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1 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, THE SHERIDAN PRESS C1 Cleaning carpets and rugs Iknow it sounds like I clean 24/7 but I don t. I do like order and am adamant about taking care of rugs, furniture and other possessions. I see these items as assets that once purchased should be cared for to the best of one s ability. I also think that SUSAN children should be taught to WOODY respect their environment inside and out and to care for home too. But that is another column. I came across some tips on the care and cleaning of rugs or carpets made from natural fibers. These include: sisal, coair, sea grass and blends of these fibers. Vacuum frequently. Don t let dirt work its way deep into the rug. Watch the binding. The edge binding on area rugs can easily be pulled loose. A wide binding is more durable than a narrow one. Use doormats. Keep dirt and especially sand out of the house and off the rugs by placing doormats at each entrance. Protect the surface by using a spray-on fabric protector, such as Scotchguard. Dry immediately. To prevent a watermark, blot up any liquid right away and dry with a hair dryer. Don t shampoo. Natural fibers absorb water. The only cleaning method recommended for natural-fiber floor coverings is dry extraction cleaning. To prevent wear from traffic, rotate rugs every six months or so. Natural fiber floor coverings should be used only indoors, in dry locations. They are not recommended for use in a bath or kitchen work area. Home tip To soften and remove the paint from paintbrushes that have dried out, soak them in hot vinegar for about a day, then wash them in hot soapy water. Cleaning houseplants Plants need showers too especially when dried out from indoor heating. Use a showerhead attachment in a shower to spray large plants lightly with tepid water. For small, delicate plants, wrap the pot with paper towels then turn plants upside down and gently swish the leaves in a pot of water. SUSAN WOODY has been a home and garden writer for more than 20 years and is a master gardener. Thinking about replacing your roof? Be sure to explore ventilation options Rather than constructed with traditional soffits, this home's eaves are simply extensions of the roof's decking planks. BY HENRI DE MARNE UNIVERSAL UCLICK COURTESY PHOTO UNIVERSAL UCLICK Q: I live in a 100-year-old house in Atlanta, Georgia -- a very hot and humid climate. I am getting ready to re-roof, and each roofer that I have gotten a bid from has suggested different exhaust vent options, even though I have no soffit/intake vents and no possibility of adding them without severely detracting from the aesthetics of the house. My eaves are just an extension of my 1-by-8-foot decking with exposed, decorative rafter tails. One roofer suggested two power fans; another suggested only ridge vents for the main roof sections and turtleback vents for the tower roof; another suggested a power vent/ridge vent combo; and still another offered turbines as a solution because he said that a turbine acts as both an intake and exhaust vent. None has suggested a way to install intake vents, and all seem to think that exhaust vents will do the job on their own. From my research, I have found that you should never install exhaust vents without adequate intake vents because air will be drawn from the living areas into the attic if there is not an outside source. I have also read that you should never mix exhaust vent types on the same roof because one will end up acting as intake for the other vent, potentially bringing weather into the attic. And in any event, this setup will not remove a noticeable amount of hot air. Currently, I have a power vent that is not operational (and even if it were, it would not work because it is installed above insulation on top of a 25-foot-long attic closet) and two turtleback vents that are installed above the same closet and presumably not doing anything. On the one hand, I have concerns about heat buildup in my attic shortening my architectural shingle life if I do not have any exhaust ventilation. But on the other, I am concerned about exhaust-only ventilation sucking air from my living area and unfinished basement. Am I better off not installing any type of exhaust ventilation if I do not have any intake vents? Will stagnant air trapped in my attic be dangerous? One roofer told me that some of the hot air will escape if I only have passive exhaust vents, but I do not think that would happen. Is he right? A couple of important things to note: I cannot install lightcolored shingles, and I have a "leaky" ceiling (attic floor) that I will not be able to seal completely. I have attached pictures of the roof from several angles. The long back section, partially above the garage, is where the attic closet and exhaust vents are located. Thank you for considering my question. Please help, if you can. -- Atlanta, via A: You are right: The various roofers' suggestions are not helpful. I would not recommend power vents. Your research is correct: Powered exhaust fans, as well as passive exhaust vents (such as turtle vents, turbines, etc.) would draw air from the living area -- especially when the power vents are activated -- if there isn't an equal amount of CFM (cubic feet per minute) intake. This would occur with any exhaust-only venting -- ridge vents included -- especially in the summer when super-heated air will rise. High heat buildup may affect the longevity of dark asphalt and fiberglass shingles. It would not affect light-colored shingles as much, which you say you cannot have. The heat buildup is not really dangerous, but certainly not good for any attic contents, either. The most desirable, effective ventilation for attics is a passive system comprised of full-length intake vents below with full-length ridge vents above. Since the architectural feature of your eaves (as shown in one of your photos) will not allow soffit venting, you are fortunate in that you can provide eaves ventilation by using DCI SmartVent. It is a wedge-shaped strip that is installed at the eaves on top of the drip edge and is hardly visible. According to the manufacturer, it has passed hurricane and ice tests. A small slot needs to be cut into the roof sheathing at the appropriate spot to allow the intake air to get into the attic below the roof sheathing. You can see it on the company's website at An ice-and-water protective membrane is applied over the SmartVent, followed by the shingles. Be sure that your roofer installs a full-length, externally baffled ridge vent, such as Shinglevent II by Air Vent Inc., in order to provide the needed exhaust while preventing most of the potential weather intrusion from strong winds. Plant catalogs mean planning for spring With Christmas and the first of the year behind us, we re now in the middle of a good old Wyoming winter. The arrival of garden and seed catalogs are at hand. This time of the year is a good time to start planning for spring. With the continuing winter, cabin fever will soon overtake us. Therefore planning our garden and flowerbeds now is a good exercise. Seed catalogs can furnish some new ideas, gifts and projects for spring. Even though I do not SCOTT HININGER order much from these catalogs I use their information to take to the local garden centers and green houses to fill my order and to also check to see if my plant selections or landscaping materials will work or if they know of a better selection to try in my area. If you do have to order items it is best to do it early before selections run out or you can get it in time for using in the spring when you and our weather are ready. If you are planning to either put in a cold frame, hot house, high tunnel house or other type of system to extend our growing system, now is the time to start researching and planning on what and where to put it. I also like looking at the new varieties of flowers and vegetables. Most of these catalogs offer interesting information about color, size, shape etc. When looking at purchasing your plants, try and find out what zone the plant is rated. The zone is the cold tolerance USDA rating. Most of Wyoming is rated zone 4 but check your area. I prefer using plants that are zone 3 or 2 if I can find them. The lower the number the colder of climate the plant generally can stand. We can in some situations, particularly in a garden or flowerbed situation, plant varieties that do better in warmer climates if we take special care of them. However, generally what we are looking for in Wyoming as far as gardens and flowers go is a short season variety. We are lucky if we can get a 90-day growing season. This is generally from the middle of June to the middle of September. Also be aware of where these plants are grown, for example if they come from down south even though they are rated for our area they may not do well because of coming from a lower latitude. According to the Wyoming Agriculture Statistics, Sheridan has two reporting stations one at the airport and one east of town at the University Experiment station. There is a 90 percent probability of a frost (temperature 32 degrees or colder) May 2 at the airport or April 29 at the experiment station. There is a 50 percent chance of frost May 20 at the airport and May 27 at the experiment station. There is a 10 percent chance June 6 at the airport and June 24 at the experiment station. In the fall, we have a 10 percent chance of a frost Sept. 7 at the airport and Aug. 29 at the experiment station. On Sept. 20 we have a 50 percent chance of a frost at the airport and Sept. 15 at the experiment station. On Oct. 4 we have a 90 percent chance of a frost at the airport and Oct. 2 at the experiment station. This tells me there is a lot of variability in the weather and it depends if you live on a hill or in a valley. In addition, if you had, a well-placed cold frame you probably could still be enjoying spinach, or thinking about planting some. I have talked to gardeners who have planted spinach during the winter and when the ground warms up, given about a week any time but particularly later say in March up it comes, surprisingly early. SCOTT HININGER is with the Sheridan County Extension office.

2 SENIOR C2 THE SHERIDAN PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015 Friendships found in Day Break FROM THE SHERIDAN SENIOR CENTER SHERIDAN Years ago, I had a husband and wife in my office, said Barb Blue, director of Day Break, an adult day care facility for seniors based in Sheridan. The wife was enrolling her husband in Day Break so that she could have a break and he could be safe. I remember the look on the husband s face. It was not good. He made very little eye contact and told me that he didn t want to come to Day Break. I understood his feeling: anything new is hard. Elders who have dealt with loss of independence or family may find themselves in need of additional care. But it s not that easy. The husband did come to Day Break and over time discovered a group of friends that desired his presence, Blue said. The unhappy many in my office had transformed into a willing participant and supporter of Day Break. Blue finds that those who do not initiate coming to Day Break have time and again discovered new friends and find themselves enjoying their day with others. Day Break is an elder care service designed to provide a safe place for those who may require health monitoring, experience memory loss, need assistance with activities of daily living or are isolated and often alone during the day. Candidates for Day Break fall into two groups: the first group is individuals who are living on their own but want the social interaction with others during the day. The second group is those who may need assistance through daily activities but whose family members may be working full time or where caregivers need respite from caregiving and recharge their batteries. Day Break is annexed to the Sheridan Senior Center with its own access door, activities room and bathroom. There is also a bathing facility equipped with a handicapped accessible walk-in shower and hydrotherapy bathtub. Blue shares another example. Two years ago, Jesse (Athey) came to Are you caring for a family member? Watch for the following signs in yourself if you are caring for a loved older family member such as a spouse or parent. If you exhibit the following, you may be in need of a respite break: Withdrawal from friends, family, and other loved ones Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed Feeling blue, irritable, hopeless, and helpless Changes in appetite, weight, or both Changes in sleep patterns Getting sick more often Feelings of wanting to hurt yourself or the person for whom you are caring Emotional and physical exhaustion Irritability Source: Jesse Athey, left, and Beulah Zager became good friends when they met in the Senior Center s Day Break program. Often, new friendships develop among individuals who come to Day Break, a social day facility for adults who need extra care during the day. COURTESY PHOTO Day Break, said Blue. I think his family wanted him to be safe. Athey demonstrated that he was a master at horseshoes and Skip-Bo but dynamics changed when a new participant came to Day Break. A year later, Beulah (Zager) showed up. Like Jesse, she is a go-getter, Blue said. Zager plays cribbage and pinochle and attends classes at the Senior Center such as crafts and watercolor class. Athey and Zager were introduced and a friendship grew. According to Blue, the two give each other a hard time with cracks and teasing bound by warmth and compassion. Their friendship is fun to watch. It changes the dynamic of the group when people are friends rather than acquaintances, Blue said. Blue works hard to let people know how fun a day for adults can be at Day Break and shares how time and again friendships grow. You never know if that stranger walking in may become your best friend, Blue said. The Senior Center Day Break program is a social model and focuses on socialization and activities. An individualized approach is taken with each person; a schedule and plan of care are customized based on the needs and wishes of the individual and their family. Trained and certified professionals respectfully work in the areas of mobility, toileting, medication reminders and mealtime assistance. CENTER STAGE What an exciting year lies ahead of us It s hard to believe we are more than halfway through the first month of January I can already tell that time will fly quickly and I am so excited for the year ahead of us. Over the past five years the board of directors, employees, and community partners have been working hard to look into the future to determine how we might best serve Sheridan County and its communities in the next five, 10 and 15 years. We knew that we needed to look at the changes in the demographics with CARMEN RIDEOUT the number of older people increasing substantially. Today 10,000 people a day turn 65 years of age in our country. Sheridan County has a larger percentage of people over 45 than the state of Wyoming and the nation as a whole. We have been determined to take a proactive approach and embrace these realities as opportunities versus seeing them as a looming crisis that we have no control over. We believe that a healthy and vital community integrates and celebrates the strengths of all generations living together. I see this every day in our work with the people we serve. The board of directors and staff have been researching and studying about how we need to grow and evolve to serve more people, serve a new and different generation, and last but not least, make sure our organization not only survives, but thrives. In order to get it right, we really did our homework by completing and utilizing needs assessments that looked at our programs and services, and then looked at our space and facilities. A feasibility study was completed and determined the Sheridan Senior Center had the capacity to raise the funds needed to build, transform and invest in the organization for the years to come. The last capital renovation project took place in Some of the project will focus on updating infrastructure and addressing wear and tear. The campaign will also help us expand and renovate needed space to provide services to more people and to multiple generations. Just as important is the need to assure that investments are made in the long-term financial health of the organization. Healthy and established charitable organizations develop endowments funds or foundations to assure that the organization remains vital and successful well into the future. In 2004, the Center established A Loving Legacy to do just that. Today the endowment is over $550,000. We would like to see this grow significantly in the coming years. Our campaign will be emphasizing and including the raising of funds for our endowment. So an exciting 2015 is in store as we launch, Celebrating Generations and Building Community! We are thrilled to have Anthony Spiegelberg, Karen Miller and Tom Scott at the helm of this effort as campaign co-chairs. A steering committee is also in place to help us realize our goal by the end of this year. They will be working together in the coming months and the community will be invited to join in later this year. I look forward to talking to people in the community about this project. Please call me at the Senior Center if you have questions or would like more information. Stay tuned and happy New Year! CARMEN RIDEOUT is the executive director of the Sheridan Senior Center. SENIOR CENTER HAPPENINGS Healthy who? Healthy YOU! The popular monthly mini-health fair at the Senior Center returns on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The topic: Community Support Groups. Are they for you? How do you connect? Visit with professionals in a casual, walk-in mini-health fair in the lobby of the Senior Center at 211 Smith St. The well-received Talk with a Doc feature will also be available for individuals who would like to visit with a doctor on health questions. There is no charge for the fair or to talk with a doc. For more information, contact Janet Korpela, the Sheridan Senior Center s Director of Help at Home services at Last day for Social Media 101 class Friday, Jan. 30, 1 p.m. at the Senior Center. $5 for registered seniors; $8 for unregistered seniors and those under 60 years of age. Call to sign up. Pay at the class. Soup-Er Bowl Community Food Drive Jan Drop-off boxes at the Sheridan Senior Center at 211 Smith St. and at the YMCA at 417 N. Jefferson St. Vote for the team you think will win Super Bowl XLIX by placing donations in your pick s box! Donations go to the Food Group that feeds school students and to The Sheridan Salvation Army. The Annual JANE Party is coming! Whether you spell your first, middle or last name Jane, Jayne, Janie, Jaynie or whatever, you re invited! The celebration of Janes is Sunday, Jan. 25, 2:30 p.m. at the Sheridan Senior Center. Janes of all ages invited! Didn t sign up? No worries just come to the Senior Center dining room! AARP Tax Foundation is now scheduling appointments for free tax preparation assistance. Call the Sheridan Senior Center at to make an appointment. Do you know that the Fulmer Library has delivery service of books to homebound elders? Call Judy Armstrong at the Fulmer Library at or visit with Judy about homebound library services in the lobby of the Senior Center on Jan. 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Government closer to goal of 9.1M enrolled under health law WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama administration is moving closer to its goal of 9.1 million people signed up for private coverage under the president s health care law. The Health and Human Services Department says at least 400,000 people signed up last week. That brought total enrollment in the 37 states served by HealthCare.gov to more than 7.1 million. National figures should be significantly higher because the federal count doesn t include major states such as California and New York that are running their own markets. Florida leads the federal marketplace states, with more than 1.2 million people enrolled. Texas has nearly 920,000.

3 YOUTH SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, THE SHERIDAN PRESS C3 Summit Award winner: Megan Myers Big Horn High School student Kaylin McKinley types on a computer in the library at Big Horn High School Wednesday morning. A voice of local youth High school students to write for Saturday editions of The Sheridan Press BY ALISA BRANTZ THE SHERIDAN PRESS SHERIDAN This time next week when you sit down to read the Youth Page of The Sheridan Press undoubtedly your favorite page in the paper, which you wait anxiously all week to read in each Saturday s edition you will find a fresh perspective. The Press has been working with each of the five high schools in Sheridan County to transform the Youth page to not only be about the youth in our community, but by them as well. A rotation of guest student journalists will begin with an article submission from Big Horn High School senior Kaylin McKinley entitled Why Big Horn? and will be followed in coming weeks by submissions from Fort Mackenzie High School, Arvada-Clearmont High School, Tongue River High School and Sheridan High School. The purpose of the student submissions is two-fold. First, the residents of Sheridan County will be able to gain an inside perspective regarding the lives of youth and what topics they find important to discuss. Second, the students are working toward fully realizing some of the new Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts in both reading and writing. The new standards build on the best of existing standards and reflect the skills and knowledge students will need to succeed in college, careers and life. Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from texts, both literary and informational, is one of those standards. JUSTIN SHEELY THE SHERIDAN PRESS The Common Core emphasizes using evidence from texts to present careful analyses, well-defended claims and clear information. Rather than asking students questions they can answer solely from their prior knowledge and experience, the standards call for students to answer questions that depend on their having read texts with care. It also requires students to assess an author s point of view and determine how that point of view may have shaped the content and style of the text. At the junior and senior level of high school, this standard is elevated asking the students to determine an author s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text. This skill is essential when reading, composing or comprehending news, media or public speeches, particularly politically charged ones and especially in the Internet age when any claim can be distributed as fact in order to determine fact from opinion, statement from rhetoric and data from hyperbole. Frequently, forms of writing in K 12 have drawn heavily from student experience and opinion, which alone will not prepare students for the demands of college, career and life. Though the standards still expect narrative writing throughout grade levels, they also expect a command of sequence and detail that are essential for effective argumentative and informative writing. The standards focus on evidence-based writing along with the ability to inform and persuade is a significant shift from current practice. In addition to helping the students learn to differentiate fact from opinion in the text of others, working with The Press will allow them to practice drawing that line in their own works, while focusing on a topic of their choosing under the incentive of an audience. So, check back weekly to see their interests reflected in words and photographs, monitor their progress and get a glimpse inside the mind of local teenagers. GO ONLINE! Academics for All is pleased to honor Megan Myers, daughter of Karen and Terry Myers, as this week s Summit Award winner. She is a senior at Sheridan High School and currently maintains a 3.88 GPA. Myers has taken a challenging course load since transferring to SHS from Tongue River High School and is also an outstanding three-sport athlete. Myers is presently enrolled in AP Biology taught by SHS teacher Beth Harman. The course is a fast-paced, eight credit hour college course. Myers Harman comments, Megan brings a high energy to class which has helped her be very successful in such a rigorous course. She sets high expectations for herself and is dedicated to meeting her personal, athletic and academic goals. I believe her enthusiasm and drive will help Megan be successful in whatever career she chooses. This is not the first time Harman has instructed Myers. Harman was also her sixth-grade science and math teacher at Tongue River Middle School. Myers credits Harman with developing her love of science during those formative years and has nominated her for the Outstanding Teaching award. During the past semester, Myers was also enrolled in the PaCE Internship program at SHS. She has been working alongside physical therapists at Sheridan Physical Therapy and learning more about the profession she plans to pursue. Kathleen Pilch is the PaCE coordinator and describes Myers as an exemplary intern student responsible, dependable, and she asks good questions. Throughout high school Myers has been involved in many extracurricular activities including student council, FCCLA and band. She is also a member of National Honor Society and an athlete. She begins her school year on the volleyball court. This past season she helped her team advance to the state tournament. Her basketball season is under way and Myers has had to assume a new position as a result of team injuries. She says she enjoys the challenge while working with her coach and teammates to develop their offense. SHS science teacher Stephanie Penrose coaches the varsity basketball squad and remarks, On the court and field, Megan is an opportunist, very positive and full of energy! Many teammates want to be around her because she is so vibrant. As a coach, it s refreshing and encouraging to have athletes like this in the SHS programs. Prior to attending SHS Myers played volleyball and basketball at TRHS. She earned All-Conference honors in both sports and was part of the 2013 TRHS state basketball championship team which had an undefeated season. Myers describes Coach Diane Moser as a positive role model during her years at TRHS and especially appreciates her composed competiveness as a coach and mentor. Following this year s basketball season Myers will take to the soccer field. While Myers school and athletic schedules are very demanding, she is also employed at the Cowboy Café. Over the summer she worked fulltime and says she likes to meet the people who come in to dine at the restaurant. Myers also states that she especially appreciates the regulars and has enjoyed getting to know them. She contributes to her community through her volunteer work at various youth athletic camps. Myers enjoys sharing her interests with young kids. In addition, she donates her time and talents for the Community Holiday Dinner, the Boot Kickoff, and preparing meals at the homeless shelter. There is no doubt that Myers hard work and dedication throughout her high school career have set her up for success as she plans to attend Sheridan College this fall. She intends to major in the new Athletic Training program and will then further her education to pursue a degree in physical therapy. Academics for All is an all-volunteer group of individuals and donors who support academic excellence in Sheridan County School District 2. Members of the committee include Beth Bailey, Mary Brezik-Fisher, Anne Gunn, Ryan Maddux, Tempe Murphy, Bill Patton, Doug Raney and Gina Thoney.

4 FAITH C4 THE SHERIDAN PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015 SPONSORS CARROLL S FURNITURE Bob & Chris Carroll Showing others Christ s love through example SPONSORS FIRST INTERSTATE BANK Directors, Officers & Staff TOP OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 124 S. Main St SPECIALTY ELECTRICS & DIESEL Willis Schaible & Staff NORMATIVE SERVICES, INC. Residential Treatment for adolescents BABE S FLOWERS Heidi Rosenthal Parker and Staff AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN - EVERGREEN SAFE STORAGE , 580 E. 5th St. DECKER COAL CO. & Employees PERKINS RESTAURANT 1373 Coffeen Ave MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES In the Community to Serve ERA CARROLL REALTY, INC. 306 N. Main St I ve been involved with a workshop the last few months sponsored by the Catholic Church (Yes, I am a Mormon). The workshop is called, Just Faith. It s an intense workshop with homework, retreats and immersion experiences with the poor that is about bringing one s faith to the needy, whatever that faith may be. It has given me a better understanding of my role and my responsibility as a Christian to the JACK BURKE poor, the needy and the hungry of the world. It is without doubt one of the best workshops I ve ever taken and I m truly grateful for the opportunity to be part of it. We ve looked at the different types of poverty that people suffer from physical, social, mental and spiritual. Some of the poverty is fairly easy to fix, such as hunger and physical poverty. There are others, however, that aren t quite so easy to fix and most of us at one time or another have, or will, suffer from one of these such as mental and spiritual poverty. One of the difficulties is that most people suffering from these types of poverty don t know they are suffering. Last night in class, we had a guest speaker from Nigeria who spoke to us about global poverty. He was a good presenter and many of his comments made me dig deeper in my heart for a better understanding of poverty. Then, someone asked him to define poverty and his answer changed my understanding of the issue. He said, Poverty is anything that prevents you from knowing how truly great you are and keeps you from realizing your full potential. Wow. I ve believed for some time now that the cause of all poverty had more to do with the person s paradigm of life than the actual physical needs feeling judged, not feeling like we are as good as someone else, feelings of separate (them and us), not realizing that we are all children of our Heavenly Father, not realizing that Christ came to redeem us all rather than a select few. Christ said, As a man thinketh so is he. In my opinion, those are the most important words he ever spoke. He knew that what we thought determined to a great extent what our lives would be like and what kind of relationship we would have with him. I believe that each of us can be an angel to others to help them understand that they are in fact sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. Thomas Merton said, The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves and not twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. It is our work as Christians to do this work and in the words of Luciano de Crescenzo, We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. May we stand with others as they are and show Christ s love by our example of acceptance and love. JACK BURKE is a representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. WAREHOUSE MARKET Management & Employees WYOMING ELECTRIC INC. Dave Nelson & Staff 125 N. Sheridan Ave. FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK 46 W. Brundage St. SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FED. CREDIT UNION 141 S. Gould COTTONWOOD CENTER, LLC Sheridan s foremost office complex Proudly serving since 1992 THE WOODS Ron Wood & Staff CONNIE S GLASS, INC. Bill Stanbridge & Staff Church Calendar ARVADA COMMUNITY CHURCH (nondenominational) 223 Main St., Arvada, Pastor Bob Moore. Sunday: 11 a.m. service, 11:30 a.m. children s Bible study. BAHA I FAITH OF SHERIDAN The Baha'i Faith for Devotional Programs from the sacred writings of all religions and Study Circles. BETHESDA WORSHIP CENTER 5135 Coffeen Ave., , Pastor Scott Lee. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. service, children s ministry, nursery. Wednesday: 6 p.m. service, youth ministry, children s ministry, nursery. BIG HORN CHURCH 115 S. Third St., Big Horn, or Pastor Sherman Weberg. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. prayer time, 10 a.m. worship service, 5 p.m. Bible study. Wednesday: 7 p.m. youth and adult Bible study. BUDDHIST MEDITATION FELLOWSHIP 1950 E. Brundage Lane. Sunday: 7-8 p.m. Sessions include discussion of the dharma reading, sitting and walking meditation. For information call Victor at or vashear291@gmail.com CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1660 Big Horn Ave., Pastor Terral Bearden. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:45 a.m. worship service, 6 p.m. Bible study. Wednesday: 7 p.m. prayer meeting. Thursday: 6 p.m. youth group. CALVARY CHAPEL SHERIDAN 606 S. Thurmond, , nanelson@fiberpipe.net. Pastor Nels Nelson. Sunday: 10 a.m. non-denominational worship service, teaching through the Bible verse by verse. CHURCH OF CHRIST 1769 Big Horn Ave., Rev. Rick Sykes. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Bible classes, 10:30 a.m. worship and communion. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Bible study. Community carol sing Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Ranchester branch, 1066 Big Horn Ave., Ranchester, President James Boulter. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sacrament meeting, 11:20 a.m. Sunday school and primary meetings, 12:10 p.m. Priesthood and Relief Society meetings. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Sheridan 1st Ward, 2051 Colonial Dr., Bishop Kim Anderson. Sunday: 9:30-10:40 a.m. Sacrament meeting, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday school meeting, 10:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Primary meeting, 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women s meetings. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Sheridan 2nd Ward, 2051 Colonial Dr., Bishop David Bailey. Sunday: 1:30-2:40 p.m. Sacrament meeting, 2:50-4:30 p.m. Primary meeting, 2:50-3:30 p.m. Sunday school meeting, 3:40-4:30 p.m. Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women s meetings. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Sheridan 3rd Ward, 2051 Colonial Dr., Bishop Charles Martineau. Sunday: 9-9:50 a.m. Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women s meetings, 9-10:40 a.m. Primary meeting, 10-10:40 a.m. Sunday school meeting, 10:50 a.m. to noon, Sacrament meeting. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Sheridan College Branch, 2051 Colonial Dr., , Branch President Bradley G. Taylor. Sunday: 1 p.m. Priesthood meeting and Relief Society, 2 p.m. Sunday school, 2:50 p.m. Sacrament meeting. CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY 2644 Big Horn Ave., Father Lewis Shepherd. Sunday: 10 a.m. prayer and mass. CLEARMONT COMMUNITY CHURCH Across from gymnasium in Clearmont, Pastor James P. Stark. Sunday: 9 a.m. worship service, 9:45 a.m. children s church. CORNERSTONE CHURCH 4351 Big Horn Ave., , cornerstonechurch@bresnan.net. Pastor Tony Forman. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. worship service, 10:30 a.m. worship service with children s church. Call the church for youth group, Women of the Word and B.O.O.M. (for kids grades 1-5) schedules. DAYTON COMMUNITY CHURCH 318 Bridge St., Dayton, Pastor Dennis Goodin. Sunday: 9 a.m. worship service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday school. FAMILY LIFE CENTER (Foursquare Gospel Church) 118 W. Fifth St., , familylifecenter.biz. Pastor Scott Orchard. Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service. Wednesday: 7 p.m. adult Bible study. FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1045 Lewis St., , firstagsheridan@yahoo.com. Pastor Jay Littlefield. Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. evening fellowship. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 3179 Big Horn Ave., , office@fbcsheridanwy.org. Senior pastor John Craft, Associate Pastor of Community Life Falk Alicke, Associate Pastor of Youth Ministries Shane Rosty. Sunday: 9:30 worship service, Sunday school classes for all ages and nursery; 10:50 a.m. worship service, adult class, children s programs and nursery, 6 p.m. senior high youth group. Wednesday: 6 p.m. junior high youth group, children s program and adult Bible study. Small group Bible studies meet throughout the week. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) 102 S. Connor St., , Pastor Doug Goodwin. Sunday: 8 a.m. worship, 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. worship. Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thrift Store open. Wednesday: 10 a.m. Bible study. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thrift Store open. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST (Christian Science Church) 455 Sumner St., Sunday: 11 a.m. church and Sunday school (10 a.m. June- Aug). Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. testimony meeting. Reading Room: 45 E. Loucks St., Suite 015, open weekdays except holidays 1:30-4 p.m. FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 907 Bellevue Ave., , Pastor Jody Hampton. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school for all ages, 10:45 a.m. worship and children s church, 6:30 p.m. praise and Bible study. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible study and prayer meeting for all ages. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) 100 W. Works St., , godworks@fiberpipe.net. Sunday: 11 a.m. worship service. Monday through Friday: noon to 12:45 p.m. Lunch Together. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2121 Colonial Drive, Sunday 8 am Worship, 10 am Worship, Sunday school. Monday, 7 pm- Bell practice. Wednesday, 4:30- LOGOS. Thursday, 6:30 am- Breakfast Study, 9:30 am- Women s study, 6 pm- Women s study, 7 pm- choir practice. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH First United Methodist Church for: Sunday: 8:15 a.m. Hand Bell Practice, 9:30 a.m. Praise Singing, 9:45 a.m. Worship Service, 10:00 a.m. Children s Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Fellowship; Monday: 5:00 p.m. Education Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Trinity Circle Dinner at Country Kitchen; Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. The Closet is Open; Wednesday: 1:00 p.m. UMW Mission Team Mtg., 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Financial Peace University Class; Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice; Friday: 1:00 p.m. Gateway Mailing GRACE ANGLICAN CHURCH 1992 W. Fifth St., , kevnjones@gmail.com, Facebook: Grace Anglican Church. Pastor Kevin Jones. Sunday: 10 a.m. church service, 6 p.m. church service at Java Moon Coffee Shop, 176 N. Main St. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH (Independent- Fundamental) 1959 E. Brundage Lane (one-fourth mile east of Interstate 90 on Highway 14), , Pastor Stephen Anderson. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school for all ages, 11 a.m. worship service with children s church and nursery provided, 6 p.m. worship service with nursery provided. Tuesday: 6:30 a.m. men s Bible study, 9 a.m. women s Bible study (every other week). Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible study and prayer, Bible club for children and youth. GRACE CHAPEL Story. Pastor Philip Wilson. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH 260 E. Loucks St., , holynamechurch@holynamesheridan.org. Pastor: Father Jim Heiser, Associate Pastors: Father Brian Hess and Father Michael Ehiemere. Sunday: 8 a.m., Mass; 10 a.m., Mass; 5:30 p.m., Mass. Monday through Thursday: 7 a.m., Mass. Friday: 8:20 a.m., Mass. Saturday: 8 a.m., Mass; 4-5 p.m. (or by appointment), Sacrament of Reconciliation; 6 p.m., Vigil Mass. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 1300 W. Fifth St., , immanuellutheran82801@gmail.com. Pastor Paul J. Cain, revpaulcain@gmail.com. Home of Martin Luther Grammar School (K-5 Classical Christian Education, sheridanmlgs@gmail.com, accredited by NLSA and CCLE). Sunday: 8:05 a.m. The Lutheran Hour on KWYO 1410 AM, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school and Bible class, 10:30 a.m. Divine service. Wednesday: 7 p.m. service. Monday-Friday: 9:05 a.m. By the Way on KROE 930 AM. JOY JUNCTION CHILDREN S CHURCH Interdenominational ministry for ages 4 through high school. Vans are available to pick up and deliver children. Co-directors and pastors: Karl Hunt, and David Kaufman, , kaufmandavid44@msn.com. Sunday: 10 a.m. to noon, worship service at YMCA, 417 N. Jefferson St. Wednesday: 5:30-7:30 p.m. youth meeting for junior high and high school, First Assembly of God basement, 1045 Lewis St. LANDMARK INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH Sheridan Holiday Inn, Sheridan Room, , maynardministries@yahoo.com. Pastor Clayton Maynard. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship service. Wednesday: 6 p.m. Bible study. MOUNTAIN ALLIANCE CHURCH 54 W. Eighth St., , Pastor Ron Maixner. Sunday: 9 a.m. worship service, 6 p.m. youth group. MOUNTAINVIEW FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC) 54 W. Eighth St., Pastor Jim Coonis. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship service. Call for mid-week Bible study information. NEW COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 24 Grinnell Ave., , Pastor Ron Ellis. Sunday: 10 a.m. worship, 11:30 a.m. Sunday school. OLD APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH 111 Metz Road. Sunday service 11 a.m. Sunday school follows the morning service. Everyone welcome. OUR LADY OF THE PINES CATHOLIC CHURCH 34 Wagon Box Road, Story, Saturday: 5:30 p.m. reconciliation, 6 p.m. mass served by Holy Name Catholic Church. PRAIRIE DOG COMMUNITY CHURCH Prairie Dog Community Clubhouse, southeast of Sheridan at intersection of Highway 14 East and Meade Creek Road (County Road 131), Pastor Terry Wall. Sunday: 9 a.m. non-denominational worship service. QUAKER WORSHIP SHARING (Religious Society of Friends) Second and fourth Sundays. Call Gary Senier, , for time and place. RANCHESTER COMMUNITY CHURCH 1000 Highway 14, Ranchester, Pastor Claude Alley. Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m., worship service, 10:15 a.m. children s church. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Bible study. Thursday: 9 a.m. to noon, 1-3 p.m. Community Cupboard and Clothes Closet open. THE ROCK CHURCH Non-denominational, contemporary Christian church Big Horn Ave., , Pastor Michael Garneau and Pastor Rod Jost. Sunday: 9 and 10:45 a.m. worship. ST. EDMUND CATHOLIC CHURCH 310 Historic Highway 14, Ranchester, Mass: Sunday 10 a.m.. Reconciliation: The first Sunday of the month immediately following mass. Served by Holy Name Catholic Church. ST. PETER S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1 S. Tschirgi St., , stpeterssheridan@gmail.com. Pastor John Inserra Rector, Family Minister Dr. John Milliken. Sunday: 7:30 a.m. Quiet Holy Eucharist with traditional language and no music, 9 a.m. new family service in the chapel, 10 a.m. choral Holy Eucharist with hymns and choir. Tuesday: 10 a.m. healing service. THE SALVATION ARMY 150 S. Tschirgi St or Captain Donald Warriner, Lieutenant Kim Warriner. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m.,worship. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 345 S. Main St., , Pastor Gary Force, Saturday: 9:30 a.m. lesson study, 11:15 a.m. church service. Call for time and location of home prayer. SHERIDAN WESLEYAN CHURCH 404 W. Brundage Lane, , Pastor Darrell White. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. worship with children s church and nursery available, 9:45 a.m. Connection Hour for all ages, 11 a.m. worship with children s church and nursery available. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Splash for children 4- years-old through 5th grade, 6:30 p.m. transformed Youth for 6-12 grades. Call office for weekly connection groups schedule. STORY COMMUNITY CHURCH 4 Ponderosa Drive, Story, , Facebook: Story Community Church. Pastor John Constantine. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship, 5:30 p.m. youth group. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Bible study. SUNRISE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 570 Marion St., Pastor John Jackson. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. worship. Wednesday: 7 p.m. worship and adult Bible study. THEE CHURCH OF CHRIST 45 E. Loucks St. (Old Post Office Building), Suite Richard Snider , Scott Osborne Sunday: 10 a.m. Bible class, 11 a.m. worship and communion. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible study. TONGUE RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH (Southern Baptist) 305 Coffeen St., Ranchester, , grangerdl7@hotmail.com. Pastor Granger Logan. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship, 6:30 p.m. worship. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. prayer service and Bible study. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 135 Crescent Drive, , tlco@actaccess.net. Pastor Phil Wold. Sunday: 8:30 a.m., Worship; 9:45 a.m. Sunday School for Youth, Coffee Fellowship, Annual Financial Meeting; 11:00 a.m., Worship (BASICS). Monday: 7:00 p.m., Scouts and Webelos. Tuesday: 1:00 p.m., Service Group. Wednesday: 5:30-8:00 p.m., LOGOS; 6:00 p.m., BASICS Practice; 7:00 p.m., Trinity Choir Rehearsal. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1950 E. Brundage Lane, , President Bill Bradshaw. We are a welcoming, nondogmatic and spiritually liberal fellowship. Weekly Sunday service and Montessori-based religious education for ages 3 years to fifth grade at 10 a.m., followed by a time for coffee and fellowship. Meditation pratice every Sunday 7-8 p.m. VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) Meets at 1981 Double Eagle Drive, Suite B, , Pastor Gary Schult. Sunday: 9 a.m. Bible class, 10:15 a.m. worship. WAGON WHEEL BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Terry White Meets at the YMCA in the Whitney Room. Sunday:1:30p.m.

5 PEOPLE SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, THE SHERIDAN PRESS C5 Local organizations to collect information about homeless in Sheridan Wednesday FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN Local organizations are coming together to better understand the homeless in Sheridan. This year s Point in Time Count will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday alongside the Sheridan Agency Fair at the Sheridan YMCA. A minibus will shuttle to and from Kmart at the top of every hour and Tackling technology Walmart at the bottom of every hour. The purpose of the Point in Time Count is to collect information about local homeless individuals. The data collected during this day is used in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding plans for the following year. Volunteers of America, HUD, Sheridan Community Resource Committee and the Wyoming Department of Family Services are collaborating to count all homeless in the area. The Point in Time Count is required in every state, Wallace said, and it determines most of the funding for services provided by HUD. The event will take place in most areas across the country. According to HUD, approximately 757 people are homeless in Wyoming. Fulmer Public Library to offer computer classes FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN The Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library is offering a little help to local residents navigating computers. The classes will be held Thursdays at 10 a.m. and attendees can use their own laptops or use one belonging to the library. Class topics are as follows: Jan. 29 More on Windows 7 Feb. 5 and online accounts Feb. 12 More on and online accounts Feb. 19 Bring your questions Space in the classes is limited. Organizers ask those planning to attend to RSVP at The Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library is located at 335 W. Alger St. For additional information, contact the library at Twelve-year-old Katie Vrieswyk, left, and Diomena Mercer, 11, work on building a website for the Sheridan Library Tweens during the Tween Challenge Takeover event Tuesday afternoon at the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library. The children s library is in the middle of a series of events focusing on tweens. JUSTIN SHEELY THE SHERIDAN PRESS Subscriptions as low as $108 a year! CALL US AT TODAY! Relay for life fundraising season to kick off Tuesday at Black Tooth FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN The Sheridan area Relay for Life fundraising season will kick off Tuesday with a rally from 4-6 p.m. at the Black Tooth Brewing Company. For every pint of beer sold Tuesday, $1 will be donated to the local Relay for Life event. From 4-6 p.m., visitors to the brewery will have an opportunity to learn more about the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life with the option to sign up as a team captain or participant for the Sheridan event set for June 27 at Kendrick Park. During the annual relay, participants and survivors celebrate what they ve overcome, remember people lost to the disease and honor people who have fought or are fighting cancer. To learn more about the relay, visit For more information about the kickoff event, call Mikaela Sandridge at or Karen Steir at The Black Tooth Brewing Company is located at 321 Broadway St. Ad by special-effects master pits cats vs. dogs for a cause LOS ANGELES (AP) From brain-devouring zombies in The Walking Dead to crime-scene bloodshed on CSI, special-effects wizard Sam Nicholson has delivered gore galore to television viewers. But he says nothing has personally affected him more than the commercial he made for Super Bowl Sunday. It s a rare ad urging viewers to spay or neuter their pets and uses elaborate computer-generated images and live-action shots of cats and dogs in pet-sized football helmets and pads facing off in a stadium full of cheering fans, falling confetti and exploding flashbulbs. It won t air during the New England Patriots- Seattle Seahawks matchup Feb. 1 but on one of the game-day alternatives for animal lovers the Kitten Bowl. The Hallmark Channel hosts the feline counterpoint to the beloved Puppy Bowl. Both are cute contests over athletic competition, with young pets romping across tiny turf fields, pushing around toy balls and pawing one another rather than scoring touchdowns. In between cuddly cats, the commercial will promote sterilization. It s not the most crowd-pleasing cause, but animal welfare agencies say it s an effective way to reduce the number of homeless cats and dogs that are euthanized. I promised my best people because it was close to my heart, said Nicholson, owner of Stargate Studios. I believe in the cause. The ad is the brainchild of Lucy Pet Foundation founder Joey Herrick, whose group aims to start up a fleet of spay-andneuter vans to travel wherever dog or cat overpopulation is a problem. His foundation launched a social media campaign in the hope scores of people will see the ad, which pans into a stadium where liveaction pets in uniforms face off in a mock championship, barking to hike the football, catching it in their mouths and getting cheers from real and computer-animated animal fans. Nicholson fused computer-generated images with live-action video and as many as 80,000 individual photos of dozens of pets brought in by staff members or rescued from shelters. While the pets in the audience got lessons in quick changes, the dogs and cats on the football teams took fast-tracked training on how to be comfortable under the weight of shoulder pads and helmets. Sheridan County School District #2 Kindergarten Registration Wednesday, February 11th Friday, February 13th 8:30 AM 3:30 PM Children must be five years old on or before September 15, 2015 to be eligible Registration will be held at your neighborhood school (school boundary maps can be accessed at the District website at ) Henry A. Coffeen Elementary (1053 S. Sheridan) Highland Park Elementary (2 Mydland) Meadowlark Elementary (1410 DeSmet) Sagebrush Elementary (1685 Hillpond) Story Elementary (103 Fish Hatchery Rd, Story) Woodland Park Elementary (1010 E. Woodland Park) Be sure to bring a Birth Certificate, Immunization Records, & A Current Utility Bill For further information, please call: Stults at , ext. 5108

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8 D2 THE SHERIDAN PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015 Meet the staff of The Sheridan Press Administration From left, Managing Editor Kristen Czaban, Publisher Stephen Woody, Office Manager Becky Martini, Director of Marketing and Sales Phil Ashley, Production Manager Mark Blumenshine. Front office staff Editorial staff Back row from left, Publisher Stephen Woody, Taste and Home & Garden writer Susan Woody, Sports Editor Mike Pruden, photojournalist Justin Sheely, staff reporter Alisa Brantz. Front row from left, page designer Sheree Cossel, staff reporter Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko, staff reporter Hannah Sheely. From left, Tami Starbuck, Alecs Hopkins, Yvonne Cossel, Irene Nettles, Rena Appel. Creative services Graphic designers Jonathan Cates and Diana Goodrich. Sales team From left, Lisa Marosok, Janea LaMeres, Maureen Legerski. Current independent contract carriers: Vicki Nicholas Paul Smelzer Damon Vincent Kris Olson Paul Pruitt Leroy Paulson Casey French Amanda Butz Shaun Cossel Ayla Williams Sara Williams Marcy Yentzer Dusty Crabtree Wesley Sikkenga Virginia Coleman Wesley Foster Joe Genung Quinton Bryl Gabby Bryl Stacey Avery Local contributors to the 2014 editions of The Sheridan Press Mailroom and press room Back row from left, production manager Mark Blumenshine, Chad Riegler, Zack Boren, Thomas Hawk Miller, Thomas Hopping. Front row from left, Kathy Adamson, Teri Adamson, Todd Martin, Shawn Hart. Steve Ainslie Ann Aksamit Amy Albrecht Falik Alicke Christie American Horse Teddy Araas Terral Bearden Lois Bell Brittany Belmarez Fay Bisbee Barb Blue Board of County Commissioners Georgia Boley Elizabeth Brown Shawn Buckley Jack Burke Paul Cain Sonja Caywood Tom Christoe Peter Clark Stacie Coe Rebecca Colnar John Craft Linda Davis Don Derryberry Tyson Emborg Les Engleter Wayne Fahsholtz Brenda Fischer Alison Geary Doug Goodwin Linda Gostas Bonnie Gregory Cody Haar Shawna Hanson Helen Harbel Jim Heiser Scott Hininger Brittany Hoblit DannyLee Hodnett Beth Holsinger Bob Huff Karl Hunt John Inserra Brian Johnson Dixie Johnson Kevin Jones Cathi Kindt Dave Kinskey Ada Kirven Ryan Koltiska Gary Kopsa Mary Kraft Mike Kuzara Scott Lee Terry Lenhart Kelly Lieb Rylee Logan Greg Marino Judy McDowell Tom McIntyre Nancy McKenzie Mary Ellen McWilliams Gov. Matt Mead Renee Meador Doug Melius Robin Melius Bob Miller Robin Miller John Milliken Stella Montano Dave Munsick Nels Nelson Aaron Odom Judi Panetta Jane Perkins Tom Ringley Gordon Rose Roger Sanders Tom Schnatterbeck Dave Schwaiger Lois Shea Angie Simmons Sara Smith Meredith Sopko Karen St. Clair Jay Stender Brianna Straub Sy Thickman Dorothy Thomas Amanda Turlington Donald Warriner Rindy West Phil Wold Wendy Wood Neeson

9 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, THE SHERIDAN PRESS D3 What we do The Sheridan Press works to provide community journalism through Web and print products, commercial printing and tourism magazines. BY THE NUMBERS The print and online editions of the newspaper are our primary media. We have been serving Sheridan County as its primary source of news, marketing and useful community information for 129 years with an award-winning news staff. We provide convenient delivery to your home through independent contractors or online. The Sheridan Press publishes five afternoons a week and Saturday mornings. thesheridanpress.com This is our online newspaper where we offer paid online subscriptions and free content. Content also includes video, additional online-only features, local and national advertising. The website also allows us to keep readers informed on breaking news in Sheridan and nationally. To get news alerts as they happen, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This is our lifestyle and tourism magazine that is published three times throughout the year in the spring, Destination Sheridan for the Sheridan-WYO-Rodeo and in the fall. It is distributed in a four-state area and is also available online at thesheridanpress.com and at DestinationSheridan.com. READERSHIP & CONTENT 307 issues. Every one of them distinctively different. 6,286 pages. That s an increase of 9.4 percent. More news, more marketing information. 6,762 local stories. That s news about people you know, people in the community, local events. 2,908 photos taken by Sheridan Press staff members. That s 10 percent more than courtesy photos. These are photos that are ed to us from readers or subscribers that includes news from events. Or, photos they dropped off for publication, like wedding and anniversary photos; or, parents taking photos of sports teams. 7,822 faces in print. That s a lot of people you know who had their picture in The Sheridan Press in 2014 in print, and online. 65 local editorials. Published on Wednesdays and Saturdays, these opinions express our support for a project or an idea, issue a challenge or possibly a scold. Often they expand the discussion of an issue. 644 local columns. These are guest columns in which we ask a citizen to expand upon a subject at greater length than a Letter to the Editor. They include commentary from our weekly Voices section that is published on Saturdays. And will now and then include a column from a high-ranking city, county or state official, like Gov. Matt Mead. 19,207 total local items published in 2014 in your Sheridan Press. News, information, obits, the police blotter, sports, feature stories all with some sort of local origin or local interest. 5,268 non local items stories from The Associated Press or from the syndicates from which we buy features, columnists or cartoons. Add it up: 79 percent of our content in 2014 was of a local nature. CIRCULATION & DELIVERY Commercial printing Special sections In 2014, we published more than a dozen special sections on a variety of topics including: Tax guide FFA Local sports teams season previews Championship sports teams Back to school Seasons greetings Sheridan County Fair Local graduates Health and fitness Our veterans Public safety the year in review 20 Under 40 Thorne-Rider Campus Center opening The special sections are timely and offer information to niche audiences. They are designed for local advertisers to drive their business. SCENE Our weekly arts and entertainment section is published Thursdays and provides information on upcoming art-related events. In addition, the weekly section includes features and columns by local artists and local television listings. SCENE YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE WILD WEST ARTS BOOKS MOVIES MUSIC TELEVISION THEATER SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 2, 2014 THE SHERIDAN PRESS We are the local web printing contractor for the Country Bounty, the Buffalo Bulletin and other companies such as Realtors and retailers. OUR VETERANS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, THE SHERIDAN PRESS C1 Honoring our veterans FILE PHOTO THE SHERIDAN PRESS Members of the Sheridan College color guard unfold the flag during the presentation of the colors at the Sheridan College Veterans Day ceremony last year. FROM STAFF REPORTS 1,105,954 deliveries of the print edition of The Sheridan Press. These are requested and paid deliveries. 202,385 online deliveries More than 252,000 miles driven annually to deliver the print edition of The Sheridan Press. 83 zip codes getting the Press via the United States Postal Service. 24 states have mail subscribers to The Sheridan Press ADVERTISING 36,570 advertisements were placed in The Sheridan Press in 2014 in a variety of media print, (retail advertising, classified advertising), direct mail (Press Plus) online (thesheridanpress.com) and magazines (Destination Sheridan). 28 niche publications or special sections were published in Both in print and online. This includes Total Market Coverage wraps like the Press Black Friday edition. 3 editions of Destination Sheridan magazine were published spring,/summer; rodeo; fall,/winter. And, the website, was launched in November. EMPLOYER & GOOD CITIZEN 30 staff members. Full and part-time employment. $1,045,712 in payroll for 2014 $197,553spent with Sheridan area merchants and vendors in $28,860 paid in cash or in-kind donations to Sheridan-area charities, foundations or events. 20 contracted carriers to deliver The Sheridan Press. $157,637 paid to contracted carriers for delivery. JUSTIN SHEELY THE SHERIDAN PRESS A guest looks at a piece by Sheridan College art instructor Tawni Shuler during the reception for Western Traces at the Big Red Barn at Ucross Saturday afternoon. Shuler had created much of her work displayed in the exhibit during her time in the residency program at Ucross last summer. Learn more or find these features at thesheridanpress.com. PRODUCTION & MATERIALS 537,674 pounds of newsprint were used in ,226 pounds of black ink and colored ink 3,918 pages of commercial printing 54,948,874 total impressions from press runs at The Sheridan Press. 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