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Parents of Home-School Children
Crook County School District #1 (CCSD#1) is required to enforce the
.compulso,ry school attendance laws o,f the State.o.f, Wyom, ing for children
between tle. ages of 7 and 16. It is the responsibility ot the
burintendent of CCSD#I to enforce this policy within the district,
CCSD#1 w follow the releva,nt state statues .,S..21-2-101-107 and W,
S. 21-4-30) in coo .lrating with parents who wish to have. their children
receive education in a home sdool environment as an alternative to
attending public or private schools.
If you wish to home school your child(ren) durina the 2011-12 school
year, please fill out the ap.plication whicB is available by contactinq the
Office of the Superintenlent, PC) Box 830, Sundance, WY, 82729-'0830
(283.229%
Please contad the local community education coordinator for
information about college classes offered in the Crook County high
schools.
Todd Mdnerney, Chairman
Crook County School District #1
Board of Trustees
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"WHERE THE KID GOT HIS NAME"
Crook County
Museum District
Board of Trustees
June 23, 2011, City
Hall, Moorcroft,
Wyoming
Trustees Present: Pare
Thompson, Larry Goodson,
Dennis Conway, Rod Knudson
and DeeLynn Garman.
Guest Present: Shirley Con-
way
Museum District Employees
Present: Martha Keith, Rocky
Courchaine Justin Gaskin.
Chairman Paxn Thompson
called the meeting to Order
at 5 p.m. Pam asked Larry
Goodson to lead the pledge to
the flag.
Agenda: Pam Thompson
asked for approval of the
Agenda. DeeLynn Garman
made a motion to approve the
agenda. Bob Smoot seconded
the motion. Motion passed.
Secretary's Report: Minutes
were presented. Larry Good-
son made a motion to approve
the minutes as amended. Rod
Knudson seconded the mo-
tion. Motion passed.
Treasurer's Report: Dennis
Conway read the report to
the board. The balance in the
Sundance State Bank on June
23,2011, is $175,188.94. The
Balance in the Summit Na-
tional Bank on June 30,2011
will be $25,234.94. Bob Smoot
made a motion to approve the
treasurer's report and Larry
Goodson second the motion.
Motion approved.
Purchase Orders: The em-
ployees presented their pur-
chase order requests. Rod
Knudson made a motion to
sign the purchase orders and
pay the bills. Larry Goodson
seconds the motion. Motion
passed.
Unfinished Business: Bud-
get Meeting with Commission-
ers will be August 3,2011.
Committee Reports: Larry
had emailed handbook revi-
sions. Changes in red were
discussed. DeeLynn made a
motion to approve the Em-
ployee Policy and Procedure
Handbook Bob Smoot second
the motion. Larry Goodson
moved to sign the By-Laws.
Rod Knudson seconded the
motion. We will sign the By
Law at the next meeting Mo-
tion was passed. Martha spoke
about our Logo for our Muse-
um District. All directors and
employees passed the Iogos
around and discussed them.
Where Legends Live and His-
tory Begins; this will be our
Museum District Logo.
District/Foundation Re-
ports: Museum employees
gave their monthly report on
their museums and their time
off requests.
Upcoming events: Moorcroft
Jubilee July 9 at 7 a.m. Dis-
trict Board will be cooking.
Visitor Center open house
July 20 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Crook County Museum Dis-
trict Board will be cooking
hosting Pancake Breakfast on
July 30 in front of the Crook
County Courthouse at 9 a.m.
Crook County Museum Dis-
trict Board will host a Lun-
cheon for the Joint Judicial
Committee on the front steps
of Old Stoney on August 30.
The next Crook County Mu-
seum District meeting will be
July 21, 2011, at Sundance
community room at 5 p.m.
Submitted by DeeLynn Garman, Secretary;
Pam Thompson, Chairman
NRCS accepting
applications for Farm Bill
programs
Summer is planning and field season and no there is no better
time to get applications in for Farm Bill programs than now.
The USDA Natural esources Conservation Service (NRCS) of-
fers a variety of proffam s to help producers reduce soil erosion,
enhance water SUlplies, improve water quality, and restore
wildlife habitat.
"Producers who have a conservation plan have higher priority
when it comes to funding, said Cheryl Grapes, assistant state
conservationist for programs. "They know what needs to get
done and they are ready to go." Applications are accepted on
a continuous basis; however, a deadline for the next round of
funding will be announced early this fall.
Conservation public benefits include enhanced natural
resources that help sustain agricultural productivity and
environmental quality while supporting continued economic
development, recreation, and scenic beauty.
"NRCS conservation programs offer a great variety of opportu-
nity, and producers will probably find a fit for their individual
resource needs and goals," said Xavier Montoya, State Conser-
vationist "The best place for anyone who's interested to start is to
visit with our staff in the local NRCS field offices. Conservation-
ists can help landowners and operators develop a conservation
plan based on goals and objectives for their operation."
The conservation programs offer financial incentives and tech-
nical assistance for a variety of conservation practices available
to private landowners who wish to voluntarily participate. Pri-
vate landowners are encouraged to visit their local NRCS offÉce
about the programs. Applications on file that were not selected
for contracts in 2011 may be carried-over. However, applicants
should contact the local office if they wish to maintain or change
their application.
Here is a breakdown of the programs:
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) promotes
agricultural production and environmental quality as com-
patible national goals. EQIP provides financial assistance to
implement structural and management conservation practices
on eligible agricultural land. Examples include installing water
quality improvements, such as livestock waste management
systems; enhancing grazing lands management through fencing
and water developments; and increasing water conservation by
improving irrigation systems. Approximately half of Wyoming's
EQIP funds are allocated to the county level to support priority
resource needs identified by Local Work Groups. In addition,
several national and state initiatives are available through EQIP,
including the following:
• The Organic Agriculture Initiative assists farmers and
ranchers who wish to transition to organic agriculture, as well
as current organic producers to broaden their use of organic
methods.
The Sage-grouse Initiative assists producers to implement
practices that will improve sage-grouse habitat.
• The Livestock Waste Initiative assists producers who want
to make changes to their livestock waste management sys-
tems to improve water quality and comply with environmental
regulations.
• The High Tunnel Pilot assists agricultural producers to install
Seasonal High Tunnels or Hoop Houses to explore the resource
benefits of raising vegetable crops in these systems.
* The Ogallala Aquifer Initiative assists agricultural produc-
ers in S0t]theast Wyomingto conserve water through'irrigation-
water management and conversion to dryland.uses ...........
* Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) offers financial
incentives to improve high quality wildlife habitat that supports
state and local priorities. Examples include aspen regeneration,
stream restoration, riparian area improvements, and restoring
fish passage.
* Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program focuses
on reducing risk to agricultural producers. In recent years, the
funds have been directed to, and have assisted, producers in
restoring vegetation along water courses by removing invasive
species, especially Russian Olive and Salt Cedar.
• Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) offers landowners assis-
tance to restore and protect wetlands and associated uplands
through permanent easements, 30-year easements, and cost-
share only restoration agreements. The program is designed to
achieve maximum wetland functions and valueswhile obtaining
optimum wildlife habitat.
• Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) emphasizes support for
working grazing operations, enhancement of plant and animal
biodiversity, and protection of grassland under threat of conver-
sion to other uses. Participants voluntarily limit future develop-
ment and cropping uses of the land while retaining the right to
conduct common grazing practices and operations related to
the production of forage and seeding.
• Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) provides
matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep
productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Working
through existing programs, USDA partners with State, tribal,
or local governments and non-governmental organizations to
acquire conservation easements or other interests in land from
landowners. USDA provides up to 50 percent of the fair market
easement value of the conservation easement.
Applications are available at your local USDA Service Center
or NRCS Field Office listed under United States Government
in your community phone directory. For more information go
to www.wy.nrcs.u sda.gov/program s/index.html.
The Sundance Times
Crook County
Natural Resource
District
June 29 Board
Meeting
CaD to Ozcle - Chairman Wayne
Garman called to order the third
June Board Meeting of the Crook
County Natural Resource District
(CCNRD) at 6:08 p.m. on June
29, 2011, in the Greater Hulett
Community Center in Hulett,
Wyoming.
Attendance - The following
Board Members were present:
Chairman Wayne Garman, Trea-
surer Tom Ferrell and Secretary
James Gels. The following CCNRD
Employees were present: Sarah
D. Mason. The following Visitors
were present: John Vilkaitis
Approval of Minutes from
Pceou.s Board Meeting - The
CCNRD Board of Directors read
the Minutes from the previous
Board meeting of June 2 i, 2011.
Tom Ferrell made a motion to
approve the Minutes as written,
Jim Geis seconded this motion.
Motion carried.
2010-2011 Budget Amend-
ment - Tom Ferrell moved and
Jim Geis seconded a motion to
make the following amendments
to the CCNRD 2010-2011 Bud-
get:
• Move 2,000 from Board Travel
Line 72 to District Personnel Line
50.
• Move 700 from Employee
Training Line 69 to Payroll Ex-
penses Line 51.
• Move 100 from Employee
Training Line 69 to Unemploy-
ment Tax Line 52.
pp. of Fda Ret
- The CCNRD Board of Directors
read through the Financial Re-
port. Tom Ferrell made a motion
to approve the Financial Report
as read, Jim Geis seconded this
motion. Motion carried.
Open Issues Addressed -
2010-2011 Budget: The CCNRD
Board of Directors discussed the
deadline to submit the proposed
2010-2011 budget in the newspa-
per and a budget hearing date.
Sundance State Bank: The
CCNRD Board of Directors dis-
cussed removing Catherine "Jinx"
Hilty from the current CCNRD
Sundance State Bank account.
i ;Torn Fefi'ell'tiiade a:motion t0ap-
]' prove ahd Jim Geis seconded this
' motion. Motion carried.
Sundance State Bank: The
CCNRD Board of Directors dis-
cussed acquiring the necessary
forms to add Sarah D. Mason to
the CCNRD Sundance State Bank
account, as well as a VISA credit
card. Tom Ferrell made a motion
to approve and Jim Geis seconded
this motion. Motion carried.
New Issues Addressed -
Payroll: The CCNRD Board of
Directors continued discussion
from an earlier June Board Meet-
ing regarding adding Catherine
"Jinx" Hilty to the payroll as a
financial advisor. Tom Ferrell
made a motion to approve and
Jim Gcis seconded this motion.
Motion carried.
Financial Risk Management
Resolution: The CCNRD Board of
Directors reviewed an updated
Financial Risk Management Reso-
lution form. Upon discussion,
Jim Geis made a motion to ap-
prove the signing of the financial
Resolution as written, and Tom
Ferrell seconded this motion. Mo-
tion carried.
Adjournment - Chairman
Wayne Garman adjourned the
meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednes-
day, June 29, 2011.
Submitted by Sarah O. Mason
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