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April 1,2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 7
GOP hopefuls make their pitch at Lincoln Day dinner
BY NATHAN OSTER
Republican candidates
for state and county offices
gathered in Greybull Sat-
urday night to raise mon-
ey and build party unity
for their upcoming cam-
paigns.
Big Horn County's Lin-
coln Day Dinner attracted
two of the four GOP guber-
natorial candidates in Matt
Mead and Run Micheli, as
well as current Secretary
of State Max Maxfield and
two candidates for state
auditor in Bruce Brown
and Cynthia Cloud.
One of the two guber-
natorial no-shows, Rita
Meyer, was unable to at-
tend, but did appear at a
meet-and-greet earlier in
the evening at Greybull
High School and provide a
statement that was read by
Run Wright of Greybull.
The fourth GOP can-
didate for governor, Colin
Simpson, had a previous
commitment but sent his
wife Deb to speak on his
behalf.
Candidates were limit-
ed to three-minute presen-
tations by the event's em-
cee, Dan Cue of Lovell.
The event featured live
and silent auctions as well
as an address by the chair-
man of the state Republi-
can party, Diana Brown.
The first of the four Re-
publicans vying to succeed
Gov. Dave Freudenthal
to speak was Mead, a na-
tive of Teton County who
is perhaps best known for
serving as U.S. Attorney
for Wyoming from 2001-
07.
He said his priorities
would be, first and fore-
most, jobs and the econ-
omy, and said he would
Work to achieve full use of
resources.
Meyer, currently the
state auditor, said in a
NATBAN OSTER
Wyoming candidate for governor Run Micheli
addresses the crowd during the Big Horn County
Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday evening in Greybull.
statement that Wyoming
is in the midst of a diffi-
cult time -- and that the
state's residents need a
leader they can trust to
navigate the state through
those difficult times.
Micheli's presentation
focused on a single state-
ment, that what the state
needs is a governor who is
experienced and commit-
ted to conservative lead-
ership, and said he knows
how to run a state agency
(he directed the Wyoming
Department of Agricul-
ture from 1995-2003) and
understands state govern-
ment.
Deb Simpson, mean-
while, spoke of her hus-
band's 12 years represent-
ing Park County in the
state Legislature -- and
of his family's roots in the
Greybull area. She added
that he has an optimistic
vision for the state's fu-
ture, consistent with his
own beliefs of faith, in-
tegrity, family values and
hard work.
Maxfield, who an-
nounced his plan to seek
re-election in Lovell, said
that he will devote his time
and energy to getting a Re-
publican elected governor
if he is fortunate enough to
run unopposed this year.
He cited the wide gulf
in the number registered
state Republicans and
Democrats, and empha-
sized that "they can't beat
us, but we can lose."
Brown, of Devils Tow-
er, and Cloud, of Cody,
spoke of their qualifica-
tions. Brown has a back-
ground as a CPA, ran
against Meyer four years
ago and said that he would
not be outworked in cam-
paign or if he was elected
to the post. Cloud is also
a CPA and touted her ex-
pe'rience establishing and
building two businesses
from the ground up.
HOUSE RACES
With the filing period
still more than a month
away, the local candidates
on the Republican side do
not yet know if they will be
tested in their bids for re-
election.
District 26 Rep. Elaine
Harvey of Lovell used her
time at the microphone to
speak of the troops return-
ing home from overseas
-- and the fact that many
of them do not have jobs
waiting for them.
She said serving her
constituents for the past
eight years has been the
most gratifying part of her
job, citing her recent work
on behalf of the bentonite
companies as an example.
District 28 Rep. Lor-
raine Quarberg of Ther-
mopolis, seeking her
fourth term in office, said
she has consistently been
a supporter of strong de-
fense, states rights, indi-
vidual and private proper-
ty rights and capitalism.
COUNTY RACES
Virtually all of the
county offices will be on
the ballot this year, includ-
ing two seats on the Big
Horn County Commission
and all of the other county
offices, including clerk, at-
torney, sheriff, treasurer
and assessor.
To date, the only con-
tested race is for the office
of sheriff, where Ben May-
land of Basin is challeng-
ing incumbent Ken Black-
burn, who is completing
his first term in office.
Citing the lateness of
the hour and the candi-
dates who had yet to speak,
Blackburn deferred his op-
portunity to speak, saying
there would be plenty of
opportunities in the cam-
NATHAN OSTR
Republican candidate for governor Matt Mead
makes a point during Saturday night's Lincoln Day
paign to come.
Mayland, who lives in
Basin and has been in law
enforcement for the past 10
years, said "strong, consis-
tent leadership" is needed
in the sheriffs office.
"Everything rises and
falls on leadership," he
said.
Mayland said if he is
elected, he would work
to spend county tax dol-
lars in the most efficient
way possible, work with
the county commissioners
to streamline the sheriffs
budget, ensure that crimes
are investigated properly,
and work closely with the
county attorney's office and
courts to ensure that the
sheriffs office is doing its
part to bring solid cases to
them for prosecution. He
added that "officers need a
strong leader they can turn
to when they have ques-
tions and concerns -- and I
am that leader."
In his summation,
Mayland said he brings
"the training, experience,
dedication and leadership
required to make (the sher-
iffs office) an agency you
can trust, depend on and
be proud of."
Clerk Dori Noyes used
the dinner to make her for-
mal announcement that
she intends to seek re-elec-
tion, as did County Attor-
ney Georgia Antley-Hunt.
Hunt called the first
three years of her term "ed-
ucational" and "interest-
ing" and said a four-year
term in office is not enough
to accomplish what she
hopes to accomplish.
She touted her prosecu-
tion of four people who com-
mitted sex crimes against
children and said that, if
elected, she would work to
improve lines of communi-
cation with all agencies.
Former fair secretary sentenced
BY BRENDA TENBOER
.... Former, Big Horp Coun-
ty'Fair secreta. Lorraine
Gonzalez was'sentenced
last Wednesday in the Fifth
Judicial District Circuit
Court for making five unau-
thorized purchases for per-
sonal gain. She entered a
no-contest plea.
Gonzalez will repay
$413 to the BHC Fair board
of trustees to cover the costs
of fuel and one major credit
card purchase she made us-
ing tax dollars. She must
also pay $180 court costs
and spend the next six
months on probation.
Mick Gonzalez, 19, also
pleaded no contest to one
charge of larceny from in-
cidents where he made sev-
eral fraudulent charges,
which included buying a set
of tires, tools and fuel with
fair funds for personal use.
Big Horn County and
Prosecuting Attorney Geor-
gia Antley Hunt chose to
file the charge against Mick
Gonzalez under Wyoming
Statute 6-3-402, misde-
meanor larceny, which is
defined as theft of less than
$1,000, rather than a felo-
ny.
"Because of Mr. Gonza-
lez's age and his willingness
to pay full restitution with-
out contesting the amount,
I agreed to charge it as a
misdemeanor," Hunt said.
Mick was ordered to re-
pay $1,304 plus $180 court
costs and will also spend
the next six months on pro-
bation.
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all three Big Horn County newspapers for one low price.
However, all advertisements that will be published in all three newspapers
MUST meet the Basin and Greybull deadline of MONDAY at 5 p.m.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Lovell Community Center
6 pm Social Hour • 7 pm Dinner
Speaker:
Rita C. Meyer
IToming State Auditor
Award presentations:
2010 Outstanding Citizen and
Outstanding Educators from
BHC School Districts 1 & 2
$28 per person
For tickets call 548-7552
• Saturday, April 3
Byron Lions Easter egg hunt, photos with the bunny start at
9:30 at Jones Park.
Cowley Easter egg hunt, Cowley Park, 1 p.m.
Friday, April 9
Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Lovell
Community Center, 6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. dinner. For
tickets and more info. 548-7552.
BHC School District No. 1 Board, 2rid Thursday.
BHC School District No. 2 Board (Lovell), 2nd Monday, board room,
7p.m.
BHC Treasurer at Coun Annex, '/st and 3rd Thursday each month,
9a.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, lstand3rd 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 pro. 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, 1st Thursday, 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 pro., Big Horn Federal hos-
pitality room.
Spokes-n-Folks, call 548-2431; 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 Hum 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; 3rdFrlday, Greybull Town Hall, 9:30- 1:30 am
& Worland Workforce Center 12:30 - 2:30 pm.
WyDOT Driver Licensing Facility open in Lovell every Tuesday, 9:30
a.m. to 4 p.m.
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