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LOVELL, WYOMING • VOLUME 107, NUMBER 22 • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012 • 75¢
DAVID PECK
Lovell senior Cody Savage, shown here hugging his father, Bret, celebrated his birthday in
style Friday as he played a key role in Lovell's thrilling 29-28 win over the Big Horn Rams in a
Class 2A semifinal football game in Big Horn. The Bulldogs travel to Laramie to meet Lyman for
the state championship Saturday at 10 a.m.
Senior
center to
honor vets
on Friday
BY PATTI CARPENTER
The North Big Horn Senior
Center is inviting area veter-
ans to attend a special luncheon
to be held in their honor on Fri-
day at noon at the center. Pro-
gram organizer Rich Fink will
act as master of ceremonies at
the event, which will also in-
clude special guest speaker Ger-
ald Swan.
Swan is the State Veterans
Service Officer for the Wyoming
Veterans Commission. Swan is
a Wyoming native who enlisted
in the United States Air Force
in 1984. His career spanned a
20-year period, during which he
was an Air Transportation Spe-
cialist and later rose to the rank
of Master Sergeant. According
to his biography, his career en-
compassed the globe with as-
signments at Clark Air Base in
the Philippines, Tonopah Test
Range in Nevada, Grand Forks
Air Force Base in North Dako-
ta, Kadena Air Base in Okina-
wa and Ramstein Air Base in
Germany.
During his extensive career
serving in the Air Force, Swan
participated in and supported
a number of operations includ-
ing: Operation Desert Storm,
Operation Desert Shield, Op-
eration Desert Calm, the Task
Force Full Accounting, Opera-
tion Allied Force, Operation En-
during Freedom, Operation Iraqi
Freedom and the Global War
on Terrorism. He has served in
the State Veterans Service Of-
fice since 2008, where he assists
Big Horn Basin veterans and
their families with applying for
their federal and state veterans'
benefits.
North Big Horn Senior Cen-
ter Director Denise Andersen
will also address the veterans.
Lovell Elementary School music
teacher Chauna Bischoffs stu-
dents will perform patriotic mu-
sic. Dale Fowler will act as bu-
gler at the event.
A color guard consisting of
local veterans - Terry Wilker-
son, Frank Wilkerson, Reed Wil-
liams, Alan Sessions, Jim Thom-
as, Jerry Anderson and Butch
Fink - will present the flag.
All veterans attending will
be recognized for their service
and will receive a free lunch
courtesy of the Bank of Lovell.
The public is encouraged
to attend this popular annual
event honoring veterans in the
community.
PATrl CARPENTER
Citizens of Lovell line up to cast their votes on Tuesday
morning at the Lovell Community Center.
AIIred, Dickson re-elected
to Lovell Town Council
BY DAVID PECK
Incumbents were general-
ly re-elected to office in north
Big Horn County municipalities
Tuesday, though there were some
newcomers elected to town coun-
cil seats, according to unofficial
results announced Tuesday night
by the Big Horn County Clerk's
office.
In Lovel.1, Scott Allred and
Brian Dickson were re-elected to
the Lovell Town Council. Allred
topped the ticket with 589 votes
to win his third term on the coun-
cil, while Dickson garnered 430
votes to earn his fourth term.
Two candidates who accepted
write-in votes in the August Pri-
mary received support on Tues-
day. Jack Brinkerhoff received
335 votes and Stephen Fowler
300.
The Byron Town Council race
saw a switch from the Primary.
Todd Wilder, who topped the tick-
et in August, finished third Tues-
day, just out of the running. This
time, Pam Hopkinson topped the
ticket with 167 votes, one vote
ahead of Sydney Hessenthaler.
Both will take a seat on the coun-
cil. Wilder finished third with 120
votes.
All three Cowley candidates
were unopposed. Dexter Woodis
received 262 votes, Rob Johnson
247 for the two four-year seats
on the council, and Dennis Wood-
ward received 282 votes for a two-
year seat.
Voters in Deaver returned a
former mayor and town council-
man to office. Rodney Wambeke
accepted write-in votes in Au-
gust and on Tuesday was elect-
ed to the town council, receiving
54 votes to top the ticket. Incum-
bent Michael Beyer was returned
to the council with 34 votes, and
former councilman Paul North
received 16 votes.
Steve Gillett was unopposed
for a two-year seat on the council
and garnered 56 votes.
Frannie voters settled four
council seats on Tuesday. Incum-
bent Vance Peregoy topped the
ticket with 48 votes to win one of
two four-year terms on the coun-
cil, receiving 45 votes in the Big
Horn County side of town and
three in Park County.
Elected to a four-year term
after accepting write-in votes in
August was Terry Moore, who
received 40 votes, 38 in Big Horn
County and two in Park. John
Miller placed third with 28 votes
(27 plus 1).
Delbert Johnson topped
the ticket for a pair of two-year
terms on the council after accept-
ing a write-in nomination in Au-
gust. Johnson received 45 votes,
44 votes in Big Horn County and
one in Park. Nadine Kreutzer
was re-elected to the council, re-
ceiving 42 votes (39 plus 3), and
incumbent Brenda Kawano fin-
ished third with 28 votes (26 plus
2).
Voters crush
sales tax
BY KARLA POMEROY
Big Horn County voters voted two-to-one, 67 percent, against
the sixth-cent sales tax proposal, soundly defeating the $24.8 million
worth of projects in the nine municipalities, 3,486-1666.
None of the 13 precincts supported the initiative with the largest
margin in Lovell with 81 percent opposed, 1,192-278.
In the south portion of the county, Burlington had the tightest
margin with only 14 votes separating those in favor (125) and those
against (139), just 52 percent.
In Basin, the proposal was defeated 505-239, 67 percent. Otto had
84 votes against and 38 in favor, 68 percent. Manderson voted 91-65
against, 58 percent. Hyattville voted against it 66-18, 78 percent.
In Greybull, where the initiative began to build a new swimming
pool, voters defeated the tax 626-430, 59 percent. Greybull voters
also defeated the school bond to help renovate or construct the pool,
535-493.
In the north end, the closest race for the sixth-cent was in Deaver,
52-46 against, and Frannie, 52-43. Cowley opposed the tax 284-147,
Byron 203-117.
Big Horn County Commission Chairman Jerry Ewen said, "The
people's wish is pretty clear." The commissioners did not put a project
on the ballot but gave final approval to a resolution to put the initia-
tive on the ballot.
"That's why we do things this way. It's the democratic process and
the people have spoken."
He said there were some valid projects proposed and now commu-
nities will have to "get creative in funding those projects."
"I think we need to look forward because all of these projects are
viable projects," Lovell Mayor Bruce Morrison said. "We look forward
to doing them at another time. I agree with those who say there's a
need to trim them down. If we trim 'em down to a reasonable level I
think people will be more willing to go with us.
"It's by no means a dead issue. We've got to find ways to fund com-
munity projects."
While the new tax proposal was defeated, voters in north Big Horn
County overwhelmingly supported their senior service center, extend-
ing the mill levy for the North Big Horn County Senior Service Dis-
trict 2,071-306, for 87 percent of the vote. Every precinct supported
the continuing property tax.
The South Big Horn Senior Citizens Service District tax was ap-
proved in the south end of the county, as well, 2,093-564.
Festival of Trees added
to Holiday Mingle
BY DAVID PECK
There will be a new wrinkle
added to the annual Holiday Min-
gle in Lovell this year - the first
Festival of Trees.
Patterned after an event for-
merly sponsored by the Bank of
Lovell, organizers say the event
is a way to provide decoration
and traffic for Lovell businesses,
as well as funding for three local
causes.
Committee members Gary
Emmett and Sue Taylor said in-
dividuals and businesses will do-
nate decorated Christmas trees,
wreaths and centerpieces - 10
from each category - that will
be offered to the public in a si-
lent auction format. The high-
est bidder for a particular item
will not only win that item but
will choose where the bid money
goes.
Money will go to three causes:
the needed digitization of the Hy-
art Theatre, the North Big Horn
Hospital Share A Stocking pro-
gram and the Lovell Food Bank.
"Right now our goal is 10
trees, 10 wreaths and 10 center-
pieces," Taylor said, noting that
the auction items will be placed
at various business locations in
town.
The festival will kick off at
the Holiday Mingle on Saturday,
Nov. 17, where a map will be pro-
vided for the locations and ba-
sic rules will be spelled out. Still
seeking donations of items, Em-
mett noted that if someone wants
to donate a tree only, "we can get
it decorated."
"We encourage individuals as
well as businesses to donate and
share their talent and benefit the
community," Taylor added.
The festival will run through
Monday, Nov. 3, when the win-
ners will be announced.
Emmett noted that a person
can bid on an item and donate
it to another business, organiza-
tion or family in town if he or she
chooses. He said donated and dec-
orated trees must artificial.
"We would really like to see
this grow and we may add ginger-
bread houses at some point in the
future," Taylor said.
The Festival of Trees com-
mittee includes Emmett, Tay-
lor, Natalie Wardell and Keela
Mangus.
HOLIDAY MINGLE
Santa Claus will once again
greet children at the Holiday
Mingle on Saturday, Nov. 17, in
Lovell. The event begins with a
matinee movie at 1 p.m. at the
Hyart Theatre with the admis-
sion price being a canned food
item for the firemen's Christmas
basket program. The featured
movie will be "How the Grinch
Stole Christmas" starring Jim
Carrey.
Photos with Santa, sponsored
by the Lovell Police Dept., will
be offered from 3 to 5 p.m. at the
Lovell Fire Hall, along with kids
activities.
The annual lighting of the
downtown Christmas tree will
take place at 5 p.m. at the Down-
town Mural Park, and members
of the Lovell Area Chamber of
Commerce Board will serve hot
chocolate. Santa will light the
tree with his magic elf dust, and
a drawing will be held for Cham-
ber Bucks, which can be spent at
local businesses.
Shoppers can sign up for
Chamber Bucks at the mati-
nee, the fire hall or just before
the drawing at the tree lighting
ceremony.
The annual event will con-
clude with living windows in
downtown Lovell, where favor-
ite Christmas characters will be
brought to life. Many stores will
offer specials on that day and
evening.
