched the grounds of Glenrock just North of the Glenrock Golf Course at approximately 6:00 p.m. o Saturday, and thankfully, didn’t gather enough strength to stay on the ground “After about a full ten minutes of forming, it went back up into the sky” stated Smith, who works for Tire Distribution Services and was on his way to a service call in Kaycee, when he spootted the forma-tion.

Exemplary photograph of Tornado taken from The Glenrock Senior Center on Saturday June 20, 2009 © Brandi Rowe

Saturday, June 20th, marked the 5th annual Glenrock Pio-neer Jubilee. Held at Glen-rock’s beautiful Town Park, the event had something for everyone interested in our wonderful pioneer his-tory. From wagon rides to blacksmith demonstrations to a quilt show to a pie eat-ing contest, the Jubilee was a study of a simpler time, when the quieter pleasures were the ones to be sought out. Mary Kay Kindt, of the Glenrock Area Chamber of Commerce (the sponsors of the event), was pleased with the way the day came together. “I think it went re-ally well--the weather, all-in-all, cooperated with us. [We] didn’t have rain. However, we did have cotton this year,” she said with a grin, referring to the proliferation of fluffy Cottonwood seeds in the air, “at one point, it looked like a snowstorm!” Also pleased with the turnout, Kindt add-ed, “This was the best vendor turnout we’ve had. This was the fifth year for the Jubilee,

so it is growing!” Sandy Mezger, who co-chaired the event with Betty White, was also happy with the fruits of her labor. “I think it went really well--we had a lot of vendors,” she said, “Pat Rieter (who did the games

for the Jubilee) did a marvel-ous job and kept the games going all day!”Entertainment for the event was provided by “Prickly Pear” from Dubois and “Spurs of the Moment” from Douglas. “Our entertain-ment…was well received,”

Mezger said. The Jubilee also contained a barbecued beef dinner cre-ated by Rick Mezger with apple and black cherry des-

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Jessica Smith Staff Reporter

Jessica Smith - Staff Reporter

Maaaaarrrrrlllllllll - innnns!Glenrock’s own Christopher Sater (above left) takes his turn knocking one into the outfield during the Marlins' 8-7 win over the Cubs on June 22. And not to be forgotten is the action by Stryker Davies (lower left) as he throws a pitch while Kade Lehner mans third base true American Baseball Style, both assisting heroically in the Marlins’ win. Dillon Farley threw one heckuva a pitch during the Marlins’ game against the Giant on Satruday, giving quite a show with his pitching experise. The Marlins took a loss against the Giants but not after a hard fight to win, losing 11-10.

NowI don’t know about you folks, but this sort of ball game playin’ gives me back that true feeling of “Take me Out to the Ballgame!” Tune in next week for all the latest on America’s favorite pasttime.... right here in the grand ole Town of Glenrock.

All photos this page © Glenrock Bird Photographer Jessica Smith.

LesMark Grant from Turtle Rock Ranch giving wagon rides The Grants also offer wagon rides on their Glenrock ranch known as 'Mountain Memories’ - Photo © Jessica Smith

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Guitar player known as ’Footnote’ has been playing for 30 years and was very entertaining during Glenrock’s Jubilee last Saturday. Photo © Jessica Smith

JUBILEEContinued from page 3

The Glenrock Town Council approved a contract amend-ment at their regular June 22nd meeting expanding cost liability of the #7 water well project by $180,000. The amendment paved the way for completion of the ongoing water well project.

According to Public Works Administrator Dave An-drews, application was made

to the Wyoming Water De-velopment Commission to complete well #7 in the fall of 2008. Approval from the WWDC came back recently and the next step in the pro-cess was for the Town Coun-cil to approve a change in the contract, to allow the project to continue to its comple-tion.

The project includes the completion of two wells and a storage tank. Well #5 and the storage tank were com-

pleted last summer. Putting well #7 into service will en-sure Glenrock’s water sup-ply into the 21st century. Andrews felt the completion of the well should go fairly smooth, and anticipated no delays. He believes the proj-ect would be completed as early as Christmas. “We’re waiting for our DEQ permit, and then we’re ready to go to bid. I would hope possibly by Christmas…maybe way sooner,” stated Andrews.

GLENROCK WATER WELL PROJECT MOVES FORWARDMike Velasquez Staff Reporter

THE GRANT FAMILY100 YEAR GLENROCK FAMILY STORIES

To honor Glenrock’s 100 Year Birthday Celebration, The Glenrock Bird will be printing “100 Year Family Stories” throughout the yearlong celebration of our

town. Stay tuned to The Glenrock Bird for more articles on the familes of Glenrock who have been here for 100 years.

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY GLENROCK!

“...He also bought ranches from those who had

had enough of the harsh Boxelder climate...”

Come out and discover how to make your child’s route to school

SAFER!

What: Open House for the Town of Glenrock’s Safe Routes to School Travel Plan. When: June 30th, 2009Time: 6:30 p.m. Where: Glenrock Middle School 645 S. 3rd St. Glenrock, WY 82637

For more information please contact: Kathy Patceg - (307) 436-9294 ext. 314 and Kasey Beck ext. 315 (Town of Glenrock) or Mayana Anderson – (307) 266-2524 (WLC Engineer-ing, Surveying and Planning, Inc.)

GLENROCK LIBRARY NEWS

She’s eight years old…she’s blonde…she likes dogs…and she kicks butt at motocross. April Szy-manski of Glenrock has been racing competitively for the last three years--and yes, that means she was racing motorcycles at age 5. April became interested in motocross when she saw a race at the Casper Events Cen-ter. “She saw them at the Events Center one time and said she wanted to do it, so it kind of took off from there,” her Dad, Steve, said, “…I raced when I was little--I’ve been riding since I was three, she’s been riding since she was three.” This year marks April’s first year on an adult track with a bigger bike--a bike which has a clutch and a 6-speed transmission. April had to learn how to use the clutch to shift, but this hardly even slowed her down. “She picked it up real fast,” Steve said with a proud smile. April is 2nd place at this point and there are 17 en-tries in her class, which is labeled ‘C Class’. The racers are from several states, including Wyo-ming, Montana, Colora-do, Nebraska, and South Dakota and all the racers belong to the High Plains Motocross Association (or H.P.M.A.). The As-sociation competes on a ‘points’ system, so when

the racers reach a certain level of points they go up a class. April only has 7 points to go until she ‘marks out’ into the next faster class--B Class. In fact, she will probably finish this season in the B Class. Even at this age, the rac-ers have sponsors and April is no different. Steve Szymanski is very appreciative of all of the help and support the spon-sors give to his daughter. Bill Gilmore at NAPA has helped with parts-- “He’s been with her ever since she started…he’s been really good…ev-ery year, he gives us the stuff we need to keep the bike going,” Steve said.

Jim Moulton of Glenrock Motorsports has helped with oils and clothing-- “This year they helped out with racing oils…last year, they gave her racing [apparel],” Szymanski added. Mike Trickett of Sundance Wireless also sponsored April this year. “He bought the new tran-sponder for us that we’re using for the scoring sys-tem,” Steve explained, “Instead of people manu-

ally [keeping times and recording scores], just like the pros now, when they cross the fin-ish line, it picks up [the information from the bike] and gives them lap time, how many seconds they are be-hind the leader, etc.” While she admits to getting nervous before a race--especially when they start, this is one girl who loves the com-petition. Her response when asked how she felt when she raced was a broad smile and one word, “Good!” And what about Dad?….Is he proud of his little prodigy? This question brought a resounding

“Yes!” from Mr. Szy-manski. Since April has no plans to quit racing anytime soon, rest assured you will probably read more about her periodically in The Glenrock Bird. For more information on the H.P.M.A. racing series, visit their web-site at http://hpmainc.com .

MOTOCROSS MINI MOGUL


Senior Shenanigans

SENIOR LUNCH MENU

Happy Birthday this week to Barbara Reynolds, Irene Clavender, Louise Walk-er, Ken Walker, Jackie Gallinger, Margaret Stewart and Betty 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.

Applications for the Elderly and Disabled Tax Refund are available at the center. Please call Nancie Fink at 436-9442 to schedule an appointment to apply, or to see if you qualify.

The commodities are in. This month’s items are macaroni and spaghetti sauce. You may pick your commodities up at the Glenrock Senior Center.

Monday, June 29th - Baked chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, broc-coli, salad, whole wheat bread, fluffy fruit cup

Tuesday, June 30th - Swedish meatballs over pasta, carrot coins, roll, salad, cherry pineapple whip

Wednesday, July 1st -

Ham and scalloped po-tatoes, green beans, roll, salad, chilled plums

Thursday, July 2nd - Hamburger on a bun, oven browned potatoes, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, cole slaw, pear crisp

Friday, July 3rd - Center Closed

serts by Rick Davis of Dutch Oven Desserts. The dinner was also well received--they sold nearly 150 meals! If you missed this amazing event--or any other event hosted by the Chamber--and would like to keep informed of these things in advance, simply call the Chamber of-fice at 436-5652 and have yourself put on the e-mail list. The list gives you every-thing that is going on in the community via its communi-ty calendar, which is updated as often as necessary. The Chamber would also like to encourage everyone to put their events on the calendar as well.

In the June 21st edition of The Glenrock Bird, it was written that a Bill for a state-wide smoking ban would be going into effect on July 1st of this year. This is not the case. The Bill in question had gone through a considerable number of amendments (being vigorously de-bated along the way), and had passed the House by a small margin. Apparently, this is where it ends--for

now. The passed House Bill was never introduced to the Senate before the session ended. The Bill can (and probably will) be re-introduced in a lat-er session. In a nutshell, there is not a smoking ban that will be taking effect, for now. Thank you to Representa-tive Frank Peasley for the information for the cor-rection.

SMOKING BAN CORRECTIONJessica Smith - Staff Reporter

Konnichiwa! Hello in Japanese from the li-brary!

Those 4-Her’s are at it again. The library does have on hand the 4-H Project Books, Record Book Forms for 2009. Recently we have been given the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo Premium Book which has the fair entry forms that they will need to participate at the State Fair. Wyoming State Fair runs August 7 ~ 15 in Douglas.

Our summer reading program for this week is as follows:

Our juvenile program July 2 starts at 10:30. We are loving these long hot days of sum-mer. Just about this time every summer we drag

out our “wading pools”, turn on the sprinkler and get a little wet! We have water games that we will let the kids com-pete in. So bring a chair, a towel, sit back and en-joy the fun in the sun.

The fun keeps going the next day with the story

time group. Anyone 5 years and younger with a parent or guardian may attend. The excite-ment starts at 10:30. Keep reading!! Log books will be due July 18th. We can reach our goal of 100 hours and 100 books.

Read Me A Story for June 27 ~ July 4 is read

by Enoch. He will be reading Olivia by Ian Falconer. 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 Fri-day: 10:00 to 5:00. Tuesday and Thurs-day: 10:00 to 8:00. Saturday: 10:00 to 1:00. Closed Sun-days.

Thought for the day: Library, Endowment, and Donation.

Do you see the little circle la-beled, Boxelder, on the state map of Wyoming? Now, in 2009, Glenrock's centennial, when you take a drive 20 miles south of Glenrock on Boxelder Route, it's difficult to imagine that the landscape was once dotted with homes, barns and sheds, one-room schoolhouses, and even a post office. In the past 125 years, Upper Boxelder has developed from all natural to settlement, back to a few ranches, and now again ex-panding into cabin sites.

In 1886, at the age of 21, Ulysses Grant and two brothers, Fred and Will, left their home in Marshall-town, Iowa, to search for a

new life. Approaching from the south, they crossed the Laramie Plains to travel northeast to homestead in Upper Boxelder. A few years later, VIy returned to Iowa to wed; then brought his wife, Gertrude, back to live in his 16x30 log house (which is still habitable in

situ). They had 12 children, nine of whom survived. Over the years, the ranch expanded with Uly's pur-chase of homesteads and the accrued homesteads of sev-eral ofhis children. He also

bought ranches from those who had had enough of the harsh Boxelder climate, with the resultant ranch totaling thousands of acres, one of the three large ranches in Upper Boxelder.

In 1966, three of Ulysses' four sons divided the Grant ranch with Elmer taking the south portion; Jess, the main original homestead area; and John Mason, the north. Today, on Glenrock's cen-tennial, the southern ranch is mainly cabin sites, while the other grandsons actively assumingthe responsibility and privi-lege of escorting Boxelder into the second centennial of Glenrock's life.

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The 2010 budget for the Town of Glenrock passed on its third and final reading at the June 22nd meeting of the Glenrock Town Council. The bud-get is the result of tireless work between the coun-cil members and all town department heads.

The 2010 budget passed totaled $6,222,490 in ex-penditures. The 2009 budget was $4,139,616. Ac-cording to Town Clerk Donna Geho, most of the extra monies approved in the 2010 budget can be attributed to grant money received and earmarked for local infrastructure projects including: The completion of the A-Square rifle manufacturing project, WWDC Well #7 Completion, the Country Estates Waterline, North Side Engineering, Safe Routes to Schools Grants, WYDOT Downtown Grant Phase III, Sewer Lagoon Project, and Sunup Lift Decommission.

Projects include matching funds for grants on the the sewer lagoon project which according to Geho, includes upgrades and fine tuning to the existing facility allowing it to continue to meet the grow-ing needs of the community (adding an anerobic system to cell 1, repairing aerators, and establish-ing flow measurement between the cells, sampling and testing.) Other projects included in matching funds for grants are the Sunup Ridge lift station, which will be decommissioned as a lift station in order for a gravity flow system to be set up, and other projects the Town received grants for, and were required to add matching funds.

Geho explained that a significant amount was also added for street overlays. Street overlays (when a street that is significantly damaged by wear or age (potholes, cracks, decay) means that a street is overlaid with a 1" layer of asphalt, protecting it from additional damage and providing a smooth driving surface) According to Geho, no major cuts were made to any particular projects or depart-ments.

GLENROCK TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES

2010 BUDGETAmanda Smith - Editor

THE SCOOP ON “THE SCOOP!Jessica Smith - Staff Reporter

There’s another new business in town and it is one sweet deal! ‘The Daily Scoop’ is an ice cream shop/ concession stand which is located in Glenrock’s beautiful Town Park in the concessions building. Owners Justin and Gina Kidneigh are the propri-etors of this family business (their three daughters help them) and want to take Glenrock back to ‘the good old days’ when ice cream cones in the park were a part of evening and weekend life across the country. “We kind of got the idea when we lived in Sheridan back in the 90’s,” Justin Kidneigh said, “down in the park they had a full-time concessions and ice cream.” Seeing a need for servicing the little league games that take place in the park, the Kidneighs were ready to take their idea to the next step. In the past, groups have fund-raised and the Recreation District has found a group to come in and cover concessions for the games, but it was hit-and-miss depending on the need for funds from local groups. “We decided to propose…to the city to come in as a…business and then the (fund raising) groups could work through us,” Mr. Kidneigh explained, “Kids that need to raise money come down and work for us [and] we put that money toward their fees for their trips and so forth.” The groups used to have to pay for their own inventory to sell during these fundraisers, but that won’t be the case now. They will simply come down and work for The Daily Scoop in order to raise some funds--the business will provide the inventory. While any group that needs to raise funds is wel-come to request a time to work, The Daily Scoop will be more geared toward helping the youth. “We want to really focus it towards groups that help chil-dren in some way,” said Kidneigh. Fundraising possibilities aside, The Daily Scoop of-fers hand-dipped cones and bowls of ice cream with at least eight different flavors on hand for the plea-sure of the customer. They are off to an excellent and busy start as, during the Pioneer Jubilee, they

ICE CREAM FOR SALEIN GLENROCK!

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sold 130 sugar cones and sold out of over 9 gallons of ice cream! Ice cream isn’t the only thing offered at The Daily Scoop, how-

ever. Other fare offered includes: a frito boat named ‘The Editor’, nachos, pretzels, hot dogs, candy, pop, and water.Having enjoyed the tranquility of a beautiful park com-bined with a simple pleasure like ice cream, the Kid-neighs truly wanted to bring that home. “We really love the park,” Justin Kidneigh stated with a smile and then went on to explain, “We just feel that there’s a need in Glenrock for ice cream cones in the park. We think that it would be very neat to get the community more involved down here [and] by having this kind of busi-ness here, it helps to encourage families and kids to come down on the afternoons and evenings and enjoy the facilities.” For more information on the business or to taste the ice cream (Moose Mania is the most popular so far) visit The Daily Scoop from Monday through Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sundays from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Town Park. For more information about fundraising, contact Don-nie Stewart at the Rec Center and he will in turn contact the Kidneighs, or simply go down to the park and visit with them during normal business hours.

ICE CREAM Continued from page 4

Carmie Kindneigh scoops an ice cream cone in her parents' (Justin and Gina Kidneigh) new business in Glen-rock’s Town Park.. Photo © Jessica Smith

Real EstateBeautiful 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.

Vaulted ceilings in main house.

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

Floor coverings include wood, tile and carpet

Foundation - Crawlspace

AND THATS NOT ALL!

Outside Features include an 8x12 shed that matches the house, front and back automatic sprinkler system, wood fenced backyard complete with a dog run, backyard porch and patio with hot tub hook up and plenty of space niceley graveled on side of house perfect for your RV, boat or other recreational ve-hicles.

Please call 436-5797 or 267-6515 to book your appointment to view this beautiful home.

HOUSE FOR SALE - 440 Gold Pan Drive - Sun Up Ridge in GlenrockPrice $198,000.00


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Joy Sorenson at First Realty 436-2753

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Glenrock - $1200 monthCall 307-258-9508

CONVERSE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE is accepting applications for ja full time night Communications Officer position (Dispatcher). We work a 3 on 3 off schedule. Starting salary is $2,373 monthly plus bene-fits. Applications are available at the Converse County Sheriff?s Office at 107 N 5th Street, Suite 239 or on the conversesheriff.info for an applica-tion. Accepting applications until positions filled. CCSO is an EOE/ADA

HELP WANTED

Glenrock Hospital Board Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the GLENROCK HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES will be held on

Thursday June 25th at 6 p.m. at the Glenrock Health Center, 925 W Birch in Glenrock.Melanie Collins, Administrator Glenrock Hospital Board

RAMS CORNERJuly 1st and 15th @ 6pm

Meeting place to be determined

It’s June 28th and there’s less than one week left until Deer Creek Days is here! Clear your calendars and ready your-self for the amazing weekend ahead as Deer Creek Days celebrates Glenrock‘s 100th birthday! From the Library’s book sale and the Paleon Museum’s yard sale to the An-tique Tractor viewing and mud volleyball tournament, Streetside Horse Sale and Ranch Rodeo Calcutta! There promises to be something for everyone the weekend of July 31st, August 1st and August 2nd--and don‘t forget the parade on Saturday! If you haven’t yet registered for events or reserved booth space at one of the wonderful shows, don’t panic--there’s still time. Contact Mary Kay Kindt at the Glenrock Chamber of Commerce for event scheduling or to sign up! 436-5652

DEER CREEK DAYS WILL BE HERE AGAIN!


FARRAH - The Beauty

ED - The Laughter

MICHAEL - The Music

THE MYTHICAL PATTERN OF 3’s HOLD TRUE AS AMERICA LOSES

THREE ICONS IN LESS THAN ONE WEEKEd McMahon, famous sidekick of the "Tonight" show remembered for his bantering guffaws with Johnny Carson and best known for his re-sounding "H-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!", died early Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009. He was 86.

Farrah Fawcett, best known for her role in 'Charlie's Angels' and as some say “America’s first and most beloved poster pinup”, passed away on Thursday, June 25th after a long battle with cancer. She was 62 years old.

And King of PopMichael Jackson - known for rocking the world with such musical greats as “Thriller”, “Beat It” and “Man in the Mirror” died on the afternoon of Thursday, June 25th, 2009 of what appears to be a heart attack. He was 50 years old.

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NEWS FROM THE NEST

Barrasso Accepting Applications for Fall

Internships

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo., is accepting ap-plications for his fall 2009 internship program. The experience is designed to give Wyoming’s youth an in depth look into the workings of the United States govern-ment. The dates for the 2009 fall session are August 14 through December 18.

“An internship in my Sen-ate office provides Wyoming students with an invaluable opportunity to observe and participate within the United States Senate,” Barrasso said. “I encourage all who are interested to apply.”

Interns have a wide range of responsibilities including responding to constituent requests, attending legisla-tive hearings and giving U.S. Capitol tours.

Senator Barrasso also offers

internships in his Wyo-ming offices. Students serving an in-state intern-ship work closely with the Senator’s field staff to help constituents, closely fol-low the issues important to Wyoming, and interact with the Senator during his weekly trips home.

Interns receive a monthly stipend and are responsi-ble for their own transpor-tation and living expenses while either in D.C. or a Wyoming state office. Applicants are typically residents of Wyoming, in or just out of college, and are 21 years of age or older.

Candidates should apply on-line. The application can be found on Sena-tor Barrasso’s website, www.barrasso.senate.gov, choose the “Stu-dents” tab on the right and click on “Intern Pro-gram” on the drop down menu. The deadline for applications is July 17.


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Converse County & Beyond

WAHPETON, N.D. – (June 22, 2009) – The North Dakota State Col-lege of Science (NDSCS) awarded de-grees, diplomas and cer-tificates to five hundred

seven graduates this year. The graduates include: • Scott Myers of Glen-rock, A.A.S., Diesel Technology.

Congratulations Scott!

NDSCS Graduates Class of 2009 LOOK WHO’S IN THE NEWS!

Local representatives of the travel and tourism industry are being sought to serve on the Converse County Tour-ism and Promotion Board. The board oversees expen-diture of lodging tax revenue collected by all Converse County hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and camp-grounds.

Board members are asked to attend 12 meetings per year as well as a few com-mittee meetings. At the pres-ent time, meetings are being held at 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

One individual is being sought to serve as the at-large member completing a three-year term that will ex-

pire in June 2010. Interested parties should contact the Tourism Board at 307-351-0730 and make arrangement to attend the next Tourism Board meeting if interested.

A second individual is being sought to represent the City of Douglas on the board with a three-year term to be-gin in July 2009 and end in July 2012. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Cheryl Ewing with the City of Douglas for additional in-formation.

Current board members are Chuck Engebretsen, Jessica Saliga, Cindy Porter, Sue McBride, Mike Velasquez, Kathy Patceg and Ed Wer-ner.

CONVERSE COUNTY TOURISM BOARD MEMBERS SOUGHT

Wyoming has been left out in the cold by the U.S. Forest Service as that agency allocated fed-eral economic stimulus dollars to western states for wildland fire mitiga-tion projects, Gov. Dave Freudenthal said today in a sharply worded letter to U.S. Department of Ag-riculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

The Governor criticized the agency for allocating millions in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 based on inaccurate data and a model that he said the Forest Service is unwilling to disclose to the states.“I have had the oppor-tunity to review the list of projects that were se-lected to get wildland fire funding and this list paints an interesting but some-what disturbing picture regarding Forest Service priorities,” he said, “even when glossed with a thick shellac of rhetoric tied to unemployment numbers

and other ‘economic stimu-lus’ veneers.”

Wyoming’s forests are suf-fering from the same pine beetle epidemic that has swept across the West. The Governor noted that other states like Colorado have already received millions in supplemental appropriations to address the impacts of beetle killed timber.

“Forgive my pessimism, but

I have my doubts that most in Washington can even find Wyoming on a map, no less understand the tremendous resource issues we face,” he wrote.

The Governor requested that Wyoming be awarded:o $6.5 million for wildland fire mitigation and biomass development on state and private lands. o $20 million for capi-tal construction and fuels

mitigation projects in Wyo-ming’s national forests. (Of that $20 million, he re-quested $7.7 million to fund a collaborative watershed-based beetle mitigation and habitat enhancement project on the Medicine Bow Na-tional Forest. He asked that the remaining $12.3 million be used to fund projects that were initially submitted to regional offices.)

U.S. FOREST SERVICE LEAVING WYOMING OUT TO DRY?

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyo-ming announced today that it has received a $5,000.00 grant from the BNSF Foundation to support the after school programs at the Club’s seven branch locations in Natrona and Con-verse Counties. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming serves more than 3,900 youth members ages six to 18 in Glenrock, Douglas and the greater Casper area. With after school and summer pro-grams lead by youth de-velopment profession-als, kids are engaged in sports and recreational activities and educa-tional opportunities. The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming is to enable all young people, espe-cially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.The BNSF Foundation is incorporated within

the State of Texas and is housed at BNSF Railway's corporate headquarters in Fort Worth. The Bur-lington Northern Santa Fe Foundation had been BNSF Railway’s main ve-hicle for charitable giving since 1996 when the Bur-lington Northern and Santa Fe Railroads merged to form the Burlington North-ern Santa Fe Railway, now known as the BNSF Rail-way.The BNSF Foundation has supported and helped improve quality of life for thousands of communities across the 28 states through which BNSF operates, and where BNSF employees live, work and volunteer. Indeed, as the corpora-tion’s assets have grown, the Foundation’s giving has expanded to help more and more communities.For more information about membership to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming, call 235-5694. Registrations are still be-ing accepted for the after school program.

Mike Earnst of the Laramie Peak Humane Society approached the Town Council dur-ing the meeting of June 22nd in order to obtain support for be-ing placed on the 2010 primary election ballot. The group is in need of a new facility and was on the last election ballot, but the bond is-sue was defeated by the vote. In order to be placed on the bal-lot again, the Converse County Commission-ers told the Laramie Peak Humane Society that they would have to garner the support

of the surrounding com-munities. Mr. Earnst, realizing that any agreements by the July time frame for this year’s ballot were just not feasible, asked the Town of Glenrock to consider giving their support so the new facility can go to the voters in 2010. ‘Support’ in this case is essentially agreeing to help defray some of the operations costs for the new facility which have been estimat-ed at $120,000 per year. Douglas would be respon-sible for the lion’s share at approximately $42,000 per year, Glenrock would

be next bearing the burden of approximately $21,000 per year, and Rolling Hills would be responsible for approximately $3,000 per year. The defrayment costs for Lost Springs weren’t discussed. The Laramie Peak Hu-mane Society, through Mr. Earnst, expressed it’s appreciation for the Town of Glenrock as he stated, “Thank you for your sup-port in the past.” The Society still has a few obstacles to overcome before they can expect the support of Glenrock, however. According to

council members, there are still issues to be re-solved including: trans-port of animals to Doug-las and speed of animal pick up, and where to put animals that are captured at night. As the Humane Society works to resolve these is-sues, the Mayor and Town Council will be using the time to gain knowledge about the new facility and its inner workings before they decide whether or not to give the ‘go ahead’. Stay posted to The Glen-rock Bird for more in-formation as it becomes available.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB RECEIVES 5K

LARAMIE PEAK ANIMAL SHELTER RE-INTRODUCEDJessica Smith - Staff Reporter

Beetle killed trees in Wyoming. Photo courtesy Press Secretary Gov. Freudenthal

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Sunday, June 28, 2009 The Glenrock Bird Sunday, June 28, 2009 The Glenrock Bird Page PB

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THE GATEWAY WEST PROJECT IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE.” It has been more

than two decades since major transmission lines were built in our region. More are needed not only to meet

current energy demands, but also to provide the power our children and grandchildren will need in the not too

distant future. The Gateway West project will provide those critical transmission lines that will power our lives

and will stimulate jobs and new communities. So it’s much more than a power line, it’s a lifeline for today and to

the future. To learn more about the Gateway West project,

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Police Beat06.18.09-06.24.09

Thursday, 06.18.09- Local records check completed- Comm Tech performed Notary- Rolling Hills patrol completed x2- Fingerprints for employment- Traffic Accident. Citation for failure to yield- Down line. Company notified- Medical transport one to Casper- Juvenile. Referred to another agency- Officer performed welfare check- Maintenance- Traffic Stop. Verbal warning for headlights- Traffic Stop. Repair order for expired registration- Open door. Door secured- Traffic Stop. Verbal warning for running lights- Suspicious circumstances. Officers investigated

Friday, 06.19.09- Suspicious circumstance. Officers responded. UTL- Loud Music complaint. Officers responded- Traffic Accident reported. Unfounded- Info on a careless driver on I-25 passed on to WHP- Subject fingerprinted for employment- Comm Tech performed Notary- Rolling Hills Patrol completed- E-911 Medical. One transported to Casper x2- Traffic Stop. Verbal warning for trailer lights- Noise complaint. Officers respondedSaturday, 06.20.09- Suspicious circumstance. Officers searched area- Maintenance. Public Works Notified- OAA. Officer assisted CCSO a DUI arrest- Rolling Hills Patrol completed x2- Traffic Stop. Verbal warning issued for speed- Dog at Large. Message left for ACO x2- Weather alert- Slide off. WHP notifiedSunday, 06.21.09-Noise complaint. Officer responded-Street lights out at the town park. Rocky Mountain Power notified-REDDI report. Officers UTL on the

vehicle-Rolling Hills Patrol completed x 2-Power Outage. PP&L Notified-Power line down. PP&L notified-Range Key Issued-Maintenance. Public Works notified-Medical. Negative transport-Mental subject. Transported to Douglas-Noise complaint. Everything was quietMonday, 06.22.09-Open Door. Building secured and locked-Rolling Hills patrol completed x 3-Range Key Issued-Traffic Stop. Written warning issued for speed-Male subject arrested on a parole violation-Vacation house watch added-Break in reported. Report taken-Suspicious activity. Unfounded-Vehicle accident on I-25 MM 163 North Bound. Negative transport. Signed refusalTuesday, 06.23.09-Rolling Hills Patrol completed x2-Animal complaint. ACO spoke with all parties-Suspicious vehicle. Officer spoke with subject-Officer performed a VIN inspection-Traffic accident. Vehicle ran into a fence-Hit and Run to a vehicle reported-Report of obscene pictures received on a cell phone-Driving complaint. UTL-Traffic Stop. Verbal warning for white light to the rear-Noise complaint. Officer spoke with subjectsWednesday, 06.24.09-OAA. Officer UTL the vehicle-Rolling Hills Patrol completed x2-Sewer backed up. Public Works notified-Barking dog. UTL-Barking dog. Responsible party notified-911. CCSO call-Driving complaint. UTL-Intoxicated person. UTL. CCSO and WHP notified-Animal. Officer removed animal-Subjects trespassed-E-911 Domestic. Parties separated-911 Hang up. CCSO call-Domestic. CCSO notified

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