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LOVELL, WYOMING - VOLUME 112, NUMBER 49 ,' MAY 31, 2018 ,* 75
Commission
election roster
swells to six
BY NATHAN OSTER
The filing period for feder-
al, state, county and municipal
leadership positions closes at the
end of the business day on Friday,
June 1.
As of Tuesday morning, the
most sought-after positions at
the local level appear to be the
two expiring seats on the Big
Horn County Commission.
Six candidates have already
entered the race for the Republi-
can nomination, including incum-
bent Felix Carrizales of Burling-
ton; Joe Wildman and Lisa Kimsey,
both of Manderson; Clayton Drag-
goo of Basin, and Keith Grant and
Nick Lewis, both of Lovell.
John Hyde, the other incum-
bent at this time, is not seeking
re-election.
Grant is a former four-term
county commissioner, having
served in that capacity from 1999
until he was unseated in 2014.
Lewis is employed at North
Big Horn Hospital and is the for-
mer chief of police in Lovell.
Draggoo owns Atwood Family
Funeral Directors, with locations
in Greybull and Basin.
Word Tuesday night was that
a young candidate, 22-year-old
Nash Jolley of Lovell, also planned
to file for county commission this
week.
No one has filed for the Dem-
ocratic nomination for county
commissioner.
No new fliers have emerged
for the county department head
positions.
As things stand right now, the
only primary race is for the Re-
publican nomination for clerk of
the district court. Incumbent Ser-
ena Lipp, who is completing her
first term in office, is being chal-
lenged by Lisa Delucci.
The other incumbents have
filed and, as of now, face no com-
petition for the Republican nom-
ination. They include Treasurer
Becky Lindsey, Sheriff Ken Black-
burn, Coroner Del Atwood, Clerk
Loft Smallwood and Assessor Gina
Anderson.
Marcia Bean, who is complet-
ing the term of Kim Adams, is the
only filer for county attorney.
MUNICIPAL SEATS
As of Wednesday morning,
there had been relatively few ill-
ings for mayor and town council
SEE 'FILING UPDATE' page 8
PATTI CARPENTER PHOTOS
Lovell Elementary School music teacher Chauna Bischoff (far right) and her students (front row, l-r) Gavin Robertson, Stetson Asay,
Anastyn Leithead, Kenadee Rael, Whitney Hendershot, Addie Woodford, (back row) Taggart Shumway, Chareasa Zeller, Libby Miekelson,
Breeah Jones, Marie Hillman and Charlee MacPeek perform patriot songs in Byron on Memorial Day. The group also performed in Cowley
and Lovell in celebration of military men and women from the area.
MemorialDay
Revolution to Afghanistan
BY DAVID PECK
Grey skies and a bit of rain
did nothing tO dampen the spirits
of the many citizens who turned
out Monday morning for Memo-
rial Day services at the Byron,
Cowley and Lovell cemeteries.
Those attending were treat-
ed to an inspirational speech by
retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander
Ken Badget of Cowley and beau-
tiful patriotic songs performed
by fifth-graders from Lovell Ele-
mentary School under the direc-
tion of Chauna Bischoff.
The services were held at 8
a.m. at the Byron Cemetery, 9
a.m. at the Cowley Cemetery and
10 a.m. at the Lovell Cemetery
under the direction of longtime
Wyoming National Guardsman
Rich Fink, now retired, who is
also Commander of Robert Boyd
Stewart American Legion Post 11.
During his moving speech,
Badger reminded attendees of
the sacrifices made by service-
men and women from the Civil
War, after which Memorial Day,
then called Decoration Day, was
first celebrated, to the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Today we are gathered to .
pay our respects to those gallant
men and women who have giv"
en their lives in defense of this
country ' Badger said. "It is aday
of remembrance - a day to honor
the sacrifice that was made that
a0U and I might live and raise our
milies in a strong, free country"
Badger explained the history
of Memorial Day, first celebrated
as Decoration Day in Waterloo,
SEE 'MEMORIAL DAY' page 8
Memorial Day events organizer Rich Fink and speaker Ken Badger
bow their heads during a moment of prayer on Monday at the
cemetery in Cowley.
BY PATI'I CARPENTER
A nurse known equally well for
her kindness as for her medical
experience was celebrated by her
patients, co-workers, family and
friends at a retirement party held
in her honor at North Big Horn
Hospital last week.
Ruth Montanez is retiring
from the hospital after spending
32 years of her 35-year career as
a registered nurse serving patients
at the hospital. Montanez said she
has seen many changes over the
years, including several changes
in administration and procedures,
with improvements along the way.
"I'm the person I am today be-
cause of the good people I have
worked with over these year ' said
Montanez. "I think we have a very
good team here right now"
NBHH CEO Rick Schroeder
spoke highly of Montanez.
"Ruth is a wonderful woman,"
said Schroeder. "She has grace,
dignity and a deep abiding faith
in God. She is a wonderful nurse.
I have heard many times from pa-
tients about how much they loved
being in her care. I have passed
years, Ruth still had things she as-
pired to be better at. She never
thought she was perfect. She al-
ways tried to be her best and nev-
er once thought she knew it all or
couldn't learn from her coworkers.
She was very humble that way.'
"Ruth has enormous faith: and
gratitude. She would never accept
a compliment without reminding
us that it was a 'team effort: She
made a difference in our hospital
and in our community and is re-
membered and loved by many"
Toner also noted how patient
Montanez was with her patients.
"She would patiently describe
things to her patients -- a proce-
dure that was about to happen, a
medication she was giving them
-- explaining what things the pa-
tient should call her for ' Toner
said. "She would laughingly refer
to herself as a 'dinosaur' but she
would adjust to changes and saw
many of them over her years. Ruth
became very proficient in every
one of those changes and served as
an example to others through her
work ethic and attention to detail.
"I am better for knowing her
those compliments on to her, but PATti CARPENTER and fortunate I was chosen to work
stie always says it is a 'team -
ef- New Horizons Care Center nurse Debbie Salyer bids farewell to retiring nurse Ruth Montanez last week with her, during the last years of
fort'
and
that
she
is
just
part
of
the
at a retirement party held for Montanez at North Big Horn Hospital. her career. I read something re-
team.
"Several years ago, when our were going to be in very capable also spoke highly of Montanez.
granddaughter was unexpected-hands. "It was so inspiring for me to
ly born in our emergency room, I "Our facility and our commu- watch Ruth graciot sly accept the
heard that Ruth was on duty that nity are going to miss seeing Ruth . well-wishes of her family, friends,
day. When I heard that, I knew that as often. So am I:' - coworkers, community and past
our daughter and granddaughter Chief of Nursing Tina Toner patients, as we wished her good-
heart of gold are all things I'm so
pleased to have experienced.
"Even being a nurse for 32
cently that stated that it is a rare
bye this week;' said Toner. "Her thing when a calling and a profes-
professionalism, grace, years of sion combine. Ruth is truly a ser-
experience, starched uniform and vant leader, caring forher patients
as a calling, not a job. She has made
our profession very proud and she
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