FIVE COUNCIL CANDIDATES ATTEND CASPER SENIOR CENTER MEET AND GREET

Five city council candidates attended "Meet and Greet" at the Casper Senior Center (Central Wyoming Senior Services). That's according to Wayne Clements, Executive Director, who said the event, held each day during lunch the week of August 4-8, gave local seniors the chance to meet the candidates individually. "All eleven Casper City Council candidates were invited," he noted, "and five attended. This was a very important event for local seniors; we are an active group socially and politically and we pay attention to those candidates who support issues important to seniors." According to the 2010 Census, almost 40% of Casper's population is age 45 and older; 13% is age 65 and older.

Those who attended last week's Meet and Greet included Ward One candidate Robin Mundell,  Ward Two candidates Shawn Johnson and Paul Meyer, and Ward Three candidates Kenyne Schlager and William Street. "We want to thank those five candidates who joined us," remarked Clements, "and demonstrated their interest in learning more about the Senior Center and senior issues." The city council primary election will be held Tuesday, August 19. The general election will be held in November.

The Casper Senior Center, located at 1831 East 4th Street in Casper, and organized in 1976, serves approximately 1,000 meals each week.