January 22, 2015 I The Lovell Chronicle I 5
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Search and rescue
teams from the north and
south ends of the county
combined their efforts to
find a young man from Ar-
izona who reported in a 911
call that he was stuck in a
bog somewhere in North Big
Horn County. To compound
matters, shortly into the call
his cell phone died, causing
him to lose contact with au-
thorities, who were left un-
certain about how much as-
sistance he needed.
Cameron Coplen, 18, of
Queen Creek, Ariz., called
911 at around 8:30 p.m.
on Friday, Jan. 16, report-
ing that he accidental-
ly drove his vehicle into
what he thought was a ca-
nal somewhere near the
Deaver-Frannie area. Ac-
cording to Sheriff Ken
Blackburn, the call was ac-
tually received in Red Lodge
but was transferred as soon
as the Montana dispatcher
realized the incident was oc-
curring in Wyoming. Black-
burn said the young man
was not familiar with the
area, so he could not explain
to authorities where he was.
Making matters worse,
his cell phone ran out of
charge before he could give
enough information about
his location or need for as-
sistance. Since the sheriffs
department does not have
instant GPS tracking capa-
bility on their system, they
had to rely on the man's cell
phone company to help track
where the signal originat-
ed, as SAR teams searched
into the night on Friday, re-
suming efforts on Saturday
morning at daybreak.
"Unfortunately, it took
a while for the cell phone
company to trace the ping,"
said Blackburn. "When they
finally located where the
last call came from on his
phone, they could only tell
us the call originated at the
cell tower near Warren."
Blackburn said ranch-
ers and farmers in the area
were contacted and the civil
air patrol was dispatched to
help find Coplen. It was not
known at the time who the
victim was or how urgent
the victim needed their help,
so searchers proceeded with
some degree of urgency.
Eventually, Coplen's
1998 Chevy pickup truck
was found abandoned in a
bog and rescuers followed
his footprints until they
found evidence that he had
spent the night in a barn
on private property, where
Blackburn said evidence
revealed that he obviously
built a fire to warm himself.
SAR teams continued their
search until they found him
at around 12:30 p.m. on Sat-
urday on a horse, literally
riding in circles. Blackburn
said when questioned, Co-
plen said he was attempting
to ride to the nearest town.
"He said he decided to
catch a horse and ride it to
town," said Blackburn. "He
said he thought he knew the
person who owrmd the horse,
but we informed him that
person had been dead for
about a year and the horse
actually belonged to some-
one else and that he would
be stealing the horse if he
took it off the property. He
continued to insist on riding
the horse even though we of-
fered him a ride. It took a bit
of convincing but we finally
got him to agree to accept-
ing a ride with us. I think he
was somewhat hypothermic
and it may have affected his
thinking."
Authorities contact-
ed Coplen's family as soon
as they figured out who he
was. His family in Arizo-
na was on alert and ready
to fly to Wyoming. Once it
was established that Coplen
wasn't injured or in need
of further assistance, au-
thorities gave him a ride to
Powell.
"Fortunately, this sto-
ry had a happy ending, but
it also showed us how much
we need the GPS tracking
on our system," said Black-
burn. "We could have found
the victim much faster in
this type of situation if we
had the tracking capability
on our system. In this case,
we were lucky that time was
not an issue. In a greater
emergency, this is the type
of thing that can make a
difference between life and
death."
Police Report
Numerous residents receive junk vehicle warnings
The Lovell Police De-
partment received the fol-
lowing calls for the week of
Jan. 13 - 19:
Jan. 13: A suspicious vehicle
was reported near the bus
barn. The individual driv-
ing the vehiCle was autho-
rized to be on the property.
• Edward Charles Foster
was arrested on an out-
standing warrant.
Jan. 15: Alyssa Ridens was
arrested on a warrant for
bond revocation.
• A Lovell resident report-
ed a hit and run accident
that caused damage to a
home. Travis Kuhl was
cited for failure to report
the accident and for care-
less driving.
Jan. 17: Bonnie Rodriguez
was arrested on outstand-
ing felony warrants.
Jan 19: A burglary was re-
ported involving the theft
of :prescription drugs:
The matter is under
investigation.
• Numerous warning no-
tices were issued for junk
vehicles in violation of a
local ordinance.
Note: The calls listed above
were received by the Lovell
Police Dept. Persons arrest-
ed are presumed innocent
until proven guilty in a court
of law and charges made
upon initial arrest may be
amended~ or' dismissed cts-~"
determined by the County
Attorney.
Sheriff's report
The Big Horn County
Sheriffs Office received the
following calls for the week
of Jan. 12 - 19:
Jan. 13: A resident living
outside of the Lovell town
limits reported receiving
a threatening phone Call
where the caller said she
was about to be arrested.
Sheriff Ken Blackburn said
other residents in the county
received similar phone calls
from a man with a foreign
accent. He advised residents
not to give out any personal
information to callers.
Jan. 14: A resident of Byron
reported a stray bull on her
property.
• Evan Keith Scheetz of
Lovell was arrested on a
drug court order.
Note: The calls listed above
were received by the Big
Horn County Sheriffs Office.
Persons arrested are pre-
sumed innocent until prov-
en guilty in a court of law,
and charges made upon ini-
tial arrest may be amended
or dismissed as determined
by the County Attorney.
BIRTHS
We are interested in printing the
births of North Big Horn County
babies. Please call and person-
ally report these births by con-
tacting the Chronicle at 548-
2217.
Born to Destiny Isabell, at
Powell Hospital on Jan. 16,
2015, at 8:54 p.m. a baby
boy, Sterling Kiaser Isa-
bell, weighing 4 lbs. 4 oz.
Great-grandparent is Rich-
ard Dale Preuit.
DEEDS
Warranty deeds issued from the
Big Hom County Clerk's office
recently were:
Susan C. Jeide, successor
trustee of the Grant H. Cut-
ler 2004 revocable living
trust, November 19, 2004
to Jose M. Madrigal and
Jose L. Madrigal; Lovell
Cityview Addition Subdivi-
sion, Lots 1 & 2, Block 3.
Jose M. Madrigal and Pablo
Madrigal to Pablo Madrigal
and Raquel Briz De Madri-
gal; Lovell Linnabary "B"
Subdivision, (Part) Lot 1,
Block 7.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Persons fined in the Lovell Mu-
nicipal Court in Lovell before
Judge Sylvia Gams recently
were:
Susan L. Green, 49, stop sign
violation, $120.
Larry Wayne Brost, 60, ex-
pired registration, $70.
For speeding in a 20 mph school
zone:
Shane A. Gunn, Culbertson,
Mont., 37, 28 mph, $170.
John G. Hyde, 62, 25 mph,
$65:
For speeding in a 30 mph zone:
Waylon R. Rickford, Billings,
48, 35 mph, $65.
Julie A. Mielke, Billings, 38,
41 mph, $114.
Kurtis D. Haun, Thermopolis,
45, 35 mph, $65.
Marco J. Garza 21, 35 mph,
$65.
Johnna S. Gard, Billings, 29,
39 mph, $106.
CIRCUIT COURT
Persons fined in the Fifth Ju-
dicial Circuit Court in Big Horn
County before Judge Thomas
Harrington recently were:
Taylor T. Glass, La Junta,
Colo., no seat belt: driver,
$30.
Dennis V. E. Jewell Jr., Basin,
no seat belt: driver, $25;
driving while license is sus-
pended, $420.
Michael J. Johnson, Shell, no
seatbelt: driver, $30; op-
erating a vehicle with im-
proper equipment, $75.
Ryan L. Roberts, Powell, no
seat belt: driver, $30.
Charles L. Getzfreid, Wor-
land, failing to produce con-
servation stamp, $70.
Carlos Jara, Greybull, no seat
belt: driver, $25; no valid
driver's license, $120.
Guy E. Tharp, Manderson,
transferring license, stamp,
tag or coupon, $420.
Coray R. Snell, no seat belt:
driver, $30.
Joseph B. Smith, Greybull,
taking game birds without
a license, $125.
Speeding in a 20 mph zone:
Darold D. Bulanek, $100.
Bryan W. Hess, Bozeman,
Mont., $115.
Speeding in a 65 mph zone:
Bridgette Watts, born in
1984, 76 mph, $73.
Taylor T. Glass, La Junta,
Colo., $109
Anthony Gludice, Billings,
$69.
Gary T. Mcafee, Limon, Colo.,
$75.
David L. Engelhardt, Cody,
$73.
Patrica Ontiveros Powell,
$81.
Adam I. Scott, Philadelphia,
Pa., $78.
Savanna J. Cauffman, Burl-
ington, $79.
Andrew J. Sloop, Shawnee,
Kan., $84.
Loren B. Vogel, Powell, $81.
Isrrael Sandate, Springville,
Utah, $81.
Gordon M. Stimmel, . Bel-
grade, Mont., $81.
Shane Comstock. Minot,
N.D., $84.
Persons are local residents
unless otherwise indicated.
...... after forty-five years of dedicated service.
They have sincerely requested no party or
reception. In lieu of a "retirement party;' we would
encourage well wishers to send them a card.
Drs. Hoffmann
Box 1024, Powell, WY 82435
Join us in congratulating them on
forty-five wonderful years and a well
deserved retirement!
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We have a full line of 4-wheeler
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Welding shop at the old school
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100 YEARS AGO, JAN. 23,1915
The Cowley Weekly Progress
Several more houses were this week
placed under quarantine for scarletina.
There will be no public gatherings next
week. If the people would report all sus-
picious cases to Dr. Croft immediately on
their appearance, the disease could be
stamped out in a short time.
75 YEARS AGO, JAN. 25, 1940
The Lovell Chronicle
About three percent of the people of
North America have red hair, a percent-
age that hasn't varied to any extent in
many years.
50 YEARS AGO, JAN. 21, 1965
The Lovell Chronicle
Three Lovell High wrestlers are
among the undefeated ranks in dual
match competition this season. Les
Thompson leads the pack with six wins
and no defeats. John Franckowiak has
piled up 23 points. Don Jolley has scored
21 points to date. Bob Winland also has
a total of 21 points. Roy Despain, 180 lb.
state champion last year, has a point to-
tal of 19.
25 YEARS AGO, JAN. 25, 1990
The Lovell Chronicle
Lady Luck must have looked down
with favor on Vicky Tippetts the day she
decided to buy a Lovell Lions Club raffle
ticket for a one shot chance at winning
a trip to the Super Bowl, because her $5
ticket won she and her husband Dan the
grand prize including air fare to New Or-
leans, five nights of paid lodging, $500
cash, as well as tickets to the big game.
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Big Horn County Long Range Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Partly Cloudy
Precip Chance: 10%
Saturday
Partly Cloudy
Preclp Chance: 20%
Mostly Sunny
Preclp Chance: 5%
30/16
33/13
32/19
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
Preclp Chance: 10%
35/19
Monday
Mostly Sunny
Preclp Chance: 5%
39 / 21
Thursday we will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of
30°, humidity of 50%. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. The record
high temperature for Thursday is 48° set in 1974. Expect partly cloudy
skies Thursday night with an overnight low of 16°. South southeast
wind 7 mph. The record low for Thursday night is -26° set in 1962.
Lovell
Record High/Low 48 in 1974 -26 in 1962 Record High/Low 46 in 1999:9 in 2007
;~r~e Precip, 0.05" Avem~ Pre~
Record 24hr, Precip. 0.05" in 1967 Record 24hr. Prscip. 0,07" in 2008
Jet Stream Forecast for 1/26 Sunrise & Sunset
Sunrise Sunset
Thursday7!42 a:m 5~Sp.~
Friday 7:41 a.m. 5:09 p.m.
Saturday 7',40a.m s!~! p.m
Sunday 7:39 a.m. 5:12 p.m.
Monday 7i38 a~m; 5:t4p.m
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