the glenrock bird issue nov 15

Community.......................Page 2The Bird Herd .................Page 3Business Directory............Page 4Public Notices....................Page 5Real Estate....................... Page 5Bird Classifieds................Page 6News From The Nest......Page 6County & Beyond............Page 7Weather Vane................. Page7Word Search....................Page 8Police Beat........................Page 8

Volume #3: Issue #21 Glenrock’s Sunday Morning Hometown Local News Newspaper

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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TOP OF THE NEWSGLENROCK BURGLARS STILL IN CUSTODYTwo suspects arrested last week in the three burglaries that rocked our sleepy town are still in custody pend-ing... See story page 8

GOVERNOR FREUDENTHAL IN IRAQGovernor Dave Freudenthal visited Wyoming National Guard troops and other active duty U.S. personnel serv-ing in Kuwait and Iraq while on a trip sponsored by the Secretary of Defense.

COMMUNITY - 2BIRD FINDS NEW NEST

The Glenrock Bird has once again expanded its wing! We’ve moved! See story page 2

GLENROCK’S DUCKS UNLIMITEDMark Opitz, chairman of the Glenrock chapter of Ducks Unlimited, is justly proud of the Glenrock or-ganization. - See story page 2

MURDER AT GLENROCK SENIOR CENTERThere were three murders last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Glenrock Senior Center... the strange thing is...all three murdered victims were named “Joe.” - See Story page 2

HERDER SPORT & EVENTS - 3GET READY FOR BOYS BASKETBALL!

Coach Kidneigh and the Herder Boys’ Basketball team are looking to improve from last year’s 3-20 season. - See story Page 3

HERDER FOOTBALL MAKING HISTORYThe Glenrock Herders accumulated a 24-0 lead at halftime and never looked back. Aside from a Lovell score to begin the 3rd quarter, the Glenrock defense kept their opponent in check, with the final outcome Glenrock 38, Lovell 7. See story page 3

CONVERSE COUNTY & BEYOND - 7FORT FETTERMAN/4-H TO GET RANGE

Brian Nugent looks into a grant, and volunteer efforts in developing a new shooting range at Fort Fetterman

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Prior to departing for the Middle East, Governor Freudenthal met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates for a military briefing.

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Prior to departing for the Middle East, Governor Freudenthal met with U.S. Secre-tary of Defense Robert M. Gates for a military briefing.

Governor Dave Freuden-thal visited Wyoming Na-tional Guard troops and other active duty U.S. per-sonnel serving in Kuwait and Iraq while on a trip sponsored by the Secretary of Defense.

“We have a greater number of our National Guards-men deployed right now than at any other time - nearly one thousand sol-diers and airmen - and I welcome the opportunity to go where they are serv-ing to make sure that they know how much all of us back home in Wyoming support them and appreci-ate what they’re doing for their State and Country,” Freudenthal said.Freudenthal is joined on the

bipartisan trip by three other governors: Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Ted Kulon-goski of Oregon and Sonny Perdue of Georgia. Accord-ing to Col. Jeff Cashman of the U.S. Air Force, the three states also have a significant number of Guardsmen de-ployed. The governors are accompanied by Brigadier General Tim Kadavy, the deputy director of the Army National Guard, and other military and federal offi-cials.

“I appreciate getting to see firsthand where our folks are serving and what their mis-sion is,” said Freudenthal. “When I get back home I hope to be able to reassure their families that our coun-try and our military leaders

are doing their best to en-sure that they are as well cared for as possible, under the circumstances,” he said.

The trip, which began on Monday, included a Penta-gon briefing and a visit from Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. Gov. Freudenthal encouraged Wyomingites to drop the troops a line, send them a care package and remember them during the holidays.“Wyoming has been send-ing its National Guard sol-diers and airmen on over-seas deployments literally since the first month of my first term in January, 2003, and they have been serving continuously, many have deployed more than once and in more than one the-ater,” Freudenthal said. “It won’t be possible for me to visit each and every person from Wyoming, but I hope to see as many as possible,

to shake their hands and tell them ‘thank you’ person-ally,” he said.

For information on adopting a solider please contact the Wyoming National Guard’s Yellow Ribbon Program at 307-772-5262. More than 700 Wyoming Soldiers de-ployed in April and are cur-rently serving in Kuwait and Iraq. (See the attached PPT for detailed contact informa-tion for the locations of unit armories and their service areas).

Freudenthal, in his time as governor, has extended the Military Members Com-pensation Committee; pro-

vided for the retention of wages, group health insur-ance, deferred compensa-tion and accrued annual leave for soldiers placed on active duty; and worked on the Wyoming Military As-sistance Trust Fund, which assists military families in times of need.

Freudenthal has tried to at-tend every Wyoming Na-tional Guard farewell and welcome home ceremony, no matter the day or hour.

GOVERNOR FREUDENTHAL IN IRAQ-GIVES MESSAGE TO TROOPS

During the October 12 meeting of the Glenrock City Council, the city’s Drug and Alcohol policy was changed.

Effective immediately, all municipal employees will be subject to random drug testing. Previously, only city employees with a CDL (commercial driv-er’s license) were subject to such testing.

Resolution 2009 - 42 - A RESOLUTION AMEND-ING THE TOWN OF GLENROCK PERSON-NEL MANUAL - SEC-TION 10: DRUG & AL-COHOL POLICY was voted on and unanimously approved by the mayor and council members, with all members present and voting.

According to “The Month-ly Labor Review“, a pub-lication by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ran-dom drug testing “gained prevalence in the 1980’s as an objective strategy to detect and control sub-stance abuse”. Prior to the implementation of ran-dom drug testing policies, many employers tended to “rely on a supervisor’s, a coworker’s, or an em-ployee’s judgment about the presence of substance abuse in another individu-al or themselves.”

A study reported in the March 2004 issue of “So-cial Science Research” re-vealed that “…effects of drug testing on any drug use were significant, and relatively large, indicating that drug testing programs are achieving one of the desired effects.” In other words, random drug test-ing reduces drug use with-in the group being tested.

Glenrock employees per-form a multitude of tasks necessary for the city to serve its citizenry in a safe and effective man-ner. Random drug testing is one way to ensure that these employees are as capable as possible when they perform these given tasks.

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TestingMark Dosa - General News

"I pledge allegiance to the flag..." the words spoken in unison by the crowd at G.I.M.S. on Veterans Day was moving in itself, but when added to the program that followed it became much, much more. Wednes-day, November 11th, marked yet another opportunity to thank the brave men and women who have kept--and are keeping--our great coun-try safe. The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) in con-junction with the American Legion and Auxiliary, Jesse Martin Post #9, held a Vet-erans Day program at Glen-rock Intermediate Middle School. Over 300 students and community members came out to show their ap-preciation and support of

America's veterans.The program included stir-ring performances by the

High School's 'New Attitude' choir, the 7th and 8th grade choir, and the 7th and 8th grade band. In an encourag-ing speech by guest speaker Hugo Lenz, First Vice Com-mander of the American Le-gion, State of Wyoming, the students were told to never give up on what they want to do. The attendees also got a lesson in what each fold of the flag means, as it is folded into its triangle.

The most defining moment, however, came when a power point presentation was given showing our 'modern day' vet-erans, who are still over seas performing their duties. The production--set to the song 'If I Should Die Before You Wake'--showed the soldiers

in every aspect from writing letters home, to guarding unsafe streets and left more than a few tears in its wake. Shirley Davis and Jean Hewitt, also members of the Aux-iliary were also very pleased with the pro-gram. "I thought it was a wonderful pro-gram," Davis said, "a good tribute to our veterans, both living and gone. At the close of the program, Taps was played by Charlie Tichy of the Ameri-can Legion in remem-brance of our fallen heroes. The program was an amazing reminder of just what these men and women

were willing to go through in service to their country, and that fact made the words to the Pledge of Allegiance

strike a strong chord for those repeating those oh-so-impor-tant words..."...with liberty and justice for all."

LET FREEDOM RING - GMS CELEBRATES VETERANS DAY

Arlan Engstrom, Elza Decker, and Louis Metz fold Old Glory as each fold is explained to the audience. Jessica Smith - Staff Photographer

Jessica Smith - Staff Reporter

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Community NewsJessica Smith - General News

Letter from the EditorThe Glenrock Bird has a new location! We are now located at 506 Birch, in the same building as Glenrock’s Paleon Museum, Jerry’s Leather, The Brahma Bull Boutique, High Plains Performance, Utilatech, The Glenrock Area Chamber of Commerce and The Anglican Church.

Along with our new “nest”, readers will have noticed the new format of the newspaper. With the new size, readers will see larger ads and great prices! “We have a price that every business can afford, large or small” says Wendy Beck, the new rep for the Bird. We are also offering FREE classifieds for items $100 or less.

Wendy comes to us with 9 years experience in the newspaper business. “I believe in the small community newspaper, I respect what Amanda Smith, Publisher has done with the Glenrock Bird and

look forward to working with her”.

Wendy and her husband Jeff recently moved to Converse County. With the move she brings several animals including “Sugar” her faithful dog & sidekick. Wendy & Sugar will be a familiar sight in Glenrock, so stop and say hello to them if you see them! And be sure and stop in and see our new offices, and congratulate the staff of The Glenrock Bird in their new home. The Glenrock Bird continues to expand its wings!

Wendy can be reached at; 307-256-9162 or [email protected]. The office hours will remain the same; Tuesday-Friday 9-5. Our phone number is; 436-5447 and general emails can be sent to: [email protected] .

Owner/Editor/PublisherAmanda Smith

The “Bird” finds a new nest!

DOOM AT THE LUCKY LOON SALOON

On November 5th, 6th, and 7th, there was murder most foul at the Glenrock Senior Center. Created and per-formed by members of M oonstone Creative Resources, LLC, the murder mystery dinner theater was set up as a fundraiser for the Senior Center.

Written by Linda Spall (of Cooking With M arge) and Carolyn Eitel (of M oonstone), and using the acting talent of hand-picked audience members each night, the produc-tion 'Doom at the Lucky Loon Saloon' was destined to be fun for everyone involved.

The premise of the production was explained during an interview with Carolyn Eitel and Patty Fenner, the two characters who didn't change with each night's crowd. "It is about this bar," Eitel said with a smile, "I'm Queenie...Queenie Kerr who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago, and I'm back in town. Well it just so happens that it's the anniversary of her brother Joe Kerr's owning of the Lucky Loon." Eitel continued, "Well, Joe.....Joe is a lowlife--he steals, he cheats, but Fanny (Fenner) loves him anyway...Fanny and Queenie have been friends for years." This set the stage for the murder and for the rest of the cast, who were picked from the audience before the play be-gan. Characters such as Rocky the prospector (who bor-rowed money from Joe), Bill O'Sale (who Joe cheated out of $300), Gracie Poole (jilted at the altar by Joe and very pregnant), Tootsie the foot masseuse (the other woman), Hiccup Hank the bartender (who's never had a raise in 10 years), and Doc Mead the town doctor (who likes to take a nip or two....or ten, according to Queenie) played their parts to the hilt in this riotus murder mystery. Memorable performances included Joe's death scene, 'realistically' portrayed by Raymond Hershey the final night, and the plight of pregnant Gracie Poole as played by none other than Earl Shoemaker.

The ladies of Moonstone Creative Resources, LLC, were quick to give credit to Linda Spall for her wonderful in-put. "She knows what works," Eitel said followed by Fenner saying, "We couldn't have done it without her!" Ms. Spall's great sense of humor shows through in the script and showed through in the performance. "Every night is a different show," Fenner continued, referring to how different individuals approached their parts, "...Ev-eryone's got a little actor in them, and...it just gives them a chance to play with it!" Bruce Vinnola, on night one, gave a very convincing death scene complete with post-mortem spasms. Charlie Tichy , on night two, slid under the table during his death throes. "You can't do it without the audience members helping," Eitel stated. "They're the entertainment," Fenner chimed in.

"I thought it was great! It was a lot of fun--it's a fundrais-er for a really good cause," Joy Stevens said, echoed by Ronda Lange with, "I enjoyed every bit of it and I thought it was great for the Seniors for a fun raiser!" Jill Kings-ton, Senior Center Director, was also very pleased with the event. "I thought it was fantastic," she said, "and I'm looking forward to doing it again next year!"

So who murdered Joe?...and who won the Loot? The Lucky Loon Loot was won by none other than Ruth Pel-latz from the Senior Center. "That's pretty good! There's only three that got the answer--I think it's okay!" she said with a grin, followed with, "I'll take my bottle and go home!" and Joe was murdered by...

On Sunday, November 1st, G l e n r o c k ’ s own illustri-ous Band Di-rector, Jeremy Huck, gave an Artcore con-cert at the Our Savior’s Lu-theran Church in Casper.

Artcore is a group that sponsors fine arts perfor-mances and brings different talents (music, dance, the-ater) to Casper to do shows in the area. “The Executive Director...approached me back in May or June and asked if I would like to do one for this season,” Huck explained, “...I enjoy do-ing them, so I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll do that!’” Huck gave an hour-and-a-half concert with some musical friends of his and used several dif-ferent instruments ranging from a b-flat trumpet to a flute to his own voice in quartets and quintets. It’s not surprising that Huck can cover so much musi-cal ground--he also can play every instrument that he teaches in our schools (and if you’ve ever seen the band, you know that’s

quite a few).

Although he enjoys putting on these concerts, Huck admits that they are physi-cally taxing to prepare for and perform. “Playing a trumpet for an hour-and-a-half wears your muscles out,” he said with a grin. If you missed this particu-lar concert, you will have to wait a while before you see Huck performing one again. Due to the gruelling schedule of practice that it takes to prepare, “If I do [another] one of those, I’d like it to be a little further down the road--just so I can have some time to re-cuperate,” he said.

GLENROCK’S OWN JEREMY HUCK LIVE AND IN CONCERT

Jessica Smith - General News

Wyoming is a hunter’s paradise, and Glenrock can lay claim to being a hub of activity during hunting season.

Our city and its surround-ing environs are ecosys-tems conducive to harbor-ing a rich and varied group of wildlife. Ducks Unlim-ited’s goal is to make sure things stay that way.

For more than 70 years, Ducks Unlimited has fo-cused on a singular mis-sion: habitat preservation. Interestingly, this volunteer based organization’s name may be somewhat mislead-ing. More than 900 wildlife species, not just waterfowl, benefit from Ducks Un-limited’s preservation of habitats.

Mark Opitz, chairman of the Glenrock chapter of Ducks Unlimited, is justly proud of the organization. “Eighty-eight percent of every dollar donated to D.U. goes directly to habi-tat conservation,” Opitz revealed.

A heady percentage indeed, which no doubt has much to do with the fact that as of January 1, 2009, Ducks Unlimited is directly re-sponsible for the conserva-tion of over 4 million acres of wildlife habitat in the United States. Total North American habitat conser-vation comes in at close to a whopping 13 million

acres.

A March 28th banquet at the Fort Diablo Steak-house was “A successful fundraiser and an enjoy-able event for those who attended,” enthused Opitz. “While final ar-rangements are yet to be made, we plan on having another banquet in April of 2010. There will be a delicious sit down meal, silent and live auctions with a professional auc-tioneer, and fun games.” Sounds like a good time folks.

Glenrock’s Ducks Un-limited is always look-ing for members and volunteers who share the belief that the best way to ensure the pres-ervation of wildlife is to ensure the preservation of the land in which they live.

The group’s next meet-ing will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3rd, at the Paisley Shawl Bed and Breakfast. Glenrock residents are cordially invited to at-tend.

Mr. Opitz’s e-mail ad-dress is: [email protected]. He would be happy to answer any questions regarding upcoming events and the mission of Glenrock’s Ducks Unlimited.

HABITAT CONSERVATION GROUP ALIVE AND WELL IN GLENROCK

Mark Dosa - General News

Glenrock Community Service is preparing for Thanksgiving to do our part to help families in our community who are expe-riencing financial hardship be able to make a tough time a little more enjoy-able. In order to be suc-cessful in accomplishing this goal, we are asking the community to help by do-nating the following items for our “Thanksgiving Basket” project:-Turkeys-Monetary Dona-tions to Glenrock Commu-nity Service.

In addition to families re-ceiving a Turkey, which can be picked up at the Glenrock Senior Cen-ter, they will also receive a voucher redeemable at Glenrock Super Foods.

With the voucher fami-lies will be able to get additional items to make their Thanksgiving Feast complete.

Thank you to everyone in Glenrock who donates to Glenrock Community Service! Your support is appreciated by many families in our area!Donations can be dropped off at the Glen-rock Senior Center.

Anyone in need of re-ceiving a “Thanksgiving Basket” this year can contact Glenrock Com-munity Service at 436-9376. The deadline to sign up is noon on No-vember 25, 2009.

GLENROCK SENIOR CENTER TO PRO-VIDE TURKEY/ALL THE TRIMMINGS FOR GLENROCKFAMILES IN NEED

Jeremy Huck, Glenrock Schools' illus-trious Band_Director. Staff Photogra-pher Jessica Smith

A very 'pregnant' Gracie (Earl_Shoemaker) tells Joe she's just not gonna take it any more! Staff Photographer © Jessica Smith

Joe in his death throes as Gracie smiles on....Staff photog-rapher © Jessica Smith

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Kathy Blair, PT, DPT is the physical therapist owner of Wind City Physical Therapy in Glenrock. She graduated from Ithaca College in 1992 with her Bachelors in Physi-cal Therapy and her doctor-ate in physical therapy in 2009 from Regis University. She is dedicated to quality patient care and providing evidenced based treatments that allow her patients to achieve the best outcomes. Her vision and commitment to her patients has allowed her to expand into 4 fa-cilities between Casper and Cheyenne. She is actively involved in local, state and federal physical therapy is-sues and legislative agen-das.

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“THE COMEBACK KIDS”Glenrock Bird Sports Reporter Bill Keesee

Coach Kidneigh and the Herder Boys’ Basketball team are looking to improve from last year’s 3-20 season. The 2009-2010 Herders have a good crop of returning players that have the experience, desire and talent to fi nish strong in the 3A East. Multi-sport athletes, Dustin Worthington, Kyle Farley, and Mur-phy Johnston, to name a few, look to lead the charge for The Herders this season.

The campaign for Glenrock begins on December 18, 2009 at 7pm against Burns. Last season Burns de-feated our Herders 42-36 in the Lusk Tiger Jamboree to begin the year.Top of FormFor the past few seasons The Herders have been putting together a foundation beginning in their 8th grade and Junior Varsity programs to create a win-ning program. Glenrock wants to be able to maintain a level of winning in their basketball program that the other sports programs at Glenrock High already enjoy success in today. Now, the Varsity Herder Bas-ketball program should reap the rewards of that ef-fort.

The 2009 season for our Herders represents a time for the rejuvenation of the boys basketball program. The Herder Boys Basketball team looks to build on the winning success of the Cross Country, Football, Volleyball and Girls Basketball programs at Glen-rock High School. The Coach, players and fans are ready for Our Herders to rise up and “tipoff” this season with a new winning tradition.

Glenrock Bird Sports Re-porter Bill Keesee

The Lady Herder Basket-ball team rounded out their 2008-2009 season with an overall record of 20-7-0, coming up a little short in their playoff game against Cody on 3/14/09, losing 51-39. Coach Lehner and his Herders were in some real battles against stubborn op-ponents during last year’s amazing season.CBottom of Formoach Leh-ner and his Lady Herders are looking forward to kicking off this season after their suc-cess with last year’s squad. With the players returning to this year’s team such as; Mary Nelson, Taylor Kline and Jordann Stewart for starters, hopes are high for another terrifi c season.

This year’s schedule does not get any easier for our Ladies but, with the players that we have returning, we should run a “fast break” through the regular season and head straight towards the playoffs:

The Ladies have the right chemistry, talent and expe-rience to end this season in Casper playing in the State Tournament. There is rea-son for the fans, community and school to be optimistic and excited about our Lady Herder’s chances this year and we all need to carry the support that has been shown to all activities at Glenrock High School to the Lady Herders and carry them all the way to the Champion-ship game in March!

2009-2010 LADY HERDERS BASKETBALL

“CASPER IS CALLING”

HERDER FOOTBALL - HISTORY IN THE

MAKINGHERDERS CORRAL BUFFALOES Friday, November 06, 2009Glenrock Bird Sports Re-porter Bill Keesee

The Herders take their next step towards perfection, beating The Greybull Buf-faloes 28-7!The game was fi lled with penalties and turnovers but The Herders persevered and overcame the Buffa-loes second half defensive pursuit to win the contest. Farley came up big on a 4th down conversion late in the game to put the Herd-ers in a position to score on the Buffaloes 5 yard line. Austin Smith scored on the very next play to give the Herders a 28-7 win.

At press time our Herders were getting ready to go into the 2A Championship Game in Laramie against Thermopolis on Friday, November 13th at 2pm.

HERDERS 2009 BOYS BASKETBALL

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed. The median nerve controls sensations to the palm side of the thumb and fi ngers as well as small muscles in the hand that allow the fi n-gers and thumb to move. Symptoms usually start gradually, with frequent burning, tingling, or itch-ing numbness in the palm of the hand and the fi n-gers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fi ngers and progress to tingling, decreased grip strength and muscle wast-ing. Treatments for carpal tun-nel syndrome should be-gin as early as possible. Underlying causes such as diabetes or arthritis should be treated fi rst. Initial treatment generally involves resting the af-fected hand and wrist for at least 2 weeks, avoiding activities that may worsen symptoms, and immobiliz-ing the wrist in a splint to avoid further damage from twisting or bending. Ex-ercises and manual thera-py techniques performed by a physical therapist can be helpful as conservative management of CTS.Carpal tunnel release is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States and is generally recommended if symptoms last for 6 months and a person has failed conservative man-agement.

To help prevent CTS, workers can do on-the-job conditioning, perform stretching exercises, take frequent rest breaks, wear splints to keep wrists straight, and use correct posture and wrist position. Wearing fi ngerless gloves can help keep hands warm and fl exible. Workstations, tools and tool handles, and tasks can be redesigned to enable the worker's wrist to maintain a natural posi-tion during work. Jobs can be rotated among workers. Employers can develop programs in ergonomics, the process of adapting workplace conditions and job demands to the capa-bilities of workers


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I WAS RAISED...

Wyoming Citizens – Kiss Your Privacy Goodbye! Because I was so confused about the health care bill, I decid-ed to read some of it. In actuality I set out to read the entire thing, however, it turned out to be frighteningly long and more like ‘The Marx Brothers Go to the White House’ subtitle: ‘The Marxist Brothers.’ So much for Free-donia. The most important points were these. The bill DOES provide for rationing of health care, in particular to the elderly, so kiss your grandmothers good-bye folks, the government will decide what treatment is economical for them. All you baby boomers – be very afraid, you’re next in line. If you don’t access gov-ernment health care you will be punitively TAXED. It DOES provide for free health care for illegals; don’t get me going there. Allocation of necessary medical devices WILL be strictly con-trolled – who fl ips the switch to YOUR pacemaker? All this aside, here is what is the most astounding yet the least discussed. This legislation has no intention of providing afford-able health care choices. It is a cover for the most massive trans-fer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or ever been contemplated. What does that mean? Kiss your privacy goodbye. This legislation provides for access by the Obama administration to all of your personal health care information, your personal fi nancial information, and the infor-mation of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. If this law or a similar one is adopted, major parts of the Con-stitution of the United States will have been destroyed. The fi rst thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to "be bound by oath or affi rmation" to support the Constitution not personal private agenda. Wyoming’s citizens are fond of making their own decisions. We’re a state of independent thinkers and hard working people who believe in our country’s Constitution. We don’t want the government to make decisions for us. For information about this bill that’s easy to read and access go to: http://michaelconnelly.viviti.com Michael Connelly is a retired constitutional lawyer that has read the bill and written several articles about it. To call your state representative: (307) 777-7881

I was raised in a country with cattle and horse,cowboys and good buckaroos,where the grass was as tall as a high hosses belly,and water ran clear and blue,Yes, water ran clear and blue...

I was raised in a country we all knew as heaven,as close as a man could be,with mountains and grasses and horses and cattle,as far as the eye could see,As far as the eye could see...

I was raised in a country where a man kept his word,and everyone knew it was true,Where the shake of a hand was the way to do business,that was the way that we knew,

I was raised in a country where everyone neighbored,and helped when we needed a crew,Where we'd all get together and help out in bad times,that was the thing to do,

I was raised in a country with moose, elk and grizzly,and maybe a rabbit or two,Where the winters were cold and you ate lots of gravy,biscuits and wild meat stew,

I was raised in a country that's going thru changes,where folks are now heartless and cruel,and it's sad to see everything going to hell,because money and greed are the rule.....


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The Board of Trustees of the Con-verse County Library is seeking bids for the purchase and remov-al of a two-story house located at 506 South 4th Street, Glenrock, Wy. This does NOT include the land on which the house sits.

The buyer must meet all lao-cal, county, and state codes, or-dinances, and laws as defi ned in Glenrock Town Code Book, Chapter 7, Building Code, Article V-Moving of Structures, Section 7-5-1. The buyer is responsible for all permits, fees, licenses and other costs related to the removal of the structure. The buyer is responsible for the notifi cation of any and all appropriate town, court, and state departments, util-ity companies, and law enforce-ment agencies.

Minimum bid is $2,500.00. Bids will be accepted until 5:00 PM, November 16, 2009. Bids may be submitted to Converse County Library Board of Trustees, 300 Walnut Street, Douglas , Wy 82633 and should be marked with "House Bid" on outside of envelope. Bids will be opened on November 20 at 1:00 PM at the Converse County Library, 300 Walnut Street, Douglas, WY 82633. Interested buyers may view the house on November 6 and November 13 at 10:00 AM.

The removal of the structure must be completed by December 31, 2009. Failure to meetremoval deadline will result in the assessment of additional penalties by the Board of Trusteesand local, county and state agen-cies.

Questions may be addressed to Karen Hopkins, Director at above address. Photos will beposted on the library website at www.conversecountylibrary.org by clicking on the link toBuilding Project.

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Beautiful ranch style home in quiet residential subdivision. Three bedroom, two bathrooms and a two car garage (with gas heater!) makes this 1376 square foot home the ideal place for any family looking to buy.

Built in 2006 - features include Tankless Water Heater / In Floor Hot Water HeatDishwaser, Refrigerator, Overhead Microwave, Stove.

Vaulted ceilings in main house.

Master bedroom sports a wonderful walk in closet, double sink, double headed tile shower

Floor coverings include wood, tile and carpet

Foundation - Crawlspace

AND THATS NOT ALL!

Outside Features include an 8x12 shed that matches the house, front and back au-tomatic sprinkler system, wood fenced backyard complete with a dog run, backyard porch and patio with hot tub hook up and plenty of space niceley graveled on side of house perfect for your RV, boat or other recreational vehicles.

Please call 436-5797 or 267-6515 to book your appointment to view this beautiful home.

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Notice of Publication: STATE OF WYOMINGIN THE DISTRICT COURTCOUNTY OF NIOBRARA8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTJODIE DAWN BURNSCIVIL ACTION NO. CV-2009-252-DCPlaintiffVs. ARNON ELIEL BURNSDefendantNOTICE OF PUBLICATIONNOTICE TO: Arnon Eliel Burns, DEFENDANTCURRENT ADDRESS: Un-knownYou are notifi ed that a Complaint for Divorce, Civil Action NO. 2009-252-DC has been fi led in the Wyoming District Court for the 8th Judicial District, whose address is P.O. Box 1318, Lusk, WY 82225. Seeking dissolu-tion of your marriage to Jodie Dawn Burns and a Decree of Divorce in her favor. Unless you fi le an Answer or otherwise respond to this Complaint for Divorce within 30 days follow-ing the last date of publication of this notice, a Default Judge-ment will be taken against you and a Decree of Divorce will be granted.

Dated this 20th day of October, 2009BY CLERK OF COURT:Linda FosherClerk of District Court, DeputyPublic Notice #0003. Published in The Glenrock Bird in the year 2009 on November 15, 22, 29 and December 6.

Heidi Jeanette (Bourbeau) Hedstrom of Casper, Wyo-ming, born September 21, 1974, passed away on Octo-ber 29, 2009 at Wyoming M edical Center from a recent illness. Memorial services were held at 11:00 AM , Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at Bustard’s Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Car-lin, Word Fellowship, offi ci-ating. Cremation has taken place.Heidi was a 1993 graduate of Glenrock High School, Glenrock, Wyoming. She graduated in 1996 from Casper College with an As-sociate’s Degree in Business Administration/Manage-ment. She worked at K Mart for 3 years while attending college. After college, Heidi

worked at Boise Cascade as a Supervisor.

Survivors include her moth-er, Honor Carlson of Glen-rock/Casper, father, Chris-topher Bourbeau, her two children, Zachary and M akala all of of Casper, two sisters, Bridget Bourbeau Eure of Las Vegas, NV and Wendy Carlson of Douglas, Uncle Ole and Aunt Jenny of Thermopolis. Also her paternal grandfather, Hubert Niles Lear, previ-ously of Casper, grandmother Lou-ise M arine Jensen Lear, previously of Glenrock; her ma-ternal grandmother

Mildred Pirney, previously of Casper and grandfather, Charles Bourbeau previ-ously of Phoenix, AZ and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Heidi will be missed by all family and friends.

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Chamber & Community CalendarNovember 5th, 6th, 7th Mystery Theatre @ Sr. Center• November 12 Spurs & Lace Benefit Auction - CANCELLED• December 5 - Winterfest, Glenrock Rec Center, Christmas Parade and Festival, downtown @ • 6 p.m.

Vendors get ready….because coming in December is the 1st Annual Winterfest. Brought to you by the Glenrock Downtown Development Committee. Scheduled for Saturday, December 5th, and held in the Glenrock Rec Center gym. The event promises to be a great day of food, crafting, and fun! For more information or to reserve your booth space, call Lana Richardson at 436-2639 or Andrea Barker - 436-5797 or Mary Kay at the Glenrock Chamber of Commerce - 436-5652

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After the horrific events surrounding 9/11, the American people were provided with extra lay-ers of protection in order to prevent such an atrocity from happening again.

One of the programs de-signed to protect our coun-try from terrorist attack is the Homeland Security Grant Program. While na-tional in scope, Glenrock Police Chief Tom Sweet explained how the program helps Glenrock at the city level.

“The Homeland Security Grant Program is a federal program and there are a lot of restrictions (as to how funds can be used),” ex-plained Chief Sweet. “I’m currently looking at equip-ment - cameras, radios, and other electronic equipment to aid our officers as they perform their duties out in the field.”

Glenrock was awarded a $10,000 Homeland Securi-ty grant this year, and Chief Sweet was asked if the city could expect a like amount next year.

“That is impossible to say,” the Chief replied. “Again, this is a federal program, and decisions made as to the allocation of funds are made at the federal level and can change yearly.”

Chief Sweet was then asked if Wyoming, and Glenrock in particular, really had to worry about a terrorist at-tack. He was quick to re-spond.

“There are a lot of potential targets here. Just because we are rural and a bit more remote does not mean we are immune. Our area has some of the largest resourc-es for power - coal and oil (to name a few). We have power lines that transmit energy to other states. We have trains; a huge trans-portation network. There are also some overlooked targets - not all targets are major industry.”

An additional benefit of Chief Sweet’s plan to use Homeland Security Grant funds to purchase equip-ment is that officers in the field would be able to use the equipment during the performance of their day-to-day duties.

“The equipment I’m buy-ing will allow our officers to become more efficient in dealing with terrorist threats, along with being usable by them on a daily basis, in non-terrorist situa-tions,” Sweet explained.

Everyone likes a “two for the price of one”. And while it doesn’t always happen, it’s nice when the taxpay-ing citizen can see federal funds being wisely spent

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Monday, Nov. 16 - BBQ chicken, cauliflower, cornbread, salad, fruit cocktail

Tuesday, Nov. 17 - Pepper steak, mashed potatoes, peas, tomato and cucumber salad, roll, apple pie

Wednesday, Nov. 18 - Beef stew, crackers, bread, spinach and mush-room salad, creamy fruit ambrosia

Thursday, Nov. 19 - Turkey, dress-ing, green beans, cranberry sauce, salad, pumpkin squares

Friday, Nov. 20 - Fish nuggets, oven browned potatoes, green beans, bread, cherry cobbler

Happy Birthday this week to Don Korn and Carol Christensen. Be sure to stop in anytime this month for a free lunch courtesy of Deer Creek Drug. Please contact the Center if you would like your birthday or anniversary added to our list.

There is a Driver’s Safety class (formerly 55 Alive) scheduled for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Please stop by the or call the Glenrock Senior Center at 436-9442 to sign up.

The commodities are in. This month’s items are sweet potatoes, apricot halves, instant milk and pea-nut butter. You may pick up your commodities at the Glenrock Senior Center.

Lummis: National Unemploy-ment Rises, AgainMisplaced Priorities, Gov’t Takeover of Health Care to Make Matters Worse WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep-resentative Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., released the follow-ing statement on reports that the nation’s unemployment rate climbed to 10.2 percent in October:

“Last month, more than 190,000 Americans lost their jobs. As the nation enters the holiday season, more than 2.8 million people now find themselves out of work since the stimulus bill was signed into law by the President. “Despite promises from Presi-dent Obama and congressional Democrats that the ‘economic stimulus’ plan would keep

the unemployment rate from topping 8 percent, it has now reached 10.2 percent – a rate not seen since April 1983. “Yet, instead of focusing on a plan to create jobs, Congress is poised to vote on a trillion dollar government-forced takeover of the health care system that according to some estimates will cut an addition-al 5.5 million good-paying

American jobs.“As Wyoming’s representa-tive to the U.S. House, I will continue to fight to protect Wyoming families from a massive government intru-sion into their relationship be-tween their doctors and them-selves. I will continue to fight, as I have since January, to find real solutions to creating jobs and stabilizing our economy while reducing the deficit. “That is why I supported an economic recovery plan that would have created twice the jobs at half the costs of the Democrat plan, and why I

now support a health care plan that will lower costs, reduce the deficit and ensure cover-age for those with pre-existing conditions.”


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Convers e County & BeyondThe Fort Fetterman Sports-man Association, with the blessing and support of the Converse County Board of Commission-ers, has submitted a grant application to the NRA. The application is for the building of an enclosed structure to be used as an indoor shooting range. The structure would be located on the site of the current Converse County shooting range, 4 miles south of Douglas.

Brian Nugent, current president of the Associa-tion, shed some light on the application process.

“The NRA provides grants to grassroot pro-grams like ours,” Nugent began. “ The monies used to fund these grants comes from donations made to ‘Friends of the NRA‘, a fundraising branch of the NRA. No NRA member-ship dues are ever used to fund grant programs.”

While there is no guar-antee that Fort Fetterman will be awarded the grant, Nugent is optimistic.

“The NRA is pretty fair about spreading grant money around,“ Nugent opined. “ ‘What’s raised (funds) in Wyoming, stays in Wyoming’ seems to be how grant money is al-located. I personally plan on attending the grant ap-plication meeting so that

I can answer any questions the NRA might have about our application.”

Assuming Fort Fetterman is awarded the grant, Nu-gent was asked what kind of a time frame would be in-volved in the construction of the proposed facility.

“I’ve talked to people who’ve received NRA grant money,” Nugent replied. “ While it’s hard to pin down a time frame, I’d say 5 years is realistic. A lot of this has to do with the grant money not coming in all at once. We would build as the money came in.”

Nugent mentioned that money is not the only com-modity needed. “ Volunteers willing to aid in construction would really help us out.”

According to Robert C. Wil-son, the Association’s name-sake, Fort Fetterman, is re-nowned for being “The Last and Longest-Operating Fort on the Bozeman Trail”.

The Fort Fetterman Sports-man Association honors the memory of this historical site. Let’s hope the NRA recognizes the importance of the site and the group that bears its name by awarding the Fort Fetterman Sports-man Association the grant they so richly deserve.

FORT FETTERMAN SPORTSMAN ASSOCIATION TO BUILD INDOOR

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The Wyoming Division of the National Pony Express Association wil be carrying Christmas cards for the holidays. The cards wil be carried via Pony Express from Glenrock to the Douglas Post Offi ce--and from Douglas to the Glenrock Post Offi ce. These lovely cards are not only special edition, but wil also carry a Pony Express stamp on them. Cards may be purchased at the Glenrock Chamber or the Douglas Chamber or by calling Rick Bretton 436-8536 or Kim Cain 436-7127.

Although there have been Christmas card rides in other areas for several years, as Les Bennington--President of the National Pony Express Association--points out, “It wil be the fi rst Christmas card ride in this area (Converse).” Bennington is proud of the volunteer or-ganization that is the Pony Express. 2009 marks the 30th year that the group has carried mail by horseback and kept to the 10-day schedule. “That’s pretty amaz-ing!” he said.

Once fi l ed out and addressed, the cards can be dropped

off at the Chambers’ collection box and should have a postage stamp in place for mailing. Drop off needs to take place by December 11th, when the cards wil be picked up, given their Pony Express stamp, and packed

to be taken to the Post Offi ces via horseback. These special Pony Express cards are sel ing

for $1 each and al proceeds wil go to help the Wyo-ming Division of the Pony Express. Supplies are lim-ited, so order yours soon!

GLENROCK’S PONY EXPRESS TO RIDE FOR CHRISTMAS!


During the October 20th meeting of the Converse County Board of Com-missioners, a resolution was passed establish-ing the creation of the “Converse County Natu-ral Resources Planning Committee” (NRPC).

Board Resolution 19-09 states that “The purpose of this committee is to complement the work of the Converse County Planning and Zoning Commission with re-spect to Federally and state managed lands.”

Converse County Com-missioner Chairman Ed Werner was asked to comment on the creation of the new committee.

“This is an entirely volunteer committee,” Chairman Werner be-gan. “We (the Converse County Board of Com-missioners) are inter-ested in interviewing individuals who have the specifi c interest, exper-tise, and willingness to serve on the committee.” Werner stressed that a committee staffed by such individuals would complement the exper-tise currently brought forth by the Board of Commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Werner continued that “An important point (to understand) is that the Board’s members bring wide and varied levels of expertise with them. (It is intended that) the Nat-

ural Resources Planning Committee will include members whose area of ex-pertise is more focused.”

Since it would be the NRPC’s mandate to inform and advise the board about issues related to federally and state managed land, the desire to populate the newly formed committee with members who have a “specifi c and focused area of expertise” would indeed appear logical.

The Board of Commission-ers is currently accepting applications for appoint-ment to the NRPC. Forms are available on the web-site www.conversecounty.org. Further information can be obtained by calling County Clerk Lucile Tay-lor at 358-2244.

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Rolling Hills is one step closer to obtaining their new fi re hall. The exist-ing fi rehall consists of two buildings right now....one of which is fairly aged, and neither of which house the equipment properly. Fire and rescue vehicles had to be parked in the existing structure in such a way that valuable time was lost sim-ply trying to get them out for a call. A larger fi re hall is needed in order to allevi-ate this problem. The new fi re hall will basically be a bigger version of what is already there, with no extra ‘bells and whistles’ (except those necessary for the fi re department, of course).

Teresa M ontgomery, Town Clerk of Rolling Hills ex-plained, “There was a need for a bigger fi re hall so the equipment could be stored properly...it will allow the

equipment to get in there correctly and safely.”

The new hall will be paid for in part by funds from the State Land Investment Board (SLIB), Converse County, and the Town of Rolling Hills. The Rolling Hills portion of the funds comes from money set aside last year for the spe-cifi c use of upgrades to the fi re hall, whether it be new equipment or in this case, put towards a new building.

Plans for the new building have been drawn up and ap-proved by the State, and the job has already been sent out to bid. Laser Construc-tion was awarded the bid at $153,195.88 and construc-tion is slated to begin before the end of the year.


Town of Rolling HillsROLLING HILLS NEW FIRE HALL

Rolling Hills continues to move forward with the ren-ovations on it’s Town Hall and for plans to add a back-up generator to the Town’s main well. Rolling Hills has received the go ahead from the State Land & In-vestment Board (SLIB) to go forward with the pur-chase of an ADA ramp/2nd exit to the Town Hall and a back-up generator, thanks in part to the efforts of Te-resa M ontgomery, Rolling Hills Town Clerk. After securing the support of the Town Council, M rs. M ontgomery proposed the two projects to SLIB, both of which were approved. While the ADA ramp is an obvious necessity, Mont-gomery explained, “Right now we don’t have a back-

up, so should the Town have a major power outage, we’d be without water.” The back-up generator on the main well will ensure the Town’s water supply should such an event ever take place.

The ADA ramp has been designed by M .C. Schaff & Associates, an engineer-ing fi rm out of Douglas, and will be sent out to bid next week.

For more information on either of these upcoming projects for the Town of Rolling Hills, call Teresa Montgomery at Rolling Hills Town Hall 436-5348

ROLLING HILLS RAMP AND BACK UP GENERATOR



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Thursday, 11.05.009

-Citizen Assist. Officer com-plied-Rolling Hills Patrol Com-pleted x2-M edical. Negative transport-Gas Drive Off. Gas paid for by co-worker-ACO Patrolled Rolling Hills-Dog at Large Reported. UTL-Officer Patrolled Rolling Hills-Barking Dog Complaint-Dog at Large Reported-Found Property. WHP noti-fied-Water Leak. Public Works notified

Friday, 11.06.09

-Concerned Citizen. WHP notified-Rolling Hills Patrol Com-pleted-Lost Property. information logged-Dog at Large. Unable to lo-cate-Ambulance. One transported to Casper-Vandalism. Report taken-Vacation House Watch Add-ed-Traffic Stop. Verbal warning issued for failure to display proper registration-E-911 M edical. Signed re-fusal-Traffic Stop. Citation issued for no DL in possession, cita-tion issued for no insurance, and written warningissued for expired registration-Traffic Accident. Report taken-E-911 M edical. One trans-ported to Casper-Traffic Stop. Verbal warning issued for speed

S aturday, 11.07.09

-Suspicious Vehicle. Officer found everything ok-Officer Patrolled Rolling Hills-Vandalism to Vehicles Re-ported-Sewer Leak Reported. Public Works notified-Range Key Issued-Animal. ACO notified-Fingerprints Taken for Em-ployment Purposes-Rolling Hills Patrol Com-plete-Violation of Protection Order. Sheriff’s office notified-Open Door. Owner notified-OAA. Officer assisted with protection order violation

S unday, 11.08.09

-OAA. Officer assisted with bolo for a vehicle-Officer Provided a Citizen Assist-Officer Patrolled Rolling Hills-Officer Unlocked a Vehicle

Door x2-OAA. Citation issued for possession of marijuana. Sub-ject arrested-Stolen Property Reported. Report taken-Range Key Issued-Smoking Vehicle on Inter-state. Unfounded. Vehicle broken down, no fire-Traffic Stop. Written warn-ing issued for headlamp-Traffic Stop. Verbal warning issued for expired registration-Traffic Stop. Citation issued for speed-M issing Vehicle. Located where the owner left it

Monday, 11.09.09

-Rolling Hills Patrol Com-pleted x4-Citizen Assist Completed x2-Traffic Stop. Verbal warning white light/rear vehicle-Vandalism. Officer respond-ed, report taken-VIN Inspection Completed-Traffic Stop. Written warn-ing issued for speed x3-Range Key Issued x2-Traffic Stop. Verbal warning issued for stop sign-Fingerprints Taken for Em-ployment Purposes x3-Civil Standby Requested-Traffic Stop. Citation issued for insurance required, written warning issued for failure to maintain single laneof travel

Tuesday, 11.10.09

-Citizen Assist Completed x2-Extra Patrol Requested-Fingerprints Taken For Em-ployment Purposes x2-Parking Complaint. Vehicle moved-Civil Standby Completed-VIN Inspection Completed-Rolling Hills Patrol Com-pleted x2-Comm Tech Performed No-tary x2-Range Key Issued-Ambulance. One transported to Casper-Phone Threats. Report taken-Lost Property. Owner con-tacted and property retrieved

Wednesday, 11.11.09

-Rolling Hills Patrol Com-pleted x2-M issing Student Reported. Student located-Vandalism Reported at the Middle School-Public Works Notified of a Water Leak-Range Key Issued-Ambulance Request. Trans-port to Casper-Dog at Large. Returned to her yard-OAA. ATL vehicle involved in a gas drive off in Casper-Officer Provided a Civil Standby-Information. Information re-layed to the officers-E-911 M edical. One trans-ported to Casper-Open Door. Officer and own-er secured the building

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James Bass and Stu-art Beck, area residents charged in recent bur-glaries here in Glenrock, continue to remain in cus-tody.

Glenrock Police Chief Tom Sweet was kind enough on Thursday af-ternoon to clarify some issues surrounding the incident.

“James Bass resides in Douglas and was arrested in Douglas. Stuart Beck resides in Glenrock and was arrested here by the Glenrock PD,” Sweet re-plied when it was men-tioned that there was some uncertainty surrounding where the incarcerated duo live.

Contrary to some reports, Chief Sweet explained that “Bass was arrested in Douglas, by County Investigator Koss.” Chief Sweet went on to explain that while Investigator Koss is a Sheriff’s Deputy, he is currently assigned to the Converse County At-torney’s Office.

Converse County Attor-ney Quentin Richardson issued separate arrest war-rants for Bass and Beck on Wednesday, Novem-ber 4th. Both defendants remain in custody in lieu of posting a $25,000.00 cash bond.

James Edward Bass, Jr. has a total of 4 felony charges pending: 2 felo-

ny burglary charges, 1 lar-ceny felony charge, and 1 destruction of property felony charge. In addi-tion, Bass is facing 2 mis-demeanor charges, one for destruction of prop-erty and one for larceny.

Stuart Russell Beck has a total of 7 felony charges pending: 3 felony bur-glary charges, 3 larceny felony charges, and 1 de-struction of property fel-ony charge. In addition, Beck is facing 2 misde-meanor charges, both for destruction of property.

For both Bass and Beck, each felony charge car-ries with it a maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment along with

a $10,000.00 fine.

Each misdemeanor charge carries a maximum pun-ishment of 6 months im-prisonment along with a $750.00 maximum fine.

Documents obtained from the Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial District in Converse County (Doug-las) reveal that Mr. Beck has retained attorney Richard Szekely to rep-resent him in this matter. Mr. Bass has chosen to use a Public Defender.

The next court appearance for both Beck and Bass is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 17.

GLENROCK BURGLARS IN CUSTODY AWAITING COURT APPEARANCEMark Dosa - General News