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Thewww.sundancetimes.com Sundance Times Smith verdict: Guilty hours of August 1, 2018. pushing her away, Black said, and then, when Smith fell to the ground, Marty Smith guilty as The video, as both sides noted several times, spoke for itself. Smith attempted to help her back up. At that point, said Black, she began accessory to involuntary was ultimately found guilty as an accessory to involuntary manslaugh- to attack him again while Johnson watched from across the store, ter and to aggravated assault and battery. “nonchalantly” drinking a milkshake. manslaughter and Jessie Johnson, the man accused of committing the crime to which Johnson then shoved Haar and the two “squared up”, she said. After Smith was an accessory, has yet to be tried and is set for a pre-trial Haar unsuccessfully attempted to throw a punch and Smith again fell, aggravated assault conference in March. Johnson took Haar to the floor and both parties held him down. BY SARAH PRIDGEON Johnson held Haar in a chokehold, said Black. On two occasions, On the surveillance video, two men and a Courtesy photo Moment of Death Haar can be seen pointing to his throat to signal his inability to breathe, woman are seen arguing inside the Sundance Travel Marty Smith Linda Black, Deputy County Attorney, led the prosecution, telling but Smith takes his hand and holds it down. Center. There’s pushing, shoving and slapping, tem- the jury she would be presenting evidence to support what could be In the video, said Black, it is possible to see the moment when Haar’s pers are boiling and the woman falls down several times before one of seen in the video footage. abdomen stops moving as he ceases to breathe. He was held down for the men throws the other to the ground in a type of chokehold. “You’re going to get to see what happened with your own eyes,” she several minutes. The second man never stands up again. told the jury, describing an “altercation” at the Sundance Travel Center Both the defense and prosecution agreed that the trial of the State involving three individuals: Smith, Johnson and Haar. Differing Perspective of Wyoming vs. Marty Smith last week was highly unusual because “This altercation resulted in the death of Doug Haar.” Steven Titus, defense attorney, told the jury he would be the 12 men and women of the jury were able to watch for themselves Black described the defendant’s actions that night, telling the jury exactly what happened when local man Doug Haar died in the early Smith was “pushing and shoving and slapping” Haar. He reacted by See Smith: page 6 Local names Cleaning up among state board appointments BY SARAH PRIDGEON Among the list of names submitted by Governor Mark Gordon to serve on the state’s many offices, boards and commissions in 2019 are four from Crook County who have been selected to serve again at the governor’s pleasure. Mike Easley, CEO of Powder River Energy, has been reappointed to the Wyoming Business Council. Steve Lenz has meanwhile been asked to serve again on the Environmental Quality Council. Kathy Lenz will continue to serve on the Parks and Cultural Resources Commission and James Miller has been reappointed to the Industrial Siting Council. The names of the governor’s nominees have been submitted to the Wyoming Senate for confirmation.

Governor signs new laws BY SARAH PRIDGEON As the 2019 Legislative Session draws to a close, Governor Mark Gordon held three formal signing ceremonies on Tuesday to sign a long list of bills into law that will impact life across Wyoming. These bills include new felony offenses, funding for a local water project and the Medal of Honor highway. The Omnibus Water Bill (HEA-38) includes $370,000 for the Crook County Rural Water Supply Plan, the study that will inform the county commissioners as to how to proceed with water issues in the Carlile area and the possibility of creating a water district to hook onto Gillette’s Madison water system. Jeff Moberg photo This law becomes effective immediately. A full brigade of WYDOT snow removal equipment deployed to I-90 Tuesday morning to clean up some of the snow HEA-68 relates to Wyoming’s broadband development pro- that has accumulated in the median around Sundance. gram and amends the definition of “unserved” to refer to areas In spite of a growing discontent with this snow season’s bountiful offerings, the extended forecasts look poised to keep of the state in which the maximum fixed broadband speed for this area’s spring fever in check for the foreseeable future. residential customers is 25 mbs download and 3 mbs upload. This was previously set at 10 mbs download and 1 mbs upload. As Russ Elliott of the Wyoming Broadband Advisory Commit- tee told the county commissioners in February, the idea of this is to push providers to set standards rather than simply meet them. Weather-withered pronghorn HEA-72 allows the creation of joint powers boards to create and operate municipal natural gas facilities and systems. The Beer Freedom Act (HEA-41) will allow microbreweries in struggle to survive to purchase 24-hour malt beverage permits in order to sell their products. Snow conditions Effective immediately, HEA-51 authorizes the secretary of state to create a blockchain filing system and instructs him to force local endeavor to do create an “industry leading” system to which all required filings can be submitted before December 31, 2021. antelope herds SEA-41 will add a new felony to Wyoming’s list of crimes in the form of “aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude police off traditional officers”. A person will be considered to have committed this grazing areas, crime if they have previously been convicted of fleeing or eluding or if, in the course of committing the violation, they cause or into town in intentionally cause bodily injury to another person or property damage greater than $10,000. search of food This crime will be considered a felony and will be punished by a fine up to $5000, imprisonment for up to five years or both. The recent severe winter HEA-50 will meanwhile limit the term of probation that a conditions in northeast Wyo- first time offender may be placed on to 36 months, except for ming are impacting area an- major crimes such as murder and sexual assault in the first telope herds and Moorcroft or second degree. Game Warden John Davis is asking for the public’s assis- Joint Resolution 3 will designate U.S. Highway 20 as the Grace Moore photo Medal of Honor Highway, recognizing the 17 recipients from tance in reducing disturbance Deep, crusty snow south of Moorcroft forced a pronghorn herd into town last Friday in Wyoming of the nation’s highest award for valor. to the animals. search of forage. Since 2016, school buses have been equipped by law with an “Due to weather stress and external video system capable of recording footage of motor- crusted snow, antelope are are congregating along some “Please give them plenty of and fall months to get through ists who pass a bus while it is stopped. SEA-42 clarifies that coming into town seeking for- area roadways. He encourages space and don’t allow pets the winter. such a recording or image is not a public record and should age,” said Davis. “It has just drivers to slow down and give to chase them. They are very However, when they are be destroyed within one year, but can be entered as prima been tough on them. We’ve the animals plenty of time to weak and it is important not disturbed enough to make an facie evidence for violations or discoverable for other criminal had snow cover since before move away if they encounter to stress them anymore than effort to get away from people actions. Christmas and at times, it has them, noting that in their they already are.” or pets, they can use up these SEA-51 gives medical professionals who have cause to be- warmed up a bit creating crust weakened condition they seem Now through late spring is a stored fat reserves. This may lieve a child is the victim of abuse or neglect – and believes on the snow and ice on bare to have little ability to respond critical time for wildlife. Food make it difficult for them to there are other children living in the same home – the right to ground.” quickly when trying to avoid is scarce and what is available survive until spring green up report their findings to law enforcement. Law enforcement will Davis notes that in addi- vehicles. is low quality. They are relying when they can begin to regain tion to coming into Moorcroft, “I’ve never had them in town on fat reserves they accumu- their body condition with qual- See New Laws: page 9 small numbers of antelope like they are,” Davis said. lated during the good summer ity forage. Area Weather

SUNDANCE, WYOMING CONTINUING THE CROOK COUNTY NEWS SINCE 1884 The Sundance Times Page 2 Thursday, February 28, 2019 Obituaries Marlene Lorraine Popham Ruth Ella Neiman Dickmann Marlene Lorraine Popham, 86, former- Marlene and Buster hosted and at- school runs. Ruth Ella Neiman Dickmann, age ly of Sundance, Wyoming, died Monday, tended numerous bridge parties. Mar- She is survived by her children, Joe 100, died February 20, 2019 in February 25, 2019, at Sturgis Regional lene enjoyed making felt Christmas (Jill) Popham, Denison, Iowa, Deb Washington, Indiana. She was born Senior Care. decorations and many people were Rathbun, Basin, Wyoming and Heidi in Eads, Colorado, the second of Al- Memorial services will be held at 10 blessed with her handiwork. (Scott) Komes, Union Center, South bert C. and Annie Gerber Neiman’s a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at the Even with her having diabetes, it Dakota; grandchildren, Kandi (Chris) eight children. First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis, didn’t stop her love of baking cookies Dooley, Greybull, Wyoming and Kody Ruth attended grade school in Colo- South Dakota, with Pastor Harold Del- and making apple pies to share with Komes, Union Center; great-grandchil- rado and graduated from high school bridge and Elder Niel Hinek officiating. everyone. One of her favorite hobbies dren, Bree and Cade Dooley; sisters, in Gordon, Nebraska. She later gradu- Committal services will follow at Black was doing jigsaw puzzles. She had as- Josie (Gene) Ewing, Spearfish, South ated from St. Joseph Hospital School Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. sembled hundreds of them and the Dakota, Maurine (Albert) Knapp, Gold of Nursing as an R.N. in 1945. Marlene was born September 25, last two years, she enjoyed doing them Hill, Oregon and Robyn (Jo) Moug, That year she married J. E. (Gene) 1932, in Sundance, to Joseph and Myr- on her iPad. Deer Park, Washington; and close fam- Dickmann. They resided on the Nei- tle (Hutchins) Frank. Her father died Her greatest pride and joy in her life ily friends, Randy and Connie Cornella man family ranch near Hulett, Wyo- and her mother married Henry Page was her grandchildren, especially the and family and Joe and Tami Baron ming for nearly two years before relo- who raised her like his own. Marlene time she spent living with her daugh- and family. cating their family in Indiana. graduated from Sundance High School. ter, son-in-law and grandson, Kody, on She was preceded in death by her Ruth was a nurse at Blooming- Marlene married Gerald “Buster” Po- their ranch. She could be found out- husband; her parents; sisters, Karrol ton Hospital and then an Industrial pham on February 6, 1952, in Newcas- side picking up tree branches, feeding Brown and Judy Aberle; niece, Stacie Nurse at the R.C.A manufacturing tle, Wyoming. They lived in Gering, Ne- calves, rescuing Scott on breakdowns Metcalf; and son-in-law, Floyd Rath- facility in Bloomington from 1955 until her retirement in 1979. Ruth braska and Sundance. She worked as or enjoying the beauty of the ranch. bun. raised three daughters, and was actively involved with her church, a secretary at the Crook County School The bond Marlene and Kody had was Memorials have been established to professional and social service activities while in Bloomington. District in Sundance. After retirement, the greatest and strongest from day the Rural Meade Ambulance and the In 1984, Ruth and her husband moved to Washington, IN where she she worked at some odd jobs. She es- one. They spent many hours playing, Enning Fire Department. continued her family, church and community involvement. In 2009, pecially enjoyed substituting at the watching their favorite shows, enjoy- Condolences may be sent to the fam- she received the Governor’s Award for Lifetime of Service recognizing Spearfish school lunchroom. ing the outdoors and helping with ily at www.kinkadefunerals.com. 62 years of giving more than 16,483 hours of service to more than 35 organizations or programs in Indiana. She loved to sew and crochet. Her donated handiwork welcomed ba- bies, warmed and comforted children, kept nursing center residents Matthew Allen Mills in mended clothes and bedded the homeless. Her donated quilts ben- efited many fundraisers. During the past ten years since receiving the Matthew Allen Mills, 38, of Gillette, Wyoming, passed away February 15, 2019, in Lifetime Service Award she continued to serve her church and her Gillette. community. Matt was born to Allen Mills and Angela Pickett Mills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota Preceding Ruth in death were her parents and her brothers William, and spent the first twelve years of his life at Spring Creek Livestock Ranch outside Ray, Albert and Henry Neiman; a sister Carrie Greer; son-in-law Ran- of Sundance, Wyoming. He moved to Gillette in 1996 and graduated from Campbell dy Burks; great granddaughter Taylor King; and her husband Gene. County High School in 1999. Surviving are her brother Jim Neiman and sister Mary Barbour of In 2010, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he attended Motorcycle Mechanics Hulett, Wyoming. Institute before returning to Gillette. He married Lacy Kaye Mills on May 5, 2011 and She is also survived by her daughters Ann Dahm (Joe) of Port they moved to Riverton, Wyoming. On August 4, 2014, they had a son, Spencer Avery Townsend, Washington, Jeannie Burks of Washington, Indiana, Alice Mills, who became the center of his world. King (David) of Las Cruces, New Mexico; seven grandchildren, Kyra Matt enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending time with his family and friends. Schwartz, Leah Black, Adam Schwartz, Kelley Gray (Shawn), Kristine The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and many other memorable rides were shared with his Booth (Brian), Kevin King (Cyndi), Bryan King (Danielle); twelve great- brother, Miles Mills, and many others. grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Matt cherished and always stood up for those he loved. He will be deeply missed by There will be a memorial service at New Hope Christian Church, 559 all. E 100 S, Washington, Indiana on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 1 p.m. Matt is survived by his wife, Lacy Mills; his son, Spencer Mills; his father, Allen Mills Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the church preceding the service. and stepmother, Cricket Mills; his mother, Angela Pickett Mills; a brother, Miles Mills; There will be a Nurses Honor Guard at 12:45 p.m. immediately before a cousin, Brandon Mills; and numerous extended family members. He was preceded in the service. death by his grandparents, Dale and Edith Mills; cousin, Crimson Sky Mills; and many others. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, any memorial contribu- Honorary pallbearers are Miles Mills, Brandon Mills, Donny Mills, Sammy Daniel Edlund and Sammy Joe Edlund. tions be made to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Daviess Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Crook County Central School District Building County (R.S.V.P) and Daviess Community Hospital Helping Hearts (Old Elementary Gymnasium) in Sundance. Hospice. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Arrangements are through Goodwin-Sievers Funeral Home, www. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com GoodwinFamilyFH.com Page 3 The Sundance Times Thursday, February 28, 2019 Churches Peek at the Past 100 Years Ago 50 Years Ago The Times February 27, 1969 Sundance Community Calvary Temple February 26, 1919 Church (SBC) Assembly of God Freshman members of four district FFA chapters competed 10th and Cleveland, 240 W. Hwy. 14, Spearfish, (605) The bill for the appropriation of funds with which to pay W.C. here Thursday night during the public speaking contest for Sunday Worship - 11 a.m., 642-3844, Henderson, Logan O’Brien, Joe Farrell and Dan Straight for FFA chapters. Placing in the contest were, Lloyd Raber, Hu- Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday Pastor Mark Chaplin; Sundays: losses of feed and crops sustained by elk on this edge of the lett, first; Paul Hanson, Newcastle, second; Gene Gossman, School - 9:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Sunday School, 10 a.m. Black Hills was killed but it is understood another appropria- Moorcroft, third: and Jay Tenke, Sundance, fourth. Chapel of Faith Worship Service; Wednesdays: tion and sufficient funds to take care of just claims for which Rep. John Wold Wednesday introduced a bill to allow per- 6:30 p.m. Adult/Children/Youth 116 S. 3rd, Pastor Dave the house bills by Mr. Ball were designed. sons who own lands contiguous to national forests to purchase Jagemann, Chapeloffaith.org, Services George Williams of Grand Canyon was jostling about busi- up to 120 acres of national forest land that borders their own Non Denominational - Simply Church of Christ ness matters in town last Thursday. He said there was some teaching the Bible, verse by 369 W. Highway 14; if they had made improvements on contiguous national forest verse. Sunday School - 9 a.m., Bible Study - 10 a.m., Worship - snow up in the canyon but the amount happily diminutive in land under the mistaken understanding it belonged to them. Worship - 10 a.m.; Wednesday 11 a.m. comparison with that of several winters. No more fertile soil lies The “black ghost” of the forest, the wild turkey, will be sur- Royal Rangers and M’Pact: Girls Gateway Baptist out of doors than that of his locality, and the winters growing prised right out of his tail feathers this spring. The first spring - after school, Dinner - 5:30-6:30, Church more mild, making longer seasons for crop production, is the wild turkey season in Wyoming will commence on April 5 and Boys - 6:30-8 p.m. 6 Antelope Lane, thing that’s bringing to ideal that section as one for the farm extend through April 20 in a portion of the Black Hills in north- Sundance United off Frontage Road East, Phone: and livestock business. eastern Wyoming. Methodist Church 283-1756, www. 75 Years Ago 306 Ryan Street, 283-1954, gatewaybaptistsundance. 25 Years Ago Pastor Kathy Makus; com; Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., February 24, 1944 March 3, 1994 Sunday Worship - 10 a.m., Worship - 10:45 a.m., Evening Fred J. Johnston, acting superintendent of Yellowstone Na- The snowpack in the Bear Lodge is still at record levels for Children’s Church - 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible tional Park, has announced that while the famed tourist sight- this time of the snow season according to the results of a snow during Worship; Handicap Study and prayer - 6:30 p.m. seeing spot in Wyoming will operate, it will not be the same as survey conducted by the Soil Conservations Service personnel parking and stairlift Handicap parking in previous years. Hotels and lodges will be closed, and visitors on February 23. Mt. Calvary available with easy access. will have to reach the park means of their own transportation, Nursery available. Tom and Ellen Richter, who purchased Top Video last De- Lutheran Church for there will be no bus service. There also will be no guides. cember, have remodeled the business angd are holding a grand 4th and Ryan, Countryside Church Although some few Wyoming counties have no received the 625 Woodland Drive, Spearfish, re-opening event this week. A ribbon cutting ceremony was Pastor Norman Wacker, 281- 1944 license plates, Crook County is not among these. County 2622; Sunday Worship Service (605) 642-0585: held Monday buy the Sundance Area Chamber of Commerce. - 9 a.m., Saturday - 6 p.m., Treasurer John Binney, states that he has no word from the When state wrestling action ended in Casper Saturday night, Sunday School - 10 a.m. Sunday - 9 and 10:40 a.m. state of the time to expect receipt of the new plates. PS – The the Hulett-Sundance wrestling team had four state champions Church of the Good Mountain View Baptist plan for Wyoming drivers to turn in their old license tags has and one runner-up. Winning state championships were Park- Shepherd -Episcopal Church been abandoned too, according to word received recently from er Shoun, Sean Fowlkes, Ken Viergets and Alan Ista. Ron 602 Main, Exit 12, Spearfish, the state office. Waugh placed second. Gayle Ryan; Worship Service - (605) 642-4036, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. [email protected], Church of Jesus Christ www.spearfishchurch.com; of Latter Day Saints Adult Sunday 702 S. 7th St.; Sacrament starts School - 9 a.m., at 9:30 a.m. Worship - 10:30 a.m. Card of Thanks St. Paul’s Hope Lutheran Church, Catholic Church Wisconsin Synod Our Thanks 805 Oak, Sundance, 9135 34th St., Spearfish, (605) 722-3857, The Northeast Wyoming Chapter of the Muley Fanatic Foundation would like to thank our sponsors and donors, Father Timothy Martinson, rd Pastor; Pastor Mark Schutz; as well as all of our guests that came to support our 3 annual fundraising event on February 9. Without you we Fridays: Mass followed by Holy Sunday Morning would not be able to continue our commitment to further our mission of “To ensure the conservation of mule deer Worship - 9 a.m., Sunday School Hour and and their habitat and to provide such supporting services to further the sport of hunting and sound wildlife man- Confessions - 7 a.m.; - 10:15 a.m. Sunday Mass - 9:30 a.m. Vineyard Christian agement.” Oshoto Community Fellowship Church Powder River Energy OMC, LLC Neiman Enterprises, Inc. Bible Church 3 Industrial Drive, Pine Haven, (307) 756-3211, Seven J Outfitters Fuller Construction DCT Energy Services, LLC Pastor John Baldwin; one Croell Redi-Mix Sportsman’s Warehouse Gillette Steel Center, Inc. mile east of Oshoto on Pastor Duke Tabor; Cabin Creek Rd.; Sunday Morning Worship - Big Horn Tire Mark Hughes Hoby Hughes Sunday School - 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Kinship Groups - Call for info. Dorothy Greenwood Sundance Realty Tait Overgard Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. Phaze Electric Brent Fowler Jill Hartman-State Farm Insurance Pine Ridge Ministries Pine Ridge Community Church, Project Works Brian & Misty Bock Sundance State Bank Carlile, WY, The Speed Family 307 Custom Metal Design Becky Hughes Pastor Shayla Graham, First & Third Sunday - 9 a.m. Big O Tires, Gillette Brian Taullie Bruce Speidel “It’s Simple! Love. Serve. Grow” Cathy Grannis Charlie Castor Chuck Flint Commissioner Keith Culver Cowgirl Pizza Crow Peak Crown Royal Darlene Gastner Deb Pucket Newsbox Decker’s Market Dragonfly Salon Everett Zimmerschied Newsbox items are limited to Ash Wednesday Mass Good Times Liquor Jamie Noga Jana Thompson informational, nonprofit, service and Distribution of Jim Shelton M&M Cabinetry and Restoration Tom Ford-Untamed Design, LLC and social group meeting and Ashes Mike McInerney Mill Iron Staple & Leather OnXMaps, Inc. event notices for the purpose Wed., Mar. 6, noon, St. Paul’s Pinnacle Bank, Moorcroft Reta Schell RTR Wood Carvings of notifying the public of up- Catholic Church coming events. Please confine Russ & Stacy Taylor Scheels Senator John Barrasso to basic information (name Sundance Senior of event/meeting, day, date, Citizens Center Board Sundance Equipment The Lodge The Turf Bar & Lounge time, place). Wed., Mar. 6, 1:30 p.m. Tracy Motors, Doug Tracy Triple H Ranch Unker’s Therapeutic Products Usborne Book Fair Wild West Espresso Wyoming Sauce Co. Wyoming Work Warehouse March 6-8, Sundance Elemen- Crook County Medical tary - Come and support the Frank R. Schwegel-Ranch Horseshoe Art Services District Board school library! Thurs., Feb. 28, 3 p.m., Hospital Electa Chapter #5, OES CEO Office Thurs., Mar. 7, 7:30 p.m. Sundance Food Panty Alcoholics Anonymous Fri., Mar. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Every Tuesday and Thursday, 8 Vets assistance CCSD Central Office Building p.m., Senior Citizens Center Sundance City Council Morning Glories Weight Tues., Mar. 5, 6 p.m. Work Ses- available sion, 7 p.m. Meeting, City Hall Loss Group Every Thursday, 9 a.m. weigh-in, American Legion A State of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming 9:30 meeting – For more infor- Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach ser- Tues., Mar. 5, 7 p.m., Masonic mation call Mona at 283-2129. Sunday, March 10, 2019 Hall Al-Anon vices in Wyoming cities throughout March. Crook County Every Thursday, 8 p.m., Senior Brian Yeager is available to meet with veterans and their fam- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Commissioners Citizens Center ilies to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department Tues.-Wed., Mar. 5-6, 8 a.m., Veteran’s Outreach & of Veterans Affairs claims or VA healthcare. Yeager can also St. Paul’s Catholic Church Basement Courthouse Advocacy Program help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims Handicap Accessible • Door Prizes Pirate Storytime Available to veterans and their or request healthcare. Wed., Mar. 6, 10:30 a.m., Library families. Call 307-630-3230. His office is located at 551 Running W. Drive, in Gillette, and Adults: $10 • 6-10 years old: $5 • 5 years and under: Free he will also be available at the following locations: • Sundance: March 5 at the Crook County Courthouse, 309 Proceeds go to supporting Community events and Correction E. Cleveland Street, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. organizations as well as International projects. • Newcastle: March 7, 14, 21, 28 at the Department of Work- In last week’s issue concerning the arrest of Paige Imbrogno, the force Services, 22922 Hwy 85, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Meals to be delivered that day: arresting agency was the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, not Wyo- ming Highway Patrol as stated. During periods of inclement weather, please check with the Call Flo Jacobs 283-1609 or on that day call 283-2383. staff at the outreach locations to ensure the veterans service officer will be available. 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The Reverend Arthur As not much material is avail- Belknap was called to a able to tell about how our school deathbed in the early hours system was first started in the of October 25, 1921 in Lead, community, not much can be South Dakota. Forced to told about it. However, we do walk across town, his killer know this much as gathered lay in wait. from some old timers around The premeditated mur- this locality. der has never been solved, Courtesy photo The first was started with a despite investigations that The annual banquet on the Muley Fanatic Foundation Northeast Wyoming Chapter one year course. Finally by rais- Courtesy photo stretched for years across which was held earlier this month. ing funds from plays, etc. given Tim Velder multiple states. Three secre- they managed to “rake” enough tive groups that were active Muley Fanatic tion was established in 2012 public lands in Crook County, together to build it up to a three in Lead at the time were suspected in the crime, based on and is headquartered in Green clearing overgrown vegetation year course. Later as we all various conspiracy theories. Velder will examine the possible Foundation River, Wyoming. To date the or- along the Little Missouri River know it grew into a four year roles of the Black Hand Gang, the Ku Klux Klan and the Free- ganization has put nearly $2.2 and gun prizes for the Hulett fully accredited high school. masons in the murder and why they were suspected. Northeast million dollars on the ground Youth Day. As one old timer expressed it, Tim Velder is a communications specialist with Powder Riv- Chapter hosts to further the MFF mission While the mainstay of the the first high school building er Energy and a native of the northern Black Hills area. He of: To ensure the conservation MFF’s efforts is driven to make was such that every time the has lived in Sundance for more than five years with his wife third annual of mule deer and their habitat a local difference for mule deer wind blew it shook like a cot- Gerri and children Gabrielle, Christian and Grace. fundraising and to provide such support- conservation MFF sponsors tonwood in a cyclone. The old Tim has been collecting information on our local history ing services to further the sport and founders take Youth with building had been standing for since his college days at Black Hills State University in the event of hunting and sound wildlife Life Threatening Illnesses from forty or more years. early 1990s. He hauled a pile of history research materials management. around the country on big When the town began to pros- with him in the 2012 move to Sundance from Butte County, Folks gathered February 9 MFF currently has 14 Chap- game hunts. To date MFF has per, there was a call for a bet- South Dakota. Tim’s former career in the newspaper busi- in Sundance for the Northeast ters in Wyoming, Colorado, put 26 youth in the field and ter building. In 1923, the local ness allowed him access to interviews and archival materials, Wyoming Chapter of the Muley Utah and Idaho. Each Chapter in 2019 through a partnership Crook County High School was which breathe life into stories about our local history. Fanatic Foundation’s third an- hosts an annual fundraising with the Dream Foundation, completed and now has an en- For more information, please contact Jill Mackey at Crook Coun- nual fundraising event at the event and retains 70 percent MFF has 17 youths scheduled rollment of approximately one ty Library, (307) 283-1006 or [email protected]. Crook County Fairgrounds. of the net funds to allocate lo- to hunt. hundred and eighteen students With a variety of games, raf- cally through an all-volunteer MFF was recognized by the of which there are graduating fles, a silent and live auction, committee. Western Association of Fish in the year of 1934, sixteen stu- those in attendance pledged “MFF was established to and Wildlife Agencies as the dents. support to an effort that has make a local difference in 2018 Conservation Organiza- The present building has an seen more than $30,000 spent a local area by local folks,” tion of the Year. up-to-date heating system, locally from proceeds from the said MFF Co-Founder Josh- “If you are not familiar with large and well-lighted rooms previous two events. ua Coursey. “The growth and MFF and our Northeast Chap- and recently, through a C. W. A. “The community has been impact that our chapters are ter efforts, we would love to program, was given a thorough very supportive of this effort making is unprecedented in have your involvement. MFF renovation. The building now is and I feel blessed and hum- comparison to other organiza- is a terrific organization that in such shape that the students bled to see the impact that tions. We have a unique niche is committed to making a dif- and patrons of the school can our Chapter is making in this in the conservation communi- ference and your engagement be justly proud of it. part of the Cowboy State,” said ty and the strides of progress and support is necessary to Courses offered are: Com- Kyndell Flint, Chapter Chair, being made are a testament to the difference making efforts merce, Smith-Hughes Agri- who added that the 2019 event the many volunteers and sup- that can be measured right culture and Home Economics, generated nearly $15,000 that porters who are engaged and here in our backyard,” said Normal Training and a com- will come back to the local area active to be a part of the solu- Flint. plete curriculum of academic to further the MFF mission. tion.” For more information about subjects. It is fully accredited The Muley Fanatic Founda- Allocations from the North- the Muley Fanatic Foundation by the state department, and east Chapter in the past two visit their website www.mu- anyone graduating from here years include conservation leyfanatic.org or reach them can go to practically any school OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY, SUNDANCE, WYOMING habitat projects, outdoor at the MFF Headquarters 307- and be accepted unconditional- youth activities and educa- 875-3133. To be involved and ly. In athletics, which includes tion and a youth shooting support the Northeast Chapter basketball, football, it takes a event. Revenue from this contact Kyndell Flint at 307- backseat for no school as re- year’s event is being pledged 290-2040 or newymff@gmail. cords show. to a spring seeding project on com Sundance is an ideal school town and has had the finest teachers. During years from 1931 to 1934 Mr. Lloyd S. Mc- This Week at Your Library Keehan has been the Superin- tendent and has very capably Did you know? We have a large paper shredder available filled the position. for public use. Call the library to set up a time to come and Maybe in years to come our 405 East Main Street shred away! school will grow more and we Library Programming: STORYTIME: Wednesdays at 10:30 will have to build another high a.m. March’s themes: “Pirates”, “Food Fun”, “Goats—with spe- school. However, we are sure EXCELLENT LOCATION WITH A GREAT THE PROPERTY IS PRICED AT ONLY cial guests”, “Bedtime Math—come in your pajamas!”. “MUR- that the seniors who are gradu- BUILDING CONSISTING OF 4,968 SQUARE $370,000.00. A BARGAIN AWAITS THE DER IN THE NIGHT: WHO SHOT FATHER BELKNAP AND ating this year will always re- FEET CONSISTING OF KITCHEN, THREE NEW OWNER. CALL PAT DONAHUE AT WHY?” program by Tim Velder, Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m. member this school as a place LARGE ROOMS, TWO RESTROOMS, 307-283-1901 OFFICE, OR CELL AT in the Library Meeting Room. Reverend Arthur Belknap was where they gained much of 605-390-0104 TO SCHEDULE AN OFFICES ANDPLENTY OF SPACE FOR killed in Lead, South Dakota, on October 25, 1921. ADULT their education to be used in GROWTH. BUILT NEW IN 2001 AND WAS APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY. CRAFT NIGHT: stay tuned! QUILTING AT THE LIBRARY: the their later years to help them USED AS THE BEARLODGE ALTERNATIVE 4th Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Not limited to quilting! HIGH SCHOOL. carry on in their life’s work that Bring any UFO (UnFinished Object) to the library and work lies ahead of them. THIS BUILDING HAS POTENTIAL FOR A on it here. We have lots of space, outlets and camaraderie! Written by the yearbook staff MULTITUDE OF BUSINESSES THAT WOULD Call the library for more information. LUNCH BUNCH BOOK of 1934. BENEFIT THE NEW OWNER AND THE CITY DISCUSSION GROUP meeting February 28, at 11 a.m. at the Submitted by Crook County Museum OF SUNDANCE, WYOMING. library. They are reading “Winterdance” by Gary Paulson. 307-283-1901 • 605-390-0104 Always on the lookout for new members! CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD meeting Thursday, March 7, at 1 p.m. in Pinochle Hulett. CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD meeting Wednesday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. in Moorcroft. These are Pinochle average SUNDANCE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Our next meeting is scores for individuals as of Tuesday, March 5, at 11 a.m. at the Library. Tell your friends February 18, 2019: so they can become our Friends! Gail Kaiser 4044 New Fiction: ORYX AND CRAKE, Madd Addam #1, by Mar- Larry Byrne 4014 garet Atwood. THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD, Madd Addam #2, Jean Adams 3898 Jennifer Adams 3758 by Margaret Atwood. MADD ADDAM, Madd Addam #3, by Lyle Brunson 3723 Margaret Atwood. Shannon Weaver 3445 New Non-Fiction: VIETNAM: AN EPIC TRAGEDY, 1945- Barbara Byrne 3430 1975, by Max Hastings. Jacquie McInerney 3406 New Book on CD: A JUSTIFIED MURDER by Jude Dever- Vivian Brunson 3348 aux. Kari VanLuvan 3265 New Junior Fiction: THUNDERCLUCK! by Paul Tillery IV Joann Salyer 3145 Barbara Glick 1343 and illustrated by Meg Wittwer. THE TRAIN TO IMPOSSIBLE Carol Jordan -0- PLACES by P.G. Bell. EVERBLAZE by Shannon Messenger. Mary Jayne Jordan -0- New Junior Books on CD: THE MADMAN OF BLACK BEAR These are Pinochle average MOUNTAIN, Hardy Boys #12, by Franklin W. Dixon. ATTACK scores for couples as of Febru- OF THE BAYPORT BEAST, Hardy Boys #14, by Franklin W. ary 18, 2019: Dixon. Jennifer Adams and New Junior Book on goreader: THE CHOSEN PRINCE by Jean Adams 7656 Diane Stanley. Gail Kaiser and New Junior Non-Fiction: THE SKIN AND NAILS BOOK by Jacquie McInerney 7450 Carrie Anton and illustrated by Josee Masse. Larry and Barbara Byrne 7444 Lyle and Vivian Brunson 7071 New Picture Books: QUIET BUNNY’S MANY COLORS by Lisa Kari VanLuvan and McCue. The following books were donated by Sue Fuhrmann: Shannon Weaver 6710 GRANDMA’S KITCHEN by Madison Lodi and illustrated by Barbara Glick and Francesca De Luca. GRANDMA WISHES by Julia Lobo and Joann Salyer 4488 illustrated by Helen Rowe. Carol Jordan and Submitted by Kim Heaster Mary Jayne Jordan -0- Page 5 The Sundance Times Thursday, February 28, 2019 Opinions Legislative Update

BY TYLER LINDHOLM If you have any questions or can also find updates about Greetings from Cheyenne! concerns, please do not hesi- my work on my Facebook We welcome your opinion As the 7th Week of the 65th tate to contact me at 307-282- page, www.facebook.com/Ty- The ‘Opinions’ section of our newspaper belongs to you, the General Session comes to an 0968 or email me at Tyler. ler4HD1. readers. We encourage you to use it to express your opinions. end, we have seen both the [email protected]. You The Sundance Times does not solicit any particular viewpoint deadline for bills to come out and publishes most all letters we receive. Letters are not pub- of committee and the last day lished when they cannot be verified, when they arrive unsigned, when they are libelous, when they are not considered in good for bills to be considered in Bills I have introduced: taste or when they are meant personally for one reader. Letters the Committee of the Whole. HB0015 - Motor vehicles-titles and bills of sale. are edited when they contain potentially libelous content or when There are just three days left House received from Senate for concurrence language is in poor taste. All letters must include a signature, physical address and a telephone number. Address and phone for the 65th General Session HB0055 - Transport of mobile homes-copy of title. of the Wyoming Legislature. number will not be published. Letters that do not have an original Passed Senate 2nd Reading signature will be verified by a telephone call to the author. Letters The House managed to get HB0097 - Taxation of broadband internet infrastructure. to the editor are intended to express the writer’s viewpoint and through all of the General File HB 9,8 have passed both Passed both Chambers and awaiting Governor’s signa- will not be printed if they are written as personal thank-yous or bills from the Senate and will Chambers and are currently ture advertising messages. The Sundance Times is not responsible for the views expressed work the bills on 2nd and 3rd awaiting Governor Gordon’s HB0098 - Rights of way-communications services. reading in the coming days. in the ‘Opinions’ page and does not, in publishing them, neces- signature. Two others are still Passed both Chambers and awaiting Governor’s signa- sarily endorse any particular opinion. Bills of note include: working their way through ture SF 104 – Wyoming Chancery the process and I expect them HB0179 – Food Trucks Court to make it to the Governor’s No report by Committee of the Whole Deadline SJ 9 – Medal of Honor High- desk. HB0234 – Marihuana reform Legislative Contacts way Both bills are intended to No report by Committee of the Whole Deadline Senator Ogden Driskill PO Box 155, Devils Tower WY 82714, SF 85 – Wyoming Medicaid ease broadband buildout in HJ0003 - Supreme court justices-senate confirmation. Cell: 307-680-5555, Email: [email protected] Fraud Control Act rural areas and municipali- House did not consider Representative Tyler Lindholm Home: 307-468-2121, Cell: Two of my bills, HB 97 and ties. 307-282-0968, Email: [email protected], TylerLindholm. com Governor Mark Gordon State Capitol, 200 W 24th St, Cheyenne WY 82002-0010, 307-777-7434, Fax: 307-632-3909, Website: governor.wy.gov US Senator John Barrasso 307 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510, 202-224-6441, Fax: 202-224-1724, Toll Free: 866-235-9553, 2 N Main St Ste 206, Sheridan WY 82801, 307-672-6456, Website: barrasso.senate.gov US Senator Mike Enzi 379A Senate Russell Office Building, Washington DC 20510, 202-224-3424, Fax: 202-228-0359, Toll Free: 888-250-1879, 222 S Gillette Ave Ste 503, Gillette WY 82716, 307-682-6268, Fax: 307-682-6501, Website: enzi.senate. gov US Representative Liz Cheney 416 Cannon House Office Bldg, Washington DC 20515, 300 S Gillette Ave Ste 2001, Gillette WY 82718, 307-414-1677, Website: cheney.house.gov

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Chapel of Faith VISITATION RESTRICTION With the rampant INFLUENZA in the community and Malicious CDC recommendations that Influenza will peak in the Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. Prov. 10:12 next two weeks, the decision has been made to restrict By nature, humanity is born bad. Bent toward doing more visitation to all patients in LTC and Acute Care. The flu evil than good (Hab. 2:4). You may argue this, although a doesn’t show up for potentially 7 days after exposure so simple review of your day will prove otherwise. even though people aren’t sick NOW, it doesn’t mean Most have remorse upon committing a wrong, quickly rec- they won’t be soon. Many of the patients/residents in ognizing the mistake and seeking forgiveness from their vic- our facility are immunocompromised and contracting tim or the One above. It is a lesson learned, a wrong righted influenza may kill them if they were to contract it. and a society mended and shaped into decency. CCMSD recognizes that this is difficult and that it causes A noticeable trait in people lately is the practice of malice. inconvenience to families and friends. The safety of our The desire and intention to make bad things happen. It cre- patients and residents must be our number one priority. ates irreversible damage and once grasped, become difficult Please respect these restrictions. We will lift the to disengage from. restrictions at the earliest possible time. The word malicious is the adjective based on the noun mal- Thank you, Lane Gill & Nevada Gill ice, which means the desire to harm others. Both words come CCMSD Administration from the Latin word malus, for bad. If someone is malicious, The open house has been postponed and they don’t just make bad things happen; they love to make the new date will be announced soon. bad things happen. The pain in watching such behavior is only surpassed by the receiving of it. This is targeted evil, purposeful and often meant to destroy. It comes without warning; an intensified hatred seeking to inflict maximum damage and is difficult to deflect. What the possessor of malice fails to realize is the crip- pling, debilitating effect upon their soul. Malice is harmful, spiteful, it empties and carves up the individual as it pours out its horrific wrath upon others. The feeling of superiority over another is short lived as malice masks its true target: The giver. Malicious behavior has no winners, only victims. It screams, tears, pierces and burns over all it touches. It goes beyond what is necessary and has become fashionable today. The exercise and growing popularity of malice in our culture hurts the heart. It is pure evil being perfected and can NATIONALGUARD.com never produce anything of lasting value. Its only desire is NATIONALGUARD.com destruction of life. Kindness, tenderheartedness, goodness on the other hand pours love from the giver into the taker. It waters both ways and provides growth. It has a lasting, soothing effect and is what the world needs more of. There would be more sanity, greater peace of mind, a salvag- ing of human souls, if people were more kind. – Anonymous. Love many things. Submitted by Pastor Dave Jagemann

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urged to attend! Brought to you as a Public Service. The Sundance Times Page 6 Thursday, February 28, 2019 audio on the video, so we do not know what was going on ployee who was on duty during the altercation and alerted in Smith’s mind. Of course not, said McDonald: “I couldn’t police. The employee described the incident from his per- Smith: continued from page 1 know what she was thinking.” spective, suggesting the argument had begun because Haar DCI Agent Jason Ruby took the stand to explain his role bought two expensive drinks for Johnson before finding out putting that footage into perspective. He described an eve- in documenting the crime scene. One photograph taken by he may have been romantically involved with Smith. “I guess ning that started out for his client like any other; she began Ruby was of a cell phone identified as belonging to Johnson, he disrespected Doug,” he said. her shift at the Turf Lounge; Haar, her “best friend of three on which 911 had been entered but “did not appear to have The employee also stated that Smith did not ask him to call years”, came to visit; and the two began “chit-chatting”. been dialed”. the cops and said he did not get involved in the altercation for During the evening, Titus told the jury that Haar left to On the video footage, Ruby said, Johnson can be seen re- reasons of liability. When cross-examined by Black, he said eat dinner. He returned to pick up Smith after her shift at moving his phone from his pocket and appears to dial 911, he asked all three to leave the store, rather than just Haar as around 11 p.m. and take her to the Dime Horseshoe Bar, but “that call did not appear to be completed”. Ruby also tes- suggested by the defense in opening statements; that he did where they met Johnson and consumed a number of alco- tified that he was able to see in the footage that Smith held not have a good view of the position each party was in; and holic drinks. Haar’s hand down after he attempted to point to his throat that he felt Smith was antagonizing the situation. When the three headed to the Sundance Travel Center for area. The employee was called back to the stand to listen to an snacks, Titus said, Haar’s “feelings of angst” about Smith’s audio recording of his interview with DCI on the night of relationship with Johnson came to fruition. Haar had “deep The Hours Before Haar’s death, which Titus said differed from his recollec- feelings” for Smith that were not reciprocated, he said. During testimony from DCI Agent Danny Preston, the jury tion on the stand. Though he agreed the interview was likely When, in the video, Haar “slammed [Smith] down”, Titus watched a video recording of the first interview conducted a better reflection of events, he continued to deny hearing said Johnson’s actions were an intervention. Titus claimed with Smith. In that interview, said Preston, Smith claimed Haar make any threats of harm and, when asked about the Smith attempted to deescalate the situation and ended up she could not remember details of the night and was incon- differences between the two versions, said, “I’m not sure”. underneath both, trapped by 400 lbs of body weight while sistent about where she had been and when. Smith’s 17-year-old son told the jury he had received a “begging” Johnson to let Haar go. During the interview, Smith described the events leading call from his mother after she left the truck stop to drive to “This happened because Mr. Haar was jealous of Mr. John- up to the altercation. At the time Smith and Haar left the Spearfish. “She was kind of hysterical and crying,” he said, son,” he said, claiming Smith acted in self defense as “any Turf, she stated that Haar had already consumed a number telling the jury he had never received a call from her like that reasonable person” would. of alcoholic drinks. before. In cross-examination, Black ascertained that Haar At the Dime, Smith said Haar had “a lot more” drinks. “He had never before threatened Smith’s children. First on Scene was drinking a lot faster than I was,” she said. Special Agent Chris McDonald, Division of Criminal Inves- All three left the bar at around 1:45 a.m. and went for “late Smith Speaks tigation, was the first witness called for the prosecution. The night snacks and munchies”, she said. Smith herself took the stand and, through near-continuous video surveillance, he said, was consistent with the witness Regarding the relationship between herself and Haar, Smith tears, provided her version of events from the night Haar accounts and crime scene. said in her first interview that she “only wanted to be friends” died. She began by explaining she had been romantically in- “They all corroborated each other,” McDonald said. and Haar was “jealous of Jessie” and “wouldn’t let it go”. volved with Haar until May, 2018, when he cheated on her, During cross-examination, Titus pointed out there is no During that interview, Smith denied remembering anything and that he was a “father figure” to her kids. after the trio headed to the truck stop, blaming her memory At the Dime, Smith said, the two men appeared to get along loss on alcohol consumption. She said she did not remember but “they seemed a little irritated”. what caused the argument at the Sundance Travel Center “Doug seemed jealous of Jessie, but I told him there was no but assumed it was due to Haar’s jealousy. reason to be,” she said. The jury also heard an audio recording of the second inter- Smith claimed that Haar had not been invited to ride to view conducted with Smith, which occurred after Johnson the truck stop and would usually walk home from the bar. ϭϬϲt͘ĚĂŵƐ͕ZŝǀĞƌƚŽŶ͕tzϴϮϱϬϭ had been interviewed, and during which she again stated, “I She also told the jury that her recollection of the night has DĞĚŝĐĂƌĞĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂƌǇƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞWƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ͗ don’t remember anything”. refreshed since the interviews, which she said is typical for Smith claimed she did not remember calling dispatch to her with drink-related blackouts. x EĞǁƚŽDĞĚŝĐĂƌĞŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐ perform a check on her kids; whether she had sex with John- Smith said she can now recall arguing with Haar at the x ŶƌŽůůŝŶƚŽDĞĚŝĐĂƌĞĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ son after they left the Sundance Travel Center and drove truck stop and telling him repeatedly to leave and explained x ƉƉůǇĨŽƌůŽǁͲŝŶĐŽŵĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ to Spearfish; or telling Johnson they should leave the truck she was petting Johnson’s head while he had Haar in a x YƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐͬŽŶĐĞƌŶƐͬ/ƐƐƵĞƐ stop. chokehold because she was attempting to calm him down. “It’s like snapshots – pictures,” she said. “My blackout point Smith claimed she did ask the employee to call the cops, x ŽƵŶƐĞůŽƌƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƐƚĂƚĞǁŝĚĞ was in the bar.” but stated she still has no memories of driving to Spearfish >>^Zs/^Z&ZK&,Z' When the agents suggested this was a little convenient, and does not know why the pair returned to Sundance. Smith became indignant and proclaimed Haar was her best “Would you ever hurt Doug?” asked Titus. “No,” she re- friend. “I wish I could remember because I would tell you ev- plied. /2&$/+(/3 ery fricking thing,” she said. During cross-examination, Black asked if Smith’s recollec- )253(23/( Smith stated that she always has a blackout point when tion came from reviewing the video. Smith agreed and said it :,7+0(',&$5( she drinks. When one of the interviewers pointed out, “You also came from having time to think. “Each memory slowly are responsible for what you’ve done while drinking,” she comes back,” she said. 800-856-4398 Toll Free said, “I understand that”. Black questioned Smith’s statement that her memory loss Smith also revealed that she takes Vicodin daily, every four is caused by a brain injury she suffered a few years ago, re- This ad was supported by a grant from the Administration for Community Living, Dept. of Health and Human Services (#90SA 0029). to six hours as needed, and had taken eight that day. She minding her that she blamed alcohol during her interviews. told interviewers that she was dating neither Haar nor John- It’s both, Smith said. son at the time. Black also pointed out that, in Smith’s interview, she said Interviewers further commented during the interview that, she was no longer dating Haar because she was not in love when blood alcohol testing was performed, Smith returned with him and did not mention he had cheated. After Smith a result of 0.05 and Johnson a negligible 0.002. Agent Pres- reiterated Haar was a father figure to her kids, Black asked ton also clarified that, while DCI did receive information that if he had ever hurt her or them before; “Not that I reported,” Haar could become violent or angry when drunk, this infor- she said. mation had come solely from Smith, who also stated he had Smith having alluded to the idea of being scared of Haar on never laid a hand on her. the night of his death, Black asked at what point exactly she became frightened. Smith said the moment she experienced 911 Call fear was when she was on the ground under the two men, The Crook County dispatcher who received the initial call claiming adrenaline had delayed her fear before that time. for assistance from the Sundance Travel Center employee and a second at 2:41 a.m. was called to the stand and the re- Closing Thoughts cording was played for the jury. A voice believed to be John- In her closing statement, Black pointed out inconsistencies son’s reports an “aggravated assault, I’m not sure” and asks in Smith’s account of the night, such as her claims she was for law enforcement to check on Smith’s house. scared of Haar when she had told interviewers Haar had nev- When the dispatcher asks the pair to come back to town, er before touched her. The moment at which Smith claims a voice believed to be Smith can be heard shouting “no” and her memory blacked out changed between the interviews and cursing in the background, at one point saying it would not her testimony, Black said, and the 911 call is notable as be “safe” to return. When asked to give her name, she shouts Smith said it was not safe to return to Sundance. “go to hell” and refuses to explain why her kids might be in “It’s not safe to be in the company of law enforcement of- trouble. ficers? Why is that?” Black asked. Agent Ruby returned to the stand to testify that DCI ob- Did Johnson act in self-defense? Black reminded the jury tained Smith’s cell phone and extracted information from it that Smith can be seen on the video slapping, punching and pursuant to a search warrant. Dispatch records show the pushing Haar while Johnson sips a milkshake. Johnson’s 2:41 a.m. call was placed to 911 from her phone, said Ruby, sudden attack on Haar was not self-defense, she said, be- but it was not listed in her call log; he stated he was “not cause, “Is that what a reasonable person would perceive as Adoption fees cover up-to-date shots and tests as well as aware” of any other reason for this than that Smith had de- harm?” spaying or neutering. Applications to adopt a pet can be leted it from the log. Further, said Black, once Haar was down on the ground, requested by emailing [email protected] “He [could] no longer defend himself,” but Johnson contin- Autopsy Information ued to hold him. Black replayed part of the video to remind 4/0."/Hi, I’m Snoman. My large family was rescued Forensic pathologist Dr. Thomas Bennett stated his find- the jury that Johnson continued to hold him for a further when we were 4 weeks old. We are now 8 weeks old and six minutes after he lost consciousness; that, said Black, ready to find our own families. We are beginning to look like ings that the cause of death was “traumatic asphyxiation” white and cream colored Shepherd mixes. I f you want and described the indicators found during the autopsy. He was six minutes of Haar “not moving, not fighting, not being someone to jog with you, I’m your boy! told the jury that Haar had a blood alcohol level of 0.2 and threatening in any shape or form.” was “drunk and getting drunker” at the time of his death, Titus presented a closing argument that aimed to cast doubt which was a contributing factor in his death as he was un- on various testimony and evidence given during the trial. He able to defend himself. noted, for example, that DCI never placed Haar’s body back Bennett stated his belief that he can determine from the in its original position to recreate the scene and that Dr. 4/08)*5& Hi I'm Snowhite, Snoman’s sister. We have video footage when Haar lost consciousness as his arm goes Bennett had performed the autopsy after viewing the video. the same color and coat length, but boy are we different. I have limp and he ceases moving on his own. When asked if he “The only thing the state has given you is doubt, doubt and little stubby legs and pointy ears so I look more like a could have survived after this point had Johnson and Smith more doubt,” he said. Shepherd/Corgi mix. The differences within the same litter are In her rebuttal, Black reminded the jury that the state did what make mixed breeds so unique, and I am sure unique! So if let him go, he responded, “Most probably”. you want a little short pup, adopt me! During cross-examination, Bennett disagreed that Haar not have to prove Johnson intended to kill Haar, but that he may have lost consciousness simply as a result of alcohol. purposely and maliciously acted and those actions caused Haar’s death. The Defense Was it intentional? “Absolutely, we have the video,” she said. 5&--&3My mom and brothers and I were found in an Before the defense presented its case, a motion was made abandoned house. OPP has found homes for everyone but for acquittal on the basis that the state had not met its bur- Was it malicious? “Oh yeah. He continued to choke Doug me. I’m a big sweet 2-month-old boy and I’m doing good den of proof in showing Johnson acted purposely and mali- Haar with the aid of the defendant for six minutes,” she said. with potty training. I’m already neutered and ready to go to ciously. The motion was denied as Judge Thomas Rumpke At some point in there he was dead, she added, and could a nice family who will train me and spoil me at the same determined sufficient evidence had been presented. not have been a threat. time. Titus called to the stand the Sundance Travel Center em- The Verdict After several hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of guilty for one count of accessory to involuntary man- ,*3#:I’m Kirby; I was featured here a few months ago. I slaughter and one count of accessory to aggravated assault got adopted but my new family’s other dog did not like me so here I am again. I’m a 4-year-old female Aussie Mix. I and battery. The jury found Smith not guilty of accessory to really enjoy living in a house now, and my gentle, funny murder in the second degree or accessory to voluntary man- personality is coming out. I still like other dogs but will slaughter. need a meet and greet before I come live with you. Smith was taken immediately to jail and will be held without bond pending sentencing. Judge Rumpke determined that, Like us on Facebook – “Oglala Pet Project” as an admitted alcoholic, the verdict brings risk of relapse and makes Smith a potential danger to the community. 5IJTQFUMJTUJOHJTTQPOTPSFECZ+FBOOF8IBMFO Sentencing will take place in 60 to 90 days, after a pre- sentence investigation is complete. Page 7 The Sundance Times Thursday, February 28, 2019 Crook County Snow plow rear Sheriff’s ended near Office

Feb. 11 – Three VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Moorcroft Deputy investigated tres- passing call. Feb. 12 – Two VIN checks. Paper service. Detention Deputy trans- ported prisoner to clinic. Deputy assisted motorist. Deputy assisted Sun- dance Police Department with commercial burglar alarm. Feb. 13 – Six VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Feb. 14 – Eight VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Detention Deputy did three sets of fingerprints for outside employment. Deputy assisted Sundance Police Depart- ment with traffic stop Feb. 15 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Dep- uty assisted Moorcroft Police Department with traffic control on crash. Deputy assisted with civil issue. Detention Deputy booked in subject arrested by Wyoming Highway Patrol. Feb. 16 – Deputies assisted two stalled motor- ists. Deputies assisted Sundance Police Depart- ment on welfare check. Deputy assisted Wyo- ming Highway Patrol on vehicle slide-off. Feb. 17 – Two traffic stops. Deputy assisted stalled motorist. Deputy assisted Wyoming High- way Patrol on two separate crashes. Feb. 18 – VIN check. Two paper services. Dep- uty took civil issue call. Deputy arrested subject on local warrant. Deten- tion Deputy booked in two subjects. Deputy as- Courtesy photo sisted another agency on traffic stop. A second WYDOT snow plow ator was traveling at about 35 poor visibility created by the Feb. 19 – Two VIN has been struck by a truck miles per hour at the time. snow cloud and from following checks. Detention Dep- while clearing snow on the in- The truck struck the sander, the plow too closely. uty did fingerprinting terstate near Moorcroft. The causing substantial damage WYDOT strongly encourages for outside employment. plow was in the left-hand pass- to the sander, but none to the all drivers to increase their fol- Deputy did civil assist. ing lane of the westbound lane plow truck. 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A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawl. Feb. 19 - Officer investigated a two-vehicle three bar checks, four traffic stops. checks. Paper service. Detention deputy did fingerprints for conceal carry application. Deputy attempted to serve war- Circuit Court rant. Deputy investigated Speeding – Brandy N. Miller, SD, 55/45, $90; Russell J. Redinger, crash. Deputy assisted WA, 90/80, $90; Darren M. Anderson, Gillette, 86/75, $100; Josh- another agency on crash. ua R. Wofford, Gillette, 77/70, $84; Evan S. Stoops, Gillette, 64/50, Feb. 23 – VIN check. $115; Amelia R. Jensen, SD, 88/80, $86; David F. Wall, MT, 84/70, Three traffic stops. Dep- $115; Aaron Marquez, CA, 104/80, $165; Micah A. Schiller, SD, Getting Back to Your uty assisted with civil is- 94/75, $140; Jesse J. Mattingly, Cheyenne, 87/80, $84; Rachel L. sue. Deputy investigated BEFORE Berg, SD, 89/80, $88; Cheryl A. Brill, Gillette, 81/65, $125 harassment complaint. Life No Valid Certificate of Title, Certificate of Registration, Li- Detention deputy booked cense Plates/Temp Permit – Lyle J. Hartman, Hulett, $135 AFTER in subject on Crook Orthopedics Stop Sign Violation – Lyle J. Hartman, Hulett, $125 County warrant. Deputy Relieve the pain and get back to work Unlawfully Use License – Achim V. Wenzel, Hulett, $235 assisted Wyoming High- No Seat Belt (driver) – Kayla L. Carter, Moorcroft, $25 or play with the help of our board- way Patrol with two sepa- Violate Permit Conditions (daytime) – Weston J. Beckle, CO, rate crashes on I-90. certiﬁed, experienced orthopedic $125 Feb. 24 – Deputies re- providers and surgeons. Use or Under Influence of Alcohol or Detectable Amount of sponded to domestic dis- Alcohol While on Duty or Under Control of CMV – Robert D. Hib- pute. bard, NH, $175 Inmates – Five males, DUI Alcohol .08% or More – Michael T. Pierce, CO, $555, 30 days five females. jail/26 days suspended, unsupervised probation through Feb. 18, 2020 CAMPBELL COUNTY HEALTH CROOK COUNTY NEWS 508 Stocktrail Ave., Suite A Sundance News with Victoria Connett M-F 8:30 a.m. Gillette, Wyoming KYDT Hulett News with Freida Dent M, W, F 8:45 a.m. 307-686-1413 103.1 FM Moorcroft News with Cynthia Clonch/Monte Reichenberg M, W, F 8:50 a.m. cchwyo.org/pros f t The Sundance Times Page 8 Thursday, February 28, 2019 Statewide lodging tax condemned by Senate Sens. Liisa Anselmi-Dalton, D-Rock burden on the state’s general fund carry the load they have in the past,” tee, which Landen chairs, laid over By Ramsey Scott Wyoming Tribune Eagle Springs, and Cale Case, R-Lander, failed to gain any traction. Landen said. “It always comes down HB 220 last week. Landen said at Via Wyoming News Exchange both recused themselves from the “I’m mystified by the vote today and to, ‘if not now, when?’ And so far, at the time he stopped the process on vote because of conflicts of interest was prepared to support it,” Landen least, it hasn’t been ‘when.’ the bill because there wasn’t enough CHEYENNE – The Senate killed a with their personal businesses. But said. “I’m not sure why [it failed]. I “We have to have that conversation support in the Senate for it to pass. bill to implement a statewide lodg- Senate rules allowed them to speak thought it would receive better sup- and continue to work on what may Throughout this past week, and ing tax on a final vote Monday after it on the bill without voting, and they port.” be an answer to our revenue diffi- even going into Monday, there were was pulled from the consent list. have both been strongly against HB HB 66 was one of several bills that culties.” efforts to bring HB 220 out onto the It was just one of several bills aimed 66 throughout the process. failed this year that were designed to A major effort that failed this year Senate floor. But despite lobbying at broadening and diversifying the Anselmi-Dalton said during debates broaden the state’s revenue streams was House Bill 220, sponsored by by supporters, there never devel- state’s revenue stream that failed to on the bill that while proponents of beyond the fossil fuels industry, Rep. Jerry Obermueller, R-Casper, oped enough backing for the bill to make it through the Legislature after the tax said it would overwhelmingly something leadership in both cham- which would have imposed a 7 per- ensure its ability to pass. a lot of talk to start the session about affect out-of-state residents, in real- bers championed to start the ses- cent tax on profits for certain res- As of the end of the day Monday, this being the year for change. ity, HB 66 would hit Wyoming-ites sion. taurants, retail and hospitality while it was possible the Senate House Bill 66 died 19-7 in the Sen- who tried to travel across the state. But bills to raise cigarette taxes, businesses in Wyoming to help fund could move on the bill and expedite ate after it had passed out of the Sen. Bill Landen, R-Casper, ini- index fuel taxes to the Consumer education. It was estimated the tax it through the process before the House earlier this session on a 44-16 tially voted for the bill, but changed Price Index and raise property taxes could potentially generate $45 mil- end of the session Wednesday, it vote. The bill would have put a 5 per- his vote after it became apparent to fund education all failed to gain lion annually, although that figure appeared HB 220 was dead in the cent statewide tax on lodging sales, there wasn’t nearly enough support any traction. was a rough estimate. water. with 3 percent heading to the state’s for HB 66 to pass the body. He was Landen said it was imperative the The tax would apply to businesses But the topic of how to strength- coffers to help fund the Wyoming Of- joined by Sens. Affie Ellis, R-Chey- state find a way to become less reli- with 100 shareholders or more, and en and diversify the state’s reve- fice of Tourism. enne; Fred Baldwin, R-Kemmerer; ant on the mineral extraction indus- only on the profits generated from nue won’t be going away. During a The other 2 percent would have and Jeff Wasserburger, R-Gillette, try to fund operations, especially sales in Wyoming. It also includes a meeting of the Joint Revenue Com- gone back to the locality in which it in switching votes. education. dollar-for-dollar tax credit for those mittee on Monday, it was decided a was generated. The state estimated Landen said he was disappointed “I think we all know we’ve got to companies on any sales and prop- major topic of study during the in- the tax would raise about $19.5 mil- the work done during the interim tackle the tax structure. We have erty tax they pay in Wyoming. terim session will be creating bills lion starting in 2021 and completely session to help broaden the state’s to look at revenue in Wyoming. Our The Senate Corporations, Elections to help tackle the issue in a future fund statewide tourism operations. tax base and lessen the financial extractive industries simply cannot and Political Subdivisions Commit- session.

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ates a framework for the state’s growers to capitalize on a provi- “Unfortunately, there really are people who participate in a Man sentenced to five years in sion in the new farm bill that decriminalizes hemp, previously sport called ‘coyote whacking’ and they can continue to legally apartment fire considered a controlled substance under federal law. If signed do so. Wyoming legislators had an opportunity to outlaw it GILLETTE (WNE) — A 37-year-old man who set fire to a Gil- by the governor, the bill would allow farmers to apply for a state but they didn’t even bother looking at the bill, let alone pass- lette apartment building in December 2017 will serve five years license to begin to grow hemp. ing it.” in federal prison. Upon receiving the license, farmers would then have to subject House Bill 288, titled “Animal cruelty – snowmobiles,” was Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced their crop to regular testing – including remaining below a cer- introduced by freshman Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, on Jan. Shaun Michael Sprague on Feb. 5 to 60 months in prison, fol- tain THC threshold. 28 after he reportedly received a video and photos of people lowed by 36 months of supervised release for arson of a facility Last week, Loucks was seen on the Senate side of Jonah Busi- chasing coyotes, wearing them out and killing them. Sen. engaged in interstate commerce. ness Center lobbying members there to re-insert an appropria- Mike Gierau, D-Jackson, cosponsored the bill. No one was hurt in the East 12th Street apartment fire, but tion for hemp testing back into the bill – one of the few con- It went to the Wyoming House of Representatives, where it several residents were displaced. tentious periods for the bill’s journey through both chambers. was not considered for introduction by the Feb. 4 deadline. The fire destroyed the apartment, which was rented to Sprague’s According to the amendment, the funding for the program would It requested criminal penalties for “aggravated cruelty to ani- brother, and damaged a nearby building. not have been appropriated unless another other state agency, mals,” including sponsors, for using a snowmobile to “willfully Sprague had been charged locally with first-degree arson in the including the University of Wyoming or any community college, and wantonly cause the death, injury or undue suffering of an fire, but those charges were dropped when he was indicted fed- or a private entity could have provide building maintenance, em- animal, including a predatory animal.” erally, said Chris McDonald with the state Division of Criminal ployee training, laboratory supplies and the equipment neces- Predator hunting is not controlled on public lands but pri- Investigation. sary to implement the act at a lower cost. vate landowners can decide who does what on their property. Sprague pleaded guilty to the federal charges in a plea agree- The Senate eventually put the funding — $120,000 for a full- Big Piney rancher Tara Miller recently submitted a letter to ment in which he would receive the 60-month sentence, the time employee to handle the inspection of the plants – back into the editor that said coyote hunting with snowmobiles would mandatory minimum, McDonald said. the bill, and backed away from their amendment. not be allowed on Miller Land & Livestock’s property. Sprague had come to Gillette in early December 2017 to say with his brother, who asked that he not use drugs while living at the apartment, according to court documents. When the brother Man fined nearly $12,000 Fisherman gets stuck suspected that Sprague was using drugs, he confronted him. in grizzly killing in ice on Fremont Lake Sprague sought drug treatment in South Dakota but returned CODY (WNE) — A Riverton man was recently fined nearly PINEDALE (WNE) – A man who walked out onto frozen Fre- to Gillette in time for Christmas, when he fought with his moth- $12,000 for illegally killing a grizzly bear in 2017. mont Lake for some ice-fishing Sunday morning caught his er. She told investigators that he had made nonsensical state- That man, Joel Blury, 57, was sentenced in Circuit Court Feb. waterproof boot in a hole or crack in the ice and fell half- ments and that she was worried about his drug use and mental 5 by judge Bruce Waters for illegally shooting and killing the seated into the frigid water. health. endangered species. He also received a misdemeanor charge for The Pinedale man, who says he has “been out there a thou- The next day, he tried to return an apartment key to his broth- shooting wildlife from a road. sand times,” asked that his name not be used because he er, who assured him he could stay at the apartment, according Dan Smith, a regional supervisor with Wyoming Game and “would never hear the end of it” from his friends. to an affidavit of probable cause. Fish, said Blury mistook the adult grizzly for a black bear, a Earlier, he had parked at the boat dock and pulled his ice- Then on Dec. 27, a neighbor saw Sprague drive away from game he was legally hunting the May day he made his critical fishing gear on a sled to a spot about 200 yards from shore the building and shortly afterward noticed flames. A firefighter mistake. where he drilled several fishing holes with his augur. He said smelled gasoline when he arrived on scene. “He blew a predator call and sure enough, he saw the bear the lake’s layers were kind of strange but safe. Six to 8 inches coming out of the woods and walking towards him,” Smith of new snow covered a 1 inch thick layer of ice, then about 5 said. inches of water on 10 inches of solid ice, he explained. House approves bill From his ATV vehicle on Road 203 in the Shoshone National He was walking back to his sled to put his augur away when blocking county zoning Forest, west of Meeteetse near the Wood River area, Blury shot his foot jammed into a crevice, crack or possibly another fish- the bear with his .30-06 rifle, killing it with a single shot. erman’s drilled hole that was freezing over. rules for private schools Within his punishment, Blury is prohibited from hunting, Whatever it was, it wasn’t visible, he said, and as his leg JACKSON (WNE) — The Jackson Hole Classical Academy cleared trapping or fishing for the remainder of 2019. went down into the water, he fell against the augur and half- a major hurdle to building a new school in South Park after law- For the shooting, Blury must pay Game and Fish $10,000 sat down. He was wearing waterproof Muck boots but he got makers in Cheyenne approved legislation stripping county zoning restitution for the bear’s life and $1,680 to the county for his soaked sitting there. authority over private schools. physical act. With court fees and other associated costs his For a change, no one else was fishing and after he worked Senate File 49 passed the House in a 33-26 vote Monday, which grand total reaches $11,735. He already has paid $200 toward away to free his foot for 15 or 20 minutes, he started worrying means now all that’s needed is Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature. his debt, the minimum payment he must make each month. that no one knew he was out there. At that point, he grabbed The bill gives private schools across Wyoming the same exemp- his cell phone and called “911.” tions from county zoning granted to public schools. It stems from the academy’s effort to build a new 116,000-square-foot campus Petition targets ‘coyote in Teton County. Woman receives jail time for Instead of following county planning processes as they do now, whacking’ in Wyoming PINEDALE (WNE) — Almost 77,000 people have signed on- private schools would instead be required to conform “substan- provoking police shooting line petitions at Care2.org with another 308,000 at change. tially” to Wyoming’s School Facilities Commission guidelines, from org against the legality of “coyote whacking” in Wyoming. LARAMIE (WNE) — A woman who was shot by police officers restrictions on site size to design standards for walls and roofs. Those 385,000 signatures come from across the country and after a provocation in Vedauwoo last year was sentenced to 45 It would be effective immediately, enabling the academy to get many countries around the world for the petitions, which are days in jail Thursday morning. started right away on its plans, without seeking approval from the aimed at Wyoming legislators and the governor. Deborah Hanson pleaded no contest to two counts of reck- Teton County Board of County Commissioners. “We wish this was a twisted joke,” the Care2 petition begins. less endangering that stemmed from an incident on May 26. Representatives of the Christian school, run by Steve and Polly Judge Robert Castor sentenced Hanson to 45 days in jail, two Friess, said they sought legislative relief because Teton Coun- years probation with a suspended sentence of two years jail ty’s planning process has proven too onerous. The search for a Sponsored time. new school site has taken more than a year and commission- Her sentence also requires mental health counseling, and ers recently rejected a request to expand maximum building size by her jail term could be reduced pursuant to current counsel- countywide to allow for a gym and auditorium, school officials ing the woman’s already seeking. said. But county commissioners statewide see the bill as an at- At about 11 p.m. on May 26, Albany County Sheriff’s Depu- tack on local control. ty Ed Rosier and Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Rick Col- On the House floor, legislators in favor of the bill argued that pri- ling were dispatched after receiving a report of an intoxicated vate schools should be treated equally to public schools, and that woman — Deborah Hanson — who was driving a pick-up to Teton County’s zoning regulations are infringing on the school’s Vedauwoo and had a gun. private property rights. Those opposed said the dispute over the When Colling found Hanson’s pick-up, he initiated a traffic Classical Academy is best settled locally in Teton County. stop. He approached the driver’s side door and found Hanson, Hemp farming bill who was holding a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol. Hanson “continued to place the gun to her head, the side headed to governor’s desk of her head, in her mouth, under her chin while standing on CASPER (WNE) — A bill sponsored by one of Casper’s rep- the roadway,” according to an affidavit from DCI special agent resentatives to create a regulated industrial hemp industry in Len Propps. Wyoming is headed to Gov. Mark Gordon’s desk. After a standoff, Hanson pointed her loaded gun at both of- Spearheaded by Republican Rep. Bunky Loucks, House Bill ficers, who fired their weapons and struck the woman. 171breezed through the Wyoming Senate on Monday on its Both officers were placed on administrative leave after the third reading with only two members of the body – Sen. Ogden shooting. Driskill, R-Devils Tower, and Sen. Eli Bebout, R-Riverton – vot- Despite receiving gunshot wounds to her shoulder, left arm, ing “no” on the measure. From Wyoming abdomen and right hand, Hanson lived. She tested positive Backed by a bipartisan group of 23 lawmakers, HB171 cre- News Exchange for alcohol, THC, amphetamines and benzodiazepines. Newspapers Page 9 The Sundance Times Thursday, February 28, 2019 A permanent record... The Public Notices section of this newspaper provides a permanent record of what your public officials are doing...meeting minutes, ordinances, expenditures. Your local government actions are recorded in Public Notices black and white, a permanent part of history.

Wyoming Property Management Trust dated Meeting August 14, 1998: Wyoming Construction Settlement New Laws: continued from page 1 Meeting Notice News, Casper, WY WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL INTEREST TRANSPORTATION then bring any other children in for examination within 24 Crook County Democrats Annual The Daily Journal, F.W. All oil, gas, coal and other minerals CHEYENNE, WYOMING Meeting March 9, 2019, Sundance Dodge, Denver, Colorado lying in, on or under the following hours, the results of which will be used to determine whether Library Meeting Room, 10 a.m. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF described real property, to-wit: temporary protective custody is necessary. Construction Industry AND Publish: February 21, 28 and March Center, Rapid City, SD Township 49 North, Range 66 West, HEA-37 authorizes county treasurers to distribute leftover FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR HIGHWAY 7, 2019 6TH P.M., Crook County, Wyoming sales and use tax among the municipalities in the county ac- WORK B. Bidding Documents are available Section 22: NE¼ cording to population. Revenue from sales and use tax must at: Notice is hereby given that the Section 23: NW¼ 1. Office of Engineer be used for designated purposes; leftover funds will be dis- State Transportation Commission West Plains Engineering Hearing on this matter is scheduled tributed in this manner if the original resolution fails to spec- of Wyoming has accepted as 1750 Rand Road for the 10th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 Name change completed according to plans, ify how excess money should be used. Rapid City, SD 57702 o’clock a.m. in the Crook County specifications and rules governing HEA-55 will amend the state’s volunteer firefighter and EMT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE (605) 348-7455 Courthouse, Sundance, Wyoming. SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT the same work performed under pension account to allow membership for volunteer search 2. A complete set of documents that certain contract between the Persons objecting to the application and rescue personnel. HEA-61 gives school districts more WITHIN AND FOR CROOK COUNTY, is available to Contractors State of Wyoming, acting through shall file an objection with the District flexibility to design teacher evaluations according to general STATE OF WYOMING and Subcontract bidders on said Commission, and Bituminous Court not later than twenty (20) Paving, Inc. The Contractor, on criteria established by the state board. IN RE NAME CHANGE OF a deposit basis, and may be days following the mailing of the Highway Project Number B184018 According to SEA-43, county commissioners may now THOMAS ALLEN VAN LUVAN obtained from West Plains Notice of Application for Summary & B184A01 in Campbell, Crook, Minor Child, By Next Friend, Engineering, 1750 Rand Distribution of Real Property or within establish an endowment fund for the county fair to accept and Sheridan Counties, consisting KARI VAN LUVAN Road, Rapid City, SD 57702, thirty (30) days following the date grants, transfers, gifts and donations. This law will come into of chip sealing and miscellaneous phone (605) 348-7455. of first publication of this notice. If effect immediately. Civil Action No. 8651 work, and the Contractor is entitled the District Court does not receive NOTICE TO BIDDERS to final settlement therefore; that written objection, the Applicant will SEA-45 regulates electric bicycles, defining classes and re- NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE the Director of the Department request the Court enter a Decree quiring labels to be placed on such machines as well as de- OF NAME C. Deposit $50 each set. 1. Deposit refundable upon of Transportation will cause said of Distribution consistent with the fining their usage on Wyoming roads. HEA-63 meanwhile in- Notice is hereby given that on the return of documents, in Contractor to be paid the full Applicant’s Application. creases the cost of the annual fee for an electric vehicle from amount due him under said 8th day of February, 2019, a Petition good condition, within ten DATED this 25th day of February, $50 to $200. was filed in the District Court in and days after the bid date. contract on April 10, 2019. 2019. Effective immediately, SEA-46 establishes a Medicaid fraud for Crook County, State of Wyoming, 2. Failure to return documents The date of the first publication of by Kari Van Luvan, natural mother, within specified time will this Notice is February 28, 2019. FOR THE APPLICANT: control unit within the office of the attorney general and cre- praying for an Order of the Court forfeit deposit. Mark L. Hughes, #5-1710 ates criminal penalties relating to Medicaid. changing the above minor’s name STATE TRANSPORTATION HUGHES LAW OFFICE Unless otherwise specified, all new laws will come into effect to Thomas Allen Montgomery. D. Mandatory pre-bid meeting with COMMISSION OF WYOMING P.O. Box 456 school representative(s) and By: Caryn Erickson Sundance, WY 82729 on July 1. For a full list of this year’s bills, visit wyoleg.gov. Any person desiring to object to engineer: Senior Budget Analyst (307) 283-1313 the granting of the Petition may do Tuesday, March 5, 2019 Budget Program so by filing an objection in writing 10:00 AM Publish: February 28 and March 7, with the Clerk of Court not later Sundance Administration Central Publish: February 28, March 7 and 2019 than the 8th day of April, 2019. 14, 2019 SMALL-TOWN Office HVAC & Controls Upgrade FRIENDLY SERVICE Dated this 11th day of February, Sundance, Wyoming Always welcoming new patients 2019. Submit written request for items with Mark L. Hughes, #5-1710 check made out to Crook County Project Bids HUGHES LAW OFFICE School District #1. P.O. Box 456 Settlement ADVERTISEMENT AND INVITATION Sundance, WY 82729 Brian Marchant, Chairman WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF FOR BIDS (307) 283-1313 Crook County School District TRANSPORTATION CROOK COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE Attorney for Petitioner YOUR SMILE MATTERS #1 CHEYENNE, WYOMING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Board of Trustees Christopher J. Jackson, DMD, DICOI • John H. Jackson, DDS Publish: February 14, 21, 28 and NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEPARATE SEALED BIDS FOR THE • Jonathan G. Krum, Phd, DMD March 7, 2019 Publish: February 21 and February AND FURNISHING OF: jacksondentalsd.com 28, 2019 FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR HIGHWAY 2018 COUNTY ROAD SAFETY WORK IMPROVEMENTS Notice is hereby given that the PROJECT NUMBER 10110655 State Transportation Commission GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS: Invitation to of Wyoming has accepted as Oil and Gas Roadway striping and the completed according to plans, replacement or new installation of Bid BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS specifications and rules governing roadway signs. Legal Notice CONSERVATION COMMISSION the same work performed under OF THE STATE OF WYOMING that certain contract between WILL BE RECEIVED BY CROOK ONE IGHT Invitation to Bid the State of Wyoming, acting COUNTY, WYOMING, AT THE CLERKS The Wyoming Oil and D R through said Commission, and OFFICE OF THE CROOK COUNTY Crook County Road & Bridge is Gas Conservation Surface Preparation Technologies. COURTHOUSE, 309 CLEVELAND seeking bids for the CMAQ Dust Commission (WOGCC) will meet at CONSTRUCTION The Contractor, on Highway STREET, SUNDANCE, WYOMING Mitigation Project. The bids are due 9:00 A.M. on TUESDAY, MARCH 12, Project Number B179036 in Various 82729, UNTIL THE FOLLOWING TIME by March 27, 2019 at 1:00pm. Please 2019, and WOGCC Examiners will Counties, consisting of statewide AND DATE, AND THEN PUBLICLY visit the Road & Bridge office; call meet beginning Monday, February rumble strips, and the Contractor OPENED AND READ ALOUD: All types of roofing, siding, windows, 283-1441; or download the full bid 11, 2019, and subsequent days is entitled to final settlement package at crookcounty.wy.gov. gutters, decking, pole barns, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and therefore; that the Director of the 3:00 P.M. ON MARCH 19TH, 2019 Bring your complete bid packets to 5:00 p.m., to consider the following Department of Transportation will the Road & Bridge office or mail to THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS MAY new construction and remodels. matters at the office of the State cause said Contractor to be paid PO Box 995, Sundance, WY 82729. BE EXAMINED AT THE FOLLOWING Oil and Gas Supervisor, 2211 King the full amount due him under said Bid opening will be at the County LOCATIONS: “If you want the Job Done Right, Call DoneRight Construction!” Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming: contract on April 10, 2019. Road & Bridge Office on March 27, 1. Copies of the contract 2019 at 1:00pm. Bids received after DOCKET NO / APPLICANT / MATTER The date of the first publication of documents may be obtained Mike Johnson - Owner this time will be rejected. / S-T-R / FORMATION / COUNTY this Notice is February 28, 2019. in a PDF format from the Quest Licensed, Bonded & Insured Publish: February 14, 21 and 28, 1448-2019 / WOGCC / Show STATE TRANSPORTATION CDN website at, www.hdrinc. 2019 Cause; Black Thunder Oil; Failure to COMMISSION OF WYOMING com/wybids . Bidders are 290-0819 File APD / NA / Crook required to be registered on the By: Caryn Erickson Senior Budget Analyst Quest CDN website to receive Any interested party is entitled updates and Addenda. to appear and be heard by the Budget Program 2. Crook County Road & Bridge Bids Commission at the time and Publish: February 28, March 7 and date listed above. Protests to 14, 2019 309 Cleveland St. INVITATION TO BIDDERS applications shall be in writing and Sundance, Wyoming 82729 DURING THE Sundance Administration HVAC filed with the State Oil and Gas 3. HDR Engineering, Inc. & Controls Upgrade Sundance, Supervisor at least ten (10) days 601 Metz Drive Wyoming before the hearing. Gillette, Wyoming 82718 Crook County School District #1 Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section Weed and Pest 4. Regional Bid Centers 12 of the Wyoming Oil & Gas ST. PATRICK’S DAY invites you to submit a proposal for the following: Conservation Commission Rules Bids COMPLETE PAPER COPIES SETS OF & Regulations, the written protest Bid Notice THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ARE Item must state the grounds of the ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE HOLIDAYS IN 2017 Sundance Administration protest and include information Crook County Weed and Pest will OF HDR ENGINEERING FOR A NON- HVAC & Controls Upgrade and evidence to demonstrate be receiving bid prices for (below). REFUNDABLE COST OF $75.00 per Sundance, WY that: (a) the protestant is a party Bids are due back by mail, fax, set. entitled to notice or relief under or email by April 9th, 2019. For Contract A PRE-BID MEETING IS SCHEDULED Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 30-5-101 through bid specifications and any other West Plains Engineering FOR 1:00 P.M. ON MARCH 7TH, 30-5-410; (b) the protestant seeks a information, contact the Weed DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS WERE 1750 Rand Road 2019 AT THE CROOK COUNTY remedy that is within the jurisdiction and Pest at 307-283-2375. Rapid City, SD 57702 COURTHOUSE. BIDDERS ARE and authority of the Commission. 1. Chemicals ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND Phone No. No action shall be taken on an 2. County Road Noxious Weed PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE. 605-348-7455 objection or protest that is not Spraying ATTENDEES SHALL MEET IN THE timely filed. 3. Highway ROW Noxious Weed To be entitled to consideration, Spraying COMMISSIONER’S ROOM OF THE the proposal must be made on the DATED this 20th day of February COURTHOUSE. 8% HIGHER “Bid Proposal” form, which must 2019 Publish: February 28 and March 7, THAN THE NATIONAL RATE (37% VS. 29%). BIDS MUST BE MARKED: be fully completed in accordance 2019 Wyoming Oil & Gas 2018 COUNTY ROAD SAFETY with the “Instruction to Bidders”, Conservation Commission IMPROVEMENTS and received at the Business Office PROJECT NUMBER 10110655 of the Crook County School District /s/ Mark Watson, Oil & Gas #1, 122 State Hwy 585, Sundance, Supervisor / Commission CROOK COUNTY RESERVES THE Wyoming 82729, no later than: Secretary Probate RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL Tuesday, March 12, 2019 BIDS. ESTATE SALE - LOG HOMES 2:00 PM Publish: February 28, 2019 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Kelly Dennis PAY THE BALANCE OWED ONLY!!! At the time and place set forth CHAIRMAN above, the bids will be publicly WITHIN AND FOR CROOK COUNTY, AMERICAN LOG HOMES IS ASSISTING JUST RELEASED opened, read aloud, and recorded. STATE OF WYOMING Publish: February 28, March 7 and CCSD#1 will make the award and 14, 2019 OF ESTATE & ACCOUNT SETTLEMENT ON HOUSES. notify successful bidders March 18, WCDA Meeting IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: FERN K. RAASCH, 2019. Meeting Notice 4 Log Home kits selling for BALANCE OWED, FREE DELIVERY Deceased. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS The Board of Directors of Probate No. 5756 1) Model # 101 Carolina $40,840...BALANCE OWED $17,000 A. Bidding Documents may be the Wyoming Community examined at: Development Authority (WCDA) NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR 2) Model # 203 Georgia $49,500...BALANCE OWED $19,950 will hold a Board work session SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Fire Training 1. Central Office beginning at 1:00 pm, Thursday, OF REAL PROPERTY Crook County Fire 3) Model # 305 Biloxi $36,825...BALANCE OWED $14,500 Crook County School March 14, 2019 and a Board District #1 meeting beginning at 8:30 am, Notice is hereby given that RT-130 refresher Training Schedule 4) Model # 403 Augusta $42,450...BALANCE OWED $16,500 122 State Hwy 585 Friday, March 15, 2019, at the an Application for Summary Sundance, WY offices of WCDA, 155 N. Beech, Distribution of Real Property has Meal at 5:30 p.m., Fire Advisory Casper, WY. been filed in the District Court, Sixth Board meeting at 6 p.m., trainings 2. Billings Builder’s Exchange, Judicial District, Crook County, to follow. NEW - HOMES HAVE NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED Billings, Montana The purpose of the meeting is to Wyoming, by LaJean F. Hagquist, • March 13, 2019 - Moorcroft Fire Make any plan design changes you desire! discuss general business of the Hall Northeast Wyoming Successor Trustee of the Fern K. 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In the end, the ber one seed from the South- Wright Panthers came out east wasn’t going to be an with the 46-41 victory. easy feat. A rough first quarter “We had a chance to up- put the Bulldogs down 4-10 to set both teams.” Sundance the Cyclones and found them coach Joni Ellsbury said. “We playing catch up once again. did everything right against INSURANCE The Lady Bulldogs were able Wright, we just struggled at to close the gap to eight, 16- the free throw line. We can’t 3 & / 5 * / ( / 08 ǮǭYǯǭVOJUT 24, as the first half came to a miss 15 free throws and ex- close. pect to upset a top team.” --$ $ 0 . * / ( 4 0 0 / The third quarter saw both Coach Ellsbury was very 55..11 0VUEPPS4UPSBHF teams struggling to put points happy with the improvement GPS#PBUT $BST on the board, scoring a com- from the beginning of the year $BNQFST bined total of six points, as to the end. 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Hofland 5, LAUNDROMAT back and forth second half, Negaard 5 CORNER OF CONVERSE AND LITTLE HORN ONE BLOCK WEST OF CENEX/COFFEE CUP Bulldog boys wrap MACHINING & WELDING up season By Rebecca Maupin the game, the Bulldogs found The Sundance boys’ basket- themselves down by 23 going ball team travelled to Gillette into the much-needed break. to face three tough teams in Mounting a slight comeback hopes of a state tournament throughout the second half, it bid. wasn’t enough as the Wright Game one left the Bulldogs Panthers continued to con- with the bitter taste of de- trol the tempo and the score, feat. Facing off against the #2 taking the 59-41 victory and team from the Southeast, the ending the Bulldog’s season. Glenrock Herders, the Bull- While the season didn’t end TREE SERVICES dogs came ready to play. the way we would have liked, In an intense first half, the we have a bright future,” Sun- Bulldogs found themselves dance coach Olson stated. down by two at the break, 26- “I’m excited to get in the gym 24. The third quarter found this summer and improve as the Bulldogs in a shooting individuals and as a team.” slump, scoring only 8 points, The Bulldogs ended their while the Herders were able season with a 13-11 overall to put up 19. Down by 6 going record. into the final eight minutes of Stats from the games: PLUMBING play, the Bulldogs were un- Sundance vs. Glenrock able to attain the lead and Scoring: Gill 15 (2/2FT), fell to the Herders 48-66. 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If you have children’s to remain home. 60 percent of books to donate, new or gently children placed in the system used, please donate them to are there because of neglect. help the Sundance Chapter as- Wrestling Displacement from their fam- semblage. There are collection ily and disruption of their usual boxes at Sundance State Bank Two Bulldog wrestlers placed at the WSSA 2A State Wrestling routine and familiar surround- and Sundance High School. Tournament last weekend. Owen Haiar placed fourth at 120 ings is traumatizing for many Books donated in boxes will be lbs. and Myles Stefanich was sixth at 113 lbs. children. Children in foster collected March 7. care need strong relationships Children in foster care: Wyo- with caring adults, a network of ming – 1082, US – 427,901. social support and services to Foster care rate per 1000: Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich cope with the challenging cir- Wyoming – 8, US – 4. Ben Tinsley (132#) – Loss to James McKenzie (TRV) by fall cumstances of home removal. Average length of time in fos- 1:07; loss to Chase White (THE) by fall 1:39 Books are a foundation of ter care: Wyoming – 12 months, learning and offer a sense of US – 20 months. comfort. Plus, reading between Percent of children in fos- adults and children may build ter care for five or more years: a strong emotional bond. Wyoming – 2 percent, US – 6 Therefore, the FCCLA state percent. UW range team tops 26 universities to win Trail Boss Award The University of Wyoming Students competed in a va- undergraduate chapter for the riety of contests including the Photo courtesy Kellie Jo Allison Society for Range Management Undergraduate Range Manage- Myles Stefanich (113#) – 6th Place: Win over Wyatt Bolken bested 26 other universities ment Exam (URME), extempo- by TF-1.5 4:35 (16-0); loss to Austin Ireland (THE) by major to win the coveted Trail Boss raneous speaking, plant iden- decision 14-5; win over Kyler Marchant (LOV) by fall 4:23; win Award at the Society for Range tification and the rangeland over Cardon Mickelson (LOV) by fall 2:07; loss to Mica Herrera Management’s 72nd annual cup, a team problem-solving (MOR) by decision 8-2; loss to Conner Vickery (KEM) by deci- meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., contest. sion 4-3 earlier this month. Arndt placed 10th on the Fourteen students attended URME, and Benjamin placed Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich under the advising of Derek seventh. The team, including Dawson Flahaven (285#) – Bye; loss to Asencion Pelham Scasta, assistant professor and Arndt, Benjamin, Lambert and (BGP) by fall 0:30; bye; loss to Cole Barrett (WRV) by fall 0:34 University of Wyoming Exten- Trotter, placed sixth overall on sion rangeland specialist, and the URME. Jessica Windh, graduate stu- Arndt placed first in the ex- dent in agricultural and applied temporaneous speaking con- economics, from Reedley, Calif. test. Universities represented colleg- The plant identification team es in Canada, Mexico and the of Skovgard, Gettinger, Jones United States. and Disney, placed eighth. “The Trail Boss is the highest Disney, Skovgard, Jones and award an undergraduate team Arndt placed second in the can obtain,” said club president rangeland cup poster. Jaycie Arndt of Buffalo. “Students can also participate This award is presented to the in a number of non-competitive college that generates the high- activities including an oral sci- est aggregate score for accom- entific presentation and the plishment and participation in student conclave,” Scasta said. the collegiate student activities Reynolds, Gettinger, Ed- Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich during the SRM annual confer- wards, Skovgard and Arndt Owen Haiar (120#) – 4th Place: Win over Braxton Smith (BGP) ence. participated in the undergrad- by fall 1:36; loss to Alex Nicholson (LOV) by fall 3:10; win over Attendees besides Arndt in- uate research presentations at Kyauna Dearman (SHO) by fall 2:02; win over Mason Schell cluded Jordan Skovgard and the conference. (BGP) by fall 1:54; win over Deonte Taylor (HUL) by fall 3:43; Morgan Elsom from Buffalo, The UW Range Club also loss to Alex Nicholson (LOV) by fall 1:56 Averi Reynolds, Caleb Gray and had four members elected into Elijah True from Casper, Ryan leadership positions for 2019- Benjamin from Nyssa, Ore., Mi- 20. Benjamin and Jones will chael Edwards from Laramie, serve on the Student Conclave. Nathaniel Nixon from Craw- Reynolds and Arndt were elect- ford, Neb., Karen Lambert from ed as officers for the Young Upton, Evan Trotter from Little- Professionals Conclave. Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich ton, Colo., Abby Gettinger from “It takes a lot of dedication Gavin Robinson (220#) – Bye; loss to Coy Trainor (LOV) by Newcastle, Tyler Jones from and cumulative hard work fall 0:45; loss to Jonathan Hilder (SHO) by Fall: 3:29 Rozet and Jake Disney from from an entire program to Sundance. reach this level of success,” This award is presented with a Arndt said. “I am very thankful traveling trophy. The UW Range to the University of Wyoming, Club in 2012 also brought the Department of Ecosystem home the trophy, making UW Science and Management and one of only two universities in all of our club members for North America to have done so, helping the range club achieve Scasta said. this.”

Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich Titus Schelling (138#) – Win over Wyatt Barnes (TRV) by Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich fall 1:44; loss to Carson Carlson (KEM) by fall 4:58; win over Courtesy photo Josh Nehl (160#) – Loss to Devan Moody (COK) by fall 1:53; Aiden Ozmon (THE) by fall 1:39; loss to Matt Jones (KEM) by Members of the Wyoming chapter of the Society for loss to Shawn Erhart (GRRI) by fall 1:56 fall 4:53 Range Management team are, back, from left, adviser Derek Scasta, Tyler Jones, Nathaniel Nixon, Evan Trotter, Caleb Gray, Jordan Skovgard, Karen Lambert, Morgan Elsom, Jake Disney, Jessica Windh. Front, from left, Ryan Benjamin, Abby Gettinger, Averi Reynolds, Jaycie Arndt, Michael Edwards. School Menu Breakfast Lunch Mar. 1 – Banana boat, Mar. 1 – Grilled cheese, tomato soup, cinnamon graham Goldfish crackers, snap peas, sliced crackers, oranges peaches Mar. 4 – Cereal, toast, Mar. 4 – Cinnamon French toast, egg peaches, juice patty, sausage patty, baby carrots, red Mar. 5 – Chocolate bell peppers, mandarin oranges and frosted long Johns, pineapple strawberries, GoGurt Mar. 5 – Chicken nuggets, oven fries, Mar. 6 – Oatmeal broccoli, apples, chocolate chip cook- breakfast bar, or- ies anges Mar. 6 – Sloppy Joe, potato chips, Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich Photo courtesy Heidi Stefanich Mar. 7 – Cheese om- sliced cucumbers, sliced pears Oakley Viergets (145#) – Win over Josh Curtis (HEM) by fall Leo Lyons (170#) - Loss to Justin Seeman (BGP) by fall elet, cinnamon toast, Mar. 7 – Pepperoni pizza, breadsticks, 1:43; loss to Donny Proffit (KEM) by fall 0:24; loss to Caleb Bot- 1:15; win over Will Pinkerton (GLE) by fall 2:55; loss to Dylan crisp apple, juice green beans, orange tom (GRRI) by fall 1:57 Molzahn (NIO) by fall 0:55 The Sundance Times Page 14 Thursday, February 28, 2019 CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT BASKETBALL SEASON!

Stan Horning photos (Above) HS Girls Basketball, back row left to right: McKaya Gillespie (manager), Darcy Flahaven, Bailey Hofland, Cana McInerney, Molly Amann, Madison Gill, Sherry Negaard, Joleen Pollat, Brook Hofland; front row: Teddi Marchant, Aftyn Marchant, Nevada Gill, Baillee Heaster, Briska Johnson, Ella Bifulco, Mazelynn Sharp (manager).

(Right) SHS Boys Basketball, back row left to right: Josiah Rudloff, Kye Taylor, Craig Chandler, Tanner Hofland, Lane Gill, Wyatt Gillespie, Landon Martin, Isaiah Kammerer; front row: Brandon Davis, Levi Rudloff, Jaydan Davis, Gunner McLaughlin, Mason Amann, Nate Schommer.

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