The Sheridan Press E-Edition Sept. 22, 2015
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The Sheridan Press E-Edition Sept. 22, 2015
TUESDAY September 22, 2015 130th Year, No. 111 Serving Sheridan County, Wyoming Independent and locally owned since 1887 www.thesheridanpress.com www.DestinationSheridan.com 75 Cents Press THE SHERIDAN ON THE WEB: www.thesheridanpress.com PHOTOS, VIDEO AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATES Edge Exteriors joins business incubator. Business, A3 GOVERNMENT City administrator ordinance moves through 2nd reading BY TRAVIS PEARSON TRAVIS@THESHERIDANPRESS.COM SHERIDAN — The Sheridan City Council unanimously approved the second reading of a charter ordinance to hire a city administrator at the regular meeting Monday evening. ‘It is evident in the ordinance before you that the strong mayor and council is retained.’ Greg Von Krosigk city attorney The city again went out of its way to emphasize it would maintain a strong mayor-council form of government if the charter ordinance — which requires a two-thirds majority vote — passes a third and final reading on Oct. 5. “It is evident in the ordinance before you that the strong mayor and council is retained,” city attorney Greg Von Krosigk said. “The idea behind a city administrator is to take you as the elected officials to be the legislative body, to control the policies, issue directives to essentially a chief of staff in the city administrator, and for that city administrator to implement the policies and legislation that you pass as elected officials.” The ordinance allows the mayor with a majority of City Council to appoint an administrator. The mayor and Council would also have the authority to fire the chief of staff. The administrator would be responsible for general operations within the city, including budgeting and employment of all city workers other than the city attorney and municipal court judges. Under the proposed setup, Sheridan residents would still elect a mayor, who would possess veto and line item veto power. The administrator, according to the draft charter ordinance, would hire all department heads within the city and could remove them at any time with or without cause. SEE ADMIN, PAGE 8 JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Adventures in fly fishing Bob Krumm, left, assists Gabe Bland, 12, during Joey’s Fall Fly event Saturday morning at the Kimble Ranch on Highway 14 East. The fundraising event supports the nonprofit Joey’s Foundation, which mentors youth through fly fishing. Traffic, flooding still concerns with PUD before city BY TRAVIS PEARSON TRAVIS@THESHERIDANPRESS.COM SHERIDAN — A handful of nearby residents continue to protest the planned unit development located off Woodland Park Road and Coffeen Avenue, but the Sheridan City Council approved the second reading of the zone change Monday evening. Woodland Creek Estates LLC proposes 26 patio homes or duplex units and 25 singlefamily homes on approximately 14 acres. Lot sizes range from approximately 3,400 square feet for the smallest patio home lot to more than 14,000 square feet for the largest single-family home site. SEE PUD, PAGE 7 Wyoming pays out millions to subsidize hospitals CHEYENNE (AP) — Wyoming has burned through more than half of a fund it created earlier this year to reimburse hospitals to cover the cost of treating uninsured patients after lawmakers rejecting calls to expand the federal Medicaid program. The Wyoming Department of Health says the state has paid $1.3 million to 18 hospitals under the state’s new subsidy program since July. The state allocated $2 million for the program. The fund was created after Gov. Matt Mead failed to persuade lawmakers expand Medicaid. The bill reimburses hospitals with state funds to help offset the heavy financial burden imposed on them by poor and uninsured patients. SEE HOSPITALS, PAGE 7 YMCA receives $2 million pledge for ‘Living our cause’ campaign FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — The plan to build an indoor aquatic center in Sheridan got a big bump in momentum this week. The Sheridan YMCA on Monday announced the receipt of a $2 million pledge from the Chandler H. and Mercedes K. Kibbee Foundation. The money will be given to the YMCA over the next five years. The gift puts the YMCA closer to its $16 million goal for the “Living our cause” capital campaign. SEE YMCA, PAGE 7 Representatives from local foundations and the YMCA gather to celebrate and announce a $2 million pledge from the Chandler H. and Mercedes K. Kibbee Foundation on Monday. KRISTEN CZABAN | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Scan with your smartphone for latest weather, news and sports The Sheridan Press 144 Grinnell Ave. Sheridan, WY 82801 307.672.2431 www.thesheridanpress.com www.DestinationSheridan.com Today’s edition is published for: Jane Peyrot of Sheridan BUSINESS OPINION PEOPLE PAGE SIX 3 4 5 6 ALMANAC SPORTS COMICS CLASSIFIEDS 9 B1 B4 B5 A2 Open 0922.qxp_A Section Template 9/22/15 9:54 AM Page 1 A2 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com Sage grouse decision follows push to preserve bird’s habitat (ISSN 1074-682X) Published Daily except Sunday and six legal holidays. ©COPYRIGHT 2015 by SHERIDAN NEWSPAPERS, INC. 307-672-2431 144 Grinnell Ave. P.O. Box 2006 Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 Periodicals Postage Paid in Sheridan, Wyoming. Publication #0493-920 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Mo. 3 Mos. 6 Mos. 1 Yr. City Carrier $12.75 $35.25 $67.50 $126.00 Motor Route $14.75 $41.25 $79.50 $150.00 ONLINE RATES 2 Mos. 4 Mos. 6 Mos. 1 Yr. $15.00 $28.00 $39.00 $69.00 County Mail $16.25 $45.75 $88.50 $168.00 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Sheridan Press, P.O. Box 2006, Sheridan, WY 82801. EXECUTIVE STAFF Stephen Woody Publisher Kristen Czaban Managing Editor Phillip Ashley Marketing Director Becky Martini Office Manager Mark Blumenshine Production Manager TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 FIND US ONLINE BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Senior officials from the Obama administration will gather with Western governors in Colorado on Tuesday to announce whether a declining bird species that ranges across 11 states needs federal protections. State and federal officials committed hundreds of millions of dollars in the past several years to preserve areas of sagebrush occupied by the greater sage grouse. That occurred even as energy companies and other industries placed more pressure on the ground-dwelling bird’s population by developing near its breeding grounds. A determination that the grouse does not need protection under the Endangered Species Act would reverse a 2010 finding that it was headed toward possible extinction. That would avoid new restrictions on oil and gas drilling, grazing and other human activities in sage grouse habitat. Jurisdiction over the bird would remain with state wildlife agencies. Greater sage grouse once numbered in the millions across a vast sagebrush habitat that stretches from California to North Dakota and south to Utah and Colorado. But disease and loss of habitat have taken a heavy toll: Recent estimates put the population at 200,000 to 500,000 birds, and federal officials say the species has lost 56 percent of its historic range. Wildlife advocates contend not enough has been done to limit mining, drilling and other industrial activities near crucial sage grouse breeding grounds. Industry groups and state officials have pushed hard to avoid a finding that the birds are in need of protection. The issue is of particular importance in Wyoming, which has about 40 percent of the grouse population and is a major hub for production of oil, natural gas, coal and other natural resources. The 2010 decision that the bird needed federal protection was never acted upon because officials said other species took priority. That’s precluded this time around under a federal court settlement between environmentalists and the Fish and Wildlife Service that required the government to make a decision by Sept. 30. WYOMING BRIEFS | Officials: drivers in fatal wrong-way crash drunk CASPER (AP) — The Wyoming Highway Patrol says both the woman driving the wrong way who died and the woman she struck were drunk at the time of the crash on U.S. Highway 20-26 near Casper. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that 35-year-old Robin Venters, of Glenrock, died Friday after she crashed into another car while driving the wrong way. The other driver, 55year-old Dodie MacDonald, of Casper, was taken to Wyoming Medical Center with severe injuries. Trooper Jason Sawdon says MacDonald has been charged with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. He says it appears both drivers were impaired when they crashed. Sawdon says there was no sign of either car breaking or swerving before the crash, which can indicate impairment because intoxicants can slow reactions. Cheyenne man gets 9-10 years in prison for sex with teenager CHEYENNE (AP) — A Cheyenne man who acknowledged having an ongoing sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to nine to 10 years in prison. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports Robert Donaho, who was sentenced Thursday, pleaded guilty to four counts of seconddegree sexual abuse of a minor. He initially was charged in October with seven counts of the crime, but three of those are set to be dismissed as part of a plea deal. Donaho was a married 29year-old man when he was having sex with the teen from around midSeptember to early October. He told the judge Thursday, “In my life I’ve made some bad mistakes, but none as bad as this. I made a very bad mistake.” He also said he is not a repeat offender. U. of Wyoming houses LGBT archive CHEYENNE (AP) — The University of Wyoming is housing an archive dedicated to the history of the Rocky Mountains’ lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports Out West in the Rockies expands a program started by former Wyoming resident Gregory Hinton at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. Hinton says Out West has become a national project intended to highlight cultural and historical LGBT contributions to the American West. UW’s American Heritage Center interim director Rick Ewig says the university already has collections on student Matthew Shepard. His beating death 20 years ago became a rallying cry in the gay rights movement. The archive will include documents from UW’s Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, its oncampus club supporting the LGBT community, and a nonprofit organization. Shoshone Rose Casino begins $30M expansion CASPER (AP) — Officials are moving forward with a $30 million expansion to the Shoshone Rose Casino near Lander in an effort to draw in more out-of-town visitors. The Casper Star-Tribune reports a groundbreaking ceremony was held last week for the new casino, which will feature a 61room hotel and larger gaming area. An additional cafe and outdoor dining will also be included. The expansion project, which was approved last December, is expected to be finished by late summer or early fall of 2016. General Manager Robert Pokorney says three local contractors are working on the site, and 50 new positions will be added to the casino. A3 Business 0922.qxp_A Section Template 9/22/15 10:56 AM Page 1 BUSINESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com THE SHERIDAN PRESS A3 Taking business to the next level Edge Exteriors joins Wyo. Technology Business Center business incubator BY MIKE DUNN MIKE.DUNN@THESHERIDANPRESS.COM SHERIDAN — Randal and Matt Huckeba have spent years perfecting their business, and now, they feel it’s time to take it to the next level. Edge Exteriors is the newest addition to the Wyoming Technology Business Center business incubator located in Sheridan. Using nearly 25 years of experience in the siding business, the Huckebas have created a product they think will give them a leg up in the construction industry. Over the last five years, Randal Huckeba developed a roll machine that will take raw coil and produce a metal siding panel to be used for buildings. They say the machine they’ve developed can consistently produce a high-quality product at a fast rate. “The industry is demanding trim,” Huckeba said. “You look at any subdivision and they all have painted wood trim, and people like that aesthetic look. … There weren’t metal products that were supplying that look, so we figured let’s fill a need and create the product ourselves.” The Huckebas said they believe metal is much more efficient than wood siding because it needs less maintenance, lasts longer and even looks better than wood. Their product can be a more attractive prospect for contractors as well as it is less labor intensive to install and can generally be completed quicker than traditional wood siding. “That’s what differentiates us from regular metal products,” Randal Huckeba said. “We’ve created a much more user-friendly product.” They’ve already had success in the Sheridan market with the product being JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Randal Huckeba shows a mock-up of his company’s new siding product at Edge Exteriors Friday on Commercial Avenue in Sheridan. The siding is made from sheet metal that is rolled through machines designed by Huckeba to add texture and structure. The material keeps its color and is more durable than conventional siding material, Huckeba said. Edge Exteriors recently joined the Wyoming Technology Business Center incubator. used on several building projects. “That has always been our objective is trying to make metal products that look and replicate wood products, but perform better,” Huckeba said. But with its niche in the market, Edge Exteriors has the potential to make an impact regionally. The Huckebas were introduced to John Dick, the WTBC Sheridan area director, by a mutual acquaintance. They moved into the Old mine blamed for turning Boulder County creek orange ELDORA, Colo. (AP) — Authorities in Boulder County say seepage from an old mine caused a creek to turn orange but say the minerals and metals were not toxic. An investigation started Monday after- Landon’s to host fall workshops FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — Landon’s Greenhouse and Nursery will offer two workshops Saturday. At 10 a.m., guests from Sheridan’s African Violet Society will teach the ins and outs and secrets for success with one of the most popular blooming houseplants. At 1 p.m., presenters will discuss differ- Sheridan business incubator on Sept. 17. “They’ve been able to really develop their product in Sheridan,” Dick said. “And to grow the business, they need to sell outside of Sheridan.” The Huckebas’ emphasis the next few weeks will be geared toward sales. They plan to sell regionally first, looking to sell the product around the state. But Dick said he believes that the sky is the limit for the business. He added that ent sprinkler systems and how to install them. The workshops are free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested. For additional information or to register, call 672-8340. Landon’s Greenhouse and Nursery is located at 505 College Meadows Drive. noon after a resident reported that a small creek that runs through Eldora had changed color. The Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office says the source of the seepage was the Swathmore Mine, where a plug had the Huckebas’ business has the potential to expand across the country, especially in areas where wood products are hard to come by. The product has both residential and commercial applications as well. Matt and Randal Huckeba remain the only employees of Edge Exteriors at this time, but that could change if the business takes off. In which case, they plan to hire several employees and continue to operate out of the Sheridan area. come loose. Water intake systems for the city of Boulder and the town of Nederland were shut down while local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency investigated what was in the water. Panel recommends canceling drilling lease near Glacier HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal panel is recommending the U.S. government cancel a drilling lease on land near Montana’s Glacier National Park that is considered sacred to Native American tribes. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation submitted its recommendations Monday to the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Forest Service will make its own recommendation to the BLM, which will make the final decision. A4 OPINION THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com How I spent my summer vacation A note about circumstances, or: “How I spent my summer vacation.” TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 QUOTABLE | FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “Are there others out there? Are there copycats? That is possible.” — Arizona Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead in announcing the arrest of a 21-year-old man for a string of seemingly random freeway shootings in Phoenix. “Everybody listens to him because of his prestige. And he may soften up some hard souls.” — Juana Hurtado, a 55-year-old Havana clerk on the eve of Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba. “You don’t bring a spoon to a knife fight.” — “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, noting that Sanders hasn’t formed a Super PAC or solicited campaign contributions from big donors. •••••• Susan and I left Sheridan Aug 7. Our PUBLISHER’S grandkids (often voted “Most Adorable” by us) NOTEBOOK and their mom were fly| ing into Montrose, Stephen Woody Colorado, for a couple of weeks of vacation and family reunion stuff. If you have grandkids, you know that you’ll move heaven and earth or drive 586 miles to be in their atmosphere. Wilson, 6, and Stella, 4, destined to be spoiled, coming all the way from Asheville, North Carolina. I also packed the golf clubs and the family Scrabble board. For a week, we spoiled the grandkids, hung out with family and friends, attended a community R&B concert. We feasted on Olathe sweet corn and Palisade peaches. It was going to be two weeks of end-of-summer fun and back to Sheridan Aug 24. On day eight, I got pneumonia; then the diagnosis expanded to septic shock. (“Shock” never a good term in a diagnosis, I’ve learned.) The diagnosis also included respiratory failure and pulmonary abscesses. The whole magilla. One day I’m scoring a rare Scrabble win over my college student daughter; the next, I’m in Montrose Memorial Hospital ICU for 24 days with eight pumps at the outset putting fluids into me. Two life-ordeath surgeries along the way. It was inexplicable, sudden and quite fierce. Our son flew in from Asheville for support and comfort; my older brother did as well from Oklahoma City. I was eventually transferred from ICU to a surgical room. In all, a month in the hospital. (Am thinking I met the insurance deductible this year.) What a strange trip indeed. •••••• • I am recovering, slowly, in Montrose for now doing physical rehab. Muscle atrophy is virtually absolute from being in a bed mostly for three-plus weeks and a serious illness. It feels like the entire muscle structure (and the golf swing) has turned to goo. • The Sheridan Press staff has stepped up, as I knew they would. It’s a team of professionals, front to back. It may sound vain, yet in fact, they’ve done a terrific job. Period. • Susan was there all the way. From the hurried trip to the ER and ICU (I don’t have any recollections for a five-day period), to being at my side daily, to helping me recover post-hospital discharge. Twelve years ago, during my stem cell transplant to address a rare blood cancer, she would awake in the middle of the night to infuse chemo, clean dual Hickman port lines and was always my advocate, as she has been again through all this. It is a particular comfort knowing she’s en route with encouragement and newspapers to read. We were married in Sheridan 38 years ago. Everything good that has happened to me in my life — children, grandchildren, homes, career, recovering from awful health events — has a genesis with Susan. • I want to thank all of the Sheridan people for emails, cards, phone calls, messages, prayers and thoughts of “light and love” which were sent my way. They have been welcomed and are part of the healing. We’ll be back in Sheridan sometime next week. •••••• Thanks for reading The Sheridan Press. Thank you, friends. Steve THE SHERIDAN Press Stephen Woody Publisher Kristen Czaban Managing Editor Phillip Ashley Marketing Director Becky Martini Office Manager Mark Blumenshine Production Manager P The Left has its pope in Francis ope Francis has created political controversy, both inside and outside the Catholic Church, by blaming capitalism for many of the problems of the poor. We can no doubt expect more of the same during his visit to the United States. Pope Francis is part of a larger trend of the rise of the political left among Catholic intellectuals. He is, in a sense, the culmination of that trend. There has long been a political left among Catholics, as among other Americans. Often they were part of the pragmatic left, as in the many old Irish-run, big city political machines that dispensed benefits to the poor in exchange THOMAS for their votes, as somewhat romantically SOWELL depicted in the movie | classic, “The Last Hurrah.” But there has also been a more ideological left. Where the Communists had their official newspaper, “The Daily Worker,” there was also “The Catholic Worker” published by Dorothy Day. A landmark in the evolution of the ideological left among Catholics was a publication in the 1980s, by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, titled “Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy.” Although this publication was said to be based on Catholic teachings, one of its principal contributors, Archbishop Rembert Weakland, said: “I think we should be up front and say that really we took this from the Enlightenment era.” DROP US A LINE | The Sheridan Press welcomes letters to the editor. The decision to print any submission is completely at the discretion of the managing editor and publisher. Letters must be signed and include an address and telephone number – which will not be published – for verification purposes. Unsigned letters will not be published, nor form letters, or letters that we deem libelous, obscene or in bad taste. Email delivery of letters into the Press works best and have the best chance of being published. The specifics of the Bishops' Pastoral Letter reflect far more of the secular Enlightenment of the 18th century than of Catholic traditions. Archbishop Weakland admitted that such an Enlightenment figure as Thomas Paine “is now coming back through a strange channel.” Strange indeed. Paine rejected the teachings of “any church that I know of,” including “the Roman church.” He said: “My own mind is my own church.” Nor was Paine unusual among the leading figures of the 18th century Enlightenment. To base social or moral principles on the philosophy of the 18th century Enlightenment, and then call the result “Catholic teachings” suggests something like bait-and-switch advertising. But, putting aside religious or philosophical questions, we have more than two centuries of historical evidence of what has actually happened as the ideas of people like those Enlightenment figures were put into practice in the real world — beginning with the French Revolution and its disastrous aftermath. Both the authors of the Bishops' Pastoral Letter in the 1980s, and Pope Francis today, blithely throw around the phrase “the poor,” and blame poverty on what other people are doing or not doing to or for “the poor.” Any serious look at the history of human beings over the millennia shows that the species began in poverty. It is not poverty, but prosperity, that needs explaining. Poverty is automatic, but prosperity requires many things — none of which is equally distributed around the world or even within a given society. Geographic settings are radically different, both among nations and within nations. So are demographic differences, with some nations and groups having a median age over 40 and others having a median age under 20. This means that some groups have several times as much adult work experience as others. Cultures are also radically different in many ways. As distinguished economic historian David S. Landes put it, “The world has never been a level playing field.” But which has a better track record of helping the less fortunate — fighting for a bigger slice of the economic pie, or producing a bigger pie? In 1900, only 3 percent of American homes had electric lights but more than 99 percent had them before the end of the century. Infant mortality rates were 165 per thousand in 1900 and 7 per thousand by 1997. By 2001, most Americans living below the official poverty line had central air conditioning, a motor vehicle, cable television with multiple TV sets, and other amenities. A scholar specializing in the study of Latin America said that the official poverty level in the United States is the upper middle class in Mexico. The much criticized market economy of the United States has done far more for the poor than the ideology of the left. Pope Francis' own native Argentina was once among the leading economies of the world, before it was ruined by the kind of ideological notions he is now promoting around the world. THOMAS SOWELL is an American economist, social theorist and Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is a syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate and has authored more than 30 books. IN WASHINGTON | Letters should not exceed 400 words. The best-read letters are those that stay on a single topic and are brief. Letters can be edited for length, taste, clarity. We reserve the right to limit frequent letter writers. Write: Letters to the Editor The Sheridan Press P.O. Box 2006 Sheridan, Wyo. 82801 Email: letters@thesheridanpress.com President Barack Obama Rep. 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A5 People 0922.qxp_A Section Template 9/22/15 9:56 AM Page 1 PEOPLE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com Sheridan attorneys honored, elected by State Bar FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — Three Sheridan area residents were recognized by the Wyoming State Bar at the Bar’s annual meeting and judicial conference in Jackson earlier this month. Kim D. Cannon, an attorney from Sheridan, received the Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award. The award is given to a Wyoming attorney who, over the course of his or her career, has embodied the spirit of Wyoming State Bar Past President Gerald R. Mason’s phrase “proud to be a Wyoming lawyer” and who serves as an example to others by having the highest professionalism standards to which all members of the state bar should aspire. According to a press release from the state bar, Cannon has distinguished himself as an extraordinary trial lawyer and advocate for his clients while continuously earning the respect and admiration of his peers. Jodie Ann Thompson, an attorney from Sheridan, received one of two Champion of Justice Legal Services Awards. Thompson accepted a lengthy pro bono appointment as a guardian ad litem in a custody matter. The case proved to be a very difficult matter, spanning nearly four years. Thompson represented the best interests of the minor child throughout the lawsuit and commit- ted considerable time and effort to the representation. Thompson currently works as a Wyoming Special Assistant Attorney General and the executive director of Basin Authority, the 5th Judicial District Child Support Authority in Cody. Weston T. Graham, an attorney from Sheridan, has been re-elected to serve another term as treasurer of the state bar. He served as the treasurer over the last year and previously as the commissioner for the 4th Judicial District since 2011. Graham currently works with the law firm Barney & Graham, LLC, primarily in the areas of workers’ compensation, oil and gas, domestic relations, business and personal injury. THE SHERIDAN PRESS A5 QPR training offered this week FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — Free QPR (question, persuade and refer) training will be offered this week to help local residents learn the warning signs of a suicide crisis. The training will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall. Space for the training is limited. To sign up, contact St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 674-7655, Anne Quast at 406-853-2567, Wendy Bruso at 760-6272 or the Sheridan County Suicide Prevention Coalition office at 655-8263. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is located at 1 S. Tschirgi St. WWA to celebrate Public Lands Day with service FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Wilderness Association and the U.S. Forest Service have organized a volunteer service day in the Bighorn National Forest on Saturday, which is National Public Lands Day. Participants will assist with a fence-removal project near Sibley Lake, learning about USFS policy and surrounding natural areas while helping to ensure that these areas remain safe, beautiful and accessible to the public. Organizers said work will be moderately strenuous and involve physical removal of fencing. A total of 20-25 volunteers are needed, with a preferred age of 13 or older. Bighorn National Forest Trails Coordinator Sarah Evans-Kirol and WWA staff will lead the service day. All supplies will be provided by the USFS. Participants will need sturdy clothing and hiking boots and should expect to wade through water. Pets are not allowed on the outing. For additional information or to sign up, call Hannah Sheely at 672-2751 or email Hannah@wildwyo.org. Seed, plant, tool swap planned for Thursday FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — A community seed, plant and tool swap will take place Thursday as part of the Sheridan Farmers Market in downtown Sheridan. Area residents and garden enthusiasts are invited to bring heirloom/organic seeds, extra plants or tools to swap. The Sheridan Farmers Market runs from 5-7 p.m. on Grinnell Street. For additional information, call Bonnie Gregory at 672-8881. COURTESY PHOTO | Celebrating completion of Lewis Street Bridge Community leaders and those involved in the project helped to celebrate the completion of the Lewis Street Bridge reconstruction project recently. Pictured, from left, are Chamber ambassador Yvonne Swanson, Sheridan County Commissioner Terry Cram, Wyoming Department of Transportation representative Mark Gillette, Sheridan Mayor John Heath, Emma Hubert, Meg Hubert and Jack Hubert, Sheridan City Councilor Alex Lee, WYDOT representative Jerry Buckley, City Councilor Kelly Gooch, City Councilor Jesus Rios and Chamber ambassador Brandy Campbell. Robert Pattinson talks about fame, photography in ‘Life’ BERLIN (AP) — The man relentlessly pursued by photographers is stepping into their shoes for his latest movie role. British heartthrob Robert Pattinson plays photographer Dennis Stock in Anton Corbijn’s “Life” - which follows the relationship between Stock and a young James Dean (played by Dane Dehaan) who is on the brink of superstardom. The 29-year-old Pattinson talked to The Associated Press about the transition from celebrity to photographer and the onset of fame after his roles in the blockbuster “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” film series. “Life” comes out Dec. 4 in the U.S. Q: “You spend your life in front of the camera, how was it to be behind the camera?” PATTINSON: “It is interesting to feel the power trip, especially when I was shooting the scene on the red carpet, when you are part of the massive throng of people, and not only are you part of the crowd and hidden but you have something you can hide your own face (with). You just see all the pressure is on someone else. It is kind of nice, you feel all secure in your little pack. It is very different.” Q: “Did it spark an interest in photography? Are you now a budding photographer or were you interested in photography before the film?” PATTINSON: “I wasn’t really interested in photography before. And then I started shooting on the same Leica that Dennis Stock had, I think it’s the same one I’m using in the movie. I took about 20 rolls of film, and then got them all developed, and I was really into it before I saw the photos. I really thought that when someone tells you the fundamentals you think that it’s all going to come out and be amazing. When they’re not you like ‘I don’t understand why aren’t they like genius photos?’ I kind of lost interest afterwards.” Q: “What is interesting is Dean’s journey ... he is on the brink of fame and he is considering the impact that fame is going to have on his life. Was there a moment like that with you?” PATTINSON: “No. I guess Dean had, in the movie anyway, a very strong idea of how he wanted to be and what he felt it was going to be. Whereas I didn’t have any idea like what was going on at all. The first period of getting famous was incredibly strange to me and really fun at the beginning because you didn’t realise the consequences of anything. You could say or do whatever you wanted and it just didn’t matter. I only really realised what being famous was about three years after I got famous, four years afterwards.” A6 PAGE SIX THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 TODAY IN HISTORY | 10 things to know today FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Your daily look at latebreaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT MESSAGE POPE PRESSES IN CUBA Francis, who will arrive in Washington later today, encourages Cubans at a delicate point in their own history to overcome ideological preconceptions and be willing to change. 2. EU HOLDS MORE MIGRATION TALKS With bitterness and division in the air, its two emergency meetings this week won’t provide any quick solutions to ease the plight of tens of thousands of people seeking sanctuary in Europe. Fishing with a mentor 3. TENSION ON CHINA STATE DINNER MENU There could be some awkward undercurrents when the Chinese president is honored with a state dinner at the White House on Friday. 4. FOR WALKER, CASCADE OF TROUBLES ENDS RACE The demise of his presidential campaign is brought by just about everything: financial troubles, a bloated staff, repeated stumbles and flip flops. 5. WHY FRUSTRATION GROWS AMONG YEMENI PRO-GOVERNMENT FORCES Their push toward the capital against Shiite militants is stalled by no gains on the ground — despite an airstrikes’ campaign by a Saudi-led coalition that relentlessly pounds rebel positions. 6. VOLKSWAGEN SETS ASIDE $7.3 BILLION OVER EMISSIONS SCANDAL The company says some 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with software at the center of the U.S. exhaust revelations. 7. WHO FINALLY APOLOGIZES FOR SALMONELLA OUTBREAK “All I can do is come before you and ask for forgiveness from you and the people back here. I’m truly sorry for what happened,” says the former Peanut Corporation of America owner, who is sentenced to 28 years in prison. 8. GUNMEN ABDUCT 3 FOREIGNERS, LOCAL FROM PHILIPPINE RESORT The victims are a Norwegian resort manager, two Canadians and a Filipino woman, the military and police say. 9. KENTUCKY CLERK COULD HEAD BACK TO COURT OVER LICENSES Lawyers for two gay couples and two straight couples question the validity of the new marriage documents and ask a federal judge to order Kim Davis’ office to reissue them. 10. 5 YEARS AFTER FACEBOOK PLEDGE, NEWARK SCHOOLS STRUGGLE Advocates see success in the most visible result so far — many more students in charter schools. JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Patrick Murphy and Trayton Scheeler, 13, fish in the Piney Creek during Joey’s Fall Fly tournament Saturday morning at the Kimble Ranch on Highway 14 East. The fundraising event support the nonprofit Joey’s Foundation, which mentors youth through fly fishing. LOCAL BRIEFS | FROM STAFF REPORTS Library continues computer classes SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library will offer free computer classes each Thursday at 10 a.m. through Oct. 22. Participants can bring their own laptops or use one of the library’s. Space is limited, so organizers ask those planning to attend to RSVP by calling 674-8585. The remaining classes will cover the following topics: • Sept. 24 — More on Internet and email • Oct. 8 — Beginning Facebook and online accounts • Oct. 15 — More on Facebook and online accounts • Oct. 22 — Intermediate Facebook For additional information, contact the library at 674-8585. The library is located at 335 W. Alger St. Sheridan College to host rodeo this weekend SHERIDAN — Sheridan College will host a rodeo this weekend at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds. Slack will begin at noon on Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Rodeo performances will begin at 6 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. The final short round will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday. The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, call Marc Gilkerson at 674-6446, ext. 4006. The Sheridan County Fairgrounds are located at 1753 Victoria St. Sheridan County Museum to host cemetery tours SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County Historical Society and Museum will be hosting walking tours of the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery in September and October. The walking tours will explore local history and the history of coal mining in Sheridan County through the lives of past residents. Both tours will be held at the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. The cemetery tours are scheduled for Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and Oct. 10. There will be two tours each day, the first at 11 a.m. and the second at 3 p.m. All tours will begin at the old entrance to the cemetery and last between an hour and hour and a half. The tours are weather dependent. The morning tours will cover the general history of Sheridan and Sheridan County. This tour will, among others, visit the final resting places of Sheridan’s founding fathers. The afternoon tour will explore the history of coal mining in Sheridan County. It will visit those connected to the mining industry, including some who lost their lives in miningrelated accidents. The cost for the tour is $5 per person. The fee can be paid in advance at the museum or at the cemetery before the tour. There is a strict limit on the number of people per tour, so please call or drop by the museum in advance to reserve a spot. All tour participants are asked to dress appropriately. For additional information, contact Museum Director John Woodward at 675-1150 or info@sheridancountyhistory.org. Financial literacy class set for Thursday SHERIDAN — Michelle Pierce, University of Wyoming Community Development Educator, will host a financial literacy class on Thursday. From 6-8 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Pierce will help attendees increase financial knowledge so they can prevent money problems and meet goals. All members of the community are invited to this free event, and free childcare will be provided at the church during the event. Registration is required and can be done by calling 682-7281 or emailing mrp10@ccgov.net. FUMC is located at 215 W. Works St. WEDNESDAY EVENTS | • 4-7 p.m., Wyoming Farm-to-School regional workshop, Holy Name Catholic School, 121 S. Connor St. TIPPED OVER | Award-winning poet CK Williams, impassioned observer, dies HOPEWELL, N.J. (AP) — C.K. Williams, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for his long, conversational lines of verse that brought frequent comparisons to Walt Whitman, has died at age 78. Williams was an impassioned observer of war, alienation and the cancer that eventually took his life on Sunday at his home in Hopewell. His death was confirmed Monday by author Joyce Carol Oates, a close friend and former colleague at Princeton University. Williams won the poetry Pulitzer in 2000 for “Repair” and the National Book Award for his 2003 work “The Singing.” He also was a translator of Greek drama and an author of the memoir “Misgivings.” A new Williams book, “Selected Later Poems,” is scheduled to come out Tuesday. According to Farrar, Straus & Giroux president and publisher Jonathan Galassi, Williams had completed another new poetry collection, “Falling Ill,” just before his death. No publication date for that has been set. Charles Kenneth Williams was born in Newark, briefly attended Bucknell University and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where architect Louis Kahn was an early mentor. His first collection, “Lies,” was published in 1969 and quickly established him as a poet of powerful range and language. Over the next half-century, he would deplore violence and cruelty, wonder at the distances between even the closest companions and unnerve himself by looking into a mirror and seeing a face too much like his father’s. Today’s Highlight in History: On September 22, 1975, Sara Jane Moore attempted to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel, but missed. (Moore served 32 years in prison before being paroled on December 31, 2007.) On this date: In 1515, Anne of Cleves, who became the fourth wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was born in Dusseldorf. In 1776, during the Revolutionary War, Capt. Nathan Hale, 21, was hanged as a spy by the British in New York. In 1792, the first French Republic was proclaimed. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1, 1863. In 1911, pitcher Cy Young, 44, gained his 511th and final career victory as he hurled a 1-0 shutout for the Boston Rustlers against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. In 1927, Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous “long-count” fight in Chicago. In 1938, the musical comedy revue “Hellzapoppin’,” starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, began a three-year run on Broadway. In 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb. In 1950, Omar N. Bradley was promoted to the rank of five-star general, joining an elite group that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall and Henry H. “Hap” Arnold. In 1964, the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” starring Zero Mostel, opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances. The secret agent series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” starring Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, premiered on NBC-TV. In 1985, rock and country music artists participated in “Farm Aid,” a concert staged in Champaign, Illinois, to help the nation’s farmers. In 1995, an AWACS plane carrying U.S. and Canadian military personnel crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska, killing all 24 people aboard. Ten years ago: Hurricane Rita, weakened to Category 4 status, closed in on the Texas coast, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing on a frustratingly slow, bumperto-bumper exodus. John Roberts’ nomination as U.S. chief justice cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan vote of 13-5. Five years ago: Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River after an intimate gay encounter in his dormitory room was allegedly captured by a webcam and streamed online by his roommate without his knowledge. was convicted of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and other counts and served less than a month in jail.) South African Ernie Els was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame; Doug Ford and twotime major winner Jock Hutchison from Scotland were elected through the Veteran’s Category. One year ago: The United States and five Arab nations launched airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria, sending waves of planes and Tomahawk cruise missiles against an array of targets. Thought for Today: “Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.” — George Sand, French author (1804-1876). A7 Open 0922.qxp_A Section Template 9/22/15 10:48 AM Page 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com THE SHERIDAN PRESS A7 YMCA: Adapting programs to fit space FROM 1 The city of Sheridan has already pledged $4 million and YMCA Executive Director Jay McGinnis said he expects to be able to make other funding announcements in the coming weeks. The leadership team organizing the capital campaign hopes to have fundraising completed by this time next summer so that construction can start on the new facility next fall. Plans for the new aquatic center include zero entry, a lazy river, slides, a separate pool for lap lanes, new locker rooms and more. But the $16 million will do more than build an indoor pool, which is expected to cost approximately $11 million. The capital campaign will also include funding for the repurposing of space currently being utilized by the YMCA’s pools. McGinnis has quoted one donor as saying that the repurposed space is the real “prize.” Currently, the YMCA has approximately 40 children enrolled in preschool and 90 kids enrolled in after-school programs. The waiting list for the after-school program sits at around 200 children. McGinnis said with the repurposed space, the YMCA could at least double capacity in both of those programs. He added that the exact amount by which those programs, and programs focused on chronic diseases, could expand won’t be clear until the YMCA brings in an architect to design the space. “Typically you build the building to fit your programs,” McGinnis said. “We won’t get to do that. But, that space where the pools are now have high ceilings and are large, so we’ll have options. But really, we’ll be adapting our programs to fit the spaces.” McGinnis added that the YMCA is under no pressure to redesign the 20,000 square feet because nothing will be done with it until the new aquatic facility is up and running. The renovation portion of the project is expected to cost $3.5 million. The final portion of the $16 million capital campaign is to increase the YMCA’s endowment. HOSPITALS: Medicaid expansion unlikely FROM 1 JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Performing at the Bandana Barn Dance Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band perform during the VOA Bandana Barn Dance fundraiser at the Winfield Ranch in Banner. The event is the largest fundraiser the Volunteers of America of the Northern Rockies holds annually. Clearmont Town Council updates ordinances BY ZACHARY WHITE ZACHARY@THESHERIDANPRESS.COM SHERIDAN — With some laws still on the books dating back more than 100 years, Town Council members in Clearmont are working toward more concise ordinances. “We had ordinances dating back to 1910,” Clearmont Mayor Chris Schock said. The ordinances, which numbered more than 100, covered anything from how long a person can park their horse on the main drag to who can live together. “Things like if a man and a woman were living together they had to be married,” Schock said. “Stuff like that we don’t need anymore.” Council members are on first reading of the updated Clearmont Town Code, which will leave approximately 33 ordinances to govern the town. The new town code has to pass two more readings before it can go into effect. Clearmont is also working on a water study to find a new water source for the town. “The current wells have high sodium levels,” Schock said. The current wells are more than 40 years old and the town is working to drill a new well. The new well is currently planned to be built on private property, but the landowner’s approval isn’t finalized. Council members also accepted the resignation of Councilwoman Brenda Stark. Stark was elected to a four-year term in the last election cycle that would end in 2018. Schock said he will be soliciting letters of interest, attached to town water bills, to find an eligible candidate to fill the position for the remainder of the term. Stark’s resignation comes as she and her husband plan to move to California In other business: • Clearmont is in the process of deeding the tennis courts located by the school to the school. Schock said the town had thought the school district already owned the space, but upon inspection it was found that the courts were owned by the town. • There will be an informal meeting on Sept. 29 with representatives from the Wyoming Department of Transportation to discuss a railroad quiet zone in town. • Schock said he will be attending the State Loan and Investment Board meeting on Oct. 1 in Cheyenne. Clearmont currently has an application for a SLIB grant to repave Water Street in town. If the project is approved Clearmont will also replace a water line that runs below Water Street. Uninsured are getting harder to sign up WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it’s getting harder to sign up those remaining uninsured under the president’s health care law. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Tuesday gave three reasons why the 2016 sign-up season will be a bigger challenge: The most eager customers have already signed up; many of the remaining uninsured are young adults who may not see the value of coverage and those who remain are juggling tight household budgets. Burwell says an estimated 10.5 million Americans who remain uninsured are eligible for subsidized private health insurance through HealthCare.gov and state-run insurance markets. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1. The administration is focusing on five major metro areas: Dallas, Houston, Northern New Jersey, Chicago and Miami. The law already has driven down the uninsured rate. Supporters of Medicaid expansion have said it would provide health care coverage to 17,600 people in Wyoming, bring more than $100 million a year in new federal funds and create hundreds of jobs. Washington has pledged to cover 100 percent of expansion costs through 2016, dropping to 90 percent after that. But lawmakers earlier rejected the effort. Many Wyoming lawmakers have said they distrust federal promises to continue funding and don’t like the notion of adding to the federal deficit by accepting the money. Medicaid expansion is also a key element of President Barack Obama’s health care law, which is roundly opposed by Republicans. The payments range from just under $2,000 for the Crook County Memorial Hospital up to over $282,000 for the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. The state payments are small compared to the $21 million in charity care for treatment of uninsured people that state records show 26 hospitals around the state logged in 2013. Laura J. Hurst, an official in Health Department’s Public Health Division, said her office is still accepting applications from Wyoming hospitals through next June for remaining funding under the $2million program. A parallel $1-million program, administered through the Wyoming State Auditor’s Office, targets the state’s smallest hospitals — those with 25 or fewer beds. To qualify, hospitals had to show their cash reserves fell below the amount needed to cover 100 days of operation at some point during the last half of 2014. Eric Boley, president of the Wyoming Hospital Association, said Monday the new state programs have helped hospitals around the state. “For a few of them — especially my smaller hospitals — any of the money that they can use to help offset that uncompensated care has been beneficial,” he said. Boley said he understands that all the money has been paid out of the program under the Auditor’s Office. The hospital association as well as a coalition of business and industry groups had lobbied in support of Mead’s call for Medicaid expansion. Mead, a Republican, had opposed expansion in Wyoming for most of his first term. But this year, at the start of his second term, he urged lawmakers to approve an expansion bill, saying in his state of the state address that Wyoming could no longer afford to forego federal funds. He ultimately allowed the subsidy bill to take effect without his signature. David Bush, spokesman for the governor, said Monday that Mead remains interested in seeing the state expand the Medicaid program but hasn’t decided whether he will ask the Legislature to act on it in the 2016 legislative session. Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, chairs the Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee and is a longtime opponent of Medicaid expansion. He said Monday he doesn’t expect the Legislature will continue the hospital funding effort and likely won’t expand Medicaid. “I think, and I think a majority of our fellow legislators think education, and water development and transportation, are more important than this,” Scott said. He said lawmakers have concerns about the continued viability of some of the smaller hospitals in the state. PUD: Residents continue to be concerned tonight, I don’t think it’s fair to dismiss or excuse an opportunity to see a drainage Many of the same individuals who spoke plan,” Rios said. “That has to be something at the last Council meeting again emphathat we see, and we’ll be critical of it. I’ll be sized traffic and flooding concerns to go critical of it.” along with the consistent undercurrent of Councilor Thayer Shafer said the onus is simply not wanting a large development on the developer to create a plan that satisnear their rural lots. fies city requirements. Earlier in the meet“I hope that this doesn’t go through,” one ing, City Engineer Lane Thompson pointed resident said. “If somebody wanted to build out historic water flows must be maintwo or three houses back there on that tained. In other words, Woodland Creek piece of property like everybody else has Estates LLC can’t divert water onto a neargot, I don’t think anybody in this room by property and forget about it, a fear of would be [opposed] to it. But not 51.” many attendees. While residents and councilors alike “Yes, we’re putting in houses, but we’re want to see traffic and drainage studies — also putting in streets with curb and gutter both of which the developers are working and a way to convey that water to a detenon — the PUD and preliminary plat is only tion area and hold that for the allotted time the first step in the process. Those engito release it at the historical rate,” Mc2 neering documents and a final plat typical- Engineering representative Megan Crow ly come to the city for approval at a later said. “That all gets taken care of with this time. drainage study.” Because of the number of concerns, howShafer also stated that section of Coffeen ever, the developers promised councilors Avenue, technically U.S. Highway 87 at that they would provide the traffic study prior location, belongs to the state, meaning the to the next meeting on Oct. 5. city cannot take action to alleviate traffic Councilors Jesus Rios and Alex Lee concerns other than petitioning the acknowledged residents’ apprehensions Wyoming Department of Transportation. regarding traffic and drainage and promThe PUD ordinance could pass its third ised a thorough review. and final reading at the Oct. 5 meeting of “With all the concerns we’ve heard the Sheridan City Council. FROM 1 FIND THE SHERIDAN PRESS ONLINE! www.thesheridanpress.com or www.DestinationSheridan.com A8 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 ADMIN: Bid awarded for cemetery facility FROM 1 Sheridan budgeted $160,000 for an administrator’s salary in fiscal year 2015-16. Von Krosigk told the Council the ordinance was put together by studying other cities in Wyoming that use a strong mayor-council form of government but utilize a city administrator, such as Cody, Gillette, Jackson, Lovell, Powell and Kemmerer, among others. A charter ordinance is necessary in this case because the city would be modifying the statutory duties of the mayor. Sheridan mayors have previously hired and fired department heads. Councilors spoke in favor of the proposal, pointing out a city administrator would be a trained professional adept at running the day-to-day operations of the city. In other business: • Councilors approved the construction of a new office and shop facility at the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery for approximately $716,000 and awarded the bid to Dick Anderson Construction, a Wyoming and Montana firm. Sheridan received about $2.3 million from the state of Wyoming in 2014 for specific capital improvement projects, $400,000 of which went to the cemetery. The remaining funds will come from one-cent and supplemental money. JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Frenemies: Tense undercurrents for US-China state dinner WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s never good when tension is on the dinner menu. When Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan visit Washington later this week, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, face the daunting task of trying to throw a warm and inviting dinner party for guests of honor accused of cyberspying on the U.S., trampling human rights and engaging in assertive military tactics. China, in turn, is miffed at the U.S. for what it says are groundless accusations about hacking, and wants the U.S. to butt out of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Not to mention the Old Faithful of disputes, Taiwan. Where will all this leave the few hundred guests selected to attend Friday night’s lavish state dinner Jinping honoring the Chinese president? Most likely still thrilled to be there, geopolitics be damned. “Who wouldn’t want to be in the room?” says Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Joanna Coles, who attended a 2014 state dinner for French President Francois Hollande. “Diehard cool people are excited to be there. No one is too cool to be in the room with the head of China and the head of the U.S.” So, guests will be happy to be there. But also keenly aware of the dining-with-frenemies dynamic of an event where all sides will be working to be on their best behavior. “It’s a delicate dance, and it always has been,” says Anita McBride, who served as chief of staff to first lady Laura Bush. She said the Chinese will be looking for a “sign that you are not offending them” while Americans will be looking for a sign that Obama is “standing up for us.” Under the best of diplomatic circumstances, the Chinese can be quick to perceive a slight. During the last state visit for China, in 2011, the pianist Lang Lang’s decision to play a song from the soundtrack of a 1956 film about the Korean War was widely seen by the Chinese as a snub directed at the American hosts, although the Chinese-born virtuoso himself said that was nonsense. The escalating U.S.-China tensions of recent months will add extra layers of drama to what already would have been a sensitive event. Will Obama and Xi be photographed toasting one another? Probably. Will the promised blunt talk over policy differences during the leaders’ daytime meetings carry over to their dinner-table conversation? Probably not. Will invited guests mix it up over U.S.China policy disputes even if the host and guest of honor don’t? We may never know. And what about critics who don’t make the dinner list? Will their protests register with those who do? It’s happened before. In 2006, a screaming protester interrupted the White House welcoming ceremony for China’s Hu Jintao and called on President George W. Bush to stop Hu from persecuting the Falun Gong religious movement. The tirade went on for several minutes before the woman was removed, as Bush whispered to Hu: “You’re OK.” Adding to the tension, a White House announcer at the same ceremony made the cringe-worthy gaffe of referring to China as the “Republic of China,” the formal name of Taiwan. When it comes time for Friday’s dinner toasts, Obama will be in the awkward position of raising a glass in grand fashion with the leader of a country he’s threatening to punish for industrial espionage and faulting for its crackdown on activists. That’s causing palpitations among the president’s critics, especially the Republicans hoping to succeed him in the White House. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says the visit should have been bumped down to a working sessions sans pomp and pageantry. Celebrity businessman Donald Trump says he would’ve offered Xi a Big Mac — doublesized, at least. Before he dropped out, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Obama should have canceled the visit outright. White House officials, for their part, defend the dinner as an important opportunity to improve relations between two world powers. They stress that for all their many differences, China and the U.S. have successfully worked together on plenty of other matters, including climate change, North Korea’s nuclear threat and the Iran-nuclear deal. Obama’s challenge, says McBride, will be to “convey toughness with graciousness.” As for the White House party planners, their focus remains largely the same regardless of who’s the guest of honor: sticking to the established state-dinner framework and executing it with perfection. “There are always four sets of eyes that look at all the logistics,” says Capricia Marshall, a former Obama protocol chief and social secretary in the Clinton administration. Marshall expressed confidence the Obama team would ensure “there are no protocol slip-ups.” She added, though, that when “oopsidoodles” do occur, “you try to keep those behind the curtain.” Former Obama social secretary Desiree Rogers said that with everyone focused on showing Xi a good time, “It’s pretty easy to get somebody to smile if you’re doing everything that is their favorite.” And even if not, guests will come away knowing they were part of something historic. “That’s what’s fun about being at the state dinner,” says Coles, “you want to be in the room when there is something happening.” Checking out her face paint Five-year-old Katelynn Rizer looks at her face paint in the mirror held by Sheridan High School volunteer Lucy Barten during the Sheridan Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary annual birthday party for 5-year-olds Saturday at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. The organization has held the annual event since 1959. Ad featuring kids, mushroom cloud slams Bennet for Iran vote WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative group is airing an ad showing kids counting down to a mushroom cloud to slam Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado over the Iran nuclear deal. The ad by the group Advancing Colorado shows children counting down from 10 in different languages, then a huge explosion and billowing cloud. Over charred and smoking rubble it claims that Bennet is “jeopardizing our safety” by backing the deal. The ad offers a taste of how the GOP may seek to use the Iran issue politically after Senate Democrats including Bennet blocked Republican attempts to unravel the deal. Bennet is up for reelection next year in a competitive state, though Republicans don’t yet have a candidate against him. He is the most vulnerable Senate Democrat this cycle, but in 2018 a number of potentially vulnerable Democrats will be defending their seats and Republicans will likely try to make them pay a price for supporting the agreement. The accord backed by the Obama administration and negotiated with Iran and five world powers aims to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions in relief from economic sanctions. But Republicans say it will serve only to empower Iran. The incendiary ad is reminiscent of the famous “Daisy ad” that President Lyndon Johnson used against Republican opponent Barry Goldwater in 1964. Johnson’s ad showed a little girl picking daisy petals, then a billowing mushroom cloud. Johnson was trying to portray Goldwater as a warmonger over Vietnam. Jonathan Lockwood, executive director of Advancing Colorado, said the in-your-face approach was appropriate to tell voters about Bennet’s role in a dangerous agreement. “The consequences of this deal are going to be even more shocking than this ad,” said Lockwood. But a spokesman for Colorado Democrats called the ad a “smear” and said Bennet is working to improve the Iran deal and has sought to make Coloradans safer. “With Washington Republicans lacking an opponent in the Colorado Senate race, it comes as no surprise that a secretly funded group with ties to the billionaire Koch brothers is out with a deeply offensive, fear-mongering attack against Sen. Bennet,” said Andrew Zucker, senior communications adviser at the Colorado Democratic Party. Lockwood, who formerly ran the conservative billionaire Koch brothers’ Colorado young voter outreach organization, said Advancing Colorado is not funded by the Koch brothers, though he declined to disclose donors. He said the ad buy was six figures, including broadcast stations in Denver starting Tuesday, and online and digital. Democrats said the broadcast portion is only $46,000, which Lockwood didn’t dispute, making it a fairly small buy. Life sentence upheld for man who stabbed prison employee RAWLINS (AP) — A Carbon County judge is upholding a life sentence for a man who stabbed a prison employee and another inmate after killing a deputy in 1995. The Rawlins Times reports 37-yearold John Michael Sides is serving consecutive life sentences for the murder of Fremont County Deputy Steve Crerar and attempted murder of employee Francis Foster. District Court Judge Wade Waldrip also upheld his sentence of three to five years in prison for stabbing inmate Charles Birr. Defense attorney Kirk Morgan argued for parole eligibility after Sides serves between one and 25 years, noting he was 17 years old when he was sent to prison. Petraeus apologizes for giving classified info to mistress WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus apologized to Congress on Tuesday for sharing classified information with his biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell. It was his first public testimony before lawmakers since resigning as CIA director. Petraeus appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, offering his recommendations for how the U.S. should address what he called a “revolutionary upheaval that is unparalleled in its modern history.” He said the progress achieved so far in fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq has been “inadequate” and suggested the U.S. increase support to Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal and Kurdish fighters. In Syria, he recommended the U.S. take a harder stance against President Bashar Assad. He supported setting up enclaves protected by coalition airpower where moderate Sunnis could be supported, civilians could find refuge and additional forces could be trained. Later, he added that while it might not be necessary, he was “not at all opposed to seeing U.S. troops on the ground in an enclave” in an advise and assist role. “The Middle East is not part of the world that plays by Las Vegas rules: What happens in the Middle East is not going to stay in the Middle East,” he warned. Petraeus began his testimony, however, with an extraordinary apology for events stemming from his personal life. He was director of the CIA from September 2011 to November 2012, when he resigned after acknowledging an affair with Broadwell, a married U.S. Army reserve officer who met Petraeus while researching a book about his wartime leadership in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Four years ago, I made a serious mistake — one that brought discredit on me and pain to those closest to me,” Petraeus said. “It was a violation of the trust placed in me and a breach of the values to which I had been committed throughout my life.” “There is nothing I can do to undo what I did. I can only say again how sorry I am to those I let down and then strive to go forward with a greater sense of humility and purpose, and with gratitude to those who stood with me during a very difficult chapter in my life.” The retired four-star general was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $100,000 for unauthorized removal and reten- tion of classified information he shared with Broadwell. Members of the committee welcomed Petraeus back to the congressional witness chair, praised his governmental service, did not mention the incident and limited their questions to Iraq, Syria and Iran. Before becoming CIA director, Petraeus commanded U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Iraq, Petraeus told the lawmakers that while there have been significant accomplishments in the fight against IS, “We are not where we should be at this point.” In addition to increasing support for local fighters, he suggested embedding U.S. advisers down to the brigade headquarters level for Iraqi fighting forces; exploring the use of air controllers with select Iraqi units to coordinate coalition airstrikes; and examin- ing whether U.S. rules of military engagement for precision airstrikes are too restrictive. Petraeus said, however, that the U.S. should not allow its forces to take over Iraqi units. “I would not, for example, embed U.S. personnel at the Iraqi battalion level, nor would I support clearance operations before a viable force is available,” he said. He called Syria a “geopolitical Chernobyl — spewing instability and extremism over the region and the rest of the world.” “Like a nuclear disaster, the fallout from the meltdown of Syria threatens to be with us for decades, and the longer it is permitted to continue, the more severe the damage will be.” He said the U.S. is no closer today to having a moderate Sunni Arab ground force than a year ago. A9 Almanac 0922.qxp_A Section Template 9/22/15 10:52 AM Page 1 ALMANAC TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com THE SHERIDAN PRESS A9 Cleaning up the wreck Law enforcement and firefighters work to clean up after a motor vehicle accident in the 600 block of Thurmond Street on Friday. According to police reports, a car struck a parked pickup, causing the car to go into the air and land on its side. Officers arrested the driver, Patrick Schuman, 52, of Sheridan for driving while under the influence. COURTESY PHOTO | BOB UTTER REPORTS | SHERIDAN FIRE-RESCUE Monday • Possible hazmat, 1100 block Mydland Road, 9:33 a.m. • Smoke scare, 1600 block Meadowlark Drive, 8:19 p.m. • Activated fire alarm, 1800 block Fort Road, 9:23 p.m. ROCKY MOUNTAIN AMBULANCE Monday • No reports available at press time. SHERIDAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Monday • No admissions or dismissals reported. SHERIDAN POLICE DEPARTMENT Information in the police reports is taken from the SPD website. Friday • Suspicious vehicle, Coffeen Avenue, 2:02 a.m. • Theft (cold), East Brundage Lane, 6:33 a.m. • Burglar alarm, Mydland Road, 7:51 a.m. • Damaged property, Long Drive, 7:58 a.m. • Suspicious circumstance, Val Vista Street, 9:02 a.m. • Animal found, West Seymour Street, 9:06 a.m. • Animal found, Interstate 90, 9:23 a.m. • Dog at large, Lookout Point Drive, 10:14 a.m. • Parking complaint, Pioneer Road, 10:24 a.m. • Damaged property, Sugarland Drive, 10:41 a.m. • Accident, Long Drive, 11:30 a.m. • Hit and run, First Avenue East, 11:33 a.m. • Damaged property, South Custer Street, 12:09 p.m. • Dog at large, Val Vista Street, 12:22 p.m. • Theft (cold), Coffeen Avenue, 12:52 p.m. • Accident with injury, South Thurmond Street, 2:08 p.m. • Tree/shrub violation, East College Avenue, 2:14 p.m. • Fraud, East College Avenue, 2:36 p.m. • Vehicle identification number inspection, West 12th Street, 2:42 p.m. • Driving under suspension, West Works Street, 3:28 p.m. • Dog at large, West 10th Street, 3:44 p.m. • Dog at large, Fort Road, 4:36 p.m. • Animal found, West Sixth Street, 6:07 p.m. • Noise complaint, East Seventh Street, 6:13 p.m. • Agency assist, Coffeen Avenue, 6:39 p.m. • Parking complaint, Long Drive, 6:43 p.m. • Threats (cold), West Mountain View, 7:37 p.m. • Animal incident, West Works Street, 8:03 p.m. • Dog at large, Absaraka Street, 8:28 p.m. • Suspicious circumstance, East Burkitt Street, 9:41 p.m. • DUI (citizen report), Coffeen Avenue, 10:43 p.m. • Citizen assist, Fifth Avenue East, 11:01 p.m. • Suspicious person, Lewis Street, 11:17 p.m. Saturday • Bar check, North Main Street, 12:20 a.m. • Bar check, North Main Street, 12:24 a.m. • Bar check, North Main Street, 12:30 a.m. • Parking complaint, Dana Avenue, 1:51 a.m. • Noise complaint, Mydland Road, 2:03 a.m. • Welfare check, North Heights Lane, 2:24 a.m. • Fight, Third Street, 2:36 a.m. • Barking dog, West Burkitt Street, 4:14 a.m. • Fraud, North Heights Road, 7:28 a.m. • Tree/shrub violation, Kilbourne Street, 8:05 a.m. • Cat trap, Wyoming Avenue, 8:32 a.m. • Traffic complaint, Sherman Avenue, 10:16 a.m. • DUI (citizen report), Sheridan Avenue, 11:56 a.m. • Suspicious vehicle, West 11th Street, 1:38 p.m. • Stolen vehicle (cold), East Heald Street, 2:32 p.m. 5-Day Forecast for Sheridan TONIGHT WEDNESDAY • DUI (citizen report), Coffeen Avenue, 2:45 p.m. • Medical, Coffeen Avenue, 3:11 p.m. • Hit and run, Coffeen Avenue, 3:33 p.m. • Welfare check, Scott Street, 4:12 p.m. • Medical, walking path, 4:33 p.m. • Animal found, Broadway Street, 6:04 p.m. • Hit and run, North Main Street, 6:15 p.m. • Noise complaint, West Brundage Street, 7:35 p.m. • Malicious destruction, East Brundage Lane, 8:12 p.m. • Warrant service, East Fifth Street, 8:28 p.m. • Verbal domestic, North Main Street, 8:36 p.m. • Barking dog, Absaraka Street, 8:47 p.m. • Welfare check, Smith Street, 9:20 p.m. Sunday • Curfew violation, Remington Court, 12:10 a.m. • Suspicious vehicle, Rider Park Road, 1:12 a.m. • Noise complaint, West 15th Street, 2:13 a.m. • Shots, Beaver Street, 4:32 a.m. • Abandoned vehicle, Second Avenue East, 8:51 a.m. • Cat violation, Victoria Street, 10:39 a.m. • Traffic complaint, North Main Street, 10:53 a.m. • Animal bite, Leopard Street, 11:11 a.m. • Sexual battery (cold), West Fifth Street, 12:03 p.m. • Welfare check, Main Street, 12:55 p.m. • Trespass in progress, West 11th Street, 1:39 p.m. • 911 hangup, Coffeen Avenue, 3:08 p.m. • DUI, North Main Street, 5:12 p.m. • Theft (cold), West Brundage Street, 7:07 p.m. • Medical, Griffith Avenue, 7:10 p.m. • Suspicious vehicle, Highland Avenue, 7:16 p.m. • 911 hangup, Sumner Street, 9:05 p.m. • Hit and run, West Ninth Street, 9:33 p.m. • Traffic complaint, Sheridan area, 10:13 p.m. • Message, Sheridan area, 46 Mostly sunny and very warm 86 Mostly sunny SATURDAY 45 89 Almanac 48 Sunlit; recordbreaking heat 94 Temperature High/low .........................................................88/49 Normal high/low ............................................71/39 Record high .............................................88 in 2015 Record low ...............................................23 in 1983 Precipitation (in inches) Monday........................................................... 0.00" Month to date................................................. 0.27" Normal month to date .................................... 0.94" Year to date ...................................................13.74" Normal year to date ......................................10.99" 86 51 The Sun Rise Set Today Wednesday Thursday 6:54 a.m. 6:56 a.m. 6:57 a.m. 7:06 p.m. 7:04 p.m. 7:02 p.m. The Moon Rise Set Today Wednesday Thursday 3:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:57 p.m. 12:30 a.m. 1:30 a.m. 2:36 a.m. Full Last New 2p 3p 4p 5p The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Shown is the highest value for the day. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme Cody 52/82 Ranchester 42/85 SHERIDAN Big Horn 51/87 Basin 45/88 46/86 Sep 27 Oct 4 Oct 12 Oct 20 For more detailed weather information on the Internet, go to: www.thesheridanpress.com Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Clearmont 53/86 Story 51/81 Gillette 52/84 Buffalo 54/84 Worland 44/87 Wright 53/83 Kaycee 45/85 Thermopolis 49/86 Weather on the Web UV Index tomorrow 9a 10a 11a Noon 1p Parkman 46/84 Dayton 45/86 Lovell 52/84 First Big Horn Mountain Precipitation 24 hours through noon Monday ..................... 0.00" Hardin 48/87 Broadus 55/86 Sun and Moon Sheridan County Airport through Monday Shown is Wednesday's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and Wednesday's highs. Sunny 52 Regional Cities City Billings Casper Cheyenne Cody Evanston Gillette Green River Jackson Wed. Hi/Lo/W 83/52/s 86/45/s 80/49/pc 82/51/s 79/47/s 84/53/pc 82/41/s 77/34/s Thu. Hi/Lo/W 83/55/s 85/48/s 80/48/s 81/53/s 80/50/s 86/51/s 82/46/s 78/38/s • Found property, North Main Street, 11:26 p.m. • No reports available at press time. SHERIDAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Monday • No reports available at press time. JAIL Monday Daily inmate count: 75 Female inmate count: 13 Inmates at treatment facilities (not counted in daily inmate count): 0 Inmates housed at other facilities (not counted in daily inmate count): 3 Number of book-ins for the previous day: 4 Number of releases for the previous day: 6 ARRESTS Names of individuals arrested for domestic violence or sexual assault will not be released until those individuals have appeared in court. Monday DEATH NOTICES | Jerry Kaufmann Funeral services for Jerry Kaufmann, 77 year old Buffalo man who passed away Friday morning, September 18, 2015, at his home north of Buffalo, will be held Friday September 25th at 2:00 p.m. from the Big Horn Baptist Church in Buffalo with Father Doug Wasinger officiating. A private family interment will be held in Willow Grove Cemetery. Donations in Jerry’s memory may be made to the Sheridan College Rodeo Program or the Johnson County Library, in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com Here are the results of Monday’s Cowboy Draw lottery drawing: Winning numbers: 2-7-32-39-44; Estimated jackpot: $325,000 Next drawing: Sept. 24 National Weather for Wednesday, September 23 Regional Weather FRIDAY THURSDAY Billings 51/83 Partly cloudy 11 p.m. Monday • Battery (cold), West Timberline Drive, 1:55 a.m. • Suspicious person, West Fifth Street, 5:04 a.m. • Runaway, North Heights Drive, 6:47 a.m. • Agency assist, Long Drive, 9:08 a.m. • Suspicious circumstance, Mydland Road, 9:27 a.m. • Criminal entry, East Brundage Lane, 9:30 a.m. • Driving under suspension, Sumner Street, 10:22 a.m. • Parking complaint, Broadway Street, 10:56 a.m. • Welfare check, Fifth Street, 11:33 a.m. • DUI (citizen report), Highland Avenue, 12:05 p.m. • DUI (citizen report), Fifth Street, 12:36 p.m. • Suspicious vehicle, Champion Drive, 12:50 p.m. • Agency assist, East Works Street, 1:03 p.m. • Welfare check, North Custer Street, 1:13 p.m. • Removal of subject, Frackleton Street, 1:16 p.m. • Accident, Avon Street, 1:23 p.m. • Welfare check, Bellevue Avenue, 1:42 p.m. • Warrant service, College Meadow Drive, 2:10 p.m. • Malicious destruction, West Fifth Street, 2:59 p.m. • Theft (cold), North Main Street, 3:09 p.m. • Lost property, Sheridan area, 3:29 p.m. • Sexual battery, West Fifth Street, 3:34 p.m. • Animal incident, West 12th Street, 4 p.m. • Cat trap, Airport Road, 4:33 p.m. • Disorderly conduct, North Main Street, 6:10 p.m. • Missing person, North Main Street, 6:17 p.m. • Neighbor dispute, Broadway Street, 7:45 p.m. • Citizen assist, Night Hawk Court, 8:03 p.m. • Noise complaint, West Kooi Street, 8:13 p.m. • Structure fire, Summit Drive, 8:18 p.m. • Runaway, North Heights Drive, 8:53 p.m. • Drug activity, Illinois Street, 9:52 p.m. Fri. Hi/Lo/W 92/57/s 87/52/s 80/51/s 87/56/s 81/53/s 90/56/s 84/48/s 81/44/pc City Laramie Newcastle Rawlins Riverton Rock Springs Scottsbluff Sundance Yellowstone Wed. Hi/Lo/W 78/40/pc 78/52/pc 81/43/pc 84/50/s 80/48/s 79/49/pc 78/49/pc 68/29/s Thu. Hi/Lo/W 77/41/s 82/50/s 81/45/s 82/50/s 80/51/s 84/47/s 78/56/s 69/36/s Fri. Hi/Lo/W 79/43/s 81/52/s 82/50/s 88/55/s 81/54/s 82/49/pc 81/60/s 73/42/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. Shown are Wednesday's noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. A10 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 END OF THE SEASON DEERE BLOWOUT SALE ALL LAWN MOWERS IN STOCK! 1 WHERE VALUE, QUALITY & SERVICE LAST LONG AFTER THE SALE! 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Available at participating dealers. 1 B1 Sports 0922.qxp_A Section Template 9/22/15 9:42 AM Page B1 SPORTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com THE SHERIDAN PRESS B1 SC rodeo has mixed weekend at Chadron State FROM STAFF REPORTS MIKE PRUDEN | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Serving up the competition Julia Fenn leaps for a serve during Friday’s match with Powell at Sheridan High School. Fenn will continue her chase for a record fourth state title at the conference tournament this weekend in Casper. SHERIDAN — The Sheridan College rodeo team had mixed results over the weekend at the Chadron State College rodeo in Chadron, Nebraska. The Sheridan women placed fourth at the rodeo with 190 points. Callie Robinson made it to the short round in both breakaway roping and barrel racing. Robinson split fourth and fifth with a 2.5-second score in breakaway roping’s long go. Her 4.0-second short round earned her third place and put her second in the average for a toal of 115 points. In barrel racing, Robinson finished with a time of 17.05 seconds but hit a barrel in the short round. Calby Hanson scored a 7.6 in goat tying to split fifth and sixth and earn a trip to the short round. She matched her long-go time with another 7.6second run, earning her a fourth-place finish in the short round and fourth in the average. The Lady Generals competed well and had a few other athletes just miss out on making the short round. Breanna Reimler missed the short round in breakaway roping by a tenth of a second, and Savanna Bolich and Kaylee Reimler just missed the short round in breakaway, as well. The Sheridan men couldn’t string together as many successful rides over the weekend, but there were a couple bright spots for head coach Marc Gilkerson. SEE GENERALS, PAGE B8 Jets trying to stay grounded after 20-7 win at Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Todd Bowles is keeping the Jets grounded. Sure, they’re off to their first 2-0 start since 2011, the defense forced five more turnovers Monday night against Andrew Luck and, of course, the New York fans are already revving up for more after a 20-7 win at Indianapolis. Bowles knows there’s still a lot of work to be done. “It’s a good win, but it’s only win No. 2,” the firstyear Jets coach said after a 20-7 victory at Indianapolis. “We’re not where we want to be, but we’re on the way.” The defense might not be able to get much better. New York already has five takeaways in the first two games and has scored 31 points off those miscues after producing only 20 points all of last season. The reason is that they’ve been able to relentlessly pressure quarterbacks and lock down outside receivers with their two veteran cornerbacks, Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie, who played Monday on a sore knee. But there was plenty to critique about the Jets’ offense, which struggled to seal the game until the closing minutes. Ryan Fitzpatrick was 22 of 34 for 244 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in his first win at Lucas Oil Stadium, Brandon Marshall caught seven passes for 101 yards and one TD and Eric Decker caught eight passes for 97 yards and a TD before leaving with a knee injury. “It wasn’t a pretty win, but we’ll take it,” Marshall said. “We’ve got a long way to go.” So do the Colts who failed to score in the first half for the second straight week — something they last did in consecutive games in 1997. Indy is 0-2 for second consecutive season, but this time seems a lot different. After going 21 of 37 for 250 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions, Luck has now thrown five picks in the first two weeks. He also lost a fumble to the Jets. SEE FLAGS, PAGE B8 The Sheridan High School football player scored three touchdowns — two receiving, one punt return — in Sheridan’s 48-7 win over Cheyenne East. The Tongue River High School golfer shot a 201 (103-98) to win the Lusk Invitational. B2 Sports 0922.qxp_A Section Template 9/22/15 9:44 AM Page 1 B2 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS | BHMS volleyball has match-filled weekend FROM STAFF REPORTS Allen in third after two days at Ram Masters Invitational SHERIDAN — University of Wyoming golfer Kamrin Allen is in third place at the Ram Masters Invitational in Fort Collins, Colorado, with a 139 (-1) and one round to go. The former Sheridan Bronc shot a first round 69 (1) and followed up with a 70 (E) on day two. He trails leader Ben Welle (Kansas) by five strokes. Welle shot 67 (-3) in both of his first two rounds for a 134 (-6). Allen The UW team is currently in fourth place with a combined score of 582 (+22). Colorado State leads with a 560 (E). The Cowboys will finish the tournament today. JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Making a splash Lady Bronc Maci Turk competes in the 200-yard IM during the girls swim meet against Gillette Friday at Sheridan Junior High School. BIG HORN — The Big Horn Middle School volleyball teams got their fill of matches over the weekend, taking on six different teams. The BH seventh-graders lost to Twin Spruce (17-25, 14-25) and Centennial (1925, 22-25) in Buffalo Saturday. The eighth-grade JV team lost to Holy Name Friday (19-25, 16-25). They split with Sheridan (25-24, 19-25) and Twin Spruce (20-25, 25-16) and lost to Colestrip (20-25, 19-25). The eighth-grade varsity team had two wins, a split and a loss against the same schools. They defeated Holy Name (26-24, 20-25, 27-25) and Sheridan (25-15, 25-19) and split with Twin Spruce (25-16, 12-25). They lost to Colestrip (12-25, 8-25). The Lady Rams will have another weekend full of matches as they play Tongue River Thursday, ArvadaClearmont and Holy Name Friday and Kaycee, Moorcroft and Wright Saturday. SCOREBOARD | MLB | American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 86 64 .573 — New York 82 67 .550 3½ Baltimore 73 76 .490 12½ Boston 72 77 .483 13½ Tampa Bay 72 78 .480 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 87 62 .584 — Minnesota 76 73 .510 11 Cleveland 74 74 .500 12½ Chicago 72 78 .480 15½ Detroit 69 81 .460 18½ West Division W L Pct GB Texas 80 69 .537 — Houston 80 71 .530 1 Los Angeles 76 74 .507 4½ Seattle 73 77 .487 7½ Oakland 64 86 .427 16½ ___ Monday’s Games Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit 0, 1st game Baltimore at Washington, ppd., rain Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit 2, 2nd game Boston 8, Tampa Bay 7 Houston 6, L.A. Angels 3 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-10) at Detroit (Verlander 3-8), 1:08 p.m. L.A. Angels (Tropeano 2-2) at Houston (Fiers 2-1), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 9-11) at Washington (Roark 46), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Nova 6-8) at Toronto (Stroman 2-0), 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Smyly 3-2) at Boston (Porcello 8-13), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 8-14) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 10-9), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Elias 5-8) at Kansas City (Ventura 12-8), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Lewis 16-8) at Oakland (Doubront 3-2), 10:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Texas at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Baltimore at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB New York 85 65 .567 — Washington 78 71 .523 6½ Miami 64 86 .427 21 Atlanta 60 91 .397 25½ Philadelphia 56 94 .373 29 Central Division W L Pct GB z-St. Louis 94 56 .627 — Pittsburgh 90 60 .600 4 Chicago 88 62 .587 6 Cincinnati 63 86 .423 30½ Milwaukee 63 87 .420 31 West Division W L Pct GB 64 .570 — Los Angeles 85 San Francisco 78 71 .523 7 72 78 .480 13½ Arizona San Diego 70 80 .467 15½ Colorado 63 87 .420 22½ z-clinched playoff berth ___ Monday’s Games Baltimore at Washington, ppd., rain N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 0 Chicago Cubs 9, Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 9, Colorado 3 Arizona 8, L.A. Dodgers 4 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Baltimore (Tillman 9-11) at Washington (Roark 46), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (W.Perez 6-6) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 14-12), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 2-9) at Miami (Conley 41), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Z.Davies 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 7-6), 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-0) at St. Louis (Lynn 11-10), 8:15 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 9-8) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 9-7), 8:40 p.m. Arizona (Ch.Anderson 6-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 18-3), 10:10 p.m. San Francisco (Peavy 7-6) at San Diego (Cashner 2015 Adult Volleyball League Net season is coming soon. Don’t miss out on a way to stay in shape and have fun doing it! We are taking registrations for our Men’s league, and Women’s “A” “B” and “BB” Leagues. Registrations: September 14th-October 9th How: Sign up online at www.sheridanrecreation.com or sign up in person at 1579 Thorne Rider Park Cost: $300 for Women’s and $150 for Men’s Games: Games will begin October 19th for Men’s and 20th for Women’s Manager’s Meeting: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 6:00 PM Sheridan Jr. High School If you attend the manager’s meeting, your team will be rewarded a $20 discount towards your team’s fees this year. Individuals wishing to play but might not have a team are encouraged to attend. Contact Colton Thompson 751-2598 for more information. 6-15), 10:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Baltimore at Washington, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. NFL | National Football League By The Associated Press All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W New England 2 N.Y. Jets 2 Miami 1 Buffalo 1 South W Jacksonville 1 Tennessee 1 Houston 0 Indianapolis 0 North W Cincinnati 2 Cleveland 1 1 Pittsburgh Baltimore 0 West W Denver 2 Oakland 1 San Diego 1 Kansas City 1 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W Dallas 2 Washington 1 N.Y. Giants 0 Philadelphia 0 South W Atlanta 2 Carolina 2 Tampa Bay 1 New Orleans 0 North W 2 Green Bay 1 Minnesota Detroit 0 Chicago 0 West W L 0 0 1 1 T Pct 01.000 01.000 0 .500 0 .500 L 1 1 2 2 T Pct 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 1 1 2 T Pct 01.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000 L 0 1 1 1 T Pct 01.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .500 L 0 1 2 2 T Pct 01.000 0 .500 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 1 2 T Pct 01.000 01.000 0 .500 0 .000 L 0 1 2 2 T Pct 01.000 0 .500 0 .000 0 .000 L T Pct Arizona 2 0 St. Louis 1 1 San Francisco 1 1 Seattle 0 2 ___ Thursday’s Game Denver 31, Kansas City 24 Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay 26, New Orleans 19 Minnesota 26, Detroit 16 Arizona 48, Chicago 23 Carolina 24, Houston 17 Pittsburgh 43, San Francisco 18 New England 40, Buffalo 32 Cincinnati 24, San Diego 19 Cleveland 28, Tennessee 14 Atlanta 24, N.Y. Giants 20 Washington 24, St. Louis 10 Oakland 37, Baltimore 33 Jacksonville 23, Miami 20 Dallas 20, Philadelphia 10 Green Bay 27, Seattle 17 Monday’s Game N.Y. Jets 20, Indianapolis 7 Thursday, Sep. 24 Washington at N.Y. Giants, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Sep. 27 Atlanta at Dallas, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 1 p.m. San Diego at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 4:25 p.m. Denver at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sep. 28 Kansas City at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. 01.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000 TRANSACTIONS | Monday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled RHP Dan Straily from Fresno (PCL). National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named David Stearns general manager. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Selected the contract of OF Keon Broxton from Indianapolis (IL). Placed INF Jung Ho Kang on the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Acquired CB Will Davis from Miami for a 2016 seventh-round draft pick. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed RB/FB Paul Lasike to the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contract of RB Bronson Hill. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed LB Joe Thomas. Placed DT Josh Boyd on injured reserve. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Activated CB Jabari Price from the suspended list. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed DE Frank Kearse. Waived CB David Amerson. Canadian Football League CALGARY STAMPEDERS — Acquired WR Skye Dawson from Edmonton for conditional 2017 draft picks. Signed OL Derek Dennis to the practice roster. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB Bruce Johnson to a contract extension through 2018. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with G John Gibson on a three-year contract extension. COLORADO AVALANCHE — Reassigned LW Troy Bourke, LW Trevor Cheek, D Cody Corbett, D Justin Hamonic, C Samuel Henley, D Hubert Labrie, D Daniel Maggio, G Spencer Martin, C Garrett Meurs, C Reid Petryk and LW Michael Schumacher to San Antonio (AHL). Assigned C J.C. Beaudin to RouynNoranda (QMJHL), D Sergei Boikov to Drummondville (QMJHL), D Raphael Maheux to Quebec (QMJHL), RW Nick Magyar to Kitchener (OHL), D Nicolas Meloche to Baie-Comeau (QMJHL), C Gustav Olhaver to Seattle (WHL), CLW Julien Nantel to Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL), LW Alexis Pepin to Val-d’Or (QMJHL) and G Maximilian Pajpach to Tappara (Finland). DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned F Adam Marsh to St. John (QMJHL), F Dominic Turgeon to Portland (WHL), D Joe Hicketts to Victoria (WHL) and D Vili Saarijarvi to Green Bay (USHL). Released RW Nick Betz, LW Triston Grant, C Conor McGlynn, LW Evan Polei, RW Jerome Verrier, D Jalen Chatfield, D Justin Lemcke, D Jarett Meyer, D Ty Stanton, G Connor Ingram and G Matt Mancina from their tryout agreements. SOCCER North American Soccer League JACKSONVILLE ARMADA — Fired general manager Dario Sala, coach Guillermo Hoyos and assistant coaches Edison Ibarra, Rafael Perez Nino and Sebastian Fabres. COLLEGE CLEMSON — Reinstated PK Ammon Lakip to the football team. SIENA — Named Ryan Corbett intramural coordinator. TENNESSEE — Reinstated DB Danny O’Brien from suspension. TCU — Suspended senior DE Mike Tuaua and freshman WR Andre Petties-Wilson from the football team after their arrests on charges of robberybodily injury. Marte’s 4 hits lead Pirates past Rockies 9-3 DENVER (AP) — Jordy Mercer broke out of a slump and helped the Pittsburgh Pirates edge closer to another playoff berth. Mercer had four hits and drove in two runs, Starling Marte homered among his four hits and came within a triple of the cycle, and Pittsburgh beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Monday night. Aramis Ramirez also went deep for the Pirates, who reduced their magic number for clinching a postseason berth to two. A win Tuesday and a San Francisco loss would clinch at least a wild card for the third consecutive year. Pittsburgh became the second team to reach 90 wins this season with Monday’s victory. Only the division-rival Cardinals have more victories. “It’s an organizational win,” manager Clint Hurdle said. Mercer spent more than a month on the disabled list with a sprained left MCL and has struggled since returning Aug. 23. He was hitting .222 in 23 games before tying his career high in hits against the Rockies. He hit doubles in the second and fourth innings to drive in Francisco Cervelli, who had three hits, as the Pirates built a 5-0 lead on Jon Gray (0-2). “I’ve had struggles with it being the first time on the DL,” Mercer said. “I took four and a half, five weeks off. I wanted to get results right away but it takes time.” Mercer singled and scored in the sixth and added another single in the ninth. “He’s been doing a better job of managing his at-bats for a while,” Hurdle said of Mercer. “He’s getting back up to speed and those first two swings were big for us.” Marte didn’t waste any time getting going against Gray. He homered in Pittsburgh’s two-run first, singled in the fourth and doubled off the top of the wall in the sixth. He led off the ninth with a single to center. Gray allowed nine of Pittsburgh’s 15 hits. The rookie right-hander is still searching for his first major league win after nine starts. “Early on he struggled to get the ball down,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss. “That first inning, it’s always an inning of vulnerability.” Pittsburgh starter A.J. Burnett cruised through the first four innings before an error on a potential double-play ball in the fifth preceded Tom Murphy’s threerun homer that made it 5-3. Burnett (9-5) then hit a batter and walked two more to load the bases before striking out Nolan Arenado to end the inning. “He dealt up until the fifth,” Hurdle said. “We weren’t able to put the double-play ball away and tacked on 18 more pitches. I think the fatigue of the inning took something away from him. He threw 30 pitches that inning.” The Rockies again loaded the bases against Burnett in the sixth inning but Antonio Bastardo came on and got DJ LeMahieu to line out to second. Ramirez added an RBI single during Pittsburgh’s three-run ninth. TRAINER’S ROOM Pirates: The Pirates placed INF Jung Ho Kang on the 60-day DL. Kang underwent surgery Thursday night to repair a broken left leg and torn knee ligament sustained on a takeout slide at second base by Chris Coghlan of the Chicago Cubs. Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (right Achilles’ tendinitis) was scratched from his start Wednesday. RHP Christian Bergman will take his spot in the rotation. ... LHP Yohan Flande is progressing and may not miss his scheduled start Friday. Flande left Saturday’s game in the fourth inning after taking a line drive off his left knee. UP NEXT Pirates: LHP J.A. Happ (52) will try to continue his mastery over Colorado. He is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA in five games — four starts — against the Rockies. Rockies: LHP Chris Rusin (5-8) has pitched complete games in two of his last three Coors Field starts. He shut out San Diego on Aug. 16 and beat San Francisco 11-3 on Sept. 3. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com THE SHERIDAN PRESS H omegrown NEWS We’re here for you! M a ny s u bs criptio n o ptio ns a re a va ila ble. Ca llto d a y!! Press T H E SH E RIDA N 672- 2431 144 G rinnell www. thesheri danpress. com B3 0922_A Section Template 9/22/15 8:39 AM Page 1 B4 THE SHERIDAN PRESS BABY BLUES® by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman COMICS www.thesheridanpress.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 DRS. OZ & ROIZEN Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen MARY WORTH by Karen Moy and Joe Giella BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom WHAT TO DO ABOUT SMOKE-FILLED SKIES BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, M.D. Everyone from the Jerry Garcia Band to Eartha Kitt has recorded the Jerome Kern song "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and the classic lyrics aptly describe how teary a fiery end to a romance can make you. But folks from the West and Southwest to the Midwest and beyond are dealing with eye irritation, breathing difficulty and asthma from rampant wildfires that've burned more than 7.5 million acres so far this year. The skies in many locales have turned eerily gray as smoke and particulate matter (carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and soot) sail eastward on the jet stream. Anybody who has heart disease or lung problems (COPD, asthma, chronic bronchitis, severe allergies, cystic fibrosis, etc.) should stay indoors with windows closed. And everyone should avoid strenuous outdoor activity when it's visibly smoky or if the air quality index is rated as "unhealthy." This is also a good time to make sure you drink plenty of water and stay hydrated so that you produce enough phlegm to cough easily and expel any particulate matter you might inhale. If you have breathing problems, check in with your doc to make sure you're following your optimal treatment plan. You want to make sure you have strong filter masks (and practice how to use them) and an effective long-acting bronchodilator plus a short-acting beta agonist or rescue inhaler, such as albuterol. Then, as the Southern jam band Mofro sings, "Well, the sky is ashy white and the fields are burning bright ... pray for rain." DEAR ABBY Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips GARFIELD by Jim Davis FRANK & ERNEST® by Bob Thaves REX MORGAN, M.D. by Woody Wilson and Tony DiPreta ZITS® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman DILBERT by S. Adams ALLEY OOP® by Dave Graue and Jack Bender WOMAN IN TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WILL NEED COUSIN'S SUPPORT DEAR ABBY: I have a very close cousin (and friend) who is in a toxic relationship with a man who breaks up with her repeatedly, manipulates and abuses her emotionally, and probably cheats. It has made me sad to see her go through the same pattern with him for so many years. They were supposed to be married soon, but are having the same problems again. She's unsure what steps to take, even though family and friends are advising her against marrying him. I don't support the idea either, but I don't want to create a rift with my cousin. If the wedding takes place, can I decline to be part of the wedding party? Is there anything I can do to make her "see the light"? It's hard to watch a good person go through this. I know it's her choice, but it's wearing on our relationship as well. -CONCERNED COUSIN IN WYOMING DEAR COUSIN: Have you been asked to be in the wedding party? If it hasn't happened yet, you may be putting the cart before the horse. Because you haven't been able to get your cousin to see the light before this, I doubt anything you can say will accomplish it now because love is blind and often deaf. This doesn't mean you shouldn't tell her you think she deserves better than what she's getting, and that it pains you to see her hurt the way she has been. However, at the same time, let her know that whatever she decides, you love and support her and will be there for her, because if he actually marries her -- which he may not -she's going to need it. DEAR ABBY: I recently started a new job, and the past three months have been wonderful! One co-worker in particular has contributed to that. He's a tall, handsome man with a great personality. We get along wonderfully, socialize outside of work, and we flirt ... a lot. We have briefly talked about being friends with benefits, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. I have never been FWB with anyone before, and I am very nervous about the possible downside. I am very attracted to this co-worker, but I also consider him a great friend who could potentially someday be even more than a friend. I am scared that being FWBs would ruin our friendship and any possible future we may have. Should I accept being an FWB and enjoy it while it lasts, or decline and explain to him why? -FRIENDS WITHOUT BENEFITS IN VIRGINIA DEAR FRIENDS: If I were you, I'd enjoy the flirtation for as long as it lasts and pass on being his FWB. While "friends with benefits" may seem enticing, what it really stands for is "sex without commitment or responsibility," and in the majority of instances it leads to -- nothing. Couple that with the fact that if you do, and someone else attracts his attention, you will not only have to cope with hurt feelings, but also the embarrassment of still having to work with him. So start thinking with your head, and don't do anything you might later regret. TO MY JEWISH READERS: Tonight at sundown, Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, begins. It's a day of fasting, reflection, prayer and repentance. To all of you, may your fast be an easy one. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Classifieds 0922_Layout 1 9/22/15 8:38 AM Page 1 CLASSIFIEDS Phone: (307) 672-2431 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Fax: (307) 672-7950 www.thesheridanpress.com TO PLACE YOUR AD THE SHERIDAN PRESS DEADLINES B5 RATES & POLICIES Deadline Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 days . . . . . . . .6 days . . . . . . . . . . . .26 days Monday ........................................................................Friday 2:30 PM 2 lines (minimum) . . . . . . .$10.75 . . . . . . .$16.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .$40.00 Tuesday.................................................................... 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If you find an error in your classified ad, please call us before 9 a.m. to have it corrected for the next day’s paper. The Press cannot be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion. Claims cannot be considered unless made within three days of the date of publication. No allowances can be made when errors do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. Phone: (307) 672-2431 Fax: (307) 672-7950 Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm Run Day All classified ads run for free at www.thesheridanpress.com! All classified ads running in Monday’s Press also run in the weekly PressPlus at no additional charge! Household Goods SCHWINN TREADMILL. Like new. Hardly used. $500. Call 307-672-2579 Hay, Grain, Feed HAY FOR SALE! Round bales. This year & last year's hay. 307-461-0310 Miscellaneous for Sale 2 VERY Good Saddles $300 or best offer 307-672-3686 FOR SALE Bunk beds - matching leather couch and sofa chair - kitchen table with 4 chairs. Call 751-3943 For Lease BUILDINGS FOR LEASE Rail Road Land & Cattle Co. Has Shop Space, Warehouse Space, Retail Space, Office Space and much more for lease! 673-5555 Rooms for Rent SMOKER FRIENDLY. Furn. $300/mo incl wi-fi & util, $150 dep. ($50 non-refund). Ref req. Avail now. Leave name & # at 307-655-5243. Furnished Apts for Rent 1 BR Furn. apt in Executive home. $650/mo. Wi-fi, util & laundry incl. No smkg/no pets. Contact JW Real Estate 307-751-5838. STUDIO NO Smk/pets $495+deposit+elec 307-674-5838 WKLY FROM $210. Monthly from $630. Am. Best Value Inn 307-672-9757 Unfurnished Apts for Rent 2 BR. No smkg/pets. $750/mo. 1 yr lease. 752-5852 or 752-1443. Unfurnished Apts for Rent Houses, Unfurnished for Rent Storage Space LGE. 2 Br/1 ba. Garage, W/D hooks, storage, no smkg/no pets. Dayton. $700/mo. 307-751-7718 3 BR/2.5 Ba Condo. $1100/mo + util. 1 car garage. Central A/C. 222 W. Loucks. 1500 sf. 752-7704. 2 BR Duplex. W/D. Garage. Great Neighborhood. $800/mo. + util. No smk/pets. Call 307-672-8911. EXTRA LARGE 2 BR. Low utils. $625/mo. + $500 dep. 1 yr. lease. Ref's req'd. 751-2445. LGE 3BR, 2 Ba in Big Horn. Includes storage bldg, W/S/G, Heat & Lawn Care. No Smkg/ No Pets. $1200/mo + elec. 751-7718. WOODLANDPARK STORAGE.COM 5211 Coffeen Call 674-7355 New Spaces Available! Houses, Unfurnished for Rent 2 BR/1.5 Ba. A/C. Att. gar. W/D hookup. No pets. $925/mo + util. 737-2479. NICE 3 BR / 1 Ba home. Updated appliances. Close to Sheltered Acres Park, walking path & downtown. Fenced backyard w/ oversize 2 car garage. No smkg/ no pets. $1200/mo. 461-3202. 3BR/2BA. GARAGE. A/C. $1250/mo. N. Heights. 672-7943. 1 BR. AVAILABLE Now. W/D. No smk/pets. $575/mo. W/S/G incl. 1st, last & deposit. 307-737-2230. 3BR / 2Ba. $1200/mo + util. 344 W. Brundage St. 751-4061. 3 BR/1 Ba. W/S/G & Lawn care & snow removal incl. No smk. Pets? $850/mo + elec & gas. Dep. & lease req'd. 307-461-2151. 3BR/1BA. LRG fenced yard. W/D hooks. $950 + util, lease & deposit. Pet negotiable. 307-631-6024 Duplexes, Unfurn. for Rent BRIGHT! AIRY! 2BR/2Ba Condo in quiet neighborhood on private rd. $1500/mo +util. Snow removal/ yd mnt incl. No smkg/pets. Ref. req. 1271 Pine Drive. 307-751-1969 ls82801@yahoo.com Housesitting SEEKING WINTER CARETAKER job: home or ranch. Mature, responsible lady in her 40's w/ horse & cattle background. Currently in WY, able to relocate. 307-228-3388. Help Wanted Need a Payee? Call NEWPS 307-763-6836 Receptionist $15/hr. The Wyoming Company House is looking for the following roles filled: customer service, receptionist & mail clerk. Apply at wyomingcorpo rateoffice.com/apply Help Wanted Now Hiring EXCALIBUR CONSTRUCTION is a continually growing custom home builder based in Sheridan, WY has openings for experienced: Carpenters Framer Remodel Foreman Pay DOE. Drug testing. Submit resume to: amcfaul@excalibur-1. com P.O. Box 863, Sheridan, WY CIRCULATION CLERK: Part Time (15 hrs/wk); $9.50-$10.00/hr DOE. Friday & Saturday from 8:30am-5:00 pm. No Benefits. High School Diploma required. Excellent customer service skill. Strong computer skills. Full description available at Fulmer Library or www.sheri danwyolibrary.org. PAINTERS LABORER/ HELPER in Big Horn, Wy - 82833 Minimum five (5) years construction-site experience required. We randomly drug test. Project start date: Sept/28/2015 Company payroll wkly. If interested, text info to: 1-970-281-9095 Searching for FT & PT bartender/clerk for liquor store. Hours variable but inc. nights & weekends. Exp. preferred but not req'd. Some benefits. Ref's req'd. Background checks will be obtained. Apply at Rendezvous, 1842 Sugarland Dr. #105 · Accounting · Maintenance in Greenery · Cocktail Servers in Oasis *Wage DOE Apply in person at the Front Desk. 1809 SUGARLAND DRIVE SHERIDAN, WY Immediate openings Front Desk. Night Audit. Maintenance. Housekeeping. Top wages. Apply in person at MOTEL 6 & QUALITY INN. Now hiring for FT Front Desk. Apply at Candlewood Suites 1709 Sugarland Dr. PRE-OWNED VEHICLES TRUCKS AND SUV’S ‘14 CHEVY TRAVERSE ‘13 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 $ $ $ $ $ $ ‘10 FORD F-350 SD ‘09 FORD F–150 $ $ $ $ $ $ ‘14 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ‘13 CHEVY TAHOE ‘11 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ $ 35,495 ‘12 JEEP LIBERTY $ 17,995 $ 33,995 $ 29,995 ‘06 HUMMER H3 ‘08 CHEVY SILVERADO $ 15,495 $ 14,995 ‘11 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD ‘09 CHEVY SILVERADO $ 29,995 $ 27,495 ‘09 DODGE JOURNEY ‘04 GMC YUKON XL DENALI $ 13,995 $ 10,495 ‘13 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 ‘13 FORD F-150 SXT $ 26,995 $ 26,995 ‘04 CHEVY SUBURBAN ‘06 PONTIAC VIBE $ 9,995 $ 6,995 ‘10 FORD EXPEDITION LT ‘12 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE $ 25,995 $ 23,995 ‘03 HONDA PILOT ‘05 CHEVY ASTROVAN $ 5,995 $ 4,995 ‘14 CHEVY EQUINOX LT AWD $ 23,495 ‘15 GMC YUKON XL ‘14 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 HIGH COUNTRY ‘13 FORD EXPLORER SPORT ‘15 CHEVY TRAVERSE OFFICE SPACE for rent. Downtown location. Call 673-9710, ext. 128. Storage Space DOWNER ADDITION STORAGE 674-1792 ELDORADO STORAGE Helping you conquer space. 3856 Coffeen. 672-7297. Help Wanted · Servers & Hostess LOOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL PROFESSIONAL OFFICE to start or build your business? Includes janitorial, utilities, security doors, conference room. Street signage available. 672-8700 or 751-3828. CALL BAYHORSE STORAGE 1005 4th Ave. E. 752-9114. Help Wanted INTERSTATE STORAGE. Multiple Sizes avail. No deposit req'd. 752-6111. Office Space for Rent CIELO STORAGE 307-752-3904 Help Wanted CARS ‘15 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ ‘15 CHEVY MALIBU ‘15 CHEVY CRUZE 2LT ‘14 CHEVY IMPALA ‘14 BUICK VERANO ‘14 CHEVY CRUZE $ $ $ $ $ $ 28,495 19,995 18,495 17,995 17,995 17,495 57,495 45,995 39,995 39,995 37,995 36,995 ‘10 CHEVY COLORADO ‘07 GMC YUKON DENALI ‘14 JEEP COMPASS ‘08 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Foerars! 78 y 22,995 19,995 19,495 19,495 18,995 18,995 CARS $ 14,995 $ 11,995 $ 11,995 $ 10,895 $ 3,495 $ 2,495 ‘12 CHEVY MALIBU LT ‘08 PONTIAC G6 GT ‘09 CHEVY MALIBU ‘07 HONDA ACCORD ‘97 CADILLAC DEVILLE ‘94 BUICK CENTURY 107 E. ALGER 307.674.6419 OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL 4PM $ 39,995 2015 Chevy Traverse Sheridan’s only full service dealership 18,995 $ 2015 Chevy Cruze 2LT on facebook at www.facebook.com/hammerchevy www.hammerchevy.com PICKLES NON SEQUITUR Classifieds 0922_Layout 1 9/22/15 8:38 AM Page 2 CLASSIFIEDS B6 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com BIZZARO Help Wanted TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Help Wanted Now Hiring F/T position for Clerical Computer exp. and AR full benefit pkg. Apply in person with resume at NPT 648 Riverside, Sheridan, WY. Hints from Heloise Help Fund New Glasses Dear Heloise: You have been so kind to feature NEW EYES FOR THE NEEDY in the past. We are currently collecting more items. It would be wonderful if you could mention us again. -- Sally Golding, volunteer manager Of course! Readers, please donate eyeglasses, hearing aids, jewelry, watches and small giftware to this organization. They clean, fix up and sell the items in the Resale Shop, and 100 percent of the proceeds are used to buy new prescription glasses for those who can't afford them. Send donations to: New Eyes for the Needy 549 Millburn Ave. Short Hills, NJ 07078 If you are in New Jersey, stop by the Resale Shop boutique and do some shopping! Go online to www.neweyes.org for more information. -- Heloise P.S.: Slip a buck or two in the package -- cash is ALWAYS welcome! A big Heloise Hug to all the volunteers, too! MAIL CONCERN Dear Heloise: What happens to my mail when I die? I am 82, live alone and have no next of kin living nearby. The post office says my mail is returned to sender. "Stamped 'deceased'?" I asked. "Probably" was the answer. What about magazine subscriptions? "The same," I was told. Perhaps you can get a more official answer. -- John in Kerrville, Texas John, the official answer is, it SHOULD be returned or forwarded at some point. The U.S. Postal Service must officially be notified of a person's death. An executor can file a request with the Postal Service to redirect the mail to them (or a relative). The same person also can go to the Direct Marketing Association website to fill out the "Register the Deceased" information at www.dmachoice.org. Do you have a lawyer or close friend you can ask to handle this? I'm sure there is someone who will be more than happy to help. -Heloise P.S.: I hope it's a loooong time before this action is needed. UTENSIL HOLDER Dear Heloise: I read your column in The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gazette. The flatware trays sold in stores hold so little for the space they take up. For years, I have kept cardboard boxes from 2 Bridge COULD HE REALLY HOLD THAT CARD? Rebecca West, a British journalist who died in 1983, defined journalism as an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space. Too true; but sometimes bridge requires you to judge the ability of your opponents. If they are near-beginners, you probably will not have to be as tough as when they are capable. However, most of the time, you should try to find the best bids and plays, regardless of the opposition's expertise. In this deal, for example, take the West hand. You open one spade, but the opponents push into four hearts. You lead the spade king. Partner overtakes it with his ace and returns the spade two, declarer following both times. What would you do next? South is strong enough for a three-heart bid on the first round, which in the balancing seat is intermediate, showing some 14-16 points. LOOKING FOR an honest energetic Automotive Technician to join our team. ASE certification preferred. Willing to train. Send resume to Welty's Auto Service, Inc. 3 Lane's Lane, Sheridan, WY 82801 307-672-5695. Heloise pounds of processed cheese. Eight boxes fit perfectly the depth and length of our drawers and hold a lot, separating knives, forks, spoons and serving spoons nicely. I label each with the date and put it in a drawer. When we open a new package, I throw away the oldest one. With a family of seven, we routinely swap out a new, clean box for an older one. -- Kathryn Mesward, Colorado Springs, Colo. NO SPILL Dear Heloise: I like to keep a glass of water on my bedside table, but every now and then it would tip over when I fumbled for it in the dark. Our toddler granddaughter forgot her plastic sippy cup after a visit, which gave me an idea. Its lid and nospill spout make it a perfect bedside water container. Even if it tips over, nothing spills out. -- Grandma in Kentucky Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can't answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. Journeyman Housepainter. Must have at least 5 years exp. 752-4197. SHERIDAN SENIOR CENTER is looking for enthusiastic and energetic individuals who have a passion for service to others to be volunteers or an AmeriCorps VISTA in our thrift shop. AmeriCorps VISTA individual will help to develop and build capacity while recruiting and training other volunteers at the new and exciting Sheridan Senior Center Thrift Shop – GREEN BOOMERANG. VISTA will receive a living allowance and benefits through AmeriCorps. Contact Haley Roberts for more information at 307-672-2240 by Friday, Sept 25th. OFFICE MANAGER $50,000/year. Wyoming Company House. Apply online at: www.wyomingcorpo rateoffice.com/apply Now hiring Front desk. Breakfast attendant. Night audit. Housekeeping. Top wages. Apply in person at HAMPTON INN and COMFORT INN & SUITES. AARON'S IS now accepting applications for delivery driver, must have a valid drivers license. Applicant must be customer & detail oriented. Apply in person at 1590 Sugarland Dr. Delivery problems? Call The Sheridan Press at 307-672-2431 Phillip Alder However, most players would want a stronger suit. You should realize that declarer, if paying any attention, knows that you have the heart king. Your partner did not respond to your one-spade opening and has already produced four points in the spade ace. So, a skillful South will play to drop your heart king and get lucky. You have just one chance. Cash the club ace (necessary if declarer had a singleton club and could make a loser-on-loser play) before leading your lowest spade -- then hope partner thinks to ruff with his heart eight to force a trump promotion. If he ruffs with the heart three, ... fill in your own conclusion to that sentence. is looking for a TELLER POSITION – Excellent Compensation Package – Great Working Conditions – Advancement Potential – Additional Benefits May Apply Potential Tellers must be: – Enthusiastic – Enjoy People – Highly Motivated – Outgoing – Willing to learn and be challenged No Experience Necessary Interested applicants please email resume with references to: Help Wanted JOIN A WINNING TEAM! For over 125 years Alsco has been a Global Uniform & Linen Rental Company. We are looking for a Route Sales Representative for the Sheridan, WY area: · Competitive Pay Structure: $51,000 $58,000 per year · Excellent Training Program · Excellent Benefit Package · Monday - Friday Workweek Requirements: · High School diploma or equivalent · Pass a pre-employ ment background & DMV check with drug screen Please apply online at careers.alsco.com and upload resume. EOC/MF/V/D Help Wanted, Medical best. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put on your poker face. You may need to bluff a little to achieve your goals. Don't show your hand too early or be tempted to raise the ante. Reveal your true plans only to those you completely trust. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Simply say what others want to hear. Those in charge may be willing to overlook your mistakes and errors if you're willing to accept their philosophy or ideas. Give someone special the benefit of the doubt. CANCER (June 21-July 22): It's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. You may get your point across better by being polite and setting an example of cooperation. Use tact SCHOOL BUS for Sale Sheridan County School District No. 2 will receive sealed bids at the Administrative Offices. 201 N. Connor or P.O. Box 919 Sheridan, WY 82801 on: (1) 2006 54 Passenger IC CE School Bus The bus can be inspected at the Transportation Dept. 1514 Brundage Ln. during regular business hours or call 672-3105. Bid forms available at above address or via email by calling 6747405 ext. 5200. Sealed bids accepted until 1:00 p.m. 9/24/15. Garage Sales 1325 S. Thurmond, Sept 19, 8a-12n. Small snowplow, pack saddle, scroll saw, tire rims, bike, futon, credenza, benches, housewares, clothing & assorted treasures. C.N.A. OPENING Sheridan Memorial Hospital is recruiting a Full-Time night C.N.A for the ICU and an experienced C.N.A. II for the Emergency Department. Come experience our Culture of Kindness! The ideal candidates will assist patients with activities of daily living; observe and provide routine care that meets the psychosocial and physical needs of patients. Candidates must have a Current Wyoming Certified Nursing Assistant certification; and Current BLS certification. We offer a generous benefit package, that includes two excellent comprehensive health insurance options, paidtime off, including sick days, vacation & holidays. Apply online (www.sheridanhospital. org). 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Next February and March, your public persona is again enhanced, so that's another excellent time to forge ahead with your plans. 092215Legals_Layout 1 9/22/15 8:36 AM Page 1 YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS | CITY John Heath Mayor 307-675-4223 Public Notices TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com WHY PUBLIC NOTICES ARE IMPORTANT | Kristin Kelly Councilor 307-673-4751 Shelleen Smith Councilor 307-461-7082 Thayer Shafer Councilor 307-674-4118 Alex Lee Councilor 307-752-8804 Jesus Rios Councilor 307-461-9565 Kelly Gooch Councilor 307-752-7137 COUNTY Pete Carroll Treasurer 307-674-2520 Eda Thompson Clerk 307-674-2500 Nickie Arney Clerk of District Court 307-674-2960 John Fenn 4th Judicial District Court Judge 307-674-2960 William Edelman 4th Judicial District Court Judge 307-674-2960 Shelley Cundiff Sheridan County Circut Court Judge 307-674-2940 P.J. Kane Coroner 307-673-5837 Terry Cram Commissioner 307-674-2900 Tom Ringley Chairman Commissioner 307-674-2900 Mike Nickel Commissioner 307-674-2900 Steve Maier Commissioner 307-674-2900 Dave Hofmeier Sheriff 307-672-3455 Bob Rolston Commissioner 307-674-2900 Paul Fall Assessor 307-674-2535 Matt Redle County Attorney 307-674-2580 STATE Matt Mead Governor 307-777-7434 Mark Jennings Representative House Dist. 30 307-461-0697 Mike Madden Representative House Dist. 40 307-684-9356 Bruce Burns Senator Senate Dist. 21 307-672-6491 Rosie Berger Representative House Dist. 51 307-672-7600 Dave Kinskey Senator Senate Dist. 22 307-461-4297 307-278-6030 Mark Kinner Representative House Dist. 29 307-674-4777 Public notices allow citizens to monitor their government and make sure that it is working in their best interest. Independent newspapers assist in this cause by carrying out their partnership with the people’s right to know through public notices. By offering an independent and archived record of public notices, newspapers foster a more trusting relationship between government and its citizens. Newspapers have the experience and expertise in publishing public notices and have done so since the Revolutionary War. Today, they remain an established, trustworthy and neutral source that ably transfers information between government and the people. Public notices are the lasting record of how the public’s resources are used and are presented in the most efficient and effective means possible. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, default in the payment of principal and interest has occurred under the terms of a promissory note (the "Note") dated September 16, 2013, executed and delivered by Clay A. Amen and Bernice J. Amen (“Mortgagor(s)”) to Mortgage Electronic Registratio Systems, Inc. (MERS) as nominee for First Interstate Bank (“Mortgagee”), and a real estate mortgage (the "Mortgage") of the same date securing the Note, which Mortgage was executed and delivered by Mortgagor(s), to Mortgagee, and which Mortgage was recorded in the records of the office of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Sheridan County, State of Wyoming, on September 16, 2013 at Instrument No. 2013-707694 in Book 871 at Page 195. WHEREAS, the Mortgage has been duly assigned for value by Mortgagee as follows: To Branch Banking and Trust Company on July 2, 2015, recorded July 14, 2015 at Reception No. 2015-720633 in Book 909 at Page 485. All in the records of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Sheridan County, Wyoming; and WHEREAS, written notice of intent to foreclose the Mortgage by advertisement and sale, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, has been served upon the record owner and party in possession of the mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior to first publication of the notice of sale; The property covered by said Mortgage is described as follows: LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 5, THIRD VALE AVOCA PLACE, AN ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF SHERIDAN, SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING. which has the address of 959 S. Main Street, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801. WHEREAS, the property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale. Any prospective purchaser should research the status of title before submitting a bid; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Wyoming Statutes Section 34-4-109 (2003) that the foreclosure sale of the above Mortgage, scheduled at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on August 28, 2015 at the front door of the Sheridan County Courthouse located at 224 S. Main Street, Sheridan, Wyoming, Sheridan County, State of Wyoming, has been postponed to 10:05 in the forenoon on October 2, 2015 at the front door of the Sheridan County Courthouse located at 224 S. Main Street, Sheridan, Wyoming, Sheridan County, State of Wyoming. Branch Banking and Trust Company By: Danette Baldacci Crowley Fleck PLLP 101 West Brundage Street Sheridan, WY 82801 Toll Free: 1-844-280-7990 Publish: September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015. Ash Investments, LLC dba Interstate Storage 2501 Allen Avenue PO Box 6644 Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 752-6111 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO David Ren Huntt, Julia Metz, Victor Rodriguez, Matthew Anderson, Tia Wells, Deborah Warax, Tracy Newton and Glenn/Connie Myers AND ALL OTHERS CLAIMING INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY. Notice is hereby given that Ash Investments, LLC dba Interstate Storage asserts a lien against certain property which the above referenced person placed into the following storage unit: Unit # C2, D3, C31, D6, C29, C30, B4, & D37 at 2501 Allen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801 The following goods are subject to Ash Investments, LLC dba Interstate Storage lien: ALL ITEMS CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCED STORAGE UNIT. Notice is hereby given by Ash Investments, LLC dba Interstate Storage that these items will be sold by public sale at the above referenced address on September 26th at 9:00AM. Publish: September 18, 22, 2015. THE SHERIDAN PRESS B7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS | Default: Failure to fulfill an obligation, especially the obligation to make payments when due to a lender. Encumbrance: A right attached to the property of another that may lessen its value, such as a lien, mortgage, or easement. Foreclosure: The legal process of terminating an owner’s interest in property, usually as the result of a default under a mortgage. Foreclosure may be accomplished by order of a court or by the statutory process known as foreclosure by advertisement (also known as a power of sale foreclosure). Lien: A legal claim asserted against the property of another, usually as security for a debt or obligation. Mortgage: A lien granted by the owner of property to provide security for a debt or obligation. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of Sheridan, Wyoming , hereinafter called the OWNER, will receive sealed bids for a New Day Break Facility located at 241 Smith Street, Sheridan, Wyoming. This project is described as follows: • Demolition of existing structures on the property and construction of a new 3,320 SF, single story facility to be used as an elder care facility. Sealed bids will be received at City Hall, to the Customer Service desk on the 1st floor, until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 6th, 2015. The bids will then be opened and read aloud at the Council Chambers on 3rd floor of City Hall. Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference: A mandatory pre-bid conference for General Contractors will be held on September 25th, at 1:00 p.m. local time at the Sheridan Senior Center, 211 Smith Street, Sheridan, Wyoming. All bids shall be submitted in accordance with and on the forms included in the Bid Package. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to: City of Sheridan Attn: Customer Service - First Floor New Day Break Facility- Bid Enclosed 55 Grinnell Plaza Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 Contract Documents, including proposal bid forms with detailed scope of work, exhibits and Project Manual, have been placed on online at http://goo.gl/ls7GBl. Contract Documents may be obtained at http://goo.gl/ls7GBl, at the non-refundable cost of $10.00 per set. A five percent (5%) preference will be allowed for Wyoming resident Contractors as required by Wyoming Statutes. Preference is hereby given to material suppliers, equipment, machinery and provisions produced, manufactured, supplied or grown in Wyoming, quality being equal to articles offered by the competitors outside of the state. The Contractors, in submitting their respective bids, acknowledge that such bids conform to all Wyoming State Statute requirements. Each bidder must deposit bid security with the bid, payable to City of Sheridan, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a contract Performance Bond, and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as originally bid or subsequently modified. The cost of the bonds shall be included in the Contractor’s Bid Proposal. No bidders may withdraw their bid until 30 days after the bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, and to waive any irregularities of any bid. The Owner also reserves the right to award the contract to such responsible bidders as may be determined by the Owner. City of Sheridan By /s/ Lane Thompson Lane Thompson, City Engineer Publish: September 15, 22, 29, 2015. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WITHIN AND FOR SHERIDAN COUNTY, STATE OF WYOMING IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY L. GEERTZ, Deceased. Probate No. PR-2015-118 NOTICE OF PROBATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of September, 2015, the estate of the above named decedent was admitted to probate by the above named Court, and that First Interstate Bank located in Sheridan Wyoming, f/k/a First Interstate Bank of Commerce of Sheridan, Wyoming was appointed Personal Representative thereof. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the decedent or to decedent’s estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned at Kinnaird Law Office, P.C., P.O. Box 627, Sheridan, WY 82801. Creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to file them in duplicate with the necessary vouchers, in the office of the Clerk of said Court, on or before three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this notice, and if such claims are not so filed, unless otherwise allowed or paid, they will be forever barred. DATED this 12 day of August, 2015. Power of Sale: A clause commonly written into a mortgage authorizing the mortgagee to advertise and sell the property in the event of default. The process is governed by statute, but is not supervised by any court. Probate: The court procedure in which a decedent’s liabilities are settled and her assets are distributed to her heirs. Public Notice: Notice given to the public or persons affected regarding certain types of legal proceedings, usually by publishing in a newspaper of general circulation. This notice is usually required in matters that concern the public. Disclaimer: The foregoing terms and definitions are provided merely as a guide to the reader and are not offered as authoritative definitions of legal terms. First Interstate Bank By:/s/ Jackie Camino Its: Trust Specialist By:/s/Linda W. Thompson Its:Vice President Publish: September 15, 22, 29, 2015. 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He too, though, was unable to score in the “He is doing quite well considering he short round. just started riding broncs this past sumThe Sheridan College Rodeo team memmer,” Gilkerson said. “What he lacks in bers will look to get on the right track this experience he makes up for with try.” weekend when they host the Pat Hamilton Kash Deal also made the short round in Memorial Rodeo at the Sheridan County saddle bronc riding with a 52-point ride, Fairgrounds. FROM B1 Kaylee Reimler guides her horse around a barrel during last season’s Sheridan College Rodeo at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds. The Sheridan College rodeo team will host the Pat Hamilton Memorial Rodeo this weekend at the fairgrounds. FILE PHOTO | THE SHERIDAN PRESS FLAGS: Indy called for 11 penalties in game FROM B1 And fans, who were so eager to see Robert Mathis return and Jeff Saturday inducted into the team’s ring of honor, booed heartily as the problems mounted. Fitzpatrick’s 6-yard TD pass to Decker and a 35-yard field goal from Nick Folks made it 10-0 at halftime. Luck finally answered with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Donte Moncrief early in the fourth quarter, but Fitzpatrick threw a 15-yard TD pass to Marshall and Folk made a 46-yard field goal to close out the scoring. Here are some other takeaways from Monday’s game: THE PENAL CODE: When the Jets’ defense wasn’t forcing miscues, the Colts were their own worst enemy. They were called for 11 penalties and the steady stream seemed to continually bring back big plays and stall drives. “I don’t think we’re a perfect, welloiled machine right now. You’re never that in the second week of the season,” Luck said. REVIS RULES: Revis has long been a thorn in the side of the Colts, and he was at it again Monday. The veteran cornerback recovered two fumbles including one in his own end zone to stop one Indy drive and picked off Luck once, too. INJURY WATCH: Decker is expected to have an MRI on his injured knee Tuesday. But the injuries could be more problematic for Indy. The Colts started the game without cornerbacks Greg Toler (neck) and Darius Butler (hip) and finished the game without their top cornerback Vontae Davis (concussion). Tight end Dwayne Allen also did not return after injuring his ankle. RUNNING IN PLACE: Both teams had trouble running. Chris Ivory led the Jets with 14 carries for 57 yards, but New York averaged just 3.7 yards on 27 carries against a defense that struggled to stop the Bills last week. Gore, meanwhile, started fast but finished with 15 carries for 57 yards and the fumble. Indy wound up with 24 carries for 93 yards. Baylor assistant on sideline during Oklahoma game vs. Tulsa (AP) — Baylor coach Art Briles said Monday he was embarrassed to find out that one of his assistant coaches was on the sideline during an Oklahoma home game, the second potential NCAA rules violation by his staff to be disclosed in as many weeks. Briles said he wasn’t aware beforehand that passing game coordinator Jeff Lebby, who is also his son-in-law, was going to be at the Sooners’ game against Tulsa. “If I had been aware, that situation would have never happened,” Briles said during his weekly news conference on the Waco campus. “It’s embarrassing to me, quite honestly.” When he found out, Briles said he called Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops after Saturday’s game and apologized. Stoops alluded to an NCAA rule that prohibits off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents. “That seems to be — that’s a pretty fundamental rule. That’s not allowed, so I don’t know what he was doing here,” Stoops said in Norman, Oklahoma. “It’s something that needs to be reported and needs to be dealt with through the Big 12 office and our people. I’m sure they will. I’ve got a team to coach. They’ll handle those matters, I’m sure, and the NCAA will.” First-year Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery, a former Baylor assistant, also apologized. “Obviously, it was a mistake and a poor decision on my part to leave a credential for Jeff and his wife,” Montgomery said in a statement. “They were in the Oklahoma City/Norman area for a wedding and came to the game to support me. There was no malicious intent on my part. I’ve known Jeff since he was in the 6th grade. I called Coach Stoops today and apologized for this situation.” There was no immediate response from Big 12 officials. Briles said Lebby, an Oklahoma graduate, was there while the fifth-ranked Bears had an open date last weekend. According to his Baylor bio, Lebby signed a national letter of intent with the Sooners in 2002 before an injury forced him to end his playing career, and then spent four years as a student assistant coach there. Montgomery was Baylor’s offensive coordinator the past three seasons after being the Bears’ co-offensive coordinator four years before that. There are also some other former Baylor staff members with Tulsa. “(Lebby) probably thought it was OK to go lounge around and see Coach Montgomery and those guys on the sideline for a few minutes, but it’s not,” Briles said. “In my opinion, it’s unethical.” When asked, Briles said he didn’t plan any discipline against Lebby. Briles said Lebby’s presence on the sideline for “maybe a quarter” would provide no scouting advantage when the Bears play Oklahoma on Nov. 14. “There’s not an advantage, first and foremost, in today’s world. We get every film they’ve ever got, and they get every film we’ve ever got,” Briles said. “It’s unfortunate, I hate it. I hate it for the perception standpoint.” The night before Baylor’s last game, a 66-31 win over FCS team Lamar on Sept. 12, Briles suspended offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, the head coach’s son, and wide receivers coach Tate Wallis, for committing an NCAA recruiting violation. Baylor said the two assistants committed a violation related to evaluations of prospective student-athletes during this past spring recruiting period. They were not permitted at the stadium during that game, but have since resumed their coaching duties.