Briefs
Paint Your Heart Out
Armed with paintbrushes and paint, 100-plus volunteers will paint 10 homes in the community June 13-14.
The event, sponsored by the Wyoming Housing Network Inc. (WHN), is in conjunction with National NeighborWorks Week.
Paint Your Heart Out is looking for 10-person teams, volunteers and additional sponsors for this annual event. WHN also is interested in connecting with those who might be interested in having their houses painted.
Applicants must meet median income guidelines.
Information regarding guidelines and applications to have houses painted are available online at www.whninc.org.
Anyone interested in a paper application, or those who are interested in volunteering or a sponsorship, can contact WHN at 472-5843. The application deadline is May 18.
Arson awareness
Arson Awareness Week is May 4-10.
The theme for this year's Arson Awareness Week is "Toy-like Lighters -- Playing with Fire."
The goal of Arson Awareness Week is to focus public attention on the dangers of toy-like or novelty lighters in the hands of children. These lighters have been responsible for injuries, deaths and accidents across the nation.
Many of these lighters look like animals, miniature cars, mobile phones, cameras, fishing lures, stacks of coins, markers and doll accessories.
Casper Fire-EMS encourages everyone to remove these types of lighters from homes with children in them.
For more information, call 235-8222.
Suspicious fires
There have been two suspicious fires, classified as arsons, at new construction sites in Casper.
The first occurred during the daytime hours in an unfinished hotel room on North Poplar Street on April 2.
The second one occurred in the early evening hours of April 27 at the Western Medical construction site on East Second Street.
If you have any information regarding these crimes or any criminal activity, call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 577-8477 (577-TIPS).
Tips also can be submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.com.
Just for the Girls: Tea Time
Girls, their mothers, aunts and grandmothers can enjoy a special Tea Time at the Natrona County Library at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 10.
Stuffed animals and dolls also are invited.
Call the Children’s Department at 577-READ, ext. 122, to RSVP.
Asthma Walk on May 17
The 2008 Casper Asthma Walk, to benefit children and adults in Wyoming who have asthma, is scheduled on Saturday, May 17.
The walk will begin at the Platte River Commons near Three Crowns Golf Course. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the walk at 10.
Walkers will meet in the parking lot of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission building.
For more information or to make a donation, visit the Web site at www.mycasperasthmawalk.org or call Robyn Fischer at 472-5715.
Audubon announces class
Audubon Wyoming is offering its final spring class on Thursday, May 8, at the center from 7-9 p.m.
Birds at Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park will be the topic. The cost of the class is $5, which covers the field trip to the park on Saturday, May 10.
For information, call the Audubon Center at 473-1987.