Tidbits of Eastern Wyoming 03/28/13

March 28 - April 3, 2013 Tidbits of Glenrock, Douglas and Wheatland

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March 28 - April 3, 2013 Issue #461

Glenrock, Douglas and Wheatland

Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits"Well, at least the Chicago Cubs are trying.

They installed a new pitching machine the

other day. Unfortunately it beat them 4-1."

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Mondays - 4-H Shooting Sports 3:30PM @ Old Glendo Fire Hall Shooting RangeTuesdays - Wheatland Lions Club 12/Noon @ Wheatland Country Club Wednesdays - Kiwanis 12/Noon @ Wheatland Country ClubSundays - Bingo at the VFW in Guernsey begins at 1PM

Saturday, March 30, 2013Guernsey Easter Egg Hunt - 12 noon Gordan Davis ParkWheatland Easter Bunny at Lewis Park for photos 11 - 1 & 12 Noon Easter Egg HuntGlendo Town Park Easter Egg Hunt - 2 pm

Saturday, April 6th ... 4-H Building Dancing with the Stars Platte County Style Saturday, April 27, 2013Nation Take-Back Day from 10AM to 2PM at South Street Pharmacy located at 1456 South Street in Wheatland

• It was world champion race-car driver Mario Andretti who made the following sage observation: "Everything comes to those who wait ... except a cat."

• Those who study such things say it takes three apples to make one glass of apple cider.

• You might be surprised to learn that John Denver -- best known for singing "Take Me Home, Country Roads," an ode to West Virginia -- was not actually from the Mountain State. He didn't write the song, either. Interestingly, the two people who did write the song, Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, had never been there at the time that they wrote it. They were on their way to Maryland when Danoff started writing a tune about the lovely countryside they were driving through. West Virginia was put in because Danoff had been sent several postcards from the state and was impressed.

• Politics has always been a dirty business, with candidates through the years saying whatever was necessary to get elected. Take the 1950 senatorial campaign in Florida, for example. In the Democratic primary, incumbent Claude Pepper was being challenged by George Smathers, a sitting congressman. Taking unfair advantage of the lack of education in some parts of the state, Smathers sent campaign materials to rural areas accusing Pepper of, among other things, having a brother who was a "practicing Homosapien" and a sister who was a "thespian." The charge against Pepper himself was that he had "matriculated" with young women. In a victory for sleazy politics, Smathers did, in fact, win the primary.

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by Samantha Weaver

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Construction is scheduled to begin on Memo-rial Hospital of Converse County’s new state of the art 22,500 square foot medical office building next month.

The $6.8 million facility includes convenient park-ing, a single registration area, and a children’s play alcove reminiscent of an old western storefront.

The new facility will house Memorial Hospital’s Walk-In Clinic. The Walk-In Clinic allows patients to receive services from a physician assistant without an appointment. The clinic has become exceedingly popular over the past two years, averaging twenty-five patient visits per day. While no appointment is necessary, wait times do vary based upon how many people are waiting.

In conjunction with the new building project, the hospital is actively recruiting an additional physician assistant to help reduce wait times and provide staffing for extended evening and Saturday hours. According to Mick Kasher, Memorial Hospital’s Physician Group Practice Manager, the new Medical Office Building and Walk-In Clinic brings Douglas area healthcare into the 21st century. “We have integrated the best practices from across the country into the design of our new Medical Office Building,” said Kasher. “Patients can be dropped off at the door, enter a common registra-tion area, and be greeted by a centralized receptionist who can access any of the doctor’s schedules,” Kasher continued.

The new Medical Office Building also means easier patient scheduling by phone. “Now patients call their individual doctor and work with that doctor’s recep-tionist. Our new Intelligent Scheduling model will al-low dedicated schedulers and triage nurses to schedule appointments with any doctor,” said Kasher.

Construction of the new Medical Office Building is being managed by Erdman Healthcare Real Estate and is scheduled to open next winter.


Glenrock Happenings

May 25th - Lil Pokes Rodeo in Glenrock

pre-registration May 13th

Aug 2,3,4th - Deer Creek Days

Attractions1. Rock In The Glen2. Deer Creek Station3. Emigrant Crossing4. Mormon Mines5. A.H. Unthank Grave6. Brigham Young Mail Station7. Parker-Ringo Grave8. ADA Magill Grave9. Hayden Pioneer Monument10. Deer Creek Museum11. Paleontological Museum

DEAR PAW'S CORNER: My mother's dog "Ber-ry" has been scratching and itching at her back legs and stomach for weeks now. I put a monthly flea treatment on her regularly, and I can't see any fleas. Why is she itching? Some of the areas are looking very raw. -- Barbara in Tampa, Fla.

DEAR BARBARA: Topical flea treatments are pretty effective for pets, but double-check that Berry does not have fleas. Rather than trying to

Dog Scratches Herself Raw

spot the fast-moving critters, look for tiny flecks of brown-black "dust" in her fur or on her skin. These are flea droppings, and seeing them means there's still an infestation.

If you spot evidence of fleas, find out what dos-age of the topical flea treatment is being given. These are typically sold in packages that specify the type of pet (cat or dog) and its weight range. Large dogs need a different dose than small dogs or cats.

If there is no evidence of fleas, or if Berry is getting the correct dosage for her weight, take her to the veterinarian for a closer look at her skin. She may have an allergy -- either to something in her environment, to a medication she's taking, or to a food she's eating. She could have a para-

sitic infection other than fleas, or she could have another skin ailment. Her vet can check for a number of possibilities, and can prescribe medi-cation to ease the itching. Treatment might include cortisone, which should be used for only a limited time, if possible.

Send your questions or comments to [email protected], or write to Paw's Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Or-lando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.



Puzzle Answers

• On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

• On April 8, 1916, at the Boulevard Race in Corona, Calif., an early racing car careens into a crowd of spectators, killing the driver and two others. The fatal accident helped encourage

organizers to begin holding races on specially built tracks instead of regular streets.

• On April 13, 1939, the heavy cruiser USS Astoria arrives in Japan under the command of Capt. Richmond Turner in an attempt to photograph the Japanese battleships Yamato and Musash in a pre-war reconnaissance. The Astoria was sunk during Operation Watchtow-er in the Solomon Islands in August 1942.

• On April 12, 1945, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemor-rhage in his home at Warm Springs, Ga. The only man to be elected to four terms as president of the United States, Roosevelt is remembered for his New Deal social policies and his leadership during wartime.

• On April 10, 1953, the horror film “The House of Wax,” star-ring Vincent Price, opens at New York’s Paramount Theater. It was the first fea-ture from a major motion-picture studio to be shot using the three-dimensional, or stereoscopic, film process, and one of the first horror films to be shot in color.

• On April 9, 1962, President John F. Kennedy throws out the ceremonial first pitch in Washington D.C.’s new stadium. He continued a long-standing tradition that began in 1910 when President William H. Taft threw out Major League Baseball’s first opening-day pitch in Washington D.C.’s old Griffith Stadium.


Douglas HappeningsFriday Nights............... New Life Pentecostals,

Discussion on Prophecy Topics. Open to the public

March 30th ...................... Eastern WY College - Management & Supervision

- What is the DifferenceApril 14th................... Mardi gras at the MooseApril 14th & 15th..............High Plains Old Time

Country Music FestivalApril 14th...................... “Astride A Pink Horse”

by Robert Greer at The Whistle-Stop

April 14th..............................................................Converse County Coalition against Violence

4th Annual Bowl-AthonApril 16th............Eastern WY College ConcertApril 21st ........Memorial Hospitals Community

Health FairApril 27 - 29th.........Douglas Assembly of God

2012 Spring Conference


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Q: A while back you mentioned that Tyler Perry had a new movie coming out called "We the Peeples," but I've seen neither hide nor hair of it. Is it still being released? -- Sherri W., via e-mail

A: May 10 is the day that "We the Pee-ples" will see the light of day. The movie stars Craig Robinson ("The Office"), Kerry Washington ("Scandal") and Kali Hawk ("Bridesmaids" and "New Girl") among many others in this large ensemble cast.

I spoke with Kali about the movie, and she told me a bit about it: "It's about a family, and our last name is Peeples. It's kind of like 'Meet the Parents.' Kerry Washington, who plays my sister, is dating Craig Rob-inson, and she brings him home to meet the family. Our family is very

uppity, very wealthy and very strict. We have our certain way of doing things, with our dad at the helm -- played by David Alan Grier -- who rules with an iron fist.

"It's not really clear if Craig's character can ever fit in with the Peeples family. But he defi-nitely gets an A-plus for effort throughout the film. He shows us a few things about ourselves that we needed to take a look at. That's where a lot of the comedy comes in: Whenever you try to pinpoint people with a little bit of truth, if they're not prepared for it, look out."

• • •Q: I heard that one of my favorite TV shows,

"Veronica Mars," is coming back to television. Is that true? ? Elaine Y., Mobile, Ala.

A: "Veronica Mars" has indeed been resurrected, but as a feature film. In an unprecedented Kickstarter campaign (kickstarter.com is a fundrais-ing website where you can set up a "cause" for which you need money, and people can donate to help you raise the funds), "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas raised the $2 million needed for the film in approximately 11 hours! Because of the loyalty and passion of fans of the show, Kristen Bell and company will return to the big screen, as Veronica comes back to town for her 10-year high-school reunion.

• • •Write to Cindy at King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475; or e-mail her

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Kali Hawk

It was a bad winter in many parts of the country. Flooding, snow, storms -- we’ve had it all. But spring and summer are coming! We need to start planning now to take advantage of all the warmer weather we’ll get.

Are you a gardener? Whether you plant flowers in

Start Planning Now for Warmer Weather

pots outside your door, or have a full garden in the yard, or grow vegetables in the community garden, now is the time to start planning. Check your local area for gardening classes, even if your efforts are going to be on the small scale. If you have a plot in a community garden, it often will have classes to let you know the condition of the soil this year and what additives you’ll need to apply. Those classes are where you’ll find will-ing volunteers to help with weeding as the season goes on, if you can’t do it all yourself.

If you’re going to want to join a walking group, investigate now. In some areas, senior centers host walking tours around town or through the woods. For daily exercise, talk with neighbors and friends to see what you can put together. Check your gear: Are your walking shoes good for another year? Do you have a hat and sunglasses?

Once you get a group together, brainstorm for ad-ditional activities you can do. Once-a-week croquet in the park? Bowling? Berry picking? Painting birdhouses for the land trust? Baking pies for the food bank?

If you live in a college town, all those students will go home for the summer and leave many of their volunteer tasks undone. Where can you pitch in?

Enjoy your planning!

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].



I’m very disappointed, and I can only imagine how Sen. Susan Collins feels. Last year, the senator from Maine asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substanc-es and Disease Registry to investigate the use of Agent Orange and other chemicals at training base

Agent Orange: Gagetown

Gagetown in New Brunswick, Canada. Over the years, many American service person-

nel, specifically National Guard and Reservists, did training at that location. Collins asked for an investigation to determine whether veterans were exposed to toxic herbicide and defoliant chemicals between 1956 and 1986. While the U.S. appar-ently sprayed only between 1966 and 1967, the Canadians had been spraying for decades, likely from 1956 to 2004.

The Department of Health and Human Services sent Collins a letter in July 2012 saying that the CDC and ASTDR had concerns about Gagetown and would be sending away for documents from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Con-sumer Produce Safety Commission and the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health as part of “a thorough investigation” of the Agent Orange situation.

The report from the CDC came back recently. What it actually did -- and this is what disturbs Senator Collins -- is review the 2007 Canadian re-port. It didn’t do its own research, and it apparently didn’t talk to medical personnel who are treating the veterans who have illnesses that could well be tied to the time they spent at Gagetown.

The CDC’s determination: Americans who trained there “suffered no health risks from expo-sure to Agent Orange and other chemicals.”

The ATSDR requested full documentation from the Canadian Forces Health Services Group, and seems to believe it got “complete reports.” I wonder if it’s checked the copies of original documents at www.agentorangecanada.com.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Ser-vice, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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