The Glenrock Bird Issue 10.30.11

Community NewsAn Unbelievable Evening with Dr. Doolittle - Page 2Jazz in Glenrock - Page 2Friends Of Rachel Give Back To Glenrock - Page 3National Honor Society - Page 3Pyatts Pieces - Page 3Bingo Night in Glenrock is Coming! - Page 3

Converse County and BeyondWyoming Receives Special Award from BLM - Page 4Fire Restrictions Lifted for County - Page 4and more!

News From The NestEnzi on No Child Left Behind - Page 5Barrasso on CLASS and Enzi on Wyoming Jobs - Page 5

Bird Odd’s and EndsCowboy Poetry - Page 6I’m Just Sayin - Bunkhouse Recipes - Page 6Straight Talk With Sassy - The Parrot and so much more in this issue of The Glenrock Bird!

Bird Business DirectoryArea Businesses - Page 7Bird Classifieds - Page 7

Volume 5 Issue 8 Sunday, October 30, 2011

A cooperative study between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) and the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Ru-ral Schools Resource Advisory Committee for the Medicine Bow National Forest will pro-vide information on how hunters and elk use the forest and how that use may change throughout different stages of the mountain pine beetle epidemic. Baggs Game and Fish Wildlife Biologist Tony Mong says the study was implemented because of the potential impacts beetle kill will have on the way elk use the forest and hunters hunt in the forest. "The epidemic of mountain beetle kill within pine forests of the west has been well docu-mented," Mong said. "More than 1.5 million acres of forest in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming have been affected. This tree mortality is resulting in a drastically changing landscape that could impact elk and hunt-ers in the Sierra Madre Portion of the Medicine Bow National Forest." Mong says the Sierra Madre elk herd is one of the keystone elk herds in Wyoming, produc-ing over 30,000 recreation days ($2.6 million in hunter expen-ditures), and averages one of the highest harvest of elk in the state over the last 10 years. The current herd is estimated to be approximately 8,000 animals, double the population objective of 4,200. "Some indication of impacts to forest ecosystem health by the higher elk population have already been documented in the Sierra Madre range by both range staff and wildlife biolo-gists," Mong said. "If hunter par-ticipation decreases, the ability to manage elk numbers becomes almost impossible." "There is a long list of major impacts to consider including: (1) the ability of elk to move through the landscape due to fallen logs, increased vegetation regeneration or beetle kill man-

Hunter And Elk Move-

ments May Be Affected By Beetle Kill

Beetle Kill Cont. Page 4

CCEMA, along with the Converse County Sheriff’s Of-fice, the US Military, and personnel from the Dave John-son Power Plant will be holding a SECURITY EXERCISE at the Dave Johnson Power Plant for the weekend of No-vember 5th, 2011.

This exercise is a joint exercise. There will be numerous military vehicles and personnel arriving Friday night, and departing Sunday from Converse County.

This exercise will be held on the Dave Johnson Power Plant property north and east of Glenrock.

There will be signs posted in the area that there is an exer-cise in progress.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONSecurity/Military To

Conduct Special Exercises

Boxes For SoldiersLocal Glenrockians Help Bring Christmas To Those Deployed

Boxes for Soldiers was started about five years ago by local Glenrockian Joanne Howe. “I knew our men and women overseas needed items that they couldn’t eas-ily get overseas, so we start-ed Boxes for Soldiers” stated Howe.

The boxes can go to any Wy-oming soldier that has been deployed to Iraq and Afghan-istan, and Howe needs some names from those whose loved ones are serving over-seas. Empty boxes, deco-rated by Kathy Pope and the kids in her Special Education class, will be placed through-out the community in busi-nesses such as Super Foods, The Glenrock Independent, Glenrock Bowl. Other lo-cations will be publicized as they become available.

Items needed for the Sol-diers range from toiletries to game books and snacks and include:

- Toothpaste, lotions, sham-poo and conditioner (nothing over 3 ounces please) tooth-brushes, grooming items and other toiletries.

- Game books like crossword puzzle books, Suduko books, handheld gaming devices, etc.

- Food items such as candy bars, beef jerky (no pork items please) pringles (be-cause they come in a can) and other items that can eas-ily be shipped.

For more information on what you can donate to the Boxes for Soldiers please call Howe at 307-436-8390.

Howe also states that cash is needed in order to purchase items not donated as well as to help cover the costs of shipping. Last year 73 boxes were shipped to Afghani-stan and Iraq at the cost of $900.00 all of which was do-nated.

Tudy Johnson of Glenrock also helps with the Boxes for Soldiers by getting the pre-legwork of the cause taken care of and has been part of this great cause since its inception,along with Pope.

December 1st is the deadline

Joanne Howe - Originator of “Boxes for Soldiers” Photo Amanda Smith

to donate to the boxes and/or donate cash in lieu of items as boxes are scheduled to ship on that date so that they can arrive in the hands of our Sol-diers prior to Christmas.

Our Soldiers are out on the

front lines ensuring our safety and the safety of others. Lets show them how much we appreciate their bravery and committment to our great Country.

Those Special Olympiads of Glenrock were at it again this year as the Special Olmpics in Wyoming started off with a bang! Through-out the region Olympiads came to Glenrock and Casper joining in some stiff competition including Equine Olympics and Bowling.

It takes many volunteers to help out with such a grand event and those volunteers show up in droves. Along with the parents and guardians of the Olympiads.

The Bird was there to cover the action and get some great photos of these guys and gals doing what they do best during the Special Olympics, show off their competitive natures while have a great time! Please stay tuned to the next issue of The Glenrock Bird for a complete story on the Glenrockians that sported their best attitudes for the occassion. Photo above shows the Olympiads from Lander, Casper, Glenrock and Douglas. Photo Amanda Smith

Its Special Olympics Time Again Folks!

Show your heart to the world, fearing not to show your true self....

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Kindergar-ten

Registra-tion!

Kindergarten Registration will be held March 30, 2010 at 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Grant. All 4 and 5 year-olds, whose birthday falls on or before September 15th are invited to attend. Registration consists of (1) an informational Parent Orientation, (2) Completing and/or turning in re-quired paperwork, and (3) The child’s visit to the class-rooms. Parents need to bring current immunization re-cords and an official and original birth certificate. All documents will be returned at the end of the evening. This is a wonderful introduction for your child and we look forward to meeting you and showing you around our exciting classroom!

Community Message Board

The Town of Rolling Hills - Where the deer and Antelope really do play! If you haven’t done so already, check out the Town of Rolling Hills great website. Chock full of information so be sure and check it out: www.rollinghillswy.org

Interagency Dispatch Center For WildfiresTo report a wildfire in northeast & central Wyomingcall: 1-800-295-9952 after hours: 1-307-268-5496

Hej!! Hello in Danish from the library! Visit our Mango For-eign Language database on line. Find out how to get connected. There are over 80 languages to choose from. Learn from the comfort of your own home. This database comes to us courtesy of the state library. If you’re taking a trip remember the next best thing to actually reading a book is to listen to one! In our audio book collection we have Anne Perry’s, Treason at Lisson Grove. This is a Brit-ish mystery with a bit of historical fact woven in. A note of interest: we have switched our audio and DVD collec-tion with Douglas once again. Between Douglas and Glenrock we do have 3 collections that are switched at least twice a year. New material is being added all the time to the collections. All that is needed to check them out is a library card! The teen book discussion is set for November 1 at 6:30. The second book to Racing To Freedom trilogy will be available to pick up. The juvenile book discussion is set for November 2 at 3:30. The Red Badge of Courage will be the second book for this discussion. It’s never too late to join the discussions. Cel-ebrating 150 years since the Civil War. For Read Me A Story: October 29–November 5: Jerry Sein-feld’s Halloween by Jerry Seinfeld. November 5 – November 12: Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant. Pick up the phone and dial 436-2353 to listen to a good story. We’re on the web at http:wyldweb.state.wy.us/glen or at www.conversecountylibrary.org. Our phone number is 436-2573. Fax number is 436-8525. Be sure to “friend” us on facebook!! Just look up Glenrock Library.

Glenrock Library News

Meetings in Glenrock Where: The Senior Center East Door

(thrift store entrance.)When: Monday nights from 7pm - 8pm

On Tuesday, October 20, 2011, the annual Evening of Jazz was held at Glenrock’s Intermediate Middle School. Attended by an amazing crowd of music lovers, the many musicians of Glen-rock’s schools didn’t disappoint their fans.

The New Attitude Choir, led by Miss Dahlinger, performed three a-capella songs, followed by the GIMS Jazz Band and the GHS Jazz Band. The bands stole the spotlight with numbers such as Blues Encounter and Gimme Some Lovin’ and had toes tap-ping and fingers snapping all over the room. Conducted by Jeremy Huck, Glenrock’s Band Director, the jazz bands showed their stuff, even combining some

of the 7th and 8th graders into the high school portion of the program… and did these kids rock!

During the intermission between the choir and bands, cheesecake and beverages were served to those in attendance. Cheesecake and jazz….does it really get any better?

If you missed this year’s Eve-ning of Jazz, you missed an amazing performance by some of Glenrock’s up-and-coming musicians. Put the dates on your calendar when they come around for next year’s concert—you will not be disappointed!

A Glenrock Kind Of Evening Kind Of Jazz

Band Director Jeremy Huck leads the 8th grade jazz band in a swinging number during ‘An Evening of Jazz’ held on October 20th. Musicians vis-ible are from lower left: Dillon Farley-baritone saxophone, Colin Bryner-trumpet, Cooper Fargen-trumpet, Christopher Sater-trombone.

It's Lu Lingles 80th birthday on the 3rd of November, If you see her out and about wish her a happy one!

Happy Birthday Lu!

love, your family

Bird Special Announcements!

Glenrock Hosts Dr. DoolittleBoasts Full House!

For such a small town, there sure are a lot of things to do! If you missed the much anticipated GHS musical last week, “The Adventures of Dr. Doolittle, well...you missed one heck of a great performance!

A loaded cast of Characters lit up the stage with grand perfor-mances on both acting and sing-ing in the famed musical written by Hugh Lofting with music by Elliott B. Baker.

Glenrock’s own incredibly tal-ented Miss Paula Flynn accom-panied the colorful cast with her beautiful piano playing while the stage became an artfully cre-ated balance between Dr. Doo-little’s study complete with furry friends, and the coast of Africa.

Steven Flynn took to the stage as the lead passionately portraying “Dr. Doolittle” while learning to speak “animal-ese.”

From cannibalstic worries to famed recognition, Doolittle takes his triumphant crew of creatures to the Coast of Africa

where they meet up with several obsta-cles in their quest to cure.

As for the make-up and costumes? UNBELIEVABLE! Barb and Kelsey Kumpula really showed off their tal-ents as the cast of both wild and not so wild characters bounced on to stage in some of the most creative costumes this Editor has seen in a along time.

The musical, directed by Ada-Jane Pauline and Assistant Direc-tor Robert Duncan ran on October 17th and 18th in Glen-rock’s GMS audito-rium.

Character Crew: Starring as Dolittle

is Steven Flynn, a senior who has graced our stage on numer-ous other occasions, but never in so demanding a role, to which he rises and embraces with en-thusiasm. The good Doctor’s sidekick, Polynesia the Parrot, is portrayed by another senior, Caitlyn Kumpula, who has often entertained you in the past, most notably as Dorothy in the musi-cal production of OZ!, and most recently as Puck in A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream.

Senior Nathan Hansen performs as three characters: Circus Own-er Blossom, the Sea Captain, and King of the Jolliginkis (an African tribe of cannibals); for the first time on stage, Nathan also sings, expanding his perfor-mance range ever further. Se-niors Britney Bartz and Aimee Potter contribute delightful per-formances as Jolliginki Guards, while Bartz also prances on stage as Pongo the Horse and Ai-mee brings life to Mrs. Mumford and to the Sparrow. Senior Toni Thomas is featured as a Pirate, along with Junior Brooke Kis-

sack (also working make-up for this production), as they act as back-up performers for the Pirate Captain, performed by Senior Cheyanne Pfander. Cheyanne is featured as Mrs. Whitely and as a Jolliginki Woman, as well, and Toni divides her time between the stage and the technical booth. Completing our roster of Seniors is Erin Shadrick, making her first appearance on the Glenrock stage as Chee-Chee the monkey and bringing with her a rich the-ater background from her earlier high school career.

Junior Lewis Allen does his best to attempt to steal the show as Albert the lovable Crocodile and later as the King of the Lions. His first partner is the adorable Ana Kroll (also a Junior), who, after completing her role in Act 1 as Too-Too the Watch Owl, transforms into Annie the Croco-dile, Albert’s African sweetheart. His second partner is Alyssa Biffle, who fiercely undertakes the role of Lioness, a queen and mother who has no time for her husband’s song-and-dance ap-proach to life.

Steven Flynn as Dr. Doolittle and his faithful, colorful and hilarious sidekick Caitlyn Kumpula took to the stage last week in the GHS perfor-mance of Dr. Doolittle. Photo Amanda Smith

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“Eclipsing The NFL” Once the NFL team owners and the players reached a deal on the money and other untidy details, there was a collective sigh of relief heard around the country, and the fear of “What will we do on Sun-days?” faded with it, and we were free to cheer for our favorite team, even if it happens to be my Indianapolis Colts. Ugh!

With the NFL season about half over, it is a good time to remem-ber former Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman. Barely tipping the scales at 200 pounds, while at Arizona State University, he had gained the reputation as a linebacker for his bone jarring tackles that belied his size and stature. As a result he was taken by the Cardinals as their next-to-last draft choice, since his critics decried that he was “too small and slow” for the NFL. In the 2000 season he set a team single season record of 224 tackles. He forgot to read the scouting reports.

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks prompted Tillman to start thinking about something larger than the NFL. He spoke with others who had served their country, such as his grandfather who served in World War II. He was quoted to have said tersely, “I haven’t done a damn thing as far as laying myself on the line like that.” Eight months later, in 2002 he shocked the sports world and joined the 75th Army Ranger Regiment, to serve with his brother, and rebuffed a $3.6 million football contract.

He did so with unflinching duty and devoid of fanfare, refusing to talk with the media about his decision. No press conferences or con-ducting a “poll” to see what his fans thought he should do. An un-swerving commitment to a cause he believed eclipsed the draw of football, cheering fans, and fat paychecks.

On April 22, 2004, while on patrol in an isolated region in southeast Afghanistan, a place known to be rife with terrorist, gunfire erupted and Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire. He was only twenty-sev-en. Later the controversy erupted as revelations that there had been a cover-up of the facts that U.S. troops accidentally shot Tillman. The inexplicable tragedy of the situation in no wise diminished his sacrifice and valor, choosing rather to walk away from certain riches and NFL fame and accolades, to serve a cause that evidently, for him, made all else fade by comparison.

His brief life and sacrifice is a riveting reminder to us all that in this world there are indeed things worth dying for; and his spirit, life many before him, lives on in our sports crazed world. Many have, sadly, forgotten Tillman’s solitary act. How about you? The NFL and Tillman Foundation established a scholarship in 2010, as an enduring legacy to Tillman, who embodied the American tradition of citizen service. A fitting tribute. What do you think?

For comment email Mike at [email protected]

Before you close the door on that trick-or-treater that you consider too old, you might want to check first as to why they are trick-or-treating! This year Glenrock High School students, sponsored by Friends of Rachel, will be dressing up and going out trick-or-treating to collect canned and dry food items for our local Food Bank.

The local Food Bank at Glen-rock’s Senior Center is stocking up to get ready for the holiday and winter seasons to fill the need to help those who find themselves short of food in their household. Having the shelves well-stocked with canned and dry goods will allow the Food Bank to have more money on hand to purchase produce and meat for those they serve.

Please give what you can to these oversized trick-or-treaters that may come knocking this

Halloween and help Friends of Rachel stock the Food Bank! If you would like to schedule a Halloween ‘pick-up’ of goods at your house, please call the high school at 436-9201 and leave a message along with your address for Friends of Rachel.

Have a safe and happy Hallow-een!!

Friends of Rachel is a club at Glenrock High School commit-ted to doing acts of kindness to create a positive school and com-munity climate. The sponsors for the club are Vicki Dougherty and Michelle Robertson. For more information regarding Friends of Rachel, call the high school at 436-9201 and ask for Mrs. Dougherty.

“Friends of Rachel” Trick or Treat for Glenrock’s Food Bank

“I pledge to uphold the high purposes of the National Honor Society to which I have been selected…” On October 10, 2011, the Glen-rock High School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted fifteen new mem-bers to its ranks. Friends and family—along with teachers and staff—were on hand for the ceremony

which celebrated the new members and the hard work it took to achieve this sta-tus. Also on hand were the GHS Jazz Band and lots of wonderful desserts.

Caitlyn Kumpula, current president for Glenrock’s NHS chapter, opened the ceremony with a welcome speech followed by guest speaker Lisa Shadrick, the school district’s new library director. As the inductees lit their candles and signed their names to the register, they pledged to uphold the ideals put forth by this long-standing institution.

Membership in the NHS is based on the areas of schol-

arship, leadership, service, and character, and the stu-dents chosen for this honor are wonderful examples of these virtues. This year’s new inductees were: Tay-lor Berge, Alyssa Biffle, Samantha Brant, Serena Brooks, Clarissa Bryner, Rachel Cotton, Morgan Downs, Ashley Eldred, Jor-dan Hanks, Kaylee Mont-

gomery, Steven Ritter, El-len Sater, Paige Steinmetz, Taylor Tresch, and Gideon Williams.

Congratulations to the new members of the Purple & White Chapter of the Na-tional Honor Society!

National Honor SocietyServing GHS Well

Current NHS President, Caitlyn Kumpula, gives the welcome speech dur-ing the initiation held on October 10, 2011.

of the 7th and 8th graders into the high school portion of the program… and did these kids rock!

During the intermission between the choir and bands, cheesecake and beverages were served to those in attendance. Cheesecake and jazz….does it really get any better?

If you missed this year’s Eve-ning of Jazz, you missed an amazing performance by some of Glenrock’s up-and-coming musicians. Put the dates on your calendar when they come around for next year’s concert—you will not be disappointed!

A Glenrock Kind Of Evening Kind Of Jazz

Band Director Jeremy Huck leads the 8th grade jazz band in a swinging number during ‘An Evening of Jazz’ held on October 20th. Musicians vis-ible are from lower left: Dillon Farley-baritone saxophone, Colin Bryner-trumpet, Cooper Fargen-trumpet, Christopher Sater-trombone.

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Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today pre-sented the second annual BLM Director’s Awards to agency em-ployees for exceptional public service. “People are the BLM’s most valuable asset, and these award-ees set superior examples for all of us to follow,” said Abbey. “These awards recognize out-standing leadership, successful stewardship, collaborative ef-forts, and innovative approaches that are helping the BLM pur-sue our goal of becoming the premier natural and cultural re-sources management agency in all of the government.” There were several award win-ners throughout the United States and one of them was Wyoming... the Great Cowboy State, awarded for:

National Historic Trails In-terpretive Center, BLM-Wyo-ming, recipient of the Director’s Team Accomplishment Award: Through extensive commu-nity partnerships and volunteer contributions, the National His-toric Trails Interpretive Center (NHITC) brings Western history to life through the cultural inter-pretation of America’s westward expansion during the 1800s. Over the past two years, the NHITC successfully promoted public understanding of Amer-ica’s Native American cultures and the historic westward ex-pansion while also highlighting the BLM’s role as stewards of America’s public lands.

BLM Director Bob Abbey Presents Special Award

to Wyoming

agement activities, (2) the ability of hunters to access elk hunting areas, (3) a loss of hiding cover, (4) increased harvest availability to hunters due to new logging roads constructed for harvesting of trees, (5) increased cripple loss due to longer shots and tougher tracking conditions, (6) decreased harvest availability by hunters due to closed roads and fallen trees, and/or (7) increased degradation of forest ecosystem health and wildlife habitat due to higher numbers of elk and a loss of hunter participation in beetle kill areas." "Gathering information for re-source managers in relation to how hunters and elk utilize the forest before, during, and af-ter the beetle kill epidemic will be an integral part in protecting and improving forest ecosystem health and maintaining viable wildlife habitat throughout the beetle kill areas," Mong said. "This study will provide key information on hunter and elk focus areas, leading to better decisions on future beetle kill management activities including road closures, areas of manage-ment focus, and key road/trail maintenance areas." Mong said as part of the initial effort to gather information to educate resource managers and the public he will be recruiting nearly 100 volunteer elk hunt-

ers in hunt areas 21 and 15 to carry Global Positioning System (GPS) units throughout one day of their hunt. This information will allow Mong to analyze areas of high hunter use and areas of little or no hunter use. "Information gathered from just one of the hunters will be of little use," Mong said. "It will be the collective hunting effort of all 100 hunters that will provide valuable data. We're not looking for "secret hunting" spots, just the overall use of the forest." In order to gather the same in-formation from elk, Mong is going to deploy GPS collars on cow elk. Elk movement data will be collected for several years which will allow Mong to detect changes in use and implement different management strategies if needed. "With the gathered we anticipate being able to create useful pub-lications and produce web-based information for resource manag-ers and the public. We also hope to provide information for hunter education coursework in relation to beetle kill and offer educa-tional presentations designed for hunter groups and other agen-cies."

Beetle Kill Continued FromFront Page

Due to cooler and wetter weath-er conditions across eastern Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Casper Field Office is lifting partial fire restrictions for BLM- adminis-tered public land in Converse, Platte, and Goshen counties. Par-tial restrictions will be rescinded on Oct. 26, 2011. The following acts are no longer prohibited on BLM land in Con-verse, Platte, and Goshen coun-ties: • Building, maintaining, attend-ing, or using a fire or campfire except within agency-provided fire grates at developed recre-ation sites, or within fully en-closed stoves with a ¼” spark ar-rester type screen, or within fully enclosed grills, or in stoves using pressurized liquid or gas.• Smoking, except in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in di-ameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.• Operating a chainsaw without a USDA or SAE approved spark arrester properly installed and working, a chemical fire extin-guisher of not less than 8 ounces capacity by weight, and one round point shovel with an over-all length of at least 36 inches.• Using a welder, either arc or

gas, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame, except in cleared areas of at least 10 feet in diameter with a chemi-cal pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than 8 ounces capac-ity. The following fire restrictions are in effect year-round on BLM-administered public lands in Wyoming. These prohibitions are: • Discharge or use of any fire-works.• Discharge of a firearm using incendiary or tracer ammunition.• Burn, ignite or cause to burn any tire, wire, magnesium, or any other hazardous or explosive material.• Operate any off-road vehicle on public lands unless the ve-hicle is equipped with a properly installed spark arrester pursuant to 43 CFR 8343.1 (c). According to BLM Fire Man-agement Officer Jay Esperance, “Even though we have received moisture recently, this year’s abundant grass crop is now fully cured and will dry quickly if we get some warm days this fall. When hunting and recreating, please be careful with campfires, and report all wildfires immedi-ately.”

Fire Restrictions Lifted

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Matt Mead, First Lady Carol Mead and their children wel-come trick-or-treaters and their families to ring the doorbell at the Governor’s Residence on Halloween night from 6:00-8:00 PM. The First Family will have traditional treats for visitors.

The residence is located at 5001

Central Avenue in Cheyenne.

Governor Mead will also sign a proclamation recognizing No-vember as National Adoption Month at 5:30 on the 31st. The public is welcome to attend this signing which will also take place at the residence.

Governor and First Lady Invite Trick-or-Treaters

to Residence

Senate Passes the Bipartisan Ski Area Recreation

Opportunity Enhancement Act

October 19, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) praised the Senate’s pas-sage of the bipartisan Barrasso bill, the Ski Area Recreation Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011:

“Last night, the Senate came together to pass bipartisan legis-lation that will increase tourism and create jobs,” Barrasso said. “Our legislation gives ski com-munities more opportunities to attract visitors for a wide range of summer activities. By allow-ing for more summer recreation, we can help extend the season to build a more steady and stable tourism economy.”

“Tourism is a key economic en-gine for our state,” Barrasso add-ed. “I want our tourism industry to have the tools they need to in-novate and create jobs.”

“Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is pleased as is the rest of the industry to move this legisla-tion which provides clarity for uses on permitted land,” Jackson Hole Mountain Resort President Jerry Blann said. “Senator Bar-rasso was key in moving passage for this critical jobs initiative for Wyoming.”

Background on the Ski Area

Recreation Opportunity En-hancement Act of 2011:

In February 2011, Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Mark Udall (D-Colorado) and Representatives Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) introduced the Ski Area Recreation Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011 to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986. The bill passed the House on October 3, 2011. It will now be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

This bill changes permitting rules for ski areas on Forest Service land to allow for sum-mertime recreation, increased tourism and expanded economic opportunities. The 1986 law currently allows only ski-related activities in For-est Service ski areas. The bill would amend it so that recre-ational sports other than alpine and Nordic skiing are allowed.

In addition, the bill authorizes the Forest Service to decide on appropriate year-round and summertime activities—such as mountain biking, zip lines, hik-ing trails, rope courses, Frisbee golf courses and concerts—to help level out ski areas’ seasonal economies and provide steady job opportunities for the people who make up these communi-ties.

Barrasso Bill to Boost Tourism Passes Senate

Report Shows Administra-tion Always Knew the CLASS

Program Was Fiscally Unsustainable

October 4, 2011

President Obama’s health care law established a brand new, fed-eral long-term care entitlement program called the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program.

Ob October 4, 2011, U.S. Sena-tor John Barrasso (R-WY) dis-cussed a report on the CLASS program released by a group of Senate and House Republican lawmakers, including Senator John Thune (R-SD).

The report highlights how the Administration intentionally designed the CLASS program as a budget gimmick in order to sell the President's health care law. It also provides undeniable evidence that the Administration ignored warnings from its own Chief Medicare Actuary, Rich-ard Foster, that the program was fiscally unsustainable.

Excerpts of Senator Barrasso’s remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate:

“This CLASS program pays a stipend to individuals enrolled when they are unable to perform daily living activities – such as dressing, bathing, and eating.

“To qualify for the benefits, an individual would have to pay a monthly premium for five years before the federal government starts to pay out any of the ben-efits.

“Sounds pretty good, but not so fast. When it comes to the health care law, the American people have come to realize that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.

“The CLASS program was sup-posed to start on January 1, 2011, so about 10 months ago. Obama

Administration officials decided to delay the program because they know it doesn’t work.

“It is now known that the CLASS program was an intentionally de-signed budget gimmick.

“The Congressional Budget Of-fice (CBO) estimated that the CLASS program would reduce the deficit by $70 billion over a 10 year period.

“These “savings” are mythical and they come from the premi-um dollars CLASS collects for the first5 years…“Over its first 10 years, CBO says that this CLASS program will collect $83 billion in premi-ums, and will only pay out $13 billion in benefits.

“Instead of holding on to the $70 billion in excess premiums col-lected to pay for future expenses that we know are coming, well members of the Senate, mem-bers on the other side of the istle used those funds to pay for Presi-dent Obama’s health care law.

“To add insult to injury, Wash-ington Democrats then tried to claim that the $70 billion could also be used to pay down on the deficit.

“The American people immedi-ately saw that this claim was ir-responsible.

“Even the Senate Budget Com-mittee Chairman, Senator Kent Conrad from North Dakota, admitted that the CLASS pro-gram was ‘a Ponzi scheme of the first order – something Bernie Madoff would be proud of.’

“Yet, the President and Washing-ton Democrats pushed to include this CLASS program in the health care law.

“This new report provides unde-niable evidence that Administra-tion officials knew the CLASS program’s design and payment structure were fiscally unsustain-able.

“The Obama Administration knew it and yet they repeatedly ignored the explicit and persis-tent warnings.

“This push to advance an agenda, rather than reasonable, patient-centered health care re-forms, served only to create yet another unsustainable entitle-ment program. An entitlement program that this country simply cannot afford.

“The Obama Administration’s own Chief Actuary, a man named Richard Foster. He re-peatedly tried to tell Adminis-tration officials that the CLASS program was not fiscally sound.

“Internal emails from Mr. Fos-ter first warned Administration officials in May of 2009 – well before the health care law was enacted.

“The report goes on to show that Mr. Foster repeated his concerns during the Summer of 2009. He writes to another administration official, he says:

“I’m sorry to report that I remain very doubtful that this proposal is sustainable at the specified premium and benefit amounts…Thirty-six years of actuarial ex-perience lead me to believe that this program would collapse in short order and require signifi-cant federal subsidies to contin-ue.’

“The evidence is indisputable. Administration officials at the Department of Health and Hu-man Services knew the CLASS program was unsustainable.

“They knew before President Obama signed the health care bill into law. They knew it, yet the Administration failed in their duty to be honest with the Amer-ican people and tell them.”

Time for Administration to Tell the Truth About CLASS Act Alternative plan would have

saved businesses billions and had bipartisan support

Washington, D.C. – The Senate majority's plan to create perma-nent jobs with temporary money suffers from a severe lack of accounting reality, according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.

Senate Republicans were joined by Ben Nelson, D-Neb., Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Mark Pryor, D-Ark. in voting last night against Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.'s effort to pass new "stimulus" legislation that would encourage states to use federal money to hire teachers and other public sector workers.

"This proposal is fundamentally flawed at many levels, but the most glaring flaw is that this is one-time money. It makes no fiscal sense to create permanent jobs with temporary money. It's unsustainable," Enzi said. "The majority is digging us deeper in the same hole they put us in with the first so-called stimulus. It didn't work then. It won't work now. It's a policy based on the false promise that we can spend, indebt and tax ourselves into prosperity. Let's put down the shovel and stop piling taxes and regulations on businesses that actually do create jobs."

The Senate voted 50-50 for the plan, S. 1723. Sixty votes were needed in order to move the leg-islation forward.

The Republican’s alternative to the “stimulus” legislation, the Withholding Tax Relief Act, would have repealed the 3% withholding tax provision that mandates federal, state, and lo-cal governments withhold 3% of nearly all of their contract payments, Medicare payments, farm payments, and certain grants for payments made after December 31, 2012. “We have to do better for our job creators. This over-ly-broad provision is a lose-lose situation for both government and taxpayers in terms of cost and complexity. Most contrac-tors’ margins are already razor thin and this requirement makes a bad situation even worse by restricting cash flow needed for day-to-day operations and busi-ness investments.” The mandate is intended to go after scoff-law government contractors who avoid paying taxes but instead would impose significant financial burdens on both the public and private sec-tors. The Department of Defense estimated its costs to implement the provision would be $17 bil-lion over the first five years. The provision hurts honest taxpay-ing businesses while attempting to find tax delinquents by es-sentially forcing companies to provide the federal government with an interest-free loan. The 3% withholding tax would sig-nificantly affect companies’ cash flows and inhibit their ability to expand their businesses and hire new workers.

The Senate voted 57-43 to consider the repeal measure, S.1726. Ten Democrats joined Senate Republicans in this vote. The sixty vote threshold needed to move the legislation forward was not reached.

Enzi: Temporary

Federal Spending No Solution For Permanent State

Jobs

Legislative changes to focus on success of children

Washington, D.C. – Proposed changes to the decade old No Child Left behind are not per-fect, but the product of bipar-tisan cooperation in finding solutions to ensure the suc-cess of all children according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., the Ranking Mem-ber on the Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee. Enzi, who has been working with Senator Harkin, D-Iowa, on these re-forms for over a year, had this to say concerning the resolu-tion:

“From where I sit, far more could have been done to allow states and locals to take the lead in the nine ar-eas Senator Alexander and I identified as issues needing fixing. But, with nearly every successful piece of bipartisan legislation, we need to find those areas with which we agree and go forward trying to find solutions where reso-lution is not as obvious. Find-ing bipartisan solutions is es-sential to passing legislation.

“[This legislation] …reduces the federal footprint, it continues a system of trans-

parency to parents regarding student performance and it eliminates many wasteful and duplicative programs.” “This bill does not solve everything. It is not meant to be the whole answer. It is to correct what we have learned is problematic with NCLB and build on those things that helped move us closer to making sure that each child receives the best education possible.” The bill under con-

sideration is in day one of a legislative markup, a process meant to amend legislation in a committee before it is

considered for passage and then sent to the Senate floor. Nothing in the bill is finalized and senators from both sides of the aisle have promised to offer many amendments upon consideration by the full Sen-ate.

Enzi: No Child Left Behind Reforms A Good Start, But Not Perfect

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composer and entertain-er. He was raised up on ranches in Wyoming and Montana and now teach-es the "Code of the West" and poetry to students all

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Dear Sassy, My boss caught me on face-book the other day. I got a WRITTEN warning. I should have known better because there are stupid postings all over our office building re-minding all of us that we are NOT ALLOWED to utilize facebook during work hours. Well, my question is this.... I WAS USING IT ON MY PHONE so whats the big deal? Its not like I was using it on the work computer? And a WRITTEN WARNING? You can only get so many and then you are FIRED. Isnt it free-dom of speech (I guess) to be able to use my own device at work so long as I'm not both-ering anybody while doing it? I just think its unfair and I'd like to hear what you have to say about it Sassy. Is it fair for my boss to give me a written warning because he caught me on facebook on my OWN PHONE?????? While it was during work hours, it wasn't like I was surfing xxx sites! Hope you will respond. Not that it will change anything. But your response might at least make me feel better?

- Jennifer in MillsOk Jennifer,

Please tell me you are 18 years of age and this is your first job. Seriously? First of all, Freedom of Speech: Go google that ammendment and re-read it. Secondly, whether you are in the storage room at work taking a nap or doing facebook on your cell, its the same thing. You are not do-ing the job you are being paid to do. Let me spell that out for you: You are being paid to work. Period. There is no room in any workplace for a person HIRED to do a JOB to do anything but what their job description describes. I would be willing to be bet your facility also has a cell phone policy in which you are more than likely breaking as well. Cell phones are to be used on breaks and lunch. So park your phone in your purse, get your attitude in check and get to work. And remember to please re-read those ammendments.

Keep me posted,

Sassy

email Sassy with your ques-tions at: [email protected]

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Time To Change It UpSometimes there comes a need to change it up a bit. When life turns a corner sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

I've been writing this column 'I'm Just Sayin...' for about three years now. It's been a fun project and many of you have responded with enthusiasm. Not to sound cheesy, but 'all good things must come to an end.' I need something different. I need something a bit more now and wow.

If you have any good suggestions for a future column please send those to our wonderful editor Amanda Smith. She and I will be brainstorming on what sort of change would be best for this paper, it's readers and for me! I'm not saying good-bye, I'm just want to view things from a different perspective! After all, change is a good thing!

I'm Just Sayin.....

New incentives for energy-savvy Wyoming residents, busi-nesses

CASPER, WY – Effective Oct. 1, Rocky Mountain Power is of-fering revamped incentives for energy-saving measures by resi-dential and commercial custom-ers in Wyoming.

Programs now include “cash back” incentives for the pur-chase of energy-efficient elec-tronics and additional appli-ances such as flat-panel TV sets, desktop computers and moni-tors, freezers, and heat pump water heaters. Incentives are also now available on ductless heat pumps and heat pump tune-ups, to name a few.

Changes also include a $40 cash back incentive from Rocky Mountain Power’s popular “See ya later, refrigerator®” program, when customers have their old refrigerator or freezer picked up and properly recycled. The new incentive is an increase of $10 over the previous amount of-fered by the program.

“We’ve adjusted our wattsmart programs and incentives to in-crease the dollars our Wyoming

customers can save through en-ergy efficiency improvements,” says Rocky Mountain Power Vice President Carol Hunter. “These new incentives provide a double-benefit in many cases because they save our custom-ers money on the purchase of energy-efficient products and services, and again on their monthly bill through reduced electricity use. These enhanced incentives for customers are starting just before the holiday season, a time when everyone can use some extra cash.”

Hunter says that for energy-sav-vy Wyoming customers “less could be more,” because using less electricity provides greater savings on the price they pay for electricity. For example, resi-dential customers who use up to 500 kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity per month pay about 4 cents per kwh, but every kwh above 500 is billed at 8 cents per kwh. So being energy efficient makes a lot of sense – and cents – which can add up to major savings.

The enhanced incentives apply to lighting and ceiling fans, new appliances, recycling old appli-ances, heating and cooling, and

windows. They also extend to contractors and homebuild-ers who could receive larger incentives for insulating walls, floors and attics; for heat pump conversions; for ductless heat pump installations; and for qualifying heating/ventilating/air conditioning installations.

Rocky Mountain Power’s busi-ness programs have undergone

similar enhancements, adding incentives for additional light-ing technologies, heating and cooling equipment and controls to name a few. Incentives have also been increased for compre-hensive energy efficiency proj-ects assisted through the utility’s Energy FinAnswer program.

For more information about Rocky Mountain Power’s new energy-saving incentives, customers can visit www.wattsmart.com or call toll free at 1-888-221-7070 for residen-tial customers and 1-866-870-3419 for business customers. Businesses also can utilize the company’s no-cost, online Busi-ness Solutions Toolkit to access customized information to help them make sound energy deci-sions and save money.

About Rocky Mountain PowerOne of the lowest-cost elec-tricity providers in the United States, Rocky Mountain Power serves more than one million customers in Wyoming, Utah and Idaho. The company works to meet growing energy demand while protecting and enhancing the environment. Visit www.rockymountainpower.net.

1 cup of sourdough starter (see below) 1 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 tablespoon of shortening 3-4 cups of flour Place flour in a bowl and add the sourdough starter. Stir in the salt, soda, sug-ar, and shortening. Dough should begin to form. Add flour until the dough is firm. Pinch off some dough, form a ball, and roll it in melted shortening. Place the bis-cuits in a Dutch oven. Al-low the biscuits to rise for about 20 minutes. Then bake until they’re done, about 30 minutes.

Sourdough Starter

In order to make sour-dough, you’ll need some sourdough starter. Here’s how to make it. 2 cups of warm potato wa-ter 2 cups of flour 1 tablespoon sugar First you need to make your potato water by cutting up a couple of medium sized potatoes into cubes and boiling them in 3 cups of water until the potatoes are tender. Measure two cups of the potato water, and mix it with flour and sugar into a paste. Set the mixture in a warm place to rise. It should double its original size after it’s done rising.

Sourdough Biscuits

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2 pounds of pinto beans 2 pounds of ham hock 2 onions chopped 4 tablespoons sugar 2 green chilies 1 can of tomato paste Wash the beans and soak them overnight. After you drain them, place the beans in a Dutch oven and cover with wa-ter. Add the rest of the ingredi-ents and simmer until the beans are nice and tender.

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Please tell me you are 18 years of age and this is your first job. Seriously? First of all, Freedom of Speech: Go google that ammendment and re-read it. Secondly, whether you are in the storage room at work taking a nap or doing facebook on your cell, its the same thing. You are not do-ing the job you are being paid to do. Let me spell that out for you: You are being paid to work. Period. There is no room in any workplace for a person HIRED to do a JOB to do anything but what their job description describes. I would be willing to be bet your facility also has a cell phone policy in which you are more than likely breaking as well. Cell phones are to be used on breaks and lunch. So park your phone in your purse, get your attitude in check and get to work. And remember to please re-read those ammendments.

Keep me posted,

Sassy

email Sassy with your ques-tions at: [email protected]

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