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A bighorn sheep decided to make Campbell County its new home for much of July and August this year.

Wyoming Game and Fish warden Irah Leonetti says the bighorn sheep was fi rst spotted in the area in early July along Adon Road in northeast Campbell County before it was put down by offi cials on August 15. The ram eventually made its way south-west to Hannum Road just north of Warlow Drive in Gillette, according to Leonetti.

Leonetti described the presence of a bighorn sheep in Campbell County as extremely rare. In turn, that rarity is why the bighorn sheep was put down by wildlife offi cials rather than relocated, Leonetti says.

“I received a call on August 15 from a landowner that had the sheep on his property, and it was in with about 100 of his domestic goats,” Leonetti says.

Leonetti explains the Game and Fish Department has a problem with bighorn sheep interacting with domestic sheep and goats for two

reasons.“We don’t want to have the bighorn

sheep introduce any disease to domestic animals, specifi cally sheep or goats,” he describes. “And then we don’t want the bighorn sheep to contract anything while it’s away from the bighorn herd and take something back with it, like pneu-monia or something like that. Those are our biggest concerns. And the department actually has a written policy on bighorn sheep that go into marginal habitat away from the herd and comingle with domestic sheep fl ocks or goat herds.”

Because of the twofold danger, Leonetti says their policy is to imme-diately notify the Wyoming State Vet-erinarian Lab after they put down a bighorn sheep and deliver the ram’s carcass to the lab that same day.

“They can test for the diseases that we’re worried about or any other disease it might be carrying to ensure that those two things haven’t happened,” he adds.

Since the bighorn sheep in Camp-

bell County was euthanized, Leonetti says the lab informed him that pre-liminary fi ndings show no signs of pneumonia or any other bacterial diseases in the ram.

“So there shouldn’t be any issues with the domestic sheep that it was with or the goats that it was with,” he concluded.

Big Horn Sheep spotted in Campbell County

By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News

The big horn sheep, photo submitted by the Rancher who discovered the animal, who respectfully wishes to remain anonymous.

The dedication of the Freedom Memorial, the last me-morial at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Park, will take place in a ceremony commemorating the 10th anniver-sary of 9/11, at 10 a.m., Sept. 10, in Cody.

The Freedom Memorial will honor the sacrifi ces of those who have died in military service in the various military confl icts since the Vietnam War. It consists of a central large monument with spokes radiating to obelisks representing the major confl icts since the Vietnam War.

The memorial was designed to incorporate expansions, if needed. The large monument lists the names of those who died in military service from combat, accidental, ill-ness, or other causes of death.

To submit a name for the memorial, contact the Wyo-ming Veterans Memorial Museum, 307-472-1857.

Freedom Memorial

dedication set

The Rockpile Museum staff invites the public to join them on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. as they dedicate the recently-donated Oriva-Morrish schoolhouse, immediately followed by an old-fashioned school carnival. Come help celebrate with a variety of fun activities including face painting, a cake walk, duck pond, ring toss, balloon shaving, gunny sack races, sponge throw, and more. Complimentary tickets will be given at the ticket booth and prizes will be awarded. Bring the family to the museum and enjoy the carnival booths, refreshments, and excitement of our very own one-room schoolhouse!

For more information, please call the CCRM at (307) 682-5723.

The Campbell County Rockpile Museum is located at 900 W. 2nd Street in Gillette, Wyoming.

Schoolhouse dedication and free

school carnival

Please join the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center staff for the presentation of Soul Street Dance Company on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m.

Soul Street Dance Company of Houston, Texas, presents their newest concert- “Breakin’ Backwards”- where bustin’ moves take on decades past. Four male street dancers perform their highly entertaining and di-verse choreography to the most popular music of the decades. Music selections include Count Basie, Elvis Presley, The Temptations, Aeros-mith, Michael Jackson, and more. Soul Street Dance Company appeals to all ages and cultures, bringing their youthful enthusiasm to audiences everywhere. For more information

on Soul Street Dance Company go to www.soulstreetdance.com

Tickets are $6 for Adults, $4 for Children/Students/Seniors/Military. For more informa-tion, contact the CAM-PLEX Ticket Offi ce at

307-682-8802 or visit our website at http://www.cam-plex.com.

* This performance may be funded in part by the Campbell County Public Recreation District, corpo-

rate and private sponsors, WESTAF (the West-ern Arts Foundation) and the Wyoming Arts Council through funding from the Wyoming State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Soul Street Dance Company coming to Gillette

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Business

Last Friday, the Lazy L Band got together with the Gillette College in order to raise money for the “Student Life” program in Gillette. They played in an intimate setting for happy listen-ers and dancing children.

Although the band was playing that night, they were minus one important member. Steve Oakley, band mem-ber and Rozet music teacher, sat in a chair and watched his band mates entertain the crowd.

Earlier this summer, The Lazy L Band was playing in Spearfi sh at a wedding. It was a typical wedding, not too wild, but a lot of fun. On the very last break before their last set, Steve took a ride on the back of a golf cart to get to his vehicle. In a freak accident he slipped off of the back, hitting his head and causing a substantial head injury. He did not even know his own name at the time.

He was rushed to the Rapid City hospital where he had emergency surgery. The entire fi rst week was spent in a medically induced coma for swelling and then he spent two more before he was released.

Many times, people do not come back from injuries like this 100%. Steve, however, is making a fantas-tic recovery. He even has returned to teaching for the school year. He is not entirely healed and there is still rehabilitation to be done, but it looks positive.

Steve is not only a teacher and valid part of the community; he is also a fa-ther of Molly, age 4, and Nathan, 6 months.

As anyone could imagine, the un-expected medical bills of an incident such as this are extremely high. It is because of this that the band is having a benefi t in support of Steve. Saturday, September 10th, at Broth-ers Coffee, the band will be playing live music. There is no cover charge

Lazy L Band benefi t for teacher Steve Oakley

By Keary Spear

but donations will be asked for. Obvi-ously, these funds will all be donated to him and his family.

His supporting band mates are as follows: Singer Kyle Gewecke, Sing-er Sherry Taylor, Lead guitar Chase Cassidy, Drums Tyler Young, Bass Steve Oakley, Guitar Adam Dean.

They have shown tremendous sup-port and care for their dear friend and should be recognized for it as well.

Please come and show support and appreciation for one of our be-loved public servants and enjoy some “Country & Rockn’ Blues.”

The Wyoming National Guard’s Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center will host a free day of shooting at the camp’s 1,000-yard known distance range, near Guern-sey, Wyo., Sept. 4 and 27, from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. All big game rifl e hunters are welcome to sight-in their rifl es at no cost.

All participants must sign a hold harmless agreement, provide proof of a hunter safety card or exemption by Wyoming State Statute, and sign-in at range control (Bldg. 15). Participants must provide their own paper or plastic targets, posters, and eye and ear protection. All ages and families are welcome.

Dogs are highly discouraged but are not prohibited provided the owners control their animals. Specifi cally, they must provide kennels, or have the animals remain in vehicles. When exercised, dogs must be leashed and owners must remove all feces.

Hunters wanting to utilize Camp Guernsey facilities may call the operations desk at 307-836-7810.

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Camp Guernsey

Men Are Like:Bank Accounts- Without a lot of money, they don’t generate much interest.Blenders- You need one, but you’re not quite sure why.Coffee- The best ones are rich, and warmCommercials- You can’t believe a word they say.Computers- Hard to fi gure out and never have enough memory.Coolers- Load them with beer and you can take them anywhere.Government Bonds- They take so long to mature.Horoscopes- They always tell you what to do and are usually wrong.Lava Lamps- Fun to look at, but not all that bright.Mascara- They usually run at the fi rst sign of emotion.Parking Spots- The good ones are already taken and the ones that are left are handicapped.

Joke of the weekBy Kerry Granger

New T.V. show in GilletteLook Soon on Public Access

Politics, Sports, FunHosted by two locally famous

men of mysteryNames to be announced soon.

Join us for Gillette’s weekly local politics and news T.V. Show “Cigar Talk”

Alisa Cochrane, state veterans ser-vice offi cer for the Wyoming Veterans Commission, who is also a writer/contributor for the Campbell County Observer, will be conducting outreach to assist veterans and their families with their state and federal benefi ts, claims, and healthcare.

She will be available at the Crook County Courthouse, 309 Cleveland, in Sundance, on Sept. 6, from 10

a.m.-3 p.m.She will be available at the Weston

County Courthouse, 1 W. Main St., in Newcastle, on Sept. 14, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

During periods of inclement weath-er, please check with the staff at the outreach locations to ensure the ser-vice offi cer will be available.

Cochrane is available to meet with veterans and their families in their

homes and after hours. Please con-tact her for more information and to schedule an appointment at 307-696-5048.

State Veterans Service Offi cer conducts outreach in Crook and

Weston Counties during September

Price of the compost is $10/cubic yard and must be picked up. It will not be delivered. The City of Gillette’s Wastewater Treatment Facility announced today that it has a fresh new batch of Stonepile Select compost.

Compost available at Wastewater

Treatment Facility

Enzi Drive Widening ProjectEnzi Drive construction is not complete, but the ad-

ditional lanes are presently open. There will be lane re-strictions in both directions as crews continue completion of the project. Please observe and obey speed limits and construction signage in the area. A traffi c signal has been installed at the Sinclair Street and Enzi Drive intersection and an additional entrance to CCHS South Campus has been added at this intersection.

Road Construction Updates1st Street is open!

Weekly Trivia QuestionWhat battle did

President Andrew Jackson get taken prisoner during the American Revolution?

A. Battle of Stono FerryB. Battle of SaretoggaC. Battle of Valley ForgeD. Battle of Yorktown

Look in next week’s paper for the answer

Do you believe that all votes in the State Legislature committee’s

should be recorded for public view-ing?

Yes 92.25% (131 votes)No 7.75% (11 votes)

Visit www.campbellcountyobserver.comto vote in our Poll of the Week

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Last Week’s Trivia AnswerBen Franklin, John Adams, and one more man met Admiral

Howe after the British capture of Long Island. Who was that third man?

The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief meeting held in the hope of bringing an end to the American Revolution. The conference took place on September 11, 1776, at Billop Manor, the residence of Colonel Christopher Billop, on Staten Island, New York. The participants were the British Admiral Lord Richard Howe, and members of the Second Continental Congress John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Edward Rutledge.Since Lord Howe’s authority was by design extremely limited, the Congressional delegation was pessimistic about the meeting’s outcome. The conference, held in the days after the British cap-ture of Long Island, lasted just three hours and was a failure. The Americans insisted on recognition of their recently-declared inde-pendence, and Howe’s limited authority was inadequate to deal with that development. After the conference, the British continued their military campaign for control of New York City.The house of Christopher Billop on Staten Island was selected to be the meeting place. It had been occupied by British troops for use as a barracks and was in fi lthy condition, but one room was cleaned and prepared for the meeting. The arrangements included one British offi cer to be left on the American side as a hostage dur-ing the meeting; the Congressional delegation, rather than leaving him behind the American lines, invited him to accompany them. On arrival, the delegation was escorted past a line of Hessian soldiers and into the house, where, according to Adams, a repast of claret, ham, mutton, and tongue was served. The meeting lasted three hours, and the two sides were unable to fi nd any common ground. The Americans insisted that any nego-tiations required British recognition of their recently-declared in-dependence. Lord Howe stated he did not have the authority to meet that demand. When asked by Edward Rutledge whether he had the authority to repeal the Prohibitory Act (which authorized a naval blockade of the colonies) as had been claimed by Sullivan, Howe demurred, claiming Sullivan was mistaken. Howe’s authority included the ability to suspend its execution, provided the colonies agreed to make fi xed contributions instead of the taxes Parliament had levied on them. None of this could be done unless the colonies fi rst agreed to end hostilities. For most of the meeting, both sides were cordial. But when Lord Howe expressed that he would feel America’s loss “like the loss of a brother”, Franklin informed him that “we will do our utmost endeavors to save your lordship that mortifi cation.” Lord Howe un-happily stated he could only view the American delegates as Brit-ish subjects, to which Adams replied, “Your lordship may consider me in what light you please, [...] except that of a British subject.” Lord Howe then spoke past Adams to Franklin and Rutledge, stat-ing, “Mr. Adams appears to be a decided character.”

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The next meeting of the A.W.A.K.E. group is Tues-day, September 6 from 7-8 pm in the Wyoming Room of the Campbell County Public Library. The group is free and open to anyone with questions about snor-ing, daytime sleepiness, restless legs, insomnia, un-explained high blood pres-sure, or those currently on C-PAP or BI-PAP for sleep apnea.

Guest speaker Tanya Baird, a registered dietitian

will speak on the topic of weight gain and sleep ap-nea. Staff from the CCMH Sleep Disorders Clinic will attend to answer any ques-tions about sleep concerns, with refreshments provided by CCMH Home Medical Resources, Lincare, Inc. and PSI Healthcare.

Campbell County Memo-rial Hospital and the Ameri-can Sleep Apnea Associa-tion joined together to form A.W.A.K.E. (Alert, Well, And Keeping Energetic), a

quarterly health awareness group for people affected by sleep apnea. Sleep ap-nea is a condition where people experience periods where they stop breathing during sleep. Sleep apnea is a serious health condi-tion and can increase the risks for heart attack and stroke.

Contact Dessie Hoxie at the Sleep Disorders Clinic at 688.2350 for more infor-mation, or visitwww.ccmh.net

Sleep Disorders Support Group meeting Sept. 6

The reconstruction of downtown’s Gillette Ave-nue is imminent, according to City of Gillette Adminis-trator Carter Napier.

On Monday evening, Na-pier spoke to the Gillette City Council about the Gil-lette Avenue reconstruction plans.

“The actual construction won’t take place until the 2013/2014 timeframe, but the planning for it should take place now,” Napier explains. “There’s a lot we could do with the recon-struction, although all we’re really scoping at this point in time is the replacement of the water mains under the street surface.”

Napier emphasizes the underground water mains in downtown are not in such poor shape that something has to be done immediately in order to prevent a catas-trophe, but they are in need or replacement nonethe-less.

“But certainly in terms of planning for it and look-ing ahead and trying to be ready, those kind of efforts need to take place now,” he says.

On Monday, Napier in-formed the city council that the need to focus on a Gil-lette Avenue reconstruc-tion project has intensi-fi ed since The Chophouse Restaurant was rendered without water late last week because of a disruption in service caused by faulty infrastructure. Although Napier was thankful the disruption in water service could be quickly fi xed, this wasn’t the fi rst time such an incident occurred on the 100 block of Gillette Av-enue.

Napier informed the council that the complexity of the Gillette Avenue re-construction project is inter-esting, especially consider-ing their focus is to do the project correctly and to do the entire project only once.

“We should be very in-

clusive with regard to the stakeholders that will be impacted by this project, and I’m referring specifi -cally to those who live and work on or near Gillette Av-enue,” Napier says.

According to Napier, the elements that the Gillette Avenue reconstruction project could possibly en-compass are numerous. He followed up by saying they have the opportunity to correct, replace, and change the overall image of what Gillette Avenue is all about.

“In my estimation – and I realize I’m a novice here in Gillette – Gillette Avenue really serves as the city’s main street for all intensive purposes,” Napier adds. “So I’m recommending that we not only think about the reconstruction of Gillette Avenue from the stand-point of the utilities and the infrastructure that serve that area, but also from the standpoint of giving a facelift if you will to Gillette Avenue for the purposes of doing it right the fi rst time and not having to come back and do it again in the near future.”

Councilwoman Louise Carter-King not only serves on the Gillette City Coun-cil, but she also owns and operated Powder River Of-fi ce Supply in downtown Gillette. She says she believes it’s a good idea to examine other ways to enhance Gillette Avenue at this time.

“If we’re going to tear it up we just want to tear it up once,” Carter-King said.

While peppering city staff with questions following Napier’s presentation, city council members focused a signifi cant amount of at-tention on downtown storm water issues, as well as concerns about downtown parking availability once construction began.

Napier said storm drain-age is a problem in the area

and it will have to be looked at. He also said every ef-fort will be made to lessen the impact on businesses in the area. The discus-sion with parking issues that would coincide with the construction project was very preliminary.

“There was a suggestion that a parking structure might be an outcome of the planning process that will be embarked upon for this project,” Napier says. “And that certainly is pos-sible. Indeed if there are elements of the parking infrastructure that need to be dealt with, the process should be able to bring that out in to the open pretty readily.”

Carter-King says that if an additional parking struc-ture in the area of Gillette Avenue was to become a reality, it only makes sense to fi nish it before work on Gillette Avenue begins.

“The city has looked at a parking garage probably more than once. Of course it is a big expense,” she de-scribes. “We do have one down at the courthouse, but by all accounts that one is usually full or at least pretty close to it. So I sup-pose if we are going to look at revamping the down-town, this would be the time to look at it and see what the costs are and where we would put it.”

Whatever the project’s end result happens to be, Carter-King adds, the city council will have to have deep focus regarding bal-ancing costs versus the project’s time frame.

“I think business owners will be interested in what the phasing will be and what the timeline will be,” Carter-King says. “I know one councilperson brought up the idea of maybe hav-ing the work be done 24/7, and I think the city can look at the benefi ts versus the costs on something like that.”

Reconstruction of downtown’s Gillette Ave.

By Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News

Campbell County Public Library System has ex-panded its services with eBooks now available to download from the library’s website. Library cardhold-ers in Gillette and Wright can check out best-selling and classic eBooks any-time, anywhere by visiting-www.ccpls.org and clicking on the “download eBooks” icon.

“We’re really excited about this new service,” said Mandy Quarders, Wright Branch Library Man-ager, who has already read fi ve books on her smart phone since the launch of the service a week ago. “So far we have375 titles to choose from in our digital collection – fi ction, nonfi c-tion, and Young Adult – and that number will continue to grow.”

Library patrons may browse the library’s eBooks website, check out with a valid Campbell County li-brary card, and download

to PC, Mac®, and many mobile devices. First, how-ever, they will need to reg-ister for an Adobe® Digital Editions ID and download free software specifi c to their personal computer or device. Detailed instruc-tions are provided on the web site using the “Getting Started” and “My Help!” tabs. Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, in-cluding iPod, Sony® Read-er™, and many others. Titles will automatically ex-pire at the end of the lend-ing period or you can return them when you’re fi nished reading and check out an-other. Either way, there are no late fees!

“We’re experimenting with the number of eBooks that can be checked out on one library card and with the checkout period right now. Because the collec-tion is currently small, we want as many patrons as possible tohave access

to titles. As our collection grows, the check out de-tails may change,” said Quarders.

Over Drive, a leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, mu-sic, and video, is currently the library’s vendor for this new service. They deliver secure management, DRM protection, and download fulfi llment services for hundreds of publishers and thousands of libraries, schools, and retailers serv-ing millions of end users. However, because the digi-tal industry is changing so rapidly right now, CCPLS is proceeding cautiously. “We don’t want to invest too much of tax payer dol-lars with one company and be tied to them indefi nitely,” said Terri Lesley, CCPLS Senior Financial Specialist. “At the same time, we want to stay current with technol-ogy and offer cutting edge services to our patrons.”

E-books at the LibraryBy Campbell County Librarian Gen

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Community

Every Saturday, since the 23rd of July, people gather in the parking lot of the Gillette College to sell goods at the local Farmer’s Market.

This weekend the weather was particularly kind for early morning shopping and wandering. People were kindly visiting like they were old friends and exchanging pleasantries.

Among the vendors there were peo-

ple selling steaks, smoked pumpkin seeds, crafts, fl owers, local produce, and art among other things. A young man, named Gary Chambers, sat in a chair. He seemed to be just “hang-ing out” but, surprisingly, he was the young artist selling his own work. He had beautiful paintings, bird houses, and much more to look at.

The Gillette Farmer’s Market is a

summer event. It ends in the fall, so do not miss out on your opportunity to buy locally and enjoy some local fl avor. It occurs every Saturday from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. Hopefully, it will continue to grow summer after sum-mer in customers and vendors.

Gillette Farmers MarketBy Keary Speer

BIG HORN TIRE, INC.

Gillette, WY Exit 124 o� I-90307-682-9411

Friday, September 2-Wyoming Bike MS: Close Encounters

Ride, Sundance Courthouse Lawn, 682-3673 for more info.

-Senior Center- 1st National Bank Birthday Dinner

-WJSH Drama Auditions, Town Hall-NADAC Dog Agility, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., Cam-

plex Barn 3, Barbara Steele 682-0552-Microsoft Word 2010 Level I, 9 a.m.- 4

p.m., K2 Technologies, 686-3025-Liquor Down Band @ Jakes Tavern

Saturday, September 3-Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m.- 12 p.m., Gillette

College-Trash to Trees, 8 a.m.- 12 p.m., Gillette

College Tech. Center-NADAC Dog Agility, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., Cam-

plex Barn 3, Barbara Steele 682-0552-Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly, 8 a.m.-

5 p.m., Camplex Heritage Center & Energy Hall

-Run Wyoming Half Marathon, 5K & Kid’s Fun Run, 10 a.m.- 8:30 p.m.,

Camplex Park, Call 686-0040 for more info.

-RCM Youth & Barrel Racing, 11 a.m.- 5p.m., Camplex East Pavilion, Carey Mackey 680-4105

-4th- 6th Grade WiiPlay Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., CCPL

-WJSH Drama Auditions, 6- 7:30 p.m., Town Hall

-Liquor Down Band @ Jakes Tavern

Sunday, September 4-Senior Center- CLOSED-CCPL- CLOSED-Run Wyoming Half Marathon, 5K & Kid’s

Fun Run, 7-11 a.m., Camplex Park, Call 686-0040 for more

info.-NADAC Dog Agility, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., Cam-

plex Barn 3, Barbara Steele 682-0552-Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly, 8 a.m.-

5 p.m., Camplex Heritage Center & Energy Hall

-RCM Youth & Barrel Racing, 11 a.m.- 5p.m., Camplex East Pavilion, Carey Mackey 680-4105

-Jakes Tavern Open Till 2 a.m.

Monday, September 5-LABOR DAY- NO SCHOOL-Senior Center- CLOSED-CCPL- CLOSED-NADAC Dog Agility, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., Cam-

plex Barn 3, Barbara Steele 682-0552-AVA- Life Drawing Class, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, September 6-HealthCHECK Testing, 7-11 a.m., CCMH

Lab 688-1222-Alive! Mental Health Fair, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.,

Gillette College-Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL-TSJH Musical Auditions, 3 p.m.-Prairie Wind Open House, 6-7 p.m.-AVA- Mad Platter Glazing Class, 6:30 p.m.

-A.W.A.K.E. Meeting, 7 p.m., CCPL-CCHS Musical Auditions, 7-10 p.m., North

Campus

Wednesday, September 7-Environmental Camp Session 1 (Wagon-

wheel, Lakeview, Little Powder & Recluse), Mallo Camp

-Children’s Immunization Clinic, 8-11:30 a.m., Public Health

-Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL-Webinar: Examining the American Work-

force, 12 p.m., 686-1124 for more info.-Webinar: Serve Wyoming’s Service Grant,

1-2 p.m., (307)234-3428 for more info.-Senior Center- U of WY RX Presentation,

1:30 p.m., 686-0804-TSJH Musical Auditions, 3 p.m.-CCHS Musical Auditions, 3-6 p.m., North

Campus Auditorium-Children’s Immunization Clinic, 4-7 p.m.,

Public Health-AVA- Glaze a Cup, 6:30 p.m.-Comedy at Camplex: Water Coolers, 7

p.m., Camplex Energy Hall, 682-8802 for Tickets

-Dr. Maura Cullen Book Talk & Signing, 7 p.m., Gillette College

Thursday, September 8-Environmental Camp Session 1, Mallo

Camp-HealthCHECK Testing, 7-11 a.m., CCMH

Lab 688-1222-Senior Center- Tin Lizzie Bus, 9 a.m., 686-

0804-Toddler Time, 18 months- 3 yrs. old, 9:30

a.m., CCPL-Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL-ACTRA Team Roping, 2-10 p.m., Camplex

East Pavilion, (307)751-3966-AVA- Home School Kids, 2:30 p.m.-TSJH Musical Auditions, 3 p.m.-AVA- Grade School Kids Club, 4 p.m.-Families & Jammies, Birth- 6th Grade,

6:30 p.m., CCPL-Parent Meeting for Environmental Camp

Session 4 &5, 6:30 p.m., Sunfl ower School-Car Racing; CLMA/WDRA- East/West

Clash & Sprint Cars, 7 p.m., Gillette Thunder Speedway

-CCHS Musical Auditions, 7-10 p.m., North Campus Auditorium

Friday, September 9-Environmental Camp Session 1, Mallo

Camp-ACTRA Team Roping, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.,

Camplex East Pavilion, (307)751-3966-Up in the Arms Gun Show, 3-7 p.m., Cam-

plex Central Pavilion, (208)241-1279-Car Racing; CLMA/WDRA- East/West

Clash & Sprint Cars, 7 p.m., Gillette Thunder Speedway

-Razor City Roller Dolls, 7:30 p.m., Cam-plex Wyo. Center, (307)281-0488

-Face Lift @ Jakes Tavern

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“If you give government a little, they want more. If you give them more, they take it all.

It is however up to us on how much we let them have.”

–Glenn Godbold, Chicago Police Department.

Where is this picture taken?Campbell County Courthouse

“Two things you need to know about taxes. They’ve extended the deadline to April 18, and when you write your check, just make it out to China.”

“Tax day is the day that ordinary Americans send their money to Washington, D.C., and wealthy Americans send their money to the Cayman Is-lands.

“Every year, I include a piece of chicken in the enve-lope with my taxes. Not as a bribe, just a little treat for the guy at the IRS who opens it.”

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On Sunday August 28, the American Legion host-ed it’s annual Family Pic-nic. The picnic was held from 11:00 AM-3:00 PM at the city park.

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drinks to keep guests cool. A great crowd came to en-joy the meal along with good conversation. Chil-dren enjoyed playing at the park and also joined some adults in playing volleyball. Horseshoe games were enjoyed by several guests. The day was a hot one but the nice breeze made it

much more tolerable. We appreciate all the ef-

fort and hard work put forth by the volunteers to once again host a family event for the community. They were glad to see so many people come to participate.

School started on Mon-day. So, it was a fun way to end the summer.

American Legion Family Picnic

By Sandra Boehler

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The end of summer HOG (Harley of Gillette) family picnic was held Thursday night at the Pat Mueller shelter at the Fishing Lake.

The evening began with steaks, hamburgers and hot dogs with a lot of summer ride stories shared amongst the members. Also, what would a picnic be without games! There were tire throws and horse-shoeing but the most challenging of them all was the wet T-shirt contest – one like you have not seen before! There were 5 men and 5 women competing against each other. The person to get the wet T-shirt on fi rst was the winner of the grand prize, and you guessed it, the wet T-shirt!

What made this wet T-shirt contest different than any other? Well, they had to keep it clean because it was a family event. There was one buck-et of water and each contestant was given a frozen, knotted up T-shirt to try and untangle and be the fi rst to put it on.

The men, of course, were very aggressive. They stomped on it, banged it against cement and even tried thawing it over the grill – any-thing to try and be 1st. The women on the other hand used their “think-ing” skills, dunking it in water fi rst, sinking their “fi ngers and teeth” into it and getting out the fi ngernail fi le to pry it loose. After seeing this, the men started cheating and they just had to get out the pocket knives and thus the winner was…!

What a great end to a great sum-mer riding experience. Thank you, HOG!

End of Summer

HOG family picnic

By Kathleen McCoy

Campbell County Memo-rial Hospital (CCMH) an-nounced today that it has implemented the eICU Program, a partnership with Avera eICU Care. The CCMH eICU Program uses advanced technol-ogy, along with the care provided in the Intensive Care Unit, to bring constant around-the-clock attention from a team of intensivists (highly trained physicians specializing in caring for critically ill patients), criti-cal care nurses and sup-port staff operating from a remote location. This com-bination of personal care and technology is proven to save lives and shorten recovery times.

Patient information, in-cluding vital signs, medi-cations and test results is sent over high-speed data lines to Avera eICU Care physicians and staff, where it is continuously analyzed by computers and intensiv-ists, helping bring attention

to even slight changes in patient conditions and al-lowing for early intervention before signifi cant problems may occur.

Because local physicians cannot be at the bedside at all times, the CCMH eICU program provides valuable monitoring and assistance, when needed. Two ICU rooms are equipped with monitoring equipment, with one additional room capa-bility on a mobile cart.

“The eICU program doesn’t take the place of CCMH physicians and nurses,” said Deb Tonn, Vice President of Patient Care Services. “What it does is provide an addition-al level of care and monitor-ing for our patients, part of our ongoing commitment to continuously improve qual-ity and patient safety.”

CCMH received a $1.89 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to purchase equipment that

connects local physicians with specialists and phar-macists.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Rural Healthcare Program began awarding grants in 2009. It funds programs that provide rural healthcare to people in the upper Midwest. The Helms-ley Trust has awarded more than $104 million in grants to nonprofi t organizations in the region through the Rural Healthcare Program.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, established in 1999, supports a diverse range of organizations with a major focus on health and medical research, human services, education and conservation. The Trust has announced more than $440 million in grants to charitable organiza-tions since 2004. A total of $10,458,000 in grants has been awarded to organiza-tions in Wyoming.

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CommunityCity of Gillette 2011 Citizen Survey Report

For the past 36 years, the City of Gillette has conduct-ed an annual citizen survey in order to gather information from local residents regarding City services, projects and plans. The survey allows citizens an opportunity to communicate with City offi cials and staff their feedback. Information obtained by the survey is valuable in the community decision making process.

The Citizen Survey was patterned after previous sur-veys to allow for multiyear comparisons. However, the survey is updated each year in order to gain feedback on current issues in the city, and this year the number of questions in the survey was reduced from the questions in last year’s survey to 25 in this year’s survey.

Survey MethodsFor the past three years, the survey was available

online to all citizens of Gillette. However, in terms of ac-curacy, the online survey was deemed less reliable. As a result, the survey was distributed by mail in 2011.

This year, the survey was mailed out to 3,000 randomly selected City of Gillette utilities customers with a postage paid return envelope. This year, 829 surveys were re-turned to the City of Gillette. This is a signifi cant increase from last year, when only 525 responses were received.

The results of the survey were compiled and tabulated using the computer program “STATPAC For Windows,” a computer based statistical analysis package.

How to Use the SurveyThe Gillette Citizen Survey is not intended to be an

exact representation of the entire population of Gillette. The survey represents only a small sample of the City’s population. However, the results are a reliable indication of the public’s beliefs when used in conjunction with past results.

Biases do exist in the survey. While every attempt was made to gather opinions from each segment of the population, certain segments are more likely to complete and return the survey. Therefore, the results of the sur-vey were greatly infl uenced by married adults who work full-time. However, the biases are minimized because the data has accumulated over the past few years and trends can be observed.

It is recommended the results of the survey be used to observe trends rather than base conclusions on 2011 survey results only. Changes of less than fi ve percent are not considered to be signifi cant shifts in the public’s opinion, only random fl uctuations. Lastly, readers of the

survey should not compare unlike data.

Response Rates2011 – 3000 surveys mailed out (829 responses re-

turned) - 28% response rate2010 – 525 responses (online)2009 – 903 responses (online)2008 – 450 responses (online)2007 – 1500 surveys mailed out (546 responses re-

turned) - 36% response rate2006 – 1588 surveys mailed out (631 responses re-

turned) - 40% response rate2005 – 1675 surveys mailed out (621 responses re-

turned) - 37% response rate

The Citizen Survey will be offered again in the spring of 2012 - look for details in March and April of 2012 to learn how to participate. For more information contact Public Information Offi cer Joe Lunne at (307) 686-5393.

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Public PulseDear Editor, I heard you call in to the Glenn Woods show the other

day talking about driving through a giant wind farm with only two running. Do you know why this is? And why do these people keep building these mills if they don’t work and they rely on subsidies to operate? I thought that if something could not make a profi t, it is not worth produc-tion? Well, it is a good thing that we have coal.

John Bladoring

From Radio Show Glenn Woods: We spend BILLIONS of dollars on windmills because it makes gilt ridden envi-ronmentalist feel good about themselves. Success is not the object.

Dear Editor, I have been reading the great fi re man’s blotter that you

guys do. I didn’t realize how busy they were. Hats off to our Campbell County Fireman for the many responses they perform every week.

Cindy Retlenburge

From Editor Keary Speer:Dear Cindy, Thanks for writing in! Usually, newspapers only high-

light what the law enforcement does from day to day. We thought it would be a great idea to give the fi remen some recognition as well. You’re right! They do a lot for our com-munity and are very busy men and women. I am glad we could shed a little light on what they do.

Dear Editor,The City came by my house to tell me that my grass was

brown and that I need to water it, but they put the water regulations during the times that I am at work (on straight nights). Either way, I am illegal, whether I water my grass during the day or let it turn brown. First if all, it’s my prop-erty and therefor my grass. Is the city going to come by and arrest me for MY grass turning brown (because I can’t water legally because I work for a living?)

Dave Sinkley

From Editor Keary Speer:Dear Dave,I had a very similar situation of my own! Our lawn mower

broke and our grass started to get too long last summer. We got a letter saying to fi x it, “or else.” We then got a follow-up letter and imagine my surprise when they came onto my lawn and hammered a sign in our yard that said we were in violation. A scarlet letter. Well, we got it mowed and took down the sign (made up of laminated computer paper and a piece of wood) and you think we would have been done. Nope! We got a letter in the mail saying we were in possession of government property and that we would be charged for their sign if we could not return it. I too considered the fact that it was my property they came onto and stamped a hole in. I also thought of the fore-closed properties and some woodchip lawns nearby that must be much more of a nuisance and cannot fi gure out their process. Sometimes I think their time could be spent in a more productive way. A little understanding should be practiced especially being residence of this dessert-like town with a high population of shift working citizens.

Letters to the Editor

Governor Matt Mead said today that there is a need to improve the Medicaid program. He said that is why he participated in the Republi-can Governors’ effort to offer state-led solutions to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Republican Governors Public Policy Committee released a report on Medicaid today.

“The process the Republican Gov-ernors have completed is notewor-thy,” Governor Mead said. “This re-port does not impose a cookie-cutter national plan, but rather shares some of the best ideas from the states. I do believe the states are the best situ-ated to craft health care proposals. Improving Medicaid needs to be a part of any health care reform.”

The Republican Governors Public Policy Committee (RGPPC) is proposing changes to the Medicaid program. These changes would give states the fl exibility to design

their own programs and manage the structure and processes of care as long as states meet stan-dards for improving overall health of Medicaid enrollees and quality of care measures. The Republican Governors Public Policy Commit-tee’s Health Care Task Force report details 31 specifi c solutions for how states could redesign Medicaid and eliminate the structural roadblocks to integration and value-based purchas-ing contained in the current Medicaid program. The general idea is to allow the states to test approaches to see what works in their specifi c environ-ment, rather than forcing a one-size-fi ts-all approach from the federal government on down.

“The RGA sought input from my offi ce and from other Governors around the country,” Governor Mead said. “I hope the concept of giving states more fl exibility is something Congress and the White House will

seriously examine.”Medicaid expenses in Wyoming

were $513 million in Fiscal Year 2011 and 88,000 people were enrolled in Medicaid in 2010; 50% of these costs are currently covered by the federal government. Enrollment in Wyoming’s Medicaid program is expected to increase in 2014 as an approximately 30,000 additional people in the state become eligible for Medicaid when the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented.

“Medicaid is not inherently prob-lematic,” Governor Mead said. “The problem is that it continues to consume Wyoming’s revenue and the state has little control over the program. I think that with greater fl exibility and more control over our state’s programs, we can fi nd solu-tions that fi t with Wyoming’s geog-raphy and culture, take care of our citizens, and reduce costs.”

Governor Mead supports Republican Governors’ effort

to fi nd Medicaid solutions

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I’m sorry to say but I don’t think they’ve gotten the message yet. And I’d hate to say it but we have some local good old boys to chastise about it.

Each day I log into my own website, www.BoldRepublic.com, and my eye catches the National Debt Counter at the bottom of the front page. I watch how much money our federal government spends in about five seconds and I want to scream bloody murder.

Wanting to do something about it, I joined the Tea Party early on and began speaking and writing about how govern-ment spends money. Ok, true, as a Radio Talk Host I’ve been doing it for years but never like I have for the past three years.

In the November 2010 elections, we sent congress a clear message. Many old RINOs (Republican in Name Only) were kicked out of office for their business-as-usual spending practices alone. Then, we went after the Democrats. No one expect-ed to win it all in one election. We made a decent dent and sent a clear message. In local elections, from the local level to the state, we cleaned up and cleaned them out. Across the nation local budgets are being balanced. It is a small but good start.

Yet, still, each day I log into my website and I see that darn clock ticking away the national debt faster than ever before. Those that we were not able to clean out the first time around are still there, running up the debt.

I’ve met our two Senators, Barasso and Enzi, and our representative in the house Lummis so many times that we’re on a first name basis. I like them, and, overall, I think that they have done a good job for our state. Yet, they voted in favor of rais-ing the national debt ceiling and, instantly, overnight, our government began borrow-ing at a record pace again. I don’t think they quite heard us when we said “Hold

the line. No more borrowing.” I’ve invited all three of them on my radio show multiple times. I even spoke to them in person and they have passed on the invitation. I get the impression that this is a conversation that they do not really want to have with the local voters.

As I write this column I see that the coun-ter on my website is now ticking faster than ever before. Less than five seconds and I am angry again.

Wyoming has a balanced budget. We are proud to say it. We are an example to the debt ridden states of our nation as to how it is done. Yet, still, we have not com-pletely ended the culture of spending.

It seems that more than two dozen Wyo-ming lawmakers took a trip to Hawaii for a conference which costs the state on the tax payers’ dime, costing us around $50,000.

Apparently, it was a meeting of state legislators for the Council of State Govern-ments-West. State coffers covered around $8,600 in registration fees, $19,790 in air-fare, $15,321 in hotel costs and thousands in various other expenses. Our own Sen. Michael Von Flatern, R-Gillette spent the most at $3,258.60 True, he did have to fly out of Gillette, and that costs extra.

I had a problem with this meeting until I found out that the chairwoman for this meeting of Western states is a Hawaiian state representative. That is why the meet-ing was held there. Wyoming has a BIG voice in this meeting. It was important that we attend. The initial reporting of this story made it seem that Mr. Von Flatern was on an all-expense paid trip to fun and tanning. We in the press need to be careful in how these stories are reported.

Aw heck I have to ask it --- Just what the blazes does Hawaii have that Gillette, Wyoming does not have?

Hawaiian beaches will blow sand in your

face. So will Gillette on any given day.Hawaii has rare birds. We have rare

birds too ---- lying dead at the base of those newfangled windmills.

Hawaii has a volcano or two. So do we. Sure, ours has not erupted in a while but when it does it will take out three states. Can Hawaii say that?

Hawaii has scantily clad hot bodies on the beach. --- Ok we don’t have that but what you see at Wal-Mart will make your eyes pop out just the same.

I was going somewhere with all of this…. OH YES… spending…

Two years ago, I was at a fund raiser and a local city official actually said to me, “Well, we should take and spend the money, no matter where it comes from. If we don’t somebody else will. I was about to smack him upside the head but Sheriff Pownell was about three steps away. So, I calmly, through gritted teeth, told him that it was thinking like that which ran up the debt that we have today.

Wyoming, indeed Campbell County, needs to be the shining example of how it is done. We need to let the rest of the nation know that we, out here, have a little thing called common sense, and we use it.

To the politicians and/or bureaucrats reading this, it is time to understand: The message sent to you by the people you serve is clear: the days of spending every dime that comes your way are over. We are looking for responsible spenders to fill the positions you now occupy. Spend like it is coming out of your own pocket. Be the leader. Set the example. Show the rest of the nation how a responsible government operates. If you can’t, I’m sure we can find replacements that can.

We are tired of looking at that clock. It is time it started ticking in the other direction.

Five Seconds to ANGRY!By Glenn Woods

Bold Republic Weekly

To listen to Glenn Woods morning radio show tune in to 1270am KIML Gillette

Monday through Friday from 6 - 10 a.m.

Recently, there was an AP article with news broke by a Western Wyoming news-paper about the meeting of the Council of State Governments in Honolulu. There was money in the areas from $8,600 in registration fees, $19,790 in airfare, and $15,321 in hotel costs. Four Democrats and 22 Republicans from the Wyoming Senate and House attended the event. Part of the spending, airline tickets, de-pended on where you were flying out on. Gillette, being one of the most expensive, was one of the reasons Sen. Von Flat-ern was put on top of the spending list. One Senator personally financed the trip. Looking at the chart below, you can see where the higher spending occurred, in-cluding meals, taxies, and more that were in control of the individual representatives. Senator Von Flatern had higher expences on the necessities but much lower on the “luxuries.” Below is the current spending chart (not all spending has been submit-ted yet) and a letter written by Senator Von Flatern to the Campbell County Observer.

“CSG-West is an organization that this State has belonged to for the last twenty years (approximately). As the Western states contingent of the larger National organization, we meet once a year. The Chairman (a different State Legislator every year) chooses the location. Three years ago we were in Jackson, Wyoming. Each state learns from the others, espe-cially when each state makes a presenta-tion on their financial situation, education, transportation and our latest battles with the federal government (the single most common denominator).

This year Wyoming, along with Alaska, were the only two states to be able to de-scribe how to balance a budget, in fact what one looks like, to the other 9 states.

To me the most important aspect of these meetings is the face to face time we have with some of the biggest consum-ers of Wyoming’s energy (West coast and Colorado). As we all know, they don’t have a favorable opinion of carbon based fuel and unfortunately those that produce it.

So, at the end of each meeting over a cup of coffee, or adult beverage, we agree to disagree on the fundamentals, but almost to a person; they appear to realize the im-portance of carbon based energy and how it helps not only their state but the whole country maintain an affordable lifestyle and encourages growth in the business sector.

I could add a lot more information about the meetings themselves and the basic believe of “not reinventing the wheel”; if someone other state has already dealt, successfully or not, with a similar issue, we take their experience, and possibly their piece of legislation, back with us.-Signed Senator Michael Von Flatern.”

Representative Sue Wallis who did not attend stated about the meeting that “My opinion is that the only way Wyoming has a voice about the national conversation is by attending.”

Here is the chart of all currently known expenditures.

Council of State Governments meeting in Honolulu

Mileage Name Registration Airline and/or cab Hotel Meals Expenses Per diem Total NotesAnderson, Jim $350.00 $1,357.94 $56.64 $1,094.04 $26.51 $91.00 $2,976.13 Barnard, Paul $350.00 $350 Bebout, Eli $350.00 $350 CancelledBerger, Rosie $350.00 $1,031.92 $168.74 $- $126.23 $116.00 $1,792.89 Buchanan, Ed $350.00 $350 Coe, Hank Waived $1,359.42 $1,614.70 $136.02 $3,110.14 Cooper, Stan $350.00 $439.16 $206.50 $1,094.04 $87.64 $99.00 $2,276.34 Craft, Bernadine $450.00 $450 Davison, Kathy $350.00 $890.45 $1,240.45 Dockstader, Dan $- $- Opted to pay own expensesDriskill, Ogden $350.00 $1,001.16 $216.54 $1,139.60 $79.33 $60.00 $2,846.63 Gay, Gerald $350.00 $1,113.15 $43.00 $1,139.60 $54.85 $50.00 $2,750.60 Harvey, Elaine $350.00 $723.38 $127.46 $1,094.04 $133.17 $123.00 $2,551.05 Hastert, John $350.00 $806.65 $272.04 $911.70 $207.85 $68.16 $2,616.40 Hicks, Larry $350.00 $879.10 $355.20 $826.55 $62.13 $32.00 $2,504.98 Jaggi, Allen $350.00 $439.16 $178.98 $1,094.04 $60.00 $99.00 $2,221.18 Lockhart, Tom $350.00 $1,113.15 $85.00 $729.36 $183.40 $65.00 $2.525.91 Martin, Marty $350.00 $989.24 $48.64 $1,139.60 $155.74 $120.00 $2,803.22 McKim, Robert $350.00 $838.23 $233.10 $911.68 $- $- $2,333.01 Petersen, Owen $350.00 $1,065.11 $163.20 $590.00 $25.00 $67.00 $2,260.31 Ross, Tony $350.00 $907.36 $130.98 $911.70 $- $50.00 $2,350.04 Schiffer, John $350.00 $1,529.11 $73.26 $545.00 $2,497.37 Semlek, Mark $350.00 $350 Teeters, Matt Waived $- Throne, Mary $450.00 $660.67 $1,110.67 Von Flatern, Michael $350.00 $1,781.23 $30.00 $945.85 $81.52 $70.00 $3,258.60 Vranish, Clarence $350.00 $864.64 $148.56 $911.70 $77.53 $43.16 $2,395.59

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August 25, 2011- At 1212 PM to the 600 block of Garner

Lake Rd for an EMS assist.- At 1:09 PM to the address of 211 Decker

Court for a Fire Alarm activation. This was a false alarm due to maintenance technicians soldering on copper piping. There was no fire.

- At 1:11 p.m. to the area of 2490 HWY for a grass fire. The fire burned a total of 57 acres and was caused by electrical arcing from a powerline.

- At 3:44 PM to the address of 4401 Olive Ave for a small grass fire in the front yard of a residence. The fire was extinguished by CCFD on arrival and the cause was deter-mined to be a cigarette butt thrown into the grass.

- At 5:28 p.m. the Regional Response Haz-Mat Team was dispatched to Crook County to assist with mitigating hazardous materials found along HWY 212. No further information was available at press time.

- At 8:02 p.m. to 203 Flying Circle Drive for an automatic fire alarm activation. CCFD re-sponded to the scene and upon arrival deter-mined the alarm was malfunctioning.

August 29, 2011- At 4:56 AM to 1400 block of Michelle Street

for a medical assist.- At 3:23 PM dispatched to N. 59 for a mo-

torcycle accident. Upon our arrival patient was deceased.

- At 3:44 PM dispatched to the 1500 block for a fire alarm, nothing found.

- At 4:26 PM dispatched to the National 9 in Wright for a medical assist.

- At 6:33 PM dispatched to the 800 block of E. 2nd for a medical assist.

- At 7:26 PM dispatched to Sunflower school for a possible fire caused by lightning, nothing found.

- At 7:37 PM dispatched to the 200 block of Overland Trail for a medical assist.

- At 7:46 PM dispatched to the area of 600 Adon Rd. for a possible tornado. Nothing found no damage was done.

- At 8:22 PM dispatched to MM 148 N. 59 for a tree that was on fire.

- At 9:12 PM Wright was dispatched to the 300 Block of Sagebluff Dr. for a fire alarm caused by lightning, nothing found.

August 30, 2011- At 12:04 p.m. to a 2 vehicle collision at the

intersection of Country Club Road and South Douglas HWY. No one was injured in the col-lision and CCFD contained fluids leaking from the involved vehicles.

- At 3:53 p.m. to 2150 South Douglas HWY for an EMS assist.

- At 5:43 p.m. to the area of the Olmstead and Hart Road intersection for a timber fire. CCFD responded to the scene and upon ar-rival found a 30’ x 30’ fire that was caused by lightning. The fire was inaccessible by ve-hicle so CCFD crews had to hike into it. The crews worked on the fire overnight and were able to keep it contained; they will continue to work on the fire today.

- At 6:55 p.m. to Torrey Pines Court for an EMS assist.

Campbell Co. Fire Dept.

Greg and Sherryl Lindblom

Tuesday, September 6-Mayor’s Art Council Meeting, 5-6 p.m., 3rd

Floor Conference Room, City Hall-City Council Pre-Meeting, 6-7 p.m., 3rd Floor

Conference Room, City Hall-City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Council Cham-

ber, City Hall

Wednesday, September 7-City/County/Town of Wright Luncheon, Madi-

son & Congressional Staffer Update, 12-1 p.m., 2nd Floor Communication Room,

City Hall-Joint Powers Lodging Tax Board, 5 p.m.,

George Amos Memorial Building

Thursday, September 8-Parks & Beautification Board, 5:30 p.m., 2nd

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Sports Report

IMCA MODIFIEDS - Main EventFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 8 E5K Eddie Kirchoff Gillette , Wy 40.00 2 12 4E Justin Elmer Buffalo , W 39.00 3 6 3B Brian Brennan Rozet , Wy 38.00 4 10 32B Dale Burwick Dickinson , Nd 37.00 5 3 55M Anthony Miller Gillette , Wy 36.00 6 5 2D Lenny Makowski Belfi eld , Nd 35.00 7 9 29 Alan Farley Rapid City, Sd 34.00 8 2 72 Sam Gorsuch Gillette , Wy 33.00 9 11 9 Adam Conrad - 0.00 10 1 21 Ryan Rosser Gillette , Wy 0.00 11 4 7 Danny Allen - 0.00 12 7 71 Byran Bettchor Sheridan , Wy 0.00

Late Model - Main EventFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 2 44 Eric Mass Rapid City, Sd 35.00 2 5 E5K Eddie Kirchoff Gillette , Wy 33.00 3 1 F16 Scott Anderson Spearfi sh , Sd 32.00 4 4 18 Tony Leiker Gillette , Wy 31.00 5 3 97 Dan Henrikson Rapid City, Wy 30.00 6 6 47 Lynn Amick Rapid City, Sd 29.00 7 7 85 Richard Haberstroh Gillette , Wy 28.00 8 8 1 Chris Johnson Rapid City, Sd 27.00

Late Model - HeatFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 1 F16 Scott Anderson Spearfi sh , Sd 10.00 2 3 44 Eric Mass Rapid City, Sd 9.00 3 2 97 Dan Henrikson Rapid City, Wy 8.00 4 4 E5K Eddie Kirchoff Gillette , Wy 7.00 5 8 18 Tony Leiker Gillette , Wy 6.00 6 7 47 Lynn Amick Rapid City, Sd 5.00 7 5 85 Richard Haberstroh Gillette , Wy 4.00 8 6 1 Chris Johnson Rapid City, Sd 3.00

LIMITED LATE MODEL - Main EventFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 4 01 Jason Snyder Gillette , W 75.00 2 3 6 Jeff Gorsuch Gillette , Wy 70.00 3 6 71 Donald Molnar Gillette , Wy 65.00 4 7 8W John Smith , Wy 60.00 5 1 2 Marty Erivez Gillette , Wy 55.00 6 2 C4 Toby Smith Gillette , W 50.00 7 5 81 Freddy Molnar Gillette , W 48.0

Thunder Stock - Main EventFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 1 13T Austin Long Gillette , Wy 35.00 2 7 13S Seth Cavanaugh Gillette , Wy 33.00 3 8 80P Duane Haines Gillette , Wy 32.00 4 2 39 Mark Brandt Gillette , Wy 31.00 5 6 80 Chad Horst Gillette , W 30.00 6 5 S16 Teresa Schuler Wright , Wy 29.00 7 4 01 Brittini Snyder Gillette , W 28.00 8 3 6 Chris Russell - 27.00

Thunder Stock - Heat 2Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 1 39 Mark Brandt Gillette , Wy 10.00 2 4 80P Duane Haines Gillette , Wy 9.00 3 3 80 Chad Horst Gillette , W 8.00 4 2 01 Brittini Snyder Gillette , W 7.00

Thunder Stock - Heat 1Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 1 13T Austin Long Gillette , Wy 10.00 2 4 13S Seth Cavanaugh Gillette , Wy 9.00 3 2 6 Chris Russell - 8.00 4 3 S16 Teresa Schuler Wright , Wy 7.00

Midwest Mod - Main EventFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 8 17 Troy Leiker Gillette , Wy 35.00 2 2 10J Scott Joslyn Gillette , Wy 33.00 3 6 34H Rob Hoffman Gillette , Wy 32.00 4 4 14 Kenny Bell Gillette , W 31.00 5 3 8 Scott Edwards Gillette , Wy 30.00 6 10 28S Cannon Slawson Gillette , Wy 29.00 7 1 26 Ray Nash Evansvile , Wy 28.00 8 5 5 Dino Gronning Casper , Wy 27.00 9 7 2J Jerry Martin Moorcroft, Wy 26.00 10 9 23 Ernie Acuna Gillette , Wy 25.00 11 11 23DB Maklain Harrison Gillette , Wy 24.00

Midwest Mod - Heat 2Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 2 17 Troy Leiker Gillette , Wy 10.00 2 4 2J Jerry Martin Moorcroft, Wy 9.00 3 3 8 Scott Edwards Gillette , Wy 8.00 4 1 14 Kenny Bell Gillette , W 7.00 5 5 28S Cannon Slawson Gillette , Wy 6.00

Midwest Mod - Heat 1Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 2 10J Scott Joslyn Gillette , Wy 10.00 2 1 34H Rob Hoffman Gillette , Wy 9.00 3 4 5 Dino Gronning Casper , Wy 8.00 4 5 26 Ray Nash Evansvile , Wy 7.00 5 6 23 Ernie Acuna Gillette , Wy 6.00 6 3 23DB Maklain Harrison Gillette , Wy 5.00

Mod Four - Main EventFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 3 55 Duane Manning Gillette , Wy 35.00 2 1 50 Wade Manning Gillette , Wy 33.00 3 4 10 Todd Mccoy Gillette , Wy 32.00 4 2 33 Robert Harley Casper , Wy 31.00 5 5 70X Steve Schickentanz Casper , Wy 30.00 6 7 00 Benjie Bayne Casper , Wy 29.00 7 9 42 Dakota Estrada Cheyenne , Wy 28.00 8 6 15 Adam Blair Gillette , W 27.00 9 8 51 Amanda Manning - 26.00

Mod Four - HeatFinish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points 1 1 55 Duane Manning Gillette , Wy 10.00 2 2 50 Wade Manning Gillette , Wy 9.00 3 6 10 Todd Mccoy Gillette , Wy 8.00 4 9 33 Robert Harley Casper , Wy 7.00 5 3 70X Steve Schickentanz Casper , Wy 6.00 6 4 15 Adam Blair Gillette , W 5.00 7 8 00 Benjie Bayne Casper , Wy 4.00 8 7 51 Amanda Manning - 3.00 9 5 42 Dakota Estrada Cheyenne , Wy 2.00

Gillette Thunder SpeedwayCurrent Standings

The CCHS Lady Camel fast pitch softball teams (6-3) got there seasons started with a series of games over the last week. The Lady Camels played at home, in Rapid City, and in Casper.

The Varsity Team went 1-3 against some very seasoned Rapid City teams. Then, this weekend they played in Wyo-ming’s fi rst High School Fall Ball league in Casper compet-ing against Casper and Rock Springs. The Lady Camel Varsity Team went 5-0 this

weekend, and the JV was 4-1. This was a great showing for the fi rst games of the season. There is only one JV team in the state at this time, which is the Lady Camels, who are 5-1 on the season.

Varsity pitcher Taylor Consta-ble led the team on the mound through their fi rst 9 games, with saves from Emiliy Phifl e, Kylee Brown, and Audie Conner. Senior Kylee Brown led the offense with 8 hits and 9 RBIs, followed by Sophomore Randi West who had 9 hits and 4 RBIs

for the weekend.“All in all it was a great week

of Softball for the Varsity ladies,” said Head Coach Jim West.

The JV squad had great games this weekend with wins by Sophomores Audie Conner and Baileigh Oleson. Fresh-man Hailey Hatzenbulier led the JV offensively by hitting just under .700 with 5 RBIs.

Next up for the Lady Cam-els they’re scheduled to be in Rapid City on Thursday, playing RC Central and RC Stevens.

Lady Camel Softball Team has solid opening week

By Ted Ripko - Basin Radio Sports

Photo by Jim WestLADY CAMEL FAST PITCH SOFTBALL TEAM

The 2nd edition of the Wyopreps coaches and media 4A football poll is an interesting one. Sheridan hangs on to the number one spot despite Natrona getting more #1 votes. The Mustangs got 9 to Sheridan’s 8, but, the 2 through 5 votes keep the Broncs on top. #2 Natrona will host #1 Sheridan this Friday night in Casper.

East moves up a notch to third pushing Gillette to fourth while Evanston remains in the fi ve spot. Rock Springs, Central and Laramie shared 4 votes that weren’t cast for the top fi ve.

3A, 2A, 1A, and 6Man rankings will continue next week.

4A Rankings - Week 2

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Weather threatened to spoil an eve-ning of charity last Thursday night but it ended up creating a perfect atmo-sphere to work up a little sweat. This was CASA’s first ever Moonlight 5k for charity.

Executive Director, Rhea Parsons, stated, “We wanted to do something different...Almost all of our events take place during the Spring.” They hold an annual Hockey event at that time. She also thought the time of day was an added appeal for people. The later hours made for cooler weather which was perfect for running.

A total of 90 people turned out for the event. There were 27 runners and 63 walk/runners. It was also a very dog-friendly race with a lot of owners

bringing their companions with them. There was also a wide demographic of people who came to support the cause. There were children, young adults, seniors and everyone in be-tween.

When signed in, the runner re-ceived a free t-shirt, a pedometer for the “Gym 60 Program,” and their name entered for a drawing. Among some of the prizes for the drawing were canvas camping chairs, a tool box with tools, many gift cards, body lotion kits, and more.

CASA, or Court Appointment Spe-cial Advocates, is an organization for children. They “Provide a voice and programs for the protection, care, and welfare for children in need.”

They would like to spread the word that they are in high need of more advocates for children. These volun-teers are trained to help children who are abused or neglected and fight for their rights.

This 5k event raised an impressive $1,900.00 for the program as well as helped raise awareness for abused children.

For more information on youth advocacy, you can contact CASA @ (307) 687-9440, go to casa6.blogspot.com, or visit their office on 300 S. Carey Avenue Monday-Friday 9am-8pm, Saturdays 9am-5pm, and Sundays 12pm-8pm.

CASA’s Moonlight 5KBy Keary Speer

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Friday, September 2-CCHS Tennis @ Sturgis-CCHS Volleyball(JV/V) Camel Invite, N/S Campus-WJSH Volleyball @ Gillette-WJSH XC @ Sheridan, 2 p.m.-CCHS Football(SO/V) @ Rocksprings, 3-10 p.m.-CCHS Girls Swim/Dive @ Cheyenne Central, 4 p.m.-CCHS XC- Michelle Ludwig Invite, V/JV, 4 p.m., VA Hos-

pital- Sheridan-WJSH Football @ Lovell, 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 3-CCHS Volleyball(JV/V) Camel Invite, N/S Campus-WJSH Volleyball @ Gillette-CCHS Tennis @ Scottsbluff/Casper, 9 a.m.-CCHS Football (JV) @ Rocksprings, 10 a.m.-CCHS Girls Swim/Dive @ Laramie, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, September 6-CCHS Tennis (JV/V-G) @ Spearfish, 4 p.m.-CCHS Volleyball (SO) vs. Sturgis/Spearfish, South Cam-

pus, 4 p.m.-WJSH Football vs. Newcastle, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 8-WJSH Volleyball vs. Moorcroft-CCHS Tennis (V) vs. Sheridan, 4 p.m.

Friday, September 9-WJSH Volleyball @ Big Horn-WJSH XC @ Gillette-CCHS Tennis (V) @ Laramie/Riverton, 11 a.m.-CCHS XC (JV/V)- Wayne Chaney Memorial, 2 p.m., Cam-

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Campus, 4 p.m.-WJSH Football vs. Wheatland, 7 p.m.

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All American’s know who George Washington was. We know he was our fi rst President, our Revolutionary War leader, and the boy who chopped down the cherry tree. He led an amaz-ing life, even before he was Presi-dent. When you add the leader-ship of our country to his resumé, it becomes simply incredible. However, one of his most memo-rable moments came at the end of his Presidency. His farewell address, published on Septem-ber 19, 1796, would not only wrap up his legacy, but also look into the future to predict the course our country would take for centu-ries to come.

He begins by telling Americans what many of us now take for granted. The unity of the states, he says, are what will determine the strength and longevity of our country. In a stunning vision of the future pitfalls America would face, he boldly states that in our country we must stand together, or face an internal war. He goes on to point out that anyone who tries to isolate their own regional interests should be feared, be-cause they do not see the good of the American government as a whole, they only try to stir up fears.

Later, in another peek into the future, Washington refers to the problems of political parties. He writes that parties seek to con-trol each other out of revenge, and that this inevitably leads to a concentration of power in the hands of a few unjust individuals seeking to put forth only their own goals.

As it probably should have been, one of the major themes in

Washington’s Farewell Address is the strength and importance of the Constitution. He men-tions several times that although we may encounter problems, the Constitution should be our guide so that we do not have another Revolution, and never stray from representing the people.

Concerning a current trouble of ours, the budget, he writes that we should strive to keep a good credit standing by avoiding war and always paying off our na-tional debt. While he does note that debt is necessary in certain situations and that the American people should pay higher taxes in such situations, he never goes so far as to advise any resemblance of our current debt situation.

Later in is address, he discuss-es international relations, stating that we should show kindness and respect to all nations. He writes that one of the tools that can aid in this task his religion. Going on, he notes that one thing that should always be avoided is becoming too strongly attached or adamantly opposed to any par-ticular nation. This, in his opinion, is akin to a form of slavery in that if our country always had a cer-tain ally or enemy, we would have no choice but to continue that re-

lationship, restricting our freedom in diplomacy.

Closing the book on his Presi-dency, Washington wraps up his Farewell Address by strongly em-bracing the concept of free trade, describing commercial policy as something that should be impar-tial and cultivated. He does note, however, that we should not con-sistently count on any other trade partner, describing that reliance as an illusion. He also ends by writing that he does not actually expect his words to be heeded exactly, but instead hopes that his life’s work was not in vain, and that it made a greater impact on the world.

George Washington, our na-tion’s fi rst President and one of our greatest leaders, left with this Farewell Address an undeniable legacy on the American people. For all of America, we could do worse than to learn the lessons of this man, and try to follow his example.

I urge you to read George Washington’s Farewell Address of 1796; I promise you will have a better understanding of the his-tory of our country because of it.

The full transcript is available at: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp

George WashingtonBy Mike Borda

On the evening of December 15, 1910, Sheridan Wyoming Police Offi cer Dolph Thomas prepared to make an arrest at the behest of Special Agent O. A. H. de la Garde, United States Revenue Department. The arrest would end an intensive investigation into the nefarious activities of N. M. Morgan, who had recently set up shop in Sheridan, and who would be charged with the illegal manu-facture and distribution of a substance stringently regulated by U. S. revenue laws. In the words of the Sheridan Daily Enterprise, the crime was “the same as selling liquor without the revenue stamp,” and added, “The government is relentless in such cases and spares no pains or expenses in prosecuting the defendant.” The substance in question: oleomargarine, more commonly known today as margarine.

This was no mere crime of opportunity, hastily conceived and executed willy-nilly. As early as 1907, Morgan had sized up his vic-tims while posing as a prospective entrepreneur wishing to open a creamery in Sheridan. Actually, Morgan had a family connection to the area. His father in-law was a well-known mining pioneer, W. T. Barrow, who had a gold mining operation on Goose Creek. Shortly after moving to Sheridan, in late 1910, from Denver Colorado, Mor-gan began selling shares in his father in-law’s company, the Camp Mountain Home Mining Company, through advertisements in the local papers. The advertisements disappeared the same day as his arrest by Special Agent de la Garde.

Agent de la Garde, a former Methodist preacher, had been put in charge by the revenue department of the jurisdiction that included northeast Wyoming. The Sheridan Post described him as “a man of ceaseless energy, and has a record for successfully working up many diffi cult cases.” How de la Garde caught on to Morgan’s margarine scam is unknown. It is possible that he was tipped off by one of Morgan’s customers, or perhaps he had previous dealings with Morgan, as they were both from Denver. After the arrest was made and the suspect was turned over to the sheriff for extradi-tion by a U. S. marshal, the details of Morgan’s crime spree were revealed.

Shortly after moving to Sheridan two months before, Morgan ordered large quantities of the oleomargarine from Denver. Oleo-margarine, a colorless combination of “cottolene, olive oil and beef suet extract” was shipped to Morgan in 50 and 25 pound pack-ages, for a nominal cost of 8 to 9 cents a pound. He then colored the margarine so it looked like real butter, repackaged it in 1 pound parcels and sold it for 30 to 35 cents per pound, presenting it to his customers as “real ranch butter.” According to the Daily Enterprise, “He would cleverly wrap it in tissue paper and carry it in crates similar to the kind used by farmers.”

“He found a good market for his lawless practice in Sheridan,” the Daily Enterprise added, “and sold the stuff as fast as he could make it.” To facilitate his growing “butter depot”, Morgan leased a local restaurant, the Commercial Café, and, according to the Post, had been handling from 600 to 1,000 pounds of margarine per week. His customers, who varied from families to boarding houses, not only could not tell the product was not real butter, but thought it was exceptionally good butter shipped in from Nebraska. “Since Morgan’s arrest, many of the wise ones are telling how they shrewdly suspected it was packing house butter in place of the cow kind,” the Post explained, “but they all neglected to mention their suspicions until the matter became public. As a matter of fact, nobody knew the difference, and all thought they were lucky in get-ting such good butter.”

The law pertaining to oleomargarine stated that manufacturers of colored margarine had to pay an annual licensing fee of $400 in addition to a tax of 10 cents per pound, while manufacturers of uncolored margarine paid an annual licensing fee of six dollars and a tax of one-half cent per pound. Morgan was considered a manufacturer under the law when he mixed the color into the colorless margarine. In addition, sellers of colored margarine were assessed a licensing fee of $4 per month. Morgan transgressed this law when he proceeded to sell his colored margarine. As the revenue department viewed it, Morgan was guilty of violating all of these laws, plus a state law prohibiting “the securing of money under false pretenses.”

Morgan was sent to Cheyenne for arraignment, but was ap-parently released and allowed to return to Sheridan to await trial. On December 20th, the following advertisement, poking fun at the headline that ran the story of his arrest a week earlier, appeared in both the Sheridan Post and the Daily Enterprise: “Uncle Sam Gets Busy, so is N. M. Morgan busy, selling the highest grade of But-tertine ever offered the public of Sheridan. Absolutely a pure food product, endorsed by noted physicians, also by the U. S. Revenue Department. Mr. O. A. H. de la Garde, U.S. revenue inspector, has given me his permission to use his name as being a constant consumer of the grade of Buttertine which I am offering the public of Sheridan. No cow’s butter can compare to this product. Try it. You will like it.” Apparently, Agent de la Garde did, indeed, grant Morgan permission to use his name, as there is no mention in the historical record of a libel lawsuit. As a parting shot, or perhaps warning, Morgan added at the bottom of the ad: “I am here to stay. I like the place.”

As it turned out, it was a hollow boast. The Commercial Café was put up for sale that spring for an astoundingly low price of $75. The owners were said to be “leaving for the sea coast.” Morgan was never mentioned in connection with the Camp Mountain Home Mining Company after his arrest and it is unlikely that his previous-ly duped butter clientele were very forgiving either. His wife’s name appears in her father’s obituary in 1920 as being from Los Angeles California. Although there is no record of it, one could speculate that Morgan had found customers who really would not know the difference between real butter and margarine.

“I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter”

By Jeff Morrison

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