Natrona County's Nick McNamee, left, and Chris Loe celebrate curing the final seconds of their Class 4A state semifinal victory over Cheyenne East on Friday. Photo by Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper Star-Tribune.
Kelly Walsh seniors Lauren Hoppe and Bailey Kremke celebrate their 4A State Volleyball Championship after beating Natrona County 3-1 Saturday night at the Event Center. Photo by Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune.
Cheyenne Central coach Chad Whitworth leaps from the bench with his team after Central beat Cheyenne East for the Class 4A girls state championship Saturday, March 12, 2005, in Casper, Wyo. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Dan Cepeda)
Cheyenne East sophomore James Johnson, right, goes up for a shot while defended by Kelly Walsh's Trevor Bluemel during their Class 4A first-round game at Casper College on Thursday. The Thunderbirds won 62-38. Photo by Dan Cepeda/Casper Star-Tribune.
A line of vehicles wait to gas up at Costco gas station in Santa Clara, Calif. in a file photo from May 21, 2006. Consumer inflation registered another sizable increase in May, pushed higher by soaring gasoline prices. And most worrisome, there was further evidence that the jump in energy costs is beginning to cause more widespread inflation troubles. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Camels leave foes in their wake at 4A state swimming and diving championships
Fletcher T. Willoughby, 88, had retired from being a real estate broker for Miracle Realty Co. in December 2007. He passed away on May 22. In World War II, he was the crew chief for the 486th Bomb Squadron, flying a North American B-25 Bomber airplane.
Oralia Mercado, who was formerly Wyoming's EEO affirmative action officer, has been the executive director of Mountain Plains Agricultural Service for 20 years. The service contracts with ranchers and farmers in just about every state west of the Mississippi River and Alabama to provide guest workers. A single mother of five sons, Mercado accomplished her life's goal on her own by finishing college. She graduated from Casper College with an associate's degree in communication and from the University of Wyoming with a B.A. in humanities and fine arts in 1999, 40 years after graduating from Worland High School.
Bill Landen is a Wyoming state senator for District 27 and the associate vice president for student services at Casper College.
Breanna Earl, right, of Kelly Walsh goes up for a spike against Green River's Taryn Roosa during their match on Friday night at the Casper Events Center in the 2008 Wyoming State High School Championships. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Maj. Richard Fillman accepts his Squadron Command Flag from Col. Rita Meyer at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Rita Meyer was elected in November 2006 to serve as Wyoming's 19th state auditor.She is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with degrees in education and finance. She also holds an MBA in international business from Regis University in Denver, and a master's in national resource strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Ritaserved her state and the nation for more than 23 years as an enlisted airman and officer in the Wyoming Air National Guard.She is married to Dr.Charles Meyer, a retired dentist and native of Rawlins. They have one son, Charles, a Navy lieutenant, and a daughter-in-law, Emily, an export control attorney in Arlington, Va.
Oralia Mercado, who was formerly Wyoming's EEO affirmative action officer, has been the executive director of Mountain Plains Agricultural Service for 20 years. The service contracts with ranchers and farmers in just about every state west of the Mississippi River and Alabama to provide guest workers. A single mother of five sons, Mercado accomplished her life's goal on her own by finishing college. She graduated from Casper College with an associate's degree in communication and from the University of Wyoming with a B.A. in humanities and fine arts in 1999, 40 years after graduating from Worland High School.
Bill Landen is a Wyoming state senator for District 27 and the associate vice president for student services at Casper College.
Joseph Vlastos has been practicing law in Wyoming for 44 years. He and his wife, Carol, reside in Casper. They have three sons, and enjoy spending time with their eight grandchildren.
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