the glenrock bird may 22, 2011

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Carrying The Right News... To The Right Places Volume #4: Issue 44 Glenrock Wyoming’s Sunday Morning Hometown Local News Newspaper

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by Russ DalgarnCounty Coordinator - Converse County Emergency Management System

With the recent weather that we have been experiencing, our local creeks and streams will be on the rise as well as the North Platte River.

Currently, the North Platte River is running slower, and about six (6) vertical inches lower than it was during peak flow last year. The re-cent rain that we have been experiencing is going to make our local snow pack that continues to increase, start to melt. When that snow pack starts to melt, our local creeks and streams will naturally add to the level of the North Platte.

I would like to remind everyone living along, or near a stream or river in Converse County, to have a plan in place for potential flooding.

We have set up two locations for people to acquire sandbags. Resi-dents in the west side of the County can get sand and sandbags from the landfill in Glenrock, residents in the Douglas area can get sand and sandbags at the County Road and Bridge yard in Douglas.

HIGH WATERS MAY CREATE POTENTIAL FLOODING

IN GLENROCK AND DOUGLAS

Glenrock - Recent damage to State-owned lands by "mud-boggers" has prompted the Wyoming Game and Fish De-partment to remind people thatthere are rules on state lands that will be enforced.

Three men and a minor who were recently found guilty ofoff-roading on State-owned lands were each ordered to pay $750 in restitution and $40 court costs to the State Land Board. As the enforcing entities for State owned lands, Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Converse County Sheriff's Office obtained evidence that Christopher Lythgoe, 27, Tren-ton Layher, 19, Aaron Layher, 21, and a 17-year-old boy were recently "mud-bogging" with pickup trucks and off-road ve-hicles at a stock pond off Mor-mon Canyon Road south of Glenrock.

Under Wyoming law, vehicles must remain on established roads while on State-owned lands. "A lot of people don't realize you can't drive off-road on state lands," said Glenrock Game Warden Gary Boyd. "An established road does not mean a trail that some other driver created across the prairie. Driv-ing off-road causes erosion anddamages resources and the en-vironment."

New roads or tracks cannot be created, nor can established roads be extended by public us-ers on State lands. It is also ille-gal to charge for the use of State lands. Building fires or camping on State lands is also prohibited. "Abuse of State lands has been a chronic problem in this area, and now the rancher who leases this land cannot water his live-stock at the pond anymore be-cause the pond will no longer hold water," Boyd said. One of the pickup trucks also leaked toxic antifreeze into the pond and surrounding mud from a broken radiator.

Boyd said littering is also an ongoing problem in the area and he recently had to remove old carpet, appliances and other trash from the area. "Littering is senseless," he said.

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Glenrock Men Fined For

Abuse of State Land

Evanston – A Trooper checking on a suspicious vehicle parked behind a WYDOT maintenance shed has lead to the seizure of over 21 pounds of marijuana and over 2 ounces of hashish in addi-tion to landing two men in jail on felony drug charges.

The Trooper was patrolling In-terstate 80 and was checking on a WYDOT remote loader stor-age building at the US 189 in-terchange approximately 7 miles east of Evanston shortly after noon on Wednesday when he noticed a vehicle parked behind the building on State property.

Two male individuals were out of the car and when questioned by the Trooper neither admitted to being the driver of the 2005 Suzuki XL7. Eventually, one of the men admitted that he was in

fact the driver and owner of the vehicle. Upon a pat down of that individual, 57 year-old Gary Hanshaw from Penn Valley, California, a small user amount of marijuana was found in his pocket.

The passenger was 60 year-old Robert Wason who also claimed an address in Penn Valley. It ap-peared both individuals were im-paired from marijuana use and Hanshaw was arrested for driv-ing while impaired.

Upon searching the vehicle Troopers discovered 3 duffle bags in the rear of the vehicle. In the duffle bags Troopers found 21 individually vacuum sealed bags of high grade marijuana with a total weight of just over 21 pounds. The marijuana has a street value of approximately

$127,200.00.

Also found was vacuum sealed bag of marijuana kief. Kief or Keef is a green powder made from the resin glands, usually from the female marijuana plant, that have been finely sifted or silk screened from the buds of the plant. The fine kief powder contains a high concentration of THC which makes it very po-tent. The powdered kief can then be smoked by itself or sprinkled on regular dried marijuana. Kief can also be pressed into a hard concentration and is the next step in manufacturing hashish. The kief has a street value of ap-proximately $1,500.00.

This is the second sizable seizure of kief that the Patrol has made

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Sudden Spring Snow Storm Causes Multiple Wrecks

Troopers statewide investigated 17 traffic crashes related to the snow-storm that blew across the state on Thursday May 19th. This big rig slid off the roadway on HWY 34 just past Mile Marker 35, causing the road to be closed. Special Olympiads from Converse County, Gillette and Casper were stuck in the road closure and WYDOT gave them all a safe esocrt through the pass. Special thanks to WYDOT and Russ Dalgarn for making it possible for these kids to compete in a very important event. Photo © A. Smith

Let Me Win, But If I Cannot Win, Let Me Be Brave In The Attempt

21 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA SEIZED NEAR EVANSTON ON I-80

Glenrock Special Olympic Athlete Tucker Smith makes a basket during this weekends Statewide Special Olympics Games held in Laramie on May 19th and 20th. The Glenrock team gave it their all and showed an enormous amount of spirit. GREAT JOB OLYMPIADS!!!!. Photo © Amanda Smith

GLenrock Special Olympics Athlete Joey Pinkerton celebrates after playing a solid game against Star Valley in Laramie during the statewide games. They may not have won... but they were sure brave in the attempt. Photo © Amanda Smith

Sunday May 21, 2011 The Glenrock Bird

Kindergarten Registration!

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

Registration packets are available now at the Grant El-ementary office, and will also be available on the night of registration. Please return completed paperwork at Registration. All students who are registered by April 1st will be entered in a drawing for free backpacks load-ed with school supplies! For more information, please call 436-2774.

Announcements

Wednesday night GRUB night at Glenrock First Southern is BACK IN ACTION!

6:30 p.m., dinner, followed by Royal Ambassa-dors, (boys 3rd grade thru 6th grade) Youth Group, and Prayer Meeting.

Any questions, please call Kaye Lynn Van Antwerp 251-6688.

May 26th Thursday, Regular Sale

WINTER/SPRINGSALE SCHEDULE FOR 2011

307-436-5391 - Glenrock’s Sale Barn on Hwy 20/26 - Glenrock

Win A Maui Dream Vacation From The American Legion!

The American Legion, Department of Wyoming during the Annual Convention in Laramie.

A 7-night vacation stay on beautiful Maui, Hawaii

Luxurious two-bedroom condominium and $1500 travel included.

Drawing will be held June 17, 2011 at the Commander's Banquet

during The American Legion, Department of Wyoming's Annual Convention.

Proceeds go towards programs and functions of the De-partment of Wyoming.

For details and tickets see Marvin Wohletz at American Legion Post #9,

call him at 462-4908 or send inquiries to:

Dept. of Wyoming - Maui Vacation1320 Hugar AvenueCheyenne, WY 82001

(Need not be present to win.)

Alcoholics Anonoymous Meetings in Glenrock at The Senior Center East Door (thrift store entrance.)Monday nights at 7pm - 8pm

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For decades the public could not use State lands without the per-mission of the lessees. In 1988, the State Board of Land Com-missioners adopted rules extend-ing to the public the privilege of hunting, fishing and general rec-reational use on much of the 3.5 million acres of State land.

That privilege comes with the responsibility of using the land in a proper manner so future generations will continue to en-joy the same privilege.

The public is encouraged to noti-fy the county sheriff's office, the local game warden or the State Lands Office of any observed

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Wearing your seat belt is the best defense in a crash or against a drinking driver.

The Wyoming High-way Patrol has teamed up with the Wyoming Seat Belt Coalition (WYSBC) for this first 2011 summer holiday period. Wyoming’s goal is to increase the 2010 observed state-wide safety belt use rate of 78.9% and re-duce the number of injuries and fatalities in Wyoming traffic crashes. Na-tionally, in 2010, safety belt us-age was 85%.

The Wyoming Seat Belt Coali-tion is comprised of safety advo-cates and professionals knowl-edgeable about seatbelts, child safety seats and the benefits of those safety devices to the pub-lic.

The Wyoming Highway Pa-trol will be participating in the nationwide May Mobilization campaign, which starts at 12:00

a.m. May 23rd, 2011 and ends at midnight June 5th, 2011. This event focuses on “High Vis-ibility Enforcement” during the campaign.

Law Enforcement officers across the State of Wyoming, as well as across the United States, will unite their efforts in an attempt to reduce the number of unre-strained fatalities and injuries associated with vehicle crashes. The best way for us to accom-plish this task, is to take a “Zero Tolerance” stance towards those drivers and passengers who fail

to buckle while operating or rid-ing in a vehicle.

Wyoming law states that drivers who are not buckled up during a traffic stop are subject to a fine of $25.00. Unrestrained passen-gers are subject to a $10.00 fine. A driver who has an unbuckled child is subject to a $50.00 fine on the first offense and $100.00 fine on a second violation of the same offense.

MEMORIAL DAY WHP HOLIDAY ENFORCEMENT

THE BIRD HAS RELOCATED FROM ITS TEMPORARY OFFICE IN THE BRONCO BUILDING

TO ITS NEW HOME IN THE HOTEL HIGGINS.

We are right on the street to the left of the main entrance of the Higgins down the stairs under the small green awning.

Our new offices are BEAUTIFUL and everyone is wel-come to come by and check out our new digs!

Thanks to the Hotel Higgins for the beautiful office space.

For those of you looking for office space, contact Judi Colling at 307-436-9212.

by Amanda Smith

The Town of Glenrock submit-ted a grant application before the State Land and Investment Board for emergency funding for the replacement of the 1st Street Waterline and Sewer Line Replacement Project.

The SLIB awarded qualified funding totaling $109,011.00 with the Town of Glenrock being required to absorb the remaining $365,536. The Town will use funds from Town reserves to pay the remaining amount.

Two qualifying contractors sumbitted bids for the design and build construction and Hedquist Contruction, Inc was awarded the bid for $412,650.00

Hedquist Awarded Bid

For Glenrock’s 1st Street

Water/Sewerline Replacement

Donnie Stewart, Director for the Glenrock Recreation Center ap-proached the Town of Glenrock and requested that they waive the permit fee that would be enforced for the construction of a racquet ball court at the Rec Center. The permit fee would be $316.25.

According to Town Clerk Don-na Geho the Town allocated $5471.00 and the rec center has only utilized $1644 of those funds.

Geho suggested that Stewart [the Rec Center] submit the per-mit fee as part of the Rec Cen-ter's allocation funds.

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Pyatt’s Pieces “No King, by George!”

by Mike Pyatt

The recent fairytale Royal Wedding of Prince William and com-moner Kate Middleton, that has been heralded as the “royal wedding of the Century” , is a stark reminder of America’s, and the World’s fascination with pageantry, royal titles, and unbridled opulence for us to vicariously experience.

We had our chance to be ruled by a King, however, for many citi-zen patriots of the colonies, the King stood in the way of individual freedom and they roundly rejected the British’s odious practice of “taxation without representation”. Some Americans were fearful and doubted whether the newly freed colonies could effectively govern themselves. In May, 1782, George Washington received a letter from one of his officers, Colonel Lewis Nicola, proposing that the General use the army to make himself King of the United States.

Washington was the dominant military and political figure in the United States of America from 1775 until his death in 1799, at the age of 67. His popularity was unequaled and his military feats legendary, so such talk of his exultation to King was heard commonly through-out the colonies.

On this date, 229 years ago, General Washington’s response to Nico-la’s letter was resolutely clear:

“With a mixture of great surprise and astonishment I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal. Be assured sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army as you have expressed, (which are)big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable…Let me conjure you then, if you have any regard for your country-concern for yourself or posterity-or respect for me, to banish these thoughts in your mind.

Still many questioned if General Washington would relinquish such power. He held the adoration of the people and the command of the Continental Army. However, he kept his promise and retired his commission in 1783, and clearly stated , “I didn’t fight George III to become George I.” In fact, King George III said that if Washington voluntarily gave up power, the he truly would be the greatest man on earth. 17th Century Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell hadn’t done it, nor did Napoleon. Washington put his country first, and cemented his place as one of the greatest leaders in our young history.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), one of the first energy companies to call for dis-closure of additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process, an-nounced today that it is actively participating in a national public-ly accessible web-based registry developed by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Com-pact Commission (IOGCC), with support of the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy (DOE), to report the additives used in the process on a well-by-well basis.

To date, a total of 24 companies have registered as participants and 11 of those companies, in-cluding Chesapeake, have begun using this website to provide de-tailed information about the ad-ditives in their hydraulic fractur-ing operations.

Chesapeake began loading well completion data onto the reg-istry on February 15, 2011, for wells where completion reports have been filed with the appro-priate state agencies. To date, information has been uploaded to the registry covering 94 wells

in Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla-homa, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming. The website, which also includes information about how hydraulic fracturing works, information about the chemicals used and how fresh ground water is protected, may be used by the public and the website address is www.fracfocus.org/.

Aubrey K. McClendon, Chesa-peake's CEO, commented, "Pro-viding further information about our drilling, completing and pro-ducing operations in today's en-vironment is more critical than

ever, and we believe this new public registry provides an im-mediate, workable and accurate way to present information about the additives of our hydraulic fracturing operations to all of our stakeholders. We applaud the leadership of the GWPC, IOGCC and DOE and our col-leagues in the industry who have joined us in this initiative. We encourage every other producer and their respective service com-pany partners to enthusiastically embrace this approach."

Chesapeake Provides Full Disclosure of Chemicals Used in the Hydraulic Fracture Well Completion Process

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sena-tors Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Chuck Grass-ley, R-Iowa, and Jon Tester, D-Mon., introduced a bill today that would target unfair meat packer practices that negatively influence and impact indepen-dent ranchers and farmers.

“This bill is common sense. Some bad actors have been known to stack the deck in sale barns and this bill protects mar-ket competition by prohibiting packers from using prices in live-stock contracts that they directly influence. American ranchers produce the finest quality meat and they only ask that they get the price they deserve when they take their livestock to market,” said Enzi.

“The top four multi-national meat-packing companies today control roughly 85 percent of the domestic slaughter capacity in the United States,” said Johnson. “It is increasingly tough for inde-pendent farmers and ranchers to gain fair market access. This bi-partisan bill will keep our farm-

ers and ranchers in the fold and ensure that they get a fair price for their product.”

“America’s family farmers are the most productive in the world, yet they often have a hard time getting a fair shake in the market-place. Bringing transparency to the marketplace and ending price manipulating practices carried on by some of the large packers will create a healthy, competitive environment for small and large producers and packers alike,” said Grassley.

“A level playing field is essential for our family farms and ranches to compete and remain a strong part of Montana’s economy,” said Tester. “This common sense bill will bring transparency and accountability to the livestock industry and help strengthen jobs and opportunities for Montana’s number one industry.”

The Livestock Marketing Fair-ness Act would put ranchers and farmers on equal footing with packer-owned herds by amend-ing the Packers and Stockyards

Act of 1921 to end certain anti-competitive forward marketing contracts and ensure that ranch-ers have full access to the mar-ketplace.

In recent years, the meat pack-ing industry has become increas-ingly concentrated with only a handful of firms controlling the majority of the domestic cattle and hog slaughter. As a growing number of large packing opera-tions own their own livestock or control them through forward contracting agreements, these firms are able to buy from them-selves when prices are high and buy from others when prices are low.

The Details The bill would:

• Require marketing agreements to have a firm base price derived from an external source. This guarantees that lo-cal contract prices are not sub-ject to manipulation by packer owned herds.

• Call for future forward

contracts for livestock (cattle, hogs and lambs) to be traded in public markets where buy-ers and sellers can witness bids and make their own offers. This openness ensures market compe-tition through multiple offers.

• Exempts producer owned cooperatives, packers with low volumes and packers who own only one processing plant. This exemption targets the source of price manipulation and ensures that the business practices of small family-owned processors are not impacted by the law.

• Guarantees that trading is done in quantities that provide market access for both small and large livestock producers.

The legislation would allow ranchers and farmers to continue choosing the best meth-ods for selling their livestock and would improve the stability and openness of forward contracting to provide ranchers and farmers more options to sell their ani-mals.

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Ranchers And Farmers Stay Competitive

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By: Alexis Kidneigh,FBLA Vice-President

On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the Glenrock chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) brought Project 21 to Glenrock High School. Proj-ect 21 is a local, student cre-ated, campaign against underage drinking. During the 10 days leading up to the event, a variety of posters, designed by the stu-dents, were displayed through-out the school, one design each day. All poster designs were fo-cused or hinting to the number 21. Suspense built among the high school students, all wonder-ing and guessing at what it could mean.

On April 13th the secret was re-vealed. To make a visual impact, FBLA members and GHS staff dressed in matching Project 21 shirts that were student designed and provided by Solutions for Life.

FBLA members then visited ev-ery classroom at the beginning of each block with a story from a Wyoming citizen who had been impacted by the consequences of underage drinking.

At varying times following the stories, Glenrock High School students were pulled from class, leaving in a wheel chair carrying a gravestone. FBLA members then dressed these students in white shirts and costumed them to reflect consequences of under-age drinking.

This included a pregnant teen-ager, an alcoholic, three ghosts, a student confined to a wheelchair, and a student injured in a car ac-cident.

During passing periods these seven students were placed in the hallway holding signs with a fact about underage drinking. These students became living statures and were instructed not to talk to anyone.

During the lunch period they were seated in the lobby sur-rounded by the facts of under-age drinking, emphasizing the importance of the legal drink-ing age, which is 21. During the lunch periods, FBLA members passed out flyers that described fun activities teenagers can do without drinking.

During the last class block, FBLA members delivered pledge cards to all the classes and explained that FBLA’s goal for Project 21 is to encourage them to take a stand against un-derage drinking. In a school of approximately 200 students, 142 of them signed and turned in pledge cards and received a

wristband with “Project 21 - I the limit” embossed on them in return. This means that 142 stu-dents have pledged to not drink underage, to call an adult to pick them up if they have been drink-ing, to not ride with someone who has been drinking, to not let their friends drink and drive, and last, to always wear a seatbelt.

A huge and positive response was received from the student body. Project 21 was a collabo-ration of ideas from FBLA mem-bers, the administration, and Bob Shinmori of Solutions for Life.

This last year Glenrock FBLA joined Solutions for Life in a mutual partnership. They began assisting in Solutions for Life’s campaign, Parents Who Host Lose The Most.

This campaign discourages adults from hosting parties or events that make alcohol avail-able to underage persons. It tries to bring to the community’s at-tention that it is illegal and there are consequences.

Pledge cards were sent out to all GHS students’ parents and a booth was set up at Prom’s Grand March to encourage par-ents to join their teenagers in taking a stand against underage

drinking.

While working on the Par-ents Who Host Lose The Most campaign, FBLA members dis-cussed how drinking at parties seems to be very popular among high school students.

With the help of Bob Shinmori, Project 21 was created. Bob has provided a lot of support to Glenrock FBLA and they have had a great experience working with him. Glenrock FBLA hopes to continue to bring awareness to the schools and the community about the dangerous aspects of underage drinking.

FBLA members who contribut-ed to Project 21 include Whisper Summers, Kara Lutz, Cassidy Warren, Alexis Kidneigh, Kai-lee Koltiska, Ryan Boner, Noah, Eitel, Houston Pfander, Wayne Wolcott, Amanda McGrady, Jor-dan McClintick, Chris Daniels, and Steven Flynn.

Special thanks to the students who became “ghosts,” Becky Downs, Casaundra Hiser, Lane Blakeley, Lewis Allen, Scotti Koltiska, Jordan Hanks, and Na-than Hansen. Also, thanks to the GHS administration and staff, and Mrs. Carolyn Eitel, for their support and participation in Proj-ect 21.

GLENROCK FBLA TAKES A STAND AGAINST UNDERAGE DRINKING,

ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME

FBLA student Lane Blakeley stands in the hallways of GHS pos-ing as a “ghost. Photo courtesy Gina Kidneigh”


NEWS FROM THE NEST



by Bill McCarthy WASHINGTON – Both of Wyoming’s U.S. senators voted Tuesday against the “Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act.”

Wyoming Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso joined the major-ity of fellow Republicans in vot-ing against ending a number of tax breaks for the five largest oil companies.

Supporters said the $2 billion a year in revenue would go toward reducing the nation’s deficit.

A procedural motion needed for the bill to move forward failed 52-48. The motion required 60 votes for passage.

The vote was largely along party lines.

Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were the only Republicans voting to allow the bill to proceed. Democratic Sens. Mary Landrieu of Loui-siana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Begich of Alaska vot-ed against the motion.

The five largest oil companies are Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips and Chevron.

Barrasso took to the floor of the Senate Tuesday to argue against rescinding the tax breaks, which he called a tax hike.

He said President Barack Obama says he has a change of heart toward supporting domes-tic production of oil-and-gas, but his actions and the actions of his fellow Democrats in the Senate stifle domestic oil-and-gas pro-

duction.

“The administration is trying to use this sudden change of heart as a bargaining chip to pass leg-islation brought up by liberals in the Senate this past week,” Bar-rasso said.

The bill to end tax breaks for big oil will not help the American people, Barrasso said. “In fact, the bill is clear evidence that the Democratic Party has no plan to address high gas prices.

“Their solution for high gas pric-es is a tax increase.”

Barrasso said the better solution is a bill that he is co-sponsoring with Democratic Sen. Joe Man-chin of West Vriginia.

He said the bill – the American Alternative Fuels Act – “would ease Americans’ pain at the pump.”

“We need more American Ener-gy, and we need it all. In addition to the green jobs the President keeps talking about, we need red, white and blue energy and red, white and blue energy jobs,” Barrasso said. “We must focus on making our energy as clean as we can, as fast as we can, and do it in ways that do not raise the cost on American families.”

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, offered failed legislation to end the tax breaks a year ago.

He summed up the liberal posi-tion and his vote to in favor of ending the tax breaks this way:

“I voted to end oil company sub-

sidies because we have a $14 tril-lion national debt, because some of the most profitable corpora-tions in the history of the world don’t need tax breaks, because some oil companies pay no fed-eral income taxes, and because we desperately need to end our dependence on fossil fuels.

“Congress cannot balance the budget on the backs of middle-class working families without asking the wealthiest Americans and the most profitable corpora-tions for shared sacrifice.”

But conservatives insist the tax breaks are not subsidies.

Americans for Tax Reform warned senators that voting for the legislation violates a pledge to oppose tax hikes that most Senate Republicans have signed.

In a letter to lawmakers con-cerning the vote, the group’s president, Grover Norquist, said, “Every deduction or credit (the legislation) proposes to revoke or limit has a specific purpose common throughout the tax code.”

“Raising taxes on oil and natu-ral gas producers will do little to reduce the deficit — perhaps nothing — and only encour-age Washington’s overspending problem,” Norquist wrote.

Enzi and Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., have signed the pledge to vote against any tax increases. Barrasso has not.

Wyo Senators Vote Against Ending Oil Company Tax Breaks

Washington, D.C. – As higher fuel prices take more and more money from family budgets and businesses bottom lines, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is backing legislation that would decrease prices at the pump.

“The U.S. imports too much oil from foreign nations that don’t even like us. We need to increase supply,” said Enzi.

Enzi is a co-sponsor of S. 953, the Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011, that would increase oil production in the Gulf of Mexico in an expedi-tious and environmentally re-sponsible manner.

“If Congress took action in 1997 when I first came to the Senate to open up areas like the Arctic Na-

tional Wildlife Refuge we would be producing approximately 1 million more barrels of domestic oil today. With high oil prices, we have an opportunity to act today and we should not let this opportunity pass without action. I don’t want to look back 10 years from now and think about what Congress could and should have done,” said Enzi. “If we do not do anything today, 10 years from now we will still be hear-ing the same arguments about increased production not doing anything immediately.”

The Senate rejected S. 953 today by a vote of 42-57. Enzi is hope-ful the Senate will consider other energy exploration bills.

Last night the Senate defeated a proposal that would have taxed

the five biggest oil companies in the country by a vote of 52-48. S. 940 needed 60 votes to proceed. Enzi voted against the measure.

“When we increase taxes on an industry, they increase the cost of their products. Raising taxes won’t lower energy prices. I be-lieve the corporate tax structure should be revamped to help re-duce the deficit. But it is not pro-ductive to impose punitive tax measures on one industry and to demonize them for the sake of political points and to threaten immediate change instead of a phase in to allow businesses and families to adjust to new circum-stances,” said Enzi.

Policies Should Allow Energy To Flow Freely

Registration Still Open for Free Conservation Day Camp on June 28 & 29, 2011

Registration is still open for children ages 9 to 13 to join the Converse County Conservation Camp which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 28th and 29th, 2011 at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds. The camp program is offered free of charge.

The “Crazy for Conservation” day camp is being held so that youth will have a chance to learn

more about the natural resources and outdoor activities our state has to offer. Topics to be cov-ered include soil, water, agricul-ture and nature. Participants will be gaining knowledge through demonstrations and hands-on activities.

This is a conservation-minded camp in which we hope to edu-cate kids on natural resource stewardship. We hope to instill our youth with a sense of appre-ciation that will grow over their lifetimes.

The camp is offered free of charge. Pre-registration ends June 1, 2011. On site lunch and snacks will be provided.

For more information, please contact Colleen Tate or Michelle Huntington by calling 307-358-3050 extension 4 or stop by Con-verse County Conservation Dis-trict located at 911 S. Windriver Drive in Douglas.

NEWS FROM THE Converse County Conservation District

this year. 3 pounds of kief was

ConC seized near Sinclair in February.

Troopers also seized approxi-mately $1,000.00 in cash. The exact undisclosed amount will be held for a period of approxi-mately 6 months for the right-ful owner to file a claim for the money. If no one files a legiti-mate claim during that time pe-riod the currency will then begin an asset forfeiture proceeding.

The asset forfeiture proceed-ings could take an additional 6 to 8 months. After that time the money will be divided up among the law enforcement agencies involved in the seizure and the investigation process.

It is believed that the currency came from assets that were de-rived from, or were used to facil-itate criminal activity. The cur-rency could have been proceeds from drug trafficking activities, organized crime or money laun-dering.

Both men have been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Troopers have re-quested investigative assistance from Special Agents with the Wyoming Division of Crimi-nal Investigation. This criminal case currently remains under in-vestigation. The marijuana and the seized currency have been turned over to DCI.

Marijuana Bust Continued From Front Page

CHEYENNE – Wyoming Re-publican Sen. John Barrasso, who is up for re-election in 2012, has two fund raisers scheduled for Thursday in Washington, D.C.

The fund-raisers will be his ninth and 10th this year, and Barrasso has three fund raisers scheduled for June and one for August.

The information comes from the Sunrise Foundation’s Party Time website.

An “Oil & Gas Industry Break-fast” is scheduled for 8 a.m. Thursday at Johnny’s Half Shell to raise money for Barrasso.

A “Health Industry Lunch” at noon Thursday at Johnny’s Half Shell is also scheduled to raise money for Barrasso. The lunch is hosted by American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, and the College of American Patholo-gists PAC.

On June 8 there is a dinner at Central Michel Richard, a Wash-ington restaurant, to raise money for Barrasso. It will be hosted by Kate Hull.

Hull is a health-industry lob-byist with Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock. She spent 11 years as a Senate staffer before crossing over to lobbying.

On June 16, a “Rail Industry Lunch” at 425 3 Street SW will benefit Barrasso. It is hosted by Norfolk Southern, BNSF Rail PAC, Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government and CSX Good Government Fund.

The Podesta Group has a break-fast fund raiser at 8 a.m. June 23 at the Podesta Townhouse. The hosts include many of Podesta’s health-industry lobbyists.

Among them is Stephen Northrup. He was the health-policy director for the Senate

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee when Wy-oming Republican Sen. Mike Enzi chaired the committee.

When Northrup left the Sen-ate, he went to work lobbying for WellPoint, Inc., one of the nation’s largest health benefits companies before moving on to Podesta.

On Aug. 8, the Third Annual Jackson Hole Teton “Tee-Off” at Shooting Star Golf Club, a pri-vate golf club, will raise for Bar-rasso’s Common Values PAC.

Wyoming’s senior Sen. Mike Enzi is not on the ballot until 2014. He has just one fund raiser. His Annual “Day in th Tetons” Fly-Fishing Event & Dinner at Jackson Hole is scheduled for Aug. 11 to benefit his Making Business Excel political action committee.

Barrasso Gearing Up For Re-Election in 2012


I’m Just Sayin.... Columnist - Susan R. StoltzTHE NIGHT HAWK

Susan is owner/editor of Women Out West Magazine, featured speaker at writers conferences nationwide including Women Writing the West, Ozark Creative Writers and Writing the Rockies. As a freelance writer Susan hasbeen featured in Open Range Magazine, Cactus Creek Daily and on the website of the National Association of Baby Boomers. Photo © Amanda Smith

I’m Just Sayin...

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Cowboy PoetTJ Casey

TJ Casey is a singer/song-writer, storyteller, composer

and entertainer. He was raised up on ranches in Wyoming and Montana and now teaches the "Code of the West" and poetry to students all across America.

Check him out at: www.tjcasey.net.



What a Day

I sit and watch a magpie flyhigh up in a pine.

Then I hear the cold wind sigh;through the power line.

Snow starts falling from the sky;feather like and fine.

Winter time has not passed by;your place, nor not mine.

I see the mountains way up high;they’re yours, they’re ours, they’re mine.

To the top, I’ve gotta try;I’ll perch up there and dine.

I hear a lonesome coyote cry;I hate to hear them whine.

The moon is orange, I wonder why.What makes the darn thing shine?

Across the field, why did she die;One of my big bovine?

Old I guess, and she was dry; a t-bone steak divine.

A toast, we raise our glasses high;a water glass of wine.

I chug it down with teary eye;in one second less than nine.

Then I grab a flask of Ryeand to my mouth align.

I should have eaten mincemeat pieand the stout stuff then decline.

Now I’m drunker than a spy;who stole some bomb designs.Stinkin’ like a sow’s pig sty;I messed my Calvin Kleins.

Desperately I really try;to remove me from some splines.

I’m feeling young, I’m feeling spry;I fall into the vines.

It hurts so bad I start to cry;I’m tangled in the twines.

All because I watched a magpie fly;high up in the pine.

Worth

White caps beamed across the bay

like lights on harbor boats.The clouds above, a color

gray;as by they swiftly float.

The autumn trees sway in the wind;

as leaves reach to the ground.Then out the sun and gone

again;where are these gray clouds

bound?

Somewhere in the distanceI hear a steady wale.

Gone in just an instance;then, the wind of another gale.

Hard rain falling from the skypuddling on the earth;

and I with constant blinking eye,

measuring it’s worth.

You Just Don’t Treat Your Friends That Way

I don’t know about you, but as I grew up I learned that friendship was one of the most important facets of life. You treat your friends with respect and rely upon them in times of need.

I’ve expounded on BO’s abhorrent treatment of the Brits in articles past. I found an interesting quote from the London Daily Telegraph Editor on Foreign Relations:

“Let me be clear: I'm not normally in favor of boycotts, and I love the American people. I holiday in their country regularly, and hate the tedious snobby sneers against the United States. But the American people chose to elect an idiot who seems hell bent on insulting their allies, and something must be done to stop Obama's reckless foreign policy, before he does the dirty on his allies on every issue.”

It’s no wonder that after returning a bust of Churchill, refusing to see Prime Minister Gordon Brown then forcing him to use a kitchen entrance for a five minute audience, cheesy gifts to the Queen, and Clinton’s statement about the Falkland Islands there was no invitation to the royal wedding.

This week BO decided that we should snub Israel, not the first time he’s done so, but this time in a very big way. His demand that ne-gotiations should result in two states, that permanent Israeli borders with Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines. According to BO Israel should give up their buffer areas against their enemies.

Would we go back to our 1848 borders and give the French areas of the Louisiana Purchase? He has asked Israel to destroy itself. This is utter lunacy. And all this the day before the Prime Minister of Israel is supposed to visit the White House.

In a quote from Alex Singleton of the London Daily he makes these points:

“Ironically, our relations with both Israel and the Palestinian Author-ity have never been worse. Russia has offered nothing in exchange for Mr. Obama's abandonment of missile defense. Russia and China won't support serious sanctions on Iran. Syria 's support for terrorism has not diminished despite efforts to normalize diplomatic relations. The reclusive military dictatorship that runs Burma has responded to our efforts at "engagement" by deepening its ties to North Korea. And the Chinese make little effort to disguise their contempt for him. For the first time in a long time, the President of the United States is actu-ally distrusted by its allies and not in the least feared by its adversar-ies. Nor is Mr. Obama now respected by the majority of Americans. Understandably focused on the dismal economy and Mr. Obama's relentless efforts to nationalize and socialize health care, Americans apparently have yet to notice his dismal performance and lack of re-spect in the world community. They soon will.”

You just don’t treat your friends this way…..I’m just sayin.

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June 4-5, 2011

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Happy Birthday this week to Charlotte Zwalsh, Gary Wilcox, & John Hixon ! 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 added to our list. We will be offering Driver’s Safety classes on June 6, & 7, 2011 from 1pm-5pm. In order to receive the insurance discount, you must attend classes on both days. Please call or stop by the center for more information or to sign up.

The University of Wyoming will be giving a two part presentation titled “Know the Facts, Know Your Meds” at the Glenrock Senior Center on June 7 & 28, 2011 at 10AM. Please call or stop by the Glenrock Senior Center for more information or to sign up.

Purchase a 10 punch meal ticket & save!!! 10 meals for $23.00…that is only $2.30 a meal!

April Commodities are available for pick-up Monday – Friday at the Glenrock Senior Center. This month’s items are Mixed Vegetables and Apple Sauce. May Commodities will be available May 25, 2011 starting at 9am. Commodities are available on a first come first serve basis. The Commodity Pro-gram is not limited to senior citizens. If you would like more information about the Commodity pro-gram, or to see if you qualify, please call 436-9442.

Friday 5-13-11Rolling Hills patrol completd. X 2Traffic stop, written warning issued for speed.Dispute, officers responded.Information logged.Welfare check, everything ok.Concerned citizen, officer responded.

Saturday 5-14-11Rolling Hills patrol completed. X 3Siren and PA system test complete.Comm Tech performed a notary.Destruction of property, report taken.Information logged.Extra patrol, officer complied.Range key issued.VIN inspection complete.Cat at large, one transported to the pound.

Sunday 5-15-11Rolling Hills patrol completed. X 3Disturbance reported in a vacant apartment.Ambulance request, one trans-ported to Douglas.Ciizen assist, CCSO notified.Comm Tech performed notary.Medical, one transport to Casper.

Monday 5-16-11OAA, officer assisted WHP with a DUI arrest.Rolling Hills patrol completed. X 4Citizen assist, traffic control for disabled vehicle.Range key issued.Dog at large, ACO responded. X 2Traffic stop, warning for vis-ible registration.Comm Tech notarized a paper. X 2Citizen assist, officer re-sponded.Parking complaint, officer responded.Traffic stop, verbal warning for driving outside of license restrictions.Officer performed a welfare check.

Tuesday 5-17-11Rollng Hills Patrol Completed x4Dogs at large. ACO Re-spondedAnimal. Officer and ACO respondedLost keys entered in to lost and found fileHarrassment. Report taken.Information. Officer spke with subjects.Welfare check. Officers responded.

REDDI Report. No probable cause for a stop.

Wednesday 5-18-11Antelope VS Deer. Call given to WHPRolling Hills Patrol completed x2Report of neglected dog. Re-port unfoundedLarceny. Officer took reportRange Key IssuedWelfare check. Officer re-spondedComm tech performed a notaryLocal records check completeExtra Patrol RequestedPerson Trespassed from Property

Thursday 5-19-11OAA OFficer CompliedCitizen Assist Officer Re-spondedRolling hills Patrol Completed x4Hang up. Everything OKE-911. Concerned Citizen. Officer UTLTraffic stop. Writen warning issued for speed.Civil Standy CompletedControlled Burn ReportedKeys locked in vehicle. Officer unlocked vehicleOfficer spoke with subject concerning a complaintTraffic stop. Verbal warning issued for speed.VIN Inspection completeE-911 Medical. One trans-ported to CasperComm tech performed a notary x3

Dzien Dobry! Good day in Pol-ish from the library! Visit our Mango Foreign Language da-tabase on line. Find out how to get connected. There are over 80 languages to choose from. Learn from the comfort of your own home. This database comes to us courtesy of the state library.

There was an error last week about the Library Board of Trustees meeting. They will meet on May 23 this month but they will meet at the Glenrock library at 4:30 and not Douglas. Sorry for the misinformation. The public is invited to attend.

11 days and counting!! Sum-mer Reading registration starts May 31!! We have been getting things ready to go. Please plan on spending the summer with us. We are planning on having guest speakers, crafts and lots of reading!

The Deer Creek Museum has a special treat for us this summer. It’s holding a summer lecture series featuring local speakers. These lectures will be held at the library on Thursdays corre-sponding with our summer read-ing. The first lecture is scheduled for June 16. We will be hosting The Paleon Museum. They will give a view of how Glenrock looked million of years ago. The series is entitled: One Town, Many Stories. Explore Glenrock from its past, to its present, and to its future. This is made pos-sible by the Deer Creek Muse-um board and Trish Popovitch, curator.

For Read Me A Story: May 21 – May 28: Frogs and Toad All Sang by Arnold Lobel. This is his last book that was published after his death. The poems were discovered by his daughter who added the color. Pick up the phone and dialing 436-2353 to listen to a great story!

We’re on the web at http:wyldweb.state.wy.us/glen. Our phone number is 436-2573. Fax number is 436-8525. Be sure to “friend” us on facebook!! Just look up Glenrock Library.

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Converse County Relay For Life is recruiting men ages 16 to 90+ to enter the First Annual Two Man Timed Wheelbarrow Race that will be held on Friday June 10th at the Glenrock Town Park at 8:00 pm. Entry fee is $5.00 per Two Man Team for men not signed up on a Relay Team.

Men signed up on a Relay Team will have no entry fee but will be required to fill out

a registration form. Wheelbarrows are being donated by Home Depot of Casper, Bloedorn Lumber of Doug-las, and Suther-lands of Casper and will be given as prizes to the winning two man team.

For more informa-tion and registration forms and rules, contact event co-ordinator, Mike Pyatt at 307-267-1412. So, Get Ready...Get Set...MEN. Get your team ready.

We invite the community to come out and watch and cheer your favorite team on. See you at the wheelbarrow race.

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WHEELBARROW RACEThis photo of a calf being “table” branded was created on the Smith Ranch during last weekends Smith Ranch branding. Photo © Amanda Smith

Branding season is in full swing and many of the area ranches are getting busy with it. Community members, friends and family generally “volunteer” to assist in the brandings on the various cattle ranches in Converse County. There are different ways that area ranches brand, the Smith Ranch uses “Table Branding” while other ranches like the VR Ranch use the old west method of a Horse and Rope. Either way works great and it just depends on the preference of the Rancher, but each way is successful and along with a lot of sweat and hard work, provides a great atmosphere for some good old fashioined camarederie.

Brandings make for long days and hard work, but its part of the lifestyle out here and everyone looks forward to it year after it. The Ranchers generally will provide food and beverages during the day of branding and usually will provide an “after” party complete with huge dinners like those that Nancy and Dave Hudson of the Bixby Ranch put on for the many volunteers who show up.

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Wanted to rent in Glenrock (Converse County School District #2 bound-aries) 3 bedroom home, mobile home or apartment for August 1 occu-pancy. Please call Steve at 605-760-0958 or email [email protected].

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