6 I The Lovell Chronicle I November 8, 2012
Martens family loss noted in Arizona newspaper
A family with ties to the 10 months old when her father, Martens agreed, soldiers who were killed or peo-
Lovell area was featured recent-
ly in the Arizona Republic, the
large daily newspaper serving
the Phoenix area and the state of
Arizona.
Rob Martens, a 1983 gradu-
ate of Lovell High School and the
son of Bob and Elsie Martens of
rural Lovell, was quoted in a lea-
ture article on Sept. 11 entitled
"9/11: GIs still dying, and we've
moved on" by Laurie Roberts.
Rob's granddaughter Riley
Jo Martens, age 7, is pictured on
the front page of the paper ac-
cepting an American flag from
former Homeland Security Spe-
cial Advisor Jerry Iannacci dur-
ing a recent ceremony at the Na-
than Martens Arizona Memorial
at San Tan Mountain Park in
Queen Creek. Riley Jo was only
Navy Hospitalman Nathan Mar:
tens - son of Rob and Maria Mar-
tens and grandson of Bob and El-
sie Martens - was killed in Iraq
on Sept. 6, 2005. The memorial
was dedicated a little more than
a year later.
Nathan left wife Erin and
daughter Riley Jo. He was a
corpsman embedded with a Ma-
rine unit and had hoped to one
day become a pediatrician, Rob-
erts wrote in the article.
Rob Martens is featured in
the article, which takes the an-
gle that many Americans have
moved on with their lives while
troops are still dying in Afghani-
stan and recently in Iraq.
"Shock and awe long ago
gave way to apathy and indif-
ference," Roberts wrote, and Rob
"This country has moved on,
gotten tired of it," said Martens,
who lives in Queen Creek, Ariz.
"We live in a society where
everything's quick, fast. We want
instant gratification. A war that
is 11 years old, it's old, boring,
yesterday's news, and they don't
want to talk about it anymore.
They don't even want to think
about it."
Every year, Roberts wrote,
a public memorial service is
held on the anniversary of Na-
than Martens' death at the Na-
than Martens Arizona Memorial
to honor all of those from Arizo-
na who have died in Iraq and Af-
ghanistan, and at the September
event this year, about 100 people
attended the ceremony, virtual-
ly all of them family members of
ple with military ties.
"The rest of us, it seems,
have moved on," Roberts wrote.
The article goes on to note
some of the 159 sons and daugh-
ters of Arizona who have lost
their lives in the two wars and
the toll their deaths has taken on
their loved ones, telling the sto-
ry of three families still missing
their fallen soldier.
The story urges people to
never forget the toll and ends
with a quote from Rob Martens: ..............
"Just remember. Remember all
those guys. Once in a while, give
it a thought. You see a flag, re-
member the cost."
The Nathan Martens Arizona
Memorial rests at San Tan
Mountain Park in Queen
Creek, Ariz.
COURTESY PHOTO
" news,
Matthews defeats Cozzens
for hospital board seat
Various cemetery
trustees and fire district
directors were elected
Tuesday: Orval Bjorns-
tad, Don Hatch and Brock
Meier to the Byron Cem-
etery Board; Peggy Ras-
mussen, Lori Hoffman
and Shirley Busteed to the
Cowley Cemetery Board;
Beverly Becker, Margaret
Rock and Corine Tilley to
the Deaver-Frannie Cem-
etery Board; Jack Nich-
olls, Brent Reasch, Aar-
on Workman and Ralph
Winland (two-year) to the
Lovell Cemetery Board;
Spencer Ellis to the Sho-
shone Conservation Dis-
trict board; Chad Petrich
to the Big Horn County
Fire Protection District
No. 1 board and Colleen
Wagner and Cherie Wam-
beke to the Big Horn Coun-
ty Fire Protection District
No. 5 board.
There is a potential
write-in race for the sec-
ond seat on the Lovell Fire
Board that was open in
Tuesday's election.
BY DAVID PECK
Most seats for non-par-
tisan special district boards
were unopposed Tuesday,
but Mary Matthews sound-
ly defeated former adminis-
trator Dee Cozzens for the
designated Lovell seat on
the North Big Horn Hospi-
tal Board of Trustees, ac-
cording to unofficial results
posted Tuesday night.
Matthews defeated Coz-
zens 1,371-789, support-
ed overwhelmingly in the
Lovell precinct, 939-397.
She also carried Cowley
199-177, Byron 148-131 and
Deaver 40-38. Frannie vot-
ers favored Cozzens 45-41.
Don Minchow and Chad
Lindsay were unopposed to
retain their at-large seats
on the hospital board. Min-
chow received 1,954 votes,
Lindsay 1,915.
All four Lovell School
Board candidates were un-
opposed, as were the three
members of the School Dis-
trict One Board of Trustees
up for election.
Tracy Beal won re-elec-
tion to the school board
with 1,112 votes, and fel-
low incumbents Dan An-
derson and Rebecca Moncur
received 1,087 and 1,083
votes, respectively. New-
comer Hans Hawley will
take Matt Bassett's seat
on the council after receiv-
ing 958 votes. Bassett did
not run for re-election.
Brett Crosby won re-
election to his at-large seat
on the District One School
Board, receiving 1,114
votes. Also re-elected was
designated Deaver-Fran-
nie trustee Joan Zier, and
James Thomas received
1,038 votes to replace Ed
Riding as the designated
Byron trustee. Riding did
not seek re-election.
Five candidates were
unopposed for the North
Big Horn County Se-
nior Citizens Service Dis-
tricts board. Loretta Tip-
petts received 1,882 votes,
Barbara Walker 1,712,
Ron McClure 1,664, Ver-
,a Hawkins 1,618 and
Dueane Calvin 1,527.
Ewen re-elected to county commission
still a lot left for the county
to complete in the next four
years. The county will con-
tinue to work with the Bu-
reau of Land Management
to see the resource manage-
ment plan completed.
Harp said, "I am pleased
with the results. Our goal
was to give people a chance
to send a message that not
all of Big Horn County is
satisfied with the direction
we are heading. That more
than 800 people took the
time to write in is amazing
to me."
BY KARLA POMEROY
Big Horn County Com-
mission Chairman Jerry
Ewen won re-election to his
second term Tuesday night
with 3,752 votes.
Ewen staved off a
strong challenge by Linda
Harp for the Republican
nomination in the August
primary and while Ewen
was unopposed on the
ballot on Tuesday, Harp
had launched a write-in
campaign.
There were 1,039
write-in votes cast in the
commissioner race. Actual
tallies for who was written
in were not available Tues-
day night and will only be
counted if requested.
Ewen said, "I'm very
pleased with the results. I
appreciate the support from
the county residents. I will
continue to work hard to
represent the interests of
the people the best I can."
He said the county will
be facing tough economic
times ahead and next year's
budgeting process will be
difficult. He said there is
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County matches state election results
BY DAVID PECK
Big Horn County mirrored statewide
results for president, U.S. Senate, U.S.
House and constitutional amendments in
Tuesday's General Election, according to
unofficial results announced by the Big
Horn County Clerk's office.
Though President Barack Obama de-
feated Republican nominee Mitt Romney
Tuesday, Wyoming supported Romney
overwhelmingly, and Big Horn County
matched that Romney enthusiasm. Rom-
ney received 4,289 votes in Big Horn Coun-
ty, Obama 868. Libertarian Gary Johnson
received 85 votes, Constitution Party can-
didate Virgil Goode 40. Romney carried all
13 county precincts.
U.S. Senator John Barrasso easily
won re-election as Wyoming's junior sena-
tor, and Big Horn County supported him
with 87 percent of the county vote. Bar-
rasso received 4,560 votes in the county
to carry all 13 precincts, Democratic chal-
lenger Tim Chesnut 554 and Country Par-
ty candidate Joel Otto 150.
Wyoming voters also returned Rep.
Cynthia Lummis to office as the state's
lone member of the U.S. House of Repre-
sentatives. Lummis carried the day in Big
Horn County, as well, with 4,222 votes,
carrying all 13 precincts. Democrat Chris
Henrichsen received 634 votes, Libertar-
ian Richard Brubaker 137 votes, Consti-
tution Party nominee Daniel Clyde Cum-
mings 114 and Country Party candidate
Don Wills 79.
State Rep. Elaine Harvey was unop-
posed in Tuesday's General Election after
defeating challenger Rob DiLorenq.o in the
Primary. She received 3,298 votes to win
a sixth two-year term representing House
District 26 in the Wyoming Legislature.
Big Horn County mirrored the rest of
the state in supporting three amendments
to the Wyoming Constitution. County vot-
ers supported Amendment B - the Right
to Hunt, Fish and Trap - 4,783 to 355, and
also strongly supported Amendment A -
Health Care Freedom - 4,248 to 849.
Amendment C - granting Authority
to District Court Commissioners - passed
by a narrow margin in Big Horn Coun-
ty, receiving 2,674 votes in favor to 2,138
against. The amendment had an 18,000-
vote margin late Tuesday night with two
counties yet to report.
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Happy Veterans Day!
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
BIG HORN CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATION
.... H FN
The 89th Annual Meeting of the Big Horn Co-operative
Marketing Association, Greybull, Powell, Riverton,
Worland, Basin, and Buffalo, Wyoming will be held
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012 AT:
Elks Lodge . Registration: 11:00 A.M.
622 Greybull Avenue Lunch Served: Noon
Greybull, WY Meeting called to order: 1:00 P.M.
Election of one director from each of the following districts will be held according
to the Bylaws:
District #2
District #4
Director at Large
Presently held by Steve Christiansen
Presently held by Darrell Horton
Presently held by Brett Stutzman
PLEASE MARK THE DATE AND PLAN TO ATTEND
