Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming • A1

My closet seeks better organization. Advisers A8 Casper A3 Clas sifieds B7 omics B5 Obituarie A5 pinion A7 ublic record A5 uzzles B9 Sport B1 eather A2 yoming A3 Index The Grouch Weather High: 95 Low: 64 $1 News Source Founded in 1891 Monday, June 29, 2015 $1 Losing a legend Lander swimming and diving coach Bruce Gresly died on Sunday. He coached the Tigers to 29 state championships during his career. Sports, B1 Darkness not the answer Editorial board: A blanket shield of University of Wyoming student email is unnecessary and not worth time. We already have many privacy options within the law.

Opinion, A5 Monday update Busy weekend? If you have time to pick up the paper, catch up on all the news at trib.com. Laura Hancock 307-266-0581, Laura.Hancock@trib.com High-ranking Republicans in the U.S. House recently removed only representative from a leadership position because of her vote on trade. U.S. Rep.

Cynthia Lummis, R- Wyoming, was removed from the GOP whip team. Whips are representatives who remind other House members of the party position on legislation and count representatives in favor and against bills to figure out whether pass or fail. The whip position can be a stepping stone to higher leadership positions. Leadership posi tions are coveted in Washington, because they let representatives influence and block bills that are good or bad for their states, said Jeremy Mayer, policy and government professor at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. Lummis knew she would lose her whip position going into the vote, said her spokesman, Joe Spiering, in an email.

she does not regret her he said. On June 12, the House voted to give President Barack Obama authority to propose a trade agree ment with 11 Pacific Rim countries, including Japan and Canada, that Congress can ratify or reject but not amend. known as according to the Associated Press. Lummis, in a statement after the vote, said she voted against Trade Promotion Authority. six years of misleading statements on Obamacare, failed foreign policy and power grabs over water and land, this president has proven to be untrustworthy at every single she said.

could not bring myself to cast Wy vote in support of President politically driven agenda. I trust him with a clod of dirt, let alone international trade The National Journal reported June 16 that in addition to Lummis, GOP Reps. Steve Pearce of New Mexico and Trent Franks of Arizona were also removed from the whip team. Mayer, the George Mason professor, said Wyoming might not be harmed as a result of re Lummis removed from whip team after trade vote only representative support giving Obama authority LUMMIS Tom Dixon 307-266-0616, Tom.Dixon@trib.com The consensus Friday among the approximately 60 trails and pathways advocates scattered around the Tate Pumphouse in Casper seemed to be it would take a small, dedicated group with one executive leader to move the needle on walking and cycling in Wyoming. After a day and a half of absorbing comments from health and economic development experts like Mark Fenton, a public health, planning and transportation consultant from Massachusetts, many people at the bien nual Wyoming Bike Walk Trails Summit Friday had ideas for improving walking and cycling.

Communities need flexibility from the Wyoming Department of Transportation to incorporate more walking and cycling options on reconstructed roads, a Jackson Hole planner said. Someone needs to approach the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police to insist on better enforcement, said Platte River Trails Trust Executive Director Angela Emery. She wanted to see police officers on bicycles and authorities handing out to kids wearing helmets when they bike. But to turn those ideas into reality, advocates need structure, said Kevin one person in charge and hold them said town planner for Mills. a lesson he said he learned as a field artillery officer in the Wyoming National Guard for 31 years.

One way to do that is to create an office of outdoor recreation like what exists in some neighboring states, his peers agreed. The need for a tightly organized group was a theme for many trails and pathways boosters from around the state who gathered Friday afternoon next to the Platte River Parkway. It often feels like there are 35 groups working on separate projects and nobody know what each other is doing, said Aaron Kloke, Trails advocates seek better organization Benjamin Storrow 307-335-5344, Benjamin.Storrow@trib.com The most prominent gay couple in Casper sat on a set of cement steps in Washington Park on Sunday and reflected on their journey. In 2007, the year gay rights advocates first staged a picnic here, a section of the park was cordoned off for protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church. Police officers stood guard in case something went wrong.

The protesters never showed, Tom Dixon 307-266-0616, Tom.Dixon@trib.com onstruction on Granite 650 Apartments, a 228-unit development north of Mountain View Regional Hospital, is underway, according to the development manager. The units will range from about 830-square-foot one-bedroom apartments to three-bedroom apart ments, said Jeff Jensen, of JPL Development. apartments will have nicer finishes a lot of hard surfaces and granite tops in all the Jensen said. the market looking The McMurry Business Park offers retail, restaurants and health care facilities nearby. The area is undergoing rapid growth, which makes the location ideal for a new apartment complex, he added.

The 10-acre site will feature a foot clubhouse and a pool. The first building and the clubhouse should be finished in summer 2016. The final buildings will open in spring 2017. we could have (the apartments) available next week, that would be great. Vacancy rates are so low, nothing is Jensen said.

are apartment complexes with waiting lists. We hope to address a lot of that The recent economic downturn worry Jensen. He said the study shows a strong economic future with or without high oil and gas prices. Other housing developments expected to begin in the near future include a number of single-family homes on the northwest end of Trevett Lane, according to city of Casper developers. Follo reporter Tom Dixon on Twitter Construction starts on Granite 650 apartments DAN CEPEDA, STAR-TRIBUNE Kyle Cleary of 71 Construction directs a loader Thursday morning while grading the site of a new apartment complex behind Mountain View Regional Hospital on east side.

GAY RIGHTS Annual picnic a chance to reflect In wake of high court ruling, men weigh past, future Please see TRAILS, A10 Please see PICNIC, A10 Please see LUMMIS, A10 New units aim to ease East Casper housing crunch Benjamin Storrow 307-335-5344, Benjamin.Storrow@trib.com Casper businessman Peter Wold was of the three people involved in a plane crash Saturday at the Natrona International Airport. Family members said Wold had a broken vertebra but is expected to make a full recovery. Fellow Casper residents Lon Whitman and Joe McGuire were also injured in the crash. Whitman, an oil and gas consultant, had one sore knee, one sore ankle and a couple of broken ribs, said Marla Wold, wife. Peter Wold injured in Saturday plane crash WOLD Please see WOLD, A10 Casper businessman is expected to recover Hoponit COOKBOOK 25VALUEFORONLY 10 TRIB.COM/TODAYSDEAL SCANWITH SMARTPHONEFOR.