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The Casper Antique and Collector’s Club (CACC) has been supporting local non-profits and Wyoming museums for 50 years! The Club holds regular meetings with programs of interest, and sponsors the Super Flea and Collectibles shows throughout the year. The Club is all volunteer, and new members are welcome!
This month the general meeting is on Thursday, June 16, at the Senior Center activity room, 1831 East 4th Street, at 7 p.m. The program will be presented by Richard Parks, Senior Ride Captain of the Wyoming Patriot Guard Riders. The program entitled “The History of the Patriotic Guard Riders” is a narrative about the origin of the Patriot Guard, an organization that honors veterans by providing funeral escort and flag lines as the Veteran is laid to rest. Richard will also share the origin of Taps, a traditional bugle call signaling “lights out”, blown at all Veteran funerals following the U. S. flag ceremony. Members and anyone interested in the program is invited to attend.
The Club’s summer schedule is: June 16 meeting, NO July meeting, and the annual summer picnic on Aug. 18. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend!
The May Super Flea and Collectibles Show was a success, a donation was made to the Casper Senior Center, and the Club would like to thank Laura and Bob Pickle for all their work organizing the show. The next show will be Oct. 1 and 2 at the Fairgrounds Industrial Building.
Club proceeds are used to support Wyoming museums and local non-profits. The CACC is a non-profit organization run completely by volunteers.
On Monday, June 13, the Rotary Club of Casper is honored to welcome their own Brian Deurloo, founder of Frog Creek Partners, as the speaker at its noon luncheon meeting. Rotary Club members and guests are invited to attend this special presentation.
Frog Creek Partners is an environmental technology company that specializes in stormwater filtration and pollution measurement services. The patent pending Gutter Bin® stormwater filtration system and Mundus Bag® water filter are Frog Creek’s flagship products. It is the most easily maintained and functional stormwater filtration system on the market. Because clean water is a good thing™.
Brian Deurloo was born in South America and raised in rural Wyoming. In 1997, he obtained a mining engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines and a recipient of the Ultimate & All-Around Miner Award. Shortly after graduating, he backpacked Australia and New Zealand, and then bicycled Europe with his dog. Deurloo has lived and worked on four continents but seems to always return to Wyoming where he is happily married with one daughter.
Deurloo worked for 17 years in different mines, gas fields, and oil patches around the country in development, engineering, and management roles. Deurloo’s last role in the fossil fuel industry was the US general manager for an international energy company where he managed projects in Viet Nam, Australia, Brazil, and the United States from Alaska to Louisiana.
The idea of the Gutter Bin® stormwater filtration system came to him in a dream in early 2016. He started Frog Creek Partners shortly thereafter as a business to create innovative solutions to complex environmental problems. Within the first few years Brian won an innovation award, raised capital to fund the company, filed several patents, and expanded the company. He continues to grow the company and product line while surrounding himself with valuable team members with a like-minded focus of cleaning the world’s water one storm drain at a time.
Join Rotary at the Ramkota for this special presentation to learn more about Frog Creek Partners and the work they’re doing to keep our water clean and safe. Members unable to attend in person may join the live stream online.
Every Wednesday, the Central Wyoming Quilts of Valor is welcoming all quilters and long arm quilters. Crossroads Quilters is a local chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, a nationwide foundation. We meet at the VFW on Bryan Stock Trail in Caper from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays to make quilts, which are awarded to military service members and veterans touched by war. Fabric, batting and quilting are provided.
If you have served, or know someone who has served, please contact Jenny Vass at 307-259-8321 or Cyndi Adams at 307-262-2701 to be awarded in Quilt of Valor.
We are also looking for new members and re-welcoming old members — especially people who sew.
Saturday, July 30
The 10th Annual “Iron Elk” Motorcycle Poker Run, Ride to Red Lodge, MT, (Rooms and meals are on you) Registration starts at 7 a.m. at the Casper Elks Lodge and get your first card. Cost is $40.00 per hand per person. Kickstands up at 8am. This will be a one night Poker run. Join your Elk Friends for a fun day of riding and enjoyment. Details at the Lodge, for more information and RSVP by email at Elkslodge1353@gmail.com, or Call Casper Elks Lodge at 234-4839. This event is open to the public.
The Casper German Stammtisch will meet monthly at 6 p.m. at Gruner Brothers Brewery on July 21, Oct. 6 (German-American Heritage Day), Nov. 10 and Dec. 8 (includes a sing-a-long of traditional German Christmas carols). When the weather is nice, we prefer to sit outdoors on the patio/deck, so please look for us there first.
Our Stammtisch, which started in 2003, is an informal no-host gathering for everyone who is interested in most things German and German-American from history to cars, food, holidays, and so much more. Both English and German are spoken.
Hope you’ll join us!
Margo Perry 307-265-3696
stammtisch@bresnan.net
Students in Laramie County Community College’s Radiography Program, have been hard at work raising funds to support the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s, Curie Fund. In April, LCCC students presented CRMC a $2,500 donation to benefit the Curie Fund. Over the past 12 years, the Radiography Club at LCCC has raised and donated over $35,000 to the fund.
“The engagement and fundraising support provided by the young women and men of the LCCC Radiography Club is really exciting for several reasons. Not only will patients benefit, but the students’ willingness to give some of their time to help people in need in their community is really admirable. This program also helps those future healthcare professionals understand that giving back to their community can be very rewarding,” said Scott Fox, executive director of the CRMC Foundation.
The Curie Fund was established in the 1980’s by Cheyenne Regional’s Radiation Oncology Department to help patients undergoing cancer treatment pay for personal or family necessities, including utilities, transportation expenses and school supplies. Funds are given to patients with financial struggles and are not used to pay medical bills.
“It’s important to continue the tradition of supporting the Curie Fund because it allows us to care for patients in an unconventional way. When we presented the check at the CRMC Cancer Center it was one of the most humbling and rewarding experiences I have had during my time with the Radiography Club,” LCCC student Kaitlyn Jacobs said.
LCCC’s students hold fundraisers such as bake sales and t-shirt sales to help raise the funds they donate.
“The Radiography Club is committed to helping support local patients who are involved daily with our profession. Teaching students to give back to a community through service learning is a valuable way to help them grow into professionals who will lead into the future,” said Ashleigh Ralls, radiography program director.
To learn more about LCCC’s radiography program contact Ashleigh Ralls, Program Director at aralls@lccc.wy.edu or 307-778-1292.
We held an in-person Business Meeting on March 26 and installed a new President, Kurt Brown. So, the phone numbers to reach us will change to Kurt 277-0462.
The other two numbers stay the same: Harry 235-4950 and Homer 266-6439.
Our doors are still open on Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Saturdays from Noon to 4:00 p.m. We offer the opportunity for visitors to actually run a train. We will try to get the locos that visitors bring if it fails to operate. We offer installation helps for DCC electronics, and general maintenance. After all it is fun to run trains not just look at them.
We accept donations of unwanted items and find homes for them, sometimes on our layouts. We encourage participation while running the trains in that horns and whistles can be engaged. The lights can be turned on and off as well.
Our Clubhouse is located at 1356 N. Center St. Drive north at the ex-Roosevelt School building and go across the speed bump but stop at the pastel green building with the maroon doors and the picture of one of our locomotives atop those yellow sign posts. If you end up in the River you went 1/2 block too far.
We thank all of the residents of this area for their continued support. Who would we be able to show our model railroads to if we were ignored? So come and visit us.
Our Clubhouse is located at 1356 N. Center St. Drive north at the ex-Roosevelt School building and go across the speed bump but stop at the pastel green building with the maroon doors and the picture of one of our locomotives atop those yellow sign posts. If you end up in the River you went 1/2 block too far.
We hope that the restrictions imposed by the COVID bugs will allow us to resume some meetings this year. Reach President Kurt Brown at 307-235-4950, Treasurer Harry Buhler at 307-235-4950 and Secretary Homer Whitlock at 307-266-6439.
Toastmaster Clubs in Casper are recruiting for new members.
Why Join Toastmasters?
Improve your presentation, communication and leadership skills by joining a Toastmasters Club in Casper.
Toastmasters offer a continuous learning forum for you to practice your public speaking, leadership, and organizational skills.
Toastmasters can open doors in your personal and professional life. You will learn in a self-paced atmosphere of fun and fellowship.
Who Joins Toastmasters?
You’ll discover a wide variety of members ranging from those who have never before delivered a presentation to an audience… to professional speakers, salespeople, attorneys, teachers, and retirees.
Toastmasters really is for everyone because, when it comes to communication and leadership skills, there’s ALWAYS room to grow.
How to Join a Casper Toastmaster Club:
PIONEER TOASTMASTERS CLUB 97 (first and third Wednesday from Noon-1:00) kevin@wyocpa.com
MORNING TOUR TOASTMASTERS CLUB 2503 (first and third Mondays, 6:30 a.m. – 7:40 p.m.) shaunagibbs0@gmail.com or MaryAnn 307 262-5539
PATHFINDER TOASTMASTERS CLUB 8503 (second and fourth Mondays, 6:15 p.m. – 7:30) swhitfield19@msn.com or Steve 307 235-2956
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: www.toastmasters.org
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