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Hunter

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John said. He had just enough energy to stand

for us to see him before going down.
John said Hockaday was able to talk and take
in water, even telling them where he lived.
The brothers loaded him in their truck and
drove over Wild Horse Ridge Road onto Buffalo

Voting

October 27, 2016

Creek.
Hockaday was taken to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital via ambulance, but was only kept
a few hours before being allowed to return home.
Hes a very strong and courageous man, John
said. Im sure hell have a good story to tell.

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the machine recognizes it, counts

it and then drops it into a separate space within the machine,
allowing the judges to accurately count the write ins at the end
of the day.
Absentee ballots are brought
to the individual polling places
to be electronically counted on
Election Day as well. There is no
counting of absentee ballots before the election. The judge will
announce they are running the
absentee ballots prior to running
them through the machine to prevent the appearance of stufng
the box.
Over 300 absentee ballots
are mailed out in Hot Springs
County.
Once the polling places close
at 7 p.m., no one is allowed inside the building, including the
county clerk.
The nal tape is run, counting all the ballots and the judg-

es again sign it before breaking

the seal on the voting machine
and removing the computer chip,
which is handed through the door
to the clerk who brings it back
to the courthouse.
Once back at the courthouse,
each of the chips is run through
the main machine to tally all the
votes from each of the precincts.
Those numbers are then crosschecked with the tapes from
each of the machines at the polling places.
Having the cross-check system in place allows the clerk and
the judges to catch any discrepancies immediately.
Actual voter fraud
Voter fraud is actually less
prevalent than mainstream media would have you think.
Out of the 197 million votes
cast for federal candidates between 2002 and 2005, only 40 vot-

ers were indicted for voter fraud.

Only 26 of those cases, or
.00000013 percent of the votes
cast, resulted in convictions or
guilty pleas.
A report in 2006 from the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission
detailed interviews with more
than two-dozen researchers and
experts on voter fraud and intimidation.
The report concluded that impersonation of voters is probably
the least frequent type of fraud
because its likely to be the rst
to be discovered.
That would be especially
true here in Hot Springs County where the judges not only
know you, they more than likely
know your parents, your grandparents, your children, and will
blow that whistle hard and loud
if anyone other than you is signing your name on that line during Election Day.

Plan of action

photo by Cindy Glasson

Civil Air Patrol spotter Jerry Cowles looks on as pilot, Capt. Jeff Baum, center, and coordinator, Lt. Col. Mike Carlson, right, map out the ight plan for searching for missing hunter, Wayne Hockaday.

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Survey

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come in. Moeller said a dry cleaner is right up

there. Other respondents stated they are disappointed due to a lack of a convention center
or a full service restaurant. As for businesses
people dont want to see in town, Moeller said
adult entertainment and gambling establishments are high on the list. Others brought up
the point that some competition would be good,
and were very open to new businesses coming in.
As for obstacles that might keep those businesses from coming in, Moeller said it seems
many believe local government and the resistance to change putting up the big roadblocks;
additionally, she said, there is a small market
here and not a lot of people.
Concerning the responses with regard to local government, Moeller said if people are not
happy with what their local government is doing they can certainly change things by electing
others. She called for people to educate themselves more on the candidates.
Moeller was happy and excited to see that
about nine percent of the people who responded

are retired, and that most of the respondents are

people who work in Thermopolis, with an average age of about 30. Also, nearly 80 percent own
their home. These people responding, Moeller
said, have been here a long time and want to
see some positive movement in the community.
The survey results will be used in the development of a strategic plan for the future. Moeller
explained the EDC is interested in working with
the Town and County to develop an economic
strategy plan within the next year. The results
also show there is some room for improvement,
she said, and thats OK.
Of all the questions, Moeller pointed out What
makes Hot Springs County a good place to do
business? The majority of responses show its
the people who make the difference.
The full survey results are available online
at www.thermopolisedc.com. Those with any
thoughts, ideas or strategic input, or who are
interested in being on the EDC, are encouraged
to contact Moeller at 864-2348, or via email at
thermopolisedc@rtconnect.com.

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The

Churches
of
Thermopolis

FEDERATED COMMUNITY CHURCH

6th & Big Horn 864-2524
Pastor Chuck Cooper
Presbyterian-Methodist
Sun., 8 AM
Sun., 10:30 AM
Sun., 10:30 AM
Sun., 6:30 PM
Wed., 4 PM
Wed., 6:15 PM

Sunday Worship

Sunday Worship

Childrens Education
Sunday Worship

Childrens Education
Youth


ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

288 US Highway 20 South 864-2205

Rev. Samuel Needham
Sun., 9 AM
Sun., 10:30 AM

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

310 South 6th St. 864-3171
Pastor Harvey Seidel
Associate Pastor Nathan Winters

Sun., 9:45 AM
Sun., 11 AM
Sun., 11 AM

Sun., 6 PM

Wed., 7 PM

Sunday School
Sunday Morning Worship
KDNO Broadcast
(101.7 FM or livestream
fbcthermopolis.org)
Sunday Evening Service
Bible Study & Youth

Meetings

RISEN SON SOUTHERN BAPTIST

342 Amoretti St. 864-4115
Pastor Brian Johnson

Sunday Divine Service

Sunday School & Bible
Sun., 9:30 AM Sunday School

Classes

Sun., 10:45 AM Sunday Morning


Service
HOT SPRINGS CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sun., 6 PM
Evening Service
1102 Broadway 864-3321, 864-5619

Wed., 6 PM
Awana
Pastor Daryl Lottman

Wed., 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting
Sun., 9:30 AM Sunday School

Wed., 6:30 PM Youth Groups
Sun., 10:30 AM Sunday Worship Service
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Wed., 6:30 PM Wednesday Evening
7th
&
Richards St. 864-3300

Bible Study

SET FREE CHURCH OF THERMOPOLIS
810 Park St. (307) 867-2315
Minister Frank Robbins
Sun., 9:30 AM
Sun., 10:45 AM
Wed., 7 PM

Sunday School
Worship Service
Wednesday Bible Study

LIVING WATERS ASSEMBLY OF GOD

318 North 8th St. 864-3677
Pastor Mike Muench

Sun., 9 AM
Sun., 10:30 AM


Wed., 6:30 PM

Adult Sunday School

Sunday Morning
Worship with
Childrens Ministries
Wednesday Bible
Study with
Childrens Ministries

Sun., 10 AM
Sun., 11 AM

Mike Baker

Bible Study
Worship

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
625 South 10th St. 864-9452

Wed., 7 PM

Young Men &

Women Meeting

Sun., 9 AM
Sun., 1 PM

Thermopolis Ward
Owl Creek Branch

Sacrament Meeting

Peace
Joy
Love

Cirque du
Health
West Park Hospital Health Fair