Wyoming Tribune-Eagle back issues from August 2007:
Police seek answers in 2 deaths At a glanceAs they await test results on the bodies of James Chamberlain and Kristi Hutchings, who were found dead last month at 908 Shoshoni St., local officials still are uncertain as to what happened. No signs of foul play were reported, and carbon monoxide poisoning has been ruled out.
Aug 01, 2007; ... The results of tissue and toxicology tests of two bodies found ina north Cheyenne home are still pending. By Cameron Mathews cmathews@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - It's still uncertain how the two people perished here,but local officials pledge to continue their quest for ...
County fair kicks off its 84th year
Aug 01, 2007; ... Laramie County Fair organizers say they try to have something tointerest everyone at the annual event. By Lindsey Erin Kroskob lkroskob@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Wyoming's oldest and largest fair is about to goanother go-round. The Laramie County Fair kicks ...
OPHY
Aug 01, 2007; ... By Jennifer Frazer jfrazer@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Wyoming's state champion black walnut tree sits at theintersection of Snyder Avenue and 29th Street. It is a tall, vase-shaped beauty, ornamented with ripening greenwalnuts. But many of the Cowboy State's ...
How low did Ocampo go? Try an earned run average of 1.00 to go along with a fine 5-1 record
Aug 01, 2007; ... By Jeremiah Johnke jjohnke@wyomingnews.com Michael Ocampo chuckled slightly, and his mouth turned into asheepish grin. He had just been asked a question to which there weren't manyanswers that didn't make him sound like a braggart. A forthright answer would ...
Loophole stays put
Aug 01, 2007; ... By Bill McCarthy bmccarthy@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Proposed legislation to close a loophole that allowswealthy contributors to circumvent Wyoming's campaign donation limitson individuals died in committee Tuesday. But it is expected to be revived in ...
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Local Briefs
Aug 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 ....
Blotter Briefs
Aug 01, 2007 ... Recently arrested by Cheyenne Police Department officers were: Efrain R. Hernandez Jr., 31, of 129 Brookfield Court #6 on threemisdemeanor warrants for failure to appear at 8:43 a.m. Sunday at5911 Osage Ave. Ronald T. Jumpingeagle, 23, of 4921 King Arthur Court #K on ...
Obituaries
Aug 01, 2007 ... Melissa Springer 1973-2007 Melissa Leigh Anne Springer, 34, of Brady, Texas, died July 26 inTuscola, Texas. She was born April 20, 1973, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Darwin L. andKathleen "Kathy" (Falk) Brown. She married Brian H. Springer on Oct. 2, 1993, in Paonia, ...
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Letters from Readers
Aug 01, 2007 ... A much different crowd at CFD Robert Webb Loveland, Colo. My wife and I attended the recent Ronnie Milsap/Los Lonely Boysconcert last Thursday night at Cheyenne Frontier Days. The ticketswere purchased as a Christmas gift to her by me. We have attendedconcerts here ...
RIDERS AREPREACHINGMOTORCYCLE SAFETY IN WYOMING Wyoming had 425 motorcycle crashes in 2006
Aug 02, 2007; ... By Cameron Mathews cmathews@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Safety is a relative concept for Don Ohlin when itcomes to riding his motorcycle. About two years ago, Ohlin clipped the bumper of a pickup afterthe driver quickly slowed while failing to use proper turn ...
Tobacco products may go under FDA's control
Aug 02, 2007; ... By Lindsey Erin Kroskob lkroskob@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - The city's ban on smoking in public places may not bethe end of the cigarette debate - either here or across the nation. The U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committeeon Wednesday approved a ...
A RODEO SHOCKER
Aug 02, 2007; ... By Jennifer Frazer jfrazer@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - An animal welfare group says its members observedconsistent shocking of horses during this year's Cheyenne FrontierDays rodeo. If true, that would be an apparent violation of a city ordinanceand the Professional ...
Orange back out of game with UW
Aug 02, 2007; ... By Robert Gagliardi rgagliardi@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - The University of Wyoming won't host Big EastConference member Syracuse in football in 2009 after all. UW has received a letter from Syracuse, asking to be released fromits contract to play UW on Sept. 26, 2009 ...
One for the records Post 6 hurler ties single-season wins mark
Aug 02, 2007; ... By Ian St. Clair istclair@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - No, Jake O'Donnell isn't much of a talker. Here's a guy who believes in letting his play doing all of histalking for him. So when O'Donnell's performance against Torrington on Wednesdaynight at Powers Field ...
Syracuse-UW series shouldn't have been
Aug 02, 2007; ... The start of fall camp for the University of Wyoming football teamis just five days away, and coach Joe Glenn's anticipation is as hightoday as it was when he first became associated with football in1959. But the fifth-year UW coach, who rarely has a frown on his face,wasn't a ...
High stepping [Derived headline]
Aug 03, 2007; ... Today's schedule of events for the 84th annual Laramie County Fair(all events at Frontier Park unless otherwise noted): 9 a.m.-1 p.m. - 4-H, FFA horse programmed ride 9 ...
Around Town
Aug 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 ....
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Aug 03, 2007 ... Not every fan of Bon Jovi is 17 Lois Hansen Cheyenne In reference to the Bon Jovi concert, Tanya Brown asks: "Why wouldCFD want the participants of this kind of concert to sit down?" Tanya, do you think everyone who attends a CFD rock concert is 17years old? I ...
Local Briefs
Aug 03, 2007 ... Sloans Lake again closed to swimming CHEYENNE - On the advice of the Cheyenne-Laramie County HealthDepartment, the Cheyenne Parks and Recreation Department is closingSloans Lake to swimming. The closure is due to a high fecal coliform count in Sloans Lakeon the most recent ...
Barbara A. Davis 1932-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Barbara A. Davis, 75, of Cheyenne died July 31 at Davis HospiceCenter in Cheyenne. She was born April 27, 1932, in Poncha Springs, Colo. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker. She married James E. Davis on July 14, 1951, in Cheyenne. She was a member of St. Mary's ...
John C. Heimke 1939-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... John Charles Heimke, 67, died July 30 in Mesa, Ariz. He was born Aug. 11, 1939, in Creston, Iowa, to Juanita and HowardHeimke.He lived in Creston until the age of eleven when his family movedto Cheyenne, where he graduated from Central High School in 1957. After graduation ...
Raymond M. Spence 1942-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Raymond Martin Spence, 65, of Cheyenne died July 30 at theVeterans Affairs Medical Center in Cheyenne. He was born July 16, 1942, in San Diego, and had lived here since1986. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam and was anAirvac Medic. Mr. Spence was a ...
Robert T. Johnson 1924-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Robert T. "Handlebar" Johnson, 82, died at Cheyenne RegionalMedical Center in Cheyenne on July 25 after a very short illness. Bob was born in Chicago to Arthur Charles Johnson and MattieCavett on Dec. 20, 1924. He and his brother were raised by theirUncle Jack and Aunt Zola in ...
Larry W. Stugart 1935-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Larry W. Stugart, 71, of Fort Collins, Colo., died July 26 at hishome. He was born Oct. 27, 1935, in Wheatland to Alexander and Anna(Bohl) Stugart. On Feb. 18, 1962, he was united in marriage toPatricia Lockman. He served eight years in the Wyoming NationalGuard, reaching the ...
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Alan Pierce 1944-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Alan Pierce, 62, of Spring Valley, Ill., died July 29 at home dueto terminal cancer. He was born Nov. 13, 1944, in Cheyenne to Max and Jean Pierce. He married Carol Virgo on May 11, 1968, at St. Anthony CatholicChurch in Spring Valley. Mr. Pierce was a graduate of ...
Norman D. Creathbaum 1923-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Norman D. Creathbaum, 83, of Cheyenne died Aug. 1 at the VeteransAdministration Hospital in Denver. He was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Meadow, but has resided in Cheyennealmost all of his life. He worked as an auto mechanic and farmed. Mr. Creathbaum served in the U.S. Army ...
Floreine Lazear 1921-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Floreine "Flo" Lazear, 86, of Cheyenne died July 31 at CheyenneRegional Medical Center. She was born March 4, 1921, in Poplar Bluffs, Mo. She was a retired secretary from Central High School. Mrs. Lazear married F. Gerould "Jerry" Lazear on Aug. 9, 1941, ...
Timothy R. Nowak 1947-2007
Aug 03, 2007 ... Timothy Ray Nowak, 60, of Cheyenne died Tuesday at the Universityof Colorado Hospital in Denver following a five month battle withleukemia. Tim was born June 3, 1947, in Fargo, N.D., and grew up inMoorhead, Minn. He received a bachelor's degree from the Universityof Minnesota in ...
Coonts ordered to pay city Bakery owner was sued for money owed after building was torn down and hauled away
Aug 04, 2007; ... By Jodi Rogstad jrogstad@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Because of a judge's ruling Friday, a former downtownbakery owner will be obliged to repay the city for demolishing thefire-damaged remains of her business in 2005. The city sued Mary Coonts after it paid $104,817 to ...
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Aug 04, 2007; ... By Lindsey Erin Kroskob lkroskob@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - CableCards have been available for more than two years,but not a lot of people know what they are. Not many know what they do, what they offer or what they lack. Or that every cable company in the ...
Neighbors feud over donated flood funds How to helpCloudbursts just days apart from one another last week caused significant flood damage to three Habitat for Humanity homes east of Cheyenne in a Laramie County pocket. Funds for the affected parties can be sent to attorney John M. Kuker's office at 217 W. 18th St.
Aug 04, 2007; ... And one person is under investigation for fraud as a result of thefeud. By Cameron Mathews cmathews@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Neighbors living at the corner of Rawlins Street andPolk Avenue are feuding over funds donated for flood damage to theirhomes. One ...
Vaccination eligibility grows
Aug 04, 2007; ... Children can now receive vaccinations for a variety of diseasesanytime between their 11th and 19th birthdays. By Jennifer Frazer jfrazer@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Until now, if a 12-year-old came in to CheyenneChildren's Clinic for a meningitis shot, Dr. Bob Prentice ...
Lobos find way to win
Aug 04, 2007; ... By Jeremiah Johnke jjohnke@wyomingnews.com WHEATLAND - While home runs caused Wheatland and Jackson toexchange the lead, it was the base knocks that proved to be thedifference. Wheatland (36-18) strung together four singles in the top of theseventh inning to push ...
CFD moment to remember
Aug 04, 2007; ... Beau LeDoux's scattering of some of his father's ashes counts asone such time. There are only a handful of times that sports have caused me tobawl like a hungry, teething toddler. Moments when I think back on still cause me to tear up. Somebody needs to bring me a ...
Few clear favorites at Class A tourney
Aug 02, 2007 ... Two losses at the East District tourney may have served to refocusWheatland. CHEYENNE (WTE) - Wide open. That's how Wheatland manager Mick Cochran describes this year'sAmerican Legion Class A state tournament. "There are about five of the eight teams you could describe ...
Local Brief
Aug 02, 2007 ... A much different crowd at CFD Robert Webb Loveland, Colo. My wife and I attended the recent Ronnie Milsap/Los Lonely Boysconcert last Thursday night at Cheyenne Frontier Days. The ticketswere purchased as a Christmas gift to her by me. We have attendedconcerts here ...
Local Brief
Aug 02, 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 ....
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Local Brief
Aug 02, 2007 ... Man allegedly hits girlfriend with car CHEYENNE - A local man was arrested early Wednesday after heallegedly struck his girlfriend with his vehicle. Police said Cassia Herrera, 19, had been involved in a verbalargument with her boyfriend Vikram Paul, 21, just before 2 a.m ....
Obituaries
Aug 02, 2007 ... Lillian M. Brubaker 1911-2007 Longtime Rawlins resident, Lillian May Russell Brubaker, 96,passed away on July 28 at the Care Pavilion at Memorial Hospital ofCarbon County. Lillian was born May 15, 1911, in Blind River, Ontario, Canada,the daughter of Nelson and Mary ...
Our View
Aug 02, 2007 ... Wyoming needs security study The Legislature needs to have a serious discussion about securityat the State Capitol when it convenes for its budget session earlynext year. To not do so would be irresponsible. Last month a delusional gunman was shot and killed by a ...
Letter from Readers
Aug 02, 2007 ... A great job cleaning up after another great CFD Leonard S. Mayer Cheyenne Here's a sincere "Hats Off To You" and a "Salute to the Champions"for the Cheyenne Street and Alley Department personnel. They did the"Spic & Span" treatment on our city streets after last ...
State attorney general to resign
Aug 03, 2007; ... Pat Crank will leave on Sept. 1 to start work in private practice. By Becky Orr borr@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Wyoming Attorney General Pat Crank will resign Sept. 1to work in a private law practice here. He will be a partner in the firm of Speight, McCue and ...
Working hard to catch Microsoft's eye At a glanceCrile Carvey of Wheatland is one of three finalists vying for a $25,000 home office makeover from Microsoft. Although he could learn today if he is the winner, the rest of us will have to wait until the winner is announced early next month.
Aug 03, 2007 ... Crile Carvey of Wheatland created a Web site in an effort to bechosen for a $25,000 home office makeover. By Lindsey Erin Kroskob lkroskob@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - More than a thousand people entered, and after morethan 100,000 votes, one Wyoming man is a finalist for ...
Wheatland solves its problem
Aug 03, 2007; ... The Lobos wanted to come through with runners on base and they didin a big way. By Jeremiah Johnke jjohnke@wyomingnews.com WHEATLAND - Stranded runners plagued Wheatland at last weekend'sEast District tournament. The Lobos left 15 runners in scoring position in ...
Could it happen here? 3,025 - Total number of Wyoming bridges381 or 12.6 percent - Total structurally deficient bridges in the state230 or 7.6 percent - Total functionally obsolete bridges in Wyoming611 or 20.2 percent - Total deficient bridges in WyomingSource: U.S. Department of Transportation's National Bridge Inventory database, December 2006
Aug 03, 2007; ... By Bill McCarthy bmccarthy@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - About 12 percent of Wyoming's 3,025 bridges are listedas "structurally deficient" by the federal government, as was thebridge that collapsed Wednesday in Minneapolis. A "structurally deficient" designation does not ...
Rainfall shrivels turnout at CFD
Aug 03, 2007; ... Five days of wet weather is being blamed for a 3 percent declinein attendance for this year's Cheyenne Frontier Days, which drew556,900 people. By Cameron Mathews cmathews@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Charlie West says the 111th Cheyenne Frontier Days wason track for ...
Cultural scene nets lower marks in survey
Aug 03, 2007; ... More than half of respondents rated as "fair" the amount ofopportunities citizens have to attend cultural events. By Jodi Rogstad jrogstad@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Just by sending more of its surveys to apartmentbuildings, the city has heard from more young people ...
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If the shoe fits, throw it
Aug 05, 2007; ... By Michelle Dynes mdynes@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - This Western sport doesn't require green fees. It's inexpensive to play and the setup is simple. But the pastime of bored cowboys turned into a competitionSaturday during the 57th annual Pine Bluffs Trail Days ...
Charter backers organize Supporters of the proposed Cheyenne Classical Academy intend to file their application in two weeks; if approved, the school will be a public alternative to Cheyenne's schools and would be operated with state tax dollars.
Aug 05, 2007; ... By Becky Orr borr@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - A group of people who want a charter school here willapproach the school board this month. "We intend to formally file our application on Aug. 20," saidCarie Aslor, founder of the proposed Cheyenne Classical ...
Local Briefs
Aug 04, 2007 ... Tainted food puts state in alert mode CHEYENNE - The Consumer Health Services Division of the WyomingDepartment of Agriculture is urging consumers to check theircupboards for any of 90 different canned food items that are a partof Castleberry's national recall. The products ...
Barbara A. Davis 1932-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Barbara A. Davis, 75, of Cheyenne died July 31 at Davis HospiceCenter in Cheyenne. Mrs. Davis was born April 27, 1932, in Poncha Springs, Colo. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Davis married James E. Davis on July 14, 1951, in Cheyenne. She was a member of St. Mary's ...
Timothy R. Nowak 1947-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Timothy Ray Nowak, 60, of Cheyenne died July 31 at the Universityof Colorado Hospital in Denver following a five-month battle withleukemia. Tim was born June 3, 1947, in Fargo, N.D., and grew up inMoorhead, Minn. He received a bachelor's degree from the Universityof Minnesota in ...
Rosie Glandt 1912-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Rosie Glandt, 95, died Aug. 2 at the Regional West Medical Centerin Scottsbluff, Neb. Rosie was born March 27, 1912, in Lusk, the daughter of George andTeresa (Brewer) Hecklebech, who had homesteaded north of Van Tassellaround 1910. Rosie grew up and attended school in Niobrara ...
Raymond M. Spence 1942-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Raymond Martin Spence, 65, of Cheyenne died July 30 at theVeterans Affairs Medical Center in Cheyenne. He was born July 16, 1942, in San Diego and had lived here since1986. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam and was anAirvac Medic. Mr. Spence was a ...
Robert T. Johnson 1924-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Robert T. Johnson, 82, died July 25 at Cheyenne Regional MedicalCenter after a very short illness. Bob was born in Chicago to Arthur Charles Johnson and MattieCavett on Dec. 20, 1924. He and his brother were raised by theirUncle Jack and Aunt Zola in Bridgeport, Neb., after the ...
Floreine Lazear 1921-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Floreine "Flo" Lazear, 86, of Cheyenne died July 31 at CheyenneRegional Medical Center. Mrs. Lazear was born March 4, 1921, in Poplar Bluffs, Mo. She was a retired secretary at Cheyenne's Central High. Mrs. Lazear married F. Gerould "Jerry" Lazear on Aug. 9, 1941, ...
Norman D. Creathbaum 1923-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Norman D. Creathbaum, 83, of Cheyenne died Aug. 1 at the VeteransAdministration Hospital in Denver. He was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Meadow but had resided in Cheyennealmost all of his life. He worked as an auto mechanic and farmed. Mr. Creathbaum served in the United ...
Albert Urquidez Jr. 1935-2007
Aug 04, 2007 ... Albert Urquidez Jr., 71, of Cheyenne died Aug. 2 at the DavisHospice Center in Cheyenne. He was born Aug. 17, 1935, in Greeley, Colo., and had lived heremost of his life. Mr. Urquidez served in the United States Marine Corps during theKorean conflict. He was a partner ...