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IN THE BLACK HILLS OF WYOMING
NINETY EIGHTH YEAR NO. 23
JUNE 6. 1996
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City Council Monday
its regular monthly
body
the new budget, passed
ordinances and opened
of sealed bids.
before the council got
a green plant to
her years of
Redfleld
told the council
that he has appointed
Ron Dick as interim
Police until such time as
Police chief Joel Morgan is
resume work following
Problems.
also reported that the
been striped over
that
be obtained from a
of
cost.
of the night:
the pre-
agreement for the Ar-
trailer park. The
was read during the
Mrs. Tenke said she
wanted time to look over the
agreement. She will contact the
city when she approves the agree-
ment.
2. Ralph Gotxison was the ap-
parent high bidder when bids were
opened for the sale of the city's
1967 dump truck. Seven bids were
received and the council accepted
Goodson's bid of $1855 for the
1967 Ford dump truck. The city
has received a truck recently traded
by the Wyoming Transportation
Dept.
Other bidders for the truck were:
Bud Simpson, Sundance, $1700;
Svoboda Trucking, HuletL $1271;
Rick Kipp, Sundance, $311; An-
thony Green, Sundance, $1360;
Sam Gorsuch, Gillette, $500; and
Mike Wagaman, Sundance, $155 I.
3. Sealed bids were opened for the
sale of two lots in the city's indus-
trial park. High blds approved by
the council were David Tonak,
Sundance, $12,600 for Lot 4 which
contains 3.09 acres, and Waga-
man Construction, Sundance,
$16,926 for Lot 5 which contains
5.46 acres.
Tonak said he will use the lot for
the storage and repair of con-
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Her new
glrl since she opened After the Storm,
Mikki took time out Tuesday to smile
business specializes in detail vehicle
Photo by Howard Allen
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for Rev. Karnes
Picnic and special program will be held on Saturday, June
in Clarenbach Park to honor Rev. Lowell Kames for his
as of the United Methodist Church. Everyone is
drinks will be furnished.
club to meet
neet on Wednesday, June
Cafe. All members are urged to attend.
12 at 5:15p.m.
wash
the high school parking lot on Friday, June
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Workday planned
l Babe Ruth baseball players and their parentst There will be
or~ the Babe Ruth baseball fields on Saturday, June 8 at 2
rakes and a friend to help get the field ready for play. Any
Call Jeff Smith at 283-2459.
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Bet for Friday
Post #4311 will meet Friday, June 7 at 8 p.m. at the
r will meet
County Historical Society will meet Wednesday evening,
Cont. on Page 2
struction and logging equipment.
Wagaman Construction plans to
erect a 26x40 ft. shop and office
building.
Other bidders were: Tom Rich-
ards and Steve Cassldy, Sundance,
$5331.71 for Lot 4 which they
would have used for their trucking
firm including truck parking space
and a shop building; and Adrian
Johnson, Sundance, $8248 for LOt
5 and $4878 for Lot 4. Johnson
would have used the real estate for
manufacturing post poles, lumber
and firewood and also the retailing
of horse products.
New ordinances okayed by the
city council were:
I. The budget ordinance for 1996-
1997. The new budget totals
$I,051,145 compared to
$I, 126,620 last y&Ii~. Items in the
budget are: general fund -
$622,458; water- $169, 100; sewer
- $89,800; sanitation - $118,000;
recreation $50,000; utillty- $I 500
and cash reserve fund - $45,925.
Revenues for next year are esti-
mated as $I,097,070.
2. Ordinance No. 3 covering
zoning in the city industrial park.
3. Ordinance No. 4 dealing with
licensing of businesses for cater-
ing during Sundance rally days in
August. Transient business must
have a license from the city in
rally. Sales tax andhealth licenses
must also be obtained and dis-
played. The licensing fee does not
apply to local businesses using
their own property or religious or
non-profit groups. Violation of the
ordinance calls for a $100 fine.
The council also approved a
resolution rescinding liability in-
surance for vendors and busi-
nesses during the rally.
4. Ordinance No. 5 which changes
permissible operating hours for
local bars. New state law says the
city must take action in one of two
ways: Either approve the state law
which says bars may be open from
6a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days aweek,
or hours may be set by the city. The
council went ahead and approved
the ordinance calling for the same
Cont. on Page 2
With the deadline for filing for the
primary coming up on Friday, June
7, only one person had filed for
County Commissioner by June 4.
Anita Fish, Aladdin, filed for the
office of Commissioner on the Re-
publican ticket.
There were two filings as of
Tuesday for the position of Trustee
of the Crook County Medical Ser-
vice District. Frieda Dent, Hulett,
and Pat Frolander, Sundance filed
for that position. It is a four year
term.
Most of the filings as of Tuesday
were for Precinct Committeemen
and Committeewomen. On the
Republican ticket Nels Smith
Sundance, flied for Committeeman.
Those filing for Committeewoman
on the Republican ticket were
Jeanette Smith, Sundance; Marcy
Policky, Sundance; and Christina
'Tina" Wood, Sundance.
On the Democrat ticket, those
filing for committeeman were My-
ron Goodson, Sundance; John
Shoffstall. Beulah. and Charles E.
The readings:
Highs Lows Prec.
May 27 41 28 .26
May 28 48 35 .07
May 29 63 43 0
May 30 71 49 .23
May 31 59 45 .12
June I 65 40 0
June 2 65 40 0
U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, who is retiring this
year, was in a mellow mood here last week when
he probably held his last town meeting in Sun-
dance. Simpson said during the meeting that he
has held, at one time or another, town meetings
in every incorporated town in the state.
Simpson is shown above chatting with Sun-
dance rancher Neis Smith.
Photo by Mary Jean Wilson
by Mary Jean Wilson
Senator Alan Simpson was in a
mellow mood when he addressed
the audience at his Town Meeting
In Sundance on Wednesday, May
29. He opened with a number of
remarks about those he had known
over the years in this area, many of
whom he worked with in one way
or another.
He followed that with a discus-
sion of some of the changes that
have occurred in the federal bud-
get during the years he has been in
office. One of those changes is the
increase in the proportion of the
budget that is taken up by Social
Flyte, Moorcroft. Filing for com-
mitteewoman on the Democrat
ticket were Virginia Shoffstall,
Beulah; and Josephine Ann Flyte,
Moorcroft.
Security and Medicare and other
entitlement programs. He used
charts to depict the several
changes.
Simpson also discussed the work
that is being carried out to try to
produce a balanced budget. Some
of the things he recommends in-
clude increasing the retirement age,
reducing or deleting the Cost of
Living Allowance or COLA, and
allowing individuals to set up
personal investment plans for re-
tirement.
One area where Simpson has
changed his ideas is on term lim-
its. At one time he opposed them,
but now he thinks they might help.
In talking about the administra-
tion, Simpson said that Clinton, or
"Slick Willy'' as he called him,
manages to take whatever the Re-
publicans do or say and make it
appear as if he did it thereby turn-
ing it to his advantage. Simpson
also noted that if people vote for
Perot or Buchanan in the upcom-
ing presidential election that will
be a vote for Clinton.
One of the questions that was
asked was about the fiat tax.
Simpson said that there were sev-
eral kinds of flat tax that could be
used, a national sales tax, a value
added tax, and lotteries. These he
did not favor, but said the Domenlci
proposal, a progressive tax, could
work. He indicated that the gas tax
would be repealed.
He was askedwhat achievements
he was proudest of during his time
in office. The things he listed In-
cluded the clean air act, immigra-
tion, and the super fund act. He
also noted that he has at one time
or another held a Town Meeting in
every incorporated town in the
state.
After a tribute to Simpson given
by Marlene Simons for his work in
the Senate, Simpson spent a few
minutes reminiscing about his
years in Congress and about some
of the trips he made with his field
representative. Robin Bailey. He
recommended that hls successor
keep her on,
Genevieve Redflcid retired last Friday after 11
years and 7 days as a City of Sundance em-
ployee. Monday night during the council's regu-
lar meeting she was honored for her years of
service.
Mayor Jim Miller is shown after presenting
Genevieve with a green plant in a short ceremony
at the start of the meeting.
Photo by Howard Allen
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