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2 The Sheridan Press, Thursday, October 21, 1999 Ky Dixon retires from Senior Citizens Center Senior Citizens Council Chairman Ray Clark announced Wednesday the council will begin a search to hire a new executive director. Ky Dixon, who has had the position for 22 years, has notified the council of her intention to retire when the position is filled. The board anticipates a new executive director will be on staff in February or March, 2000. The Senior Citizens Council manages Sheridan County’s Senior Pollution (Continued from Page 1) Azusa in 1997 was 68,’’ the report says. One 1996 study also noted concentrations of ammonium and sulfate in snow ‘‘positively correlated with snowmobile and oversnow vehicle use.’’ Amounts of those chemicals decline a short distance from snowpacked routes. ‘‘It was noted that there is a potential for these pollutants to affect nearby surface waters during snowmelt and spring runoff,’’ the release says. The Federal Clean Air Act requires Yellowstone officials ‘‘to protect air quality related values — including visibility — from the adverse effects of air pollution in areas that are designated as Class I,’’ Pellet (Continued from Page 1) Svee said some people had questions about a pellet gun being a weapon. “The state law is very specific Clip & Save Located at the Holiday Inn FRIDAY 2 for 1 lunches services, including the Senior Center, the Mini-buses, meal program sites throughout the county including the Sheridan Senior Center, Heritage Towers, Tongue River, Story and Big Horn), as well as Day Break adult care and Senior Center home services. The Senior Citizens Council employs approximately 50 full and part-time staff. “We have a great staff and a strong board and we’re confident the services will continue at the same high quality,” Clark said. EPA orders oil pit cleanup CASPER (AP) — Federal environmental regulators have ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to immediately eliminate environmental threats caused by two oil pits southwest of Casper. The agency is being ordered to inspect the Poison Spider Field pits daily and keep birds and other wildlife away, according to an administrative order issued Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. More than 75 birds were killed last summer at the pits and two mule deer fawns were partly covered by a mess created by the sites and had to be destroyed, federal environmental regulators said. The Bureau of Land Management can request a conference with EPA Regional Administrator Bill Yellowtail within five days. Otherwise the bureau has 30 days to submit a plan of interim measures it will take to protect human health and the environment until the pits are cleaned up completely. as is Yellowstone, the release says. Several environmental groups last week called on the Park Service to phase out all snowmobiling in the park. And officials from several counties around the park have called for expedited use of cleaner snowmobiles. The Park Service, in drafting a new winter-use plan for Yellowstone, has proposed banning snowmobiles only from the route between West Yellowstone and Old Faithful, though it would plow that road and open it to buses, vans and some private vehicles. The release notes that the contentious, ongoing process of writing an environmental impact statement outlining new winter use rules addresses ‘‘longer term goals for reducing snowmobile emissions.’’ about the definition of weapons,” he said. “ Kids cannot bring a firearm on school grounds. Under federal definition, a pellet gun is a firearm.” The case has been turned over to the county attorney’s office. Friday, Oct.22nd PRIME RIB SANDWICH • Valid with coupon 10/22/99 only 672-8931 1809 Sugarland Dr. 37 So. Main Street • 674-7980 • Rediscover Sheridan P.J. Marshall, Eagle’s head coach, agreed the game should be fun for both teams or nixed. “If it’s a positive experience for both football teams, then it should continue to be played. It may not be a positive experience,” Marshall said. “Our kids look forward to playing Big Horn. We just want to be sure it’s something both schools The Sheridan Press (ISSN 1074-682X) Published Daily except Sunday and six legal holidays. COPYRIGHT 1997 by SHERIDAN NEWSPAPERS, INC. 307-672-2431 144 Grinnell Ave. P.O. Box 2006 Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 Periodicals Postage Paid in Sheridan, Wyoming. Subscription rates: By carrier or County Out of motor route mail area mail 1 Month $8.50 . . . . $8.50 ..............$10.50 3 Months $21.75 . . . $22.50 ..............$27.25 6 Months $42.00 . . . $43.50 ..............$52.50 1 Year $81.00 . . . $81.00 ..............$96.00 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Sheridan Press, P.O. Box 2006, Sheridan, WY 82801. Carl Sanders Publisher Steve Miller Managing Editor Cheri Balkenbush Marketing Mgr. Bob Jacobson Circulation Manager Richard Schmidt Production Manager Alvin Nielsen Systems Manager David Hartschuh Office Operations Toasting Our 3rd Anniversary. 20% OFF STOREWIDE SALE Friday, October 22nd 7:00am-7:00pm Register for Drawings! Food & Coffee Samples! Cottonwood Kitchen Show makes dream come true ■ Program will air Friday on KTVQ By Pat Blair Senior Staff reporter Everything started with a letter, according to Jeanan Herman. In fact, the Herman family’s recent whirlwind trip to Hollywood ... an appearance on Richard Simmons’ Dream Makers television show ... and a day and a half at Disneyland all started with the Sheridan woman’s own desire to do something special for her daughter. The show featuring the Herman family will air at 11 a.m. tomorrow on Casper’s KTVQ — Channel 10 for Sheridan cable customers. Juliana, 11, and the daughter of Hans and Jeanan Herman, was seriously injured three years ago when the family’s car was struck by a drunk driver. The Hermans’ younger child, Katherine, was killed, and Juliana was in a coma for some time. When she came out of the coma, she was paralyzed on her left side, Jeanan said. “She had to relearn everything ... to walk, to talk, to eat. School’s been kind of a struggle.” Jeanan paused then said, “She lost some of herself.” Jeanan said she was watching Larry King Live and caught a segment in which Simmons talked about his “Dream Makers” project to help make individuals’ dreams come true. “I decided I’d write (to Simmons) about Juliana, and see if they could do something special about her,” Jeanan said. That happened around the end of August or first of September, she said. Weather (Continued from Page 1) Following the fire, the forecasters turned to two backup computers, which have about 40 percent of the computing capacity of the Cray. The result has been that forecasters are left with fewer, fuzzier computer models than they had before. ‘‘The higher resolution, the better we can see smaller developments like intense precipitation or compact storm features, which improves the accuracy of our forecasts,’’ said Mark Cunningham, a senior meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Riverton. District 1 (Continued from Page 1) Show donates to SADD Richard Simmons’ Dream Maker will donate to Sheridan High School’s Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) program, Jeanan Herman said. She said producers of the show told her of the intent to donate, but she does not know at this time how much will be given. She said she was impressed by Simmons. “He was a really nice guy. I think he really is ... He really cares.” On Sept. 29, Jeanan received a call from a research assistant for Simmons’ show. “She asked me what happened to her (Juliana) and what I wanted.” Jeanan said, “My dream was for her to forget for one day everything that had happened to her.” The research assistant said she would pitch the idea to the show’s producers. About an hour later, Jeanan received a call from Lisa Tatum. “She asked me to FedEx a bunch of pictures.” She also shared Juliana’s dream, which was to go to Disneyland. That was on a Wednesday night. Jeanan sent the requested pictures Thursday. On Friday, Jeanan took advantage of a no-class day at Sheridan High School where she works as a paraprofessional and went shopping. “I came back (home) and there were messages on the answering machine.” The Hermans had been chosen for a Dream Maker segment — with an all-expenses-paid trip to Hollywood, an appearance on the show Because the backup computers can produce weather models extending only 10 days ahead, the Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center notified personnel last week that ‘‘there is no objective basis for making forecasts at the 8-14 day range, and no further messages of forecasts will be issued until model guidance at that range again becomes available.’’ In a few recent cases cold fronts have moved into Wyoming six to 12 hours before the models predicted, Williams said. ‘‘The models are actually not quite as accurate, so the level of confidence in the forecasts is probably not as high as it used to be,’’ said Mark Tobin, a meteorologist at AccuWeather want to continue to do, and if it’s not, it’s something we need to look at.” The Thunder Bowl at SHS stadium resumed in 1995 after a break in the late-’80s. Tongue River Principal Bob Edwards said he thought it is time to end the game. “The Thunder Bowl has ceased to be a positive experience for the student athletes in both BE WARMER THIS WINTER! MOVE TO TEXAS Dimmitt Feed Yard needs dependable, experienced Pen Riders. Competitive Wages, Insurance and Other Benefits. For more information contact Scott at 806-647-2106. abc Seamless of Sheridan Sheridan's #1 Seamless Siding Company FREE ESTIMATES - 1978 1999 YEARS www.abcseamless.com and admission paid to Disneyland. The producers originally wanted the family to come to California on Oct. 5. “Later they called and said it would be the 8th. That worked out better,” she said. “It gave us time to get ready. I don’t know if we would’ve made it by the 5th.” Hans put in, “We would have made it — but we would probably not have packed everything ...” The show was taped Saturday, Oct. 9. “They picked us up at the hotel and took us to the studio,” Jeanan said. Juliana knew about the appearance on Simmons’ show, but no one had told her about Disneyland. She found out during the program itself. “I felt pretty excited,” Juliana said. “She just sat there,” Jeanan said, smiling. The family went to Disneyland Saturday afternoon and stayed through Sunday. Juliana said one of her favorite events was getting to go twice on the Star Wars ride, but she and various members of her family also took rides to Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, Small World and the Safari ride. “And we saw the Mulan Parade,” Juliana added. The Hermans returned to Sheridan Monday, Oct. 11. Juliana will be in classes tomorrow, but she expects she’ll have a chance to watch herself on television at school. Hans, who works nights, said he’ll probably tape the program so he and Jeanan can watch it later. “I’m sure the grandparents will be recording it,” he added. Jeanan anticipates watching the program, but she doesn’t need to see it to remember what happened. “It was an experience I don’t think we’ll in State College, Penn., which provides customized weather forecasts. Experienced meteorologists can overcome the shortfalls of the fuzzier models by looking for weather patterns instead of concentrating on the fine details, Tobin said. Meteorologist Jim Scarlett at the National Weather Service office in Billings said since forecasters in his office know the area and its weather patterns, they have not missed any local weather developments. The military and weather centers in Europe and Canada have also provided U.S. forecasters with other models to draw on. schools, for a variety of reasons,” he said. A disparity between the size of the two schools, and therefore teams, damage to district allegiance and “elements of the sports media have cast the game in a sensational and negative light, which it does not merit.” “For those reasons, I think it’s best to end it,” Edwards said. Just a few things you'll find at CUSTOM COWBOY SHOP •Mama Ro •Vogt Jewelry •By Ré •Rugs •Bamco 350 N. Main •Books Sheridan Get 15% Off Until October 31st Financing Available • Serving Wyoming & Montana 2047 Coffeen Ave. (307) 672-6045 • 1-800-804-7534
Nature and human world meld in local artist’s works By Wyeth Friday Staff reporter DAYTON — Giant thistles sprout in front of life-size armchairs and hammers morph into vegetables as artist Arin Waddell’s works to bring the human world and the natural environment onto an even plane in her oil paintings. “My work is centered around putting natural and human aspects in juxtaposition. I want to show that we are not above nature and we do not need to conquer it, we are part of it,” Waddell says. Waddell’s recent work will be on exhibit at the Ucross Foundation Art Gallery beginning Saturday. Waddell stands near her painting of a life-size armchair with a larger-than-life thistle barring the chair from being sat in. “The chair is life-size. You could sit in the chair. Why is the thistle out of scale? I like giving nature a power on equal terms with the human environment,” Waddell says. Waddell is a fourth generation Montanan who grew up on a cattle ranch outside Billings and now lives in Dayton. “This is the first time I’ve shown at Ucross, or in the Sheridan area, but I attended two artist residences at Ucross in 1995 and 1998,” she says. Waddell has worked in sculpture, drawing and painting during her career. She holds a bachelor of arts, and master’s degree in arts and master’s of fine arts. She has also taught at Northwest College in Powell, Montana State University in Bozeman and Rocky Mountain College in Billings. Waddell emphasizes she is more a builder than a painter. “I’ve actually never considered myself a painter. I have always been a maker of things: I cook, I plant, I build, I draw, I paint,” Waddell says. She uses heavy printer’s paper for her painting, staying away from canvas, and many of her works include old photographs incorporated into the paintings. “I use paper not canvas because I can tear it and crush it and work it the way I want,” Waddell says. The photos she uses are not used to identify specific people, but to tell stories Waddell creates. “I call the photos memory markers. I use photos from 1910 to the 1920s,” says Waddell. One of her works shows photos with pairs of children and women with wooden crates Waddell The family of Ethel Closson would like to express their thanks and appreciation to our relatives, friends and neighbors for their prayers, phone calls, food, flowers and memorial contributions. To the staff at Westview Health Care Center, a special thanks for the loving care she received. Thanks also to Dr. William Williams for his care, kindness and availability. We would also like to thank Rev. Joe Keys for his support and for the beautiful funeral service Betty Sulik, Norene Norris, Vance and Debbie Pruss, Dennis, Donna, Robin and Doneece Pruss, Devon and Eric Jackson, Stacy and Tom Wright and Marlo and Kip Slaybaugh. BACK AT THE RANCH — Dayton resident and two-time artist in residence at the Ucross Foundation, Arin Waddell Wednesday arranges one of her paintings at the Ucross Foundation Gallery where she is preparing for the opening of her exhibit, “Curious Georgia’s Hat and other Recent Work.” The exhibit will open Oct. 23 and run through Dec. 10. painted and eggs in the background. “This is called ‘Nesting and Moving Home.’ I used photos of pairs of children and women and painted the crates to give a sense of moving,” Waddell says. But she does not expect people to get all of her works or ideas when they view the paintings. “I don’t care. It doesn’t matter if they don’t always get it. If that’s the goal of an artist, I think you can become a very frustrated person. I get ideas and build things in my head, and I just hope what I create will make you go inside your head,” Waddell says. WESTERN WEAR We've knocked down prices on all our boots! Downtown Sheridan • 672-9378 The Sheridan Press, Thursday, October 21, 1999 3 PIANOS USED AT BILLINGS HIGH SCHOOLS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND Bargain hunters will have the opportunity this Sunday from 12 to 5pm or earlier, by appointment only. Call (406) 254-7000. Budgetary reductions for musical instruments could mean budgetary gains for piano buyers. Years of budgetary cuts have restrained music departments’ ability to provide high quality pianos for students and teachers. Not long ago, the Kawai America Corp. came to their assistance by providing free pianos and digitals as part of a nation-wide Institutional Loan program. Exhibit opens Saturday The Sheridan Press/Roger Ames Dayton artist Arin Waddell’s exhibition, “Curious Georgia’s Hat and Other Recent Work,” will be on display at the Ucross Foundation Art Gallery Oct. 23-Dec. 10. A reception for Waddell is 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, and is free and open to the public. The Ucross gallery is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special hours and group arrangements are available upon request. For more information, call the Ucross Foundation at 737-2291. Library board considers homework room By Pat Blair Senior Staff reporter Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library director Cathy Butler will visit Sheridan High School next week to get student reaction to a proposed youth homework room at the library. Members of the library board of directors approved the concept at their Local new? Call 672-2431 meeting last night. Proposed is an area in the library to be set aside for students to work on homework assignments and research, complete with tables, chairs and computers. Butler said the board would like to see the proposal become reality sometime this year, but timing depends on getting funding for the project. She plans next week to visit with the SHS students and get their ideas for the proposed room. The library’s last community needs focus group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at the library. The session will wrap up a series of meetings that began last summer as a way for library board and staff to determine how well the facility is meeting the community’s needs. Butler said next week’s meeting is targeting non-profit organizations, but she said anyone who did not attend a previous focus meeting is welcome to attend. Those attending the meetings are asked to discuss their likes and dislikes and how they think the library can be made more relevant. LAST DAY 10/31/99 This program involves an annual Steinway, Kawai, Yamaha, Baldwin, public sale of the loaned inventory at Schimmel, Kurzweil, Young Chang, substantial discount prices. The and others. A public sale will be held selection includes digital keyboards, this Sunday, Oct. 24th from 12 to 5 p.m. spinet, console, studio, grand, and at Billings Senior High School baby-grand pianos. Many are less than Auditorium, 425 Grand Avenue. Please one year old with full warranties. Also call (406) 254-7000 for more available are pianos from the loan information. Purchase documentation, programs of MSU Billings and Helena warranties, financing and delivery will Carroll College as well as pianos from be handled by All About Pianos, several manufacturers including Kawai’s institutional representative. Gun culture collides with fears of Columbine CONRAD, Mont. (AP) — Gerry Christensen started his three boys hunting for gophers and skunks when they were 9 or 10 years old. He taught the hunting safety course they needed to get their first big-game licenses. But Christensen, the local power company manager, is also head of the school board. This summer, in the wake of the Columbine school massacre, he helped pass a resolution to use search dogs in the school parking lot to sniff out hidden drugs, alcohol — and gunpowder. Students with a firearm face expulsion. All of this caused an uproar. The possibility of expelling kids with a hunting rifle in the pickup didn’t go over well in rural Montana. The madness of Columbine, where 13 were killed in April by two student gunmen who then killed themselves, shocked parents and administrators nationwide. Many schools have cracked down on weapons. But in Conrad, a farm community of 2,900 some 50 miles north of Great Falls on Montana’s high plains, guns are just part of growing up. School administrators, parents and teachers are grappling with how to mesh the new reality of school violence with the longstanding culture of hunting and guns. It has not been an easy fit. While hunting may be on the decline in much of the country, it remains strong in Montana. Of the state’s nearly 900,000 residents, about 225,000 hold big-game licenses. Thousands will take to the field this weekend for the opening of Montana’s big-game hunting season. About 6,000 kids a year go through the hunter education classes. There are more hunters and anglers here per capita than in any other state — 47 percent of men and 10 percent of women. A Montana kid often owns a gun long before he’s trusted with a car. Jody Calbas, who runs the local hardware store, said the typical Conrad kid may get a .22-caliber rifle, costing from $100 to $200, at the age of 9 or 10. They can plunk varmints without a license. And at age 12, after hunter safety class, they can go after big game with more powerful weapons. The first big hunting trip with dad is a traditional rite of passage. But the dangers of the outside world are intruding on Conrad, and the school is responding. Besides the searches, it has added intruder and bomb-threat drills. ‘‘We’re only as safe as our most unstable child,’’ said high school Principal Orlen Zempel. Students hanging out in front of the IGA grocery store at lunch in late September on Homecoming Week showed little concern, and said they haven’t quit carrying guns. They’ve just quit parking in the parking lot. Jared Robinson, 16, a junior, said a regular group of five boys park at his house and walk to school. ‘‘We do it to avoid the hassle,’’ he said. Llew Jones, a parent with three boys in high school, agrees with the kids and calls the searches pointless. ‘‘If you wanted to go into Conrad High with a gun, you could,’’ said Jones. ‘‘They could get guns from any of a thousand places. If you go downtown at noon, you’d see 30 unlocked pickups with guns in the gun racks.’’ END OF SEASON SALE SAL Dilly Bars.............. $ 3 99 /doz. DQ Sandwich....... $ 3 99 /doz. Fudge Nut Bar..... $ 8 40 /doz. Quarts & Half-Gallons of take-home also on sale! 544 N. MAIN 674-9379
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