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October 21, 2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 7
Meet the Candidates tonight in Lovell,,
The Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce tested county races, Lovell municipal races,
will host a Meet the Candidates Night to- the Lovell School Board and the North Big
night - Thursday, Oct. 21 - at the Lovell Horn Hospital Board have been invited.
Community Center. The program begins at 7 p.m, Refresh-
Candidates for statewide office, con- ments will be served.
Harvey impressed with science and
positive tone at water meetings
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
Following a pair of meetings in Billings
recently, Rep. Elaine Harvey (R-Lovell)
said the tone of the meetings has changed
for the better compared to when the group
began meeting several years ago.
Sept. 28 was the Big Horn River Sys-
tem Issues Group meeting in Billings,
Harvey said. The local area was represent-
ed well, attendees representing the Town
of Lovell, Big Horn County, the Wyoming
Game and Fish Department, the National
Park Service, Friends of Bighorn Lake and
the State Engineering Office. Harvey said
she and most of the Wyoming people in at-
tendance had concerns about the lake be-
ing at a lower level than they are comfort-
able with going into the winter months.
After listening to the various presen-
tations given, Harvey said she was im-
pressed to see that the BOR is using more
science for the management of the sys-
tem.
Harvey said she was also impressed
with the BLM's rule curve model, which
is a dynamic plan that gives the BLM an
idea of what weather conditions will be
like, while allowing adjustments to be
made throughout the year.
"At the end of the meeting I was pleased
with the decisions being made and the re-
sponsiveness of the Bureau in response to
concerns," Harvey said. "I don't think it's
perfect, but they are being responsive to
our needs."
Harvey said reports from the BOR, U.S.
Army corps of Engineers and other agen-
cies gave everyone a detailed look at what's
going on with the lake and river. Bob Croft
of FOBHL gave a report about happenings
at the lake.
Following a sediment study presented
at the meeting, Harvey said silt collecting
at Horseshoe Bend is something that will
probably have to be dealt with in the future
to ensure the area is viable for recreation,
power creation and several other uses.
"We recognize something has to be
done, but after we study more about how
silt is deposited, we'll know more about
what to do," she said.
She reiterated the importance for the
local economy of keeping Horseshoe Bend
open for recreation.
Thursday, Oct. 7, was the annual meet-
ing where the Bureau of Reclamation de-
tailed the fall operating plan for Yellowtail
Dam. The plans were released Monday,
Oct. 11, after the BOR received input from
the public.
Senior Center Chatter
Come in costume to Halloween at the Center
News from the North Big Horn Se-
nior Center this week includes a remin-
der that they will be holding their an-
nual Halloween Party on Friday, Oct.
29. Seniors are encouraged to come in
costume, as a prize will be given for
the best one. Special entertainment has
been lined.up, treats will be given to all
participants, and everyone is promised a
good time.
Secondly, Director Denise Andersen
wishes to say a huge thank you to the
army of staff and volunteers who assis-
ted with last Thursday's Flu Clinic.
"Due to your help," Andersen said,
"the day went smoothly, and 200 flu
shots were given."
She also appreciated assistance from
volunteers with the necessary paper-
work. Make-up flu shot clinics will be of-
fered soon. Call the Public Health Office
at 548-6591 for more information.
Lastly, a reminder to the public to
pick up the shelf stable meals available
free to people 60 years old and older. A
senior may pick them up for others, as
well, as long as the person's name and
birth date can be provided.
G R IZZ Continued from g61
Karli Leonhardt and Caleb
Estes, sophomore atten-
dants Jake Jones and Si-
enna Rausch and freshman
attendants Jake Loyning
and Hannah Winland.
Friday began with
class skits at RMMHS. The
senior class was present-
ed the homecoming cup
for their performances and
school spirit before the stu-
dent body assembled out-
side for a parade. The se-
niors' banner and trophy
will be displayed in the
school's trophy case.
Sorenson said this was
the first time in recent
years the school has held a
homecoming parade, which
snaked through Cowley
and across Main Street be-
fore ending with a pep rally
assembly at Rocky Moun-
tain Elementary School.
Students wore costumes
and each class carried a
banner through the streets
to get the town involved in
the homecoming celebra-
tion.
Once the parade
reached RMES, high school
athletes passed out trading
cards with their pictures on
them to elementary school
students. High schoolers
taught the Grizz cubs the
school fight song and cheers
and invited them to the up-
coming sports games.
Sorenson and Sal-
ly Bernhisel are student
council sponsors this year,
but Sorenson said they had
a lot of help organizing
from students, staff and
parents. She said members
of the Wyoming National
Guard also participated in
the parade and some oth-
er events. She said the sol-
diers helped to complete
the celebration's theme
and she thanked them for
being there.
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She said her clothes
were taken for evidence as
well and samples were col-
lected.
Defense attorney
James Castberg of Sheri-
dan questioned the validity
of the report since no docu-
mentation of either the re-
port to the police or the evi-
dence taken at the hospital
could be located.
Sheriff Ken Blackburn
testified Tuesday afternoon
that records weren't kept
as precisely in the 1980s as
they are in today's comput-
erized world.
Blackburn testified
that when he took office
some records were still
found in boxes.
"To this day we find
new records, new hidey
holes they've been kept
in; the whole filing system
was haphazard at best," he
said.
Former Sheriff Dave
Mattis began an organiza-
tional effort but computer
systems weren't used un-
til 1994. Blackburn testi-
fied that he would not be
surprised if evidence from
the 1980s could not be eas-
ily located.
In comparison, to-
day's process involves an
evidence custodian and
a records custodian and
by statute the sheriff is
charged with keeping all
records for a period of five
years and some more seri-
ous crime records indefi-
nitely.
Prosecutors called on
an expert witness to testify
about the behavior of sex-
ual assault victims, both
during and after the crime
is committed.
Dr. Veronique Valliere,
PSYD, was introduced to
the jurors Tuesday after-
noon. Valliere stated she
became the director of an
outpatient treatment pro-
gram in 1994 and started
her own program in 2004.
She now has a staff of five
clinicians and has coun-
seled several hundred vic-
tims of sexual assault, both
children and adults.
Vallierre testified that
in only about 16 percent
of cases do victims report
the crime at the time it oc-
curs.
Generally, the victim
struggles to make sense of
why the assault happened.
The perpetrator is
quite often a trusted fam-
ily friend and the victim
"just wants everything to
go back to normal."
The victim is quite of-
ten confused and scared
and hesitant to get a fam-
ily member in trouble.
Castberg questioned
Vallierre about the amount
of pay she receives for tes-
tifying as expert witness
and was told the fee for the
Tilley hearing is $4,000
plus $200 per hour.
Castberg also ques-
tioned Vallierre about
whether or not she ever
testifies for the defense.
One area of service
Vallierre also provides is to
treat sex offenders, gener-
ally convicted, with treat-
ment lasting between three
and five years.
Vallierre said she has
seen well over 1,000 perpe-
trators either in treatment
or through evaluations
since 1994, she said.
"If I do an evaluation
and it's in favor of the de-
fense, there is no hearing,"
she explained.
The hearing was to re-
sume Wednesday with wit-
ness testimony, and clos-
ing arguments: are not.,
expected before Monday ov
even Tuesday, according to
Big Horn County Attorney
Georgia Antley Hunt.
Representative
Elaine Harvey
Senator
Roy Peterson
and the
Big Horn County Republican Party
invite you to
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Cynthia Cloud - State Auditor
Joe Meyer - State Treasurer
Cindy Hill - Supt. of Public Instruction
Special Guests:
U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso
In Lovell
Monday, October 25, 2:30 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Park
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