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Thursday, May 20, 1982 Star-Tribune, Casper, Councilman wants Redman's Club area annexed meets city requirements, Erlckson would then make his recommendation to the city council. Once the matter Is brought to the council, an additional 80 days can be expected for the mandatory three readings and public hearing. In the meantime, Wormus expects to hear the operators of such clubs charging the city with favoritism a claim that he says has, in the past, protected Casper's after-hours clubs. "If anyone Is treated with favoritism they are the operators of Re-' dman's and the Cozy Club," he said. "I don't see any other businesses operating in an island away from the Jurisdiction of city government." BOTH WORMUS and Mayor Jerry Combs said they would like to see a comparison of police reports before and after the closing of the BT club.

"A number of us would like to see the number of emergency calls then versus now to see if a real problem exists," Combs said. Regardless of the result of that study, Erlckson said any annexation could take several months before it gets to the council. "What we will be doing is drafting an engineer's report as required by state law. That report would then go to the planning commission for purposes of zoning and accuracy." After determining that the plan By CLAYTON CLARK Star-Tribune stall writer CASPER A member of the Casper City Council has asked City Manager Ken Erlckson to start a process to force annexation of an unincorporated area that contains the Redman's Club. A series of events that began at the Redman's Club culminated in the brutal assault and attempted murder of a Casper man near Glenrock last Thursday morning, according to police reports.

The annexation move, initiated by councilman Sam Wormus at a meeting on Tuesday, is an attempt to put an end to the late-night operations of two, local after-hours bars Redman's and the Cozy Club. The clubs are allowed to operated past 2 a.m. since they are private and are located outside the city limits. In both cases, the clubs are located in areas bounded on four sides by city property, but do not fall under the Jurisdiction of city authorities and ordinances. Wormus said there was no reason why such areas could not be incorporated into the city.

"That area is an island within the city of Casper and, in my opinion, departs from the uniformity that we have followed with the rest of the community," he said. "What I would like to see Is a compilation of statistics that show the kinds of problems we are experiencing due to the existence of an after-hours club in that area." The Incident last week was a "tragedy that defies description," Wormus said, adding that he finds such establishments wanting and would like to see them abolished. According to Erlckson, the city succeeded in closing another after-hours bar recently when it forcibly annexed the Building and Trades (BT) Club. Erlckson said the city can legally make such a move if 50 percent of the area in question Is surrounded by the city EA City Council OKs preliminary budget i r. .4 Chew '82 As they celebrate in Star-TrlbuneRIck Sorenson Eight new graduates at Kelly Walsh High School spent three years collecting snuff cans to make this artwork, which they presented to KW Principal Paul Martin Wednesday.

Red-and-black Copenhagen cans make up the background, while green Skoal cans form the numerals of the group's graduation year. The snuff-can collectors include, from left, Brad Krowski, John Boldin, Dave Neville, Greg Ressler, Dennis Loflin, Tim Hackney, Mark Krowski, and Robby Stewart. Chris McCrlmmon was not pictured, but contributed his share of the 1,440 cans. By DAN NEAL Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER The Casper City Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a city budget totaling almost $45 million, but the total will doubtless be higher because salaries for most city employees are not yet included. Salaries for employees of the city Fire Department are the only ones to be included in the budget so far, according to City Manager Ken Erickson.

Salaries for employees of other departments are still under consideration. The proposed budget appears to be about $5 million smaller than last year's. The $50 million proposal under consideration last year at this time eventually grew to $55 million. Calvin Chadsey, Casper's finance director, told the council the new budget is smaller than last year's mainly because it contains a smaller number of capital improvement projects. Mayor Jerry Combs said he does not expect this year's final budget to grow by $5 million from preliminary levels, as last year's did.

"Manpower will be up slightly, but our capital will be down," he said. "It should come in about the same, hopefully." The preliminary proposal shows changes from last year ranging from an 8 percent decrease in the Fire Department budget to a 35 percent Increase in the Parks Department budget. The Police Department budget will total about $4.43 million an increase of nearly $900,000 from the 'School's Out' for Casper seniors Casper in brief Casper man arraigned for assault CASPER A 20-year-old Casper man was arraigned in Natrona County Court Wednesday on three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Michael McElroy is charged with firing several rounds from a small caliber revolver at a vehicle containing four passengers on April 2 at 11 p.m. McElroy was allegedly in a vehi-' cle with two other unknown individuals when they began to verbally harrass the occupants of a truck stopped at 15th and Oakcrest.

According to an affidavit filed by the prosecution, McElroy brandished a .22 caliber revolver, pointed it at the second vehicle and fired four shots. Neither the operator of that auto, Kevin Christopher, or his passengers John Fanto, Brian McKinley and Tony Lay were injured. Three of the four filed charges against McElroy for perpetrating a malicious assault. One of the bullets allegedly fired by McElroy struck the right front tire of Christopher's truck. Police officers later stopped McElroy and recovered a revolver.

McElroy's bond has been set at $20,000 and a public defender has been appointed to represent him. The preliminary hearing has been scheduled for June 10th. Eldridge elected Midwest mayor MIDWEST Twyla Eldridge was elected mayor of Midwest Tuesday Susan Ashbeck and Robert Henman won seats on the Midwest Town Council during the municipal elections as well. Eldridge received 77 votes, and opponents Leslie Palmer and Melva Washut got 33 and 25 votes respectively. A total of 141 votes were cast, according to Deputy Town Clerk Barbara Edelman.

Several were cast for write-in candidates. Schropfer wins seat on PACE board Marge Schropfer, an English teacher at CY Junior High, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Political Action Commitee for Education (PACE). Schropfer is also the president of the Natrona County Classroom Teachers Education Association. PACE Is the Independent political action arm of the Wyoming Education Association A Schropfer was elected to the PACE board in a mall ballot vote of PACE members in the WEA's central district, which includes Casper, Douglas, Glenrock and Lusk. Jr.

High singers present final concert CASPER The Dean Morgan Junior High School vocal department will present its final concert of the season tonight at 7 30 The seventh grade choir, directed by Marcia Paon, will sing numbers by Woody Guthrie, Neil Diamond, and other popular contemporary composers. The eighth graders will sing "The Promise of the Rainbow." "Scarlet Ribbons," and "The Tennessee Wigwalk" featuring Alayna Gillette on the fiddle. The ninth graders, directed by Jane Wilson, will perform several numbers, including "Praise the Lord" from "Judas Maccabeus" by Handel. The concert is free and the public Is invited. Police arrest youthful flasher CASPER Casper Police have taken Into custody an-18-year-old male in connection with an Indecent exposure complaint filed The Incident occured at 10:20 a.m.

when the young man allegedly flashed" a young woman in Highland Park. $3.5 million proposed last year, making that agency the first In the city to top $4 million. Erickson will be reviewing the spending proposals with individual department heads through the end of May. Ward 3 Councilman Sam Wormus said that the next step in the budget process will be a review by the council of each department's budget with the city manager and the department heads. Those meetings will probably be held after the Wyoming Association of Municipalities convention In Jackson June 2-4, according to Erickson.

COMBS SAID the council will review Erickson's final budget proposals during the last week of June. Erickson said Police Chief Ed Kinnion has proposed new programs and projects that indicate "a substantial increase in personnel," but said he has not yet met with Kinnion to discuss the proposals. The fire department's budget, which includes a recently-negotiated increase in salaries and benefits, Is Just over $3 million. That figure is about $280,000 less than was proposed last year and about $100,000 less than the $3.12 million finally approved by the council. General fund revenues are projected to fall about $3 million below expenditures, so the city's reserve accounts will have to be tapped, Combs said.

But he indicated that step is desirable because some of the reserve accounts are "extremely SUr-TribuneRtck Sorcnaon IrM I fir fjt A SB v'- ill style through 12 years of school, but it's scary to think of college and leaving home." Trenda Bothel said Wednesday was a sad day for her. "I looked at all my teachers and the mass of kids In the hall and decided I didn't want to leave," she said. AT KELLY WALSH High School, eight members of the senior class of 375 began planning their "class gift" three years ago as sophomores. John Bolding, Dave Neville, Greg Ressler, Dennis Loflin, Tim Hackney, Mark Krowski, Robby Stewart and Chris McCrlmmon saved snuff cans since they were sophomores, and then arranged and glued them Into a large wooden frame. They used red and black Copenhagen cans for the background, and green Skoal cans to form an "82" in the center.

"For a while our moms were throwing them away, but then we got them to save them," Neville said. "There are 1440 cans in the frame and we had about 2,000 collected but we ran out of lumber." The work of art was taken to principal Paul Martin's office after he left Tuesday night, and was waiting for him Wednesday morning. Attached to the display was a hurriedly scrawled note which read, "A Pinch is AU It Takes: It took all of us (names listed on frame) approximately two years of consistent chewing (In school and out) to ac Art Museum Tuesday, and the board Is currently putting together a search committee to hire a full-time director," Lathrop said. "Until one Is found, the museum wiU be staffed by part-time help and will continue the same hours and schedule of exhibitions." "Jim Boatner did a really fine job. He was very successful In getting the city and central Wyoming Interested and excited about the museum," said Jon Nicolaysen, president of the museum's board of directors.

"We are very grateful for that effort, but because of some personal problems, Jim felt be needed time to reflect," Nicolaysen added. complish this memorial picture for your office." Martin, who also awoke to find 30 seniors sleeping in his front yard In sleeping bags Wednesday, was thrilled with the gift. "This -is the most artistic and creative venture the seniors have done in four years," Martin said. "They have proven it can be done without vandalism or being destructive." Martin said he wants to hang the frame permanently in the school, If he can find a place large enough for It. JOHN ROGERS, a senior at Kelly Walsh, said the last day of school after 13 years came too fast for him.

"I wasn't ready," he said. "I kind of like school. It's, where all your friends are and we'll never all be together again." Kelley Smathers said she was disappointed. "We're going to have to start all over again and be runts (freshmen). It wouldn't be so bad if we could start college as sophomores," she said.

The seniors interviewed Wednesday didn't think any of their classmates would be "dumb enough" to drive if they happened to imbibe a little alcohol. "The six plaques out there on the wall are a sobering reminder," Martin said. The plaques are In memory of six KW students killed In automobile accidents, but none happened as a result of graduation celebrations. staff resigns Four appraisers from Sotheby's auction house in Los Angeles will be at the museum this weekend to appraise Junk or art owned by Casperites. Whether Boatner's resignation was requested by the board Is board business," according to Mrs.

Lathrop. Assistant director Nora Menard said she will resign effective June 1, but was planning a do so before Boatner's resignation. "I need more money to pay my bills, and although I don't want to leave, I really have no other choice." she said. By SALLY ANN MICHALOV Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER "School's Out" may have been a big rock and roll hit a few, years ago, but for; 901 Casper high school students, it became reality Wednesday. Seniors at Natrona County High School celebrated the day In traditional fashion, by gathering "for sale" signs from all over town and symbolically placing NCHS on the real estate market.

Across town at Kelly Walsh, a group of new graduates gave their principal a gift to commemorate three years of work and a frowned-on habit. The practice of decorating the school yard with "for sale" signs Is a tradition that goes back at least as far as the mid-1930s. And while realtors don't think much of the idea, this year the students were even more creative: they Included a Demolition Recyclers "Used Brick for Sale" sign, which was propped up against school's used brick front wall. Another large sign proclaimed "Van Norman Realty Commercial Property for Sale." The 526 graduating NC seniors will go through commencement exercises Monday, May 24 at the Casper Events Center and hear Gov. Ed Herschler give the keynote address.

Tracey Brockman said she is glad to be out of high school, but she has mixed feelings about it. "I'm proud of myself for making it Nicolaysen By SALLY ANN MICHALOV" Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER Jim Boatner, director of the Nicolaysen Art Museum since September, has resigned his position effective immediately, and two other staff members plan to resign June 1, the Star-Tribune has learned. The resignations leave the museum completely without a staff. But Mrs. Gary Lathrop, secretary of the museum's board of directors, said the museum will maintain Its normal hours and schedule of exhibits.

"Jim's resignation was effective 2K For Sale LOT17 1.17 ACRES Traditional trick Continuing a year-end tradition that some say goes back to the 30s, seniors decorated the front lawn of Natrona County High School with realty signs swiped from lots throughout Casper Tuesday. Real estate firms say they find little humor in the annual sale of the high school..