Wyoming Tribune-Eagle back issues from May 2004:
DESIGNATED WATERING DAYS ROTATE FROM LAST YEAR
May 01, 2004 ... CHEYENNE -- Starting today, lawns may be watered two days per weekfor three hours per day or 20 minutes per zone for sprinkler systems,and designated watering days have changed. According to a news release from the Board of Public Utilities,addresses ending in 1, 2 or 3 water ...
CHEYENNE RESIDENTS TO LEARN TO BE WATER WISE AGAIN
May 01, 2004; ... Effective today, Cheyenne residents and businesses may begin lawnwatering on their designated water days. On April 19, the Board of Public Utilities approved watering twodays a week for three hours a day. Other water conservation measuresapproved remain pretty much the same as ...
E-BINGO OPERATIONS
May 01, 2004 ... Wyoming law enforcement officials were doing their jobs last monthwhen they cracked down on e-bingo operations. But how some of those agencies handled the situation raises a redflag. According to state statute, e-bingo is illegal even though thepaper version of bingo is ...
SILENT WITNESS
May 01, 2004 ... CHEYENNE -- The Laramie County Sheriff's Department is seekinginformation relating to the vandalism of a vehicle located in the 300block of West Jefferson Road. Between 9 and 10 p.m. April 24, a red 1997 Suzuki Sidekick wasspray painted and had several windows broken out ....
TAKING A BREAK
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WAYNE REESE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Democrat Wayne Reese has announced he will run for afifth term in the Wyoming State Legislature representing HouseDistrict 11. Reese, who is running on his experience and knowledge of theissues, is the minority floor leader for the Wyoming House ofRepresentatives and ...
NO HEADLINE
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Foul weather forced the cancellation of Friday'sfestivities, but the Southeastern Wyoming Special Olympics willcontinue as planned today. When swimming and weightlifting get under way at Cheyenne East at9:30 a.m., athletes from Laramie County, Wheatland, Torrington ...
FIREFIGHTER MAKES GAINS IN RECOVERY
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- The firefighter seriously injured at an Interstate 25rollover crash Thursday is making gains in his recovery. Steve Winegeart of Laramie County Fire District 1 is awake butremains in the intensive care unit at United Medical Center-West. Butphysicians have allowed some ...
FOR ONCE, COMMON SENSE RULES NCAA
May 01, 2004 ... This is kind of a bummer, the NCAA deciding to repeal the 5-8rule. I was really looking forward to taking a shot at it at somepoint. Instead, those stuffy bureaucrats finally did something that makessense. After much hand-wringing and criticism from basketball ...
NO HEADLINE
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- When Gail Leedy decided she wanted to spend her lifewith her female partner, she decided against holding a service ofholy union. Although not recognized by the state, the ceremonial service isthe only option available to same-sex couples in Wyoming who want toaffirm ...
DESPITE THE RECENT SNOWS, RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE STILL LOW, STATE STILL FACING DROUGHT CONDITIONS
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- While the recent snow showers have given a boost toranchers, reservoirs levels across the state are low, and much of thestate is still in a drought, state and federal officials said Friday. "Conditions haven't changed much since last year," StateClimatologist Jan Curtis ...
'SALMONHEADS' FISH UP NORTH FOR MORE GIGS
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- The Colorado-based polyethnic Cajun slamgrass bandLeftover Salmon was born on New Year's Eve of 1989. "We put together the Left Hand String Band and the Salmonheads forwhat we thought was going to be one gig," said Vince Herman, the co-founder of the band."The ...
WYOMING, LARAMIE COUNTY HOLD THE PROMISE OF GEM DEVELOPMENT
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- When the oil and gas reserves were doled out in thisarea, Laramie County got the short end of the stick.But it turns out this southeast Wyoming county has riches ofanother kind: diamonds. "That's something you'd expect to see a lot of activity around,"Dan ...
WHOOPING IT UP
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LCSD1 TO DECIDE ON BID TO BUILD SCHOOL
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- On Monday, Laramie CountySchool District 1 trusteeswill consider contracts to build a new elementary school and two gymsfor more than $12 million worth of state money. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the board room at StoreyGym. Bids were opened on ...
COME ON BIG FELLA
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FIRST LADY, TRIUMPH IMPROV TROUPE SHOW AT ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THE DANGERS OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL ABUSE.
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- The hands of fifth-graders at Alta Vista Elementaryshot up when Nancy Freudenthal asked them what they want to do whenthey grow up. "Be an architect," one student said. "A veterinarian," came another rapid-fire reply. Other future plans range from being a ...
FIFTH-GRADERS LEARN ABOUT BIZ STUFF THROUGH A HANDS-ON CURRICULUM.
May 01, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Fifth-graders at Buffalo Ridge Elementary learnedFriday that it's even harder to become a successful entrepreneur thanit is to spell it. For most of last week, students in Tammy Hubka and Frank Miller'sclasses operated their own businesses from the ground up ....
OBITUARIES
May 01, 2004 ... Alfred J. Martin 1918-2004 Alfred J. "Jack" Martin, 86, of Cheyenne died April 16 at MountainTowers Healthcare Center. He was born April 7, 1918, in York, Neb., and had lived here since1939 with prior residence in England for a couple of years. Mr. Martin ...
FAMILY RICH WITH HISTORY MARIROSE MORRIS MARRIED THE BOY NEXT DOOR -- BUT SHE HAD TO MOVE TO SEATTLE TO DO IT
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Dotted with names like Smoke, Her Many Horses, LoneWolf, Bear Lays Down, Princess Blue Water and fur trader JosephBissonette, Marirose Morris' family tree is not the typicalgenealogical chart. It is a page seemingly torn from the history ofthe American frontier. Much ...
AN ISSUE OF EQUALITY? SAME-SEX COUPLES SAY THEY DESERVE MORE RIGHTS
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- When Gail Leedy decided she wanted to spend her lifewith her female partner, she decided against holding a service ofholy union. Although not recognized by the state, the ceremonial service isthe only option available to same-sex couples in Wyoming who want toaffirm ...
BABY BOOMERS TARGET OF HEALTH CONFERENCE
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- About 100 people involved in Wyoming health care willgather in Sheridan this week to examine ways to provide better carein rural areas. The Fourth Annual Rural Health Conference, sponsored by a numberof state and private organizations, will be Wednesday through ...
COLLINS RAISES FUNDS FOR NEW LAW SQUARE
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Although the more expensive choice for a Lions Parkmonument square is likely to prevail, one city councilman hopesdonations will pay for most of it. The majority of the Cheyenne City Council members prefer theroughly $100,000 design for the Cornerstones of Law and ...
PORTER'S FATE AS PRINCIPAL GOES BEFORE BOARD MONDAY THE LCSD1 TRUSTEES ALSO WILL DECIDE ON THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POSITION FOR JOHNSON JUNIOR HIGH.
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Richard L. Porter, an assistant principal atCheyenne's Central High, is recommended to become the school's nextprincipal. Porter is scheduled to replace Jan Felton, who is retiring. Felton has been principal at the school for five years and haseither taught or ...
SPECIAL SATURDAY PARTICIPATING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WINNING
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- There was the squeaking of sneakers on the basketballcourt and the splash of swimmers in the pool. Sounds like a typical day of sports at any high school around thecountry. But Saturday was unique as Cheyenne East hosted the Wyoming AreaIII Special Olympics ....
PACHECO, ESQUIBEL HONORED AS TOP CITIZENS
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Nellie Pacheco and state Rep. Floyd Esquibel, D-Cheyenne, are the 2004 Cinco de Mayo Citizens of the Year. The award honors those of Hispanic descent who are "exemplary intheir service to the community," Pam Martinez Trujillo, chairwoman ofthe award effort, said ....
TRADITIONAL DANCE HIGHLIGHTS CINCO DE MAYO
May 02, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Nicole Cordova smiled broadly as she performed atraditional Mexican dance at Saturday's Cinco de Mayo festivities. Cordova, 16, of Cheyenne, was one of several members of the groupLas Angelitas Unidas. She held her long skirt outstretched so thatits vivid green, red ...
THUMBS FROM READERS
May 03, 2004 ... Shelter's Cajun Fest was another big hit Kimberly Miller Auction Chair Cheyenne Animal Shelter Cajun Fest 2004 Cheyenne To all who attended the Cheyenne Animal Shelter's Cajun Fest 2004on April 24. The event was a huge ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 03, 2004 ... Stop belittling the people of Wyoming Rex C. Ellis Cheyenne In response to D. Reed Eckhardt's column "Asking Why," I wouldlike to address a related issue. We heard all about his great vision of change and betteringourselves, and striving for ...
JEFF HOY HAS MADE HIS LIFE AN ADVENTURE
May 03, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Jeff Hoy always had an interest in science, but hedidn't know where it was going to lead him. Several degrees later, he is now the program manager forSpallation Neutron Source, a $1.4 billion neutron science facility atOak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Hoy is ...
CHAMBER KICKS OFF SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
May 03, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- In Wyoming, it's easy to see the impact that smallbusinesses have on the economy: by federal standards, the vastmajority of businesses in this state are small. "Small businesses are the heart of the economy," Greater CheyenneChamber of Commerce Beth Wasson ...
CONGRESS HONORS WYOMING'S YOUTH
May 03, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi stood before a proud group ofparents and friends Sunday afternoon to honor more than 40 youngadults from around the state with the only award given by the U.S.Congress that specifically targets youth.The Congressional Award goes to young people ...
TOUGH TRAINING
May 04, 2004; ... Adrienne Baisch, horse show team coach at Laramie County CommunityCollege, tries her hand with a cow while riding a horse owned byequine studies instructor Dick ...
CHEYENNE BAPTIST PASTOR EARNS ORDINATION
May 03, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Youth pastor Jeff Buscher and his wife, Kayle, bothwiped away tears as they sat together at the front of SunnysideSouthern Baptist Church on Sunday. A lengthy procession of their friends and colleagues lined up tolay their hands on the couple and wish them well as ...
OFFICER WASN'T SEEING RED, BUT HIS BOSS IS, SGT. WES GASNER WAS UNINJURED IN A CRASH AFTER FAILING TO STOP AT A FLASHING RED LIGHT
May 04, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- A call to aid a fellow officer led Cheyenne PoliceSgt. Wes Gasner from one hurried call to another on a warm, paydayweekend. But failure to spot a flashing red light and a semitrailer passingthrough a flashing yellow light at Pershing Boulevard and CollegeDrive ...
DRIVEN TO SUCCEED ZACH FRENTHEWAY HAS TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES ON THE ROAD TO THE TOP OF HIS PASSION -- GYMNASTICS.
May 04, 2004; ... LARAMIE -- Zach Frentheway can speak knowingly of the road to thetop: He and his family have driven it for the last seven years. That path heads west out of Cheyenne, rolls across the plains andthrough the Laramie Mountains and ends in Laramie. More specifically, it finishes ...
ARCH COAL HONORS TWO AREA TEACHERS
May 04, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Two Cheyenne instructors are among the 10 teachers inWyoming who won 2004 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement awards. Jane Brutsman, a literacy teacher on special assignment withLaramie County School District 1, and Paul Crips, a science teacherat Carey Junior High, are ...
DRUG CARDS AIM TO SOOTHE FINANCIAL PAIN
May 04, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services beganenrolling people in a new, voluntary Medicare-Approved Drug DiscountCard program Monday. The idea, a result of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, isto help people cut prescription drug costs by up to 15 percent ....
A PEACEFUL HOBBY
May 04, 2004; ... Michael Porter, left, and Rodger Erickson Sr., both of Cheyenne,watch birds on Sloans Lake in Lions ...
PHELPS OFFERS CITY $10K TO PLACE HATE MONUMENT
May 04, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- The Rev. Fred Phelps has offered to give the city$10,000 for its proposed Cornerstones of Law and Liberty Square. But his donation comes at a price. The $10,000 gift is contingent on letting Phelps put his ownmonument in the square condemning murdered University ...
LCSD1 PROJECTS PRELIMINARY BUDGET OF $152.1 MILLION
May 04, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- In addition to approving the construction of a newelementary school and two new gyms at Cheyenne's East and Centralhigh schools, Laramie County School District 1 trustees on Monday gottheir first look at a preliminary 2004-05 budget. Trustees quickly approved more than ...
TILLMAN DIED A REAL HERO
May 05, 2004 ... Webster's New World College Dictionary gives five definitions forthe word "hero." One is as follows: "Any person, especially a man, admired forcourage, nobility or exploits, especially in war." That definition described Pat Tillman to a "T." Tillman turned down ...
STATE'S HISPANIC POPULATION GROWING
May 05, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- America's Hispanic population is growing -- andWyoming is no exception. In 1990, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanic people inWyoming numbered 25,751, or 5.7 percent of the overall population. By2000 that had grown to 31,669, or 6.4 percent. As these ...
BRIEFS
May 05, 2004 ... Wheatland teen dies in rollover crash CHEYENNE (WTE) -- A Wheatland teenager died Monday when the carshe was riding in crashed into a tree a few miles west of the smallagriculture community. Audrey Wyndham, 17, was a passenger in a 1992 Mazda Miata when itleft Wyoming ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 05, 2004 ... Don't blame others for your mistake John Bauer Cheyenne I have to write in response to the shooting back and forth overthe pay Councilman Jimmy Valdez received and the flap and accusationsthat council President Floyd Lopez has brought up.I don't ...
GOVERNOR FACES QUESTIONS ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS, ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
May 05, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Tuesday it's not his job tocreate jobs."The jobs I create come out of your tax bill, and I know you don'twant that," Freudenthal said.Instead, he said, government should do what it does best --provide the infrastructure for job ...
IOWA STANDOUT COMMITS TO UW
May 05, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- University of Wyoming men's basketball coach SteveMcClain appears to have worked his Iowa magic again. James Ebert, a 6-foot-2 guard from Kirkwood Community College inCedar Rapids, Iowa, gave an oral commitment to attend UW followinglast weekend's visit to the Laramie ...
THUNDERBIRD RUNNER EXCELS IN THE SPRINTS
May 05, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- The 200-meter dash is exactly what the name implies, amad sprint for the finish line. The 400-meter run is somewhat misleading. While the 400 is runfaster than, say, the 800-meter run, it's not as frenetic as the 200. There are few runners who can master both ...
TERM LIMITS
May 05, 2004 ... "We must also be careful not to forget that this case is not aboutwhether term limits are a good idea. The question is simply whetherit was the framers' intent to allow the legislature to addqualifications to those established in the constitution." -- Wyoming Supreme Court ruling ...
Obituaries
May 02, 2004 ... Alfred J. Martin 1918-2004 Alfred J. "Jack" Martin, 86, of Cheyenne died April 16 at MountainTowers Healthcare Center. He was born April 7, 1918, in York, Neb., and had lived here since1939 with prior residence in England for a couple of years. Mr. Martin ...
Obituaries
May 03, 2004 ... Margaret Bathrick 1932-2004 Margaret "Peg" Bathrick, 71, "39 Forever," of Cheyenne died April30 in Cheyenne. She was born Aug. 23, 1932, in Hibbing, Minn. Mrs. Bathrick was a housewife and mother and a volunteer for manyworthwhile causes.She was a ...
Obituaries
May 04, 2004 ... Victoria J. Buchanan 1943-2004 Victoria J. Buchanan, 60, died May 3 in Cheyenne. She was born Dec. 7, 1943, in St. Francisville, Ill. Friends may contribute to the animal shelter. Arrangements are under the direction of Wiederspahn-RadomskyChapel of ...
Letters to the editor
May 02, 2004 ... WTE editorial was slap in the face to Hispanics Floyd Lopez City Council President Cheyenne It was with great interest that I read the editorial (Ethicallychallenged) in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle on Tuesday. When the error of Jimmy Valdez's overpayment was ...
[ Memory challenged ]
May 02, 2004 ... Memory challenged Cheyenne City Council President Floyd Lopez has his back upagainst the wall. And in order to take himself out of the publicspotlight, he has decided to use the race card. That's a mistake that could come back to haunt Mr. Lopez. At issue here is the ...
CORRECTION
May 05, 2004 ... The Around Town items on page A5 of Monday's Wyoming Tribune-Eagle headlined "Red Hot Mamas to discuss urinary problems" and"World traveler to speak to retiree group" stated that the eventstake place Monday. However, since these ran ...
RESIDENT ANNOUNCES BID FOR CITY COUNCIL
May 05, 2004; ... Wayne Hassinger, who wants to give youth more of a voice, will forthe Ward II seat. CHEYENNE -- In the past four years, the City Council here has donea good job, Wayne Hassinger said. "I don't have anything negative to say about any of them," headded. But Hassinger ...
CITY MAY PAY SALARY DIFFERENCE FOR EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
May 05, 2004; ... CHEYENNE -- Concern for the financial struggles of militarypersonnel and their families could alter a policy to help cityemployees called to active duty. Fewer than 20 city employees serve in the National Guard. Theproposed resolution would require the city to pay the ...
FIREWORKS ALLOWED TO BE SOLD IN COUNTY
May 05, 2004; ... Commissioners change burn ban to allow the sale of fireworks toWyoming residents, but this does not include the discharge of them. CHEYENNE -- Residents now can buy fireworks here, but they can'tset them off in Laramie County. The County Commission unanimously agreed Tuesday ...
AREA STUDENT WINS ART CONTEST SPONSORED BY PREVENT CHILD ABUSE WYOMING
May 05, 2004 ... CHEYENNE (WTE) -- Local students are among winners in the firststatewide "Promises to Wyoming's Children" art contest coordinated byPrevent Child Abuse Wyoming. The artwork is on display through Friday afternoon at the LaramieCounty Central Library, 2800 Central Ave. The ...
LILAC PLANTING
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HIGH TRIM
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MAGALLENES BOUND OVER TO DISTRICT COURT
May 05, 2004; ... CHEYENNE (WTE) -- The man accused of shooting a Greeley, Colo.,man here was bound over to Laramie County District Court on Tuesday. Eddie T. Magallenes, 24, is accused of shooting Joe Lopez on Jan.18 on Campstool Road. He is charged with first-degree murder and conspiring to ...
CANCER RATES RISE SLIGHTLY
May 05, 2004; ... The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 1,000 newcancer deaths this year in Wyoming CHEYENNE -- Wyoming's cancer incidence rates have slightlyincreased since 1998, Wyoming Department of Health officials saidTuesday. Specifically, rates have risen for ...
WHAT'S THE CLEARANCE?
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MUD AND MORE MUD!
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