GUERNSEY – Forty people participated in the Glendo EMS annual golf fundraiser on Saturday, Sep. 14 at the Trail Ruts Golf Course in Guernsey. For the last eight years, food has been provided by Smokin Butts and Bones, owned by Curtis and Patti Fields, with help from Guy DeCharm. All of the proceeds went to the Glendo EMS.
Stephen Rule, with the help of his wife Wendy, took over organizing the event in 2020. He said, “This community does four or five events a year and it’s the same people every time that show up and donate. It’s wonderful.” 
When talking with Mangan about the community, she said, “The community is the only reason why we can do this. Without them, we wouldn’t be here.”

Glendo EMS is one of a few non-profit, volunteer-operated ambulance services in the state. No patients are charged for the service and every cent of funding must be obtained from fundraisers and grants – and there is no shortage of needs on the list for the community-based organization. At the top of that list is the fact Glendo EMS needs a new ambulance.
“The ambulance is spending more time in the shop than out,” said Christina Mangan, president of Glendo EMS. She explained when the ambulance is in the shop, Glendo EMS personnel will respond to the call to perform life-saving services, but they have to call Banner Health from Wheatland to send an ambulance. The estimate for a new ambulance is currently $294,000 and must be ordered years in advance of delivery, so the Glendo volunteers must work with what they currently have.
“We are really lucky, [though], – I received a call that a chassis has become available,” Mangan said, referring to the possibility of helping fix issues with the single ambulance in their fleet.
To reserve the 2023 International 4x4 Diesel chassis, Glendo EMS needs $93,340. Currently there is $50,00 in their account from previous fundraisers and grants. Mangan is in the process of writing more grants, and the group is also in the process of creating a Glendo EMS taxing district through a resolution by the county commissioners, who will vote on the issue at their November meeting. If the resolution is adopted, a mill levy of one-half, or up to four, percent can be assessed on property owners in the set district, which will have the same boundary as Glendo’s Fire District 2F. The mill levy will be on the ballot for individuals in the district to vote on in 2025.
If approved, Glendo EMS would have a set amount of income to help keep the essential service in operation, as they work to continue to provide a free service for patients.
One-hundred-percent of all donations go directly to Glendo EMS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Anyone wanting to donate, and any inquiries may be sent to PO Box 404, Glendo, WY 82213. If you have any questions, please email Glendoambulance@gmail.com.