Wyoming Tribune-Eagle back issues from March 2007:
Vets cemetery falls through
Mar 01, 2007; ... Plans to build a final resting spot for veterans is no longerviable because the proposed site cannot be annexed. By Jodi Rogstad rep7@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Call it requiem for a dream - of a cemetery forveterans. Last summer, Swede Nelson unveiled his ...
Governor signs bills into law
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Jennifer Frazer rep8@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed two popular bills into lawon Wednesday, to the delight of Sen. Tony Ross, R-Cheyenne, andformer Rep. Ann Robinson. He signed Senate File 33, a bill that bans nearly all opencontainers of ...
Hathaway compromise supported
Mar 01, 2007 ... CHEYENNE (WTE) - The House of Representatives voted Wednesday toconcur on a conference committee's changes to House Bill 97, a billthat sets the eligibility requirements for the Hathaway ScholarshipProgram. The vote was 54-6. The Hathaway Scholarship provides money for Wyoming ...
Community colleges bill likely dead in committee
Mar 01, 2007; ... Senate File 133 would have created a task force to review theexisting system and possibly redistribute funding. By Jennifer Frazer rep8@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - A bill that would have created a task force to studyhow Wyoming community colleges are structured and ...
Vandalism befalls police cruisers More informationFour police cruisers were heavily damaged sometime on Friday after juvenile suspects tossed bricks through their windows. Anyone with any additional information is asked to contact the police department at 637-6525.
Mar 01, 2007; ... Local police are investigating a recent rash of destruction totheir own property. By Cameron Mathews rep9@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Police are investigating a recent case of vandalismthat left several police cruisers with extensive damage. Sometime Friday ...
Mormon Studies starts at University of Wyo. If you goRichard Bushman, author of "Joseph Smith's Place in History," will speak at 7 p.m. Friday in the Fine Arts Concert Hall, University of Wyoming campus in Laramie.
Mar 01, 2007; ... The new committee concentrates on 'a study in humanity'. By Shauna Stephenson rep4@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Did you know about one in seven Wyoming residents areMormon? That equals about 14 percent of the population, or about 71,000people. That ...
around town
Mar 01, 2007 ... Items published in Around Town are for events open to the publicin Laramie County. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance tothe attention of Derek Krewedl at the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, 702 W.Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001; 633-3132; or by e-mail ataroundtown@wyomingnews ....
Cowboys low in the Lone Star State
Mar 01, 2007; ... Wyoming committed 21 turnovers in loss at TCU on Wednesday. By Robert Gagliardi spt1@wyomingnews.com FORT WORTH, Texas - A week ago a fifth-place finish in theMountain West Conference standings looked probable for the Universityof Wyoming men's basketball ...
Defense keys win Gritty effort pushes Cowgirls past AFA
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Ian St. Clair spt4@wyomingnews.com LARAMIE - Maybe it's because Hanna Zavecz and her mates exudedseemingly all of their energy playing tenacious defense. Maybe it's because Air Force isn't exactly the most imposing teamin the Mountain West Conference. Or ...
Teams keep eyes open for detours
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Cheyenne Central boys and Cheyenne East girls open play in theregional tournament today. By Jeremiah Johnke spt3@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - The Cheyenne East boys and Cheyenne Central girlsalready have clinched berths into next week's Class 4A ...
Lots of lasts on the horizon
Mar 01, 2007; ... A week ago there was a lot of confidence surrounding theUniversity of Wyoming men's basketball team. The Cowboys had won consecutive home games over San Diego Stateand Utah, and their last three games were against squads below themin the Mountain West Conference ...
Mixed results for Wyoming football players at NFL combine
Mar 01, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas (WTE) - The two former University of Wyomingfootball players who attended the NFL Scouting Combine inIndianapolis had mixed results. Safety John Wendling recorded some solid times and marks in thephysical tests. He bench-pressed 225 pounds 22 times, which tied ...
Members of the Cheyenne Police Department's SWAT team advance on some actors posing as hostages during a training exercise... [Derived headline]
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Local Briefs
Mar 01, 2007 ... Design a park with public appeal CHEYENNE - Here's your chance to shape the new park in southCheyenne. Much of the land for the David R. Romero South Cheyenne CommunityPark has been purchased with proceeds from the sixth-penny sales tax. Now it's time to design it. An ...
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Blotter Briefs
Mar 01, 2007 ... Recently arrested by Cheyenne Police Department officers were: 1 Roger L. Johnson, 41, of 921 E. 17th St. #A6 on a felony warrantfor probation violation and on a misdemeanor warrant for failure topay at 5:20 p.m. Feb. 22 in the 200 block of East Seventh Street. 2 Myron U ....
Brett L. Day 1959-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Brett L. Day, 48, of Cheyenne died Feb. 15 at home in Cheyenne. He was born Feb. 15, 1959, in Cheyenne. Mr. Day was disabled. He is survived by his daughter, Staci (Asia) Darling; mother, MaryJean Husted; father and stepmother, Keith W. and Gladys Day; asister, Barbara ...
Vernon Dick 1923-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Vernon Dick, 83, of Casper died Feb. 26 peacefully at his homewith his children and special friend by his side after a shortillness. He was born Oct. 22, 1923, in Padroni, Colo., to Daniel Dick andLydia Fitzgerald Dick. He had three sisters and three brothers.Shortly after his ...
Edward E. King Jr. 1928-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Edward E. King Jr., 78, of Burns, died Feb. 25 in Burns. He was born July 25, 1928, in Masontown, Penn., and had lived inBurns since 1977. Mr. King held many jobs with his last being a truck driver. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Burns, a formermember of ...
William O. Berry II 1924-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... William O. Berry II, 82, of Cheyenne died Feb. 28 at CheyenneRegional Medical Center in Cheyenne. He was born May 9, 1924, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and lived inCheyenne for 26 years with prior residence in Lubbock, Texas. He received a degree in administration from Texas Tech in ...
Claudette M. Wolf 1938-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Claudette Marie Wolf, 68, of Cheyenne died Feb. 27 in Cheyenne. She was born Sept. 10, 1938, in Lancaster, Pa., and had lived heresince 1964 with prior residence in Texas. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Women of theMoose. She is survived by a ...
Eugene L. Kissell 1930-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Eugene LeRoy "Gene" Kissell, 76, of Cheyenne died Feb. 26 inCheyenne. He was born April 27, 1930, the seventh of 10 children, in Portis,Kan. Gene worked for Civil Service at F.E. Warren Air Force Base as aheat plant operator and was a past member of the Moose Lodge ....
Jacqulin T. Schimpf 1933-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Jacqulin "Jack" T. Schimpf, 73, of Cheyenne died Feb. 27 inCheyenne. Mr. Schimpf was born on March 4, 1933, in Weldona, Colo., and hadlived here for the last 11 years with prior residence in CommerceCity, Colo. He was a journeyman lineman and foreman for Sturgeon ...
Howard H. Cozad 1942-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Howard Harlan Cozad, 64, of Wheatland died Feb. 23 at the DavisHospice Center in Cheyenne after a long battle with primaryamyloidosis. He was born April 17, 1942, in Wheatland, the son of Velma Marie(Gilbert) and Elvin Clifford Cozad.He was reared and educated in ...
Jacki L. Roberts 1965-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mrs. Jacki L. "B-I-N-G-O" Roberts was born on Nov. 28, 1965, tothe union of Mr. Donald Lee Hill (deceased) and Judy Brayton inLandstuhl, Germany. She was the only child born to this union. Jacki,41, departed this life Feb. 26.Jacki married Master Sergeant Shawn Everette Roberts ....
Isabelle A. White Saxton 1919-2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Isabelle Augusta White Saxton, 87, of Cheyenne died Feb. 26 inRexburg, Idaho. She was born July 21, 1919, in Harder Hill, W.Va. Mrs. Saxton had been a resident of Cheyenne for more than 30 yearsbut had been with family in Rexburg for the past few months. She hadprior ...
Around Town
Mar 03, 2007 ... Items published in Around Town are for events open to the publicin Laramie County. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance tothe attention of Derek Krewedl at the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, 702 W.Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001; 633-3132; or by e-mail ataroundtown@wyomingnews ....
Local Briefs
Mar 03, 2007 ... 8 a.m. fire breaks out at Holiday Inn CHEYENNE (WTE) - More than 20 firefighters fought a blaze on thesixth floor of the Holiday Inn on Fox Farm Road early Friday morning. Cheyenne Fire and Rescue batallion chief Dale Pawling said 22firefighters were called out just after 8 ...
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Mar 03, 2007 ... Kristina is a teenager who loves to read, color and work onpuzzles. She also enjoys shopping at the mall, going to the movies,eating out and attending social events. Her dream is to work with animals and to work to help people. This teenager is attending her first year of high ...
Obituaries
Mar 03, 2007 ... Vada W. Clay 1924-2007 Vada W. Clay, 82, of Cheyenne died March 1 at Cheyenne RegionalMedical Center. She was born Aug. 20, 1924, in Bushnell, Neb., and had lived heremost of her life, with prior residence in Bushnell. Mrs. Clay was a homemaker and a member of ...
Education report grades Wyo.
Mar 02, 2007; ... By Becky Orr rep6@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - A national report card gives high grades to Wyoming'sstudents but flunks the state for its curriculum standards. Wyoming earned a mixed bag - from two As to an F - on a reportreleased from the U.S. Chamber of ...
NATION OF
Mar 02, 2007; ... GREGORY HOENIG/WTE Zoltan Acs delivers a speech to students at Laramie ...
Return of Brown no help for Pokes
Mar 02, 2007; ... The return of UW's best post player isn't enough to get the Pokespast rival and last-place TCU. By Robert Gagliardi spt1@wyomingnews.com FORT WORTH, Texas - With senior center Daaron Brown back in thelineup, all figured to be well for the University of Wyoming ...
Doc brings vision to poor For moredetailsThe Mante Medical Mission began in 1990. It partners the medical community of Boulder, Colo., the Boulder Rotary club and Boulder Community Hospital. In 2006, more than 7,500 patients were seen by medical teams with the aid of the organization.
Mar 02, 2007; ... By the end of the eight-day visit, Dr. Patty Stepp had given 350people a new chance to see clearly. By Michelle Dynes rep2@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Dr. Patty Stepp wanted to bring advanced vision care todeveloping countries. It was one of the reasons she ...
Cheyenne receives good marks for environment
Mar 02, 2007; ... The Capital City ranks number 12 out of 72 U.S. cities onenvironmental quality. By Jodi Rogstad rep7@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - As far as life in the city goes, Cheyenne gets highmarks for its clean air and lack of poverty.The Earth Day Network ranked the ...
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Obituaries
Mar 02, 2007 ... William O. Berry II 1924-2007 William O. Berry II, 82, of Cheyenne died Feb. 28 at CheyenneRegional Medical Center in Cheyenne. He was born May 9, 1924 in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and lived inCheyenne for 26 years with prior residence in Lubbock, Texas. He received a ...
Blotter Briefs
Mar 02, 2007 ... Recently arrested by Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were: 1 Dale W. Goodwin, 44, of Splendora, Texas, for DUI and failure tostop at a stop sign at 11:50 p.m. Monday at U.S. Highway 30 milepost363. 2 Bradley H. Rouse, 50, of Lincoln, Neb., on a felony warrant forarrest at ...
Local briefs
Mar 02, 2007 ... CHEYENNE (WTE) - The Senate voted to concur on the conferencecommittee compromise on the Hathaway Scholarship Program eligibilityrequirements on Thursday. The vote was 25-4. The Hathaway Scholarship program was created by the Legislaturetwo years ago ...
Governor signs child-care bill
Mar 02, 2007; ... The bill was passed last year, but its funding was withheld untilan interim study could be conducted. By Jennifer Frazer rep8@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - The long, hard road to quality child-care legislationended Thursday at the desk of Gov. Dave Freudenthal, who signed ...
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Increase likely for utilities Cheyenne Light seeks hike for electricity, gas
Mar 03, 2007; ... By Jessica Lowell rep5@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power customers are likely tosee an increase in their rates by the end of the year. On Thursday, officials at the Cheyenne utility filed anapplication at the Wyoming Public Service Commission ...
Legislature comes to a close At a glanceThe 59th Wyoming Legislature passed a variety of bills addressing child care, gambling, open containers of alcohol, mental health and substance abuse services, and community college funding during its general session, which ended Thursday.
Mar 03, 2007; ... The 59th Legislature considered many issues and passed and failedsome very popular bills. By Jennifer Frazer rep8@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - After 37 days and 511 bills, members of the 59thWyoming Legislature heaved a sigh of relief the general session wasover and ...
Junior high meets Newton At a glanceStudents at Johnson Junior High in Cheyenne found out about fun in science during a special program Friday. They experimented with Newton's laws of physics, led by FMA Live!
Mar 03, 2007; ... By Becky Orr rep6@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Johnson Junior High students learned about Sir IsaacNewton's laws in a whole new way Friday. They watched a lively hip-hop program called FMA Live! (FMA standsfor "force equals mass times acceleration.") The program ...
BLOTTER BRIEFS
Mar 03, 2007 ... Recently arrested by Laramie County sheriff's deputies were: 1 Raymon L. Fresquez Jr., 38, of 510 Patton Ave. on twomisdemeanor warrants for probation violation at 9:15 p.m. Monday atthe Laramie County jail, 1910 Pioneer Ave. 2 Joseph A. Turco, 23, of 1715 Dillon St. on a ...
a silent witness
Mar 03, 2007 ... The Laramie County Sheriff's Department is seeking informationrelated to destruction of property that occurred in the 600 block ofCitrus Street. Between 4 p.m. Feb. 16 and 11:30 a.m. Feb. 17, the front window ofa home was shot by a BB gun, ...
Title try Central thrower Belcher takes aim todayat winning his first state championship
Mar 03, 2007; ... By Jeremiah Johnke spt3@wyomingnews.com After having cracked the 55-foot mark in the shot put at the 2006Wyoming Outdoor Track and Field Championships, John Belcher thoughthe'd be able to hit the ground running and start heaving it 55-pluswhen indoor practices started in ...
Injuries curtail Brown's career
Mar 03, 2007; ... The Cowboys senior center has missed about two-thirds of anentire season. By Robert Gagliardi spt1@wyomingnews.com LARAMIE - Daaron Brown has played in 38 games in his University ofWyoming basketball career over two seasons. But the 6-foot-9, 260-pound center ...
Plenty of losses await Rox
Mar 03, 2007; ... I'll get you, my pretty, and your little notes too ... Don't looknow but the Colorado Rockies are 2-0. Who in their right mind - other than Lucky Chucky (Rockies ownerCharlie Monfort) - could have seen this coming? Maybe Lucky Chucky has been right all this time and it was ...
Cowgirls can finish all alone in 2nd place
Mar 03, 2007; ... UW needs to win, have TCU lose to BYU and have SDSU win againstNew Mexico. By Ian St. Clair spt4@wyomingnews.com LARAMIE - Talk about peaking at fitting times. The only way the University of Wyoming women's basketball teamcould be any better off at this point in ...
Central girls must get by Green River for title
Mar 03, 2007 ... CHEYENNE (WTE) - The Cheyenne Central girls advanced to thechampionship of the Class 4A South Regional Tournament with a 49-37win over Cheyenne East on Friday in Green River. The Indians led by just six at the half and eight after the thirdquarter. "If you're from Green ...
train enthusiasts
Mar 04, 2007; ... By Cameron Mathews rep9@wyomingnews.com ob Rowland is one of an untold number of local train enthusiastswho call Cheyenne home. While many live here, others visit the Capital City each year totake in the sites and sounds and the deep history behind the ...
Liquor licenses shift focus to under-21 sales
Mar 04, 2007; ... By Jodi Rogstad rep7@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Cheyenne has become a lot less friendly toward underagebuyers of beer since last year. As a total of 68 holders of various liquor licenses turned intheir applications to sell brew for another year, the City Councilwill ...
Buffalo Ridge wants your vote What's nextYou can vote online for the video about the music program at Cheyenne's Buffalo Ridge Elementary at www.menc.org/voteshowcase. The locally produced video - as well as those from the other two national finalists - can be seen on the site as well. Voting will end on March 15.
Mar 04, 2007; ... The Cheyenne elementary school is one of three finalists in the"Music in Our Schools" contest. By Becky Orr rep6@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Buffalo Ridge Elementary wants your vote. The local school is one of three finalists in the elementarycategory in the ...
Bradley still young at heart
Mar 04, 2007; ... The 77-year-old woman looks decades younger thanks to dailyexercise and leading bi-weekly spinning classes. By Becky Orr rep6@womingnews.com CHEYENNE - Dorothy Bradley hated physical education classes whenshe was in high school. "I'd do anything to get out of ...
Brutsman tells about importance of mentors
Mar 04, 2007; ... The producer will speak about how volunteers make a difference atthe 35th Annual Volunteer Awards Banquet. By Michelle Dynes rep2@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Mentors can make a difference. Bud Brutsman said the people who stood out in his life were theones who ...
Good and better Pokes clinch 5th seed and a winning record
Mar 04, 2007; ... By Robert Gagliardi spt1@wyomingnews.com LARAMIE - With both teams down two starters due to suspensionbecause of a fight on Jan. 30, one had to wonder which squad thosepersonnel losses would hurt the most. It wasn't the University of Wyoming. Even without ...
Podziemska powers Cowgirls to 2nd seed
Mar 04, 2007 ... CHEYENNE (WTE) - The chant "we're No. 2" doesn't hold muchcredence in sports. But it does for the University of Wyoming women's basketball team. The Cowgirls secured the second seed for this week's Mountain WestConference Tournament with a 62-53 victory over Utah on Saturday ...
No matter what, McClain will be fine
Mar 04, 2007; ... The day before the regular-season finale with New Mexico,University of Wyoming men's basketball coach Steve McClain was askedhow he was holding up after his team lost back-to-back games by 37points and was reeling as the season comes to a close. McClain used a phrase from football ...
Central sweeps indoors Ames leads Indians to their second straight title
Mar 04, 2007; ... By Jeremiah Johnke spt3@wyomingnews.com LARAMIE - It's not often a team enters a competition expecting tobe fighting tooth and nail with another squad and ends up lapping thefield. But that's exactly what happened to the Cheyenne Central girlsSaturday at the 2007 ...
Sherman tops latest UW Hall of Fame class
Mar 04, 2007 ... Induction ceremonies will take place Sept. 7 at the UW UnionBallroom. LARAMIE (WTE) - Cheyenne's Dick Sherman heads the list of latestinductees to the University of Wyoming Intercollegiate Athletics Hallof Fame. Sherman played basketball at UW from 1963-66. The others ...
T-Birds slam Red Devils for regional crown
Mar 04, 2007 ... CHEYENNE (WTE) - No, this outcome was never really in doubt. From start to finish, the Cheyenne East boys basketball teamproved why it's arguably the best team in the state with its 78-67defeat of Evanston on Saturday afternoon at the Class 4A SouthRegional in Green ...