School board plans retreats

The Natrona County School District board of trustees will meet for three working retreats during the month of June, according to a district news release.

The board will meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 and June 27 at the Petroleum Club. Topics of discussion will include superintendent goals and evaluation planning.

Board meetings are open to the public.

Group looks at elder abuse, assault

The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities at the University of Wyoming will sponsor a pair of training workshops directed at law enforcement officials to help raise awareness about elder abuse and sexual assault.

The first workshop, scheduled from July 31 to Aug. 1 in Casper, is geared for detectives investigating crimes against the elderly. The second workshop, on Sept. 9 and 10 in Lander, is for first responders to the scene of an alleged crime.

"This is a one-time opportunity for Wyoming's law enforcement community to take advantage of national-level training and materials to help the response, investigation and prosecution of crime against our elderly citizens," said Nance Shelsta, Wyoming Adult Protection Training project coordinator in Fremont County, in a release.

WIND's training grant expires in September 2009 and UW will not be eligible to apply again, Shelsta says.

WIND, part of the UW College of Health Sciences, provides teaching, research, information services and technical assistance to UW and the state.

For more information or to register for the workshops, call Shelsta at (307) 856-9200 or e-mail shelsta@wyoming.com, or call Deb Fleming, clinical professor in the UW Department of Medical Education and Public Health, at (307) 766-2719 or e-mail dfleming@uwyo.edu.

Violinist leads NIC workshop

Renown violinist Mark O'Connor, who will be the headliner for Nic Fest 2008 on June 21, will conduct a free fiddle workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon June 22 at the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center. There is no age limit or experience requirement, but space is limited to 20-30 people.

O'Connor, a Seattle native who now lives in New York, is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest talents of his generation, according to a museum news release.

O'Connor's Nic Fest performance will begin at 5 p.m. June 21.

To register for the workshop, contact Lori Klatt at 235-5247.

Swim for half on Saturday

Half-price family swim will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Fee will be $2.50 per person.

All children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult in the water. All regular facility rules apply.

For more information, call the Casper Recreation Center at 235-8383 or visit www.casperwy.gov.