The Mini
September 27, 2006

Buffalo, WYO — Governor Dave Fruedenthal started his day in Buffalo at DeerField with a meet and greet luncheon hosted by Jim Hicks. The event was well attended with a crowd estimated at 100-125. Hillary Fruedenthal, the Governor’s daughter who is traveling with him on this campaign (while taking time off from Stanford) said she was amazed at the turnout, and that Johnson County folks were so polite. She said usually people just crowd around him and all talk at once, “but here they get in a line and wait their turn.” Both mayoral candidates were there, as well as City Council, school board candidates, folks trying to get the Buffalo Community Center built, County judges and lawyers, and a host of Freudenthal supporters.

The Governor then went onto the JC Library where he delivered a check to Director Cynthia Twinings.

Freudenthal said it was the first such State monies to be shared directly at a County level, and he hoped it would not be the last. He said this event marked a “ big shift” in State policy, and that he wanted to keep it this way. The Governor noted it was more direct and got money where it was needed faster and more efficiently. He noted with rising costs, libraries were always in trouble financially these days. Twinings echoed his sentiments in her remarks thanking the Governor and the State Legislature for the support.

Finally, the Governor made one last stop on his way to Sheridan at the Johnson County CO-OP. There he met with AG leaders and answered questions that directly concerned them.