The Month in Photos: March 2011

Aspen Rewerts, right, a kindergarten student at Jessup Elementary, reacts before hugging Mark Stock, superintendent of Laramie County School District No. 1, after Stock checked her work before recess on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the school. Stock was teaching in place of Kathleen Blaes-Garcia for the day after Blaes-Garcia won a contest for donating to the Cheyenne School Foundation. "It's been refreshing," said Stock, who taught third and sixth graders for eight years before becoming an administrator. James Brosher/staff

Lovell's Karen Koritnik watches as the ball bounces away from her as she falls to the floor with Burns' Becca Miller during the Class 2A championship game on Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. James Brosher/WyoSports

Ethan York, age 10, left, has a toy sword fight with Donavan Govig, age 11, as they and others enjoyed warm weather on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in Cheyenne. Jerret Raffety/staff

Firefighters put out a grass fire on Monday, March 21, 2011, near Cimarron estates north of Cheyenne. Winds were blowing 15 to 20 mph while the grass was ablaze. Seneca Flowers/staff

Cheyenne East students Jeremiah Hunter, left, and Brittany Lawson compete in a dance off during the halftime of a charity basketball game between East coaches and the school's varsity boy's basketball players on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the school. The friendly game benefited Isaac Salas, a Cheyenne South High School wrestler who broke his neck in November. James Brosher/staff

Firefighters from Cheyenne Fire and Rescue inspect a train derailment on Monday, March 14, 2011, just west of 26th Street and Dillion Avenue in Cheyenne. Five cars containing molten sulfur on the BNSF line came off the tracks a little before 6 p.m. Michael Smith/staff

Sen. Bill Landen, R-Casper, right, speaks to Sen. Leland Christensen, R-Alta, as the senators take a break while they wait for two bills to make their way from the House to the Senate during the last day of the 61st Legislature's session on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. James Brosher/staff

Cheyenne South goalie Oxsanna Beltran hangs on to the leg of Cheyenne East's Anna Kingston to prevent Kingston from scoring during a girl's soccer junior varsity game on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Kingston scored and Beltran was injured on the play. James Brosher/WyoSports

Cheyenne Central's Cori Bagby, left, celebrates with teammate Halee Moore after Bagby scored a goal during a high school girl's soccer game on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Cheyenne Central High School. Palmer Ridge won 3-2 in overtime. James Brosher/WyoSports

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar passes a book about President Barack Obama as he enters the Cheyenne South High School library for a press conference on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Cheyenne, Wyo. Salazar announced four coal lease sales in Wyoming for tracts containing an estimated 758 million tons of low sulfur coal. James Brosher/staff

Students from McCormick Junior High and Cheyenne's Central High School release balloons during an early morning suicide awareness ceremony on Thursday, March 17, 2011, on the green belt between the two schools. McCormick Junior High student Jamie Hampton and Central High student Emily Miller organized the suicide prevention ceremony to mark the birthday of former McCormick student Adrien Hernandez who committed suicide last June. Michael Smith/staff

Nathalia Rap, age 16, holds hands with her peers as she takes part in a traditional Jewish dance during Hebrew School on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, at the Mount Sinai Congregation in Cheyenne. James Brosher/staff

Wyoming's Randi Richardson reacts to the Cowgirls' 69-53 loss to BYU on Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo. Jerret Raffety/WyoSports

Wheatland's Muira Bunker, center, celebrates with her teammates after a 47-41 win against Buffalo in the Class 3A girl's basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. James Brosher/WyoSports

Cheyenne East's Meghan Sipe scored 22 points and pulled down 18 rebounds against Gillette last Friday. The next day Sipe chipped in 25 points and 10 rebounds to help the Lady Thunderbirds beat Sheridan 57-54 on Saturday. Michael Smith/staff

Cheyenne East's Derek Graves, right, watches from the bench with teammate Cameron Jaure during the closing minutes of a loss to Evanston in a Class 4A game in the state tournament fifth place bracket on Friday, March 11, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. James Brosher/WyoSports

Wheatland's Shaya Irvine, top right, grabs a rebound during the first half of the Class 3A girl's basketball state championship game against Buffalo on Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. James Brosher/WyoSports

Burns High School senior Alex Ward averaged 29.3 points per game during the 1A/2A State Basketball Tournament in Casper last weekend. Ward and her Lady Broncs teammates placed second in the tournament. Michael Smith/staff

A young bronze turkey keeps a careful eye on the camera as he walks under a heat lamp on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Murdock's Ranch Supply store in eastern Cheyenne. The store just started receiving baby chicks, ducks and turkeys last Sunday just in time for spring. Michael Smith/staff

With stage manager Danielle Glowacki, 16, on their left, Cheyenne's East High School students and actresses Lizzy Schnell, 16, center, and Ellen Lee, 17, right, whisper to each other backstage during a dress rehearsal of the high school's production of "Greater Tuna" on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Cheyenne East High School. Jerret Raffety/staff

Gino Hernandez, a music teacher at Cheyenne South High School, middle, conducts a group of youngsters from the city's elementary schools as they practice the theme from "The Addam's Family" for the city concert on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Storey Gym in Cheyenne. James Brosher/staff

Las Vegas - Michael Smith/staff

Demming Elementary kindergadtener Caeli Robarge takes a bite of a roll during lunch on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in the schools gymnasium. Michael Smith/staff

Cold Case File illustration - Michael Smith/staff

Retired army veteran Les Smith bows his head in silence during a Welcome Home Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in the Wyoming State Capitol rotunda. Michael Smith/staff