Sharyn Wolford cuts nurse Sue Struck's hair in the parking lot of Rocky Mountain Oncology Friday afternoon during a barbecue cookout celebrating survivors of cancer. Wolford has been coming to the center since she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2005. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Michelle Feldstein, left, of Livingston, Mont., claps along during the Sir Elton John concert at the Casper Events Center on Sunday as she is bathed in yellow stage lights. Photo by Ryan Soderlin, Star-Tribune
The Yellowstone Heritage Center near the park's north entrance provides a wealth of historical and natural artifacts relating to Yellowstone National Park. It opened in 2005. Photo courtesy, Yellowstone Heritage Center
Bonnie DuMont signs in for a Kiwanis meeting at the Central Wyoming Senior Center on the center's new check-in computer on Tuesday while her husband, David, waits in line behind her. The center has done away with the manual check-in and punch cards it used before. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
Bailey Coons covers her eyes after learning that she didn't place in the final round of junior poultry showmanship during the 4H/FFA Showmanship and Breed Show on Thursday afternoon at the Central Wyoming Fair. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune.
Construction crews use giant lifts to work on the interior of the new Wyoming Center at Cam-plex in Gillette. This area is where a new ice arena will offer expanded opportunities for hockey and other activities. Photo by Laura Phagan, Star-Tribune correspondent.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney waves to a crowd of onlookers concluding a dedication ceremony for The Cheney International Center on the University of Wyoming campus Thursday September 10, 2009 in Laramie, Wyo. Anne Alexander, director of international programs stands next to Cheney. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)
Open spaces, internal conflicts: Wyoming values center on ag land
Terry Cleveland, center, and Gov. Dave Freudenthal, right, meet with the Casper Star-Tribune editorial staff on Tuesday to discuss the 'Building the Wyoming We Want' conference. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
Storm clouds drop welcome rain to the grasslands where cattle graze north of Dubois recently. A survey of state residents prior to this week's "Building the Wyoming We Want: Values and Vision" conference in Casper shows people value our wide-open spaces, but maintaining them will require a lot of debate and planning for growth. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune correspondent)
Cam-plex officials have planned a slate of grand opening events this week for the new $42 million Wyoming Center in Gillette. Photo by Laura Phagan, Star-Tribune correspondent.
Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune 'Grammy Mary' Humphrey reads 'The Berenstain Bears and the Bully' to Caleb Kindrick, Micah Chambers, Mariah and Michelle Campos Monday morning at the Community Health Center in Casper. The center is using story times this week to celebrate National Health Center Week.
Jennifer Beach unpacks her belongings at the Central Wyoming Rescue Mission's new Transformation Center on Friday morning in Casper. Residents finally moved into the center that was created as a space for women and their children only. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Powerful jaws on an excavator rip apart the Cowboy Dormitory west of the University of Wyoming Earth and Sciences Building on Monday. The space is being cleared for the Robert and Carol Berry Center for Natural History and Conservation. The 40,000 square-foot facility will bring together UW's education collections for the life sciences and will include offices, classrooms, a lecture hall, seminar rooms and a demonstration area. (Courtesy/University of Wyoming media relations.
Mitchell James helps move a copy machine into the Self-Help Center's new location at the Old Ivy House Inn on Wednesday. The center, which had been renting at its previous location on the Life Steps Campus, decided to move after the city raised the rent to nearly $40,000 a year. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
Protesters hold signs critical of former Vice President Dick Cheney during Thursday's dedication ceremony for the Cheney International Center.
Ron Gallimore uses a bridge to reach the cue on the center of the pool table while playing a recent game at the Campbell County Senior Citizen Center in Gillette (Nathan Payne/AP)
Ken Walter lifts weights Friday at the Cheyenne YMCA. Opponents of a proposed special-purpose tax for a family recreation center in Cheyenne say it will compete with the YMCA. Photo by JARED MILLER, Star-Tribune.
Officials tend to an injured motorcyclist at the corner of West 13th and South Poplar Streets after he swerved to avoid hitting a school bus that failed to yield while turning left onto West 13th Street. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
Paige Hellbaum of Wheatland serves the ball while playing against Green River during the Casper Volleyball Invite on Friday afternoon at the Casper Events Center. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
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