4 I The Lovell Chronicle i September 11, 2014
CHRONICLE
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Crazy investment
solicitations
keep meamused
If you own a fax machine or have an
e-mail account, you get some doozies when it
comes to investment solicitations.
One of my favorites recently came from a
man who simply identified himself as Douglas.
His e-mail message read as follows:
"Good Day, My name is Douglas know-
ing that your paper is one of the most widely
read newspaper in the neighborhood. I will
like to know if I can post a Administrative As-
sistant ad in your newspaper which I will like
to be in print and online. David Peck
"1 will looking forward to hearing from you Observations
soon. Douglas."
Now, how could I possibly resist doing
business with that fellow? I'm sure he's perfectly legit. After all, he
knows that the Chronicle is "one of the most widely read newspa-
per in the neighborhood."
But I didn't respond.
Another one came in early August from "Sales3'! and read:
"Happy led Mubarak!! May Allah shower countless blessing
upon you and your family. We would like to inform you that our com-
pany is a leading international Tunisian Society in Tunisia in which
we are developed more and more our business.
WVe are looking to import for Libyan.market with the attached
sample items in the catalogue would you please advise if you have
any interest transacting with us about our request and send us your
prices for the requested item in the attached catalogue.
"Looking forward to receiving your considerable reply. Your
constant attention and cooperation as ever will be highly appreci-
ated. Thanks and best regards, Turki Sameh, Purchasing Manager,
SOGEX (Tunisian address follows)."
I didn't open the attachment, needless to say, and despite Tur-
ki's high appreciation for my constant attention and cooperation, I
did not give my considerable reply. My, how disappointed Turki must
have been.
We also receive dozens of faxes asking if we would like to take
out a loan. Right. I'll just grab that fax right out of the machine and
take out a loan for, oh, say, 50 grand. That ought to do it.
Do people really respond to these things?
I received two more weird e-mails on Monday, one from an Allan
Wood saying he represents the board of a leading financial institu-
tion in the Euro Zone with "dormant funds" in excess of $18 million
"in their coffers" and seeking investment with "huge financial re-
ward."
The other came from the Shijiazhuagn Cardiofness Industry
Co., Ltd. telling me, the "Supplier," that the company is interest-
ed in "some of your items" and adding, "Kindly view the Important
document I upload using Supplier's Portal so CLICK below and log
on with your valid email for immediate access to view order refer-
ence."
I chose not to "CLICK."
One of the members of our staff has a friend who receives calls
from a fellow in Jamaica named Willy who calls telling the man he
has won the lottery but needs to send money to Jamaica in order
to collect the prize. This man and his family keep Willy on the phone
for long periods of time, giving him just enough hope that he's
landing the big one to keep him occupied. Everyone in the family is
getting to know Willy, including the man's granddaughter. They al-
most feel sorry for the guy, as they can hear kids crying in the back-
ground. Hey, a guy has to make a living, right? But after numerous
calls from Jamaica to Lovell, I wonder what Willy's phone bill must
be.
I have probably disappointed Douglas, Turki, Allan and Shiji-
azhuagn Cardiof'tness by not responding to their queries, but I just
don't want a virus to get into my computer.
Oy veh. Sometimes you just have to shake your head and
chuckle at this stuff. Someone somewhere sometime must re-
spond to this garbage, or it wouldn't keep coming,
Now, if Willy would call, however, I just might strike up a friend-
ship with the young man, ask him about his kids, his family, his life
in Jamaica. That seems like a worthwhile investment of time to me.
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Letter to the editor
Will the north
end of the
county be
represented?
Dear Editor,
In the Aug. 28 issue of the
Lovell Chronicle was an arti-
cle giving the voting percent-
ages from the primary election
with the total of registered vot-
ers at 5,548. I went one step fur-
ther and broke it down into the
north and south towns as I be-
lieve there is a great wall divid-
ing the county.
The eight towns in the south
part of the county are listed as
having 2970 registered voters
or 53½ percent of the registered
voters and the five towns in the
north part of the county are list-
ed as having 2578 registered
voters or 46½ percent of the reg-
istered voters.
However, with Keith Grant
losing out as a county commis-
sioner the north part of Big
Horn County has only one rep-
resentative on the county's
board of commissioners. Now I
realize that all of the candidates
say they are fair and not biased
and will represent the entire
county, but I honestly believe
that once elected, regardless of
what they said while campaign-
ing, that they tend to look after
their friends and neighbors first
and do not care as much about
towns 25 miles away.
Not being a tax assessor or
being an appraiser I can only
guesstimate the value of the
taxable entities in the north
part of the county and whil.e we
may have fewer registered vot-
ers I believe we have the larger
share of tax producing income
for the county.
In the north we have the
only sugar factory in the county
not only processing beets from
the north part of the county but
also from the south part, Park
County, sometimes Washak-
ie County and Bridger, Mont.
We have three bentonite plants,
about 60 oil producing wells,
a large oil storage tank farm,
about six major construction
companies, a very large ma-
chine and fabrication shop, the
largest saddle and tack shop
and two major tourist attrac-
tions, Bighorn Canyon and
Lake and America's first wild
horse refuge, both bringing ex-
tra money into the county.
So here is another wild idea
from this grumpy old man. I be-
lieve it is time for the five north-
ern towns of Big Horn County to
look into the possibility of form-
ing our own little county. I have
no idea if this is at all possible,
but people more knowledgeable
than myself about such things
should do some investigating. If
such an idea is not at all possi-
ble then the five northern towns
should demand that we get 46
percent representation on the
board of commissioners.
Jim Szlemko
Letter to the editor
Lorna 'still kicking'
Dear Editor,
To those who have heard of my demise, I am writing to tell you I'm
not kicking as high as I used to, but I am still kicking.
Lorna Fowler
Safety a top priority
as school begins
Believe it or not,
our summer is over and
school began Tuesday,
Sept. 2. Drivers need
to pay attention and
watch for our children
heading off to school
and returning home
each day. The Lovell
Police Department is
determined to keep our
children safe, and part
of doing so is to strictly
enforce the traffic code
in our school zones.
Drivers please re-
member that the con-
struction zone speed limit is 20
mph. We are still receiving com-
plaints that vehicles are speed-
ing on Third Street and there will
be officers patrolling this area
making sure that the drivers are
complying with this speed limit.
Please watch for children cross-
ing Third Street on their way
to and from school. A big thank
you to S&L for having flaggers
out during the peak hours for the
children.
Drivers should be aware
that Shoshone Avenue in front
of the elementary school is a NO
U TURN ZONE. It is going to be
strictly enforced for safety con-
cerns so please do not U TURN
in this area. Drivers need to be
aware that if you turn and pull
into a driveway and then head
the opposite direction it's consid-
ered a U TURN. Many parents
drive north on Shoshone make a
left turn and park in front of the
elementary. This is a U TURN
and is in violation of the NO U
TURN ZONE. Kansas Avenue to
the west of the elementary also
has a NO U TURN ZONE for the
safety of our children.
Another traffic concern in our
community is parking in the yel-
low no parking areas. These ar-
eas are painted yellow and pro-
hibit parking for many different
reasons. In our school zones these
areas provide a greater area of
view for the children in the cross-
walks. Some have been widened
to give the children and drivers a
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clear view of each other
so we can avoid trage-
dy. Parking in these
yellow no parking ar-
eas limits the view of
our children and oth-
er drivers, which could
result in a child being
struck and injured.
These areas will be
strictly enforced and
drivers should be on
notice not to park in
these areas.
Of course, the
crosswalks will be in
use and once the child/
pedestrian enters the crosswalk
they have the right of way. Driv-
ers should stop at a distance that
gives the child and other drivers
a clear view of the crosswalk and
the children/pedestrians using
the crosswalk.
The school zones on Shosho-
ne Avenue and Kansas Avenue
are 20 mph, 24 hours a day.
I would encourage parents to
use the drop-off area on Shosho-
ne Avenue and the Shoshone Av-
enue parking lot so you can drop
your child off "curb side." This
is, by far, the best way to ensure
your child's safety while being
dropped off and picked up each
day.
The circular drive on Sho-
shone Avenue, in front of our el-
ementary building, is for school
personnel and authorized vehicle
use only. The circular drive is not
to be used by non-authorized ve-
hicles and is marked as such. If
this circular drive is used by all of
us it would create a traffic hazard
for our children. Remember that
the circular drive is to be used by
buses, school personnel and au-
thorized vehicles ONLY!
Remember also drivers to
have your children in a prop-
er restraining device. Children
that are not secured in the vehi-
cle can be severely injured should
you become involved in an acci-
dent or have to apply your brakes
suddenly.
Watch for our children and
let's have a safe school year.
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