8 I The Lovell Chronicle I May 13, 2010 www.LovellChronicle.com
LES
spring
concert
Below, Chase Lewis
concentrates and
spins his arm and
lasso during the
Lovell Elementary
fourth- and fifth-
grade concert
Thursday.
JENNIFER SCHNEIDER PHOTOS
Above, Lovell Elementary School students look intently at each
other during the fourth- and fifth-grade concert at the LHS
gym Thursday. Pictured are (back row, l-r) Kaitlyn Mickelson
and Mylee McArthur and (front row, l-r) Joey Mickelson and
Kyle Burton.
DILLON Continued from pa.el
for a balance between wild
horse populations and their
habitat, as well as the need
to manage the wild horses,
Sparks said.
Dillon said he is in con-
tact with Sparks and Wild
Horse and Burro Specialist
Jared Bybee several times a
week: Dillon relays what he
has observed in the horses
and Bybee and Sparks toll
him any news concerning
the Pryor herd coming from
the BLM.
Dillon is currently help-
ing the BLM by using a dart
gun to treat selected mares
with the infertility vaccine
PZP. He received trainihg
for darting this winter in
New Mexico and has just a
few more horses left to ful-
fill the number outlined in
the most recent BLM gath-
er plan.
Another project that
will begin in the next month
is the installation of guz-
zlers and water catchments
for horses to utilize on the
range, Dillon said. He hopes
to get a team of volunteers
together to install some of
the guzzlers near road ac-
cess to the range and the
others will be flown in by
helicopter by the BLM, he
said.
According to the BLM,
the guzzlers will be installed
throughout the range and
are designed to collect pre-
cipitation and provide ad-
ditional water sources
for wild horses and wild-
life. The additional water
sources should help to more
evenly distribute the horses
throughout the range, re-
sulting in better utilization
of the forage, according to
the BLM.
Plans for the guzzlers
were included in the cur-
rent Herd Management
Area Plan, but the docu-
ment was tied up in litiga-
tion un"til tlib BLM won the
case earlier this year, al-
lowing them to implement
the changes outlined in the
document.
While also busy at the
center, Dillon said he has
been spending more time
on the range lately. Part of
his time was spent darting
mares, but he has also been
on the lookout for any new
foals born during the spring
foaling season.
"This time of year I
focus on finding foals as
they're born," Dillon said.
"We like to know as close to
their birth date as possible.
They sometimes die after
a week so we like to know
when they're born and also
keep an eye on any other
changes in the herd."
Dillon said he spotted
a new foal Tuesday along
with a few others recently.
As of press time, he said no
more than 10 new foals had
been born this spring.
Being on the range of-
ten has its advantages and
Dillon will soon be carry-
ing a video camera with
him any time he is on the
range, according to PMW-
MC Board President John
Nickle. The footage he col-
lects will be used to create a
12- to 14-minute video to be
sold at the center.
Nickle works closely
with Dillon and said he is
doing a great job as direc-
tor.
"He's developed those
historical records that
aren't kept for many herds,"
Nickle said, noting that an-
other herd that is outlined
similarly is the famous As-
sateague Island horses.
"Matt does a really good
job. He relates to people
in our district and visitors
well," Nickle said. While
there were other individu-
al recipients of the award,
Nickle noted that Dillon
was the only recipient of the
award connected to an orga-
nization. "That made us feel
good."
He said the center re-
ceives many compliments
about Dillon and said he
has learned a lot about the
horses himself from Dillon
over the years.
Dillon's morn, Nan-
cy Cerroni, said she first
got involved with the wild
horses when Rev. Floyd
Schwieger was around.
Matt, who was in college
at the time studying envi-
ronmental sciences, also
picked up the interest and
a love for the Pryor horses.
Cerroni said she com-
pliments Matt for bring-
ing a good base in science
to deal with a subject that
can be very emotional for
some people.
Dillon is also busy pre-
paring new maps and bro-
chures for the center to
have available during the
upcoming tourist season.
Tours will begin again
soon, running from June
15 to Oct. 15. Tours can ac-
commodate up to six people
at a time, Dillon said, and
rates vary depending on
age and number of people
on the tour.
BRAD DEV'ee,e, AUX
Wendy Walker, a 2008 Lovell High School graduate
and a former member of the Lady Bulldogs basketball
team, spoke in support of Bob Geiser during the
regular school board meeting Monday in Lovell.
Also pictured is Geiser supporter Max Crumrine.
COACH Continued from page1
dent, looking up to someone
who has sportsmanship,"
he said, adding, "He always
has a smile on face while
coaching."
Bill Hudspeth said,
"There will always be com-
plaints against a coach
no matter how good he is.
Coach Geiser has built one
of the bettor programs in
Wyoming and I would stand
by that fact until the time
he finally decides to retire."
Valerie Beal also spoke
in support of Geiser.
"Coach Geiser is an ex-
cellent example for our stu-
dents and an excellent rep-
resentative of our school
district. I strongly hope you
will consider that," Beal
said.
CHANGES IN
ASSIGNMENTS
The board met in a
closed session to discuss
personnel after the regu-
lar board meeting. After
re-convening into a regular
session after about 90 min-
utes in executive session,
the board cast a 4-1-1 vote
to approve a list of coaching
assignments as submitted
by administrators and ap-
proved by Supt. of Schools
Dan Coe. The list is creat-
ed with recommendations
from administrators who
are the immediate supervi-
sors of the various coaching
and sponsor positions, Coe
said.
Four voted to pass the
list as submitted: Marianne
Grant, Matt Bassett, Judy
Richards and Rebecca Mon-
Cur.
Tracy Beal voted against
passing the list. Bruce Jol-
ley abstained from the vote
due to a conflict of interest
because a relative of his is a
coach in the district.
Chris Edwards will take
over as new head girls has-
ketball coach.
Other changes on the
coaches list include Stormy
Jameson replacing Mike
Greenlee as head volleyball
coach.
The district still needs
to hire ligh school vol-
leyball aistant coach and
freshman coach, a high
school boys basketball JV
coach, a seventh-grade foot-
ball assistant coach, an
eighth-grade football assis-
tant coach, an eighth-grade
volleyball assistant coach,
a seventh-grade girls bas-
ketball assistant coach, a
seventh-grade boys basket-
ball assistant coach, a mid-
dle school assistant track
coach, a middle school stu-
dent council sponsor, a mid-
dle school knowledge bowl
sponsor, broadcasting spon-
sor, drama coach and high
school athletics director.
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