August 23, 2012 I The Lovell Chronicle 7
Yummo
Cowley Corn Cookout
Two-year-old
Ryan Grant of
Powell enjoyed
an ear of fresh
corn on Saturday
while attending
the Cowley Corn
Cookout with his
grandparents
Grizz and Kaylynn
Grant of Cowley.
PATti CARPENTER PHOTO
BY KARLA POMEROY
Big Horn County Clerk
of District Court Vickie
Larchick submitted her let-
ter of resignation for retire-
ment to the Big Horn Coun-
ty commissioners Tuesday.
The commissioners ac-
cepted the resignation Tues-
day.
Larchick's letter stated
that her resignation will be
effective Oct. 1.
"I will be retiring at that
time. It has been my plea-
sure to have served in that
position since 2003. I have
enjoyed my service to the
public, of which I know I will
truly miss," Larchick wrote.
Larchick is in the mid-
dle of her third term as
clerk of district court.
In accepting her resig-
nation, commission chair-
man Jerry Ewen said, "I
admire Vickie for the ser-
vice she's given to the coun-
ty. Her department is one
you never hear complaints
about. She's going to be
hard to replace."
Commissioner Keith
Grant added, "She's done
a good job." In honoring
her he added, "Maybe we
shouldn't accept it."
According to state stat-
ute, the commissioners will
need to notify in writing
the chairman of the "coun-
ty central committee of the
political party which the
last incumbent represented
at the time of his election,"
which will be the Republi-
can Party.
According to state stat-
ute, the Republican Party
chairman must call a meet-
ing of the central commit-
tee within 15 days "after
he receives notice of the va-
cancy. At the meeting the
county central committee
shall select and transmit to
the board of county commis-
sioners the names of three
persons qualifie.d to fill the
vacancy. Within five days
after receiving the three
names, the board of county
commissioners shall fill the
vacancy by appointment of
one of the three to hold the
office."
Looking at the time-
line, the commissioners will
schedule a special meeting
in September once they re-
ceive the names of the three
nominees.
Despite cloudy weather
last week, the Bighorn Na-
tional Forest is still in "very
high" fire danger, and will
be continuing with fire re-
strictions.
Six wildfires started
from recent lightning have
demonstrated that the fuels
in the forest are capable of
supporting fires. According
to fire manager Curtis Ras-
muson, "If we had not been
aggressive in our initial at-
tack, several of these fires
would have gotten large."
In addition to these
lightning ignited fires,
there have been three aban-
doned campfires that have
required suppression re-
sponse. One of these fires,
the Black Butte fire, was
approximately 12 acres,
and cost thousands of dol-
lars to suppress.
Rasmuson further
stated, "We would great-
ly appreciate the public's
cooperation with the fire re-
strictions, as none of us can
afford the risk and poten-
tial loss associated with hu-
man caused fires." The For-
est Service is hopeful that
significant moisture, more
than -inch of rain, will
fall before the beginning of
the archery hunting season
to provide conditions to lift
the fire restrictions. This
did not occur with Wednes-
day's storm.
Added Rasmuson, "A
i :J i:Bigho n N, ati0maL,F, or :Willow Creek,safety:i :s
i est managers and members associated with ATV use on
of the Forest Plan Steering
Committee will assemble
at Burgess Junction Visitor
Center at 9 a.m. on Tues-
day, Aug. 28, for the group's
annual field trip.
The monitoring and
evaluation field trip is open
to the public. The trip will
conclude around 3:30 p.m.
Agenda topics for the
field trip include mainte-
nance needs at Burgess
Junction Visitor Center,
livestock grazing near Big
highways, dispersed camp-
ing, the food storage special
order and WYDOT projects
on highways that traverse
the Bighorn National For-
est.
The Forest Plan Steer-
ing Committee is comprised
of Forest Service manag-
ers and representatives of
local county commissions,
conservation districts and
State of Wyoming agen-
cies. The Committee was
formed upon completion of
few of the fires were in re-
mote areas that we normal-
ly would have considered
managing to restore vegeta-
tive diversity, but this year
is too busy of a fire year to
secure the firefighting re-
sources necessary for that
type of managed fire. There
are many areas of the For-
est that would benefit from
wildfire, but conditions now
are too extreme."
Visitors are reminded
to check the restrictions
posted on signs, on the For-
est's website (http://www.
fs.usda.gov/main/bighorn/
home) or by calling or vis-
iting a local office or visi-
tor center to stay current on
the regulations.
Revised Forest Plan in
2005 to help the Forest
vice monitor forest plan and
BY DAVID PECK
A one-vehicle rollover
east of Powell late last
Tuesday night, Aug. 14,
claimed the life of a Cowley
man and may have also cost
Cowley its restaurant, at
least for now.
Rick Munsinger, 49,
owner and operator of the
Cowtown Caf6, was east-
bound on Lane 9 east of
Powell when he lost control
of his 1991 Chevrolet pick-
up and was ejected as the
truck rolled, Park County
Sheriff Scott Steward said.
The crash happened around
11:15 p.m. on Aug. 14, he
said.
The Park County S.O.
responded along with the
Powell Fire Dept. and
Powell EMS, Steward said.
"The driver appeared to
have been ejected and had
not been wearing a seat
belt," Steward said. "There
were no signs of breath-
ing or a pulse. He was con-
firmed dead at the scene."
Riding with Mun-
singer was his 14-year-old
grandson, Eduardo Iribe,
project implementation.
The Committee meets twice e
a year.
For more information
about the field trip or the
committee, please contact
Laurie Waiters-Clark at
307-674-2627 or lwalter-
sclarkC s.fed.us. More in-
formation about the Big-
horn National Forest's
projects can be found on the
web at www.fs.usda.gov/
bighorn/.
restaurant owner
of Cowley. Iribe was alert
and "moving around" when
deputies arrived, Steward
said, and was treated and
released at the Powell Val-
ley Medical Center. He was
believed to have been wear-
ing his seat belt, the sheriff
said.
Munsinger was travel-
ing east on Lane 9 when the
pickup drifted off the right
side of the road. He over-
corrected to the left, and
the truck crossed the road
and started to roll, making
one complete roll - during
which Munsinger was eject-
ed -- and coming to rest on
its wheels.
Steward said it does ap-
pear that alcohol was a fac-
tor in the crash.
Munsinger and wife Es-
ther Valenzuela took over
operation of the Cowtown
Caf6 in January of 2010 and
transformed the restaurant
into a popular destination
for restaurant-goers from
the surrounding area, in-
cluding Munsinger's fa-
mous wood-fired pizza.
The restaurant is cur-
rently closed.
Services for Rick Mun-
singer were held Monday at
Thompson Funeral Home
in Powell.
A benefit dinner for the
Munsinger family will be
held Sunday at the Bran-
din' Iron Restaurant in
Lovell, hosted by the Bran-
din' Iron staff and volun-
teers. All proceeds will go
to the family to help pay for
funeral expenses.
The dinner will run
from 4 to 7 p.m. at the
Brandin' Iron on Sunday,
Aug. 26.
Thank you
for your support;
to everyone who helped
on my campaign;
to voters who trust me
to meet your needs in
Cheyenne.
Representative
Elaine Harvey
, HarveyOO@tctwest.net
Paid for by Elect Elaine Harvey for House
District 26
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that no one in the car was
hurt and that none of the
kids were feeling any pain
after the accident," said Hitz.
"Davey Crockett and I will
have to swap bear stories."
Hitz spoke to a local
farmer the next day who
said he and his neighbors
had seen bears in the area
recently. The highway pa-
trolman on the scene told
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tion Party at the Bank of
Lovell Tuesday night. "I
don't take votes lightly,
and I appreciate those who
supported me along the
way. This renews my faith
in House District 26 that
people wouldn't let a car-
petbagger come in and take
over politics."
Harvey was referring
to the fact that DiLorenzo
has lived in Wyoming for
less than 10 years after
practicing law in Califor-
nia for many years.
"I will continue to do
my best to serve my con-
stituents individually and
collectively," Harvey con-
tinued. "I love this area,
and I want to see it suc-
ceed."
Harvey said the hard-
fought election has had at
least one positive effect,
making her hone her mes-
sage.
"It's made me intro-
spective," she said. "I've
had to look inside myself
and say this is how I've vot-
Hitz that the bear carcass
was property of the State
of Montana and it was later
removed from the scene and
taken to the Montana Fish
and Game Dept. in Billings.
"I was disappointed
they didn't let me take the
carcass," said Hitz. "All I
got from all this is a photo
and bits of fur stuck in my
bumper."
ed all these years and this
is who I am. I've had to ar-
ticulate my message."
Harvey added, howev-
er, that she didn't like the
negative tone of her oppo-
nent's campaign.
"In our state term lim-
its are at the polls," she
said. "I would just hope
that every candidate would
run on his or her merits in-
stead of trying to tear down
the other candidate. If I
can't run on my own merits
- on statewide issues and
supporting the local area -
then I shouldn't run.
"There were many
times in his message where
I wondered if he was run-
ning for a national office
and not House District 26. I
seldom heard what he stood
fol", and I seldom heard him
answer a direct question.
The legislature is more than
philosophy, it's action."
DiLorenzo did not re-
spond to requests for com-
ment by press time on
Wednesday.
The Brandin' Iron staff
and volunteers
are honored to host a
fundraising dinner for
Sunday, August 26, 2012
4-7pm
483 Shoshone Ave. in Lovell
Join us for hamburgers,
hot dogs and all the
fixings.
All proceeds go to Rick's
family to help pay
for his service.
Our community lost a friend,
father, grandfather and business
entrepreneur. Rick had the Cowtown
Cafe for almost three years, serving the
community. He was a loving partner
to Esther Valenzuela, father of four
children and grandfather of seven.
Shoshone Ave Lovell
307-548-9370
