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$1.00 Issue 7 February 16, 2017 The Voice of Johnson County Since 1884 www.buffalobulletin.com Buffalo, Wyo. 82834

Love is in the air

Budget concerns
dominate school
board meeting
By Stephen Dow
stephen@buffalobulletin.com

There may have been 11 action items on the

Johnson County School Boards agenda for their
Feb. 13 meeting, but there was only one issue
on the mind of every board member, teacher,
parent and community member who attended
the meeting. It was an issue that forced the
meeting to be moved to Cloud Peak Elementary
School to make room for the roughly 100 people
in attendance.
From the first public comment to the final
statement of the evening made by Chairman
Rich Hall, discussions of impending budget cuts
to local schools dominated the three-hour long
meeting.
The states education budget faces an estimat-
ed $360 million annual shortfall in the 2019-20
biennium and $400 million in the 2021-22 bien-
nium. With many legislators reluctant to raise
taxes to make up for the shortfall, it seems like-
ly that cuts will have to be made at the school
level, Hall said. Bulletin photo by Maggie DeBlasis
Conversations about cuts are not conversa- Verna Lawrence reads the note on a Valentines Day flower bouquet to determine which batch of deliveries it will go out in
tions that we want to be having, Hall said. But later in the day. Valentines Day is always a busy day for Posy Patch. This year was no different. For more Valentines Day
there are tough questions that we are going to photos, turn to page A2.
need to answer.
Another question that board members had to

tackle on Monday was how involved the super-
intendant should be in making decisions related
to slashing budgets.
The meeting began with a public comment
session in which nine Kaycee community mem-
bers protested statements made by superinten-
dant Gerry Chase in a Feb. 9 Buffalo Bulletin.
In the article, Chase said that budget cuts would
likely force the district to cut staffing.
I do expect to increase class sizes and elimi-
nate positions, hopefully through attrition, through
people retiring and leaving the district, Chase said.
We will have to fulfill those responsibilities with
current staff the best we can.
According to Kaycee parent Jolene Walker,
this is not an option.
Since the new school was built in Kaycee,
nine full-time positions have been cut there,
Walker said. We object to cutting any more
positions in the Kaycee School, particularly cut-
ting by attrition in a year when four teachers
will be retiring.
budget
continued on page A11
Negotiation time
Funding cuts to
prevention may not be as
drastic as first thought
By Stephen Dow
stephen@buffalobulletin.com
As members of both the Wyoming Senate and
House attempt to balance the state budget, there
is some hope that prevention management pro-
grams in Wyoming may not be hit as hard by
cuts to the Department of Health as previously
expected.
In mid-January, the Legislatures Joint
Appropriations Committee proposed $2.1 mil-
lion in cuts to the states prevention programs
including suicide and substance abuse pre-
vention as a partial solution to Wyomings
$7.8 million budget deficit.
On Friday Feb. 10, the Senate voted 16-14
to add an amendment to its budget bill that
would reduce these cuts to prevention by near-
ly half. The total proposed cuts are now $1.1
million less.
Meanwhile, the House rejected a proposal
to reduce prevention cuts by $500,000. The
cuts to prevention in the House still total $2.1
million.
Now that the Senate and House have two
different ideas about prevention funding, its
negotiation time, according to Sen. Dave
Kinskey, R-Sheridan.
When the Senate and House have differ-
ent ideas on particular areas of funding, we
go to what we call a conference committee,
Kinskey said. A conference committee is
done in what is known as baseball style. That
means that, if the Senate says to make $1 mil-
lion in cuts and the House says to make $2 mil-
lion, the cuts that are actually made have to fall
somewhere in between those two numbers.
Funding
continued on page A11
PMO refuses
records request
Moats: Organization
has no basis for refusal
Prevention Management Organization
of Wyoming CEO Keith Hotle has denied
the Buffalo Bulletins public records
request for a breakdown of PMO employ-
ee salaries, citing multiple factors, includ-
ing the need for staff privacy and the fact
that the organization is a 501(c)(3). He
also argued that releasing payroll infor-
mation could harm the organizations
attempts to contract with the Wyoming
Department of Health for another year of
funding.
Bulletin publisher Robb Hicks said that
Hotles refusal is unfortunate.
request
continued on page A11

Carbon Creek tax protest comes before BOE

Legislative Protest involves nearly

Tracker half of oil and gas properties in

Johnson County
Buffalo Bulletin By Stephen Dow
stephen@buffalobulletin.com

After listening to nearly 12 hours of tes-

timony and looking at thousands of pages
of evidence, the Johnson County Board of
Equalization composed of county commis-
sioners Bill Novotny, Linda Greenough and Bob
Perry must decide whether Assessor Cindy
Barlow correctly assessed 107 of the 215 oil and
*Feb. 7 was the last day for the third reading in the house gas properties located in the county for the 2016
of origin. tax year.
HB019 Sales from remote sellers I really cannot speculate on when a deci-
An act that would allow Wyoming to collect sales taxes sion will be reached in this case, Novotny said.
from remote sellers who sell at least $100,000 in goods This was an incredibly complicated hearing.
to Wyoming residents or complete 200 transactions with Much is riding on the boards decision.
Wyoming purchasers. With nearly half of the oil and gas properties
Sponsor: Joint Interim Revenue Committee in the county under protest, should the protest
Status: Placed on general file in the Senate. succeed, the countys valuation and revenue
could see another hit in an already tight bud-
HB082 Local optional sales and use taxes get year. For fiscal 2017, the countys valua-
An act that would allow local voters to approve incremental tion was certified at $514 million a 42per-
changes in optional sales and use tax. cent decrease from the previous year. The Bulletin courtesy image by Carbon Creek Energy
Sponsor: Joint Interim Revenue Committee The home page for Carbon Creek Energy advertises its responsible water
county had to cut funding for all departments management. The natural gas company, which has 69 percent of its hold-
Status: Passed committee of the whole in the Senate. by 5 percent for fiscal 2017. ings in Johnson County, came before the Johnson County Board of Equal-
ization last week to protest its 2016 taxes. If the companys tax appeal is
Tracker BOE granted, it could lead to a massive decline in valuation and funding for
continued on page A12 continued on page A12 Johnson County.

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Love is all
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Bulletin photos by Stephen Dow
Top left: Learning Tree Christian School preschool students
sing a song during a pre-Valentines party on Feb. 13.

Above: Terrance Lonebear opens valentines at Meadowlark

Elementary School on Tuesday.

Below: Claire Peterson plays a game called Dont Eat Pete

during a Valentines Day party in Nicole Asays class at Mead-
owlark Elementary School.

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First phase of BDAs sign project winds its way to completion

BY STEPHEN DOW
stephen@buffalobulletin.com
Perhaps nobody is as
excited for the snow to melt
off the streets of Buffalo
as the Buffalo Downtown
Associations executive direc-
tor, Sharon Nadeau. After five
years of securing grant funds,
conducting feasibility studies
and designing signs, Nadeau is
just some nice weather away
from seeing the fruits of her
labor on the organizations
wayfinding project.
We have 14 signs pur-
chased, and the city currently
has them in storage, Nadeau
said during a Johnson County
commissioners meeting Feb.
7. As soon as weather per-
mits, well get those signs
planted. Our hope is to have
them up and ready by the start
of the summer tourist season.
Wayfinding is a technique
for helping people understand
where they are and determine
where they want to go and
how to get there without con-
fusion, Nadeau said. A key
way to do that is through sig-
nage.
The first phase of the way-
finding projects rollout, which
was funded by a $20,000
Wyoming Main Street Grant,
includes three Welcome to
Main Street signs and 11
directional signs that point to
places of interest in Buffalo,
such as the Jim Gatchell
Museum and the Bomber
Mountain Civic Center.
Only $10,000 of the grant
was used for the projects first
phase, which means that the
BDA can order more signs
once the first 14 are installed.
During the first phase of the
project, the signs will mainly
be posted along Fort and Main
streets, Nadeau said. The hope
is to eventually install signs
throughout town and even as
far as interstates 90 and 25,
she said.
The whole hope of this
project is to direct people
into downtown and to encour-
age them to say awhile rather
than just passing by on I-90,
Nadeau said. I think this first
phase will play a key role in
making that a reality.
Though the first phase is
near completion, Nadeau said
the project still has a long way
to go toward its goal of creat-
ing and installing 62 signs. At
a rate of 15 new signs each
year, Nadeau estimated that
the project would not be com-
plete until 2021.
We still have a long ways
to go, Nadeau said. But this
is a good first step.

Waynding project timeline

The Buffalo Downtown Associations Wayfinding project has taken a long road to completion. Here are some of the highlights from the past five years.

Sept. 13, March 21, Dec. 19, Oct. 29, Oct. 13, Present
2012 2013 2013 2015 2016 - 2021
Oct. 4, Aug. 29, Feb. 20, June 16, Feb. 7,
2012 2013 2014 2016 2017

Thanks to As part of the Merje Envi- The preliminary The project Work on the The BDA BDA The BDA Nadeau The BDA will
$17,000 each study, a com- ronment and colors and enters its project is receives director orders the rst announces continue
from the state munity-wide Experiences design of second phase, halted until the $20,000 in Sharon 14 signs for that the rst purchasing
of Wyoming meeting is held asks for the signs is which involves BDA can apply Wyoming Main Nadeau asks the project. signs are ready and installing
and the city to get input input from decided. determining for grants from Street grants for sample to be installed signs
of Buffalo, from local community the exact the Wyoming to fund the signage from once weather around town.
a study and residents on members number and Business project. The three sign permits.
a plan are what aspects on three location of the Council to fund next step is to companies.
developed on of Buffalo different signs. the remainder nalize sign She eventually
how to provide should be signage of the project. locations and selects
signage and marketed by designs. develop a Wyoming Signs
direct trafc the waynding scope of work. of Casper.
to businesses project.
downtown.

Cuts to maternal childcare unlikely to hit JC public health hard

BY JENNIFER BURDEN I dont see it affecting us er, other children and the father. Thompson said it could affect under Title X and receive birth shot). But we should still be
jennifer@buffalobulletin.com greatly, as we dont have a nurse Rep. Mike Madden, R-Buffalo, Public Healths birth control control through a different pot able to keep it significantly less
funded through that money, said that the Adolescent Health program. of money. than what you would pay for it
When Trisha Thompson first Thompson said. Other counties Program is not a very large Johnson We have nine clients that without insurance.
heard that state legislators were have nurses completely funded by program. He said it amounts to County is one currently receive some type I feel very lucky where we
considering cutting funding for that maternal child health money. about $17,000 per county. of a handful of birth control from us, are sitting. Its unfortunate that
the Adolescent Health Program, They are going to be hit. Compared to some other of counties in Thompson said. They could these other counties may be
the nurse manager for Johnson Maternal child health services, cuts we are making, I dont see the state that potentially be affected, but after facing these struggles. Its such
County Public Health went into Thompson said, are required by that amount as being impossible receive birth reviewing our money, I think an important program, and for
panic mode. the state. Regardless of funding, to fund at the county level out control fund- its a program that we should these counties to potentially
Despite the name, funds for or the lack of, public health has to of their direct distributions from ing through be able to serve for some time, lose staffing but still have to
the Adolescent Health Program provide those services. the state if they believe it to be the Adolescent even if that funding is reduced. meet the demands under poor
are used more locally to help with Now, some of those counties that important, Madden said. Health If we do end up being affected, staffing and financial restric-
expecting mothers, new moth- will have to provide that service, Although she doesnt expect Thompson Program, we may have to look at increas- tions I really hope that we
ers and women in search of birth but they are taking away a staff- the proposed cut to have a sig- Thompson ing our cost of birth control and are not hit as badly as we are
control. The funds support the ing position to do so, Thompson nificant effect on those services, said. The rest of the counties are the Depo-Provera (birth control expecting.
local public healths maternal said. Thankfully, I dont have
child health program, known as to worry about losing a staffing
Best Beginning, in which public position.
health nurses visit with pregnant Thats a good thing, Thompson
women and new mothers. said, because Johnson County
Those cuts are directed at Public Health is trying to build
eliminating the Adolescent Health up that program locally. The
Program, said Kim Deti, pub- way it works, she said, is that
lic information officer for the Public Health receives referrals
Wyoming Department of Health. through various agencies, such
That is part of the maternal and as Medicaid
child health and physicians.
unit. Its such an Sometimes cli-
According important ents will call and
to Sen. Dave say they need a
Kinskey, program, and for
R-Sheridan, these counties to little extra help.
When we
within Gov. Matt potentially lose get a referral,
Meads budget staffing but still we call the mom
and the Joint have to meet the and figure out a
Appropriations time to meet,
budget, the demands under
Thompson said.
Adolescent poor staffing We go to their
Health Programs and financial home and pro-
costs $811,980 restrictions
THE FACTS ON REP. MIKE MADDEN:
vide education
per biennium.
Kinskey said
I really hope that about where
we are not hit they are in their
that is all state pregnancy, what
money. There as badly as to expect, how
are no matching we are expecting. their baby is
funds.
The cuts Trisha Thompson, developing. We
ask about their
2017 Cowboy State Most Prolic Tax Hiker
would be fil- Johnson County needs, help them
tered through
the Wyoming
Public Health cope with the See www.thewyomingprosperityproject.com 2/3/2017
stress of being
Department of pregnant. We do
Health, which this throughout
has a budget of $1.8 million for
their entire pregnancy, and they
And how did he earn such a dubious distinction?
the biennium.
The Department of Health
can use us as often as they need. He sponsored or cosponsored 14 bills aimed at raising the taxes
Once a mother delivers, Public
listed all of their program fund-
Health sticks with them, she said. of Wyomings hard-working citizens, who he called freeloaders.
ing priorities, 61 in all, Kinskey
said. The Adolescent Health Nurses help monitor the babys (Casper Star-Tribune, 2/6/2017)
Program ranked number 46. development, check whether the
Ahead of it, higher in priority, baby is meeting milestones and
were such programs as care for if the baby is healthy and gaining REP. MADDEN WANTS TO RAISE:
veterans, substance abuse and enough weight. They check on So if you buy things, stay
suicide prevention, Medicaid for how the mom is doing, if she is Sales taxes (HB12 and 82)... in a hotel or own property
experiencing post-partum depres-
the poor and elderly, to name but Property taxes (HB162)...
a few. The Joint Appropriations sion, if she is struggling with Rep. Madden wants you to
Committee voted to cut the breast-feeding. Hotel and motel taxes (HB102)...
Adolescent Health Program com- We are someone to talk to
Cigarettes taxes (HB151)... and more! pay more!
pletely, as has been true for some if they are kind of feeling over-
other programs. Many other pro- whelmed, Thompson said. We
grams have been cut substantially help develop plans to move
in the last couple of years. In fact, forward and tell them who they
I dont know of any program that can contact for resources if more Rep. Madden also wants to force our ranchers and farmers the bedrock
hasnt been cut. help is needed. We arent there
to replace a health care provider.
of Wyomings economy to surrender their federal tax returns to the
Cutting funding for the pro-
gram would likely mean a blow We are there to bridge the gap county assessor to prove their land qualies for the states agricultural
to services and eliminating between them and the health care
nurse positions across the state, provider and other resources. We taxation rate (HB67).
but Johnson County is lucky, are another support system for the
Thompson said. entire family, including the moth-
Thoughts&words
Bulletin
Viewpoint
Easy to
lob bombs
anonymously
Anybody who follows Wyoming news knew
that this Legislative session was going to be a
bruiser. The session is proving to be an object
lesson in the most basic economic principle.
Economics is the competition for scarce
resources and this years resources are par-
ticularly scarce.
There has been intense debate and scru-
tiny from all sides. Citizens have filled hear-
ing rooms to voice their opinions on school
finance, proposed tax measures, budget cuts
to state agencies and more. And each of those
citizens who wished to testify had to identify
him or herself. The reason, besides maintain-
ing a certain level of civility, is so that we can
evaluate the merit of the message whats the
speakers agenda, what do they stand to gain
or lose, who do they represent?
Similarly, and for the same reasons, the
Bulletin only prints signed letters to the editor.
And at every level of government, from the
city council to State House to the U.S. Senate,
elected officials are recognized by name by the
chairman each time they speak.
This week, a person or persons who wish to
remain anonymous hired a lawyer in Cheyenne
to place an ad through the Wyoming Press
Association to lob bombs at Rep. Mike
Madden. The complaint: Madden is too eager
to tax Wyoming citizens.
This newspaper has repeatedly opined that
the budget situation in Wyoming is so dire that
simply cutting government spending will not
be sufficient to maintain critical state services.
While people are certainly allowed to voice
disagreement and discontent with elected offi-
cials actions, to do so anonymously lacks cour-
age. Further, the veracity of some information
in the advertisement is suspect. The ad states
that Madden called hardworking Wyoming
Citizens, freeloaders. To be fair, Madden
included himself in that statement saying, the
rest of us are freeloaders. Further, in declaring
Madden as 2017 Tax Hiker of the Year, the ad
cites a dubious anonymous site that appears to
be written by Sven Larson, a frequent blogger
for the Wyoming Liberty Group, a conservative
think-tank founded by Susan Gore, an heiress
to the Gore-Tex family fortune.
But more important than the message is
the way the message was delivered. Political
advertisements typically must bear the name
of the person or group who paid for the ads
placement. But because the ad does not call
anyone to action or instruct anyone to vote for
or against a candidate, it is not considered a
political ad and therefore legally can be placed
anonymously.
Candidates knew going into this election
season that should they be elected, their ten-
ure would be marked by a budget crisis. In that
respect, its a wonder that anyone was willing to
run at all. No one wants to be the one to stand
up in a room and say that taxes must be raised
or that schools wont be built or that some state
agencies will be shuttered. How much easier
it would have been for our legislators if they
hadnt had to stand up in front of their peers
and the entire state and instead could have
mailed in their legislation anonymously.
We thank them for their courageous ser-
vice, for their willingness to legislate on our
behalf and for doing it all in front of a state-
wide audience.
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READERS
WRITE
Open letter to our Wyoming
state legislators and governor
Dear Editor,
We the citizens of Wyoming understand that
a quality education is paramount for the future
of this community, this state and this country.
We further understand that the current fiscal
environment poses a challenge for Johnson
County School District as well as districts across
the state. These monetary challenges extend to
every facet of government.
However, we also recognize that private enter-
prises across this state are also facing difficult
financial challenges. Consequently, the working
people and families that drive these industries
are struggling, too. From the energy sector to
the agriculture field to Main Street Wyoming,
revenues are down significantly across the
spectrum. Private industries and enterprises are
being forced to adjust their operations and make
spending cuts. They dont have the luxury of
instituting taxes.
Consider these numbers taken from the 2015
Wyoming Budget Fiscal Data Book, compiled by
the Wyoming Legislative Service Office. Since
2000, the Education Block Grant Funding Model,
which dictates school funding, has more than
doubled, from nearly $643 million to more than
$1.4 billion, with a capital B. More than tripling in
the last 25 years, with the same relative number
of students statewide.
This increased our costs per student per year
from $10,000 10 years ago to nearly $16,000
today, which is triple the cost from 20 years ago
with no significant increase in test scores. Does
this meet our standards? Should we keep throw-
ing money at such a system?
Therefore, we the citizens of Wyoming expect
our local and state governments to face these
challenges the same as private industry faces
them. We expect spending cuts be made, not
taxes levied. Additional taxes of any sort will only
perpetuate the problem, they will not address
the root issue. Wyoming families and private
enterprises do not need the additional financial
punishment that higher taxes inflict. Hard times
dictate hard choices. We the people expect gov-
ernment entities to make the same hard choices
that the private sector does.
We thank you for your service and dedication.
Nathan Williams
Kaycee
No new taxes for schools
Dear Editor,
I would like to speak for those who vehement-
ly oppose any additional revenue being thrown
Saddened by Wyoming legislative performance
Legislative news
Mike Madden, R-Buffalo
It is near enough to the end of the session to
predict the fate of bills that have been filed this
year. We had an unusually high number of bill
drafts largely because of the high number of
freshman legislators and their flood of bills.
The crossover of surviving Senate and House
bills to the opposite sides of the Capitol took
place last week. This year the House failed to
forward 146 out of a total of 305 bills to the
Senate. The number in the Senate was 59 out of
181. This year, a larger-than-normal number of
bills will also not survive the second house. I
would not be surprised if fewer than 100 of the
remaining 260 House and Senate bills will actu-
ally be enacted.
2014 Award-winning Newspaper The first reading of the budget was com-
pleted on Tuesday and the second reading con-
2014 Award-winning Newspaper
cluded Thursday. Then things went awry. The
down a rat hole that has spent the better part of
a century failing our society.
When its time to cut the budget, its time to
cut the budget. Of course we look for additional
revenue, but when overspending is much more
to blame than lack of revenue, no additional
funds should be given. The Bulletin indicated
that cuts in the surviving bills in the legisla-
ture are insignificant. Until cuts have been
reached that total more than 10 percent of those
required, dont ask for more.
We have four schools in this town of 4,400.
Huge employee, heating, electric, maintenance
and construction costs. Does anyone pay any
attention to the payroll, the new busses driv-
ing through town from outside districts, what it
costs to keep teams and coaches overnight for
these extracurricular activities? What about fuel,
oil, drivers pay? Pensions? The benefits pack-
ages that no one outside the public workforce
has any access to?
Beyond that, who this is for? Not the children
who spend all day in buildings that afford them
less freedom than our prison populations get.
Not the parents who field calls and emails say-
ing that your child isnt fitting into the little box
that professionals say they should. Not for the
boys who act like boys and are subjected to an
estrogen-dominated environment that treats them
like broken little girls. Not for the parents who get
calls indicating your child isnt testing well enough
to support the funding the district wants. This sys-
tem isnt not for anyone who isnt employed by or
directly benefits financially from it.
Increasing taxes isnt a popular thing. Much
less so after a woman like Betsy DeVos is made
Secretary of Education, bills to abolish that
department are brought up and people like me
are part of the dialogue. Not acceptable: An addi-
tional 2 percent added to the taxable portion of
my home, an additional 0.5 percent sales tax or
additional taxes on our mineral sector. Not when
the best our legislators have come up with so far
allows schools, such as Kaycee, to lose no fund-
ing. Dont leave money on the table.
The Buffalo Bulletin indicated Johnson County
residents dont mind an increase in taxes. If
youre one that would like your taxes raised,
send the school district a blank check. Solve
the problem by putting your money where your
mouth is. Ill accept larger class sizes, fewer
music, art, sports programs, district vehicles
and employees. Ill find ways to get my son to
school, sans buses. He can sweep, wash win-
dows, mop and probably create some work ethic
in the process. Cant be done? Look at Spring
Creek School outside Decker, Montana. Four
hundred million dollars isnt going to be found by
doing things the way its always been done, and
nor should it.
Keep your hands in your own pockets and act
responsibly, we who pay the bills must.
Joe Casey
Buffalo
LETTERS
continued on page A5
third reading was completed in the Senate on
Friday, but it was not completed in the House.
Third reading on the budget will continue on
Monday, thereby setting in motion a larger
backlog of non-budget legislation.
It seems the Senate passed a second reading
budget amendment that would reduce money
for salaries by 2 percent in all agencies that
receive general funds. It does not apply to non-
general fund agencies. Then on third reading
they doubled down and changed the 2 percent
to apply to the entire biennium. Since one year
of the biennium is essentially over, the implica-
tion was that the entire biennium cut of 2 per-
cent would have to be absorbed during the sec-
ond year, which would necessitate a 4 percent
reduction in salaries. Given that elsewhere in
the budget bill, over 280 positions have been or
are projected to be cut, the message is that those
who remain employed will be working more
and being paid less.
The second issue coming from the Senate
involves cutting $91 million from the education
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Guest Columnist
Sen. Dave Kinskey, R-Sheridan
Burning issues
this week
Last Friday, there was a fire at an
office building Donna and I own. By
the grace of God nobody was hurt. By
the time we learned of it, the fire was
out. I wrote thank you notes to each of
the responding agencies.
When I called Donna the morning
of the fire, I thought I should take a day
or two off from the session and drive
home to survey the damage. She said,
No, you go to the Legislature, and I
will take care of the fire.
Later, after she reconnoitered the
situation, she told me stay in Cheyenne
and keep working. Nothing to be done
until the insurance adjusters do their
work. Shes a fantastic woman, and I
couldnt be luckier.
Meanwhile, a tough budget session
is in full swing. The woes of our econo-
my are familiar. Workers have lost jobs,
businesses have downsized or closed.
Families across the state are cutting
back their household budgets. Some
have lost their homes. State revenues,
too, are down by hundreds of millions
of dollars.
In response, some governmental
programs have been eliminated entirely.
Many others have had double digit cuts.
Education, always a priority for the
people of Wyoming, is currently work-
ing through a 1.4 percent cut, with an
additional 5.6 percent cut under consid-
eration. When I tell this to worried edu-
cators who contact me, most of them
are relieved, having been under the
impression the cuts are more sizable.
The education revenue shortfall is
$400 million in a $1.7 billion budget. If
passed, that 5.6 percent cut represents
$91 million dollars, so even then, the
shortfall would be far from solved.
Several legislators, including myself,
have proposed a Constitutional amend-
ment that would enable voters to weigh
in about an educational spending sys-
tem governed by courts and consultants.
If passed and placed on the ballot, a
yes vote by a majority of the vot-
ers would prohibit court ordered tax
increases. The burden is on opponents
to justify why the voters cant be trusted
to do so.
I do hear from some folks advocat-
ing for increased taxes and fewer cuts. I
intend to continue to resist tax increases
and to persist in reducing the size and
scope of government.
Sen. Dave Kinskey represents
Wyoming Senate District 22, which
consists of Johnson County and east-
ern Sheridan county. Kinskey can be
reached at Dave.Kinskey@WyoLeg.gov
or cell 751-6428.
How to contact your legislators
Wyoming Rep. Mike Madden,
R-Buffalo
House District 40
Mike.madden@wyoleg.gov
Wyoming Sen. Dave Kinskey,
R-Sheridan
Senate District 22
Dave.kinskey@wyoleg.gov
U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi
202-224-3424
www.enzi.senate.gov
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso
202-224-6441
www.barrasso.senate.gov
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney
202-225-23141
www.cheney.house.gov
foundation program beginning this coming July
1. This bombshell was a shocking surprise for
House members because all of our work on edu-
cation reductions has focused on fiscal 2019 and
2020 biennium. This puts school administrators
in a nearly impossible situation since notices of
non-renewal of contracts need to be done in early
spring.
This sequence of events resulted in a series
of caucuses to discuss the likely outcome sce-
narios and the options that we might consider.
It appears now that there will not be a good
outcome for Wyoming as a result of this ses-
sion. Citizens are justified in feeling disap-
pointed due to our non-performance. It seems
likely that the supplementary budget will not
be passed. And for that, I am saddened.
School officials from all over the state
will be in Cheyenne on Sunday to visit with us
from 4 until 6 p.m. at Little America. This year,
we all know what is on their mind. However,
I always look forward to seeing people from
Johnson and Sheridan counties.
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Letters
Continued from A4
Lest we forget, keep praying lant, my feet!
Our God is marching on!
for our leadership (Chorus)
The presidential Inauguration of Jan. 20, 2017, In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across
was beautiful and an answer to prayer. Please take the sea,
a moment and hum along with me: With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming and me,
of the Lord; As he died to make men holy, let us live to
He is trampling out the vintage where the make me free,
grapes of wrath are stored; While God is marching on.
He hath loosed the fateful lightening of His ter- (Chorus)
rible swift sword; Happy Presidents Day President Trump and
His truth is marching on. Vice-President Pence.
Glory, glory, hallelujah! And thank you Julia Ward Howe for the majes-
Glory, glory, hallelujah! tic music in 1861. God bless America.
Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on. I would also like to encourage citizens of
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall Wyoming to respond to Governor Matt Meads
never call retreat; survey featured on the front page of The Mini.
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His God bless.
judgment-seat; Jan Weigel
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubi- Buffalo

That Adam was a lucky man

From Our torch started a fire. Within
100 Years Ago
February 15, 1917 minutes it was out of control.

Early Files High school notes ... Mrs.

125 Years Ago
Bulletin photo by Stephen Dow
February 18, 1892
DJs Grocery and Variety is one of several local businesses that are participating in Compasss Where is charity. Editor
Give Your Heart to a Child fundraiser this February. Bulletin: In your last weeks issue
there appeared a communica-
McWilliams gave a very inter-
esting talk on the subject of
Glaciers of the Big Horn
Mountains last Friday ... Last
Friday p.m. we voted on the ques-
tion of holidays on Lincolns and
Washingtons birthdays. The vote
50 Years Ago
February 16, 1967
Valentine party held at
Sturdevant home. Ricky
Sturdevant was host Tuesday
afternoon at a Valentine party held
at the home of his parents, Mr.

The heart of Johnson County

tion from some member of the was carried that we should have and Mrs. Orville Sturdevant. The
Womens Christian Temperance them. The reason for this voting youngsters spent the afternoon
Union of this city. I do not doubt was to see whether the pupils playing hearts, clue and Parcheesi
but what the author of that article would rather have the holidays and were served cake and Jello.
Compass holds fundraiser for thought she was justified in mak- now and make it up in the spring, Movie on safe driving stresses
children in CASA program Give Your Heart to a Child ing the onslaught she did upon the or to continue school and be let seeing habits. A movie entitled the
The following businesses are participating saloon and saloon-men, but where out of school earlier. Smith System of No-Accident
By Stephen Dow in Compasss Give Your Heart to a Child was Charity when the article was Lucky Adam. That Adam was Driving, was shown by Andrew
stephen@buffalobulletin.com fundraiser this month. written? Now I, for one, have too a lucky man, There is no doubt Aronson, drivers training teacher,
great a regard for the ladies to say of that, he never had to buy a to the driver students Feb. 11.
February is a month to think about the ones DJs Grocery and Variety anything unkind to or of them. I dress, or stockings, shoes, or hat; Harold Smith, originator of this
we love and to do what we can to make them feel make my living selling liquor to He never bought his wife a ring,
Reese & Rays IGA system of driving, gave his opin-
special. But according to Susan Carr, director of those who are athirst and take a or costly florists rose, The leaves
Ace Hardware ion on the key to becoming an
Compass Center for Families, it also provides an of figs did answer all, in ancient
Sports Lure little wine for their stomachs sake expert driver. Smith said the key
opportunity to think about those in the community style of clothes.
The Prescription Shop - or for some other fellows stom- to expert driving was in forming
who are often overlooked, abused and forgotten.
Big Horn Tire achs sake. In fact, it is a settled good seeing habits.
Since October, weve had 17 children come into 75 Years Ago
our Court Appointed Special Advocate [CASA] The Office principle with me to give unto
American Outback Antiques those who ask, provided always, February 19, 1942 25 Years Ago
program, Carr said. These are children who have Normandie: $80,000,000 job.
been neglected and abused and need someone to Big Horn Co-op they have the wherewith to pay February 13 - 20, 1992
Outback and Wahoo Likkers for the same. Whether carelessness, sabo- Courthouse burglarized. The
give them a voice in the court system. We want to tage or fate was responsible,
offer that service to each and every one of these The Fix The world is divided - so far as Buffalo Police Department is still
the world of women goes - into the 83,000-ton Normandie,
children, but to do that we need a little financial Crazy Woman Liquor pursuing leads in its on-going
former luxury liner and now
help. Thats why we decided to create a fundraiser MISHAP! Brewing Company women who know what to do investigation of the burglary at
the naval auxiliary Lafayette,
this month to encourage the people of Johnson with themselves and women who lay on her enormous beam- the Johnson County Courthouse.
County to be a partner with us in this fight. dont. A women who does is very ends in 40 feet of water and Unknown suspect(s) broke into
Throughout the month of February, Johnson providing safe places for children to visit with their apt to read the newspapers and 12 feet of mud at her dock in the courthouse during the early
County residents can participate in the Give Your loved ones and educating parents on how to create a to get the most out of the graphic New York, an $80,000,000 morning hours of Wednesday,
Heart to a Child fundraiser at a variety of retail- safe home environment for their children. picture of life, which she sees salvage job for the U. S. Navy. February 5, 1992.
ers that have teamed with Compass. Each retailer Johnson County is a wonderful and beautiful there every day. A women who Twenty-two hundred men were Editors note: From Our
will give customers a chance to donate money place to live, but even children here experience does not know what to do with at work inside of her, chang- Early files is reprinted as
to Compass in their own way. Shoppers at DJs abuse and neglect, Carr said. Thats why the ser- herself is very apt to take to col- ing her over from peacetime to written in early editions of the
Grocery and Variety may be asked to add a dollar vices we provide are so important. lecting spoons. wartime uses when a welders Buffalo Bulletin.
onto their purchase for the sake of Compass while Carr said she hopes to raise nearly $10,000
visitors to MISHAP! Brewing Company might pur-
through the fundraiser.
chase a certificate that says how much was donated
that can be hung on the brewerys wall as a way to We recognize that these are challenging finan- Senior Calendar
motivate other customers to give. cial times for everyone in town, Carr said. But DAILY ACTIVITIES: Friday, Feb. 17 Lasagna, tossed salad,
Our hope is that we can start up a friendly com- this is a time for Johnson County residents to stand Thursday, Feb. 16 Vets breakfast; open plums, garlic bread, sherbet.
petition to see who can raise the most money, Carr up and say enough is enough when it comes to pool 8 am. to noon; ceramics 9 a.m.; knitting Sunday, Feb. 19 ANB Bank drawing, cab-
said. It could be a lot of fun. child abuse. Giving $1 or $10 or $20 is a great way crocheting etc. 9:30 a.m.; loose thread crafts bage roll casserole, diced potatoes, blueberry
The fundraiser is also necessary to ensure the to do that. It can also have a big impact on Johnson 12:30 p.m. sun room; bingo 1:30 p.m.; cancer parfait, homemade bread, sherbet
successful operation of the CASA program, Carr County because families are the heart and soul of support; board meeting. Monday, Feb. 20 Hot dog, baked beans,
said. All funds raised throughout February will our community. When our families are healthy, our Friday, Feb. 17 Sheridan trip; ceramics 9 California coleslaw, strawberry short cake.
go toward training and recruiting child advocates, community is healthy. a.m.; senior fitness 9:30 and 11 a.m.; cribbage Tuesday, Feb. 21 Hamburger gravy on
1 p.m.; Dr. Matt Hein. a biscuit, Bahama veggies, pears, chocolate

Buffalo MOPS reunion set for Feb. 20
By Maggie DeBlasis
maggie@buffalobulletin.com
For 20 years, mothers
of preschoolers have come
together in Buffalo to find
support and friendship. On
Presidents Day, members of
the Buffalo branch of MOPS
will celebrate those 20 years
with a reunion for former
MOPS moms, their mentors
and child care workers.
Everybody is pretty excit-
ed, said Linda Metzer, the
events organizer. I see moms
asking their MOPS friends on
Facebook if theyre going.
MOPS Mothers of
Preschoolers is an inter-
national organization thats
set up as a support group for
mothers of children from
newborn to kindergarten age.
In Buffalo, mothers gather
twice a month to have some
time to visit and get to know
each other without little peo-
ple hanging off them, Metzer
said.
Its going to be a time to
reconnect, she said. Moms
graduate from MOPS when
their youngest goes to first
grade, so some of them just
aged out, and other moms
children have graduated col-
lege.
At any time, Metzer said,
the Buffalo branch of MOPS
has 30 to 40 mothers. Because
this event is informal and no
RSVP is required, she has no
idea how many people are
going to come.
There could be 10, there
could be 50, she said. But
you have to expect that, over
20 years, quite a few moms
are going to show up.
The MOPS 20-year reunion
will be held from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. on Feb. 20 at Summit
Church, 980 N Main St.
Saturday, Feb. 18 Community all-day
sew, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 20 Holiday hours 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Presidents Day.
Tuesday, Feb. 21 Scrapbooking at 9
a.m.; organized open pool at 9 a.m. and open
pool from noon to 5 p.m.; bridge at 12:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22 Bank of Buffalo
Birthday lunch; Sheridan trip; open pool 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.; ceramics at 9 a.m.; senior fit-
ness at 9:30 and 11 a.m.; Senior store 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.; cards 1 p.m.; Friends in Council.
Thursday, Feb. 23 Open pool 8 am. to
noon; ceramics 9 a.m.; knitting crocheting
etc. 9:30 a.m.; loose thread crafts 12:30 p.m.;
bingo 1:30 p.m.
its many volunteers and welcomes
MENU:
Thursday, Feb. 16 Vets breakfast; ham
salad sandwich on croissant, minestrone
soup, crackers, Black Forest cake.
pudding.
Wednesday, Feb. 22 Bank of Buffalo
birthday lunch, pork chop supreme, scalloped
potatoes, buttered carrots with almonds,
applesauce, cake and ice cream.
Thursday, Feb. 23 Chicken Alfredo, egg
noodles, Russian salad, apricot, bread stick,
poke cake.
For home-delivered meals recipients:
To order/cancel a home-delivered meal,
please call by 10:30 a.m. To order a differ-
ent dietary need or replacement, please call
the center at 684-9551 by 9 a.m. Menu may
change without notice.
The Senior Center values and thanks
anybody interested in assisting with
home-delivered meals. To volunteer as a
driver, please call Deb at the center at
684-9551.
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PersonalNotes
We would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation for the outpouring of
love, prayers, cards, food and flowers in the loss of our loved one. Thanks to each
of you we love you all.
The Rubottoms and Hefner Families By Maggie DeBlasis
On behalf of Al Benton we would like to thank the ambulance crew, the
nursing staff and Dr. Ludwig for the excellent care that Al received. We would
also like to thank everyone at Harness Funeral home for extending overwhelm-
ing hospitality when we needed it most. Thank you to everyone who called,
messaged, stopped by, sent food and flowers and kept us in your thoughts and
prayers. Jenny and family Of the 22 businesses that sell tobacco products in
The charge for personals is $15 for up to 40 words.
Additional words are 40 each.
Deadline is 3:30 p.m. Mondays, and must be paid in advance.
Buffalo Bulletin - Thursday, February 16, 2017 - A6 TheBlotter
Soup du jour Businesses refuse tobacco
sales to underage
customers, earn police praise
maggie@buffalobulletin.com
At the end of January, Buffalo Police Department officers
performed a tobacco compliance check, testing whether
local establishments sell tobacco products to people younger
than 18.
Buffalo, 16 were checked and all refused to sell tobacco
products to an underage partner being supervised by
officers. The other six locations were closed.
Im very happy how this turned out, Chief Jason
Carder said. Its a good job done by the establishments.
Carder said the department conducts the checks about
twice a year for both alcohol and tobacco, depending on
how much grant money the state allocates to the department
through the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of
Police.
Over the past couple of years, there have been some
big changes and that started with Bill Hawley and the TIPS
training, which is huge in the town and county, Carder
said.
TIPS which stands for Training for Intervention
Procedures is offered in Johnson County and Buffalo
through the WASCOP and the Prevention Management
Organization of Wyoming. It teaches law enforcement
officers and local business owners how to recognize
intoxicated or underage customers so as to avoid any sort of
litigation or violation.
At the Buffalo City Council meeting on Feb. 7, Carder
said, the latest compliance test was the first time in a long
time that all the retailers had refused service to an underage
person, a milestone that earned praise from the police chief.

Bulletin photo by Stephen Dow
Jamie Jordahl helps herself to some soup during Learning Tree
Christian Schools annual soup feed and pie auction fundraiser on
Saturday at the Cowboy Carousel Center. The event raised over $5,000
for the preschool.
Police briefs
False alarm
The sight of flashing red and blue lights in the Bank of
Buffalos parking lot greeted drivers cruising down Fort
Street on Feb. 9.
The lights came from cars belonging to the Buffalo
Police Department, which had responded to a bank alarm at
the Bank of Buffalo about 5:30 p.m for what proved to be a
false alarm.
Usually, we get a call from the banks security company
and the alarms usually going off because a door was
opened or an employee pressed a button, said Police Chief
Jason Carder.
As a precaution, Carder said he sent officers to the
location to make sure everything was OK and no one was
in jeopardy.

Rolling Log
A barking dog complaint was entered at
8:29 a.m. on Feb. 5 for the West Gatchell
Street area. There were multiple dogs
barking.
A noise complaint was entered at 3:48
p.m. on Feb. 5 in the area of North Adams
Avenue when a truck driver was revving the
motor.
Largest Container Supplier in NE Wyoming! On Feb. 6 at 7:53 a.m. a 911 caller
delivery truck slid into two parked vehicles.
On Feb. 7 at 4:50 p.m. a call was
received that a draw and culvert were
overflowing on the Middle Fork Road.
County road and bridge was advised.
A parking complaint was received on
Feb. 8 at 12:47 p.m. when a vehicle was
parked on the sidewalk on West Angus
Street. The registered owner was contacted.
snow-packed cattle guard onto a county
road and the owner had built a fire on the
structure to melt the snow and ice.
On Feb. 9 at 1:54 a.m. a caller advised
a white pickup was going westbound in
the eastbound lane of I-90 at milepost 93.
Contact was made with the subject.
A barking dog complaint was entered at
11:06 a.m. on Feb. 9 for the area of North

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A barking dog complaint was entered at
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Three dogs that were running loose near
Crazy Woman Liquor were transported to
St. Francis Animal Shelter. Their owner
claimed the wayward dogs.
At 5:25 p.m. on Feb. 8 a call was
received regarding a driver on South Main
Street having problems pulling away from
the curb without hitting the vehicle in back.
With help, the driver was able to get on
their way without doing any damage.
At 6:39 p.m. on Feb. 8 a call was
received advising some horses crossed a
Wyoming Avenue.
Two 911 hang-up calls from the same
cell phone number were received at 3:42
p.m. on Feb. 9. The subjects could be heard
discussing luggage racks.
On Feb. 9 at 6:07 p.m. an apartment
owner was contacted regarding plowing
snow from parking lot into the city streets.
On Feb. 10 a parking complaint was
entered at 10:43 a.m. for vehicles parked on
West Fetterman Street and blocking traffic.
A REDDI call was received at 5:40 p.m.
on Feb. 10 stating the driver was all over
the road. An adult female was arrested for
driving while under the influence.

From The Bench

Circuit court
Johnson County Circuit Court
Magistrate Paul Jarvis and Circuit
Judge Shelley Cundiff fined the
following people:
Gerard, Amber L., Buffalo,
possession of a controlled
substance, $540.
Werner, Mariah C., Buffalo,
vehicle exceed 80 mph on
interstate, $150.
Vanmeter, Everett W.,
Buffalo, seat belt: driver, $25.
Heller, Hans J., Gillette, drive
while license canceled suspended
or revoked, $420.
Rawson, Robert M., Buffalo,
speed too fast for conditions, $70.
Scantling, Donald J., Buffalo,
speed too fast for conditions, $60.
Bell, Nicholas J, Sheridan,
fail to report over $1,000 property
damage or injury, $220.
Barnes, Brenda J., Casper,
vehicle exceed 80 mph on
interstate, $170.
Kay, Natasha R., Buffalo,
vehicle registration required,
$110.
Thompson, Nicholas J.,
Buffalo, duty upon colliding with
unattended vehicle or property,
$40.
Johnson, Lance W., Buffalo,
yield sign, $240.
Johnson, Lance W., Buffalo,
careless driving, $240.
Johnson, Lance W., Buffalo,
duty to give info and render aid,
$240.
Johnson, Lance W., Buffalo,
unsafe vehicles prohibited, $240.
Merritt, Anna M., Buffalo,
drive while license canceled,
suspended or revoked, $70.
Wollen, Jacob L., Glenrock,
exceed 30 mph in urban district,
$117.
Out-of-state fines
Seventeen people from
seven states were fined a total
of $3,235.
Speed demon of the week
Brandie D. Driscoll from
Strasburg, Colorado, was driving
106 mph in a 80 mph zone and
was fined $239 for the infraction.

Vital Stats
Warranty Deeds Esponda Ranch Limited Partnership, a the Cross Family Joint Revocable Trust,
Beacon Hill Investments, LLC, a Wyoming Wyoming limited partnership, to Pete Suhit, dated Sept. 2, 1992, as amended Nov. 18,
limited liability company, to Leo E. Kremers, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, 2015, to Jerad Cross Anderson, lot 12 in
Jr. and Lucinda M. Kremers, lot 1 in block 17 township 47 north, range 85 west, 6th P.M., block 1 of the Foothills Park addition,
of the Park addition, Johnson County. Johnson County, further details in deed. Johnson County.
Patrick L. Booher and Diane C. Booher Esponda Ranch Limited Partnership, a
to Rory Miller and Ginger Miller, township Wyoming limited partnership, to Pete Suhit Quitclaim Deed
51 north, range 83 west, 6th P.M., Johnson East, LLC, a Missouri limited liability James L. Wallace and Wilma J. Wallace to
County, further details in deed. company, township 47 north, range 85 west, Kerry Diefenderfer and Robbin Ann Walter,
Esponda Ranch Limited Partnership, a 6th P.M., Johnson County and township lot 2 and the west half of lot 3 in block 20
Wyoming limited partnership, to Pete Suhit 46 north, range 85 west, 6th P.M., Johnson of the Mountain Drive addition, Johnson
South, LLC, a Missouri limited liability County, further details in deed. County.
company, township 46 north, range 85 west,
6th P.M., Johnson County, further details in Trustees Deed Divorces
deed. Janice J. Anderson, successor trustee of Jennifer L. Lille and Nathan R. Lille.

Ambulance Report
Feb. 8 11:47 a.m., one
patient transferred from Johnson
County Healthcare Center to
Wyoming Medical Center.
Feb. 10 6:42 a.m., medical,
one patient transported.
Feb. 10 11:27 a.m., medi-
cal, one patient transported.
Feb. 12 5:55 a.m., one
patient transferred from Johnson
County Healthcare Center to
Wyoming Medical Center.
Feb. 12 11:56 a.m., medi-
cal, one patient transported.
Feb. 12 5:42 p.m., medical,
one patient transported.
Feb. 12 11:46 p.m., one
patient transferred from Johnson
County Healthcare Center to
Wyoming Behavioral Institute.
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Lisa Norman, a Buffalo-based artist, creates her piece for the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo Quick Draw Contest, held Feb. 3 in Rapid
City, South Dakota. Norman auctioned off her practice piece to raise money for a fellow artist, Kristy Johnson, who Norman said is living a Sun February 19, 4:15 & 7:15
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A life of quick-draw moments

Local artist brings
awareness of
the good in humanity
BY JENNIFER BURDEN
jennifer@buffalobulletin.com
Lisa Norman has a special place in her
heart for creative spirits. She is one, but
she doesnt want to talk about herself or
the selfless act she committed earlier this
month. She wants to focus on the good in
the world, the people who make that good
happen and the people who find the beau-
tiful in their everyday lives. Earlier this
month, she highlighted the life and creativ-
ity of someone who does just that.
It was 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3.
Norman sat with a textured Masonite board
in front of her, poised to begin. Many art-
ists create their pieces in solitude. Some
choose the serenity of the outdoors. Some
find peace in a studio. But quietude was
scarce in Normans current setting. Some
200 to 300 people wandered through
her booth, watching as she transformed
acrylics and a textured background into
a magnificent bison relaxing among the
tall grasses on the plains. She did this in
one hour.
Norman was one of 10 artists com-
peting at the Quick Draw Contest at the
Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo held
in Rapid City, South Dakota. She called
it a nervy event, but her painting went
on to win the Peoples Choice Award. It
was auctioned off, bringing in $1,000
the highest of the night.
Norman had posted a video on her
Facebook page under Images West Studio
of her creating her quick-draw piece. It
was viewed more than 6,000 times.
Thats the power of social media,
Norman said. She started thinking about
how she could harness this power for
good. She looked around her booth. Still
sitting on an easel was her practice piece.
It was the same scene, the bison on the
plains. She created this piece in one hour
and 43 seconds in her studio just outside of
Buffalo.
Norman said that while shes painting,
shes often asked who inspires her. She
said all artists have those common inspira-
tions, people they aspire to learn from. But
on a more personal level, Norman has a
friend whom she calls incredible. Her
name is Kristy Johnson.
Johnson lives in Cheyenne and is a
stay-at-home mother of three. In Normans
eyes, Johnson is an incredible artist. But
its not just Norman who thinks so.
Johnsons art often centers on scenes
from her daily life. She captures the emo-
tional rollercoaster of being a mom and
puts it on canvas her son standing in
front of a mirror in his Batman underwear,
her daughter sleeping soundly with her
baby doll.
Her art is reflective of daily life,
Norman said. Its really phenomenal art,
and she is living a lifetime of quick-draw
conditions.
Norman says this because Johnsons
oldest child, Nora, has Rett syndrome. Its
a rare and debilitating neurological disor-
der, according to rettsyndrome.org. Those
who have it lose the ability to walk and
talk. Symptoms dont often appear until a
child is 12 to 18 months old. Children with
Rett and its almost always girls often
have extreme social anxiety and problems
with muscles and coordination. Some have
seizures, including Nora. Theres no cure,
but there are treatments such as speech,
physical and occupational therapy.
This is a full-time thing for this mom,
Norman said. She has selflessly thrown
herself into being the best mom she can
and a tireless advocate for this syndrome.
As a parent, of course you do everything
you can and love with all you have.
To some of us, her days would seem
arduous. But she cant imagine doing any-
thing else. Thats life as a parent. Its the
epitome of selflessness, not doing it for
anything but love.
Norman wanted to surprise her friend
with an opportunity to further pursue her
creativity, to continue to find her spark.
She decided to post a video on Facebook
in which she talked a bit about Johnson,
her art, Noras disorder, their daily life and
the practice piece of the bison.
I wanted to see if all the folks stopping
in to watch the video of the Quick Draw
might be drawn in to her story and the
opportunity to make a different in some-
ones life, Norman said.
She proposed a Facebook auction of the
practice piece, with a starting bid of $200.
The public had 12 hours to bid on the
piece. Those who didnt want the art but
wanted to help could make donations via
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At midnight, the final bid on the paint-
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at her booth and those made online,
Norman was able to send Johnson a check
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OBITUARIES
Local Churches and Worship Services Valorie A. Coda
June 6, 1967 Feb. 6, 2017
Buffalo Computer Mass of Christian burial for Val Coda, was married to Troy Neeriemer and they moved

Buffalo
Big Horn Baptist Church - Pastor Don Paulson Associate/
Youth Pastor Seth Hoblit 1400 W. Fort 684-5487
Funeral Home
Sunday morning worship and children's church at 9:45 a.m.;
Consulting Sunday morning small group at 11 a.m.; Tuesday morning
733 Fort St. men's bible study at 6 a.m. at Pistol Pete's; Wednesday
684-2272
PC, laptop, Mac
morning Bible study at Bogie at 6:30 a.m.; AWANA Club
Wednesdays from 6 to 7:45 p.m.; Wednesday night youth
Harness
49-year-old former Buffalo resident who passed
away suddenly at her home
in Fort Collins, Colorado, on
Feb. 6, will be celebrated at 10
a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the
351 N. Adams St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church in Buffalo with the
to Lawrence, Kansas, to attend the University
of Kansas. That marriage ended in divorce,
and Val moved back to Buffalo in May 1994.
She was married on June 24, 1995, in Buffalo
to Rob Coda, and they made their home in
Buffalo where Val worked for Johnson County
Public Health and later for the Johnson County

6:30 p.m.; mid-week Bible study Wednesdays from 6:30 to
repair 7:45 p.m.; childcare is available during the Sunday worship
PC, laptops, iPads, service.
tablets, software in
stock..........
Buffalo Baptist Church - Pastor Jimmy Robertson 1120
S. Main 684-0888 - Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday
Worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.; Prayer
This space Meeting, Wed. 7 p.m. Discovery Bible Clubs The Kids
place to be, every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m., all ages
could welcome. Fun, Food and Fellowship. Need a ride? Contact
Dave at 307-684-0888.
be working Calvary Chapel Buffalo - nondenominational 40 N.
for you! DeSmet 684-8725 - Sunday Service 10 a.m..
Church of Christ - 1100 Fort St. 684-5141 -
Sunday Bible Classes, 10 a.m.; Lords supper/sermon,
Call Shelley 11 a.m.; Evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m.
or Amanda today. Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints - Kade
Caturia, Bishop 470 Munkers 684-7607 - Study 684-
307-684-2223 5289 All meetings begin Sun. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Boy
Scouts, Youth Group Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
First United Methodist Church - Rev. KyeongSu Jung
684-2251
Rev. Peter Johnson officiat-
ing. A vigil service will be
held and the rosary recited at
www.harnessfuneralhome.com 6 p.m. on Monday at Harness
Funeral Home Chapel. Coda
Interment will be in Willow
Grove Cemetery with graveside services to fol-
low the Mass. Donations in Vals memory may
be made to the Val Coda Memorial, an educa-
tional fund set up for her grandchildren.
Valorie Ann Coda was born on June 6, 1967,
in Kremmling, Colorado, to Richard and Dottie
Smith. She moved to Buffalo with her fam-
ily at a young age and attended school. She
www.mahoneysstorall.com graduated from Buffalo High School with the
class of 1985. After high school, she attended
684-2911
Northwest Community College in Powell. She
Extension Office. She took a job with Big Horn
Title Company where she worked until she
divorced and moved to Fort Collins, Colorado,
in 2012. She continued living in Fort Collins
where she worked for A.D.P. Security until her
death. Val was very involved in her childrens
lives and followed them to all their activities.
She is survived by one daughter, Tyna
Staebler and her husband Jim of Buffalo;
one son, Christian Neeriemer of Denver; her
mother, Dottie Smith of Forsythe, Montana;
three brothers, Frank Smith and his wife Kellie
of Odenton, Maryland, Ted Smith and his wife
Lynette of Columbia Falls, Montana, and Todd
Smith and his wife Hidemi of Boise, Idaho; and
two grandchildren, Ellie and Brendan Staebler.
She was preceded in death by her father.

It has been said

Cloud Peak Rental 132 N. Adams 684-5845 - Sunday services begin at 10
a.m. with fellowship to follow. Adult Sunday school at 8:30
a.m., kids Sunday school at 9 a.m. Child care is available.
http://www.fumcbuffalokaycee.org.
Grace Fellowship - Pastor Paul Gilbert 108 N. Burritt You have heard it said Hope is an attitude. It is
684-7511 - Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:15 a.m.; This saying comes from a willingness to try and do
Wednesday evening youth group 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Matthew as Jesus spoke to something different. The hope
House of Prayer Apostolic Pentecostal Church - Rev. a gathered crowd about his in God is not in vain or mis-
David Eads 701 Fir Street 684-7344 Sunday school at vision of the Kingdom of God. placed. It has been said that
825 N. Main 9 a.m.; Sunday services at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Bible study people of faith do transform
at 6 p.m.; Please call for information or for home Bible What Jesus is doing is taking
Buffalo, WY the cherished and treasured their circumstances. It has
study, 684-7344.
684-5464 Jewish law and asking people been said that communities do
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses - 307-684-2750
to take their approach and respond with generosity. It has
686 Fort Street Sunday, Bible discourse 10 a.m.,;

BUCKINGHAM
been said that love does over-
Watchtower study 10:35 a.m.; Wednesday, Congregation
Bible study 7 p.m.; Theocratic Ministry school 7:30 p.m.;
This space application of the law to the
come hate. It has been said that
next level. Challenging stuff
Service meeting 8 p.m. could if you ask me, and yet not passions build others up.

LUMBER CO. New Life Assembly of God - Pastor Ted Ridenour 6 The Episcopal Church in
Barstad Way (1 mile north of town on North Main) 684- be working only did Jesus Sermon on the
Mount move people to action,
Buffalo joins with all the other
5755 Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Small Group
Bible studies for adults meet at various times throughout
for you! years later we find entire
churches of Buffalo in a joint
effort to build people up and to
370 S. the week; Revelation youth 7-12 grades, Wednesday,
6:45 p.m. Building is handicap accessible and transporta- Call Shelley
generations who still look to
these words for guidance and Minister's Moment unleash the power of compas-
Rev. Doug Wasinger sion and love. Yes, our chal-
Bypass Rd. tion available call 684-5755.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - Reverend Gerald
or Amanda today. strength.
When Jesus made this St. Lukes Episcopal Church lenges are great and our God
307-684-2223 is greater. When we join our
684-2231 Heinecke (684-1347) 1200 Fort St. 684-5470 -
(Missouri Synod) Worship Services, Sunday, 9 a.m. with a
speech, he spoke to the disen-
franchised people of his time. people to reach for a higher efforts to bless others, we find
ourselves who are blessed.
fellowship time to follow; Bible Study at 10 a.m.; Sunday I am sure as they listened to standard and to push them-
school at 10:15 a.m.; Youth instruction, 8 a.m. Sunday; EAGLE SUMMIT selves to exceed the expecta- St. Lukes Episcopal Church
Bible Study, 9 a.m., Thursday.
what he said they thought affirms the dignity of every
DENTAL CLINIC among themselves. How are tions of others. It is only pos-
St. Lukes Episcopal Church - Rev. Douglas Wasinger sible through the guidance of human being through the love
we going to be the light and of Christ. How is this possible?
178 S. Main 684-7529 Sunday service, 8 and 10 a.m.; 1001 Eagle View Dr. salt of the world? We are not the Holy Spirit. In a pointed
Adult Bible study, 9 a.m.; Children's Sunday school, 10 Because God has affirmed us
a.m.; nursery available for 10 a.m. service. Wednesday ser- (307) 684-0119 policy makers, and we dont way, what Jesus communicat-
& LAUNDROMAT first.
vice, 7 a.m. Home of the Bread of Life Food Pantry. get to choose what policies to ed is that with humanity alone,
Come join in the continued
St. Lukes Evangelical Lutheran Church Pastor Alena
Entrance to enforce. We are the poor, the nothing is possible. With God,
Eagle Summit effort to transform the com-
everything is possible.
631 E. Hart Lamarito 615 N. Burritt 684-7872 http://www.
stlukeselca.com E-mail: stlukeselca@vcn.com Sunday
Subdivision marginalized and the disem-
powered part of the population You have heard it said that
munity of Buffalo. For we will
not only meet the standards of a
Worship and Holy Communion: 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. our problems exceed our solu-
684-9666 Sunday School at 10:15 for all ages; parental nursery pro-
vided Wednesday Worship and Holy Communion: 7:00
of our society. Jesus asked
them to not only meet the best tions. It has been said that
good and just society. We, with
Gods help, will exceed them.
p.m. St. Lukes welcomes everyone to worship. of the best of what their lead- our crisis is bigger than our It has been said, Glory to God
ers had to offer, they were to hopes. It has been said that whose power, working in us,
Seventh-day Adventist Church - Pastor Chuck Gadway
(303-229-2103) 201 Aspen Dr. 684-9062 - Sabbath exceed the accepted standards. the dangers of the world are can do infinitely more than we
school, Sat. 9:30 a.m. Worship service, Sat. 11 a.m.; Buffalo An impossible task if you ask bigger than our security. It has can ask or imagine: Glory to
Health Mart 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday. All are welcome. me. been said that the best we can him from generation to gen-
St. John The Baptist Catholic Church - Father Peter That was the point. Jesus hope for is to survive and get eration in the Church, and in
Johnson, E. Snyder and Lobban 684-7268 - Saturday came to fulfill the law and not through it. It has been said the Christ Jesus for ever and ever.
HARDWARE Evening Mass, 5 p.m.; Sunday Masses, 8 and 10 a.m.; to abolish them. Jesus called little guy cannot get ahead. Amen Ephesians 3:20, 21
Daily Masses; 8 a.m.; Holy Day Masses, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
385 E. Hart Street Confessions, Sat. 11 a.m. and after Saturday mass.
Buffalo, WY
684-7493
Union Congregational Church - Rev. Bob Miller 122
Bennett 684-2958 - Worship services Sundays 10:30 a.m.
Coffee and Fellowship following. Child care available dur-
Spiritual Thoughts from the church of Christ
Relive Americas Christian Heritage.. The Series
ing worship.
Summit Wesleyan Church - Senior pastor William
This space This space Begins Now
Dunlap, Stephen Martin associate/youth pastor, Matthew
Aspinall associate/children's pastor 980 N. Main 684-
could 9548 Wesleyan Church - Traditional worship service, 8
a.m., Sunday; Sunday Worship services and Christian
could
be working Education classes, 9:15 and 10:45 a.m.; Trailhead Youth be working The American public deserves to know the truth about Americas Christian heritage. The
Ministry and Route 56 group from 6-8 p.m. Nursery and body of Christ in Buffalo invites you to follow along with a series of articles showing exact-
for you! childrens Ministry available all hours. for you! ly how the founders of this great country of ours, felt about God and the bible and Christi-
Clearmont
anity. We hope that you will at least find this series educational, if not inspiring.
Call Shelley Clearmont Community Church - Pastor Shane Haynes Call Shelley
or Amanda today. Across from Clearmont School; Sunday Service 9 a.m.; or Amanda today. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story from 1811-1845. He is called The Father of
Sunday School at 10:45 a.m.
307-684-2223 307-684-2223 American Jurisprudence
St. Mary Church - Father Peter Johnson Mass on second
and fourth Sundays, noon. Author of Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States
Arvada The Voice of Joseph Story (1779-1845), a U.S. Congressman, 1808-9, was appointed in 1811 as a Jus-
Arvada Community Church - Pastor Bob Moore; Sunday Johnson County Since 1884 tice to the United States Supreme Court by President James Madison (The Chief Architect

BUFFALO
school 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., church service 11 a.m., chil- of the Constitution). Being the youngest person ever to serve in that position, Joseph
drens Sunday school during church service.
Story continued on the bench for 34 years, until his death in 1845.

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All Souls Episcopal Church - Rev. Carole Buckingham.
Worship, 10 a.m. every Sunday. Pastoral calling and home
communion on call. Call 738-2416 for more information.
First Southern Baptist Chapel - Pastor David Largent
738-2311 - Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship service,
Sun., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; youth group 4-6 p.m.; Monday
Men's Bible Study, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday Women's Bible
Study, 5-6:30 p.m.; Wednesday meal, 6 p.m., Bible study
7-8 p.m.
CITY LIQUOR
Grace Mission Baptist Church - Pastor Danny Davis
Next to IGA 738-2366 - Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11
a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m.
Huge Selection of Wine,
Liquor and Micro Brews. St. Hubert Church - Father Peter Johnson Mass on first
and third Sundays, 2 p.m.
All wine is 10% off every Story
Saturday.
Story Community Church - Pastor John Constantine,
683-3018; 4 Ponderosa Drive, Sunday school for all ages
9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Coffee and fellowship time 10:30 to 11
a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study and
prayer, 6:30 p.m.
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influential works, including: Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States,
1833; Equity Jurisprudence, 1836; and A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the
United States, 1840; in which he stated:
We are not to attribute this prohibition of a national religious establishment [in the
First Amendment] to an indifference to religion in general, and especially to Christiani-
ty (which none could hold in more reverence that the framers of the Constitution)....
Probably, at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, and of the Amendment to it now
under consideration, the general, if not the universal, sentiment in America was, that
patible with the private rights of conscience and the freedom of religious worship.
Any attempt to level all religions, and to make it a matter of state policy to hold all in utter
indifference, would have created universal disapprobation, if not universal indignation.
To be continued...
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Brad Burns, third from left, works with screen writers on the newest January Jubilee movie, The Sofa God, in the Buf-
falo High School library. January Jubilee is a program sponsored by the high schools English department, which encour-
ages students to write, direct and film their own movies.

Lights, camera and The Sofa God

Burns uses directing skills to
bring January Jubilee film to life
BY STEPHEN DOW
stephen@buffalobulletin.com
Brad Burns is just a junior at Buffalo
High School, but he already knows more
about the world of filmmaking than
some people twice his age. In the past
two years, he has learned a truth all film
directors know: Making movies is a lot
of fun but also a lot of work.
A director really has to have his
hands in every aspect of the filmmaking
process, Burns said. He has to work
with the writers, decide who plays who
and approve the props and sets that are
going to be used. Its a lot of responsibil-
ity, but its all worth it when you have a
chance to see the finished product.
Burns is just one BHS student who has
received an introduction to the world of
filmmaking since the schools English
department started the January Jubilee
program seven years ago. The program,
which starts in late January each year and
proceeds through the month of February,
allows students to study a particular
genre of literature for a month. This
year, the theme is science fiction, and
students have to create their own film in
that genre. After the films are created,
students have a chance to win their own
mini Oscar statues for their work dur-
ing an awards ceremony in early March.
The film that Burns is working on this
year, along with 40 other BHS students,
is titled The Sofa God, a post-apoc-
alyptic film about a group of survivors
who live in a bunker with a sofa, which
is worshipped as a god. When a few rest-
less survivors start rebelling against the
false god and the religious leaders who
promote the faith, they end up getting
more than they bargained for.
This is the second year in a row that
Burns has worked as a director in a
January Jubilee film; in his freshman
year, he was an actor. As the director of
The Sofa God, Burns said, his main
duty is that of a supervisor: making sure
that everybody working on the film pulls
his or her own weight.
I found out during my previous two
years in January Jubilee that if every-
one works together and pulls their own
weight, the film turns out great, Burns
said. However, not everybody wants
to do that or is able to. So my duty as
a director is to make sure everybody is AUCTION
doing the best they can and to help them
out when theyre struggling.
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skills also. Theres so much more to the
January Jubilee experience than just mak-
ing movies. Its about preparing yourself
for the real world.

A spirited fight against cancer

BY STEPHEN DOW
stephen@buffalobulletin.com

At Buffalo High School, there is a lot more to spring homecoming

week than just displaying some school spirit.
The school decided several years ago that we wanted to do more
than just some spirit dress-up days during spring homecoming,
said Tracie Kirven, the adviser for BHSs student council, which
plans homecoming festivities. We wanted to do something mean-
ingful.
Eventually, the school settled on an event known as Black Out
Cancer. Black Out still involves many of the typical hallmarks of
homecoming week. Students dress up in certain colors each day, and
events throughout the week are planned to encourage school spirit,
including assemblies and a macho man volleyball game. But the
week is also intended to inspire deeper discussions, Kirven said.
The colors that our students dress up in throughout the week
are all representative of different types of cancers, Kirven said.
For example, on Monday they dressed up in pink for breast can-
Bulletin photo by Stephen Dow
Roughly $2,000 was raised during the Blackout Cancer silent
20 year reunion!
cer and, on Tuesday, they dressed in blue for stomach cancer. Our auction and T-shirt sale on Friday. Proceeds will be used to Come one and all... former MOPS moms, Mentor moms
hope is that we can spark discussion and raise awareness among help local families fighting cancer. and childcare workers to an open house/reunion
the students about these forms of cancer. to celebrate 20 wonderful years of MOPS in Buffalo.
The culmination of the weeks festivities occurred during the Kirven said she hoped that students were able to learn something
high schools basketball games Friday. Student council members even more important than school spirit: empathy. When: February 20
held a silent auction and T-shirt sale to raise funds for the Johnson I hope that this event has helped our students develop a sense of
County Community Resource Center. empathy for and a willingness to help those in need, Kirven said. Where: Summit Church - 980 N, Main St.
While the final totals havent been tallied yet, Kirven estimated Hopefully, weve promoted an understanding that Buffalo is a com- Time: 6:30-8:30
that students raised nearly $2,000. The money will be distributed munity where we help each other and that each and every one of our
by the resource center to local families fighting cancer. students can make a difference. There will be snacks, fun and a chance to reconnect
with friends and to see what MOPS looks like in 2017!
Cant wait to see you!
SCHOOL briefs
Members of BHS debate team advance to finals half an hour to research the subject, write a seven-minute speech and
After several weeks of tournaments, the Buffalo High School then memorize it.
speech and debate team is coming into their own, according to their
adviser Walter Farwell. He said their performance in a tournament in CCMS speech and debate end season
Newcastle during the weekend of Feb. 11 only served to drive that Clear Creek Middle School student Hollis Mantle ended her January 2017
fact home.
BHS placed fourth overall at the tournament, which featured com-
speech and debate season on a high note by earning two first-place
trophies during a competition in Newcastle over the Feb. 11 weekend.
has not
petition from 12 schools across Wyoming and South Dakota.
Four members of the BHS team advanced to the finals of their
Mantle was undefeated in both the interpretation competition, been kind to me
which involves performing works of drama or humor, and the
respective competitions during the tournament. impromptu competition, which requires students to select a topic,
Two BHS competitors made it to the final round in the drama com- brainstorm a speech, create an outline and then deliver a speech. But Im back now
petition, which involves reciting sections from plays. Tyrrell Harper
placed seventh overall in drama, while Daisha Scantling took home
Many of Mantles team members also performed well in the final and ready to start
competition of the season. Tessa Taylor took second place in the
third-place honors.
impromptu competition and also received a certificate of distinction in taking appointments
In the humor competition, which requires students to perform a
humorous recitation, Elizabeth Conklin made it to the final round and the debate competition. at Doggie Doo
earned a fifth-place trophy. Sydney Hall tied for third place in the poetry competition, which
requires students to recite a poem. She also received a certificate of
Logan Ludwig advanced to the final round of the congressional
debate competition. Ludwig was ranked sixth overall. In congres-
sional debate, high school students emulate members of the U.S.
distinction in the interpretation competition.
Laelim Jung and Maxima Wuerker tied for fourth place in the
Doggie Doo and Cats Too
Congress by debating bills and resolutions. impromptu competition. Jung and Wuerker also received certificates
In the extemporaneous speaking competition, Connor Land missed
the break into finals by one point. Extemporaneous speaking involves
of distinction in the debate competition.
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The light of knowledge Clear Creek Middle School Honor Roll

Sixth Grade Verplancke, Sierra Hope Taylor, Tessa Hopkins Haas, Reuben Massimo
4.0 Honor Roll Tomich, Riley Jordan Gorman
Andrews, Molly Ruth Superior Honor Roll Wages, Anderson Walker Hill, Abigail Nicole
Bennett McDonnell, Bloomgren, Mattie Rae Wuerker, Maxima McBroom, Braden
Keesee Rae Byram, Brogan Hunter Winchester Michael
Holmes, Ryleigh Cortes Bobbitt, Lilian Zink, Olivia Sophia Riddle, Luci Adele
Katherine Rose Wagner, Olie Arthur
Ihnat, Michael John Dunham, Miranda Nikole Exemplary Honor Roll Wonka, John Novotny
Johnson, Sarah Daisy Engen, AnnaLiese Carpenter, Sebastian Ray Wuerker, Wolfgang
Markovsky, Jonathan Lauren-Elaine Cooley, Sophia Grace Alexander
Marquart, Caden Paul Engling, Caydence Downare, Cassie Jolene
Ostheimer, Vivianne Jennifer Durham, Kayla Grace Exemplary Honor Roll
Alison Gavillet, Anastacia Rose Grabin, Gabriella Anne Dyess, William Aaron
Qualm, Hannah Grace Joens, Raile Cooper Lambert, Makenna Giles, Tucker Madsen
Redden, Payton Jade Palser, Dawson Russell Ramsey Hatch, Hyrum Clinton
Rzasa, Nathan Kyle Peters, Teila Marie Patik, Emma Lynn Hill, Aspen Jewel
Wonka, Charles Xavier Roper, Katherine Pehringer, Kaya Dawn Kenney, Jessica Dawn
Elizabeth Rhoads, Olivia Ashlynn Mantle, Hollis Catherine
Exemplary Honor Roll Waller, Wiley D Simondi, Mya Faith Palser, Sage Nicole
Clason, Sarah Grace Tucker, Jamie Rene Phillippi, Easton Hunter
Dunn, Connor Steven Seventh Grade Rule, Calvin McCoy
French, Kadynce Lee 4.0 Honor Roll Superior Honor Roll Skovgard, Jace Ted
Glassock, Mark Daniel Benton, Kale Davin Harness, Sterling Grieves
Gripp, Vivyan Blaney, Kaitrin Leonora Hoon, Melanie Ann Superior Honor Roll
Gross, Alaina Francis Camino, Benjamin John Killian, Nathan Joel Bessler, Colby Alan
Hahn, Tennessee Farris, Elizabeth Rose Rasmuson, Trevor Loyd Crider, Rebekah Noelle
Elizabeth Hall, Sydney Grace Schlichting, Matthew Allen Fowler, Riley Faith
Mysse, Karina Janean Hepp, McKinly Ann Stowe, Trevor Jeffery Harrison, Matthew David
Norman, Sydnie Christine Johnson, Isabella Loren Wing, Hamlin Gary Hunt, Jordan Marie
Patik, Isaac Tyler Jung, Laelim Kessler, McKinley Jo
Rosalez, Cantrell Milot, Laney Marie Elise Eighth Grade Daly
Elizabeth Rule, Lexi Kay 4.0 Honor Roll Rzasa, Benjamin James
Stewart, Iyana Mari Sutton, Katelyn Loraine Downare, Sydney Ann Swanston, Taylor James
Bulletin photo by Stephen Dow
Abi Hulick lights her candle during Buffalo High Schools National
Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Sunday. Hulick was one of this
years six new inductees into the society, which honors students aca- School briefs
demic excellence.
UW names students to UW names students to Wolf and Shaya Paige Marie Wolf all of
Buffalo earned Deans Honor Roll honors.
Presidents Honor Roll Deans Honor Roll
Whats for lunch? The University of Wyoming lists the
following students from Wyoming on
University ofWyominglists 18 stu-
dents from Johnson County on the 2016
Lily R. Simon and Shawn D. Straub of
Kaycee also earned honors.
Johnson County school menu the 2016 fall semester Presidents Honor fall semester academic Deans and Deans
UW names students to
Roll. Freshman Honor Rolls.
Thursday, Feb. 16: Deli delight, carrots and celery, strawberries, Candace M. Carder, Sydney Lynne The honor rolls consist of regularly Provosts Honor Roll
ice cream, fruit/vegetable bar, white or chocolate milk. Gruntmeir, Matthew Ryan Misslin, James enrolled undergraduates above freshman The University of Wyoming lists the
Friday, Feb. 17: Chili dog, baked beans, pickle, Mandarin oranges, W. Musselman, Kade T. Myers, Andee standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade- following students from Wyoming on the
fruit/vegetable bar, white or chocolate milk. Elizabeth Schueler and Olivia M. Spanos point average and freshmen who have 2016 fall semester Provosts Honor Roll.
Monday, Feb. 20: No school. all of Buffalo and Sara M. Ellingrod Devin Michaela Bingham, Charles
earned a 3.25 or better grade-point aver-
Tuesday, Feb. 21: Chicken potpie, biscuit, pears, fruit/vegetable bar, Raleigh Coones, Jeffrey S. Jette, Teneil
of Clearmont earned honors on the age.
white or chocolate milk. Amber Schumacher and Kayla Renee
Presidents Honor Roll. Catherine E. Besel, Hannah R. Chapin, Sherwood all of Buffalo earned honors on
Wednesday, Feb. 22: Sloppy joes, sweet potato fries, grapes, fruit The Presidents Honor Roll consists of Richard C. Giles, Olivia M. Glassock, the Provosts Honor Roll.
smoothie, fruit/vegetable bar, white or chocolate milk. regularly enrolled undergraduates who Caleb J. Gray, Sophie L. Gruntmeir, The Provosts Honor Roll consists of
Thursday, Feb. 23: Stromboli, cottage cheese, carrots, applesauce, earned a 4.0 (A) grade-point average Nicholas R. Henry, Kye Blakeslee Jensen, undergraduates who have completed at
fruit/vegetable bar, white or chocolate milk. for the semester. To be eligible, students Laura L. Kelly, Kinzi A. Litzel, William least six but fewer than 12 hours with
Friday, Feb. 24: Chicken patty sandwich, baked beans, kiwi fruit/ must have been enrolled for a minimum D. Long, Nicholas Charles Lulias, Kiley a minimum 3.5 grade-point average for
vegetable bar, white or chocolate milk. of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. D. Myers, Mark R. Reimann, Shawna M. the semester.

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Budget
Continued from A1
All those from Kaycee who spoke at the
meeting agreed with Walker. Some, like Randy
Cleveland, went even further and accused
Chase of not acting in the best interest of
Kaycee students and chided the board for giv-
ing the superintendant too much power in bud-
get decisions.
We, the taxpayers, elected the board, not
the superintendent, Cleveland said. Id like
to see the board make every decision related to
employment in the district, and I object to the
board delegating any of its duties to the super-
intendant. The board shouldnt be relying on
recommendations from the administration.
Trustee Marcy Schueler argued that the
board has never relied exclusively on feedback
from Chase, but that he is a valuable resource
when trying to decide what cuts to make.
I am a nurse by trade, Schueler said. I
have no background in school finance like
Gerry does. So when it comes to making deci-
sions like this, I would feel much more com-
fortable if Gerry was the one who made the
plan about where cuts should be made.
Meanwhile, other trustees agreed with the
speakers from Kaycee and said that the dis-
tricts administrative team should not be the
only ones making budgeting decisions.
I agree that its important to get the admin
teams perspective on this, but I think that it
is a small part of a larger process, Novotny-
Wonka said. We need to be utilizing the opin-
ions of all of our stakeholders including par-
ents, teachers and community members while
making these decisions.
Trustee Margo Sabec agreed and said that in
a recent survey sent out by the district to com-
munity members, many respondents thought
that cutting salaries for those in administrative
positions would be the best way to make cuts
in the district.
Tasking the admin team to come up with
reductions seems like an unfair assignment,
Sabec said. After all, nobody wants to have
6.7%
Transportation
10%
Buildings and grounds
operations
and maintenance
3.5%
Technology
coordination
3.9%
Central administration
5.7%
School administration
11.4%
Instructional support
JCSD #1 2016-17 General Fund Expenditure Budget
$20,466,618
to reduce their own salary. There are a lot of
stakeholders in this room who need to have the
ability to participate in this discussion and have
their voices heard. Delegating the decisions
exclusively to the admin team is improper.
There are currently 13 administrative posi-
tions in the district including the superinten-
dant, associate superintendant, five principals
58.3%
Instruction
and six directors such as the directors of tech-
nology and transportation. All told, the salaries
for those positions make up roughly $1.2 mil-
lion or 6 percent of the districts $20.4 mil-
lion budget this year.
The associate superintendant position, cur-
rently filled by Jeanne Iberlin, will likely be
vacant in the next school year. According to
Chase, Iberlin will be leaving the district. That
will save the district $125,000 but will also
cost the district in other ways, according to
trustee Dave Belus.
She brought more money to the district
through grant writing than she made through
her salary, Belus said of Iberlin. She will be
missed.
While Iberlins departure will bring an auto-
matic cut of roughly half a percent to the dis-
tricts budget, there are still many other cuts to
be made, Chase said. To address those cuts, the
board decided to have its district advisory com-
mittee comprised of board members, school
administration, staff, parents and community
members come up with plans specifying what
cuts would have to be made if the districts
budget was reduced by 3 percent ($614,000), 6
percent ($1.2 million), or 9 percent ($1.8 mil-
lion) from last years funding levels. Chase
said the committee has about 40 members.
The plans will be presented at next months
board meeting on March 6.
Despite the difficult tasks ahead, board
members expressed hope that the board, admin-
istrative teams, and community members could
come together to find some much needed fund-
ing solutions.
In this community, we dont always agree
on everything, but were always able to come
together for the common good, trustee Kathy
Smith said. Id like to challenge the board to
come together with the community for the good
of our teachers, our staff and children.
Hall also advocated the value of a commu-
nity partnership.
This is a defining moment for our district,
and we all have a choice to make, Hall said.
Are we going to let this budget crisis drive this
district apart or is it going to unite us? Im hope-
ful its the latter because we are going to need
everyones help as we search for solutions.

Request
Continued from A1
It is disconcerting that at the
very time that the Legislature
is calling the Prevention
Management Organizations
spending into question, it is opt-
ing to refuse our public records
request, Hicks said. The PMO
is funded by public dollars. They
should be accountable to the
public for how it spends those
dollars.
Wyoming Press Association
attorney Bruce Moats agreed
and argued that Hotles excuses
were moot.
This question of whether pri-
vate contractors have to submit
to public records requests is one
that is going to come more and
more to the forefront as private
contractors take over the func-
tions that the government used
to do, Moats said. In order to
answer that question, you have
to consider whether the organi-
zation functions as an alter ego
of government. Organizations
that are alter egos and I
believe the PMO qualifies are
required to submit to public
records requests.
An alter ego, according to
Moats, is any organization that
has been created, funded or
controlled by a government enti-
ty or fulfills a purpose that was
previously filled by the govern-
ment. Moats said that because
the PMO receives most of its
funding from the Department
of Health and is providing ser- Legislature, it is in everybodys refusal of this request is light of persistent questions important when spending
vices such as suicide and best interest to make sure this going to be perceived as in the Legislature about how public dollars. Hopefully,
drug abuse prevention that information is out in the open. though they have something money is being spent. We hell see that shedding light
were previously provided by the Hicks agreed. to hide, Hicks said. That is hope that Mr. Hotle would on spending can never hurt
Department of Health, it can be Right or not, the PMOs a dangerous perception in see that transparency is most an organization.
considered an alter ego.
Moats said he is planning
to write a letter to the PMO
demanding that it release the
payroll information in question.
In late January, the Bulletin
filed a formal public records
request with the PMO seeking
a breakdown of salaries for
each position at the PMO. The
request came after state legisla-
tors argued that $2.1 million in
proposed cuts to the organiza-
tion was necessary to encour-
age fiscal responsibility.
Hotle argued in an e-mail that
the PMO has an extremely low
percentage of administrative/
management costs compared
to similar nonprofits in Wyoming
and nationally. He refused to
back up his claims by respond-
ing to multiple requests from the
Bulletin asking for a breakdown
of salaries.
Moats said he hopes that
Hotle will respond to the
Bulletins newest request and
argued that it was in the organi-
zations best interest to do so.
Transparency serves the
organization, as well as the
general public, Moats said. In
light of the funding discussions
currently taking place in the

Funding
Continued from A1
While its unclear what num-
ber the Senate and House will
settle on, its certain, accord-
ing to Kinskey, that prevention
services across Wyoming will
receive fewer cuts than expect-
ed just a few weeks ago.
This is good news, accord-
ing to Prevention Management
Organization CEO Keith Hotle,
but the cuts would still have a
major impact on prevention
funding throughout the state.
The PMO is a Buffalo-based
organization currently providing
prevention services through-
out the state of Wyoming. The
organization is funded through
the Wyoming Department of
Health and has once again
applied for state funding in the
coming fiscal year.
A $2.1 million budget cut
from next years community
prevention budget of $4.5 (mil-
lion) would seriously impair
the level of services provided,
Hotle said.As for lesser
reductions, those would be
proportionately less harmful
to community efforts but will
still have a major impact on the
work being done in communi-
ties in the amounts were likely
to see.
As for how those cuts could
be implemented, Hotle said
there are no clear answers as of
yet.
Before we would be able
to have a meaningful discus-
sion around the issue, we would
first have to be awarded the
(Department of Health) contract
(for prevention management
services) and then take a look at
how the Department of Health
would apply the cut to the var-
ious programs funded by the
Substance Abuse and Suicide
Prevention program, Hotle
said.At this point, we would 711 N. Main Street Buffalo, WY 82834
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BOE
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Whatever decision the board makes, it is going to affect our
budget, Greenough said. The money under protest is money
that we had budgeted as having. If we lose this money, were
going to have to look for other ways to make up the difference,

A joyful
such as cutting funding for county operations.
According to Greenough, the board has up to 60 days to reach
a decision in the case.
sound The protest involves two sister companies that started operat-
ing in Johnson County in mid-2015, Carbon Creek Energy LLC
Bulletin photo and Powder River Midstream. Carbon Creek currently controls
by Maggie DeBlasis
Isabella Grabin over 80 percent of the coalbed methane production in the Powder
and LaCee River Basin, while Powder River Midstream helps Carbon Creek
Bennett perform in that production through offering midstream services that
at the annual include natural gas gathering, compression, treatingand pro-
Buffalo High cessing, according to its website.
School Chamber The companies were formed in the summer
Music Recital held of 2015 when their CEO Alan Brown purchased
Monday night at
the school. property from three other companies that were
looking to sell their assets in the Powder River
Basin: Anadarko, Western Gas Resources
(WGR) and WPX Energy. Roughly 69 per-

Tracker
Continued from A1
HB0151 Cigarette tax
An act relating to taxation
and revenue; increasing the
cigarette tax rate; amending
distribution of the cigarette
tax; clarifying distribution of
license fees; repealing related
provisions; and providing for an
effective date.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Madden
Status: Receive for introduction
in the Senate and referred to the
revenue committee.
HB162 Property tax
assessment rates
An act relating to property
tax; increasing the property tax
assessment rates for property
used for industrial purposes and
for all other property as speci-
fied; providing for the creation
of and distribution of funds to
the property tax refund program
account; providing sunset dates;
specifying applicability; and
providing for an effective date.
Sponsors: Mike Madden,
R-Buffalo
Status: Was not considered in
the committee of the whole in
the House
HB0194 School safety and
security
An act relating to school safe-
ty and security; allowing posses-
sion of firearms by school district
employees on school property;
providing rulemaking authority
to school districts; specifying
confidentiality of records; mak-
ing conforming amendments; and
providing for an effective date.
Sponsors: Rep. Eklund,
R-Cheyenne
Status: Introduced and referred
to education committee in the
Senate.
HB0236- School finance-
omnibus education funding
An act relating to school
finance; an omnibus bill address-
ing education funding though
revisions of the existing educa-
tion funding formula, providing
additional revenue and transfer-
ring existing revenues; establish-
ing a joint select committee on
education funding; requiring
reports; providing appropriations;
providing sunset dates; and pro-
viding for effective dates.
Sponsors: House Education
Committee
Status: Received for introduction
in the Senate.
SF0056 Omnibus water
bill planning
An act relating to water
development projects; authoriz-
ing specified level I and level II
studies; providing appropriations;
requiring reports; providing for
reversion of unexpended funds;
authorizing unobligated funds to
be used to complete other desig-
nated projects as specified; and
providing for an effective date.
Two studies authorized by the bill
would affect Johnson County: a
study of the Buffalo groundwater
supply and a feasibility study
related to the acquisition of Lake
DeSmet facilities.
Sponsors: Water Committee
Status: Placed on general file
in the House.
SF0165 School finance-
education funding reductions
An act relating to school
finance; making temporary
reductions to education fund-
ing; requiring the joint education
interim committee to study and
report on specified issues related
to funding; providing an appro-
priation for early retirement as
specified; providing rulemaking
authority; and providing for an
effective date.
Sponsor: Sen. Bill Landen,
R-Casper
Status: Introduced in the
House and referred to the educa-
tion committee
SJ0009 Public school
financing
A joint resolution proposing to
amend the Wyoming constitution
to specific that the Legislature
determines the adequacy of pub-
lic school funding and prohibit-
ing courts from requiring funding
beyond that prescribed by law.
Sponsor: Sen. Dave Kinskey,
R-Sheridan
Status: Introduced in the
House and referred to education
committee
cent of the property purchased is in Johnson
County. The other 31 percent is in Campbell
County, according to Brown. The company Greenough
has brought a tax protest similar to the one in
Johnson County to Campbell County, according
to Brown.
The contracts that Brown signed with Anadarko, WGR and
WPX are at the center of the dispute about whether Barlow or
Kelley Stewart, tax agent for Carbon Creek and Powder River
Midstream, assessed Carbon Creeks properties correctly for tax
purposes. Both Barlow and Stewart admitted during the hearing
that the contracts were unclear in places, which made assessing
value of the properties difficult.
While assessing the properties, Stewart said, she found that
the acquisition costs of equipment were listed as zero dollars
because the equipment came with the property that was pur-
chased.
I was faced with a dilemma, Stewart said. Do I list that
acquisition cost as zero dollars on the tax forms? For me, the
answer was a definite no because obviously the equipment has
some value. But on the same token, you cant claim that the
value of the equipment is 100 percent of the purchase price of
the property because that would deny the fact that the property
itself and the gas on the property has value.
Stewart eventually settled on listing the acquisition costs of
equipment as 7 percent of the purchase price of the property a
number that she got from the Marshall and Swift valuation ser-
vice. Marshall and Swift lists the 7 percent number as the sal-
vage value of oil refinery equipment. Stewart said that she used
the number, even though the case doesnt involve oil refinery
equipment or the process of salvaging said equipment because
she couldnt find any other category that more accurately repre-
sented Carbon Creeks situation.

Winters not over yet

When Barlow received Stewarts calculations, she was con-
cerned that Carbon Creeks numbers for equipment costs were
substantially lower than what they had been just a year before
under the ownership of Anadarko, WGR and WPX. She was

and neither are these deals!

also concerned about the contracts that had been given to her by
Carbon Creek because, she said, they were heavily redacted and
unsigned a condition Brown said was due to privacy concerns.
All of that was very concerning for me as an assessor,
Barlow said. I had to make a judgment call. Do I use the num-
bers that Carbon Creek is reporting, which are substantially dif-
ferent from what the values of the property and equipment were
last year? Or do I use the numbers from last year that I know to
be completely accurate? In the end, I felt it was best to use the
figures from the past year when the property was still owned by
Anadarko, WGR and WPX.
The numbers that Barlow settled on were three times higher
than those reported by Carbon Creek, according to the compa-
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Super V8, 4.6L; FWD L4, 2.0L; FWD L6, 6.7L; 4WD, Turbo V8, 5.7L; 4WD The crux of this case is the question of whether the Carbon
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$8,995 $13,995 $38,995 $34,995 shell say no. For a number of reasons, she decided that the pur-
chase prices that Miss Stewart reported did not matter and she
decided to utilize the 2015 values. The problem is that, by doing
that, its as no transaction ever occurred. When you have a major
market-shifting transaction that represents 80 percent of the coal-
bed methane in the Powder River Basin, its simply wrong to act
as if that purchase never happened.
Meanwhile, county attorney Barry Crago argued that Barlow
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given by Carbon Creek have no rational relation to actual mar-
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$30,995 $16,995 $9,995 $22,995 since they are a low-cost operator in an economy where the
energy industry is struggling. Lowering tax bills is one way of
lowering overhead and I totally understand that, but the method-
ologies used by Miss Stewart have no legal support and are not
supported by industry standards.
Now that both sides have had a chance to speak before the
Board of Equalization, it will be up to the board to decide wheth-
er to affirm the assessments made by Barlow or Stewart. If the
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Senior Slayter Nielson, left, squares off against Quentin McBee of Worland during Thursdays dual. The Bison were just five points short of Worland
by the end of the dual, the closest they have been in years.
Bison challenge Warriors at home
By Ben Ramsey
ben@buffalobulletin.com
According to Buffalo High School wrestling
senior Tanner Verplancke, Worland has won the
dual against the Bison for the past three years.
With a handful of highly-ranked wrestlers, the
Bison put up their best effort in four years at
taking down their conference foes.
However, after trading wins for four weight
classes, Worland crept ahead and then had a
string of four wins from the 220-pound weight
class, wrapping around to 113, including a vic-
tory by default at 106.
The Bison notched a string of wins of their
own, but it was not enough to square the bal-
ance sheet and Worland won by five points
42-37.
The Thursday dual started with Buffalos
Jake Waterson pinning Milo Vega in 56 seconds
at the 145 pounds, earning six points.
Worland answered with Travis Tatkenhorst
pinning Elijah Johnson in 53 seconds at 152 for
six points.
Then it was the Bisons turn again, and Gabe
Atwell defeated Peyton Woffindon by technical
fall in 4:34 at 160 and earned five points.
At 170 pounds, Worlands J.R. Hofmann
defeated Ethan Richins by fall in 3:22 for six
points.
At 182, Quentin McBee of Worland earned
six points by fall over Slayter Neilson.
Verplancke defeated Worlands Alex Beck
by major decision to earn four points for the
Bison at 195 pounds.
Then Worland went on a run from the 220-
Swimming seniors earn all-conference honors
By Ben Ramsey
ben@buffalobulletin.com
The Paul Stock Aquatic Center in Cody hosted
the 3A boys Absaraka Conference swimming tour-
nament on Friday and Saturday, where both Buffalo
High School Bison seniors earned all-conference
honors.
Senior Ian Cohoon took first in the 50-yard free-
style for his 24.27-second finish.
Coach Mike Miller said he knew Cohoon could
swim as fast as he did and that he was glad Cohoon
finally achieved what he knew he could.
Miller added that Cohoons performance was
definitely what (the team) wanted to see.
It was a great lift for the team and for him going
into state, he said.
Cohoon also took second behind Trentn Weiss of
Douglas in the 100 butterfly, finishing with a 59.24
time to Weiss 57.44.
That was a great race for him, Miller said. He
was even with (Weiss) at the midway point and that
kid just out-powered him at the end.
Miller said Weiss had slightly more strength in
the final stretch but that Cohoons performance was
solid.
Senior Enoch Rogers also earned all-conference
honors for taking second place in 1-meter diving.
Swimming
continued on page B10
Cole Reiner grapples with Buck Butterfield of Worland during Thursdays dual. Reiner
defeated Butterfield by a 9-1 major decision.
pound class to 106, earning 24 points over
four matches, starting with Morgan Tigner
over Damon Gardner at 200 pounds. Then
Nathan Kern defeated Aaron Williams at
285. Dominic Hartley won by default at
106 pounds and Daniel Weyrich defeated
Levi Seidel at 113.
The Bison then won four of their own,
starting with Dallas Lopez over Vance
Curtis at 120 for six points. Cole Reiner
then won by major decision over Buck
Bulletin courtesy photo by Raymond Hillegas/The Cody Enterprise
Buffalos Jacob Velasquez swims the 100-yard breaststroke finals race dur-
ing the 3A Absaroka Conference Championships on Saturday at the Rec
Center pool in Cody.
Bulletin photo by Ben Ramsey
Au naturale?
Veteran wrestler Tanner Verplancke
celebrated senior night Thursday during
the Bisons dual against Worland. After
winning his match, he took some time to
talk about how his final season is going
and the running jokes that have made
the team what he calls one of the best
groups of guys Ive ever
wrestled with.
Case in point was
Hunter Elmer and
his notorious golden
locks. At the men-
tion of Elmers name,
Verplancke started
laughing.
He, like a lot of the
guys, you cant be a
in a bad mood around Elmer
Bulletin photo by Ben Ramsey
that kid, Verplancke
said. He will make you laugh in some
way, because either his hair isnt looking
Butterfield for four points, Hunter Elmer good enough or he has some wise joke
over Hayden Johnston by pin for six points he has to tell you.
at 126. And it was Benjamin Elmlinger Elmer, a Kaycee native who has spent
over Hunter Elliott for six points at 138. a good portion of his life wrestling in
Johnson County, has earned a reputa-
The Bison fell just short of victory.
tion for being extremely quick on his feet,
It didnt quite go our way, Bison favoring the neutral position, which allows
coach Mitch Johnson said. We thought we him to shoot for a takedown quickly.
were going to pull that one off.
Au naturale
Bison continued on page B10
continued on page B10
Lady Bison earn
disparate wins
By Ben Ramsey
ben@buffalobulletin.com
With the basketball season starting its proverbial third act,
expectations can be dangerous. Any reasonable spectator might
have picked the Buffalo High School Lady Bison to run rampant
over Thermopolis during Fridays home game and would have
predicted something considerably less glorious against Rawlins
away the following day. But those expectations would be more
or less wrong.
The Lady Bobcats played Buffalo close at home, falling only
four points short of the Lady Bison in their second competition
of the season after having lost to the Bison at home by 17
points in late January.
The following day, after scraping through the Thermopolis
game, the Lady Bison faced Rawlins, which had nearly the exact
record as the Bison at the time. Rawlins only lost by five points
when it played in Buffalo on Jan. 21. This time, the Lady Bison
played the Lady Outlaws away after a rough home performance
and won 56-44.
The weekend started with Friday nights game against
Thermopolis in front of a solid home crowd.
The teams were introduced, the band played the school song,
and the Lady Bison struggled.
Lady Bison
continued on page B10
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Bucs challenged
just enough
By Ben Ramsey
ben@buffalobulletin.com

Two weeks ago, Kaycee High

School boys basketball coach
Jason Humble said his team
needed to be challenged. Well,
ask and you shall receive.
Last week the Kaycee
Buckaroos got just the right
amount of challenge the not-
enough-to-lose kind of challenge,
the Goldilocks porridge of bas-
ketball games. This was mainly
due to a fourth-quarter run by
the Lingle-Ft. Laramie Doggers
that brought the score within 10
points by the final buzzer.
Kaycee also faced the
Midwest Oilers for the second
time this season, defeating the
Oilers in a similar way to their
first encounter, which is to say, it
was a route.
The Bucs started their week-
end against Midwest in Casper
on Thursday.
We got off to a quick start
and pressed them and jumped out
on them early, Humble said. It
was 27-9 after the first quarter.
We just cruised from there.
The Oilers scored five points
to Kaycees 13 in the second
quarter, 12 to Kaycees 18 in the
third and seven to Kaycees 15 in
the fourth.
We had two kids with 15
points and had four kids in
double figures, Humble said,
adding that the game was about
exactly the same as the teams
last encounter.
On Jan. 19, the Buckaroos
defeated Midwest 72-30. This
time, the Buckaroos won 73-33.
Mark Largent and Nathan
Troll each scored 15 points, while
Reed Stafford had 14 and Ethan
Garnhart had 12.
The following day, the
Buckaroos hosted Lingle-Ft.
Laramie in the Buckadome gym-
nasium.
The Doggers were 12-5 at the
time and are still the top-ranked
team in the 1A Southeast.
They are a good team,
Humble said. They are athletic,
tall and pretty physical. It was a
great game for us to play.
The Doggers double-covered
Troll for some of the game, hop-
ing to minimize the lead-scorers
Senior Buckaroo Ian McGivney drives into Doggers territory
during Fridays home game against Lingle-Ft.Laramie. After a
series of blowout games, Lingle-Ft. Laramie was a welcome
challenge, coming within 10 points of victory.
impact, but Kaycee outgunned
the Doggers, regardless. The
Buckaroos outscored Lingle-Ft.
Laramie 16-14 in the first quar-
ter and 13-8 in the second. The
Doggers did slightly better in
the second half, scoring seven
points to the Buckaroos 14 in
the third and then outscoring
the Buckaroos in the fourth
17-12 to close the score to
55-46 by the games end.
It was the Buckaroos closest
game since Jan. 21.
Humble said he wasnt sure
how the Doggers caught up in
the fourth quarter.
They hit a 3, then hit 4 of 4
from the free-throw line and hit
five 2s, he said. I dont know
if we slacked off or if they just
Bulletin courtesy photo by Anita Bartlett
gained some ground.
Four Buckaroos had double-
digit scores, including Hunter
Rouse (10), Troll (13), Stafford
(10) and Largent (11).
Humble said Stafford did a
good job man-marking some
tough opponents and said he
would probably use him to
mark Saratogas hotshot Gage
Bartlett when the Bucs host the
Panthers (1-6, 7-10) on Friday at
2:15 p.m.
The Buckaroos will then travel
to Hulett (3-3, 7-10) on Saturday.
Humble said the team was
ready to wrap up the regular
season and get on to tournament
time.
Regionals will be held Feb.
23-25 in Douglas.
Aaron Thiele, left, challenges a Thermopolis player for the chance to score during Fridays home
game. The Bison defeated Thermopolis handily, then struggled against Rawlins the following
day in a road game.
Bison beat Bobcats, fall to Outlaws
By Ben Ramsey
ben@buffalobulletin.com
While the Lady Bison basketball team earned
a narrow victory over Thermopolis and then
defeated Rawlins, the boys team shellacked
Thermopolis but couldnt beat the Outlaws in a
road game.
Four weeks ago, Buffalo beat Thermopolis
67-39 away and then defeated Rawlins at home
68-53 the following day.
This time, the Bison defeated Thermopolis
70-51 and, on the next day, fell to Rawlins 76-54.
In the latest contest, the Bison outscored
Thermopolis in every quarter 22-20 in the first,
10-8 in the second, 24-11 in the third and 14-12
in the fourth.
We could have played better, but we came out
and fought well, sophomore Aaron Thiele said
after the game. We played better the second half
than the first half, and things started clicking.
Thiele said the key to the game was in the
teams defense.
We run press every game thats kind of our
identity and I think we got more pressure on
them and that led to easier buckets, he said.
Coach John Hepp agreed.
Defensively, we played well all game, get-
ting 19 steals and causing several turnovers, he
said.It takes a team to run our style of press,
and I thought our rotations were very good.
Hepp said senior Shad Hepp played well
on offense, as did Luke Glassock and Hayden
Peterson.
Shad Hepp kept us in the game the first quar-
Bulletin photo by Ben Ramsey
ter, getting 8 of his 10 points, and Luke Glassock
and Hayden Peterson were consistent offensively
all game, he said.
The following night was a different story.
All I can say about that game is that it was a
long day and Im glad its over, Hepp said.
We came into a hostile place in Rawlins and
they wanted a good showing, and they played
very well. Our team was a bit under the weather
with some sick kids, as well as 12 hours of bus
ride and sitting and waiting.
The stat sheets showed that Peterson had a
rollercoaster weekend, going from what was
approaching a triple-double against Thermopolis,
with 21 points, eight rebounds and seven steals,
to five points, six rebounds and three steals
against Rawlins.
Thiele said Peterson is one of the players the
team looks to for leadership.
He wont say a ton, but when something
needs said, he will say it, Thiele said. Hes a
hard worker and leads by example. When we see
him working hard, we all want to do the same.
Jon Schultze and Dawson Hatch led the team
in scoring against Rawlins with 11 and 10 points,
respectively.
Rawlins took the lead in the first quarter,
going up 18-15. The Outlaws then kept their lead
in the second and third quarters, outscoring the
Bison 10-3 and 27-15. The Bison matched points
against Rawlins 21-21 in the fourth quarter, but
Rawlins still won 76-54.
The Bison will play Worland (5-0, 12-5) the
west quadrant leaders at home on Friday and
then host Wheatland (2-3, 7-10) on Saturday.

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PublicNotices
Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE
City Council has scheduled workshops to discuss a
proposed change to the water rate billing structure.
Workshops will be held Feb 13 & 27 at 5:30 p.m. at
City Hall.
Publish: February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017 17-0032
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Wyo.
Stat. 34-4-101 et seq., that Dubuque Bank and
Trust Company (Assignee), as assignee of mort-
gagee, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc. (Mortgagee), intends to foreclose a certain real
estate mortgage, executed and delivered by Jason
D. Boley, a married man as his sole and separate
property, (Mortgagor) to Mortgagee. The Mortgage
is dated February 27, 2014, was recorded in the
County Clerks Office, Johnson County, Wyoming,
on February 27, 2014, in Book 88A-240 at Pages
653667, was given to secure a promissory note in
the principal amount of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-
SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
DOLLARS ($187,244.00) (Mortgage) against real
property located at 388 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY
82834, and more particularly described as follows:
LOT 3 AND THE NORTH 2 FEET OF LOT 4 IN
BLOCK 38 OF THE BURLINGTON ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF BUFFALO, JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED NOVEMBER
3, 1892 IN BOOK 1, PAGE 23.
TOGETHER WITH all the improvements erected on
the property, and all easements, appurtenances and
fixtures now a part of the property.
(Property). The Mortgage was assigned to
Assignee on June 16, 2016, and the Assignment
was recorded in the County Clerks Office, Johnson
County, Wyoming, on June 20, 2016, in Book 88A-
257 at Page 625 (Assignment).
The Mortgage is in default for failure of Mortgagor
to make the payments on the promissory note when
due and as required by the Mortgage. The amount
due on the defaulted Mortgage as of the date of the
first publication of this Notice is a principal amount
of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY TWO DOLLARS AND 60/100
($181,332.60), accruing interest at four and a half
percent (4.5%), plus all expenses of the sale, includ-
ing, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and
costs.
Notice is hereby given that the Mortgage will be
foreclosed, pursuant to a sale at a public auction of the
Property. The Property will be offered for sale and sold
at public venue by the Sheriff, Under Sherriff, or Deputy
Sherriff of Johnson County, Wyoming, at the front door
of the Johnson County Courthouse, Buffalo, Wyoming,
76 N. Main Street, Buffalo, Wyoming 82834 at the hour
of 10:00 a.m. on March 2, 2017, to the highest bidder
for cash.
The Property will be sold as is, where is without any
express or implied warranties relating to title, posses-
sion, quiet enjoyment, or the like in this disposition. The
Property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other
liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at
the sale and any prospective purchaser should research
the status of title before submitting a bid.
Dated this 30th day of January, 2017.
Kim D. Cannon (5-1401)
Ben N. Reiter (7-5517)
Davis & Cannon, LLP
40 South Main Street
P.O. Box 728
Sheridan, Wyoming 82801
(307) 672-7491
(307) 672-8955 Facsimile
ben@davisandcannon.com
Attorney for Mortgagee
Publish: February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017 17-0033
Public Notice
Public Notice Request for Proposal
Buffalo Housing Authority will accept proposals for
insurance coverage including commercial property,
comprehensive general liability, public officials, com-
prehensive boiler and machinery, computer and elec-
tronic data processing, and errors and omissions.
The successful bidder agrees by signature on the
proposal to write and endorse the policy in accor-
dance with the Buffalo Housing Authority Request for
Proposal instructions. Proposals will be accepted
until 11:00 a.m. on 02/28/2017 at which time all
proposals will be considered. The Buffalo Housing
Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked
Insurance Proposal.
Request for Proposal instructions are available at
the Buffalo Housing Authority, 351 S. Cedar, Buffalo
Wyoming 82834. Additional information may be
obtained by calling 307-633-8320.
Buffalo Housing Authority
Gregory Hancock
Executive Director
Publish: February 9, 16, 2017 17-0036
Public Notice Office, Green River, Wyoming; Teton County Clerks
Office, Jackson, Wyoming; Uinta County Clerks
NOTICE Office, Evanston, Wyoming; Washakie County Clerks
Office, Worland, Wyoming; Weston County Clerks
All City offices will be closed on Monday, February Office, Newcastle, Wyoming. In accordance with the
20th in observance of Presidents Day. Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or
Garbage collection for Monday, will be on Tuesday, alternate formats will be made available upon request
February 21st. for individuals with disabilities.
Written comments may be directed to Nancy Vehr,
Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0038 Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of
Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th St., Cheyenne,
Public Notice Wyoming 82002 or by fax (307) 635-1784. Please
reference A0003919 in your comment. Comments
submitted by email will not be included in the admin-
Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air
istrative record. All comments received by 5:00 p.m.,
Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter Monday, March 20, 2017 will be considered in the final
6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards determination on this application. A public hearing will
and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the State
be conducted only if in the opinion of the administrator
of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality,
sufficient interest is generated or if an aggrieved party
Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a request
so requests.
by Vanguard Operating, LLC to conduct blow-
down and venting activities in the Statewide, Upper
Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0040
Green River Basin and Jonah/Pinedale Anticline
Development Areas in Wyoming. The proposed
permit includes requirements to conduct well blow- Public Notice
down and venting activities using Best Management
PUBLIC NOTICE
Practices (BMP) associated with manual and auto-
mated blowdown/venting episodes associated with
Notice of Road Closure
liquids unloading, wellbore depressurization in prepa-
All roads, trails and passageways located on our
ration for maintenance or repair, hydrate clearing,
Private deeded lands will be closed to the public for
emergency operations and equipment depressuriza-
tion, and to monitor, maintain records, and report
24 hours commencing at 6 p.m. Feb. 18, 2017 until
Feb. 19, 2017
emissions from the well blowdown and venting activi-
ties.
Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0042
For the duration of the public comment period,
Public Notice
copies of the permit application, the agencys analy-
sis, and the public notice are available for public
inspection online at http://deq.wyoming.gov/aqd/
new-source-review/resources/applications-on- All Johnson County offices will be closed on
notice/ and at the Albany County Clerks Office, Monday February 20th, 2017, in observance of
Laramie, Wyoming; Big Horn County Clerks Office, Presidents Day.
Basin, Wyoming; Campbell County Clerks Office,
Gillette, Wyoming; Carbon County Clerks Office, Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0047
Public Notice
Rawlins, Wyoming; Converse County Clerks Office,
Douglas, Wyoming; Crook County Clerks Office,
Sundance, Wyoming; Fremont County Clerks Office,
Lander, Wyoming; Goshen County Clerks Office, City of Buffalo Planning and Zoning Commission
Torrington, Wyoming; Hot Springs County Clerks will hold public hearings on February 28, 2017 at 5
Office, Thermopolis, Wyoming; Johnson County pm in City Hall, Council Chambers. At the meeting
Clerks Office, Buffalo, Wyoming; Laramie County two Conditional Use Cases will be heard, 1111 S
Clerks Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Lincoln County Main, Ice Storage Warehouse, 300 S Juniper, Vehicle
Clerks Office, Kemmerer, Wyoming; Natrona County Towing Service.
Clerks Office, Casper, Wyoming; Niobrara County
Clerks Office, Lusk, Wyoming; Park County Clerks Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0048
Office, Cody, Wyoming; Platte County Clerks Office,
Wheatland, Wyoming; Sheridan County Clerks Office,
Sheridan Wyoming; Sublette County Clerks Office, www.buffalobulletin.com
Pinedale, Wyoming; Sweetwater County Clerks
PublicNotices B6 - Buffalo Bulletin - Thursday, Febraury 16, 2017
Public Notice
Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air
Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter
6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards
and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the
State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental
Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a
request by Helis Oil & Gas Company, L.L.C. to con-
duct well completion and re-completion activities in
the Statewide, Upper Green River Basin and Jonah/
Pinedale Anticline Development Areas in Wyoming.
The proposed permit includes requirements to con-
duct well completions or re-completions using best
management practices to reduce emissions of regu-
lated pollutants associated with such activities to the
extent practicable and to monitor, maintain records
and report emissions from the completions or re-
completion activities.
For the duration of the public comment period,
copies of the permit application, the agencys analy-
sis, and the public notice are available for public
inspection online at http://deq.wyoming.gov/aqd/
new-source-review/resources/applications-on-
notice/ and at the Albany County Clerks Office,
Laramie, Wyoming; Big Horn County Clerks Office,
Basin, Wyoming; Campbell County Clerks Office,
Gillette, Wyoming; Carbon County Clerks Office,
Rawlins, Wyoming; Converse County Clerks Office,
Douglas, Wyoming; Crook County Clerks Office,
Sundance, Wyoming; Fremont County Clerks Office,
Lander, Wyoming; Goshen County Clerks Office,
Torrington, Wyoming; Hot Springs County Clerks
Office, Thermopolis, Wyoming; Johnson County
Clerks Office, Buffalo, Wyoming; Laramie County
Clerks Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Lincoln County
Clerks Office, Kemmerer, Wyoming; Natrona County
Clerks Office, Casper, Wyoming; Niobrara County
Clerks Office, Lusk, Wyoming; Park County Clerks
Office, Cody, Wyoming; Platte County Clerks Office,
Wheatland, Wyoming; Sheridan County Clerks Office,
Sheridan Wyoming; Sublette County Clerks Office,
Pinedale, Wyoming; Sweetwater County Clerks
Office, Green River, Wyoming; Teton County Clerks
Office, Jackson, Wyoming; Uinta County Clerks
Office, Evanston, Wyoming; Washakie County Clerks
Office, Worland, Wyoming; Weston County Clerks
Office, Newcastle, Wyoming. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or
alternate formats will be made available upon request
for individuals with disabilities.
Written comments may be directed to Nancy Vehr,
Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of
Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th St., Cheyenne,
Wyoming 82002 or by fax (307) 635-1784. Please
reference A0003894 in your comment. Comments
submitted by email will not be included in the admin-
istrative record. All comments received by 5:00
p.m., Monday, March 20, 2017 will be considered in
the final determination on this application. A public
hearing will be conducted only if in the opinion of the
administrator sufficient interest is generated or if an
aggrieved party so requests.
Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0041
Public Notice
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
RT Communications, Inc. is the recipient of
Federal Financial Assistance from the Rural Utilities
Services (RUS) an agency of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. In accordance with Federal civil rights
law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions
participating in or administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (includ-
ing gender expression), sexual orientation, disability,
age, marital status, family/parental status, income
derived from a public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights
activity, in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by pro-
gram or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means of communication for program information
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the responsible
Agency or USDAs TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, pro-
gram information may be made available in languages
other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete
the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form,
AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/
complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or
write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all of the information requested in the form. To
request a copy of the complaint form, call
(866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or let-
ter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer,
and lender.
Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0043
Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure
Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commissions
(Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a
public hearing has been scheduled regarding the
Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the
Company), for authority to adjust the Category 2
and 3 Demand-Side Management Surcharge Rates
in Electric Service Schedule No. 191 Customer
Efficiency Service Charge, and upon the intervention
of Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers. The pub-
lic hearing is set to commence on Thursday, March
9, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commissions hearing
room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
RMP is a public utility as defined in Wyo. Stat.
37-1-101(a)(vi)(C), subject to the Commissions juris-
diction pursuant to Wyo. Stat. 37-2-112.
On September 30, 2016, RMP filed its Application
requesting authority to adjust the non-residential
small general service (Category 2) and non-residential
large general service (Category 3) Demand-Side
Management Surcharge Rates in Electric Service
Schedule No. 191 Customer Efficiency Service
Charge. The Company is proposing in the alternative
to either: [i] adjust the Schedule 191 Category 2 and
3 rates to 2.37% and 0.76%, respectively, if effec-
tive January 1, 2017, or, [ii] adjust the Schedule 191
Category 2 and 3 rates to the percentage amounts
provided in Table 2 to the Application, depending on
the approved effective date. RMP states that as of
August 2016, the balancing account for Categories 2
and 3 are under-collected with balances of approxi-
mately of $1.26 million and $724,000, respectively,
owing to the Company. Taking into account the cur-
rent under-collected balances and the forecast DSM
expenditures through December 2017, RMP states
that the longer the current rates remain in effect,
the greater the under-collected balances will be for
Categories 2 and 3. To address the under-collected
balances, RMP states an increase in rates is neces-
sary to bring the balances down to an acceptable
level. In order to lessen the impact on customers and
keep rate increases to a minimum, RMP is propos-
ing to recover the under-collected balances over a
sixteen-month period, using the forecast balance six
months out from the effective date of the increase
rates.
All interested persons are encouraged to attend the
public hearing which will be conducted in accordance
with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and
the Wyoming Public Service Commission Rules and
Special Regulations. Interested persons may appear
and be heard, either in person or through counsel, as
provided by Commission Rule.
The Commissions hearings are open to all persons.
If you wish to attend the hearing and you require
reasonable accommodation for a disability, please
contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427 (Voice
or TTY) in Cheyenne during regular business hours
or write them at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make arrangements.
Communications impaired persons may also contact
the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay (TTY)
by dialing 711. Please mention Docket No. 20000-
502-EA-16 (Record No. 14544) in your correspon-
dence. If you wish to listen to the hearing scheduled
in this matter go to http://psc.wy.us at the appropri-
ate time and follow the instructions to connect to the
hearing.
Dated: February 10, 2017.
Publish: February 16, 23, 2017 17-0044
Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Wyoming Public Service Commission
(Commission) approved the Application of Montana-
Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU or the Company) to pass on
a wholesale gas cost increase of $0.868 per dekath-
erm (Dth) to its Residential and Firm General Service
customers and Small and Large Interruptible custom-
ers through its Commodity Balancing Account (CBA),
effective on and after February 1, 2017. Additionally,
as a component of its requested rate MDU proposes
a fuel charge adjustment of $0.006 per Dth for its
small and large interruptible transportation service
customers. The proposed pass-on increases are
attributable to an increase in the overall commodity
price. The Commissions approval is subject to notice,
protest, intervention, refund, change, further investiga-
tion, opportunity for hearing and further order of the
Commission.
The average MDU Residential customer using approx-
imately 12.8 Dth in February 2017 may expect a monthly
gas bill increase of approximately $11.11 or 16.1%,
before taxes. Actual bills will vary with usage.
The proposed retail rate increases result in a projected
dollar-for-dollar increase in MDUs February 2017 total
revenues of approximately $307,300, using projected
sales volumes. The increase does not change the
Companys authorized rate of return.
Commission Rule Chapter 3, Section 26 allows a util-
ity to pass on to its customers known or projected com-
modity cost increases or decreases on a dollar-for-dollar
basis, subject to public notice, opportunity for hearing
and refund.
MDUs Application is on file at the Commissions
offices, located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300,
Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Application is available for
inspection by any interested person during regular busi-
ness hours or online at: http://psc.state.wy.us/.
Anyone desiring to file a statement, intervention peti-
tion, protest or request for a public hearing in this matter
must file in writing with the Commission on or before
March 7, 2017. A proposed intervention or request for
hearing must set forth the grounds under which they are
made and the position and interest of the petitioner in
this proceeding.
If you wish to intervene in this matter or request a
public hearing that you will attend, or want to make
a statement, a protest or a public comment, 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 arrange-
ments. Communications-impaired persons may also
contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay
at 711. Please mention Docket No. 30013-322-GP-17
(Record No. 14630) in your communications.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
Publish: February 16, 23, 2017 17-0039
Public Notice
Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air
Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter
6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards
and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the State
of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a request
by Thunder Creek Gas Services, LLC to modify the
Indian Creek Compressor Station with the installation of
two (2) 400 barrel (bbl) or less produced water storage
tanks, two (2) 90,000 gallon or less pressurized bullet
tanks, two (2) 0.25 MMbtu/hr water tank heaters, one
(1) loading rack for loading of produced water, one (1)
condensate loading rack to only be used for emergency
situations, added initial flexibility of 1,340 hp Caterpillar
G3516LE engines for the two (2) 1,380 hp Caterpillar
G3516B or 1,470 hp Waukesha L7042GSI engines pre-
viously permitted, and to add the flexibility of either
a combustor, flare or a BTEX eliminator to control
the 15 MMscfd dehydration unit. The Indian Creek
Compressor Station is located in the SENE of
Section 32, T48N, R78W, approximately thirty (30) miles
southeast of Buffalo, in Johnson County, Wyoming.
For the duration of the public comment period, cop-
ies of the permit application, the agencys analysis,
and the public notice are available for public inspection
online at http://deq.wyoming.gov/aqd/new-source-
review/resources/applications-on-notice/ and at the
Johnson County Clerks Office, Buffalo, Wyoming. In
accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
special assistance or alternate formats will be made
available upon request for individuals with disabilities.
Written comments may be directed to Nancy Vehr,
Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of
Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th St., Cheyenne,
Wyoming 82002 or by fax (307) 635-1784. Please
reference A0003270 in your comment. Comments
submitted by email will not be included in the admin-
istrative record. All comments received by 5:00 p.m.,
Monday, March 20, 2017 will be considered in the final
determination on this application. A public hearing will
be conducted only if in the opinion of the administrator
sufficient interest is generated or if an aggrieved party
so requests.
Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0045
Public Notice
Commissioner Meeting January 17, 2017
The regular meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners was brought to order by Chairman,
William J Novotny III at 9:00am on Tuesday January 17,
2017. Attending were Commissioners Linda Greenough
and Robert Perry, Commissioners Assistant Sheila
Newcomb, County Clerk Vicki Edelman and Deputy
County Attorney Barry Crago.
Greenough moved to approve the minutes of the
January 3, 2017 regular meeting. Perry seconded,
motion carried.
Greenough moved to authorize Chairman Novotny to
sign the Agreement for Payment, Release & Settlement
of All Claims between Johnson County, Emerald Park
Homeowners Association, Inc, S&I LLC and Dave Redd
Developer. Perry seconded, motion carried.
Perry moved to authorize Chairman Novotny to con-
tact First Interstate Bank and authorize the release of
the escrow funds to the Emerald Park Homeowners
Association. Greenough seconded, motion carried.
After the presentation of the Rock Creek Road
Realignment project by Mark Bedford and Josh
Johnson of Big Horn Surveying, Perry moved to
authorize Chairman Novotny to sign Resolution # 568
through #577, resolutions to adopt the current align-
ment and right of way of County Road Survey #1, Rock
Creek Road as it exists on the ground. Greenough
seconded, motion carried.
Greenough moved to authorize Chairman Novotny
to sign the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program
(CMAQ) Agreement between the Wyoming Dept. of
Transportation and Johnson County. Perry seconded,
motion carried.
Emergency Manager, Marilyn Connolly discussed
Homeland Security Grants, radio system upgrades and
code red in her 2016 year review.
Spencer Thomas and Diana Madvig from CobeCon
met with the Commissioners to discuss the Johnson
County Employee Health Plan and give their quarterly
updates.
Class #3 of Leadership Johnson County was intro-
duced to the Johnson County Commission by Analea
Redding, Sheridan College in Buffalo.
Greenough moved to authorize Chairman Novotny to
sign the One Day Malt Beverage Permit to the Buffalo
FFA Alumni for the Rocky Mountain Oyster Ball aka the
Blue Jean Ball fundraiser event on January 28, 2017
at the Community Building of the Johnson County
Fairgrounds. Perry seconded, motion carried.
Perry moved to authorize Chairman Novotny to sign
the One Day Catering Permit to the Cowboy Saloon
of Buffalo for the Buffalo Childrens Center Fundraiser
on February 4, 2017 at the Community Building of the
Johnson County Fairgrounds. Greenough seconded,
motion carried.
Perry moved to appoint Commissioner Greenough
to the Lake DeSmet Operating Board. Novotny sec-
onded, motion carried.
The regular meeting was adjourned for lunch and
reconvened at 1:00 for the quarterly Board of Health
Meeting; the quarterly Justice Center Joint Powers
Board Meeting was rescheduled for April 18, 2017 as
there was not a quorum present.
Greenough moved to adjourn the regular meeting at
1:45pm. Perry seconded, motion carried.
William J Novotny III, Chairman
Attest: Vicki Edelman, County Clerk
Publish: February 16, 2017 17-0046
Public Notice
CITY OF BUFFALO
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
February 7, 2017
The Buffalo City Council met in Regular Session
in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Present were
Mayor Johnson, Councilman Madsen and Councilman
Lawrence. Councilman Haskins was absent. Mayor
Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and
led the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilman Lawrence
moved to approve the agenda. Councilman Madsen
seconded. Motion carried. Councilman Madsen
moved to approve the January 17, 2017 regular meet-
ing minutes. Councilman Lawrence seconded. Motion
carried.
Municipal Judge, Mary Hupy, administered an Oath
of Office for new Council member Dan Hart.
The following Mayors appointments were presented
for Council approval:
Housing Authority Bobbie Walseth, 5-year term
Housing Authority Sean Durrant, 5-year term
Tree Board William Edwards, unexpired term
Tree Board Mike Smith, 2-year term
Tree Board Dorothy Strandwitz, 2-year term
Tree Board Bill Webber, 2-year term
Councilman Madsen moved to approve the Mayors
appointments. Councilman Lawrence seconded.
Motion carried.
Councilman Madsen moved to introduce Ordinance
#1388 An ordinance amending that Chapter 16,
Article 12, Section A, of the Code of the City of
Buffalo, Wyoming, pertaining to hunting. Councilman
Lawrence seconded. Motion carried. Mayor Johnson
explained the ordinance replaced the requirement
for the police department issuing a written permit to
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requiring archery hunters to register with the police
department for archery hunting in designated areas
within the City limits. There being no public comment
Councilman Madsen moved to approve Ordinance
#1388 on first reading. Councilman Hart seconded.
Motion carried.
Tracey Jelly, Cloud Peak Accounting, presented
the annual audit report to Council. Jelly announced
an unqualified opinion had been issued and called
attention to the Citys $14.6M in cash and cash
equivalents as well as the $11.6M in outstanding
loans to be paid. Jelly advised the utility funds were
healthy with revenues covering expenses as required
by State Statute.
Sharon Nadeau, Buffalo Downtown Association,
introduced Janet Hansen as the chairperson for the
BDA and gave a brief update on BDA programs and
activities.
Ben Kirven, City Attorney, explained lien releases
were being prepared for infrastructure upgrades
installed with mineral royalty grant funds as part
of an affordable housing program. Several Habitat
for Humanity homes had been built as part of this
program and the liens have been released on those
properties. Kirven explained the remaining landown-
ers with the infrastructure liens had complied with
the program requirements and recommended releas-
ing the liens. Kirven stated he would have the lien
releases prepared for Council action at the Feb 21
meeting.
Toby Rhoades, Building Inspector, presented a
written report of Planning and Building Department
activities to Council.
Jason Carder, Police Chief, presented a report of
January activities with the police department. Chief
Carder announced 16 tobacco compliance checks
had been performed and none of the businesses had
failed.
Les Hook, Public Works Director, updated Council
on a repaired water line break in the Cummings
Avenue area.
Angela Fox, Chamber of Commerce, requested
Council direction on obtaining grant funding through
a proposed city-sponsored application for a commu-
nity enhancement grant with the Wyoming Business
Council. Fox explained a property owner in the
downtown area was interested in commissioning
a mural on a downtown building and was seeking
funding for the project.
There being no further oral or written comments
Mayor Johnson announced public workshops
to discuss a proposed change to the water rate
structure Feb 13 & 27 at 5:30 pm, the State of
the City Address Feb 15 @ noon at Bozeman Trail
Steakhouse, a Department Head meeting Feb 21 @ 7
am, a Council meeting Feb 21 @ 5pm and a Planning
& Zoning Board meeting Feb 28 @ 5 pm.
Councilman Hart moved to approve the
following bills for payment: NCPERS Wyoming,
insurance 224.00; Ace Hardware, supply 234.09;
ACT, supply 356.58; Aflac, agreement 457.60;
American Linen, supply 380.11; Assurity Life
Insurance, agreement 751.18; AT&T, supply
1,402.36; Big Horn Tire, supply 251.44; Bloedorn
Lumber, supply 41.24; Blue Cross/Blue Shield,
insurance 46,755.63; Bridger Communications,
supply 61.99; Buffalo Bulletin, supply 1,046.50;
Buffalo Childrens Center, agreement 931.92;
Buffalo Golf Club, agreement 8,200.00; Buffalo
Senior Center, agreement 15,724.84; Capital
Business Systems, supply 1,079.58; Centurylink,
supply 915.51; Brittany Chappell, service 36.00;
Chesbro Electric, supply 62.00; Cloud Peak
Accounting, contract 26,050.00; Contractors
Supply, supply 79.56; Kerry Diefenderfer, service
360.00; DJs Thriftway, supply 134.54; Eds Body
Shop, supply 965.00; Fastenal, supply 60.64;
Grease Barrel, supply 79.90; Hach Company, sup-
ply 553.17; Nancy Hall, service 285.00; Honnen
Equipment, supply 213.80; Inter-Mountain Labs,
supply 1,725.00; Jo Co Solid Waste District, sup-
ply 13,880.25; Johnson County, supply 7,971.25;
Johnson County Library, agreement 10,000.00;
Kirven & Kirven, supply 200.00; Lariat International
Trucks, supply 424.90; Long Bldg Tech, supply
465.75; Scott Madsen, reimbursement 25.00;
Michelena Automotive, supply 427.59; Montana
Dakota Utilities, supply 10,995.01; Mountain Auto
Supply, supply 842.24; Myers Construction, con-
tract 6,825.00; The Office, supply 93.20; Orchard
Trust, agreement 595.00; Powder River Heating
& AC, supply 958.68; Ptolemy, supply 290.50;
Purchase Power, supply 811.79; Qwik Pack &
Ship, supply 14.98; Radar Shop, supply 817.00;
Reese and Rays IGA, supply 85.52; Rock Service
Exploration, supply 3,650.00; Rocky Mountain
Power, supply 6,330.11; Rocky Mtn Equip Brokers,
supply 30.90; Servall Uniform & Linen, supply
206.58; Sheridan College Leadership J.C., agree-
ment 1,500.00; Shopko Stores, supply 108.60;
Special Markets Ins Consultant, insurance 485.00;
Sports Lure, supply 2.00; St Francis Animal
Shelter, agreement 5,415.82; Swedes Fire Ext
Service, supply 23.75; Team Chemical, supply
81.40; Visa, supply 1,326.78; Wear Parts, sup-
ply 46.44; Wood Group PSN, supply 1,055.00;
WWC Engineering, contract 10,709.70; WY Assn/
Rural Water Systems, supply 385.00; WY Child
Support Enforcement, agreement 361.50; WY
Law Enforcement Academy, supply 550.00; WY
Retirement System, retirement 30,792.58; WY
Educators Benefit Trust, insurance 362.25.
Councilman Madsen seconded. Motion carried.
Councilman Madsen moved to adjourn the meet-
ing at 5:23 p.m. Councilman Hart seconded. Motion
carried.
Michael Johnson
Mayor
ATTEST:
Julie SIlbernagel
City Clerk
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Buffalo Bulletin
February 18
Calendar
Come dressed for a luau and a fundraiser for
Sherry Will McCulley, who is fighting breast can-
cer. The fundraiser will include a pig roast from 3
to 7 p.m., a live auction from 5 to 7 p.m. and music
with Bill Bob Shane from 7 to 11 p.m. A $5 dona-
tion is appreciated. An account has also been set up
at First Northern Bank in Sherrys name.
Join the Powder Pass Nordic Club for the annual
Pole Creek Chili Fest at 11 a.m. at Pole Creek.
February 20
Come one and all former MOPS moms, mentor
moms and childcare workers to an open house/
reunion to celebrate 20 years of MOPS in Buffalo.
The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Summit Church, 980 N. Main St. There will be
snacks, fun and a chance to reconnect with friends.
February 21
Bob Twing will share Stories My Mother Told at
6:30 p.m. at the Johnson County Library. Twings
stories are set in the Sand Hills of Nebraska where
his mother was born. The stories take place soon
after the Civil War as homesteaders were settling
the area. Share an evening with Twing and the
Johnson County Historical Society. The program is
free and open to the public.
February 24
Check out February Fanfare from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at
the Johnson County Library. The evening, for those
21 and older only, will include blackout poetry,
snacks, beverages and a scavenger hunt. Call 684-
5546 to reserve a spot.
February 27
The annual quilt display at the Johnson County
Library kicks off Feb. 27 and runs through April
1. The public can drop off a quilt for display from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25. Due to limited
space, please bring only one quilt per person.
March 3
The Buffalo Senior Center pie auction fundraiser
will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the senior center. For
more information, call the center at 684-9551.
March 4
The Johnson County Health Fair will be held from
9 a.m. to noon at the Johnson County Fairgrounds
in Buffalo.
Summit Wesleyan Church will hold its third annual
Daddy-Daughter Dance. Dinner will start at 6 p.m.
followed by the grand march at 7 p.m. and the
dance at 7:15 p.m.. Tickets are available at Summit
Wesleyan Church for up to 60 local dads and their
daughters.
March 5
Stars of Tomorrow will be held at Buffalo High
School. Applications are available at all Johnson
County schools. Time of performance will be
determined at a later date.
March 18
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum educator Jennifer
Romanoski will present a free textiles and muse-
ums program at 11 a.m. at the Johnson County
Library. Using objects from the museums collec-
tion, techniques to conserve your familys quilts,
blankets and clothing will be shared. The public
will also receive a sneak peek into the 2017 exhi-
bition, Wyomings Betsy Ross: Verna Keays
Keyes, and learn about the conservation of the
1917 Wyoming state flag. For more information,
call Cynthia Twing at 684-5546.
The Buffalo Quilting Gals will host an open house
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Johnson County
Library to answer questions about the quilt dis-
plays and quilt club membership. Light refresh-
ments will be provided.
Ongoing
Habitat for Humanity store features small furniture
and appliances, as well as vintage collectibles,
antiques, books and art. It is open from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 310
Williams Ave. (off of Parmalee). All proceeds go to
building homes for our working neighbors who do
not qualify for other funding. Call 684-5220.
Monday
The Bread of Life Food Pantry is open from noon
to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. at 176 S. Main St., rear
entrance.
The Alzheimers Support Group meets at 10 a.m.
and 5:30 p.m. at Sheridan Senior Center, 211
Smith St. The group provides a forum for individu-
als, family members and caregivers dealing with
the disease. The group is free. For more informa-
tion, contact Stella Montano at 672-2240.
VFW Bingo at the Buffalo Senior Center, 671 W.
Fetterman. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., bingo starts at
7 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous Noon Solutions group
meets from noon to 1 p.m. in the Jubilee Hall at St.
Lukes Episcopal Church, 178 South Main St.
Tuesday
Bingo at the Sheridan VFW. Warm-ups begin
at 5:15 p.m.
Municipal Judge Mary Hupy swears Dan Hart in as Buffalos newest councilman at the city council meeting on Feb. 7. Hart was appointed by the
council to fill a vacant seat after Russ Humphreys death.
The Johnson County Prevention Council meets
quarterly. For more information, call Bill Hawley
at 620-2279.
Alcoholics Anonymous Noon Solutions group
meets from noon to 1 p.m. in the Jubilee Hall at St.
Lukes Episcopal Church, 178 South Main St.
Wednesday
The Bread of Life Food Pantry is open from noon
to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m., 176 S. Main St., rear
entrance.
The Johnson County Library has free tech sup-
port for people who need help with their tablets,
email and computers, available by appointment
on Wednesday afternoons and also throughout the
week.
The nondenominational AWANA Kids Program
meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Big Horn Baptist
Church.
Alcoholics Anonymous Noon Solutions group
meets from noon to 1 p.m. in the Jubilee Hall at St.
Lukes Episcopal Church, 178 South Main St.
Thursday
Wyoming TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
meets at 8 a.m. in the Congregational Church base-
ment. Call 684-0997 or 684-2917 for more infor-
mation.
The Buffalo Senior Center hosts bingo at 1:30 p.m.
A jam session is held at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the
Occidental Saloon, 10 N. Main St. The jam session
is for locals or those passing through. The event is
always free and open to the public. For more infor-
mation, call 684-0451.
VFW Post No. 2469 meets weekly for coffee at 6:30
a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Buffalo.
All veterans are welcome. For more information,
call 684-7946.
Caregiver Support Group meets at 10:30 a.m. at
the Johnson County Healthcare Center in the Lake
Angeline Room. Call Jodi at 684-6152 for more
information.
Alcoholics Anonymous Noon Solutions group
meets from noon to 1 p.m. in the Jubilee Hall at St.
Lukes Episcopal Church, 178 South Main St.
Friday
The Bread of Life Food Pantry is open from noon
to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. at 176 S. Main St., rear
entrance.
Bingo at the Sheridan VFW. Warm-ups begin at
5:15 p.m.
Monthly Happenings
First and Third Monday
Anchor Masonic Lodge No. 7 meets at 6:30 p.m.
at the Masonic Hall, 155 S. Cedar.
Second Monday
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group meets
from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. If you have lost someone to
suicide, you are not alone. You may find that shar-
ing your experience with others helps you to heal.
For more information and meeting location, call
Bill Hawley at 620-2279.
Bison Backers meet at 7 a.m. at Buffalo High
School. New members are welcome. For more
information, call Mark Wilson at 620-0759.
Jolly Janes Homemakers meet at 1:30 p.m. For
more information, call Nancy Straight at 217-0742.
of events
First Tuesday
The Suicide Prevention Coalition meets at 8 a.m.
at the Bomber Mountain Civic Center. For more
information, call Bill Hawley at 620-2279.
The Johnson County Democrats meet at 7 p.m. at
the Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108.
For more information, call Grace Gosar at 620-
2620.
Third Tuesday
The Johnson County Republican Women meet at
6:30 p.m. at the Johnson County Public Library.
Check out the visual arts jam, which meets from
5:30 to 8 p.m. Its a free monthly networking event
open to all artists of all experience levels. For more
information about location, call 217-1673.
First and Third Tuesday
The Buffalo City Council meets at 5 p.m. at City
Hall on Main Street.
The Johnson County commissioners meet at 9 a.m.
in Room 204 of the Johnson County Courthouse.
Second Tuesday
The Buffalo American Legion Post 13 and the
Auxiliary Unit 13 meet at 7 p.m. at the post.
The American Legion Auxiliary goes to the
Buffalo Home and sponsors bingo. For more infor-
mation, call the Auxiliary at 684-2741.
Johnson County Planning Commission meets at 4
p.m. at the planning and zoning conference room,
26 N. DeSmet, Buffalo.
Johnson County Hospital Auxiliary meets at 9
a.m. at the medical education room in the Johnson
County Healthcare Center. All are welcome.
American Legion and Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m. at
the post home, 18 Veterans Ave.
The Friends of the Library meet at 4 p.m. in the
library meeting room from September through
May. Everyone is welcome.
Second and Fourth Tuesday
The Lions Club meets at 7 a.m. at The Crossroads.
Fourth Tuesday
The Vet Serve Program coordinator will be at the
Kaycee Medical Clinic from 1 to 2 p.m.
The Johnson County Arts & Humanities Council
meets at 6 p.m. at 238 N. Main St., No. 6. For
more information, check out www.jcahc.org.
First Wednesday
American Legion Powder River Riders meet at 7
p.m. at the post home.
ASAP (Ambassadors for Sexual Assault
Prevention) meets the first Wednesday of the
month at Sheridan College of Johnson County.
Call 684-7933.
First and Third Wednesday
Sharing the Journey, a support group for pregnancy
(20 weeks and up) and early infancy death, meets
in Sheridan. Contact Wendy Gale at 751-4688.
Community writing group Writers Ink meets at
4 p.m. in the Occidental Library conference room.
Anyone interested in joining a writing group is
encouraged to attend. Call Margaret at 684-7849.
Buffalo Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meets
from 9 to 11 a.m. at Summit Wesleyan Church
(formerly Buffalo Wesleyan Church).
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Third Wednesday
The Red Hat Society meets at 12:30 p.m. New
members are welcome. Call 684-5268.
From 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., TRiO Education
Opportunity Center will offer services to all
Johnson County residents, high school students
through adulthood, at Sheridan College in Johnson
County. The services are free and center on educa-
tion. Appointments are recommended. For more
information, call 675-1872 or email khecker@
uwyo.edu.
The Alzheimers Support Group meets at Campbell
County Senior Center, 701 Stocktrail Ave., Gillette.
Support groups provide a forum for individu-
als, family members and caregivers dealing with
Alzheimers disease. For more information, contact
Peggy Krizan at pkrizan@gilletteseniors.org or
686-0804.
First Thursday
The Big Horn Mountain Flyfishers Little Big Horn
Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets at 6:30 p.m. at
the Highland Park Recreation District, 1301 Avon
St. in Sheridan. For information, call Rick at 752-
0701.
Second Thursday
VFW Auxiliary No. 2469 meets at 2 p.m. at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Buffalo. Call 684-
7946 for more information.
VFW Post No. 2469 meets at
7 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in
Buffalo. Call 684-7946 for more information.
A meeting for people with food allergies or sen-
sitivities will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Johnson
County Library.
Habitat for Humanity meets at 5:30 p.m. at ANB
Bank. Call 684-5220 for more information.
Third Thursday
The Cancer Support Group meets at 1 p.m. at the
Buffalo Senior Center.
The Buffalo Senior Center provides a wellness
check for anyone in the community, young and
old. The check can include blood pressure, pulse,
oxygen saturation, weight and/or blood sugars.
Donations are appreciated.
The Buffalo Senior Center sponsors a free veterans
breakfast for all local veterans. Please make reser-
vations by 5 p.m. the Friday before.
United Methodist Womens Ruth Circle meets at
1:30 p.m. in the Social Center located at the corner
of Fort and Adams.
Last Thursday
The Susie Bowling Lawrence Hospice volunteer
meeting will be held at 4 p.m. at the Johnson
County Healthcare Center. For more information,
call 684-6137.
Last Friday
The Buffalo Chamber coffee and doughnut get-
together is at 7:30 a.m. at the chamber office on
Main Street.
Second and Fourth Sundays
The American Legion and Auxiliary will serve
breakfast from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the post home.
The breakfast is open to the public; cost is $7 per
person. For more information, contact 684-5997.
To include your event, email
jennifer@buffalobulletin.com.
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Lady Bucs hit highs and lows
By Ben Ramsey
ben@buffalobulletin.com
The Kaycee High School
girls basketball team had a
weekend of highs and lows.
The Lady Bucs defeated
Midwest 70-26, then lost to
Lingle-Ft. Laramie 58-29 in two
home games.
Midwest was anchoring the
1A Northeast rankings with a
0-4, 1-14 record, having only
defeated Glendo-Chugwater in a
bizarre 50-1 game on Jan. 13.
The Lady Bucs defeated
Midwest 53-28 in their previous
meeting Jan. 20, and their per-
formance on Friday was equally
good.
The young kids really
stepped up, coach Luke
Danforth said of Fridays game.
I was impressed with the girls;
they did a nice job attacking the
basket. One of our goals was get-
ting to the free-throw line, and
we went 19 of 26 from the line.
Sophomore Shelly Ramirez
scored 13 points, pulled down
three rebounds and had four
assists, while Alaina Fauber
also a sophomore had four
points, 11 assists and three
rebounds.
Sophomore Chesney Malson
had perhaps her best game of the
season, scoring 10 points, pulling
down 12 rebounds and providing
four assists.
Senior Laree Foley also had
a phenomenal game. She had 25
points, 10 rebounds and three
assists, while Madison Troll had
18 points, 15 rebounds and six
assists.
They moved the ball around
well, attacked the basket and had
a mindset of getting to the hoop,
Danforth said.
After the Bucs consum-
mate victory, the team hosted
Lingle-Ft. Laramie (9-9),
which is ranked second in 1A
Southeast.
The next night not such a
great deal, Danforth said.
Most of the Lady Doggers
losses have come from 2A
schools or out-of-state schools
the exceptions being Little
Snake River (16-3) and St.
Stephens (10-3).
Danforth said the Lady Bucs
played the Lady Doggers close
through the opening minutes of
the game, but dropped behind
16-8 by the end of the first
quarter.
Their pressure created
some turnovers on our part,
which they capitalized on,
Danforth said.
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Madison Troll takes a jump shot during Fridays home game
against Lingle-Ft. Laramie. The Lady Bucs split wins over the
weekend, defeating Midwest and falling to the Lady Doggers.
Then, from the middle of
the second half through the
middle of the third, the Lady
Doggers hit their stride.
For about eight minutes,
they went on a 24-5 run, and
that was the difference in the
game, Danforth said. Their
pressure gave us some trouble
while they shot really well.
They were 6 of 14 from the
free-throw line, so between
their good perimeter shoot-
ing and their transition game,
that was the difference in the
game.
The Lady Bucs, who had
shot 48 percent from the field
the night before, shot with 30
percent accuracy against the
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Lady Doggers, while the Lady
Doggers hit 50 percent of their
shots.
We had some good shots
the second night that didnt
drop for us, Danforth lament-
ed.
The Lady Bucs will host
Saratoga (0-7, 6-9) on Friday
at 1:45 p.m. They then go to
Hulett for the Lady Bucs final
game of the regular season.
Thats a big game for us,
Danforth said. We win that
game, we would be the No. 1
team in the Northeast which
we are right now, but we want
to own it outright.
Kaycee defeated Hulett
54-36 on Feb. 3 at home.
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Sports up and comers
Bison JV beat Outlaws, Bobcats basketball team faced Sage Valley on Feb. 7, fall-
The Buffalo High School Bison JV team went ing 59-31, then Twin Spruce 8B and Newcastle on
2-0 last week against Thermopolis at home and Feb. 11. The Bandits fell to Twin Spruce 43-39, but
Rawlins away. Mason Jensen led the teams scor- defeated Newcastle 43-24.
ing against Thermopolis on Friday, contributing 16 Sage Valley has some kids who can get really
points while Tyce Dahlberg scored 13 points and hot with their outside shooting, and we didnt do a
stole the ball seven times and Cody Milmine scored very good job of defending that, coach Chuck Rinn
seven points. The Bison won 64-33. said. Overall they have a very balanced team so
On Saturday, the Bison JV team defeated well need to play much better defense to shut them
Rawlins JV 54-45. down.
Milmine had 12 points and three steals, The team then traveled to Wright to play Twin
Dawson Hatch had 11 points and Dahlberg had 10 Spruces 8B team and Newcastle.
points. They are an aggressive team that caught us
Mader said the team started slow against the unprepared to meet their challenge, Rinn said of the
Outlaws. game against Twin Spruce. We did come back from
We were down by five at half and by two at an early deficit to get the game to overtime but we
the end of the third quarter, Mader said. I knew had too many mental errors to come out on top.
if we could keep fighting to stay within striking Rinn said the tam bounced back against
distance going into the fourth quarter, our defen- Newcastle and played much better.
sive pressure would be hard for them to handle.
We rebounded better, improved in our ball-
Cody, Dawson and Tyce really stepped up to handling and ran our offenses with more discipline,
he said.
and getting big buckets. Coy Johnson led the team in points for the week-
The team is 10-5 overall and 6-2 in conference end with 25, followed by Hyrum Hatch with 23 and
Taylor Swanston with 16.
Bandits 8B win three in a row
Bison freshmen beat Thermop,
Rawlins The Clear Creek Middle School Bandits 8B
basketball team started slow last week but finished
The Buffalo High School freshman basket-
ball team had two big wins this week, defeating strong with three wins in four games. The Bandits
traveled to Sage Valley Junior High in Gillette on
Thermopolis at home on Friday 44-35 and Rawlins
52-39 away. Tuesday where the Bandits lost 53-20.
Scoring was evenly distributed among the team,
The victories did not inspire coach Tanner Hart.
with Aaron Dyess and Tucker Giles each scoring
Nate Swanston and Joe Musselman each scored
five points while Tyler Roy and Calvin Rule each
12 points against Thermopolis and Rowen Ruby
scored eight. scored four.
Buffalo then traveled to Sheridan on Thursday
The following night, the Bison freshman team
and earned an 18-14 win over Sheridan 8C.
took on Rawlins.
Hunter Peterson led the team with eight points,
Ruby led the team in scoring with 24 points, followed by Alex Cahhal with four points, while
while Hunter Peterson and Mason Moon each had
Jacob Dockery, Max Kessler and Giles had two.
seven. Saturday, the Bandits played in a tournament in
I dont think we played our best basketball
Wright. Buffalo defeated Newcastle in their first
against Thermopolis or Rawlins, Hart said. We game 40-29 then toppled the home team Wright
were very poor from the free-throw line, and we with a final score of 37-20.
turned the ball over too many times. Peterson and Colby Bessler led the team in scor-
That said, he did praise Ruby, Musselman and ing with 10 points apiece, while Dockery had nine
Dakota Lopez for their play. and Cahhal had five.
These boys gave a great effort and worked very Against Wright, Bessler had 12, Ole Wagner had
hard to keep our team going. We have some work six and Kayden Bybee had 5.
Sheridan is very deep this year, coach Dick
Worland and Wheatland. Edgcomb said. Their A Team is good, their B
Team is strong and their C Team was hard to
Bandits 8A go 1-2 beat. Our repeat game in Buffalo on Feb. 20
The Clear Creek Middle School Bandits 8A will be a good one.
This weeks fixtures
Home 4 p.m. BHS boys basketball vs. Wheatland
Thursday, Feb. 16
5:30 p.m. BHS girls basketball vs. Worland Away
Friday, Feb. 17
7 p.m. BHS boys basketball vs. Worland
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But the the shots didnt fall. In the third quarter,
they scored nine points to Thermopolis eight, and
in the fourth quarter, it was Thermopolis that scored
nine and Buffalo eight.
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Bisons second-quarter performance, but it was
Tana Dahlberg that put the game out of reach for
the Lady Bobcats. With the Lady Bison leading
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Andrea Majerus tosses a no-look pass during
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Senior point guard Andrea Majerus also said she Friday nights game to Saturday nights game,
was surprised by the outcome. coach Dahlberg said. We were able to hit some of
We played them before and we beat them, but I those outside shots we couldnt hit on Friday.
guess you can never expect the outcome when you The Lady Bison led 28-16 at halftime, but got
play another team, she said. I definitely thought into foul trouble in the third quarter. That could have
we were going to push it a little more than we did. spelled disaster for the Lady Bison. Any inexperi-
We were just slow. ence would be seen as an opportunity for the Lady
The result didnt bode well for the following Outlaws press to force turnovers.
days matchup against Rawlins. The Lady Bison had Our younger girls got an opportunity to come in
not beaten the Lady Outlaws away since 2012. and handle the ball, and both Teaghen (Sweckard)
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The Lady Bison won 56-44.
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Though no one ventured a clear guess of the praised Majerus for her role in Saturdays game.
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100 butterfly and Porter Wing in
the 500 freestyle.
Wing qualified for the
500-freestyle finals with what
Miller said was his best time of
of 2:00.96 and third in the 200
freestyle relay with a time of
1:48.22.
Miller said the team would
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that will carry him in the state
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with a time of 2:10.46.
That started our individual
performances off that was
good for us and got the team
fired up, Miller said. His 200
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the season a 6:39.58 then
raced to a 6:43.26 finish in the
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He swam a little lower
Saturday, but he was pretty
excited about being in the top
six; thats a good swim for him,
Miller said.
Rogers was disqualified from
the 100 butterfly from what
Miller said was a technical
issue with his kick at the finish.
Miller said Rogers had a ten-
dency to flutter kick at times,
and his inexperience bested him.
The Rogers brothers,
Velasquez and Cohoon all com-
peted in the teams relay events.
The team took fourth in the
200-medley relay with a time
to finish in the top six at state
which is one of his goals for the
team.
However, before the state
competition, the team will travel
to Casper for a last chance
meet to give Wing one final
opportunity to qualify for state
its not even listed on the teams
schedule.
That would really be awe-
some for the kids to get all
of them qualified this year.
Definitely something I was hop-
ing for, Miller said. Hes darn
close, so hopefully we can get it
Thursday night.
The Bison travel to Gillette
for the state contest on Feb.
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Johnson said the team had a couple of matches
that he expected to win that went awry when the
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(Verplancke) was awesome, Johnson said. We
only wrestled (Beck) one other time in Lander.
That was a close one. Tonight he constantly had that
kid on his back. He worked his tail off.
Verplancke said that over his career he has faced
Beck three times and has never been able to get the
pin, but came closest on Thursday night.
Are you prepared for tax season? He also commended Cole Reiner for his defeat
of Buck Butterfield and Dallas Lopez and Ben
Elmlinger for their tenacity.
(Lopez) is kind of a wild wrestler he kind of
reminds me of Hunter, Johnson said. Hes wild
but he wears kids down. I like it. Hes fun to watch
and hes a great kid and he works hard, so for a
freshman to do what hes doing is phenomenal.
Elmers match against Hayden Johnston ended in
dramatic fashion when Elmer pinned his opponent
and then pointed up in the stand to where his family
and grandparents were watching.
Even the best kids in the state cant stop his shot
because its so fast and he just wears them down,
Johnson said of Elmer. If he gets into the third
period and its close, hes going to win because he
breaks the kid, hes so aggressive.
Johnson said that from here on out, the team will
start tapering and preparing for regionals.
We have to show up and wrestle, he said.
Everyone is in the same boat; they all want to win.
We are going to have to wrestle through all six min-
utes of every match.
The Bison will travel to Wheatland for regionals
on Feb. 17-18.

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Elmers bleach-blond hair also serves as a perfect
prop for cultivating a certain persona.
Call your hometown Its great, Verplancke said, laughing. We were
taking pictures with Lana (Wing). He says, Can
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I give him crap all the time about that, coach
Mitch Johnson said. He says he gets up, and it
looks like that all the time, but he cant tell me
wrong. Im pretty sure he blow-dries it.
Verplancke said the team has come together over
the season, and little jokes like Elmers hair go a
long way in alleviating the pressures of the extreme-
ly competitive sport.
The ultimate goal is always to win and come
out on top, Verplancke said. But I just want to
make these last two weeks memorable to have a
lot of fun with my team, my coaches and my fam-
ily. I think thats the most important thing. Weve
done it all season, and I think we can keep that
going the next two weeks.