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By Jen [email protected]

The only thing that really bothered Tucker Smith about his recent hospital stay was that he had to put down his cell phone for a few days. All those calls that could have

been made took a backseat to the overnight medically induced coma that the doctors re-verted to in mid-October after Tucker suffered back-to-back seizures. He was just happy to wake up and have some company smiling at him when he opened his eyes. Heck, the food was pretty good, too, and as a kid who has spent a lot of tim in hospitals growing up, he knows a thing or two about the food.

With his trademark smile and affable per-sonality, Tucker says that being in the hospital wasn’t too bad, and really, he’s just happy to be here today. Happy, and lucky.

For sister-in-law McKenna Smith and other members of Tucker’s family, however, Tucker gave them one heck of a scare. It was Oct. 10, a Monday when she got the call. Tucker had been at his Independent Opportunities program

in Casper when the seizures started. While sei-zures are a mainstay in his life, the frequency of seizures that day caused great alarm. After being rushed to Wyoming Medical Hospital, the doctors decided to intubate him and put him in a 24-hour medically induced coma to prevent any subsequent brain damage.

It took another 12 hours before Tucker was actually awake and responding and eating, but luckily, he was alive and there was no notable damage or change in his functioning.

In fact, the first thing he asked for in very Tucker-like fashion was a vanilla milkshake.

By Sandra [email protected]

Two people arrested after a high-speed chase that occurred on I-25 near Glenrock on Oct. 24 are potentially facing additional

charges for allegedly possessing narcotics and purposely swerving toward a car dur-ing the pursuit, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

The pursuit began at approximately 4:50 p.m. when a WHP officer attempted

to stop a 1999 silver Pontiac Grand Prix for improper lane use, no turn signal and no mirrors. The trooper approached the car and asked the driver for his identifica-tion. The driver then drove off, sparking the pursuit.

He traveled in the northbound lane for approximately two miles, crossed

Trio arrested in I-25 chase; two face drug chargesHitchhiker attempts to exit moving vehicle on I-25; narcotics found

What coma?Tucker once again proves why it pays to be tough

Please see Tucker, page A-2

‘He’s probably the strongest person I have

ever met’

By Phillip [email protected]

November through January is the prime season for fraud in America, according to Glenrock Police Chief Tim Hurd.

Hurd wants residents to protect themselves from theft and loss all year, but during the holiday season there is a higher risk of being taken advantage of.

Hurd offered some simple tips to help people protect their hard earned money.

“Whenever possible, use a credit card instead of a debit card. I know bankers aren’t going to like me saying this, but fraud protection is different between credit and debit cards. A debit card is your money, whereas a credit card is the bank’s money,” Hurd said.

Victims of fraud from a credit card are, in general, more likely to have a swift resolution from the bank over those who had a debit card compromised.

“I know many people use debit cards now to avoid the interest on credit cards, but banks tend to resolve fraud faster if it is their money that was stolen, as op-posed to your money on a debit card,” he said.

Hurd also said, whenever possible, not to let your credit or debit card out of your sight. Criminals have hand-held “skimmers” allowing them to discreetly swipe your card and record your information. They

Beware of fraud during holidaysChief: ‘When ever possible use a credit card instead of a debit card’

Please see Fraud, page A-6

TIM HURD

Please see chase, page A-2

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He was also pleased to see that his mother Stacy, Dad Jared and step-mom Amanda, McKenna and his brother Austin and his granny who rarely left his side, were sitting there waiting for him to open his eyes, on top of a staff full of nurses and others.Tucker loves attention, according to McKenna.

“He loves to be spoiled and loves all the gifts and the visi-tors,” she said, ticking off some of his favorites. This round not only did he have dozens of visitors, but he also went home with a new night light, stuffed animals, flowers, and of course, candy, Skittles and Butter Fin-gers being his personal favorites.

Now, with a new vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) implant in his chest, he was ready to get back to work, helping his older brother Austin on the family ranch out-side of Glenrock, where along with helping to feed the cows he also does plenty of manual labor.

Not bad for a guy, who is le-gally blind, not to mention, who at age 21, has long outlived the predicted lifespan of someone with his condition.

At birth, Tucker was diag-nosed with Sturge-Weber Syn-drome, a neurological disorder characterized by the distinctive port-wine permanent stain cov-ering his face, which is caused by a mass of capillaries near the surface of his skin. In addition to the birthmark, people with Type-1 Sturge-Weber typically are prone to seizures, convul-sions and developmental delays, and like Tucker, prone to develop glaucoma due to increased pres-sure in his eyes. Over the years, Tucker is now more or less legally blind, but like the other associated symptoms, doesn’t let that stop him from leading a very active, not to mention, social life.

In fact, Tucker might be the most social person McKenna

knows and can count very few seconds in the day when he’s not on his cell phone, reaching out to one of his nearly 50 contacts.

“He calls everyone,” she laughs, “and just loves to talk.”

In fact, if Tucker sees you on the street, the first thing he’ll ask is whether or not he has that person’s number.

He likes to talk and he’s good at it.

In less than 30 minutes, Tuck-er can pretty much document the story of his life, including up-to-date reports about his mom Stacy, who is currently finish-ing her RN degree in Gillette, because it’s a good school, he adds, and really, “an awesome thing for his mom to be doing.”

His family is the center of his life, he says, and given his spirit and warm personality, he’s also a pretty well-known guy around town.

Having grown up and at-tended school in Glenrock until he transferred to Kelly Walsh at age 15, Tucker was active in Special Olympics and other activities in town.

Today Tucker lives with his mother in Casper but makes fre-quent to see his grandma Georgia in Glenrock and to go work with his brother and dad out on the family ranch, nearly 15 miles out of town.

He’s tough, says McKenna. “He’s probably the strongest person I’ve ever met,” she says

fondly.Strong, and of course, very

ornery.“He’s always joking,” she

laughs, describing his affinity for ‘wet willy’s’ or fish hooks, which involves hooking your check and pulling. “I don’t know who taught him that one.”

One thing is for certain, though, Tucker can’t stand to be bored, and even this last month of recovery has been a bit hard. If Tucker can say one thing to the town of Glenrock it would be to thank everyone who visited him and sent their prayers. And if you give him your number, he’d love to give you a call.

Tucker From the Front Page

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The Sagebrush Sisters quilting club of Douglas is giving a Quilt of Valor to one lucky veteran on Veterans day at the Glenrock Middle School. Thirty hands worked over the past 10 months to create a one-of-a-kind quilt with matching storage bag and pillow case. Quilts of Valor is a loosely organized national movement to honor veterans with a hand-made work of art. Quilting clubs around the nation come together to work on the project as a group. Each member generally makes a square before sewing it together for a cohesive final product. The drawing for the special quilt will be held during the Nov. 11 Glenrock Middle School Veteran’s Day assembly at 1 p.m. Only veterans are eligible and they must be present to win.

the median and began traveling northbound in the southbound lane, almost striking two vehicles head-on. He continued to travel the wrong way on the interstate for approximately one mile, traveled back into the northbound lanes, left the interstate at exit 165, and continued traveling southbound on Deer Creek Road, where he drove into the ditch and fled on foot, ac-cording to the WHP.

The driver was apprehended approximately one mile away from where he fled. The two passengers, his wife and a hitchhiker, gave up at the vehicle.

Troopers found narcotics in the car and allegedly tied them to the driver and his wife. They are not able to release the type of narcotics found at this time.

During the pursuit, the hitch-hiker was on the phone with 911 talking about how he didn’t want to go to jail and at one point tried to exit the moving vehicle, the

WHP said. He was arrested on an unrelated warrant.

Witnesses in the white pas-senger car that was almost hit during the pursuit came forward to provide information about the incident, according to the WHP. The Converse County Sheriff’s Of-fice initially put the call out on their Facebook page to help identify the owners of the car.

The names of those involved and the potential charges they are facing have not been released.

Within the last year, there have been roughly 10 high-speed chases through Converse County and a massive influx of narcotics coming through I-25, mainly marijuana with some amount of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, according to the WHP.

There is no concrete evidence to say the influx is directly related to the legalization or commercial sales of marijuana in Colorado, the WHP said.

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I don’t usually discuss the Triassic because, although they had some really weird critters, they don’t resonate as much as those who walked, soared and swam during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. However, there was an area in New Mexico about 205 million years ago that was warm with seasonal rain like the monsoons of today. It was a veritable dino paradise. They named it Ghost Ranch and it is the burial site of a huge number of predatory Coelophysis.

This was a time when the Ghost Ranch was near the equa-tor. The burial site at Whitaker Quarry was thought to be the result of a flash flood that might have also been what brought the flora of the Petrified Forest of Arizona into place, as well. It was a log jam of tree trunks from a flood that crushed everything in their way and covered them, only to be discovered millions of years later.

In an article by Rosanna Ryan in ABC Science Online in 2011, titled “Evil” Dino Linked to First Carnivores, she reports on the dinosaur that bridges the evolu-tionary gap between the world’s oldest dinosaurs and later Juras-sic dinosaur theropod (“beast-footed”) species. Its name came about because parts of this little meat-eater were found in Ghost Ranch sediments. “Evil Spirit Buck-Toothed Reptile” or Dae-monosaurus chauliodus faced other predators and prey with a distinctive “grin”.

Hans-Dieter Sues, curator of

vertebrate paleontology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and his col-leagues discovered the remains and says that it was part old-school Triassic with some more advanced features associated with later Jurassic dinosaurs. This little bi-pedal dino probably ate and was eaten by Coelophysis and large early croc relatives and other carnivores. Scientists believe that the little devil was perhaps 7 feet long and weighed no more than 49 pounds and would have been as tall as a large canine.

LiveScience said that this ‘lit-tle’ terror with its ‘buck toothed’ grin may have been on the same branch of the family tree that Tyrannosaurus rex was or it may have been a dead end rather than a missing link. It’s too bad

the dinosaurs didn’t have their own Ancestry.com to connect more of the dots of their history. This discovery added a few more pieces of the pre-historic puzzle and as Dr. Sues said, “The continued exploration of even well-studied regions like the American Southwest will still yield remarkable new fossil finds.” There are still mountains of information to be learned about the early evolution of di-nosaurs and so many species yet to be discovered.

The end of summer brought some excitement to the Paleon. We had a group of scientists from Europe stop by after work-ing on a month’s dig out of Ten Sleep. More on that bunch at a later date. So far this year we have had visitors from all but 5 of our United States, even hav-

ing a gentleman in from Rhode Island. Stuart is finding time to work on “Icky” and to complete another display cabinet while Carol has been ‘scritching’ on marine animals that she brought in from the field. Barb S. is still working on a couple of Diplodo-cus tail vertebrae.

Sean and Stuart will be busy in Molding and Casting to get some new molds completed and the Bone Biddy’s are holding down the fort.

We had two graduate stu-dent assistants from Pullman, Washington visit us. They were amazed at the fossils we had, getting to see the Prep Lab and the cast of the allosaur arm that Stuart has been working on.

They left yelling that they were going to tell all their friends and faculty about The Paleon.

FacTs From Fossils

library NewsGreetings from the library!The library will be closed November 11

to observe Veterans Day. We will reopen the following day.

We have set aside a special place in the library for our military service men and women. In our display case at the moment, we have Japanese currencies known as invasion money.

The Japanese government was going to issue their populace this currency when they conquered the United States during World War II. This is on loan to us by

Robert Smith; HM2 US Navy.There is still room available if anyone

wishing to honor our military. We except notes and letters of thanks to our troops also

The Glenrock Intermediate Middle School will be holding their annual Vet-erans Day program on Nov. 11 at 1:30 in their auditorium. We hope to see you there! Mrs. Carla Lee organizes it every year and does a great job.

National Gaming Day is set for No-vember 19. This day is set aside to invite

you in to see that libraries are not filled with just books.

Spend some time checking out our games.

Katey just might set up the retro gam-ing system that we have, and refreshments will be available!

Quote of the week: “The most impor-tant thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.”

– General Colin Powell

Between Oct. 16 - Oct. 22, 2016, the Converse County Sheriff’s Office responded to 131 calls for service from the community, issued seven cita-tions and made six arrests:

Arrests and citationsRobert W. Morgan, 85, of

Lusk, was arrested on Oct. 16 for driving while intoxicated.

Roy Gordon, 76, of Douglas, was issued a citation on Oct. 17 for livestock at large, 2nd offense.

Deangelo Walls, 30, of Lin-coln, Nebraska, was issued a

citation for driving while under suspension on Oct. 18.

Thomas Hinckley, 31, of Gil-lette, was booked on Oct. 19 on a Wyoming warrant.

Wendy Lain, 43, of Doug-las, was arrested on Oct. 19 for possession of a controlled substance.

Alex William, 30, of Lead, South Dakota, was arrested on Oct. 19 on a Wyoming warrant.

Patricia Tripeny, 83, of Casper, was arrested on Oct. 20 for driving while under the influence.

Angelo Noce, 34, of Cataw-

ba, South Carolina, and Aaron Barnette, 30, of Richburg, South Carolina, were issued citations on Oct. 21 for possession of a controlled substance.

Stacey Linse, 45, of Stevens-ville, Montana, was arrested on Oct. 22 on a Wyoming warrant.

Investigations On Oct 17 a deputy investi-

gated a report of a missing cow in the area of 460 Pickenpaugh Rd. The case is still under in-vestigation.

A deputy investigated a suspi-cious incident on Oct. 17. The

case remains under investiga-tion.

A report of a stolen rifle was received on Oct. 17. The case is still under investigation.

On Oct. 18, a deputy investi-gated a report of destruction of property in the area of 39 Twin Bridges Rd. The case remains under investigation.

Deputies are investigating three reports of fraud one re-ceived on Oct. 19 and two on Oct. 20.

A report of harassment was received on Oct. 20 . The case remains under investigation.

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arrests, citations and investiga-tions from Oct. 26 - Nov. 1 are listed with others below:

Investigations• Officers received a report

of a suspicious vehicle on Oct. 26 and Oct. 30.

• A report of juvenile prob-lems was received on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27.

• Officers received a report of a dispute disturbance on Oct. 27.

• Three reports of suspicious

incidents were received on Oct. 27, Oct. 28 and Oct. 30.

• A noise complaint report was received on Oct. 28.

• Officers responded to a civil matter on Oct. 29.

• Officers responded to three suspicious incidents Oct. 29-31.

Other• Officers assisted with two

fires on Oct. 26 on Miller and Boxelder roads.

• Officers assisted with a rollover accident on Hwy 20/26 on Oct. 27.

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even moreBy State Sen. Jeff Wasserburger

On Monday, Oct. 24, Consensus Revenue Estimating Group reported the predicted rev-enue for the state budget to the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) in Casper. CREG is an informal group of economic experts within the state of Wyoming. They meet throughout the summer to estimate the future revenue for the State of Wyoming. The predictions are based on oil, natural gas, coal, and trona prices and how those prices will affect the overall state budget. With 70 percent of the state’s revenue for the school foundation fund gener-ated directly from the energy sector, the struggling energy sector means a large shortfall for education funding. Also, the revenues are generated 18 months ago when the economy was at its lowest level. Furthermore, the major sources of general fund revenue is gener-ated from sales tax, severance taxes, federal mineral royalties, and investment income, all of which are down significantly from previous years.

So what is the amount of the deficit for the general fund and the school foundation fund and how does the legislature deal with it? First, there are two sides to the state budget. The general fund side of the budget and the school foundation side of the budget. Each fund has different revenue streams to it. Let’s talk about the general fund side of the budget first and then examine the school foundation side.

First of all, the Wyoming legislature has already dealt with the deficit at the last budget session. Government spending was reduced approximately $250 million. For the most part, the cuts did not involve any state employees losing their jobs but job vacancies were not filled. Most legislators left the session knowing that more cuts were needed and so the legislature statutorily directed Gov. Matt Mead to make future cuts if necessary. Gov. Mead and his staff reduced government spending an additional $250 million and presented those cuts to the Joint Appropriations Committee in June. Since January, the Governor and the legislature have cut approximately $500 million from the state budget. Recently, the Governor announced that the state agencies needed to brace themselves for more cuts. The next week, the Governor reversed his announcement and said that he would make no further cuts to state government. The Governor stated that the legislature could make additional cuts and asked the legislature to appropriate funds from the rainy day fund to cover the shortfall. In my opinion, the legislature will need to reduce government spending even more at the general session in January 2017.

So what is the general fund deficit for fiscal years 2017-2018? CREG estimated that the shortfall for 2017-2018 is about $78.3 million dollars for a biennial total of $156.6 million dollars in 2018. CREG projected that the deficit for biennial 2019-2020 would be $263 million or $131.5 million per year. However, that estimate for the 2019-2020 bien-nium is dependent on how much government spending is reduced by JAC in the biennium 2017-2018 in the next general session. If JAC reduces government spending in the current biennium, the shortfall in the next biennium is lower than estimated by CREG.

So what is the school foundation shortfall for fiscal years 2017-2018? CREG is estimating the school foundation fund is down about $690 million dollars in the 2017-2018 biennium. JAC used funds from the Permanent Land Fund Holding Account (PLFHA) to balance the school foundation fund in the 2017-2018 biennium. This appropriation depleted the PLFHA account. The rainy day fund for education has been spent. In the future biennium, 2019-2020, CREG estimates the shortfall for the school foundation fund is approximately $350 million annually for about $700 million biennially. Remember, there is no money left in the education rainy day fund (PLFHA).

So how does the legislature deal with the shortfall in the general fund?First, the legislature can deal with the shortfall on the general fund side of the budget.

The first issue is to approve the Governor’s cuts from last spring. Second, the legislature will need to address the approximately $156.6 million general fund shortfall in the biennium, 2017-2018. I am hopeful that JAC can reduce government spending enough to balance the budget by the end of fiscal year 2018 and that the House and Senate can support those cuts. The total reduction to government spending is approximately $78.3 million dollars each fiscal year. The reduction to state agencies will be about $655 million dollars since January 2016. The cuts are draconian, but it will have to be done. The sooner the legislature can

Open Letter to the People of Wyoming Few things in life generate enough interest to

truly illicit a call to action where we feel so com-pelled to engage in vigorous debate and commit our time and treasure to protect and defend those fundamental issues that define both ourselves and our culture.

The issue of transferring federal lands to state ownership or state management has risen to that level in Wyoming. On one hand we all recog-nize the inefficiencies, the protracted delays and economic losses associated with federal lands management. Management by federal bureau-cratic overreach, presidential executive order, and endless litigation by radical extremist groups to impede or stop everything from motorized and non-motorized recreation, hunting and trapping, to industry sectors in Wyoming that provide the tax base to support our way of life is not working!

Conversely there is a fear among us that if the State should ever gain ownership of federal lands that the State would rapidly sell off those lands to the highest bidder resulting in the loss of opportunity to hunt, fish, trap, camp, and recreate on those lands. Not only would the recreating public be denied access to the public domain the public domain would be lost entirely too all future generations.

The Wyoming way to address these complex issues is not to entrench ourselves in polarizing vitriol towards those we disagree with, but rather craft a win – win solution to this complex prob-lem. Collectively we have more to gain working together. We are proposing a solution to alleviate the concerns that the State would dispose of any acquired federal lands. We have the legal means to insure that any such transfer of lands shall be retained by the State as “state public lands” in perpetuity. Not only to ensure public access but to improve public access to those federal public lands that are currently beyond the legal reach of the public today and provide for the responsible development of both our renewable and nonre-newable natural resources that support our local economies.

When we as a people feel so compelled by an issue that we want to bind the hands of our legislature, governor, and future generation of Wyoming residents we have the legal and po-litical frame work necessary to institute this. We do this by amending our constitution through a vote by the people of Wyoming. We have heard the concerns voiced by the sportsmen and outdoor recreationist of Wyoming, therefore we are proposing an amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that if Wyoming obtains federal lands through a transfer those lands would be managed under four principles outlined in our constitution, should the amendment pass. Those principles are as follows:

1. Acquired lands would be managed in per-petuity as “State Public Lands”.

2. All lands would be managed under a mul-tiple use and sustainable yield prescription.

3. There would be no net loss of “State Public Lands”.

4. All trades, swaps, transfers, sales and acqui-sitions would only be done where public access would be maintained or improved.

All activities currently on federal public lands, would be retained for the “state public lands”, they would not be managed as “Wyoming State School Trust Lands” are managed now. Manage-ment of our public lands by Wyoming citizens in Wyoming will be a much needed improvement over management by unelected bureaucrats in Washington DC. Net result will be retained or improved access to your favorite recreation site and a reasonable regulatory climate for the industries that support our tax base.

Respectively Submitted to the People of Wyoming

Senator Larry Hicks –Albany, Carbon, & Sweetwater Counties

Senator Eli Bebout – FremontSenator Ogden Driskill – Crook, Campbell &

Weston CountiesRepresentative Dave Miller – FremontRepresentative Jim Allen – FremontRepresentative Lloyd Larsen – FremontRepresentative Don Burkhart – Carbon

Transfer of federal lands to the great state of Wyoming

When teachers were teachers

Did teachers always sleep with their stu-dents or is it just now on our radar because of the increase in media coverage? I don’t have a definite answer but my suspicion is that it is a lot more common now than when I was a student in the mid-80s and that the increase in teacher/student sexual relationships (or relationships in general) has much to do with a distinct erosion of boundaries and moral standards governing such behavior.

When did teachers become our friends? During my junior/high school days, teachers were not even cool. They were stuffy adults in stiff ties and jackets and unflattering dresses and flat-soled shoes: clothes we wouldn’t be caught dead in. And though you might secretly like or admire them, when a teacher waved to you in the hallways or stopped by your lunch table to ask you a question, prop-er teenage social code dictated a nauseating eye roll and clipped response. Anything to get them to walk away from your table. We did not wonder about their social lives — even those who were fresh out of college — nor did we care about their lives outside of the classrooms. They were teachers. Period. They taught us and gave us grades in ways that made us either like them or despise them. To see one socially outside of class would have been unfathomable and if such behavior was going on then it was certainly nothing any one talked about openly. Now, however, it’s like teachers are tight with their students and I think this is a major problem.

Let me explain.As a college instructor, there was a terrible

period in my life when I thought it would be a good idea to invite boyfriends into my classes to watch me teach. I was teaching creative writing at University of Colorado and later a community college in eastern Montana, and in my mind, this made me very cool. Having a boyfriend to admire me in action would no doubt make me all the more appealing in their eyes (in my defense I was fresh out of grad school and going through a painful divorce, which as anyone who has been there knows, makes you very crazy). So, when I began dating John, a fellow writer with deep-rooted, genteel southern manners, naturally he was invited into my fiction workshop to watch me in action, after which I immediately quizzed him to see how wonderful I was, and was as-tonished, not to mention deeply embarrassed, when I saw the look on his face.

He was horrified by several things and it took him a minute to put them in order. For starters, how could I sit there and let them address me by my first name as opposed to Ms. Kocher as he had every professor, both as an undergrad and in law school, as did every other student at the University of Virginia. Secondly, why did I let them sit next to me at the table instead of me sitting at the head of it where I belonged (he let me get away with sit-ting around a table as it is protocol for writing workshops)? And thirdly, and perhaps most unfathomably, how could I share anecdotes from my personal life?

I tried to think back to what I had shared that day, but knowing me, it was terribly personal as I always thought it was important to be as real a person as I could be when teaching writing students. Not so, John told me, despite the fact that I had and still have a solid rule not to befriend or socialize with any student outside of class. John shook his head. It didn’t matter. By the way friendly and personal way I treated my students in class, he continued, he wouldn’t be surprised if one of them thought it was okay to hit on me. He had a point, I realized, and though college is much different, given that by that point most students are adults and have a stronger sense of themselves, the power structure between student and instructor is still intact and needs to be respected as such.

Teachers have a job to do and serve a vital role in a student’s life, and though it’s impor-tant to be friendly and respectful, our students are not our friends.

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WHEN GLENROCK WAS YOUNG

2016

Glenrock

senior menu

Monday, November 7Honey Mustard Chicken, Potato, Broccoli, Garden

Salad, Fruit Whip

Tuesday, November 8Meatloaf, Baked Potato,

Cheesy Cauliflower, Vegetable Salad, Fruit Dessert

Wednesday, November 9Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Asparagus, Spinich

Salad, Fruit

Thursday, November 10Salisbury Steak, Potato &

Gravy, Lima Beans, Tossed Salad, Fruit, Biscuit

Friday, November 11Baked Ham, Yams, Butter

Beans, Fruited Jello, Cookie, Roll

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONThe Glenrock Senior Center has public

transportation that goes to Casper. For more information, call 554-0391 for

Glenrock.

COMMUNITY CALENDARWED THU FRI SATSUN MON TUE

A.A. Open Meetings

7:30 p.m., Plains 628 E. Richards

351-1576

Grief Group Congregational Church, 4 p.m.

Shirley 358-3459 or 351-0539

Rockin’ Wrangler 4-H Club, Episcopal Church, 1st Sun. of

the Month. 3pm

A.A. Open Meetings (non-smoking)

7:30-8:30 p.m., Plains 628 E. Richards

351-1576

A.A. Open Meetings (non-smoking)12 p.m., GP2

805 E. RichardsSuite 1

Douglas Bingo 1st & 3rd MondaysDoors open 5 p.m.

Douglas Senior Center

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Grocery Bingo Every Mon. 1 p.m.

Douglas Senior Center

Exercise- 8amGlenrock Senior

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Education Program 615 West Deer Glenrock, WY

February 16th through March 22nd

1:00pm-3:00pmConverse County Commissioners

County CourthouseRolling Hills Town Council

7 p.m., City Hall Chambers

Education Class7 p.m. 3rd Tuesday of Every Month at Converse County

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First Southern Baptist Chapel, Men’s Bible Study, 6:30pm @ Rec

Center

Tai Chi Class 10:30am

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Rolling Tumbleweeds Crafts and Chat9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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7:30, Plains 628 E. Richards

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Wonder Why Storytime

10:30 a.m./1:30 p.m.Converse County

LibraryOrder of Eastern Star

1st and 3rd Wed.7:30 p.m., 138 N. 4th

A.A. Closed Meetings (non-smoking)

7:30 p.m. at GP2805 E. Richards St.

Diabetic Support2nd Wed. of mo.

Glenrock Senior CenterGrocery Bingo Glenrock

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Doors open 6 p.m.Glenrock Senior Center

No early bird.Exercise- 8am

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TOPPS, Glenrock Rec Center, 8am-10am

First Southern Baptist Chapel, Prayer

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A.A. Open Meetings 7:30-8:30 p.m., Plains

628 E. Richards 351-1576

TOPS Wy. No. 50 Church of Christ,

weigh-ins 8 - 9 a.m.1523 Erwin St.

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AL-ANON Congregational Church, 5 p.m.405 N. 6th St.

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Homeschool Group 3rd Thursday/monthFirst Baptist Church basement 221 S. 4th

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Tai Chi Class 10:30am

Girl Scouts, Glenrock Branch Library, 6pm-

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7:30-8:30 p.m., Plains628 E. Richards

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78 YEARS AGO November 3, 1938 Superintendent M.A. Thrasher and A. J. Covington, of the Industrial school near Worland were visitors at The Independent of-fice on their way to Wheatland Tuesday morning.

75 YEARS AGO October 30, 1941 Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kinnaird entertained the Sunday Night Dinner Club. There were no substitute guests. High score was made by Mrs. Ray Bartels and Bryan Parks, second high by Mrs. Bryan Parks and Ray Bartels.

50 YEARS AGO November 3, 1966 Mr. and Mrs. James Magee attended a champagne party at the home of Dr. Ed Reasoner in Casper on October 22.

25 YEARS AGO October 31, 1991 Billie Anderson was the top finisher for the Glenrock girls at the state cross country meet last weekend. Billie, who placed eighth in 3A, receives an individual award as one of the top ten finishers in the state. Both the boys and girls team placed third in state.

14 YEARS AGO October 31, 2002 Costumes of all sizes appeared downtown Saturday, during the annual fallfest celebration, as youngsters paraded their outfits to Kimball Park.

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Wm. H. Livengood who has at all times the finest flower gardens in his yard of any in Glenrock, says that in spite of the severe freezing weather we have had of late, he still has plenty of flowers in full bloom.

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balance the general fund budget, the sooner the state gets back on a sound financial footing.

So how does the Wyoming legislature address the deficit in the school foundation fund?

First, the shortfall of $690 million dollars is not until bien-nium 2019-2020. The legislature has some time to deal with the problem and can address the controversial issue in the interim. Leadership may choose a multi-pronged approach to a complex issue.

Leadership might create a special task force to make recom-mendations on taxes, reductions in spending, use of savings, increasing investment income from state funds, or diverting revenue streams from state savings accounts.

Leadership may decide to allow the interim committees to do the work based on topics specifically chosen to address the school foundation shortfall. But in the end, there are only few solutions that will solve this complex problem. They are: reduce education spending, increase taxes, raise investment income on state funds, use savings from the Rainy Day Fund or other education funds, or divert current revenue streams from sav-ings accounts to education funds. Some these choices are not very popular.

Furthermore, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Campbell decisions requiring school districts to deliver the educational basket of goods and services for all students is a basic funda-mental right protected in our state constitution makes reducing funding to schools very difficult. Ultimately, any reductions in school funding made by the legislature will result in a future lawsuit by the school districts which will be decided by the Supreme Court. So dealing with education funding will be the biggest issue facing the legislature in the next few years. The choices that the legislature makes will be controversial and dif-ficult. There are no easy answers.

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will then make a duplicate of your card. Any time one of the counterfeit cards is swiped, it looks like it is the original card that is making the transaction.

These skimmers can also be camouflaged in plain sight. Criminals have been to known to attach them to gas pumps, for example. The skimmer extends the card swipe slightly and al-lows you to use your card as you normally would but copies your card in the process.

“Always pull on the ‘duck bill’ of any credit card reader on gas pumps or ATM,” Hurd said. “If it is loose or comes off, re-port it to the clerk immediately, and they should report it to the authorities.”

According to Hurd, criminals install these skimmers on the outside of the card reader and they are easily removed so that they can change them discreetly.

Another big holiday scam Hurd wishes people to be aware of is fake charities.

“The holiday season is full of phone calls from charities,” he said. “Be careful as criminals like to use this time to call and say they are with a reputable charity to take your money. They may show up on caller ID as a legitimate group, but thieves can mask their numbers with a call spoofer.”

Caller ID spoofers allow criminals to call from one busi-ness or phone number and have the recipient’s caller ID show as another number, location or business.

“Always ask them to mail you information about their charity. Legitimate organiza-

tions will be happy to send you information. Criminals gener-ally wont bother,” Hurd said.

Hurd also warned to never give out your personal infor-mation, even for verification purposes, and that if a company calls you, they should be verify-ing themselves to you by your information.

“I make them tell me the last four digits of my social security number. Legitimate companies already have this from you and will understand your caution on the matter,” he said.

With all the new and inven-tive ways that criminals are devising to defraud the public, Hurd wants residents to know that if they have any questions or suspicions, they should contact the Glenrock Police Department at 307-436-2777. Officers will happily check the authenticity of the group or charity.

“It’s also good for people to check it out themselves. Google is a good way to find out if some-thing is a scam,” he said.

If you get a call from an unknown number, it is possible to get some information by typing the number into internet search engines. Many times, if a number is being used for fraud, it will have been posted online somewhere and show up on an online search. But remember that if a number or company doesn’t return any indications of fraud, they aren’t necessarily legitimate. They may just have not been caught yet. When in doubt, Hurd asks that you err on the side of caution and the GPD is happy to help you decide the best course of action.

Fraud From the Front Page

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Future Business Leaders of American (FBLA) hosts a haunted house at the fire hall as a fund raiser with smoke and gore in an elaborate maze with scary creatures.

Haunted fire Hall

Creepy clowns (above) linger upstairs while fireman-eating zombies (right) spring out at visitors in the garage.

Abel Halsey, 7, (in stripes) clings to his mother Amy while ventur-ing through the haunted fire hall Mon-day.

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The Eagles couldn’t land any-thing against the Herd on Friday.

The final score of 50-0 is the big-gest lead in the first round of the 2A playoffs.

The Herders were simply unstop-pable and finished the game without a single turnover. Every drive made it home.

By the end of the first half Ly-man was severely on their heels and making major mistakes including an offensive pass interference call and throwing two interceptions, which would double by the games end.

Glenrock even completed a pass option from Garrett Schwindt to

Cooper Fargen for 24 yards, bring-ing their passing attempts this sea-son to seven.

“We can’t have turnovers in our offense is preached constantly,” coach Ray Kumpula said. “Turn-overs eat up a double-wing game.”

The preaching appears to be working as Glenrock didn’t have a single turnover during Friday’s game.

The Herders were up by 50 be-fore the end of the third quarter and the running clock began. Having such an insurmountable lead allows the younger players to get some real time on the field.

“Anytime we can get players on the field is good. And getting qual-ity time during playoffs is a good

thing,” said Kumpula.Younger player Zane Moore,

sophomore starting defensive back, during his time on the field snagged a picture perfect interception on Fri-day.

“It felt great to get that turnover and get the offense on the field to do their thing,” Moore said of his well timed catch.

“It’s really great to start on the varsity team this year. There is a lot of pressure being a younger player, but it helps me to be mentally and physically tougher for the next two years,” Moore said.

The team will lose 13 seniors after this season, but with so many blow-out games the younger play-ers are getting more varsity play

time than in years past. The hope is that all this extra play-time will help the program continue to be success-ful after Schwindts, Fargens and Bloems graduate.

Glenrock will face off against Greybull this week at 7 p.m. at home, and this could be the tough-est head-to-head battle this season.

But on paper, Glenrock still has the edge with 150 rushing yard per game and 50 total yards per game.

Greybull has a split offense with 250 rushing yards (third) and 104 passing yards (ninth) per game.

Disappointing end; hopeful future

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EVENTS SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov. 4, 2016Herder Volleyball @ State in CasperHerder Football Semi-Finals Playoffs

Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016Herder Volleyball @ State in CasperHerder Football Semi-Finals PlayoffsAll-State music auditions @ Casper

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Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016General Elections

MS/HS Choir Concert - 7 p.m. GIMS

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016Volleyball awards 6:30 p.m. @ GHS

Saturday, Nov. 12, 20162A Football Championships @ Laramie 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016No School - Thanksgiving break

Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016No School - Thanksgiving break

Friday, Nov. 25, 2016No School - Thanksgiving break

Monday, Nov. 28, 2016Basketball practice beginsWrestling practice begins

Grounding the EaglesHerd blanks Lyman 50-0, advances to semifinals

Phillip Harnden photos

Glenrock stops Lyman Friday night, blanking the Eagles by a score of 50-0. The Herders move on to semifinals for the second straight season when they take on Greybull Friday night at home.


It was a disappointing weekend for the players and coaches in Torrington when the Lady Herders fell in two games and denied were their chance at State.

Friday at Regionals brought a pair of tough battles which proved to be a little too much for the purple ladies.

In round one they faced off against Sundance and were sent to the consolation bracket

(25-18, 25-19, 25-20).Later that evening they

faced off against Pine Bluffs, who the Herders beat just six days before, and fell in four (25-19, 22-25, 25-9, 26-24).

Thus ends the season for five seniors. Coach Tara Chan-dler is obviously disappointed in the outcome but is looking for new solutions and going to be infusing new ideals to the program next year.

“It’s not a lack of talent. We have that,” Chandler said solemnly Tuesday. “I think we

have to have a culture shift in the program. That starts with me. We seem to be lacking that competitiveness that I see in the other schools.”

Chandler went on to de-scribe how you can teach tech-nique, but to win there has to be a mentality that the program seems to be missing as well as commitment to the sport in the off-season.

“I am going to be look-ing for the right fundamental changes to the program in or-der to give us that extra edge,”

she said.The Ladies went into Re-

gionals with four straight wins and very a strong late season presence, including an upset over the 2A Southeasts No. 1 team at the time, Pine Bluffs.

The ladies were confident that despite their hiccups dur-ing the season they were going into the grinder that is Region-als. After the first year in 2A the coaches now have a feel for the nuances of the division.

“We can be competitive, and every team faces the same

challenges we have had,” Chandler said. “Most the 2A teams have shallow benches and few substitutes during a game. But they also have a lot of 3-sport athletes, and that is something I hope to change moving foward. More of our girls need to be involved in sports all year and all our ladies sports will improve.”

It ended up being a 12-16 season with a 5-3 conference record. But Chandler will come back next year with some new tricks and a fresh start.

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1. put an agreement in black and white2. blue-ribbon pie3. get the green light4 see the world through rose-colored glasses5. be in the red6. as white as a ghost

When I went to the circus, I noticed that the main acts were highlighted with colored lights. The lighting crew used spotlights and color to attract the audience's attention, drawing our eyes to where the action was. By doing this they also drew our attention away from workers in the shadows who were setting up props and doing other jobs. We all focused on what they wanted us to see. Our days are filled with color. We think about and use different shades of colors for many things. How many colors can you name?

I’ll be tickled pink if you color everything!

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1. players wear the colors of their __________2. red roses = love, expressing our _________3. to make things look nice: materials for clothes or home; jewelry4. on maps: yellow = land, blue = water5. to trick the eye, in printing6. flower bed, fruit bowl, cosmetics7. red = hot, blue = cool8. to make blend into the surroundings (soldiers in jungle)9. red, white and blue, for flags or emblems10. an artistic work hung on the wall11. flashing yellow arrow on the road, pointing the way12. white flag = a wish to surrender

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We use the names and images of colors to express ourfeelings and ideas. We give colors meanings! Can you match these expressions to their "true blue" meanings?

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Colors in the Spotlight!How Do We See Color?

Some of the wavelengths of the light get reflected.When we look at the apple, this reflected light strikes millions ofspecial cells (cones) in our eyes. The information from the cones is sent to our brains, which tell us that the apple is a lovely red!

When an object – in this case, an apple – is exposed to sunlight, it absorbs some parts (wavelengths) of the light, but not all.

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The playoffs have been fairly predictable ex-cept for one game, Mtn. View and Newcastle.

The No. 4 Newcastle upset the No. 1 Mtn. View in double overtime 31-28 Friday putting them into the semifinals against Big Horn.

Big Horn beat Pinedale 20-14 in overtime this week advancing them to the semifinals and put-ting two 2A teams against each other across the brackets from Glenrock.

Greybull Buffaloes gored the Wheatland Bull-dogs 61-22 putting them against the Herders this Friday.

Glenrock clipped the wings of the Lyman Ea-gles 50-0 as they continue to dominate the 2A on their march toward the state title.

With the Newcastle Mt. View upset, three of the remaining four semifinal teams are 2A East. If Glenrock can beat Greybull it will be another 2A East championship game. Last year was Glenrock and Wheatland, both 2A East teams.

Glenrock looks to have an edge over Greybull, but the Herd will have to work for the win.

The Newcastle and Big Horn game will almost undoubtedly go to Big Horn who has only one loss on their record (Glenrock 34-13). The Rams took on the Dogies in week four and showed a decisive victory of 40-10. But Newcastle’s upset over Mt. View shows that they still have some fight and shouldn’t be written off by Big Horn.

If stats over the last nine weeks are any indica-tion, it appears that Glenrock and Big Horn will be facing off for the championship.

Friday night will prove who wants it more.

2A conference playoff breakdownThey are fourth for overall of-fense.

The Herders are far and away the top 2A team in rushing with 402 yards per game. But with only seven passes this season it is no doubt that they are 14th in passing. With such a dominance in the rushing game, Glenrock holds a solid second place in 2A overall offensive yards.

Defense is where things get a bit less predictable. The Herd-ers and Greybull are neck and neck as the two best rushing de-fense teams, with Greybull hav-ing a slight edge. Both teams lead 2A by a wide margin.

Greybull’s pass defense is however one of the worst in at 13th. But against Glenrock this will not have any real meaning.

On the other hand, Glen-rock’s pass defense is 9th and will be a consideration on how effective Greybull can move the ball overhead.

Glenrock should be able to beat the Buffaloes, but it won’t be a gimme. Greybull’s strengths match up against Glenrocks, but the Herd has the edge.Extra Points

Garrett Schwindt’s rapidly rising rushing total got a shot in

the arm Friday with another 253 yards putting him at number eight all-time rushing seasons in the history of Wyoming high school football, all divisions. He has 1863 yards carrying the ball this season, and presum-ably two more games. If he con-tinues to pull 200 or more yards over the next two games, he could finish the season as high as number three.

Schwindt’s goal is to break the 2,000 yard mark which will put him at sixth place, the only Glenrock player on the list and best in the history of Converse County.

Football From the B-1

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CryptoQuiz

This star enlisted in the military in 1942 after the death of their spouse:

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October 30–November 5

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the drums for Sleeping with Sirens. Who am I?

I was born on November 1, 1979, in Los Angeles, CA. I

am a center fielder known for my bunting skills. Who am I?

I was born on November 2, 1990, in Andover, KS. I

played Kendall Knight on Big Time Rush. Who am I?

I was born on November 3, 1987, in Milwaukee, WI. I was named MVP of the

Humanitarian Bowl in 2008. Who am I?

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Glenrock Independent, Glenrock, Wyoming Thursday, November 3, 2016 B-5

Public Notice

Legals emailed to [email protected]

If you DO NOT receive a email confirming that we have

received the legal please call and contact us at The Douglas

Budget at 307-358-2965

Public Auction...Public Auction Glenrock Ministorage , 1307 Hwy 20 -26 , 2 miles east of Glenrock on old Highway heading toward Power Plant, Nov 12th 10 am, For Info call 307-265-44111989 Ford Tempo , VIN 2FAPP36X5LB108011 Storage Fee $500.001985 Dodge Power Ram pickup, 100 Custom , VIN 1B7HW14T-1FS579377 Publish: October 27 & November 3, 2016 3167

Notice of Foreclosure...NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, default in the payment of principal and interest has oc-curred under the terms of a promissory note and mortgage dated August 22, 2012 executed and delivered by Devin Michael Collins as Mortgagor, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. (“MERS”), as Mortgagee solely as nominee for Western Vista Federal Credit Union, recorded on September 25, 2012 as Filing No. 1005225, Book 1467, Page 492, in the public records in the office of the county clerk of Converse County, Wyoming; as assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, recorded on July 8, 2013 as Filing No. 1015468, Book 1494, Page 537, in the public re-cords of the office of the county clerk of Converse County, Wyoming. The premises that are described in the Mortgage are as follows:

The South 15 feet of Lot 14, all of Lot 15, and the North 18 feet of Lot 16, Block 1, Conner Addition to the Town of Glenrock, Converse County Wyoming

with an address of 826 S. First Street, Glenrock, Wyoming 82637.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association has served a written Notice of Intent to Foreclose the Mortgage by Advertisement and Sale pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage to the record owner or party in possession in accordance with the statute ten (10) days prior to the first publication of the sale.

The amount due and owing on the date of the first publication is $155,736.30 which includes the unpaid principal and accrued but unpaid interest. Interest continues to accrue on the unpaid balance at the rate of $13.49 per day.

The property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale and any prospective purchaser should research the status of title before sub-mitting a bid.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to W.S.§34-3-101 et seq., (1977 Republished Edition) that the above described property will be at public venue sold by the Sheriff of Converse County, to the highest bidder at the hour of 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the 14th day of December, 2016, on the courthouse steps of Converse County.

DATED this 13th day of October, 2016.

BY: Bruce S. AsayAssociated Legal Group, LLC1807 Capitol Ave Suite 203Cheyenne, WY 82001(307) 632-2888Attorney for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationPublish: October 27, November 3, 10 & 17, 2016 3161

Notice of Foreclosure...NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, default in the payment of principal and interest has oc-curred under the terms of a promissory note and mortgage dated November 24, 2009 executed and delivered by Mark E. Davis as Mortgagor, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Lender, First National Bank of Gillette, recorded on December 2, 2009 as Rec. No. 967132, in Book 1378, Page 430 in the public records in the office of the county clerk of Converse County, Wyoming; which mortgage was assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on December 2, 2009 as Rec. No. 967133 in Book 1378, Page 436 in the public records of the office of the county clerk of Converse County, Wyoming; which mortgage was assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association on January 1, 2016 as Rec. No. 1046210, Book 1580, Page 6 in the public records of the office of the county clerk of Converse County, Wyoming. The premises that are described in the Mortgage are as follows:

Lot 49, Rolling Hills Subdivision No. 1, a subdivision of Con-verse County, Wyoming, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 63A

with an address of 70 Flower Rd., Glenrock, WY 82637.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association has served a written Notice of Intent to Foreclose the Mortgage by Advertisement and Sale pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage to the record owner or party in possession in accordance with the statute ten (10) days prior to the first publication of the sale.

The amount due and owing on the date of the first publication is $247,656.18 which includes the unpaid principal and accrued but unpaid interest. Interest continues to accrue on the unpaid balance at the rate of $31.01 per day.

The property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale and any prospective purchaser should research the status of title before sub-mitting a bid.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to W.S.§34-3-101 et seq., (1977 Republished Edition) that the above described property will be at public venue sold by the Sheriff of Converse County, to the highest bidder at the hour of 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the 14th day of December, 2016, on the courthouse steps of Converse County.

DATED this 13th day of October, 2016.

BY: Bruce S. AsayAssociated Legal Group, LLC1807 Capitol Ave Suite 203Cheyenne, WY 82001(307) 632-2888Attorney for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationPublish: October 27, November 3, 10, 17, 2016 3163

Probate No. 6425...IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

WITHIN AND FOR THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCONVERSE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) PROBATE NO. 6425ROSALIE R. GOFF, ) Deceased. )

NOTICE OF PROBATETO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that on the 19th day of October, 2016, the estate of the above named decedent was admitted to pro-bate by the above named Court, and that James D. Goff was ap-pointed Personal Representative thereof. Any action to set aside the Will shall be filed in the Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the de-cedent or to his estate are requested to make immediate payment to the personal representative, 4261 E. 12th St, Casper, WY 82609. Creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to file them in duplicate with the necessary vouchers, in the Office of the Clerk of said Court, on or before three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, and if such claims are not so filed, unless otherwise allowed or paid, they will be for-ever barred.Dated this 21st day of October, 2016

James D. Goff, Personal RepresentativePublish: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2016 3166

Notice of Intent...Notice of Intent to Apply for a Tax Deed

Richard Cannady is the owner and holder of certificate of purchase #7754 dated August 6, 2012The property was taxed to Glass, Nancy Ann (Newman)Post Office Box 123Glenrock, WY 82637The property is particularly described as Glenrock Lots 1, 2, 3: Block 1 in the town of Glenrock, WyomingThe property was assessed tax year 2011The owners, mortgagee and any other interested parties are hereby notified. The right to redeem the property will expire Dec. 20, 2016Richard Cannady will apply for a tax deed on or after Dec. 20, 2016Richard CannadyPO Box 1597Glenrock, WY 82637Publish: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2016 3164

Notice of Intent...Notice of Intent to Apply for a Tax Deed

Mary Cannady is the owner and holder of certificate of purchase #7663 dated August 1, 2011The property was taxed to WA GlassNotify Nancy GlassPost Office Box 123Glenrock, WY 82637The property is particularly described as Happy Hollow, PT Lot 4 Block 1 in the town of Glenrock, WyomingThe property was assessed tax year 2010The owners, mortgagee and any other interested parties are hereby notified. The right to redeem the property will expire Dec. 20, 2016Mary Cannady will apply for a tax deed on or after Dec. 20, 2016Mary CannadyPO Box 1597Glenrock, WY 82637

Publish: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2016 3160

Town of Glenrock Council Meeting...

Town Council MeetingGlenrock Town HallOctober 24, 2016

Mayor Frank called the council meeting to order at 7:00PM and led with the Pledge of Allegiance. All elected officials were in at-tendance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the min-utes from the October 10, 2016 meeting was made by Councilman Dalgarn; seconded by Councilman Flynn. All members voting AYE – motion carries. COUNCIL’S REPORTS: Councilman Gray – Oc-tober Fest was successful. Councilman Roumell –no report. Coun-cilman Dalgarn – no report. Councilman Flynn – no report. MAY-OR’S REPORT: Doug Frank – no specific report. CLERK: Jaime Reid – job descriptions are complete and with the Town Attorney for review. TREASURER: Andrew Sibai – absent. POLICE DEPART-MENT: Chief Hurd – there has been an increase in service calls. 3 high speed chases recently. He requires K-9 Yara be trained at least 5 times weekly; and she will perform a demo at the next meet-ing. PUBLIC WORKS REPORT: Randy Rumpler – the crew has been busy maintaining the town. The diamonds are cut for the water valves and manholes and will be completed in the spring. Meter pits are being upgraded. South Rec. concession stand is complete. The Hein/Bond Architectural specs and recommendations are in and a RFP is advertised based on same. Council agreed the RFP be pulled until we receive engineering specs to base it off of. BUILDING INSPECTION/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Kasey Drummond –Christmas Shoppe – 11/12-12/24; Steering Committee Mtg. – 11/21. Planning Commission is working on a R-3 high density zone. 2017 Solar Eclipse events are being planned. Mobile App. is up and run-ning. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR: John Deblaker – wants the speed limited changed on 20/26. Mayor Frank updated him on the recent meetings he, the Chief and Mark Williams with WYDOT had. A letter will be sent to WYDOT this week with proposed changes. Council-man Flynn asked about the information board and wants to proceed with the Paleon Lease Agreement. Councilman Gray wants a 30-day deadline on permit applications. NEW BUSINESS: Ordinance 696 – Compression Brakes – 2nd Reading. A motion to approve same was made by Councilman Roumell; seconded by Council-man Dalgarn. All members voting AYE – motion carries. BILLS & CLAIMS: A motion to approve the Bills & Claims, excluding #681 and adding Deer Creek Electric, was made by Councilman Rou-mell; seconded by Councilman Dalgarn. All members voting AYE – motion carries. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 7:55PM. Jaime Reid, Town Clerk.Publish: November 3, 2016 3170

C.C.Conservation District...Public Notice:The Converse County Conservation District regularly scheduled Board Meeting has been moved to November 10, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at the USDA Service Center at 911 S. Win-driver Drive, Douglas, WY 82633. This meeting is open to the public pursuant to Wyoming Statute 16-4-403.Publish: November 3 & 10, 2016 3168

C.C. Republican Party...THE CONVERSE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Will hold a reg-ular meeting of the Central Committee on November 10th, at 6:30 pm in the basement meeting room of the Converse County Court-house, 107 N. 5th St., Douglas. Publish: November 3, 2016 3169

B-6 Glenrock Independent, Glenrock, Wyoming Thursday, November 3, 2016

ClassifiedsTHIS NEWSPAPER is not re-sponsible or liable whatsoever for any claim made by an ad in this newspaper or for any of the services, products or opportuni-ties offered by advertisers. The content of any advertisement is the sole responsibility of the ad-vertiser. We reserve the right to refuse advertising we deem in-appropriate or unacceptable.

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Employment

IGO OIL FIELD SERVICE, INC., located in Douglas, WY, is now taking applications for motivated drivers. Company benefits in-clude: Health Ins., Retirement plan, paid vacation, and more. Interested persons should call (307)358-4905 and speak to Ryan for information or go online and print an application at www.igooil.com/employment. We are a drug-free workplace.

39-ctfnIGOWRIGHT WATER & SEWER DISTRICT is accepting applica-tions for a permanent part-time Office Assistant position. Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to multi-task. Skills in Ac-counting/Bookkeeping and Mi-crosoft Word and Excel required. Wages DOE. Benefits include retirement and paid vacation. Applications may be obtained at the District Office, located at 15009 Hwy. 387, P.O. Box 549, Wrigh, WY 82732 or by calling 307-464-0491. Applications will be accepted until the position

has been filled.41-4cWWSD

POSITION VACANCY Converse County School District #1, Douglas, Wyoming, is accepting applications for Assistant Cheer Coach at Douglas High School. Position available for the Winter Season 2016-17 school year. For further details, contact Activities Director Justin Carr at 307-358-4040. Position will close November 17, 2016. Apply online at converse1schools.org CONVERSE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

43-3cCCSD#1POSITION VACANCY Con-verse County School District #1, Douglas, Wyoming, is ac-cepting applications for Special Education Paraprofessional. Beginning wage is $12.89 per hour; benefits include district insurance eligibility, sick days, personal days, and emergen-cy leave. Education require-ments: two years of college preferred. Must be willing to obtain substitute teacher cer-tificate; experience working with children preferred; must meet the WY Department of Educa-tion requirements for “Highly Qualified”, which is defined as having an Associate’s degree, 48 college hours or success-fully passing a test of academic skills. Please include resume’ with completed application. Please contact Penny Hawk, Special Education Director, with

questions at 307-358-6187. Po-sition will close November 4, 2016. Apply online at convers-e1schools.org. CONVERSE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

44-1cCCSD#1POSITION VACANCY Con-verse County School District #1, Douglas, Wyoming, is ac-cepting applications for Student Support Services Assistant Secretary. Beginning wage is $14.28 per hour; 7 hours per day; 205 days per year. Ben-efits include: sick leave, per-sonal leave, retirement, health, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability. Edu-cation and/or Experience: High School graduate, ability to type, knowledge of general office ma-chines, computer competent, fil-ing and record keeping plus five years of experience in secretari-al position. Position will close November 10, 2016. Apply online at converse1schools.org. CONVERSE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

44-2cCCSD#1CAN YOU PROVIDE MOBILE HOME INSPECTIONS? Appli-cant requirements include re-liable internet, digital camera, GPS/Smartphone, knowledge of lock change and full win-terization. Email your name, phone number, city and state to [email protected].

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Announcements

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44-WYCANWANT TO PURCHASE MINER-ALS and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.

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Douglas Garage Sales

32 COULTER TRAIL, Douglas, WY 11/5/2016 8:00am. Misc. house itesm, car audio & elec-tronics, entertainment stand, everything must go!

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Farm And Ranch

3X3X8 SQUARE BALES. Great horse hay! Only 22 left! Call 307-358-0515

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TransportationFOR SALE: 2004 Ford Expe-dition, Eddie Bauer, mileage 191,592 $4000 OBO. Very good condition. Good in the snow. Call 307-351-3449.

42-3pFOR SALE: 1992 Corvette $8,000. 351-8475.

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Services

PDC PAINTING: Envision Painting interior, exterier, over 30 years experience. Insured. Free estimates. 307-751-2005.

39-53pVROOMAN CONSTRUCTION: Painting, decks, pole barns, ga-rages, siding, complete remod-eling, sheetrock hanging and fin-ishing, roofing, doors, windows, all types of fencing, concrete flat work and yard sheds. Licensed and insured with 30 years of experience. Call Tom: 307-359-2758

36-ctfnTVHAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? WANT TO ANNOUNCE YOUR SPECIAL EVENT? Reach over 380,550 Wyoming people with a single classified ad when it is placed in WYCAN (Wyoming Classified Ad Network). Only $135 for 25 words. Contact this newspaper for details.

44-WYCANTOTAL FLOORING: Carpet, Vi-nyl, Hardwood, Ceramic tile, and wood laminate installations. Call Henry for a free estimate. 307-358-8397 or 307-351-1848.

11-52pLEHNEN’S TREE/PAINT SER-VICE. Trim-Remove Trees. Paint any structure. Stump Grinding. Licensed-Insured. Free Estimates. 351-3051, 358-5753.

40-9pBALDREY CONSTRUCTION: Commercial/Residential. New construction, Remodeling, Kitch-ens/bathroom, windows, siding, decks, repairs, garage doors and openers, painting, drywall, laminate, hardwood floors, tile. 358-5147.

37-15pINSIDE-OUT: Let a Profession-al clean your home or office. Hard worker who is honest & re-liable. Evenings 307-298-7896.

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Merchandise

WANTED: Buying Used Cam-eras and photo equipment. Call Rick at 358-5126.

36-tfneGARDEN MANURE $20/pickup load. Topsoil $12/yard. Railroad ties $14 each. Storage contain-ers rent or sale. 20 ft. and 40 ft. www.wystoragecontainer.com Call 307-351-1277.

40-6pFOR SALE: Large Green-house. 24’x96’. To be removed. 255-1770

43-3pDINING ROOM/KITCHEN wood table with built-in leaf, 4

chairs and a bench. Great con-dition. $400. Call 307-262-6713

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Douglas Real Estate Rentals

EQUAL HOUSING Opportuni-ty-All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or na-tional origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspa-per will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination call Wyo-ming Fair Housing.

tfnOFFICE SPACE FOR RENT: $800/mo. + utilities. For more information 358-1853

17-ctfnKRC2 BED, 1 BATH APARTMENTS FOR RENT. Furnished & un-furnished, all utilities paid. For more information call 307-358-1853.

18-ctfnKRCFOR RENT OFFICE SPACE 5 offices and storage room 2000 sq ft 307-351-3344

7-ctfnMCFOR RENT OR SALE. 76x16 Trailer 3 bed, 2 bath Very nice on private lot. New carpet, cook stove & dish washer $900/mo. + deposit & utilities. 351-3344.

38-ctfnMCCHEAPER THAN A MOTEL--Studio Apartment for rent -- Furnished, Utilities paid- Free WifFIand television. Recently remodeled. close to down town. Rent by the week or month. First week Free.Call 307-359-9210

41-4pFOR RENT a 2 bedroom apart-ment $600 per month, plus elec-tricity, owner pays for heat & city. Require first and last month rent and a $350 cleaning deposit. Call 351-8498 after 5 p.m.

44-3cCREFOR RENT: 4 bed, 2 bath available November 1st. Near schools. Non-smoking, no pets. Deposit and references re-quired. 307-358-9236.

42-3pCOMMERICAL BUILDING FOR RENT: 2 Bays/Office space/2 bedroom apartment. For more information call 307-359-3399.

42-3cS81 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. Full bath, full kitchen, clean, nice units. $500 per month plus gas & electric. Call 358-5362.

43-3pFOR RENT: 3 bed, 2 bath. 351-1071 $700.

43-3pMULTIPLE RENTAL PROPER-TIES: 2 bedroom 2 bath house $750/month. 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, new paint and floor-ing, $650/month. 1 bedroom, 1

bath apartment $550/month. All properties have laundry facili-ties. No pets, non-smoking. 351-3007 or 358-3575.

43-3p2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, w/d on premises, In Glenrock. $550/month plus utilities and de-posit. (307) 351-7585

43-6pTWO BEDROOM HOUSE with washer & dryer. Front door park-ing, no pets, non-smoking build-ing. $650 deposit same. 358-5023.

44-3pFOR RENT: Studio apartment, furnished. All utilities, cable TV & internet paid. Laundry area on site. Non-smoking building. No pets. 307-359-3050, 307-358-3149.

44-3pHOUSE FOR RENT: 2 bed, 1 bath remodeled. Washer & dryer hook ups. Some pets negotia-ble. $700/month, $780 deposit. Call 359-9159.

44-3pFOR RENT: 2 bedroom house. Also 1 & 2 bedroom apt. partial utilities pd. Non-smoking, no pets. Call 358-2469 evenings.

44-3p2 AND 3 BEDROOM MOBILE homes for rent. $400 moves you in for the month of November. Pets negotiable. 307-351-1226.

44-3p

Douglas Real Estate Sales

WESTERN STAR POST FRAME BUILDINGS - 20x24x8- $5,549.00, 24x32x10- $7,546.00, 3 0 x 4 0 x 1 2 - $ 1 0 , 7 6 7 . 0 0 , 32x48x14-$13,246.00.Complete material packages with instruc-tions. Experienced and insured crews available. 1-800-658-5565.

43-WYCAN

Wright Real Estate Rentals

NATIONAL 9 INN. Low weekly rates available at the National 9 in Wright. 2 and 3 Bedroom Suites with kitchenettes avail-able. Rooms starting at $59.95 CALL 307-464-1510

14-ctfnCM30 DAY RENT-FREE MOVE-IN SPECIAL 2 bed, 1 bath income restricted townhomes $521/mo, we pay w/s/g, appliances includ-ed. Call Grimshaw Investments at 307-672-2810

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Glenrock Real Estate Rentals

GLENROCK MINI STOR-AGE. 2 miles east of Glenrock. 5x10,10x10, 8x20, 10x20, 12x36, 15x40, 19x45, Outside storage. 307-265-4411.

29-52pFOR RENT: Apartment for rent. A+ 2 bedroom. $475. Call Alerin Managment, LLC. 307-265-1445.

43-3ctfnAM2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, w/d on premises, $550/month plus utilities and deposit. (307) 351-7585

44-3p

Glenrock Real Estate Sales

FOR SALE: 60’x14’ 2 bedroom nice mobile with furniture. Call 307-255-1770.

43-3p

BARBER APARTMENTS

Elderly Housing

(Age 62 or Older or Disabled)

625 West DeerGlenrock, WY307-436-2725

[email protected]/TDD#711

Rental Assistance Available HUD

Trophies,Plaques &Engraving

Huge Selection of Used FurnitureIrwin’s Furniture

Call 358-3215

RENT ASSIST. AVAILABLE (HUD)

Trails Apartments 130 Boxelder Trail

Glenrock, WY. NOW PET FRIENDLY1-2-3 bedroom, all appliances,

A/C laundry facilities, playground, computer lab.

EHO - TTY/TTD #711 307-436-8401

[email protected]

RENT ASSIST. AVAIL. (HUD) NOW PET FRIENDLY

LaPrele Apartments 240 S. Pearson Douglas, WY.

2 & 3 bedroom, a/c, all appliances, laundry facility, playground, pet friendly.

Single Person $782, All utilities paid TTY/TDD #711

[email protected]

WESTGATE APARTMENTS 1457 Sweetwater Dr. Douglas, WY. 82633

2 bedroom. (HUD) All utilities paid. Rent Assist. Avail. Now Pet Friendly307-358-5927 TTY/TDD #711

[email protected]

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The Glenrock Independent will be closed Thursday NOVEMBER 24TH and Friday 25TH

for Thanksgiving

EARLY DEADLINES

All LEGAL NOTICES must be submitted by NOON on THURSDAY, November 17th

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY AND LINE ADS must be submitted by Noon on Friday, NOVEMBER 18th

The Glenrock Independent has early deadlines for the

November 24th ISSUE!

Douglas Budget & Glenrock Independent, November 2-3, 2016 Election Guide Page 1

U.S. PRESIDENT& VICE PRESIDENT

Republican Party: DONALD J TRUMP and MIKE PENCEDemocratic Party: HILLARY CLINTON and TOM KANEConstitution Party: DARRELL CASTLE and SCOTT BRADLEYLibertarian Party: GARY JOHNSON and BILL WELDIndependent candidates: ROCKY DE LA FUENTE and MICHAEL STEINBERG; JILL STEIN and AJAMU BARAKA.

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

(1 office, 2-year term; one from each party advancesto the General Election in November)

Republican: LIZ CHENEYDemocrat: RYAN GREENELibertarian: LAWRENCE GERARD STRUEMPFConstitution Party: DANIEL CLYDE CUMMINGS

WYOMING STATE SENATEDISTRICT 2

Republican: BRIAN S BONERDemocrat: WILLIAM B. CULLEN III

STATE REPRESENTATIVEHOUSE DISTRICT 3

Republican: ERIC BARLOW


(1 office, 2-year term)

Republican: DAN KIRKBRIDEConstitution: JOE MICHAELS


Republican: AARON CLAUSENDemocrat: SHALYN C. ANDERSON

CONVERSE COUNTYCOMMISSIONER

(2 offices, each for a 4-year term)

Republican candidates: MIKE COLLING RICK GRANT

DOUGLAS CITY COUNCIL(2 offices, each for a 4-yr term, nonpartisan)

MONTY GILBREATH; ADAM HUGHES; RENE’ KEMPER; DOUGLAS OLSON

GLENROCK TOWN COUNCIL(2 offices, 4-year terms)

CHAD BEER; TERRY L. GRAY; ROY KINCAID;BRUCE ROUMELL

GLENROCK TOWN COUNCIL(1 office, 2-year unexpired term)

RUSSEL DALGARN; CHRISTOPHER LAMB

LOST SPRINGS TOWN COUNCILNO CANDIDATE FILED

ROLLING HILLS TOWN COUNCIL(2 offices, 4-year terms)

MARTHA DURAND; LAURA TERRIERE; WILLIAM WHITE

ROLLING HILLS TOWN COUNCIL(one, 2-year unexpired term)

KENNETH MONTGOMERY

DOUGLAS SCHOOL BOARD(five, 4-year terms)

JAY BUTLER; BRANDON GILBREATH; THOMAS HOLT; DAREK JOPPRU; ILENE MORFORD RABA; BRAD REESE; JENNIFER RINN; CHRIS SORGE; LARRY STEINLE; TOM STROCK; JUSTIN WINNEY

GLENROCK SCHOOL BOARD(THREE, 4-year terms)

DUSTIN AILPORT; BRAD JONES; VICKI WIDIKER; JARED WILLIAMS; JIM WILLIAMS

top of theTicket

local, non-partisan

Races

C-2 Douglas Budget, Douglas, Wyoming Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Public NoticesCivil Action No. 17451...IN THE DISTRICT COURT, EIGHTH .JUDICIAL DISTRICT

IN AND FOR CONVERSE COUNTY, WYOMING

JANE E. FRAHM and, ROBERT L. FRAHM, )Husband and wife, ) ) Civil Action No. 17451 Plaintiffs, ) )vs. ) )EDNA LUCILE NORDGREN (deceased) her )unknown heirs, devisees, and legatees; )BRADLEY JACOB BENSON (deceased), his )unknown heirs, devisees, and legatees; )OSCAR OAKLEY BENSON (deceased), his )unknown heirs, devisees, and legatees; and, )ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN )CLAIMANTS IN AND TO FIFTY PERCENT )INTEREST IN THE SURFACE ESTATE OF )THE El/2SE1/4 OF SECTION 7, THE )SW1/4SW1/4 AND S1/2NW1/4 OF SECTION )8, THE Nt/2 OF SECTION 17, AND THE )El/2NEl/4 OF SECTION 18, AND FIFTY )PERCENT INTEREST IN AND TO THE )MINERAL ESTATE LYING IN AND )UNDER THE Nl/2 OF SECTION 17, ALL IN )TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 70 WEST, )6T11 P.M., CONVERSE COUNTY, )WYOMING, ) Defendants. ) )

NOTICE OF COMPLAINT, SERVICE BY PUBLICATION,AND NOTICE OF HEARING

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 15, 2016, Plaintiffs commenced an action against you in the District Court, Eighth Judi-cial District, Converse County, Wyoming, Civil Action No.17451 the object and prayer of which is to detennine the heirship, and declare and quiet title to Plaintiffs’ real property interest in the following de-scribed real property located inConverse County, Wyoming:

Township 35 North, Range 70 West, 61h P.M.Section 7: El/2SEI/4Section 8: SWI/4SW1/4; S I/2NWI/4Section 17: Nl/2Section 18: E 1/2N E 1/4

Among other things, the Complaint against you is to determine the heirship in and to real property; to divest you of any interest there-in and to establish paramount title in Plaintiffs; that the Complaint alleges in substance that you claim an interest adverse to that of Plaintiffs; that Plaintiff are the owners and in possession of said premises in the percentages alleged in the Complaint; that you have no valid right, title or ownership in the said premises and that the titleand interests of Plaintiffs is superior.

You are hereby notified that you are required to answer Plaintiffs’ Complaint on or before 30 days from the date of the last publication hereof, and that judgment by default may be rendered against you if you fail to appear.

Notice is also hereby given to the above identified Defendants, in-cluding creditors of any above named Defendants, their heirs and devisees, that on the 8 day of, December, at 9:00AM the Court will hear the Plaintiffs Complaint for Determination of Heirship, Quiet-Title and Declaratory Judgment in the District Courtroom of the Con-verse County, Wyoming Courthouse, in Douglas, Wyoming.

Edna Lucile Nordgren died on February 20, 1982 in Omaha, Doug-las County, Nebraska; Bradley Jacob Benson died on June 15, 1992 in Mason County, Washington; Oscar Oakley Benson, died on March 3, 1978, in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Dated this 20 day of September, 2016./s/ Pamela McCulloughClerk of District Court/s/Patrica CarrBy: Deputy ClerkPublish: October 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2016 1705

Notice of Name Change...NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 30th day of Sep-tember, 2016, a Petition was filed in the District Court of Converse County, Wyoming, by Tamala Jean Nachtman praying for an Order of the Court changing Petitioner’s name to: TAMI JEAN SULLIVAN. ANY PERSON DESIRING to object to granting of the Peti-tion may do so by filing an objection, in writing, with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court not later than thirty (30) days following the last publication of this Notice. DATED: September 30, 2016

PAMELA MCCULLOUGHClerk of the District CourtBy: /s/ Patricia CarrDeputy Clerk

Publish: October 12, 19, 26 & November 2, 2016 1715

Notice for Deliquent Taxes...NOTICE FOR DELIQUENT TAXES

On the 6th day of August 2012 property taxes were paid on lots 29 & 30: Block 2 in Orin WY. A Tax deed will be applied for if not redeemed by the 20th of November 2016.Publish: October 19, 26 & November 2, 2016 1726

Civil Case#17178...STATE OF WYOMING ) IN THE DISTRICT COURT )ssCOUNTY OF CONVERSE ) 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff/ Flurence LaPage, ) Civil Case 17178 )vs ) )Defendant/ Lucille D. LaPage )

NOTICENOTICE TO Lucille D. LaPage,801 Sherwood Dr., Shepard, TX 77331 You are notified that a Complaint for Divorce; Civil No. 17178 filed in the Wyoming District Court 8th Judicial District, 107 N.5th St., Douglas, WY 82633, dissolution of marriage to Lucille D.

Sundance Meadows District Election...

SAMPLE BALLOT

SUNDANCE MEADOWS WATER DISTRICT County of Converse, State of Wyoming

SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE

8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2016

INSTRUCTIONS: To vote for a person whose name is NOT printed on the ballot, write that name in the blank space provided for that purpose and mark the square immediately to the right of the name of that person.

CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTOR Sundance Meadows Water District

DIRECTOR, Four-year term (Term Ending in November, 2020)

Vote for TWO

Chuck Mangus ...................................................................................... ___________________________ .........................................................

___________________________ .......................................................... ___________________________ ......................................................... Please return your completed ballot to the Converse County Clerk’s Office in the enclosed, self-addressed envelope by 4:00 p.m. on November 8, 2016 in order for it to be counted as an official ballot. Envelope containing the ballot must be signed by the voter.

Publish: October 26, 2017 1728

Publish: October 26, 2016 1729

Notice of Sample Ballots... 2016 General Election Candidates

No candidates filed Town of Rolling Hills Councilperson

4 Year Term Vote For Not More Than Two

Martha Durand Laura Terriere William White Town of Rolling Hills Councilperson

2 Year Unexpired Term Vote For One

Kenneth Montgomery Douglas School Board Trustee 4 Year Term Vote For Not More

Than Five Jay Butler Brandon M. Gilbreath Thomas Holt Darek J. Joppru Ilene Morford Raba Brad Reese Jennifer Rinn Chris Sorge Larry Steinle Tom L Strock Justin Winney Glenrock School Board Trustee

4 Year Term Vote For Not More Than Three

Dustin S. Ailport Brad Jones Vicki Widiker Jared Williams Jim Williams Conservation District Rural Supervisor

2 Year Unexpired Term Vote For Not More Than Two

Doug Horner Gary R. Jacobson Conservation District Rural Supervisor

4 Year Term Vote For One

Shelly K. Falkenburg Conservation District Urban Supervisor


Susan Downs Debra Kingery Rochelle Wagner Cemetery District Trustee 4 Year Term Vote For Not More

Than Three Joyce Bryan Ken Walker Hospital District Trustee 4 Year Term Vote For Not More

Than Three Kate A. Anfinson John Moulton Hospital District Trustee 2 Year Unexpired Term Vote For

One Sharon Burns Jerry D. Street

Z:\PUBLIC\Elections\2016\2016 General\2016 Sample Ballots General for Newspaper.docx

The General Election Shall Be Held On the 8th Day of November, 2016

Polls will be open at 7:00 a.m. Polls will close at 7:00 p.m.

Voters: Cast your vote on each page of the ballot. If you will need assistance because of a disability or inability to read or write, a person of your choice may give you help. If you have any questions regarding the accessibility of your polling place, please call the County Clerk’s Office at 358-2244 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Absentee Ballots: You may pick up your absentee ballots at any time in the County Clerk’s Office up until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2016. They must be returned to the County Clerk’s Office no later than 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2016.

If you have not registered or did not vote in the last general election, you may register at the polls on November 8, 2016.

Instructions for Absentee Voting Read carefully before you vote: 1. Use only a black ball point pen to mark your vote. 2. Blacken the oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. 3. To vote for a person not on the ballot, write in the name on the line and blacken the oval. ( ) 4. If you tear, spoil, deface or erroneously mark the ballot, do not erase, but ask for a new ballot. Stickers with a candidate’s name cannot be placed on a ballot. A voter must write-in the candidate’s name and blacken the write-in oval ( ) next to the write-in line. Please remember to sign the return envelope on the back and place a 47¢ stamp prior to mailing. Absentee ballots must be received in the Converse County Clerk’s Office prior to the time the polls close on November 8, 2016.


Names of Candidates will be rotated on the Official Ballots and will not always appear in the order indicated in the Sample Ballots. Photo ID is required for anyone registering to vote. Publish: October 26/27, 2016

I, Lucile K. Taylor, County Clerk in and for the County of Converse, do hereby certify that the list herein is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. The listing printed is representative of the offices to be filled at the election. Proper name rotation will be made in all precincts on the official ballots.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 1st day of October, 2016.

My term expires ___________________________ the first Monday in Lucile K. Taylor, County Clerk January, 2019

Polls Open: 7:00 a.m. Polls Close: 7:00 p.m. Polling Places

Senate District 23 (SD 23); House District 3 (HD 3)

Lost Springs 1-1 .................................................................... Eastern WY College 800 S Wind River Dr Dry Creek 13-13 .................................................................... Dry Creek Hall, 3549 Hwy 59, Bill, WY Northeast Douglas 23-1 ......................................................... Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St Courthouse 23-4 .................................................................... Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St

Senate District 2 (SD 2); House District 4 (HD 4) East Antelope 8-8 .................................................................. Eastern WY College 800 S Wind River Dr Fairview 23-6 ........................................................................ Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St

Senate District 2 (SD 2); House District 6 (HD 6) Orin 2-2 ................................................................................. Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St Guthrie 3-1 ............................................................................ Eastern WY College 800 S Wind River Dr Rural Douglas 4-4 ................................................................. Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St Boxelder 6-6 .......................................................................... Glenrock Recreation Center, 412 S 4th St LaPrele 7-7 ............................................................................ Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St East Glenrock 9-1 .................................................................. Glenrock Recreation Center, 412 S 4th St West Glenrock 9-2 ................................................................. Glenrock Recreation Center, 412 S 4th St Rural Glenrock 10-10 ............................................................ Glenrock Recreation Center, 412 S 4th St Rolling Hills 11-11 ................................................................ Glenrock Recreation Center, 412 S 4th St Orpha 20-20 ........................................................................... Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St Northwest Douglas 23-2 ........................................................ Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St Southwest Douglas 23-3 ........................................................ Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St South Douglas 23-5 ............................................................... Douglas Recreation Center, 1701 Hamilton St Absentee Ballots must be picked up no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 8, 2016…………………………………...Courthouse 107 N 5th St, Ste 114, Clerk’s Office.


The General Election Shall Be Held On the 8th Day of November, 2016

Polls will be open at 7:00 a.m. Polls will close at 7:00 p.m.

Voters: Cast your vote on each page of the ballot. If you will need assistance because of a disability or inability to read or write, a person of your choice may give you help. If you have any questions regarding the accessibility of your polling place, please call the County Clerk’s Office at 358-2244 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Absentee Ballots: You may pick up your absentee ballots at any time in the County Clerk’s Office up until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2016. They must be returned to the County Clerk’s Office no later than 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2016.

If you have not registered or did not vote in the last general election, you may register at the polls on November 8, 2016.

Instructions for Absentee Voting Read carefully before you vote: 1. Use only a black ball point pen to mark your vote. 2. Blacken the oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. 3. To vote for a person not on the ballot, write in the name on the line and blacken the oval. ( ) 4. If you tear, spoil, deface or erroneously mark the ballot, do not erase, but ask for a new ballot. Stickers with a candidate’s name cannot be placed on a ballot. A voter must write-in the candidate’s name and blacken the write-in oval ( ) next to the write-in line. Please remember to sign the return envelope on the back and place a 47¢ stamp prior to mailing. Absentee ballots must be received in the Converse County Clerk’s Office prior to the time the polls close on November 8, 2016.





















2016 General Election Candidates

President & Vice President 4 Year Term Constitution Darrell Castle & Scott Bradley Democratic Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine Independent “Rocky” Roque De La Fuente &

Michael Steinberg Independent Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka Libertarian Gary Johnson & Bill Weld Republican Donald J. Trump & Michael R.

Pence United States Representative 2 Year Term Vote For One Constitution Daniel Clyde Cummings Democratic Ryan Greene Libertarian Lawrence Gerard Struempf Republican Liz Cheney State Senator 02 4 Year Term Vote For One Democratic William B. Cullen III Republican Brian S Boner State Representative House District 3


Republican Eric Barlow State Representative House District 4


Constitution Joe Michaels Republican Dan R. Kirkbride State Representative House District 6


Democratic Shalyn C. Anderson Republican Aaron Clausen County Commissioner 4 Year Term Vote For Not More

Than Two Republican Mike Colling Republican Rick Grant City of Douglas Councilperson 4 Year Term Vote For Not More

Than Two Monty Gilbreath Adam Hughes Rene’ Kemper Douglas Olson Town of Glenrock Councilperson


Chad Beer Terry L Gray Roy Kincaid Bruce Roumell Town of Glenrock Councilperson


Russel Dalgarn Christopher Lamb Town of Lost Springs Councilperson


No candidates filed Town of Lost Springs Councilperson



















One Sharon Burns Jerry D. Street 2016 General Election Candidates

Justice of the Supreme Court For a Regular Eight Year Term Catherine M. Fox William U. Hill Keith G. Kautz Judge of the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District

For a Regular Six Year Term

Patrick W. Korell Circuit Court Judge of the Eighth Judicial District

For a Regular Four Year Term

I. Vincent Case, Jr. Constitutional Amendment A


















One Sharon Burns Jerry D. Street

General Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. This guide contains only

contested local race information.Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

in the places listed below:

Voters: Recently, the Town of

Glenrock annexed the Danaher Addition, which will change the precinct number to 9-2, West Glenrock, for residents within that addition who were previ-ously in a rural precinct.

These residents will now be eligible to vote (providing they are registered) on Glenrock town candidates. I wanted to take this opportunity to let residents know of the change.

Lucile TaylorConverse County Clerk

Election Guide Douglas Budget & Glenrock Independent, November 2-3, 2016

Douglas City Council (2 seats open)

Question Their Answer

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Please provide a brief bio

of yourself.

Douglas Olson

1) I have lived in Douglas 21 years and am retired. I have a teaching degree from Chadron State College and have 33 gradu-ate hours toward a masters degree in secondary admin-istration. I am married to Rosa and have four grown children and two step-chil-dren, 15 grandchildren, and one great-grand daughter. I served two years on zoning and planning commission and the past four years as a city councilman. I have served as member and chairman of numerous civic organizations.

Rene Kemper

I was born and raised in Cheyenne and have one daugh-ter named Dorina. I am on the Converse County Community Service Block Grant Board, Planning and Zoning Commis-sioner, and have participated on two steering committees for the city. I have been a Rotarian for 19 years as well as a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice and has served on a number of other state-wide and local boards and committees. I graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BA degree in Second-ary English Education, have a MA in Organizational Management and have worked at Youth Development Services since 1990.

Monty Gilbreath

I was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. I graduated from Scottsbluff High School and attended University of Nebraska, I am married and have three children and seven grandchildren, I am the Nutrition Services and Recreation Director for CCSD#1, I have been employed with the school district since 1995. I have worked in both the private and public sector.

Why should people vote

for you?

What is your position

on the rec center issue?

Are in support of the recent increase

in city utility charges?

In terms of economic

development, are you in

support of The Enterprise (CANDO).Chamber)

and what are you ideas for diversification?

As a councilman, what would

your top three priorities be?

With the experience as a councilman, I have seen our fifth-cent sales tax go from a small tax base to a larger one, then down again. I have even seem small communities our size spend too much during boom years on capital expenditures; when they have a downturn, they have too much debt and are not able to pay for it. Our current city council was able to invest in our community by upgrading equipment, in parks and the cemetery, as well as the Box Elder spring water line to bring water to Douglas. This will be completed by 2018. We also purchased the old WyDot building on Richards Street as a location for IT and equipment for streets and alleys. This will increase productivity and quick response for plowing snow and salting intersections. We were able to put $40 million in reserves and keep the city out of debt.

I care about the people of Douglas. As a Wyoming native, I care about our way of life and understand our culture and values. I chose to remain in Douglas for the last 26 years because I found a solid sense of com-munity and believe I have the skills that are going to be required of city council members to develop policy based upon the needs of our citizens and to make budget decisions that are not only going to keep our city afloat in this tough economic climate, but also to help our city grow. With the downturn in the energy industry, the city is facing declining sales tax revenues. I have been the Executive Director of a non-profit for 24 years. We rarely have the income we need, so I have learned skills that help us meet the needs of our clients with an extremely limited budget. In fact, I’ve spent the last 24 years doing my absolute best to stretch tax payer dollars as far as possible and I’ve been very successful at it.

Having made Douglas our home for 31 years, I have a vested interested in making Douglas an even greater place to live, work, and play for the future generations to come.

I do believe the city needs a new recreation center but not today. We do not have the money for the operation and maintenance of it. It was voted down in May of 2015 to build a new Rec Center with the sixth-cent optional sales tax. It was voted down later on a Monkey survey when given to the public. Two weeks ago, on the Douglas Budget website the question was asked: “Are you in favor of a new Rec Center now” 54 percent of those voting said no and 24 percent said yes. I represent the constituents of Douglas that voted three times to express their opin-ion and the will of the people said no. The Glenrock Rec Center admission would be free except for the water features. But Douglas members would pay a $600 to $700 membership fee and a user fee to use the facilities. Douglas would employ 15 part-time lifeguards at $10 an hour. The Douglas City Council voted 3 to 2 not to proceed any further with the Rec Center.

I think a new rec center would be wonderful, but we just cannot afford one right now. Sales tax rev-enues are the lowest they’ve been in several years, and the City has already been forced to make budget cuts and there will likely be more in the future. Adding a new financial commitment in an already strapped budget would cause the City to make additional cuts to meet that commitment. Where would that money come from since we have considerably less revenue? Employee layoffs? Cuts in city services like snow plowing, water and sewer maintenance, fire or police services? Reduce or eliminate the Aid to Others line items that support programs? All of these programs and more have already had their allocations cut. Are we as a community willing to risk losing one or more of these programs and services? Or, do we wait until the economy improves and we can build a Rec Center without hurting other valuable community programs? I believe we need to keep it on the table and move forward when the economy works more in our favor.

I support the building of new Rec Center. This is an economic diversification opportunity and a better quality of life opportunity for all Douglas residents. An NRPA study was done in 2010 on “Measuring the Economic Impact of Park and Recreations Ser-vices.” It states that tourism depends on attractions. The desire to go to another place is stimulated by attractions. Our current Rec Center is owned and operated by the school district. With more public demand for organized recreational programming, and the closing of the current Rec Center during the day for school security reasons, it has become next to impossible to meet that demand in our current facil-ity. By providing a new facility, that is not part of the school, will allow the recreation department to offer more recreation program activities. More adult and youth tournaments, festivals and community events, while providing our community a better quality of life for all Douglas residents, today and in the future. This is a long-term investment solution for our local economy, community recreation, and the future health and wellness of the citizens of Douglas.

I feel we need to be careful about increasing city utility costs unless it is absolutely necessary to keep those enterprise account funds solvent.

I support the increase in utility costs concerning water, sewer, sanitation and landfill. These are called enterprise funds, which are supported only by our rate structure because they have to be self-supporting by state statute. We cannot use general funds to subsidize the rate structure. We transport our garbage to Casper Landfill at a rate of $37 per ton tipping fee, since we do not have a lined put for our garbage at our landfill. So each of the enterprise funds are sustained with rate costs. We have started a recycling program at the beginning of 2016. We recycle paper, newspapers, cardboard, magazines, glass, aluminum, tin cans and plastic. They are sold to a vendor in Cheyenne. We have compost bins strategically located around the community. However, if leaves, trees, grass etc. are dumped into regular garbage, it becomes contami-nated garbage, thus costing the tax payers $88 per ton rather than $37 per ton.

I have talked to the city administrator and the Direc-tor of Public Works Department, and I do understand how the increases have come about. Do I like it? No, because I pay a water bill just like everyone else, but I do understand why it has been increased. Our costs as a city have not gone down. We now have to pay to ship our garbage up to Casper. We do have to maintain our water and sewer infrastructure. I believe there are several things we can do as a city to contain some of these costs. Of course, there will always be some kind of increase because of the cost of maintenance, rising costs of materials, etc. We can save money however by reducing the amount of material being shipped to the Casper landfill. We can do this by correctly using the recycling trailers placed around the city. The less we haul west, the more money we save. We can also do more xeriscaping to reduce water usage.

I think The Enterprise is a very important com-ponent of a strong economic development plan. The merger of CANDO, Main Street, and the Chamber of Commerce created The Enterprise. I believe this will streamline and maximize the services that were provided by each and eliminate a lot of duplication. I think we have many opportunities for economic development. From marketing our outdoor recreation opportunities to our excellent medical facilities. We take a lot of these opportunities for granted, but need to look at them from the perspective of someone from outside of our community and capitalize on what draws them here. We also have a once in a life time opportunity with the Solar Eclipse next year. I know The Solar Eclipse Committee has been busy coordi-nating activities. This is not just an opportunity for businesses and non-profits to make money for a few days. It is an opportunity to showcase our community and entice visitors to come back again and again.

We can have the Tax Increment Financing Plan in place; they would not have to pay the fifth-cent tax on products for 5-10 years and have a 10-15 year payback. We could also give them free water, sewer and garbage for five years as an enticement to generate and bring new business to Douglas. We could work with them on our upgraded fast track permitting process that promotes development with contractors.

The communities’ perception of CANDO/ EN-TERPISE is “What have done for us lately?” This city-funded agency is responsible for economic development. I feel that a monthly report to the city council would be helpful to change this percep-tion and show the community the accountability it wants from this agency. My opinion on economic development starts with us creating and developing more reasons to come to Douglas. As I mentioned before, the new Douglas Rec Center is a strong economic development and diversification tool to attract more people to our town, to live, to work, and to play. I would also like to see a committee formed made up of Douglas’s top employers, the hospital, banking, ranching, technology industries, school district and EWC to generate recommenda-tions and a plan on how we diversify our economy and how the city can assist our top employers in creating the needed employee skill set for their business and future businesses.

1. Budget2. Try to keep water/sewage/garbage rates

from being increased3. Diversification from energy

1. Economic Development and Diversification 2. Try to maintain our current city services,

specifically law enforcement3. Look at ways to improve our city owned

recreation facilities, downtown shopping district and Richards Street.

1. To listen to the people of Douglas! My top priority is to keep an open mind, listen and then act accordingly. I believe it is critical that my priorities reflect the community’s and that I be able to change those priorities as the needs of the community change.

2. We need to encourage economic diversifi-cation by remaining open to new ideas and oppor-tunities. We also need to encourage thoughtful land development. Also it is just as important to maintain and support our current business community as it is to bring in new businesses.

3. To bring a fresh perspective to the council and support our quality of life. We can grow and ex-pand, while protecting what is important to us such as our children, our families and our community.

NOTE: Some answers were edited and shortened for space and clarity.

Adam Hughes

Did not respond.


Glenrock Town Council


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of yourself.

Chad Beer

I was raised right here in Glenrock, Wyoming and gradu-ated from Glenrock High School in 1995. Although I started out with little more than a good High School education and a strong work ethic I believe those things have served me well and have contributed greatly to my business success. My primary occupation is with T &B Construction where in partnership with lifelong Glenrock resident Stan Taylor we have done concrete and construction work for a lot of people in Glenrock, including building some very nice homes. Our reputation is impeccable and if we haven’t done work for you personally I bet we’ve done work for someone you know. Many of you may have met me over the years while I was working at the Wildlife Creations International taxidermy shop on the days, nights and weekends that the weather kept me from my construction pursuits.I am no stranger to hard work and when I start a job I finish it. I can promise you that this will include my duties as a Glenrock City Council member should I be elected.

Terry L. Gray

I was born and raised in Casper. I attended Natrona County High School and Casper College. In 1973, I married Donna Kennaugh, a co-worker at the Casper Gibson’s Discount Center. Donna and I moved to Glenrock and lived here for the next eight years. I was a volunteer with the Glenrock Volunteer Fire Department for many years. We have two fantastic children. I worked at the Exxon Highland Uranium Mine north of Glenrock. At the close of the mine, I was a trainer and underground mine foreman (supervisor) and emergency responder. In late 1991, I was hired by the Colony Shale Oil Project in Parachute, CO. We moved there where consequently was hired to work at the Unocal Shale Oil Project. From there we were transferred to California, Montana, back to Califor-nia, Colorado and finally Wyoming. I recently worked at the Lost Cabin Gas Plant while living in Glenrock. I worked there from 2013 until laid-off in late 2015. I currently work at Glenrock Super Foods.

Roy Kincaid

I was born and raised in Wyoming and a US Army Combat Veteran. My wife Viki is a five generation Glenrock resident. Our daughter is 10 years old and attends Grant Elementary. I worked in the medical field for 20 years and for Cam-eco Resources as a Safety and Health Specialist for 10 years. I recently took early retirement and returned to work for Converse County School District #2 as a Special Education Para Assistant. I’m enjoying my recent position with the school district and find it very rewarding to be giving back to the community and helping the children.

Why should people

vote for you?

What is your

position on the rec

center issue?

Are in support of the recent

increase in city utility charges?

In terms of economic

development, are you in

support of the organizations working in this area and what

are you ideas for diversification?

As a councilman, what would

your top three priorities be?

Bruce Roumell

Did not respond.

I was never politically motivated in the past and I trusted those in power to act in the public’s best interest. Sadly I believe that this is no longer the case in our little town. It seems that many of our elected officials, some of whom have lived in Glenrock longer than me, have lost sight of who they work for. They use their position to further their own agendas and in doing so they block progress on issues that would benefit the majority of Glenrock’s residents. Many of their actions seem to be based solely on the fact that they harbor a deep hatred for their fellow elected of-ficials. I decided to try to do something about it and that is why I am running for City Council. Not to be another one of those people that bares malice towards his fellow elected officials, but to be a voice of reason that can help Glenrock to once again be the town that we remember growing up in. A wholesome place with an effective small Government that listens to the will of the people, that is fiscally responsible and that is able to respond to the needs of others without our own biases getting in the way.

People should vote for me because I do not have a personal agenda. I’ve always ran my campaign on the fact that I will be a voice for the people of Glenrock. If I’m elected to the town council, I feel I could be that person that could work with everyone involved. Starting with communication, which is lacking with the current council and mayor.

I enjoy talking to the citizens and visitors of Glenrock and I feel they enjoy chatting with me as well. Glenrock is not a big city and as such it should not be difficult to take into consideration the comments and suggestions from our residents and tourists. I worked as the Regulatory Compliance Officer for Unocal at a California based refinery. I worked with the standards governing the operations of the plant and the agencies that controlled those regulations. I believe this skill may assist the town in avoiding litigation. I have created and presented scope reviews to corporate heads. I have trained thousands of refinery employees and have no fear in addressing the public.

I believe that the Rec Center is one of Glenrock’s major assets and I have to smile each time I hear a visitor to our town exclaim “Glenrock has a Rec Center and it’s free to anyone?” It gives our citizens a place to improve their health, which in tum improves their lives all without the hassle or expense of traveling to Casper. I am a firm sup-porter of renovating the existing Rec Center and maybe even building an outdoor pool someday. But I do not think it is financially prudent to contemplate building a brand new Rec Center at this time.

The Recreation Center provides many functions for the town; most involving every age group and athletic ability. I support the facility. My record shows that I have supported the One-Cent tax to fund the repair and expansion of the current sight. I am also a realist. Currently the town budget dictates extreme scrutiny in our spending. I would not support town funding of the Recreation Center as proposed in the One-Cent tax hike. The town cannot afford it at this time.

I fully support the Rec Center. It would be a great attribute for the community. A positive place for adults and children to go year round. It would be an incentive for new residents and growth. I would work hard to find ways to get the Rec Center back on the ballot.

Yes I am and here is why; it is the most feasible way to leverage owners of large subdivisions that are nothing more than unsightly weed patches into either developing them or selling them so they can be developed. Many good people would love to call Glenrock their home but Glenrock has virtually run out of suitable places left to build. A glaring ex-ample of this is Sunup Ridge. But, I also think there should be way to find some relief for the average resident that has one tap feeding their home while a second unused tap is long forgotten under their drive way. I am confident that a common sense compromise could be reached by a Council willing to listen and work for the good of our citizens.

The unused water tap fees is a complicated con-cern. I have discussed this issue with only a few persons. The council has resolved to review this change and verify the need for the additional fee. I am currently struggling with the proper answer. I would like to discuss this further with Public Works and the citizens of the town.

I understand where the residents are coming from. However, it makes sense that if the Town of Glenrock has to repair a broken line, there are costs that are incurred. The town simply cannot absorb that cost. In retrospect, it’s a small monthly fee to the resident.

The GEDC, Mainstreet and Glenrock Chamber of Commerce each serve a vital role in our community but all of them could improve their effectiveness with a more cohesive effort. I am pleased to see the new small businesses that have organically sprang up around town and in the Commerce Building over the last few years. I believe it was wise of Glenrock, which was then led by Mayor Steve Cielinski, to invest in the Commerce building when it did and we are now seeing the fruits of that labor. I don’t think we’re currently in the position to be investing in any other historical buildings but it does illustrate how these things can pay off in the future. I think that some of the State of Wyoming sponsored programs are worth considering because after all those are our tax dollars too. Programs such as the one that built the Sharps Rifle Company building which ultimately funded the cities portion of the McGinley Medical Manufacturing facility. When properly thought out and executed these sorts of things become perpetual business creation mechanisms and most importantly they create jobs that are not directly tied to the energy industry. Which I believe we can all agree is the key to economic diversification for Glenrock.

I support all three of these organizations. Unfortu-nately, it currently appears that the organizations are struggling with each other to provide similar services to the town. I believe that if these groups gathered together they would become a stronger drive for the city. I would hope their differences could be set aside to build on the synergies they currently lack. I would also call upon the citizens of the town to continue their support for these organizations to assure the over-all voice is heard. Some of the meetings I have joined are attended by a very small sampling of the town. It is our citizens that have the opportunity to talk to visitors and encourage them to move to Glenrock. Words in a positive direction may be just enough to secure a pro-Glenrock decision.

I think all three play an important part in our community. I have had the opportunity to par-ticipate with the Planning Committee and I am a member of the South Rec Steering Committee. I’m willing to work with all the groups to develop ideas to encourage economic growth and tourism.

1. To encourage council and mayor to work as a team for the residents of Glenrock. Set aside personal feelings and agendas. Do what is best for the town of Glenrock. Work on better communica-tion between council and mayor.

2. Transparency, be open and honest with the community. No secret meetings between council members.

3.Growth and development. Working with GEDC, Main Street Committee, the Glenrock Area Chamber of Commerce, and others. Work to find ways to build our economic stability due to the down turn in the energy sector.

1. Balancing (managing) the town budget to prevent dipping into the “rainy day” fund.

2. Diversification (selling) of the many prop-erties the town currently owns. We are a town not a reality company.

3. Assure that the bid process is followed including submission of a complete bid package to all participants.

1. Bring common sense back to our local Gov-ernment.

2. Promote fiscal responsibility3. Promote a good working relationship between

the City Council and the citizens of Glenrock, the Police Department, the Public Works Department and the Town Hall.

(Two, 4-year seats open)


Converse Co. School District #1


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Jay Butler

My family, starting with Tom Robinson Sr. has been ranching north of Douglas for 100 years, and I am con-tinuing that family business today. I earned a B.S. Degree in Science from Georgetown College, a Masters Degree from Northern Arizona Uni-versity in Biology, and 45 post degree graduate hours from the University of Wyoming. Before ranching full time, I have 25 years of classroom teaching experi-ence. Linda and I were married 31 years ago, and she has taught Art in Glenrock and at the Community College in Douglas. Our two daughters, Karen and Beth both graduated from Douglas High School, and with a solid background went on to be successful at the University of Wyoming.

Brandon Gilbreath

I’ve been a resident of Douglas for 30 years, I gradu-ated from DHS in 2003 and af-ter college I came back to work for Converse County Bank and have been there for 9 years.

Tom Holt

I was born and raised in Doug-las and have chosen to raise my kids here. I am a Bearcat and participated in student council, National Honor Society, wresting, cross country, and track. I ran col-legiate cross country at the Uni-versity of Mary in Bismarck, ND. I graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in Physical Education and an M.S. in Health Education. I lived and taught in central Florida for 7 years where I earned an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from the University South Florida. My family and I moved back to Douglas and I taught P.E. for 3 years at the Primary School, and was also the Associate Principal and Activities Director at DMS for 3 years and was then Instructional Facilitator at DUES & DIS 1.5 years until moving into my current position as Population Health Director at the MHCC. I am a Solutions for Life board member and a committee member of the local Prevention Management Organiza-tion. I presently am a commissioner for the Douglas Youth Rec. Commission and have been for 10 years.

Why should people

vote for you?

Ilene Raba

I received my bachelor’s degree in elementary education and special education from Northern State Uni-versity, Aberdeen, South Dakota, a master’s degree in education with an emphasis on reading from Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota, and a master’s degree in counseling from South Dakota State Uni-versity, Brooking, South Dakota. In August of 1980, I started working for Converse County School District #1 and was employed for 36 years. During my time of employment with the district I held the following position: special education resource teacher at all levels, 4th grade classroom teacher, special educa-tion behavior specialist, kindergarten through 12th grade, special education diagnostician K-12 and a special education counselor district-wide but mainly at Douglas High School. I retired from the school district at the end of June 2016 to pursue some travel time with my spouse and explore other adventures that would still be serving the community in which I live.

Jennifer Rinn

I was born and raised here is Douglas. I graduated from Doug-las High School and went on to attend the University of Wyoming where I received a Bachelors of Science in Communication. After college my husband, Mark, and I lived and worked in the Denver metro area. We en-joyed our time and experiences in Colorado, but once we started our family we knew we wanted to move home to Wyoming. We are so happy to be raising our three children, Trey, Tristan and Harper in Douglas. I am currently employed as an Office Manager at the St James Catholic Church. I have worked as an office manager/bookkeeper for the past nine (9) plus years here in Douglas. Before that I was employed by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce as an Event and Meeting Planner. I have had variety of work experi-ences, all of which have taught me the importance of hard work, problem solving and teamwork. I look forward serving as a CCSD#1 School Board Trustee, if the voters so choose.

Justin Winney

I am a single father of three chil-dren. One in 3rd grade, One in 1st grade and One in Head Start. I have worked as a mobile crane operator for the last several years but have since had to take a more stable job with the City of Douglas as I’m recently divorced. I graduated from DHS in 1999. I have been in and around Douglas since 1992 when my parents first moved here. I have never been on a board and I am looking forward to the opportunity. I have been coaching my daughters rec league soccer teams, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I love working with the kids and look forward to being more involved with my children in every aspect of their lives.

Jay Butler

My passion is to help provide opportunities for our youth. During the 12 years that I taught 8th Grade Science at Douglas Middle School I strived to have hands-on activities that engaged students and utilized the Platte River as an outdoor classroom. Those extra efforts were recognized with the Converse County School District 1 Teacher of the Year award, and the Wyoming Science Teachers Association Middle School Science Teacher of the Year award. I am an active volunteer and major philanthropic supporter of kids, serving on the Board for the Douglas Boys and Girls Club. I will bring a high level of commitment and proven experience to the School Board.

Brandon Gilbreath

I feel I bring a financial mindset to the school board for those times that we would need to cut back, or invest in our kids and community.

Tom Holt

In talking about the roles and responsibilities of a board member, representation of the greater populous is key function for a board member. Those charged with the role must listen to the public. To be heard, is a primary need of the populous. With that said, the role of the member must be in a committee format with healthy discussion and consideration of all sides. The encom-passing board will be most effective when it’s diverse and responsive. Responsible members have a duty to be thoughtful and considerate and fair. The needs of the students are paramount, but those needs are met when the teachers and administrators are supported. Being a teacher and an administrator are difficult roles that require labor intensive work and cognitive awareness. Yet, deci-sions on an individual level as a board member should be avoided and those thoughts should be made in a coordi-nated process with forethought, research, diligence and vigilance of all of the members. Large organizations must have solid and similar value structures (i.e., integrity, compassion, caring, joy, ownership, student-centeredness and respect) in which to function under the umbrella of. Therefore, decisions are best made with a backdrop of ethics and values in a coordinated effort, which is cur-rently happening at CCSD#1.

Ilene Raba

I believe that every student desires the best education that a district can provide. My educational knowledge and 36 years of experience working with students and other professionals at various levels and degrees of learning styles and abilities provides me with insight into the daily happenings in the education world. This experience/knowledge would be beneficial when making decisions on a school board. Since I have held so many different positions while employed by CCSD#1 I have the ability to look at things from different perceptions which is a benefit of a school board member. My experience also includes visit-ing with legislators to help better inform them of the educational impact various educational legislation will make on Wyoming’s educational framework. Another reason is I have a strong belief that a proactive school board member can assist the board on making educa-tional decisions for our district. I feel that my major responsibility is to make decisions that will help to educate the district’s students at the highest level pos-sible. I feel the board has the responsibility to set clear expectations, create a positive environment for success of the expectations, build positive relationships with all stakeholders (students, parents, staff members, and community members), develop accountability for student improvement and be accountable to the citizens of Converse County School District #... as an individual I believe I have the knowledge and passion to assist the board in accomplishing these tasks.

Jennifer Rinn

I feel I am a clean slate for the CCSD#1 School Board. I do not have experience as a politician, but, I do not think that is a necessary requirement to serve in this trusted position. Being a Mom to three children coming up through the CCSD#1 school system gives me a vested interest in all things happening in the dis-trict. I want our schools to continue to be a safe place for ALL our children to receive a deserved high quality education. I will serve the community well as a good listener and as someone who can look at both sides of a discussion objectively before making a decision. As a potential new trustee, I will take every opportunity to learn from those around me, including: current board members, teachers, parents, administrators and most importantly the students. I also hope that I can bring a new, fresh perspective to the board.

Justin Winney

I feel as if common sense and integrity are my best qualities. I have children in the system and ,of course, I want what is best for them. If they have the best edu-cation then their peers will as well. These kids are the future of our community, the state of Wyoming and our country. They deserve the best teachers and opportuni-ties available.

What do you see as the biggest

challenges facing CCSD#1 and how do you propose to

tackle them?

3Jay Butler

The biggest challenge facing Converse County School District 1 is the same prob-lem facing all Wyoming School Districts and State Departments; the downturn in state revenue. How we tackle those issues is addressed in question 6.

Brandon Gilbreath

The biggest challenge right now is the lack of fund-ing from the State of Wyoming. They’ve significantly decreased the amount of funds they provide to schools, so it causes Districts to get creative with the resources available. How we’ve tackled them in the past is by coming up with a plan as a group and making sure the teachers agree as well.

Tom Holt

In regards to financial decisions and budgeting, I have been an administrator and know in large part the ins and outs of budgets and proposals. There are times when budgets are cut or not approved. With proper justification, it is perfectly acceptable to disapprove/reject a proposal, yet that’s rare. Working with the administrators and sup-porting them in the process and direction is important for a board member. I am well aware of the budgeting process in aspects of curriculum, athletics, facilities, etc.. It is paramount to make informed decisions, which would come from building positive relationships of understand-ing with the school leaders and knowing we all have the same end goals.

(Five, 4-year terms open)

The following Douglas School Board candidates did not respond to the questionaire or return phone calls.

Darek Joppru, Brad Reese, Chris Sorge, Larry Steinle, and Tom L. Strock


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school board and adminis-tration? Why or why not?

Question Their AnswerIlene Raba

One of the biggest challenges facing CCSD#1 this year is another 1+% budget cut from the state. Legisla-tors voted last year to make budget cuts with part being cut from the 2016-2017 budget and another 1+% to be cut from 2017-2018 budget. Budget cuts are tough to make because no one wants to reduce their budget… but it has to be done. A team approach would be a positive way to approach this tough problem. School board members, the superintendent, principals, teach-ers, bookkeepers, parents, and a representative from all facets working in our district need to be involved with creating a workable budget. If budget cuts happen, all areas of the budget should have the same percentage of cuts. In the budget challenge, I would strive to be an active member to help create a budget that reflects the voice of our district. After all the budget is what allows us to help keep excellent educators employed, gives us the means to offer inspiring opportunities for professional development, helps to maintain superior facilities, and most importantly allows us to strive to offer challenging educational opportunities to our student population.

Jennifer Rinn‘I think that statewide budget cuts due to the down

swing in our economy will be one of the most chal-lenging topics to face CCSD#1 in the coming years. Making cuts is never something a board wants to do. Being thoughtful and taking the time to research all district programs and proposed changes and cuts will be a must for the CCSD#1 School Board Trustees.

Justin Winney

There are several challenges every district face every year. First, we need to determine which challenges are most important. Budget, bullying, attendance policies, transportation, safety of children and mental health, to name a few. I look forward to working with every member of the board to make it the best possible school in the state.

Jay Butler

The recent positive District Accreditation af-firms that we have great schools in Douglas. Large changes are not necessary, but there is always room for improvement and innovation. The District needs to continue building on its strengths and work as a unified team across the curriculum, K-12.

Brandon Gilbreath

No changes. We’ve just received some of the high-est ratings in the State with our Accreditation Exam. We have one of the best school districts in the state.

Tom Holt

A focus would be on curriculum alignment with the state standards (as guided by the common core standards) and ensuring the students are being taught the power stan-dards and supplemented with the non-key standards. This requires a curriculum mapping program (which we al-ready have called ATLAS). Then there must be a healthy PLC process in the grade levels amongst teachers that coordinates what’s being taught, which is improving year after year. They also have vertical alignment discussions with grades above and grades below to ensure there is no overlap. There could be specified student dashboards that outline the strengths and weaknesses of each and every student. We ensure that the below basic and basic students are remediated as much as possible and challenge the proficient and advanced kids. We measure achievement and growth simultaneously. I believe we need to have a means to greater parent involvement, which is occurring throughout the schools. Actually, parent engagement, because when they’re engaged they feel more listened to and more in tune with the progress of their child. The growth of the parent advisory committees in each school will only strengthen the effectiveness of the school.

Jennifer Rinn

I am sure there are areas that can be improved upon and many changes that can and will be discussed for CCSD#1 over the next few years. I do not necessarily have personal agenda items in mind as I am running for School Board Trustee. My kids are young in the school system, but my personal observations of the district are mostly good. I am very happy with the education my children have received to this point. One specific area I would like to take a closer look at in our schools is the gifted & talented and advanced learning programs, and how our district can improve upon the programs and resources already in place. I am very proud of CCSD#1 and their recent accredita-tion. The high marks were not surprising to me.

Ilene Raba

My first priority would be to help support our current district educators assist students in a positive way to improve their learning skills. We have to find ways to help/support staff members in finding ways to improve student skills. I do question the frequency and amount of time that students are involved in tak-ing tests or the state mandate that we must progress monitor all students in the area of reading if they score below the 40% on our current standardized. I will check local, state and federal guidelines to see if there is a possible way for reducing the frequency of testing, especially at the elementary level. I also question the number times the state has changed the tests that are used. The reliability of attempting to compare data from two different tests in an effort to improve instructions is confusing and usually not ef-fective. I realize that some of the issues surrounding standardized tests are out of our control because of federal and state mandates. Another priority is to be an active/approachable school board member by visiting and gathering information from the superintendent, principals, staff members, students, and parents. I will make this happen by devoting one day a week to visit a school in this district. Along with visiting schools I would like to offer parents the opportunity to come and visit with me about any concerns that they might have a couple of times a year

Justin Winney

I have concerns over bus safety and school lunch issues that need to be looked at. Common Core is a big issue as well. I don’t think it’s all bad, but there are some things that need to be changed.

Jay Butler

It is unlikely that any of the current or past school board members have agreed with all the decisions, all the time. That is why we have a multi person board that votes on matters. I may not have voted the same as the board on all personnel decisions.

Brandon Gilbreath

Yes. I support the direction and decisions of the cur-rent school board because we put the kids’ education and safety first.

Tom Holt

I fully support the districts administrators. In regard to student safety, the first should be just that. Much of that work has already been accomplished by the district administrators, but still needs to be re-addressed on a recurring basis. We need to con-tinue to do annual drills with the police, sheriff’s office and school resource officers to refine our response plans. These plans have been tailored for active shooters, suicidal ideation, fires, natural disasters, etc. There is frequent communication about how to respond and why. Events can oc-cur and might—so we must be prepared and they have been. We need to also continue to beef up the mental health response system. We have many good programs already in place and great administrators making the schools safer. Fine tuning would be the focus and much of that work has already been accomplished through the leadership.

Ilene Raba

The school board goals for 2016/2017 are:1.) increase student achievement in the areas of

reading, writing, and math and2.) recruit, train, and retain excellent staff

I strongly agree with going in this direction as it reflects my belief that the school board is a driving force that should assure student development and this is accomplished by recruiting, training and retaining excellent professional.

Jennifer Rinn

I do support the current school board and their direction and decisions. I have not yet walked in their shoes and have not had to make the sometimes hard decisions that they have had to make. If elected, I will do my best to work with the current board as a member of the team, while still standing for what I feel is right and voicing my opinion in matters of importance to the students in our school district.

Justin Winney

I have had nothing but good experiences with Douglas Primary School and Douglas Intermediate School. There are a few issues with bid and approval of new construction process, that may need to be revisited.

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do you see as the

biggest challenges

facing CCSD#1 and how do you propose to

tackle them?

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wide budget cuts in

educational funding,

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keeping , and which

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to cut?

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The School Board needs to continue having input from the administrators and staff to make these tough decisions. I believe that we should solicit advice from both certified and classified staff for suggestions on how the District could save, and continue to provide the necessary services with less financial resources. The Douglas Education Association should have a seat at the table in these discussions. Whenever possible staff reductions can be done through retirement and attrition. Yes, we will have to face and make some unpleasant cuts, but the economic downturn will not be permanent and the future for Converse County and our Education System looks bright.

Brandon Gilbreath

As of right now, the lack of funding from the state hasn’t hit our district as hard as other communities. So, I would not propose cutting any programs, and any program we add, we would need to make sure it is financially right as well as being good for kids.

Ilene Raba

As stated in question number 3 the budget will be the biggest challenge. I would like to see a team approach to develop the budget. If budget cuts are needed I believe all areas of the budget should have the same percentage of cuts.

Tom Holt

In regards to financial climate realities, fiscal realities do happen as a result of national and state financial woes. Those financial actualities are cyclical and organizations must adapt. Making budgetary adjustments is tricky and requires many committees to become involved- getting all of the stakeholders, which does occur. There could also be a comprehensive plan that lays out all of the process improvement options (reduction of wasteful spending, increasing productivity, fiscal policy adjustments, loss through attrition, and re-assigning/combining of roles). Salaries and benefits are typically the largest chunks of expenditures. The last resort should be layoffs or cuts in programs. There are times for making tough decisions about staffing, yet that should be avoided and many pro-cesses using data analysis can demonstrate areas of need. The goal would be to create a staff that is efficient and effective in their job without affecting student learning, which is currently happening. The district already does a thorough job in managing budgets and making the needed adjustments.

Jennifer Rinn

Budget changes in our district are inevitable with the recent down turn to our State’s economy. It is very hard to say what areas I would cut and keep without learning further what cuts are being suggested and the arguments to support those suggestions. I feel that every program has its own merits. A child’s success in school is based on so many things, and those vary wildly from child to child. This is why the topic of cuts can be so controversial. Each parent and/or child has programs that are special and important to them. I think that as a school board you have to be very thoughtful on how cuts/changes are made. You have to look at the number of students being impacted and the degree of impact those cuts can and will have on students. Making budget cuts will definitely be one of the hardest parts of the job of School Board Trustee.

Justin Winney

I feel that any and all activities and education that will benefit the children should take priority over everything. We need to have the best teachers and I will do my best to retain any and all that are deserving. Obviously, I don’t want anyone to lose a job. I will work my hardest to prevent any layoffs or termination.


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of yourself.

Dustin Ailport

I have lived in Glenrock, Wy nearly my entire life. Growing up in this great community and seeing first hand everything Glenrock has to offer, my family and I knew this was going to be our home for many more years to come. My wife, Lex-ie Ailport and I have one daughter Riley, who is the joy of our lives and a motivating factor for me to become more involved in the community that we live. I currently serve as the Chief Operating Officer for Arctic Energy Services based out of Glenrock with facilities across the Rocky Mountain region. As a family, we enjoy spending time on our ranch south of Glenrock, playing golf and traveling.

Brad Jones

I moved here in 1981 and graduated in 1986. I’m married and have 3 kids and 1 grandson, my oldest is 28 and I have 16-year-old twins that are Juniors at Glenrock High School. I have owned my own drilling business (Back Country Enterprises) for 20 years. I spent my early years ranching & cowboying on various ranches in Converse, Natrona & Fremont Counties and have been drilling here in Glenrock since 1996.

Vicki Widiker

I was raised on a ranch in South-western Wyoming. I married Tom Widiker in 1984 and we moved to Glenrock in 1989. We have 3 chil-dren: Toni, Matt and Marissa. I have worked at the Glenrock Post Office since 1995 and have sold real estate in Glenrock since 2001. Being in-volved in activities that help kids brings me joy and have served on the board of the Glenrock Wrestling Club, the Brown’s Wrestling Club Board and the Casper Day Care/Child Development Board. In addition, I have been a 4-H leader and a flag football coach.

Why should people

vote for you?

What are the biggest

challenges you see facing

Glenrock schools and how do you

propose tackling them?

Jim Williams

I was born, and raised in Ely, Minnesota. A town of 5,000 people, on the Canadian border, in Northern Minne-sota. Our area was made up of: Mining, Logging, Tourism, and small Family Farms.

I graduated from Ely High School, where I played all the major sports. I went to Ely Junior College, majoring in Education. I lettered in Football, and Track, I was injured for Basketball. After Junior College, I needed a new chal-lenge. I joined the U. S. Marine Corps, and served 4 years active. 13 months spent in, and around Vietnam. I returned

home, and back to school. I worked my way through school as a diesel mechanic, in mining, for Armco, and Republic Steel. I also owned an auto repair shop, in Ely, with 3 employees. Kenworth and Peterbuilt, Mining Equipment Division, Engineering Dept. hired me, where I finished my education as an Engineer.

I was in Test Engineering, when I volunteered for Wyo-ming, in 1974 I moved to Glenrock, and never looked back. I worked for Glenrock Coal, as a Supervisor of Mainte-nance Planning. John Deere hired me to clean up drug, and performance problems at their Southern California dealer-ships. I retired as Mining Maintenance Superintendent for

Pfizer Medical’s five mines, across the country. I passed on my skills to my mechanics, and sent them to classes on the equipment they were repairing, and taking care of. I’m a father of four, three of our four kids graduated from Glenrock High School. They were all active in sports, and all activities. We have a son, and daughter that still live in Glenrock, and their children are in our schools now, three have already graduated from Glenrock High School.

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Jared Williams

Dustin Ailport

As a dynamic leader and motivated indi-vidual, I strive to be a positive asset for our community. I currently serve as vice chairman on the Planning and Zoning commission for the town of Glenrock. Having had many suc-cessful experiences directly managing private business and having had the opportunity to serve our community, I feel that I would be an asset, a great team member and voice for our school district.

Brad Jones

Well, I’m a long-time resident with 2 kids in the school system, and have been since Kindergar-ten. I would like to help the school system out. I don’t know exactly how the board works and why they make some of the decisions that they do and that’s why I want to be a member. I want to see the inner workings of our system and see what can be changed and learn why some things haven’t been changed. It’s easier to sit on the outside and complain about how things are going, but quite another to be on the other side and actually learn what’s going on and the how’s and why’s of what’s being done.

Vicki Widiker

I have been on the Converse County School District #2 Board since 2008. Previously I served as the treasurer and the last 5 years I have been the vice chairperson. I have both an accounting degree and a business management degree that help me have a very good understanding of the way the State of Wyoming calculates our school district funding and will help me as we face the challenges ahead due to budget cuts. I have had a child in the special educa-tion area of the Glenrock school system which gives me a unique understanding of this area of our schools. My other two children graduated from GHS in 2011 giving me a student’s prospective on the academic programs and extra-curricular activities avail-able in our schools.

Jim Wiliams

I believe in education. I taught the peo-ple that worked for me. As a representative from the factory I would go to the mines that had our equipment, and put on classes for their mechanics. Sometimes working 3

shifts, in order to get to every mechanic. I have worked in the office, and in the field, where the problems happen. As a School Board member I have supported the Board in getting our School District to above average. Above State, and Federal levels. In the last four years I have been elected

to serve on the Wyoming School Boards Association. I took a resolution to the As-sociation, asking the State to pay for school lunches. The resolution also requests the Federal government to let local Districts provide the meals for the kids. This resolution is in the hands of U.S. Senator

Mike Enzi. I was asked to take a seat on Wyoming High School Activities Associa-tion. Chris Gray, and I worked together to get Glenrock moved down to 2A. I want to stay on these Boards so Glenrock, and other small Communities have a voice.I also, know how budgets work.

Brad Jones

I’m not exactly sure what all the challenges are until I get in there to see what they are and how I can help fix them. However, one of the biggest ones I know we will be facing the next couple years is budget cuts. I want to see first-hand where our money is spent and help keep our schools on the right track without seeing our education suffer.

Dustin Ailport

One of the biggest challenges facing Glenrock is the balance of our local curriculum and the expectations of the Common Core Standards. Tackling this issue will require assessing our testing data and results to examine where we can improve within our curriculum. Finding ways to get parents more in-volved with their child’s education is an ever-present challenge that we must also undertake. To that end, we must continue to utilize programs like PowerSchool and updated technology to assist parents in getting involved.

Vicki Widiker

One of the biggest challenges that a school district faces is keeping students and parents involved in the education process. Our district contracts with consultants who specialize in student engagement to work with our teachers to give them strategies for keeping students excited about learning.

Studies show students who are involved in extracurricular activities do better in school so we need to look at ways to create more activities to draw students who aren’t currently involved. Since reduced funding is a problem we currently face, we are working with businesses in the com-munity to provide funding for things such as a Science Club. I would like to see us do more of this and create partnerships with local businesses.

Parent advisory boards allow us to get input from parents on what they want to see in our district. Hopefully this will help them stay more involved with their child’s education.

Jim Williams

A. Student Achievement We have to make the classes interesting, in order to hold the student’s attention. We have to give our kids the tools to learn. We have to give these kids a safe environment.

B. Student Behavior We have to let these kids know they are special and they need to respond by showing respect for others. Kids need to know that schools are a

safe place. We need to show these kids that learning is fun.C. Money from the State. We need to make good finan-

cial decisions. We have stream-lined our Transportation system, reducing our school bus routes from 7 to 5. The software program we are using, gives us a heads up view, should any one of our buses begin to have a problem, the component causing that problem, notifies the person in charge, immediately.

(Three, 4-year terms open)

What are some of the

changes you’d like

to see made within the district?

Dustin Ailport

A few of my goals are to create efficiencies within our budget, improve student academic achievement and be a leader that is involved with the parents, staff, students and community. With much of the focus being on cost savings and creating efficiencies. I will always maintain a strong focus on the health and safety of our students, parents, staff and administration in our district.

Brad Jones

I’m not sure that changes need to be made, the State keeps cutting the budget so it’s hard to make positive changes with a shrinking budget. But I will do my best to find a way to right some of the wrongs.

Vicki Widiker

I think we have a pretty good school district but there are always ways to improve. As a district, we continue to look at ways to change our lunch program. We brought forth a resolution to the Wyoming School Boards As-sociation asking that the state fund school lunch programs rather than having to answer to Federal mandates to receive funding. While some people may say to tell the feds to take a hike, unfortunately we are not financially able to do that. We already have to transfer $150,000 from our general fund to keep the lunch program afloat and I can’t justify taking more money away from educa-tion to fund this program. I would like to continue to work on this to ensure our students are getting quality breakfasts and lunches at an affordable price. We have also been working in conjunction with our local BOCES to purchase new equipment for our welding and wood shop areas. A lot of students learn much better in a hands on environment and learn math and reading concepts easier if they can use them in a real world experience. I would like to see us continue to improve these areas of our school.

Jim Williams

I think the basics of Education that we brought up in Question #3 are the key. I would like to see a bigger area for our Metal, and Wood Shops. Glenrock has always had good Parent support. We need to keep this going, and encourage more parents to support their kids. We have tried different tactics, and now it is time for the, uninvolved parents, to get involved.

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student test

scores falling at or below

the state averages on achievement tests, what

do you think the district

can do to help improve those

scores?

Dustin Ailport

Evaluate each area of the current curriculum to ensure our methods of teaching stay in line with state stan-dards, yet are being processed by our students efficiently. Assess our goals and success measures to make sure they are being targeted properly. Maintaining a great staff and administration team is key to keeping Glenrock school sys-tem an excellent reason for families to move to Glenrock. Improving student achievement and academic behavior is our primary goal.

Brad Jones

We need to get to the root of the problem and take action from there. After listening in on our accreditation at the last board meeting, it seems there is a lot of information in those reports that can be used to figure out where the problem lies. Until you’ve listened in on all that those reports tell, a person doesn’t realize all the things that can effect testing and that’s what I want to get in and learn about. I believe there is too much testing going on, but much of that falls to the state and federal government.

Vicki Widiker

In 2016, Glenrock students met or exceeded the goals for the number of students scoring proficient or advanced in every grade and we beat the state average in 5 out of 7 grade levels in the reading portion of PAWS. The State of Wyoming accountability shows both GIMS and GHS as meeting expectations. Grant Elementary met all but the growth criteria which gave that school a partially meeting expectations score. On the ACT, 65% of students received a score of 19 or above compared to 63% of students across the state. These are achievements we can be very proud of. However, our math scores on PAWS were lower than we would like with only 4 out of the 7 grades meeting the goal for proficient or advanced scores. We have made some changes in the amount of instructional time students spend on math and reading and we have an instructional facilitator who is working directly with our math teachers at GIMS to help promote more student engagement. At all levels we are making changes in the interventions that low scoring students are receiving. I believe we will start to notice increased scores with these changes and I support continuing with these changes.

Jim Williams

False! We have a small population base in our schools. It only takes a few kids, having problems, to bring that class’s percentage down.

We know some kids have had prob-lems with Math, and/or Reading. With the small school population that we

have, We know who these kids are, and we are working with them with coach-ing. We have extra help for them during the school day. We also, have Summer School, but, some kids don’t go, and parents don’t make them go. It goes back to parents, not taking an interest in their kids education. We have an in house Coach/Teacher giving the kids extra

help with Math, and Reading. We bring in Professional Trainers, to help both the kids, and teachers.

We just passed our Accreditation at above average. This is high, and good. Our entire school system competed internationally, and received an above average score.Our kids do fine on ACT, 19, or better. MAP Testing, which is a

National Test, has our kids performing well above average.

PAWS is a flawed test, it takes too long, they keep changing it. Some kids take these with no thought of continuing their education. They don’t care.

We have good Admistrators, Staff, and Teachers, that care about the kids.

With the recent

state-wide budget cuts

in educational funding,

what specific areas would you suggest cutting, and what areas would you propose be expanded?

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A: The statewide budget cuts in educational fund-ing will affect us. However, I do believe CCSD#2 will continue to operate under a balanced budget and will remain fiscally stable. We will need to continue to look at efficiencies in all aspects including evaluating our total number of students. If enrollment continues to drop, we could lose funding for our district which may result in a loss of programs. Having a plan in place and a good balance of qualified members on your local school board will keep Glenrock an attractive place for families to enroll their children. I would be honored to serve all students, parents, staff and community on the Converse County School District #2 school board.

Brad Jones

This is not a fair question to an-swer without knowing the particulars of every aspect of our budget. What people don’t understand is there are some expenses that are set up by the State that the board can’t change. I don’t want to see any curriculum cut, but I hope we can make many small changes over a range of areas rather than huge changes in just 1 or 2 areas. Again, this goes back to knowing the how’s and why’s of what’s being done.

Vicki Widiker

Not only are we facing across the board cuts, but we will also see decreases in our funding due to decreased enrollment. Funding is based on a rolling three year average of student numbers and these numbers are being impacted as families leave our area in search of jobs. As a district, we have to ensure that expenses not directly related to education are kept at a minimum. Goal number 3 on our mission statement is “The District will operate efficiently and effectively” and our district has been working hard to reduce costs. Some of the ways that we are working to cut costs without impacting students are: enrolling students online, placing employee and student handbooks on our website, getting bids for supplies and purchasing them in bulk, using technology to consolidate and create better bus routes and pin-point preventative maintenance to get better mileage, having middle school sports compete at schools closer to home not always those in our conference. As a district we need to continue to look for ways to cut these non-educational costs and be as fiscally conservative as we have been in the past.

Jim Williams

We have cut costs. As I talked about earlier, we have cut out some Transportation costs. We are trying to schedule activities closer to our District. We cannot cut Programs, or Teachers. The Legislature, and Superintendents worked out a procedure, a few years ago, on how to cut when this type of down turn happened: When students left the area, the school lost that students fund-ing. But, we have an election year, and the politicians, don’t want to follow that procedure. They want to tell every person how they are saving money. Political garbage!

Brian Boner is hoping to serve again in the State Senate. Boner was appointed to the Senate District 02 seat by Converse County commissioners in the spring of 2015. The seat had been left open by Sen. Jim Anderson, who resigned.

Boner, a Douglas rancher and farmer, Air Force veteran and University of Wyoming graduate, said that he was running again so that he could help Wyoming find “a sustainable path forward” and help “push back the war on fossil fuels.”

Boner said that his experience in the Legislature so far has been a good one, and that now, a couple years into it, he has the confidence to operate at peak effectiveness.

“It’s been a tremendous learning experience ... It’s all about forming those professional relation-ships,” he said.

Moving forward, he said, it’s going to be impor-tant to have someone with some of that experience representing Converse County, especially as budget decisions become more heated.

“We’re going to have to reduce spending,” he said.

Boner said the way the state goes about making cuts will matter. He said during boom years the state government has grown but has never shrunk and that he foresees a necessary contraction in the future.

“We’ve seen spending expansion for 15 years,” he said. “These agencies grow during boom and never shrink.”

By cutting state agencies, he thinks the state could retain the quality of services in other places.

Although his role is limited, Boner said that he’s for attempting to stimulate the economy through things like attempting to export coal overseas and fighting the Clean Power Plan that he says looms over the coal industry.

He says it’s his experience and track record that sets him apart.

“I’ve always sought to serve a cause bigger than myself,” he said.

William Cullen III, who goes by Bill, decided to run for the Senate District 2 seat after watching the people in his district get what he saw as a raw deal by electing leaders who did nothing to prepare for the bust and who routinely made decisions that hurt the people of the state.

“Wyoming has always been boom and bust,” he said. “The Legislature should have prepared for that.”

Cullen, who lives in Glenrock but works as a supervisor at retail store Ross Dress for Less, said that he noticed a void in which the people’s voice wasn’t being heard. He said legislators’ decision not to expand Medicaid was particularly harmful to his district. So he decided to run.

Chief among his concerns is the economy. He said he would like to help diversify state busi-nesses. He would like to work with leaders to help bring more manufacturing jobs to the state and would like to work with education leaders to expand trade education in the state so there are

more skilled workers. Even though he’s a registered Democrat and he

tends to lean to the left, he said that he’s willing to listen to all people and weigh all possible ideas.

“If you’re just siding with the party, then you’re not helping anyone,” he said.

He said that when it comes to making hard decisions and figuring out which programs should be cut he would listen to the people and attempt to figure out the most responsible, forward-looking way to make reductions. As a rule, though, he said education is generally “the worst thing you could cut.” He said he would rather find the wasteful areas in state government and cut from there.

Cullen said he’s the best choice for SD 02. “I believe I would be a voice for the actual

people of Wyoming,” he said. He added, “I love Wyoming. I think it’s a great

state, and I’m proud to live here, but I would like it see it be great at all times, not just when it’s booming.”

Wyoming Senate District 2Brian BonerOffice sought:

State Senate District 2Party: RepublicanBorn: DouglasLives in: DouglasOccupation: RancherKey issues: economy

Age: 31Email: [email protected]

William “Bill” Cullen IIIOffice sought:

State Senate District 2Party: Democrat

Born: Reno, Nev.Lives in: Glenrock

Occupation: retail supervisor Issues: health care, economy

Age: 45Email: lasher@[email protected]

Come November, it will be up to Wyoming voters to decided wheth-er changes should be made to the state constitution which potentially would allow billions of state funds to be invested in the stock market. Currently, the Wyoming Constitution allows the Legislature to directly invest state funds into stocks and other equities that pertain to state permanent funds as well as the state’s public employee retirement system, but the amounts are capped. The Constitution limits invest-ments of permanent funds to 55 percent of the total and retirement funds to 45 percent of the total. Operating funds are not currently allowed to be invested in

stocks.The proposals, if voters approve

the change Nov. 8, would allow the Legislature to open up operating funds for stock investment, prescribe different investment conditions for each fund and set the limits at whatever percentage they see fit.

Wyoming was sitting at approxi-mately $20 billion in various funds, including just over $6 billion in state operating funds, as of July 31.

“We think it’s pretty important,” Wyoming Treasurer Mark Gordon said.

He noted bonds are currently earn-ing only around two percent – about the same as inflation. Over the past de-

cade, Gordon said, a typical permanent fund investment portfolio of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds has earned close to 10 percent annually.

The majority of voters would have to approve the proposed amendment in order for it to pass. As an additional requirement, there would need to be a two-thirds majority vote from both the Wyoming House and Senate in order to establish or increase the designated percentage investment amount of the state’s non-permanent funds into stocks.

The amendment would also allow the Legislature to choose which permanent funds would be used for which invest-ments within the stock market.

“So it’s not just a go-for-broke propo-sition,” Gordon said. “The Legislature has to, by a two-thirds vote, say which funds can have some equity.”

Provided the measure passes, future investments would also need state investment advisers’ approval, in addi-tion to an okay from the State Loan and Investment Board, which is made up of top five state elected officials.

“Without a doubt, they’ll get ham-mered from time to time,” said former Wyoming House Speaker Roy Cohee, a Casper Republican who backs the amendment. “But just like anybody’s 401(k), you would like to capitalize on the market as much as you can while

being safe about it.”The Legislature passed the measure

to put the amendment question on the ballot in 2015.

Although, some state lawmakers have expressed concern that operating funds should not be risked in the stock market. “I’ve always been concerned with the stock market and its volatil-ity,” said Rep. Garry C. Piiparinen, R-Evanston, one of those who voted

Proposed state Constitutional Amendment would letWyoming invest more funds in stock market

Please seeCONSTITUTIONAL

AMENDMENT A,page 8


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Exercise your rights.

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WYOMING CONSTITUTION TO BE VOTED ON AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 8, 2016Underlined words would be added to existing law. Words stricken through will be removed.

Currently, the Wyoming Constitution allows the legislature to authorize the investment of public employee retirement systems funds and permanent state funds in equities, such as stock or shares in private or public companies. Permanent funds of the state include funds designated as permanent funds by the Constitution. The Wyoming Constitution does not allow the state to invest any other funds in equities. The adoption of this amendment would allow the legislature, by two-thirds vote of the members of both houses, to authorize the investment of additional specifi ed state funds in equities.

Article 16, Section 6. Loan of credit; donations prohibited; works of internal improvement.

(a) Neither the state nor any county, city, township, town, school district, or any other political subdivision, shall:

(i) Loan or give its credit or make donations to or in aid of any individual, association or corporation, except for necessary support of the poor; , nor or

(ii) Subscribe to or become the owner of the capital stock of any association or corporation, except that:

(A) Funds of public employee retirement systems and the permanent funds of the state of Wyoming may be invested in such stock under conditions the legislature prescribes;.

(B) The legislature may provide by law for the investment of funds not designated as permanent funds of the state in the capital stock of any association or corporation and may designate which of these funds may be invested. The legislature may prescribe diff erent investment conditions for each fund. Any legislation establishing or increasing the percentage of any fund that may be invested under this subparagraph shall be passed only by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members of each of the two (2) houses voting separately. (b) The state shall not engage in any work of internal improvement unless authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the people.

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against the proposal. “I’m just not ready to play craps with the state’s money right now.”

Q&A:

Q. Amendment A would allow investment of non-perma-nent funds into equities. How is that different than bonds?

A. An equity is an ownership interest in a business, whose value may rise or fall. A bond is a security representing the debt of the company or govern-ment issuing it. The bondholder gets the principal amount back after a definite period of time (a maturity date) along with a set interest. The risk of a bond is the confidence the issuer will keep its promises. Currently, the Treasurer may invest Pooled funds in bonds, which provide less exposure to risk of loss but also less income and growth in value.

Q. What state operating non-permanent funds would poten-

tially be pooled for investment?

A. The pool includes the State agency accounts and legisla-tively created trusts, including the Natural Wildlife Resources Trust, Cultural Trust, and Wyo-ming Children’s Trust Fund as well as the Budget Reserve Ac-count, Legislative Stabilization Reserve “rainy day” account, capital construction (capitol ren-ovation, schools, University of Wyoming, community colleges, etc.), school operating funds, Water Development Accounts, and the spending policy reserve accounts for the Permanent Mineral Trust Fund and Com-mon School Land Fund. They includes Wyoming Department of Transportation and Game & Fish revenues.

Q. What’s the Risk?

A. The state could use money that has been set aside for agen-cies and trust-supported pro-grams to invest in equities. If there’s an emergency and the

state needs the cash, it must sell off the equities. That’s fine when the value of the stocks is high. When the value is down, the state sells at a loss, leaving the agen-cies and programs with dimin-ished reserves for emergencies and no savings to reinvest for “capital” losses.

Q. What are some people say-ing is the pro?

A. A strong future for Wyo-ming’s economy requires gov-ernment to do more with every tax dollar. It means pinching pennies and making the most with what we have. Under cur-rent law, Wyoming is leaving money on the table at a time we can’t afford to do so. Amendment A allows Wyoming’s general funds to be invested similar to how the permanent funds are cur-rently invested. Amendment A will help stretch every Wyoming taxpayer’s dollar a little farther.

The permanent funds cur-rently earn money for Wyoming from the equities they are in-

vested in. These permanent funds are performing three times better than the non-permanent funds that live under the constitutional restriction that is in place at this time. Changing nothing means risking losing money by not keeping up with inflation. Mak-ing smart investments that keep taxes low helps protect Wyo-ming’s future.

Q. What are some people say-ing is the con?

A. Amendment A would al-low future treasurers to invest all or part of “Pooled” funds in equities based only on legislative constraints. Between July and December 2008, our permanent funds lost nearly three quarters of a billion dollars in the stock market. Losses continued into spring 2009. Losses to the Wyo-ming Public Employee Pension exceeded $1.6 billion in 2008, nearly 30 percent of its value. These permanent funds have continuous sources of earmarked revenue, allowing for dollar

cost investing while markets are down.

While investing in equities is seductive, it is dangerous. What happens if millions set aside for construction projects or the nearly $2 billion in the rainy day accounts were suddenly reduced by 20-40 percent? How would the funds be made up, and by whom? These protected Pooled

funds stabilize our budgets in times of need. We taxpayers have no way to make up capital losses to our liquid savings accounts.

*Information taken from the League of Women Voters of Wyoming 2016 Ballot Issue Pro-Con: Wyoming Constitution Amendment A report available at www.wyominglwv.org.

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Converse County Commissioner Mike Colling is in the business of getting things done.

Coll ing, 68, has served as commissioner for a little more than seven years.

If elected, he says voters will get an hon-est, conservative commissioner who is approachable, willing to listen and who understands the county governing process and won’t need to be brought up to speed.

“It takes about a year to be brought up to speed,” he said.Colling also brings with him many years of public service.After graduating from high school in Nebraska, Colling

enlisted in the Navy.He served for four years, completing two tours in Vietnam

where he carried out rescue missions in the Gulf of Tonkin.When he got out as a petty officer, he moved to Wyoming

and worked in the oil field and construction industry for a few months before getting a job with the Casper Police Department.

He served there for 21 years, rising to the rank of captain and becoming an interim police chief. Before retiring, he also served as chief of the Glenrock Police Department for 18 years.

He says the experience has taught him a lot about lead-ership and public duty, and as commissioner, he’s tried to embody the same ethos, even if it has meant displeasing some people.

“You wish you could make everyone happy, but there are some people you make happy and there are some you don’t,” he said of his role.

Colling said he’s proud of what he’s been able to help achieve as a commissioner.

Over the years, he’s played a hand in adding the two county libraries on the ballot, providing county workers with a liveable wage, helping manage finances and cutting employment turnover.

He also helped bring the new $33.8 million Joint Justice Center project to fruition. Officials last month broke ground on the project, which will be paid for using savings.

By upgrading the communication system used and adding extra space, the new center will help improve the community’s law enforcement agencies, too, which he said is important.

But he’s not done. There’s more he wants to accomplish.Right now, with the economy in the dumps, he says the

county budget needs to be a top priority.And the community needs someone like him who under-

stands the process, not a newbie.When it comes to the budget, Colling said that he’s not

afraid to dip into savings to the extent needed, but he said it’s also important to be fiscally responsible.

As far as diversifying the economy goes and not relying so much on energy, he says that it’s not really the role of the com-missioners, but what they can do is make sure that economic development organizations such as CANDO in Douglas have the funding they need to bring about opportunities.

Converse County Commissioner Rick Grant knows a thing or two about public service.

Heck, the phrase is practically ingrained in his DNA.

After watching his grand-father serve on the Glenrock s c h o o l board for 60 years, the fourth-generation Boxelder resident decided in 1989 to throw his own hat in the ring.

Back then, he wanted to improve the school system.So he figured he would serve a couple years on Glen-

rock’s school board, help make some changes and get out.But then something funny happened: he found himself

liking it. The years whizzed by.Grant finally stepped down from the school board 20

years later in 2010 to make a run for state office.He ended up losing to Richard Cannady by 11 votes.

But that didn’t discourage him.“If you’re going to do something, do it whole-heartedly,”

he said, relaying advice from his grandfather.A couple years later, in 2012, a county commissioner

seat opened up. So he applied, and he got it.He served from February until the general election in

November, when the public voted for him to stay another term.

That term is just wrapping up now, and he’s running for another one.

If elected, he said he would leverage his experience to best serve the county. His approach to leadership is hands on, he said.

“If I get a call, then I make an effort to see the problem first hand,” he said.

That way, if a person comes back, he knows intimately what they are talking about and can help craft a solution.

“If you don’t know the problem, you can’t fix it,” he says.

Like most people running to become commissioner, one of the most important issues to Grant is the economy.

He said Converse County is more fortunate than most because it was able to get in a couple good boom years, which allowed it to catch up on a lot of different things.

Now, he said, he wants to make sure the county stays fiscally sound.

To that end, he said knowing the history and having tackled the budget before makes him a better candidate than others with no experience.

He said it’s also important to have the ability to say “no” to people, which he has. But whenever that happens, he stressed the need to present clear reasoning to the public.

For the past two years, Grant has also served as chair-man of the commissioners. That experience will also prove valuable, he said.

If elected, Grant would like to see the new Joint Justice Center to completion. Depending on the economy, he’d like to see the second phase of that project finished as well. And he wants to continue to improve the roads.

Converse Co. CommissionMike Colling Rick Grant

Aaron Clausen is ready to take the next step. For years he’s worked behind the scenes with the legislature as a lobbyist of sorts for various agri-cultural organizations. In that capac-ity, he’s worked to try and create and affect policy.

But now he’s running for House District 6.

He said the decision to run came after he was asked by coalition of Republicans.

He sees the position as being more about “function than ideals,” meaning that it’s knowing how to get things done and done well rather than having a specific agenda about which you’re passionate.

Don’t get him wrong, though. He’s concerned about the economy.

“The budget is going to be the biggest issue,” he said.

He said that it will be important to mitigate cuts to services. He says he’s a good person for the gig because he’s someone who likes talking to people

and getting as much informa-tion as possible before making any decisions.

In his calculation, the more op-tions you can create, the better.

He said that he’s always open to different perspectives and respect-ful debate. In fact, he said differing opinions are necessary.

“If you and I think the same, then one of us is unnecessary,” he said.

He said one of the best things the state can do is keep taxes low and limit regulations.

He said he has “a love for the land and communities,” and that people should vote for him because of his diverse background and public sector experience.

Bringing with him a diverse background in oil and gas issues, of imminent domain and other policy issues, he said that he would be the best person to represent the district.

WY House District 6

Shalyn An-derson is a Wyo-

ming native who loves the state and

feels that Republi-c a n s (she considered herself one of them until recently) are not putting the money in the right place.

She says her main focus is expand-ing Medicaid and making sure that women in the state, especially single mothers, get the services they need.

She said that right now women in the state aren’t being served by their legislators, most of whom are men.

She said that she would like to see money go to the right place. She wants to see better education

programs, for example. She said these are the sort of long-term invest-ments that could insulate Wyoming’s economy from future busts and help people gain skills that could lead to employment.

When it comes to Medicaid ex-pansion she said that doing so would greatly benefit a lot of people in the state.

Bottom line: “I will fight, fight, fight for the people of this state,” she said.

And if she doesn’t make it, she said, she hopes whomever is elected fixes healthcare in the state and gives citizens more bang for their buck when it comes to education.

Aaron Clausen,Republican

Shalyn AndersonParty: Democrat

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