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in Lovell and have busi-
ness ties here in Byron,
plus graduating from the
former Lovell High School,
I am a local girl," she said.
She "sees opportunities for
growth" in the business are-
na and "wants to give back
to the community."
Pam Hopkinson said
that as mayor for the past
two years she has worked
to "put the town in a strong
position for the future." She
added that as part of her
efforts with the council a
data storage firm might re-
locate to Byron "bringing
jobs." She underscored be-
ing available to citizens "in
person, at city hall or on
the phone" to explain town
business without reserva-
tion. "I want to continue
working to make the com-
munity better," she said.
DISTRICT 26 STATE REP
Joyce Collins, a Lovell
resident and member of
the Constitution Party run-
ning to unseat Republican
Elaine Harvey, stressed
her belief in following the
tenets in the Declaration of
Independence and the U.S.
Constitution. She warned
about "the road to social-
ism" due to government
"providing things instead
of protecting rights." She
is running "to give you a
choice" and promised that
she will "uphold the state
and federal constitutions."
Incumbent Elaine Har-
vey, who lives in Lovell,
explained that during her
12-year tenure she has
learned a great deal about
the numerous facets of be-
ing a representative of
the people. Areas she not-
ed include economic devel-
opment, mining, energy
policies, medical coverage
and Workers Compensa-
tion. She said that she is
"dependable and doesn't
quit" and that she continu-
ally "works to prevent gov-
ernment intervention in lo-
cal areas."
U.S. REP
dicated that Cynthia Lum-
mis "is not serious about
getting spending under con-
trol" and that he can do it.
U.S. SENATOR
Curt GottshaU of Lara-
mie, an Independent, be-
lieves in term limits. And
he stated, "I am a pilot, not
a politician, and I am com-
mitted to returning honor
and integrity back to pol-
itics. If elected, I promise
your voice will be heard on
Capitol Hill. Like many, I
am disappointed with the
current state of our great
nation and we must stop
standing by idly. It is time
to return to a government
of the people, by the people
and for the people."
BIG HORN COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
Felix Carrizales com-
plimented the volunteers
who planned and organized
the forum, noting that, "It
is not possible to run the
county or the country with-
out volunteers." He ob-
served that he is "excited
and looking forward" to the
possibility of being elect-
ed and that "it is important
that all are heard from as to
what are their needs." Car-
rizales added that he wants
the county to progress and
that he will work with all
entities for improvement.
Linda Harp alluded to
the various boards she has
served "as a volunteer and
an elected official." With
her experience and as a 15-
year grant writer, she said
she has come to understand
the duties of a commission-
er. "I will be an advocate
for Big Horn County," she
stated, "and I am a tire-
less worker for what I be-
lieve in." Harp noted that
she had not planned to run
again for office, but that she
feels the incumbent must
be challenged.
Stanley Jones said that
"We have rights and I will
stand up for those rights
under the U.S. and state
constitutions. I love my
Daniel Cummings, a c0untryand agree with its
Constitutionalist, strongly founding principles, but
opposes "too much govern-
ment which is intrusive and
bothersome." He added that
"spending is out of control
and this must stop" add-
ing that the "national debt
is leading to disaster." He
believes in a smaller gov-
ernment to end a bloated
bureaucracy. Cummings in-
the government has been
turned upside-down by too
much federal control. We
were meant to have local
control so we could take
care of ourselves and we
have the resources." He
said having been born and
raised in Otto he knows the
issues facing the county.
COUNTY SHERIFF
Bill Brenner said that
he has 13 years of law en-
forcement experience in-
cluding serving as the
Greybull chief of police for
the past three years. "I am
running because we've es-
tablished some effective
programs, and I want to
expand them to the whole
county," he said, adding
that with his background,
including ranching and
long-haul trucking, he has
"a hard-work ethic rooted
in honesty." He wants to
serve and protect the peo-
ple." Brenner and incum-
bent Ken Blackburn both
• said that they are the first
line of defense for the cit-
izenry and that they are
ready, come what may.
Ken Blackburn added
his voice for protecting the
residents no matter what
the threat. One could be
coming, he said, and pro-
tection is readily available.
The incumbent said that he
lives by the Boy Scout Law
for being "Trustworthy,
Loyal, Helpful, Friendly,
Courteous, Kind, Obedient,
Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave,
Clean and Reverent." That
is his "mission in my 20
years of law enforcement."
Blackburn mentioned that
he works to provide the best
coverage countywide and
that he constantly strives
to work within his budget
and adding to it by hous-
ing prisoners from outside
areas.
LOVELL MAYOR
Angel Montanez stat-
ed, "My platform is that
it's time for a change" be-
cause "things get stagnant
and stale and it's time for
new blood." The candidate
indicated his belief that he
can do a better job than the
current mayor in areas in-
cluding dealing with the
town departments, the bud-
get and problems includ-
ing drug abuse in the town.
Montanez also referred to
his "advocacy for youth,"
especially when he served
four years on the council.
He said that he has numer-
ous ideas for grants and
improvements.
Bruce Morrison high-
lighted his more than 15
years service on the coun-
cil and refuted his oppo-
nent's contention that the
drug problem is not being
addressed. It is being dealt
with, he said, but explained
that details are confiden-
tial. The incumbent also
pointed to the various proj-
ects he has helped spear-
head including a new wa-
ter and sewer system and
the current Main Street
work, He said that budget-
ary matters are being han-
dled well and that heis ea-
ger to continue working for
the betterment of the town.
TRUSTEE, SCHOOL
DISTRICT 1
Alan Bair, a retired
teacher who wants to be
the representative for By-
ron, said that he has been
in the community 44 years
and that he and his wife
have seven children who
went through the district's
schools. "The district has
some great programs," he
said, "but like all districts
has some weaknesses." Bair
said that there needs to be
"some pushback" against
"heavy-handed federal in-
trusion for programs forced
upon us."
David Monk explained
that he enjoys being on the
board despite the fact that
it is an unpaid job "and a lot
of work." He said that his
goal is "to give back to the
community through such
service." He noted that he
wants to continue helping
improve the system, as "our
students consistently meet
and beat the state average
test scores." Monk said that
the current iPad program
is working well and that
the district facilities are
outstanding.
Jack Cordner, a for-
mer mayor of Frannie, said
that he "is no stranger to
issues" that must be met
by boards "including bud-
gets." He stated that "pa-
rental involvement is im-
portant for the education of
our children" and that with
his background in social
work he can help. Cordner
said that he also wants to
change the situation of hav-
ing three of the current sev-
en board members from the
same geographic area.
After the forum, Lovell
resident Bruce Jolley told
a reporter that he didn't
get on the schedule and
that he advised prior to
the start of the forum that
he was present, but didn't
get to speak. He is seeking
re-election as a trustee for
School District 2.
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and dozer doing land level-
ing for Dad."
It's been a pleasure to
work locally, Kim said. Not
only are the people patient,
they are often kind.
"How many widows
have brought you donuts,"
Councilman Dickson asked
with a smile. And Wilson
recalled United Methodist
Pastor Paula Morse bring-
ing lemonade to the hot
and tired workers. Jerry
Warman has brought work-
ers many cases of water
over the years, and has also
helped with cleanup.
"They may not always
understand, but they're
agreeable," Wilson said of
the residents.
Doing work locally is a
benefit in many ways, Wil-
son added. Not only is a lo-
cal project cheaper to bid,
the workers enjoy the lux-
ury of a short drive to go
home at the end of the
day, with the vast majori-
ty of workers hired locally.
He said there are normal-
ly around 20 workers on a
given job, "and it all stays
right here," he added.
UNEARTHING HISTORY
Digging up the streets
of Lovell has been a bit like
looking back in time, Wil-
son and Dickson said. The
first water lines installed
around 100 years ago were
wooden pipe with wire
wrapped around the pipe.
Next came steel pipe. Nei-
ther has been in use for
many years, but workers
have found remnants of the
old pipes.
Ductile iron was used
from the 1960s on, and a lot
of the pipe was still in use
when the project started.
PVC is the standard now.
The problem with duc-
tile iron pipe is that it is
eaten up by the soil chem-
istry, Dickson said, forming
huge holes in the mains.
"We've found big holes
(in the mains) in all phases
of the project," Wilson said.
"The only thing that kept
it together was mud. That
kept it from blowing out,
but it has leaked."
"It starts rusting in
place (due to the soil),"
Dickson added. "It holds
water until the pressure
changes."
"When you dig it up
the rust just falls out and
there's a big hole left," not-
ed Wilson.
As for the sewer, tile
has been the standard for
decades, starting in about
the 1930s, and some of the
service lines were cast iron.
Now, the tile is being re-
placed by PVC.
"The tile was good stuff
and would still be here to-
day if it had good rubber in
the joints and if the ground
wasn't heaving," Wil-
son said. "There's nothing
wrong with the tile, except
that it gets roots in it and
loses its seals."
PRIDE IN THE PROJECT
Now that the project is
wrapping up, both Wilson
and Dickson can look back
on the infrastructure proj-
ect with pride.
"Think of all the ser-
vices you've installed,"
Dickson said to Wilson, not-
ing that there are about
1,200 water taps in town,
each with a service line and
most worked on by Wilson
Brothers.
"What's so amazing
about it to me is that Lovell
is the only town in Wyo-
ming with a totally new
water and sewer system,
and they did it in 10 years,
which is really, really some-
thing," Wilson said. "Other
towns are piecemealing it,
and every year that goes by,
the more expensive it gets."
Wilson noted the fore-
sight of the Town of Lovell,
and Dickson said that,
while Lovell's rates have
been considerably high-
er than other towns to pay
for the project, other towns'
rates are climbing. When
he surveyed rates a few
years ago, he said he was
told, "Yours are right where
the other towns are going to
be when they do their proj-
ects (later)."
The USDA-NRCS in Big Horn and Washakie County will be hosting a
joint Local Work Group Meeting on
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 2 pm
at the Big Horn County Weed and Pest/UW Ext. Building
located at 4782 Highway 310 in Greybull, WY.
The meeting will include a discussion on the 2014 conservation
programs and state/local resource concerns. Also being discussed will
be the ranking worksheets for allocation of the 2014 Farm Bill Program
funds. This meeting is open to the public. If you have any questions
please contact either Laura Galloway at the Worland Field Office at (307)
347-2456 or Monte Bush at the Greybull Field Office at (307) 765-2483.
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