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Vol. XXXI Issue 2 May and June 2009

Embrace the Season (But Xeep the Shovel Jf andv!)

"](we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."

Volunteer Connie Palmer talks pancakes with Dietary Manager, Jenny Wolf. Jenny 's baby is due May 17th.

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Loisjean Hallberg, Andrea Kern and Marilyn Hoskins. Lois jean was the winner of Andrea's quilt

Pancakes to the Rescue! 12th Annual Founder's Breakfast and Raffle the Best Ever

On March 21 st, 362 people filed through the Eppson Center dining room with plates of pancakes and syrup, eggs and sausage.

It was the most successful pancake breakfast the Eppson Center has hosted, garnering over $5000 gross that will go toward general operating costs at theEppson Center. "And maybe some new bathroom floors!" Gayle Woodsum, the executive director of Center added.

The grand total is up some $1700 from the year before. $3000 of the earnings came directly from the

600 books of raffle tickets that were sold. Eppson Cen­ter employees and volunteers pounded the streets for months selling the tickets. The numero uno head raffle sales gal was volunteer, Marge Wiiliams, who also helped with a lot of the organizing of the event along with Pamela Lo­pez, the chair of the Pancake Breakfast Committee.

"The pancakes were terrific," Marge says. There were lots of new and familiar faces and many families this year. "People were very excited to win their prizes," Marge says.

CONTENTS

Pancake Breakfast Thank Yous Newsletter Subscription Advertising Prices Center Hours and Information Staff, Board and Foundation Words from the Director Stories of Our Lives PATS New Route Getting to Know PATS Bus Drivers Whitney Health & Wellness Heart of a Woman Campaign Helping Hands Words from the Board Life Enrichment Who's Who Birthdays Eppson Wish List Passings

Call for Volunteers

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If you' re interested in donating your time, we' re always looking for helping hands. Call 745.5116 to find out some of the interesting projects we're working on.

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THANK YOU

Thank you to the talented Melodees, Amber Van Valkenburgh, and Johnny G. for singing for us on a Monday night.

Thank you Kathy Vieeland with Laramie Dance Center and her

talented ballet students. Thank you Deb Paulson with Laramie Audubon. Thank you Susan Shumway and Sunshine Generation. Thank you Tony Hoch for educating us about the Laramie River

Restoration Project. Thank you Line Dancers for sharing with us your Spring and

Fiesta performance. Thank yous for performing for our Friday Cafe's; Alice Freeman, Jack and Connie Wallace, Shirla Walker, and Biscuits n' Jam for the sing-a-long. Thank you to Naomi Nottage from the Ballooney Bin for Friday

Cafe decorations.

Special applause for all the volunteers who donated their time, effort and skills for the 12th Annual Harold Epps on Founder Day Pancake Breakfast and Raffle. Without you, we couldn 't

have done it.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Third Wednesday Meeting

12 :00 pm at the Center Elena Romero, President

Dave Williams, Vice President Herb Mannig, Treasurer Ted Preston, Secretary

DIRECTORS Don Johnson Tracy Ingram Ted Preston

Heidi Schutterle Herb Manig

Stacy Simpson

FOUNDATION BOARD Fourth Monday Meeting

6:00 pm at the Center Mario Ibarra, President

Karen Page, Vice President Kathy Hamilton, Treasurer Nancy Stutzman, Secretary

DIRECTORS Randy Welniak Grant Showacre Darren Bressler

Shane Cox Bob Leonard

Connie Palmer Mike Peck

EPPSON CENTER STAFF Gayle Woodsum

Executive Director Margie Trumbull

Director Outreach and Education Nicole Lopez

Outreach and Education Melodie Edwards

Community Relations Director Andrea Kern

Financial Management Patty Curry

Site Manager, Rock River

LIFE ENRICHMENT Pamela Lopez, Director Nicole Lopez, Assistant

PATS TRANSPORTATION Don Owens, Manager Billie-Marie Schmidt

Head Dispatcher Alex Rucker, Dispatcher

DRIVERS Dennis Spangler Steve Wilcoxson Virginia Hunter

Floyd Taylor Dennis Carter David Wagg

Ken Rehmieier Sharon Weeks

RECEPTION Kareena Hopkins, Receptionist Marilyn Stover, Receptionist

MAINTENANCE/CUSTODIAL Steve Wilcoxson, Manager

Sherry Davis, Building Custodian Aquileo Barragon, Maintenance

Technician

KITCHEN AND DINING Jenny Wolf, Dietary Manager

Dawn Jackson, Kitchen Supervisor Marie Kuntz, Assistant Cook

Esther Rogers, Kitchen Assistant Carol Huckins, HDM Supervisor

Sherry Wilcoxson, HDM Assistant Ralph Olsen, Kitchen Assistant/

Dishwasher

WHITNEY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER

Marilyn Hoskins Director/Access Care Coordinator

Case Manager Bonnie Henderson Program Specialist Stephanie Wiley

Scheduling Supervisor/Medicaid Waiver Case Manager Karen Campbell, RN

CNA'S Amie Arland

Diane Brinkerhoff Emily Jelly

Heather Logan Sonia Mohrlang

Julie Wilson

CHO REG IVERS & HOMEMAKERS

Allen Gilbert Leilani Bergstrom

Leslie Darnall Mary Dillion

Clem Gallegos Alyson Hinman Ben Kennedy Rene Sanchez Judy Sisneros

Central Heating From the Desk of the Executive Director, Gayle M. Woodsum

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change as the theme for this newsletter--change, pre­paring for fresh starts--she also said something about keeping the snow shovel handy at the same time (a recommendation from a wise Eppson Center patron). Of course the wise patron was right-as I type these words, I hear the Center is closed and Laramie is being blanketed in snow for the second time this month.

The strange thing is that I'm not looking at the snow. I'm writing my contribution for this newsletter while looking out over the sharp greenery and rich blossoms of Kensington Park in London. It's just a quick one­day layover on a working trip to Spain and I couldn't quite get away before all my Eppson Center tasks were caught up, so here I sit having traditional afternoon tea in London, with all of you by my side. (In spirit, at least.)

This means that at the moment, change for me means a change of scenery. I've changed a lot from the young woman I was the last time I was here, when I didn't have a plan in sight and before I knew what it was like to have and lose a child, a husband, a lover, a friend. Understanding change may well be the common denominator among us who have Eppson Center in our

lives. As different as we are, the vast majority of us have either lived long enough or been challenged by adversity enough to know that nothing stays the same forever. If we manage to survive the mean turns life can take, I figure we should be brave enough to actually keep inviting some of those changes in. Which is why I'm always running up and down the hallways at Eppson Center, ducking into the rooms of the different depart­ments, looking for ways to help stir the pot.

You'll see the results of all that stirring soon: the new bus route being added, the old one extending its hours; a new office, a massage room, a whirlpool .. hydrotherapy tub in Whitney Health and Wellness; new exercise equipment in the East Wing, new plans for fly tying classes, exotic fiber projects, a workshop to train oral history interviewers.

By the time you read this, I will be back in Lara­mie, burning the midnight oil over a grant deadline, working with the garden club on its plans for landscap­ing at Eppson, or preparing my llamas for shearing weekend. Change happens in the blink of an eye. We might as well get a head start on it, even if we do have to keep the shovel handy while we're doing it.

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Alfred Radloff

Alfred Radloff isn't supposed to be alive, let alone 82 years old. He was born two month premature in Plymouth, Wisconsin in 1926. "No incubators. I had no name. I was never supposed to be 12. I'm amazed to be in my 80's. And I think that's why I'm a lot hap­pier than most people," Alfred says now, sittin~ with one of his 4 cats on his lap, his beautiful collect1on of art and quilts crowding around him.

But the start of his life was touch and go. To take care of the newborn, his aunts set up an around-the­clock schedule to save baby Alfred's life, even though the two sides of his family didn 't get along. (Those same aunts would later give him many more gifts.) Both sides of Alfred's family are German, as was most everybody in Plymouth. On the boat across to America in the mid-1800's, his grandfather met a pair of twin sisters on their way to China to become missionaries. His grandfather ended up marrying one of th~ twin~,

Anna, and neither sister ever ended up completmg their journey to save souls.

Alfred 's mother's father died when he was 35, so his mother was forced to quit school at 16 and be­come a maid to support and raise her siblings. Each evening, she would take a child to a nearby furnitu~e factory and the child would help her carry home a chair to cane for extra money. After she was married with children of her own, Alfred's mother became a well-known florist who won many floral arrangement awards, and whose artistic predilections Alfred appropriated. But she had to take a bus back and forth to a nearby town to work. Finally, Alfred's father offered to remodel their home so she could run her own florist shop from the house. Alfred's father was a drinker and lost the fam­ily business, so that, after a childhood of supporting her family, Alfred's mother ended up supporting her own fam­ily, as well.

His mother kept large gardens that they ate from· almost exclusively and which Alfred helped weed and hoe. When the asparagus was coming up, they ate asparagus for breakfast, lunch and dinner. His father made wine and root beer, but never paid enough attention to the recipe so that when they were sitting at the table and the first bottle exploded in the basement, the rule was that the first one to laugh had to clean it up. It was perhaps this appreciation for fresh, homegrown

A self-portrait collage with his cats, a new sports car and a Christmas tree on his head. "In Denmark, you put a tree on a newly built house," he explains (as if that explains everything).

food that led to Alfred's affection for cooking. To this day, cooking is still one of Alfred's greatest pleasures.

Alfred was known from an early age as the town artist. "There wasn't a choice," Alfred says of how he became an artist in a family of crafters. '"When you decided to use your feet, they danced,'" his mother told him. '"And so the only thing to do was to make you costumes!' That's why she was a special person," Alfred remembers fondly. She didn't resist what was natural in Alfred, but just followed his instincts to be an individual in a world where boys were supposed to be invisible and hardworking.

One day, young Alfred took his little stool and his little table and went down the street to paint a picture of a strange Italian Gothic house he liked. The owner, ·a mysterious heiress named Alice Huston, came out and asked him what he was doing. "Painting your house," he answered. "Well, when you get tired, come in for cookies." He did and gave her the painting when he left and frequently went to visit her after that. In adult­hood, Alfred would buy that Italian Gothic house to stop them from tearing it down.

After high school, Alfred moved to Chicago to attend the Chicago Art Institute. But good friends invited him to New York where his friend David was directing a play. David said, "All the sets are wrong. Straighten them out." And that's how Alfred ended up

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After Assessing the Public Input, PATS Launches Second Route

March 3rd's Townhall Meeting, in which the Center took participants out on tours of the city to test run the new wheels, has successfully led to the formation of a new "speed bus" route that takes riders from downtown to Walmart in only 15 minutes before turning around and making the same run again. The original bus route to West Laramie and through both the UW and LCCC campuses has also been adjusted to make it swifter and more accessible to different neighborhoods around the city. The hours of the two public bus routes will also be expanded. The buses will both start running at 7 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m., allowing commuters to use the public transportation to get to work.

It's hoped that the two routes will complement each other. Riders will be able to catch the longer neighborhood route from somewhere near their home and then, if need be, use the speed route to get to down­town or the east Grand Avenue business district. The speed route will also allow visitors to the city staying at motels on east Grand easy access to downtown restau­rants and businesses. Users will not have to memorize bus stop times on the speed route since the bus will be coming around so frequently that if you miss it the first time, you' ll only have to wait 30 minutes for it to come back around again. People living in neighbors within

Although there will be scheduled stops along both routes, PATS will continue to encourage people to wave the bus down anywhere along the bus route and the drivers are happy to stop at the next convenient spot to pick riders up.

Watch for a new paint job of the route buses in the next couple months, too. The design contest brought in several design ideas and the Eppson Center staff and board are having a great time judging the contest and figuring out how to bring these great ideas to life. A .. new map is available with both routes, as well.

The expanded route bus program is undergoing a I-year test run. The Eppson Center is committed to educating the public about how to use the route buses for 1 year. If it becomes clear by the end of that year that the community isn' t finding the bus program useful , however, Eppson Center will reevaluate whether to continue the route program. The public is encouraged, therefore, to give the route buses a try and to watch for free bus passes and ways to encourage their employees to use the bus to get to work. Contact Don Owens, Transportation Director, at 745.1511 to find out more about the new route buses, how you can help us promote them, and how to obtain route bus maps.

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speed route most since they can walk to one of the 6 Ha1>1>11 Mother's Da11! stops along the route and catch it downtown or to the Tr J J Rec Center or Albertson's and be there in minutes with from a guaranteed ride back when they're ready to return.

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Billie-Marie has been employed at Eppson Center for the past six years as a dispatcher and driver. She has the daunting task of scheduling all the rides on the appointment bus. She moved to Laramie from northeastern Ohio in 1970. In her spare time, she shows cocker spaniels and has been a member of the Laramie Kennel Club for the past 30 years. When not showing dogs, she enjoys hunting and fishing. She has been a member of the Albany County Search and Rescue for the past 28 years.

Billie-Marie enjoys all the people she has met while working at the Center and has made many friends. It is a real challenge making sure everyone gets to their destination on time, week in and week out.

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Blood Pressure Clinic Monday 9am-12:45pm Tuesday 10am-2pm Wednesday 9am-1 :30pm Thursday 10am-2pm Friday 9am-1 :30pm Also, at Senior Housing, the first & third Thursday of each month

Wyoming Health Fairs In Eppson Center Craftroom First Monday of the month 7-llam

Massages by Ruth Wednesdays, 10:30am- 12:30pm

Foot Care 9 am-2 pm by appointment

Laramie Cares The following lists the schedules for our local support groups. If you are aware of any other support groups please contact Marilyn the Wellness Center (745.1510) and we will be happy to add them to our list.

Beltone Hearing Tests Meet in Craftroom First Thursday of each month March 5th and A ril 2nd

Care Ring We would love to ring you in the morning to see if there is anything you need. Sign up today and be a special part of our morning.

Alzheimer's Support Group Meets at Eppson Center for Seniors, 1560 North 3rd, 745-5116 Time: 1:30 pm, 2nd Wednesday of each month

Caregiver Support Group Meets at Eppson Center, 1560 N. 3rd, 745-5116 12-1 pm every Tuesday in the Board Room

Cancer Support Group (for Women & Coed) Meets at Meredith and Jeannie Ray Cancer Center Time: Women - 1 pm, Tuesdays Coed -1 pm, Wednesdays

Prostrate Support Group Meets at Ivinson Memorial Hospital, 255 North 30th, 742-2141 6:00 pm, 2nd Wednesday of each month

Univeristy of Wyoming Stroke­Support Group Meets at Eppson Center Will suspend meetings for May and June. Will resume 6 pm, July 14th.

Special Note: The UWPsychology Clinic offers free counseling by appoint­ment. They are located in the Biologi­cal Science Building in room 307, call 766-2149 for an appointment.

Bereavement Group Meets at Hospice of Laramie, 1262 N. 22nd Unit A, 745-9284 5: 15-6:45 pm every Monday

Heart of a Woman Health Fairs All Fairs, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 16th: Rock River June 6th: Centennial June 13th: Laramie

The Heart of a Woman is a Fragile Thing Indeed

Eppson Center has been awarded one of six grants in a six-state region to educate women about the importance of keeping the heart healthy through traditional and alternative health options. The Heart of a Woman is an awareness campaign that will blanket Albany County and culminate in interactive health fairs in Rock River (May 16th), Centennial (June 6th) and Laramie (June 13th). Women should plan to bring their health history to the fairs where they will use journaling to recognize their own risk factors. They can then take their journals around to professionals from a wide-range of health fields to learn more about reducing their risk of heart disease. Women will get free individualized advice about: • Nutrition • Meditation and Relaxation • Naturopothy • Lifestyle changes • Exercise/Yoga • Family history& assessment • Prescription drugs choices

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Vivian Heller Lake City. Her life has been blessed with

Vivian has been volunteering at the Eppson Center for about 14 years, offering her a new direction after the death of her husband. She has been one of the smiling faces at the cashier desk when you come in and behind the reception desk when Marilyn and Kareena are away from that area.

Vivian is a true Laramie native. She was born and raised right here and raised her fam­ily of three boys and one girl here. She still has three of her four children in Laramie while one son lives in Salt

four grandchildren and two great grandchil­dren.

Before Vivian came to the Eppson Cen­ter she worked for Dr. King and at Weed and Pest. She has been active in our Line Dancing classes in the past, but now gets her exercise by walking five days a week, outside when the weather permits and at the Recreation Center when the Wyoming weather rears its head. She is also active

in the Presbyterian women's groups. Vivian, we appreciate your smile and all

you do for us.

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Volunteer Driver of the Month: June Eileen Routson

When Eileen Routson finished working on a degree at the University of Wyoming in 1969, she had time for volunteer work. Some of her friends who had delivered meals for the Senior Center since the program's impetus sug­gested to Eileen that there was a need for more drivers. So sometime in the mid-70 's when the Center was at First and Ivinson streets, Eileen started vol­unteering for Home Delivered Meals. She has had the same route number since she started, but the clients are different year to year with some needing only temporary help while recovering from an illness while others have been on the list for a long time.

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The Home Delivered Meals system has become so much more organized and efficient with facilities built for

the very purpose of getting meals out to people in the community separate from the dining room. "The containers are good and the pickup is far easier than it used to be," Eileen says. "The clients are very appreciative and it has been a pleasure to become acquainted with so many different people over the years." Eileen is also the coordinator for an exercise and dance group. She is also a member of the Laramie Garden Club and plants and maintains two flower beds on the south side of the Eppson Center building.

"Volunteering is an important factor in American life," Eileen says. "And I'm proud to be part of it."

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Have You Heard About All The New Events? We have so many events planned that we don't

have space to list them all ! So check the activities table often and sign up quick.

May 3rd: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Union Dinner Theater. June 13th: Wool Market, Estes Park. June 14th: All Shook Up, Carrousel Dinner Theater. June 21st: Rockies vs. Pirates. June 29th: Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Red Rocks. July 12th: Spend a day in Boulder. July 19th: Okalahoma, University of Colorado at Boul­der, College of Music. August 16th: Annie, Boulder Dinner Theater.

We must have a minimum of 10 paying pas­sengers to take a bus. I will collect money a.s.a.p. to purchase the tickets for the group. If we must cancel due to weather or not enough people, your money will be

returned minus any fee dictated by the event center. If you cancel after the tickets have been purchased, your money cannot be returned. Depending on the event, I usually order tickets 2-3 weeks in advance. Call with questions, ticket price, space available and departure time.

Outdoor Exploration Beginning in mid-May the Eppson Center will

expand our outdoor opportunities with a Nature Walk Program that will fill in the Fridays betweentheSeniors­on-the-Go outings. The Nature Walks will emphasize na..:· ture study and a natural science profession! will serve as guide, when possible. Take a leisurely stroll to view the wildlife, take photos, paint, or just breathe in some

fresh air. We are also planning an overnight llama pack

trip August 7-9. Think gourmet food, creature comforts and, adventure. If interested, stop in and visit.

Ongoing Events Sunday's: Open for Brunch, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Monday's: 8 a.m. Senior Swim at the Recreation Center; 9 a.m. Exercise & Dance; 9 a.m. Men's Coffee; 10 a.m. Weight Training at the Kourthouse with Linda; 12:30 p.m. Bingo; 1:30 p.m. Bowling at Laramie Lanes, 1:30 p.m. Melodees practice; 3:30 p.m. Arthritis Exercise Group with Donna Earley. 5 p.m. Monday Night Dinner (first Monday of the month is Birthday Night) with guest speaker or entertainment to follow.

Tuesday's: 6:30 a.m. Lions Club Breakfast; 9 a.m. Line Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Musical Exercise; 11 a.m. Re­sistance Training 101; 12 p.m. Caregiver Support Group; 12:30 p.m. Pinochle; 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Legal counseling with Shirley Kingston every other Tuesday (call for available times); 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Stroke Support Group, (seco_nd Tuesday of month).

Wednesday's: 8 a.m. Senior Swim at Recreation Center; 9 a.m. Beginners Line Dancers; 10 a.m. Weight Training at the Kourthouse with Linda; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Massages with Ruth Nottage (schedule an ap­pointment time); 11: 15 a.m. Yoga with Connie; 3:30 p.m. Arthritis Exercise Group with Donna Earley; 10 a.m. UW Retirees General Meeting, third Wednesday of month; 11: 30 a.m. N ARFE, last Wednesday of month; l p.m. Alzheimer's Support Group with Patty Butler, second Wednesday of month; 1 p.m. Biscuits and Jam, first and third Wednesday of month.

Thursday's: 9 a.m. Exercise and Dance; 10:30 a.m. Musical Exercise; 11 a.m. Resistance Training 101; 11 a.m. Beltone, first Thursday of month; 12 p.m. Albany County Library Day, 1st and 3rd Thursday of month; 12:45 p.m. Movie Matinee and Popcorn (call for featured film and dates); 5:30 p.m. Beginning yoga with Con­rue.

Friday's: 8 a.m. Senior Swim at the Recreation Center; 9 a.m. Vet's Coffee; 9 a.m. Advanced Line Dancers; 9:30 a.m. Recycled Card Project; 10 a.m. Weight Training at Kourthouse with Linda:

Other activities and events TBA as information and dates are available.

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BIRTHDAYS May&June

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lst Sharon Grunwell

2nd Dorothy Cupps DeLorice Fisher Judy Kennedy

Bob Sexton 3rd

Herb Dietrich Betty Epler

4th Marjorie Hansen

Leon Paules 5th

Betty Anderson Maxine Oder

6th Don Lamb

Janet Zemanek 7th

Chuck Reher 8th

Flora Median 9th

August Deibert Mike McNamee

Lorene Sims Barbara Zemeckis

10th Viola Adams

Sue Haverhals Lewis Lyon Annie Mears

1 lth Dee Branson

Burton Muller Alice Wood

12th Robert Young

13th Beverly Edwards

Wanda Meyer 14th

Sandra Guzzo 15th

Bill Koenig Ezra Nichols

16th Fred Day

17th Inger Mehring Char Wamhoff

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Thanks t.o Killian Flarist far donating the beautiful bouquets each birthday night!

18th Maxine Nyquist Dorothy Soule Lois Wiseman

19th Anna Wheat Jean Wheat

20th Marian Hereford

Joan Marsich 2 1st

Martha Pheneger .Sally Richard Willma Weibel

22nd Marth Lawlor

23rd Shanna Mahaffey

Polly Wade 24th

Beverly MacNeel 26th

Dodie Harding Lucy Mccarrick

Bill Melvin Joan Rector

Robert Michener 28th

Sharon Weeks 29th

Mary Peters Art Adams

Bobbelu Jeffryes Jack Keller

Linda Van Ekeren 30th

Archie Barela Keith Birks

Margaret Corbridge Claris Sheen

31st Judy McBride

June

1st Robert Larsen Mary Montoya

Larry Roth 2nd

Jackie Bath Charlene Ohrmund

4th 18th June Hanson George Parker

Cheryl Johnson Vera Reid 6th 20th

Norbert Duffeck Lois Hinman Bob Milliken Barbara Wilkinson

Tommy Taylor 21st Bob Thompson Ole Galgerud

7th Shirley Nottage Dorothy Klahn 23rd

June Lee Sandra Romero 8th Beverly Wiseman

Kay Hoch 24th Winona Munari Delores Crout

Elizabeth Rasmussen Brainerd Mears 10th Anthony Ricca

Donna Parvin Jim Speight Red Stalder 25th

11th Don Kalinay Carol Barnes Geroge Kopf

Barbara Fossett Nina Moore John Nordin Donald Shaner Delores Ranz Bill Zakis Terry Roark 26th

12th Gary Graham Herb Pownall Deanna Lloyd

13th Willialm Moore Tony Mendoza Patricia White David Nelson Trisha White

Steve Wilcoxson 27th Marie Wolfe Sylvia Christopher

15th Joan Ray Roger Gonzales 28th Harold Magness Gary Johnson

16th 29th La Verne Hinman Frank Mesa

17th Dennis Spangler Hazel Hillmer Teresa Varineau Patricia Talbott 30th Anne Worthey Jerry Ramsey

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Wish List Below is a list of items each department has requested. Thanks in advance for all your generosity.

PATS: Air compressor records, pompoms, saddle shoes, hula hoops, black & Kitchen: Coolers with handles for Home Delivered white checked tablecloths (or black & pink). Meal clients to carry easily For cooking class: Food processor, blender, measuring Life Enrichment: Friday .Cafe decorations, especially cups & spoons, hotplate, electric skillet SO's memorabilia like old soda bottles, juke box, old

No insurance? Underinsured? Having a hard time paying for your annual screenings, like a

pap test, mammogram and/or colonoscopy?

You may be eligible for the Wyoming Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Program and the Wyoming Breast &

Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. These programs can assist you in obtaining FREE regular cervical health and

mammogram screenings and FREE colonoscopies.

To see if you are eligible and to request program applications, ontact Albany County Cancer Resource Coordinators at (307)

745-5364.

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Passings Colleen Packer Asplund Irene Bridger Bintner Margaret S. Blacker

Kathryn M. Enos Elaine Gulley

Marion P Hitchcock Clifford Eugene (Jerry) Hollon

Frank A.Jereb, Sr. Jack R. McCormick Inez Polly Murdock Martha M. Nelson

Norma L. Nolan Angelina Padilla

Rev. Charles R. Sanford Stanley Strack

Alden E. Wiseman