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On Friday September 30, a large crowd enjoyed being entertained by the famous band “Sawyer Brown”. Thanks to Jim and Barbi at Jakes Tavern, we were fortunate enough to have a great band in our town. The band is cel-ebrating their 30th year together. The band is a highly active group as they use all the space avail-able on the stage to dance and move and “wow” the crowd. There is no stand-ing in one spot and simply singing. The lead singer/song writer, Mark Miller, is highly active as he sings and dances across the stage. The first song had barely started when the spectators headed to the dance floor to get a closer look along with taking pic-tures. Throughout the en-tire concert the dance floor remained packed.

The band got its start after winning the “Star Search” competition in

1984. From there, things sky rocketed with the Hori-zon Award, Country Music Association in 1985 and several hit songs. Their first #1 hit was “Step that Step” in 1985. By the end of 1985, the band had 3 Top Ten straight hits.

It was great to hear the early songs of their career along with more recent ones and even a couple recently written songs that have great potential of be-ing #1 hits also. The crowd was entertained for one and a half hours of fast-paced music that ended way too soon. Of course, after the wonderful people of our city chanted for more, Sawyer Brown returned with an encore to end the evening. A big thank you, again, to Jakes Tavern for making great concerts available to our community and to Saw-yer Brown for visiting our small community to enter-tain a lot of happy people.

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RetractionLast week, the Campbell County Observer printed a press release on an endangered/missing child named Kerra Wilson. We learned, the day that we went to print, that she had been found dead and her step-father has been charged. Unfortunately, with the Observer in print, we could not pull the missing child press release in time. We print these “missing children” press releases as information to the public and will continue to do so in hopes that maybe a Campbell County resident can discover one of these children before the child gets harmed.

A final call for names has been issued for the newly dedicated Freedom Memo-rial at the Wyoming Veteran’s Memorial Park, in Cody.

The Wyoming Veterans Commission will take names until March 20, 2012, at which time all the names qualified will be engraved into the me-morial in the Spring of 2012. The current list of names can be found at http://wyomilitary.wyo.gov.

The memorial is dedicated to those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces since 1975. A

semi-circle of seven granite pillars surrounding a central monument of Black Hills granite identifies major loca-tions around the globe where our servicemen and women have toiled for freedom over the last 36 years. Names of men and women who died on active service since 1975 will be engraved on the central monument of the memorial.

To propose a name for the monument, please contact the Wyoming Veterans’ Memorial Museum, 3740 Jourgensen Ave., in Casper, 307-472-1857.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is supporting Double Up for the Ducks – a new campaign by Ducks Unlimited encouraging duck hunters and all persons who would like to make a difference for wildlife conservation to purchase two federal Duck Stamps this year to help conserve habi-tat for wild ducks, geese and other waterfowl.

“The Service certainly appreciates this effort being undertaken by Ducks Un-limited to further waterfowl and wetlands conservation across the country,” said Service Director Dan Ashe. “The Duck Stamp program has been one of the most successful conservation programs in history and buying not one but two duck stamps is one of the best ways around to protect wild-life and waterfowl habitat.”

“The Federal Duck Stamp has been an important tool in waterfowl habitat conserva-tion for 77 years, but its ability to purchase and conserve important waterfowl habitat has been greatly diminished by infl ation and rising land prices,” Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall said.

Since 1934, sales from the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, commonly known as the Federal Duck Stamp, have helped to acquire more than 5.3 million acres of waterfowl habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System. Ninety-eight cents out

of every dollar is spent to acquire land and protect waterfowl habitat. Stamp revenues benefi t waterfowl and countless other wildlife species as well as people by expanding opportuni-ties and access for wildlife dependent recreation.

The cost of the Duck Stamp has remained the same since 1991. Based on the Consumer Price Index, the stamp would need to cost more than $24 today to have the same buying power that $15 had in 1991. In 1991, revenue from the

Duck Stamp enabled the Service to acquire 89,000 acres of habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System at an average cost of $306 an acre. In 2010, the Service was able to acquire only 32,000 acres because land values had tripled to an average of $1,091 an acre.

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Submitted by Dan KrooseThere was once a young man who, in his

youth, professed his desire to become a great writer.

When asked to defi ne “great” he said, “I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!”

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Friday, October 7-Microsoft Word 2007 Level 1, 9 a.m.- 4

p.m., K2 Technologies, 686-3025-Senior Center- 1st National Bank Dinner-NW Barrel Racing Association Finals, 12-9

p.m., Camplex East/Central Pavilion-AVA-Uncorked! 7-9 p.m.-Open MIC Night, 7 p.m., Brother’s Coffee-Jackdanny Band @ Jakes Tavern

Saturday, October 8-NW Barrel Racing Association Finals, 8

a.m. -9 p.m., Camplex East/Central Pavilion-Powder River Collector’s Antique & Craft

Show, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Camplex Energy Hall-AVA- Mommy & Me Class, 9:30 a.m.-Teen Dungeons & Dragons, 10 a.m.- 1

p.m., CCPL-Teen Open-Play Video Gaming, 1-4 p.m.,

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

CCPL-Yes House- Dancing with the Stars- Battle

of the Mines, 6 p.m., Camplex-Jackdanny Band @ Jakes Tavern

Sunday, October 9-CCPL- CLOSED-Senior Center- CLOSED-NW Barrel Racing Association Finals, 8

a.m. -4 p.m., Camplex East/Central Pavilion-Powder River Collector’s Antique & Craft

Show, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Camplex Energy Hall-Powder River Symphony: A Centennial

Celebration, 3 p.m., Camplex Heritage Cen-ter

Monday, October 10-Columbus Day- No School-CCPL- CLOSED-MS Office Basics 2010 for Outlook, Excel

& Word, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., K2 Technologies, 686-3025

-Senior Center- Scarlet Belles, 11 a.m.-AVA- Little Tikes, 1 p.m.-AVA- Life Drawing, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 11-HealthCHECK Testing, 7-11 a.m., CCMH

Lab 688-1222-General Sales/Use Tax Seminar, 9 a.m.-

12 p.m., Gillette College, 307-777-2459 FREE

-Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL-Microsoft Excel 2010 Level 2, 1-4 p.m., K2

Technologies, 686-3025

-AVA- Preschool Art, 2 p.m.-Mining Industry Tax Seminar, 2-4 p.m., Gil-

lette College, 307-777-2459 FREE-AVA- Grade School Pottery, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, October 12-PSAT Test, 8 a.m., Lakeway Learning

Center- Maple Room-Children’s Immunization Clinic, 8-11:30

a.m., Public Health-Construction Industry Taxability Seminar,

9-11:30 a.m., Gillette College, 307-777-2459 FREE

-Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL-Oil, Conventional Natural Gas & Coal Bed

Methane Tax Seminar, 1-4 p.m., Gillette College, 3047-777-2459

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Thursday, October 13-HealthCHECK Testing, 7-11 a.m., CCMH

Lab 688-1222-K2 Focused Seminar: Excel Formulas &

Functions Basics, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., K2 Technology, 686-

3025-Senior Center- Tin Lizzie Bus, 9 a.m.-Becoming a Person of Influence Work-

shop, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Clarion Inn, 685-1555-Toddler Time, 18 months- 3 yrs., 9:30

a.m., CCPL-Storytime, 3-5 yr. olds, 10:30 a.m., CCPL-K2 Focused Seminar: Organizing Your

Inbox in Outlook, 1-4 p.m., K2 Technology, 686-3025

-AVA- Home School Kids, 2:30 p.m.-AVA- Grade School Kids Club, 4 p.m.-Families & Jammies, Birth- 6th Grade,

6:30 p.m., CCPL-AVA- Painting Class for Adults, 6:30 p.m.-Pronghorn 5/6 Grade Elementary Music

Program, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Pronghorn Gym-Cirque Mechanics Boomtown(Acrobat

Show), 7 p.m., Camplex Heritage Center, 682-8802 for Tickets

Friday, October 14-WRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, TBA, Cam-

plex East Pavilion-Jake’s Classic Pool Tournament @ Jakes

Tavern-MS Office Basics 2007 for Outlook, Excel

& Word, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., K2 Technology, 686-3025

-Razor City Roller Dolls, 7:30 p.m., Cam-plex Wyoming Center

What’s Going On?

The City’s Solid Waste Division is asking all hunt-ers to take animal carcass-es to the County Landfill.

If the Solid Waste Divi-sion spots a dead animal in a waste container, the con-tainer will not be picked up.

Leaving a carcass in a waste container can at-tract dogs, cats and other animals to the container, which often leads to the carcass and trash being spread around the imme-diate area, street, alley or neighborhood. Leaving dead animals in roll-outs and dumpsters can create foul odors; it is also a wel-come mat for bacteria. The City asks for the coopera-tion of all hunters in Gillette to assist with this request.

Once again, the Solid Waste division will not pick up waste containers con-taining animal carcasses - the carcasses should be disposed of at the County Landfill.

The Solid Waste divi-sion also asks customers to avoid putting hot ashes

from your stove or fireplace into your rollout or dump-ster.

Improper ash disposal has become a common cause of many forest and grass fires. Wood ashes retain enough heat to ig-nite other combustible materials for several days. Forestry officials caution homeowners about this se-rious threat to the safety of their families and homes. Improper ash disposals can destroy homes, outbuild-ings and other valuable re-sources. Please be careful.

What can you do to pre-vent fires from igniting from hot wood ashes?

• Dispose of wood ash-es in a metal container that can be tightly closed, douse with water, place the closed container out-side your home away from combustible materials and leave in the container for several days before dispos-ing of them. Did you know that many people dispose of their wood stove ashes in garbage containers that

are often plastic or even paper bags? It does not take much heat for these types of containers to burst into flames.

• Teach other family members about the dan-gers associated with hot ash disposal

• Be careful with ashes around areas you might not consider combustible during wetter times, such as mulched flowerbeds and lawns that are drought stricken

• Do Not place hot ashes in a dumpster where there are potentially other com-bustible materials

• Do Not dispose of ashes in paper, plastic or card-board containers

• Do Not assume the ash-es are cold and pour them onto the ground (even into a hole) where leaves can blow onto them or the wind can stir up sparks

Once you are POSITIVE your container of ashes is “Cold”, place in a pile and prepare your container for the next load.

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Gurley Overpass ClosureThe Gurley Overpass will be closed

at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, October 6th for approximately fi ve to six hours while crews perform minor warranty repair work. This closure is to complete the Gurley Avenue Overpass rehabilita-tion project which was undertaken in the Summer of 2010. Please travel accordingly.

Wilderness Drive, Granite Court & Foxhill AvenueThese three streets will be under

construction from Friday, September 30th through Saturday, October 29th for asphalt milling, asphalt pavement repair, asphalt overlay, waterline in-stallation and subgrade prep. This work is for the City of Gillette’s Pave-ment Management Schedule A work and is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Market StreetMarket Street will be closed to

through traffi c from Wednesday, Sep-tember 27th through Tuesday, Octo-ber 4th for the installation of a box culvert. This work is part of the Inter-state Industrial Park Drainage and is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Villa DriveVilla Drive between Parkway and

Shoshone Avenue will be closed from Friday, September 23rd through Mon-day, October 10th for repairs.

East 2nd StreetEast 2nd Street from Conestoga

Drive to the Cul-de-Sac below Rocky Mountain Cummins and R.S.C. (in In-dustrial Park) will be under construc-tion to replace damaged concrete panels in the road from Thursday, September 15th through Saturday, October 15th.

Arrowhead DriveArrowhead Drive will be under con-

struction from Saturday, September 17th through Friday, October 21st. Work on Arrowhead Dr. will include asphalt milling, asphalt pavement re-pair, overlay, concrete sidewalk and subgrade prep. This work is part of the City of Gillette’s 2011 Pavement Management Schedule A is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Fitch DriveFitch Drive will be under construc-

tion - sections of which will be tempo-rarily closed at various times through-out the construction process - from Saturday, September 17th through Friday, October 21st. Work will in-clude asphalt milling, asphalt pave-ment repair, concrete sidewalk and subgrade prep. This work is part of the City of Gillette’s 2011 Pavement Management Schedule A and is fund-ed by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Harder DriveHarder Drive will be under construc-

tion from Saturday, September 17th through Friday, October 21st. Sec-tions of Harder Drive will be tempo-rarily closed at various times through-out the construction process. This construction work is part of the City

of Gillette’s 2011 Pavement Manage-ment Schedule A and is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Enzi Drive Widening ProjectEnzi Drive construction is not com-

plete, but the new lanes are presently open. The traffi c signals at the Enzi Drive/Shoshone Avenue intersec-tion are now working - please drive accordingly. 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. The Enzi Drive Widening Project is funded by the Optional 1% Sales Tax.

Church AvenueChurch Avenue from Highway 14/16

South to 500’ south of 5th Street will be under construction from Friday, September 2nd through Friday, Sep-tember 30th for the removal of the ex-isting surface, sub-grade preparation, installation of concrete improvements and road paving.

Alley Closures - Saunders Alley will be closed from

Tuesday, September 6th through Friday, October 11th while crews re-place the asphalt surfacing with con-crete. This project is part of the City’s 2011 Alley Pavement Management Schedule.

Road Construction Updates

Weekly Trivia Answer from Last Week

How old was His Excellency George Washington when he became

Commander in Chief?

43 years oldAlthough he expressed opposition to the 1765 Stamp Act, the fi rst direct tax on the colonies, he did not take a leading role in the growing colonial resis-tance until protests of the Townshend Acts (enacted in 1767) became widespread. In May 1769, Wash-ington introduced a proposal, drafted by his friend George Mason, calling for Virginia to boycott Eng-lish goods until the Acts were repealed. Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts in 1770. However, Washington regarded the passage of the Intoler-able Acts in 1774 as “an Invasion of our Rights and Privileges”. In July 1774, he chaired the meeting at which the “Fairfax Resolves” were adopted, which called for the convening of a Continental Congress, among other things. In August, Washington attended the First Virginia Convention, where he was selected as a delegate to the First Continental Congress. Commander in chiefAfter the Battles of Lexington and Concord near Boston in April 1775, the colonies went to war. Washington appeared at the Second Continental Congress in a military uniform, signaling that he was prepared for war.] Washington had the prestige, mili-tary experience, charisma and military bearing of a military leader and was known as a strong patriot. Virginia, the largest colony, deserved recognition, and New England—where the fi ghting began—real-ized it needed Southern support. Washington did not explicitly seek the offi ce of commander and said that he was not equal to it, but there was no serious com-petition. Congress created the Continental Army on June 14, 1775. Nominated by John Adams of Mas-sachusetts, Washington was then appointed Major General and Commander-in-chief.

Because annual fl u vaccinations are a key tool to prevent the spread of infl uenza, a Wyoming Depart-ment of Health offi cial is reminding Wyoming residents of the vaccine’s importance.

Dr. Tracy Murphy, state epidemiolo-gist with the Wyoming Department of Health, said getting immunized is the single most effective thing most people can do to help prevent get-ting ill with infl uenza or spreading it to others. “The message is simple: almost everyone who is six months or older should get a fl u vaccine,” he said.

Infl uenza (fl u) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and muscle aches.

“We know infl uenza leads to hospitalizations and even death in some people every year,” Murphy continued. “Flu vaccines can help you protect yourself from illness and can help you avoid spreading the fl u to others.”

“Healthy people get the fl u too,” Murphy said. “They may be able to recover, but they still can miss school or work. They can also pass on the illness to others who may not be able to bounce back easily.”

Murphy said infl uenza vaccines are available in many locations, including local public health offi ces, doctors’ offi ces and retail stores. “While overall supplies are expected to be ample, it’s a good idea to check ahead about when and where im-munizations are being offered for you and your family,” he said.

“The price for fl u vaccines is quite reasonable. Getting immunized is a good investment,” Murphy said. Murphy noted that many insurance policies reimburse patients for their vaccine costs.

In Wyoming, the cost of the vaccine itself is covered for some children through the Wyoming Vac-cinates Important People (WyVIP) program. Children who qualify include those covered by Medicaid, uninsured children, American Indian or Alaska native children and some children considered to be underin-sured.

Murphy encouraged people not to wait for their vaccine. “Flu vaccines can take several days to become ef-fective so it is not a good idea to wait until people around you are already ill,” he said.

Department: Help Fight the Flu with VaccinationsSubmitted by Kim Deti - Wyoming Department of Health

The Daniels Fund is now accepting applications for scholarships to be awarded in spring 2012. High school seniors in Wyoming should ask their high school coun-selors for information, or visit www.danielsfund.org. The application deadline is Nov. 30, 2011.

In establishing the Dan-iels Fund, cable pioneer Bill Daniels directed the Daniels Scholarship Pro-gram to seek out promising students who demonstrate strength of character, lead-ership potential, academic performance or promise, a

well-rounded personality, and the potential to contrib-ute to their community.

Students must also dem-onstrate fi nancial need. Daniels Scholarships are not full-ride. Instead, they cover the unmet need of the student. The scholar-ship amount is determined after all other fi nancial aid resources and an Expected Family Contribution have been applied.

Students must be nomi-nated by a Referral Agency (all area high schools plus designated youth serving organizations that assist in

the nomination process). A list of those high schools and youth serving organi-zations is posted on the Daniels Fund website.

Bill Daniels, a pioneer in cable television who launched his fi rst system in Casper, established the Daniels Fund to operate the Daniels Fund Scholar-ship Program and the Dan-iels Fund Grants Program in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

Visit www.danielsfund.org for more information.

High School seniors in Wyoming encouraged to apply

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Where is this picture taken? Find out in next week’s Campbell County Observer

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The City of Gillette’s Customer Ser-vice Division announces that it has noticed delays in receiving utility pay-ments sent by mail after the U.S.P.S. recently moved its sorting operations from Gillette to Casper.

The City of Gillette’s Customer Service Division has noticed a dramatic fluctuation in the volume of utility payments it receives on a daily basis. “On any given day between Monday through Friday we normally receive anywhere from 170 to 300 customer payments, and now we’re seeing days where we don’t receive any. And then the next day we get two days of payments,” said Cus-tomer Service Manager, Kris Jones. Jones added, “And the weather’s been very good lately. What’s going to happen when we get snow and icy roads?”

“It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure the city receives utility pay-ments by their due date. It is not the postmark date that is important. The date that matters is the date the Cus-tomer Service Division receives the payment, and that is what has been affected by the change in sorting operations,” added Public Informa-tion Officer Joe Lunne.

In an announcement made August 4th, prior to the sorting operations change, U.S.P.S. Colorado/Wyoming District Manager Selwyn Epperson said, “This move will not cause any changes in local mail delivery. Let-ters mailed to local addresses will be delivered the next day, the same as before.”

Mayor Tom Murphy has been a vocal advocate against moving the sorting operations from Gillette to

Casper, stating, “It has been clear to me that this is not going to improve anything for anyone here in Gillette. If the City is not receiving customer payments on time, I am sure there are folks out there who aren’t receiv-ing their benefit checks, paychecks and other important pieces of mail. We were assured this would not af-fect local service, but that is clearly not the case. The postal workers here in Gillette do a fine job. This is not their fault.”

The U.S.P.S. hosted a public meet-ing in May to discuss the change. At that time, Mayor Murphy requested the Postal Service not make the change. They announced in August that the change would be made and that sorting operations would be moved from Gillette to Casper.

Customer Service Division announces delays receiving utility payments sent by mail

The Wyoming National Guard recognized its He-roes Among Us, at the an-nual Governor’s Reception, Oct. 1, at Little America, in Cheyenne.

This year’s Heroes Among Us recognized three individuals for their selfless response to assist others in need are:

• 1st Lt. Ray Black, Wyo-ming Army National Guard Medical Command. On Oct. 31, 2010, Black was nine miles north of Worland on his way home with his daughter. He came upon a Wyoming gas truck that had run off the road and rolled into a field carrying a man and two boys. Black took charge, treated minor

injuries and stabilized each until paramedics arrived. According to his nominator, his wife Lori, “My husband knew the family and had to stop and help. He is my hero.”

• Sgt. 1st Class Douglas Fenton, Wyoming Army National Guard A Compa-ny, 960th Brigade Support Battalion. Fenton assisted first responders during a harrowing recovery op-eration of Deputy Sheriff Brian Gross from the Platte River, in July. Because of the support Fenton pro-vided, people involved in the search could perform at the level needed to operate safely for long hours in the cold, fast moving water of

the Platte River. Nomina-tor Pete Zellner said, “Sgt. 1st Class Douglas Fenton is one of those heroes that is behind the scenes, but is still note the less a hero.”

• Capt. Michael Schro-eder, Wyoming Air National Guard 30th Airlift Squad-ron. Schroeder prevented a friend from losing her life by applying CPR when she stopped breathing, after a night out in Fort Collins. He performed CPR for five minutes before his friend’s pulse returned, and for 10 additional minutes until paramedics arrived. Police determined she was the victim of a date rape drug. According to nominator Lt. Col. Rod Simpson, “Capt.

Schroeder’s decisive ac-tions and leadership in a time of need truly makes him a hero among us.”

“We recognize our Sol-diers and Airmen each year for going above and be-yond the call of duty to as-sist our fellow community members,” said Maj. Gen. Luke Reiner, Wyoming’s adjutant general. “The troops we are honoring exemplify the concept of the National Guard Citizen Soldier and believe in our dual mission to protect and serve the citizens of the na-tion and the residents of the state extend beyond duty hours.”

Wyoming National Guard recognizes Heroes Among Us

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Weekly Trivia QuestionWhat is written on

Thomas Jefferson’s tombstone?A. Writer of our nations IndependenceB. Author of the Declaration of Ameri-can Independence of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedomC. Author of the Declaration of Inde-pendence, for religious freedom, and father of the University of VirginiaD. Count of Montecello

Look in next week’s paper for the answer

The Arbor Day Foundation will brighten up your fall by giving you 10 free autumn classics trees when you join the organization in October.

The free trees are part of the non-profit Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America campaign, a program dedicated to environmental steward-ship through the planting of trees.

Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in October will receive 10 free autumn classics: Two sugar ma-ples, two red maples, a scarlet oak, a sweetgum, northern red oak, silver

maple, white flowering dogwood, and Washington hawthorn.

“You’ll especially enjoy these trees for years to come during the autumn months because they’ll add abundant, vibrant color to any yard or landscape,” said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.

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During the fall and winter, it is a common sight to see a group of people sitting around the Wright Branch Library’s fireplace. These people are a part of their very popular book discus-sion group. Every month, the librarians pick a book which everyone reads and then they all gather on a Monday night to discuss their likes and dislikes.

Fitting into the year-long celebration of the centen-nial anniversary of Camp-bell County, the theme of the 2011 book discussions is “Into the West.” This month’s book was ‘Letters

of a Woman Homesteader’ by Elinore Pruitt Stewart. Told with vivid enthusiasm by a young, fiercely deter-mined widow, this classic of American frontier life paints an honest portrait of her work, travels, neighbors, and harsh existence on a Wyoming ranch in the early 1900s.

Accompanied by large cinnamon rolls and a cozy atmosphere, the group got together to discuss the book on Monday. The general consensus was a complete enjoyment of the book. Many said they were drawn into the story

because of Elinore’s real and believable account of her life in the west. She was such a strong woman who was confident in her-self and what she could do. The book portrayed the amount of work that it took to be a pioneer in the west, but she wrote it with an amazing sense of humor and delight in what she did.

October’s book discus-sion is ‘The Lynching of Cattle Kate’ by George W. Hufsmith. This book ex-plores the real story be-hind the only woman ever hanged in Wyoming.

Into the WestBy Elizabeth Albin - Wright, Wyoming

Governor Matt Mead said he is encouraged that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is set to turn man-agement of wolves over to Wyoming. The Service announced it will publish a proposed delisting rule for wolves tomorrow. This means that, within a year, with wolves off of the En-dangered Species List, the

State would be responsible for managing them.

“This is an important step for Wyoming,” Governor Mead said. “The Depart-ment of Interior is following through on its commitment to turn over wolf manage-ment to Wyoming, which is where it belongs. I am encouraged, but there are still several more steps

to go. I do want to thank Secretary Salazar, Direc-tor Ashe and our Congres-sional Delegation for all of their work to get us to this point and I look forward to working with the Wyoming Legislature to keep us mov-ing towards having control of a species that has such a significant impact on the state.”

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The National Weather Service is saying a strong low pressure system will bring gusty south winds to much of the region through Friday, especially across the South Dakota plains where wind gusts of 45-50 mph are possible. Isolated thunderstorms my reach the southwestern Black Hills overnight, but a much

better chance of thunder-storms will exist Thursday afternoon and evening over much of Northeastern Wyoming (including Camp-bell County) and West-ern South Dakota. Some storms may be severe over western South Dakota, with damaging winds the prima-ry threat. Things are VERY dry out there...so be care-

ful with any possble situa-tions that might start fires. Combine a fire start with any sort of wind, and fires have the potential to grow quickly, and shortly after a drenching rain, grasses will dry out and be able to burn again in a short time.--CCEMA

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Fall enrollment at the University of Wyoming is at nearly 13,000 students for the second consecu-tive year as the university continues to maintain his-torically high enrollment numbers.

UW census data col-lected at the 15th class day shows 12,920 students en-rolled for fall classes on the Laramie campus. The 15th class day is used because it falls after the class drop/add deadlines and after the first tuition and fee payment is due to the university.

Total enrollment will sur-pass 13,000 by the end of the semester as Outreach enrollment continues to grow, says Sara Axelson, UW’s vice president for stu-dent affairs.

“We are extremely pleased with the significant interest by students from Wyoming, other states and from abroad,” says Axelson. “UW has incred-ible academic programs and many ways to become engaged in the university community. It is great that students are recognizing

these opportunities when choosing UW.”

UW’s 2011 enrollment is bolstered by a 4 percent spike from a year ago in new freshmen enrollment and another increase in international student enroll-ment.

The university has 1,534 new freshmen, an increase of 59 students from 2010. That total includes 859 freshmen from Wyoming, plus notable increases in enrollment of students from California, Colorado, South Dakota, Texas and Wash-ington.

For the fourth consecu-tive year, UW’s internation-al student enrollment has increased, this time to 754 students.

Other highlights from the 2011 enrollment report:

• Wyoming resident en-rollment remained steady at 71 percent of the UW student population.

• Ethnic minority student enrollment rose by 64 stu-dents from a year ago, to 1,225.

• The average grade-point average for incoming

freshmen increased slightly from 3.43 to 3.46. The av-erage ACT score is 24.4 and the average combined SAT score is 115.

• Undergraduate en-rollment in the Outreach School increased by 74 students to 1,527.

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My first legal publication two years ago focused on a loophole in the federal Gun Control Act that, in certain federal circuits, has allowed individuals to be convicted of sup-plying a firearm to a convicted felon without any knowledge or reason to know of his or her conviction. It’s clear that Congress did not intend this to be the case, but judges don’t always get it right. Fortunately, I don’t believe this would happen in the Tenth Circuit (where Wyoming is located). Unfortunately, the loophole is still there.

The guilty mind—termed mens rea in Latin—is a long-standing principle of criminal law. It’s not an easy con-cept, surprisingly, and law students spend plenty of time memorizing the difference between first and second degree murder for their criminal law exams. It’s largely a question of intent, and what needs to be proven in court to establish that a defendant not only acted in a criminal manner but meant to take those actions.

Unlike the accidental loophole in the Gun Control Act, Congress is now creating—deliberately, it appears— more and more criminal laws that do not require any mens rea at all, meaning that one can be convicted of a federal offense without establishing any sort of criminal intent. These are known as “strict liability” crimes. Strict liability was once reserved for especially sensi-tive societal protections (such as statutory rape), but that is no longer the case.

Gary Fields and John Emshwiller have an excellent article in last Tues-day’s Wall Street Journal describing numerous instances of absurd con-

victions for strict liability crimes.Overall, more than 40% of nonvio-

lent offenses created or amended during two recent Congresses—the 109th and the 111th, the latter of which ran through last year—had “weak” mens rea requirements at best, according to a study conducted by the conservative Heritage Foun-dation and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers....

Earlier this year, Justice Antonin Scalia, in a dissent from a Supreme Court decision upholding a firearms-related conviction, wrote that Con-gress “puts forth an ever-increasing volume” of imprecise criminal laws and criticized lawmakers for passing too much “fuzzy, leave-the-details-to-be-sorted-out-by-the-courts” legisla-tion.

Whether Congress is passing the buck to the Courts to figure out the best level of criminal intent or not, it’s a serious dereliction to cast a wide criminal net over Americans. It’s a sure-fire way to make criminals out of all of us.

Although it’s possible that mens rea has just been overlooked for criminal law, it’s painfully obvious that Congress has given the keys to the legislative kingdom to the federal agencies when it comes to civil en-forcement.

This is hardly a new phenomenon, but the results have finally reached an inevitable conclusion, what law professor and economist Richard Ep-stein terms “government by waiver.” Congress passes strict laws, but grants agencies a huge amount of discretion as to how to enforce the laws, meaning the agency can do pretty much whatever it wants.

Obamacare is the prime example; as we all know, Health and Human Services has handed out plenty of waivers, leaving the rest of us on the hook. But as Epstein describes in another article also published this past Tuesday, this is also true of the proposed American Jobs Act:

The basic structure of the AJA . . . uses large doses of administrative discretion to defang some of its most unrealistic commands. In so doing, it introduces what I have termed elsewhere the vice of government by waiver, where unbridled discre-tion creates uncertainty and breeds favoritism.

This process only adds to the cost of legislative enforcement. The real jobs created are for government bureaucrats who determine, under rules to be promulgated later, wheth-er the rule or exception applies. The provision has it exactly backwards.

So, in both federal and civil law, we’re facing more and more arbitrari-ness. Whether conducting financial transactions or simply carrying out a hobby like hunting, one false move can send a law-abiding citizen to federal prison or at least a long and costly federal trial. On the other side of the same coin, civil law is now en-trusted to bureaucrats in D.C., who are happy to formulate regulation upon regulation but make exceptions to the well-connected.

For law to function, it must be stable, predictable, and apply to everyone with equal force. Our fed-eral law is quickly losing all of these qualities.

Federal Criminal Law and Civil Powers Become Increasingly Arbitrary

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Governor Matt Mead will convene a business forum in November focusing on job creation and expand-ing the business outlook in Wyoming. The forum will center around Wyoming’s existing businesses and new opportunities to diver-sify the State’s economy.

Governor Mead teamed up with the Wyoming Busi-ness Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation to host the event. The forum will showcase successful Wyoming companies and leaders from the national and international stage.

“We want to highlight what is working in Wyo-

ming as well as companies that are creating jobs in our communities,” Governor Mead said. “I also want to provide a dialogue with job creators who can show our businesses great new op-portunities and illustrate possible investments that could bring more industries and companies to Wyo-ming.”

The speakers at the fo-rum include executives from Wyoming companies as well as Herb Allen, Pres-ident and CEO of Allen and Company, James Wolfen-sohn, former President of the World Bank, Fos-ter Friess, Founder of the

Brandywine Fund, Hank McKinnell, former CEO and Chair of Pfi zer, Rich Walje, President of Rocky Mountain Power, and John Schopp, Vice President, North Rockies and New Ventures, Encana Oil and Gas.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for people with experience at all levels of America’s marketplace to come together and see what we can do to fuel Wyoming’s economy even further and fi nd exciting paths toward more growth,” Governor Mead said.

Governor Mead to convene Wyoming, National and

International Business Leaders

“If I make more profi t, I also have to pay more tax-es which I hate to do. So, I try to minimize my income to reduce the amount of tax due -- that’s ok isn’t it?” Gary, Casper

First, I, along with the good accountants that I know, recommend that you make decisions for sound business reasons, not just for tax reasons -- if it cov-ers both bases, then great.

Buying something you really don’t need simply to show more expense and reduce taxable income is usually not a great idea. By doing so, you typically reduce cash reserves and, in today’s economy, having some extra cash is a good thing since being able to borrow it in a pinch might be questionable.

Think about what profi t is needed for in the fi rst place. It is used to do essentially three things -- reinvest in the business, pay debt or pay out to the owners, per-haps some combination of the three. Having no profi t does mean you will pay no taxes, but it also means you have nothing to rein-vest (purchase inventory, equipment, take advantage of discounts), repay debt (the bank wants their mon-ey regardless) or pay your-self or other investors. The bottom line: Profi t is really a good thing to have.

Let’s think about it an-other way, using a simple math example. If you make one dollar, you will pay tax on that at a rate of about 35 percent (an example), or 35 cents, but you still have

65 cents left to put in your pocket.

Even if you pay taxes on that incremental dollar, you are still fi nancially better off. Of course this is an overly simplifi ed example and the real world of tax regulation is always changing, but the principle still holds true.

I have known many busi-ness owners who believed in managing to reduce tax liability which worked fi ne until they either wanted to borrow money or sell the business. This practice comes back to bite them since they can’t demon-strate to a lender or poten-tial buyer that the business can make enough money to repay the debt or return a profi t to the new owners.

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September 28, 2011- At 4:02 p.m. to South Kendrick Avenue for

an EMS assist.- At 7:23 p.m. to West 2nd Street for an

EMS assist. CCFD was cancelled en route.

September 30, 2011- At 12:53 p.m. to University Road for an

EMS assist.- At 1:02 p.m. to Rawhide Mine for an ATV

accident. An individual had wrecked an ATV North of town and had attempted to drive to the Emergency Room in another vehicle. The individual drove as far as Rawhide Mine and felt that they could not make it into the hospital and stopped at Rawhide Mine to call for assistance. CCFD assisted with patient care.

- At 1:14 p.m. to 1901 Energy Court for an elevator emergency alarm. CCFD respond-ed to the scene and upon arrival found every-thing to be normal with the elevator.

- At 1:57 p.m. to Express Drive for an EMS assist.

- At 2:29 p.m. to the intersection of HWY 59 and Union Chapel Road for a 2 vehicle collision. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival determined no one was injured in the crash. CCFD contained fl uids leak-ing from the involved vehicles and assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol offi cers with traffi c control.

- At 4:12 p.m. to the intersection of O-R Drive and Four J Road for a 2 vehicle col-lision. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival everyone involved denied injury. CCFD contained fl uids leaking from one of the involved vehicles and disabled its electri-cal system.

- At 5:13 p.m. to 110 East Lakeway Road for an unknown type of fi re. The 911 caller advised CCSO dispatchers that they heard a loud explosion and then saw smoke. CCFD responded to the scene and upon arrival de-termined the smoke was from a large B-B-Q. The source of the explosion sound was investigated but CCFD was unable to fi nd anything.

- At 7:52 p.m. to 5403 Benelli Drive for an automatic fi re alarm activation. CCFD was cancelled en route when it was determined the alarm was the result of the system being tested.

October 2, 2011- At 7:46 AM to Interstate 90 mile marker

142 for a semi-truck that struck a piece of concrete and ruptured his diesel tank, ap-proximately 150 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled before we could shut off the transfer line and plug the leak.

- At 12:04 PM to 1030 E. 5th St. for a re-port of a cat stuck in a wall. Upon arrival we

were informed that the neighbor’s cat has been missing for up to 2 weeks, they thought it might be in the wall. We checked the vents, duct work and attic and also believed it may be in the wall. We put a small hole in the sheetrock and the cat came out.

- At 2:03 PM to Hitt Dr. for an EMS assist.- At 2:39 PM to Foothills Blvd. for an EMS

assist.- At 5:05 PM to Aspen Lane for a report of a

leaking propane tank. While moving a 1,000 gallon propane tank for his neighbor a valve was sheared off which caused a check valve to leak liquid propane, the tank was already loaded onto a trailer. We decided to transport the tank out of the neighborhood to Farmers CO-OP where we fl ared the remaining 200 gallons of product.

- At 10:29 PM to the 800 block of east 5th St. for an EMS assist.

October 4, 2011- At 1:48 AM to the 1800 block of Colorado

St for a structure fi re. The cause of the fi re is still under investigation. The mobile home was a total loss from the fi re and was insured. All occupants made it out of the house safely with no injuries due to the smoke detectors activating and alerting the home owners of the fi re. Fire crews spent several hours at the scene making sure that all hot spots were cooled down before leaving the scene.

- At 1:01 PM to 1082 Country Club Rd. for a small fi re in the sawdust/woodchips in the playground area, the Police Department had the small fi re extinguished by the time the fi re department arrived.

- At 2:33 PM to Echeta Rd. near railroad mile marker 612.5 for a 2 acre grass fi re started b a passing train.

- At 6:31PM to Cascade Ct. for a residential fi re alarm, upon arrival crews learned the de-tector was set off by burnt food.

- At 8:27 PM to Interstate 90 near mile marker 102 for a report of a vehicle vs. deer with anti-freeze leaking, crews applied some fl oor dry.

- At 11:09 PM to Echeta Rd. for an EMS assist.

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I could have sworn we had just gone through yet another controversy of los-ing half a billion dollars to yet another failed “Green Energy” company. Yet, here again, the Obama ad-ministration goes out and gives another $6 Billion to more soon-to-be-failed-yet-very-politically-connected “Green” companies.

You would have thought that they would have learned their lesson. Guess not.

Understand the admin-istration had to spend that money before the deadline that killed the program. So, I guess it is a waste of mon-ey to not waste the mon-ey… or something. So they had to go out and spend it. Don’t try to make sense out of this line of thinking; you’ll get a nose bleed.

But fear not - Obama’s friends will fl y away on their corporate jets with their pockets stuffed with tax payer cash and plenty of that cash will be funneled toward the next round of Democrat re-election cam-paigns. The Democrats will then make sure that these crony capitalist guys will get millions more to start up more soon-to-be failed companies and round and round it goes.

But WAIT! I have a better idea!See, there are all these

people out here who actu-ally do real work providing real energy that actually powers America, no mat-ter if the wind is blowing or if the sun is shining. If we give them money the nation will actually see a return on the investment, rather than a loss, and real jobs will

actually be provided with a company that has almost zero chance of going belly up.

There are side benefi ts too: This “Real Energy” is actually far more affordable than that so called “Green Energy” and, believe it or not, actually pollutes LESS than “Green Energy.” Since the “Real Energy” operates at a lower cost it lowers the price of goods across America, which also helps the economy and each and every American.

But wait, there is more!The lower costs and jobs

created ripples across the economy, creating more jobs. This means more tax payers. More tax pay-ers mean more money coming into the govern-ment without raising taxes. This means that, not only do we get our investment of taxpayer money back, with interest, but more tax payer money comes in to the point that we can actu-ally pay down our debt. OH! And few people collecting unemployment but paying taxes means government can pay down its debt even faster.

See, the benefi ts go on and on. I have no idea why we keep giving our hard earned money away to these failed companies when we have perfectly good successful compa-nies that we can give the money too that will provide for us an actual return on our investment.

Now, here is the best part. --- READY?

The dirty little secret is that we do not need to give any taxpayer money to these successful com-

panies to get them started. There are all these people out there from common folk to rich folk, which want to invest their own money in these companies. So, you see, we don’t need to bor-row any money from China --- or raise taxes. I know it’s hard to believe but people from all walks of life show up with fi sts full of money just begging for the chance to invest in this “REAL EN-ERGY!” that is out there. No one has to ask them to and no one needs to take the money from them by force.

WAIT! I’M NOT DONE!These people who volun-

tarily give up their money in the form of investments to these “Real Energy” companies get the money back as part of their retire-ment. That means we don’t need to spend as much on government run retirement programs. That saves the American Tax payers even more money and further lowers the national debt.

Ok, so --- No borrowing money

from China. No taking money from

people in the form of taxes.No money going to com-

panies that most people know will probably fail.

No need for government run retirement programs

No Crony Capitalism and back room government deals that just benefi t a few.

Lower debt.Lower unemployment.Stronger economy.Stronger nation.A reliable source of En-

ergy.I even have a name for

this new “RADICAL” idea. I call it --- CAPITALISM!

My Latest Radical Idea!Another $6 Billion bites the dust.

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Dear Editor, I would like to thank a hid-

den angel here in Campbell County. Last Saturday, I was having a real bad day, and while at the gas station I met an angel. After fueling up (I only had $10) a man came up to me in the Arby’s parking lot and tapped on the window, he had seen me at the gas station. I was nervous, not knowing the man, but I opened up the door anyway. “I want you to have this, it looks like you’re having a very bad day,” he said as he handed me $50. “I saw that you didn’t put much gas in, so here. Hope this helps.”

This brightened up my day, not because of the free money but because of the gesture. He left with-out telling his name after talking with me about what

was wrong, and I only had a hug to give him. It’s not every day you come across people like that, and I hope that one day I can repay him the favor.

Taylor Ladd

From Editor Keary Speer:Dear Taylor,I am so glad that you had

this amazing experience. It is good to know there are still people out there who care about people just be-cause they are people. So many times do people only think of themselves, and though there is nothing wrong with that, I think we forget how amazing it feels to do good things. I hope this anonymous philanthro-pist reads this and knows how appreciative you really are! Thanks for writing in.

Dear Editor,No beer at a hockey

game? What are these commissioners thinking? Hey, you know what is bet-ter for us than us right? How did you guys slime your way into offi ce?

Rod Kurry via. E-mail

From Editor Nicholas De Laat: I agree, there is no reason that malt beverages shouldn’t be served at the games. But my question to you is, why weren’t you at the meeting? As I keep saying. If you have a prob-lem with how a government entity works, then change it. Don’t expect it to happen on it’s own, you have to get involved.

Letters to the Editor

“The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy an-

cestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting

mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by

violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifi ces of false and designing men.”

- Samuel Adams

U.S. high school students and their teachers are invit-ed to participate in the Bill of Rights Institute’s sixth annual “Being an American Essay Contest.”

The largest contest of its kind in the country, the Being an American Es-say Contest explores the Founding principles out-lined in the Constitution. The contest is adminis-tered by the Bill of Rights Institute, a non-profi t educational organization in the Washington, D.C. area devoted to educating young people about the Constitution and Founding principles. The 2011-2012 contest is sponsored by the History Channel.

“This contest is unique in that it gives students the opportunity to think about the important Founding principles communicated in our Constitution,” said Dr. Jason Ross, Bill of Rights Institute Vice President of Education Programs. “This context is vital to helping

students see their Found-ing principles as a mean-ingful part of the American experiment of self-govern-ment.”

Specifi cally, students are asked to share their thoughts on the Constitu-tion by answering the fol-lowing question: “How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?”

The top three student winners from each of the fi ve geographical regions will be awarded cash priz-es of $1,000 (First Place), $500 (Second Place), and $250 (Third Place). Teacher sponsors for each student winner will also re-ceive a cash prize of $100.

“The contest not only honors and awards spon-soring teachers, but also equips them with free les-son plans and other sup-plemental materials that meet state and national academic standards so they can easily incorporate the essay contest into their

classrooms. The Contest is really a tribute to the excel-lent work teachers do in the important task of civic edu-cation,” said Ross.

Over 80,000 students have participated in the es-say contest since it began in 2006.

“We are pleased to sup-port the Bill of Rights Insti-tute’s ‘Being an American Essay Contest,’” said Dr. Libby O’Connell, SVP, Cor-porate Outreach and Chief Historian, History Channel. “The contest encourages students to think critically and truly makes the past relevant in their lives to-day.”

Complete contest details can be found below. Fur-ther information, including submission criteria, lesson plans and background in-formation on the Constitu-tion, Bill of Rights, Found-ers and the Founding principles are available at www.BillofRightsInstitute.org/Contest.

High School essay contest opens for 2011-2012

Students and their teachers compete for cash prizes up to $1,000

Wyoming’s effort to keep sage-grouse off of the en-dangered species list was recognized by U.S. Sec-retary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Wyoming was one of 17 recipients of a Partners in Conservation Award.

“I am pleased that Secre-tary Salazar would recog-nize Wyoming and all of our partners for the hard work

that went into creating the sage-grouse plan,” Gover-nor Matt Mead said. “More than that, I hope this is also an acknowledgement that Wyoming, the energy in-dustry, agriculture produc-ers and private landowners are signifi cantly affected by this plan, and deserve thanks for making sacri-fi ces in their support of it.”

In June Governor Mead

signed the Sage-Grouse Core Area Protection Ex-ecutive Order. It updated an order signed by Gover-nor Freudenthal providing more fl exibility for manage-ment in the core areas. “I do believe what makes this plan work is that it was a state-led effort and I am glad to see the federal gov-ernment recognize Wyo-ming with this award.”

The State of Wyoming receives award for

State-Led Sage Grouse plan

Tuesday, October 11-Board of Examiners,

12:30 p.m., Community Con-ference Room, City Hall

Thursday, October 13-Parks & Beautifi cation

Board, 5:30 p.m., Commu-nity Conference Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall

-Campbell County Public Land Board, 7 p.m., Cam-plex Board Room

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Sports Report

The Wright Cross Country Team hosted the Brittany Rentas Memorial at the Haycreek Golf Course Satur-day, October 1, 2011. Future runners ran in the PreK-3rd grade race. There were 14 participants. Mariah Mason won the division. In the 3rd-5th grade race, there were 11 entries. Dax Yera-di led the pack to win.

In the Junior High Girls’ race, 8th grader Brooke Thayne led the Pan-thers, to finish 30th out of 67 at a time of 15:41 at the 3K distance. Kylie Murphy was right there at 33rd. Her time was 15:57. 7th grader Shelby Buchanan was the most-improved on the day running nearly three minutes faster than her previous 3K time. She finished 35th in 16:04. Seandra Silva was next for the Panthers at 18:20. Aspen Bailey rounded out the team just seconds later at 18:30.

In the Junior High Boys’ race, Dalten Ammon improved his 3K time to set a personal record of 16:35. Dalten was recovering from the flu. Teammate Caleb Bremer was set to toe the line, but had to withdraw due flu symptoms. Hopefully the boys will be healthy to compete in their last two weeks.

Three Panthers finished in the top ten to medal in the High School Girls’ 5K race. Mikayla Hudgins blew away the field to finish first at a time of 22:13. Freshman Kayla Allguer finished 7th at a time of 27:06. Déça Lawrence was the most improved for the High School Girls this week, fin-ishing 9th at 27:43. This was a per-sonal record (PR) by nearly a minute! Senior Jeanette Tate finished 12th at

a time of 29:33. Lori Souza finished next for the Panthers at 34:39. Com-pleting the pack was Holly Real, just seconds shy of a season PR.

Cameron Thomas led the Panthers to medal in 5th place in the High School Boys’ race. He finished in 20:10. Aaron Kanatzar improved over his last week’s time to finish at 26:21. DJ Bohne was the most improved this week for the High School Boys work-ing hard to break into the sub 27s. This is amazing, considering he was recuperating from the flu affecting him early in the week. He recorded a PR at the 5K distance to finish at 26:52, pacing most of the race with his team-mate. Remember that Freshmen run a grueling distance compared to last year as Junior High competitors. These athletes are improving (some five minutes better than at the begin-ning of the season). The whole team is really working hard in practice and it is paying off in the meets.

The three Seniors were honored during the awards: Manager Stepha-nie Treto put in countless hours over the years. She has kept us in line and she will be missed. Jeanette Tate has had battles with injuries, but she shows her “moxie” and fights through the toughest of times. She too has been dedicated to the team and we wish her luck in the future. Cameron Thomas has a career with the team second to none. He has been running for six years. That is hard work and determination. We also would like to acknowledge their parents and ex-tended families for all they do to sup-port the team behind the scenes.

Thanks go out to the Booster Club for all of their support of these ath-letes. This week’s generous Flamingo Sponsors were: Rob McMurray, Trin-ity Thomas, and Lyle Murdoch. The team would also like to show grati-tude to the Haycreek Golf Course and the Town of Wright groundskeepers for allowing us to use the fine course. We extend our deepest appreciation to our Meet Director, Larry Yeradi for organizing the meet. Thanks to Mr. Dare for being the official starter of the meet and Mr. Albin for timing, Mr. Glasser for the sound system as well as Principal Hal Johnson and all other workers and marshals on the course. Kudos to Coach Jones for all of his hard work. Thanks to all of the people who came to show their support!

We held our annual potluck at the Multipurpose Building. Thanks to Kel-ly Kanatzar for organizing the potluck, and arranging sponsors. We honored former Head Coach Rick Dare for his dedication throughout the years to the Cross Country Program in Wright. Thanks to businesses for their dona-tions: Big D, Don’s, The Wright Place and Subway. Parents also made the dinner a success through their delica-cies.

Next week the team splits to com-pete in different locations. The High School team will travel to Buffalo on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 with rac-es beginning at 3pm. The Junior High will travel the same day to Gillette to Camplex Park for the Morgan McLe-land Memorial race beginning at 4pm.

Wright Cross Country results from Wright meet

Submitted by Sarah Glasser - Basin Radio

Photo by George Kanatzar

Campbell County Boys placed first at the State Ten-nis Tournament, with a total of 59 points. Cody placed second (44 points), Central placed third (28 points), and Powell placed fourth (25.5 points). Laramie (22.5 points) placed fifth, Kelly Walsh (17 points) placed sixth, Green River (15 points) placed seventh, Jackson (11 points) placed eighth, Sheridan (11 points) placed ninth, Natrona (11 points) placed 10th, Riverton (6 points) placed 11th, Torrington (4.5 points) placed 12th, Rawlins (2.5 points) placed 13th, Rock Springs (2 points) placed 14th, East (0 points) placed 15th, and South (0 points) placed 16th.

Brandon Swan of Campbell County placed first at #1 Singles, defeating Alex Arambel of RSP (6-2,6-0) in the first round, Robin Drummond of LAR (6-3,6-3) in the quarterfinals, and Eric Curtis of POW (6-2,3-6,6-2) in the semifinals. Swan won the championship match against Shad Moir of COD with a score of 6-2,6-3.

Riley Swanson of Campbell County won in the #2 Singles division, defeating Gus Wagner of RSP (6-1,6-1) in the first round, Shoshei Sato of POW (6-0,6-2) in the quarterfinals, Aaron Kelly of CEN (6-3,6-2) in the semifi-nals, and Dylan Bainer of LAR (6-1,6-3) in the finals.

Campbell County’s #1 Doubles team of Micheal Cook and Tanner Sandvick placed first, defeating the team of Blough/Steckler of COD in the finals (6-3,6-2). The team also defeated Corbin/Hass of EAS (6-0,6-0) in the first round, Gray/Menghini of CEN (4-6,6-3,6-0) in the quarterfinals, and Brower/Kelly of TOR (6-1,6-1) in the semifinals.

The #2 Doubles team of Hunter Greer and Gabe Belden of Campbell County placed third, defeating Marchard/Hamilton of CSO (6-0,6-0) in the first round and Cole/Denney-Turner of LAR (4-6,6-0,6-3). The team fell in the semi-finals to the eventual championship team of Dunn/Smith of COD (6-0, 6-2). In the consolation semi-finals, Greer/Belden defeated Nganga/Atwood of KWH (6-2,4-6,6-2) and won the consolation finals match against Ellis/Garstad of SHE (1-6,7-6(7-3),6-4).

The #3 Doubles team of Thomas Bush and Camdin Hinkel of Campbell County also placed third, defeating Arnold/Scheschi of CSO (6-0,6-0) in the first round and Deal/Williams of LAR (7-5,6-1) in the quarterfinals. The team fell in the semifinals to the championship team of Junge/Gabel of KWH (7-5,6-3). Bush/Hinkel went unde-feated in the consolation bracket, defeating Fairbanks/Krause of JAC (6-3,6-1) in the semifinals and Addles-perger/Price of SHE (6-4,6-3) in the consolation finals.

Natrona placed first in the girls division with 54 points. Sheridan came in second with 50 points, Central placed third with 33 points and Laramie placed fourth with 27 points. Cody (24 points) placed fifth, Campbell County (19 points) placed sixth, Jackson (12.5 points) placed seventh, Torrington (11 points) placed eighth, Kelly Walsh (7.5 points) placed ninth, Rock Springs (6 points) placed 10th, Powell (5 points) placed 11th, Riverton (4.5 points) placed 12th, East (3 points) placed 13th, Green Rivers (1.5 points) placed 14th, Rawlins (1 points) placed 15th, and South (0 points) placed 16th.

Taylour Hinshaw of Campbell County (#1 Singles) de-feated Haylee Hornbeck of TOR in the first round (6-0,6-0) and won in the quarterfinals match against Samantha Wiseman of EAS (6-2,6-0). She fell in the semifinals to the eventual champion, Veronica Clark of LAR (6-2,6-1). Dropping to the consolation semifinals, Hinshaw was defeated by Frannie Murray of CEN (7-5, 6-0).

At #2 Singles, Campbell County’s Barb Giffin won her first match against Taylor Gnose of GRV (6-1,6-4), falling in the quarterfinals to Jayde Parmely of NCH (6-2,6-4). Giffin defeated Emily Kath of POW (6-3,7-6(7-5)) in the consolations, but was defeated by Annalise Johnson of JAC in the consolation quarterfinals (5-7,6-2,6-1).

Campbell County’s #1 Doubles team of Erin Thamm and Paige Cook placed third, defeating Martin/Rich of EAS (6-0,6-0) in the first round, and Wells/Hudson of KWH (4-6,6-4,6-2) in the quarterfinals. The team was defeated in the semifinals by the championship team of Ruskowsky/Street of SHE (6-2,6-1). Thamm/Cook defeated Helvey/Menig of COD (3-6,6-2,6-4) in the con-solation semifinals, and won the consolation finals match against Jennings/Murphy of NCH (4-6,6-3,6-3).

Michaela Schock and Andrienne Holland of Campbell County (#2 Doubles) defeated Haught/Rood of GRV (6-4,6-2) in the first round, but fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual championship team of Ballard/Rhodes of NHC (6-1,6-2). Schock/Holland defeated Fritzler/Berg of KWH (6-2,7-5) and Wasser/Young of LAR (1-6,6-2,7-5), but lost in the consolation semifinals to Blough/Parduba of COD (6-4,7-1(7-3)).

The #3 Doubles team of Rachel Knutson and Bre Adsit of Campbell County fell in the first round of play to Olsen/Stratton of CEN (6-1,4-6,6-3). The team defeated Ger-rard/Munoz of TOR (6-4,6-2) and Clark/Zirger of KWH (6-1,6-4) in the consolations, but fell in the consolation quarterfinals to Bulkley/Lind of SHE (6-4,1-6,7-6(10-8)).

2011 State Tennis Tournament

Camdon Hinkle and Thomas Bush

Rachel Knutson (left) and Bre Adsit

Friday, October 7-CCHS Girls Swim/Dive,

Gillette Invite, All Day, Aquat-ic Center

-CCHS XC Cheyenne In-vite, 1 p.m.

-CCHS Football(SO/V) @ Cheyenne Central, 3 p.m.

-CCHS Volleyball(SO/JV/V) @ Cheyenne South, 4 p.m.

-WJSH Football vs. Glen-rock, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 8-CCHS Girls Swim/Dive,

Gillette Invite, All Day, Aquat-ic Center

-University of Wyoming Marching Competition, 8 a.m.- 8 p.m.

-CCHS Football(JV) @ Cheyenne Central, 10 a.m.

-CCHS Volleyball(SO/JV/V) @ Laramie, 10 a.m.

-WJSH Football vs. Big Horn, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 13-CCHS Girls Swim/Dive

Conference Meet @ Sheri-dan

-WJSH XC @ Hulett

Friday, October 14-CCHS Girls Swim/Dive

Conference Meet @ Sheri-dan

-WJSH Football @ Moor-croft, 1 p.m.

-WJSH Volleyball @ Tongue River

-CCHS XC 4A East Re-gional @ Camplex Park, 2 p.m.

-CCHS Football(SO/V) @ Cheyenne South, 3 p.m.

-CCHS Volleyball(SO/JV/V) vs. Cheyenne Central, 4:30 p.m., North Campus

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Sports Report

The 32nd annual Energy Bowl didn’t turn out the way the Gillette Camels had hoped as they fell to the Sheridan Broncs 38-14 at Camel Field.

In what started out as a close game with the score tied 14-14 with 9:22 to go in the fi rst half ended up be-ing a blowout win for the Broncs as they scored the fi nal 24 points in the game.

Sheridan running back Jordan Roberts did what he’s done all season long as he ran for 270 yards, 3 touchdowns, and threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Dahmke in the sec-ond quarter.

As a team, the Camels were held to 100 yards be-low their season average as they ran for 187 yards, and most importantly, no touchdowns. In Nick Baze-more’s return to the starting

lineup, he ran the ball 21 times for 142 yards. With the exception of the game against Kelly Walsh where Bazemore left early with an injury, this is the fi rst time he’s been held scoreless all season long.

One bright spots for the Camels was the fact that they were able to use their passing attack to score points. Kade Wasson con-nected with Dani Fischer on a 13-yard strike late in the fi rst quarter, and on a 26-yard pass, catch, and run to Stephen Alm early in the second quarter.

Wasson fi shed the game completing 13 of 17 pass-ing attempts for 155 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite receiver of the night was Alm who caught 7 passes for 86 yards, in-cluding the fi rst varsity touchdown of his career.

Uncharacteristically for the Camels, they turned the ball over three times. Once on an interception by Jordan Roberts, and two second half fumbles while not forcing any turnovers for just the second time this season.

With the loss, the Camels drops to third place in the 4A division behind unde-feated Natrona County at 6-0, and because Sheridan holds the head-to-head tie-breaker, the Broncs sit in second place at 5-1.

Gillette will look to get back to their winning ways when they head to Chey-enne to take on the 2-4 Central Indians on Friday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. The Indians are coming off a tough 17-7 win on the road against Laramie.

You can hear every last minute of action beginning

Roberts shines as the Camels fall

By Ted Ripko - Basin Radio Sports

Photos by Nathan Kobielusz - Basin RadioFormer Camels’ star Jordan Roberts shined for the Broncs run-

ning for 270 yards, and three touchdowns while also throwing a 39-yard touchdown pass and picking off Kade Wasson.

at 6:30 p.m. with the Shell Food Mart pregame show on 97.3 KAML-FM and online at http://www.net-work1sports.com/station/kaml#menus.

Some other scores from around 4A football include No. 5 Evanston’s 56-6 win over Cheyenne South, while Natrona County dom-

inated in the fourth quar-ter to pull away and beat Cheyenne East on the road 26-3, and Kelly Walsh won their fi rst game of the year 17-14 over Rock Springs.

Scores from around the region have Sundance winning a key conference matchup with Lingle 15-6, Newcastle lost to No. 2

Glenrock 33-14, Burns took down Moorcroft 14-7, and Buffalo blew out Riverton 38-13.

In six-man football, No. 4 Midwest dispatched Hulett 56-16.

All player statistics are unoffi cial.

The Basin Radio Net-work is proud to release the broadcast schedule for the 2011-2012 Men’s and Women’s Gillette Col-lege Pronghorn basketball teams.

The majority of the games can be heard on News/Talk 1270 KIML.

For the fi rst time, a few games this season can be heard on 97.3 KAML-FM. Those games will feature the match ups between Central Wyoming College on February 18, and Sheri-dan College on February 28.

The Central Wyoming Men’s team includes for-mer Campbell County High School graduate, Blaine Shaffer. The games against sister school and rival Sheridan College will be another chapter in the blooming tradition between the two institutions.

All of the games broad-cast on News/Talk 1270 KIML can be heard on-line athttp://www.net-work1sports.com/station/kiml#menus and games broadcast on 97.3 KAML-FM can be heard online at http://www.network1sports.com/station/kaml#menus.

Basin Radio Network releases 2011-2012 Pronghorn

Basketball broadcast schedule

Vic Wright (Seen interview-ing Will Rider) will announce play-by-play for selected Gillette College Men’s and Women’s Pronghorn bas-ketball Games.

Photo by Nathan Kobielusz -Basin Radio

2011-2012 Gillette College Pronghorn Basketball Broadcast ScheduleNov.4- Women and Men (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Nov.5- Women and Men (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Nov. 8- Men vs. Rocky Mountain College (7:30pm)Nov. 17- Women vs. CO Northwestern C.C. (5:30pm)Nov. 18- Women and Men (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Jan. 7- Women and Men vs. Miles CC (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Jan. 11- Women and Men vs. Western WY CC (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Jan. 21- Women and Men vs. Casper College (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Jan. 25- Women and Men vs. Northwest College (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Feb. 3- Women vs. Air Force Preparatory Academy (7:00pm)Feb.4- Women and Men vs. Dawson CC (5:30pm and 7:30pm)Feb. 18- Women and Men vs. Central WY (5:30pm and 7:30pm)**Feb. 28- Women and Men vs. Sheridan College (5:30pm and 7:30pm)**

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There was a public hearing Tuesday at the Campbell Coun-ty Commissioners meeting to discuss the issue of a special malt beverage permit for Gillette Junior Hockey games.

“The Gillette Junior Hockey Association has applied for the special malt beverage permit, and what they’re wanting to do is they have a schedule of events of hockey games that are com-ing in from now through March, and they want to be able to sell malt beverages at those hockey events,” explains deputy county clerk Maxine Lieber.

No members of the public spoke up in opposition to the malt beverage permit. Never-theless, the item still had to be tabled as a few details still need to be worked out.

“What we’re waiting on is an agreement between the Cam-plex Public Land Board and the Gillette Junior Hockey As-sociation, giving them authority to sell malt beverages,” Lieber says. “They met on Thursday night with the Gillette Hockey Association and we’re waiting on that MOU [memorandum of understanding] if they decide to approve that. Then I send that on to the state and the state

gives their blessing, and then I imagine it will come before the commissioners again.”

If the item does come be-fore the commissioners again, Campbell County Commission-er Dan Coolidge said he’s pre-pared to approve the request. Even though the hockey league features younger athletes and appeals to some younger fans, Coolidge says he feels that sometimes people get hung up on issues of alcohol as if it’s il-legal.

“You know in this community we want cultural opportunities, we want entertainment oppor-tunities, and we finally get a semi-pro hockey team and then we want to – maybe not kill it – but I think from the standpoint of revenue I think they’re depen-dent on the revenue from beer sales to make this thing work,” Coolidge says.

Coolidge also said it’s impor-tant for him to be consistent, noting events like the Crawfish Boil and Chili Cookoff are adver-tised as family-friendly events, yet at the same time they allow alcohol.

Likewise, Campbell Coun-ty Commissioners Chairman Steve Hughes said he is cur-

rently in favor of approving the malt beverage permit. He notes the county government allows alcohol at weddings at Cam-plex where the bride and groom are not of legal drinking age. He also noted that when people hear the phrase junior hockey league, they sometimes picture the players as being younger than they actually are.

On the other hand, Camp-bell County Commissioner Matt Avery said he appreciates the points made by Coolidge, but he says he plans on voting against the request.

“The part that I have a prob-lem with is it’s a junior league, and to me it’s no different than promoting alcohol sales for any other high school event,” says Avery. “I just feel that there’s other ways to make revenue other than beer sales, so I will probably not support it.”

During Tuesday’s public hear-ing on the issue, commissioners Mickey Shober and Chris Knapp didn’t make any comments.

The Gillette Wild junior hockey team consists of 23 players, one of which is 16-years old. The re-maining 22 players are between the ages of 18 and 20.

Cold beer for cold sport tabledBy Paul Wallem - Basin Radio News

Photo by Nathan KobieluszJohn Burke is seen here in the Gillette Wild’s home opener Saturday

against the Billings Bulls.

Another consistent showing for the women’s rodeo team with a 3rd place finish in Lamar, Colorado, this past weekend. This strong showing pushes them past the University of Wyoming as they continue to climb the Central Rocky Mountain Regional stand-ings to 3rd place. The team was once again led by Jordan Thur-ston of Lance Creek, Wyoming, winning 2nd in goat tying and Crystal Hershey of Newcastle, Wyoming winning 3rd in barrel racing.

On the men’s side it was a 5th place finish for the second week-end in a row. While the men have showed they are capable of win-ning by big margins, consistency has not been their strong point. This weekend was once again led by Casey Bruer of Mandan, North

Dakota, winning 2nd in bareback riding and Travis Nelson of Phil-lip, South Dakota winning 2nd in saddle bronc riding.

Next weekend will be a much needed break for the team. Then, they will travel to Cheyenne for the last rodeo of the fall.

Remember, the Pronghorn Booster Club is currently renew-ing memberships for 2011-12. Clothing order forms will be going out within the next two weeks. Renew early to make sure your clothing is ordered and available before basketball games begin in November!

Also, SAVE THE DATE for Thursday, November 3rd. There will be a Pronghorn Pep Rally at 5:15 pm in the Gillette College Old Main Commons. Mark your calendar!

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Championship game down in Denver at the Trebol soccer Shoot-out tournament last weekend! There were 212 games in this tournament, and our girls lost

0-2 to Trebol scoring two fast goals in the fi rst 5 minutes of the game. Our Gillette Edge team took sec-ond place in the Girls U12 Silver division..

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Roughriders head coach Nate Perle-berg is pleased to announce the start of the fourth team in the Riders baseball program.

The JR Riders will consist of 13-14 year old players and will be a bridge for players coming from Little League to the Legion program. Players born in 1998 and 1999 are eligible for the team. (1999 birthdays have to be between Jan 1 and April 30.)

The team will be selected through a try-out process. They will play about 40 games next summer.

“We are very excited about adding the JR Riders to our program,” Perleberg said. “The goal is for our young players to play a high level of competitive, fun baseball at an early age. They will be introduced into the Riders program and begin the development process through hard work, dedication, and teamwork. To

continue to be successful in our program, we have to continue to develop our young players and teams.”

The Riders baseball program now has four teams: Riders, Rustlers, Prep, and JR Riders.

Tryouts for the JR Riders team will be this fall on Monday, October 17 or Tues-day, October 18 at 5:30 pm at Roughrider Stadium.

Players only need to attend one tryout session.

Players should bring turf shoes and cleats, as well as a $25.00 non-refund-able tryout fee.

Tryouts for the Riders Prep team (1996/1997 birthyears) will be Wednes-day, Oct 19 and Riders/Rustlers tryouts will be Thursday, Oct 20. To sign up or ask questions, please contact Riders head coach Nate Perleberg at 689-4542.

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Gillette Edge results from Trebol Shootout

Gillette Edge scored 30 bracket points and fi nished fi rst in the Girls U12 Silver Bracket B at the Trebol Shootout.

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Personals

Boat for Sale with trailer. Needs work. Call 670-8980 for info.

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Harley Accessories for sale. Call 307-670-8980. Ask for Tammy.

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Manual Transmission for 93’ Chevy Pick-up 4wd. Must be in good shape. Call 257-2306.

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Pets

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When we think of naval warfare throughout history, many of us see certain key visions in our minds. We know that the ancient Greeks fought with small wooden ships, often only holding a small crew of less than 20. Later, me-dieval builders constructed large battle ships, holding hundreds of soldiers and aides. These led way to the massive boats seen in the heyday of sails, the ship-of-the-lines such as the famous HMS Victory used in the Battle of Trafalgar. Moving closer to the present, engines took over the navies of the world in the twentieth century, giving us mas-sive battleships and carriers. And finally, the submarine, many of which are today nuclear powered.

There is one large misstep in that timeline, however. The sub-marine. While it is true that in to-day’s world they are the epitome of high-tech naval warfare, they are not a wholly modern inven-tion. In fact, the first evidence of experimental submarines dates back to 1620, in England. Given the technology of the day, it was understandably not a big success. Made of wood, it was powered by oars and did not prove to be of any great technological value to the Crown. It did, however, set the stage for later military uses, proving the concept of underwa-ter ships possible.

One of these uses was, believe it or not, in the Revolutionary War. The Turtle, and acorn-shaped submarine was built in 1775. Its designer, David Bushnell, cre-ated it with a far more advanced propulsion system, allowing it to move with under the operation of a single person. Its ultimate goal was to be able to come up under a British ship, stick it with explosives, and leave. The Turtle would not achieve that goal, however. After failing to get the explosives secured to the ship, the charge was left to drift, even-tually exploding in the East River near New York. This was the last

attempt at submarine warfare dur-ing the Revolution, as the vessel was sunk with the American ship that was carrying it in 1776.

After a few other less than stel-lar performances by submarines during the following decades, technology finally advanced to a useful (at least militarily) point by 1861. The start of the Civil War finally initiated the first great build-up of military submarines. Both the Union and Confederacy built multiple test machines dur-ing the early months of the war, although none were named or made known to the public. For the Union, the Alligator became the first submarine of note, using compressed air for the first time. It would not see action however, as it was sunk on the way to its first battle. The Confederacy, meanwhile, had constructed the Pioneer, which actually performed well in tests. It would also be left for history, however, when its troops (based in New Orleans) took it apart as the city was falling to the Union.

Finally, it was time for the Confederacy to unleash the now famous H.L. Hunley. The Hunley was the first successful military submarine, although it was not without its own problems. Having sunk twice already, the repaired ship made history with its sinking of the USS Housatonic off South Carolina. However, on the way back from its mission it sank a third time killing all its crew.

It was ironic that this large build up of submarine technology dur-ing the Civil War, even with some limited success, lit the spark for the rest of the world, but in fact slowed down American military production. While countries like Spain and Russia soon began focusing on using powers of the industrial revolution to modernize their own submarines, America largely ignored naval warfare for the rest of the century. Finally, the world would wait no longer, and forced us into action.

History of Submarines

By Mike Borda

World War I saw the advance of the German U-boat technology, and naval warfare would never be the same. After the sinking of the Lusitania, the United States began sinking our own manufac-turing power into these vessels, becoming by World War II one of the worlds greatest naval forces. As we have seen since then, America has increasingly sup-ported research into submarine warfare, becoming the first to build a nuclear-powered ship in 1954 with the launch of the USS Nautilus. There are currently around 140 nuclear powered ships in the world, and most are submarines.

While we often think of naval warfare as a straight line from wooden ships to modern nuclear submarines, the real history is, as usual, far more interesting. The twists and turns of that line give way to very interesting discoveries that we should never forget. Al-though the submarine is in many ways one of the most modern of vessels, its history is long and in-triguing. From the 1600’s to now, they have been at the forefront of technological innovation. I won-der where they will be in another four hundred years…

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If asked, “Who was the most notorious criminal in Wyoming history?” most people reply with one of the usual suspects: Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid, Big Nose George, or even Persimmons Bill. Certainly no one would claim it was George W. Pike. And yet, according to long-time Platte valley lawman Malcolm Campbell, Pike enjoyed a 15 year career as a horse-thief, “… during which time there were few terms of court that he was not down for at least two counts.” Campbell also claimed, “George Pike was never convicted of a crime in his life.”

George Pike was born in Iowa somewhere around 1863. He arrived in Wyoming in 1884 and settled in the Douglas area. According to Campbell, he came by train with his aging father and proceeded to open a restaurant. Other accounts, however, claim that he drifted into Wyo-ming the same way most other cowboys did – trailing behind a herd of Texas cattle. Regardless of whether he started as a cowboy or restauranteur, it didn’t take long for Pike to transition into his life-long pursuits of gambling and stealing anything that wasn’t securely nailed down.

As a gambler, Pike was an avid but only mildly suc-cessful participant. He probably lost as much money in poker as he made stealing horses. Campbell claimed that he knew of one incident in which Pike travelled 175 miles to play in a poker game only to lose every dime he had. He was a much better thief.

Pike’s first known escapade occurred shortly after his arrival. At this time there were still a few shacks to be found in Antelope, the tent-town that was moved half a mile to the railroad tracks and renamed Douglas. Will Reid lived in one of the half-board-half-tent buildings, as did his neighbor, George Pike. One evening, after lighting a fire in his cook-stove and starting supper, Reid discovered that he was out of potatoes and decided go get some while his supper was cooking.

When he entered the grocery, Reid saw his neighbor, George Pike just getting ready to leave with his own groceries. “Hello there Charlie,” Reid said to the store-keeper, loud enough for Pike to hear, “I hope you have everything nailed down around here because George Pike will steal everything that isn’t tight.” Everyone, in-cluding Pike, laughed at his witty joke, and Pike departed while Reid bought his potatoes. Ten minutes later, Reid left the store with his potatoes and returned to his shack to eat his supper. But when he entered, he discovered his stove, supper, fire and all had vanished. His pans, still warm from the food that was cooking inside them, had been thoughtfully piled on his table.

It probably took Reid all of ten seconds to figure out that the most likely suspect was his neighbor, George Pike. Reid stormed over to Pike’s shack and confronted the thief. Pike greeted him warmly at his door, but Reid, being in no mood for polite conversation, pushed past him and entered the shack. There, Reid saw his own supper, now in Pike’s stew pans, cooking on Reid’s own stove. When Reid angrily demanded the return of the stove, Pike is said to have answered, “Why Will, of course you could have this stove if it were yours. But can you describe your stove? Did it have four legs? This one only has three.” Sure enough, there were a pile of bricks holding up one corner of the stove where it was miss-ing one leg. “And did your stove have all four lids?” Pike continued, “This one is missing one.” And, of course, it was. Reid was forced to return hungry to his own shack, now minus a stove.

Shortly after this incident, Pike married and moved north to start a ranch on Bear Creek, which he pro-ceeded to stock with other people’s animals. For the next decade and a half, if it had four legs and was missing, you could probably find it on Pike’s ranch. It was no se-cret that Pike was a horse thief. And yet there were two things that kept Pike from being strung up to the nearest tree; his engaging personality that kept most people from being angry with him for very long, and Fred Harvey.

Harvey was the best lawyer in the Platte valley accord-ing to some, and Pike kept him on retainer. Whenever a claim was made against Pike, regardless of how many eye witnesses there might have been, Harvey could al-ways produce an unshakable alibi. A stolen saddle was found on Pike’s horse one day. Harvey’s winning defense was, someone must have stolen the saddle and put it on George’s horse to get even for some imagined past wrong. Pike was acquitted

On another occasion, Pike was caught in the act of stealing a horse. At his trial, a Mexican sheepherder

came forward to claim that on the date in question, Pike was eating lunch with him, a hundred miles north of where the crime allegedly took place. Pike later confided to a friend that he had, indeed, eaten lunch with the Mexican a year before, but convinced him that he was confused about the date. Again, Pike was acquitted.

Pike’s criminal exploits were not just confined to steal-ing livestock. One night after being cheated by a card shark at poker, Pike calmly left, dressed up like a hobo with a hat pulled down low and returned. He held the professional gambler at gunpoint and relieved him of $500. An hour or so later he returned as George Pike and consoled the victim who apparently never caught on that he had been robbed by Pike.

In yet another infamous caper, Pike, again in disguise, held up a local saloon. After receiving a sack of money, Pike ran out the front door and tossed the sack up on to the awning of the saloon, out of sight of any would-be on-lookers. He then removed the disguise he was wearing and walked off as if he were just another person strolling about town. He returned later that night and retrieved the cash from the awning.

After fifteen years, Pike must have thought of himself as untouchable, and made the fateful decision to dis-pense with lawyer Harvey’s services. Shortly after, Will Reid decided to get revenge for his long lost stove by stealing a number of Pike’s horses. Reid was not nearly as good a thief as Pike was, and Pike had him arrested. Reid’s flimsy alibi was an obviously forged bill of sale. Pike had two eye-witnesses to the theft. It was an open and shut case.

But on the day of trial, rising to the defense of Will Reid, was none other than Fred Harvey. During his summation, Harvey told the jury, “… Now, Gentlemen, George Pike is a horse thief. I know this because I defended him for fifteen years. He told me one time that if he ever had a horse in his pasture that he had come by honestly he would shoot the horse so that he would not contaminate the rest.”

The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty from the stand. Apparently, the only deliberation that went on between the jurors was howls of laughter. Pike’s pride had been forever wounded. He sent a letter to law enforcement officials that read, “I’ve quit. Look for someone else from now on.” He then sold his ranch and moved to town to gamble.

George Pike died in 1906. According to a Douglas newspaper, Bill Barlow’s Budget, he died in a hospital of a liver disease he had been battling for some time. That story is most likely true. The local legend of George Pike’s death, however, is much more entertaining.

It is said that during a high-stakes poker game, in which newly elected sheriff Charles Messenger was a participant, George Pike finally won big, and promptly died of a heart-attack. It being impolite to leave a game after “getting ahead”, Pike’s fellow players reasoned that if George could speak for himself he would want the game to continue. So they propped Pike’s corpse back up in his seat and continued to deal him in. A bystander was recruited to “help” Pike with his cards. The winning streak continued, according to the tale, and he won enough for a first class funeral and the impressive tomb-stone that marks his grave to this day.

Actually, George Pike was originally buried north of town. Two years later, in 1908, his friends pitched in to buy Pike a monument and have his body moved to the new cemetery east of Douglas. Among the donors was Fred Harvey, who may or may not have authored the epitaph that is inscribed:

“Underneath this stone in eternal restSleeps the wildest one of the wayward westHe was a gambler and sport and cowboy tooAnd he led the pace in an outlaw crewHe was sure on the trigger and staid to the endBut he was never known to quit on a friendIn the relations of death all men are alikeBut in life there was only one George W. Pike”

The Criminal Adventures of George W. Pike

By Jeff Morrison

“Just what is it that America stands for?

If she stands for one thing more than another it is for the sovereignty

of self-governing people.” - Woodrow Wilson

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Joke of the week“A Really Bad Day”Submitted by Lori Krane

There was this guy at a bar, just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half of an hour.

Then, this big trouble-making truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, and just drinks it all down. The poor man starts crying. The truck driver says, “Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I’ll buy you another drink. I just can’t stand to see a man cry.”

“No, it’s not that. This day is the worst of my life. First, I fall asleep, and I go late to my office. My boss, outraged, fires me. When I leave the building, to my car, I found out it was stolen. The police said that they can do nothing. I get a cab to return home, and when I leave it, I remember I left my wallet and credit cards there. The cab driver just drives away.”

“I go home, and when I get there, I find my wife kissing the gardener. I leave home, and come to this bar. And just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, you show up and drink my poison.”