To the rescue

Cheers to Travis McMahan, and everyone who helped search for the hunter during the 15 days he was missing in the Big Horn Mountains. The 39-year-old Casper man was found by his father, Dave McMahan, and friends who were making a final search before a snowstorm hit. Fortunately, some stories do have happy endings.

Unethical hunt

Jeers to the Elk Research Institute in Hesperus, Colo., which appears to be more concerned with attracting wealthy hunters than its stated mission, to save elk from chronic wasting disease. The elk are fenced in and have grown accustomed to people, giving hunters a great advantage. Such an operation would be illegal in Wyoming.

Planning ahead

Cheers to the Natrona County Public Library Foundation, which purchased a 5.4-acre site at American Pipeyard in the Old Yellowstone District. The foundation board's president, John Masterson, said while the library does not have any current plans to build a new facility, "There will come a time, and we'll be ready."

No cooperation

Jeers to Daniel Faber, arrested in Sublette County in 2007 for allegedly driving under the influence. He failed three times to follow an officer's instructions on how to give an adequate breath sample. Faber lost his appeal of his driving suspension when the Wyoming Supreme Court said he should be treated as if he refused to take the test altogether.

Granting wishes

Cheers to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wyoming, which will hold its seventh annual Stories of Light wine tasting, dinner and auction at 6 p.m. today at Casper's Best Western Ramkota. It's a nonprofit organization that grants the wishes of children ages 2 1/2 to 18 with life-threatening medical conditions.