RangerArchive April 28, 2021

Shooting:
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FREMONT COUNTY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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WYOMING DIGEST
CUTS CLOSE GILLETTE GROUP HOME
gILLeTTe (WNe) — The greenhouse
group Home will no longer house residents
beginning July 1 as a result of statewide
budget cuts that reduced funding for behavioral
health programs throughout the state.
The six-bed group home in gillette,
operated in partnership between the
Council of Community Services and
Campbell County Health, will relocate its
residents and lay off its seven full-time
workers by the start of July.
CCH has subcontracted the Council of
Community Services to run the group
home for the past 15 years. The home has
given housing and stability to adults experiencing
mental illness and homelessness with
the goal of transitioning them into the
community.
WOMAN CHARGED IN TODDLER DEATH
CODY (WNe) — Carolyn Aune is still
being charged with first-degree murder
despite some ambiguity surrounding her
role in the death of a 2-year-old partly in
her care. Her case was bound over to district
court.
The decision to keep the charge came
after a more than two hour back-and-forth
discussion in Judge Bruce Waters’ circuit
court on Thursday morning. Although
Waters said there is a certain amount of circumstantial
evidence present in the case, the
fact that a young child died while in Aune’s
care was enough to sway him. Under
Wyoming law, anyone who perpetrates
child abuse against someone 16-years-old or
younger that results in their death can be
charged with first-degree murder, whether
they intended to kill the child or not.
STATE MAKES MUSSEL ‘STRIKE TEAM’
(WNe ) -- For more than a decade, the
Wyoming game and Fish Department has
been actively planning and gearing up to
keep damaging invasive species of mussels
out of the state. But invasive zebra mussels
were found in aquarium moss purchased in
a pet store this spring, prompting the U.S.
geological Survey invasive aquatic species
experts to trigger a national alert.
The department now has put together a
new “strike team” and developed emergency
plans that would restrict public access to
waterways if the mussels—a leading factor
in freshwater fish extinctions— are discovered
in the area.
State and federal agencies have already
been forced to spend millions of dollars
fighting invasive species, so preventing
spread early is a top priority.
“It’s kind of a gloomy picture when you
think about the effect these things can have
on our state,” game and Fish Director
Brian Nesvik said Tuesday.
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Frontier grad
Frontier Academy
graduate Adrianna
Michelle WhiteHawk, left,
joked with Riverton school
board president Carl
Manning after receiving
her diploma during
Tuesday’s board meeting.
She became emotional as
she recounted her graduation
story and thanked
family members and
Frontier faculty for their
assistance. Frontier offers
an alternative path to high
school graduation, and
most grads are recognized
individually by the board.
Photos by Steve Peck
No immediate action on superintendent at
school board meeting; audience stays silent
q JoAnne Andre-Flanagan’s initial
court appearance on a DUI complaint
is scheduled for noon
Wednesday May 5, but that date
could change if her attroney
requests a continuance.
By Katie Roenigk
Staff Writer
The Riverton school board took no action Tuesday
related to the weekend arrest of superintendent JoAnne
Andre-Flanagan.
Andre-Flanagan was arrested at about 11:45 p.m.
Saturday in the 100 block of South Fifth Street West in
Riverton for driving under the influence.
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred
after a local police officer initiated a traffic stop on the
Dodge Charger that Andre-Flanagan was driving.
Officials said she had made an improper turn,
pulling into the outer lane of traffic as opposed to the
inside lane.
Police reports indicate her blood-alcohol content was
.14 at the time.
After her arrest, Andre-Flanagan was held in a
Riverton Police Department holding cell, where she
remained until she was “sober,” officials said; she was
then sent home with a citation and a court date.
She was back at work this week, speaking at public
events and attending meetings – including the Fremont
County School District 25 Board of Trustees meeting
Tuesday, which included an executive session regarding
personnel.
The executive session item was added to the agenda
Tuesday.
Board chairman Carl Manning would not say
whether the executive session was related to Andre-
Flanagan’s arrest.
“The policy of the board of trustees and FCSD 25 is
to make no comments about personnel issues,”
Manning said Tuesday. “The board has to look at all
incidents once at a time and make decisions that way
(based on) board policy and contract.”
The school district’s policy on the superintendent’s
contract states that, “except in the case of immorality or
incompetence which are grounds for immediate dismissal,
the board shall give not less than 180 days written
notice to the superintendent.”
Other policy items refer to employee actions involving
students, on school grounds, or during school functions.
When asked if district policy indicates whether an
arrest would result in firing, Manning said “no,” also
noting that, “in my 30 years I don’t remember that
being the cause of anyone’s dismissal.”
Tuesday’s board meeting was well-attended by community
members celebrating a Frontier Academy gradq
Please see “District 25,” page 5
“
Thats a long time
when you’re sitting
in a room by yourself.
ROBERT BURRESS
Wyoming Honor Farm inamte who
faced lengthy quarantine as officials
tried to slow COVID spread
COVID
behind bars
For inmates, coronavirus
lockdown meant more
than simple restrictions
By Katie Roenigk
Staff Writer
Throughout the course of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic, most Fremont County
residents have felt a certain level of social isolation
as they have adjusted their daily activities to
comply with public-health restrictions meant to
limit the spread of the coronavirus.
But for a small subset of the community, the
level of isolation has been even more extreme.
More than 50 Fremont County residents were
sentenced to prison March 2020-March 2021
and remained incarcerated at the end of last
month, according to the Wyoming Department
of Corrections.
Quarantine
Because of the pandemic, inmates have faced
more stringent restrictions on their movements
than usual while in
prison, beginning
with their transition
to WDOC custody.
Robert Burress,
65, who was sentenced
to prison in
March 2020,
remembered arriving
at the Wyoming
FIRST IN A SERIES
Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington
the following month.
“It looked like I’d landed on the moon,” he
said, describing the WMCI employees who
approached his transport vehicle that day clad in
personal protective equipment. “They came out
in their suits and stuff.”
Because Burress had been arrested before the
pandemic hit, he had not had to quarantine
while he was being held in county detention – at
that point, he said, inmates at the jail weren’t
even being separated. But at WMCI, coronavirus
protocols dictated that new inmates be
placed in quarantine for two weeks immediately
upon their arrival.
“You’re in a room by yourself with no TV or
radio or nothing,” he said.
Despite the lack of entertainment, Burress
said his first stint in isolation “wasn’t that bad.”
“I didn’t have to deal with any idiots that
way,” he joked.
Again, longer
Later, though, Burress was required to quarantine
again, this time for a longer period of
time.
“They had tested everybody, (and) my test
came back inconclusive,” he said. “So they put
me in isolation for three and a half weeks.”
He endured yet another lengthy quarantine
period this spring when COVID-19 spread
through the Wyoming Honor Farm, where he
now is incarcerated.
“(It was) probably a month and a half or so,”
Burress estimated, adding, “That’s a long time
q Please see “Virus,” page 5
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WORLD & NATION
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Feds search
Giuliani’s NYC
home, office
NeW YORK (AP) — Federal
investigators executed search warrants
Wednesday morning at the
Manhattan home and office of
Rudy giuliani, former President
Donald Trump’s attorney, a law
enforcement official told The
Associated Press.
The former New York City
mayor has been under investigation
for several years over his business
dealings in Ukraine. Details
of the searches were not immediately
available, but it comes as the
Justice Department continues its
investigation into the former New
York City mayor and staunch
Trump ally.
Investigators executed warrants
at giuliani’s home on Madison
Avenue and his office on Park
Avenue and seized electronic
devices, a person familiar with the
investigation told the AP.
The officials could not discuss
the investigation publicly and
spoke to the AP on condition of
anonymity. News of the search
was first reported by The New
York Times.
The federal probe into
giuliani’s overseas and business
dealings stalled last year because of
a dispute over investigative tactics
as Trump unsuccessfully sought
reelection, and amid giuliani’s
prominent role in subsequently
disputing the results of the contest
on Trump’s behalf.
The full scope of the investigation
is unclear, but it at least partly
involves the Ukraine dealings, law
enforcement officials have told the
Associated Press
giuliani was central to the
then-president’s efforts to dig up
dirt against Democratic rival Joe
Biden and to press Ukraine for an
investigation into Biden and his
son, Hunter — who himself now
faces a criminal tax probe by the
Justice Department.
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EXPECTED COVID BABY BOOM MAY BE A BABY BUST
The
NeW YORK (AP) — When most of the U.S. went into
lockdown over a year ago, some speculated that confining couples
to their homes — with little to entertain them beyond
Netflix — would lead to a lot of baby-making. But the statistics
suggest the opposite happened.
Births have fallen dramatically in many states during the
coronavirus outbreak, according to an Associated Press analysis
of preliminary data from half the country.
The COVID-19 baby boom appears to be a baby bust.
Nationally, even before the epidemic, the number of babies
born in the U.S. was falling, dropping by less than 1 percent a
year over the past decade as many women postponed motherhood
and had smaller families.
But data from 25 states suggests a much steeper decline in
2020 and into 2021, as the virus upended society and killed
over a half-million Americans.
Births for all of 2020 were down 4.3 percent from 2019, the
data indicates. More tellingly, births in December 2020 and in
January and February 2021 — nine months or more after the
spring 2020 lockdowns — were down 6.5 percent, 9.3 percent
and 10 percent respectively, compared with the same months a
year earlier.
December, January and February together had about
41,000 fewer births than the same three-month span a year
earlier. That’s an 8 percent decline.
“When there’s a crisis, I don’t think people are thinking
about reproduction,” said Dr. John Santelli, a Columbia
University professor of population and family health who
reviewed the AP’s analysis.
The analysis included 24 states that provided data on births
to residents. Joining them in the analysis was California, the
most populous state, which provided data on all births that
happened in the state, including among visitors.
BIDEN TO PITCH SWEEPING ‘FAMILY PLAN’ IN SPEECH
WASHINgTON (AP) — Marking his first 100 days in
office, President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to
Congress to pitch a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families
and education that would fundamentally transform the
role government plays in American life.
Biden will make his case Wednesday night before a pareddown
gathering of mask-wearing legislators due to coronavirus
restrictions and in a U.S. Capitol still surrounded by black
fencing after insurrectionists protesting his election occupied
the very dais where he will stand.
In the nationally televised ritual of a president standing
before Congress, Biden will lay out a sweeping proposal for
universal preschool, two years of free community college, $225
billion for child care and monthly payments of at least $250 to
parents. His ideas reflect the frailties that were uncovered last
year by the pandemic, and he will make the case that economic
growth would best come from taxing the rich to help the middle
class and the poor.
His speech will also provide an update on progress in combating
the COVID-19 crisis he was elected to tame, showcasing
hundreds of millions of vaccinations and relief
checks delivered to help offset the devastation wrought by a
virus that has killed more than 573,000 people in the United
States. He will also champion his $2.3 trillion infrastructure
plan, a staggering figure to be financed solely by higher taxes
on corporations.
Seizing an opportunity born of generational calamity, Biden
has embraced momentous action over incremental progress,
with the goal of making the economy fairer and stronger. But
he will be forced to thread the needle between Republicans
who cry government overreach and some Democrats who fear
he won’t go big enough.
The Democratic president’s strategy is to sidestep the polarization
and make his appeal directly to voters. His prime-time
speech will underscore a trio of central campaign promises: to
manage the deadly pandemic, to turn down the tension in
Washington and to restore faith in government as an effective
force for good.
BISHOPS MAY PRESS BIDEN TO SKIP COMMUNION
(AP) -- When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national
meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a
tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other
Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist
in public advocacy of abortion rights.
At issue is a document that will be prepared for the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops by its Committee on
Doctrine, with the aim of clarifying the church’s stance on an
issue that has repeatedly vexed the bishops in recent decades.
It’s taken on new urgency now, in the eyes of many bishops,
because Biden — only the second Catholic president — is the
first to hold that office while espousing clear-cut support for
abortion rights. Such a stance, by a public figure, is “a grave
moral evil,” according to Archbishop Joseph Naumann of
Kansas City, Kansas, who chairs the USCCB’s Committee on
Pro-Life Activities and believes it’s necessary to publicly rebuke
Biden on the issue.
APOLLO 11 PILOT MICHAEL COLLINS DEAD OF CANCER
HOUSTON (AP) -- Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins,
who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in
1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his family said. He was 90.
Collins was part of the three-man Apollo 11 crew that effectively
ended the space race between the United States and
Russia and fulfilled President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to
reach the moon by the end of the 1960s.
Though he traveled some 238,000 miles to the moon and
came within 69 miles, Collins never set foot on the lunar surface
like his crewmates Aldrin and Armstrong, who died in
2012.
None of the men flew in space again after the Apollo 11
mission.
“It’s human nature to stretch, to go, to see, to understand,”
Collins said on the 10th anniversary of the moon landing in
1979. “exploration is not a choice really — it’s an imperative.”
Ranger
Rev. T. Anthony Spearman,
President of the North Carolina
NAACP, urged the state
to take over the investigation
into the police shooting death
of Andrew Brown Jr.
AP
Judge denies request
for shooting video
eLIZABeTH CITY, N.C.
(AP) — A judge on Wednesday
denied requests to release body
camera video in the case of a Black
man who was shot to death by
North Carolina deputies as they
tried to arrest him on drug-related
warrants.
Judge Jeffery Foster said he
believed the videos contained
information that could harm the
ongoing investigation or threaten
the safety of people seen in the
footage. He said the video must
remain out of public view for at
least 30 days.
However, he said, videos from
multiple body cameras and one
dashboard camera must be shown
to Brown’s family within 10 days.
He said some portions of the
video may be blurred or redacted.
including conversations between
officers. The family previously saw
only a 20-second portion of one
body camera video.
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SPORTS
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB
New York 9 9 .500 _
Atlanta 11 12 .478 ½
Philadelphia 11 12 .478 ½
Miami 10 13 .435 1½
Washington 8 12 .400 2
Central Division W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 14 9 .609 _
Pittsburgh 12 11 .522 2
St. Louis 12 11 .522 2
Cincinnati 11 12 .478 3
Chicago 10 13 .435 4
West Division W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 15 9 .625 _
San Francisco 15 9 .625 _
Arizona 12 11 .522 2½
San Diego 13 12 .520 2½
Colorado 9 14 .391 5½
All Times EDT
Monday's Games
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1
Atlanta 8, Chicago Cubs 7
Miami 8, Milwaukee 0
San Francisco 12, Colorado 0
Cincinnati 5, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Kansas City 1
Boston 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Toronto 9, Washington 5
Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 0
St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 2
Milwaukee 5, Miami 4
Arizona 5, San Diego 1
Colorado 7, San Francisco 5, 10 innings
Cincinnati 6, L.A. Dodgers 5
Wednesday's Games
Miami (Alcantara 0-2) at Milwaukee (godley 0-0),
3:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (gray 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw
3-2), 4:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Minor 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Keller 1-2),
6:35 p.m.
Boston (Pivetta 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (degrom 2-1),
6:40 p.m.
Washington (Fedde 1-2) at Toronto (Matz 4-0),
7:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-2) at Atlanta (Ynoa 1-
1), 7:20 p.m.
Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0) at St. Louis (Oviedo
0-0), 7:45 p.m.
San Diego (Weathers 1-0) at Arizona (Widener 1-
0), 9:40 p.m.
Colorado (Márquez 1-1) at San Francisco (Wood
2-0), 9:45 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
x-Brooklyn 42 20 .677 —
Philadelphia 40 21 .656 1½
New York 34 28 .548 8
Boston 32 30 .516 10
Toronto 26 36 .419 16
Southeast Division W L Pct GB
Atlanta 34 28 .548 —
Miami 32 30 .516 2
Charlotte 30 31 .492 3½
Washington 27 34 .443 6½
Orlando 18 43 .295 15½
Central Division W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 38 23 .623 —
Indiana 29 32 .475 9
Chicago 26 35 .426 12
Cleveland 21 40 .344 17
Detroit 19 43 .306 19½
x-clinched playoff spot
All Times EDT
Monday's Games
Detroit 100, Atlanta 86
Philadelphia 121, Oklahoma City 90
L.A. Lakers 114, Orlando 103
Toronto 112, Cleveland 96
San Antonio 146, Washington 143, OT
Phoenix 118, New York 110
New Orleans 120, L.A. Clippers 103
Chicago 110, Miami 102
Minnesota 105, Utah 104
Denver 120, Memphis 96
Sacramento 113, Dallas 106
Tuesday's Games
Portland 133, Indiana 112
Milwaukee 114, Charlotte 104
Oklahoma City 119, Boston 115
Brooklyn 116, Toronto 103
Minnesota 114, Houston 107
Dallas 133, golden State 103
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Riverton Livestock Auction
Results for Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Total Receipts: 582
Last Report: 819 Last Year: 2,345
Compared to last Tuesday sale selling
all classes of cattle; slaughter cows
mostly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00
higher with higher yielding bulls, not
enough feeder calves for a good market
test. Several bred and cow/calf pairs
with good demand and buyer
participation. Supply included: 26%
Feeder Cattle (43% Steers, 57%
Heifers); 24% Slaughter Cattle (77%
Cows, 23% Bulls); 50% Replacement
Cattle (64% Stock Cows, 19% Bred
Cows, 17% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder
cattle supply over 600 lbs was 0%
FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 352 352 192.50 192.50
15 421 421 190.25 190.25
5 466 466 180.00 180.00
15 526 526 170.00 170.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 321 321 167.50 167.50
12 377 377 177.50 177.50
22 428-449 444 159.00-160.00 159.22
14 487 487 151.50 151.50
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1565-1785 1667 56.00-57.00 56.49 Average
3 1535-1630 1595 64.50-68.50 65.85 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
27 1227-1495 1323 55.00-60.50 58.64 Average
16 1275-1436 1385 62.00-65.50 63.83 High
Scoreboard
Major league glance
NBA glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB
Boston 15 9 .625 _
Tampa Bay 12 12 .500 3
Toronto 11 11 .500 3
Baltimore 10 13 .435 4½
New York 10 13 .435 4½
Central Division W L Pct GB
Kansas City 14 8 .636 _
Chicago 12 10 .545 2
Cleveland 11 11 .500 3
Detroit 8 16 .333 7
Minnesota 7 15 .318 7
West Division W L Pct GB
Oakland 15 9 .625 _
Seattle 13 11 .542 2
Houston 12 11 .522 2½
Los Angeles 11 11 .500 3
Texas 10 14 .417 5
All Times EDT
Monday's Games
Kansas City 3, Detroit 2
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 3, 10 innings
Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 2
Oakland 2, Tampa Bay 1
L.A. Angels 9, Texas 4
Houston 5, Seattle 2
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Kansas City 1
Cleveland 7, Minnesota 4
Boston 2, N.Y. Mets 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 1
Toronto 9, Washington 5
Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 3
Houston 2, Seattle 0
Texas 6, L.A. Angels 1
Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota (Happ 1-0) at Cleveland (Allen 1-3),
1:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Minor 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Keller 1-
2), 6:35 p.m.
Boston (Pivetta 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (degrom 2-1),
6:40 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (germán 1-2) at Baltimore (Kremer
0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Fedde 1-2) at Toronto (Matz 4-0),
7:07 p.m.
Oakland (Irvin 2-2) at Tampa Bay (glasnow 2-1),
7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Cobb 1-1) at Texas (Dunning 1-0),
8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Mize 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Rodón
3-0), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (Dunn 1-0) at Houston (greinke 2-1),
8:10 p.m.
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.
Seattle at Houston, 2:10 p.m.
Boston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division W L Pct GB
Dallas 34 27 .557 —
Memphis 31 29 .517 2½
San Antonio 31 29 .517 2½
New Orleans 27 34 .443 7
Houston 15 47 .242 19½
Northwest Division W L Pct GB
x-Utah 44 17 .721 —
Denver 40 21 .656 4
Portland 33 28 .541 11
Oklahoma City 21 41 .339 23½
Minnesota 19 44 .302 26
Pacific Division W L Pct GB
Phoenix 43 18 .705 —
L.A. Clippers 43 20 .683 1
L.A. Lakers 36 25 .590 7
golden State 31 31 .500 12½
Sacramento 25 36 .410 18
Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Miami, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.
Portland at Memphis, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit, 7 p.m.
golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.
Friday's Games
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Portland at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 9 p.m.
Utah at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
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Send it flying
Riverton Wolverine senior Rylan Koehn has been one of
Wyoming’s top throwers in the 2021 track and field season.
He won Monday’s Wolverine Twilight meet with a
148-5 toss of the discus. Photo by Randy Tucker
Late homers lift Rox over SF
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --
Ryan McMahon delivered a tworun
homer in the 10th inning and
C.J. Cron followed with a solo
blast as the Colorado Rockies
evened their three-game series
against the host San Francisco
giants with a 7-5 win on Tuesday.
San Francisco’s Brandon Crawford
had three hits and forced
extra innings when he tied the
score at 4-4 in the ninth with a
leadoff home run against Daniel
Bard (1-1).
garrett Hampson put the
Rockies ahead in the top of the
ninth with a pinch-hit homer off
former Colorado reliever Jake
Mcgee.
Colorado’s Yonathan Daza
began the 10th inning as the automatic
runner at second base, and
he scored on McMahon’s 449-foot
blast off rookie gregory Santos (0-
2). Cron then added an insurance
run with a blast to right field.
giants catcher Buster Posey had
three hits and singled home a run
in the bottom of the 10th off
Carlos estevez, who recorded his
first save.
Cron, Hampson and Charlie
Blackmon each had two hits for
the Rockies, who snapped a fourgame
losing streak against the
giants.
Blackmon ended a 0-for-14
skid and gave the Rockies a lead in
the first with a two-out, two-run
double off Aaron Sanchez.
The giants answered with a run
in the bottom half of the first and
pulled even in the fourth when
rookie Jason Vosler recorded his
first career RBI with a two-out
double to right field off Chi Chi
gonzalez.
Belt put the giants ahead 3-2
with two outs in the fifth with a
homer to right off gonzalez, who
gave up three runs on seven hits
over five innings.
The right-hander struck out
four without issuing a walk.
Starting pitching has been a
strength for the Rockies, who
raised their record to 9-14 after a
3-11 start to the season.
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accepted as completed according to plans, specifications and rules governing the same
work performed under that certain contract between the State of Wyoming, acting
through said Commission, and Frost Rock Products, The Contractor, on Highway
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of crushed surfacing material and miscellaneous work, and the Contractor is entitled
to final settlement therefore; that the Director of the Department of Transportation
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through said Commission, and S & L Industrial, The Contractor, on Highway Project
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Sweetwater, Uinta, Lincoln and Teton Counties, consisting of installing signs and
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made application to the Ninth Judicial District Court pursuant to W.S., Section 2-1-205,
et. seq., as amended, to have the Decedent’s property set over pursuant to Wyoming
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Will Wyoming
have the stuff?
Some key leaders bet on an energy
re-boom, but what if they are wrong?
A headline in a recent front-page Ranger news “digest” must
have struck the uninitiated as hard to believe.
“Arch on track to leave PRB,” it read.
The PRB is the Powder River Basin, the Western
Hemisphere’s richest coal mining region, with gillette as its
unofficial capital.
Arch is Arch Coal, long one of the coal titans of the Powder
River Basin and, therefore, the United States and the world.
The change in the coal marketplace has been turning conventional
wisdom in Wyoming on its head for some years
now, with the economic impacts felt far and wide. There are
social impact as well, and that’s what the headline such as this
one illustrates. Arch Coal leaving gillette? Along with the
other coal giants there, to an extent Arch Coal is gillette, and
gillette is Arch Coal.
We know the feeling in Fremont County. Businesses that
defined our communities, and made them to a large degree in
modern times, folded up and left town, with nearly a quarter
of the Fremont County work force stopped in their tracks.
Lucky Mc. Federal American Partners. Western Nuclear.
Union Carbide. All of those, and others were mainstays not
just of Fremont County’s uranium mining district but also
Fremont County’s economic and social fabric.
They seemed permanent and powerful, stable and steady.
And they were, until, one day, they weren’t.
Lander saw the something of the same thing. U.S. steel
closed its iron ore mine near South Pass after 20 years — 20
years when hundreds of people made a living and built what
day hoped was security.
Clichés come to mind. “The only constant in life is
change.” That sort of thing. Roll with the punches. Play the
hand you are dealt.
Just a couple of years ago, one of the hottest topics in
Wyoming state government was the eNDOW initiative, an
ambitious and future-thinking strategic plan to carry
Wyoming through the transitioning fossil fuels economy into
whatever would come next.
It passed the Legislature, but many of the lawmakers who
backed it are gone. It was signed into law, but the governor
who pushed for it now is gone as well.
Today it’s not unfair to ask where that all stands. It seems
dicey at best, unrealistic at worst, to presume that a booming
state economy based on coal and oil is going to return in
Wyoming, but a lot of state legislators at the recent session still
seemed ready to fight for that position above all others.
Strictly from the fiscal point of view, Wyoming would welcome
a big energy re-boom, but planning for something that
probably can’t happen isn’t a reliable policy, either fiscally or
politically, in the decade to come.
For many years, politicians decried the boom-and-bust
aspect of Wyoming’s minerals-based economy. But that always
was done with the comforting supposition that the boom
would return, as it always had before.
It’s not impossible that something like it might return again,
but the signs aren’t all that good. And if it doesn’t, then the
2020s likely will be the time when Wyoming learns whether it
has the stuff not just to navigate what comes next but help
direct it. We must do more than stand and watch.
— Steven R. Peck
OPINION
The
Ranger
Key is growing trees, not just planting
For 149 years, Americans have
marked Arbor Day on the last
Friday in April by planting trees.
Now business leaders, politicians,
YouTubers and celebrities are calling
for the planting of millions, billions,
or even trillions of trees to
slow climate change.
As an ecologist who studies forest
restoration, I know that trees
store carbon, provide habitat for
animals and plants, prevent erosion
and create shade in cities. But
planting trees is not a silver bullet
for solving complex environmental
and social problems. And for trees
to produce benefits, they need to
be planted correctly.
Not a panacea
It is impossible for humanity to
plant its way out of climate change,
as some advocates have suggested,
although trees are one part of the
solution. Avoiding the worst consequences
of climate change will
require governments, businesses
and individuals around the globe
to make rapid and drastic efforts to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Moreover, planting trees in the
wrong place can have unintended
consequences. For example, planting
trees into native grasslands, such
as North American prairies or
African savannas, can damage these
valuable ecosystems.
Planting fast-growing, nonnative
trees in arid areas may also
reduce water supplies. And some
top-down tree-planting programs
implemented by international
organizations or national governments
displace farmers and lead
them to clear forests elsewhere.
Large-scale tree-planting initiatives
have failed in locations from
Sri Lanka to Turkey to Canada. In
some places, the tree species were
not well-suited to local soil and climate
conditions. elsewhere, the
trees were not watered or fertilized.
Karen D. Holl
ThE CONvERSaTION
In some cases local people
removed trees that were planted on
their land without permission. And
when trees die or are cut down, any
carbon they have taken up returns
to the atmosphere, negating benefits
from planting them.
Focus on growing
It’s time to change the narrative
from tree-planting to tree-growing.
Most tree-planting efforts focus on
digging a hole and putting a
seedling in the ground, but the
work doesn't stop there.
To achieve benefits from treeplanting,
the trees need to grow for
a decade or more. Reforested areas
often are re-cleared within a decade
or two.
The U.N. Decade on ecosystem
Restoration and other initiatives
intend to restore and grow 1 trillion
trees. Here are key guidelines
that we and others have proposed
to improve the outcomes of treeplanting
campaigns.
• Keep existing forests standing.
The earth lost an area of rainforest
the size of New Mexico in 2020. It
is much more effective to prevent
clearing of existing forests than to
try to put them back together
again. And existing forests provide
benefits now, rather than decades
into the future after trees mature.
• Include nearby communities
in tree-growing projects.
International organizations and
national governments fund many
tree-growing projects, but their
goals may be quite different from
those of local residents who are
actually growing the trees on their
land.
• Start with careful planning.
Which species are most likely to
grow well given local site conditions?
Which species will best
achieve the project's goals? And
who will take care of the trees after
they are planted?
It is important to plant in areas
where trees have grown historically,
and to consider whether future climatic
conditions are likely to support
trees.
• Planting in areas that are less
productive for agriculture reduces
the risk that the land will be recleared
or existing forests will be
cut down to compensate for lost
productive areas.
• Plan for the long term. Most
tree seedlings need care to survive
and grow. This may include multiyear
commitments to water, fertilize,
weed and protect them.
• We encourage people who
support tree-growing efforts to ask
where the money is going. Who is
monitoring the effort and how
long will they track it?
growing trees can help solve
some of the most pressing challenges
of our time. But it is important
to understand that planting
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Karen D. Holl is a professor of
environmental studies at the
University of California, Santa
Cruz. The Conversation is an independent
and nonprofit source of
news, analysis and commentary from
academic experts. It is made available
to member newspapers through
the Associated Press.
Learn from the
past, but do
not dwell on it
editor:
It was with interest that I read
Chesie Lee's letter in the April 4
Ranger regarding our county. I do
not remember the article on
poverty mentioned, but this letter
seems to be focused more on
racism.
Though people should be
judged by their actions and not
actions of others, very often judgment
comes from past experiences
with others of the same race, age,
looks, etc. That is a fact of life.
But please remember most
opinions are made or altered by
whether interactions are good or
bad. T
he more good, the more opinions
can be changed.
Many of the comments about
the per-capita are because most
know little about them and only
parrot what they hear.
That is where a study of history
might help, as there is so much to
be learned from the past.
However, we need to learn from
it rather than use it for an excuse.
There is no doubt that many programs
do and have done more to
hinder than help. And that Native
Americans, along with many others,
have got the short end of the
stick by the government, and it is
still happening.
However, as I used to tell the
young ones I worked with as a
mentor, you have no control of
the past and cannot undo it.
You do have control of how you
let it affect you and what you do
in the future.
Learn from the past, yes, but do
not dwell on it and use it for an
excuse for a poor life, but use your
learning and focus on making life
better in the future.
Wayne Dick
Riverton
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Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie counties
e-Mail: ed.Cooper@wyoleg.gov
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First space tourist took off on Russian ship today, 2001
Today is Wednesday, April 28, the 118th day of 2021.
There are 247 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 28, 1967, heavyweight boxing champion
Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title after he refused to
be inducted into the armed forces.
On this date:
In 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify
the Constitution of the United States.
In 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress,
Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans
as they attempted to flee the country.
In 1952, war with Japan officially ended as
a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before
took effect. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
resigned as Supreme Allied commander in
Europe; he was succeeded by Gen. Matthew
B. Ridgway.
In 1958, the United States conducted the
first of 35 nuclear test explosions in the Pacific
Proving Ground as part of Operation
Hardtack I. Vice President Richard Nixon and
his wife, Pat, began a goodwill tour of Latin America that
was marred by hostile mobs in Lima, Peru, and Caracas,
Venezuela.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignation
of Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, who had opposed
the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing
American hostages in Iran. (Vance was succeeded by
Edmund Muskie.)
In 1986, the Soviet Union informed the world of the
nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
In 1988, a flight attendant was killed and more than 60
persons injured when part of the roof of an Aloha Airlines
Boeing 737 tore off during a flight from Hilo (HEE’-loh) to
Honolulu.
Leno
In 1994, former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had
passed U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia,
pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion, and was
sentenced to life in prison without parole.
In 2001, a Russian rocket lifted off from Central Asia
bearing the first space tourist, California businessman
Dennis Tito, and two cosmonauts on a journey to the international
space station.
In 2010, Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said a
massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was worse than officials
had believed, and that the federal government was
offering to help industry giant BP contain the slick threatening
the U.S. shoreline.
In 2015, urging Americans to “do
some soul-searching,” President
Barack Obama expressed deep
frustration over recurring black
deaths at the hands of police, rioters
who responded with senseless violence
and a society that would only
“feign concern” without addressing
the root causes.
In 2019, former Republican Sen.
Richard Lugar of Indiana, a leading voice on
foreign policy during his 36 years in the Senate, died at a
hospital in Virginia at the age of 87. “Avengers: Endgame”
shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an
estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and
$1.2 billion globally.
Ten years ago: President Barack Obama reshuffled
his national security team, with CIA Director Leon Panetta
succeeding Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Gen.
David Petraeus replacing Panetta at the CIA. Convicted
sex offender Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, pleaded
guilty to kidnapping and raping a California girl, Jaycee
Dugard, who was abducted in 1991 at the age of 11 and
rescued 18 years later. (Phillip Garrido was sentenced to
Cruz
431 years to life in prison; Nancy Garrido was sentenced
to 36 years to life in prison.) Canada’s Patrick Chan won
the world figure skating championships in Moscow.
Five years ago: Vice President Joe Biden pressed
Iraq during an unannounced visit not to let its crippling political
crisis upend hard-fought gains against the Islamic
State group.
One year ago: President Donald Trump signed an executive
order under the Defense Production Act to keep
meat packing plants open; it classified meat processing
as critical infrastructure. The Navy said the number of
sailors aboard the USS Kidd who had tested positive for
the coronavirus had risen to 64, or about onefifth
of the destroyer’s crew. Joe Biden won
Ohio’s presidential primary, the first major test
of statewide elections via mail amid the virus
outbreak. Hillary Clinton became the latest Democrat
to endorse Biden as the party continued
its unification efforts. Democrat Kweisi
Mfume easily won a special election to complete
the term of the late Maryland Rep. Elijah
Cummings.
Today’s Birthdays:
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker
III is 91. Actor-singer Ann-Margret is 80. Actor Paul Guilfoyle
is 72. Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno is 71.
Rock musician Chuck Leavell is 69. Actor Mary McDonnell
is 69. Rock singer-musician Kim Gordon (Sonic
Youth) is 68. Actor Nancy Lee Grahn is 65. Supreme
Court Justice Elena Kagan is 61. Rapper Too Short is 55.
Actor Bridget Moynahan is 50. Actor Chris Young is 50.
Rapper Big Gipp is 49. Actor Jorge Garcia is 48. Actor
Elisabeth Rohm is 48. Actor Penelope Cruz is 47. Actor
Nate Richert is 43. TV personalities Drew and Jonathan
Scott are 43. Actor Jessica Alba is 40. Actor Harry Shum
Jr. is 39. Actor Jenna Ushkowitz is 35. Actor Aleisha Allen
is 30.

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TODayWednesday, April 28, 2021
DEaThS
haMILTON
Robert William (Bill) Hamilton, 88, of Lander,
died Friday, April 23, 2021, at the family ranch,
surrounded by family. The funeral service will
be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 30, at The
Pioneer Museum Livery Stable in
Lander. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope
Cemetery in Lander. A reception and meal will
follow, also at the museum.
CONWay
Daniel Conway, 18, of Shoshoni, died
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in an accident. A
graveside service will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday, April 29, at Lake View Cemetery in
Shoshoni, followed by a celebration of life at
the Shoshoni Recreation District building in
Shoshoni.
MITChELL
Dallas Mitchell, 28, of Riverton, died
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in an accident. A
memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 1, at Davis Funeral Home.
aNGIER
Jo Anne Angier, 85, of Riverton, died
Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the Help for Health
Hospice Home. No local services are planned.
NELSON
Mary Nelson, 84, of Lander, died Friday,
April 23, 2021, at her home. As were her wishes,
there will be no services held.
SIFUENTES
Joe Sifuentes, 67, of Riverton, died Friday,
April 23, 2021 in Billings, Montana. Services
are pending through Davis Funeral Home.
NIChOLaS
W.J. “Jack” Nicholas, 94, of Lander, died
April 16, 2021.
EMERGENCy CaLLS
Information in this column is taken from
official law enforcement reports. An arrest is a
preliminary step in the legal process. It does
not mean that a person has been found guilty
of a crime. By law, persons who are arrested
are innocent until proven guilty through due
legal processes.
In Riverton police reports from Tuesday
to Wednesday morning:
• Suspicious circumstances were reported
at about 10:10 a.m. Friday on Village Drive.
The reporting party said there were “flames
and smoke on the grass.” There also was a
controlled burn ongoing in the area, according
to the initial report.
Shoplifting was reported at about 12:40
p.m. Friday in the 700 block of North Federal
Boulevard. The initial report was regarding
three subjects who “took a pair of boots and
(a) pair of pliers.” Officials said the “suspect
(was) identified and charges are pending.”
Injuries were recorded in a traffic incident
reported at about 1:30 p.m. Friday in the 700
block of East Fremont Avenue. The initial
report indicates the incident involved “airbag
deployment.”
Theft from a motor vehicle was reported at
about 3:45 p.m. Friday on East Jackson
Avenue. The reporting party said “someone
stole the registration off (of) his vehicle.”
No injuries were recorded in a traffic incident
reported at about 5:20 p.m. Friday in the
1000 block of North Federal Boulevard. The
initial report indicates the incident involved a
red 2002 Ford Ranger and a blue 2002 Chevy
Trailblazer.
Christopher Scott, 31, of Riverton, was
arrested at about 10:25 p.m. Friday in the 200
block of North Federal Boulevard for driving
under the influence and possession of
methamphetamine.
Tom Logan, 38, of Arapahoe, was arrested
at about 2:10 a.m. Saturday in the 800 block
of North Federal Boulevard for driving under
the influence. Jenna Lane, 37, of Riverton,
was arrested for public intoxication and resisting.
The initial report was regarding a “highly
intoxicated” driver.
Justin VanFleet, 28, of Riverton, was
arrested at about 1:50 p.m. Saturday in the
1900 block of East Monroe Avenue for public
intoxication.
Shoplifting was reported at about 2:20 p.m.
Saturday in the 600 block of North Federal
Boulevard. Officials said a suspect has been
identified, and charges are pending.
A juvenile problem was reported at about
5:30 p.m. Saturday on Dinwoody Circle. The
reporting party said “there are two juvenile
subjects riding dirt bikes … really fast … for a
few hours now.” Officials said the subjects
were “contacted and warned.”
Joanne Flanagan, 55, of Riverton, was
arrested at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday in the
100 block of South Fifth Street West for driving
under the influence.
A suspicious vehicle was reported at about
1 a.m. Monday in the 700 block of Eagle
Drive. The initial report was regarding a vehicle
“playing music really loud.” Officials said
the “music was turned down.”
Police responded at about 8 a.m. Monday
to a report of a horse on the road on the Rails
to Trails pathway. The initial report indicates
the reporting party “found (a) mule.”
A bomb threat was reported at about 9:10
a.m. Monday. Officials said no bomb was
located, but the incident is under investigation.
Patricia Clark, 31, of Riverton, and Crystal
Clark, 25, of Riverton, both were arrested at
about 12:20 p.m. Monday on North Broadway
for child endangering. Crystal Clark also was
arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
The initial report indicates the ticket
was made per officer request.
No injuries were recorded in a traffic incident
reported at about 4:15 p.m. Monday in
the 600 block of South Federal Boulevard.
The initial report indicates the incident
involved a gold Toyota Camry and a white
truck.
No injuries were recorded in a traffic incident
reported at about 6:40 p.m. Monday in
the 500 block of West Main Street. The
reporting party said “his vehicle was hit by
another vehicle.”
Arron C’Hair, 43, of Ethete, was arrested at
about 6:50 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of
East Park Avenue for public intoxication.
A 22-year-old man was cited at about 10:50
p.m. Monday in the 1800 block of North
Federal Boulevard for possession of marijuana.
The initial report was regarding a purple
Ford Fusion that was “swerving in (the) drive
through.” The reporting party also said the
“driver’s eyes were red, puffy and glossy.”
Quinn Duran, 29, of St. Stephen’s, was
arrested at about 2:55 a.m. Tuesday in the
3000 block of College Hill Drive for interference.
Officials said the charge was “for lying
about his name.” The reporting party said
Duran “pushed her down.”
In Fremont County Sheriff’s report from
Tuesday to Wednesday morning:
Deputies responded at about 7:45 a.m.
Sunday to a report of cattle on the road in the
700 block of Eight Mile Road near Riverton.
A juvenile runaway was reported at about
10:20 a.m. Sunday on Minter Lane near
Riverton.
Deputies responded at about 5:45 p.m.
Sunday to a report of cattle on the road on
Tunnel Hill Road near Pavillion.
Starr D. Miller, 28, of Arapahoe, was arrested
on a Fremont County warrant for failure to
appear.
Deputies responded at about 8:35 a.m.
Monday to a report of a traffic hazard in the
7800 block of Wyoming Highway 789 near
Lander. The initial report was regarding “one
cow on (the) side of (the) highway.”
Mark W. Eisnnicher, 39, of Dubois, was
arrested at about 8:45 a.m. Monday in the
4600 block of U.S. Highway 26 near Dubois
on a Natrona County warrant for possession
of a controlled substance.
The initial report was regarding “trespassing”
and “squatters.”
Paloma A. Warren, 24, of Arapahoe, was
arrested at about 1:05 p.m. Monday in the
100 block of Norkok Street near Fort
Washakie on a Fremont County warrant for
contempt of court.
Fraud was reported at about 1:10 p.m.
Monday on North Fork Road near Lander.
The initial report indicates the ticket was
made “per sergeant request.”
Shannon Antelope-Rhodes, 32, of Ethete,
was arrested at about 5:40 p.m. Monday in
the 400 block of Railroad Street in Lander
(the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office) on a
Fremont County warrant for failure to appear.
Jacquelyn M. Burnham, 34, of Lander, was
arrested at about 6:20 p.m. Monday on
Escarpment Road near Lander for aggravated
assault and domestic assault. April D. Garcia,
39, of Lander, was arrested for property
destruction. The initial report indicates someone
pointed a gun at the reporting party.
Deputies assisted in responding at about
6:55 p.m. Monday to a report of a cow on the
road in the 12100 block of U.S. Highway 26
near Riverton.
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when you’re sitting in a room by yourself. …
“When you’re locked down for a month or two,
it’s a little harder.”
“Luckily,” he said, he had a television set at his disposal
by then, so he was able to pass the time by
watching TV and reading books.
Isolated on arrival
Other inmates, including Dusty Harris, 39, went
through long periods of isolation with no access to
video entertainment.
When he arrived in Torrington in August, Harris,
who was sentenced in June, said he was put in quarantine
alone for five weeks.
“I didn’t hear nothing about any news or know
what was going on with the outside world,” he said.
“We were locked down to our bedrooms (and) could
only get out to use the shower for 15 minutes at a
time and use the phone for 15 minutes at a time. …
So we only got 30 minutes a day.”
The WDOC offered reading material, but Harris
said the book cart contained a limited selection of
titles that had to be divided among all of the inmates
in the housing unit.
“They weren’t letting us get new books because
they didn’t want to cross-contaminate,” he explained.
“So we were limited to five or six books for that
whole time. …
“You get to read the books quite a bit.”
Harris also spent time working out in his room,
doing calisthenic exercises.
He said the physical exertion “really helped me
mentally.”
Joe L. Sifuentes, November 2,
1953 - April 23, 2021, of
Riverton, Wyoming, was faithful
to the end and received his
crown of life.
Of all the titles he had, his
favorite was that of a husband.
He married his bride, Shirlee
Sifuentes, on April 22, 1972, and
together they began to write
their love story. He adored his
"Sho," his "candy girl," which
resulted in the family that he
cherished most on this earth.
Their love story is a true
example of the love God has
for His bride and the love God
has called every husband to have
for their wives. Together Joe and
Shirlee walked out their vows,
hand in hand, until the end, 49
years and one day.
Daddy, Dad, and Pops are the
names his children affectionately
call him. His children and their
spouses were his world. He
lavished them with love,
affection, wisdom, and strength.
He was the best father, mentor,
pastor, and friend to each of his
children and had the highest
honor of leading each child to a
personal relationship with Jesus
Christ. He trained his children in
the way they should go, and they
have not departed from it.
He was called Papa by his
grandchildren Kenisha and
Brandon Fullerton, Kierra and
Kendric Muehler, Zedekiah,
Jeremicah, Zion, Jodeyah Mills,
and Zareesha and Geoffrey
Norman Leier. He is a greatgrandfather
to Azirah Mills.
The youngest of fourteen, he
held the titles; son, brother, tio,
and uncle. Though he was the
youngest, his healing as a child
was instrumental in the entire
family's salvation story. He
quickly grew to be the spiritual
leader, not just to his parents
but also to all of their offspring.
PAID OBITUARY
Joe L. Sifuentes
Joe L. Sifuentes
He was and will remain a
beacon of light, love, and hope
for all remaining families to
follow.
Pastor is the title he is known
by in the community, his
network of friends, and fellow
laborers in Christ. Although he
began as an evangelist, God
quickly called him to the
office of a pastor. It was not
just a title to him. It was a
calling. In his words, "I do not
want to live and serve according
to my personal preferences.
Instead, I long for my life and
ministry to be driven by the
Person and Presence of God!"
He transitioned his father’s
church into what is known as
Way of the Cross Assembly of
God. He also pastored at
Billings Praise Center and most
recently founded Crown of Life
Fellowship. He served a total of
43 years in ministry. He touched
countless lives as a pastor,
presbyter, and chaplain of both
The Riverton Police
Department and the
Fremont County Sheriff
Department. He was a crisis,
family, and marriage counselor.
His formula for success was to
love God and love people.
His passion was preaching
“You go nuts when you’re cooped up (by) yourself
and not able to talk to anyone or communicate,” he
explained. “It gets very mentally challenging, especially
when you get claustrophobic (and) you just feel
like you’re getting smothered, stuck in tight quarters
like that … not being able to go outside and get fresh
air. …
“You can’t even see outside except through a little
tiny window. It’s very depressing.”
eventually, Harris said, he reached out to the
WDOC for help coping with the confinement, and
he was offered mental health treatment as well as
puzzles and other activities to do in his room.
“You just have to remember it’s a mental deal,”
Harris said. “You have to do something to change
your mind.”
Harris was placed in quarantine again at the
Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins after he contracted
COVID-19 in January, and he was part of the
recent pandemic-related lockdown at the Wyoming
Honor Farm in Riverton.
He estimates that he has spent half of his time
with the WDOC in isolation – an ordeal he characterizes
as “the worst experience of my life.”
“I understand it, because they’re trying to eliminate
the contamination,” Harris said. “But it’s frustrating
as an inmate.”
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Editor’s note: Reporting is made possible through a
grant from Wyoming Humanities funded by the “Why it
Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative,
administered by the Federation of State Humanities
Councils and funded by Andrew W. Mellon
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uate, two sportsmanship award winners, and another
student who was chosen to name a new supercomputer
in Cheyenne.
One of the student athletes is related to Andre-
Flanagan, Manning pointed out, so several members
of her family were in attendance as well.
Others at the meeting did not appear to be associated
with those celebrations, Manning said, but no
one spoke when he invited public comment.
Andre-Flanagan’s initial court appearance is
scheduled to take place at noon May 5, but Riverton
municipal court clerk Meghan Miller said that date
may change if Andre-Flanagan’s lawyer requests a
continuance.
The full police report regarding Andre-Flanagan’s
arrest is “not releasable at this time,” RPD executive
assistant Summer Cassady said Wednesday.
“We will be able to release it once the adjudication
is complete,” she said.
For people without prior felony convictions,
Wyoming Statute 7-13-301 allows the state to “defer
further proceedings … without entering a judgment
of guilt or conviction,” as long as the individual
adheres to the terms of a probationary period that
could last up to five years.
‘We’ll Take Care of It!’
RANGER
and teaching the Word of God.
He was best known for his
remarkable ability to bring a
personal touch to any service he
officiated. He also enjoyed
Facebook, “poker nights” with
the boys, shopping for suits and
ties, fishing, writing
poetry, good day smiles, and he
enjoyed his sweets.
Joe L. Sifuentes is preceded in
death by his grandparents,
Pedro and Anastacia
Sifuentes, Tomas and Narcisa
Mauricio, his parents José and
Herlinda Sifuentes, and siblings,
Fernando Valadez, Antonio
Valadez, Maria Luisa Martinez.
He is survived by his wife
Shirlee Sifuentes, his children
Stacie and husband Jason
Muehler, Delilah and husband
Michael Mills, Desireé and
husband Aaron Hunter, Josiah
Sifuentes and wife Madelyn and
those he loved as his own
children, Nelson Valerio and
Lisa Beebe. He is also survived
by his siblings Irma Holguin,
Phylis Trujillo, Rafael Sifuentes,
Pedro DeLeon, Linda Valadez,
Roberto Sifuentes, and
Anastasia Ramirez as well as
several nieces, nephews and inlaws.
The outpouring of love and
affection proves just how much
Joe L. Sifuentes lived a
"BIG TIME" life and was "Top
of the Line.”
Viewing is on Friday, April 30,
2021 at Davis Funeral Home
2203 West Main Street from
6-8 pm.
Celebration of Life Service is
Saturday, May 1, 2021 at
Lighthouse Bible Church, 1510
Lewis Street Riverton, WY
82501 at 10:00 a.m.
Please direct gifts and
condolences to Crown of Life
Fellowship 222 Tamarisk Drive
Riverton, WY 82501.
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The Ranger
SPEED BUMP
by Dave Coverly
BABY BLUES by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
Abigail Van Buren
BABY BLUES by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
Family friend fears
oung woman may
e addicted to meth
DEAR ABBY: The 22-year-old
aughter of close friends of ours
as been living in a van during the
andemic. Her parents, my husand
and I heard her on her cellhone
talking about a party where
er friends were doing meth. No
ne reacted except me. I said,
That’s terrifying!” and she anwered,
“Right?”
I cannot stop worrying about
his young woman, who I have
atched grow since she was a baby.
he red spots on her face, which I
ad assumed were from acne, now
aunt me. What can I do?
I had offered her the use of our
riveway, if needed, but I don’t
ant meth users here because I
ave two college-age sons, so now
regret even that. I feel since she
roached the topic she was asking
or help. Her mom let it comletely
slide. Help! -- SICK WITH
ORRY IN COLORADO
DEAR SICK: The baby you
atched grow up is now an adult.
f you think she was asking for
elp because she is addicted to
ethamphetamine, talk to her and
ffer to help her get it. IF she says
he wants to move her van to your
roperty, explain that as long as
he is using and/or partying with
ontemporaries who do, the offer
s off the table.
As to her parents who, from
what you wrote, appear to be clueless,
tell them you are alarmed and
why, and urge them to go online
and educate themselves about the
symptoms of meth addiction,
which include facial sores.
DEAR ABBY: I have a wonderful
husband. He is very outgoing,
and I would like to think of myself
as the same, but I work hard. He
always makes plans for the weekends,
but sometimes I just want to
stay home, relax and get the house
in order. The problem is, he insists
we go and do something like day
or overnight trips hours away every
weekend. I encourage him to go
visit our friends because I know I
can trust him, and I need some
alone time! Am I wrong for that? --
PEACEFUL AND STILL
DEAR PEACEFUL: You are
not wrong. You are as entitled to
your feelings as your husband is to
his. Things should not always have
to be his way. The two of you need
to work out a compromise. (Compromise
is the secret ingredient in
happy marriages.) If he feels the
need to get away and it doesn’t
bother you because you trust him,
you should be entitled to time at
home to get the place -- and your
head -- straight.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
After an interaction, you feel
charged, drained or neutral.
Whether you decide to keep moving
forward with a person has a
lot to do with which category you
most consistently fall into after
being around them.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The same person who asks terrific
questions and helps you along can
also miss your point from time to
time and/or be unavailable when
you need them. It’s why you need
lots of people on your team. Keep
adding.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Embrace your inner juvenile
delinquent. And if you don’t
think such a person exists, all the
more reason to discover and celebrate
that naive rebel who holds
the key to your creative genius.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You are still discovering how to
best project your talents. Right
now, this is not about trying new
things out. Rather, it’s a process of
stripping away the excess to reveal
the pure essence of what you do.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Crude
resources and tools will force you
to reckon with the soundness of
an idea. The concept will have to
be very strong to shine through.
Indeed, when you have a wonderful
idea, it doesn’t take much to
convey it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
The important thing sticks. You
may not know why it’s important,
but the picture that lingers in
your mind after the situation has
long passed is there for a reason.
All will be revealed in time.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
While it is pleasant to spend time
with that cheerful and even-tempered
someone, you must admit
that the troublemaker in your life
has an irreplaceable role. To interact
with both people in the same
day is heavenly!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
There’s a danger of getting too
stuffy in your approach. What if
you were to take things in a direction
quite casual, whimsical and
anti-intellectual? In a weird way,
the scene can be elevated by the
Holiday Mathis
YOUR HOROSCOPE
seemingly low brow.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). You’re not always in an
environment that is conducive to
influence, so don’t expect yourself
to just know what’s current. Observation
and research will freshen
your perspective and get you
thinking ahead of the curve.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Relationships aren’t always
about the sort of connections that
can be fallen into. Often these
bonds must be created. Though
instinct helps, right now it’s a
downright intellectual enterprise.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Today holds all the fluid fun and
challenge of one of those line
drawings where you’re not allowed
to take your pen off the paper for
the entirety of the sketch.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
There are so many worlds inside
this world that it would be impossible
to reflect on rules that apply
to all. You’ve a gift for visiting
other worlds with openness and
yet sticking to your own rules.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April
28). The spotlight swings to your
talent for putting people at ease
and the many benefits that go
with the breezy atmosphere you
cultivate. Do not underestimate
the power of taking a social risk.
A stranger-connection or cold call
will be among the year’s most lucrative
opportunities! A group win
will sparkle up a leisurely endeavor.
Leo and Sagittarius adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 9,
30, 22, 1 and 40.
GARFIELD by Jim Davis
GARFIELD by Jim Davis
THE OTHER COAST by Adrian Raeside
ZITS by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH by John Rose
DEAR ABBY: I am my husband’s
second wife. His first wife
died of cancer eight years ago. His
late wife’s mother still calls him her
son-in-law and introduces him as
such. She also asks him to help her
with things around the house, like
getting mulch and remodeling the
bath. She invites all of us over to
holidays, but I can’t help but feel
awkward. Am I overreacting?
Shouldn’t she find someone else to
help her now that bond is broken?
-- IN THE PRESENT IN INDI-
ANA
DEAR IN THE PRESENT: If
the bond were broken, your husband’s
former mother-in-law
would find someone else, and your
husband would help her to do it.
He may still feel like a member of
that family. Please be smart and
less defensive. The woman is making
an effort to include you in her
celebrations. Accept the gesture for
what it is and be gracious.
ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie
BLONDIE by Dean Young and John Marshall
Answer to yesterday’s puzzle
BEETLE BAILEY by Mort Walker
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