6 I The Lovell Chronicle I October 28, 2010 www.LovellChronicle.com
GOP bus tour
Republicans pledge service to Big Horn County
BY DAVID PECK
Though only three of
the promised statewide can-
didates and officials were in
attendance, an enthusiastic
group of Republicans greet-
ed the GOP Bus Tour when
it stopped in Lovell Monday
afternoon.
Cold, windy weather
forced the gathering in-
doors from the planned ral-
ly at the Lovell Veterans
Park, but there was am-
ple room in Best Buy Auto,
where the large group gath-
ered for conversation and
refreshments.
The tour left Cheyenne
Saturday and traveled to
Torrington, Wheatland,
Lusk, Douglas, Casper,
Newcastle, Sundance, Gil-
lette, Buffalo and Sheridan
before arriving in Lovell.
The tour was to contin-
ue on to Powell and Cody
later Monday afternoon and
evening before backtrack-
ing to Greybull and points
beyond Tuesday morning.
Leading the group was
Sen. Mike Enzi, who was
traveling on the tour even
though he is not up for re-
election this year.
"This is the old-fash-
ioned way of campaigning,"
Enzi said. "We still do it in
Wyoming. We're going to 23
counties. It isn't done this
way anywhere else in the
country. During the last
10 days before the election
we're getting around the
state to make sure you meet
the candidates."
Republican guberna-
torial nominee Matt Mead
did not make the trip to
the Big Horn Basin, nor did
U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis.
Both were en route to Riv-
erton for Monday night's
debate on Wyoming Pub-
lic Television. State Supt.
of Public Instruction nomi-
nee Cindy Hill also did not
make the trip because she
was preparing for a meet-
ing with a newspaper edi-
torial board, Enzi said, and
he said Sen. John Barrass0
(not up for re-election) was
attending his mother's 88th
birthday party.
"John is doing a phe-
nomenal job in Washing-
ton," Enzi said, "and Cyn-
thia (Lummis) is a big part
of our team. She's one of
435 people in the House,
and she's prepared, leads
and speaks well. She will
be in the House leadership.
We are getting things done
DAVm PECK
Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield makes a point as Sen. Mike Enzi
looks on during the GOP Bus Tour stop in Lovell Monday afternoon at Best Buy
Auto.
and watching out for Wyo-
ming."
Enzi urged Republicans
to not only vote for the Wyo-
ming GOP ticket but to also
speak to friends and fam-
ily members out of state to
encourage them to vote Re-
publican and "fix the things
that have gotten screwed
up in the House." If the Re-
publicans gain the majority
in the Senate, he noted, he
would be the ranking mem-
ber of the Senate Health,
Education, Labor and Pen-
sions Committee where
"a lot of the fixing needs
to happen." He said he's
proud of his health care
plan he has been promot-
ing for years, and he said
his plan does the things the
Obama health care reform
act promised but did not de-
iier: ....................
*l MAXFIELD HOME
"I'm home," Secretary
of State Max Maxfield said
when taking his turn to
speak. "Big Horn Coun-
ty and Lovell in particular
have been my second home
for many years. I'm the only
statewide candidate to an'
nounce in Lovell, and I've
done so five times. I went
this summer to both Mus-
tang Days and Deaver Days
(the Deaver Festival in Sep-
tember).
"These towns are what
it's all about," he added, not-
ing that he supports more
funding for the State Loan
and Investment Board to
help communities and coun-
ties in Wyoming.
"Gayla and I have
traveled miles and miles
campaigning, and when
people ask me why are you
here, I give them the same
answer: You don't owe us
your vote. We owe it to you
to come out to communities
like Lovell and listen and
look people in the eye and
ask for that treasure that is
your vote.
"That makes us hum-
ble, and at the point where
we're not humble about it,
we ought to get out of office.
We're here to serve you.
This bus tour is an exam-
ple. We care about listening
to what's going on in Lovell
and Deaver and all the oth-
er places - not just Chey-
enne."
Maxfield introduced
GOP nominee for State
Auditor Cynthia Cloud of
Cody, who he said "worked
as hard as anybody in the
primary election."
Cloud said she is ready
to roll up her sleeves and get
to work, noting that she is
looking forward to working
with Mead, who she said is
the first candidate to arrive
at campaign gatherings and
the last to leave."
She said the GOP has a
"great slate of candidates,"
noting that State Treasurer
Joe Meyer is a good conserv-
ative, Maxfield has a wealth
of knowledge and history to
bring to the table and Cin-
dy Hill has a passion for
improving the educational
system in Wyoming.
Rep. Elaine Harvey
pledged to work hard for
citizens over the next two
years, and Roger Hiser not-
ed that when two of his sons
didn't receive back pay for
their service in the Nation-
al Guard, Harvey cleared up
the issue and they 'eceived
checks in 48 hotxrs.
Sen. Ray Peterson said
it is great working with
Harvey and Rep. Dave Bon-
ner of Powell. He said it is
great serving the people of
Big Horn and Park counties,
and he said he's looking for-
ward to another four years
now that he has "learned
the ropes and the tricks of
the trade" in the Wyoming
Legislature.
NBHH board approves
new ambulance
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
After considering sev-
eral options at their regu-
lar monthly board meeting
Tuesday, Oct. 19, the North
Big Horn Hospital Board of
Trustees authorized the pur-
chase of a new ambulance.
The board voted to approve
the purchase of a new 4x4
ambulance from Peak Motor
Coach.
Director of Ambulato-
ry Services Scott Murphey
talked about three different
options for new ambulances
to the board. After hearing
the advantages and disad-
vantages of the three types
of ambulances, the board
approved a motion to autho-
rize Murphey to purchase a
2011 Ford F-150 Peak Mo-
tor Coach for $148,106, or
the best price he can negoti-
ate. Murphey told the board
it would be about six to sev-
en months before the vehi-
cle could be delivered. Board
members said they liked
several features of the Peak
ambulance including a lon-
ger wheelbase for a smooth-
er ride, and the fact that it
is a 2011 Ford vehicle. The
Peak ambulance was also
the middle option in price,
with one option more expen-
sive and another option less
expensive.
CEO Rick Schroeder
told the board about how he
spoke up to have a ruling on
a new law suspended that
affected hospitals across the
country. Schroeder said the
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid law requires a
medical provider to be pres-
ent for any and all house
visits. Schroeder said the
law was impractical because
providers were expected to
attend even the most rou-
tine house visits.
After speaking with rep-
resentatives of the CMS,
Schroeder said they decided
to suspend the ruling to al-
low for more time for public
comment.
"I couldn't believe the
CMS listened to a little hos=
pital in Wyoming, but they
did," Schroeder said.
The board looked at
a list of possible funding
sources for future construc-
tion outlined in the facility
master plan. Board mem-
bers talked about having a
work meeting to further dis-
cuss how they will proceed
with the plan to rebuild the
facility in several phases.
Board member Bruce
Wacker said he would like
to discuss all the questions
that members of the public
might ask if the board ever
has to pass additional mill
levies in the future to help
fund a portion of the project.
He said they would have to
come up with more concrete
figures for each phase and
determine what would be in-
cluded in each phase before
moving forward. The board
agreed to meet around Jan-
uary to discuss the facility
master plan issues.
Kylee Gee of the Bill-
ings Clinic notified the
board that NBHH is eligible
to operate under the Billings
Clinic's umbrella of purchas-
ing power through a new
deal for purchasing equip-
ment through Premier.
The board approved
the annual review of govern-
ing body bylaws after look-
ing at them and recalling
they took a hard look at the
bylaws last year and agreed
it didn't need to be changed.
Schroeder reported
that he recently spoke to
the Lovell Area Chamber of
Commerce and said it was
a great opportunity for him
to explain the three mills of
funding for the hospital dis-
trict that will be an item on
the Nov. 2 ballet.
The board voted to
approve the purchase of
a Phillips defibrillator/12
lead EKG monitor for a cost
of $21,909 or less, depend-
ing on savings the hospital
may be able to get through
the Billings Clinic. The
modern defibrillator replac-
es an older model in use at
NBHH and allows respond-
ers to transmit data from
the field and store and send
all patient data electroni-
cally.
The board approved
the purchase of a cabinet
for each room in the clinic
to hold a computer worksta-
tion. Toner said the bedside
access to computers would
improve workflow and allow
ii/rgS 16 'double 'le'ck pre-
scriptionCffld other records
right away. The cabinets
would also be used to lock
and store some medications
(like eye drops and lotions)
for individual patients.
The board approved
the purchase but instruct-
ed Toner to first check with
a local cabinet-making shop
to see if they could build the
cabinets at the same or a
cheaper cost.
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