20 I The Lovell Chronicle I May 27, 2010 www.LovellChronicle.com
BRAD DEVEREAUX
In a true team effort to try to beat the opposing team made up of teachers
and staff, Lovell Elementary Sehool students (l-r) Jason Harford, Shelby
Wardell and Chase Lewis send the ball back toward the net during a
volleyball game last week.
New utility license to include flat fee
BY KARLA POMEROY
The Big Horn County
commissioners reviewed a
draft of a new utility license
last Tuesday, May 18, where
the county would charge a
flat $300 fee for any utility
license.
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antmlpated, Bridges said the
new license also outlines the
procedure and possible liqui-
dated damages if a road clo-
sure goes beyond the request
made in the application.
In other business last
week:
Engineer Willie Bridge .. : • The .commissioners
said the fee would help covdr 'Jgreed' t0' 'zdnsfer $6,000
costs of inspections that are m the general fund to the
required for any utility ease-
ment regardless of the type
of utility.
Cut fees remain at
$1,000 with a $2,000 bond,
he said. The new license also
outlines requirements for
repairing a gravel road and
leaves in the requirement
to bore under a paved road
if possible before cutting a
road.
After some problems
earlier this year where a
road was closed longer than
coroner's budget. The coro-
ner is over budget in his au-
topsy line item.
• Bridges and Road
Foreman Jerry Denniston
discussed work on the Cold
Springs Road. It was de-
cided to try and make the
project a two-year project
rather than try and get it
all done in one year. They
will complete the work on
Road 52 with the Division
of State Parks and Cultural
Resources assisting with fi-
nancing materials since the
road goes into the camp-
grounds at the Medicine
Lodge State Archaeological
Site.
• Bridges reported that
it will be best to rebid the
Washington Park restroom
project with the additional
funds from the Lovell Li-
brary project now available.
Commissioner Jerry Ewen
asked that the new rest-
room be designed to allow it
to be heated at a later time
to make it a year-round
bathroom.
• The commission-
ers signed the cooperative
agreement with the Wyo-
ming Department of Trans-
portation for the South
Airport and Rest Area Plan-
ning Grant, which includes
looking at moving the mu-
seum to the rest area.
U.S. COAST GU'tD PHOTO BY PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS SARA FRANCIS.
AMT3 Gregory Sykes (left) and AET3 Matthew Lotz, both of Air Station Kodiak,
observe ice conditions in the Arctic from the rear of a Kodiak-based HC-130
Hercules aircraft during an Arctic Domain Awareness flight on April 13. The
Coast Guard assisted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
with gathering air samples during the flight for a long-term record they are
building.
Lovell resident working
with coast guard in Alaska
The crew of an HC-
130 Hercules aircraft from
Air Station Kodiak flew an
Arctic Domain Awareness
flight over Alaska's north-
ern coastline to assess the
winter ice buildup in the re-
gion and provide additional
joint and international ser-
vice personnel and govern-
ment researchers with a
firsthand look at the Arctic
April 13.
Among the crew, serv-
ing in the loadmaster po-
sition, was Aviation Main-
tenance Technician 3rd
Class Gregory Sykes, 24, of
Lovell, according to a U.S.
Coast Guard press release.
Sykes is serving a three-
year tour in Kodiak.
He has previously
served at a surf boat sta-
tion in North Bend, Ore.,
and aboard the Bahrain-
based Coast Guard Cut-
:: ter Baranof for a year in
the Arabian Gulf at Pa-
trol Forces Southwest Asia
in support of Operations
Iraqi Freedom and Endur-
ing Freedom. Kodiak is his
first unit since graduating
from a Coast Guard avia-
tion technical school in
Elizabeth City, N.C. Sykes
has earned a number of
qualifications at a junior
rank, becoming a qualified
aircrewman, loadmaster,
dropmaster, dropmaster
instructor and security sys-
tems operator.
Arctic Domain Aware-
ness flights provide vis-
ibility on seasonal mining
operations and coastal ero-
sion while supporting the
Coast Guard's Homeland
Security mission, maritime
domain awareness and
science research, as well
as testing personnel and
equipment capabilities,
identifying challenges and
surveying sea ice.
During the flight the
crew observed ice condi-
tions and vessel traffic at
the northern Alaska lati-
tudes. The Coast Guard as-
sisted the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration with gathering air
samples during the flight
for a long-term record they
are building. The research-
ers are building a record of
baseline CO2 and methane
emission levels for the re-
gion that they can measure
future readings against.
Sykes will serve at
least one more year in Alas-
ka prior to transferring
and continuing his Coast
Guard aviation career. He
hopes to remain in the HC-
130 aircraft community. In
his spare time he is an avid
outdoor athlete and takes
advantage of the Kodiak
area to hike, ski, fish and
volunteer. He recently took
up sea kayaking.
Westpoint student tells his story
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
Students who are inter-
ested in joining the armed
forces and also get a college
education have several op-
tions. For students who
want to test their mental
and physical strength at
the highest level, the Mili-
tary Academy at Westpoint
is a school that has been
teaching Americans to be
soldiers passionate about
Duty, Honor and Country
for more than 200 years.
Ted Scott was at Lovell
High School Wednesday,
May 19, to speak to stu-
dents about his experi-
ences while attending
Westpoint. He gave pre-
sentations and held ques-
tion-and-answer sessions
in Lovell classrooms.
Scott just completed
Ted Scott
his second year at the acad-
emy and told students the
school offers "great experi-
ence, great opportunities
and a great education."
Several things separate
Westpoint from normal
colleges, Scott said, from
waking early in the morn-
ing and requiring physical
activities to offering differ-
ent classes including de-
fense strategic strategy,
counter insurgency and
counter terrorism. Scott is
a double major in defense
strategic studies and Rus-
sian.
Westpoint graduates
are commissioned the
rank of Second Lieutenant
in the Army, and they are
committed to at least five
years of service follow-
ing graduation. Scott said
he plans to stay in lon-
ger than five years as the
school then pays for grad-
uate school with a further
commitment.
Scott hopes to use his
training to become a for-
eign area officer, stationed
in a foreign country and
serving as the country's
military ambassador to
the U.S. Army.
Businesses recognize
the leadership taught at
Westpoint, Scott said, but
the application process
is not easy. Applicants
must pass a physical test,
have a minimum score of
25 on the ACT, and a rec-
ommendation from a con-
gressman before their ap-
plication is sent to the
admissions office at West-
point. If accepted, room,
board and tuition is paid
for by the school.
Scott, a 2008 Greybull
High School graduate,
plans to graduate from
Westpoint in 2012.
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