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Casper Martial Arts Academy event raises funds for St. Jude
Casper Martial Arts Academy students and instructors participated in a Kick-Punch-Spar-athon on Feb. 20 that raised $1,793 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event has been held for the last seven years.
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Home heating help program application deadline March 31
The deadline for applying for a home heating help program has been extended for this season only, according to the Wyoming Department of Family Services.
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NAACP Branch meets March 14
The Casper Branch of the NAACP’s next meeting will start at 6 P.M., Sunday, March 14 at 6 p.m. at the Casper United Church of Christ, located at the corner of 15th Street and Melrose. During the last two months the Casper Branch has celebrated the Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday week and held a successful Freedom Fund Banquet.
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Sensational Small Stuff entry deadline March 15
Artists interested in submitting works for this year’s Sensational Small Stuff Invitational Exhibit and Auction must do so by the deadline on March 15.
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Ice in demand
From 5:45 a.m. to about 11 p.m. is a long day. It’s a typical one for the Casper Ice Arena, with hockey players, figure skaters and curlers holding practices, tournaments and performances.
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Arts

Take great pictures, support Audubon
Bruce Nichols loves sharing his 40 years of photography experience, especially in the peaceful setting among human and wildlife visitors at the Audubon Center at Garden Creek. Nichols has taught photography courses at Casper College, and has been teaching private seminars and classes for the last 10 years.
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Romance in the air for Wyoming Symphony
“This is a good one for people who have never been to a symphony,” said Wyoming Symphony Director Matthew Savery.
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Tate Saturday Club n fun with prehistoric creatures
The Saturday Club at the Tate gives young people a way to entertain their brains and learn something new each month.
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Sports

Gibson sets state mark; NC second in slalom
Natrona County senior Baillie Gibson set a new Wyoming State High School Indoor Track and Field record in the shot put while winning the event Friday in Laramie. Her toss was 47 feet, one-half inch.
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Mustangs, Fillies win regional titles, take top seeds to state
Both the Natrona County High School boys’ and girls’ teams will have No. 1 seeds in this week’s Class 4A State Basketball Tournament in Casper after winning 4A West Regional tourney titles at Star Valley High School.
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2010 Tier II Girls 19U Northern Plains District Playoff Champions.
Team Wyoming Girls 19U Ice Hockey Team won the 2010 Tier II Girls 19U Northern Plains District Playoff in Rapid City, S.D., the weekend of Feb. 26-28. The team defeated the Brookings Rangers (SD) 6-0 and the Big Sky Wildcats (MT) 4-0 to advance to the championship game. Team Wyoming Girls beat the Brookings Rangers 3-1 to win the championship. Team Wyoming Girls scored 13 goals in the three games and only allowed one goal. The USA Hockey National 19U Girls Tier II Tournament will be held April 7-11 in East Lansing, Mich. Members of Team Wyoming Girls are, front row from left, Lindsey Sullivan (Gillette), Sierra Alarid (Cheyenne), Kelsey Cross (Cody), Martha Smith (Casper), Bailey Coons (Casper), Caitlin Marcus (Douglas), Morgan Praska (Douglas); back row, head coach Titia Leisz (Casper), assistant coach Mike Leisz (Casper), Kiana Leisz (Casper), Rhena Snyder (Cheyenne), Hayden Shea (Jackson), Aubree Lee (Casper), Macy Sullivan (Gillette), Rebecca Bird (Rock Springs), Ashleigh Trujillo (Laramie), Shea Dulaney (Rock Springs/Salt Lake), Lindsay Watkins (Laramie), manager Patsy Smith (Casper). Not pictured: Katie Miller (Douglas).
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