14 I The Lovell Chronicle I March 11, 2010
www. LovellChronicle.com
Fire department keeping busy with weed fires
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
With' the weather hea-
ting up and not a lot of
moisture in the ground,
area farmers are starting to
burn their fields and, inevi-
tably, the Big Horn Coun-
ty Fire Protection District
No. 1 is responding to a few
out-of-control grass fires.
The burning season is
here earlier than last year,
according to fire captain
Bob Mangus. The depart-
ment has been out to assist
with three grass fires so far
this spring.
Mangus reminds those
who are burning to first re-
port their controlled burns
to the Lovell Police Depart-
ment at 548-2215. Calling
in burns prevents the fire
department from having to
respond when a concerned
passerby reports the fire.
"It costs the depart-
ment money every time we
go out, whether we have
to put out a fire or not," he
said.
Mangus recommends
avoiding windy days to
keep fires under control.
He said raking debris away
from power poles before
burning is also a good idea.
Someone should be present
to monitor the fire while
it's burning, he said.
"Someone needs to
watch the fire," Mangus
BPD DWUX
Lovell firefighters douse the flames that started on Bill Terrygs property and
moved east to BLM land Monday. Firefighters urge area citizens to report any
planned controlled burns to the Lovell Police Department before burning.
said. "If it goes on to so-
meone else's place, you're
liable if it started on your
property."
He said if a controlled
burn gets out of control,
burners should not hesita-
te to call the department if
they think they could have
a problem.
Burning yard waste is
currently not permitted wi-
thin town limits. Burning
in town is regulated by the
DEQ.
Mangus is the 2010 friend of the school
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
In a world where there
are many distractions and
negative influences that
could hinder students from
reaching their full poten-
tial, the Big Horn Coun-
ty School District No. 2 is
making sure that the peo-
ple who have a positive im-
pact on students are also
acknowledged.
The Lovell School Board
recognized Keela Mangus
Monday at their regular
board meeting and present-
ed her with the 2010 Friend
of the School Award. Board
members said Mangus has
volunteered her personal
time to the Bulldog Boost-
er Club and has been an
invaluable resource to the
district over the years.
Nancy Cerroni gave a
presentation about the up-
coming 2010-11 review that
will be carried out by the
North Central Association
Commission on Accredita-
tion and School Improve-
ment.
Cerroni said teams
from the association would
review all buildings in the
coming months. The dis-
trict's goal is to receive full
accreditation at each build-
ing, she said.
Cerroni then gave an
update on PAWS testing,
which was scheduled to be-
gin last week, but was fac-
ing delays as of Monday
because of glitches in the
PAWS system.
She said students were
unable to log onto the tuto-
rial program for PAWS on
Thursday and Friday, and
the school later learned it
was a problem being expe-
rienced by districts across
the state.
A small group of stu-
dents was able to log in for
the tutorial this week, she
said.
"It's a huge mental bur-
den on everyone," Cerroni
said. "The kids are poised
and ready to go, and when
they try to log in, it just
says 'unable to load student
data."
Cerroni said the abnor-
tiial testing circumstances
would make her question
the reliability of the scores
received from PAWS next
year.
Chairman Judy Rich-
ards agreed and said, "I
question the authenticity of
the scores if they're contin-
ually put off."
Cerroni said she was
concerned about how the
schedule changes would af-
fect teachers, who were re-
lying on PAWS as their les-
son plan for the day.
"They really stepped up
to the plate to quickly re-
group and bring in another
lesson," she said.
Supt. of Schools Dan
Coe reported that Ron
Massine was headed to the
School Facilities Commis-
sion meeting Tuesday in
Casper and would report
back about the meeting.
Coe told the board that
he would give a presenta-
tion Monday at the Lovell
Area Chamber of Com-
merce meeting about the
conceptual plan for the LHS
remodel project.
RECOGNITION:
The board recognized
LMS students who did well
at the MATHCOUNTS com-
petition Feb. 24 in Powell
(see related story).
Keesha Savage was
honored as the student of
the month for March by the
board. LHS principal Scott
O'Tremba said Doug Hazen
nominated Savage because
of her exemplary work in
his college algebra class.
The board recognized
Tyler Anderson whowas se-
lected as a football scholar
athlete for 2009 by the Na-
tional Football Foundation
Hall of Fame. His name will
be inscribed at the National
High School Football Hall of
Fame in Indiana.
In other action Monday,
the board:
oApproved a one-time
only retirement offer for
staff. To qualify an employee
must be full-time and have a
minimum of 20 years of ser-
vice in the district. The one-
time offer of $10,000 would
be paid by the end of June,
2010, minus taxes.
Qualified employees
must submit a resignation
letter to Supt. Coe no later
than Wednesday, April 7,
2010, at 4 p.m. to take ad-
vantage of the offer.
Coe said school districts
will not receive additional
funds from the Wyoming
Legislature, and though
they are still waiting to see
figures from the Wyoming
Dept. of Education, the dis-
trict will probably not be
able to give salary raises
this year.
"This retirement offer
• can be made because it pays
for itself," Coe wrote in an
e-mail. "If a staff member
with 20-plus years resigns
then that position is either
not filled, filled from within,
or the incoming staff mem-
ber has less experience, thus
placed lower on the salary
schedule."
Members of the board
decided to up the offer to
$10,000 in an effort to at-
tract more eligible employ-
ees to take the early retire-
ment offer. They said they
offered a $5,000 early retire-
ment bonus in recent years
and didn't have many tak-
ers.
°Approved the draft
2011-12 district calendar.
The schedule will have to
be changed to accommodate
state and regional tourna-
ments if the Wyoming High
School Activities Association
moves the district to class
3A, Coe said.
*Approved a Joint Pow-
ers Agreement with the Big
Horn County Juvenile Ser-
vices Board.
°Approved offering con-
tracts to all current admin-
istrators and supervisors.
*Approved resignation
letters from Kisha McAr-
thur, Nancy Walker and Lee
Meador effective the end of
the schoolyear.
Invitation to all members of
Big Horn Rural
Electric Company
71 st Annual Meeting
Sat., March 13, 2010
Greybull High School Gym
Company Reports will be presented.
Registration- 9:45 a.m. • Meeting- 11:00 a.m. ° Lunch- 12:00 p.m.
Your Touchstone Energy' Cooperative
Also, there wilt be great prizes and a
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Call Dori Noyes, County Clerk
307-568-2357
Saturday, March 20
Big Horn County 4-H Carnival, 6 - 8 p.m., Big Horn County
Fairgrounds.
Saturday, March 27
Big Horn County Republican Lincoln Day dinner, Greybull
Community Center, 5:30 meet the candidates, 6:15 dinner.
BHC School District No. t Board, 2nd Thursday.
BHC School District No. 2 Board (Lovell), 2nd Monday, board room,
7 p.m.
BHC Treasurer at County Annex, 1st and 3rd Thursday each month,
9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Big Horn Basin chapter of Gold Prospectors Association of America,
Skyline Cafe in Powell, 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m., 754-5921.
Big Horn County 4-H Leader's Council, 1st Monday, Extension Office
on Hwy 310, 7 p.m.
Big Horn County Weed and Pest monthly board meeting, 2nd Tuesday,
1 p.m., W&P office at 4782 Hwy. 310, Greybull.
Byron Lions Club, 1st and 3rd Tuesday, Byron Town Hall, 7 p.m.
Cancer Support Group, 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m., NHCC multi-purpose
room.
Compassionate Friends Support Group, last Wednesday, Long Term
Care Center Conference Room, West Park Hospital, 7 p.m. Contact
Melodye Trusty, 578-2416.
Cowley Riding Club, 3rdMonday, 7 p.m.
Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting, 3rd
Monday, noon, Lange's Kitchen
Lovell Bulldog Booster Club, 3rd Wednesday, Big Horn Federal Hos-
pitality Room, 7 pm•
Lovell Guitar Club, Thursday, 8 pm. Call Steve, 548-7227.
Lovell Library Story Time, every Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
Lovell Lions Club, 2ndFriday, noon; 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., 548-
2431.
Lovell Riders, Inc. meeting, 2nd Thursday, Big Horn Federal, 7 p.m.
Lovell Town Council, 2nd Tuesday, Town Hall, 7 p.m.
Lovell Woman's Club, 2nd Wednesday, Big Horn Federal Hospitality
Room, 1 p.m. Contact Deanna Wagner, 548-7793.
NAMI Big Horn County, lstThursday, 548-2431, 548-6865.
North Big Horn County Health Coalition, 3rd Tuesday, noon, rotating
locations, 548-6410.
Ostomy Support Group meeting, 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m•, North Fork
room, West Park Hospital in Cody.
Pindroppers Quilt Club, 4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Big Horn Federal hos-
pitality morn:
Spokes-n-Folks, call 648-2431; 548-2883.
TOPS @ WY169, every Thursday, St. John's Episcopal Church base-
ment in Powell, 6 p.m 754-2652, 664-2394
Tri-Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 2nd Thursday, dinner 6:30 p.m•,
lodge meeting 7:30 p.m.
VFW Meeting, 4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Big Horn County Annex bldg,
Lovell.
Veterans Representative, 1st Wednesday, Powell Workforce Center,
9 am - noon; 2nd Thursday
Frannie Town Hall, 9 am - noon
& Lovell Police Dept• 1 - 4 pm;
3rd Friday, Greybull Town
Hall, 9:30 - 1:30 am & Worland
Workforce Center 12:30 - 2:30
pm.
WyDOT Driver Licensing Facil-
ity open in Lovell every Tues-
day, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call the Lovell Chronicle at 548-
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