Monica McCann, left, shares a laugh with registered nurse Sarah Dale, center, and EMT Chris Joy while she learns how to use crutches last week in Wyoming Medical Center's emergency room. McCann came to the ER with a fractured foot. Photo by TIM KUPSICK, Star-Tribune.
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.
Tim Stubson represents central Casper in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Prior to his appointment to the House in February 2008, Tim was an active member of the Natrona County Child Development Center Board of Directors and a member of the Natrona County Airport Board of Directors. Tim is a partner in the law firm of Brown, Drew & Massey, LLP.
Suzey Delger is the nursing coordinator for the Natrona County School District. She is married to "the most wonderful man in the world," Stephen, and has two daughters, Dana and Ally.
Joel Dvorak became Superintendent of Natrona County School District in July 2008. His goals as superintendent include improving student achievement in Natrona County. Shown here are Dvorak and students looking at projects from a business class at Frontier Middle School.
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.
Carol Emerson is the proud grandmother of the six grandchildren she has raised for the majority of their childhoods. Ranging in age from 8 to 26, one recently earned his Eagle Scout honor. The oldest two are raising her seven great-grandchildren. Emerson was a widowed single mother and spent 33 years in the restaurant business, 20 of those in management. She now is a sterile processing technician. In 1974, she became Wyoming's first woman freefalling skydiver. Ever adventurous, she has traveled most of the United States and Europe. She is one of the growing number of parenting grandparents. From coaching youth sports to helping with schoolwork, Emerson said raising the next generation has been hard work but also a joy.
Harlee Santistevan, 5, concentrates on a word task during class at the Montessori School of Casper recently. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Shelby Hible and Jerod Johnston prepare corned beef and cabbage in the ProStart culinary group on Thursday afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club in Casper. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
Dr. Jim McBride has been a teacher, principal, superintendent, Air Force officer, academy instructor, technology director and a community college president. He has been Wyoming's superintendent of public instruction since 2005. Jim and his wife Sandi are pictured here with their two adult daughters, their sons-in-law and four grandchildren. From left to right: Jim and Sandi McBride, Caitlyn, Monique and Rick Meese, Linda and Herman Noe; front row, Emma, Grace and Cody.
Priscilla Dowse was raised on a bicentennial farm in Massachusetts and came to Wyoming to teach special education in Green River in 1976. She taught for six years before moving to Casper to work full-time for Special Olympics Wyoming, then spent 11 years in New England working for two Special Olympics programs before returning in 2003 to be CEO of Special Olympics Wyoming.
Class tries to define the difference between love and infatuation
Casper College sophomore Langston Banks drives for a basket against Western Wyoming Tuesday night. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Daniella Redman, 2, places a plastic helmet on her head at Early Head Start on the LifeSteps campus on Thursday afternoon. LifeSteps is currently operating in the black and the city is forming a task force to work on future self-sustainability. (Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune)
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