News 2008-06-02 Andanh.com

Blue is color of the day for 390 seniors Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:31 -0600
CHEYENNE - The grass field at Okie Blanchard Stadium turned into photo central Saturday at the close of the graduation ceremony for Cheyenne's East High.

Prepare for severe weather since warnings may be short Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:00 -0600
CHEYENNE -- The clouds darken, there's driving rain, the winds quicken and air raid sirens sound.

Reality of Wyoming tornadoes sinks in Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:04 -0600
Surprising weather doesn't necessarily indicate a bad year.

Foxes too sly for the Grizzlies Sat, 31 May 2008 23:50:51 -0600
Cheyenne took early lead, but Fort Collins came back for win

Rockies drop 6th straight Sat, 31 May 2008 23:50:51 -0600
The Cubs have won six in a row and are looking to get out the brooms for a second sweep this week.

Summer concert schedule is loaded with big names Fri, 30 May 2008 09:05:29 -0600
This summer live musicians will compete for people's money and time amid soaring gas prices and growing use of the Internet.

Denver to host family-friendly concert bash Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:05 -0600
If you've ever wanted to see all of your favorite bands in one place, you might get your wish this summer.

Flogging Molly: iPod-loving, kid-attracting festival pros Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:05 -0600
Celtic rockers Flogging Molly could be dubbed "festival pros" after touring with the Vans Warped Tour last year.

Reggae-flavored band mixes pop and war on new record Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:06 -0600
Guitarist Richard On says the band O.A.R. (of a Revolution) has a new record coming out on July 15 - just in time for the Mile High Music Festival.

Massachusetts rock band puts sightseeing on tour agenda Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:07 -0600
After performing almost 300 shows a year for the past four years, Stephen Kellogg says his band is taking time out to actually see the sights along the way.

5 tips for feminine fly fishers Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:45 -0600
"Nice, nice. You have a pretty forward cast." Susan Rhodes watched as Margaret James false casted on a green lawn at Laramie County Community College. James watched as the loops formed in the air.

Birding naked Thu, 29 May 2008 08:56:00 -0600
Birding naked is all the rage in southeastern Arizona. That's what Gloria Lawrence of Casper told me May 17 while she and five other Casper birders helped local Audubon members with the Cheyenne Big Day Bird Count.

Our View: City acts like golfing scofflaw Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:02:14 -0600
Published Sunday, June 1, 2008 in the WTE The golf ball lifted lazily into the sky. It was the kind of shot that would have - at the time - pleased Arnold Palmer. To the 13-year-old, it was a thing of beauty.

Our View: Trash decision is right, for now Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:02:15 -0600
Published Sunday, May 25, 2008 in the WTE With the city's Happy Jack Landfill getting closer to capacity, the Cheyenne City Council would be wise to approve a plan to send trash to Colorado - at least for the short term.

Our Thumbs: City's new Web site is impressive Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:02:15 -0600
Published Saturday, May 24, 2008 in the WTE Thumbs UpTo the city of Cheyenne for its new Web site, which was unveiled on Friday. It is much improved when compared to the old Web site, is more user friendly and provides more details about the city and its officials.

Our View: Need for quality local candidates Wed, 21 May 2008 15:05:23 -0600
Published Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in the WTE November will see another pivotal election for the city of Cheyenne.

Our View: State government has growing pains Wed, 21 May 2008 15:05:24 -0600
Published Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in the WTE A study looking at office space for Wyoming statehouse workers says that by 2025, an additional 42,448 square feet of space will be needed to house them.

Our View: So why did rec center fail? Mon, 19 May 2008 08:35:14 -0600
Published Monday, May 19, 2008 in the WTE Reasons for why the proposed Cheyenne Community Recreation Center failed have been speculated about over and over for the past two weeks.

Our View: Use population to divide funds Mon, 19 May 2008 08:35:15 -0600
Published Sunday, May 18, 2008 in the WTE The Legislature has given the five entities in Laramie County $26.8 million to divide up to help with needed projects.

Our Thumbs: Governors' Mansion makes the right move Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:38 -0600
Published Saturday, May 17, 2008 in the WTE Thumbs UpTo Milward Simpson, director of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, for announcing more reasonable summer hours for the Historic Governors' Mansion in Cheyenne.

Our View: I-80 toll road? Idea has merit Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:39 -0600
Published Friday, May 16, 2008 in the WTE "If we took all the money we spend on every road in the state for the next 30 years - and we don't spend it anywhere but I-80 - we still could not maintain I-80."

Our View: Can Cheyenne buck the trend? Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:39 -0600
Published Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in the WTE Inflation and record-high gas prices have eroded consumer confidence so much this year that the number of Americans planning to take vacations is at a 30-year low.

Our View: Is there a bias against the city? Tue, 13 May 2008 09:01:47 -0600
Published Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in the WTE Cheyenne's elected officials are worried that there is a bias against city projects from residents of the three small communities in eastern Laramie County as well as from unincorporated areas here.

Our View: Move forward on Missile Drive Mon, 12 May 2008 08:46:20 -0600
Published Sunday, May 11, 2008 in the WTE There's some disagreement within the Cheyenne City Council over how the city should proceed with the repair of Missile Drive.

Our Thumbs: Cheyenne Little Theatre performance shines Mon, 12 May 2008 08:35:07 -0600
Published Saturday, May 10, 2008 in the WTE Thumbs Up To Cheyenne Little Theatre's production of "High School Musical."

Our View: True menu-style ballot is in order Fri, 9 May 2008 11:19:13 -0600
Published Friday, May 9, 2008 in the WTE One of the issues voters expressed concern about in Tuesday's Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax Election was the lack of a true menu-style ballot.

Our View: Board needs to side with CCA Fri, 9 May 2008 11:19:14 -0600
Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 in the WTE The Wyoming State Board of Education is being asked if the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees acted in the best interests of students, the district and the community when they turned down an application from Cheyenne Classical Academy organizers to start a charter school here.

Our View: Voters reject recreation center Fri, 9 May 2008 11:19:14 -0600
Published Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in the WTE Laramie County voters sent a resounding message to the city of Cheyenne on Tuesday when they soundly defeated a proposed $55 million recreation center.

Our View: Make sure to vote today Tue, 6 May 2008 14:31:10 -0600
Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in the WTE Today is the day It is the day when Laramie County voters go to the polls to cast their votes for the Specific Purpose Tax ballot.

Our View: Vote 'yes' for sixth penny Mon, 5 May 2008 13:57:42 -0600
Published Monday, May 5, 2008 in the WTE Laramie County voters go to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for projects on the Specific Purpose Tax ballot.

Our View: Rec center's time is now Sun, 4 May 2008 18:55:09 -0600
Published Sunday, May 4, 2008 in the WTE There has been a lot of wrangling lately about for the need for a proposed $58 million recreation center for Laramie County.

Our View: Archer Complex is important Sat, 3 May 2008 07:53:00 -0600
Published Saturday, May 3, 2008 in the WTE Not much has been said about the plans for the Archer Complex on the upcoming Specific Purpose Tax Election, scheduled for Tuesday in Laramie County.

Our View: Sixth penny is valuable Fri, 2 May 2008 17:55:48 -0600
Published Friday, May 2, 2008 in the WTE When Laramie County residents go to the polls on Tuesday to vote on Specific Purpose Sales Tax projects, they should remind themselves what a valuable tool the sixth penny has been here for more than 20 years.

Reed Eckhardt Column: Spiker's decision a surprise Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:00:36 -0600
Published Saturday, May 24, 2008 in the WTE Some might describe it as a shot to the solar plexus.

Reed Eckhardt Column: There is no way LCSD1 will approve a charter school Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:10 -0600
Published Saturday, May 17, 2008 in the WTE Anyone who thinks that the Laramie County School District 1 trustees are ever going to approve a charter school in Cheyenne is fooling himself.

Reed Eckhardt Column: Recreation Center defeat is not the end of progress Mon, 12 May 2008 09:56:23 -0600
Published Saturday, May 10, 2008 in the WTE Some are declaring Tuesday's defeat of a recreation center for Cheyenne as the beginning of the end for progressive government in the Capital City.

Reed Eckhardt Column: Proposed recreation center is part of the progressive vision Sat, 3 May 2008 07:53:25 -0600
Published Saturday, May 3, 2008 in the WTE Wants vs. need. That's how many opponents of the projects on next week's sixth-penny sales tax ballot have framed their argument.

Barrasso and Enzi play politics at our expense Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:01:51 -0600
Tom Lindsey Cheyenne The cheers and standing ovation given U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi as they entered the State Capitol made one think he was attending a coronation rather than a gathering to hear servants of the people tell their plans for the survival and betterment of our nation.

Adelle I. Kowalski Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:30 -0600
1934-2008 Adelle I. Kowalski, 73, of Cheyenne died May 28 in Cheyenne.

Ronald W. Houston Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:25 -0600
1938-2008 Ronald Wayne Houston, 69, of Watkins, Colo., died May 28 in Aurora, Colo.

Willard F. Johnston Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:22 -0600
1926-2008 Willard F. Johnston, 81, of Cheyenne died May 28 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cheyenne.

Dana A. Grant Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:19 -0600
1955-2008 Dana Allyn Grant, 53, of Cheyenne died May 30 at Davis Hospice Center.

Board to discuss gates Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 MST
County commissioners this week will discuss whether to forbid new gated neighborhoods in the valley...

Leaders to mull move of Snow King Avenue Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 MST
The Jackson Town Council and Teton County Board of Commissioners will consider a proposal Monday afternoon to realign Snow King Avenue...

Governor: Name path system in girl's memory Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 MST
Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal has suggested a soon-to-be-constructed 41-mile pathway system in Grand Teton National Park be named for a girl who was struck and killed while biking in the park in 1999...

More workers express frustration Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:06:27 -0600
After the Casper Star-Tribune series examining workers' compensation, "Pain and Politics," was published in March, dozens of people contacted the newspaper wanting to tell their stories of frustration with the system. Here are a couple of them:

Two remain hospitalized in crane collapse Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:06:27 -0600
CHEYENNE -- Two ironworkers remained hospitalized Sunday, one in critical condition, with injuries they suffered in a crane accident at a northeast Wyoming coal mine.

'Pride in the nation' Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:06:27 -0600
GILLETTE -- It was tattered, stripped, discarded. Old Glory. The Red, White and Blue. The Symbol of American Freedom.

Finished as a fishery? Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:06:27 -0600
To fish or not to fish: That is the question. For tiny Teton Reservoir, anyway. Designed to collect silt from area streams and creeks before it reaches the North Platte River, the popular fishing lake south of Rawlins has done its job too well over the years.

Friends, family plan to resume search Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:06:27 -0600
LANDER -- Friends and family of a Lander man missing in the woods since last November intend to resume the search for him as spring temperatures clear the snows from the Wind River Range.

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