Monday, Tuesday ticket sales closed

The Casper Events Center box office is preparing for a ticket system upgrade, which will pause all ticket sales Monday and Tuesday. No tickets will be sold at this time due to a system shutdown, according to a release from the Casper Events Center.

Phone lines and ticketing windows will be open to answer any questions you may have during this transition. The first phase of this upgrade will be completed by Wednesday, at which time the Casper Events Center box office will open for normal business hours, which are Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including the day of any ticketed event as well as the first day of sales.

BLM to host small lot sale next week

The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will hold a small lot sale of surplus government items November 6, 7 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Items will be sold by sealed bid at 815 Connie Street in Mills.

Items for bid include a camping trailer, desks, chairs, tables, coat rack, map cabinets and racks, file cabinets, computer desks, shelves, wall lockers, tires, Hewlett-Packard plotter, pickup tool boxes, credenza and printer stands. Items will not be available for inspection until the sale starts.

Star-Tribune seeks entries for contest

Wyoming, for whom are you thankful?

In honor of Thanksgiving, the Casper Star-Tribune is sponsoring a contest to find the people in Wyoming who make our lives worth living.

To participate, please write an essay in 300 words or less describing someone for whom you are thankful. The writer of the winning essay will receive $100 cash.

The Star-Tribune will feature articles on the people who have made differences in our lives in the week leading up to Thanksgiving. We will also feature all essays on our website. Submit entries to kristy.gray@casperstartribune.net or david.mirhadi@casperstartribune.net. Or send them to "Thankful," in care of the Casper Star-Tribune, P.O. Box 80, Casper, WY 82602. The deadline is Nov. 14.

Trails Center closed today

The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will be closed today in honor and remembrance of Daniel D. Creger.

Mr. Creger, a Bureau of Land Management employee and staff member of the trails center, died Oct. 26. The trails center will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

Check clocks, smoke detector this weekend

When you set your clocks back this weekend, Casper Fire-EMS recommends you also change the batteries in your smoke detector.

Replace the detector if it is 10 years old or older, since detectors have lifespans just like other household appliances.

The fire department recommends you research new detectors to find the ones best suited for your needs, including ones that are for the hearing impaired or ones with dual sensors.

For more information, contact the Casper Fire-EMS Prevention Bureau at 235-8222.