Former President Gerald Ford arrives onstage in a cloud of smoke and confetti for his speech at the Peter Lowe Success Seminar at Gund Arena in Cleveland in this Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998 file photo. Ford, who declared "Our long national nightmare is over" as he replaced Richard Nixon but may have doomed his own chances of election by pardoning his disgraced predecessor, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden is sworn in during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in Washington, Biden's wife, Jill, holds the Bible. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)
Mark Martin talks about driving for the Jack Roush Racing team during NASCAR media day Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla., as drivers and teams prepare for the Daytona 500. Photo by J. Pat Carter, AP.
Construction continues on the new elementary school on the east side of Casper on Monday morning. Work on the new school, which has a proposed name of Summit Elementary School, started in July and will be completed for the 2010 school year. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
A grizzly bear peers up at a nearby raven momentarily while strolling through the grass in Yellowstone National Park recently.
Third generation Marine Mark Stuhlmiller, who retired after 20 years as deputy police chief with the Casper Police Department, returned this spring from more than two years as interim contingent commander/bureau commander on an international police mission in Iraq. He's starting a new career as a Casper realtor.
Mark Schultz is a Christian singer/songwriter who has written several hit songs. Some of them have been named Christian Song of the Year by BMI and American Songwriter. Schultz has earned numerous accolades and awards in the music industry.
A cell phone user passes a Verizon store in New York. Verizon Communications Inc. on Monday, April 27, 2009, reported earnings grew 5 percent in the first-quarter as more consumers signed up for its wireless, Internet and TV services, despite the recession.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
S.A.M.E. Records in Casper is releasing this compilation disc today of music from 10 local rock bands. Photo from S.A.M.E. Records, courtesy. To check out samples of songs from the S.A.M.E. Records compilation, go online to www.casperstartribune.net/features/weekender
Vickie and Don Tolin grieve for their daughter, Sarah Dawn Tolin, outside Highland Park Community Church on Monday afternoon following the funeral. Photo by Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper Star-Tribune.
In this photo provided by Paramount Pictures, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) with the most important woman in his life, Julia (Michelle Monaghan), in "Mission: Impossible III." Photo by Associated Press.
North Carolina celebrates its 88-82 win over Wisconsin in the NCAA East Regional in Syracuse, N.Y Sunday, March 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Arvada-Clearmont's Ivy Latham looks for an opening against Southeast during Saturday's 1A girls state championship game. Photo by DAN CEPEDA, Star-Tribune.
Michael Phelps, of the United States, reacts after winning gold in the final of the 400 meter individual medley at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004. Phelps set a new world record with a 4:08.26. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Scott Usher of the U.S. swims in a heat of the 200m breaststroke at the 2004 Olympic Games Tuesday, August 17, 2004 in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Michael Phelps, of the United States, swims to a gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly for an Olympic-record time of 51.25 at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Friday, Aug. 20, 2004. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Water development committee members and legislators take a tour of the historic Pathfinder Dam last week near Alcova. A proposed project to raise sections of the dam to increase its capacity is in planning. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
John Lawson, area manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, leads a tour of water development committee members and legislators over the historic Pathfinder Dam last week. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the completion of the dam. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
The Yellowstone River spills over the 308-foot Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park late last month. Yellowstone will be featured second in a 56-coin series of quarters that begin circulating early next year.
Kelly Walsh seniors sign yearbooks in the school's courtyard Tuesday afternoon. Senior send off is the last day for students to participate in activities like tie-dying and raffles for door prizes. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Casper Oiler Martin Vasquez runs for first during their game against Cheyenne on Monday afternoon at Mike Lansing Field in Casper. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune.
In this Feb. 20, 2008 file photo, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, his arm in a sling because of his slipping on the ice earlier, receives a Lei from Admiral Timothy J. Keating and his wife Wanda Lee Keating, right, at Hickam Air Force Base, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool, File)
Diane DeLozier, director of the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies, stands in the group's warehouse. DeLozier opened the Wyoming warehouse in Mills almost four years ago. The Eat Out to End Hunger is today and will be the last big event for DeLozier, who will leave for a job in Powell at the end of the week. Photo by TIM KUPSICK, Star-Tribune.
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