Callie Robinson of Moorcroft qualified as an alternate in the breakaway roping event.

2013 Wyoming High School Rodeo team roping qualifiers, back row: Coley Nichols, Cameron Irwin, Jhett Hadley, Denton Shaw, 2013 Wyoming High School Rodeo Queen Meghan Proctor; front row: Garrett Grieve, Weston Mann, Trace Steele, Justene Hirsig.

Now enrolling for 2013-2014 at Little Ones Preschool! Please contact Sarah Meisner at 290-0193 to enroll your child or if you have any questions. Thank you!

Automobiles

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454, original, $9000 OBO, red/black, carvay9@juno.com / 307-222-9757.

2000 Chevy Silverado Pickup with cap, 105,000 miles, asking $8000 OBO, call John 307-467-5310.

For Rent

1 Bedroom Apartment – $425 deposit, $425 rent, utilities paid, no pets, 283-2434.

Room For Rent – 307-257-3487

For Rent – 1300 sq. ft Shop/Storage Unit – 307-257-3487.

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Single Family Home in Alva, newly remodeled, fenced yard, pets okay, pictures at bearlodgecabins.com, $850 monthly, 307-290-0012.

For Rent: Beautiful 3 Bedroom Log House in Sundance, Wyoming, with attached single car garage and detached two car garage. Available February 1, 2013. Please call (307) 283-1313 for details.

Trailer Lot For Rent – Call 467-5914 after 5 p.m.

Apartment for Rent in Sundance – 1 bed 1 bath: $500/mo. 307-746-8680.

For Sale

28 ft. Aluminum Extension Ladder – $160, call 283-3957.

Firewood by the Semi Load – 307-746-8252.

New Storage Shed – 8×12, $1100, 307-756-3314.

WESTERN STAR POST FRAME BUILDINGS – 24X24X10 – $5,122.00, 36X40X10 – $9,205.00, 40X56X12 – $13,413.00, 60X80X14 – $25,800.00 Complete material packages with instructions. Experienced and insured crews available. 1-800-658-5565.

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $3997.00. Make and save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock; ready to ship. Free info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com. 1-800-578-1363 Ex. 300N.

Garage/Yard Sales

Large Moving Sale Coming June 29, 2013, 283-3177.

Multi-Family Yard Sale – 220 N 6th Street, 7:00-3:00 Saturday

General

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Help Wanted

Seeking to Hire Experienced People for Full-Time Farm and ranch work. Must have knowledge of cattle and farm equipment. Send resume to: Blind Box C, Arvada, WY 82831.

SMART SALES AND LEASE seeks business account manager. Work online from home. Hourly/salary based on experience. Some evenings, weekends. Degree/management experience preferred. careers@smartsalesandlease.com

HOME is where the MONEY is. Gibson Energy LLC is expanding and needs Owner Operators in select Wyoming areas! *Local runs* Need 2006 or newer tractors with wet kits. Explore the advantage of leasing on with Gibson and the revenue you can make! We will train you to gauge crude oil! Must have two years driving experience, class A with Hazmat and tanker endorsements. Please note these positions will not last long. Fleet Owners call for an update on how to increase your bottom line! 866-687-5281. www.gibsonenergy.com. EOE.

PASSION FOR AG AND SALES? Ag Chem Co. EXPANSION! *LOCAL exclusive territory *Unlimited earning potential *Flex hours *Start ASAP. (941) 456-8384 Cell, www.atlantic-pacificag.com

TIRE RAMA SHERIDAN seeks Tire Service Truck Operator. Minimum 2 years’ experience in farm, truck, OTR tire service/repair. CDL not required. Drug free, good driving record. Excellent pay/benefit package. greg.hansen@tirerama.com

Lost and Found

Found: Dog Collar Controller and camera lens protector on Reuter Springs Trail, call 283-2035.

Notices

NOTICE: Publication in this newspaper does not guarantee the legitimacy of any offer or solicitation. Take reasonable steps to evaluate an offer before you send money or provide personal/financial information to an advertiser. If you have questions or you believe you have been the victim of fraud, contact the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Unit, 123 Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002 (800) 438-5799 / (307) 777-7874.

Opportunities

HOT SPOT CAR RALLY, June 15-16: Poker run, parade, no-host BBQ, entertainment, show-n-shine, beer garden, pin striping. Registration information: www.thermopolis.com. Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis.

Professional Services

Vac Truck For Hire – 307-746-8252.

Septic Tank Pumping: Call Jim Geis at 896-3146. Geis’ Honeywagon.

Lawn Mowing Service – call Shamions – 283-2338.

All Around Cleaning – Do you have cleaning that needs to be done and you have no time to do it? Call us for business and residential cleaning needs! Ev – 307-281-2882 or Stephanie – 307-281-2798.

OVER 403,000 WYOMING PEOPLE will read your classified ad if you place it in WYCAN. Sell, buy, announce. $135 for 25 words. Contact this newspaper for details.

Real Estate

For Sale By Owners: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, attached shop, corner lot 1¼, 121 E. Alden St. Sundance, 307-751-2399.

For Sale By Owner: 40 Wooded Acres in the Black Hills near Newcastle WY. Several beautiful building sites, electricity, fiber optic cable and water access. Call 307-746-3343 or 605-231-3588.

Wanted

Wanted To Buy: Good Used Small Square Baler, rake, and mower. (307) 283-1738.

Herb Robinson Repair and Towing Would Like to Buy Your Old Cars, old equipment. Will haul away old household appliances and any other miscellaneous metals. Please contact Herb at 307-281-0223.

I am delighted to observe that the clouds have found another town to badger, because I have eyed the constant rain over the last few weeks with a relish that quickly turned to narrow-eyed mutterings. Drizzle being the default state of my homeland, I was excited to greet a refreshing spring shower. Then I remembered how much I dislike rain.
This is the first properly rainy spring since I moved to Wyoming, so you can forgive me for assuming that snow and sunshine were the only two weather options available. Winter and summer don’t seem to like bothering the other two seasons so, if I can’t see any snow, I have learned to expect my scalp to start sizzling.
This column is a tribute to my umbrella, as well as a potential farewell. For the first year that I lived here, I carried it with me everywhere. Thirty years of experience taught me that a light shower may hit at any moment and it is best to be prepared for the inevitable.
So important is the umbrella to my kind that you can actually buy one from a vending machine in England’s capital, instead of a candy bar or a can of soda. If you happen to emerge from an underground train journey to discover that the blue sky has fled, all you need is a handful of change to release a weapon for the downpour.
Nevertheless, an Englishwoman never leaves the house without her brolly. Her purse will always contain a wallet, a lipstick, a snack for long commutes and an umbrella. Just because I hadn’t seen a drop of rain in at least six months didn’t mean it wasn’t on its way.
Eventually, I succumbed to common sense and swapped my umbrella for a pair of socks, because I could no longer ignore the fact that a light shower in Sundance usually involves snowflakes. I placed my brolly in a safe place for the next time I might need it. Naturally, this means I have absolutely no idea where it has disappeared to.
I’m fairly sure that I hung it on the coat rack, just in case, but it seems to have wandered off between the sad event of its retirement and the day that the rain clouds arrived. It ought to be easy to spot – I picked it in the first place because it’s a swirly sort of yellow and orange and stands out from the rainwear crowd – but I can’t for the life of me find it.
So I was forced to face my first stormy season without my umbrella, which was both distressing and humiliating. I can easily explain being ill-prepared for a blizzard or a heat wave because these were mythical events during my childhood, but to not be able to cope with a rainy day is unforgivable. I hang my head in shame.
I am mourning the loss of this particular brolly because it proved itself a brave little soldier, back in its heyday. A cheerful umbrella in England is a dangerous possession; it aggravates the common commuter to unexpected levels of violence and seldom survives for very long.
There is a perfectly simple explanation for the snarls: travel in London is a mixture of train riding and trotting. Virtually no destination is reachable without sprinting to the nearest bus or train stop and then swapping between stations along the way.
During the outdoor portions of the journey, one’s personal water levels increase over time thanks to splashes from puddles, bits poking out from under the edges of umbrellas and the dreaded sideways rain. The indoor bits give you time to dry off, but also involve being pressed tightly against everybody else’s moist overcoats.
The inevitable result is that all office workers begin a rainy day feeling damp and unhappy. Occasionally, one of them will get very cross indeed if given the impression that someone nearby is not sharing their pain.
Though no less miserable than my fellow commuters, I do have a tendency to buy brightly colored umbrellas. I call them my “jolly brollies”. I started doing so simply to differentiate my own rain armor from everyone else’s, but soon discovered it made a bad situation just that little bit better.
Not everybody thought so. One heathen, who was heading for the financial district wearing an expensive suit that had been all but ruined by drizzle, happened to spot my pink striped umbrella sitting next to me on the floor of the train. Glaring furiously, he went out of his way to stamp on it, snapping the handle in half with a triumphant glare as he kicked the carcass through the doors before they slid shut.
I never saw that poor umbrella again. I like to think it has a new life, somewhere below the train tracks, sheltering a family of mice from the elements while they gather at a thimble for their evening cheese.
In its honor, I defiantly bought my current cheerful replacement, refusing to be cowed by the intimidation tactics of a soggy banker. I guarded it diligently through two full winters (and an English summer that was not much different to the winters).
Somewhere in my marital home, that umbrella continues to defy both the clouds above us and the tempers of all who question them. It has proven so effective in protecting me from the rain that I suspect it was to blame for last summer’s drought. In fact, it would probably be best that I continue the search because, until I locate it, there will be nothing to keep those clouds from coming back.

He was born on November 29, 1934, to Perry and Gladys (Dickinson) Roberts on their homestead in Hulett. He attended Hulett School and went on to join the United States Air Force. He was honorably discharged to help his parents after his father was injured.

On June 1, 1956, Don married Betty Hower. He worked for Crook County Road and Bridge then took over the family ranch. He founded Hulett L.P. Gas and was known throughout the county for his tough right hook, winning smile, and willingness to always lend a helping hand.

Don was elected Crook County Commissioner in 1996. He was chosen as a member of the Wyoming Selective Service Board and served on the Hulett Lions Club and American Legion. He was a founding board member of Hulett National Bank and Hulett Airport Board. He was one of ten charter members of the Hulett Flying Club.

Don had many passions. One of which was his love for flying. He took great joy in his time flying and later helping his son-in-law, Kevin, achieve his private pilot’s license. He had proven himself as an excellent partner for dancing and a skilled roller skater. Many students in the area were lucky enough to also have him as a substitute bus driver, known for giving candy and soda during those long bus rides. Family was the most important thing to Don. He would stand up for any family member and cherished the times he spent with them, especially with his grandchildren. He was a generous man and a pillar of the Hulett community.

He is survived by his wife, Betty; daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Kevin Sweeney; son, Ronald Roberts; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Dianne Roberts; four grandchildren, Holly Weiss and husband Jason Weiss, Brooke Sweeney, JD Roberts and Alisha Roberts; two great grandsons, Jason and Gavin Weiss; two sisters, Helen and Frank Ridinger, Diana and Donald Anderson; and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Gladys Roberts.

Funeral services for Don were Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Greater Hulett Community Center. A memorial is being set up in Don’s name.

Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com

Mayor Paul Brooks took the opportunity to apologize for his recent “bad leadership” at this month’s regular meeting of the Sundance City Council. He noted that several people have pointed out he has “dropped the ball” recently and apologized to anyone affected or hurt by it.

“I’m in a rush and I look at life as a game that I have to win,” he said. “I will try to do better.”

The council discussed an agreement with landowners near the under-construction Croell Redi-Mix headquarters. The access road owned by the landowners will be deeded over to the city and probably dedicated as a public road.

In exchange, the landowners will be granted reassurance that the city will continue to provide water to their property. The agreement has been sent out, said City Attorney Mark Hughes, but no response has yet been received.

Mandy Marr, represented by Crazy Woman Realty, approached the council to request a waiver of setbacks on her property and a variance for a garage. The former is necessary because the setbacks cut into the building as it currently stands and this is preventing Marr from selling the property; the latter would make it more desirable for sale.

Council Member April Gill expressed support for the request because the house has stood since 1910, before the setbacks were imposed. Council Member Hugh Palmer and Mayor Brooks were concerned about setting a precedent, however, as there are several similar properties around the city.

The council passed motions to grant the variance for the garage and to waive the setbacks on the property.

Alan and Bonnie Pagryzinski visited the council to enquire about a reduction in water and sewage fees. New arrivals to the city, they have purchased land in the Sundance View Estates that borders city limits.

Water availability, however, costs significantly more for county residents. As they are required to utilize all city services, the couple wondered if the council would consider waiving the extra fee if it had done so for other residents in the past.

Mayor Brooks explained that the fee structure is required by Water Development to secure funding for city projects. Alan asked if the waiver had ever been granted before and, hearing that it had not, stated that he would not in that case expect it to be granted for him and withdrew his request.

Hughes also addressed the council’s response to a request made at the previous meeting to review a property on E. Sewell Street. The council had decided to look at the property to evaluate whether it was a nuisance.

A letter was received in the interim to say that the property is not abandoned and is used on weekends. The council passed a motion to declare it a nuisance and write a letter to the owners.

Karla Greaser of Trihydro and Public Works Director provided updates on city projects, announcing that the Well 6 Chlorinator Building is close to wrapped up. The city is waiting for electrical components on back order and will then need to hook in the chlorinator gas tanks to complete the project.

The Cole Water Storage Tank having been removed from the failing hillside, Trihydro is now working on specifications for the new site. The city will shortly apply for a permit from the Department of Environmental Quality.

The city engineers are also wrapping up the draft report for the Level 1 Water Study in time for the June 15 deadline, said Greaser. The report will be submitted to Water Development and the city for comment and a public hearing will then be scheduled to incorporate comments from the community.

The council confirmed that rates for the swimming pool will remain the same this year. Although Gill questioned whether swimming lessons could be delayed so as to not clash with other summer activities, Lenz explained that the lifeguards return to college near the end of the season, which would make this impossible.

Permission was granted for the Dime Horseshoe bar to host a band on 3rd Street between Main and Cleveland Streets for the Class of ’03 Reunion and to Tom Bankenbush to close Main Street for Independence Day fireworks. A malt beverage license was also granted to the National MS Society for their annual bike ride and to Jim Bowman for the street rally on June 29.

The city budget received its third and final reading and was passed for fiscal year 2013.

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As the recent heavy rains have saturated most of the county, Fire Warden Gari Gill has lifted fire restrictions until further notice with the blessing of the County Commissioners. This bodes well for local July 4 celebrations, which will now include firework displays if the weather continues to be clement.

Ogden Driskill requested and was granted permission from the County Commissioners to host the traditional firework display at Devils Tower on Independence Day.

The City of Sundance has meanwhile approved Tom Bankenbush’s request to close Main Street between 5th and 6th Streets on July 3 for a firework celebration between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., with the provision that fire restrictions must still be lifted on the day.

The city also passed a resolution allowing fireworks within city limits on July 3 between noon and 11 p.m. and on July 4 from noon to midnight.

The Fire Warden warns that caution should still be exercised when burning despite the restrictions being lifted, as there is still a risk of fire even after the rain. A fire north of Hulett near Holmes Road ignited over the weekend due to a lightning strike on Thursday and burned approximately 11 acres.

Three units responded in addition to local ranchers and Deputy Fire Warden Jeff Garman. The rising humidity on Saturday evening helped with the mop up.

Fire signs will remain in place despite the fire restrictions having been lifted, says Gill. There will also be a free Fire Safety Training class on June 19 at 7 p.m. in the courthouse community room, at which members of the community are welcome to join the firefighters.

Engagement: Thomas-Gill

North face of Devils Tower temporarily closed for nesting falcons

A modern church for “unchurch” people

Strata Energy reports successful public comment period

Pool open this week

Williams pleads not guilty to stolen property charge

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