the Glenrock Bird Issue 11.13.11

Community NewsGlenrock Schools Holiday Band and Choir Schedule -Page 2Town Council Minutes - Page 2The Sign Of The Phoenix - Page 3Elvis was in Glenrock - Page 3Converse County 4H Donning Doors with Wreaths - Page 3Pyatts Pieces - Page 3Bingo Night in Glenrock is Coming! - Page 3

Converse County and BeyondGrizzly Bear Relocated - Page 4Casper Attorney Censored - Page 4WHP makes big drug bust after 92mph chase - Page 4

News From The NestBarrasso: Keep The Internet Open- Page 5Barrasso: CUT THE RED TAPE - 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 9 Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Converse County Republican Party is hosting a fund raising BINGO in Glenrock. The event will be November 13, 2011, at the Four Aces Restaurant and Lounge. The non-traditional

BINGO will start at 3:00. The event is open to the public.

Several local elected officials will be present to help with the BINGO. This is a chance to get to know some of your local

elected officials in a non-working setting.

There will also be a raffle for a hog. Tickets for the raffle will be available at the event, as well as the week of November 7-12, at the Four Aces and Glenrock Super Foods in Glenrock and the La

Bonte in Douglas.

For more information please call Terry at 351-3234.

NEWS FROM:The Converse County

Republican Party

“The Nationwide EAS Test served the purpose for which it was intended – to identify gaps and generate a comprehensive set of data to help strengthen our ability to communicate dur-ing real emergencies. Based on preliminary data, media outlets in large portions of the country successfully received the test message, but it wasn’t received by some viewers or listeners. We are currently in the process of collecting and analyzing data, and will reach a conclusion when that process is complete.” Stated Damon Penn, a senior of-ficial with FEMA. It is also important to keep sev-eral key points in mind: First, as we have explained throughout this process, the value of the test is in its assess-ment function. We were able to accomplish that today—in a comprehensive way. The goal of this test has always been to do exactly what hap-pened – to test this decades-old system to see what works well, and what upgrades or changes are needed as we further work to modernize our nation’s public alert and warning system. This test was the first time we have been able to identify where the system works, where it doesn’t, and what additional improvements need to be made as we move forward. It’s only through comprehensively test-ing, analyzing, and improving these technologies that we can ensure the most effective and reliable emergency alert and warning systems available at a moment’s notice in a time of real national emergency. Second, it will take some time to assess the full results of today’s test. The FCC and FEMA are currently collecting preliminary data about the results, and under the FCC’s rules, participants in today’s test have 45 days to re-port back the full results of their test experience. Over 30,000 communications service pro-viders participated in the test, including broadcast stations, cable system operators, satellite radio and television and wireline video service providers.

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First Nationwide Alert Test

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Governor Issues Proclamation for Veterans Day

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Gover-nor Matt Mead is encouraging Wyoming citizens to recognize the valor and sacrifice of our veterans through appropriate ceremonies and prayers on Vet-erans Day, November 11. Gov-ernor Mead will be attending the Blue Star Memorial dedication in Douglas on Veterans Day. Already Governor Mead and veterans from many branches of the military attended a procla-mation signing event. They were joined by members of the Wyo-ming National Guard, including Adjutant General Luke Reiner. This offered Governor Mead the

opportunity to thank all veterans for their service. He also said one of great parts of being Governor is the chance to meet and hear from veterans. “It is just a very humbling experience to get to know you. Wyoming is appre-ciative, I am appreciative and I know the country is apprecia-tive,” Governor Mead said. “It is important we continue to cel-ebrate Veterans Day and recog-nize what veterans have meant to our country and will mean to our country. While I am in office I look forward to continuing to do what I can to support veterans in every way possible.”

On Veterans Day Friday November 11, 2011 Governor Mead joined Douglas residents in the unveiling of the Blue Star Memorial Highway sign in Douglas as a tribute to honor all those who honored our country by defending the United States of America. Photo Lori Hoyt.

Sponsored by Douglas Cottonwood Garden Club, The Wyoming Federation of Garden Clubs in cooperation with the Wyoming Dept. of Transportation

Glenrockians Honor

Veterans With Veteran’s Day

Program

Jake Hogan of American Legion Post 9 Leads the procession of Re-tiring the Colors following the No-vember 10 Veterans Day Program at the Glenrock Middle School Auditorium. Photo Amanda Smith

Community members and Vet-erans filled the GMS auditorium to just about capacity on Thurs-day afternoon to honor those who served our great Country and to recognize those who are still currently serving.

Many of Glenrock’s residents are Veterans from every Armed Force, and each Veteran as well as each Service was honored this day. Glenrock schools were on hand to show their appreciation as well including The Purple Pride Choir beautifully directed by Miss Rachel Dahlinger, and the 7th and 8th grade band di-rected by Mr. Jeremy Huck. Miss Karla Lee and Jonathan Finch of GHS FCCLA pre-sented the Welcome speech fol-lowed by Veteran Marv Wohletz Commander of Legion Post 9 introducing the many Veterans that stood proudly as they stated their name, service they were in and where they were stationed.

It was a beautiful moment to witness such a tribute to those who defended and defend the United States of America Thank you to each and every Veteran.

We Salute You.

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Community Message Board

The Town of Rolling Hills - Where the deer and Ante-lope 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

Salaam!! Hello in Farsi from the library! Visit our Mango Foreign 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 data-base comes to us courtesy of the state library. The American Library Asso-ciation has hosted National Gaming Day since its begin-ning, four years ago. It en-courages libraries across the country and also internation-ally, to participate for this fun filled day. It is sponsored by the FamilyandPartyGames.com. They are expecting more than 20,000 people in 12,000 libraries to participate this year. Our library is one of those 12,000 libraries. Hope you take in the day with us. If you want to know more about National Gaming Day go to

their website. The fun starts today, November 12 at 11:00 to 1:00 T.A.B. (teen advisory board) met on October 26. The first program they will host will be held December 2. An open house is planned to invite the community for a bit of Christ-mas cheer. More information will follow. Both libraries in Glenrock and Douglas will be closed No-vember 24-27 for the Thanks-giving holiday. We will re-sume our regular schedule on Monday, November 28. Hope all of you have a great turkey day!! Whatever the cost of our li-braries, the price is cheap compared to that of an igno-rant nation. -- Broadcaster Walter Cronkite For Read Me A Story: No-vember 12–November 19:The Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown. November 19-No-vember 26: 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston.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.conversec-ountylibrary.org. Our phone number is 436-2573. Fax number is 436-8525. Be sure to “friend” us on facebook!! Just look up Glenrock Li-brary.

Glenrock Library News

Meetings in Glenrock Where: The Senior Center East Door

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

A.J. LaPointe and Lyndsay Rush are proud to announce their engagment on the date of October 4th, 2011

The two will wed on December 11th, 2011 at two o’ clock in the afternoon at the Glenrock First Southern Baptist Chapel

Lyndsay’s parents are Mark and Pat Rush of Pinedale, WY and AJ’s parents are Sandra Bryant of Casper and Galen LaPointe

of Casper.

...but in this life I have found you, a period in time of that which my heart has found its rhythm, beating in time to the passion of

yours, a movement that can only mean that you have found me too...

Bird Special Announcements!

Gregg and Amber Fulton would like to announce the arrival of their son, Liam James Fulton. Born Sept 8 2011 at MHCC

7 lbs 12 oz 21 inches

Maternal grandparents: Steve and Stacey Szymanski of Glenrock

Paternal Grandparents: Doug and Patti Fulton of Glenrock Maternal Greatgrandparents, Shirley Cain, Jim Cain, and

Vi Szymanski all of Glenrock

Paternal Greatgrandparents: Bob and Myrtle Fulton of Glenrock, Patrick Flaherty of California, and Diane Best of

Colorado

Liam was welcomed home by his Big Sister, Evelyn Rose, 3

Glenrock Town Council Meeting October 24, 2011. Next Town Council Meeting will be November 14th.

Mayor Pro Tempore Care called the town council meeting to or-der at 7:00 P.M. and led those present in the Pledge of Alle-giance. Roll calls were taken and all elected officials were in attendance with the exception of Mayor McQueary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – being no additions or correc-tions to the minutes of October 10, 2011 they stand as presented. REPORTS – Mayor Pro Tempore Care ad-vised the public that the County Commissioners will be holding their quarterly meet-ing tomorrow night. Council-woman Care reported on the RAMS Meet and Greet at the Flower-Shop as well as the Conservation District luncheon and the Paleon Open House. Councilwoman Popp reported on the Paleon Open House. Attendance was good, there was significant positive feedback, and there were approx. $400 in donations received. JUNIOR COUNCIL REPORT

– Gina Byrd reported on the events at the high school. FINANCIAL REPORT

– Councilman Anfinson made a motion to approve the Septem-ber Financial Reports. Second by Councilwoman Popp. All mem-

bers voting, AYE – motion car-ries. ORDINANCE NO. 653 – ZON-ING AMENDMENT MH SUB-DIVISION – SECOND READING

– Mayor Pro Tempore Care read the ordinance by title. If ap-proved the ordinance change will allow for the con-struction duplex units in a mobile home subdivision. Councilman Anfinson approved the ordi-nance on second reading. Sec-ond by Councilwoman Goff. All members voting, AYE – motion carries. ORDINANCE NO. 653 AN ORDINANCE AMEND-ING CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE II -SECTIONS 31-2- 5 (b) and (c) - ALLOWING DU-PLEX DWELLINGS IN THE MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. RESOLUTION 2011-54 – TEMPORARY ANIMAL HOUSING AGREEMENT Councilwoman Popp made a motion to approve a temporary agreement for animal housing with Hector and Sharron Bernard, at $850/month, for a period of six months. Second by Councilwoman Goff. All mem-bers voting, AYE – motion car-ries. RESOLUTION 2011-54

A RESOLUTION APPROV-ING A TEMPORARY ANI-MAL HOUSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GLENROCK AND BERNARDS. RESOLUTION 2011-55 – GROVE STREET SEWER AND ROADWAY IMPROVE-MENTS AWARD OF BID AND CON-TRACT DOCUMENTS

– Mayor Pro Tempore Care read the resolution awarding bid to Head-quist Construction for $245,300 dollars for the sewerline replacement on Grove Street. Funding for this project was awarded through the SLIB con-sensus grant program. Councilwoman Goff made a motion to approve the resolution. Second by Councilwoman Anfinson. It was noted that Civil Engineer-ing Professionals (CEPI) has re-duced their Engineering fees by 5% to allow the project to be completed with-in budget. All members voting, AYE – motion carries. RESOLUTION 2011-55 A RESOLUTION AWARD-ING BID ON THE GROVE STREET SANITARY SEWER AND ROADWAY IM-PROVEMENT PROJECT AND APPROVING

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS WITH HEDQUIST CON-STRUCTION. RESOLUTION 2011-56 – 71 CONSTRUCTION CON-TRACT CHANGE ORDER #1

– Mayor Pro Tempore Care read the reso-lution approving an amendment to the construction documents for the wastewater treatment facility, extending the final completion date until December 9, 2011. Councilman Anfinson made a motion to approve the resolution. Second by Councilwoman Popp. Dave Andrews updated the council on the cause for the de-lay, and advised them that sub-stantial completion has been met and the new system is currently opera-tional. The extension will allow for the final two components to be delivered and installed. All members voting, AYE – motion carries. RESOLUTION 2011-56 A RESOLUTION TO AP-PROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO THE 71 CONSTRUCTION, INC. AGREEMENT FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE GLENROCK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY PROJECT. ADJOURNMENT

William Jared Smith and Amanda Lee Smith proudly announce their engagement on the date of September 26th, 2011. The two will wed on December 20th, 2012 in Bora Bora with a reception ceremony on August 20th, 2012 in Wyoming.

Amanda’s parents are Trish and Bob Schiesser of Portsmouth, Virginia and Jared’s parents are Sarah Keelin Smith of Kechi, Kansas and Jim Smith (deceased.)

THANKSGIVING DAY PUBLIC ADVISEMENT:Thanksgiving Holiday sanitation schedule for the

Town of Glenrock: Thursday, November 24 route will be collected on Wednesday, No-

vember 23 and the Friday route will remain the same. We will have two collection crews going so please have your con-tainers out early on the 23rd. Thank You, Glenrock Public Works.

I said “one day I want to know what true love is” and you said “its right here, its right now”

** 6th Grade Band and Music Concert Nov. 17 at 7:00pm in the GMS Auditorium** 7th-12th Grade Band Concert Dec. 7 at 7:00pm in the GMS Au-ditorium** 7-12th gr. Choir Concert Dec. 14 at 7:00pm in the GMS Audito-rium

Glenrock Schools Music Concert Schedule

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The tree is up and the paintings are hung! Don't miss the 5th An-nual Christmas Art Show and Sale now through January 7th at the Paisley Porch Gallery locat-ed in The Hotel Higgins. Origi-nal paintings by artists Ginny Butcher, Sharon Davies, Cheryl

Feeback and Lynn Williams are featured in the show. As always, etchings by nationally collected artist Jim Blair are also included in the show. New paintings will be added weekly until Christ-mas. All the paintings are small and make great gifts!

Hotel Higgins To Host 5th Annual Christmas Art Show and Sale!

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Skipping Thanksgiving

One of John Grisham’s best sell-ing, “Skipping Christmas”, is a compelling short story about a couple who decided, for a vari-ety of reasons, that they would “skip Christmas this year”. It was a screen adaptation of his novel starring Tim Allen and Ja-mie Lee Curtis, “Christmas With the Kranks.” It was both a comi-cal and poignant portrayal of what occurs when two people, Luther and Nora Krank, forgot those things that really matter, in an attempt to avoid the frenzy traditionally associated with the holidays.

Of course, none of us would think of “skipping Thanksgiv-ing”! Would we? No, of course most of us wouldn’t. At least, not outwardly. It all starts in-ward. It is a matter of the heart. One could conceivably go through the motions of turkey dinner, pumpkin pie, and “all the trimmings”,; invite family and friends, and at the end of the day, the attitude of gratitude may be non-existent.

What if you were to make a list of all the things for which you are thankful, and then before the feast of the day commences, with those gathered around the table, invite them to mention that for which they are thankful? What do you think would hap-pen? Of course, you wouldn’t want the food to get cold, so you’d have to rush through the exercise. Perhaps your family is one of the few who have ac-tually attempted such a thing in the past. How did it go?

The story is told of a disheveled old man who was seated at the counter of a bustling truck stop, and seated next to him was a rather large, burley younger man, with a chiseled looking face, and a stern exterior. The older gentleman had ordered a rather meager meal of barley soup, and crackers, while his stool mate had ordered a large t-bone steak with all the trim-mings. Once served the older man paused, bowed his head

and then began to partake of his meager fare. The big burley man watched as the old man bowed his head,, then he asked the old man in a rude tone, “What are you doing old man? Giving thanks for that pitiful meal?” The old man, without looking at the scoffer, simply nodded his head in the affirmative. The large man who dwarfed the diminutive older man, glanced at his hearty t-bone stake, and bellowed aloud, “Well not me, I dive right into my food, and none of that giving thanks nonsense for me.” Those within earshot of the two at the counter were taken back by the comments of the scoffer. After a brief interlude of silence, the old man glanced at his ad-versary, and with a twinkle in his eye adroitly replied, “I know, so does my dog!”

Doubtless, there’s a myriad of things for which to be thankful, or enumerate as blessings. Per-sonally, I prefer to divide those things into two categories, First, the “horizontal things”. That is all that we gather around us; they are primarily tangible, and in most cases will rust, fall apart or deteriorate, sooner or later. Ev-erything from houses and cars to the clothes in our closets. Earth-ly things. Second, are the “verti-cal things”. Heavenly things, or those things that ultimately can be attributed to a personal, infi-nite God, Who delights in giving us reason to be thankful. Those ethereal things such as mercy, forgiveness, family, children, friends, security and true love, to mention a few. Unfortunately, when our focus is solely on the “horizontal”, the “vertical” fade and become more obscure, or worse, forgotten.

So, in reality we may find that at day‘s end on Thanksgiving, when our girth has expanded from our over-indulgence, yet our gratitude has shrunk. And sadly, we have “skipped Thanksgiving” again this year. Perhaps without thinking about it. Think about it. And, Happy Thanksgiving.

For comments email Mike at [email protected]

Converse County 4-H’ers Donning Doors with

Wreathsby Amanda Smith In October the Converse County 4-H group put together one heck of a fundraiser! The group gath-ered together and set out to raise monies for the program by hold-ing their 8th annual 4H Christ-mas Wreath fundraiser. This year the 4-H kids sold 269 wreaths to area residents and businesses, bringing in a hefty $3,400.00. That's good news! And there's more to go round if you weren't able to order your wreath before the early Novem-ber deadline. Since the wreaths arrive in cases, there are extras available for purchase at the Ex-tension Office in Douglas.

The funds raised will go to the Converse County 4-H council to be earmarked for 4-H events, awards, and programs that are held throughout the year. So if you are like most of us and haven't donned your door with a Christmas wreath yet, be sure to contact Converse County 4-H located at

133 West Center St. in Douglas and grab yours today! Or call 307-358-2417. They're beautiful, they're big, they look great on your doors and they're for a great cause!

Nicely done 4-H! Nicely Done!

Glenrock Town Council Meeting October 24, 2011. Next Town Council Meeting will be November 14th. Elvis Was In The Building!

screeeammmmmm!

During the last week in October Elvis Pres-ley made his presence known in Wyoming, and Glenrock didn’t miss out on the expe-rience! Steve Davis, professional Elvis Im-personator and Trav-eling Historian, put on a great show at the Classic Cafe and again at the Fort Diablo in Glenrock.

Casper didn’t miss out either as Shepherd of the Valley in Casper experienced their own concert of the famed stars music. Michelle Doherty of the Classic Cafe stated “Its great, its just really great to have him here and we really enjoyed it!”

“Millie” a new resident of Glenrock and Moth-er of Glenrockian Deb Lewis snuggles up to El-vis during his performance at the Classic Cafe in Glenrock. Photo Amanda Smith

The Sign Of The Phoenix

A group of Glenrock and Casper ladies came together to form a charitable group that raises monies for those who need assistance with medical bills in Converse and Natrona Counties. They call themselves “Phoenix” and they are a mo-torcycle organization that was founded in early 2010 when a fellow rider named “Ariana Dempsey” came down with a liver disease just days after the company she works for can-celled their insurance policy. After numerous medical treat-ments Ariana found herself in a situation unable to afford many more treatments and the Phoenix was formed.

The group will hold a fundrais-er for Ariana called “Ariana’s Hands For Hope” on Novem-ber 19th at Butch’s Bar located in Evansville at 1180 Oildale road, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

There will be food, fun and a raffle during the fundraiser with several high ticket items being raffled off.

Wells Fargo has set up a do-nation account for Ariana for those who would like to make donations to her medical treat-ments under “Ariana’s Hands For Hope” and donations can be made under that account name at any Wells Fargo location.

Currently there are seven female members of the fundraising biker group with some pretty colorful biker names: President Diamond, Vice President Cook-ie, and board members Momma, Snugles, KO, Hot Rod and Keebler Elf.

“We’ve been able to pay for some of Ariana’s bills, but not all of them. Its been pretty diffi-cult” stated Sky Upton, Ariana’s partner.

The group intends on raising monies for other women in need of assistance by holding various fundraisers throughout the year.

Phoenix members from top to bottom are “Cookie, KO, Keebler Elf, and Hot Rod” Photo Amanda Smith

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CHEYENNE - Casper attorney, Mary M. Dunn, received a for-mal public censure by order of the Wyoming Supreme Court on November 1, 2011. Dunn under-took to represent a client with re-spect to a personal injury claim, including the preparation of a governmental claims act notice and a civil complaint, but failed to prepare and file those docu-ments and failed to do anything to preserve the client’s claim. The Wyoming Rules of Pro-fessional Conduct regulate the conduct of Wyoming attorneys. Dunn violated Rule 1.1, which requires a lawyer to provide competent representation to a client. Dunn also violated Rule

1.3, which requires a lawyer to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client, and Rule 1.4, which requires attorneys to maintain communication with a client. Dunn stipulated to these facts and consented to this disci-pline. The Board of Professional Responsibility approved the stipulation, recommending that the Wyoming Supreme Court publicly reprimand Dunn. Af-ter reviewing the record and recommendation, the Wyoming Supreme Court entered its order publicly censuring Dunn and requiring her to pay the costs of the Wyoming State Bar for pros-ecuting this matter.

Cody -The Wyoming Game and Fish Department trapped and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on November 4, 2011. The bear was captured because it was frequenting a ranch east of the Absaroka Front north of Cody, WY in what would not be considered typical grizzly bear habitat. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, the bear was moved to preempt any conflicts with people, property, or live-stock. The bear was released in the Cascade Creek drainage approx-imately 10 miles west of Flagg Ranch and approximately 10 miles east of the Idaho-Wyoming state line. The release site is lo-cated within currently occupied grizzly bear habitat and grizzly bears are present throughout the area. Bears are capable of mov-ing long distances over a short time period and a relocated bear is not expected to remain near the release site. Grizzly bear relocation is a management tool afforded bear management personnel to mini-mize conflicts between humans

and grizzlies. The decision to relocate and the selection of a relocation site is made taking into consideration the age, sex, and type of conflict the bear was involved in. Grizzly bears are listed as “Threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, there-fore consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the appropriate land manage-ment agency is also conducted to minimize the chance of future conflicts and maximize the sur-vival potential of the relocated grizzlies. Bears are relocated in accordance with federal law and regulation. When selecting a relocation site, the Department makes every consideration to minimize potential conflicts with livestock and people. Bears can create conflicts after they have obtained food rewards. The Department continues to stress the importance of keeping all attractants (food items, horse feeds, bird seed and others) un-available to bears. Reducing at-tractants reduces human-bear conflicts.

Grizzly Bear RelocatedThe Bureau of Land Manage-ment in Wyoming announced yesterday that it is seeking public nominations for three open posi-tions on its Wyoming Resource Advisory Council, which will advise the BLM on public land issues. The BLM will consider the nominations for 45 days when the agency is publishing its formal call for nominations in the Federal Register. The BLM’s Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), composed of citizens chosen for their exper-tise in natural resource issues, help the Bureau carry out its stewardship of 245 million acres of public lands. The Bureau, which manages more land than any other federal agency, has 24 RACs across the West, where most BLM-managed land is lo-cated. Each RAC consists of ten to 15 members with an interest in public land management, in-cluding conservationists, ranch-ers, outdoor recreationists, state and local government officials, Tribal officials, and academics. The diverse membership of each RAC is aimed at achieving a bal-anced outlook the BLM needs for its mission, which is to man-age the public lands for multiple uses. “I value the advice given to the BLM by these citizen-based Re-source Advisory Committees, and I know that Interior Secre-tary Ken Salazar shares my view of their importance,” said BLM Director Bob Abbey. “The peo-ple who live, work, and recreate near or on BLM-managed lands deserve a formal voice on public land issues, and their input will enhance our agency’s ability to manage the public lands for mul-tiple uses while conserving re-sources for future generations.” Individuals may nominate them-selves or others to serve on an advisory council. Nominees, who must be residents of the state or states where the RAC has jurisdiction, will be judged on the basis of their training, education, and knowledge of the council’s geographic area. Nom-inees should also demonstrate a commitment to consensus build-ing and collaborative decision

making. All nominations must be accompanied by letters of ref-erence from any represented in-terests or organizations; a com-pleted background information nomination form; and any other information that speaks to the nominee’s qualifications. The three RAC positions open in Wyoming are one each in the following categories: • Category One – Public land ranchers and representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral devel-opment, the timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, and commercial recreation. • Category Two – Representa-tives of nationally or region-ally recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historical organizations, dis-persed recreation activities, and wild horse and burro organiza-tions. • Category Three – Represen-tatives of state, county, or local elected office; representatives and employees of a state agency responsible for the management of natural resources; representa-tives of Indian Tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the RAC is organized; representa-tives and employees of academic institutions who are involved in natural sciences; and the public-at-large. Nominations should be sent to Cindy Wertz, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone, PO Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY, 82003: or FAX to (307) 775-6003, or email [email protected]. For more information and to download a nomination form, go to the website at http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/rac.html

BLM Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Council

Drug Courier Attracts WHP Attention At 92

MPHAn eastbound vehicle clocked on radar traveling at 92 MPH attracted a Troopers attention on Tuesday afternoon as it sped by the Trooper who was patrol-ling westbound on Interstate 80. Nothing unusual that a Trooper will not encounter on a daily basis except that this particular speeding driver was hauling just over 12 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of approximately $72,000.00.

The marijuana was discovered during the traffic stop when the Trooper called for a Wyoming Highway Patrol drug detec-tion K-9. The K-9 alerted near the trunk of the vehicle. When Troopers opened the trunk they found 1 suitcase which con-tained 11 vacuum sealed pack-ages of high grade marijuana.

The 51 year-old driver has been charged with two felonies, pos-session of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The subject is being held at the Sweetwater County Detention facility in Green River. It is be-lieved the load of high grade marijuana was being transported from California to Minnesota and had no ties within Wyo-ming.

This case remains under inves-tigation at this time and Troop-ers are being assisted by Special Agents with the Wyoming Divi-sion of Criminal Investigation.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol K-9’s are trained to detect nar-cotics and are utilized to conduct drug sniffs of vehicles to locate narcotics being transported from one location to another. The Wyoming Highway Patrol drug detecting K-9, Trooper and K-9 training and the K-9 equipment were purchased with a fed-eral grant secured from HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area).

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. —An ap-plication for one of America’s most highly regarded and well-publicized scholarship awards in now available online until December 15. Since 2003, the National Federation of Indepen-dent Business’s Young Entrepre-neur Foundation has awarded 2,095 scholarships to graduat-ing high school seniors totaling $2,382,000. Last year, more than 4,500 stu-dents nationwide applied for a YEF scholarship. NFIB was proud to award 131 scholarships to young entrepreneurs across the country, including one Wyo-ming high school senior, thanks to the financial support from nu-merous small-business leaders, corporate, and foundation sup-porters. Wyoming high school seniors wishing to apply for a 2012 scholarship can go online at http://www.nfib.com/yef until December 15. The nomination period by an NFIB member will occur February 1 to March 1, 2012. NFIB members can also go to the same online address to make a tax-deductible contribute to the program. The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards program was estab-

lished to raise awareness among the nation’s youth about the criti-cal role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in the building of America.

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award recipients will attend the university, college, community college, or vocational/techni-cal institute of their choice with $1,000-$10,000 in tuition assis-tance from the NFIB Young En-trepreneur Foundation. In June of this year, NFIB YEF also honored four students selected as $5,000 scholarships winners and named the “2011 Young En-trepreneur of the Year” who was awarded a $10,000 scholarship. To qualify for a YEF Award, stu-dents must be running their own business. They are required to write an essay describing their entrepreneurial endeavors and future goals. Standardized test scores, GPA, and class rank are also considered in the selection process. NFIB members around the country nominate applicants for the Young Entrepreneur Awards. An independent, out-side committee selects a group of qualified semi-finalists. For further information, please call or send an email to NFIB/Wyoming Member Support Manager Stephanie Wentz at 303-860-7713, or [email protected].

Scholarship Opportunity for Wyoming Students

President Should Enforce Executive Order and Publish Independent Agency Plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rob Portman (R-OH) called on President Obama to enforce his Executive Order 13579 asking independent agen-cies to publicly publish plans to improve and streamline regula-tions. Each independent agency was supposed to make its plans public by yesterday, November 8, 2011. In addition to requesting the spe-cific plans, the Senators asked for more information regarding the timeline for the independent agencies to act on the plans. In a letter to the President, the Senators wrote “Excessive regu-lation has made it harder and more expensive to create jobs. Regulations have been identi-fied as a major concern to small businesses. With our nation suf-fering from persistently high unemployment, we must act swiftly and responsibly to re-move unnecessary, duplicative and burdensome regulations on America’s job creators, particu-larly small businesses.” FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER Dear Mr. President: On July 11, 2011, you issued an executive order addressed to in-

dependent regulatory agencies. Executive Order 13579 and the accompanying memorandum asked independent agencies to comply voluntarily with the same cost-saving and burden-reducing principles that apply to executive agencies. The order also called on each independent agency to develop and publish a retrospective review plan within 120 days. Yesterday marked the deadline for release of those plans. We respectfully request that you provide us with the details of the plans submitted by independent agencies not yet public and any economic analysis underlying those plans. Specifically, we ask you to provide us answers to the following questions: 1.What existing significant regulations were identified by independent agencies for retro-spective review? 2.What existing regulations were determined to be out-moded, ineffective, excessively burdensome, or harmful to job creation? 3.What is the timetable for ac-tion by independent agencies to eliminate or streamline those regulations, and what are the an-ticipated monetary savings? 4.What independent agencies, if any, have committed to abide by your request that they “fol-low the key cost-saving, burden-reducing principles outlined in the January Executive Order [13563]” in promulgating new regulations? (See Presidential

Mem. To Independent Agencies, July 11, 2011). Excessive regulation has made it harder and more expensive to create jobs. Regulations have been identified as a major con-cern to small businesses. With our nation suffering from persis-tently high unemployment, we must act swiftly and responsibly to remove unnecessary, duplica-tive and burdensome regulations on America’s job creators, par-ticularly small businesses. We look forward to hearing from you. Background on the President’s Executive Order Executive Order 13579 included the following language: (b) Within 120 days of the date of this order, each independent regulatory agency should de-velop and release to the public a plan, consistent with law and reflecting its resources and regu-latory priorities and processes, under which the agency will pe-riodically review its existing sig-nificant regulations to determine whether any such regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed so as to make the agency’s regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving the regulatory objectives.

Barrasso & Portman: Where Are the Plans to Cut Red Tape?

Stop FCC Obama Appointees from Controlling Another Sector of Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) expressed his support for a resolution of disapproval against the Federal Communi-cations Commission’s (FCC) Net Neutrality Rule (S.J.Res.6). Sponsored by Senator Kay Bai-ley Hutchison (R-TX), this reso-lution will overturn the FCC’s unprecedented Washington take-over of the internet. Excerpts of his remarks: “I support Senator Hutchison in her resolution because it will keep the internet free and open. Republicans and Democrats agree, earlier this year the House of Representatives passed a sim-ilar resolution and it had bipar-tisan support. Net neutrality is very real. The time to act is now. We’ll be voting in the next day or so and the reason we need to act now is that the rules, the rules of having more bureaucratic gov-ernment control go into effect in just a few weeks. November 20, 2011. It does seem that Congress is being disregarded. “Brett Glass of Lariat, a wireless internet service provider in Wyo-ming, warned the FCC about the effects on smaller providers. He said that the red tape will hurt his ability to deploy new service

to currently underserved or un-served areas. “He warned that many broad-band providers, they’re small businesses and they’re serving rural communities. He wrote ‘the imposition of regulations that would drive up costs or hamper innovation would further deter future outside investment in our company’ he said, ‘or others like it.’ Americans have made it very clear that they oppose Washing-ton worsening the web. Over 60% of voters oppose Wash-ington putting its hands on the internet. “This regulation that we’re debating today is a classic ex-ample of Washington trying to fix something that is not broken. 93% of Americans are satisfied with their broadband service. 91% of Americans are satisfied with their broadband speed. The internet is working remarkably well. There is a fundamental dis-connect with those in Washing-ton who seek a more powerful bureaucracy and those at home in the 50 states of our union who are seeking a stronger economy.” Background on Net NeutralityDuring his 2008 Presidential campaign, candidate Obama promised a new rule to regulate the Internet for the first time in history. On December 21, 2010, the President’s Federal Commu-

nications Commission (FCC) delivered on his promise when three Democrat Commissioners voted in favor of “net neutrality.” This partisan vote was against the will of the Congress and the Courts. The FCC’s rogue regu-latory action against the Inter-net – a major job-engine of our economy – threatens jobs and Americans’ freedom. This unelected group of Wash-ington regulators gave itself broad new authority to interfere in the area of Internet develop-ment and accessibility. At nine percent unemployment, the Administration has prioritized regulating another sector our economy that accounts for 1/6 of America’s Gross Domestic Product. By becoming the gatekeeper of internet services, the FCC is put-ting the future of internet tech-nology – whether on a Smart-phone, iPad, or computer – in the hands of Washington regulators, not internet providers. Recent consumer innovations such as 3G/4G wireless speeds and ro-bust fiber networks now become riskier investments for compa-nies. Deterring private network investment will impact every Americans’ ability to access and freely utilize the internet that they want, the way they want it.

Barasso: Keep the Internet Free and Open

Over the next several weeks, these service providers will be providing test result data to the FCC and we will continue working closely with our many other stakeholders to get their feedback on how the test was received. It’s important that both the news media, all our stake-holders, and the public under-stand that it will take some time to fully analyze the effectiveness of the test and what improve-ments are needed.

We look forward to working with all our stakeholders to im-prove this current technology and build a robust, resilient, and fully accessible next generation alerting system that can provide timely and accurate alerts to the American people.

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TJ Casey is a singer/songwriter, storyteller,

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

across America. Check him out at: www.tjcasey.net.

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So I’m in High School and this guy that a lot of people make fun of, sometimes even to his face, has sort of become my friend. I actually like him and maybe more than like him. He has a nice personality and in my eyes he’s cute. People in our school are nice to his face but say stu-pid things about him behind his back, that I overhear. I started eating lunches with him because sometimes he sits by himself, but now people are starting to talk behind my back. I don’t want to write what some people are saying around school because I don’t want to hurt my friends feelings or start problems with my other friends. I can tell it hurts him but he doesn’t ever talk to me about it and I don’t even know if he talks to anyone about it. I want to speak up to my friends and the other kids in school that say stupid things but I’m afraid I’ll end up in the trash bin. How do I handle this Sassy? He really is a good person with a good heart and sometimes I think he is even better than the kids who make fun of him. I don’t want to call it bullying.. be-cause no one really targets him, but no one includes him in any-thing either. I hope to hear back from you. Kind of Sad in School

First of all - thank you!!!

Thank you for being a bigger

and better person and taking someone under your wing. One can only imagine the lonely place a kid lives in when he is made fun of.

Now, I challenge you to become an even bigger person, call your friends and anybody else out that makes fun of this friend of yours.

A big statement is made just in you accepting him. For others, sometimes its fear, and not want-ing to reach out for some of the reasons you stated, and other reasons are that some kids are just plain mean and insecure.

So next time you hear someone making fun of him, you can simply say "does it make you feel better to make fun of peo-ple, wow, hope you never have someone in your family you might have to defend.”

But truthfully I feel the more people that see you accepting this friend of yours, and enlisting your friends to also get to know him I believe others will follow.

Again thank you for being a role model and a great person.

Keep me posted!Sassy

Do you have questions you’d like me to answer? Submit your questions to: [email protected] and I’ll give it to you straight!

Giving Green: Natural Ways To Spread

Holiday Cheer

(ARA) - The holidays are a time for celebrating, reflecting on the past year and exchanging gifts with friends and family. Howev-er, unique and meaningful ideas can be a daunting task. Gifts that keep giving and growing are a perfect solution. Plants are not just beautiful, but also cheer up any space and even improve air quality in a home or office space. When gifting plants:

Give care: Always include care instructions for the plant gift. Even the most experienced indoor plant grower appreciates a little help. Most live goods come with suggested light feeding and watering rec-ommendations. If the plant se-lected does not have these care instructions, ask before leaving

the nursery so the recipient can keep this lovely gift green. Customize the plant to the per-son: Flowers, succulents, cacti, tropi-cals and even bulbs can make great presents. The varieties and combinations are as endless as the personalities on your gift list. It is important to match the plant to the recipient. For instance, a plant needing daily watering would not make a good gift for a constant traveler. Instead, give them an interesting cactus or suc-culent, which needs less frequent care. For an artistic friend, try a terrarium that can be customized to their tastes. The more sophis-ticated giftee may appreciate a colorful and delicate orchid. For those with asthma or allergies, plants like palms, peace lilies and ferns do an excellent job of improving air quality and filter-ing out toxins.

Containers make a difference: Those boring, plastic pots that house most plants are not very attractive or personal. Pop your plants into colorful ceramic, glass, wood or even metal con-tainers for a more interesting and personal touch. Inexpensive terra cotta pots can be painted in bright or metallic-colored paint, large coffee cups as containers can add a quirky element or bas-kets can be lined with plastic and used to hold small pots. When repotting plants yourself, make sure to use a high-quality potting mix such as Miracle-Gro Potting Mix or Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix. Also, keep in mind that specialty plants like cacti, African violets and orchids may perform better in special potting mixes. When in doubt, ask the nursery for recommen-dations. For presentation, wrap foil, paper or cellophane around the outside of the container and use fabric bows or raffia to add a finishing touch.

Plants at the party: Little gifts from nature go a long way in spreading the holi-day cheer to friends, family and neighbors. When hosting a party, offer little mementos for your guests to take home. Try a small terra cotta pot painted gold and planted with rosemary or thyme and tied with a lovely ribbon Or, maybe small, colorful pots filled with soil and a bulb to add a pop of spring to the winter months. Add a photo of the flower your guest can expect and directions on forcing the bulb to the gift tag. Whether paying a call on friends or attending a party, host or host-ess gifts are another fun way to spread holiday cheer. Poinsettia, amaryllis and Christmas cactus are seasonal favorites. Plants make excellent gifts and will be a reminder of the good times you shared.

Positive Thoughtsby TJ Casey

Be aware of life around you;have respect for everything.

Don’t be blinded by the guru;those who say their life will

sing.

Hard work is key to things in life;

but be persistent, never quit.Rid yourself of stress and

strife;now and then just think and

sit.

Don’t let others lead your path;

let your mind and own heart lead.

Don’t push thru, first do the math;

don’t take it all, just what you need.

To solve your woes, use com-mon sense;

smarts is good but not the key.Don’t get caught astraddle

fence;keep your heart and own mind

free.

Make your life the best you can;

no one else but you can see.Each and every woman and

man;the person, we all would be

proud to be.

Boot Kickin' Cowboy Stew

Source: Chris Green of Kitchen Classics cooking school, Phoe-nix

4 tablespoons vegetable oil 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons onion powder 1 tablespoon garlic pow-der 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 pounds beef chuck, cubed 12 small boiling onions, blanched and peeled 1 bay leaf 1 dried chipotle pepper, whole for less heat, or 1 pepper in adobo, diced (optional) 1 (10 ounce) can con-

densed onion soup 3 (10 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke sea-soning (sold in the spice aisle of most supermarkets) 1 pound golden potatoes (such as small Yukon Gold), cut into 2-inch chunks

6 carrots, peeled, cut into 2-inch chunks 3 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch chunks 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water (optional, for thicker broth) Salt and pepper, to taste In a large pot, heat oil over medi-um-high heat. In a sealable plastic bag, mix to-gether flour, onion powder, gar-lic powder, salt and pepper. Add a small handful of meat at a time and shake until well coated. Brown meat in hot oil, in batch-es, about one minute per side. Remove meat, reduce heat to medium and add onions. Brown

onions, about 3 minutes total, then remove from pot and set aside Drain excess fat from pot. Add browned meat, bay leaf, chipo-tle pepper (if using), onion soup and beef broth to the pot. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add Liquid Smoke, potatoes, carrots, browned onions and cel-ery; cook 30 minutes more. (For a thicker broth, 30 minutes be-fore stew is done, slowly stir the flour-water mixture into stew.) Season finished stew with salt and pepper to taste. Makes 6 to 8 servings

Do you really have a migraine?Many people believe their head-ache is migraine, based on its intensity only. A migraine head-ache usually has a specific time/duration pattern with a begin-ning and an end, lasting from a few hours to a couple of days. A migraine is usually one-sided, although it can switch sides and may be related to light and sound sensitivity. It will often respond to anti-migraine medications.Tension headaches usually come on without specific cause, occur on both sides of the head and sometimes feel like a “tighten-ing”. They can become daily headaches, which make them more difficult to treat. A cervicogenic (or neck-related) headache often is one-sided and does not switch sides, is aggra-vated by head or neck movement or by prolonged positioning, and has a common pattern beginning in the back of the head and mov-ing forward to behind the eye. It does not respond well to medi-cations and may last for longer

than a few days. A thorough assessment can lead to appropriate treatment of your headache. Clients with headache conditions that will benefit from physical therapy can expect im-provement within 8 visits. Wind City Physical Therapy has the only level 2 Trigger Pont Dry Needling therapists in the region. This is one treatment approach that has had many of our patients saying” you gave me my life back”. We use a research sup-ported approach for your reha-bilitation and you will be treated by Doctors of Physical Therapy at each visit. This means proven expertise through clinical ex-perience and specific examina-tion. Our primary concern is our patients and their well-being. Contact Wind City Physical Therapy at 235-3910 and allow us to assess your needs.

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