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119th Year, No. 10 Serving Sheridan County, Wyoming
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By Pat Blair
Senior Staff reporter
WEEKEND
Memorial day: remembering loved ones lost
• Three friends
recall life of a
cancer victim
By Ed Merriman
Staff reporter
For Lynnet Bede of Sheridan,
Memorial Day is a time to remember
and cherish the life of her beloved
sister, Kelly Schreibeis, who at age
38 died of cancer Oct. 10, 2003.
The cancer was diagnosed in
Schreibeis’ left breast in April 2002,
one month after she had signed up —
along with Bede and friends Collen
Eccles and Tracy Will — to walk 60
miles in three days to raise money for
the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
In June that year, when Schreibeis
shaved her head to maintain some
control of her hair after chemotherapy
started causing it to fall out, Bede
sat down in the chair next to her and
had her head shaved as well to show
support for her sister.
By the time the cancer walk came
around in August 2002, Schreibeis
was too weak from chemotherapy to
walk the full 60 miles, but the other
three members of the team, called
“Three Broads and a Survivor,”
walked the full distance in her honor,
and Schreibeis walked the last five
miles across the finish line.
This year, Bede, Eccles, Will and
other friends and family are walking
in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
again, but under a different team
name.
Please see Friends, Page 2
By Mark Heinz
Staff reporter
The transition should go smoothly.
Two Sheridan-area residents say they’re
ready to leave their respective positions on
the county’s hospital and fair boards, and
two others are apparently qualified and eager
to step into the jobs.
Steve Kraft, who has served about four
and a half years of a five-year term on the
fair board, and Dr. Scott Nickerson, who is
nearing the end of his second five-year term
on the hospital board, said they both plan to
step down.
Meanwhile, Dr. Michael Strahan has
Right: Memorial Day is about remembering heroes
and loved ones who are gone but not forgotten, like
Kelly Schreibeis, who died of cancer Oct. 10, 2003.
She was and still is a hero and a loved one to many
Sheridan-area friends and family, including the three
members of “Kelly’s Warriors” Avon Walk for Breast
Cancer team — from left, Tracy Will, Lynnet Bede
(Schreibeis’ sister), and Collen Eccles. Schreibeis
walked with them in 2002 when the team was named
“Three Broads and a Survivor.” Some of her ashes
are buried next to her parents’ grave site at
Sheridan Memorial Cemetery beneath heart-shaped
rocks she collected. Above: Lynnet Bede and Collen
Eccles of Sheridan reminisced over glasses of wine
as Memorial Day approached this weekend about
Bede’s sister and Eccles’ good friend Kelly
Schreibeis, who died of cancer at age 38. The photograph
on the table is of Schreibeis, Bede and
friends at a “Wine, Cheese, Shave My Head,
Please” party in June 2002, when Schreibeis was
undergoing chemotherapy.
applied for the hospital
board and
James Bohnsack has
filed for the fair
board, according to
the Sheridan County
Commission.
As of late
Thursday, Strahan
and Bohnsack were
the only applicants
for the openings,
said county commission
Chairman
Larry Durante.
The county com-
The Sheridan Press/Lane Hickenbottom
Fair, hospital board applicants ready to step in, get to work
Anti-Smoking Flags
The Sheridan Press/Ryan Brennecke
Cassie Morrison places a flag on the lawn of Sheridan Memorial
Hospital to represent a Wyomingite who has died from the
effects of smoking in the last year. A total of 860 flags were
placed on the grounds this week — blue representing a person
who has died from tobacco use, and yellow for those who have
died from secondhand smoke. The flags will be displayed for
one week as part of World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
Michael
Strahan M.D.
Hospital Board
Applicant
James
Bohnsack
Fair Board
Applicant
Events to honor veterans
Memorial Day activities
in Sheridan will include a
tribute to veterans who have
returned from Iraq as well as
Sheridan County’s deceased
veterans, according to Dick
Moline, spokesman for the
Sheridan County Veterans
Council, which organizes the
annual program.
Activities will start at 6
a.m. Monday when Girl
Scouts and members of the Key Club place
approximately 1,200 flags on the graves of
veterans in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
Girl Scouts and Key Club members will
be in the cemetery from 1-6 p.m. Saturday
placing flag holders on veterans’ graves.
Sheridan County residents who know the
location of veterans’ graves are asked to be
at the cemetery between those hours on
Saturday or at 6 a.m. Monday to show
Scouts where to place flag holders.
At 10 a.m. Monday, the annual
mission is willing to
accept more applications
but wants to
make a final decision
on board
appointments no
later than its June 7
meeting, Durante
said.
Otherwise,
there’s no reason
Strahan and
Bohnsack won’t be
appointed, Durante
said. “They both
appear to be well-
Memorial Day
qualified for the positions, and we’re very
glad they applied,” he said.
Bohnsack said he developed an interest in
the fairgrounds from a user’s perspective. An
active horseman, he competed in high school
and college rodeo as a bareback and saddlebronc
rider. He now works as a loan officer
at First Interstate Bank.
He added that he’s eager to get involved
in public service.
“The younger generation doesn’t seem to
have a lot of representation in city and county
government,” said Bohnsack, 29. “I think
the fair board is a good place to get my feet
wet in terms of community service.”
Strahan said he also wants to give back to
Memorial Day parade will
begin. Parade participants
are asked to line up in the
Dragon Wall parking lot at 9
a.m.
The parade will be from
Dow Street south on Main
Street to the Sheridan
County Courthouse.
At the courthouse at
approximately 10:45 a.m.,
Marine Master Sgt. Jim
Craig will preside as officer
of the day over the annual
wreath-laying ceremonies.
At noon, activities move to Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, where Post
Everlasting Ceremonies will honor
Sheridan County veterans who have died
during the year.
A picnic will take place at the Sheridan
County Fairgrounds and is hosted by the
Sheridan County Family Support Group to
honor veterans recently returned from
Iraq.
The picnic, like all the Memorial Day
events, is open to the public.
the community. “I grew up here. I’ve been a
doctor here for 23 years,” said the private general
practitioner.
Nickerson and Kraft said they’re both
leaving their positions on good terms.
Nickerson said his second term expires
June 30, and statutes allow a person to serve
no more than two terms on the hospital board.
He added that he probably would not have
sought a third term anyway.
“I think 10 years is an awful lot of time for
public service with no recompense, so I’m
willing to let somebody else step up and give
it a try.”
Please see Board applicants, Page 2
Weekend
Happenings
A rundown of activities in Sheridan today through
Monday:
Today
Hang Gliders Fly-in — at Sand Turn in the Big
Horn Mountains, weather permitting. First hang gliders
usually arrive around 9 a.m., others between noon
and 2 p.m.
The event is subject to cancellation if winds
become too difficult, according to spokesman Johann
Nield.
Sunday
High School Rodeo at the Sheridan County
Fairgrounds — 10 a.m.
Hang Gliders Fly-in — continues at Sand Turn in
the Big Horn Mountains, weather permitting.
Sheridan High School graduation — 1 p.m. at
Sheridan High School stadium. If weather is bad, the
event will be indoors.
Monday — Memorial Day
High School Rodeo continues at the fairgrounds —
9 a.m.
Hang Gliders Fly-in continues, subject to weather.
Laramie businesses balk at giving Jubilee Days board more control
LARAMIE (AP) — Downtown businesses
are apprehensive of a proposal that would give
the Jubilee Days board of directors more control
over the street dances that take place three nights
during the celebration.
Board members asked the Laramie City
Council on Tuesday to give them more control
over alcohol sales, entertainment scheduling and
other aspects of the dances, which take place July
7, 8 and 9. Jubilee Days runs from July 1-10.
‘‘Businesses would have to go through us if
they want to participate,’’ said Joe Rodriguez,
former Jubilee Days chairman.
Typically, Jubilee Days organizers get a permit
that allows them to sell alcohol and allows
partygoers to have open containers in a cordoned-off
area downtown. Many downtown bars
within the dance zone also apply for permits,
allowing them to sell alcohol outdoors; some
even schedule their own bands and other entertainment.
That, Rodriguez said, creates confusion.
Jubilee Days loses business to the bars, and
competing bands sometimes have to play over
each other.
‘‘It isn’t our intent to stop businesses from
Jobs in
Gillette
• Proposed
power plant
would employ
400 workers
GILLETTE (AP) — A proposed
power plant near Gillette will bring
in up to 400 workers a month while
it is constructed.
The impacts of that construction
will be among the topics the
Wyoming Industrial Siting Council
wants to hear about at a scoping
meeting Wednesday.
‘‘It’s part of a fact-finding process
that we go through and invite
public comment, governments in
particular,’’ said Tom Schroeder, of
the Industrial Siting Council. ‘‘We’ll
be looking at impacts to towns and
counties in northeastern Wyoming.’’
Black Hills Corp. said in its
application that it expects the
impacts from its WyGen II plant to
be minimal.
No more housing will be needed
for the project, and it expects to find
a big enough labor source locally for
what it needs. The construction and
operating work force would originate
from a five-county area and
would not require permanent housing,
it said in the application, adding
that existing mobile home and
recreation vehicle parks will be used
for a majority of temporary housing.
Please see Jobs, Page 2
participating,’’ Rodriguez said. ‘‘Our intent is to
cooperate with them, using a cost-sharing
arrangement. Those businesses benefit directly
from what we do in the downtown area.’’
The Jubilee Days organizers want centralized
scheduling, with the event board and participating
businesses sharing the costs of entertainment,
security, cleanup and insurance. They also
want drink prices to be fixed, and they want all
servers to go through alcohol awareness training.
‘‘I think it’s a recipe for disaster,’’ said Kara
Hardy, manager of Lovejoy’s Bar and Grill.

2 The Sheridan Press, Saturday, May 28, 2005
Colo. hospital outsourcing
urgent X-Ray examinations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
(AP) — When patients at Memorial
Hospital undergo an urgent, latenight
X-ray, MRI or CT scan, the
information is examined by a fresh
face from Down Under.
The Colorado Springs hospital,
with the busiest emergency room in
the state, used to rely on a weary
radiologist on an 18-hour shift.
No more.
For the past two years, between
2 a.m. and 5 a.m., it has electronically
shipped images 8,000 miles
away to Australia, where doctors
read them in the middle of their
day.
Outsourcing is raising alarm
among U.S. workers and politicians,
but hospitals say outsourcing to
‘‘nighthawk’’ radiologists improves
patient care and solves the temporary
radiologist shortage.
‘‘How do you provide 24-7-365
coverage and still maintain some
semblance of quality of life?’’
asked Dan Karpel, director of operations
at Radiology & Imaging
Consultants, a group of Colorado
Springs radiologists that contracts
with Memorial.
‘‘It gets to the point where it’s
not safe,’’ he added, since night
shifts are tacked on to a long day
shift. ‘‘We didn’t have issues, we
just had guys who felt that one day
there may be issues.’’
Nighthawking is part of the
growing trend of medical offshoring,
born of technology that
zips voice and data files across the
globe. Offshoring has taken clinical
trial, drug research, medical transcription
and medical coding out of
the United States to India and the
Philippines. Laboratory services
may be next.
In the field of radiology, the passage
to India is paved by filmless
scans. In the past five years, most
hospitals have adopted picture
archiving computer systems or
PACS, a digital archive that stores
X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. By
day, these images can be sent to a
reading room down the hall, by
night, across the world.
‘‘It’s worked exceptionally
well,’’ said George Messmer, vice
president of ancillary and support
services for Heart of the Rockies
Regional Medical Center, which has
offshored scans for two years.
The small Salida hospital sees
too few patients to justify a night
radiologist. So between 6 p.m. and
6 a.m. weeknights, and all day
weekends and holidays, they ship
data to Switzerland and Australia.
They also ship data to Louisiana.
Critics, however, say the practice
raises a host of questions. Are
the foreign radiologists qualified? Is
patient privacy being protected?
Should patients be notified? And
who is accountable if an overseas
doctor gets something wrong?
‘‘It’s controversial,’’ said Dr.
Arl Van Moore Jr., a Charlotte,
N.C., radiologist who chaired the
American College of Radiology’s
task force on nighthawks last May.
The ACR final report said doctors
who interpret the scanned
images should meet or exceed the
standards for U.S. physicians,
meaning they should be U.S. boardcertified.
Foreign radiologists should have
a license to practice in the states
they serve, as well as staff privileges
at hospitals where scans are
performed, the task force said. They
should also have liability insurance.
And a bevy of states are considering
legislation to ban state contracts
with facilities that hire overseas
workers.
Both Memorial Hospital and
Heart of the Rockies Medical
Center contract with Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho-based Nighthawk Radiology,
which employs about 40 radiologists
in Zurich and Sydney serving
about 600 U.S. hospitals and other
facilities, according to published
reports. Malpractice experts say the
firm’s foreign-based doctors are
likely covered by an insurance carrier
that covers Idaho. Nighthawk
declined to be interviewed.
Its customers are guaranteed a
reading within 20 minutes, and it
provides at times a one-word or
two-sentence interpretation —
‘‘nothing wrong,’’ or more. The
scans are always reread later by a
U.S. radiologist.
Board applicants
Kraft said he wants to leave the fair board for
personal reasons but is willing to stay for as long as
it takes the commission to appoint a replacement.
“I’ve just been so darned busy with my kids
and the house, work and everything else,” Kraft
said.
Kraft and Bohnsack both said they think it’s
important for Sheridan to build a sizable indoor
events center, whether the fairgrounds is kept at its
present location or moved.
An events center would be sure to draw more
trade shows and similar events to Sheridan,
Bohnsack said.
Kraft agreed. “It would get us more business
during the winter. I think we’re losing a lot of business
because of that,” he said.
As for possibly moving the fairgrounds,
Bohnsack said he wants to find out more.
Friends
“We changed the name to “Kelly’s Warriors,”
Bede said.
She remembers her sister as a fun-loving person
who had an ability to strike up friendships
with total strangers just by taking the time to visit
and laugh with them.
“It seems the whole world would want to stop
and mourn with me and my family. Not only for
our loss, but for how unfinished her life was,”
Bede said.
Maybe that’s what makes Memorial Day special,
Bede said. It’s a time when people from
every walk of life, different cultures, different
political, religious or philosophical beliefs come
together to remember heroes and loved ones.
“One thing I noticed since losing Kelly is that
I joined a whole group of people who are mourning
loved ones they lost,” Bede said.
Before stopping at Sheridan Municipal
Cemetery this week to visit the grave site where
Jobs
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Jobs generated will be from the existing base
of construction workers, the company added.
Black Hills Corp. anticipates a maximum
work force of 400 people per month during peak
construction. That will occur in September and
October 2006. It would average 217 workers in
2006 and 155 workers in 2007. It will have 20
workers once it is operating.
The impact of 400 workers could be significant
in Gillette, according to city Community
Development Director Tom Langston.
Steve
Kraft
Leaving
Fair Board
Scott
Nickerson M.D.
Leaving
Hospital Board
“At this point, I don’t think I’m really informed
enough to say whether it’s a good idea or a bad
idea,” he said.
part of Schreibeis’ ashes are buried alongside her
father and mother, Bede and Eccles spent a few
hours reminiscing over a glass of wine about the
many things they treasure and remember about
their sister and friend.
“She was so young. She wanted to marry and
have children. She was taking massage classes so
she could help people in pain feel better,” Bede
said.
“She had just started doing some acting, and
boy did she light up the stage,” Eccles said,
adding that Schreibeis acted in her first play,
called “Said the Spider to the Fly,” after she was
diagnosed with cancer.
Bede remembers when they were little girls
they looked so much alike that they could pass as
twins, even though they weren’t.
“I remember the first time she went to synchronized
swimming. I wanted to go too, but my
mother said no. This is for Kelly,” Bede said.
Schreibeis got so good at synchronized swimming
that she won the right to compete in Hawaii
‘‘I would say additional housing for 400 people
is going to be hard to accommodate in the
existing market. I’ll be interested to see what
their proposal is,’’ he said.
Another area of concern is where Black Hills
Corp. will find the workers, Langston said.
The Industrial Siting Council tries to ensure
that large projects are planned in such a way that
they minimize impacts to communities,
Schroeder said.
But large projects do cause an influx of workers
that communities may not be prepared for.
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Nickerson said his replacement will step into
a legacy of big accomplishments by the hospital
board and big challenges for the future.
“We got a lot of things done,” Nickerson said.
“We were able to get a new patient wing. We
were able to expand the services to Sheridan
patients, and bring in an imaging center.”
The progress needs to continue, Nickerson
added.
“If we can’t keep up with technology, the
hospital will end up just being a first-aid station,
and I don’t think that’s what people want,” he
said.
Strahan said he’ll approach hospital board
service with an open mind. “I don’t have an
agenda or anything like that,” he stated.
“I just want to help keep things going in a
positive direction I want to help facilitate the
relationship between the hospital and the physicians,
the nursing staff and the community.”
a couple of times. She loved it there so much
that, after her death, Bede and Eccles took part of
her ashes to Hawaii and let them float free over
the Pacific Ocean beneath a brilliant sunset sky.
“She was an artist.” “She painted.” “She
made briar horses (sculptures) out of pebbles.”
“She was a welder.” “She made shadow casters
out of coffee cans.”
“She had green eyes and red hair,” and “when
she walked into the Mint Bar, every eye was on
her,” Bede said.
She collected heart-shaped rocks, including
the ones placed on the grave marker where some
of her ashes are buried.
Even though it’s been more than a year and a
half since Schreibeis died, Bede said she sometimes
thinks, “I haven’t talked to Kelly for a
while. I’d better give her a call.”
Then the brief thrill that comes with the
thought of talking to her sister fades when she
remembers she can’t just pick up the phone and
call her anymore.
That’s why the state Legislature years ago created
a method by which state sales tax revenues
can be diverted to communities that are impacted.
If the Industrial Siting Council agrees, that
money can be divvied up between the impacted
governments.
The 90-megawatt power plant proposed by
Black Hills Corp. would use low-sulfur coal
from the adjacent Wyodak coal mine.
Construction would start in August and end in
2007.
• Ladies Day
• Men’s League
• Couple’s Night
• Walk-on Golfing
– Newly Renovated Clubhouse –
For more information please call:
SCC Office 674-8221
Yvonne 672-8033
Randy 674-8423
The Board of Directors of the
Big Horn Equestrian Center would
like to thank
M R . & M RS .
F ORREST E. M ARS , J R .
for making possible the 2005 Snickers
Big Horn Mountain Spring Soccer
Cup. The Board is delighted to be able
to provide this community event
through Snickers and Masterfoods.
The Equestrian Center looks forwar d
to hosting the Snickers Cup in the
upcoming years!

Commodities
Cash Petroleum
NEW YORK (AP) — Petroleum cash prices Friday
compared with Thursday
Fri. Thu.
Refined Products
Fuel oil No. 2 NY hbr bg gl fob 1.4448 1.4476
Gasoline unl prem RVP NY hbr bg gl fob 1.5503 1.5203
Gasoline unl RVP NY hbr bg gl fob 1.4066 1.3791
Prices provided by Moneyline Telerate
x- prices are for RVP grade of gasoline
Petroleum - Crude Grades
Dubai $ per bbl fob 45.71 44.71
North Sea Brent $ per bbl fob 49.52 49.52
West Texas Intermed $ per bbl fob 51.02 51.02
Light LA Sweet $ per bbl fob 51.27 51.27
Alaska No. Slope del. West Coast 48.07 48.07
Raw Products
Natural Gas, Henry Hub, $ per mmbtu 6.24 6.31
n.a.-not available-n.q. not quoted.
r-revised.
b-bid a-asked.
n-nominal
Gold
Selected world gold prices, Friday.
Hong Kong late: $418.65 off $0.10.
London morning fixing: $418.60 up $0.50.
London afternoon fixing: $418.25 up $0.15.
London late: $417.70 off $0.40.
Paris afternoon fixing: $418.60 up $0.35.
Zurich late afternoon: $417.98 up $0.08.
NY Handy & Harman: $418.25 up $0.25.
NY Handy & Harman fabricated: $451.71 up $0.27.
NY Engelhard: $419.61 up $0.25.
NY Engelhard fabricated: $451.08 up $0.27.
NY Merc. gold spot month Fri: $419.90 up $1.90.
NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. Fri: $419.80 up $1.80.
Grain Futures
Close
CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago
Board of Trade Fri.:
Open High Low Settle Chg.
WHEAT
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Jul 338 1/2 342 333 1/4 335 —2 3/4
Sep 347 1/2 350 342 1/2 344 1/4 —3
Dec 357 3/4 361 352 354 1/4 —2 1/4
Mar 368 3/4 370 362 364 —2 1/2
May 366 —3
Jul 361 364 358 361 —2
Dec 371 —2
Thu.’s sales 32,151
Thu.’s open int 1
CORN
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Jul 225 227 220 1/2 221 1/4 —3 3/4
Sep 232 1/2 234 3/4 228 1/2 229 1/2 —3 1/2
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Sep 250 250 248 1/2 248 1/2 —2
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Jul 260 260 1/2 260 260 1/2 —1 1/2
Dec 250 251 250 251 —2
Thu.’s sales 89,942
Thu.’s open int 679,458, up 3,882
OATS
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Jul 138 3/4 139 3/4 135 135 1/4 —3
Sep 141 3/4 141 3/4 139 1/2 139 1/2 —2 3/4
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Nov 615 615 614 614 —3
Nov 598
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SOYBEAN OIL
60,000 lbs; cents per lb
Jul 23.78 24.00 23.18 23.26 —.52
Aug 23.98 24.00 23.23 23.34 —.48
Sep 23.80 23.80 23.31 23.37 —.51
Oct 23.75 23.75 23.38 23.42 —.45
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Aug 23.07 +.02
Sep 23.00 —.06
Oct 05 23.05 22.65 22.65 —.27
Dec 22.58 —.34
Thu.’s sales 44,252
Thu.’s open int 131,130, up 3,246
SOYBEAN MEAL
100 tons; dollars per ton
Jul 210.10 211.80 207.00 208.70 —1.60
Aug 211.40 211.40 207.30 208.70 —1.70
Sep 209.00 209.70 207.30 208.40 —1.60
Oct 208.50 209.00 207.00 208.30 —1.40
Dec 210.60 210.60 207.00 208.80 —1.20
Jan 207.50 209.00 207.00 208.30 —1.20
Mar 207.50 207.50 205.00 206.50 —2.00
May 204.00 204.00 201.80 203.00 —1.20
Jul 203.00 203.00 200.50 200.50 —2.50
Aug 196.50 —1.50
Sep 194.80 —.70
Oct 190.50 —1.70
Dec 190.50 —1.70
Thu.’s sales 41,274
Thu.’s open int 134,775, up 2,362
Livestock Futures
CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Fri:
Open High Low Settle Chg.
CATTLE
40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.
May
90.00
Jun 84.45 85.45 84.45 85.07 +.47
Aug 84.00 84.70 84.00 84.07
Oct 85.90 86.45 85.90 86.10 +.03
Dec 87.60 88.05 87.55 87.67 —.10
Feb 88.55 88.80 88.50 88.72 +.02
Apr 87.35 87.50 87.35 87.50
Jun 83.65 83.65 83.50 83.50 —.20
Thu.’s sales 18,138
Thu.’s open int 144,170, up 235
FEEDER CATTLE
50,000 lbs.; cents per lb.
Aug 110.70 111.60 110.60 111.45 +.68
Sep 109.75 110.50 109.75 110.25 +.25
Oct 108.85 109.52 108.85 109.27 +.12
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Nov 107.95 108.50 107.95 108.25 +.25
Jan 105.05 105.50 105.05 105.50 +.40
Mar 103.00 103.30 103.00 103.30 +.30
Apr 102.60 102.90 102.60 102.90 +.30
Last spot 111.14
Thu.’s sales 3,010
Thu.’s open int 23,223
HOGS,LEAN
40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.
Jun 71.10 72.32 71.10 72.25 +1.15
Jul 71.00 71.75 70.95 71.47 +.67
Aug 69.80 70.35 69.75 70.22 +.37
Oct 59.75 60.45 59.75 60.37 +.55
Dec 58.05 58.35 58.02 58.27 +.25
Feb 58.25 58.90 58.10 58.90 +.50
Apr 56.52 56.70 56.52 56.70 +.30
May 59.97 60.40 59.97 60.40 +.30
Jun 62.00 62.00 62.00 62.00 —.10
Last spot 73.56
Thu.’s sales 15,261
Thu.’s open int 96,842
PORK BELLIES
40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.
Jul 75.75 75.75 73.00 73.00 —3.00
Aug 73.40 73.60 70.60 70.75 —2.80
Feb 86.10 86.70 84.45 84.45 —.05
Mar 84.50
Thu.’s sales 420
Thu.’s open int 3,963, up 63
Wheat Futures
KANSAS CITY (AP) —Wheat futures on the Kansas
City Board of Trade Fri:
Open High Low Settle Chg.
WHEAT
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Jul 340 342 336 338 1/4 —1 1/4
Sep 347 348 1/4 342 1/2 345 1/2 —1
Dec 357 359 353 1/2 357 + 1/2
Mar 365 365 361 362 — 1/2
Jul 355 1/2 355 1/2 355 1/2 355 1/2 —2 1/2
Thu.’s sales 9,597
Thu.’s open int 73,502
Cash Grain
Kansas City cash grain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wheat 13,913 bushels:
3 1/2 cents lower to 2 1/2 cents higher; No. 2 hard
3.35-3.41 1/2n; No. 3 3.24-3.40 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat
3.68-3.99 1/2n; No. 3 3.57-3.98 1/2n.
Corn 7,277 bushels: unch to 1/2 cent higher; No. 2
white 1.96-1.98n; No. 2 yellow 1.95 1/2-2.06n; No. 3
1.75 1/2-2.05n.
No. 2 milo 3.51-3.57n.
Soybeans 8,317 bushels: 1 1/2 cents higher to 1 1/2
cents lower; No. 1 soybeans 6.50 1/2-6.61 1/2n.
Hoppers 38.00-43.00.
Metals
NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Frida
Aluminum - 78.8 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Fri.
Copper - 167.00 cents Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.
Copper 148.60 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.
Lead - $1003.00 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc - 60.78-61.03 cents lb., delivered.
Gold - $418.25 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).
Gold - $419.80 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri.
Silver - $7.305 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).
Silver - $7.302 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.
Mercury - $850.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.
Platinum -$864.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).
Platinum $864.70 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.
n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available r-revised
Rebuilding for Sheridan’s Future
City of Sheridan
Dave Kinskey, Mayor
Street Closures
♦ 1 st is open this weekend, but the intersection at 1 ST and Broadway
will be closed on Tuesday for about two weeks.
♦ 3 rd and 4 th are open; 2 nd is closed and will remain closed all
week.
♦ Broadway between 5 th and 3 rd has reopened!
♦ Mandel has reopened; use Mandel for business access.
♦ Dow will be closed on Tuesday and will remain closed all week.
♦ Alger remains closed all week . Use Grinnell and the Whitney
Easement for business access. The easement allows access to
all the business parking lots and to Mandel.
Construction Safety
Construction workers are noticing school children and adults walking
through construction zones. Unstable ground and heavy equipment
operation create very hazardous dangers for pedestrians in those areas …
especially for school kids. We advise parents that everyone should stay
clear of these construction zones. Safety first!
Project Overview
The new storm drain is complete through Mandel and the new gravel
section from Dow to Mandel has been placed. Curb and gutter has been
placed between Dow and Mandel. The new sewer is complete down to
Alger. The water line is complete to Grinnell and the contractor has
begun reconnecting individual services.
The contractor expects to continue installing utilities south of Alger
and placing new road base material. Additional concrete paving from 2 nd
to 1 st is also expected. The contractor will continue to perform clean up
and finish landscaping items between 4 th and 1 st . Because of the work
at 1 st , the street will need to be closed. Beginning Tuesday, 1 st will be
closed and will remain closed for approximately two weeks so
construction can be completed to the bridge.
All businesses are open and accessible. A special “thank-you” to the
Burlington Northern Railroad for coordinating operations and access
issues during the construction.
Project Information
♦ Weekly project meetings 10:00 a.m. every Thursday in the Council
Chambers at City Hall.
♦ Advertisements in The Sheridan Press each Saturday in this space.
♦ Listen for project information each Monday on Sheridan area radio
stations.
♦ Project updates will also be available on the City website:
http://www.city-sheridan-wy.com
The Sheridan Press, Saturday, May 28, 2005 3
IRS to close 68 help centers, trim toll-free telephone hours
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the
Internal Revenue Service announced
plans to close 68 taxpayer assistance
centers on Friday, Rep. Major Owens
wondered why his Brooklyn district got
picked to lose its site.
‘‘We certainly need it,’’ the New
York Democrat said. ‘‘Brooklyn is a
place where you have a large number of
immigrants, large number of working
families and a high-density population.’’
‘‘Why take away assistance for those
who need it most?’’
The IRS said it will close 68 taxpayer
assistance centers by October and shift
more customer service to telephone help
lines and volunteer programs.
The changes anticipate cuts to the tax
agency’s budget for customer service
next year. IRS Commissioner Mark
Everson said taxpayers increasingly look
for telephone and online tax help, which
can be more accurate and less expensive.
‘‘One of the greatest problems in government
is that government never closes.
It continues to limp along and try to do
everything,’’ IRS Commissioner Mark
Everson said in an interview. ‘‘What
we’re trying to do is recognize where
things are growing.’’
To meet the expected cut to its customer
service budget, the IRS also plans
to reduce toll-free telephone assistance
from 15 hours to 12 hours a day.
Everson said taxpayers will notice no
difference in waiting times.
The tax agency plans to save money
by ending a program that let taxpayers
with very simple tax returns file over the
telephone, a program that fewer taxpayers
use each year.
Colleen Kelley, president of the
National Treasury Employees Union,
said the announced changes do not save
enough money to meet the proposed budget
reductions and more drastic service
and job cuts might be on the way.
‘‘We think this is probably just the
beginning of the cuts that they’re going
to try to make, and I’m telling employees
that,’’ she said.
Everson said additional changes
won’t effect taxpayer services unless
lawmakers do not approve the more than
$10 billion budget that the president
requested.
‘‘My biggest concern here is not that
we’re making these reductions,’’
Everson said. ‘‘My concern here is that
Congress will not provide all the money
that the president’s requested.’’
Taxpayers can visit taxpayer assistance
sites to solve problems with their
tax accounts, ask questions about tax
laws or pick up forms and instructions.
Low-income taxpayers can get help
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) —
ConAgra Foods will pay $14 million
to settle a lawsuit over fictitious
sales and misreported earnings
at a former Colorado subsidiary.
Omaha-based ConAgra
announced in May 2001 that
accounting problems at its subsidiary,
Greeley, Colo.-based
United Agri Products, would result
in $120 million in lower earnings
New York Stock Exchange
NEW YORK (AP) — Friday’s prices for
NYSE listed most active stocks:
Sales High Low Close Chg
AK Steel 33466 7.90 7.64 7.71 +.23
AMR 24573 13.00 12.70 12.80 —.14
AT&T .95 32365 19.12 18.96 18.99 —.07
AbtLab 1.10f 19731 48.60 47.93 48.00 —.22
Accenture 34985 23.33 23.01 23.10 +.06
AdvMOpt 21273 39.05 38.31 38.78 +.28
AMD 35378 16.49 16.11 16.21 —.15
Agere 65979 1.27 1.19 1.25 +.04
AgereB 58120 1.26 1.18 1.21 +.01
Albertsn .76 21237 21.33 21.05 21.11 —.16
Alcoa .60 30687 27.55 27.20 27.47 +.13
AllegTch .24 18038 21.50 21.12 21.22 +.16
Altria 2.92 27490 67.87 67.53 67.55 —.13
AmExp .48 21380 53.35 52.79 53.25 +.37
AmIntGp lf .50 147459 56.91 55.82 56.40 +.69
AmTower 23277 17.85 17.55 17.79 +.24
Avaya 42803 9.63 9.25 9.53 —.05
BP PLC 1.87e 18650 61.66 60.61 61.38 +.15
BkofAm s 1.80 52107 46.70 46.38 46.65 —.06
BarrickG .22 20608 23.10 22.30 22.99 +.85
BellSouth 1.08 27621 26.99 26.66 26.81 +.12
Boeing 1 25915 63.40 62.82 63.02 +.03
BostonSci 63353 28.49 27.80 27.95 —.21
BrMySq 1.12 23865 25.57 25.38 25.53 —.07
BurlNSF .68 17937 49.84 49.44 49.65 —.16
CIT Gp .64f 18487 43.93 42.50 43.17 +.54
Calpine 196788 2.93 2.49 2.70 —.14
CapOne .11 18448 74.95 74.51 74.87 +.50
CaremkRx 19639 45.24 43.93 44.21 —.04
CenterPnt .40a 17672 12.12 11.95 12.10 +.15
ChesEng .18 26001 20.31 19.86 20.29 +.39
Chevron s 1.80f 58234 54.68 53.76 54.58 +.86
Chicos s 50085 34.36 33.00 33.85 +2.63
Citigrp 1.76 112362 47.44 47.05 47.28 —.10
ClearChan .75f 39922 30.13 29.60 29.73 —.41
Coach s 23769 29.45 29.03 29.30 +.13
CocaCl 1.12 31874 45.04 44.75 44.93 +.04
Coeur 42634 3.17 2.92 3.17 +.31
CompAs .16f 75567 28.09 27.18 27.30 —1.36
ConocPhil 2.48f
21650 107.75 105.25 107.55 +2.47
Corning 110621 15.57 15.30 15.50 +.24
CntwdFn s .60f 39388 37.60 36.71 37.40 +.75
CrwnCstle 22995 17.73 16.88 17.73 +.93
Delphi lf .12m 32914 4.49 4.30 4.41 —.19
DeltaAir 105277 4.35 3.83 3.98 +.11
DevonE s .30f 18240 46.61 45.23 46.55 +1.32
Disney .24f 37704 28.00 27.73 27.88 +.08
DollarG .18f 52340 20.03 19.60 19.83 +.13
preparing a tax return.
The IRS said the taxpayer assistance
centers are the most expensive type of
customer service the agency offers, and
many questions can be answered more
accurately by routing taxpayers to
experts over the telephone.
Critics have urged the IRS to reconsider
its decision to close the centers,
fearing that low-income and elderly taxpayers,
along with those who have limited
English skills, will not be able to get
help with complex tax issues without the
sites.
The IRS said fewer people visit the
400 sites for face-to-face tax help, and
some of those sites had primarily distributed
forms that could be picked up at
libraries and post offices or downloaded
from the IRS Web site.
More than 7.6 million people used the
walk-in sites last year, down from almost
for 1998 through 2000.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf
of investors who held ConAgra
stock between Aug. 28, 1998, and
May 23, 2001. It alleged ConAgra
and several of the company’s officers
and directors violated federal
securities laws by misrepresenting
the company’s financial performance
to inflate its stock value.
ConAgra sold United Agri
Products in 2003.
DomRes 2.68 17790 70.14 69.68 70.12 +.10
DoralFin .72 169402 11.70 9.81 11.52 —1.48
DowChm 1.34 20156 46.04 45.61 45.88 —.12
DrmwksA n 22032 33.18 32.16 32.35 —1.35
DukeEgy 1.10 28362 27.70 27.57 27.65 +.04
Dynegy 21091 4.77 4.55 4.65 —.07
ETrade 25373 12.20 12.05 12.10 —.11
EMC Cp 76006 14.28 14.10 14.16 +.02
EdisonInt 1 18146 37.47 37.15 37.34 —.02
ElPasoCp .16 22267 10.24 10.02 10.20 +.19
Elan 111454 8.17 7.88 7.91 —.14
EnCana s .30f 20653 35.50 34.52 35.43 +.94
ExxonMbl 1.16f 99506 56.90 56.29 56.80 +.58
FannieM lf 1.04 57801 60.99 59.43 60.74 +1.37
FordM .40 109680 10.26 10.03 10.07 +.04
FredMac lf 1.40f
17552 66.07 64.85 65.80 +.81
Gap .18 26949 21.41 21.15 21.19 —.17
Gateway 31036 3.55 3.45 3.51 +.02
Genentch 24736 79.49 77.50 79.26 +.51
GenElec .88 80597 36.98 36.86 36.88 —.06
GnMotr 2 29019 32.00 31.68 31.83 —.12
Gillette .65 26772 53.35 53.00 53.31 —.11
GlobalSFe .30 21381 36.89 35.71 36.73 +.98
Goldcrp g .18a 22890 13.61 13.12 13.61 +.51
GoldmanS 1 67225 96.97 95.16 95.50 —1.10
vjGrace 18564 11.11 10.22 10.29 —.71
HCA Inc .60 17695 53.98 53.55 53.81 +.06
Hallibtn .50 23381 43.30 42.74 43.20 +.54
HewlettP .32 55652 22.94 22.70 22.77 —.23
HilbRog .46f 19913 35.50 33.45 33.69 —4.51
Hilton .08 21836 24.19 23.78 23.81 —.18
HomeDp .40f 43287 40.04 39.75 39.97 +.05
HonwllIntl .83 20446 36.71 36.51 36.63 —.02
IBM .80f 30797 77.24 76.53 77.10 —.04
JPMorgCh 1.36 60003 36.04 35.71 35.80 —.14
JohnJn 1.32f 42905 67.68 67.43 67.43 +.01
LSI Log 51396 7.02 6.87 6.91 +.17
Lexmark 24904 69.16 66.48 68.98 +2.28
LibtyMA 1.93t 37615 10.51 10.38 10.47
LillyEli 1.52 23211 59.26 58.55 59.05 —.05
LowesCos .24f 22246 57.80 57.04 57.15 —.74
Lucent 330427 2.86 2.79 2.83 +.02
Lyondell .90 48846 24.02 23.45 23.89 —.56
MBNA .56 138585 21.93 21.28 21.35 +.15
MGMMir s 21779 37.50 36.33 36.50 +.11
MarshM .68 18136 29.36 28.81 29.01 —.45
McDnlds .55f 29321 31.40 31.17 31.26 —.22
McKesson .24 19983 40.32 39.70 40.25 +.23
Medtrnic .34 21435 53.65 53.31 53.65 +.22
Merck 1.52 50982 32.58 32.31 32.45 +.10
MerrillLyn .80f 22724 54.69 54.43 54.53 +.03
9 million the year before. The number of
taxpayer visits to the IRS Web site
jumped to 153 million last year from 103
million the year before. Electronically
filed tax returns outpaced paper returns
for the first time this year.
The IRS increasingly encourages taxpayers
looking for face-to-face help with
tax return preparation to visit a volunteer
site run by nonprofit groups during the
filing season. Many of those groups get
training from the IRS.
The closures affect cities in 29 states
from Maine to California. The IRS said
it tried to minimize its impact on taxpayers
by weighing factors that include taxpayer
usage, facility costs and the number
of volunteer sites in the region.
Areas with large numbers of lowincome
families and elderly taxpayers
were less likely to be closed, Everson
said.
ConAgra settles lawsuit over misreported earnings
Terms of the settlement were
approved this week by U.S. District
Judge Richard Kopf.
ConAgra spokesman Chris
Kircher said the company admitted
no wrongdoing in the settlement
and said the payment will be covered
primarily by insurance.
Sanford Dumain, one of the lead
attorneys representing the investors,
said only that the settlement ‘‘is a
very good one for investors.’’
MicronT 41387 11.10 10.76 11.07 +.04
MorgStan 1.08 26131 49.62 49.05 49.26
Mosaic 33923 13.08 12.36 13.02 +.55
Motorola .16b 77078 17.48 17.30 17.34 —.12
NatSemi .08 19007 20.41 19.93 20.16 —.24
NewmtM .40 x42991 37.70 36.61 37.59 +1.19
NewsCpA n .16e 40231 16.43 16.25 16.35 +.24
NewsCpB n .06e 26494 17.01 16.81 16.91 +.25
NokiaCp .44e 58745 17.29 17.11 17.20 +.04
NortelNet 62473 2.68 2.63 2.66 +.01
Nucor s .60f 32233 54.72 53.40 53.78 +.95
OrbitalSci 30771 9.90 9.20 9.66 —.91
PallCp .40 20571 29.01 28.03 28.55 —.78
PepsiCo 1.04f 25814 56.84 56.41 56.60 —.41
Pfizer .76 363655 28.76 28.02 28.35 —.55
PlacerD .10 20919 13.82 13.30 13.66 +.53
ProctGam 1.12f 43894 55.79 55.34 55.76 —.05
QwestCm 47008 3.83 3.76 3.80
SBC Com 1.29 49102 23.73 23.55 23.67 +.02
SchergPl .22 51124 19.79 19.62 19.67 —.11
Schlmb .84 26754 68.92 67.85 68.71 +.87
Schwab .09f 22030 11.44 11.25 11.33 +.02
SeagateT .32f 23874 21.13 20.85 20.95 —.05
SvceCp .10 26394 7.54 7.26 7.53 +.23
Solectrn 32920 3.56 3.40 3.49
SprntFON .50 70697 23.36 23.20 23.26 +.08
sT Gold n 24487 41.96 41.74 41.88 +.19
TXU Corp 2.25 21684 80.29 78.73 79.90 +1.23
TaiwSemi .09e 42159 9.23 9.17 9.21 +.02
Target .32 22621 53.85 53.30 53.50 +.17
TelspCel .29e 19259 5.20 4.95 5.14 +.14
TexInst .10 63516 27.90 27.42 27.75 —.20
TimeWarn .20 77104 17.66 17.46 17.59 +.02
TollBros 22630 92.80 90.79 91.06 —.59
Transocn 24549 49.64 48.60 49.50 +.70
TycoIntl .40 62507 29.40 29.02 29.04 —.16
US Bancrp 1.20 21497 29.60 29.38 29.53 +.08
USSteel .40f 41343 41.10 39.76 40.36 +.77
UtdhlthGp .03 17545 98.00 96.84 97.77 +.63
Unocal .80 39929 57.73 56.40 57.56 +1.27
UnumProv .30 25280 18.42 17.98 18.25 +.17
ValeroE s .40f 44298 70.52 68.76 70.49 +1.82
VerizonCm 1.62f 39077 35.56 35.22 35.46 +.11
ViacomB .28 36245 35.28 34.70 34.93 —.27
Visteon 53564 8.04 7.70 7.87 +.31
Vodafone .75e 34220 25.39 25.19 25.32 +.01
Wachovia 1.84 61027 51.86 50.65 51.04 —.88
WalMart .60f 56156 47.32 47.16 47.27 —.04
Walgrn .21 18985 46.15 45.47 45.52 —.44
WellsFrgo 1.92 25007 60.92 60.70 60.79 —.15
Wyeth .92 22519 43.89 43.45 43.82 +.09

Opinion THE
SHERIDAN Press Saturday,
Letters
Thanks fire department for
protecting home during flood
Editor:
We would like to thank the Sheridan County Fire
Department for all of its hard work and consideration
while assisting us to protect our home from further
flooding.
Our Fire Department is a true asset to this community
and its assistance was truly appreciated.
We would also like to thank Kenny Balkenbush
and Jim Volke with Prime Rate Motors, Jenny and
Tim Loomis, and all of our friends and neighbors.
Without everybody’s help, our situation would
have been much worse. We feel very fortunate to
live in such a caring and generous community.
Thanks again for all of your help and support.
Earl and Amanda Williams
Sheridan
Madson, Mullinax deserve
credit for help during flood
Editor:
We are writing you in regard to the article about
the flood that was written by Ed Merriman in May
13’s paper; we feel that some key factors were left
out concerning people who were not even mentioned;
the flood article was on the Monte Vista and
Schiller streets.
The two people who were not even mentioned
were Chris Madson of Madson Construction, who
furnished the dump truck to haul the sand from
Mullinax Concrete complete with one of his
employees and also furnished a loader to take the
filled bags to the various locations on the two
streets, and Aaron Mullinax of Mullinax Concrete
Co., who brought water and pop to the volunteers
and furnished supplies to them, also sending a big
truckload of sand to the site; we feel that these two
men deserve recognition from the press the same as
others got.
Please give credit to where it is due. Thank you.
Moe and Dottie Madson
Sheridan
Writer says Centennial Theatres
an eyesore upon community
Editor:
There are few downtowns which have the character
and beauty intermingled together as harmoniously
as Sheridan.
This has been a constant project for the businesses
along Main Street and our city government committing
money and time to this worthy endeavor.
Although some businesses located directly off
Main Street sometimes let conditions deteriorate to
appalling levels, it’s disgraceful that Sheridan’s
only movie theater has become one of these eyesores
upon our community.
It’s been said many times, competition breeds
innovation and the consumer is the one who benefits.
Centennial Theatres is the exemplary in its category
for the filthiest seats, torn wall coverings, torn
armchair covers, and a general smell most suited for
a sanitation plant.
Next time you feel like dinner and a movie, go
out to one of Sheridan’s fine restaurants and then
return home for the movie; your palate will thank
you.
Reed Massie
Sheridan
Do you ever wake up in the night with things on
your mind that you hadn’t thought of in years?
That happened to me last night. I woke up out of
a sound sleep with the image of my mom’s wooden
rocking chair. I probably hadn’t thought of that chair
since I left home.
I can see mom sitting in that chair rocking one of
her grandchildren or sitting there with the Aladdin
lamp on the table between her and dad.
Dad would be reading the daily paper, and mom
would be reading a book she had gotten from the
library; maybe one or two of us kids were doing
homework.
In those days the dining room table was the center
of all activity, we didn’t have our own room to
go to, and we only had one good lamp. So that meant
you were all together — as a family should be.
All day I’ve been thinking of old things that were
such a part of our lives. Do you remember the little
wooden rocking horses that so many little kids had?
How about the wooden butter churn or the round
washtub that everyone bathed in or the rope swings
with a wooden seat that was held in place by a notch
carved in each end?
When my brother and I were little, my parents
would let us ride in the back of the truck each summer
as we headed for the lake, a three-hour drive on a twolane
road, 55 miles per hour (the speed limit at the
time), and the only rule we had to follow while baking
in the back under the summer sun and waving to passing
cars was that we couldn’t stand up.
We didn’t know any better.
Around 50 years ago, a picture of Jacqueline
Kennedy appeared in a popular magazine; she is sitting
on a couch, with one hand on her very pregnant belly
and the other holding a cigarette.
She didn’t know any better.
In decades past, cars didn’t have seat belts in the
back, car seats were flimsy pieces of plastic that few
people used (or knew how to), the sun was our friend,
and the beach was a popular place for many to roast for
hours on end (or at least until a nice leathery tan could
be had), smoking was allowed in movie theaters and at
work, and many pregnant women were given little to
no reason to stop smoking simply because of a baby
inside.
No one knew any better.
But times have changed, and we’ve all had to wake
up and smell the information, the statistics, the studies,
and the facts. Now we all know better; now there is no
excuse for feigning ignorance.
And yet there are still people, and many at that, who
don’t buckle themselves or their kids up, women who
smoke while pregnant, and parents who allow their
teens to work on those tan lines under a sun that we all
know now cannot only be harmful, but deadly.
I took my little boys to the park over the weekend
and had to share the playground with another mother
who had quite a difficult time helping her 2-year-old
down the slide with one hand, while the other held
stubbornly on to a cigarette.
At one point, she had to chase him up one of the
bigger ladders he was far too little for, but she managed
Remember washing the eggs
before they were put in the egg crate
to take to town to sell? No matter
how hard you tried to keep the nests
clean, there were always a few eggs
that had to be washed; how we hated
that job!
Remember filling the kerosene
lamps and being careful not to spill
any, as it stunk so bad, then trimming
the wick and washing the
chimney? If you didn’t do a smooth
job, the flame would shoot up and
blacken the chimney.
How about those tin dishpans
that you had to wash dishes in after
you had heated the water on the wood cookstove?
The homemade lye soap that practically took your
skin off, oh what fun!
And the old cars without heaters, and we had never
heard of an air conditioner, boy! Aren’t we
spoiled? We probably shouldn’t forget the little
house out back, but thinking of that really makes me
enjoy some of our more modern ways!
to come back down with both still intact: her son and
her smoke.
After taking the last drag, she unceremoniously put
it out in the wood chips, only a few yards from the sign
that read: No Smoking In Playground Area.
We’ve all driven down the street and looked over at
the car next to us, where kids are unbuckled and jumping
around as though the car weren’t actually in
motion.
On one memorable occasion, I saw two toddlers
bouncing around in the back seat while dad drove and
mom held their infant on her lap — and only mom and
dad were buckled up!
Years ago, there was a perfectly viable excuse for
acting stupid: We didn’t know any better.
Today, however, at least when it comes to seat belts,
smoking, and tans, we not only know better, but thanks
to the media and our teachers and our parents and our
doctors and on and on and on, we are all veritable
experts on these subjects.
So why do some still insist on risking their lives, or
risking the lives of their children and unborn babies?
Are these rule-breakers somehow above the law, above
the facts?
Are they still teenagers at heart, believing themselves
invincible? Do they simply not care, or maybe
not believe the statistics? What makes people think
themselves so special?
Sometimes I wonder if progress
is all it’s cracked up to be, and yet
I enjoy all the modern appliances
and probably would scream if I
had to carry the water from a
windmill. Guess that’s life!
Speaking of life, I’m not sure
how much longer these female
squirrels are going to let that little
bleached blond hussy live!
The other day my neighbor Bob
hung some laundry on the
clothesline; now wouldn’t you
think that was an OK thing to do?
Well, the men saw them
blowing gently in the breeze, so they climbed up on
the line and slid down the pant legs and then
climbed up and did it again.
I admit they were getting pretty loud, but it all was
in fun until Blondie showed up; what a sight! She had
on this really skimpy bikini, toenails were painted a
bright purple, and I’m sure she had false eyelashes.
She was carrying a tiny umbrella, and she was
MALLARD FILMORE by Bruce Tinsley
4
May 28, 2005
The rate of deaths in automobile accidents for those
who don’t wear seat belts has not decreased in the last
few years. This tells me there are still a lot of people
out there who either don’t get it, or don’t care to get it
… even at the risk of their own death or the death of
someone they love.
The effects and dangers of smoking speak for themselves,
and yet there are still those who desire to ignore
the health risks and share them with those who are too
small to raise an objection or lend a voice to common
sense.
Children can’t be expected to possess the only intellect
in the family, or have the wits to remind mom and
dad that sitting in the front seat while unbuckled probably
isn’t the best idea (“And Ma — cough, cough —
could you roll down the window a little to let the
cigarette smoke out!”).
I hate to be blunt, but give the facts credit where
credit is due.
So we might be a little inconvenienced at times:
I’ve been tempted to let my son lie down in the back of
the car when his neck is craned at a 90-degree angle as
he tries to snooze and sit up straight at the same time.
But I don’t, because I’ve watched the news enough to
know that I don’t want to be on it.
Whatever personal reasons one might possess to
excuse a blatant disregard for safety and health, they
simply cannot measure up to the facts, nor will they
ever be able to justify any possible results: What will
the excuse be when an unbuckled child loses his life?
Or a baby is born with disabilities because of the
smoke he inhaled in the womb? Or a 20-somethingyear-old
girl, albeit a very tan one, is told she has skin
cancer?
Quite simply, there is no excuse. We all know better
now; this leaves no one but ourselves to blame.
Suzanna Quintana is a writer who lives in Sheridan.
She can be contacted at www.suzannaquintana.com.
Remembering days when cars had no heaters, air conditioners
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walking ever so daintily on the clothesline, as if she
were a tightrope walker. Of course those stupid men
went goofy and started showing off, and they’d fall
off the line, and she’d jump down to give them
CPR.
They were all enjoying it way too much, when
finally the wives got wind of what was going on,
and here they came full force.
They took after her with their clubs and ran her
out of the yard; they then turned their attention to
those dumb men; it didn’t take long to clear the
yard, and Bob’s jean went back to peacefully drying
in the sun!
We’ve had some wonderful entertainment at
noon this month, so come have a delicious lunch,
enjoy seeing your friends, and enjoy the music — it
can’t be beat!
Remember, if you’d like to have lunch at our
other meal sites — Story, Big Horn or Dayton —
just call the Senior Center and make a reservation
so the cooks will send out enough food for everyone.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! Hope to see you soon!

People THE
SHERIDAN Press Saturday,
Community calendar
SUNDAY, May 29
Big Horn Mountain Eagles Bingo — 6:30
p.m., 1760 Commercial Lane.
Joy Junction Children's Church — 10
a.m.-noon, YMCA, 417 N. Jefferson, 672-
8145.
Moose Lodge Breakfast — 8-11:15 a.m.,
331 Broadway.
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline — 672-
6257.
MONDAY, May 30
Alanon — 7:30 p.m., First Christian
Church, 102 S. Connor St.
Alcoholics Victorious — 7 p.m., Calvary
Baptist Church, 1660 Big Horn Ave. Call
751-4981 for more information.
Beginning Relaxation and Meditation —
4-5 p.m., Whedon Cancer Foundation, 30 S.
Scott St. Call Cindy Baker at 672-2941.
Space is limited.
Cadet Flight, Cloud Peak Composite
Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol — 7-9 p.m.,
National Guard Armory (next to Sheridan
College). Youth ages 12-18 are welcome to
attend. For more information, call Capt. Bill
Heine, 674-9196.
Caregivers Support Group — 10 a.m.,
Sheridan Senior Center. For information, call
Diane Feather at 672-2240.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
— 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 100 Big Horn
Ave.
Eagles No.186 trustees — 6 p.m., Fifth
and Main streets.
Free Y Personal Fitness classes.
Beginning level program for adults, seniors
and youth (fifth grade and older). Classes
offered on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Five
hour-long time slots available. Call the
YMCA for more information; 674-7488.
Patchwork women's barbershop (four-part
harmony) singing group — 7 p.m., First
United Methodist Church (674-6109).
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline — 672-
6257.
TUESDAY, May 31
Beginning Relaxation and Meditation —
4-5 p.m., Whedon Cancer Foundation, 30 S.
Scott St. Call Cindy Baker at 672-2941.
E VENINGS &
W EEKENDS C LINIC
Tuesday ~ Thursday
Saturday
Walk-Ins Welcome!
H UGH K. B ATTY , M . D ., P . C .
1260 - 1262 W. 5th Street
307.674.6166
REWARD
A cash reward for information leading to the identification
of a suspect wanted for vandalism committed at
Whitney Commons
Located off North Jefferson Street in Sheridan, Wyoming
On Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 5:30 PM ,
Suspect repeatedly pounded his skateboard into
signage and garbage cans resulting in damage.
Suspect is male, approximately 5’1” with curly
sandy hair and 12-14 years of age. He was wearing
a dark shirt, and riding a skateboard at the time
the vandalism occurred.
Photo of suspect available at Sheridan Police
Department or Whitney Benefits at 245 Broadway .
If you have any information about
this crime, please call:
Crime Stoppers at 672-7463
or
The Police Department at 672-2413
You do not have to give your identity, even if
information qualifies you for a reward!
Space is limited.
COPE Bereavement Support Group — 2
p.m., Holiday Inn. Contact Judy Olson, 672-
3336.
Courage to Heal — noon at the Advocacy
and Resource Center, 136 Coffeen. 672-7471.
Evening Line Dance Class — 6 p.m.,
Sheridan Senior Citizens Center. All ages
welcome.
Immunization Clinic — 1:30-4:30 p.m.,
Sheridan County Community Health
Services, 297 S. Main St. Call 672-5169 for
appointment.
Legion Club Cribbage — 7 p.m., Legion
Club.
MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers)
Playgroup — 9-10 a.m., YMCA.
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline — 672-
6257.
WEDNESDAY, June 1
Alanon — 7 p.m., Sheridan Senior
Citizens Center conference room, 211 Smith
St.
Free Y Personal Fitness classes.
Beginning level program for adults, seniors
and youth (fifth grade and older). Classes
offered on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Five
hour-long time slots available. Call the
YMCA for more information; 674-7488.
Holy Name Council of Catholic Women
— noon, Holy Name Parish Hall, 674-6088.
Look Good, Feel Better — 2 p.m.,
Whedon Cancer Foundation, 30 S. Scott St.
Free public service program for women cancer
patients. Preregistration required. Call
Beverly Reinke at 674-1545.
Moose Lodge Family Burger Night —
5:30-7 p.m., 331 Broadway.
Optimist Club of Sheridan — noon,
Holiday Inn. Call Duane at 673-5044.
Overeaters Anonymous — 5:30 p.m. in
the basement of First Christian Church.
Anyone welcome who believes he may have
an eating disorder.
Past Matrons Club Order of Eastern Star
— 6:30 p.m., dinner meeting at Trail's End
Restaurant.
TOPS 20 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) —
6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church
basement, 215 W. Works. Visitors always
welcome. Call 672-2247 or 672-2179.
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline — 672-
6257.
THURSDAY, June 2
Alanon Study Group — 7 p.m., 306 N.
Main St.
Beginning relaxation, meditation and gentle
movement class — 8-9 a.m., Whedon
Cancer Foundation, 30 S. Scott St. Call
Cindy Baker at 672-2941.
Big Horn Mountain SNOMADS — 7:30
p.m., Elks Club.
Blood Pressure Clinic — 12:30-1:30 p.m.,
Sheridan County Community Health
Services, 297 S. Main St.
Big Horn Mountain Eagles No. 4169
Ladies Auxiliary — 7 p.m., Eagles Hall,
1760 Commercial Lane.
Celebrate Recovery — a Christ-centered
12-step recovery program. 7 p.m. Family Life
Center basement, 118 W. Fifth St.
Cloud Peak Toastmasters — 6:45 a.m.,
Elks Club.
Elks Club Coffee Club at the Lodge — 8
a.m. Members.
Free Clinic — Open 5 - 9 p.m. for qualified
individuals.
47 Club — 11:30 a.m., LeGourmet Room
at the Holiday Inn.
Kiwanis — noon, Best Western Sheridan
Center.
Life Is For Thriving, cancer support group
— 3:30-5 p.m., Memorial Hospital — basement
library. 673-4298.
Line dancing class — 1 p.m., Sheridan
Senior Center, 211 Smith St.
Moose Lodge Family Dinner Night — 6-8
p.m., Moose Lodge, 331 Broadway.
Story Woman's Club — 1:30 p.m. at the
clubhouse.
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline — 672-
6257.
FRIDAY, June 3
Big Horn Mountain Eagles Bingo — 6
p.m., 1760 Commercial Lane.
Elks Club — Happy hour 4-7 p.m.;
karaoke 7 p.m.-closing.
‘Joan of Arcadia’ fans probably too late to save show
NEW YORK (AP) — Even God
is vulnerable to low television ratings.
CBS’ decision this month to
cancel the drama ‘‘Joan of
Arcadia’’ after two seasons has baffled
and angered its fans. Many are
peppering CBS and anyone who
will listen with e-mails trying to
find some way to keep the series
alive.
It’s a long shot, at best. The
series where God appeared to
Amber Tamblyn’s title character in
the guise of average people won
critical praise and an Emmy nomination,
but couldn’t reach beyond a
dwindling cult of supporters.
Fans said they appreciated a drama
that talked about spirituality
without being preachy, that included
God but didn’t take religious
sides. Several parents wrote that it
Happy 19 th
Birthday
Mark!
Our lives are filled with precious
memories of you.
We love and miss you so much!
Mom, Dad & Shaun
was one of the few quality shows
on television they felt comfortable
watching with their children.
We feel your pain, say the folks
at CBS.
But they couldn’t ignore its ratings
decline, said Chris Ender, CBS
entertainment spokesman.
Artists
M AGGIE C ARLSON
& A LICE F ULLER
will present a Collage & Painting Workshop
at the Ucross Foundation Art Gallery
Saturday, June 4, 2005
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Advance registration is required
Class size limited to 12
$ 10 materials fee
To register and for
further information,
please call
(307) 737-2291
Free Y Personal Fitness classes.
Beginning level program for adults, seniors
and youth (fifth grade and older). Classes
offered on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Five
hour-long time slots available. Call the
YMCA for more information; 674-7488.
Immunization Clinic — 10 a.m. to noon,
297 S. Main St. Call 672-5169 for appointment.
Rotary Club — noon, Historic Sheridan
Inn.
Survivors Offer Support — 10 a.m.,
Sheridan Senior Center.
Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 1560 —
7:30 p.m., Post Home, 758 Broadway.
WATCCH Christian Homeschool Support
Group — 1 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church,
1660 Big Horn Ave.
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline — 672-
6257.
SATURDAY, June 4
Alanon — 9:30 a.m., Sheridan Senior
Center, 211 Smith St.
Eagles No. 186 Bingo — 6 p.m., early
bird, 6:30 p.m., main bingo. Two $500 jackpots
and one $1,000 pick-7.
Elks Prime Rib Dinner — Serving at 5:30
and 7 p.m. RSVP is required; call 674-9500
for reservations. Dancing to Bandana. Open
to members and guests.
Families of the Mentally Ill — "You are
not alone." 10 a.m., Sheridan Senior Citizens
Center. For support and education. For more
information, call 673-9720 or (Buffalo) 684-
5598.
Insulin Users Group — 9 a.m., Memorial
Hospital, Conference Room B. For information,
672-1193.
Support group for families of individuals
suffering from mental illness — 10 a.m.,
Sheridan Senior Citizens Center, 211 Smith
St. Call 673-9720 for more information.
Wood Carvers of the Big Horns — 9 a.m.noon
at the Sheridan Senior Citizens Center.
All skill levels welcome; beginner classes
available. Call Rick Dowdy, 674-8705, for
more information.
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline — 672-
6257.
Senior Menu
5
May 28, 2005
Student
News
Jenna Jellison of Banner
has received the Theodore
Roosevelt Scholarship to attend
Dickinson (N.D.) State University.
The Theodore Roosevelt
Honors Leadership Program at
Dickinson "challenges high-caliber
students to become excited about
learning and achieving personal
goals, and prepares leaders for service
in the community, the nation
and the world," according to a
news release from the university.
Recipients of the scholarship
must maintain a minimum cumulative
grade point average of 3.25.
■ Sheridan native Hannah
Mills will
graduate June
15 from
Redlands
(Calif.) East
Valley High
School.
She is the
daughter of
former
Sheridan residents
Rich
and Chris
Mills — now
living in East
Highland Ranch, Calif. — and
granddaughter of Eva E. Legerski,
the late Thomas M. Legerski Sr.
and Opal I. Roop, all of Sheridan.
Mills has maintained a 3.7
grade point average throughout
high school and was one of 50 students
chosen, from a class of 738,
for membership in the National
Honor Society, according to her
parents.
She has been a member of
Leadership Experience
Opportunity, the American Cancer
Society, Key Club and Christian
Club.
She will attend California State
University in the fall. She hopes to
obtain a master’s degree in psychology
and earn a doctorate in
child psychology.
SUNDAY — New England boiled dinner, pineapple-cottage
cheese, salad, Boston brown bread, bread pudding
MONDAY — Shaved ham on wheat bread, macaroni
salad, cantaloupe and grapes, frosted brownie
TUESDAY — Chicken parmesan, angel hair pasta,
lima beans, roll, apple fruit spread
WEDNESDAY — Beef tips over pasta, Scandinavian
vegetables, garden salad, roll, coffeecake and ice cream
HERITAGE TOWERS — Baked potato bar, egg drop
soup, sweet and sour pork, rainbow rice, ginger pears, fortune
cookie
THURSDAY — French dip au jus, red roast potatoes,
Pacific-cut vegetables, rhubarb crisp
FRIDAY — Barbeque pork spareribs, herb broccoli,
baked red potato, French bread, chilled plums
SATURDAY — Meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, carrotraisin
salad, roll, pineapple slices
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Pastor’s corner
W
A PASTOR’S THOUGHTS
Pastor Bill Cummins, retired — Home Church. Visit the Website at www.pastorsthoughts.com.
ARVADA COMMUNITY CHURCH
Non Denominational services led by Pastor Bob Moore. Sundays, 10:15 a.m.
Sunday school, 11 a.m Services. . Call Bob Moore at 758-4353 for more information.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
1045 Lewis St., Alan Boyles, pastor, 674-6372 — Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Sunday
school; 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Worship. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Bible Study.
WYOMING BAPTIST COLLEGIATE MINISTRIES
Mountain View Room in the Sheridan College Student Commons. Monday, 8
p.m. For information, call director Scott Baxter at 674-6957.
BETHESDA WORSHIP CENTER
Church offices now located at 1100 Big Horn Avenue. Pastor Scott Lee, 673-
0023. All services now being held at 1100 Big Horn Avenue. Sunday, 10 a.m.
Worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Youth services for grades 6-12. Call 673-
0023 for information.
BETH EPHRAIM MESSIANIC
ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Home fellowship meets in Sheridan second Saturday of each month. Also meets
in Hardin, Mont. and Fort Smith, Mont. Congregational leader, Hale Harris. Call
672-6926 for more information.
BIG HORN CHURCH
115 South Third Street, Big Horn, Sherman Weberg, Pastor, 655-3036. Sunday
9:15 a.m. Prayer Time, 10 a.m. Morning Worship, 4 p.m. VBS Meeting, 5 p.m.
Bible Study, 7 p.m. Choir Practice. Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study at Pederson’s,
Friday 5:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study.
BUDDHIST MEDITATION FELLOWSHIP
First and third Sunday of each month at 7 p.m. For information call Harold at 672-
8289. Everyone welcome.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
1660 Big Horn Ave., Terral Bearden, pastor, 672-3149 — Sunday, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:45 a.m., Worship; 6:30 p.m. evening worship. Wednesday, 7
p.m., prayer meeting. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Youth Group.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
455 Sumner St. — Sunday, 11 a.m. Church and Sunday School. Wednesday,
7:30 p.m., Testimony meeting. Reading Room, 45 E. Loucks St., Suite 015, open
weekdays, except holidays, 1:30-4 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Ranchester, Ranch Mart Mall — Sundays bible study 9 a.m. Worship at 10 a.m.
Evening worship 6 p.m. Wednesday evening study 6:30 p.m. International gospel
hour 7:10 a.m. Sundays on KROE Radio, 930 AM. Phone 655-2563.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Church of Christ, 1769 Big Horn Ave., 672-6040 — Sunday morning Bible classes,
9:30 a.m.; Worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening worship, 6
p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
2644 Big Horn Ave. Priest in Charge, Fr. Stuart Crawshaw, T.O.S., 673-6087 —
Sundays: 10 a.m. Morning Prayer and Mass. Holy days as announced. (1928
BCP & Anglican Missal liturgy).
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
329 Park Street, Sheridan. Prayer and repentance services, Sunday 9:45 a.m.
with Bible teaching and Worship. Wed. night Bible study at 7 p.m. For information
call 674-7171.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LDS
Ranchester branch, 1066 Big Horn, Ranchester. Fred Trembath, President. 655-
9085 (office) — Sunday, 10 a.m. Sacrament meeting; 11:20 a.m. Sunday school
and primary. 12:10 p.m. Priesthood and Relief Society meets. Wednesday, 6 p.m.
MIA.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LDS
Sheridan 1st Ward, 2051 Colonial Drive, Richard Welch, Bishop, 672-2926 (office)
— Sunday, 1 p.m. Sacrament meeting; 2:20 p.m. Sunday school and primary.
3:10 Priesthood and Relief Society meets.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LDS
Sheridan 2nd Ward, 2051 Colonial Drive, John Slaughter, Bishop, 672-6739
(Office) — Sunday, 9 a.m., Sacrament meeting; 10:20 a.m., Sunday School.
11:10 Priesthood and Relief Society meets.
Light in
the darkness
e have all had moments in the darkness,
all alone. These times seem to
be marked by confusion, stubbed toes or
worse.
Perhaps you have gone to kiss a loved one
good night, and instead of kissing lips, you
kissed him on the eyebrow.
Maybe you have spent more time than you
would have liked on a cold night fumbling in
the dark for your house keys. We all need light
to negotiate the hazards of the dark; we need
the light to comfort us and give us direction.
The Bible speaks volumes on the subject of
light. It often uses the term as a metaphor for
truth, goodness, purity and moral perfection.
When you think of light in this way, the
next logical question can only be, what is darkness?
Darkness is the absence of light.
Metaphorically, it is lies, evil, immorality and
sin.
The treachery of the darkness is all around
us. Most people strive to live a good life, but
the pressures to step into the darkness close in
and confront us.
We can easily be tempted to lie to get our
way or be accepted, envy someone else’s status
or possessions, laugh at a dirty joke, or
smirk at a friend’s misfortune.
In the eighth chapter of the book of John,
Jesus Christ says, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life.”
We are shown that there is a path to be chosen
that is not enveloped in darkness, a path
that is clear and bright. A way that does not
always feel natural to us but that can free us
from the pain and consequences of living a
destructive lifestyle.
If we walk the path in Jesus’ light, we
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
859 Bellevue, Arthur Maendl, pastor, 672-2505 — Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday
school for all ages; 10:45 a.m., Morning Worship/Children’s Church, 6:30 p.m.
Evening service. Tuesday 7 p.m., M&M Women’s Bible Study. Wednesday 7
p.m., Adult Bible Study and Prayertime, Teens and Children’s Groups. Thursday 7
p.m., Ladies’ Bible Study.
CLEARMONT COMMUNITY CHURCH
Across from gymnasium in Clearmont. Pastor, Marty Rostad, 758-4588. Sunday,
9 a.m., Worship service; 6 p.m., Prayer meeting.
CORNERSTONE CHURCH
Pastor Tony Forman - New location at 4351 Big Horn Avenue, 672-8126. Sunday
Worship service - 10 a.m.; Women of the Word Bible Study - Tuesdays, 10 a.m.
and 7 p.m.; Call church office for Weekly Life Groups and Student Ministries.
COWBOY CHURCH
Testimonies and encouragement in the Word the cowboy way. Country Gospel
music. Meets second Sunday of every month, 2 p.m. at Cornerstone Church,
4351 Big Horn Avenue. Dave Wagner - 757-2480, Mike Flanagan - 655-2350,
Brad Mitchell - 406-639-2492, Allan Lloyd - 406-784-2471, Ernie Wooley - 672-
8641 or Jack Cooper 750-2747 for more information.
DAYTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Dennis Goodin — Located at the corner of Third and Bridge Street in
Dayton, 655-2504. Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 5 p.m.,
Youth Group. Various Bible studies throughout the week. Call for details.
DECKER BEREAN CHURCH
Across from Spring Creek Mine, Decker, 674-4634 or 757-2529, Pastor Ray
Calentine — Bible study, Sunday, 2 p.m.
FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Foursquare Gospel Church, 118 W. Fifth St., Pastor Kent Bahruth, 674-9588.
Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday School; Worship service 10 a.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Adult
Bible Study; King’s Kids Club (1st-6th grade); Youth Group (7th grade and up); nursery
available.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Kenneth J. Doolin, 674-6693 — First Baptist Church in Sheridan is meeting
at the Sheridan High School Auditorium. Sunday school will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Worship service will begin at 9:45 a.m. Sr. High Youth meets on Wednesday
evenings, Jr. High Youth meets on Thursday evenings. Contact church office for
more information.Our offices will be located at 238 W. Works and our phone numbers
will remain the same. For more information, contact First Baptist Church at
674-6693.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
(Disciples of Christ) 102 S. Connor, Pastor Douglas Goodwin, 674-6795. Sunday,
8 a.m., “Sunday Morning Express,” 9 a.m., Sunday School, Traditional Sunday
Worship at 10 a.m.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC
100 W. Works St., 672-2668, Dr. Bob Miller, minister. Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday
School, 11 a.m. Worship service (Nursery provided). Holy Communion served on
the first Sunday of each month., Monday 6:30 p.m. Choir practice. Lunch Together
served noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tuesday noon bible study.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. E-mail
godworks@fiberpipe.net. Web page: www.fiberpipe.net/~godworks.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2121 Colonial Drive, Pastor Doug Melius and Pastor Brian Johnson, 672-1717.
Sunday 10 a.m. Worship Service, child Care is Available. 11:30 a.m. Bible Study.
Monday Church Office Closed for Memorial Day Holiday. Wednesday 11 a.m.
Properties. Thursday 6:30 a.m. Men’s Group at Holiday Inn, 5:30 p.m. Beats &
Eats.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
215 W. Works St., Pastor Don Derryberry, 672-9779, Sunday 10 a.m. One
Worship Service. Followed by a BBQ Potluck Picnic! Bring a dish to share!
Nursery available during the Worship Service. Monday Church Office
CLOSED for Holiday, Tuesday 9-2 p.m. The Closet will be OPEN! 4:30 p.m.
Centering Prayer, Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Facility Planning Meeting,
Thursday 5 p.m. Covenant Group, 813 W Loucks. Saturday 9-11 a.m.
Vacation Bible School Leader Training.
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
1959 Brundage Lane, Independent-Fundamental — Steve Anderson, pastor.
Office: 672-7391, Home: 6727189. Sunday, 10 a.m., Sunday School for all ages;
11 a.m., Morning Worship with children’s church provided; 7 p.m., Evening service.
Nursery provided for all services. Tuesday, 6 a.m., Men’s Bible Study.
Wednesday, 7 p.m., Bible study and prayer; youth training hour and Patch Club
for boys and girls. Ladies Bible studies meet every other week at the church. Call
for schedule. Mail to P.O. Box 6522, Sheridan.
would be living a pure life where truth governs
our actions, a life that is not shackled by
immoral behavior.
You may ask, how does one walk in the
light? The answer to this question is found in
the Bible, the source text for all Christian faith
and practice.
In order to move forward and not grope
around in the darkness, light must illuminate
our path. Psalm 119 shows us that God’s word,
the Bible and what it teaches, is a lamp to our
feet.
If we want to walk in truth and goodness,
we need the teachings of the Bible to help us
determine each step that we take.
The human heart and mind can be an
untrustworthy moral compass, but the holy and
righteous God of the universe, Jesus Christ,
who is revealed to us in the Bible, will never
steer us into self-destruction.
God’s teachings of how we should live our
lives will never lead us down a path of evil
desire and lies.
The more we read the Bible and learn the
principles of godly living, the more we will
begin to understand what it means to have the
mind of Christ, to think as he would think and
to see ourselves and the world around us as he
sees them.
We overcome the darkness of the world by
believing in Jesus Christ as the Son of God
because he is the true light. There are those
who rebel against the light, who do not know
God’s ways or even care to.
There are some who enjoy the game of
deception and half-truths; they live on the
fringes, in the shadows and are afraid of having
their deeds exposed in the light for others
to see. They hide in the darkness and are confined
to a prison cell of sin.
However, there are those who are unsatis-
THE REV. RAY BERIG
fied and discontent with the life they have been
living, who want to stop hiding and step into
the light.
To step into the light, or to flip on the
switch, requires action and a purposeful decision.
It takes courage to allow the light of
Christ to shine into the darkest corners of our
life.
The light will expose flaws and imperfections,
but Jesus has promised all who trust in
him that he will never leave them or forsake
them.
Jesus Christ has the strength to face the
darkest recesses of anyone’s heart, and he
desires that every human being would step out
of the world of shadows and into his radiant,
warm light.
So, dear reader, do you know where you
stand? The promise of Jesus’ light is not a
guarantee that you will always live as a perfect
woman or man; the promise of Jesus’ light is
that you will no longer have to search in the
dark for your next step.
The promise is that you will receive light of
life and live it on the path of truth, not lies,
seek good over evil, desire a pure heart and
forfeit the contamination of the world, strive to
live a moral life and turn away from immorality.
Reading the Bible to discover God’s truth
and knowing about Jesus are the first step, but
walking in the light requires action.
I encourage you to take a step of faith,
allow the light of Jesus to shine into your life
today and allow the universe of God’s truth to
open up before you.
Pastor Ray Berig
First Baptist Church
Pastor of Music and Worship
Member of Pastors United In Christ
GRACE CHAPEL
Story- The Rev. Philip Wilson — Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m.
Worship.
HIGHPOINT CHRISTIAN CENTER— CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE
2452 W. Loucks. Sunday Worship at 10 a.m. Wednesday service 7 p.m. Pastor
Jerry Houchens, full Gospel emphasis. Office located at 45 E. Loucks St., Suite
No. 106. For more information, call 674-9708.
HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH
260 East Loucks, Father Thomas Ogg, Pastor , 674-7441—Saturday Mass 8
a.m., Vigil Mass 6 p.m., Sunday mass: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday: Mass 7 a.m. — Confession 4-5 p.m. on Saturdays or anytime
by appointment.
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Church office now at 2161 Coffeen Ave, Suite 503. Pastor Gary Burdick.
Meeting at 1660 Big Horn Ave. 6 p.m. Saturdays. For information, call 673-
6400. Hope Community Church is a ministry of the Christian Missionary
Alliance. Casual dress welcome. Visit our Web site at www.sheridanhope.com/>
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
1300 W. 5th Street (across from the hospital), 674-6434 — Pastor Wm. C.
Heine. Sunday 9 a.m. breakfast, 9:15 Sunday school and Bible study, 10:3 0
a.m. Worship (Communion on first and third Sunday), 8:05 a.m. Lutheran Hour
on KROE 930 AM radio, 8:30 a.m. Immanuel Worship Service on KROE, 9:30
a.m. Issues, etc. on KCSP 98.9 radio. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study.
Thursday 10 a.m. Bible study. Saturday, 9:30 p.m. Issues, etc. on KCSP 98.9
radio.
JOY JUNCTION CHILDREN’S CHURCH
An interdenominational ministry to children whose family does not have a
church home for ages 4 through high school. Meets Sunday 10 a.m.-noon at
the YMCA, 417 N. Jefferson. Singing, Bible teaching, crafts and games. Vans
pick up and deliver. Karl and Donna Hunt, directors, 672-8145.
MOUNTAINVIEW FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC)
54 W. 8th Street, Sheridan, John Constantine, Pastor. Sunday 9:45 a.m.
Sunday School, 11:00 a.m. worship. Wednesday 6 p.m. Prayer and Devotional
Time. For more infomration call 673-4883 or 307-217-0393.
NORTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST
58 W. 5th Street, 672-2825 or 672-3097. Richard Snider. Sunday 10 a.m. Bible
class, 11 a.m. Worship and Communion. Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study.
OUR LADY OF THE PINES CATHOLIC CHURCH
Story — Mass schedule: Saturday 6 p.m. Confession one-half hour before
Mass.
PRAIRIE DOG COMMUNITY CHURCH
Prairie Dog Community Clubhouse Building, 7 miles southeast of Sheridan at
the corner of Highway 14 East and Meade Creek Rd. (County Rd. 131). Terry
Wall, pastor. Phone 672-3983. Sundays — 9 a.m. non-denominational
Worship service for children and adults.
QUAKER WORSHIP SHARING
(Religious Society of Friends) second and fourth Sundays — Call Robert
Murphy or Georgia Foster at 672-6779 for time and place.
RANCHESTER COMMUNITY CHURCH
1000 Historic Highway 14, Ranchester, Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 11
a.m., Worship Service and Junior Church; junior and senior high youth groups,
5:30 p.m.; 6 p.m. evening service. Wednesdays, Bible study 7 p.m.
THE ROCK OF THE BIG HORNS
Non-denominational, contemporary Christian church that meets on Sundays at
10 a.m. at Sagebrush Elementary School, 1685 Hillpond Dr. Each week features
upbeat music and practical messages in a casual atmosphere. Children’s
ministry and weekly small groups available. For more information call 752-1899.
SHERIDAN BIBLE CHURCH
218 W. Burkitt, Rev. Barry and Pastor Beth Moen — 673-4837. Sunday
10 a.m. morning worship, 7 p.m. Believer’s night, Crow Agency. Tuesday
7 p.m. Lame Deer,Mt. Wednesday 12 p.m. Women’s Fellowship, 7 p.m.
Joy Junction Youth, Crow Agency. Thursday 7 p.m. Open Heaven’s
Service.
ST. EDMUND’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Ranchester — Mass schedule: Sunday, 10 a.m. Confession one-half hour
before Mass.
ST. FRANCIS CHAPEL
Story — Service: Sunday, 11 a.m. St. Francis Interfaith Chapel, 93 Ponderosa
Drive, Story. Telephone number: 307-683-2197; Dr. Lawrence Zillmer,
Pastor. Web site: shepherdtheology.com. E-mail: gostwing@fiberpipe.net.
Normative Services, Inc.
Residential Treatment
for adolescents 674-6878
Goose Creek Pediatrics
Mary I. Bowers, M.D.
672-7700
Babe’s Flowers
Heidi Rosenthal Parker and Staff
America's Best Value Inn -
Evergreen Safe Storage
672-9757
580 East 5th Street
Decker Coal Co.
& Employees
J.D. Pelesky Construction Co.
J.D. Pelesky & Staff
Montana Dakota Utilities
“In the Community to Serve”
ERA Carroll Realty, Inc.
306 N. Main 672-8911
Connie’s Glass, Inc.
Bill Stanbridge & Staff
The Woods
Ron Wood & Staff
First Interstate Bank of Sugarland
Directors, Officers & Staff
Hammer Chevrolet, Oldsmobile & Geo
107 E. Alger 674-6419
Warehouse Market
Management & Employees
Poll Motor Co.
& Employees
Scotchman Home Center
2727 Coffeen Ave. 672-3575
Wyoming Electric Inc.
Curtiss Johnson, Dave Nelson & Staff
125 North Sheridan Avenue
ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Corner W. Loucks and Tschirgi Streets, Father David L. Duprey, Pastor, 674-
7655. Sunday (Graduation Sunday) 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion, 9 a.m.
Sunday School, 10 a.m. Holy Communion, 7 p.m. Sr. EYC. Monday Office
Closed in observance of Memorial Day. Tuesday 7 a.m. Visitation of the Virgin
Mary/ Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Healing service/ Holy Communion.
Wednesday 9 a.m. St. Nick's, 7 p.m. Jr. EYC. Thursday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Red
Door Thrift Store.
ST. VINCENT OF LERINS’ ORTHODOX CHAPEL
433 Upper Road, Deacon Chris Thayer, 674-8230, Sunday, 9 a.m., Eucharist.
THE SALVATION ARMY
150 Tschirgi, Captains Michael and Jennifer Bates, ministers — Sunday, 9:45
a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., Morning Worship. Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Bible/Prayer meeting. For further program information, call 672-2444 or 2445.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
345 S. Main, Pastor John Graham, 672-5969 — Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Sabbath
school; 11:15 a.m. Morning worship. Call for time and location of home prayer
groups.
NEW COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Meets at Sheridan Woman’s Club, Pastor Randy Sawyer, 20 Tschirgi, 674-
8372. Sundays, 9 a.m. Sunday School, (child care available). 10 a.m. Worship
Service. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. adult Bible study.
SHERIDAN WESLEYAN CHURCH
(Spring/Summer Schedule)
404 West Brundage Lane, 404 W. Brundage Lane, Chuck Lucas, Sr. Pastor,
Brian Anderberg, Youth Pastor, 672-0612. Sunday 9a.m. Worship/Children’s
Church, New Worship Center 10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School for All Ages. 6 p.m. Home Bible Study, 6:15 p.m. Sr. High
Youth Group. Monday 4p.m. Jr. Hi Girls’ Bible Study, 7p.m., Sr. Hi Girls’ Bible
Study. Tuesday 6 a.m. Promise Keepers’ Bible Study, Palace Restaurant.
9:30 a.m. Ladies’ Bible Study. Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Jr. Hi Youth Group, 7
p.m. Young Adults’ Connection Group, Thursday Community Groups: 6:30
p.m. and 7 p.m. (Connection Group Info: 672-0612)
STORY COMMUNITY CHURCH
4 Ponderosa Drive, Story, Reverend Tim Tromble, 683-3018. Sunday
Worship 11 a.m., Monday night youth group 6:30 p.m., Tuesday Bible study 2
p.m., Everyone welcome.
SUNRISE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
570 Marion, John Jackson, Pastor, 674-8424 — Sunday, 10 a.m., Sunday
school; 11 a.m., Worship; 6:00 p.m., Evening Worship. Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Midweek service; Adult Bible study.
TONGUE RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH
(Southern Baptist) Interim Pastor Robert A. Logan Sr., 305 Coffeen St. in
Ranchester, 655-9456 — Sunday, 10 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m., Morning
Worship; 7 p.m., Evening Worship. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Prayer Service and
Bible Study. Come and worship with us.
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
135 Crescent Drive, Ronald D. Nelson, senior pastor; Wilbur L. Holz, Associate
pastor. Sunday 9 a.m. Worship (LBW), 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship. Monday
(Memorial Day) church office closed. No Rugrats, 7 p.m. “Lappers,” M.A. Hall.
Wednesday 6:30 a.m. Men’s breakfast, 5:45 BASICS, No midweek Worship
Service. Thursday 5:30 p.m. Christian Education Committee mtg., 7 p.m.
Evangelism and Social Ministry commettee mtgs. 7:30 p.m. Missional
Outreach Committee mtg. Friday Wedding rehearsal. Saturday 2 p.m.
Anderson/Tyson wedding followed by reception in Fellowship Hall.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
Sheridan Masonic Lodge, 109 S. Gould St. Church and children's Sunday
School meet first and third Sundays of every month at 10 a.m., followed by coffee
fellowship. Nursery available. Next service: May 15, 2005. Annual
Meeting and Pot Luck. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Janet
Ashear at 672-3135.
UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
720 S. Sheridan Ave., R.H. Robinson, pastor, 674-4846 — Sunday, 10 a.m.
Sunday school and Worship; 6 p.m. Service. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Bible
study. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Youth Services.
VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS)
Peter D. Zietlow, pastor. Meeting on Sundays at Central Middle School, 25 S.
Custer. Children's Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Youth Bible Study 9:15 a.m.,
April/May: "The Odyssey of St. Paul" Adult Bible class, 9:15 a.m. Worship
Service 10:30 a.m. Refreshments 11:30 a.m., April/May: "The Wonders of
God" Bible information class, 11:45 a.m. Teen Confirmation Class 7 p.m. at
567 Long Dr. church office. For more information call Pastor Pete Zietlow -
672-7599, 752-0207, or look at the web site at www.valleylutheran.com.

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Memorial Day reminder to open soul anew to God
This Memorial Day is going to be different
from all the rest for me, because we are
going over to the Big Horn Basin to visit
Dad’s grave for the first time.
Although he died last September, the
headstone that Mom picked out has been
only recently placed in the Mount View
Cemetery on the west edge of Basin. It is
one of those his-and-hers stones.
Even before Dad passed away unexpectedly
last year, Mom told me she was going
to buy a grave marker for her and Dad,
because she was afraid I would just post a
cardboard sign over the two of them and staple
it to a couple of pieces of slat and call it
good.
The last time I was in that cemetery, Dad
was still alive and I was looking for information
about his grandfather. My mother
explained that there were three spots left in
the family plot, and it eventually worked out
that I and my wife have “reservations” over
there. Property, I guess they call it.
It was a poignant moment for me to
stand over the grass that will one day
grow over me. I saw my spot on the
ground, and it was weird.
Mom, of course, has her name on
the stone and everything. That would
be even weirder. The only thing that is
blank is her date of death. That stone
sits up on the hill above Basin, about
eight miles from the house where I
grew up, just waiting patiently.
Confronting our own mortality is
something we want to keep in balance.
The monastics call it “remembrance of
death” and keep such thoughts quietly
close. It can give a person insight and a
certain amount of clarity.
A monk friend of mine wrote, “To live
the monastic life is sometimes a difficult
thing, but it is beautiful to have lived the
monastic life, to be able to look back, at the
An
Upward
Glance
By
Tim
Cummings
moment of death, and realize we have done
the best we could with the help of God’s
grace, and then to look forward to keeping
an engagement with the risen Christ.”
Of course, most of my friends are in too
Rare records show Church of Latter-day Saints
leader’s struggle with civil rights movement
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A rare set of documents
that are the basis for a new biography of
David O. McKay, who led The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints through the civil rights
era, show that the LDS president studied the issue
of elevating black men to leadership roles but ultimately
balked at doing it.
The never-before-seen pages are from the personal
diaries, discourses and scrapbooks of
McKay which were compiled by his secretary of
35 years, the late Clare Middlemiss.
Middlemiss bequeathed the 130,000 pages to
her nephew, Salt Lake City attorney William
Robert Wright, who wrote ‘‘David O. McKay and
the Rise of Modern Mormonism’’ (University of
Utah Press) with Gregory A. Prince.
The transcripts and notes of private meetings
between McKay and other church leaders show
the internal wrangling and political maneuvering
that growth and change brought upon the LDS
church during McKay’s 19-year presidency that
ended with his death in 1970.
Among the most telling chapters document the
internal struggle the LDS church faced during the
civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Since the 19th century, the Mormon church
had accepted blacks as members, but did not
bestow the customary status granted boys around
age 12 — the priesthood, as it is known — upon
those of African descent.
But changes in American society and the
growth of the church in places such as Brazil,
South Africa and Nigeria made it clear that the
church would have to consider changing its practices.
Some in the highest positions of church leadership
fought hard against change, while others, like
Hugh B. Brown, pushed for the faith to embrace
civil rights.
McKay, who personally opposed the civil
rights movement, went looking for clarity in
church doctrine. From the book it seems clear that
no one, including McKay, could determine if the
practice derived from doctrine or church policy.
The answer to the question remains unclear
today, says Don Harwell, president of The
Genesis Group, an official church organization for
black members.
But Harwell doesn’t think that McKay, who
ultimately said no change in practice would come
‘‘until a revelation upon this subject is received,’’
dodged the issue.
‘‘I believe it was McKay who started the
research to find the answer,’’ said Harwell, a
member of the LDS church for 22 years. ‘‘He may
have been a bigot, but it’s my feeling that he went
the extra step to find out what the truth was. I
think he did as much research as he could.’’
Considering the time in history, the reaction of
McKay and other church leaders is understand-
able, but not excusable, Harwell said.
‘‘When you look at what the attitude and the
mode of the country was, that’s what everybody
thought, what everybody white thought,’’ he said.
And given the times, Harwell doesn’t believe
McKay, for all his study, was really looking to
answer the race question for the church.
‘‘(McKay) wasn’t going to the Lord seeking
an answer, that’s my opinion,’’ Harwell said.
‘‘When President (Spencer) Kimball wanted an
answer, the revelation came. It’s not a bad thing,
but is just a sign of the times.’’
Kimball, the 12th church president, proclaimed
the revelation opening the priesthood to
all races in 1978.
The LDS church declined to comment on the
book, saying through a spokesman that it does not
offer comments on works not commissioned by
the church.
What sets the book apart from other McKay
biographies is Middlemiss’ copious record-keeping
and the access the authors had to them. Once
housed in Wright’s family basement, the records
were not censored, unlike official church archives
that are publicly available.
And what emerged from the documents,
Prince said, was a complex picture of McKay,
whom many credit with modernizing the LDS
church during his nearly two decades of leadership.
much denial to visit this kind of thinking
very often. They still prefer to think that
they have all the time in the world.
Some people who have survived
near misses in their lives radically
realign themselves afterward and live
more deliberately.
This is something along the lines of
what Thoreau might have had in mind
when he wrote about “sucking all the
marrow out of the bone,” but the spiritual
matters of life run more deeply than
deliberate living or a well-spent life.
Remembrance of death, or a visit to
one’s own “property” at the cemetery,
permits life a depth that was not previously
enjoyed or understood.
There is a wonder, and there is
an inner drive to seek God all the more, to
remain open to him all the more, to
engage him all the more in the ordinary
life that is lived in the balanced under-
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standing of time passing.
The other day I was looking at some of
the books I have collected over the years,
and I asked myself which of these books I
would be disappointed that I hadn’t read if I
were suddenly unable to read any more.
I have always had a tendency to read
whatever was around without planning. In
many cases I have left a book half-done to
pick up another one, until the basement is
full of books opened facedown on tables and
chairs.
Asking myself this question, then, put
more perspective on my bookshelves. I still
have books facedown all over, but the books
that are out now are the best of the lot.
While we step carefully in the cemetery,
and remember solemnly the sacrifice that
others have made, we must also listen to our
inner man and allow the soul to open itself
to God in a new, more thorough, more deliberate
way.
Church Briefs
Trinity Lutheran summer
schedule begins Sunday
Trinity Lutheran Church will begin its summer worship schedule on
Sunday with one service at 9 a.m. followed by coffee fellowship at 10
a.m.
This schedule will continue through Sept. 4, according to a church
news release.
The release also states that Wednesday-evening services will begin
at 7 p.m. June 8.
Trinity Lutheran is at 135 Crescent Drive. For more information, call
the church office at 672-411.
Free fly-fishing class Thursday
A free fly-fishing class is slated Thursday at 7 p.m. at High Point
Christian Center, 2452 W. Loucks St.
The class will be conducted by Dan King. For more information, call
674-9708.
‘Soul Celebrations’: new
ministry for single women
Kimberly Gilkey will conduct a new ministry from 6:30-8 p.m.
Thursdays at Highpoint Christian Center, 2452 W. Loucks St.
According to Kim Houchens of Highpoint Christian Center, the ministry
is called “Soul Celebrations” and is geared primarily toward helping
single women.
For more information, call Gilkey at 673-0403 or 672-5590.
A bond in blood: WWII POWs reunited after 60 years
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — What do you
say to the man who saved your life 60 years
ago when a German guard had shot you four
times in an Allied prisoner of war camp?
‘‘Gene, it’s so good to see you again,’’ a
trembling Elmer Melchi called out, his voice
breaking and tears running down his cheeks
as Gene Metcalfe stepped down from his van
in Melchi’s driveway Thursday afternoon in
Colorado City.
Then the two old paratroopers hugged
each other fiercely for long silent minutes as
their wives and children looked on. They are
gray today, but the last time the men were
together, Metcalfe was carrying Melchi’s
bleeding body over his shoulder to a crude
aid station inside Stalag 12A in Limburgh,
Germany.
Melchi had just been shot by a guard and
was bleeding from three bullet holes in his
right leg and one in his back. His blood
poured over Metcalfe’s battle jacket and
pants.
‘‘He was bleeding like a fountain and I
wore Elmer’s blood for the next eight
months because they never gave us any clean
clothes in prison camp,’’ the 82-year-old
Metcalfe said somberly, keeping one arm
around Melchi’s shoulder. ‘‘But I didn’t
know if he was going to live or die because
the Germans shipped me out of that camp a
few days later.’’
The two men were barely friends on Oct.
15, 1944. They’d only met in prison camp,
but they were the only two American paratroopers
in Stalag 12A, both part of the 82nd
Airborne Div., 508th Parachute Infantry
Regiment. They’d taken part in the massive
U.S. and British airborne attack in Holland
(Operation Market Garden) on Sept. 17, but
they were captured in separate actions.
Metcalfe on Sept. 18 and Melchi on Sept. 20.
On that day in Stalag 12A, though, U.S.
bombers were attacking Limburgh. Melchi
climbed out of the tent he was in to watch
the bombing. The young trooper had the
fleeting idea that maybe he could escape the
camp if the Germans were busy watching the
air raid overhead.
‘‘I remember looking at the guard tower
and then looking at the (barbed wire) fence.
But before I could take a step toward it, the
bullets started coming,’’ the 81-year-old
Melchi explained. A German guard in the
tower had opened up with a machine gun
and Melchi fell back into the tent on
Metcalfe. He has no memory of what happened
after that.
But Metcalfe does.
‘‘Bullets were coming through the tent
right past my head when Elmer fell,’’ the
taller man explained. ‘‘But I wasn’t going to
leave him there to bleed to death. He was a
paratrooper and I was a paratrooper. So I got
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him up on my shoulder and hoped they’d
stop shooting.’’
Gesturing up at the guard that he wanted
to carry Melchi to the aid station, Metcalfe
said he started walking, not knowing if the
next step would be his last. Fortunately, the
guard stopped firing.
But there wasn’t much help to be had. A
British Army doctor was in the camp and he
did what little he could to stop Melchi’s
bleeding. At some point, Metcalf took a pencil
and wrote on the back of a small photo
that Melchi carried in his pocket ‘‘Elmer Shot
Oct. 15.’’ Metcalfe doesn’t remember writing
it, but Melchi has the photograph to this day.
‘‘I never saw him again because they
shipped me out after that,’’ Metcalfe said.
Melchi could have died from his wounds,
but didn’t. Although his leg swelled, eventually
the wounds broke open and drained. The
same with the bullet in his back. All four bullets
are still in his body.
‘‘All I can say is the Man Upstairs was
watching over me, because I didn’t get gangrene
and I didn’t die,’’ Melchi said.
The men never spoke again until earlier
this year when Melchi put his name in a veterans
newspaper especially for paratroopers.
Living in Arizona now, Metcalfe saw the listing
and sent Melchi a postcard, asking if he
was the PFC Elmer Melchi who’d been in
Stalag 12A.
‘‘I couldn’t believe it after all these
years,’’ Melchi said. ‘‘I’d once asked an old
paratrooper buddy who went to reunions to
check around about Gene Metcalfe. But the
word I got back was he was dead.’’
No, he wasn’t. While Melchi had returned
to Illinois after the war and worked 40 years
with a flooring company, Metcalfe had
earned an art degree, worked for Walt Disney
for a time and became a teacher as well,
before retiring to Arizona.
While Thursday’s reunion was joyous and
emotional - seeing each other alive and well
couldn’t help but remind the men of the
friends who are gone, who were killed 60
years ago in battle.
‘‘It’s the guys we left behind, the guys
who are still there who are the heroes,’’
Melchi said, his voice breaking.
‘‘We were very lucky,’’ Metcalfe agreed.
‘‘It was always a matter of luck.’’
Melchi was in G Co. of the 508th and had
already jumped into Normandy on D-Day
when the 82nd Division headed over Holland
for Operation Market Garden. The 82nd’s job
would be to seize three bridges in Nijmegan
and then hold them until U.S. and British
armored columns could arrive.
Metcalfe was in C Co. and Market Garden
was his first combat jump. ‘‘It was enough,
believe me,’’ he said wryly.
What the Allied planners didn’t know was
that two German SS panzer divisions had
been moved into the area from France to refit.
Metcalfe found that out the hard way when
he was captured on Sept. 18 by the black-uniformed
men of the 10th SS ‘‘Death’s Head’’
Panzer Division.
That’s how the young paratrooper met SS
chief Henrich Himmler, the soft-spoken
fanatic who oversaw the gassing and shooting
of millions of Jews and other prisoners.
Metcalfe didn’t recognize the SS officer as
Himmler until after the war.
‘‘I was taken to this castle that was nearby,’’
Metcalf said. ‘‘The guards took me
down this long flight of stairs — just like in a
movie — to a room where Himmler was sitting
behind a table.
‘‘This was clearly his headquarters and he
started asking me questions, in perfect
English, about my outfit. He even knew my
first sergeant’s name. I remember thinking,
’Why is he even questioning me when he
already knows everything?’ ‘‘
Told to empty the deep pockets of his
paratrooper pants, Metcalfe realized he still
had a hand grenade in one pocket. Explaining
that to Himmler, he slowly removed the
grenade and set it on the desk. The Nazi leader
then invited Metcalfe to share his dinner -
Polish sausage, bread and orange marmalade
- the only decent food Metcalfe would eat for
the next eight months.
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Qwest slowly winning
battle on price controls
DENVER (AP) — Qwest
Communications International Inc. may
have been the loser in the high-stakes bidding
war for MCI Inc., but the company is
quietly waging a much more successful
campaign to sell its services without government
looking over its shoulder.
So far, Denver-based Qwest has persuaded
eight of the 14 states it serves to at
least partially lift price controls on things
like voice mail, caller ID and call forwarding.
It’s something the other Baby Bells
are also pursuing amid burgeoning competition
from cell phone carriers and Internetbased
services.
The push has some consumers concerned
that deregulating any price control
could end up putting the cost of basic
phone service out of reach.
‘‘What do we do when all these prices
go up?’’ asked Fred Wilhoft, a 69-year-old
retiree in suburban Golden. He said his
neighbors are already choosing between
paying for phone service or prescriptions
in any given month.
The deregulation effort is part of
Qwest’s overall strategy to position itself
for the future after losing out to Verizon
Communications Inc. for MCI. Qwest has
some hurdles to jump — it is saddled with
about $17.3 billion in total debt and it
lacks a wireless division as cell phone service
soars across the country.
One of Qwest’s biggest challenges is to
sign up customers for its nationwide fiberoptic
network. CEO Richard Notebaert
told stockholders in the past week he plans
to achieve that goal by acquiring smaller
companies or perhaps the assets of larger
firms — similar to buying the parts and
then building a vehicle. He declined to be
specific.
Analysts figure Qwest needs to make
something happen soon.
‘‘This is their chance to try to do something.
They’ll be able to show sort of stabi-
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said Donna Jaegers, a telecommunications
analyst with Janco Partners Inc.
The deregulation campaign, however,
has been under way for months.
State and federal regulations have been
in place for decades for companies like
Qwest, which absorbed US West in a 1999
merger US West was one of seven companies
formed to provide local phone service
when the Bell system broke up in 1984.
The regional Bells were later allowed to
compete in the long-distance market, but
they had to lease network access to competitors.
A federal court last year overturned
those rules, leading to the proposed multibillion-dollar
mergers of SBC
Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp.,
and Verizon-MCI. Today, Qwest and
BellSouth Corp. are the only two independent
phone companies remaining from the
AT&T breakup — and they are both looking
at ways to compete.
Many states are adopting some form of
deregulation when it comes to special features
like voice mail and certain business
services, though basic service is still regulated.
Atlanta-based BellSouth has won
partial deregulation in five of the nine
states it serves, and Qwest says it now has
a level playing field with competitors in
Utah, Idaho, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Nebraska.
Business services from Qwest have
also been deregulated in Washington and
Minnesota, and agreements are pending in
Colorado and Arizona. Five other states
are looking into some form of deregulation,
according to Qwest. Montana is the
exception after a partial deregulation bill
died in the Legislature.
Steve Davis, an executive vice president
at Qwest, said utility commissions
and lawmakers recognize that regulation
can hurt competitors.
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Qwest’s campaign for deregulation
A roundup of Qwest’s deregulation status in 14 states:
Arizona
Regulators considering
deregulation plan
Colorado
Regulators considering
deregulation plan
Idaho
Price controls to be
lifted July 1
Iowa
Some price controls to
be lifted beginning in July
Minnesota
Deregulation limited
so far to businesses with
four lines or more in
metropolitan areas
Least regulated
Moderately regulated
Most regulated
Montana
Partial deregulation bill died in
legislative committee this year
Nebraska
Deregulated except for
basic phone lines
New Mexico
Qwest and state contesting
current plan
North Dakota
Deregulated except for
primary residential line
Oregon
Regulators considering plan
to deregulate business
services
South Dakota
Essentially deregulated
since Jan. 1, 2004
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Utah
Lawmakers agreed to
loosen some controls
and in return Qwest
agreed to freeze basic
residential rates
Washington
Regulators retain
control over residential
services but allow some
flexibility with certain
business service
Wyoming
Legislators assigned a
working group to study
possibility of lifting
certain price controls
Current levels
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Rural Nevada town clings to patriotism — and targeted Army depot
HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) —
For more than 50 years, the struggling
desert town that proudly calls
itself ‘‘America’s Patriotic Home’’
has turned out to celebrate Armed
Forces Day.
About 3,500 beaming people of
all ages jammed Hawthorne’s main
drag on May 21 to cheer what’s
billed as the nation’s biggest Armed
Forces Day parade. There also were
water fights, a watermelon eating
contest, dunk tanks and a horseshoe
pitching tournament.
Now, the party is over.
And some residents are fearing
the worst because the Pentagon
wants to close the nearby Army
Ammunition Depot, which accounts
for nearly half of all jobs in the
remote Nevada town of 3,800,
about 130 miles south of Reno.
‘‘This base is the heart and soul
of town. It’s going to kill the town
if they do away with it,’’ homemaintenance
business owner Larry
Grant, 43, said as tanks, torpedoes,
rockets and missiles paraded past
the Cow County Title Co. building.
Operation Desert Storm veteran
John Stroud, 47, wearing a red,
white and blue shirt, agreed: ‘‘It
would basically turn this place into
a ghost town.’’
Congress authorized a fifth
round of Base Realignment and
Closure — commonly known as
BRAC — last year, and to the surprise
of residents and Nevada’s
congressional delegation, the
Hawthorne depot was targeted this
month for closure. A nine-member
commission can change the
Pentagon’s closure list before it is
submitted to the White House and
Congress this fall.
The plan to close the nation’s
largest ammunition depot did not
stop Hawthorne residents from
demonstrating unbridled patriotism
on Armed Forces Day — considered
the high point of the year in a
town little changed since the facility
opened under Navy control in 1930.
Children marched their pet goats
down Main Street behind military
equipment. Residents decorated the
town’s cemetery with artillery
shells, and others planted gardens
with red, white and blue flowers.
The town’s military tradition
dates back to Navy Day parades in
the 1930s. The celebration was
switched from October to May
when President Truman proclaimed
a national Armed Forces Day in
Governors
endorse water
conservation
on reservoirs
1950 to honor all the branches of
the military.
Hawthorne is a pit-stop town
that seems frozen in its heyday era
of World War II — a collection of
motels, gas stations and fast-food
places framed by miles of bunkers
that dot the sage plans.
Travelers passing through on
U.S. 95, which doubles as the
town’s main drag, are greeted by a
huge American flag flying from a
150-foot flag pole.
The 147,230-acre depot — facing
its first BRAC closure threat
ever — opened as a facility for submarine
munitions more than a half
century ago in the most unlikely of
places, the middle of the Nevada
desert. It features more than 2,400
bunkers that stash bombs, mortars
and other ammunition, and has
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Eight governors
have signed a resolution asking
the Army Corps of Engineers to do
what it can feasibly and legally to conserve
water in the Missouri River reservoirs.
The resolution follows a Missouri
River Summit convened by South
shipped explosives for conflicts
from World War II to Iraq.
In a show of support for the
facility, many residents attending
the Armed Forces Day festivities
sported T-shirts reading, ‘‘No
BRAC — No Ghost Town — NO
WAY!!’’
Dean Shellenbarger, 40, a supermarket
clerk, said residents fear for
their jobs, because closing the
town’s biggest employer would hit
every business hard.
‘‘If you don’t have people living
here, there’s no one to buy,’’
Shellenbarger said. ‘‘Sooner or later
you just have a huge hole in the
ground.’’
Christy Grant, 41, a sixth-grade
teacher, said she and her colleagues
at the elementary school are concerned.
Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds in
February. He proposed changing the
barge navigation season below Sioux
City, Iowa, to save water in the largest
and northernmost reservoirs, which are
20 feet to 30 feet below normal elevation
because of several years of
drought and below-normal runoff.
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Secret
searches
• Administration
asks appeals court
to overturn limits
on searches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Bush administration asked a federal
appeals court Friday to restore its
ability to compel Internet service
providers to turn over information
about their customers or subscribers
as part of its fight against terrorism.
The legal filing with the 2nd
Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in
New York comes amid a debate in
Congress over renewal of the Patriot
Act and whether to expand the FBI’s
power to seek records without the
approval of a judge or grand jury.
U.S. District Judge Victor
Marrero of New York last year
blocked the government from conducting
secret searches of communications
records, saying the law that
authorized them wrongly barred
legal challenges and imposed a gag
order on affected businesses.
The ruling came in a lawsuit by
the American Civil Liberties Union
and an Internet access firm that
received a national security letter
from the FBI demanding records.
The identity of the firm remains
secret.
The government was authorized
to pursue communications records as
part of a 1986 law. Its powers were
enhanced by the Patriot Act in 2001.
The administration said the
judge’s ruling was off the mark
because the company did mount a
legal challenge to the demand for
records. ‘‘Yet in this very case, the
recipient of the NSL did precisely
what the NSLs supposedly prevent
recipients from doing,’’ the filing
said.
The law’s ban on disclosing that
such a letter has been received also
is appropriate because of legitimate
security concerns, the government
said.
But ACLU attorney Jameel Jaffer
said the law does not contain a provision
to challenge the FBI’s
demand for documents. The ACLU
and the firm filed the lawsuit to challenge
the law’s constitutionality on
the grounds that it doesn’t contain
such a provision, he said.
‘‘Most people who get NSLs
don’t know they can bring a challenge
in court, because the statute
doesn’t say they can,’’ he said. ‘‘No
one has filed a motion to quash in 20
years.’’
The ban on disclosure is so broad
that the ACLU initially filed the suit
under seal and negotiated for weeks
on a version that could be released to
the public.
Previously censored material
released several months after
Marrero’s ruling included innocuous
material the government wanted
withheld, the ACLU said, including
the phrase ‘‘national security’’ and
this sentence from a statement by an
FBI agent: ‘‘I am a Special Agent of
the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.’’
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Temperatures
Friday’s high 68
Normal high for this period 72
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May 28, 2005
Lawmakers begin retooling school funding formula
CASPER (AP) — Fewer high school
class periods, more teacher training and
more teacher mentoring are some of the
changes being recommended as lawmakers
begin the task of revamping the formula
used to pay for public school education in
the state.
The Legislature’s Select Committee on
School Finance met Thursday and Friday to
discuss the formula and how much money
school districts need in order to educate
Wyoming students.
The education funding formula is recalibrated
every four years to determine how
the state divvies up the more than $800 million
it spends on kindergarten through 12th
grade schools. The formula was developed
in 1997 in response to the state Supreme
Obituaries
Josephine Garriott
Former longtime Sheridan resident
Josephine Garriott, 71, of
Gillette died Wednesday, May 25,
2005, in Campbell County
Memorial Hospital in Gillette.
Christian wake services will be 7
p.m. Monday at Kane Funeral
Home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be
10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name
Catholic Church with the Rev.
Thomas Kadera officiating. Burial
will be in Sheridan Municipal
Cemetery.
Born May 1, 1934, in Sheridan
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Court’s 1995 ruling that schools must be
funded equitably. Continuing lawsuits contend
that the formula still is inequitable and
unconstitutional.
On Thursday, Lawrence Picus and Allan
Odden, consultants hired by the state to
help rework the formula, proposed several
changes.
Some of the biggest changes recommended
were:
—Reducing high school schedules from
seven periods per day to six, and giving
teachers one period per day for planning. In
schools where student populations remained
the same, that would require adding 20 percent
more teachers, or one teacher for every
five.
Committee members noted that some
Suspect in stabbing of two children
in Nevada enters surprise guilty plea
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man
charged with brutally stabbing two
little girls in a trailer while their parents
were out gambling entered a
surprise guilty plea Friday.
Beau Maestas, 21, pleaded guilty
to burglary, attempted murder and
murder in the January 2003 attack.
Prosecutors agree to drop a fourth
charge of conspiracy.
A hearing was scheduled for
Tuesday. A jury will be chosen to
decide if Maestas will be sentenced
to death or a lesser penalty.
‘‘By entering into this agreement,
Beau accepts responsibility for his
actions,’’ his lawyer, Pete
Christiansen, said outside court.
Maestas had been scheduled for
trial Tuesday with his 19-year-old
Depp paying for cannon that will fire
Hunter Thompson’s cremains in August
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) —
Organizers of a memorial for Hunter
S. Thompson plan to erect a 150-foot
structure paid for by actor Johnny
Depp to shoot the gonzo journalist’s
cremated remains onto his ranch near
here.
Friends and acquaintances gathered
Thursday to discuss the Aug. 20
service. The invitation-only event
would be 6 months after Thompson
shot himself in his Woody Creek
home near Aspen on Feb. 20.
Jon Equis, the event producer who
is working with Thompson’s family,
A story in Wednesday’s Sheridan
Press identified the Northern Plains
Resource Council as a parent organization
of the Powder River Basin
Resource Council.
Although the NPRC and Powder
sister, Monique. Because of
Maestas’ guilty plea, his sister’s trial
was delayed. A new date was not
immediately scheduled.
Brittney Bergeron, who was 10 at
the time, and her 3-year-old half-sister,
Kristyanna Cowan, were
attacked inside their family’s trailer
at the RV Park in Mesquite, a small
gambling town about 75 miles northeast
of Las Vegas.
Stabbed 20 times, Brittney, now
13, was left paralyzed from the waist
down. Kristyanna was killed.
The Maestas siblings, originally
from the Salt Lake City area,
allegedly attacked the girls in retaliation
for being ripped off in a drug
deal with the girls’ mother, Tamara
Bergeron Schmidt, and her husband,
said the structure would be 12 feet
wide at its base and 8 feet wide at the
top, where a cannon would be placed.
Depp, who portrayed the author in the
movie version of Thompson’s book
‘‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’’
will pay for the construction of the
tower, which will resemble
Thompson’s ‘‘gonzo fist’’ emblem.
As per Thompson’s wishes, his
cremated remains will be shot out of
the cannon onto his property.
Equis said the tower would be
constructed far from Woody Creek
Road and covered with a black drape
Josephine
Garriott
to Tony and
Nellie
(Morrissey)
Leo, she
worked at
the Sheridan
Senior
Citizens
Center as an
office clerk
for 25 years.
She moved
to Gillette a
year ago to
be close to
her daughters.
She enjoyed travel, especially to
Deadwood, S.D., being with her cat,
River Basin Resource Council both
belong to a regional coalition called
the Western Organization of
Resource Councils, the Powder River
Basin Resource Council is
autonomous and governed by its own
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high schools have gone to block schedules,
which provide longer periods of class
instruction in four periods per day. That
schedule would make it more difficult to
give teachers one period per day for planning,
as it would require adding 33 percent
more teachers, or one teacher for every
four.
—Providing 10 days of training for
teachers annually during the summer before
school starts. Currently, districts average
about five days of training annually.
—Funding full-day kindergarten and
expanded summer school programs. Those
programs, while not in the current formula,
were approved by the Legislature for the
2005-06 school year.
—Creating positions for instructional
Robert Schmidt. The couple deny
they were involved.
On Thursday, the CasaBlanca
hotel-casino, which owned the trailer
park, agreed to a $5.5 million settlement
in a lawsuit filed on behalf
of Brittney. The lawsuit accused the
resort of negligence for not providing
adequate security at the RV
park, among other claims.
Brittney has been living in foster
care, and the state is seeking to terminate
her mother’s parental rights.
Her father, who lives in California,
has not contested the state’s petition.
The Schmidts are facing criminal
charges of child abuse and neglect.
Both have pleaded not guilty. Their
trial is scheduled for July.
before the funeral service to discourage
tourists. A public event is
expected to be planned later to commemorate
the writer’s life.
The event in August will consist
of ‘‘spoken word and live entertainment,’’
Equis said. The cannon will
be fired around sunset.
The event organizers must get the
plans reviewed by the Pitkin County
Community Development
Department, but Thompson’s widow,
Anita Thompson, was supportive.
She said the event would be a
celebration.
and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a
son, John Mates; a sister, Betty
Newlon; and a brother, Tom Leo.
Survivors include two daughters,
Linda Williamsen and Nancy Perry,
both of Gillette; a brother, James
Leo of Sheridan; two sisters, Eileen
Adams of Gillette and Kathleen
Legerski of Casper; and seven
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society or the
American Diabetes Association for
research in care of Kay Roush, First
Federal Bank, P.O. Box 6007,
Sheridan, WY 82801.
independent board, said Jill Morrison,
a spokeswoman for the group.
The two organizations are affiliated,
but not directly related, she said.
The Press regrets any confusion this
might have caused.
Rawlins teen killed in four-wheeler crash
RAWLINS (AP) — A teenager
was killed when he lost control
of a four-wheeler and
wrecked the vehicle.
Christopher Robert Burns-
Mitchell, 18, died Monday, two
days after he failed to negotiate
a turn and wrecked the fourwheeler
while off-roading with
friends west of Rawlins. He was
not wearing a helmet.
‘‘He went for a ride, and
when he never came back, over a
period of time, the other kids
went looking for him and found
that he had wrecked,’’ said
Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt.
Rick Dye.
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SHS graduation
happening Sunday
Sheridan High School graduation
exercises will be 1 p.m.
Sunday in the stadium.
In event of bad weather, the
ceremonies will be moved indoors.
Arson probe involved
unoccupied dorm
room at SC
A story in Wednesday’s
Sheridan Press said an arson investigation
at Sheridan College
involved a fire in an occupied
dorm room. A college official said
the dorm room actually was not
occupied at the time. Minor burn
damage occurred to one item in the
room, but there was no blaze when
firefighters with Sheridan Fire-
Rescue arrived on the scene.
Intersection at
First Street and
Broadway to close
for two weeks
The intersection of First Street
and Broadway will close Tuesday
for about two weeks, according to
SHERIDAN AND VICINITY — Today mostly sunny; high around 70. Winds
northwest around 5 mph in the morning, increasing to 10-20 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight mostly cloudy; 30 percent chance of rain showers. Low in upper 30s. Winds
northeast 50-15 mph. Sunday mostly cloudy; 30 percent chance of rain. High in
mid-50s. Winds northeast 5-15 mph. Sunday night partly cloudy; 30 percent chance
of rain. Low in mid-30s. Winds east 5-15 mph. Monday and Monday night partly
cloudy. Daytime high in lower 60s, overnight low in upper 30s. Tuesday mostly sunny;
high in upper 60s.
BIG HORNS — Today mostly sunny; high around 50. Winds northwest 10-20
mph. Tonight mostly cloudy; 30 percent chance of evening rain showers, rain and
snow showers overnight. Low in lower 30s. Winds north 5-15 mph. Sunday mostly
cloudy; 30 percent chance of morning rain and snow, afternoon rain. High in upper
30s. Winds north 5-15 mph. Sunday night partly cloudy; 40 percent chance of
evening rain and snow, snow overnight. Low in upper 20s. Winds easte 5-15 mph.
Monday partly cloudy; 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High
around 50. Monday night mostly clear; low in upper 20s. Tuesday mostly sunny;
high in lower 50s.
Big Piney 67/26
Buffalo 65/40
Casper 70/31
Cheyenne 68/39
Cody 66/41
Douglas 70/36
Evanston 69/40
Gillette 65/37
Greybull 73/39
Sunset at Sheridan 8:44 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:26 a.m.
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facilitators at each elementary, middle and
high school to coach and mentor teachers.
Those positions generally are filled by
experienced, talented teachers who teach
part time and mentor part time, Odden said.
Sen. Rae Lynn Job, D-Rock Springs,
said she is more comfortable with this
year’s recalibration effort.
‘‘Last time, we did it backward, and
schools had to keep adding things,’’ she
said. ‘‘I think we’re doing it right this
time.’’
But Job and other committee members
said they worry that decisions made by the
Wyoming School Facility Commission
will drive education funding decisions.
‘‘I’m hearing a disturbing trend that
our buildings are determining how we
Local
Briefs
Brian McLaughlin, superintendent
with Gillette-based S&S
Builders LLC, general contractor
for the Scott-Broadway reconstruction
project.
“Anyone living east of the
railroad tracks who usually uses
the crossing at First Street will
have to use the Fifth Street
crossing or drive south of the
underpass on Sheridan Avenue
until we open that intersection
back up,” said Assistant Public
Utilities Director John Nowak.
McLaughlin advised, “Don’t
let this discourage shoppers
wanting to go to the Dollar
Store. They have have parking
and access through the alley on
the north side of the building.”
He added that at the end of
the two-week closure, phase one
of the Scott-Broadway project
“will be complete. We should be
right on schedule, and we want
to thank the public and retailers
for their patience.”
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run our schools,’’ she said.
Mary Kay Hill, curriculum consultant
for the commission, said the commission
bases its facility requirements and designs
on educational requirements. If those
change through the recalibration, the commission
will adjust its expectations accordingly,
she said.
But Gary McDowell, president of the
Wyoming Education Association, said facilities
do drive education decisions, especially
in smaller districts where the commission
sometimes won’t allow for science labs and
other instructional building needs.
Sen. Philip Nicholas, R-Laramie, said,
‘‘I want data driving decisions to be best
teaching practices. ... The commission
shouldn’t be wagging the dog.’’
Almanac
Portion of Dana
Avenue declared
unsafe, closed
Sheridan County officials said
they have closed Dana Avenue
from 13th Street north to County
Road 80, a portion known as
“Downer’s Addition Road.”
The road’s shoulder “slid down
a hill creating an unsafe condition,”
according to a county news
release.
Friends of Library
booksale slated
on June 11
The Friends of the Library
book sale will take place at
Sheridan County Fulmer Public
Library on June 11 starting at 9
a.m., according to a library news
release.
Hundreds of books with a variety
of categories will be sold at
reasonable prices, and there will be
“special deals” on bags of books
throughout the day, according to
the news release.
A few old prints, videos, and
audiocassettes will also be on sale.
For more information, contact
Cathi Kindt, 673-0137, or the
library, 674-8585.
Buffalo Bill Reservoir releasing
water early because of wet spring
CODY (AP) — After years of
drought, managers at Buffalo Bill
Reservoir are releasing water early
this year because of the unusually
wet spring.
‘‘It’s getting too full,’’ said
Bryant Startin, manager of the
Shoshone Irrigation District in
Powell, who said he learned
Wednesday that the Bureau of
Reclamation would start releasing
water early from the reservoir.
‘‘It’s a little earlier than usual.
The reservoir doesn’t usually fill
until the middle of June or the
first of July.’’
The water level rose 2 feet on
Tuesday, and by Wednesday was
just 9 feet below full.
‘‘It’s a good problem to
have,’’ Startin said.
Jackson 70/27
Lake Yellowstone 62/23
Lander 71/38
Laramie 64/27
Rawlins 67/31
Riverton 69/38
Rock Springs 68/36
Torrington 73/45
Worland 71/39
Sunset tomorrow 8:45 p.m.
Expected
Sunday
Anchorage cloudy, 60/46
Atlanta partly cloudy, 81/62
Billings cloudy, 59/38
Casper partly cloudy, 61/39
Cheyenne cloudy, 63/41
Chicago partly cloudy, 68/47
Dallas/Ft. Worth rain, 82/66
Denver cloudy, 56/34
New York City pcloudy, 78/60
Phoenix partly cloudy, 95/76
San Francisco pcloudy, 66/53
Seattle partly cloudy, 76/55
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10 The Sheridan Press, Saturday, May 28, 2005
Wyoming or Bust
• Opal find in central Wyoming spawns
beginning of paperwork headache for BLM
SWEETWATER STATION (AP) — The
scattershot stakes of different sizes and colors
stand out among the sagebrush with
nothing more than a lonely, sauntering wild
horse as far as the eye can see.
Over here is a 4-by-4 stake spray-painted
pink and yellow on the top with rocks painted
the same colors at its base. ‘‘Giddy Up
and Go 3-4-05’’ is written in black marker
on one side. Bird droppings mark the flat top
of the post.
Over there is another stake, bearing a
clipboard bound with duct tape; written on
the board: ‘‘2 claims Total Size 200 yds x
500 yds.’’
Across a dirt-and-gravel road is a 2-by-4
stake, with ‘‘Discovery Cor 23’’ written on
two sides. A plastic freezer bag is attached
near the top with duct tape. Inside is a folded
document that describes the claim’s dimensions.
The stakes are monuments to a 21st century
rush of prospectors. They descended on
this remote, hilly area in south-central
Wyoming last March with grand hopes and
dreams of striking it rich by finding a precious
gemstone called opal.
The rush caught federal officials off
guard, resulted in a bureaucratic paperjam
that has delayed actual mining and prompted
authorities to take measures to protect an
endangered flower from being trampled.
Opal is considered the most colorful of
all gemstones, and the best opal gems are
more valuable than diamonds, fetching up to
$10,000 a carat, according to the
International Colored Gemstone
Association.
The Wyoming opal site is a three-squaremile
area about 100 miles west of Casper. It
was initially discovered by a local rockhound
who told the State Geological Survey,
which undertook a more extensive survey
and found large deposits of opal. Most of the
opal is ‘‘common opal,’’ which isn’t worth
much. But geologists found some of the
highly valued ‘‘precious opal,’’ leading
them to conclude that there was more to be
found.
Fremont County Clerk Julie Freese said
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her office received 1,048 mining claims over
a nearly two month period after the State
Geological Survey publicly announced the
exact location of the opal deposit. Each
claim cost $135 in fees.
‘‘I thought it would be more; it didn’t
seem too bad a price,’’ said Jim
Montgomery of Cheyenne, who along with a
partner staked out two claims — named
‘‘Mother Lode’’ and ‘‘Lucky Strike’’ — for
a total of $270.
‘‘We went up and kind of picked around
a little bit, but didn’t find anything too exciting
yet,’’ Montgomery said.
Unlike the gold rushes of Old West lore,
these new prospectors aren’t allowed to
begin digging until their paperwork is properly
filed with the state and the federal
Bureau of Land Management, which manages
most of the land where the opal is located
and which must record all the claims.
So far, the Wyoming BLM office in
Cheyenne has received only 50 of the 1,048
claims. And even among those 50, most lack
the proper legal description in order to be
accepted, further delaying the digging.
‘‘They’ll all be getting letters asking
them to correct the legal description,’’ said
Pam Stiles, a land law examiner with the
BLM.
There may be more delays for other
prospectors trying to pick their way through
complicated federal and state mining rules.
For instance, claims of 10 acres or more
require additional paperwork, and prospectors
who plan to use heavy equipment to dig
must obtain a special permit from the state
Department of Environmental Quality.
In addition, every Sept. 1, in order to
keep the claim, each prospector will either
have to pay the BLM another $100 or document
$100 worth of improvements made to
their claim.
While the paperwork has put a clamp on
actual digging for now, the rush to the
1,680-acre area, where the only known
resource of value previously was oil and gas,
certainly wasn’t lacking for adventure, surprise
and some comic relief.
Even though most of the opal is on land
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Opal rush is on ...
Prospectors have descended on
south-central Wyoming over the
past two months in hopes of
finding opal deposits.
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administered by the BLM, the agency was caught off
guard because the State Geological Survey kept the
exact location of the deposit secret until a public
announcement March 4.
‘‘It would have been helpful to have more time to
get prepared to respond to the intensive level of activity
out there,’’ said Jack Kelly, manager of the BLM
office in Lander, who had to call in help from other
BLM offices around the state to handle the onslaught
of prospectors.
‘‘The bottom line is it impacted our staff, who
were totally unprepared for the workload,’’ BLM
spokeswoman Cindy Wertz said.
W. Dan Hausel, a state geologist in charge of metals
and precious stones, said the state office didn’t
want to chance a leak that would have given some
prospectors an unfair head start and didn’t anticipate
environmental problems because an oil field is located
in the same area.
However, the BLM was forced to restrict vehicles
on 360 acres in the area because some prospectors
were driving off roads and endangering the desert
yellowhead, a sunflower-like plant listed as threatened
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Man who ran red light
in Philly confesses to
Wyo. bank robberies
CHEYENNE (AP) — The man who
held up the same US Bank location here
twice in 2002 was captured in
Philadelphia when he ran a red light in
front of police.
Blake R. Tennison, 27, pleaded
guilty in U.S. District Court in
Philadelphia last week to both bank robberies
and to the burglary of a
Philadelphia police officer’s home.
Sentencing on those charges was scheduled
for Aug. 16.
Tennison was on parole from
Kansas on a bank robbery charge when
he moved to Cheyenne to live with his
mother in June 2001.
The US Bank branch near Frontier
Mall was robbed in July 2002, then
again in October. Bank employees said
they knew it was the same robber, even
though the robber was wearing a hooded
sweat shirt and had wrapped his face
in medical gauze.
Tennison moved to Philadelphia
shortly after the second robbery. On
Dec. 18, 2003, he was pulled over for
running a red light. When police found
a handgun in his car, he was arrested for
being a felon in possession of a firearm;
he was sentenced last week to five to 15
years in prison on that charge.
Wind River judge
arrested on drug
charges Friday
LANDER (AP) — A tribal judge
was one of 19 people arrested Friday on
drug charges on and around the Wind
River Indian Reservation.
Lynda Mundell, 57, was charged
with distribution of prescription drugs
and conspiracy, Drug Enforcement
Administration spokeswoman Karen
Flowers said.
Flowers said the charges involved a
wide variety of prescription drugs, but
she did not know the specific drugs.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney John Green
refused to comment, saying his office
would hold a news conference Tuesday.
The Northern Arapaho and Eastern
Shoshone tribes have separate business
councils, but share certain government
functions, including a court system, on
the reservation they share. Each tribe
nominates judicial candidates to the
joint business council which appoints
the judges.
Ivan Posey, chairman of the Eastern
Shoshone Business Council, was not
aware of the arrests, but said Mundell
was an Arapaho tribal member and was
nominated by the Northern Arapaho.
There was no answer at the Northern
Arapaho office, and Business Council
chairman Richard Brannan did not have
a listed phone number.
Flowers said 18 of those arrested
Friday faced federal charges; the
remaining individual faced state
charges.
Grand Teton releases
draft transportation
plan for park
GRAND TETON NATIONAL
PARK, (AP) — The National Park
Service is proposing a plan for Grand
Teton National Park that would include
a pilot mass transit program, multiuse
pathways for cyclists and joggers and
improved travel information.
Comments are being taken on the
draft environmental impact statement
through Aug. 1. A final study isn’t
expected until next year, park
spokeswoman Joan Anzelmo said
Friday.
The intent of the effort is to give the
public more options for visiting the
park, including the continued use of
tourists’ own cars and mass transit
options, she said.
The plan’s preferred alternative calls
for such things as a system of multiuse
paths and wider shoulders for pedestrians
and bicyclists; use of kiosks or other
signs for improved visitor information;
and the testing of a transit program.
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Sports
B1
THE
SHERIDAN Press Saturday, May 28, 2005
Rundown
■ What’s On Tap
Today
Baseball
• Lander at Jets, 1 p.m.
Rodeo
• Sheridan County high school
rodeo club at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Sunday
Baseball
• Sheridan Jets at Casper,
doubleheader, 1 p.m.
Racing
• Stock car racing at Sheridan
Speedway, 6:30 p.m.
Rodeo
• Sheridan County high school
rodeo club at Sheridan County
Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.
Monday
Baseball
• Casper at Sheridan Troopers,
doubleheader, 1 p.m.
Racing
• Stock car racing at Sheridan
Speedway, 6:30 p.m.
Rodeo
• Sheridan County high
school rodeo club at Sheridan
County Fairgrounds, 9 a.m.
■ TV Today
All times MST
Auto Racing
• 5 p.m., FX — NASCAR,
Busch Series, CarQuest Auto
Parts 300
Golf
• 1 p.m., CBS — PGA Tour,
St. Jude Classic third round
• 1 p.m., NBC — PGA of
America, Senior PGA
Championship third round
Major League Baseball
• 11 a.m., FOX — Boston at
N.Y. Yankees
• 2 p.m., FOX — Regional
coverage, Chicago White
Sox at Texas or San Diego at
San Francisco
Lacrosse
• 9:30 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA
Division I tournament semifinal,
Maryland vs. Duke
• Noon, ESPN2 — NCAA
Division I tournament semifinal,
Virginia vs. Johns Hopkins
NBA
• 7 p.m., ESPN — Playoffs,
Western Conference finals,
Phoenix at San Antonio
Soccer
• 1 p.m., ESPN — Men’s
national teams, U.S. vs.
England
Softball
• 3 p.m., ESPN — NCAA
Division I tournament, super
regionals Game 2, Oklahoma
at Arizona
Tennis
• 10 a.m., NBC — French
Open, early round
WNBA
• 2 p.m., ABC — Phoenix at
Connecticut
■ Briefs
Teenager tops Venus
PARIS (AP) — Venus
Williams did plenty to beat
herself, and 15-year-old Sesil
Karatantcheva took care of
the rest.
The young Bulgarian
upset an erratic Williams 6-3,
1-6, 6-1 Friday in the third
round of the French Open.
‘‘I had never heard of her
before this match,’’ Williams
said. ‘‘She played well, definitely.
But I also felt like if I just
played 10 percent better, I’m
going to win this match easily.’’
Williams committed 52
unforced errors, including
seven double faults.
It was the latest Grand
Slam disappointment for the
11th-seeded Williams, who
was seeking her fifth major
title and her first since 2001.
Romanowski pays
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Former Oakland Raiders
teammates Marcus Williams
and Bill Romanowski are settling
their legal dispute.
Williams sued his former
teammate after getting hit in
the face by Romanowski during
a practice drill in 2003.
The pair announced Friday
that Romanowski, who also
played for the Broncos, is
agreeing to pay $415,000 to
resolve the litigation.
Williams’ career ended
after his eye socket was broken
by Romanowski, who
ripped off Williams’ helmet
during a practice drill and hit
him in the face.
■ Today in History
• 1978 — Al Unser wins
his third Indianapolis 500.
• 1995 — Jacques
Villeneuve overcomes one
penalty and wins by another
in the Indianapolis 500. Villeneuve
drives to victory after
Scott Goodyear is penalized
for passing the pace car.
Time to ride
The Sheridan Press File
Parkman’s Brett Heggie, right, and Cheyenne’s Dustin Smith have a second-place run in team roping at the 2004 Sheridan high
school rodeo. The rodeo returns Sunday and Monday at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds.
Taking care of business
Sheridan County
high school team
hosts two-day rodeo
By Casey Temple
Sports Editor
Brett Heggie won’t only try to impress
home fans at the Sheridan high school rodeo
Sunday and Monday at the Sheridan County
Fairgrounds.
The Parkman junior is also one of a halfdozen
Sheridan
County cowboys
■ Sheridan
Rodeo
• What: Sheridan
high school rodeo
• When: Sunday
and Monday
• Where:
Sheridan County
Fairgrounds
• Starts: At 10
a.m. Sunday, 9
a.m. Monday
• Cost: Free
admittance for
spectators
and cowgirls in the
midst of a heated
points race for a trip
to the National High
School Finals
Rodeo.
Heggie sits second
in the Wyoming
High School Rodeo
Association’s calf
roping standings,
and fifth in steer
wrestling.
The top four in the
standings qualify for
July’s national
finals.
With five week-
ends of rodeos to go — including the fourday
state rodeo starting June 22 in Douglas
— Heggie knows the Memorial Day rodeos
provide an opportunity to gain ground in the
standings.
Charlie
Gorzalka
Jamie
Perkins
Davidson, Smith
advance to finals
From staff reports
Sheridan High School alumna
and Black
Hills State
(S.D.) senior
Surrena
Davidson
qualified for
today’s finals
of the 400
meters at the
NAIA
National
Outdoor Meet
in Louisville,
Ky.
Davidson,
a three-time
Surrena
Davidson
state champion with the Lady
Broncs, placed ninth in Friday’s
preliminaries with a season-best
time of 56.79 seconds.
She entered the meet seeded
12th with a top time of 57.14 — a
Black Hills State record.
Missouri Baptist’s had the
fastest preliminary time at 54.50.
Davidson missed the cut for the
200 finals. She ran a 14th-place
25.55 in Thursday’s preliminaries.
Kortney
Fisher
Sarah
Frost
The Sheridan County high school rodeo
club will also compete in Buffalo’s rodeo
Saturday.
“This weekend is one of the biggest weekends
of the year,” Heggie said. “Instead of
(the normal two days of rodeo), there’s three
days where other people can make up points
on you, or you can get ahead of them. You
just have to take advantage of what you can.”
Heggie won’t be the only Sheridan
County cowboy or cowgirl trying to better
position himself in the standings.
Shauna Smith, another 2001
Sheridan graduate, advanced to
today’s finals of the 400 hurdles at
the NCAA
Midwest
Regional in
Norman,
Okla.
The
University of
Wyoming
All-American
ran a 56.82 —
second behind
Shauna
Smith
Texas’
Melanie
Walker’s
56.09.
The
Cowgirl 4x100 relay of Smith,
Amanda Hopper, Shaylee Babbitt
and Jessica Fox missed qualifying
for today’s finals with an 11thplace
45.83.
The top 10 relays advance to
the finals. Texas-San Antonio
edged out the Cowgirls with a
45.77.
Fox placed fourth in Thursday’s
400 preliminaries and advanced to
the finals with a time of 53.27.
Arvada’s Kortney Fisher — who a year
ago finished seventh nationally in barrel racing
as a freshman — sits fourth in the state
standings, while recent Big Horn graduate
Sarah Frost — another cowgirl trying to
make a repeat trip to nationals — is sixth in
cutting.
Big Horn’s Jamie Perkins is also poised to
make a run at a berth at nationals. She sits
sixth in pole bending and 10th in barrel racing.
Big Horn’s Brooke Barker (breakaway
roping), Dayton’s Savannah Littrell (pole
bending), Arvada’s Randa Clabaugh (goat
tying) and recent Arvada-Clearmont graduate
Charlie Gorzalka (bull riding) are all in the
state’s top 10 in their respective events.
“It’s a good team,” Heggie said. “They’re
all good kids, and they all practice hard and
want to win.”
Sunday’s and Monday’s performances
will also provide Sheridan College rodeo fans
an opportunity to see one of the program’s
newest recruits.
Gorzalka has signed with Sheridan
College, coach Rick Landeis announced earlier
this week. Gorzalka was not reached for
comment.
“Charlie is just a great kid who shows a
lot of potential,” Landeis said, adding that
Gorzalka’s older brother, Levi, is a former
Sheridan College cowboy. “He’s been practicing
with us, and he rides real well. Charlie
has a good academic record as well as being
an excellent bull rider. We expect big things
for Charlie next year, and we’re looking forward
to having him.”
Please see Rodeo, Page B2
Out of trouble
Broncos
a team
of second
chances
DENVER (AP) — The tailback is
one of the most divisive figures in the
history of college football. The
punter has issues — with the law,
with steroids and, believe it or not,
with a family of kickers. Most recently,
Jerry Rice came into the fold.
The Oakland Raiders used to
have the market cornered on players
in need of a second chance. This
offseason, though, it’s the Denver
Broncos taking chances on the
aging, the troubled and the difficult.
Although none of the players —
Rice, Maurice Clarett and Todd
Sauerbrun, to name a few — is
costing the Broncos much in terms
of money or draft picks, there are
other risks involved. Most notably,
the Denver locker room could be
one of the most scrutinized in the
league this season, full of big names
and big personalities.
How the new guys fit in, and
how the players react to possible
distractions, could play a big role in
how well the Broncos do in 2005.
‘‘I have no concerns,’’ coach
Mike Shanahan said. ‘‘These are
professionals, and I expect them to
act as professionals.’’
Nobody has any doubts about
Rice’s character. He’s arguably the
best player to play the game, and he
has agreed with Shanahan that he
must earn his spot on the roster. If
that happens, he then must be happy
to serve as a role player.
It means he won’t be able to
repeat last year’s episode, when he
grew upset with his shrinking role
in the Oakland offense and eventually
forced a trade to Seattle.
‘‘I really don’t want this to be a
big distraction to the team,’’ the 42year-old
receiver said.
Clarett and Sauerbrun have
much more sordid pasts.
The Broncos surprised many
people when they used a thirdround
draft pick to choose Clarett,
the tailback who sued the NFL to
enter the draft early and also turned
on his old school, Ohio State,
accusing coaches of providing him
with improper benefits.
Clarett insists all that is behind
him, but he will be under the microscope
this season. The first day of a
Broncos minicamp this month drew
about 30 reporters, including a
handful from out of town, all in
search of Clarett, who didn’t speak
until later in the week.
Clarett acknowledged being
something of an intriguing presence
to his teammates.
‘‘But after we ran a couple plays
and we talked to each other and I
communicated with them in the
weight room, they don’t even look
at me like, ‘What went on?’’’ he
said. ‘‘It’s kind of like you’re a part
of the group right now, either help
us or move on.’’
Please see Broncos, Page B2
The Sheridan Press/Ryan Brennecke
Deborah Lighter of Bozeman, Mont., gets out of trouble during the first hole of the Pro-Am
Women's Golf Tournament at The Powder Horn on Friday. There were 24 four-member teams
consisting of three amateurs and one professional competing for more than $2,040 in prizes.

B2 The Sheridan Press, Saturday, May 28, 2005
Rodeo
(Continued from Page B1)
While earning a spot at nationals
is the goal, Heggie warns that paying
too much attention to the standings
can be a cowboy’s or cowgirl’s
downfall.
“You know where the points are
at, but you need to take it one rodeo
at a time,” Heggie said. “You can’t
get ahead of
yourself. If
you take it
one at a time
and take care
of business,
things will all
work out.”
Things
have been
working out
Brett
Heggie
well for
Heggie.
A week
ago in Casper,
Heggie took top honors in Sunday’s
steer wrestling performance. He was
second on Saturday.
The weekend’s showing helped
him move within six points of
Wheatland’s Vance Steedley for
fourth place.
“That really helped bump me up
to where I’m at now,” Heggie said.
Where’s he at now is seemingly
in a strong position to make another
trip to nationals.
Qualifying as a sophomore only
whetted his appetite to have an even
stronger junior year.
“I think it gave me an edge over
a lot of kids, because I was there
before and I know how to get there
again,” Heggie said. “Things have
been going great, but I just have to
take it one rodeo at a time.”
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Focus squarely on Danica
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All
Danica, all the time.
That’s the way it has been for
the past two weeks in the leadup
to Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.
Twenty-three-year-old Danica
Patrick, the only woman in the
33-car lineup and only the fourth
female to race in the big event at
the Brickyard in its 89-year history,
is squarely in the spotlight
heading into the 500-mile race.
‘‘If she wins, it could mean so
much to the IRL and the whole
open-wheel sport,’’ said Tony
Kanaan, the polewinner and the
reigning Indy Racing League
champion. ‘‘That’s a lot of
weight for a little girl to carry on
her back.’’
It seems, so far, that the 5foot-2,
100-pound ‘‘girl’’ in
Broncos
(Continued from Page B1)
Sauerbrun, meanwhile, has boycotted
the media — part of his
bizarre 11-year existence in the NFL,
during which he has caused more
trouble than most punters probably
ever could.
He was arrested and pleaded
guilty to drunken driving charges. He
was one of three players named in a
CBS report as having obtained illegal
steroid prescriptions. He also has a
strange feud going with the
Gramatica brothers, one that was so
intense that he asked his former team,
Carolina, to not bring Bill Gramatica
in for a tryout when the Panthers’
regular kicker got hurt last season.
The Panthers said OK and asked
Sauerbrun to consider taking the
kicking chores, but the punter said
he’d do it only if the team would
refund some of the money it fined
him for being overweight. The
Panthers refused.
Given all that, it was no wonder
Carolina was willing to let
Sauerbrun go for Denver punter
question is up to the task. She
possesses a tremendous amount
of grit, determination and focus,
commanding an intense presence
and often firing steely glances at
the phalanx of reporters and fans
that follows her everywhere she
goes.
The former high-school cheerleader
isn’t all business, though.
She has been known to smile and
even giggle at times.
‘‘I like to have fun, too,’’ she
said. ‘‘But I put all that away
when I’m in my race car or talking
with my engineers.’’
Oh, and another thing: She’s
fast.
Patrick has been among the
quickest drivers since rookie orientation
began on the famed 2
1/2-mile oval on May 5. Only a
Jason Baker and a seventh-round
draft pick.
Sauerbrun has been one of the
best punters in the league though
and, as is the case with Clarett and
Rice, Shanahan is hoping he might
be a cog in getting Denver to the
Super Bowl.
‘‘I’m not saying that these guys
haven’t had issues, but with the type
of guys we’ve got on this football
team, they’d better step up and live
to the right standard, or they won’t
be here,’’ Shanahan said in an interview
with the Rocky Mountain
News. ‘‘That’s the bottom line.’’
Last season, after then-Vikings
receiver Randy Moss pretended to
moon the crowd in Green Bay while
celebrating a touchdown, Shanahan
said he wouldn’t put up with a player
who acted like that.
‘‘I believe there’s a standard that
should be demonstrated to the fans,
and once someone crosses that line
it’s tough for me,’’ he said.
‘‘Basically, I despise it.’’
Yet he has taken chances on risky
players before. Darrien Gordon and
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qualifying effort kept her from
winning the pole, and she will
take the green flag from fourth on
Sunday, the best starting position
ever for a woman at Indy.
She follows Janet Guthrie, Lyn
St. James and Sarah Fisher to the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
needing only to finish eighth or
better to improve on the best previous
finish by a female — ninth
by Guthrie in 1978.
Patrick, however, is not
focused on simply finishing in the
top 10 or just staying out of trouble.
‘‘I think I have a great chance
of winning this race,’’ the confident
Patrick said.
Please see Patrick, Page B5
Alfred Williams worked out well.
Dale Carter and Daryl Gardener did
not.
Clarett and Sauerbrun aren’t the
only risks and retreads Shanahan is
taking chances on this offseason.
The Broncos revamped their entire
defensive line with players who
didn’t do well in Cleveland.
Courtney Brown was a firstround
draft pick in 2000 whose performance
has been hindered by
injuries.
Gerard Warren was a first-round
pick a year later who has been better
known for his disciplinary problems
than his play on the field.
This season, though, Warren is
only a bit player among the reclamation
projects the Broncos have
brought in.
‘‘Honestly, looking at it, I don’t
think we’re taking a risk with any of
them,’’ owner Pat Bowlen told the
Rocky. ‘‘Those guys are going to
come in to play; they’ll either make
the team or they won’t. But if those
guys become a problem, then they’re
gone.’’
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Scoreboard
BASEBALL
National League
At A Glance
By The Associated Press
All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 27 19 .587 —
Florida 26 19 .578 1/2
Washington 24 23 .511 3 1/2
New York 25 24 .510 3 1/2
Philadelphia 22 26 .458 6
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 30 16 .652 —
Milwaukee 23 23 .500 7
Chicago 22 24 .478 8
Pittsburgh 20 26 .435 10
Cincinnati 19 29 .396 12
Houston 16 30 .348 14
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Diego 28 19 .596 —
Arizona 28 20 .583 1/2
Los Angeles 24 22 .522 3 1/2
San Francisco 23 23 .500 4 1/2
Colorado 14 32 .304 13 1/2
———
Friday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado 3
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 5
N.Y. Mets 1, Florida 0
Philadelphia at Atlanta, late
Houston at Milwaukee, late
Washington at St. Louis, late
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, late
San Diego at San Francisco, late
Saturday’s Games
Colorado (Kim 0-3) at Chicago Cubs (Rusch
3-1), 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Lieber 5-4) at Atlanta (Ramirez
3-3), 1:20 p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 1-1) at San Francisco
(Lowry 2-5), 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Ishii 0-3) at Florida (Willis 8-1),
6:05 p.m.
Houston (Rodriguez 0-1) at Milwaukee
(Sheets 1-3), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (D.Williams 4-4) at Cincinnati
(Milton 3-5), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Loaiza 1-3) at St. Louis
(Suppan 3-5), 7:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Thompson 0-0) at Arizona
(Vazquez 5-3), 9:40 p.m.
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 30 17 .638 —
New York 27 21 .563 3 1/2
Toronto 26 22 .542 4 1/2
Boston 25 22 .532 5
Tampa Bay 19 30 .388 12
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 33 16 .673 —
Minnesota 28 19 .596 4
Cleveland 22 25 .468 10
Detroit 21 25 .457 10 1/2
Kansas City 13 34 .277 19
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 28 20 .583 —
Los Angeles 27 20 .574 1/2
Seattle 18 29 .383 9 1/2
Oakland 17 30 .362 10 1/2
———
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 6, Boston 3
Cleveland 4, Oakland 1
Minnesota 7, Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 4
Detroit 4, Baltimore 3
Texas 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Kansas City at L.A. Angels, late
Saturday’s Games
Boston (Clement 5-0) at N.Y. Yankees
(Pavano 4-2), 1:20 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Garland 8-1) at Texas
(Park 4-1), 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Lohse 3-3) at Toronto (Bush 0-
4), 4:07 p.m.
Detroit (J.Johnson 2-4) at Baltimore (Penn 0-
0), 4:35 p.m.
Seattle (Sele 3-4) at Tampa Bay (Fossum 2-
2), 6:15 p.m.
Oakland (Saarloos 1-3) at Cleveland (Elarton
1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Jensen 1-0) at L.A. Angels
(Escobar 1-2), 10:05 p.m.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
Daily Playoff Glance
All Times EDT
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Tuesday, May 24
San Antonio 111, Phoenix 108, San Antonio
leads series 2-0
Wednesday, May 25
Miami 92, Detroit 86, series tied 1-1
Saturday, May 28
Phoenix at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 29
Miami at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Monday, May 30
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
GOLF
PGA-St. Jude Classic Scores
Friday At TPC at Southwind
Memphis Tenn.
Purse: $4.9 million
Yardage: 7,244; Par: 70
Second Round
Justin Leonard 62-65 —127
Fredrik Jacobson 68-64 —132
Paul Goydos 67-66 —133
Matt Gogel 66-68 —134
Heath Slocum 68-66 —134
Tom Pernice Jr. 66-68 —134
Roland Thatcher 67-67 —134
Kirk Triplett 64-71 —135
Davis Love III 65-70 —135
Richard S. Johnson 69-66 —135
D.J. Brigman 68-68 —136
Hunter Haas 67-69 —136
Phillip Price 67-69 —136
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
(AP) — Olympic champion
wrestler Rulon Gardner wants to
work with the U.S. Olympic
Committee to find a way to provide
health insurance to retired Olympic
athletes.
Gardner, who retired after his
last meet at the Athens Olympics,
no longer receives health insurance
and a $2,000-a-year grant from the
USOC because the money is meant
to support Olympic hopefuls. Last
July, he signed a one-year contract
for the benefits, but they were
stopped in March because he’s no
longer competing.
Gardner, an Afton native, said he
would like to work with the USOC
to find a solution to the problem, not
so much for athletes like him, who
have become famous and can make
a living after retirement, but for the
hundreds who retire and don’t
become rich or famous.
‘‘I want them to be taken care
of,’’ Gardner said. ‘‘I’d like to help
NASCAR
NASCAR-Nextel-Coca-Cola 600 Lineup
After Thursday’s qualifying; race Sunday
At Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 192.988 mph.
2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 191.925.
3. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 191.259.
4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 190.779.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.739.
6. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 190.685.
7. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 190.490.
8. (0) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 190.355.
9. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 190.114.
10. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 189.980.
11. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 189.860.
12. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 189.800.
13. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 189.580.
14. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 189.527.
15. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,
189.474.
16. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 189.328.
17. (50) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 189.281.
18. (77) Travis Kvapil, Dodge, 189.241.
19. (09) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 189.168.
20. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 189.122.
21. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 189.109.
22. (23) Mike Skinner, Dodge, 189.009.
23. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 188.844.
24. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, 188.831.
25. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 188.739.
26. (44) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 188.719.
27. (91) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 188.646.
28. (10) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 188.633.
29. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188.587.
30. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 188.501.
31. (07) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 188.363.
32. (22) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 188.088.
33. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 187.976.
34. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 187.859.
35. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 187.852.
36. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 187.617.
37. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 187.598.
38. (01) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 187.383.
39. (43) Jeff Green, Dodge, 187.110.
40. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, owner points.
41. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, owner
points.
42. (4) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, owner
points.
43. (37) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, 188.278.
RODEO
WYO. HIGH SCHOOL RODEO ASSOCIATION
Standings (Through May 25)
Top four and Sheridan County top 10
Bareback
1. Justin Dykes, Jackson 221; 2. Jess
Dykes, Jackson 100; 3. Tyler English, Casper,
52; 4. Sam Nelson, Cora, 51; 9. Charlie
Gorzalka, Arvada-Clearmont, 14.
Saddle Bronc
1. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, 160.5; 2.
Cody Wright, Pinedale, 135.5; 3. Blaze
Hamaker, Centennial, 131.5; 4. Ty Hamaker,
Centennial, 99.5.
Calf roping
1. Jason Hubbard, Wheatland, 161.0; 2.
Brett Heggie, Parkman, 137.0; 3. John
Franzen, Wright 124.5; 4. Lane Stevenson,
Wheatland, 104.0.
Steer wrestling
1. John Franzen, Wright, 163; 2. Prayden
McIntyre, Douglas, 111; 3. Lane Stevenson,
Wheatland, 90; 4. Vance Steedley, Wheatland,
Sundance, 67; 5. Brett Heggie, Parkman, 61.
Boys’ cutting
1. Brad Schieck, Riverton, 175.5; 2. Kaleb
Asay, Powell, 175; 3. Dustin Smith, Cheyenne,
174; 4. Merritt Smith, Riverton, 166.5.
Girls’ cutting
1. Andrea James, Daniel, 193; 2. Kacy
Hatten, Wheatland, 189.5; 3. Shawn Reynolds,
Rozet, 142; 4. Katie Curtis, Cody, 142; 6.
Sarah Frost, Big Horn, 131.5.
Barrel racing
1. Amanda Welsh, Gillette, 192.5; 2. Jamie
Wells, Buffalo, 128; 3. Sydney Hettinger,
Gillette, 123; 4. Kortney Fisher, Arvada-
Clearmont, 102; 10. Jamie Perkins, Big Horn,
66.
Pole bending
1. Mandy Jasperson, Thayne, 174; 2. Jamie
Wells, Buffalo, 153; 3. Kati Phillips, Douglas,
106; 4. Krista Scott, Gillette, 103.5; 6. Jamie
Perkins, Big Horn, 68; 10. Savannah Littrell,
Dayton, 46.
Breakaway roping
1. Kelsey Scott, Douglas, 144; 2. Kiley Scott,
Douglas, 103; 3. Cynda Norell, Meeker, 78; 4.
Kacy Hatten, Wheatland, 77; 8. Brooke Barker,
Big Horn, 52.
Goat tying
1. Cynda Norell, Meeker, 137.0; 2. Kelsey
Scott, Douglas, 129.5; 3. Chyann Howard,
Laramie, 94; 4. Dana Weiser, Wheatland, 92;
10. Randa Clabaugh, Arbada-Clearmont, 65.5.
SPEEDWAY
SHERIDAN SPEEDWAY RESULTS
Sunday’s races
Main Race
Sheridan results in bold
Midwest Mods
1. Alan Larken; 2. Justin Williams; 3. Joe
Hando; 4. Tommy Manning; 5. Marty Erivez;
6. Amanda Manning; 7. Brian Brennan; 8.
Darwin Mohler; 9. Waylon Kelly.
Mod 4
1. Gary Karm; 2. Steve Schicketanz; 3. Josh
Jensen; 4. Ja Harley; 5. Debbie Domino; 6.
Scott Domino.
Modifieds
1. Tony Leiker; 2. Kyle Kraig; 3. Dave Pole;
4. Bryan Bettcher; 5. Benrie Fisher; 6. Troy
Leiker; 7. Roy Spielman.
Street Stock
1. Alan Wolf; 2. Jerry Martin; 3. Derrick
Dornbush; 4. George Kelly; 5. Pat Salaway; 6.
Adrian Chavez; 7. Donny Goodman
Super Stock
1. Scott Edwards; 2. Scott Joslyn; 3. Cal
Rossner; 4. Doug Bartels; 5. Jon Jensen.
Rulon Gardner hopes
to help Olympic retirees
them in the future. That’s my goal
— it’s to help the Olympic movement
and take care of athletes.’’
In an interview last week,
Gardner told The Denver Post he
was skipping an upcoming athletes’
summit as part of the fallout from
the USOC’s retirement policy, calling
it ‘‘a slap in the face.’’
USOC spokesman Darryl Seibel
said the organization’s policy is to
funnel funding to athletes who are
training and preparing for upcoming
games.
In an interview with The
Associated Press on Thursday,
Gardner said he had a previous
commitment to teach at a wrestling
clinic in Montana the day of the
USOC summit.
Gardner pulled one of the most
stunning upsets in Olympic history
at the 2000 Games, winning the
gold medal by ending Alexander
Karelin’s 13-year international winning
streak. Last summer in Athens,
Gardner won the bronze medal.

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car insurance.
Abby, I love my
parents, but I'm
kept a virtual prisoner
when I'm at
home, and I'm
physically ill from
being harassed
when I'm at school.
Please print this;
maybe one of them will read it. --
SHAKING SON IN THE BRONX
DEAR SHAKING: It's time to
reorganize your priorities. If the
only thing that's making you tolerate
this situation is the fact that your
father is paying your car insurance,
you might be better off not driving
for a while. For your own mental
health, cut not only the umbilical
B3
May 28, 2005
having my teeth cleaned. My valves were found to be
fine, so I guess I can dispense with the pre-dental
antibiotics.
Thank you for your insight.
DEAR READER: Colon cancer, a particularly malicious
malignancy, is usually slow growing, begins as
pre-malignant polyps and can be prevented if people
have colon examinations (and removal of any polyps)
periodically. Therefore, I encourage you and your husband
to heed your doctors' advice. The current recommendation
for everyone is a colon exam at age 50 (earlier
if there is family history of colon cancer) followed
by repeat studies at five to 10 years.
At present, there is considerable dialogue about how
best to examine the colon: standard colonoscopy (visualization
of the colonic lining with a fiberoptic scope)
or virtual colonoscopy (an X-ray study). Although the
virtual procedure is less invasive and causes less discomfort,
it does not permit the removal of polyps or a
biopsy of suspicious tissue. If such abnormalities are
discovered on X-ray testing, the patients must undergo
standard colonoscopy, which will provide both a diagnosis
and treatment.
In summary, you and your husband are overdue for
colonoscopy of either type. Please follow your primary
care physicians' recommendations and let me know the
outcomes.
To give you related information, I am sending you a
copy of my Health Report "Diverticular Disease." Other
readers who would like a copy should send a long, selfaddressed,
stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, P.O.
Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the
title.
Dear Abby Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips
cord with your mother, but also the
telephone cord. And because after
two years of therapy, you continue
to tolerate the treatment you're getting
from your parents, please consider
changing therapists.
DEAR ABBY: I am 29 and have
a slight hearing loss in one ear and
almost complete hearing loss in the
other. I work in retail, and when I'm
talking to a customer and see that
the person is getting frustrated by
having to repeat his or her questions,
I apologize and say that I
have a hearing loss.
The question I always get back
from them is "Why?" What should I
say to them, short of being sarcastic?
I think it's rude for people to
ask why. I don't even know why I
have the hearing loss. (The doctors
are clueless.)
Should I even tell people what I
have been telling them? -- IRRI-
TATED IN ST. PAUL
DEAR IRRITATED: Because
your customer(s) become frustrated
at having to repeat their questions,
you're doing the right thing to
explain the reason why. Asking you
what caused the problem is natural
curiosity, so please don't hold it
against them. Just tell them exactly
what you have told me -- you don't
know what caused it and the doctors
aren't sure. End of discussion.
DEAR ABBY: What are the
rules of etiquette for hand-shaking
between men and women? Is it
proper when a woman extends her
hand to a man for him to offer his
left hand to shake? Or is this some
back-handed insult?
I am involved in receiving lines
and have had this happen many
times. They always offer their right
hand to the next man in line. Should
I take this as an insult, or do these
men just not know how to act properly?
-- IN A QUANDARY IN
MISSISSIPPI
DEAR IN A QUANDARY: A
person who looks hard enough for
an insult is sure to find one, so I
recommend against it. It has been
my experience that people who
offer their left hand to shake often
have a physical problem of some
sort such as a sprain or arthritis.
You can't go wrong to smile, be
charming, and deal with the hand
you're dealt.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips. Write
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or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
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FOR BETTER or FOR WORSE® by Lynn Johnston
MARY WORTH by Karen Moy and Joe Giella
BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom
GARFIELD by Jim Davis
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Dr. Gott Dr. Peter Gott
DEAR DR. GOTT: This is in response to your asking
for more results from putting a bar of soap under
the bed sheets to stop leg cramps.
I had been bothered with severe leg and feet cramps
disrupting my sleep
throughout the night. I was
ready to try anything -- so
as silly as it sounded -when
I read about the bar
of soap in one of your
columns, I tried it.
It worked great -- no
cramps for a long time,
then out of nowhere they
came back, and I thought ...
OK, I knew that was too
good to be true. But upon
further investigation - I discovered
that my bar of soap
had fallen out from under
the sheets and was on the
floor. I immediately replaced it back under the sheets
and have not been bothered with another cramp since. I
am very careful to make sure it stays there, especially
after changing the sheets. Like you and some of your
other readers, I can find no explanation for the wonderful
results the soap bar gives. However, I am very curi-
DEAR ABBY: We, the people,
bury our heroes with the promise to
remember. The Congress of the
United States has created the
National Moment of Remembrance
to reach Americans with one simple
message: Don't forget the true
meaning of Memorial Day to honor
our fallen. No other holidays would
be possible without the sacrifices of
those brave men and women who
have died for freedom since the
founding of our nation. Today let us
all unite in remembrance to honor
those who have ensured that freedom
rings in the home of the brave.
Americans are asked to pause,
wherever you are, at 3 p.m. (local
time).
Participation may be informal. It
can be as simple as ringing a bell to
mark the moment. Bells carry significant
symbolism -- from "proclaiming
liberty throughout the
land" to the marking of the passing
of a soul. The Moment of
Remembrance is a time to remember
our fallen and to make a commitment
to give something back to
our country in their memory. --
CARMELLA LASPADA, EXECU-
TIVE DIRECTOR, WHITE
HOUSE COMMISSION ON
REMEMBRANCE
D E A R
CARMELLA: I'm
pleased to share
your message with
my readers, some
of whom may not
be aware of what
the true meaning of
this holiday is
about. Readers, although most of
you will be devoting today to your
personal pursuits, Memorial Day
really isn't about us. It's for all those
families whose loved ones aren't
here to enjoy the freedoms they
secured for us. At 3 p.m., let's stand
as one, and show them the respect
they deserve.
And while I'm on the subject of
respect, there is now another way of
honoring those heroes who are still
serving our country. Visit
OperationDearAbby.net and show
our troops stationed worldwide how
much their efforts are appreciated
by sending them a message of sup-
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ous as to why Dial or Dove soap bars cannot be used.
Do you know why?
DEAR READER: Since the original publication of
this novel approach to leg cramps, many readers have
written me, indicating that they were relieved by Dial
soap, but not with Dove.
I have no explanation for this phenomenon. But, to
be candidly frank, I have no idea about why the "soap
under the bottom sheet" therapy may, in a high percentage
of cases (judging from my mail), be successful in
preventing nocturnal leg cramps.
I have had several theories advanced, however. My
favorite is that leg cramps are relieved by moving the
legs and walking, so soap under the sheet leads to exercise
because the soap is slippery and people have to
move their legs at night to overcome this. I don't buy
this conclusion but am keeping my skeptical eyes open
for The Answer.
DEAR DR. GOTT: I hope you can help me with
what my doctor calls "rhinitis": My nose constantly
runs, especially at mealtimes. He prescribed a nose
spray that is useless. Any advice?
DEAR READER: First, ask your primary care
physician to refer you to an otolaryngologist. Such a
specialist will examine your nose and sinuses in search
of polyps, infection, and other causes of excessive
mucous drainage.
Dear Abby Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips
port. Bless you, one and all!
Here's a reminiscence from a
veteran of World War II:
DEAR ABBY: I'd like to bring
to light the unheralded act of some
residents of the Czech city of Plzen.
On May 7, 1945, the day World
War II was declared over, we of the
23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance
Squadron (Mechanized) arrived in
Plzen. A 20-mile buffer zone was
established between us and the
advancing Russian forces then in
Slovakia. After a day of joyous celebration,
an envoy was established
to meet with the Russian military.
While the envoy was gone, those
of us left behind in Plzen got
acquainted with the Czech people.
Some of them learned that none of
us had had showers during the prior
40 days, and we had just completed
14 continuous days and nights of
reconnaissance throughout southeast
Germany. As a result, we could
not risk a timeout for hygiene.
A group of citizens set up a program
to open their bathrooms to
soldiers on an assembly line rotation.
When my turn came at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, I was ushered
into a residence to an immaculate
bathroom with a spotlessly
clean tub filled with 8 inches of
warm water. I was not rushed but
carefully timed, so they could prepare
the tub for the next soldier.
Abby, the only expression I
could offer them for their kindness
was an unwrapped bar of Palmolive
soap. -- DALE C. BISHOFF, U.S.
ARMY (Ret.)
DEAR DALE: Thank you for
the timely reminder that the things
we take for granted can become
great luxuries in times of need.
DEAR ABBY: I received a gift
of handmade note cards made by
the giver. Would it be improper for
me to use one of these note cards to
write my thank-you? -- ETI-
QUETTE-CHALLENGED IN
FLORIDA
DEAR ETIQUETTE-CHAL-
LENGED: Not only would it be
proper to use one of the cards to
thank the giver, it would also be a
compliment.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips. Write
Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
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a better conversationalist and a
more sociable person, order "How
to Be Popular." Send a businesssized,
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History in
the
making
Gasoline
Alley
Turn 1
Bridge
Start/Finish
The more declarer
learns about the layout of
one or two suits, the more
likely he is to play another
to best advantage. That
was true on this deal,
which arose during the
Vanderbilt Knockout
Teams at the Spring
Nationals in Pittsburgh
two months ago.
Look at only the North
and South hands. You are
the declarer in three notrump.
West leads the
spade four: jack, queen,
king. How would you continue?
North's two-spade
response showed a limit
raise in diamonds. (The
Two of my students
played this deal in a 10table
pair game. What do
you think of the auction?
And if you were the
declarer in six spades, how
would you plan the play
after West leads the club
king?
First, I strongly disagree
with South's onespade
rebid. He should
have bid two no-trump,
showing his hand type and
count. It is the responder's
job to look for a spade fit.
This would have led to a
contract of three no-trump.
I sympathize with
North's decision to jump-
8 9 T H I N D I A N A P O L I S 5 0 0
Indianapolis 500 • Sunday, May 29 • Noon, ABC (EDT)
Track length: 2.5 miles,
9 degrees banking in turns
Race distance: 200 laps,
500 miles
2004 winner: Buddy Rice
Turn 2
Pagoda
T
(mph)
Average winning
200
speeds
185.981*
150
*Track record
74.602
100
138.518
50
0
World War I
(no races)
World War II
(no races)
1911 ’30 ’50 ’70 ’90 ’04
Closest margins of victory Winner in bold
Turn 4
1992 0.043 (of a sec.) Al Unser Jr./Scott Goodyear
1982 0.16 Gordon Johncock/Rick Mears
2003 0.2990 Gil de Ferran/Helio Castroneves
gadgets some people
dream up!) South bid what
he hoped he could make.
At the first table, Mike
Moss, from New York
City, won with the spade
king and played a diamond
to dummy's ace. He could
no longer make the contract.
In the other room,
Drew Casen, from Las
Vegas, realized that even
if he could run the diamonds,
he still had only
eight winners: one spade
(trick one), five diamonds
and two clubs. He needed
a heart trick. So, at trick
two, declarer led the heart
queen from his hand.
raise spades. His alternative
was a game-invitational
two no-trump, but
that wasn't attractive with
relatively weak clubs.
(Two clubs would have
been fourth-suit gameforcing,
an overbid.) If
South had four good
spades, the 4-3 fit rated to
play beautifully, declarer
ruffing diamonds in the
shorter trump hand.
On the third round,
South should have bid
three no-trump. His hand
was not nearly distributional
enough to drive to
slam.
Now to the play. South,
hirty-three drivers will
take the green flag for
the Indianapolis 500.
Rookie Danica Patrick, the
only woman in the field, has
a shot at making history by
becoming the first woman
to win the race.
Turn 3
Track built
in 1909; the
Indianapolis 500
race was held for the
first time in 1911.
SOURCE: Indianapolis Motor Speedway AP
Patrick
(Continued from Page B2)
Driving the 650-horsepower
IndyCars for the first time this year,
Patrick has improved in each of the
first four IRL races, culminating in
an impressive fourth-place last
month in Japan.
At Indy, she has been nothing
less than a phenomenon.
Patrick would not be the first
rookie to win here, either, although
certainly among the least experienced.
Juan Montoya was the defending
champion of the rival CART series
when he won here in 2000, and
Helio Castroneves was a two-year
regular in CART and winner of
three races before he took the
checkered flag as an Indy rookie in
2001.
Still, Castroneves, who also won
the next year, said he has no doubt
Patrick could win on Sunday, particularly
since she is driving a
Honda-powered Panoz for the powerful
Rahal Letterman Racing team
Qualifying track record: Arie
Luyendyk, 236.986 mph, 1996
Race record: Arie Luyendyk,
185.981 mph, 1990
Fast fact
While reaching
speeds of
approximately
220 mph, cars
travel slightly
more than the
length of a
football field in
about one
second.
that won here last year with Buddy
Rice.
‘‘She is driving for a great team,
and she has been fast every day
since she got here,’’ Castroneves
said. ‘‘If she can keep her nose
clean, she’ll be OK. The only thing
that might be a problem is you have
to have patience and, sometimes,
rookies don’t have much patience.’’
Castroneves, starting fifth, and
Marlboro Team Penske teammate
Sam Hornish Jr., a two-time IRL
champion and starting in the middle
of the first row, will also be among
the favorites Sunday as they try to
give Roger Penske a record 14th
Indy win.
Others to watch include all four
members of Andretti Green Racing,
including Kanaan, current IRL
points leader Dan Wheldon, Dario
Franchitti and Bryan Herta.
If one of them can manage to get
to Victory Lane, it would be a very
big day indeed for team co-owner
Michael Andretti, who led more
laps than any other nonwinner at
Phillip Alder
When it held, he was sure
the spades were 4-4. South
continued with his heart
two, West going in with
his ace and shifting to a
club.
West was known to
have four spades and at
least two hearts. If he were
void in diamonds, he
would have at least five
clubs and would have led
that suit, not spades. Casen
put the diamond king onto
the table and claimed 10
tricks when East discarded.
Declarer could also
have deduced that if West
had only four spades, he
could not be void in dia-
wondering only where
dummy's fourth trump had
gone, went two down for a
bottom. If he had concentrated
on the job at hand,
he might have seen the
need to aim for these winners:
four spades, two
hearts, three diamonds, a
diamond ruff on the board,
and two clubs. So, win
with the club ace, play a
trump to the board, lead a
diamond to the jack, ruff
the diamond two in the
dummy, cash the remaining
high trump, cross to
hand with a heart, draw
the missing trumps, and
lead a club toward dum-
STARTING LINEUP
DRIVER
Row 1
MPH
1. Tony Kanaan 227.566
2. Sam Hornish Jr. 227.273
3. Scott Sharp
Row 2
227.126
4. r-Danica Patrick 227.004
5. w-Helio Castroneves 226.927
6. Dario Franchitti
Row 3
226.873
7. Vitor Meira 226.848
8. Kosuke Matsuura 226.397
9. w-Buddy Lazier
Row 4
226.353
10. r-Tomas Enge 226.107
11. Tomas Scheckter 226.031
12. Bruno Junqueira
Row 5
225.704
13. Scott Dixon 225.215
14. Adrian Fernandez 225.120
15. r- Sebastien Bourdais 224.955
Row 6
16. Dan Wheldon 224.308
17. Roger Yasukawa 224.131
18. Bryan Herta
Row 7
223.972
19. Darren Manning 223.943
20. Richie Hearn 222.707
21. r-Jeff Bucknum
Row 8
221.521
22. Alex Barron 221.053
23. w-Kenny Brack 227.598
24. r-Ryan Briscoe
Row 9
224.080
25. r-Patrick Carpentier 222.803
26. Ed Carpenter 221.439
27. Jaques Lazier
Row 10
221.228
28. A.J. Foyt IV 220.442
29. Marty Roth 219.497
30. Larry Foyt
Row 11
219.396
31. Jeff Ward 218.714
32. Jimmy Kite 218.565
33. Felipe Giaffone 217.645
(w-former winner; r-rookie)
Indy. His father, Mario, won the
race in 1969, then spent 25 frustrating
years trying and failing to win it
again.
The two had so many things go
wrong here that the term ‘‘Andretti
Luck’’ became part of the Indy lexicon.
‘‘We’ve done everything in our
power to put ourselves in a good
position,’’ Michael said. ‘‘Of
course, this feeling doesn’t mean
anything. I’ve been here before in
this position. We’ll see what fate
has in store.’’
The big question going into
Sunday, though, remains: What will
Danica do?
Castroneves was asked if it bothers
him that most of the questions
he and other veterans have fielded
this month have been about Patrick.
‘‘It’s good for the series, it’s
good for the sport,’’ he replied.
‘‘When I came here they gave me
the nickname ‘Spider Man.’ Maybe
they should call her ‘Wonder
Woman.’’’
monds, because he would
have led from his five-card
suit
my's jack for plus 980 and
a lucky top!
Leonard leads by five strokes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Leonard has finally
found some weather on the PGA Tour that suits him perfectly.
The Texan took advantage of firm fairways at the TPC
at Southwind for some extra length off the tee and shot a
5-under 65 Friday, extending his lead to five strokes after
the second round of the St. Jude Classic.
‘‘I wasn’t real excited about some of the weather we
had the first few events, as wet as everything was,’’
Leonard said of the 10 tournaments with weather-related
suspensions through the first 21 events this year.
‘‘When I come to a course like this that’s playing hard
and fast, I’m feeling like my average length is not as big
an issue.’’
He had six birdies, and his first bogey for a 13-under
127 total that was one stroke off the 36-hole course record
held by John Cook (1996) and David Frost (1999). Both
did it when par was a stroke higher.
NON SEQUITUR By Wiley
Astro – Graph
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Chances are, some powerful new
ambitions may be aroused in you in
the year ahead and you'll be willing
to work harder than you ever had
previously. Yet your efforts may not
be for yourself but to benefit those
you love.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If
you define your objectives in a
fuzzy manner today, it isn't likely
you'll accomplish much of substance.
Start your day off with very
specific goals in mind and much can
be achieved.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
An individual with ulterior motives
may attempt to pump you today
regarding something they know has
been told to you in confidence.
Don't be hoodwinked into revealing
anything.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don't
pass on gossip to friends today just
because it's juicy without taking the
time to verify what was told to you
is indeed fact. If the story doesn't
pan out, you'll be labeled a prattler.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
Before accepting counsel today on
anything vital to your career, consider
the adviser along with the advice
before acting on it. You could be
erroneously swayed by one with
poor judgment.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If
you find your thinking to be a bit
unclear today, it stands to reason
that this is not a good time to
attempt a do-it-yourself project that
you've never tried previously. Wait
until another day.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- It
is never a wise policy to loan something
that isn't yours to another
without first consulting with the
owner. If the article isn't handled
with care, you will be held accountable.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Where major issues are concerned
today, chances are you and
your partner will be in accord with
one another. However, it'll be the little,
careless things that could disrupt
your tranquil day.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -
- Your industriousness might be at
low ebb today. You may begrudgingly
do some small tasks as a token
of your effort, but chances are you'll
not even attempt to get involved in
large jobs.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --
Leave your checkbook at home
today if you are heading for the
racetrack or bingo parlor. You are
far too susceptible to taking gambles,
hoping to hit it big and make
some easy money
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
Others will simply give up guessing
on how to try to please you today if
what you ask of them doesn't match
up with your reactions to what you
get. Don't play games with yourself
or pals.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
Guard against a tendency to do so
much talking today that you fail to
listen to what others have to share.
Information that could be meaningful
to your interests may be missed.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Keep your mind focused on your
budget today if you hope to maintain
a balance in your financial affairs. It
may be easy for you to thoughtlessly
waste your funds on frivolous activities.
Gemini, treat yourself to a birthday
gift. Send for your Astro-Graph
year ahead predictions by mailing
$2 to Astro-Graph, c/o this newspaper,
P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH
44092-0167. Be sure to state your
zodiac sign.
The Sheridan Press, Saturday, May 28, 2005 B5
Monday, May 30, 2005
Even if things look quite differently
to you at this point in time,
astrologically your success ratio
looks exceptionally encouraging for
you in the year ahead. Believe in
yourself and events will lead to personal
gain.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Aim higher than usual today
because even if you fall short of
your mark, chances are you'll still
come out a winner in some manner.
Lucky things happen when you at
least try something.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
Steer clear of getting yourself too
immersed in routine situations today
or involved with dull people. Your
restless spirit requires companions
who have a sense of adventure and
vivacity.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A wonderful
surprise could be in store for
you today when someone who is
quite fond of you makes sure you
get your heart's desire, which you
haven't been able to acquire on your
own.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
The easiest way to accomplish your
goals today is to show a willingness
to be cooperative with others.
Emphasize "we" instead of "me" and
you'll gain much more than you
give.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Be
on your toes today, because a unique
type of work opportunity could suddenly
pop up out of nowhere when
you least expect. Don't let it evade
your notice.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) --
One of the nicest things that could
happen to you today could be channeled
through a person you wouldn't
expect would be so kind to you. It
just goes to show it pays to be nice
to everybody.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Just when you think early
indicators are giving you reasons to
believe things aren't going to go
your way today, something good
will happen that'll propel you into
the winner's circle.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -
- Surprisingly, the busier your
schedule gets today, the happier
you'll be. Instead of getting upset or
being intimidated by things being
thrown your way, you'll thrive and
shine under the pressure.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --
Although things may have appeared
bleak up until now, look for financial
trends to start to shift in your
favor today, due to the wise manner
in which you have been handling
your affairs.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
Without blinking an eye, you'll happen
along and find easy solutions
today for situations that are overwhelming
others. Your surprising
actions will win you several new
admirers.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
When you don't have time to study
an issue about which you need to
make a decision, let your heart rule
your head. You won't go wrong
today by following your compassionate
instincts.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Don't put any restrictions or limitations
today on your hopes or dreams
just because they stem from desire
instead of practical considerations.
If you believe strongly enough, they
can happen.
Major changes are ahead for
Gemini in the coming year. Send for
your Astro-Graph predictions today.
Mail $2 to Astro-Graph, c/o this
newspaper, P.O. Box 167,
Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167. Be sure
to state your zodiac sign.
Public notices
NOTICE OF SALE
TO: ALL KNOWN CLAIMANTS OF AND INTEREST IN A 1992
TOYOTA JT4VN13D7N5101915
You are hereby notified that under WYO Statue 29-7-101 a
lien has arisen on said vehicle in favor of Patricia Patterson in
the amount of $3500.
Notices have been mailed by certified mail to all persons
known to claim an interest in the said vehicle the proposed
sales to be held 332 N Jefferson, Sheridan WY on June 25,
2005.
Publish: May 28, June 4, 2005.
Your Right To Know
and be informed of government legal proceedings are
embodied in public notices. This newspaper urges every
citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise
those seeking further information to exercise their right of
access to public records and public meetings.
Bernice Bede Osol
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Several unusual opportunities
may be dangled before your eyes in
the year ahead which could entice
you greatly. Analyze each carefully,
and don't make any commitments
until you're sure of where the new
direction leads.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
When given command, be extremely
careful how you exercise your
authority over others today. If you
don't handle things properly, you
could evoke some very unpleasant
reactions.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
There are strong possibilities that
you will meet with great difficulty
today in establishing connections
with the very person you want to
see. Verify all important appointments
beforehand.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- When
attempting to conduct business with
established contacts today, be prepared
for the unexpected or you
could end up a big loser. Take nothing
for granted -- people or history.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
There's a strong chance you could
have to contend with someone today
who uses pressure tactics to get others
to do his or her bidding. Be prepared
and this person won't be able
to overwhelm you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
Playing games by saying one thing
and meaning another will get you a
reputation you would not like. You
may think you're being cute today,
but clever people will see right
through your facade.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A
relationship you thought was on solid
ground may be a bit shakier than
you realize. If you get signs of this
today, find the root cause and try to
amend the matter immediately.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Take positive steps toward
reaching your target today or you
could lose momentum very fast.
This is not the time to be complacent
or wishy-washy about a goal of
great importance to you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -
- Under normal circumstances
before you undertake a project, it is
well thought out and organized.
However, today you may use slipshod
methods that'll negate your
usually effectiveness.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --
It's generally always unwise to get
involved in an associate's complicated
affairs and this will be particularly
true for you today. Think twice
before making a loan or giving
advice to a friend.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
The indications are that should
disharmony erupt on the home front
today, chances are you won't have to
look any further than in the mirror to
find the culprit. Don't stir up a hornet's
nest.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
Just because demands are made of
you today to handle some heavy
responsibilities not of your making,
it does not mean you have to comply.
Analyze matters carefully
before agreeing.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
You're far too sensible a person to
believe you can get something for
nothing, yet today someone might
convince you that you should put all
your eggs in one basket. It'll be your
loss.
Know where to look for romance
and you'll find it. The Astro-Graph
Matchmaker wheel instantly reveals
which signs are romantically perfect
for you. Mail $2.75 to Matchmaker,
c/o this newspaper, P.O. Box 167,
Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167

B6 The Sheridan Press, Saturday, May 28, 2005
POSITIVE RESULTS
Program
SOLBERG HORSE
SERVICES
Shoeing & Trimming • Braking
& Training • 25 yrs. exper.
307-684-7038
Pets & Supplies 36
AKC YELLOW LAB pup, (m)
$350 Ready 674-5919.
BIG HORN KENNELS
Training & Boarding
Kean Bailey 307-674-0150
CREATURE COMFORTS
In Home Pet Care
Call 674-0966
www.gotpaws.net
READY NOW! AKC black
labs, $250M, $300F, 673-
4534.
Heavy Equipment 41
‘94 KENWORTH G800, 170
bbl., vac. tanker. (307) 670-
0160.
Miscellaneous 60
GEMSTONE RINGS, set in
gold. $50/ea. 673-1376.
HAND CRAFTED, maple &
walnut chest. Cedar floor,
$250. Saddle bags for
motorcycle $75. 675-8026.
Miscellaneous for Sale 61
PICK-UP BOX trailer
w/camper. $500. 672-7772
TWO 6’ Cast Iron Tubs, $750
for both OBO, 752-6723
Toll-Free
for application
Equal Housing Opportunity
LARGE 2 BR basement apt.
No pets/smoking. Ref’s &
deposit req’d. $450 + dep.
Heat furnished. 672-6963
STIRLING RENTAL
2 BR- exceptional Apt Lg
Ktch, Lg, Mstr BR, Lg Lvg
rm, A/C, W/D, $650
3 BR- 1.5 ba. fpl, deck, A/C,
W/D hook ups, $850
No Smk/pets 674-4116
Houses, Unfurnished for Rent 83
1 BR, $425/mo. No pets/smk.
Avail. 5/23. 751-4061.
2 BR, $600/mo. + util. + dep.
Nice interior. 751-2886.
2 BR, $675/mo. No smoking/
pets. Jackie Warnke,
Century 21 BHJ Realty,
751-5838 or 674-6549.
2 BR, 1 ba., $575/mo. + 1 mo.
security dep. + util. No
smk/pets. 674-7660.
2 BR, in Big Horn. No smoking/pets.
674-4810.
3 BR House, Nice area, $700
mo. 674-0777.
4 BR 1 ba. in Dayton. $650 +
dep. & utilities. Pets ok with
additional deposit. Donna
Vineyard at Tongue River
Realty, 655-9556.
FOR RENT: Newly remodeled
1100 SQFT retail or office,
DSL wired, off-street parking
on site. Next to Senior
Center & Whitney Park.
655-9812.
MILL INN TOWER
Office Suites Available
• Newly Remodeled
• Signage on Coffeen Ave
• High Speed Internet
672-6401
Storage Space 96
13’ X 30’, overhead door,
dock, $125/mo. 672-7707.
AACE SELF Storage units on
Fort Rd. Office at 644 N.
Gould. 672-2839.
ACMS STORAGE 674-7350
Gated, Secure & some climate
control.
Call Bayhorse Storage
1005 4th Ave. E. 752-9114.
CIELO STORAGE
1318 Skeels St. 752-3904.
CROWN STORAGE Inc., 298
Scrutchfield Ln. 674-4676.
DOWNER ADDITION Storage
674-1792 after 5pm.
ELDORADO STORAGE
Helping you conquer space.
3856 Coffeen. 672-7297.
Hide Away Storage, E. 8th &
Skeels, 674-9539.
BIG HORN Elementary School
has an opening for a 5th
Grade teacher for the 2005-
2006 school year. Eligibility
for Wyoming certification
required. Open until filled.
EOE. To apply, call Cara
Reichert at 307-655-9541,
ext. 101, or email
cara@sheridan.k12.wy.us.
BUDGET HOST Inn now hiring
desk clerks and housekeepers.
Please apply in
person 2007 N. Main St.,
Sheridan, WY 82801
BUSINESS IS booming at The
Sheridan Commercial
Company! We are currently
hiring for FT/PT positions
on our sales floor. Ideal person
would enjoy working
with people & have good
customer service skills.
Wage DOE. Pick up application
at 303 Broadway-
Sheridan.
CARPET & Hard Surface
flooring installer needed
immediately. Experience
preferred. Call 307-672-
9304
CBM WORK over Rig Hands
& Operator. Must have 6
mo. exper. 672-5658
CDL DRIVERS wanted for
water-hauling in Methane
field. Excellent pay! Call
Farren at 701-290-5788
HOUSEKEEPERS
NEEDED! $7/HR.
APPLY MORNINGS AT
MILL INN.
Classifieds
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Personals 2 Wanted to Buy 70
BUYING OLD books &
THE SHERIDAN PRESS is
antiques. Pack Rat, 672not
responsible or liable
0539.
for any services, products,
opportunities, or Furnished Apts for Rent 81
claims made by advertisers
in this paper.
LARGE, LOVELY, fully furnished,
2 Bd, 1 Ba, Big
Horn. All util., tv, internet, &
Adoption 7 washer included. No smoking/pets.
$650/mo rent,
ADOPT: A BEAUTIFUL LIFE! $300 deposit. 307-674-7718
Loving, financially secure or 307-751-7718.
couple will LOVE AND
CHERISH your baby.
STUDIO Apt. $250/mo. Micro-
Expenses paid. Kate &
wave, fridge & shared ba.,
Sean. 1-866-813-3247.
lease, utils. paid. 751-3059.
Appliances 11
Unfurnished Apts for Rent 82
NOW BUYING washers & dryers;
Kenmore, Whirlpool, &
EQUAL HOUSING
Maytag. Cash Paid. 672-
OPPORTUNITY. All real
0539
estate advertising in this
Furniture 14 newspaper is subject to
the Federal Fair Housing
LEATHER & Wood swivel Act, which makes it ille-
rocker chair, Great Cond. gal to advertise any pref-
$150, 673-0110 Call P.M. erence, limitation, or discrimination
based on
LG OFFICE Desk w/transac- race, color, religion, sex,
tion counter & right hand handicap, familial status
return. Like New! metal or national origin, or
desk w/drawers on both intention to make any
sides, & tall rotating filing such preferences, limita-
cabinet $10 each. 673- tions, or discrimination.
1436.
Familial status includes
children under the age of
PATIO SET, table w/lazy
18 living with parents or
susan, 5 chairs, umbrella &
legal custodians, and
stand, plus covers. Exc.
pregnant women and
cond. 674-8389.
people securing custody
of children under 18.
This newspaper will not
SIX PIECE Queen BR Set, knowingly accept any
Incl box spgs. Excl Cond. advertising for real estate
Best Offer By Sunday Night which is in violation of
May 29. 673-5283 after 5p. the law. Our readers are
hereby informed that all
Boats 22 dwellings advertised in
this newspaper are avail-
‘02 SEARAY 21’ Mercruiser
able on an equal oppor-
260hp, open bow, Bimini
tunity basis. To report
top, full covers. Beautiful
discrimination call
boat, new condition, 22hrs.
Wyoming Fair Housing at
$24,000. 307-684-9322
1-866-255-6362.
Wyoming Relay: (Voice)
18.5’ BAYLINER, fishing 1-800-877-9975 or TTY
leisure. Excellent Condition. at 1-800-877-9965 or call
(307) 896-2013.
HUD toll-free at 1-800-
669-9777.
‘80, 16’ Bayliner w/’81 90hp
merc w/powertrim. Includes 1 1/2 BR 1 ba. upstairs.
water skiis, tubes, life vests. $350/mo. + utilities +$350
$2800. 672-5648.
dep. 672-1787
LARSON- 1996 28ft Cabrio 1 BR $350/mo. No smk/pets.
Cabin Cruiser. 300 HP, 674-4139
Mercruiser Bravo III. Full
canvas Sleeps 6. Galley,
1 BR, $375, utils. incl., 215 W.
fridge, head, shower, stove,
Loucks. 406-784-2549.
micro. Electric trolling
motors. Low hours (160).
Trailer included. $30,000. 2 BR, GREAT LOCATION,
672-2111 or 752-2196. w/carport, A/C, dishwasher,
incl. heat. $600. 752-3234
TRI HULL 15’, 50hp. merc &
trolling motor. OBO 673-
BIKE PATH & creek- just
5010
steps from new 3 BR, 2 Ba,
washer/dryer & garage.
$700/mo., & $700 deposit.
Snowmobiles 25
No smoking. 672-5667
‘95 SKIDOO 583 Summit, ‘86
Skidoo MXZ, Yacht Club tilt DOWNTOWN LOFTS, free
trailer. $2200. (307)921- utilities, cable, internet. No
1116.
smk. $400 & up. 751-4841
Horses 27
5 YR old, ranch broke, 15h, Clean 2 bedroom
TB geld. $2800. 751-3473. apartments available
in Dayton, WY.
BIG, BLK & Broke 3yr old,
AQHA Mare gentle, fast, Rent based on income.
needs job Call 760-4378.
Please call
HORSESHOEING, $45, 752- 307-655-9024
2140.
1-888-387-7368
We’re so POSITIVE that a Sheridan Press
Line POSITIVE Ad (with a circulation RESULTS of 13,000 –
The Sheridan Press and PressPlus) will sell
your POSITIVE no longer needed RESULTS
item within 6
days, that we’ll back it up with our
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Call POSITIVE us within 24 hours RESULTS
of your ad’s last
run date, and we will run it another 6
days. POSITIVE RESULTS
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POSITIVE Ads Must Be: • 6 days RESULTS
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non-commercial single item
Houses, Unfurnished for Rent 83 Storage Space 96
5 BR, fncd. yd., downtown EVERGREEN
area, laundry $800/mo. SAFE STORAGE
Acreage, Pets? 673-4506.
672-5120
5 BR, secluded area on creek INTERSTATE Storage. 5x10
in town. Beautiful location. & 10x10 units avail. immed.
lg House, 2 car garage 673- 751-3906 or 673-6302.
1784.
STORAGE SHED 10x12
AVAIL 8/1, Cute clean, 2 BR, $35.00 Rent 377 Cofeen.
w/d, wd flrs, nxt to Kendrick Call Brent 672-0300.
Pk, No Smk, Pets nego,
Ref/Lease required. $700 WOODLAND PARK Storage.
+dep. 752-1169.
Also inside boats & RV's.
5211 Coffeen. 674-7355.
CLEAN 1 BR in Sheridan, gar.
No pets. $425, 655-9460. Help Wanted 130
IMMACULATE 4 BR. 1 ADULT live-in
Secluded setting. Homemaker, help
$1500/mo. + utilities. No w/meals, houswork & any-
pets/smk. Available 4/10/05. thing that comes up.
672-5646.
Expenses paid plus. For
more info. call anytime
673-4966 now.
LARGE 3 BR house, 2 stall
detached garage, corner lot.
Avail. 6/16. 672-5041. ALL POSITIONS NEEDED
P/T & F/T. Flexible hours.
STOP RENTING! Buy 2 BR Please apply in person at
for $34,500! For listings, 1- Dominos 1538 N. Main.
800-690-3990, ext. D747.
APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN
TOWNHOME, 2 BR, 1.5 ba., qualified in all electrical
fireplace, fen. yrd., garage. types. Plenty of work,
$710/mo. + util., lease & wages DOE. Call 674-9710
dep. No pets. 672-2820.
ARBYS IS accepting applica-
Houses, Furnished for Rent 84 tions for F/T & P/T positions.
Meal discounts.
HOUSE FOR single or couple. Bonus programs available.
Lg. yard, garden spot, car- Starting pay $6.50 with
port, storage. $575/mo. opportunity for advance-
673-9799.
ment. Apply in person at
ARBYS, 1777 Coffeen Ave.
Duplexes, Unfurnished for Rent to pick up an application
85
between 2-5 pm.
DUPLEX IN Sheridan. ATTENTION
$550/mo. + elec. 737-2433. Needing immediate
and/or summer employ-
LARGE 2 BR, carport, storment? Please send
age, great neighborhood. resume to 307-687-2081
No smoking. References or bring to 310
Required. 752-7702
Limestone Ave., Gillette,
WY. Methane
Mobile Homes for Rent 87 Pipeline/Concrete -
Construction Laborers
QUIET COUNTRY living, 2 needed. Pre-employment
BR. No smoking/pets. $550 drug testing required.
+ dep. Call 751-4503.
Benefits. Wages DOE -
Business Building for Rent 92 EOE.
11,000 SQFT warehouse w/ ATTENTION COLLEGE stu-
1800 sqft office space. dents! Pony Grill & Bar
Located in a commercially kitchen offering paid sum-
zoned area. 674-9710 mer internships w/scholarship
possibilities. Apply in
2400 SQ Ft Office/Warehouse person at 3 S. Gould.
on Main St. High & low voltage
electrical serv. Phone
syst., great shape. Offstreet ATTENTION:
pkg. Call Red 751-2148. IF you are interested in
continuing your career as
COMMERCIAL SPACE for
a Journeyman in the
lease, 1500 sq. ft. Like new.
Methane Fields-Motor
Sec. dep. req’d. 673-0033.
Control/Panels in the
Gillette, WY area. Please
fax resume to 307-687-
New building for lease. 2900 2081 or bring to 310
sqft warehouse w/400 sqft Limestone Ave. Gillette,
office space. 674-9710
WY. Pre employment
drug testing required.
Office Space for Rent 94 Benefits - Wages DOE -
1230 N. Main, 2 - 1000 sqft
EOE.
units, $800 ea. 672-7943.
ATTENTION: JOIN the Hottest
2400 SQ Ft Office/Warehouse
Restaurant in town for the
on Main St. High & low volt-
busiest season of the year!
age electrical serv. Phone
Wyoming’s Rib & Chop
syst., great shape. Offstreet
House is now hiring sum-
pkg. Call Red 751-2148.
mer staff. High-energy,
motivated servers, bartenders,
line cooks, dish-
65 COFFEEN, near Main St., washers and prep cooks
remodeled, parking, 6 apply in person at 856 N
offices, lg. conference Broadway.
room, comp. & phone network,
kitch., 2900 sqft.,
$7.75/sq ft 720-331-3994.
Help Wanted 130
CHEF WANTED at historic
guest ranch. Must be creative,
well organized, professional
and friendly, as
you will have direct contact
with guests. F/T year round
position, good salary &
health benefits. Call 307-
751-3580
COAL UPGRADING plant in
Gillette, WY is seeking
Operating Technicians.
Responsibilities include onshift
operations, routine
electrical and mechanical
maintenance and construction
support. Coal mining
and plant operating experience
helpful but not
required. Education: high
school. Competitive pay &
benefits include medical,
dental, life, & disability
insurances, 401K & bonus
program. Submit resume &
cover letter to Gillette
Workforce Center, PO Box
2873, Gillette, WY 82717
CONSTRUCTION LABORER
and/or roofer. 672-7643.
COOK & P/T PREP Cook for
busy Bar & Grill. 672-2128.
DO YOU need extra money?
Do you have a Reliable car?
Do you work well alone? Do
you have 90 min a day?
Daytime rack & dealer
route. Call 672-6731 Lv
Msg
DRIVER: PART-TIME Sat. &
Sun. Deliver fuel to railroad.
CDL A w/hazmat & tanker
endorsement. Minimum 2
years driving experience.
Call 1-800-269-7245.
EASTER SEALS has housing
sub positions available.
Applicants must have a
valid drivers license and
pass a thorough background
check. You can pick
up an application at the
Easter Seals office at 991
Joe Street, or if you have
questions, please call 672-
2816 and ask for Pat.
EXCELLENT INCOME!
National Capital Funding
group now hiring courthouse
researchers, will train
to work from home on your
computer. No experience
necessary. Call 1-800-440-
7234.
EXP. CBM rig hands. Steady
work, top pay. Pd. health
ins. & retirement. Safety &
perform. bonuses. Must
have valid Dr. Lic. Pre-emp.
& random drug testing.
Immed. opening for CDL.
Work in Sheridan area.
Send appl. or resume to:
Personnel, P. O. Box 6728,
Sheridan, WY. 82801. CDL
applicants only: call 751-
5723.
E X P E R I E N C E D
CARPENTERS wanted.
Call 672-2128
F/T HELP needed at
Sanfords. Prep cook, cook,
& waitresses. Apply in person
at 41 E. Alger. No
phone calls please.
FIELD OPERATOR. operate
gas compressor station &
pipelines, perform line
locate, work with production
operator. adhere to safety
policy. attend & paticipatate
in safety programs. Other
duties as assigned. Must
have HS Ed. or GED & valid
Drivers license w/ insurable
driving record. Plus full benefits.
Contact Terry @ 307-
736-2313 ext. 2
FULL TIME summer help for
lawn and gardens. Must be
18 and have transportation.
Call evenings 737-2569.
HOUSEKEEPERS needed,
upto $300 per wk Apply at
front desk, America’s Best
Value Inn, 672-5120.
Help Wanted 130
FUN, FAST paced hair salon
is looking for Licensed
Cosmetologist, part-time.
Guaranteed great wages
and commissions.
Established cliental. Call
Cost Cutters 1-800-290-
3232.
GEOLOGY/ENGINEERING
BS Science Graduates
Need to enjoy field work. This
position involves full
responsibility for a HD truck
w/instruments installed that
will be used to collect wire
line logged data from exploration
holes drilled in the
search for coal or coal
methane gas. Positions
involve extensive travel
throughout North America.
Once trained you will operate
as a one-man crew.
Apply by e-mail to
phinshaw@centurygeo.com
Training school begins
May 31st.
HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO
HELP YOUR COMMUNITY
- AND GET PAID FOR IT!
The Sheridan Police department
is looking for a few
good men & women to be
communications operators!
Competitive salary, benefits,
and the chance to know
you are helping your fellow
citizens! We are expanding
our hiring list, and we have
immediate openings.
Starting wage is $11.83/hr.
Applicants must be able to
work shift work, be adept at
multi-tasking, and be able to
make quick decisions under
pressure.
Stop down at the
Sheridan Police
Department & let the
adventure begin!
HISTORIC TUNNEL Inn is
now hiring FT & PT bartenders.
FT bartender
will work Wed-Sun, 4
pm-close (part-time will
be considered). PT summer
bartender for tourist
season will work 10 am-
4 pm. Please call Greg
or Rocky for an interview
at 683-2296.
HOLY NAME Catholic School
hiring for 2005-06 school Yr
•5-8th grade certified math
teacher
•School secretary.
•Head cook.
•Pre K aide
Mail a resume & letter of
interest to: Toni Wendt 121
S Conner Sheridan Wy
82801
HOT LOCKS Hair Design is
expanding their team. We
have openings for a full time
cosmetologist & massage
therapist. 672-7587
Smile out Loud .
Become part of a team
that makes you proud.
Holiday Inn
1809 Sugarland Drive
Sheridan, WY 82801
EOE
•Servers • Restaurant
Manager
•Banquet Staff
•Housekeepers MATURE, RESPONSIBLE
individual to help with
summer & mini camps.
Must have a good driving
record. Apply in
person at 863
Highland, The
Childrens Center.
Help Wanted 130
Currently Seeking:
Team members to work
FULL-TIME or PART-TIME. Ideal
applicant must be energetic
with a desire to provide
EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
WE OFFER:
• Excellent Wages
(6.80 – 9.35/hr. DOE)
• Pay raises in 60 days & 6 months
• Holiday Pay - Paid Vacations -
Customer Service Bonuses
• Insurance and an awesome
401(k) plan with a 33%
company match
• Paid Training -
Uniforms Provided
• SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY!
Apply in Person Today!
2617 N. Main, Sheridan
E.O.E.
www.commoncentsstores.com
NOW HIRING!
WE ARE NOW
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR
ALL POSITIONS &
DEPARTMENTS!
Wages starting at
$6/hour (DOE).
Must be at least 16
years old. We offer
excellent benefits
including medical,
dental, paid vacation
and flexible schedule.
Stop in today for more
information:
2590 N. Main
Sheridan, WY 82801
HELP WANTED
McDonalds is accepting
applications for a
maintenance person. Wages
starting at $7 and up DOE
(16 and older). We offer
excellent benefits including
medical, dental, paid
vacation and flexible
schedule.
Stop in for more
information at
2590 N. Main
Sheridan, WY 82801
Help Wanted 130
IMMEDIATE OPENING for
exp., F/T Administrative
Assistant at busy non-profit
foundation in rural Wyoming
near Sheridan & Buffalo.
Advanced telephone, clerical
& computer skills are
essential; minimum of 3
years office exp. req’d. This
position requires a flexible,
detail-oriented individual
w/excellent interpersonal
skills, the ability to maintain
confidential information, &
an appreciation for human
diversity. Competitive salary
w/benefits. Please submit
cover letter, resume, & 3
references to Ucross
Foundation, 30 Big Red
Lane, Clearmont, WY,
82835. Phone: 307-737-
2291, Fax: 307-737-2322.
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
Hofer Building Inc. Is a fast
growing Co. We are looking
for hard working lead personnel
& laborers & a foreman,
top wages. We offer
insurance, paid holidays,
vacations. Please stop by
our office at 736 Arlington
Blvd for apps. & interview.
INTERESTED IN moving to
Atlanta? 44 yr. old industrial
chemical manufacturer
seeks entry-level inside
sales reps for 3 metro
Atlanta locations. $1000
moving bonus paid on 90th
day employment, For more
information, call Tanya at
(866) 255-2826
INTERNET TECHNICAL
SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Leading Internet Service
Provider in Sheridan
Wyoming needs motivated
individual to provide excellent
customer service by
answering inbound phone
calls from customers along
with in house and on site
technical assistance.
Special emphasis on
advanced troubleshooting is
required. Must be able to
trouble shoot complex technical
support incidents,
including LAN environment
issues, TCP/IP, DSL,
Dialup, Wireless 802.11,
POS router configuration,
operating system knowledge
and specialized technical
problems. Includes
benefit package. Send
resume to Box 04151 c/o
The Sheridan Press, PO
Box 2006, Sheridan, WY
82801
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRI-
CIAN qualified in all electrical
types. Plenty of work,
wages DOE. Call 674-9710
LOOKING FOR a seamstress.
Strictly alterations. Apply in
person, 13 N. Main. 674-
8606.
LOOKING FOR Housekeeper/
flower maintenance, fun
work environment at Private
Ranch resident in Bighorn.
Send Resume or letter to:
Andy, PO Box 606 Bighorn,
WY 82833
S&L INDUSTRIAL an E.O.E.
is taking applications for
carpenters/laborers, inside
work. Overtime possible.
307-272-5843, 673-1759.
Starting wages $ 12.20
Framing carpenters/
Construction workers.
Sheridan area.
Full-time career opportunities available for individuals
seeking to construct buildings for a leader in the wood
frame industry. Our team members receive:
• High paying hearty wages with opportunity to
increase.
• Bad weather pay.
• Bonus pay for bring jobs in ahead of schedule.
• Paid Holiday & Vacation time
• Profit sharing
• Excellent medical/dental/prescription plan.
• Company ownership through 401K & ESOP
plans.
• Life insurance
• Incentive vacation trips
• Majority of tools Company supplied.
• Work with state-of-the-art equipment.
• Year-round with career stability.
• Fast track advancement.
• Extensive training & team building.
• Previous construction experience preferred but
not necessary.
Apply at:
www.mortonbuildings.com for more information
Morton Buildings, Inc. P.O. Box 1847
Rapid City, SD 57709 EOE

MAINTENANCE / PLANT WASH DOWN UTILITY ATTENDANTS
For Jacobs Ranch Mine. Responsible for cleaning and maintaining areas
and equipment through out the mine. Involves rotating shift work, varying
work conditions, working at heights around large equipment, fit to shovel coal
spills and walk conveyors frequently, and obtain methane/oxygen certification
for confined space attendant responsibilities.
Successful candidate must have a valid driver’s license and a high school
diploma/GED is strongly recommended. Position requires a general
equipment and mining knowledge and preference will be given to applicants
with related experience in an industrial or mining environment.
MINING ENGINEER
For Gillette area. Position accountable for short/mid-range mine planning,
project/capitol evaluation, project supervision, and other value –added
activities in fast-paced team environment in the Gillette Wy area.
Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or related field with 5 plus years
of experience. Strong computer skills required, AutoCAD and Survcadd
experience preferred.
SUPPORT PLANNING SUPERINTENDENT
Gillette Area. Primarily responsible for providing fleet leadership for
support fleets in Sothern Powder River Basin properties. Generate planning
and reliability strategy and assist site superintendents and planner in
implementing that strategy, generate and manage contracts and both internal
and external rebuilds through IMP warehouse and provide leadership to
reliability engineers while managing predictive systems across all sites.
Prefer a bachelor degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with five
years mining experience. The candidate must have a valid driver’s license.
Applicants must perform all work in a safe, healthy and environmentally
compliant manner according to MSHA and environmental regulatory
requirements and Kennecott Energy Company standards have a valid driver’s
license and a high school diploma/GED is highly recommended. To apply
candidates should send a current resume, specifying position, to KEC -
Recruiting Services, P.O. Box 3009,
Gillette, WY 82717 or e-mail mailto:
recruitingservices@kennecottenergy.com
Kennecott Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/MFVD Employer
ENGINEERING COMPANY in
Gillette, WY is seeking a
Process Engineer to assist
with construction, acceptance
testing & operation of
a coal upgrading facility.
Responsibilities include
process design and development,
installation, construction/operationscoordination
and coordination of
project resources. Five
years of experience in
chemical engineering.
preferably in the area of
energy and fuels; minimum
BS- chemical engineering.
Competitive pay & benefit
package. Submit resume
and cover letter via email
(info@mrellc.com) or fax
(419-874-2133) Attn: 05-03.
RIVER BASIN PLANNING
S U P E R V I S O R
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM Supervisor
Class Code SC25 Water
Development Office,
Cheyenne, WY Minimum
Qualifications: Any combination
of training/experience
equivalent to a bachelor’s
degree in engineering,
geology, hydrology, chemistry,
range management,
biology, soil science or other
closely related environmental
natural science
research, evaluation or protection
including one year
with lead responsibilities.
Manages the River Basin
Planning Section. Target
Hiring Range: $4,705-
$5,448 per mo. For more
information or to apply
online go to: http://statejobs.state.wy.us/jobserchdetail.aspx?ID=8353
or
submit an official application
to A&I Human Resources
Division, Emerson Bldg.,
2001 Capital Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82002-
0060, (307)777-6562 along
with transcripts of any relevant
course work. Open till
June 3, 2005. EEO/ADA
Employer
Land/Property Sale 199
3 PRIME Building Lots. 2
located on 72 Gallitin Dr.
Landscaped & well. One on
47 Cheyenne Dr. in Story.
Spectacular views! Make
Offer. 672-7922.
Real Estate 200
3 BR 2 ba.. Must sell fast!
$45,000! For listings 1-800-
690-3990 ext. F710.
3 UNIT rental, 744 W. Loucks.
$149,900. 673-5796
4 BR, 2 ba., 2300 sqft, walkout
bsmt., pelet stove,
garage.$179,9K 905 S.
Thurmond. 751-0561/751-
0980.
Open Houses
Sat., May 28
71 K OOI R OAD
11 AM – 2 PM
76 D EE D RIVE
11 AM – 1 PM
Carroll Realty Co., Inc.
www.eracrc.com
306 N. Main
SM
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Real Estate for Your World
©2003 Century 21 of the West, Inc. as trustee of the NAF. © and –trademarks of Century 21 Real Est ate Corporation.
Equal Housing Opportunity. EACH OFFICE IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED.
Kennecott Energy Company, a member of the Rio Tinto Group of Companies,
is a world leader in finding, mining, and processing the earth’s mineral
resources. The successful candidates will become members of a dynamic
safety team focused on achieving and maintaining world-class safety and
health performance. Must perform all work in a safe, healthy and
environmentally compliant manner according to MSHA, environmental
regulatory requirements and KEC standards. This position is primarily.
BHJ Realty, Inc.
www.century21bhj.net
OPEN HOUSES
672-5838
40 E. WORKS ST.
S ATURDAY , M AY 28
647 Harrison
11 AM - 1 PM
Your Hostesses: Janet Reckard,
751-5116 & Paula Wilcox, 752-5737
See Friday’s NEWSpaper for details.
TH
Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted, Professional 132 Real Estate 200 Autos-Accessories 300 Daily Directory 400
MAGNUM SERVICES a CBM PROPANE DRIVER in SHERIDAN COUNTY School WANTED: EXPERIENCED
Cementing Co. is in need of Buffalo, WY. Dependable District No. 1, P O Box 819, rubber roofing foreman &
operators & supervisors for propane truck driver with Ranchester, WY, 82839. laborers. Wage depends on
local work. Must have Class CDL class A or B license Starting date 2005-2006 experience. Apply in person
A CDL & clean MVR. bring with HAZMAT & tanker school year. Must be eligi- at 529 N. Main. Kosma
a DMV report. Benefit pack- endorsements. Must have ble for Wyoming Teacher Heating, A/C, & Roofing.
age included. Apply in per- good driving record (no Certification. To apply, conson
at 5407 Coffeen Ave. DUIs) and be able to pass tact Cara Reichert at 307- WANTED: SOMEONE to haul
Please use back gate. pre-employment and ran- 655-9541, ext. 101 or email 32’ camper trailer from
dom drug tests. Will deliver cara@sheridan.k12.wy.us. Winlock, WA to Sheridan.
MODELS/ACTORS- AWT is propane to residential, com- Open until filled. EOE. 674-7718 or 751-7718.
looking for new faces for mercial, and oil field cus- Tongue River Middle
national agencies to do protomers in Buffalo Story & School- FT Special
motional modeling & prod- Sheridan area. Position
WyCAN AMERI Corps Vista
Education teacher. Big
uct demos. Age 18+. requires lifting/moving
Positions: Parent education
Horn High School- FT
Interviews Fri., 6/3, 5pm- hoses and filling cylinders
coordinator, mediation coor-
Special Education teacher.
7pm at the Sheridan up to 100+ lbs. Pre-trip and
dinator, resource develop-
Big Horn Elementary
Holiday Inn. No experience some maintenance of trucks
ment, marketing/PR,
School- FT Special
necessary.
required. Will work 40-hour
research analyst. Contact
Education teacher. Big
work week, M-F, as well as
674-5595 for more info.
Horn Middle School- FT
assigned on-call rotation.
MOTEL FRONT Desk. FT
Language Arts teacher.
HS/GED required as read-
evening hrs. America’s Best
YOUTH SERVICES
ing , writing &math skills
Value Inn, 672-5120.
SPECIALIST 2:
essential for documentation.
Wyoming Girls School,
Must be able to work over- SUPPLEMENT YOUR
Sheridan, Wyoming; Class
NEEDED! Lawn person for time, display sound judg-
INCOME!!
code YS02-8444, Pay Band
local Apt complex. Must ment, have a strong work CARRIERS NEEDED
04; Salary Range $1829have
drivers license. 672- ethic, & posses good com- $50 SIGN ON BONUS
$2118/mo. Min.
7643.
munication skills. Send AFTER 90 DAYS!
Qualifications: Any combi-
Resume to: Blakeman To deliver The Sheridan
nation of training & experi-
NOW HIRING: F/T & P/T Propane, Inc. 4111 No Press to our customers.
ence equivalent to a high
Housekeepers. $6.50-$8.00 HWY 14-16 Gillette, WY Must be reliable, self
school diploma PLUS two
DOE. Please apply directly 82716.
motivated and possess
years of work experience
between 10am-2pm at 1104
good customer service
involving interactions with
East Brundage Ln. No
skills.
RANCH HAND wanted at his-
the public or children.
Phone Calls!
• Birch, Cedar, DeSmet,
toric guest ranch.
Applications: For more
Olympus St. Area,
Responsibilities include
information or to apply
Approx. $180/mo.
P/T AFTERNOON & Weekend general ranching duties:
online go to http://state-
• Sugarland, Sugarview
sales clerk, T & C Liquors, farming/irrigation,
jobs.state.wy.us/JobSearc
St. Area,
2146 S. Coffeen.
building/fence/road mainte-
hDetail.aspx?ID=XXXX/
Approx. $80/mo.
nance, livestock care, and
Applications may be sent to
• Gladstone, Sumner,
PABLOS- PREP cook wanted. interact with hunting/fishing
the Wyoming Girls School,
Emerson St. Area,
AM shift. Must be reliable. guest. F/T year round posi-
P.O. Box 868, Sheridan,
Approx. $100/mo.
672-0737.
tion, good salary & health
Wyoming 82801
• East 6th, 7th & 8th
benefits. Call 672-2698.
Phone:(307)777-7188, Fax:
St. Area,
(307)777-6562 Along with
PAINTER. NO exp. nec. Wage
Approx. $60/mo.
transcripts of any relevant
DOE. Call 752-7525. SALES CLERKS. $6.50-8/Hr. • S. Main, Emerson,
course work. OPEN UNTIL
Depending on Experience. Gladstone St. Area
FILLED. As an EEO/ADA
PART TIME daycare provider Full & Part-time apply in Approx. $160/mo.
Employer, DFS actively
needed at WYSTAR. person please to Dan’s • Avon, Burton, Lewis
supports the ADA and rea-
Applicant should posses Western Wear.
St. Area,
sonably accommodates
gentle hands and a kind
Approx. $115/mo.
qualified applicants w/dis-
heart. Need to be reliable
• Arlington, Adair,
SEEKING A P/T employee for
abilities.
and a team player. The
Bellvue, Clarendon
horticultural type position.
position pays $8 per hour
St. Area,
Call between 5-6pm, 307and
is needed immediately.
Approx. $105/mo.
Help Wanted, Professional 132
751-0388.
Pickup application at 1095
Delivery takes approx. 1 ADECCO HAS immediate
Saberton.
hr. per day to deliver. opening for a PT office asst.
SEEKING LABORERS, opera- Papers must be deliv- , Spring Creek Coal, Must
tors, concrete finishers, & ered by 5:30 pm Mon-
PART-TIME SUMMER help
have good data entry, incl
formsetters. Experience Fri. and 7:30 am Sat.
needed in
Excel & Word, 7a-11:30, M-
preferred. Needed Stop by The Sheridan
Warehouse/Delivery.
F. MSHA required. 307-
Immediately. Send resume Press to fill out an
Applicants must be able to
686-1124.
or call S & S Builders, LLC, Independent Contractor
work a flexible schedule. PO Box 1867, Gillette, WY form at 144 E. Grinnell
Heavy lifting required. Apply 82717, 307-686-5659. Sheridan, WY or call CHILD DEVELOPMENT
in person, Mossholder Women & Minorities are Dennelle Reed at 672- Center Region II, 345 S
Furniture 818 Coffeen. encouraged to apply. EOE. 2431.
Linden Ave., Sheridan WY
82801. All positions require
PERKINS RESTAURANT & THE POWDER HORN is TONGUE RIVER High School Licensure or Wyoming
Bakery is now hiring, Host, looking for experienced has opening for a Math Teacher certification. To
Bussers, morning & line cooks. Rate of pay is teacher for the 2005-2006 apply, contact Debbie Cole
Evening servers, line cooks, $8.50/hr. or higher, DOE. school year. Incl. teaching at 672-6610 or email to
prep cooks, & dish washers, Interested applicants upper level math classes, childev2@fiberpipe.net.Ope
at very competitive wages. may call Chef Tim such as precalculus & cal- n until filled. EOE. Early
Apply in person at 1373 Rockwell at (307)673- culus. Coaching a possibili- Childhood Special
Coffin Ave EOE.
4800, Ext. 218, or please ty. Eligibility for Wyoming E d u c a t i o n
stop by the Powder Horn certification required. Open Teacher/Buffalo/PT.
PONY GRILL & Bar hiring AM Clubhouse at 23 Country until filled. To apply, call School Nurse/Sheridan/
prep cooks. Please apply in Club Lane, Sheridan, Cara Reichert at 307-655- PT, Speech & Language
person at 3 S. Gould.
Wyoming.
9541, ext. 101 or email Pathologist/Sheridan/PT.
cara@sheridan.k12.wy.us.
EOE
DAM/RESERVOIR SUPERVI-
SOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM Supervisor
TRUBUILT BUILDERS is
Class Code SC25 Water
accepting applications for
Development Office,
year-round laborer posi-
Cheyenne, WY Minimum
tions, please stop by 2491
Qualifications: Any combi-
Heartland Dr. 673-0327.
nation of training/experience
equivalent to a bachelor’s
degree in engineering,
UNDER GROUND sprinkler geology, hydrology, chem-
service person needed. istry, range management,
Must be able to work on biology, soil science or oth-
your own. FT/seasonal er closely related environ-
position. Pay is negotiable. mental natural science
Contact Custom Sprinkler research, evaluation or pro-
and Landscaping. 751-2659 tection including one year
or 674-7155.
with lead responsibilities.
Manages the
Dams/Reservoirs Section.
WAIT PERSON WANTED, Target Hiring Range:
836 Hwy. 335
front desk, housekeeping & $4,705-$5,448 per mo. For
kitchen help. Apply in per- more information or to apply
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
son at Trail End Motel, 2125 online go to: http://state-
N. Main.
jobs.state.wy.us/jobser
Your Hostess: Paula Wilcox, 752-5737
chdetail.aspx?ID=8353 or
submit an official application
WANTED: EXP. painter. Min. to A&I Human Resources
4 yrs. exp. Drywall exp. pre- Division, Emerson Bldg.,
ferred. Benefits. Apply at 2001 Capital Ave.
543 N. Main. 672-3507 Cheyenne, WY 82002-
0060, (307)777-6562 along
with transcripts of any relevant
course work. Open till
June 3, 2005. EEO/ADA
Employer
H Y D R O L O G I S T
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM Supervisor
class code: SC25 Water
Development Office,
Cheyenne, WY Minimum
Qualifications: Any combination
of training/experience
equivalent to bachelor’s
degree in engineering,
geology, hydrology, chemistry,
range management,
biology, soil science or other
closely related environmental
or natural science
field plus five years professional
work experience in
hydrologic or water
resource investigation,
analysis, regulation or environmental
research, evaluation
or protection including
one year with lead responsibilities,
Manages the
Dams/Reservoirs section.
Target Hiring Ranges:
$4,705-$5448 per Mo. For
more information or to apply
online go to: http://statejobs.state.wy.us/jobserchdetail.aspx?ID=8355
or
submit an official application
to A&I Human Resource
Division, Emerson Bldg.,
2001 Capital Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82002-
0060, (307)777-7188, Fax
(307)777-6562 with transcripts
of relevant course
work. Open until June 3,
2005. EEO/ADA Employer
S C I E N T I S T
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM Principle Class
Code: SC23 Water
Development Office,
Cheyenne, WY Minimum
Qualifications: Bachelor’s
degree in engineering, geology,
hydrology, water
resources or other closely
related environmental or
natural science field plus
five years of professional
work experience in environmental
natural science
research, evaluation or protection
including at least two
years of lead work or supervisory
experience in the
above fields.
Organizes/operates a major
administrative or technical
support function. Balances
economic, technical, environmental
and political considerations
to meet water
development office dam
and reservoir section
needs. Target Hiring
Range: $4,021-$4,565 per
mo. For more information or
to apply online go to
http://statejobs.state.wy.us/j
obserchdetail.aspx?ID=834
8 or submit an official application
to A&I Human
Resources Division,
Emerson Bldg., 2001
Capital Ave. Cheyenne, WY
82002-0060, (307)777-
7188, Fax (307)777-6562
along with transcripts of any
relevant course work. Open
until June 3, 2005.
EEO/ADA Employer
Lost & Found 160
LOSE SOMETHING critical?
Found downtown 674-8908
LOST: SMALL black Manx
cat. Fem., near South
Fourty/Woodland Park. We
miss Misty very much.
REWARD! 307-461-4598
local
Antiques 170
HAVE COLLECTION of 10
antique oriental rugs. Have
been in storage for 50
years. Can email pics. Call
674-9432 before 9 pm.
Business Opportunities 190
A SERIOUS $$$ opportunity.
$2K-$8K wkly. potential.
Serious inquiries only. 1-
888-830-1283.
FOR SALE: Profitable
dog/cat boarding facility
plus clean, updated residence
& outbuildings.
$450k. Call Vickie
Mader, Century 21 BHJ,
672-5338.
STOP & SHOP
Grocery and Deli
Be Your Own Boss! Turn
key business & the real
estate too. Established
clientele, recipes, equipment,
just add your own
spice and smile! Only
$247,000, Call Jane Clark
or Jeannie Weissman at
ERA Carroll Realty Co. Inc.,
672-8911
www.eracrc.com
LOCATED RIGHT outside of
town. 2 BR 1 ba. home, att.
2 car gar., patio, ldscpd.
Perfect Cond. 466 Adkins
St. $135,000. 752-3566
NEWLY REMODELED,
includes: new kitchen, oak
cabinets, new furnace, new
roof. 5 BR, 3 ba, 3300 sf,
A/C, sprinkler system, oversized,
heated, 2 car garage,
$287,000. 751-8146.
PATIO HOME 1694 Colony
Park Dr. 2 BR 2 ba 2 car
garg, unfinished bsmnt,
$198k 672-6967.
R ehabilitation E nterprises
of N orth E astern W yoming
HUD NATIONAL
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
F OR H OUSING D EVELOPMENTALLY
D ISABLED A ND A CQUIRED B RAIN
I NJURY P ERSONS
• 38 UNITS – Double
Occupancy
• 5 Small Group Residences
• 1 Small Apartment Complex
(11 Double Occupancy Units)
• Occupancy Now Available
• Rent Subsidy for Income
Eligible Disabled
• Scattered Locations
• Fully Furnished
• Utilities Furnished (Except
Private Phone & Cable)
• Some Units for Elderly
• Facilities for Disabled Fully
Supervised
• Special Amenities for the
Non-Ambulatory
• Transportation
• Rehabilitative Services
• Life Skills Training Included
CALL (307) 672-7481
OR WRITE
1969 S. Sheridan Ave.
Sheridan, WY 82801
Mobile Homes for Sale 201
16X70 ‘81 Gallatin, 2 BR 2
ba., wood/coal stove, all
new windows. In very good
cond. $10,900, will consider
offer. Must be moved! 673-
8022, 751-4183.
‘83 SHARLO Deluxe Colt II.
Nice 3 BR, 2 ba., lots of
extras, has to be moved!
Price neg. 672-3568.
‘99 ATLANTIC, 3 BR 2 ba.,
A/C, storage shed negotiable.
$31,500. 752-0422
SUNSET TERRACE Adult
Park, 420 Airport Rd. space
24. Remodeled 14x60. 2
BR. All new windows,
Canexel siding, carport, AC,
beautifully landscaped.
Priced for quick estate sale.
$16,000. 674-1682 or 683-
2762.
Autos-Accessories 300
‘01 TAHOE, leather int., grill
guard & running boards,
93K, $14,000, 672-7111.
‘02 CHEVY LS, 2500HD
Truck. 4x4, SWB, 8100
engine, AT, Pewter, 89k,
$20,000. 672-8090.
‘02 JEEP Wrangler Sahara,
26,000 miles, hard/soft top.
752-4190.
‘02 JEEP Wrangler Sahara,
26K, hard/soft top. 752-
4190.
‘02 TOYOTA 4-runner sports
edition w/super charger.
Great cond., p/l/w, tinted
windows, sunroof, ski rack.
$23,000 OBO 655-9822 or
752-0330.
‘02 WRANGLER, 4x4, hard
top, 11K, grill gaurd &
winch. $16,750. 672-2294.
‘03 S10. 4x4, 27K, LS pkg.
$17,500. Call 751-5157.
2004 CADALLIC CTS 30K
Sports pkg, auto, sun roof,
great cond. Call 672-0588
2004 CADALLIC CTS 30K
Sports pkg, auto, sun roof,
great cond. Call 672-0588
‘74 CHEVY 4x4 p/u. $1200
OBO. 673-5119, 751-2775.
‘90 FORD Probe. Low miles.
‘00 Pontiac Grand Prix GT.
674-4810.
‘92 FORD F-250. 5 spd, tow
pkg., newer tires. Very
clean. Must see to appreciate!
$5200 OBO 655-9632
‘96 FORD Explorer XLT. 115k,
white, good cond. $5500
obo. 751-6782
‘96 JEEP Wrangler, $950!
Won’t last! For listings, 1-
800-495-0660 ext. C820
98 FORD F-150 V6, 5 spd,
clean, great gas mi, asking
$5995 OBO. Call 751-8327
evns. Also 5th wheel hitch
and brackets for RV $150
OBO.
‘99 CADILLAC Eldorado, 52K,
great shape, $13,000 OBO.
672-7270, 752-6433 cell.
99 CHEVY Crew 3/4 ton
leather, loaded, BLK, 130K,
$13,200 OBO 673-9126
‘99 GOLD GMC SLE ext. cab,
4x4 P/U. Dual power seats,
topper, grill gaurd, Ex. cond.
Maintenance records. 130K.
$12,000. 672-9602.
CLASSIC ‘73 Chevy
Suburban, Super 10, 454
V8, 2WD, Excel. cond., 72
K, Orig. mint interior, orig.
paint, winter tires. Oneowner,
garaged, undercoated,
no salt rds.. Orig. window-sticker!
Buffalo, WY.
Avail. 5/27-6/16 only. Will
go fast. $6000 OBO. Call
Brian 307-684-9493.
HARD TONNEAU cover for
newer style GM short box,
$300 OBO 673-1324 or
752-0655.
Recreational Vehicles 301
92 YAMAHA Phazer needs
clutch $300 OBO 673-9126
Motorcycles 303
‘00 RT100 Yamaha dirt bike,
good condition, $900. 674-
9266
‘03 RM85 Suzuki dirt bike,
many upgrades, excellent
cond., $2200. 674-9266.
‘03 SILVER Anniversary
Harley Davidson Sportster,
2 tone silver & black, 600
mi., $10,500. 673-5884.
‘04 KAZUMA Cheetah 200,
near new, $1000. 683-2583
‘84 HONDA V65 Magna,
black, great shape, 28K,
$2000 OBO. 672-2022.
‘95 HONDA XR 200, street
legal, great for mountains,
good cond. $1200 OBO
672-7270, 752-6433 cell.
‘98 KAWASAKI KLX 300 R.
Good for mountains pipe,
runs great. $1600 OBO.
673-8635.
HARLEY DAVIDSON 2000
road king classic. Suede
Green & black. Screaming
Eagle Kit. Low miles (6,400)
Mint cond. Priced to Sell
$14,000. 672-2111 or 752-
2196.
Campers, Trailers 308
‘04 MONTANA 5th wheel,
32’, 3 tipouts, loaded, like
new. Below book, $34,500.
Coleman road trip grille w/
all attachments. 672-5707.
5TH Wheel, 27’, Excl.
Cond.Take a look make
an Offer. Call 672-3500.
‘72 IDEAL Camper 24’, self
contained, needs frig.,
$2,000. 673-0082, lv. msg.
‘99 21’ Palomino, mint cond.,
$6900. 674-9266
Daily Directory 400
CONCRETE to ROOFING
& everything in-between.
Call David at 751-5483.
EVERS CONCRETE
FINISHING,
Driveways, Sidewalks & Patios
No Job too big or small.
751-0627 or 672-5143.
KM CONSTRUCTION
All Phases Const. No job
too small. Licensed
Bonded Insured. 752-
3844.
MOWING LG Lawns, w/ riding
mower. 672-7006.
NORWOOD AUTO & Truck
Repair. Tune-ups to major
repairs; carbs, fuel injection,
brakes, front & rear end
repair. 673-5017
PAINTING, remodeling, repair,
general handyman. Tony
751-4981
QUALITY LAWN CARE,
power raking, aerating, &
mowing. Call 752-2016.
Garage Sales 410
118 N. Brooks, Sat. 7-? Large
variety of household items,
girls clothes & great stuff!
1354 OMARR, Fri-Sat, 8a-?,
baby clothes, Lots of Stuff!
1450 BIGHORN Ave, Sat-Sun,
8a-4p.
1520 OMARR Ave.- Fri. 7-?,
Sat. 7-2. Tools, household ,
tiller, gun cabinet, & misc.
items.Weather permitting.
1717 BOWMAN Ave.- Sat., 8-
? Kids toys, sofa table, bed,
knickknacks, & misc. items.
1929 PIMA Dr, Sat 8-12, twin
bed, art desk, Much More!
2005 FRACKLTON, Sat, 8-1,
Furniture, tools & Misc.
355 E. Brundage St.-Sat., 8-
2. Clothes, appliances,
household & misc. items.
37 PIERCE RD.-Fri.& Sat. 9-?
Waterbed, lots of cool stuff.
403 E. 6th- Sat. 8-1. Nice twin
bed & mattress, computer
stand, preteen boys & girls
clothes, misc. items.
553 E. 7th- Sat., 8-2. Books,
cassettes, movies, pictures.
615 KING St. (in the alley),
Fri. 3-7, Sat. 7-2.
Snowmobiles, furniture, a/c,
baby items; 0-3T, lots of
misc.
616 BROADWAY, Dayton, Sat
28th 8a-?, Multi Family
CARNIVAL OF Fun: 1623
Edwards Dr, Sat, 8-1,
Cotton candy, Shaved ice,
Nice toys, Knives, Boys
clothes, Something for
everyone!
DAUGHTERS OF the Nile
Garage Sale- 1363 Big
Horn Ave., Sat. 7-1.
Furniture, toys, appliances,
hardware, and collectibles.
MOVING SALE! Fri-Tues, 9-6.
1214 W. 10th Street.
MOVING SALE, 910
Belleview, Fri, 730a-2p, Sat
7:30-12p, Down scaling too
much over burden!!
MOVING/GARAGE SALE Sat.
8-1. 753 King Street.
Chevy Blazer, sauna, furn.,
shot gun, appls., baby
clothes, office, much more!
NEIGHBORHOOD SALES
Jeffries Draw. Multi-garage.
Fri June 3, & Sat June 4,
8a-5p, Lot of goodies.
Sale, We have antq., coll., &
furn., toys. 1220 Skeels #40
& #41. Fri. & Sat. 8-4.
VALLEY STORAGE,
Ranchester Sat. 12-1.
Miss Your Paper?
Call 672-2431
Between 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday
or between 7:45-9 a.m.
on Saturdays
‘75 DODGE 4x4 truck. Runs
good. $775. 752-2954
‘77 FORD F250, 4x4, $2500.
673-4416 leave message.
‘81 Chevy pick-up, 2WD
diesel, $600. ‘77 Dodge
Ram Charger, 4X4. $600.
‘89 Ford Tempo, 4X4, $600.
‘72 VW Bug, $1000, 672-
6611.
‘83 CHEVY S10 4x4, x-cab.
Runs. $350. 674-1610.
‘85 FORD 150, 4x4, 300 6
cyl.,new intake casket, muffler,
topper. Well maintained.
$2500. 674-7695.
‘85 NISSAN Pick-up, 4wd,
stretch cab, clean, $2750.
655-9786
‘88 OLDS Delta 88- $900. ‘81
Yamaha 945cc. Only 8860
miles- $1000. ‘60s 16’ boat,
trailer & motor- $500. Or all
3 for $2200. 752-8571.
89 JEEP Grand Wagoneer
4x4, $3000, OBO, 78 Chevy
PU 3/4T, 4x4, $800. 79
Toyota PU $600, 673-1421
after 4pm.
‘89 PONTIAC Bonneville, runs
good, new brakes & heater.
Not pretty but reliable. $700
OBO. 673-4994/751-6464.
Flea Market
of
The Big Horns
— One Day Only —
Sponsored by the Sheridan County Fair Association
J UNE 11, 2005
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
S HERIDAN C OUNTY F AIRGROUNDS
Vehicles, Recreation Vehicles, Crafts,
Garage Sale Items, Government Surplus
All Are Invited
Tables & space available on a first come basis.
Reservations are required for all sellers.
Indoor Tables $ 10 00 Outside Tables $ 5 00
Under the Grandstand Tables $ 7 50
Vehicles for Sale parking $ 5 00
Contact the Fairgrounds Office at 307-672-2079
for information or to reserve space
Concessionaires will be on the grounds

Business
B8
THE
SHERIDAN Press Saturday, May 28, 2005
Sheridan's newest hotel up and running
• Wingate geared
toward businessperson
By Pat Blair
Senior Staff reporter
With high-speed wireless
Internet connections in every room
and a business center complete
with free computer use, fax and
copying machines, Sheridan's new
Wingate Hotel emphasizes
the business traveler,
according to Ron
Patterson.
"We felt there was a
need for that in
Sheridan," he added.
The "we" is Double
Eagle LLC, a 50/50 joint
venture between Holly
Ponds LLC of Sheridan
and Thorbardin LLC of
Buffalo. Patterson is
managing partner of the
company.
The Wingate —
which opened without
fanfare May 18, then celebrated
with a grandopening
bash Thursday — is the
first piece in a development that
will eventually encompass 28 acres
of office and light industrial buildings,
a retail center, convention
center and an "upscale" restaurant
on the site bordered by Fifth Street
and East Ridge Road east of the
Wyoming Game & Fish offices.
The goal, Patterson said, is economic
development for Sheridan —
starting with the hotel, part of the
nationwide Wingate chain.
Construction of the approximately
$4.5 million Sheridan Wingate
spanned 15 months and employed
300 workers and companies. About
70 percent of those were local,
Patterson said.
The finished hotel employs 14
people and will employ another six
in about a year and a half when 36
more rooms are added to the threestory,
66-room facility.
Patterson said plans have
always been for the hotel to have
102 rooms, but Double Eagle chose
to "start small" due to a combination
of construction costs and room
demand.
Patterson said above-average
salaries for employees are another
part of the Wingate's economicdevelopment
package. The hotel's
lowest-paid employees — some of
the part-time housekeeping crew,
he said — start at around $8 an
Business
Notes
Ron
Patterson
Double Eagle
Managing
Partner
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hour. That's about $2 an hour more
than the going rate, he added.
As to the need for a hotel that
emphasizes the business traveler,
Patterson said both the medical and
coal-bed natural gas industries are
bringing more businesspeople into
Sheridan.
"A lot of sales
people are coming up
from Denver for the
methane business and
medical sales," he said.
And some of the
same amenities that
make the Wingate
attractive to businesspeople
— such as inroom
coffeemakers,
microwaves and refrigerators
— are also
attractive to families
and others who come
through on vacation.
Rooms start at
$89 a night.
Several rooms
are executive suites, with separate
mini-living rooms in addition to
bedrooms and bath, and three
rooms boast their own whirlpool
spas. That's in addition to the
whirlpool spa next to the indoor
pool on the first floor.
The Wingate also offers an
exercise room near the pool.
The amenities even impress
hotel staff such as Linda
Brenneman, a room attendant who
said she's worked in several motels
and hotels over the years.
Pointing out the granite tile
that's standard in every Wingate
room, Brenneman said, "I've never
seen this much granite in a motel
room."
She also noted the rooms are
"quite a bit larger" than most
motel/hotel rooms. Plus, they come
with another amenity that can be
attractive to both business and
vacation travelers — safes in the
rooms' closets.
There also are connecting
rooms, so parents traveling with
children can have some privacy
while still not going far from their
youngsters, and rooms on all three
floors designed to accommodate
individuals with disabilities —
complete with push-button access.
There is a guest laundry facility
on the second floor.
The hotel also offers meeting
BHJ Century 21 Realty in
Sheridan ranks No. 1 among all
Century 21 offices in Wyoming for
the seventh of the past eight years,
according to a Century 21 news
release.
"This is a great honor," said Jack
space — from the main conference room on the
first floor, which can accommodate up to 50 people,
to a boardroom that can handle 12 to a
breakfast area with space for up to 40 people to a
covered porch/patio that can accommodate 50 or
60.
Patterson sees the Wingate's emphasis on the
business traveler as another economic gain for
Sheridan.
Businesspeople, he explained, tend to stay 50
percent longer in a community than the "average
Pelissier, owner/broker of the
Sheridan firm.
He added the ranking, from
Century 21 International, "is a tribute
to our agents for the excellent job
they do year after year."
The Sheridan real estate firm also
was ranked in the top 21 of Century
21 real estate offices in the Rocky
Mountain Region, which includes
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada,
Idaho and Montana, according to the
release.
■ Dana Hotchkiss of Sheridan
L ight the Way
to a Cure!
Help support the goals of the American
Cancer Society and remember, or honor, a
loved one by purchasing a luminaria candle.
The votive candles, nestled in sand bags and lit
for a soft effect are being sold now through
June 17, 2005. On that date, the candles will
be lit in a special ceremony at 10 PM during
the RELAY FOR LIFE, a 15-hour team event at the
Sheridan High School Track.
For a donation, you can dedicate the glowing tribute to
someone who has, or has had, cancer. Names of
honored individuals will be read aloud while gentle
music is played. Those who purchase candles are invited
to attend this special event to see their donations come
to life.
For more information on the Luminaria Ceremony, or
the Relay for Life, call (307) 673-0580.
Thank You!
Yes! I’d like to light the way to a cure! I have
enclosed a donation.
Your Name (please print)
Address
Phone (optional) Day
Evening
I’d like to purchase a candle(s) for:
Please make check payable to: American Cancer Society
Return completed form with donation to:
Whedon Cancer Foundation c/o George Tellez
30 South Scott Street • Sheridan, WY 82801
tourist," and they tend to be bigger spenders.
"They'll eat at upscale restaurants rather than
the fast-food places," he said. "And they do more
shopping."
He does not have projections on how much
money Wingate guests may bring into the community,
but he does estimate they will generate
an additional $50,000 to $60,000 in lodging tax
revenues.
Patterson claims the Wingate is the single
largest nongovernment investment in Sheridan
has been selected "Manager of the
Year" by Raleigh, N.C.-based
General Parts Inc.
Hotchkiss is manager at the
Sheridan Valley Welders store.
The "Manager of the Year" award
is based on qualifications including
Above, Sheridan’s new Wingate
Hotel is open for business near
the Fifth Street/East Ridge
Road intersection east of
Interstate 90. It’s part of a larger
development that will eventually
include a restaurant, convention
center and shops.
Left, Wingate room attendant
Janelle Hall vacuums a standard
double room at the newly
opened hotel.
"in many years" — but, he added, it's just the
beginning.
With the hotel up and running, Double Eagle
will now start work on the other facilities
planned at the site, developing a combination of
sales, leases and partnerships to bring about the
convention center, shops and other additions the
partnership envisions.
"We hope the total site in the future will promote
300 jobs in the community," Patterson said.
"That's our vision."
N ORTHERN W YOMING
M ENTAL H EALTH C ENTER
Would like to introduce…
The Sheridan Press photos by
Lane Hickenbottom
"stellar sales and exemplary customer
satisfaction skills," according to a
news release from General Parts.
Hotchkiss was chosen over individuals
in comparable positions in
stores throughout Wyoming,
Montana and Wisconsin.
R HONDA H ARTMAN -G ALLEGOS , B.A., B.S.
Rhonda is a Substance Abuse Case
Manager for the Northern Wyoming
Mental Health Center’s Substance Abuse
Office. She provides case management
services for all adolescent and adult
substance clients, facilitates DUI classes,
is a member of the adolescent drug court
team for Sheridan County, and is certified
to complete addictions assessments for
c lients of all ages, including referrals to
i npatient treatment.
Rhonda earned Bachelors degrees in
English and Psychology at the University
of Wyoming in 1995 and is currently
completing course work for her
Rhonda Hartman-Gallegos, B.A., B.S.
certification as an Addictions Practitioner
for the State of Wyoming. Upon college graduation she worked for 2
years at the inpatient psychiatric unit for the United Medical Center in
Cheyenne. She then worked for six years at an adolescent residential
treatment center in Laramie. In 2000, she moved to Sheridan and
began her career at Northern by working with a home based program
teaching parenting skills and family communication before
transitioning to the expanding substance abuse program.
Rhonda has lived in Wyoming since the third grade and enjoys
making her home in Sheridan with her husband Manuel and two
children. They are committed to raising their family in Sheridan due
to its strong sense of community and abundance of family friendly
activities. They are active members of the YMCA and avid hunters,
fishers and campers.
Rhonda likes the challenge and excitement of working with
teenagers and their families. She also enjoys the relationship she has
developed with the various educational, correctional and social
service agencies in this community.