Winter storm pounds Green River By RT P ower states winds exceeding advised customers to prepare ublis er 110 mph in some areas were for extended outages because recorded and impacted service some issues were too dangerous The snowstorm passing I daho and U tah as well, with ap- for crews to address until the through Sweetwater County proximately 17 0,000 customers wind speeds decrease. H owever, early Tuesday morning resulted without power in U tah. despite that, E rick son described in power outages in G reen R iver, Tiffany E rick son, a spok esper- R M P ’ s response as “ all hands on as well as lead to road closures son for R ock y M ountain P ower, deck ” with additional crews be- and travel advisories issued said the outages were caused ing called in to work . throughout the state. by several issues related to the E rick son also warned resi- According to R ock y M oun- wind, including downed power dents not to approach areas tain P ower, more than 12,000 lines and trees falling on power where trees have fallen into the customers in Wyoming, most lines. power lines or places where of whom living in Sweetwater “ There’ s a number of things,” power lines had fallen, encour- and U inta counties, were with- she said. “ These winds have aging them to report the issue to out power Tuesday afternoon. been so powerful.” RMP. A release from R ock y M ountain E rick son said the company Continued on A2 e nes ay Septem er 1 t ear 1 t ss e Green River 5 ress Service Re este 1.5
Summer is over Jamie Castillon and Morgan Asay clear away a tree on River View Drive Tuesday afternoon. Multiple trees had fallen throughout the city after a winter storm with hur- ricane-force winds passed through the region early Tuesday morning. Star photo by David Martin Census period winds down for Green River By SH H i the ite tates as well as the fi e particular area. The results will determine programs. I f the community doesn’ t Contributor territories. how much funding the community will receive the funding, another community According to P ete R ust, M ayor of receive. According to R ust, if people do will. With the end of this year quick ly G reen R iver, the census determines not complete the census, the community This will only put the community back approachi it is ti e to fi ll o t o r many important things such as state and could lose millions of dollars in funding. further as some of the programs that are 2020 census. federal funding, as well as congressional “ I fear that people do not understand funded by these numbers, are crucial to he ce s s ca e fi lle o t o li e representation. I t helps to fund school the importance of the census” R ust said in families and low income households in the through a phone call to the number lunches, road plans, hunter safety courses an interview. area. provided on the website or through the and families in need. The census does not require any fees “ We really hope that anybody who paper questionnaire sent by mail. The I t also helps lawmak ers, business and does not include extra taxes. I ts ows a o who has t fi lle o t their census ask s a few simple questions about owners and many others to mak e purpose is to determine how many people census, to encourage them to do so.” R ust everyone living in your house hold. decisions regarding new schools, clinics, are living in the area and to determine said. The census counts every person living roads and if more services are needed in a the funding amounts for various diverse All census efforts will end Sept. 3 0.
WWCC group calls for layo alternatives By RT as a result of the coronavirus ublis er pandemic. Those layoffs are anticipated to tak e place at the Staff and faculty at Western end of the academic semester, Wyoming Community College which college employees cited by are calling for alternatives to a the association say mak e it hard plan they claim will lead to undue or the to fi alter ate wor stress for employees laid off by or relocate prior to the end of the the college. academic year. According to a release from the H owever, the college’ s E ducation Association at WWCC, president said the mid- year cuts more than 20 college employees are ee e i the colle e is to fi are expected to be laid off as the a way to overcome a $ 8 7 5 ,000 college contends with a growing et efi cit. efi cit as a res lt o eco o ic impacts the state is weathering Continued on A2 A2 www.greenriverstar.com Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Potential seen by Occidental land owners By RE L S I n a F riday interview with the Star- Tribune, J on L amb, development,” L amb said. “ There is clearly a demand for Cas er tar-Tribune the o the p rchasi fi r rio eso rce art ers that with a couple of large transmission proj ects that are ia yoming e s c ange and J ohnny D eCooman, the new CE O of Sweetwater, the currently underway. … I really see that as j ust surface be- company tak ing over management of those lands, said ing scratched. We’ re excited to get the transaction closed CASP E R — The new owners of 5 million combined acres they would be look ing into opportunities to diversify the and started look ing at how to best advance those opportu- of land and mineral rights in southern Wyoming say they region’ s already productive sources of trona and oil into nities.” plan to pursue opportunities to expand renewable energy other arenas, including wind, solar and potential rare earth O rion — an international mining company specializ ing development in addition to existing drilling and mining ac- e tractio i a e ort to oost the lo ter profi ta ilit in leasing large swaths of land for mining and development tivity — a potential new source of revenue for the state as a of their $ 1.3 3 billion purchase. — was the successful bidder in a highly competitive sale of third- party investment company tak es over land long held “ O ne of the things that attracted us today to this port- the land earlier this year, beating out the state of Wyoming by oil companies Anadark o and O ccidental P etroleum. folio on the surface was the opportunity for renewables in a nine- way race to purchase the acreage. Ready for a new ride? Road closure resulted We’ll help you get the from winter storm rom 1 She said the main problem is when a horsepower of your dreams Tuesday morning hearings at the road has an accumulation of snow, along Sweetwater County Courthouse were with hi h wi s has i fi c l postponed because of the power outage. ties k eeping snow off the road because it NEW and NEW-TO-YOU Teresa Thybo, chief deputy Sweetwater blow back on from surrounding areas. County Attorney, said she had to attend M any WY D O T roads didn’ t have a esti- Auto Loans as low as Treatment Court hearings virtually, mated opening time, which H arsha said using her phone while inside her car. meant the closure was due to wind. 3.50% OAC M ultiple residents interviewed by the “ This weather is wild, but it’ s Wyo- Star reported their homes being cold, but ming,” H arsha said. otherwise doing well despite the power According to a release from the city, outage. H owever, the wind hasn’ t only 5 inches of snow fell in the G reen R iver impacted electrical service in the area. area throughout the night and the city “ There has been some closures and closed non- essential departments Tues- they’ re expecting ( the weather) to last day. for two days,” Stephanie H arsha, public The G reen R iver F ire D epartment involvement specialist for the Wyoming responded to 25 calls during the two- day D epartment of Transportation said. period while the city’ s police department “ O ur crews were ready for the storm, dealt with several emergency calls. but there were a lot of closures,” she The city has opened the rodeo grounds said. to allow residents to dump fallen trees (307)875-3044 I nterstate 8 0 from R ock Springs to and branches. According to the release, (888)340-3044 Cheyenne was closed in both directions the city will establish additional cleanup Tuesday plans in the coming days. 131 East Railroad Ave.Green River, WY 82935 • Office M-F:9:00-5:00 Drive-up M-F: 7:30-5:30 WWCC faces deep defi cit rom 1 which started in J uly, 10% across- the- board “ M id- year layoffs will would be reduced by 10% cut all line items and said e fi a ciall e astati because of the state’ s $ 1.25 administrators were able to Angela Thatcher, WWCC billion budget shortfall. The fi a a itio al sociology professor and college’ s deadline to adopt in savings through cuts to P resident of the E ducation a budget was J uly 15 , which nonathletic scholarships, Association at WWCC said. D ale said left the college cutting a dean- level “ The E ducation Association board and administrators position, cuts to strategic at WWCC’ s hope is that we little time to mak e nearly $ 1 initiatives and the initiation ca fi a wa to part er million in cuts. of a college- wide travel with the colle e i fi i The budget they ban. Additionally, a vice solutions to mak e these approved utiliz ed $ 63 9,28 6 president position remains layoffs less devastating for in reserves with the open, with D ale and other employees, students, and intention of cutting the vice president dividing the the community, as well as budget during the year to responsibilities to help save for the college itself.” recapture those reserves. money. D ana P ertermann, an “ The reason we took this H owever, because of associate professor teaching approach is because the the additional cuts called anthropology and geology board and administration for by the state, the college at WWCC said she would felt strongly that a has a efi cit a ot ha e the a ilit to fi transparent, collaborative 8 0% of the college’ s budget a new j ob with the current process needed developed to being spent on salaries and economy in the state. create rubrics that identify e efi ts. “ B ecause I ’ m in academe, criteria for analyz ing “ ... it is unlik ely we can I probably won’ t be able to academic and non- academic fi this a o t witho t fi a o til e t all she program/ services for a mid- year reduction in said. potential cuts,” D ale stated force,” D ale said. She supports her family in an email to the Star. Another cut being of four after her husband Two teams work ed on the considered is to the college’ s was diagnosed with two rubrics which D ale’ s cabinet degree paths. D ale said different forms of cancer of administrators plan to use college enrollment has and they mak e use of in cutting the budget. She declined for the past decade, P ertermann’ s college- said the review of both those leading to several programs provided insurance as she rubrics and supporting data graduating a few students still receives treatments and will tak e place during the each year. is unable to work . next two week s. “ We will need to examine “ There are a lot of Thatcher said mid- year these program data and unk nowns right now, layoffs will have spiralling mak e decisions based on and I don’ t feel lik e consequences for those what we call H 3 factors - - College administrators involved and the college’ s high wage, high sk ill, high have considered enough education association want demand,” D ale said. factors,” P ertermann said. to suggest other options A virtual college board “ I understand that they’ re to the layoffs, such as meeting is scheduled to tak e having a budget crisis. temporary pay cuts for place Thursday at 7 : 15 p.m. B ut, I don’ t feel lik e the employees earning certain Thatcher is urging residents administration has pushed amounts, voluntary pay cuts to show they care about the back enough at the state and stipends to employees college and its employees by level.” who opt to leave WWCC attending the meeting. 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Contact us today at 307-875-3103 or [email protected] Wednesday, September 9, 2020 www.greenriverstar.com A3 tate sees ne confir ed cases By T e yoming ews E c ange had 29; Campbell had 25 ; U inta had 19; Sweetwater had a o patie ts with oth co fir e a pro a le cases 13 ; Converse had 11; L incoln had 10; B ig H orn had nine; and tak ing into account the number of deaths attributed i crease o la orator co fir e coro a ir s asha ie ha fi e roo ha o r lette a esto to the illness. cases in Wyoming on Tuesday — including 18 new cases had three; H ot Springs had two, and J ohnson and P latte Albany County, where the efforts to resume in- person in Albany County — pushed the number of active cases in had one. classes at the U niversity of Wyoming have been stalled the state up by 3 6. N iobrara County had no active cases. by new coronavirus cases, saw the most new cases during The Wyoming D epartment of H ealth, in its daily The active cases were divided among 4 92 people with the day, 18 , to bring its total number seen since the coro- coro a ir s p ate sai a total o ew co fir e a la orator co fir e cases a people with pro a le a ir s was first etecte i o i i arch to . probable cases were reported Tuesday to bring the num- cases. O ther counties with new cases were Campbell, Carbon, ber of active cases to 610. Active cases are determined by adding the total con- Converse, Crook , F remont, G oshen, L aramie, L incoln, Albany County had 98 active cases; Carbon had 7 6; fir e a pro a le coro a ir s cases ia ose si ce N atrona, P ark , Sheridan, Sweetwater and Teton. L aramie had 7 3 ; F remont had 5 8 ; N atrona had 5 3 ; the ill ess first s r ace i o i o arch s - The increase brought to 3 ,4 8 3 the number of con- Sheridan had 5 0; P ark had 3 7 ; G oshen had 3 0; Teton tracting the number of recoveries during the same period fir e cases reporte si ce arch. Obituaries
Noal Byron Haegele Stephanie C. Sorensen
oal Byron Haegele, 7 2, passed away Sept. 3 , 2020 at his daughters’ Step anie . Sorensen, 60, passed way suddenly in her sleep on Aug. home. H e was a resident of R ock Springs for the past one month. 29, 2020. She was a longtime resident of R ock Springs. H e was born F eb. 28 , 194 8 , in D enver, the son of N oal R ichard H aegele She was born on April 15 , 1960 in O gden, U tah, the daughter of Clevon and and M ary G ladys Seward. D ona J ensen.P rayers will be offered on her behalf following Sunday’ s services Cremation will tak e place and services will be conducted at a later date. at the R ock Springs Worship Center, 3 3 17 D ewar D rive, R ock Springs.
John Vasquez o n as e , 7 1, passed away Aug. 29, 2020 at his home in R ock Springs. V asquez was born on Sept. 3 , 194 8 in Spring Canyon, U tah; the son of F rank V asquez and L ouise L ovato. A celebration of life and military honors took place Tuesday.
Lewis L. Brown Lewis L. Brown, 7 3 , passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at his home in R ock Springs. B rown was born on M ay 26, 194 7 in R ock Springs; the son of Avery “ B uck ” B rown and L olita “ L ets” O very. F ollowing cremation, no services will be held at his request.
Ronald “Ronnie” O. Harris Ronal Ronnie . Harris was born J uly 5 , 194 3 to G eorge C. and M ary B erloger H arris in R ock Springs and died J uly 13 , 2020. Cremation has tak en place. A celebration of life will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday at the Sweetwater E vents Complex, 3 3 20 Y ellow- stone R oad, R ock Springs.
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Mission Imagining a fresh skate park We strive to cover all the news and entertainment important to the people of By SH H started the initiative to fix the park , is needed and how to achieve Green River. Our entire staff takes part in the Contributor it was nothing more hat a wooden funding, the longitivtiy of the decision-making process of what appears in ramp. While the park has done proj ect is increased. these pages and all content is locally gener- The sk ate park on U inta is one of a great amount of service to the “ There are grant and fundraising ated. If you have a story idea, please contact the most used recreational park s in sk ater k ids in the G reen R iver area, opportunities out there,” R aney any of the people you see here. G reen R iver. When at the park , you after 14 year it is time for some said in an interview. “ And a group The Star editorials, which appear under can definitely tell it has had its fair updates. of passionate young people is the title “Our View,” are written from the share of wear and tear. After seeing The main problem sk aters at much more convincing than a city position of the newspaper, usually with the how in need of some renovations the park face is the crak es in the official.” influence of several people, and in the hope the sk ate park was, I contacted cement. Wheels on sk ateboards, According to R aney an estimated that they will carry the weight of our 100-plus B rad R aney. R aney, being the park s scooters and roller sk ates and budget would depend on the type years of leadership. and recreation administrator, blades are not meant for harsh of renovations and the desired The personal columns and letters ap- I believed he could share some concrete conditions. The crack s also equipment. An in ground concrete pearing elsewhere on this page, and others, insight. leave tiny pebbles and small rock s sk ate park can cost several hundred represent the opinions of single individuals The first thing I ask ed R aney was which are definitely not fun for any dollars. The above ground features and do not necessarily reflect the position of if there had been any discussion or k ind of sk ate wheels. Some of the and concrete pad that is currently the newspaper. suggestions to renovate the park . ramps and benches have had their in place cost $ 110,000, 14 years The Star welcomes and encourages you To which he replied yes, and that fair share of weathering as well. ago. H owever 14 years ago, G reen to write a Letter to the Editor. We will print it was on a long list of amenities to H owever as much as members R iver was in an economic boom all signed, original letters of local interest. be done. Along with the sk ate park , of the city would lik e to redo the and was not suffering from budget Please provide a phone number for verifica- the administration would also lik e park , the lack of funding creates a shortfalls. tion. to renovate the R ecreational center, maj or block ade in the proj ect plans. With the biggest obstacle We will not publish letters that are libelous the Splash P ad and the G reen B elt. According to R aney the main source being the lack of funds and now or scurrilous in nature. Letters of thanks are H owever the funds for proj ects lik e of funding for park s comes from the addition of a pandemic, it is offered at a reduced price in our classified these are very hard to come by. pursuing and obtaining grants. understandable as to why the park section. “ The funding for these types of R aney also said that if renovations has not been renovated. H owever, it proj ects are virtually z ero,” R aney were to happen in the near future, is my hope that once the slump the said. that it would be beneficial to have pandemic has caused is repaired, The sk ate park was built 14 years experienced users of the park to that a group of passionate sk aters Deadlines ago during a renovations proj ect spearhead the efforts. B y having from the community work to ensure Deadlines for The Green River STAR are: lead by a group of G reen R iver k ids who utiliz e the park , lead the that the sk ate park gets a bit of a LEGAL NOTICES, CLASSIFIED LINE ADVERTIS- students. B efore these students proj ect in terms of what equipment facelift. ING and CLASSIFIED DISPLAY, Monday 5 p.m..; AROUND THE TOWN NEWS and SPORTS NEWS, AND OTHER NEWS, Monday, Noon To request a photographer, please try to give The Prairie Doc: Passing the torch at least three days' notice. 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to li fi e ear ol tik e of a boy caused some concern here Thursday af ternoon when found edging so esi ate eca se his way among the myriad o their alit per or a ces i the wi o the creations of track that mark G reen R iver Wolves over E vanston F riday night, the io acific ri ht o are ic we s le t po ior ll ac way in the center of town. and defensive lineman and R oby R amon (r ight), the eople first si hti the sophomore tailback who ran for three touchdowns. child endeavored to coax TE AM CAP TAI N S for the G reen R iver Wolves football Photos (above left and above) from him out of the dangerous s a this seaso are e iors a e o e le t a ill September 10, 1970 rails, but he would listen J une (r ight), shown with head coach Chuck Shelton. not at all. Chief of P olice Chris J essen was sum 40 Years Ago moned and his ability to (l eft) dines on a argue in a convincing man sack lunch while er fi all iel e r it. he his buddy, N athan small boy climbed into the F reerk sen eats a police car. hot lunch at L incoln The next effort was to J unior H igh. F rank fi his ho e. hie esse and N athan gathered couldn’ t understand the lit 24 5 names on a peti tle fellow’ s lingo very well, tion protesting the so a cruising of the town school lunch prices. was started. U pon arriving F rank presented the at a certain part of the east petition to the school end of the north side of the board last night. city, the j ibberish become more pronounced and he Photos (above and right) from September 10, 1980 pointed out the direction Story and advertisement (left and of his home. H e was placed above) from September 6, 1940 with his parents safely, and 30 Years Ago Chief J essen was quite glad the j ob was as easy as it 70 Years Ago F I N AL M O M E N TS ... These drill team members was. mine rescue threw their arms up in cheers moments after this team mem photo was ta e ri the fi al o e ts o the er ill ea opening football game of the season. (l eft) and team captain B ruce G arrett (r ight) carry a “ pa tient” to safety during surface mine rescue team competi tion in G illette on Saturday, Aug. 25 . Tg Soda Ash claimed second place. Photos (left and right) from September 6, 1990 ewest ar a coc tail lo e o e o the fi est TH O U G H TH E Wolves lost their home opener to in the R ock y M ountain region will hold its formal opening tonight tar alle ree i er arter ac rtiss and F riday and Saturday nights. N ick “ Sk oofus” M allas, proprietor 20 Years Ago R iggs had a good game according to Coach Tom of the new N arrow G auge B ar and Cock tail L ounge has gone to Wilson. considerable expense in entirely moderniz ing his popular lounge on R E N AE E V AN S R ailroad avenue. shows her k inder Photo and story (above and below) from September 7, 1950 garten class the computer room at 10 Years Ago September 7, 1950 adj acent territory. Truman E lementary The new water rates was one School Tuesday. ree i er resi e ts all too first of the principal matters to come roll e t fi res place at the Wyoming State H orseshoe Tourna City Determined before the town council at the for k indergartners ment. F rom left to right are: M el B ank s, 1st place regular monthly meeting Tuesday were lower than class ar ss a st place class e o To Fight Increase evening, and it was announced proj ected. About e st place class a e ll ier first place class that a Salt L ak e City rate expert 165 students en oh ell st place class . ict re i ro t In Water Rates had been retained to present rolled this year. is B rian N ussbaum, 1st place j uniors class B . the city’ s case before the P ublic The Wyoming P ublic Service Commission. H e will work Service Commission, at the with City Attorney L ee S. N ebek er request of the G reen R iver town a ra . chofiel . council, has ordered a hearing e e er a chofiel to be held here September 21 on recently appeared before the com the application of the Southern mission in Cheyenne on behalf of Wyoming U tilities Company the town of G reen R iver and suc Photos (above and below) from for an increase in water rates to ceeded in having the hearing held September 7, 2000 consumers in G reen R iver and here. G R E E N R I V E R 60 Years Ago Q uar terback rew CU TTI N G O F L ovato TH E SP I L L prepares WAY tunnel to hand for the F laming off the G orge dam is ball well underway during this week . L eft F riday is a view of the night’ s downstream or contest. Photos (above and below) from September 8, 2010 exit portal as drillers started drilling the powder holes
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o e p lasts thro h the i verton forward wall as Ted Sudman (6 0) and J ohn Crosson (5 0) cleared an opening with k ey block s in the ar to ch ow arch the ol es la che earl i the thir perio . e p was ta e o t SWE E TWATE R CO U N TY Y outh services librarians dress up after summer shortly after this play suffering from a concussion. readers reached their goals. Those in costume are B eck y I wen as H erm ione, B ianca J orgensen as M edusa, E llie E aton as Athena, R ik k i B ybee as Photos (above and right) from September 8, 1960 aptai erpa ts a a i e a ies as the l e ee . A6 www.greenriverstar.com Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Police Reports
Green River Police Tetyana alla an, 4 2, suggestions, issued a verbal responded to a report of and placed Gregory a three- vehicle collision. Reports or Sept. 1 of G reen R iver, was issued warning, and completed a a two- vehicle collision ak owski, 4 4 , of G reen I t was reported that a At 8 : 29 a.m., a citation for an alleged report of the incident. on U inta D rive and E ast R iver, under arrest per the vehicle was traveling east o ficers respo e to a stop si iolatio . ficers At 4 : 00 p.m., F laming G orge Way. B oth active warrant. on Shoshone Avenue and report of a two- vehicle completed a report of the o ficers respo e to a vehicles were traveling At 12: 15 p.m., nuisance crossed the centerline, collision. I t was reported incident. report of a two- vehicle northbound on the o ficers respo e to a hit and went over the that a vehicle was traveling t p. . o ficers collision at M onroe H ighway 5 3 0/ U inta D rive report of a violation of city curb on the north side eastbound on Shoshone co cte a tra fic stop o E lementary School. I t overpass. I t was reported ordinance 17 - 1, N uisance of the street, then hit a Avenue and second vehicle a vehicle for traveling faster was reported a vehicle one of the vehicles was Weeds at the 200 E ast wooden fence post. The was traveling northbound than the posted speed limit was park ed facing west in the left lane of travel Teton B oulevard horse vehicle then continued on H itching P ost D rive, o i ta ri e. ficers in the side park ing area a ace t to the other corrals. ficers were back towards the roadway both approaching the issued a citation to Pe ro and a second vehicle was vehicle’ s camper trailer. otifie that the corral strik ing a second vehicle, intersection at Shoshone Lemon Ga riel a stoppe i tra fic aci As the vehicle and trailer committee had recently that was park ed, pushing Avenue and H itching P ost Silva, 4 9, of Colorado, for north along the sidewalk . began to merge into the had corral inspections that vehicle into a third ri e. he first ehicle alleged speeding. s the first ehicle ac e left lane the camper struck and several corrals were vehicle, that was traveling failed to stop at the stop At 1: 3 9 p.m., animal out of the park ing space the other ehicle. ficers tagged for nuisance weeds. west on Shoshone Avenue. sign and continued through co trol o ficers respo e the rear passenger- side of completed a report of the ficers o ser e the wee s he first ehicle tra ele the intersection and struck to a report of a nuisance the vehicle struck the rear incident, no citations were around the corral to be in across the roadway went the front driver’ s side of animal on I llinois Court. driver’ s side of the second issued. iolatio . ficers co tacte up and over the curb on the the second vehicle. The ficers et with the ow er ehicle. ficers co plete t p. . o ficers the owner, issued a notice south side of the roadway, ri er o the first ehicle of the bark ing dog, offered a report of the incident, no responded to a report of an to abate and completed a went through a fence, hit citations were issued. animal bite on L ombard report of the incident. and k nock ed down a light t p. . o ficers Street. I t was reported an At 1: 5 4 p.m., nuisance pole, then came to a stop responded to a report of individual was trying to o ficers respo e to a after strik ing the corner of a two- vehicle collision at stop their two dogs from report of a violation of city a il i . a fire Smiths on B ridger D rive. fi hti a was itte i ordinance 17 - 1, nuisance personnel responded to the I t was reported a vehicle the process. weeds at the 200 E ast scene and evaluated the was park ed facing east t p. . o ficers Teton B oulevard horse drivers, no transports were 800-856-4398 k iddy corner to a second responded to a report corrals. ficers were a e. ficers co plete ehicle. s the first ehicle of an individual with an otifie that the corral a report of the incident, $77(17,21 pulled through the park ing active arrest warrant at committee had recently the case is still under space and turned right up 8 0 West F laming G orge had corral inspections investigation, no alcohol or 0(',&$5(%(1(),&,$5,(6 the park ing lane the front a . ficers co fir e and several corrals were drugs are suspected to be a passenger- side struck the the warrant and placed tagged for nuisance weeds. contributing cause. 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The driver of the R ock Springs, under arrest around the corral to be in responded to a report of first ehicle a e ile a e per the active warrant, iolatio . ficers co tacte trespassing on Wilson 2&72%(57+'(&(0%(57+ 16, of G reen R iver, was transported Stevenson to the owner, posted a notice treet. ficers et with a issued a citation for alleged the Sweetwater County to abate, and completed a individual who requested &DOOWRGD\WRUHYLHZ\RXU3DUW'3ODQ inattentive driving with a D etention Center and report of the incident. to have trespass warnings &HUWL¿HG&RXQVHORUV$YDLODEOH6WDWHZLGH crash. ficers co plete a completed a report of the At 1: 5 6 p.m., nuisance issued for multiple )UHHRI&KDUJH report of the incident. incident. o ficers respo e to a i i i als. ficers t p. . o ficers t p. . o ficers report of a violation of city completed a report of the responded to a report of responded to a report of a ordinance 17 - 1, nuisance incident. /RFDO+HOS)RU3HRSOH/RFDO+HOS)RU3HRSOH threats/ harassment on issi e ile that was weeds at the 200 E ast :LWK0HGLFDUH:LWK0HGLFDUH ri er ri e. ficers later located and ok ay. Teton B oulevard horse E am or ere in case o met with an individual At 5 : 5 8 p.m., corrals. ficers were man acc se o trying 7KLV$GZDVVXSSRUWHGLQSDUWE\DJUDQWIURPWKH$GPLQLVWUDWLRQIRU&RPPXQLW\ who reported receiving o ficers respo e to a otifie that the corral to r n over ep ty /LYLQJ $&/ 86'HSDUWPHQWRI+HDOWKDQG+XPDQ6HUYLFHV '++6 threatening phone calls report of a larceny on committee had recently and messages from another ia ills ri e. ficers had corral inspections G I L L E TTE ( WN E ) — A i i i al. ficers et met with an individual who and several corrals were mental examination has with the said individual and reported items missing/ tagged for nuisance weeds. been ordered for the man completed a report of the stole . ficers co plete a ficers o ser e the wee s accused of deliberately incident. report of the incident. around the corral to be in trying to run into a sheriff’ s We Deliver! t p. . o ficers t p. . o ficers iolatio . ficers co tacte deputy in April. responded to a report of responded to a report the owner, posted a notice N athan Schuerman, i i i als fi hti at of threats/ harassment to abate, and completed a 4 1, of M oorcroft pleaded Club 8 6 on 5 00 N olan on West Second N orth report of the incident. not guilty by reason of : treet. ficers et with treet. ficers et with At 2: 3 2 p.m., nuisance e tal ill ess or eficie c 24:7 the individuals involved an individual who reported o ficers respo e to a to fi e elo a two DIGITAL AD in the altercation with an receiving threatening phone report of a violation of city misdemeanor charges NETWORK ow s ect. t the calls and messages over ordinance 17 - 1, nuisance against him. D istrict J udge time the report was written, civil issues and requested a weeds at the 200 E ast M ichael N . “ N ick ” D eegan o ficers were a le to trespass warning be issued Teton B oulevard horse ordered an exam to see if he contact the suspected to the other individual. corrals. ficers were is competent to stand trial. individual. ficers et with the sai otifie that the corral Schuerman had individual, issued a trespass committee had recently reporte l e ro 500,000 IMPRESSIONS! Sept. warning, and completed a had corral inspections M oorcroft police early April That’s the minimum guaranteed per month when you At 2: 14 a.m., report of the incident. and several corrals were a ter a a il fi ht. he place your ad in the 24/7 Digital Ad Network. A month o ficers respo e to tagged for nuisance weeds. determined by pinging of exposure on 34 Wyoming newspaper websites costs a report of a nuisance Sept. ficers o ser e the wee s his phone that he was in $1,499 – less than $3 per 1,000 impressions! bark ing dog on E ast Teton t a. . o ficers around the corral to be in Campbell County and ask ed o le ar . ficers locate responded to a report of iolatio . ficers co tacte or the heri s fice to Call this newspaper for details. the residence, attempted an agency assist for an the owner, issued a notice arrest him because he was Or contact the Wyoming Press Association to mak e contact, and individual with an active to abate, and completed a wanted for aggravated at 307.635.3905 or [email protected] completed a report of the warra t. ficers et report of the incident. assault, violation of a Limited availability - Call today! incident. with the said individual, t p. . o ficers protection order, domestic t a. . o ficers co fir e the warra t responded to a report of battery and interference.
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Wednesday,STATE September 9, 2020 www.greenriverstar.com A7 Lusk man featured on Discovery Channel show By LE H RGR E in “ D ino H unters,” a While he enj oyed his usk erald new reality show on The experience, he said it was ia yoming e s - D iscovery Channel. The long hours and a lot of c ange series – set in Wyoming, repetition for only a “ sec- M ontana and the D ak otas ondary character.” L U SK – Todd – features ranchers un- After work ing odd j obs H oelmer’ s spot on M ain covering dinosaur bones and tak ing some college Street is not a visible one. on their land and selling courses, he was intro- The white structure them for big money. duced to commercial pa- look s lik e an abandoned I n the first episode leontology by a friend in garage at first glance. aired J une 19, H oelmer the late 198 0s. They split Step inside, and it still restored a fossil found on up in 1995 and he set out look s that way, thank s to a northeastern Wyoming on his own. H e moved remnants of a 2015 flood farm using a device called to L usk in 2010. What H oelmer said he is still a micro abrasive sand- brought him here? dealing with. blaster, one present in “ P rimarily the dino- P ast empty rooms his space on M ain Street saurs,” he said. “ And the with concrete floors is as well. location, I fell in love The Sk eleton Closet, as “ The value of a bone with the town the first indicated by his business that’ s been prepared is time I drove through it.” card. The work area, il- substantially larger than While the town’ s luminated by dim lights an unprepared bone,” he underground isn’ t teem- and filled with fossils told cameras near the end ing with dinosaurs, it’ s in of early mammals and of the episode. “ Coming close proximity to digging dinosaurs alik e, is where to a commercial prepper, sites that do find them, he restores and preserves we have the experience to and it has its own collec- these ancient artifacts. streamline the process to tion of early mammals, Todd Hoelmer restores and preserves fossils in his shop in Lusk. His passion “ I t’ s something I never the greatest degree pos- he said. recently earned him a spot in the new Discovery Channel program. “Dino Hunters.” imagined I ’ d end up do- sible. As a freelance pale- Photo by Alex Hargrave, Lusk Herald ing,” H oelmer said. “ I “ A lot of people don’ t ontologist, H oelmer’ s had a childhood fascina- appreciate the grind that j ob is usually to restore M ont. I t’ s clear that stardom ing these artifacts is the tion with dinosaurs lik e it tak es to get a lot of fossils dug up by others, “ L ast I heard, it was hasn’ t affected him, as meaning of life. H e called everybody else has but this stuff look ing good. though he prefers digging the third most com- he continues to spend it “ a superfluous activ- the thought never crossed I t’ s hard sitting in front himself when given the plete T- rex ever found,” upwards of 10 hours per ity,” one he’ s fortunate to my mind. So when I got of that sandblaster day opportunity. H oelmer said. day restoring fossils from count as his livelihood. into it I j ust couldn’ t tear after day and only mak - H is coolest proj ect was The fossil community his work space in L usk . “ There’ s something myself away.” ing a few inches worth of a restoration of a T- rex is small, he said, which H e k nows how luck y about preserving and H is passion has progress on a particular dug up by the U niversity is how he is hired for he is, too. restoring these artifacts brought him some na- bone. I t’ s personal at of N otre D ame that now proj ects lik e that one. H oelmer isn’ t lik e from G od k nows how tional recognition. H e some point, you want to sits in the M useum of I t’ s also how he ended many history j unk ies long ago,” he said. “ I find was recently featured see it through.” the R ock ies in B oz eman, up on D ino H unters. who claim that preserv- it immensely satisfying.” Powder River Basin set to produce less than 200M tons of coal By GREG H S That could put the P R B on par with the coal is being squeez ed out by the accelerated shouldn’ t expect coal to rebound anywhere illette e s ecord bust of 2016, when local mines lost 8 5 1 j obs, emergence of renewable sources of energy close to where it’ s been in the past. Y ears ia yoming e s c ange or about 15 % of the work force. P roduction lik e wind and solar generation. of low natural gas prices and CO V I D - 19 that year was down about 7 7 million tons, or I n April, renewables out- produced coal have pushed its transition into the fast lane, G I L L E TTE — U nder the right 21% . for electricity generation in the U nited G odby said. circumstances, carbon under pressure So far in 2020, the basin is down 5 68 States every day of the month. I n M ay, they “ R ight now, the level of coal production produces diamonds. B ut the intense j obs, or a little more than 12% of the beat coal on 28 of 3 1 days. is what most of us expected we’ d be at 10 pressure from multiple fronts now work force. That includes 8 0 furloughed L ess than a decade ago, coal accounted years from now,” he said. “ I t’ s basically been squeez ing P owder R iver B asin coal is work ers at N avaj o Transitional E nergy Co.’ s for 5 0% of the nation’ s electricity accelerated a decade. crushing the industry. Antelope mine south of Wright who where generation. N ow it’ s about 17 % , a plunge “ With the unprecedented low levels of gas Already struggling with weak ening laid off last week . nobody saw coming as quick ly as it has, prices and the expansion of renewables, it’ s demand for U .S. coal, the nation’ s largest The numbers say more layoffs are lik ely said Travis D eti, executive director for the come much sooner and has hurt much more coal- producing region also has been hit hard to come, G odby said. Wyoming M ining Association. than most of us could’ ve thought would by the CO V I D - 19 pandemic with historically “ Y ou look at what’ s going on in the “ The government- subsidiz ed build- out happen.” bad results. national coal mark et, and coal’ s never had a of renewables have tak en the mark et share The real dilemma for Wyoming and the hro h the first ei ht o ths o year lik e this,” he said. “ I t’ s going to be the from the coal industry,” he said. P owder R iver B asin is how to move beyond P R B production is nearly 25 % below this worst year the P owder R iver B asin has ever P roducers are at a break ing point, D eti a dependence on coal and oil revenues, time last year and hundreds of high- paying seen in terms of production decline. said, adding that the main reason the loss G odby said. I t’ s a question much easier to j obs have been lost. “ The question is how large of a of j obs hasn’ t k ept pace with the drop in ask than answer. While the last four months of the year production decline it’ s going to be. We still production is because cutting people is a last I t’ s also shouldn’ t be considered a doom- may pick up some, it won’ t be enough to have four more months of this year to go.” resort for most companies. and- gloom scenario. L ook ing around salvage a 12- month production cycle that Anyone hoping for coal to rebound to the “ E very one of those operators are doing Wyoming, the massive impact coal has could see the basin produce less than 200 point it’ s a larger piece of the nation’ s overall everything they can to k eep those j obs and had on the Cowboy State is evident and illio to s o coal or the first ti e i three energy pie only has to look at what the k eep people employed,” D eti said. “ B ut continues to pay off. decades. I t’ s also lik ely more layoffs are on producers are doing, G odby said. production drives employment and that’ s “ E very new school in the state was pretty the way. P eabody E nergy Corp. recently wrote j ust a tough thing to deal with.” much built with coal money,” G odby said. Through three week s of August, the ow the al e o its a ship orth As long as the pandemic continues to “ E very school k id in the state can thank federal E nergy I nformation Association Antelope R ochelle mine near Wright by sti e the eco o the coal i str wo t coal for the quality of education they’ re still shows coal production in Wyoming, mostly $ 1.4 2 billion. fi ch relie he sai . getting. from the P R B in Campbell County, at less “ That was an admission coal is not “ The underlying gorilla in the room right “ The coal sector has a lot to be proud than 13 0 million tons. At the same time last going to come raging back ,” G odby said. now is we’ ve got to open up the economy, of, but as with everything else in life … the ear it was illio re ecti a “ Any argument that coal is going to come and opening it up nationwide and getting sun rises and the sun sets. We should be drop. bouncing back should’ ve been out of people using electricity again,” D eti said. tha l a rate l or the e efit ossil “ E ven if we were to match last year’ s total people’ s minds when N AR M took that “ B ut no one k nows when that’ s going to fuels have brought us, but the unfortunate for the rest of the year, we’ d be look ing at reduction in value on that asset.” happen.” thing is we’ re not going to bring those times under 23 0 million tons from the P owder As it has for many industries, the R enewables have been built out to the back .” R iver B asin, which is still a lot less than coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted point that they have a strong foothold as B ell agreed, saying that the nearly the 266 million in 2019,” said R ob G odby, coal, which already was struggling, said a provider of power to the national grid, $ 2 billion coal has contributed to public director of the Center for E nergy E conomics Campbell County Commissioner R usty B ell. G odby said. Along with the continuing education over the past decade is something and P ublic P olicy at the U niversity of While P R B coal isn’ t lik ely to ever retire e ts o coal fire e eratio it to be thank ful for. Wyoming College of B usiness. to reach the 4 00 million- ton level of doesn’ t look good for coal to regain its “ F or all of Wyoming, look at the facilities That’ s not lik ely, however, as demand production it had from 2006- 2011, even mark et share. coal’ s built,” he said. for thermal coal continues to lag, pressured a return to pre- pandemic levels would be “ R enewables have been added to the grid An immediate impact of the pace of coal’ s by continued low natural gas prices and the welcome at this point, he said. and this has been one of their best years, decline is the human toll, G odby said. pa e ic which has ca se a si ifica t “ E verybody understands that in the if not their best year,” he said. “ What that “ The unfortunate reality is it look s reduction in electricity demand, he said. energy mark et right now we need to get the means is once those renewables are on the lik e those stable, well- paying j obs that “ The fact is, we’ re not going to see coal country and the world back open again so grid, less coal is going to be needed. are the cornerstone of the P owder R iver exceeding what it did last year for the we can get people using energy again,” B ell “ As long as we have natural gas prices as B asin economy are disappearing much remainder of the year,” G odby said. “ That’ s said. low as they are, that’ s not going to relieve more quick ly than expected and forcing j ust too much to ask for.” A year from now, the P R B could be in the pressure.” communities to transition much more What he calls a “ best- case scenario” for a much better place if the nation can get a While renewables may be growing, one quick ly than they thought,” he said. Wyoming coal for the rest of the year is to handle on the virus and open the economy only has to look west to see that they can’ t I n the meantime, efforts to diversify the maintain a pace that’ s about 25 % behind. to the point where energy is being consumed handle the level of power generation to state’ s vast carbon resources must continue, t s a si ifica t i pro e e t ro the start at higher levels, he said. replace coal, B ell said. B ell said. of the pandemic when much of the nation “ H opefully, a year from now we’ re a half This summer, parts of California have “ We’ re sitting on billions of tons of was shut down. a year away from the CO V I D issue and the experienced power black outs and rolling carbon and the things that are above and “ The rate we’ re producing right now in nation’ s back open and we see where that black outs and brownouts because its below it — lik e the rare earths — so to say the P owder R iver B asin, it’ s look ing lik e levels off,” B ell said. “ I don’ t think anybody electricity supplies were taxed. B ecause of we can’ t use that resource in some way is coming in under 200 million tons,” G odby really k nows where that is, though.” laws the state has to limit coal- produced craz y,” he said. said. “ I t’ s pretty sobering. H e also said coal is a snapshot of a larger electricity, millions of people have I n the end, coal isn’ t Wyoming’ s greatest “ The only good news is it could be even picture for Campbell County, which also intermittently been out of power. asset, G odby said. I t’ s the tough, hard- worse. At one point, we were running 3 0% has seen j ob losses in oil, gas and support “ I think that’ s an interesting spot to be in work ing and resilient people who live here. to 4 0% behind some week s. G iven that businesses. where we don’ t turn the power on because “ Wyoming still has a lot to offer the we’ ve had week s where we were 4 0% below L ayoffs are “ probably much, much higher we don’ t want to use that ( coal) source of country and the world,” he said. “ I t may not last year’ s production, that’ s why we might with coal, oil and gas and when you get to energy,” B ell said. “ I don’ t think at this point look lik e what we’ ve been used to for the last think that as this year goes on, more layoffs the service industries as well,” he said. anybody’ s j ust going to write off coal.” 5 0 years, but we need to be having those are potentially lik ely.” Along with natural gas and CO V I D - 19, Whenever that time comes, people conversations and they can be positive.” State brief yoming given a t ority The E P A has granted the technical criteria to protect I t allows the Wyoming to allow for economic develop- over car on io i e stor state’ s request to have primacy, underground source of drink - D epartment of E nvironmental ment while protecting public age wells or primary responsibility, to ing water from the long- term Q uality, rather than the federal health and the environment,” enforce regulation of Class V I subsurface storage of carbon government, to regulate these P arfitt said. G I L L E TTE ( WN E ) — G ov. wells under the U nderground dioxide. Class V I wells. Todd P arfitt, “ Wyoming is in the best M ark G ordon and other officials I nj ection Control P rogram. D uring a press conference director of the state D E Q , said position” to oversee this activ- are applauding a recent E P A Class V I wells are used to Thursday morning, G ordon said it streamlines the process for ity, G ordon said, adding that rule that gives Wyoming au- inj ect carbon dioxide into deep this decision will help k eep coal those who are developing car- the rule is a big step in the right thority to regulate wells related rock formations. The E P A cre- burning, protect local j obs and bon sequestration proj ects. direction for k eeping coal vi- to storing carbon dioxide under ated this classification of well encourage economic diversifica- “ This further demonstrates able as an energy source in the the ground. in 2010 to establish minimum tion. we can and do have the means future. A8 www.greenriverstar.com Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Late courses available at Western Western Wyoming Community College for Wyoming residents ages 25 - 64 who has late start courses available to students are unemployed or underemployed due to who missed the August 26 deadline, but CO V I D - 19. still wish to mak e progress in their studies. The CAR E S Wyoming College G rant Western is an award- winning is for those people or their families who institution and the O nline L earning ha e ee i pacte fi a ciall or eco e P rogram was rated number one in unemployed as a result of CO V I D - 19. Wyoming, and number three in the nation alifi e applica ts ro oth i state in 2019. Additionally, Western was rank ed and out- of- state students are eligible to the most affordable college in Wyoming, apply. whether students are from out- of- state, “ At Western, we are always striving to online students, traditional or non- provide more and different opportunities traditional students. for our students. B y offering these late- L ate start courses are available as in- start courses we hope to be able to meet person courses or online format depending the needs of a population that might not on the course. To see a complete list of the have been ready for our August 24 th 7 1 late start courses at Western visit www. opening, but would prefer to not wait westernwyoming.edu/ latestart. until next Spring,” Stu M oore, registrar at ester has a er o fi a cial ai Western said. options available to students. I n addition, The G rant F unding is only available for Wyoming’ s G overnor G ordon recently the F all 2020 Semester only, so interested announced two new grant programs to people must act quick ly to tak e advantage help those impacted by CO V I D - 19 cover of these opportunities. some of the costs of attending college. Students who are enrolled at Western Western Wyoming Community College still have the opportunity to apply for the is o ering late start courses for those grants. student who have not yet registered. The CAR E S Wyoming Adult G rant is Courtesy photo GR police respond to vehicle crash at school Sta Report The driver was traveling E ast bound on Shoshone sponded to the accident. N o transports were made, but towards Truman school. The truck then hit a park ed car, two people were treated on scene. The R ock y M ountain A three- vehicle crash occurred at Truman E lementary which then was pushed into another vehicle. The truck P ower crew was able to stabiliz e the power line so that School on Shoshone Avenue last Thursday. G reen R iver continued east then proceeded to j ump the curb, send- no damage was done. police report the female driver, driving a pick up pull- ing the vehicle into the chainlink fence, then hitting a M inor damage was done to the wall of the building ing a small trailer, suffered a seiz ure at the wheel. This light pole, then through a second fence before being put however, the chain link fence will have to be repaired or seiz ure caused her to loose control of the vehicle. N o to a stop by the north west corner of the school. replaced. P olice said the case is still under investigation serious inj uries were sustained by any parties involved. The G reen R iver F ire D epartment and E M S re- and no names were released. Senior center hosts fundraiser to continue services Sta Report ing is being eliminated due to the pandemic, the center has encourages people to drive D uring this event seniors the first round of budget cuts has served over 20,000 meals into the park ing lot and mak e will drive through to pick up With the recent news that caused by the novel coronavi- to seniors in the G reen R iver a donation. Along with mak - goodie bags as well as an eve- Wyoming will be eliminat- rus. area. The center has also been ing donations, staff members ning meal. Seniors must call ing funding for programs that The center will host a drive providing daily activities, encourage the community to the center if they are interested serve seniors citiz ens, G olden through fundraiser in hopes to outreach and opportunities to contact their local representa- in attending. The event will H our Senior Center needs the receiving funding to continue combat social isolation. tives and let them k now how tak e place Sept. 17 from 4 : 4 0- 7 community’ s help. The fund- the center’ s services. D uring The staff of the center important the center is. p.m.
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Isabell Salas watches her ball fly towards the green while competing at the Green River Invitational last week at Roll- ing Green Country Club. Salas led the girls throughout the competition. Star photo by David Martin
Golfers’ season continues By RT were the on top of both ublis er the boys and girls divi- sions last Thursday. The G reen R iver H igh R yk er M ele scored School golf team started 8 0 at the Wolves’ home their season in Star V al- course at R olling G reen ley two week s ago, play- Country Club. H e was ing in two competitions. followed by Stock ton The team earned a Walk er of L yman with 8 3 fifth- place finish, scor- strok es and Sam Y oung ing 3 7 9 during their first of R ock Springs with 8 4 . day in Star V alley. The O ther Wolves competing Wolves placed higher J ax P eterson with 103 , than P inedale, which J ak e P robst with 107 . scored 3 8 4 and L yman’ s B raycer R iley with 108 4 00. J ack son placed first and Clayson M ele with with 3 15 , E vanston took 112. F or the girls, Salas second with 3 3 9 and Star led with 7 8 , followed by V alley placed third with M arley M cP herson and 3 4 6. The team took sixth Audry F eagler, both of the following day with R ock Springs, who scored a score of 3 8 1, beating 8 8 and 91 each. O ther L yman’ s score of 3 96. L ady Wolves completing The top three teams were were K aelea G ibson with J ack son with 3 15 , E van- 96, K aylee L undgren with ston with 3 24 and Star 98 , D aryn M acy with 99 V alley with 3 26. and D evynn B yington with 122. O verall, the Rock Springs invite boys finished third out of The Wolves competed five teams with 3 98 and in a one- day tournament the girls finished second last Thursday in R ock out of three teams with Springs. The event was 27 2. originally scheduled as O n the second day of a two- day competition, competition, the boys but the schedule was struggled while the girls changed. G reen R iver took the top slot in their Middle photo: Daryn used their open F riday division. O n the boys Macy consults the rule to practice at the White side, top honors went to book as she assists an- M ountain G olf Course in L aramie’ s J ack son M c- other golfer with a ques- R ock Springs. The boys Claren and E vanston’ s tion Friday morning. team tied with L yman for L ind B raxton, who tied Bottom: Ryker Mele last place, tak ing seventh for first with 7 3 strok es. prepares to putt Friday with 4 07 strok es. R . M ele finished with 8 5 , morning, observing the The girls tied for third P eterson with 97 , R iley path towards the hole. with E vanston, with both with 101, C. M ele at 109 Mele was the top finisher teams finishing with 28 6 and P robst with 112. for the boys Thursday. strok es. I ndividually, I sa- O verall the boys finished bell Salas finished fourth last out of five teams with Star photos by David with 8 7 stork es, followed 4 02. Martin by K alee L undgren in F or the girls, Salas 14 th with 99 strok es and remained on top after K aelea Corbson, tying for finishing with 7 9, one 15 th with 100 strok es. strok e ahead of L aramie’ s D aryn M ary took 25 th Camryn N agy. L undgren with 113 strok es while finished with 97 , G ibson L uel Adams took 28 th finished with 98 , M acy with 116 strok es. finished at 109 and B y- ington finished with 118 . Green River nvite The girls took first out of G reen R iver golfers four teams with 27 4 . Wednesday, September 9, 2020 www.greenriverstar.com A3 A10 www.greenriverstar.com Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Wolves struggle with Lander Financial By PETE RUST against the Wolves L ander Contributor intercepted a pass at the Wolves 21- yard line. Focus The G reen R iver Wolves Again, L ander pounded GRANDPARENTS: CONSIDER THESE FINANCIAL MOVES football team started the the ball over the middle Each year, on the first Sunday after Labor Day, we observe National season for the second year in with J .D . R enfro and Alex Grandparents Day. Although it’s not as widely recognized as Mother’s a row against L ander V alley Atk inson mak ing tack les on Day or Father’s Day, if you’re a grandparent, you probably want to do H igh School. L ander had the drive, but L ander with a whatever you can to help your grandchildren on their journeys through life. So, you might want to consider the following moves: the advantage of having al- short fiel too the all i o Contribute to their education. If you want to help your grandchil- ready played a game defeat- a second touchdown through dren pay for college, you have a variety of options, including 529 plans. ing P inedale 3 5 - 0 in their a 2- yard run and with the You could also simply set aside some money in an investment account early season opener. P .A.T. resulting in a 14 - 0 earmarked for education. But you don’t just have to stick to helping out financially – you might also want to do some research to see what scholar- The Wolves started the first hal lea . ships are available. season with high hopes as K ing and fellow senior Consider a UGMA/UTMA account. The Uniform Gifts to Minors they have more than 20 tal- G abe B urdett ran the ball Act (UGMA) and Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA) are custodial accounts that provide a relatively easy way for you to give money to your ented seniors on their roster, for some good gains, but the young grandchildren. A financial advisor can help determine if such a alo with a ew first ear Wolves’ drive was frustrated plan is right for you. However, once you put money into the UGMA or head coach, K en Cuthbert- with two more penalties Jacob Fuss pushes his way to some extra yardage UTMA, you no longer have any legal access or authority over the funds son. after a completion from F uss during action against Lander Friday. Star photo by unless you are the custodian managing the account. David Martin After children reach the age of majority – typically 18 or 21 – or the age he first co ple o series to D ylan Taylor, a penalty of termination if the state where they live allows for the assets to be held set the tone on the night for was called for a block in the run with defense provided The Wolves got the ball until a later age, they will control the assets, and they may not want to the Wolves as they moved back which negated a big by K ing, D erek , B urdett and ac with st er fi e use the money as you had envisioned, such as for college. (Also, tax issues the ball into scoring territory gain. for custodial accounts can be complicated, so, before opening an UGMA Trevor B ingham among oth- minutes left in the game. I t or UTMA, you’ll want to consult with your tax advisor.) despite several penalties. The Wolves then called ers and the Wolves defense was L ander’ s defense which Consider gifts to older grandchildren. If you have older grand- H owever a fumble recovered a time out and on the very once again stopped L ander, then rose to the occasion, children, you might want to help them out if they’re saving for a down by L ander shortly into the next play with a third down payment on a home, or are between jobs, or perhaps are even having but the snap on the punt stopping the Wolves on children of their own. You can give $15,000 per year, per individual, with- drive and stopped by senior and 12 yards to go, F uss was fumbled and L ander three and out. The Wolves out having to file a gift tax return. Your spouse can also give $15,000 per J ames K ing k ept L ander again completed a pass to recovered with another short eventually got the ball back year to the same individual, again without triggering the need for a gift from scoring on the inter- the speedy Taylor for a big fiel a si pla s later st for one more offensive tax return. ception. first ow . he ol es ra Review your will. If you’ve already created your last will and testa- after the start of the fourth series. I n their drive, F uss ment, you may want to review it upon the arrival of grandchildren. You L ander took over on fi e ore pla s with a other quarter, L ander scored again completed two passes to can include specific instructions, such as requiring your grandchildren to offense and preceded to penalty hampering the drive on a 1- yard run to tak e a Taylor K ing, who ran for turn a specific age before they can receive their inheritance. You could execute their game plan as and they again had to punt 21- 0 lead. a 16- yard gain and F uss also codify the same requirements through the use of a living trust. Con- they pounded the ball up the and after a short run by tact your legal advisor to determine if such a trust is appropriate for your The Wolves offense went pick ed up 11 yards, but what situation. middle with seven straight L ander, the half ended with three and out and the punt appeared to be a touchdown Update beneficiary designations. If you want your grandchildren r s a scori the first o L ander holding a 14 - 0 lead. was returned to the 4 5 from F uss to Taylor ended to receive proceeds from various accounts, such as your 401(k), IRA and four running touchdowns, The Wolves k ick ed to life insurance, you may need to update the beneficiary designations, yard line once again giving G reen R iver’ s efforts on the which can even supersede the instructions on your will. Keep in mind establishing a 7 - 0 lead early L ander to start the second a er oo fiel positio to night as the receiver was that if you have grandchildren with special needs, you may want to des- on. hal . their first pla ro start their drive. called out of bounds and the ignate a supplemental needs trust for your grandchild as the beneficiary The Wolves got the ball scrimmage G reen R iver A couple of big runs and game ended at 28 - 7 . instead of naming your grandchild directly. Again, contact your legal ad- ac a showe their first senior defensive lineman visor for more information. L ander had the ball at the The Wolves showed These aren’t the only steps you can take to help your grandchildren, game j itters as they fumbled Saldivir D erek tack led the 3 - yard line where they took ashes o o e si e power but they should give you some options to consider. The world is an expen- the ball with problems on L ander runner for a 2- yard the all i or their fi al both in the running game sive place, and any assistance you can provide to your beloved grandkids the exchange from the center loss. The next play, the score and a 28 - 0 lead. and in the passing game with can make a big difference in their lives. o the first two pla s o the Wolves got another big de- This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward O n their next series, a number of talented players Jones Financial Advisor. series. An incomplete pass fensive play as D ylan Taylor G reen R iver’ s offense struck at the sk ill positions and For more information please call 307-382-3278. e e the ri e a the first played excellent defense to quick ly after a big 4 2- yard played some tough defense quarter after a good punt force an incomplete pass and pass from F uss to White and espite a fi e per or a ce by senior Seth White. The L ander had to punt the ball a second big pass fro F uss from L ander’ s top running Pets of the Week Wolves defense stiffened back to G reen R iver. to White for 20 yards and ac t first a e itters and stopped L ander’ s forth- The Wolves went to the first to ch ow o the resulted in the Wolves com- down attempt for a fresh set J ames K ing for four straight season mak ing it 28 - 7 . mitting too many turnovers of downs and the Wolves got gains on running plays, G reen R iver tried an on and committing too many the ball right back . along with a 7 - yard run from side k ick , but it was re- penalties. O n the next series, senior B urdett, but after a com- covered by L ander. G reen The Wolves will be at quarterback J acob F uss pleted screen pass from F uss R iver’ s defense played bet- home this week in an- co plete his first pass o to Atk inson, the drive stalled ter in the second half and other non- conference game the season to O rin Watts, and L ander got the ball back . stopped L ander. against 1- 0 B uffalo. but after a 5 - yard penalty L ander again went to the Swimmers win Friday meet at home TuesdayCoco Sept. 5 at GRHS 1. L auz e, 1: 00.07 1. L ee, 5 9.8 1 200-yard medley relay 3 . Spartz , 1: 02.8 5 200-yard medley relay 2. Clark , 1: 00.60 Coco is a sweet but shy male min pin mix. H e 1. G R H S A, 2: 01.65 6. H . U hrig, 1: 05 .04 1. G R H S ( J ensen, H . 4 . Spatz , 1: 02.60 Tuesday is a playful, sweet and loving female cat. 3 . G R H S B , 2: 19.11 U hrig, M adi Y oung, L ee) , cameShe does to us not from get analong overcrowded well with shelterother animals in 500-yard freestyle 1: 5 8 .94 500-yard freestyle Texas. 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NOTICE AND REQUEST FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROPOSED POLLING LOCATIONS AND WHEREAS, default in the payment of principal ABSENTEE POLLING LOCATION Edgewater Park Playground Replacement and interest has occurred under the terms of a DATE AND TIME promissory note (the “Note”) dated 06/15/2016 executed and delivered by Timothy James Ham- A Public Hearing pursuant to W.S. 22-12-101(b) will be held on Tuesday, N C N t at sealed ro os- ilton to First Federal Bank & Trust and a real es- e te er at a ia oo wit t e weetwater Co nt als will e recei ed at Cit all in reen i er tate mortgage (the “Mortgage”) of the same date Co issioner s or citi ens in t on t e ro osed c anges to olling Wyoming, ATTN: Finance Department - Propos- securing the Note, which Mortgage was executed locations as well as establish the absentee polling place dates and times. als, 50 East 2nd North, on or before 2:00 pm and delivered by Timothy James Hamilton and (Mountain Standard Time) on Wednesday Octo- Hailey A. Hamilton, husband and wife (the 1. Precinct 1-1 Granger Town Hall will remain the same ber 1, 2020. “Mortgagors”), to Mortgage Electronic Registra- . recinct nited et odist C rc ro osed to o e to ock tion Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Federal rings Ci ic Center ecifications and doc ents are on file and Bank & Trust, and which Mortgage was recorded . recinct nited et odist C rc ro osed to o e to ock may be obtained free of charge from the Finance on 06/15/2016, as Reception No. 1649070, rings Ci ic Center e art ent at Cit all ast nd Nort Book No. 1214, Page 5613 in the records of the . recinct ock rings Ci ic Center will re ain t e sa e Green River, Wyoming. Specifications are also o fice o t e Co nt Clerk and e o ficio egister . recinct ilding ro osed to o e to ock rings Ci ic available at www.cityofgreenriver.org. o eeds in and or weetwater Co nt tate o Center Wyoming; and 6. Precinct 4-1 HHS Building proposed to move to White Mountain Proof of Wyoming Department of Employment Library certification o residenc stat s i a lica le WHEREAS, the mortgage was assigned for value 7. Precinct 4-2 White Mountain Library will remain the same must accompany the bid. as follows: 8. Precinct 4-3 HHS Building proposed to move to White Mountain Assignee: Aurora Financial Group, Inc. Library The Green River Governing Body hereby reserves Assignment dated: 5/29/2018 . recinct st Congregational C rc ro osed to o e to ite the right to reject any and all proposals and to Assignment recorded: 05/30/2018 Mountain Library waive irregularities or informalities in the pro- Assignment recording information: Reception No. . recinct CC will re ain t e sa e posals. 1661212, Book 1223, Page No. 565 . recinct CC will re ain t e sa e Assignee reedo ortgage Cor oration . recinct ock rings Central Ad in ilding ro osed to o e Dated this 8th day of September, 2020 Assignment dated: 07/16/2020 to CC Assignment recorded: 07/21/2020 . recinct ock rings Central Ad in ilding ro osed to o e s C ris eats Assignment recording information: Reception No. to CC Cit Clerk 1675612, Book 1233, Page No. 5520 14. Precinct 5-5 White Mountain Library will remain the same All in t e records o t e Co nt clerk and e . recinct ock rings Ci ic Center ro osed to o e to ents September 9, 16, 23, 2020 11491 o ficio egister o eeds in and or weetwater Co le Co nt o ing. . recinct ents Co le will re ain t e sa e . recinct CC ro osed to o e to ents Co le WHEREAS, the Mortgage contains a power of . recinct ents Co le will re ain t e sa e sale which by reason of said default, the Mort- . recinct ents Co le will re ain t e sa e PUBLIC NOTICE gagee declares to have become operative, and no . recinct ents Co le will re ain t e sa e suit or proceeding has been instituted at law to . recinct oti e ro osed to o e to edition sland recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any Pavilion part there-of, nor has any such suit or proceed- . recinct oti e ro osed to o e to edition sland ing been instituted and the same discontinued; Pavilion N C C and 23. Precinct 10-1 Green River Library proposed to move to Expedition C A C Island & Pavilion WHEREAS, written notice of intent to foreclose . recinct reen i er Cat olic C rc ro osed to o e to WITHIN AND FOR the Mortgage by advertisement and sale has Expedition Island & Pavilion A C N N been served upon the record owner and the . recinct reen i er Cat olic C rc will re ain t e sa e party in possession of the mortgaged premises . recinct reen i er ec Center will re ain t e sa e In the Matter of the Estate of ) at least ten (10) days prior to the commence- . recinct ans ace C rc ro osed to o e to edition N N C ) ro ate No. ment of this publication, and the amount due Island & Pavilion Deceased. ) 20-62-G on t e ortgage on t e date o first lica- . recinct reen i er Cat olic C rc will re ain t e sa e ------tion of this notice of sale being the total sum of . recinct ans ace C rc ro osed to o e to edition $ 272,162.39 which sum consists of the unpaid Island & Pavilion NOTICE principal balance of $236,470.13 plus Interest 30. Precinct 12-1 Reliance Fire Station proposed to move to Events accr ed to t e date o t e first lication o t is Co le TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID notice in the amount of $17,978.76 plus attor- 31. Precinct 13-1 Washam will remain the same ESTATE: neys’ fees, costs expended, and accruing interest 32. Precinct 19-1 Superior Admin Building will remain the same and late c arges a ter t e date o first lica- . recinct arson Co nit Center will re ain t e sa e o are ere notified t at on t e t da tion of this notice of sale; 34. Precinct 21-1 Roger Varley Residence proposed to move to Events of July, 2020, the estate of the above-named Co le decedent was admitted to probate by the above- WHEREAS, the property being foreclosed upon 35. Precinct 23-1 Wamsutter Town Hall will remain the same na ed Co rt and t at o as Carl c lt may be subject to other liens and encumbrances . recinct c innon c ool ldg will re ain t e sa e and rittan ri fin were a ointed Co ersonal that will not be extinguished at the sale. Any 37. Precinct 25-1 Bairoil Town Hall will remain the same Representatives thereof. prospective purchaser should research the sta- 38. Early Absentee Polling Location will be located at the Sweetwater tus of title before submitting a bid; Co nt Co rt o se la ing orge a reen i er Notice is further given that all person indebted a. Proposed dates: Monday – Friday October 13, 2020 – November 2, to the decedent or to the estate are requested to N reedo ortgage Cor ora- 2020 make immediate payment to the undersigned at tion, as the Mortgagee, will have the Mortgage b. Proposed times: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM roadwa treet ite A ock rings foreclosed as by law provided by causing the 82901. mortgaged property to be sold at public venue by C nt ia . ane the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in and for Sweet- weetwater Co nt Clerk Creditors a ing clai s against t e decedent or water Co nt o ing to t e ig est idder t e estate are re ired to file t e in d licate for cash at 10:00 AM o’clock in the forenoon on September 2, 9, 2020 11482 wit t e necessar o c ers in t e o fice o t e at t e weetwater Co nt Co rt- Clerk o said Co rt on or e ore t ree ont s house located at 80 W. Flaming Gorge Way, a ter t e date o t e first lication o t is reen i er o ing weetwater Co nt or notice and i s c clai s are not so filed nless application on the above-described amounts se- otherwise allowed or paid, they will be forever cured by the Mortgage, said mortgaged property barred. being described as follows, to-wit:
DATED this 31st day of August, 2020. N ) N C N - BERED THREE (3) OF THE PIONEER ADDI- s anna o inson N C N C N C C C C N A C N N . September 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020 11492 With an address of: 406 Emerald St. Rock rings .
Together with all improvements thereon situate PUBLIC NOTICE and all fi t res and a rtenances t ereto. 08/19/2020 Brian G. Sayer Date Brian G. Sayer C. organ asle Take notice that on Thursday, October 1, 2020 Marcello G. Rojas at 6:00am at 625 4th Ave West, Rock Springs, e a er aw ro .C. t e ollowing a andoned e icles will 925 E. 4th St. be sold. The description of the vehicles are as Waterloo, Iowa 50703 follows: 319-234-2530 1) 1971 Honda SL350 VIN: SL3503003814 for 319-232-6341 the amount of $760.00 for storage and fees of such vehicle; September 2, 9, 16, 23, 2020 11487 ) onda C N C- C or t e a o nt o . or storage and fees of such vehicle. September 9, 16, 2020 11493 The Legal Notice Deadline is at 5 p.m. on Monday Subscribe today! Call 307.875.3103 A14 www.greenriverstar.com Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE C N C In the District Court for the Third Judicial District WHEREAS, default in the payment of principal and interest has occurred Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Pro- Within and for Sweetwater County, Wyoming under the terms of a promissory note (the “Note”) dated 04/28/2016 ex- cedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service ecuted and delivered by Robert W. Hiatt, Jr. to Quicken Loans Inc. and a Co ission s Co ission) les notice is In the Matter of the Petition of ) real estate mortgage (the “Mortgage”) of the same date securing the Note, hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled ler ero e illstein ) Ci il No. which Mortgage was executed and delivered by Robert W. Hiatt, Jr., an regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP or the or C ange o Na e ) unmarried man (the “Mortgagors”), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Co an ) A lication or a t orit to i le------Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., and which Mortgage ent a ear e and ide anage ent ) was recorded on 05/04/2016, as Reception No. 1648268, Book No. 1214, plan. The public hearing is set to commence Notice of Petition for Name Change age No. in t e records o t e o fice o t e Co nt Clerk and e on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at 9:00 o ficio egister o eeds in and or weetwater Co nt tate o o ing a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room lo- o an nterested art o are ere notified and cated at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in WHEREAS, the mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Cheyenne, Wyoming. at on A g st a erified etition was Assignee: Quicken Loans, Inc. filed in t e a o e entitled Co rt or an rder Assignment dated: 06/22/2018 is a lic tilit as defined in o. tat. changing the name of Tyler Jerome Billstein, Assignment recorded: 07/02/2018 a) i) C) s ect to t e Co ission s residing in ock rings weetwater Co nt Assignment recording information: Reception No. 1661691, Book No. risdiction rs ant to o. tat. . o ing to ler ero e Carson. Notice is 1223, Page No. 3446 hereby given that any objection to said Petition All in t e records o t e Co nt clerk and e o ficio egister o eeds in n arc filed its A lication st e filed wit in da s o t e last da o and or weetwater Co nt o ing. seeking Co ission a t orit to i le ent its publitation of this notice, or the petition will be ear lan or lan and odi its lectric granted and an rder or Na e C ange s all e WHEREAS, the Mortgage contains a power of sale which by reason of said Service Schedule No. 191, including adjusting entered. default, the Mortgagee declares to have become operative, and no suit or Categor and rates to . ercent . proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by the percent and 1.20 percent, respectively, with a onna ee o ak Clerk Mortgage, or any part there-of, nor has any such suit or proceeding been January 1, 2021 effective date. On April 30, ird dicial istrict Co rt instit ted and t e sa e discontin ed and t e o ing nd strial nerg Cons - ers C) inter ened and re ested a earing. August 26, 2020 Sept. 2, 9, 16, 2020 11476 WHEREAS, written notice of intent to foreclose the Mortgage by advertise- ment and sale has been served upon the record owner and the party in states its lan o tlines energ sa ings possession of the mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior to the targets and budget estimates informed by its commencement of this publication, and the amount due upon the Mort- ntegrated eso rce lan. s also gage on t e date o first lication o t is notice o sale eing t e total contains a esidential Categor ) and Non es- PUBLIC NOTICE sum of $ 163,942.03 which sum consists of the unpaid principal balance idential Categories and ) rogra strateg o . l s nterest accr ed to t e date o t e first lication and otential o erings in s ort o t e ear of this notice in the amount of $16,847.51 plus attorneys’ fees, costs lan energ sa ings targets. e Co an states e ended and accr ing interest and late c arges a ter t e date o first it will continually monitor kilowatt-hour savings STATE OF ) IN THE lication o t is notice o sale and budgets and will add, remove, and/or modi- N ) C C fy offerings and initiatives in order to administer : ss. WHEREAS, the property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other cost-effective programs and reasonably manage C N ) C A liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale. Any the program within the approved kWh savings A ) C prospective purchaser should research the status of title before submit- and budget targets. ting a id IN THE MATTER OF THE ) Ci il Action All interested persons are encouraged to attend C AN NA ) Case No. NOW, THEREFORE Quicken Loans Inc., as the Mortgagee, will have the the public hearing which will be conducted in STEPHANIE MARIE ) 20-341-L Mortgage foreclosed as by law provided by causing the mortgaged prop- accordance with the Wyoming Administrative . ) ert to e sold at lic en e t e eri or e t eri in and roced re Act o ing lic er ice Co ------ or weetwater Co nt o ing to t e ig est idder or cas at mission Rules, and subject to any applicable A o clock in t e orenoon on at t e weetwater Co nt national, state or local public health related NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Co rt o se located at . la ing orge a reen i er o- orders or directives. All interested persons may ing weetwater Co nt or a lication on t e a o e descri ed a o nts appear and be heard, in person, by video or tele- o are ere notified t at a etition or secured by the Mortgage, said mortgaged property being described as phone conference, or through counsel appearing C ange o Na e Ci il Action No. as follows, to-wit: in person or by video or telephone conference. een filed on e al o te anie arie ttles- wort in t e o ing istrict Co rt or t e rd AN A N C C N N C N Attend by video conference and actively dicial istrict w ose address is o A N A participate at: reen i er t e o ect and ra er o meet.google.com/kwp-ujbx-jns. which is to change the name of the above-named N N ) N C N ) N N person from Stephanie Marie Shuttlesworth to AC C C A C AN A N C C Attend by telephone and actively participate Stephanie Marie Barnette. N A N . by dialing: An o ection st e filed wit t e istrict (252) 858-0038 (PIN: 165011224). Co rt wit in ) da s ollowing t e last date o it an address o ilot tte A e. ock rings . lication o t is notice or an rder ranting To attend without actively participating dial: Na e C ange a e granted wit o t rt er oget er wit all i ro e ents t ereon sit ate and all fi t res and a - (877) 735-7186. notice. purtenances thereto. Any updates will be announced at: https://psc. wyo.gov/home/hot-topics. A t is da o A g st . rian . a er ate rian . a er e n er o eo le in t e Co ission s ear- . A C. organ asle ing room and auxiliary spaces will be limited C arcello . o as to maintain recommended physical distance e a er aw ro .C. between individuals. Facemasks will be available August 26, 2020 Sept. 2, 9, 16, 2020 11477 925 E. 4th St. at this Public Hearing. Waterloo, Iowa 50703 319-234-2530 o wis to attend t e earing and o re ire 319-232-6341 reasonable accommodation for a disability, lease contact t e Co ission at ) August 19, 26, 2020, Sept. 2, 9, 2020 11471 oice or ) in C e enne d ring reg lar PUBLIC NOTICE business hours or write them at 2515 Warren A en e ite C e enne o ing to ake arrange ents. Co nications i - aired ersons a also contact t e Co ission NOTICE OF LIEN FORECLOSURE accessing o ing ela ) dialing . lease ention ocket No. Notice is hereby given SWA Holdings Income 20 (Record No. 15480) in your correspondence. A cell A to Center wit a last known If you wish to listen to the hearing scheduled in address o . Central A e oledo io this matter go to https://psc.wyo.gov/calendar/ and to all ot er ersons clai ing an livestream at the appropriate time and follow the interest in the below-described vehicle and to po- instructions to connect to the hearing. tential rc asers t at rona alle Co nit ederal Credit nion clai s a lien or storage on ated A g st . t e ollowing e icle ne C e C e ro- let C . aid lien is or September 2, 9, 2020 11486 per day for 178 days for storage commencing on March 2, 2020, being a total storage lien as of August 27,2020 of Eleven Thousand Five Hun- dred e ent ollars . ). e storage lien contin es to accr e at er da . nless the full amount of the lien is paid before Septem- ber 11, 2020, the lien will be enforced by offering said vehicle at auction sale to the public at 840 itc ing ost ri e reen i er o ing on the 12th day of September, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. ated t is da o A g st .
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PUBLIC NOTICE R. 78 W., T.28 N., R. 78 W., T.28 N., R. 79 W., Carbon County, Wyoming; Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Pro- T.29 N., R. 78 W., T.29 N., R. 79 W., T.30 N., R. cedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service 77 W., T.30 N., R. 78 W., T.31 N., R. 77 W., Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is T.31 N., R. 80 W., T.32 N., R. 77 W., Natrona hereby given of the Application of Rocky Moun- County, Wyoming; and tain Power (RMP or the Company) for situs and T.31 N., R. 77 W., T.32 N., R. 76 W., T.32 N., R. non sit s Certifi cates o lic Con enience and 77 W., T.33 N., R. 74 W., T.33 N., R. 75 W., Necessity (CPCN) to construct its Gateway South T.33 N., R. 76 W., T.34 N., R. 74 W., T.34 N., R. Transmission Project and the Gateway West Seg- 75 W., Converse County, Wyoming. ment D.1 Transmission Project (Transmission Projects), as more fully described below: To complete the Transmission Projects by 2023, the Company proposes a phased CPCN review is a lic tilit as defi ned in o. tat. process. First, the Company requests conditional §37-1-101(a)(vi)(C), subject to the Commission’s CPCNs under Wyo. Stat. § 37-2-205(f) that allow jurisdiction pursuant to Wyo. Stat. §37-2-112. the Company to: (i) by December 31, 2020, start On August 26, 2020, the Company submitted t e rocess to fi nali e ac isition o t e rig ts an Application together with testimony, and of-way necessary to construct the Transmission exhibits requesting the Commission grant both Projects; and (ii) by June 1, 2021, commence a situs and non-situs CPCN to construct the work on the Transmission Projects on a limited Gateway South and Gateway West Segment notice to proceed basis. Second, the Company D.1Transmission Projects. requests completion of the Advanced Review Pro- cess and iss ance o fi nal nconditional C CNs Gateway South is a 414 mile, high-voltage to allow constr ction to co ence on a fi nal 500-kV transmission line that will begin at the notice to proceed basis by August 1, 2021. Aeolus substation, which is located near Medi- cine Bow, Wyoming. From the Aeolus substation, The proposed projects are necessary to allow the line extends west to Wamsutter, Wyoming, for interconnection of additional resources to and then generally south to the Colorado border. serve load by 2024 and allow interconnection of From there, the line crosses through the north- an additional 1,920 megawatts (MW) of genera- west corner of Colorado, enters Utah, eventually tion resources in eastern Wyoming; offer time- terminating at the Clover substation near Mona, limited federal tax incentives associated with Utah. Construction of Gateway South requires new renewable generation will be enabled by the t e odifi cation o e isting k trans is Transmission Projects to partially offset costs; sion infrastructure in the Mona, Utah area to accommodate 2,500 MW of interconnection and odifi cations to t e e isting Aeol s and and transmission service requests governed by Anticline substations located in Wyoming and executed contracts requiring construction of the odifi cations to t e e isting Clo er and ona Transmission Projects; and to improve transmis- substations located in Utah. Due to the length of sion grid reliability. Gateway South, construction of two new series compensation substations are necessary, which The preliminary estimated total cost of the are the Little Snake substation located in Colo- Transmission Projects is expected to exceed $2 rado and the Coyote substation located in Utah. billion, which includes $915 million for Wyoming odifi cations to t e e isting Aeol s and Anti based facilities. cline substations located in Wyoming and to the existing Clover and Mona substations located in e Co an intends to fi nance t e ro ect Utah will also be required to accommodate the through its normal internal and external sources Gateway South. o ca ital incl ding net cas ow ro o erating activities, public and private debt offerings, the ore s ecifi call t e atewa o t trans is issuance of commercial paper, the use of unse- sion line will pass through: cured revolving credit facilities, capital contribu- tions and ot er so rces. e fi nancial i act T. 13 N., R. 93 W., T. 14 N., R. 93 W., T. 15 N., will not impair the Company’s ability to continue R. 93 W., T. 16 N., R. 92 W., T. 16 N., R. 93 W., to provide safe and reliable electricity service at T. 17 N., R. 93 W., T. 18 N., R. 93 W., T. 19 N., reasonable rates. R. 92 W., T. 19 N., R. 93 W., T. 20 N., R. 84 W., T. 20 N., R. 85 W., T. 20 N., R. 88 W., T. 20 N., This is not a complete description of RMP’s Ap- R. 89 W., T. 20 N., R. 90 W., T. 21 N., R. 83 W., plication. Interested persons may inspect the en- T. 21 N., R. 84 W., T. 21 N., R. 85 W., T. 21 N., tire A lication at s o ing o fi ces and at R. 86 W., T. 21 N., R. 87 W., T. 21 N., R. 88 W., t e Co ission s o fi ces in C e enne o ing T. 21 N., R. 89 W., T. 22 N., R. 80 W., T. 22 N., during regular business hours. The Application R. 82 W., T. 22 N., R. 83 W., T. 23 N., R. 80 W., may also be reviewed on line at: September 9, 2020 11490 T. 23 N., R. 81 W., T. 23 N., R. 82 W., T. 24 N., https://www.rockymountainpower.net/about/ R. 80 W., T. 24 N., R. 81 W., Carbon County, rates reg lation w o ing reg lator fi lings. Wyoming; and html. T. 12 N., R. 94 W., T. 12 N., R. 95 W., T. 13 N., R. 94 W., T. 13 N., R. 95 W., T. 14 N., R. 94 W., An one desiring to fi le a lic co ent state PUBLIC NOTICE T. 19 N., R. 94 W., T. 20 N., R. 90 W., T. 20 N., ment, protest, intervention petition or request R. 91 W., T. 20 N., R. 92 W., T. 20 N., R. 94 W., or a lic earing in t is atter st fi le wit T. 21 N., R. 90 W., Sweetwater County, Wyo- the Commission in writing on or before October ming. . An inter ention re est fi led wit t e Commission shall set forth the grounds of the Gateway West Segment D.1 will begin at the proposed intervention or request for hearing as existing Windstar substation located in south- well as the position and the interest of the peti- eastern Wyoming and will run southwest to the tioner in this proceeding. Shirley Basin substation located 20 miles north of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Gateway West Seg- If you wish to intervene in this matter or request ment D.1 will require construction of a new 230- a public hearing that you will attend, or you kV Heward substation located adjacent to the wis to fi le a lic co ent state ent or ro e isting i fi c lt s station and odifi cation test, and you require reasonable accommodation to the existing Shirley Basin, Dave Johnston, for a disability, please contact the Commission Due to severe weather conditions and the Windstar, and Anticline substations. RMP is also at (307) 777-7427, or write to the Commission proposing to reconstruct 57 miles of an existing at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, closure of the courthouse on Tuesday, 230-kV transmission line that extends from the Wyoming 82002, to make arrangements. Com- existing Shirley Basin substation to the existing munications impaired persons may also contact the 9-15-20 Sweetwater County Board of Dave Johnston substation. the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay at 711. Please mention Docket No. 20000-588-EN- County Commissioners’ agenda will be ore s ecifi call t e atewa est eg ent 20 (Record No. 15604) in your communications. D.1 transmission line will pass through: available on the County Website Dated: September 3, 2020. T.26 N., R. 78 W., T.26 N., R. 79 W., T.27 N., on Thursday, September 10, 2020. September 9, 16, 2020 11489
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