The Newsletter of the Wyoming Public Transit Association
Trainer of the Year Nominees Continuted... were pushed into a concrete jersey barrier along U.S. 85 in south Cheyenne. The accident all but totaled his 1994 Ford Cutaway. Five months and five days later Bill was in the wrong place at the wrong time once again. This time he was clipped by a less than careful motorist in a residential neighborhood, catapulting the same (recently repaired) Ford Cutaway through two residential yards. This time Bill put his driving skills to the ultimate test, successfully steering to avoid two parked vehicles and two houses (with people in them), before coming to rest on top of an Aspen tree with a trunk approximately eight inches in diameter. A resident in one of the houses Bill avoided said, “I hope you know that guy did one heck of a job of driving to keep from killing us all.”
     Bill could have retired over a decade ago and stayed home drawing his social security, but many CTP passengers are very glad he did not. Certainly the home owners are glad he did not. Most of all, the folks at Cheyenne Transit are glad because he is a great asset to our organization, and has been every day of his ten-year career.

Nominee: Jim Krubek
Agency: Cody Council on Aging
Nomination by: Nancy Miears, Director

     We have just the person you are looking for who fits the Driver of the Year description. Jim Krubeck has been driving our transportation vehicles for the Cody Council on Aging center for nine years. If you ever have the opportunity to meet him personally, you would immediately realize that he is an exceptional person. His positive, gracious attitude envelops all people that he works around on a daily basis.
     The senior citizens that we serve with our transportation adore Jim. He makes sure to address each person every time he/she boards or departs his bus. I know from visiting with the riders that they look forward to his easy charm and humorous bantering.
     Jim is always willing to carry groceries or offer an arm for assistance. He visits our riders that are in the hospital on his “off time.” He pays for non-senior rides out of his own pocket when it is unaffordable for them. He genuinely cares for his fellow man.
     Besides his dedication to the transportation services, Jim has additional responsibilities within and
Nominee: Bert Lowe
Agency: Wind River Transportation Authority, WRTA
Nomination by: Sean Solan, WRTA Manager
Faye Nash, CATC
Sandy Wirtz, Eppson Seniors & PATS
Renae Jording, Cheyenne Transit

     Please accept this Trainer of the Year nomination from the WYTRANS trainers for Bert Lowe, Operation Supervisor at WRTA Bus Lines. Bert has been a WRTA employee for five years and is always ready to perform at extraordinary levels. She is a proud person and an excellent team leader. WRTA drivers and the other dispatcher report to her. Her daily tasks include answering and processing telephone requests. She also prepares special tour and group travel rates. She has been the in-house trainer for quite some time and she has been certified as a WYTRANS Safe Driver Trainer.
     Bert is very dedicated and she always goes the extra mile. She is very confident in answering any inquiries and always an excellent representative of WRTA. Bert is also responsible for operational reports to WYDOT. Bert is truly an indispensable asset.
     We feel Bert is very deserving of the WYTRANS Trainer of the Year Award.
2003 Driver of the Year Nominees

Nominee: Bill Stillwell
Agency: Cheyenne Transit Program
Nomination by: Joe Dougherty, Director

     Bill Stillwell has been a top-hand driver for the Cheyenne Transit System almost as long as the program has been in existence. This ten-year veteran always makes it a point to be a friend to his passengers. Whether it is a new rider on one of the six bus routes, or a regular passenger on the curb-to-curb, Bill is known for his friendly, caring attitude, safe and smooth driving techniques, as well as his devotion to the Cheyenne Transit Program (CTP).
     The year 2002 was one of those years that could have made Bill question if he was cut out for a dangerous occupation like bus driving. On March 1, 2002, through no fault of his own, Bill’s bus was hit nearly head-on by a sport utility vehicle that went out of control on ice. Bill and his nine-year-old passenger

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Wyoming Transit Express 3 April 2003