Twelve of the 14 member
Board of Directors, Northern Wy-
oming Mental Health Center, met
in Gillette recently for a rgeularly
scheduled meeting. This board
meets on a rotating schedule once
a month at Sundance, Newcastle,
Sheridan, Buffalo and Gillette
to supervise the policies and oper-
ation of the Center.
Steading: Dr. J. E. Hoadley,
Gillette physician; William K.
Archibald, Sheridan attorney;
Charles Schultz, Superintendent
of Schools, Gillette; Bill Perry,
Buffalo accountant; Mrs. Meritt
Barton, nurse and ranch wife,
Sunda,nce; Dr. Louis G. Booth,
Sheridan physician; Mrs. Robert
Barlow, nurse and homemaker,
Gillette; Don Carlson, Superinten-
dent of Johnson County Hospital,
Buffalo; Cecil Hughes, Sun dance
attorney.
Seated: Edward S. Halsey, New-
castle attorney; Mrs. Richard
Dumbril, Chairman of the Board,
Newcastle; Mrs. Charles Gibbs,
elementary school principal, Sher-
idan.
Absent members are Drs. Hen-
ry N. Stephensen, Newcastle and
John A. Knebel, Buffalo.
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January 13-20
We still have ,cold weather. A
few neighbors had it around 50
but it didn't get ,over ~his far.
Ed Osloond is ,at the Fort
Meade hospital in Sturgis having
tests taken. Mrs. Dungey visited
Mrs. Osloond Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dungey ,were
visitors Monday at the Kay Dun-
geys.
The George Willey family from
~Hulett were Sunday visitors at:
the Steve Gets home. qMr. and
Mrs. Steve Gets were Friday eve-
ning vistors at the Gary Bren-
gle home. JMr. and rMrs. Frankie
Pearson accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Gets to ,the annual S.W.C.S.
meeting in Sundance Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. ttenry Pickerd
visited Mary Lebo at Billy Ben-
sons in Belie Fourche and Mr.
and ,Mrs. Alhert Pickerd in Sun-
dance Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ge, orge Johansen,
Spearfish spent Monday evening
at tile A1 Nelson home. They
brought a birthday cake out for
Fern's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. A1
Nelson attended the Soil Censer-
vation annual meeting in Sun-
dance Tuesday evening. Elmer
Roth spent 2 days at the Nelson
home- Mable Wood, Fern Nel-
son, and Mrs. A1 Nelson called on
Julia Heetland Thursday after-
noon. Mr. and ~Mrs. Nelson and
Fern spent Sunday afternoon at
the George LRipley home. Mrs.
.Ripley isn't very well.
The Birt,hday Club met at the
Al ,Nelson home Friday afternoon.
,Mrs. Nelson and IMrs. Frankie
Pearson were ~hostesses. Birthdays
T[yoming's SiX Mental Health Regions & /F/enfal Health Centers
Dr. Ned Tranel, Executive Di-
rector of the Northern Wyoming
Mental Health Center ennounced
Ntet the six community mental
health centers serviing the State
of Wyoming are proposing a total
budget for 1969.71 of about one
million dollers.
The state will be asked to make
available el=out $441 thousand of
the~ totel with local resources
providing ~9 thou~nd and fed-
eral programs $91 thou~nd.
Fifteen of the state's twenty-
three counties, with 84 percent
of ~ state'= population have
mentol health services. Some of
remaining eight counties are
currently attomt~ing to organize
such service=.
The growth of Wyoming's Com.
munity Mental Health Program
con be seen from the growing
number of clients served:
1962--- 984 1966---2,980
1963--1,950 1967---3,044
1964~2,821 1968---3,378
"Commu,nity b a s • d m • n t a I
health services, with joint state,
federal and community financing
is relatively new. Only • few
short years ego our State Hoe.
pltal at Evanston was the only
facility available to cltizens of
Wyoming, end the State had to
bear the entire cost of operating
ths hospital," Dr. Trinel recalls.
The Wyoming Department of
Health is designated by law as
the State Mental Heolth Author.
Sty. The Director of the Mental
Health Division of that depart.
honored were those of Fern Nel-
son and Mrs. ,Gayle Weaver. Court
W,hist was played with p,rizes go-
ing to Mrs. Weaver, lMrs. John
Moline and ~rs. Alfred .Hu~tehin-
son. A .card and gift of money
was given to Mrs. Weaver and
Fern. Lunch was served. A get
well card was signed and sent to
Nancy Pearson in the hospital.
Mrs. Alfred Hutchinson and
Leon visited Mr. and IMrs. Gene
Robinson Sunday, after church.
The Alfred Hutehinsons went to
the wrestling in Sundance Satur-
day afternoon, tMike pinned his
man. John and John Jay Kirk
were Sunday afternoon callers at
the Alfred ttutehinsons.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Nelson and
Ru:th Frolander were callers at
the Bob IIutchinsons this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bushby
and Bryce were last Saturday-
Sunday visitors at the 13oh Hutch-
insons.
The Aladdin ttomcmakers Club
met at the ,John Alexander home
Wednesday afternon.
Nancy Pearson was taken to the
hospital by ambulance early Fri.
(lay morning. She is improving ag
this writing. Mrs. Vrankie Pearson
called al the Lloy(l Viergulz home
Friday evening. She :was in Belie
Fourche to see Nancy Pearson
Saturday afternon. Mr. and Mrs.
Frankie Pearson and Chuck call-
ed at the 3ohn Whalens Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Pearson and Jean
Carlson attended the County Farm
,Bureau board meeting in Sun-
dance Saturday evening. Jan~
Carlson ,wen~t to the game and the
Sock Hop. :Mr. and Mrs. Gordorr
Shoemaker had dinner at the
Pearsons Sunday and left Kelly
to spend the week while Mrs.
Shoemaker thas ,her finals at the
college. Chuck ~Pearson spent Sun-
day evening with John ,Pearson,
Callers at Pears.ons ,this week
were Mrs. Lloyd Viergutz and
Daviett and ,Mrs. 'Gary Brengle
and ,children and Debbie Deyoe.
Eddie York and Jean Ca rlsor~
spent Tuesday in Rapid City,
They visited Mr. and Mrs. Abe
,Blumen,thal. Dick Oeyoe and chil-
dren were Thursday visitors. Dick
had lunch at Carlsons Friday.
IMr. and Mrs. Ernest Leitner
,were afternoon visitors. Mr. and
~Mrs. Ed Wyatt and Kent were
Sunday dinner guests at the Carl-
sons.
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Region 2 --- Weston, Crook,
Cempbell, dofm~n and Sheridan
Counties -- is served by the Nor-
thern Wyomring Mental Health
Center under a decentralized
plea, unique Ln Wyoming as well
as the whole nation. The compre-
hensive program is staffed by
to the ixxpulation with a resid4mt
full.time professional and a secre-
tary in each county seat except
Sundance. Sund&nce (population
992) has a secretary and three of
the staff that serve this commun-
ity on a weekly besis.
~By Kenneth Canfield, el 4:
Chairman Cou]
ATTEST: Francis Hejde, l~
County Clerk. :, '~he
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THE SUNDANCE TIMES., ~ng,
Sund;ance, Wyo. Jen. 23, 190~! in-el
Absent, Leslie W. Hauber. Als~ 17.
,present, Gerald W. Popham, maY'
or of Sundanee; Cecil K. I-IugheS,
.~lkL
iCoun~;y Attorney; Francis ,Hejde,, ~'~"
Courtty Clerk.
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Gerald W. l~opham ,gave a res' the
u:me of a meeting held in GII' Job~
lotto, Wyoming, Jan. 9, 1969 bl laelC
the Administrator of the Gove~ inst
nors planning Committee o~ Dur
Criminal Administration to co~r F:
91y with ~'ublic La~ 90-351 90t~ cers
Congress, H. ~t..5037, enacte#
June 19, 1968 and cited as tla~ ~the
Omnibus Crime Con,trol and eern
Rec~
Safe Streets Act of 1968." • ~ua
,It was regularly moved a~~, men
unanimously carried that Geral0 S ke~
W. ,Popham and Leslie W. Hs~'A
ber ,be appointed as Crook Count: rner
.Representatives to region IVCor~
corn,posed of .Sheridan, Johnso~ grat
ment provides supervision of ad- slx full time mental health profes- .Campbell, Crook and WestO; ~)ies
ministration, liaison of programs sionals.--paychletrist_ director, _.2 Counties of The .Governor,:
and consutetion services for thepsychologists, 2 psychiatric social Planning Committee on Crimi~l 9ro~
community centers, workers and a psychiatric nurse-- Administration of ~che State 0t ~ar~~
There is considerable local au- plus pa.rt.time supportive stoff Wyoming.
tonomy in our state's mental and clerical help. This programNo further 'business comiC]¢on~ed
health center programs. The provides a full range of directbefore the Board, it was mov in
Board of Directors of each of and indirect services to the five- and carried to adjourn :to me e~
these centers represent a cross county area e~d a wide variety of in regular session Feb. 4, 1969 ~ ~lud
section of their local communi- individual end group psychother- conduct usual County ~usiness. ~3oo1
ties, and they determine the kind apses. Board of Crook C ounCy ~is
of program most appropriate to Staff is allocated in proportion Commissioners by
Session. Present Kenneth Ca~" ed
field, chairman; 'Robert Wenande,: the
2:30 o',aloek P.M. ed
The ,Board of County Commie' in
sioners met this day in Special ~.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD ite¢"l
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AT THE COURT HOUSE AT "the
SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, she
WYOMING by
Office of the Cotmty spo
Commissioners ,,va~
Jan. 14, 1969 ~nit
