Wyoming Tribune-Eagle back issues from June 1998:
VFW UNIT 6 AUXILIARY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS, ELECTS OFFICERS
Jun 01, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- The American Legion Auxiliary, Francis E. Self, Unit6, awarded two $500 scholarships at the May meeting. Teresa Littlejohn, a graduating senior from East High School,will enroll at Laramie County Community College, majoring inEnglish. The alternate in this ...
PAY RAISE
Jun 01, 1998 ... Editorial Congressmen looking formore in their paychecks It was just five months ago when Congress gave its members a$3,000 pay raise. Now Republican leaders in the U.S. House arequietly looking at drumming up support for another hike to takeplace in January. Last ...
HORSES, RIDERS GO TO SCHOOL
Jun 01, 1998 ... Dressage & Hunt Club CHEYENNE -- The Cheyenne Dressage and Hunt Club will host anEnglish riding schooling horse show at 8 a.m. Saturday at 1008 E.Ole Maverick Road. The event is geared toward the beginning English rider who wouldlike to try the basic levels of dressage and ...
LIONS CLUB KEEPS BUSY
Jun 01, 1998 ... Organization breaks ground for new eye center and prepares forinternational gathering in England. CHEYENNE -- The Lions of Wyoming and Colorado have broken groundfor the building of the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute atFitzsimmons, the site of the former U.S. Army hospital in ...
GROUP SEEKS FREEDOM TO CHOOSE TREATMENT
Jun 01, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- In 15 hard-won minutes, alternative medicineproponents told the Wyoming Medical Board on Sunday that stateresidents should have the freedom to choose the medical treatmentthey desire. Testifying for the Casper-based Wyoming Wellness Association, Mic-hael Myers, a ...
RV PROPOSAL CHANGES
Jun 01, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Several dozen city residents turned out to a meetingtwo weeks ago to say what they thought about a proposal to restrictparking recreational and other oversized vehicles on the city'srights of way. Residents who are tired of seeing their neighbors' motor homes orare ...
YOUNG AUTHORS WIN AT STATE-LEVEL CONTEST
Jun 01, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- Nine students from Laramie County School District 1have placed as winners at the state level of the Young Authorscompetition. They include: Dana Schultz, Pioneer Park -- first place, second-grade poetry Kate Hartman, Pioneer Park -- first place, fifth-grade poetry ...
LCCC ELECTS COOPER, PULSE TO OFFICE
Jun 01, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- Ronda Pulse and Amanda Cooper, both of Cheyenne, havebeen elected as officers of the Associated Student Government atLaramie County Community College for the 1998-99 academic year. Pulse was elected ...
FLOWER POWER
Jun 01, 1998; ... With more than 350 planters to go, Joy Jackson, left, and JoanSchwab, both members of the Seed and Weed Garden club, placeassorted flowers in wooden barrels lined up along Pioneer ...
MEMBERS DRAW ON TALENT
Jun 01, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Enter the Cheyenne Artists' Guild on a Thursday andthe sounds of laughter and chatter will float down from the formerhay loft. It's the informal, weekly meeting of the painting group havingsuch a good time. Painting with everything from watercolors to oils, the ...
Briefs
Jun 01, 1998 ... Wiehagen takes position CHEYENNE -- Nancy Wiehagen, formerly the fuel tax manager at theWyoming Department of Transportation, has recently been named asWYDOT business system specialist. This is a new position created to address the department's totalquality management ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 1998 ... Increasing cigarette taxes won't solve the problem For some odd reason, all the non-smokers seem to feel that anincrease in tax on cigarettes is an instant cure for kids smoking. The only thing that it is going to accomplish is to give ourgovernment more money to waste and ...
Briefs
Jun 01, 1998 ... Dietetic Association CHEYENNE -- The Wyoming Dietetic Association will meet fromTuesday to Friday for its annual convention at the Hitching Post Innin Cheyenne. Topics will include alternative medicine, exploration of crediblefood and nutrition Internet sites, the future of ...
Briefs
Jun 01, 1998 ... Lysinger gets scholarship CHEYENNE -- Jerry Lysinger, a University of Wyoming graduate fromCheyenne, has received the Dr. Luther Harmon Wilmoth MemorialScholarship. The scholarship, named for a longtime Lander physician,recognizes academic achievement in premedicine. Bixby ...
Obituaries
Jun 01, 1998 ... Mary Cason 1930-1998 Mary Cason, 67, of Cheyenne died May 31 at United Medical Center -- West. She was born Nov. 18, 1930, in Eden, Miss. She was a retired cashier. She is survived by two sons, Steven Terrell of Ocean Springs,Miss., and Robert ...
INCURSION IN OUR LIVES
Jun 02, 1998; ... Government will define what's good The author of a book with the intriguing title of "For Your OwnGood" stopped in Denver last week making the usual round of themedia in the usual promotion effort. He is Jacob Sullum, and not surprisingly, his writing is aperceptive ...
HUMPHREY WILL RUN FOR COUNTY COMMISSION
Jun 02, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- Laramie County native Diane Humphrey announced shehas filed for a seat on the Laramie County Commission. Humphrey, a Republican, and her husband Floyd own the dairy farmwhere she grew up on Campstool Road east of Cheyenne. "I have lived and worked in Laramie County ...
UP AND AWAY
Jun 02, 1998; ... Brett Carpenter, 4, watches as bubbles hover over him and hisbrother, Keith Carpenter, 10. Keith was turning the handle on ...
PANDO REJECTS OFFER TO RUN FOR STATE OFFICE
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Mayor Leo Pando confirmed recently that he had beencontacted by state Democratic Party officials about seeking astatewide office this year. He also confirmed he had declined to consider it at this time. "I've never been one to leave a job unfinished," Pando said ....
STATE EMPLOYMENT STARTS TO IMPROVE
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- A state economic forecast predicts Wyoming'semployment to show slightly stronger growth this summer. Employment in Wyoming should increase about .7 percent over thenext three months, said senior economist Mike Evans with theDepartment of Employment, Research and ...
BARRY GOLDWATER
Jun 02, 1998 ... Praise for the elder statesman pours in Barry Goldwater will long be remembered for the summer of 1964.That's when he captured the Republican presidential nomination aftera convention fight with New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. In hisconvention speech, Goldwater said that ...
MOUNTAIN RESCUER IS A HERO TO US RESCUER IS A HERO TO US
Jun 02, 1998 ... With upscale lifestyles, and the famous scoffing at being rolemodels, heroes like those of yesteryear may be becoming anendangered species. "There ain't no heroes anymore," like one calloused fan said theother day, "not since Patrick Henry or Rudy York." Bob Boice, who grew ...
ATTORNEY ACCUSES DA'S OFFICE OF WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Arguing that the district attorney's office knowinglywithheld evidence, a defense attorney asked District Judge EdwardGrant on Monday to dismiss attempted sexual assault charges against45-year-old Anthony Heinemann. Grant's decision was not available at press time ....
CHEYENNE TRANSIT OFFERS FREE RIDES WEDNESDAY
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Cheyenne Transit is locking up its fare boxesWednesday and everybody gets to ride for free. The occasional promotion is a way to thank customers for usingthe bus service, said Cheyenne Transit Manager Rick Davis. This time around, the free day is intended to catch ...
EVENT MAKES A STAND FOR KIDS
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- More than 50 children, policy makers and child careworkers rallied at the state Capitol to call attention to thequality of child care in Wyoming Monday. The rally was the third annual "Stand for Children Day" inCheyenne. Stand for Children Day is a nationwide ...
QUARBERG JOINS SECRETARY OF STATE RACE$100:Candidates, Secretary of State
Jun 02, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- A third Republican joined the race Monday for herparty's nomination for secretary of state. Lorraine Quarberg, of Thermopolis, announced her candidacy at theHitching Post Inn. She said she is seeking the office because she believes indemocracy, which she said is ...
CROWDED JAIL AFFECTS EVERYONE
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Overcrowding at the Laramie County Jail affects allaspects of law enforcement -- from arrests to trial -- and LaramieCounty Sheriff Pat Barrett is frustrated by the recent capitalfacilities tax vote failure, which would have expanded the jail. Barrett will continue ...
HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
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SHERIFF WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Saying that "I enjoy my job, thank you very much, andwould like to keep it," Monday evening, Laramie County Sheriff PatBarrett announced he's seeking re-election. With more than 60supporters joining him at the Wyoming Transportation Museum andLearning Center, Barrett spoke ...
SOUTH CREST HEIGHTS WIN ONE ROUND IN REZONING FIGHT
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- In another round of David vs. Goliath, the residentsof South Crest Heights claimed a preliminary victory against TriRei, a business that wants to construct its corporate headquartersnear the subdivision. In a close vote, the Cheyenne-Laramie County Regional ...
VIOLENT JUVENILES THE ANSWERS WON'T COME EASILY
Jun 03, 1998 ... In the wake of the school shootings in Oregon and Arkansas,debate has resurfaced over how to treat violent juvenile defenders. Should they be treated as adults or should they serve time onlyuntil they are 21 no matter how horrible the crime they committed?These are the options ...
LIBRARY SQUEEZES INTO SPACE SIGHT
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- What do you do when you have more stuff than yourhouse can hold? Add on to the house, of course. This was the plan of action of the Laramie County Public Libraryprior to the defeat of the capital facilities tax -- move theirstuff into a bigger space by remodeling the ...
HANNON TO ANNOUNCE FOR WARD 3 CITY COUNCIL SEAT
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Dana Hannon, merchant and founding member of the OldTown Merchants Association, is expected to announce today he willseek the Ward 3 City Council seat. "I want to run because Cheyenne has been good to me and I want togive something back to the city," Hannon ...
LANSING, ROCKIES DONATE FUNDS TO IMPROVE BALL FIELD
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- The practice field at the Deutcher Field complex isdevoid of just about everything a baseball field needs: bases,scoreboard, dugouts, a warning track and grass. "It's perfect," Sean McGraw said Tuesday morning. As the Colorado Rockies Youth Fields Program manager, ...
A LAST EMOTIONAL DAY
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GOVERNMENT GATES SHINE
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BOY WINS TRIP FOR LENDING A HELPING HAND
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Volunteering does pay off. Just ask a 12-year-old boywho has won $1,000, a trip to Washington, D.C., and his picture on aFrosted Flakes cereal box all because he lends a helping hand. Andrew Martinez was one of four selected from 248 nominees as a1998 Very Important ...
COMMISSIONERS OK FIREWORKS HEARING DELAY
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- The Laramie County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoontook the following actions: Voted 3-0 to approve a fireworks stand for Mike Stegeman,operating as USA Fireworks, in Allison Tracts, adjacent to E. FoxFarm Road. Voted 3-0 to approve a final plat for the ...
POLICE CRACK DOWN ON LAST DAY OF SCHOOL MISCHIEF
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Students aged 8 to 18 pelted passers-by with eggs andshot shaving cream at cars for about three hours on Tuesday afterschool recessed for the summer. Lt. Marty Luna, patrol commander with the Cheyenne PoliceDepartment, said officers tallied about 30 shaving cream or ...
CASE WILL RUN FOR WARD 2 POSITION
Jun 03, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- Judy Case, who serves on a number of localcommittees, has announced she will run for the Ward 2 City Councilseat. The Cheyenne native and co-chair of the Laramie County RepublicanParty said she wants to run because she loves Cheyenne and she wouldlike to give ...
USS GOSHEN CREW MEMBERS THANK WYOMING FOR SUPPORT
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- The surviving members of the USS Goshen reminiscedabout their time aboard the transport ship during World War II, at aceremony at the Capitol Tuesday. "We did an important job in the relatively short time that wewere active and in the water," said Tom Dew, who was 18 ...
FIFTH PENNY TAX TALK GETS HEATED
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Tempers flared at a public meeting on the extensionfor the 1 cent "fifth penny" tax, held at East High School Tuesdayevening. The first salvo was fired by Jim Flinchum, who declared the Artin the Park projects to be "ugly and ridiculous." "If you insist on ...
DOUBLES CAN HURT SINGLES
Jun 02, 1998; ... Quite a few players only play doubles. It is more social and theaction can be faster than in singles. Players who exclusively play doubles will find that their strokeswill change subtly from what they first learned. The majority of doubles points involve a groundstroke ...
SUMMER RODEOS TO RETURN
Jun 02, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Hell on Wheels Rodeo, the area's summer rodeo series,died last fall. The Tumbleweed Buffalo Roundup has risen in its place. As a result, Cheyenne residents, visitors and amateur rodeocompetitors will have a summer rodeo two nights a week at TerryBison Ranch for ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 02, 1998 ... Mosher has demonstrated accountability As far as I'm concerned, Leonard Mosher is the only currentschool board member who tries to attach some accountability to theever-increasing spending habits of LCSD1. Additionally, I understand he has never taken any specialinterest ...
Around Town
Jun 02, 1998 ... Car club plans events The Oak Spokes Antique Car Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday atAmerican Legion Post 6, 2001 E. Lincolnway. A social hour willfollow the meeting. Cruise night will be June 11. Participants will meet at 7 p.m. inthe parking lot at Montgomery Ward, 1510 ...
Briefs
Jun 02, 1998 ... Memorial celebration RAWLINS -- The Wyoming Association of Correctional Employees willhost a family appreciation day from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at the Old Penin Rawlins. There will be field events, booths, music and othervarious activities. At 3 p.m., there will be a memorial service ...
Correction
Jun 02, 1998 ... The blotter brief dealing with DUIs on Page A7 of the FridayWyoming Tribune-Eagle incorrectly stated that ...
Correction
Jun 02, 1998 ... Two names in the a Sunday story on the East High Schoolgraduation were ...
Obituaries
Jun 02, 1998 ... Mary Cason 1930-1998 Mary Cason, 67, of Cheyenne died May 31 at United Medical Center -- West. She was born Nov. 18, 1930, in Eden, Miss. She was a retired cashier. She is survived by two sons, Steven Terrell of Ocean Springs,Miss., and Robert ...
Briefs
Jun 02, 1998 ... Frost honored CHEYENNE -- Jeffrey Frost of LUTCF and FIC in Cheyenne washonored at a national sales and education conference sponsored byAid Association for Lutherans. Frost qualified to attend the conference based on excellence insales and service. Service awards ...
[ Here are recent results from the Airport Ladies Golf Association ]
Jun 02, 1998 ... Here are recent results from the Airport Ladies Golf Association: May 27 The 18-hole play of the day was aces and low net. First flight: Patty Hendershot, Sue DeCostanza. Second flight: Shaton Wilson, Laura tolbert. Third flight: Helen Goff, Toni Davis ....
[ Somebody finally beat Ryan Knight at Big Country Speedway on Saturday. ]
Jun 02, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- Somebody finally beat Ryan Knight at Big CountrySpeedway on Saturday. For one race. David Hondel became the first driver to beat Knight in Pure Stockcompetition this year, winning the class heat race. Knight got his checkered flag back in the feature, ...
[ Nine Cheyenne Sting youth soccer teams won state championships ... ]
Jun 02, 1998 ... CHEYENNE -- Nine Cheyenne Sting youth soccer teams won statechampionships at the Snickers State Cup tournament in Sheridan May23-25. The under-11, under-14 and under-18 boys and girls Gold teamsswept their age divisions. The under-12 girls Black, under-15 boys Gold and ...
THE ONLY DECISION FOR ELWAY
Jun 04, 1998 ... The overriding question in the grand scheme of things in Denver,in Colorado and even in much of the region for this year finally wasanswered Sunday afternoon. It was then that John Elway did what most people already hadguessed he would do and said he was back for one more year ...
A BIT OF PANIC ON THE CREEK
Jun 04, 1998 ... An unusual thing happened to me over the Memorial Day weekend. Of course, I was fishing in my favorite spot, the Pole Mountainarea. But this time I didn't let the fish get the best of me, and Ididn't break my pole. As I was cleaning my nice mess of brookies, I saw a man ...
PENNY DECISIONS: PUBLIC PROVIDES ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH VALUABLE INPUT
Jun 04, 1998 ... When city and county officials conducted public meetings on therenewal of the optional 1 percent sales and use tax four years ago,public participation was scarce. Four years later, history appeared to be repeating itself. At themeeting held at Johnson Junior High two weeks ago, ...
SERIAL KILLER PLEADS GUILTY
Jun 04, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- After months of taunting prosecutors and threateningto force a costly trial, confessed serial killer Keith H. Jespersonpleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering 21-year-old Angela Subrize. In exchange for Jesperson's plea, Laramie County prosecutorsagreed not to seek the ...
ATTORNEYS FAIL TO SEAT JURY
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- A state district judge turned down defense counsel'srequest to dismiss sexual assault charges against a 45-year-oldCheyenne man, but the trial of Anthony Heinemann slowed to a halt onTuesday after attorneys failed to find 12 impartial jurors and onealternate in a potential ...
STAND OK MAKES LOCALS SEE RED
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- Fireworks accompanied a request at the Laramie CountyCommissioner's meeting Tuesday afternoon for a fireworks stand inAllison Tracts, adjacent to East Fox Farm Road. Several neighbors bordering the stand's proposed locationattended the meeting to object to the traffic ...
EAGLES, ZEPHYRS SPLIT TWINBILL
Jun 03, 1998; ... CHEYENNE -- The Cheyenne Eagles Class AA American Legion baseballteam needed the bottom of the order to come through sometime thisseason. The second game of Tuesday's game against the visiting TwinCities Zephyrs was the time. Shortstop Gavin Monjaras turned in a 4-for-4 ...
Around Town
Jun 03, 1998 ... Scouts hold registration Boy Scout Troop 218, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post4343 will register Scouts at 7 p.m. Thursday at the VFW Post, 3216S. Greeley Highway. Any second year Webelos or boys aged 10+ to 18 years old arewelcome to join. Those who need ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 03, 1998 ... New ways to reduce the tax burdens Taxes, taxes, taxes . . . we need money for the government; let'stry this angle. Persons arrested for DUI should have their vehicles impounded for30 days, and have to pay impoundment fees. Second time offendersshould have their vehicles ...
Briefs
Jun 03, 1998 ... Padgett joins Expert CHEYENNE -- Padgett Business Services, an international providerof financial reporting services to independent business owners, hasjoined forces with The Expert Marketplace, an Internet-basedresource to the technical and consulting service industry ....
Obituaries
Jun 03, 1998 ... Mary Cason 1930-1998 Mary Cason, 67, of Cheyenne died May 31 at United Medical Center -- West. She was born Nov. 18, 1930, in Eden, Miss. She was a retired cashier. She is survived by two sons, Steven Terrell of Ocean Springs,Miss., and Robert ...