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14 The Lovell Chronicle October 1, 2015
Music is a way of life for new Rocky music teacher
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BY PATl'l CARPENTER
RMHS band and choir
teacher Cara Sommers has
had nearly a lifelong inter-
est in music that started in
elementary school.
“By the time I reached
the fifth grade I wanted to
be a band director,” said
Sommers. “Not many lit-
tle kids can say what they
want to be in the future and
have it be a realistic goal
that. they can achieve. In a
way it was pretty amazing
that I was able to do that. I
was good at something and
I loved it and I kept after
it and that brought me to
where I am.”
Sommers was born in
Lusk, Wyo., but moved to
Cody when she was 10. Af-
ter graduating from Cody
High School, she attend-
ed the University of Neva-
da, Las Vegas, where she
earned her bachelor’s de-
gree in music education.
Following her gradua-
tion from college she taught
music for six years in Idaho
Falls. She currently teach-
es middle and high school
band and high school choir
at Rocky Mountain Middle/
High School.
“I’m excited to be back
in Wyoming because most
of my family still lives
in Cody,” she said. “The
schools here in Wyoming
are also really excellent.”
Sommers said many
teachers inspired her in el-
ementary school through
high school. She hopes she
can do the same for her
students.
“I really lucked out
with some ,i really great
teachers that pushed me
because they knew I was
able to reach the top,” said
Sommers.
Sommers got a good look
at “the top” during those
years, during which time
she was in all-state choir
all four years of high school,
CARA SOMMERS
won the National Choral
Award in her senior year,
was in all-state jazz band
for two years and all-state
jazz Choir for two yours and
also won the coveted Lou-
is Armstrong Award, one of
the highest honors award-
ed to jazz band high school
seniors.
She was also very active
in musicals from seventh
grade through her senior
year in high school, with
lead and supporting roles
throughout those years.
Sommers said her main
instrument is the trumpet,
which she learned to play at
a very young age.
“I started it in fourth
grade and kept up with it
and it has taken me many,
many places,” she said.
While living in Idaho,
she played the trumpet in
the Idaho Falls Symphony
Orchestra and in the Idaho
Falls Community Band and
the Jazz House Big Band.
In addition to the trum-
pet, she is also capable of
playing all of the instru-
ments found in a concert
band and said she is work-
ing on her guitar and piano
skills, too.
She currently teach-
es 102 students at Rocky.
Seventy-seven of those
students are in her sixth
through 12th grade band
classes.
Sommers said she feels
the music department
is very supported by the
school’s administration.
“With the kind of sup-
port we have here, the sky
is the limit,” she said.
She said she is also very
impressed with the mu-
sical opportunities in the
community.
“I’m really impressed
with the musical opportuni-
ties offered in the communi-
ty and within the state and
because of that I don’t feel I
need to make many chang-
es to the program,” she
said. “I’m really not plan-
ning to implement a lot of
new things because there is
already so much to do and
I couldn’t be more tickled
about that. It means our
students are seeing many
opportunities for music out-
side of the public school.
To have that kind of out-
reach from the community
is important.”
She said she is very im-
pressed with the musical
abilities of her students so
far.
“I’m really pleased with
the students, they are such
a fun group of kids,” said
Sommers. “They’re kind,
they’re respectful, they have
a lot of energy and they like
to have fun. It’s clear that
music is important to them
and it is important to me,
which makes our class time
together so much better.
We can have fun together,
but we also know when to
work and what the differ-
ence is between work and
play. This is something we
continue to work on in my
classroom and it’s going to
make our program so much
better in the long run.”
She said she is very im- ‘
pressed with the singing
ability of her choir students.
“I have some excellent
singers in my choir and
some very outgoing person-
alities, which makes them
more passionate when they
are singing and playing,”
she said. “It’s another way
for them to express them-
selves and I think everyone
needs that.”
She said she is also
impressed with the sixth
grade music program and
the fact that all sixth grad-
ers are required to partici-
pate in the choir.
“My hope is they enjoy
it and they enjoy it enough
to continue,” said Som-
mers. “Sixth-graders are so
much fun to work with be-
cause they are so eager to
Please and they are so fun
to watch.”
She said cho hopes: to
inspire her students to de-
velop an appreciation for
music, especially for the dif-
ferent styles of music. She
said she also hopes to open
their eyes to the opportuni-
ties in their lives to sing or
play music.
“These experiences
change their lives forever I
and if they keep doing it,
it will change their lives,”
Sommers said. “Music is
not something you just do
in school, it’s something you
can do for the rest of your
life.
“A lot of students are
involved in sports, but the
reality is you can only do
that for a short period of
time. You can sing and
play music for the rest of
your life and that’s some-
thing my students can take
away from this experience.
I’m not just trying to make
them musicians, I’m try-
ing to make them a whole
person.”
Golf fundraiser tops
last year’s total
BY PATTI CARPENTER
The annual “Fairway
for Kids” golf tournament
raised $4,650 to fund
scholarships that will be
made available to gradu-
ating students from both
school districts. The fund-
raiser topped last year’s
total, which was closer to
$4,000.
The fundraiser, which
is sponsored by the Bran-
din’ Iron Restaurant, at-
tracted 15 teams. All of
the teams were sponsored
by local businesses. Ac-
cording to organizer Craig
Trumbull, almost every
business in town partic-
ipated by sponsoring a
team.
“We just wanted to do
something for the kids,”
said Trumbull. “I think
the fact that almost ev-
ery business in towr: par
ticipated shows that oth-
ers wanted to help for the
same reason.”
A total of 10 $500
scholarships (five for each
school) will be award-
ed to students from high
schools in the area. Trum-
bull said the scholarships
can be used for either col-
lege or trade school.
“We changed one
thing this year and that
is to allow the kids to use
the scholarship for trade
school if they want,” said
Trumbull. “I think that is
an important change.”
The tournament was
held on Saturday, Aug. 22.
This is the second year for
the event, which is grow-
ing in popularity.
Students who wish to
apply for one of the schol-
arships can do so through
the Lovell Area Chamber
of Commerce or through
the counseling office at
either Rocky Mountain
or Lovell High Schools.
Celecia Gallagher of the
Lovell Area Chamber of
Commerce said an on-
line application will soon
be available through the
chamber website. She said
a paper application will
also be available through
counselors at both high
schools. Applicants must
be submitted through
the schools no later than
Jan. 31, 2016. Two letters
of reference and a high
school transcript must ac-
company each application.
“The application is a
little bit different than the
standard what-you-want-
to-do-with-your-life type
of application,” said Gal-
lagher. “We are also ask-
ing applicants to share
their ideas about how to
improve the business cli-
mate in their towns.”
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2015
BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY GRANT AND
LOAN PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR A
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT l PROJECT
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and tribes for the Business Ready Community (BRC) Grant and Loan
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The TOWN OF COWLEY intends to submit an application for a
BRC COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT Grant, for EXPANSION OF
THE LOG GYM COMMUNITY CENTER and is seeking citizen input
regarding this project. Those wishing to comment on this project
are encouraged to attend a public hearing(s) on this subject on OCT
13, 2015 at {7:30}, in the COWLEY TOWN HALL. Citizens can also
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All written comments must be received no later than 5:00 on
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STATE OF WYOMING )
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF BIG HORN ) FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )
ROBERT S. KLIPPING, a/ k/ a ;
ROBERT SAMUEL KLIPPING, )
Deceased. i PR-2015-000032
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on September 21, 2015,
Gayle C. Klipping, as Trustee of the Klipping Living Trust, dated July
10, 2008, filed in the above named court an Application for Decree of
Distribution for the purpose of distributing, by summary procedure,
certain real property interests consisting of an interest in the min-
erals underlying the following described lands located in Big Horn
County,_Wy0ming:
T50N/R92W
Section 35: SEMLSEM:
Section 36: SElfliSWM
Including but not limited to any interest in production from the
Pearce 1-35 and State 2-36 wells
Persons objecting to this Application shall immediately notify the
District Court. ,
DATED this 24th day of September, 2015.
CROWLEY FLECK, PLLP
By: /S/ Lori A McMullen
Lori A. McMullen (W.S.B. 63155)
Attorney for Applicant
101 West Brundage Street
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 673-3000
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ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Cowley, WY will receive
sealed bids for the TOWN OF COWLEY NORTH DRAIN PROJ-
ECT #PME-071301. The work consists of furnishing all labor, ma-
terials, tools, equipment, transportation, and services necessary for:
30” PIP PVC, 24” PIP PVC, 18” PIP PVC, 18” HDPE Bore, 15” PIP
PVC, 12” PIP PVC for mainline installation, 15” PIP PVC, 12” PIP PVC,
8” PIP PVC, 6” PIP PVC for service reconnects, a Concrete Structure
with all appurtenances, 12” Perforated drain pipe, a 8‘x 20’ lift
station,
miscellaneous fittings, valves and associated work for the upgrade of
the existing raw water system and construction of an underground
drain as called for in the Plans and Specifications for the TOWN OF
COWLEY NORTH DRAIN PROJECT #PME—071301.
Bids will be received at the Town Hall in the Town of Cowley, 20
South Division, Cowley, Wyoming 82420 until 10 AM. Local Time, on
the 8th‘day of October 2015, at which time the bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud. All bids must be furnished on forms sup
plied by the Town of Cowley. Sealed envelopes containing bids shall
be clearly marked TOWN OF COWLEY NORTH DRAIN PROJECT
#PME-071301 and shall show the name and address of the Bidder on
the outside. Bids which are not prepared and filed in accordance with
the Instructions to Bidders may be rejected. The Town of Cowley re-
serves the right to reject any and all bids and the right to waive irreg4
ularities in bids received.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond with sufficient
surety for not less than five percent (5%) 0f the total amount of such
bid, DaYable to and to be forfeited to, the Town of Cowley as liqui-
dated damages if bidder fails to enter into the contract within thirty
(30) days after award to bidder, or fails, at the time of executing the
agreement, to furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each
in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid. Facsimile
(fax) or other copies of bonds are not acceptable. NO BID WILL BE
CONSIDERED IF NOT ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH BOND OR IF
NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
15—1—113,W.S. 1977.
Project completion date will be April 15th, 2016. A Complete set
of the Project Manual and Plans may be obtained for a non-refund-
able fee of $30.00 from Pryor Mountain Engineering, PO Box 671,
708 Road 7 1/2, Cowley, Wyoming, 82420. For questions regarding the
project contact William Bridges, PE, at the following telephone num—
ber: (307) 548-9913.
A pre-bid conference will be held at 10 am on the 29th of Septem-
ber 2015 at the Cowley Town Hall, Cowley, WY at which attendance
by bidders is encouraged.
‘ TOWN OF COWLEY
Joel Peterson, Mayor
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The regulations at 43 CFR 3809.411 (c) provide for public review
and comment of Environmental Assessments prepared relative to
proposed mining Plans of Operation on public lands. Wye-Ben, Inc.
of Greybull, Wyoming has submitted a Plan of Operations Modifica-
tion to mine bentonite on 535.2 acres of land (reference Bend (WYW—
153887) — Cowley (WYW-165841) Plan of Operations Modification).
Of the 535.2 acres of proposed mining, 502.9 acres would be located
on ELM-managed federal land in T. 57 N., R. 95 W., Sections 3, 4, and
10, T. 58 N., R. 95 W., Sections 29, 30, 31, and 32, and T. 58 N., R. 96
W., Sections 22, 26, and 27, 6th Principal Meridian, Big Horn County,
Wyoming. The remaining 32.3 acres would be on American Colloid
Company (ACC) patented land in T. 58 N., R. 95 W., Section 32, and
private land in T. 58 N., R. 95 W., Section 32 and T. 57 N., R. 95 W.,
Section 3.
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Assessment for
this Plan of Operations Modification, as well as the Plan of Operations
Modification, are available for review and comment at the Cody Field
Office, Bureau of [and Management, 1002 Blackburn Street, Cody,
Wyoming 82414. It will also be available online at http://www.b1m.
gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/cyfo/wyo-ben.html. This
office will accept written comments for thirty (30) days after the pub-
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available for public inspection.
For more information, please contact Lisa Marks, Geologist, at
(307) 5785900.
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