1.9 million fish to be stocked at Flaming Gorge

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Wednesday, May, 14, 2014
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Time for a change
Green River Urban Renewal Agency/Main Street Clock
Tower Plaza renovation project began Monday. — 4
1.9 million fish
to be stocked at
Flaming Gorge
Filing starts
Thursday for
primary
candidates
SWEETWATER COUNTY
— Beginning Thursday, area
residents can file as candidates for state, county and
city offices.
Candidates have until May
30 to file in order to be
placed on the Aug. 19 primary election ballot. All candidates must be a Sweetwater County resident for at
least one year.
Those running for national and state offices can file
with the Secretary of State’s
office. Those running for
county and precinct committeemen and women seats
can file with the Sweetwater
County Clerk. For Rock
Springs and Green River
council and mayoral positions, filing can be done at
the city hall in each city.
Nonpartisan seats in college, school board, hospital,
conservation and cemetery
district races will not be on
the primary election ballot.
Those races will appear on
the general election ballot in
November.
More rainbow
trout and kokanee
increaese angler’s
odds of a catch
MATT NABER
Rocket-Miner Staff Reporter
SWEETWATER COUNTY —
Wyoming Game and Fish is set
to stock 1.9 million fish at Flaming Gorge Reservoir and thousands more at various locations
across the county, Game and
Fish Fisheries Biologist Anna
Sennecal said. Stocking plans,
burbot and improvement efforts,
and new regulations were discussed at the Wyoming Game
and Fish’s Green River regulation open house on Monday.
STOCKING UP
Reading is fun!
ROCK SPRINGS: Above, Bree Reece of
Westridge Elementary School shows the new
book she received from the Sweetwater
County Library System as part of the
Wyoming Reads event. The program is
designed to encourage young children to
read more. Each first-grade student received
two books.
Left, Holy Spirit Catholic School students
Brynn French, left, and Hayleigh Gossard of
look at the new books they received from
the Sweetwater County Library System as
part of the Wyoming Reads program. Firstgrade students throughout Rock Springs met
at the Broadway Theatre on Tuesday. The
students sang songs and watched a puppet
show put on by the C Street Puppeteers.
NATIONAL RACES
One six-year U.S. Senate
seat and one two-year U.S.
House of Representative
seat will open.
STATE RACES
Four-year terms for governor, secretary of state,
state auditor, state treasurer
and superintendent of public
instruction will be open.
Four-year terms for state
Senate in districts 11 and 13
will be on the ballot. Six twoyear terms for Wyoming
House of Representative
seats in districts 17, 18, 39,
47, 48 and 60 also are open.
Nicole Malicoat Photos/Rocket-Miner
COUNTY RACES
There are three four-year
terms open on the County
Commission and four-year
terms for coroner, sheriff,
clerk, treasurer, assessor
and clerk of the District
Court. The ballot also will
include seats for 38 Democratic
precinct
committeemen and women and 51
Republican committeemen
and women.
CITY RACES
For city offices, candidates
must file at their respective
city hall for the position they
are seeking.
In Rock Springs, where
candidates have to file at
Rock Springs City Hall,
there is an open 4-year mayor term and four 4-year
council positions
In Green River, where candidates have to file at Green
River City Hall, the openings
will be a 4-year term for
mayor and three 4-year
terms for City Council.
In Granger, there will be
opening for a 4-year mayor’s
term, two 4-year council
terms and one unexpired
two-year term for one council member that will be appointed by the council.
In Wamsutter, the mayor’s
4-year term is up as is two 4year council member positions.
SEE FILING, PAGE 3
School board approves new
teacher association contract
PAUL MURRAY
GREEN RIVER — The Sweetwater County School District No.
2 Board of Trustees ratified a new
contract with the Green River Education Association on Tuesday.
Board members Steve Core,
Cristy Magagna, Ann Rudoff,
Sherie Smith, John Malone and
Brad Cutler voted to approve the
agreement. Board member Brenda Roosa missed the vote due to
her attendance at a Green River
City Council workshop that conflicted with the board meeting.
Outgoing GREA President
Scott Blume said the membership vote to ratify was “overwhelming” as there was one vote
cast in opposition.
The agreement includes a
$300 increase in the base certified salary schedule, which is now
$46,605.
Support staff will receive a 10cent per hour increase on each
pay column plus one step of 20
cents per hour.
Millions of fish will be stocked
into nearby fishing locations this
year by Wyoming Game and Fish
and other regional agencies. Each
location will be stocked with the
following:
•
Fontenelle Reservoir:
40,000 8-inch trout, 800 16-inch
Snake River cutthroat trout,
15,000 6-inch Bear River cutthroat
trout and 50,000 3-inch kokanee.
Tour for 10
years. I have
also worked in
the school system in special
education for
the past 16
years. One of
my
greatest
honors was the
LYNEEN
2010 award I
MURPHY
received
as
Green River Chamber of Commerce’s Outstanding Citizen,”
she said.
Murphy said Green River is a
caring community with many
compassionate
residents,
which is why she is running for
THE WAR ON BURBOT
A burbot can eat a fish that is
half its length. Fewer burbot in local waters means more fish for
anglers to catch. Burbot are eating predominantly crawfish, but
will eat anything they can, Sennecal said.
SEE FISH, PAGE 3
The election in Superior
comes down to single vote
MATT NABER
SUPERIOR — The town of
Superior’s mayoral election was
decided by a single vote, according to the unofficial count.
Roe Miller received 54 votes
and Dan Watts had 53 in Tuesday’s election. The third candidate, Russell Collver, had 10
votes. Out of the 161 registered
voters in Superior, 121 voted.
“I’m not going to get too excited until I get the official
count,” Miller said. “I will wholeheartedly represent the people
of Superior and try to be fair
and make the changes that need
to be made
here.”
Two Town
Council seats
were also up
for vote. Edward Coplin
had the most
votes with 78.
He will be
ROE
joined
on the
MILLER
Council
by
Dominic Wolf,
who had 52. The other candidates were Theresa Wolf with
41, Corey Keifer with 30, and
Donna O’Banion-Crook with 19.
The official totals will be available within the week.
YOUR GUIDE TO INSIDE
SEE SCHOOL, PAGE 3
TODAY: Sunny, with a high near 58. West
southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing
to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds
could gust as high as 26 mph.
Murphy announces run for Green River Ward I seat
GREEN RIVER — Lyneen
Murphy is seeking the Green
River City Council seat in Ward
I.
She and her husband moved to
Green River 17 years ago and
raised two sons who graduated
from Green River High School.
Her husband has served on the
Green River Fire Department for
10 years and is the fire prevention chief.
“I have a passion for community service and have used my
skills to improve the Green River
community. I have organized numerous fundraising events for local residents as director of the
Green River Pond and Garden
• Green River: 35,000 8-inch
rainbow trout, 15,000 5-inch
Bear River cutthroat trout and
25,000 4-inch Snake River cutthroat trout.
• Jim Bridger: 5,000 9-inch
rainbow trout, 750 16-inch
Snake River cutthroat trout and
2,000 3-inch tiger trout.
• Flaming Gorge: 200,000
10-inch rainbow trout, 18,000 8inch rainbow trout, 250,000 7inch rainbow trout, and 8,000
rainbow trout from Jones Hole
Fish Hatchery. 300,000 3-inch
kokanee from Jones Hole,
450,000 from Wyoming Game
and Fish, and 675,000 from
Utah Game and Fish.
“From a fishing standpoint,
we can’t complain,” Green River
High School biology and anatomy teacher and fishing guide
Daniel Parson said. “There is a
lot of good news.”
City Council.
“I have always embraced the
community and it is my desire to
represent them with integrity.
My community involvement and
organization skills have prepared
me to represent our community,”
she said.
Her goals are to continue with
economic development, fiscal responsibility, maintain infrastructure and improve the quality of
life for our Green River residents.
Murphy said she supports city
employees and will listen to the
community.
“I’ve got a lot to learn, but I am
willing and ready to take on this
challenge,” she said.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around
34. West southwest wind 7 to 15 mph.
Complete weather is on Page 2.
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THINGS TO DO
May 14, 2014
Variables art show: all day at
Western Wyoming Community
College, 2500 College Drive,
Rock Springs.
Watercolor art display: 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. at the Sweetwater
County Library, 300 N. First E.,
Green River.
Christian Women’s Club
breakfast: 9:30 a.m. at WWCC,
2500 College Drive, Rock
Springs.
Green River Story Time: 9:30
a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Sweetwater County Library, 300 N.
First E., Green River.
Aging Brain presentation:
10:30 a.m. at the Golden Hour
Senior Center, 550 Uinta Drive
Suite A, Green River.
Volunteer Information and
Referral Service Board
meeting: 5 p.m. at 809 Thomp-
son St. Suite F, Rock Springs.
Student Art Show reception:
6 p.m. at the Community Fine
Arts Center, 400 C St., Rock
Springs.
Green River Horse Corral
meeting: 6 p.m. at Green River
City Hall, 50 E. Second N. St.
Master Gardening class: 6:30
p.m. at the Rock Springs Library,
400 C St.
Band concert: 7 p.m. at Rock
Springs High School, 1375 James
Drive, Rock Springs.
Green River Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting: 7
p.m. at Green River City Hall, 50
E. Second North St.
Rock Springs Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting: 7
p.m. Rock Springs City Hall, 212
D St.
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Sea Shepherd volunteer who
worked to save whales and protect
their environment.
His interests included his guitar,
playing music in churches in Lander and Independence, Missouri,
bluegrass music, jamming with
friends, reading history books,
supporting police departments,
playing flight simulators, traveling,
humor, his family and friends.
He is survived by two brothers,
Charlie Realing and wife, Wilma,
of Green River, and Pat Realing
and wife, Dixie, of Lander; sisterin-law, Grace Realing of Casper;
four sisters, Monie Gebhart of
Thermopolis, Susie Thomas and
VA hospital tries
to cover up waits
An employee is on
administrative leave
after sending an email
with instructions on
“gaming the system”
Wyoming Tribune Eagle Staff
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CODY — Philip Joseph Realing,
58, died May 4, 2014, at his residence in Cody of natural causes.
He was born Nov. 1, 1955, in
Thermopolis to Herbert “Si” and
Fern (Eubanks) Realing. He attended school in Thermopolis and
received his diploma on May 27,
1975. He continued his education
at Powell Junior College in Powell.
He lived in Wyoming, Seattle and
Independence, Missouri, where he
worked as a security guard for several companies.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star,
Shriners and a second lieutenant
in the Civil Air Patrol. He was a
CHEYENNE — The growing
national controversy over Veterans Affairs staff falsifying
records of how long it takes veterans to get medical care has hit
home.
David Newman, a telehealth
coordinator and registered
nurse at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center, has been placed on
administrative leave after an
email directing another staffer
to game the appointments system was obtained by CBS
News, according to a report Friday on cbsnews.com.
The email, dated June 19,
2013, describes a technique
used to falsify appointment
dates in order to comply with
the VA’s directive to schedule all
appointments within a 14-day
window, regardless of how long
the patients actually waited to
see a doctor.
“Yes, it is gaming the system
a bit,” the email said. “But you
have to know the rules of the
game you are playing, and
when we exceed the 14-day
measure, the front office gets
very upset, which doesn’t help
us.”
The email goes on to tell
unidentified staff members,
“You can still fix this and get off
the bad boys list, by cancelling
the visit (by clinic) and then
rescheduling it with a desired
date within that 14-day window.”
CBS News published a statement on its website Friday afternoon by Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric Shinseki in response to the local VA email:
“On May 9, upon learning of
an email sent by a Cheyenne VA
Medical Center employee, I immediately requested the independent VA Office of Inspector
General conduct a thorough investigation of the actions outlined in the employee’s email. I
have also directed that the employee be removed immediately from patient care responsibilities and placed on administrative leave.
“VA takes any allegations
about patient care or employee
misconduct very seriously. If
true, the behavior outlined in
the email is unacceptable.”
Daniel Warvi with the local
VA Medical Center’s public affairs office confirmed Shinseki’s
statement but would not elaborate, saying it is the VA’s policy
not to comment on personnel
issues.
The release of the local email
obtained by CBS News comes
just a day after a House committee voted to subpoena
records from a VA hospital in
Phoenix suspected of engaging
in similar scheduling practices.
There have been allegations
that these scheduling practices
have resulted in deaths in patients who were unable to see
doctors in time to receive proper treatment.
Earlier this week, USA Today
reported on a December report
by the VA’s medical branch
about a similar situation at the
clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado,
which is under the supervision
of the Cheyenne VA Medical
Center.
Workers at the Fort Collins
clinic were told to make their
records show that veterans got
appointments within 14 days of
the day requested, regardless of
whether it was true.
It is unclear whether this instruction to the Fort Collins
staff came from Newman in
Cheyenne, possibly even in the
same June 2013 email.
Denver
VA
spokesman
Daniel Warvi said employees in
Fort Collins have been retrained, and weekly audits are
being conducted.
Warvi said no one was disciplined because the investigation found no deliberate misconduct. “This was a training
issue,” Warvi said in an email to
The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The VA announced Thursday
that Shinseki had ordered the
Veterans Health Administration
last month to do a “face-toface” audit at all clinics at VA
medical centers to make sure
employees understand the VA’s
policy and the need for continued integrity in managing patient access to care.
The White House has voiced
support for Shinseki amid the
calls for his ouster from the
American Legion, as well as
from Republican Sens. Richard
Burr of North Carolina, John
Cornyn of Texas and Jerry
Moran of Kansas. Veterans
groups are split on whether he
should resign.
White House spokesman
Josh Earnest said President
Barack Obama has full confidence in Shinseki. He said
Shinseki shares the president’s
passion for living up to the
commitment that the United
States has made to its veterans.
Earnest told reporters traveling with Obama in California
that the VA has made tremendous progress in reducing the
case backlog. He said while the
backlog is moving in the right
direction, the White House
won’t be satisfied until it is
eliminated.
Numbering
more
than
600,000 when it hit its high
point in March 2013, the backlog in VA cases had been cut in
half to 308,000 by early May,
the VA said. The department
deems cases to be part of the
backlog once they’ve gone 125
days without being processed.
The VA said it completed more
than 500,000 of its oldest
claims last year.
At the same time, the VA has
acknowledged that 23 patients
have died as a result of delayed
care in recent years. In addition
to the problems in Fort Collins,
other problems have occurred
in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia.
husband, Dan, of Independence,
Mike Hanks and husband, Clyde,
of McKinnon, and Bink Realing of
Rock Springs; and several nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Herbert and Fern Realing;
brother, Bob Realing; nephew,
Josh Realing; and great-nephew,
Gavin Reed.
Memorial services will be at 11
a.m. June 6, 2014, at the Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church in Thermopolis. Father Joe Galligan will
officiate. Inurnment will follow the
service at the Riverside Cemetery
in Thermopolis. Condolences may
be left at www.mortfh.com.
SHELLEY
L. WELSH
RAWLINS — Memorial
services for Shelley “Shelster” L. Trautman Welsh
will be at 2 p.m. May 17,
2014, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 412 Fifth
St., Rawlins.
A time of remembrance
and sharing for family and
friends will continue until 6
p.m.
Mrs. Welsh, 50, of Rawlins died March 26, 2014, after a two-year battle with
stage four cervical cancer.
Sen. Barrasso wants to sell more
Wyoming natural gas to Ukraine
PAUL MURRAY
ROCK SPRINGS — U.S. Sen.
John Barrasso said that a key objective behind a recently resurrected Senate bill which he is
sponsoring in Congress is to allow more Wyoming natural gas to
be exported around the globe, especially to Ukraine.
“Russia has a noose around
Ukraine’s neck,” Barrasso told the
Rocket-Miner on Saturday. “Russia supplies most of Ukraine’s
natural gas and the Russians have
raised the price of natural gas
that they sell to Ukraine by 44
percent.”
Barrasso said that SB 228,
originally from 2011, would make
it easier for Wyoming to export
more of its natural gas not only to
Ukraine but to allies of the United States around the world. He
said this would promote greater
energy efficiency and protect
many Wyoming jobs.
The introduction to the bill
states that its intent is to “preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and
common law on enactment of a
federal policy to mitigate climate
change.”
In effect, the bill would preclude President Barack Obama
from using executive powers
alone to regulate greenhouse gases and would require action in
concert with Congress.
Barrasso said he supports the
development of new energy technologies, but not in a way that
would result in thousands of
Wyoming workers losing their
jobs all in one stroke. The bill acknowledges that there will be
challenges posed by a changing
climate, but opposes “ill-suited
regulations.”
A recent fact-finding trip to
Ukraine and to U.S. allies in eastern Europe, including Lithuania
and Latvia which border Russia,
provided Barrasso with plenty of
food for thought.
“Our enemies don’t fear us and
our friends don’t trust us,” Barrasso said. “Any sign of weakness
on our part invites aggression on
our enemies’ parts.”
Based upon what he saw on his
trip, Barrasso said people in
Ukraine are scared and they have
reason to be.
“The Ukrainians are very worried. The Russians have attack
tanks within 10 miles of the
Ukrainian border,” he said.
Barrasso serves on the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee,
and the Senate committees on
Energy and Natural Resources,
Environment and Public Works,
and Indian Affairs.
Barrasso and his wife, Bobbi,
were in Rock Springs to attend
the 2014 Louisa Swain Foundation award dinner (see story on
Page 5).
Judge strikes down Idaho’s
same-sex marriage ban
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gay and
lesbian couples in Idaho could start
getting married as soon as Friday
after a judge ruled the state’s ban on
same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Magistrate Judge
Candy Dale wrote in her decision
Tuesday evening that Idaho’s laws
barring same-sex marriage unconstitutionally deny gay and lesbian
citizens their fundamental right to
marry.
Dale said the state must issue
marriage licenses to same-sex couples starting at 9 a.m. Friday.
However, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter already has said he intends to appeal the case, meaning an appellate
court could still put the weddings on
hold.
Dale said marriage works a fundamental change on the lives of all
who experience it, and it holds immense personal and spiritual significance.
“This case asks a basic and enduring question about the essence
of American government: Whether
the will of the majority, based as it
often is on sincere beliefs and democratic consensus, may trump the
rights of a minority,” the judge
wrote.
Idaho’s laws wrongly stigmatize
gay and lesbian couples and relegate
their families to second-class status
without sufficient reason, she said.
But it’s not just the immense significance of marriage as a ceremo-
ARK. LAWYERS:
DON’T SUSPEND GAY
MARRIAGE RULING
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —
Lawyers for gay couples asked
the state’s highest court Tuesday to let same-sex weddings
continue amid a fight over
Arkansas’ gay marriage ban,
while more than half the counties that had granted licenses
to same-sex couples changed
course.
Since a Pulaski County
judge set aside Arkansas’ voter-approved ban late Friday,
400 gay couples have received
marriage licenses, according
to an Associated Press canvas
of county clerks.
Only Pulaski and Washington counties issued licenses to
same-sex couples Tuesday, after Carroll, Marion and Saline
counties said they would wait
until the case is fully resolved.
nial right that is at issue in the ruling, Dale noted. It’s also the many
ways a legal marriage affects the
daily life of a spouse.
“From the deathbed to the tax
form, property rights to parental
rights, the witness stand to the probate court, the legal status of
‘spouse’ provides unique and undeniably important protections,” Dale
wrote.
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FISH
The number of burbot caught
per hour for netting has decreased since an all-time high in
2007 of slightly more than 1.5
catches per unit effort to less than
one in 2013.
Since 2010, burbot derby participants removed about 45,800
burbot from Flaming Gorge reservoir.
“We have a lot of other burbotrelated efforts going on, the derbies on Flaming Gorge have had
a tremendous impact on the burbot population,” Sennecal said.
Burbot were classified as nongame fish west of the Continental
Divide in 2013, allowing unlimited harvest for anglers this year. A
must-kill regulation was put in
place and this year’s Legislature
granted the Game and Fish Commission the authority to allow artificial light for burbot fishing.
Game and Fish is seeking public
and commission approval so the
regulation can begin in 2015.
LOCAL HOTSPOTS
• Green River: There are about
200 to 300 fish per mile on the
Green River, Sennecal said. A recent pass load near the dam
caught 530 trout, up from 307 in
2007.
Game and Fish is working with
Trout Unlimited and Seedskadee
Wildlife Refuge to improve habitat along the Green River, Sennecal said.
“Most of it has little public land
along the river,” Wyoming Game
and Fish Warden Duane Kerr
said. “Most of the habitat work to
improve things for fisherman
should be done where there is
public access and there is little between the interstate and the
refuge.”
• Fontenelle Reservoir: The
catch per unit efforts increased
80 percent and burbot are declining in number and in size.
“You guys who are hook-and-
Lucy Wold/Wyoming Game and Fish
Millions of fish will be stocked in
the area and some upcoming
regulation changes were discussed at the Wyoming Game
and Fish open house on Monday,
May 12. Green River Fisheries Supervisor Robert Keith answered
questions from the public in attendance.
line angling are doing what we
want to do,” Sennecal said. “We
saw a much-welcomed increase in
rainbows (rainbow trout).”
• Jim Bridger: Fall trammel
nets brought in 111 burbot in three
hours, Sennecal said. She said
they will continue netting in the
spring and setting trap nets in the
fall to lower burbot totals.
“I think our high catch rate is
because we set the nets up like a
curtain and they rolled out into
the nets,” Green River Fisheries
Supervisor Robert Keith said.
“We’re hoping we can thin the
burbot on that.”
• Flaming Gorge: Spring gill
netting started Tuesday and continues through next week. Trammel nets for burbot will be released in the fall.
The following fishing regulations
are being considered for adoption in 2015:
• Artificial light: This year’s Legislature passed House Bill 48 allowing the Wyoming Game and Fish
Commission to decide if artificial
lighting can be used for fishing.
“From a fishery standpoint, we
don’t have a concern that it will
be a problem and when it comes
to burbot it is critical,” Keith said.
The proposal would prohibit artificial lighting use for spear gun
fishing.
The regulation cycle will begin in
June and public input will happen in July, Keith said.
• Live bait: Live baitfish from outside the state are prohibited,
which is causing a shortage of
live baitfish particularly during
winter months. This regulation
was due to concerns about possibly bringing in unwanted fish,
plants, invertebrates and associated disease.
“They will be heavily tested to
make sure there are no zebra
muscles and the live bait would
only be able to be sold to dealers,” Keith said.
Wyoming Game and Fish decided to go with a warm water
species regulation. This means
anything other than meat can be
used for bait — skin, eyes and
fins.
Cisco will not be allowed as bait
in Flaming Gorge Reservoir in order to keep consistent with Utah
regulations and concerns with
hooking mortality on trophysized lake trout.
SCHOOL
“This is the first time in several years that we’ve been able to
increase the base,” board chairman Core said. “That’s very important to being able to attract
new teachers to our district.”
For full-time employees who
receive health and dental insurance with a $1,000 deductible
and a $35 copay, the payment
split will remain the same with
the district contributing 87 percent of the premium expenses
and employees paying 13 percent.
Part-time employees who work
36 hours a week are eligible for
voluntary coverage in the alternate WEBT Medical $1,500 deductible plan. These employees
are eligible for a premium split of
75 percent district and 25 percent
employee.
On Nov. 26 the district will pay
one-time stipends of $577 to all
certified employees and 16 cents
per hour for their annual hours to
all support employees.
PRELIMINARY BUDGET
The board voted unanimously
to accept the preliminary budget.
Business manager Pete Brandjord outline the budget, which includes $6,256,932 in cash available, $40,036,579 in estimated
revenue, $46,293,511 in estimated cash plus revenue, $38,915,901
in
appropriations
and
$24,129,221 in estimated tax requirements based on 25 mills.
FILING
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATES
Candidates in nonpartisan
races will be on the general election ballot. In accordance with
Wyoming State Statute 22-2109, the filing period will be Aug.
6-25. Those interested in running can file during that time
with the Sweetwater county
Clerk.
All are four-year terms and
will include:
• Three School District No. 1
trustee seats
• Three seats for at-large
School District No. 2
• Three Western Wyoming
Community College trustee
seats.
• Three seats for the Sweetwater Water County Conservation District
• Three Castle Rock Hospital
District seats
• One Fire District No. 1 seat
• Three seats for Eden-Farson
Cemetery District
• Two seats for Eden-Farson
Fire Control District
• Two Jamestown Rio-Vista
Water and Sewer District seats
• Three seats for North Sweetwater Water and Sewer District
• Two seats for the Eden Valley Improvement District
• Three seats for the West
Side Water and Sewer District
• Two seats for the Clearview
Improvement and Sewer District
• One seat for the Reliance
Fire District
COURT JUDGES
In accordance with the
Wyoming Constitution,
The filing period is May 5 to
Aug. 4 for the retention of justices and judges to be retained at
the general election.
There will be two eight-year
terms for Supreme Court justice
positions and three six-year
terms for the Sweetwater County 3rd Judicial District Court
judges. There also will be three
four-year terms for circuit judge
positions.
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Brothers on crashed plane
in Wyoming presumed dead
CODY (AP) — Two elderly brothers
aboard a single-engine plane found crashed
on a mountain in northwest Wyoming are
presumed dead, authorities said Tuesday.
The Park County Sheriff Office says the
determination was made after viewing the
crash site from the air. The danger of avalanche made it too risky to put people on the
rugged, snowy mountain just outside Yellowstone National Park.
“Given the damage to the aircraft as well
as the extremely harsh environmental conditions in the area, I think there’s no other
conclusion we can make,” Sheriff Scott
Steward said in a statement.
The 1963 Mooney M20C was last seen
May 6 departing Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody.
On board were Robert L. Zimmerman,
84, of Huntsville, Alabama, and Ward H.
Zimmerman, 86, of Seattle. The plane was
reported missing Saturday and was found
Monday at about 9,900-foot elevation on a
60-degree slope with a large cornice above
it on Howell Mountain, which peaks at
10,964 feet in elevation.
A Wyoming Army National Guard helicopter flew over the crash site Monday
evening to evaluate the possibility of winching a crew member down to the plane to determine the condition of the occupants.
However, Park County Search and Rescue Commander Martin Knapp, who accompanied the helicopter crew, determined
it was too dangerous to make the attempt.
“After reviewing the conditions at the site
Photo courstesy of Huhu Uet
The two brothers, Robert L. Zimmerman and Ward H. Zimmerman, were piloting a Mooney
M20C. Their plane was last seen May 6 departing Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody.
of the wreckage and taking into account my
years of experience in avalanche evaluation
and mitigation, I simply could not in good
conscious risk any more lives,” Knapp said.
The brothers were headed from Cody to
Twin Falls, Idaho, and then to Seattle. They
had planned to fly over Yellowstone after
taking off from the Cody airport.
Jim Zimmerman, of Renton, Washington,
told The Seattle Times that the brothers
were both experienced pilots. Jim Zimmer-
Cameraman details
deadly day on Everest
CLARK FORSTER
Jackson Hole News & Guide
REGULATIONS IN THE WORKS
JACKSON (AP) — When
John Griber heard the roaring
sound of an avalanche at around
6:30 a.m. April 18 he wasn’t too
concerned.
Griber was in his tent at Base
Camp on Mount Everest. At almost 18,000 feet in the Himalayas, crashing rocks and minor avalanches were routine.
“Honestly, it sounded like just
a distant avalanche,” the 48year-old Jackson Hole resident
said. “We hear a lot of avalanches throughout the night. It didn’t sound like anything out of
the ordinary.”
But there was nothing ordinary, minor or routine about
that particular avalanche. A
hanging glacier had fallen from
the west shoulder of Everest
and sent huge blocks of ice tumbling down the treacherous
Khumbu Icefall.
At the time of the avalanche,
Sherpas were fixing ropes and
ladders along the icefall for their
climbing customers.
When the avalanche settled,
pandemonium ensued.
“Nobody really knew who
was alive or what was going on,”
Griber told the Jackson Hole
News
&
Guide
(http://bit.ly/QF1uij). “I talked to
another Base Camp manager
who was on the radio with his
Sherpa. All of the sudden he’s
on the radio talking, hears
screams and then the radio just
went quiet.”
The reality of what had happened began to sink in. Griber
grabbed a couple gallons of water, food and shovels to assist
the rescuers who were already
at the icefall.
The rescue mission quickly
turned to a recovery mission.
Sixteen bodies were buried under the ice and snow. Thirteen
were recovered.
A helicopter conducted 13
long-line retrievals of the dead
and transported the bodies to
Base Camp one at a time.
The remaining Sherpas,
guides and rescuers made their
way back to Base Camp after recovery work ceased. Sherpas
were hysterical and overcome
with the terror of the tragedy.
“They just kept saying things
such as ‘Oh, my brother, my
brother’s dead,”‘ Griber said.
“Or ‘My friend had just been
married, and he has a 3-monthold child.’ We just cried the entire day.”
Griber never thought he’d
find himself at the scene of the
deadliest day in Everest history.
He was on his ninth trip to
Nepal as a cameraman, hoping
to record a stunt for NBC and
the Discovery Channel.
Griber was supposed to be
one of two cameramen on the
summit of Everest when adventurer Joby Ogwyn leaped off the
top in a wingsuit in a made-forTV special.
The special, “Everest Jump
Live,”
was
immediately
scrapped after the tragedy.
“It was pretty evident that our
expedition was done,” Griber
said. “The lead Sherpa said,
‘We’re done. We’re not climbing
anymore.”‘
In an effort to recoup some of
the millions of dollars it had
spent on the canceled special,
Discovery put together “Everest
Avalanche Tragedy.”
The Sherpas are the breadwinners of their families.
They can make anywhere between $2,500 and $6,000 in a
climbing season. It doesn’t
seem like much for an occupation that consistently brings
these men within a footstep of
death. But the average yearly income for a Nepalese citizen is
around $500.
Many of the families of the
dead are now without income.
The Nepalese government gave
each family $400 as restitution.
The money will go only so far.
And many of the surviving
Sherpas will be forced to continue to make their living on the
mountain that killed their
friends and colleagues.
“I think they’ll probably climb
next year,” Griber said. “I don’t
think they really have a choice.”
Griber spent five days in
Nepal following the tragedy,
shooting “Everest Avalanche
Tragedy” and trying to cope
with what had happened.
man is the son of Ward Zimmerman, a retired Boeing engineer from Seattle.
Joel Simmons, director of operations of
the aviation services company Choice Aviation in Cody, said the brothers flew at a
time when he would not have tried to fly because of inclement weather in the area.
“They said they were comfortable with it
and would push out of there,” Simmons
said. “They were determined to keep moving.”
REGIONAL BRIEFS
Denver symphony
makes pot-themed
shows invite-only
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Symphony says a series
of marijuana-themed fundraising concerts will be invitationonly in an attempt to address
concerns that audiences were
going to break the law by smoking weed in public.
In a statement Tuesday, the
symphony also said it was removing information about the
three events scheduled to start
later this month from its website and refunding tickets purchased already. The events at a
Denver art gallery will now be
open to a list of VIP guests by
invitation. After the symphony
announced the concerts in
April, the Denver city attorney
warned they could violate laws
against public marijuana consumption. The symphony says
it worked out its new rules in
consultation with the city attorney, who did not immediately
return a call from The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Police: Arsonist
dedicated fires to TV
reporter
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A
Utah man has been charged after police say he started fires to
get back at a TV news reporter.
The 56-year-old Wilbert Edward Fike Jr. was charged in district court Monday with arson
and threatening terrorism.
Police say Fike told them he
set five small Salt Lake City
fires from May 2-4.
On May 3, a reporter for
KSTU-TV received an email
from an account police say belongs to Fike. The sender said
during his own arrest, the reporter bullied him by asking if
he had anything to say. It’s unclear when the arrest happened.
The Deseret News reports
the sender vowed to set fires
dedicated to the reporter that
night. Fike was jailed May 5 in
Salt Lake County. Court
records show he pleaded guilty
to arson charges in 2012 and
2007.
Potty peeper gets
four years in prison
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.
(AP) — A repeat peeping tom
has been sentenced to 4 years
in prison for taking hundreds of
photographs and videos of
women inside a Grand Junction
porta-potty.
Mesa County District Judge
Valerie Robison sentenced 37year-old Joshua Vohs Monday
after rejecting his public defender’s request for probation instead. Lawyer Matt Mulch argued that Vohs would be more
likely to get treatment for his
problem outside of prison.
The Daily Sentinel reports
that Vohs was arrested last year
after confessing to place a camera inside porta-potty in a park
along the Colorado River. Police
found 175 photos and 25 videos
of women using it during a
search of his home. Vohs was
also arrested in 2011 in Grand
Junction and 2006 in Crested
Butte for taking videos under
women’s skirts.
US Attorney
objects to doctor’s
reduced sentence
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —
The U.S. Attorney’s Office wants
a federal judge to reconsider a
reduced sentence he gave last
week to a Brigham City doctor
convicted of illegally prescribing
prescription drugs to patients.
In a court motion filed this
week, Utah U.S. Attorney David
Barlow calls it a flawed decision
to scale back the sentence for
66-year-old Dewey MacKay to
three years from 20 years. Barlow wants a hearing to address
the sentence.
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FANTASTIC FOUR: Jordana Frericks celebrates her 4th birthday May 14, 2014. She is the
daughter of Chad and Jackie
Frericks of Rock Springs. Her
grandparents are Dean and
Maggie Frericks of Rock
Springs and Steve and Valinda
Harns of Farson. She has one
brother, Chad Frericks Junior,
7.
GENESIS MARTINEZ
Rocket-Miner Lifestyles Reporter
ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County residents, beginning in January, will have
access to sexually transmitted
infection testing.
The Sweetwater County
Board of Health recently entered into an agreement with
the Wyoming Department of
Health in which the Sweetwater County Community nursing will be obligated to make
the testing available by Jan. 1.
“We are hoping to reach an
agreement by July 1,” said
Grant Christensen, director of
Sweetwater County Community Nursing. “Although we
may not be able to begin testing right a way though, it may
take a couple more months.”
The new program will also
provide treatment and followup, education and prevention
services.
All the medicine will be provided by the state health department. County Health Officer Jean Stachon will direct
the county health nurses on
the administration of medicine. A nominal fee will be
charged for the tests.
“The big cost would have
been hiring on more workers,
but we already have manpower available,” Christensen said.
The tests will include gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis.
“We already offer HIV/AIDs
testing,” Christensen said.
Anyone is allowed to test,
including minors.
“Under state law, minors —
anyone younger than 18 — are
allowed to receive STD tests
and care without parental consent,” he said.
The new program is an extension of a statewide program conducted by other
counties.
Here are some quick facts
about STDs:
• There are 324 reported
cases of chlamydia per
100,000 people in Sweetwater
County. This ranking places
the county right below the
state average of more than
400.
• Gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
and hepatitis B are less common.
• Unprotected sex and multiple partners increase the
chances of being infected.
NADIA HILL
Laramie Boomerang
LARAMIE — Northern Idaho native Emily Richardson is
using remote sensing to better understand how environmental factors, such as precipitation and elevation, affect
plant growth.
She’s spent the past semester working under her academic advisor Ramesh Sivanpillai as part of the Wyoming
View internship program. She
and Ryan Lermon were the
only interns in the program.
Both graduated last weekend.
“I’m interested in the sustainability side of it,” Richardson said. “I had no clue remote sensing could be so applicable to everything, from
forest ecosystems to pine beetles.”
Richardson said she used
satellites to track multiple
seasons of aspen-growth in
the mountains and observed
their phenology — the study
of recurring phenomena —
and aspen decline. She
tracked the timing of systems
from satellite images to compare the amount of growth
between wet, dry and normal
seasons.
Richardson also included
varying elevations, the highest at 2,600 meters, or about
8,530 feet.
“We train undergrads in doing research and how to define questions,” Sivanpillai
said. “Even in one semester,
you can collect really good
data.”
DANCING SIX: Allison Shalata
celebrates her 6th birthday
May 14, 2014. She is the
daughter of Jason and Tara
Shalata of Rock Springs. Her
grandparents are Rilly and
Lynne Shalata and Joni Dowd,
all of Rock Springs, and Arnie
and Sherrie West of Lander.
Her great-grandparents are
Ken Ockerman of Rock
Springs, Arnie West Senior and
Bill and Marge Inscore all of
Lander, and William and Anne
Andersen of Pavillion. She has
one sister, Jaylee, 17.
A renovated Clock Tower Plaza is designed to make Green River’s downtown more attractive and encourage more people to visit the area.
Clock Tower Renovation begins
with groundbreaking ceremony
MICHAEL MARESH
Rocket-Miner Staff Writer
GREEN RIVER — The Green
River
Urban
Renewal
Agency/Main Street Clock Tower Plaza renovation project began Monday evening with a
groundbreaking ceremony with
25 to 30 attendees.
Dignitaries from Green River
along with state representatives
attended the short ceremony.
As custom, city and state officials donned construction
hats and shovels to turn over
the first mounds of dirt at the
site.
Less traditionally, Parks and
Recreation Director Allan Wilson used a backhoe to overturn
some areas of the site that are
scheduled to be replaced during
the renovation.
Wilson explained what will
transpire during the construction stage that will take about
two months to complete.
The URA/Main Street Board
decided renovating the Clock
Tower Plaza at 50 E. Second
North St. would help make the
downtown more attractive and
encourage more people to visit
the area.
There will be more open
space, room for musical acts, a
new speaker system and water
fixtures. In addition, the clock
To get to the current clock tower,
people have to walk up a flight
of stairs, and many individuals
are unaware anything exists
there since it cannot be seen
from the sidewalk. A revamped
design should increase visibility
and access.
tower plaza will become more
accessible because it will be on
ground level.
URA Administrator Jennie
Melvin said the renovation is
Grant program seeks biodiversity art
EVE NEWMAN
Satellite helps
senior understand
aspen decline
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HOW TO APPLY
LARAMIE — The University
of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute is bringing science and art
together with a grant program
now in its second year.
The Biodiversity Art Grant
Program offers money for projects that combine biodiversity
science and creative arts.
Grants are available for UW
students, faculty, academic
professionals and staff.
“The goal is to communicate
science to a really broad audience,” said Dorothy Tuthill, associate director of the Biodiversity Institute.
Proposals for the second
round of funding are due May
30, with artists then having a
year to complete their project.
Artists are required to give a
public presentation of their
work.
Tuthill said the institute isn’t
looking for anything in particular when it comes to projects.
Last year, during the first
year of the grant program,
grants were awarded to professor of music Bob Belser and
artists David Jones and Patrick
Kikut.
Belser, who directs UW’s
bands, is writing music for
Wyoming high school bands
that will include bird and mammal sounds from the Rocky
Mountain region that have
been transcribed for instruments.
“The idea is that it will be
performed by high school
bands around the state,” Tuthill
said.
Jones and Kikut both work in
the UW Art Department. They
created art inspired by the Red
Desert.
They explored both manmade features and natural
landscapes and ways they in-
The deadline for the Biodiversity in Art Grant Program
is May 30. The grant period
runs from June 1 to May 31,
2015, and artists are expected
to give a public presentation
of their work. To apply, go to
www.wyomingbiodiversity.or
g and click on the “Research”
heading.
teract.
Tuthill said their proposal
was interesting because it combined human and natural elements.
“It involved their perceptions
of both wild lands and wild
habitat of the Red Desert, combined with the effects of humans on that Red Desert landscape, which was very intriguing, as opposed to just telling
the story about animals and
plants,” she said.
Their exhibition, “Habitat: A
Visual Exploration of the Life
Zones of Wyoming’s Red
Desert Region,” is on display at
the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center through June 30.
Tuthill said biodiversity science is a broad field that can be
defined many ways, and biodiversity is important to both scientists and laypeople.
“People who are not scientists often have pretty strong
feelings about biodiversity, particularly
living
here
in
Wyoming where we’re surrounding by great landscapes
and wildlife,” she said.
Artistic expression offers a
broad avenue for communicating and interpreting ideas
about biodiversity, she said.
“I would say that the ways
that we express that are almost
as diverse as the number of
people,” she said.
very important for the Main
Street Program.
The original clock tower
plaza was built in 1982, and the
URA and city of Green River
determined the original structure is outdated and not being
used to its full potential.
To get to the current clock
tower, people have to walk up
stairs and many individuals are
unaware anything exists there
since it cannot be seen from the
sidewalk.
In the request for construction bids, the city stated the
goal to alter the internal layout
to promote a better atmosphere
for the public to visit, include a
xeriscape design to reduce watering needs and add a performance stage, natural spectator seating and a water feature.
Pedestrian and vehicle traffic
along Flaming Gorge Way have
difficulty seeing the features
due to the plaza’ its high and
obstructing walls.
Mayor Hank Castillon said
the new-and-improved Green
River Clock Tower Plaza will be
a big benefit to the city.
The URA/Main Street Agency
is the primary driving force behind the clock tower renovation. Board members Nick
Montgomery, Michael Brown,
Robert Berg and Melvin attended the ceremony.
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Around Sweetwater County
won the May 9 hand and foot
Wall, Grissom win
games played at the Young at
at hand and foot
Heart Recreational Center.
ROCK SPRINGS — Anita
Wall and Charlene Grissom
Other players included
Darhl Simkin and Marcia Buddecke.
Births
Laughter girl born: Luna
Rain Laughter was born April
30, 2014, to Kayla and Lance
Laughter of Rock Springs at
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County.
Bieber girl born: Thabley
Gabriella Bieber was born
April 30, 2014, to Chris
Bieber and Breeun Palmer of
Green River at Memorial
Hospital of Sweetwater County.
Tate girl born: Aiva Renee
Ann Tate was born May 4,
2014, to Mercedes Guilford
and Antwon Tate of Rock
Springs at Memorial Hospital
of Sweetwater County.
Brown boy born: Gunner
Konnor Lee Brown was born
May 4, 2014, to Zachary and
Alle Brown of Rock Springs at
Lifestyles Brief
Obama presents
top medal to
Afghanistan veteran
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Kyle J. White became only the
seventh living recipient of the
Medal of Honor for actions in
Eikanger girl born: Kya
Lynn Eikanger was born May
4, 2014, to Josh and Jaysha
Eikanger of Rock Springs at
Johnson boy born: Draven
William Shell Johnson was
born May 5, 2014, to Melissa
Anderson and Terrance Johnson of Rock Springs at
Martin girl born: Lyric
June Martin was born May 5,
2014, to Chris Martin and
Bonnie Martin of Green River
at Memorial Hospital of
Sweetwater County.
Schnackenberg boy born:
Jack Edward Schnackenberg
was born May 6, 2014, to Karl
and Jolene Schnackenberg of
Green River at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County.
Iraq or Afghanistan, the latest
reminder of the post-Sept. 11
conflicts and U.S. sacrifices
President Barack Obama has
sought to bring to an end.
“We pay tribute to a soldier
who embodies the courage of
his generation,” Obama said
Tuesday.
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REGIONAL BRIEFS
Wyoming will
not receive federal
schools waiver
CASPER (AP) — Wyoming
will not receive a waiver next
school year under the federal
education law.
Without the waiver, even
some of Wyoming’s highest
performing schools could soon
be labeled as failing under the
No Child Left Behind Act.
The federal act holds
schools accountable to proficiency targets that increase annually until every tested student scores at least proficient
in every subject area.
Former state Education Department Director Richard
Crandall tells the Casper StarTribune that the state chose
not to apply for a waiver because Wyoming’s education
accountability model would
likely not have met federal
guidelines and because the
agency was undergoing a
change in leadership.
The
first
phase
of
Wyoming’s state-run accountability system was piloted in
schools this year. It will take effect this fall.
UW looks for new
leaders this year
LARAMIE (AP) — University of Wyoming President Dick
McGinity says he hopes to
start filling several vacant UW
administrative positions with
permanent replacements during the first half of the fall semester.
McGinity says developing
the next generation of UW
leaders is one of his top priorities for the second half of 2014.
UW has about a half dozen
vacancies in senior administrative and dean positions. Interim appointees are filling the
jobs for now.
The first two positions
McGinity wants to fill are vice
president for academic affairs
and dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
After that, searches for the
deans of the College of Business, the College of Education
and the College of Law will
take place.
McGinity says details of the
individual searches are to be
determined.
Commission names
Watson oil and
gas supervisor
CHEYENNE (AP) — The
Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has named
Mark Watson as permanent
commission supervisor.
Watson has been interim
head of the agency since the
end of March.
Gov. Matt Mead and the other four members of the commission voted to make Watson’s position permanent.
Mead says that Watson has
30 years on the commission
staff and demonstrated his
leadership serving as interim
supervisor. Watson has a degree in petroleum engineering
from the University of
Wyoming.
The commission met Tuesday in Casper for its monthly
hearing. It also voted to establish a new deputy supervisor
position.
Rent aid studied
for businesses
in Cheyenne
CHEYENNE (AP) — A taxsupported Cheyenne group is
considering offering rent subsidies to new or expanding
downtown businesses.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported Tuesday the
Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority/Main Street
Board will discuss the proposal on June 12.
Board member Hans Seitz
stressed the idea is simply a
proposal and the group wants
to hear from the public.
A draft of the proposal says
grants could be up to $500 a
month for 12 months and
could be extended to 24
months.
The Downtown Development Authority gets most of its
funding from sales taxes. It
also collects from property taxes on buildings within its district.
Board member John Sundahl asked whether the pro-
gram would violate the state
Constitution. Seitz said the
board had a legal opinion saying the program would be permissible.
Teton, Yellowstone
requires separate
boat permits
JACKSON (AP) — Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are now requiring separate permits for non-motorized boats.
In previous years, each park
honored the other’s permits,
even though a Yellowstone permit only cost $10 a season
while a Grand Teton charged
$20.
The Jackson Hole News &
Guide reported Tuesday the
change came about because
Yellowstone officials have begun requiring boat inspections
for invasive aquatic species.
A Yellowstone spokesman
says the park wants boaters to
get a Yellowstone permit to
make sure the inspection is
done.
Grand Teton has required
such inspections for several
years.
Non-motorized boats requiring inspections include driftboats, kayaks, canoes, dories,
fishing tubes, stand-up paddleboards and any other type of
floatable.
Spring storm means
early June skiing
KEYSTONE, Colo. (AP) —
The spring storm is bringing
good news after causing havoc.
In a statement Tuesday, officials at the Arapahoe Basin ski
resort said after receiving two
feet of snow, they will be open
the weekend of June 6-8.
Weekday skiing, though, ends
June 1.
A-Basin chief operating officer Alan Henceroth says the
season may go even further at
the Continental Divide resort.
If that happens, lifts will be
open Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays only. Since the season
opened in October, A-Basin
has received 419 inches of
snow, well above the 307 inches it got during the 2012-13
season.
The spring storm brought
up to 3 feet of snow to the
Rockies and thunderstorms
and tornadoes in the Midwest,
shutting off power, stranding
travelers and causing at least
one fatal accident.
Bizarre burglar
made Utah man
help find lost keys
SANDY, Utah (AP) — A
Utah man has been charged
with kidnapping and robbery
in a bizarre burglary at a home
where the thief made his victim help him find his lost car
keys, then expressed some remorse and returned some loot
before hijacking a woman’s car.
Police say a man was checking on his parents’ unoccupied
home in Sandy in December
when he found the burglar, 34year-old Timothy Chadd Ellis
of Kaysville.
Investigators say Ellis held
the man at gunpoint for more
than an hour until they found
Ellis’ lost keys. He then admitted he “felt bad” and gave back
some property, but kept some
cash and then hijacked a
woman’s car.
The Deseret News reports
police tracked him down with
a DNA sample on a beer can at
the home.
Man accidentally
shoots dad
at Utah cabin
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —
Police say a northern Utah
sportsman accidentally shot
his father in the leg while
cleaning his rifle. The 21-yearold visited his father with a
friend Tuesday evening at an
Ogden Canyon cabin.
The 49-year-old groundskeeper was readying the cabin for the
summer season when his son
and a friend arrived after the two
had gone out shooting.
The son removed the magazine and sat down to clean the
rifle just after midnight. He
mistakenly believed the chamber was empty and hit the trigger on the .22 caliber gun,
shattering his father’s femur.
5
Parry wins 2014 Louisa
Swain Foundation award
Activist recognized for
character, courage
and community work
‘Cowboys Against Cancer
is people helping people
they will never meet. You
want to leave the world a
better place than when you
arrived. … I hope that’s
what I’ve been able to do
with Cowboys Against
Cancer.’
PAUL MURRAY
ROCK SPRINGS — Cowboys Against
Cancer founder and cancer survivor Margaret Parry of Rock Springs was the recipient on Saturday evening of the 2014 Louisa
Swain Foundation award for “Character,
Courage and Community,” as exemplified by
Louisa Swain, the first woman ever to cast
a ballot in a democratic election.
In accepting the award, Parry, a breast
cancer survivor, gave full credit to the volunteers who have worked with her as part of
the Cowboys Against Cancer organization.
“Any of you could be standing here for the
things you have done,” Parry said.
She also credited her parents for teaching
her community responsibility.
“Cowboys Against Cancer is people helping people they will never meet,” she said.
“You want to leave the world a better place
than when you arrived. … I hope that’s what
I’ve been able to do with Cowboys Against
Cancer.”
U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis praised Parry’s
work.
“Without Margaret Parry, Cowboys
Against Cancer would not exist … countless
members of the community have benefitted
Margaret Parry
MARGARET PARRY
from Cowboys Against Cancer funds … It
shows the power of one person in a community.”
Bobbi Barrasso, wife of U.S. Sen. John
Barrasso, said Louisa Swain not only was the
first woman in Wyoming to vote in an election and not only the first woman in the
United States to vote in an election. She is
the first woman anywhere on earth, in any
country, to vote in a democratic election, she
said.
“You can imagine what Louisa Swain must
have gone through on her way to the voting
place, people cursing at her, throwing tomatoes at her, whatever, but she cast her ballot,”
Barrasso said. “She laid the groundwork for
women’s suffrage and equal rights.” The date
of Swain’s first ballot cast was Sept. 6, 1870.
The Louisa Swain Foundation is a nationwide 501(c)3 organization, said Barrasso,
who also serves on the organization’s board
of directors.
Sen. Barrasso said former Wyoming senatorial candidate Liz Cheney would have
made the awards dinner had she not been in
ill health and unable to attend.
He read Cheney’s written remark: “She
has turned her adversity into a cause to help
others,” Cheney said of Parry. “Character is
more than talk. Action is the real indicator.”
District wants
more input
on textbooks
AERIN CURTIS
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE — Laramie
County School District No. 1
officials want more public input
as they choose future textbooks.
Members of the district’s
Board of Trustees and district
administrators have been
working to make the review
process for new textbooks
more open to the community.
“We need to be more involved, at least in terms of
looking at these textbooks,
screening them, being aware of
them (and) making them available to the public, as we’ve recently tried to do,” Trustees
Chairman Hank Bailey said.
In the past, the district hasn’t gotten many comments
about textbooks, he said.
“I’m hopeful with what we’ve
talked about doing that people
will take an interest,” he said.
“Because, on a number of occasions, there hasn’t been a single person sign in to look at
textbooks.”
The changes were discussed
at the trustees meeting on
Monday.
Before being adopted, books
are placed in a public 45-day review period where anyone can
take a look at them and leave
comments, director of instruction Marc LaHiff said. But if a
book is a replacement version
of a text currently in use, it
doesn’t have to be reviewed.
“We used to just post it in the
legal section and that was it,”
he said. “The concern is there
aren’t a lot of people who
cruise through that.”
The changes include adding
places to run an announcement
of the review and moving
books to be reviewed to the
Laramie County Library, he
added.
“Our offices are open until
4:30 p.m.,” LaHiff said. “So if a
parent gets off work at 5 p.m.,
they can’t stop by.”
New books for review will be
located at the library because it
has longer hours, he said.
“We worked with the county
library, and they’re going to
provide us some shelf space,”
he said.
People who take a look at the
book have the option of filling
out a comment sheet to provide feedback on the text, he
said.
“It’s not that we’ve not had
response in the past,” LaHiff
said. “But what we’ve had is
people will stop by and look
and not leave any feedback at
all.”
The district also may start
offering two or three books for
comment and then pick one
from that group, instead of
only offering the book that the
district has selected, he said.
Trees for recycling
ROCK SPRINGS: Trees are available for those who bring recyclable materials to the Ray Lovato Recycling Center in Rock Springs. Residents, from left, Cathy Cherry, Dave Lewis, Carrie Doan-Frolic and
Cora Botello display examples of the 200 trees ordered for the event including limber pine, pinion,
bristle cone pine, buffalo berry and bur oak. About half of the seedlings have been given away in the
event designed to populate the area with trees.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Myron Eugene O’Lexey,
50, to Kathleen Ann (Miller)
Cothrun, 53, both of Rock
Springs
Ben Lawrence Rice, 33, to
Leslie Michelle (Stacy)
Price, 28, both of Rock
Redd, 44, both of Rock
Springs
Joseph N. Long, 70, to
Bonnie Lyn (Elwing) Green,
Kelly Roy Mortensen, 45,
to Angela Rae (Nelson)
Springs
58, both of Rock Springs
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MOUNTAIN WEST TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Green River also sets sights high
ANDREW GALLINGER
Rocket Miner Sports Reporter
ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County soccer teams have
wrapped up the regular season
and can now focus on the postseason.
The Rock Springs High School
boys’ soccer team is preparing for
the regional tournament this
weekend, where it will face Natrona County High School in the
first round in Riverton.
RSHS head soccer coach Sean
Grube said he is trying to keep
his team on track and focused after the team topped the Mustangs in both meetings during
the regular season.
“This week I am just trying to
keep the guys grounded,” Grube
said. “We played them the first
time in Casper and beat them 40. And when we played them the
second time here at home, we
beat them 2-1. We need to keep
everyone motivated and on track
so we can be successful for the
third time.”
The Tigers have to beat the
Mustangs in order to receive a
berth to the state tournament. If
they can accomplish that, the remaining games will determine
their seeding at the biggest tournament of the season.
With the pressure to earn a win
to advance to the state tournament, Grube said his team has a
good strategy.
“We know that Natrona is going to play with a lot more hustle
and heart than they did before,
and they know what they need to
do in order to try and be successful,” Grube said. “We’ve beaten
them twice so far, so we know the
game plan we will need to beat
them. We know where their
weaknesses are and where we
will have to attack them. We just
have to make sure we bring good
momentum and energy into the
game.”
The coach said the keys to success are to move and distribute
the ball really fast, feed their forwards and attack the Mustangs’
back line.
“We’ve seen some holes in Natrona’s back line,” Grube said. “If
we do attack their back line and
move the ball well, we will be successful.”
Grube said he expects senior
Alan Wendlandt, who plays center midfielder and forward, to
make an impact this weekend.
“If Alan has a good game, we
will be successful,” Grube said.
“He knows where he can attack
and where he needs to move the
ball to have good shots.”
He also praised seniors Kellyn
Goodrich and Brock Lancaster
for holding the back line together.
“They need to have a good
game and play hard as well in order for us to slow down Natrona’s
attack,” he said.
Lancaster said he expects
Thursday’s game to be tough but
he and his teammates will be up
for the challenge.
“I expect everybody to play
very physical and aggressive and
get nothing less than a win,” Lancaster said. “I expect everybody
on the team to play hard and contribute.”
Wendlandt has his future plans
locked down after graduation in
a few weeks, but first he expects
a lot from himself and his soccer
teammates.
Jeremy Martin/WyoSports
University of Wyoming track athletes, front from left, Kereston
Thomas and Kyle Sullivan; and back, Garrett Zans and Taylor Gardner,
pause Thursday afternoon near the War Memorial Fieldhouse in advance of the school hosting the Mountain West Outdoor Track and
Field Championships.
Rock Springs High School backup goalie Courtland Carroll grimaces as he makes a crucial save in a 3-1
win over Green River High School. Tiger Josh Rawson, No. 5, and Wolves Chase Erickson, No. 8, and Tanner Trumble, No. 11, provided backup in the April game. A rematch may be in the cards between the
Sweetwater County rivals if Rock Springs wins its first game at regionals.
“I am expecting that we can
beat Natrona so we can make it
to state,” Wendlandt said.
The Tigers will battle the Mustangs at 1 p.m. Thursday. If Rock
Springs pulls off the victory, it
will face Green River High
School in the second round at
noon Friday.
WOLVES PREPARE
FOR REGIONALS
All the hard work, successes
and disappointments the Green
River High School boys’ soccer
teams have faced this season culminates with the two biggest
tournaments — the regional tournament this weekend in Riverton
followed by state next weekend in
Casper.
Focusing on this weekend’s regional action, GRHS head soccer
coach Chris Beiber said he expects the same things he has all
season from his team: “We are
going to be ready for a physical
battle.”
The Wolves have a bye in
round one, so their first opponent
will be the winner between Rock
Springs and Natrona County
high schools.
“If we play Rock Springs they
Nicole Malicoat/Rocket-Miner
Tanner Trumble of Green River High School heads the ball past a Natrona County High School player during a game when the Wolves
hosted the Mustangs. The Wolves earned a first-round bye for regional competition and have a guaranteed spot for the state tournament.
SOCCER
STANDINGS
4A WEST
Riverton
Green River
Rock Springs
Kelly Walsh
Evanston
Natrona County
8-2
7-3
5-5
3-6-1
3-6-1
2-6-2
“I’m determined to be great,” Sam said. “I
understand that right now you guys want to
make a big deal of it.”
Sam put his arm around coach Jeff Fisher
after sharing the podium with other lateround picks. He joked that he’d never before
heard the term “tweener” and even rose in his
chair in mock intimidation of fellow Missouri
draftee E.J. Gaines, a sixth-rounder who’d
been asked what the SEC co-defensive play-
Wyoming athletes
excited about hosting
conference meet
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WyoSports
12-6
11-4
6-6
4-9-1
6-8-1
2-10-2
may change their lineups like
they’ve done in the past, so we’ll
see how that goes. Whichever
team we play, we just have to be
ready to force ourselves on
them,” the coach said. “I expect
us to play very strong and tough
and hopefully we can come out
with a win.”
Junior starters Alexander Marchal and Tanner Trumble have
high expectations for regionals.
“I expect to win it all because
of how hard we’ve worked,”
Trumble said.
“We also have motivation and
the mindset that we badly want
to win,” Marchal added.
Marchal said pressure to be
successful is increasing, but he
tries to think one game at a time.
“Being the end of the season,
there is pressure to do well, both
individually and as a team. But
we all just try to focus on the next
team that we are playing and not
look to far ahead,” he said. “That
mindset does ease the pressure a
little bit. … But we do realize all
that comes with being as strong
as you can in these games, so we
are going to embrace it.”
Both Marchal and Trumble
said even though they don’t
know what teams they will face,
their preparation stays the same
as the regular season because of
the familiarity with their opponents.
“It’s just a mentality,” Marchal
said. “You just have to work hard
and believe you can beat anybody.”
“We’ve already beaten every
team in our region, so we know
what we are up against,” Trumble
said. “We know what we did good
and what we did bad in all those
games, so it’s not a huge deal to
not know who we’re playing.”
Michael Sam ready to get back to football
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The overflow crowd at
Rams Park did not intimidate Michael Sam.
He seemed almost eager for the attention
and scrutiny.
The first openly gay player drafted by an
NFL team was confident and engaged Tuesday as he was formally introduced by the St.
Louis Rams, handling questions and scrutiny with aplomb well beyond that of a typical
seventh-round pick.
UW athletes to
enjoy home cooking
er of the year was like as a teammate.
Sam, who came out to teammates and
coaches before his senior season at Missouri,
disagreed that his sexuality had been a secret.
“Apparently, everybody else makes a big
deal out of it,” Sam said. “But my teammates
and my school didn’t.”
“It’s OK to be who you are,” he added.
“Whether you’re gay, straight, black or white,
it’s OK to be comfortable in your own skin.”
LARAMIE — In a sport where
you are lucky to get even one
home meet per season, the University of Wyoming men’s and
women’s track and field teams
aren’t hiding their excitement this
week.
They get to host one of the
biggest meets of the season this
weekend — the Mountain West
Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The conference meet starts
Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the Louis S. Madrid
Sports Complex.
This marks only the second
time in the 15-year history of the
conference that Wyoming gets to
run, jump and throw on its home
track for a conference title.
And while the event is big for all
involved, it’s particularly special for
the Cowboys and Cowgirls who
call Wyoming home year-round.
“I don’t know if I can put into
words how I feel about getting to
run in my final conference meet at
home,” UW senior Taylor Gardner
said.
Gardner, from Sheridan, is
ranked No. 1 in the 400-meter hurdles heading into the meet.
“Just the whole elements of being comfortable here, and it will really feel like just another meet for
us and not necessarily the nerves
of being in a conference meet,” he
said.
The UW women’s team has 20
athletes from Wyoming and the
men nine.
Of that group, the Cowgirls have
four athletes from Wyoming
ranked either No. 1 or 2 in an
event, while the Cowboys have
three Wyoming athletes in the top
five.
Leading that group are Cowgirls
sprinters Kereston Thomas of
Rawlins and Audrey West of Star
Valley.
The two small-town Wyoming
student-athletes have dominated
the sprints on the women’s side
this spring. Thomas, a sophomore,
has the top overall time in both the
100-meter dash (11.65 seconds)
and 200-meter dash (23.85), while
West, a senior, has the secondfastest time in the 200 (23.94) and
is fourth in the 100 (11.85).
Both Thomas and West recorded their top times of the season at
the Cowpoke Open two weeks
ago, giving them a lot of confidence heading into this weekend.
In addition to Thomas, West
and Gardner, Gillette redshirt
freshman Audra DeStefano will be
a challenger for the 3,000-meter
steeplechase title, coming into the
weekend with the second-best
time.
For the Cowboys, Powell’s Kyle
Sullivan is the favorite in the decathlon — which starts Wednesday
— after the junior posted a top
score of 6,841 points this spring.
Senior Garrett Zans of Rock
Springs is fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase (8:50.45), and sophomore Tyler Anderson of Lovell is
fifth in the hammer throw (199
feet).
“My freshman year, we had conference cross-country here, and
that was really cool,” Zans said.
“Just being able to have it here is so
much better. You’re able to sleep in
your own bed, with your own kind
of food, with your own kind of routine, so it makes it so much better.
“My parents can come, my sister’s in town, and all the people
around the state who’ve been following me to some degree are able
to come if they want to. It makes it
really easy for everyone to see how
we’re doing.”
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SPORTS WRAP
Major League
Baseball
UW’s Finley, Thomas dominate
discus despite different styles
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
WyoSports
SPORTS BRIEFS
Thunder rally in
final minute to
stun Clippers
East Division
W
21
20
20
19
17
L
16
19
19
19
20
Pct
.568
.513
.513
.500
.459
GB
—
2
2
2 1/2
4
Central Division
W
Milwaukee
25
St. Louis
19
Cincinnati
17
Pittsburgh
16
Chicago
13
L
14
20
20
22
24
Pct
.641
.487
.459
.421
.351
GB
—
6
7
8 1/2
11
L
14
18
19
21
26
Pct
.641
.561
.525
.475
.381
GB
—
3
4 1/2
6 1/2
10 1/2
Atlanta
Miami
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
West Division
San Francisco
Colorado
Los Angeles
San Diego
Arizona
W
25
23
21
19
16
SCORES
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 9, N.Y. Yankees 7
Chicago Cubs 17, St. Louis 5
Washington 6, Arizona 5
L.A. Dodgers 6, Miami 5
San Francisco 4, Atlanta 2
Tuesday’s Games
L.A. Angels 4, Philadelphia 3
San Diego 2, Cincinnati 1
Kansas City 5, Colorado 1
Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 2
Arizona 3, Washington 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
20
19
20
19
16
L
17
18
20
19
23
Pct
.541
.514
.500
.500
.410
GB
—
1
1 1/2
1 1/2
5
Central Division
W
Detroit
23
Kansas City
19
Chicago
19
Minnesota
17
Cleveland
18
L
12
19
21
19
21
Pct
.657
.500
.475
.472
.462
GB
—
5 1/2
6 1/2
6 1/2
7
L
15
18
18
20
27
Pct
.615
.526
.526
.500
.325
GB
—
3 1/2
3 1/2
4 1/2
11 1/2
Baltimore
Boston
Toronto
New York
Tampa Bay
West Division
Oakland
Los Angeles
Seattle
Texas
Houston
W
24
20
20
20
13
SCORES
Monday’s Games
Detroit 4, Baltimore 1
Toronto 7, L.A. Angels 3
Texas 4, Houston 0
Oakland 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Seattle 12, Tampa Bay 5
Tuesday’s Games
Detroit 4, Baltimore 1
L.A. Angels 4, Philadelphia 3
Toronto 5, Cleveland 4
Kansas City 5, Colorado 1
Houston 8, Texas 0
NBA BRIEF
NBA owners
meet again to
discuss Sterling
NEW YORK (AP) — NBA
owners discussed Donald
Sterling’s CNN interview
and the plans to terminate
his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in
the third meeting of the advisory/finance committee.
A day after Commissioner
Adam Silver repeated his desire to force Sterling to sell
quickly, the committee met
via conference call. League
spokesman Mike Bass said
owners reviewed the status
of the charge for termination
of the Clippers’ ownership.
Silver or an owner has to
formally charge Sterling in
writing with violating Article
13 of the NBA’s constitution.
A hearing would then be
held and require a threefourths vote of the board of
governors to force Sterling
to sell the team he has
owned since 1981.
Sterling criticized Magic
Johnson in the interview that
aired Monday, his first public comments since Silver
banned him for life and fined
him $2.5 million for making
racist comments. Silver
apologized to Johnson in a
statement, adding that owners were working “as expeditiously as possible” on the
process for removal.
Bass said the committee
also discussed the media appearance of Shelly Sterling,
who said she wants to keep
her share of the franchise
even if her estranged husband is forced to give up his.
The NBA has said that
wouldn’t be possible.
The 10-member committee was also briefed on the
hiring of Dick Parsons as the
Clippers’ interim CEO, and
his meeting with team employees Monday.
Minnesota owner Glen
Taylor chairs the committee
that includes Miami’s Micky
Arison, the Lakers’ Jeanie
Buss, Oklahoma City’s Clay
Bennett and New York’s
James Dolan.
Mason Finley walks into the
room and you immediately look
for the rest of his offensive lineman teammates.
Paul Thomas enters, and you
expect him to be bouncing a basketball.
Finley is your prototypical
track and field thrower: 6-foot-8,
395 pounds, all muscle and
strength. Thomas is built more
like a long jumper or middle distance runner at 6-1 and 210
pounds.
Yet the University of Wyoming
throwers rank first and second,
respectively, in the Mountain
West in the discus going into this
weekend’s league meet in
Laramie.
Finley has the top throw at 210
feet, 6 inches. That ranks No. 3 in
nation this outdoor season and
13th in the world rankings.
Thomas is second in the MW at
190-11, nine feet better than the
thrower behind him.
And, as you might expect, Finley and Thomas go about tossing
the discus in different ways.
UW track and field coach
Bryan Berryhill explains.
“It really shows you that you
can be great in the discus with either speed or power,” he said.
“(Finley) has the power and
(Thomas) has the speed.
“You’ve got to have one of the
two, and (these guys) showcase
how you can be two different athletes and do things different
ways, but get the same results.”
Finley, a senior, came to UW as
a transfer from Kansas, where he
was a four-time NCAA runner-up
in the shot put and discus. Last
year, he competed in the indoor
season, but redshirted outdoors.
This year, he placed fourth in the
shot put at the national indoor
meet.
A back injury has slowed down
Finley’s progress in the shot put
this spring, but it has helped him
in the discus.
“I feel like it has helped my discus a lot more, because I’ve focused almost all my time on that,”
Finley said.
“At the same time, I don’t
know how far I’m going to go
with the shot outside of college.
I’m still practicing it a little bit,
enough to do well and score some
points for the team this week-
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Russell Westbrook scored 38
points and made three free
throws with 6.4 seconds remaining, and the Oklahoma City
Thunder overcame a seven-point
deficit in the final 50 seconds to
beat the Los Angeles Clippers
105-104 on Tuesday night to go
up 3-2 in the Western Conference semifinals.
Westbrook was fouled by
Chris Paul while shooting a 3pointer with the Thunder trailing
by two. After his free throws,
Paul drove to the hoop, but Reggie Jackson stole the ball from
him, and time expired.
Kevin Durant scored 10 of his
27 points in the final 3:23 for the
Thunder.
Blake Griffin had 24 points
and 17 rebounds, Jamal Crawford
scored 19 points and Paul had 17
points and 14 assists for the Clippers.
The Thunder can clinch the
series Thursday in Los Angeles.
Jeremy Martin/WyoSports
University of Wyoming discus throwers Mason Finley, left, and Paul
Thomas rank first and second, respectively, in the discus in the Mountain West this season. They’ll try to dominate the event at this weekend’s Mountain West Track and Field Championships.
end.”
Finley’s top throw in the discus
came two weeks ago at the Cowpoke Open in Laramie. That
bodes well for Finley in his quest
for an MW title with the meet
also in Laramie.
“The conditions should be
good this weekend. If they’re
right, I’m looking to push one out
there 210 (feet) and plus,” he said.
“It will be great having the home
crowd there and a good setting. It
should be ideal for a big throw.”
Finley has spent the spring
fine-tuning his discus technique
and not worrying so much about
distances. He said he will go into
the MW meet with those same
goals.
“I always have a couple of
things that I work on each week,
and this week is getting mentally
ready for what is coming next,”
he said. “I just want to stay more
relaxed. The more I can stay relaxed through the entire meet,
the better I will be.”
Thomas, a junior, also had his
top throw at the Cowpoke Open.
And while Finley has said he
and Thomas don’t necessarily
feed off each other during practice, they do during meets.
“Every time we go to a meet,
we almost always do well together,” Finley said. “In practice, we’re
in our own little zone more and
focused on our technique.
“What we’ve been thinking
about ever since we started training in the fall was taking 1-2 in the
discus. I’m pretty confident we
can make that happen.”
The men’s discus will be the final field event on Friday, set for
4:45 p.m.
“It’s special,” said Berryhill on
the chance of his throwers taking
first and second. “(Finley) is special in the discus, and (Thomas)
is pretty darn special too. He just
has (Finley) ahead of him.
“Those two are wonderful kids.
We’re excited to see how they do
this weekend.”
When the drama is missing for a rise to No. 1
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Here’s a
suggestion for how Adam Scott should spend Sunday afternoon in the Bahamas.
Go out to the practice green and throw a ball
down about 10 feet from the cup, maybe longer if he
wants to add some drama. And then whisper to
himself, as so many young golfers have done over
the years, with one minor change in the wording.
“This putt to go to No. 1 in the world.”
The alternative is to follow what Nick Faldo, Ian
Woosnam and Lee Westwood did the first time they
reached the top of the world ranking.
Nothing.
This is the official nightmare of the Official World
Golf Ranking.
Scott had four mathematical chances over the
last two months to replace Tiger Woods at No. 1 in
the world. His best chance was to win at Bay Hill,
only he couldn’t hold a seven-shot lead on the weekend. His most recent opportunity was The Players
Championship, where he would have needed a 68
on Sunday. He closed with a 73.
And now that he has a week off, Scott will go to
No. 1.
It won’t be official until next week, but here’s what
we know. Woods keeps losing points without being
able to replace them because he is recovering from
back surgery and has not played a tournament in
more than two months. Scott will move past Woods
this week, and the field at the Byron Nelson Championship is not strong enough that Matt Kuchar
could surpass them even if he were to win.
Is it awkward? Sure.
Unprecedented? Not even close.
Of the 17 players who reached No. 1 for the first
time, Scott will be the fifth who did not play that
week. The list includes Bernhard Langer, who was
No. 1 in the inaugural world ranking on April 6,
1986.
This will be the 57th change at the top, and the
13th time that a new No. 1 didn’t play the week before he got there. That includes Woods — twice.
Faldo won the Masters and British Open, and tied
for third in the U.S. Open in 1990. He still didn’t get
to No. 1, back when the formula was different and
the ranking moved at the speed of Kevin Na. Faldo
injured his wrist at the PGA Championship, where
he shot 80 in the third round and tied for 19th. He
took off three weeks to let it heal, and when he
showed up at the European Open, he was No. 1.
And don’t forget about Westwood. He completed
only two tournaments in a three-month stretch in
2010 because of a calf injury. Coming off the Ryder
Cup, he took off three weeks and went to No. 1 while
watching TV at home in England.
The most confounding of all was in 1999, the
summer when Woods and David Duval were the
best two players in golf. They were so good that
IMG created a made-for-TV exhibition on Monday
night called the “Showdown at Sherwood,” a battle
between No. 1 and No. 2.
Woods was ranked No. 1 and on the course, closing out Duval on the 17th hole. Both took the rest of
the week off, and thanks to the mathematical wonder of the world ranking, Duval went back to No. 1.
Not that Duval cared how he got there.
“I guess that’s the story right there,” he said Monday on his way to Dallas. “I don’t remember.”
He remembers the first time he got to No. 1. In
front of a hometown crowd, and on the same day
his father won on the Champions Tour, Duval won
The Players Championship to replace Woods atop
the ranking.
That’s a lot more fun than being at home.
Carl Edwards again has everybody guessing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Social media was abuzz all weekend
as Carl Edwards celebrated his return to Kansas Speedway: Carl sat
with Joe Gibbs Racing at the driver meeting! Carl was flustered
when asked if he can win a championship at Roush Fenway Racing!
Here we go again.
It’s another contract year for
Edwards, and everybody is talking
about his future. Well, everybody
except Edwards.
When Clint Bowyer removed
himself from the free agent market
last week by re-signing with
Michael Waltrip Racing, attention
turned to Edwards, the top available driver. The gossip and spec-
ulation is nearing a fevered pitch,
and all signs point to Edwards
ending his 12-year run with Roush
to move into a fourth car with
Gibbs.
It’s a sensible move for Edwards, who was heavily courted by
JGR in 2011 as he found himself in
the hunt for his first Sprint Cup
championship.
Edwards went back and forth,
weighing both offers, dragging the
process deep into the summer. It
was practically unheard of for a
points leader to consider leaving
for another team while also racing
for the title, but Edwards looked
beyond the moment.
He rides a performance roller-
coaster at Roush, where one season could produce multiple wins
and a solid run at the title, only to
go winless the next year and watch
the Chase for the Sprint Cup
championship from the sidelines.
That’s not changed since Edwards scored a huge payday —
thanks to a big assist from Ford
Motor Co. — by signing a threeyear extension that year. He went
on to lose the 2011 title to Tony
Stewart on a tie-breaker and hasn’t been a threat since. Edwards
went winless in 2012 and missed
the Chase, and although he made
two trips to Victory Lane last season, he finished last in the 13-driver Chase field.
7
Wizards stay
alive with 102-79
blowout at Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Marcin Gortat had 31 points and
16 rebounds, John Wall scored 27
points and the Washington Wizards rode a 39-rebound advantage to a 102-79 rout of Indiana
on Tuesday night, cutting the
Pacers’ lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals to 3-2.
Washington can even the series at home on Thursday in
Game 6.
It was a stunning turnaround
for a team that had lost the last
three. But with Gortat matching
a career high in points and posting a playoff career high in rebounds, Washington held a 6223 rebounding edge.
David West scored 17 points
for Indiana.
Washington used a 15-6 run to
take a 45-38 halftime lead, extended the margin to 24 after
three and to as much as 30 in the
fourth.
Rangers cap
comeback, top
Penguins in Game 7
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist set an NHL record
with his fifth straight Game 7 victory, making 35 saves to lift the
New York Rangers to a 2-1 win
over the Pittsburgh Penguins on
Tuesday night and earn a spot in
the Eastern Conference finals.
Brian Boyle and Brad
Richards scored for New York,
who rallied from a 3-1 series
deficit for the first time in the
franchise’s 88-year history.
The Rangers did it behind
Lundqvist, who stopped 102 of
the final 105 shots he faced over
the final three games as New
York advanced to the conference
finals for the second time in
three years.
The Rangers will play the winner of the Bruins-Canadiens series in the conference finals. That
series is tied 3-3 and Game 7 is
Wednesday night in Boston.
Kane, Blackhawks
top Wild 2-1 in
OT to advance
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) —
Patrick Kane scored on a backhand at 9:40 of overtime to lift
the Chicago Blackhawks to a 21 victory over the Minnesota
Wild in Game 6 to clinch their
second-round Western Confer-
ence series on Tuesday night.
Kris Versteeg scored at 1:58 of
the first and Corey Crawford
came up with tough save after
tough save among his 34 stops
for the Blackhawks, who advanced to the Western Conference finals to meet either Anaheim or Los Angeles. Anaheim
leads that series 3-2 and Game 6
is Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Erik Haula scored and Ilya
Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots for
the Wild, who pushed a frenetic
pace for much of the night but
missed prime chances to score.
They paid for it in the extra period, when a simple dump-in by
Brent Seabrook took an unusual bounce back toward the slot.
The puck slid past Peter Regin
but not Kane, who deked once
and flipped it into the net.
Shields sharp as
Royals turn back
Rockies 5-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
James Shields cooled down hothitting Colorado over seven
sharp innings, Lorenzo Cain and
Salvador Perez both homered
and the Kansas City Royals beat
the Rockies 5-1 on Tuesday
night.
The only run Shields allowed
came on an RBI single by Justin
Morneau in the fourth inning.
Shields (5-3) followed it up by retiring the final 10 batters he
faced, striking out the side in the
sixth inning and fanning Troy
Tulowitzki for the 1,500th strikeout of his career.
Alcides Escobar added a pair
of RBIs, and relievers Wade
Davis and Aaron Crow wrapped
up the win for the Royals, who
were opening a nine-game
homestand — their longest so far
this season.
Franklin Morales (3-3) gave up
four of the five runs for the Rockies. He allowed eight hits and
four walks without a strikeout in
five innings, needing 99 pitches
just to get that far.
Cavs GM says
Irving not behind
Brown firing
INDEPENDENCE,
Ohio
(AP) — Mike Brown’s relationship with All-Star point guard
Kyrie Irving didn’t grow. They
got along, but had their issues.
However, any differences
Brown had with his best player
didn’t get him fired for a second
time by the Cavaliers.
That’s the point made by general manager David Griffin on
Tuesday, strongly denying that
Irving had any direct involvement in the decision to replace
Brown. The coach was dismissed on Monday — nearly a
month after the Cavs finished a
disappointing 33-49 season.
“Any, any insinuation that
Kyrie had anything to do with
this decision is patently false,”
Griffin said, his voice rising. “It’s
unfair. He was not counseled on
this decision, nor was he counseled on the previous coaching
decision.”
Allgaier to sit out
Sprint Showdown
after 3 wrecks
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) —
HScott Motorsports pulled rookie Justin Allgaier from the entry
list for the Sprint Showdown on
Tuesday after accidents in three
of his last four races. Allgaier will
watch Friday night’s qualifier at
Charlotte Motor Speedway from
the sidelines, and will not have a
chance to race his way into the
Sprint All-Star race.
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available now, two bed, 1.5
bath, unfinished basement,
no pets. 870-7276.
LOCATED AT 3810 TYLER
ST., ROCK SPRINGS. Two
bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1200 sq.
ft. townhouse. Excellent
condition, great location,
one-car attached garage,
April 1st. $1250 rent, $1250
deposit, one year lease.
Pets accepted with reasonable pet deposit. For information call 389-8135.
TWO BEDROOM, two bath,
excellent condition. No
smoking or pets, $875/month, 371-7420.
TWO BEDROOM, one bath,
RV parking, $850 per
month, will reduce for long
term lease. No smoking, no
pets,
background
and
credit
check,
(307)
362-1431, (307) 389-5398.
THREE
BEDROOM,
one
bath, very clean. (307)
389-6614.
ONE BEDROOM, one bath.
Great parking, $675 plus
utilities, 307-362-3850.
HOME FOR rent, two bed,
one bath, $750 per month.
702-219-6927.
THREE
BEDROOM,
two
bath, unfurnished, single
car garage in Rock Springs.
Fenced yard, sprinkler system, in excellent shape,
Sublette Street, $1500 per
month, $1500 deposit, one
year lease, (307) 252-0037.
IN GREEN River, two bedroom, washer/dryer, dishwasher, off-street parking,
371-3308.
NEWLY REMODELED, one
bedroom. All utilities paid.
$675 per month, no pets, no
smoking, 389-9567.
TWO BEDROOM apartments near Bunning Park.
All utilities included, except electricity, six month
lease, no pets. Please call
389-1309.
GREEN RIVER - two bed,
one bath, no smoking no
pets. $625/month, $500 deposit. 875-5928, 875-3976.
ROCK SPRINGS. Brand new,
two bed, one bath. (307)
362-0213.
GREEN RIVER, two bedroom basement, furnished,
utilities paid, $700, $700 deposit, 707-1069.
OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT
needed for busy doctor
practice. Full time position.
Please send resume to:
Family Vision Clinic, 544
Broadway, Rocks Springs.
No phone calls, please.
COOK/KITCHEN AID, five
days a week, 15 hours - 17
hours per week, early
breakfast, some evenings.
Pick up application at
Young At Heart Center,
Rock Springs, WY 82901.
EXPERIENCED
FRAMING
carpenters. 389-5473.
GET PAID to socialize. Joe’s
Liquor & Bar is looking for a
part time/full time Bartender and Clerk. Must be
available all days and
shifts. If you are friendly,
honest, upbeat, customer
oriented, and like a fastpaced environment, this
may be the job for you. No
experience needed, we will
train the right person. Apply in person at 516 Elk
Street, Rock Springs, WY.
Please no phone calls.
NOW ACCEPTING applications for Night Auditor position. Please apply in person, Days Inn, 1545 Elk
Street.
TWO BEDROOM, one bath.
No smoking, no pets. Call
362-7141.
TOWNHOUSES, TWO bedroom, 1.5 bath, garage. NO
PETS. Good references. For
appointments, call (307)
875-2848, Green River.
SPRINGVIEW MANOR
Apartments, 915 Walnut
Street, Rock Springs, WY.
One Bedroom - $575; Two
Bedrooms - $660; Three
Bedrooms - $745. 382-5335,
ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED.
THREE BED, one bath. Two
-car garage with shop, central air, hardwood floors.
$1250 rent, $1250 deposit,
we pay water, sewer, gas.
THREE BED, two bath, garden level. Off-street parking. $1000 rent, $1000 deposit, one year lease, we
pay water, sewer, gas,
307-389-8135.
211 DICKSON, Rock Springs.
Three bedroom, fenced
backyard, shed. $1300 per
month, $1300 deposit, one
year lease. Last month and
deposit. 307-922-3301.
602 2ND St., Rock Springs.
Three bed, one bath. One
year lease. Newly remodeled. $1000 per month plus
deposit. 307-389-4064.
817 CONNECTICUT, three
bedroom, two bath house
with two-car garage. All
utilities included. $1400 per
month. Turnkey Properties,
307-871-2772.
1106 9TH St., Rock Springs.
Two bedroom, one bath,
available first of month.
Oversized two-car garage,
fenced yard, one year
lease, $950 per month, $950
deposit, 307-252-0037.
GREEN RIVER two bed, 1.5
bath
apartment,
$650,
382-9180,
SWRE,
Equal
Housing.
$1195 - $1450. Three and
four bed, recently remodeled, private yard, pet
friendly, call Sarah, (402)
730-9661.
ROCK SPRINGS. Three bed,
one bath, large garage.
307-362-0213.
ONE BEDROOM, one bath
house for rent. Pets considered. $700 per month, $700
deposit. 307-371-5495.
TWO BEDROOM, furnished,
utilities paid. No pets, no
smoking. (307) 362- 2530.
ROCK SPRINGS, four bedroom, 3.5 bath, corner lot,
$1800, credit and background check required.
389-6297, leave message.
ONE BEDROOM RV’s for
rent. Short term, long term,
$500/month. 307-382-7482.
TWO BEDROOM, one bath.
$700 per month, with a $300
deposit. (307) 252-7776.
(307) 231-4724.
THREE BED, one and two
bath mobile homes for
rent, starting at $725 a
month. Background and
credit
check
required.
Please call 382-7482.
BRAND NEW, three bedroom, two bath home,
available now, Farson, WY.
Please call 307-382-7482 for
more information.
REMODELED 14x70 three
bedroom, one bath, $900
per month. 307-354-7644.
DOUBLEWIDE FOUR bedroom, two bath, includes
washer/dryer and shed.
Across from Walmart. No
pets. Park approved. $1100
per month, one year lease.
(307) 389-2254.
SEVERAL TWO and three
bedroom mobile homes
available in Green River
and Rock Springs. Turnkey
Properties, 307-871-2772.
TWO BED, two bath, with
storage shed, $750 per
month, plus utilities, $600
deposit, no smoking, no
pets, 389-7191.
WOULD LIKE to rent a
camper for July 9 - 19 at the
SWCO Events Complex.
Contact Nancy Price at
803-374-0002.
649 N. Front St. Top Floor
and bottom floor, with endless possibilities. 8000 total
sq. ft., 4000 up, 4000 down.
Available separately or together. Plenty of parking
available. (307) 354-8688.
2000 SQ. FT. shop with 14 ft.
door, office and bath. Call
(307) 362-5750, leave message.
5000 SQ. FT. shop, yard, 14
ft. overhead doors, truck
parking. 362-7985.
FOR LEASE, 30 ft. x 60 ft.
shop with adjacent office
space. 14 ft. tall overhead
doors. Call 307-382-6645 for
additional information.
7 CU. ft. freezer, JVC 35 in.
TV. 382-9076.
BLAINE’S APPLIANCE, 1313
9th Street, Rock Springs,
WY. We buy and sell used
appliances. 307-212-2432.
MOVING SALE, queen bed
with
headboard,
$100;
kitchen table with four
chairs, $25; corner dresser,
$25; two dressers, $10
each; three floor lamps, $10
each; two lamps with tables, $10 each; two rocker/recliners,
$10
each;
class A RV cover, $100; wire
dog cage, $35; dog ramp,
$35. 922-6370.
FOR RENT/LEASE/SALE approximately 2200 sq. ft.
prime commercial office
space, warehouse in rear,
12 ft. overhead door, located in Postal Square. Call
Sam, 801-860-4944.
DOWNTOWN Rock Springs.
Three brand new office/retail spaces. Starting at
$650/month. Flexible lease
terms. (307) 362-0213.
STORAGE AND shop units,
Green River. 12x24 and
48x48 overhead doors.
(307) 875-2848.
FOR LEASE - 12,000 sq. ft.
industrial building, I-80 visibility. Call Century 21
Rocky Mountain, 362-9990.
EL TAPATIO Tortilleria,
2724 Commercial Way,
Rock Springs, an opportunity to own a fully diversified Mexican store. For
general information, call
(307) 371-9161 or (307)
389-0419.
GREAT WESTERN Auctions,
LLC. Book now! (307)
382-5442.
lee@wyoming.com
BUYING ANTLERS, elk, deer
moose. (307) 389-1608,
leave message.
LAB/SPRINGER
SPANIEL
puppies. $100. 307-752-6250.
FREE BLUE Heeler puppy,
call 307- 922-1820.
LOOKING FOR older gentleman who purchased a Marlin .2 caliber rifle, Mossberg
12 gauge shotgun and two
pistols from a garage sale
on Greasewood St. in Green
River in June 2012. Please
call Mike at 307-705-4262.
GREEN RIVER, three bedroom, one bath. Great
starter home, recently remodeled inside. Two-door
detached garage with alley
access. Located across
from the park, $175,000. Alicia, (307) 851-9445.
THREE BED, one bath, in
Rock Springs. 307-200-1072,
307-382-2511.
ALMOST NEW shop with offices, 2200 sq. ft., 14 ft.
door. Lots of parking, Broker owned, 362-9990.
LOCATED ON Uinta Drive,
Green River shop, office,
and parts. Rent all or part.
(Broker Owned). Call Century 21 Rocky Mountain,
362-9990.
SMALL MOBILE home for
sale, $4500. 307-362-5581.
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1974 NASH 12x50, two bedroom, one bath, NEW siding, NEW metal skirting,
NEW 8x10 deck, $15,500. Located at Horizon Park, LLC,
#59. 382-5833.
14x70 CHAMPION, new siding, all appliances stay.
Pellet stove, available June
1st,
call
for
details.
382-2799, before 8 p.m.
24x52 DOUBLEWIDE mobile
home. Three bedroom, two
bath, shed, wood burning
stove,
swamp
cooler,
washer and dryer, $28,000.
1700 Swanson Drive, #83,
362-3536 or (307) 922-1479.
2007 NISSAN Altima S,
61,000 miles. (307) 922-1329.
INVITATION FOR FENCING BID
Sweetwater County Solid Waste Disposal District #2 (District) is requesting fencing bids for new fence at the District’s Wamsutter #2 Landfill.
The landfill is located approximately 2 miles south of the Town of
Wamsutter on Wamsutter Crooks Gap Road. The District is proposing to
construct approximately 7,860 feet of 8 feet high woven wire fence
around newly purchased property. The project is anticipated to start July
1, 2014.
Sealed bids will be received at the District office until 2 p.m. on May 19,
2014. The office is located at 509 Indian Paintbrush Ave., Bairoil, Wyoming 82322 and the mailing address is PO Box 88, Bairoil, Wyoming
82322.
A copy of the bid documents can be obtained from Landfill manger Sue
Rigano at the District office or electronically by calling 307-320-6190 or
by calling Tom Pilch, District’s consulting engineer at 307-672-8750.
The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof,
and to waive any irregularities of any bid. The district also reserves the
right to award the contract to such responsible bidders as may be determined by the District.
May 7, 9, 11, 14, 16_________________________________________
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING
2007 CHEVY Impala. Excellent condition. $7500, (307)
362-5543, after 3 p.m.
2008 CHEVY Cobalt LS
Coupe, 90,000 miles, black.
All new tires. $6,000, (307)
212-2432.
FORD MUSTANG GT, excellent condition, 1994 five
speed
manual,
white,
98,000 miles, $3900 or best
offer, 362-6544.
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT
Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of
Sweetwater County has accepted as complete, according to specifications, the work performed under that certain contract between Sweetwater County and R & D Sweeping & Asphalt Maintenance, LC of Rock
Springs, Wyoming for work performed on the 2013 Crack Sealing Project Phase 2 and the contractor is entitled to final settlement. Therefore,
Sweetwater County will cause said contractor to be paid the full amount
due under said contract on June 18th, 2014 (41 DAYS AFTER FIRST
PUBLICATION). All claims regarding work or materials furnished to
the contractor must be filed with Sweetwater County Board of County
Commissioners prior to June 18th, 2014 or the same shall be waived.
The date of first publication is May 7, 2014.
By:
John P. Radosevich, P.E.
Sweetwater County Public Works Director
May 7, 14, 21______________________________________________
40 FT. van trailer, air ride
suspension. Would make a
great job site trailer or
storage unit. 382-6645.
1993 SUBURBAN. Runs well.
$2300 or best offer. (307)
707-2828.
JEEP WRANGLER Unlimited
Rubicon, 2006, 18,000 miles,
yellow, automatic transmission, two sets of oversized tires, 4 in. lift kit,
Warn winch and bumpers,
two sets of tops and doors,
$20,000 in after market
parts. Asking $27,900. (307)
371-8232.
2008 HARLEY Davidson
FLSTN Deluxe, minimum
bid, $12,900; 2004 Harley
Davidson FLHRCI, minimum
bid, $9,700. Call Kathy,
RSNB Bank, 352-0411.
2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON,
Night Train, low miles and
lots of extras, call 371-1947.
1995 POLARIS Scrambler,
800 twin custom 4x4. Many
extras. $2500. 371-1642,
Rico.
2012 POLARIS 400 HO, 174
miles, winch, rack extensions, gun rack, gun boot,
ramps.
$4500,
(307)
389-2795.
1997 LAYTON 27 ft. 5th
wheel with gooseneck
adapter, $5,000. 875-4276 or
871-5470.
2003 COACHMEN Dream
Catcher, 37 ft., three slides,
great condition, in Rock
Springs. $10,000, 362-7559,
leave message.
2008 WEEKEND Warrior Superlite FS2500 25 ft. toy
hauler, $14,300 or best. For
more information, call (307)
354-8481.
1988 SPORTSMAN Bluefin,
18 ft. outboard motor, two
trolling motors, down riggers and fish finder. $3300,
922-1820 or 922-1700.
1996 SEA RAY 240 Over
Nighter. 7.4L 454 motor, 290
hours. $12,500/best. (307)
871-7468, (307) 871-9445,
Mando.
1997
CORAL
Sunbird
Cuddy, 19 ft. Clean. 150
Johnson outboard. $6000.
371-1642, Rico.
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PUBLIC/LEGAL NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of Memorial Hospital of
Sweetwater County will conduct a Special Meeting at 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in Classrooms 1, 2 & 3 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. The sole item on the agenda is an executive
session to discuss legal and other matters considered confidential by law.
No action by the MHSC Board following the Executive Session is anticipated.
DATED this 12th day of May, 2014.
For the Hospital Governing Board
[s] Artis Kalivas
Board of Trustees President
May 14___________________________________________________
PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. §
37-1-101, et seq., and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, notice is hereby
given of the Application of Questar Gas Company, (Questar or the Company), for authority to implement an increase in the distribution rates and
charges for a general rate increase of $1,932,496, and for approval of tariff modifications as described in the testimony and exhibits attached to
the Company’s application.
On May 1, 2014, Questar filed its general rate application with supporting prefiled testimony and exhibits. In its application, Questar requests
the following: [i] an order authorizing an increase in the distribution
rates and charges for natural gas service rendered in Wyoming in the annual amount of $1,932,496; [ii] the approval of an overall rate of return
of 7.80%; [iii] approval of a new line extension policy; [iv] approval of a
new commodity rate for Interruptible customers, and [v] tariff changes to
other provisions as itemized in the testimony and exhibits filed with the
application.
In its application, Questar requests changes to the distribution portion of
the Company’s rates and proposes a Return on Equity (ROE) of 10.05%
and the corresponding overall rate of return of 7.80%, to make up the
current annual deficiency of $1,932,496. Questar states that failure to
obtain rate relief to eliminate this deficiency will result in inadequate
rates of return that will adversely impact the financial integrity of the
Company’s public utility operations and its ability to provide necessary
utility service to Wyoming natural gas customers. Questar bases its request on an average test-year ending December 31, 2014, the foundation
for which is the Company’s financial results for the 12 months ended in
December 2013.
Questar also proposes a new Line Extension Policy. Questar’s current
Line Extension Policy causes new customers with long service lines to
subsidize new customers with short service lines. In order to eliminate
this subsidy, Questar is proposing to charge new customers for all external costs (contractor and material costs) and internal costs (meter installation, engineering and inspection). Under this scenario, Questar states
the new customer will pay just over 50% of the costs. The percentage
paid will remain constant regardless of the footage of the service line.
Questar also proposes changes to its Main Line Extension Policy. Under
the Company’s current Main Line Extension Policy, the developer or
builders pays for the extension upfront and an allowance is then given
for each customer that is added to that main line over the next five years.
The Company is proposing that the new customer pay the external costs
which is about 50% of the cost. Questar also proposes changes to the
Interruptible Sale (IS) commodity rate. Specifically, Questar proposes
that rather than charging the monthly market index price for the IS commodity rate, the Company proposes to charge the weighted average cost
of gas.
The effect of the proposed general rate increase on the typical General
Service (GS) customer who uses 90 dekatherms (Dth) per year will be an
increase of approximately $47.85 or 6% per year. However, the impact
on individual bills may vary from the proposed increase in rates. Further, the rates ultimately approved by the Commission on an individual customer class basis may be lower or greater than those being
proposed by the Company.
This is not a complete description of the application. Questar’s application is on file at the Commission’s offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and
at the Company’s business office located at 1005 D Street, Rock
Springs, Wyoming, and may be inspected by any interested person during regular business hours.
Anyone desiring to file a statement, protest, intervention or to request a
public hearing in this matter must so file, in writing, with the Commission, on or before June 13, 2014. The petition shall set forth the grounds
of the proposed intervention or request for hearing and the position and
interest of the petitioner in this proceeding.
If you wish to intervene in this matter and/or request a public hearing
which you will attend and you require reasonable accommodation for a
disability, please contact the Wyoming Public Service Commission at
(307) 777-7427 or write to 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 by dialing 711. Please mention Docket No. 30010-135-GR-14
in your communications and contact us as soon as possible to help us
serve you better.
www.rocketminer.com
Dated: May 13, 2014.
May 14, 21________________________________________________
6 soldiers killed in Ukraine;
Germany pushes peace
NATALIYA VASILYEVA
AND JIM HEINTZ
Associated Press
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) —
An insurgent ambush killed
six soldiers Tuesday in
eastern Ukraine as Germany moved to jumpstart a
possible plan toward peace
that includes launching a
dialogue on decentralizing
the government in Kiev.
Ukraine’s leadership appeared cool to the plan and
U.S. officials view its
prospects for success skeptically. But some analysts
say Russian President
Vladimir Putin is more likely to accept a deal that
doesn’t come from Washington
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is in Ukraine to try to
broker a quick launch of
talks between the central
government and pro-Russia separatists. That would
be a first step in implementing a “road map”
drawn up by the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe aimed at
settling the crisis.
The OSCE is a trans-Atlantic security and rights
group that includes Russia
and the U.S., whose sparring over each other’s role
in Ukraine sometimes overshadows events on the
ground.
Speaking in Brussels,
acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk thanked
the OSCE for its plan but
said Ukraine has drawn up
its own “road map” for ending the crisis and noted the
people of his country
should settle the issue
themselves.
A settlement has been
elusive, as insurgents in
eastern Ukraine seize police stations and government buildings. Two re-
PROPOSED
PEACE PLAN
FOR UKRAINE
A potential peace deal
for Ukraine has emerged after months of political
chaos, deadly violence,
economic volatility and the
worst crisis between Russia and the West in a generation. Here’s a look at the
plan, crafted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe, a security and rights monitoring group made up of European countries including
Russia.
WHAT’S IN IT?
The plan calls for all
sides to refrain from violence, intimidation and
provocations, with OSCE
teams helping to investigate and prosecute violations. Protesters occupying
buildings would leave and
surrender their weapons,
and receive amnesty in return. No more referendums
would be allowed, after a
hastily arranged vote in
Crimea led to the region
joining Russia, and after insurgents in two other eastern provinces organized
ballots last weekend.
Central to the plan is a
series of round-table talks
and town hall meetings involving Ukrainian authorities and those who “feel
alienated from govern-
gions in the east have declared themselves independent after a weekend
referendum, and one of
them, Donetsk, has appealed for annexation by
Russia.
Ukrainian forces have
mounted an offensive to try
to put down the armed insurgents. On Tuesday, the
Defense Ministry said six
soldiers were killed by insurgents who ambushed a
convoy. The separatist
leader in Luhansk, one of
ment” — such as the insurgents in eastern Ukraine.
The talks would aim to decentralize Ukraine’s government and maintain the status of the Russian language, which is commonly
spoken in Ukraine, especially in the areas where
opposition to the Kiev government runs highest.
Nationwide presidential
elections on May 25 would
go ahead as planned, possibly with added questions
related to the issues under
discussion.
WHO SUPPORTS IT?
The plan was worked out
by Switzerland, which holds
the rotating leadership of
the OSCE. It was presented
last week to Russia,
Ukraine, the United States
and European Union.
Russia has welcomed the
initiative, which reflects
some key demands of the
insurgents. Russian President Vladimir Putin talked
with Swiss President Didier
Burkhalter about it last
week and again Monday.
The EU threw its weight
behind the effort on Monday, and Germany’s foreign
minister talked it up in
Ukraine on Tuesday. France
and Germany had already
pushed for a national dialogue between the interim
government in Kiev and
representatives of all
Ukrainian regions.
The United States is
the regions that declared
independence, was shot
and wounded, insurgents
said.
The U.S. and Western
European countries accuse
Russia of fomenting the unrest, with the goal of destabilizing the country or seeking a pretext to invade and
seize eastern regions,
which are largely Russianspeaking and the heartland
of Ukrainian industry.
Russia in turn denounces
Ukraine’s caretaker govern-
WORLD BRIEFS
Russia aims
to exit ISS
project in 2020
MOSCOW (AP) —
Russian Deputy Prime
Minister Dmitry Rogozin
says his country doesn’t
intend to use the International Space Station past
the year 2020 and that
this would effectively exclude the United States
from using the orbiting
laboratory.
In comments reported
by Russian news agencies
on Tuesday, Rogozin says
that after 2020, Russia
would like to redirect the
resources now used for
manned spaceflight to
other space projects.
Those projects were not
specified in the reports.
Rogozin said that the
Russian segment of the
space station “can exist
independently of the
American one, but the
American segment cannot exist on its own without the Russian one.”
Nigeria opens
door for talks
with kidnappers
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) —
U.S. reconnaissance aircraft flew over Nigeria in
search of the nearly 300
kidnapped schoolgirls
Tuesday, a day after the
Boko Haram militant
group released the first
evidence that at least
some of them are still
alive and demanded that
jailed fighters be swapped
for their freedom.
A Nigerian government
official said “all options”
were open — including
negotiations or a possible
military operation with
foreign help — in the effort to free the girls, who
were shown fearful and
huddled together dressed
in gray Islamic veils as
they sang Quranic verses
under the guns of their
captors in a video released Monday.
The footage was verified as authentic by
Nigerian authorities, who
said 54 of the girls had
been identified by relatives, teachers and classmates who watched the
video late Tuesday.
The abduction has
spurred a global movement to secure the girls’
release amid fears they
would be sold into slavery, married off to fighters or worse following a
series of threats by Boko
Haram leader Abubakar
Shekau.
Mexico sets
security plan for
border state
REYNOSA,
Mexico
(AP) — Mexico’s top security official says military commanders will
lead a new security plan
for the border state of
Tamaulipas,
where
dozens of people have
been killed in drug-related violence this year.
Interior Secretary Osorio Chong said Tuesday
that the state will be divided into four regions,
each with an army or
navy officer in charge of
implementing the federal
government’s security
plan.
Chong says federal
forces will also man five
new checkpoints on highways connecting the capital city of Ciudad Victoria
to the cities of Reynosa
and Tampico and will patrol 24 hours in urban areas.
Fighting between the
Gulf and Zetas cartels has
made Tamaulipas one of
Mexico’s most violent
states. Bloodshed has
risen in recent weeks after calming somewhat
since 2012.
Prisoner hacks
US ambassador’s
cellphone
MONTEVIDEO,
Uruguay (AP) — A prisoner in Uruguay tapped
into the U.S. ambassador’s cellphone and
sent messages to some of
her contacts in an attempt to commit a still
undisclosed fraud, authorities said Tuesday.
Officials said the inmate got Ambassador
Julissa Reynoso’s voice
mail
password
and
gained access to her voice
messages.
“Using that, he got access to some messages
left by some of my
friends. And he was able
to — I don’t know how —
send certain messages
from prison to some of
my contacts,” Reynoso,
who is in the U.S. accompanying Uruguayan President Jose Mujica on his
official
visit,
told
Uruguay’s Canal 10 TV.
Shipwreck off
Haiti may be
Santa Maria
PORT-AU-PRINCE,
Haiti (AP) — A shipwreck
off northern Haiti may be
the remains of Christopher Columbus’ flagship
vessel the Santa Maria,
an explorer said Tuesday,
though experts expressed
caution about a discovery
that was far from confirmed.
Explorer Barry Clifford
said evidence that the
wreck is the Santa Maria,
which struck a reef and
foundered on Christmas
Day in 1492, includes ballast stones that appear to
have come from Spain or
Portugal and what looks
like a 15th century cannon
that was at the site during
an initial inspection but
has since disappeared.
more skeptical of the plan’s
chances for success in part
because it feels Russia didn’t carry out its obligations
under earlier agreements.
That said, the U.S. appears
to see little harm in testing
Putin’s willingness to accept this road map.
The position of Ukraine’s
government is unclear. Acting Prime Minister Arseny
Yatsenyuk approved round
table talks moderated by a
veteran German diplomat,
but insisted Tuesday that
Ukraine — not the OSCE —
should negotiate the future
of the country with its own
citizens. The foreign ministry lamented that the plan
doesn’t include any specific
obligations for Russia.
NEXT STEPS
The OSCE is setting up a
fund to finance a disarmament program that would
get armed groups to give
up their weapons and release hostages and buildings. It is also prepared to
bolster its 200-member
mission in Ukraine. Germany’s foreign minister is
in Ukraine trying to get the
Ukrainian government and
its foes to negotiate.
But major hurdles remain: Ukraine’s fumbling
authorities would need to
draft and pass an amnesty
law, keep violence in check
and organize talks with
their opponents, which so
far they have refused to do.
ment, which took power after pro-Russia president
Viktor Yanukovych was
ousted in February following months of large
protests. Moscow calls it a
nationalist junta encouraged by Washington.
Western countries have
slapped an array of sanctions on Russia both for its
alleged role in the east and
for its annexation of
Crimea, the Black Sea
peninsula that voted to split
from Ukraine in March.
70 dead, many
trapped in
Turkish mine
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) —
An explosion and a fire Tuesday killed some 70 workers
at a coal mine in western
Turkey and trapped several
others underground, the
country’s disaster agency
said as it launched a massive
rescue operation.
It was not immediately
clear how many more miners
were still trapped in the coal
mine in the town of Soma,
some 250 kilometers (155
miles) south of Istanbul.
Authorities say the disaster followed an explosion and
fire caused by a power distribution center.
A government official told
The Associated Press that
the death toll was expected
to rise further.
Turkish Energy Minister
Taner Yildiz said the situation was “worrisome” and
rescue efforts would last until the morning.
Earlier, Turkey’s disaster
and emergency management agency said about 20
people had been rescued
from the site, 11 of them with
injuries.
Television footage showed
people cheering and applauding as some trapped
workers emerged out of the
mine, helped by rescuers,
their faces and hard-hats
covered in soot. One wiped
away tears on his jacket, another smiled, waved and
flashed a “thumbs up” sign
at onlookers.
The accident occurred
during a shift change so the
exact number of trapped
workers was not known. Authorities had said the blast
left between 200 to 300 miners underground but the disaster agency later gave the
number as “more than 200
workers.”
There was no information
on the condition of those
trapped. But the disaster
management agency said authorities were preparing for
the possibility that the death
toll could jump dramatically.
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US confident Thai
military won’t
resort to coup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
U.S. is “reasonably confident”
Thailand’s military won’t launch
a coup, a senior defense official
said Tuesday, although analysts
warned the nation’s political crisis could trigger armed conflict.
More than 20 people have
died and hundreds have been
injured in political violence
since November, the latest
episode in eight years of upheaval that has pitted the largely rural supporters of populist
former Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra against the Southeast Asian nation’s traditional
elites.
The standoff entered a new
and potentially dangerous
phase last week when the Thai
constitutional court removed
Thaksin’s sister Yingluck as
prime minister. That’s stimulated debate in Washington about
how it might help calm the tensions roiling Thailand, a longstanding U.S. ally and military
partner.
U.S. officials told a conference at the Center for Strategic
and International Studies that
they were closely monitoring
the situation but had no intention of intervening.
NASA identifies
worrisome ice sheet
melt in the Antarctic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two
new studies indicate that part of
the huge West Antarctic ice
sheet is starting a slow collapse
in an unstoppable way. Alarmed
scientists say that means even
more sea level rise than they figured.
This won’t happen fast. Scientists are talking hundreds of
years, but over that time the
melt that has started could
eventually add 4 to 12 feet to
current sea levels.
That’s faster than scientists
had predicted.
A NASA study in the journal
Geophysical Research Letters
uses 40 years of observations
and sees the falling apart of
what had been an obstacle to
major melt in the Thwaites glacier, about the size of New Mexico and Arizona combined. The
other study in the journal Science uses computer simulations
and determines that early stage
collapse has begun.
Fires erupt amid
California heat wave
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Homes
are being evacuated in Southern
California where a wildfire
fanned by gusty winds is burning near housing tracts and a
second fire has destroyed a mobile home.
Authorities say a 100-acre
wildfire Tuesday in the Rancho
Bernardo section of San Diego
is burning west through an undeveloped corridor of land
among modern suburbs. Several streets have been evacuated
but fire spokesman says none
are in imminent danger. The fire
is burning mainly in canyons
near housing tracts.
Another fire has destroyed a
mobile home and prompted the
evacuation of five other houses
in the rural town of Campo in
southern San Diego County.
However, the 3-acre blaze is
80 percent surrounded and authorities say there’s no active
flame.
surrounded by masked gunmen. The soldier’s family held
hope he was still alive, but
Maupin’s remains were later
found in a shallow grave near
Baghdad in 2008.
On Tuesday, the initial hearing in the case was closed to reporters. Maupin said he appeared by videoconference and
spoke via translator to the Iraqi
judge, who asked to hear statements from the family. Maupin
said he came away from the
hearing feeling confident that
justice will be served. The judge
did not indicate how he might
rule or when he might rule, but
that the man will be punished if
found guilty, according to
Maupin.
Ex-Liberian
official is charged
in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A
former Liberian defense minister accused of lying about his
past has been arrested on immigration charges, but his lawyer
said he never took part in the
atrocities that ravaged his country. Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu,
68, has lived in the U.S. for
about 40 years, while intermittently serving in the Liberian
government under former President Charles Taylor. Taylor is
now serving a 50-year sentence
for war crimes.
Woewiyu, though, is campaigning to return to his country’s senate, and was returning
from Liberia when he was arrested Monday at Newark Liberty International Airport in
New Jersey. He was charged
with lying on his 2009 application for U.S. citizenship when
he said he had never engaged in
political persecution or tried to
overthrow a sitting government.
Woewiyu served under Taylor in the 1990s, and helped
start the National Patriotic
Front of Liberia, which mounted a violent campaign to depose
Taylor’s predecessor, Samuel
Doe, the indictment said. He
has served at times as the party’s defense minister, labor minister and president pro tempore
of the senate, officials said.
Kitty litter change
explored in nuke
dump radiation leak
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A
mysterious radiation release
that has indefinitely shuttered
the federal government’s only
permanent nuclear waste dump
may have been caused by a
change in the type of kitty litter
that is mixed with the toxic
waste.
That’s one of the theories
that officials are exploring as
they investigate the Feb. 14 leak
at the Waste Isolation Pilot Project in southeastern New Mexico that contaminated 21 workers with low levels of radiation,
the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported Tuesday.
Jim Conca, a scientist who
worked at the facility from
2000 to 2010, told the newspaper he believes a change from
non-organic to organic litter
caused a chemical reaction inside a waste drum, releasing the
radioactive isotopes.
New Mexico Environment
Department Secretary Ryan
Flynn confirmed to the paper
on Monday that he has heard
Department of Energy officials
discuss the possibility that kitty
litter may have been to blame
for the radiation leak. Flynn said
it is one of many theories and
nothing is certain at this time.
Father of slain
US soldier seeks
Iraqi justice
Firefighter in Asiana
rescue files lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
father of a U.S. soldier whose
remains were found near Baghdad in 2008 said he urged an
Iraqi judge at a hearing Tuesday
to fully prosecute the insurgent
accused of killing his son.
Keith Maupin, 63, of Cincinnati, participated by video teleconference from the Pentagon
in the case of a man in Iraqi custody, whom U.S. officials say
confessed to the killing of Sgt.
Matt Maupin. The 20-year-old
soldier was kidnapped when insurgents with rocket-propelled
grenades and small arms ambushed his fuel convoy near
Baghdad in 2004.
At the time, video of the
young Maupin was released
showing him sitting on the floor
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
(AP) — A San Francisco firefighter accused of accidentally
running over a passenger
thrown from the wreckage of an
Asiana Airlines flight that
crashed at San Francisco International Airport filed a lawsuit
Friday against the San Francisco Fire Department.
Elyse Duckett, 49, alleges she
is being made a scapegoat for
larger failures in the rescue effort following the July 6 crash.
The lawsuit was filed in San
Francisco Superior Court.
It says another rescue vehicle
struck 16-year-old Ye Meng
Yuan before Duckett’s, but only
Duckett’s name was released as
someone responsible for running over the girl.
Lake Powell in Arizona shows a white ring where water levels have fallen. Towns in the West are looking at different ways to limit water use
during the ongoing drought. One community near the Grand Canyon has imposed fines put a hold on building permits after it receives 6 inches of precipitation from October to April — about half of normal levels.
Arizona town near Grand
Canyon runs low on water
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — In
the northern Arizona city of
Williams, restaurant patrons
don’t automatically get a glass
of water anymore. Residents
caught watering lawns or washing cars with potable water can
be fined. Businesses are hauling
water from outside town to fill
swimming pools, and building
permits have been put on hold
because there isn’t enough water to accommodate development.
Officials in the community
about 60 miles from the Grand
Canyon’s South Rim have
clamped down on water use and
declared a crisis amid a drought
that is quickly drying up nearby
reservoirs and forcing the city
to pump its only two wells to capacity.
The situation offers a glimpse
at how cities across the West
are coping with a drought that
has left them thirsting for water.
More than a dozen rural towns
in California recently emerged
from emergency water restrictions that had a sheriff’s office
on the lookout for water bandits
at a local lake. One New Mexico
town relied on bottled water for
days last year. In southern
Nevada, water customers are
paid to remove lawns and cannot install any new grass in
their front yards.
Officials in Williams jumped
straight to the most severe restrictions after receiving only
about 6 inches of precipitation
from October to April — about
half of normal levels — and a
bleak forecast that doesn’t include much rain. City leaders
acknowledge the move is extreme but say it’s the only way
to make sure the city has
enough water to survive.
“We knew we had to take
some action to preserve the water,” Mayor John Moore said.
Reservoirs that supply residents’ taps are so low that they
reveal tree stumps, plants and
cracked earth once submerged
by water.
Businesses are feeling the effects, too. The Grand Canyon
Railway, which shuttles tourists
from Williams to the national
park, is using water recycled
from rainfall, drained from a hotel pool and wastewater purchased in nearby Flagstaff to irrigate its landscaping and run
steam engines.
Residents are praying they
get some relief soon.
“I still have hope God will
send us the rain,” said resident
Jan Bardwell.
Communities across New
Mexico also have seen their
drinking water supplies dwindle
in recent years due to severe
drought and aging infrastructure. The town of Magdalena
last summer was forced last
summer to turn to bottled water
after its well failed.
In the far western Texas city
of El Paso, residents can’t water
outdoors on Mondays. And officials have been reusing treated
wastewater and investing in a
major desalination plant that
turns salty, unusable groundwater into a drinking source for
the border city.
As Williams waits for moisture, Moore said city officials
are exploring whether new wells
will help secure a more sustainable water source. He said water
conservation should take residents through the next couple
of months until the rainy season
arrives and winter returns.
In his home, Moore is taking
shorter showers, flushing the
toilet less often and thinking
twice about dumping out water
he doesn’t drink.
Other residents are using
buckets to collect cold water
that normally would go to waste
while they wait for a hot shower, he said. Automatic shut-off
devices are planned for showers
at the city pool, and signs at water filling stations declare them
off-limits to commercial water
haulers.
Excessive water consumption
could be costly under the restrictions. Residents using
more than 15,000 gallons of water per month will see their bills
rise by 150 percent to 200 percent. The penalty for using
potable water outdoors for anything but public health or emergencies comes with a $100 surcharge that doubles for subsequent violations.
The Grand Canyon Railway
poured tens of thousands of
dollars into a landscape remodel last year that was watered
with city taps. This year, the
company had to gather that water from other sources, bringing
in three rails cars to store it onsite.
It was a scenario that general
manager Bob Baker didn’t see
coming. “It’s drastic,” he said.
WATER-SAVING MEASURES ACROSS THE WEST
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Cities across
the West have mandated water restrictions
or asked residents to voluntarily cut back
on water use to avoid shortages. Some restrictions take effect automatically each
year, while others depend on the forecast
and the amount of precipitation the region
has received. Much of the West is in some
stage of drought, ranging from abnormal to
exceptional.
ARIZONA
The southeastern Arizona city of Safford
has been under strict water restrictions
since February 2013, with the aim of reducing usage by 30 percent. Residents cannot
refill swimming pools or spas, plant new
grass or install sod. Watering outdoors is
limited to twice weekly. Water at restaurants comes upon request only.
Williams, a gateway city to the Grand
Canyon, imposed its most severe water restrictions earlier this year. They prohibit
outdoor watering and washing cars with
potable water. The city also stopped issuing
building permits for new development because water is scarce.
The town of Payson has set a goal for
each resident to use no more than 89 gallons of water per day.
CALIFORNIA
Gov. Jerry Brown in January declared a
drought emergency. In Sacramento, residents are required to use 20 percent less
water, with officials beefing up conservation efforts and limiting outdoor watering,
according to the Association of California
Water Agencies.
Residents of Visalia in the Central Valley
are on a schedule for watering outdoors and
washing their cars. In Northern California,
Willits residents are limited to 150 gallons
of water per day as leaders scramble to find
money for water.
The Los Angeles County Water District
asks customers to use 20 percent less water by turning off the faucet while shaving
or brushing their teeth, along with taking
shorter showers and using a broom rather
than a hose to clean their patios and sidewalks.
COLORADO
Denver and Colorado Springs have no
watering restrictions, but both cities ask
residents to voluntarily limit watering their
lawns to three days a week or less.
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe residents are limited to three
days a week in which they can water outdoors during certain hours, and once per
month for washing each vehicle at home.
Permits are required to install new irrigation systems. Violators can be fined up to
$200.
Restrictions in Carlsbad, Las Vegas and
other communities prevent residents from
watering their lawns and require that
restaurants provide customers with glasses
of water upon request only.
NEVADA
Southern Nevada residents can be fined
or issued a citation if their sprinkler irrigation systems run outside assigned days. No
new turf is allowed in front yards in Las Vegas, and the size of backyard lawns is limited. The Southern Nevada Water Authority
pays residents $1.50 per square foot to remove their grass. Golf courses are subject
to water budgets.
In Reno, lawn watering is barred on Mondays. Businesses and residents are on a
schedule during the rest of the week for
outdoor watering. The Truckee Meadows
Water Authority estimates water use increases up to tenfold during the summer.
The authority says assigned days for outdoor watering help level off peak days.
West Virginia mine has history of safety problems
WHARTON, W.Va. (AP) —
Two miners who were killed on
the job Monday night worked in a
coalfield that had so many safety
problems federal officials deemed
it a “pattern violator,” a rare designation reserved for the industry’s worst offenders.
Brody Mine No. 1 was one of
only three mines last year to earn
the label that regulators have put
greater emphasis on since the
2010 Upper Big Branch explosion killed 29 miners about 10
miles away.
The designation subjects the
mine to greater scrutiny from regulators, and it’s the strongest tool
the Mine Safety and Health Administration has, said Kevin
Stricklin, the agency’s administrator of coal mine safety and
health.
“We just do not have the ability
or authority to shut a mine just
because it has so many violations,” Stricklin told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Brody No. 1 is owned by a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Patriot
Coal, which in its annual report
last December blamed the problems on a previous owner and
said it was “vigorously contest-
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MINE
WHERE TWO WORKERS DIED
Two coal miners were killed
Monday night while working at
the Brody Mine No. 1 in West
Virginia. Here are five things to
know about the mine and what
happened.
LOCATION: The coal mine is
near Wharton, West Virginia,
about 50 miles south of
Charleston, the state capital.
OWNER: The mine is owned
by Patriot Coal of St. Louis.
CAUSE: A coal burst — a violent failure of a roof, pillar or
wall of coal along a passage inside the mine — was responsible for the accident, government and company officials
say. Such bursts cause coal to
be shot into the mine with
enough energy to injure or kill
miners, and have been a coal
ing” the designation.
The company said the workers
were killed during a severe coal
burst, where high-speed coal is
shot at anyone in the way. The
burst occurred as they were doing
mining hazard for decades.
SAFETY RECORD: Last October, the coal mine was one of
three in the U.S. designated as
a pattern violator by federal
regulators, meaning it had repeatedly broken federal health
and safety regulations over the
past year. During a one-year review period ending March 31 of
this year, the mine was cited
for 192 safety violations, including 33 for high or reckless
disregard for miners’ health
and safety. There have been a
half-dozen accidents at the
mine since January, including
one in which a miner’s finger
was caught in machinery and a
portion had to be amputated,
Mine Safety and Health Administration records show.
retreat mining, a risky method
that involves yanking supporting
pillars of coal from inside the
mine and letting the roof collapse
as miners and equipment work
their way out.
“Preliminarily, it looks like it
was a rock outburst from the wall
of the mine, which basically inundated the entries with coal and
debris,” said Stricklin. “That’s
what caused the two fatalities.”
In August 2007, six miners doing retreat mining at Utah’s Crandall Canyon died in a collapse
and 10 days later, three rescue
workers were killed in another
cave-in.
In October, Brody No. 1 was
one of three coal mines added to
a Pattern of Violations list for repeatedly breaking federal health
and safety regulations over the
previous year. It was cited for 253
serious violations.
The designation is for operations that pose the greatest threat
to workers’ lives. It also meant
that if a federal inspector were to
find another significant violation,
an order would be issued to withdraw miners from a specific area,
effectively ceasing operations until the problem is corrected there.
Asked for comment on its safety record, a Patriot Coal spokeswoman referred to the company’s
latest annual report. Patriot’s subsidiary purchased the mine Dec.
31, 2012.
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To: Editor
From: Tom Gagnon, Rock Springs
Three marijuana
absurdities
in Wyoming
There are three particularly absurd things about Wyoming’s fight
against marijuana:
1) Wyoming is a state that
proudly exports lots of air-polluting fossil fuels, and uranium, too,
and we consider marijuana a
“dangerous substance.” Should
the same standards be applied to
all things we wouldn’t have anything to export;
2) Regarding Wyoming’s relative position in the greater War on
Drugs, we’re about in the middle
of the country. Consider the frequent newspaper accounts of cars
being pulled over at, say, the Elk
Mountain exit on I-80. Let’s say
that the car has Ohio plates and is
speeding. Officer Trap to driver,
“Excuse me, I’ve just done the
courtesy of pulling you over to inform you that you were dangerously driving three miles per hour
over the speed limit, …. and, ah,
oh, what’s that I smell? My gosh,
I’ll have to call for a drug sniffing
dog. Oh well look at that, looks
like the K-9 Unit was reading my
mind again, they’re already here.”
What’s happening here is that
our driver, let’s call him Scotty de
Bandit, is an informal entrepreneur. Job market back home is
tight so he hasn’t worked to support his many children in a couple
of years. He intended to buy pot in
northern California and resell it in
Ohio. There is a lot of pressure on
de Bandit so he hasn’t stopped to
nappy-nappy as often as he should
have, so de Bandit slips up a little,
and bam the flashy lights go on.
The upshot is that California
gets a small economic stimulus,
Ohio continues to have a lot of
hungry children, and Wyoming
gets a big bill for law enforcement
and the incarceration of someone
who just wants to drive eastward
and be done with us. In this case
as outlined, the Wyoming police
should certainly ticket de Bandit,
for the outrage of speeding, but
then let him drive on with his cargo to become the problem (i.e., the
expense) of some other state.
I mean, what do we gain here in
Wyoming? Nothing. And we don’t
do much good for the universe either. We get a reputation for petty bullying. We’re hurting ourselves to punish someone else.
Psychologists might call this an
elaborate form of codependence
or something, but I just call it absurd.
Couldn’t we just send Ohio an
e-postcard with a cryptic message
that says something like, “Dear
Ohio, got one comin’ down the
line. Love, Wyoming.” I mean,
there was the crime-of-a-purchase
in California, and a hoped for
crime-of-a-sale in Ohio, and we
get stuck in the middle and with
the bill!;
3) A third absurd point is that
anyone in Wyoming can take a
short drive to Colorado and legally buy marijuana. Where the
mountains are higher, the football
team wins, and you can party the
night away at El Chapultepec Bar,
enriching that state and helping
them to develop a hip and smart
reputation (as well as one that is
closer to the spirit of The Constitution), versus our reputation for
bullying, pettiness, and injustice.
To recapture my three points
about our absurdity, we export far
more dangerous things, we’re paying for crimes in other states, and
we can’t do a damn thing about
that Rocky Mountain High.
To: Editor
From: Jim Strauss, Green River
Choice is important
in the middle of a
medical emergency
I am retired and a Green River
resident of 38 years. The recent
events taking place with the emergency flight service cause a concern. It appears that an emergency flight service contract has
been given to the U of U AirMed
flight service without doing an
RFP or collecting any input from
the community in Sweetwater
County, but was decided upon by
the hospital CEO. I am not sure if
this is legal or not, but it certainly
does raise questions.
One of the most critical questions in my mind is will I now be
locked into going to the U of U because of the contract? According
to US News and World Report, Intermountain Medical Center
(IMC) is the No. 1-ranked hospital
in Utah. I recently had a personal
experience with my brother-in-law
that was life threatening. He was
in a critical care facility in Salt
Lake City and when additional issues developed this facility recommended he get his procedure
done at IMC, not U of U.
I have heard good things about
the U of U, but if I am in an emergency situation, not only would I
like to choose where I would be
going for care, it is my right to
choose. Guardian Flight and the
current ER physician group
presently allow me to do this.
As a taxpayer in Sweetwater
County, I believe the county run
hospital should take emergency
needs of its citizens into consideration, not just the ideas of the hospital CEO.
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DOONESBURY
By Garry Trudeau
One of the battles for
civil rights continues
Sometime next year, a federal
judge will decide whether Native
Americans are still being shut out
of political power in Utah’s San
Juan County, where more than 52
percent of the people are members of the Navajo or Ute Mountain Ute tribes.
The trial will be presided over
by U.S. District Court Judge
Robert Shelby, the same judge
who struck down Utah’s ban on
same-sex marriages last December. At issue will be the Navajo
Nation’s claim that local voting
districts have essentially been
gerrymandered to ensure a permanent white majority on both
the county council and the school
board. The Navajo Human
Rights Commission has proposed new district boundaries
that would give Indians a chance
to win a majority of seats.
It may seem like just another
skirmish in a dispute that has
been going on for at least four
decades. San Juan County in
southeastern Utah is home to the
mostly white towns of Blanding
and Monticello, although the tiny
tribal towns of Bluff, Montezuma
Creek, Aneth and White Mesa lie
to the south. As far back as 1972,
the county was challenged in
court, when Navajos accused
county officials of making it almost impossible for tribal members to run for public office. In
1983, the U.S. Justice Department
forced the county to abandon its
“at-large” voting districts be-
cause they had the effect
Activists for Indian
of diluting the Indian
suffrage point to a long
vote. In 1997, locals conhistory of discriminasidered the situation so
tion. In 1884, two
hopeless that the county
decades after the Civil
funded a study on the
War “freed” blacks, the
feasibility of splitting itU.S. Supreme Court
self in two. The Universiruled that Indians are
ty of Utah’s study connot citizens and therecluded that splitting the Writers on
fore can’t vote. The 1887
county would dispropor- the Range
Dawes Act declared that
tionately harm Indian
the nation’s goal was the
JON
communities,
which
“gradual extinction” of
would be “economically KOVASH
tribes and reservations,
crippled” by a lack of opand that in order to vote,
erating capital.
an Indian must leave the
The current Navajo suit is typ- reservation and “adopt the habits
ical of dozens that have been filed of civilized life.”
in recent years in Western states,
Reform slowly followed, inoften with the assistance of the cluding President Franklin RooAmerican Civil Liberties Union.
sevelt’s 1934 Indian Citizenship
In a 2009 report, “Voting Act, and ultimately Lyndon JohnRights in Indian Country,” the son’s 1965 Voting Rights Act, but
ACLU concluded that “courts tribes say a long period of “Jim
have invariably found widespread Crow” enforcement ensued. As a
patterns
of
discrimination result, some of the gains that
against Indians in the political have been achieved are distressprocess.” In a case in Blaine ingly fragile, and recent.
County, Mont., a judge ruled that
In Montezuma County, Colo.,
“racially polarized voting made it for example, Utes didn’t get the
impossible for an American Indi- vote until 1970, and no Ute held
an to succeed in an at-large elec- county office until after a 1997
tion.”
lawsuit. In Montana, Indians got
In numerous cases, courts the vote in 1975, and in the state’s
have also found discriminatory Bighorn County, no Indian sat on
procedures for registering Indian the county commission until afvoters as well as onerous identifi- ter a 1983 lawsuit. South Dakota
cation requirements and a lack of Indians had no vote and could
help with minority languages. On hold no office until after legal actop of this, an inordinate number tion in 1980. As recently as 2001,
of Indian voters were disenfran- white defendants in a court chalchised by criminal offenses.
lenge there justified themselves
by arguing that, “Indians don’t
share the same interest in county
government.”
Over the years, white opposition has been galvanized by such
litigation, with some counties
supported by the conservative
Mountain States Legal Foundation and “white rights” groups. In
Utah’s San Juan County, where
Navajos charge “racial animus,”
white county officials have complained that Indians on sovereign
tribal lands don’t pay property
taxes, yet make use of law enforcement, fire protection, ambulances and health clinics. Yet
when Indians were left off jury
lists, the officials explained that
Indians “ignore jury notices.” San
Juan County Commissioner
Bruce Adams says he’s “not convinced that anything is broken.”
Back in 1998, activist Ken
Sleight, who had spent eight
years working on Navajo voting
rights in San Juan County, concluded that “the race issue remains (the county’s) deepest and
most enduring problem.” Now, 16
years later, the Navajos still decry
what they call the county’s “history of racial discrimination in
school district programs and
services” and cite a “singular lack
of responsiveness to the particular needs of Indians.”
Jon Kovash is a contributor to Writers on the
Range, a syndicated column service of High
Country News (hcn.org). He is a writer and
reporter in Moab, Utah.
Offical numbers hide the reality of campus rape
SUSAN ESTRICH
For years, when I was on the
speech circuit at colleges and
universities, I would always inquire about how many instances
of sexual assault had occurred
on campus that year — not how
many convictions, but how
many instances. The answers I
got were, quite literally, unbelievable. None, I would be told,
which was almost as ridiculous
of reports of one or two such instances. At no campus I visited
were there ever more than four
or five.
You don’t have to be a scholar in this area (which I happen
to be) to know that these numbers were always ridiculous.
I had some of my own students do a survey some years
ago, and they came up with
roughly the same numbers that
everyone comes up with: something on the order of 1 in 5 or 1
in 6 coeds will tell you they have
been forced to have sex against
their will and without their consent, which is the legal definition of rape.
Most of these cases won’t
lead to criminal conviction,
which doesn’t mean the girls
are lying or that they weren’t
raped, but only that proving
rape when a lot of drinking is involved, when the boys stand by
each other and the girls often
don’t remember precise details
or don’t report immediately and
certainly don’t have witnesses,
can make prosecution difficult.
But that hardly excuses the
“see-no-evil, hear-no-evil” attitude many colleges and universities have adopted.
Yes, I know it can be a difficult problem for the university
administrators. On the one
hand, you have a young woman
raising a serious, potentially
life-destroying claim. I always
ask my students to put themselves not only in the shoes of
the woman who says she was
raped, but also in those of the
man who is accused.
There never has been any evidence that rapes are dishonestly reported any more often than
other crimes (notwithstanding
centuries of legal hand-wringing
about the dangers of spurned
women taking revenge, cases
that are both rare and mostly
easily spotted), but there certainly are instances of innocent
men facing such claims, and
they deserve protection. From a
college’s point of view, that
means you have a boy’s family
“lawyering up” and threatening
to sue the college if their son is
treated “unfairly.”
I remember one case, years
ago, in which the boy’s family
threatened to sue the girl for libel and slander, a mostly empty
threat that nevertheless terrified her. So the easiest thing for
many colleges to do is to defer
to the criminal justice system,
except that system (rightly) imposes far higher standards (the
punishment being loss of liberty) than colleges do for other offenses, which could lead to expulsion, suspension or at least
(and often this is all the girl
needs) some accommodation
that would allow her to complete her education without living in the same dorm or taking
the same classes as the man
who traumatized her.
For years, the Boston-based
Victims Rights Law Center, on
whose board I have served since
its founding, has tried to work
with colleges and universities to
do a better job in this area —
collecting data honestly, educating all students about rape prevention and providing assistance for women who need it to
stand up and fight (not the men
they accuse of rape, but the universities who refuse to even recognize there is a problem).
This week, the White House
offered an assist, with the president proposing that universities conduct anonymous surveys to assess how big of a
problem they have (in every
case, it will be bigger than they
officially thought), to adopt
strategies that have worked at
other campuses and to at least
ensure that young women can
report assaults confidentially
(assuming they are not seeking
to prosecute) and receive the
help from the school that they
need to complete their studies.
It’s hardly a revolutionary approach, but the mere fact that
the problem has risen to a level
where it has White House attention is a step in the right direction.
To find out more about Susan Estrich, visit the
Creators Syndicate website at
www.creators.com.
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DEAR ABBY
WONDERWORD By
David Ouellet
MOMMA by Mell Lazarus
By Abigail Van Buren
DEAR ABBY: I love cooking
for my wife and friends. There
are few things I find more
pleasing than to put out a nice
spread of food and watch people enjoy. I’m always on the
lookout for more cookbooks,
and you hold the key to my
next big party.
I was reading through your
archives and have seen many
people asking about your cookbooklets. — MAN IN THE
KITCHEN IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK
GARFIELD by Jim Davis
DEAR MAN IN THE KITCHEN:
I have been a compulsive cookbook collector for many years,
so I can relate.
Your idea of throwing a
“Dear Abby Dinner Party” is a
good one, and I have been told
the recipes provide a fun, traditional eating adventure. All of
them are simple, easy-to-read
and delicious.
One reader described creating place cards for her guests
decorated with hearts and flowers. The centerpiece was a
“bouquet” of envelopes addressed to me. Another reader
said she copied questions from
my column, printed them out
and, as a party game, asked her
guests to supply the answers.
(She said that after a few glasses of wine, some of the responses were hilarious, but
couldn’t be printed in a family
newspaper.)
By following these suggestions, even the most nervous,
first-time host can be confident. I know you will enjoy the
recipes as much as we have and
serve them with pride.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a young
professional female with a military background. I’m well-educated and have a great job.
However, I am also tattooed.
The design is a tasteful full
sleeve, with some work on my
chest and other arm.
I will be attending a black tie
affair for my boyfriend’s company and am wondering what
attire would be appropriate for
such an event. I’m not
ashamed of my art, and I have
no issue with baring my arms,
but would this be acceptable in
this circumstance? — FOREVER COVERED
DOG EAT DOUG by Ryan Anderson
BECKER BRIDGE It Takes Two to Tango
AGNES by Morrie Turner
ZACK HILL by J. Deering and J. Macintosh
DEAR FOREVER COVERED:
I’m glad you asked, because it
depends upon what kind of
company your boyfriend works
for. If it’s creative, then to display your body art would not
be shocking. However, if the
company culture is conservative, it might attract unwelcome attention, and I don’t recommend it.
JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU
BLONDIE by Dean Young and Dennis Lebrun
HOROSCOPE
By Holiday
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You’ll perform
an amazing feat: You’ll become an optimist even when you’re not feeling optimistic at all. This you’ll do in the spirit of
generosity, and it will create a ripple of
goodness.
CROSSWORD By
ONE BIG HAPPY... by Rick Detorie
Thomas Joseph
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You know well
what you have to offer. That’s why
you’re not so concerned about how seriously people are taking you. A happygo-lucky attitude is good for love and
for business, too.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) It would be
easy to handle business in the generic,
impersonal sort of way it’s usually handled, but you recognize the need each
person has to feel special and give your
personal touch instead.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Persistence
will win out. What at first looks like rejection is more likely just a case of
someone not understanding completely
what you have to offer. Take the time
and care to communicate clearly.
FLO AND FRIENDS by John Gibel and Jenny
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Ask for the action
you want others to take. You’ll either get
it, or you won’t, but you’ll know where
you stand, which is better than being
unsure about it. Today, knowledge is
power.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your social orientation will depend on your emotions
of the moment. You follow the leader inside you and do as you feel, not as
you’re told. You won’t be shy, but you’ll
be sensitive, reading each situation
carefully.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) When business
doesn’t follow the expected route, it’s a
good workout for your creativity. Surprises stimulate your imagination. This
evening brings you a partner in fun, too.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Thoughtfulness counts for quite a lot. Don’t feel
like you have to make a huge gesture to
be kind, though. The little things that let
someone know he or she is in your heart
and mind will mean the most.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) If your
desire could be manipulated by a dial,
you would reach over and reset it to
“less” today, thereby increasing your
happiness and satisfaction tenfold.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today your
life will be like a camera with an endless
memory card. If you don’t like the way
the picture looks, change the filter and
take another shot — and another and
another until you see beauty in it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Whether or
not you believe in karma and the
boomerang effect of good things, it is
still worthwhile to occupy yourself with
what you believe to be very good.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) One excellent
thing to lose is your fear of losing. This
moon helps you shed your fear and take
a risk. Abandoning the need to be totally in control, you’ll gain the outcome you
dreamed of.
CRYPTOQUOTE
STRANGE BREW
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Commodities
FUELS
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Ethanol (gal)
Heating Oil (gal)
Natural Gas (mm btu)
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2.13
2.94
4.36
2.93
PVS.
100.59
2.14
2.92
4.43
2.91
%CHG
+1.10
+0.09
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%YTD
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+11.7
-4.3
+3.0
+5.2
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Silver (oz)
Platinum (oz)
Copper (lb)
Palladium (oz)
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1294.60
19.50
1456.00
3.15
817.45
PVS.
1295.60
19.50
1441.90
3.17
808.90
%CHG
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+1.06
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+0.9
+6.2
-8.5
+14.0
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CLOSE
PVS.
%CHG
%YTD
Cattle (lb)
Coffee (lb)
Corn (bu)
Cotton (lb)
Lumber (1,000 bd ft)
Orange Juice (lb)
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Wheat (bu)
1.37
1.84
5.03
0.91
338.00
1.62
15.02
7.00
1.38
1.86
4.97
0.91
337.50
1.61
14.84
7.06
-0.47
-1.32
+1.16
-0.41
+0.15
+0.31
+1.25
-0.78
+1.9
+65.9
+19.3
+7.4
-6.1
+18.5
+14.5
+15.7
S&P 500
16,760
Dow Jones industrials
1,880
Close: 1,897.45
Change: 0.80 (flat)
16,540
Close: 16,715.44
Change: 19.97 (0.1%)
16,320
10 DAYS
1,920
1,880
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Recap
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Pvs. Volume
Advanced
Declined
New Highs
New Lows
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NYSE NASD
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AMSTERDAM (AP) —
Google and other search engines were thrust into an unwanted new role Tuesday —
caretaker of people’s reputations — when Europe’s highest court ruled that individuals should have some say
over what information
comes up when their names
are Googled. The landmark
ruling by the Court of Justice
of the European Union will
force search engines to decide when to censor computer users’ search results
across the 28-nation bloc of
over 500 million people.
The court decision —
which cannot be appealed —
was celebrated by some as a
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victory for privacy rights in
the Internet age. Others
warned it could lead to online censorship.
The ruling applies to EU
citizens and all search engines in Europe, including
Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing.
It has no immediate impact on the way Google and
other search engines display
their results in the U.S. or
other countries outside Europe. In its ruling, the EU
court said search engines
must listen and sometimes
comply when people ask for
the removal of links to newspaper articles or other sites
containing outdated or otherwise objectionable infor-
S&P 500 flirts with
1,900, but falls short
NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard
& Poor’s 500 index is flirting with a
new milestone: 1,900.
The index briefly climbed above that
level on Tuesday before dropping back
to close just below it. Still, it set an alltime closing high by a fraction of point.
Stocks have gained as most investors remain optimistic that the
economy will start to accelerate this
year following a cold winter that
stymied growth. First-quarter corporate earnings came in better than expected, giving stocks a lift.
Whether the S&P 500 climbs beyond the 1,900 level or falls back now
depends on the how the economy develops, said John Canally, chief market
strategist for LPL Financial. If growth
falters, stocks will likely slide, he said.
Bill to renew tax breaks
clears hurdle in Senate
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mation about themselves.
Google Inc. has long
maintained that people with
such complaints should take
it up with the websites that
posted the material.
“This is a disappointing
ruling for search engines
and online publishers in general,” the Mountain View,
California, company said in
a statement.
Though Europe is one of
Google’s biggest markets,
the decision isn’t expected
to have much effect on the
company’s earnings. That’s
because it has no direct
bearing on the online ads
that Google places alongside
its search results.
Investors
evidently
weren’t worried. Google’s
most widely traded class of
stock gained $3.11 to close at
$541.54 Tuesday.
It’s unclear exactly how
the European court envisions Google and others handling complaints. Google,
though, has dealt with similar situations in the past.
The company already censors some of its search results in several countries to
comply with local laws. For
instance, Google and other
search engines are banned
from displaying links to Nazi
paraphernalia and certain
hate speech in Germany and
France.
new more than 50 expired tax breaks
for businesses and individuals cleared
a key hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, giving hope to millions of taxpayers who
would otherwise be hit with unwelcome tax increases next spring.
Other hurdles remain, however.
The Senate voted 96 to 3 to open debate on the bill, which has strong backing from the business community but
would add about $85 billion to the
budget deficit.
Almost every year, Congress routinely renews the tax breaks. This year they
were allowed to expire at the start of
the year — meaning taxpayers would
get hit when they file their 2014 returns
next spring.
The Senate bill would extend the tax
breaks through 2015.
The package includes a business tax
credit for research and development
and a sales tax deduction for individuals who live in states without an income tax.
There is a generous tax credit for using wind farms and other renewable
energy sources to produce electricity,
and several provisions that allow busi-
nesses to write off capital investments
more quickly.
Astoria Hot
Springs near
Jackson may re-open
JACKSON (AP) — A nonprofit
hopes Astoria Hot Springs south of
Jackson can be reopened to the public
as part of a 100-acre park with a lodge
and condominiums.
The springs were closed in 1999 after more than 40 years as a swimming
pool that was open to the public.
The Trust for Public Land is working
on an agreement with Northlight
Trust, a New York real estate business
that owns the hot springs, and the
Snake River Sporting Club.
The new park would have a series of
smaller pools fed by the hot springs
and might also include a fishing pond
for children.
Planners say the park would have tables and pavilions might also have a
hiking trail and rock outcroppings for
bouldering.
U.S. companies are taking the long view of China.
The world’s sec
second-largest economy has slowed this year, cutting
into the revenu
revenue of companies across several industries. But many
still view China,
Chin and emerging markets in general, as an
important
import
market for the years ahead. Despite the current
strugg
struggles
in China, Brazil and other emerging markets,
econom
economists
say those economies will generate some of
the world’s strongest
str
growth over the long term.
som companies have said this earnings reporting
Here’s what some
season:
“Th fact that it’s not growing double-digits
“The
may disappoint some people, but I think
the high-single digit growth rates in the
Chinese economy are pretty
attractive.”—Abbott Laboratories
CEO Miles White
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Sticking with China
16,400
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CRUDE OIL
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
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Emerging economies
estimates
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European court: Google
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Source: FactSet
in China and other
emerging economies has slowed, but
economists expect it to remain much
stronger than advanced economies.
1,840
1,760
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Economic growth
1,920
1,720
faded.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to re-
The price of
oil rose Tuesday as traders
looked ahead
to the Energy
Department’s
latest tally of
U.S. crude oil
supplies. Natural gas fell.
Gold, copper
and silver also
declined.
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Macy’s reports its latest quarterly $60
$47.23
financial results today.
Wall Street anticipates that the
50
retailer, which also operates
Bloomingdale’s stores, will report
’14
improved earnings and revenue
40
for its fiscal first quarter. Winter
est.
Operating
$0.55 $0.59
storms chilled Macy’s sales in the
EPS
November-January quarter.
1Q ’13
1Q ’14
Investors will have their eye on the
Price-earnings ratio: 15
company's latest sales figures to
based on trailing 12 month results
assess whether more consumers
shopped at the chain as the winter Dividend: $1.00 Div. yield: 1.7%
Farm equipment maker Deere has projected that sales of
its agriculture and turf gear will moderate this year.
The company, due to report fiscal second-quarter
earnings, also has
predicted that sales of
construction and forestry
gear will rise about 10
percent in 2014 as the
economy recovers and
more houses are built in
the U.S. Will that
demand be apparent in
Deere’s latest financial
snapshot?
seasonally adjusted percent change
Spring sales pickup?
Deere’s demand question
Producer price index
flat
On the rise?
Economists are anticipating that
the producer price index increased
for the second month in a row in
April.
The index measures price
changes before they reach the
consumer. It edged up in March,
led by gains for food, clothing, jewelry and chemicals. Overall inflation remains relatively tame. Producer prices increased 1.4 percent
during the past 12 months. The
Labor Department reports April’s
producer price index today.
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“We’ve grown (our Chinese) business
50 percent over the last three years, and
quarter-to-quarter there can be some
chop, but it continues to be a very
attractive market for us.”
—Procter & Gamble
Chief Financial Officer Jon Moeller
“We remain extremely bullish on our
long-term prospects in these countries as the
consuming class rapidly expands.
Remember, emerging-market economies are
expected to grow at almost three times
the rate of developed market economies for
the foreseeable future.”
—Yum Brands CEO David Novak
Sources: FactSet; Goldman Sachs; International Monetary Fund
AP

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