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WYOMING DIGEST 

JURY AWARDS FAMILY $2.2M 

(Wne) — a natrona County jury 

awarded more than $2 million in damages 

last week to the wife and daughter of a 

man killed as a result of poor traffic control 

during construction on an intersection. 

bill gray, 62, of Casper, was riding his 

motorcycle on the evening of sept. 12, 

2017 when he was hit by a driver at the 

intersection of the Old yellowstone 

Highway and Cole Creek road. He was 

airlifted to a Denver hospital with serious 

injuries, where he died two weeks later. 

MAN PLEAS TO MURDER OF CHILD 

green rIVer (Wne) – a week after 

arriving in green river, Christopher 

nielsen recalls feeling stressed about not 

having any job prospects and the possibility 

of being homeless. He had come to green 

river from utah to help look after his 

friends’ two children as they worked to 

establish themselves after moving to the 

city. nielsen told third Judicial District 

Court Judge suzannah robinson that one 

of the children, 5-year-old anthony James 

radcliff, wasn’t listening to him as he tried 

to convince the child to eat his meal. 

“I lost my temper and shook anthony,” 

he said. He faces life in prison without 

parole. 

BODY FOUND OUTSIDE FT. BRIDGER 

eVanstOn (Wne) — the uinta 

County sheriff’s Office issued a press 

release thursday concerning a man’s body 

discovered in the bridger Valley. 

“During the afternoon hours of monday 

april 26 ... the uinta County sheriff’s 

Office responded to the report of a body 

that had been located in a haystack/field 

outside of fort bridger,” the release said. 

“the body appeared to be that of an adult 

male, and appeared to have been deceased 

for some time.” 

the body was located close to the area 

where trevor boyd, who was reported as a 

missing person, had last been seen in 

november 2020. 

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By Clair McFarland and Katie Roenigk 

Staff Writers 

shoshoni school students and teachers 

are no longer required to wear masks 

and maintain six feet of separation. 

fremont County school District 24 

Diploma day at CWC 

has received an exception to Wyoming 

Public Health orders regarding event 

capacity, six-foot spacing, and face coverings, 

according to an announcement 

Wednesday. 

Other provisions, which mandate frequent 

hand hygiene and quarantining 

for COVID-19 symptom-bearers, are 

still in place, and buses still are subject 

to national COVID-19 requirements. 

school officials said this week’s variance 

“can be revoked if things change 

for the worse,” but starting Wednesday 

“masks will not be required in our 

Steve McAllister, who retired last year from the Central Wyoming College faculty, was introduced 

Friday night as professor emeritus during college commence exercises. He turned to 

speak to graduating students as he began his remarks. Sharon Dalton, who was not able to 

attend, also earned the professor emeritus distinction. 

Photos by Steve Peck 

These two students spoke Thursday at 

CWC commencement. Adele Zhi An 

Farag, above, addressed the 4 p.m. ceremony, 

and Jennifer Moats, left, was 

the 7 p.m. speaker. 

By Katie Roenigk 

Staff Writer 

schools.” 

“anyone and everyone is welcome to 

continue to wear them, but they are not 

required,” officials said in a statement 

online. “Please respect those that continue 

to mask, as they may have a family 

member they are trying to protect.” 

COVID 

behind bars 

relief, routine and 

reflection as vaccines 

become available 

now that they can receive COVID-19 vaccinations, 

local residents who were incarcerated during 

the global pandemic say they look forward to 

resuming more normal prison activities. 

“In here it’s business as usual now,” Wyoming 

Honor farm inmate robert burress, 65, said this 

month. 

Public health precautions still are in place, he 

noted, but most people have grown accustomed to 

social distancing and face coverings. 

“When you walk out in the morning you have 

your hat, your gloves, and your mask,” burress 

said. “It’s just common now. (you) feel naked without 

it.” 

WHf inmate Josiah arthur, 23, said he “had an 

issue” with mask-wearing at first, but he eventually, 

“you get used to it,” he said. 

Distancing requirements were more impactful, 

however, limiting the educational programming 

options that usually 

are available in 

prison. 

arthur said he 

was at the Wyoming 

Honor 

Conservation Camp 

and boot Camp in 

newcastle when the 

Wyoming 

LAST IN A SERIES 

Department of Corrections initially began implementing 

COVID-19 restrictions, and the limits on 

gatherings “kind of made things difficult.” 

“Over there, you get used to working together as 

a team,” arthur said. “We couldn’t really come 

together and work together as much as we did 

before.” 

WHf inmate Dusty Harris, 39, said he had 

been looking forward to taking anger management 

and other classes offered in prison, but those 

haven’t always been available during the pandemic 

due to social distancing requirements. 

“you can’t group,” he said. “so if you’re trying to 

work on yourself to better yourself, it’s very frustrating, 

because it’s not going on right now.” 

arthur said alcoholics anonymous and 

narcotics anonymous group meetings are now 

available again, and Harris expressed hope that, 

due to the availability of vaccinations, more group 

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WORLD 

Prosecutors 

seek higher 

sentence for 

Chauvin in 

Floyd death 

mInneaPOlIs (aP) — 

Prosecutors are asking a judge to 

give Derek Chauvin a more severe 

penalty than state guidelines call 

for when he is sentenced in June 

for george floyd’s death, arguing 

in court documents filed friday 

that floyd was particularly vulnerable 

and that Chauvin abused his 

authority as a police officer. 

Defense attorney eric nelson is 

opposing a tougher sentence, saying 

the state has failed to prove 

that those aggravating factors, 

among others, existed when 

Chauvin arrested floyd on may 

25. 

Chauvin, who is white, was 

convicted last week of seconddegree 

unintentional murder, 

third-degree murder and seconddegree 

manslaughter for pressing 

his knee against floyd’s neck for 9 

1/2 minutes as the black man said 

he couldn’t breathe and went 

motionless. 

WORLD & NATION 

May 

Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell spoke as Hennepin County Judge 

Peter Cahill heard motions before the court in the trial of former 

Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 

death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. Court TV via AP 

even though he was found 

guilty of three counts, under 

minnesota statutes he’ll only be 

sentenced on the most serious one 

— second-degree murder. While 

that count carries a maximum sentence 

of 40 years, experts say he 

won’t get that much. 

Prosecutors did not specify how 

much time they would seek for 

Chauvin. 

under minnesota sentencing 

guidelines, the presumptive sentence 

for second-degree unintentional 

murder for someone with 

no criminal record like Chauvin 

would be 12 1/2 years. Judges can 

sentence someone to as little as 10 

years and eight months or as 

much as 15 years and still be within 

the advisory guideline range. to 

go above that, Judge Peter Cahill 

would have to find that there were 

“aggravating factors,” and even if 

those are found, legal experts have 

said Chauvin would likely not face 

more than 30 years. 

In legal briefs filed friday, prosecutors 

said Chauvin should be 

sentenced above the guideline 

range because floyd was particularly 

vulnerable with his hands 

cuffed behind his back as he was 

face-down on the ground, and 

that he was intoxicated. they 

noted that Chauvin held his position 

even after floyd became 

unresponsive. 

Sunday 

2, 2021 

Final phase of Afghanistan pullout beginning 

Kabul, afghanistan (aP) — the final phase of 

ending america’s “forever war” in afghanistan after 

20 years formally began saturday, with the withdrawal 

of the last u.s. and natO troops by the end of 

summer. 

President Joe biden had set may 1 as the official 

start of the withdrawal of the remaining forces — 

about 2,500-3,500 u.s. troops and about 7,000 

natO soldiers. 

the herculean task of packing up already had 

begun. the military has been taking inventory, deciding 

what is shipped back to the u.s., what is handed 

to the afghan security forces and what is sold as junk 

in afghanistan’s markets. In recent weeks, the military 

has been flying out equipment on massive C-17 

cargo planes. 

the u.s. is estimated to have spent more than $2 

trillion in afghanistan in the past two decades. 

Defense department officials and diplomats said 

the withdrawal has involved closing smaller bases 

over the last year. they said that since biden 

announced the end-of-summer withdrawal date in 

mid-april, only roughly 60 military personnel had 

left the country. the u.s. and its natO allies went 

into afghanistan together on Oct. 7, 2001 to hunt 

the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 

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Idaho, Utah 

population 

booms buck 

U.S. trend 

salt laKe CIty (aP) — 

two Western states known for 

their rugged landscapes and wideopen 

spaces are bucking the trend 

of sluggish u.s. population 

growth, which dipped to the lowest 

level since the great 

Depression, though different 

forces are powering the population 

booms in utah and Idaho. 

In utah, births largely drove 

the fastest growth in the country 

over the past decade. In neighboring 

Idaho, newcomers from 

California and other states helped 

it capture the second spot. 

“I don’t ever remember seeing 

anything like this,” said bill 

rauer, executive officer of the 

Idaho building Contractors 

association in southwest Idaho, 

the state’s most populous area. 

“(builders) are running at a breakneck 

pace right now.” 

for both states, which have 

long been lightly populated, the 

expansion comes with rapid economic 

growth, sparking concerns 

about strains on infrastructure, 

rising housing prices and a sharp 

increase in the cost of living that 

could threaten the area’s quality of 

life in the long term. 

as the states tucked between 

the rocky mountains and the 

West Coast enter the next decade, 

leaders will have to wrestle with 

how to keep the growth rolling 

without letting costs spiral out of 

control for individual households 

or straining the natural resources 

that help draw people to the area. 

the majority of Idaho’s growth, 

about 60 percent, has been driven 

by people moving into the state 

between 2010 to 2019, according 

to data from the Census bureau’s 

american Community survey. 

One in five of those came from 

California, many of them retirees 

seeking lower housing prices and 

some of the most pristine wilderness 

in the continental u.s. 

the biggest growth driver in 

utah, by contrast, is new births. 

as home to the Church of Jesus 

Christ of latter-day saints, a faith 

that puts a high value on family, 

utah has long been among the 

states with the highest birth rate, 

largest households and youngest 

overall population: 31 years old 

compared to 38 in the u.s. as a 

whole in 2019. 

While the fertility rate has 

slowed a bit in recent years, natural 

growth still accounts for about 

70 percent of the state’s boom. 

“We’re still a lot younger and we 

still have more kids than most 

states,” said mallory bateman, a 

senior research analyst at the 

university of utah’s Kem C. 

gardner Policy Institute. 

In-migration was also strong. 

the state added tech jobs and the 

landscape of snowy mountains 

and five national parks promised a 

strong work-life balance. the state 

clocked a growth rate of 18.4 percent, 

more than double the 

national rate. 

that growth has helped power 

the state’s largest economic expansion, 

increased tourism and 

expanded the middle class. amid 

the massive economic upheaval 

wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, 

both utah and Idaho have 

been ranked among states with 

the lowest unemployment rates. 

but with that good news comes 

strain. In 2019, utah housing 

prices surged nearly 11 percent, 

while incomes rose less than 4 

percent. that trend has accelerated 

during the pandemic as people 

spending more time at home look 

to move to larger spaces while 

fewer people are putting their 

houses up for sale. 

It’s making it harder for young 

utah families to follow the path 

their parents took. matthew 

Clewett, 26, and his wife, 

bethany, want to have a large 

family like the ones they grew up 

in, but high housing costs could 

put a serious damper on that plan. 

the couple bid on at least 10 

houses in northern utah before 

they could close on a starter home 

for themselves and their infant 

daughter in march. 

DIGEST 

FOR JAN. 6 RIOTERS, PRISON MAY BE OFF TABLE 

WasHIngtOn (aP) — more than 400 people have 

been charged with federal crimes in the Jan. 6 attack on the 

Capitol. but prison time may be another story. 

With new defendants still flooding into Washington’s federal 

court, the Justice Department is under pressure to quickly 

resolve the least serious of cases. While defendants charged 

with crimes such as conspiracy and assaulting officers during 

the insurrection could be looking at hefty sentences, some 

members of the mob who weren’t caught joining in the violence 

or destruction could see little to no time behind bars. 

“the people who were just there for the ride and somewhat 

clueless, I think for most of them they probably will not get 

prison time. and for what it’s worth, I think that’s appropriate,” 

said rachel barkow, a professor at the new york 

university school of law. “Having a misdemeanor on their 

record, going through all this is probably a pretty big wake-up 

call for most of the folks,” she said. 

the siege was like nothing the country had ever seen, as the 

mob of supporters of then-President Donald trump descended 

on the Capitol to stop the congressional certification of Joe 

biden’s election victory. but in the months since, trump loyalists 

have worked to minimize the assault, while Democrats 

and others want justice for what they saw as a crime against 

democracy and the rule of law. 

after trump’s impeachment by the House resulted in an 

acquittal by the senate, these criminal cases are one possible 

route for justice. 

It’s a formidable task for lawyers and judges alike to determine 

the appropriate punishment to seek and hand down. 

many defendants had steady jobs and no criminal records, factors 

typically rewarded with leniency in the criminal justice 

system. 

INDIA LAUNCHES EFFORT TO INOCULATE ALL ADULTS 

neW DelHI (aP) — In hopes of taming a monstrous 

spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to 

all adults saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that 

was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country’s 

vaccine factories and the patience of its 1.4 billion people. 

the world’s largest maker of vaccines was still short of critical 

supplies — the result of lagging manufacturing and raw 

material shortages that delayed the rollout in several states. 

and even in places where the shots were in stock, the country’s 

wide economic disparities made access to the vaccine 

inconsistent. 

the country’s ambitious effort was also partly overshadowed 

saturday by a fire in a COVID-19 ward in western 

India that killed 18 patients, and the death of 12 COVID-19 

patients at a hospital in new Delhi after the facility ran out of 

oxygen for 80 minutes. 

Only a fraction of India’s population will be able to afford 

the prices charged by private hospitals for the shot, experts 

said, meaning that states will be saddled with immunizing the 

600 million Indian adults younger than 45, while the federal 

government gives shots to 300 million health care and frontline 

workers and people older than 45. 

so far, government vaccines have been free. now, some 

states might not be able to provide vaccines for free, as vaccine 

companies take over setting prices. 

National Day of Prayer 

Lord Pour Out Your Love, Life, and Liberty 

(based on 2 Corinthians 3:17) 

May 6th, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. 

Gathering outdoors on the lawn at: 

Hillcrest Baptist Church 

1002 W. Main St. 

Riverton, Wy 82501 

307-856-9593 

“We have boldness and conviction to Pray for America 

because the word of God teaches us that our FERVENT 

PRAYERS are EFFECTIVE and that our Loving God 

responds to His children’s EARNEST PLEAS in 

MIGHTY WAYS that AVAIL MUCH!!” 

The Family of Linda Marie 

Herbst would like for all the 

friends to know how very much we 

appreciated all that was done to 

support us through the shock of her 

death. Linda will never be forgotten, 

and we will not forget the many 

things done by so many to support 

us at this time. 

Thank you all, 

Love from Linda's Family 

Sunday 

GOP seeks to 

convince vaccine 

skeptics within 

its own ranks 

Riverton Community 

Blood Drive 

Will be held Tuesday, May 11, 

from 12:00 – 5:30 p.m. at the 

United Methodist Church, 1116 

West Park Avenue, Riverton, WY. 

Appointments can be made by 

calling 307-851-3908 or by 

visiting www.vitalant.org and 

entering Sponsor Code: Riverton. 

You must have an appointment 

to donate. Donors must be well 

and must also wear a mask. All 

donations will be tested for 

coronavirus antibodies. 

WasHIngtOn (aP) — 

When a group of republican doctors 

in Congress released a video 

selling the safety of the coronavirus 

vaccine, their message wasn’t 

explicitly aimed at their conservative 

constituents, but nonetheless 

had a clear political bent. 

getting the shot is the best way 

to “end the government’s restrictions 

on our freedoms,” rep. 

larry bucshon, an Indiana 

republican and heart surgeon 

who donned a white lab coat and 

stethoscope when he spoke into 

the camera. 

the public service announcement 

was the latest effort from 

gOP leaders to shrink the vaccination 

gap between their party 

and Democrats. With vaccination 

rates lagging in red states, 

republican leaders have stepped 

up efforts to persuade their supporters 

to get the shot, at times 

combating misinformation spread 

by some of their own. 

“medicine and science and illness, 

that should not be political,” 

said Dr. brad Wenstrup, a 

republican congressman from 

Ohio and a podiatrist who has 

personally administered coronavirus 

vaccine shots both as an 

army reserve officer and as an 

ordinary doctor. “but it was an 

election year and it really was.” 

Wenstrup said both parties 

helped foment some skepticism, 

though increasingly vocal moves 

by other republicans amount to 

acknowledgement that gOP vaccine 

hesitancy is a growing public 

health problem — and potentially 

a political one. 

“things could easily spiral 

quickly if we don’t solve this redstate-blue-state 

issue,” said Kavita 

Patel, a physician and health policy 

expert who worked in the 

Obama administration. 

Patel said life could return to 

normal in certain parts of the 

country while the pandemic continues 

to rage elsewhere — potentially 

even disrupting in-person 

voting in primaries ahead of next 

year’s midterm elections. 

“We could be sitting here in the 

winter-fall with an entirely different, 

scary version of the pandemic,” 

she said. “One driven by a 

combination of variants and people 

who didn’t want to get vaccinated.” 

It’s easy to spot potential trouble 

spots now — and the political 

pattern. 

mississippi has the nation’s lowest 

vaccination rate, with less than 

31 percent of its population 

receiving at least one anti-coronavirus 

shot. and the four states 

that proceed it in national rankings, 

alabama, louisiana, Idaho 

and Wyoming, according to an 

associated Press analysis of 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention data. they all vote reliably 

republican in presidential 

races. 

by contrast, the five states with 

the highest vaccination rates 

backed Democrat Joe biden in 

november. new Hampshire leads 

the nation with 60 percent of its 

population receiving at least one 

dose, followed by massachusetts, 

Vermont and Connecticut. the 

fifth highest vaccination rate state, 

maine, awarded three of its electoral 

votes to biden and one to 

former President Donald trump. 

republicans are more likely 

than Democrats to say they definitely 

or probably won’t get vaccinated, 

44 percent versus 17 percent, 

according to a poll released 

in february from the associated 

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Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., spoke on the House floor at the 

Capitol in Washington. 

House Television via AP 

FREMONT COUNTY WEATHER 

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Perhaps you sent a lovely card or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps 

you sent those beautifl flowers, that we saw siing there. 

Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, as any iend could say. 

Perhaps you were not there at all, just thought of us that day. 

Whatever you did to console our hears we THANK YOU so much. 

Special thanks to: Westard Heights Care Center, Frontier 

Hospice, Ruth Urbigkeit, Fr. Jim Heiser, Fr. Louis Shea, Fr. 

Demetio Penascoza, Deacon Rich, Ted Ray, Sharon Dalton, For 

Washakie Drm Group, Karen and Melissa Brown, Ladies of St. 

Margaret's Church and Davis Funeral Home. 

The Family of Rosalie Jacobson 

Press-nOrC Center for Public 

affairs. 

Hence this week’s video, where 

texas republican rep. michael 

burgess, an obstetrician who reassured 

viewers that rather than rush 

the vaccine out in an unsafe fashion, 

federal officials “cut bureaucratic 

red tape, not corners. and 

they got the job done in record 

time.” the video also credited the 

trump administration’s Operation 

Warp speed with bringing the 

vaccine so quickly. 

amid polling showing that 

republican men were among the 

most likely vaccine holdouts, 

senate minority leader mitch 

mcConnell said earlier this 

month, “I can say as a republican 

man, as soon as it was my turn, I 

took the vaccine.” even trump, 

who was vaccinated privately 

while in office, suggested on fox 

news Channel that he’d be willing 

to record a video urging vaccination. 

Doing so would be an aboutface 

for trump, who as president 

long said he’d be willing to take a 

vaccine but also relished politicizing 

the pandemic. He suggested 

that lockdowns recommended by 

his administration’s experts were 

governmental overreach, mocked 

then-candidate biden for wearing 

a mask in public too frequently 

and used racist terms like “China 

virus.” 

not all republican lawmakers 

feel the same sense of urgency to 

raise the vaccination rate. 

“If you have a vaccine, quite 

honestly, what do you care if your 

neighbor has one or not?”

FREMONT COUNTY 

Sunday 

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‘March for the Missing’ 

Wednesday from789 

Casino to City Park 

From staff reports 

local residents will gather for a 

public march next week to remember 

missing and murdered indigenous 

people. 

the missing and murdered 

Indigenous Peoples march for 

Justice begins at 4:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, may 5, at the 789 

smokeshop and Casino, 10367 

Wyoming Highway 789 south of 

riverton, and proceed north to 

riverton City Park. 

the first mmIP march for 

Justice in riverton took place in 

2018, involving more than 150 

people including city officials, 

advocacy groups, and the local 

police department, organizer 

letara lebeau said in an e-mail this 

week. 

“(We) are looking forward to 

continuing to create and promote 

awareness for mmIP representing 

the Wind river reservation and 

surrounding towns,” she wrote. 

the number of Indigenous people 

who have been identified as 

missing and murdered is “staggering,” 

lebeau said. 

“Our women and girls are being 

taken from us in an alarming way,” 

she wrote, citing the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention 

when she said, “Our women are 

murdered at a rate 10 times higher 

than other ethnicities, and (murder) 

is the third leading cause of 

death for our women. … 

“these numbers speak for themselves, 

yet it is surprising to me how 

few people know about these 

events.” 

Letara LeBeau is the organizer 

of Wednesday’s march, 

starting at 4:30 p.m. 

most murders of Indigenous 

women are committed by nonnative 

people on native-owned 

land, lebeau continued, but it is 

difficult to investigate such incidents 

“because of the lack of communication 

between state, local, 

and tribal law enforcement.” 

“there is a major concern about 

jurisdiction issues that affect the 

q Please see “March,” page A-7 

Highway ‘fog sealing’ work to start 

Monday, road segments near Lander 

Highway shoulder fog sealing is scheduled to 

begin next week on three highways near lander. 

On monday, may 3, crews will focus on u.s. 

Highway 287/Wyoming Highway 789 between mileposts 

54.43 and 59.58 southeast of lander. 

On tuesday, may 4, the operation will move to 

Wyoming Highway 132 (blue sky Highway) 

between mileposts 7 and 15.19 north of ethete. 

the final phase of the fog sealing project will 

occur Wednesday, may 5, on Wyoming Highway 

131 (sinks Canyon road) between mileposts 1.75 

and 9 southwest of lander. 

“We’re asking people to avoid driving, running or 

bicycling on the fog-sealed highway shoulders for 24 

hours,” Wyoming Department of transportation fog 

sealing foreman tyd erickson of meeteetse said in a 

press release, adding, “all work is dependent upon 

favorable weather.” 

WyDOt will use quick-drying oil to seal the 

highway shoulders as part of its summer chip-sealing 

maintenance program. erickson said the same roadways 

will be chip-sealed later on in the season. 

Legislators win pro-life recognition 

From staff reports 

Wyoming right to life recognized 

four fremont County lawmakers 

this month for their efforts 

in advancing several "pro-life" bills 

during the state’s recent legislative 

session. 

Wyoming rep. tim salazar, r- 

riverton, and Wyoming rep. 

John Winter, r-thermopolis, 

earned the organization’s “silver 

medal” status, while Wyoming 

rep. ember Oakley, r-riverton, 

was awarded a “bronze medal.” 

Wyoming rep. Pepper Ottman, 

r-Dubois, earned special recognition: 

the Platinum award. 

“(she) went over and above the 

call on all of the eight life bills 

in the 2021 session,” Wyoming 

right to life president marti 

Halverson said. “(Her) hard work 

and steadfast advocacy for life 

from conception to natural death 

is appreciated more than words 

can express.” 

this year’s award recipients 

q Please see “Medal,” page A-7


Boys and Girls Club breakfast 

Sunday 

Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Dave Dravecky, seated left, signed an autograph for Jacob and Jenni Wildcat during 

Tuesday’s Boys and Girls Club welcome breakfast in Riverton. Right, Mary Margaret Stockton smiled as she got a 

bug from a supporter. She has been pivotal in development of the new Boys and Girls Club set to open later this year. 

Breakfast organizers said the event raised $91,000 for the effort. 

Photos by Carlie Edelman 

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New Enos Foundation 

aims at development of 

excellence on reservation 

the Chief Washakie 

foundation has established an 

endowment fund -- the Zedora 

teton enos excellence fund -- at 

the university of Wyoming that 

benefits the Wind river Indian 

reservation community. 

“I wanted to see this endowment 

created because of a passion 

for education and being an entrepreneur, 

and to help others know 

that they can get out and do 

something,” says shoshone elder 

and entrepreneur Zedora teton 

enos, the fund’s namesake and 

great-granddaughter of Chief 

Washakie. 

“at the beginning, I wanted to 

set an example -- and set a good 

example -- and let others know 

what we can do. I want our people 

to know that they can roll up 

their sleeves and do something for 

themselves.” 

enos is a lifelong champion of 

education, business development 

and service for the Wind river 

Indian reservation community. 

she is a trustee of the Chief 

Washakie foundation. 

“the Chief Washakie 

foundation has been an amazing 

philanthropic partner for the 

university of Wyoming, and 

today’s gift is another milestone in 

meeting critical needs of the Wind 

river reservation,” said uW president 

ed seidel. “uW is committed 

to helping grow this fund as 

well as our relationship with the 

Wind river reservation community.” 

the Zedora teton enos 

excellence fund will support university 

outreach, service and programming 

to address critical needs 

and priorities of the Wind river 

reservation community, and will 

reward demonstrated excellence in 

addressing those needs. focus 

areas include entrepreneurship, 

cultural and language preservation, 

and community development 

activities. 

the fund continues the commitment 

of the Chief Washakie 

foundation and uW to higher 

education and community develq 

Please see “Enos,” page 7

Page A-6 

Today in 

HISTORY 

today is sunday, may 2, the 

122nd day of 2021. there are 

243 days left in the year. 

today’s Highlight in History: 

On may 2, 1994, nelson 

mandela claimed victory in the 

wake of south africa’s first democratic 

elections; President f.W. de 

Klerk acknowledged defeat. 

On this date: 

In 1519, artist leonardo da 

Vinci died at Cloux, france, at 

age 67. 

In 1670, the Hudson’s bay Co. 

was chartered by england’s King 

Charles II. 

In 1863, during the Civil War, 

Confederate gen. thomas 

“stonewall” Jackson was accidentally 

wounded by his own men at 

Chancellorsville, Virginia; he died 

eight days later. 

In 1890, the Oklahoma 

territory was organized. 

In 1957, sen. Joseph r. mc- 

Carthy, r-Wis., died at bethesda 

naval Hospital in maryland. 

In 1972, 

a fire at the 

sunshine silver 

mine in 

Kellogg, 

Idaho, 

claimed the 

lives of 91 

workers who 

succumbed 

to carbon 

monoxide 

poisoning. longtime fbI 

Director J. edgar Hoover died in 

Washington at age 77. 

In 2005, Pfc. lynndie 

england, the young woman pictured 

in some of the most notorious 

abu ghraib photos, pleaded 

guilty at fort Hood, texas, to 

mistreating prisoners. (However, 

a judge later threw out the plea 

agreement; england was later 

convicted in a court-martial and 

received a three-year sentence, of 

which she served half.) 

In 2010, record rains and flash 

floods in Kentucky, mississippi 

and tennessee caused more than 

30 deaths and submerged the 

grand Ole Opry House stage. 

actor lynn redgrave died in 

Kent, Connecticut, at age 67. 

In 2018, two black men who’d 

been arrested for sitting at a 

Philadelphia starbucks without 

ordering anything settled with the 

company for an undisclosed sum 

and an offer of a free college education; 

they settled separately 

with the city for a symbolic $1 

each and a promise to set up a 

$200,000 

program for 

young entrepreneurs. 

ten years 

ago: Osama 

bin laden 

was killed 

by elite 

american 

forces at his 

Pakistan 

HOOVER 

BIN LADEN 

compound, then quickly buried 

at sea after a decade on the run. 

five years ago: the first u.s. 

cruise ship in nearly 40 years 

pulled into Havana Harbor, 

restarting commercial travel on 

waters that had served as a stage 

for a Cold War hostility. 

One year ago: a new york 

City police officer was caught on 

video pointing a stun gun at a 

man and violently taking him to 

the ground over an alleged social 

distancing violation. 

Today’s Birthdays: singer 

engelbert Humperdinck is 85. 

former International Olympic 

Committee President Jacques 

rogge is 79. actor-activist bianca 

Jagger is 76 singer-songwriter 

larry gatlin is 73. rock singer 

lou gramm (foreigner) is 71. 

actor Christine baranski is 69. 

fashion designer Donatella 

Versace is 66. Commentator 

mika brzezinski is 54. Indiana 

gov. eric Holcomb is 53. rock 

musician todd sucherman (styx) 

is 52. Wrestler-turned-actor 

Dwayne Johnson (aKa the 

rock) is 49. former soccer player 

David beckham is 46. actor 

ellie Kemper is 41. actor robert 

buckley is 40. actor gaius (gy’- 

ehs) Charles is 38. Pop singer 

lily rose Cooper is 36. Olympic 

gold medal figure skater sarah 

Hughes is 36. 

The way it was 

Sunday 

snow bird mine -- 1890 

life during the late-19th century 

gold rush near south Pass could be 

hard, particularly if you got sick. that’s 

where this place came in. 

the biggest part of the gold rush had 

passed by the 1870s, but a second, 

smaller boom arrived in the closing 

years of the old century and the first 

years of the new one. the snow bird 

mine found some success in gold, but 

it played a vital role in what passed for 

health care in the gold mining district 

high in the Wind river mountains. 

several times over the course of 

about 20 years, the mine was deployed 

as a “sick house” or “pest house,” where 

sick, contagious residents of the area 

were taken so they could be isolated 


from the rest of the community — and 

vice-versa. 

One outbreak brought whooping 

cough to the area, and a couple of families 

fled to the mountaintop mine 

headquarters for safety. another case 

involved smallpox, and this time the 

mine was used as a makeshift hospital 

where patients were isolated and treated 

with the best methods available in the 

remote spot. 

more information about sickness 

and health during the south Pass gold 

rush era is detailed in the spring edition 

of the friends of south Pass newsletter. 

Photo: The headquarters of the Snow 

Bird Mine, used as an isolation building in 

gold rush days, in 1890. Friends of South Pass photo 

WYOMING & WEST 

THE 

Hooves, not tires, for this forest crew 

In the Shoshone 

horses and mules 

are indispensable 

By Mark Davis 

Powell Tribune 

Via Wyoming News Exchange 

Jess Hicks, an assistant packer with the Shoshone National Forest, worke through a packing test during a clinic put on 

by the specialty string crew for the few agencies in the west who have mules they use for back-country maintenance. 

Winding through the back-country 

trails of the shoshone national forest on 

a company steed, Jason brengle can’t 

believe how fortunate he is to work in one 

of the few wild places left in america. 

He hasn’t always been this lucky. 

In his 20-plus years of working for the 

federal government, the professional range 

manager has worked in national parks and 

forests of varying types. 

but none like the shoshone, he said. 

“It was the forest that brought me 

here,” brengle said while preparing to 

freeze brand new members of the agency’s 

stock. “I felt like working in the wilderness 

was where my skills could be useful.” 

brengle, who was born and raised on a 

ranch in western south Dakota, runs the 

shoshone’s stock program, called the specialty 

string. What makes the string special 

is its mules. 

they’re a little-known asset that not 

only save taxpayer money, but also brings 

in significant revenue to the forest. Very 

little of the work performed by brengle 

and a crew of back-country rangers could 

be done without mules. 

the program has been wending its way 

through wilderness areas of the shoshone 

for the past 33 years. 

the string was initiated in response to 

the 1988 fires in and around yellowstone 

national Park. more than 790,000 acres 

of the park’s 2.2 million acres burned (36 

percent of the total acreage). another 

400,000 acres was torched in the 

shoshone, outside the park. 

remnants of the fire can still be seen by 

looking south from the Clark’s fork 

Overlook off Wyoming Highway 296, or 

by hiking the north fork of the shoshone 

river trailhead off u.s. 14-16-20, a few 

miles east of yellowstone’s east entrance. 

While the mules are rarely used in 

fighting fires, it’s definitely a lot easier to 

hike through one of the nation’s most 

beautiful gems thanks to their assistance 

on some of the hundreds of miles of backcountry 

trails. 

Without mules, much of the work 

maintaining the trails and building 

bridges and structures would be too 

expensive for the shoshone, which is 

always struggling to secure funding. 

soon after the yellowstone fires, the 

string was put to work on trail maintenance, 

capable of doing what horses can’t: 

hauling in the tools and massive amounts 

of materials for construction projects in 

the wilderness. 

more than 80 percent of the forest is 

inaccessible by road. the forest service 

could employ helicopters to move materials, 

but while faster than the mule string, 

the paperwork needed to use a helicopter 

in designated wilderness — which generally 

prohibits the use of motorized vehicles 

or even motorized chainsaws — is extensive. 

even more prohibitive is the cost of 

flying. 

“If you have to bring in helicopters to 

do the work, all the sudden you’ve spent 

more on that one project than the whole 

year’s budget for the mule string,” brengle 

said. 

the string was discontinued for a few 

years, he said, due to budget concerns. 

“It tends to be one of the first things on 

the chopping block because, you know, it’s 

just not known how important it is.” 

soon after the program closed, projects 

started to come up that required a budgetfriendly 

option mixed with the brute force 

and mountain savvy of a mule. 

the shoshone forest got its mules back 

and now has about 70 horses and mules 

in the stock program. 

mule strings are rare in the forest 

service. the shoshone team is one of only 

three or four in the country, said Kristie 

salzmann, public affairs officer for the 

forest service. 

“there’s only a few places in the 

national forest system that have that kind 

of skill set to teach other employees. We’re 

one of them,” salzmann said. 

representatives from the nebraska, rio 

grande and bighorn national forests gathered 

on the south fork last week for a 

training session led by Crosby Davidson, 

trails and wilderness manager. for two 

days crews learned the rare skill of correctly 

packing a mule. building materials are 

heavy and awkward. mules simply have 

more capacity for the “oddball” loads than 

horses, as well as the mentality for the 

job. 

“they’re more self-preserving than a 

horse would be,” said Jess Hicks, assistant 

packer for the specialty string. 

“they’ll usually stay put for a while 

[when they get in trouble]. a horse might 

blow up and cause a pretty big wreck.” 

Hicks is working his dream job. 

He, too, was born and raised on a 

ranch, and he was looking for something, 

anything other than sitting in an office 

all day. 

“During the summertime, we’re gone 

pretty much every day,” Hicks said. “We’re 

working weekends. sometimes it’s pretty 

crazy for us. last summer we didn’t have 

much off time until, pretty much, 

October.” 

Despite the long hours, Hicks said he 

loves the unique job. 

Photo by Mark Davis, Powell Tribune 

“It’s nice to get away from town. It’s 

cool country back there,” he said. “It’s 

what I loved to do as a kid.” 

brengle is trying to get the word out 

that the tools of his trade — the stock — 

are well worth your tax dollars. 

“In this age of new technology, people 

forget that these types of primitive skills 

and the animals to do it are still needed.” 

the stock program has also brought in 

hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional 

revenue to the forest over the years 

through subcontracting the string to individuals 

and companies looking to move 

materials in the back-country areas, he 

added. 

In 2018, for example, the mule string 

was shipped to michigan to assist in getting 

materials into otherwise inaccessible 

areas to build a boardwalk for visitors 

seeking to hike in nature. 

“We work very hard to use the funds 

we get efficiently and effectively,” brengle 

said. “If you hear word that they’re thinking 

about cutting funding on something 

like this, get vocal if you want to keep our 

forest trails open. 

“this is important work.”


The 

Medal 

were selected based on the number of “life 

bills” they sponsored, co-sponsored, and voted 

for, Halverson said. Of the eight bills drafted 

during the session, three were signed into law. 

Restrictions for higher ed 

House bill 253 – now enrolled act 89 – 

prohibits the university of Wyoming and 

Wyoming community colleges from spending 

money on abortion care, or insurance coverage 

for abortion care, “as a condition of receiving 

or expending any monies” appropriated from 

the state, according to the legislation. 

“It should be a condition upon them receiving 

those funds that they’re not going to use 

other funds under its control for abortion,” 

March 

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mmIP epidemic,” lebeau said. 

but, she added, such incidents 

don’t only occur on the reservation. 

“It is down the street, it’s in your 

urban neighborhood, it’s in homes, 

it’s everywhere,” lebeau said. “We 

cannot begin to tell you about the 

violence that our women face.” 

more than 5,710 incidents 

involving missing and murdered 

native women were recorded in 

2016, lebeau said, and 84 percent 

of native women have experienced 

violence in their lifetime. 

“It goes deep and has significant 

value,” lebeau said. 

she encouraged mmIP supporters 

to wear red – “the only 

color spirits see,” according to various 

tribes – in order to “call back 

the missing spirits of our women 

and children so we can lay them to 

rest.” 

lebeau is an enrolled member 

of the northern arapaho tribe and 

has been involved in the mmIP 

movement for more than five 

years. 

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Wyoming rep. Chuck gray, r-Casper, said 

during discussion march 22 on the House 

floor. 

gray also earned the Platinum award this 

year. 

During the same march 22 discussion, 

Ottman likened abortion care to “elective 

care,” noting that, when procedures like 

“facelifts” are eliminated from benefit packages, 

premium prices can be lowered. 

“If we eliminate … any kind of procedure 

that is elected instead of necessary, we can get 

better rates,” Ottman said, suggesting that similar 

results could occur if abortion care is no 

longer covered in health insurance plans at 

higher educational institutions in the state. 

Enos 

opment on the Wind river 

Indian reservation. Previously, in 

2003, the Chief Washakie 

foundation established the Chief 

Washakie memorial endowment. 

to date, the endowment has provided 

scholarships to over 200 students 

to attend uW. 

the excellence fund was established 

through a $90,000 gift 

from the Chief Washakie 

foundation and will be maintained 

in perpetuity by the uW 

foundation. It will be awarded 

annually under the direction of 

the Chief Washakie memorial 

awards Committee. 

Quoting Chief Washakie, 

eastern shoshone business 

Council Co-Chair John Washakie 

says, “I fought to keep our land, 

our water and our hunting 

grounds. today, education is the 

weapon my people need to protect 

them.” John Washakie is the greatgrandson 

of Chief Washakie and 

Jack Nicholas’ last request was 

for the list of phone numbers of 

his 5 children and 19 

grandchildren. He painstakingly 

set out to call each one. He 

wanted to tell them one more 

time how much he loved them 

and how proud he was of them. 

If his 24 young great 

grandchildren had their own 

phones, he would have called 

them too. Although he fought 

leaving his family, neighbors, and 

the state he so dearly loved, Jack 

told Kim, a wonderful nurse at 

the Lander hospital, that he was 

ready to go with a smile on his 

face. Jack’s family deeply thanks 

Kim and all the healthcare 

workers at the Lander Clinic and 

the Lander Hospital for helping 

the family and Jack as he reached 

the end of his life. It was a life 

well lived. 

Jack was born in Gillette, 

Wyoming in 1927 to Thomas 

Arthur and Mary Margaret 

Nicholas. He spent much of his 

time on the family ranch north of 

Gillette until his family moved to 

Casper. When he reached his 

teens, Jack yearned for adventure. 

He ran away at 13. When caught, 

he ran away again. On one 

escapade, Jack endeavored to 

sneak out of Casper on an 

eastbound coal train. 

Unbeknownst to him, the train 

headed north! Jack’s father 

located him in Buffalo, covered in 

coal cinders, and dragged him 

home by the ear. At 16, Jack 

clandestinely joined the Army. 

His parents foiled his attempt by 

refusing to sign a waiver required 

for anyone under 17. 

Undeterred, Jack graduated 

Natrona County High School and 

joined the Army on his 17th 

birthday. 

Jack served his country proudly 

during World War II. When the 

war ended, he was stationed in 

Kansas and studied pre-veterinary 

medicine at the University of 

Kansas. After serving in the 

Army, his adventures continued. 

He studied at Casper College and 

the University of Colorado in 

Boulder. He also built houses in 

Casper with his brothers and 

cowboyed. The time he cherished 

the most was working for the 

O’Neil family on their ranch 

outside of Big Piney. One of the 

Big Piney stories he often 

recounted was when a horse died 

in the winter. Jack and another 

enos’ brother. 

the creation of the excellence 

fund was supported by eastern 

shoshone and northern arapaho 

business council members. 

“as we witness the decline of 

revenue from energy statewide and 

reservationwide, this excellence 

fund comes at a critical time,” says 

lee spoonhunter, co-chairman of 

the northern arapaho business 

Council. “It encourages entrepreneurship 

that will allow us to 

diversify our economy.” 

“Chief Washakie has been honored 

in many ways: there is a 

county here in Wyoming named 

after him, a town, military post, 

military ship, national forest, 

wilderness area, ranger district, a 

mountain range and several 

mountains,” John Washakie says. 

“It’s not unusual that a person of 

his stature also is recognized by 

the state of Wyoming with a statue 

in our nation’s Capitol and our 

PAID OBITUARY 

W.J. “Jack” Nicholas 

ranch hand dug a grave in the 

frozen ground. The grave turned 

out to be a bit too shallow and the 

horse’s legs emerged from the 

snow. Being ever resourceful, 

they just sawed off the legs! Jack 

got his due while taming a bronc. 

The bronc trampled him and 

broke his shoulder and ribs. Beat 

up, Jack headed south to 

Albuquerque to recover in a 

warmer climate. He decided to 

go to the University of New 

Mexico while he recuperated. It 

was there his life changed forever. 

In early 1949, Jack went on a 

blind date with a cute, spunky girl 

named Alice. Alice Marion 

Howison from Lemon Cove, 

California became the love of 

Jack’s life. He never took off 

again. The summer after they 

met, Jack and Alice worked in a 

pack station in Mineral King, 

California. Alice worked in the 

kitchen and Jack packed horses 

and mules in the Sierras out of 

Mineral King. They were married 

at Christmas in 1949 in Lindsay, 

California. Jack and Alice 

finished school at the University 

of Wyoming. Alice studied 

English and Jack studied law. 

Alice and Jack laughingly 

remembered living in the “Butler 

Huts” where they had to share a 

bathroom with their neighbors. 

Jack worked part-time for New 

Method Laundry to make ends 

meet and served as a member of 

the Wyoming Law Review 

Editorial Board. Following law 

school, Jack and Alice moved to 

Lander, Wyoming. 

Jack’s legal career in Lander 

spanned over 40 years. He loved 

the law and politics. Jack and 

Alice were long time volunteers 

for the Fremont County 

Republican Party. Jack was 

elected to the Wyoming House of 

Representatives in 1969. After his 

Sunday 

W.J. “Jack” Nicholas 


Duties for physicians 

senate file 96 – now senate enrolled act 

50 – allows for a charge of murder if an 

unborn child dies as a result of actions against 

a pregnant woman, and senate file 34 – now 

senate enrolled act 61 – imposes “duties on 

physicians performing abortions,” requiring 

“commonly accepted means of care that would 

be rendered to any other infant born alive” to 

be employed in the treatment of “any viable 

infant aborted alive.” 

“this bill’s amendments to existing law now 

require that every infant born alive must 

receive the same means of care to preserve life 

and health, even if born as the outcome of an 

abortion,” Halverson said. 


state’s Capitol, but the lasting legacy 

that will have influence far into 

the future is the work the Chief 

Washakie foundation is doing 

through educating our people and, 

now, through the Zedora teton 

enos excellence fund.” 

Zedora teton was born in 1941 

to marie Washakie and Charlie 

teton. shoshone is her first language. 

she was raised by her 

maternal grandmother, Josie 

trehero Washakie, a daughter-inlaw 

of Chief Washakie as the wife 

of Washakie’s son, george 

Washakie. 

through her grandma Josie, 

Zedora inherited the family passion 

for education, a foundation 

of moral teachings and cultural 

traditions, and family stories going 

back to the early 1800s. these are 

passed down from the “Old man,” 

Chief Washakie, through Josie and 

other family members to each new 

generation of the Washakie family. 

term, he successfully ran for 

Fremont County District Court 

Judge. Jack served as district 

judge for 12 years. Following his 

second term, he decided to obtain 

his Masters of Laws degree from 

the University of San Diego 

School of Law. 

For over 70 years, Alice and 

Jack have loved their Lander 

community, Fremont County, and 

the State of Wyoming. Jack was a 

lifelong member of the Lander 

Rotary Club and was deeply 

grateful to the club for sending 

his 5 children on youth exchanges 

to countries all around the world. 

Jack was also honored to serve as 

a founding director of the 

National Outdoor Leadership 

School (NOLS) and to help 

establish the Lander Ski Area, the 

South Pass Historic Preserve, the 

Inter-Mountain Regional Medical 

Program (now WWAMI) and the 

Fremont County Pioneer 

Museum. He and Alice were 

members of the Holy Rosary 

Catholic Church. 

Jack is survived by his wife and 

soul mate, Alice, his children Patty 

and Garry Trautman of Lander, 

John and Tracy Nicholas of Carl 

Junction, Missouri, Phil and 

Karen Nicholas of Laramie, Bob 

Nicholas and Lily and Steve 

Sharpe of Cheyenne, and his 

brother and sister-in-law, Bob and 

Manuela Nicholas of Beaverton, 

Oregon. He is also survived by 

19 of the best grandchildren a 

man could ever have and 24 

wonderful great grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his 

granddaughter Kaitlin Nicholas, 

his parents, his brothers Tom, 

Fred and Dave, and his sisters 

Ruth and Patty. 

Besides his family, Jack’s 

passion was ranching and raising 

livestock. From the 1960’s until 

he could no more, Jack spent his 

free time on the ranch. Forever a 

cowboy and a teacher, Jack taught 

his children, grandchildren and 

great grandchildren how to ride, 

work and live the Western way of 

life. Dad and Grandpa - you will 

be sorely missed. And no one will 

miss you more than Alice. Happy 

trails. 

Please sign the on-line 

guestbook: hudsonsfh.com 

Private services were held on 

April 19, 2021. Donations in lieu 

of flowers to Fremont County 

Pioneer Museum would be deeply 

appreciated by the family. 

Virus 

classes will be available again soon 

“for the individuals who want to 

break the cycle of the revolving 

door. 

“that’s the worst part about the 

whole pandemic for me, is not 

being able to take the opportunity 

to program in these different classes,” 

he said. “I’m tired of the 

lifestyle I was living. I want something 

different. so I feel like I’m 

being cheated in a lot of ways.” 

at the same time, he said, being 

incarcerated during the pandemic 

will motivate him to avoid prison 

time in the future. 

“last time I didn’t think prison 

time was that bad,” Harris said, 

referring to a previous incarceration. 

Prison was easy compared to 

county jail. (but) now with this 

whole pandemic … I’ll remember 

this experience as ‘I never want to 

come back.’” 

‘Getting through’ 

at least the situation is easier at 

the minimum-custody honor 

farm, WHf inmate Daniel black, 

39, said this month. 

“you get to be outside, (and) 

you can stay active, stay busy, kind 

of keep your mind off things,” he 


 

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said. “(We can) keep on pushing, 

doing what we have to do, getting 

through this little bit of time we 

have.” 

Wyoming Women’s Center 

inmate rachelle lynch, 23, who 

had never been in prison before, 

said “being incarcerated, period, is 

tough on many people” without a 

global pandemic to contend with. 

but, describing herself as “strong 

minded” and “OK being alone,” 

lynch said prison also has been “a 

place where you take time for yourself 

and really think about what 

you want to do with your life.” 

“I feel like it saved me, in a 

way,” she said. “It took me away 

from a lot of, I guess, negative 

environments that I was in, and it 

just opened my eyes and made me 

realize a lot of things. I feel like 

I’m ready to get my life together.” 

———— 

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 

Foundation. 

My Wyoming bucket list 

for 2021 includes all of 

the Cowboy State

OPINION 

May 

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We’re No. 50 

Wyoming is the least-populated U.S. 

state, and it’s going to stay that way 

every movie star who hit it big probably has a writer to thank 

falthough we in Wyoming aren’t quite so isolated from national 

and world events as we might like to think, there is something 

to be said for the fact that some crucial issues that impact the 

lives of millions of americans simply don’t apply to us. 

take the u.s. Census, for instance. 

many in our state can remember a time when Wyoming wasn’t 

the least-populated state in the nation. We were barely larger 

than alaska in the 1980 count, and it passed early in that 

decade, when the 49th state admitted to the union gained nearly 

160,000 residents. Wyoming, meanwhile, lost about 12,000 

during the 1980s. 

before then, Wyoming, nevada and Vermont were locked in 

a low-population battle to see which would be the smallest state, 

people-wise. 

but that’s all over now, and has been for a good long while. 

the newest u.s. Census data was unveiled during the past 

week, and Wyoming, decisively, remains the state with the 

fewest people. Vermont was about 60,000 ahead of us in the 

2010 census, and we lost more ground over the decade to the 

geographically small evergreen state, which could fit within 

fremont County. 

those are the numbers. accompanying the head count in 

national coverage of the preliminary census data are headlines 

about census “winners and losers.” 

Which states grew the fastest? Which states lost population? 

Which states got new congressional seats? Which states lost congressional 

seats? 

none of that applies to Wyoming. 

We grew, but we weren’t one of the fast-growing states. there 

was some “outmigration” from the state, much of it in the past 

couple of years, but our birth rate made up for it. We didn’t 

shrink. 

Planning how to deal with hordes of new people rushing to 

Wyoming won’t be necessary, nor will worries about how to 

reverse a stampede out of the state. 

Congressional seats? Wyoming will continue to have the same 

number of members of the House of representatives as we 

always have had: one. 

there will be no need to redraw congressional districts in 

Wyoming, no concerns about which political party or independent 

commission or court process will be in charge of the shape 

of Wyoming’s district. We will, as ever, remain one big square. 

more telling is the emerging economic reality that Wyoming’s 

position as the least-populated state in the nation is not likely to 

change in anyone’s lifetime. at about 577,000 people, we are 

bigger than we have ever been, true, but our state’s population 

would have to almost double in order for us to get a second 

u.s. representative — and Wyoming’s population is not going 

to double before the 2030 census, the 2040 census, or any foreseeable 

census. 

Whatever “booms” we have seen in the past often has been 

more about fiscal growth that population growth. that will be 

even more true in the decades ahead. 

During times of flourishing minerals production and energy 

development, more people, certainly, have moved into 

Wyoming. but the sorts of minerals jobs which increased 

fremont County’s population from 30,000 to 40,000 over the 

course of about 20 years don’t really exist anymore. When the 

atlantic City Iron mine was hiring, those were “family type jobs 

when workers arrived, were paid good wages with benefits, 

moved into houses they bought, and enrolled kids in school. 

that was even more true of the uranium boom which largely 

affected riverton. now, even if the uranium industry were to be 

revived, extraction techniques have changed, and big, open-pit 

mines buzzing with hundreds of highly paid workers wouldn’t 

be the way to get the ore out of the ground. 

across the state, in Campbell County, there still is lots of coal 

employment, but it’s down, and nobody believes it will re-grow 

to the levels it once enjoyed. lower demand and more automation 

and efficiency in the mines will keep any job gains smaller. 

Diversification efforts in Wyoming’s economy are under way. 

the maven Outdoor equipment expansion plan in lander is an 

example of individual company growth that can result in new 

employment of a dozen or two. 

these are positive, welcome, local developments that must be 

embraced. but they are company gains, not industry gains. 

realistically, their promise lies more in stabilizing our state than 

growing it. 

none of this is being written necessarily in a despairing tone. 

many who live in Wyoming are quite comfortable with the population 

realities here. yes, we would welcome some economic 

growth, but we probably wouldn’t be so happy about a north 

Dakota-style boom which brought chronic housing problems, 

increased crime, and stressed-out the available social services. 

On a list of 50 states, one has to be the smallest. and, pretty 

much as far as the mind can see, everyone knows which state it’s 

going to be. 

Wyoming. We’re no. 50, and holding. get used to it. 

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2, 2021 

biden’s second hundred figure to be tougher 

WasHIngtOn (aP) — Joe 

biden's presidency is entering a 

new and more perilous phase 

where he is almost certain to face 

stiffer republican opposition and 

also have difficulty keeping 

Democrats united as he pushes 

for $4 trillion in additional 

spending on programs that have 

echoes of the new Deal and the 

great society. 

Past the 100-day mark, with 

positive approval ratings and a 

far-reaching, nearly $2 trillion 

COVID-19 relief bill to show for 

it, biden is now facing far more 

uncertain terrain. the president is 

racing against the calendar, governing 

with the most slender of 

majorities on Capitol Hill while 

knowing that historically the 

party that holds the White House 

loses seats in midterm elections, 

which would cost Democrats 

control of Congress after the 

2022 vote. 

His next 100 days will feature 

his first foreign trip but will be 

dominated by his push to pass his 

expansive plans on infrastructure 

and children, families and education, 

which would expand the 

social safety net for children, 

increase taxes on the wealthy and 

fund projects that his critics say 

are infrastructure in name only. 

Overall, his approach is less 

about stimulating the economy 

than stabilizing it over the long 

term with middle-class jobs, and 

proving that a democracy, even a 

bitterly divided one, remains 

capable of doing big things. 

"In another era when our 

Jonathan Lemire 

ASSOCIATED PRESS 

grandpa gasser was a man among men 

beaver rim has always had a 

bit of an atavistic draw to me, an 

ancestral appeal. 

I first learned of the area as a 

youngster hunting rocks with 

my uncles Chris Pallas and 

ralph gasser. We scoured the 

hills for agates, petrified wood, 

jade, and the occasional rattlesnake. 

those were my salad days, 

young, with no responsibilities, 

on vacation to a place I loved 

with no cares in a world that 

seemed to last forever. 

Well, those are the joys of 

youth, and they pass much too 

quickly. 

through the years I’ve hunted 

the rim, taken obscure twotrack 

roads just for the fun of it, 

and explored much of the area. 

Once we found a weather balloon, 

with its plastic shroud 

ripped by the howling winds 

that sometimes roar up from the 

basin from the distant Wind 

river mountains. I was hunting 

antelope with a friend from college, 

andy Herbst. by then 

andy was a deputy sheriff in the 

Randy Tucker 

war zone of los angeles County. 

Weather balloons launched by 

national Weather service are 

pre-paid to be dropped at any 

u.s. Post Office if they are 

found. that’s part of the tracking 

of these unique atmospheric 

devices. We contemplated having 

andy drive back to los 

angles to mail the remnants of 

the balloon from there, just to 

mess with the minds of the 

weather service guys who track 

the balloons, but in the end, I 

just dropped it off locally. 

democracy was tested, franklin 

roosevelt reminded us: In 

america, we do our part," biden 

said in his address to Congress on 

Wednesday night. "that's all I'm 

asking. that we all do our part. 

and if we do, then we will meet 

the central challenge of the age by 

proving that democracy is durable 

and strong." 

biden has made personal overtures 

to republicans in Congress, 

but the efforts were aimed at least 

as much at republican voters, 

who have been far more supportive 

of his plans. 

a nod to bipartisanship is also 

important to reassure moderate 

Democrats such as sen. Joe 

manchin of West Virginia that 

the president is at least trying to 

win over republicans, even if in 

the end he might push ahead 

without them. 

His task may be easier given 

the hopeful signs of a strong economic 

recovery, with an annualized 

growth rate of 6.4 percent 

during the first three months of 

the year. With the relief bill 

passed, biden's economic team is 

now able to focus on structural 

issues such as income inequality, 

systemic racism and shortfalls in 

public investment. 

"these were ideas that were 

germinating pre-pandemic," said 

Heather boushey, a member of 

the White House Council of 

economic advisers. "It feels like 

these are things that we've known 

we needed to do." 

several aides are now focused 

on distributing billions of dollars 

from the relief package for housing, 

school upgrades and state and 

local government aid. 

the administration also wants 

to measure the results of the 

spending to show Congress that 

its relief programs are succeeding. 

One example: the expanded 

child tax credit is of critical 

importance because biden has 

proposed extending the one-year 

increase through 2025 as part of 

his families plan. 

"We know that implementing 

the enhanced child tax credit 

right is critical not just to cutting 

child poverty this year but to 

showing it can be done well so 

that it builds support for extending 

it on and on," said gene 

sperling, named by biden to 

oversee the relief programs. 

With such expensive and wideranging 

programs, biden has not 

shied away from comparisons 

between his own ambitious legislative 

agenda and those championed 

by a pair of his Democratic 

predecessors, franklin D. 

roosevelt and lyndon b. 

Johnson. When the $1.9 trillion 

COVID relief bill was passed in 

march, biden gathered with 

Harris and a few senior staff 

members in the roosevelt room 

to watch the vote. 

biden recalled that it was in 

that room where, as vice president, 

he and President back 

Obama watched the final passage 

of the affordable Care act some 

11 years earlier. but he remembered 

that room being packed 

with people, something impossible 

to do during the pandemic. 

"If we didn't have COVID, 

we'd probably all be raising a glass 

together but instead this is what 

we are doing," biden said, according 

to two White House officials 

who were not authorized to speak 

publicly about private moments. 

the meaning was clear: even 

in a moment of triumph, the 

pandemic was ever-present. but 

now, with virus cases falling and 

vaccinations spreading, biden 

must guide the nation toward 

reopening from COVID-19 lockdowns. 

to this point, the public has 

largely gone along. gallup polling 

shows biden's average approval 

rating over his first three months 

in office is 56 percent, higher 

than Donald trump's at 41 percent 

but slightly lower than 

barack Obama's at 63 percent. 

but biden fares less well on 

some specific issues such as immigration 

and the border. West 

sometime I’d find spent .50 

caliber shells from b-24s and b- 

17s training their gunners out of 

the World War II us army-air 

force base in Casper in preparation 

for the most hazardous duty 

of the war, battling the talented, 

well-equipped luftwaffe in the 

skies over europe. 

relics of a bygone era stirred 

my imagination again this week 

when my mom gave me a letter 

my grandfather eugene gasser 

wrote almost a century ago, on 

april 22, 1923. 

grandpa gasser had immigrated 

to the united states from 

switzerland not long before that 

and was trying to homestead 

somewhere on beaver Creek, 

just below beaver rim, northwest 

of present-day sweetwater 

station. 

He spent that first winter on 

his new homestead with five 

horses, living in a sheep wagon. 

the letter home 98 years ago 

was written in german but 

translated by my mom’s cousin 

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tucker 

ernst into english. 

mom often tells me I look like grandpa 

gasser, I talk like him, and when I sing, she 

says our voices were identical. 

eugene was 59 years old when I was born 

in 1956. I only knew him as an old man, but 

his strength was often recalled by my uncles. 

my uncle eugene, his oldest son, was a powerful 

man as well, a legend in the oil fields of 

midwest, in natrona County. 

my dad related a story when the sons and 

sons-in-law were messing around one day trying 

to lift a heavy pipe off a stack. 

gene, my dad, and my other uncles, 

ralph, Quentin and Chris, couldn’t budge it, 

but grandpa tested the weight, moved a bit, 

and then lifted it, to the amazement of the 

younger generation. 

I often think of what my grandfathers 

must have been as young men, without my 

mom and dad even a twinkle in the eye. 

back to the letter. It reveals a lonesome 

young man fighting the forces of nature in a 

hostile environment that a more empathetic 

spirit would never have placed him in. 

from april 1923: “for a couple of days, I 

have been in the forest to make posts for my 

own home place. from here to Hans it is a 

whole journey, about 10 miles. therefore I 

am living in a gypsy wagon for three or four 

weeks, not in a tent as I had written to mother. 

“unfortunately, I came into a blizzard yesterday, 

in a way you can see it only over here. 

today also, the weather hasn’t changed. 

“to get out of the wagon I have to dig first 

a tunnel through the snow, but frankly said, I 

have nothing to seek outdoors, and luckily I 

have enough wood and food for about 30 

days. 

“the wagon is good and has a very good 

stove. In spite of the storm, I like to live here. 

yes, the gypsy life is nicer than you think. for 

eight days I have not seen any human being, 

and I think it will be some 14 days until I 

will see the next. 

“sorry, here I have no ink, that’s the reason 

I am writing with a pencil. from here to the 

next farm it’s a distance like between Hallau 

and schaffhausen (about 10 miles) maybe 

there is a sheep camp with some thousand 

sheep in the near area. 

“then too, I’m learning cooking, step by 

step. yesterday, I had a misfortune with it. I 

wanted to cook beans, and since I like beans 

so much I thought for myself, ‘now, for this 

time I want plenty of them.’ for half measure, 

I filled the pan with bean kernel, but 

this pan was too small, and in a couple of 

hours I had two big pans full of bean soup. I 

knew that the beans expand, but I didn’t 

know they would expand like a just married 

wife.” 

that was my grandfather’s humor, and his 

outlook on life as a young, strong man living 

alone in one of the harshest environments in 

the continental united states. 

He passed away at age 75 in 1973, when I 

was 16. 

We shared a love of geography, history, 


agriculture, and a healthy respect for the natural 

world. He was suspicious of politicians, 

as I am, and he had many american Indian 

friends when it was looked down upon by 

many for white people to associate with the 

arapaho and shoshone people. 

When mom tells me we were very much 

alike, I take that as a compliment. 

the excerpt I reprinted here was just a 

snippet of a much longer letter home. When 

it was written, my grandmother, Clara Voch, 

was still two years from arriving in fremont 

County. my grandfather carved out a future 

for both of them when she finally arrived. 

Perhaps the most telltale connection to 

what once was in fremont County, and will 

never be again, is the post office he mailed 

the letter from. 

It was postmarked Hailey, fremont 

County Wyoming. 

Hailey was a brief settlement on the bottom 

of beaver rim, somewhere between 

sweetwater station and Hudson, big enough 

to have a post office, but not big enough to 

survive the tumultuous america of the 1930s. 

I often think of those days. a young man 

battling the elements with just a few horses, 

an ax, some hand tools, and his 1892 octangle 

barreled .44-.40 Winchester rifle. 

He passed almost half a century ago, but 

his influence on me remains. He was a man 

among men. 

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Editor’s note: Staff writer Randy Tucker is a 

retired public school educator. 

Holiday Mathis 

YOUR HOROSCOPE 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

the relationship in which each 

person contributes to his or her 

own brand of marvelousness will 

produce a combined power that 

culminates in a pinata-esque 

explosion! sweetness scatters 

everywhere. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

It appears that someone took a 

big leap forward, when, in fact, 

this was just a series of small but 

consistent steps over time — 

doable for anyone with the tenacity. 

you are most certainly in the 

category. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If 

you think you’ve experienced the 

full range of human emotion, 

don’t worry — there’s much more 

deliciousness to come. you won’t 

have to seek it, but moving deeper 

into areas you already enjoy will 

hasten your destiny. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

your standards are high, and you 

give with great mindfulness. 

unless and until you get the feeling 

that you’re adding something 

to the project that your group 

would not have otherwise, you 

will not be satisfied. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Once 

your heart sets a quest in motion, 

it’s pretty difficult to stop the 

search. However, since things 

often show up when you’re not 

looking for them, you’ll benefit 

from a break and a distraction. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

you’re open to the magical, wonderful 

happenings, but you’re also 

aware of the stomach-churning 

risks involved. One won’t happen 

without the other, and most likely, 

the risk comes first. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

anger won’t stay with you long. It 

can’t. It’s too destructive to carry 

around. It’s a bomb you either 

have to throw or diffuse. the way 

to turn it off is to honestly ask 

yourself, “What has been lost?” 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

thoughts are the seeds of a reality 

that’s as solid as the building 

you’re in. someone thought, 

“there should be a building 

here,” and now there is. there’s a 

thought you’ve had lately that 

someone will one day stand 

inside. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21). you get to make the rules of 

this game. Whatever you want 

from the others, give it to whatever 

degree you are able. you’ll get 

the ball rolling with your example. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). Can a person cultivate more 

compassion, or is it mysteriously 

bestowed in fixed amounts that he 

or she can tap into and use or not 

use? Whatever the nature, your 

compassion will be fully activated 

today. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). 

Competition isn’t a good use of 

your energy today. even competing 

with yourself is pointless — 

not a fair game, since you’re never 

the same person two days in a 

row. show up and do your best 

and you’ve already won. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

your internal environment is 

worth addressing since it’s the 

temperature and lighting scheme 

you live in all day. give intentional 

thought to what would make 

you feel more comfortable. 

tHIs WeeK’s bIrtHDays. 

your love-hate relationship with 

self-regulation is about to change 

into all love. you’ll get into the 

swing of treating yourself so 

sweetly and nudging, nay, seducing 

( yourself into the habits that 

give you the life and look you 

want. 

you’ll leverage social vibes skillfully; 

relationships lend a leg up 

in the professional world and vice 

versa. leo and Cancer adore you. 

your lucky numbers are: 3, 40, 

11, 2 and 8.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE 

East Division W L Pct GB 

Philadelphia 13 14 .481 _ 

Washington 11 12 .478 _ 

new york 10 11 .476 _ 

atlanta 12 15 .444 1 

miami 11 15 .423 1½ 

Central Division W L Pct GB 

milwaukee 16 10 .615 _ 

st. louis 15 12 .556 1½ 

Cincinnati 12 14 .462 4 

Pittsburgh 12 14 .462 4 

Chicago 12 15 .444 4½ 

West Division W L Pct GB 

san francisco 16 10 .615 _ 

los angeles 16 11 .593 ½ 

san Diego 15 12 .556 1½ 

arizona 14 12 .538 2 

Colorado 9 17 .346 7 

All Times EDT 

Friday's Games 

st. louis 7, Pittsburgh 3 

Washington 2, miami 1, 10 innings 

Philadelphia 2, n.y. mets 1 

Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 6 

milwaukee 3, l.a. Dodgers 1 

toronto 13, atlanta 5 

arizona 7, Colorado 2 

san Diego 3, san francisco 2 

Saturday's Games 

Washington 7, miami 2 

Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 2 

n.y. mets 5, Philadelphia 4 

st. louis 12, Pittsburgh 5 

toronto 6, atlanta 5, 10 innings 

l.a. Dodgers at milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. 

Colorado at arizona, 8:10 p.m. 

san francisco at san Diego, 8:40 p.m. 

Sunday's Games 

miami (rogers 3-1) at Washington (scherzer 1-2), 

1:05 p.m. 

st. louis (martínez 1-4) at Pittsburgh (Crowe 0- 

0), 1:05 p.m. 

atlanta (anderson 2-0) at toronto (stripling 0-1), 

1:07 p.m. 

Chicago Cubs (Williams 2-2) at Cincinnati 

(mahle 1-1), 1:10 p.m. 

l.a. Dodgers (urías 3-0) at milwaukee (tbD), 

2:10 p.m. 

Colorado (gonzález 1-0) at arizona (Kelly 2-2), 

4:10 p.m. 

san francisco (gausman 1-0) at san Diego 

(musgrove 2-2), 4:10 p.m. 

n.y. mets (Peterson 1-3) at Philadelphia (eflin 1- 

1), 7:08 p.m. 

Monday's Games 

milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. 

l.a. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m. 

n.y. mets at st. louis, 7:45 p.m. 

san francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. 

Pittsburgh at san Diego, 10:10 p.m. 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 

x-brooklyn 43 21 .672 — 

x-Philadelphia 42 21 .667 ½ 

new york 35 28 .556 7½ 

boston 34 30 .531 9 

toronto 26 37 .413 16½ 

Southeast Division W L Pct GB 

atlanta 35 30 .538 — 

miami 34 30 .531 ½ 

Charlotte 31 32 .492 3 

Washington 29 35 .453 5½ 

Orlando 20 44 .313 14½ 


milwaukee 39 24 .619 — 

Indiana 30 33 .476 9 

Chicago 26 38 .406 13½ 

Cleveland 21 43 .328 18½ 

Detroit 19 45 .297 20½ 

x-clinched playoff spot 

All Times EDT 


Philadelphia 126, atlanta 104 

Washington 122, Cleveland 93 

Portland 128, brooklyn 109 

memphis 92, Orlando 75 

boston 143, san antonio 140, Ot 

milwaukee 108, Chicago 98 

Phoenix 121, utah 100 

sacramento 110, l.a. lakers 106 


Charlotte 107, Detroit 94 

golden state 113, Houston 87 

miami 124, Cleveland 107 

Indiana 152, Oklahoma City 95 

atlanta 108, Chicago 97 

Orlando 112, memphis 111 

new Orleans 140, minnesota 136, Ot 

Dallas 125, Washington 124 

Denver at l.a. Clippers, 10 p.m. 

toronto at utah, 10 p.m. 


brooklyn at milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. 

Scoreboard 

Major league glance 

NBA glance 

East Division GP W L OTPts GF GA 

x-Pittsburgh 52 34 15 3 71 178 142 

x-Washington 51 32 14 5 69 175 152 

x-n.y. Islanders 51 31 15 5 67 143 114 

boston 50 30 14 6 66 150 123 

n.y. rangers 52 26 20 6 58 167 139 

Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 144 186 

new Jersey 51 17 27 7 41 136 178 

buffalo 52 13 32 7 33 126 185 

Central Division GP W L OTPts GF GA 

x-Carolina 51 34 10 7 75 166 121 

x-florida 53 34 14 5 73 175 148 

x-tampa bay 51 34 14 3 71 170 130 

nashville 52 28 22 2 58 142 146 

Dallas 51 21 17 13 55 140 133 

Chicago 51 22 23 6 50 146 167 

Detroit 53 18 26 9 45 117 162 

Columbus 52 16 25 11 43 123 172 

nOte: two points for a win, one point for 

overtime loss. the top four teams in each division 

will qualify for playoffs under this season's 

temporary realignment. 

x-clinched playoff spot 

y-clinched division 

All Times EDT 


montreal 5, Winnipeg 3 

Colorado 3, san Jose 0 

los angeles 2, anaheim 1 

arizona 3, Vegas 0 


boston 6, buffalo 2 

Detroit 1, tampa bay 0, sO 

n.y. Islanders 3, n.y. rangers 0 

Carolina 2, Columbus 1, Ot 

new Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 

toronto 5, Vancouver 1 

Pittsburgh 3, Washington 0 

montreal 3, Ottawa 2, Ot 

florida 5, Chicago 4 

minnesota 4, st. louis 3, Ot 

(All times Eastern) 

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts 

Sunday, May 2 

MLB BASEBALL 

1 p.m. 

mlbn — atlanta at toronto Or Detroit at 

ny yankees 

7 p.m. 

esPn — ny mets at Philadelphia 

NHL glance 

Sports on TV 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

East Division W L Pct GB 

boston 17 11 .607 _ 

toronto 13 12 .520 2½ 

baltimore 13 14 .481 3½ 

new york 13 14 .481 3½ 

tampa bay 13 15 .464 4 


Kansas City 16 9 .640 _ 

Chicago 15 11 .577 1½ 

Cleveland 12 13 .480 4 

minnesota 9 16 .360 7 

Detroit 8 20 .286 9½ 

West Division W L Pct GB 

Oakland 16 12 .571 _ 

Houston 15 12 .556 ½ 

seattle 15 12 .556 ½ 

los angeles 12 12 .500 2 

texas 12 16 .429 4 

All Times EDT 


n.y. yankees 10, Detroit 0 

Houston 9, tampa bay 2 

boston 6, texas 1 

toronto 13, atlanta 5 

Cleveland 5, Chicago White sox 3 

minnesota 9, Kansas City 1 

baltimore 3, Oakland 2 

seattle 7, l.a. angels 4 


n.y. yankees 6, Detroit 4 

Kansas City 11, minnesota 3 

Houston 3, tampa bay 1 

Chicago White sox 7, Cleveland 3 

baltimore 8, Oakland 4 

texas 8, boston 6 

toronto 6, atlanta 5, 10 innings 

l.a. angels at seattle, 9:10 p.m. 


Detroit (ureña 1-3) at n.y. yankees (Kluber 1-2), 

1:05 p.m. 

atlanta (anderson 2-0) at toronto (stripling 0-1), 

1:07 p.m. 

Houston (Javier 3-0) at tampa bay (Hill 1-1), 

1:10 p.m. 

Cleveland (Plesac 1-3) at Chicago White sox 

(giolito 1-2), 2:10 p.m. 

Kansas City (Keller 2-2) at minnesota (berríos 2- 

2), 2:10 p.m. 

boston (richards 1-2) at texas (foltynewicz 1-3), 

2:35 p.m. 

baltimore (Zimmermann 1-3) at Oakland 

(manaea 3-1), 4:07 p.m. 

l.a. angels (bundy 0-2) at seattle (sheffield 1-2), 

4:10 p.m. 


texas at minnesota, 7:40 p.m. 

Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. 

tampa bay at l.a. angels, 9:38 p.m. 

toronto at Oakland, 9:40 p.m. 

baltimore at seattle, 10:10 p.m. 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

Southwest Division W L Pct GB 

Dallas 36 27 .571 — 

memphis 32 31 .508 4 

san antonio 31 31 .500 4½ 

new Orleans 29 35 .453 7½ 

Houston 16 48 .250 20½ 

Northwest Division W L Pct GB 

x-utah 45 18 .714 — 

Denver 42 21 .667 3 

Portland 35 28 .556 10 

Oklahoma City 21 43 .328 24½ 

minnesota 20 45 .308 26 

Pacific Division W L Pct GB 

x-Phoenix 45 18 .714 — 

l.a. Clippers 43 21 .672 2½ 

l.a. lakers 36 27 .571 9 

golden state 32 32 .500 13½ 

sacramento 26 37 .413 19 

Portland at boston, 7:30 p.m. 

miami at Charlotte, 8 p.m. 

new york at Houston, 8 p.m. 

Philadelphia at san antonio, 8 p.m. 

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. 

sacramento at Dallas, 8 p.m. 

toronto at l.a. lakers, 10 p.m. 


Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. 

Orlando at Detroit, 7 p.m. 

golden state at new Orleans, 7:30 p.m. 

Portland at atlanta, 8 p.m. 

new york at memphis, 9 p.m. 

Philadelphia at Chicago, 9 p.m. 

Denver at l.a. lakers, 10 p.m. 

san antonio at utah, 10 p.m. 

Tuesday's Games 

Charlotte at Detroit, 7 p.m. 

Phoenix at Cleveland, 7 p.m. 

brooklyn at milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. 

Dallas at miami, 8 p.m. 

golden state at new Orleans, 8 p.m. 

sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. 

toronto at l.a. Clippers, 10 p.m. 

West Division GP W L OTPts GF GA 

x-Vegas 49 35 12 2 72 165 108 

x-Colorado 49 33 12 4 70 171 120 

x-minnesota 50 32 14 4 68 162 135 

st. louis 49 23 19 7 53 147 154 

arizona 51 22 24 5 49 137 160 

san Jose 51 20 26 5 45 138 176 

los angeles 48 19 23 6 44 128 141 

anaheim 51 15 29 7 37 110 164 

North Division GP W L OTPts GF GA 

x-toronto 51 33 13 5 71 172 133 

edmonton 48 29 17 2 60 154 130 

Winnipeg 50 27 20 3 57 153 143 

montreal 50 23 18 9 55 145 145 

Calgary 49 22 24 3 47 131 140 

Ottawa 51 19 27 5 43 141 177 

Vancouver 45 19 23 3 41 119 147 

nashville 1, Dallas 0, Ot 

Colorado 4, san Jose 3 

Calgary at edmonton, 10 p.m. 

los angeles at anaheim, 10 p.m. 

Vegas at arizona, 10 p.m. 


tampa bay at Detroit, 3 p.m. 


boston at new Jersey, 7 p.m. 

Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m. 

Dallas at florida, 7 p.m. 

n.y. Islanders at buffalo, 7 p.m. 

nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m. 

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. 

toronto at montreal, 7 p.m. 

Washington at n.y. rangers, 7 p.m. 

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m. 

anaheim at st. louis, 8 p.m. 

Vegas at minnesota, 8 p.m. 

edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m. 

los angeles at arizona, 10 p.m. 

Colorado at san Jose, 10:30 p.m. 

NBA BASKETBALL 

3:30 p.m. 

abC — brooklyn at milwaukee 

7:30 p.m. 

nbatV — Portland at boston 

NHL HOCKEY 

3 p.m. 

nbC — tampa bay at Detroit 

SPORTS 

Sunday 


RHS girls win 20-team Roy Peck meet 

lander tiger 

boys second 

By Randy Tucker 

Staff Writer 

the riverton High school girls 

defended their home track 

saturday with a strong first-place 

finish in a field of 20 teams at the 

annual roy Peck Invitational. 

lander’s boys placed a close second 

to mountain View on their 

side of the meet. the tiger girls 

were fourth. 

the riverton boys finished 

fourth. 

the lady Wolverines were 

paced by sprinter elena Pedrin 

with wins in both the 100- and 

200-meter dashes. 

riverton also won the 4x100- 

meter relay with anna Hutchison, 

annie Vincent and Jocelyn toso 

joining Pedrin. the winning time 

of 50.69 earned the quartet an 

automatic berth at the state track 

meet in Casper in three weeks. 

Pedrin and Vincent joined ella 

Judd and Ciarah Hall for a runnerup 

finish in the 4x400-meter relay. 

freshman phenom Kiana 

swann of shoshoni continued to 

drop her times in the 800- and 

1600-meter runs. the lady blue 

ninth-grader was boxed in on the 

first lap by a pair of rock springs 

runners but broke through the gap 

on the first curve of lap two in the 

800-meter run, sprinting the final 

300 meters for season best 2:24.03. 

lander’s relay unit of avery 

bever, avery Crane, Hazel 

Womack and marlee Jones won 

the sprint medley relay by three 

seconds over second-place Kemmerer. 

bever and Crane ran 200- 

meter legs, Womack the 400-meter 

leg, and Jones brought home the 

gold with a solid two laps in the 

800-meter anchor leg. 

mountain View brought an outstanding 

small-school team to the 

meet and won the boys division 

behind three first-place finishes by 

sprinter and jumper ashton 

schofield. 

He won the 100 meters in a 

close race over Western Heritage 

lutheran academy senior Kaden 

Dower of riverton, then ran away 

with the 200 after Dower false 

started. schofield also won the 

high jump with a leap of 6-5. 

mountain View scored 105 

points, with the lander boys a 

close second at 99. 

the tigers continued their 

dominance in the distance races. 

Kaleb simonson set a new personal 

best, cracking the 10-minute 

barrier in the 3200-meter run with 

an outstanding time of 9:53.87. 

sam Kistemann edged 

simonson in the 1600, winning 

the race over his teammate by .22 

second. 

In all, eight lander distance 

runners scored in the 800-, 1600- 

and 3200-meter runs. 

another barrier was broken by 

riverton senior rylan Koehn, who 

threw his personal best in the discus. 

the discus is the only event in 

track and field where a wind blowing 

into your face can be an advantage. 

the meet changed from a 

hot, sunny morning to a windy, 

cool afternoon, and Koehn played 

it perfectly, tossing the discus high 

into the air and catch some lift 

from headwind. 

His winning throw of 158-3 

shattered the 150 mark and flirted 

with 160 feet. 

most fremont County teams 

remain close to home next weekend 

competing either in thermopolis 

on friday or at the shane 

brock memorial meet in lander 

on saturday. 

Roy Peck Invitational 

Riverton 

May 1 

girls team scores: 1. riverton 

96, 2. rawlins 83, 3. mountain 

Lander pole vaulter Kyra Simonson cleared a height for the Lady Tigers early in Saturday’s Roy 

Peck Invitational track and field meet in Riverton. 

Photos by Randy Tucker 

View 81, 4. lander 74 ,5. 

evanston 72, 6. rock springs 53, 

7. saratoga 45, 8. Worland 43, 9. 

green river 40, 10. shoshoni / 

Kemmerer 22, 12. thermopolis 

15, 13. Wind river 11, 14 big 

Piney 9, 15. st. stephen’s 7, 16. 

Wyoming Indian 5, 17. Dubois 

4, 18. encampment/little snake 

river 3, 20 Western Heritage 1 

Event results 

100-meter Dash: 1. elena 

Pedrin, rIV 13.03, 2. anna 

Hutchison, rIV 13.50, 3. abigail 

gribowskas, lan 13.73, 4. 

Jocelyn toso, rIV 13.76, 7. 

avery bever, lan 13.95 

200-meter Dash: 1. elena 

Pedrin, rIV 27.17 

400-meter Dash: 1. eva 

nitschke, raW 1:01.72, 3. mina 

King, Wr 1:04.01, 4. abigail 

gribowskas, lan 1:04.18, 8. 

ellie Kaufman, lan 1:05.99 

800-meter run: 1. Kiana 

swann, sHO 2:24.03, 6. marlee 

Jones, lan 2:36.21 

1600-meter run:1. Kiana 

swann, sHO 5:33.24, 2. marlee 

Jones, lan 5:57.71, 46. bri 

rich, lan 6:03.20, 7. Kyra 

simonson, lan 6:11.60 

3200-meter run: 1. lilly 

Williams, eVn 12:31.33 

100-meter Hurdles: 1. eva 

nitschke, raW 15.57, 5. avery 

Crane, lan 17.59 

300-meter Hurdles: 1. eva 

nitschke, raW 47.37, 5. lily 

swanson, lan 50.07, 6. avery 

Crane, lan 50.45 

4x100-meter relay: 1. 

riverton 50.69, 7. Dubois 57.00, 

8. Wind river 57.31 

4x400-meter relay: 1. 

evanston 4:20.70, 2. riverton 

4:30.45, 3. lander 4:35.84 

4x800-meter relay:1. rawlins 

10:57.07, 4. Wyoming Indian 

12:13.95 

sprint medley relay: 1. 

lander 4:29.65, 5. riverton 

5:10.64, 7. shoshoni 5:38.15 

long Jump: 1. Whitney 

bennett, sar 16-7, 2. annie 

Vincent, rIV 16-5, 3. Jocelyn 

toso, rIV 16-1, 5. mina King, 

Wr 15-2, 6. lily swanson, lan 

15-1, 8. Kelsey Wilson, WHla 

14-10.5 

triple Jump: 1. Whitney 

bennett, sar 34-4, 3. anna 

Hutchison, rIV 32-0, 4. Ciarah 

Hall, rIV 30-3.5 

High Jump: 1. stacia barker, 

eVn 5-2, 3. asha reid, lan 5- 

0 

Pole Vault: 1. mylie micheli, 

mV 9-0, 7. maren baker, Dub 

7-0, 

shot Put: 1. Haylee rudy, mV 

36-9, 2. summeri bass, rIV 36- 

3.5 

Discus: 1. Kameron Wilson, 

rs 104-3, 3. anna Hutchison, 

rIV 98-5, 5. Jessica goggles, ss 

95-5, 7. summeri bass, rIV 93- 

11 

q Please see “Track,” page A-15 

Summeri Bass continued her strong throwing season for 

Riverton, finishing second in the shot put and seventh in the 

discus to pile up points for the Wolverines. 

Riverton sophomore Braden Vincent won his heat of the 200- 

meters Saturday afternoon, then placed seventh in the final.


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of violence or abuse, let us help. 

You don’t need to be alone or silent any 

longer. The office of Family Violence and 

Sexual Assault offers free and confidential 

services. Rules for acceptance and particpation 

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40 Happenings 

ADULT CHILDREN of Alcoholics group 

eets on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm at 

he Methodist Church (basement side 

oor) located at 307 N. Main, Pavillion. 

07-856-1192 or 307-856-4979. 

AL-ANON MEETINGS are held every 

onday at 7pm and Thursdays at 12pm at 

St. James Episcopal Church, 519 East 

ark, Riverton. 

BORED? WANT SOME CHEAP ENTER- 

TAINMENT? 

Check out the Wind River Heritage Center, 

1075 S Federal Blvd., Riverton. 

Come see what our wildlife looks like close 

up and go back in time visiting 

our Wax Museum and horse-drawn farm 

quipment. A great way to spend a 

ouple hours. 5/person or $10/family. Open 

from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM 

Monday through Saturday. 

COME AND SHARE Conversation 

and Encouragement with others who 

understand the ups and downs as you 

adjust to life without your loved one. 

A Bereavement Support Group meets 

every Monday, 1:30-2:30pm, Alternating 

between Riverton and Lander Senior Centers. 

For More Information Call 

307-856-1206 or visit www.helpforhealthwy.org 

DO YOU have a Revolutionary PATRIOT 

in you family tree? Consider membership 

in the National Society Daughters of the 

American Revolution (NSDAR). For more 

information contact 

mblankenship@wyoming.com or 

cwmurray@wyoming.com 

DUBOIS AA is held at the Dubois Town 

Hall, 712 Meckem, Tuesdays and Thursdays 

at 6pm. 

DUPLICATE BRIDGE Club meets at the 

Reach Clubhouse Friday afternoons at 

12:30pm. Open to the public. Make sure to 

bring a Bridge partner. For more information 

call 307-856-6356. 

FREE CANCER PATIENT TRANSPORTA- 

TION. Fremont County Road to Recovery, 

offering Free Transportation for Cancer Patients 

to their Treatments at Rocky Mountain 

Oncology with hopes of expanding 

services. Road to Recovery is a support 

service through the American Cancer Society. 

We are also seeking VOLUNTEER 

Drivers. For more information call: 307- 

335-5366 or email grttch524@gmail.com. 

BOOK SALE 

Riverton Library Balcony 

Wednesday, May 5 

11a.m. - 3:00p.m. 

Hardcover = $1.00 

Paperback = 50 cents 

At Riverton Branch Librar y 

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FRESH ACCEPTANCE AA 

The meeting schedule is: 

7:00am & 7pm - Tuesday, Friday 

7:00am - Thursday 

10:00am - Saturday 

7:00pm - Sunday 

118 1/2 North 5th street, Riverton, WY 

(Brown House) Contact Phone: 307-350- 

2164 

Zoom Meetings: 

7:00 am - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 

Friday 

7:00 pm - Sunday 

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FRESH AIR AA Group meets at St. James 

Episcopal Church, 519 East Park, Riverton, 

Sun., Tues., & Thurs., 7pm. Call 307- 

851-4839 for more information. 

LEGAL AID of Wyoming, Inc. Legal Assistance 

for domestic violence victims. 9 a.m.- 

4 p.m., Monday – Friday. Legal advice hotline: 

877-432-9955. 

MEETING OF THE RIVERTON FLIGHT 

OF THE YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL 

COMPOSITE SQUADRON OF THE CIVIL 

AIR PATROL. 

Meeting will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 

Thursday at VFW Post 954, Lander and 

3rd Thursday at Grace Reformed Fellowship, 

545 East Main Street, Lander. 

Time will continue to be 5:30pm for all 

meetings 

Members of the Civil Air Patrol and interested 

members of the public may attend to 

learn about volunteering in the Civil Air Patrol 

to train to fulfill its three congressionally 

chartered core missions: Emergency Services, 

Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs. 

Contact Information: Capt Karl 

Falken, CAP, (307) 850-8573 / 

winderver.cc@wywg.cap.gov 

MONDAYS: 

Bereavement Support Group meets from 

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Monday alternating 

between Riverton and Lander senior centers. 

For More Information Call 307-856- 

1206 or visit www.helpforhealthwy.org. 

AL-ANON MEETINGS are held at 7 p.m. 

every Monday at St. James Episcopal 

Church, 519 E. Park, Riverton. 

LANDER NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 

meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Trinity 

Episcopal Church, 860 S. Third St. 

RED PATH AA Meetings take place at 7 

p.m. Mondays at St. Stephen’s Mission, 

134 Mission Rd. 

Free veteran acupuncture 10 a.m. to noon 

the first Monday of every month. Walk-in 

basis. Located at the Soldiers House 1201 

E. Jackson Ave, Riverton. 

TUESDAYS: 

ALL ARTISTS ARE WELCOME to come to 

the Lander Artists Guild meetings held at 

noon on the second Tuesday of every 

month at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 830 

S. Third St., Lander. Open painting 10 a.m. 

- 2 p.m., bring a sack lunch. For more information 

call Ella McDonell at 349-9689 

or Ellen Gartner at 332-5729. 

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Unscramble these Jumbles, 

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to form four ordinary words. 

 

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Parkinson’s Exercise Group meets every 

Tuesday at the senior center at 1-2 p.m. 

For more information, contact Marjane Ambler 

at 307 332-3732 or the senior center 

at 332-2746. 

DUBOIS AA held at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, 

Dubois Town Hall, 712 Meekem Rd. 

SMALL GROUP SERENDIPITY BIBLE 

STUDY, FREE, at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday. 

A study for everyone. Seventh-Day 

Maranatha Church, 163 S. Fifth St., Lander. 

AMERICAN LEGION POST 33 will meet at 

7:00pm, the third Tuesday of each month 

at the VFW Hall. Contact Mark Keiser at 

307-360-3228 for more information. 

Free veteran healing touch sessions the 

first Tuesday of every month at the Soldiers 

House 1201 E. Jackson Ave. Riverton, 

WY. Please call Nancy Sehnert to 

schedule a 30 minute appointment 850- 

6208. 

ALL ARTISTS ARE WELCOME to come to 

the Lander Artists Guild meetings held at 

noon on the second Tuesday of every 

month at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 830 

S. Third St., Lander. Open painting 10 a.m. 

- 2 p.m., bring a sack lunch. For more information 

call Ella McDonell at 349-9689 

or Ellen Gartner at 332-5729. 

WEDNESDAYS: 

LANDER ROTARY CLUB MEETING: held 

at noon every Wednesday at the Oxbow 

Restaurant. Call 332-2749 for information. 

Visitors welcome. 

Open Studio, 6 p.m. Lander Art Center. 

LIONS CLUB MEETING held at 6:30 p.m. 

on the First and Third Wednesday of every 

month at the Oxbow Restaurant, Lander. 

332-7164 or 332-5578. 

RED PATH AA Meetings take place at 7 

p.m. Wednesdays at St. Stephen’s Mission, 

134 Mission Rd. 

THURSDAYS: 

T.O.P.S. 9-10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Two Sisters 

Bed and Breakfast, 786 S. Third St., 

Lander. Call Dianna 438-0209. 

AL-ANON MEETINGS are held at noon on 

Thursdays at St. James Episcopal Church, 

519 E. Park, Riverton. 

Parkinson’s Exercise Group meets every 

Thursday at the senior center at 1-2 p.m. 

For more information, contact Marjane Ambler 

at 307 332-3732 or the senior center 

at 332-2746 

THE PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP 

The Fremont County Parkinson’s Support 

Group meets at 2 p.m. the first Thursday 

of every month at the Lander Senior Center. 

For more information, contact Marjane 

Ambler at 307 332-3732 or the senior center 

at 332-2746 

DUBOIS AA held at 6 p.m. Thursdays, 

Dubois Town Hall, 712 Meekem Rd. 

FREMONT COUNTY ATV Association 

meets the first Thursday of every month at 

7:00 p.m. Jan/Mar/May/July/Sept/Nov at 

the commissioners meeting room in the 

courthouse in Lander. Feb/April/ June/Oct 

at the High Plains Power building at 1775 

E. Monroe in Riverton. (August-picnic) (December-Christmas 

party) Find us on facebook 

LANDER NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 

meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Trinity 

Episcopal Church, 860 S. Third St. 

ACOA: 7-8 p.m., Thursdays 885 Clinchard 

St. Contact 349-1890. 

NEW BEGINNINGS AA meetings are held 

at 5:30pm daily at 118½ North 5th Street 

East, Riverton. 

PLEASE JOIN THE C & K VOLUNTEERS 

knit and crochet for various programs. 

Meetings are 2nd & 4th Mon. at 1pm, For 

more information and NEW location please 

call contact Roni at 307-856-6664. Yarn 

available and donations still Welcome! 

RED PATH AA meetings take place at St. 

Stephen’s Mission, 134 Mission Road, 

Mon. & Wed. at 7pm, Sat. at 11am and 

Sun., 8am. 

RIVERTON ARTISTS GUILD holds its 

weekly painting sessions at the Fremont 

County Fairgrounds Heritage Hall Bldg. 

Wed. from 10-2pm with constructive critique 

feedback at the end of every session. 

Come and join us. All media and subject 

matter are welcome. 

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RIVERTON COMMUNITY FOOD BANK 

Call for appointment. Donations welcomed. 

20 Gardens North Drive, Riverton. 307- 

463-0141 

RIVERTON MUSEUM 

Wednesday, May 5, 6pm, Historic Preservation 

in Riverton: Riverton Museum 

Speaker Series, Free. 

Join the Fremont County Historic Preservation 

Commission at the Riverton Museum 

in the presentation of the history 

and stories about some of the most important 

and recognizable buildings and 

homes in Riverton and some of the 

preservation efforts being made to protect 

these buildings. 

This event can be attended in person at 

the Riverton Museum or virtually. If you 

are interested in attending the presentation 

virtually, please call the museum at 

(307)856-2665 to get the Zoom link. Admission 

is free 

T.O.P.S. TAKE Off Pounds Sensibly. 

Thursday, 9 am, Lander Sr. Center, 205 

S. 10th Street Lander, contact Dianna 

McIntosh Call 307-438-0209 

THE ANONYMOUS AA Group meetings 

are held Mon. and Fri. at 7pm at the Pavillion 

Community Church, 311 N. Main. Contact 

number: 307-856-7635. 

THE SOLDIERS PROJECT -WYOMING 

CHAPTER PHONE LINE is NOT an emergency 

line. All veterans and their loved 

ones, there is FREE confidential mental 

health care available. Call and leave a 

message. Your call is typically answered 

within 48 hours. 307-856-1244 

THE SOLDIERS PROJECT -WYOMING 

CHAPTER PHONE LINE is NOT an emergency 

line. All veterans and their loved 

ones, there is FREE confidential mental 

health care available. Call and leave a 

message. Your call is typically answered 

within 48 hours. 307-856-1244 

WELCOME HOME: Please contact one of 

the Veterans Honor Guard concerning any 

Military Personnel returning from an area 

of conflict so we can give them a Welcome 

Home. Contact: Pat Lawson 307-851-7400 

or Jim Arndt 307-851-3763. 

WIND RIVER FLYWHEELERS 

The 25th Wind River Flywheeler Antique 

Engine and Tractor Show will be at the 

Park at the East side of Shoshoni, 

Wyoming on June 12 th & 13 th - 

FREE! The Tractor Drive is at 10 am both 

Saturday and Sunday, and a Tractor pull 

(1:30pm). There will be craft vendors, engines 

and tractors, a 1913 50 hp Case 

Steam Engine will steam corn at 11 am 

and 2pm. For kids there is a Barrel Train, 

Pedal Tractors and a Sand Box. Food 

vendors and music (Pack in the Mail) will 

be available for lunch, including Dutch 

oven cooking. At 1:00 

pm, the Flywheelers will be AUCTIONING 

off, John Deere quilts, and other items. 

Contacts: Carlta Witthar at 856-1164 or e- 

mail: cmaule@wyoming.com. Vendors - 

call Cindy 

Leonhardt at 856-6804. 

WIND RIVER FLYWHEELERS 

The 25th Wind River Flywheeler Antique 

Engine and Tractor Show will be at the 

Park at the East side of Shoshoni, 

Wyoming on June 12 th & 13 th - 

FREE! The Tractor Drive is at 10 am both 

Saturday and Sunday, and a Tractor pull 

(1:30pm). There will be craft vendors, engines 

and tractors, a 1913 50 hp Case 

Steam Engine will steam corn at 11 am 

and 2pm. For kids there is a Barrel Train, 

Pedal Tractors and a Sand Box. Food 

vendors and music (Pack in the Mail) will 

be available for lunch, including Dutch 

oven cooking. At 1:00 

pm, the Flywheelers will be AUCTIONING 

off, John Deere quilts, and other items. 

Contacts: Carlta Witthar at 856-1164 or e- 

mail: cmaule@wyoming.com. Vendors - 

call Cindy 

Leonhardt at 856-6804. 

WYOMING STAR QUILT GUILD Meets at 

7pm on the First Monday of each Month at 

the Stitching Corral , 826 West Main 

Street. Guests are Welcome. For More Information 

ca Vicki at 851-8172 or 

Donnabelle at 856-5891. 

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PRE-INOCULATED CERTIFIED Alfalfa 

seed. Vernema, Perry, Wrangler, TV 

Blend, and Surpass. $3.25/lb. call 

Richard Haun @ 307-856-5748 or 307- 

851-9830. 

295 Livestock 

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, For Sale. Yearlings 

and Two’s. We Select for Fertility, 

Mothering Ability, and Growth. Reasonably 

priced. Call Shippen Angus at: 307-856- 

7531 or 307-858-2440 

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, For Sale. Yearlings 

and Two’s. We Select for Fertility, 

Mothering Ability, and Growth. Reasonably 

priced. Call Shippen Angus at: 307-856- 

7531 or 307-858-4220 

300-370 Real Estate 

Rentals 

301 General Real Estate Rentals 

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY. 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 discrimination based 

on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial 

status or national origin, or intention 

to make any such preferences, limitations 

or discrimination. Familial status includes 

children under that age of 18 living with 

parents or legal custodians, and pregnant 

women and people securing custody of 

children under 18. This newspaper 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 paper are available 

on an equal opportunity basis. To report 

discrimination call Wyoming Fair 

Housing at Wyoming Relay (Voice) 1-800- 

877-9975 or call HUD toll free at 1-800- 

669-9777. 

315 Apts. Unfurnished 

 

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First month plus $500 security. Call 

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375-410 Employment 

385 Help Wanted 

FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DIS- 

TRICT NO. 25, RIVERTON, WYOMING. 

Positions open for 2021-22 School Year. 

Certified: Elementary Music 

Teacher Grades K, 1, 2 and 3; Science 

and Math Teacher (both endorsements, 

preferred) for High School; Math Teacher 

– 7th Grade at Middle School; Transition 

Home to School Liaison; Learning Resource 

SPED Teacher for Kindergarten; 

Academic Intervention Teachers (MTSS 

Tier 3 Interventions). Six positions available: 

Elementary Math or Reading, Middle 

School Math or Reading, High School 

Math or Reading, K-5 full-time Elementary 

Teacher for Spur Virtual Academy 

(onsite position). Applications are received 

electronically, and job descriptions 

are located 

at: https://www.applitrack.com/fremontcountysd/onlineapp/. 

Fremont County 

School District #25 is an Equal Opportunity 

Employer. 

See HELP 

WANTED at 

the Top of the 

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SUDOKU 

385 Help Wanted 

FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DIS- 

RICT NO. 25, RIVERTON, WYOMING. 

Positions open for 2021-22 School Year. 

Certified: Elementary Music 

Teacher Grades K, 1, 2 and 3; Science 

and Math Teacher (both 

endorsements, preferred) for High 

School; Math Teacher – 7th Grade at 

Middle School; Transition Home to 

School Liaison; Learning Resource SPED 

Teacher for Kindergarten; Academic Intervention 

Teachers (MTSS Tier 3 Interventions). 

Six positions available: Elementary 

Math or Reading, 

Middle School Math or Reading, High 

School Math or Reading, K-5 

full-time Elementary Teacher for Spur Virtual 

Academy (onsite position). Applications 

are received electronically and 

job descriptions are located at: 

https://www.applitrack.com/fremontcountysd/onlineapp/ 

Fremont County School District #25 is an 

Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 

1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column 

and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. 

THIS NEWSPAPER recommends that you 

investigate every phase of investment opportunities. 

We suggest you consult your 

own attorney, and ask for a free pamphlet 

or for free further information from the company 

making the offer, before investing any 

money. You may contact the Attorney 

General’s Office, 123 Capitol Bldg., 

Cheyenne, WY 82009. 

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VACANCY NOTICE 

Fremont County School District #21 

Fort Washakie, Wyoming 


will be accepting applications for the following position: 

Substitute Custodians 

Qualifications for Custodian: 

• High School Diploma or GED 

Open until filled. Send letter of application, 

resume and a Classified application to: 

Human Resources 


90 Ethete Road 

Fort Washakie, WY 82514 

Email to: supersecty@fortwashakieschool.com 

dsmith@fortwashakieschooL.com 

Applications may be obtained at the District Office, 

on our web site: www.fortwashakieschool.com 

or by calling (307) 332-5983 


638 Blue Sky Highway 

Ethete, Wyoming 82520 

Fremont County School District #14 will be accepting 

applications for the following positions: 

• Deaf and Hard of 

Hearing Teacher 

• Substitute Teachers 

($165/day Substitute Permit; 

$200/day Certified Teacher) 

• Substitute Bus Drivers 


Fort Washakie, Wyoming 

VACANCY NOTICE 

Now accepting applications for the following position: 

Middle School PE/Health Teacher 

To close at 4:00 p.m. on May 14, 2021. 

Qualifications: Teacher certificate 

Send letter of application, resume and a Certified 

application to: Human Resources 


90 Ethete Road Fort Washakie, WY 82514 

supersecty@fortwashakieschool.com 

dsmith@fortwashakieschool.com 

Applications may be obtained at the District Office, 

on our web site: www.fortwashakieschool.com 

or by calling (307) 332-5983. 

• Substitute Cooks 

Interested applicants should complete the electronic application posted on the 

Fremont County School District #14 website at 

www.wyomingindianschools.com. 

Be prepared to submit a current vitae, certification papers, copies of transcripts 

and 3 letters of recommendation. Current applications 

may be renewed if less than one year old. 

Paper applications for classified positions can be picked up at the district office. 

Unless otherwise noted, these positions are for the 2020-2021 school year. 

Please direct all applications and inquiries regarding 

these opportunities to 

Robin Vail at: 


638 Blue Sky Highway 

Ethete, Wyoming 82520 

(307) 332-3904 ext. 1176 

FAX (307) 332-7567 

• 

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NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBE 

Arapahoe Water Supply L-III Tank and Transmission Main and Casino Loop 

Project – Casino Loop Phase 

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 

Sealed Bids for the construction of Arapahoe Water Supply L-III Tank and Transmission 

Main and Casino Loop Project – Casino Loop Phase will be received by 

the Northern Arapaho Tribe, C/O Jola Wallowingbull, Tribal Engineering Department, 

located at 501A Ethete Road, Ethete, WY 82520, until 3:00 PM local time on May 27th, 

2021, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The bid opening 

will be held remotely only using WebEx virtual meeting software. Webex meetings can 

be accessed either by phone or through most common web browsers via an emailed 

link. Bidders who want to access the bid opening can emai paden.anderson@hdrinc.com. 

The project consists of installing approximately 4500 LF of 10 IN waterline, and an 

pproximately 480 LF bore under the Little Wind River. The project is located in the 

ommunity of Arapahoe, WY. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids 

shall be on firm unit and lump sum price basis for the respective bid items as indicated 

in the Bid Form. Unit prices and estimated quantities are solely for the purpose of comaring 

bids. 

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a firm unit price 

asis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. Unit prices and 

stimated quantities are solely for the purpose of comparing bids. 

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is HDR Engineering Inc., P.O. Box 467, 

25 Main Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520. Phone: 307-228-6060. Prospective Bidders 

ay examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays 

etween the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Docments 

from the Issuing Office as described below. 

A PDF of the Contract Documents may be obtained, for a non-refundable deposit of 

20.00, from the Quest CDN website at http://www.hdrinc.com/WYbids. Bidders are 

required to be registered on the Quest CDN website to receive updates and addenda. 

Bidding Documents also may be examined at the following locations: 

1. HDR Engineering, Inc. 

325 Main Street, Lander, WY 82520 

2. Northern Arapaho Tribal Engineering Department 

501A Ethete Road, WY 82520 

3. Regional Bid Centers 

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, 

during the hours indicated above, upon payment of $200.00 for each set. Partial sets 

of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor 

Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda 

if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. 

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on May 11th, 2021 at the 

HDR office in Lander. Space is limited so please limit the amount of attendees per organization. 

The pre-bid conference will also be held remotely using Webex software. 

Webex meetings can be accessed either by phone or through most common web 

browsers via an emailed link. Bidders who want to access the bid opening can email 

aden.anderson@hdrinc.com. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged 

but is not mandatory. 

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. 

Qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) are encouraged to submit bids 

on this project. Bidders that use a subcontractor(s)/supplier(s) are required to make a 

good faith effort at soliciting DBE subcontractor/supplier participation. Bidders shall submit 

the required DBE Good Faith Effort Documentation form and other related forms 

with their bids. 

Pursuant to W.S. 16-6-106, “preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, agricultural 

products, equipment, machinery and provisions produced, manufactured or 

grown in Wyoming, or supplied by a resident of the state, quality being equal to articles 

offered by the competitors outside of the state.” 

The Northern Arapaho Tribe reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject bids 

Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies 

an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel 

products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and 

steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or 

unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, 

flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, 

and construction materials. There are currently no deminimis and minor component 

project waivers in place for any portions of this project. 

OWNER: Northern Arapaho Tribe 

By: Jola Wallowingbull Date: 4/26/2021 

itle: Northern Arapaho Tribal Engineering Department Director 

UB: The Ranger and Lander Journal 

May 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2021 

Send legal advertising to Kim Draper 

legals@wyoming.com 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ) 

CHANGE OF NAME OF ) Civil Action Case No. 43053 

Tasha Lenee Reeves, ) 

Petitioner. ) 

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 

You are hereby notified that a Petition For Change of Name, Civil Action No. 43053, 

has been filed on behalf of Tasha Lenee Reeves in the Wyoming District Court for the 

9th Judicial District, whose address is P.O. Box 370, Lander, WY 82520, the object and 

prayer of which is to change the name of the above-named person from Tasha Lenee 

Reeves to Tasha Lenee Messenger. 

Any objection must be filed with the District Court within 30 days following the last 

date of publication of this notice, or an Order Granting Name Change may be granted 

without further notice. 

DATED this 2nd day of April, 2021. 

PUB: The Ranger 

April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 2021 

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING 

NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE ) 

OF: ) 

FLORENCE MARGARET COX, ) 

Deceased. ) Probate No. 12692 

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION 

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: 

You are hereby notified that on the 15th day of April, 2021, ALLYSON ULRICH applied 

for issuance of a summary decree of distribution pursuant to the provisions of Wyo. 

Stat. Ann. § 2-1-205, claiming she is entitled to receive distribution of all of the Decedent’s 

right, title, and interest to real and personal property as follows: 

REAL PROPERTY: 

ESTIMATED VALUE 

i. 565 Cedar Street, Lander, WY 82520, $198,200. 00 

(½ interest as joint owner with Allyson Ulrich) 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 

Lot 6, Block 2, Chevy Chase Addition to the City of Lander, 

Fremont County, Wyoming. 

OUTSTANDING LIENS: 


i. Medicaid Lien $333,764.54 

BY CLERK OF COURT: 

Kristi H. Green 

Clerk of District Court 

All persons interested in this estate shall file their objections to entry of a summary 

decree of distribution in this matter at by the 25th of May, 2021, in the Fremont County 

Courthouse, Lander, Wyoming, or, the Court may enter its decree distributing the foregoing 

real property to the Applicant. 


Adam E. Phillips WSB# 6-4231 

Attorney for the Applicant 

260 Lincoln St. 


(307) 332-2034 

Fax: (307) 335-3269 


April 25 and May 2, 2021 

Shoshone Utility Organization 

Fort Washakie Transmission Main Project 


Sealed Bids for the construction of Fort Washakie Transmission Main Project will be 

received by the Shoshone Utility Organization located at 27 N Fork Road, Fort 

Washakie, WY 82514, until 3:00 PM local time on May 12, 2021 at which time the Bids 

received will be publicly opened and read. The project consists of construction of approximately 

9,300 lineal feet of water main, exploratory excavation, and reconnection 

of water mains and water services due to abandonment of a parallel main. 

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on firm unit and lump 

sum price basis for the respective bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. Unit prices 

and estimated quantities are solely for the purpose of comparing bids. 

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: HDR Engineering, Inc., P.O. Box 

467, 325 Main St, Lander, Wyoming 82520. Phone 307-228-6060. Prospective Bidders 

may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays 

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and may obtain copies of the Bidding 

Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. 


$20.00, from the Quest CDN website at http://www.hdrinc.com/WYbids. Bidders are 





2. Shoshone Utility Organization 

27 N Fork Road, Fort Washakie, WY 82514 







A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on May 5, 2021, at the 

Shoshone Utility Organization, 27 N Fork Rd, Fort Washakie, WY 82514. Attendance 

at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. 

Each bid or proposal with a total bid price of $150,000.00 or more must be accompanied 

by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to the Eastern 

Shoshone Tribe, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the 

bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and 

Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the 

contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful Bidder(s) 

and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. 

All laborers and mechanics employed by the Contractor or subcontractors in performance 

of the construction work shall be paid Davis Bacon wage rates as required by federal 

laws. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment 

are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin, 

and must be compliant with all tribal and federal laws pertaining to employment and hiring 

practices 

This project is funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS). Award of the project will 

be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence from the IHS. 

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids. The 

right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone 

the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days, and to accept 

the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the Owner. 

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Contractor is required 

to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Contractor is required to meet TERO 

Compliance Requirements for this project. 

OWNER: Shoshone Utility Organization 

By: Erin Martin Date: April 21, 2021 

Title: Director 


April 21, 25 and May 2, 2021 

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE ) 

OF: ) 

HOWARD DALE LAUSCH, ) 

Deceased. ) Probate No. 12696 

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION 

O ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: 

You are hereby notified that on the 21st day of April, 2021, SARAH COUNTRYMAN 

applied for issuance of a summary decree of distribution pursuant to the provisions of 

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-1-205, claiming she and her siblings are entitled to receive distribution 

of all of the Decedent’s right, title, and interest to real and personal property as follows: 

PERSONAL PROPERTY: 

i. HMDE Utility Trailer, no VIN $150.00 


i. Contract for Deed and Mortgage, $40,700.00 

165 N Missouri Ave, Hudson, WY 82515 

All persons interested in this estate shall file their objections to entry of a summary 

decree of distribution in this matter by the 25th of May, 2021, in the Fremont County 

Courthouse, Lander, Wyoming, or, the Court may enter its decree distributing the foregoing 

real property to the Applicant. 


Adam E. Phillips WSB# 6-4231 

Attorney for the Applicant 

260 Lincoln St. 


(307) 332-2034 

Fax: (307) 335-3269 



PUBLIC NOTICE 

Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service 

Commission’s (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is 

hereby given of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) requesting 

authority to decrease rates to refund deferred Net Power Costs (NPC) under 

Tariff Schedule 95; and to decrease rates pursuant to Tariff Schedule 93, Renewable 

Energy Credits (RECs) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) emission allowances, as more fully 

described below: 

RMP is a public utility, as defined in W.S. §37-1-101(a)(vi)(C), providing retail electric 

public utility service under certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by 

the Commission. RMP is subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction pursuant to W.S. §37- 

2-112. 

On April 15, 2021, the Company submitted an Application together with testimony, 

exhibits and revised tariff sheets requesting authority to revise and change rates pursuant 

to two different rate schedules: [i] its Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM) 

Tariff Schedule 95, and, [ii] its REC and SO2 revenue adjustment mechanism (RRA) 

Tariff Schedule 93. 

The total ECAM deferral from calendar year 2020 was a credit of approximately $1.6 

million, which consists of: [i] deferred ECAM costs resulting in a credit of $2.02 million 

after the 30 percent sharing band; [ii] a credit for accrued interest of approximately $0.25 

million; [iii] a credit of approximately $100 thousand from the 2017 ECAM; [iv] a credit 

of approximately $0.9 million for the Barclay’s Settlement ordered by the Commission 

in the 2020 ECAM (Docket No. 20000-582-EM-20); and, [v] a charge of approximately 

$1.4 million to true-up revenues from the 2019 ECAM (Docket No. 20000-558-EM-19) 

and the 2020 ECAM. The Company is proposing to revise Tariff Schedule 95 by replacing 

the current charge to customers approved to recover approximately $13.3 million 

(adjusted for load) with rate credits to refund the approximately $1.6 million, for a total 

decrease of approximately $14.9 million. 

Under Tariff Schedule 93, the Company is proposing to refund to customers approximately 

$1.1 million to account for calendar year 2020 balancing account adjustments 

and 2021 forecast sales revenues for REC and SO2 products in the market. From the 

currently approved approximately $0.9 million sur-credit, this results in a rate decrease 

of approximately $166 thousand from current rates. 

The combined effect of the 2020 RRA and ECAM in this Application represents an 

overall proposed rate decrease of approximately $15.1 million, resulting in individual 

rate schedule decreases ranging between 0.9% through 2.9%, or an average of approximately 

2.4% for all rate classes. RMP requests that the Commission approve the 

proposed decrease on an interim basis, effective July 1, 2021, subject to further review 

and hearing. 

This is not a complete description of RMP’s Application. You may the Application at 

RMP’s Wyoming offices and at the Commission’s offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during 

regular business hours or on line at http://psc.wyo.gov/. 

Anyone desiring to file a public comment, statement, protest, intervention petition or 

request for a public hearing in this matter must file with the Commission in writing on or 

before May 20, 2021. Petitions shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention 

or request for hearing as well as the position and the interest of the petitioner in this 

proceeding. 

If you wish to intervene in this matter and you require reasonable accommodation 

for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427, or write to the Commission 

at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make 

arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission 

by accessing Wyoming Relay at 711. Please mention Docket No. 20000-599-EM-21 in 

your communications. 

PUB: Lander Journal 


Shoshone Utility Organization 

Fort Washakie Storage Tank Project 


Sealed Bids for the construction of Fort Washakie Storage Tank Project will be received 

by the Shoshone Utility Organization located at 27 N Fork Road, Fort Washakie, 

WY 82514, until 3:30 PM local time on May 12, 2021 at which time the Bids received 

will be publicly opened and read. The project consists of the following construction items: 

Demolition of an existing water storage tank, reclamation of existing tank site, and construction 

of a new 90,000 gallon steel-bolted, epoxy-coated water storage tank with a 

concrete floor. 

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on firm unit and lump 

sum price basis for the respective bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. Unit prices 

and estimated quantities are solely for the purpose of comparing bids. 

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: HDR Engineering, Inc., P.O. Box 

467, 325 Main St, Lander, Wyoming 82520. Phone 307-228-6060. Prospective Bidders 

may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays 

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and may obtain copies of the Bidding 

Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. 


$20.00, from the Quest CDN website at http://www.hdrinc.com/WYbids. Bidders are 





2. Shoshone Utility Organization 

27 N Fork Road, Fort Washakie, WY 82514 







A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:30 AM local time on May 5, 2021, at the 

Shoshone Utility Organization, 27 N Fork Rd, Fort Washakie, WY 82514. Attendance 

at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. 

Each bid or proposal with a total bid price of $150,000.00 or more must be accompanied 

by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to the Eastern 

Shoshone Tribe, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the 

bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and 

Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the 

contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful Bidder(s) 

and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. 

All laborers and mechanics employed by the Contractor or subcontractors in performance 

of the construction work shall be paid Davis Bacon wage rates as required by federal 

laws. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment 

are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin, 

and must be compliant with all tribal and federal laws pertaining to employment and hiring 

practices 

This project is funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS). Award of the project will 

be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence from the IHS. 

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids. The 

right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone 

the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days, and to accept 

the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the Owner. 

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Contractor is required 

to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Contractor is required to meet TERO 

Compliance Requirements for this project. 

OWNER: Shoshone Utility Organization 

By: Erin Martin Date: April 21, 2021 

Title: Director 



Sunday 


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

IN AND FOR FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING 

TAMARA SONGER, ) 

Plaintiff, ) Civil No. 42712 

vs. ) 

ISEBEL HIATT AND DUSTY HIATT, ) 

Defendant. ) 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE 

WHEREAS, an Order of Sheriff’s Sale was entered in the District Court of Fremont 

County, Wyoming, Ninth Judicial District on the 13th day of April, 2021, in said action, 

permitting the sale of certain real property by public auction located at 13 Ore Road, 

Jeffrey City, Fremont County, Wyoming, more particularly described as follows: 

A part of the NE¼SW¼ of Section 10, T. 29N., R. 92 W. of the 6th P.M., 

County of Fremont and State of Wyoming, more particularly described as follows: 

Commencing at the S¼ corner of Section 10; thence north along the northsouth 

center line of said Section 10, a distance of 1308.19 feet; thence on a deflected 

angle to the left of 75°49'21", a distance of 572.40 feet to the point of 

beginning; thence continuing along the last described course, a distance of 

166.90 feet to a point on the easterly line of a utility easement, thence on a deflected 

angle to the right of 78º25'25" along said easterly line, a distance of 

516.23 feat, thence on a deflected angle to the right of 90º06'00'', a distance of 

163.51 feet; thence on a deflected angle to the right of 89º54'00", a distance of 

549.43 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.00 acres. 

including 

The East 80.00 feet of the SW¼ of Section 10, T.29N., R.92W., of the 6th 

P.M. County of Fremont, State of Wyoming, lying North of U.S. Highway No. 

287 and being more particularly described as follows: 

Commencing at the S¼ corner of said Section 10; thence North along the 

North-South centerline of Section 10, a distance of 584.60 feet to the point of 

beginning, said point of beginning also being on the Northerly right-of-way line 

of U.S. Highway 287; thence continuing along said North-South centerline, a 

distance of 2,053.58 feet to the center of said Section 10; thence on a deflected 

angle to the left of 89º40'19", along the East-West centerline of said section 10, 

a distance of 80.00 feet equidistance from the North-South centerline of said 

Section 10, a distance of 2,033.58 feet to a point on the Northerly right-of-way 

line of said U.S. Highway No. 287; thence on a deflected angle to the left of 

104º20'37", along said Northerly right of way line, a distance of 82.57 feet, to 

the point of beginning, containing 3.75 acres. 

NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, the undersigned Sheriff of Fremont 

County, Wyoming will offer for sale the above described premises, for cash to the highest 

bidder and in accordance with the law, at the front door of the Courthouse nearest 

to the office of the Clerk of District Court in Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming at 10:00 

o’clock in the a.m., on the 3rd day of June, 2021, to satisfy said partition. 


May 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2021 

BANK RESTORATION AND UTILITY CROSSINGS 

OF THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE POPO AGIE RIVER 

Project Category: Construction, Directional Bore, Sanitary Sewer (Gravity), 

Sewer Force Main, Water Resources (River/Stream), 

Water Utilities 

Project Name: 

Bank Restoration and Utility Crossings of the Middle Fork 

of the Popo Agie River 

County/City/State: Fremont, Lander, Wyoming 

Location/Site Directions: 

Bids Close: 

25-MAY-2021 – 02:00:00 PM MDT 

Bids Received by & Bid: Bids shall be submitted to the City of Lander at the Soliciting 

Agent’s office; Strike Consulting Group LLC, 205 S. 

3rd Street, Lander, WY 82520 by no later than 2:00 PM 

on May 25, 2021, at which time they will be opened and 

read aloud. 

Estimated Value: $750,000 - $1,000,000 

Pre-Bid Meeting A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held 10:00 

Information: 

a.m. on May 18, 2021, at Strike Consulting Group with site 

visits to follow. 

Project Description: The proposed improvements consist of replacement of 

utility river crossings that include bored waterline, gravity 

sanitary sewer, and force main sanitary sewer, at four sites 

on the Popo Agie River. These four sites will also include 

bank restoration consisting of vegetated riprap and a hardened 

riffle. The fifth site will only include bank restoration. 

The project also includes abandonment of an existing sanitary 

sewer crossing outside of the riparian zone. 

Owner: 

City of Lander 

Soliciting Agent: Soliciting Agent 

Strike Consulting Group 

205 S. 3rd Street, Lander, WY 82520 

ph: 307-335-8466 

contact: Bryce Roberts 

e-mail: broberts@strike-cg.com 

Project Documents Complete digital project bidding documents are available 

at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital documents 

for $15 by inputting Quest Project Number 

7771822 on the website’s project search page. Please 

contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or 

info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, 

downloading and working with digital project information. 

PUB: The Ranger and Lander Journal 

May 2, 9 and 16, 2021 

Ryan Lee, Sheriff 

Fremont County Wyoming 

Advertisement for Bids 

CITY OF RIVERTON 

Lewis Street Improvement Project 

The City of Riverton, Wyoming invites sealed bids for the Lewis Street Improvement 

Project to include the following: 

Overlay and pave a portion of Lewis Street. Replace an existing metal culvert. Install 

curb, gutter and valley pans as well as curb turn fillet radius’s to facilitate drainage. 

Other concrete work will include adjusting existing water valves in asphalt and pouring 

a diamond concrete collar around them. 

Bids shall be delivered to: 

Kristin S. Watson, City Clerk 

City of Riverton 

816 North Federal Boulevard 


on or before 2:00 p.m., on May 12th, 2021 at which time and place all bids will be publicly 

opened and read aloud. Each bid shall be placed in a sealed envelope, clearly 

marked on the outside with the name of the bidder, and contain the words “Lewis Street 

Improvement Project”. 

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or cashier’s check in the amount of 

five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to post performance 

and payment bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the 

bid. 

All bid documents, plans, and specifications may be obtained from www.publicpurchase.com. 

In order to receive all related project documentation, please remember to 

select “Add me to Plan Holders” on the website. 

A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 am, Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 where people 

can attend in-person at the Public Works Building, 714 West Monroe Ave., or by 

calling in. Dialing instructions to join the call will be posted to www.publicpurchase.com 

prior to the pre-bid meeting. 

Submitted bids shall not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after opening. 

The City of Riverton reserves the unilateral right to accept or reject any or all bids, 

make substitutions and waive informalities and technicalities as will be in the best interest 

of the City of Riverton, and to accept the bid which is deemed to be in the best interest 

of the City of Riverton. 

The City of Riverton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on 

the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, and handicap status in employment 

or the provision of services. The City of Riverton does not discriminate on the 

basis of handicap status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in 

its programs or activities. The City Clerk has been designated to coordinate compliance 

with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in Section 504 of the American with 

Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations. 

Pursuant to Wyoming Statute §16-6-106, “Preference is hereby given to materials, 

supplies, agricultural products, equipment, machinery and provisions produced, manufactured, 

supplied or grown in Wyoming, quality being equal to articles offered by the 

competitors outside the state”. 

In accordance with Wyoming Statute §15-1-113 (p), all bidders are informed of the 

provisions contained in Wyoming Statute §15-1-113, which are a part of the contract 

documents and are incorporated herein by reference. 

Dated this 28th day of April, 2021. 

Brendan P. Thoman, Engineer 

City of Riverton 


April 28, May 2 and 5, 2021 



CITY OF RIVERTON 

Regular Council Meeting 

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm 

At 6:45 P.M. on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the Finance Committee will meet in the City Hall 

Council Chambers to consider bills to be paid. This meeting is open to the public. 

1) Call to order. 

2) Pledge of Allegiance. 

3) Invocation. 

4) Roll call: Ward I: Kyle Larson, Vacant 

Ward II: Karla Borders, Kristy K. Salisbury 

Ward III: Mike Bailey, Lindsey Cox 

5) Declaration of quorum. 

6) Approval of the Agenda. 

7) Communication from the Floor – Citizen’s Comments. 

8) Consent Agenda: 

• Approval of the Minutes – April 20, 2021 Regular Council Meeting. 

• Approval of the Minutes – May 5, 2021 Finance Committee Meeting. 

• Approval of the Finance Committee Recommendations – May 5, 2021. 

9) Introduction and Oath of Office: Riverton Police Department Personnel. 

10) Consideration of Ordinance No. 21-003, 3rd & Final Reading: Annexation of Various 

Parcels to Riverton Corporate Boundary. 

11) Consideration of Ordinance No. 21-004, 3rd & Final Reading: Adoption of 2020 National 

Electric Code (NEC) – NFPA 70. 

12) Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. 21-005, 1st Reading: Unauthorized 

Use of a Motor Vehicle. 

13) Bid Award: Airport Gate Project. 

14) Bid Award: Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Hangar Improvement Project. 

15) Dog Park Location Discussion. 

16) Consideration of Classic Aviation Fly-in Event. 

17) Ward I Unexpired Term Interviews. 

18) Quarterly Fiscal Health Report. 

Reports and Comments: 

19) Council Committee Reports and Council Members’ Roundtable. 

20) City Administrator’s Report – WAM Voting Delegate Form. 

21) Mayor’s Comments. 

22) Executive Session – if needed. 

23) Adjourn. 




FREMONT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

LANDER, WYOMING 

FREMONT COUNTY DELINEATOR PROJECT 

GENERAL NOTICE 

Fremont County Commissioners (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of 

the following Project: Fremont County Delineator Project 

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Fremont County Courthouse 

located at 450 North 2nd Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520, until Thursday, May 

20, 2021, at 10:00 am local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened 

and read. 

The Project includes the following Work: Installation of flexible delineator posts along 

paved county roads and metal delineator posts at approaches along the same paved 

county roads. 

Bids are requested for the following Contract: Fremont County Delineator Project 

Owner anticipates that the Project’s total bid price will be approximately $350,000 to 

$585,000. 

OBTAINING THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS 

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated 

website: www.inberg-miller.com 

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective 

Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding 

Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated 

website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically 

with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information 

relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other 

Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner 

nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained 

from sources other than the designated website. 

PRE-BID CONFERENCE 

A pre-bid conference will not be conducted for this Project. 

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. 

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and 

contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. 

This Advertisement is issued by: 

Owner: Fremont County Commissioners 

By: Billy Meeks 

Title: Superintendent of Transportation Department 


May 2, 9, and 16, 2021 

FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE 

Request for Bid 

Installation of Roof Coating at Lander Valley High School 

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of Fremont County School District 

#1 will receive sealed Bid Proposals on or before 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 12th, to 

clean roof and install 80mil Monolithic rubber membrane over existing roof surface, approximate 

square footage of the project is 111,680 sqft. The full scope of work will be 

included in the bid package. 

All submitted Bids shall be sealed and must be received by Fremont County School 

District #1, 863 Sweetwater Street, Lander, WY 82520 no later than 2:00 p.m., May 12, 

2021. Proposals may be delivered in person, via US Postal Service, or via commercial 

parcel service. Proposals will not be accepted via facsimile transmission, email, or any 

other electronic or telephone means. Any proposals received after the above state time 

and date will be returned unopened to the sender. It is the responsibility of the bidders 

to arrange appointments for inspection or to obtain additional information. 

Only such bids that have been received by the District at the address, time and date 

listed above with complete responses will be considered. 

Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the Contract Drawings, Specifications, 

and other Contract Documents as prepared by Fremont County School District 

#1. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Travis Sweeney 307-332- 

4711. 

Each proposal shall be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond 

for not less than five percent (5%) of the bid amount, made payable to the Fremont 

County School District #1. If certified or cashier’s check is used in lieu of bid bond, execution 

of a 100% Performance and 100% Payment Bond must accompany bid. The 

Bid Bond or the Cashier’s Check shall be forfeited in the event the successful bidder 

fails or refuses to enter into the Contract or to furnish the required Performance and 

Payment Bonds. 

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a 

Materials Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract 

price. 

Fremont County School District #1 reserves the right to accept any, or to reject any 

and or all Proposals, or waive any informality in a Proposal. 

PUB: Lander Journal 

May 2, 5, and 9, 2021 

INVITATION FOR BIDS 

Sealed bids, entitled “Mountain View Cemetery Expansion: Phase 1, Riverton, 

Wyoming” will be received by the Mountain View Cemetery District, 3540 W. Main 

Street, Riverton, WY 82501 until 3:00 P.M. local time on May 18, 2021, in accordance 

with the plans, specifications and other contract documents. 

At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all proposals that have been duly received 

will be publicly opened and read aloud. No bid may be withdrawn within a period 

of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time for the opening of bids. 

The scope of the project shall generally include, but not necessarily be limited to: 

1. Site clearing, earthwork, topsoil placement, fencing, dryland seeding. 

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Mountain View Cemetery Office, 3540 W. 

Main Street, Riverton, WY 82501 beginning at 2:00 P.M. on May 10, 2021. Attendance 

at the pre-bid conference is mandatory. All bidders are encouraged to attend. The Contractor 

must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated 

against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

Plans and specifications may be examined in the Mountain View Cemetery Office or 

in the Architect's Office. Copies of said documents may be obtained from the Landscape 

Architect, Steiner Thuesen PLLC, 1925 Grand Avenue #105, Billings, MT 59102, telephone 

406-252-5545. Digital copies are provided at no charge. Hard copies can be provided 

for a non-refundable reproduction charge of $100.00 per set, shipping charges 

may apply. Project Manager is Nathan Steiner. All bidders must be on the planholders 

list to submit a bid. 

Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, 

or Bid Bond payable to Mountain View Cemetery District, in an amount not less than 

five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful bidder(s) shall furnish an 

approved Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond, each in the amount 

of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be 

obtained by the successful bidder(s) and a certificate of that insurance shall be provided. 

The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities in 

the bids, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) 

days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest 

of the OWNER. In accordance with the provisions of Wyoming Statute Annotated 

§16-6-101, et seq., preferences are hereby given to contractors residing in Wyoming 

and to materials, supplies, agricultural products, equipment, machinery, and provisions 

produced, manufactured or grown in Wyoming, or supplied by a resident of the state, 

quality being equal to articles offered by the competitors outside of the state. Any bidder 

claiming preference must submit evidence of Wyoming residency as defined in Wyo. 

Stat. Ann. §16-6-101. 


April 25 and May 2, 9, 2021



PUBLIC NOTICE 

I, Olson’s Autobody & Towing, hereby make public notice that I am in possession of 

the following vehicle: 

YEAR: 1971 MAKE: International MODEL: Scout II 

VIN: 183880G465214 Amount Owed: $22,125.00 

Last known owner of record: Joseph T. Webb, Box 1374, Riverton, WY 82501. Lien 

Holder: Unknown. 

Any person or persons who may hold some claim to the above-described vehicle is 

requested to contact me at 307-857-0382. If no contact is made by May 17, 2021, I will 

take possession of the above-described vehicle. 


May 2 and 9, 2021 

FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 

Multi-Year Propane Invitation to Bid 

Fremont County School District 2 (FCSD2), Dubois, Wyoming will be selecting a 

ropane vendor for 2021-2022 & 2022-2023 school years. For more information about 

the Multi-Year Propane Services bid, please go to our website at 

https://www.fremont2.org/Business_Services. Applications must be received in the 

school district business office by 2:00 p.m. (MT) on May 14, 2021. Proposals will be 

opened and reviewed at that time. 



FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 

Multi-Year Invitation to Bid – No. 2 Diesel Dyed Heating Oil 

Fremont County School District 2 (FCSD2), Dubois, Wyoming will be selecting a vendor 

for No. 2 Diesel Dyed Heating Oil for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. 

For more information about the Multi-Year No. 2 Diesel Dyed Heating Oil bid, please go 

to our website at https://www.fremont2.org/Business_Services. Applications must be 

received in the school district business office by 2:00 p.m. (MT) on May 14, 2021. Proposals 

will be opened and reviewed at that time. 



IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING 


N THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE ) 

OF ) PROBATE NO. 12623 

HARMAINE ANNE DALY, ) 

Deceased. ) 

NOTICE OF PROBATE 

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: 

You are hereby notified that on the 9th day of September, 2020, the Last Will and 

Testament of decedent was admitted to probate by the above-named court, and Michael 

Daly will act as executor thereof. Any action to set aside the Will shall be filed in the 

Court within three 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 decedent or to her Estate are 

requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned at 277 Main Street, Suite 3, 

Lander, WY 82520. 

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 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 forever barred. 

Dated the 15th day of April, 2021. 

James Trent Whiting 



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Seventh Derby win for trainer Baffert, with unexpected horse 

lOuIsVIlle, Ky. (aP) — John Velazquez 

was in a familiar place, in the lead aboard 

medina spirit in the Kentucky Derby and holding 

off the stretch bid of three challengers. this 

time, bob baffert couldn’t believe what he was 

seeing. 

medina spirit won by a half-length saturday, 

giving baffert his seventh victory, the most of 

any trainer in the race’s 147-year history. 

the jockey and trainer — both Hall of 

famers — teamed up eight months ago to win a 

pandemic-delayed Derby in september with 

authentic, who raced to an early lead and hung 

on. that wasn’t so surprising. 

this one was. 

Track 

Boys team scores 

1. mountain View 105, 2. lander 99, 3. rawlins 87, 4. 

evanston 83, 5. riverton 65, 6. rock springs 63, 7. Worland 

45, 8. green river 36, 9. Kemmerer 33, 10. thermopolis 16, 

11. Western Heritage lutheran academy 14, 12. big 

Piney/Wind river saratoga 13. 15. Dubois 10, 16. little snake 

river 7 

Event results 

100-meter Dash: 1. ashton schofield, mV 11.23, 2. Kaden 

Dower, WHla 11.30, 3. tristan Watkins, rIV 11.58, 6. 

braden Vincent, rIV 11.68 

200-meter Dash: 1. ashton schofield, mV 23.25, 3. shawn 

Cozzens, lan 23.95, 5. Charles Dillon, Wr 24.62, 6. tristan 

Watkins, rIV 24.89, 7. braden Vincent, rIV 24.95 

400-meter Dash: 2. austin Peternal, Kem 52.28, 6. Caleb 

sent off at 12-1 — astronomical odds for a 

colt trained by the white-haired, two-time triple 

Crown winner — medina spirit was in a street 

fight thundering down the stretch. 

the dark brown colt was pressed by 

mandaloun on his outside. Hot rod Charlie 

was coming fast outside of mandaloun, with 5- 

2 favorite essential Quality giving chase on the 

far outside. 

“I kept waiting for all those horses to pass 

him,” baffert said. “When he got to the eighth 

pole, we said, ‘this guy has got a shot.’” 

Velazquez knew he had plenty of horse left. 

“We got to the 16th pole and he put his ears 

down and kept fighting,” the jockey said. “I was 

Crowley, rIV 53.75 

800-meter run: 1. Charles fossey, rs 2:02.70, 2. blaine 

goklish, lan 2:05.25, 4. sam Kistemann, lan 2:10.18, 5. 

Kaleb simonson, lan 2:11.18 

1600-meter run: 1. sam Kistemann, lan 4:44.63, 2. Kaleb 

simonson, lan 4:44.85, 4. ethan Kraft, lan 4:49.13, 6. 

Connor mays, lan 4:56.88 

3200-meter run: 1. Kaleb simonson, lan 9:53.87, 3. Kaden 

Chatfield, rIV 10:24.07 

110-meter High Hurdles: 1. mario guerrero, raW 15.82, 3. 

gage gose, lan 16.32, 7. Colby Jenks, Wr 17.31, 8. Wyatt 

trembly, Dub 17.46 

300-meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Cade francom, eVn 

41.39, 2. gage gose, lan 42.48 

4x100-meter relay: 1. mountain View 44.57, 3. riverton 

45.83, 5. lander 46.95, 8. Wind river 48.16 

so proud of him.” 

In the paddock, baffert watched in amazement 

as one of the least heralded Derby runners 

of his long career dug in at the front. 

“you could tell he was laying it down and 

Johnny was riding hard,” baffert said. “He was 

just relentless.” 

medina spirit led all the way and ran 1 1/4 

miles in 2:01.02. He paid $26.20, $12 and 

$7.60. the victory was worth $1.86 million. 

Velazquez earned his fourth Derby victory 

aboard the colt that was purchased as a yearling 

for $1,000 and was a bargain-basement buy at 

$35,000 for current owner amr Zedan of saudi 

arabia. 


4x400-meter relay: 1. evanston 3:39.93, 3. riverton 3:47.89, 

5. lander 3:51.36, 7. Dubois 4:00.27 

4x800-meter relay: 1. rawlins 9:01.93, 5. riverton 9:56.63 

sprint medley relay: 1. rock springs 3:40.68, 2. lander 

3:41.36, 3. Wind river 3:43.19 

long Jump: 1. luke branson, mV 21-0.5, 3. bryan st. Clair, 

lan 19-8.5 

triple Jump: 1. luke branson, mV 45-3.5, 3. ryan Wells, 

Dub 40-8.5,4. matt gordon, rIV 39-4.5 

High Jump: 1. ashton schofield, mV 6-5, 

Pole Vault: 1. Connor micheli, mV 14-0, 5. Isaac Vasquez, 

lan 10-0, 7. Jon Hernandez, rIV 9-6 

shot Put: 1. Payton Vernon, eVn 56-5, 3. rylan Koehn 48- 

10.5, 4. Kaden Dower, WHla 46-10, 8. Kris topaum, rIV 44-7 

Discus: 1. rylan Koehn, rIV 158-3, 7. Caden smith, rIV 

129-0, 8. Kaden Dower, WHla 128-8 



N THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) 

EVERLY JEAN TREMBATH, ) Probate No. 12693 

eceased. ) 

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR 

SUMMARY DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 15, 2021, Dean E. Trembath, pursuant to 

he provisions of Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-205, filed an Application for Summary Decree of Disribution 

in the above-captioned estate. 

Said Application for Summary Decree of Distribution requests that all real property 

owned by the decedent be set over to said Applicant and distributees, including the following 

described interests in and to the following property, to-wit: 

Lot 15, Block 1, Replat of Spruce Addition to the City of Riverton, 

Fremont County, Wyoming. 

Property Address: 404 Elizabeth Drive, Riverton, Wyoming 82501 

Any objections to said Application should be filed with the office of the Clerk of District 

Court, Fremont County, Wyoming, on or before May 25, 2021. 


Kristi H. Green 

Clerk of District Court 

Ninth Judicial District 

Fremont County, Wyoming 



INVITATION TO BID 

DUBOIS ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING 

Fremont County Government, Lander Wyoming (OWNER) invites sealed bids for the 

Dubois Road Maintenance Contract to include the following: 

Conducting gravel road blading, snow removal and other maintenance activities on 

approximately 45 miles of County-maintained roadways in the Dubois Area. 

Bids shall be delivered to: Billy Meeks, Superintendent, Fremont County Courthouse, 

450 N 2nd Street, Room 310, Lander, Wyoming 82520, by 2:00 pm, Wednesday, May 

12, 2021, at which time all bids will be opened and reviewed. 

Each bid shall be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside with the 

name of the bidder and contain the words "Bid for Dubois Area Maintenance Contract." 

Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bonds will not be required. Successful Bidder 

will be required to provide insurance as specified in the bid documents. 

The Project bid documents may be obtained at the offices of the County Superintendent, 

Fremont County Courthouse, Room 310, 450 North 2nd Street, Lander, 

Wyoming 82520, (307) 332-1038. 

Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after opening. It is to be 

understood that the OWNER may reject any and all bids, make substitutions and waive 

any informalities and technicalities as will be in its best interest. 

Fremont County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate 

on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age and handicapped 

status in employment or the provision of services. 

Fremont County Government 



Public Notices? 

Sometimes a ‘legal’ is required by law. 

So call the pro. 

Contact Kim Draper 

at 856-2244 or online at: 

legals@wyoming.com

Page A-16 

2020-2021 

Sunday 


LANDER VALLEY 

HIGH SCHOOL 

RIVERTON HIGH 

SCHOOL 

Zachary Renz is a senior at Lander Valley 

High School. He is the son of Jonathan 

and LaRae Renz. In school Zachary is in 

digital and multimedia art, and advanced 

two-dimensional art. He places 30th in speed cubing for 

Pikes Peak competition, received 2 academic letters, and his 

artwork has been featured and sold at the Cheyenne 

Mountain Zoo. Outside of school Zachary loves computer 

building and programming, worldbuilding, writing and 

songwriting, piano, guitar, language learning (mostly italian), 

origami, juggling, speed stacking, coffee brewing and history. 

Nominating faculty member Joy Jones said, “Zach is 

positive, energetic, innovative, and always willing to do 

whatever it takes to complete his work. He takes risks and 

gives his best effort, but more than that he accepts feedback 

from his teachers and peers and uses it to improve his 

projects. He is a trustworthy leader in my class and is always 

willing to help others in any way he can.” After graduation 

Zachary plans to attend CWC, publish a book, and become 

fluent in Italian. 

WIND RIVER 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Chris Burk is a freshman at Wind 

River High School. He is the son of 

Jay and Arletta Burk. In school Chris 

participates in football, basketball, and track. He was a 

Wyoming State Art Symposium participant, is on the 

honor roll, and has lettered in football. Outside of 

school Chris enjoys hanging out with friends and 

playing basketball. Nominating faculty members said, 

“Chris is an overall positive, kind, and hard-working 

individual. Academically, he takes his classes seriously 

and always shows up ready to learn with a driven 

attitude. Not only is Chris a team player in his sports, 

he is a positive role model to his peers on a day to day 

basis. It is evident that his peers look up to him and 

turn to him in various ways. Chris will be wildly 

successful in his life!” After graduation Chris plans to 

attend college. 

No Student Submitted 

FORT WASHAKIE 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Leonardean Standing Rock is a junior at 

Fort Washakie High School. She is the 

niece of James Tahkeal and Martina 

Standing Rock. In school Leonardean is on the B honor roll. 

Her favorite class is her Engineering class because she gets to 

build and learn about new things that she didn’t know she 

could do. Outside of school Leonardean likes to paint and 

take pictures. She also likes to play video games. After 

graduation Leonardean plans to attend college at the 

University of Washington or the University of Oklahoma to 

study landscape architecture or become a veterinarian. 

ARAPAHO CHARTER 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Donavan Underwood is a junior at 

Arapaho Charter High School. He is the 

son of Stephanie Armstrong and 

Marland Underwood. In school Donavan ran cross country, 

and participates in basketball. He is on the B honor roll, and 

won the Native American Pacesetter award. Outside of school 

Donavan likes to run to keep fit, drive around, and spend time 

with his family. Nominating faculty members said, “Donavan 

is focused on finishing high school so that he can enlist and 

join the Marines. He shows respect and is always willing to 

help Grandpa Ray, classmates, Principal Law and Ms. Kay. 

Anything that needs done, Donavan sees and does. He is 

honest and trustworthy and looks out for his siblings and 

family.” After graduation Donavan plans to enlist in the United 

States Marine Corps. 

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Abby Lipson is a senior at Riverton 

High School. She is the daughter of 

Deborah Isaacs and David Lipson. In 

school Abby participates in jazz choir, drama, speech and 

debate, and the musical. Outside of school Abby dances at 

Main Street dance with Regan Marynowski three times a 

week. Nominating faculty member Mrs. Annette Benn- 

Thornton said, ““Abby is a one-of-a-kind student 

possessing both intelligence and unending creativity. She is 

hard-working, responsible, and kind. Her dedication to 

academic achievement and the performing arts is 

demonstrated in her quality of work and determination to 

improve at all levels. My experience with Abby 

academically is exceptional. She enhances class discussion 

with interesting and insightful questions and comments. 

She is exceptionally talented at dance, acting, and public 

speaking. She is a genuine leader destined for great 

opportunities in her future.” After graduation plans to go 

to Casper College as a dance major for two years before 

transferring somewhere else to get a bachelors in dance 

education to become a choreographer. 

DUBOIS 

K-12 SCHOOL 

Mia Jory is a freshman at Dubois K- 

12 School. She is the daughter of 

Matt Jory and Ingela Deakins. In 

school Mia is on the honor roll, and participates in 

volleyball, basketball, and track and field. Outside of 

school Mia enjoys hanging out with friends and 

practicing sports. Nominating faculty member Tina 

Baker said, “Mia is a great student and role model. She’s 

willing to help where needed and has a great attitude on 

school and life in general. She’s dependable and you 

always get her best work in class and on the athletic 

field.” After graduation Mia plans to attend the 

University of Wyoming and then go to Medical school. 

SHOSHONI HIGH 

SCHOOL 

Megan Gardner is a junior at Shoshoni 

High School. She is the daughter of 

Jennifer and James Gardner. Outside of 

school Megan enjoys hanging out with friends, spending 

time with her pet dog, and spending time with her family. 

Nominating faculty member Teresa DeWitt said, “Megan is 

that one student who ALWAYS has a smile on her face 

no matter what. She is willing to help out any student in 

need and is a great friend to others. Academically she has 

come so far in her classes this year by giving 110% and is 

just an overall AMAZING person.” After graduation 

Megan plans to attend wither CWC or the University of 

Wyoming. 

WYOMING INDIAN 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Corwin Howell is a senior at Wyoming 

Indian High School. He is the son of 

Ann and Charles Howell. In school 

Corwin participates in cross country, basketball, student council, 

traditional club, speech and debate, and track and field. Outside 

of school Corwin enjoys drawing, pow wows, and spending time 

with his family. Nominating faculty member Josie Redman said, 

“Corwin has been working very hard to pass his math classes and 

recover credit from last semester. His future goals that he has set 

for himself are high and attainable. I can’t wait to see him 

succeed in all of his future endeavors.” After graduation Corwin 

plans to attend college and major in businesses and politics. 

ST. STEPHEN’S 

INDIAN SCHOOL 

Jamison AfterBuffalo is a senior at St. 

Stephen’s Indian School. Jamison was 

nominated by Dawn Schmidt. Dawn 

says, “Jamison After Buffalo's enthusiasm and excellent 

work has been a joy these past few weeks.”

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